SC313....Happy Valentine's Greeting

Happy Wednesday Peeps!!!

Sorry to be MIA for so long, it has been a hectic time around here and DH and I took a couple of days off for ourselves, haven't done that in forever and it was nice to spend some time together just the two of us!

Today I am sharing a card made with the sketch challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

I loved this sketch when I first saw it, I love the out-of-the-box element of the sketch. I have been on a card making frenzy with this DSP. the Love Letters from Stampin' Up. I have made 5 valentine cards in the last couple of days with this paper and using the Greeting Card Kids stamp set, I know, but I can just not stop myself, you seriously need this set! I will be showing you all the Valentines cards I made over the next few days, but let's start with this one.

I used riding hood red for my card base. The card is a different size than what I usually make, but a miss cut after coloring my image lead me to cut down the size of the card, it is a 4-1/2 inch square. I followed up with a layer of basic black, I embossed one side, about 2 inches of the black with the vintage wall embossing folder. I used some dotted paper from the Love Letters DSP on the other side. I added a strip of riding hood red between the layers that I had punched with the pinking hearts edge punch. The cute little image is stamped with black stazon onto the very vanilla card stock and colored with my aqua painter and ink from my ink pads. The colors I used are Daffodil Delight, crumb cake, riding hood red and some blush blossom from my marker. I cut out the strip up to the edge of the little girls dress and then hand cut the girl out with my paper snips. This piece was matted at the bottom with riding hood red and I added a strip of basic black along the bottom edge.

The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and is stamped with black stazon onto the very vanilla card stock. I punched it out with the word window punch and mounted it to a piece of riding hood red card stock that was punched with the modern label punch. The sentiment and the panel with the girl are both added to the card with some dimesionals. I added some mini black brads to finish it up.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by today. HAPPY STAMPING!!!!!

Vicki

SC276 Happy Birthday

Hello Peeps!!!

Today's card is made with this week's sketch on Splitcoast.

I had this image colored already before I looked at the sketch. I used pumpkin pie, old olive and melon mambo to color the flowers and leaves. I stamped them onto watercolor paper with black stazon and used my aqua painter to color them in.

The card base is melon mambo and I followed that with pumpkin pie card stock. The DS paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade paper pack. I used a cuttlebug EF on melon mambo card stock and matted with pumpkin pie. I made the strip across the center with more melon and pumpkin card stock. I used the scallop edge punch on both sides of the pumpkin card stock and added piercing in the scallops. I then added another piece of melon and a pumpkin brad on each side.

The main image is matted with melon and pumpkin again, and is added to the base with dimensionals. The sentiment comes from the SAB "Vintage Labels" set and is stamped with pumpkin pie ink onto whisper white card stock. I punched it out with my 1 inch circle punch and then used my MS circle cutter to cut out a 1-1/8 inch pumpkin pie mat. I added another pumpkin pie brad and added it t the card with more dimensionals.

My final embellishment is a spiral clip with two pumpkin pie ribbon knots.

Well, that is it from me today, thanks for coming by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!!

Vicki

SCS275 Happy Birthday

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!!

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

I started out my card with a base of Regal Rose card stock. I followed that with some whisper white and then the DS paper is from a retired hostess 6 x 6 print pack.

I made the flower with the large flower punch. I first used the "Fine Flourish" single stamp from the mini. I stamped it with regal rose ink onto regal rose card stock. I then used the large flower punch to punch it out. I did the same with the leaves, certainly celery ink onto celery card stock. I used the 5-petal flower punch. I curled the edges of the flower slightly with my bone folder and added a jumbo white brad. I cut the certainly celery flower apart to make the leaves.

The sentiment comes from the "Well Scripted" stamp set. I stamped the sentiment with regal rose ink. I used my rectangle and scallop rectangle nesties to cut it out. I mounted the main panel to the base with some foam tape. The flower and leaves are added with dimensionals too. I added three silver pearls under the sentiment.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks so much for coming by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SCSC Dasher

Good Friday Morning Peeps! It is another cool rainy day here in southwest Missouri. Hope you all are ready for the long weekend! I sure am!

Well, the card I am sharing today is called my mojo-less Dasher. I feel I have lost it people! LOL!!!

This card was created with this weeks sketch on splitcoast. I started with a base of real red and then followed that with some very vanilla and then the DS paper used is from the Merry Moments DS pack. The reindeer is called Dasher and is stamped with chocolate chip ink onto very vanilla cardstock. I matted it with some real red cardstock and pierced all around the edge with my piercing tool and mat pack. I added some old olive 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon before adding the main image panel with some dimensionals. I tied a bow with the ribbon and added it to the corner with some glue dots. I then used some red stickles to add some sparkle to the image panel. I also put a small dot onto the reindeer's nose. Tooo Cute!

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

Vicki

Kiwi Sketch and Monochromatic Card Challenge

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!

Today's card is made with this weeks sketch challenge on Splitcoast. This card also fits the Monochromatic Card Challenge from my SU only blogging Sisters!!!

My "Trendy Trees" Set was still out on my desk when I sit down to stamp so I just decided to use it again!

I used Kiwi for my base and followed that with some whisper white and then some DS paper from the "Good Morning Sunshine" Pack. For the side panel I used more white and my EK Success Edge punch. I punched bot sides and then layered on more DS paper from the same pack.

The center element is made up of white and kiwi and DS paper. I added the sentiment in a banner like yesterday's card and then added some big ol' white brads at the side. The sentiment and the tree are on dimensionals. The whole main image panel is on dimensionals as well.

I then added some white ribbon I got at Target a while back. That is it, kinda all matchy, matchy but I kinda like it.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Friendship and Love

Good Thursday Morning Peeps! Hope your week has been a good one so far. It is going to get fairly warm today in the upper 50's to 60 here. Heading for a big cool down with possible snow and ice over the weekend and first of next week, so get out and enjoy if you can!

I have two cards to show you today, both made with this sketch number 212 on splitcoast.

The first was made with the new SU set "Love You Much". I stamped the hearts in the set on riding hood red and embossed with white embossing powder. The large one I cut out and the other two was punched with the Heart punch that comes with that bundle. The DS paper is also SU and is from the Candy Lane pack. My card base is riding hood red and my layers are matted with close to cocoa. The sentiment is from the "Small Sayings" set and stamped on whisper white with riding hood red and punched out with the small oval punch. I then layered it on a piece of ink pirouette that was punched with the large oval punch. I added alot of sticky half pearls and some piercing with my piercing tool and mat pack. I used some riding hood red taffeta ribbon and a small spiral clip on the knot "bow".



This next one made with the same sketch, I used tangerine for the base layered with more mustard and the DS paper was layered onto old olive. I can not remember the name of the DS paper, Hawaiian something! the flower is from the new set "Petal Pizazz" and was stamped with tangerine on PTI white and the leaves from the same set stamped with old olive. The sentiment is from the "Upsy Daisy" set and was also stamped with tangerine and punched out with the large oval punch. I punched another piece of tangerine out with the large oval and offset it slightly to the top. I added a little mini library clip to the sentiment. The flower's center element was made with the build a brad and the stamp is from "Little Flowers". I used a Cuttlebug embossing strip for the small panel and added brads to the corners. Finished it with just some peircing around the top corners.

That's all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Vicki

P.S. I wanted to share an e-mail I received yesterday, I found it in my spam folder and almost deleted it when I saw the subject line said "Elvis Cards".

Hi, Vicki! I am currently in the musical All Shook Up at a community theatre in New Orleans. I want to send a nice card to all of my fellow cast members as well as to family and friends who come to see me in this show. I figured an Elvis card would only be appropriate and so I goggled "all shook up cards" and came across your adorable cards. Anyhow, I was just wondering if you make these cards for fun or if they are available to purchase. Let me know.

I can be contacted at this email address or by phone at ***-***-****.

Thanks!!

Jill

I was so honored, and we sent several e-mails back and forth yesterday and in the end we struck a deal for me to make 30 Elvis cards for her. It is exciting, my first sell! She chose
this set for me to make and add the sentiment "All Shook Up" to.

It is so cool how she found my blog my "googling" for Shook Up cards. I guess it was faith! :)

Have a great Day......I have Elvis Cards to Make!!!!!

Thank you, Thank you very much!

Good Friday morning Peeps!!!

You know, I am still playing with Elvis!!! He is the King after all and he calls to me in such a sweet tone, I just can't resist!!!

Today's card was made for the limited supply challenge on splitcoast, Favorite things.
You know my favorite stamps right now are the fabulous CHF Elvis stamps!!! I also used the sketch challenge from this week on splitcoast for my layout.

I started with my card base of riding hood red and followed that with a piece of pink pirouette. Then a piece of DS paper from the Washington Apple series of SU paper's. I used the cuttlebug and embossing folder, another favorite tool, and added some brads from the silver hodgepoge set and a little mini paper clip. I tied a piece of riding hood red taffeta ribbon around the clip, another favorite embellishment, ribbon!

This thank you card is heading out to a friend who sent me a beautiful poinsettia for Christmas. Hope she loves Elvis as much as I do!

That's all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!!

Happy Heart

Happy Saturday!!! Hope you are all ready for the big day, I am still running behind!


Today's card is made with the SU set "A Happy Heart", it is such a great set, I hope it makes it into the new cattie, it is so versatile, can be elegant and also it can be fun and whimsical. I bought this set solely because I loved this one stamp, but the more I play with the set, the more things I love about it.

I started with a base of riding hood red, and then followed that with a piece of so saffron cardstock that is on dimensionals. The DS paper is from SU and is from the Washington Apple Pack. I used the top note die to, love it, and you know you need it so quit waiting, just order it already!!! :)

I couldn't fit any ribbon on here, tho I tried, but it just didn't work for me. Which is OK I guess, because the card is more mailable this way. I used some bashful blue brads in the corners. The middle image/sentiment panel is up on dimensionals too. I think now that I should have used riding hood red ink for the flower and sentiment panel. What do you think?

Well, that's all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!!

Vicki