Park Lane Birthday

Today we have a super new sketch from Create with Connie and Mary!  Very simple, easy and versatile!  Great for CAS (Clean and Simple), quick cards, and fun techniques too!

I looked through my Designer Paper and chose this print from the Park Lane DSP Collection for the upper part of the sketch.  The card itself is Daffodil; I added the Park Lane panel and finished the bottom off with a swath of Chevron Natural Ribbon with the chevrons turned inside and the natural back showing.  This was edged with the sweet Venetian Crochet Trim.  The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede, which is a color from the designer paper.

I wanted to add more depth to the top so I cut out four flowers from the designer paper, curled them slightly with my bone folder and attached them with Glue Dots.  For the three dots, I used So Saffron buttons, colored them with my Daffodil Delight Blendabilities and centered them with 1/4" circles of Gold Glimmer Paper.

Stamps:  Remembering Your Birthday
Ink:  Soft Suede; Daffodil Delight Blendabilities
Paper:  Park Lane DSP; Daffodil Delight cardstock
Accessories:  Subtles Collection Buttons, Chevron Natural Ribbon, Venetian Crochet Trim, Dazzling Details
Tools:  1/4" Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Bone Folder,

Here's the fun sketch we are using this week at Create with Connie and Mary:  

We would love for you to jump in and join us this week using this easy sketch!  The guidelines are on the Create with Connie and Mary website and while you're there check out the wonderful creations of the other Challenge Team members!  Lots of inspiration there!

Thanks for visiting this week!  Happy Stamping!!

Margaret

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Flashback Designer Series Paper

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Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper

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Confetti Celebration Designer Series Paper

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Park Lane Designer Series Paper

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Thanks for dropping by today!  See you tomorrow!

Margaret

Yippee Skippee! CCMC291

After missing out on the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge last week due to illness, it feels good to be back (and feeling better!).  This week is a cool challenge featuring a sketch which easily lends itself to a multitude of interpretations!

I chose to turn the sketch on it's side then flip the focal image to the top rather than the bottom... clear as mud?  lol!  I used this pattern from the beautiful Sweet Sorbet DSP (a Sale-a-Bration bonus product) and accented it with a strip of Summer Starfruit cardstock embossed with the new Arrows embossing folder which echoes a similar design.

"You can never have too much happy" is from the expressive sentiment stamp set Yippee Skippee; it was stamped with VersaMark then heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.  I layered this Crisp Cantaloupe Starburst die-cut over a Whisper White Starburst die-cut of the exact same size and rotated it just a tiny bit so only the white points could be seen.  Next I die-cut a third same-size Starburst from Calypso Coral, cut it in equal fourths and attached them to the back, extending them from the edge a bit to accent the sentiment.  A Silver Button tied with Summer Starfruit Baker's Twine accents the bottom.  Basic Pearls colored with a silver Sharpie marker are the final accent. 

Stamps:  Yippee Skippee set
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Sweet Sorbet DSP (SAB); Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Calypso Coral
Accessories:  Silver Button from Basic Metal Buttons assortment, Basic Pearls, Summer Starfruit Baker's Twine (SAB), Silver Embossing Powder
Tools:  Big Shot, Arrows Embossing Folder, Starburst Framelits, Heat Tool.


Here is the sketch for this week, simple yet offering lots of possibilities:

Be sure to check out the other Challenge Team members' cards at the Create with Connie and Mary website; they do beautiful work for you to see!

Try this sketch as the basis for a stamping project yourself then share it with us by linking it up to the sketch post at Create with Connie and Mary!  We'd love to see what you come up with!

Thanks for visiting!  And don't forget to stamp!  : )

Margaret

Watercolor Wonder CCMC289

Thursday means it's time for another fun challenge from Create with Connie and Mary!  Today we have a wonderful sketch for our challenge!  The original is a square card, which is what I did, but it can be used on cards of other shapes too!

I love the colors in the Watercolor Wonders Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Catalog and like how the coordinating patterns work together so beautifully.  These papers make me think of spring, which is a good thing since we are getting hit by winter storm after storm here... they are just lining up all across the country to hit us, it seems!  Hope you are safe and warm where you are!

Card dimensions:
The Whisper White card base is 10" x 5" folded in half.
Chevron DSP is 4-3/4" square.
Island Indigo layer is 3" square.  Indigo banner is 15/16" x 2-1/4".
Floral DSP is 2-7/8" square.
Gumball Green banner is 1" x 1-3/4".

Stamps:  Petite Petals, You're Lovely (SAB)
Ink:  Island Indigo
Paper:  Watercolor Wonder DSP; Whisper White, Island Indigo and Gumball Green cardstock.
Accessories:  Petite Petals Punch, Paper Trimmer, Basic Metal Buttons, White Bakers Twine, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon

Here is the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary this week: 

It is pretty simple and offers so many possibilities!  How about you?  Are you game to jump in and make a card using this cool sketch?  See the guidelines at Create with Connie and Mary's blog and also see the beautiful artwork of the other Challenge Team members while you're there!

Thanks for visiting me today!  Hope you come back soon!

Margaret

Birthday Basics CCMC275

It's Thursday, time for another challenge from Connie and Mary!  Today it's a fun and easy Sketch Challenge!

This Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper is so colorful and festive; it works perfectly with the sketch!  Using colors from the DSP, I chose Raspberry Ripple cardstock for the card base; a Crisp Cantaloupe top layer has been embossed with the Modern Mosaic TIEF (embossing folder) and the Big Shot.

Next I cut 5/8" x 2-3/4" strips of five different patterns from the Birthday Basics DSP collection, adhered them to the Cantaloupe layer and topped them with a strip of Gumball Green 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon.  A Raspberry Ripple 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch-ie is overlaid by a number "8" from the Memorable Moments set;  Dazzling Diamonds Glitter highlights the "8".

"Make a wish" from the Sweet Essentials word set is stamped with Raspberry Ripple, punched out with the Word Window Punch and embellished with Rhinestones colored with Sharpie Marker.

Here is the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary this week;  it is clean and simple yet versatile too!

Go to the Create with Connie and Mary website to see all the wonderful cards from the other Challenge Team members then get to your stamp table and make your own version of this fun sketch!!  We would love to see what you come up with so link it to the CWCM website after uploading it somewhere on the web!

Thanks for visiting this week, and Happy Stampin'!

Margaret

Autumn Accents Birthday

There's a great color combination over at Create with Connie and Mary that I wanted to use for an early fall birthday card;  the challenge is to use Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry.   I saw a card in a magazine that inspired me so when I saw these colors, I combined the ideas and came up with this card:

The leaves were diecut from the wonderful Sweater Weather Designer Paper in the Holiday Catalog.  Very Vanilla cardstock is the card base as well as the next layer, which was textured with the Big Shot and the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The Soft Sky leaf was folded in half then textured with the same folder.  Cool, hum?

Crushed Curry ink was very lightly applied on the edges of the woodgrain layer as well as very lightly on the layer itself in places; the framelit circle and sentiment banner edges were also sponged with the same color for definition.  I added a little splattering to the background with Soft Sky and a splatter stamp.  The Rhinestones were colored with yellow and orange Sharpie makers to match the Crushed Curry.

Here is the color combo  for the challenge:

Stamps:  Express Yourself (hostess set), Gorgeous Grunge
Inks:  Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Soft Sky
Papers:  Sweater Weather DSP; Very Vanilla cardstock
Tools:  Woodgrain TIEF,  2-3/4" Circles Framelit, Big Shot, Stampin' Sponge
Accessories:  Rhinestones, Linen Thread, buttons from the Neutrals, Regals and Subtles Collections.

All items are from Stampin' Up!  You may purchase these and all Stampin' Up! products from my online Stampin' Up! website HERE.  Once there just click on the "Shop Now" link.  Thank you so much for your support! 

While there, you may also wish to check out the Clearance Rack since new items were just added by Stampin' Up!  Great products for great prices!

Thanks for visiting today!  How about you trying out the color challenge yourself!  It's fun to see what you come up with!

Blessings,

Margaret

Six-Sided Sampler & Gingham Garden!

This is a card we made for Jo's party recently.  I'm really liking this Six-Sided Sampler set and the Hexagon Punch that coordinates with it, as well as the lovely Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper.  The hexagon shape is SO trendy right now, besides being a classic shape from nature brought to us by our "sweet" little friends, the honey bees!

This is a simple reproduce-able card.  A strip of Gingham Garden floral DSP wraps horizontally across the card, then each side is scored on the Simply Scored Board for a little more finished look.  The hexagons were stamped in colors from the DSP and a Bitty Butterfly punched from last year's Brights Paper Stack (this year's patterns are different).  Small flowers punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes four-petal flower punch centered with Pearls are the accent.

Here is another variation using the same materials.  I had a couple of kits left after the workshop so I made them up just a little differently.  

I turned my card and DSP strip vertical and used one different-patterned hexagon stamp.  The butterfly and tiny flowers are the same. I did arrange the hexagons differently and a little further apart.  

Stamps:  Six-Sided Sampler, Sweet Essentials sentiment stamp.
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Gingham Garden and Brights Paper Stack DSP, Whisper White and Daffodil cardstocks
Accessories:  Basic Pearls
Tools:  Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Paper Trimmer, Hexagon punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, 

Thanks for visiting!  See you soon!

Margaret

Stampin' Up! COOL Special for July!!

Happy July 1st, a new month and a fabulous NEW special from Stampin' Up!  YAY!  
Offer Dates: July 1-31, 201

Details: Buy three packs of select Designer Series Paper ($10.95 ea.) and get one for free! 

The Fine Print:

• Orders may be placed on any type of order (workshop, customer, or online).
• No limits. Order six? You'll get two more for free. Nine? You'll get three more for free.
• Check out our Designer Series Papers in the annual catalog pages 151, 153, and 154. 
• Order deadlines:
  
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• These items don't qualify for the offer:
  
  • Designer Series Paper Stacks
  • Specialty Designer Series Paper
  • Designer Series Paper ordered through hostess benefits

Now is the perfect time to purchase Stampin' Up!'s high quality, delightful new Designer Paper packs you've been drooling over!  

If you are my local customer, you may email or call me with your order if you wish to pick it up from me OR order online and use the Hostess code MKRX7Y9C and the order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin' Up!

If you are not local (to me), you may order online HERE, then click on "SHOP NOW" and use the same Hostess Code MKRX7Y9C.  Your order will be shipped directly to your home by Stampin' Up!  Thank you for ordering through me!  

Hostess code valid now through 8 a.m. (CDT) Monday, July 8.

Please contact me with any ordering questions!  funstampin @ cox .net  (remove spaces when using the address)

Thank you!!   Have a fun picking out your favorite Designer Papers for your stamping, crafting and creating!!  And save $ at the same time!  : )  

Margaret

Cantaloupe Label Love

Can you tell I like this Label Love set?  lol!  Here's another card; I saw a card online somewhere made by Darlene McCallum that inspired me to make another card using this set as well as the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper (again!).  But the look is different from my previous cards made with these products, and of course I put my own spin on it:

This time I used Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock and a sheet from the Soho Subway Designer Paper with that new In Color in it, as well as Early Espresso.  The card base is Very Vanilla with a layer of Early Espresso next.  Over that is a layer of Crisp Cantaloupe that has been stamped with the swirly stamp from the Creative Elements set in Sahara Sand for a subtle background.

Next I cut a banner of the Designer Paper and layered it on Early Espresso to make it stand out.  Across the top I used my Paper Piercing Pack Essentials for a "stitched" line.

Lastly I used the Happy Birthday stamp from Label Love, stamping it in Early Espresso ink onto Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock.  After punching that out with the Artisan Label Punch, I trimmed off the narrow outer edge to the solid line and layered in onto a Very Vanilla Artisan Label punchout.  Lastly I punched two more labels from Early Espresso cardstock, cut one in half vertically and one in half horizontally (to make two sides, a top and a bottom layer) and attached them to the back of the vanilla layer with about 1/8" showing.  This was attached with Dimensionals and embellished with six of the tiniest Basic Pearls from the pack.

Label Love stamp set:  page 33 in 2013-14 Catalog
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Artisan Label Punch:  page 181, #130920   $15.95

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Soho Subway Designer Series Paper    #130140    12 sheets, 12"x12"    $10.95

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Thanks for visiting today!  Here's wishing you fun stampin'!



Margaret

Soho Subway & Chalk Talk CCMC256

Wow, I didn't know I how much I would really like the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper when I first ordered it, but, YES, I do!!  It has a variety of colors and great patterns; it just so happens that three of the colors are the challenge colors this week for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge CCMC256:  Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit and Early Espresso!  Just perfect for this challenge!

I'm excited to use new products from the 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog!  All the papers except the cardstock are from the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper collection:  the woodgrain background paper is Island Indigo and Summer Starfruit tinted and the "flags" incorporate all three challenge colors.

The band across the card is the neutral color Sahara Sand, treated with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and lined with Early Espresso.  The greeting is from the cool new Chalk Talk (set of six); it coordinates to the XL Oval Punch!  I trimmed it down outside the line then layered it onto another XL Oval Punch of Summer Starfruit, and that onto a Designer Label Punch of Early Espresso.  For the touch of silver on the end of the band, I painted three medium Pearls with a silver Sharpie marker!

 
The card itself is Sahara Sand, a neutral that works well with these prints.  I think this will be a great masculine card;  I plan to give it to my husband for Father's Day.

Here again is the color challenge this week for Create with Connie and Mary.  Be sure and check out the CCMC website to see the other cards made by the uber-talented Challenge Team!  Then it's your turn... seriously!  Use these colors to make a card or project using all SU products, upload it to your blog or a public online site then go back to CCMC and link your card!!  That's it!  It's fun to see what everyone makes!

The Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection will begin with the preview week on June 17, REALLY SOON!  Be sure and check out the Create with Connie and Mary blog for all the details about the Summer Collection.  You'll find inspiration and motivation with tons of ideas using new catalog products! 

Thanks for visiting!  Have a stampin' good day!

Margaret

Ears to You Birthday

Have you seen all the Single Stamps that Stampin' Up! has now?  There are currently ten stamps that are new and do not appear in any set!  When I saw the Ears to You single stamp, I knew I had to have it!  So cute and so spring!

 
I saw the Friday Mashup Challenge which is to

1. Make a project "using the Sketch".
2. Or Make a project with "Bunnies".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with the "Sketch featuring Bunnies"

It was great motivation to get ink on this stamp! : )

I chose the gorgeous Patio Party Designer Series Paper for this card because of the color scheme and this paper has some small designs which wouldn't overpower the bunnies.

 I used the Label Framelits to cut both the Baja Breeze cardstock layer and the Whisper White layer.  I inked the bunnies up with Stampin' Write Markers in the colors of the paper:  Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit.

Aren't those patterns on the bunnies a fun look?  I used the new Bitty Butterfly Punch for a butterfly out of a Summer Starfruit pattern and Primrose Petals cardstock and added the tiniest Pearls that have been colored with a Baja Breeze Marker.  The birthday greeting is from Itty Bitty Banners, colored with Markers then die cut with the Bitty Banners Framelits.  How easy is that! 

I really enjoyed using this sketch and "mashing it up" with the bunnies too!  I had fun stampin' today!  Hope you do too!

Stamps:  Ears to You (single stamp), Itty Bitty Banners
Ink:  Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit Stampin' Markers; Midnight Muse pad
Paper:  Patio Party DSP; Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals cardstock
Accessories:  Basic Pearls, all tinted with the Baja Breeze Marker
Tools:  Bitty Banners Framelits, Label Framelits, Big Shot, Bitty Butterfly Punch #129406, Polka Dot Embossing Folder.

To see the other Single Stamps currently available, click on the "Single Stamps" Tab at the top of this page.  These are only available until March 31, 2012.

You may purchase these or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!   You may also order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions.

Happy Stamping!

Margaret 

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Itty Bitty Banners    #126255 Wood  $15.95      #126257 Clear  $11.95

Bitty Banners Framelits    #129267     $14.95

Labels Framelits   #125598  Set of Six   $26.95

Horse Frontier

I've always loved horses so was pleased to see this new set in the Annual Catalog last June!  I thought it would work great for Connie and Mary's CWCM-002 Sketch Challenge this week. 

I chose a print from Parker's Patterns DSP (Spring Catalog) and coordinating Not Quite Navy cardstock for the background papers.  It was love at first sight with this paper since I love all things Southwest (even though this dsp works with many other styles of artwork also!)   The card is Cajun Craze with a layer of Crumb Cake stamped lightly with the horseshoe image in Crumb Cake then run through the Big Shot with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.

 

I added some soft Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze color to the horse with a Blender Pen and reinkers.  For the banner, I adhered the Natural Ribbon (Spring Catalog) to Not Quite Navy then ran it through the Big Shot with the Chevron Embossing Folder (then spritzed it with hairspray to hold the embossed texture-- don't know if it was needed but thought it wouldn't hurt!)  Yea, it worked!

Love these Soda Pop Tops in the Spring Catalog!  this one went through the Big Shot with one tab open and only a cutting plate on top so it wouldn't be as flat as some... only lightly flattened.  I am so happy these are so easy to work with, and thought it was perfect for the horseshoe image; an Antique Brad is a great accent!  

Stamps:  Horse Frontier
Paper:  Parkers Patterns DSP*, Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Ink:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze
Accessories:  Soda Pop Top*, Vintage Brad, Natural Ribbon*, Chevron Embossing Folder, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Distressing Tool*, Oval Framelits*

*New in the Spring Catalog

Thanks for visiting today!  Hope to see you soon!

Margaret

More Amore Loving Heart

I'm really having fun using the More Amore Designer Paper from the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog, along with coordinating stamps and accessories, including one Sale-a-Bration product!

 I used this sheet of Designer Paper that already has a quote printed on it; I simply framed it on a Pool Party card layered with Basic Black. 

I cut this heart out of another sheet of paper in the More Amore package then layered it onto Pool Party cardstock and cut it out.  After adding a sash of Real Red 3/8" Stitched Ribbon, I added the heart with a Dimensional then added the Pool Party button (from the Sycamore Street Ribbons and Buttons Pack, a Sale-a-Bration premium item).

I punched or cut out several other hearts from that additional sheet of More Amore Paper and added them to accent the focal message.  Oh yes, the border along the bottom was trimmed out of another sheet from the More Amore paper.  The More Amore, the better!  lol!

I used the CCMC-OCC1 Color Challenge of Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Real Red and Basic Black for the color scheme of my card today.  This paper was perfect for it!

This  is the Sale-a-Bration Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack that is free with an order of $50. or more in merchandise during Sale-a-Bration.

 More Amore Designer Paper Pack   #129309     $12.95  

12" x 12"   12 sheets, including two sheets of laser-cut hearts  

You may purchase these and/or any other Stampin' Up! products from my secure online Stampin' Up! store HERE using Mastercard, Discover or Visa, and they will be shipped directly to your door from Stampin' Up!  OR you may order through me  OR order at your next Stampin' Up! party!  Please contact me through my Stampin' Up! website HERE if you have any questions about ordering and I would be happy to answer your questions

Thanks for visiting today!  Hope you have time to do some papercrafting soon!

Margaret