SAB Goodies

Here's a simple card I made last night using some of the product that I got from the Sale-A-Bration promotion that's on right now. I love this stuff. One thing I have always struggled with is using buttons on cards. I love the look but whenever I try it, it doesn't look right. But this card seemed to call for buttons and I think I like it.

Recipe:Stamps: All Holidays
Paper: Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, DSP-Delicate Dots
Ink: Sahara Sand
Other: Ribbon from the SAB bundle, SU! buttons, Nestabilities

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Birthday Wishes

It's my Dh's nephew's Birthday this weekend so I quickly made him a card, he'll be turning 5. I haven't used this set nearly as much as I should. It's a little too cute for a mature Birthday card and I don't make a lot of kids Birthday cards, but now that we've moved so far away from family, maybe I'll get more use out of it.

Recipe:
Stamps: Older & Wiser (used it for the sentiment), Birthday Whimsy
Paper: Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, DSP-Maine Blueberry
Ink: Bashful BLue, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy
Other: Silver brads, Certainly celery ribbon from the SAB set, love it!

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Good Morning!

I hope everyone had a good weekend, ours was a nice lazy one. Well except on Valentine's Day, we ended up going to Grand Prairie and spent the day shopping, eating and watching a movie with the kids. We had a really good time.

I'm really enjoying my new stamp sets, up until now I hadn't gotten any inspirational sets and they just seem to go so well with my designer pp. The colors of the paper are also what I really love, soft muted colors. As you can see on the card my stitching is a little sloppy, I will admit that this was the first time in a looooooooooooong time that I used my sewing machine on a card. Practice makes perfect right!

Recipe:
Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, DSP-Parisian Breeze
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Other: Taffeta kraft ribbon, 5/16" neutral brads in very vanilla

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My Long List

I have a long list of things I need to do today, laundry, dusting, walking on the treadmill, etc. and yet here I am making cards and sitting in front of the computer. But this is so much better than all those other things so why not enjoy it and maybe the list will take care of itself, yeah right.

I made this card this morning going for a monochromatic look, I think I achieved it but I had to laugh at myself when I was done. I didn't even realize that the cross is inked up with sahara sand, there is no kraft ink. So my first concern, Stampin Up! really really needs to make a kraft coloured ink pad, so many of their dsp in this cataogue use kraft, I love this color. Now that I've said it, everyone will look at it and notice the colour difference. While I was making the card I kind of thought to myself that wow this ink really doesn't match the paper as well as it should, now I know why! Oh well, don't we wise up as we age...

Recipe:
Stamps: Refuge & Strength
Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, DSP-Bella Bleu
Ink: Sahara Sand, (not kraft), Not Quite Navy
Other: Half Back Pearls, Taffeta ribbon in kraft, Cuttlebug embossing folder

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On A Roll

Who knows how many cards I'll get made today, but I am enjoying myself! I love using cuttlebug embossing folders on a card, it instantly adds some texture to a card and can take it from blah to beautiful with one easy step. Now that Stampin' Up! has them, I'll definately have to order them as well.

Recipe:
Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, DSP-To The Nines
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Other: Rhinestone brads, Always Artichoke ribbon, Cuttlebug Embossing folder, oval punch.

Good Times

I finally got to play with my new loot this morning, do you have any idea how hard it was to see all this stuff yesterday, sitting in the box just waiting for me to come play?! It was hard, but I enjoyed making todays card so that makes up for it. As soon as I saw this dsp I knew it would be one of my first purchases. It's called Parisian Breeze Specialty. It's heavy like regular cardstock and it's sooooooooo pretty! Love it.

Recipe:
Stamps: Refuge & Strength, Eastern Blooms
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, DSP-Parisian Breeze
Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Other: Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, 5/16" neutral brads, Cuttlebug embossing folders, SU eyelet border punch(love it!)

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Guess What Came Early?!

Wohoo, I was pleasantly surprised to see the delivery man today as I was not expecting him until tomorrow. This is so great but I'm suppossed to be making 42 little Valentine's treats for the kids to take to school tomorrow. Urgh, I want to test my new stuff so badly! So no card today but there will be a lot of them coming soon!


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Happiness is...

This card might look familar to you, I did one almost identical to this a while ago, but I'm so limited with my dsp until I get my new order in and I needed something simple for the limited supplies challenge over at SCS. Today's challenge was to use only words stamps, no other stamps allowed. I think it turned out okay, although sometimes I think my cards are all starting to look the same. I think I'll have to branch out a little more. Anyhow, it's a very basic card, using halfback pearls again, my new favourite.

Recipe:
Stamps: Happy Harmony
Paper: Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, DSP-Urban Garden
Ink: Basic Grey
Other: Black grosgrain Ribbon, Halfback Pearls, Nestabilities

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Valentine's Treats

Our twin boys are in Kindergarten this year and will need to bring treats for the other kids on Valentine's Day. So I made these cute adorable little candy bags, I got the template from splitcoaststampers.com. These are so easy to make and I think the kids will love them.


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My Pet Peeve

I hate waking up to a dirty kitchen and that's how my morning started. I left right after dinner last night to have a little mommy time (aka, went for a movie), I didn't feel like cleaning up when I got back, so it was my own fault, but I still hate it. But on a positive note, my kitchen is now gleaming, the dishwasher is going and I was able to make a card, not bad huh.

I am getting a little sick of the dsp that I have, I'm eagerly waiting for my new stash that should arrive next week. This catalogue has such beautiful designer paper, it was hard to pick which ones I wanted first.

Recipe:
Stamps: Dream a Little, Fundamental Phrases
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Tangarine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, DSP-Hawaii Papaya, watercolor pp
Ink: Tangarine Tango, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip
Other: Hemp Twine, Cuttlebug embossing folder

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Good Morning!

I couldn't sleep last night so I stayed up late making this card for the sketch challenge over at SCS. I discovered that it is much harder to get your creative juices flowing when it is late, but overall I'm happy with how the card turned out, even if it took me longer than usual.

Recipe:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, DSP-Maine Blueberry
Ink: Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy
Other: Old Olive Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads

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Word from the Wise...or not so wise

Every single time I make a card I tell myself not to put it together until I know exactly what I'm going to do with it, and every single time I glue it together and then I decide I want to change it. Well this card is another one of those. I had decided to add some faux stitching to the one piece, totally forgot until I had already glued it. I hate any holes pierced through to the middle of the card so I tried poking holes through just the front. Well if you look reaaaaaaaaaally closely you might be able to see the holes. Otherwise I like the card but once again I was too hasty in putting it together.

Recipe:
Stamps: All I have Seen, Easter Blooms
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, DSP-Green Tea & Parisian Summer
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Other: Half Back pearls, Chocolate Chip ribbon

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SAB is here!

How exciting is that! I stayed up until 1:00am on Saturday going into Sunday so that I could get my order in as early as possible. I was able to get 7 SAB sets! Wohoo, now I'm oh so impatiently waiting for my loot so I can play.

Today's card is one of those that I couldn't get right, so I kept adding to it, taking away, changing things until I finally said enough. It is what it is, like it or not.

Recipe:
Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Paper: Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, DSP-Green Tea
Ink: Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa
Other: Old Olive ribbon, Clear Rhinestones

Thanks for looking and don't forget to take advantage of the Sale-A-Bration sale!

My favourite time of the week is here, the end. Love those days, we just came back from sledding with the kids and now we're going to treat ourselves and go out for dinner.

Today's card is another challenge over at SCS, it's called a CAS card, meaning clean & simple. Lately I've become really fond of a lot of layers on my card so this felt a little boring for me but like I've said before, it's good to get out of your comfort zone.

First I used my circle nestability to create the dry embossed frame, it's hard to see in the photo but it is there. Then I stamped the bird and watercoloured it in with my auqua painter and ink pads.

Recipe:
Stamps: Spring Song
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, choclate chip, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Old Olive

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It's a great Day!

It's such a nice day in our house today, the kids are playing well together, my DH is sleeping after working all night, and I'm catching up on things. I'm not going to let my laundry pile put a damper on my day, lol.

I did this card yesterday for another SCS challenge, this time it was a sketch challenge, my favourite kind. It's a fairly simple card to make, I watercoloured the flower and than carefuly cut it out and adhered it to the sahara cardstock. Otherwise not much so explain.

Recipe:
Stamps: Morning Soft, Best yet
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, DSP-Parisian Summer, Watercolour pp
Ink: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Basic Black
Other: Hodgepodge, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your day is going well also!