Very Turtle-y Thank You!

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!
Today's card is one I made while making a bunch with this image a few weeks ago.  I used some card guts left over from my Valentine's stamp camp so it came together quickly!

 

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the heart trio image from the I (Heart) Hearts stamp set in Close to Cocoa on Kraft card stock.
2. Stamp the turtle image from the Very Thankful stamp set in Jet Black Stazon Ink and color in with Stampin' Write Markers.  Notch out corners with the Ticket Corner Punch and mat onto a piece of Close to Cocoa card stock also punched with the Ticket Corner Punch.
3. Take a scrap of Real Red and punch with the Heart to Heart Punch.  Add the smallest hearts to your card along with a Kraft Corderoy Button laced with Hemp Twine with a Mini Glue Dot.
4. Add some Chocolate Chip Grograin Ribbon tied into a knot. 

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: I (Heart) Hearts, Very Thankful
• INK: Close to Cocoa, Jet Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Kraft, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon
• TOOLS: Ticket Corner Punch

Have a great day!
Hugs,

Turtley Thankful ;)

Hey there stampers! Thanks for visiting!
Today's card is another from the group of cards i made for my friend Rachel.  She really likes this turtle image and needed some thank you notes for her Tastefully Simple customers.  I was happy to help her out!

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the turtle image from the Very Thankful stamp set in Jet Black Stazon on Whisper White card stock and color in with Stampin' Write Markers.
2. Mat onto Old Olive and add a Pumpkin Pie Corderoy Button laced with some Hemp Twine with a Mini Glue Dot.
3. Run your Only Orange card stock base through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.
4. Add a strip of Real Red card stock and your turtle image to card.  Tie Real Red Striped Ribbon around card top and tie into knot.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Very Thankful
• INK: Jet Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Only Orange, Old Olive, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Pumpkin Pie Corderoy Button, Real Red Striped Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Mini Glue Dots
• TOOLS: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
  

Hope you have a great day!
Hugs,

Very Thankful Turtle

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!  I had a great weekend and hope you did too!  Friday night I had some fabulous ladies over to stamp and eat some delish appetizers supplied by my friend and Tastefully Simple Consultant, Rachel.  Saturday we did more stamping with a second group of ladies and Sunday I had kitty adoptions where both my fosters got wonderful homes and went to the "drive in" movies with my family at the community center!  Fun!
Today's card is another made with the turtle from the Very Thankful stamp set.  I just love this little guy so I stamped him a few times and put together another few cards with him for Rachel to thank her for donating all the yummies!

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the turtle image from the Very Thankful stamp set in Jet Black Stazon Ink on Whisper White card stock and color in with Stampin' Write Markers.
2. Layer onto a piece of Old Olive card stock and then onto Close to Cocoa card stock punched with the Ticket Corner Punch and add a Kraft Corderoy Brad.
3. Take your Real Red card stock base and run it through the Big Shot with an embossing folder (mine is non-SU). Punch the edge with the Scallop Edge Punch and add a strip of Whisper White card stock to the inside edge to show off the scallops.
4. Adhere turtle to card front.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Very Thankful
• INK: Jet Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa
• ACCESSORIES: Kraft Corderoy Brad
• TOOLS: Ticket Corner Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot, Embossing folder
  

Have a great Monday!
Hugs,

Another Thank You

Hey there stampers! Yesterday's stamp camp was fun- I always enjoy visiting with the ladies who regularly come to my stamp camps.  Plus they make me feel like a stamping super star *blush* ;)
Today's card is another that we made.  I again used a stamp from the Very Thankful stamp set.  This peacock image is so pretty!

STEPS:

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1. Ink up the peacock from the Very Thankful stamp set using Stampin' Write Markers in Perfect Plum and Old Olive and stamp on Whisper White.
2. Mat onto Perfect Plum card stock.
3. Wrap Organza Ribbon around Pale Plum embossed with the Elegant Bouquet Embossing folder and tie into a knot. Adhere to Perfect Plum card stock base.
4. Add main image with Dimensionals.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Very Thankful
• INK: Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Organza Ribbon, Dimensionals

Hope you are having a great day!
Hugs,

Thank You Note

Hey there stampers! Thanks for taking the time to visit!  Today's is a quick post-I have my Desk Top Calendar and Thank You Note class in a couple hours and of course have a ton to do before it!
Today's card is another we are doing today.  I used the Very Thankful stamp set again.

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the little boy four times in a row (inking up in between) with Versamark Ink.  Sprinkle Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.
2. Color in with Stampin' Write Markers and layer onto Yo Yo Yellow card stock.  Add to Bermuda Bay card base.
3. Add a strip of Basic Black card stock and a Star Brad (local store).

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Very Thankful
• INK: Versamark
• PAPER: PBasic Black, Whisper White, Yo Yo Yellow, Bermuda Bay
• ACCESSORIES: Star Brad, Black Embossing Powder
• TOOLS: Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Tray
  

Have a super Saturday and hope to see you again soon!
Hugs,

Sneak Peek from my Class this Sat.

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by today!
Today's card is one we are doing at my Desk Top Calendar and Thank You Note Class this Sat.  I am using the Very Thankful stamp set on all of the cards.  Not only is it a great and inexpensive stamp set but Stampin' Up donates $2 of every set sold to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.  They choose a different stamp set every year just for this cause.  Gotta love that!

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the turtle image from the Very Thankful stamp set in Jet Black Stazon onto Whisper White and color in with Stampin; Write Markers.  Mat onto Soft Suede card stock.
2. Mat a panel of Christmas Cocoa DSP onto Soft Suede card stock and then onto a card base of Kraft card stock.
3. Add a strip of Old Olive card stock and adhere main image to card.  Add three circles of Soft Suede punched with the 1/2" Circle Punch with 1/4" punched Christmas Cocoa DSP to the card.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Very Thankful
• INK: Jet Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Kraft, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa DSP, Old Olive
• TOOLS: 1/4" and 1/2" Circle Punches
  

Hope you have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow!
Hugs,

Color Throw Down and a Coffee Break Challenge

Hi there Stampers! Thanks for stopping by!


I haven't played along with a challenge in so long it was such fun to do these two! I combined two challenges for today's card. I used the sketch from the ladies at the Diva Coffee Break Designs blog as well as the colors for the Color Throw Down for this week!

I started out with a Whisper White card base and ran it through with the Birds and Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. I sponged the edges first in Certainly Celery and the in Perfect Plum. I added a thin strip of Chocolate Chip cardstock and stamped my image from the Very Thankful stamp set (#115338) in Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery and Chocolate Chip using my SU Markers. I matted it first on Perfect Plum and then on Certainly Celery cardstock. I popped it up on Dimensionals and added the knot of Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot.

I love this peacock image! What's great about this stamp set is that it has a variety of styles (pretty, cutesy and more modern) and for every one of this stamp set sold Stampin' Up! donates $2 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. A great stamp set and a great cause!

Don't forget to check out last Friday's post so you can be put into the drawing for some Blog Candy!! :)

Hugs,

Elizabeth