Thursday Card Makers #2

I changed my mind about the two cards we'll be making this week. I was going to make them both fall cards, but I'm having surgery on my hand on Monday and may not be able to use my left hand for a while, so I decided to make one of the cards a Christmas card. Also, the Twisted Sistahs Challenge for last week (TSC1005) was to make a Christmas card using black, white, red and one other color. I used "Wacky Wishes" (hostess set) for the sentiment and "Scentsational Season" for the candy cane. The snowflake and scalloped circle were punched. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Thursday Card Makers #1

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, I will have some friends over to make two cards. I'm going with a simple fall theme and trying to keep the cards fairly simple too. This one is Early Espresso with some retired SU! autumn DSP and retired Mellow Moss Gingham Ribbon. The leaves and acorn were stamped with the "Wonderfall" set on pieces already die cut using the Bigz Die which is available from the Holiday Catalog. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Fall (TSC0928)

It's been a while since I've posted anything because I've had a lot of pain in my left hand. It's made it tough for me to create anything. I've been pretty busy with my foster child, my mom and my son lately as well. I will have to have surgery on my hand in a few weeks. It will take some time to recover from that, so I will be MIA for a while. I made a card for the Twisted Sistahs Challenge though. It's to make a fall themed card with fall colors (Halloween, Thanksgiving or just a fall theme). I CASEd the scarecrow from Lauri Randolph's blog. Hers was done a little over a year ago. Mine is Pumpkin Pie with a layer of dp. To make the scarecrow, I used Lauri's instructions and description except that I used raffia instead of Linen Thread, and my dp's are different. Thanks for stopping by!!

Santa Wishes

I haven't been making as many cards as I used to because I've been so busy with life. My foster child has lots of appointments, so I'm on the run a lot. This week, we have appointments every day except Friday. Anyway, I've been cooking a lot, too. I've been trying out some new recipes just to make things more interesting for everyone. I'm having a Stamp-a-Stack this month, so I need to get busy designing those cards! We will make ten cards; two each of five designs. I don't have much mojo, but I think it will come back as I go along. I love this hostess set from the Holiday Catalog. It's called "Christmas Wishes". I stamped Santa with Cherry Cobbler onto a piece of backing paper from some Framelits and then cut him out. The base card is Cherry Cobbler, and the dp is unknown. I just found it in my Christmas papers. The die cut piece was done with the Apothecary Accents large die out of Garden Green. Santa was popped up, and Dazzling Details was added to the eyebrows and mustache. I will add the other cards as I design them. Thanks for stopping by!!

Friend

The Magical Monday challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air with Paper Cupcakes" is called "Things with Wings." I used the Paper Cupcakes image called, "Aloha". It's such a cute image and works so well for a friendship type card. I made mine an easel card. I used Pretty In Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White card stocks and some Pretty In Pink polka dot DSP. The sentiment ("Friend") is from "Mixed Medley" which is a hostess set, and I punched it out with the new 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch. I used MS punches for the flowers. We hope you will join in on this challenge. You don't have to use a Paper Cupcakes image, but we hope you do. Thanks for stopping by!!

Hello!

The challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air with Paper Cupcakes" is to make a card to "Just Say Hello" to a new neighbor or a teacher or anyone you just want to say hello to. This image from Paper Cupcakes is called "Greetings", and it's a FREEBIE!!!. It's so cheerful! I used Tempting Turquoise for the base card with a layer of retired DSP. The mat is Pear Pizzazz as well as the Pleated Ribbon and Ribbon Seam Binding for the bow. I used the Decorative Label Punch for the Levi tag and the Word Window Punch for the sentiment. I punched with the Word Window Punch and then inserted the piece back into the punch to make it shorter. Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the digi image from Paper Cupcakes. Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Card Making Projects for August

I like to make a feminine card and a masculine card for our card makers group. Tonight we will make this little 4.25" square card. It could be for a fall birthday, thank you, or just a fall greeting. The base card is Pear Pizzazz with a layer of the new In-Color, Summer Starfruit, that was embossed with Perfect Polka Dots EF. The image, from "Four Seasons" (hostess) set, was colored with markers and stamped twice, once for the larger circle and once for the small one with the bird. They were punched with the 2-1/2" Circle Punch and the 1" Circle Punch. The bow was made with Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon. I made little envelopes that just fit these little square cards. Everything is from Stampin' Up!

The masculine card is also for the Twisted Sistahs Challenge which was presented by Tater. She asked us to make an ocean scene. I used "The Open Sea" set for the ship. An anchor is stamped inside and on the envelope. I used coordinating DSP (retired) and punched a strip with an SU! Border Punch. I sponged the image panel and added three Brass Brads (retired). Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Red Corners (TSC0803, CCEE1231)

I finally inked up the "Young Vermillion" single stamp. I colored it with SU! Markers using the fine tips only. The Twisted Sistahs Challenge is to make fancy corners on our cards. I used an old SU! corner punch which has been retired for some time now. I also used Architectural Accents Sizzlit (part of a 4-pack) which I believe SU! had a few years ago. The base card is Real Red with a layer of Soft Suede which was embossed with a Woodgrain EF. The white flowers were punched with the four-petal punch from a Punch Pack (SU!) and the leaves were punched with the Bird Builder Punch. Oh yes, the CCEE Stampers challenge is to use RED on a card. Thanks for stopping by!!

Sending Sunshine!

The challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air" (Paper Cupcakes blog) is to use a doily on our cards. I used the Large Paper Doily Sizzlit from Stampin' Up! The image is from Paper Cupcakes and it's called, "Partly Sunny Today". The card is 5-3/8" square, and the base card is Pool Party with a layer of Domestic Goddess DSP. The image is colored with SU! Markers. I used Small and Large Circle Nesties to cut out the image and the Calypso Coral mat. The ribbon is Calypso Coral, and the sentiment, from the "Tiny Tags" set, is stamped in Calypso Coral ink and punched with the Tiny Tags Punch. Thanks for stopping by!!

Summer Birthday (TSC0727)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge for this week was presented by Sillyfilly. Silly (aka Sylvia) asked us to make a fun summer card, using hot colors like orange, yellow, reds. Use two die cuts and a little bling. I went with mainly yellow. The base card is Yoyo Yellow with a layer of yellow gingham dp. My die cuts are the Classic Oval, OBDB Die and SU!'s Itty Bitty Banners Framelits. The flowers are from "Reason to Smile" and were stamped with Daffodil Delight, Black Stazon and Pumpkin Pie. The leaves were punched with the Bird Builder Punch and I added yellow rhinestones for the bling. Thanks for stopping by!!

Not Feeling Well?

I used an image from Paper Cupcakes called, "Not So Well" to make this card. The challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air" is to use something recycled on your card. I used a pop-top to make the "buckle". I wanted that plaid ribbon to look like a dog collar. I don't usually use red and yellow together, but I thought it looked cheerful and it matches that ribbon. The base card is Real Red with a layer of yellow gingham dp. The bone brad came from my friend, Greenie. The sentiment is from SU!'s "Teeny Tiny Wishes", and it's punched with the Word Window Punch and matted on the Modern Label punched piece. The image was colored with Copics. Thanks for stopping by!!

CASEing Sophie (FS285)

I haven't done a Featured Stamper Challenge in quite a while. I've been too busy lately to do ANY of the challenges except for the Twisted Sistahs and Paper Cupcakes. I have a foster child now who has special needs. That's been taking up a lot of my time lately. Anyway, the Featured Stamper for this week is SophieLaFontaine! I've been in her gallery before, but I never had a chance to really go through it like I did this morning. I chose to CASE her "Orange Mummy Cat" card. I was inspired by that little mummy kitty and really felt like making a Halloween card. I got a chance to use my new "Googly Ghouls" from Stampin' Up!'s new Holiday Catalog. I stamped the little mummy and cut him out; then I popped him up and added the Googly Eye. The sentiment is from "Grateful Greetings" and is stamped with VersaMark and embossed with Black EP. The card stocks are Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White. Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Prov. 31:30 (TSC0720)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge for this week was presented by 101Airborne. Kathy asked us to make a card or project using a sentiment only - no image. She also asked us to do some kind of distressing. This is definitely a hybrid. The die and scripture are from ODBD, the base card (Orchid Opulence, retired) is from Stampin' Up!, the dp is from the Dollar Store, the lace came from a teapotter in a "Tickle a Teapotter" card, the roses came from my friend, Greenie, and I used a Martha Stewart Punch for the leaves out of DCWV paper. This was really fun to make. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Lil' Dragon

This is one of the cards we will be making for our Friday Card Makers. The other card is the same as my previous post, "Can It!", except that the flowers are punched and embossed. This card was made using one of Kim Score's tutorials that I recently purchased. Her blog is called "Paper Punch Addiction". I thought this little dragon was so cute. I think I should have sponged the scales on his back, head and tail, though. I know my friends will enjoy making this!! Thanks for stopping by!

Can It! (TSC0713)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge was presented by Wannabcre8ive. Shirley just asked us to doodle on our cards. I got a chance to play with some new stuff that will be available from Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog on August 1st. I used the "Perfectly Preserved" stamp set along with the "Cannery" Framelits. The base card is Calypso Coral with a layer of "Domestic Goddess" DSP (retired). The main image panel was also matted on Calypso Coral. I used Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz inks and the Basic Brown Journaling Pen (retired). Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the little roses which were from my friend, Greenie (aka irishgreensue). Thanks for stopping by!!

Good Times

Using Paper Cupcakes Freebie image for July and one of the sketches offered over at "There's Magic in the Air", I came up with this "Good Times" card. I think a Margarita cupcake sounds pretty good since it's been so hot all around the country. Below is the sketch I used:

I used Gumball Green for the base card, matting and vertical strip with the sentiment from "Celebrate Everything" (retired). All three pieces of DSP are Lucky Limeade DSP from the 2012-2013 In-Color tablet. The image is called "Margarita Cupcake", and it is a Freebie for July. I colored with Copics. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Thanks a Million (TSC0706)

This gets me caught up on the Twisted Sistahs Challenges. Marleygo was the presenter for this week's challenge. Lesley asked us to use the colors, Soft Suede, So Saffron and Regal Rose. Use dry AND heat embossing. Use doodling on our cards. The base card is Soft Suede with a layer of DSP (retired SAB) which is mainly So Saffron, and it is embossed with a Sizzix EF that I got through Greenie at Hobby Lobby in Kentucky. The flowers are Regal Rose, punched with the Flower Trio Punch (retired), embossed and sponged with Soft Suede. There's a couple of leaves punched with a Martha Stewart Punch out of So Saffron and also sponged with Soft Suede. The sentiment from "Word Play" was heat embossed with Gold EP. The doodling was done with a Gold Gel Pen. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Circus Birthday

I'm a week behind on everything! This is for last week's Twisted Sistahs Challenge which was presented by Wannabcre8ive. Shirley asked us to make a masculine card with wild life on it. Although my card has a circus theme, elephants are usually found in the wild. I also think the circus theme is more masculine than feminine. The stamps are from "You're Amazing". I used the new In-Color blue for the base card and matting. I think the paper is from DCWV, but I'm not sure. Thanks for stopping by!

Travel (TSC0615, TSC0622)

It's been a while since I posted a scrap book page. I killed a few birds with one stone for this one. First of all, the Twisted Sistahs Challenge for June 15th was presented by Tater. Phyllis asked us to use a travel theme for our project. Greenie (irishgreensue) presented the challenge for June 22nd. She asked us to use Pumpkin Pie, any green and Teal or Turquoise. The dessert option was to use a banner made of paper or ribbon. The Travel Journal DSP (retired) took care of most of that. I used Taken with Teal card stock (retired) for the matting and Taken with Teal Ink for the stamped images. The images are from "Sentimental Journey" (retired) stamp set. I'm sure glad I held on to those retired items! This page shows the Puddle Jumper that we had to take from the airport in St. Louis to Marion IL and back. The three ladies in the sun glasses are Kathy, Sue and Me. That's how they all greeted me at the airport in Marion! Not shown is Shirley because she was the photographer for this one. What a fun time we had!! Thanks for stopping by!!

July 4th Barbecue Invitation

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted anything!! I've had ladies here to make gift cards and ladies here to make two cards as well, but I haven't had a chance to take photos and post. Well, I'm back with a card for the challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air." This challenge is to make an invitation to a party, any kind of party from baby shower to barbecue. Mine is an invitation to my annual July 4th barbecue and fireworks watching party. I used one of Nina's images which you can find over at Paper Cupcakes. This one is called "Flag Stamp with Flowers". The image was colored with Copics, cut out and matted on Red, White and Blue. The whole thing was adhered to a 4.25" X 5.5" white card stock. The back has all the info on where, why and when. Thanks for stopping by!!