Paper Doily Die Day 1

Hello to my faithful followers...I'm finally back. I've had a busy week...ok a little more than a week and needed to take some time off and that's exactly what I did..especially this weekend (no Red Hot Stampers post). :(  However today (and for the next few days) I'm going to start posting some cards and projects that I made for my upline Glenda's open house.  She asked the demos under her to make eight things using one particular product from the new mini.  I said, "Sure!  Why not?!  I'll use the new Paper Doily die."  Once I figured out how to use it (and what a story there is behind that!) I decided I LOVE this new Sizzlits die because there is SO much you can do with it!  However, I don't recommend making eight projects all at once! lol But a card every now and then wouldn't be so bad. I think I'm going to start with my least favorite and move to my most favorite posting two things together at a time.  Not that I didn't like any of them, but by the time I got to number eight I was about done in! lol

I decided to do something nice and simple for this project and throw a little bit of chocolate in the mix.  Who doesn't love chocolate, right?

By looking at the lid you can see that I cut the middle part of the die out.  I put it on top of a very vanilla circle and placed it on the lid of the jelly jar...yup, nice and simple! :)

I was kind of going for vintage with the look of this card, plus I don't think I've used these colors lately and wanted to give them a try.  I also wanted to see how the die looked with some ribbon woven into it.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock: Island Indio & Very Vanilla
Lg. Sizzlets Die: Paper Doily
Ribbon: 1/2" Seam Binding in Very Vanilla & 3/8" Ruffled in Island Indigo
...and of course m&m's in a jelly jar!

Stamp Set:  Elements of Style

Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Rich Razzleberry

Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper

Lg Sizzlets Die:  Paper Doily

Ribbon:  1/2" Seam Binding in Very Vanilla

Punch: Lg Tag 

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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

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

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

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

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

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