Pink, Brown and White Challenge

Today's Blogger's Challenge #134 is to use Pink, Brown and White as the color scheme for one's project.  I love that combo anyway so it was fun to do.  For my card I used Stampin' Up! colors of Soft Suede, Melon Mambo and Whisper White with a touch of Old Olive.

I used the new Vintage Vogue set again plus the new coordinating Very Vintage wheel, both from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  The wheel was done in the same Soft Suede color as the cardstock so it was tone-on-tone, giving subtle texture to the design.

I used Stampin' Up!'s new clear-mount stamps which made placement a breeze to line up  the Old Olive garland stamp several times across the width of the white panel.  I'm loving those clear-mounts!  Another tool  I'm enjoying is the new Scallop Trim Border punch, which you see on the Melon Mambo layer horizontal across the card.  This punch is available as a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with a $50. purchase.  What a beautiful effect it gives!  Several stamped flowers cut out and applied to the design as well as a swath of Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain ribbon with a small knot complete the design.design.

Stamps:  Vintage Vogue; Very Vintage Wheel
Ink:  Old Olive, Soft Suede, Melon Mambo
Paper;  Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Paper Snips, Scallop Trim Border punch, Clear Mount Blocks, brad, Soft Suede Grosgrain Ribbon
 
You can click here to see the list of the other Blogger's Challenge players and their projects for this challenge!

Thanks for dropping by today!  Have a great weekend; hope you have time to stamp!

Margaret

Vintage Vogue

Do you like the vintage or the shabby chic look like I do?  The Vintage Vogue set and coordinating Very Vintage wheel were two of the first things that caught my eye in the new Occasions Mini catalog!  You may see it often because I do really like them! 

This card is one of my first with this set.  I was inspired by a similar color combination of Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay (all this year's In Colors) on a scrapbook page, then I added the Old Olive to the mix to complement the other colors. 

I love the distressed look on the images and the swirls on the large letter.  I stamped the large F onto the Very Vanilla cardstock then stamped it again on a scrap, cut it out and layered it over the first one with Stampin' Dimensionals for more emphasis. The cut-out flower centered with a pink Rhinestone Brad accents it nicely.

Another new product used here is the Scallop Trim Border Punch which will be in the 2010-2011 catalog, probably for $15.95 I'm guessing, which is the price for comparable punches.  However, it is currently only  available FREE as a Sale-A-Bration bonus with a product purchase of only $50.!  Wow!  The ladies at the workshop Monday night really liked it; these punches are flying out the door!  Hope you get yours before Sale-A-Bration ends!

Stamps:  Vintage Vogue
Inks:  Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Paper:  Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Clear mount Acrylic Blocks, Fire Round Rhinestones, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Paper Snips for fine cutting, Snail Adhesive.

This card is also for this week's Blogger's Challenge BC133.  Nothing like squeaking in the last day but this is a great sketch and I really wanted to use it!   Thanks, Lisa, for the useful sketch!  Come back tomorrow for the next Blogger's Challenge posting!  This one will be on time!  lol!  (It's already made!)  :)

Thanks for dropping by today!  Come back tomorrow for the next Blogger's Challenge!

Margaret

 

Another With All My Heart!

Here's another card I made last weekend with my new With All My Heart set.  This time I used the stylized flower and the "thank you" sentiment from the set.  The color scheme of Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip with touches of Very Vanilla and Real Red come from the chocolate-background tiny flowers paper.  This is the Sending Love Designer Series Paper, new in the Occasions Mini; one side of each sheet in the package has some glitter to it...so pretty!

The new Scallop Trim Border Punch gives a softer line to the border of pink over the chocolate paper.  Over the pink is a layer of medium Window Sheet stamped with flowers in White Staz-On Ink; each is centered with a Real Red Brad, imitating the tiny flowers in the paper which are centered in red.

The sentiment was inked with Stampin' Write Markers then stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock cut with a Sizzlit die from the Lots of Tags Sizzlit set.


Stamps;  With All My Heart
Inks:  White Staz-On; Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Real Red Stampin' Write markers
Paper:  Sending Love Designer Series Paper; Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink
Accessories:  Lots of Tags Sizzlit set; Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Bold Brights Brads (Real Red), Scallop Trim Border Punch, medium weight Window Sheets

I hope you have received a new Occasions Mini catalog!  There are some really wonderful new products in it that you will really want to see! 

Thanks for visiting today!  Hope you get to have some fun stampin' soon!

Margaret

Heart Treat Cups just in time for Valentine's Day!

Once again Stampin' Up! has come up with the cutest item for Valentine craffting and gifting!  HEART TREAT CUPS!  You've seen the round ones... now we have heart-shaped cups to fill with goodies for our friends and loved ones!

Just in time for Valentine's Day, our new Heart Treat Cups coordinate perfectly with the Sweetheart stamp set and the Full Heart Punch! 

However, these Heart Treat Cups are not only suitable for Valentines, they are also wonderful for many other occasions including Mother's Day, wedding and bridal shower favors, anniversary cards, or just simple projects that show you care.

The picture above shows two sizes of cards made with the Heart Treat Cups.  This is the time to book a Valentine workshop class, so if you are in my area, contact me soon at funstampin @cox.net (remove space in address).

You may order these and any other Stampin' Up! products through my Stampin' Up! website here:  http://margaret.stampinup.net and clicking on the "Shop Now" button or by emailing me your order at the above address.  Don't miss out on these unique cups suitable for all types of paper crafting!  You will make someone's day by gifting them with one!

#120435  Heart Treat Cups  12  $2.95

#113693  Full Heart Punch  $15.95

#120415  Sweetheart stamp set  $21.95  wood mounts
#120780  Sweetheart stamp set  $15.95  for clear mounts

Remember, it's Sale-A-Bration time!  With any $50 purchase of Stampin' Up! products, you will receive a FREE stamp set, paper pack or for the first time this year, a beautiful paper punch (you get to choose!)!  All of these products will also apply to that bonus offer too!

Click on the top left picture of the Heart Treat Special for more details.

Happy Monday!  It's sunny here today and thankfully we will finally get above freezing for the first time in days and days!!

Margaret

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Sending Love, With All My Heart!

I used the With All My Heart set again for this card today and I'm having fun with it!  The bright paper is from the Sending Love Designer Series Paper package in the new Occasions Mini Catalog!  I love the combination of Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla... so festive and it works so well for Valentines Day too!

I used the red paper with the pink and vanilla flower print for the background; the paper is made with glitter already on it so it has a soft sparkle to it!  I used a band of a different print, tiny flowers from the same Sending Love package, across the card and layered it on a strip of Chocolate Chip that had both sides embellished with a zig-zag edge and tiny hearts done with the Pinking Hearts Border punch from the Occasions Mini.

The large flower image in the set is stamped in Real Red Craft Ink on a Very Vanilla circle cut out with the Sizzix Circles die and the Big Shot.  The Real Red Circle behind it is cut out with the same die and sponged with chocolate ink on the edge.  The flower was heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  One of the cool new Real Red Epoxy polka dot 1/2" brads (love those!) centers the flower.

The sentiment is also from this set (along with two others) so you can make any number of styles/types of cards with this one set alone!  It was stamped with Chocolate Chip and the heart was stamped with the Real Red Craft Ink and heat embossed . 

Note:  I purchased this set in the NEW clear mount option with the acrylic blocks.  For the main image, I cut out my cardstock circle first then stamped on it without a Stamp-a-ma-jig!  It worked great!  This was my first time to use Stampin' Up!'s clear mount stamps and I was very pleased with them!

Stamps:  With All My Heart
Inks:  Real Red Craft; Chocolate Chip Classic
Paper:  Sending Love DSP, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Accessories:  (new) Pinking Hearts Border punch, Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Big Shot, Circles#2 Die, (new) Real Red Epoxy brad, heat tool, clear embossing powder, paper snips, sponge dauber.

Thanks for visiting today!  Keep on stampin'!
Margaret

I'm back, With All My Heart!

I'm back from my two week Christmas hiatus with a new card made with some brand-new products from the fabulous Occasion Mini Catalog which just became active!. There is so much in this new mini... new stamps, punches, papers, stamp mounting system, Big Shot dies, and many other entirely new products!   You've just gotta' see it if you haven't yet!

We're approaching Valentine's Day so I made a Valentine card for a friend using a number of gorgeous new products from the new Occasions Mini.

Stamps:  With All My Heart

Inks:  Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Sending Love Designer Series Paper; Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip cardstock
Accessories:  Lots of Tags Sizzlits, Modern Label Punch, Floral Fusion Sizzlit, Scalloped Heart of Heart Embosslit, Big Shot, Silver Brads, Scallop Trim Border (Sale-A-Bration bonus!), Full Heart Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Chocolate Chip Epoxy Flower Brad. 

The Scalloped Heart of Hearts Sizzlit both embosses and cuts out the heart; I love the texture you get when using this!  And what to say about the new Scallop Trim Punch edge?  Well, it's just so delicious!!  And the Designer Paper has glitter on it!  Each of the twelve sheets in the package has glitter on one of the sides, and it's soooo pretty!

I hope you have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and have received an Occasions Mini!  There are just too many goodies in it that you won't want to miss!  Contact her (or me if you're my customer or want to be) today and get your own copy!

Thanks for visiting;  Have some fun stampin'!

Margaret