Simple & Sweet Note Cards

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Simple and Sweet Snowflakes

I needed to make a couple of quick and easy note cards to put in a couple of customer orders today.  I was able to whip these up in just a few minutes.  These little cards are 3″x3″.  Stampin’ Up sells the cutest little square envelopes to go with this size.

Have a great Tuesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Paper:  Pool Party, Raspberry Ripple, Silver Glimmer paper
Embellishments:  Snow Flurry Bigz die, 1″ Circle Punch, Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels

 

Etruscan Postage

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Etruscan Postage

I really wanted to play along with the weekly challenge at The Paper Players.  It’s a color challenge, and one of the colors is Pool Party.  I had kinda weaned myself from this color while making Christmas cards the past couple of months, but I think I’ve gotten addicted again.  It seems like I’ve been using it a lot again lately.  I don’t even want to think about it retiring in June.

I used the sketch at the Mojo Monday site.  I really love this sketch!

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

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Postage Due, Perfectly Penned, Etruscan Elegance wheel
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, Versamark
Paper:  Pool Party, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Neutrals DSP stacks
Embellishments:  Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Large Scallop edgelits, Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die, Apothecary Accents framelits, Postage Stamp punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 5/8″ Victoria Crochet Trim, Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Antique Brads, Pearl Basic Jewels, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

 

A Small Break from Christmas Cards

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I feel like I’ve been making Christmas cards for so long that I felt the need to make something non-Christmas-y today.  There is an adorable set in the Holiday Catalog called Affection Collection, and it was given to all of us Stampin’ Up convention attendees.  It’s geared towards Valentine’s Day, but is really appropriate for much more than that.  And since this set is only available through the end of the month, I thought I’d better use it before you won’t be able to get it anymore.

Love Affection Collection

I used this week’s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for this card.

My favorite thing on this card is the embossed background behind the bow and main image.  I used the Etruscan Elegance wheel (LOVE that thing) with clear embossing powder.  I love the look of clear embossing powder on Very Vanilla card stock.  Here’s a closer look:

Affection Close Up

This was a fun card to make, and I think I’ve found a new favorite color combination — Pool Party, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, and Very Vanilla.  The catalog says the designer series paper’s color is Riding Hood Red, but it must be a different shade than the card stock.  Whatever it is, I love it with the other colors.

I hope you enjoy your Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Affection Collection, Etruscan Elegance wheel
Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Riding Hood Red, Versamark, Crumb Cake (for sponging edges)
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Fan Fair dsp, Silver Glimmer Paper
Embellishments:  Pool Party 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Pool Party Baker’s Twine, Adorning Accents embossing folders, Finishing Touches edgelits, Apothecary Accents framelits, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, 3/16″ Corner punch, sponge dauber

A Shiny, Sparkly Snowflake

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All That GlimmersWhen I saw the inspiration picture at the Moxie Fab blog this week, I was inspired and knew I had to play along.

When I saw the beautiful tray, I thought of the Brushed Silver card stock, which I haven’t pulled out in a LONG time.  It’s so pretty, I really should use it more.  I embossed the medallion in the background with vanilla embossing powder (I wish SU carried this color) and then used silver and champagne glimmer paper for the snowflake.  I embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder.  This was a fun card to make because it is so over the top for me.

Enjoy your Saturday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Greetings of the Season, Daydream Medallions
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Brushed Silver card stock, Silver and Champagne Glimmer Paper, Very Vanilla
Embellishments:  Snow Flurry Bigz die, Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder, vanilla embossing powder (non-SU), Pearl Basic Jewels, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

Bells & Birds — FabFri08

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I was recently asked to join the Fab Friday Challenge Blog design team.  It’s a relatively new challenge blog, and there are some really great stampers that are on this team.  I was honored to be asked and excited to join.  So every other Friday, a new challenge is posted on the blog.  Come by and play along!  I’d love to see what you do with the challenges!

This week’s challenge is a color challenge, and there are lots of colors to work with.  I keep forgetting that there is a cute Christmas stamp in the For the Birds set, so when I remembered recently, I knew I wanted to use it for this challenge.  I used my markers to color in the image.

Bells & A Bird

I bought a package of red, glittery bells at a Christmas clearance sale last year and stashed them away for this Christmas.  Of course, I forgot all about them until my little one found them the other day and was jingling away throughout the house.  For once, I was thankful that she was digging in stuff she wasn’t supposed to be.

Enjoy your Friday!  Don’t forget to go over to the Fab Friday challenge blog to see what the rest of the team did with the challenge this week, and play along with us.  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  For the Birds
Ink:  Real Red, Gumball Green, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Daffodil Delight, StazOn Black
Paper:  Pool Party, Real Red, Primrose Petals, Whisper White, Snow Festival dsp
Embellishments:  Pool Party 1/2″ Seam Binding ribbon, Pool Party Baker’s Twine, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Large Scallop edgelits die, jingle bell (non-SU)

Two Christmas Tags with non-Christmas Colors

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Ornament Tags

Here are a couple of Christmas tags using some non-traditional colors.  And I did not use the Big Shot at all on these — I didn’t know that it was still possible for me to do that, but I did.  🙂

Have a great Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Tags til Christmas, Sweet Essentials
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Brights DSP Stack
Embellishments:  Ornament punch, Subtles Designer Buttons, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

Pieces of Christmas

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Pieces of Holiday WishesHere’s a pretty easy Christmas card for you today.  I used up some scraps of designer series paper for this one, and let the pretty sentiment be the focal point of the card.  The most time-consuming part of this card was trying to carefully color the sentiment with my two markers — some of those swirls get awfully close to the words and I wanted them to be different colors.  It seemed like a good idea before I started.  🙂

Have a great Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Christmas Lodge
Ink:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Festival of Prints dsp stack
Embellishments:  Scallop Edge Border punch, Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels

Blooming with In-Colors

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In Color Bloom

I wanted to play along with the sketch challenge over at the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge site because I love the sketch this week.  I wanted to use the Blooming with Kindness stamp set because I love it and haven’t used it in a while, and I thought it was perfect for this sketch.

Have a great Tuesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Blooming with Kindness
Ink:  Raspberry Ripple
Paper:  Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Orchard Harvest dsp, Comfort Cafe
Embellishments:  Very Vanilla 1/2″ Seam Binding ribbon, Brushed Bronze designer buttons, Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon,

Scallops & Polka Dots (and that tree again)

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Easy Layer TreeHere’s an easy Christmas card that wouldn’t be hard to mass produce or mail.  And it has some of my favorite things — scallops, polka dots,  and my favorite little tree.  I copied the layout for this card from one in the annual catalog on page 53.

Have a great Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Scentsational Season, Greetings of the Season
Ink:  Baja Breeze, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Real Red, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Embellishments:  Holiday Collection Framelits, 1″ Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Border punch, Polka Dot embossing folder, Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine, Bitty Buttons, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Pointsettia Pocket

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I got this Petite Pocket die recently, and decided it was time to try it out.  I inserted a Very Vanilla card stock piece in it with the sentiment stamped across the top, and plenty of room to write a little note.

Petite Pocket Pointsettia

We got the tree up and the lights put up outside yesterday.  I’d prefer to decorate the tree with a nice fire going in the fireplace, but I had to turn on the air conditioner instead.  It’s just hard to get in the Christmas spirit when it’s so warm outside.  But I’d better find a way to get in it quickly or it will be over before I know it.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Watercolor Winter, Come to Bethlehem
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Primrose Petals
Paper:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints dsp stack
Embellishments:  Brights Designer Buttons, Very Vanilla 5/8″ Seam Binding ribbon, Linen Thread, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Pearl Basics Jewels, Petite Pocket Bigz die, Woodgrain embossing folder, Color Spritzer tool, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter