Back To School

Like everyone else, our kids started school in September.  Of course, I had to take photos!  Of course, I had to scrap a page for my refrigerator page frame.   I like to keep something fairly current in there!

I had a ton of fun with this layout.  I used many samples of the New Orchard Harvest DSP.  I pulled the Island Indigo and Early Espresso and used them for my base colors.

I love the little strips of paper flags that I made.  It took a little time, but looks great!

Happy Stamping!  I have a workshop here at my house tonight, that is always fun!

Anniversary Poppies

Pleasant Poppies is one of the new Background Stamps that I just love from Stampin' Up!  I usually don't buy many of them because I found that I don't use them often enough.  When I saw Pleasant Poppies, I knew that I had to have it!  And, I am so glad that I have it to use!

It is easy enough to use and not have to color.  But, when you want to get fancy, you can!  For this card I simply stamped it in Versa Mark and then embossed it with Black Embossing powder.  Then I used my Blender Pens and Ink to color in the images! 

I also used the Apothecary Accents Framelits, Fancy Fans Embossing Folder and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.   I also added some sponging.  The ribbon is FREE this month with the Back To Spool promotion.

Make it a great day!

Same Idea, Different Colors.

Here we have two very simple cards that I created using some scraps and extra pieces of DSP.  The DSP is Comfort Cafe'.  The top sample uses Soft Suede Cardstock and Ink.

This sample uses Cajun Craze cardstock and ink.  I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  I cut the shape in half and added half of it to the top and the other half to the bottom of the sentiment. 

Have  a Terrific Tuesday!

Swap Inspiration.

Last month, Sharon from SUDEMOONLY sent me a card using this layout.  I decided to use it, but change a couple of things.

The DSP is Orchard Harvest.  I just love this DSP!  I love the Fall feeling and colors!  I also used the  new 7/8" Cotton Ribbon and the Border Banter Stamp Set.  I used some Cherry Cobbler ink and stamped directly on the ribbon.  I love that you can do this!  How simple to make it your own!

This card, was so easy to make.  And, it also uses up scrap paper too!

Have a great week!

Our Little Man's 10th Birthday!

So, the only thing appropriate for me to say today is "where has the time gone?"  It is so hard to believe that our youngest turned 10 today!  Ryan is growing up so fast, it is hard to believe.

Ryan's favority animal is the giraffe.  So, it is a sure bet that he will love this card!  I used a design from the Holiday Mini Catalog page 30.  I didn't have the Netting Background stamp at the time that I made this card so I used Extreme Elements.  Since then I have ordered the Netting Background and also received it. 

The DSP is also from the Holiday Mini Catalog it is called Orchard Harvest!  I love Fall and the color combination in this pack.

Happy Friday!  Have a great weekend!

Friendshop Preserves

Good morning!  So, here we will begin the tour of the New Holiday Stampin' Up! Mini Catalog.  At first, I didn't "need" much!  Isn't that how it works.  After a couple of weeks, I have bunches of goodies from the catalog.

This set is Friendshop Preserves.  It coordinates with the Framelits Dies Window Frames Collection.  I love that SU! is introducing so many framelits.  Not to mention that they are also "bundling" the framelits with coordinating stamp sets and offering them at a discount.  How can you go wrong? 

For this card I used Lucky Limeade and Very Vanilla.  I added some Victoria Crochet trim for detail.  The background is the Woodgrain Embossing Folder! 

These framelits make is SO easy to create a card.  I love the shapes and detail that they add.  I simply stamp, line up the framelit and run it through the big shot.  So simple!

Have a great day!

Happy Birthday To Our Niece!

Our niece recently turned 3 years old!  The theme for her party was butterflies, so of course we had to run with it for the card!

I started with some vellum and Melon Mambo along with my Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die.  I layered them and wrapped them with some Linen Thread for the body and antenae.

I also embossed with my Fancy Fan embossing folder!  Such fun to make a "girl" card!  The boys just don't appreciate this!!

Happy Hump Day!