Happy 65th Anniversary Mum and Dad

Today is my parents' 65th Wedding Anniversary.  We had a celebration dinner for them on July 31st but today is the day!

My sister discovered that the gem for the 65th Anniversary is Sapphire.  We weren't sure what cards would be available to celebrate a 65th anniversary so I made all of the cards from myself and my brothers and sisters.  I decided to use the last of my stash of Midnight Muse card stock for the cards as well as for the table favours we used.  See THIS post.

For this card I used the Rose Garden Thinlits, Cuttlebug Dies for the numbers and the retired Express Yourself stamp set for the happy anniversary.

I used the Large Numbers Framelits and the coordinating Number of Years stamp set for this card.

The lattice piece on this card is from the May Paper Pumpkin Kit.  I used My Digital Studio to create the focal piece and die cut it with the retired Hearts a Flutter Framelits.

I used the Birthday Blooms stamp set for this card.  The banners were cut using the Banners Framelits.  Again I used the retired Express Yourself stamp set for the sentiment and Cuttlebug dies for the numbers.

This was the only one of the five cards where I used Night of Navy Cardstock.  I wanted to use some of the Floral Boutique Designer Series I had received in the share from Sandi MacIver.  This card also uses the retired Express Yourself stamp set (I love the font) as well as the Large Numbers Framelits and Number of Years stamp set.

This is a combination of a Z-Fold and Joy Fold card.  You can it open HERE.

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of August 1

Crystal's challenge this week was to create a "sky" background effect using a technique rather than a stamped background.

Last year I had seen several posts to create a night sky background by applying ink directly from the ink pad to a clear block and then spritzing with water before applying it to a piece of watercolour paper.  After "stamping" the block onto the watercolour paper I spinkled on some salt, spritzed it a bit more and let it dry.  Once dry I brushed off the salt and added a bit more texture to the background by stamping some "snow flurries" with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder (retired).  The "scenes" were cut out of Shimmery White card stock using the Sleigh Ride edgelits (retired).

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Jingle All The Way (retired)
Ink - Night of Navy, Island Indigo
Card Stock - Night of Navy, Shimmery White, Watercolour Paper
Other - Sleigh Ride Edgelits (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Frosted Sequins Embellishments (retired)

Headstart on Christmas Cards

I am trying to get a head start on my Christmas cards for this year - I usually have quite a few done by now but this year I have been distracted and have barely any.  I actually like to have my plans in place before the new Stampin' Up! Holiday catalogue is introduced.  Not this year though. Demonstrators got to view some sneak peak videos showcasing some of the new product lines for the holidays and then the online catalogue was made available (again Demonstrator only).  Oh my there are some very cute things.

I am going to try to resist ordering too much and work with what I have.  I often order from the Holiday Catalogues in preparation for the following year.  That way I have lots of opportunity to view projects others post on their blogs or on Pinterest.

This is a card I made using some vellum from last year's Holiday Catalogue and a Hostess set from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue (Time of Year - page 201).  I CASEd the card on page 200 of the Annual Catalogue.

I don't have the Fabulous Foil Designer Sheets used in the catalogue sample, but I remembered that I had the Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack from the 2015 Holiday Catalogue so I used one of the sheets from that stack.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamp - Time of Year (Hostess set 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue)
Ink - Versamark, Real Red, Old Olive
Card Stock - Old Olive, Whisper White, Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum (retired)
Other - Bunch of Banners Framelits, Doily, Gold Embossing Powder, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Retired Corner Punch

65th Wedding Anniversary - Table Favours

Although their 65th Wedding Anniversary is not until August 9th, we are having a celebration dinner for my parents today.

We have hired a caterer and booked a room so we can all sit back and enjoy our time celebrating this remarkable achievement.  65 years!

I made some table favours for each place setting.  65 years is a Sapphire Anniversary so I pulled out some retired dark blue card stock (Midnight Muse), Shimmery White card stock and my Botanical Builder Framelits.  I used a long retired die to cut the boxes.  The box contains a little bag of Sugared Pecans that I usually just make at Christmas.

I made a larger box for my parent's places.  It's too bad Stampin' Up! no longer carries these boxes. They are food safe and came with the acrylic sleeve.  They were also a perfect size for storing Washi Tape.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Banners for You
Ink - Midnight Muse (retired)
Card Stock - Shimmery White, Midnight Muse (retired)
Other - Botanical Builder Framelits, Bunch of Banners Framelits, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Signo White Gel Pen, Extra Large Rhinestones (retired), Basic Rhinestones, Retired Box Die (Box #2), Tag a Bag Gift Boxes (retired)

Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack

When the 2016-2017 Stampin' Up! annual Idea Book and Catalogue was released I didn't pay much attention to the Designer Series Paper as I have quite a collection sitting in my craft room and wasn't sure if I should add to it.  I did however sign up for Sandi MacIver's paper share so I received a sampling of all of the papers in the catalogue.

I loved the Serene Scenery DSP (Designer Series Papers).  They come in a stack of 48 sheets - each sheet is 6 x 6 and there are four each of 12 double sided designs.  My next order is going to include this versatile paper stack.



I picked one of the papers and was able to make 2 note cards from one of the 6 x 6 sheets.

I used the Stanpin' Up! notecards that measure 3 1/2 x 5 and come with envelopes.  I first cut a one inch strip from the top of the DSP and then cut that srip in half lengthwise.  I used the reverse side of the paper and adhered the 1/2" strip to the left side of the card.  I then cut the larger piece in half to give me two 3" x 5" pieces.  I stamped the "Thank You" from Tin of Cards on each piece and then adhered them to the note cards.  To finish I wrapped some linen thread (3 strands) around the card front and tied a bow.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Tin of Cards
Ink - Basic Black
Card Stock - Whisper White Notecards, Serene Scenery DSP Stack
Other - Linen Thread

Christmas in July

I am trying to get a jump start on my Christmas cards so last week when I went over to Judy's I brought all the supplies to make a "mini easel" card.  It is an adaptation of a "step" card we had seen on Pinterest (see it HERE) and the "mini easel" card Diana Gibbs shared on her blog a few weeks ago (see Diana's card HERE).

Here is a view from the side

Here it is closed

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Peaceful Pines

Ink - Old Olive, Lost Lagoon (retired)

Card Stock - Whisper White, Old Olive, Lost Lagoon (retired), Silver Glimmer, Retired DSP

Other - Silver Cord, Perfect Pines Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scoring Tool

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of July 25

This week is Christmas in July for the Inky Divas Challenge.  We were to create a Christmas card that had to include embossing and the use of at least one framelit or thinlit die.

For the embossing I used the Woodlands Textured Embossing Folder for the background and I heat embossed one of the trees and the label.  I cut out the label using the Tags & Labels Framelits dies and the gold embossed tree was cut out using the Perfect Pines Framelits dies,

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Peaceful Pines
Ink - Old Olive, Versamark
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Real Red, Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (retired)
Other - Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, Gold Embossing Powder,
Tags and Labels Framelits, Perfect Pines Framelits

Thinking About The Beach

A week or so ago when I went over to Judy's we made this very quick and versatile card.  Although we used the "thinking of you" sentiment from the Sheltering Tree stamp set it is a card that could be used for almost any occasion.

We cut a mask using one of the now retired Circle Framelits, laid it on the card front and sponged our landscape (or should I say seascape?)

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Sheltering Tree, Wetlands
Ink - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Soft Sky
Card Stock - Whisper White, Basic Black
Other - Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, Circle Framelits (retired)

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of July 11

This week's challenge was to use at least one shade of a purple and a blue.  I had a few scraps of Lost Lagoon and Elegant Eggplant on my craft table so decided to use those for my card.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Tin of Cards
Ink - Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke
Card Stock - Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Lost Lagoon (retired)
Other - Botanical Builder Framelits, Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of July 4, 2016

This week's challenge was to create a "Z" fold card but the posted sample looked more like a "Joy" fold card to me.  I decided to combine the two for my submission to the challenge.  The card will be one of the ones we give in celebration of my parents' upcoming 65th Wedding Anniversary.  The 65th is the Sapphire Anniversary so that is why I chose Night of Navy and Whisper White for my colours.

We were to use current Stampin' Product but I had to sneak in a few little retired products in order to get the card the way I wanted it to look.  The little heart punched piece as well as the "happy anniversary" sentiment are both retired.

This is the card closed - the punched circles at the bottom left hold it closed.

Here it is "unlatched".

An overhead view

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Express Yourself (retired Hostess set), Number of Years

Ink - Night of Navy

Card Stock - Whisper White (Thick), Night of Navy, Floral Boutique DSP

Other - Large Numbers Framelits, Happy Heart Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots.

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of June 27

The challenge this week was to use a current Stampin' Up! punch and Framelit/Thinlit set.  I needed a Thank You card and knew I wanted to keep it clean and simple.  I had seen a card on Pinterest that fit the challenge as well as being clean and simple.

I used the Swirly Bird Thinlits, the Tree Builder Punch and the Owl Builder Punch (tiny heart) for the card.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Thoughtful Banners
Ink - Chocolate Chip
Card Stock - Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Cucumber Crush
Other - Swirly Bird Thinlits, Tree Builder and Owl Builder punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Birthday to a Special Friend

Judy's grandson is turning 7 today.  Over the years he has become a special friend of mine.  I am not sure if he is a fan of Minions, but I thought THIS card was very cute and decided to make it for him.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Balloon Celebration, Sprinkles of Live
Ink - Pacific Point, Basic Black
Card Stock, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Basic Black
Other - Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Owl Builder Punch

Happy 85th Birtthday Mum

Yesterday my mum celebrated her 85th birthday.  I knew I wanted to use the Large Numbers Framelits but wasn't sure what other elements to put on the card.  I headed over to Pinterest and found a card a liked very much and CASEd it.  The layout is identical, I just changed the colours and designer series paper.

Stampin Supplies
Stamps - Four You (retired)
Ink - Basic Black
Card Stock - Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Shimmery White, Gold Foil, Botanical Gardens DSP (retired), Botanical Gardens Vellum (retired)
Other - Large Numbers Framelits, Botanical Builders Framelits, Circle Framelits (retired), It's My Party Enamel Dots (retired), Banner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of June 20

This week's challenge was to create a card using two of the current Stampin' Up! InColours along with one other current colours.  I have only purchased the markers from the 2016-2018 InColours so I opted to use Cucumber Crush and Watermelon from the 2015-2017 collection along with Blushing Bride.

I had purchased a Paper Share from Sandi McIver so I have samples of all of the current Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers.  I used a piece from the Playful Palette DSP Stack.  

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Birthday Blooms

Ink - Basic Black

Card Stock - Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, 

                      Playful Palette DSP

Other - Swirly Bird Thinlits, Rose Garden Thinlits, Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue                         Dots

Happy Father's Day

This week (week of June 13) Crystal's challenge for the Inky Divas group was to create a Fun Fold or Slider Card with Father's Day for the theme.  I had seen and saved several different fun fold cards on Pinterest but was quite intrigued with THIS Z Fold card. 

I loved that it used the now retired The Open Sea stamp set.  I decided to pair it up with the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper to create my card.

Here is the card closed

and here it is open.  

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - The Open Sea (retired); Thoughtful Banners
Ink - Early Espresso; Cherry Cobbler; Crumb Cake; Basic Black
Card Stock - Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy; Nautical Expedition DSP (retired)
Other - Duet Banner Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy 10th Birthday Cadence

It's hard to believe that it has been 10 years since my niece's daughter was born - it seems like it was just yesterday.  I had seen the card Patty Bennett made for her son's birthday and decided I wanted to CASE it.  You can see Patty's card HERE.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Perfect Pennants, Party Wishes, Balloon Celebration
Ink - Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron
Card Stock - Melon Mambo, Whisper White, It's My Party DSP Stack
Other - Balloon Bouquet Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Large Numbers Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Freshly Made Sketches - FMS 240

This week's challenge on the Freshly Made Sketches site reminded me of the "Triple Time Stamping" Technique.  It's been a long time since I tried the technique so I decided to give it a try.  I has seen THIS card on Pinterest and realised it fit the sketch perfectly.


You can see all of the design team samples as well as those posted by the participants by clicking HERE.




My card has one less layer but overall I think it fits the sketch pretty well.  I chose Pool Party ink and card stock thinking the Thick Baker's Twine I found in my stash was that colour as well.  I now realise that it is actually Coastal Cabana, but I think it looks good with the Pool Party.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Birthday Blooms, Thoughtful Banners
Ink - Pool Party
Card Stock - Whisper White, Pool Party
Other - Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine (retired)

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of June 6

This week Crystal posted a sketch challenge - see below.

The project had to be either a Thank You, Graduation or Birthday card.  We did not have to use the same shapes as on the sketch but the lower ones had to be a different shape than those in the upper corner.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and took inspiration from the sketch but also from several cards I had seen on Pinterest and came up with this one:

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Tin of Cards, Kinda Eclectic, Petite Petals

Ink - Basic Black, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight

Card Stock - Whisper White, Old Olive, It's My Party DSP (retired)

Other - It's My Party Enamel Dots (retired), Rhinestones, Bird Builder Punch (reired), Bitty Butterfly Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Simply Scored Board

Happy Birthday Sailor!

Yesterday Judy and I made another sweet card using the Swirly Birds stamp set.  Although neither of us is a fan of "fussy" cutting we stamped all of the elements for the boat and cut them out.  The larger of the two sails was curved with a bone folder and mounted to the card with two Stampin' Dimensionals stacked on top of each other.  The other sail and the boat were adhered with a single dimensional.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Stampin’ Supplies

Stamps – Swirly Birds, Thoughtful Banners

Ink – Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy

Card Stock – Whisper White, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Perfectly Artistic DSP (retired - SAB 2016)

Other – Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Tree Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Swirly Birds Sailboat

As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I was able to preorder a few items from the new catalogue that goes live on June 1.  One of my purchases was the bundle that included the Swirly Birds stamp set and coordinating Swirly Scribbles Thinlits.

Last week I went to Judy's and we made a card using the stamp set - CASE'd from cards we had seen on Pinerest.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Swirly Birds, Sheltering Tree
Ink - Island Indigo, Mint Macaron, Real Red, Crushed Curry
Card Stock - Whisper White, Island Indigo
Other - Stampin' Dimensionals, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits

Freshly Made Sketches - #FMS237

Happy Thursday!  Where does the week go!  Yesterday my brother in law and sister in law took me out for lunch and we had a great time chatting and catching up.  I thought this week's sketch by Linda Callahan would be a great layout for a simple thank you card.  You can link to the Freshly Made Sketches blog HERE to see all of the cards posted by the designers and other participants.

Here is the sketch:

For my card I wanted to use the bonus stamps that came with the April Paper Pumpkin Kit - All About Everything.  I used Sassy Salutations for the sentiment - I love the fonts used in that set.

I used Blackberry Bliss ink for the flower.  I inked up the larger flower, stamped it off twice on scrap paper and then stamped on my Whisper White layer.  The small flower was also inked up with Blackbery Bliss and was stamped off once before I stamped it onto the card.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - All About Everything, Sassy Salutations

Ink - Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party

Card Stock - Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Wildflower Fields DSP

Other - Tea Lace Doily, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Elena!

My niece Elena, celebrated her birthday yesterday.  This is the card I mailed to her.  Hopefully it arrived safely - I don't always trust that the cards I send get to the recipient.

I used elements from the December Paper Pumpkin to make the card.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - December 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit
Ink - Soft Suede
Card Stock - Whisper White, Basic Black
Other - Gold Metallic Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Cindy!

My sister Cindy is celebrating a big birthday today - 60 years old!  I mailed this card to her and hope it arrived before today.  I am really liking the Botanical Blooms Stamp Set and coordinating framelits. I also used the Number of Years Stamp Set and Large Numbers Framelits to make this card.

I took a length of the White Jute Ribbon, snipped off the edge and was able to separate the strands to wrap around the card and make the bow.  Thanks to Kimberly VanDiepen for that hint.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Botanical Blooms, Number of Years, Papillon Potpourri
Ink - Basic Black Archival, Watermelon Wonder (Marker), Old Olive, Mossy Meadow
Card Stock - Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Watermelon Wonder, Lost Lagoon, Basic Black, Botanicals Vellum (Sale a Bration 2016)
Other - Botanical Builders Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, It's My Party Enamel Dots, Rhinestone, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Signo White Gel Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, White Jute Ribbon,

Freshly Made Sketches - #236

Once again I played along with the Freshly Made Sketches.  You can link to this week's sketch HERE

Here is the sketch

I have a lot of punches in various shapes but because I wanted to use The Open Sea stamp set I settled on circle punches but I did use one of the dies from the Swirly Scribbles set to make the "waves".

And here's my card:

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - The Open Sea (retiring), Thoughtful Banners

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Grey

Card Stock - Whisper White, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler

Other - Linen Thread, Retired DSP, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Handheld Stapler, 2" Circle Punch, 

2 1/2" Circle Punch, Circles Framelits, Banners Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Kelly!

Today is my sister in law Kelly's birthday.  Recently I have been making black and white cards with a pop of colour.  I had seen this one on Mary Fish's blog and decided I would make one for Kelly.  You can see Mary's card HERE.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Remembering Your Birthday
Ink - Basic Black Archival
Card Stock - Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron
Other - Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Scallop Border Punch (retired), It's My Party Enamel Dots, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches FMS235

Again this week I participated in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  

Here's the sketch:

You can see the challenge and all of the entries by following the link below:

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.ca/2016/05/freshly-made-sketches-235-sketch-by-jen.html

And here's my card:

When I saw the sketch I knew I wanted to use the "happy" from the Hello You thinlits.  I secured the die cut to the DSP using a stapler.  I masked off part of the greeting from the Party Wishes set and stamped it directly on the DSP with archival black ink.  The balloon from Balloon Celebration was stamped onto Melon Mambo cardstock and punched with the Balloon Bouquet punch.  It was adhered to the card with dimensionals.

Card Base - Basic Black (8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4)
Layer 1 - Melon Mambo (4 x 5 1/4)
Layer 2 - It's My Party DSP (3 3/4 x 5)

Stampin' Supplies (all supplies are Stampin' Up!)
Stamps - Party Wishes (retires May 31), Balloon Celebration
Ink - Basic Black Archival, Melon Mambo
Card Stock - Basic Black, Melon Mambo, It's My Party DSP Stack (retires May 31)
Other - Hello You Thinlits, Handheld Stapler, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Mother's Day

The April Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up! included a Mother's Day stamp.  I decided I wanted to make my Mum's card using this stamp and went searching on Pinterest for a layout I could use to make the card.  I found THIS card and decided it was the one.  I wanted to use my Botanical Blooms stamp set and coordinating framelits.

I went through my Designer Series Paper and found a soft pink one that I liked (long retired) and a scrap of Timeless Elegance DSP (retiring May 31).

I coloured the small flowers in the greeting using markers and although it doesn't show well in the photo I highlighted them with Wink of Stella.  The die cut flowers have been sponged in the centre with the coordinating ink colour.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Botanical Blooms, April 2016 Paper Pumpkin

Ink - Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black Archival

Card Stock - Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Timeless Elegance DSP (retiring), Sweet Pea DSP Stack (retired)

Other - Botanical Builder Framelits, Iced Rhinestones (retiring), Signo White Gel Pen (retiring), Sponge Daubers, Rhinestones, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Satin Ribbon (retired), Wink of Stella

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of May 2

Crystal's challenge this week was to use Stampin' Up! products that will be retiring on May 31.  I decided to use Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow from the 2014 - 2016 InColours Collection.  It took me a while to warm up to these colours when they were first introduced but they are among the colours I use most often now.  In addition to those retiring InColours I used the stamp sets Flowering Flourishes and Four You along with the Curvy Corner Trio punch all of which are on the retiring list and will not be available after May 31.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Flowering Flourishes (retiring), Four You (retiring), Work of Art

Ink - Blackberry Bliss (retiring), Mossy Meadow (retiring), Basic Black Archival

Card Stock - Blackberry Bliss (retiring), Whisper White

Other - Curvy Trio Corner Punch (retiring), Butterfly Punch, Basic Pearls

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of April 25

The challenge this week was to create a card or project to showcase something you love.  One thing I really love to do is to alter little notebooks that I have bought at the dollar store.  I like to have a notebook handy but I love it when it is pretty.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Botanical Blooms; Paper Pumpkin (can't remember which month or year)
Ink - Old Olive
Card Stock - Old Olive, Pool Party, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Basic Black
Other - Botanical Builders Framelits, Rhinestone Jewels

Freshly Made Sketches 234

This week I decided to participate in the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge (FMS234).  The card I had posted last week for the Inky Divas Challenge sort of fit the challenge but I made a few changes and although I stayed in portrait rather than landscape mode I think I met the challenge.

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.ca/2016/04/freshly-made-sketches-234-sketch-by-jen.html

Rather than stamp and punch the balloons, I punched them from some of the papers in the It's My Party paper stack.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Happy Birthday Everyone

Ink - Basic Black

Card Stock - Whisper White (thick), It's My Party Paper Stack

Other - Party Punch Pack, It's My Party Enamel Dots, It's My Party Washi Tape, Basic Black Baker's Twine, Retired Button, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of April 18

The challenge this week was to create a birthday card using a bundle from the Occasions Catalogue and at least one item from the Annual Catalogue.

I decided to use the Party Wishes Stamp Set/Party Punch Pack bundle (pages 4 and 5 in the Occasions Catalogue) along with the Happy Birthday Everyone stamp set from the Annual Catalogue (host set, page 179) for my card.  The card is a CASE of the one displayed on page 5 of the Occasions Catalogue.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Happy Birthday Everyone, Party Wishes

Ink - Basic Black Archival, Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron

Card Stock - Whisper White (Thick), It's My Party DSP

Other - Party Punch Pack, It's My Party Washi Tape, It's My Party Enamel Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Black Baker's Twine, Black Button (retired)

Where Has The Time Gone?

I can't believe we are already in the final week of our stay in Myrtle Beach.  It is another fantastic day and Judy and I are enjoying sitting on the balcony overlooking the ocean.

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of Fevruary 22

This week's challenge was to use a Sale-a-Bration item.  Even though I am not at home, I was able to participate.  I had packed the sale-a-bration set Honeycomb Happiness.  The layout is a CASE of a card in the 2016 Occasions catalogue.

Stampin Supplies
Stamp Set - Honeycomb Happiness (Saleabration)
Ink - Jet Black StazOn, Old Olive, Pool Party, So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Delightful Dijon
Card Stock - Very Vanilla Notecard, Watercolour Paper
Other - wash I Label Punch, Venetian Crochet Trim, very Vanilla Thick Bakers Twine, Stampin Dimensionals, Aqua Painter

Beautiful Rainbow

It rained most of the day but we were rewarded with this beautiful rainbow over the ocean.