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'!

Aviary Colour Challenge

Earlier this week, there was a colour challenge over at SplitCoast Stampers.

Since I had a "bright" thing going on, I figured I'd keep it up and the colour challenge was perfect - Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Poppy Parade:

I punched out several circles in Poppy Parade and Sunny Garden Designer Series Papers and then stamped two of the birds from Aviary in Tempting Turquoise and Poppy Parade on Whisper White Cardstock. I punched the image out and matted it on a piece of Poppy Parade Cardstock and again on a piece of Tempting Turquoise punched out using my scallop circle punch. My image was adhered to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from a set that will be released in the OCCASIONS MINI on January 5th, is stamped in Poppy Parade on Whisper White Cardstock and punched out using my large oval punch. It was matted on a piece of Poppy Parade Cardstock punched out using my scalloped oval punch.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Aviary, You're a Gem

INK: Poppy Parade, Tempting Turquoise

PAPERS: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Poppy Parade Cardstock

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'!

Bundle up with Simply Adorned - for the men!

The Simply Adorned Gift Bundle contains the Charming wood-mount stamp set, a Simply Adorned 1” x 1-1/4” charm, and a Simply Adorned 24” chain. Use this specially-discounted bundle to create a beautiful and unique charm necklace for that special someone in your life!

Do you have a special someone on your list? Someone REALLY special? I have just the gift!

Doesn't this Simply Adorned chain and locket look FABULOUS? If your special someone is a crafter, she can make it herself with the supplies you purchase. If she's not, you can purchase the supplies and I can make it for you! Either way, it's win-win! You look good no matter what!

The chain comes in either a 24" or 34" length and both are fabulous! The sample to the left is showcased in a 1" X 1 1/4" locket.

The stamp set used is called "Charming" which makes it PERFECT to use on our CHARMS of course!

Like I said, win-win!

Who will YOU make smile on Christmas morning?

Ladies...if you like this set, you may want to surreptitiously leave this page open on your honey's computer - just sayin'!

Happy Stampin'!

ATC Tuesday - Very Merry

I had this card idea in my head yesterday and it turned out that an ATC was just the way to start it off!

I came up with this:

You'll have to forgive the smudging around the image. It was late and I took it at my workspace with my iPhone before attaching it to the card. I can't SHOW you the completed card, because it's a SUDSOL exclusive. If you're a demonstrator...you'll have to join SUDSOL to see it. It's REALLY easy to do! Just click on the link to the left of my blog posts.

I started off with a piece of Whisper White Cardstock. I stamped my little snowman in Staz-ON ink and watercoloured him. Now, I don't normally watercolour on Whisper White, but because I wasn't doing a LOT of colouring, it didn't turn out too bad. If I'd been doing a lot of blending, like in this card, I would have stamped on Watercolour Paper because otherwise, I would have ended up with a whole bunch of little white "pills" from the paper peeling due to the excess water.

I coloured his hat and mitts using the Real Red Watercolour Wonder Crayon, despite the fact that DH pointed out that snowman hats are usually black. Too bad for him! Red matched the theme for the rest of my card!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Jolly Old St. Nick, Short and Sweet

INK: Staz-ON

PAPERS: Whisper White, Pacific Point

ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Wonder Crayons, Aqua Painter

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'!

SUDSOL BLOG TOUR - November Edition!

Welcome to another SUDSOL blog tour! If you're just arriving from Teresa's blog, you're in the right spot! And if not, don't worry! You'll be able to go all the way around!

I've been a member of SUDSOL since I became a demonstrator a year and a half ago and I find it an invaluable resource! There are SO many ideas to share and everyone is SO helpful! As a Demonstrator, you can join SUDSOL for a FREE two-week trial period to see if it's something you might find useful in your business

My first card is a Christmas one and features the stamp set: Word Play (Item # 120308 - Wood; # 120651 - Clear)

I stamped the image on a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock and trimmed it to 1 3/4" X 2 1/2". It's adhered using Stampin' Dimensionals over all the other layers on the card.

My card base is a piece of 8 1/2 X 5 1/2" Crumb Cake Cardstock (formerly Kraft) and my Cherry Cobbler Layer was run through the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Folder using the Big Shot before adhering it to the front of the card.

Do you have trouble coming up with ideas for boys' cards? Yeah...me too! That was one of the reasons that I had to have the "Word Play" set! That "wish BIG" sentiment is a PERFECT birthday sentiment...and if you colour it in blue and read (using the direct to rubber technique) it's PERFECT for a boy! Especially if you pair it with the new CELEBRATIONS Designer Series Paper! When you're ready to host the party, all you need to do is get your hands on the Celebrations Party Banner Party Kit and you're good to go! When the kids arrive, set them up with the hats from the Celebration Party Hats Party Kit and there you have it! A party ready to go with almost no effort. Who doesn't like that?

My base is a piece of 8 1/2 X 5 1/2" Pacific Point, which I am SO happy returned to the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog since it's so fun and bright! My next layer is a 4 X 5 1/4" piece of Bashful Blue Cardstock. My DSP layer is a piece of 3 3/4" X 5 1/2" DSP from the Celebrations pack that I cut and flipped (the smaller piece) before adding to the front of the card.

I used the direct to rubber technique (as mentioned) to colour the stamped sentiment in Real Red and Pacific Point Markers. I added stars and a little bling for the finishing touch.

My third card uses the same colour scheme as the birthday card, but a different sentiment. I love that our DSP is SO versatile! You can see that same versatility in this post and this post, where I used our Deck the Halls DSP both on a Christmas Card and a Thank You Card.

My base is a piece of 4 1/4 X 11" Bashful Blue. The Pacific Point layer is 4 X 5 1/4 and the DSP layer is just 1/8" smaller. I stamped the main sentiment in Pacific Point on Bashful Blue and punched it out using the Decorative Label punch which is available in the Holiday Mini. To make the mat for the sentiment, I punched two Decorative Labels from Pacific Point and then cut and adhered them to the back.

The secondary sentiment is from an adorable little set called "You're a Gem" which will be available in the Occasions Mini beginning January 4th, 2011. You're going to LOVE it! SO many adorable little sentiments! It's stamped in Pacific Point on Whisper White Cardstock, then punched out using the 1 1/4" circle punch. It's matted on a 1 3/8" circle and again on the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch. I adhered it to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. The whole front panel (as well as the main sentiment) is also adhered to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals - can you tell I love them?

If you like what you've seen here today, there's even MORE in my SUDSOL gallery. Won't you come by for a visit? Many of the samples you'll see are EXCLUSIVE to SUDSOL which is another great benefit to the site. You'll see things there that AREN'T all over the internet. If you're a demonstrator, your customers have less of a chance of seeing something online before you show it to them.

STAMPS: Word Play, You're a Gem

INK: Pacific Point, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler

PAPERS: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point and Real Red Cardstock; Deck the Halls and Celebrations DSP.

ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Dimensionals, Markers, Clear Acrylic Blocks

SUDSOL BLOG TOUR IS COMING!!!

This post will remain at the top until November 3rd when the SUDSOL Blog Tour takes place.

Please scroll down to see what else I've been up to!

Watercolour Wonder

Do you remember using watercolour paints when you were young? They came in those plastic containers and there were little wells in the lid where you could create "custom" colours...which inevitably ended up being some awful shade of brown or grey.

Well, watercolours have come a long way baby! Just look at this:

Yep! I made that...pretty proud of myself too! I just LOVE our watercolour paper and once you use it, you will too!!! I used a combination of our watercolour crayons (the new ones are still in manufacturing) and ink pressed into the lid of the ink pad. The Beehive/Bee panel is ATC size...did you notice?

This paper is perfect for watercoloring with using our line art stamps and Classic inks or Watercolor Wonder Crayons. The size was chosen to layer perfectly on a card front without having to trim or make adjustments.

■ 20, 3-3/4" x 5" sheets per package
■ 140-lb. cold-pressed paper
■ 100% cotton
■ Resists buckling when wet

Here's a close up of my little buzzer:

Cute, eh? Did you notice those teeny tiny pearls? You can get those through my online store as well as all the other goodies needed to create this card. Don't worry that the watercolour crayons aren't available yet. You can get a lot of the same look using our Aqua Painters and ink.

And here's the inside of my card:

Yes, I know I used ANOTHER sheet of Watercolour Paper and I KNOW it's not cheap, but I just had to duplicate the look that I had on the front of the card. And...you have to admit...it does look pretty fabulous! I used the same combination of Watercolour Crayons and Ink to colour my little honey pot.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Just Buzzin' By

INK: Staz-ON (for stamping), Cajun Craze (for colouring and stamping sentiments)

PAPERS: Watercolour Paper; Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze Cardstock

ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Crayons, Aqua Painters, Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

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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'!

Grunge Rock in Blue...and PINK!!!

So...clearly it's been a while! Where the heck have I been? The short answer? BUSY! The long answer, DH's and DS's birthday, Vegas, Creative Festival, appointments...yep! That pretty much sums it up!

Starting with DH's birthday, I got up and had to make him a card...yep! TOO busy to get it done ahead of time - YIKES!

So, as I was making my card, DS (not the one who was celebrating the birthday) got up and decided he liked what I was doing. He made his own card:

He used the Grunge Rock Set and stamped in Bashful Blue, Night of Navy and Not Quite Navy.

What do you think? He stamped the inside too and DH and I both told him that meant his card was WAY cooler than mine! He was pretty happy about that!

As I mentioned, I used the same set and made a card too! A few days later, I used the same set and made a pink one - SUPER CUTE!!!!

Here are a couple close ups of the cards:

To see the whole card, click on one of those links at the top left and join SUDSOL for a free two week trial! You're gonna love it!!!

STAMPS: Grunge Rock

INKS: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy

PAPERS: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, Bashful Blue, Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones

Happy Stampin'!

LOTS of items - some at up to 80% off!!!

As you know, the CLEARANCE RACK has been operational for over a year now, it is a great place to discover discontinued Stampin' Up! merchandise for fantastic prices. Now, from October 5-18, they are adding over two hundred more discontinued items -- some at up to 80 percent off -- to help us make room in the Distribution Center for new products!

Things to know about the Clearance Rack Blitz:

• Orders for Clearance Rack items can be placed through the Online Store CLICK HERE to view
• Qualifying orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards.
• While the Blitz last from October 5-18, some items, depending on availability, may be made available in the Clearance Rack in the future.
• All discontinued items are available only while supplies last.
• All sales of discontinued items are final.

Come see all the new items! These are all discontinued items and are only available in the Online Store!

Vintage Thank You - Just Believe

I've been in a bit of a vintage mood lately, so while I had the paper out for this post, I decided to keep playing with it.

Here's what I came up with:

Can you believe this is Christmas paper? This is a perfect example of just how versatile our papers are. You can use them for their intended purpose (Christmas) and for a host of other things! Come back on Nov. 3rd when I'll be participating in the SUDSOL Blog Tour and you can see what I did using our Celebrations DSP for two different cards.

For this card, my base is Crumb Cake Cardstock and the next layer up is Early Espresso. My DSP is from the Deck the Halls DSP pack.

For this card, I used the Just Believe Stamp Set (item # 120453 - Clear). I coloured the main image using my markers and since it was a sizeable image, rather than "huff", I spritzed with some water and then stamped the image. I spritzed twice, but should have only spritzed once. In the end though, it worked to add a little more "vintage" to my card.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Just Believe

INK: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler

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

ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

3-D Thursday - Gift Bags

We all make our own cards, right? So why go out and get a store bought gift bag? Why not make your own???

Recently, DS attended a birthday party for a friend of his. I had the card all sorted out - thank goodness for Extreme Elements and Grunge Rock - but I needed a bag too. As mentioned in yesterday's post, I'll be at the Creativ Festival with my Caroline next weekend (this weekend I'm prepping for VEGAS BABY!!!) and I'll have some hand made items for sale. In order to get ready for that, I bought some Kraft coloured bags to decorate. I just pulled one out of that stash and went to work.

Here's what I came up with:

I used Party This Way on the outside of the bag. The Extreme Elements are Grunge Rock were reserved for the card (sorry, no pic of that).

Here's a sneak peek of another bag I made...

To see the whole thing, you'll have to be a demonstrator and click on the link up to the left in order to join SUDSOL as a trial member as the above sample is exclusive to SUDSOL.

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'!

Stampin' UP! rocks my world!!!

You're gonna love this! Warning...the song is TOTALLY cute and addictive!

Featured Stamp Set - Day of Gratitude

I'm making an effort to use my stamp sets a bit more than I do - you know the ones - OMG! I have to have it!!! Then 4 months later - well...that's no longer available...hopefully it will carry over to next year's IB&C. We've ALL done it!

This week, as you've already seen from my post on Monday and my ATC from yesterday, I'm featuring the "Day of Gratitude" set.

All the links below are clickable so that you can see exactly what you need to order to complete the project above. And, if you need any of the supplies, you can contact me directly or shop in the online store. Don't forget that the Day of Gratitude Stamp Set is also available in Clear Mount if you prefer that option. If you choose the clear mount set, you'll also need to purchase Blocks: A, B, C, E and G to use your stamp set.

SUPPLIES REGULAR QUANTITY 1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch $23.95 Qty:1 Whisper White 12X12 Card Stock $8.50 Qty:1 Stampin' Dimensionals $5.25 Qty:1 Color Spritzer Tool $16.95 Qty:1 Linen Thread $5.95 Qty:1 Day Of Gratitude $32.95 Qty:1 More Mustard 8-1/2X11 Card Stock $8.50 Qty:1 Early Espresso 8-1/2X11 Card Stock $8.50 Qty:1 Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper $14.95 Qty:1 Early Espresso Stampin Write Marker $4.50 Qty:1 More Mustard Stampin' Write Marker $4.50 Qty:1 Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker $4.50 Qty:1 Very Vanilla 1/2 Inch Seam Binding Ribbon $8.95 Qty:1 3/16" Metallic Brads $8.95 Qty:1 Mat Pack $12.95 Qty:1 Paper-Piercing Tool $4.50 Qty:1

Happy Stampin'!

ATC Tuesday - Gratitude

I'm trying to get back on track...now that the kids are back in school and we have established something of a routine, I'll be trying to post more regularly...try to bear with me, OK?

Today is Tuesday, so that means: ATC!!!

I'm featuring the Day of Gratitude set this week, so this ATC uses that set.

I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso on Pumpkin Pie and punched it out using the new Decorative Label punch which is available in the Holiday Mini. I then used the punch again to punch out two Early Espresso Decorative Labels and made a mat for my sentiment.

I sponged Pumpkin Pie ink on my piece of Newsprint DSP and then stamped leaves (after stampin off) in Early Espresso and then stamped the "Thank You" sentiment from the set in full strength Early Espresso.

I added a tiny Library Clip and tied on a piece of Early Espresso ribbon for the finishing touch.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Day of Gratitude

INK: Early Espresso

PAPERS: Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso Cardstock; Newsprint DSP

ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Library Clip, Decorative Label Punch

Happy Stampin'!

Twenty-Minute Monday - Day of Gratitude

Last week was Stampin' UP! Regionals in Hamilton. As part of our registration, we received the Day of Gratitude Stamp Set. It's not one that I would have chosen, but now that I have it, it's kind of growing on me!

For today's 20-minute Monday, I chose the large image from the set and stamped it in Early Espresso. I then hand cut it, which really didn't take as long as you might think. I stamped the Daffodil Delight piece of cardstock with Daffodil Delight ink using one of the small leaves from the set.

Yes, I know the ribbon is crooked in the photo. Fortunately, because of the way it's attached, I was able to adjust it. It's straight now - LOL!

And here's a sneak peek of another card I created. I can't show it to you, because it's an exclusive to SUDSOL, a demonstrator only site to which I belong. From October to December, I'm on the Design Team! How cool is that???

Now...if you WANT to see it, feel free to click on the little icon to the left that offers you a free two week trial to SUDSOL. You can see the card in full as well as the other wonderful things that SUDSOL has to offer!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Day of Gratitude

INKS: Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso Cardstock; Newsprint DSP

ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Buttons, Basic Rhinestones

Happy Stampin'!

Design-A-House

Design-A-House

Stamp Sets

• Bells & Boughs
• Welcome Christmas

Paper

• Card stock: Confetti White, Always Artichoke Textured, Cherry Cobbler Textured, Early Espresso Textured
• Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper
• Newsprint Designer Series Paper

Ink

• Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
• Distressing Essentials
• Frost White Shimmer Paint

Accessories

• Champagne Glass Glitter
• Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim
• Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding
• Antique Brads
• Neutrals Designer Buttons
• Deck the Halls Big Designer Buttons
• Décor Accents Design-a-House
• Deck the Halls Designer Fabric
• Pewter Jumbo Eyelets
• Pearls Basic Jewels
• Mini Vintage Tags
• Vintage Trinkets
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Curly Label Punch
• Decorative Label Punch
• Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch
• Big Shot
• Merry Details Sizzlits Die
• Cream crochet thread