Bye, Bye Vintage Vogue

So how upsetting is it that Vintage Vogue is retiring.   I have to say I may not have pulled it out as much as I would have liked to, but when I did it always brought out a wow factor.   Again, don't wait to place your orders for your retiring favorites.   Today is the last day.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Four Frames, Vintage Vogue
Ink:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Paisley Prints Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  Jumbo Brads, Whisper White Satin Ribbon
Tools:  Eyelet Border Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, Decorative Label Punch


Theme: Masculine Card

So this week's Stamping Royalty challenge is masculine cards.   So I decided to use the similiar design from last week and make it a masculine card.   It's like making your own designer series paper. 

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, June 4th. Hope you can join us! 

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Just Baseball, Sporting
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Tangerine Tango
Paper:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Midnight Muse
Accessories:   Whisper White Jumbo Brads
Tools:  Corner Rounder

Just a Few of Favorite Retiring Stamp Sets!

May 31st is the last day to purchase retiring stamp sets.    Here is just a sampling of some of my old favorites that will no longer be available, come June 1st.

So email me your orders before they are no longer available.

Click here to see the complete list of stamp sets that are retiring!

Click here to see the complete list of accessories that are retiring!

Happy Days!!!

I am finally getting back in the swing of things after the holiday weekend!   Hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day's! 

I am so excited to share with you that my projects have received recognition in the past two weeks!!    I would like to send out a big thank you to Tiffany, Kim and Tami for the recognition!!!  I am truly grateful for all their hard work that they put into crafting community!   It is truly appreciated.

 First, My Crafty World has posted my happy cupcake banner as a top pick this week.    As always make sure to check Tiffany's blog, so many amazing picks every week and I am honored to be chosen as one of them!

Second, two of my projects have been featured on Paper Punch Addiction.     My daisy card as well as my thanks a latte gift bag!!!    Kim has the most amazing site, I don't know how she finds the energy to find amazing punch art projects, but she does!   So click here to check out her punch art finds!  

Lastly, I just joined a great crafting community called the Fiskateers.    Tami from the Fiskateers hosted this great Spring Stamp Out Challenge.     There were 17 challenges in all.    You guessed it the challenges were all stamping related!    It was so great to see so many people participating and posting projects!   At the end, 17 winners were picked and everyone got 2 stamp sets and 2 punches.   I am anxiously awaiting, my prize package.    I won in the Numbers and Alphabets challenge.    The challenge was to grab those number and alphabet stamps, paper, or even embellishments with letters or numbers on them to create a project.

Here is the card I submitted along with th ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets:   stamp set from a local craft store, Short Order Numbers
Ink:  Poppy Parade
Paper:  Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Stickers from a local craft store, Rhinestones
Tools:  Perfect Pennant Punch, Chevron Border Punch and Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Going to Miss For All You Do!!

I have to say I am going to miss the For All You Do stamp set.   So if you don't already own it, you may want to email me and place your order for the set.   May 31st will be the last day you can purchase the set.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   For all you do, Because I care, Four Frames
Ink:   Old Olive, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Paisley Prints Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Top Note

Playing with Scraps...

I had the paper and surfboards leftover from the scrapbook pages I have made.   I put them together and found the designer series paper I got from the local craft store matched perfectly the new InColors!   How great is that!!!  Love the summer fun card I created!

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets:   Summer Splash, Tropical Party, stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit,
Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple
Paper:   Designer Series Paper from a local craft store, Primrose
Petals, Raspberry Ribble, Whisper White
Accessories:  Rhinestones
Tools:  Labels Collection Framelits, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folder,  Corner Rounder

The Best Things in Life are Free

So the best things in life are free.  I saw this stamp set in the local craft store and I just could not leave it behind.   How great is this saying!

So most of the products are not SU, but there are few that are.   Like the Up, Up and Away stamp set stamped in Cherry Cobbler, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade.  I also used some SU accessories:  Baker's Twine and some retired So Saffron Buttons.    The tools I used were the Circle Cutting System, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Top Note Sizzex and Big Shot.

Inkredible Color Challenge - Nature Walk

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke and Old Olive.  

I was trying to think of what stamp sets I would pull out for the blues and greens and then Nature's Walk came to mind.  

Here is the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Nature's Walk, Whimsical Words
Ink:  Bashful Blue, Always Artichoke and Old Olive
Paper:  Whisper White, Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, White Button and Crochet Trim from a local craft store
Tools:  Eyelet Border Punch, Corner Rounder, Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Adoring Accents Edgelits, Adoring Accents Textured Embossing Folders, Beautiful Wings Embosslits

Stamping Royalty Color Challenge

What can I say I totally loving this week's Stamping Royalty color challenge.   Love the pastel colors!!!

The colors are:  Certainly Celery, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, May 20th. Hope you can join us!
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Loving Thoughts, For All You Do
Ink:   Certainly Celery, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride
Paper:  Certainly Celery, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories:   Pearls, Pink Pirouette Button

More Baby Cards

So what can I say I am not creating baby cards.  Here is one I made with the great Bringing Baby.  I am happy I got the set, but sorry to see that it is retiring!!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Bringing Baby, Something to Celebrate
Ink:  Early Espresso, Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede
Paper:  Tempting Turquoise Patterns Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:  Pearls from a local craft store, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Antique Brad
Tools:  Border Sizzex from a local craft store, Labels Collection Sizzex

Happy Cupcake

Here is a "happy" cupcake I made for one of my good friends.   We were meeting up and I wanted to get her a cupcake to celebrate her day.   So decided to dress it up!

I took the Petal Cone Sizzex die.   I took a piece of paper and foldded it over.   2" x 1" piece of paper and folded it over.   Next I put the paper on the end of the Sizzex die.    When ready I just slipped the folded piece over the baker's twine and put some adhesive in the center to keep it in place.    The sticks came from bamboo skewers.  

Ingredients to make the banner:
Alphabet stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:  Pearls and Baker's Twine
Tools:  Petal Cone Sizzex Die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Big Shot

Inkredible Color Challenge

So this week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.   I have to say I love the way this card came out, then again I love daisies!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Peach Parfait
Paper:   Whisper White,Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Orange Button and Pearls from a local craft store
Tools:  Corner Rounder, Large Oval Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Blossoms Petal Builder Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch and Daisy Punch from a local craft store

Thanks a Latte

So I am so loving this week's Inkredible color combo.    The colors are:  Marina Mist, Early Espresso and Pretty in Pink.

So I decided to make my own latte cup for.   I have seen these all over the blog world and Pinterest and decided to make my own.   It is totally free form cutting.  I am actually impressed that it came out okay.  I am so use to using my paper cutter for making straight lines!

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Paper:   Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Marina Mist and Pretty in Pink Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  5/16" Whisper White Brads, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Button from a local craft store
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Heart Punch, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Small Heart Punch

Stamping Royalty Photo Inspiration

So this week Stamping Royalty brings us a photo inspiration.   I decided to make some punch art tulips.   How super easy are they to make with a small oval punch!

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, May 20th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Happiest Birthday Wishes, Bold Blossom
Ink:  Old Olive, Real Red
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Real Red Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Real Red Gingham Ribbon, Pearls
Tools: Small Oval Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Corner Rounder

Loving the new Incolors!!!

So I got my package of new sneak peak goodies from the new catalog.  I also got the new catalog and I have already made my wish list and it is two pages long.   

Here are the new 2012 -14 InColors.   Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple.   

So here are the cardstock and the new colors stamped with the little surfboards from the retired Summer Splash set.   

Hope you enjoy the colors as much as me.

Here are the ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:   Tropical Party, Summer Splash
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple
Paper:   Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White
Accessories:  Rhinestones
Tools:   Circle Cutting System, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex and Die Cutting Machine and Cartridge

Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

I am so happy I have been able to make time to do some challenges.   Here is a great color combo from Pals Paper Arts.    The colors are Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze and So Saffron.  The colors just screamed to me Surfboards.   

So here is my color combo and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets:  Just Surfing, Tropical Party and a greeting from a local craft store

Ink:  Calypso Coral, So Saffron
Accessories:  Rhinestones
Tools:  Corner Rounder

Happy Mother's Day

I would like to wish all my friends, family and fellow stampers, Happy Mother's Day!   Here is a super cute idea that was inspired by the flowers I got for my mom.   Instead of a card, I decided to make a pennant to put in the vase with the flowers!   It also gave me the opportunity to try out the great flower that has been showcased on different blogs and Pinterest!

It is made with the Blossoms Petal Builder Punch.   I punched 16 of the large petals and 9 of the small ones.   The center was made with the Daisy Sizzex.    The petals I used my paper piercer to curve them and then of course played with them when adhering them to the paper.    The first layer I attached with mono-adhesive.   The second layer was attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.   The last layer I just attached with monoadhesive.   The center I used glue dots and scrunched the daisy into the center.

Hope everyone has an amazing day and is treated like a queen!   Still need card ideas for Mother's day, click here  to see some samples.

Ingredients to make the pennant:
Stamp Sets:  Messages for Mom, Notably Ornate
Ink:   Tangerine Tango
Paper:   Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Early Espresso and Tangerine Tango Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Tangerine Tango Polka Dot Ribbon, Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon
Tools:   Scallop Trim Border Punch, Blossoms Petal Builder Punch, Daisy Sizzex, Big Shot, Butterfly Punch from a local Craft Store

Mojo Monday 240

So I am taking a break from posting baby stuff!  I am so excited I took time out to do a Mojo Monday sketch.   It's been so long since I did one! 

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Tea Shoppee
Ink:  Old Olive
Paper:  Whisper White, Paisley Prints Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Buttons and Brads and Pearls, Pretties Flowers
Tools: Circle Cutting System, Paper Piercer, Corner Rounder

Getting Punchy

This week's Stamping Royalty challenge is punches!  So here is my card filled with punches!!!

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, May 14th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets, Create a Cupcake, Sweets for the Sweet, Pennant Parade, Personalized Stamp Set
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Prettyin Pink, Certainly Celery
Paper:  Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Pretty in Pink Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Heart to Heart Punch

Baby Scrapbooking

So here is another baby scrapbook page.   Most of the products are not SU, but I thought I would share my creation, to hopefully inspire your own creations.    The only products that are SU products are:   Pink Pirouette and Whisper White Card stock, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons.

Sweet Dreams

Here is my new version of the Sweet Dreams scrapbook page.   I ran out of the blue paper from the Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper.    So I changed the the paper to be the clouds from the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:  Up, Up and Away, greeting stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Pretty in Pink
Paper:   Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pearls, Pretty in Pink Tafetta Ribbon
Tools:   Scallop Trim Border Punch

Our Princess Has Arrived

I am in the home stretch of baby shower projects.    Here is the first in a series of scrapbook pages for the baby's book.    Most of the pages I just duplicated from the last scrapbook page.   Click here to see the pages.

Ingredients to make this scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:   Perfect Princess
Ink:  Basic Gray
Paper:   Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette Patterns Designer Series Paper, Ice White Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon
Tools:  Border Sizzex from a local craft store, Big Shot
Font:  SU KP Quick 24

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is this week's Inkredible color challenge.   The colors are:  Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and So Saffron.   I have to say I was skeptical at first with these colors.    But after I stamped the hydrangea with Cherry Cobbler onto Blushing Bride I was on my way.    I stamped the flower and cut it out and then put it on top of the stem.

Ingredients to make the card: 
Stamp Sets:  Because I Care, Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke
Paper:  Whisper White, Always Artichoke, So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper, Always Artichoke Prints Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Always Artichoke Seam Binding, Antique Brads, Pearls
Tools:  Border Punch from a local craft store, Corner Rounder Punch, Labels Collection Framelits, Big Shot

Stamping Royalty Scrapbooking

This week Stamping Royalty challenge us to do some scrapbooking!    I have to say I really had fun with this week's challenge.   I found these great pictures of my nephew peeking though the jungle gym at the park and I couldn't wait to scrap them.   I had to pull out an old color for the scrapbook page, Taken with Teal.   It was the pefect color paired up with the color of the jungle gym.     I also pulled out two retired punches and stamp set.

So I feel really good about holding on to all these products after seeing my scrapbook page!

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, May 7th.  Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:  Favorite Things

Ink:   Poppy Parade

Paper:  Whisper White, Taken with Teal, Poppy Parade, Eat Cake Designer Series Paper, Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones

Tools:  Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Petite Pennants Punch, My Way Punch, Extra Large Cogs Double Punch, Timeless Type Sizzex, Big Shot, Circle Cutting System

Baby Shadow Box

So I think I am the final stretch of projects I made for my sister's baby shower.   Here is a shadow box I made so she can put a picture of beautiful niece.

Again, most of the products are not SU.   The only things are the whisper white cardstock, Pink Pirouette tafetta ribbon, pearls and Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon.    I have to say I love the pleated satin ribbon.   I am going to have to pull out more and make more projects with it.