Skip to content

SUOC17 – A butterfly for Mom

SUOC17 – A butterfly for Mom published on 18 Comments on SUOC17 – A butterfly for Mom

This week at SU Only Challenges we are making Mother’s Day cards!  Now if the special mom in your life is anything like my mom, she saves and loves the cards that are sent.  You know what that means, of course.  You get to really pull out the stops and make a spectacular card knowing it will be truly appreciated!

I told you last week that I had been playing around with versions of the Beautiful Butterflies die combined with the Elements of Style stamp set.  This is really a stepped up version of my butterfly from that post.  I started with my gorgeous Presto Patterns DSP and ran it through my Big Shot with the Beautiful Butterflies die.  Then I stamped on the two butterflies with the flower stamp.  I watercolored in some River Rock and Early Espresso on the stamp image and then sponged on some more River Rock to bring out the pattern of the DSP.  A little extra sponging on the edges was done in Early Espresso.  I love the soft look of River Rock and how it makes for a non-standard palette so I made that the main color of this card.  The sentiment was stamped on River Rock textured card stock and comes from the All Holiday set (I just used a marker on the word I wanted).  I stamped the flower image again on the large piece of River Rock to create a toile look.

Next came the ribbon.  Sadly, there is no River Rock ribbon right now but I have an easy solution.  Make it!  It is much quicker to do than I would have ever thought.  I took Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon and colored it River Rock with a Stampin’ Write Marker.  Then I simply spritzed it with water and blended the ink to look uniform.  Let it dry and it is ready to use.  This is also a great way to get ribbon in a color that you don’t use very often!

I put a piece of Early Espresso Satin Ribbon under the River Rock ribbon to add the right balance and scrunched the River Rock onto the textured card stock layer.  All that was left was adding the final details…an Antique Brad and Basic Pearls.  I attached the butterfly together with Crystal Effects so that his wings could look like he is ready to fly.

It is fun to make a card that goes a little beyond on effort…especially for mom!  You have two weeks to show us your beautiful creations for Mother’s Day.  Convieniently enough, that should give you time to get yours made and in the mail too!  This fantastic layout comes from Stampin’ 411, by the way, and I am also entering it into Shelli Gardner’s Creative Challenge this month.  After all, April showers bring flowers and the flowers bring butterflies!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure you go see the other amazing creations by the SU Only Challenges design team.  You will love them!

Stamps:  Elements of Style, All Holidays; Paper:  Early Espresso, River Rock, River Rock Textured, Presto Patterns DSP; Ink:  River Rock, Early Espresso; Accessories:  Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Blender Pen, Sponges, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Antique Brad, Crystal Effects, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals

All products are Stampin’ Up!

SUOC16 – Celebrating Pito

SUOC16 – Celebrating Pito published on 7 Comments on SUOC16 – Celebrating Pito

It is “Raining Cats and Dogs” at SUO Challenges this week!  So that means it is time to celebrate our furry friends and in my house that means Pito.

Pito turns 19 years old in about 2 weeks (talk about perfect timing) and is a sweet old friend.  He came to own me when I was stationed in Panama while in the Air Force.  Since then, he has been generous enough to adopt my husband and two boys.  He takes his job very seriously with the boys and moves from one room to the next at night “putting the kittens to bed”.  It was great to capture that time in pictures.  Pito has been well known as a fat cat during most of his life but lately he has started to seem thinner and more fragile.  My Digital Studio makes it so easy to scrapbook these little moments that will be so important in saving memories!  The best part…I started with one of the Sunny Day designer templates.

You can see how I kept the layout and simply changed out elements that fit my theme better.  The kitty from Cute Cats worked perfectly in place of the bird!!  The more I play with My Digital Studio, the more I appreciate all the options.  If you already own it, don’t forget that there is a new update available here.

I am so excited to see all you will create with this fun challenge.  Remember you have two weeks for this challenge so there is plenty of time to play! 

My nephew is staying with our family this week so there won’t be many posts.  I’ll be back on Thursday with the ColorLab Challenge, though.  Hope you have a great week!

All products are Stampin’ Up!

SUO Challenge 15 – Birthday Party

SUO Challenge 15 – Birthday Party published on 16 Comments on SUO Challenge 15 – Birthday Party

This week over at SUO Challenges we have a fun and useful challenge…make any birthday card!  Well, I ALWAYS need to have birthday cards around so I was particularly happy for this one.  I thought I would shake it up a bit and try a new-to-me fancy fold.  I have made varients but have never done a criss-cross card.  Oh, I know…hard to believe, especially when they are so fun to put together.

The key to success with this fold is designer paper so that is where I started.  I pulled out my much loved remnants of Play Date DSP and based my colors on it.   As soon as I looked at the paper, I knew I would use the numbers as the belly band.  Then I went to my Brights Designer Paper Stack and pulled a Real Red design and a Tempting Turquoise design…I knew I had a winner!  After seeing this tutorial, I decided to make my card 4 1/4″ square so I cut two pieces of Early Espresso card stock to 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″.  Score them both at 4 1/4″ and cut the upper triangle off one half of each using your paper cutter (just like the tutorial except you will have a square instead of a rectangle).  I used my trusty Sticky Strip to attach the two pieces together.  For the designer papers, I started with a 4 1/8″  square of both the Real Red stripe and the Tempting Turquoise dots papers and cut them on the diagonal.  A piece of the Play Date DSP So Saffron dots paper was also cut to 4 1/8″ square for the back square panel.  I attached the designer papers and then secured the triangle panels using Sticky Strip (again, as shown in the tutorial).  I cut off a row of numbers from the Play Date DSP and attached it to another Early Espresso piece of card stock.  Because I didn’t want the belly band to be removable, I attached the band to the card and secured the two ends in the back with more Sticky Strip.  Using my 1 3/8″ and 1 1/4″ Circle Punches, I punched out Early Espresso and a leftover piece of So Saffron DSP.  The cupcake from Party Hearty was stamped on Whisper White and cut out.  I popped the top of the cupcake up on a Dimensional and added a Turquoise button from the Brights Designer Buttons.

The inside came together quickly.  A Whisper White piece cut to 4″ square where  I stamped on the party hats from Party Hearty and added the sentiment where you could see it peeking out.  It was layered on an Early Espresso piece cut to 4 1/8″ square, with a loop of Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain  tucked in as a tab. Something was still missing so I added another Tempting Turquoise button to finish the look.

Hint 1:  Since you are using different DSP’s for this, you are perfectly set up to make two cards.  I love to design once and stamp twice.  Much more time efficient and you have another card for when you need one in a hurry!

Hint 2:  Your Stamp-a-ma-jig is your best friend when trying to get the sentiment placed properly.  This is one time where you really need those words centered!

Hint 3:  Because the wide grosgrain is so nice and substantial, only put the front part of the loop between the Whisper White and Early Espresso.  Attach the back part of the loop to the back of the pull-out layer using Sticky Strip.

Shelli Gardner, CEO of Stampin’ Up, is “Crazy for Cupcakes” in this month’s So Shelli Challenge and so am I!!  I have been a fan of the cupcake in Party Hearty for quite a while so I am thrilled to submit this to her challenge!  Creative Sketches is doing a fancy folds challenge this week so I will post it there as well.

Thanks so much for dropping by today!  I hope you have fun playing with your Stampin’ Up birthday sets this week.  I look forward to seeing your submissions at SUO Challenges!

Stamp:  Party Hearty; Paper:  Play Date DSP, Brights Designer Paper Stack, Early Espresso, Whisper White; Ink:  Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Early Espresso; Accessories:  Sticky Strip, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Cutter, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, Brights Designer Buttons, Dimensionals, White Thread

SUOC14 – You’re still Wonderful

SUOC14 – You’re still Wonderful published on 10 Comments on SUOC14 – You’re still Wonderful

Thank you to the team at Creative Sketches for choosing this as their winner for the week!  Make sure you go see their latest challenge and design team call!

Over at SU Only Challenges, we are asking you to show us your favorite retired Stampin’ Up set.  You KNOW you have one…it’s the one you turn to when you are out of ideas, need something fast or just want it to be right.  For me, I have a couple but one of my very favorites is Wonderful You.  Those leaves have made a lot of cards for me and I’m always happy when I’m done.  It is especially useful when I need the ever-challenging masculine card.

I started with a great layout from a new-to-me challenge, Creative Sketches (CS22).  Since this is a retired stamps challenge, I also pulled out the recently retired Deck the Halls DSP…another favorite.  Paper this pretty shouldn’t be hoarded and demands to be used!  The colors in the DSP are Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Always Artichoke so my palette was chosen for me.  If you click to expand the picture, you can see that the base layer DSP looks like Always Artichoke was sponged on it.  I matched that by inking the solid leaf in Crumb Cake and sponging on a little Artichoke with a sponge dauber.  The line image leaf was stamped over it in Early Espresso and I added the sentiment from the set.  An Antique Brad seemed like the perfect final touch so I secured it around some Early Espresso Satin Ribbon to finish the card.  This phrase is a favorite too because I can use this as a birthday card, an anniversary card or even a Father’s Day card.

So run right over to those craft rooms and get to stamping!  I can’t wait to see which retired sets you love most.  I’ll be back on Thursday for another ColorLab Challenge.  Until then, I hope you have a great week.

Stamp:  Wonderful You (retired); Paper:  Deck the Halls DSP (retired), Early Espresso (119686), Whisper White (100730); Ink:  Crumb Cake (121030), Always Artichoke (105219), Early Espresso (119670); Accessories:  Antique Brads (117273), Espresso Satin Ribbon (119753), Sponge Daubers (102892), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Dimensionals (104430)

Sweet Summer Photo Book

Sweet Summer Photo Book published on 13 Comments on Sweet Summer Photo Book

As promised in yesterday’s post, I am here with some more specifics on the Sweet Summer Photo Book.

I started this with the tutorial posted by the talented Sarah Wills for her Scallop Square Die Mini Scrapbook.  I used the same method as for her smaller version but changed measurements a bit.  My goal was to be able to make this using 8.5″ x 11″ paper.  I am going to give some of the basic measurements here and, using Sarah’s fantastic instructions, you will probably be able to figure this out.  However, I am also creating a Word Document tutorial and will be happy to e-mail it to you.  Simply leave a comment requesting it and I’ll get it out to you as soon as possible (I don’t know how to link it here…sorry).  Yes, you club members don’t need to let me know…yours will be out the minute it is finished.

I started with On Board Chipboard Sheets cut 4″ square.  The Tabletop Paper Cutter is really great for this!  Cut 4 pieces of Baja Breeze Card Stock 4″ square.  These will cover the chipboard.  As noted on Sarah’s tutorial, make sure you leave one side of one piece of chipboard uncovered for ribbon attachment.  I cut 3 pieces of Soft Suede Card Stock to 3 5/8″ square.  Two of these are the “attachment points” for the center sheet and one is to decorate the front.  Cut one piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock to 3 1/2″ x 10 1/2″.  Score this Crumb Cake piece at 3 1/2″ and 7″.  The rest of the decoration is really up to you.

Since I designed this for my club members, I wanted to leave them maximum flexibility.  I made the pages so that you can add only one picture on the front side and one on the back or add two pictures to both sides or any variation.  What I found works best is to size your picture first (you don’t want to cut off any of those precious details).  Measure your picture and add 1/8″ all around for your frame.

I used Sticky Strip on all the connection points that are likely to get stressed.  Let’s face it, once Grandma has this, it is going places with her!  The first version I made with Funky Four already has the Grandmom (my mom) seal of approval!

Once the photo section is attached and the front decorated, attach your ribbon to the back of the chipboard (this will still be undecorated!!).  You can align the ribbon with the front of your card if it matter for your design.  Once the ribbon is in place, glue on the final piece of Baja Breeze.  I used the Anywhere Glue Stick to attach the card stock to the chipboard.  I like that it allows you a little time to position the paper and then sticks perfectly.

I personally think that the success of this project comes in using Stampin’ Up’s beautiful designer papers.  In this I have used Elegant Soiree and the coordinating pieces work wonderfully together.  I also love that the style of the Sale-a-bration set Sweet Summer matches this paper.  Another well thought out combination!

Thanks for coming back by for the details today.  I’ll see you tomorrow with a new ColorLab Challenge.  Also, this weekend I will be participating in a birthday celebration for one of my favorite sites, Stampin’ Addicts.  We are doing a Techniques Blog Hop starting on Friday!  It is a birthday bash extraordinaire!  Until then…have a great week!

Stamps:  Sweet Summer (SAB), All Holidays; Paper:  Elegant Soiree DSP, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla; Ink:  Early Espresso, Baja Breeze; Accessories:  On Board Sheets, Sticky Strip, Anywhere Glue Stick, Crumb Cake Seam Binding (inside decoration), Very Vanilla Taffeta, Stamp-a-ma-jig

All products are Stampin’ Up!

SU Only Challenge 13 – Joie

SU Only Challenge 13 – Joie published on 7 Comments on SU Only Challenge 13 – Joie

Over at SU Only Challenges we are celebrating our favorite time of the Stampin’ Up year!!  Sale-a-bration!!!  Truly, the only thing better than new stamps is getting new stamps FREE.  I actually had a hard time choosing which of my SAB sets to use for this challenge but decided I wanted to show you something you might have missed.  If you look at the bottom of each SAB set with words, you get a choice of language. 

So as you look at this card and think, that looks like Bliss…it is…except in French!  I felt like “Joie” was a phrase I could find lots of uses for and this set has a French feel to me.  One of the best things I am finding with this set (especially in combination with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder) is that a simple layout is best.  I stamped the flourish in Early Espresso and then put Joie in a place that felt like a continuation of the flourish.  Even with using a clear mount stamp, my Stamp-a-ma-jig was pulled out to make sure it was just right!  I inked up the butterfly in Baja Breeze and added some Early Espresso to the edges of the stamp with a sponge dauber.  After stamping, I cut it out and sponged a little more Espresso on the cut edges.  Additional sponging in Early Espresso was done on the image panel and on the embossed layer.  I used the thread pulling technique on the Baja Breeze Seam Binding.

Hint:  I find this works best if you simply leave the ribbon on the roll and pull the thread until you have enough scrunched ribbon.

The balance was a little off so I started looking at buttons and brads.  You know what I found??!!  This particular Antique Brad has a flower on it that is almost identical to the flower in Bliss/Joie.  And this, my friends is why Stampin’ Up products make me so happy!!  The type A personality in me knows that these items simply work….beautifully!!  This free set has just as much thought put into its design as any catalog set.  The attention to detail speaks for itself!

I wrapped the brad around the ribbon and attached it to the card with Mini Glue Dots.  Finally, I realized that Basic Pearls were “required” to complete the card.  The different sizes on the sheet really do make them a joy to use!  I attached one wing of the butterfly with Mini Glue Dots and let the other stay loose.  Finally, I popped the image panel up on Dimensionals.

This is the very first card I have made with this set but I think this will be a go-to set for a while!  Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up’s CEO, has a challenge on her blog this month for Sale-a-bration projects.  This card definitely qualifies so I am putting my name in the hat with it.   

Because I couldn’t quite make up my mind which project to feature today, I want to share this mini photo album with you too.  I had so much fun making the project for the Stampin’ Addicts SAB Blog Hop, I made another version using the SAB set, Sweet Summer.  I’ll post more details tomorrow since I changed the measurements on this one.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I can’t wait to see your Stampin’ Up Only projects using the SAB offerings.  Make sure you post them over at the SUO Challenge site!  Don’t forget to go see the fabulous things made by the rest of the SUO Challenge design team.  I hope you have a really great week!

Stamp:  Joie (French Bliss – 123242); Paper:  Baja Breeze (111342), Early Espresso (119686), Naturals Ivory (101849); Ink:  Baja Breeze Marker (120965), Early Espresso Pad (119670); Accessories:  Baja Breeze Seam Binding (122331), Antique Brads (117273), Basic Pearls (119247), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Dimensionals (104430), Sponge Daubers (102892), Big Shot (113439), Framed Tulips Embossing Folder (121809)

All products are Stampin’ Up!

SUO Challenge 12 – Stampin’ Around

SUO Challenge 12 – Stampin’ Around published on 17 Comments on SUO Challenge 12 – Stampin’ Around

Over at SU Only Challenges this week, we are “Stampin’ Around”!!  Yes, we have pulled out our wheels and the variety of ideas is wonderful!  Wheels can add dimension to your background or can be the focal image on your project! 

I saw the coolest layout last week, designed by the very talented SU demonstrator Mary Fish, over at Mojo Monday.  To start, the Very Vintage wheel was rolled on Very Vanilla paper in Soft Suede.  I lightly colored some of the flowers in Blushing Bride and cut the curve with my Paper Snips.  Vintage Vogue is a set that coordinates beautifully with this wheel so I pulled it out.  I inked the flowers in Blushing Bride and the sponged a little Soft Suede on the edges with a Sponge Dauber.  After I layed it out, something was missing so out came the Big Shot and my Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  What a difference!!  I used my Stampin’ Write Marker in Soft Suede to only ink the “friend” part of the big F stamp and put it on a little banner.  Finally, the ribbon needed to be finished.  At first I tried just Very Vanilla Satin but it just wasn’t right.  So I dyed it!  Oh, no…it isn’t hard…really!!  Take your piece of ribbon and color it using a Stampin’ Write Marker (Blushing Bride in this case).  It will look a bit splotchy.  Next take your Aqua Painter and wet the ribbon (a spray bottle would work too).  The Aqua Painter will help you move the color around to make it even.  Let it dry and you have perfectly coordinated ribbon.

Hint:  I found that starting with a base color ribbon the same as my base color paper helped it match better.  When you stamp a light ink on Very Vanilla it will take on a slightly different hue than if you stamp on Whisper White.  Since I stamped on Vanilla paper for this, I used Vanilla ribbon as a base.

The Basic Pearls were the perfect finishing touch for this Vintage themed card!  I love those little jewels and it is amazing how much they add.  In fact, I stamped another little flower inside to card and added a pearl there to make the inside feel just as special as the outside.

I’m so glad to see you again and I look forward to seeing what your wheels create for this challenge!  See you again soon!

Stamp:  Vintage Vogue (117690); Wheel: Very Vintage (117693); Paper:  Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650); Ink:  Soft Suede Classic Pad (115657), Blushing Bride Marker (In-Color Pack 119801); Accessories:  Big Shot (113439), Framed Tulips Folder (121809), Very Vanilla Satin (117291), Basic Pearls (119247), Sticky Strip (104294), Aqua Painter (103954), Sponge Daubers (102892)

All products are Stampin’ Up!

SUOC11 – Cherry Espresso Valentine

SUOC11 – Cherry Espresso Valentine published on 5 Comments on SUOC11 – Cherry Espresso Valentine

Today’s challenge over at SUO Challenges is Valentine’s Day cards.  Appropriately enough, I am kicking off Sale-a-bration with a card class that includes a Valentine’s Day card.  I can’t wait to make this card with my classes this week! 

I started with two of my favorite colors and a new stamp set from the Occasions Mini called Be My Valentine.  I inked the entire stamp in Cherry Cobbler and stamped it on Very Vanilla paper.  Then I cleaned off the red and inked up the word banner in Early Espresso and stamped it again.  As a helpful hint, stamp your reds first and set them aside to dry.  Something about red inks take longer to dry, especially on Stampin’ Up’s ultra-smooth card stocks (like Vanilla and Whisper White).  I took my smaller Espresso piece and ran it through my Big Shot using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and then did the ribbon scrunching technique on top of a line of Sticky Strip.  Once that layer was completed, I went back to the Cherry heart and cut it out leaving a little border and cutting the banner from the edges.  The Espresso banner was cut next to layer on top of the Cherry heart.  A couple of helpful hints:

1.  With any broad flat stamps, it is helpful to take a sanding block to the surface (gently, of course).  I sand in all directions and then clean it off with Stampin’ Mist on my Stampin’ Scrub.  This gets rid of the “too smooth” finish on the stamp and helps ink adhere better (yes, I noticed AFTER the card was done that I needed to do this…it is fixed now!).

2.  After the banner is cut, take a Stampin’ Write marker and ink the edges of the paper to finish the look.  If you work from behind the image, you reduce the chance of a mistake.

The banner was attached to the heart and the heart was popped up on Dimensionals, as was the inner panel.  Finally, I added some Basic Pearls to the flowers on the heart to add a little elegance.

I can’t wait to see your Valentine entries into the challenge.  Don’t forget to go see the amazing work of the whole design team!  I’ll be back Thursday with another ColorLab challenge and on Friday with Stampin’ Addicts Sale-a-bration Blog Hop!

SUOC 10 – Hello Baby

SUOC 10 – Hello Baby published on 10 Comments on SUOC 10 – Hello Baby

Our challenge over at SUO Challenges today is to create baby cards (or anything related to babies like baptisms, showers, etc.).  Talk about great timing!  A sweet friend of mine just had her first baby and I knew just what I wanted to make for her.  One of the greatest things I got when my oldest was born was a set of cards for him.  I had no idea then how many thank-you cards I would need for all the fantastic support I would receive.  I just knew that the new mommy would appreciate some cards for her little one.  Ever since she found out she was pregnant, the baby has been called their little monkey and the nursury is full of wonderful monkey themed items.  Naturally, the monkey from Fox & Friends was required for this project!  Here is the total set and then I’ll follow up with individual shots and specifics:

I made a box with five thank-you notes and a coordinating gift card.  The box template was created by me to accomodate the 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ cards and their envelopes (details on the box will follow tomorrow).  I made two styles of gift cards, one with an Early Espresso base and one with an Old Olive, that are very similar.  Finally I wanted a more personalized gift card for little Logan.

Logan’s nursery is decorated in green and brown so I used a design from the Play Date DSP as a starting point.  I really wanted to put the baby’s name on the card but didn’t have an alphabet set that was the right size.  Hmmm…what to do??  My Digital Studio (MDS) to the rescue!!  You may recognize the letters as the ABC Alphabet Lower.  The beautiful thing with MDS is that I can re-size things and that is just what I did here by shrinking the letters a little.  I printed it out on Whisper White card stock and then cut it to the layer size I wanted.  Of course the colors coordinate perfectly since MDS uses just the right color codes.  The rest of the card was really quick with a stamp of the monkey in Early Espresso and a little piercing with my piercing tool.  I tied on a little bit of Early Espresso Satin Ribbon to finish.

You can get a better look at the front of the box here and the two styles of cards.  I really just flipped the card stock colors and tied the buttons on opposite sides.  This makes the cards stack a little nicer in the box.  The sentiment is from Say It Simply (Occasions Mini) and seems to be just the right word set for everything I am making lately.

Here is the box with all the cards in place and the gift card.  I did stamp the envelopes too just to complete the package.

I hope that she loves this little set.  Mommy is one of my stampers who moved away and I want her to know how happy we are for her and her husband!  I hope that you can play along with this challenge (remember that you have two weeks to play).  Don’t forget to stop over at the SUO Challenges site to see the other amazing projects!  Thanks for stopping in today.  Please join me again tomorrow for the box tutorial and a blogiversary celebration!

Stamps:  Fox & Friends, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Short & Sweet (inside card); Paper:  Play Date DSP, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Whisper White; Ink:  Early Espresso, Old Olive; Accessories:  Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Designer Buttons (Brights and Neutrals), Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, My Digital Studio

All products are Stampin’ Up!

SUOC9 – A shiny new resolution

SUOC9 – A shiny new resolution published on 16 Comments on SUOC9 – A shiny new resolution

The challenge from SUO Challenges today…Bring on the Bling!  Like many of you, the last week has been a bit time-pressed and the upcoming week promises more of the same.  With my children happily playing with the new Legos (that I spent much of the weekend building), I managed to get this card done.  Now, technically the challenge wanted us to put on the bling with our New Year’s card.  My first thought, though, was that I need to keep working toward my stamping new year’s resolution.  Yes, I am committing myself to actually SENDING cards….on time.  Oh, I know that is just crazy talk but I really want to make a go of it!  *smile*  So here is my not-so-New Year’s card complete with bling! 

Yes, those cool shimmery flower centers are my In-Color Glimmer Brads!  I was lucky enough to get these at the Stampin’ Up Regionals I attended in early October and they were demanding some attention.  These are the Peach Parfait brads and they sort of have a coppery feel to them.  Love them!  I put on my Early Espresso Satin Ribbon to add another layer of shine to the card.  It was great to pull out the Vintage Vogue set and to use decidedly un-holiday colors (although I did use a piece of Deck the Halls DSP)!  The sketch is courtesy of the Operators over at Stampin’ 411, another fantastic layout to work with!

I will be back on Friday for the Stampin’ Addicts Occasions Mini Blog Hop.  I can promise you won’t want to miss all the exciting projects sure to be on this hop!  Until then, I hope you have a wonderful week and are enjoying time with family and friends!

Stamp:  Vintage Vogue; Paper:  Peach Parfait, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Deck the Halls DSP; Ink:  Peach Parfait, Early Espresso; Accessories:  In Color Glimmer Brads, Espresso Satin Ribon, Neutrals Buttons, Sticky Strip (to bunch ribbon), Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers

Primary Sidebar