You make my whole face SMILE

This week over at Freshly Made Sketches, I decided to join in the fun and whipped up this card using their sketch. I used one of the sets I got for FREE during Sale A Bration this year, the end of March is drawing near soon...click HERE to place your order during Sale A Bration before all of THESE fun items are no longer available!

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I edged the white cardstock with a bit of Pink Pirouette to make my card a bit more dreamy. A bit of sticky strip along the top, made for a perfect place to add a ruffled paper ribbon. And the Melon Mambo Embossing powder added the perfect pop of hot pink!

SU! products used:

Stamps - SAB Sprinkled Expressions

Paper - Lucky Limeade DSP, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette

Ink - Versa Mark

Other - Melon Mambo EP, Framelits Labels, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals

Pastel Christmas

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, only one more month till Christmas!!! This month my SAS (San Antonio Swap) girls and I are making pink and green Christmas cards which I paired with the awesome sketch over at The Sweet Stop. I loved my little pastel cards so much I made up another 1/2 dozen for my ETSY shop! 

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The polka dot DP is from my stash...love the soft fuzzy touchable texture of the circles, it makes for a warm and pastel Christmas! 

SU! products used:

Stamps - Snow Swirled, Come to Bethlehem 

Ink - Versa Mark, Basic Black

Paper - Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake

Punch - Scallop Edge, Modern Label 

Other - a mix of 50/50 Heat & Stick Powder and Dazzling Diamonds, Pretty in Pink ribbon, Jewels

SAS OCT SWAP

Holly chose this month's SWAP theme for our little SAS SWAP. We are to use orange, brown and a color of choice with a fall/harvest/Thanksgiving theme. I found the following inspiration photo over at Just Add Ink and got to work with my heat gun, trying to recreate the photo with my own flavor.

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Tangerine Tango is my new 'IT' color when reaching for an orange, I just love the warmth and it matches my living room decor! I wanted to pull the darker colors out of the photo, so I went with an Early Espresso for my brown and Basic Black.

I just love the new It's a Wrap Holiday stamp set and decided to stamp the "Give Thanks" image directly on top of the first, to create a side border. After stamping the image in Basic Black Craft ink and heat embossing, I added color to my leaves by sponging a bit of Tangerine Tango ink directly onto my image. The little acorns needed a smaller paint tool, so off to the bathroom for a QTip!

The Early Espresso background matting was roughed up with SU!'s Cutter Kit Tool.

SU! products used:

Stamps - Thoughts and Prayers, It's a Wrap Holiday

Paper - Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink - Craft Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso

Other - Basic Black Embossing Powder, retired Aged Copper Brads

Happy Birthday Seat

For the ladies who used to come to my monthly club meetings in TX, we've started up a monthly swap which I'm calling the SAS (San Antonio Swap), just so I can keep my head screwed on straight, haha! This last month, our challenge was Birthday cards using the Sweet Sunday #134 Sketch. 

This week over at the ColourQ, I snagged these colors to work with (basic black, chocolate chip, pear pizzazz, wisteria wonder & white) and without further ado, here's my card. 

I stamped the little black chair in Versa Mark ink and then heat embossed with basic black embossing powder for a shiny and raised effect.

SU! products used:

Stamp Sets - Have a Seat, Happiest BirthdayWishes

Cardstock - In Color DSP patterned paper pack, basic black, chocolate chip, pear pizzazz, wisteria wonder & white

Ribbon - Basic Black Satin

Punches - scallop boarder

Ink - Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, Versa Mark, Basic Black

Accessories - retired Chocolate Chip corduroy buttons, black embossing powder

Ladies Create

Here are the WONDERFUL ladies who joined me at this months Stamp~A~Stack...there was much giggling going on throughout the afternoon, so I'm guessing everyone had fun

as you can see, Tanya just LOVES having her picture taken

Holly's stamping for TWO!

Angie had two helpers, Satine and Kowe were in lap heaven...

and as soon as Christina saw me taking solo shots, she quickly slipped behind me to take her turn with the Big Shot...I'll get her NEXT TIME, ha ha! :)

Stamp~A~Stack

12 cards, 3 of each design, $15 and a bottle of wine! Ok, so the bottle of wine didn't happen, I've found that mixing paper crafting with alcohol just doesn't mix very well, if you get my drift...

this is actually my least favorite, so I'll start with it first...

Paper: Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White & Elegant Eggplant CS

Dies: SU! Top Note & Sweetest Stem

Supplies: Elegant Eggplant & Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers, Uni-ball Signo White Gel Pen

Stamp Set: Baroque Motifs

(Also put whisper white card stock inside and stamped a Thank You in one corner)

this one was SUPER EASY but very effective! 

Paper: Old Olive, Textured Pink Pirouette & Whisper White CS. Also Bella Rose DSP

Supplies: Old Olive & Rose Red Stampin' Write Markers, 1-3/4" Circle Punch

Stamp: From our UNDER $10 page, Elegant Thank You

Trying to make more of a MAN Birthday card and we all know how hard MAN cards are...

Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Baja Breeze & Glossy White CS

Supplies: Cuttlebug Spots & Dots embossing folder, that I used with my Big Shot, Slit Punch, Brayer & Dry Swiffer Cloth

Ink: Baja Breeze Classic Stamp Pad & Versa Mark

Stamp Set: Happiness is a Journey

(To get the train, stamp train in Versa Mark ink, stamp image onto glossy card stock, brayer over with color of choice and then buff versa mark off with DRY Swiffer cloth)

This one's my FAVORITE...I LOVE how it turned out and the colors were inspired from flipping through my IKEA catalog

Paper: Basic Gray, Summer Sun, Whisper White

Ink: Whisper White Craft Stamp Pad

Supplies: Vintage Pewter Brads, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Piercer, Word Window Punch, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Square Punch

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Voila'

Stamp-A-Stack Part 1

20 cards $25 - 5 each of 4 different designs - getting an early start on Christmas cards - PRICELESS!!!

Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Whisper White & Glossy card stock

Pacific Point striped ribbon

Snowflake (from Winter Post set) stamped onto Glossy card stock with Versa Mark

next Baja Breeze ink refill brayered onto Glossy card stock then buffed to a shine again with Swiffer dry cloth

A Very Merry Christmas (from hostess set Punches Three) stamped with Baja Breeze & Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pads

Square Scallop Punch

MERRY cut out and popped up with Dimensionals

A Tree For All Seasons stamp set

Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy & Whisper White card stock

Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Season's Greetings (from Snow Swirled stamp set) stamped in Not Quite Navy

Wide Oval Punch - edged in Real Red

Winter tree was Versa Marked and then applied with Glassy Glaze Enamel twice using a Heat Tool

Trees are stamped in Black Staz On and then colored in with a blender pen using

Real Red, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Close To Cocoa, Summer Sun, Ballet Blue, Regal Rose & Not Quite Navy

1 1/4" & 1 3/8" inch Square Punches used also

Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Baja Breeze & Holiday Treasures DSP card stock

Skaters (from Winter Post stamp set) stamped in Chocolate Chip

Ticket Corner & Wide Oval Punch used

Season's Greetings (from Snow Swirled stamp set)

Dimensionals

stamped in Ruby Red

Natural Hemp Twine

1/16" circle punch used on seam of card to thread twine through

Holiday Treasures DSP (Designer Series Paper), Old Olive, Whister White & Riding Hood Red card stock

Riding Hood Red striped Ribbon

Tree (from Snow Swirled stamp set)

Merry Christmas (from Holidays and Wishes stamp set)

Wide Oval Punch

Dimensionals

Old Olive Classic ink, Versa Mark, Heat and Stick Powder & Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

All products are SU! except the Swiffer :)