Sketch, please!

So....I was surfing around the interwebz and found a new sketch by none other than one of my favourite designers/demonstrators, Angie! How cool is that??

This first sketch was pretty simple, but sometimes, simple is best:

I started off with a piece of 5 ½ x 8 ½" Very Vanilla Cardstock and folded it in half. Then I added a piece of 5 ¼" x 2" piece of This Christmas Specialty Designer Paper and stamped the image from Peace this Christmas. The finishing touch was a length of ¼" Natural Gold Trim.

The original sketch was horizontal, but once I got started, I couldn't stop! And I'm pretty sure I figured out which one is my favourite, but I'd like to hear from YOU! Which one is your favourite?

Let me know which card is your favourite in the comments below and I'll do a random draw from all the comments and send that person all FOUR cards pictured above. You'll have a head start on your Christmas cards and I'll have some more space to display MORE cards! Win-Win!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Peace this Christmas
INK: Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green Cardstock; This Christmas DSP
ACCESSORIES: Gold ¼" Natural Trim

Happy Stampin'!

A little late...

...or is it early?

Well...I guess it all depends on your perspective!

Today's card was created for the SplitCoast Stampers Sketch Challenge from LAST week, so it's late. But, if you figure that it's a Christmas cards...it's EARLY!

I started off with a base of Baked Brown Sugar and added a layer of Cherry Cobbler. I think if I had to do it over, I'd add some texture to the Cherry Cobbler Layer, just for some interest.

My Designer Series Paper is from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Pack which will be available in just a FEW days from the Holiday Catalogue - are you excited??

Speaking of the Holiday Catalogue...do you need one? If so (and you're in Canada), just click on the "email me" link...up there...on the left and send me a quick message with your mailing address. I'll get one off to you ASAP!

My sentiment (stamped in Cherry Cobbler) is ALSO from the Holiday Catalogue and is part of the "Joy to the World" stamp set. Doodling around the sentiment panel was done using my Cherry Cobbler marker.

I cut out a paper flag using the dies from Hearts a Flutter and the polka dot pattern DSP and added it to the top left of the card.

The finishing touch was to add a bit of bling in the form of Basic Rhinestones.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Joy to the World
INK: Cherry Cobbler
PAPERS: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Baked Brown Sugar Cardstock; Season of Style DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Aviary for Create with Connie and Mary

Remember this from yesterday?

Here's the rest of the story:

Earlier in June, I purchased a pass to the awesome Create with Connie and Mary New Catalogue Edition. This is the FIRST time they've done Create for the bit catalogue and I didn't want to miss out! I have NOT been disappointed!

Each week, Connie and Mary issue a challenge to the participants who have purchased a pass. Through the challenges, participants have to opportunity to win a pass to the NEXT Create with Connie and Mary. Well...I had good intentions LAST week - OOPS! - but didn't want to miss out this week! Here's my card:

Just like the rest of this week, I had cardstock already out on the table and it happened to be Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo. This weekend, I'm doing a class where we'll be using the notecards and the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper, so I thought I'd use that and then I could show my "students" what ELSE they could do with the abundance of DSP they'll have left over (each participant get a full pack of notecards and a half pack of Summer Smooches DSP as part of their class fee).

I had the scraps already cut, so I just used those and then went on. It seemed like the PERFECT sketch for Aviary and since I think Aviary is a "bright and happy" set, it sounded like a great idea! (Can something "sound" like a great idea if the idea is in you head? LOL!)

I wanted a little sentiment on the card too, but didn't want something that would overwhelm the rest of the card. I always imagine the little birds from Aviary wanting to say hello, so that sentiment from Tiny Tags was just perfect!

And I decorated the inside too:

I stamped the same bird again in Rich Razzleberry, mimicking the bird on the front, minus the cage. I also added some Island Indigo sponging to the edges of the Whisper White Cardstock.

Here's an idea! The very next person that places an order through my online store will get THIS CARD in the mail!!! I won't even write in it, so you can use it yourself!

What do you think??


STAMPS: Aviary, Tiny Tags
INK: Basic Black, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry
PAPERS: Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo and Whisper White Cardstock; Summer Smooches DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Bakers Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals


Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 23 - REVEAL!

Yes, I KNOW I haven't been consistent with my sketches, but I'm still going to keep them in numerical order rather than trying to figure which week is which.  So...we'll call them "sketch weeks" instead of actual weeks - LOL!  And...in two "SKETCH WEEKS" I'll have some blog candy, since it'll be "Sketch Week" 25.  Sound good?

So, yesterday I gave you a sneak peek of some new papers and a new stamp set that will be released in the new Idea Book and Catalog.  I've only had to papers and stamp set for a few days and I can tell you that I LOVE IT!  I'm sure you will too!

Here's the front of my card:

Isn't this paper GORGEOUS?  And that's only ONE of the TWELVE patterns that are in the pack!  You get 12 pages of Designer Series Paper, 2 each of six designs and it's all double sided.  Trust me when I tell you that you're going to want more than one pack of this paper! I ordered three packs with my pre-order and I can't WAIT till April 1st so I can get MORE!

Want to get it during the pre-order?  No problem!  All you have to do is sign up to become a demonstrator. It's just one of the many perks you get by joining my team.  You'll also get the starter kit at 15% off, so you'll pay only $182.75 instead of $215.  As another added bonus, during Sale-A-Bration, you also get a product bonus of $60 including the Colour Coach! This really IS the BEST time to become a Stampin' UP! Demonstrator!  And there's no pressure to buy anything ever again!  If you just want the kit, GREAT!  You'll still maintain active status till the end of June and still be able to receive at least 20% off every single order. If you place a $200 order in the first 60 days, you'll get 30% off that order.  You just can't lose!

If you need even MORE incentive, you'll be able to get first crack at all the retiring stamps/accessories when Stampin' UP! announces the retired list around the middle of May.

I stamped the Four Frames onto my Whisper White Cardstock and then chose one of the sentiments from Silhouette Sentiments (a Level 1 Hostess Set) to stamp inside the frame.  This set is perfect if you just want a little something in the way of a sentiment.

To finish off today's post, I'll show you the inside of my card:

It's simple and elegant and adds just the right touch.  I like finishing the inside of my cards with just a snippet of something from the front. I think it makes it looked more "polished".

What do you think?

STAMPS: Four Frames, Silhouette Sentiments (Level 1 Hostess Set)
INK: Not Quite Navy, Versamark
PAPERS: Whisper White and Baja Breeze Cardstock; Paisley Prints DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Wednesday Sketch Challenge at SCS

Since it's Wednesday today, that means it's Sketch Challenge day at SplitCoast Stampers. Today's sketch looked fun and easy, so I thought I'd give it a try!

My Caroline let me borrow her "Sew Suite" set which will be available beginning next week in the Occasions Mini. I swiped her "Sweet Stitches" DSP too with the promise of creating some samples for the Studio. I hope she likes what I've come up with so far!

For today's card, I stamped the bobbin and pin cushion on Whisper White Cardstock using Basic Grey Ink (it's waterproof) and used ink squished into the lid of the ink pad and my Aqua Painters to colour in the images. The little pin cushion is hiding behind the spool of thread thanks to the masking technique.

I punched my image out using my large scallop circle punch and it was adhered to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

My card base is a piece of 5 1/2 X 8 1/2" piece of Melon Mambo scored and folded at 4 1/4". The next layer up is a piece of 4 X 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White. The patterned paper is from the same sheet, I just cut and flipped it over. Have I mentioned that I LOVE the fact that our DSP is double sided???

The little ruler from the "Sew Suite" set was stamped in Melon Mambo Ink on Whisper White Cardstock. It actually goes to a 12" measure (but is only about 6" long), but I cut it at 9 1/2" to make it fit the card.

A length of Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon hides the seam between the two pieces of DSP.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Sew Suite

PAPERS: Whisper White and Melon Mambo Cardstock; Sweet Stiches DSP

INK: Basic Grey, Melon Mambo

ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 22

Time for another Sunny Sunday Sketch! How was your week? Busy? Are you ready for Christmas yet???

Today's sketch and card ought to help you at least get your Christmas cards out the door!

I was working with My Caroline on Friday and she was prepping for her Stamper's Club. She had this card out and I just fell in love with it:

I liked it so much, I made it in three different colours! Caroline's was done in Not Quite Navy, like the one on the far right, but I like it in Riding Hood Red and Old Olive too.

I stamped Dasher to match the Cardstock on Very Vanilla and then matted him on the same colour cardstock as I used for the base. The Very Vanilla Card Layer was run through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and my BIG SHOT.

I wrapped my 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around the Very Vanilla Cardstock layer before attaching it to the front of the card. I added a little bling by wrapping a length of Silver Tinsel Trim around the ribbon to cinch it. I love it because it's WIRED!!! That means, no knots and it stays put EXACTLY where you want it. The Silver Tinsel Trim is only available in the Holiday Mini until December 31st, so if you want it, don't forget to place your order before then.

Did you know that Dasher is available as a SINGLE stamp? For $10.95 CAD (+tax & shipping), it's one of the best deals in the catalog! Contact me today and I'll tell you how you can get him for FREE!!!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Dasher

INK: Old Olive, Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Old Olive and Riding Hood Red Cardstock

ACCESSORIES: Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Tinsel Trim

Happy Stampin'!

It's December 1st...do you know WHERE your Christmas cards are?

Mine are sitting next to me ready to be dropped into the mailbox. This is a first I tell you...a FIRST!!! As long as I've been sending out Christmas cards (19 years I figure, since that's how long I've been married), they have never, EVER, NOT ONCE been ready to go on the first of December. As a matter of fact, on more occasions than I'd care to count, they have been New Year's cards. Sad but true!

However, since my cards are ready to go, I thought I'd help YOU out with some ideas. What do you think?

Here's my first card for you:

It's based on the Sketch at SplitCoast Stampers this week.

I stamped my image from Holiday Lineup using Basic Black Ink and coloured it in using my Stampin' UP! Markers. Another challenge this week called for non-traditional Christmas colours, so I used these colours for that.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Holiday Lineup, Punch Pals

INK: Basic Black

PAPERS: Whisper White, Pacific Point and Early Espresso Cardstock; Celebrations DSP

ACCESSORIES: Stampin' UP! Markers, Punch, Big Shot, Movers and Shapers Die, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 21

Time for another Sunny Sunday Sketch - it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

Christmas is my absolute favourite time of year so when DD asked me to design a class for some of her friends to make Christmas Cards, I was THRILLED!!!

Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

This is just one of the cards the girls will be making next week. I decided on two 3 X 3 note cards, two 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 cards and one 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 card that is OTT (over the top). My hope is that they will take these cards home and show them to their moms and that then their moms will want to book classes too! How fun would that be?

That being said, if you're a youth leader in the GTA and want me to come to one of your meetings to make cards, I'd be THRILLED!!! The class is only $10 for 5 cards and would make great gifts.

The sketch was made using MDS which you can get as part of the digital starter kit during the AMAZING promotion Stampin' UP! is having. You can get the complete starter kit (either standard or digital) for only $107.50! That's half price! AND...no shipping, handling or taxes! What a FABULOUS deal! BUT, you only have until November 30th. Contact me ASAP if you'd like more details!

To make the card, I used a piece of Always Artichoke cut to 3 X 6" and scored at 3". The next layer is a piece from the fabulous Deck the Halls DSP which is available in the Holiday Mini Catalog, but only till December 31st! To add some texture, I ran the Whisper White Cardstock through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Embossing Folder.

I stamped the image from Jolly Bingo Bits in Cherry Cobbler and added a little bit of Dazzling Diamonds, because...really...what teenage girl DOESN'T like glitter?

What do you think?

STAMPS: Jolly Bingo Bits

INK: Cherry Cobbler

PAPERS: Whisper White and Always Artichoke Cardstock; Deck the Halls DSP

ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Impressions Folder, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 20

Can you believe it? Twenty Weeks of Sunny Sunday Sketch! Of course, I'd be more impressed with myself if it was 20 CONSECUTIVE weeks...but what's a girl to do when life gets in the way?

Here is this weeks sketch:

And here's my take on it:

After making DH's staff Christmas cards this past week, I definitely wanted something CAS (Clean and Simple) and I find that Aviary is just the perfect set for this.

I cut a piece of Celebrations DSP to add to the front of my Whisper White Card and then stamped the cage and bird from Aviary using Pear Pizzazz and Pacific Point. I punched it out using my 1 3/8" circle punch and matted it on a piece Pacific Point punched with my 1 3/4" scalloped circle punch.

I stamped the sentiment directly on the front of the card (brave, I KNOW!!) in Pacific Point ink. I didn't use my Stamp-a-majig, but you might want to - LOL!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Aviary, Teeny Tiny Wishes

INK: Pear Pizzazz and Pacific Point

PAPERS: Whisper White and Pacific Point Cardstock; Celebrations DSP

ACCESSORIES: Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones

Happy Stampin'!

SCS Sketch Challenge - Aviary Thanks

This is my second post today...scroll down to see what else I've been up to!

Earlier this week, there was news that SplitCoast Stampers would be down for maintenance yesterday night and into this morning. Of course, this sent all SCSers into a panic! What? Our site? DOWN? What the heck would we do???

Fortunately, Roxie posted the sketch early, so I was able to work on it last night before I went to bed. I had to wait till this morning to get a good pic.

Here's my card:

I started off with the white base and knew I wanted something bright and warm since it's been a little cold in my part of the country!

I chose my papers from the Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper pack and my ink colours from there. I stamped the little cage first using Peach Parfait and then stamped my little bird friend in Poppy Parade. The sentiment was also stamped in Poppy Parade. I popped both the image and the sentiment off the card using Stampin' Dimensionals and added a little bling for the finishing touch.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Aviary and Teeny Tiny Wishes

INK: Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade

PAPERS: Whisper White, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Cardstock; Sunny Garden DSP

ACCESSORIES: Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones

Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 19

WOOHOO!! Now we're really back! Two weeks in a row and the sketches keep coming! Here's my sketch for this week:

In this case, the card came first, and I based the sketch on it.

The card is DH's Christmas card for his co-workers. I make it every year. This year when I asked him how many he needed, he said, "Let's see...everyone is in the same building now...so 210." HA!!! I told him he could have the first 25 for free and after that it was gonna cost him. He settled on 15. Smart man!

I went a little distressing happy on this one, which is probably why it took me FOREVER to make 15 cards. I distressed each of the layers except for the card base.

My card base is 4 1/4" X 11" folded at 5 1/2" and cut at 2 3/4" on the front. I used the 2 3/4" piece of Crumb Cake and trimmed it down to 4" on the long size to use a my mat on the front. There is a similar size mat on the inside of the card too. The inside sports the sentiment. Sorry...no pics of that.

Both pieces of Designer Series Paper come from the Deck the Halls pack which can be found on page 18 of the Holiday Mini (Product # 120810).

I used my sponges as well as sponge daubers to add some colour to the front stamped panel. If you don't have the Stampin' Pastels yet, you should!!!

And, since my Caroline has essentially been teaching me since 2003, there's this:

NO NAKED ENVELOPES!!! I used another image from Lovely as a Tree to stamp on the envelope.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Lovely as a Tree

INK: Early Espresso

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke Cardstock; Deck the Halls DSP

ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Pastels, Sponges, Sponge Daubers, Distressing Essentials

Like what you see and want to make it too? If you're in Canada (ANYWHERE in Canada!), you can visit my online store and do your shopping there. Everything will ship RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR!



Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 18

And..........we're back!

It's been a while since I've posted a Sunny Sunday Sketch, but here you are:

This one is pretty simple, but that's OK. I like simple sketches because they let your imagination take over and you can make it anything you want!

Here's my interpretation:

I'm just LOVING the Autumn Spice DSP. It's so thick and luxurious! If you love it too, don't forget to order it before the end of December - after that it will no longer be available and you'll be sad - I promise!

My card base is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Old Olive Cardstock scored and folded at 4 1/4". I sponged around my layer of Autumn Spice before adhering it to the front of the card. I attached a piece of 1 1/2 X 4 in a different pattern from the Autumn Spice pack that I wrapped with Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon. I stamped my sentiment from "Word Play" in Old Olive Classic Ink and then used a sponge to add some ink to the edges of my Very Vanilla Cardstock. The Very Vanilla piece was corner punched and attached to a piece of Old Olive Cardstock, to which I added gold brads before adhering it to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

STAMPS: Word Play

INK: Old Olive

PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Olive Cardstock; Autumn Spice DSP

ACCESSORIES: Brads, Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Punch

If you like "Word Play", be sure to check back on November 3rd, when I'll be featured in the SUDSOL blog tour and you can see more!

Happy Stampin'!

Vintage Christmas - Lovely as a Tree

I was looking for something to get my MOJO going today and remembered that Wednesdays are sketch days over at SplitCoast Stampers.

So, I headed over there and found this sketch:

As soon as I saw it, I just knew I had to do something vintage! Nothing like finding your MOJO in a detailed card, eh?

Here's my card:

OMGosh! LOVE!!! How can you NOT love this card? It's the perfect Christmas card. Of course, it's not one you want to replicate for your list of 75 Christmas card recipients but it's certainly doable for those few VERY special people in your life. Wouldn't you say?

Now...for the details. Got your coffee? This could be long!!!

I FINALLY decided to get Lovely as a Tree this year! This made my Caroline VERY happy...mostly because I would stop stealing borrowing hers, but also because now it means she can do her classes at the Creativ Festival. Are you going? You should be! Not only will my Caroline and I be there (isn't that reason enough?), but this year, I plan to have some gift items ready for you to buy and give. How perfect is that? Not only do you get to see US (how cool!), you get to do some Christmas shopping too! If you're REALLY lucky, you might even get to purchase the above card...but you better get there early, because I'm betting it'll be one of the first things snapped up!

Anyway...the first thing I did was stamp the single tall tree image on Very Vanilla Cardstock using Early Espresso ink. Then I added some Always Artichoke colour around the branches using my Stampin' Pastels...of course, you can't see it because I decided to distress the cardstock using Always Artichoke Ink and my sponges - LOL! However, if you look REALLY close, you may see the little red dots of Cherry Cobbler in the tree which was also done using Stampin' Pastels. I'm hoping it really does look like balls in the Christmas tree, since that's the look I wanted.

The next step was to distress the edges of the image panel. I did this using my paper snips because (I KNOW!!!) I haven't yet ordered the distressing kit. It's on my list - PROMISE! I did the same for the edges of all the cardstock and DSP except for the card base.

The panel directly under the image panel was embellished using gold brads. I really need some antique brass brads, so I better put the metallic brads on my list too! I'll bet the vintage trinkets would have looked good too...another thing for the list! You can have them too...just visit my online store and start shopping! Stampin' UP! will deliver the goodies right to your door!

What I DO have in Antique Brass is a mini library clip, so I used that to "attach" the tag to my image panel. In truth, the Linen Thread is stuck down using a glue dot. I hid it under the Library Clip.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Lovely as a Tree, Tiny Tags

INK: Early Espresso, Always Artichoke

PAPER:Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso Cardstock; Deck the Halls DSP

ACCESSORIES: Mini Library Clips, Linen Thread, Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 17

Good morning friends!!! It's Sunday and that means it's "Sunny Sunday Sketch" time!

Here is my sketch for this week:

And here's my take on it:

Ever since I got the Extreme Elements set from my friend Janet, I have been wanting to do a card like this one. I stamped the OSW a week ago (you'll remember it from this post) and still had some of it sitting out on my table. I decided to use up some more of it for this card.

My base is Marina Mist and my square panels are matted using Night of Navy. I had fun inking up edges!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Extreme Elements and Grunge Rock

INKS: Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Pacific Point

PAPERS: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Night of Navy

ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 16

Good evening friends!

First, I'd like to apologize for this incredibly late posting of my Sunny Sunday Sketch. The kids are back at school and this week has been completely hectic! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that the kids are back in school (can you hear me now? It's SO quiet in here during the day), but it will take a bit to get back into the groove and make sure everyone is where they need to be when they need to be and make sure they have everything they need - PHEW!

So, better late than never, right?

My sketch and card come from a card that I found as I was looking for something to create for my Vegas besties. I'll be working on those tomorrow, but they won't be posted till Wednesday, because I was my friends to have their gifts in hand before they see them on my blog.

So, here's today's sketch:

And here's my take on it (closed):

And here it is slightly open:

I'm not going to show you the inside, because that's full of mush as I gave the card to my hubby.

I was thinking the other day about how lucky I am. For 15 years (almost 16 now), I've been a stay at home mom. Even when DH took a HUGE pay cut as he changed companies, he did whatever had to be done in order to make sure that I could stay home. I am a FIRM believer that children should be raised by their parents. PLEASE don't shoot me if this is not your belief. Everyone has their own set of beliefs. Anyway, I thought I should thank him for everything that he does.

The card is a fun little size - 3 1/4" X 6 1/4". It's made out of a piece of 3 1/4 X 11" cardstock, scored at 6 1/4". The little circle (on a Stampin' Dimensional) is the piece that holds the top piece closed.

Since my Caroline is going to Vegas on Tuesday too, I was able to steal borrow her French Foliage set of Clear Mount stamps to make this card. I only get to keep it for this week, so I may just have to order my own! I just love it!

What do you think?

STAMPS: French Foliage, Short and Sweet

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

INKS: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES: Punches, Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Twenty-Minute Monday

OK, so I tried that whole fifteen minute Friday thing, and that didn't work out! However, I have discovered that I CAN actually create a card in 20 minutes...provided I have a sketch!

So, welcome to 20-minute Monday! This feature will be replacing Manic Monday.

Last Friday, I had GREAT intentions of playing along with Diana's Chat and Challenge at SUDSOL, but time got away from me and dinner didn't get on the table on time...and well, you know how THAT goes!

So, late Friday night (or was it early Saturday morning), I used Diana's sketch and made this card:

I used Peach Parfait as the base and then added a layer of Whisper White before adhering my pieces of Sunny Garden DSP.

I stamped my flower from Greenhouse Garden in Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade. I just LOVE 2-step stampin'! Even my DH was impressed - he said the flower looked very realistic! I punched it out using my 1 3/8" punch and matted it on a piece of Peach Parfait punched with my 1 3/4" punch. The two pieces were added to a piece of Poppy Parade punched using the 2 3/8" scalloped circle punch.

The Pear Pizzazz ribbon covered up the space between the two pieces of DSP (oops! I shouldn't have told you that - LOL!) and the finishing touch was the tiny tag stamped with "Thanks so much" from Tiny Tags attached with a piece of linen thread.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Greenhouse Garden and Tiny Tags

INKS: Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade

PAPERS: Whisper White, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Cardstock; Sunny Garden DSP

ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Punches, Linen Thread, Markers

Happy Stampin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 15

It's another week of Sunny Sunday Sketch!!! Week 15...that's a milestone, right?

Here's your sketch for this week:

And here's my take on it:

I used the 6 X 6 card design in MDS, but my cards are just 3 X 3 - SO cute!!!

I used a colour combination that I used in this post. You'll remember that I used after consulting my Colour Coach - I'm still loving it!

I stamped my images from "Apple Blossoms" (level 2 hostess set) using Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler inks. My sentiment (from the same set) was also stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and punched out using the Word Window Punch. Rather than matting it on a different colour of cardstock, I just adhered it to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. The finishing touch was a Basic Rhinestone.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Apple Blossoms - Level 2 Hostess Set

INKS: Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler

PAPERS: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy and Pumpkin Pie

ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Dimensionals, Punch, Basic Rhinestones

Scrappy Saturday - a change of pace

My Saturday posts have been "Simple Saturday" for a little while...well, except for the Saturdays where I went missing - LOL!

This week, I thought I'd try something a little different and show you some scrapbooking pages! Now, it's been a LONG time since I've done any scrapbooking at all and even LONGER since I scrapped using REAL paper!

That being said, the idea of jumping in blind kinda freaked me out, so I went looking for sketches. The first one I found was on SUDSOL. Have you checked it out? If you click on the button over there to your left you can get a free two-week trial! It's an invaluable tool if you're a Stampin' UP! demo! Teresa does a Scrapbook Challenge once a week. I don't usually play along, but this time I did. I used her sketch for the first page (on the left) and then rotated the sketch to create my second page:

I used the pieces I had left over from a demo I did last year at Stampin' Palooza with my Caroline. So, the Scrappin' Kit is retired, but you could do the same thing with any of the kits now available in the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog.

My second sketch was taken from the August 2010 Newsletter at Page Maps:

I didn't have a full two 12 X 12 pages left from the kit, so rather than pull from another kit, I pieced together the left hand page. Necessity is the mother of invention, right? I think it turned out pretty good! It looks like I planned it that way!

What do you think?

STAMPS: None yet, but I might add some once the pics are adhered and I have an idea of where to embellish

INKS: None yet

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip and Not Quite Navy Cardstock; Exclusive DSP from Tailor-Made Simply Scrappin' Kit (retired)

ACCESSORIES: Not Quite Navy Ribbon (retired)

Happy Scrappin'!

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 14

Welcome to another Sunny Sunday Sketch! With all the insanity that's been going on (we're remodelling) things have DEFINITELY been hectic and my posting has been sporadic at best! However, one thing I didn't want to stop was the Sunny Sunday Sketch. So...for the next little while, you can be assured that this post will, at least, be consistent. Thanks in advance for bearing with me!

Here's our sketch for this week:

I based it on the card on the right:

but flipped the card so that it was horizontal instead of vertical.

Sunny Sunday Sketch - Week 13

Welcome to another Sunny Sunday Sketch! My sketch is a simple one today as I try to get back into the swing of things. Hoping it will jumpstart your week with some creativity!

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take on it:

I had some Blushing Bride Cardstock on my table and used that as my jumping off point. I consulted my Colour Coach and chose Sahara Sand and Perfect Plum to go with Blushing Bride.

I stamped the main image from Elements of Style in Perfect Plum on Whisper White and hand cut it. I then stamped "En Français" in Blushing Bride on my Blushing Bride Cardstock and adhered it to my Sahara Sand card base. The floral image was adhered to the Blushing Bride layer and I added a few Basic Rhinestones for some bling. The sentiment from Watercolour Trio (which is only available till August 31st) was stamped in Perfect Plum on Whisper White and punched out using the Large Oval Punch. It was matted on a piece of Perfect Plum punched with the Scalloped Oval Punch.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Elements of Style, En Français and Watercolour Trio

INKS: Blushing Bride and Perfect Plum

PAPERS: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Perfect Plum and Sahara Sand

ACCESSORIES: Basic Rhinestones, Punches and Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!