Birding Elegance

I love this layout.  My friend Tricia created a card with this layout and I decided to use her inspiration and create this card using retired "in colors" and specialty papers.  The stamp set is a current Stampin' Up! Hostess set, Wings of Friendship.

I really liked how the a stamped image appeared on the specialty paper since the paper has a shine a texture.  Stampin' Up! currently has some specialty paper that would be fun to use with this layout.

Here is the inside of the card; just enough detail to complete the layout.  Thanks Tricia for a great layout. 

Happy Stamping!

Iceberg Cutie

I wanted to create a not so traditional Holiday card for a swap and used this cutie brought it all together.  All Stampin' Up! supplies used.  Paper- "incolors" melon mabo and bermuda bay  and whisper white; accessories- polka dot grosgrain ribbon and clear rhinestone brad; tools- word window punch, circle scissor plus and big shot with texturz plate. The stamp set is Cold & Cudly from the Stampin' Up! 2009 Holiday Mini.

Sponging around the circle makes this guy's ice berg really stand out.

Stay warm by stamping! 

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Winter Brrrrr.....It's Cold Out There!

Happy New Year everyone! It has been awhile since I have posted. Fall and the Holidays took over and now it is a new year. I think one of my "goals" (not resolutions) should be to post more regularly!

This is the Winter version to my previous posts. All Stampin' Up! materials, incolors and white gel pen.

Using the gel pen as an outline on the tree gives the "snow" illusion and to the touch is slightly raised. A fun and easy technique. Give it a try!




Happy Stamping 2010!

Happy Halloween

I would like to share a GREAT Halloween card I received this month. This card was created by my friend Renee. Renee is a scrapbooker. Since she purchased Stampin' Up!'s photo corner punch, I sent her this idea last year for a spider and legs (I saw the idea on another stampers blog, but can't remember where and who). Well, we were talking about it in September and she told me how she made a spider etc and I told her to make me a card. Here it is.......

Isn't it great! I love it. This is her first card and it is great.

She even got creative and used dental floss for the spider's drop down web!

Awesome Renee!

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Thanks!

Slowly climbing the reader ladder....over 300 views. Thanks for checking me out!

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Four Seasons - Fall

Using the Branch Out Stamp set I now moved on to Fall. Even though we have had an extended Summer with the great weather, the calendar calls out for Fall.

I used the water color paper and with an aqua painter blended the colors for a warm Fall scene.

Adding special details by inking up some twill and stringing some hemp through these cute buttons!

All products are Stampin' Up!

Check back for the next season...Winter.

Happy Stamping!

Four Seasons - Summer

I wanted to use the stamp set Branch Out and create four seasons. Today I created Summer. Using all Stampin' Up! products: paper and ink-Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede. I roughed up the edge of the Old Olive layer, stamped color on color for the Rich Razzleberry layer and stamped the design on Very Vanilla.







The button adds a bit of texture and the ribbon; well that isn't ribbon, I distressed a thin piece of paper!










On the inside of the card, I used a piece of very vanilla and stamped in the corner.


The next season will be Fall.


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Celebrate New Stampin' Up! "In Colors

What fun and bright colors!

This is my swap for my next demonstrator meeting.

And what do you do when you make extra flowers?

Well you create a new format!

Happy Stamping!

Card for the man!

This is the first time I have used this stamp set that has been retired for at least a year or two. Artifacts by Stampin' Up! I really like this set, it travels with me on my stamping retreats, I pull it out when I am in a stamping mood; but it hasn't been used until now.

I had a request for masculine cards and knew this was the set to use. All products are Stampin' Up! colors/paper (basic black, more mustard, bravo burgandy, kraft). I have more ideas in mind and will post soon.

Happy Stamping!

Garden Flowers

Some things old are new again! I was organizing some Stampin' Up! materials and came accrosse some old inspiration sheets. There was a layout using flowers and this design came to me. I just had to create some before I started cleaning off my dining room table (yes, stamping stuff has been set out for a week now).

Yes, I am still on the 2008 Stampin' Up! In Color kick...and seem to never pull out the felt flowers and staples.

Happy Stamping.