Stampin with Shirley G

How do I start this today?   Humpday is about over and the weekend will be looming ahead.  So start your planning for the weekend as to what you want to accomplish besides resting.

I’ve never created an all white card before but thought I would give it a try.  I thought being one color it would be relatively easy.  Maybe it was just me trying to be creative and create as I went along in the process.  I kept thinking what do I need to put next to give it some texture since it was all white.

I’ve used the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge for my inspiration this week.

I started with a card base of Whisper White cardstock cut 4-1/4 by 11 and scored at 5-1/2.  I embossed half of the front of the card with the Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Next, I cut a 3×3 square from the Whisper White cardstock and embossed using the Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the  Blooming Basket Bundle ( free from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog with $100 purchase from the Annual Catalog or the Occasions Catalog).

I cut a 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 square and embossed with the Polka Dot Embossing Folder.  I popped this on the 3 x 3 square using Mini Stamping Dimensionals.  Using the Rose Garden Thinlits, I cut the small rose and attached it to the 2-1/2 square using Liquid Glue.

I cut a decorative piece using the dies from the Petal Palette stamp set, adhering with Liquid Glue to the top front of the card.  I cut the word Love using the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, I adhered it to the lower right corner of the  card front using Liquid Glue.  I made a bow using the Whisper White Organza ribbon and adhered it to the Rose on the 2-1/2” square. I used Mini Stampin Dimensionals to adhere the 2-1/2” square to the 3” square.  I also used Mini Stampin Dimensionals to adhere the 3” square to the front of the card.

I stamped the inside sentiment using the Love You Still stamp set.  I embossed a part of the inside beside the sentiment using one of the embossing folders from the Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed my card.   Have a happy  Thursday.

 

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Product List For This Project – Love You Still

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle [145974] $62.00	Love You Still Photopolymer Stamp Set [145811] $16.00	Polka Dot Basics Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143709] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon [114319] $6.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00
Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $27.00	Blossoming Basket Clear-Mount Bundle [147505] $0.00	Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [145656] $9.00

It’s Monday again and it is still gloomy weather outside.   Hurry Spring! Today’s card is from the Basic Butterfly Stamp set.  I really like that stamp set and hope it continues in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, so others that do not have it will have the chance to purchase it

My layout is from Freshly Made Sketches.  I am a beginner at these blog challenges.  I find they can stretch your imagination.

Here goes for today

I started with a card base of Old Olive Cardstock cut at 4-1/4 by 11, scored at 5-1/2, I used Blushing Bride as the mat cut at 4 x 5-1/4.

The Whisper White art piece is cut 3-3/4 x 5. I used the Basic Butterfly Stamp Set to stamp the art piece.  To stamp the ferns, I stamped off once and continued stamping until the ink was too faint to use.

I used the Gold Glimmer Paper for the circle sentiment mat and stamped the sentiment using Memento Black Ink on a piece of Whisper White.  I used my circle framelits to cut the circle.

I punched two butterflies from Blushing Bride cardstock after stamping and embossing with white embossing powder.  I added a Rhinestone as an embellishment for the butterfly and added some sequins as a little bling.

The inside sentiment is on a piece of Whisper White and the stamp set is Picture Perfect Birthday from the 2018 Occasions catalog.

 

There it is another card!

Products Used for This Project

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $17.00	Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100702] $8.00	Blushing Bride 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131198] $8.00	Gold Glimmer Paper [133719] $5.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $6.50	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] $6.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00
Iridescent Sequin Assortment [144212] $5.00	Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set [138816] $36.00

 

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• Receive two Free Seasonal Catalogs when you become my customer (in January (Occasions Catalog January 3-March 31) Fall/Holiday Catalog (September 1-January 2). These will be mailed directly to you.
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• Receive the new Annual Catalog mailed directly to you (June 1) when you have placed at least $100 in orders throughout the year prior to the release of the catalog.
• Online ordering provides a convenient and secure way to shop for Stampin’ Up! products, including access to the Clearance Rack!

 

Have a Happy Monday!  Enjoy the day! Be kind and smile at people who are rude to you today.

Happy Thursday!  Seems like it was just yesterday, I was saying Happy Thursday and have a great week-end in just one more day!  It is still gloomy outside, you would think we lived in Seattle, Washington, instead of Georgia with all the rain we have had for the entire month of February.   Spring will be here soon and we will be complaining about it being hot.

Say a prayer for us the next few days if the Lord brings us to mind, my cousin, younger than my youngest son, earned his wings yesterday and is singing with the angels.  It will be a hard time for the family having lost their dad about a year ago in a senseless automobile accident where teenagers were racing and did not see him.

The Lay Out this week is from Stamp, Ink, Paper   

Recipe for Card

1. I used a piece of Kraft paper as my base. Cut at 4-1/4 x 11. Scored at 5-1/2.
2. The piece of Berry Burst is cut at 3×47/8 for my mat. The mat was embossed using a Retired Stampin Up Embossing Folder. I adhered it to the card base using Tombow Liquid Glue.
3. The Tempting Turquoise mat for the art piece is cut 3-5/8 x 3. The Basic Black mat that the art piece is attached to is cut 3-5/8x 2-3/4
4. The art piece is stamped on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock using the Beautiful Blooms Stamp Set.
5. I colored the art piece with Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise Stampin Write Pens. After coloring, I fussy cut it and adhered to the Basic Black mat using Liquid Glue. The Basic Black mat was adhered to the Turquoise mat with Tombow Liquid Glue. I used Stampin Dimensionals to pop the mats with the art piece on the card base.
6. The sentiment on the front is from the stamp set You’re Inspiring from the Occasions Catalog.
7. The inside sentiment is from the Beautiful Blooms Stamp Set. I stamped this on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Cut 3-3/4 x 5. I used two mats for this, a piece of Berry Burst is cardstock cut at 4 x 5-1/4.  The Tempting Turquoise mat is cut 3-3/4 x4-3/4. I adhered it to the card base using Tombow Liquid Glue.

There you have it — a finished card!

Now is a good time to join!  Join Stampin Up during Sale-A-Bration, get even more rewards and live what you love.  Choose $125 in Stampin Up products for just $99, PLUS choose TWO addition FREE stamp sets that’s up to a $101 value extra.  You can join as a hobbyist or demonstrator, you choose requirements are the same.  You get a 20% discount on anything you order. You just need to purchase $300 of product each 90 days.   If at the end of your first 90 days you decide that you do not want to be a part of Stampin Up do nothing.  You end up with almost $200 in products for the $99.

If you are looking for someone to order stamping supplies that you are needing, I would be happy and thrilled to become your Demonstrator.

Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online, to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.

• Receive two Free Seasonal Catalogs when you become my customer (in January (Occasions Catalog January 3-March 31) Fall/Holiday Catalog (September 1-January 2). These will be mailed directly to you.
• Along with the Occasions Catalog, you will receive the Sale-A-Brations Catalog, for each $50 in product you order from either the Annual or Occasions Catalog, you can choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.
• Receive the new Annual Catalog mailed directly to you (June 1) when you have placed at least $100 in orders throughout the year prior to the release of the catalog.
• On-line ordering provides a convenient and secure way to shop for Stampin’ Up! products, including access to the Clearance Rack!

Product List

Berry Burst 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144243] $8.00	Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [102067] $8.00	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.00	You’Re Inspiring Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145808] $19.00
Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140658] $19.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Pad [126952] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $6.50
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Well, it is Monday again!  Oh! It comes around every seven days.  Did you have a great week end?   It was gloomy outside, but the sun was still shining if you were having fun making cards, especially if that card making was with friends.  I had a great time, we made some fun cards, laughed a lot about having to start over from ink spots on the art piece.  Does anyone else have that happen, almost have your card finished, only need to adhere the art piece and all of a sudden, right there in the middle or corner is a fingerprint or blob of ink.  We could say Oh! That my signature and make sure you include one on each card.  Sometimes you can correct it with a little added bling, but most of the time it is start over. Yuk!

Has this ever happened to you?  I was ready to post my blog, the phone rang, I answered, it was a friend.  She had found this beautiful card on the internet and wanted to know if I could make it if she sent me the picture.  Blessed that she called or I would be causing conflicts.  I know that everything happens for a reason.  Haven’t learned that reason as of yet!   Here it is Tuesday morning 12:40 am and I am just getting Monday posted!! Wheh!  Realized I still had it on private not public.

When I received the picture, I almost broke out in tears.  It was the exact card, I had just written my blog about.  It was almost the exact wording also.  (I guess great minds think alike)!   The only difference was the DSP and the Sentiment, but the rest was the exact color, style, layout.  So, I am substituting a card that I made with a different color scheme.

This was one of the cards we made yesterday.  We used the Thoughts and Prayers Stamp Set from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog.  I know it looks a lot like the previous card made, but liked it so much decided to try it in different colors.  It looks completely different with a different card base.  Happy I made one so I have it today for my blog.

Recipe for Card

1. I used Rich Razzleberry as my base. Cut at 4-1/4 x 11. Scored at 5-1/2.
2. I used Sweet Soiree Specialty DSP for my mat. Cut 4 x 5-1/4. I adhered it to the card base using Tombow Liquid Glue.
3. The Rich Razzleberry mat for the art piece is cut 3-3/4 x 4.
4. The art piece is Whisper White cardstock cut 3-1/2 x 3-3/4.
5. I stamped the art piece in Pear Pizzazz and Melon Mambo using the Thoughts and Prayer stamp set.  I adhered the art piece to the Rich Razzleberry mat with Tombow Liquid Glue, then popped it on the Sweet Soriee Specialty DSP with Stampin Dimensionals.
6. I adhered Linen Thread around the art piece and mat securing on the back with Fast Fuse. I made a Billy Moan bow from the Linen Thread and attached it with a glue dot to the Linen Thread I had wrapped the art piece.
7. The sentiment on the front is from the stamp set Amazing You in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog
8. The inside sentiment is from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and from a retired Stampin Up set, Swirls & Curls Verses. The Happy Birthday had two balloons flying from the a and the p, I covered these up with a piece of tape before I stamped the Happy Birthday so they would not show. I stamped this on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Cut 3-3/4 x 5. I matted this on a piece of Rich Razzleberry is cardstock cut at 4 x 5-1/4.  I adhered it to the card base using Tombow Liquid Glue.
9. I used Butterfly Basics stamp set from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog to stamp the two small butterflies.   My bling is Rhinestone Basic Jewels from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog.

Nine short steps and there you have it — a finished card!

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Now is a good time to join!  Join Stampin Up during Sale-A-Bration, get even more rewards and live what you love.  Choose $125 in Stampin Up products for just $99, PLUS choose TWO addition FREE stamp sets that’s up to a $101 value extra.  You can join as a hobbyist or demonstrator, you choose requirements are the same.  You get a 20% discount on anything you order. You just need to purchase $300 of product each 90 days.   If at the end of your first 90 days you decide that you do not want to be a part of Stampin Up do nothing.  You end up with almost $200 in products for the $99.

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If you are looking for someone to order stamping supplies that you are needing, I would be happy and thrilled to become your Demonstrator.

Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online, to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.

• Receive two Free Seasonal Catalogs when you become my customer (in January (Occasions Catalog January 3-March 31) Fall/Holiday Catalog (September 1-January 2). These will be mailed directly to you.
• Along with the Occasions Catalog, you will receive the Sale-A-Brations Catalog, for each $50 in product you order from either the Annual or Occasions Catalog, you can choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.
• Receive the new Annual Catalog mailed directly to you (June 1) when you have placed at least $100 in orders throughout the year prior to the release of the catalog.
• On-line ordering provides a convenient and secure way to shop for Stampin’ Up! products, including access to the Clearance Rack!

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Product List

Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [115316] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper [145564] $13.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [126948] $6.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $6.50	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Thoughts & Prayers Clear-mount Stamp Set [127805] $19.00	Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set [142924] $21.00
Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00

 

 

Happy Thursday!  One more day and the weekend will be here. Yeah for the weekend.  Do you have fun plans for the weekend or are you like so many others that try to catch up on the weekend what they didn’t get done through the week, especially when you work outside the home.

My color scheme is my own, could not find a Challenge that used pink and gray.  If you know one for this week let me know.  I shall enter.

I semi used the layout from Stamp, Ink, Paper this week’s challenge.  I used lace, flowers, ribbon, watercolor.  I consider the mat cut from the Sweet Soiree Specialty DSP (Designer Series Paper) to be embossing as it has a texture when you rub your fingers over it.

 

I used Blushing Bride cardstock as my base. Cut at 4-1/4 x 11.  Scored at 5-1/2.

I used Sweet Soiree Specialty DSP for my mat. Cut 4 x 5-1/4.  I adhered it to the card base using Tombow Liquid Glue.

The Smoky Slate mat for the art piece is cut 3-3/4 x 4.

The art piece is Whisper White cardstock cut 3-1/2 x 3-3/4.

I stamped the art piece in Pear Pizzazz  and Melon Mambo using the Thoughts and Prayer stamp set.

I tied adhered a piece of Whisper White ribbon around the art piece and mat securing on the back with Fast Fuse. I tied a bow from the Whisper White ribbon and adhered it to the ribbon with a glue dot.

The sentiment on the front and inside is one I typed and printed as I could not find a sentiment appropriate for my card.

The inside sentiment art piece is stamped on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Cut 3-3/4 x 5. I matted this on a piece of Smokey Slate cardstock cut at 4 x 5-1/4.  I adhered it to the card base using Tombow Liquid Glue.

I used the stamp set  Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts, from the 2018 Occasion catalog; Beautiful Peacock from the Sale-A-Bration catalog and Butterfly Basics from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog on the inside sentiment.  If you would like a copy of any of these catalogs, contact me.  My bling is Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

A friend had called wanting a sympathy card so this is the finished product.  Here are two others I made also.

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN TODAY’S PROJECT:

 

Product List

Blushing Bride 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131198] $8.00	Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131202] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper [145564] $13.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] $6.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [126948] $6.50	Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145826] $19.00	Thoughts & Prayers Clear-mount Stamp Set [127805] $19.00
Backyard Basics Clear-mount Stamp Set [129258] $17.95	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00

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Now is a good time to join!  Join Stampin Up during Sale-A-Bration, get even more rewards and live what you love.  Choose $125 in Stampin Up products for just $99, PLUS choose TWO addition FREE stamp sets that’s up to a $101 value extra.  You can join as a hobbyist or demonstrator, you choose requirements are the same.  You get a 20% discount on anything you order. You just need to purchase $300 of product each 90 days.   If at the end of your first 90 days you decide that you do not want to be a part of Stampin Up do nothing.  You end up with almost $200 in products for the $99.

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If you are looking for someone to order stamping supplies that you are needing, I would be happy and thrilled to become your Demonstrator.

Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online, to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.

• Receive two Free Seasonal Catalogs when you become my customer (in January (Occasions Catalog January 3-March 31) Fall/Holiday Catalog (September 1-January 2). These will be mailed directly to you.
• Along with the Occasions Catalog, you will receive the Sale-A-Brations Catalog, for each $50 in product you order from either the Annual or Occasions Catalog, you can choose a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.
• Receive the new Annual Catalog mailed directly to you (June 1) when you have placed at least $100 in orders throughout the year prior to the release of the catalog.
• On-line ordering provides a convenient and secure way to shop for Stampin’ Up! products, including access to the Clearance Rack!

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