Sunshine Award!

Guess what!?!?!  I received an award!  My friend Betty sent me a Sunshine Award.  You can see Betty's blog here.   She is a very talented lady who also features tutorials on using Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio on her blog.  Thanks Betty!!!

Part of the award is to then pass it along to other bloggers that you enjoy visiting.  Here are some more friends I've met through UStamp who have blogs for you to check out: 

Pauline who just happens to live "in the land down under",

Angie who has some beautiful creations on her blog, and

Bella who has to be the hardest working assistant at UStamp!

Be sure and check out my friends and see what creative adventures they've been up to!

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there, especially my mom!   Here is a layout I created using Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio:

 

1 Stamp, 3 Cards

With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I needed to make cards for my two aunts.  All of these cards feature the same image from the Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set Country Morning.  I stamped the image using Basic Brown and used my Summer Sun and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers for the daisies.  I used my Stampin' Pastels to color in the rest of the flowers.  The pastels really lend themselves to easy color blending.

Supplies

Stamps:  Country Morning, Tiny Tags

Cardstock:  Summer Sun, Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue

Ink:  Basic Brown Classic Ink; Summer Sun, Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories:  Stampin' Pastels, Big Shot, Stampin' Up Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

For this next card, I decided to use my Big Shot to cut out the card using the Stampin' Up Top Note Die.

Supplies

Stamps:  Counry Morning, Tiny Tags

Cardstock:  Orchid Oppulence, Old Olive, Vey Vanilla

Ink:  Orchid Opulence, Basic Brown Classic Ink; Summer Sun, Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories:  Big Shot, Top Note Die, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch, Stampin Dimensionals, Linen Thread

Supplies

Stamps:  Country Morning, Tiny Tags

Cardstock:  Summer Sun, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Orchid Opulence

Ink:  Basic Brown, Summer Sun and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch, Linen Thread, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Which version is your favorite???

A Cute Roo or Two

Isn't this one of the cutest stamp sets you've ever seen!?  The Build-a-Roo set is very versatile as it contains interchangable images for the kangaroo's pouch so you can make a "Thinking of You" card like this one or a "Welcome Baby" card like the blue one I've featured further down in this post.  I decided to stamp the kangaroo on Soft Suede and cut it out rather than watercolor the image.  I made both cards a type of tri-fold card and the tied ribbon holds each card closed.

Supplies

Stamps:  Build-a-Roo

Cardstock:  Kraft, Melon Mambo, Naturals Ivory, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Basic Brown

Accessories:  Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Supplies

Stamps:  Build-a-Roo

Cardstock:  Kraft, Naturals Ivory, Bashful Blue, Soft Suede

Ink:  Basic Brown, Bashful Blue

Accessories:  3/16" Blue Gingham Ribbon (retired), Ticket Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Have a Sweet Day!

Here is a birthday card that features the Something Sweet stamp set from the Occasions mini catalog that ends on April 30.  This set has a lot of versitility as it contains images for making a baby rattle, a flower, a fishbowl, as well as the gumball machine... that offers unlimited possibilities for card themes:  birthday, thinking of you, get well, baby, etc.  I also found that the gumball machine fit quite well on the Hugs love notes. 

Supplies

Stamps:  Something Sweet

Cardstock:  Ballet Blue, Real Red, Summer Sun Cardstock; Hugs Love Note

Ink:  Real Red, Ballet Blue, Crushed Curry, Green Galore, Lovely Lilac

Accessories:  Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Modern Label Punch, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Contact me to place your order for any items you are interested in from the Occasions mini catalog before April 30!

Have A "Cherry" Day!

Here is a card I made for Administrative Professionals Day for a friend.  She likes Mary Engelbreit and the goodies I had gotten for her were cherry-themed, so I wanted to make a card that matched.

Supplies

Stamps:  Tart and Tangy, Happy Moments

Cardstock:  Kraft, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Ballet Blue

Ink:  Real Red, Garden Green, Close to Cocoa Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories:  Square Scallop Punch, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Linen Thread

Happy Mother's Day

This card was inspired by one I found on Patty Bennett's blog.  When I saw what could be created with  Stampin' Up's Decor Stencils, I just had to order them and try it myself!  The flowers on the background of this card were created with the Elegant Trio Decor Stencils, a Sponge Dauber, and Brocade Blue classic ink.  I used Old Olive ink for the leaves on the flowers.  I made the small 3-D flower using the Boho Blossoms Punch. 

Supplies

Stamps:  Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Heard From the Heart

Cardstock:  Brocade Blue, Naturals Ivory, Old Olive

Ink:  Brocade Blue, Old Olive

Accessories:  Extra Large 2-Step Bird Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Curly Label Punch, Elegant Trio Decor Stencils,

I liked this card so well that I decided to use it for both my mom's Mother's Day card and some swaps for USTAMP. 

Folk Flowers Decor Stencils

Here is a birthday card I made with my new Folk Flowers Decor Stencil from Stampin' Up.  This was my first time to play with Stampin' Up's decor stencils and I have to say... What was I waiting for???  It was so easy and turned out sooooo cool!!!

Supplies

Stamps:  Well Scripted

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Naturals Ivory

Ink:  Brocade Blue, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Old Olive

Accessories:  Folk Flowers Decor Stencils, Sponge Daubers, Wide Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Look for another sample made with the decor stencils later this week!

Awash With Flowers

Here are two birthday cards I made for my twin cousins.  I won't mention their age but I will just say that this is a BIG one!  While the stamped images from Awash With Flowers are nearly identical, I used different sizes of butterflies as accents and different cardstock colors and designer series paper for the layers.  To achieve the watercolor look, I colored directly on the stamp with my Stampin' Write Markers then spritzed with water before stamping onto the cardstock.  Awash With Flowers is a stamp set that is perfect for Two Step Stamping as it contains both a solid and outline image for each flower.

Supplies

Stamps:  Awash With Flowers

Cardstock:  Ballet Blue, Whisper White  Rich Razzleberry Cardstock; Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper (SAB)

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Ballet Blue, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Elegant Eggplant, Glorious Green Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories:  Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Stampin' Up Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die      

Supplies

Stamps:  Awash With Flowers

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry Cardstock; Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper (SAB)

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Ballet Blue, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Elegant Eggplant, Glorious Green Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories:  Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Stampin' Up Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

Remember that the Awash With Flowers Promotion is only good until the end of April!  Click on the button on the right under specials to see the details!

 

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