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Pick me up!

If there's anything that can pick me up, it's a cup of coffee! How about you?

This week, we had a fun sketch with a cluster of images. Check it out:

And here's my card:

My base is Early Espresso and I added a layer of Coffee Break Designer Series Paper in the wood texture. Then I stacked up a few of the coffee pot images I cut out from another piece of Coffee Break DSP.

The sentiment I chose is from the Bella and Friends Stamp Set. The whole set is just so cute, but since this month has been all about coffee, I just used the sentiment.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Bella & Friends
INK: Early Espresso
PAPERS: Early Espresso and Crumb Cake Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Very Vintage

This week at the Paper Craft Crew our theme was:

And for me...nothing says "vintage" like a stovetop coffee pot! I'm pretty sure my Grampy had one on his old wood stove and I *know* we used one when I was little on our camp stove. :) Maybe that's where my whole love of enamelware started?

I started off with a base of Soft Sky and then went to town with the sponging and the scraping! Scissors and sponges and staining, oh my!! The Designer Series Paper from the Coffee Break with the coffee cup stains is just perfect for the vintage look, don't you think? The coffee pot and cup were cut from another piece of Coffee Break DSP.

The sentiment is from the Sheltering Tree stamp set.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew is up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Sheltering Tree
INK: Early Espresso
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Soft Sky Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponges

Happy Stampin'!

Side by Side

We have another fun sketch this week over at the Paper Craft Crew:

And here's how I interpreted the sketch:

I started off with a base of Soft Sky and added a layer of Early Espresso under the layer of Coffee Break DSP. I cut out both the circle and the scalloped circle using the Layering Circles Framelits and my Big Shot. The images on the circle were cut from the same sheet of Designer Series Paper that I used in this post. You all know how much I love fussy cutting, right? :)

The sentiment is from the Beautiful Bouquet Set and I stamped it in Garden Green Ink. It was added to the image layer using glue dots. Rhinestones added the finishing touch!

I put some little cups on the inside.

I think I'll go out to coffee with my friend today!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Beautiful Bouquet
INK: Garden Green
PAPERS: Whisper White, Soft Sky and Early Espresso Cardstock; Pieces of Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Bakers Twine, Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

Christmas Cheer

I'm sure there's at least one coffee lover on your Christmas list this year? No? Well...I like coffee - LOL! You could add MY name to your list. :)

This week it's all about a game of Tic-Tac-Toe:

And...just like LAST TIME, I actually followed a line - LOL! The first column: Holiday Celebrations, Natural Elements, Favourite Stamp Set...at least it's my favourite stamp set this month - HA! It's actually TWO stamp sets - Coffee Café and Merry Café - but they go together, so that's ok, right?

I started off with a base of Soft Sky and added a layer of Coffee Break DSP. The little snippet that I cut off the larger piece of DSP was flipped over and adhered toward the bottom of the card front. I then wrapped Linen Thread (my very favourite natural element!) around the card.

I cut out the cup elements and stamped the image on the "sleeve" before attaching it all to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals...and then...some bling!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Coffee Café and Merry Café
INK: Early Espresso, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler
PAPERS: Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Soft Sky Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Thanks a Latte!

This month, I'm all about the coffee!!! I mean...I'm pretty much ALWAYS all about the coffee, what with the Starbucks job and all that, but this month I'm all about the coffee on my blog!

Here's the sketch we used this week at the Paper Craft Crew:

And at my Starbucks job...you know what happens tomorrow? At the stroke of midnight...BAM! Christmas! And I can't wait! The store will be all decked out for the holiday season...new merchandise, new drinks...I can't stand it! I've been bouncing around for WEEKS since we started getting our "do not open till November 1st" boxes. SQUEEEEEEEE!!!

Anyway...here's my card:

I just LOVE sketches with all kinds of little "bits"! I can throw things around on the card front and really have some fun. :)

For this one, I started off with a base of Soft Suede and added a layer of Soft Sky under the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper. I then added some Soft Sky ⅜" Classic Weave Ribbon under my focal image. The little pieces on the focal image were hand cut from one of the sheets of paper in the Coffee Break DSP pack.

I stamped the oval image from Coffee Café and cut it out using the coordinating dies and my Big Shot.

And then I just threw rhinestones around like candy!

Take a look at the inside:

I love the little "to go" cups that I cut out of the Coffee Break DSP - they're just so cute!

Don't forget to the check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Coffee Café
INK: Early Espresso
PAPERS: Whisper White, Soft Sky and Soft Suede Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

Soft Sayings All-Inclusive Card Kit

Sending Sweet Thoughts

Every year, Stampin' UP! sells a set where $3 from the sale of each set is donated towards Ronald McDonald House Charities. Over the years, Stampin' UP! has donated over $1.5 million in support of Ronald McDonald Houses. How cool is that??

I used the set to create the card for this week's Paper Craft Crew sketch:

I started off with a base of Lemon-Lime Twist and added a layer of Tranquil Tide (because that Lemon-Lime Twist is some kind of bright! LOL!).

I stamped the jar and lid in Tranquil Tide and added some cute little hearts in Powder Pink and Sweet Sugarplum. Super Cute!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the team has been up to HERE.

What do you think?


STAMPS: Sharing Sweet Thoughts
INK: Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink, Sweet Sugarplum
PAPERS: Whisper White, Lemon-Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide Cardstock; Fresh Florals DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Sending Love Embellishments (retired but available at time of posting on the clearance rack), Lemon Lime Twist Ombré Ribbon, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals


Happy Stampin'!

2017-2018 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Stacks

Pumpkin Spice ALL THE THINGS!

If you've known me for more than a minute, you know that Pumpkin Spice Season is my most favourite season of all!

My friends say that Pumpkin Spice Season is the reason I became a partner at Starbucks - early access!

This week over at the Paper Craft Crew we were given a colour scheme:

We don't do much Halloween around here (our children are older), so I was struggling to find something to stamp that wasn't Halloween-y - enter the Merry Café Stamp Set!

I started off with a base of Thick Whisper White Cardstock and added layers of Lemon-Lime Twist and Fresh Fig. Then I stamped the images from Merry Café and Coffee Café, cut them out (some with the Big Shot and some by hand) and attached them all to the front of the card.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Coffee Café, Merry Café
INK: Basic Black, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Pumpkin Pie
PAPERS: Thick Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Fresh Fig and Lemon Lime Twist
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

Color Theory Suite

Warm Wishes

Of all the packs of Designer Series Paper Stampin' UP! has produced this year, only ONE of them has a Very Vanilla base. I had to get creative so the cards for my Boot Camp class wouldn't be all be white!

Here's what I did:

Some of the papers in the Merry Little Christmas DSP pack are just Old Olive and Basic Black, so they work great for use on a Very Vanilla base.

This is one of the note cards (they're available in Very Vanilla now!) and I added a layer of Merry Little Christmas DSP. I punched out a circle of Old Olive and stamped the sentiment from Cookie Cutter Christmas in Real Red onto Very Vanilla Cardstock.

The teeny little ornament is from Carols of Christmas and the Real Red Solid Ribbon is just the right finishing touch!

Here's the sketch we all used this week:

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Cookie Cutter Christmas, Carols of Christmas
INK: Real Red
PAPERS: Very Vanilla Cardstock; Merry Little Christmas DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

SaveSave

Wood Textures Suite with "CRATE" possibilities!

Merry Christmas!

Don't look at me like that! When I created this card last week, it was exactly THREE months to BOXING DAY! That means that in three months from today, it'll already be NEW YEARS!

Have you started your Christmas Cards yet? That's one bonus of being a Stampin' UP! Demonstrator...since I'm planning for classes, I get a jump start on my Christmas Cards each year...and you're just gonna LOVE this year's line up!

Anyway...this week at the Paper Craft Crew we were tasked with a Tic-Tac-Toe Board:

And just to change it up a bit, I actually used a whole row...you know...instead of jumping around all over the place - LOL!

I chose the top row: vintage, baker's twine and something new. Now, I realize that the two stamp sets I used aren't exactly *new* since they've been available since September 1st (August 1st for Demonstrators), but up until last week, I'd been so busy that they hadn't even seen ink! I know! CRAZY!!

Here's the card I came up with:

I actually started off with the Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper as my jumping off point this time and went from there. I've always thought of sheet music as "vintage" (maybe because I'm getting old and took piano lessons as a child? Who knows!), but the sheets in this DSP package are white and white is NOT vintage (IMO). So...since I had some Soft Suede Ink on the table, I went to town with my sponge...then I went nuts with my scissors distressing the edges of the DSP and even tore a piece off - GASP! I just LOVE the way it turned out!

I stamped the tree from Ready for Christmas in Always Artichoke and cut that out using the accompanying dies and my Big Shot. And that got some ink around the edges too.

Then I cut out a strip of Very Vanilla Cardstock for my sentiment. And that got some ink around the edges too. :) Do you see a theme here??

I attached the DSP to the Soft Suede Cardstock and wrapped my Very Vanilla Bakers Twine around it before attaching it to my Always Artichoke base.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.


What do you think?

STAMPS: Ready for Christmas, Merry Cafe
INK: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Always Artichoke Cardstock; Merry Music Specialty DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Baker's Twine, Basic Rhinestones, Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals


Happy Stampin'!

Baby Bums in Pink!

Welcome to another week of "A little wild"! I have finally got my hands on this set (after cutting out of a bunch of cuteness with my downline's set) and can't wait to create even MORE!

There's a similar set coming out the Holiday Catalogue, so be on the lookout for THAT!

Today's card is kind of a girly version of last week's card. At least I think it's a little more girly with the addition of pink. :) I just LOVE the Stitched Shapes Framelits and use them every chance I get!

I started off with a base of Soft Sky and added a layer of Whisper White. Then I added a strip of DSP and a little piece ribbon. I didn't want to add just the button, so I punched a ¾" circle of Whisper White and attached the button (retired, sorry!) to that.

I stamped the "hello baby" from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto a piece of DSP an attached it much like I did last week.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.


What do you think??

STAMPS: A Little Wild, Teeny Tiny Wishes
INK: Soft Suede
PAPERS: Whisper White, Soft Sky and Powder Pink Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Ribbon, Linen Thread, Button (retired, sorry!), Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

Cute Little Bums!

My friend, and downline, Lindsay received this set at On Stage in Toronto this past April and we ALL (the whole team!) fell in love with it! How could you NOT? It's just so darn cute! My favourite image is the elephant.

The set is on its way to me (it should be here today) so I was happy to borrow Lindsay's at our Canadian Blossoms Team Meeting last month. We created a couple of cards as a team and I had a whole bunch of leftovers to create even MORE.

You can purchase this set as a BUNDLE and save 10% on your purchase. If you earned coupon codes in July, you can use them on this bundle. Don't forget that your coupon codes MUST be used in August!

For today's card, I started off with a base of Pear Pizzazz and added a layer of Whisper White. A tiny strip of the Coffee Break DSP off to the left was just the perfect touch!

I added a length of Soft Sky ⅜" Classic Weave Ribbon and a little strip of DSP which was torn to resemble a little strip of Washi Tape. I added a little button (retired, sorry!) tied with Linen Thread for a little something "extra" and finally stamped on some more DSP using the "hello baby" sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

Next week, I'll have a more "girly" version for you.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the team have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: A Little Wild, Teeny Tiny Wishes
INK: Soft Suede
PAPERS: Whisper White, Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Ribbon, Linen Thread, Button (retired, sorry!), Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

How do I love thee....

...let me count the ways...

The other day, my daughter sent me one of those little quizzes that are all over the internet. It said if I had done/could check off 22/30 I had a VENTI sized Starbucks problem.

Well....I think I have a TRENTA sized Starbucks problem because I got 27/30!

I'm on my fourth week working at Starbucks and I totally love it! I even bought some Cold Brew Packets so I could brew my own at home - that stuff is FREAKING AWESOME!!

Anyway....all that to say, this week our challenge at the Paper Craft Crew was a colour challenge!

We had to choose three of these four colours:

As usual...I took some liberties. *grin*

I'm calling the Designer Series Paper "Turquoise" and the Bermuda Bay is my "Teal". That works, right? *wink* The lime green is pretty obvious in the Lemon Lime Twist.

I started off this card with the little coffee cups that I stamped and cut out a few weeks ago. Then I stamped the image in it using Bermuda Bay. I love having coffee with my friends! And my co-workers too...we have so much fun together. :)

What do you think of that Ombré Ribbon? I love it! And I'm SO happy it comes in THREE colours!

And check out the inside:

There's a sheet of paper in the DSP pack that is a fussy cutter's DREAM! :D

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Crew has been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Coffee Cafe
INK: Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay
PAPERS: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay and Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Ombré Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

It's the most WONDERFUL time...

...of the year!

It's Christmas in July...but also all the back-to-school stuff is starting to show up - LOL!

I love summer, don't get me wrong...but I LOVE routine even more and CRAVE back-to-school time when everything runs "tickety-boo" and everyone has a place to be at a certain time of day.

Anyway...today's card has NOTHING to do with back-to-school, but EVERYTHING to do with my "Christmas in July" class on July 29th.

Here's just one of the cards we'll be creating:

If you're coming to class, you'll be THRILLED to know that I have ALREADY fussy-cut all the little reindeer. :)

I started off with a base of Soft Suede and added a layer of Whisper White. To that, I added a small square of Be Merry Designer Series Paper (new in the 2017-2018 annual catalogue) and a smaller square of Whisper White Cardstock. I added the little reindeer and the sentiment from the Merry Mistletoe set.

The tree off to the left is from the same set and it was stamped onto more Whisper White Cardstock and cut out using the Big Shot and the smallest of the circles in the Stitched Shapes Framelits set.

The finishing touch was a little bit of linen thread tied into a bow...because who doesn't love linen thread??

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Merry Mistletoe
INK: Soft Suede and Garden Green
PAPERS: Soft Suede and Whisper White Cardstock; Be Merry DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Linen Thread, Mini Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

A Tag...from my Kitchen

This week's challenge at the Paper Craft Crew was to "Use something NEW" - or at least something that you hadn't used yet...how many of us have "HAD TO HAVE IT" and then let it sit unused because you had so many other "fun things" to use? Raise your hand! I know you've done it too. :)

While I haven't had the stamp set I used today "forever", it is definitely new (available in the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue) and I have had it for about 2 months.

Check it out:

Super cute, right? I used the sentiment from Label Me Pretty and stamped it in Bermuda Bay unto Whisper White Cardstock and punched it out using the coordinating punch which is part of the bundle.

I had grand illusions of baking some cookies that I could then package up and attach the tag to, but I recently started a new job at Starbucks (I LOVE IT!!) and time has gotten away from me!

After I stamped and punched the sentiment, I cut out the tag and added the layer of Bermuda Bay Cardstock which I stamped using images from Touches of Texture. I then added a length of Soft Sky Classic Weave Ribbon and attached the sentiment on top using Stampin' Dimensionals.

I added some Bermuda Bay Stitched Satin Ribbon and tied it up with my FAVOURITE linen thread for the finishing touch.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Label Me Pretty, Touches of Texture
INK: Bermuda Bay
PAPERS: Whisper White and Bermuda Bay Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Ribbon, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

This week's challenge is actually a TWO week challenge, so it should give you lots of time to create YOUR cards as you celebrate either Canada Day or Independence Day. You can play Tic-Tac-Toe along with the design team:

For my card, I chose the right hand column: Cake, Baker's Twine, Clean & Simple and created this:

My base is Soft Sky and I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock unto which I stamped the cupcake base. Before I attached the Whisper White layer, I took my 1/16" hole punch and punched two tiny holes on each side of the cupcake base through which I threaded my Whisper White Baker's Twine.

I stamped the frosting in Soft Sky and added some Wink of Stella for a little bit of sparkle.

I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede and added a tiny rhinestone for the finishing touch.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Sprinkles of Life
INK: Soft Sky, Early Espresso, Soft Suede
PAPERS: Soft Sky and Whisper White Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: 1/16" hole punch, Tree Builder Punch, Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Wink of Stella, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

I got a job!!

I mean...I had a job. I was working at Georgetown Yarn. And it was LOTS of fun! But I needed a few more hours, so I had to start a search and you'll never GUESS where I'll be working in a couple of weeks! I can't WAIT!

Maybe my card will give you a hint?

I started off with a base of Pear Pizzazz and added a layer of Whisper White Cardstock cut to 4 x 5 ¼". My next layer was a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Coffee Break pack.

Next up was some die-cutting using the largest of the Stitched Shapes circles and the larger of the scalloped circles in the Layering Circles Set. I stamped the sentiment from the Coffee Café set using Soft Suede onto the Whisper White circle and added the two tiny cups. There's a die in the Coffee Cups die set, but you all know how much I LOVE fussy-cutting, so I sat down one afternoon and cut out the entire sheet of coffee cups/percolators/cups. It was SO much fun!

And how about that awesome bow!! I just love, love, LOVE our Linen Thread. I'm pretty sure that every time I place an order, I add Linen Thread to it - LOL!

Well...if you haven't figured out where my new job is yet, I'll tell you! Starting on July 4th, I'll be working at one of my local Starbucks! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about this new opportunity!

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to check out what the rest of the Crew have been up to HERE.


What do you think?

STAMPS: Coffee Café
INK: Soft Suede
PAPERS: Whisper White, Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz Cardstock; Coffee Break DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Stitched Shapes, Layering Circles, Linen Thread, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

Are you ready for some inspiration??

OH. MY. GOSH! When I first saw this inspiration piece I fell in love and the ideas just started to swirl like crazy! Check it out:

And since it's my birthday today, you KNOW I had to create a birthday card! Check this out:

I chose the colours as my inspiration and decided to go with Lemon Lime Twist and Tempting Turquoise though I also considered Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point.

I started off with my base of Tempting Turquoise and added a layer of Lemon Lime Twist Fresh Florals. Then I cut a piece of Whisper White Cardstock and stamped the balloon strings onto it. I stamped the "birthday" from the "Happy Birthday" in Happy Birthday Gorgeous under it.

I stamped balloons from the Balloon Celebration and Happy Birthday Gorgeous sets and punched them out. They were added the front of the card using both Fast Fuse and Stampin' Dimensionals.

The "happy" banner was stamped in Tempting Turquoise and Lemon Lime Twist and fussy cut before adding it to the card front also using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Let me know in the comments below which part of the pillow would inspire YOU and don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE. You're going to LOVE it!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Balloon Celebration, Happy Birthday Gorgeous, Number of Years
INK: Lemon Lime Twist, Tempting Turquoise
PAPERS: Whisper White and Tempting Turquoise Cardstock, Fresh Florals Paper Stack
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

P. S. You have one more week to send me a birthday card and be entered into a draw to win a free stamp set!

MOJO Farewell

Last Monday, Julee posted the very last of the Mojo Monday Sketches - NUMBER 500! It's been almost 10 years since she started posting and she's decided to focus a bit more on her family these days.

I haven't participated in ALL of the sketches, but I do really like the ones I've done.

Here's my interpretation of the very last Mojo Monday Sketch:

I started off with the ATC onto which I stamped the splatter from Touches of Texture Stamp Set using Powder Pink Ink and the small flowers from the same set using Berry Burst Ink (stamped off).

Next up I stamped the pot of paintbrushes from the Crafting Forever Stamp Set using Basic Black Archival Ink and cut it out. No. There is no die for this image (or this set for that matter). Yes. I fussy cut it...and several like it as this ATC was the make and take for my catalogue launch this past Saturday. Everyone loved it! I may or may not be one of those crazy people that enjoys fussy cutting (and by may or may not, I mean I am 100% one of those crazy people! And I'm proud of it too - LOL!)

Then I coloured in the stamped pot with my watercolour pencils and aqua painters. It was adhered to the ATC using Stampin' Dimensionals.

After that, I set about sorting out the card base and decided I'd use ALL of the new In Colours for 2017-2019! Because...well...why not!

As a special treat, I'm going to give you EXACT measurements of each and every element of the card. I'm often asked about providing this information and while I sometimes do, for the number of blog posts I create, this process would become VERY tedious if I had to do it every time (and I'd probably stop creating). I'll try and do it a little more often for you though.

So, here you go (from the card base up):

• Lemon-Lime Twist Card Base - 5 ½" x 8 ½", scored at 4 ¼"
• Whisper White Cardstock - 4" x 5 ¼"
• Lemon-Lime Twist Designer Series Paper - 3 ⅞" x 3 ½"
• Powder Pink Cardstock - 3 ⅞" x 1 ½"
• Lemon Lime Finely Woven Ribbon - 5" long
• Tranquil Tide Cardstock - 4 ½" x 7/16"
• Berry Burst Cardstock - 3 ¾" x ⅝"
• Fresh Fig Cardstock - 2 ½" x 3 ½"
• Whisper White Cardstock - 2 ¼" x 3 ¼"
• Berry Burst Finely Woven Ribbon - 4" long
• Whisper White Baker's Twine - about 6-8" long (enough to tie your bow)
• Stamp Sets:
• Touches of Texture
• Crafting Forever
• Ink:
• Powder Pink
• Berry Burst (stamped off)
• Basic Black Archival
• Accessories:
• Watercolour Pencils
• Aqua Painters
• Glue Dots
• Stampin' Dimensionals

So there you go!

Happy Stampin'!

Have you picked a favourite?

The catalogue has been live for 7 days! Do you have a favourite yet? I'm sure I'll have more than one favourite, but this week it's Crafting Forever.

And I was inspired to use it with our super fun sketch:

The sketch is so versatile, you could use it with just about any stamp set. Here's what I did:

I used Touches of Texture to stamp the background and stamped the brushes in the pot on watercolour paper. I cut the image out and coloured it in using my watercolour pencils and aqua painters and then did the same with the "Made with Love" image.

They were adhered to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Love, love, LOVE this this stamp image - so cute!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.


What do you think?

STAMPS: Crafting Forever, Touches of Texture
INK: Archival Black, Powder Pink, Berry Burst
PAPERS: Thick Whisper White Cardstock; Watercolour Paper
ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Pencils, Aqua Painters, Rhinestones, Pearls, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

P.S. It's my birthday next week! Everyone who sends me a HANDMADE card will be entered into a draw to win a FREE stamp set!

Congratulations!

This week at the Paper Craft Crew we have a fun sketch for you to try out! It's a simple sketch with SO many options! Check it out:

Here's what I decided to do:

To choose my colours, I pretty much put my hands in a box that's been holding leftovers from my last class and odds and ends from previous creations. It think it worked out! :)

My base is Pool Party with a layer of Calypso Coral and then a layer of So Saffron. I then added a layer of Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper.

I had a little strip of Calypso Coral left over from trimming the larger layer and it was just perfect to tuck under the Daisy. I added a length of Night of Navy Bakers Twine for a little bit of contrast.

I stamped and punched two daisies in So Saffron and attached them with a Stampin' Dimensional. Then I stamped the Congratulations sentiment from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and then punched it out using the Classic Label Punch. I trimmed the punched sentiment and tucked it under the Gold Faceted Gem.

I am in LOVE with the brand new Daisy set! And it seems SO many of our demonstrators are also in love with it! Sadly, this bundle WON'T be available to order on June 1st, as it was SO popular with our demonstrators that we went through MORE than a usual years supply in the first two weeks of our pre-order.

On the up shot, by the time you can order YOUR Daisy Bundle, there'll be SO many ideas on Pinterest that you'll be able to create for MONTHS with everything you've seen.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Crew have been up to HERE.


What do you think?

STAMPS: Daisy Delight, Happy Birthday Gorgeous
INK: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy
PAPERS: Pool Party, Calypso Coral and So Saffron and Whisper White Cardstock; Delightful Daisy DSP
ACCESSORIES: Daisy Punch, Classic Label Punch, Gold Faceted Gem, Bakers Twine, Stampin' Dimensional, Glue Dot

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Tic Tac Toe - Three in a row!

It's a game of Tic Tac Toe over at the Paper Craft Crew this week! And for a change...I didn't pick my squares from all over the board - LOL!

Check it out:

I chose Bright Colours, Favourite Stamp Set and Ribbon - SEE? All in a row!

And here's my card:

My favourite stamp set is Gorgeous Grunge! It's retiring this year and I'm sad to see it go, but I'll console myself with my next favourite: Touches of Texture. And there's a few new stamp sets in the NEW Annual 2017-2018 catalogue that are sure to become favourites too!

Here's where the ribbon comes in:

I used the ribbon from the Love Bundle that was in the outgoing Occasions Catalogue. I like that it's narrow and not "in your face", if you know what I mean. Plus it was red and matched my card base - LOL!

Take a look at this fun fold:

The card is 5 ½" by 11" so you can still create one out of a regular size (8 ½" x 11") piece of cardstock. If you have 12" x 12" cardstock, you can get two from one sheet!

And here's the inside:

And...I'm sure it's pretty obvious that I used bright colours - LOL!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Crew have been up to HERE and come play along with us!


What do you think?

STAMPS: Gorgeous Grunge (retiring), Happy Birthday Gorgeous (coming in the new catalogue!)
INK: Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Real Red
PAPERS: Whisper White and Real Red Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Die (coming in the new catalogue!), Ribbon, Fine Tip Glue Pen

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Featuring Daisy Delight

We received this stamp set as part of the Prize Patrol at OnStage back in April, I just love it! I recently ordered the punch (you'll be able to get it as a bundle on June 1st) and I'm so happy with the way all the cards I create with this set turn out - SO FUN!!

We had a fun little sketch to play with today:

I even loved the colours our fearless leader chose - so bright and cheerful! I used the bright green (Lemon-Lime Twist) as one of the layers on my card.

You have to be careful with Lemon-Lime Twist! On it's own, it's EYE SEARINGLY bright! But when you mix it with the other new InColours, it's not so bad!

My card base is Berry Burst and I added a layer of Lemon Lime Twist Designer Series Paper from the Fresh Florals Pack.

I added a couple of extra strips of Berry Burst DSP to the main panel and stamped the sentiment in Berry Burst as well.

Some more Berry Burst for the daisies (I stamped and punched two), a Clear Faceted Gem (because hey! Why not?) and a few wraps of Bakers Twine to finish it off.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the crew have been up to HERE.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Daisy Delight
INK: Berry Burst
PAPERS: Whisper White and Berry Burst Cardstock; Fresh Florals DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Clear Faceted Gems, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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Sneak Peek!!

If you follow me on either Facebook or Instagram (maybe both?), last week I took a picture of a snippet of a BRAND NEW DESIGNER SERIES PAPER.

Today's card features another peek at it - YAY!! To see some of the rest of it, keep checking back and to see the FULL reveal, be sure to RSVP for my Open House on June 10th!

Our challenge this week at the Paper Craft Crew was to use three of the four colours here:

I chose Pale Yellow (ish), Coral and Deep Blue. And this is what I came up with:

The colours in the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper were perfect for the challenge and I couldn't have been more thrilled. I think it's going to be my new favourite paper! I got some after our OnStage event at the beginning of April and I just ordered another pack yesterday with my pre-order.

I started off with floral DSP and used it to create an ATC (the Daffodil Delight cardstock is 2 ½" x 3 ½"). To the ATC, I added the Daisy hanging off the edge and the sentiment from the Daisy Delight Stamp Set.

Check this part out:

The Faceted Gems that will be available to order on June 1st are so much fun! You'll get three different sizes on each colour sheet (there's a silver/clear version too!).

And here's the inside:

I added a single stem with some buds on it (also part of the stamp set - two step stamping) and some Night of Navy doodles around the edge.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Daisy Delight
INK: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy
PAPERS: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy Cardstock; Delightful Daisy DSP
ACCESSORIES: Faceted Gems, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Marker

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