Sew Suite Card

Here's a card I made for Clean and Simple blog sketch 128. I had fun using the dress form die from Stampin' Up's Sew Suite set which is in the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Supplies:

Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Garden Green, Ivory Naturals

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Cajun Craze

Stamp Sets: Sew Suite, Pattern Pieces, Teenie Tiny Wishes

Supplies: Big Shot Table Setting Die, Tasteful Trim Die, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, button, linen thread

Designer Fabric: Sweet Stitches

Build a Blossom Card

Happy New Year to all my stampin' friends. I can't believe another year has flown by, but here we are in 2011. One of my goals this year will be to be more active in updating my blog and making it something to keep you updated on my card making and events that I have scheduled.

Below is a card I made yesterday, using the new Build a Blossom stamp set and the coordinating punch. These are both items that are brand new in the Occasion's Mini Catalog which will become current on January 4. There are so many great new products in this new little Mini. I hope you will just enjoy looking at it as much as I do!

Card Details:

Card stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

DSP: Scrap of retired DSP

Stamps: Build a Blossom, Because I Care

Ink: So Saffron, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Build a Blossom Punch, Big Shot Embossing folder, sponges

Getting Ready for Winter

This card is my submission for the Cards & Things Blog sketch challenge #48 this week. I had fun using some of my new supplies from the new Holiday Mini Catalog. Below you will find the details about this card.

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

Inks: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Encore Silver

Stamp Sets: Tags Til Christmas, French Foliage

Accessories: Big Shot,Northern Frost Decorative Strip, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Folder, 2 3/8" scallop Punch, 1 3/8" circle Punch, Basic Rhinestones

My Digital Studio Hybrid Card

I made this card for the Saturday Sketch Challenge on the Stamping 411 Blog.

I don't own the stamp that is used, so I printed it from My Digital Studio. Following are the details about this card.

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Ribbon: Retired Chocolate Chip Satin, Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim

Stamps: Always Elegant (MDS), Heard From the Heart, En Francais

Accessories: Sponges, Dimensionals, Jumbo Brads 5/16" Chocolate Chip

Patriotic Card

It's almost time for those Patriotic Cards, with Memorial Day right around the corner and not long after, July 4th. This card will also be a project at my workshop on Saturday. Again it uses all retiring colors, but also products from the Summer Mini Catalog. I love the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set and the cute Bitty Buttons and punches that all go together so well.

Card Stock: Ruby Red, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White

Stamps: Itty Bitty Bits, Red, White & Blue Jumbo Wheel

Inks: Ruby Red, Brilliant Blue

Accessories: 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Jumbo Wheel Handle, Bitty Buttons, Glue Dots, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

A Wonderful Spring Card

Now that spring is here and all the flowers are blooming, I am in the mood for some flowery cards. This one is scheduled for my workshop this Saturday. It would make a lovely birthday, anniversary or just thinking of you card. I am focusing on the retired colors in this upcoming workshop, so all of these colors will be retiring in July. (except the Whisper White)

Card Stock: Sage Shadow, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White

Inks: Sage Shadow, Summer Sun, Perfect Plum

Stamps: Short and Sweet, Inspired by Nature

Accessories: Modern Label Punch, 5/8" Crushed Curry Grosgrain ribbon.

Trendy Trees with Wild Wasabi

Wild Wasabi is coming back and it's a great color. I just happened to have some left and decided to let my customers preview it with this workshop card for next week. Below are the details.

Card Stock: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi, White Natural.

Stamp Set: Trendy Trees.

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Basic Brown, Crushed Curry.

Accessories: Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka Dotted Ribbon, Big Shot Top Note Die and Dotted Swiss Embossing folder.

Mojo Motorcycle

I did this card for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge 134. I saw a similar idea on SCS (can't remember whose entry it was). I took some of the ideas but changed it some to make it work for this challenge. I also need a male card for a swap next week and this may be it. Below are the details.

Card stock: Natural White, Basic Grey, Silver, Basic Black, Real Red.

Stamps: Motorcycle, Illuminated Wheel.

Ink: Basic Black, Silver Encore.

Accessories: Bold Brights Button, Black 1/4" Gros Grain Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch.

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge

Week 127

This entry is for the Mojo Monday website challenge.

Details:

Card Stock: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Paper: Retired scrap of DSP

Ribbon: 1/4" Chocolate Chip Gros Grain, Kraft 3/8" satin

Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Square Scallop Punch, Big Shot Scallop Circle Die,

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Whimsical Words

411 Saturday Sketch Challege

SSC139

Here is my entry for this week's challenge.

Details:

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ribbon: 1/4" gros grain Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Big shot Matchbox Die, Two Step Bird Punch, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, Ribbon Slide.

Inks: Close to Cocoa, Sahara Sand

Stamps: Great Friend

Sparkle Christmas Card

I worked on this card for quite a while and made several revisions. I am still not sure I am crazy about the result, but I thought I'd post it any way. This is for the Sketch on the Techno Stamper Blog. It is fun to try and come up with original ideas. Good exercise for the brain.

Papers: Real Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Kraft Card Stock, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Paper

Inks: Real Red, Soft Suede, Gold Encore

Stamps, Serene Snow Flakes, Simple Snowflake, Warm Words

Accessories: Gold Emboss Powder, Gold Brad, Snowflake Punch, 3/4" & 1" circle punches, small oval punch, Dimensionals, glue dots, 1/2' red stitched white gros grain ribbon, round scallop punch.

Chilld Get Well Card

MojoMonday 109

I needed a get well card for a little girl that had surgery last week. So I used the sketch for the MojoMonday Blog. This is not my original design. I saw it on some one's blog quite a while ago, but don't remember where so can't give credit to the designer. Leave a comment if you know whose it is. I hope Ariana likes her card and I hope she gets well soon

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Real Red.

Stamps: Retired Great Greetings.

Ribbon: White stitched Red Gros Grain

Accessories: 1 3/8", 1 1/4", 1", 3/4", 1/2" Circle punches, Scallop Circle die for Big Shot, Three Heart Punch.

In Colors and Razzle Dazzle

Razzle Dazzle is the first set I purchased from the new catalog, along with all the in colors. So far I haven't used the stamp set, and have only occasionally used the new colors. For today's challenge it was time to work with all of that and this is the result. I really like this set and the in colors are great with it. Those colors are really growing on me and I love working with them. They really make striking cards because the colors are so bold.

Stamp Set: Razzle Dazzle, Upsy Daisy (sentiment)

Papers: Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry Card Stock

Inks: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay Markers, Basic Brown Ink

Accessories: Dusty Durango Polka Dot Gros Grain Ribbon, Earth Elements Brads

Simply Scrappin' Christmas Card

Hi, for today's Monday Lunchtime Challenge I decided to use the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit. Over the weekend I used my kit to design a stamp-a-stack class for later this month. There were a lot of elements left over, so I used some of them for this challenge. It was pretty easy, no stamping, just cut and paste. I love making cards with the SS Kits. You can get so many cards out of one, by just adding a little extra card stock.

Stamps: none

Papers: Old Olive Card Stock, Real Red Card Stock, Chocolate Chip Card Stock

Accessories: Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit, Sleigh Bells Old Olive Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Modern Label Punch.

Upsy Daisy Thank You Card

Today I made another card for a sketch challenge on the Stamping 411 website. I had some left over card cutouts from my workshop on Saturday, so it added the additional challenge of using materials I already had on hand and making them work for this sketch. I already had a lot of Christmas and Fall cards, so decided on a thank you card, which I often need.

Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy, Falling Leaves (sentiment)

Papers: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Kraft, Whisper White Card Stock, Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP

Inks: Rose Red, Soft Suede

Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Earth Elements Brad, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, 1/16" hole punch.

Sketch 118 for Stamping 411

Top Image: Card Inside

Bottom Image: Card Front

I sat down this morning to create a card for the Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge #SSC118. My mind has been going to Christmas Card creations lately and I have several new sets that have been waiting for me since before my vacation. We had a great vacation by the way. Cool weather, lots of bicycling and relaxing in Yosemite and on the California Coast.

Anyway back to stamping. I wanted to use "Berry Christmas" out of the Holiday Mini Catalog and the new word set "Many Merry Messages". I have not invested in much Designer paper as of yet, so used all card stock and did some background stamping to create the accents for the card. You can really make a lot of your own contrasting papers in this way, and really make them coordinate well with the rest of the card. I am pleased with how this turned out. I also put some white card stock inside (top image), which I usually do when the base of my card is a darker color card stock. I hope you like my contribution to this challenge.

Stamp Sets: Many Merry Messages, Berry Christmas

Inks: Real Red, Old Olive, Crushed Curry

Papers: Real Red, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Whisper White card stock

Accessories: circle cutter, Mistle Toe Old Olive Ribbon Originals, sponges

Mojo Monday Week 102 Challenge

This sketch made me think of the Medallion Stamp once again. I think this is going to be one of my favorite stamps!. I was going for a mainly monochromatic look, with a slight hint of color. It doesn't show up real well on the picture, but the center of the medallion has the Champagne Shimmer paint on it and it gives it a really nice look.

Stamps: Medallion, Happy Everything, Beautiful Thing
Inks: Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
Papers: Kraft, Ivory Naturals, Soft Suede, and Blush Blossom Cardstock
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Clear Ice Brads, Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon, Champagne Shimmer Paint, Sponges.

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #85

I saw an entry on another challenge last week, done in these colors and I loved the paper, colors and everything about the combination. I have used basically the same supplies and rearranged them to fit this challenge.

Stamp Sets: Autumn Splendor, Holiday Best

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Autumn Meadows DSP

Accessories: gold brads, dimensionals (under leaf), sponging around leaf.

Sketch 114 Entry for Stamping 411

Today's card is for the Challenge on The Stamping 411 Blog. This was a fun sketch. I am finding just thinking about a sketch and how I am going to do it is really good for my creativity. I just got the Medallion Stamp in my order this week and have been anxious to use it, so here is my first card with this great stamp. I had meant to use all the new In-Colors, but after completing the card I realized I had used the Pacific Point from the old In-Colors instead of Bermuda Bay.
Here are the Details for the card:
Paper: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, and Pacific Point Cardstock
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Small Circle Brad Gold Elastic Cord,
Misc. Notes: Torn edge and circle brad embossed with versamark and gold embossing powder.

Another Sketch Challenge Entry

This entry is for Monday Lunch Time Sketch Challenge For the Techno Stamper Blog. It just so happens that a card I just finished for a class next Wedneday fits right into this Sketch.
Paper: Bordering Blue, Parisian Breeze Retired DSP
Ink: Basic Brown
Stamp Set: Sense of Time
Accessories: HodgePodge Hardware