Pals Paper Arts Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge was a photo inspiration. It is all birdies! I was totally inspired with the green and white image below.

So here's my monochromatic birdie card and the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Whimsical Words, Wings of Friendship
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Styled Silver Hodgehodge Hardware, 5/16" Silver Jumbo Brads, White Satin Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Square Sizzex

Inkredible Color Challenge

I have to say this week's Inkredible color challenge was a little tough. The colors are Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip and Apricot Appeal.

So here is the card I came up with along with the ingredients:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip and Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Build a Brad, Pretties, Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder, punch from a local craft store

Mojo Monday Challenge

I decided to take this Mojo Monday week's challenge and make it an embellishment on a scrapbook page.

Ingredients to make this scrapbook page:

Paper: Kaleidoscope designer series paper, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive and Whisper White

Accessories: Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Felt Fusion, Pretty in Pink Brads, Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Bright Delights Rub-ons (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Clear Circle Sizzex, Scallop Circle Sizzex, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Circle Scissor Plus

New Blog Header

Well I finally created a new blog header. It is so simple using My Digital Studio. Can you recognize what Stampin' Up! products I used to make the header? I'll give you a hint is a Simply Scrappin' Kit.

I admit I had a little help. I viewed Patty Bennett's video on creating blog header with My Digital Studio. Click here to see the video.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of the new blog header.

Stampin' Royalty Challenge

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge comes in the form of a color challenge. The colors are: Green Galore, Summer Sun, Only Orange and Pixie Pink.

Here is a bright springy card and the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Hello Again, Celebrate Everything

Ink: Green Galore, Summer Sun, Only Orange and Pixie Pink

Tools: Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper (retired), Whisper White

Accessories: 5/16" jumbo whisper white brads, So Saffron polka dot grosgrain ribbonTools: Big Shot, Scallop Trim border punch, Sizzex, Clear Circle Sizzex, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer

Moxie Fab World Challenge

Moxie Fab World has this great challenge: Tuesday Trigger Girly Gingham and Perky Pompoms. See the picture below for the fabulous inspiration. I have to say I couldn't resist this challenge only because of the colors. I love Red and Yellow together. So bright and so cheerful. I decided to make a cute little caddy. You can easily but some treats inside, but I think I am going to put mine on my desk at work to put odds and ends. It is made by putting two Box #2 Bigz XL Sizzex together.
Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets: Garden Whimsy, Best Wishes & More
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper (retired), Whisper White
Accessories: Red Gingham Ribbon, 5/8" whisper white jumbo brad
Tools: Flower Layers Sizzex, Box #2 Bigz XL Sizzex, large oval punch

Stampin' Royalty Challenge

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a masculine cards.

Here is the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Just So Sayings (retired), Simple Birthday Thanks, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Very Vanilla, Autumn Traditions Designer Series Paper, Soft Suede

Ink: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Ruby Red

Accessories: Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Playground Designer Button, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie brads

Tools: Paper piercer, mat pack, crystal effects, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches, Modern Label punch, punch from a local craft store

So Exciting

I just found out that my card that I posted on Saturday was picked as this week's ipick on http://stampinat6213.blogspot.com/

Nancy posts a selection of her favorite weekly Stampin' Up! cards and projects by talented stamping artists. There's no formal rules or guidelines ... just inspiring projects that catch her eye, clever ideas, and exceptional designs.

I am truly honored to be chosen. I am in great company this week, check out her blog for more creative projects! Thank you Nancy! You made my day!

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is Keep is Simple Sweetie. The following are suggested guidelines for creating a KISS -able card:
Clean with lots of 'white' space
Simple Designs
Minimum time to create
Limited layers and embellishments

So here is a bookmarker I made for myself. I love daisies and I love the color yellow. It is bright and cheerful! I am so ready for spring!

Ingredients to make the bookmarker:
Paper: Sweet Pea designer series paper, Whisper White
Accessories: So Saffron Wide Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Paper Piercer, 1" circle punch, scallop circle punch

Mojo Monday

Here is this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Manhattan Flower, On the Pedestal
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Water Color Paper, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon, 5/16" and 5/8" jumbo chocolate chip brads, On Board Long Board
Tools: Flower Layers Sizzex, Big Shot, Eyelet Border Punch, Blender Pens

Inkredible Color Challenge

I ending this week with the Inkredible color challenge. The colors are: Baja Breeze, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Happy Together, Kind & Caring Thoughts
Ink: Baja Breeze, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver Brad, White Organza Ribbon
Tools: Corner Rounder punch, 1 1/4" square punch

Baby Picnic Parade

I love today's baby card. This is my favorite one of all. I got the sketch for a very old Mojo list. Click here to see old Mojo Monday sketches.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Picnic Parade, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Brown, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink
Paper: Watercolor paper, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad
Accessories: Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon
Tools: Blender Pens, punch from a local craft store

Polka Dot Baby Card

So as you can see, I have been I wasn't lying the other day about the fact I had a lot of baby cards to make.

A friend of mine at work is becoming a grandma. I am so excited for her.

Here is the card I made for her as well as the ingredients to make it:

Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Bashful Blue Patterns Designer Series (retired), Whisper White, Pretty Pink, So Saffron, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Pretties Kit, So Saffron Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Latte Buttons, On Board Long Board

Tools: Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, Big Shot, 1 3/8" Square Punch, 3/4" square punch (retired)

Fox & Friends are Back

Fox & Friends are back for another baby card.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Fox & Friends
Ink: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Latte Designer Series Paper
Tools: 1 3/4" and 1 3/8" square punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Timeless Type Sizzlets

More Baby Cards

Well now that Valentine's Day is over I can get to posting some baby cards that I have been making. Who knew that I would be making so many of them. Here is one I made for my cousin who let me know they are expecting in the next couple of months! So excited. They are going to make fabulous parents.

I pulled out an old Mojo Monday sketch for this challenge. Click here to see that Mojo sketch and the card I made for it.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Fox & Friends, Nursery Necessities

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon

Tools: Circle Cutting System, On Board Long Board, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Sizzex, Small Heart Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge comes in the form of a card sketch. So here is a baby card I made for the challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Look's Who's Turning, Nursery Necessities

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Cottage Wall Designer Series paper, Whisper White

Accessories: Pretties Kit, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! Today I want to share with you a scrapbook page I made that was inspired by page 59 of this month's Scrapbook Etc. It has this great monochromatic textures in it. Just simple elegance. I also loved last week's Pals Paper Arts color challenge combo and decided to use in the scrapbook page: Basic Black, Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink.

So hope you have a great day with your loved ones! Here's my page with the two cutest valentines ever!

Ingredients to make the page:

Stamp Sets: So Very (retired), Just So Sayings (retired)

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Melon Mambo Textured Card Stock

Accessories: Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Button from a local craft store

Tools: Big Shot, Heart to Heart Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder

Scrapbook Page that Inspired my Creation:

Quick and Easy Valentine Treat

Here's a quick and easy Valentine's treat. It's easy only because my friend Diane made the heart cookie treat on a stick. All I had to do was the little tag.

Ingredients to make the tag:

Stamp Sets: Holiday Best

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Sending Love Specialty Designer Series paper, Whisper White

Accessories: Basic Black Button, Real Red Satin Ribbon, On Board Long Board

Tools: Big Shot, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, Crop-a-dile

Birthday Gift Tag

TGIF! Here's a fun little gift tag to start our weekend. I made the tag to match the gift bag I bought. I had to pull out some retired InColors to make the tag since they matched the colors in the bag perfectly.

Ingredients to make the tag:
Stamp Sets: Celebrate Everything
Ink: Pacific Point
Paper: Green Galore, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango. Real Red, YoYo Yellow
Accessories: Silver Brads, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Paper Piercer, Small Star Punch, Crop-a-dile, 1" circle punch

Valentine's Day Jar Topper

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a project using the Valentine/Love theme. So what is better than a jar with my sweetie's favorite treats. Here is how I decorated the top of the jar for him.

Ingredients to make the topper:

Stamp Sets: Love Bandit

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Real Red Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired), Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Real Red Brad

Tools: Heart Sizzlets, Naturally Serif Sizzex, Modern Label Punch

Another Valentine Tag

Okay, so I have to say my scallop trick from Gretchen is by far one of my favorite things! Here is another project using the tip.

Ingredients to make the gift tag: Stamp Sets: Always, Love Bandit
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Ruby Red
Paper: Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Vintage Brads, Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Square Sizzex, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, Modern Label punch, Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder

Mojo Monday #125

I am actually ahead of the game for Mojo Monday this week! Here is a homemade baby gift bag I made with the sketch.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:

Stamp Sets: Whimsical Words, Nursery Necessities

Ink: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron

Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Latte Designer Series Button, 5/16" chocolate chip buttons, So Saffron wide grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Designer Label punch, Large and Small Star punches, Scallop border punch, Mat pack, Paper piercer

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

I am so excited by this week's Pal's Paper Arts Challenge. This week's challenge is a color one. The colors are: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Basic Black. I couldn't wait to come up with some thing for this challenge. It let me used somre retired products, Love & Happiness rub-ons and the Night & Day Specialty Paper. I also was able to use the fabulous scallop square tip from Gretchen again!

Ingredients to make the tag:
Paper: Night & Day Specialty Paper, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Love & Happines Rub-ons, Basic Black buttons, Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black Brad

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Square Sizzex, Small Heart Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Trio Flower Punch

Mojo Monday #124

Here is this week's mojo monday sketch. I am so glad I was able to get it done in time this week. How great is it that I was able to use two of the Sale-a-bration exclusive products in this card: the scallop trim border punch and the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad! For every 50$ you spend you can get one of these products for free! So stock up on your favorite Stampin' Up products and gets products for free! Click here to start shopping and Sale-a-brate!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: On a Pedestal

Ink: Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Rose Red, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Big Shot, Flower Layers with Leaf Sizzex, Circle #2 Sizzex, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Uni-signal gel pen

2 challenges in one

Today's post I was able to handle two challenges in one, the Inkredible color challenge and the Stampin' Royalty challenge. Nevermind I was able to make a cute little container for my mom & dad's Valentine's.

I have to point out this wonderful blog I stumbled upon. Gretchen in this blog post shows how you can make a scallop square or rectangle in a variety of shapes using the scallop square. Now why didn't I think of this sooner!!! Love this idea! So easy!

This week's color challenge: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Basic Gray

Stampin' Royalty challenge: create anything that but a card

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue, Hope Is (retired)
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Regal Rose Patterns Designer Series paper (retired), Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver Brads, White Satin Ribbon, Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Cello Bag
Tools: Big Shot, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, Heart to Heart punch, Scallop Square Sizzex, Mat Pack

Candy Jar

Here is a good-bye present I made for a co-worker. He is a chocolate fiend, so I decided to personalize a pretzel jar for him for his candy stash.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: Tasty Sweet

Paper: Real Red, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon and Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Timeless Type Sizzlits and Serif Essentials Sizzex as well as border punch from a local craft store.

Little heart chipboard album

Here is a cute little chipboard album I made as a thank you for one of my customers.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: With all my Heart

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Real Red

Accessories: Real Red Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Brads, Pretties Kit

Tools: Paper Piercer, Big Shot, Sizzex from a local craft store, Hearts Sizzlets, Small Heart punch, Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is this week's Inkredible Color Challenge: Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla.

Here is cute little wall hanging I made with a picture with my brother and his family. I have to say most of the paper and accessories are retired.

Ingredients to make the project:

Paper: Candy Lane designer series paper, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Chipboard coasters from an online store, Chocolate Chip corduroy buttons, Love & Happiness rub-ons, Chocolate Chip poly twill ribbon, On Board Simon Upper

Tools: Crop-a-dile, Big Shot, Naturally Serif Sizzlits

Valentine's Matchbox Photo Album

We are so use to seeing little treats inside our matchbox, well I decided to put a little pull out album instead.

To make the box that holds the photos, I took a 4.5" x 4" piece of card stock. I scored the outside border by 1/2" all around.

The box to wrap around the box is 7.5" x 3.5". Scored at 3", 3.5", 6.5", 7"

The sheet of paper that photos were put on is 9" x 3.5". I scored at 3" and the 6".

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: Think Happy Thoughts, Teeny Tiny Wishes, You & Moi, Sweet Centers, Love You Much
Ink: Rose Red
Paper: Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Brads
Tools: Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, 1” Circle Punch, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Donations for Haiti Disaster Relief

Stampin' Up! has been known over the years for helping when disaster strikes... and this time they are offering to donate $2 from the sale of EVERY I {heart} Hearts set to help the people of Haiti!!

From now until February 28, 2010, $2 from every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set you buy will be donated to the American Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

I {Heart} Hearts – clear-mount (block D recommended)
Item No. 118571
Price: $18.95
I {Heart} Hearts – wood-mount
Item No. 117010
Price: $26.95

February Open Workshop

This month's open workshop the theme is flower power, something to brighten our wintry days. So stop by on Sunday, February 28th 3 p.m.and make these 3 fabulous projects:

1 gift bag and tag

1 gift box

1 card

Learn how to make your own sparkly flowers using the Faux Diamond Technique, crumpled flower and embossed butterflies.

Workshop Fee: $20

Place a 50$ order or more and your class fee is waived and earn free products!

Click here to download the brochure and see all the things you can earn for FREE!

Please RSVP as soon as possible for all events so that the card stock is ready for everyone to start stamping when the event begins.