Love Bandit

I just love this little guy.  I just wish when squirrels visit my house they would bring me flowers instead of eating the food from the birdfeeders :)

To make the card I used the Stampin Up! Movers & Shapers Curly Label Die (Item No. 114506) using the Big Shot Die Cut Machine (Item No. 113439).  The stamp sets used in this card were Love Bandit (Item No. 117086 (Woodblock) or No. 118577 (Clear Mount) - I used the clear mount and used Block C (Item No. 118486)) and Love You Much (Item No. 113756). The punches used were Curly Label (No. 112208) and Scallop Circle (No. 114889).  I used Sending Love Specialty Paper (from the Occasions Mini), Whisper White cardstock (Item No. 100730), Real Red cardstock (Item No. 102482) and Pretty In Pink cardstock (Item No. 100459). 

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Peace Within

Another Spring-themed card.  When friends of mine saw this stamp set in the catalog, they said it was so me.  Therefore, it was a definite purchase. 

This is a gatefold card.  The only thing that was time consuming was the coloring of the picture.  Recipe:  Stamp Set:  Peace Within.  Paper:  Sending Love DSP, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Ink:  Staz On Black; Stampin' Write Markers - Crushed Curry, Caremo Coral, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Really Rust, Summer Sun, More Mustard, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip.  Accessories:  Snail Adhesive.

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Easel Card

You that follow my blog should get all excited because I'm going to have cards posted every day this week!

I was challenged to do a Spring-themed card.  Now, I said to myself, this should not be hard; however, the more I thought about it, the harder it became.  However, mojo finally prevailed and I came up with this card.  There are two views of this card.  The first view is of the card when it is closed:
  The second view is of the card when it is open and standing.

The recipe for this card is: Stamp Set: Vintage Labels from Sale-A-Bration.  Paper:  Sending Love Specialty DSP; Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Pretty In Pink and Real Red Card Stock.  Ink:  Real Red.  Accessories:  Big Shot, Flower Blossom Sizzlit Die, Stampin' Up! Little Leaves Die, Eyelet Border Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Fine Galaxy Stampin' Glitter, Crystal Effects, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Snail Adhesive.

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Has February Gotten Here Already?

This is a quick card that I did which I really liked the end result.  Of course I am a sucker for black, red and white!

Recipe:  Card Stock:  Basic Black, Real Red and Whisper White.  Ink:  Real Red.  Stamp Set:  Vintage Vogue (Pg. 26, Occasion Mini).  Punches:  Extra Large Two-Step Bird (Pg. 11, Occasion Mini), Eyelet Border Punch (Pgs. 186-187, Idea Book & Catalog).  Accessories:  Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder (Pg. 35, Occasions Mini), Stampin' Dimensionals and Snail Adhesive.

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Happy Stamping

Christmas Thanks

Well, things are settling down after Christmas and I have gotten my Christmas Thank You card designed and thought I would share it with you.  I just love the stamp set, Lovely As A Tree (will be terribly upset if it is ever retired cause' I don't know how they could possibly replace it) and I also used Dasher.  This was really quick and simple and had a bunch of them done, personalized and in the mail today.

Recipe:  Paper:  Soft Suede CS, Very Vanilla CS, and Christmas Cocoa DSP; Ink:  StazOn Black, Chocolate Chip, Ballet Blue and Always Artichoke; Accessories:  Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Two-Way Glue, Iridescent Ice, Stampin' Dimensional.

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The little man in my life

I know that I said I wouldn't post the picture of my grandson, Matthew, on the internet, but he has my heart won and you just need to see how cute this little character is.  It is amazing to me how much he changes each time Carl and I get down to see him which is about every two to three weeks.  Here we go, drum roll please:

We call this his, "I'm ready to take on the world" picture"!

He is 11 weeks today and is a whopping 12 lbs., 11 oz.  I could go on and on but I'm sure you all get the idea that he certainly has lit up my world!

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A Cardinal Christmas

So here I was last night at 1:00 AM wide awake, tired of TV, and tired of reading.  So, I started perusing my favorite blog spots and saw this card so I had to CASE it. 

I think I'm going to make some minor adjustments to the card but all in all I was quite pleased on how it turned out (especially for a late nighter)

Recipe:  Stamp Sets:  A Cardinal Christmas and Snow Swirled.  Paper:   Christmas Cocoa DSP (Holiday Mini), Whisper White CS, Real Red CS and Garden Green CS.  Ink:  Black Stazon, Bold Brights Watercolor Crayons.  Accessories:  Scalloped Oval Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Aquapainter and Snail Adhesive.

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Twick or Tweet

Last weekend I went to a team event in York PA and we were to make SWAPs for the event.  Following is what I came up with.  Amazingly enough, Carl thought it was cute!

As in other posts, this is a layout that I saw on Stamping 411.  RECIPE:  Paper:  Cast-A-Spell DSP; Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, and Perfect Plum Cardstock.  Accessories:  1 3/8" circle punch and snail adhesive.  Stamp Set is Twick or Tweet from the Holiday Mini.

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Hello, It's Me!

I've been quite reluctant in posting as you all well know.  Hopefully that will change.  I am now a stay-at-home person, which I think my husband is starting to enjoy immensely, so I am going to have more time to dedicate to the art of rubber stamping.

My life has been quite busy and then I ended up in the hospital (freak thing), became a grandmother (yeah!!!!), etc....  I would post his picture but I'm not confident in doing that so if you see me, I'm the doting grandmother and I have plenty of pictures!

Y'all have a good day and hopefully I'll have something to post tomorrow.

See you later!

Where's my mojo?????

Just haven't been able to come up with anything lately.  I go into my stamp room and I look at my stamps and then I think what can I do with this.  Well, tonight I picked up a card that I had gotten at Convention and voila' I got an idea.  This card was super, super easy and you could do several of these in an evening.

Recipe:  Stamp Sets:  Dasher (one of our under $10 stamps) and Serene Snowflakes;  Paper:  Dusty Durango and Whisper White cardstock; Ink:  Dusty Durango; Embellishments:  Dusty Durango polka dot grosgrain ribbon and eyelet border punch.

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Greetings, one and all!

Haven't been on here for a few days.  Been busy making cards for the Jubilee that was held at Jackson's Mill over the weekend.  Great event.

I decided to make a card for the shut-in's at church that is a little different that usual.  As a matter of fact, I don't think they have ever gotten a card like this before.

Recipe:  Stamp Sets:  Grettings Earthlings and Sprinkles.  Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Ruby Red, Crushed Curry and Whisper White.  Paper:  Urban Oasis DSP (retired).  Inks:  Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Ruby Red and Black Stazon.  Embellishments:  Vintage Brads.  Other: Stampin Dimensionals and Snail Adhesive.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

Way Too Early To Think About Christmas

I have been blog hopping and it seems like most of the ones I have went to have been putting Christmas cards or items on their sites so I figured I might as well gone the club.  I guess you can call this my first attempt at a Christmas card.

This stamp set, Cold and Cuddly, is from the new Holiday mini.  When I saw the set, I had to have it - not typically me.  I just love this polar bear; however, the penquin and the walrus that are in the set are just as cute.  The saying is from Heard from the Heart.  The ink I used is Bashful Blue and Soft Suede.  Cardstock is Whisper White, Bordering Blue and Soft Suede.  The Designer Paper is some that I had left over from last year that is retired.  I used the masking technique.

Circle Circus

Ok, Circle Circus, I'm addicted!  I CASED this card from one of my roommates at convention.  I just loved the colors and it was very simple to do.

Recipe:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Taken With Teal cardstock; Basic Black and Taken With Teal Ink; Crushed Currey ribbon. 

Stamp Sets:  Circle Circus, Elegant Thank You (retired from Spring 2009)

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Wonderful day in the neighborhood!

It's been a good day. A man came today and took the fence down that was in our back yard. He started this morning and it was gone we when got home this evening. I would tell you the whole saga of the fence but it would bore you to tears. Let's just say it's gone and I am singing, "It's a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood!"

The card that I have in this blog submission is a card for my uncle who is retiring. 


The recipe is Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Always Artichoke and Whisper White cardstock; To the Nines DSP; Really Rust, Always Artichoke and Really Rust Ink (watercolored); white satin ribbon and snail adhesive.

Have a good night!

It's Been A Hectic Day

What a day this has been - hectic, hectic, hectic. There was a "Back To School" party for the children of one of the developments that is a part of the company that I work for. Then there was choir practice at church. I came home and watched a movie with Carl.



I needed a quick and easy card to do since my time was limited this evening and this is what I came up with! I make cards for the shut-ins of my church and because this one did not take very long at all I'll be using it in the next couple of months!

Recipe: Embrace Life, Circle Circus and Branch Out (on the dormant list) stamp sets; Soft Suede (quickly becoming a favorite of mine), More Mustard and Whisper White cardstock; More Mustard, Old Olive, Really Rust and Basic Brown ink; Snail Adhesive and Stampin Dimensionals.

Circle Circus is a stamp set that is very versatile so you'll probably be seeing me use it more and more.

Well, my eyes are starting to droop and I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by.

A Sketch Challenge

I needed a card for a male who has been in the hospital and is home recuperating. I've been seeing a lot of cards lately that use the stamp set, Autumn Harvest, so I decided to break mine out and am glad I did. I came across this sketch challenge while was looking at different Stampin' Up Demonstrators blog sites - a great way to get ideas. I especially like the sketch challenges because they give you a recipe and then you come up with the final product!

Recipe for this card: Autumn Harvest Stamp Set; Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, and Elegant Eggplant Cardstock; Dusty Durango Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon; watercolor paper; Autumn Traditions DSP; Watercolor crayons; Snail Adhesive.

Remember: a handmade card is a hug with a fold in the middle.

Happy Stamping!

Invitation

This is the shell for an invitation that I'll be displaying. I'll be using it as a Bridal Shower invitation. I used Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White cardstock and Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper. I ran the white piece of cardstock through the Big Shot in the Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I finished the invitation off by wrapping a "belly" band around the card and added a flower from the Pretties Kit that had the edges daubed with Elegant Eggplant.



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Convention 2009

As most of you know, I was able to attend the Stampin' Up! convention that was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 6-8. It was an amazing experience and I came away with a lot of ideas that can be used in the Stampin' Up! business as well as everyday living.



I was unable to make any cards this evening so I decided to post some of my swaps that were at the top of list. There was so much "swapping" going on that it was amazing. Everywhere you turned there was someone asking, "Are you swapping?" I came away with a lot of ideas that I can use for cards.






Happy Stamping!

So here I sit at 10:30 p.m. and I'm trying to come up with some ideas for wedding invitations, thank you notes, etc., and came up with this. It would work really well as a thank you note for wedding and bridal showers. It uses Chocolate Chip cardstock and Pretty in Pink and of course, I pulled a stamp set out that is retired but thought you might like it anyway. I also texturized it using the Big Shot and one of the Stampin Up embossing folders.

WOW Swap Picture

This is the final version of the card. Sorry it did not post, don't know what happened.