Aviary--Stamping 411 Sketch

I love this set but don't use it often enough so I pulled it out to create a card for the Stamping 411 Sketch this week and used the stripe paper from the Just Add Cake DSP.  Enjoy the rest of the week.

Stamp Sets:  Avairy, Petite Pairs

Card Stock:  Marina Mist, Delightful Daffodil, Wild Wisabi, Poppy Parade, Just Add Cake DSP

Stamp Pads:  Poppy Parada, Marina Mist

Other:  2 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, white gel pen, Stripes embossing folder, Marina Mist 1/8" Taffet ribbon

Day of Gratitude

 

I hope your week is starting out well.  I decided to take on two challenges at once in this card--the Create With Connie and Mary Color Challenge 167 and a new one I found last week called Stampin Queen's Sketch Challenge  I pulled out the Day of Gratitude stamp set as we had a little frost the other night so some of the leaves are beginning to turn already and Cajun Craze and Old Olive worked nicely into this card along with the neutral Basic Grey. 

Stamp Set:  Day of Gratitude
Card Stock:  Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Grey, Whisper White

Markers:  Cajun Craze and Old Olive

Other:  White grossgrain, antique brad, perfect polka dot embossing folder

Gently Falling--Stamping 411

We're having our first fall day in Minnesota so I thought it would be fitting to use Gently Falling for my submission to the Stamping 411 challenge this week.  I love this color combination--Pool Party, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip and More Mustard.  This is the first time I purchased the Stampin' Up! fabric, and I am loving the way it looks.  It can be used like ribbon but doesn't have the bulkiness that sometimes occurs with ribbon and costs extra postage to mail.  The Petitie Pairs is a new set for me, and I am really enjoying it's flexibility.  Enjoy!

Stamp Sets:  Gently Falling, Petite Pairs

Card Stock:  More Mustard, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP

Stamp Pads:  Pool Party, Chocolate Chip

Other:  Small Oval Punch (retired), Large Oval Punch, Extra-Large, Oval Punch, Hemp Twine, Spice Cake Designer Fabric

Delicate Doilies and Petite Pairs--CCMC166

I continue to grab the Delicate Doilies stamp set on a regular basis.  I just love the many different looks you can achieve with it.  This card was submitted for the Create With Connie and Mary Challenge 166 and uses Soft Suede, Marina Mist, and Blushing Bride.  The polka dot ribbon was an accident about a year ago.  I left my black stamp pad open and apparently had a piece of melon mambo polka dot ribbon stretched across it.  It absorbed all that black ink and presented itself as soft suede!

Stamp Sets:  Delicate Doilies, Petite Pairs

Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Beau Chateau DSP

Stamp Pads:  Soft Suede

Other:  Marina Mist and Blusing Bride markers, Antique Brads, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, sponge, dimensionals, ribbon

Upsy Daisy with New In-Colors for Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge 210

I'm back from a wonderful July 4th weekend and wanted to share another card with you using the 2011-1013 In-Colors that were just released from Stampin' Up!  I used them for the first time in my previous post, and I couldn't wait to try them again.  I am submitting this card for the Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge 210.  This card uses the Upsy Daisy stamp set that has been around for a while, but I love how it lends itself to featuring multiple colors and the use of markers.  The specifics for this card are listed below:

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Happiest Brithday Wishes (new hostess set)

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and 3 1/2 x 3), Whisper White (4 x 5 1/4 and 3 1/4 x 2 3/4), Wisteria Wonder (5 1/4 x 1 1/2), Pool Party (5 1/4 x 1 1/2)

Markers:  Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeage

Stamp pad:  Versamark

Other:  white embossing power, Polka Dot embossing folder, Scallop Circle punch, Eyelet Border punch, 2-way glue, dazzling diamonds glitter, dimensionals

Enjoy!

2011-2013 In-Colors Using Fabulous Florets

I finally had the time to take the shrink wrap off my new 2011-2013 Stampin' Up! In-Colors, and I am loving them.  I decided to play along with the Pals Paper Arts (PPA 100) challenge this week and used the Fabulous Florets stamp set found on p. 107 of the Idea Book and Catalog.  I love to cut out and layer flowers like this for special cards, but one wouldn't want to make a large quantity of these as they do take time (great cutting project while watching television).  Here are the specifics:

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral ( 1 piece at 10 1/2" x 5 1/4", 1 piece at 4 3/4" x 1 3/8"), Pool Party (1 piece at 4 3/4" x 1 3/8"), Wisteria Wonder ( 1 piece at 4 3/4" x 1 3/8"), Whisper White (1 piece at 5" x 5", 1 piece at 1/2" x 4", miscellaneous pieces for flowers)

Stamp Pads:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade

Accessories:  Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

Enjoy!

The New Catalog Has Arrived

Here it is...what we have all been waiting for...the new 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog.  Just CLICK HERE, and you will be transported into a shopping experience like no other.  The stamp sets, the die cuts, the accessories and new colors are exceptional, and I will be posting samples on a regular basis during the next few months (school is out, so the teacher can play).  Shop online or email me directly to place an order.