Stamping 411 Sketch 249 Floral Fusion in Pink

Hello Stamping Friends,
Oh it’s been a glorious week here in Florida! the weather has been outstanding. Well all except for the day we had tons of rain…but the good news is it got rid of a ton of pollen. I can breathe again!!! hehe
Time for another sketch challenge from Stamping 411. Hope you’ll find time to play along this week.
Here is the sketch:
….and my interpretation.

My card features the cute little die called “Floral Fusion”!!! I love this little die. It’s so easy to work with and speaks for itself…don't you think?

• My card Base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and folded in half after scoring with the Simply Scored.
• Speaking of the Simply Scored….I scored the white mat at every quarter of an inch on the ends doing three score lines on either side. I think it’s a nice touch for this sketch, what do you think?
• The flowers were run through the Big Shot using Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Melon Mambo. I sponged them all on the edges….with like inks and added glue dots between the layers of flowers.
• I then attached to the card with a glue dot as well
• I felt it missed something so added a little bling to the centers of the flowers using the Rhinestones.
• The Happiest Birthday Sentiment is from the Apothecary Set and stamped in Melon Mambo.

I hope you like my little creation today and will hop on over to Stamping 411 to see what the other Operators have come up with.
Have a Great Day and Happy Stamping!!!!

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Stamper’s are the BEST! Guest Stamper Diane Noble

You know the other day I got a lovely email from a Diane Noble and here is what she had to say:

"Oh, my goodness! I just received your marvelous Magic Bow Maker and I LOVE it. A perfect bow the first time. Thanks for a great product and such fast mailing. AND...I love this adorable card. Your work is fantastic and I'll be here often”. Now how sweet is that and if that weren’t enough Diane sent me pictures of her before and after bows…..and here they are…..

 

Diane says: “A second problem I encountered with my method was a loose knot. To tighten it, I'd pinch the loops and tug on them to tighten the knot.  And of course, you know what that did.  Exactly!  Right again...it squished my bow to make sharply creased tabs instead of a pretty bow”.

Now, look at the difference using Lee's Magic Bow Maker!  This is my FIRST bow using it.  My other tries are even better.  I am one happy bow maker!!!

What a vast improvement!  Even, fluffy loops...I never had to touch them!  Look at that gorgeous knot...no slipping here. 

For this particular card, I left the tails of the bow a little longer, so I could tie the bow then tuck the ribbon ends under the layer of patterned paper.

Using that method, you don't have any tails.  I'll show you my next bow in another post, but it's a free standing bow and the tails neatly appear from under the back of the bow...perfect!

So what do you think? I think Diane’s Card is lovely either way and that she is quite talented!!! I hope you will hop on over to her blog and see her. Tell her Lee sent you.

Now don’t you agree…..Don’t you think Stamper’s are just the best people? I do!!!! Seems Diane and I have a lot in common and now we are friends….all through this wonderful art called Stamping….especially with Stampin’ Up! what else!!

For those of you that don’t know….my bow maker is available for purchase on my right side bar.

Click here to see

Thanks for stopping in. I hope you enjoyed Diane's creation!! I know I did.

Happy Stamping!

Stamping 411 Sketch# 248 Bright Blossoms

Hi Everyone,
Well the weeks are flying by and warmer weather is here that’s for sure. It’s been toasty hot in Jacksonville! ….and when it’s hot outside I always think of red and bright yellow together.
Here is today’s sketch:

….and my interpretation….

Spicy Hot huh???? Kist kidding. I like red and yellow together and the brighter the better….of course I want my white card base with it. hehe
I used the cute new preview set called Bright Blossoms and some of the fun DSP that goes along with it.

• card base is cut to 4 1/4 x 11
• Daffodil Mat is cut to 3 1/8 x 4 1/8
• Red Polka Dot DSP is cut to 3 x 4
• adhere DSP to Daffodil Mat
• stamp three of the Tulips onto a scrap of whisper white card stock. I did this with markers in Real Red and Daffodil Delight. I them added dots with the fine tip end of my Red Marker
• I attached that image piece to the bottom of my matted piece with Mono Adhesive and then added my Triple Loop Bow. I then popped up the whole thing with Dimensionals.
• I hope you noticed that yummy Daffodil Delight Seam Binding…….it’s to die for!!!

This was a very easy sketch for me. I hope it is for you too. Come play along with us over at Stamping 411!!

How to ~Make Larger Rounded Corners & Marker Coloring Fresh Vintage

Hi Everyone,
I’d like to share how to make larger rounded corners with your circle punches. See how big the rounded corners are?
                                 
First I cut my white card stock to 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 5 1/2. then I folded it to make a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base.
                                   
You can use any circle punch you want and even make them bigger but I chose the 1 1/4 Circle Punch.
                                   
With the Whisper White you are able to punch through both sides if you like. Simply insert the corner into the slot from the outside top of the punch as shown.  Sometimes you have to insert more to one side and then center it
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I then cut my Real Red Card Stock to 3 3/4 x 5 and did the same to two of the corners and layered it on top of the white fold over.
 
Now it was time to select an image…..hmmmmmm
Love the Fresh Vintage from the Sale-a-Bration Catalog and decided to ink it up with Markers For the flowers. I decided to use my So Saffron Marker and totally cover the flowers using the brush side of the marker.
                                    
I then went back and just touched the Real Red Marker to just a few areas around the flowers….
                                       
I used Two Green Markers as well to give the foliage a bit of dimension. Old Olive and Pear Pazzazz. Huff (Heavy Breathing) onto your stamp to re-moisten and stamp onto your Image Piece of Card Stock.
Really at this time my plan was to cut or punch out just a bit of the image but I liked it so much I left it. I then rounded the corner of that piece cut to 3 5/8 x 4 7/8.  I then added the Image piece to the other layers and thought what now…….well…..

Ribbon and a Greeting of course. The Ribbon is tied into a double bow using my Magic Bow Maker (available for purchase on my right sidebar) and the sentiment is from Apothecary in the Occasions Mini, stamped in Real Red.
One final touch was the string of pearls below the Birthday Greeting just to give it a little more pazzazz!.
                             
I hope you enjoyed my little Tutorial today. It was fun to do. Give those circle punches a try….you might like it.
Have a GREAT Day!!!

Stamping 411 Sketch 247 Up-Up and Away!!

Hi Everyone!
Hope you are all having some Spring-like weather by now. I know here in Jacksonville we’ve been in the 80’s so hoping some of you snowbirds are starting to see a bit of sunshine and spring too.
It’s time for another Sketch Challenge over at Stamping 411 . I hope you will take some time to check us out this weekend. It’s so totally fun to play along or to just visit and see all the beautiful artwork.
Here is the sketch for the week:

…and my interpretation……

This is such a cute little set called “Up Up and Away”. I’ve not inked it before so thought I’d better. I chose to do my card in Pool Party and Lucky Limeade this week. I think it’s very soothing together. I hope you like it.

• I cute the card base from Pool Party and it is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
• The Lucky Limeade Mat is 3 5/8 x 3 7/8
• The Vanilla Image piece is cut to 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 and stamped with the cute little clouds and birds. I used Pool Party Ink and Basic Gray for the Birds
• I inked up the Hot Air Balloons in Pool Party and Lucky Limeade some with Ink Pads and some with my markers.
• I then cut them out and use Dimensionals to pop them up.
• The little strip of vanilla was just a scrap lying on my desk and measure 1/2” which I ran through the crimper and attached with Dimensionals and trimmed to fit the mat.
• The Buttons are from the Bitty Buttons and I punched the green circles with the cute little punches to match. I did thread a bit of twine through the buttons and adhered to the card front using glue dots…..that is it!

Well not really…I have to fess up…..this was going to be a three balloon card until I messed up not once but twice!!!!! See the time Pool Party Balloon piece on the right side of the card? Well I place my marker on the edge and had to cover it….so I stamped another balloon and cut off a piece to cover it!!! yeah!! Well not really because when I moved it I placed it off the top of my work mat and kept working well the marker tip hit the top edge on the left of my card…..so I had to add yet another balloon!!! So I had to get creative to cover my OOOPPSS!!! hehe
So when you mess up (we all do) just get creative and see what come of it….you might be surprised!!
Have a great weekend.

Stamping 411 Sketch 246 ~ Creative Elements

Hi Everyone,
I’m excited about today’s sketch. It’s fun and easy and I’ve chosen one of my fav stamp sets.
Here is the sketch:
…and my interpretation.

I’ve used the Creative Elements Set which I so enjoy creating with. Sure makes it easy to creative something beautiful.

• I stamped the flower three times and cut to three different sizes in Rose Red, then popped each layer up with dimensionals. then added one of our new Jumbo Pearls.
• The black mat is cut to 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 then I added a piece as an afterthought using the Ribbon Border Punch at the bottom of it.
• The Very Vanilla Image Piece is cut to 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 and stamped with the flourish and colored in with my Aqua Painter and Crayons. I love color layering like this. So fun!
• I stamped the Thanks from Rue des Fleurs in Black Stazon as well.
• My Black strip down the center of the card is actually black cardstock and cut to 1/2 x 5 1/2 .
• I added the image layer with dimensionals and added the flower.
• To finish it off I added tiny little pearls to the flourish where possible to give it that little extra touch.
• I then attached my double bow done in Black Satin Ribbon to the top with glue dots.
• My card base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and is Very Vanilla

I hope you like it. Please make sure to hop on over to Stampin 411 to see what the other talented Operators are up to an hopefully play along. We’d love to have you visit!!
Have a fabulous day!!!

Everybunny….Awwwwwww!

Hi Everyone,

I’ve got a cute little share for you today. I can’t wait to show my customers how to totally cut a card using the Framelits Dies. Cool huh? I’ve used the set “Everybunny” on this cute card. Hope you like it.

   see the beading that is embossed around the bunny….cute huh? You can get the Designer Frames Embossing Folders during Sale–a-bration !!!

You know I saw my friend Sandi MacIver’s card made with this set and loved the brown bunny with the purples…so had to do my own take on it. Thanks for the inspiration Sandi. Make sure to check out her vibrant card. It’s so fabulous.

Hope you enjoyed my little share today. If you need to order any of the supplies needed for this card make sure to visit my online store. It’s easy.

By the way my double bow was made using the bow maker sold on my right sidebar.

Have a  great day and hope to see you back soon.

Happy Birthday To Me Blog Candy!

Hi Everyone,

Today is my Birthday and I’m going to do workshop with some of my favorite people over on Jax Beach today. I love these ladies. Talk about fun!!! I think they created the word!

Tonight we’ll have some family time and tomorrow night out for a really fancy dinner to celebrate.

I received some lovely Birthday Cards I wanted to share with you today. It’s not all but will share those later. Thanks everyone for thinking of me.

In honor of my Birthday I’m going to be giving away some Blog Candy. How about another one of my Bow Makers with a Roll of Ribbon to get you started on your way to making some beautiful Bows.                     

All you have to do is leave a comment and let me know if you would like to join my Birthday Club I’m working on.  I’ve got a few customers that do Stampin’ Up! Birthday Parties for themselves and get lots of goodies. I’d like to offer that to you ( if you don’t already have a Demo) as well. Local or Long Distance. We can combine that in the form or “Workshop in a Box” with perks in your Birthday Month. How fun is that??? Just hit the contact me button to find out more.

Here are a few of the fabulous cards I’ve received…..Thanks to all of you for making my day extra special.

How fun and fabulous are these cards???/ Love sharing them with you. Thanks again everyone…..love you all!

So let me know when your Birthday is and if you are interested in joining my new Birthday Club!! It’s going to be so much fun!

Thanks for stopping in and spending time with my on my special day!!

xoxoxox

Have a wonderful and don’t forget to leave a comment. I will announce the winner next Saturday.

Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge #245

Can you just even believe it’s Friday already? Where did this week go? I think I need a few more hours in the day to get done what I need to, don’t you?

Anyway it is time for our Stamping 411 Sketch challenge. I hope you will take the time to play along this week. It’s tons of fun. At least take a peek at what the other Operators have done…they are amazing.

Here is the sketch…

…and my sweet interpretation. I think it’s sweet because of the colors….pink and green….oh yes!

One of my all time favorites sets is Her Expressions. So easy to use and work around. I just love how delicate it is.

The card base is Wild Wasabi and cut to 4 1/4 x 11 and folded in half after scoring on the Simply Scored. I them added a some Blushing Bride cut to 4 x 4 1/2and added a strip of DSP cut     to 1 1/4 x 4 to the bottom of it. I stamped the saying with Black Stazon onto a piece of Whisper White Cardstock cut to 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 and the green mat to 1 3/8 x 2 5/8. The image piece is again stamped with Black Stazon on to Whisper White Card stock cut to 2 x 3 . I did a little Maker layering and coloring. I did light green and added just a touch of the dark green towards the bottom of the leaves. Can you see? The green mat beneath is cut to 2 1/8 x 3 1/8. The flower layer was taped to the card and the saying was popped up with dimensionals. the cute bow is attached with a glue dot. The little circle was stamped with a little stamp from a set called Mixed Bunch in Blushing Bride and mounted on a circle of Blushing Bride cardstock. The I popped it up with a dimensional.

I hope you enjoyed my share today. It’s my Birthday and I want to wish a very Happy Birthday to all you March Birthdays out there!!! Have a wonderful weekend.

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I’m so glad you stopped by today. I’ll be back tomorrow with my Stamping 411 Share.

Happy Stamping!!