Monthly Archives: October 2012

Christmas Trees X 3

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These little trees just make me smile!  I think they are so cute and I love polka dots.  I stamped and die cut three of them out and added three little stars made of the champagne glimmer paper (love that stuff!).  I embossed the greeting with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder.  This was an easy card to make.

Enjoy your Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Scentsational Season,  Curly Cute
Ink:  Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Versmark
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Be of Good Cheer dsp
Embellishments:  Finishing Touches edgelits, Holiday Collection framelits, Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

A Cup of Christmas Coacoa

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I wanted to play with the sketch challenge over at the Retro Sketches site.  This is a great sketch to use some of your scraps of pretty patterned paper.

When I was trying to decide what to use for my focal image, I decided to combine the Retro Sketches challenge with this week’s challenge at the Paper Players, as I wanted to play along with this challenge too.  The Paper Players challenge is to feature a cup.

So I used the one “cup” image I have, which I happen to love, from the Scentsational Season set in the Holiday catalog. 

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Scentsational Season, Greeting of the Season
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints dsp stack
Embellishments:  Pearl Basic Jewels, Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine, Naturals Designer Buttons, Holiday Collection framelits dies, 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch

A Batty Halloween Card

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Here’s a Halloween card for you today.  I love the bats in the Googly Ghouls set.  I cut three of them out and then popped them up on dimensionals for this card.  I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig for stamping the chevron stripes from the Border Banter set.  It was really easy to get them lined up that way.

Well, we made it to the State Fair yesterday.  My little one was a trooper and even though I could tell she still wasn’t 100%, she kept up with everyone else and had a good time.  Once we got home, my oldest said his tummy really hurt.  Hmmm…wonder if that was due to the Fletcher’s corny dog, the fried cookie dough, the red velvet funnel cake or the sweet potato tornado fries that he had???  😉

Have a great Tuesday, which will feel like Monday to me since yesterday was a holiday for us.  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Border Banter, Googly Ghouls
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black
Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White
Embellishments:  Googlies, Finishing Touches edgelits, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Patchwork Peace on Earth

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Here’s another Christmas card I made with the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper stack.  I pulled out my sewing machine and used it on this card.  Don’t look closely — my zig-zag stitch wasn’t working right and I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it.  It was probably malfunctioning from lack of use.  🙂

I hope you enjoyed your weekend.  My kids have the day off from school today so we are planning on going to the State Fair if my little one is feeling better.  She has been sick over the weekend.

Have a good Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Greetings of the Season
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints dsp stack
Embellishments:  Apothecary Accents framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Adorning Accents edgelits

A Glittery Noel

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I’ve been playing around with the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack today.  There are some really pretty papers in there.  Here’s a card where I really let the focus be on the paper rather than the stamping.  However, I do think this stamped sentiment is gorgeous.  I love the fonts used in this stamp set.  I added a snowflake made with the champagne glitter paper for a little sparkle.  Overall, it’s a simple card.

I hope you’re enjoying your weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Greetings of the Season
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints dsp stack, Champagne Glimmer Paper
Embellishments:  Apothecary Accents framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Always Artichoke 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Regals Designer Series Buttons, Linen Thread, Snow Flurry Bigz die

Banners are Amazing

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It has been hard for me to make a card these past few months without banners, or pennants, or flags, or whatever you like to call them.  They are really trendy right now, and I’m hooked.  So when I saw the challenge at Create with Connie & Mary, I had to play along.

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And once again, I pulled out my favorite stamp set, You’re Amazing.  I just love that set!  Who wouldn’t like to get a card that said, “You’re Amazing”?

Enjoy your Saturday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  You’re Amazing
Ink:  Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Calypso Coral, Whisper White, World Spectacular dsp
Embellishments:  Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, Apothecary Accents framelits, Paper-Piercing Pack Essentials

Christmas Coacoa

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I am one of those rare people who doesn’t drink coffee.  In fact, I strongly dislike even the smell of it.  So when I saw this stamp, I decided it must have hot chocolate in it.  At least that way, I can stamp it without wrinkling my nose.  🙂

I made this card using this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

When I saw this sketch, I thought it looked like a pretty easy sketch.  But I just couldn’t get happy with anything I tried.  Finally, I came up with this and decided to call it a day.  Some days are like that, aren’t they? 

I hope you have a great Friday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Scentsational Season, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Gumball Green, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Be of Good Cheer dsp
Embellishments:  Holiday Collection framelits, Labels Collection framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Pearl Basic Jewels, Finishing Touches edgelits, Vanilla 1/2″ Seam Binding ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

A Yummy Tag

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I delivered coffee and some homemade blueberry coffee cake to the second grade teachers at my daughter’s school this morning.  I wrapped the plate of coffee cake with this tag and some twine to dress it up a little.  I only had fifteen minutes to make it, so it had to be easy and quick.  I love all of the detail in this stamp set!  This will be a fun set to use as I make holiday treats.

Enjoy your Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Friendship Preserves
Ink:  Raspberry Ripple
Paper:  More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Orchard Harvest dsp
Embellishments:  Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Festive Paper Piercing Pack, 2-1/2″ Circle punch

A Birthday Balloon of Many Colors

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I wanted to make a birthday card today and since I’ve barely used any of my International Bazaar designer series paper, I decided that I needed to use it.  This paper intimidates me a little though because the patterns are pretty busy and there are a lot of colors involved.  So I decided to use it in small doses.  I’ve gotta work my way up to it, I guess.  🙂

Have a great Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  You’re Amazing
Ink:  Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, International Bazaar dsp
Embellishments:  Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain ribbon, 3/16″ Regals brads, Fancy Fan embossing folder

Canned Pears

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Quick post today.  Here’s a pretty simple card for you — made even easier with the coordinating framelits.  Love those things!  I wrapped some linen thread around the lid and tied a little bow.

Enjoy your Tuesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Perfectly Preserved
Ink:  Island Indigo, More Mustard, Lucky Limeade, Raspberry Ripple
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Orchard Harvest dsp
Embellishments:  Brushed Bronze designer buttons, linen thread, Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon, Finishing Touches edgelits, Cannery Set framelits dies