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Hello, stamping friends! I am getting ready for my Make and Take class, but couldn't resist squeezing in a little stamping with my NEW Stampin' UP! goodies from the Holiday catalog.  You can order from it starting on 8-28-14.  I decided to follow the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps .  Here is the challenge: And here's what I made using the Fall Fest stamp set and matching Fun Fall Framelits : Colors are: Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Basic Black, More Mustard and Very Vanilla. The DSP paper is Houndstooth & Scaringbone which is retired.  Aren't they cute? Love stamp sets with matching framelits! Happy stamping!  Annette

Hello!  I am playing with Freshly Made Sketches again using my new goodies from the Holiday catty. Yippee!  Here's the sketch challenge by Rita: I have to be honest...I did struggle with the side banners part of the sketch. Nothing I tried looked good enough to me. Finally I settled with Lost Lagoon cardstock.  Oh, and I have to say that I am loving the Gold Buttons from the Holiday catalog which matches the Gold Bakers Twine perfectly! Gold is so festive for Fall projects. Love it!  Here's my card: I used Stampin' UP!s Kraft Cardstock as my base. It's awesome!  I love the feel of it. Nice and thick, but not too thick.: ) I stamped the watermark image from the new For All Things stamp set and then die cut out the leaves from the Fun Fall Framelits . Have you gotten your Holiday Catalog yet?  Ordering from it begins August 28, 2014.  If you need one, just let me know and I will send you one. : ) Supplies used are: Kraft 12" X ...

Hello! I just had one of the most fabulous weekends EVER!  I got to spend time with my sweet sister and my adorable niece AND I also got to see the Goo Goo Dolls! It was an amazing weekend! Okay, onto my post for today.  This morning I scanned a few challenges and decided to play in two:  the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and Paper Players color challenge.  Here are their challenges:        And here's my card.  The only thing I did differently, was to flip the sketch on its side. It was so much fun to make!  I used my Blendabilities in Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate and the Blush color from the Skin Tone Assortment. Here is a list of the supplies I used to make this card: I Like You Clear-Mount Stamp Set $10.00 Dotty Angles Photopolymer Stamp Set $15.95 Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack $6.95 Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock $6.95 Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card ...

Hello, stampers! Today, I am sharing a card I made following Sunday Stamps! challenge blog .  I love card challenges because some days I am just overloaded with too many ideas going on in my head, and challenges "help" me sort thru and force me to pick something! : ) Today, I wanted to make a birthday card for a special someone and decided that I would  use my new  Age Awareness stamp set.  I have already made a birthday card with this set using the large "happy birthday", so today it was time to use some of the other fun birthday phrases.  Here's what I came up with using the challenge colors of: Strawberry Slush, Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla: Stampin' UP! supplies used to make this card: Age Awareness Photopolymer Stamp Set Borderettes Photopolymer Stamp Set 2013-2015 In Color Backgrounds Designer Series Paper Stack 2-1/2" Circle Punch Starburst Framelits Die Strawberry Slush Classic Stampi...

Hello, stampers! Today, I am sharing one of the cards stampers will be making at my August Make and  Take class.  It showcases the awesome hostess set called: Bloom with Hope  with two of the new In Colors:  Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey. The Flowers were "watercolored" using the lightest Coastal Cabana Blendability as well as the Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blendabilities. I also added Lost Lagoon ink with my aqua painter to darken the petals to match.  Because this set has a "sketch type appearance", it was easy to quickly add the colors and not worry about blending them together. : ) Two additional flowers were stamped and colored separately and popped on with Dimensionals.  To finish the flowers off, Dazzling Details were added to each flower center. I bought a bunch of different colored sequins recently, and decided to add some after the fact.  I separated each color and tried them out.  And you know what? It actually looks p...