For All You Do

TGIF Peeps!!! I am looking forward to a good weekend, how about you?

Today's card is made with the Sketch on Splitcoast I am using a new stamp set, to me, For All You Do. I also just got the Thoroughly Modern DS paper so I had to use it too. It contains one of my favorite regular SU colors, Rose Red. I started the card with base of Soft Suede and followed that with some rose red casrdstock and then some of the DS paper, The two strips on the end are also rose red and Thoroughly Modern DS paper.

For the main image panel I colored the stems with my old olive and rose red markers and stamped them onto PTI white card stock. I then stamped the two flowers from this set in rose red on more white card stock and cut them out and added them to the panel with some dimensionals. I then used some crystal effects to add a dew drop to the center of the flowers. I stamped the sentiment from this same set onto more white and used the curly label punch to punch it out and added it with some dimensionals as well. I pierced the corners and the whole panel is mounted to the base with more dimensionals. I added some soft suede polka dot ribbon and three vintage brads.

Another shot:



These two colors look really nice together I think.

Well, that is all for today, I am off to make a carrot cake for my sister's friends birthday. Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Mercy's Sketch Challenge

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!!

Today's card is made for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge.

I am super excited that she has started her sketches again on her blog!! I started my card with a base of PTI white card stock. I also used rich razzleberry and crushed curry razzleberry card stock along with the Razzleberry Lemonade DS paper.

The stamp set I used is the Great Friend set and I stamped the sentiment in rich razzleberry and then used my stamp a ma jig to line up the frame around it with the crushed curry ink. The butterfly is also in rich razzleberry and is stamped onto a scrap of white and then cut out and popped up. I added some silver sticky rhinestones to the center. I added some crushed curry ribbon and tied a pretty bow and added it to the top.

Well that is all for now, thanks again for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Mojo Sketch Challenge

Hello Peeps! Hope all is well! A very late post for me today, I have had no internet all day!

This is the card I made for the Mojo Monday #97 Sketch Challenge

The card is made with rich razzleberry, old olive and cottage wall DS paper. The sentiment comes from the Hostess Set Kind & Caring Thoughts. I used the SU butterfly die and more of the DS paper for the butterfly.

Well, tht is all for now. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SSSC Thinking of You

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps! I hope everyone is having a good week so far! It has been nice here, cool in the mornings when I head out for my walks and cool in the evenings when I walk again! It really heats up during the day, but only into the upper 80's so still tolerable!

Today's card is made with the
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge on Karen Giron's blog the sweetest thing.

My card is a 4-1/2 inch square. I used old olive for the base followed by rich razzleberry and then some Designer paper from the Cottage Wall pack.

The stamp set I used is the SU set "Trendy Trees". I stamped the tree top with old olive and then used my stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the trunk. I used my circle and scallop circles to cut out the tree. I stamped the sentiment with chocolate chip and matted it with rich razzleberry. I added some old olive buttons to the sentiment panel and to the bottom strip. I attached these buttons directly to the card with some twine and a needle.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!


Vicki

SFYTT Friend Good.

Good Monday Morning Peeps!

Today's card is made with Jen's Sketch for you to Try.

I got inspiration for this card in a couple of different places. First off the main image panel with the sentiment from the Smarty Pants set was like one I saw in the current catty on page 143. I stamped the sentiment 4 times in 4 colors, rich razzleberry, melon mambo, pumpkin pie and crushed curry. I used the stamp a ma jig to line it all up.

Secondly I took inspiration from Connie Collins water lily from the daisy die flower. She has an awesome video tutorial to make her fabulous flower here.


My flower is a smaller version of the one she made. I used melon mambo and crushed curry for the flower. The base of may card is also melon mambo followed by crushed curry. The Designer Series paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade pack and is matted with melon mambo card stock.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Thank You

Good Sunday Morning Peeps! Hope you all have enjoyed the Catty Cruise Blog Hop, I know I sure did, it was so much fun to go from blog to blog and see all the fabulous creations! I am honored and humbled to be included in this wonderful group of stampers. Just a little FYI for all of you, we will be having another catty cruise for the upcoming mini in September so keep an eye out for more info on that. Also you may want to bookmark the Catty Cruise Line Home Port where in the future you will find Profiles of our Stewards, like mini bios, along with some of their projects and other info regarding the upcoming cruise.

So on to today's card. I made this one for the Weekend Sketch Challenge

Most everything I used on this card is retired.....SIGH, I know I love this image from the SU set "Give Thanks" I stamped it onto white cardstock with black pigment ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored the image with my copics markers, I love these and want to learn how to use them, I am fumbling with them alot. I have only mastered this one image with them. I have done it a few times. There is such a learning curve with them, but I have read alot and watched a few videos on the net, but I would love to take a class when I can find one in my area.

I used kraft cardstock for my base which is a 4-1/2 inch square/ I followed that with some white card stock and then some kraft print. The squares on the side are real read followed by some more textured cardstock from the retired, Taste of textile DS pack.The sentiment comes from Garden Greetings and is stamped on white and matted with more real red. I added a red button, from my stash, to the end. I then used some red striped ribbon to make a bow to add to the opposite corner, this is the only part of the card I do not like, I am just not feeling that bow.

I am using this card to give to a the two little ladies who leave next door to us along with some of my homemade apple butter, that I canned last fall. They are super sweet neighbors always keeping an eye on things for us and just generally making the neighborhood a pleasant place to live.

Well, that is all for today, have to go help hubby with some yard work, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Ahoy Maties

Hello Peeps and Anchors away! The time for the very first Catty Cruise is here.

If you just made the voyage here from Connie's blog Constantly Stamping isn't she awesome? I have been a huge fan of hers for the longest time! Her projects with that lattice die are amazing don't you think?

So pull up a chair and grab a mug of ale, or whatever you like to drink, and sit back and enjoy. We've gathered 12 of the most incredible stampers for an amazing cruise through the new Stampin' Up! catalog. You'll get to the next port by clicking on the port hole at the end of this post. But, if you somehow lose your way , you can always rejoin us by visiting our home port Catty Cruise Line.

When I first got my hands on the new ctalog I was immedietly drawn to the new set Greenhouse Garden. I ordered it first thing. I also love, love, love the new in colors, espically rich razzleberry. So I combined the two, the Greenhouse Garden set and rich razzleberry and the new Designer series paper, Cottage Walls.



This card is called a stand up card and was the Technique Lovers Challenge on Splitcoast a couple of weeks back. I really wanted to try one and this was my ideal opportunity.

I used old olive for my base followed by rich razzleberry and whisper white card stock, followed by the Cottage Wall DS paper. The hardest part of this card was cutting all those angles. I used perfect plum for all my flowers and rich razzleberry for all the centers. I cut out and mounted on dimensionals most all the flowers. The leaves are made with the crimper and hand cut out.

Well, I wanted a little gift bag to go along with this card to hold some candy or possible a gift card.




I made up a little 2-5-7-10 favor box with a flap. I used rich razzleberry again and some more of the Cottage Wall DS paper. I made one of those fun little accordian fold circles for the front with more of the DS paper. I had originally thought I would use on of the flowers from Greenhouse Garden in the middle of the circle, but it just didn't look quite right. So I just used a button. The sentiment comes from the Garden Greetings set and is added under the edge of the button.

Finally one last card with the Greenhouse Garden Set. I went in a completely different direction with this card.



I used another new in-color, crushed curry. I paired it up with some Basic Black card stock. The main image panel is whisper white and the sentiment comes from the Stem Sayings Set. I added three black brads and some non SU gingham ribbon. Super simple and easily mailable card.

I sure hope you have enjoyed your time at my port, but it is time to sail on to the next. The wonderfully talented LeAnne Pugliese at Wee Inklings




HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SASSC If Nothing Ever Changed

Good Friday Morning Peeps!!! Hope you all have had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend! I am super excited for tomorrow and the Catty Cruise!!! I sure hope you will stop by and see all the fabulous creations on the cruise!!!

Today's card is made with the sketch on the Stamps and Smiles Fresh Batch Blog.

I started my card with a base of tempting turquoise followed by some real red and then some of the Pink Flamingo DS paper. The next layer is more tempting turquoise and more pink flamingo DS paper. I pierced all around this layer with my piercing tool and mat pack. The main image panel is made with the Flight of the butterfly set. I stamped the butterfly twice, once on the whisper white and then again onto a scrap of turquoise. I used the stamp a ma jig to line up the sentiment. I cut out the wings of the butterfly from the turquoise piece and rolled them a bit around a marker, to curl the wings. I then glued them just on the middle edge to the white piece. I mounted it onto a real red piece of card stock. I added a bunch of stardust stickles to the wings and set it aside to dry. I added some real red grosgrain ribbon around the bottom piece and tied a knot. I punched out three real red circles with my 1/2 inch circle punch and added them to the upper right corner and then added three silver brads to the center. After the butterfly was dry I mounted that panel to the main one with some dimensionals.

I did leave off the circle element from the sketch on my card. I tried several things there and just could not make anything work, so in the end I just did nothing!!! LOL!!

Well that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure and come back tomorrow for the Catty Cruise. You can see the line up and get a sneak peek of one of the awesome projects on the cruise here.

HAPPY STAMPING!!!!!!!

Vicki

Catty Cruise

Good Thursday Morning Peeps! Sorry to be so quite this week. I am busy getting ready for the Catty Cruise that sails this Saturday, July 25, 2009. So, what is a Catty Cruise you ask? Well, Catty is our affectionate name for the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalog. And our Cruise is a blast of creativity by some of the brightest stars of the Stampin’ Up! blogsphere.

I was a Boatswain (on-deck back up crew) and we had a crew member jump ship, so to speak, and I am here and ready to serve!

The crew of 12 crafters (Stewards) will give you a treasure map of the great bounty to be found in the new catalog. Our blogs (or ports of call) will feature cards, 3D items, etc., using products unveiled in the newest catalog. After you disembark onto one port of call, that blog will help you navigate to the next port of call where you can rejoin the cruise.

We’re anchored ashore for now, but bookmark or subscribe to this site to make sure you don’t miss the boat. You can also visit our home port, Catty Cruise Line to stay in touch with the latest cruise information and visit all of our Cruise Stewards and Boatswain (on-deck backup crew). Our ship will leave her port on July 25, 2009. Don’t be stuck in steerage – embark with us on July 25.

Flight of the Butterfly

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps.

Today's card is made for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. I recently received this set as a gift from my fabulous cyber friend Dawn. She is such a sweetie and is always encouraging! I made a comment on one of her cards that she made with this set, saying that I needed to get it, she sent me an e-mail saying she had an extra set and wanted to give it to me!!! Can you believe that??!!??!! How incredible generous, she mailed it to me from Canada!!

Well, since getting it, I have not inked it up. I know....BAD me!!! Why did I wait so long? It is so cute and looks fabulous with melon mambo, if I do say so myself!!! LOL!!!

I took a cue from Julee Tilman. I loved how she did the top and bottom of her card. So I CASED that part of her card. I used a different punch, my scallop punch does not cut clean lines, it tends to make the edges sort raggedy!

I started with a base of melon mambo cut to 5 by 10 inches and folded in half. I then followed with some whisper white and then used some of the Razzleberry Lemonade DS paper for my strips. I used the lace edge punch to cut some small strips of white for the top and bottom. The circle and scallop circle was cut with nesties and the cuttlebug. I stamped the butterfly on scrap and cut out and added it to the center element. gluing only in the middle, so I could pull up the wings. I added some sticky pearls to the center of the butterfly and then some more to the lace strips. I used some of the SU organza ribbon to run across and tie a pretty "knot" bow. I also pierced around the scallop circle with my piercing tool and mat pack. the center element is mounted to the card with dimensionals.

I really just love this butterfly set, it is tooooo cute, Thanks so much Dawn!!!

Well, that is all for4 today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Get Well Soon

Good Monday Morning Peeps!

Today's card is made with the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge on Karen Giron's blog the sweetest thing.

Of all the textured card stock we had in the last cattie, this one, To the Nines, was my least favorite, and it is the only one that is in the new cattie, go figure! I loved the textured speciality DS paper we had last cattie, I was hoping for more this time.

I figured I should try to use it again, it does make some nice manly type cards. This one is made with Shara sand and chocolate chip card stock. I used the stamp set, Thoughts and Prayers and inked up the tree with my always artichoke ink pad and then went over the trunk and branches of the tree with my chocolate chip marker. I stamped it onto some Shara sand and cut it out with my nesties and cuttlebug. The scallop is also made with the nesties.

The sentiment comes from the same set and I stamped it with chocolate chip ink onto Shara sand and layered it with chocolate chip. I used the curly label punch to make the ends of my flag on both pieces of card stock.

I added some chocolate chip twill ribbon between the two pieces of the DS paper. Simple little get well card, can you believe I didn't add any brads? LOL!

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

WSC Warm Wishes

Good Sunday afternoon Peeps! Hope your weekend has been good. Yesterday I had a busy day and didn't get to post to my blog. I left the house early to be at the Farmers Market when they opened so I could get some blackberries before they where all gone. I did manage to get some, YEAH!!! and also some new potatoes, onions, cukes, and tomatoes. YUM!!!

Today's card is made with the weekend sketch challenge this week hosted by the fabulous Lori Craig.

I had noticed alot of Christmas in July cards floating around lately so I just had to join in. I used real red and whisper white cardstock. The DS is retired and is called Ski Slope. I used the fabulous Level 3 hostess set "Kind & Caring Thoughts." I really just love this set and am so mad that they have such an awesome set as a level 3 hostess set, making it pretty unattainable for many. The sentiment comes from the "Hugs & Wishes" Stamp set. I added some dazzling diamonds to the flower and some real red grosgrain ribbon.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

You're one of the good ones!

TGIF Peeps!!!!

Today's card is made with the sketch on the Stamps and Smiles Blog.

I had seen a few cards popping up lately around with the Petal Pizzazz set and it made me want to get mine out and give it some love. I used it so much when I first got it and it hasn't seen any ink in quite some time. You guys all know I am a sucker for flowers, so these needed to see some of the new in colors!

I started my card with a base of melon mambo followed by some rich razzleberry and then a piece of pink pirouette that I found in my stash pile, the last of that color I have. I then used three strips of the Razzleberry Lemonade DS paper cut to 1-1/4 inch each.

The flowers are stamped with rich razzleberry and melon mambo and cut out and popped up! I made the center oval scallop with my nesties and the oval is cute with my colozzle. The sentiment comes from the Smarty Pants SU set. I added some sticky rhinestones to the center of the flowers and to the lower corner. I used some melon mambo ribbon and pierced the top with my piercing tool and mat pack.

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Greenhouse Garden Thank You

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!! Hope your week is going well so far! The weekend is almost here!!

Today's card is made with this weeks sketch challenge on splitcoast.

I had made my center element up last week when I first got this set and had been waiting to for a good sketch to put it together. The set I used is Greenhouse Garden and it is new SU set. I really love these flowers and they look very old fashion to me. It kinda reminds me of some vintage cards I have that was a collection of my Mothers.

Anyway the flowers are stamped with several colors, crushed curry, dusty durango, melon mambo, rich razzleberry, orchid opulence, and perfect plum. I made the leaves with old olive and my crimper and hand cut them out. The flowers are all up on dimensionals and then the leaves are just tucked in and around and under. The base card is rich razzleberry layered with some orchid opulence and the DS paper is from the Cottage Wall DS pack. The sentiment is from the set Short & Sweet and is stamped with rich razzleberry onto whisper white and punched with the small oval punch and then layered with razzleberry and then orchid opulence, I added two small white brads to the ends. The center strip is made up of orchid opulence, whisper white and old olive. I used my lace edge punch at the bottom of two of the strips and added a piece of white satin ribbon across the middle.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Mojo With or Without?

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps! We have been having early morning storms roll through for the last couple of days. This morning our power went off and was off for awhile. I left to go on my walk and when I got back it finally was on.

On to today's card, it is made with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge I really am digging these mojo sketches, but you know I love all sketch challenges, it seems I can't make a card without one now!

I decided to use some Verve stamps for this card. I started with the Floral Whimsy Set and stamped the flowers onto crushed curry cardstock with black stazon. I also stamped them onto some whisper white. I cut out the flowers on the crushed curry and added them to the ones on the white with some pop dots. Then I went looking for some matching DS paper and pulled these two pieces from the Razzleberry Lemonade and Tall Tales packs. I layered with crushed curry and basic black. I cut a strip of basic black to go across the bottom and used my Martha Stewart Double scallop punch along the bottom edge. I, of course, pierced the scallops. I added some crushed curry polka dot ribbon and then made a bow to add too. I then went looking for a sentiment to fit the square from the sketch. I found this cute saying..."You're Still the one" in the Verve "Feeling Groovy" stamp set. I stamped it onto some scrap white with black stazon and cut it out to fit the square hardware piece from the SU stylized silver hardware kit. I added silver brads to the piece.

After getting it all together I thought it might still need something else so I added the piercing in the corner of the main panel and then the butterfly. Now my question to you is do you like it with our without the butterfly? I have looked at it both ways and can't decide. Here is the pic with:






So let me know what you think? With or without?

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Thinking of You

Good Monday Morning Peeps! Hope you all had a great weekend.

Today's card is made with the
Sweet Sunday Sketch on Karen Giron's blog. I just love here sketches and have been participating in them for awhile now. Imagine my surprise yesterday when I went to look for the new sketch and saw this. I was the Sweet Sunday sketch winner from last week!!! I am so honored, thank you Karen!

Now onto this weeks card. I used the Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set and the Kind & Caring Thoughts Stamp set. I inked up the flower with my razzleberry ink pad, I don't have the ink color markers yet, and then used my old olive marker to color the leaves and stems. I stamped the sentiment with Rich Razzleberry ink as well.

The base of the card is made with rich razzleberry cardstock cut to 4-1/2 inches by 9 inches and folded in half. I followed that with whisper white and then some designer paper from the new Cottage Wall DS pack.

I added some old olive 1/4 inch grosgrain and tied a knot around it and added a small white grommet. I then added two more small grommets and added white brads to the middle of them. I had bought these small grommets when they first came out in the last mini and haven't really used them at all. I think they look cute with a brad in the center.

Well, that is it for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SFYTT Here for You

Good Saturday Afternoon/Evening Peeps! So sorry about not posting sooner, I woke up yesterday with a migraine, so there was no stamping going on here.

I am feeling much better now so I worked up this card for Jen's Sketch for you to Try! I am using some of the new in-colors again along with a new set I just got, Greenhouse Garden.

My base is crushed curry followed by some dusty durango and the DS paper is some of the Razzleberry Lemonade. The sentiment comes from the Friends 24-7 stamp set. I stamped it on some scrap white with dusty durango and punched it out with my 1=1/4 inch punch. It is then matted with some crushed curry and then the scallop is dusty durango.

I added some piercing, dusty durango ribbon and some matching dew drops.

My friend Lois was not thrilled with this set and said I would have to "sell" her on it. I hope this one starts to change her mind a bit, I really liked this set and knew I wanted when I got my first look at the new cattie!

Here is a sneak peek of another card with this set I am playing around with:



Maybe this one will change her mind! We will see!!! LOL!!

Well that is all for today, thanks again for coming by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!


Vicki

Congratulations!

Good Thursday Mornings peeps!!!

Today's card is made for the sketch on the Stamps and Smiles Blog.

I had been toying with the idea of the elephants on this card for a couple of days. I wanted to place them on circles, with one standing up a bit, and then I saw the sketch and there it was. Three circles, just waiting for my elephants!! How cool is that?

I stamped the elephants from the Animal Stories Stamp Set in brilliant blue and rose red onto some scrap white cardstock and cut them out. I made the circles behind them with my nesties and cuttlebug. I then mounted the elephants onto the circles with some dimensionals. I added a rose red brad above the trunk on one, hoping to look like it was balancing a ball there! LOL!

I used chocolate chip card stock for my base, which is 6-1/2 inches by 7 inches folded in half. I followed it by some old olive and then some DS paper from the Tall Tales DS pack. I used some old olive 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon across the part where the two colors of DS paper meet and tied a "knot" bow. The sentiment comes from the SAB stamp set "Congrats".

I think this would be a cute baby card or a card for a little ones birthday. The sentiment could be changed to anything you would like, Happy Birthday, Welcome Baby.....etc.

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Distressed Flower Friend

Good Afternoon Peeps. It is getting hot again here is southwest Missouri, we had a few very nice days. It was always cool early in the morning when I would head out for my walk and then when I would walk again in the evening it was nice too. Now it is heating back up and that will curtail my walking, I just don't handle the heat very well so when it is 98 degrees out with 90% humidity, this chickie is hiding in the air conditioned house!!!!

Well, on to today's card. I used Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch for this card. I had been wanting to try these cute little distressed flowers that I have seen all over the place lately. So when I saw the sketch I thought one of those flowers would be cute as the circle element shown on the sketch.

I made my flower with three circles of card stock, 2- 1-3/8 inch circles and 1-1 inch circle. The colors I used are dusty durango and crushed curry. I used my distressing tool and ran it around the edges of each circle alot. I added a silver brad to the center to hold them all together. I made my leaves by using a scrap of mellow moss cardstock folded in half and ran through my crimper. I then just cut out three leaves on the fold.

The sentiment is stamped with dusty durango and is from the All Holidays stamp set. I added the butterfly from the Happy Heart Day stamp set. I masked off the trail coming from the butterfly with a post-it note before inking it up with some black stazon. I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up where i wanted it. I then, with a pencil, lightly drew in a trail to pierce. Once I pierced it I erased the pencil line. I colored the butterfly in with a blender pen and some crushed curry ink from my stamp pad.

The DS paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade DS pack and I pierced all around the designer series layer. I added a piece of dusty durango ribbon and then glued on my sentiment panel.

The flower is mounted with a couple of dimensionals and then the leaves are glued down underneath the edges of the flower. Finally I added a couple of silver sticky rhinestones to the center of the butterfly.

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

2 Clean & Simple Cards

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps!! Hope your week is going well so far. While cruising around yesterday on the net I found this site. It is full of clean and simple layouts and ideas. I knew I wanted to try a sketch so I went with this sketch, Fall to Layout # 49.

Well you know me, I had to add a little extra, and extra layer, but it is still CAS I think. I used a base of PTI white followed by some melon mambo and then a strip of white that I ran through the cuttlebug with my swiss dot embossing folder. I embossed the image with white embossing powder onto the melon mambo card stock. I used a little white taffeta ribbon to tie a bow knot. The sentiment is also embossed in white. I used my embossing pal to help keep the stray dots away, but there is still a few.

This next card has a simple layout, I found at this same site here, it is FTL #46.





Again it is started with a base of PTI white and the entire card is made with the Short & Sweet stamp set. I stamped the three cupcakes with black stazon onto some scrap white and colored them in with my blender pen. They cupcakes are punched out with 3/4 inch punch and popped up onto a punched 1 inch circle. The colors I used are bashful blue and mellow moss. I made the box around the cupcakes by cutting a scrap piece of card stock 4 by 2-1/4 inches and carefully traced around it with a pencil, leaving an opening for the sentiment. I used my stamp a ma jig to position the sentiment. I then used my stampin' write black marker and a ruler to go over the pencil lines. I then glued the cupcake pieces to the card, taking care to try and center and line them up.

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Mojo Best Wishes

Good Monday Afternoon Peeps!!!

Today's card is made for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.

I again am using some of the new in colors. I started with a base of Crushed Curry and followed that with some Dusty Durango, I had not even opened that pack yet. I followed with some Razzleberry Lemonade DS paper. The main image is from the Kind & Caring Thoughts Stamp Set and is stamped with dusty durango ink three times with out re-inking. I added the sentiment with black stazon. I used the stamp a ma jig to line it up. My friend Lois gave me some dew drops yesterday and these matched perfectly. I added some dusty durango ribbon and a bow. I punched two butterflies and glued them together in the center and added them to the corner. I put two sticky pearls in the center of the butterfly.

I like the colors in this card, it reminds me of fall. My favorite time of the year.

Well, that is all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SFYTT Thinking of You

Good Sunday Morning Peeps! Hope you all are enjoying the weekend!

Today's card is made for Jen's SFYTT. I am still loving the new in colors, my fave is Rich Razzleberry and I used it again for this card, paired only with white and no DS paper.

Yesterday while making this card I ruined my swiss dot embossing folder by running through the cuttlebug with it on the top layer instead of sandwiched between, rookie mistake, I didn't even pay attention when layering it up!! So I made a quick trip to Hobby Lobby to pick up another!!! UGH!!!

I started with a base of PTI white, love that paper, and followed it with some razzleberry. I used something on this card that i haven't used in ages, my slit punch, to make the side half circles. I added some white brads to the centers of each.

I stamped the sentiment from the Kind & Caring thoughts onto the paper and then put it through the cuttlebug with the swiss dot folder. I used the flower from the same set, inked with razzleberry and always artichoke. It is up on dimesionals.

Well, that is it for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

WSC Good Time Friend

HAPPY 4th OF JULY PEEPS!!!

Just a really quick post today, my card is made for the Weekend Sketch Challenge, this week hosted by Charmine.

This card is pretty self explanatory, I used Crushed Curry for my base and then used some basic black and some of the Razzleberry Lemonade DS paper for the next layer. I created some crushed curry "daisies" for the circle element on the sketch. I thing these actually look like "black eyed Susan's", which I love, sorta of a minature version of a sunflower. I cut six daisy's with my sizzix flower daisy #2 die using the smallest flower on the die. I layered two together, off setting the petals and glued them together. I dug through my button box and found three little black buttons for the centers. I added a very small strip of crushed curry to the center of each button.

The sentiment for this card comes from the Great Friend stamp set and is stamped directly onto the DS paper with black stazon and yes, I used the stamp a ma jig to line it up!

I added some crushed curry polka dot ribbon to the bottom half, and to me the ribbon does not match the paper very well.??!!! It seems a bit brighter to me.

Anyway a cute simple card with not alot of layers, not my usual, but I do like it!

That is it for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!!

Vicki

Friend

TGIF Peeps!!!

Today's card is made with the sketch on the Stamps and Smiles Fresh Batch Blog. I was very much inspired by this beauty, by Connie Collins. I really love her style and creativity!

I used the same stamp set and colors that she used and just changed it up a bit to fit the sketch challenge. I used some shimmer white to stamp the flowers onto with black stazon. I used creamy caramel, baja breeze and mellow moss to color the flowers. I added the dots with my SU black marker. I do love the now old in color of baja! It was one of my favorites. The DS paper is from Sweet Slumber and Parisian Breeze. I love the country homespun feel of the gingham and dots.

The friend sentiment is from the Bella Blossoms stamp set, now retired, and is stamped with black stazon onto shimmer white and punched out with my small oval punch. I ran the edges of the oval around the baja ink pad to add a bit of color to the edges.

The two white button is from the Designer Buttons, Latte pack, and I threaded some sheer black polka dot ribbon through and tied.

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Thank You Friend!

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!! Hope you all are having a great week!

Today's card is made for this weeks sketch on Splitcoast.


I used more of the new in colors, rich razzleberry and so saffron. Can't stop myself, I am loving the rich razzleberry!!! I also used the new razzleberry lemonade DS paper, you know you have to have some of it!!!

I used my 1-1/4 and 1=3/8 inch circle punches to punch out the Ds paper and the mat of rich razzleberry. The sentiments come from the Garden Greetings stamp set and I used my stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect positioning. I punched out a few flowers, again with rich razzleberry, with my three flower punch,. and added a silver brad to the middle and placed them randomly. The circles are all up on pop dots.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Just Because

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!! Hope you all are having a great week so far and are looking forward to the Holiday Weekend!!!

Today's card is made with The Mojo Monday Sketch. This is a new one, for me, I have always been a little nervous about participating in a sketch challenge that has such a large following, don't really know why? I have borrowed a few Verve Stamp Sets from my friend Lois, I have one, but she has alot more and I love this large butterfly. Now you know if you follow this blog, I am a STAMPIN' UP girl, through and through, but I occasionally get wonder lust and check out a few other companies, and Verve is one I have always admired, the have really cute designs.

Anyway, I started the card with a base of Rich Razzleberry, (have I told you how much I LOVE the new in-colors) I followed the base with a piece of DS paper from the Razzleberry Lemonade pack. The next layer begins with crushed curry and more DS paper. I created the "faux ribbon" with strips of crushed curry and rich razzleberry cardstock. The butterflies are stamped twice in rich razzleberry and crushed curry ink and cut out and layered. I added some sticky pearls to the center and mounted them to the main panel with a dimensional.

The sentiment is from the same set and is stamped onto white with rich razzleberry and punched out with my large oval punch and layered onto a punched scallop oval. It is mounted with dimensionals. I added three sticky pearls to the right side and it is done. I have to say I LOVE this card, and i don't say that very much about my cards, I just love the butterflies and the colors! Hope you like it too!

Well, that is it for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki