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Hello, crafty friends. I'm finally back from my absence of posting.  My husband had surgery and I have been taking care of him.  Things are improving and he is finally getting around much better.  Thank goodness.  Family first, stamping second. :) Today, I am sharing another card I made using the Beautiful You stamp set for this weeks challenge at Sunday  Stamps!  The Beautiful You stamp set is the type of stamp set that once you start creating with it- its difficult to put away.  There are so many fun sentiments to match the fabulous sketch images. Here's what I made for this weeks color challenge at Sunday Stamps! . I love to water color, and this stamp set makes water coloring a breeze- if you ask me.  The Stampin' UP! colors I chose to work with for this weeks challenge are: Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon and Calypso Coral.   Here's challenge #147: Can you see where I used Pool Party ink? ...

Hello, crafty friends. Welcome back to another challenge at Sunday Stamps! . This week we have a sketch for you to play along with (a sketch by me). :)  Here's Sunday Stamps! challenge No. 146: And here's what I made using the Beautiful You stamp set: I also used the Succulent Garden DSP as my color pallet along with the Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the "rain".   Brighter Days supplies: stamps:  Beautiful You ink: Archival Basic Black, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride, and Tip Top Taupe. paper: Sweet Sugarplum, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, and Water color paper. accessories: Succulent Garden DSP, Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Layering Ovals Framelits, So Detailed Thinlits Dies, Calypso Coral Thick Baker's Twine, and Aqua Painter. Beautiful You [143637] Hope you enjoyed seeing my creation, and that you are going t...

Today is my oldest child's birthday.  He is in college in Duluth, Minnesota, and it is our first time that we are not going to see him for his birthday.  It is a strange feeling watching your children grow up, isn't it?   Here's the card I made for him using the Birthday Blast Bundle . I have been having fun creating different projects with this bundle, and decided to make his birthday card into a shaker card.  Guess how old he is? lol SUPPLIES: STAMPS: Birthday Blast Bundle (144716) INK: Night of Navy and Versamark PAPER: Night of Navy, Delightful Dijon, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, and Delightful Dijon DSP stack. ACCESSORIES:  Star Blast Edgelits Dies Bundle (144716), Layering Circles Framelits, White Embossing powder, Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Classic Label punch, Foam Adhesive Strips. January Host Code:  U76WC42P Place a $40 order (before shipping/handling) using this code and receive one of the following:  ...

Today, I am sharing a card I made for Valentines Day using the Sealed with Love Bundle .  Last month at club, ladies made a Valentine treat box with the Window Shopping Bundle in Flirty Flamingo cardstock and accented in gold.  I loved the color combo so much that I repeated it here. Hello, Love card supplies: stamps: Sealed with Love Bundle (144705) ink: Flirty Flamingo and Versamark  paper: Whisper White and Flirty Flamingo   accessories: Love Notes Framelits Bundle (144705), Layering Circles Framelits, Flirty Flamingo DSP stack, Gold Embossing powder, Gold Metallic Thread and Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes. I just love Flirty Flamingo and Gold together for Valentines creations like this. January Host Code:  U76WC42P Place a $40 order (before shipping/handling) using this code and receive one of the following:  a goody bag containing one Blender pen and eight Lace Doilies; or 3 completed cards from my  February ...

Happy Friday!  Today, I am sharing a birthday card I made for my cousin.  We grew up together (she is the oldest sibling in her family as I am in mine) but unfortunately we no longer live near each other (insert sad face). I found a neglected stamp set from the annual catalog to create my special card for her called Sunshine Sayings . It is difficult to see, but I also used the Delicate Details from the Sale-a-bration catalog around the edges of the Early Espresso cardstock.   This is a fabulous set because it contains a lot of great words.  Here's a larger photo showing the Delicate Details border (click on picture too). Colors are: Peekaboo Peach and Early Espresso.  To create a softer background, I first stamped Peekaboo Peach onto a piece of scratch paper before stamping onto the Very Vanilla piece.   I used a piece of DSP from the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack for the flowers and a small piece at the bottom of th...