A little giftie

This is one of my little gifties for my Convention roommates--I don't know if they'll use the hair pins, but they were fun to give! The packaging is what I wanted to show you. The base is a Top Note cut from First Edition DSP, then folded over. The black pennant and the Wisteria circle come from the new Pennant die--it's so fun to use! The Vanilla and black flowers come from the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. It's easy to fun gift packaging with our dies, punches, and Designer Series Papers! 

Monkeyin' Around

Inspired by an adorable swap I received from my good friend, Stacy McCain, at Regionals in March. And of course the doodling is inspired by my brilliant friend, Brandi Wiggins. I made this for my club swap in August--the theme was "animals." I think it would make a great baby card or child's birthday card. It features the new Big Top Birthday DSP as well as the new Scallop Dots Chocolate Chip Ribbon.

The summer has roared past, and it seems like the days just get busier. We're drying cherries today, and soon it will be time for the all-day peach canning marathon! Hope your summer is filled with sweet things!

Perfect Pennants

Another August club project to show today. The new Pennant Builder punch is so fun to use! And I {heart} the Big Top Birthday DSP! So versatile! We used the Itty Bitty Punch Pack to make the little flowers, and then added rhinestones for fun. Make it a "banner day" with the pennant products!

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Stamps: Pennant Parade
Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Real Red, Big Top Birthday DSP
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Big Shot, Polka Dot emb folder, Rhinestone Jewels (p 198), Early Espresso/White Baker’s Twine, Cropadile, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (p 210), Petite Pennants Punch (p 213)

Bow WOW!

I got the idea for this punch art from SoShelli.com--isn't that puppy cute? I added the Houndstooth embossing folder texture to the face because I thought it made him look furry, and the word "hounds"tooth had nothing to do with it. lol I was so happy when I found the sentiment in my new set, Friendly Phrases. It works so perfectly with an added "bow."

This was my club swap for August--the theme was "animals." I don't usually do a lot of punch art, but I knew the hostess (and a few other club members) were dog lovers, and this card came together so quickly! You could change the look of the dog by changing cardstock colors. What's your favorite dog breed?

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Stamps: Friendly Phrases 126151 (p 162)
Paper: Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade DSP (In Color Stack p 186) Ink: Soft Suede, Black Marker
Accessories: Big Shot, Houndstooth Emb Folder 123134 (p 218), Word Window Punch (p 209), 1 ¾” circle punch (p 212), Extra Large Oval punch (p 212),  Mat Pack (p 207), Paper Piercing tool (p 207), Metallic brads (p 199)

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Stampin' Addicts New Catalog Blog Hop!

Be sure to check out the great ideas from my friends at Stampin' Addicts! My wishlist is bound to grow!

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Up in the air

We made this waterfall card at July's club meeting. This style card has a lot of steps, but it isn't very hard! I think Dawn Griffith has my favorite tutorial for them here, if you'd like to check it out. Basically, here's what you need:


4 Whisper White squares 1 7/8 x 1 7/8
4 Real Red squares 2 x 2
1 Real Red strip 9 x 2 (score @ 2, 2 ¾, 3 ½, and 4 ¼)
1 strip ¾ x 4


1-Stamp your images. Adhere finished balloon squares to red squares.
2- Add Turquoise Strip about one third up from the bottom. USE ONLY BRADS TO ADHERE. Put sticky strip (about 1.5 inches) in center of Turquoise strip.
3-Fold red scored strip on score lines. Slide unscored end under Turquoise strip. Decide where you want the red scored strip to be positioned. Adhere SCORED END to Sticky Strip. Pull bottom of strip to make sure it works.
4-Adhere stamped squares to red strip at score lines—begin with the bottom one first.
5-Pull out strip and stamp a greeting. Adhere ribbon with stapler and punch a half circle for “pulling.” Adhere patterned paper to card base.

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Stamps: Up, Up & Away
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Brights DSP Stack, Big Top Birthday DSP
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Peach Parfait, Early Espresso
Accessories: Jumbo Brads 5/16, Tempting Turquoise ¼” grosgrain, Sticky Strip, 1” Circle Punch, Tempting Turquoise Marker, Real Red Marker

So sweet!

We made this sweet card last week at our hostess club meeting. It was super simple to make (which was good, because the other card was a little more time consuming! more on that later), and candy makes everything more fun, right?

Hard to see in this photo, but the card base is embossed with the new Stripes Embossing folder--so fun! Then we stamped the background images and sentiment in Melon Mambo and added the candies. The "candy covers" are stamped in Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi, and Pumpkin Pie. We punched them out with the 1 1/4" circle punch, then added a brad at the center. Glue dots made the rest easy!

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Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Melon Mambo
Ink: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder, Pumpkin Pie,
Accessories: 1 ¼” Circle Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder, Melon Mambo Scallop Dots ribbon, dimensionals