Pink and White Calla Lily

Just a small card for you to see today.  No challenges either! lol  I feel like I've been doing them left and right lately, but they surely do inspire me. :)  I needed a card for a bridal shower and decided to try my hand at making another calla lily because I liked how they turned out on the wedding card I made earlier this month...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Vintage Labels (retired sale-a-bration)

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Pretty in Pink

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Sizzlit:  Little Leaves

Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Q-tip covered with Dazzling Diamonds

Christmas Ornaments

Today I'm actually posting something other than a card.  This week on the Friday Mashup their challenge is to make a project with a Christmas ornament, or make a project with some sparkle...or mash it up and create a Christmas project with some sparkle.  Since I just finished about ninety Christmas cards, I'm about Christmas carded out so I decided to make some ornaments instead.  I started with the Snow Flurry Bigz Die and got a little carried away with the Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  There were actually really easy to make.  Just takes a little drying time.  I tried a few different things with some of the ornaments stamps from the Ornament Keepsakes bundle too...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Ornament Keepsakes

Card Stock:  Marina Mist, Baja Breeze & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Marina Mist

Bigz Die:  Snow Flurry

Framelits Dies:  Holiday Ornaments

Crystal Effects

Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter

Jewels:  Basic Pearls & Basic Rhinestones

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Thank You

Two cards posted in one day...amazing!  I wanted to get it entered into one of the challenges and it's done earlier than I thought.  Yeah, I'm definitely not time oriented...I'm task oriented!  Wish I had an equal dose of both!  Today's card is a special thank you to my parents for letting us use their house up north for the weekend for a fall color tour and Christmas card stamping weekend. :)   It's wonderful to have a place to stay that doesn't cost a small fortune for the weekend!  I've kind of had the idea for this card in my mind for a bit and finally sat down and made it.  Of course I wanted fall leaves since that was one of the reasons we headed north. :)  It also happens to go with a few challenges out there...

Less is More - Week 90 - Theme AUTUMN

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge 140 - Inked Embossing Folder

The Paper Players 118 - Frames

For my inked embossing folder I actually did the reverse of what is normally done.  I wanted my frame highlighted, so I used my Stampin' Write marker to color in the depressed part (if that's even a word!) instead of using the brayer on the raised part of the folder.  It didn't color the frame completely, but I really liked the vintage look it gave the frame so I left it like that. :)  

  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  French Foliage & Blooming with Kindness

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Tango Tangerine, Cherry Cobbler, 

Daffodil Delight, Old Olive & Soft Suede

Stampin' Write Marker:  Soft Suede

Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain

Twine (retired)

Neutrals Designer Buttons

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Happy Birthday

I made today's card for my nephew's b-day which I got to him late...bummer.  I guess better late than never though.  Let me tell you teen guys are the hardest to make cards for!  I definitely went to a couple of challenges to help out with this one!  The other day I saw the Color Me Beautiful challenge (love the colors!) and the Paper Craft Crew challenge (there had to be a way to make it masculine and still follow the sketch) and tried to figure out what I could come up with for him using these two challenges.  I don't think it turned out too bad.  Just wish the reflection wasn't so dark...but once it's dark there's no going back and I wasn't starting over! lol  Normally I don't have such a dark band in between the mountains and reflection either, but I wanted to follow the sketch as closely as I could while still making it masculine.  That meant no ribbon or bows!

 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Vintage Labels (retired hostess) & a very old retired set (trees) from 1992!

Card Stock:  Soft Suede & River Rock

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Perfect Plum, Old Olive,

River Rock, Baja Breeze & Soft Suede

Punch:  1 1/4" Circle

Brads:  Neutrals

Sponges

RHSSC - Thank You

Good morning...it's time to see my take the this week's Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  I finally broke into my Snow Flurry Bigz Die to use for this sketch.  I did change it up a bit because I didn't want to cover up any part of the snow flake, so I put the words underneath it. :)  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made using this sketch.  Check them out here.  And if you're really motivated why not give the sketch a try. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!  

Stamp Set:  Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Rich Razzleberry

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocrade

Bigz Die:  Snow Flurry

Jewels:  Basic Pearls & Large Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Today's card was created especially for my dad. :)  His birthday isn't today, so that means I'm actually working ahead...amazing!  Too bad I'm behind on other peoples' cards. :(  I'll get there though...

Anyway his card was inspired by two different challenges.  The Paper Players color challenge #117 and Mojo Monday 263.  I really wanted to enter the Paper Players challenge...because to me it was a challenge!  I wanted to see if I could make something with these colors.  Once I looked at the Mojo sketch and starting writing what colors were going where it just came together...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  The Open Sea

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Bravo Burgundy, Cajun Craze & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Night of Navy, Bravo Burgundy & Cajun Craze

Embossing Folder:  Argyle

Punch:  2 1/2" Circle

Essentials Paper Piercing Pack

Sponges

RHSSC - Thank You

Well, I've been taking a little blogging break this past week, not that I've been lazy though!  I've been doing some major cleaning in my basement...and boy does it look nice! :)  I'm using my kids' "school" desks now to store all my stamping stuff in and on.  Goodbye school books, hello stamping stuff. :)  I also left for a long weekend of a little rest and relaxation...while working on my Christmas cards.  I like to take a fall color tour around this time of year and get a big head start on my Christmas cards.  I did make my Red Hot Stampers' card up there, but I couldn't download my picture onto my blog from my phone, so this is coming out a little later than usual.  Don't forget to check out a few other cards by the Red Hot Stampers here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Everything Eleanor & Blooming with Kindness

Card Stock:  Basic Black & Very Vanilla

StazOn:  Black

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Punches:  Scallop Oval & Large Oval

Shimmper Paint:  Champange Mist mixed with Rich 

Razzleberry ink refill and rubbing alcohol in Stampin' Spritzer

Colorful French Foliage

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge. :)  I finally bought the set French Foliage, and as soon as I saw what our challenge was I had an idea going through my head about what I could do with that set...celebrating fall. :)  I definitely didn't use the colors that are normal for fall, but instead decided to use the colors from the Color Me Beautiful challenge.  I used my sponges to apply the color to the stamps to give the color a blended look.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  French Foliage

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Basic Gray, Always Artichoke,

Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette & Regal Rose

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Happy Wedding Day!

Today's card is a wedding card for a friend from church who is getting married today...so happy for her!  She said her wedding bouquet is going to have calla lilies in it, so that's what I decided to put on her wedding card (boy, I really hope she said calla lilies! lol).  I'm sure hers are all white, but I also know her wedding color is a deep purple, so I decided to make the lily white and purple...and keep the card just those two colors.  When trying to figure out how to make the calla lily I had a great time looking at all the different kinds out there.  Wow, I couldn't believe all of the different shapes, sizes and colors!  They are such beautiful flowers!  Any card isn't complete without a design, and the wonderful design for my card is from the Paper Craft Crew card sketch challenge.  Check out their blog here.

Here are a few more pics because I couldn't decide on just one. lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Elegant Eggplant

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Framelits:  Labels Collection

Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges, Crimper & Q-tips

Red Hot Swap

Here are the cards I made for our Red Hot Stampers holiday catalog swap.  I don't have a lot of sets from the catalog, and wasn't sure what to do.  I wanted to use a set, but not for its intended purpose, plus I wanted to work with colors that I don't use that often.  I decided to use the set Evergreen with Baja Breeze card stock and make a reflection scene. :)

And here are the cards I got from the Red Hot swap.  Love making one card and coming home with different ones! :)  Oh, one card was actually coasters...what a cute idea. :)  Thanks for the lovely swaps, ladies!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Evergreen

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Baja Breeze & Crumb Cake

VersaMark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Clear

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Punch:  1 1/4" Circle

Ribbon:  3/8" Seam Binding in Crumb Cake

Shimmper Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

For You

Yup, I've been slacking on posts this week and today's post is going to be short and sweet.  These are a couple of cards I made as thank yous for my September stamp a stack orders.



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Afterthoughts (Retired)
Card Stock:  So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin Pads:  So Saffron & Calypso Coral
Punch:  1 1/4" Scallop Circle
Sizzlit:  Little Leaves
Crimper

Field Flowers

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  I hope you enjoy this week's card.  To see a few other cards with this sketch visit the Red Hot blog here.

Friday while I was checking out the blogs I follow I came across a new blog.  It's called Color Me Beautiful and it's a color challenge blog.  Well, I liked the idea of that blog!  I was looking through past posts and came across one from a few weeks ago and decided to use their colors for this week's challenge.  The one color that's hard to see on my card is More Mustard, but it's there.  I colored the center of both flowers with it. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Field Flowers

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral & Raspberry Ripple

Stampin' Write Markers:  Always Artichoke & More Mustard

Ribbon:  5/8" Satin in Very Vanilla (retired)

Simply Scored

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Happy Birthday

Just a quick post for today...I made today's card for a coworker and I love how it turned out!  I think it's so soft and pretty.   Plus I found an easier way to make my carnations.  Well, an easier way to get the paper to separate without it tearing so it's thin enough to shape and mold.

Just a few close ups.  I always like to see cards up close.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Baja Breeze

Embossing Folders:  Fancy Fan & Perfect Polka Dots

Framelits:  Labels Collection

Sizzlit:  Little Leaves

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Crimper & Sponges

Fabulous "Fall" Florets

I saw this card on Splitcoast by Diane and loved the colors and layout!  I thought the orange and green would be perfect colors for fall flowers.  Thanks for the inspiration Diane!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Fabulous Florets

Card Stock:  Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade & Whisper White

Classic Stampin Pads:  Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight & Lucky Limeade

Stampin' Write Marker:  Pumpkin Pie

Versa Mark

Ribbon:  1/8" in Lucky Limeade (retired)

Embossing Folder:  Flower Garden

Punch:  Scallop Trim Border

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Happy Birthday!

Today's card is for my wonderful upline, Glenda!  It was her birthday yesterday, so I wanted to make her a special card. :)  My inspiration for her card is from a few different places.  I first saw this flower on the cover of the Stampin' Up! Stampin' Success demonstrator magazine and loved it! The card design is from the Paper Players sketch challenge...so glad these are out here because it's nice to have a design so I don't have to come up with one.  The flower is from my garden.  Late in August I finally got some beautiful flowers from one of my dahlia plants that I thought was going to die earlier in the summer.  When it finally bloomed I took some pictures in hopes of recreating one of them. Definitely not the same as the real flower, but I love how it turned out!  Just wish the picture turned out better. :(

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  So Saffron, Gumball Green & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  So Saffron & Regal Rose
Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs
Bigz Die:  Daisies Flower #2 (retired)
Punch:  Blossom Petals Builder
Framelits Dies:  Labels
Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Crimper & Sponges

Thank You Carnation

Today's card is a thank you for a couple that has been very kind and generous.  One of the things I received was a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and I wanted to copy one of the flowers from it.  Well, one was a carnation and that's my favorite flower...and I've made a few of them lately!  Since I've been trying to enter sketch challenges I used the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge for my card's design.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral & Raspberry Ripple

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Punches:  1 1/4", 1 3/8" & 2 3/8" Scallop Circle

Sizzlit:  Little Leaves

Ribbon:  3/8" Ruffled in Calypso Coral

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Crimper & Sponges

Thank You - RHSSC

It's Sunday, so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge.  I did make my card a little bit different from the sketch.  I wanted all of the ink colors to show on the strip so I moved the oval up and put the sentiment on the bottom.  Keep reading to see the other challenges that inspired this card...

The theme for the Stampin Celebration Blog this month is rich warm colors and I put those into my card.  And those colors came from the Friday Mashup challenge...Indian Summer and a mix of five colors.  One of those colors is Cajun Craze and when I grabbed the ink pad I found out that it's the first time I've used it!  The ink pad was still wrapped in the plastic.  It seemed to blend in well with today's challenges though. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Curly Cute
Card Stock:  Early Espresso & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Raspberry Ripple, Cajun Craze,
More Mustard, Lucky Limeade & Early Espresso
Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain
Punch:  1 1/4" Circle
Sponges

Vintage Elements of Style

Today I was going to post the card I made for my niece's wedding last night and realized (once I was at the wedding, of course) that I never took any pictures!  So back to a card we made at my September stamp a stack.  I got the idea for my card from kellichan over on Splitcoast.  I love the vintage look and her colors, but I didn't have any ribbon in perfect plum, so I opted for some more fall like colors since that was kind of my theme for this  month's stamp a stack.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set: Elements of Style

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, 

So Saffron & Always Artichoke

StazOn:  Black

Punches:  Scallop Trim Corner & 1 3/4" Circle

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Ribbon:  3/8" Seam Binding in Cherry Cobbler

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges