Trendy Trees

Okay, so when the new catalog came out, this was my most favorite stamp set, and was the first to go on my wish list! Can you believe that it took me this long to actually use it?! Eek! And to think I had a 3 day weekend, and the first time I got to sit down and stamp was tonight! Lots of cleaning and preparing for the new house!

Now, this set was not initially easy to work with, even though I wanted it to be. But - It did work out in the end. This is a stamp set that having a Stamp-a-ma-jig is a must. Otherwise, there is no way you will be able to line up the trees and the trunks. So, once you get the hang of it, the trees come pretty easy! The designer paper is the Good Morning Sunshine which I just love! The colors are great!

I love to use the sewing machine on cards - adds a little extra something!!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Trendy Trees
Ink: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Paper
Techniques: Sewing machine, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Trendy Trees
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Paper
Technique: Paper Piercing, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for coming by!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Well, Valentine's Day is finally here! Did you get to use your Love you Much stamp set as much as you wanted to? I just love that bundle! These are the cards that I sent out to our family. I tried to to a pretty 'un-fancy' Valentine card with all we have had going on lately. Unfortunately, as much as I would love to spend all my free time stamping, cleaning (old and new house), packing and other house work gets in the way. Anyway, here is the V-Day card my peeps should be getting in the mail today. Hope you enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Love You Much
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Dimensionals, Heart to Heart Punch, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Candy Lane Designer Paper

Fancy Candy

Who doesn't love candy, and how can you resist it all dressed up?! This is a quick post, I wanted to share with you how I fancied up some regular ol' Hershey bars. These were little Valentine treats for the Club gals last night....you wanna join yet? :)

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Love You Much
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Silver Cord, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Pink Pirouette Designer Paper
Technique: Paper Crimping

Enjoy!

Tiff

Fifth Avenue Birthday

Happy Birthday Bridgett! One of my fabulous stamp club girls celebrated her birthday, well, Sunday. As in LAST Sunday! Eek, I know! Somehow last week got away from me, and before I knew it, I knew her birthday card would be late. I sure hope she forgives me! :)

This stamp set is just fantastic, and I knew that it would look great embossed. This is one of the new items from the new idea book. It also has matching designer paper, which you will see me use with this stamp set soon! Something about black embossed on black is jus so elegant. If this doesn't make you want to emboss, I don't know what will! :)


The sentiment isn't exactly a birthday sentiment, but thought it was perfect for Bridgett! I hope you can see the shine from the embossing.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral
Ink: Versamark
Cardstock: So Saffron, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Accessories: So Saffron Ribbon (SAB), Dimensionals, Black Embossing Powder
Technique: Embossing

February Stamp Club

Hello Hello! Tonight is stamp club, and I am SOOO excited to show off all the great new Sale-A-Bration goodies! There is no better way to decide that you HAVE to have a stamp set than to use it!! I hope you enjoy as much as I do! If you are interested in joining my stamp club so you can make these wonderful things every month, contact me. Or if you want to just come make the goodies, you can do that too!!!

This first card uses THREE, yep, count 'em, different Sale-A-Bration sets. The stamp set (which I at first didn't like, but LOVE how it goes with the the different punches....you know how I don't like to cut things out!), the designer paper and the ribbon are all great items that you can earn for FREE!! The hearts are embossed (who doesn't love to emboss?!)! And sometimes you need a card with NO sentiment so that you can use it at ANY time in a pinch!


You can see the shine from the embossing a little better in this one:


Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Polka Dot Punches (SAB)
Ink: Versamark
Cardstock: So Saffron, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB), Certainly Celery Ribbon (SAB)
Technique: Embossing

The next card uses my new favorite stamp set! Yep, Fifth Avenue Floral is fantastic! You will see another card using this set later in the week! Something so elegant with the flowers, and can be used for any occasion! The sentiment on this one is from the Level One Hostess Set, Sweet Little Sentiments.


Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral, Sweet Little Sentiments
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Baja Breeze Double Stitched Ribbon, Dimensionals

And the last one is a candy holder. I just love to make candy holders, cuz who doesn't love to get candy?! Or is that just me....I am a little bit of a sugar high from all the M&M's! This stamp set is a Sale-A-Bration set, and is fantastic for giving away treats!! The bright colors in this new designer paper is soooo great! Inside this little guy is a Ghirardelli chocolate, but you could put any kind of holiday appropriate snack sized candy!




Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Yummy (SAB)
Ink: Pacific Point
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Whisper White
Accessories: Pacific Point Ribbon, Dimensionals, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Paper
Technique: Sponging

Okay, that's it. Hope you enjoyed! See some of you tonight!

Tiff

Love You Much

Are you ready for Valentine's Day? Here are a couple of more Valentine's ideas if you are still needing some help!

The first one is a great card if you are giving to someone that it doesn't have to go through the mail for, since you are already using the envelope as part of your card. This is the one I am thinking of giving to Duane...gives me lots of room to write mushy stuff on the inside!

Here is a shot of the inside of the card. Postcard design with a little coloring of the sentiment - lots of extra room to handwrite something lovey!

Card Recipe:
Stamp set: Love You Much
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Regular sized envelope, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Ticket corner punch, Candy Lane Designer Paper

On the Fly

Somehow I have been volunteered to make both the treats AND the cards for the birthdays at work. I can't say that I am complaining - cuz I love to do both. So - the brownies are cooling upstairs, and here are the cards that I am making for the 2 bosses that share a birthday this weekend.

Masculine cards are hard for me cuz I love ribbon tied into bows, glitter and glitz. I think these turned out pretty good. Both of the attorneys love to fish, and I just love the On the Fly set. Even though it is retired, I will never get rid of it. Too many special people in my life love to fish! Both of these cards are 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 so we all have room to sign!

This was the first card I made. I knew I wanted to use the fisherman catching a 3-D fish. By adding some hemp twine, it really makes the card more manly!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: On the Fly (retired), Family Phrases
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, Going Gray, Ruby Red
Cardstock: River Rock (retired), Always Artichoke, Naturals Ivory, Cameo Coral
Accessories: River Rock Designer Paper (retired), Hemp Twine, (non-SU!) eyelets, Dimensionals
Techniques: Chalk coloring
The second card I again used the chalk to color. I like the soft look that it gives, especially with this 'rough' images.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: On the Fly (retired), Party Hearty
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Brocade Blue
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Brocade Blue, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Old Olive Designer Paper, Pumpkin Pie 5/8" Grossgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals
Technique: Chalk coloring

Thanks for stopping by! Happy birthday to Craig and Scott!!

Loads of Birthday Love

This is a quick post with a birthday card for Duane's brother-in-law. Okay, the post will be quick, but I worked on the card forever. I have loved this stamp set for a long time cuz it can do so many holidays. I finally got it, and this is the first time it has seen ink. I did struggle with coloring the truck. This was the FOURTH one I did - ugh! I think it turned out alright - whatcha think?

This was also the first sketch challenge I did on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/. If you are looking for a new layout, try participating in a sketch challenge - makes ya work outside your box! Here's the card:



See how Duane and I are both in the cab of the truck? SOOO cute!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Close to Cocoa, Brocade Blue
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Hostess Designer Paper in Not Quite Navy and Real Red, (non-SU! brads), dimensionals

Goody-Goody Gumdrops

Okay, everyone knows how much I love sugar, right? Well, when I saw the title of this stamp set, I knew I had to have it! They all don't have something to do with sugar, but I think this stamp set sure is yummy!!! The more I use this stamp set, the more I love it! It is a Level 3 hostess set.

This first card is the most sugar-laden card of all! The sundae looks just delish and is jazzed up with a little Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and Red Chunky Essentials Glitter. The (retired) Summer Picnic Designer Paper goes so well with the cherries! Doesn't it make you want to have a sundae??

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops

Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Real Red

Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Red Chunky Essentials Glitter, 1/4" Real Red Grossgrain Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch

The next card is a cute little non-gender baby card. The little duckies are just adorable, and when they are all lined up in a row like that, they are even cuter! How did I get them lined up, you ask? Well, my new favorite tool in the whole world - the Stamp-a-ma-jig. It allows you to line up your image just where you want it! No more crooked images or sentiments! It is a MUST have - trust me! The beaks have a little Crystal Effects to make them shiny!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops
Ink: So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: So Saffron, Kraft, Whisper White
Accessories: Certainly Celery Ribbon (SAB), Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB), Dimensionals, Crystal Effects
Technique: Stamp-a-ma-jig

The next one is a great little wedding card - I just love to use the Baja Breeze in a wedding card - so fresh! And how could I resist not using the Dazzling Diamonds Glitter on the bells?

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops, Congrats (SAB)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories: Baja Breeze Designer Paper, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Heart to Heart to Punch, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

I hardly ever use purple, but knew that purple would be perfect for this easy little thank-you card, especially since I got to use Orchid Fine Cosmo Glitter!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops
Ink: Basic Black, Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White
Accessories: Almost Amethyst Designer Paper, Orchid Fine Cosmo Glitter, Dimensionals

Alright, the last card. It was the first one I made, and wasn't sure that I was crazy about the owl, but now that the card is done, I think he is SUPER cute! Especially with his big glassy eyes that I touched up with Crystal Effects!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust, Barely Banana
Cardstock: More Mustard, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Autum Vine Designer Paper (retired), 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grossgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet

PHEW! That is it for tonight! Can you tell I was home alone last night while Duane worked up at the house?! I also have a little secret to tell you - I love the Stamp-a-ma-jig so much that I used it on all the cards so everything was all lined up straight! I am happy to show you how to use it!

Tiff

Sale-A-Bration

Sale-A-Bration is here! Please contact me if you still need your copy of the Sale-A-Bration flier! And remember that for every $50 that you spend, you can choose from 4 different stamp sets, a double spool of ribbon or a package of Designer Paper for FREE!!! That's right! Check out my Stampin' Up! Website here to place an order.

Now onto the creations! Today I am using 2 of the different stamp sets, the ribbon AND the designer paper on my projects. Hope you enjoy!

This card makes the most perfect anniversary card, and I just love the hearts on this Delicate Dots Designer Paper!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Congrats (Sale-A-Bration)
Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue
Cardstock: Kraft, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer, Heart to Heart Punch, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Delicate Dots Designer Paper (Sale-A-Bration)

The next card uses a combination of the Congrats Stamp Set and the Botanical Blooms stamp set (which I just LOVE)!!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Botanical Blooms, Congrats (both Sale-A-Bration)
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Old Olive, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Accessories: Dimensionals, Certainly Celery Ribbon (Sale-A-Bration)

The last card uses some more of the Delicate Dots Designer Paper which is so awesome and springy, makes me wish for sunshine and spring time!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Botanical Blooms
Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: Delicate Dots Designer Paper (Sale-A-Bration), Dimensionals, So Saffron Ribbon (Sale-A-Bration)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are getting excited about Sale-A-Bration! Who doesn't love free stamps and paper and ribbon? It's a great time!

Tiff