Lots of Thanks

I chose to use all the thank you sayings from the stamp set Lots of Thanks for the background on this card.  I mounted them on the largest block and stamped them all together using Pear Pizzazz ink.

 

The rest of the elements came together as I found them in my leftover stash! 

 

Supplies:

Lots of thanks

Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana card stock

Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party ink

Label collection framelits

 Perfect Pennants die

Apothecary accents framelits

Vintage Wallpaper folder

Canvas Sympathy

 

I haven't played around too much with the Canvas Creations (129375) product a whole lot, but I did use some on this card and really liked working with it. 

 

 

My Crumb Cake ink pad was applied directly to the Canvas and I swiped it across until I had the coverage I wanted.  To speed up the drying time, I used my Heat Tool (129053) and then stamped my Everything Eleanor (124164) image and Loving Thoughts (125845) sentiment with Always Artichoke.

 

Supplies:

Everything Eleanor, Loving Thoughts

Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke classic ink

More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler card stock

Cherry Cobbler seam binding

Linen thread

Antique Brads

 

Masculine Thanks

 

I wanted to make some masculine thank you cards for my son, Wyatt, to use when he said thank you for the 1st Communion and Confirmation gifts he received last week.

 

 

The first one uses the Dude, You're Welcome thank you stamp as well as some dsp from the same kit.  I added a silver designer button and some Soho Subway dsp scraps to complete it.

 

The second card uses some retiring dsp from the Fan Fair collection and I used the Vintage Verses (SAB) stamp set.  The colors are Soft Suede and Bravo Burgundy and I embossed the Bravo Burgundy layer with the Vintage Wallpaper folder (one of my favorites!!).

Tags and More Tags

 

At Late Night Stampers this week, our challenge is to use retiring colors in our projects.  While these tags don't all use retiring colors, there are a few in there.

 

 

The first one is made of layered labels and I used Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose (retiring color), Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Soft Suede as my colors.  The stamp sets are Everything Eleanor and Just Believe (also retiring).

 

On the second one, I used some Polka Dot Parade dsp, Real Red card stock and Marina Mist ink with the Quintessential Flower stamp.  It can be hung on a gift bag with some Essentials Designer Fabric (retiring).  The Two Tags die that was used to cut this tag out is also retiring :(  I use that one so much!

 

 

The last one has a base of Lucky Limeade (retiring) and the star is punched out of Not Quite Navy (retiring).  I embossed the base with the Vintage Wallpaper folder (retiring) and added some Print Poetry designer paper, a silver designer button and a decorative label punched sentiment from Word Play (retiring).

 

While I will really miss a lot of the retiring colors and products, I look forward to the new things we can soon play with!

 

Hope you play along with us this week!

Paired with a Punch

 

At Late Night Stampers this week we are pairing stamp sets with punches so I pulled out the Four Frames stamp set and my Decorative Label punch.

 

 

My sentiment is from the Friendly Phrases stamp set and I added a retired corduroy button for an accent.

 

The background is made with several different designer series papers - Fan Fair, Parker's Patterns, and Naturals Composition specialty paper.  I embossed the Early Espresso layer with the Vintage wallpaper folder.

 

Come on over and join us - you can see what the design team created here.

Remember When

 

The Late Night Stampers challenge this week involves the Sale-a-bration goodies!  I have two cards to share with you using the same stamp set - Feeling Sentimental, although remember I said I wasn't committed to it so I was using it digitally?  These images are still digital ones, but I have since purchased the set :)

 

 

I embossed the sentiment from Word Play with Gold embossing powder and added some Sprinkles and Sunshine dsp and Naturals designer buttons.  The Early Espresso layer is embossed with the Cloudy Day folder.

 

These cards are also digital except for the sentiment which comes from Lacy and Lovely.  I used Pool Party and Basic Gray as my colors and the dsp is from the Simply Scrappin' Kit called Afternoon Daydream.

 

The embossing on the two cards above was done with the Vintage Wallpaper and Honeycomb folders.

 

Hope you come and play along with us!

Mix and Match

I again am mixing and matching stamp sets on this sympathy card using Thoughts and Prayers, Everything Eleanor and En Francais. 

 

 

I added two layers of Whisper White over the top of my Cherry Cobbler card stock, one has a flower stamped on it and the top one the sentiment.

 

Supplies:

Thoughts and Prayers, En Francais, Everything Eleanor

Cherry Cobbler, Midnight Muse and Crumb Cake classic ink

Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Midnight Muse card stock

Vintage Wallpaper folder

Musical Pursuit

 

I will get away from the Christmas themed cards for a little bit today with another one I created with some scraps and leftovers on my table. 

 

 

I use this saying quite a bit, I just love it, from the Pursuit of Happiness stamp set.

 

Supplies:

Pursuit of Happiness

Naturals composition specialty paper

Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Soft Suede and Pool Party card stock

Night of Navy classic ink

labels collection framelits

windows collection framelits

Vintage wallpaper folder

Perfect polka dots folder

linen thread

 

Congratulations card and Bundles Sale

 

Today's card is similar to the one I posted yesterday although I added a sentiment and removed the linen thread (still working with scraps and class leftovers for my cards!). 

 

 

Supplies:

Layered Labels

Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Naturals composition specialty paper

Island Indigo classic ink

2 1/2" circle punch

Apothecary accents

Vintage wallpaper folder

 

Now the the online extravaganza sale is over, we have something new for you!

 

Bundles for Holiday Packaging!!

 

Perfect for packaging those holiday goodies!  You can find out more by clicking on the picture above or right here.

 

Mixed Bunch Composition

 

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I have a card for you today that is sentiment free because I have had some requests for those.  I used the Mixed Bunch stamp set and punched the image out with the Blossom punch. 

 

 

Supplies:

Mixed Bunch

Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Whisper White card stock

Naturals composition specialty paper

designer brads

blossom punch

linen thread

Vintage Wallpaper folder

2 1/2" circle punch

Christmas Combinations

 

The Late Night Stampers challenge this week is Christmas color combinations.  I have the same card with two different combinations, both of which I really like. 

 

 

The first combination is Island Indigo, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals and Whisper White. 

 

The next combination is Bravo Burgundy, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride and Whisper White.  I have also used some Champagne Glimmer paper on both cards to add a little Christmas shine.

 

Supplies:

Christmas in the Heart

Early Espresso classic ink

Whisper White, Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake, Bravo Burgundy, Blushing Bride card stock

Snow Flurry die

Champagne Glimmer paper

Chevron, Vintage Wallpaper, Stripes and Perfect Polka Dots folder

 

Don't forget to check out the awesome deals in the online Extravaganza this week...My Digital Studio 2 at 50% off!!! and many more deals as well.

 

Scentsational Cup

 

The stamps in the Scentsational Season set do not always need to be used for Christmas cards.  For this one, I created a Thinking of you one (sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes) using the coffee mug and steam stamps.

 

 

The designer paper is from the Festival of Prints dsp pack (love this!) and I added a label collection framelit in Night of Navy that I embossed with the Vintage wallpaper folder.

 

The base of the card is Very Vanilla and I used Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede classic ink.

 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday and I thought I would share the card I made for her this year.  I used Night of Navy, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple and Very Vanilla as my colors.

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Supplies:

Pleasant Poppies, Curly Cute

Night of Navy, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla card stock

Night of Navy classic ink

Brushed Bronze button

Delicate Doilies sizzlit die

1 3/4" circle punch

Fancy Fan folder

Vintage wallpaper folder

dimensionals

cotton ribbon

5/8" Night of Navy ribbon

Just For You

Another Artisan Award entry card today, this one using the Just Believe stamp set.  I started with Faux Mother of Pearl on the inside panel and the two pieces on the front with stamped images.  Before I stamped them, I added some Pear Pizzazz spritz and then stamped with Soft Suede.

For the background I used the Vintage wallpaper folder and then started sprizting with Silver smooch spritz and Vanilla shimmer smooch spritz that I added a few drops of Soft Suede reinker to; next, I added some Pear Pizzazz spritz.

Heartfelt

I was playing with the Layered Labels set again, this time using the largest stamp.  The base of it is stamped with Gumball Green and I stamped again using Midnight Muse and cut out the oval.  the letters are colored in with Pool Party.

Supplies:

Layered Labels

Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant card stock

Pool Party, Midnight Muse, Gumball Green classic ink and markers

Comfort Cafe DSP

Vintage wallpaper folder

Apothecary accents framelits

Victoria crochet trim

Antique brad

dimensionals

Fun with Scraps

Last weekend I took the kids to the cabin and as I usually do, I took some things along to stamp for after they go to bed or if it is raining, etc.  This time when I packed, I only took scraps so I forced myself to make a dent in the pile that has accumulated!  These are a couple of cards that came out of the scrap pile.

Supplies:

Mixed Bunch

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Lucky Limeade, Pacific Point, Peach Parfait card stock

Wisteria Wonder, Pacific Point classic ink

Blossoms punch

2 1/2" circle punch

Modern label punch

Word Window punch

Perfect Polka Dots impressions folder

Vintage wallpaper impressions folder

Square lattice impressions folder

Finial Press impressions folder

Image

Today is the last day to get the items on the retiring list! You can click on the picture below if you need to shop :)

I just love this flower from the Love and Sympathy stamp set and I am a purple girl so I had to use some Perfect Plum :)

Supplies:

Love and Sympathy

Nature's Pace

Loving Thoughts

Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi and Early Espresso card stock

Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi and Early Espresso classic ink and markers

Espresso bakers twine

large oval punch

scallop oval punch

Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder

Anniversary Cards

I had a customer order some 20th and 25th anniversary cards from me a little while ago and thought I would share what I came up with.  They are very simple using Very Vanilla card stock and glimmer paper along with some embossing folders and dies.

Supplies:

Timless type junior alphabet die

red and silver glimmer paper

Scallops #2 die

hearts framelits

1 1/4" circle punch

Elegant Bouquet impressions folder

Vintage wallpaper impressions folder

Very vanilla card stock

Vanilla taffeta ribbon

glue dots

dimensionals

Vintage Thanks

Today I have another sample using our sketch for Late Night Stampers using the same colors and designer paper as the last sample.

For this card, I flipped the sketch and used pleated ribbon instead of a border punch and embossed my background with the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder.

I had a couple of the flower accents left and added them to the squares on the side and I modified the modern label punch a little bit for the sentiment.

New Clearance Rack items!

Stampin' Up! has just added lots of great new items on the clearance rack - punches, fabric, albums and so much more!  You can check out the new items by clicking on the picture below.

This is another Lovely as a tree card I did with some background sponging and is just one layer with a little embossed strip on the side.   

The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations and I used Early Espresso, Garden Green and Bashful Blue inks on the card.