April 26, 2011



Hi everyone! Today I decided to try out Stampin' Up's new Doily triple layer punch. I used this punch for punching out my flower images and to layer behind them. I also used this punch to create my punched border along the bottom of my card. I have posted a few photos to show you how I created my card.

I made this card for this week's splitcoast clean & simple challenge in which we were to create a card using the 'rule of 3' meaning that we needed to have 3 of something on our cards. I'm also submitting this card for the Stampin' Up! only challenge blog found here. For this challenge we were to create Mother's day cards.

I began by punching my card stock for my border.  Here I needed 5 punch outs and I used the 3rd position of my Doily Triple Layer Punch.  I used a scrap piece of card stock so that's why my top part is cut off- not to worry you won't see that part anyway.

Here I simply placed the punch outs together.  I didn't even worry about trying to glue them together.  The adhesive in the next step will be enough.  I used my grid paper to help me line up the punch outs.

I placed my adhesive along the bottom portion of my white card stock and then all I needed to do was to neatly lay it on top of my punch out pieces.

Next, all you need to do is to trim off the excess card stock along the ends.  I used my paper snips for this and that's all there is to creating a border using your triple layer punch!

Now for my flower images.  I used the smallest flower image on my Inspired by Nature flower stamp.  I simply colored that part of the stamp using my SU markers and then I stamped it onto my card stock. 

Next, I punched out the flower using my Doily Triple Layer Punch (in the first position).  I did this for a total of three times.  Then to create my background layer I needed to punch out 6 peices of Marina Mist card stock.

Once I had all my pieces punched out it was time to start putting them together.  I positioned my flower image layer on my Marina Mist background so that just a little bit of the border was showing along the top portion.

Then I took another Marina Mist punch out and I placed that piece just along the bottom part of my stamped image so that just a bit of the border would be showing.  Both pieces of Marina Mist card stock will overlap each other on the back side, but you won't see that part once your card is completed.


And here is my finished card.  My three flowers are raised up using SU dimensionals.  The upper portion of my background was embossed using my Big Shot and my Polka Dots embossing folder.  My Mother's Day sentiment is from the hostess stamp set called Something to Celebrate.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you liked my card!  Have a great rest of the day.  It's getting warm here today and I'm just about to turn on the air conditioner.

Stamps: Inspired By Nature, Something to Celebrate
Card Stock:  White, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Early Espresso
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Markers, Doily Triple Layer Punch, Big Shot, Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Technique: Dry Embossing

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April 22, 2011


Hi everyone!  Today I made this card for the Stampin' Up! only blog challenge found here.  For this challenge we were to create a Mother's Day card.  I decided to use my new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch and so I have a turtorial to share with you on how I made my flower.  It's really easy, but I have a lot of photos to show you step by step how I made my flower.

The rest of my card was simple to make.  I added two rows of paper piercing along the top and bottom of my card and I stamped and cut out a butterfly and placed it to the left and just above my sentiment.  My decorative paper is folded over along the top and that's about it!

I won't be around for the next few days because of the Easter holiday, but I'll be back early next week.  I'd like to wish all of you a Happy Easter!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you like my turtorial.

 

This is a picture of the three punched out pieces I made my flower with. Here I used 2 punch outs that are decorative paper and one is so saffron card stock. I added a few dots on my punch outs. I placed my white punch out on top of my so saffron card stock so that you could see it better.



I began forming and folding my flowers in the direction I wanted them to be. This punch out is my bottom layer so I am folding it so that my saffron side will be the raised part.



I am doing the same thing in this photo except this punch out is my top layer and I am working the card stock so that this part of my flower will become cupped. You will want to work the card stock to sort of break up the fibers. 


My next step was to actually use the end of a brand new pencil to help me cup my punch outs. Don't worry you won't ruin your flowers, this just helps to break up the card stock fibers and form the card stock into the shape you want it. You will not see the center so don't worry about any marks left by the eraser or metal part of the pencil.


Here's another photo of me doing the same thing with my top flower layer. I placed the pencil eraser in the center of my punch out and then I sort of wrapped it around my eraser.



This is what your punch outs will look like once you have finished forming them in the direction you would like them. They can be formed so that your flower appears cupped outward or inward.


My next step was to place my three layers together using my SU glue dots. I only used one glue dot in the center of my layers. With the flower I am making I have my bottom layer cupped downward and my two top layers cupped upward.


Next, I tied some linen thread through the button holes of my button and then using another glue dot I placed my button in the center of my flower.


At this point your flower is all but finished. All you need to do is to use some SU dimensionals to adhere your flower onto your stamped image layer or your card. I took this photo to show you how I use my SU dimensionals to give more of a 3-D appearance. In this photo I placed one dimensional in the center of the back side of my flower.


And here I placed another SU dimensional on top of my first one. I layered my dimensionals to help raise up the center of my punched flower. I ended up using a total of 3 dinemsionals on my punched flower.


Then all you need to do is to place your flower wherever you would like it. Here I have it towards the top of my stamped flower stem.


And this is a photo of my finished card.

Stamps:  Bold Blossom
Card Stock: White, So Saffron, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon, Pear Pizzazz
Supplies: Ribbon, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Scissors - for cutting out the butterfly, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, SU Marker- for making the dots on my designer paper & my card stock, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Button, Linen Thread
Technique: Paper Piercing

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 21, 2011


Hi everyone! Today I have another Easter card to share with you. I apologize again for my photo not being as nice as I would like it. I do not have the card to retake the photo because my son gave this card to his speech therapist for Easter, I hope she liked it!

I stamped the chick image for a total of three times. The first one is my main image that I stamped onto my white card stock and then I colored the chick and I made some grass along the feet using my SU markers. My next two images were stamped onto my decorative paper so that I could paper piece the egg part. I simply stamped the image onto my decorative paper and then I cut out the egg shell portion of my image and one I placed over top of the chick and the other one I placed next to the chick along the grassy ground area.

The borders of my pretty in pink card stock were punched using my scallop trim border punch and my scallop trim corner punch. Here is a wonderful tutorial from Gretchen's blog showing how you can do this too.

Thank you for taking the time each day to stop by and for leaving a comment for me. I truly appreciate it! Have a great rest of the day! See you tomorrow!

Stamps: A Good Egg
Card Stock:  White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, SU Markers, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch
Technique: Paper Piercing

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 20, 2011



Hi everyone!  First, I must say thank you for bearing with me while I wasn't feeling well these past few days.  I have a few more cards to share with you this week and then I will be taking a few days off from blogging during the Easter holiday.  My husband and children will both be home and it's hard to find stamping time with everyone here.

This is an Easter card that I made for my Easter card class.  I'm sorry the photo of my card isn't the best, but I do not have this card anymore to retake the picture.  My son gave it to his teacher today for Easter.

This is the stamp set I used to make my card, it's called 'So Cute'.

I stamped the bunny image three times and then punched it out using my large oval punch.  Each image is layered onto pretty in pink card stock that I punched using my scallop oval punch.  I colored the images using my Stampin' Up! markers.  The bunny ears are pink and each bow is colored using a different color.

My Happy Easter sentiment is from the 'A Good Egg' stamp set and I punched that out using my word window punch.  And that's about it, quick and easy!

I have one more Easter card to post tomorrow so be sure to stop by!  Have a great rest of the day!
Stamps:  So Cute, A Good Egg
Card Stock:  White, Pretty in Pink, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, Markers, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Word Window Punch

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 19, 2011

Hello everyone!  I haven't been feeling well these past few days and so I've been absent from my blogging.  I'm a bit better today and trying to catch up with some of my posts. 

The card I am posting today I made for the index gallery on splitcoast stampers so this card will not show up in my splitcoast gallery, but I can post it here on my blog for you all to see.

Since this card was for the gallery index I kept it more plain and simple.  I colored the stamp using my SU markers.  I used rose red, wild wasabi, and soft suede.

My decorative paper isn't really decorative paper.  It's rose red card stock that I just added a few dots onto using my white gel pen.  And my ribbon is actually white grosgrain ribbon that I colored using my wild wasabi maker. 

I hope you like my card and thanks so much for stopping by.  I have a few Easter cards that I will be sharing with you this week so be sure to check back!  Have a great rest of the day!

Stamps: Hello Blossoms
Card Stock: White, Rose Red
Ink: None
Supplies: Ribbon, White Gel Pen, SU Markers

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April 13, 2011



Good morning!  It's a rainy day here today in PA and my little one is down for her nap already so I had some time to try out the new triple layer punch from Stampin' Up!  There are 2 triple layer punches in the new summer mini catalog and I couldn't resist so I had to buy both of them and I'm so glad I did.

I decided to make an Easter card with my flower punch today.  The triple layer punches are so easy to use.  All you need to do is to slide the button over to which ever punch out you would like. I decided to use the solid and the flower punch outs to make my flowers.  So basically I punched out the flower pieces and then I layered them together.  I added some dots using my white gel pen and my chocolate chip SU marker.  The center part of my flower is one of the small punches from the SU itty bitty punch pack.

My flower stems were stamped using my stamp-a-ma-jig to help me line them up nicely.  The stamp set I used for the flower stems is called Bold Blossom and it is available right now in our current mini catalog.  My sentiment is from a retired set called well scripted.

To finish my card all I needed to do was to add my pretty in pink ribbon.  I hope you like my card today!  Thanks so much for stopping by, I'd love to have you follow me on my blog.  Have a great rest of the day!

Stamps:  Bold Blossom, Well Scripted
Card Stock: White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, SU DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery
Supplies: Ribbon, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, White Gel Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Glue Pen, SU Chocolate Chip Marker

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 12, 2011


Hello everyone I'm sorry my post is later today, it's been a busy couple of days. I received my preorder yesterday and I couldn't wait to share this card with you that I made using one of our new stamps. This stamp is called Hello Blossoms and it is from the new summer mini catalog which will be available to order on May 1st.

I didn't use any ink pads to create my card, instead I used my Stampin' Up! markers to color the stamp. It took a little bit to color the flowers, stems, and letters, but all you need to do once you have colored you stamp is to 'huff' to remoisten the ink on your stamp and then stamp it onto your card stock.

I was trying to come up with a little bit different layout and I like the way my card turned out. Just along the bottom portion of my card I added three rows of paper piercing using my SU mat pack and paper piercing too. I almost always add ribbon on my cards and so on this card I decided to add my ribbon just along the side of my stamped image.

Well, that's about it for today!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow because I just got my triple layer punches and I'm going to post a card I made using them.  Have a great evening!

Stamps: Hello Blossoms
Card Stock: White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, SU DP
Ink: None
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Markers, White Gel Pen, Scalloped Border Punch, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool
Technique: Paper Piercing

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 8, 2011


Hi everyone!  This is the second card I made for my CAS clean & simple birthday card swap.  I wanted this card to be simple, simpler than the cards I usually make.

For my stamped flower image, I inked up the flower part of the stamp using my brocade blue ink pad and then I carefully inked up the stem part of the stamp using my pear pizzazz ink pad and then all I needed to do was to stamp it onto my card stock, so quick and easy.

I chose to use a spiral clip with a small piece of ribbon tied on it for my embellishment as well as some dazzling diamonds glitter.  My flower image is really glittery in person and that little bit of glitter makes all the difference, what a great way to dress up a card without a lot of work. 

The because of you is a current level I hostess set and the sentiment I used is from a current level II hostess set in the mini catalog called something to celebrate.

I would love to have you follow my blog!  I will be offering some Stampin' Up! blog candy once I reach my goal of 200 followers.  I haven't quite decided yet what it will be; I want to wait to see which catalog will be current at the time and pick something from there.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Because I Care, Something to Celebrate
Card Stock: White, SU DP
Ink: Borcade Blue, Pear Pizzazz, Black Stazon
Supplies:  Spiral Clip, Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stamp-a-ma-jig

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 7, 2011



Hi everyone! Here is another swap card I made, but this time this swap card was made for my swap. I am currently hosting a CAS clean & simple birthday card swap.  The cards were due to me yesterday so I'm almost finished hosting that swap and I've since started a Christmas in July CAS clean & simple card swap.  If anyone might be interested in joining that swap feel free to send me an eamil and I will give you the details on how to sign up.

I decided to keep my CAS birthday card a bit more CAS then I usually do.  This card literally only took me a few minutes to create and I love the results.  I used a retired Stampin' Up! stamp set call Dream a Little.  This is the first time that I used this stamp set so I wanted to give it a try.

I stamped the flower images onto my white card stock and then I colored them using my Stampin' Up! markers.  Next, I stamped my birthday sentiment in the upper left corner, I added one rhinestone jewel for the dot of the letter i in the word birthday, and then I punched my corners using my ticket corner punch.

I almost always add ribbon on my cards and so this card was no exception.  For my ribbon treatment, I decided to add two small tabs on the right side. 

I hope you like my card and thank you for taking the time to stop by.  Remember, I'm offering Stampin' Up! blog candy once I reach my goal of 200 followers, so please spread the word!

Stamps: Dream a Little, Well Scripted
Card Stock: White, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, Rhinestones Jewel, SU Markers, Ticket Corner Punch

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net


Before I sign off for today, I have some not so good news to share with all my blog friends.  My family and I lost our cocker spaniel, Pebbles last night.  She was just two months shy of her 15th birthday.  I took this picture of her about two weeks ago. 

She was such a wonderful dog and we miss her already, *sniff sniff* but my family and I know she is at peace now and no longer suffering since she was diagnosed with kidney disease just two months ago.  I have already received several messages from some of you and I wanted to say thank you for your thoughts and prayers for my family and me.

Pebbles  6/6/1996 - 4/6/2011
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April 6, 2011



Happy Wednesday!  This week I really caught up on all of the cards that I needed to make for my swaps.  Today I'm sharing another card that I made.  For this swap we could create any card we wanted and so this is what I came up with.  I used a retired Stampin' Up! stamp set, but this is one of those sets that I would never part with.

This was a real quick and easy card to make so if you're ever in a pinch and you need to make a card quickly, this would be perfect.  You could always change the sentiment to suit your needs.

I began by stamping the blossom flowers first with the pretty in pink ink and then I used rich razzleberry for my second color choice.  Then I stamped the stems using old olive first and then pear pizzazz nest.  I didn't even use my stampa-a-ma-jig to create this card; I just stamped away and sort of tried to line up my images as I went along.

I decided to add a bit of sponging along the edges of my card using rich razzleberry- can you tell I love this color!?  And to finish off my card, I added my ribbon and sentiment and that's it!

I have a few more swap cards that I made to share with you all the next few days so be sure to check back later.  Remember I'm also giving away some great Stampin' Up! blog candy once I reach 200 followers, so be sure to spread the word!  Thanks for visiting!

Stamps:  Blossoms Abound
Card Stock: White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Sponge
Technique:  2 Step Stampin', Sponging

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 5, 2011



Hi everyone!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for a card swap that I signed up for.  For this swap we were able to create any type of card we wanted and with Mother's Day coming up next month, I thought this would be perfect.

I just bought this stamp set called Painted Petals and I just love it!  I know many of us have lots of flower stamps, but I just can't get enough flowers.  I like how versatile my flower stamp sets are, they are great for birthdays, Mother's Day, thinking of you, sympathy thank you, and more!  Plus this particular set has images that coordinate with our Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack- I love it when the stamps and punches go together.


All I did to create my flower was to stamp the images, cut them out, and layer them.  I used my crop-a-dial to set the eyelet that I placed in the center of my flower.  I haven't used any eyelets in a long time, so I decided to put them out and see if I can still remember how to use them....LOL

The rest of my card was fairly simple.  I used my big shot and elegant lines embossing folder to emboss my background.  I used the eyelet border punch for the punched border along my melon mambo card stock layer and I used my white gel pen to create the row of dots along the bottom of my tempting turquoise layer.

My Happy Mother's Day sentiment is from the level II hostess set called something to celebrate.  This hostess set is wonderful and it's filled with lots of great sentiments for all sorts of occasions.  This set is only available in the current mini catalog as a hostess set until April 30th.  For more information on how you can earn this set, feel free to send me an email.
Well, that's about it for today.  I'm off to update my next blog post- I'm running behind this week!  Have a great rest of the day!  See you tomorrow!

Stamps: Printed Petals, Something to Celebrate- level II hostess set
Card Stock:  White, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight
Supplies: Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Scissors- for cutting out the flowers, Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Eyelet Border Punch, Crop-a-dial, Eyelet
Technique: Dry Embossing

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 4, 2011


Hi everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend!  My weekend was uneventful, but I did start some spring cleaning.  I hope Mother Nature soon gets the memo that it's spring!

Today's card uses the Build a Blossom stamp set.  This card was so easy to make and I love the little added touch the pearls give, they are a great embellishment to any card or project.

I first stamped the petal images by inking up my stamp and stamping off onto a piece of scrap card stock and then I stamped it onto the card stock I was using.  Next, I used the second leaf image, but this time I did not 'stamp off' and that's the technique that will give you the two toned look using the same ink pad. I did this process for both my large and small petals.

Once I had my images stamped, I punched them out using the blossoms petal punch, but you will want to be sure and leave enough room in-between your images so that when you are using your punch you won't be punching out the next image- ask me how I know...LOL 

My next step was to begin assembling my flower.  I did this by simply punching out a 1 3/8" circle and I applied adhesive all over the circle and then I placed my flower on top.  I did add some more adhesive as I went along, but the smaller punched circle and the silver brad on top of my flower hide all of the piecing of the flower.  I used my bone folder to curl the petals on my card outward- I did this to try a different look.

My background was created by using the top note die and my big shot and my sentiment is from Stampin' Up! hostess set Silhouette Sentiments.

My daughter really liked this card and I hope you do too!  Thanks for stopping by, remember I will be offering some awesome Stampin' Up blog candy once we reach 200 followers, so spread the word!

Be sure to check back tomorrow because I made a really cute card for a card swap I signed up for.  Have a great rest of the day!

Stamps:  Build a Blossom, Stem Silhouettes
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, SU DP
Ink: Baja Breeze, Black Stazon
Supplies: Basic Pearls, Silver Brad, Top Note Die, Big Shot, Blossom Petals Punch, Paper Piercing Tool- to create the hole for the brad, Bone Folder- to curl the petals, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Technique: 2 Step Stampin'

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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April 1, 2011



Hi everyone!  It's not too early to start thinking aabout Easter, right?  And so today I decided to share a card I made last week.  I got this idea from another card I saw online, if I find it again I'll be sure to come back and post who it was from.  I cased the idea for the how to make the chicks with the flower.

The chicks were punched using my Stampin' Up! bird punch.  I took the punched out wings and clipped the end of them using my scallop oval punch.  I sponged all along the edges of the chicks and I just used my SU marker to draw in a dot for the eyes.

The flower stem was punched also using the 2 step bird punch and the flower on top of the stem is from the boho blossoms flower punch. 

Thanks so much for vivsiting.  Remember, I will be offering some Stampin' Up! blog candy once I reach 200 followers, so be sure to spread the word. Have a great weekend! See you Monday!

Stamps: Something to Celebrate
Card Stock:  White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon, Daffodil Delight
Supplies:  Ribbon, Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, 2 step Bird Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Sponge, 1/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Technique: Dry Embossing, Sponging,

Contact me today if you would like to place an order or to be added onto my mailing list!

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net
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