Blackberry Bliss Birthday

Hey there! My kids are away visiting with my parents this week which means two things-
1. My house is way too quiet and a little boring. :(
2. I have some free time to stamp. :)

I decided to use some of that free time to do a little stamping this evening. I am preparing for a class coming up this weekend. I want to be sure to showcase lots of new products as well as the new in colors. I did what I always do when I need a little inspiration. I checked out Pinterest for some card sketches. I found this one from Sweet Sunday and was pleasantly surprised that it is their current sketch!

Here is my card using this fun sketch...

 

I am still experimenting with Gimp for my photo editing and I had some trouble with this one. I couldn't get the colors to be as true as I would have liked and I couldn't figure out how to change the opacity of my watermark. I need a lesson! Anyway, this uses a bunch of fun new products. I like the way it turned out and that may be because I LOVE Blackberry Bliss! I am a purple person and I love this dark, beautifully saturated shade of purple. Plus, it looks really pretty with each of the other new in colors!

 

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps: Bloom For You (single stamp), Remembering Your Birthday

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Moonlight DSP stack

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Basic Gray

Accessories: Fun Flower punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted button (colored using the darkest of the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities), Banner punch, Scallop Trim border punch

 

I think this will be one of the cards we will make at my new catalog class on Friday. If you are local and would like to come, be sure to let me know!

 

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FabFri39: Scrappy Birthday!

Hello there! It's going to be a short post because it is party day at my kids' school and I am in charge of both of their parties- yikes! Busy time, but come 3:00, spring break begins and I can finally relax (as much as I can with a five-year-old and an eight-year-old anyway)!

It is Friday and time for a new challenge at Fab Friday! We have a sketch this time. And if you are like me and have tons of scraps, this is a great sketch for actually using them.

And here is my card...

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Perfect Pennants
Paper: Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla, Birthday Basics DSP
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Raspberry Ripple
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Chalk Talk framelits, Raspberry Ripple ribbon, linen thread

OK, now it's your turn to come and play along with this fun sketch! Join us at Fab Friday- we can't wait to see your creation! Pin It

FabFri22: Chalk Talk

Hi stampers! Long time no see! I'm so sorry for not posting much lately. Life has been CRAZY! Between having two kids home all day everyday, wanting to make the most of summer, and getting ready for Stampin' Up convention next week, I just haven't had much time to stamp. I have been doing a little bit of stamping for my birthday card class tonight and a few swaps for convention (which I will post after convention). Be sure to check back soon to see all of those cards!

Well, it's Friday and time for another Fab Friday challenge- yay! We have a color challenge for you this week. Check it out!

I decided to do a birthday card for my design team card so that it could also be one of the cards for tonight's birthday card class. I think this is a great color combination for masculine cards. Here is my card...

 

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Chalk Talk
Paper: Basic Gray, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Big Shot, Chalk Talk framelits, Houndstooth EF, Epic Day washi tape, small silver brads

I really like the Chalk Talk stamp set and matching framelits. I used three different framelits from the set on this card. The Real Red layer is the first. The Tempting Turquoise layer was made by using two of the top halves of the long, thin label. The stamped image was cut out using a third framelit. Another fun, new product I used it the diagonal striped washi tape in the background. If you have never tried using washi tape, give it a try. It is so easy to use and there are so many ways to use it. I especially love that it can be torn and that it is repositionable!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to play along with us this week at Fab Friday! I can't wait to see what you make.

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FM114: Brick Wall

In my quest to do more stamping for fun this summer, I have been keeping my eye on all of the challenge blogs out there. I saw that The Friday Mashup had a really technique challenge that I hadn't tried before called "Brick Wall", so I decided to give it a try.

And here is my card (a little early since it is very fall-ish, but oh well)...

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Gently Falling, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry
Accessories: Big Shot, Woodgrain EF, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Tombow Multi Liquid Glue, paper snips, sponge
Techniques: Brick Wall, 2-Step Stamping, Stamping Off, Sponging

Isn't that a cool technique? I really had fun making this card for my dad's birthday in November (provided that I can keep track of it that long). ;-)

A couple of thoughts and tips for this technique...

• Check out the photo tutorial on Splitcoaststampers and watch the video.
• Allow yourself some time to play. This is not the technique for those times when you have ten minutes to make a card.
• I found that drawing the bricks on the backside of the cardstock and then cutting worked better than using the trimmer.
• When cutting apart your stamped cardstock, do one strip at a time and immediately sponge it and glue it down. Otherwise, this will become a very tricky jigsaw puzzle.
• I found that using liquid glue worked well because it allowed me some time to make adjustments and make sure everything was straight.

OK, I think that's all of the advice that I can offer. This is a fun one! Give it a try!
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New Goodies!

Hey there! A post that isn't for my Fab Friday design team- can you believe it? I made this card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge #89, but of course, I missed the deadline to link it up. Oh well! At least I stamped! I really want to take a little more time to stamp for fun this summer. We'll see how it goes.

I used some brand new goodies for this card. My first order included new colors and two new birthday sets- Sketched Birthday and Remembering Your Birthday. I used both for this card. I love making birthday cards and I LOVED this fun sketch, so I combined them. I thought the banners were perfect for a birthday card. What do you think?

 

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps: Sketched Birthday, Remembering Your Birthday

Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, 2013-2015 In Color DSP Stack

Ink: Black Staz On, Coastal Cabana marker, Strawberry Slush marker, Crisp Cantaloupe marker, So Saffron marker

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Square punch (for making the banners), White Baker's Twine

Technique: Paper Piecing

 

Did you notice how I "colored" the cake plate? I used the paper piecing technique and used one of the designs from the In Color DSP stack to color the plate. I originally tried to use my Pistachio Pudding marker, but I'm not the best at coloring and just couldn't get it to look good. This is a great option if you are better at "fussy cutting" than you are at coloring (like me). Here is a close-up of the piece of cake and the plate so you can get a better look.

 

 





My kids and I went on a mini vacation to my parents' cabin in the mountains of West Virginia over the weekend. It is a great place to get away. There is no cell phone service, no internet, and no cable or satellite. We stay busy by going for walks (or runs), fishing, building campfires, and seeing the beauty of our home state. Here is a picture of the kids and me at Blackwater Falls in Davis, WV. I have crazy hair and no makeup and the kids have goofy faces, but this was the best we got. :) Summer fun!

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A CASE of the Fridays!

Hey stampers! Stamping just has not been happening much lately and my mojo is out the window because of it. I definitely didn't want to miss two Fab Friday challenges in a row (sorry about last time, I was so sick that week), so I decided to CASE a card I made last spring but this time using the (very similar) colors from the current Fab Friday challenge. Check out this pretty springtime color combination...

Here is my take on the colors...



Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Petite Pairs, Circle Circus
Paper: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Very Vanilla
Ink: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party
Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes EF, Honeycomb EF, linen thread
CASE of this card made by me

Did you hear the exciting news? Calypso Coral and Pool Party are getting added to our color families as part of the Color Refresh that is happening with the new catalog! I was so excited for the changes. I hope you are too! Here is a list of all of the changes...

I paired colors that are staying with a stamp set that (I think) will probably be retiring. Circle Circus has been around for quite a while and I have a hunch that it might be on its way out. I really like this set and will miss it if it goes, but if it makes room for new and exciting sets, I'm OK with it! :-)

OK, that's it for today! Happy Friday! Make sure to hop on over to Fab Friday and play along with us! And don't forget to visit my other Design Team friends and leave them some love!

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Bloomin' Marvelous for Fab Friday

Hey there, stampers! Thanks for stopping by today! It is time once again for a new Fab Friday challenge. We have a pretty color combination that is perfect for springtime! Check it out...

Now, I will admit that I am not the biggest fan of Pink Pirouette. I have hardly ever used it, but I do think it is pretty in this combination and I don't think any of our other pinks would have worked as well. Calypso Coral is a color that had to grow on me, but now that I have used it for almost two years, I really like it and will miss it when it retires with the current catalog. :-( Here is my card using these pretty colors. I hope you like it!

Stampin' Up Supplies:
Stamps: Bloomin' Marvelous
Paper: Sahara Sand, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Big Shot, Fancy Fan EF, Adorning Accents Edgelits, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Basic Pearls, dimensionals

I hope you can see the Pink Pirouette butterflies on my card. It is such a light shade of pink that my camera had a hard time picking it up. We made a simpler version of this card at a recent class and I just stepped it up a bit for the challenge. The only additions were the Adorning Accents Edgelits and all of the pearls. If you are looking for a way to dress up a card, our pearls are a wonderful and inexpensive way to do just that! I think this would make a great springtime wedding card and this sentiment from the Sale-a-Bration set, Bloomin' Marvelous, is perfect for a wedding.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to swing on over to Fab Friday and play along with us! You have almost two weeks to enter your creation. This challenge closes on March 28th. Also, be sure to visit Justin Krieger's blog to welcome him as the newest member of our design team. Welcome aboard, Justin! Pin It

Pinwheel Birthday for Fab Friday!

Hi stamping friends! It is Friday once again and time for a new challenge at Fab Friday! This time we have a fun sketch. I just love sketch challenges! They take so much of the guess work out of card designing for me. Here is the sketch...

I think this one has lots of possibilities! I love a great, versatile sketch! Here is my take on it. I just love the pinwheel sizzlit. So fun!

Stampin' Up Supplies:
Stamps: Wishes Your Way
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Pacific, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Sprinkles and Sunshine DSP
Ink: Pacific Point
Accessories: Big Shot, Pinwheel Sizzlit, Clouds EF, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, brights brads, Lucky Limeade baker's twine

I originally had a Marina Mist background on this card and decided to switch it to Pacific Point to brighten it up. I think I preferred the Marina Mist, but at that point, I had already glued everything down. Oh well! I still think it is a cute card and perfect for a child's birthday. Kids love super bright colors, right?!?

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January Class Cards (Part 3)

Hello again! Here is my final post with my January cards. (I did reserve one card to share at a later date.) This one is a fun birthday card using the Sycamore Street DSP and the Patterned Occasions stamp set (both available for free through Sale-a-Bration) and the Hearts a Flutter framelites. It is a CASE of a card made by Krista Fenton. I try not to CASE much any more, but when I see a card that is as cute as this one, I can't help myself. :)

Stampin' Up Supplies:
Stamps: Patterned Occasions (SAB set)
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Sycamore Street DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit markers
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Hearts a Flutter framelits, white baker's twine
Inspiration: this card made by Krista Fenton

Sorry for the short post! I hope you enjoyed my class cards! Check back on Friday for the latest Fab Friday challenge. It's a color challenge this time and I picked the colors. :)


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Fab Birthday!

Hello and Happy New Year! For my first post in 2013, I have my creations for the new Fab Friday Challenge. Mindy has a fun sketch for us this time. I think it is really versatile and has lots of possibilities. I can't wait to see what you do with it!

Here is my take on the sketch...

 

I like the sketch so much that I made two versions of the same card. I am in desperate need of birthday cards in my stash. My kids seem to go to at least one birthday party each month, so I can't seem to keep a good supply of birthday cards. I wanted to make a feminine and masculine version, but they are both pretty gender neutral.

 

Here are close ups of each of them.

 

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Bring on the Cake, Create a Cupcake
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Red Glimmer, Summer Smooches DSP
Ink: Black Staz On, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Cupcake Builder punch, 1" Square punch, Brights buttons, Baker's twine

Come on over to Fab Friday and play along! I can't wait to see what YOU make!

~Marla



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Dress Up Catalog CASE

Hello stampers! It is a busy, busy week so this is a going to be a quick post. I made this card a couple of weeks ago for a birthday party for one of my daughter's friends. We are really working the little girl birthday party circuit lately. I (amazingly) had the foresight to make an extra copy of this card for another party coming up in a few weeks. My girly girl has had her eye on this set (Dress Up) since the annual catalog came out and I finally broke down and got it for her during the recent stamp sale. My inspiration for this card came from the catalog. There is a sample card made with this set and I just changed it up a bit to make it my own. I hope you like it!

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Dress Up, Create a Cupcake
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Primrose Petals, Whisper White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Primrose Petals
Accessories: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Paper Piercing Tool, Holiday Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, In Color Dahlias, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to come back on Friday for the next Fab Friday card!

~Marla Pin It

April Blog Hop!

Welcome back for another edition of the Stylin' Stampin' Squad's monthly blog hop! This month the themes are wedding, flowers, and spring. I have a different project for each theme. I hope you like them!

My first project is a wedding card. I used the emboss resist technique and the Hello Doily stamp to make this very sparkly (although the picture doesn't show the sparkles very well), elegant card. I love the way it turned out and am really excited to say that I designed this one completely on my own. I just sat down and started to play and this was the result. I love it when it works out like that! If you have never tried the emboss resist technique, head on over to Splitcoast and take a look at the awesome tutorial (complete with a video) they have posted.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Hello Doily, Petite Pairs
Paper: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Ink: VersaMark, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press EF, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Eyelet Border punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Very Vanilla seam binding, Baja Breeze seam binding, basic pearls, sponge
Technique: emboss resist

My 3D project this month is an Easter/Spring decorative picture. It was inspired by this card made by Glenda Mollet that I found on Pinterest. I love the daffodils made from the Fun Flowers die. They were so easy to make! I added some pearls to the centers and scored the petals of the flowers and layered everything with dimensionals. The sky and grass in the background is sponged using Old Olive and Baja Breeze Ink. Easy peasy! I planned to add a "Happy Easter" sentiment, but decided that if I didn't, it could be a spring decoration rather than just Easter.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: none
Paper: Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Old Olive, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers die, Simply Scored, basic pearls, dimensionals, sponge, 5x7 frame (non-SU)
Technique: sponging


My final project is a birthday card that I made for my little sister. Today is her 26th birthday! Happy Birthday, Marcy! (I hope she doesn't see this posting before she gets her card at her birthday dinner tonight!) I used this month's blog hop challenge as my inspiration for this card. The challenge is to use the Vintage Vogue stamp set and the colors Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, and Elegant Eggplant. A challenge to use purple and green? Yep, I had to play along! I also decided to try another fun fold card. I have seen lots of center step cards and think they are beautiful, but I had never tried one myself. I was surprised at how easy it was to make. They are great because they are lovely cards that also make amazing display pieces. If you have never tried a center step card, check out the tutorial (complete with video) over on Splitcoast.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Petite Pairs
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Paper Trimmer, Scallop Trim Border punch, paper snips, Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, large pearls, basic pearls, dimensionals


Well, I hope you enjoyed the projects that I made this month. Thank you so much for stopping by. Please continue through the blog hop (Darcy is next!) and take a minute to leave a few comments. We love to read your feedback. The complete list of bloggers is at the bottom of this post just in case you get lost along the way. Happy Hoppin'!

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Anji C. of Altered Scraps Blog
6. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
7. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
8. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
9. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
10. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
11. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
12. Linda O. of Stamp at Linda's
13. Marla R. of Marla's Stampin' Spot
14. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
15. Nicole B. of Creations by Mommy
16. Pam S. of Sunny Girl Scraps
17. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

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Elegant Birthday

Hello again! I have a birthday card to share with you today. It was made for a family friend who celebrated her birthday over the weekend. The first one was made using a new technique that I found on Kelly Acheson's blog. It uses the satin ribbon to make a flower. The link to her tutorial is here. I was happy with it and thought it turned out well for a first attempt.

I sprayed the front of this card with homemade shimmer spray and added lots of rhinestones to give it lots of bling. The sentiment came from the new stamp set in the Occasions mini catalog called "Bring on the Cake".

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Bring on the Cake

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Accessoris: Big Shot, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Wide Oval punch, Scallop Trim border punch, Rich Razzleberry satin ribbon, shimmer spray, heat tool

Techniques: Ribbon Flower

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

~Marla

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Happy Birthday, Hannah!

Hello! Happy Thanksgiving week to all of you! I just want to say that I am very thankful to all of you who come and visit my blog, come to my events, and place orders through me! I have had a really successful year and it's all thanks to you!

This is a birthday card I made for my niece, Hannah. She is turning six next week and I knew I needed to get a card made now before life gets super busy with Thanksgiving travels. We made a version of this card (which is a CASE of one made by Tessa Wise) at the birthday card class I held back in September, but I don't think that card ever got posted. I made this one to fit the color challenge on Splitcoast last week, which was Perfect Plum, Baja Breeze, and Pear Pizzazz. I have to say that I love this combo! I really love Baja Breeze and any shade of purple, so this was a great one for me. It's hard to see in the picture, but I heat embossed the balloons with VersaMark and clear embossing powder to make the balloons appear shiny. It gives a cool effect!

Everyone have a wonderful week! I have a few other cards to post this week, so check back often!

~Marla

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Everything Nice, Crazy for Cupcakes
Paper: Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz
Ink: VersaMark, Black Staz On, Perfect Plum marker, Baja Breeze marker, Pear Pizzazz marker
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Scallop Border punch, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Certainly Celery ribbon (retired), Linen Thread
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Fifth Ave. Floral in Neutrals

Hello and Happpy Labor Day Weekend! I'm a little sad to see the unofficial end of summer come because this has been a GREAT summer, but I am ready for some fall weather. Mother Nature doesn't seem to understand that fall is coming. We have had 90-100 degree temperatures here for over a week!

This card is CASE'd from Ronda Wade. I love her cards- they are very simple in design and layout, but very nicely done and so pretty! This card is done in all neutrals and I think it is an elegant color combination. I stamped the flowers in Early Espresso and Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla CS and then sponged on some of the images using Crumb Cake ink and a sponge dauber. I then ran my stamped image panel through my Big Shot in the Square Lattice folder. I love the effect this gives. It softenes up the images really beautifully. I cut out the corners with my 1/2" circle punch (because I don't have a ticket corner punch, but that would have been easier) and mounted it onto Early Espress CS. I tied the ribbon on and added the sentiment from the retired set "Well Scripted" and punched it out with the scalloped oval punch and then used the wide oval punch and Early Espresso for the layer. The card base is Crumb Cake CS.

Hope you like this one and that you have a fun, relaxing weekend! Enjoy!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Fifth Ave. Floral, Well Scripted (retired)
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Paper: Very Vanilla CS, Crumb Cake CS, Early Espresso CS
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice folder, 1/2" circle punch, scalloped oval punch, wide oval punch, Early Espress ribbon
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Perfect Punches Meets Elegant Lines

Hello again! I am finally getting used to my new daily routine and found a few minutes to make this very quick card this morning. I love this card and it literally took less than five minuutes to make. This is one of the cards we will be making at my birthday card class on September 18th. If you have not already registered for this class, please do so very soon so I can be sure to have materials prepared for you.

This card is a CASE of a card I saw on splitcaoast made by Jen Sannes. I didn't change much about it except that I used Rich Razzleberry ribbon and cardstock for the card base. I figure if you can use rich Razzleberry, you might as well! I love Baja Breeze and Rich Razzleberry together. It's one of my favorite color combinations! Soft Suede accents them both nicely, too.

Have a great day and I hope to have more cards to post soon, so keep checking back!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Perfect Punches

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Rich Razzleberry CS, Soft Suede CS, Baja Breeze CS, Very Vanilla CS

Accessories: Basic Pearls, Elegant Lines folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals, RR Satin Ribbon, Glue Dots, Wide Oval punch

Techniques: Dry embossing, sponging

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Birthday Invitation

Oops! I didn't get this posted yesterday as I had promised! Sorry!

My daughter will turn two and my son will turn five in August (sniff, sniff)! I can't believe how quickly time is passing. Anyway, because their birthdays are one week apart, we are having one big party for both of them together. This is the invitation I made. I used the Sweet Scoops set from the Summer Mini catalog. I love this set! Isn't it so cute?

This invitation could easily be made into a birthday card. I have to admit that the patterned paper I used is not Stampin' Up. It is from a stack of paper that my sister-in-law gave me for my birthday and I loved the bright colors and knew it would be perfect for this invitation. It reminds me of the Island Oasis DSP from the Summer Mini catalog, so that would make an excellent substitution if you want to make your own version of this card. There was a good amount of cutting involved in making this card, but I had my mom and my sister here to help. Thank goodness for them!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Sweet Scoops, Afterthoughts (level 1 hostess set)
Paper: Marina Mist CS, Pumpkin Pie CS, Whisper White CS, non-SU patterned paper
Ink: Old Olive, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Real Red
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Mascuine Birthday SAS #5

Hello! This is the fifth and final card from my card class on Friday. It is a very simple masculine birthday card. I always try to include a masculine card in the mix when I do classes because I find them to be a bit of a challenge to make and when I need one, I don't always have one on hand. I CASE'd this card from one made by Bard Mullikin that I saw on splitcoast (of course!). It went together very quickly and easily. I love this pattern in the Greenhouse Gala paper because it isn't flowery and works well for masculine cards. Enjoy!

I worked on the invitations to my kids' birthday party (their birthdays are one week apart, so we can get by with just one party, how lucky is that?). I will post it tomorrow. Until then, have a great day and try to stay cool!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Perfect Punches

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White CS, Greenhouse Gala DSP

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Wide Oval punch, Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlit, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack

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The More The Merrier

Good Morning! This is the other birthday card that I worked on the other night. It is another simple card. I think it would be great for a little girl's birthday. We seem to have lots of summer birthdays, so I need to keep plenty of birthday cards on hand!

This card just involves layering and coloring. I layered a piece of Melon Mambo CS at the top of my Certainly Celery card base. The image piece is a strip of Whisper White CS layered over a piece of So Saffron CS that was punched at the top and bottom with the Scallop Trim border punch. The So Saffron is layered onto a piece of Perfect Plum CS. I stamped the row of cupcakes from the level 3 hostess set "The More the Merrier", which is retiring in a few days when the new catalog takes effect. I have used these little cupcakes like crazy this year, so I will be holding on to this set for a long time to come!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Monday!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: The More the Merrier, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White CS, So Saffron CS, Perfect Plum CS, Certainly Celery CS

Ink: Jet Black Staz On, various Stampin' Write markers

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch

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Sweet and Simple

Hello! Sorry that I've been neglecting my blog... again! I was out of town visiting my family this past week, so I didn't do any stamping at all. I finally found a few minutes to sit down last night and make a few cards. I went to a birthday party yesterday and realized that my birthday card stash is terribly low, so that was what I worked on.

This card is super simple to make! It has very little stamping and is mostly made using the Big Shot. I simply ran the Whisper White cardstock through using the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder and then cut out butterflies with my Beautiful Wings embosslit in the Big Shot. Stamp on a sentiment and adhere the butterflies and you're done! It doesn't get much easier than that!

We have VBS this week, so I probably won't have much time to stamp, but I do have a few pictures taken of the cards I made yesterday. Hopefully, I will find a minute to post them. I have some new goodies arriving later this week, so maybe I can post some sneak peeks from the brand new catalog soon!

Don't forget- this Thursday (July 1st) is the RSVP date for both my new catalog party on July 10th and my all occasion card making class on July 23rd. If you have any questions or are interested in attending, please leave me a comment or email me at reedmarla@comcast.net. Thanks and have a great day!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Well Scripted (retired- boo hoo!)

Ink: Melon Mambo

Paper: Whisper White CS, Perfect Plum CS, Marina Mist (brand new color!) CS, Old Olive CS, Daffodil Delight (another new color!) CS, Pumpkin Pie CS, and Real Red CS

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