Happy Mother's Day

So I think this maybe the home stretch for Mother's Day cards this year, but I could be wrong.   I may have a few more up my sleeve.

Here is the card using this week's Viva La Verve sketch.

I have to say I really love the way this card came out.   This inspiration first came from the retired Sale-a-abration paper, Sweet Sorbet.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Garden Party, MyMother
Ink:   Basic Black
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper
Accessories;   Basic Black Baker's Twine and Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:   Adorning Accents Framelits, Corner Rounder

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Crushed Curry, Midnight Muse and Primrose Petals.     One thing I have learned is when you are not sure what to do with a color challenge, minimizing your color choices always helps.   So since I am not a fan of the Crushed Curry color, I did not make it the focus.  

Another tip for this using the candles in the Cycle Celebration stamp set is to not line up the candles.    Let's just say I have tried lining up and just never works out.   So just stamp and go with it!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:    Perfect Pennants, Cycle Celebration, Gorgeous Grunge, Banner Blast
Ink:  Crushed Curry, Midnight Muse and Primrose Petals
Paper:  Whisper White, Primrose Petals Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Doilies, Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Triangle Punch, Envelope Punch Board

You Make Me Happy Banners

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride and Daffodil Delight.    So since Lucky Limeade is not current, I decided to change it out with Pistachio Pudding. 
The best part of the card is using up retired designer series paper!   I went to my scrap bin and just pulled some old scraps to finish off the card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Banner Blast, Hello Lovely
Ink:  Blushing Bride, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight
Paper:  Whisper White, Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Pistachio Pudding Patterns Designer Series Paper, Vellum
Accessories:  Pearls
Tools:  Bitty Butterfly Punch, Banner Punch

Stamping Royalty Photo Inspiration

This week Stamping Royalty brings us a photo inspiration.    I just love the pretty pastels in rainbow of colors in the photo.     The photo inspired me to pull out the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper for the project.

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) April 14th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Perfect Pennants, Banner Blast
Ink:  Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Marina Mist, Crisp Cantaloupe
Paper:  Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron, Vellum
Accessories:  Pearls, Doilies
Tools:   Banner Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

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

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder and Sahara Sand.

What can I say there is very little Wisteria Wonder and Sahara Sand in this week's challenge.    If you look really closely you will see the bunny is colored in with those colors. 

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Petite Pairs, Baby We've Grown
Ink:   Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Wisteria Wonder
Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sky,  Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Pearls, Baker's Twine, Soft Sky Button
Tools:   Eyelet Border Punch, Hexagon Punch, Honeycomb Textured Embossing Folder, Envelope Punch Board

Happy 70

 

As always when making cards for family members I always need to make more than one.   One for my parents to give and then another one from me.    Here is another card I made for my uncle who is turning 70.   I pulled out the Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper and pulled some inspiration from there as well as this week's My Favorite Things sketch of the week.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   You're Amazing, Blue Ribbon
Ink:  Tangerine Tango
Paper :  Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Bright Candy Dots
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Banner Punch, Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Corner Rounder, Timeless Type Sizzlits.

Mojo Monday 337

I just love the You make me happy.. sentiment in the See ya later stamp set.   It makes me think of the You are my sunshine song.   It's the song I sing to my nieces and nephews.    Other people sing Rock a my baby, but me this is one of my favorite songs to sing to them.    So here is my rainbow, cloud and sunshine card.    I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch as inspiration.   In my case, I actually flipped the sketch and added a few more embellishments and layers.  

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:   See you later

Ink:   Melon Mambo, Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight

Paper:   Whisper White,  Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight, Daffodil Delight Patterns Designer Series Paper

Accessories:   Whisper White Brads

Tools:  Corner Rounder, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot

Black and White Challenge

This week Stampin' Royalty brings us a photo challenge.   The primary colors in challenge photo are black and white which gave me the perfect opportunity to make a iphone that I saw on Pinterest paired up with the amazing Just Sayin' stamp set.  Click here to see my inspiration.

To get the xoxo and the heart, there was some masking done.    The corner rounding was done with my Punch Board Envelope.

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) March 24th. Hope you can join us!
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Just Sayin', Banner Blast, Oh, Goodie
Ink:  Real Red, Basic Black
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper
Tools:   Word Bubbles Framelits, Big Shot, Cupcake Builder Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, 1/4" Square Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Punch Board Envelope

March Open House

Sale-a-bration is here!   What better than buying crafty goodies and getting more crafty goodies for free! 

So who is done with all this snow and is looking forward to spring and Easter!    Stop by this month's workshop and make 3 Easter projects!    

The open house will occur on:
Sunday,  March 16th at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18th at 10 a.m. and at 7 p.m.

Please RSVP by March 13th if you will be coming.
Location: My Stamping Studio, Totowa, NJ

Can't make it to the open house, place a Sale-a-bration order and the projects will be shipped to your home.

Another Great Year

 I have to say I am really loving all the amazing products in the Sale-a-bration brochure and Occasion Mini this year!   So many great products!!!  Here is the great banner punch and designer series paper that you can earn and get them for free!!!
I saw this great sketch and couldn't wait to create a card with this week's My Favorite Things sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Another Great Year, Cycle Celebration
Ink:   Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, So Saffron
Paper:  Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls
Tools:   Banner Punch, Corner Rounder

Love is in the Air

This week's Stampin' Royalty theme is Love!

The challenge will be open 3:00pm (PST) February 10th. Hope you can join us!
So here is my valentine for the challenge along with the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   See ya later, Hearts a Flutter, Peachy Keen, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink:   Melon Mambo, Primrose Petals
Paper:   Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, Melon Mambo Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Doily from a local craft store
Tools:  Hearts Framelits, Circle Thinlits, Banner Punch, Big Shot

Sale-a-bration Open House

Sale-a-bration is here!   What better than buying crafty goodies and getting more crafty goodies for free!  To celebrate we will be making 2 cards and gift card holder at my Sale-a-bration open house.   Stop by and check out products and projects from the Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration first hand.

The open house will occur on:
Saturday,  February 22nd at 2 p.m.
Monday, February 24th  at 10 a.m. and at 7 p.m.

Please RSVP by February 20th if you will be coming.
Location: My Stamping Studio, Totowa, NJ

Can't make it to the open house, place a Sale-a-bration order and the projects will be shipped to your home.

If you like to make projects on your own, here is the supply list.

Click here to start shopping to buy all the products to make your project.



Ingredients to make Banner Birthday Card:
Stamp Sets: 
132103 You're Amazing (wood) $30.95
126722 You're Amazing (clear) $22.95
133551 (wood) / 133554 (clear) Banner Blast earn FREE through Sale-a-bration Rewards

Ink: 
131171 Bermuda Bay $5.95
126991 Summer Starfruit $5.95
126859  Raspberry Ripple $5.95
126861 Gumball Green $5.95
126950 Rich Razzleberry $5.95

Paper:  
100730 Whisper White Card Stock (40 sheets) $8.50
130145 Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (12 sheets assorted) $10.95

Accessories: 
119247 Pearls (150 total) $4.95
133512 Good as Gold Card Kit earn FREE through Sale-a-bration Rewards

Tools: 
133519 Banner Punch  earn FREE through Sale-a-bration Rewards

Ingredients to make Sunshine Card:
Stamp Sets: 
133533 (Wood) / 133536 (Clear) See Ya Later earn FREE through Sale-a-bration Rewards

Ink: 
126986 Island Indigo $5.95

Paper: 
100730 Whisper White Card Stock (40 sheets) $8.50
132994 Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper (12 sheets assorted) $10.95
130134 Brights Designer Series Paper Stacks (40 sheets 2 each of 2 double sided designs in 10 colors) $21.95

Accessories:
133512 Good as Gold Card Kit earn FREE through Sale-a-bration Rewards

Tools:
122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool $29.95
121807 Cupcake Builder Punch $16.95
119871 3/16" Corner Edge Punch $6.95
119850 1 3/4" Circle Punch $16.95
118874 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch $16.95

Adhesives:
104430 Stampin' Dimensionals (300 dots) $3.95

Ingredients to make the gift card holder:
Stamp Sets:
130619 Label Love (wood) $24.95
130622 Label Love (clear) $17.95

Ink: 
126980 Basic Black $5.95

Paper: 
121045 Basic Black Card Stock (24 sheets) $6.95
133512 Good as Gold Card Kit earn FREE through Sale-a-bration Rewards
133521 Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper  earn FREE through Sale-a-bration Rewards

Accessories: 
132983 Gold Sequin Trim $4.95

Tools:  
130920 Artisan Label Punch $15.95
130911 Circles Collection Framelits (set of 10 layering dies)
133480 Circle Card Thinlits Dies (set of 10 dies)
122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool $29.95

Leaf Jumping Buddies

Did you ever pick up something and instantly the creative juices start flowing?   I got these amazing Kraft Envelopes and I knew the envelopes were perfect for embellishment for scrapbooking and the bonus is you have a pocket to put all your journaling inside.   Not everyone loves their hand writing and sometimes you don't want the words to over power the page.    So this is the perfect way to remember the moment and tuck it away and keep it with your memory!

The added bonus is that the kraft envelopes coordinate perfectly with our Retro FreshProduct Suite in the Occasions Mini!  I have to I just love the colors and all the accessories that come with the Retro Fresh.     This has become one of my all time favorite Stampin' Up! product lines.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Brights Candy Dots, Natural Designer Buttons, Retro Fresh Designer Washi Tape
Tools:  Banner Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Chevron Border Punch, Leaf Sizzex, Big Shot, On Film Framelits
Additional Products:  Panera Coffee Sleeve, Kraft Envelope

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!   Sale-a-bration has arrived!   For the next two months, every time you spend 50$ you get to choose Sale-a-bration products for FREE!  

This year there are 13 items you can choose for free!!!

There is punches, embossing folders, designer series paper, paper crafting kits, stamps and digital downloads!!!

Click here to check out the Sale-a-bration brochure!   Want to get right to all the free stuff in the brochure, go to page 12!!!

One of my favorites this year is the banner punch and coordinating stamp set!   Here is a sneak peak into the brochure!

I have been busy pinning fabulous projects made with the Occasions and Sale-a-bration products!

Click here to see all the fabulous projects on my Pinterest board!

Click here to start shopping and earning FREE stuff!!!

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is Rose Red, Wisteria Wonder and Pink Pirouette.

I have to say I love these colors together.   I knew I wanted to make a Valentine, but I wasn't quite sure what I would do with the Wisteria Wonder color.    So here I added a small little wisteria heart.

With Dazzling Details, I added a little sparkle to card to the heart in the banner!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Tape it!, Banner Blast, Designer Typeset
Ink:   Rose Red, Wisteria Wonder and Pink Pirouette
Paper:   Whisper White, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Kaleidoscope designer series paper
Accessories:   Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details, Pearls
Tools:   Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Chevron Textured Embossing Folder, Banner Punch, Full Heart Punch, Heart to Heart Punch

See Ya Later Alligator.

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz and Gumball Green.

I pulled out the new Sale-a-bration stamp set, See ya Later, that you can start earning in just a few short days.   There are three more great sentiments in the set that are sure to be favorites!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   See ya later
Ink:  Gumball Green
Paper:   Tempting Turqoise, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Accessories:   Rhinestones
Tools:   3/4" Square Punch

Inkredible color challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Midnight Muse, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze.

What can I say the colors make me think sports!     So I decided to pull out a retired stamp set and some sports themed stickers.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Banner Blast, Tape It, Sporting, Just Baseball
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze
Paper:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse
Accessories:   Rhinestones
Tools:   Banner Punch, Star Punch

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