Sprinkled Expression/Fashionable Hearts Embosslits

How cute is this card and it was inspired by the sketch over at Stamping 411.  You must check out their sketches as they are fabulous!  I try to play as often as possible and since this was a rather simple sketch and I am still have some back problems I thought,"I'll just whip it up right quick."  Is anything ever quick when you actually sit down to work on a card or scrapbook page. I don't think so! lol  Anyway, it was actually fairly simple to do and if I would have stopped with the outside would have been simpler.  But I have to put the insides together.  Actually used 4 stamps in putting this total card together.  Even though I am using hearts, this would be a great card for any friend, your mom or husband anytime of year.  That is why I like it so much.

Here is a side view of the card!

and of course an up close shot of the dimension on the front as I popped everything up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

And as always, you cannot forget to do the inside of the card, which is where the other stamps come into play!

Actually the top of the inside was a last minute decision once I decided to send this to my mom!  I knew she would love this and I wanted it centered someway and all of a sudden my most favorite item of all came into play on this card.  The top note die!  I use it so much and for so many things!  Did it not frame the top of the card perfectly.

Items used are all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted!  Sale-a-bration items are available January 24th - March 31st!

Stamp Sets: Sprinkled Expressions (sale-a-bration), Fresh Vintage - inside (sale-a-bration), Messages to Mom - inside, ODBD Scripture Collection 6 - inside

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Beau Chateau

Classic Ink: Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette - inside

Pink Pirouette Marker

Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die

Top Note Bigz Die

Pink Pirouette 1 1/4" grosgrain ribbon retired

Thanks for looking today and hope your weekend is filled with many blessings!

Christmas Layout/MDS

This is one of those moments that you really want to share with others.  I had a few of those this Christmas and am working on some other pages I will share with you in the near future.  But we have to start somewhere, and I thought I would start here!

This page was actually inspired by two different blogs!  The first was from Got Sketch.  I love their sketches and have used them quite often!  You can find the sketch I used here!  My second inspiration came from Our Daily Bread Designs Scrapbook Challenge where they had an inspiration color challenge and I just loved the colors.  So I used their stamp "Christmas Verses" to incorporate the layout into their challenge.  I did the whole page digitally and then I stamped just the part I wanted by using my markers and actually added a "s" onto the bring.  I just love the stamp set Christmas Verses because you can also use them at different times of the year.

Here is a close up of the stamped image after I printed the page!

Looks a little blurred here, but the page is beautiful!

Thanks for looking today and hope your day is filled with Joy!

Paper Doily/ Blessings from Heaven

Wow, I was beginning to think there would be no more stamping for me for a while.  My back is really giving me fits and I can not sit for extended periods of time.  So my job is not really working for me now as I sit at a computer most of the day.  But, I found out tonight that if I stand up for a little while, then lay back down on the floor flat for a little bit (gets boring but is really the only position that doesn't hurt) eventually, I will get a card done.

So this card was inspired by this weeks Stampin Queen's Sketch!  As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew what I wanted to do and it turned out just as I hoped it would.  I will be sending this card to a dear friend of mine from church who is having a hard time right now.  I know she will love it.

Here is another angle of the card!

And of course I am loving using the designer paper on the inside of the cards!

Not very happy with this photo, but you get the idea of what it looks like!  Isn't this paper just wonderful and it is part of the sale-a-bration book!  Can't wait to share this with my stamp club!

Here are the items I used to make this card!

Stamp Set: Blessings from Heaven

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (sale-a-bration)

Classic Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party

Paper Doily Sizzix Die (Occasions Mini)

1 3/4" round punch, 2 3/8" round punch

Baha Breeze 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon

Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Thanks for looking today and now it is time to go lay back down on the floor!  I might could get better if I could just rest!  Have a great evening.

Hymn and Scripture Challenge #1 - Amazing Grace

Well Sunday started a new Scripture Challenge over at Triple the Scraps with Patter.  I did the one for 2010, but did not do last year and I really missed it.  So I am starting this one and hoping to keep us as I learned so much in 2010 and really still look back at the pages I did.  I have not created my album cover yet as I am uncertain of how I will display this years, but I did decide to do 6 X 6 pages again.  They just seem to work for me and they are a great size.  To learn more about the challenge you can go to this post by Patter!  And to keep up with the challenges, you can go to this post!  And for her post for the first challenge, you can read it here!  Patter is such a talented writer and loves the Lord!

For the first challenge the Hymn that Patter chose was Amazing Grace.  So to start my page I went to google and looked for the song Amazing Grace in jpeg format.  When I saw the one below in a cross, I just had to use it and I thought it just seemed to match the paper I was using just beautifully.  After finding that there was not much else you could do to the page other than add a few scriptures which finished it off perfectly for me.

I actually did most of the page digitally except for the main verse you see which is John 1:16 and I chose that verse because I had the ODBD stamp set on hand and really liked it and the way it looked and thought it would just add so much to the page.  So I did all of it including the box to stamp the scripture in using My Digital Studio and then printed off.  I then chose the ink color Cajun Craze to stamp the scripture in as it was the color that seemed to match the rest of the page.  Aren't you so thankful for the grace of our Lord and Savior that allows us to receive one blessing after another.  If not for the sacrifice of Jesus, we would not have the blessings of life as we know it now.  And I also chose another scripture of Romans 5:20.  So thankful that through Jesus and His grace we are forgiven.  Grace abounds much more! 

Hope you have enjoyed my page and I hope to see you every other week as I continue this challenge!

Items used:

My Digital Studio

Designer Series Paper: Well Worn (MDS)

jpeg from Internet

Scallop Trim Border Punch (MDS)

Square Punch (MDS)

ODBD Scripture Series Two stamp set

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Masculine Card Hybrid!

Good Morning dear friends.  This card was inspired by this weeks Stamping 411 Sketch and also today starts our first challenge of the year for SULatenight stampers, but definitely not the first challenge as we are now at challenge 154.  But this week was to use planes, trains or automobiles.  And since I do not have a current stamp with any of those, I decided that my digital studio would work just fine as they are always current.  So I used the MDS stamp set Sentimental Journey for the plane and lightened it by putting the opacity at 50% and then over it I used the MDS stamp set Daring Adventure.  I used the square punch in MDS to make it the size I need and made the color of the punched image crumb cake.  The background is also the MDS Daring adventure and I did it using the crumb cake on whisper white.  I made that big enough for the background and printed it out on 8 1/2 X 11 whisper white card stock, cut both of them out and attached it to the card base.  Of course you can see that I added some hemp twine, natural and black (black is now retired, but I had some left) and attached the button by running the twine through it.  I am really happy with my hybrid card and the fact that I now have a masculine birthday card.  I thought this was perfect for a birthday card!

Here is another view of the card!

And a view of the inside of the card!

I used what I have left of the paper I had printed out and added the stamped image from the stamp set, Happiest Birthday Wishes.

Hope you liked what you have seen today and here is a supply list:

Stamp Sets: Daring Adventure (MDS), Sentimental Journey (MDS), Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Classic Ink: Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Large Button (retired)

Hemp Twine Natural, Hemp Twine Black (retired)

Attic Boutique spotlight!

Happy New Year everyone!  What a great day for the New Year to start, Sunday!  Went to church this morning and what a great message.  I am so very blessed to have a wonderful church and wonderful church family.

Today I am sharing with you another card using the new paper "Attic Boutique."  I am loving that paper and using it inside and outside on my cards.  What inspired me to use the Spotlight technique that I used above is the sketch over at Stampin Queen's Sketch blog!  I thought it was the perfect sketch to highlight all the cute little items on this beautiful paper!  Also, by using the 3/4" round punch and the 1" round punch, I can also use this for the SUO challenge which is feeling a bit punchy!  I love using my punches.

Here is the inside of this card and also shows off the paper I used even more!

Isn't it just the best?  Hope you enjoyed your visit today and now here is what I used to make this card!

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Happiest Birthday (hostess)

Card Stock: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight

Classic Ink: Soft Suede

Designer Series Paper: Attic Boutique

3/4" round punch, 1" round punch

5/8" daffodil delight satin ribbon

Thanks for looking and I also have something for you tomorrow!  So please come back and check it out!

Love & Sympathy Card!

Happy New Year to all of my Cyber Friends!  You really do keep me motivated and I appreciate each one of you!

This card is for a friend of mine at work who lost her father recently and I thought when I return to work on Tuesday, I would give her the card.  I actually have not used this stamp set until today and it is absolutely the best stamp.  I love the sentiment on it and the verse which you will see shortly on the inside.  It was actually inspired by the Sketch Frenzy Friday Challenge.

Here is a side view of the card!

I used another one of the designer papers from the Attic Boutique group and you will see the other side of it on the inside.  Absolutely beautiful!

And, as promised, the inside!

How sweet is this paper!  Beautiful!

Here are the items used to make this card!

Stamp Set: Love & Sympathy

Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Soft Suede

Designer Series Paper: Attic Boutique (new mini)

Classic Ink: Early Espresso (inside and sentiment)

Markers used for the stamped front image

Perfect Polka dots embossing folder

Boho Blossoms Punch

Thanks for looking and again wishing you a wonderful and prosperous New Year and may God bless you with His wonderful peace!

Stampin' Up! Sneak Peak # 4! Or is it 5!!!!

I have been wanting to use this new Sizzlits Die called Paper Doily, a new item in the Stampin' Up! occasions mini catalog previewing January 4th, ever since I  got it and today while looking through some of the challenges over at Our Daily Bread Designs Forum I saw the clean and simple challenge which was a sketch and that is all it took!  I knew I would finally be able to use it!  I had also been wanting to use this new ribbon which is also in the new mini and voila, here it is!  I just love it when a plan comes together.

Here is a side view of the card!

I actually was able to use quite a few items on this one card, like the stamp set you see here is one of the sale-a-bration sets that you will be able to get free with a $50 order starting January 24th.  There is always something to keep you shopping isn't there? LOL

And here is a close up of the paper doily die and also a closer look at the ribbon!

Hope you have enjoyed looking and now here are the items from Stampin' Up! that I used!

Stamp Set: Sprinkled Expressions (sale-a-bration)

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Beau Chateau

Classic Ink: Soft Suede

Large Sizzlits Die Paper Doily (mini)

3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon (mini)

2 3/8" Scallop round punch, 1 3/4" round punch

Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Jewels Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by and please come back!

Stampin' Up! Sneak Peak # 3!

Well here is another sneak peak of what will be coming out in our new occasions mini starting January 4th.  I sure am enjoying using these products and I know that you will also.  My inspiration came from this weeks challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs Forum which was a sketch. I did not realize that I had actually smeared the black ink until after I was coloring and by then, I just let it go and still really like the card!  So if you can just don't concentrate on the smearing! LOL

Here is a side view of the card!

The inside of the card!

And a close up side view of the image popped up!

Hope you enjoyed the sneak peak for today and here is what I used from Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Bordering on Romance (mini)

Card Stock: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (sale-a-bration)

Classic Ink: Basic Black

Markers and Pearls

Thanks for looking and please let me know what you think!

Another Sneak Peak - Thanks

Good Morning and another sneak peak for today!  I am loving using all of my new items finally and hope to use many more of them this week.  Do you know that cleaning gets in the way of my stamping!  What is a girl to do?

Anyway, this card was inspired by a sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday!  It just seemed to work out great for this card and for using my new toys!

Here is another view of the card!

With this view you can see the embossing and the stamping better at the bottom of the card!

And of course we cannot forget to do the inside of the cards now can we?

How great is that?  I am loving the sale-a-bration items this year also.  They are so versatile and I can hardly wait to demo them.

Items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Bordering on Romance (mini), Apothecary Art (mini), Outlined Occasions (sale-a-bration)

Card Stock: Poppy Parade, Whisper White and textured Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Attic Boutique

Classic Ink: Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight

Labels Collection Framelits Dies (mini)

Edgelits Dies Adorning Accents (mini)

Textured Impressions Embossing Folders Adorning Accents (mini)

Markers for coloring

1/4" grosgrain Daffodil Delight Ribbon

Thanks for looking today and hope you all have a wonderful day!

Stampin' Up! Sneak Peak

Merry Christmas and I finally got a chance to play with some more of my new stuff today!  I am so excited with this new Designer Paper, New punch, New Stamp Set, OK, so I could go on and on.  But actually I would like to thank Stamping 411 for their sketch which inspired this birthday card for my Mom.  Her birthday is Wednesday and I am going to see her on Friday!  So I was glad to get this card done.  Also this weeks SUO Challenge is to use those punches.

I actually used one stamp set and the designer paper from the Occasional Mini catalog which will be available on January 4th and one stamp set out of the sale-a-bration which will be available on January 24th.  And, I can say that I love them all.

Here is another view of the card!

A view of the inside!

And a close up of the new punched flower!

Hope you like this sneak peak and here are the items I used!

All Items are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch (mini), Outlined Occasions Stamp Set (SAB)

Card Stock: Pool Party, Whisper White, Soft Suede

Designer Series Paper: Attic Boutique (mini)

Classic Ink: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight

Blossom Punch (mini), Large Oval Punch, Large Oval Scallop Punch, 1" circle punch

Marker for coloring inside

Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon

Thanks for looking and have a fabulous week!

Christmas Scrapbook Page Hybrid

I am excited to have my first scrapbook page of the year done and now quite a few more to go.  But at lease I have stared.  This page was actually inspired by the scrapbook challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  As soon as I saw the sketch, I loved it and knew I had to use it.  My only problem is I wish the photo I took would have turned out a little better, but it will do.  The colors did not come out good and I could not get a good image with no blur what so ever.  I took 43 photos.  So this is as good as it gets!

Most of the page was done digitally except the verses, rhinestones, and the photos of the girls.  I decided to put them on after since they were so dark and I am glad I did.  I just love the way the children are waiting for us to say, "time to open your presents now."  We had Christmas with our out of town family two weeks ago and that is when the photos were taken.

Here is a the page digitally before photos, verses and rhinestones were added and you can also see how the photo did not do the colors justice as it printed just like this looks!

Here are the items used to make this page!

Stamp Sets: ODBD Scripture Series 2, ODBD Christmas Verses, SU The Sounding Joy

SU Whisper White Textured Card Stock

SU Rhinestones

From My Digital Studio

Card Stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Island Indigo

Designer Paper: Savor the Season & Savor the Season Embellishments

Thanks for looking and hope you all have a wonderful day!  And, don't forget, Christmas is about our Lord and Savior Jesus!

Christmas Card for Hubby!

Well I know I have not been posting much lately, but this time of the year, I am trying to catch up with wrapping and baking so I will be ready on Christmas.  Maybe I should post some of those so you can see just how busy I am.  I am sure we are all that busy.

OK on to the card and what inspired this card!  First, I needed a Christmas Card for my dear husband and this weeks challenge at SULatenightStampers is to do a Christmas Card or Seasonal card with silver, white and blue.  Also when I was looking at the stamping 411 sketch this week, I thought, I can use that sketch to a certain point.  So that helped to bring you this card today!

The stamp set for the "To my Husband," is so old and I did not put the name on it and wish I had because I can not remember.  If I find out, I will let you know.  I do know the new mini coming soon has a stamped set called "loved ones" that can be used like this.

Another side view of the card!

Now to work on the inside and get just the right verse for it.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

All items used are Stamping Up!

Stamp Sets: Winter Post (snowflakes), unknown - retired

Card Stock: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Brushed Silver, Silver Glimmer Paper

Snowflake Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Glimmer Brads

Masculine Journal

Good Morning to all of you and hope you are all pretty much ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus!  I am almost there once I finish some more wrapping and a few more items to purchase.  Will be a crazy week, but one I will enjoy!

Today I wanted to share with you a journal I made for my brother-in-law.  He wanted a prayer journal after he saw the ones I made for the craft fair, but they were a little too feminine for him.  So I made this one for him for his birthday which is Christmas Eve!

Thanks for looking today and hope you all have a very blessed day!

Stamp Set: ODBD Scripture Collection 1

Prayer Journal was computer generated

Designer Paper: SU Well Worn

3/8" Not Quite Navy Taffeta Ribbon

Buttons from the SU Regals Collection

Stampin' Up! Sneak Peak!

OK, I can now say that I know for sure I am going to love the new items from Stampin' Up!  Yes, this is a sneak peak into what is coming January 3rd in the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  Is this not the cutest stamp set and not only that, "framelits" to match the stamp set.  Yes, all you have to do is stamp the image and then using the framelits Labels collection you can just cut out your frame very simply!  Yea!!!!!

But I could not have made this wonderful birthday card for my dear daughter (whose birthday is next week, shhhhh) without a sketch that I saw on Got Sketch - Twelve Days of Christmas.  When I saw the sketch, I knew it was the perfect one for this stamp set, and yes I know I did not do a Christmas card for it.  I love Got Sketch and use quite a few of their sketches especially their scrapbook sketches, so stop by there and see the wonderful sketches they have!

Here is a side view of the card!

And a close up of the stamp set and frame!

Items used are all Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Apothecary Art (sneak Peak)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder

Designer Series Paper: Berry Blossoms

Classic Ink: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder for sponging

Framelits Labels Collection (Sneak Peak)

Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon

Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed your visit!