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Forever Lovely – Love You!

January 17, 2019 admin

Can you believe it is already January 17th? Where has the time gone? I suppose we all need to make the most of it because time is precious and something we can never get back.

My inspiration for the day comes from the TGIF Challenge #194. Looks like a great challenge.

The card starts with a Blushing Bride base with a Blushing Bride mat that has been embossed with the Subtle TIEF. After finishing the card, I think maybe it might have been good with the new Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder from the Occasions catalog. What do you think? I used a Lovely Lipstick Foil sheet from the Sal-A-Bration catalog to cut the mat for the focal panel which is cut from a piece in the All My Love DSP. The red heart is cut from the Lovely Lipstick Foil sheet also. I first cut out one of the hearts in the All My Love DSP pack but found it just did not suit me so I used it as a template to draw the heart on the foil sheet and then fussy cut it out. The greeting is from the Forever Lovely stamp set, stamped on a scrap of Whisper White. Linen Thread is wrapped around the focal panel three times and tied in a bow. The heart is then popped on the panel. The focal panel is then popped onto the Blushing Bride embossed panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink on a panel of Whisper White. The sentiments are from the Part of My Story stamp set and the Forever Lovely stamp set.

That’s it for today. Hope you like it and find it inspirational and encouraging for your own creations.

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Product List

Forever Lovely Photopolymer Bundle [150580] $47.50	Part Of My Story Cling Stamp Set [149719] $0.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad [147140] $7.50
Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets [149712] $0.00	Blushing Bride 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131198] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00

Amy’s Inkin’ Krew January Blog Hop– “LOVE”

January 8, 2019 admin

Welcome! It’s that time again for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop. You can catch us here on the second Tuesday of each month. Be sure to check out all the blogs, this is a talented group and you will find lots of inspiration. Our theme for the month is “Love”.

I love red, it is a power color. It always makes me feel energized when I wear or use red. I would probably use red for all my cards but know that I should not. I chose to make a card that can be for anyone, friend, relative or your one true love. I am using the same stamp set as I used in a previous post. It is just a different stamp from that set. This beautiful rose is from the Graceful Garden stamp set.

My card today starts with a Real Red card base. It is relatively simple and easy to make, even with looking so elegant, It is one layer, no mats, just the background panel for the Graceful Garden red rose. I suppose it could be called the mat for the rose. A panel of Whisper White card stock was cut using the Framelits Die from the Wonderful Floral Framelits Die set. As you can see it makes a nice decorative piece for the card. I then used a stamp from the Timeless Textures stamp set to give a little texture to the background the rose would be popped on. The rose was stamped using Memento Black Ink on Whisper White Thick card stock. I then colored the rose using Stampin’ Write Marker in Real Red and Pear Pizzazz. It was then fussy cut. The rose was then popped onto the Whisper White panel using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Petal Palette stamp set and is stamped at the bottom in Real Red ink below the Graceful Garden rose. Three Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels were popped on the card at the top and the bottom.

The inside sentiment is from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set and is stamped in Real Red ink on a panel of Whisper White card stock. A small rose from the Graceful Garden stamp set is stamped in Memento Black ink in the lower right corner of the sentiment panel. It is then colored using Daffodil Delight, Real Red, and Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Markers. It is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Thank you for visiting our Blog Hop today. My wish, as usual, is for you to find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations.

Now on to the other blogs. By clicking on the next button below, you will be taken to the talented Jaimie Babarczy’s blog post. Or if you choose you can click on any name and it will take you to that person’s blog post. Happy viewing.

The challenge I am joining for today is Word Art Wednesday

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Product List

Graceful Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143849] $19.00	Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534] $37.00	Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $35.00	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $20.00
Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies [148529] $34.00	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [147084] $7.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [147113] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Regals Stampin’ Write Markers [147155] $30.00
Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers [147156] $30.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Card Cuts:

Real Red Card Stock – Card Base – 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” Scored at 4-1/4” and folded on score line.
Whisper White Card Stock – Focal Panel for front 4” x 5-1/2” –Inside Sentiment Panel 4” x 5-1/4”
Whisper White Card Stock – Art Piece (Rose)- 2-1/4” x 4-1/4”

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Petal Palette with All My Love DSP

January 3, 2019 admin

YAY! Sale-A-Brations starts today! Is everyone ready? I have my list ready. My card today is a combination of the Petal Palette stamp set and the All Love DSP from the Occasions catalog.

The card is a simple and easy one to make and only takes minutes to make unless you are like me and get side-tracked doing something else and have to come back to it a dozen times.

The inspiration for my sketch layout comes from Global Design Project, this week’s challenge.

The card base is Balmy Blue cut 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″. The mat is a panel 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ cut from the All My Love DSP. It is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Another panel is cut measuring 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ to use as the focal panel. This also was adhered with Multipurpose Glue.

The mat for the art piece is a 1-7/8″ x 3-1/8″ panel cut using a Rectangle Framelits Die. It is cut from a piece of the All My Love DSP. The art piece measures 1-1/2″ x 2-7/8″ and is cut from a piece of Whisper White card stock. The greeting stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink is from the Petal Palette stamp set. The greeting was masked so it could be stamped in two sections, instead of one long line. The Balmy Blue hearts are embossed using the Subtle Dynamic TIEF. They are staggered down the art piece with the bottom three being attached to Silver Thread and then adhered to the panel.

Look at the difference in the two cards, one is photographed with a pink back ground, the other with a light wood background. It makes all the difference in the background you use for the clarity of a picture.

The inside sentiment panel is cut using the Stitched Label Framelits Dies. The sentiment is from the Incredible Like You stamp set and is stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink.

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a blessed day and my wish for you is to find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations.

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The 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration starts TODAY January 3, 2019 … are you ready?

Do you have your list ready? Maybe you have already ordered by the time you read this! Or you may be new to stamping and have questions. Read below to find out all about Sale-A-Bration.

You may ask What is Sale-A-Bration? It is only the biggest sale of the year from Stampin Up. You can earn free, that’s right, I said FREE products when you place a qualifying order. Many products are exclusive to Sale-A-Bration. You can order online from the Annual or Occasions catalogs or from the Clearance Rack to reach that $50 .

For each $50 order you can choose one product from the Sale-A Bration Catalog:

EXAMPLE

If you spend $50, you can choose one free level 1 item
If you spend $100, you can choose one free level 2 items, or you can choose 2 level 1 items.
If you spend $150, you can choose three level 1 products or one level 1 product and one level 2 product. Plus with the $150 you will receive additional product of your choice from Stampin Up

Here is just a sample of one of the free items from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $35.00	Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set [148708] $17.00	Stitched Labels Framelits Dies [146828] $33.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00
All My Love 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148576] $11.00	Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146982] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad [147140] $7.50
Silver Metallic Thread [138402] $3.50	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Flourishing Phrases and Petal Promenade DSP

December 31, 2018 admin

Thank you for letting me pop into your inbox several times a week during 2018. It has been such a blessing to be able to share my cards with you. I hope that you will continue that blessing for me during 2019.

Tomorrow will be 2019. Have you made all your resolutions?

The card today is a combination of Flourishing Phrases, Petals and More Thinlits and Petal Promenade DSP.

The sketch for this card is from Fab Fri 153 Challenge.

Steps to creating this card:

Cut a card base 4-1/4″ x 11″ and score at 5-1/2″ using Powder Pink card stock.
Cut a mat 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ using Smokey Slate card. Emboss the Smokey Slate mat using the Subtle TIEF.
Adhere to the Powder Pink card base.
Fussy cut the wreath from the panel of Petal Promenade DSP.
Stamp in Tranquil Tide ink the greeting from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set.‘
Pop the wreath on the Smokey Slate mat using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Color the three pearls from the Pearl Basic Jewel assortment using a Powder Pink Stampin’ Write Marker.
Pop the three pearls in the middle of the wreath at the bottom.
Cut the decorative flourish from the Petals and More Thinlits using the Big Shot.
Adhere to the Smokey Slate mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Pop the wreath over the decorative flourish using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Cut 4″ x 5-1/4″ a panel from Smokey Slate card stock to use as the mat for the sentiment panel.
Cut a panel of Whisper White card stock 3-3/4″ x 5″ to stamp the sentiment on.
Stamp the sentiment from Flourishing Phrases stamp set using Tranquil Tide ink on the Whisper White panel and adhere using Liquid Glue to the Smokey Slate panel.
Adhere the Smokey Slate mat with the sentiment panel on it to the Powder Pink card base.
Fussy cut a piece of the garland from the Petal Promenade DSP (picture above).

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The 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration starts January 3, 2019 … are you ready?

You are going to love the stamp sets in the Occasion catalog and freebies from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Make your list so you will be ready to order on January 3, 2019.

For each $50 order you can choose one product from the Sale-A Bration Catalog:

EXAMPLE

If you spend $50, you can choose one free level 1 item
If you spend $100, you can choose one free level 2 items, or you can choose 2 level 1 items.
If you spend $150, you can choose three level 1 products or one level 1 product and one level 2 product. Plus with the $150 you will receive additional product of your choice from Stampin Up

Here is just a sample of one of the free items from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534] $37.00	Petals & More Thinlits Dies [145655] $34.00	Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper [146913] $11.00	Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131202] $8.50
Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146985] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [147146] $7.50
2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers [144033] $15.00	Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers [147156] $30.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00
Big Shot [143263] $110.00

Butterfly Gala and Climbing Roses

December 24, 2018 admin

Is there a rush on at your home with Christmas being tomorrow ? I was at the grocery store yesterday and kept hearing comments of how tired I am. People rush and hurry getting everything to perfection or so they think, only to end up so tired they can not enjoy the day when it arrives. Even when I was a little girl, I can remember my grandmother and aunt hurrying about sewing dresses, crocheting scarves and most of all baking. I can remember my grandmother and aunt baking at least 20 cakes each, and to think they were all eaten during the Christmas festivities. People were always dropping in to visit and it was cake and coffee for everyone. Can you imagine baking 20 cakes in just a few days before Christmas. I can remember they were always moist and delicious. Another aunt, made a chocolate cake with black walnuts that is the most delicious cake you will ever eat. I think it must have been a tradition in the community to see who could bake the most cakes so they could tell it on Sunday at church.

Well, I truly hope everyone is ready and relax a bit on Christmas Eve. Christmas at our house is today as my daughter-in-law is a nurse and it is her year to work on Christmas Day. Wonder how many Christmas babies she will have.

I am playing along at Try Stampin On Tuesday Challenge 388.

Card base is a 4-1/4″ x 11″ panel of Very Vanilla card stock, scored at 5-1/2″ and folded in half on score line.
Cut a 4” x 5-1/4” panel of Mossy Meadow card stock, using the Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to add texture to the panel.
Cut a panel of Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper 2” x 4-7/8”
Cut a panel of Very Vanilla card stock 2-1/4″ x 5″ for one of the mats for the DSP panel.
Cut a panel of Mossy Meadow card stock 2-1/8” x 4-7/8” for the smaller mat.
Adhere the DSP panel and the two mats with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Adhere the panels to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Stamp the greeting from the Climbing Roses stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink on a panel of Very Vanilla card stock.
Use the dies from the Layering Squares Framelits Dies to cut out the greeting and a mat of Mossy Meadow card stock. Adhere with Liquid Glue.
Use the stamp and die from the Butterfly Gala Stamp Bundle and stamp in Mossy Meadow ink and then crop the butterfly. Adhere with a Glue dot. Adhere two Pearls from the Pearls Basic Jewel assortment to the body of the butterfly.
To adhere the greeting panel to the card front use Stampin’ Dimensionals on the right side so the panel will be even when it is adhered to the Petal Promenade panel. Use Liquid Glue on the left side of the panel.
There is no inside sentiment as it is left blank to write a note.

All products used in creating this card are listed at the end of this post.

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a blessed Christmas. Hope you find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations.

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Products Used in Creating This Card

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle [150599] $35.00	Climbing Roses Cling Bundle [150603] $44.00	Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper [146913] $11.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676] $8.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [144237] $7.75	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $35.00