Retro Tag

This week at Retro Sketches, the sketch is actually a tag! I don't make that many tags (unless you count the insanity at Christmas), so I thought I'd give it a shot. You could absolutely put this onto a card as the focal point too.

Check it out:

It's still Crumb Cake/Real Red/Coastal Cabana week and I just love the way this tag turned out! You won't want to give it to just anybody, of course, with all those pearls on there...you have to be sure all your hard work will be appreciated!

I started off with Crumb Cake Base (2" wide) which I punched with the Scalloped Tag Topper. Then I added layers of Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper and stamped some images from Lacy and Lovely which I hand cut before adding to the tag.

The sentiment from Lots of Thanks was stamped in Real Red Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock and notched before being added as the top layer.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Lacy and Lovely, Lots of Thanks
INK: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana
PAPERS: Whisper White and Crumb Cake Cardstock; Fresh Prints DSP
ACCESSORIES: Scalloped Tag Topper, Ribbon, Marker, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Paper Crafts Crew - Red, White and Blue!

In keeping with our colour theme for the week, I used Real Red, Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana one again. I must admit that I really do like it (and would probably use it even if it wasn't the UDI colour combination).

I started off with the idea of using all the images in the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set, but didn't like the way it was turning out, so I changed my mind and used the "a thousand thanks" sentiment and then added hearts from the Make a Cake Stamp Set. I just love, love, LOVE the way it turned out!

My card base is 5 ½" square and the Crumb Cake layer is 5 ¼". I didn't measure the other pieces, but they are 5 ¼" wide. :)

The images on the Whisper White cardstock were stamped freehand, but if you don't think you can get them on there fairly straight, then you might want to use your Stamp-a-majig.

You can check out what the rest of the crew has been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Lots of Thanks, Make a Cake
INK: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana
PAPERS: Real Red, Whisper White and Crumb Cake Cardstock; Fresh Prints DSP Stack
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Ribbon, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Diva Birthday!

Good morning!! First off...scroll down. I cheated a little bit and posted the MOJO Monday today (Tuesday), but back dated it so it actually appeared on a Monday - LOL!

Today's colours were SO much fun! You'll see them again this week...pretty much every day in fact. I create in batches and tend to use the colours that I have out. Since I usually start with the Utah Divas Colour Inspiration, that's usually what I have out. :)

My card started off with a Crumb Cake Base which I scored and folded to create a 3 ½" x 5" base. Since we now carry Crumb Cake Note Sized Envelopes, this will coordinate perfectly!

I added a layer of Real Red Cardstock and then punched out several flags from the Fresh Prints Paper Stack and added them to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

My card was inspired by one Shelli did at Leadership during her Main Stage stamping presentation.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Teeny Tiny Wishes
INK: Real Red
PAPERS: Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Real Red Cardstock; Fresh Prints DSP
ACCESSORIES: Bakers Twine, Punch, Stampin' Dimenstionals

Happy Stampin'!

Merry MOJO Monday - Christmas Collectibles

Fresh Prints for Christmas? You bet!! There's Real Red and Crumb Cake in the stack and those are two great Christmas Colours! Check in out:

The Mojo Monday Card the week was tall and skinny. Since I created a 5 ½" square card for Wednesday, I decided to use the left over 3" x 11" piece of Real Red Cardstock. I LOVE the way it turned out! Of course, thanks to our Envelope Punch Board, I'll have NO trouble creating a custom envy.

To the Real Red base, I added a layer of Whisper White and then some strips from the Fresh Prints DSP Stack. I opted for the Christmas Collectibles stamps this week and stamped my image in Real Red Cardstock. I added it to the card front with a circle cut from the Circle Framelits.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Christmas Collectibles (still available!)
INK: Real Red
PAPERS: Real Red, Crumb Cake and Whisper White Cardstock; Fresh Prints DSP Stack
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Framelits, Linen Thread, Marker, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Paper Crafts Crew - Just Because

I just love today's card! Sorry it's late!

I went with a monochromatic look and had fun with Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral. These two colours together just make me happy! So does that sentiment from A Dozen Thoughts. It just looks so delicate with the little flowers, don't you think?

I started off with a base of Crisp Cantaloupe cut to 5" x 10" and scored it at 5" to create a square card. From there, I added layers of Designer Series Paper from Venetian Romance, This and That and the Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper.

My sentiment was stamped using Crisp Cantaloupe and I cut it out using the Oval Thinlits and my Big Shot. I punched out the flowers from the same DSP and added candy dots to the centres.

Since my card is late, it likely won't be on the team site, but you can check out what the rest of the crew has been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: A Dozen Thoughts
INK: Crisp Cantaloupe
PAPERS: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral Cardstock; DSP from Birthday Basics, This and That and Venetian Romance
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Thinlits, Ribbon, Punch, Candy Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

UDI meets Star Stamper!

At Leadership, everyone in attendance received the CUTEST Photopolymer stamp set! And with it, the news that beginning in June Stampin' UP! would be manufacturing the Photopolymer stamp sets RIGHT THERE in Kanab AND that they would now be clear mount cases! Awesome news all around! And wait till you see what they have in store for this new line - SO excited!

My card is just a tiny one today (note card size - 3 ½" x 5"):

The arrows are from the ORIGINAL (and unfortunately no longer available) Photopolymer Stamp Set Designer Typeset. Why not check out the whole line of Photopolymer Stamp Sets HERE. If you like the images in the Designer Typeset, you can still get it as a digital download. Unfortunately, the Star Stamper Set was only available to Leadership Attendees. You should come with me next year and see what kind of awesome goodies we all get! :)

The colours for this weeks UDI colour challenge were So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pumpkin Pie and you can check out what the rest of the crew did HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Designer Typeset, Star Stamper
INK: So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie
PAPERS: Whisper White Cardstock/Notecards
ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Merry MOJO Monday

I'm back with another Merry MOJO Monday! Do you sense a theme here? My goal with MOJO Mondays is to create a Christmas card each week. I started a little late, so I won't quite have 52 cards by Christmas, but I think I'll be pretty close! Slow and steady wins the race, right?

Since I don't have much Christmas/Winter DSP left, I used the same colours as last week.

My base is Island Indigo with layers of Winter Frost DSP and Pool Party Cardstock. I stamped the image from Festive Flurry on Whisper White Cardstock and cut it out using my Big Shot and coordinating Framelit. While the paper is no longer available, you can STILL order the Festive Flurry Stamps and Framelits. Order the wood mount bundle and you can also order a FREE Sale-A-Bration item! Order the clear mount bundle and you're just $3 away from earning a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!

I used the "merry" from Pennant Parade as my sentiment.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Festive Flurry and Pennant Parade

INK: Island Indigo

PAPERS: Whisper White, Island Indigo and Pool Party Cardstock; Winter Frost DSP

ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Framelits, Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Catching up with thanks to Jane!

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month

American Heart Month

American History Month

An Affair to Remember Month

Avocado and Banana Month

Bake for Family Fun Month

Beans Month

Beat the Heat Month

Black History Month

Candy Month

Canned Foods Month

Cat Health Month

Chocolate Month

Creative Romance Month

Dog Training Education Month

Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month

February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month

Friendship Month

Great American Pie Month

International Boost Self-Esteem Month

International Embroidery Month

International Expect Success Month

International Friendship Month

International Hoof Care Month

International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

Jobs in Golf Month

Kids ENT Month

Library Lovers Month

Love the Bus Month

Low Vision Awareness Month

Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month

Marijuana Awareness Month

National African American History Month

National Bird Feeding Month

National Care About Your Indoor Air Month

National Cherry Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month

National Condom Month

National Embroidery Month

National Grapefruit Month

National Haiku Writing Month

National Hot Breakfast Month

National Laugh Friendly Month

National Mend a Broken Heart Month

National Parent Leadership Month

National Pet Dental Health Month

National Prevent a Litter Month

National Senior Independence Month

National Snack Food Month

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

National Therapeutic Recreation Month

National Time Management Month

National Weddings Month

National Wild Bird Feeding Month

National Wise Health Consumer Month

National Women Inventors Month

North American Inclusion Month

Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month

Potato Lovers Month

Pull Your Sofa Off the Wall Month

Relationship Wellness Month

Responsible Pet Owners’ Month

Return Shopping Carts to the

Supermarket Month

Spay/Neuter Awareness Month

Spiritual Teacher Month

Spunky Old Broads Month

Sweet Potato Month

Umbrella Month

Wise Health Consumer Month

Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month

Youth Leadership Month

WEEK 1 OBSERVANCES

African Heritage and Health Week

Boy Scout Anniversary Week

Children’s Authors/Illustrators Week

Consumer Protection Week

Dump Your Significant Jerk Week

International Coaching Week

International Friendship Week

International Networking Week

International Snow Sculpting Month

Just Say No to Powerpoint Week

National Burn Awareness Week

National Patient Recognition Week

National School Counselors Week

Pride in Food Services Week

Publicity for Profit Week

Solo Diners Eat Out Week

Women’s Heart Week

WEEK 2 OBSERVANCES

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week

Celebration of Love Week

Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month

Freelance Writer Appreciation Week

Getting Dizzy Week

Have a Heart for a Chained Dog Week

International Flirting Week

Jell-O Week

Love a Mensch Week

Love Makes the World Go Round, But Laughter

Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week

National Children of Alcoholics Week

National Condom Week

National Date Week

National Green Week

National Justice for Animals Week

National Pancake Week

National School Counseling Week

National Secondhand Wardrobe Week

PTA Take Your Family to School Week

Random Acts of Kindness Week

Risk Awareness Week

Winter Olympics

WEEK 3 OBSERVANCES

Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week

Build a Better Tradeshow Image Week

Great Backyard Bird Count Week

Love Your Pet Week

National Conference on Education

National Engineers Week

National Entrepreneurship Week

Texas Cowboy Poetry Week

WEEK 4 OBSERVANCES

American Crossword Puzzle Month

Bird Health Awareness Week

Learning Disabilities Week

National Crossword Puzzle Week

National Eating Disorders Week

National Future Farmers of America Week

National Secondhand Wardrobe Week

Peace Corps Week

Read to Me Week

Telecommuter Appreciation Week

February 1st

Bubble Gum Day

Car Insurance Day

Change Your Password Day

Clark Gable’s Birthday (1901)

Decorating with Candy Day

G.I. Joe Day

Give Kids a Smile Day

Freedom Day

Healthy Heart Day

Hula in the Coola Day

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

Jerry Spinelli’s Birthday (1941)

National Freedom Day

Robinson Crusoe Day

Serpent Day

Spunky Old Broads Day

Take Your Child to the Library Day

Wear Red Day

Women Heart Health Day

Working Naked Day

February 2nd

Ayn Rand’s Birthday (1905)

Bonza Bottler Day (2/2)

Candlemas Day

Crepes Day

Dump Your Significant Jerk Day

Groundhog Day

Hedgehog Day

Ina Garten’s Birthday (1948)

James Joyce’s Birthday (1882)

Judith Viorst’s Birthday (1931)

Marmot Day

National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Popcorn Day

Purification Day

Sled Dog Day

Superbowl XLVIII

World Play Your Ukelele Day

World Wetland Day

February 3rd

Carrot Cake Day

Four Chaplains Day

Gertrude Stein’s Birthday (1874)

James Michener’s Birthday (1907)

Maura Tierney’s Birthday (1965)

Norman Rockwell’s Birthday (1894)

Take a Cruise Day

The Day Music Died (1959)

Plane Crash killed B Holly, R Valens, Big Bopper

February 4th

Charles Lindbergh’s Birthday (1902)

Create a Vacuum Day

Facebook Birthday

Liberace Day

National Stuffed Mushroom Day

National Wear Red Day

Quacker Day

Spoiled Cats Day

Thank a Mailman Day

USO Day

World Cancer Day

February 5th

Christopher Guest’s BIrthday (1948)

Digital Learning Day

Disaster Day

Hank Aaron’s Birthday (1934)

International Pancake Day

Move Hollywood and Broadway to Lebanon, PA Day

National Weatherperson’s Day

John Jeffries Birthday (1744) – First US Weatherman

Old Shoes Day

Western Monarch Day

World Nutella Day

February 6th

Babe Ruth’s Birthday (1895)

Bob Marley’s Birthday (1945)

Canadian Maple Syrup Day

Great Pie Day

Lame Duck Day

Monopoly Board Game Invented (1935)

National Compliment Day

Ronald Reagan’s Birthday (1911)

February 7th

Ballet Day

Bubble Gum Day

Charles Dicken’s Birthday (1812)

Cordova Ice Worm Day

Girl Scout Cookie Day

James Spader’s Birthday (1960)

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Birthday (1867)

Send a Card to a Friend Day

Sinclair Lewis’ Birthday (1885)

Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor Day

Wear Red Day

February 8th

Boy Scout Anniversary

John Williams’ Birthday (1932)

Jules Verne’s Birthday (1828)

Kite-Flying Day

Laugh and Get Rich Day

Moo Cow Day

Opera Day

February 9th

Alice Walker’s Birthday (1944)

Autism Sunday

Bad Poetry Day

Carole King’s Birthday (1942)

Charles Shaughnessy’s Birthday (1955)

Corvette Day

Hershey’s Chocolate Founded (1894)

Lunar Eclipse Day

Man Day

National Stop Bullying Day

Read in the Bathtub Day

Toothache Day

February 10th

Boris Pasternak’s Birthday (1890)

Chinese New Year

Clean Out Your Computer Day

E.L. Konigsburg’s Birthday (1930)

Glenn Beck’s Birthday (1964)

Plimsoll Day

Shrovetide

Umbrella Day

Westminister Dog Show

February 11th

Be Electrific Day

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

Extraterrestrial Culture Day

Leslie Nielsen’s Birthday (1926)

Make a Friend Day

National Inventor’s Day

National Shut-In Visitation Day

Professional Sports Wives Day

Sarah Palin’s Birthday (1964)

Satisfied Being Single Day

Thomas Edison’s Birthday (1847)

White T-Shirt Day

February 12th

Aaron Sanchez’ Birthday (1976)

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday (1809)

Darwin Day

First Barbie Dolls for Sale

Judy Blume’s Birthday (1938)

Log Cabin Day

Michael McDonald’s Birthday (1952)

NAACP Day

National Plum Pudding Day

Oglethorpe Day

Paul Bunyan Day

Safety Pup Day

February 13th

Ash Wednesday

Bess Truman’s Birthday (1885)

Blame Someone Else Day

Dream of Your Sweetheart Day

Employee Legal Awareness Day

Get a Different Name Day

Grant Wood’s Birthday (1892)

I Value Your Friendship Day

L.L. Bean’s Birthday (1873)

Lent Begins

Madly in Love With Me Day

Peter Gabriel’s Birthday (1950)

Read to Your Child Day

Stamp Collectors Day

Tennessee Ernie Ford’s Birthday (1919)

World Radio Day

February 14^th

Ferris Wheel Day

Florence Henderson’s Birthday (1934)

Frederick Douglass Day

League of Women Voters Day

Library Lovers Day

National Call In Single Day

National Condom Day

National Have a Heart Day

National Organ Donor Day

National Women’s Heart Day

Pet Theft Awareness Day

Quirky Alone Day

Race Relations Day

St. Valentine’s Day

World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

World Marriage Day

February 15th

Burger Lovers Day

Galileo Galilei’s Birthday (1564)

Jewelry Day

John Barrymore’s Birthday (1882)

Lupercalia

Matt Groening’s Birthday (1954)

National Gumdrop Day

National Hippo Day

Remember the Maine Day

Singles Awareness Day

Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday (1820)

World Whale Day

February 16th

Do a Grouch a Favor Day

Hugh Beaumont’s Birthday (1909)

Innovation Day

National Almond Day

Pistachio Nut Day

February 17^th

Champion Crab Races Day

Daytona Pole Day

Human Spirit Day

Melba Toast Day

My Way Day

National PTA Founders Day

President’s Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Robert Newton Peck’s Birthday (1928)

World Human Spirit Day

February 18th

Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day

John Hughes’ Birthday (1950)

Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Birthday (1848)

Molly Ringwald’s Birthday (1968)

National Battery Day

Play Doh Day

Pluto Day

Toni Morrison’s Birthday (1931)

Wallace Stegner’s Birthday (1909)

Watch Casablanca Day

February 19th

Iwo Jima Day

International Tug of War Day

Jill Kremetz’ Birthday (1940)

Mike Hignite’s Birthday (My Son)

Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood debuted in 1968

National Chocolate Mint Day

Nicolas Copernicus’ Birthday (1473)

Seal’s Birthday (1963)

Single Tasking Day

February 20th

Ansel Adams’ Birthday (1902)

Cherry Pie Day

Clam Chowder Day

Gloria Vanderbilt’s Birthday (1924)

Hoodie-Hoo Day

You are supposed to go outside to shout “Hoodie-hoo!” to scare away Winter and make way for Spring!

Hubert de Givenchy (1927)

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

Love Your Pet Day

Sidney Poitier’s Birthday (1927)

World Day for Social Justice

February 21st

Alan Rickman’s Birthday (1946)

Anais Nin’s Birthday (1903)

Andres Segovia’s Birthday (1893)

Barley Pudding Day

Card Reading Day

Erma Bombeck’s Birthday (1927)

International Mother Language Day

International Pancake Day

Kelsey Grammar’s Birthday (1955)

Lidi Bstianich’s Birthday (1947)

Love your Pet Day

February 22nd

Be Humble Day

Clinton Kelly’s Birthday (1969)

Frederic Chopin’s Birthday (1810)

George Washington’s Birthday (1732)

International Sword Swallowers Day

International Tongue Twister Day

International World Thinking Day

Lady Olave Baden Powell’s Birthday (1889)

Lord Robert Baden Powell’s Birthday (1857)

National Margarita Day

Open That Bottle Night

Recreational Sports & Fitness Day

Robert Young’s Birthday (1907)

Sheldon Leonard’s Birthday (1907)

Walking the Dog Day

Woolworth’s Day

World Thinking Day

February 23rd

Banana Bread Day

Curling is Cool Day

Daytona 500

Diesel Engine Day

George Handel’s Birthday (1685)

Howard Jones’ Birthday (1955)

International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

Little Lulu Day

Tennis Day

February 24th

Dinosaur Lovers Day

Museum Advocacy Day

National Tortilla Chip Day

Steven Jobs’ Birthday (1955)

Willhelm Grimm’s Birthday (1786)

World Bartender Day

February 25th

American Birkenbeider Race

Go Bowling Day

Pierre Auguste Renoir’s Birthday (1841)

Pistol Patent Day

Spay Day USA

February 26th

For Pete Sake’s Day

Great American Spit Out

Inconvenience Yourself Day

Johnny Cash’s Birthday (1932)

Levi Strauss’ Birthday (1829)

Mark Dacascos’ (Iron Chef Chairman) Birthday (1964)

National Personal Chef Day

National Pistachio Day

Ring Finger Day

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Victor Hugo’s Birthday (1802)

William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Birthday (1846)

William Frawley’s Birthday (1887)

February 27th

Flip a Pancake Day

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Birthday (1807)

Howard Hesseman’s Birthday (1940)

International Polar Bear Day

John Steinbeck’s Birthday (1902)

Josh Groban’s Birthday (1981)

National Chili Day

National Day of Action

No Brainer Day

February 28th

Floral Design Day

National Tooth Fairy Day

Public Sleeping Day

Rare Disease Day

Read to Me Day

US Snow Shoe Days