Oh Hello Thanks, PPA194 & DS141

Happy Monday, Stampers! Did you all enjoy a nice weekend? It was much warmer in NY than it's been in a long, long time and boy, did it feel good! I was inspired to do a little spring cleaning, including my craft space which is in dire need. A clean space always inspires me to create, too. I created this thank you card using the Oh Hello Stamp Set and Dictionary Background Stamp and made a brand new mess to clean up! 

I'm playing along with two challenges today, the color challenge at Pals Paper Arts and the sketch challenge at The Deconstructed Sketch. I love how well they work together. 

The only tool I used was a distressing tool on the Night of Navy layers. The flowers were cut out by hand, and one of them was popped up with snips of Dimensionals. A bow made from Linen Thread was attached with a drop of Liquid Tombo Adhesive.

Stampin' Up Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Oh Hello, Dictionary

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder, Smoky Slate

Designer Series Paper: Subtles Stack

Ink Pads: Night of Navy, Smoky Slate

Tools: Distressing Tool

Accessories: Subtles Candy Dots, Antique Brads, Linen Thread

Have an awesome week, everyone!

Inky hugs! 

Gingham and Daisies for The Paper Players & STS15

Greetings on this lovely Sunday, friends! The temperatures have warmed up a tad in my neck of the woods and that is more than enough to make me smile! Also adding to my smile is the fact that it's time for another challenge from The Paper Players! This week the uber-talented Anne Marie has a color challenge for us, along with an amazing inspiration photo. Love it! 

My original thoughts were to make something film inspired, but as I didn't really have any products along those lines I shifted gears entirely and took a walk in the country. If gingham and daisies don't make you think of a picnic in the country, I don't know what does! The greeting and gingham circle were created with the Kind & Cozy Stamp Set, and the border on the side was made with the Gingham Wheel Stamp.

The great layout is from Seize the Sketch. The circle in the center was just perfect for my stamp.

The large daisy was made with the Blossom Party Die. The smaller daisies and center of the large daisy were made using the Boho Blossom Punch. 

I wanted to add a little something extra to the background, so I heat embossed more tiny daisies using the retired Confetti Stamp Set. In real life, it's shiny and pretty! 

Stampin' Up Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Kindy & Cozy, Confetti, Gingham Wheel Stamp

Card Stock: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate

Designer Series Paper: Regals Stack

Ink Pads: Marina Mist

Markers: Marina Mist, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Circles Framelits, Blossom Party Die, Boho Blossom Punch

Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Regals Candy Dots, 5/16" Brads

Thanks for stopping by today! Please pay a visit the the rest of the Design Team at The Paper Players, and we'd love it if you'd play along!

Inky Hugs!

Lovely as a Tree, STB & FM150

Hi there, Friends! The other night my stamp class got together, and the theme this month was birthday cards. We made four different styles, but this one, the masculine style, was by far my favorite. I features the classic Lovely as a Tree stamp set. You can never go wrong with this set!

I'm playing along with the "Anything Goes" Birthday Challenge at Seize the Birthday. I hope they don't mind me entering twice in one week! I'm also playing along with the challenge at Friday Mashup, to make a masculine card, though I didn't "mash it up" with stitching.

Both the sentiment and image were stamped in Black Stazon Ink onto Naturals Ivory Card Stock. This card stock is a great alternative to watercolor paper. It's just about as sturdy, won't easily pill and is much less expensive. We colored the tree in with ink pads and an Aqua Painter. The base of the card is Early Espresso Core'dinations Card Stock, which adds some more texture.

Stampin' Up Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Lovely as a Tree, Express Yourself

Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso Core'dinations, Old Olive

Designer Series Paper: Venentian Romance

Ink Pads: Black Stazon, Early Espresso, Old Olive

Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Aqua Painter

Accessories: Antique Brads

Thanks for paying me a visit today! 

Friend to Friend, CQC231 & SSSC209

Hi there, Friends! I have fun, playful card to share with you today. It ended up nothing like what I originally had in mind. I didn't like the way the original creation came out so I took it apart and used the parts for two different cards. I'll be sharing the other one later on in the week. 

What got my creative juices flowing was the color challenge at ColourQ. At first the colors had me thinking of foliage and ferns, but after that didn't work out the way I planned I shifted gears and had fun with the inspiration photo. I substituted Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green for the two greens they have listed. The layout is from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, which I rotated 90 degrees. 

I thought the blossoms from the Floral Fusion Sizzlit closely mimicked those in the inspiration photo, and I even turned one upside down to follow the pattern on the cup. Rhinestones take the place of the crystal tea holder. Oh, and by the way, after I finally got this card finished I realized it was upside down. Ugh! I hate when that happens! Thankfully I was able to fix it.

Stampin' Up Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Simple Stems, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock: Whisper White, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz

Designer Series Paper: Regals Stack

Ink Pads: Basic Gray, Basic Black

Markers: Basic Black

Tools: Big Shot, Floral Fusion Sizzlit, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Decorative Label Punch

Accessories: Rhinestones

Thanks for visiting today and please leave a comment! 

Chalkboard Choo Choo, FMS125 & STB

Well, here we are back at Monday and it's a snowy one for many of us. Thankfully in my area we had only an inch or so of snow. Mother Nature, are you finished yet? Please, no more! 

Today's card for a dear friend uses the long retired All Aboard Stamp Set. This is one of those stamp sets that I'll never get rid of since hubby is retired from the Long Island Rail Road, and we have lots of RR friends. This is the first time I'm trying it out with the Chalkboard Technique.

Today I'm playing along with the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and the "Anything Goes" challenge at Seize the Birthday.

This was pretty simple to make. The larger train was heat embossed with White Embossing Powder, then I sponged a little Craft White Ink for "chalk dust". The little train and the train on the envelope were stamped with Black Stazon, and the little one cut out with a 1 1/4" Circle Punch. 

Stampin' Up Products Used:

Stamp Sets: All Aboard, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Ink Pads: Versamark, Black Stazon, Craft White, Crumb Cake

Tools: Big Shot, Argyle Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, 1 1/4" Circle Punch

Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Neutrals Candy Dots

Have a great day everybody! Hope you're keeping warm!

Sending Many Thanks for The Paper Players

Greetings, Stampers! It's Sunday and time for another fun Paper Players challenge! This week the amazing Ann Schach is challenging us to make Thank You cards. I don't know about you, but I always need lots of those! I guess that makes me fortunate to have so many kind and generous people in my life.

I was a tad lazy today and cased myself. I made this card last week and really liked the way it came out, so I thought I would do it again with a different layout and color scheme, and make it a Thank You card. I think I like this one, too! I guess what I really like is the blossoms from the Simple Stems Stamp Set, combined with some bright colors, lots of white space and a splash of black.

Always on the lookout for inspiration, I spotted a layout I liked from The Deconstructed Sketch and the awesome colors are from Color Throwdown.

Nothing too complicated to explain here. The blossoms and leaves were stamped and cut out by hand. By the way, did I ever tell you how much I like to fussy-cut? I find it very relaxing, LOL! Anyways, the circles and banners were cut with Framelits, and my favorite part is the paper piercing, also very relaxing! 

Stampin' Up Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Simple Stems, Summer Silhouettes, Petite Pairs

Card Stock: Whisper White, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango

Designer Series Paper: Subtles Stack

Ink Pads: Black Stazon, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango

Tools: Big Shot, Circles and Banners Framelits, Paper Piercing Essentials, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat

Accessories: Linen Thread, Neutrals Candy Dots

So glad you could find time to pay me a visit today! Please pay a visit to the rest of the Design Team at The Paper Players too, and we hope you'll play along!

Hugs :)

Petal Parade Thanks, DD91

Hello once again, my Inky Friends! I won't bore you with the weather report. It seems the entire country is in a deep freeze. One can wish for spring, though. I tried to reflect that with some bright colors and happy flowers in today's card. The stamp set is called Petal Parade and is one that can be earned during Stampin' Up's Sale-A-Bration event.

It's Triple Threat week at Dynamic Duos and they've given us three cheerful, bright colors to work with. These colors scream summer, yet summer feels ever so far away!

The random layering means that you don't even need a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig! So easy and fun! The sentiment is from the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set. I used two punches, the Scallop Edge and Boho Blossom Punches, and finished things off with some Baker's Twine and Rhinestones.

Stampin' Up Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Petal Parade, Lots of Thanks

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo

Ink Pads: Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand, Black Stazon

Tools: Scallop Edge and Boho Blossom Punches, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Accessories: White Baker's Twine, Rhinestones

Have an awesome day!