Card Inspiration

Hello Stampers! I know it's been forever since I have posted but I had some free time today and decided to post one for ya. Back to school time makes me think of Autumn and my favorite colors. Here is a quick and simple card with a couple of those colors. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Elizabeth, Teeny Tiny Wishes
CS: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Confetti White, bashful blue
Ink: early espresso, cajun craze
Other: scallop trim border punch, early espresso grosgrain, trio flower punch, pearl jewels

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! I stocked up on my card stash at work. This card was easy to do, easy to duplicate and very pretty! I saw it on Paper Pleasing Ideas and thought it was adorable. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: thoughts & Prayers
CS: white, melon mambo
Ink: melon mambo
Other: elegant bouquet embossing folder, beautiful wings embosslit, dimensionals

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! I made this card using the sketch from Mojo Monday and the color challenge from Colour Q. I think it turned out pretty cute and not a color combo I would have thought of. Thanks for looking - Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: wagon full of fun, thoughts & prayers
CS: certainly celery dsp, barely banana, pumpkin pie, basic gray, watercolor paper
Ink: basic gray, black stazon, certainly celery, SU markers
Other: pumpkin pie grosgrain, scallop circle, 1-1/4" circle, corner rounder, paper piercer

Card of the Day

Hello Stampers! I participated in a Splitcoast Challenge today. I haven't done that in forevah! Today was a color challenge using Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green. I have to say it wasn't my favorite combo but I don't think it turned out half bad! Have a good day! Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Sincere Salutations
CS: Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, W White
Ink: Brilliant Blue
Other: pumpkin pie grosgrain, wide oval punch, 1/2" circle punch, paper piercing tool/mat pack, dimensionals

Card of the day

Hello stampers! I would like to share another one of my camp projects from June. I found this card on Stamping School and decided to CASE it. See how the little hedgehog is peeking thru the window? When making this card, after punching the hole in the front, take a pencil and trace the circle onto the white so that you know where to stamp your hedgehog. The scallop was made my punching a circle with the 1 3/8" circle punch in the designer paper and then punch the scallop around the circle hole. Don't try to punch the scallop first, it will never work!! Enjoy!

The details:
Stamps: fun & fast notes, weathered, under the weather (inside)
CS: wild wasabi, blue bayou, saffron DSP, w white, pomegranate DSP
Ink: black stazon
Other: white grosgrain, scallop punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, watercolor crayons

Card of the Day

Hello Stampers! I am sad to see the weekend come to an end! Although, my kids have been totally awful and I would probably be better off at work! I love my kids but sometimes they can get under my skin and make me want to runaway from home for a few hours!

Anyway, I managed to do a card all by myself today without case'ing! I haven't done that in a while! It is possible I case'd accidentally but I don't think I did, lol. I just got this set and couldn't wait to use it. I hope to see it in the new catalog. Enjoy.

Card details:
Stamps: Live your Dream (occasions mini), sanded, sincere salutations
CS: perfect plum, pale plum, whisper white
Ink: perfect plum craft, perfect plum classic, mellow moss, SU markers
Other: paper piercing tools, grosgrain ribbon, clear EP

Simple Cards to Stash

Happy Tuesday snowbirds! Yes, we are having an ice storm here in Kentucky. I know there are several readers from Canada that are laughing at our dusting of ice and snow right now but you have to understand one thing.....people in Kentucky can't drive on this stuff, they act crazy like we've had a full moon or the end of time is coming! I am sure there is not a loaf of bread, gallon of milk, or eggs to be found at any grocery in the county!

Anyway, the reason for my post: I needed to make some simple cards for my stash pile at work. I didn't want to spend too much time or supplies on these cards so I made them just one layer except for the photo corner punches. I think they turned out very well. I finally mounted my Oh, so lovely hostess set from the previous catty. I don't know why I waited so long! It is really...lovely!

Stay warm! Enjoy.

The Details (there aren't many):
Stamps: Oh so Lovely and various sentiments from my collection
CS: Whisper White and scraps of ruby red/mellow moss
Ink: black
Other: photo corner punch, vintage brads, markers

Today's Inspiration

Hey girls! Is it Friday yet? I wish it was, I would rather be stamping than working the next couple of days! After a long, stressful day at work, I got on the computer to find some inspiration to do a card to relax. In my email, I had a post from Maria Bell with a sketch I decided to try. Check out her blog here. My colors came from today's color combination challenge on Splitcoast stampers. The challenge was to use wild wasabi (can substitute garden green), barely banana, and blue bayou (can sub bordering blue). I thought these color were great together so it wasn't much of a challenge. The little hedgehog is embossed with clear embossing powder - I didn't have any brown or choc chip embossing powder so I inked my image with versamark first and than inked in choc chip. This works alot like craft ink and works in a pinch if you don't have the color you need in powder or craft ink. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes, Under the Weather
CS: blue bayou, wild wasabi, barely banana, w white, soft sky
Ink: versamark, choc chip, (markers: creamy caramel, purely pomegranate)
Other: ticket corner punch, scallop circle, 1 3/8" punch, brads, clear EP, blue bayou stitched ribbon

Card of the Day

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. I have been checking out some of the sketches offered on the stamping blogs and this is the one I chose to play around with today. I love the sketch, don't love my card! I have never like this stamp set since I got it. It was probably the 1st set I bought and it seemed like a good idea at the time, but at the time I didn't really know anything about stamping! It is definitely going into my auction pile along with the matching punch. I thought I would give it one more chance to redeem itself, but it didn't.

Here is a link to the site where I found the sketch. I hope you have time to play with this one. Enjoy.

The Details:
Stamps: Looks like Spring, So Many Sayings
CS: so saffron, choc chip, cameo coral, w white
Ink: so saffron, choc chip, cameo coral
Other: grosgrain ribbons, cuttlebug
Technique: none

Rainy Day Cards

Hey all!! I stayed out of the yard tonight because it rained earlier today and was too wet to do anything. I took advantage of my time inside by making some cards for a coworker. Evidently she knows alot of dying people because she buys tons of sympathy cards from me!! If you know her, you may want to stay away from her, you could be next!! I also made a couple of get well cards with the retiring set, Under the Weather. I can't believe they are getting rid of that one!! Enjoy your evening!

Sympathy Cards
Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks, Warmest Regards
CS: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, W White
Ink: Markers (eggplant, Olive)
Other: Ribbon, cuttlbug embossing folder

Get Well
Stamps: Under the Weather
CS: Girl-regal rose, bashful blue, apricot appeal Boy - Buckaroo Blue, more mustard, sage shadow (weird combo - found on the color coach)

Smile

My grandmother and aunt are both having surgery this coming week so I sat down today to make some cards for them to let them know that I am thinking of him and wishing them a quick recovery. I chose the petal pushers set using perfect plum, apricot appeal, and pretty in pink to make a sweet, cheerful card. I used the "rock & roll technique" for the flower's bloom. If you are not familiar with this technique, it is where you take a stamp (like the flower) ink the stamp with your lighter color first and then "roll" the stamp's edge in a darker color. I could have also used a darker pink. I like to do all kinds of different techniques to make my cards unique!

I am starting a ribbon club this month and wanted to extend the invitation out to my subscribers that are not my local customers. In this club, you would get 5 colors of the stampin' up! grosgrain ribbon - 3 yards of each color - each month for 4 months. The cost for my local customers is $6.00 per month, for orders that would have to be mailed the cost will be $6.75. At the end of the club you will receive the remaining 3 colors (3 yards of each) for free. That is 69 yards of ribbon all together which will give you enough ribbon to do tons of projects. Contact me by January 19th if you are interested in joining the ribbon club.