Happy Sweet 16 to my daughter, Rebecca!

Today is my daughter, Rebecca's Sweet 16th Birthday! I have such fun every year making her birthday card because I always get to use new goodies from the Stampin' UP! catalog! Today's card is no exception.  She only requested that I not make her a "pink" card.  Well, I hope Crisp Cantaloupe is not considered pink to her.....
Here's her card:

 No need to think of what colors to use...just grab the new Birthday Basics designer series paper....  and you will be set to go!

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Cycle Celebration and Memorable Moments
INK: Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple
PAPER: Raspberry Ripple, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Very Vanilla and Birthday Basics DSP
ACCESSORIES: Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Trim, Stripes EF, Window Frames Framelits, 2 1/2" circle punch, Boho Blossom punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch, Decorative Label and Large Oval punch, Brights Candy Dots, Paper piercing tool, mat and guide.

Happy Sweet 16th Birthday, Rebecca!  What a precious gift you are to us! 

FMS91- "Cutest Baby Ever"

Today I played along with the Freshly Made Sketches No. 91 layout.  It is a very clean and simple layout, and I whipped this card up in a matter of minutes thanks to Stampin' UP!s awesome stamp sets that have matching punches.  Here's the sketch:

And here's what I came up with:

 Super simple, super cute! A potential Make and Take card. : )

 

RECIPE:

STAMPS: Label Love

INK: Raspberry Ripple and Crisp Cantaloupe

PAPER: Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple and Birthday Basics DSP

ACCESSORIES: 3/8" Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Trim (OMG! LOVE THIS STUFF!), Artisan Label and 7/8" scallop circle punches, Basic Pearls and Dimensionals.

I am sooo loving the new 3/8" ruffle stretch trim ribbon!  It's so awesome!  Happy Stamping! 

Oh, Hello

This is the card that I was talking about in my previous post.  As you can see, the Tea For Two DSP is the same size and placement.  Club ladies had a fun time creating the Baja Breeze flowers on the card using the 1 1/4" and 7/8" scallop circle punches.  We punched out five for each flower and scrunched them up.  We then placed a brad in the middle and scrunched them up some more.  For the final touch, we used a sponge dauber to darken the petals.

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Oh, Hello
INK: Island Indigo, So Saffron and  Whisper White craft
PAPER: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla and Tea For Two DSP
ACCESSORIES: Honeycomb EF, Baja Breeze, Old Olive and Island Indigo markers, 1 1/4" and 7/8" scallop circle punches, Occasions Paper-piercing pack, Ovals Collection Framelits, Paper Doilie, Basic Brads, and sponge daubers.

I really like how it turned out. I'll have to make more of these. : )  Happy stamping!

Welcome Back to me!

Yep, I've been busy up here in Minnesota with my son's high school graduation party, family visiting and working!  At least I was able to see all the creations being made by fellow stampers with the new goodies from the 2013-2014 Stampin' UP! catalog...which helped me get thru it. : )  Today, I cleaned off my stamping table which consisted of scrapbook papers and pictures of my son, Josh...and put it all away.  What a nice feeling to see my stamping table again!
I had a nicely cut piece of  Tea For Two DSP sitting on my desk which was left over from a Make and Take card made back in April ....yep, pretty messy desk...and decided that I would incorporate it into my card creation.  But what to make? I decided on a birthday card for my mother-in-law, Lillian who's birthday is at the end of the month....perfect!  So here's what I made for her 87th birthday:

 I believe it is similar to the Make and  Take card that I will share on another post in the future.  Of course I used my new goodies, too.

 I had a 3/4 peice of a Paper Doilie sitting with the DSP, so I cut it up and pieced it around the circle.  It worked out pretty darn good.  No waste on my end! 

Plus, I had to try out the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder and matching stamp set...very fun.  I think it turned out very vintage which is perfect for an 87 year old, don't you think???

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Label Love and Mosaic Madness
PAPER: Tea For Two DSP (retired), Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Baja Breeze (retired) and Whisper White
INK: Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, and Baja Breeze
ACCESSORIES:Delicate Doilies Sizzlits, Finishing Touches Edgelits, 1 3/4" circle punch, Artisan Label punch, Paper Doily, Basic Pearls, sponge dauber and stampa-ma-jig.

Well, I know I'm addicted to stamping because I feel much better. Happy Stamping!