Pool Party Snowflakes

So following the theme of pastel holiday cards.   Here is my pool party snowflake card.   I have to say I love the color pool party.   Here is a simple card, just a few punches and the card is done.   Easy to replicate and mass produce.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from a local craft store
Ink:   Pool Party
Paper:  Pool Party, Whisper White, Pool Party Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Rhinestone
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, 1 3/4" Square Square Punch, Snowflake Punches

Daisies!!

What can I say I am a sucker for daisies.   I love the daisies paired up with the black and white polka dot ribbon!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Thank you kindly
Ink:  Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Daffodil Delight Pattern Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Black Polka Dot Ribbon, Yellow sticker from a local craft store
Tools:  Blossom Bouquest Triple Layer Punch, 1 1/4" square punch

Beautiful Notably Ornate

I have to say I absolutely love the Notably Ornate stamp set.   It is just beautiful paired up against Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Notably Ornate, You're a Gem
Ink: Marina Mist

Paper: Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Whisper White and Marina Mist Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Pearls, Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Whisper White Button
Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Morning Cup Thank You

We could never have enough thank you cards.   Here is Morning Cup paired up with the Well Worn Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Morning Cup, Petite Pairs
Ink:  Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Well Worn Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso
Accessories:   5/16" Chocolate Chip Brads, Early Espresso Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Paper Piercer, Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Inkredible Color Challenge

How perfect is this week's Inkredible color challenge!   It is monochromatic oranges!   Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Up, Up and Away, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Ink:  Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango
Paper:   Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Peach Parfait Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:  Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Cloud Punch from a local craft store

Halloween Stamping Royalty

So this week Stamping Royalty brings us a Halloween theme!!!  So anything Spooky/Creepy/Halloween!

Only a few more days until Halloween!!!   Here I made a candy jar made from a Nestea Ice Tea container.   What can I say I love their Sweet Tea.   So I have lots of these great containers.    So why not dress them up.   Orange tops make it perfect for Halloween.

You have until next Monday to join in the fun. The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 31st. Hope you can join us!
Here are the ingredients to make the treat holder:
Stamp Set:  Spooky Bingo Bits, Jack of all Trades
Ink:  Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Paper:   Pear Pizzazz Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Accessories:   Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones, Spice Cake Designer Series Buttons
Tools:  Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Circle Cutting System, Scallop Square Punch, 1" Punch

Simply Scored Valentine

Here is a gift bag I made for my sweetheart.   I pulled out the Simply Scored tool to make the score lines on the heart.   The heart was a free form heart I cut out and put on top of those wonderful dollies you find in the baking section!   How great is it paired up against our Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:  Sweetly Said
Ink:  Melon Mambo
Paper:  Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Doily from the grocery store
Accessories:  Rhinestones, White Satin Ribbon
Tools:  Simply Scored, Flower Trio Punch, Large Oval Punch, Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Simply Scored Christmas Card

This month Shelli has a great contest.   It is using our amazing Simply Scored tool.   So it's not to late to submit your projects.   Click here to check out the challenge and the projects that have been submitted.

So here is one of the projects that I submitted.  I have to say I was inspired by a project I saw in a magazine.   I made it my own by using our amazing Stampin' Up! products. 

So here I used the score tool to make background lines.   This reminds of the days I use to pull out my paper crimper for projects.

How great is that our Pennant Parade stamp set has a tree base for a Christmas tree.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Contempo Christmas, Pennant Parad
Ink:   Old Olive
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red
Accessories:   Whisper White Button, Linen Threads, Pearls, Red Gingham Ribbon
Tools:   Top Note Sizzex, Big Shot, Petite Pennatns Builder, Simply Scored, Heart to Heart

Inkredible Color Challenge

So this week's Inkredible color challenge is Cajun Craze, So Saffron and Perfect Plum.   I have to say at first I wasn't sure about these colors, but I am happy with the end result.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set:   Sunflower, Notably Ornate, Nature Walk, Afterthoughts
Ink:  Cajun Craze, So Saffron, Perfect Plum
Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  White Tafetta Ribbon, Pearls
Tools:  Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Another Birthday Card!

Here is another birthday card for my niece.  This one is one for my mom and dad to give to my niece.   She just started up dance classes.   So how cute is this Silhouette die cut of a ballerina.

I have to say I absolutely, love love love this card!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Notably Ornate, Family Reunion
Ink:   Regal Rose
Paper:  Regal Rose, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Flirty Ribbon Originals, Rhinestones, Die cutting tool and cartridge

Color Challenge

A few weeks ago Pals Paper Arts posted this color challenge and I have to say I really loved the way the colors came together and I really wanted to try my hand at the colors even though the challenge due date had passed.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:    Summer Solstice, Thank You Kindly
Ink:   Calypso Coral, Riding Hood Red
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Gray Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon
Tools:   Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Scallop Trim Border Punch

Another Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is another Inkredible color challenge.  Now I am all caught up.   The colors for this week's challenge are:   Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz.

I got to borrow my friend Colleen's Sweets for the Sweet for the challenge.    How perfect are these colors for lollipops! 

Ingredients to make the gift box:
Stamp Sets: Sweet for the Sweet
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz
Paper:   Whisper White, Rose Red, Rose Red Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Rhinestones, Rose Red Double Stitched Ribbon
Tools:  Oval Coluzzle Cutting System, Border Punch from a local craft store, Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Spooky Wall Hanging

So Halloween is around the corner and if you are like me you are always looking to add to your home decor!    So here is a wall hanging I made.   Super easy and I love the way it came out.

Ingredients to make the wall hanging:
Stamp Sets: Full Calendar, Wicked
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White, Crumb Cake,
Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Button,Black Self-Adhesive Pearls from a local craft store
Tools: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Crop-a-dile, Die cutting machine from a local craft store

10 tiny fingers & 10 tiny toes

How cute is this page will be with some pictures of precious baby toes or fingers!   Here is another baby page in my baby scrapbook.

Ingredients to make the pages:
Stamp Sets:  Buggies & Booties, Sweetly Said
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Paper:   Crumb Cake Patterns Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla
Accessories:   Pearls, Victoria Crochet Trim, Antique Brads

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso, Concord Crush and So Saffron.  

So here is the Nursery Times stamp set that I played with on my last stamp play date with my friend Colleen.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Nursery Times, Nursery Necessities
Ink:   Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso, Concord Crush and So Saffron
Paper:  Concord Crush, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise Patterns Designer Series Paper, Concord Crush Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:   White Satin Ribbon, Tempting Tuquoise Buttons
Tools:  Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder

Notably Ornate Thank You Gift Cards

Since the Notably Ornate stamp set was out as well as scraps of the Beau Chateau designer series paper, I decided to make two thank you gift cards for my customers to send with the purchases.     Yes, every online purchase from me gets a thank you card in the mail.

So why not place an order and see what the mailman will deliver to you from me? 

Ingredients to make the gift cards:

Stamp Sets: Notably Ornate, You're a Gem
Ink: Marina Mist

Paper: Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla and Marina Mist Patterns Designer Series Paper, Marina Mist 

Accessories: Pearls, Very Vanilla Tafetta Ribbon, Very Vanilla Button
Tools: Lace Ribbon Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Notably Ornate - Love it!

Don't you just love this stamp set.   This was one of my birthday gifts from my friend Colleen.   The Notably Ornate stamp set has been on my wish list for sometime but I always find a way to talk myself out of it.   I am truly grateful to now own it.   Such a beautiful set and it pairs up beautifully with the beautiful Beau Chateau designer series paper.

Here is my thank you card I made with the set to send to her for all my wonderful goodies.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Notably Ornate, Petite Pairs
Ink:  Marina Mist
Paper:   Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla and Marina Mist Patterns Designer Series Paper, Marina Mist
Accessories:  Pearls, Antique Brads and Marina Mist Satin Ribbon
Tools:   Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!

I am truly grateful to have the best friends in the world!!!  I am super excited to share with one of the many beautiful homemade gifts I received for my birthday from my friend Colleen.    She made me this beautiful nugget cake.    How gorgeous is it.    Daisies are my favorite flower and I just love the way they are my cake!!   That cake would have been enough, but the presents didn't end there.   She is super talented and patient and truly a very dear friend of mine.   We meet almost 7 years ago through Stampin' Up!   She is my stamping sister.  

Thank you Colleen!!!

I am going to try to let you know all the ingredients to make the homemade gift, bag and card, but I may miss an ingredient or two.

Make sure you stop in and check out her beautiful creations on her blog!

Ingredients to make the cake: 
Stamp Sets:   Upsy Daisy
Ink:  Marina Mist
Paper:  Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso
Accessories:   Rhinestones

Tools:  Big Shot, Flower Daisies #2, Perfect Pennants, Circle Cutting System, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Birds & Blooms Sizzlet, Scallop Circle Punch

Ingredients to make the card and bag:Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Field Flowers

Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Old Olive
Paper:  Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist
Accessories:  Very Vanilla Ribbon, Rhinestones
Tools:   Circle Cutting System, Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Sweet Sunday Challenge

I am loving the sunflower stamp set.   I knew it was going to be one of my favorites from the new catalog.  Here is the Sunflower in Calypso Coral paired up with with week's Sweet Sunday sketch challenge.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:   Sunflower, Something to Celebrate
Ink:  Calypso Coral
Paper:  Calypso Coral Patterns Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:   Rhinestones

Tools:  Lace Ribbon Border Punch, 3/4" Square Punch

Stampin Royalty Color Challenge

This week our design team at Stamping Royalty bring us a color challenge.     The colors are:  Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Certainly Celery.   I have to say I love the way the card came out.   

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

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Summer Solstice, You're a Gem
Ink:  Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Certainly Celery
Paper:   Whisper White, Certainly Celery Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   White Organza Ribbon, Rhinestones
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch