Twisted Tuesday ~ Anything Goes



Good Morning!  Here's my card for today's Twisted Tuesday Challenge which is a free for all challenge so I hope you'll play along with us this week and be sure to stop by and check out the other DT member's cards!  I also made these cards for Monday's technique lover challenge on splitcoast stampers.

I wanted to try this technique that I've been seeing lately.  It's called seamless tiers or some people are calling it triple stamping. Basically all you are doing is taking three sheets of white card stock and placing them on top of each other and then begin your stamping.  You will want to pick a stamp that is big enough to cover at least 2 of the three layers.  I'm going to make a video showing this technique so that you can better understand how to do this.  I'll post the video below. 

Below is a close up photo of my card.  I wanted to try and show you the glitter on my card; it's really sparkly in person.  I also wanted to list the measurements of the wisteria wonder (purple) and the black layers on my cards. There is 1/8" difference in each layer. 

My finished card size is- 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" the next white layer is 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
The next layer (black/purple card stock) is: 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" and the white card stock is: 4 3/8" x 3 1/8"
My smallest layer (black/purple card stock) is- 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" and the white card stock is 3 3/8" x 2 1/8"

*card #55 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Reason To Smile, Tiny Tags
Card Stock:  White, Wisteria Wonder
Ink:  Wisteria Wonder, Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch, Twine, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Technique:  Seamless Tiers

And here's my video. I made another card using this same technique. I hope you like it. After having so much positive feedback from my first video (thank you so much) I think I'm going to try and post one video a week :) Thanks so much for stopping by! Feel free to pass along the link to my blog so that others can see my video too.


This is the card I made in my video.  I decided to add a small tag using my jewelry punch and tiny tags stamp set.  I also ended up adding some glitter using my 2 way glue pen and dazzling diamonds glitter.


*card #56 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Reason To Smile, Tiny Tags
Card Stock:  White, Black
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch, Twine, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Technique:  Seamless Tiers

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Embossed Snowflakes


Good evening!  I'm sorry for posting so late tonight.  I tried all day to get some stamping time, but my kids just weren't cooperating with me today.  I saw the sketch on the clean and simple stamping blog and I wanted to play along.  Below is a photo of the sketch.

I decided to use shimmery card stock for my card and it turned out wonderfully.  I ran my card stock base through my big shot using the northern flurry embossing folder.  Then I stamped my sentiment in the lower left corner and I decided to add a few pearls and that's about it!  Quick and easy!  That's about it for tonight, see you tomorrow!

*card #54 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Snow Swirled
Card Stock:  Shimmery White, Midnight Muse
Ink:  Midnight Muse
Supplies:  Big Shot, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls
Technique:  Dry Embossing

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Flower Inspired Note Cards

Happy Sunday!  Lately I've been seeing so many pretty flowers and I thought what wonderful inspiration for using my Inspired By Nature stamp set.  Funny where we get our inspiration from, right?  I decided to make some note cards that were quick, easy, and perfect for mailing and so this is what I came up with.  My 7 year old son said he really liked my cards and I hope you like them too!




I simply colored my stamp using my markers and then stamped it onto my card stock.  I also stamped some grass and after I inked up my stamp I stamped it off onto a piece of scrap paper first and then I stamped it onto my card stock- this gives the appearance of a lighter green for some lighter colored grass. 

*card #52 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps: Inspired By Nature, Whimsical Words
Card Stock: White, Perfect Plum
Ink:  Perfect Plum, Garden Green
Supplies: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU Markers- Perfect Plum, Tangerine Tango, Garden Green
Technique: 2 Step Stampin', Stampin' Off




I made this card the same way by coloring my stamp using my markers and then I stamped some grass.

I hope you liked my cards today! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

*card #53 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Inspired By Nature, Whimsical Words
Card Stock:  White, Early Espresso
Ink:  Early Espresso, Garden Green
Supplies:  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU Markers- Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Garden Green
Technique:  2 Step Stampin', Stampin' Off

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52 Christmas Card Challenge ~ Using Brads

Good Morning!  This is my card for today's 52 (Christmas Card) Throwdown blog challenge.  This week's challenge is an embellishment challenge using brads.

The small poinsettia stamp I used is from an retired Stampin' Up! stamp set called Perfect Presentation.  There is a small poinsettia stamp in that set with some wording all around the flower.  When I first got this stamp set I cut the wording apart from the poinsettia and I'm so glad I did because now I can quickly stamp this flower image and if I ever want to add the words around the image I can since I mounted the words on another wood block.

So basically to create my card I stamped nine of the flower images and using a hole punch I placed a brad in the center of each flower.  Then I placed the punched out flowers onto my card stock using dimensionals.

My background is embossed using the petals a plenty embossing folder.  I used this embossing folder because I thought it was a perfect match to my stamped flowers.

Be sure to stop over at 52 (Christmas Card) Throwdown  and check out the other DT member's cards!  I hope you have a wonderful day!  Thanks for stopping by!

*card #51 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Perfect Presentation, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock:  White, Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green
Ink: Raspberry Ripple
Supplies:  Ribbon, Big Shot, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals, 3/4" Circle Punch, Hole Punch- for brads, Brads
Technique:  Dry Embossing

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Splitcoast Featured Stamper Card

This is the card I made for the featured stamper challenge on splitcoast stampers.  The featured stamper this week is SophieLaFontaine and this is her card that I decided to case.  Congratulations to you Sophie!  I kept the same layout, but I used a different stamp set, different colors, and I added a sentiment.

All I really did to make this card was to stamp my flower images, color them using my SU markers and then stamp my sentiment.  My stamped panel is layered onto black card stock and that's it!  Using a stamp-a-ma-jig really helps to align the images where you want them.  I ended up stamped the same flower image 3 times.

I also made this card for this week's clean & simple sketch challenge on splitcoast stampers.  The sketch this week was based on this card made by Darsie.  I used her same sketch, but I turned my card upright.

This card would make a great set of note cards and I would have made more, but I'm running low on my white card stock.  I hope you liked my card!

*card #49 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Artfully Asian
Card Stock:  White, Black
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  SU Markers, Stamp-a-ma-jig

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Twisted Tuesday ~ Tree & Knots



Good Morning!  Today's Twisted Tuesday Challenge is to use a tree or group of trees on your creation and the twist is to tie some knots on your creation. So, tie up your ribbons, twines, whatever just as long as we can see some knots!

It's easier to first cut out the top note layer and then begin your stamping.  I decided to use one of my favorite stamp sets Lovely As A Tree.  I stamped two tree images using soft suede ink, but I stamped off onto a piece of scrap paper and then I stamped onto my top note layer.  For the darker old olive tree I stamped it onto my ink pad and then using my soft suede marker I colored the tree trunk.

My background is embossed using the vintage wallpaper embossing folder.  The designer series paper on my background was ran through my paper crimper.  My top note layer is placed onto my card using dimensionals.

I decided to add three small pieces of ribbon tied with knots in the upper right hand corner and my sentiment is from a retired SU stamp set called Whimsical words.

I almost forgot to mention that I cut out a top note layer using old olive card stock and I ended up cutting that in half and I placed it just a tad bigger than my white top note layer.  I wanted it to look like there was an old olive layer behind my main image panel.

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

*card #48 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Lovely As A Tree, Whimsical Words
Card Stock:  Soft Suede, White, Old Olive, DSP- Autumn Traditions
Ink:  Soft Suede, Old Olive
Supplies:  Big Shot, Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Ribbon, Hole Punch, Paper Crimper, Dimensionals, SU Soft Suede Marker
Technique: Dry Embossing, Stamping Off

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52 Christmas Card Throwdown Theme ~ Wreaths!

Good Morning!  Here's my card for this week's 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog challenge.  This week is a theme challenge and the theme is wreaths.  I had a few ideas in mind for my card this week and I ended up making a ribbon wreath card.  I figured it might be easier to post a video on how I made my wreath so if you have a moment check out my very first video posted below.

I ended up making three of these wreath cards and they are all basically the same, but the colors are different.  I embossed my background using the petals a plenty embossing folder and my sentiment is from a retired SU stamp set called Christmas Greetings.  Below is a close up photo of my wreath.

And here is my very first video.  I was a bit nervous so I hope you like it!  In my video I showed how to make the wreath (which I learned from this video), and I showed you how I embossed my background, and how to use a stamp-a-ma-jig.

*card #45 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps: Christmas Greetings
Card Stock: White, Old Olive, Real Red
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, Big Shot, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, SU Real Red Marker, Dimensionals, Bells, Glue Dots, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Simply Scoring Tool
Technique:  Dry Embossing, Ribbon Wreath



Below are the other two cards I ended up making. I have the supplies listed below each card.


*card #46 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Christmas Greetings
Card Stock:  White, Riding Hood Red, Lucky Limeade
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, Big Shot, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, SU Lucky Limeade Marker, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Simply Scoring Tool
Technique:  Dry Embossing, Ribbon Wreath


*card #47 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Christmas Greetings
Card Stock:  White, Real Red, Old Olive
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, Big Shot, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, SU Old Olive Marker, Dimensinoals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Simply Scoring Tool, Brads
Technique:  Dry Embossing, Ribbon Wreath

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A Little Birdie Told Me~ July 19, 2012



I made this card for a friend of mine who recently told me that her and her husband are expecting their first child.  I'm so excited for them both!  I hope she doesn't see this post before she receives her card in the mail!

I wish I had the Stampin' Up! stamp set Swell News, but since I don't I looked to see what else I had that might work and I think I may have pulled it off with this birdie stamp set.

I stamped the bird onto a scrap piece of designer series paper and my card sort of went from there.  Since she doesn't know if the baby is a boy or girl just yet I wanted to use blue and pink on my card.  My birdie image layer was cut using the labels framelits and my celery designer paper behind my image was scored using my simply score tool and then folded.  I used tombow multi glue to adhere my certainly celery layer onto my white background layer.

I also added the small stamped flower and I placed it in the birdie's beak.  The flower was stamped, colored, and cut out.  I wanted to mention that I have dimensionals placed underneath my white image layer.  There's also a small dimensional under the small flower.

My background is embossed using my perfect polka dots embossing folder and I left part of the bottom unembossed so that I would have a spot to stamp the rest of my sentiment.  For my ribbon treatment I added a button with some twine tied through it and using a glue gun I glued it onto my ribbon knot.

Well, that's my second card for today, thanks for taking the time to stop by.  I'm doing pretty well with my 100 cards in 100 days challenge- I'm almost half way there!

*card #44 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  A Little Birdie Told Me
Card Stock:  White, Island Indigo, Pretty in Pink, Subltes Paper Stack- for certainly celery dsp
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits, Ribbon, Button, Twine, Glue Gun, Simply Scoring Tool, Dimensionals, SU Markers, Scissors, Tombow Multi Glue
Technique:  Dry Embossing, Paper Piecing

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Circle Circus Christmas ~ July 19, 2012



This is the card I made for this week's splitcoast color challenge which was to use very vanilla, gumball green, and cherry cobbler.  I also made this card for the Clear is out Challenge blog and that challenge was a theme of Christmas and a stash challenge to use red, green, or even both.

When I bought my Circle Circus stamp I knew it would make great one sheet wonder cards and I thought perhaps it would make cute Christmas cards too, what do you think? 

I randomly stamped the circle images using gumball green and cherry cobbler ink and then I layered it onto my cherry cobbler card stock.  I decided to add a small strip of gumball green card stock behind my very vanilla ribbon.  For a final embellishment, I added a few rhinestone gems in the center of the circle images.

*card #43 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Circle Circus, Curly Cute
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green
Supplies:  Ribbon, Rhinestone Gems
Technique: One Sheet Wonder

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Thoughts of You ~ Sketch Challenge July 18, 2012

Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great day today and stayed cool!  It sure was a hot one here today, but my kiddos don't seem to mind it.  We did get some much needed rain though with a few storms that rolled through here.  Thankfully the storms near me didn't leave any damage.

I found a blog challenge the other day and I wanted to play along.  The blog is called Come and Get It Challenges and this week the challenge is a sketch challenge.  I have the sketch posted in my photo below.

It took me a little bit to figure out how I wanted to pull this card together.  I ended up using a retired SU triple layer punch for my island indigo layer.  I placed a pink button in the center with a piece of white ribbon knotted through it.

Instead of the three squares on the sketch below I decided to use my curly label punch and I had a few scraps of the twitterpated designer series paper and my card sort of went together from there.

It may be hard to see in my photo so I wanted to mention that after I punched my pink card stock with my scallop border punch I added some paper piercing along the scallops.  I didn't use a template for this; I simply pierced my paper free handed.  My sentiment is from the Stampin' Up! stamp set called Loving Thoughts. 


Well, that's about it for tonight.  Be sure to check back tomorrow because I have 2 cards made that I will be posting!  Have a wonderful evening!

*card #42 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Loving Thoughts
Card Stock:  White, Pink Pirouette, Island Indigo, DSP- Twitterpated
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  Ribbon, Button, Glue Dots, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Scallop Border Punch, Curly Label Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch
Technique:  Paper Piercing

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Glittery Chocolate Lovers~ Twisted Tuesday Challenge


Good morning! This is my card for this week's Twisted Tuesday challenge.  This week's challenge is to create creation with chocolate in mind. This could be chocolate card stock, patterned paper with chocolate on it, an image with chocolate in it, etc.  The Twist this week it so use glitter on our creation.

I used a retired Stampin' Up! stamp set called 'Eat Chocolate'.  I stamped the image onto my card stock and then I stamped it again on a scrap piece of paper and then I cut out just the 'to do list' part of the image and using dimensionals I placed it on top of my original stamped image.  I did this to make part of my main image pop up.  The candy bar is part of another image in the same stamp set and I simply stamped that and cut it out and placed that onto my image panel.

My white card stock layer was first cut at 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and then using my scallop trim corner punch I first punched the corners and then using the scallop trim border punch I punched along the edges.  This technique only works for certain sizes so I wanted to make note of the size my card stock was.

The glitter on my card is a little hard to see so I tried getting a better photo so that you could see it.  I used my 2 way glue pen and some dazzling diamonds glitter and I went all along my scallop border edges and all along the edges of my 'to do list'.  Below are two close up photos.
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So what do you think?  I hope you liked my card!  Have a great rest of the day and thanks for stopping by!  If you have a moment and you'd like to see the other DT member's cards here are their blogs:
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*card #41 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Eat Chocolate
Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, White, Early Espresso
Ink:  Early Espresso
Supplies:  Ribbon, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

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Ways to use Twine ~ July 16, 2012




Good Morning!  Today's clean & simple challenge on splitcoast stampers is to find ways to use twine.  I knew as soon as I saw the challenge that I wanted to pull out my kite stamp set and use the twine for the kite strings.

I stamped and cut out the kites and then I glued the twine on the back of the kites and then I placed them on my card using dimensionals.  I added three small pieces of twine on each strand which I thought would mimic bows that you sometimes see on kite strings.

The lucky limeade card stock along the bottom of my card was dry embossed using my big shot and my stripes embossing folder.  I wanted to keep the rest of my card simple so I decided to add my sentiment on a punched out scallop oval. 

So what do you think?  I hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

*card #40 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Send Me Soaring
Card Stock:  White, Lucky Limeade
Ink:  Black Stazon, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade
Supplies:  Twine, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Oval Scallop Punch, Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder
Technique: Dry Embossing

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