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SUOC41 – Spring or Fall

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This is the time of year for seasonal changes and we want you to show us your cards inspired by those.  At SUO Challenges, spring fever has definitely set in.  But we know that many of you live in the Southern Hemisphere and we want to see your beautiful fall cards.

When I got to go to Cindy Elam’s house a couple of weeks ago, one of the most fun things we did was prepare for this challenge.  We used the same sketch to create our cards.  She chose spring and I chose fall.  Here are the cards side-by-side.  Fun, huh??!!

I started by embossing a Crumb Cake panel with Cindy’s Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.  So pretty!  With that lovely background I wanted to keep the rest pretty clean so I went to Cindy’s punch rack and started punching out flowers to layer.  Aren’t they pretty together?  All I did was sponge the layers of the flower and the edges of the Crumb Cake panels.    I chose this lovely sentiment from the Sale-a-bration set Elementary Elegance.  Finally, the bow was the one I made for the bow tutorial we created.  I thought this had a bit of a fall feel with the color choices, especially when put next to Cindy’s amazing spring card!  This sketch was one Cindy had saved and I really like both results with it.

I hope you will be able to join us at SUO Challenges with this fun theme!  The design team has created some fabulous cards for inspiration so make sure you drop by to see them.

I will be back tomorrow for another Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  Make sure you check back in because it is a cool sketch…unlike any that I have used before!  Until then, have a great day and thanks for stopping in.

Stamps:  Elementary Elegance (SAB); Paper:  Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Naturals Ivory: Ink:  Rich Razzleberry; Accessories:  Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Regals Button, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Dimensionals, Punches – Blossom, 5-Petal Flower, Boho Blossoms

PPA131 – Summer Blossoms

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I got some time to stamp yesterday and just had to pull out my new things from the Summer Smooches package being offered in April.  Many of you know that I have what I call “seasonal stampers disorder”.  My colors choices are completely and utterly seasonal!  I have to say that this beautiful selection of products fits that syndrome beautifully!

Just look at the bright, happy colors here!  They are just perfect for Margaret Moody’s wonderful sketch over at Pals Paper Arts this week.  The Summer Smooches DSP has the most wonderful designs.  I thought this pattern would be fun to use with the matching stamp from Bright Blossoms.  All I did was mimic the colors from the paper when I stamped the flowers.  I matched the little yellow centers from the DSP with a Daffodil Delight brad in the middle of the biggest flower.  Easy and fun!  For the little flag, I pulled out my trusty Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment.  What would I do without that set??!!  The card seemed to need something else so out came the handy dandy Mat Pack for some paper piercing.

I’m still enjoying all of my Sale-a-bration products and the ones from the Occasions mini but it was nice to get a little preview of the upcoming catalog.  The Summer Smooches suite of products will become available on April 1st for one month only (some of the products will only be offered for that month!!).  Just wait until you see the little purses made with the new Big Shot die.  I’d show you the one I made the other day but it was already taken by a friend of my boys…she just loved it!!

I have some great new cards to show you next week!  I’ll be back Tuesday with the SUO Challenge and Wednesday with Freshly Made Sketches.  Until then, thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend!

Stamps:  Bright Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper:  Summer Smooches DSP, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo; Ink:  Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango; Accessories:  Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #26

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Happy middle of the week!  I hope your week is going well so far.  Just take a look at this cool sketch from Freshly Made Sketches this week.  It is brought to you by Jen Mitchell of I Create.  I’ve said it before but I just love her cards.  I think I have a disproportionate amount of them pinned for later inspiration.  *smile*

I made my card for today while stamping at Cindy’s last week.  Again, I just “had” to use some of her things that I don’t have.  I started with the hostess set Simply Soft.  I inked it with Versamark ink and then Chocolate Chip, stamped it on Shimmery White paper and embossed with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  I colored the flower first with Pink Pirouette ink and then Pretty in Pink using a Blender Pen.  The background paper was embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  Then came the bow.  I love these double bows and I knew I wanted to add one on this card.  Cindy had some ribbon in her stash that was a perfect match.  How lucky for me!  I stamped a sentiment from Three Little Words to finish it off.  Back to the bow…while I was at Cindy’s, she was kind enough to actually create a video of me tying one of these.  It is so hard to explain but actually very easy when you see it done.  Here is the link to the bow tutorial.  I cannot emphasize enough that when you are done tying the bow, you will need to pull on the tails and re-fluff the loops a bit.  My bow on the tutorial has a knot that is a bit looser than the one on this card.  We did it in only one take and you can get the basics.  This bow has a tighter center and I like it a bit better.  The bow from the tutorial will be on a card next week.

You won’t be disappointed by the cards from the design team this week.  As always there is lots of variety and so much inspiration!  Can’t wait to see what you make with the sketch.

Thanks for dropping by today.  If you have any questions about the bow or anything else stamping related, just drop me a note.  See you again soon!

Stamps:  Simply Soft, Three Little Words; Paper:  Shimmery White, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip; Ink:  Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink; Accessories:  Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Blender Pen, Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Pink Ribbon, Dimensionals

Just Believe

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As promised, I wanted to post one of the cards I made at Cindy’s house while visiting.  It was so amazing to be at her house and overwhelming to be able to stamp with her lovely things.  In fact, I struggled to know what to make.  So Cindy challenged me to use……Sahara Sand.  Oh my!

Blessedly, she also pulled out her Color Coach to see what it put together and it coordinated Pink Pirouette and, drumroll, Bravo Burgandy.  Again, oh my.  Well, I held up the colors and you know what?  They look great together!!  Those brilliant people at SU.  Now I tried some watercolored flowers and then finally settled on using Just Believe.  This is a set I have loved since I first saw it but somehow never have gotten.  Using markers, I inked up the stamp in the Sahara Sand and Bravo Burgandy and stamped on Whisper White.  So pretty.  I thought the image was a stand alone kind of panel so I kept the rest of the card simple.  Cindy had some retired Bravo Burgandy Wide Grosgrain (really, she has EVERYTHING!!) and I tied it up with some Linen Thread.  So Cindy, I met your challenge and actually made a card I like using two colors that Ihardly every use.  This is why I love stamping with friends (my stamp group at home inspires me the same way)!!

I have two more cards to show you but not yet!  Cindy has also put together a video of me tying a double bow and we will post it as soon as she finishes the final touches.

Thanks for stopping in today.  The post is a little late going up but my boys are out of school and we’ve been busy all day.  See you again soon!

Freshly Made Sketches 25

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As promised, I’m back with a new layout from Freshly Made Sketches!  This week’s sketch is courtesy of Linda Callahan of Stampin’ Seasons.  What a great sketch.  Last week’s response to the sketch was amazing and I’m so excited to see what you create this week.

Before I get to my card, I just have to tell you how much fun I had with Cindy Elam of Heart’s Delight Cards.  She has the most fabulous stamp room and she gave me free run of it.  Yippee!  We made a card using the same sketch that you will see in an upcoming post.  I love how two stampers can use the same layout to create such different cards.

Speaking of which, back to this week’s challenge.  I wanted to try this print from the Twitterpated DSP after seeing some beautiful cards make with it and thought the little vase from Button Buddies would be a nice match.  I think this set is really cool.  The buttons are such a fun way to add texture.    These are actually the Cajun Craze buttons but they look like Riding Hood Red next to the DSP.  I tried a few different ribbon ideas before finally settling on the Basic Gray Taffeta (retired).  The little sentiment is from Day of Gratitude punched with a 1 1/4″ circle punch.

This sketch has so many possibilities that I may try another card with it later this week.  I’ll also post one of the cards I made at Cindy’s (the other two will be shown in upcoming SUO Challenges).

I’m so glad you dropped by today.  As always the team has amazing cards for you so make sure you go see their beautiful creations.  We welcome Narelle and Allisa as guest designers this month.  What gorgeous examples they have made!  Have a great day and see you soon!

Stamps:  Button Buddies, Day of Gratitude; Paper:  Twitterpated DSP, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Baja Breeze; Ink:  Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories:  Regals buttons, 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ circle punches, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

SUOC40 – Easy being green

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The SUO Challenge team is back with a new challenge for you.  We want you to use any SU green as your focal color.  Stampin’ Up has so many pretty greens that there is sure to be one that is your favorite!

 My choice of green was Lucky Limeade.  It is a weird choice for me because I didn’t really love it at first.  But like many other things, as soon as I saw the coordinating things made with the color it has grown on me.  I started with some of Berry Blossoms DSP and felt inspired by one of the prints.  I saw a beautiful flower over at Yvette’s Paper Garden and went to look at her tutorial link created by Melanie Hopes.  The tutorial shows how to created a variety of flowers using different SU punches and dies…amazing!  I chose one of the flowers from Fun Flowers to try.  It is easy, fast and wow.  My kind of project!  I love that I could just add the 3-d flower to the print in the DSP.  As I was looking for way to finish the card, I noticed that my Sale-a-bration brads coordinated and just had to add them in.

I can’t wait to hear what you think about this big flower and I’m sure you’ll want to try some right away too.  Remember that it is easy to be green with SU so I hope to see you in the challenge!!

I am writing this post ahead of time but with any luck I will be at Cindy Elam’s house (Heart’s Delight Cards) when this goes live!!  I am planning on serious stamp-a-pa-looza!!   How cool that one job will take me to a friend made doing my other job!!  I’m sure we’ll both have lots to post after this visit!!

Thanks for dropping in today.  See you tomorrow for another Freshly Made Sketches challenge!

Stamp:  Inviting; Paper:  Berry Blossoms DSP, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White; Ink:  Lucky Limeade; Accessories:  Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, SAB Brads

PP84 – Sweet Birthday

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Don’t fall over from shock!  I’m posting and it isn’t even a Tuesday or a Wednesday.  Yes, I got to stamp!!  I am enjoying getting some time but I find it easier to start with a good layout right now.  Thankfully, The Paper Players had a great one this week.  I’m getting in right under the wire.

I need at birthday card for a sweet little girl named Lily.  Of course I have my Patterned Party set that I typically use right now for kid cards but with a name like Lily, her card simply demands flowers.  As I was searching around the stamp drawer I came across this Sweet Summer set from last year’s Sale-a-bration.  Loved it then, love it now!  It seems perfect to use with the sketch (turned on its side).  So Saffron is such a pretty yellow and I used the striped paper from Just Add Cake DSP.  I still seem drawn to my watercolor stamps and this is an easy watercolor to do.  Some So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon tied with a little flower button and the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes to finish.

I’m planning on some more stamping today for next week’s design team work.  More great challenges so make sure you come back to see them!

Don’t forget that this year’s Sale-a-bration is going all through this month.  You’ll love the sets for years to come!  Thanks for stopping in today.  See you again soon!

Stamps:  Sweet Summer (SAB ’11), Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper:  Just Add Cake DSP, So Saffron, Whisper White; Ink:  So Saffron, Rose Red, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Basic Gray; Accessories:  So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon, Subtles Buttons, Jewelry Tag Punch, White Thread

Freshly Made Sketches #24

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It is time for a new Freshly Made Sketches challenge and we have yet another fantastic layout for you to try.  Today’s sketch is courtesy of Rita Wright from Rita’s Creations. She is a fabulously talented designer and I am such a fan of her work.  When you see her card for this week, you will understand why!!

 I got to pull some of my new Sale-a-bration and Occasions Mini items out in earnest yesterday.  I had a real day off and the kids were at school.  It was so awesome to be able to experiment with some things I have been seeing with the new Framelits.  I used a tutorial from Kari Metzger for  Making Layered Frames.  I went down one size on the frames but otherwise followed her instructions.  I love the shadowbox effect!  I inked up my flower from Fresh Vintage with Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait and Lucky Limeade being careful to only ink the main flower with my markers.  I mimicked the colors in the lovely Everyday Enchantment paper.  I added some sponging to everything since the DSP looks sponged.  I didn’t want to cross the “clean” part of the rules too far but the card still needed something.  Of course a ribbon fixes everything!!  I sprayed some Very Vanilla Seam Binding with water and crumpled it up.  When it was almost dry I sponged on a little Soft Suede ink to give it a tea stained feel.  I have to say that making this card made me really happy!  I have missed stamping and am feeling so inspired when I get the time to create!  Remember that you can get these Sale-a-bration items free with your orders until March 31st.  This is a deal you can’t afford to miss!!  Our amazing CEO at Stampin’ Up, Shelli Gardner, is challenging us to use our Sale-a-bration items this month so I am entering this in the So Shelli Challenge too.

In a work update, I am officially “back on the line” at United Airlines.  I did my first two trips since last week and have been to New Orleans, Vancouver, Denver, San Diego, San Francisco and Chicago.  Some of those were for the night and some were for a few hours. Amazing how much I missed flying across this beautiful country.  I have to admit that it is the best office window ever!  Don’t forget to peek in the flight deck and ask if Jennifer is flying when you find yourself on a United Airbus!

I’m hoping to be back later this week with a “just because” card.  Let’s hope those schedulers don’t need me too much (I’m a “reserve” pilot and my schedule is to be on call).  Make sure you go admire the work of the rest of the FMS team.  Stunning examples again this week!

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage (SAB), Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper:  Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB), Naturals Ivory, Soft Suede; Ink:  Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede; Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Sponges, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #23

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First and foremost, I want to tell my mom Happy Birthday!!  The good news is that you get to see your card today.  The bad news is that it won’t be there.  I am woefully behind on birthday and thank you cards to my whole family but I am pretty sure they understand.

Today’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches was created by the fabulous Tui Nathan.  It is wonderful and I had such fun using it.  I actually got to stamp yesterday for the first time in a long time.  Most of what you have seen over the last month was created before I went to training.  I was so happy to pull out my new Occasions Mini products and play!

The colors from the Twitterpated DSP were my inspiration on this card and I wanted to use the Bordering on Romance flowers again.  I didn’t have much time but the watercoloring is pretty fast and I really love doing it.  While I haven’t even finished putting the set together, I just “had” to use the sentiment from Apothecary Art.  I used some retired Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon to create a double bow and then topped it with one of the new large pearls.  Of course, the flowers needed some pearls too!  My mom is a fan of flowers of all kinds so I hope she’ll like this one.  Hope your day is great, Mom!!

I mentioned yesterday that I finished my training on Friday.  As of today I am out on a 3-day trip to get my final sign-off.  I’ll be looking at your lovely entries on my layovers and I can’t wait to see what you create.  The design team has outdone themselves this week.  Make sure you go see their amazing work.

As a side note, there have been some issues with Blogger this week and the ability of the team to comment.  Over at the FMS site there is a brief set of instructions on how to handle the word verification issue to ensure we can still comment on your projects.  We love looking at them and want to be able to comment on as many as possible!!

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope the rest of your week is great!

Stamps:  Bordering on Romance, Apothecary Art; Paper:  Twitterpated DSP, Basic Gray, Whisper White; Ink:  Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray; Accessories:  Basic Pearls, Large Pearls, Blender Pen, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon

 

SUOC39 – Happy Birthday

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I think the cards I make most around my house are birthday cards.  I can never have enough of them!!  The SU Only Challenge this week is to make birthday cards…perfect for getting some made for when you need them.

 I made this for a friend of my oldest son and turned to my favorite kid birthday set again, Patterned Party.  I love these balloons!  I can’t remember where I found the layout (sorry) but I liked the idea of the three bright panels in the background and the asymmetry of the focal image.  I did use a couple of retired SU things here, the Real Red wide grosgrain and the sentiment.  You could easily replace these with current items but I continue to try to use what I have (to make room for more).  This is a quick little card to put together but it looks special with the layers.

I can’t wait for you to see what the rest of the design team has made this week.  As usual, there are multiple styles and loads of inspiration.

I am happy to say that my training in Denver is completed!!!  The check ride went well and I got home late Friday night.  We had some family in town which was very fun and now I am catching up.  I leave tomorrow for my first trip.  It is official…if you find yourself on a United Airlines Airbus 319/320, make sure you look to see if I am there.  I hope to see stampers all across the country!

Off to stamp (haven’t done that in a while) and pack!  Hope you have a great day.  Back tomorrow with a new Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  Thanks for dropping by!

Stamps:  Patterned Party, Birthday Wish (retired); Paper:  Brights Paper Pack, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink:  Pacific Point, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black; Accessories:  Brights Buttons, Real Red Wide Grosgrain (retired), Thread

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