Stampin' Royalty One Layer Challenge

I am always excited when there is a one layer challenge or no embellishments.     I feel like I get super dependent on the multiple layers and the bulkiness of all the embellishments.     I decided to add the layers with ink instead of paper and viola I am loving my Let's Celebrate card!  

I love the Dots and Stripes Decorative Masks. It is becoming one of my favorite tools to work with.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Party Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge, Sumthin' Sumthin'
Ink:   Basic Black, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise
Paper:   Whisper White
Accessories:   Basic Black Baker's Twine

Love You To The Moon And Back

I am loving the Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack.    There are so many beautiful masculine images.  

When I saw the constellations, I new I wanted to do a card that had the sentiment love you to the moon and back.   At one point I didn't think the card was going to come together, but in the end it did and I love the result.   I was able to use so many products that have been sitting on a shelf and collecting dust.

2016 is my year to use my paper crafting stash!

Thank you Retro Sketch for the sketch challenge!   Love you guys!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Basic Black
Paper  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Gold Foil, Fold Vellum, Going Places Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Rhinestones, Stickers from a local craft store
Tools:   Triple Banner Punch, Moon Punch from a local craft store

Stampin' Royalty Birthday Challenge

It's only appropriate that a new year we start Stampin' Royalty challenges with a birthday challenge.   I am super excited that the Occasions Mini has two amazing birthday stamp sets along with great designer paper and coordinating tools!!

With all the cute little punches in the Punch Pack Party, I just knew a shaker card would be in my future!   How cute is the little balloon, candle and cupcake.  

The cake needed a little something so I decided to bling it up with some Dazzling Details.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Party Wishes
Ink;   Mint Macaron
Paper:  Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, It's My Party Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   In Color Sequins, Dazzling Details, Rhinestones
Tools:   Circle Framelits, Punch Pack Party

Mojo Monday

 So how super adorable is this week's Mojo Monday sketch of the week.  

I just got the amazing You're So Sweet stamp set that will be available in the new Stampin' Up! catalog.    The stamp set coordinates perfectly with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits.    I love that the star in the Thinlits fits perfectly inside the hello star.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Express Yourself, You're So Sweet, Celebrate Today
Ink:  Soft Sky
Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sky, Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools:   Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Circle Framelits, Star Punch, Triple Banner Punch, Balloon Framelits

So Sad to See All These Products Go

So this week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a color one.    We are playing homage to three retiring In Colors.   The colors are:   Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe paired up with Gold.

I can't tell you how sad I am to see these colors go, the 2013-2015 In Colors have been by far my favorite of all time!   So crisp, so fresh, which just means I am just so sad.  

I paired up the colors with some of my favorite retiring stamp sets along with a Occasions Mini stamp set that is not making it to the catalog.

It also features the beautiful Lullaby designer series paper that is retiring along with the In Color Sequins retiring.      Such a happy card, but it makes me sad to see so many items on the card that will no longer be around.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) May 25th.    Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   #hello, Peace Love and Cupcakes, Hooray it's Your Day
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe
Paper:  Whisper White, Lullaby Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Whisper White Paper's Twine, Gold Sequins, In Color Sequins
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Circle Card Thinlits

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, grandmothers and Godmother's out there!    Hope your day is filled with laughter, love and lots of pampering and gifts.   Here are some quick last minute projects to decorate any gift you give tomorrow!

With the new triple banner punch that comes out on June 2nd in the Stampin' Up! making banners will be so easy.   Just cut the paper to 2" wide and put inside the triple banner punch and viola a perfect pennant ever time!

Here is the gift tag in the new InColors Watermelon  Wonder and Delighful Dijon!

Ingredients to make the gift tags:
Stamp Sets:   Celebrate Today, Crazy About You
Ink:  Watermelon Wonder, Delightful Dijon, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Delightful Dijon
Accessories:   Neutral Candy Dots, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Whisper White Embossing Powder, Dazzling Details
Tools:  3/4" Square Punch, Butterfly Thinlits, Triple Banner Punch, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Love, love the designer series paper

So how absolutely beautiful is the Painted Blooms designer series paper from the Occasions Mini paper.    So many beautiful florals.   I just absolutely love them.    I paired up the designer paper with a retired favorite, My Mother stamp set.

The hardest part in making the card was cutting out the beautiful pink florals from the designer paper.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   My Mother
Ink:   Midnight Muse
Paper:   Whisper White, Painted Blooms designer series paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Bright Buttons, Rhinestones

Happy Confetti

How great is this month's Fusion challenge.   I love the red and yellow flowers and the sketch is just so versatile.    I decided to incorporate all the elements into my card.

I just got this great stamp set from an online store and I just love the sentiment.  "Throw happy around like confetti because life is a party"   How great is that sentiment!!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from a local craft store
Ink:  Real Red, Hello Honey
Paper:  Whisper White, Flashback Designer Series Paper, Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:   Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Button and Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tool:   Project Life corner rounder

My Favorite Diva

 So how stinkin' cute is this stamp set.   As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted it!   It makes me think of my little niece.  She loves to dress up and she is my favorite little diva!    Here is my diva paired up with this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from a local craft store
Ink:   Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Skin Tone and Daffodil Delight Blendabilites
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black and Pretty in Pink
Accessories:  Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Rhinestone from a local craft store
Tools:   Scallop Trim Border Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder, Bow Builder Punch

Butterfly Gift Card Holder

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 Memory Keeping section of the Occasions Mini.

I was completely drawn to the orange and black layout of Project Life card Collect Moments Not Things and I knew I wanted to case the card on page 47.  

So here is my gift card holder.   I made a belly band and the top layer was made with a watercolored background with an aqua painter and some Tangerine Tango ink refill.

If you have been following the hop, you just came from Julia Quinn the next stop in the hop is
the Caseing the Catty blog. 

Ingredients to make the gift card holder:

Stamp Sets:   Hello You

Ink:   Tangerine Tango, Basic Black

Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango Patterns Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Basic Black Baker's Twine

Tools:  Aqua Painter, Butterflies Thinlits, Bitty Butterfly Punch,Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Die

Aqua Painter Summer Silouhette

 We all have stamp sets we have purchased, but yet we haven't played with quite that much.   I love the Summer Silhouettes stamp set, but I have to say I haven't played with quite as much as I should considering how absolutely beautiful it is.    I background of the image was made by just a couple drops of ink refill and my aqua painter.  

I have to say I love the results.   I also love the black and white paired up with the Tangerine Tango, such a beautiful combination.   I also used another old favorite that has been sitting on my shelf Label Love.  

Hope you enjoyed my card that I made to play along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Summer Silhouettes, Label Love
Ink:   Tangerine Tango, Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Basic Black Tafetta Ribbon, Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:  Artisan Label Punch, Aqua Painter

Wedding Caseing the Catty

We are blog hopping at Caseing the Catty.   We will now be hopping 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 Wedding section of the Occasions Mini.

I decided to case the card on page on page 44.

If you have been following the hop, you just came from Caseing the Catty   the next stop in the hop is
Bronwyn Eastley.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Perfect Day
Ink:   Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe
Paper:  Whisper White, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones, White Baker's Twine, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Happy Father's Day

Can you believe this is only my second Father's Day card that I made this year.   I got a great tool stamp set from a local craft store and I decide to pull out the set to make this week's Retro Sketch card.    I decided to paper pierce the tools.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets; Tool stamp set from a local craft store, Something to Celebrate
Ink:   Basic Black
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Real Red, Basic Black, Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Vintage Brads, Linen Thread

We are back at Caseing the Catty

We are back at Caseing the Catty.   We will now be hopping 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 Baby section of the Occasions Mini.

I knew I wanted to case the scrapbook page on page 38.    Any opportunity to create a scrapbook page I am all over it.     Two scrapbook pages in one week!   I am on a roll!   My nephew is going to have a scrapbook after all with all these pages!  How cute is he in his hat in his Christmas picture!

If you have been following the hop, you just came from Rebecca Benson  the next stop in the hop is
Tricia Raineri, a guest design team member.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:   Snuggles and Smooches, Show & Tell
Ink:  Midnight Muse
Paper:   Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White, Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paoer
Accessories:   Regal Candy Dots, InColor Brads, Beach House Designer Washi Tape, Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools:  Word Bubbles Framelits, Circle Framelits, Little Letters Framelits

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone!   Hope everyone has a great holiday with their family.   As soon as I saw this month's My Favorite Things color challenge, I knew an Easter card would be perfect for the challenge with the chickies!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:  For Peep's Sake and stamp sets from a local craft store

Ink:   Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight

Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Wood Enamel Dots, Linen Thread

Tools:   Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Happy Mother's Day

I forgot I have gotten so many cute stamp sets.   Here is a perfect stamp set for mother's day that I forgot I had.   It was a perfect fit for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch. It also gave me an opportunity to color with my blendabilites!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Hello You Thinlits
Ink:   Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler And Skin Tone Blendablites
Paper:  Whisper White, Designer Series paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Basic Black Baker's Twine, Enamel Dots from a local craft store

Sale-a-bration is coming to an end

There is only 5 more days to earn Sale-a-bration products.   Don't miss out on the opportunity to get the amazing Big Day stamp set!   It is just perfect for coloring and for chalkboard designs.

For every 50$ order you get to choose stamp sets, amazing accessories, designer paper and tools!! So click here to start shopping and earning your Sale-a-bration products!

Not sure what to get,   click here to check out my Pinterest board dedicated to projects made with the amazing Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration brochure.  

The cupcake holder was a great idea I saw on Jan Tinklenberg blog.    Click here to see her projects as well as a PDF where you can download the template.  Super easy to make and such a great way to give someone a birthday treat!

Ingredients to make the cupcake holder:
Stamp Set:    Big Day
Ink:   Basic Black, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Bermuda Bay Blendabilites
Paper:    Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper
Tools:   2 1/2" Circle Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tools

Love the Butterflies Thinlits

So I am absolutely lovin' the Butterflies Thinlits.    I used the negative die cut of the butterfly to sponge ink for the background.    Then I applied the top layer and attached it to the card with dimensionals.

The butterfly is a perfect addition for this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set:   Hello You, stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral
Paper:   Whisper White, Night of Navy, Flower Pot Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pumpkin Pie Button, Whisper White Baker's Twine and Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:   Butterflies Thinlits, Sponge Daubers

CTC SAB and Occasions Inspiration

The challenge this week at Casing the Catty is Sale-a-bration and Occasion Inspiration - use a combination of Sale-a-bration and Occasions stamps and accessories on your project.

So I decided to use two of my favorite stamp sets, Celebrate Today and Big Day for the challenge along with the beautiful striped paper from the Painted Blooms designer series paper.

To join in the challenges as well as see weekly inspiration, please click here to visit the site.    Please note there is a time difference so if you do not see the challenge posted on Friday, check back a few hours later and it will be up.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Celebrate Today and Big Day
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Painted Blooms designer series paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Gold Baker's Twine, Rhinestones
Tools:  Balloon Framelits

CTC Sketch

The challenge this week at Casing the Catty is we are by sketch design of the card found on page 17 of the Sale-a-bration brochure.   I have to say I was drawn to the card as well.   Such a unique design.     I also love it for the fact that I get to use the beautiful Butterflies Thinlits.

To join in the challenges as well as see weekly inspiration, please click here to visit the site.    Please note there is a time difference so if you do not see the challenge posted on Friday, check back a few hours later and it will be up.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:  Hey You, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink:  Basic Black

Paper:  Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper, Basic Black Patterns Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Clothespin, Linen Thread, Neutral Candy Dots

Tools:  Butterflies Thinlits, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Large Oval Punch