Build a Birthday in Gold Soiree

 So how great is this week's My Favorite Things sketch.    It is a perfect fit for the cake pedestal in the Build a Birthday stamp set that will be available in the new 2015-16 Stampin' Up! Catalog catalog.     I decided to use strips of the Gold Soiree designer series paper for the cake layers.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:   Build a Birthday

Ink: Versamark

Paper:   Whisper White, Gold Foil, Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper

Accessories:   Gold Sequins, Rhinestones, Gold Embossing Powder, In Color Sequins

Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Powder, Circle Cutting System

Golden Butterfly

We are now blog hopping at Caseing the Catty.   So hop with us from one design team member to the next.   I hope you can join us in the hop and enjoy all the beautiful creations that we case (copied and steal everything) from the Occasions Mini.    This week we are casing the Graduation section of the Occasions Mini.

I was sure which project I was going to draw inspiration from but after some thought I ended up drawing inspiration from the starts on the side of the graduation invitation.   I was looking to see what I could put on the side and then after some thought I remember seeing a card with Dotted Angles on the side versus on the bottom and I knew it was perfect for my inspiration.     So a little gold and viola another Mother's Day card!

If you have been following the hop, you just came from Rebecca Scurr and the next stop in the hop is
the  Bronwyn Eastley.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:  Dotted Angles, Something to Celebrate

Ink:  Versamark

Paper:   Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Gold Foil, Gold Vellum

Accessories:   Gold Sequins, Rhinestones, Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Metallic Baker's Twine, Clothespin

Tools:  Butterfly Thinlits, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Perfect Day

I have to say I love gold mixed with any color.    Yesterday I posted another gold and pistachio creation.    Here is today's creation inspired by the photo for our Stampin' Royalty photo inspiration,

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Perfect Day
Ink:  Pistachio Pudding, Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Baker's Twine, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape, Gold Embossing Buddy, Pearls
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Scallop Trim Border Punch

I thank my lucky stars for you

I just knew I wanted to incorporate the star in this week's My Favorite Things Sketch of the week.   I had gotten this great star stamp set and today was a great opportunity to use it.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Versamark
Paper:  Gold Foil, Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Rhinestones, Gold Baker's Twine, Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Washi Tape, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:   Circle Framelits, Heat Gun, Embossing Powder, Star Punch from a local craft store

Stampin' Royalty Embossing Challenge

This month's at Stampin' Royalty we will be spotlight each goddess of the design team.   This week the spotlight is on the amazing Paula Sievers!    So stop by the Stampin' Royalty site and learn more about Paula and check out this week's challenge design team projects.

This week the Stampin' Royalty challenge is Embossing.

I decided to emboss in my favorite color gold!!!  
The challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) March 9th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Four Feathers, Feel Goods
Ink:   Island Indigo, Versamark
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper, Gold Foil Vellum
Accessories:  Pearls,  Artisan Embellishment Kit, Gold Baker's Twine, Gold Embossing Powder, Doily, Baked Brown Sugar Ruffled Ribbon, Natural Chevron Ribbon
Tools:  Project Life Corner Rounder,  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Angled Tag Topper Punch, Feathers Framelits

My Favorite Things Sketch of the Week

 I am so excited I got to play with some new things I got and it ended up with amazing card for this week's My Favorite Things sketch.

How great is the beautiful Your Perfect Day from the Occasions min.  One of the things I love most about the stamp set is that I can color it with my Blendabilities!!!  Coloring is so much fun.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Your Pefect Day
Ink:   Versamark
Blendabilities:  Pink Pirouette
Paper:  Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Gold Foil and Vellum.
Accessories:  Pearls and Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Circle Framelits, Banner Framelit from a local craft store

Gold Butterflies

What can I say I just love Gold on a card.   Here is glittery gold card.   I even heat embossed the button.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Cheerful Tags, Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheets, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Doily, Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Pearls, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:  Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly, Note Tag Punch, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Project Life Corner Rounder

Birthday Challenge

Stampin' Royalty starts us with a birthday challenge.    So here is my favorite stamp set to make fun birthday cards with called Making Spirits Bright from the Holiday Mini.  

The challenge will be open until 3:00 pm (PST) January 12th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Making Spirits Bright, Work of Art
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper, Calypso Coral, Gold Foil
Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder, Rhinestones
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Confetti Stars Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Star Punches, Circle Thinlits

Hello There Four Feathers

 Here are two of my favorite new stamp sets paired up with this week's Retro Sketch.

I just love the feathers and especially in Gold.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Hello There, Four Feathers
Ink:   Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Foil
Accessories:  Gold Sequins, Rhinestones, Frosted Sequins
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Stamping Royalty

This month's Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking crowned their 2014 Stamping Royalty.   I worked really hard and submitted a few cards to the contest.  Unfortunately, I did not win.   I have to say it was a challenge to get down to the basics and primarily focus the card on just stamping.    It was not an easy challenge.

Here is the first card I came up with.  It was by far one of my favorites.  

Ashley Harris is hosting a blog post dedicated to entries that were made to Stamping Royalty that didn't get chosen.   There are some beautiful cards.   Take a moment and visit her blog and get inspired by the amazing creativity in the paper crafting world.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Yippee Skippee, Banner Blast, Oh, Hello, Show & Tell, Perfect Pennants
Ink:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay
Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Foil
Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder, Gems from a local craft store
Tools:  Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Circle Framelits, Big Shot

Last Day to Celebrate!!!

Today is the last day for Sale-a-bration!!!   So don't miss the chance to earn free products!  Click here to check out the Sale-a-bration brochure!   

Click here to start shopping and earning! 

Here is my Happy 70 card made with the Good as Gold Card Kit that you can earn for free with a 50$ purchase!   

I used this week's Seize the Sketch for my 70th birthday card!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Countless Sayings 2
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Island Indigo, Good As Gold Card Kit, Island Indigo Pattern Designer Kit
Accessories:   Antique Tags, Rhinestones, Artisan Embellishment Kit, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Big Shot

Happy Anniversary

My aunt and uncle are celebrating their golden 50th anniversary.   Here is a card that I made for their big milestone with this week's My Favorite Things sketch.
The florals were made with the fancy flower punch.   Click here to see a tutorial.     I decided to forgo the one petal step of the tutorial and added a pearl to the center.   I also applied some glitter to the ends of the flower.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Flowering Flourishes, Something to Celebrate
Ink:   Versamark
Paper:  Blushing Bride, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Good as Gold Card Kit, Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Gold Embossing Powder, Whisper White Button, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape
Tools:  Fancy Flower Punch, Build a Blossom Punch, Labels Framelits, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Envelope Punch Board

Hooray for Today

This week's Inkredible color challenge is Pistachio Pudding, Very Vanilla and Gold.   I have to say I love this week's colors.   Then again I am so loving the new metallic trend.   Add gold to any project and I am happy!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:    Geometrical, Chevron, Show&Tell
Ink:  Versamark, Pistachio Pudding
Paper:  Pistachio Pudding, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Gold Sequins, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Triangle Punch

All that Glitter Gold

This week Stampin' Royalty brings challenges us with All That Glitter Gold.    I love, love this challenge.     It is by far one of my favorite challenges.

I had some leopard print fabric ribbon that I got and I knew I wanted to incorporate into this week's project!

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) March 10th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Million and One
Ink:  Basic Black and Versamark
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Gold Foil Sheets, Textiles (retired)
Accessories:   Retired Chipboard Letters, Gold Embossing Powder, Pearls, Basic Black Satin Ribbon and Buttons
Tools:  Heat Gun
Misc:  Leopard Print Ribbon, Sharpie

Love this color combo

This week's Inkredible color challenge is two of my favorite colors:   Blushing Bride paired up with Gold.    I just love them together.

Ingredients to make the card: 
Stamp Sets:  Million & One, Summer Silhouettes
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride Prints Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Blushing Bride Ruffled Ribbon, Doily, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape
Tools:  Ticket Corner Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Gold, Gold and More Gold

I am loving the newest trend in the craft world.   It is gold and then some more gold!    There is a whole line of products in the Occasions Mini featuring the Metallics.   You are just going to love them all!   Sequins, Washi Tape, oh my!

The perfect addition is these great gold seals, I just knew I had to get them to add them to my gold metallic projects!     They are simple, just peel and stick to your project!    Here is a white gift bag dressed up with the seals, sequins and some punched circles!   

 

During Sale-a-bration, starting today, you will get to earn for free the Good as Gold Cardmaking Kit.   In the kit, you will get Gold envelope liners.   Now, I know I should be using the envelope liners for what they are meant for, but I decided to used the liners to frame my sentiment and the extra pieces I punched out circles with!   Now that is what you call playing with scraps!    That is how I made my polka dot banner.   Just punch some circles with the envelope liners and viola you have your own custom designer paper!

Ingredients to make the gift bag:

Stamp Sets:  Another Great Year
Ink:   Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheets, Good as Gold Cardmaking Kit
Accessories:   Gold Sequin Trim, Pearls, Doily, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper, Gold Seals
Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch

Stampin' Royalty Photo Inspiration

This week Stampin' Royalty brings a photo inspiration.    Don't you just love all the gold and pink tones in the photo!     I have to say I am loving the metallic trend!   To add gold specks to the center of my poinsettias, I used my Versamark  marker.

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) January 20th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Remembering Your Birthday, Watercolor Winter
Ink:  Rose Red, Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White
Accessories:  Gold Sequins, Gold Embossing Powder, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape
Tools:   Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun

Rock Paper Scissors and Banners

Here is two challenges in one!   This month Paper Crafts is challenge is with banner birthdays.    Fiskateers are challenging us with a  Rock Paper Scissors.    So the rock of choice for my challenge is gold embossing powder, gold sequins and rhinestones.

The fifty is retired chipboard covered with some versamark ink and gold embossing powder.    The gold strip is just versamark with some gold embossing powder.   Both were heated with the heat gun and there is my gold shimmer.   

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Remembering Your Birthday
Ink:   Basic Black, Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Modern Medley Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Gold Sequins, Rhinestones, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape, Gold Embossing Powder, Retired Chipboard Numbers
Tools:   Banner Punch, Heat Gun, Corner Rounder

You & Me

This week I decided to play along with Mojo Monday's sketch challenge.   I am so loving the gold metallic trend.   Here I paired up gold with the retired pixie pink.    Yes, I still own some pixie pink ink and card stock.   Well I have a marker and maybe 3 sheets left. 

The background comes by using the stencil in the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit.   I inked up the stencil with my versamark pad, super easy and then some gold embossing powder and there is my background!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  ABC-123 Outline Alphabet & Numbers, Hello Lovely, Hearts a Flutter
Ink:  Versamark, Pixie Pink
Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Metallic
Accessories:  Gold Sequins, Gold Embossing Powder, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape, Washi Tape from a local craft store
Tools:   Corner Rounder and Border Punch from a local craft store, Heat Gun, Embossing Powder, Build a Banner Simply Created Kit, Heart to Heart Punch