A card for a child's first birthday.  Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, and Whisper White card stock, Early Espresso and Daffodil Delight Classic ink, On Your Birthday (retired) and Celebrate Today stamp sets, Owl Builder, Word Window, Modern Label (retired), and circle punches, Sizzix number die, Stripes embossing folder (retired), Iridescent Ice embossing powder, white Baker's Twine, and Dimensionals.

Last month in preparing for stamp club I had cut extra paper for a couple of the cards.  Since one of my coworkers had a birthday coming up, and two of her favorite colors are pink and red, I decided to turn one of them into a card for her.

Most of the materials are listed below for the Valentine.  Additional materials used on the birthday card were the Create a Cupcake punch and coordinating stamp set and Pool Party and So Saffron card stock.

 

Another card we made in stamp club last month.  I used the sketch challenge at Stamper's Joy as my design inspiration.

 Stamps: Short and Sweet

Paper: More Amore DSP, Real Red Core'dinations, Primrose Petals and Very Vanilla card stock

Inks: Real Red Classic ink

Accessories: Hearts Framelits, Top Note Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Corner Rounder Punch, Real Red Satin ribbon (retired), Dimensionals, sanding block



It is beginning to look and feel like Fall where I live so Halloween will be here before we know it.  I saw a treat topper made by Angie Juda which inspired this Frankenstein card.

 

 

Card stock: Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White

Inks: Basic Gray Classic ink pad and Basic Black Stampin' Write marker

Accessories: Sizzix Big Shot and Top Note die, 3/4" and 1" circle punches, white gel pen, Dimensionals, sponge

 



This card was inspired by one I saw on Shelli Gardner's blog. I love the new In Colors and used two of them on this card.  I also love the Elegant Bird Bigz die!  The bigz dies are able to cut so many different materials that the possible projects with it seem endless!  I can't wait to try some of the ideas I have for this one.  

Stamps: Reason to Smile* and Very Vintage wheel
Inks: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit
Card stock: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit
DSP: Paisley Petals (retired)
Accessories: Elegant Bird die, Scallop Edge Border punch, Antique Brad

*The Reason to Smile stamp set is brand new and will be available only in July for $5 when you spend $50!! 

This card features the Take It to Heart stamp set from the new Occasions mini catalog stamped on watercolor paper in StazOn black ink.  The image was colored with Watercolor Wonder crayons.  The heart shapes were cut with the new Framelits also in the Occasions mini.  The Bashful Blue heart was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder and the Pretty in Pink card base was embossed in the Framed Tulips folder.

This fun and easy Christmas card was CASEd from one created by Shelly Peck.  You may have seen it last month on the SU STARS Holiday Hoopla blog hop.  Cut a piece of Whisper White card stock with the Sizzix Top Note die and layer it on a Basic Black card base.  The eyes were punched from Basic Black card stock using a 1/2 inch circle punch, the beak from the small oval punch, and the feet from the curly label punch.  The scarf is Wild Wasabi ribbon that was retired a few years ago.

Here's a card we will be making in stamp club this Saturday.  It was made using the emboss resist technique, Lovely as a Tree stamp set, a script background stamp, Whisper White, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, and Old Olive card stock, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, and Old Olive Classic ink, leaves cut with a Sizzix die in my Big Shot, and linen thread.  I added a little Log Cabin and Gold Glow Smooch Spritz to the leaves and like how it makes them look like real fall leaves.  This could be a masculine birthday card, a get well or thinking of you card so club members will be able to choose from a variety of stamps for the inside sentiment.

I'd seen a few telescoping cards online and decided to give it a try.  Since it's made with circles, a snowman came to mind.  Basic Gray Classic ink was sponged around the edge of the circles.  The snowflake was cut from the Northern Frost Sizzlit, the carrot was cut free hand, and the rest was created with punches.  A rhinestone was added to the center of the snowflake. 

Here's the card opened:

I was so pleased with my first attempt at the Vanilla Double technique, I thought I'd try a more seasonal one.  This card features the new Snow Much Fun stamp set colored with markers and Serene Snowflakes used to create the background.  Card stock is Whisper White, Baja Breeze, and Not Quite Navy. The snowflake with the rhinestone center was cut from the Northern Frost Decorative strip.  A little Frost White shimmer paint was added to the snowman, snowballs, and die cut snowflake. 

Welcome to the 13th stop on the September SU-STARS blog hop!  If you are hopping along in order you arrived here from Jackie Watson's blog.  If not, and you'd like to see all the creative projects we've posted this weekend, you can find a complete list of all the participating blogs on the SU-STARS home blog or just watch for a link to the next blog at the end of each post.
Our theme this month is scrapbooking.  Below are two pages I did with photos from spring break activities a few years ago for employees at the community college where I work.  I used sketches from Sketchy Thursday, Cutie Pie retired DSP and coordinating card stock, scalloped border, word window, and large oval punches, and the Baby Says Yeah alphabet Sizzlit Decorative strip die to put these pages together.

Thanks so much for visiting.  The next stop on our hop is Barb Furlong's blog.  She has a great mini album to show you!

I have several scrapbooks with photos of our nieces and nephews when they were small or growing up.  This is the title page for an album with photos of them as adults.  The patterned paper is some I bought at a scrapbook convention a few years ago, the poem was printed from my computer on River Rock card stock and matted on Always Artichoke card stock.  Images from the Sense of Time set were stamped in VersaMark ink behind the poem.  Tiny brads were added where the corners were punched with the ticket corner punch.  The clock on the "time flies" embellishment was heat embossed on River Rock card stock with VersaMark and River Rock Classic ink and the wings were stamped in River Rock Classic ink with the retired Weathered background stamp and cut from River Rock card stock with a Tim Holtz die.

A birthday card for a coworker.  The butterflies were cut and embossed from scraps in the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  Other items used were Cajun Craze and Baja Breeze card stock, Square Lattice embossing folder, Very Vintage wheel, Cajun Craze Classic ink, and Basic Pearls.

Welcome to the 12th stop on the VC_Rocks June blog hop! If you are hopping along in order, you arrived here from Tammy Howell's blog. Didn't you love her project? If you didn't just come from Tammy's blog and would like to see a wonderful collection of fabulous projects, you can find the complete list on the VC_Rocks blog. Or look for a link to the next project at the end of this post and follow the links in each blog post until you've completed the hop.

Our theme this month is Big Shot Madness! What a fun and versatile tool! If you have one, don't you love it? My project is a birthday card on which the polka dotted layer of DSP was embossed using my Big Shot and the Square Lattice embossing folder. Other items used on this card are: Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stock, Newsprint DSP, Victoria Crochet trim, stamps from the Four Frames, Teeny Tiny Wishes, and retired Bliss stamp sets, the Decorative Label punch and Stampin' Write markers.

The next stop is Tessa Boulter's blog. She's so creative! Enjoy!

This scrapbook page is about my role models. Two women I admire and want to be like when I get older. The journaling was computer generated on a piece of card stock and punched with the spiral border punch. The patterned paper is from a pad I've had for a while. The flower was cut with a flower layers Sizzix die, crumpled and then the edges were sponged with ink. Rose Pink glitter was glued to the large brad in the center.

Sale-A-Bration ends March 31...don't miss out! Get a new stamp set, Designer Series Paper with Quick Accents pack, a ribbon & button pack, digital downloads, or Decor Elements FREE with every $50 purchase! To view the online catalogs, including the FREE SAB items, click here. You can order online or contact me to place an order. This card was made using the Presto Patterns DSP, Early Esspresso, Tangerine Tango, and Naturals White card stock, Nature Walk and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets, Sizzlit tag die, and linen thread.

Welcome to the March blog hop of SU STARS! If you are hopping along in order, you arrived here from the SU STARS blog. If not, just follow the link at the bottom of this post to the next blog and before you know it, you will have completed the hop! We have so many talented stampers with great projects to share you won't want to miss a one! If you happen to get lost, just go back to the list here to move on to the next blog. This month we are featuring spring themed projects or projects created with products from the Stampin' Up! Occasions mini catalog. My card was inspired by one I saw on SCS by stampcrave using the Nature Walk and the Framed Tulip embossing folder. Card stock used was Rich Razzleberry for the base and Naturals White for the images and tag. A Rich Razzleberry Glimmer brad was used to attach the tag to Rich Razzleberry ribbon. The sentiment stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. The next stop on the hop is Brenda Hugar's blog. She always has great projects. Enjoy!

I have a sister and brother in law who live on a farm and like chickens so when I saw a rooster Sizzix die on clearance a few months ago I bought it. I played around with it and cut out a couple of roosters but didn't have a project in mind so set them aside. Today, when I visited my friend Ellen's blog, I knew exactly what to do with them! Here's my version of Spring Chicken inspired by Ellen. Card stock used was Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, and a scrap of beige non-SU card stock that was on my desk. The rooster was cut from a scrap of retired Night and Day DSP and the Peach Parfait DSP is from the current hostess paper pack. The greeting was computer generated and punched with the large oval and layered on a scalloped oval.

Here's a little card in honor of St Patrick's Day. The card base is Garden Green card stock cut with the Top Note die in my Big Shot. The four leaf clovers (considered by some to be the original shamrock) is from the Sale-A-Bration set So Happy for You and stamped in Garden Green Classic ink on Whisper White card stock. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set punched with the large oval and scalloped oval punches and popped up on the card with Stampin Dimensionals.

Welcome to the seventh stop on the SU STARS January blog hop! If you are hopping along in order, you arrived here from Mary Campbell's blog. A list of all participating blogs and links to each one can be found on the SU STARS blog.

My project is a Valentine card made with the Inlaid Embossing technique and features a few new products from the Occasions mini catalog. The center heart is Glimmer Paper cut in my Big Shot with a Sizzlits die. I love how shiny and glittery it is. But the best part is that the glitter doesn't come off! The other hearts were punched from Poppy Parade card stock with the Heart to Heart punch and embossed onto Naturals White card stock with the Square Lattice embossing folder. The sentiment stamp is from the new You're a Gem set stamped in Poppy Parade Classic ink on Naturals White card stock, punched with the large oval punch and mounted on Poppy Parade card stock punched with the scalloped oval. The card base is, you guessed it, Poppy Parade and the trinket key is tied to 1/4 inch gross grain ribbon in Whisper White.

Your next stop on the hop is the blog of Angela Walters who has another Valentine project waiting for you!