Happy Birthday Janice!

Today is my friend Janice's birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANICE!!!

I'm part of a "grab bag" swap on SplitCoast Stampers, which is kind of hard to explain, but I'll try. There are four of us in our group and each month, one of us sends a package to the others and we create cards with what we receive. Then we send them off to everyone else in the group. Each month, someone new gets to be "hostess" and send off the goodies of her choice. Last month, we got "Predictabella". This month (July is my turn) everyone will be receiving some My Favorite Things images to play with.

When I was making the Predictabella cards, I knew this one would be PERFECT for Janice, so I kept it as mine and sent the others off to the ladies in my group.
I sure hope she likes it!

Bella Blue Feel Better Soon

Last night, I had the opportunity to play along with the Chat and Challenge over on SUDSOL. I must be on a roll because this is two in a row! I just LOVED the sketch that Jen provided for us and will DEFINITELY be using it again.

For a change of pace, I used Bella Blue DSP instead of reaching for the bright new In Colours...but don't worry! You'll still be seeing more of those projects!

This card is much more muted than the ones you've seen recently:
I used stamps from the Close as Memory Set as well as the new level 3 Hostess Set - Kind and Caring thoughts. This set is SO versatile!

My base is 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 Very Vanilla. The next layer is 4 X 5 1/4 piece of Bella Blue DSP. The main image panel is 2 1/4 X 3 and was matted on pieces of Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla that are 1/4" larger all around. The image was created by using Always Artichoke and Not Quite Navy markers to colour directly on the stamp. The Not Quite Navy panel behind the main image is 1 1/2 X 3 3/4.

I stamped the sentiment in Not Quite Navy and punched it out with the Modern Label Punch.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Close as a Memory, Kind and Caring Thoughts
INK: Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke
DSP: Bella Blue
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy
ACCESSORIES: Modern Label Punch

Happy Stampin'!

Celebrate - In Colour, of course!

I was pretty busy making goodies this weekend while I was hanging out with my girlfriends!

This is one of the creations I made:
And this is the inside, with two Bailey's Chocolates in it:
I'll be giving this to my hubby when he gets home from work, because today is our "ring-o-versary"!

I know you're thinking, "This girl is NUTS! What the heck is a ring-o-versary?"

Well, I'll tell you! A ring-o-versary is a celebration of the day my hubby popped the question! That's right...20 years ago today, he asked and I said yes (obviously - LOL!). So we're celebrating...just a little. My upline (I was working with her today), gave us a bottle of wine to celebrate - YAY!!!

So, the details on the little matchbox:

I stamped the image on Whisper White in Rich Razzleberry and hand cut it so it would fit in the piece that I cut from the matchbox die. The outer box is cut from Crushed Curry and the inner box is cut from Rich Razzleberry. I used the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP to decorate the top of the box.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Matchbox Messages
INK: Rich Razzleberry
DSP: Razzleberry Lemonade
CARDSTOCK: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot Die Cut Machine

Happy Stampin'!

Soft Suede

Here is another card I made while I was out with my girlfriends this past Saturday. It uses Soft Suede Ink and Cardstock, but these are not Stampin' UP! stamps. Hope you like it just the same!

I really like the colour you get when you stamp off the Soft Suede...think I'll have to try that more often!

Happy Stampin'!

In Colours - Thanks So Much

Yesterday I went to my friend Steph's house along with some of my other crafty girlfriends and we scrapbooked/made cards/chatted/ate all day. It was great "therapy" just being able to hang with the girls!

While I was there, I started working on a mini album for my parents. We spent five days with them and my dad has asked me to put the pics on a CD for him. I thought I'd send along a little mini album too. When it's done, I'll post it here. It's made using the new In Colours (of course!). I also made some Thank You cards with the new In Colours and here they are:


There have been some quality control issues with the Bermuda Bay ink shifting which is why the image isn't the same colour as the cardstock. They are working on it, so rest assured that if you are ordering it, your ink pad will be just fine.

The sentiments are stamped with the same ink as the images and mounted on dimensionals.

I'm going to give them to the kids' cardiac nurse when I see her at the end of July.

What do you think?

Stamps: Kind and Caring Thoughts
Ink: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Accessories: Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Kind and Caring Thoughts

Yesterday, I went a little nuts and completed three cards in an hour. Later on in the afternoon, the man in brown delivered Kind and Caring Thought and I fell in love! When I first saw it, I was on the fence about the whole thing and then I talked to my upline and she said she had already ordered the other level 3 set and that I should get this one, so we could trade. So, I bit the bullet and I did it!

I am happy to report that I am THRILLED that I did and you'll be wanting to gather your friends to place an order totaling $655 or more so you can have it too.

Still using the sketch from yesterday's chat and challenge (and with a little more time to spare - LOL!), I came up with this:

I think that Melon Mambo is DEFINITELY my favourite of the new In Colours. I stamped the image and cut them out with my 1 3/8" circle punch and then mounted them on 1 3/4" circles cut from Crushed Curry. I used DSP from the Razzleberry Lemonade collection (note to self: Order more!)

I added a 5/8" piece of Regal Rose ribbon and finished off the card with a sentiment from Kind and Caring Thought punched with the Modern Label Punch.

What do you think?

Stamps: Kind and Caring Thoughts
Ink: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry
DSP: Razzleberry Lemonade
Cardstock: Whisper White, Crushed Curry
Accessories: Ribbon, Punches

Happy Stampin'!

Three cards in one hour - WOOHOO!!!

This morning, for the first time, I participated in the Chat and Challenge on SUDSOL (an exclusive Stampin' UP! site for demonstrators - ask me how you can try it out for free!).

Today just happened to be an EXTREME mojo challenge where we were to create three cards in one hour using different challenges - WHEW!!!

I managed to get them all done!

This was for the first challenge - Use any Red, White and Blue. I chose Real Red and Not Quite Navy to go with my Whisper White. The sentiment (from All Holidays) is stamped in Not Quite Navy.

The second challenge was to use stars (can you tell the 4th is coming up?). There is no stamping on this card. I used Real Red marker to doodle around the outside edge of the Whisper White panel.


And here is the third card. We were given a sketch that had to be used in all three challenges. The third card uses the sketch and colours of my choice. I am so loving the new In Colours. Can't get enough of 'em!!!

What do you think?