Stampin' Up! Storybook Gnomes Birthday

Good mid-week, peeps! My card today is a combination of a Sheep Ski digital, SU DSP and computer generated sentiments. Let's take a look see, shall we?

and for the inside... 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Zany Zebras (retired) for "it's time to celebrate"
Card stock & Papers	Azure Afternoon; Orchid Oasis (ret.); Storybook Gnomes (ret.)
Ink	Boho Blue and computer generated; assorted Blends
Accessories	Tinsel Gems Four-Pack Blueberry Bushel
Tools	Gnomes Dies (retired); Bark 3D EF (retired); Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Thank You Card

Happy Saturday, my peeps! Did you have a good Valentine's Day? Lots of chocolate? flowers? cards? Well, just in case it didn't happen, it didn't happen for me either! I am making a Valentine dinner for my family tonight so maybe you've got plans to celebrate today too. The reason I didn't celebrate yesterday is because I'm having some rooms repainted in the condo I've been in for a year. Let me show you the colors I chose...

 

My card base is Soft Sea Foam with a mat of Lost Lagoon and that middle square is a little off. Wish my naked eye could see what the camera sees!

 

I stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon and the flowers in Pretty in Pink on the Basic White panel. I added 5 Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies to the front and raised the squares with Dimensionals.

 

The Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper was the inspiration for my color choices of my kitchen, guest bath, and laundry room. 

 

For the inside...

 

 

The living room was already a basic gray but I went with a lighter shade as I only have a sliding glass door for natural light on the main level. The dragonfly from the retired Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set is stamped in Smoky Slate and the sentiment from the retired Treasured Kindness Stamp Set in Lost Lagoon. I added another gold dragonfly.

 

Although the names of the paint were not those of SU, the paint samples were quite close. I made the card for the painters as they were extremely kind and went above and beyond doing things that I couldn't do myself. It was a mother and son team and they love dragonflies. I will miss them when they are done.

My design came from Mystery Stamping with Dani Gurrola and you can see her create her card here. 

Measurements:

Base: 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2

Lost Lagoon Mat: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Basic White: 4" x 5 1/4" (2)

Soft Sea Foam Mats: 5/8" x 4 1/8"; 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" (3)

DSP: 1/2" x 4"; 1" x 1" (3) 

 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you are having a great weekend.

 

 

Stampin' Up! Stack, Slice and Shuffle Valentine Card

Happy Valentine's Day, my peeps.  I think this is the end of my Valentine cards for the church shut ins! My friend and I made a total of 15 cards. I hope we made the shut ins smile. Let's take a look see at the final one that was inspired by Mary Knabe...

 

I forgot to take a photo of the third one before it left the house but you get the gist...especially if you have done this technique!

My card base is Thick Basic White. I cut a panel of Real Red and adhered the cut pieces, from the retired Sending Love DSP stack,  according to Mary's instructions. You can see her video here. 

I stamped the sentiment from Unity's "...an ungloomy day" in Real Red ink on a scrap of Basic White. I punched it out with a retired punch but I don't know the name. The red heart was one left over that I had punched with the EK tools heart punch.

The inside is stamped with the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set and I added another heart.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll have a really fun Valentine's Day. I will be attending a cooking class at the Senior Center. I have no idea what we'll be concocting but I know it's free AND they give away free kitchen supplies!

Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse Valentine for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a sketch challenge for you today and here is what I created for our hop...

 

Let's take a closer look at my clean and simple card, shall we?

and the inside...

 

This is another card for one of our church shut-ins who just happens to be the only male in the group. I'm entering my card at The Male Room Challenge #195, which is Monochrome and masculine.

                                         

Thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

Amy Koenders
Mary Deatherage
Karen Finkle - you are here!
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Terry Lynn Bright

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Country Birdhouse; Hearts of Elegance
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White; Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories
Tools

Stampin' Up! Hearts of Elegance Valentine Card

Happy mid-week, peeps. Can you believe Valentine's Day is just around the corner? I've been busy making cards for our church family shut ins and here's another...

I was inspired by my friend, Alyson Mayo, once again! All product is Stampin' Up! unless otherwise mentioned.

 My card base is Thick Basic White, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4".

I cut a piece of Basic White, 5" x 3 3/4" and cut the large heart out with a die from Hearts of Elegance. I used a Darice embossing folder for the heart background.  I glued a piece of Seasons of Elegance Specialty DSP behind the opening. 

I cut the Basic White heart with a smaller die from the aforementioned set. I stamped it with the "xoxo" stamp from the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set and glued it in place.

Next I stamped the "hello" from the Heart Shaped Stamp Set and cut it with the smallest die in the Cornerside Dies set. I cut the little hearts from the DSP with an EK Tools Heart Punch and the retired Confetti Hearts Punch.

For the inside...
 

The sentiment is from the Hearts of Elegance Stamp Set and there are more hearts as I mentioned above.

I'm entering my card at AAA Colourful #12.

                        

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our weekly Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop.

 

Stampin' Up! Adventurous Sky for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop

Hello my stamping friends! Welcome to our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew hop. Our theme for this month is "Birthday" and we can interpret that any way we want and use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it using the Adventurous Sky Stamp Set and Dies ...

 

I was inspired by my friend and upline, Amy Koenders. You can watch her create the double decker fun fold here. 

  

Card Base: Night of Navy Cardstock, cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4"

DSP: Meandering Meadows (front panel): 2 3/4" x 4"

          Splendid Autumn (front flap and last panel): 1 7/8" x 5                1/4" and 4" x 5 1/4"

Mat for Front Panel: Fresh Freesia 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"

Inside Panel: Boho Blue 3 1/2" x 4 1/4", scored at 1/2"

Scraps of Basic White for planes, front sentiment and cloud sentiment; scrap Boho Blue for front sentiment mat (cut with Deckled Circles Dies, which are retired)

Basic Gray Pearl

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Terry Lynn, and clicking on the "Previous" button will take you to Tara. Clicking on the individual names will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat no matter what direction you hop! 

 

 
Tara Carpenter
Karen Finkle - that's me!
Terry Lynn Bright
Christie King
Mary Deatherage
Ann Louise Fodgaard
Akiko Sudano
Karen Ksenzakovic
Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up! Heart Shaped Valentine Card

Good Monday morning, peeps! My card today was inspired by Wendy Lee. It's another card that will be delivered to one of our church shut-ins. Let's take a look see...

My card base is Thick Basic White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4". To that I adhered a piece of retired Sending Love DSP that measures 3" x 5 1/2".

I die cut a piece of Basic White with the 3rd largest Cornerside die and splattered it with a Dark Real Red Blend.

Next from a scrap of Real Red Cardstock, I die cut the heart from the Heart Shaped Dies. I adhered that to the "tag" and that to the DSP panel.

I stamped the sentiment from Unity's ...an ungloomy day stamp set and cut it with a die from Stylish Shapes. I adhered it with Dimensionals.

For the finishing touch, I tied a bow with retired Solid Real Red 1/8" Ribbon.

The inside sentiment is from the Hearts of Elegance stamp set.

I'm entering my card in the AAA Colourful Challenge and hopefully just red is okay!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop.