baby shower

I CASEd this card from Kim O'Connell for a baby shower that I have this weekend. It was quick and easy, but very cute.
My supplies include:
cs - Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
ink - Chocolate Chip plus my pastels to color with
ss - Baby Bundle
accessories - Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Big Shot, movers and shapers modern label, modern label punch, word window punch, pink pirouette brads

Thanks for stopping by!

8x8 Christmas pages

I am participating in a holiday swap using 8x8 scrapbook pages. This is my layout for Christmas. I started with Cherry Cobbler cs and made my own dsp by stamping in Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla with the stamp set Season of Joy. The other cs I used is Very Vanilla and Old Olive. Inks and markers are Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler. The dsp is Jolly Holiday. I also used the stamp sets Tags til Christmas and Delightful Decorations. On the Cherry Cobbler ornament I put a little dazzling diamonds on it and finished the pages of with 1/4" Very Vanilla and Old Olive ribbon and 5/8" Old Olive satin ribbon. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Stamp Expo - round 3

These are my final 2 cards to share with you from the stamp expo. The new owl puch is fun to play with and I just love

the Wicked Cool stamp set. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Expo - round 2

Here are a couple more samples from the expo on Saturday. We sure had a good time!

Don't you just love the ornament punch? There are so many things you can make with it. Just let your imagination go wild.

Stamp Expo

I went down to the stamp expo in Greeley today and we made some cute cards. I love all the new stuff in the catalog! Stop back by tomorrow for some more samples.

Holiday Mini Swap 2

This is my other swap card that I made. Again, I used the Tags til Christmas stamp set. The paper used on this one is Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede card stock and Deck The Halls dsp. I used the Elegant Lines embossing folder on the Soft Suede and used ink/markers of Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler. Some Very Vanilla satin ribbon finishes it for me. For this card I used the sketch for mojomonday this week. Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Holiday Mini Swap 1

I signed up for 2 spots in a swap using a stamp set in the Holiday Mini. I chose the stamp set Tags til Christmas. I also used the stamp set Many Merry Messages. I used cs: Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler. The dsp is from Jolly Holiday. I used the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder on the Cherry Cobler and accented the dsp with the scallop edge punch. A little Old Olive satin ribbon finishes it off.

Steph's Birthday

My girlfriend celebrates her birthday on the 14th but we will celebrate at our downline meeting this week. I used the Stamping411 sketch for her card. My supplies include:
cs - marina mist, rich razzleberry, mor mustard, vellum
ss - awash with flowers and great friend
markers - wild wasabi, rich razzleberry, marina mist, more mustard and white craft
accessories - black embossing powder, scallop edge corner punch, both large oval punches, perfect polka dot embossing folder and rich razzleberry ribbon. Happy Birthday Steph!!

Owl Wedding card

I made this card for my niece who is getting married on Thursday. I used the following supplies:
cs - Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Basic Black
dsp - bride paper (retired)
ss - congrats (retired)
ink - rose red
accessories - owl punch, boho blossoms punch, elegant lines embossing folder, white organza ribbon, scallop edge corner punch and the new pearls on page 188. Thanks for stopping by, have a great week.

thinking of you

One of my co-worker's needed a pick-me-up so I sent this to her. My supplies include:
cs: Peach Parfait, Glossy White, Pear Pizzaz
dsp: Sunny Garden
ss: Tropical Party, Teeny Tiny Wishes
ink: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzaz
accessories: Poppy Parade ribbon, Curly Label punch, Elegant Lines embossing folder

SSC162

This is my take on Stamping411 this week. Supplies I used include:
cs: Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
dsp: Elegant Soiree
ss: Punch Potpourri
ink: Versa Mark, Soft Suede and Baja Breeze
accessories: clear embossing powder, pearl jewels, white organza ribbon (colored baja breeze) and the scallop trim border punch.

Have a wonderful week!

Tropical Scrapbook Pages

I designed these pages getting ready for my first party. I hope they like them.

Supplies I used:

cs: Whisper White, So Saffron, Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise

dsp: Tropical Oasis

ss: Tropical Party

Ink/Markers: So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Polka Dot texture folder, Scallop Edge border punch, Scallop Trim border punch, Big Shot, Island Floral die, So Saffron brads.

Wish me luck, and thanks for stopping by.

Thoughts of Father

I made this card for my father's birthday. Supplies I used include: stamp sets Thoughts of Father and Upsy Daisy, CS Very Vanilla, Palm Plum and So Saffron. DSP is from Jersey Shore. I used my watercolor pencils with a blender pen to color my image. I used the lattice folder to add some texture to the So Saffron. A little Very Vanilla ribbon finishes it off.

Black Magic

Okay, I know it's been a month since I posted but time just got away from me. This is my version of the Black Magic technique. I used the polka dot texture folder with whisper white card stock. I also used black and Pacific Point card stock. The stamp sets used are Teeny Tiny Wishes and Elements of Style. I colored the Craft White ink with the water color pencils and a little yellow stickles finishes it off. Thanks for stopping by. Hope the rest of your week is great!

Stampin 411 - 155

This is my take on Stamping411 this week. My supplies include cs: Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray and Daffodil Delight dsp: Bridal paper Ink: Basic Black (to color the bride paper on the tux) and Craft White SS: Blissful Bride accessories: Scallop Trim border punch, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Heart punch, Heart embosslit, organza ribbon, 1/4" black grosgrain ribbon, black brads and a fork to tie the bow in the organza ribbon (thanks France for the instruction)

Mychal turns 21

My son turns 21 tomorrow so I made this card for him CASEing Donna Cooks card. I used Whisper White cs, paper from the Patterns Pack and Rockabilly dsp. The stamp sets I used are Short Order Numbers and Sweet Scoops. The ribbon came from the Jersey ribbon originals pack. Well I'm off for a nap so that we can take him out for a drink at midnight. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and try to stay dry.

Mojo142

My Niece is having a bridal shower tomorrow so I used the mojomonday sketch for this week. Supplies include: cs-Whisper White and Basic Black dsp-Bella Rose ss-Blissful Bride and Teeny Tiny Wishes ink-Basic Black, Whisper White and pink pirouette other-pinking hearts corner punch, word window punch, modern label punch, pink glass mix and white organza ribbon. Thanks for stopping by.

I made this card for a black and white swap. Ink and paper could only be black or white and then we were to add a splash of color with an accessory. I opted for Greenhouse Garden stamp set with Pretty in Pink satin ribbon for my splash. I also added a little Dazzling Diamonds in the center of each flower. Keep checking back as I will post the cards I receive. Have a great week.

SSC153

I made this card using Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive and Lavendar Lace card stock. I stamped in black using Upsy Daisy and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets. A little White Organza ribbon colored Lavendar Lace finishes it off. I am still a week off on getting my projects done as I used Stampin 411 sketch 153 for my layout. Have a great weekend.

I have been playing with my black and white cards for a swap. I tried the Split Negative technique but I think I like the traditional stamped image better. I used Whisper White and Basic Black card stock and added a splash of color with the Real Red Satin Ribbon. The motorcycle stamp is in the Summer Mini. My sketch is last week's Stamping 411. Maybe this week I will actually get my card done early enough to post on their blog.