Inkredible Color Challenge

I have to say my friend Colleen is definitely challenging us with this week's Inkredible Color Challenge. The colors are: Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence and Pale Plum. Here is the project I came up for the challenge. It wasn't easy, but I think I pulled it off. I did use a little Old Olive for the stem.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, For All You Do

Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive

Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence and Pale Plum

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Brads, Eggscellent Eggs Kit

Tools: Wings Embosslits Die, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder, Scallop Square Sizzex, Big Shot

Get Well Soon

I was inspired yet again by a talented Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I wish I had the originial creation to pass along to you. I can't remember where I saw it, but I love the idea! Here is a half circle cut out that slides open to get your M&Ms out.

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Sweet Center (retired)
Ink: Baja Breeze (retired)

Paper:

Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze (retired)
Accessories: Sweet Treats Cups, White Satin Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Circle Cutting System

Baby Carriage

Okay I have to say I absolutely love this baby carriage idea! I saw this on a fellow demonstrators website. I was trying to make mine non gender specific since I didn't know the sex of the baby so mine is not as cute as hers!

Ingredients to make the baby card:

Paper: Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, 5/16" Whisper White Jumbo Brads

Tools: Scallop Circle Sizzex, Big Shot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Crop-a-dile, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch

Picking up the Pieces Moxie Fab World Challenge

This week on Paper Crafts Moxie Fab World the challenge is Picking up the Pieces, paper piercing. Some ideas for paper piercing include: Use punches to create a flower. Cut images from patterned paper to create a design. Stamp images on multiple papers, then piece together. Create a scene with punched and hand-cut pieces. Piece a background with blocks of patterned paper. and much more, check out this blog post for more ideas.

I decided to cut images from patterned paper to create the design and use my punches! The Sweet Pea designer series paper is great for that. Here is a project I made to remind me to always look on the bright side of life. It's an inside joke between me and my sweetie. The saying I printed on the computer and attached to the project.

If you look at this month's Paper Crafts magazine, you will see I was inspired by this Month's Sketch for the project!

Ingredients to make the project:

Paper: Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper and Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Bashful Blue Double Stitched Ribbon, Bashful Blue Buttons (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Sizzex Circle, Five Petal Flower Punch, Punch from a local craft store

One Month Left for the Occasion Mini

We only have one more month left to purchase from the Occasion Mini. I have to say it is one of the best minis we have had in a very long time! A little bit of everything.

Click here to see all the projects on my blog made with Occasions Mini products!

We are also coming to the end of Sale-a-bration. March 31st is the last day you can get free products for placing a 50$ order.

Click here to download the Sale-a-bration brochure and to see all the things you can earn for free. I have to say my favorites are the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad and the Scallop Trim Punch.

Click here to see all projects on my blog made with Sale-a-bration products.

Click here to start shopping.

The Occasions Mini is so fabulous I figured I take a minute to showcase some of my favorite things. Just remember some of these wonderful things will NOT make into the new catalog come July 1st, so make sure you stock and get these goodies while you have the chance!!!

Here are my favorite punches:

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Scallop Trim Corner Punch

$9.95

Don't forget if you place a 50$ order you can get the Scallop Trim Border Punch for free!!!

Perfect for making frames like this one!

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Extra Large Bird Punch

$15.95

Did you know you can make beautiful tulips as well with this punch! Stayed tuned for April's Open Workshop to see it!

My favorite accessories:

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Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper

$24.95

48 Sheets of Double Sided Designer Series Paper

12" x 12"

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Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons

$9.95

My favorite stamp sets:

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Wood Mounted

Fox & Friends

$18.95

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Clear Mounted

Fox & Friends

$14.95

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Wood Mounted

Vintage Vogue

$23.95

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Clear Mounted

Vintage Vogue
$17.95

My favorite Big Shot Items:

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Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Die

$7.95

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Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

$11.95

Mojo Monday Sketch

This week's Mojo Monday sketch I decided to mounted on a picture frame for a home decor item.

Ingredients to make this project:

Stamp Sets: For All You Do, Messages for Mom

Ink: Lavender Lace

Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Tea Party Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder

Fancy Favor Wedding Thank You

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is Anything but a card. Here is a thank you that I made for one of my customers for placing a Sale-a-bration order! Yes, for every order I get, there is a thank you gift for my customer! She just purchased a Fancy Favor Die and I wanted to show her a great idea for wedding thank you since she is getting married this year.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: Three Little Words

Ink: Encore Silver Pad

Paper: Bride Specialty Paper, Whisper White

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Eggscellent Egg kit, Small Flat Cellophane Bag

Tools: Wide Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Fancy Favor Sizzex Die, Big Shot

Glittery Stamping Royalty Challenge

This week's Stampin' Royalty Challenge is to add a little glitter to our projects. So I decided to apply some glitter on the flower petals with my two way glue pen.

Here are the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy, Whimsical Words
Ink: So Saffron, Old Olive
Paper: Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad
Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Pretties Kit, Dazzling Diamonds
Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, 2-way glue pen

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is: Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo. Here is cute little Easter card I made.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Spring Gifts (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black, Crushed Curry
Paper: Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: 5/16" Whisper White Jumbo Brads
Tools: Punch from a local craft store

Inspired by Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge

I was inspired by this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge to make a scrapbook page. Here is a scrapbook page with me and my sweetie.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:

Paper: Sweet Pea designer series paper, Pink Pirouette (retired), Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons, Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Love & Happiness Rub-ons

Tools: Small, Large and Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Frame Sizzex, Big Shot, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzex

Stampin' Royalty

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a sketch. I decided to take the sketch and make it into a scrapbook page. I have to say I really like the way this page came out. It happens to have a very old photo of my grandmother in it which makes it all that much more special to me. I have to say the thing I am most proud about this page is my scallop border! I didn't do too badly making it.

Ingredients to make th scrapbook page:

Stamp Sets: Lovely Letters

Ink: Baja Breeze (retired)

Paper: Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper (retired), Textiles Designer Series Paper (retired), Baja Breeze Texturzed Designer Series Paper (retired), Whisper White

Accessories: On Board Long Board, Pretties Kit, White Satin Ribbon

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Big Shot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch

Mojo Monday

Here is my card made with this week's Mojo Monday sketch. Here is a bridal shower card I made for the challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Together Forever

Ink: Basic Gray and Going Gray

Paper: Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper (retired), Whisper White

Accessories: Heart Brads from a local craft store, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Eggscellent Egg Kit, Pretties, 5/16" Silver Brad

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Scallop Border Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch

Stampin' & Scrappin'

More scrapping! I have to say I love the way this page turned out. It always make me so happy when I have time to fit a scrapbook pages in.

Ingredients to make the page:

Stamp Sets: Enjoy Every Moment, With all my heart

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion

Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, Gable Green, Sunny Day Simply' Scrappin' Kit, Thick Window Sheets

Accessories: Summer Sun Courduroy Buttons, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Circles #2 Sizzex, Flower Clear Sizzex, Extra Large Flower punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Trio Flower Punch

Special touches on this page: The flowers I cut into the center to give it a little texture. The little flower within the word enjoy I stamped from the With all my heart stamp set and then punched out with the Trio Flower punch. I love the fact the stamp fits the punch perfectly. Lastly, I die cut the clear flower on the page with my window sheets and flower sizzex! I was able to keep the window sheet in place by just putting a little mono under the little flower and the modern label punch.

Holiday Scrapping!

I've been busy scrappin' lately. Here is a great picture I took of my niece at Christmas with a candy cane. I love how it came out.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets: With all my heart, Sweet Season
Ink: Melon Mambo
Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Accessories: Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Aluminum Circle Tag, 5/16" Silver Brad
Tools: Small Heart Punch, Slit Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

Love with all my heart

I don't know if I love the picture or if I love the scrapbook page I made more. I love how I was able to use the word Love from the Join in the Cheer Sizzlet and the With all my heart stamp set.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets: With all my heart, Fox&Friends, Cheap Talk
Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons
Tools: Small heart punch, Join in the Cheer Sizzlets, Big Shot

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hope everyone has a fabulous St. Patrick's Day! Don't you just love this leprechaun that my friend Colleen made with punches!!! You just gotta love him! He is just too cute! Have a great day everyone!

Christening Scrapbook Page

More green projects continue today. The week's Inkredible color challenge is : Mellow Moss, Whisper White and Kraft. I decided to take the colors and make them a scrapbook page for my nephew's christening. Isn't he a cutie! He was so photogenic as a baby. I used an oldie but a goodie simply scrappin' kit, Today & Always. I must have bought like 3 sets of this one when it was out. I just loved it! Perfect for babies and weddings! Just goes to show you if you see something you like make sure you pick it up while it lasts!


Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets: Special Blessing
Ink: Mellow Moss
Paper: Today & Always Simply Scrappin' Kit (retired), Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Hugs - Sending Love Notes
Accessories: Kraft Corduroy Buttons
Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Large Oval Punch

Another Pals Paper Arts Challenge

After making yesterday's challenge, I had some paper scraps so I decided to make another project for the challenge, a small thank you card.

Ingredients to make the thank you card:

Stamp Sets: Good Neighbors, Everyday Flexible Phrases

Ink: Garden Green, Certainly Celery

Paper: Pawsitively Designer Series, Garden Green and Whisper White

Accessories: Silver Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Square Sizzex, Paper Piercer

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is a color challenge: Garden Green, Certainly Celery and Kraft. I pulled out one of my old favorites for this challenge, Unfrogettable!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Unfrogettable

Ink: Basic Brown, Creamy Caramel, Cetainly Celery and Ruby Red

Paper: Kraft Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired), Pawsitively Designer Series Paper, Garden Green, Watercolor Paper

Accessories: Kraft Corduroy Button and Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot, Scallop Square Sizzex

Mojo Monday as a homemade gift bag

I decided to take this week's Mojo Monday sketch and make it homemade Mother's Day gift bag. I am so excited I was able to use two new stamp sets I just got for this challenge.

Here are the ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets: For All You Do, Messages for Mom

Ink: Old Olive, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon and Corduroy Buttons, Ice Rhinestone Brads

2 Challenges in One

It seems as though there is a lot of green in this week challenges. I don't know could it be St. Patrick's Day is coming. Here is something I came up for two of the challenges. Stampin' Royalty's challenge this week is anything green. Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger is the photo below.

So here is the card I came up for the challenges and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, For All You Do

Ink: Old OlivePaper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Old Olive Buttons and Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Square Sizzex, Ovals Sizzex, Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder, Large Oval Punch and Scallop Oval Punch, Heart to Heart Punch

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Garden Green.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Think Happy Thoughts, Hello Again

Ink: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Garden Green,

Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Real Red Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired)

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Circles #2 Sizzex, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches, Scallop Border Punch, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer

Yeah!

What a great way to start my morning! One of my cards was the top pick at Stampin' Royalty this week! Every week Stampin' Royalty hosts a challenge and then at the end of the week they pick their favorite three projects.

I am so honored, this is my second time I have been chosen by them!

Thank you Stampin' Royalty!

Another Sheep Project

Well since I had to run out and get a gift for the little baby, I decided to make a matching gift bag. So the little sheep came out again. The only changes were the greeting was stamped and punched out with the large oval punch and layered onto the scallop oval punch. The buttons from a local craft store were added along with the wide grosgrain ribbon.

Stamping Fun

This weekend I had my little cousin and her friend come over for some stamping fun. Here they are holding their favorite projects of the day. I am sure you recognize the bunny and the sheep from my previous blog posts.

Ingredients to make the bunny wall hanging:

Stamp Sets: Miracle of Spring (retired)

Ink: Regal Rose
Paper: Regal Rose Patterns Designer Series (retired) Paper, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Accessories: Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/8" Jumbo Brad

Tools: Crop-a-dile, Big Shot, 1 1/4", 3/4", 1/2", 1/4" circle punches, small and large oval punches, small heart punch, trio heart punch, Big Shot, Top Note Sizzex, Flower Layers Sizzex, punch from a local craft store, uni-Signal gel pen, Stampin' Write basic black journaler

The baby card is similar to the one I made on Saturday. The only difference is the retired Certainly Celery Prints Designer Series Paper.

Spring Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is Spring projects! I decorated a little notebook for my friend. I love the little rhinestones in the Eggcellent Egg Kit!

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: Inspired by Nature

Ink: Pretty in Pink

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink,Sending Love Specialty Designer Series paper

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Tafetta Ribbon, Eggcellent Egg Kit, On Board Long Board

Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzex, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Sizzlet, Elegant Bouquet Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Die

Stampin' Royalty Challenge

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a photo inspiration. For all you have been with Stampin' Up! a long time, you may recognize the photo from an old Stampin' Up! catalog. What inspired me in the photo is the memo board, I decided to make my own and dress it up! I love how I was able to use the wing punches from the bird punch for flower's leaves! I also love how the two flower punches layered look together!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: Sahara Sand, Rose Red, Old Olive, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Kraft Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired)

Accessories: Rosed Red Buttons, Rose Red Double Stitched Ribbon, White Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Extra Large Flower Punch, Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch, Five Petal Flower Punch, Scallop Border Punch

Mojo Monday #128

I am happy to say I have another baby card that mean another cute little baby has been born and he is a cutie. Here is a punch art sheep I found and made him mine with a few little changes.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Nursery Necessities, Fundamental Phrases
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Pack, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: White Eyelets (retired), Black Gingham ribbon, Googlie eyes from a local craft store
Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Sizzex,

Scallop Circle #2, Crop-a-dile, Small and large oval, Modern label punch

Wedding Card

Here is a engagement card I made that is a great card for any love occasion!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Together Forever

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Very Vanilla, Thoroughly Modern designer series paper

Accessories: Gold Brad, Gold Cord (retired), Vanilla Organza ribbon (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Heart Sizzex, Wide Oval Punch, Trio Flower punch, Paper Piercer, punch from a local craft store