Regal Indigo Pear Thanks

I want to start off todays post by saying thank you for the recent comments here on my blog. I've been having a real problem lately with spam comments, so it's nice to receive some legitimate comments. I've played with a few settings. so hopefully it will help a bit without having to add word verification moderation. I don't know about you...but sometimes those are really hard to read!

Here's a card with a color combo I've never used before. I had some scraps sitting in my work area and thought they looked good together and came up with this.

Like the title says, I used Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz & Island Indigo...makes for a cheery, spring like color combo, don't you think? The flower image from Mixed Bunch was first inked in Baja Breeze and then rolled in Island Indigo along the edges of the stamp. The "Thanks" sentiment is from Kindness Matters...which is a FREE selection during SAB.

Thanks for visting me today!

Enchanted Cupcakes

A while back I shared this card and it received some nice comments both here and from friends seeing it on my display board, so I decided to try it in some other color combos for my Birthday Card Class.

This one uses the Everyday Enchantment paper with a Pear Pizzazz base and Calypso Coral flowers. This next one is a masculine version using paper from the Brights Print stack of DSP.

The base for this one is Daffodil Delight. Here is a look at all three cards that the group made at my Birthday Card Class.

The first card was my original inspiration card made using the now retired Spice Cake papers with a Peach Parfait base. The stamp used here is from the Hostess Set called Happiest Birthday Wishes.

Have a great day!

Just Believe Sunset

Unfortunately I had to take a break from my scrapbooking projects to make a sympathy card for a friend. It seems like the Just Believe set is one of my go to sets when creating a sympathy card. I thought it would look nice and peaceful to have a pretty sunset as the background...I really love the way this turned out. I hope it brings my friend some comfort.

I sponged on several different shades of Classic Ink onto my Whisper White card stock to create this background. First, was Daffodil Delight sponged inside of a circle I cut out of a post it note. Then I removed the post it mask and covered the yellow circle I had just sponged with a circle the same size - also punched from a post it. Then I sponged the sky surrounding the sun with Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum, Regal Rose, Marina Mist and a bit of Always Artichoke as it got to the bottom, grassy area. After it was good and dry, I used my Embossing Buddy on top and then inked the image with VersaMark and heat embossed with Black EP.

The sentiment is from the new set Loving Thoughts available in the Occasions Mini. That was also embossed in black. Here's the complete recipe...

Stamps: Just Believe & Loving Thoughts
Card stock: Perfect Plum, Basic Black, Basic Gray & Whisper White
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum, Regal Rose, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke & VersaMark
Accessories: Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Basic Rhinestones, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Perfect Details Texturz Plate & Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!

More Partying This Way

On my last post I showed you a couple fun birthday pages I created using the Party This Way stamp set. (FREE during Sale-a-Bration!) Here are a couple more pages that go with the first two.

I had a lot of photos to use, so I cropped several of them to 3 inches tall and matted them on Basic Black card stock punched with the now retired Spiral Edge Punch to look like a film strip. This way I was able to fit a whopping 11 photos on these two pages! While there are still a lot of fun elements to look at, I still think the photos stand out as the most important elements of all. Here's a closer look at the left page...

The stamped images on these pages were stamped in VersaMark and embossed using Black EP. The "strings" on the balloons and to hold the banner is Basic Black card stock cut into very thin strips.

Check out my scrappin' buddy...Stevie. I got up to go get something from the other room and when I came back he was sitting in my spot looking like he was ready to work on the page. He even had his little paws up on the table, but by the time I grabbed the camera this is what I got. Still cute tho...but I'm kinda partial!

For more details on these pages, keep scrolling down to my last post.Thanks for stopping by today...it's always nice to know that people are actually looking/reading this stuff I take time to post, so as always, I'd LOVE to hear any comments you may have.

Party This Way Pages

Can you guess the main reason I got into Stampin' Up! originally? It's because, I was...no,  I AM a scrapbooker. Of course all the beautiful, coordinating products really drew me in...but bottom line it was my love of scrapbooking that made me really love Stampin' Up! But guess what? Sadly, it seems as time went on I have been doing less & less scrapbooking. However, I keep collecting ideas, a mountain of photos keep piling up & of course I continue purchasing things with the intention of creating pages.

I'm really working to try and change that and get back into scrapbooking mode. Now, since I've put it in writing here, I need to stick to my word, right? ;-)  Well, since you've listened to my ramblings, the least I can do is share this two page 12x12 spread I made using the Party This Way stamp set along with photos from my hubby's 50th birthday party (YIKES...I'm married to an old dude! hehe) You can click on the photos to see a larger size.

I've had my eye on the Letter It Alphabet since it first came out...but I finally just recently purchased it. I must say, I think it may be one of my favorite alpha sets to date. I used it here embossed in Black EP, and it was easy to cut out. The other letters used were from the Billboard Strip Sizzlet Die. They fit perfectly on the pennant punch outs. I use the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive on the back of my card stock or DSP before cutting out the letters...makes it so much easier when working with these tiny letters! Here's a closer look at the left page...

I used DSP from the Brights Patterns Stack in Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point & Old Olive. The fun images from Party This Way were embossed in black on coordinating colors of card stock listed above and then cut out. The 50 was cut using the Simple Numbers Bigz Dies. If you look at the top left photo you can see the "super cool" party hat I made for Mike and there is also a 50 on there that I cut out with these dies and Red Glimmer Paper, along with a pennant topper that says "50 rocks!". As you can see by these photos he got all kinds of crazy gifts and he was good about modeling them all. We sure had a lot of laughs that night! Here's a closer look at the right page of this layout.

The Label Framelits make the perfect journaling block...I'm sure I'll be using them a lot on future pages. If you look closely at the top right photo, you can see a personalized banner I created for the occasion using the Perfect Pennants Die. It went together really quickly using the same papers I used here on these pages. On each end is a photo of the birthday boy. It was the perfect touch hanging over the food table, and got lots of comments from our guests. Here's another photo that better shows the banner.

The Party This Way stamp set is one of the FREE choices available to you during Sale-a-Bration. If you haven't added this one to your collection yet, I highly recommend it!

Mixed Bunch Snowflake

I have been finding the Mixed Bunch set to be a fun and very versatile set...especially this pretty lacy image used here. I showed you how I used it for a butterfly in this post...so I figured why not a snowflake?

I embossed it in Iridescent Ice EP on Glossy Card stock and then sponged on color using Baja Blue & Not Quite Navy Classic Ink. With it matted on the Silver Glimmer Paper the result is super sparkly. Take a closer look...

We're supposed to be getting up to 6 inches of snow here in the next 24 hours...so I'm sure I'll be seeing some real snowflakes soon.

Fresh Vintage Butterfly

This card was inspired by the pretty butterfly shown on the sample on page 6 of the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Iridescent Ice embossing powder really makes the butterfly sparkle! This was a favorite at my bonus card class I held last week.

I really do love this stamp set and the coordinating Everyday Enchantment papers! As you can see the largest image was used on my base - just stamped randomly. The Label Framelits make a nice background for the butterfly. I sponged a little Crumb Cake ink around the sides of the floral DSP to help it from blending in too much with the striped DSP.

Thanks for visiting today!

Mixed Bunch Hugs

Here is a bright cheerful card using Mixed Bunch and the Hostess set Perfect Words. The DSP is of course the SAB papers Everyday Enchantment...which I just cannot stop using! I love this pop of Cherry Cobbler added to this color combo of Pool Party, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.

Besides the new Blossom punch that coordinates with Mixed Bunch, I used a few other punches to complete this card: Blossom Petals Builder, Extra Large Oval & the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punches.

Don't forget...along with this beautiful DSP, the Embossed Oval Frame shown here is also available for free during SAB! It comes as a set with a rectangular frame as well...LOVE these!

Have a wonderful weekend...BIG{HUGS}2U!

You Are Loved Heart Easel Card

Yesterday I promised I'd have a more feminine Valentine card to share with you. So here ya go...

This was created using the Big Shot along with the Heart Framelits Dies and my favorite stamp set from the Holiday Mini catalog...You Are Loved. (I'm hoping this one will show up in the next Idea Book & Catalog!) I was inspired to make a heart shaped easel card when I saw this cute card on SCS.

You cannot really tell from my photo, but I added Dazzling Details to both the heart & the love images for a little sparkle. The little button in the center of my bow is one of the new Twitterpated Buttons...they are so cute! Here's a peek at the inside of the card...

Happy Valentine's Day!