FMS 118 Petal Parade Birthday

Do you love this envelope?!? The Punch Board Envelope Maker makes creating custom envelopes and envelope liners a snap. With this tool it's so easy to create a unique envelope guaranteed to bring a smile to the recipient's face!

It's Friday and I am ready to kick off the weekend with a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches (FMS 118).

 EZ Peasy Design Tips:

• The patterns and colors of the new Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper coming January 28th are fabulous and make card making easy!

• The Chalk Talk Bundle has wonderful dies and coordinating images for fast fun projects.
• Do you see the suble stamping in Crisp Cantaloupe on the tag? It's a sneak peek of one of the stamps in an exclusive, limited time stamp set coming January 28th called Petal Parade!

• Love twine? Here's a peek at Crisp Cantaloupe twine that will be available on January 28th!
• Don't have the right accessory in the right color? No problem! Here I used a Daffodil Delight Designer Button next to a tag stamped in Summer Starfruit. Looks great!

• See the chevron stamping done here in Sahara Sand? Yep, another sneak peek at the Petal Parade stamp set!
• The Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies add a subtle detail to cards and is on sale this week! Check it out!
• How about this awesome, awesome flower! The white flower has been stamped onto CORK and then pre-cut for you! Another delightful embellishment available on January 28th.
• A Candy Dot in a coordinating color is the icing on the cake!

•  Lastly, don't forget the inside of the card! The lovely blossom here has been stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe is yet another peek at the Petal Parade stamp set!

It's so hard to wait until January 28th when so many wonderful products will be available for purchase as part of the Sale-A-Bration celebration! All of the products are exclusive to the promotion and available for a limited time only, so stay tuned! If you subscribe now for my email blog updates, you will be sure not to miss a thing!

Whew! That's A LOT of sneak peeks! But believe it or not, I have more for you tomorrow so please be sure to stop by or better yet, sign up to have my posts delivered directly to your inbox! (wink)

Stampin Supplies: 

Stamps: Chalk Talk (130634), Petal Parade (available January 28th)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Sahara Sand (121043), Crisp Cantaloupe (131298) Cardstock; Crisp Cantaloupe (129958) Co'ordinations Cardstock; Sweet Sorbet (available January 28th) Designer Series Paper

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe (131176), Sahara Sand (126976) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools:  Big Shot (113439); Chalk Talk Framelits Dies (129983); Envelope Punch Board (133774); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430); Snail Adhesive (104332)

Embellishments: Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack (avalable January 28th); Regals (130029) Designer Buttons; Regals (130932) Candy Dots

Thanks for stopping by! 

Language of Love - PPA 187 Color Challenge

These new Circle Card Thinlits Dies sure make it easy to whip up a fabulous card! And it's time to start thinking about how to celebrate those we love with colors inspired by the Pals Paper Arts Design Team. They keep the creativity flowing! This week they have a color challenge for us:

This wonderful color combination made creating this Valentine's Day card so fun!

EZ Peasy Design Tips:

• Pre-cutting and attaching a 3" x 5 1/2" piece of designer series paper to your base layer prior to cutting it with the thinlit die makes the circle cut out inside a breeze
• The 2 1/2" Circle Punch fits perfectly inside the circle on the base card
• The scallop circle shape on the inside of the card is included in the Circle Card Thinlit Dies set and makes a perfect spot to leave a personal note
• The large heart image here is from the Language of Love Stamp Set and is designed to be used with the Full Heart Punch - ez peasy
• The small heart, cut here with Red Glimmer Paper, is also included in the Circle Card Thinlit Dies set
• The zig-zag was easily created using the Bigz XL Tasteful Trim Die
• The little banner is stamped with an image from the Love You to the Moon Stamp Set and provides not only a wonderful sentiment but also balances the card out
• Isn't the lined envelope a wonderful touch? It add such a heft to the envelope that you just know there is something special inside! The Envelope Liners Framelits Dies are on sale this week!

These holidays sure do seem to sneak up on us...have you started your Valentine's Day cards yet?

Stampin Supplies: 

Stamps: Language of Love (133077), Love You to the Moon (133143)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Real Red (102482), Soft Sky (131203) Cardstock; Brights (130134) Designer Series Paper Stacks; Red (121790) Glimmer Paper

Ink: Real Red (126949) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools:  Big Shot (113439); Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (132172); Circle Card Thinlits Die (133480); Bigz XL Tasteful Trim Die (120893); 2 1/2' Circle Punch; Full Heart Punch (119883),Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: Subtles (130030) Designer Buttons

Thanks for stopping by! 

Sunflower Hello - PPA 182 Color Challenge

Here's a quick and easy card for you to whip up and send to a special someone! The colors for today's card were inspired by the designers over at the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge:

I used a bold stamp with this bold color palette so I kept the rest of the card simple to compensate.

I love the tiny banner peeking out from under the sentiment banner. It adds a bit of visual interest without detracting from either the main image or the sentiment. And just one candy dot today, in Smoky Slate, to compliment the background layer.

The richness of the color makes the image look embossed in person. It is simply beautiful!

The Envelope Liners Framelits Dies make it so easy to create a rich, lush envelope liner-I consider them a "must-have" in my stamping space.

Please let me know what you think of today's card!

Stampin Supplies: 

Stamps: Sunflower (128736), Happy Day (130297)

Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), Elegant Eggplant (105126), Smoky Slate (13102) Cardstock; Regals (130139) Designer Series Paper Stacks

Ink: Elegant Eggplant (126969) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools:  Big Shot (113439); Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (132172); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: Nuetrals (130934) Candy Dots 

Clean and Simple Saturday - New Product Sneak Peek

The Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog will be kicking off on January 3, 2014. As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator I get to pre-order products from the catalog and share them with you! In addition, Stampin' Up! will be kicking off its Sale-A-Bration promotion on January 28, 2014. With every $50 purchase you get to pick an exclusive Sale-A-Bration product FREE! How exciting! So while you are making your selections from the new Occasions Catalog, you are also earning FREE product!

I chose the current challenge sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches to showcase these wonderful new products.

The Designer Series Paper can be earned FREE during Sale-A-Bration and the stamp featured will be in the upcoming Occasions Catalog. Aren't they just beautiful!

I used the Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Arm Attachment and the Small Scallop Rotary Blade to create the small scallop here in Crisp Cantaloupe. I also added a bit of shimmer to my paper with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Dazzing Diamonds Stampin' Glitter.

I stamped my sentiment in Crisp Cantaloupe and then stamped it again on a bit of scrap cardstock and fussy cut the heart out. I used more glue and Dazzling Diamonds to added shimmer and popped it up with just a snippit of a Stampin' Dimensional. EZ Peasy! With wonderful products like these, a super cute card is just minutes away!

Won't you take a minute to let me know what you think of the new product? Do you love it as much as I do? I can't wait to share more!

Stampin Supplies: 

Stamps: Product Sneak Peek - Available in the Occasions Catalog

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Crisp Cantaloupe (131298) Cardstock; Designer Series Paper Product Sneak Peek - Earn for Free during Sale-A-Bration

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe (131176) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Addition (129407); Small Scallop Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Cutting Blade (129410); Envelope Punch Board (133774); Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter (102023); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: None

Clean and Simple Saturday - Festive Christmas

Okay, I know what you're thinking..."A RED snowflake???" Yep. Who says snowflakes can't be red? Is that written down anywhere? Nope, okay then, a very chipper and RED snowflake it is! lol

A funny story about this snowflake....I had this card all designed in my head. I was going to mix Cherry Cobbler Emobssing Powder with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to make my RED snowflake shimmer but when I reached for my Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder it was no where to be found! WHAT?! I was sure I had ordered it...it turns out it is one of only two I don't own. Figures! So, I improvised! I stamped the image in Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink, then again in Versamark Ink. Then I sprinkled Heat & Stick Powder over it, heat set it with my Heat Tool, and then added some Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter and set it again. A little more work than I had anticipated but it sure came out nice and sparkly!

I also heat embossed the sentiment with White Embossing Powder to make sure it popped of the card. I know it isn't fair to have favorites, but...I think this one IS my favorite!

I popped my snowflake up with Stampin' Dimensionals to give it a bit more wow...and of course the Large Rhinestone jewel is the crowning touch :)

I realize that while I do stamp frequently on the inside of the card, I am terrible about taking pictures of them...both the outside and inside sentiments are from the More Merry Messages stamp set. I highly recommend this stamp set, it is very versatile! This set is actually a carry over from last year so it can only be seen online.

The snowflake is from the Snow Day stamp set, I just thought it added a little 'something'.

Thanks for stopping by...please let me know what you think about my RED snowflake (!) and enjoy your Saturday, I intend to spend mine decorating for Christmas!

Stampin Supplies: 

Stamps: Festive Flurry (131781), More Merry Messages (126402), Snow Day (131892)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Cherry Cobbler (119685) Cardstock; Seasons of Style (132181) Designer Series Paper Stack (for envelope)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler (126966) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools:  Big Shot (113439); Festive Flurry Framelits (132193); Heat Tool (129053); White Embossing Powder (109132), Heat & Stick Powder (100625); Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter (102023); Embossing Buddy (103083); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)