Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Christmas Cards: Lots of Thanks

Good morning, I'm back.  Sometimes you can always use a little extra creative inspiration so today over on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog we're sharing some ideas for Christmas thank you's.  I'm a big believer in the importance of hand written thank you's and have been teaching Aidan about them so this time of year I need lots of cards.  Just like my post earlier this morning I'm working on using up some of the extra kit pieces I have on my desk before the holidays are over so this card was super fast to pull together.  I started with Cherry Cobbler for the cardbase and then added a layer of Garden Green Cardstock.  The Whisper White piece that is woodgrain embossed is from the Watercolor Winter Simply Created kit (there are lots of fabulous pieces in this kit for lots of fun).

 

All the stars are elements from the Many Merry Stars Simply Created kit, the large newsprint one, Crumb Cake printed one as well as all the small Cherry Cobbler and Gold Glimmer Stars (can you have too many stars or glimmer?)  I also used the Gold Baker's Twine from the Many Merry Stars Kit to make the bow.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and I stamped it with Versamark ink on Basic Black cardstock before embossing it with the Heat Tool and Cherry Cobbler Heat Embossing Powder.  I punched the greeting out with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch and attached with a dimensional for extra texture.

 

I love it when I can make a quick and easy card that still has a lot of details for the eye and look like you spent a lot of time on it, and being able to use some of those scrap pieces up is an added bonus.  I think I'm going to try to use up all the rest of these little kit pieces now so they don't take up space in my studio and get forgotten about.  Don't forgot to thank all the special people in your life who did something special for you and your family this holiday season and make them a personal thank you that will really let them know how much you appreciate their thoughtfulness!

 

Just a reminder, the Watercolor Winter Simply Created kit is currently on sale as part of the End of Year Closeout so make sure to order your kit for lots of crafting fun before it sells out (there are lots of great holiday projects on sale that are perfect!)

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

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Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

Diana

30-Day Gratitude Challenge: Get Your Santa On

Good morning, it's Sunday and we've reached the last day of November and the end of my 30-Day Gratitude challenge.  How have you been doing?  We got home safely yesterday and are working on getting everything in place to start the new work/school week and month.  For my last card of this challenge of course I had to make a holiday card and the new Get Your Santa On stamp set is so cute I had to pull it out, along with my Blendabilities Markers (by the way, Blendabilities will be on sale for one day only tomorrow, so make sure to take advantage). 

I used Wild Wasabi for the cardbase and then embossed a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Big Shot and Filigree Frame Embossing Folder.  I did also lightly sponge around the embossing with Cherry Cobbler ink.  Next I stamped the Santa from the Get Your Santa On with the Momento Ink pad and then colored it in with Blendabilities Markers.  I also used the Gold Pen to color in the buckle of Santas belt.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set, was stamped with Momento Ink on Wild Wasabi ink and then punched out with the Large Oval Punch and attached to the card with dimensionals.

This Santa is so cute (but I gave him a brown mustache and we all know it should be white) and I can't wait to use more of this set.  Have you been following along with this gratitude challenge?  Remember I'm offering a drawing of FREE blog candy for anyone who plays along with the challenge and shares their card either on my blog or FB Business page so you still have some time.

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

I hope you enjoyed this months challenge and the rest of your holiday weekend.

Happy crafting,

Diana

Fab Friday Sketch Challenge: Bright & Beautiful

Happy Saturday!  Did you survive Black Friday shopping?  Black Friday is one of my favorite days, I love heading out with a friend in the middle of the night and strategically planning our stores so we can get the deals and cross as many gifts off the list as possible (usually I’m about 95% done after this one weekend which is awesome!)  There are just two more days left in the month and the 30-Day Gratitude card challenge and since Thanksgiving is over I’m moving on to Christmas cards for my last two posts.  Today’s card was designed using the FabFriday Sketch challenge layout and uses some of my favorite items (stars, yeah I know!).  I started with Cherry Cobbler for the cardbase and then added a layer of Early Espresso (it’s been a long time since I’ve used this color, don’t know why).  To this I added a piece of Under the Tree Speciality Designer Series Paper (can’t believe I’ve had this DSP package since July and this was the first time I’ve used it, oh my!) and matted the DSP with Garden Green cardstock.  This DSP is also awesome since it’s extra think which makes it perfect for making gift boxes and other 3D items where you need something to be more sturdy.

For the star I used the Bright and Beautiful stamp set and stamped the middle size star with Early Espresso ink on Cherry Cobbler cardstock and the small star was stamped with Versamark ink on Garden Green cardstock and heat embossed with the Heat Tool and Gold Embossing Powder.  Both the stars were cut out with the Big Shot and Star Collection Framelits and attached to the card with dimensionals (each star has dimensionals.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and I used my Stampin’ Write marker to just in the part of the stamp that I needed (love being able to do this, makes the stamps even more versatile).  I used Paper Snips to trim the sides of the paper and sponged around the edge with Garden Green cardstock before attaching it with dimensionals.

There are so many different options with this sketch and I love to see what everyone comes up with based on the same sketch as a starting point

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today’s card:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

 

Enjoy,

Diana

30-Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 6

Happy Thursday!  I heard a very scary piece of information this week, there are only 7 more Friday’s before Christmas, is that possible?  It’s definitely time to get in gear on some holiday projects that have to be done.  In that vein for today’s gratitude card I decided to make it Christmas themed (I always need lots of thank you cards during the holidays to thank family and friends for gifts and am passing that trait down to Aidan so we can never be too prepared).  Today’s card starts with a Cherry Cobbler cardbase and then I added a piece of Whisper White cardstock that I embossed with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and then sponged with Soft Suede ink.  Next I used the Wonderous Wreath stamp set and coordinating framelits.  This stamp set is great, it’s 2 step stamping so there are different stamps for each layer so I could stamp in different colors and they all line up perfectly.  An added bonus is that the framelits now have tabs so as long as you line the tabs up at the same place it will match your stamp for perfect cutting (no more rotating the framelit around trying to find the perfect fit, AWESOME!

Once I cut the wreath out I added a piece of 1/8” Silver Ribbon as a hanger and a matching bow.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink on Pear Pizzaz cardstock.  I used the Big Shot and the new Project Life Framelits to cut out the greeting (it’s always great to think outside the box with our punches and framelits so you really get the most bang for your crafting buck!).

You could easily change this card to be a holiday card just by swapping out the greeting.

Have you decided to join in on my gratitude challenge?  Leave me a comment and share your cards and projects either here or on my FB business page.  I’ll be watching and at the end of the month will select one random participate to receive blog candy as my way of showing appreciating to you.

 

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

 

Hope you can play along.

Enjoy,

Diana

30-Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 4

I'm back and it's time for today's gratitude card.  I decided to change things up (I've noticed I tend to lean towards fall themed cards so I thought I would take a break) and show a really simple and fun single layer card.  I started with Whisper White cardstock and I used the Project Life Corner Rounder Punch to punch all the corners of the card. I used Gorgeous Grunge and Coastal Cabana ink.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and is stamped in Strawberry Slush.  I added lots of stars, one stamped with the Something to Say stamp set in Pistachio Pudding and one using Baked Brown Sugar Designer Series Paper that were punched with the star from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.  A larger star is punched out of Gold Glimmer Paper with the star from the Circle Card Thinlits die and the Big Shot.  All the stars are popped up with dimensionals and I added a few gold sequins from the Gold Sequin Trim for extra bling.

I love the simplicity of this card and may be making several more to have on hand for birthdays, etc., and it's very "mailable" which the post office will like.

Below are easy ordering links for the products on this card:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Enjoy!

Diana

Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Color Challenge and 30-Day Gratitude Card Challenge Day 3: Lovely as a Tree

Good morning, it's the start to another week.  We had a great weekend but WOW fall has officially arrived it was quite cold and windy this weekend (I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to the warmer weather).  It's the first Monday of the month which means it's time for another color challenge over on the  Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog.  I decided to combine this with the gratitude challenge to make this soft and pretty card.

I'll admit when I first saw this color combination I was a little stumped but I decided to use the classic, Lovely as a Tree.  I started with Pear Pizzaz for the cardbase and then added a layer of Very Vanilla that was matted with Garden Green cardstock.  I used several different stamps from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set and used all the different greens, and stamped off for some to provide lots of different variations on the colors, making the large single tree in the front the focal.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and I just used my Stampin' Write Markers to ink the part of the greeting I needed.  I used some Old Olive ink to sponge around the edge of the cardstock and all over the front to soften it.

 

The final touch was to add a piece of Venetian Crochet Trim and some Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon along the side.  This design would work with lots of different color combinations and occasions, which I love.

 

Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing and come play along and share your creations.

 

Happy stamping,

 

Diana

 

 

Sketch Frenzy Friday Card Sketch Challenge: Lots of Thanks

What is the deal with this weather?  It's crazy how many days of rain and storms we've had.  At least the weekend is here and it's time to relax and enjoy.  Before we get started with the weekend fun it's Friday so it's time for this weeks card sketch over on the Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge.  I had the opportunity to design this weeks sketch and I kept it pretty simple so you could have lots of options, including turning it on it's side like I did.

 

For this card I used Lost Lagoon cardstock for the cardbase and added a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock that was embossed with the Big Shot and Fancy Fans Embossing Folder.  For the two DSP pieces I used the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack and matted it with Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey cardstock.

 



For the greeting I used the Lots of Thanks stamp set (one of my favorites for it's versatility) and used Stampin' Write Markers to color directly on the stamp before stamping on Smoky Slate cardstock.  The greeting was punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and I matted it with a piece of Lost Lagoon that was punched with the Decorative Label Punch.  A little piece of Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon makes the perfect little flag accent.

Now check out the sketch that I offered, it's a great way to showcase some of the favorite patterns in our designer series paper and I love that our packages are already perfectly coordinated, makes for easy and painless crafting.  We would love for you to come and play along with the sketch, it's lots of fun.

Below are easy ordering links for all the products I used on today's card, I'm sure once you start using the new In Colors you're going to love them!

Big Shot

$99.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Lots Of Thanks Clear Stamp Set

$16.95

Decorative Label Punch

$16.95

Extra-Large Oval Punch

$16.95

Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$7.95

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

$6.95

Smoky Slate 3/4" Chevron Ribbon

$8.95

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Happy crafting!

 

Diana

Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop: Favorite Springtime Flowers to Help Say Goodbye to Winter

Thank you so much for joining us for our March Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop!  Temperatures are on the rise and there is just one short week until the official first day of Spring!  We are all so ready to put away our snowflakes and break out the flowers in our craft rooms!  Stampin' Up! has so many options for Spring-time flowers and we are showing you just a few of those today!

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 2 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad blog hop – Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

I was really excited when this blog topic was announced since there are so many different flower sets, I can’t wait to see all the great projects the designers are sharing.  I’m not a huge flower person (of course I do have several flower sets) but my favorite set currently is Mixed Bunch.  This set came out last year and while I initially didn’t fall in love with it once I got it I use it regularly, so simple with the matching punches and fun daisy type look.  For my card I started with a cardbase of Crumb Cake and added a piece of DSP from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (these pieces perfectly fit a card front) and overlayed the DSP with a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock that I first stamped with the Hardwood stamp and Soft Suede Ink, and then cut it out with the Big Shot and the Hexagon Hive Thinlit Die (a little tip to ensure all your hexagons get cut out, run it through the Big Shot 3 times to guarantee it’ll cut through and make removing all the pieces a breeze.  I added a piece of Natural 5/8” Chevron Ribbon around the center of the card for some added texture.

For the flowers I used So Saffron, Strawberry Slush, and Wisteria Wonder and punched each of the flowers out with the Blossom Punch and used a Bone Folder to curl the flower edges for more dimension.  The centers were punched out with the ¾” Circle Punch.  A Mini Silver Brad was added to the center of each flower and I used a dimensional to attached the flower center so they really pop.  Mono Multi-Purpose glue was used to glue the flowers to the card front (these beauties aren’t going anywhere).  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and is stamped with Soft Suede Ink and Strawberry Slush cardstock and then punched out with the Modern Label Punch and attached with a dimensional and glue dot (I used the glue dot to attach the greeting to the flower piece and then the dimensional on the other side so it sits even.

Of course I decided to make a matching treat (even if there not given together it’s still fun to make coordinating projects) so I used one of the Mini Muslin Bags (I can’t believe I’ve had these for months and this is the first time using them, I love their versatility and how big they are!).  I used the You’re Lovely stamp set (a SAB exclusive) to stamp the little line of images along the bottom of the bag with Strawberry Slush ink (make sure to put a piece of cardboard or cardstock inside the bag before stamping or adding ink to the bag so you don’t get any bleed through).  Then I tied a piece of Wisteria Wonder Chevron Ribbon around the top of the bag for added color and so I had something to tie my tag to.  The tag uses all the same products as the card above but a used a piece of 2013-2015 In Color DSP and the Scallop Tag Topper Punch to make the tag base (these tag topper punches are really the bomb, They make tags and decorative elements so easy and you can make them any size you want, love it!!!)

 

I love how these projects turned out and may be making them of other occasions, the card would be a beautiful birthday or Mother’s Day card (even Easter) and the bags could be great for Teacher Appreciation, party favors, etc.  I hope you enjoyed these projects and I’ve helped you rediscovered a stamp set that may be in your stash but hasn’t been used much lately, or if you don’t have it make sure to get it!

 

 

Blog Hop Participants

1. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
2. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
3. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
4. Cynthia R. of Ink-A-Doodle Creations
5. Erica B. of Stamping Starlette
6. Anastasia R. of Stampin' Blondie
7. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
8. Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
9. Heidi B. of Stuck on Stampin'
10. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
11. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
12. Jennifer C. of Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life
13. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
14. Donna S. of Organized Chaos
15. Jamie H. of Unique Ink
16. Darla R. & Nancy K. of Stampin with Darla and Sisters
17. Kathy P. of Katrina P's Creative Corner

30 Days of Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 25

It's another Monday, but at least this is a short work week and I'm looking forward to several days of relaxing and spending time with friends and family, that's what I truly love about this holiday.  Can you tell I'm hard at work on Christmas projects?  Today's gratitude card is awesome in how easy it is but I love all the patterns and dimension.  I used one of the notecards as the cardbase and added a layer of Smoky Slate Textured cardstock before adding a strip of Winter Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper as well as a piece of Whisper White cardstock that was stamped with the Festive Flurry stamp set in Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, and Coastal Cabana ink.  I added a piece of Coastal Cabana Ruffled Ribbon across the center.

 

The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and was stamped in Coastal Cabana ink before punching it out with the 1" Circle Punch.  I matted the greeting with some Island Indigo cardstock that was punched out with the Label Bracket Punch.  Dimensionals are the perfect way to attach the greeting over top the ruffled ribbon.

 

The Winter Frost product suite is so soft and elegant it's fun how the patterns are kind of retro and playful but really work together.  What's your favorite product suite from the Holiday catalog?

 

Have a fabulous day,

 

Diana

30 Days of Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 21

Where is this week going?  I swear the days seem to go faster and faster as the year goes on, I guess that's what happens as we get closer to the holidays.  I have another quick and easy Christmas thank you card for today's gratitude card.  This is another card I designed for my Christmas card class last month and I just changed out the greeting on this card.  The cardbase is a Whisper White note card and I added a piece of Island Indigo Textured cardstock behind a layer of Whisper White.  I used the Special Season stamp set and stamped the tree in Smoky Slate and then dressed it up with Dazzling Diamonds with a two way glue pen.  I used the little greenery stamp from the same set and stamped in Island Indigo.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set (this set is absolutely necessary if you make a lot of thank you cards) and I used the Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker so I could just get part of the words on the stamp.  The final touch was to add a piece of Bermuda Bay 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon for an elegant touch.

 

I'm so excited to have so many Christmas thank you cards already made, it will really make it easier when it comes time to write all my notes to friends and family in appreciation of all they do.  Do you sent hand written thank you notes?  I really think it's a lost art, which is sad, it really does mean a lot to someone to receive an actually hand written note, I'm working on passing down the importance of this small act to Aidan so he continues it on.

 

Enjoy the rest of your day!

 

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 18

Good afternoon!  I'm splitting up my post today since I had a fun scrapbook page layout to share this morning, hope you were able to check it out and got a new idea.  This afternoon I'm sharing a fun and simple Christmas thank you card.  I had a Christmas card class a couple of weeks ago and I always use this class to create a second set of cards for myself that are thank yous so I'm all set with all the cards I need after the holiday.  Basically I use the same layout and products and just change up the greeting.  The other great thing about these cards is that we use the note card sets as the base so they're a little smaller than the standard A2 cards and already come cut and scored (with matching envelopes, all in one).

 

To the cardbase I added a layer of Smoky Slate Textured cardstock and then a piece of Whisper White.  I added a strip of Winter Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper along the bottom.  The snowflakes are from the Festive Flurry stamp set and I stamped the bottom layer in Pool Party ink.  Next I stamped the smallest snowflake in versamark and then heat embossed it with a mixture of Silver Embossing Powder and Silver Glitter (love how sparkly this combination is).  After embossing the snowflake I cut it out with the Big Shot and the Festive Flurry Framelits.  A dimensional was used to attach the snowflake to the card so it pops.  The final touch was the greeting, which is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and was stamped in Island Indigo ink.

I know things are really busy getting ready for the holidays but it's a snap to create matching thank yous while you're making your Christmas cards so you only make the mess once and you're ready to go.  There's plenty of time to make these so please let me know if you need any of the products used in this card, or others and we'll get it to you to begin crafting.

Enjoy,

Diana



30 Day Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 14

Good afternoon!  Today is bonus day, you get to posts with projects.  I hope you enjoyed this mornings projects for the Stylin' Stampin' Blog Hop.  Now I wanted to share a coordinating thank you card for my 30 Day Gratitude Card Challenge.  The cardbase is Pool Party and I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and is stamped in Island Indigo ink.  I took several small pieces of Winter Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper to create flags and then covered up where they're glued with a piece of Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon.

 

I decided to add a fun decorative snowflake to the center using the Festive Flurry stamp set and coordinating Festive Flurry Framelits.  Between the two layers of snowflakes I added a  glitter circle using the Silver Glimmer Paper and the 1 3/8" Circle Punch.  A rhinestone attached to the center of the snowflake adds the final layer of bling.

 

This card is so pretty in person and easy to put together so you could definately make multiples of this card, either for a Christmas card, thank you, etc.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your day, we only have one more day until the weekend.

30 Day Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 4

Good morning friends! What a wonderful weekend, definitely lots to be thankful for. We had a great time running the Run or Dye 5K down in DC and had fun getting colorfied as a family and then enjoyed spending the rest of the time as a family, when went to a movie and dinner and just relaxed. Then yesterday after getting my run in and taking care of things around the house I was able to spend several hours in the studio which really made me happy. For today's gratitude card I decided to combine with a fun challenge over on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog. The idea is to use 3 different designer series papers, two punches, and one stamp set on a card.

Now I know that sounds like a lot going on but since our DSP packages have so many fun prints that all coordinate it makes it a breeze. For this card I started with an Island Indigo cardbase and added a piece of DSP from the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper package. Next I added another strip of DSP that was matted with Summer Startfruit that was edged with the Big Shot and the Finishing Touches Edgelits. I wrapped this layer with Linen Thread for a rustic effect.

Next I used the chevron thinlet piece from the Circle Card Thinlit set to cut out three chevron images out of the last piece of DSP for the bottom right corner. The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and was punched out with the Large Oval Punch. I sponged this layer with Crumb Cake and Summer Starfruit ink before matting it with a piece of Early Espresso cardstock that was punched with the Decorative Label Punch. The greeting was attached to the card with dimensionals for lots of pop. Of course you can always use some bling so I added a strip of pearls along the bottom of the greeting for fun.

This challenge was a lot of fun and a great way to showcase all our great papers and patterns. You should definitely play along and share what you come up with so fun.

Have a great day!

Diana

Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge: Lots of Thanks

Good morning and welcome to another Monday!  What a beautiful weekend, not only did we get to check out a great fruit market that's new to us and spend some family time but I also got some fun crafting time which was really needed and I can't wait to share my projects with you.  Today I'm sharing the card I made for this weeks Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge.  I decided to embrace this challenge and switched up my usual card for a 5" square card.  I used the Afternoon Picnic Designer Series Paper as the inspiration for my color combination and started with the Wisteria Wonder cardbase.  Next I added a layer of Coastal Cabana before adding a piece of DSP that I sponged all over with Crumb Cake ink to help distress it.  I used several different patterns of paper from this same pack since they work so perfectly together.

 

Behind the half circle layer I added a paper doily that was also sponged with Crumb Cake.  I added some candy dots along the curve of the circle for some fun bling.  The flower is from the Everything Eleanor stamp set and I stamped the small flower with Wisteria Wonder ink and then colored it in with a blender pen and Wisteria Wonder and Crushed Curry ink.  After cutting the flower out with Paper Snips I added small little pearls to the center of the flower.

There are three layers of flags as a fun accent on the card, one is designer series paper, another is Victoria Lace Trim Ribbon, and then I used the Lots of Thanks stamp set to stamp the greeting a on piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and sponged around the edges.

 

This card is so soft and pretty, it's perfect!  Also, since this is a square card you could make a perfect matching envelope with designer series paper and the new Envelope Punch Board, check out the video below for all the details on this new product.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed this weeks card and make sure to play along, it's a lot of fun.

 

Have a great week!

 

Diana

Fab Friday Color Challenge: Gorgeous Grunge

Good morning, where is this week going?  We're having so much fun and really enjoying the beach.  Today I wanted to pop on to share the card I made for this weeks Fab Friday color challenge.  I wanted to make a special thank you and these colors were perfect for my friend.  I started with a cardbase that's Baked Brown Sugar and added a piece of Whisper White that I had stamped with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Pistachio Pudding (love how this stamp set has all these different images that work so well together.

I also used a piece of Pistachio Pudding designer series paper and So Saffron cardstock along the bottom as well as some Baked Brown Sugar Stretched Ruffle ribbon.  The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and was punched with the 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches.  This piece was accented with one of Chalk Talk stamp set and was cut with the matching Chalk Talk Framelits.

This card is so fresh and fun, perfect for the occasion.

Enjoy and have a great day!

Diana

August Just Cards Class Projects

Good morning friends!  I'm loving the continued cooler weather we're experiencing this month (very rare for August) so I want to make sure to enjoy it while it lasts (lots of walks/runs outside, working in the garden, and enjoying time with friends and family).  I'm also really excited to share with you the projects for this months Just Cards class which will be this Sunday, August 11 at 2:00 PM.  We'll be making lots of fun card using items from the newly released Holiday catalog as well as all occasion cards.   

 

There is still time to RSVP so please let me know no later than Friday, August 9 if you want to come to reserve your spot.  When you register please don't forget to let me know if want the Christmas card add on option.  It'll be a fun, relaxing afternoon of stamping, can't wait!

Hope to see you Sunday!

Diana