Definitely NOT a class card! :o)

Hey friends! I've mentioned on occasion the Stampin' Success magazine that Stampin' Up! Demo's get each month. They are chock full of great ideas and samples, and I always look forward to getting them. This card has been created from a photo of a 12x12 scrapbook page in the most recent mag. I love that you can take elements of designs, colors, ideas and layout, and change it up a bit to suit your needs. When I first started playing with this card, I had planned on using it in my Valentine's Day Class. After 2 days of (on and off) work at it, I finally conceded it was too intensive for a card class! :o) Hope you all like it as much as I do!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Baja Breeze Classic Ink, and CS, Very Vanilla CS, Pear Pizzazz CS and Classic Ink, Island Indigo Classic Ink and Stampin' Write, Soft Suede, Classic Ink, Basic Grey Classic Ink, Blushing Bride Classic Ink, School Book Serif Alphabet, Take it to Heart, Aqua Painter, Color Spritzer Tool, Newsprint DSP (retired), 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Bits Shapes Punch Pack, Heart to Heart Punch, Full Heart Extra-Large Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Mini Brad, Button and large Brad are retired.

Christmas Presents, Monogram Cards (version 2)

Hi all! So I took the cards from the last post and modified them for a different look. Since Pantone has named Tangerine Tango the "IT" color of 2012 (Click HERE to read the article!), of course I had to create with this color! Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Whisper White CS, Tangerine Tango CS, Classic Ink, Polka Dot Background Stamp, School Book Serif Alphabet Stamp Set, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch.

Clean and Simple 162

Hey there friends! I think this card is sooooo sweet! I love that new Jack of All Trades Stamp Set!!!!! Again, I've used some retired Stampin' Up! DSP to pull it all together. Thanks to the Clean and Simple Site, for the FTL 162 sketch that inspired this card.

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Basic Black CS, Craft Ink, EP, Retired Halloween DSP, Whisper White CS, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink, Old Olive Classic Ink, School Book Serif Alphabet (retired), Jack of All Trades Stamp Set

Quick Cards a la Color Coach!

You've seen this card recently, so ignore the actual layout for a bit, and come tour the amazing Color Coach with me! This is probably my MOST used tool when it comes to my creating. When I'm at a loss for a color combo, I flip it open, pick a color I'd like to use, and then on the back, there are 2 different combos to choose from. Sometimes I look at the suggested colors and think they will never work together, but each time I use them, I fall in love with a new combo!

So in the samples below, I've made 2 of the same cards using the 2 suggested color combinations. In all cases, the card on the left is from the "Creative Combination" suggestions, and the cards on the right are from the "Sweet Set" suggestions. I find it soooo interesting that all the cards have such a different feel, depending on which colors were used!

Enjoy!

Left card: Wisteria Wonder, Luck Limeade, Elegant Eggplant
Right card: Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette and Cherry Cobbler (I have to admit, this was a combo I thought would look terrible, but I LOVE it!!!)

Left card: Pool Party, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy
Right Card: Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

Left Card: Lucky Limeade, Riding Hood Red, Perfect Plum
Right Card: Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight

Left card: Island Indigo, More Mustard, Lucky Limeade
Right Card: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry

Left card: Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight
Right Card: Calypso Coral, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Classic Inks are listed above, Whisper White CS, all 5 new In Colors CS, Printed Petals Stamp Set, School Book Serif Alphabet, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Hi!

So sweet! Yesterday I told you L'il C was invited to a friends cottage this week. Well, this is the card I secretly snuck into her suitcase to say "Hi" when she unpacked! Lucky for me, I found a dollar store pack of rhinestone in my stash that almost perfectly matches the new In Color, Pool Party! I can see them being shown around here a lot now!!!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Not Quite Navy CS and Classic Ink, Whisper White CS, So Saffron Classic Ink, Pool Party Classic Ink, Printed Petals Stamp Set, School Book Serif Alphabet (retired), 2 3/8"Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, rhinestone from my crafty stash.

Come back tomorrow for a FREE (my 1st evah!!!) tutorial on my Chocolate Bar Sliders, with gift card holder. Hope you enjoy!!!

i {heart} you

Hey there girls! This card was made at the Momma Mar and RobbynW French Kisses Workshop held Jan 29th, but will also be made at the Valentine's Day Card Class tonight, and tomorrow as well. Contact me asap if you want to be a last minute attendee!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Crumb Cake CS, DSP from 2010 Sale-a-bration, School Book Serif Alphabet Stamp Set, Love You Much Stamp Set, Melon Mambo Classic Ink, Heart to Heart Extra Large Punch, Crystal Effects, Pretty In Pink Epoxy Brad (retired)

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Valentine's Day

Morning all! Here is the first of my Valentine's Day projects created for the Artful*Inkers Design Team. Five of us were assigned a Suite from the Occasions Mini Catalogue to showcase, and I will be showing you all the Botanical Gazette Suite. We started on January 4th (catty release date) with a Birthday Card run (see posts January 4th to 7th for those creations), and today, we launch the Valentine's Day projects! Hope you enjoy them, come back tomorrow to see the next project.

Please visit my team mates to see their Suites in action too!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

The next series of Artful*Inkers Design Team reveals, will be as follows;
Feb. 1st, All things "book like"
Feb. 15th, 3D Items
Mar. 1st to 30th, all other projects

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise noted)
More Mustard CS, So Saffron CS, Staz On Ink, Rose Red Classic Ink, Two Way Glue Pen, Crystal Effects, School Book Serif Alphabet Stamp Set, Nature Walk Stamp Set, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Iridescent glitter from my crafty stash, LO from Papercraft's Go To Sketch in the Jan./Feb. 2011 issue.

missing U

Ok all, for the next 7 days, there will be 7 posts of the cards I made for L'il C's class fundraising basket. Her basket theme is "Off to Camp" so I've made 7 note cards, matching pen, stamps and envelopes for the lucky little child to send home to mom and dad. The cutest thing about this card (IMHO!) is the inside (which I didn't photograph)...look carefully at the card front, see anything missing? Inside I hand wrote missing, then stamped underneath that the U that is missing from the card front! Eeks! So cute!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Yo yo yellow CS and Classic Ink, Real Red Classic Ink, Brilliant Blue Classic Ink and Stampin' Write (for the inside), Whisper White CS, School Book Serif Alphabet Stamp Set

SPCC 49

Hello everyone! Here is my newest creation for the SPCC challenge, be sure to pop on over to SPCC to check out all the other fabby creations, and the super prize Samantha is independently providing! I've been seeing a lot of white cards with splashes of color on them lately, and thought this would be a great combo to try that with. Thanks Samantha for picking such a great combo (again!) this week! :o)

Ingredients: (all SU! unless otherwise noted)
Whisper White CS, Green Galore CS and Classic Ink, Bermuda Bay CS, Only Orange CS and Classic Ink, School Book Serif Alphabet Stamp Set, Scallop Square Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Corner Rounder from my crafty stash.

Eeeks! Totally cute!!!

Hey ladies! Isn't this a super cute project or what? I am in love with it! My BFF's daughter turned 4, and this was her present. She desperately wants the Build a Bear Monkey, so we tucked a gift card into the tin, and she can go create until her heart is content!

I'm not posting an ingredients list, merely because I don't know the names of all the products I used. My Upline owns the Build a Bear dies, (I think I used the SU! Bear, and SU! Beary Essentials, but could be totally wrong) so I spent an eve there eons ago cutting things out of random paper. Basically, stick a bear to each lid, cover with "packing tape" to "laminate" them on. Add bits of magnet to the backs of the clothes, decorate the tin (I can tell you I used Taken with Teal CS and Classic Ink, Tempting Turquoise 1/4" grosgrain Ribbon and Real Red 3/4" Grosgrain Polka Dot Ribbon, Very Vanilla CS, Big Birthday Candle Stamp Set, and School Book Serif Alphabet Stamp Set everything else is scraps left over from who knows where!) and VOILA! Your very own portable Build a Bear paper doll kit! LOVE IT!