Monday Sketch Challenge 9

Hello Friends,
Here is you Monday Challenge...

This challenge was super easy and a lot of fun. I ended up making a masculine hello card. Take a look...

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Stamp Set Used: Easy Events

Colors Used: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Old Olive, and Early Espresso

Accessories and tools used: 2 1/2" Circle pun ch, Morning Mocha DSP, Dotted Scallop Ribbin Border punch, and dimensionals.

Have fun and good luck!

Here is Jessica's card.

And Marcia's card...

Fall is Here...Or is it???

Hello Friends,
So Friday was the 1st day of fall, but here in Murrieta, California it still feels like Summer. Now I love Summer when I am off and able to enjoy it, but when you are in charge of 24 wild and crazy 1st graders and have to keep them in from recess during hot weather, I have to say, Please bring on the Fall weather and help me keep my sanity!!!!

I wanted to use one of my favorite stamp sets. It is such a versatile set because you can use it for any season. I especially love making fall scenes with it. Enjoy and keep your fingers crossed that Mother Nature hears my plea and sends Fall to our neck of the woods ASAP!!!!

Card Size; 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Colors Used: Soft Suede, So Saffron, Pool Paty, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, and Very Vanilla

Stamp Set Used: Seasons of Friendship

Accessories Used: Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, Hemp, and scallop border punch

No matter what age you are Pinwheels are ALWAYS fun!

Happy Wednesday Friends,

My goal for the next year is to start working on more masculine cards. The truth is I do not really give out many cards to men so I don't spend the time to create any. However I am going to try to challenge myself to make at least 1 or 2 a month. So here is my first attempt, I wanted to make a pinwheel and I had this lovely paper left in my scrap bin. It has blues and browns in it so it was begging to become a masculine card, let me know what you think......

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Colors Used: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets Used: Four Frames and Tagtastic

Accessories and Tools Used: Decorative Label punch, Early Espresso/White Bakers Twine, Owl punch, Silver mini Brads, Stampin Up's new Simply Scored Scoring Tool (as my dear frien Michele would say...A Must Have!), and mini wooden dowel.

Monday Challenge 8

Hello Friends,

Here is this week's challenge. Have fun...

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Stamp Sets Used: Vintage Vogue

Colors Used: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White

Accessories and tools used: Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper, Flower Designer Series Brads, Lace Ribbon Border punch, and Doily Triple Layer punch

This card was created by Jessica. I love the rich color choice. So pretty!

Monday Sketch Challenge 7

Hello Friends,
Today is Monday and you know what that means......
Time for a new challenge.

Here is my attempt at the challenge. I finally found a way to use one of my new stamp sets from the 2011-2012 Stampin Up Idea book and Catalog. What do you think???



Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2

Stamp Sets Used: Flower Fest and Swirls & Curls Verses

Colors Used: Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Blushing Bride, and Whisper White

Accessories UsedL 1/8" gross grain ribbon (NOT SU), Decorative Label Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Stripes Texture Impressions Embossing Folder

Jessica made two this time...

  

Here is Marcia's card....

Center Stage Spotlight!!!!

Hello Friends, Happy Thursday,

Well the holiday weekend is approaching, time to have fun, visit family, go on an outing, or have a barbeque! We might visit the LA Fair and see some DINOSAURS!!! Okay sorry about the over enthusiasm for our dinosaur trip but my little boy just loves dinosaurs and surprising him this weekend is something I have been looking forward to for awhile.. I mean look at his sweet face...

 Scary isn't he :o)

Anyway, onto my card...

Today's card is using the spotlighting technique, I love this technique it can really make a certain part of your card stand out from the rest.

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Stamp Set Used: Just Believe

Colors Used: Real Red, Basic Black, Wild Wasabi, and Whisper White

Accessories and Tools Used: 1/4" red gross grain ribbon, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, and dimensionals