Off to Sherron's House we go....

Getting ready today to go to Sherron's house for stamping and a buffet lunch.  This is a card that I made at Sherron's in October.  She has a meeting once a month, where she has several shoe box projects that we can work on, she has a nice lunch of soup and salad and whatever anyone brings to add to the table.  

I will be going with my Stampin' Up! Upline Bobbie and her Upline Jana. Sherron is Jana's upline, so she is also my upline several generations later. I am glad to be a part of this group, I look forward to the stamping days, and Sherron always has lots of Stampin' Up! news and many samples to inspire us.

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12-30-14 Almost 2015!

These cards are variations of the same design, not  much stamping, only stamped the words at the bottom, and I embossed them.  Embossing used to be my favorite technique, seems like I have forgotten about it.  It is an easy way to take the basic card 'up a notch'  Adds a WOW factor!













 These cards also use my favorite accessory, buttons, you just can't go wrong with a button!  The flowers were cut with the Big Shot and flower die, I used DSP from Stampin' Up!

I like the circles not being centered on each other, also using only a part of the Top Note die, something using the whole Top Note is over powering on the card front.

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12-28-14 Post Christmas

The first 4 cards were made as a thank you gift, I stacked them together and tied them with a ribbon.  I used the same template for all cards, and even used the same Always Artichoke for the card base.  I saw this card design on one of the blogs that I follow, it is an easy template and can be changed as needed.  Also a good way to use up small scraps of DSP.

Going for a Masculine card

Masculine congrats card

This one was one of the cards that I mailed out last year for Christmas.

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November almost over?

How can it be that November is almost over?

This is the second card that we made at the October Stampin' Up! card workshop that I held.

I tried to go with "Fall" Colors, so I used Pumpkin Pie card stock (105117) and stamped the image with Early Espresso ink (126974).  Then used the  Framelits Window Frames Collection (129021)

I think they call this a Gate Fold card, I used the Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334) to score the card so it opened at the front slightly  off center.

On the left side we stamped a border image using the Borderettes stamp set (133662) I lined 3 of the images on my block and stamped them using the Pumpkin Pie Ink (126945) on a slight angle. We ran the right side thru the Big Shot (113439) and the Decorative Dots (133520) embossing folder.

I finished the card by punching brown card stock with the Modern Label punch (119849) and Pumpkin Pie card stock with the Word window punch (119857), folding it over the top left side and using a brad to secure the layers.  The bottom right side I added a ribbon for a flat bow.

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Birthday Goodies

One of my co-worker's Birthday is the end of October and I made some yummy cookies and covered a Fage Yogurt container with DSP and used the same DSP on the card.  

Quite a challenge for me to find some DSP that is "manly" and that I had on hand that was not pink and frilly or full of flowers, yes I know this is sortive flowers but I saw more of a graphic design! 

At least that is how I am spinning it!

I stamped the background with Borderettes (133662) since they are Photopolymer I was able to bend them as I put them  on the block, so my border is not straight but wavy!  Ink color is Cajun Craze (119684)

The card itself was fairly easy, the most time consuming part as baking the cookies!

I usually share my baked goodies with Jason and the yogurt container is a nice way to present cookies or other goodies.  The Fage brand is a fairly straight container so it is easy to wrap it with DSP.

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Pool Party? AGAIN?!

While I had Teresa's stamp Daydream Medallions ( 131976) set and matching Framelets, Floral Frames Collections ( 127012)  I decided to make other cards using her things!  Yes it is Pool Party card stock (122924),  ink (126982) &  1/4 " cotton ribbon (134568) once again.

More of a square card base and I allowed the flower to extend waaaay
Tip: over make sure your envelope is large enough

 I like embossing a panel, using the same color card stock as the base card.

Teresa also has the Embosslits Beautiful Wings
(118138)
this is the largest butterfly and I added
Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

This card base is Pool Party with a white embossed panel.

Close up of the stamping

Close up of butterfly

This is the smallest butterfly.

Words from Blooming with Kindness
(131961)

Background embossed with Beautifully Baroque (130917) embossing folder

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This is the 3rd card from my October Stampin' Up! card workshop.  I borrowed this stamp set from Teresa, she also let me borrow her card stock, ink and framelit so I could design this card.

We started with a card stock base of  Black Berry Bliss  (133668)  then added a layer of Crushed Curry card stock (131199), and stamping the images from  Daydream Medallions (131976) in Blackberry Bliss ink (133642) and Crushed Curry ink (131173) .

The images were stamped off the edge of the card, it is easiest to stamp the words first, then add the images around.  It is easy to get too many medallion images and then no place for words!

We used the smallest Framelit from Floral Frames Collection (127012)  to cut out the smallest image and used Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) to pop up those pieces.

The words are from Blooming with Kindness stamp set (131961).

Again a very flat card so easy to mail.  Everyone liked this card.

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