WT306 Wonderful Mother and Some B-day cards

Happy day to you! I've been working on lots of cards as well as crocheting a baby blanket for my soon to be born first grandchild! I hopped on SCS yesterday to check out the Ways To Use It challenge and came up with these cards. WT306-absolutely GRADIENT -challenged us to use either a Gradient ink pad or make our own by combining more than one color of ink to our stamp. I chose the later and used Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink to create this lovely image! Supply List:All products used are Stampin' Up!

STAMPS: Upsy Daisy, Well Scripted

PAPER: Whisper White, Rose Red

INK: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink

THE REST: Pretty in Pink satin ribbon


For my second set of cards I needed a birthday card for my brother-in-law and I created this card and then decided to go ahead and make 4 more to send on to OWH. It was the first time I inked up this yummy hostess level 1 set, Birthday Bakery. I combined it with this rockin' patterned paper to make it 'guy giveable'!

Supply List:

STAMPS: Birthday Bakery (SU!)

PAPER: Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper white (SU!); everyday tango patterned paper (MME)

INK: Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Bravo Burgundy (SU!)

THE REST: punches, blender pens, dimensionals, Crystal Effects (SU!)

Welp!! That's it for today! I hope to be back soon to show you more of what I have been working on!! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!!

SC299 and WT289 Holiday Hedgehogs

Good evening All,
I have a couple of cards tonight that I created for 2 different challenges over at SCS; This week's Sketch Challenge - SC299 and Ways To Use It Challenge - WT289. Definitely check out them out! This was an awesome layout for this cute stamp from SU!'s retired Holiday Hedgehogs set. For the WT289 we were challenged to get a headstart on our holiday card making! What a terrific idea! These 2 will be going in my next box of cards headed for Operation Write Home next month! My goal is to have at least 50 cards to send by mid-October. Once I get those done then I can start working on my own! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Holiday Hedgehogs (SU!)

PAPER: Designer paper (DCWV); Cardstock (non-SU! stash)

INK & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: white Fun Flock (Stampendous!); Brads and ribbon from my non-SU! stash, Aqua painter (SU!)

It's kinda hard to see, but I used Fun Flock for the snow on the ground - check it out on the close-ups!
Well, that its for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

Mojo141, WT273 and CC273 House Warming

Good afternoon All,
I have a project for you today that incorporated 3 different challenges. First I decided on the Mojo Monday sketch challenge, mostly because I love the layouts they come up with! Then I went to Tuesday's color challenge over at SCS. Since I needed to make a gift tag for a house warming bottle of wine, Thursday's Ways to Use It challenge fit perfectly! Check out these links to get all the deets for the challenges! I also was very much inspired by this wine bottle tag!! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Good Neighbors, Fourteen Phrases (SU!)

PAPER: Close to Cocoa, Garden Green, Barely Banana, Whisper White, Soft Sky (SU!); Infuse designer paper (Basic Grey)

INK: Close to Cocoa, Garden Green (SU!)

THE REST: punches, hodgepodge hardware (SU!); Clear buttons (CTMH);Nestibilities; Cuttlebug; Hemp Twine; Velvet ribbon; rhinestone gems

This was lots of fun to make! Thanks for stoppin' by today!

WT270 Be Yourself Framed Art

Good afternoon All,

We are having the most beautiful weather here in Las Vegas: Sunny and 95! I just thought I would share with you today this framed art piece that I created for my youngest daughter's upcoming birthday. I had already made her card using this CTMH stamp set and I was rolling this idea around in my head for a few days. I wanted to do something kind of 'shabby/chic/trendy' ish...if that makes any sense! I started this on Thursday to go along with the Ways to Use it Challenge to use an edge distresser. I used my edge distresser on all of the layers of designer paper. I stamped the images several times in different color inks and then cut the clothing out and paper pieced them. This was very tedious, but I like how it turned out! Kinda like cutting out paper dolls! One thing that I like about CTMH clear acrylic stamps is that I could bend the words to contour the images. I put this in a regular picture frame so I couldn't use too much dimension. I also sponged the mat with pretty in pink ink. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Be Yourself (CTMH)

PAPER: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Sahara Sand, Sweet Pea designer series paper (SU!)

INK & MARKERS: Chocolate chip, pumpkin pie, pretty in pink, sahara sand, so saffron (SU!)

THE REST: So Saffron wide grosgrain ribbon, punches (SU!); Nestibilities, Cuttlebug, edge distresser

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for swingin' by today! See you soon and Happy Crafting!!

WT267 Mixing Patterns

Happy Earth Day All! I have a quick post tonight as it is getting a bit late. I've been thinking about this card for my youngest son's 21st birthday for a few days and I have known for a few years that I would be making a card like this for him. He has been talking about turning 21 and going to Vegas for a while and is planning a trip when he is done with classes for the semester. Lucky for him and us that my husband and I moved to Las Vegas a few months ago and now he can visit us too!! Woot! Woot! When Stampin' up came out with the game night set and the Jackpot designer paper I knew they would be perfect for this project! Today's Ways to Use It challenge over at Splitcoaststampers was to mix different patterned papers-perfect for what I wanted to do! There are quite a few layers to this card and the Royal Flush is from a deck of mini cards that I purchased at the $ store about 2 years ago! They are the perfect size for this 5" x 7" card! Even though this is for my son I had to add a little Bling-cuz that's what Vegas is all about, Baby! Here is the quick recipe:

Paper: real red, basic black, whisper white, so saffron, Jackpot dp

Stamps: Game Night, On Your Birthday

Ink: basic black, so saffron, real red

Accessories: mini cards, ribbon, rhinestone brads(SU!), stickles, card suits edge punch(EKSuccess), punches(SU!)

The row if poker chips are punched from the Jackpot dp with a 1/2 circle punch. Well, that's it for now! Time for me to get to bed! Thanks for stoppin' by today! See you soon!

Two Cards for Thanksgiving

Happy day to you!

I have two cards to share today. The first one I created for today's Ways to Use It Challenge, WT241, over at SCS.

The Challenge was to use some Patchwork in our project design. I immediately thought of this technique that I like to use up leftover strips of cardstock and designer papers. Doesn't it look like a patchwork quilt? Check out how easy it is to create this. Here is my recipe: (All products are SU unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: The More The Merrier

Paper: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, DCWV Indian Summer Fall Matstack

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango

Accessories: Big Shot, Swiss Dots embossing folder (provo craft), Top Note die, 1/4" choc. chip grosgrain ribbon, circle punches, dimensionals, blender pens

My second project is another card using yesterday's Sketch Challenge over at SCS. I liked it so much I had to make a second project! When I first saw this stamp set I knew I had to have it! I just love all the 'sticks and twigs' as I like to call them. You can create so many different scenes. Here is my recipe (again, all products are SU! unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, DCWV Indian Summer Fall Matstack

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: SU! many markers, large oval and scallop oval punches, Choc. chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, brad(Michaels), dimensionals

Okay, that all I have for now. I am having fun with all these gorgeous fall colors. Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!! See you again, soon!