"Branches" mini set from TSG

Hey gang!

Remember that little sneaky peek from my post on Friday?...Well, here's the full card. This one uses the new Branches mini set from There She Goes. You'll be able to purchase all the new sets as of tomorrow!

The main image was stamped in Versamark on PTI Select White CS, and then heat embossed with Detail Gold EP. The edges are sponged with Ranger Distress Ink, Vintage Photo. The Chocolate Chip mat behind the main image is popped up on 1/8" thick foam tape.

The layout is one of Jen Del Muro's awesome SFYTT sketches.

I stamped the inside of the card with the same branch all around the edges in Versamark.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Branches mini set (There She Goes)
Paper: Textured Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, PTI Select White, Haiku DP
Ink: Brown StazOn, Versamark, Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Accessories: Tangerine Tango Ribbon, 1/8" Foam Tape (Taylored Expressions), Detail Gold EP (Stamper's Dream)

Later all!

Wintery OCC Challenge

Hi everyone. It's time for another OCC Challenge, and today the challenge is to make a card/project using a snowman or snowflakes.

Be sure to hop over to the OCC blog to check out the samples from the OCC crew, and to see the fun card made by our special guest (and my good friend) Janice Melton. Thanks for being our guest today, Janice!

I made two cards for today. The stamp is from Cornish Heritage Farms, part of the Friendly Kritters Collection. The images were stamped in Versafine Black Onyx and watercolored with inkpads/reinkers. The icicles and snow were done with AIG Dries Clear Adhesive and Starfire Glitter from Taylored Expressions.

The snowflakes on the blue card were punched from white CS with a Martha Stewart punch, sponged with Baja Breeze Ink, and then I added the same Starfire glitter. They were glued down with SU Dimensionals. All ribbon on the blue card is from Papertrey's Silver Collection.

The hemp twine on the red/green card is tied around celery May Arts ribbon that I got at Stamper's Dream and striped organdy ribbon from Pink Hedgehog. The sparkle in the organdy ribbon matches the starfire glitter perfectly! Love that!

The Warm Hearts sentiment was stamped on the inside of both cards. Here's a picture of the inside of the red/green card. The blue card is pretty similar, just white CS matted against black.

RECIPE FOR BLUE CARD ~
Stamps: CHF Frosty Friends, CHF Warm Hearts
Paper: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Basic Black, PTI Select White
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Ruby Red, Baja Breeze, Glorious Green, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Basic Brown, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Starfire Glitter from Taylored Expressions, SU Dimensionals, AIG Dries Clear Adhesive, PTI Silver Sheer Metallic 3/4" Ribbon, PTI 1/8" Silver Tinsel Ribbon, Snowflake Embossing Folder
Technique: Watercoloring, Dry Embossing

RECIPE FOR RED/GREEN CARD ~
Stamps: CHF Frosty Friends, CHF Warm Hearts
Paper: Ruby Red, PTI Select White, Fancy Pants Happy Holidays DP
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Ruby Red, Baja Breeze, Glorious Green, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Basic Brown, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Celery 3/8" May Arts Ribbon from Stamper's Dream, Striped Organdy Ribbon from PinkHedgehog Paper Crafts, Hemp Twine, Starfire Glitter from Taylored Expressions, AIG Dries Clear Adhesive
Technique: Watercoloring

Have a great weekend!

Crafty Taglines from TSG

Hi all and Happy Friday!!

Here's a card I made using the new Crafty Taglines set from There She Goes. All of the new sets will be available for purchase on Monday!

Oh, and don't forget, Jessica has a fun challenge that you're all welcome to play along in. Just make a card and beautify the inside. When uploading to SCS, be sure to use TSG01 in the keywords field so we can see your stuff.

This is a 4.25" square card. I stamped the brooms on the Saffron base with Versamark. I added some Diamond Stickles to the primas. The layout is one of Jen Del Muro's SFYTT sketches...love this one! You'll see it again on a card I'll be posting on Sunday.....

Speaking of what I'll be posting on Sunday, lookie here...there's a little sneak peek of it. {smile}

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Crafty Taglines (There She Goes)
Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, PTI Select White, Haiku DP
Ink: Brown StazOn, Versamark
Accessories: Brown Shimmer Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Primas, Brown Brads, Diamond Stickles
Card Size: 4.25" Square

Enjoy your day!
Denise

Taylored Expressions SALE and giveaway

Hi everyone! Hope your Turkey Day was FANTASTIC with lots of good stuff to eat and you enjoyed the day with family. For my non-US friends who aren't celebrating Turkey Day, I hope your day was wonderful as well. :)

I wanted to mention a bunch of stuff going on at Taylored Expressions.

First, Taylor is having a SALE this weekend that'll run through Sunday night, November 30th. For orders over $40, you'll receive FREE shipping...AND...JustRite products are BOGO.

Second, just a reminder that the next Top Chef deadline is December 12th. Create a card or project using any of the SASI Christmas Holiday stamp sets and e-mail a photo to Taylor at tayloredexpressions@gmail.com on or before December 12th to be entered into the contest. Please use Top Chef in your e-mail subject line. Taylor will choose the cutest, most creative entry to win your choice of stamp set from the next SASI stamp release!!! Free rubber! WooHoo!!!!

AND, last but not least....want to try and WIN the SASI Season's Sweetings set along with some Copic markers??!! Check out Sharon Harnist's blog post AND Lori Craig's blog post for the details...that's right TWO chances! Sharon and Lori also have some SUPER, SUPER cute projects on their posts using the cupcake set. Check it out! :)

Northwoods Sled

Hi everyone and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! So what kind of pie will you all be having today? It's a toss up for me between pumpkin and pecan pie...hmmm, maybe a slice of each, LOL! Yeah, I know...slow down, girl!

Today I got to play with some Northwoods Wreath, Birds, and Sled images that my sweet friend Tosh stamped for me. Thanks, Tosh!! You're the best!

If you want the stamp, hurry over to Stamper's Dream because all holiday stamps are on SALE through this Sunday, November 30th for 15% off!! Just enter coupon code HOLIDAYS on the checkout page.

The card measures 5.25" square. I used three stamped images on this card. One full image was watercolored for the front, and then I watercolored just the red bow on two more images, cut them out, popped one up on dimensionals over the front image and the second one was glued to the inside of the card (see pic below). The Kraft mat behind the main image is also up on Dimensionals. I used Liquid Pearls on the snow.

The inside of the card basically follows the same layout as the front. I used one of the sentiments from my JustRite Christmas Stamp Ensemble with the Harmony Rectangular Stamper, stamped in Riding Hood Red. Don't forget, this week at Stamper's Dream, selected JustRite products are on sale for 50% off!

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Northwoods Wreath, Birds and Sled; JustRite Christmas Stamp Ensemble
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Textured Kiwi Kiss, Kraft, Watercolor Paper, Neenah White
Ink: Black, Always Artichoke, Basic Brown, Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa, Pacific Point, Creamy Caramel, Kiwi Kiss, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Dimensionals, Liquid Pearls, JustRite Harmony Rectangular Stamper
Technique: Watercoloring with a damp watercolor brush and reinkers/inkpads
Card Size: 5.25" Square

Happy Turkey Day!!

New stuff from There She Goes

Hey everyone!

Jessica Knutsen at There She Goes is releasing a bunch of new stamps this week! She's showing sneak peeks on HER BLOG this week, and the new sets will all be available for purchase as of December 1st.

She also has a challenge going on and you're all welcome to participate...Just create a card and beautify the inside to match the front of the card. You all know how much I LOVE doing that!! I'll be back later in the week with samples to show you using the new sets! Check out what the DT has done so far by logging into SCS and entering "TSG01" in the gallery search field. It'll bring up all the submissions so far. :)

Sweet Delight Cuppies

Hi everyone! I have two cards to show you today using the adorable SASI cupcake stamps from Taylored Expressions.

The first is for today's SCS Sketch Challenge (SC204). The DP, red organdy ribbon, and prism papers are all from the Christmas Key Ingredients pack. The image was stamped onto Poison Ivory Shimmer CS and colored with Copic markers. I saw my good friend Dawn (hi, Dawn!) do this on one of the OCC challenges and she said how the shimmer shines through the coloring. She was right! This looks so pretty IRL. I added some Platinum and Candy Cane Stickles to the image, and the whole panel is popped up on 1/8" foam tape that I got at Taylor's store. It stands higher than the SU dimensionals.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: SASI Season's Sweetings (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Brown Medium Prism Paper, Blush Red Dark Prism Paper, Herbal Garden Medium Prism Paper, and Be Merry DP from Christmas Key Ingredients at TE; Poison Ivory Shimmer CS from cutcardstock.com
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0 Colorless Blender, W1 Warm Gray, W5 Warm Gray, R46 Strong Red, R59 Cardinal, E35 Chamois, E47 Dark Brown, G94 Grayish Olive, G99 Olive
Accessories: Red Organdy Ribbon from Key Ingredients at Taylored Expressions, Gold Metallic String from Stamper's Dream, Platinum and Candy Cane Stickles, 1/8" Foam Tape from Taylored Expressions


The next card is for Taylor's Sketch #TECC43 from last Friday. The green Prism paper, DP, and ribbon are all part of the Christmas Key Ingredients pack. The red ZVA rhinestones are also available at Taylored Expressions. The main image was stamped onto Cryogen White Shimmer CS and colored with Copic markers. The edges of the main panel and the white oval sentiment were sponged with Always Artichoke ink. The sponged oval sentiment is up on SU Dimensionals and then the green scalloped oval behind it is just glued down with regular adhesive.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: SASI Season's Sweetings (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Herbal Garden Medium Prism Paper and Be Merry DP from Christmas Key Ingredients at TE; Cryogen White Shimmer CS from cutcardstock.com
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R46 Strong Red, R59 Cardinal, E35 Chamois, G94 Grayish Olive, G99 Olive, RV21 Light Pink, RV34 Dark Pink
Accessories: ZVA Red Ahesive Rhinestones from TE, Green Ribbon from Christmas Key Ingredients at TE, SU Dimensionals, Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities

One more day 'til Turkey Day!! Yahooo!! Are you excited as I am? My husband and I have been on the South Beach diet for over two weeks now (and it's going really well...I've lost 4 pounds so far and DH has lost 9 pounds), but we're so ready to just have a slice of pie (real pie with real sugar, LOL!).

Have a GREAT day, all!

JustRite on Sale at Stamper's Dream

Hi all! I wanted to make a card today, BUT...the day totally got away from me. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have something to show you.

Real quick before I go, I wanted to mention that Michelle now has even more products on SALE at Stamper's Dream!! She's still running the 15% off of all holiday stamps, but now she's ALSO offering selected JustRite products at 50% off!! Check it out on HER BLOG or by clicking HERE.

Later!

Sarah Kay at Stamper's Dream

Hey all, just a quick post to let you know that Sarah Kay stamps are now available at Stamper's Dream! Yay! I love Sarah Kay stamps!

Click HERE to see which ones are currently in stock as of today. AND....Michelle has ordered some of the newest Collection II Sarah Kay stamps. They're not in yet, but keep an eye out in the store because those should be arriving shortly!

Two Holiday Cards ...and a SALE!

Hi everyone! How are you this fine Monday morning??

I have something exciting to share.... Michelle Rodgers is having an awesome holiday sale at Stamper's Dream. Now through November 30th ALL holiday stamps are 15% off. All you have to do is enter coupon code HOLIDAYS on the checkout page!! How cool is that?!!

I have two cards to show you today. The first one is the Impression Obsession Ornament Chickadee stamp. This one is going to one of my fellow stamping pals...someone who is evidently BIG TIME into birds and always leaves me such sweet comments when I use this stamp. I hope she likes it. :)

The card base was embossed with my snowflakes cuttlebug folder. The chickadee was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers (see recipe for numbers). I stamped a second image on the Fancy Pants Happy Holidays DP (basically just the side of the image with the ornament), cut out the ornament, and paper pieced it over the image. The edges of the main image were sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink. The gold metallic string (love this stuff!) and black velvet ribbon were glued down with sticky strip, and the velvet ribbon wraps all the way around the card. The sentiment was stamped onto white CS, cut with a circle Nestabilities die, sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink and then matted against a black scallop circle Nestabilities die. I punched four snowflakes using my Martha Stewart snowflake punch in the Fancy Pants DP, glued them to the back of the black scallop circle, and then glued down the whole layered sentiment with dimensionals. The layout is Beate's Weekend Sketch #67, and the inside of the card follows basically the same layout.

RECIPE (chickadee card) ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Ornament Chickadee, SU Circle of Friendship (sentiment)
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, PTI Select White, Fancy Pants Happy Holidays DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0 Colorless Blender, C1 Cool Gray, C5 Cool Gray, E02 Fruit Pink, E33 Sand, E51 Milky White, E57 Light Walnut
Accessories: Gold Metallic String, Black Velvet Ribbon, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Snowflake Embossing Folder
Technique: Dry Embossing, Sponging


The second card is the Artful Stamper Cat Nap stamp. I just wanted to make another Christmas card with this adorable image. Love that cat's sweet face. My grandmom has an orange cat so I think this one will go to her this year.

I started with an 8" x 8" piece of Riding Hood Red CS and folded it in half. This size fits nicely into a regular #10 envelope. The Cat Nap image was stamped in Versafine Black Onyx and watercolored with a damp watercolor brush and inkpads/reinkers. The bell was colored with Golden Opal Twinkling H20's. The edges were sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink, mounted against Basic Black, and popped up on thick foam tape from Taylored Expressions. The red rhinestones were all glued down with a small dot of Crystal Effects.

RECIPE (cat nap card)~
Stamps: Artful Stamper Cat Nap, SU Snow Swirled (sentiments)
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, PTI Select White, Fancy Pants Happy Holidays DP
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black
Accessories: Red Rhinestones, Crystal Effects, Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Golden Opal Twinkling H20's, Thick Foam Tape
Technique: Watercoloring

Have an awesome day, and don't forget to check out the sale!

OCC Sketch Challenge

Today's OCC Challenge is a sketch, brought to you by...well...me! I hope you like it! :)

Stop by the OCC blog to see the sketch, the beautiful samples from the rest of the OCC girls, AND to see what the amazingly talented Jami Bova (sgtstamper) has created. She's our special guest designer this week and her sample blew my socks off. Check it out! Thanks so much for being our guest this week, Jami!! :)

Today I thought I'd use some of my new Crafty Secrets stamps and cotton scraps. This is the first time I've used the cotton scraps and they're really cool!! The main image is part of their Romance Cotton Scraps sheet. The black and white photo has a pink tint to it that's really cool. I love it! It's very sweet.

The heart from the Large Cherish set was stamped in Versamark onto SU Basic Gray CS and then heat embossed with pink embossing powder. I cut it out and popped it up on dimensionals. I layered some pink striped organdy ribbon from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts in front of some black grosgrain ribbon. The pink swarovski crystals were glued down with a small dot of Crystal Effects.

The inside of the card uses more stamps from the Large Cherish set. I love these little accent stamps...so pretty!

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Large Cherish (Crafty Secrets)
Paper: SU Pink Pirouette, SU Basic Gray, SU Basic Black, SU Bella Rose DP
Ink: Versamark, Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Romance Cotton Scraps, Pink Embossing Powder, Striped Organdy Ribbon, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Pink Swarovski Crystals, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects
Technique: Heat Embossing

Later all!

Chocolate Friday!!

What an awesome theme Judy thought of today for the Limited Supplies Challenge (LSC195)!!....make a project with some sort of chocolate theme....chocolate colored ink or paper, a chocolate-related stamp, etc. Thanks Judy! Loved this...and I love that book too!

My tag was inspired by one that I saw on the Stampin' Up Home Page. A tag was made with two mittens dangling around the horizontal strip. Well, I used these cute little cups from There She Goes instead of mittens.

What's all chocolate on my project??...LOTS!!...

- TSG Mugs and Steam are stamped in the background

- Memento Cocoa ink
- Chocolate Chip CS
- PTI's Chocolate Remix DP
- Chocolate/Vanilla Ribbon from Taylored Expressions
- The inside is filled with two packets of hot cocoa...french vanilla and mocha flavors
- AND....I also drank a cup of hot chocolate while making this project...hehe...okay, that doesn't count for the challenge but I thought I'd mention it

The Vanilla tag is 2.5" x 3.5", matted against a piece of Chocolate Chip CS that's 1/8" larger all around. I stamped four teacups in Memento Cocoa (two of the right-facing cups and two of the left-facing cups) onto the Chocolate Remix DP, cut them out, and glued two together back-to-back...that way if they flip when dangling, it still shows a finished side. I strung them on hemp twine and looped the twine around that horizontal strip. The horizontal piece of Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate DP is up on dimensionals.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: There She Goes Tea for Two
Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, SU Very Vanilla, PTI Dark Chocolate Remix DP
Ink: Memento Cocoa
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Polka Dot Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Brown Brads, Dimensionals, Tag Corner Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Two Hot Cocoa Packets, Marshmallows, Clear Bag

...now go have some hot chocolate. It's snowing here in PA today so it's just the perfect day for it too!!

Later all!

Dreamy Challenge: Fall with a View

Hi everyone! This month's Dreamy Challenge is from Tosh and she's challenging everyone to make a fall card with some sort of "window" on it.

You're all invited to play along....AND Michelle is having another GIVEAWAY!! You can see a picture of the prize on her blog. To enter, just link your project in the comments section of Michelle's blog. If you upload to SCS, use SDDC2 in the keywords.

My card is a 4.25" square card. The base is Textured Tangerine Tango. I layered the Haiku DP, Old Olive, and More Mustard colors together and then cut out a circle with one of my Nestabilities dies. I added the May Arts Olive Ribbon and Gold Metallic string, and then that entire DP layer was glued down with 1/8" thick foam tape that I got at Taylored Expressions. Next I used my JustRite Circle II Stamp Ensemble and stamped the Thanks sentiment in Versamark, and heat embossed it with JudiKins Detail Gold embossing powder. I cut that out with a circle Nestabilities die and then matted it against an Old Olive scallop circle. The Old Olive scallop circle is up on 1/16" SU Dimensionals, so the sentiment doesn't stand as high as the layered DP square.

The JustRite "Thanks" Stamp, May Arts Olive Ribbon, Gold Metallic string, and JudiKins Detail Gold EP are all available at Stamper's Dream.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: JustRite Classic Circle II Stamp Ensemble
Paper: SU More Mustard, SU Old Olive, SU Textured Tangerine Tango, SU Haiku DP
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: JudiKins Detail Gold EP, Gold Metallic String, Olive May Arts Ribbon, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, 1/8" Foam Tape, 1/16" SU Dimensionals, SU Scallop Edge Punch
Technique: Heat Embossing

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Dream Team has for you today: Charmaine, Cindy, Kimberly, Michelle, and Tosh.

The next Dreamy Challenge will be on December 11th! :)

Enjoy your day!

SASI Hot Cocoa

Hi everyone! Happy hump day.

Wanna see the rest of the project? Check it out on the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog.

CHF Frosty Friends

Oooooh, how I love this stamp! So adorable...there's just something about an outdoor scene of animals that I love. It's from Cornish Heritage Farms, part of their Friendly Kritters collection. So is the sentiment.

I used the colors in today's Color Challenge CC193 on SCS. The image is stamped in Versafine Black Onyx onto Kraft CS, and then watercolored with inkpads/reinders. After watercoloring, I used a white Prisma pencil to color in the snow and falling snowflakes. The sky was also done with a Prisma pencil. I added some AIG Dries Clear Adhesive to the snow and icicles on the hat and antlers, and then sprinkled on some of Taylor's Starfire Glitter. The picture doesn't capture just how sparkly this stuff is. I love it!

The inside of the card follows the same layout as the front of the card, which by the way is Taylor's Sketch TECC40. The sentiment on the inside is from Taylor's Season's Sweetings stamp set.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: CHF Frosty Friends, CHF Warm Hearts (sentiment on front), SASI Season's Sweetings (sentiment on inside)
Paper: SU Real Red, SU Basic Black, SU Kraft
Ink: Versafine Black ONyx, Real Red, Basic Black, Basic Brown, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Hemp Twine, Red Gingham Ribbon from SU, Starfire Glitter, AIG Dries Clear Adhesive
Technique: Watercoloring

Cozy Cat Nap

Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying your weekend.

Today's Featured Stamper on SCS is Kendra. I chose THESE CARDS of hers to CASE. Love the layout with the fun ribbon in the corner.

I added some layers, changed the colors by using my new Fancy Pants Happy Holidays DP (fun stuff!), and used my Artful Stamper Cat Nap stamp (stamps beautifully every time..always a clean image). The image was stamped in Versafine Black Onyx and then watercolored with ink pads/reinkers and a damp watercolor brush. I painted the bell with Golden Opal Twinkling H20's and added some Frosted Lace Stickles around the edges of the santa hat. I added some shading to the bottom of the image with Basic Black ink. You can click on either picture to see a larger view.

The Cat Nap stamp, Fancy Pants DP, Frosted Lace Stickles, gold metallic string and the olive May Arts ribbon can all be found at Stamper's Dream!

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Artful Stamper Cat Nap, Taylored Expressions SASI Home Sweet Home (sentiment)
Paper: SU Riding Hood Red, SU Basic Black, PTI Select White, Fancy Pants Happy Holidays DP
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Basic Black, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Olive Satin Ribbon, Gold Metallic String, Frosted Lace Stickles, Golden Opal Twinkling H20's
Technique: Watercoloring

Enjoy your day!!

OCC Silhouette (and sparkle) Challenge

Hi all! Time for another OCC challenge!

Today the challenge is to make something using silhouette stamps....and as an added optional sorta thing, sparkle too! Be sure to stop by the OCC blog to check out the samples from the OCC girls AND to see what our special guest designer this week, Silke Ledlow (sparklegirl herself!) has made for you to feast your eyes on.

I wanted to make another card for Laurie's daughter, and rumor has it she loves horses...so I hope she likes this one. I totally pulled my inspiration from a card that Laurie made...I loved the color combo of PTI's Lemon Tart with Kraft and Chocolate Brown. You can see her card here. The layout is Taylor's Cupcake Sketch from last Friday (TECC41).

It's a 5" square card, the yellow panel was stamped with SU's Sanded BG stamp, and the white panel on the left is PTI's Linen Vellum CS. Both Kraft scallop panels are up on dimensionals.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: SU Bareback, MFT Essential Sentiments
Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, SU Kraft, PTI Lemon Tart, PTI Select White, PTI Linen Vellum
Ink: Memento Cocoa
Accessories: Gold Brads, SU Scallop Edge Punch, PTI Dark Chocolate Satin Ribbon, PTI Lemon Tart Twill, Nestabilities Double Ended Tags, Dimensionals

Have you seen who the newest dirty girls are yet?? The new SCS Fan Club gallery opened today! Welcome Joanne Basile and Beverly Rousch!!! So excited to see you in the pile, girls!!

Our Craft Lounge ...Bubs Beaver

Hi everyone! There's a new stamp company premiering today called Our Craft Lounge!! The stamps on my card are from a set called Bubs Beaver....awesome cling cushion rubber that comes cut out and ready to be used on your acrylic blocks. They stamp beautifully and I think Bubs is sooo cute!

The layout is Beate's Weekend Sketch (WSC66) that she posted today. :)

The image was stamped in Memento Cocoa and colored with Copic markers (numbers are in the recipe below). The Chocolate Chip mat behind the main image is up on dimensionals and so is the sentiment. An extra heart brad was added to the tree before it was glued down.

I'm sorry I don't have a picture of the inside of the card to show you. I took several pics but they're all blurry. I was going to go outside and take more, but...well...it's raining. Bummer! I can tell you what's on the inside though....a 4" x 5.25" Very Vanilla panel was glued down. Then along the bottom edge there's a 1" Really Rust strip matted with Chocolate Chip. On the Really Rust strip, I stamped the long leafy log image and the small trio of hearts from the Bubs Beaver set in Versamark.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Bubs Beaver (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, SU Really Rust, SU Very Vanilla, PTI Dark Chocolate Prints
Ink: Memento Cocoa

Copics: 0 Colorless Blender, E33 Sand, E35 Chamois, E43 Dull Ivory, E51 Milky White, BG10 Cool Shadow, BG96 Bush, G94 Grayish Olive, E08 Brown, E47 Dark Brown
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Double-Edge Polka Dot Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Dimensionals, SU Large Oval Punch, Heart Brads

JustRite Wedding

Hi everyone! Have you seen all the gorgeous JustRite projects from the Stamper's Dream DT this week? I'm so excited to be part of such a great team...they're all awesome!!

My daughter is going to be a bridesmaid in a wedding in a couple weeks, and she asked me to make her a lavender wedding card. This Mr. & Mrs. sentiment is part of the JustRite Classic Circle II Stamp Ensemble. I stamped it in Lovely Lilac ink onto Poison Ivory Shimmer CS twice, cut out the inner portion with a Nestabilities circle and then cut a second one with a larger circle die. They're each layered on dimensionals over a Pale Plum Nestabilities scallop circle. I picked up the satin flowers at Michael's and added some Kaiser Craft Pearls to the centers of the flowers as well as the Mr. & Mrs. sentiment. The background was embossed with the Leafy Branch Cuttlebug folder.

Wanna do some blog hopping and see more JustRite projects by the Stamper's Dream DT? Check 'em out: Michelle, Tosh, Carolyn, Kim, Cindy, and Charmaine. Oh, and be sure to check out Carolyn and Cindy's blogs tomorrow because they'll have two more projects to show you! :)

RECIPE ~
Stamps: JustRite Classic Circle II Stamp Ensemble
Paper: Poison Ivory Shimmer CS, Pale Plum
Ink: Lovely Lilac
Accessories: Kaiser Craft Pearls, Ivory Embroidery Ribbon, Purple Satin Flowers, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Leafy Branch Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Northwoods Christmas Candles

Hi everyone! As soon as I saw today's SCS Sketch, I knew EXACTLY which stamp I wanted to use...Love when that happens!

I stamped the Northwoods Three Candles stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic markers. I stamped a second image, colored just the candles, cut them out and paper pieced them for a little dimension. The black mat behind the main image is up on dimensionals. Each of the flames has a very small dot of orange Stickles. The red rhinestones were glued down with a small dot of Crystal Effects.

The inside of the card has a white panel matted with basic black, then I ran a 1/2" strip of the Wassail DP along the bottom edge.

JustRite week at Stamper's Dream is still going on, so don't forget to check out the amazing (and I do mean amazing!) projects that Michelle, Tosh, and Amy posted today!

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Northwoods Three Candles, SU Short & Sweet
Paper: SU Real Red, SU Basic Black, PTI Select White, Basic Grey Wassail DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0 Colorless Blender, W1 Warm Gray, E33 Sand, E35 Chamois, E51 Milky White, Y28 Lionet Gold, Y38 Honey, BG93 Green Gray, BG96 Bush, YG91 Putty, R46 Strong Red
Accessories: Red Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), SU Word Window Punch, Red Rhinestones, Crystal Effects, Orange Stickles, Dimensionals

TSG Peppermint Sticks

Hi everyone! This is a card I made for Sunday's Featured Stamper, which was my fellow TSG girl, Wendy (wendybell)!!

CONGRATULATIONS, Wendy!! I was so excited to see you were picked. Your gallery ROCKS!

I chose to CASE this card that Wendy made back in September. I kept the same layout with all the white space and embossed edge. I changed the colors, added a Wassail Glazed Brad, and used my Tea for Two Special Blend stamp set from There She Goes. The peppermint sticks were stamped in Real Red ink and then I watercolored some Mellow Moss ink in the centers with a damp watercolor brush. I stamped and watercolored the peppermint sticks once again on the inside of the card, down in the lower left-hand corner. The ribbon is from Taylored Expressions.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: TSG Tea For Two Special Blend
Paper: SU Real Red, SU Mellow Moss, PTI Select White
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Real Red, Mellow Moss

Accessories: Wassail Glazed Brad, Red Ribbon, Just My Type Embossing Folder
Technique: Watercoloring, Dry Embossing