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Lovely Lattice

December 21, 2018 admin

This is, if I do say so myself, a beautiful card for today. The stamp set is from the Sale-A-Brations catalog (available January 3, 2019 for ordering) This is just a sneak peek of what is to come. I am going to love using this stamp set to make future cards, it is so pretty.

The sketch I am using is from Freshly Made Sketches. It is a nice sketch layout.

The card base is Balmy Blue card stock, cut 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″. A Whisper White panel of card stock is cut 4″ x 5-1/4″ and embossed using the Subtle TIEF. This mat is adhered to the Balmy Blue base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The greeting on the front is a stamp from the Soft Sayings Card Kit. You get everything needed to make 20 cards, you just supply the adhesive. The three pearls are from the Pearl Basic Jewel collection.

A panel measuring 4-1/8″ x 2-1/8″ is cut from Whisper White card stock and embossed using the Quilt Top TIEF. This is adhered to the card base mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, then a 3-1/2″ x 2-1/8″ strip is cut from a 6″x 6″ panel of the Gingham Gala DSP (available January 3, 2019 from the Occasions catalog). This is glued at an angled over the Quilt Top embossed piece. The art piece is from the stamp set Lovely Lattice (available January 3, 2019, free from the Sale-A-Bration catalog with a $50 order from the Occasions catalog, the Annual catalog or the Clearance Rack or a combination of all three). It is stamped on a panel of Whisper White and colored using Balmy Blue Light, Daffodil Delight Light, and Call Me Clover Light Stampin’ Blends Pens.

The inside sentiment is from the stamp set Ribbon of Courage and stamped in Balmy Blue ink on a panel of Whisper White card stock, then matted to a panel cut from a piece of the 6″ x 6″ Gingham Gala DSP. The single flower in the upper and lower corner is colored with Balmy Blue, Shaded Spruce and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Markers.

You can find the products used in creating this card at the end of this post along with card cuts. If you would like any of the products, just click on the product and it will take you to my online shopping site.

Thank you for stopping by today. As always, my wish is for you to find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations.

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Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2018 Holiday Catalog! That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!

Stampin’ Up Products Used in Creating This Card

Lovely Lattice Cling Stamp Set [149730] $0.00	Ribbon Of Courage Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143855] $19.00	Soft Sayings Card Kit [145466] $35.00	Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [144687] $8.50
Gingham Gala 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $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	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad [147105] $7.50
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Balmy Blue Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [148540] $4.50
Light Call Me Clover Stampin’ Blends Marker [147023] $4.50	Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter [144608] $4.50	Daffodil Delight Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [144586] $4.50

Balmy Blue – card base 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″
Whisper White – front mat and inside sentiment panel 3-3/4″ x 5″
Whisper White – Quilt Top embossed panel 4-1/8″ x 2-1/8″
Gingham Gala DSP – front panel – 3-1/2″ x 2-1/8″; Mat for inside sentiment panel 4″ x 5-1/4″

Petal Promenade DSP and Vertical Greetings

December 2, 2018 admin

This is an easy card, great for a beginner or anyone that wants a fast and easy card. The card is created using the Petal Promenade DSP and the Vertical Greeting stamp set.My sketch inspiration comes from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge for this week

The card base is Mossy Meadow and the mat is Blushing Bride embossed with the Subtle TIEF. The Mossy Meadow mats for the Petal Promenade DSP art panels are cut 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ The DSP is cut 2-1/8″ 4-1/8″. These are adhered to the Mossy Meadow panel using Multipurpose Glue.

The DSP for the “Thank You” greeting was fussy cut from a panel of the Petal Promenade DSP. The panel had to be cut into two pieces to get it to fit he 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ Mossy Meadow panel. The Vertical Greeting “Thank You” was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. Several sequins from the Sequin Assortment has been scattered around the panel

Since this is a thank you card there is no inside sentiment, only a blank panel of Whisper White to write your thank you note on. A panel of Blushing Bride has been used to mat the Whisper White note,

Thank you for stopping by today, my wish as always is that you find encouragement and inspiration.

23 days until Christmas!

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December 1-15 Host Code: A96AVM9S

The 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration are Coming Soon!

I can’t wait to create and share some of the awesome new products! I am so excited about the Geared Up Garage Stamp Bundle and the most wonderful flower bundle called Climbing Roses. I know I am going to create many cards using these to stamp set plus all the others. There are just too many great ones to list in one post. There are just so many wonderful bundles and dies and you may faint from the joy of seeing them. We’re getting 2 new Blends colors, Balmy Blue and Mossy Meadow. Don’t you just love using all the Blends. It is such fun to color with them. Also there is gorgeous DSP and so much more like the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies. You will love them and I bet you will use them quite often.

Ask for a Stampin’ Up! gift certificate for Christmas so you can order just what you want come January.

Product List

Vertical Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141876] $19.00	Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper [146913] $11.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676] $8.50	Blushing Bride 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131198] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad [147111] $7.50	Iridescent Sequin Assortment [144212] $5.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00

Pretty Kitty and Friends

November 28, 2018 admin

This is a tale of two, a Kitty and a Puppy. They were playing and Kitty got into the knitting basket and became tangle up in the thread. Puppy tried to help after Kitty pounched on him, but all he could do was sit and look at her situation because the thread was tangled around him also. Kitty’s situation is much like life, we get ourselves all tangled up into something and have no idea how to get out of it.

Today’s card is from Stampin’ Up’s! Pretty Kitty and Bella and Friends stamp sets. Inspiration and design comes from a combination of Fusion Stamps and Double “D” Challenges -Snuggle Up Buttercup. Both seem similar enough to me that both challenges can be joined.

Both challenges have cable knit throws and red, so I chose to emboss at panel with the Cable Kit Embossing Folder and make a blanket for them to sit on out of a scrap from the Festive Farmhouse DSP. I tore the DSP around the edges to give it a ragged blanket look.

Kitty was stamped then masked so Puppy could be stamped sitting beside her. They are then colored with watercolor pencils and popped on their blanket with Stampin Dimensionals. An extra ball of yarn was stamped and colored with the Real Red watercolor pencils. It was popped on the Mixed Real Red Satin Ribbon as is the “Life is Messy” greeting.Gold Metallic Thread is wound all through the art piece to give it the look of having thread tangled all over both Kitty and Puppy.

The inside sentiment is stamped on a panel of Whisper White using Memento Black Ink. It is adhered to the Real Red mat using Multipurpose Glue.

Thanks for stopping by today. My wish as always is that you find inspiration and encouragement for your creative endeavors.

Well it is only 27 Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you only have about 14 days before you need to mail them. We have many great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out. You must shop immediately to get these great stamps in time to use for your Christmas. January 1 you will be able to order for your Valentine card making. Here is a calendar for your viewing.

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November 15-30 Host Code: EE7BCTKX

The 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration are Coming Soon!

I can’t wait to create and share some of the awesome new products! I am so excited about the Geared Up Garage Stamp Bundle and the most wonderful flower bundle called Climbing Roses. I know I am going to create many cards using these to stamp set plus all the others. There are just too many great ones to list in one post. There are just so many wonderful bundles and dies and you may faint from the joy of seeing them. We’re getting 2 new Blends colors , Balmy Blue and Mossy Meadow. Also there is gorgeous DSP and so much more!

Ask for a Stampin’ Up! gift certificate for Christmas so you can order just what you want come January.

Product List

Pretty Kitty Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141864] $20.00	Bella & Friends Clear-Mount Stamp Sets [141870] $20.00	Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143537] $10.00	Festive Farmhouse 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [147820] $11.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $12.50	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $3.50

Stampin’ Up! Flourishing Phrases

November 5, 2018 admin

WOW! here it is Sunday and I know everyone going to OnStage is excited with anticipation as to what fun is ahead for this week! Some of you are probably like a child on Christmas Eve!

The card for today is from retired Stampin’ Up! colors. I was thrilled that I still had them all. I believe one of the colors is over 10 years old, but the stamp pad was still as juicy as a new pad. I even have Gumball Green and Midnight Muse card stock– wonder of wonders! (See Product List at the end to see substitutes.) Inspiration for the card is from CAS Colour and Sketches.

Also playing along with Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC194 Anything Goes .

Here is the card recipe:

The stamp set used is Flourishing Phrases and Dragonfly Dreams.

Gumball Green – card base 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ – embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder.

Midnight Muse – mat 4-1/4” x 3”

Gumball Green – mat 4” x 2-3/4”

Whisper White Thick – art piece 3-3/4” x 2-1/2” Ink applied to stamp with a Blender Pen using Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple ink and then with Versa Mark and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. Embossing with clear embossing powder give a shine to the art piece.

Midnight Muse Ribbon – for the bow.

On the inside, 2 leaves were stamped in opposite corners in Gumball Green on the sentiment panel along with the sentiment from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set.

Each panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I have listed the current products that you can use to create this card that are similar to the retired products I used for this challenge. The last 5 products on the product list below are the retired products I used.

Thank you for stopping by today. The wish for you is as always that you found encouragement or inspiration for your own creative endeavors. Visit again soon!

50 Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you only have about 42 days before you need to mail them. We have many great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out. The November Paper Pumpkin is a great addition to your card making. See below for more details. Here is a calendar for your viewing.

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If you’d like to join our team, we’d love to have you! You can become a demonstrator for just $99. You get to choose $125 in Stampin’ Up! products for your Starter Kit and your kit ships for free! Does a 20-25% discount sound ?

November 1-15 Host Code: SJB3DAF3

November 10 is the deadline to sign up for the November Holiday Paper Pumpkin!

The Paper Pumpkin team designed November’s kit to give current subscribers, that’s you if you are subscribed, a solution for your holiday crafting needs! Do you LOVE THE BOX? Wait Until You See What’s Inside! Do you have a friend that is a card maker? Husbands and significant others are always looking for gifts that will please and their loved one will cherish. Paper Pumpkin is a gift that can keep on giving all year with a yearly subscription.

About the Kit

The holidays are the best time to share our appreciation for others, and nothing does that like a handmade holiday card. November’s kit gives you everything you need to make plenty of those! (10 cards; 5 of 2 unique holiday designs.)
The box is a great sneak of what’s inside! I would say plaid! Most everyone loves plaid.
Coordinating colors:
- Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Remember, a subscriber gets all of this PLUS an exclusive stamp set AND an ink spot—all for $19.95 (USD) (shipping included).

To subscribe or renew your Paper Pumpkin and receive all the holiday paper crafting fun click here. You will be taken to my Paper Pumpkin sign up page and you can choose your subscription.

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534] $37.00	Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set [142924] $21.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146990] $8.50
Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] $7.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100867] $8.50	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [115316] $8.50	Night Of Navy 1/2″ Gingham Ribbon [144232] $7.50
Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad [147112] $7.50	Merry Merlot 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146979] $8.50	Berry Burst 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144243] $8.50	Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad [147143] $7.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $9.00	Gumball Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [126840] $6.95	Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [126861] $5.95	Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin’ Pad [126859] $5.95
Midnight Muse 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [126843] $6.95	Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon [126847] $8.95

Stampin’ Up! Spirited Snowmen

October 25, 2018 admin

Welcome!

I hope you have had a terrific Thursday, doing all the things that make your heart sing. I hope you like my snow couple. I think they are precious. To me they are on a date and looking at the stars. Did you ever go on a date when you were young and look at the stars? How romantic. Or maybe now that you are an adult you look at them often and think what beauty.

The stamp set is the Spirited Snowmen set. The snow couple was stamped on Thick Whisper White card stock and then fussy cut. I stamped three so I could adhere the other two to the art one for depth and not use Stamping Dimensionals. It was Liquid Glue all the way.

The starry sky is a panel cut from the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP and adhered to the Whisper White card base that was embossed using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. The snow bank was cut from a scrap of the Thick Whisper White card stock. It extends almost all the way across the embossed panel. It would probably look better if I had embossed it with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder also.

The “Together We Make A Great Pair” greeting is from the Animal Outing stamp set. It is stamped using Night of Navy onto the snow bank.

The inside sentiment is panel of Whisper White adhered to a mat of Night of Navy after the Whisper White panel had been punched with a retired Stampin’ Up! heart punch. You can use any punch you like or leave it plain. I wanted the hearts, since I wrote the word “LOVE” using the Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker.

My design comes from Inspire, Create for today

Thanks for stopping by. My hope is that you found encouragement and inspiration for your own creative pursuits. Visit again!

61 Days until Christmas Day. Are you working on your Christmas cards, you only have about 45-50 days before you need to mail them. We have many great stamps to help you along in that process of your card making, just click my Shop Now link on the right side to check them all out. The November Paper Pumpkin is a great addition to your card making. See below for more details. Here is a calendar for your viewing.

Interested in Joining Us?

October 16-31 Host Code: FHW6YQ9Z

It’s Time to Get Signed Up For the November Holiday Paper Pumpkin!

The Paper Pumpkin team designed November’s kit to give current subscribers, that’s you if you are subscribed, a solution for your holiday crafting needs! Do you LOVE THE BOX?

About the Kit

The holidays are the best time to share our appreciation for others, and nothing does that like a handmade holiday card. November’s kit gives you everything you need to make plenty of those! (10 cards; 5 of 2 unique holiday designs.)
The box is a great sneak of what’s inside! I would say plaid! Most everyone loves plaid.
Coordinating colors:
- Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Gold, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Remember, a subscriber gets all of this PLUS an exclusive stamp set AND an ink spot—all for $19.95 (USD) (shipping included).

To subscribe or renew your Paper Pumpkin and receive all the holiday paper crafting fun click here. You will be taken to my Paper Pumpkin sign up page and you can choose your subscription.

Product List

Spirited Snowmen Clear-Mount Stamp Set [148072] $19.00	Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $21.00	Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper [146284] $11.00	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $8.50
Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100867] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00
Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $12.50	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00