Washi Tape

I love Washi Tape but can't bring myself to use it in the torn grungy look. I have bought all that Stampin' Up has released and this card uses both current and retired Washi Tape

Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Paper: Very Vanilla CS, Cherry Cobbler CS
Ink(markers): Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Epic Day This and That Tape and retire tape from the Holiday Catalog. Dimensionals

Delightful Dozen

Another Birthday Card!

• The card base is Very Vanilla CS layered with 5 3/8" x 4 1/4" Real Red CS Layered again with a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Modern Melody DSP.
• I made two banners from two more pieces of Modern Melody DSP layering one on Basic Black CS and one on Real Red CS.
• I made mini banners from Basic Black and Very Vanilla CS using the Bitty Banners Framelits.
• I stamped the sentiment from Delightful Dozen in Real Red onto Very Vanilla CS I cut it out with the Circle Framelits. I cut the next larger Circle from Basic Black CS.

I like how this card turned out!

Spiderman Punch Art

Here is another card from my Ovals Punch Art class. I CASEd Ellen Kemp's Spiderman for the most part. She used the retired small oval. I wanted to keep it current so where she used the retired oval I used one of the petals on the now retiring bloom petal punch(the announcement was made one week after my class).

• Spiderman is Pacific Point and Real Red, please note the spider web embossing folder is on the retirement list.

Accessories on the retirement list are beginning to run out so get your orders in as soon as you can so that you don't miss out!

Using It Up...

A masculine card is often difficult for me to do. This might qualify.

• Card base River Rock with a DSP Stack front in River Rock as well.
• From my scraps I found squares and rectangles from DSP Stacks and CS that went well together. I sponged the edges with the corresponding ink. Then layered them on the card front.
• On a piece of Whisper White CS I stamped the phrase from Delightful Dozen in Versamark and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I sponged Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke, and River Rock(same colors as the papers) over the words to bring them out. I then punched it out with the2 1/2" Circle Punch, then I popped it up in the center with Dimensionals.

This was a good way to use up some scraps!

Lovely as a Tree

Aren't you happy that Lovely as a Tree wasn't retired? With the new catalog that starts in two weeks it can be bought in Clear Mount.  This card uses the stamp sets Lovely as a Tree and Delightful Dozen.

• The card base is Crumb Cake. The front is the retiring Well Worn (sad to see this one retire) The Pine Tree stamp was colored with Old Olive and Early Espresso markers and stamped onto Very Vanilla. The layered onto a pice of Early Espresso Cs.
•  On another piece of Very Vanilla the row of trees were stamped with Early Espresso then punched with the 2 1/2" circle punch and sponged the edges. This was layered onto a 3" Cajun Craze CS circle.
• The phrase stamp was colored with Old Olive and Early Espresso markers stamped onto Very Vanilla CS then punched with the Decorative Label punch the edges were sponge with Early Espresso.
• First on the card front  the card front were the circle then the pine and the the phrase was popped on with Dimensionals.

I hope that you have a wonderful day today.

Masculine Birthday

I thought this would make a great birthday card for a man. . .

• The card base is River Rock with a front of Early Espresso.
• The DSP is a piece of 3 3/4"x5" Well Worn (my favorite DSP)
• Using markers I colored(River Rock, Soft Suede, and Early Espresso) a stamp from Delightful Dozen and stamped it onto a piece of Confetti White. I cut it out the Label Framelit the sponged the edges with Early Espresso. I layered it onto a piece of Soft Suede, with Dimensionals, that was cut with the next larger Framelite.

So what do you think? A great man card?

Colors of Spring-A Stampin' Llama Blog Hop

The Llamas are hopping again! Officially we are starting at 9pm Eastern so if you are here early please make sure you check back and join our hop.
I am highlighting the soon to retire In Colors

My first card highlights Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait. 

CS: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Whisper White.
Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Floral and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait
Misc: Label Framelits, Dimensionals, 1 ply toilet paper(molded flower)


My second card uses Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait and Blushing Bride

CS: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait and Blushing Bride
Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen
Ink:Pear Pizzazz
Misc: Label Framelits, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon, Designer Cuts Cards & Envelopes Set, Pearl Jewels(colored with brown sharpie) Itty Bitty Punch (flower)

My last card highlight Concord Crush

CS: Whisper White, Concord Crush
DSP: Cheerful Treat
Stamp Sets: Loved Ones
Ink:Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, Concord Crush
Misc: Label Framelits, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Melon Mambo Polka Dotted ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed your stop! Now hop on to my friend Darrah's blog and see what see has been up to.

Nature Walk

This is a card I recently taught in a class and it wasn't until the middle of the class that I realized that I used a retired punch 8(.

• The card base is Lucky Limeade with the front of the card ran through the Big Shot with the Framed Tulips embossing folder.
• Using markers I colored the stamp with Rich Razzleberry and Lucky Limeade and stamped it onto Very Vanilla CS, the bee was stamped with Stazon and then colored with So Saffron. The CS was then ran through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice embossing folder. The image was then layered onto Rich Razzleberry CS and then onto the front of the card.
• The phrase is from Delightful Dozen stamped with Rich Razzleberry onto Very Vanilla CS then punched with the 1 1/4" circle punch. It was layered onto a Designer Label(retired) punched piece of Rich Razzleberry and then layered onto a piece of Old Olive 1 3/8" circle this was added to the front of the image.

Elements of Style Chalkboard Technique

This is the card that we made in Club this week, our technique that we added to our books is the Chalkboard Technique.

• The card base is Naturals White with a front of Garden Green, layered with Regal Rose.
• On a 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" Basic Black we stamped the roses from Elements of Style with White Craft Ink we then colored over the White with Chalks, the corners were punched with the Scallop Trim Corner Punch.
• On a scrap of Naturals White we stamped the Get Well from Delightful Dozen in Garden Green and sponged the edges with Regal Rose. this was popped up with Dimensionals on a square of Naturals White that was punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Framelits Label Dies

If you haven't bought the Framelits yet you need to!

• The card base is Melon Mambo cut with the largest of the Framelit Label Dies. The front is Basic Black cut with the next smaller size.
• On the Basic Black CS I stamped the branch of roses with White Craft ink
• On a scrap of Whisper White I stamped the Valentine phrase from Delightful Dozen, I inked it with Melon Mambo then went over the "Be my" with a Black marker before stamping. I then laid different Framelits over it until I found the one that framed the phrase the best. I sponged the edges with Melon Mambo ink and popped it up with Dimensionals.
• After I had it put together I decided to add the 3 Rhinestones under the phrase.

So what do you think of Framelits?

Delightful Dozen

This is one of those cards that look so much better in real life then in a photo.

• Card base is Naturals White with a front of Brushed Gold, then a layer of Cherry Cobbler then Very Vanilla with Champagne Shimmer Paint spray.
• I ran a piece of sprayed Very Vanilla through the Big Shot using the Ovals die, I stamped the Christmas phrase from Delightful Dozen in Versamark and used the sparkly Cherry Cobbler embossing powder (yesterdays post) I sponged the edges of the oval with Soft Suede. The oval was popped up with Dimensionals.

Have a wonderful day!

Delightful Dozen

SO many fun Birthday sets in this year catalog! Delightful Dozen is an all occasion stamp set found on page 167 of the IBC and I love this stamp that is for Birthdays.

• The card base is Melon Mambo cut at 4 1/4" x 11" folded in half with a front of DSP from the Hostess selection called Cheerful Treat. 
• I used Markers in Lucky Limeade, Old Olive and Always Artichoke to color all the Birthday phrases on the stamp, then stamped it onto Whisper White and punched it out with the largest circle punch. Then layered it onto a Melon Mambo die cut circle.
• On a second die cut circle I used Dimensionals to pop up a cupcake punched with the Cupcake Builder punch.  I ran a scrap of Whisper White through the Big Shot in the Manhattan Flower folder to get the swirls for the Cupcake. The Old Olive scrap was ran through the Crimper to make the wrapper of the cupcake.

Still trying to catch up from being gone for two months, I am late on sending swaps to a bunch of my friends(it is a good thing they are understanding) so I am sending in a preorder for the holiday mini and doing laundry while planning my swap- wish me luck!

I hope that you find a chance to stamp today. . .