Simple Silhouettes Thanks

This is a super-simple thank you card I came up with.  I actually designed it as a sympathy card, but I made a bunch of them and stamped some with "thank you"!

I used the Beau Chateau designer series paper, paired with Very Vanilla and Marina Mist.  Some Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon finishes off this simple, elegant card.

I actually like the template so much, that I made a Christmas stamp-a-stack card using the same layout!

Blessings to you,

Another Ice Cream Cone Card

This is a fancier version of the Ice Cream Cone card that my guests made at my new catalogue open house.

This one uses some Pink Pirouette Patterns designer series paper behind the ice cream cone, and I added some new Chocolate Chip scalloped polka dot ribbon.  I love how versatile the Cupcake and Petite Pennant punches are!

Blessings,

Fun With My Fun Flowers Die!

I haven't bought a lot of dies for my Big Shot.  I have tons of embossing folders, sizzlits, embosslits, etc., but I'm a bit frugal when it comes to spending a lot of money for a die.  But I did fall in love with the Fun Flowers die when I saw it in the mini catalogue!

I decided that I want to make quick, easy thank you cards to put in with my customers' orders.  And this die is perfect for that!  I can make 16 flowers with eight sheets of cardstock (I used Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi and Rose Red).  The card base is So Saffron, embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.  I put the flowers together with Brights glimmer brads (I would have used Subtles, but I don't have those yet!).  It took me about 20 minutes to make all these cards!

I can't wait to make more fun cards with this die.  And I think it will be perfect for some spring scrapbook layouts...

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings to you,

Artistic Christmas

 It has been a busy month, so I apologize for not posting sooner.  We moved into our new house (finally!) at the end of August, so it's been a flurry of unpacking, preparing for my fall classes and clubs, getting the boys ready for school, etc.  So here's a quick post of a card I made this summer.
This is a card I CASEd from Felice Gladue for our WeCanStamp Stampin' Up! demonstrator event.  I was one of the make & take presenters, so everyone got to make this card! 

I love it when you can use a stamp set in more than one way, and I was thrilled that Felice used the Artistic Etchings set to make Christmas ornaments!  How cute is that? 

The circles are stamped in Cherry Cobbler, then stamped again on scrap cardstock.  I punched out the centers of the scrap circles with the 1" circle punch and adhered those to the main circles with dimensionals.  The ornament "handles" are stamped in Always Artichoke. 

To finish, we added some Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta bows and pearl jewels.  My stamp clubs will also be making this card this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings to you,

Soft Suede & Smooch Spritz!

This is one of the cards we did as a make & take at my downline meeting.  I wanted to play with some of the new Summer Mini stuff, so here's what I came up with.

I used the new Presto Patterns designer paper and sprayed it with Log Cabin Smooch Spritz.  How much do you love this pre-embossed paper?  It dried surprisingly fast, and then I dabbed the excess off with a paper towel.

Then I stamped some flourished from the Elements of Style set in Soft Suede along the bottom.  To finish it off, I layered it on some Barely Banana cardstock, stamped some more flourishes and a sentiment from Great Friend, all in Soft Suede.  I tied some Suede polka dot ribbon around the whole thing and adhered it to the Suede card base.

Et voila!  I'll be making this card at my summer workshops to show off the Summer Mini products.

Thanks for reading!


Blessings to you,

Happy Bird-day?

Here is the second stamp-a-stack card we'll be making.

This is a CASE of a card made by Christy Harsch.  There's a layer of Sending Love designer series paper with an eyelet border edge (I'll also have the Scallop Trim Border punch available as an option) in Certainly Celery.

The bird is made with the Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch with Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Certainly Celery (for the branch).

My hostess wanted a spring-themed birthday card that could be used as an Easter card, so I've used the Well Scripted set for this one in Regal Rose ink.  There is an Easter greeting in this set, so the ladies can make some birthday cards and some Easter, or even Mother's Day!

Blessings to you,

Animal Stories Birthday

This is a card I came up with for a stamp-a-stack that I've been asked to do at the end of this month.  I've got four cards that we'll be making (five of each), so I'll post them over the next several days.

My hostess, Kate, wanted to do a kids' birthday card that could be used for a boy or girl, so I decided that I had to use the Tall Tales designer series paper and Animal Stories stamp set!  They're perfect!  I just pulled some colours out of the paper for the layers.  The card base is So Saffron.  The designer paper is on Rose Red, and the Whisper White stamped piece is on Old Olive.  The animal is stamped in Brilliant Blue, but I'll have other ink colours available (So Saffron, Rose Red, Old Olive), so the guests can stamp the animal in whatever colours they'd like.  The greeting is from Look Who's Turning.

Hope they like it!

Blessings to you,

I just noticed that it's been awhile since I posted something! Just a quick post today.  I have stamp club tonight and I need to get ready for that!

This is a journal I made as a hostess gift.  It uses the Cottage Wall designer series paper with the Great Friend stamp set. 

I really hope to have some time over the Christmas holidays to do some stamping "just for fun" (not that it all isn't fun, but it seems I'm always stamping for workshops or clubs!), so I'll post those over the holidays.

If I'm not back before next week, have a Merry Christmas everyone!

Blessings to you,
Shannon

Stamp-a-Stack Cards

I've been pretty busy this November with lots of different activities, including some stamp-a-stacks!  This is the time of year people want to book a party where they get to make a bunch of Christmas cards to send out.  Here are some of the cards I've done at my stamp-a-stacks so far.

This one uses the Petals-A-Plenty Impressions Folder and the Season of Joy stamp set.

For this one, I stamped the Patterned Pines stamp in Soft Suede and dabbed Champagne Shimmer Paint over the trees.  I also used the Christmas Cocoa designer series paper.

I totally CASEd this snowman card - I forget who from, so if it's you, please let me know and I'll give you credit!  Below, I adapted it to use the Cold & Cuddly stamp set (less colouring!).

For this one, I used the Delightful Decorations in Glorious Green, Real Red and Crushed Curry.  The red decoration is punched from the flocked paper in the Christmas Cocoa designer series pack.  I also used the Sparkle & Shine jumbo wheel.

Shimmery Snowflake

This is a card i designed to use at workshops because it is simple and it showcases some items in the Holiday Mini catalogue. I bought the Platinum Shimmer Paint a few weeks ago, and I've finally discovered a few ways to use it. For this card, I painted the shimmer paint right onto the stamp from Serene Snowflakes with a paintbrush and stamped it onto some Whisper White cardstock. It`s hard to tell from the photo, but it`s really shimmery in real life! (I've ordered the White and Champagne Shimmer Paints, so I think that when they get here, I might brush some white over the whole image to make it shimmer more...)

Here's the complete recipe:
Stamps: Serene Snowflakes
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Brushed Silver, Whisper White
Accessories: Platinum Shimmer Paint, Whisper White Organdy ribbon

Just a quick post today! I haven`t had much stamping time since school started, but I`m hoping to get some in next week so I`ll have more to show you!

Blessings to you,

Happy Daisy!

When I saw this card by Elizabeth Martinez in the Stampers' Showcase (on the SU! Demo website), I had to CASE it! I think it is such a fun card, and I think I'll have the ladies in my Big Shot Club make it as well!

I love the bright, happy colours!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Yoyo Yellow, Basic Black
Paper: Yoyo Yellow, Basic Black, Gable Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Whisper White Organdy Ribbon, Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, Daisies #2 die, Top Notes Bigz die, jumbo paper clip (from Wal-Mart), pop-up glue dots

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings to you,

Autumn Butterfly Bookmarks

I haven't had much stamping time lately since we're trying to sell our house. I've had to pack up most of my stuff and put it in the storage closet. But my wonderful husband gave me a stamping day yesterday, so I hauled it all out to play!

My Holiday Mini Catalogue pre-order arrived on Thursday, so I had a lot of fun playing with my new stuff! I made these bookmarks for the ladies in my downline.

I used the new Autumn Meadows designer series paper on a Chocolate Chip background. The butterflies are from Flight of the Butterfly, stamped in Really Rust and Chocolate Chip and punched with the new butterfly punch. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, punched with the Word Window punch and layered on some Really Rust punched with the Modern Label punch. At the top, I put in a pewter jumbo eyelet.

Thanks for stopping by, and make sure you enter my blog candy draw!

Blessings to you,

Elegant Suede

I made this card for Denise's Pick 3 Challenge. I chose to use white with only one other colour (Soft Suede), dry embossing and beads.

This was a very simple card to make. I used the new SU! Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, then added some silver beads to the centers of the flowers using Tombow Mono Adhesive. I layered that on the Soft Suede card base and tied some Suede polka dot ribbon around it.

And voila! I love how elegant the embossing folders make your card look with so little work!

Thanks for reading today!

Blessings to you,

A White Circus!

This is a direct CASE of this card by Jenn. I love how simple but colourful it is! All you do is stamp a bunch of circles from Circle Circus in various colours (I used Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Lovely Lilac and Sage Shadow), then punch them out with their corresponding punches.

Then the circles are layered on a Whisper White card, tied with some Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon and voila! The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I also notice that I'm getting very close to 40 000 hits, so stay tuned for some upcoming blog candy when it reaches that number!

More Razzleberry!

Did I mention that Rich Razzleberry is my new favourite colour?!

Here's another simple card I made using Baroque Motifs, stamped in Soft Suede on Whisper White. I layered that on some Soft Suede cardstock, wrapped some Soft Suede polka dot ribbon around it and adhered it to the Rich Razzleberry card base.

I cut out a Rich Razzleberry flower with my Simple Flower Embosslit die, then added a half pearl from the Pretties kit with a mini glue dot. I adhered this to the ribbon with a dimensional, then I stamped the sentiment from Short & Sweet (another new favourite!) in Razzleberry.

I'm almost through posting the cards I made from my day of stamping at the beginning of July, so hopefully I'll get another day! My husband is marking Provincial Achievement Exams this week, but he promised that next week I'd get a day off from the kids, and then I'll go down to my stamping room and hide out there until I have another slew of cards! Isn't he a great husband?!

Thanks for reading!

Blessings to you,

Razzleberry Bird

Just a quick post today, in keeping with trying to blog more often! I've been eying the Bird on a Branch stamp set for months, and I finally broke down and bought it! I just love it!

This is a very simple card using Pumpkin Pie as the base. I layered some Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper with Crushed Curry cardstock for the accents. I stamped the branch in Chocolate Chip, then used my Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write markers to ink the flower stamp, which I stamped over the branch. (I am so happy we have In Color markers now!) I stamped the bird on a scrap of Whisper White, cut it out, and popped it on the branch with a dimensional. The sentiment is stamped in Rich Razzleberry.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings to you,

A Couple of Animal Stories

I must admit I was sad that Wild About You retired this year. But Stampin' Up! totally redeemed themselves by adding Animal Stories to their stamp set repertoire! And the matching Tall Tales designer series paper is so adorable!

I CASEd the first card from a very talented stamper, Christy Harsch, who also happens to be my upline's upline! :)

I started with Brilliant Blue as the base since it goes so nicely with the paper! I added a strip of Old Olive and a layer of Whisper White punched with the Eyelet Border punch. Then I punched out a piece of the designer paper with the 1 3/4" circle punch and adhered it to a large metal-edge tag. I adhered that to the card with a dimensional. Quick and easy!

For the second card, I again used Brilliant Blue (it's such a happy colour!). The image is stamped in the same colour and layered on some Rose Red cardstock. I added a couple of Rose Red brads with a loop of Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon and adhered the whole thing to the card. I think these are really fun kids' cards!

Blessings to you,

Wonderful Watercolours

This is a stamp set I have that is woefully underused! The Wonderful Watercolours set landed on the dormant list this year, but I pulled it out because it's gorgeous!

This card is pretty simple, and I love the Perfect Plum/Mellow Moss combination. I stamped off the image three times in Plum and Moss, then stamped some Pale Plum spots from Itty Bitty Backgrounds around the edges.

On the Pale Plum background piece, I stamped En Francais in the same colour. Then I wrapped some Whisper White organze ribbon around it with a Hodgepodge Hardware piece and adhered the whole thing to the Perfect Plum card base.

Blessings to you,

Curry Circles

When I pre-ordered the Circle Circus set, I wasn't sure how much I would like it, but I absolutely love it! It is so versatile! I've made this card in many different colour combos now!

This one uses Crushed Curry and Soft Suede (which is one of my new favourite colours!). I added a bit of Soft Suede polka dot ribbon and a tag using the new Modern Label punch with the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes, and voila!

Hope you like it!

Blessings to you,

Baja Daisy

This is one of the cards we made at Crystel's stamp-a-stack last night. I'm using as much In Color cardstock as I can this month since it won't be around much longer! I'm really going to miss Baja Breeze!

For this card, I used the Walk in the Park designer series paper from the Occasions Mini Catalogue, along with Baja Breeze, Basic Gray and Whisper White cardstock. The flower is punched with the Daisies #2 die in the Big Shot, and the greeting is from Sincere Salutations, stamped in Basic Gray. I wrapped some Whisper White taffeta ribbon around the seam as well.

Thanks for reading!

Blessings to you,