Aviary

I'm so happy, I actually got two cards done this week, LOL! Here's another new SU! set which I've had for a little while, and just now had a chance to play. I thought this set is just too cute, it won't be hard coming up with some fun designs. I have a shoebox swap I'm going to on Monday, so I plan on using this card. I think Marina Mist is turning out to be one of my new favorite colors too! :o)
Stamp Set: Aviary, Matchbox Messages
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Marina Mist
Ink: Basic Black, Marina Mist
Other: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, 1/8" Ribbon Taffeta, Basic Pearls, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sponge

Spring Stamp Club

Well, it's been a few weeks since I posted anything. Too many things going on so instead of boring you with details I'll share with you what we did at this months Stamp club. The girls wanted to do some all occasion cards and use the bleach technique as well. So here you have it.
I've loved all the fish cards out there using the Delightful Decorations set and punch. So many of them had purchased this set I thought this was perfect to share this idea with them. It was a big hit too :o)

Here's the card using the Bleach Technique. This is so simple and I love how the affect on the card stock.

Another WOW I had to share with them. Using the flashing with the Big Shot to create this butterfly. Using the embossing folders work so easily with the flashing too, and looks so cool.

This card I cased from another SU! demonstrator. I loved it. The only thing I added was embossing the background. It's just so simple and clean.

Another simple card, using circle punches to create a simple flower and accessorize it with a corduroy brad. Love the Bella Bleu DSP too.

YAHOO! Time to go watch New Moon, LOL! Got my copy today!!

Have a great weekend!

August Stamp Camp

Hi! Sorry for the delay between posts. We just got back from spending a week in Idaho visiting my parents. I just love it out there, it's so peaceful and relaxing...can you tell they're out in the boonies, LOL. I have some cool pictures to show you from the trip which I'll post later. But, right now I thought I'd post the cards from my August stamp camp. The hostess requested doing birthday cards and I used several ideas from swaps I got at convention and just changed them up a little. Thanks to all you swappers!

All SU! Supplies:

Stamp Set: All Holidays

Ink: Versa Mark

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Razzleberry Lemonade

Other: Cirle Ice Rhinestones, Scallop Square & Butterfly Punch, Glue Dots

All SU! Supplies:

Stamp Set: On Your Birthday

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Glossy White, Brocade Blue

Other: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, 2-Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Emboss Folder

All SU! Supplies:

Stamp Set: On Your Birthday

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Whisper White & Shimmery White, Rich Razzleberry

Other: Rich Razzleberry Polka-dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Double Rectangle Punch, Big Shot, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Dimensionals

All SU! Supplies:

Stamp Set: Medallion

Ink: Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Crushed Curry DSP

Other: Modern Label & Word Window Punch, Crushed Curry Polka-dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Pretties Kit, Glue Dots

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #26

Well, here's one of the new sets from Stampin'Up!. Since my family are huge hunters I knew I just had to get this set. When we visit my parents in Idaho, we'll see these running through the fields. They're just beautiful! But anyway, I hadn't submitted a card on Karen's challenge in while, so here it is. Hope you like it.

All SU! Supplies:

Stamp Set: Autumn Days, On Your Birthday

Ink: Basic Brown, Handsome Hunter, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango

Paper: Choc Chip, Dusty Durango, Very Vanilla, Choc Chip DSP

Other: Mini Library Clips, Lrg Oval Punch, Hemp Twine, Color Spritzer Tool

Birthday Stamp Camp

I haven't been able to post much lately, so I thought I'd share these four cards I demonstrated at my last stamp camp. I've been wanting to stock up on birthday cards so we did 6 different designs.

The first one here we used the Big Shot and Butterfly Die, I never get tired using either one. :o) I wrapped strands from the baja breeze grosgrain ribbon around the butterfly then tied in a knot.

The card below I cased from someone in our SBStampers group, not sure who did it but I just loved the color combo and simplicity.

Several of the ladys love their martinis, so they got a kick out of making this one.

Sorry to make this so brief, I'll have more to post later. Have a great week....can you believe it's already June? Geesh!

Birthday Party Project

Hello there! A few weeks ago I was invited to put a little stamp camp together for an 11 year old girls birthday party. These are the projects we came up with. A little box using the Big Shot and #2 Box die and a couple little 3x3 cards. There was about 11 girls and we managed to have them all complete their projects in under an hour so they can continue on with other birthday festivities. They all had alot of fun!



The Hello There card below is a sketch used at the SU! Regionals just the week prior. Simple and cute.





All SU! Supplies:
Stamp Set: Cheep Talk
Ink: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron
Paper: Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Whisper White
Other: Pacific Point & Tangerine Tango Grosgrain Ribbon, Flower Fusion, Circle Punches, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Box #2 Die

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #16

So, here's a card with no stamping :o) Just used the Big Shot & dies, punches and rub-ons for this simple birthday card. You can check out more of Karen's SSSC here.

All SU! Supplies:

Paper: So Saffron, Pretty In Pink, Glossy White, Tea Party DSP

Other: Big Shot, Sizzlits Cupcake & #2 Scallop die, Trio Flower Punch, Rich Regal Brads, 2-way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals, Chit Chat Rub-ons

Mojo Monday #85

Happy Monday! No baseball tonight so I jumped right on this weeks Mojo Monday contest and created this card. Hopefully the bit of bling isn't too overpowering, I've been using more of the colorful rhinestones lately. Also, I pulled out the color spritzer tool, I don't know why I don't use this more often, it gives a pretty cool affect...can you see it around the cake image? LOL!

All SU! Supplies:

Stamp Sets: On Your Birthday, It's A Stretch

Ink: Basic Black, Regal Rose

Paper: Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Whisper White, Tea Party DSP

Other: Eyelet Border Punch, Ice Circles Rhinestones, 2-way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot, Sizzlits - Lots of Tags, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stampin' Write Markers

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Birthday Oldies

Here's a card I made for a fellow SU! demonstrator. She was turning 40, so I thought this was appropriate, LOL! This is part of a new set that will be available in the SU! mini catalog coming out April 1st. I used crystal effects for the eye glasses to give it that glassy look.

All SU! Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Golden Oldies

Ink: Basic Brown, Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray, Bashful Blue, So Saffron

Paper: So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Washington Apple

Other: Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Pig Tails Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mini Library clip, Oval Punch, Coluzzle, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds

Hugs & Wishes

I'm taking part in a swap this Saturday at our group stamp meeting. We're doing a big Birthday swap to get more ideas for Birthday cards. My age group is for young girls, and my 7 year old niece happen to be here when I was making this one and thought it was pretty cool. She thought I was making them for her birthday party which is coming up and started giving me some pointers. She always cracks me up.

All Supplies by SU!
Stamp Set: It's A Loop Thing, Hugs & Wishes
Ink: Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red, Craft Whisper White
Paper: Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Hand Drawn DSP
Other: Scallop & 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Pink Beads, Crystal Effects, Pretty In Pink Marker, Gel Pen, Certainly Celery Poly Twill Ribbon, Dimensionals

Mojo Monday #70

Here's this weeks sketch for Mojo Monday. I haven't had much time this week to stamp, so just got around to creating this card tonight. I used some new DSP from SU!, called Hand Drawn, I like the color combo. Thanks for looking!

All Supplies by SU!

Stamp Set: Crazy for Cupcakes

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze

Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Hand Drawn DSP

Other: Flower Fusion Too, Button Bouquet, Dimensionals, Blender Pen, 2-Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glue Dots

Sweet Cupcakes

Tomorrow is a birthday lunch with some girls at work. It's always fun getting together away from work, for a bit, and hang out with this group. So, here's the card I did for the birthday girl. She loves the color green, so I used alot of the Kiwi Kiss from SU!. Also, below I never decorate the inside of a card and thought I'd try something new. I love how it looks! Just gives it that extra WOW when they open up the card. Hope she likes it.

Supplies by SU!

Stamp set: Crazy for Cupcakes

Ink: Basic Brown, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red

Paper: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Shimmery White, Kiwi Kiss DSP

Other: Coluzzle, Tools kit, Tombow, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals

Kristina's Color Challenge #35

Here's another one of Kristina's challenges. It's another pretty simple card, but I like how the colors worked together. Here's all the SU! supplies I used:

Stamp set: Floral, It's Your Birthday
Ink: Close To Cocoa, Baja Breeze
Paper: Close To Cocoa, Baja Breeze, Haiku
Other: Scallop Edge punch, Dbl Stitch Grosgrain C. Chip Ribbon, 5/8" V.Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Flower Fusion Too, Rhineston Brads, Dimensionals

Birthday Wishes

I made this card for a friend of mine at work. She'll get it tomorrow so I hope she likes it. The flowers were made using the Big Shot with the Birds & Bloom Sizzlits die, and I used Felt material. So, you can easily make your own felt flowers using the Big Shot.

All SU! Supplies used:
Stamp Set - Fun & Fast Notes
Ink - Old Olive
Paper - Pink Pirouette, Lavendar Lace, Old Olive, Shimmery White, Bella Rose DSP
Other - Big Shot, Top Note Die, Birds & Bloom Sizzlits Die, Rhinestone Brads, P. Pirouette Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

B-Day Gift Certificate

Here's a birthday gift certificate I made real quick this evening with some scraps. It's simple and hopefully doesn't look to thrown together. I'm going to miss the Purely Pomegranate color when it retires this month. The In-Colors always seem to be some of my favorites from Stampin' UP! so I'm sure I'll fall in love with the next set coming out in August.

All supplies used from Stampin' UP!

Stamp Set: Fun & Fast Notes
Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Regal Rose, Ginger Blossom DS
Other: Sherbet ribbon, Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile, Crimper, Key Tag punch, Large Oval punch

Butterfly Birthday

I made this card for my neighbor the other day. She loved it! I saw the layout on SplitCoast Stampers and thought I'd give it a shot. I stamped two images of the butterfly, one in river rock and the other in bordering blue. I then cut out the blue butterfly and adhered it with mini glue dots just down the middle so you can flip up the wings just a bit. One of my favorite accessories is glitter which I added to a few spots on the butterfly. Enjoy!

Stamps: Priceless, Fun & Fast Notes

Ink: Bordering Blue, River Rock

Paper: Bordering Blue, River Rock, Old Olive, Whisper White

Other: Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Tombow liquid glue, Mini Glue Dots