Polka Dots & Paisley

Here's a card I made playing around with some new stuff. I used the Jumbo Petals Wheel from the Spring Mini for the background with Pretty in Pink Ink. Then I stamped the flower from the Polka Dot & Paisely stamp set using Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Taken with Teal Markers. I used Old Olive for the stem. I added these cute little Rhinestones I found in the Dollar section at my local JoAnn's.

No time to stamp

Hello everyone. Sorry for not posting anything. My daughter had her tonsils out a week ago and life has been hectic! My oldest son started soccer practice last week, and now is home sick. I have a bunch of new stamps and accessories coming soon, so I hope to be able to play soon! In the meantime, if you have a card you'd like to see me post on my blog, please email it to me in jpeg format! I'd love to showcase your work.

Artifacts

I don't know why I haven't used my Inspiration sheets before to create these wonderful cards! All of these cards can be created by using the following:

• Artifacts Stamp set




• Sincere Salutations Stamp set




• Always Artichoke cardstockand ink




• Chocolate Chip Cardstock and ink




• Bravo Burgundy Cardstock and ink




• Mellow Moss cardstock




• Kraft Cardstock




• Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon




• Hodgepodge Hardware kit




• Antique Brass Eyelets

Circle Punch Card

Here's a very cool card idea that my downline Judy shared with me. I did vary it a bit. I used different size circle punches to punch out the different colors. I used Appricot Appeal, Certainly Celery and Lavender Lace, and mounted them on black cardstock. Then I used my Souffle gel pens to outline each circle. Then I used the Word Window punch to punch out a piece of Appricot Appeal and took the letters from Alphabits to make the "thanks" part. It is a super cool card!

Simple Scrappin' Cards

I just love using the Simply Scrappin' kits to create quick and easy cards. Here are a few examples using the Party Pieces Kit. I have been able to create 60 cards from this one kit, with the edition of 30 sheets of colored cardstock for the bases! I even have sticker left over and cardstock to make 2- 6x6 scrapbook pages! This will be one of the options for my upcoming Stamp camp in April.

I like it a Latte!

I received this set from Stampin' Up! as my Sales incentive set! I just had to play with it today. The base cardstock is Chocolate Chip. Then I layered on a piece from the Loves Me designer series paper (dots). The turqouise dots is the reverse of the white dots. I stamped the cup with Close to Cocoa ink, as well as the marshmellows and the steam. The words are stamped with Chocolate Chip ink. I used the ticket corner punch to do the corners, and then layered on Rose Romance paper! I also used my new Souffle pens from Sakura to color in the marshmellows white. You can't see from the scan, but it makes the puff up a bit. I Like It A Latte!

Milk Carton

This a a cute little Milk carton made from 1 sheet of Whisper White cardstock. I used the "dot" from the Hostess set Riveting to stamp the spots. The cow is from the Sell-a-bration set Very Punny. I added some Black Grosgrainto seal the top with a staple.

Mini Chocolate Purses!

How cute are these? For those that attended my stamp camp, you know what they are! So, here are the directions. First, cut a piece of cardstock (I used the Loves Me paper) 1 3/8 inches by 4 1/2 inches. You can just snip the corners on one end to make it look like the tag, or feed the paper strip through the large tag punch to punch the ends. (Make sense?) Then, score from the punched end at 3/4", 1", 2 1/4" and 3 1/4". Fold on score lines. I used the grosgrain ribbon cut to about 4" and put some SNAIL adhesive on the back side between the 3/4 and 1" score lines. Then, from the Loves Me paper, I punched out the cute little circles with my 3/4" circle punch. Put those on the front with a mini glue dot. I also used a mini glue dot to keep the Hersheys Nuggets chocolate in place. Then just fold up and stick shut!