Simple Yippee Skippee Card

As you can see Yippee Skipee is now officially one of my favorite sentiments!   Here it is paired up with the pennants from the Designer Typeset stamp set.     With two of my favorite new colors from the Stampin' Up! catalog.   The colors are:    Coastal Cabana and Smoky Slate.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Yippee Skippee, Designer Typeset
Ink:  Smoky Slate
Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana Designer Series Paper Stacks

More Yippee Skippee

What can I say you are going to see a lot of Yippee Skippee.   It is my new favorite set.   Here it is paired up with the new Tape It Stamp Set.   How cute and easy is this card!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Yippee Skippee, Tape It
Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding
Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana Designer Series Paper Stacks
Accessories:   Silver Designer Buttons, Silver Brads
Tools:   Circle Cutting System, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Chevron Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Yippee Skippee

This week Stampin Royalty brings us a stripe challenge.    What better opportunity than to break open the new pack of designer series paper from the new catalog called I am me.    It also let me play with my favorite sentiment in the new catalog Yippee Skippee!!    What can I say the words just make me smile.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) July 1st. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Yippee Skippee, Cycle Celebration
Ink:   Whisper White, Real Red, Tangerine Tango
Paper:   I am Me designer series paper, Real Red, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango
Accessories:  Pearls, Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:   Corner Rounder, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Pink Sprinkles!

What can I say this new catalog is filled with things that make me smile.   I just love the sentiment that says Today calls for something pink with sprinkles on top! 

Here is my cupcake card with the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets:   Remembering Your Birthday, Create a Cupcake
Ink:   Strawberry Slush
Paper:   Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Accessories:   White Button and Ribbon, Peals
Tools:  Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Corner Rounder, Small Heart Punch, Paper Crimper, Cloud Punch from a local craft store

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is two 2013-15 In Colors paired up with Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.    I am so excited I was able to play with some new stamps that I just got from the Stampin' Up! catalog.

How great is this coffee cup and sentiment.     The new In Colors that were used are Baked Brown Sugar and Strawberry Slush.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Perfect Blend
Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar
Paper:   Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Crumb Cake Patterns Designer Series Paper, Strawberry Slush Designer Series Paper Stacks
Accessories:  Pearls and Button from a local craft store, Whisper White Ribbon
Tools:  Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Paper Crimper, Heart to Heart Punch

You Are My Anchor

So as promised the nautical theme continues today.   Again the anchor was die cut and the greeting was printed on my computer.

Ingredients to make the card:
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Crumb Cake Patterns Designer Series Paper, Sahara Sand
Accessories:   Black Pearls and Washi Tape from a local craft store
Tools:   Heart to Heart Punch, Small Heart Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Corner Rounder from a local craft store

The Nautical Theme Continues

The nautical theme continues.   I have to say I am loving this theme.   I think I have one more card up my sleeve, stay tuned for it tomorrow.

The greeting was printed on my computer and the anchor was die cut.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Hearts a Flutter, Stamp Sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Midnight Muse, Marina Mist
Paper:   More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper, Midnight Muse, Whisper White
Accessories:  Pearls, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Silver Designer Button, Aluminum Circle Tag
Tools:  Corner Rounder, Tag Sizzex from a local craft store, Big Shot, Scallop Trim Border Punch

Stamping Royalty Nautical Theme

This week's Stamping Royalty challenge brings us a photo challenge.   I was completely drawn to the nautical theme within the card! 

Even though it is a little late here is a Father's Day card for the occasion.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) June 24th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Open Sea, Hearts a Flutter and Something to Celebrate
Ink:  Midnight Muse
Paper:   Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse
Accessories:  Not Quite Navy Brads, Natural Hemp
Tools:   Circle Cutting System, Corner Rounder, Woodgrain Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Inkredible color challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is to use two 2013-15 In colors and two 2012-14 In colors.  So I decided to use my Midnight Muse and Gumball Green and then Baked Brown Sugar and Strawberry Slush for this week's challenge.

I decided to pull out the Best of Everything stamp set and give it one last farewell.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Best of Everything, Petite Pairs
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Baked Brown Sugar and Strawberry Slush
Paper:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Whisper White Button, Doily
Tools:  Big Shot, Delicate Dolilies, Big Shot

More Blues and Orange

If you can believe it, I actually created this card first and the coffee mug from last week's Stamping Royalty came after.   I was pinning away on Pinterest and saw the cool colors of Coastal Cabana and Pumpkin Pie and thought they would make a great coffee themed card.   Then I poked around saw that the Sycamore Street designer series paper was perfect for the card.

Most of the products are not SU except for the designer series paper, card stock and ink, but  I just knew I wanted to share this cool color combo to inspire others.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there!   Hope everyone has a fabulous day with their dad.

Here is a card I made with the amazing photopolymer stamp sets.    I love the new Show & Tell sets.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Show & Tell 1 & 2, Designer Typeset, Something to Celebrate
Ink:   Pacific Point, Coastal Cabana, Midnight Muse
Paper:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse Patterns Designer Series Paper, Costal Cabana Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Silver Brads from a local craft stoe, Silver Designer Buttons
Tools:   1 3/4" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Teacher Thank You

So I believe this is the last of the teacher thank you cards.    I was inspired by this great card on Pinterest and decided to make my own for this week's Inkredible color challenge.

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Wild Wasabi.

The ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   A to Z, Thank you Kindly, Family Reunion
Ink:  Midnight Muse
Paper:   Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Crochet Trim from a local craft store
Tools:   Corner Rounder and Flower Punch from a local craft store, Triple Blossom Layer Punch, Blossom Petals Builder Punch

Thank you teacher

So I decided to try my hand and make another chalkboard card.   I have to say I really like the way this card came out.    What can I say once you make the card once, it gets easier to make a second one!     

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Thank you Kindly, Family Reunion, Tart & Tangy
Ink:  Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, StoryTime Designer Series Paper,
Accessories:   Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Certainly Celery Button
Tools:  Circle Sizzex, Woodgrain Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Stamping Royalty Color Challenge

This week's Stamping Royalty brings a color challenge.    The colors are:   Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie.

You can never have enough thank you cards and how cute would this coffee cup be paired up with a  gift card to someone's favorite coffee shop.

I decided to use the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper as the base for the card.     The coffee cup was one I free form cut out a while ago.   I kept the template for future cards.   Now whenever I need it I just pull it out to make my coffee cards.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) June 17th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Espress Yourself
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Whisper White, Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper, Pumpkin Pie and Summer Starfruit Patterns Designer Series Paper, Old Olive
Accessories: Pearls
Tools:   3/4" Circle Punch, Blossom Triple Layer Punch, Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Paper Crimper

A Different Twist for a Teacher Card

Here is a different twist for a thank you card for teachers!   Here is a shabby chic card with just a touch of school theme in the card with the alphabet letters.

Most of the products are not SU, but I am sure we all have products that can easily be converted to make a similiar card.    The products that are SU are the ink, card stock, ribbon and stamp sets. 

More Teacher Cards

At the end of the year, you can never have enough thank you cards for all the teachers out there.    Here I took the same pencil card I made a few weeks ago and made a different twist of it.    This time I used the Stripes Textured Embossing Folder to make the pencil ridges.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Family Reunion, Thank You Kindly, Tart & Tangy
Ink:   Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Paper:  StoryTime Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Primrose Petals
Accessories:   Real Red Button from a local craft store, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Corner Rounder and Pennant Punch from a local craft store, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Stripes Textured Embossing Folder

Father's Day

Father's Day is June 16th.    Where is the time going.   I feel like it is moving way too quickly.    Here is the Sent with Love stamp set which I have to say I have not used quite as much as I would have liked to since it has come out.    I paired it up with some great postal washi tape and a border punch from my collection.    So pull out the Sent with Love stamp set and make your dad a great card for his day.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Sent with Love, Something to Celebrate
Ink:  Night of Navy
Paper:  Whisper White, Night of Navy
Accessories:  Silver Brads from a local craft stoe, Silver Designer Buttons
Tools:  Corner Rounder and Border Punch from a local craft store

More Graduation Fun

With Graduation around the corner, you can never have too many graduation cards on hand.    Here Most of the products are not SU, but he is too cute not to share.   I actually like the layout of the card as well.   I have a feeling you maybe seeing it on a future card.    The products that are SU are the card stock, ink and designer series paper.

Stamping Royalty Theme Challenge

This week Stamping Royalty brings us a theme challenge.    The theme is

Masculine/Dad's.

I decided to make a barbaque apron for the dad's out there who love to grill.    

 

I downloaded the apron from here, but feel free to google apron template for card and a whole bunch will come up.

 

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) June 10th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets:   Something to Celebrate

Ink:  Early Espresso

Paper:   Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Silver, Crumb Cake, Parker's Patterns Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Jumbo Eyelets, Twill Tape, Silver Brads

Tools:   Crop-a-dile, Corner Rounder, Large Tage Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch

Loving the Inkredible Color Challenge

I am loving this week's Inkredible color challenge.    Here are the same colors paired up together to make a graduation card.    

I made the colored brad by coloring it in with my Sharpie marker.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Border Banter and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green and Daffodil Delight
Paper:   Whisper White, Melon Mambo
Accessories:   Rose Red Buttons, Pearls

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge are these great fun colors!!!  The colors are Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green and Daffodil Delight.

Just seeing the colors together puts a smile on my face.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set:   Think Big
Ink:  Melon Mambo
Paper:   Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie and Gumball Green Patterns Designer Series Paper, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad
Accessories:   Pearls, Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Pompom Trim
Tools:  Tag Sizzex, Flower Punch and Corner Rounder from a local craft store