As The Ink Dries

Festival of Prints DSP

Did you notice the Festival of Prints DSP Stack on page 20 of the Stampin' Up Holiday catalog?  I love this little stack of paper.  There are 48 sheets in the stack: 4 eqach of 12 double sided designs.  Each sheet is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".    This turns out to be a pretty convenient size for both card making and mounting your photos for scrapbooks.  I also like having a lot of design choices within the same color palette.

Stamps: Pursuit of Happiness
Ink Chery Cobbler
Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Festival of Prints DSP stack
Punches: Elegant Butterfly, 2 1/2" Circle punch
 Big Shot:  Perfect Pennants, Beautiful Wings Embosslit
Extras: Pearls 

I have my downline meeting so I need to finish cutting the paper for their make and takes.  This reminds me that you only have 1 week left to take advantage of the fun Spooktacular Project Kit Offer.  This is such a fun project that you will receive in addition to your Demonstrator Starter kit.  I would love to talk with you about being a Demonstrator so call or email me and I would be happy to answer any of your questions.  

Comfort Cafe DSP and a Challenge

Did you miss me?  I feel badly that I said I was going to be a more  consistent blogger and then promptly went silent.  The past week was a good example of life happening and just having to  accept and doing what needs to be done.  

I have been away from my stamp room and to get back into the stamping and blogging groove I decided to do a challenge.   This is the challenge I chose.   Here is the sketch by Mary Jo aka Technostamper.

Mary Jo's sketches are  very clean layouts and I really like that.  Here is what I came up with using the sketch.

Stamps: Pursuit of Happiness
Ink: Cajun Craze
Paper: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze,  Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe DSP, In Color Designer Paper Stack 2012-2014
Punches: Elegant Butterfly, 2-1/2" Circle
Big Shot: Perfect Pennants die
Extras: Basic Pearls 

I liked this sketch so much that I made another card with different DSP and I am posting it on my Facebook Page.  I was excited to see that I hit 100 likes on my  Facebook page, thank you!  Once I get a few things taken care of I will post a little giveaway to celebrate.  After all we need to celebrate all we can!  Thanks again for checking in!

 

Papiillon Potpourri and a Color Challenge

Hard to believe that I am posting 2 days in a row!  I am working on posting more consistently and now that most of our summer travels are over it feels possible.  To achieve this I know I will need some inspiration.  I found the Dynamic Duo Challenge  and knew I wanted to participate.  The challenge this week is to use Certainly Celery and Pretty In Pink.  You can also use neutral colors like Black, White, Vanilla,  Crumb Cake aka as kraft.  On my stamp table I had the Delicate Doilies Sizzlit die, Loving Thoughts and Papillion Potpourri stamp sets.    The die is brand new to me which is why it was on my table and the 2 stamp sets were not completely mounted which is why they were on the table.  I started to think about what Designer Series Paper I had that would fit in this challenge and that is how I came to use the Natural Composition Specialty DSP.

I love the embossed detail on the Natural Composition Specialty DSP.  The little shine adds a lot!

Here's a closeup of the butterfly.  I wanted a little glitz so I stamped the butterfly on Card Stock Vellum and embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder and layered in on the Pretty in Pink butterfly.

Stamps: Papillion Potpourri, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, White Craft Ink
Paper: Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink, Natural Composition Specialty DSP, Certainly Celery, Card Stock Vellum
Punches: Elegant Butterfly
Big Shot: Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die
Extras: Iridescent Ice embossing powder, Rhinestones

Hope you are having an inspired weekend!  If yoou need any supplies be sure to go to my online store and while you are there be sure to check out the Clearance Rack!

Stippled Blossoms and Doing the Two Step

It is useless to resist!   That is how I have been feeling lately about so many of the sets in the Stampin' Up! catalog.  The set Stippled Blossoms is one that I initially decided that I did not need but somehow it made its way to my house.   I do not regret it for a minute.  I love how easy it is to make beautiful flowers and that I do not have to be too precise while two-stepping.  There are sets that are less forgiving and you really need to be careful while two-stepping but that is not the case with this set.    I love that!  

The layout for this card is from a challenge on the Technostamper blog.  I changed the sketch just a little primarily because I forgot to look at her sketch before I cut the paper!  My memory definitely cannot be trusted.

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Blooming with Kindness
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Basic Black
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper folder, Lots of Tags Sizzlits
Extras: Black Taffeta ribbon 

You will be seeing more of this set!  I am embarrassed to say that I have a few (cough) new sets and I decided that I needed to spend some time using each one of them so they all get used and I do not end up with sets that get overlooked and uninked.  

Have a great day and check out the Technostamper challenge and play along too!  I would love to see what you are stamping.  If you need the Stippled Blossoms set or any of the other supplies I used, let me know and I would be happy to help you make that happen!

A Challenging Week

I had so much fun doing the Craft Project Central Challenge that I decided I would do another challenge.  I found this layout on Technostamper's blog and thought it looked like a fun one to do.

I knew I wanted to use the Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale-A-Bration) which made working on this sketch a little easier.  I plan to primarily focus on showing products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure until the end of Sale-A-Bration on March 31.  

I love the design on the Pool Party sheet in the Everyday Enchantment DSP.  It reminds me of those Aloha shirts made with the wrong side of the fabric showing.  Do you know what I mean?    Anyway, here's what I used to make this card.

Stamps: Just Believe 
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Peach Parfait, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Big Shot: Lattice die, Beautiful Butterflies die
Extras: Everyday Enchantment Brad Pack 

If you know of some fun challenges let me know.  Thanks for stopping by and remember to place your Sale-A-Bration order cause time is running out!

 

CPC9 Bright Blossoms and the Summer Smooches DSP

Did you know that Craft Project Central hosts a card challenge?  What is really nice about the Craft Project Central challenge is that it is for the whole month!  Another cool thing is that you can enter as many times as you like AND every week CPC will pick their top two favorites.  At the end of the month CPC will choose five random winners from the eight favorites, and the winners will receive a FREE subscription to the month of their choice on Craft Project Central!   Sound good? Here is this month's sketch.

The sketch comes from the creative mind of Kris.  There is even a mini tutorial about the inspiration card that Kris created for the sketch.  I decided to join in the fun and here is the card I made for the challenge.

I was pretty faithful to the sketch and it was sure fun one to work with.   Here's what i used to make this card.

Stamps: Bright Blossoms (available in  April ), Friendly Phrases
Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Summer Smooches DSP,(available in April) Daffodil Delight Brights DSP Stack
Punches: Boho Blossom, Scallope Edge punch,2 1/2" circle
Big Shot:   Scallop Circle # 2, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF
Extras: Daffodil Seam Binding Ribbon (available in April) , In Color Designer Printed Brads, Circle Cutter, Rhinestones (colored with a turquoise Sharpie)

If you have any questions about the challenge you can go to Craft Project Central or contact me and I will be happy to help!  I look forward to seeing your creations so please join in the challenge!

CPC3 Snow Much Fun

A new month means a new challenge over at Craft Project Central.  Last month I used Snow Much Fun so I thought I would use those cute snowmen again for this month's challenge.

Julie does a great job with the sketches. Here's this month's sketch.

 Here's what I came up with using her sketch.

Stamps:  Snow Much Fun
Ink:  Black Stazon, Watercolor Crayons
Paper:  Shimmery White, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party
Big Shot: Northern Frost Sizzlits Strip die, BS Multipurpose Adhesive sheets
Ribbon:  3/8" Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon
Extras:  Dazzling Diamonds, 2 Way glue pen

Hop on over to Craft Project Central and read all the details on how to participate in the Challenge.  Who knows you may be one of FIVE lucky winners of a free month of Craft Project Central!

 

Make a Scene...a Beach Scene Magnet Board!

 Here’s a fun and fully functional 11" x 14" beach scene magnet board to hang in your office, a college dorm or to give as a gift!  Also makes a great play board for the kids!

This cute poject was created by Anjii.   To get the instructions for Anjii’s project, just subscribe to August.  And please leave Anjii a comment and let her know how much you like her project!

Remember to enter the Craft Project Central Creating Pretty Cards Challenge.  It  is a great sketch and who knows you may win a $50 SU Shopping Spree!

Craft Project Central Card Challenge #2

Remember I told you about the Craft Project Central Creating Pretty Card Challenge? This month's  great sketch  was created by Julie.  Here's the sketch to refresh your memory.

I didn't follow the sketch exactly but it's pretty close.

I used a couple of sets from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog.  The main image is from the set Always Grateful.  I have to thank Kivonne for pointing this set out to me.  I love the words and sentiment that comes with the set.  The  leaves are from another set in the Holiday Mini Catalog called Gently Falling.  Love it!  The DSP is called Spice Cake  and is quickly become one of my very favorties.  So, watch out you will be seeing it a lot! 

Here's the inside of the card.

I love a 2 Step stamp set that doesn't require precise  placement to look good.   Hope you will go on over to Craft Project Central and participate in this month's challenge!  What have you go to lose?