Another for CBI #18

I did this "card" using an empty Stampin' Up! stamp box that was cut up and run through the cuttlebug. It was hard to get a good photo so I hope you can see this okay. The Top Note Die from Stampin' Up! was done 2 times and the second one was folded in half. I have used 3 different Cuttlebug folders for this and sponged the edges of Very Vanilla Cardstock with Bravo Burgundy, added Burgundy flowers and a Pearl from the Pretties Kit to the center. Please check out the challenge:

http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/

A Card!

I know I haven't posted a card in quite some time. I have been so involved in other things. I have some swaps that I have been doing. As soon as they are all swapped out I will post them. My card uses all Stampin' Up! products - several are retired. The central flower is cut using the Sizzex Build a Flower die in the Big Shot. The designer paper is retired and I wish I had even more of that pattern, of course I have plenty of designer paper! The base card is Old Olive layered with Very Vanilla, another Old Olive the DP and then the flower. I cut the leaves free hand. A Pearl Button from the Pretties Kit in the center then some Stickles to add a little extra zing. The Old Olive ribbon added on the side has a couple of extra pieces from the build a flower die. Hope you like it.

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I haven't done a Challenge in quite a while so I decided it was time to try and get at least one done. This is for Beate's Challenge and I hope it is not too far off what her sketch looks like. I have all Stampin' Up! products here. The base card is Riding Hood Red, which happens to be one of the new "In Colors", layered with Ski Slope one of the terrific Designer Papers that appears in the Holiday Mini. The stamp set I decided on was Uppsy Daisy which happens to be very popular. This was stamped in Riding Hood Red on Shimmery Cardstock then I punched the desired area out with the new 1 3/4" Circle Punch that can be found on page 188 in the current idea book and catalog along with all the terrific punches Stampin' Up! carries. I sponged the stamped piece with Riding Hood Red, then Close to Cocoa before using dimiensionals to mount it on a piece of 3 x 3 Textured Pink Pirouette, also a new "In Color" that I had punched with the Scallop Edge Punch. I also used the Scallop Edge Punch on the piece of Close to Cocoa that was mounted on a strip of Shimmery Cardstock. I used the piercer from the Crafters Tool Kit along the edge of the Cocoa Scallop piece. The Double Striped Riding Hood Red Grosgrain Ribbon was knotted then run under the main stamped piece. I used the Large Square Punch on a piece of Pink Pirouette and then cut it in half, sponged with both Riding Hood Red and Close to Cocoa, mounted them on the edges and added two pearls from the Pretties Kit. To finish the whole piece off I used Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds on the large flower.

Cool New Use for Scallop Edge Punch

I made this using the new technique on www.Splitcoaststampers.com

Using the Scallop Edge Punch and a piece of cardstock cut 2 3/4 x 2 3/4. Punch each side making sure you have about the same abount of space on each side of the punch. Punch Away. I decorated it with my image but there are many ways to use this. Winter Post and Snow Swirled are the Stampin' Up! sets that I used along with Night of Navy, Whisper White cardstock and Prestwick Designer Paper. I also had to use some of the pearls from the Pretties Kit in the center of the scallop circle punch and on each corner of the medallion. Stickles also used on Scallop Circle.

Twisted Ribbon and A Wish for Peace

I just had to try out the Twisted Ribbon card that was in the current Technique Junkie Newsletter. So cool! If you aren't familiar with TJ check them out the link is on the right side below.

My Twisted Card uses Stampin' Up! Designer Paper Ski Slope. This is just one of the great new papers that are in the new Holiday Mini. Check them out on line and you can order direct from my website. Cardstock for this one is Real Red, Baja Breeze and Whisper White. Jolliest Time of the Year is where this cute snowman is found. Merry and Bright is from the Holiday Mini set To You & Yours. Also used are Stampin' Up! markers to color in some of the snowman and three punches - small & large oval and the designer label punch all found in the current catalog. Check them out on-line.

The Season's Greetings card also uses the same terrific Ski Slope Designer Paper and Very Vanilla cardstock with the image from the new catalog set A Wish for Peace stamped in Old Olive and highlighted with Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds. I just had to add a couple of the pearls from the Pretties Kit.

I hope you enjoy todays additions. TFL

Two for today

I love the new Designer Paper from Stampin' Up! The green on the first card is from the Ski Slope series. I love the Olive Green and Vanilla background for this card. A Wish for Peace is stamped in Old Olive on Very Vanilla cardstock. I used the ticket corner punch on all the layers for this card. The main tree has Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds to make it the main focal point. The small piece of red at the bottom is the other side of the designer paper and I just had to use some pearls from the Pretties Kit.

My brown card is the Chocolate Chip Patterns Series Designer Paper. I stamped Home for Christmas in Basic Brown on Whisper White cardstock, ran it through my Xyron both ways. I then cut the design in quarters, carefully peeled off the front Xyron paper and poured Dazzling Diamonds over it. Then smooshed the pieces, remove excess DD and mounted it on Chocolate Chip cardstock (of course it is not as straight as it should be). The bottom piece of designer paper was turned over and then I used the Scallop Edge punch, then mounted the greeting from Heard from the Heart on it. I also added some of my new favorite stickers from Class A Peel.

I hope you like them. Now I really need to clean up a few things around this house.

Purse

I just had to do this cute little purse that was on

http://melstampz.blogspot.com/

My version is not scored but I think it turned out kind of cute for the first try. I used Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze and Old Olive as my colors - this just happens to fit into Color Challenge185 on Splitcoaststampers.com.

Heartfelt Thanks from Stampin' Up! is the set along with the Pretties Kit for embellishements. Please let me know how you like it. Thanks for stopping by.

Can you Believe it!

I finally did a card that is not for Christmas. I do not have the lastest rage in markers - Copics but I do have Prismacolor pencils which I have never used. I finally picked up some baby oil, yes, baby oil to use with them. This is my first try and I do need to work a bit on my shading but I think it turned out okay. I love the Stampin' Up! set Morning Soft and it was stamped using black StazOn and the Natural White cardstock from Stampin' Up! Of course, I can't do a card without using at least one punch so I used Stampin' Up!s Word Window Punch and then added tiny pearls from the Pretties Kit. The card was mounted on Elegant Eggplant and then on Naturals White. I am debating on adding glitter to this on because I happen to love glitter almost as much as punches.

Have a great day!