Countryside

I decided to use the mojomonday sketch for this birthday card. I just got my Countryside stamp set and wanted to try stamping in bleach and then embossing with craft chocolate chip and clear embossing powder. It's hard to see in the picture, but I am happy with how it turned out. My supplies include:
cs: Very Vanilla, Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler
dsp: Newsprint
ink: craft chocolate chip, basic black
ss: On My Birthday and Countryside
accessories: black brads, household bleach, stamp-a-ma-jig

Have a fantastic Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by.

with all my heart

Another week is upon us and that means another sketch from Stamping411. My challenge to myself was to use a stamp set I haven't used before. My supplies include:

cs: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla

dsp: Cajun Craze

ss: With All My Heart

ink: Cajun Craze, Marina Mist

accessories: Marina Mist 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Jewels Pearl, Scallop Trim corner punch, Large Oval punch, Oval scallop punch.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your week.

Mojo Monday 161

I called my girlfriend, France, tonight because I could not get my mojo going. We started brainstorming on different cards and this is what I came up with. I used the sketch for mojomonday (to get my mojo on). My supplies include:
cs: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
dsp: Deck The Halls
ss: En Francais, Heard from the Heart
accessories: Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Petals A Plenty embossing folder, Cherry Cobbler brad, Gold embossing powder, Craft Very Vanilla ink, Craft Chocolate Chip ink, Clear Embossing powder and a flower from the Pretties kit.

I sponged the flower with craft Very Vanilla ink and then stamped it with craft chocolate chip and embossed it with clear powder which made it glossy. Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your week.

Baby Bundle

My daughter is going to be having a baby in March and she has been on me to start making shower invitations. We don't know the sex of the baby yet so I thought I would do a card with neutral colors. My supplies include:
cs: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz and Tempting Turquoise
ss: Baby Bundle
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzaz, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Peach Parfait, Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom, Basic Gray
accessories: Pear Pizzaz ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Large Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch and the ticket corner punch. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the weekend.

Candy Wrapper party favors

My sister and I are hosting a costume party for our Mother's 70th birthday which is on Halloween. These are all the party favors my daughter and I did. I used the Candy Wrapper die with the big shot and then decorated the boxes with the stamp set Wicked Cool. The little bat is made with the 1" and 1 3/4" circle punches.

Primary Colors kit

This is a retired scrapbook kit from Stampin Up! called Primary Colors. I just love their kits they are so quick and easy. This was the fastest 8 pages I have done in a long time. That cute little guy in the pictures is my grandson, Jaxen. I just adore him. I hope your weekend was good. Thanks for stopping by.

Season of Joy

My girlfriend, France, called me tonight bragging that she had already done her Stamping 411 card so I had to post mine tonight as well. To see the sketch visit Stamping411. Their sketches are always fun to try. For this card I used the stamp set Season of Joy. Card stock is Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla. The DSP is Deck The Halls. I love this particular piece of paper. Maybe it has something to do with my name. I used Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke ink. The ribbon is actually Kraft, but I think it blends in well with crumb cake. Enjoy your weekend, I hope it is a long one for you like it is for me.

Autumn Splendor

It's been so long since I participated in the sketch challenge for Stamping411 but I got my card done early enough this week to post. I used Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla and Ruby Red (retired) card stock. My stamp set is Autumn Splendor which I used the rock and roll technique on with Ruby Red (ret.), Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke and More Mustard. I added a little glue and dazzling diamonds to the leaves and topped it off with some of the crocheted lace ribbon. The dsp is Autumn Traditions (which is also retired). Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the rest of your week.

Wicked Halloween

Hi, thanks for stopping by. I finally finished my Halloween cards, thanks to France for the idea. For this card I used basic black, elegant eggplant kiwi kiss and whisper white. The stamp set is Wicked Cool. I embossed the eggplant with the polka dot folder and then used Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink on page 195. Very time consuming but I like the affect. I am trying to get better at decorating the inside of my cards so a few punched bats finish it off. Have a great week.

Fifth Avenue Floral

I made this card for my sister's birthday last month. I CASEd this from France Martin, changing up the colors. I used basic black, whisper white and cherry cobbler - my new favorite color. I stamped the image with versa mark and then embossed with black embossing powder. I bleached out some of the petals by putting bleach in my aqua pen, then added some glue and dazzling diamonds glitter. The new crocheted lace ribbon and an antique brad finish it off. Enjoy your week and thanks for stopping by.

Birthday pages

I will be using these pages for an upcoming class. Quick and easy. My supplies include:
cs - crumb cake, chocolate chip, so saffron, tempting turquoise
dsp - play date
ink - tempting turquoise, crumb cake, real red, old olive, chocolate chip and only orange
ss - crazy for cupcakes and fabulous phrases
accessories - scallop trim border punch and I used my cricut for the title

Holiday Mini swaps

These are some of the cards I got in a recent swap I participated in. The stamp sets all came from the Holiday Mini. I joined 2 different groups so I got 30 card samples in return. It was a lot of fun. I love doing swaps.

8x8 Thanksgiving pages

This is the last of my 8x8 page swaps. I struggled with my Thanksgiving pages but liked how they turned out. For these pages I used....
cs - cherry cobbler, very vanilla, more mustard and early espresso
dsp - autumn spice
ss - autumn splendor, bright blessings wheel
ink - old olive, cherry cobbler, more mustard
accessories - scallop trim border punch, scallop trim corner punch, white organza ribbon colored cherry cobbler

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a great week!

8x8 Halloween Pages

These pages were for the swap I joined. I got mine in the mail last week and can hardly wait to see what I get in return. My supplies for these pages include:
cs - basic black, basic gray, pumpkin pie, old olive and whisper white
dsp - wicked fun and patterns dsp from the Brights Collection
ss - dark & dreary from the Holiday Mini
ink - craft white adn pumpkin pie
accessories - big shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet die, Top Note die, Two-Step bird punch, large oval punch, extra large oval punch, white gel pen, black marker, the web embossing folder and satin old olive ribbon.

Have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping by.

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!