June 22 Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's color challenge is one of my old favorites. Very sad to see both colors have retired. The colors are: Mellow Moss and Barely Banana. I decided to do Smooch Spritz on this card. You can really see it on the photo, but it really makes the card come alive in person. How great is that the spritz and the Vintage Vogue stamp set made into the new catalog. That will give me plenty of time to play with both of them!!!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue
Ink: Barely Banana and Mellow Moss
Paper: Whisper White, Today & Always Simply Scrappin' Kit (retired)
Accessories: Gold Brads, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Paper Piercer, Vanilla Smooch Spritz

Mojo Monday #145

This week's Mojo Monday sketch I made a birthday card for a little one's Curious George birthday party I had to go to. I pulled out some retired products to make the project.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Look who's turning.
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Pawsitively Designer Series, Groovy Guava Carousel Notes, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Googlie Eyes from a local Craft Store, Latte Buttons, Groovy Guava Double Stitched Ribbon, Clear Buttons, Linen Thread
Tools: Circle Scissors Plus, Big Shot, Timeless Type Sizzlet, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4" circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch

Last Week's Paper Pals Arts Challenge

I think after this card I am finally caught up on all my challenges. I am one week behind on the Paper Pals Arts challenge. Last week's challenge was a sketch one. I used the sketch but just changed it up a little bit and flipped it.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Wandering Words (holiday mini, retired), Think Happy Thoughts

Ink: Soft Suede, Real Red, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Real Red Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: 1 1/4", 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Small Heart Punch, Big Shot, Circle Sizzex

2009 Holiday Card

I think it's safe to say my holiday cards made it to everyone's door step, so I can post this year's card. In addition to the 30+ individual cards I made this year, this is the one I mass produced. I believe it was additional 60 cards that I made. It also happens to match this week's Inkredible color challenge: Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. I made two versions of this card. One uses the Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. The second one uses the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White and Soft Suede.

Ingredients to make the first card:

Stamp Sets: Wandering Words, Delightful Decorations

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Silver Brad

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Ingredients to make the first card:
Stamp Sets: Wandering Words, Delightful Decorations
Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Whisper White and Soft Suede
Accessories: Silver Brad
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

New bird all dressed for the holidays

Here is the new bird punch that will be in the Occasions mini all dressed up for the holidays. I used an old Mojo Monday sketch for this card. Click here to see the sketch used in another card.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Set: Just so Sayings (retired)

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch, Circle Scissor Plus

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

This wee's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is a Color one. The colors are Soft Suede, Crushed Curry and Old Olive. Here with some new sneak peaks from the Occasions Mini and stamp set from the Holiday mini, comes my card for this challenge. Don't you just love the bird, it is a fabulous new punch coming your way in the Occasions Mini and not only that it is comes in a sleek new style that is compact and saves on storage.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Charming, Vintage Vogue (occasions mini)

Ink: Crushed Curry, Soft Suede

Paper: Throughly Modern Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Crushed Curry

Accessories: Wide So Saffron Poly Twill Ribbon (retired), Latte Button

Tools: Sponge Dauber, Circle Scissors Plus, Extra Large Two-Step Bird (occasions mini)

Special Touches: I sponged the edge of the circle and on the bottom of the card. The bird I stamped the image from the charming set and then punched. The flower was stamped, cut out and then attached with a dimensional.

Mojo Monday #116

Here is this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp sets: Lots of Thoughts (retired Sale-a-bration)

Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Old Olive

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Circles #2 Sizzex, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Perfect Details Texturz Plates, Christmas Sizzex die from a local craft store

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is card I made for the Inkredible Color Challenge this week. The colors for the week are Ruby Red and Always Artichoke.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Leaf Lines, Christmas Greetings

Ink: Basic Brown, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke

Paper: Always Artichoke Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired), Watercolor Paper, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Ruby Red Button, Sleigh Bells Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Oval Sizzex, Wide Oval Punch, Blender Pens

More Jingle Bells

I have to say I am loving the jingle bells inside of the Sweet Treats cups.

Here is another card with the bells and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Sweet Centers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red and Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Playground buttons, Real Red Polka Dot grosgrain ribbon

Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Delightful Holiday Card

Here is a card made with the Delightful Decorations stamp set.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set: Delightful Decorations
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Real Red and Merry Moments Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Wide Ribbon, Silver Bards
Tools: Ornament Punch

Naughty & Nice

Here is a gift card holder I came up with that gives the receipant a little surprise.... jingle bells come bouncing out as you open the card. So I decided to call it my Naughty and Nice gift for someone who was good but not a 100% good. It reminds of the card confetti that use to be put in all the cards years ago.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Set: Sweet Centers, Christmas Greetings, Delightful Decorations

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper, Real Red and Whisper White

Accessories: Fire Rhinestone Brads, Sweet Treats Cup and Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch and key tag punch (retired)

Special touch: I took a 11 x 4 1/4" piece of paper and scored it at 5 1/4, 10 1/2. I then folded it under and adhered it to make a pocket. I then made sure to punch the center of the ornament for the sweet cup through all the card layers except the insert. You will need to do each layer one at a time. You can either use the top layer as a guide or trace the circle on the paper as a guide. The inside I attached a piece of white card stock and put mono around the sides and bottom to make the pocket. Make sure you make the strip for the pocket long enough so it does show through the sweet center cup. I removed the rhinestone backs with my craft & rubber scissors. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so see all the pics to get a visual of what was done.

Holiday Tag and Ornament

My co-workers are getting mugs filled with chocolates this year. So here is the holiday tag I made that doubles as an ornament.

Ingredients to make the tag:

Stamp Sets: Patterned Pines, Christmas Greetings

Paper: Gold, Whisper White

Ink: Encore Gold Metallic

Accessories: Crystal Clear Embossing Powder, On Board Long Board, Gold Brads, Gold Cord and White Organza Ribbon, Cello Bag

Tools: Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Paper Piercer, Crop-a-dile, Eyelet Border Punch, Big Shot, Clear Circle Sizzex.

Special Touch: The trees were stamped, heat embossed and then cut out and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. The greeting was as well heat embossed. I covered the On Board Long Board with white card stock and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Clear Circle Sizzex. I punched a hole with a crop-a-dile and then tied the organza ribbon. The gold cord bow was tied seperately and then attached with a mini glue dot.

Fall Shadow Box

Over the week I went over my little cousin's new place. I wanted to make her a special housewarming gift. So her she is with her sweetie.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: Always

Ink: Classic andCraft Chocolate Chip

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Chipboard, Very Vanilla Buttons (retired), Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and Chipboard letters from a local craft store

Tools: Sponge Dauber, Big Shot, Leaves #2 Sizzex, Modern Label punch, Scallop Punch and Leaves punch from a local craft store

Special Touch: I diecut the leaves with my chipboard and Sizzex. Then chipboard letters, the diecut leaves and the punched leaves I sponged on Craft Chocolate Chip Ink. The greeting was stamped, punched and attached with dimensionals. The punched leaves were also attached with dimensionals. The tailored bow finishes the project.

Inkredible Color Challenge

Well this week's color challenge is: Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa and Ruby Red. The Blush Blossom is very lightly used in the in the hearts in the Wandering Words image. I pulled out some retired DSP for the challenge, Candy Cane.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Wandering Words

Ink: Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa and Ruby Red

Paper: Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, Whisper White and Candy Lane designer series paper

Accessories: Pretties Kit

Tools: Eyelet border punch, Chipboard, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex and Big Shot

Special Touch: I adhered Ruby Red card stock on top of chipboard with a glue stick and then ran it through the Sizzex

Charming Card

Here is a card made with the Charming set from the Holiday mini. I have to say I really haven't made much with this set. I am going to have to pull out and make a few cards with it!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set: Charming, Short & Sweet
Ink: Ruby Red, More Mustard, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip
Paper: Autumn Meadows designer series paper, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Silver Brads
Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Stampin' Up! Lots of Tabs Sizzlits

Autumn Congratulations

I was inspired by this week's Pal Paper Arts Challenge and the Taken with Teal and Basic Gray combination. I decided to add in some Really Rust to make a congratulations card for my brother.

Ingredients to make the card:
Paper: Autumn Meadows and Nouveau Chic Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Dusty Durango Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon and Really Rust Button
Tools: Big Shot, Timeless Type Sizzlits, Leaf Punch from a local craft store

Special Touch: The leaf was cut out from the Autumn Meadows designer series paper. Dusty Durango Ribbon was adhered to the card. The really rust button was attached with a mini glue dot to the center of the bow. Leaf punches were attached to the card with dimensionals.

Halloween Mini Brag Book

Well here is a little mini brag book I made for my family with the kids Halloween pics! I love this Sizzex that I got that makes brag books.

Ingredients to make this project:

Stamp Sets: Tasty Sweet, Pumpkin Patch

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Old Olive

Paper: Night & Day Specialty Paper, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White

Accessories: Book Rings, Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Old Olive Striped Ribbon, Basic Black Gingham Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon and Old Olive Button with Linen Thread

Tools: Sizzex Mini Album and Big Shot

Special Touch: The pumpkins were stamped, cut out and then attached to the project with dimensionals.

Another Inkredible Challenge

I am really keeping on top of this week's challenges! Here is the Inkredible Color Challenge for this week: Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. Some Creamy Caramel was sneaked in from the retired Outlaw designer series paper. I can't believe I pulled out this paper twice in the last week and how great it looks with Christmas cards, who would have known!

Stamp Set: Wandering Words

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Outlaw Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Latte Button, Wide Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon

Tools: Top Note Sizzex, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Perfect Details Texturz Plates

Special Touch: The ribbon was adhered to the card stock. I started makin a tailored bow, but then ended up putting a button on top. Strips of Chocolate Chip card stock made it's way to the top and the bottom of the designer paper.

Paper Pals Arts Challenge

This week's Paper Pals Arts Challenge is anything pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly

Ink: Pretty in Pink and Basic Black

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White and Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and Black Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Texturz Plates Perfect Details, Scallop Edge Punch and Butterfly Punch

Special Touch: I stamped the pink part of the butterfly then the inside body, I used my Stampin' Write Marker to stamp the inside. Then I used my Butterfly punch and punched out the night and day specialty paper. I attached the overlay with a mini glue dot. As for the ribbon, I adhered a strip of basic black under the butterfly image and then I tied a bow and attached it with a mini glue dot.

Mojo Monday #110

For this week's Mojo Monday, I went with a Monochromatic Holiday Card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Christmas Greetings, Patterned Pines
Ink: Garden Green, Old Olive
Paper: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Garden Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver 5/16 Jumb Brads, Wide Old Olive Grosgrain ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Circle Scissor Plus, Scallop Circle #2 Sizzex and Scallop Punch from a local craft store

Special touch: The trees were stamped and cut out and attached with dimensionals. I used my Stampin' Write Marker to color in the Merry and then I stamped it, then I cleaned the stamp off and the colored in the Christmas and stamped the rest of the greeting.