I {LOVE} Love Valentine

Today I have a couple of different cards to show you. They are both created with the same supplies, but they are quite different. The first one is a traditional card.

I {LOVE} the new red Glimmer Paper! It's so easy to add a nice glittery accent to a project without the mess. I'm also loving a new set I recently got...Tiny Tags which goes along with the Jewelry Tag Punch. Not sure what took me so long to get these two items...they add such a cute touch to cards or scrapbook pages. Using the same supplies, but a a different fold and a neat trick with the Movers & Shapers Die, here is another card I created.

When you open the card, here's how it looks...

I also used the heart from the FREE Sale-A-Bration set So Happy For You & the Scallop Trim Border Punch on this one. The way you create the sandwich and run it though your Big Shot enables you to create this fun fold out window design using the Movers & Shapers Die. I watched this great tutorial on Kay's blog  Stampin' to Share  to learn how to do this. Thank you for your great instructions Kay!

Happy Valentine's Day to you!

Eat Chocolate Cone

After seeing so many cute projects using the new Petal Cone Die, I knew I just had to have it! Here's my first project using it.

I also used the cute new set Eat Chocolate. I found this to be really easy to put together. I love the little banner that is on this die, and can see using it on cards and scrapbook pages. The little heart image is from the set Tiny Tags. I wanted to use the Decorative Label punch, with the stamp that had the border, but wanted the other saying. So I used my Regal Rose marker to ink up just the border and then used my Stamp-a-ma-jig with the "...I'm that friend" saying to get perfect placement.

Stamps: Eat Chocolate, Tiny Tags & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card stock: Pretty in Pink. Whisper White & Regal Rose DSP
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Crumb Cake & Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Petal Cone Die,  Decorative Label punch, Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Basic Rhinestones & CHOCOLATE!

Have a wonderful weekend!

You Rock!

Here's a card I created for my hubby's birthday. I surprised him with tickets to see BB King, so of course had to use a guitar and some blue, right!?

The shade of blue I chose was Not Quite Navy. I like using the Perfect Details Texturz Plate with Brushed Silver cardstock because it looks like diamond plate chrome...which gives a nice masculine feel. Instead of using ribbon I used my crimper and added a strip of crimped black card stock. Both the guitar and "you rock" sentiment were embossed with Black Detail EP. The diamond shaped silver brads used to be part of the Vintage Brad collection, but that shape was retired a few years ago...still have a few left in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by...hope your day rocks!

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!

Perfect Plum Sympathy

The Just Believe set makes such beautiful cards for any occasion...even sad ones. Here is a sympathy card I had to make recently. I really love the color combo I used...Crumb Cake, Basic Black & Perfect Plum.

I used the thumping technique to color this image. To do that you color your image using markers and then use a darker color which you tap or "thump" onto the rubber. Real technical, eh? I don't really know how else to describe it? lol But it adds some nice shading without taking a lot of time.

Stamps: Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Perfect Plum & Very Vanilla
Ink: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Pink Pirouette, Perfect Plum & Basic Black
Accessories: Basic Pearls, Perfect Details Embossing Plate, Scallop Trim Border, Modern Label & Window Word Punches

Thanks for stopping by today!

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!

Butterfly Birthday Wishes

I'm looking out my window this morning at a winter wonderland. It sure looks beautiful! Right now some of the biggest snowflakes I've ever seen are coming down...so slowly...so peaceful. However, I'm content to be inside where it's nice and warm! I think maybe I was longing for Spring when I created this birthday card for my Mom. I also think maybe I was trying to see just how many embellishments I could add to one card and still get it to fit inside an envelope! In other words, I think I got carried away...

I gave myself a little color challenge as I was creating this card for my Mom. It seems when I make her a card I tend to use the same colors...purples or golden yellow shades...or sometimes both. Also, I don't think I've ever colored this image from Elements of Style using shades of blue, so I chose Marina Mist, Certainly Celery and Crumb Cake as my color scheme. I watercolored the image using Classic Inks & my Aqua Painter. Then I used the Linen background stamp (retired) inked in Crumb Cake over the top of the design.

Stamps: Elements of Style, Linen & Watercolor Trio
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla and Vellum
Ink: Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist & various other Classic Inks for watercoloring
Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies & Scalloped Square Bigz Dies, Large & Scalloped Oval Punches, Victoria Crochet Trim, Basic Pearls & Antique Brads
My Mom loved the card, and I hope you do as well! Have a wonderful weekend!

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!

Occasions Card Swap

I participated in a couple card swaps and just received a great group of cards from both the Occasions Mini and the Sale-A-Bration catalogs. So today I'm going to share the Occasions Mini Swaps with you. These are all created by the talented women in the QC Swappers group...enjoy!

These two bright and cheery cards use the Bold Blossom set.

These 3 beauties use the set Nature Walk.

Lots of new goodies used on these next few cards...The top left card uses the Thanks for caring set along with Springtime Vintage papers, and the Framed Tulips Embossing folder. The cute scalloped square card shows off the new Sweet Stitches papers and the adorable Pompom Trim. The Love card on the bottom used the Lots of Love Letterpress Plate.

I think lots of us loved the Build a Cupcake punch and the Create a Cupcake stamp set, because lots of the swaps focused on these new products...including mine.

Here's my swap card...

I hope you enjoyed looking at all these cards as much as I enjoyed receiving them! Next time I'll share the SAB swap cards.

Elegant Thoughts

Here's a sympathy card I created for a friend using Elegant Soiree papers and the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set. I really love the colors in this pack of papers...so soft and soothing.

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Crumb Cake, Baja Blue & Soft Suede
Card stock: Elegant Soiree DSP, Crumb Cake, Baja Blue, Very Vanilla & Soft Suede
Accessories: Scalloped Trim Border, Decorative Label, Small Oval & Large Oval Punches, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain (retired)


Have a wonderful weekend!

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!