Mojo Monday Sketch

I decided to try another Mojo Monday sketch.  This week you can choose either a circle or a square card.  When I saw the sketch it reminded me of the French flag, hence my Eiffel tower card!  Thanks for looking!

Here's the sketch.

And here's my French tri-color "merci" card:

Stamp Sets used:  Artistic Etchings, French Foliage, Vive la nature

Paper:  Espresso, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Real Red

3/4" and 1"circle punches.  Retired quilted Espresso ribbon

Paper Players Sketch Challenge #88

There is a new sketch on the Paper Players site.  Here's the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

I needed a masculine card and I wanted to use The Open Sea stamp set, which seems to work better in a horizontal format.  For the decorative edge I used retired spiral notebook punch instead of a scallop. For the fiber I used a piece of hemp and tied on an anchor.

The Open Sea is fantastic for easy masculine cards!  It is still available as a write in.  If you want to order it, let me know.  I hope it makes it into the big catalog on June 1, but we will have to wait and see!!

Thanks for looking!

Sketch Challenge

I needed to create some Easter cards and I also wanted to try a new sketch challenge so I killed two birds with one stone.  (No pun intended!)

My card:

Here's the sketch:

I was going to cut a lucky limeade wing and put it on the little bird but I forgot!
Products used:
Cheerful Treat DSP
Cardstock:  Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Stamp set:  Best of Everything, sentiment is Stampin Up retired
Other:  Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon, pearls, retired Melon Mambo flower button

Mojo Monday Sketch

I saw this pretty sketch and have been wanting to try it all week but haven't had a chance to play.  I finally got to get out my stuff today and create!  Here's what I came up with:

All Stampin Up products used.  The ribbon is retired.  

Stamp set:  Up up And Away

DSP:  Big Top Birthday

Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise

Ink:  Daffodil Delight and Tempting Turqouise

1" circle and 1-1/4" circle punches

Dimensionals

Customer Appreciation Night

I am having a Customer Appreciation Night Thursday April 5 from 5-8pm. I will have two fun FREE projects for you to do with SNEAK PEEK products from the upcoming Idea Book and Catalog! I hope all my customers can come!! It is a come and go event. Just come any time from 5-8 pm. The projects should only take about 30 minutes total. Also, all my customers who come that night will receive a FREE paper sampler packet of a new Designer Deries paper from the upcoming catalog!! RSVP so I can prepare enough project kits for everyone. :)

Framelits- Label Collection display board

Here are some cards that were displayed at the Stampin Up meeting I attended today.  These Framelits Labels are da bomb!

Elegant Bird die

I made this card for  a swap.  I really love this dove.  So pretty.

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Very Vanilla,
DSP:  Paisley Prints
So Grateful setiment is from "Apothecary Art"
Old Oive ribbon and embossing folder

Bunny Candy Bar holder

I made a cute little bunny candy bar holder today.  Isn't she sweet?

For the face I punched a large heart and used the large oval punch to round off the point.

Here are the punches I used.  All Stampin Up!

I sponged all the white pieces with Soft Suede ink.  Sponged the Pretty in Pink pieces with Regal Rose ink.  Used white gel pen for highlights.  Soft Suede maker for other detials on face and hands.

Chocolate Easter bunny box

I made this Easter Bunny box for a hostess gift to give to my friend Lis Ljung for hosting an upcoming Stampin- Up demonstrator event.  I cut down an empty card box and covered the sides with the Mocha Morning DSP.  I downloaded a wonderful bunny template here.  Cut the bunny from the Mocha Morning DSP-- which I think looks alot like chocolate!!  I mounted it on Soft Suede CS to give it some strength and then adhered the bunnies to opposite sides of the box.  I adhered the heads together and tied a pink satin bow around the neck.  Put in a bag of See's jelly beans and he's good to go!  Thanks for looking! :)

SAS Cards- the next 4 :)

SAS Cards- first 6

These are 6 of the 10 projects we made on Saturday.  I will upload the other 4 tomorrow.  

Vintage Vogue stamp set.  DSP:  Paisley Prints.  Cardstock and ink:  Choc Chip, Calypso Coral, River Rock

This is a little box made out of a 6x6 piece of cardstock scored every 2" on both sides.  Various punches used to make this cute bunny.

This scallop card was cased from a card I saw online but I can't remembe the name of the stamper.  When I find it again I will update this post and give her credit.  Thanks to Evie for prepping this card and changing it up a bit to make it her own.  :)

This little Lucky Limeade and Mambo Melon bird card was a CASE from Dawn Olchefske.

Fresh Vintage

The more I play with this stamp the more I like it!  I colored the markers to the stamp for coloring the image.  Colors used:  Mambo Melon, Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green.   I enlarged the image by adding parts of the stamp to the outer edges.  When I was finished it seemed the upper right corner below the jewel brads was a little empty so I added the last little piece of the image and accidentally overlapped the big flower just a smidge.  Darn! :(  Still a nice card though.

Hand Dying ribbon

We have all been frustrated when we couldn't find the right color ribbon for our projects haven't we?  I wanted some Peach Parfait ribbon for a card we made at my Stamp a Stack on Saturday but didn't have any.  So I decided to dabble in custom dying my own ribbon. (Here's where it pays to have every re-inker in all the colors!)

 I took white taffeta and dyed it with the Peach Parfait reinker.  I tried it two ways.  I had tried dying some satin ribbon a couple weeks ago by adding reinker to water and dipping the ribbon in.  It came out a little too pale for my taste.  So this time I tried it a little differently.  First I put the reinker on a piece of ribbon undiluted.  Very dark rich color- loved it.  Then I tried getting the ribbon wet first then putting the ink on the ribbon straight from the bottle.  A little bit lighter but still nice and bold.  Here is a pic of them side by side.  The top two are undiluted ink on dry ribbon.

 I cut the ribbon to the desired lenghts, got them wet and then dyed them.  Then layed them on  a paper towel to dry.  (In retrospect, I should have put something under the paper towel to protect my counter. Luckily it didn't stain.  Whew!)

Here is the card with the custom dyed ribbon.  I CASED this card from Karen Squires. I used one of the Bold Bright buttons I got FREE as a Sale-a-bration freebie.  The DSP is Everyday Enchantment-- also a Sale-a-bration freebie.  Love it!!  The sentiment is from Apothecary Art stamp set in the Occasions mini catalog.

You should check out Karen's blog: stampinbythebay.blogspot.com.  She makes gorgeous cards!  You can see her card here.

Another Door Prize set

Here is another set  I put together for a future door prize:

This one we made at my Stamp-a-Stack last month

I posted a pic of this one a few weeks back.  I just love that bird!!

And this card I CASED from Mary Fish.  She's so talented!  Here is Mary's card.

These cards all showcase the fabulous Attic Boutique DSP in the current Occasions mini catalog.  I really love that DSP pack!  Stock up on it now because after next month it will be gone!!

Everyday Elegance DSP

I had all my supplies out on the table from my Stamp-a-Stack so naturally instead of cleaning everything up today  I played with the stuff instead.  :)

Here are some of the cards I created:

These will be in a card pack as a door prize at my next Stamp a Stack coming up in May.  Weeeeee!

Stamp-a-Stack on Saturday

We had so much fun on Saturday stamping some really beautiful cards (if I do say so myself- teehee).  Here are some pics of the day:

Denise and Alex

Kendra and Gail

Evie and Denise

Ronnie and Laura

I was so bad about taking pictures!  I forgot to take pics of the door prizes display and I missed taking some pics of the gals and their door prizes.  But I did manage to get a few:

I will try to post pics of the cards we made tomorrow.  

Freshly Made Sketch #25-- Fresh Vintage

I saw this wonderful layout on the Freshly Made Sketch blog.

Here's my attempt.

I used Everyday Elegance DSP from the Sale-a-bration mini catalog.  Cardstock: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Pool Party.  Ink:  Peach Parfait, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade.  Pool Party ruffled ribbon and big ol' Pool Party button.  The stamp is from Fresh Vintage also a Sale-a-bration freebie.  :)