All Dressed Up...

Good evening Stampers!  Hope your week is going well.  Sorry I've been away...I had several stamping projects come up (swaps) that I had to finish.  I also was finishing up a project that I will show you on Sunday when I announce some big crafting news, for me!  So make sure you come back on Sunday.  I'm super excited!

I'm so in love with the new stamp set and new coordinating framelits, All Dressed Up from the Spring Catalog.  Even better is that you can save money if you purchase the stamp set and framelits together in a bundle!  This is one bundle you don't want to miss!

I created this card for an organized swap through our online demonstrator website.  The colors I used are baja breeze, early espresso, crumb cake and whisper white. With stamping, like fashion, you can incorporate new items with older items and make it your own.  I dug out my manhattan flower embossing folder to create a nice background on early espresso and then I spritz some champagne mist shimmer paint on it. I love how the card turned out.  Hopefully my fellow swappers will too.  The new 1/4 stitched grosgrain ribbon works well when used around the waist of the dress.  The dsp is patio party.  The row of x's is the new needlepoint border embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by.  Don't forget to stop by on Sunday for my big news!  Have a great evening.

Fab Friday Challenge...on a Saturday

Hello stampers!  Hope your weekend is going well.  It was a busy and fun Saturday for me.  I have been wanting to participate in the wonderful blog challenges from the Fab Friday blog.  I came across their blog challenge for the new year here and I knew I wanted to try it out.  The challenge for the new year is a sketch and the idea for my card came to me last night as I was getting ready to go to sleep, does that ever happen to you?  Anyhow, here is the sketch:

And since I have been liking the faux tearing technique, this is what I came up with:

I have a confession though, this is the FIRST time I inked up the Papillion Potpourri stamp set! I know, crazy.  But it worked out better because of the NEW Bitty Butterfly punch that coordinates with this stamp set.  Love items that coordinate.  The other NEW item on my card is the Needlepoint Border textured impressions embossing folder.  OMG, it is so cute and it comes with two folders!  Both the punch and the embossing are available in the Spring Catalog.   The sentiment is from the Loving Thoughts stamp set, available in the annual catalog.  I love the shimmer on the card!

Sorry this is a short post my friends.  It's getting late and my comfy bed is calling me so I can dream of more card creations.  Thanks again for stopping by.

Until next time.

Pinwheel Wishes...

Well stampers, I'm back with another creation to share with you using items from the 2013 Spring Catalog.  I used the new pinwheel die and it makes perfect pinwheels! I used Comfort Cafe dsp. As well as the coordinating stamp set, Wishes Your Way.  The two go perfect together!  I used a technique called faux tearing and I love the way it turned out.  I sponged pool party and soft suede onto very vanilla card stock. Then I sprayed a bit of vanilla shimmer smooch spritz.  You can see it better in the second photo.  It looks so cool.

I made this card for a good friend who recently got a great promotion at work.  The sentiment works perfect for the card.  I wanted it to be a masculine card and hope I accomplished it.

Hope you had a wonderful Friday.  Hopefully I'll be back this weekend with more to share.  Thanks for stopping by.  Let me know if you like the faux tearing technique.

Happy 2013!

Hello stampers!  Hope 2013 is off to a great start for you!  I can't believe it is already a new year. Today is also the first day of the new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog!  I can't wait to show you what I create with so many wonderful new items!

I was looking for inspiration to get me back into stamping and I came across the new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  This was a great sketch for me as I used it to create nine cards for a Sale-A-Bration (SAB) swap with my group.  Make sure to check out the creations here.

SAB will start January 22, 2013 and there are so many wonderful items to earn for free with a $50 order!  Oh, and did I tell you that Stampin' Up is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year!  Big party! So if you are interested in hosting a party or if you would like for me to provide a private party, let me know!

So for my card, I used the new designer series paper from SAB called Sycamore Street. Love the colors in the pack.  Sometimes some dsp sheets can have a very busy design and can be challenging when creating with it. I find that if I cut down the dsp into smaller strips or sections, it's not so overwhelming. Know what I mean?  Anyhow, the other two new SAB products I used is the Pretty Petites stamp set, which is oh so cute and the coordinating punch, the petite curly label. You can only get these items with a qualifying order.

I also started cleaning my craft room-again.  My goal this year is to get my room in organized and in order.  Organized in a way that works for me.  Often times I will see photos of other crafters and their rooms and I get inspired and wish my room could look like theirs.  So we'll see.  I created a board on pinterest for craft rooms/home offices to gain some inspiration. For sure I will get getting rid of retired stamp sets, so be on the look out for that. 

One thing I started doing with my clear stamp sets, especially if it has coordinating framelits is to glue a magnet sheet on the inside of the case and store the framelits with the stamp set.  Of course, the framelits already come in nice envelops, but this way it's easier to reach.  What do you think?  I hope this works.  By the way, this new stamp set, All Dressed Up and the coordinating framelits, Dressed Up are available in the spring catalog.  You can show directly from my online store! 

Well my friends, I better get going.  Have more things to create so I can show you.  Thanks so much for stopping by.