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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...

Welcome back to another challenge at S unday Stamps!  This week we are working with a color challenge.  I decided to ink up my new Hostess stamp set called Thankful Life from the Occasions catalog. I found that you should stamp the flower images first and then add the vase last.  I also found that it was the easiest to stamp the flowers in this order: 1) stamp the flower image (as shown above) in Early  Espresso; 2) stamp the flower image in Calypso Coral, and 3) stamp the cute little flowers as shown in Peekaboo Peach ink.  Since this is a photopolymer stamp set, it was very easy to line them up.  The results? A beautiful vase of flowers! :) The colors in this weeks challenge made me think of field flowers.  Therefore, I thought the Hardwood background stamp set would be a great addition.  Here's this weeks challenge at Sunday Stamps! The colors I chose to work with this weeks challenge are: Early Espresso, Smoky Slate, Peek...

Hello, stampers.  Today I am sharing yet another Dragonfly Dreams creation.  I have made so many cards with this set!  Stampin' UP! has created some beautiful framelits in the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle. Take a look at my latest creation with this "must have" bundle: I just finished my January Make and Take class yesterday, and I will be busy all weekend assembling cards, but at class I demonstrated how to use the Sponge Brayers.  This is what I used to create the background for this card.  January Host Code Customers will be receiving a card using this technique.  It's not too late for you to get your hands on my January Make and Take projects.  Details are HERE . Golden Dragonfly card supplies: STAMPS: Dragonfly Dreams Bundle (144728) INK: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Versamark PAPER:  Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla, Vellum, and Gold Glimmer Paper  ACCESSORIES: Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies Bundle (144728), Hexago...

Welcome back to another new challenge at Sunday Stamps!  This week we are working with a sketch and I decided to try out my new Nailed It Bundle. How fun its this?  I just love this sentiment! This card will be a perfect Valentine for my husband. And who doesn't need more masculine stamp sets?  The Nailed It Bundle is a welcomed addition. I used the Urban Underground Specialty DSP which is part of the Urban Underground Suite found on pages 46-48 of the Occasions catalog for the front panel of the card and also for the handles of the three saws. Nailed It Card Supplies: stamps : Nailed It (144735) ink: Basic Black, Smokey Slate and Versamark card stock: Thick Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder and Flirty Flamingo accessories: Urban Underground Specialty DSP, Build It Framelits, Silver Embossing powder, Aqua Painter and Owl Builder punch. Here's this weeks sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps! : You have until Friday, Janaury 27, 2107,...

Today, I am sharing a fun or should I say funny card made using the Hey, Chick Sale-a-bration stamp set (SAB).   I wanted to challenge myself, so I found 2 fun challenges to play along with and created this: Here's the challenges I followed: ________________________________________________________________________________________                              _______________________________________________________________________________________ Here are the supplies I used to create my " Hey Chick card": stamps:  Hey Chick SAB (143328), Delicate Details SAB (143314), Sunburst Sayings 140725); ink:  Island Indigo, Delightful Dijon, Basic Black and White Craft ink. card stock:  Island Indigo, Delightful Dijon, and Whisper White accessories:  Petal Burst embossing folder, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Aqua Painter, Gold Metallic Thread and rh...

Hello, crafty friends. Happy Friday!  It is bitter cold here in MN, but I have a bitter sweet card to share with you showcasing another card I made using the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle . To create this card: I cut a piece of Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP down to: 3 1/2" by 4 3/4" and then die cut the dragonfly image from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits  in the center.  This was then layered onto a piece of Whisper White card stock followed by a piece of Crumb Cake card stock.  Next, I die cut a second dragonfly image onto a piece of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper and adhered it to the top of the DSP die cut area.  The card base is Watermelon Wonder. And to make things really efficient (and beautiful),  I used the dragonfly image I had orginaly die cut out of the Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP in the inside of the card- so there is no waste and everything matches perfectly.  :) Dragonfly Dreams Bundle: January Host C...