You’re In My Thoughts

The title of today’s post comes from the card I have made, but it could be thought of as remembering the outgoing catalog and looking forward to the new!  I know both of those are in my thoughts!!  Here is today’s card.

 

Rose Wonder, 140697

 

I love how this card turned out.  I have to say it is a CASE from my Up, Upline Pam Morris.  She swapped this card at On Stage and I loved the simplicity and awesome layout.  Thank You Pam !!

All of the products, except the Rose Wonder stamp set, are on the retiring list.  So Sad  🙁   I also want to say that I am sending this card to a fellow demonstrator who is going through a really hard situation right now.  Please say a prayer for her.

There is not really anything to describe on this sweet card except to say I love everything about it.  I really hate to see these Very Vanilla doilies, the ruched ribbon, and this beautiful Falling In Love DSP go away.  I highly recommend this DSP if it is still available on the retiring list.

You can click on any of the products below to go to my online store and order up these beauties!

Thank you very much for stopping by today!  I love to hear from you and would be honored to help you in your stamping endeavor!

 

 

Products used today:

 

Eastern Beauty Smile

I am behind on trying out the new Eastern Beauty bundle.  And I have to say it is amazing!  At first glance I thought it really was not my style.  But the more samples I saw using the set made me rethink my opinion.  So after getting my hands on it and playing… Oh My!!  I love it !!  The set is so versatile.  Here is my first adventure with the Eastern Beauty Bundle.

 

Eastern Beauty Bundle, 145308

 

I really like how this turned out and this design could be used for so many different occasions.  I don’t know if you can see from the picture, but the petals of the Powder Pink flower are popped open a little.  That is from the Eastern Medallion Dies that are part of the bundle.  There are 14 pieces to the bundle!  I still have not played with the majority of the options.  I have seen where other demonstrators have die cut and circle punched several sheets of possibilities.  Once June 1 arrives I am sure you will be able to find all of these on Pinterest.

As you can tell my card was very simple with stamping the circles in Powder Pink and Berry Burst.  I then stamped and Die Cut the flower.  The strip of Lemon Lime Twist DSP was just to tie everything together and balance it out.  And like i said earlier, this layout would go with many different sentiments for almost any occasion.

Thank you for stopping by today!  We are winding down on the current catalog and the Retiring List.  There are some great values to be found there.  But you only have a couple more days, it ends on May 31st.

 

 

If you do not have a current Stampin’ Up ! Demonstrator and would be interested in a new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, drop me a note and I will be happy to  send you one.

Below are the products I used today.  You can click on the card or any of the products to go directly to my online store.

 

Delightful Treat Pouch

This is my first post that is not a card!  Oh MY !!  But who does not like to receive cute little treats, especially chocolate. And this is a really quick pouch to make so if would be perfect for a little treat for a group and can be decorated to  match the occasion.  Here is my Delightful Daisy Treat Pouch:

 

Daisy Delight Bundle, 145361

 

Is this not Delightfully Cute ?  HaHa….   I received the prototype for this little treat pouch at a swap and there was no name, so I cannot give the original maker credit.  (Always put your name on your swaps!)

Too bad you cannot really see the beautiful Delightful Daisy DSP that is the band around the pouch.  It is gorgeous!!  I will give you the measurements for everything and show a picture of the inside piece.  But trust me, this is super quick and easy if you were making multiples !!

  • The base of the pouch is done in Powder Pink card stock and measures 6 1/2 X 2
  • Score from each end at 3″, then punch each end with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch
  • The Band is done with the Delightful Daisy DSP and measures 5 1/4 X 2
  • Score the band at 1/2, 1, 3 , & 3 1/2. Use your bone folder to score each fold to assure it lines up properly
  • Add the Tear Tape to the very edge of the end opposite of the 1/2″ score.
  • Lay the band down with all folds folded and you can see that it overlaps perfectly. Peel off the tape and adhere.
  • Lay your nuggets down on the pouch and fold the top over then hold it and slide the band on.
  • Decorate the front as you like!!!

Wasn’t that quick and easy ?  Here is a photo of the pouch, or the card stock that is scored and punched.

Delightful Daisy Treat Pouch

Can you see how technical this is????  I am really being silly.  This is one of the easiest treat pouches I have ever made.  So please give it a try.

For the Daisy on the front, I stamped the daisy twice in Powder Pink and punched out with the daisy punch.  I sponged some Daffodil Delight to blend it with the DSP.  I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Birthday Banners Set in Powder Pink and just snipped the ends to make a banner.  I used glue dots to adhere the daisy and a dimensional in the center of the daisy to hold the banner.  Then just slide it over the top of the pouch and tie a bow.  The bow is more for securing the candy during transport so they do not slide out the top!!  We cannot have that!!

I hope you will try making these cute things and use your creativity to decorate the front.  Thank you for stopping by today!   I do not have the product list as they are all new items and I was having technical difficulty getting the pictures. I will figure this stuff out eventually!  The main thing to remember is the Daisy Delight Bundle !!

Make A Wish

Today’s card is one I shared with my stamp club on Sunday.  I used the Window Shopping stamp set in a different way. Here is my card.

Window Shopping, 142920

For this card I stamped the two background pieces in Calypso Coral and Smoky Slate ink and then punched them out using the 1 1/4 circle punch.  I then used the 1 3/8 circle punch to make backdrops for the stamped images in Calypso Coral and Smoky Slate card stock.

The Designer Series Paper is a retiring paper stack named A Little Foxy.  It is cut to 5 1/4 X 1 and layered on a Calypso Coral piece cut to 5 1/4 X 1 1/4. After I placed the circles, I stamped Make A Wish in Smoky Slate ink and added the little cupcake from the stamp set in Calypso Coral.

For some added touches, I placed a Metallic Enamel Shapes heart in the center of the Smoky Slate circle. I also tied a bow using the Thick Baker’s Twine in Calypso Coral.

I hope you like this simple but a little different take on this card.  The DSP and the Baker’s Twine I used are retiring.  If you like any of these items, you can click on any of the product pictures  listed below and it will take you to my on line store.

Thank you so much for visiting today !!

 

Thanks For Helping Me Grow

With all of the graduations going on now, I had a request for a Thank You card from a graduating senior.  To say I was pleased is an understatement!!  The card was for a favorite Aunt who loves to garden.  This is what I came up with.

Helping Me Grow, 140764, $26.00

 

I used bright colors and a single stem from the Helping Me Grow stamp set and I do like the way it turned out.  I hope the recipient does as well.  Below are the card details.

  • The base is Melon Mambo cut to 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 and folded in half
  • The Whisper White layer is 5 3/8 X 4 1/8
  • The Wild Wasabi layer is 5 1/4 X 4 and embossed with the Petal Burst Embossing Folder
  • The smaller Melon Mambo is 4 3/4 X 2
  • The smaller Whisper White is 4 5/8 X 1 7/8
  • The flower and sentiment are stamped with Basic Black Archival Ink
  • The flower is colored with Melon Mambo and Pear Pizzaz markers
  • Clear Wink of Stella is added to the flower petals

 

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card.  I very much appreciate your comments.  And if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The Helping Me Grow stamp set is on the Retiring List.  If you are interested in it, I would jump on it now.  You can just mash the Shop button at the top of my page.

The products I used are listed here and you can just click on any item to go to my on line store as well.

 

 

Sneak Peek – Inking Royalty’s May Blog Hop

 

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s May Blog Hop! Today’s Blog Hop is filled with projects that offer you a sneak peek at new items in Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Annual Catalog. We are so excited about the June 1 release of this new catalog – it’s AMAZING – and we are excited to share our sneak peek creations with you today. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.

My card for today’s InKing Royalty Hop is using items that I won at OnStage and that I got with the pre-order that us demonstrators LOVE!  Is a great treat to see the catalog first and to then get to touch and play with new items.

Oh So Eclectic, Lovely Inside and Out

The sets I used are Lovely Inside & Out for the sentiment and Oh So Eclectic for the flowers and leaves.  Oh So Eclectic is a very versatile stamp set and can be used singly or as a TWO STEP process.  I did the two step process and stamped the leaves in Pear Pizzaz and then the top with Always Artichoke.  The flower is stamped in Fresh Fig (one of the new InColors and one I LOVE!) and then secondly in Archival Basic Black. I used a Pear Pizzaz Stampin’ Write Marker to color the stem of the flower.

I added the sentiment in Pear Pizzaz and Always Artichoke and then used my friend Julie DiMatteo’s technique ( Julie’s posts are a must see, she is Number 2 in todays lineup.)  I added a little splatter to the white part of the card.  To do easy splatter Julie uses a marker, Fresh Fig, and flicks the large tip on the inside of the cap.  It is so simple….proof is in the card that I did! I then added a couple of rhinestones just for some bling.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Karen Browning at

. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

Jackie

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

  1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
  2. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
  3. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
  4. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
  5. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
  6. Lisa Pretto at Ink Big Academy Stamps
  7. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
  8. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
  9. Rachael Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin’
  10. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
  11. Karen Browning at StampWithMeKZB

 

I would love for you to leave a comment and let me know what you think of these great products.

The supplies I used today are:  I do not have a photo of the Oh So Eclectic stamp set ….So sorry !!

 

Thanks So Much !

I am once again using retiring products.  The set That’s The Tag was definitely a “sleeper” set.  It was to me as well until the first time I inked it up.  And now I have used it several times in the last few weeks. Some of these items will stay with me in my craft room even after the new catalog goes live on June 1.  I am thinking this set will be one of those keepers!

My Thanks So Much card was part of a swap I did with my stamp club last weekend.  We do a Spring and a Fall card swap each year.

That’s The Tag, 142918, $17.00

 

This layout is a “File Away For Later” !  When I see the sketch challenges I think of other ways to use them, like I did here.  This was a challenge sketch I had made note of except it called for a stamped background.  For today’s card I just replaced it with the 2016-2018 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack in Emerald Envy.  The banner is the reverse side of the stripes on the DSP.

  • The base of this card is Emerald Envy card stock cut to 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 folded in half
  • The Delightful Dijon is cut to 5 1/4 X 4
  • The Striped Emerald Envy DSP is cut to 5 1/8 X 3 7/8
  • The banner is also Emerald Envy DSP and is 1 1/2 X 4 and punched with the Banner Triple Punch
  • The Delightful Dijon circle is punched with the 2″ Circle Punch
  • The stamped circle is stamped in Emerald Envy and Delightful Dijon and punched with the 1 3/4 Circle Punch
  • I added the Metallic Enamel Shape as a highlight

And there you go, another quick and easy card and one that can be CASED in many different ways.  I hope you like this card idea and will CASE it yourself.

The products I used today are:

 

Happy Mother’s Day

It’s a couple of days early, but Happy Mother’s Day to all of you.  If your Mother is still with you, Please give her a big hug!!  I miss my Mom every day.  She was my biggest cheerleader no matter what I was doing. And I think she would have really liked this card.

 

Rose Wonder , 140697 & Rose Garden Thinlits,140619

 

I rarely make a card with only a little stamping.  But this is one of those!   Hopefully you will think it all works without stamping.  The background of Falling In Love DSP is just so soft but screams Mom or Wedding to me.  I did not want to cover up all that beauty, so I went with the “openness” of the Rose Wonder die cut.

  • The base of the card is Sahara Sand cut to 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 and folded in half
  • The Whisper White layer is cut to 5 1/4 X 4
  • The Falling In Love DSP is cut to  5 1/8 X 3 7/8
  • The rose is cut from Pink Pirouette using the Rose Garden Thinlits
  • The leaves are cut from Pear Pizzaz using the Rose Garden Thinlits
  • The Amazing Mother is from That’s The Tag set and is stamped on Whisper White and punched with 1 1/2 circle punch
  • The outer circle is in Sahara Sand and punched with the 1 3/4 circle punch
  • The butterfly is punched using Vellum card stock with the Bitty Butterfly punch

 

I hope you enjoyed this card and would greatly appreciate your comments.  Please do not forget the Retiring List, as a few of the items I used are on that nice list!

Below are the supplies I used today:

Techniques and Texture

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for May 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring projects that are “stepped up” by using textures or fun techniques. We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.
You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below. The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

Thank you for joining me on this Blog Hop!  I have Technique, Texture, New, and Retiring in my card.  Take a look and then I will explain!

 

In The Meadow, 140754, Daisy Delight (new)

 

This card has quite a bit going on, but I don’t think it is too much.  I just ADORE the new Daisy Delight!! A must have from the upcoming catalog.  And it bundles with a Daisy Punch, which is wonderful!  As I said, this card is a mixture.  So I will go through the details of each:

  • The Daisy is stamped on Shimmery White card stock , watercolored with re-inkers and the Aqua painter in Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, and Daffodil Delight.  It is then punched out with the new Daisy punch.
  • The flowers are from the Daisy Delight set as well.
  • The grass and butterflies are from In The Meadow set.  It is retiring (insert sad face)!  This set is so versatile.
  • The Petal Burst Embossing Folder was used on Old Olive card stock.  And I used the reverse side instead of the “raised  up” embossing for a different look.
  • The card base is Calypso Coral cut to 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 and folded in half.
  • The black layer is cut to 5 1/4 X 4
  • The Old Olive embossed layer is cut to 5 1/8 X 3 7/8
  • The smaller Black layer is cut to 3 1/2 X 3
  • The Whisper White layer is cut to 3 3/8 X 2 7/8

The Daisy is definitely the star of the card.  The Shimmery White Card Stock is a must have in your paper supply.  Without adding Wink of Stella you have a shimmer. And it is great for watercoloring without the super thickness of watercolor paper.  A definite Win/Win in my book!

And did you notice the center of the daisy?  That is the new Faceted Gems from the upcoming catalog as well.  Isn’t that fabulous?  They come in Gold and Clear and are in a couple of sizes.  You really need to add these to your wish list.

As always if you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you!!

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop!
Blog Hop Line-up:

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  3. Karen Gooch at Inker’s Workshop
  4. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
  5. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
  6. Lynn Tague at Beyond Beaches & Blessings
  7. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  8. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards
  9. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
  10. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
  11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  12. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
  13. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
  14. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
  15. Becky Retzer at Just in Thyme
  16. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  17. Karen Zaring Browning at Stamp With Me KZB
  18. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
  19. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  20. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps
  21. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
  22. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
  23. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps.com

 

The supplies I used today are:

 

Bright Butterflies

Today I am showcasing a beautiful stamp set and die bundle that will be going away in a couple of weeks.  It is terrible that sometimes we find something we really love just as it is retiring.  And that is the case with this bundle.  Here is the card I made for my Stamp Club Spring Card Swap.

That's the Tag, Timeless Tags, Stampin' Up!, Jackie Beers

Timeless Tags Thinlits Dies, 142755

 

This is such a sweet card and I would love to receive one like it.  This bundle, That’s The Tag – 144725, was sort of a sleeper in the Occasions Catalog.  I will admit it took me a while to pull it out.  And I am so happy that I did.  Wow!  Such a quick and cute card.

  • The base of this card is Thick Whisper White card stock cut to 4 1/4 X 11.  (It stands up better with this cut )
  • The Brights DSP stack is cut 4 X 5 1/4, then it cut it to 5 1/4 X 2 1/2 and 5 1/4 X 1 1/2. I then flipped one side over. (The two patterns of this DSP are on the same sheet)
  • The White focal layer was cut with the layering ovals die and the butterfly cut outs from this bundle
  • The Real Red scalloped oval is also from layering ovals dies.
  • After I adhered everything I took a few of the cut out butterflies and added them back to the card using a glue dot.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and if you really love this set as I did, it is still available on the Retiring List.  You can just click the link below.

 

The supplies I used today are listed below:

 

Supply List

Thank you so much for visiting today.  I love your comments and am very happy to assist you with anything.  So please contact me with any questions.
And if you do not currently have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator ,or are interested in becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would love to hear from you.
Have a great day!