THROW BACK THURSDAY CARD

HEY BLOGGIES,

I was going through a box of  "stuff" from my move and came across some cards I made that I loved so much I didn't want to give them away. I thought I would share with you in case you did not see them when I posted them a few years back.

 In the new Holiday Catalog there is a wonderful stamp set called Acorny Thank you.  And there is a matching Acorn Builder Punch.  There is also a wonderful leaf stamp set called Lighthearted Leaves.  I chose this card I did a couple years ago because it is very similar to those two sets I am talking about that YOU can purchase starting September 1st from our Holiday Catalog.

 Most fall cards do NOT have blue on them, but I love how clear and blue the sky can be on a crisp fall day, don't you??   I created the wood grain tag from some specialty designer paper and some early espresso ink rubbed over it.  You can find a nice woodgrain paper in our Holiday Catalog called Into the Woods designer paper.

I used the chalk marker to put the highlighting on the acorns.  And my leaves were cut from plain cardstock and then put through the embossing folder Woodgrain to create the marks on them.

Hope you enjoyed my Throw Back Thursday Card.  Use this idea for a card to create when you get YOUR NEW PRODUCT from the Holiday Catalog.

Mark your calendar for SEPTEMBER 1 as the first day you can order from the new catalog.

If you need a catalog, please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by.

THIS WEEK'S DEALS - ENDS JUNE 16TH

HEY BLOGGIES,

CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S WEEKLY DEALS HERE.

ribbon for only $6.71!!!

an adorable punch for only $9.71!!

Hurry and order NOW before this deal is FINI.

MOJO MONDAY CONTEST

HEY BLOGGIES,

Getting my Monday Mojo going this morning with a card for you.  Using up some of my Sale-a-Bration items.  I am still loving it all and can't think of it as retired when here it is and I am LOVING IT, ya' know?  So at my home, it is still all good!!

And here is my take on the sketch:

 I put the little flag/banner down the left side and then when I look at it, it all looks like a big flag or banner!! I used PETAL PARADE stamp set which I am still loving!!

Here is a closeup of the card with all it's yumminess.  Candy dots in the center of the flowers; seam binding ribbon, and that lovely stamped chevron stamp going down the left side as my flag/banner.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hop over to Mojo Monday and enter YOUR card!!

VIVID VASES CARD CLASS PROJECTS AND SCALLOP TAG PUNCH GOODIE HOLDER

HEY BLOGGIES,

Last night was my second Vivid Vases card class.  This has been a VERY well accepted stamp and all the participants LOVED the cards.

Before we got to our Vivid Vases cards, I demoed how to make this cute chocolate holder from the new SCALLOP TAG TOPPER PUNCH:

 I used a sheet of paper from  the FRESH PRINTS PAPER PACK, cut it to 2"wide and punched each end.

 After I scored two score lines near the middle, I put sticky tape to hold 3 Hershey's chocolate kisses and then tied it up with some coastal cabana 1/4" ribbon.

That's it!! EASY PEASY and everyone loved knowing how to do this know and they got to take one home!!

Enjoy a little bit of spring with these cute card ideas.  

 This first card is crumb cake base with Midnight Muse punched scallop ribbon panel.  Dark colors colored the vases but we still used a bit darker to add the shadows.

 We used smoky slate and basic gray markers to create the shadow of the vase against the background,.  The chalk marker colored the flowers and provided the highlight on the vases.

 Next was the same stamp used for paper piecing.  Again the Fresh Prints paper pack was used and paper snipped out to attach to the vases.  The bulb spritzer from the clearance rack was used with the coastal cabana marker to add the bit of grunge.

 You have seen this card before from my last Vivid Vases card class.  White embossing powder and the chalk talk die were used, as well as the edgelits for the layer and the card front.

We colored our flowers anyway that we wanted to and they look good in all colors.

That's it.  If all these cards do not convince you that you NEED to purchase the Vivid Vases stamp, then look again at all the cuteness above.  YOU NEED IT.

Thanks for stopping by.

OH HAPPY DAY STARBURST SAYINGS

HEY BLOGGIES,

Thank you for visiting me today.  I have a bright and fun card for you today to go along with the LATE NIGHT STAMPERS challenge and the SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY challenge.

 I used STARBURST SAYINGS AND THE STARBURST THINLITS DIES for the OH HAPPY DAY element of the card.  Beautiful Calypso Coral is the paper and the ink here.

 I used SWEET SORBET DSP from the SALE-A-BRATION Catalog and in it is the Calypso Coral and Pool Party colors that I used in my card.  I used my Pool Party Marker and dotted all the dots in HAPPY with it.  Then I went over the arrows and half circles within the stamped image also with Pool Party to emphasize it.

A little Pool Party Ink sponged on the doily and a piece of 1/4" Pool Party ribbon and I am finished.  Quick but cute card with lots of elements to hold your eye.

Hope you enjoyed my card.  Please stop back by again.  And if you want your own SWEET SORBET DSP FREE, all you have to do is order $50 from my store and you get it FREE.

SUPPLIES:
Pool Party 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon
Calypso Coral 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
Starburst Framelits Dies
Starburst Sayings [english, clear]
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad
Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper SALE A BRATION FREE ITEM
Tea Lace Paper Doilies

LATE NIGHT STAMPERS COLOR CHALLENGE

HEY BLOGGIES,

Here is my card for the Late Night Stampers Color Challenge:

 I used Gorgeous Grunge and Best of Autumn stamp sets from SU!.  The colors to use for this 2 week challenge are cherry cobbler, tangerine tango, crushed curry and early espresso.

I also used the cute little box of tags called Stamp A Tag Kit.  I just added some ribbons on the tags and separated them with some early espresso card stock behind them to complete the card.

Hope you enjoyed this card.  Come back for our blog hop starting tomorrow.

HALLOWEEN BANNER

I CREATED A HALLOWEEN BANNER THAT I THINK IS SO CUTE!!

 Here is my version of the SPOOKY banner.  Each letter is on a 5 x 7 flag and decorated.

 Some up close views of the letters and my decorations on the banner.  I used DSP as a half-medallion, washi tape, DSP mini banners and flags, and punches.

The letters are from my BIG SHOT and the ALPHABET DIES.  I sewed the ribbon onto the banner.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  I sincerely appreciate your support!!  It makes it more fun to make projects when I know others appreciate them.

Hope to see you tomorrow.

RAIN BOOTS, UMBRELLA, SPRING FLOWERS AND DUCKIES..

WHAT DO ALL THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?  RAIN BOOTS, UMBRELLA, SPRING FLOWERS AND DUCKIES??      S P R I N G   R A I N

I used the stamp set called SPRING SAMPLER for my card today.  I chose 5 stamps that I think depict where we are here in Gulf Coast Texas.  It is still cold at nights and windy cold, but the days are beautiful blue one day and gray and rainy the next.  We definitely do NOT complain about the rain since we have been 2 years in a drought now.  We WANT these spring rains to come as often as they can!!

I used spring colors of gumball green, starfruit, certainly celery and old olive.  Isn't this a cute and simple card?

 I used the postage stamp punch to punch out the inked images, then I layered them on top of the scallop square punch in gumball green and starfruit.

 The ribbon is not showing up with the true color.  It is also summer starfruit like the duck.  And here the green is showing up too dark.  I am sorry about the lighting.

The designer paper is from the Print Poetry paper stack and it is gumball green.  The rain cloud and raindrops is NOT gray, but is certainly celery.

Hope you enjoyed my card.  I am linking it to the following challenges:

SU-ONLY CHALLENGE

March SCIC #65

PAPER CRAFT CREW CHALLENGE

CREATE WITH CONNIE AND MARY

LATE NIGHT STAMPERS CHALLENGE

TRY STAMPIN' ON TUESDAY

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!  Won't you leave me a comment on my card for today?

BIRTHDAY CARD CLASS LAST NIGHT

We had a fun birthday card class last evening.  We made 2 each of 2 different designs and used some fun techniques.

The first one we made was using the big beautiful SWALLOWTAIL background stamp.  We heat embossed it with melon mambo embossing powder.

 Pink pirouette card stock and melon mambo card stock layer, with melon mambo embossing powder.  The greeting banner is sponged with melon mambo ink and is held in place with a clearance rack brad.  The 1/8" ribbon is actually pretty in pink and it just fits here perfectly, I think.

Some used chalks to color in parts of the butterfly.  One lady used her aqua pen and water colors.  If you have any questions, let me know.

 I am in love with this honeycomb embossing folder.  Daffodil Delight card stock with a layer of Early Espresso cs behind it.  The honeybee is from the cute set called Curio Collage.

The naturals ribbon is very textural and goes so well with the card base of Crumb Cake card stock.  The silver small bottle top is attached with a piece of bakers twine.  The FREE petite curly label punch was used for the sentiment which is from the FREE stamp set Petite Pretties.  Get these FREE during SALE-A-BRATION.  Contact me to learn how.

If you have any questions, let me know.

FRIENDS ARE THE GARDEN OF LIFE

My friend, Jan Mougel, is a fellow Glitter Queen team member and she showed us during the blog hop how to make an ADORABLE GIFT BAG from 2 sheets of designer series paper.  Not only did she tell us how to do it, but she also made a video for us.  At my advancing age, I find I am getting to be more and more a visual learner.  That video was done so very well that I immediately took out my score tool and made the gift bag!!  Thanks so much JAN.  If you want to see her video, please visit her at: www.bearycreativecrafts.blogspot.com 

 I made this gift bag to put a fun valentine in for a friend of mine.  Not only is the candy yummy, but she will receive a handcrafted gift bag from me too!!

I made this bag from the FREE SYCAMORE STREET DSP from the Sale-a-Bration flyer.  You can choose to get this FREE with a $50 order of any products you desire.

I used the FREE RIBBON for the handles of the gift bag.  The buttons and the ribbon come together as ONE FREE ITEM through Sale-a-Bration.  They match the colors used in the designer paper.

I stamped Papillion Potpourri stamp set and colored it in with my markers, then used the butterfly punch and glued it on the bag.

Thanks again to JAN for sharing her expertise with us all.  Make some of these fun bags for your gifts to friends and family soon!!

Come on, get creative y'all!!  Let me know if I can help you, ya hear?

LAST DAY OF SALE-A-BRATION BLOG HOP

Do you have a Sale-a-Bration flyer?  If you do not have a demonstrator, I would love to mail one to you.

For those of you who have a flyer, there is something I would like to point out.  I am the first to admit the flyer is a bit confusing.  It is in a different format than we usually see, so we have to search it very carefully so we don't miss anything.  It reminds me of the board game "CLUE".  You know, where Colonel Mustard used a knife in the ballroom.  ha   I first saw things I just HAD to get.  Then I went back and studied it more and saw some things I had not noticed before.  FREE ITEMS FROM OUR LARGE ANNUAL CATALOG. (page in annual catalog is included for your reference)

1.  ITTY BITTY BANNERS STAMP SET,  (p. 134) - (wood 132194) (clear 132195)

2.  GETTING STARTED CARD STOCK PACK, (p. 151) - basic colors of card stock, 24 sheets (p. 151) (#132199)

3.  VINTAGE FACETED DESIGNER BUTTONS, (p. 191) - (#132201) 24 buttons

4.  QUINT-ESSENTIAL FLOWER STAMP (p. 110) - (#132202)  goes with 4 punches!!

5.  SIMPLY SCORED DIAGONAL PLATE (p. 181) - (#132203)

6.  ESSENTIALS PAPER-PIERCING PACK (p. 181) - (#132204)

MAKE SURE YOU USE THE ITEM NUMBERS IN THE FLYER OR ABOVE BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL NUMBERS FOR YOU TO GET THE ITEM AS YOUR FREE ITEM FOR SALE-A-BRATION!!

Ok, enough of business, now on to the creativity.

For this card I used very vanilla cs as the base and used  the FREE VINE STREET EMBOSSING FOLDER.  I then rubbed some Crumb Cake ink over the raised embossed images to help them show up more.

I used FREE SYCAMORE STREET DESIGNER SERIES PAPER along the bottom of my card, as well as FREE SYCAMORE STREET RIBBONS AND BUTTONS PACK.  L.O.V.E.  how all the colors coordinate with each product we use.

The FREE STAMP SET I used is called MADISON AVENUE STAMP SET.

I used mini pop dots to glue on the buttons on each flower.  I put a sliver of card stock into the button holes to make them look like they had been sewn.  Love the satin ribbon in pool party!!  The colors that coordinate with this DSP and what I used are:

ISLAND INDIGO
TANGERINE TANGO
POOL PARTY
RICH RAZZLEBERRY
GUMBALL GREEN

LOVE how the embossing folder and the stamp set coordinate so well, don't you?  

My next card is a minimalist card that packs a lot of punch:

 I LOVE bees!!  They are a symbol of industry, hard work and tenacity.  All the qualities that are good character traits to have.  Sorry for the lighting changing the color of the card stock.  It is DAFFODIL DELIGHT like this first photo.  The second photo makes it look like a different color and I am sorry for that.  My flash directly on the card is changing the color on my camera.

 The other thing I love about bees is HONEY!!  I love the taste of honey.  I love whipped honey, honey butter and honey candy.  It is so yummy, isn't it?  So this HONEYCOMB EMBOSSING FOLDER is perfect for this card with my little bees.  The bee is from the stamping set COLLAGE CURIOS in the SPRING CATALOG and they are small stamps to go with small punches, small spaces like the honeycomb, and small embellishments like the small POP CAPS.

Notice the awesome new ribbon?  It is NATURAL TRIM from the SPRING CATALOG.  It has a lot of texture and is very nice to work with.  I also used CRYSTAL EFFECTS on top of the bees on the HONEYCOMB EMBOSSING FOLDER for that shiny effect like they are inside their cell of the honeycomb.

  The sentiment is from CIAO BABY STAMP SET from the SPRING CATALOG and I used the FREE PETITE CURLY LABEL PUNCH from SALE-A-BRATION.  I also used the CURLY LABEL PUNCH from the big catalog as the back layer punched from FREE SYCAMORE STREET DESIGNER PAPER.

A closeup of my special detail of the small POP CAP, crushed on my BIG SHOT with a 3/4 INCH PUNCH glued on the top.  I punched a small hole with my 1/16 INCH HAND HELD PUNCH for my mini pin to go through to attach my embellishment to the trim.  Isn't that darling??!!  Do you like honey or bees?

THANK YOU  for visiting our blog hop this week.  I hope you have lots of inspiration now to start your spring stamping.  If you need any supplies, I would love to help you.  You can click my signature line below to go to my order site.

Don't forget to leave me a comment on the card today to be entered into my BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY.

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