Back in Black

Hello friends! I hope you are enjoying the summer. Can you believe it's mid-June? Wow! The release of the new Stampin' Up! catalog is weeks away. My pre-order items should arrive this week. I've been trying to use up my old stuff and I'm getting ready for a craft garage sale coming up at our local scrapbook store. I reserved a table to hopefully sell a lot of my older stuff I don't use anymore.
Does the patterned paper on the card above look familiar? It's from the last Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration. I still have a few sheets left from the pack called Delicate Dots. The colors really pop with just a touch of black behind the patterned paper and Kraft cardstock (Back in Black - hee hee). Black can really make your card creations striking especially when paired with brights colors. Keep that in mind!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting!

Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up! unless noted otherwise):

Stamps: Hero Arts

Designer Series Paper: Delicate Dots (retired)

Cardstock: Garden Green, Basic Black, Kraft

Ribbon: So Saffron (retired)

Hippity Hoppity . . .

Easter is on the way! I just put in the mail all my Easter cards this morning.

This is one of the last Easter cards I made. I just love this little bunny from the new SU! occasions mini catalog called Eight Great Greetings.

I made a soft pink shadow behind the stamped bunny using Stampin' Pastels (chalk). The beautiful background paper is from the SU! Tea Party Designer Series Paper. It's perfect paper for Spring and Summer cards.

Are you ready for Easter? I'm getting there. We are going to color eggs tomorrow night. Thursday evening we will take Brandon for his picture with the Easter bunny. Friday I need to grocery shop and Saturday is the Easter egg hunt at the zoo. Busy week! All fun!!!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting my blog!

Recipe (all products from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: Eight Great Greeting (SU!) and Hero Arts (Easter Greetings)

Designer Series Paper - Tea Party

Cardstock & Ink: Green Galore, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Basic Black

Accessories: Prima flowers, Making Memories brads, Pink satin ribbon

Tools: Nestabilities

Lake Erie Beach Glass Snowman Card

I am quite pleased with the way my beach glass snowmen turned out on these cards. These were really fun to make! I am lucky enough to live about 15-20 minutes away from the beach. All summer my son & I collected beach glass every time we visited the beach.

I wanted my snowmen to be the center of attention on these cards, so I used Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock for all the layers. I used scallop rectangular Nestabilities for two layers and ran the largest one through my Big Shot using a snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folder. The smaller rectangular piece with the snowman is mounted on pop dots. I used BIC Mark It fine point permanent markers to detail my snowman. They are awesome markers that dry instantly. Love it! The "Merry Christmas" stamp from Hero Arts was stamped in Real Red and Handsome Hunter from Stampin' Up!

Let me know what you think? It's different - hopefully in a good way!

Have a wonderful Tuesday and thank you for visiting my blog today!

Tiffany

P.S. Tiffany's Cardtique December Stampin' Up! sale item is the Big Shot die-cut machine! Save 20%!!!! This machine will cut and emboss using any Sizzix dies, SU! exclusive dies, Nestabilities, and Cuttlebug dies/embossing folders. This machine does it all. Take advantage of the sale good for the month of December only at Tiffany's Cardtique.

Scallop Punch Turkey

I wanted to make a handful of Thanksgiving cards to mail to my out of town family and a few other people like my mother and babysitter who I am so thankful for! My mother is always there for me and my sitter takes the best of care of my most precious gift in life - my son! I cannot thank them enough for all they do!

In a recent Stampin' Up! demonstrator magazine, they provided us with directions to make this adorable turkey. Check out the instructions below. It's so easy!

I embossed the front of this card using my Big Shot and chalked the stems in green. I used a large circle Nestabilities to cut out a window in the front and a green circle to layer the turkey on inside.

So how are your dinner plans coming along? I am in good shape! My turkey is safely thawing in the frig. My husband is extending the table today and bringing up the chairs from the basement. I am taking my son to get his hair cut after work and tomorrow night I get mine trimmed. We're getting there!!!

Have a great day and I hope you have some time to make some of these turkeys! Thanks for stopping by!

Tiffany

Supplies for card:
Stampin' Up! Cardstock - Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Ruby Red, Garden Green, Black, Really Rust
Stampin Pastels (chalk)
Stampin Up! Punches- Scallop circle, Circles - 1/4, 3/4, 1 3/8
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Pumpkin Harvest
Nestabilities - Classic Circle
Hero Arts Stamp - Happy Thanksgiving

Hero Arts Dandelion

I love to use a variety of products when I make a card. I rarely use all of just one company, and if I do, it's Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! has coordinating patterned papers, ribbons, buttons, felt flowers, brads, etc. They make it easy for those of us with not a lot of time, or who may have trouble coordinating products.

In addition to Stampin' Up! products, I also have many Hero Arts stamps. I bought this stamp several months ago and the name of it is "Dandelion" (G4917). I just loved how delicate it looks.

I used Stampin' Up! Creamy Caramel for the circular background and Chocolate Chip for the Dandelion and sentiment. I stamped it on cream colored mulberry paper and tore the edges to keep the delicate theme going. I layered everything on Stampin' Up! cardstock and patterned paper. The fibers are from JoAnn's $1 bin. Don't pass by those $1 bins because you never know what goodies you might find!

Have a wonderful TGIF and thank you for stopping by!

Tiffany

Design Team Challenge - White Space

The weekend is finally here! I took my son to one of his favorite places this morning -the zoo! It was a beautiful morning for it and he had a good time.

I mentioned to you earlier this week that I am on a design team! The name of the website is Stamps-Paper-Scissors. The store has been online for 3 months now. The main seller is greeting cards with matching envelopes. She also sells other handmades such as altered tins, clippy boards, plates, etc.

I participated in my first weekly challenge at Stamps-Paper-Scissors, which was to incorporate white space in our card or project, and make it compliment our layout.

I took Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and made a 4.25 x 5.5 inch card. I embossed the front of the card with a floral Cuttlebug embossing folder. I used Stampin' Up! Pretty in Pink cardstock to make a 1/2 x 4.25 inch strip and 2" square for my centerpiece. I stamped in SU! Pretty in Pink ink, "Flowers say Hello from the Heart" (stamp by Hero Arts) on Whisper White cardstock. I punched it out with a Marvy scallop square punch and attached it to my pink square. I attached Wilton Lace Scrapbook Trim on either side of the square to finish it off. Pretty simple!

I hope your weekend is going nice and slow so you get the most out of it! I hit over 5,000 on my counter so blog candy will be on the way - hopefully tomorrow or Monday. Check back soon!

Tiffany