Pumpkin Rose Fresh Cuts

I really like this new set by SU that was a sneak peek for June. The laser notes are nice little cards but I fill limited in what I can do with them. I'd like to use the stamp set more and see what I can come up with.

This is the 3rd card and the last one that I have to show you from the class I did in Saskatchewan and June Stamp Club.

I am looking forward to the weekend as we can finally get started on our yard. This weekend we are buying the materials and starting to build in the flower beds for the front yard. I am sure I will be sore next week.

Supplies (SU ONLY)
Stamp set: Fresh Cuts - will be in new catalogue
Paper: Laser cut note by SU
Ink: pumpkin pie, whisper white craft
Accessories: rose red felt flower, more mustard brad, white embossing powder

Ginger Blooms Part 2

Here is Part 2 of the wallet holder cards. Supplies basically the same as yesterday.

I am very excited as my Mom flies in tonight at 10:15 pm. We have a great weekend planned that includes some stamp/scrap shopping, meeting up with the Calgals, dinner on Saturday night and seeing the Broadway play, Rent.

I probably won't be back to post until Sunday or Monday - Have a good weekend and a good Memorial Day weekend to my US readers.

Supplies (all SU)
Stamps: Embrace Life, Simple Sentiments
Paper: river rock, ruby red, groovy guava
Patterned paper: ginger blossoms
Ink: cameo coral, river, groovy guava, ruby red reinkers for watercoloring, basic black
Accessories: none! (I know its a first for me!)

Ginger Blooms part 1

These are two of the cards I made to fit into yesterday's card wallet holder. I used the Stampin' Up - Embrace Life set and water colored a whole bunch of the flowers in cameo coral, ruby red, river rock and groovy guava. I really like how the set turned out. - Last two cards tomorrow!

Supplies (all SU)
Stamps: Embrace Life, Simple Sentiments
Paper: river rock, cameo coral, groovy guava
Patterned paper: ginger blossoms
Ink: cameo coral, groovy guava, ruby red reinkers for watercoloring, basic black
Accessories: none! (I know its a first for me!)

Stamp Club from April

This card wallet holder was our April stamp club project with 4 cards made to put in the holder. I got the idea from Tracy's stamp club project and the directions are from Rochelle's blog [here]

The card will follow tomorrow ...

Supplies (all SU)
Stamps: none
Paper: river rock, ruby red
Patterned paper: Ginger Blossoms
Accessories: decorative brad from Silver Hodge Podge

Embrace Life

This is the card that we sent off to Ian's Mom for Mother's Day. I waited and waited for my husband to do something as I figured she needed more than a phone call. He didn't so I made this card, got him to sign it and put it in Tuesday's mail so it will be late but the thought by me is there.

Our going away party for our friend's on Saturday was great. We got home at 3:30 am - I'm not used to late nights like that anymore. I finished my 5th scrapbooking design class last night. I am really enjoying scrapping now. I never thought I would say that. I am even going on a scrapbook weekend at the end of May with my girlfriend, Sabrina. I hope to do up the rest of my wedding album and get a start on our vacation album and Xmas album.

I had some supplies left over from the Ginger Blossoms project from April's stamp club on my desk so I used the remaining papers on this layout plus I had the flowers watercolored from that night when I showed the girls how to use an aquabrush. (The ginger blossoms project will be posted shortly as I have photographed it now)

Supplies
Stamps: Embrace Life
Paper: river rock, ruby red, groovy guava, whisper white
Patterned paper: ginger blossoms
Ink: river rock, ruby red, groovy guava and cameo coral refills to watercolor, palette noir
Accessories: river rock double stitched ribbon

French Flair Embossed

My cameras battery was dead so I couldn't take any pictures of my new Hanna release last night. I have the battery charging so I will have pictures for you tomorrow.

In the meantime, check out the Hanna Stamps Design Team gallery at SCS. Also, there will be a release party at 9 pm EST on Thursday, April 3rd at the Hanna Stamps SCS Forum for the release of the 2 new sets at midnight est. I will be hosting a color challenge so make sure to stop by.

This card was for stamp club - all SU but I cheated and used a Bazzill blossom flower as I didn't want to use the pretties kit for club as I want to hoard it for myself.

Supplies (all SU except Bazzill blossom)
Stamps: French Flair backgroun, Party Punch (retired)
Paper: groovy guava, certainly celery, glossy
Ink: versamark, so saffron, groovy guava (sponged on)
Accessories: white embossing powder, bazzill blossom, circle rhinestone, designer punch, groovy guava ribbon, brayer

Whisper Soft Grey Flowers

I made this card for Stamp Club this past week. I tried to keep the card simple layers as I taught the girls - two step stamping with the stamp-ma-jig. I was dying to do more layers but I didn't - I think I might give this card a make over and not limit myself to SU ONLY so that I can embellish it - the poor card is screaming for some flowers and brads. The color combo was from this weeks color challenge on SCS - CC159 using soft sky, basic grey and whisper white. The flower was embossed with clear glassy glaze twice and then put in the freezer for 15 minutes and cracked for the cracked glass look. I really like this technique for flowers and looks great with this color combo. My sample was left in the freezer for probably over an hour so I got a fantastic cracking on it.

Hanna Stamps sneak peeks for 2 new Hanna stamps start tomorrow - I have some Hanna cards as well as some cards made with new Riley's to show you.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up)
Stamps: Blossoms Abound
Paper: basic grey, whisper white
Patterned paper: soft sky prints
Ink: soft sky, blue bayou, basic grey, versamark
Accessories: basic grey tafetta ribbon, glazzy glaze embossing powder

Always Trifold 4x4

I'm loving the new look of my 3 column blogger however getting it back to the colors and links I had before is a bit of work.

This trifold card was made so that it is 4x4. I used a 4x12 piece of textured cardstock from Stampin' Up. Other than that not much to say on this one. It was for last weeks stamp club.

I have 3 cards I need to photograph that I made at the Calgals gatherings (w/o Allison - though we missed her chatter!) but I've been busy when I get home from work.

Anyhow, I must go - tomorrows my early morning of 5 am to get to the charter to go to the field for the day.

Supplies (all SU)
Stamps: Always
Paper: purely pomegrante textured, pretty in pink, close to cocoa, whisper white
Patterned paper: berry bliss
Ink: pretty in pink, close to cocoa
Accessories: pretty in pink grosgrain

Distressed Bird

This card was made for my Stamp Club last week. I am not really much for distressing as I love clean lines however, they have been asking me 'how to' distress. I'm not a bird fan at all but this bird from the Always set in the new catalogue got me.

I will be back later tonight with the winner from my blog contest giveaway for the Riley stamps. I have the entries on my computer at home and I'm at work. I meant to do it last night but instead I went to bed very early.

Supplies (All Stampin' Up)
Stamps: Always
Paper: purely pomegranate, close to cocoa, chocolate chip, whisper white
Patterned paper: Berry Bliss
Ink: purely pomegranate, close to cocoa, chocolate chip
Accessories: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, SU distressing tool

Cutest kids!

I'm a very biased Auntie but I think these two are the cutest kids! Katelynn and Cooper are my brother's kids. Katelynn is 29 months and 17 months - yes my brother and sil have their hands full but they are the best of friends and when they are away from each other they actually seem a little lost without the other.

This coaster frame is for my Stamp Club tonight - theme is pink and brown. All products are SU only except of course the coasters. I didn't have hinges and didn't have time to go hunt some down in the city so I decided to see if the brads and ribbon would be enough to make it stand up. It worked beautifully.

Products (all SU!)
Stamps: A Beautiful Thing
Paper: purely pomegranate, close to cocoa, whisper white
Patterened paper: Berry Bliss
Ink: close to cocoa craft spot
Accessories: purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon, pretty in pink brads, irredescent ice embossing powder

My coasters were purchased through a share with some gals in Calgary. Thanks again Nancy for organizing this way back when. I think I'm half way through my first pack - 200 more to go!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This was the last card we did at Stamp Club at the end of January. The girls loved this one and actually they went off the idea I told them at club that the front could be the bra and back, the behind. I actually had enough patterned paper in the package that they were able to do both. The template is from Frances challenge during Virtual Stamp Night at SCS. You can find it here.

Supplies (SU only)
Stamps: Holidays&Wishes, Flower from Priceless
Paper: blush blossom
Patterned paper: cutie pie
Ink: purely pomegranate
Accessories: Template from SCS

Wedding Thank You

Just a quick post this morning. This is the criss cross card that I modified to be 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 for our wedding invites so that a 4x6 picture could slip inside the pocket.

I made these in November (80 of them) and send them out in early December to our guests with pictures.

I'm stamping tonight with the Calgals. I'm looking forward to it. Not sure what I am going to do yet. Nancy, Allison and Tracy - I will try to be on time tonight!

Supplies (SU only)
Stamps: Party Punch (retired hostess set)
Paper: real red, very vanilla
Patterned paper: Cherise (retired)
Ink: basic black
Accessories: round tab punch

Cutie 3x3

I like to start my stamp clubs with a couple little 3x3. The gals get the initially chatting out of the way and are ready to tackle something a little more complex on the second card.

Ian had ear surgery yesterday and everything went really well. He is actually in very little pain and is moving around good. Though maybe too much and I am scolding him to sit still as the ear is bleeding alot still. He is on the phone with his family in Halifax right now. His brother just got home from being in Japan for a month so at least he is sitting still while on the phone.

Supplies (all SU)
Stamps: Holidays&Wishes, Wild about you
Paper: in color textured cardstock bases, purely pomegranate, soft sky, certainly celery
Patterned Paper: Cutie Pie
Ink: blue bayou, basic black, purely pomegranate
Accessories: 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/4" punch

Criss-Cross using SU only

This card was made for my Stamp Club this past week.

We made a criss cross card using the papers from Fall Flowers.

Supplies (all SU)
Stamps: True Friend
Paper: really rust, old olive, very vanilla
Patterned paper: Fall Flowers
Ink: really rust, Marker - soft sky, old olive
Accessories: Fire circle rhinestone brad, double stitched soft sky ribbon, corner rounder

So Kind Butterflies

This is one of the cards we are making at Stamp Club tonight. I CASED the butterfly image from Andrea at Crafty Engineering. A girl just like me that's an engineer and a stamper - a very rare combination. I bet she also has a fabulous personality and not the stereotypical engineering personality. Female engineers rock!

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Priceless
Paper: Rose Red, Whisper White, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Certainly Celery designer prints
Ink: Groovy Guava, Purely Pomegranate, Basic Gray
Accessories: Rose Red Brads, Pop dots

Dare to be Fabulous

I made this card using embossing resist brayered with the cotton candy spectrum pad. Though on this sample, the colors ran together a lot and it just looks like regal rose. This card was made for my stamp club that was held at the end of October.

Supplies - all Stampin' Up
Stamps: Dare to be Fablous
Paper: glossy, regal rose, pretty in pink
Ink: cotton candy spectrum, regal rose, versamark
Accessories: irridescent ice embossing powder, fire rhinestone brad, ticket corner punch
Technique: Embossing Resist

New SU set

I'll give you a break from my series of PaperTrey cards for today.

I finally had a chance to play with my new stamps this weekend. This is my first card using the new Stampin' Up set called 'Pick a Petal'. This set will be in the new catalogue and available on July 1. I love being a demo as I got to purchase this set early. This is my first attempt using this set and I can see I will need to play with a bit before I find that I love the cards I make with it. I distressed the edges of all the cardstock edges using my distressing tool. They eyelet is there as I was going to use one of the new rhinestone circle brads but it didn't look right so then I had a hole in my card so an eyelet was born.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up unless indicated)
Stamps: Pick a Petal, Warm Words
Cardstock: whisper white, purely pomegranate (new 2008 in color), so saffron, rose red designer paper from May promo (will be in new catty as 12x12 pack)
Ink: purely pomegranate, so saffron, Versafine black onyx
Accessories: rose red eyelet

Three Blooms

This was one of the cards that I made for my Stamp Club at the beginning of May. I taught the gals how to color on to the stamps with SU! markers.

Supplies (all supplies are Stampin' Up)
Stamps: Sincere Saluations, Big Blooms
Ink: Certainly Celery, Markers: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Ballet Blue
Paper: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Regal Rose
Accessories: Celery grosgrain ribbon

Pink Paisley

I stamped this card about a month ago but then abandoned it as it needed something. Tonight in the wee hours of the morning, I have managed to salvage the card. The color combo of tempting turquoise, apricot appeal and pink passion came from the February demo challenge. The layout was also from there however I added an addition pink passion layer under the image to tie in the stamped area to the background. The stamp set is Polka Dot & Paisley from the Spring Mini.

It isn't a color combo I would ever pick. I had never used a sheet of pink passion or tempting turquoise. I can say that I would used some TT again especially now that I have a new found liking for Taken with Teal.