March 28, 2012

Hi there!  Today I wanted to post a card I made for the challenge on the CAS-ual Friday challenge blog.  This week's challenge, found here was to create a clean & simple card using pastel colors and black.

I stamped my flower image and colored it using my so saffron and certainly celery Stampin' Up! markers.  I decided to add my ribbon just left of my stamped image on the same panel.  I tied some twine through the center of my button and then I placed that button in the center of my ribbon.

Along the top of my so saffron designer series paper I used my scallop border punch and just along the bottom of my card front I decided to add bit of scoring (using my score tool) and some paper piercing.  Paper scoring and paper piercing are two great ways to add a little something to your card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great night!

Stamps:  Eight Great Greetings
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up Retired designer series paper
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, Button, Twine, SU Marker- So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Scallop Trim Border Punch, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Simply Score Tool
Technique: Dry Embossing, Paper Piercing

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March 27, 2012

Hi everyone!  I saw the sketch challenge on the Paper Players blog this week and I just had to play along.  Here is the link to this week's paper players challenge.  This was a great sketch; I found it so easy to work with!

I decided to pull out a stamp set that I haven't used in some time.  I love this flower image!

I inked up my stamp using my ink pads.  I just sort of inked up the flower with my peach parfait ink pad and then I inked up the leaves and stem using my pear pizzazz ink pad.  Once my card was finished I decided to put some dazzling diamonds glitter all over my flower and it's so sparkly in person.

All of the papers I used on my card (besides my white) are from the incolor designer series paper pack.  I really like that all the papers in that pack match and it makes mixing different dsp so easy.

The white card stock layer along the bottom of my card was punched using my eyelet border punch.  My sentiment was stamped and punched out using my designer label punch.  My main image panel was placed onto my card using dimensionals.  And to complete my card I decided to use some ribbon with some hodge phodge hardware looped through.

Thanks so much for stopping on by!  Have a great rest of the day!  I'm off to start supper!

Stamps: Because of You
Card Stock: White, Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - incolors
Ink: Black Stazon, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz
Supplies:  Ribbon, Hodge Podge Hardware, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Designer Label Punch, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Dimensionals

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A New Challenge Blog~ Twisted Tuesday Challenges

Good Morning! I'm so excited to tell you that I made the design team on the new Twisted Tuesday Challenges blog!  Twisted Tuesday Challenges is an awesome new challenge blog that Melina just started. Every Tuesday a new challenge will be posted and it will be a basic challenge with a "twist" that must be included.  If you have some time be sure to check it out, we'd love to have you follow us!

For the next few months I will be designing with Melina, Kelly, Jeanette, Cindy, and Annmarie and I'm so excited to be working with all of them. You can read more about the design team reveal here if you'd like.

April 3rd will begin Twisted Tuesday's first challenge and it's a great one!  On occasion there will be a little giveaway of goodies for a random winner so be sure to visit often! Pin It
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March 26, 2012

Hi everyone!  I was up late tonight making a card for this week's clean and simple challenge on splitcoast stampers found here.  The challenge this week was an inspiration challenge based on the cover of this Family Circle magazine.  I pulled out my 'create a cupcake' stamp set and my cupcake builder punch to make some yummy cupcakes.


My card was real easy to make.  The cupcakes were stamped and punched out and then all I did was assemble my card.  For my embellishments I decided to use ribbon tied with a knot and a small pretty in pink button with some twine tied through the center. 

My chocolate chip card stock layer was punched using my scallop border punch.  To create the cherry on the center cupcake I simply punched out one cherry using the cupcake builder punch and then I colored it using my SU markers, super easy!

Well, I hope you liked my card!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow, I have some exciting stamping news to share with you.  Have a great night!

Stamps:  Create a Cupcake, Sweet Little Sentiments
Card Stock: White, Chocolate Chip, Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Subtles Collection
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Perfect Plum, Chocolate Chip
Supplies:  Ribbon, Scrallop Border Punch, Button, Twine, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Create a Cupcake Punch, SU markers to color the cherry- Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Dimensionals
Technique: Punch Art, 2 Step Stampin'

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March 21, 2012

Hi there!  Today I'm posting the card I made for this week's Stampin' Up! only blog challenge found here.  For this challenge we were to create a season themed card based on what season you are entering.  Well here in PA yesterday was the first day of spring and the weather here couldn't be better.  It's warm, sunny, and the trees are starting to turn green. 

I went outside the other day and I couldn't get over the sound of the birds, they were chirping and tweeting like you wouldn't believe.  It was a sound I haven't heard in months and so that was the inspiration for the image I decided to use.  I also used one of my very favorite color combinations- pink, green, and brown.

I stamped and colored my image using my Stampin' Up! markers.  My chocolate chip layer was cut using the Adorning Accents Edgelits Die and my big shot.  Just along the bottom of my card I decided to add two rows of paper piercing using my SU mat pack and paper piercing tool.  I like to do this sometimes to add that little extra something without going overboard.

And finally, to complete my card I added some pleated ribbon just under my image panel and then I added a small button with a twine bow tied in the center.  Below I posted a close up photo so that you could see the coloring I did on the image. 

I hope you liked my card today! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Up in the Air
Card Stock:  White, Chocolate Chip, Twitterpated DSP
Ink:  Brown Stazon
Supplies:  SU Markers, Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Die, Pleated Ribbon, Sticky Strip Tape, Dimensionals, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Glue Dots, Twitterpated Buttons, Twine
Technique: Paper Piercing

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March 19, 2012


Good evening!  I'm a little late posting today, but I had company earlier today and so I'm just now getting some quiet time and today I made, not one, but two cards!  I made these cards for Monday's clean & simple challenge on splitcoast stampers and I also made these for Monday's technique lover's challenge on splitcoast stampers. 

The clean & simple challenge was a sketch challenge based on Angela's card found here.  This week's technique lover's challenge was to crop and image.  Both flower images on my cards are not the full image and were cropped.


I colored my stamp using my Stampin' Up! markers - old olive and melon mambo and then I stamped it onto my card stock.  The bottom of my melon mambo card stock layer was punched using the scallop trim border punch and I added some white twine tied through an old olive button.

I did a bit of dry embossing on the left side of my card.  I used the scallop adorning accent embossing folder and I actually ran it through my big shot twice (once for each row).  If you try this, I wanted to give you a tip- when you run your card stock through your big shot a second time your first embossed impression may become flattened a bit.  To fix this you can either gently work from the back side using your scoring too and push your raised embossed area back up or what I did was to align my embossing folder over top of my first embossed row and using my hands I pressed the folder together and that will raise up your embossed areas again- it worked out pretty well. 

Stamps:  Just Believe, Loving Thoughts
Card Stock:  White, Melon Mambo, Basic Gray
Ink: Going Gray
Supplies:  Big Shot, Adoring Accents Embossing Folders, Twine, Button, Scallop Trim Border Punch, SU Markers
Technique: Dry Embossing

And this is my second card I made for the same challenges.  I actually had this card made before I saw the technique challenge was to use a cropped image, how lucky was that?...LOL 

I colored my stamp using my Stampin' Up markers- old olive, daffodil delight, and basic black.  Then I stamped my image onto my card stock.  I used my eyelet border punch to punch a small border using old olive card stock. For my ribbon treatment I decided to add a button with some twine tied through the center.  I ended up using my glue gun to adhere the button onto my card.  Sometimes I'll use my glue gun when I want to make sure that the buttons will not fall off.  Glue dots work well too, but in this case my ribbon is satin and I was worried it wouldn't hold.

I did a little bit of dry embossing on this card as well.  Using my simply scoring tool I just added a few straight score lines.  This is a great way to add a little bit of texture to your cards and it only takes a minute or to score a few lines.

Well, that's about it for tonight.  I hope you liked my cards!  See you tomorrow!  Have a great rest of the night!
Stamps:  Inspired By Nature, Loving Thoughts
Card Stock:  White, Old Olive, Black, Daffodil Delight
Ink:  Black Stazon 
Supplies:  Ribbon, Button, Twine, Glue Gun, Simply Scoring Tool, Eyelet Border Punch, SU Markers
Technique: Dry Embossing

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March 16, 2012

Hi everyone!  Splitcoast stampers has a 'Queen of the day' challenge every Friday.  I really didn't know much about this challenge until yesterday my friend Melina was chosen.  Here is the link to this week's Queen for the day challenge.  Here is the card from Melina's gallery that I chose.

I also made this card for the current challenge on the Creative Belli Blog.  The challenge found here was to make a clean & simple card, which are my very favorite cards so I just had to play along.  Plus I'm entering my card for this week's challenge from the CAS-ual Friday blog which was to create a clean & simple card using:  a pattern, an image, and a sentiment.  My pattern is my scored background, my image is my flower, and of course I have my sentiment stamped along the bottom of my card.  Whew!  That must be a first for me...LOL  I never end up making a card for more than 1 or 2 challengs.

The reason I loved Melina's card so much was because of the colors she used and so I decided to make my card with those same colors.  I stamped the flower and punched it out using my blossom punch.  Then for the next two smaller layers on top of my flower I just used circle punches. 

My certainly celery card stock layer was created by using the adorning accents edgelit die (from the current mini catalog) and my big shot.  My very vanilla background is dry embossed and I did this using a technique called faux tile.  If you aren't sure what the faux tile technique is you will find the splitcoast stampers tutorial here. 

When I created my background, I scored my card stock using my simply scoring tool and I made a pattern of small squares.  When I was finished with my scoring I lightly sponged over top of my raised embossed areas using pretty in pink in and a sponge wedge.  You will only want to lightly sponge over the raised areas.

Thanks for visiting!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Thoughts & Prayers- for the sentiment
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake
Supplies: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Die, Ribbon, Button, Twine, Blossom Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Spong, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Technique: Dry Embossing, Sponging, Faux Tile

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March 15, 2012

Hi everyone!  I'm up late tonight.  I just couldn't get to sleep so I decided to make a card for today's ways to use it challenge on splitcoast stampers which was to create a card with a dog on it.  I also made this card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch found here.

I only have 2 dog stamp sets so I decided to use my D is for dog set since I have never used it before.  I love these challenges, it's a great way to make us ink up those unloved stamps, right?

I really didn't use any sort of fancy technique to make my card.  It was just a matter of stamping and cutting.  I stamped the dog image twice and one image I cut out and placed it over top (and just a hair to the right) of my first image.  I wanted to make the dog look like he was moving.   Then I stamped and cut out a bone, I added a few Rhinestone Jewels for the dog collar and I decided I needed some grass. 

To make the grass I used my word window punch and I punched some old olive card stock.  Then using my scissors I cut it to look like grass and then I even went a step further and I ran it through my paper crimper.  It looks pretty neat in person so I wanted to try and take a close up photo so you could see it better.
My sentiment is stamped and layered using my circle punches and underneath that I punched a chocolate chip layer using my designer label punch.  I placed my sentiment (using dimensionals) on top of the knot from where I tied my twine.

That's about it for my card today, I hope you liked it!  Thanks for taking the time to drop by!  Have a great day!  See you tomorrow!  I'm going to see if I can get some sleep now.

Stamps:  D is for Dog
Card Stock: White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Retired DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron
Supplies: Twine, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Designer Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Photo Corners Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Crimper, Scissors- for cutting grass, dog, and bone

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Twisted Tuesday Challenges DT Call


Hi everyone!  There's a new challenge blog just starting up called Twisted Tuesday Challenges and they are having their first design team call found here and this blog post is my entry.  Wish me luck!

Our DT submission was to create a square card using pastel and spring colors while incorporating black somewhere on our project.  The card I made is a 5" square card.

I began making my card by stamping my image and coloring it using my Stampin' Up! markers.  Then I cut it out using the labels collection framelits.  It's also layered using the larger size framelit and that blue layer I dry embossed to give it a little more texture.  It was embossed using the final press embossing folder.

The white background part of my card was also embossed using the final press embossing folder and the rest of my card was just a matter of assembling it.  For the black on my card I decided to add a small strip of black card stock that I punched using the scallop trim border punch.

I decided to use some pleated ribbon, buttons with twine tied through the centers, and a small rhinestone jewel for my embellishments.  My image panel was placed onto my blue layer using dimensionals and I also have dimensionals beneath the blue layer.

Well, I hope you like my card; I'm ready for spring now!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Up in the Air
Card Stock: White, Black, Twitterpated Designer Series Paper
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: SU Markers, Pleated Satin Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Twitterpated Buttons, Twine, Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Die, Final Press Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Jewel, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip Tape
Technique: Dry Embossing

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March 13, 2012

Today I made a card for the Stampin' Up! only blog challenge.  For this week's challenge found here we were to create a card using green as our main focal point.  It didn't have to be St. Patty's Day; it could be spring themed as well since the season of spring is sure to be green. 

Well, for this green challenge I decided to create a butterfly card using the blossom punch.  I stamped and punched out the flower image and then I cut the 2 sections of the flower (the top and bottom) so that I would have my butterfly.  The 2 sections that I cut out I ended up using for another layer on top of my butterfly.  Each flower petal is layered using another punched out flower of certainly celery card stock.  Next, I added a button with some twine tied through it in the center of my butterfly.  I used glue dots to adhere my button and my butterfly in place.

I used my simply score tool to create my scored background.  I scored each line going in one direction and then I turned my card stock around and I began scoring in the other direction.

The grassy area along the bottom of my card was cut out using the Adoring Accents Edgelits Die (found in the current occasions mini catalog) and my big shot.  When you make a cut using the edgelits dies you will end up with two different designs from one cut.  One will be above your cut and another below your cut.  I ended up running this edgelit die through my big shot twice and I played around with the pieces I had until I came up with a grassy hill that I was happy with.  Once I knew which pieces of certainly celery card stock I was going to use for my hill I stamped them with the grass image from the Stampin' Up! Inspired By Nature stamp set.  Then I decided to add a few white highlights using a white gel pen.

Lastly, I added my sentiment.  I decided this would make a cute Mother's Day card.  I stamped the sentiment and punched it out using my word window punch and it is layered using the modern label punch.  I added a silver brads along both sides and my sentiment and I placed it onto my card using dimensionals.

I posted a close up photo of the butterfly I made.  It's hard to see in the photo I have posted above and I wanted to show how the petals are layered using certainly celery card stock and the petals are slightly curled up like the wings of a butterfly would be.
Well, I hope you liked my butterfly card.  Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks for visiting!

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Inspired By Nature- for the grass
Card Stock:  White, Certainly Celery
Ink: Certainly Celery, Black Stazon
Supplies: Big Shot, Adoring Accents Edgelits Die, Blossom Punch, Twine, Button, Simply Scoring Tool, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, White Gel Pen, Brads, Hole Punch- for brads, Glue Dots, Dimensionals
Technique: Dry Embossing, Punch Art

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March 12, 2012

Hi everyone!  I made this card for today's clean & simple challenge on splitcoast stampers.  The challenge this week was to create a card using white with different shades of blue.  As soon as I saw the challenge today I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  Believe it or not after stamping all these years I've never dry embossed over my stamping and so today I gave it a try.  What do you think?

I used a retired stamp set called garden silhouettes.  I love this stamp set and it's one that I would never want to part with.  I think it's one of my retired sets that I use the most!

I began by first stamping my images and then I embossed my card stock.  If you try this technique you will want to be sure and stamp first and emboss second.  The stamping part was easy; I didn't even use my stamp-a-ma-jig.  I used bashful blue and marina mist for my stamping. 

I used my scallop trim border punch along the bottom of my marina mist card stock layer and I did two rows of paper piercing along the bottom of my bashful blue card stock.  The rest of my card was just a matter of assembling it.  I've been trying to use up some of my hardware that I have lying around.

Thanks for stopping by!  And I wanted to say a special thank you to all of my followers; you are the ones who make blogging so enjoyable for me.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: White, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, SU retired dsp
Ink: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist
Supplies:  Ribbon, Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Hodge Podge Hardware, Crop-a-dial, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots
Technique: Dry Embossing, Paper Piercing

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March 10, 2012

Hi there! Hubby is outside playing football with our son and while dinner is in the oven I thought I would take a few minutes to post the baby card I made last week. I found some designer paper scraps large enough to use to make a card and that was the inspiration for the colors I chose.

I began by stamping my images and punching them out. The card stock layers behind my images were not punched out; I just cut them using my paper trimmer.

The designer series paper I used on my card is double sided paper so I used the front and back of the same piece of paper. My hello baby sentiment is from the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes and it was stamped and punched out using my word window punch and it's layered onto chocolate chip card stock using the modern label punch. Then I punched a small hole along the upper end and I tied it onto my pink ribbon treatment using some twine.

To make my ruffled ribbon I placed a piece of sticky strip tape from the top of my card to the bottom and then I began scrunching my ribbon and placing it on top of the sticky tape (I use my paper piercing tool to help me ruffle up the ribbon and it works great). Sticky tape is the perfect adhesive for making your ribbon look ruffled and it's a great alternative if you do not have any pleated ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping on by! Have a great rest of the weekend!

Stamps: Fox & Friends, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock:  White, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Tempting Turquoise
Supplies: Ribbon, Twine, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Hole Punch- for twine, Dimensionals, Sticky Tape

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March 6, 2012

Hi everyone!  I made this card for this week's clean & simple stamping blog sketch challenge found here.  I was digging through my paper scraps and I came across some left over die cuts from a Stampin' Up! simply scrappin' kit that I had.  

This must be a first for me since I do not have any stamping on my card.  Everything I used on my card came from the leftovers of my scrappin' kit.  The scrappin' kit is called Friends & Flowers and it is retired.  I believe it was a hostess item from a few years ago. 

The only thing I wanted to mention about the die cuts is that I only had 3 leaves left so I placed one on each of the flowers on the ends and I cut the last leaf I had in half and I placed those on the flower in the center.  The flower stems were actually a thicker border that I just cut with my scissors so that they would look like flower stems.

And here's a photo of some of the scraps I had from this kit.  See!  Another good reason to hang on to those scraps, right? 

Well, that's about it for today! Have a great rest of the day! I'm off to finish some more laundry. With the five of us here my laundry pile never seems to go away...LOL

Stamps: None
Card Stock: Friends & Flowers Simply Scrappin' Kit
Ink: None
Supplies: Scissors- for cutting the flower stems & to cut the one leaf in half
Technique: None

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March 5, 2012

Good morning!  The blog group that I belong to has monthly challenges and today is the day for our monthly challenge and I forgot all about it so I whipped up this card in no time.  This challenge this month was to create a card using:  different shades of green, a "blessings" or "thankfulness" sentiment, and to use a nature element somewhere on our cards such as a plant, sun, flower, grass, etc.

And so this is what I came up with.  I used the square flower stamp from the sale-bration stamp set Fresh Vintage.  I stamped it twice using old olive and once using certainly celery ink.  I punched them out and layered them on coordinating card stock.

The designer series paper that I used is from the current occasions mini catalog and it's called Twitterpated.  For my ribbon treatment I used retired hodge podge hardware and some ribbon.  By the way, you can still purchase Stampin' Up's! hodge podge hardware from the clearance rack.

I used a thank you sentiment and layered it using my word window and modern label punch and I did use one more punch on my card.  I used the eyelet border punch to punch out the white card stock towards the bottom of my card.  I totally forgot I had that punch until I found it in the back of my drawer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  If you have time be sure to check out the other cards from my blog group.  I'll post links to their blogs below.  Have a great day!

Lost in the Land of Stamping

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: White, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Twitterpated DSP- from current occasions mini
Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive
Supplies: Ribbon, Hodge Podge Hardware, Brad, 1 3/8" Square Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Crop-a-dial- for hole for brad

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March 2, 2012

Happy Friday or TGIF as my sister would say.  The weekend is here and today I have a card I made for this week's splitcoast stampers sketch challenge (posted below) and I also made this card for today's free for all splitcoast challenge in which we were to create a card with blue flowers on it.
I used a retired stamp set called Roses in Winter.  This is one of those stamp sets that I wouldn't ever part with.  I've used it a lot!  To create my background paper I stamped leaves using crumb cake and I stamped the flowers using Bashful Blue and Marina Mist.  It looks like I used 3 different color blues, but I just stamped off once using Marina Mist to achieve the medium blue color.  Once my background flowers were stamped I then stamped over everything using another retired background stamp called French Script.  After that I was able to cut my background into four sections like shown in the sketch.

Next, I worked on the oval portion of my card.  I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do, but then after I stamped my sentiment it sort of came to me to try and put ribbon all along the outside of my oval and wouldn't you know, it worked!  I used some sticky strip tape and I placed it all along the back side of my oval and I gathered the ribbon so that it looked like it was ruffled and I went all along my oval.

After that was finished I stamped my sentiment (which is from a current set called Thoughts & Prayers).  I decided to use my spritzer tool, which I hardly ever use...to spritz some blue on my oval.  I used a technique called reverse masking to cover up my sentiment area.  In other words, my oval layer was spritzed with bashful blue, while my sentiment area remained white- it looks really neat in person.  I used a 1 3/4" circle punch for my mask.

I stamped and cut out a few more flowers and I placed them along the bottom portion of my oval.  It's hard to see in my photo, but I did add some dazzling diamonds glitter on my roses.  And to complete my card I decided to add a bow at the top of my oval.

This card is something a little different than I would normally have done, but I'm really happy with the results and so I hope you liked my card as well.  Thanks for stopping by.  I'll try to update my blog over the weekend because I have a baby card I made for another challenge.

Stamps:  Roses in Winter, Thoughts & Prayers, French Script
Card Stock: White, Crumb Cake,
Ink: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake
Supplies: Ribbon, Sticky Strip Tape, Spritzer Tool, Bashful Blue Marker, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Scissors for Cutting out flowers, Coluzzle Cutting system- for my oval
Technique:  2 Step Stampin', Reverse Masking

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March 1, 2012

Wow, can you believe it's March already?  Only 20 more days until spring and I'm so looking forward to it!  I was in a spring sort of mood this morning when I was making this card.  I followed this week's Belli sketch challenge found here.  Below is a picture of the sketch-


We are also to use our old and forgotten embellishments.  Well, as I was going through my scrap bin and looking for some designer paper scraps to use to on my card; I found a new roll of crumb cake ribbon.  I didn't even know I had that ribbon, so it sure was forgotten and the real red button I used was older.  I remember buying those buttons with one of my very first Stampin' Up! orders.

The stamp set I used on my card today is a current set available in the occasions mini catalog called 'Send Me Soaring'.  I began making my card by stamping the kites and cutting them out.  Then on my main image panel I stamped the kite tails and then I adhered the kites on my card (I like how the kites are up above the image panel it looks pretty neat).  My image panel is placed onto my card using dimensionals.

For the three embellishments above my image panel I decided to go with some clouds.  Again, I stamped them and then cut them out and then I decided to add a touch of glitter along the edges of my clouds using a 2 way glue pen and some dazzling diamonds glitter.  I love this glitter; it's so shimmery and a little goes a long way.

Well, that's about it for my card the rest of it was just a matter of assembling it following the Belli sketch,  which by the way I thought was a great sketch- so different and it was easy to work with.

In case you aren't able to read my sentiment it reads- hope everything looks up soon!

Have a great evening!  See you tomorrow!

Stamps:  Send Me Soaring
Card Stock:  White, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Subtles Collection, Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Real Red, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake
Supplies: Ribbon, Button, Twine, Dimensionals, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scissors- for cutting out the kites and clouds, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Technique: 2 Step Stampin'

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