Because I Care in Pink and White

Here is another card using the Because I Care Stamp Set. I just love that hydrangea image and how it is so crisp in any color! For this card I used 2 colors: Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.

Here are the supplies for this card:

Because I Care Stamp Set (Hostess Level 1)

Pretty In Pink CS

Whisper White CS

Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon

Pretty in Pink Classic Ink

Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Horizontal Slot Punch (retired)

Hope you like this card! Thanks for stopping in today!

Until Next Time, Happy Stampin'!

Great Rewards!

So I decided to "cash" in my great reward points and my FREE stuff came today! If you sign up to become a Stampin' Up demonstrator this is one of the "perks" you get! FREE STUFF! Who doesn't love free stuff? I know I do! Anyways, just wanted to share a few things I got in the mail today!

- Customer Order Forms and Invitations (can't ever have too many of those)

-Stampin' Dimensionals (A stamper's best friend!)

-Glue Sticks

-Mini Glue Dots

- Crystal Effects (which I have never used but am excited to try!)

-Crop-a-Dile (another tool I'm excited about trying!)

Just thought I'd share my FREE stuff!

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Happy "Bee"-lated Birthday

While we were at the lake for our vacation, we didn't get to celebrate my husband's grandmother's birthday so I made her this birthday card when we got home. I used the "Just Buzzin' By" stamp set and on the inside (sorry I don't have a picture) I put "Hope you have a Happy "Bee"-lated Birthday!"

Here are the supplies for my card:

Just Buzzin' By Stamp Set

Old Olive CS

Crumb Cake CS

Whisper White CS

Staz-On Black Ink (images and greeting)

More Mustard Ink (watercolored on the hive)

Chocolate Chip Ink (for the bottom of the hive)

Aqua Painter (for the hive)

So Saffron Marker (for the bee's)

1-1/4" Old Olive Striped Grograin Ribbon

1-1/4" Circle Punch

1-3/8" Circe Punch

Dazzling Diamonds (for the bee's wings)

You can click on the picture for a closer view. The quality isn't as good because I took the picture with my cell phone.

Hope you like this card and thanks for stopping by!

Until Next Time, Happy Stampin'!

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Friends Never Fade Thank You

 This card is one I threw together for my upcoming Stamp-a-Stack. I like how three simple colors make a card so pretty! I randomly stamped the flower image from the stamp set "Friends Never Fade" on Very Vanilla CS using Baja Breeze and Soft Suede Classic Ink. The base card is Soft Suede as well. I used my 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Square Punches for the center image and popped them up on a Stampin' Dimensional. The bottom half of the card is Baja Breeze CS. The image comes from the "Because I Care" hostess stamp set and is stamped with Soft Suede Classic Ink. Hope you like this card! Thanks for stopping by and Until Next Time, Happy Stampin'!

Saturday Sketch Challenge #163

Here is another Saturday Sketch Challenge.

Hope you like my take on this sketch!

Here is my card:

Supplies for this card:

Fox and Friends Stamp Set

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set

Crumb Cake CS

Chocolate Chip CS

Night of Navy CS

Bashful Blue CS

Whisper White CS

Chocolate Chip Classic Ink

Night of Navy Classic Ink

Bashful Blue Classic Ink

Large Oval Punch

1-1/4" Circle Punch

1-3/8" Circle Punch

White Organza Ribbon

Hope you like this card!

Enjoy!

Happy Saturday! Man, it has been a BUSY day for me and with this weather I've done nothing but sweat! I got up early this morning and went to the gym, came home and cleaned/organized my ENTIRE stamping room, mowed the grass, read some in my book, drove to Walgreens to get a new hairdryer because my exploded the other day (really, it did!), now I'm settling down to post on my blog. I did rent a movie (Hot Tub Time Machine) while at Walgreens for me and my hubby to watch later! Hope it will be worth my $1.00 (RedBox..LOVE IT! hee hee)

Anyway, enough about my day...lets get to this super cute, super simple card.  This is a card my Stamp-a-Stackers will be making this month. I used the new Cherry Cobbler CS (#119685), which I absolutely love, and Very Vanilla CS (#101650). Hey, it's another 2-color card! The Very Vanilla I embossed with the new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (#120175) and used a Stampin' Sponge Dauber (#102892) to ink up the embossed images with Cherry Cobbler SU Classic Ink (#119669). I stamped "get well wishes" from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set (#115370) and punched it out with my Small Oval Punch (in the new catalog is called the 1-3/8"x5/8" Oval Large punch #119863)....weird name for such a little oval. Oh well...I also used my Sponge Daubler to put some extra ink on the surface of the punch and "Volia" a simple, elegant looking card! You can click on the picture to get a better look if you like! Of course, you can always change the greeting to fit your preference or need. You could also tie some Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon (#117291) around the card just under the Very Vanilla layer to give it a little extra something.

I hope you like this card today and thanks for stopping by!
Until Next Time, Happy Stampin'!

Owl Thank You

Look at this ADORABLE card I got from my upline, Tammi! I got this card in the mail the other day and my eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw how darn cute it was! I always look forward to getting handmade cards from others and it's fun to see how creative friends can be! I really like how she used the Woodgrain background stamp (#117100) with the owl! Lovely card and THANK YOU TAMMI!  I am absolutely going to have to break down and get this super cute Two-Step Owl Extra Large Punch (#118074)!  LOVE IT!

Hope you like this card and thanks for stopping by!

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Color Inspiration #135

I just had to post again today when I ran across this Color Challenge provided by Stamping 411. I look forward to a stamping challenge and so I just had to post this card.

Here is the Color Challenge:

And here is my card:

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Featured Product: Greenhouse Gala DSP!!

Hi everyone! I am posting 2 cards today that feature the new Greenhouse Gala DSP. I just love this paper! It is so beautiful and goes perfectly with the new Friends Never Fade Stamp Set!

Here is the first card:

Here are the supplies for this card:

-Greenhouse Gala DSP

- Choc. Chip CS

- Baja Breeze CS

-Whisper White CS

-Chocolate Chip Stampin' Ink

-Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

- Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set

- 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grograin Ribbon

- Stampin' Dimensionals

2nd Card:

Here are the supplies for this card:

- Greenhouse Gala DSP

- Chocolate Chip CS

- Baja Breeze CS

- Pear Pizzaz CS

- Chocolate Chip Stampin' Ink

- Friends Never Fade Stamp Set (flower image)

- Because I Care Stamp Set (greeting)

- Scallop Circle Punch

- 1 3/8" Circle Punch

- Stampin' Dimensionals

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Happy Birthday Card

Happy Tuesday! I can't believe it is already August. Where did my summer break go? I am NOT ready to start back to school. Guess I'll have to enjoy what little time I have left...I am getting ready to head out this morning and I wanted to post a quick card before I leave. This is a card I made yesterday. I have not used this color combination before but I'm pretty happy with it. The base card is So Saffron stamped with the Sanded background stamp. I cut out a Top Note Die using my Big Shot in Rich Razzleberry. I had to trim some of it off so it would fit on the card. I stamped the cute cupcake stand (from stamp set "Crazy for Cupcakes") using Black Staz-On on Whisper White cardstock and backed it with Old Olive Cardstock. I used these Stampin' Write Markers to color: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, So Saffron, and Crumb Cake for the stand. I used some 1/4" Old Olive Grograin Ribbon and wraped the Whisper White cardstock along the bottom edge. The greeting comes from the stamp set "Fundamental Phrases".
Hope you like this card! Thanks for peeking in today!
Until Next Time, Happy Stampin'!

Vampire Academy Book Series

Hi everyone! I wanted to do something a little different today. While I have been out for summer break, I have doing A LOT of reading...which is another cherished hobby of mine. I wanted to show you a series of books that I've read that I think are great! I absolutely love the Twilight Saga books and yes I have seen Eclipse (my favorite so far) but these books have become a second favorite. They are Vampire Academy books! There are 5 in the series and if you loved Twilight you will surely like these books too! Let me know if you have read them and what you think about them! If not, and you need something to read...they are great!

Check them out!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow for a card post!

Until Next Time, Happy Stampin...and reading!