Stampin Up, Pals Paper Arts 253, Happy Birthday

Yup, I need another birthday card today.  I'm having dinner at a friends and her grandson, who lives with her is having a birthday today.
Here it is and it's also the Pals Paper Arts challenge card for this week.
Here is the Sketch:

This was pretty different, right? But so much fun.  If you hop over to Pals Paper Arts, you will see more cards and how others adapted the sketch.

My colors today are Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Smoky Slate, Whisper White.

I have friends on some of the flood areas and a daughter near Houston. Some terrible stories of loss of life coming out of there, if you pray, prayers would be appreciated for all of those in the flooded areas.

Now, on the the card and what I used.  Just click on any image below to go to my store. You can buy of coure, (except the items from the new catalog, that will be a few more days) but you can also check out lots of other things.   Have an awesome weekend.

Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$20.95

Build A Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set

$16.00

Subtles Candy Dots

$5.95

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

$6.95

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Stampin Up, 10 min card, week one

Welcome, it's a celebration of my ability to get back to doing my 10 minute cards again. I will be attempting to put one a week up.  I'm not sure what day it will end up being, maybe not the same one each week, but for now, today will do.

Anyone get the magazine Stamper Sampler? I used to love those, haven't gotten one in years tho. There were a lot of Stampin Up cards in those.  Back when it first started up, we didn't have all that much to play with except stamps.

I'm cleaning up my craft rooms and hundreds of magazines are going, including all of those. I pulled out a 2004 edition and CASEd this. Love it, of course I used different product, but the idea is the same.   I hope you enjoy.

All of this product will still be in the new catalog, not to worry.

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.50

Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set

$25.95

Brights Candy Dots

$5.95

Fabulous Four Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$14.95

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Stampin Up, Pals Paper Arts challenge 214

This weeks challenge is a color challenge.  Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe and Wild Wasibi.

I've been spending some time playing with a new Thinlit, I really love it and have a lot of ideas for it.
For this card I cut some cardstock using the Thinlit die (TIP, put wax paper between the cutting side of the Thinlit and the cardstock to make it easy to get the cardstock out of the thinlit after cutting. )

I then laid the piece I'd cut on Whisper White and sponged ink on using it as a mask.  Take the cut piece away and this is what you have.

I hope you enjoy.

Tag Talk Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Striped Scallop Thinlits Die

$24.95

Island Indigo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon

$5.95

Regals Candy Dots

$5.95

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Mojo Monday 340, Thinking of you

Slow poke here.  I'm getting better all the time, but still have limits on how much I can do in a day.
So, yesterday the priority was Curves, and while in town, I had a couple other stops. By the time I got home I was bushed and took a nap in my chair. LOL

So, here is my Mojo Monday card, just a day late. I only used 3 colors, I liked Basic Gray for the card base is it gave more of a contrast then the Smoky Slate would have, and I also used Crisp Cantaloupe.

I used the Dictionary background stamp.  After inking it up with Smoky Slate, I stamped on a piece of paper then on my background piece.

The large flower stamp is Gifts of Kindness, and the smaller pieces are from Polka Dot Pieces. Got together very nicely, don't they? I punched the flower pieces out using the 1 1/4" scallop circle punch,  stamped my sentiment, cut the banner end using scissors and inked the edges of that piece a bit.

Candy dots finished it all off nicely.   The sketch used ribbon at the top, but it just didn't need or want that I don't think.

It was a pretty quick card, I think it could be used for many different themes, and the dictionary stamp works really well for masculine cards. 

Gifts Of Kindness Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.95

Dictionary

$13.95

Polka-Dot Pieces

$15.95

1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch

$15.95

Neutrals Candy Dots

$5.95

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Freshly Made Sketches Challenge 129, Happy Birthday card

I think this is my second or third time to try this challenge. They like cards that are clean, often I do that, but often I grunge it up some too. 
I am doing better and able to stand longer, so I hope I'll be back in full pretty soon, feels pretty good to be able to do more.  I have 4 more PT visits and I'm back at Curves working out some.

I was reminded that we may be loosing Raspberry Ripple soon, it depends if SU picks it up as a reg color or not for the new catty, so I decided I would try to use it and Midnight Muse more for the next couple months, those are the two colors from this incolor set that I really love. I hope they keep them, but we shall see.

I used the Very Vintage wheel on Whisper White CS, trimmed and glued down, then just added the white with the Happy Birthday from Perfectly Penned in Pear Pizzazz and added the Raspberry Ripple stitched satin ribbon.

I stamped the Flower shop stamp on Vellum and layered it over one cut out in white CS, it gave it a softer look, added the Petite Petals on top and a candy dot for a center and my card was done. Pretty quick and simple.

Just a reminder, Monday is the last day for the free goodies from SAB, so if you have your eye on something from that brochure, be sure to get it ordered.

Very Vintage

$8.50

Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon

$8.95

Perfectly Penned - Clear-Mount Stamp

$12.95

Flower Shop Clear Bundle

$28.75

Petite Petals Clear-Mount Bundle

$21.25

Brights Candy Dots

$5.95

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Stampin UP, PAL's Color Challenge 191

I read somewhere that we know our favorite colors from birth.  So, I don't think I can be blamed for not being all that in love with the colors for this PPA.  My favorite colors are blues, pinks, purples, reds.
Colors this week are Pumpkin Pie and Gumball Green and Whisper White, so what's a girl to do. I just figured the more white the better and you see what I did.  I love how it turned out, it's great to challenge yourself every once in a while using colors or shapes or whatever that are not normal for you.

I used the leaves from the hostess set Simply Sketched for the stamped base, then the Petite Petals stamps and punch for the flowers adding Pumpkin Pie candy dots to the centers.

I finished with one of the sentiments from Simply Sketched. I'm really going to miss using this set when the new catty comes out, it's one of my favorites.

 Don't forget, it's Sale a Bration time, for ever $50 you spend from any current catalog you can choose something from the Sale a bration brochure. Free stuff! Love that.
Click on any photo below to be taken to  that product in my store. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Simply Sketched

$10.00

Petite Petals Clear-Mount Bundle

$21.25

Brights Candy Dots

$5.95

Mojo Monday 329, Stampin Up Thanks

There is a story behind this card.  I've been away, we went to Quartzsite AZ for a rally and as we usually do we spent several extra days.   But on the wed night before the rally started on thursday, I came down with the flu, spent the whole day in bed.
While I was sleeping life away a group of my friends found a fabric store going out of business and selling out at very cheap prices. Sweetly, knowing I'd be upset at missing out, one of them picked up a few things for me.  So, a huge thank you is in order for Pat.

I don't usually use two strong colors together like this, but there is an exception for everything, right? To be able to use what I wanted it just had to be.

Colors used are:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral

Supplies: Labels Collection Framelit dies (125598),  Yippee-Skippee sentiment set, Candy dots,
(Love those candy dots!), Edgelits Large Scallop die (127019),  Chevron Ribbon.  And the new decorative dots embossing folder.   I just love how the dots appear random.

So sorry I have been unable to post for such a long stretch, but I am back. Hope I have managed to inspire you a little bit.