A Magazine Case

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I recently saw a pretty card that is on the cover of a Card Creations magazine.  I’m not sure who made the card because I haven’t actually looked at the magazine — I’ve just seen the cover.  So I’m not sure to whom the credit should be given.  When I saw it, I immediately knew I wanted to make a Stampin’ Up version of the card.  I added a few other changes as well, like the ribbon and bow.

A Single Blossom

I am making it a mission this week to use some stamp sets that have been neglected, but that I love.  This Stippled Blossoms set is one of them.

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Stippled Blossoms, Lacy & Lovely (sentiment)
Ink:  Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Old Olive, Midnight Muse
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, Comfort Cafe
Embellishments:  Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Regals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Basic Rhinestone Jewels. Dazzling Details

 

Quintessential Flower for a Friend — PP136

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I hope you’re ready for a color challenge today because Nance has a great one for us this week at the Paper Players:

I hadn’t used Regal Rose in so long, and it’s such a pretty color.  I decided to use the Quintessential Flower stamp because it has been sitting neglected on my stamp shelf.

Quintessential Flower for a Friend

I hope you’ll be able to join us this week.  Check out the other designers’ work for more inspiration:

Enjoy your Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Quintessential Flower, Friendly Phrases
Ink:  Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Pool Party
Paper:  Pool Party, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Tea for Two dsp, First Edition Specialty dsp
Embellishments:  Finishing Touches edgelits, Early Espresso Baker’s Twine, Neutrals Designer Buttons, 3/16″ Corner punch, 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, 1″ Circle punch, Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Designer Builder Brads

Happy Colors Posie Card

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I hope you’re not tired of seeing projects made with the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit.  I have one last project (well, at least for this week anyways) to show you today — a card.

muffin cup flower cardI hope you’re not tired of this color combination, too.  I’ve been using it a lot lately.  It just seems so happy and spring-y to me.

I used the little muffin-wrappers flowers on this card, and cut them with my paper snips so they would lay flat.

Spring Break has arrived here!  I am so looking forward to having the kids at home next week.  We’ll have to go out for some daily excursions.  Good times!

Enjoy your Saturday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Just for You (in Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit)
Ink:  Calypso Coral
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, In-Color dsp stack
Embellishments:  Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit, Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Large Scallop Edgelits, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Honeycomb embossing folder, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch

 

An Easter Treat

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Posies and Jelly Beans

While I was playing with the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit, I made this little Easter treat.  I folded the embossed tag in half and added some strips of dsp.  I filled the small cello bag with some Easter “grass” and jelly bean eggs.  Easy peasy!

Have a great Friday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Summer Starfruit
Paper:  Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, In-Color dsp stacks
Embellishments:  Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit, 1/2″ Circle punch

Posies and Butterflies on a Bag

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butterfly bagI’ve been playing with the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit lately and decided to use one of the embossed tags in the kit on a gift bag.  I bought the sack at a big box store (it came with several of them packaged together), adhered some pennant flags and added some butterflies and ribbon.  Super easy!

I’m having some computer woes today.  I was going to place my laptop gently on the floor last night, when it kinda slipped from my hand and hit the carpeted floor a little hard (that sounds like how one of my kids might explain it :)).  Now the monitor has lines running down the right side and across the bottom so that you can’t see those parts of the images on the screen.  The rest of the laptop seems to be running fine, but it severely limits how I can use my laptop.  I guess I’ll have to take it into the shop today.  Boo!  I’m typing this post on the Mac, and everything is taking me several times longer than normal because I’m not familiar with this thing.

Have a great Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Just for You (included in Pop-Up Posies Kit)
Ink:  Pool Party
Paper:  Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, First Edition Specialty dsp, Sycamore Street dsp, In-Color dsp stack
Embellishments:  Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, 1/2″ Circle punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die, Pearl Basic Jewels, Pool Party 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Three Flowers that Finally Found a Home — FMS76

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Recently, I was invited to join the Freshly Made Sketches design team.  I jumped at the chance as I love this team’s sketches and designs, and have played along with many of their challenges since I found the website a few months ago.

This is my first week to be on the team, and Linda has a great sketch for us.

I had made some paper flowers months ago and decided to not use them on the project for which I made them.  They’ve been sitting on my desk all this time as I couldn’t bear to throw them away.  I knew they would eventually find a home.  When I saw this sketch, I knew immediately that I could use them.

So Kind of You Flowers

I used the 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle punch to make the flowers.  Here’s a link to a tutorial by Kelly Goree on how to make them if you’re interested in making some of your own.

I hope you’ll be able to join us and make a project for this challenge!  Here’s some inspiration from the other designers:

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Sweet Essentials
Ink:  Basic Gray
Paper:  So Saffron, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Tea for Two dsp, In-Color dsp stack
Embellishments:  Needlepoint Border embossing folder, Delicate Details Lace Tape, 3/8″ Designer Printed Brads,  1-1/4″ Scallop Circle punch

Birthday Cupcake

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a cupcake birthday

Here’s a birthday card I made for my fantastic upline last week.  Hope you had a wonderful birthday, Amy!

Because I am really drawn to a clean style with straight lines, wrinkling up dsp and giving it a “messy” look is quite unnatural for me — it just doesn’t feel right.  However, I like the look and decided I needed to use it a little more.  However, you can see that I didn’t quite let go — it doesn’t look very distressed in the photo, does it?  🙂  I guess old styles die hard.

Have a great Tuesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Patterned Occasions
Ink:  Island Indigo, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit
Paper:  Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Sycamore Street dsp
Embellishments:  Sycamore Street ribbon & buttons pack, Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, 2-3/8″ Scalloped Circle punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing pack, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, Chevron embossing folder

 

Special Delivery

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Special Delivery

I love the new Sent with Love special offering.  I love the colors and the mail-themed elements.  It is a fun suite!

This card uses a combination of elements from one of the sheets of dsp and stamped images.  This sheet of dsp has different banners and tags that you can cut out and use.  The hardest part of making this card was deciding which ones to use.

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Sent with Love
Ink:  Island Indigo
Paper:  Real Red, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Sent with Love dsp
Embellishments:  Island Indigo Baker’s Twine, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack

 

A Flower of Many Textures — PP135

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LeAnne has a fun challenge for us this week at the Paper Players that involves “stitches.”  I love how she left room for those who really dislike sewing — your card could be one that leaves us in stitches.

I must say that I was stumped by this one for quite a while.  I like sewing on a card, but I usually just limit that to sewing around the outside edges.  I wanted to do a little more with this challenge.  I finally decided on sewing some stitches on the felt flower petals that I cut with a die.  I used some linen thread for my stitches.

I also wanted to cut a flower layer using some burlap material I bought a while ago for this purpose.  My first attempt months ago didn’t go so well — I couldn’t keep the burlap from making a complete mess because it unravels so easily.  I had tried to make a rolled flower that time, so this time I decided to just die cut a flower layer.  It worked better, but it’s still unraveling.  Any tips or suggestions?

A Flower of Many Textures -- PP 135

Go see what the other designers created with this challenge, and then play along with us at the Paper Players.  Here are links to their websites:

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  That’s the Ticket, Friendly Phrases
Ink:  Crumb Cake, So Saffron
Paper:  Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Whisper White
Embellishments:  Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Vine Street embossing folder, Ticket Duo Builder punch, Floral Frames framelits, Fun Flowers Bigz die, Sycamore Street button, Linen Thread, Pearl Basic Jewels
non SU:  burlap material, felt, sewing machine

A Pinwheel Wish

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A Pinwheel Wish

I wanted to play with the fun pinwheel sizzlits die in the Spring catalog again, and we received the Make a Wish stamp set at the Dallas regional event and I hadn’t used it yet, so I decided to combine the two and make one card.

My daughter has a birthday party to attend today, so I might just stick this card in with the gift.

Enjoy your Saturday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Make a Wish
Ink:  Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Pool Party, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Brights dsp stack, Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp, Polka Dot Parade dsp
Embellishments:  Pinwheel Sizzlits die, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, 3/16″ Brights Brads