March 31, 2011

Hi everyone!  I did some grocery shopping today before the snow storm arrives.  Yep, it's the last day of March and here in PA we are expected to get another 8" of the fluffy white stuff tonight into tomorrow morning.  I think there might not be school tomorrow, but we'll just have to wait and see.

Today's card is another one I made for my class this past Saturday.  I wanted to make a masculine card using the create a cupcake stamp set and coordinating punch and so this is what I came up with.

This card was very easy to make.  I simply stamped and punched out the cupcake image and then I placed it onto my scalloped circle layer using dimensionals.  I did add one small Rhinestones Jewel on the tie part of the cupcake image, I just felt that it needed a bit of something and I didn't want to add any ribbon since I was trying to keep this card a little on the masculine side.

My crumb cake layer was punched using my scallop boder punch and I decided to add one white dot in the center of each scallop.  And that's about it for my card today! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you liked my card.  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 rest of the day!  See you tomorrow!

Stamps: Create a Cupcake
Card Stock: White, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, SU DP
Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze
Supplies: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch, White Gel Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Rhinestones Jewels
Technique: 2 Step Stampin'

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March 30, 2011

This is a card I made for my class this past Saturday.  I love this cupcake set and coordinating punch, it makes such cute cards. I also made a more masculine cupcake card that I will post tomorrow.

To create this card was really easy!  First I embossed the background by inserting the embossing folder only part way across my white card stock layer and then I ran it through my big shot machine.  Once that part was finished I decided to add a score line to sort of separate the embossed background part and my sentiment area.

Then it was onto my cupcakes.  All I really did to create the cupcakes was to stamp them, punch them out, and adhered them together.  To make the cherry on the center cupcake I colored the stamp using my Stampin' Up! markers and then I punched out the cherry using the create a cupcake punch.  The cupcakes were placed onto my card using dimensionals.

And that's it!  Real quick and easy!  Thanks for stopping by!  If you are not already a follower, I would love to have you follow me :)  I will be offering some Stampin' Up! blog candy once I reach 200 followers, so be sure to spread the word.

Enjoy your day!  See you tomorrow!

Stamps:  Create a Cupcake
Card Stock:  White, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink
Supplies:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Paper Trimmer for the score line, Stampin' Up! Markers for the cherry, Create a Cupcake Punch, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Technique: Dry Embossing, 2 Step Stampin'

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March 29, 2011

Hi all!  I wanted to make a card for this week's CAS- clean & simple challenge on splitcoast stampers.  The challenge this week was to find ways to use cut up sentiments.  I decided to try out my new Stampin' Up! stamp set 'Just Buzzin' By'. 

First, I stamped the three bee images and then colored them using my SU markers.  The wings were water colored using my water color bashful blue crayon and blender pen.  Sometimes I will water color part of an image if I want it to have a more suttle shade of color.

My sentiments were stamped and then punched using my modern label punch.  I punched out one side of my sentiment and then I had to take the sentiment, turn it around and place it back inside the punch and punch it again.  I needed to stamp the entire sentiment a few times in order to punch the words out this way.

For the word hi I used the other word sentiment in this same stamp set and using my black SU marker, I colored in the letter h and then the letter i and I stamped them together to form the word hi.  I know that was a bit tricky to do, but it works.

I added black dots using my SU black marker along the scallop edge of my daffodil delight card stock and white dots

Stamps:  Just Buzzin' By
Card Stock: White, Black, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Scallop Border Punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Modern Label Punch, White Gel Pen, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, SU Markers, Dimensionals, Water Color Crayons, Blender Pen
Technique:  Water Coloring

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net

March 28, 2011

Happy Monday!  I hope you are all having a great day so far.  I was able to get a lot accomplished today, which is good because I'm going to begin working on cards for my Easter class this Friday evening.  If you are interested in attending please let me know.  I only have 3 spots left.

The card I am sharing with you today is one that I made for my class this past Saturday.  To create the flower petals, I used the large petal stamp and first stamped it off onto a scrap piece of paper and then onto my regal rose card stock.  Then I took the inside leaf image and this time I didn't stamp off, I just inked up the stamp and then stamped on top of my first image.  I did the leaves in the same manner using old olive ink and card stock.

Once I had my images stamped, I punched them out using the blossoms petal punch.  When that was finished I used my 1" circle punch to punch out a circle and I then began adhering the petals on top of that circle.  Then I placed another 1" (punched) so saffron circle on top of my flower.  My flower was then placed onto my card front using dimensionals.  Sometimes I'll stack the dimensionals on top of each other if I need my image raised a bit higher, which I did here since I have the petals curled.  I curled them using my bone folder- you will want to curl your petals as if you were curling ribbon with your scissors.

My just for you sentiment is from the Stampin' Up! stamp set called Just Believe.  The sentiments in that set are perfect for the word window punch.  The last thing I did on my card was to add the glitter using my 2 way glue pen.  I almost always add the glitter last because then my card can sit to dry.

I enjoy sharing my work with all of you and it would wonderful if you decided to follow me!  Once I reach 200 followers I will be offering some Stampin' Up! blog candy, so spread the word!

Well, that's about it for today.  I'm off to the post office.  I hope you liked my card.  Make it a great day!

Stamps: Build a Blossom, Just Believe
Card Stock: White, Regal Rose, Old Olive, SU DP
Ink: Regal Rose, Old Olive, So Saffron, Black Stazon
Supplies:  1" Circle Punch, Blossom Petals Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Bone Folder
Technique: 2 Step Stampin'

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March 25, 2011

Hi everyone!  Oh, what a busy day I had today!  I went shopping to pick up a few things we needed and then you know how it goes when you go shopping, I got side tracked plus the checkout lines were really long.  Don't you hate when there are like 30 cash registers and only 2 or 3 are open at each end? 

So as busy as I was today, I didn't have time to create a card, but I have this card that my upline sent to me.  It's such a pretty card, isn't it?  This is one of those cards that is so pretty you don't want to use it!

This card was made using the new Build a Blossom stamp set and coordinating punch.  It's available right now in the current Stampin' Up! mini catalog. 

Have a great weekend!  I'll see you on Monday.  I'm off to finish working on my cards for my class tomorrow.

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March 23, 2011

Hi everyone! The weather here is snowy and cold, the kids are home from school and I figured I might as well try to make a card while my 2 year old is napping.

I made this card for my son's speech therapist who recently told us that she is expecting her second baby. I hope she likes it!

The stamp set I used is a retired set, called Swell News. The dress was stamped twice, once on the decorative paper and again on my main layer. I used the paper piecing technique and I cut out the dress from the decorative paper and placed it over top of my first stamped image. For the rest of the lady image I simply colored it using my SU markers.

My background is embossed using my big shot- I love my big shot, best money spent! I also used the Final Press embossing folder. I added my sentiment and layered it using my circle punches, and then I added my ribbon with the bow.

I followed Monday's clean & simple splitcoast challenge, which was a sketch challenge this week. I think my card is sort of on the border of being CAS, but it still works!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm off to start supper, see you tomorrow!

Stamps: Swell News
Card Stock: White, Certainly Celery, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Rhinestones Jewels, Big Shot, Final Press Embossing Folder, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Dimensionals, SU Markers, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Nesties, Cuttlebug
Technique: Dry Embossing, Paper Piecing

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net

March 22, 2011

I made this card baby card using the Sale-a-bration Punch Bunch stamp set.  I find myself never having enough baby cards on hand and so I thought this cute tag stamp would be perfect, plus I love that the large and small Stampin' Up! tag punches are made for stamps like these.

The background of my card was first stamped using the small star stamp from the So Happy for You stamp set and then I added some white dots using my white gel pen, just to brighten it up a bit. The rest of my background is just a piece of SU dp folded over along the top.

The tag stamp was colored using my SU markers and then I stamped it onto my card stock.  Next, I punched it and layerd it using the tag punches.  Then I added a small piece of white ribbon behind the tag and the brad helps to hold it in place.  The tag was then placed onto my card using dimensionals.

I used the baby sentiment from the SU set, Curvy Verses- that's such a great sentiment set because you really don't have to worry about stamping the sentiment straight since the words are curvy.

I hope you liked my baby card, thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Punch Bunch, So Happy for You, Curvy Verses
Card Stock: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, White, SU DP
Ink: So Saffron, Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, Hole Punch- for the brad, Brad, White Gel Pen, Large & Small Tag Punch, SU Markers

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net

March 21, 2011

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a card that my friend Mindy sent to me. Isn't it so pretty! Here is the link to Mindy's blog; she's also a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I love her cards, so be sure to take a moment to check out her blog!

Mindy used the Sale-a-bration stamp set called Bliss to make this card. She stamped the flowers and cut them out; they are placed on the card with dimensionals. I love the three little pearls she added to the sentiment, they are just perfect.

The background is embossed with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, I love that folder!

Thanks Mindy for sending me such a pretty card!

Well, that's about it for today! Have a great day and I'll be back again tomorrow. I have a baby card that I want to share with you!

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March 18, 2011

Hi everyone and Happy Friday!  It's a gorgeous day here today in Pennsylvania and I was outside earlier with my daughter and my new puppy.  Trying to take my puppy for a walk is a real picnic. My neighbors must be laughing at me because she doesn't want to walk and I end up carrying her instead, so I had a 2 year old in one hand and a puppy in the other.

And speaking of such a beautiful day, I decided to post this card I made last week for my card class.  I used another stamp set that you are able to earn during Stampin's Up! Sale-a-bration promotion.

The flower was colored using my Stampin' Up! markers and then stamped onto my white card stock.  The butterfly and hello sentiment were just stamped using ink pads.  Then I added a small row of rhinestones jewels just below the word hello and a melon mambo color button in the center of my stamped flower.

My background was embossed using my big shot and the dots embossing folder.  The bottom of the tempting turquoise card stock layer was punched using my scallop trim border punch and the corners of my main stamped image layer were punched using the ticket corner punch- I often times forget about that little punch and it's such a great addition to any card.  The dp I used is another SAB choice- it's the ice cream parlor designer paper pack.

Well, that's about all for today.  I'm off to get supper going because I want to feed the kids early today and I'm cooking out on the grill today.  Have a great weekend and I'll be back again on Monday!

Stamps: Hello Again
Card Stock: White, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, SU DP - Ice Cream Parlor
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo
Supplies: Rhinestones Jewels, Button, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Big Shot, Dots Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch, Dimensionals, SU Markers, Glue Dots
Technique:  Dry Embossing

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net

March 17, 2011

I almost forgot today was St. Patrick's Day.  My son reminded me this morning while I was getting his clothes out for school.  His kindergarten teacher told all of the children to wear green today and then I remembered this card I made and I thought it would be perfect to share with you.

I used the shamrock stamp from the Sale-a-bration set, So Happy For You.  I stamped is using two different color green inks- certainly celery and old olive.  Then all I needed to do was to punch each shamrock image out using my 1/2" circle punch and then place them onto my old olive card stock layer.  The easiest way to make sure that the circles are equally placed is to start by placing a circle in each corner and then work your way inward, placing the center circle onto your card stock last.  This method always seems to work best for me. 

The embellishments I added on this card were a single rhinestones jewel in the center of the middle shamrock and a three knot ribbon.  This is a really easy ribbon treatment to do.  First you tie one color of ribbon along your card stock base (or where ever you wanted you ribbon) and then just take two pieces of coordinating ribbon and just tie them along the ribbon using a simple knot- this is a great way to use up some of those ribbon scraps we always seem to have lying around.

The main shamrock layer was placed onto my white card stock layer using dimensionals and then lastly, I stamped on my good luck sentiment, which is also from the same stamp set.

Well, I hope you all had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!  I'm a bit late posting today because I've been so busy trying to train my new puppy.  She's doing well, except for the puppy biting.  I'm hoping she so learns to stop doing that because those darn puppy teeth are sharp.

Stamps: So Happy For You
Card Stock: White, Old Olive
Ink: Black Stazon, Old Olive, Certainly Celery
Supplies: Ribbon, 1/2" Circle Punch, Rhinestones Jewels, Dimensionals

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net

March 16, 2011

Hi everyone!  Today I'm sharing another card that I made for my card class this past weekend.  I used another Sale-a-bration stamp set to make this card and I love the way it turned out!

This card was so easy to make and I can see myself making several of these at a time just to have on hand.  I simply stamped the birthday image using the three different colors and then I punched them using my square scallop punch and placed them onto my card using dimensionals.

The decorative paper is another SAB choice this year.  It's from the designer series paper and quick accents Ice Cream Parlor pack.  The ribbon I used, as well as the buttons was another SAB option this year; it was the Ice Cream Parlor ribbon and button pack. 

I hope you liked my card today!  Thanks for taking the time to stop on by!  See you tomorrow!

Stamps:  Punch Bunch

Card Stock:  White, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, SU DP
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo
Supplies:  Ribbon, Buttons, Scallop Square Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net

March 15, 2011

Hi everyone!  Today, I'm posting a card I made for my class this past Saturday.  My class was a Sale-a-bration class using stamp sets you can earn during Stampin' Up! annual Sale-a-bration sale.

The Sale-a-bration set I used to make this card is called Sweet Summer.  This is my very favorite SAB set this year.  I also used the Punch Bunch SAB stamp set for my sentiment.

My white layer was cut using the Top Note die and the Big Shot.  This is the first time I used my Top Note die and I can already tell how versatile this die is.  Next, I stamped the flowers, the stems, and the bee all towards the right side of the die cut.  I did this because once I placed this layer onto my card I cut off a portion of the left side.

Once my flower images and the bee were stamped, I colored them in using my SU markers and then all I needed to do was to start assembling my card, so quick and easy!

The decorative paper I used on my card is also a Sale-a-bration option this year.  It's from the Designer Series Paper & Quick Accents Pack. 

Thanks for stoping by, I'd love to have you follow my blog and see the cards/projects I post weekly.  Make it a great rest of the day!  The weather is beautiful here and I'm off to take my new puppy outside and enjoy the sunshine.

Stamps: Sweet Summer, Punch Bunch - for the sentiment
Card Stock: Rose Red, White, Certainly Celery, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, SU Markers, Top Note Die, Big Shot
Technique: 2 Step Stampin'

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My email address- pebbles4@ptd.net