Whatever you can do...

Hi! 

Today I am sharing my Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge card with you.  This week we are creating cards and projects using "Anything with Wings"  You can check out the challenge and the rest of my teammates incredible creations HERE.

I used a couple of new products for this card and I love them both!  First, I used some print cardstock from the new Loyal collection from Authentique.  Love, love this collection.  Although this card leans to the feminine side, most of the prints would be great for the guys in our lives as well. The next new product I used is the Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection from Core'dinations and I LOVE it!  When you emboss this cardstock with an embossing folder and then sand it lightly, the kraft color shows through.  I used it on both the purple and green embossed pieces on this card.  

Be sure to head over the the Outlawz Challenge Group and check out today's Twisted Thursday challenge.  We would love it if you would play along.  There are always prizes to win!

One day at a time.....

Hello and happy Wednesday to you all, I hope you have the best of days today!

I am working today, but who can complain when they work in a stamp store?  Not me!  Yesterday the UPS man brought some boxes of goodies  (late in the afternoon) and I managed to get them open and take a peek, but that was about it.  So I will be busy today unpacking, pricing and finding a home for all of the luscious papers, embossing folders and other various embellies and toys that were ordered.

The card I am sharing today was from my Ribbons/Flowers class a few weeks ago.  I love the simplicity of this layout with a bit of complexity in the embellishments.  I knew when I started seeing all of these beautiful Prima flowers out in blogland that I had to have some.

The sentiment that I used on this card is from the Lincoln Quotes Wordsworth set from Rubber Soul.  The crochet ribbon is from May Arts and the punched border and leaves are from Martha Stewart. The beautiful papers used are from SEI.  You can get everything here if you need to fill a void in your stash-a-rooney.  :)

Hugs,

The Scrap Factor #1

Hi there!  Today I am sharing a card that I created 100% from scrap. Hence the title Scrap Factor.  I am going to see how many of these scrap cards I can created throughout the remainder of the year.

Everything from the base card to the rhinestones were leftover from a previous card class that I taught. 

The dark aqua strip was leftover from cutting a Memory Box card down to create a square card.  I decided to use my EK edger punch on it and then I ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots EF.  The print cardstock was already this width and I added the brown cardstock to give it a bit of a "pop".  I stamped the Wordsworth Mother Theresa sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa ink onto a Neenah White circle and layered it to a brown scallop circle Nestie.  I finished off my card with a bow and a flower (yep, they were leftovers too!)

Do you like to use your scraps when you create?  If so, I would love to see your Scrap Factor cards too, leave me a comment with a link and I will check them out! 

Sweet Sunday Sketch 79

Hi there, I hope your Sunday was a happy one.  We did a little grocery shopping and then hung out the rest of the day.  I managed to steal away a little time for some stamping so I thought I would play along with the Sweet Sunday Sketch that Karen Giron puts up each week on her blog The Sweetest Thing. Karen gave us this sketch to use this week:   

I haven't had much stamping time lately, so this sketch was the perfect inspiration for me.  I took a wee bit of creative liberty and changed the oval shape to a circle.  I stamped the Wordsworth sentiment in Rich Cocoa Memento ink on a cream panel and cut it with the standard circle Nestabilities die and then layered it onto a scalloped circle.  I layered the sentiment panel on top of some crochet ribbon that was layered onto some pretty SEI floral cardstock.  I finished off the card with Prima  flowers,  a punched bird (MS) and some Mango pearls from Kaisercraft.  My favorite thing about this card is that it was created 100% from scraps from a recent class that I taught. 

hugs,

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you all! It was three years ago today that I started this little blog. I wasn't sure why but I thought what the heck. Because of this blog, I have met some of the nicest stamping folks there are. Many of you stop by and leave a comment from time to time to cheer me on and some of you just check in and never say a word. I love each and everyone of you! A few of my family members pop in every now and then too, I love you guys for that!!! Although I have been stamping for 100 years or so, I feel like 2009 was such a year of growth for me.

Some of my stamping highlights in 2009 were: working at the best stamp store around, becoming Copic certified, teaching more and traveling to teach (have passport, will travel as DH would say), being a Center Stage Designer for Gina K. Designs (Thanks Gina! I am ready to go again at a moments notice.) I know 2010 can only get better.

The card I am sharing today is one I made quite some time ago for a Mojo Monday Sketch (#44, I think) and I thought it was the perfect card for today. The colors are bright and cheery (we need that in these troubled times) and the sentiment says it all.

I wish you all a happy, healthy, prosperous 2010.

hugs,