New SU Catty Card

A month ago Some friends on SCS decided to have a contest to guess the colors of the new SU Catalog Cover. Nobody guessed white, but we all came out winners...each of us then had to make a card for someone else in the group..I got a friednin CA and this is the card I made for her. I decided to make a true Catalog card and used my Cuttlebug stuff to make it... I did use an expired SU stamp though, and Going Grey and Baja Breeze cardstock...Loving these colors together. I used Flower Screen, which I am really liking, to emboss the face of the card. I like how it makes a little border if you center it correctly. Then I used Frills Scalloped edge on a strip of Baja Breeze I then added a yhin strip of Going Gray to accent it and trimmed it narrow. I used my 1/16" circle hand punch to punch out the center dots of the embossing and trimmed close to the edge with scissors...I want to try this with my new Scallopped edge punch when it comes next week. I stamped "friend" from an old SAB set from 2007. and then used Circle punches and Scalloped circle punch to make a flower. Lastly I used my Cuttle Bug Butterfly Die cut and embossing trio to emboss two butterflies and then I layered them to look like they were in flight

I Punched a hole with my punch and used a brad from my latest MM brad set for the head...UGH I cant remember the color but they look great with the new in colors. Several of them are close matches. I stuck one Zot small glue dotint he body area Bent the wings up and then used a few on the back to adhere them to the card. I find Zots glue dots work really well to stick the embossed pieces together.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Sympathetic Sketch Cards

I have some friends at church who recently lost a son and brother, he was very young ...It seems always a bit harder to find the right words to express your sympathy in cases where someone dies at such a young age..cards and gestures sometimes just seem inadequate...

In an attempt to make some cards I realized I need some Sympathy Stamps, so I ordered some from my friend who has a new stamp business and I thought I would share that link with you...Her stamps are very cute and I am sure you will be seeing them in cards all over very soon she has an excellent design team and stamps began shipping this week... Her Blog is There She Goes and has a link in my side bar..Her stamp co is There she Goes LLC... I hope you'll check her out. This is the set I ordered Here For You. Check it out her blog has some beautiful samples using her4 stamps and Dollar Find Friday (no link just wanted to high light it) is a big hit on her blog...

My First card I called Sympathetic Breezes, because I used Baja Breeze, Basic Black and GP White.

I used my Cuttlebug embossing folders...Just My Type(zig zag) and With Love (flowers). I sponged the edges and pierced the zig zag for a little detail and then layered the black cs on top...I wrapped the card with a black satin Ribbon and stamped Thinking of you with Stazon ink. I like the final touch of Blaack button MM brads..Simple fun card..I got thte sketch from SC189.

The second card used Amelia's SC190, so fun... Its her first ever sketch..Way to go Amelia.

I used a scribble Heart stamp by Rubber stampeed and a sentiment from All Year Cheer 1.

Older stamps, but Like I said I was stretching to find Sympathy stamps...I used someSU DP from last years Catalog, and some olive colored paper, The olive colored is from an assortment at Michaels in fall colors and I embossed it in the Floral Screen Embossing folder. I had to angle it so that just the tips of the paper extended past the folders. The Gems are froma variety set given to me by a friend. I sponged the edge of the circle with So Saffron, after cutting GP White and Lovely Lilac out with my Creative Memories Circle Cutter. I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray and the Heart in Lovely Lilac after being stamped off once then raised them on dimensionals..I think it turned out cute...

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

A Card For Friend

I finally made some cards tonight...Yeah Again it was fun I am only going to post the one tonight because I am tired I'll post the others tomorrow..

I made this Using CC183, ad SC193, I also was a little too focused on using scraps So I think it could be better but for now it works.
I used Mini Mates for the Sentiment and Happy Harmony for the Flowers..I colored them with Real Read and Green Galore...The Flourishes and Swirls are from Autumn Leaves I think Version 2 for both. I stamped them with StazOn Jet Black and Green Galore... I like how they look with two colors. I might have to try that again

The Paper is Going Grey, Ridinghood Red, Basic Black and GP White...I used Going Grey & Green Galore ink to sponge the white pieces...The Green Button Brads are from a set I got at Target called 5th Ave.. I like the colors in the set Grey, Green, Silver and Blue... I use dthe template from my piercer to spce the brads evenly...
I love the texture on cards and so I used Swiss Dots & "Just My Type" border of buttons to accent this card, using my cuttlebug...I am loving the borders ...They are so much fun.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping

More Birthday Cards

I am finally caught up on my Birthday and Anniversary Cards, by finishing up these last two sketch cards. I used GP white, Riding Hood Red and Basic Black Cardstock for these cards.

For the first one I used SC187, And the Images are Lockhart Stamp Co.(Cupcake) and All Year Cheer II(HHB sentiment). Stamped in Basic Black and then colored with Prisma Colored Pencils. I raised it on dimensionals, and added a Rain Dot by Cloud Nine over the cherry. I also used my Kaliedescope Embossing Poweder on the white cardstock for shimmery frosting.
On the rididnghood Panels I used the birthday words, and Argyle Embossing Folders in my cuttlebug, and Mosaic on the White cs. The textures really add to the beauty of this card and yet leave it simple also.

My second card is making its way overseas so I used less mattign and layers on it. I embossed withthe Birthday Words and Houndstooth Folder on this one. I added three green brads from Making Memories... spacing withmy paper piercer. The flower panel is on dimensionals, and is stamped with "Bothway Blossoms". I used my H2O painter and watercolor wonder crayons. The color of the flowers is much darker in real life...
I used Ruby Red, Real Red, Mellow Moss and Old Olive. The black satin piquot ribbon is some I picked up for Halloween cards later but doesnt it look great with this card...Hmm I might have to get more.
I still have a few Sketch LO's from Splitcoast Challenges that I havent caught up with yet two or three I believe.
Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Watercolor Wonder Crayons...On cards

I was continueing my efforts to catch up on my sketches and Birthday and Anniversary cards and ended up using my Watercolor Wonder Crayons on both..I just love them.

The first card I did was to finish up the Anniversary Cards I needed for the month I wanted to use one of my "Love" border Embossing Strips...I was also trying to use the sketch SC186, which restricted the card a bit and made it more simple because the Pirouette Pink. "With love" sentiment was longer than I expected... I embossed the strip first and then cut the end and put it on the right side of the card to fit the sketch...This made the image panel harder to fit. I would have loved to put a mat around it, but had to rely on the Swiss Dot embossing folder to make it stand out...I used another EF to add texture to the Moss colored cardstock... I felt adding the Heart from "merci" made it look more like an anniversary card. I guess it would work as a Valentine also!

The second card is for my Nephew...I used "Cowboy Kid" to stamp the images ..the Cactus is mounted on dimensionals...I used "Argyle" EF to add texture to Riding Hood Red...boy was it pretty I need to do this again but allow more of it to show. I matted the image with Basic Grey and Baja Blue.. the basic Gray was Embossed withthe Dotted "Frills" border strip twice and then a 3/4" red satin Ribbon to contrast the Blue and gray..I like how it turned out...

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!

Annniversary Cards

It seems there are three types of cards I am always needing Birthdays, Thank yous and Anniversaries....the latter always stump me though for some reason...but. today I think they turned out cute.
I decided to open a new color of Paper so I dug into the Pirouette Pink and teamed it up with Chocolate Chip... "Yes I know the Camera didnt do it justice, the flash didnt go automatically and by the time I knew it was addressed and stamped so sorry use your imagination" ... I also did one in Baja Breeze with Basic Black and White.

I used the Cuttlebug alot on the first card...Just wanted to try some things on this multi-layered Sketch Challenge SC185 I like how the Border circle piece from "frills" goes with "Spots and Dots"... I used Curvy Verses and Matte Brown Frist Impression brads. The Heart are cut withthe "paisley" 2 step Die form CB.

I used "Celebrate Everything"& Autumn Leaves "Flourishes 2" I stamped the Swirls with a new ink not sure what I think it said Stampology for use on Clear Stamps, its black but looks more gray to me...I used a border piece I think from "With Love" or "Frills" and added dots and coloring with a white Signo gel pen. the flowers are from a SAB 08 set named"insert name here, LOL "Merci"".

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!

Baja Breeze and Basic Grey Loving these colors together

So I finally got caught up enough to create some cards yesterday...When I was finished I was to tired to make a post...I hope to make more today...


I made these for SC191 nad SC192 respectively.(getting caught up on Challenges also)


I am loving the colors of Baja Breeze and Basic Gray together...Their is something soft and soothing about them...I might have to use those colors in my Blog design...still need to work on that...It seems my house garden and everythign is all upheaveled in the summer, and is requireing alot more of my time to get it all back in order...
My two cards are both for Birthdays and use the cardstock mentioned plus Whisper White...

I used Baja Breeze Ink and basic Grey Ink also on both...They both use "One of a Kind" SU images also. One uses "Heard from the Heart" sentiment and the other "Sincere Salutations".

The Cuttlebug got dusted off also the poor thing was feeling neglected... I used some new and old folders to add that texture I love so much! It just makes the card so much better, I used Houndstooth, Floral Fantasy and Floral Screen..Loving the new Folders alot.

I used some little turquise gemstones...(I'll have to add the co. name later Mark Robert Crystal Sticker elements) and the sentiment are on dimensionals...I really like how they turned out...I had fun Stamping again...It made my Day!

Hope you enjoy them...
Until Later... Happy Stamping!