Friday, January 30, 2015

Casing the Catty

We are back at Casing the Catty blog.   So stay tuned every week for new challenges and new beautiful projects.   I am a design team member and you will see my creations every other week.   Here is this week's challenge:   Be inspired by a project from the Sale-a-bration brochure and use some SAB DSP (or new DSP) in your project.

I CASE'ed the project below which is featured on page 19 of the Sale-a-bration brochure.     Love the simplicity of the card and the beauty.   Such an quick and easy sketch to use.

To join in the challenges as well as see weekly inspiration, please click here to visit the site.    Please note there is a time difference so if you do not see the challenge posted on Friday, check back a few hours later and it will be up.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Hooray It's Your Day, 25 Days, Celebrate Today
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Best Day Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Rhinestones, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Spiral Binder Punch

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Monkeying Around




Thank God for snow days here in New Jersey.   Snow = Craft Time.   Since I had some crafting time, I was able to do this week's Mojo Monday sketch.    How great is this sketch.  I got a great gift bag for my nephew that had monkeys on it.    So here is a Valentine's gift tag I made for the bag.   Since I loved the tag I decided to create a birthday card with the same elements and add it my birthday card stash.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Celebrate Today and stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom
Paper:   Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Island Oasis Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Natural Button, Linen Thread, Early Espresso Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Button from a local craft store
Tools:  Coluzzle Cutting System, Crop-a-dile

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Love my Blendabilites

So if you are like me and were have been on the fence in purchasing, please do not hesitate any longer.   They are fabulous!!!!    They make coloring in your favorite images so easy!!!    If that is not incentive enough this year during Sale-a-bration for every 50$ you spend, you can earn a set of Blendabilies for free!   What a great to started on owning your own Blendabilites collection.

This week's Stampin' Royalty's challenge is Love & Valentines.   Perfect opportunity to use my Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper and the beautiful images from the Countless Sayings 2.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 pm (PST) February 2nd.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Countless Sayings 2
Ink:  Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette Blendabilites
Paper: Whisper White, Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  In Color Sequins, Rhinestones, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine
Tools:  Project Life Corner Rounder

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

My Favorite Things Sketch of the Week

So here is another week and another fabulous sketch by My Favorite Things.   I love their sketches.

Here is this week's sketch and some fabulous products from the Occasions Mini.

Hope you enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed creating it!   The florals were cut out of the fabulous designer series paper,

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:    Crazy About You
Ink:   Sahara Sand
Paper:  Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Whisper White Baker's Twine, Seasons of Style Designer Washi Tape
Tools:  Hello You Thinlits, Scallop Trim Border Punch


Monday, January 26, 2015

Time to Craft

I have to say I am loving having a snow day.   I haven't had much time to create as much as I use to.  Too much going on in my life which means my craft time gets taken away.     Here is the fabulous Retro Sketch of the week.

I got to play with a stamp set and products that I purchased recently.   It always makes me happy when I get to use some of the things I purchased and they don't sit in a pile collecting dust.

Most of the products are not SU, but the ones that are the card stock, ink and the fabulous Blendabilites that I used to color in the record player.   The Blendabilites are the Pink Pirouette and Bermuda Bay that are available for purchased in the Occasions Mini.

Happy Valentine's Day

How great is this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch.   As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to create a card with it!   I actually ended up making two projects with the sketch.   One was with SU products, the second was just playing with lots of fun products I have accumulated over time.    I needed to make a tag to put on my niece's Valentine's day bag.    So the camouflage hearts stickers were a perfect match to the bag.

As for the card, I was most excited to have a great sketch that allowed me to use my Good Greetings stamp set!    



Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Good Greetings
Ink:   Real Red
Paper:   Whisper White, Real Red, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Whisper White Baker's Twine and Button, Sequins from a local craft store.
Tools:  Hearts Framelits, Project Life Corner Rounder, Heart to Heart Punch

The only products that are SU on the tag are the card stock, the baker's twine and the punches.

Friday, January 23, 2015

Retro Sketch

 So I absolutely love Retro Sketches, but I hardly get a chance to play along with the weekly challenges.   They come out on the Saturdays, that I hardly ever get a chance to create during the week.   So most weeks, I admire the creations made with the fabulous sketches.      So here is this week's sketch made with my favorite new stamp set and framelit die.

Looking for a new challenge to do,  Casing the Catty has started up the weekly challenges.    Every week you will find a new challenge, new inspiration.     We are casing the Sale-a-bration brochure this week.  The challenge is:  be inspired by a stamped project from the Sale-a-bration brochure and use a SAB or new stamp set) in your project.

Stay tuned next week, you will see inspiration from me as I take a turn as design team member and casing the SAB brochure.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Crazy About You, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink:  Wild Wasabi
Paper:   Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Under the Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Linen Thread, Doily,  Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Button and Wood Dots from a local craft store
Tools:   Corner Rounder from a local craft store, Hello You Thinlits



Thursday, January 22, 2015

Love this color combo

 So how great is this month's Unity challenge.    I was completely drawn to the color scheme in the challenge.   I was inspired by a beautiful home wall hanging I saw in Marshalls.    It had this same exact color scheme with a gold emboss.     I was that is perfect for this month's challenge.

To make the background, I took my glossy card stock and then applied ink with my daubers.   Some gold embossing viola and beautifully elegant card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets from online
Ink:  Versamark, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss
Paper:  Glossy Card Stock, Pool Party
Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Antique Brads, Doily
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy and Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Stampin' Royalty Color Challenge

This week Stampin' Royalty brings us a color inspiration.     When I saw these colors I knew I wanted to make a masculine card for the challenge.   Here is this month's color challenge:  Hello Honey, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Sahara Sand.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 pm (PST) January 26th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Something to Celebrate, Peachy Keen
Ink:   Hello Honey, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Sahara Sand
Paper:  Whisper White, Neutral Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Jumbo Brads

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

You're the Apple of My Eye

I love this week's My Favorite Things sketch.   It inspired me to make a Teacher Appreciation card.   Come May, I will be happy that I have some teacher cards ready to put at The Fine Grind coffee shop to sell.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set from online
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Storytime Designer Series Paper, Night & Day Specialty Paper. Apple Sticker from a local craft store
Accessories:   Bright Candy Dots, Red Button and Baker's Twine from a local craft store, Black Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Coluzzle Cutting System


Monday, January 19, 2015

Lego Birthday

My nephew loves, loves Legos.   I picked up this great Lego designer paper at a local scrapbook show and it works perfectly with this week's Freshly Made Sketch.  

I am excited I was able to use 3 of the birthday stamp sets from the Occasions Mini and also a Pacific Point button!   I hardly ever use my blue buttons.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Celebrate Today, Hooray It's Your Day, Crazy About You
Ink:  Versamark, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Daffodil Delight and Gumball Green
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Designer Series Paper Lego designer series paper
Accessories:  Pacific Point Button, Rhinestones, Real Red Baker's Twine from a local craft store
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Balloon Framelits Dies

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Mojo Monday #380

I decided to have a little fun today and stamp and join in the Mojo Monday sketch of the week.   I have lots of January and February birthday cards to make.   I don't know how it happened but I have about 6 birthdays in such a short period of time that I have to buy gifts for and create birthday cards and they are all masculine!

So I pulled out some great stamp sets and paper that I purchased specifically for some of men in my life.  

How great is this sentiment... If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.   The great Celebrate Today and Crazy about you from the Occasions mini make the Happy Birthday circle sentiment

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Celebrate Today, Crazy About You, stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink:  Basic Black, Smoky Slate
Paper:  Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Night & Day Designer Series Paper and paper from a local craft store
Accessories:  Neutral Candy Dots, Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools:   Star Punches, Confetti Stars Punch, Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Friday, January 16, 2015

Crazy About You

So here are some of my favorite things from the Occasions Mini, Crazy About You stamp set, Hello You thinlits and the super fun Stacked With Love designer series paper.   Love the colors in this new fun designer series paper.   Who would have thought Crisp Cantaloupe and Real Red would look so great together.   I love how this card came together!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Crazy About You, My Mother
Ink:   Real Red
Paper:   Whisper White, Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Real Red Button, Bright Candy Dots, Real Red Baker's Twine
Tools:   Hello You Thinlits, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Love the Hello You Thinlits

So how much do you love the Hello You thinlits.   So much fun four large words to die cut and then to make it even better you have a coordinating stamp set that has so many great words you can mix and match with.

I saw this great sketch and I knew I wanted to create a card with it.

I have a feeling you may see another card with this same sketch in the future.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Crazy about you, Gorgeous Grunge, Hooray It's Your Day
Ink:   Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede
Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:    Linen Thread, Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit
Tools:  Envelope Punch Board, Hello You Thinlits

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Stampin' Royalty Photo Inspiration

This week at Stampin' Royalty brings us a photo inspiration.      I was totally drawn to this photo love the yellows and the coastal cabana color combo.   Love, love these colors.  This color combo was just perfect with to use with the new Hello You thinlits and the Best Year Ever designer series paper.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 pm (PST) January 19th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Crazy about you, Garden Party
Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight
Paper:   Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pearls, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Jumbo Brads
Tools:  Project Life Corner Rounder, Hello You Thinlits


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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Gold Butterflies

What can I say I just love Gold on a card.   Here is glittery gold card.   I even heat embossed the button.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Cheerful Tags, Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheets, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Doily, Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Pearls, Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:  Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly, Note Tag Punch, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Project Life Corner Rounder

Monday, January 12, 2015

Best Year Ever

So we are into week two of 2015, is everyone still have the Best Year Ever!   Here are two of my favorites paired up, Best Year Ever designer series paper and Another Great Year stamp set to make a super easy birthday card.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Another Great Year
Paper   Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories:  Pearls and Enamel Dots from a local craft store

Friday, January 9, 2015

Four Feathers

The Four Feathers stamp set  is so beautiful and so elegant.   I decided to case the feathers card that can be found on page 145.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Blue Ribbon, Four Feathers
Ink:  Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar, Island Indigo
Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Back to Black Designer Series Paper, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum,
Accessories:   Gold Sequins and Rhinestones, Doily
Tools:  Feathers Framelits, Project Life Corner Rounder

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Butterfly Thank You

So are you loving the new Best Year Ever Designer Series paper as much as me!   With a 50$ order, you can earn 12 sheets of this amazing paper for free!    You can see some of the amazing designs in the paper by peeking through the butterfly punch out.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Work of Art
Ink;   Calypso Coral
Paper:   Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:   Pearls
Tools:  Bitty Butterfly Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Birthday Challenge

Stampin' Royalty starts us with a birthday challenge.    So here is my favorite stamp set to make fun birthday cards with called Making Spirits Bright from the Holiday Mini.  

The challenge will be open until 3:00 pm (PST) January 12th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Making Spirits Bright, Work of Art
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper, Calypso Coral, Gold Foil
Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder, Rhinestones
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Confetti Stars Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Star Punches, Circle Thinlits

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Check out this week's Weekly Deals!!!



I am so excited so many of my favorite products from the catalog are on sale this week!

Two of my favorite punches and designer series paper are on sale.    Not to mention the amazing envelope punch board.    Think about all the times you made a card only to find you don't have an envelope to put in!     With just a few easy steps you can put an envelope together!

Click here to start shopping and saving.   While you are out there check out the clearance rack.   Many of your favorites from the holiday mini are still out there.    So pick up them up before they are gone!

Sale-a-bration and Occasions Mini Starts Today!

Here is the moment everyone has been waiting for!   A new mini catalog has arrived and Sale-a-bration starts today!

You ask what is Sale-a-bration?   Sale-a-bration is the most wonderful time of the year, for every 50$ you purchase, you earn free products!   Host a party and more free products!    Join the Stampin' Up! family as a demonstrator, more free products!

This year free stamps, designer paper, accessories, Project Life card collection are just a few of the things you can earn for free.    For the me the best part of Sale-a-bration is this year, you can earn set of Stampin' Blendabilities Markers.    Blendabilites are your answer to bringing color to your stamped images.    The alcohol markers come in a set of three that you will earn.    There are three shades light, medium and dark which are perfect blending and shading!     My Sale-a-bration rewards are going towards the Blendabilities this year!!  

The Occasions Mini has everything you need for the upcoming occasions in the next couple of months.      There are stamp sets and products to make Valentine's, Mother's and Father's Day, Graduation, Baby and Bridal cards.

As demonstrators, we get pre-order the products a month ahead of time, so we can create and inspire everyone with the beautiful creations.    Well in just a short month, you can not believe all the creativity I have spotted on Pinterest.    I have a over a 100 projects I have pinned onto a board dedicated to Sale-a-bration and the Occasions Mini!    Click here to check out the amazing creativity.

Click on the links below to download the catalogs to your desktop.

Occasions Mini
Sale-a-bration Brochure

Click here to start shopping the Occasions Mini and earning your free Sale-a-bration products.

Scrapbook Day Crop

Day:   Saturday, January 24th
Time:  9 am - 6 pm
Please RSVP by January 22nd if you will be coming.
Location: Totowa, NJ
  
Come scrap the day away.    Just bring your photos, paper, adhesives, embellishments and projects and leave the rest of your scrapbook supplies at home.  

Bring a salty or sweet treat to share with everyone as your crop fee.

You have full access to my 100+ punches, Big Shot dies and framelits, 100+ stamp sets and 50+ ink pads.    You will also be able to use my overflowing scrap bins of colored card stock and designer paper.     Drinks and bagels will be provided.
      
Lunch is not included in the crop fee, we will be ordering take out for those that are interested.

Blog Candy Winner

I just ran the random number generator and the winner of my blog candy is Mandiannie said...
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Congratulations!!!   I just sent you an email.  

Thank you everyone for all the wonderful comments, but most of all for helping me make this milestone.

You guys are the best!

Sale-a-bration starts today

So if you are like me today starts the best day of time of the year and that is Sale-a-bration!!

Here is the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper that you can earn for free!!!   How great is this paper.    Here are those amazing circles in the Best Year Ever designer series paper cut out to make a beautiful border for our birthday card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Perfect Blend, Peace, Love & Cupcakes
Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar
Paper:   Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Blushing Bride
Accessories:  Linen Thread, Subtles Candy Dots
Tools:  Project Life Corner Rounder

Monday, January 5, 2015

Last day for the Holiday Mini!!

Today is the last day that you can purchase from the Holiday Mini!   Don't miss out on so many amazing favorites from this mini catalog.    My favorite by far is the Making Spirits Bright card!    So many drink sentiments.



Click here to shop now the Holiday Mini and pick up some of your favorites.    Don't forget to check out the Year End Closeouts, some of you holiday mini favorites can be found there as well.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Making Spirits Bright
Ink:  Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pumpkin Pie
Paper:   Crisp Cantaloupe Patterns Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight, Lullaby Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Gold Sequins, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, White Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Star Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder


Friday, January 2, 2015

Wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays

 So I can't stop playing with all the new goodies I have gotten in the past month.   Here is a Unity stamp set that I got that I decided to play along with the current challenge.   Don't you just love the soft color palette.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from Unity
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate
Paper:   Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding Patterns Designer Series Papck
Accessories:   Frosted Sequins, Rhinestones, Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools:   Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Thursday, January 1, 2015

350,000 Milestone and Blog Candy!

2014 came to an amazing end on my blog.   There has been over 350,000 visits!!!  

Thank you so much to everyone who has visited my blog, for leaving comments, for placing orders and for pinning my projects on Pinterest.

Who knew when I started I would see over 100,000 visits never mind 350,000.  I am happy to say I am rated #35 of all top stamping sites!

To celebrate this milestone, I am giving away blog candy!!   The blog candy includes the Flower Patch stamp set in Photopolymer and set of 5 stamp pads in the following colors:   Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist.

Please leave a comment below.   I will choose a winner on Tuesday morning, January 6th.

Thank you again everyone!!!    Here's to an amazing 2015 and to finding time to be creative this year!!!

Happy New Year

This week's Inkredible color challenge is Basic Black and Gold.     These colors are perfect for a Happy New Year card.      So I love the Confetti Stars Punch.   I saw a great card that inspired me to use the Confetti Stars Punch on a diagonal.  How great is that!    The gold in the glasses was done by coloring in the center with Veramarker and then heat embossing.

Hope everyone has an amazing 2015!!!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Making Spirits Bright
Ink:   Basic Black
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Night & Day Designer Series Paper
Accessories;  In Color Sequins, Rhinestones, Gold Embossing Powder.
Tools:   Confetti Stars Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Versamaker, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy