Sunday, January 29, 2012

RHSSC21

It's Sunday, so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge.  Go to the blog  here to check out other sketches and play along if you'd like. 





Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Fabulous Florets
Card Stock:  Basic Black, Real Red & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Real Red
Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper
Punches:  Modern Label & Word Window
Embossing Powder:  White
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Friday, January 27, 2012

Congratulations!

Today's card is one that is inspired by "Less is More" a clean and simple challenge blog.  If you haven't seen their blog check then out here.  They have some pretty amazing cards on there!  Anyway, I made this card for a bridle shower for one of that gals at church.  I guess I should have taken a side view picture so you could tell that there is a heart cut out and the top piece of Very Vanilla is raised using dimensionals with the congratulations stamped on the base of the card.


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  A long-ago retired stamp!
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Elegant Eggplant
Punch:  Boho Blossoms
Framelits:  Hearts
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist



Thursday, January 26, 2012

Apothecary Art ~ Thinking of You

Today's card is for some dear friends that lost their mother/grandmother this week. :(  She was such a lovely, wonderful woman and will be missed!  She always had a kind word to say, and was friendly and easy to talk to.  I had actually made this card for my upcoming February stamp a stack, and as I was going through my sympathy/thinking of you cards I decided this was the one I wanted to send.  


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Apothecary Art & Curly Cute
Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Soft Suede
Framelits:  Labels Collection
Edgelits:  Adorning Accents
Embossing Folders:  Adorning Accents

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Apothecary Art Birthday

It's time for another sketch challenge from the Red Hot Stampers.  I thought I'd use some colors I haven't used lately and the new set Apothecary Art with the Framelits Labels from the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  To see some other cards with this sketch go to the Red Hot Stampers blog.  Play along too if you'd like!


Yes, I finally did something on the inside of my card!  Kind of plain and simple, but better than nothing. :)



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set: Apothecary Art
Card Stock:  Basic Gray, Basic Black & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Basic Gray & Basic Black
Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper
Framelits:  Labels
Ribbon:  3/8" Taffeta in Whisper White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist


Friday, January 20, 2012

Boho Blossoms Birthday

Here's my last card to share with you from my January stamp a stack.  It's definitely more of a spring  card, but when I was planning my cards it was more like spring out anyway. lol  Wow has that changed over the past couple of days!  I think we're finally having winter here...at least for a couple of days.  



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute
Card Stock:  Pool Party, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink
Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pool Party
Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice
Punches:  Boho Blossoms & Bird Builder
Bigz Die:  Lattice
Embosslit Die:  Beautiful Wings
Ribbon:  5/8" Satin in Very Vanilla & 1/2" Seam Binding in Crumb Cake
Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Fabulous Florets Watercolor

Here I thought I was doing a little better blogging and my router decides to die on me...and, of course, all my pics are on my laptop and I can't send them to my blog w/o the internet!  Well, I finally managed to get the laptop (from my daughter...after all, it's not working) and find just the right cord to hook up to my laptop so I could get a picture to my blog...whew! lol  Anyway, this is another card I did at my last stamp a stack.  I thought I was really going to be challenging the ladies with the water coloring on this one (using the aqua painters).  I did a little bit, but their cards all turned out lovely!  


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Fabulous Florets
Card Stock:  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Cherry Cobbler & Wild Wasabi
StazOn Black
Punches:  1 3/8" Square & 1 1/4" Square
Embossing Folder:  Flower Garden
Aqua Painters
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist


Sunday, January 15, 2012

RHSSC19 - Amour

Well, I sure have been enjoying the snow we've had so far here in Michigan!  I really don't like being cold, but I do like seeing everything covered with the white fluffy stuff. I especially enjoy seeing the trees covered in white. :)  Now on to today's card...it's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot challenge.  Here is my take on the sketch. I'm not big into Valentine's Day, but thought I'd do a card that's half way there by using some Valentine colors and adding "amour". :)  


You can join in the challenge too if you'd like.  Just head over to the Red Hot Stampers blog here.


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Artistic Etchings
Card Stock:  Real Red, Early Espresso & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Red & Early Espresso
Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper
Ribbon: 3/8" Taffeta in Real Red 
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist






Friday, January 13, 2012

Winter Wonder

Well, we are finally getting some snow here in my part of Michigan, so I thought this stamp a stack card would be today's pick... 


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & On Your Birthday
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Island Indigo, Pool Party & Garden Green
StazOn Black
Embossing Folder:  Snow Burst
Bigz Die:  Frame, Oval Scallop
Sizzlit Decorative Strip:  Northern Frost
Punch:  Large Oval
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Jewels:  Basic Rhinestones

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Need for Speed!

Today's cards are a couple that were requested by one of the ladies that comes regularly to my stamp a stacks.  She needed some cards for teenage guys.  I agree that they are the hardest to come up with, but this set is perfect for them!



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Need for Speed & On Your Birthday
Card Stock:  Real Red, Pacific Point, Basic Black & Whisper White
Stampin' Write Markers:  Real Red & Basic Black
Embossing Folders:  Square Lattice & Stripes
Punch:  Modern Label
Crimper


Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Hello Kitty Birthday

Today's post is a tradition I've started with my nieces for their birthdays...making them a purse and card, then putting a couple of other fun things in it.  I saw a Hello Kitty pattern by Lynn Pratt here and thought it would be the perfect thing for a four year old.  So cute!!




Thanks for looking and have a great day!



Sunday, January 8, 2012

RHSSC18 - The Open Sea

It's time for another Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge and here is my take on this week's sketch.  As soon as I saw the diagonal on this sketch I knew I was going to make a masculine card and use The Open Sea set.  Love this set because I don't have to think a lot when I use it.  Of course, it helps when I have a great sketch to follow. :)  To see other cards using this same sketch click here.



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  The Open Sea
Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin'  Pads:  Soft Suede & Early Espresso
Texturz Plates:  Backgrounds 1
Punch:  Small Oval (retired)
Baker's Twine:  Early Espresso/white

Sunday, January 1, 2012

RHSSC17 - Growing Green

Happy New Year!  I guess this will be my first post for 2012 and it's for the Red Hot Stamper's sketch challenge.  I decided to use a couple of In Colors for this card.  Kind of funny that the stamp set I used is Growing Green, but the card is all blue. lol  Head on over here and check a few other cards out.





Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Growing Green
Card Stock:  Island Indigo & Pool Party
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Island Indigo & Pool Party
Ribbon:  3/8" Ruffled in Island Indigo & 1/4" Grosgrain in Whisper White
Embossing Powder:  White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist