Celebrate

Well, I have a workshop in a few weeks so I have been working on cards. I try to keep them simple while I am showing so I do not take much time. That gives them more time to play. I lined the scallop circle punch up on the end to make the design after the celebrate.

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Celebrate Everything

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red Patterns Paper, Whisper White

Ink: Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Top Note Die, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die, Scallop Circle Punch

So this one I needed for a friend's birthday and I decided to take the last one and dress it up a bit. I layered the Top Note and added the Jumbo Eyelet and Rhinestone brad.

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Celebrate Everything

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Old Olive Patterns Paper

Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Top Note Die, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die, Scallop Circle Punch, Jumbo Eyelet, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads

Happy Anniversary

I needed a quick and simple card for a friend's anniversary. I love how the new Kiwi Kiss went with the Bravo Burgundy. I stamped the image in Kiwi Kiss and then used the marker to outline the edges of the flowers and the butterfly. I used the Old Olive Brads. I think they complement the Kiwi Kiss very well. Off to take the kids to swim lessons, no migraine so far today!

Stamps: Sanded Background, Celebrate Everything, Essence of Love

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Old Olive Brads, Tool kit for piercing, Circle punches

Long Alligator

It has been forever since I made a long card. This is made to fit in a business size envelopes. The Ways to Use it challenge today was to use Pattern Paper. I sketched this card out last night while I was sitting with the kids in gym at church. Pretty cool that it would work with today's challenge. The old olive card front is part of the Bali Breeze Double sided paper. I wheeled it with the Rough Textured Jumbo Wheel. The alligator is embossed but not for long to give him a shiny texture. The pocket is put on with sticky strip around the edge to make sure it stays on while the message is pulled in and out. I pierced around the pocket and faux stitched with the old olive marker.

Stamps: Rough Texture Jumbo Wheel, Wild about You, Celebrate Everything

Paper: Certainly Celery, Bali Breeze DSP, Certainly Celery Prints DSP

Ink: Old Olive Craft, Classic and marker

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Round Tab Punch, Tool Kit for Piercing, Certainly Celery Grosgrain, Clear Embossing Powder, Sticky Strip

Flower Fusion

I was so happy when I saw today's colors for the Color Challenge. I've wanted to use the Flower Fusions but keep forgetting them. I had a friend ask about them last night and that jogged my memory that I had put them on a shelf that was not always visible. So I took them out last night and put them on my desk with the plans on using them today. Wonderful that the colors match with the colors for today! I love the background stamps and just had to get the Twill. Depending on the color you use also depends on how obvious it is. I used it with Chocolate chip the other day and it was too bold for that card, but with the Pumpkin Pie I found it very subtle. I used all scraps today, so that helped decide my layout. Even the card base was a scrap.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Twill Background

Paper: Certainly Celery, Orchid Opulence, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Corner Rounder, Boho Blossom, 5 Petal Flower, Flower Fusion, Certainly Celery Wide Grosgrain, Fire Rhinestone Brads

Good Times

So today I used the Sketch Challenge as my guide. I know I put the #4 slightly higher than the sketch but I believe we are allowed a little creative license. The cowboy is stamped on the textured paper to give it just a little more. I love that I can punch out the "one and only" from the Genuine stamp to make it say whatever I want. It is great that the stamps for the Celebrate Everything fits in there perfect!

Stamps: Bronc Buster, Starstruck, Celebrate Everything

Paper: Wild Wasabi, River Rock Textured and not, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Wide Choclate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Corner Rounder, Small Star Punch

Rusty Guava

Ok, this has to be one of my most favorite color combinations. I've used the Guava and Rust before but I really love the added Chocolate Chip. This was done for the Sketch Challenge on SCS. I do not use this set often but it fit very well in the scallop punch.

Stamps: Sanded BG, Tagger's Dozen, Celebrate Everything

Paper: Really Rust, Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch

Celebrate in Every Way

Ok, I had time and I could not wait to do the Sketch challenge for today. I had this idea ever since I saw the new My Way punch. I've been trying to think of ways to use my Word Search background stamp more and I think I just figured out how I can live without my retired Alphabits set!

Stamps: Word Search Background, Celebrate Everything

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Apricot Appeal

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Apricot Appeal, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain, Apricot Appeal and More Mustard Grosgrain, My Way Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Tool kit for Piercing

Pumpkin...

So my order came in yesterday. As I had said I limited myself so I can save the bulk of my order for February to get some Sale-a-bration sets. I did have to get some of the new striped ribbon and chose one color. This will be a must on my next order to get some more. I do love the new Celebrate Everything set and I think I have already got my money's worth out of it. I also finally broke down and bought the build a brads. They will now be a staple in my supplies. I had to get some of the new designer paper. I chose the Bali Breeze because I thought it could be used for both masculine and feminine cards. I know today is the sketch challenge but I have a group of boys coming over after band this afternoon to goof around and I have things I need to get done. This is a card I put together yesterday after my order arrived. I will try to get to the sketch challenge later today and hopefully get it posted tomorrow.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal, Bali Breeze DSP

Ink: Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Corner Rounder for scalloped edges, Small Oval Punch, Jumbo Eyelets, Build a Brad, Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Celebrate Ryan

So today I needed to make a card for a birthday party my 8 yr old was invited to. I cannot wait until I am able to order the set Full Calendar. They temporarily pulled it from the book to correct the month of May. They said the font did not match. I would of taken it any way! Oh well, it will be available soon enough! I thought this turned out fun for a 8 yr old boy. I used my Bold Brights too! The circle of bugs column is perforated with the cutter kit. It can be taken off and used as a bookmark.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Mark the Date, Bugs and Kisses

Paper: Glorious Green, Gable Green,,Real Red, Only Orange, Whisper White

Ink: Glorious green, Real Red, Only Orange, Green Galore

Accessories: 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Small star Punch, Cutter tool to perforate

Punched Star

Boy, the color did not photograph well with this one. I may have to try and get another picture later. This was done for the Limited Supplies Challenge. The Challenge was to not to use any white or vanilla shades of card stock. I have had this idea for a while and decided to do it today. I just punched the various stars, laid them out and glued them down.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything

Paper: Purely Pomegranate

Ink: Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon, Black Brads, Large and Small Star Punch

Flowers

So I had to run errands out of town this morning. I got up early hoping that the challenge would be posted with enough time to get a card made and posted. That did not happen. So I got home, put the groceries away, helped my daughter make supper (boy, do I appreciate her, 5 yrs old and already loves to cook!) and checked out today's Ways to Use it Challenge. The challenge was to use flowers in any way shape or form. I had colored these pretties a long time ago but could never find a card they looked good on. So I put them together and put them all on one card. I am not sure what the middle one is. I do know the out side is Blue Bayou and the small one is Groovy Guava. I think the middle one may be Apricot Appeal. What do you think? For the sentiment I started by punching the 2 small ovals and then decided it needed the Blue Bayou behind it. The large oval was too big to fit so I took my slit punch and stuck the large oval through it and put the small oval on top.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything

Paper: Blue Bayou, Groovy Guava, Fall Flowers DSP

Ink: Blue Bayou

Accessories: Pretties Flowers, Rhinestone brad, Small and large Oval punch, Designer Label Punch, Slit Punch, Tool kit for Piercing, Groovy Guava Double Stitched Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch

Celebrate Friendship

Sorry, I have had family here for the last couple of days and have not had much computer or stamping time. This card was done for today's Sketch Challenge on SCS. I had to drop the front layers a bit to fit the word Celebrate on it. I think it still qualifies ;). This will go to one of my dear friends as a Thank you for some special things she has done for me. I used the designer paper behind the button to give it a design.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Baroque Motifs, All in a Row

Paper: Basic Gray, Old Olive, Soft Sky. Whisper White, Fall Flowers DSP

Ink: White Craft, Old Olive, Soft Sky, Basic Gray

Accessories: Clear Button, Basic Gray Taffeta, Scallop Punch

Mark the Date

So I got in my Demo Pre-order yesterday. I did not order very much, but I just had to use what I did get. I got the color choice from the Color Challenge today on SCS. I questioned the combo when I first saw it, but I really like the way they went together. Well, I better get this card finished and in the mail tomorrow so it can get to it's destination in time!

Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Mark the Date

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Basic Black, White

Ink: Black Stazon, Certainly Celery, Rose Red

Accessories: Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Fire Circle Rhinestones, Round Tab Punch, Star Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Large Star Punch