Too Kind Thanks

Posted on November 9, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I needed a thank you card, and I hadn’t used the Too Kind set in a while, so I pulled it out. AND I even used purple — shocking, I know! It wasn’t too hard to overcome my fear of this color as it is used in the Afternoon Picnic dsp collection, and I love this dsp.

Enjoy your Saturday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Too Kind, Another Thank You
Ink: Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla, Afternoon Picnic dsp
Embellishments: Regals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, 5/8″ Victoria Crochet Trim

Chevrons and Banners

Posted on November 7, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Here’s a Christmas card for you today. I decided to have some fun with chevrons and banners on this one. I really love the different elements in the A Banner Christmas set.

Enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: A Banner Christmas
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Gold Metallic Encore Pad
Paper: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Whisper White, Season of Style dsp
Embellishments: Chevron Border punch, 1-1/4″Burlap Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Brights Designer Buttons, Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder

Snowflakes and Sequins — FMS111

Posted on November 6, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s Wednesday again! And that means it’s time for another sketch challenge at the Freshly Made Sketches site. The supremely talented and the one with great wit, Linda Callahan, has a good one for us too:

I still had the Festive Flurry stamps and dies on my desk, so I decided to use them again since they seemed to be perfect for this sketch.

I added a few fun sequins. And I have to confess that I struggle a little with sequins because I never know when to stop. I’ll start out with three, and then before I know it I have eight!

Go check out what the other designers have for you over at the Freshly Made Sketches site. And then play along with us and add your card to the gallery.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Festive Flurry, Sweet Essentials
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Silver Glimmer Paper, Winter Frost Specialty dsp
Embellishments: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Festive Flurry Framelits, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Silver and White Stampin’ Emboss Powders, sequins (non-SU)

A Square Snowflake Card

Posted on November 5, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I was playing with the Festive Flurry framelits and stamps and decided to try something a little different. I used the framelit on the dsp and then embossed a square of white card stock with silver embossing powder and put that behind the dsp. I probably should have popped up the dsp on the white card stock, but didn’t think about that until after I’d already adhered it down. I hate it when that happens!

Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

I Love Pink and Gold — Monday Montage #6

Posted on November 3, 2013 by amyoneillblog

We have another Monday Montage Blog Hop in store for you this evening! I hope you’ll follow along the blog hop trail and see what all of the designers have made.

I have made a new discovery — I love pink and gold together! I made a couple of Christmas cards using these two colors together and I threw Coastal Cabana into the mix too for a nice contrast color.

I love the look of gold embossing, and used that on both of the snowflakes. I also threw in some sequins.

Another discovery I made is that pink and gold do not photograph well together on my camera. Here’s a picture of my other card. Please forgive the terrible picture. It looks so much better in real life.

The pink that I used on both cards is Blushing Bride — I love that pink!

Well, you’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s fantastic blog. If you’d rather work your way backwards (you, rebel!) you can do that too and hop on over to Wendy Weixler’s amazing blog. Either way, just work your way through the nine other blogs to see the treats they have in store for you.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used on Card 1:
Stamps: Festive Flurry, Joy to the World
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Embellishments: Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Festive Flurry Framelits, Blushing Bride 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Subtles Designer Buttons, White Baker’s Twine

Supplies Used on Card 2:
Stamps: Positively Chevron, Christmas Star, Wishing You
Ink: Versamark, Coastal Cabana
Paper: Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheets
Embellishments: Blushing Bride 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Basics 3/8″ glimmer brads

Washi and Bling

Posted on November 2, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Here’s a super simple Christmas card for you today.

I used some of the Season of Style Designer Washi Tape on the top and bottom of the card base, and stamped the sentiment from Joy to the World. I made a little triple bow and added one of the Frosted Finishes Embellishments and some Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Easy-peasy!

Enjoy your Saturday! I get to watch my youngest celebrate her 9th birthday with five other girls as they go to a local stable and go horseback riding. Very fun! Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Pics and Felt Fall Leaves — FabFri30

Posted on November 1, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Fab Friday challenge! And this week we have a fun color challenge for you:

I love these Fall colors! I could use them year round and be quite happy. I also used the sketch over at The Paper Players. Isn’t this a fun sketch? So many possibilities!

I hadn’t used some of my felt in a while, and I love the look of felt leaves, so I decided to go that route. The Big Shot cuts felt so beautifully.

I hope you can play along with us during the next two weeks at Fab Friday. We love to see your creations! You can also see what the other designers made at the site too.

We had a fun Halloween night last night! Here are a couple of pictures of my trick or treaters. My youngest was Catwoman and the dog (Maggie) was Batman. My middle child was a Hogwarts student. I always love seeing all of the kids dressed up in their costumes.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Truly Grateful
Ink: Cajun Craze, Old Olive
Paper: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Sweater Weather dsp
Embellishments: Autumn Accents Bigz die, Regals and Brights Candy Dots, Brights Designer Buttons, Early Espresso Baker’s Twine, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Chocolate Chip 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon, Felt (non-SU)

A Fall-Themed Thinking of You Card

Posted on October 31, 2013 by amyoneillblog

When I saw the sketch challenge over at Create with Connie and Mary, I knew I had to play along. It has a big bow, and I love big bows!

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I’m still enjoying making Fall-themed cards as I love these colors so much. So I pulled out a couple of Fall stamp sets. And my favorite ribbon for making big bows is the 3/4″ chevron ribbon, so I had to use that too.

Are there any trick-or-treating plans for your evening? I have a Catwoman daughter and Batman dog that are so ready to go (not really sure about how excited the dog is to dress up though). I also have a Hogwarts student (Harry Potter’s school) that can’t wait to dress up. It’s always so fun!

Enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Magnificent Maple, Truly Grateful, Sweet Essentials
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry
Paper: Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Sweater Weather dsp
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon, Regals Candy Dots, Subtles Designer Buttons,

Four Pansies — FMS110

Posted on October 30, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s Wednesday again! And that means we have another sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches! Our hostess this week is Rita Wright, and besides having one of the cutest toddlers, she is also a very talented stamper. Here’s her sketch:

This one was challenging for me. I always have a hard time with sketches like this, where there are multiple small boxes or circles. I hadn’t used the Flower Shop stamp set in a while, so I pulled it out. I embossed the flowers with white embossing powder on Calypso Coral card stock, and then I embossed the sentiment with black embossing powder on vellum card stock. Very simple.

You can go take a look at what the other designers made with this sketch over at the Freshly Made Sketches site here. We hope you can make time to play along with us this week and post your creation to the gallery. We’d love to see it!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Flower Shop, Regarding Dahlias
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, I am Me dsp, Vellum card stock
Embellishments: White and Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Subtles Designer Buttons, White Baker’s Twine

Using Some Old Favorites

Posted on October 29, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I really love the sketch over at CAS(e) This Sketch this week, so I decided I needed to play along.

I don’t have any airplane stamps, so I decided to pull out a hot air balloon stamp from one of my favorite “old” stamp sets, “You’re Amazing.” I used this set so much last year, and this year not so much. But I still love it! I also pulled out some “old” washi tape, and I must say that I still love the This and That Epic Day collection of products. It’s fun to pull out some old favorites every now and then.

Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: You’re Amazing, Express Yourself, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White
Embellishments: Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape, Subtles Designer Buttons, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack