Another guest artist!

I am currently battling an upper respiratory infection, so I'm going to feature another one of my splendid customer's ideas today! 

Today cards are made by Carolyn M., who happens to be Jenny W.'s sister!  Together, these two ladies are two fantastic card making machines!!!

I'll start with this first glorious card - it happens to be my favorite of all of the cards!  Simple and elegant.  It features the Labels Framelits, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Tulip embossing folder and Bitty flower punch.

This card features the Apothecary Art stamp set, which goes together perfectly with the Labels Framelits.  Carol added a few tiny pearls and one tiny little butterfly from the Beautiful Wings embosslit for the perfect finishing touches!

And what a great use of all of those scraps of Everyday Enchantment DSP in the Sale-a-Bration catalogue.  You'll notice here that she glued all of her postage punches onto the white mat and then ran it through the Lattice Embossing Folder.  She used another Labels Frame as well as the Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing folder.  Not sure on the stamp set.

And just in time for St. Patrick's Day next month.  This looks like last year's Sale-a-Bration set.  Top Note die cut and lattice embossing folder.

Now, I love this idea - it is more of the same, but I think she made a 4-leaf clover out of the heart punch.  And just a tiny little rhinestone in the center for the perfect finishing touch! 

And here is another darling 4-leaf clover idea!  You can see it even better here.  I love this idea - to use the Fashionable Hearts embosslit and put four matching hearts together to make a larger four-leaf clover.  Too cute!  And it looks perfect with the Polka Dot embossing folder behind it. 

I'd say Carol is giving her Big Shot a good winter workout, don't you?!?!? 

Carol says she was inspired by other people's creations on the internet, so while can't remember who gave her the ideas, she doesn't want to steal all the credit for all of these darling cards! 

Either way, I LOVE seeing all of the magnificent creations my customers make with their Stampin' Up products! 

Thanks, Carol, for sharing your gorgeous creations with us!  We hope to see some more of your work soon!

And if you are one of my customers who would like to be featured on my blog, send me a few of your latest Stampin' Up creations! 

Springtime bookmarks

Since Charlotte, our head librarian, was the hostess of our club yesterday, I thought it was only fitting to create bookmarks as one of our projects yesterday.  I made two different versions of the bookmarks. 

This version here uses the glorious Springtime Vintage fabric and the Flower Fun Folds Bigz Die.  I just cut several layers of flowers out (I think about 5-6 in different sizes) and hot glued away.  I layed the first flower down and hot glued the ribbon on TOP of it to hide the end of the ribbon.  Next, I just hot glued and layered until I was finished.  I topped it off with a large Not Quite Navy button.

Supplies:  Flower Fun Folds Bigz Die, Springtime Vintage fabric, Certainly Celery striped grosgrain ribbon, Extra large buttons (retired) 

Here is another version of the bookmark.  If you are wanting a bookmark that you will always use in the same book - for instance, a Bible or a journal, you can make your flowers the same way with the ribbon.  I just added a loop around each side of the hair band that gives the bookmark a bit tighter fit around your book and holds it in place with just a bit of elasticity.

Supplies:  Daisy die cut, Flirtatious Designer Fabric, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Melon Mambo button (retired), Wisteria Wonder baker's twine

Fresh Vintage scrapbook page

I adore the flourish in this Fresh Vintage stamp set.  It is pretty when stamped alone or when colored.  I thought it would be the perfect accent for this set of 6X6 scrapbook pages.  I started by stamping a border with the long, narrow stamp in Soft Suede at the top.  I took a 2 X 6" strip of Beau Chateau paper and punched a scalloped border for the top area just under the stamped section.  I layered some Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon on top and accent with vintage roses and antique brads.

For the finishing touch, I used the flourish at the bottom.  I started with a Marina Mist flourish and filled in the corners with Soft Suede.

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage

Ink:  Marina Mist, Soft Suede

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Beau Chateau DSP

Accessories:  Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Antique Brads, Vintage Roses (retired)

Faux Tile: Sprinkled Expressions trio of cards

Here are some samples of cards I made using the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set that is in the Sale-a-Bration catalogue.  We are making these cards at the club meeting Saturday morning. 

I used the same basic recipe for all of the cards - I just switched up which stamp set or piece of DSP I used for a different look each time. 

Here is a Valentine version of the card - I used the Outlined Occasions stamp set for the sentiment inside.

And finally, a congrats card for someone who has accomplished something special. 

Faux Tile:

You may notice the background has somewhat of a checkerboard appearance to it.  To get this faux tile effect, I used my Simply Scored board and scored lines horizontally and vertically. 

In the top picture, I stamped BEFORE scoring the lines.

In the bottom two pictures I scored first, THEN stamped.  It leaves a little bit of an impression that shows up when you stamp your image - you can really see it pop in the Poppy Parade heart card.

Also, the first two cards were scored ever 3/4".  The last card was scored at every 1/2" for a closer checkerboard look.

Stamps:  Sprinkled Expressions, Outlined Occasions

Ink:  Pool Party, Poppy Parade

Paper:  Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Accessories:  Simply Scored, Scallop edge and heart border punches, Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon, Large Oval punch, Everyday Enchantment brad pack, Textured Impressions embossing folders

Nature Walk Thanks

I have a tendency to get in a rut and use only certain stamp sets.  I decided that I had recently been using mostly new stamp sets and neglecting some of my older stamp sets.  I was inspired to use this gorgeous Nature Walk stamp set last night.

To create this card, I colored the leaf/flower stamp with Old Olive and Rose Red Stampin' Write markers.  I stamped the inner image first, then stamped off on the outer image. 

I stamped the sentiment and the bee in Early Espresso.  I added a few Rose Red brads and colored the bee image with Illuminate Smooch Top Coat. 

For the finishing touch, I added a little bit of Dazzling Diamonds for the flowers.  It is really pretty in person! 

Stamps:  Nature Walk,  Thank You Kindly

Ink:  Old Olive, Rose Red, Early Espresso

Paper:  Rose Red, Confetti Cream

Accessories:  Dazzling Diamonds, Rose Red brads, Illuminate Top Coat Smooch

So Grateful for you

I made this page for a few pictures I had of our daughter at her Thanksgiving party/program at her kindergarten.  I loved the Everyday Enchantment DSP in the Sale-a-Bration catalogue.  it has a vintage look, but it also looked really great with the colors in her shirt. 

Here are some closeups of the stamps.  The bottom stamp is from Apothecary Art.  It is the smallest label.  I stamped it in Poppy Parade and colored the flowers with Lucky Limeade and Poppy Parade.  I added tiny pearls to the middle of the flowers.

On the journaling (as well as the right side of the page), I used the flower from the Fresh Vintage stamp set.  I decided to use the Rock and Roll technique for this one.  I stamped each flower in Pool Party and then I rolled the edge of the flower in Lucky Limeade.  This creates a nice two-toned effect without overwhelming the color scheme.  I finished each flower off with one of the Everyday Enchantment Poppy Parade brads. 

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage, Apothecary Art

Ink:  Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Accessories:  Labels Framelits, Word Window and Modern Label punches, 1 1/4" circle punch, Journaling spot (retired), Everyday Enchantment brads, Very Vanilla ribbon (retired)

Guest Designer: Jenny West

One of my sweet customers and scrapbook friends, Jenny West sent me a few pictures of some cards she has been making while spending some time in sunny Florida.  Can you believe she just threw some stuff together to take with her and wound up with these gorgeous cards?!  I am loving them all! 

I think I love this one the most - I love the little scallop ribbon bow across the center - so neat and petite!  I don't think I could part with such a pretty card!

I believe the stamp set here is called the Language of Friendship - it works so well with the Bird Builder Punch.  I definitely agree with Jenny that the stamp and punch combination is one of my favorite ways to make cards!

This card has some great texture - from the stamped background and the lattice embossing folder to the elegant ribbon.  Lovely!!!

Here's some nice Rich Razzleberry - and a butterfly stamp set that I just adore!!!  The name of that stamp set is Butterfly Prints.  Definitely on the wish list! 

And one final card - I am not sure how she made that heart - It looks like a stamp, but it is definitely one gorgeous card!!!!  I love how the word Love really pops out.  The sentiment below is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  Another set that I just can't use enough - great for all occasions!

Thanks, Jenny for sharing your talents and beautiful creations with us!  Enjoy yourself in beautiful, sunny Florida.  I can't wait to see what else you and your sister Carol have come up with - together Jenny and Carol make a definitely dynamic duo!!!