Some exciting News!

Happy Friday Peeps!!

I have some exciting news to share, I have been asked to join the Design Team on the Stamping 411 Blog!

I was thrilled to be ask to join, I know I just told you yesterday that I had stepped down from a couple of obligations, but this is a Stampin Up only weekly sketch challenge, and you all know I LOVE a good sketch challenge and I feel like this is a good fit for me!

Here is this week's sketch:

I decided to make my square card using the Big Scallop Die. I used the oh so pretty, "Bordering on Romance" stamp set. for my flourish on the side of the card.

Be sure and head over the the Stamping 411 Blog to see what the other Designers have made using this sketch. I hope you will play along with us and if you do please link it up over on the 411 blog so we can all see.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Stamping 411...Heartfelt Thanks

Happy Thursday peeps!

Sorry for the lack of posts this week, I have been getting ready for a girls weekend. I am so excited to get away and craft a bit and just enjoy some friends and make a few new ones!

Anyway, on to today's card, I made this one using the sketch this week on the Stamping 411 Blog. I just love the sketches over there and they offer up measurements to help you get started if you need.

 I had this card mostly put together and was unhappy with the blank spot at the top. I tried several things and finally decide I would emboss that layer. So I had to take it all apart, but I like the outcome.
 As  I was looking through my embossing folders, I found this one, I haven't used this one in forever and I think it is perfect for my card. Love how the swirls look on it. This embossing folder is called Elegant Lines.

I used the stamp set "Bordering on Romance". Stamped it onto some confetti cream card stock with black stazon and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads. 

The sentiment is from the "Sweetheart" stamp set.

I added some calypso coral ribbon and I used one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch pack for my three flowers. I added some basic pearls to the flower centers. 

Well, thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

411 Sketch......You & Me

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing  a card made using the sketch challenge this week on the Stamping 411 Blog.

I love the papers and colors in the Stampin Up Attic Boutique DSP pack. You can make something shabby chic, bright and cheery or soft and sweet like my card today. 

I started with a base of confetti white and then followed that with some pool party and then the DSP. The pretty yellow piece is from the same pack.

I used the confetti white to make the doily, love that doily die, even tho you have to work it a bit to get out all the little pieces, it is soooo worth it in my opinion.

The sentiment on here comes from Friendly Words wheel. I had cut it apart a while back and this is just one of the sentiments I got from the wheel.

I stamped and colored the flowers from the Bordering on Romance stamp set. I then cut it out and mounted above the sentiment circle piece.

I added some daffodil delight ribbon and some basic pearls to finish it off.

Well, that is it from me today, thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Paper Players Color Challenge

Happy Monday peeps!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the gorgeous color challenge on the The Paper Players Blog.

The challenge colors are Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party.

You all know I love this Stampin Up set "Bordering on Romance", I had not yet colored those pretty flowers with Wisteria so when I saw the color challenge I knew right away that I needed to give it a try!

I used Pear Pizzazz on the leaves and Pool Party on the buds. I did sneak in a small amount of Daffodil Delight on the little daisies and flower centers. I then shaded all around the image with crumb cake.

I cut the main image out with the labels framelits and then the layer under that is wisteria that I embossed with the square lattice EF.

The sentiment comes from the Occasional Quotes hostess stamp set.

I used the doily die, I made two cuts. Love that die!

The DSP on the top comes from the Beau Chateau paper pack. I added some pear pizzazz scallops and used crumb cake seam binding. I colored a couple of basic pearls with a marker. I slid a bit of the second doily under the scallops and ribbon for some added interest at the top.

Kinda a busy card, just the way I like 'em!!!

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

OCC...Best Friend Challenge

Happy Saturday Peeps!!! 

It is time for another Our Creative Corner Challenge. 
This week our hostess with the mostest is the fabulous Sharon Wheet and she has another fun challenge for us:
Make a paper craft item (card, scrapbook page layout, a 3-D item, an altered item) for a Best Friend! It can be for a birthday, a thank you, or to just let her know she is your best friend!  The only other requirement, is to include a flower!  The flower can be hand-made, an embellishment, or a stamp.
I have a slight obsession with this flower stamp from the Stampin Up Bordering on Romance stamp set.
I stamped it onto some confetti card stock twice and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads. I used Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade and Pool Party. I used some Crumb Cake ink around the edges.
The DSP used here is the Everyday Enchantment paper that is available during SAB. I added some basic pearls to the image, for the flower centers and around the spray.

The sentiment on here is from the Friendly Words wheel, I had unmounted this wheel a long time ago and had not done anything else with it. I decided it was time so I got it out to use on this card. I cut out the section I wanted to use and mounted it to some cling mount foam. Easy Peasy, don't know why I waited!!!  
I added a small pool party butterfly to the main image piece which is cut and matted with my circle and scallop circle nesties. I used the confetti card stock for my base and some peach parfait for the mats. I finished this off with a couple of pearls in the top corners and a strip of peach parfait ribbon across the DSP.

Be sure to check the Our Creative Corner Blog 

to see what the rest of the design team came up with for this fun challenge.

I hope you can find some time to play along and if you do, don't forget to link it up over on the Our Creative Corner Blog so we can all see it!

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

Happy Anniversary

Happy Monday Peeps, I have been busy making cards for a large order I received from a very sweet customer and she requested a few Anniversary cards. Generally she tells me what she would like on the cards she orders or she request one or more of my cards I have posted here on my blog with a certain sentiment to fit her needs. But this time on a few of the cards she said "surprise me", love that!!

This is just one of the surprise me cards she asked for. I already had the flowers done from another project that I ended up using another image with so I just had to work in the sentiment, which comes form the retired 

Stampin Up set called Something to Celebrate. It is one long sentiment so I used my stamp a ma jig to line it up like it appears on my card.

I kinda just winged it with this layout, I wanted to use this pretty piece of DSP from the Twitterpatted paper pack and then I layered it up a bit and of course I had to add a piece of card stock that I embossed with the square lattice EF, that has to be my all time favorite embossing folder. I use it on almost everything i make and I have to force myself sometimes to use some different ones so I know I am obsessed with it....:)

I used some pearl swirls around the focal piece and added some whisper white satin ribbon and tied a nice bow.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

CC359....Happy Birthday

Happy Hump Day Peeps1

Today I am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers.

The colors are Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade and Basic Black.

I struggled so much putting this card together, I wasted a bunch of card stock trying to put together something that I felt was pleasing to the eye.

I knew right off I wanted to color some of the pretty flowers from the Stampin Up Bordering on Romance stamp set. I stamped the flower spray onto some confetti cream card stock and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads.  I stamped the flower two more times and colored and cut out and added to the main piece with dimesionals.

The sentiment on here is from the SAB set Elementary Elegance. The card is a  4-1/4" square. The image is matted with a lucky limeade scallop circle and the basic black card stock is embossed with the square lattice EF. I added a small limeade bow and some basic pearls.

Well, hope you like it, even tho it was difficult to get to the end, I am happy with the outcome.

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

CC358.....Heartfelt Thanks

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!! 

Today I am sharing a card made with the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers.

The colors to use are Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette with neutrals of your choice. The dessert option is to make it Valentine themed, with hearts, roses or anything Valentine related.

I used the Stampin Up "Bordering on Romance" stamp set. I stamped with black stazon onto white card stock and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads. the sentiment is from the "Sweetheart" stamp set. 

I used the new edgelit and adorning accents EF for the pink strip along the bottom. I added a few non SU items, the paper doily and the pearl swirls. 

I used some whisper white satin ribbon to tie the bow. The main image is added to the card with some dimesionals. I used my circle and scallop circle nesties to cut out the main image and the mat. I pierced all around the scallop mat with my piercing tool. 

Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki 

SSSC150........Sending Many Thanks

Good Morning Peeps!!!

It is Sunday which means it's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the SWEET sketch Karen has for us this week:

I broke out some "new" goodies again for this card, the Stampin Up "Bordering on Romance" stamp set and some of the oh so pretty, "Twitterpated" DSP.
I stamped the flower image onto some confetti cream card stock twice and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads.  I used blushing bride, riding hood red, pear pizzazz, old olive, daffodil delight and island indigo for the colors of the flower spray.
I cut out part of the flower and layered it onto the first with some dimesionals.
The base of the card is Blushing Bride card stock and I followed
 that up with some riding hood red card stock and then a piece of the DS.
I used another piece of the DSP across the bottom and I die cut the edge with one of the new edgeleits.
I then used another piece of riding hood red card stock and embossed it with the Square Lattice embossing folder.

I added some blushing bride ribbon across the bottom and for the piece behind the main image  on the sketch I took just a bit of artistic license and used some pearl swirls.
I added more pearls to the flower centers and to the corners of the card.
The sentiment is from the Stampin Up Petite Pairs stamp set.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing 

Jen-JenTapler Designs-

Karen-Paper Playhouse-

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Cards

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

A little Birthday Romance

Happy Monday Peeps!

I finally got a chance to play with a few of my new goodies, some items from the Stampin Up Occasions Mini. 

I love this new set called "Bordering on Romance". I stamped this image from that set onto some confetti cream card stock with black stazon and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads. I love how fun these flowers are to color. I am also entering this in The Paper Players All You Need Is Love Challenge, who wouldn't "LOVE" some of these pretty flowers for their birthday?

 I also tried out one of my new edgelit border dies.  Really love how this edge looks, alto it was a bit tricky for me the first time to get the cuts just right so they lined up. The DSP on here is also from the new occasions mini, Twitterpatted, and it has some nice colors in it. 

The base of the card is riding hood red and is a 5 x 10 inch piece folded in half. 

Also new is the beautiful pleated ribbon, this one in riding hood red also. I added some basic pearls and an antique brad by the sentiment flag.

Well, that is all from me for now, thanks so much for stopping by and we will talk again soon!

Vicki