Heart Embosslit

Hello Stampers and Crafters! I whipped this little card out with Valentine's Day as an inspiration. I had these colors laying out after doing a stamp club project card out of the same color combo. The white layer is dry embossed with the Houndstooth Embossing Folder (#123134) and then I used the 2-1/2 circle punch (#120906) to take a half circle out of one of the long sides. The rest is self explanatory I think!

***edited to add: I copied this layout from a card I saw on pinterest...here*****

Here are the supplies used for this project:
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Pool Party
Ink: none
Stamps: none (I will add one on the inside later)
Other: 2-1/2" circle punch, fashionable hearts embosslits (#125596), houndstooth embossing folder, white 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (#109025), brads (I believe I used the rose red ones)

A Red Rose.....or cherry cobbler

Hello stampers!! It has been over a year since I have posted anything to this blog!! I thought I would post this card just to see if I have any followers left! If you know longer want to receive updates, feel free to unsubscribe. Trust me, I completely understand! I am going to try to at least post once a week. I'm not making any promises but I am going to make an attempt!!



I know most of you have jumped on the Pinterest craze! I know I have and I am totally addicted! I CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) from there. You can view the original here. I kept it basically the same only changing out one of the white layers for a layer of black. The rose petals and stem are made using the Bird Builder Punch (#117191).

Here's a list of Stampin Up! supplies:
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Black, Garden Green, and Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler (sponged the edges of the petals), Garden Green (sponging)
Stamps: Only used the valentine sentiment from Grateful Greetings on the inside
Other: Perfect Polka Dot folder (117335), Bird Builder Punch (117191), Lattice Bigz Die (115958), Cherry Cobbles Seam Binding Ribbon (120992), Stampin Dimensionals (120992)

Thanks so much for looking!

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! Just another valentine to share. I CASE'D this card from here. When I saw it, I had to make one myself. I liked it because it used non-traditional valentine colors and I was getting tired of using real red and pretty in pink!! Enjoy!

The details:
Stamps: whimsical words
CS: rich razzleberry, razzleberry lemonade dsp, so saffron, white
Ink: rich razzleberry, melon mambo
Other: 2 step bird punch, eyelet border punch, tiny tag punch, brads, heart to heart punch, ticket corner punch, razzleberry polka dot ribbon

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! It's way too cold to get out and do anything so I just stayed in most of the weekend and stamped a few Valentine's and such. This is one that I made using some new punches and retired DSP. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: always
CS: close to cocoa, real red, white, sweet always DSP
Ink: close to cocoa
Other: extra large 2-step bird punch, medium jewelry tag punch, white grosgrain, top note die, dimensionals, heart to heart punch

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! I hope you all aren't snowed in!! I wanted to play around with that sketch from yesterday some more so I created a Valentine's card with it. Valentine's Day will be here before you know it so I am trying to be prepared!! Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Love you much
Ink: barely banana marker, black stazon
CS: white, real red, pretty in pink
Other: polka dots embossing folder, scallop oval nestibilities, whisper white organza ribbon, scallop border punch, heart to heart punch, paper piercer

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! I hope you all are having a wonderful New Year. So far I am doing pretty good with my resolution to do more blogging! This card was inspired by a card found in the new occasions mini. Enjoy!

The Details
Stamps: Love You Much, Cute & Curly, All Holidays
CS: rose red, white, old olive, rose red DSP
Ink: old olive, rose red (ink pads and markers)
Other: 1/4" white grosgrain, heart to heart punch, 1 1/4" circle punch 1" circle punch, curly label punch, polka dot impressions folder

Another Valentine

Hello Stampers! On this card, I used the layout from page 189 in the catalog. My colors were inspired by the cards on page 15 of the new Occasions Mini Catalog. I am really loving playing around with the valentines. I guess it makes me feel that Springtime is getting closer! Enjoy!

The Details
Stamps: I {Love} Love Wheel
CS: choc chip, real red, pumpkin pie, bashful blue, white
Ink: bashful blue, real red
Other: real red 1/4" grosgrain, crystal effects, pinking hearts border punch

Valentine....Please be mine

Hello Stampers! I have been fooling around with some ideas for stamp camp and this is one that I came up with. I was using Valentine's day as my inspiration and those cards are always fun. The card was CASE'd from a card in the gallery for a sketch challenge on splitcoast (SC252). Enjoy!

The Details
Stamps: Holiday Best
CS: white, razzleberry lemonade DSP, rich razzleberry, crushed curry, melon mambo
Ink: choc chip & melon mambo markers
Other: melon mambo grosgrain, eyelet border punch, texturz plate

Happy New Year - I'm Back!

Wow! I can't believe that it has been 6 MONTHS since my last post! I almost forgot how to do this. I don't know why I haven't posted. I think I was feeling a bit burnt out with the blogging thing. I am going to try to do better with my blogging and just stamping in general! I was off today and cleaned out my studio area and then felt inspired to stamp a few things. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Well Scripted, Linen
CS: real red, pretty in pink, whisper white, choc chip, old olive, pink flamingo DSP
Ink: real red pretty in pink
Other: top note die, silver brads 1/16 punch, stampin dimensionals, real red satin ribbon, 2-step bird punch

Card of the Day

Hello Stampers! I wanted to share a card that I did for this week's Limited Supplies Challenge on SCS. Here is a link to the rules for this challenge - I guess you can tell that it must have something to do with red and hearts, huh?

I am so excited that SU is coming out with our own embossing folders in the new catalog!! I LOVE embossing folders so I am sure that I will have to have them all!

Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Love you much, Holidays & Wishes
CS: w white, real red textured, basic black
Ink: real red craft and classic
Other: clear embossing powder, cuttlebug EF, new heart punch, bold brights brads, red & black gingham ribbons, black grosgrain ribbon

Card of the Day

Hello Stampers! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! I just wanted to take a moment to post a quick picture! I thought I would take advantage of a few challenges that were posted on splitcoast stampers. I rolled 3 challenges into one (SC209, CC197, WT200): this week's color combo challenge, last week's sketch challenge, and this week's "ways to use it" challenge. The color combo is Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy and Basic Gray. The star attached to the heart helped me complete the "ways to use it" challenge!

Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Happy Heart Day, Sanded
CS: baja breeze, kiwi kiss, not quite navy, basic gray, watercolor, manchester dsp
Ink: black stazon, not quite navy, kiwi kiss
Other: earth elements brads, SU markers, kiwi kiss striped grosgrain, small star punch

Card of the Day

Hello Stampers! We're halfway thru another week. Here is a little stamping inspiration to get you through to the weekend. I found a new person to stalk and CASE. Today's victim was Jenn at "Stamp your heart out" blog. I was looking for some ideas for Valentine Cards and found this cute one using the sizzix mini envelope die. V-Day will be here before you know it! Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Love you Much, Holidays & Wishes
CS: Candy Lane DSP, Pink Pirouette, vanilla, close to cocoa, riding hood red
Ink: riding hood red, vanilla craft
Other: soft subtles buttons (soon to be retired), heart to heart punch, scallop edge punch, hemp twine, scallop envelope die for big shot

Breaktime is over - back to blogging!

Hello Stampers! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are ready to get back to stamping! To get me back in the groove a little, I did some blog stalking. I came across one that was new to me and I absolutely love it! It is called "Stamping A Latte" by Jodi Collins. She does beautiful work and uses a lot of Stampin Up! I have CASE'D a few of her cards and will be posting them here each day this week. I guess you could say that she is my "stalkEE" of the week!

I didn't make many changes to the original, I just made mine more simple with less layers. I loved the original but wanted to make this one for a possible camp or club card. Here is the original here. I will give you a little hint, if you have trouble getting smooth edges when you cut out your hearts, smooth them down with a sanding block.

Enjoy!

The Details
Stamps: Always
CS: Tangerine Tango, Pixie Pink, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Pixie Pink, Kiwi Kiss
Other: Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon, dimensionals

Quick Card of the Day

Hey all! I got up way early for work this morning because I couldn't sleep....again. I made this card before waking up the boys. The layout is from this week's splitcoast sketch challenge. Obviously, I wasn't totally awake because later, I noticed it was a little plain! I don't even think I will post this on splitcoast, it's not exactly my proudest moment to post it here! I wanted to have something to post tonight because tomorrow night is stamp camp and I won't have time to do anything on the blog tomorrow. Have fun with the sketch! Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Happy Heart Day
CS: pretty in pink, purely pomegrante, berry bliss designer, w white
Ink: black, purely pom, pretty in pink, basic gray
Other: cuttlebug embossing folder, ribbon, tag punch, blender pen

Card of the Day

Hey stampers! Sorry I haven't had much time to stamp this week, work has still been crazy with people being sick and family emergencies. These things just can't be helped but I sure am tired! I worked on stamp camp projects today and thought I would give you all a sneak peak at what we may be doing. This idea came from the blog "No Time to Stamp". Enjoy!

{Details}
Stamps: Happy Heart Day
CS: purely pomegranate, pretty in pink, choc chip, w white, berry bliss designer series
Ink: versamark for embossing, black stazon, markers
Other: black EP, scallop edge scissors, pomegranate stitched ribbon, white gel pen

Weekend Sketch Challenge

I couldn't wait to participate in Beate's weekend sketch challenge again! Here is my version! Enjoy.

The details:
Stamps: baroque motifs, so many sayings, In the spotlight
CS: w white, black, real red
Ink: black stazon, black, white craft
Other: white taffeta, paper crimper, black brads, photo corner punch, flower punch

Card of the Day

Hi Stampers! I hope you all are having a great weekend. Sorry I have been out for a couple of days. Work was wild this week and my grandfather had to go to a nursing home after having another stroke. After visiting the nursing home today, I was almost too depressed to stamp anything. It was horrible.

Anyway...on a brighter note, I did manage to stamp a couple of things tonight. This card was shamelessly cased from this card here by Laurie Schmidlin at "Just give me stamps" blog. I thought it was just adorable so I CASE'd it using Stampin Up Products instead of Verve Visual. I used my Cricut to cut the hearts. Enjoy.

The Details:
Stamps: Sweet Shapes, Holidays & Wishes, 1" circle punch
CS: Real Red, Pretty in Pink
Ink: White, Real Red
Other: White taffeta ribbon, ticket corner punch, 5 in 1 envelope template, Cricut

Card of the Day

I didn't think I was ever going to get a card done tonight! Between chores I needed to get done and my kids running wild, I just couldn't get into a creative spirit. I used the sketch by Beate that I posted previously as inspiration. This is all I managed to get done.....I know, it's pitiful! Maybe I can pass it off on one of the desperate men at my work on Valentine's Day when I know they still haven't been out to get anything for their wife. Enjoy (if you can)!

The details:
Stamps: So Much, small script
CS: real red, basic gray, black, w white
Ink: real red, basic gray
Other: black grosgrain, silver cord, large oval punch, cuttlebug & cricut

My First Criss-Cross Card

I am trying lots of things this new year! This was my first attempt at a criss-cross card. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. My son has already claimed this one for his little girlfriend at school. The tutorial for this card can be found here. If you have time this weekend, give it a try! Enjoy.

The details:
Stamps: Riveting, Holidays & wishes, Doodle This, Party Punch
CS: Misc from my stash, w white, more mustard, rose red
Ink: Rose Red, more mustard
Other: 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/4" punch, round tab punch, purely pom ribbon, corner rounder
Technique: criss-cross card

My first splitcoast challenge #SC157

I don't know if all of you aware or not (just in case you have been living under a rock) but, splitcoast stampers offers daily challenges to help all of us stampers stay inspired. I don't know why, but I have never, ever participated in a challenge. I decided that I would start and that would give me more things to post here on the blog. Here is the link to this challenge if you would like to give it a try. Enjoy!

The details: (and there's alot)
Stamps: Time well spent, double line doodles, so much
CS: misc from hobby lobby, rose red, w white, basic gray, pixie pink
Ink: rose red, gray, markers on the heart
Other: ribbon, spiral punch, corner rounder, word window punch, large oval punch, silver EP, rich regal brads, heart raised up with dimensionals(told there were lots)