Stamping & Cruising

Well, I just returned from our first stamping & cruising weekend. What a blast!!! There were 4 of us SU! demonstrators and 20 of our customers that joined us on this 3 night cruise from Seattle to Victoria (Canada) to Nanaimo (Canada) then back to Seattle. Each of us 4 demonstrated a card for World Card Making Day, then demonstrated several projects... decorating lunch boxes, journals, glass votives and more which I'll post pictures of later. We definately kept them busy and still had time to enjoy the other activties on and off the ship. We are definately planning to do this again next year. I'm pooped out and will post more tomorrow! But here's a picture of the ship we were on.Sorry the picture is a little small. Would you believe I forgot my camera? Oh well, I have lots of folks emailing me pictures :o)

Frankie Basket

I just LOVE Halloween time! I've seen so many of you creating this Frankenstein card that I thought I'd give it a shot with the Baskets & Blooms Die...so here it is. Fill it with yummy treats and your kids will have a fun party gift for their classmates, or for any Halloween parties you might be having. Next I want to try a mummy or even a pumpkin. :o)

Stampin'UP! Items used:

Ink: Mellow Moss
Paper: Mellow Moss, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other: Circle Punches (1" & 3/4"), Round Tab Punch, Sponge, Elegant Eggplant Marker, White Gel Pen

Just Because

I made this card last weekend while in Idaho visiting my parents. The guys were out turkey hunting and I was showing my mom all the cool new things from Stampin'UP!. She thought the Big Shot was very cool. We used the Birds & Bloom Sizzlits Die to make this card. Oh and I love the little Library Clips too. Even my mom commented on all the fun new clips and accessories to use now. This card might look a little familiar to some of you...I used some leftover paper from a card we made at my Open House a couple months ago.

Something New

I haven't had too much time lately to create a new card. Last night I came up with this using scraps from the Urban Garden Designer Series paper. Love the colors from this paper. There's so much you can do with it. Hope you like it!

Stampin'UP! items used:

Stamp Set: Pocket Silhouettes
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy
Paper: Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand, Shimmery White, Urban Garden DSP
Other: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Circle Ice Brads, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon

Kristina's Color Challenge #22

Here's Kristina's color challenge for this week. Once again love the colors chosen and was a little easier then last weeks challenge, hee hee! I inked the chipboard blossom with Rose Red, stamped the image with Bravo Burgundy, then used the blender pens to color in the image with Soft Sky and Regal Rose. Thanks for looking!

All Supplies by Stampin' UP!

Stamps: Dreams du Jour

Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Soft Sky, Bravo Burgundy

Paper: Soft Sky, Whisper White

Other: On Board Blossoms, Dazzling Diamonds, Blender pen, Versa Mark, Clear embossing powder, Soft Sky double stitched ribbon

Beate's Be Inspired Challenge #22

This is my first attempt at one of Beate's challenges. I've been checking out her blog often and thought I'd finally give one of her challenges a shot. She really is so inspiring and does beautiful and creative cards. You really need to check out her blog if you haven't already, just click here.

All Supplies by Stampin'UP!

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Pocket Silhouettes

Ink: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss

Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Urban Garden DSP

Other: Scallop Edge Punch, Crystal Effects, Green Micro Beads, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon

Quick Thank You card

I needed to make a Thank You card quickly for a friend and of course my brain went dead when I tried to put something together fast. I wanted to use the Pocket Silhouettes, so I went to Splitcoast Stampers and saw this card right off the bat. It was perfect...I just changed the colors using SU! Elegant Eggplant and Lavendar Lace and the Rhinestone Circle brads. Thanks scrappinjulie for your idea!