Thinking of you and Happy for You!

Verve Visual started their 5 day Holiday Release Sketch Challenge Blitz yesterday and the sketch was designed by Verve Diva herself, Julee Tilman of Poetic Artistry. I always wanted to join in the fun but gets very intimated... don't ask me why. Anyway, here's my card for their first sketch challenge.

Remember this patterned paper? It's from Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper Au Chocolat, I've been hoarding this paper and can't see myself using it at all but it's just perfect for this sketch. The flower and the sentiment is from Verve Visual, Fancy Flowers and was stamped on Very Vanilla card stock with Chocolate Chip class ink. Plain I know but it really looks pretty IRL :)

Stamps: Fancy Florals by Verve Visual

Paper: Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip card stock and Designer Series Paper Au Chocolat from Stampin' Up

Ink:Chocolate Chip classic ink

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensional, Self-Adhesive Rhinestone, Double Sided stain ribbon

The second card is for Jen of Iheart2Stamp Sketch For You To Try. The main image and sentiment is from Stampin' Up Nursery Necessities. The boat was stamped on Whisper White card stock with Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Certain Celery classic ink, cut-out and raised with stamping dimensional (oh, not fun at all!). The star is from the same set, stamped with Certain Celery and punched using SU star punch. The patterned paper is from Stampin' Up print packs.

Stamps: Nursery Necessities from Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Certain Celery, So Saffron card stock and Patterned Paper Print Packs from Stampin Up

Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Certain Celery classic ink

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensional, SU Star Punch, Mini Button

Celebrate YOU!

The butterfly card that I created last Friday was the perfect card for the color combination for Loonie Stamper's Challenge but I'm having so much fun combining both sketch and color combination from Clean and Simple Stamping and Loonie Stamper's Challenge, so why not continue doing them?!

I used the biggest square scallop nesties on Rose Red card stock to create the base of the card. The patterned paper is from Stampin' Up Bella Rose Designer Series Paper, punched using 1 1/4" square punch and layered with with Chocolate Chip card stock, using scallop square punch and layered it with Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip card stock. The chipboard flower is covered with Rose Red classic ink and drizzle it with dazzling diamond, sentiment is from Stampin' Up, Many Sayings. Finished card is measured 7 1/2" x 4" folded in half.

Several people have been asking me about our first home/condo, at this time, we're still waiting. My realtor said we're just waiting for some documents from the seller but other than that, we're 99.5% done except for the major papers that needs to be signed... oh joy!

Stamp: Many Sayings from Stampin' Up

Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip card stock and patterned paper is from Stampin' Up DSP Bella Rose

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Rose Red classic ink

Accessories: 1 1/4 square punch, scallop punch, flower chip board, Dazzling diamonds, Square Scallop Nestabilities and Stamping Dimensional

Short and Sweet!

I've been blog hopping and seen so many gorgeous creations out there and how about those gazillions challenges, oh man! I want to STAMP! That's when you know you're addicted and I know few of you will admit to that. :)~

I really didn't have a lot of time to stamp last night and I had this butterfly template that I printed months ago and been wanting to make a card out of it, so I did. No stamping here, except for the sentiment.

And Lee, yes YOU, thanks for your sweet comment yesterday (I sure hope you don't get rained out too badly!! LOL)... guess what... it's raining right now and I hope it continues all night...LOL!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Simply Loonie #2

Three weeks in a row combining two challenges.. woo hoo! The sketch is from Clean and Simple Stamping and color combination from Loonie Stamper's Challenge and this weeks combination is Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, White/Cream and Dark Chocolate.

This is what I came up this week. And I can't believe that I used all Stampin' Up products ... well except for the beads in the middle of the flower and the ink for the flowers. I started with Whisper White card stock measured 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 folded in half. The flowers is from Best Blossom set and was stamped randomly with Spring Moss hybrid ink, I put some crystal effects in the middle of the card and drizzle some red beads. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped using Chocolate Chip classic ink and finished the card with Chocolate Chip satin ribbon.

Stamp: Best Blossoms from the Heart from Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White card stock from Stampin' Up

Ink: Chocolate Chip classic ink from Stampin Up and Spring Moss from PTI

Accessories: Red Beads, Chocolate Chip satin ribbon and stamping dimensional

Kristina Werner Color Inspiration #26

I almost missed Kristina's color inspiration this week (that's what happened when you don't scroll down) and actually found out through a good blogging friend Sankari when she post her card yesterday... hi Sankari!

And if you're a challenge junkie (like me), make sure to visit Sankari and Brooke's new challenge blog at Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge. They just started last week and post their challenge every Saturday.

Anyway, back to the card. I've been seeing these paper roses everywhere and always wanted to try it and having limited card stock I thought it would be perfect to these flowers for this challenge. I really like how they turned out but not happy when I finished the card. Can't really pinpoint what I don't like about this card but maybe someone can tell me?

Stamp: Heard from the Heart from Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron and Rose Red card stock from Stampin' Up,

Ink: Basic Black from Stampin' Up

Accessories: Stampin' Up Scallop punch and Self-Adhesive Rhinestones

Be Inspired #24

This is the first time I'm participating for Beate's Be Inspired Challenge, this is when she post something she finds on her blog and you find an inkspiration and translate it in a card. I've always been amazed how people interpret things they see and after months of admiring every ones work, I decided to try it. And I think i'll be back for more.

At first, I was going to combine all colors together and stamped on an acetate card but after looking at these glasses again, I wanted my card to be simple. And since I still have some left-overs of my Stampin' Up Love & Happiness rub-ons after I created my Pink Guitar, I decided to just stick with the simple card.

The card base is a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" of Whisper White card stock and I stapled a same size of acetate and finished the card with Chocolate Chip satin ribbon. The sentiment is from PTI, Green Thumb stamp set.

What are these you asked? My 8-year old daughter Toni is been really helpful around the house lately. She offered to help me fold our laundry Tuesday, I told her that she can fold hers and just leave mine on the side. So last night I peek in her room and saw these on top of her bed. Our clothes sorted separately. Oh, you should see her room full of post-it notes to remember which one belongs to what....LOL!

Wanna play...

with my pink guitar?

Holly from Hog Wild About Stamping created a guitar card almost a month ago and she was even featured on Card of the Week.com for her cool card. The template can be found at Papershapez (used to be Stampinspot) as a free download. I printed the template once I saw Holly's card and set it aside. And last night, while going through my printed templates, I thought of why not making my own guitar card?

Growing up, I've always wanted to learn how to play a guitar not just because it's cool to play but I wanted to have my own pink Hello Kitty guitar...LOL! This card was supposed to be a Hello Kitty guitar but I don't have any stamp or stickers. So, I just used my Stampin' Up Love & Happiness rub-ons. I really like how Holly added a pick on her card so I added one also. Now I have my own pink guitar, I just need to learn how to play.

Paper: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink and Pixie Pink card stock from Stampin' Up

Accessories: Stampin' Up Love & Happiness Rub-Ons, Silver Brads, Silver cord, Circle Coluzzle, Guitar Template and Stamping Dimensional

Thinking of You!

A really quick card while waiting for my daughter to come home and while watching Training Day on a Sunday afternoon. She was supposed to be here hours ago but I guess there's some change of plans and forgot to tell mom, oh well!

I was trying to finish a card earlier today (I can't wait to show you but i guess you guys just have to wait) and had to take a brake and make a quick card. My Stampin' Up Love & Happiness rub-ons was starring at me and begging to be used and so I did.

Did you have a great weekend? I had a relaxing weekend and looking forward for another relaxing weekend in 2 weeks =)

Paper: Very Vanilla from Stampin' Up and Patterned Paper from Mind's Eye

Accessories: Chocolate Chip gross grain ribbon. Paper Piercing tool and Stampin' Up Love & Happiness Rub-Ons

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It's my weekend to be alone... again!

I usually look forward for my alone time. Oh! don't get me wrong I love being with my daughter but working 5 days/40 hours a week and tons of things to do when you get home, being alone on a weekend to do anything (or nothing at all) by myself is something I look forward too. And, when her dad pick her up last night, I browse through blogs and find some sketches/challenges to do. These are the cards I made last night.

I'm still playing with Taylor's stamps and how could you not use these cute cupcake for her own Cupcake Challenge?!

This time I used my Sweet Celebration set matching with Key Ingredients Birthday Boy package. And it's been awhile since the last time I made shaker cards and thought that the sketch is just perfect for this technique. I was going to put real sprinkles inside but I don't have the right color so I used my 1/8" punch to match the card.

Stamp: Sweet Celebration from Taylored Expression

Paper: Birthday Boy set from Taylored Expression

Ink: Black Staz-on Ink and SU re-inkers

Accessories: Marvy Scallop Oval Punch and Marvy Oval Punch, acetate sheet, 1/4 punch for confetti and stamping dimensional

Here's my card for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. Main image is from Stampin' Up Frosty set, colored it with SU re-inkers, I thought it was too plain when I was assembling the card and I remember a technique that Charmaine of Oodabug Alley posted on SCS. I used the Dryer Sheet Technique to cover the main image, I really like how it looks but it's a shame that you can't see that my snowman are dressed on Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi.

Stamp: Frosty from Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red and Wild Wasabi from Stampin' Up

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black and SU re-inkers

Accessories: Dryer sheet, Dazzling Diamonds, Cuttlebug, Snowflake CB folder, Pretty in Pink gross grain ribbon and stamping dimensional

And last but not the least. It's last week's sketch by Jen at I {heart} 2 Stamp. This is one of the first House Mouse stamp that I ever bought and can you believe that this has never been inked before?!

I was trying to create a sky background by using my cloud template with Stampin' Pastels but you can barely see in the picture, I guess I should have used a classic ink but I want a more softer look.... oh well, maybe next time. And make sure to visit Jen's blog today, she has a Bella-riffic Sketch For You To Try.

TTFN! Off to create more cards, I have 27 more hours of my alone time.

Stamp: Butterfly Express by House Mouse Design and sentiment from Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Bashful blue and Lovely Lilac from Stampin' Up

Ink: Black Staz-on Ink and SU re-inkers

Accessories: Marvy Scallop Oval Punch and Marvy Oval Punch, Crystal Stickles, Cuttlebug, Flower DB folder and stamping dimensional

Happy Monday!

Since I'm only a Stampin' Up hobby demo, there's no way I would be able to get any of the Level 2 or Level 3 hostess sets... well, unless I spend $300 worth of Stampin' Up goodies in one order, which it's really easy to do with all their wonderful stamps but I just couldn't afford that. Luckily, SU offers a hostess sets for pre-order for both level 2 and level 3 with a discount...cool huh!

Serene Spring is the set I ordered and I'm so glad I did and can you see the flowers? They are covered with Baby Pink Flower Soft, it adds texture and dimension to your cards... very pretty. You can check this video on how to use this product.

Happy Monday and see you tomorrow!

Stamps: Serene Spring by Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink DSP by Stampin' Up

Ink: StāzOn Jet Black and SU re-inkers

Accessories: Chocolate Chip gross grain ribbon and Baby Pink Flower Soft

Taylored Expression Cupcake Challenge #28

Still having issues with DSL connection and this is really driving me nuts, hopefully I'll get my new modem in the mail soon and fortunately my nephew let me borrow his laptop so I can post my card for Taylor's cupcake challenge.

A quick post today before the internet connection kicked me out again. :(

Stamps: Main image from C.C Designs It's my Birthday and sentiment from Stampin' Up.

Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Rose Red and Wild Wasabi card stock from Stampin' Up and Cutie Pie DSP

Ink: Jet Black Stazon-Ink and Stampin' Up classic ink

Accessories: Circle colluzle, liqued applique and stamping dimensional.

Smile!

I've been having issues with my DSL connection at home since Tuesday and cannot find my USB flash card to transfer files so I can upload at work. Good thing I had this card emailed to work a couple of weeks ago when Stephanie Hargis was a Featured Stamper at SCS.

Her gallery is full of beautiful cards and it's so hard not to pick one but here's the card that I chose to CASE. I used the same image from her card but just changed the color combination and the sentiment. Again, just a simple card but it ended up really elegant...in my opinion!

And a newfound blogger friend Donna Baker of Serenity in Stamping sent this beautiful card after leaving her a comment. She's the new design team of Starving Artistamps. I've been playing with my new friendly creatures but again cannot post anything with my DSL dilemma and thanks to her, I was able to get some stamps with a discount! So if you want your very own Doodlefactory Collection, check out Donna's blog and get the discount code. Thanks again, Donna!

Stamps: Embrace Life by Stampin' Up and sentiment from Heartfel Phrases by Verve Stamps

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black card stock and Wild Wasabi Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up

Ink: Jet Black Staz-on Ink

Accessories: Prima flowers, black brads, small and large oval punch, sheer blank ribbon and Stamping dimensional

It's a good thing

I saw a card similar to this one yesterday at Target for $3.99 and I remember seing a how-to at Martha Stewart website couple of months ago so right after I got home from work today, went to her website and type in flower card and right away I was able to get the instruction.

I also wanted to be able to join in the fun today at SCS for color combination challenge, using Groovy Guava (or Cameo Coral), Whisper White and Sahara Sand. So, that's what I did . The card base is a Sahara Sand card stock and it's measured 4.25" x 4.25", the patterned paper is from Ginger Blossom DSP, adhered to the base of the card. I randomly stamped the leaves from Embrace Life with VersaMark and covered with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. I printed the flower template (<--- click here), cut it out, folded in half and place the template in the middle of the crease, I trace half of the flower and cut it using an Xacto knife (oh! make sure not to use a dull knife). The Ruffled Butterfly is from Stampendous and was stamped on Whisper White card stock, water-colored with Cameo Coral classic ink and covered it with Crystal Stickles. The sentiment is from Stamping Bella.

Now, saving $3.99 for a card... IT'S A GOOD THING!


Stamp: Ruffled Butterfly from Stampendous, background from Embrace Life and sentiment from Stamping Bella.

Paper: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Cameo Coral and DSP Ginger Blossom from Stampin' Up

Ink: Jet Black Staz-on and Cameo Coral classic ink

Accessories: VersaMark, Irridescent Ice embossing powder, Crystal stickles, black sheer ribbon

Wishing you happiness

Happy Sunday! This week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoaststampers is Julia, a.k.a Artystamper (<--- make sure you to check out her gallery, she's simply amazing!).

There's so much cards I wanted to CASE'd (copy and share) but this card caught my eye and because I have couple of paint chips that I took recently when I was at Home Depot, I thought it would be perfect for this challenge.

The main image is from Stampin' Up Garden Silhouettes set and stamped on the paint chip using Basic Black Craft Ink, and once it's dry (with a little help of the embossing heat tool), added mini prima flowers with black brads and matted it with basic black card stock. I matched the paint chip with brocade blue card stock and run through cuttlebug using Birds and Swirls embossing folder. The butterfly is a punch by Martha Stewart from Michael's. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up Summer by the Sea and was stamped on very vanilla card stock and punched using 1 3/8" circle and layered it with basic black card stock scallop punched and raised with stamping dimensional.

Stamp: Garden Silhouettes and Summer by the Sea from Stampin' Up

Paper: Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue and Basic Black from Stampin' Up

Ink: Basic Black Craft Ink

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Birds and Swirls embossing folder, paint chip, mini prima flowers, black brads, Butterfly punch by Martha Stewart, 1 3/8 circle punch and scallop punch

KWerner Color Inspiration #17

Kristina Werner posted her color inspiration last night. Not really crazy about the dress (I guess because I know I won't look good in it...LOL!) But, just love the color combination, don't you think so?

Anyway, being a Stampin' Up hobby demo only, I really don't have a lot of card stocks and I know I ran out of Sage Shadow card stocks a long time ago. I thought I would have to sit on this challenge but being a pack rat saves you sometimes. I have literally 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" cardstock left of Sage Shadow and plenty of others and thought what can I make with just that?

The card that I created for this challenge was inspired by Lauren Meader of My Time... card <--- click here!Simply easy and it took me less than 5 minutes. Card base is measured 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" of Whisper White card stock and sentiment is from Stampin' Up Essence of Love set. The butterfly is from Stampin' Up Garden Whimsy set and stamped on Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Regal Red card stock with the essential glue pad and covered it with dazzling diamonds. I used my Martha Stewart circle cutter (that I recently got at Walmart) and raised it with stamping dimensional. I was debating if I should add a ribbon but I really like how simple it is. What do you think?

Stamp: Garden Whimsy and Essence of Love from Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White, Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Regal Red

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: The Essential glue pad, Dazzling Diamonds, Circle Cutter and stamping dimensional