Happy Saturday! I've been organizing and cleaning in my stamp room (yes, still!) but decided to take a minute to play with Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #8. It didn't turn out quite like I planned (I had no plan!), but you should go check out some of the other players' cards, because I have seen some real beauties!I did use another one of my new SU sneak peek sets...this is Admit It, a new level 2 hostess set. It's a darling set of six and it has so much potential! The bright pink is the new In Color Melon Mambo, yummmm!I finished up things at school yesterday and prepped everything for summer school on Monday. As much as I wait for it, it's always a little hard to let go of the school year, go figure! lol! Well, off to do more chores, how fun! Hope you're having a great weekend! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Admit It.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Very Vanilla, Melon Mambo.
Ink: Staz-on Brown.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Melon Mambo Polka Dot ribbon, Heart to Heart Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Foof-a-La button.
Greetings! Here's another card I started at 12:30, what is wrong with me?! lol! At least I did have a two hour nap! This is for a special friend who told me to maker her a card tonight...so how could I let her down?!I used more new Stampin' Up! goodies, yay! And I made myself NOT use patterned paper and NOT use a sketch...yes, think for myself! hahahaha! The stamp is called Razzle Dazzle, and these are my favorite new In Colors...Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, and Crushed Curry. Oh, and I do love Soft Suede too, will have to try and use it next. Is that polka dot ribbon delicious or what?!Okay, gotta dash! Still going to work at 7 am today, have to get a classroom, plans, material ready for summer school on Monday. Have a great Friday! Thanks for coming by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Razzle Dazzle.
Cardstock: Kraft, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Whisper White.
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Brown Staz-On.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon, Fleurette crocheted flower, Jumbo White Brad, glue dot, Janome Sew mini.
Can you tell I'm excited about new stuff?! Ack! My new Stampin' Up! pre-order stuff arrived today, but I had a million reports to run tonight before school tomorrow. I just finished at 12:30, but you know I had to tear open some cardstock, ink pads, and mount some new stamps so I could make this card! Oh, I did spend about an hour looking at the new catalog too...it is fantabulous! You won't be disappointed!I used the Mojo Monday #89 sketch since time was of the essence here! lol! Don't you love this new robot set?! The card base is the new Rich Razzleberry, the white polka dot paper is from the level 3 hostess paper, and the Rich Razzleberry polka dot paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade paper. My favorite, of course, is the new polka dot ribbon! It's so awesome, you will love it! This probably wasn't a "ribbony" sort of card, but I forced it! hee! hee!Okay, must get to bed so I can get at least four hours, doh! Good thing Thursday is the last day of school! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!
Happy Tuesday night! Two days left people! I know I'm teaching summer school starting Monday, but I decided I should go ahead and celebrate the excitement of the end of school...then I'll just celebrate my *new job* starting next week! lol!I was so pooped earlier I could hardly *create* but I gave in around 9:30 and made a card for Laura's Sketch #27. Have you been over there lately to hear the exciting news?! It's their one-year anniversary and they are celebrating by sponsoring the 1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown! You can read all the details here. Check out the prizes you can win:
The card deets...you know I love that black polka dot paper from My Mind's Eye, and I planned on putting it with Kraft and Baja Breeze again, but when I pulled out some Amy Butler pretties, I ended up going with Pink Pirouette. I have several weddings coming up, so I planned ahead (gasp!) and made a wedding card! Who am I?! lol!Hope you're having a good week! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeCardstock: Kraft, Bella Rose pink DSP, My Mind's Eye black polka dot.
Accessories: SU White Satin Ribbon & Pink Pirouette 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Amy Butler decorate die cuts, Thickers Giggles, Foof-a-la button.
Happy Monday! I'm running a little late today, ha! I realized last night (a little too late!), I hadn't made my card for the Moxie Fab World Citrus Challenge yet. You definitely want to participate in this one, because they have awesome prizes. If you haven't entered yet, hurry, you still have until midnight MST today!The card base is the retired River Rock In Color, ahhh, that was a nice color! Speaking of In Colors, SU demos got to see and pre-order the new In Colors, hostess sets, and a sampling of new catalog sets and accessories today! Yahooooo! I decided I had to use second day air on my order...how could I bear to be home this weekend and not have new goodies to play with?! Ahhh, the torture! So I guess you know what I'll be doing Wednesday night, right?! bwaaahaaahaaaa!Let me know if you have any card questions! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeCardstock: Whisper White, retired River Rock, American Crafts Craft Fair paper.
Ink: Garden Green.
Accessories: Gold #725 DMC floss, paper piercer and mat, Maya Road white pom pom trim, SU chipboard u, Dimensionals, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, My Little Shoebox Apple Mini Alphabet Stickers.
Happy Sunday! Hope you're having a great weekend! It's been pretty nice here in Dallas. Ran to Joann's earlier to take advantage of 40% off all storage/organization supplies...must get this stamp room into order, mainly my paper, ugh! But it's a good ugh! I need to do some serious purging, and I'm going to try, but no promises! lol!The card above is the last one of my Splitcoast VSN cards...it was for the CSI challenge...CSI for "framing someone" so you had to use a frame on your card. My frame is from a Paper Salon chipboard set that I've had for a looooong time. I love the look of the smooth, white chipboard.Now to share some wonderful happy mail I received! Yay! First, this beauty from my fabulous upline and friend, Jackie Ross. I love the way she used the Top Note die and the embossing on the Old Olive background piece.
Next, Cindy Major sent me this uber-fab card as a thank you for being a guest stamper on her blog Encre, Papier, Ciseaux. I love all the layered flowers, the fun mix of things and the beautiful, unusual color combination.
Okay, so off to do that organzing, and get stacks of paper out of the hallway...hee! hee! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!
RecipeStamps: Say It With Scallops.
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, My Mind's Eye black polka dot.
Ink: Bashful Blue.
Accessories: 1" Circle Punch, Bashful Blue Double-Stitchded Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, office metal-edged tag, Paper Salon chipboard frame
Happy Saturday! I squeezed in a little time earlier (when I should have been cleaning house!) to play with Kazan's Sketch #27. It was a tricky one for me, so this is what I ended up with! I finally opened my package of SU Bright Delights rub-ons, it's about time, right? lol! Here's the inside:
Okay, I guess it's time to find something for lunch and tackle that nap, I mean housework! Hope you're having a great weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeCardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Almost Amethyst, Almost Amethyst Patterns DSP, Bella Rose DSP, Good Morning Sunshine DSP.
Accessories: Bright Delights Rub-Ons, Kiwi Kiss 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Latte Designer Button, Corner Rounder, Dimensionals, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Go Go Alphabet, Billboard Alphabet strip.
Happy Friday! Yay! First, I have to say thank you for all your nice comments and congratulations on winning the Stampin' Up! Artisan Award. I couldn't believe it myself when Brent Steele called last Friday...I was in bed with fever and flu after school, but when I saw that "801" number on my cell phone, I got my happy, perky voice on fast! lol! Second, this post is going to be long, but good!, with lots of photos of cards from my stamp club members and stamp club projects from my bff and downline Lori, so you might want to grab your favorite beverage! lol!Lori gave us these materials to use on our challenge cards. You can always add more goodies, but you have to use these and that's what I used on my card above:
I mentioned in a previous post how I add *chipboard* behind patterned paper sometimes to make it *sturdier* on the card, like here...
...but it's not always regular chipboard...
So I guess it's a partly *green* card! Look in your recycling bin, you probably have lots of good chipboard options!Okay, now for the cards from some of the club members...Below here is Beverly's super cute card, love that chipboard "U" she added and the rhinestone brad in the center of the "g"!
Next is this beauty from Michelva, don't you love that die cut she added, and how she cut the scallop square in half and cut out the two little birdies?! Darling!
I'm excited to show you Rachel's card below. This is the FIRST card or paper-crafting of any kind that she has done, and she did it all by herself!! How awesome!
Lastly is this wonderful card from Valerie, her ribbon treatment is the coolest, and I love how she added the bird house and sentiment!
We had a little random prize of hardware goodies (the container top is decorated with cute flowers and a big brad you can't see here!) for the participants and Michelva won! Beverly couldn't make it last night, so she can see the papers here that her name was included! hee! hee! 
Now for the super cute projects that Lori created for us (she's helping me out and kind of taking over hostessing the club, but they're all my best friends so I'm still going, of course!). This is a darling box made from the scallop square envelope die with the Big Shot, and we made three little notecards with envelopes to go inside it. She told me who she got the idea from, but I can't remember, oops! If it was you, give me a shout out so I can give you credit and a link!
And lastly, she showed us this precious little business card holder, also made from the scallop envelope die and Big Shot. I believe she said that she saw it on Patty Bennett's blog, and I found the tutorial here if you'd like to try!
Schwooo! That was long, so if you're still here, give yourself a pat on the back from me! I guess I'm off to school. Is it our last day? NO! Is it Field Day? yes, ugh! lol! I'm old, out of shape, and I don't like sweating, so wish me luck! ha! Hopefully the kids will have fun and I'll get some great pictures to scrap!Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!
Happy Thursday! Busy night with stamp club last night (more pics of that soon!), so here's yet another of my Splitcoast VSN cards...this one for the Card Buffet Challenge...a card inspired by food! Not a problem for me, I'm always inspired by food!I thought immediately of this Basic Gray cupcake line, and miracle of miracles, I was able to find it! Super simple card with the Big Shot and blue large Scallop die with the circle cut using the Coluzzle. The sentiment was stamped from the hostess Sweet Little Sentiments stamp set, then cut out and popped up on Dimensionals.NSR: Marisa asked how old my doggy Nick is...he's 17, can you believe it? He's deaf as a doorpost and can't see very well and almost died from a stroke last summer, but he still has a lot of pep left in him and snuggles just as good as ever! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping! RecipeStamps: Sweet Little Sentiments hostess level one.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Basic Gray Cupcake paper.
Ink: Staz-On Brown.
Accessories: Coluzzle Circle Cutter, Big Shot, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Pink Pirouette 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, 1/8" Circle Punch
Happy Wednesday! I'm loving this short week, how about you? Last night, after work, a trip to the doctor and a 2 hour nap (!), I played around with Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #7. I would never have put these colors together, so it was really fun! The card below is the first I made...I was really trying to go back to the basics...all stamping, no patterned paper, no big bows and buttons, lol! So, of course, when I was done, I had to make another card so I could *cheat* just a bit!
Thanks for all the love you left for my doggy Nick on yesterday's post, as well as get well wishes! We really appreciate it! Hugs and happy stamping!Recipe 1Stamps: Friends 24-7, All Holidays.
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Always Artichoke Patterns DSP.
Ink: Always Artichoke.
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Linen Thread, Minie Glue Dots, Autumn Leaves button, ribbon unknown.
Recipe 2Stamps: Oval All, Lots of Dots jumbo wheel retired.
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Pink Passion, Always Artichoke, Whisper White.
Ink: Always Artichoke, Pink Passion.
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Small & Large Oval Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals.
