Take Care...Monday

Happy Monday Stampers! Can't believe this is the last week of May! By Monday next week a new Stampin' Up! catalog will be live and everyone will be able to order from it! So many wonderful new things in it! It's going to be a fun Stampin' Up! catalog year!

The designers at Stampin' Celebration have a great sketch that inspired me to create today.  And this week, the designers at The Friday Mashup! have a great theme-creating a project with trees and/or heat or dry embossing.

Here is how I combined both blog challenges into one card: 

Other than the Whisper White card stock, Baked Brown Sugar ink pad and Banner Punch, everything I used on my card is retiring.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Stop by tomorrow as I share a new creation featuring a new Nacho challenge!

Sketch Frenzy Friday Swap!

Hello Stampers!  Wow, I can't believe it's Friday already!  Don't get me wrong, I'm happy it is!  It's been a long work week for me! I'm looking forward to the weekend!

I have another swap to share with you today!  This one is the one I created for our swap with Diana Gibbs and Rhonda Morgan. We had to make 20 swaps and the theme was feminine.

The Designers at Sketch Frenzy Friday have a great sketch that really caught my eye and I decided to play along with them this week.

Here is my take on their sketch:

With all our DSP retiring to make room for all the new DSP, I decided to make my own. I was so happy when I saw that the Hardwood Background stamp is in the new catalog! Actually, all the stamp sets and accessories I used on this card are in the new catalog! Whew! 

I stamped the Hardwood stamp with VersaMark onto Sahara Sand card stock, to create a subtle background. The Regarding Dahlia is stamped in Rich Razzleberry. My color scheme for this card is Rich Razzleberry, Strawberry Slush, Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake. Do you think this is a feminine card? 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a fabulous Friday and a super weekend!  Come back on Sunday when I share my creation for our new Sunday Stamps color challenge. 

Nacho...Create with Connie & Mary

Happy Tuesday Stampers!  We have a fun new sketch for you today at Nacho Average Challenges, we hope it will inspire you to create with us this week.

I also used the current color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary, they always have great color combos and sketches. 

This is the end result of combining both challenges:

I was really excited when I saw our sketch for this week and even more so when I realized the Top Note Bigz Die isn't retiring! I've been neglecting this die and I don't know why. I embossed the Regarding Dahlia with white embossing powder onto the watercolor paper. I colored the flowers with our blender pens. Sad to see Hello, Lovely retire, but I think I will keep it in my stash. 

Come back tomorrow when I share the swap I made for the Stampin' Up! catalog premier party I went to yesterday! It was so much fun and exciting! Thanks for stopping by today, until next time! 

Monday Night Stamping with Sketch Frenzy Friday

Hello Stampers! Hope your Monday night is going well.  I'm back today with a new creation inspired by the sketch over at Sketch Frenzy Friday. Even though it's a Monday, I'm already wishing it was Friday. So while I wait, the next best thing is to play along with the designers at Sketch Frenzy Friday. Check them out if you have a chance.

Here is my take on the sketch:

I can't get enough of this DSP! I love it, but I'm trying to use it as much as I can. As I've been mentioning lately, trying to use up my supplies before the new catalog arrives! Oh the anticipation! I'm also happy that the Banner Punch will be carried over into the new catalog. So at least I know I can keep using it even though Sale-a-Bration is now over. Anyhow, hope your have a nice evening!

Thanks for visiting my blog today, until next time! 

Pink Banners!

Hello Stampers!  Happy Wednesday! I'm back today to share a new creation, still using our Nacho color combination. Loving this color combo! Probably the most I've used Rose Red!

Here is how I used it this time around:

I saw a sketch similar to this on Pinterest and thought it would work great with our Banner Blast stamp set and the coordinating banner punch, which is part of Sale-a-Bration (SAB)! The last day for SAB is this coming Monday, March 31st so if you want to want to earn something with a $50 (US) order, let me know! I do know that the Banner Punch will be carried over into the new Annual Catalog! Yay!

Thanks for stopping by today! Until next time.

Friday Mashup on a Wednesday...

Happy Wednesday Stampers! Hope your week is going well.

I have a new creation to share with you today. The Friday Mashup is featuring my favorite color combo right now, and with Valentine's Day around the corner, inspiration hit. Great inspiration from the Design Team.

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

Create a project using the Colors "Coastal Cabana, Real Red & Crumb Cake."

Create a project using "Hearts & Arrows. "

Or Mash it Up and create a project using "the above colors along with Hearts & Arrows."

I decided to Mash it Up and use the color combo and a project using hearts and arrows.  This is what I came up with:

I created a scrapbook page, a traditional one, lol.  Although I need to photograph it better.  If you click on the photo it'll become larger. I used to create scrapbooks before I got into card making and I do miss it. Perhaps I'll start getting back into in it. Now I just need to find a frame for my page. 

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time. 

Follow My Heart...

TGIF Stampers! So glad it's Friday! It's been a long week, work wise but a fun week creative wise. I have a new card to share with you today.  I used the Follow My Heart stamp set and combined it with Perfect Pennants. Love it!

The base of my card is Coastal Cabana, layered with Crumb Cake. Did you know that the Banner Punch, which isn't available until the Sale-a-Bration catty, January 28 coordinates with the mini XOXO banner stamp! Gotta love it when our Stampin' Up! products coordinate so well!

Below are the rest of the images in the Follow My Heart stamp set: 

Thanks for stopping by today! Come back tomorrow as I have swaps from the new Occasions Catalog to share with you. Until next time. 

Nacho Love!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Hope your week is going well.  The Nachos have a new sketch for you to play along with us this week. Come check us out and hope the sketch inspires you to join us.

Here is my take on the sketch:

Valentine's Day??  Yes, indeed. I believe Valentine's Day should be every day, as should Christmas, but that's a discussion for another day.  This card has some sneak peeks from the upcoming 2014 Occasions catalog, which will begin on January 3, 2014 and from the 2014 Sale-A-Bration catalog, which will begin on January 28, 2014.  Can you guess what's new? 

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time!