Bright Birthday Butterflies

Here's a bright and cheerful card I made for a friends birthday. Bright and cheery sounds pretty good on this "Spring" morning since it's snowing and everything is turning white instead of green. :-( Last weekend it was 85 and let me tell you I was so ready for warm weather! Oh well, I'm sure this won't last long, and hopefully it will be the last snow...until at least November. Anyways...I'm sure you didn't come here to hear me complain, right? So here's the bright, cheery card I was talking about before my rant.

I punched out squares of patterned papers from the Brights Pattern stack...Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango & Tempting Turquoise, and added a die cut butterfly using the Beautiful Wings Sizzlet. Each one is accented with a Basic Rhinestone. The birthday block was embossed with Black EP. I layered the black polka dotted ribbon over Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon.

I hope wherever you are that you are experiencing much better weather!

Ice Cream Parlor Bliss

Here are a few projects using the Ice Cream Parlor Papers and the Bliss stamp set that I forgot to show you. The Bliss cone was a little hostess gift made with the Petal Cone Die. I used the stamps from Bliss to add a pretty design to the Melon Mambo card stock. It's tied with ribbon from the Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon & Button pack.

I was surprised that these little cones actually can hold quite a bit of stuff. I filled this one with Dove chocolates (you can't go wrong with chocolate, right!?), a sample of the Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon & Buttons, along with some punched out images from Punch Bunch and a "to do list" magnet using the Eat Chocolate set. (We'll be making one of these at my Eat Chocolate Class on April 10th)

Here is a quick and easy birthday card I demoed at the workshop. It also uses the Ice Cream Parlor Papers, Ribbon & Button Pack along with the So Happy For You stamp set.

It's hard to believe that Sale-a-Bration is almost over! Only two more days...don't let it slip away before you get these cute papers, stamps and ribbons for your collection!

Good Luck Shamrock

A quick post to share a quick & easy card that is perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

I used the heart stamp from Hello Again (FREE during SAB) and my Stamp-a-ma-jig to create this four leafed clover. The sentiment is from another SAB set...So Happy For You, and so is the dotted line I used for the stem. See the stamps I used here...

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Hello Friend

What could be more cheerful on a gloomy day than some pretty daisies stamped in Melon Mambo & Rich Razzleberry? It's raining here this morning (better than snow at this point!) and I needed to play with a bright color combo to add some sunshine to my day. This card will be perfect to lift the spirits of a friend

Recently after using my Greenhouse Garden set for the first time in a long time, I've now used it several times since. I actually used the same card design as this card I posted recently, I just changed up the colors and the DSP. The "hello" stamp I used here is from the Hello Again set, which is a FREE set available during SAB.

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Hello Again, Tiny Tags & Botanical Blooms (2009 SAB set for leaves)
Card stock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie & Melon Mambo DSP from the Brights Patterns Pack.
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo & Certainly Celery
Accessories: Jewelry Tag Punch, White Organza Ribbon & Nestabilities

Hope your day is bright & cheery!

Baja Birthday Frog

I just {LOVE} this adorable little frog with the watering can image! It's part of the A Flowers For All Seasons set...and it's FREE during Sale-a-Bration! I think this color combo is perfect for a Spring birthday, don't you? I made this card for a friend who loves frogs, so I'm sure she will like it.

Stamps: A Flowers For All Seasons & So Happy For You (both sets are FREE during SAB)
Card stock: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery & Shimmery White
Ink: Black Stazon, Baja Breeze & various other Classic Inks for watercoloring
Accessories: Elegant Lines & Framed Tulips Embossing Folders, Scalloped Rectangle Clearlit, Aquapainter, Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Basic Rhinestone Jewels

Thanks for hopping on in today...ENJOY your day!

Baja Bliss

The images in the Sale-a-Bration set Bliss are so pretty...especially the two that I used here. Combining these delicate, yet bold stamped images with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder made a detailed card that came together in just minutes. The hardest part was cutting out the butterfly.

Inking the stamps in a light color ink and then adding a darker ink to the edges, using the Rock n Roll Technique is a quick and easy way to add detail. Here I used Crumb Cake & Baja Breeze for my lighter shade of ink and then inked edges in Not Quite Navy. I used coordinating colors of card stock and Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon and a few Adhesive Jewel Pearls to finish off the card.

I cannot rave enough about the Seam Binding Ribbon! It is so soft and easy to work with...plus it doesn't leave a bulky bump (which requires extra postage) when you put it in an envelope. Love, LOVE, {LOVE} it!!!

Have a blissful day!

Building My Own Spring Blossoms

With another 8+ inches of the white stuff dumped on us yesterday, it looks like if I want to enjoy pretty Spring flowers I'll have to build my own!

I always love stamp sets and punches that go together, and the Build a Blossom combo is no exception! This card came together quickly using products from the Occasions Mini and a FREE set from the Sale-a-Bration catalog.

Stamps: Build a Blossom & So Happy For You
Card stock: Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Regal Rose Prints
Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy & Rose Red
Accessories: Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon, Smooch Spritz Spray, Blossom Petals Punch

Thanks for stopping by today!

50 & Fabulous

I'm happy to say that I've been doing some scrapbooking lately. These pages came together pretty quickly using the Ice Cream Parlor Papers and Accent Pack available for FREE during Sale-a-Bration and the adorable Build a Cupcake Punch.

I took these photos at my sister-in-law's 50th surprise Birthday party. When she walked in, we were all wearing the glasses with a fake nose. So of course I got a lot of fun photos of everyone sporting the glasses that night. Here's a look at the left side of the layout.

I used the Billborard Sizzlet Strip Die to cut the word fabulous and the Simple Numbers Bigz Dies to cut the numbers. The Swirly Sizzlet Strip was used for the border along the left side. It is cut from Daffodil Delight Patterned Paper & adorned with Basic Rhinestone Jewels. My favorite accent on this page is the little crown tag.

I used the Tiny Tags set and the Jewelry Label punch. The cute ribbon is is also a FREE item during Sale-a-Bration...it's part of the Ribbon Button Pack. You can see the cute flower buttons from the pack on the punched  cupcakes on the opposite page of my layout. 

The yellow scalloped border used on the tag here and on the photo on the opposite page is one of the Quick Accent Strips included in the Ice Cream Parlor kit. I used a few of the flowers on this page as well. They make adding a cute accent so easy because they are adhesive backed. Here's a closer look at my favorite detail on this page...

I used the retired set Whimsical Words for the sentiment here. This layout could be used for any birthday party photos, so contact me today to set up a time to come on over and make these pages or to place your Sale-a-Bration order and receive these items for FREE.

Have a wonderful day!

Inlaid Cupcakes

Are you ready for another cupcake card? Here is one I created using the inlaid embossing technique.

All you need to do is punch out and adhere your pieces to your background piece. Then run it through your Big Shot using an embossing folder with a pretty tight design...in this case I used the Square Lattice EF. The force of the Big Shot embeds the card stocks together and the result looks like an inlaid design...pretty cool, huh? Here's a closer look...

Stamps: Punch Bunch, Cupcakes wheel
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery & Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Pumpkin Pie & Melon Mambo
Accessories: Create a Cupcake, Eyelet Border & Scalloped Square Punches, Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon & Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Have a great day!

Relaxing Birthday

This poor little froggy hasn't been let out of the stamp case to play in quite some time...I think maybe I was longing for a nice relaxing float in the pool. It will be quite some time before I can do that here, but it was fun to color and paper piece this image just the same.

I used the tiny polka dot print from the Woodland Walk papers to paper piece the lilly pad, but the other two prints are from the Brights Print pack in Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight. The scalloped birthday sentiment is from the Sale-A-Bration set Punch Bunch. I watercolored the froggie using my Aqua painter and Classic Inks.

Stamps: Frolicking Frogs, Punch Bunch
Card stock: Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise  & various other Classic Inks for watercoloring
Accessories: Certainly Celery Grosgrain, Linen Thread, Scalloped Square and Word Window Punches

Have a relaxing day!

Sale~A~Bration Inspiration

I'm sure that most of you fellow stampers are excited that Stampin' Up!s annual Sale-A-Bration has begun! I know I am! I told you about the awesome card swaps I received recently from the QC Swapper group I belong to, and I already shared the Occasions Mini cards. Today I want to share the SAB swaps.

These first two use the So Happy For You set and the Ice Cream Parlor papers. Don't you love the treat holder created using the Petal Cone die for the Big Shot? (and silly me didn't think I needed that die!;-) The card also uses one of the adorable flower buttons from the Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon & Button pack.

These next two pretty cards use the Sweet Summer set (left) and the Bliss set (right).

This next group of cards shows how versatile the Punch Bunch set can be. I love any set that can be used with our punches, and this one is no exception!

More Punch Bunch cards....

Just like the Occasions swap, I also picked the most popular set to use. Here are my Punch Bunch/Ice Cream Parlor swap cards.

I hope you have found these cards to be as inspiring as I have! If you would like to see these ideas...& more in person, contact me today to book your Sale~A~Bration event!

Triple Decker Ice Cream Cone

Cupcakes aren't the only things with a cherry on top! Here is another cute way to use the new Build a Cupcake Punch...use it to build an ice cream cone.

I didn't think of this cute ice cream cone idea myself, I was inspired by this cute card made by Allison on SCS. I used the patterned papers from the Brights Patterns Collection of DSP in Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Tangerine Tango. The cone shape was cut from Crumb Cake card stock and embossed using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. The scalloped Happy Birthday greeting is from the new SAB set Punch Bunch.

I embellished my card with Rich Razzleberry Taffeta Ribbon and an adorable little flower button from Brights Designer Buttons pack. These colors are so fun and cheerful and they really perk me up on a dreary winters day. Hope you like it too!

Razzleberry Cupcakes With Bling Cherries

Now that the holidays are over, I've found some time to do some stamping again...just in time to enjoy a few new goodies from the Occasions Mini and the upcoming Sale-a-Bration catalog. Have you seen the new Build a Cupcake Punch? I've been having so much fun creating with it...it's soooo cute!

The cute Happy Birthday scalloped image is part of a set called Punch Bunch that will be available FREE during Sale-a-Bration. Of course, the cute cupcakes are created using the new Build a Cupcake Punch.
Stamps: Punch Bunch, Cupcakes wheel
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo
Card stock: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla & Brights Patterns DSP
Accessories: Build a Cupcake, Scallop Square and Eyelet Border punches, Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain & Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for visiting me today. Enjoy your weekend!