Striped Scallop Card

I have a card for you today that I made with our recently retired Strawberry Slush.  I think it would look pretty in some of the new In Colors, too.  I had an extra butterfly left over from a previous class project, so I decided to put it to good use.

It's a pretty simple card to make, actually.  It has a Strawberry Slush card base and then the scallop layer on the front is attached over a white layer of CS with an embossed strip and finished off with a piece of ribbon.  It's more complicated to write it out than to do it:)

One thing that makes this card so easy is that the embossed strip is the only thing holding on the striped scallop layer.  It's really all it needs to stay in place.  (The butterfly helps keep the front from coming up, too.)  I added a double layer of butterflies... sahara sand and then my specially embossed butterfly over it.
Click here to review how I created the embossed the butterfly.

I only attach the middle of the butterfly bodies, so their wings are free and add some beautiful dimension to the card.  I just got my order for our newest butterfly set last night (Thank you UPS man!) so I will have some fun playing with that today.  The 2 sets coordinate!!!

Until next time, thanks for stopping by my little corner of the blogging world.  Have a beautiful day.

Happy First Day of Spring!

This darling little bunny with his happy dance shares my sentiments exactly on Spring finally being here.  I know we'll still have some chilly days, but the official arrival brings hope.  We can make it now.

Using the DSP to line the envelope and trim the bottom of the inside of the card just ties it all together.  It doesn't get much prettier than Coastal Cabana.  I will really miss this one when it retires.

The white organza ribbon is an all-time favorite of mine.

Easter will be here soon and, for now, my bunny can dance away to welcome the Spring.  In my next post, I'll share a new version of this same card.  Come back and check it out.

Remember the card I shared with you in my previous post?  The flowers are from one of our new SAB stamp sets.

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Stamp-A-Stack for Christmas... Card 4

I'm so excited to be heading for the Forsyth Library today for a big holiday cards class.  This will be a fun day.  Before I take off, I want to share another card from my Christmas Stamp-A-Stack class.  This card has some very subtle and very gorgeous shimmer to it, as well as the silver glimmer.

The texture comes from an extra tone-on-tone layer of Always Artichoke, embossed with tiny polka dots.  The subtle shimmer comes from stamping the tree on Shimmery White CS and the silver glimmer is from our Glimmer Paper.  I think I've gone through about 5 or 6 packs of it this week.  Expect to see a lot of gorgeous silver glimmer in the near future:)  I also added two strips of our gorgeous silver ribbon.

Come back to see a closer look at the snowman card and then I'll be moving on to other projects to share with you.  Have a great day!

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Pistachio Pudding

Today, our new colors series continues with Pistachio Pudding, another very trendy color right now in the fashion world.  Our two color stories are quite different from each other, both based on the Color Coach.  

Our first color story:

• Pistachio Pudding
• Baked Brown Sugar
• Crisp Cantaloupe

Notice how I've used the reverse (debossed) side of the embossed flowers?  It's nice to have this option for a variation in texture.

Our second color story (card on the left):

• Pistachio Pudding
• Smoky Slate
• Strawberry Slush

I've used the 3 colors in the layers of the card and then again in the punched blossoms on the top layer.

Which color story do you like the best?

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2013 Calendar

Everyone finds a calendar useful and so why not make it be fun, as well?  Today's post is the beginning of a calendar I'm working on for 2013.  The pages go into 6 X 6" page protectors and hang on a cute little stand that I have.  I made a front page, too --- just for fun.

I used the numbers from the Number It stamp set and the tree is from the Forever Young stamp set for the front page.  On the January page, the snowflakes are from Snowflake Soiree.  This stamp set was in our Holiday Catalog and is still available, so you can still order it.  I embossed the snowflakes (Iridescent Ice/White EP) for added texture.  The adorable snowman is from the Snow Much Fun stamp set.  I embossed the white strip with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, to give the feel of a snowstorm around him.  In my upcoming posts, I'll share more of my calendar pages with you, so check back soon to see more.  

January is the time to reflect on the past year and to make resolutions for the new year.  I always resolve to eat healthy and drink more water, as well as get on my treadmill a little more.  Then, I move into my clean up/rid out stage that emerges from my inner soul at least once each year.  This is so good for my closets and my storage room.  This year, I've also resolved to continue to do my best at working on my blog, taking good care of my family and my customers, offering super fun classes, and giving myself permission to take a little more time for myself.  Some years I've resolved to not make any resolutions.  Those were easy to keep, but maybe not so productive:)  What resolutions do you make?  I'd love it if you'd share them with me and with my readers.  Maybe you'll give us some great inspiration.

I'm finishing up getting ready for my Hostess Scrapbook Club tonight.  I can't wait to share all the new products from the new Spring Catalog.  We're going to make a Valentine's Day layout and a cute little coaster calendar tonight.  I'll share those with you in another post.  After a week of being sick, it's so good to get back into my studio.  I worked in my Prairie Treasures booth today, too - cleaning up and adding some new goodies.  It's doing really well and I am excited to get busy on new projects.  So many toys / so little time:)  Leave a comment and share what you've been working on lately.  We'd love to hear all about it!

More Cards!

Here are some more quick and easy cards for your inspiration.  They are big on style, even though they start with just a simple note card.  I tried to give you a peek at the coordinating envelopes, too.  Enjoy!  

Cherry Cobbler / Be of Good Cheer DSP /  Holiday Ornament Framelits / Traditional Touches Stamp (envelope) / cherry cobbler seam binding

Midnight Muse / Merry Minis Punch Pack / Silver Glimmer Paper / Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder / Greetings of the Season

Gumball Green / Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder / Delicate Designs Embossing Folder (envelope flap) / Holiday Ornament Framelits / Be of Good Cheer DSP / silver glimmer paper (star)

Night of Navy / Four Seasons Stamp Set / Northern Flurry Embossing Folder

Midnight Muse / Stitched Ribbon / Jolly Bingo Bits / Postage Punch / Square Punch / Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

As you can see, I used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder a lot on these creations.  I felt like it gave the feeling of falling snow.  I hope these cards give you some ideas to try.  As you can see, the note cards are limited only by your imagination.

Have a beautiful day!

Warm Hands...Warm Memories

Making today's card brought back a warm memory... about losing gloves and mittens.  There was a cold and busy winter when I just could not seem to keep track of my gloves and mittens.  I had to drive for about 20 minutes to get to the school where I taught.  I always pulled them off to free my hands, once the car got warmed up a bit.

One day, after my coming home with yet another cold, red hand exposed, I received a warning from my husband:  "If you lose one more pair of mittens or gloves, I'm going to get you mitten clips and make you wear them, or maybe one of those strings that run through the inside of your coat sleeves!"  I was more careful after that and, when Spring came, I found all my gloves and mittens.  They were in our school parking lot, in various locations, and all quite flat from many vehicles driving over them.

Today's card has a pair of mittens that I won't lose.

As you can see, I've used the same white on white background (and text stamp) as in yesterday's post.  Instead of hanging ornaments, I've hung up a pair of mittens (with white baker's twine) and popped the mittens up on dimensionals.

I used Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke to create the mittens and punched them out with our Mitten Builder Punch.  Instead of stamping them (We have a couple of stamp sets that have coordinating mittens.), I embossed them with 2 different designs.  One is the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and the other one is the Argyle Embossing Folder.  How perfect is that for mittens?

I hope you enjoyed my card and my little story.  Hang onto your mittens and have a great day!