The Versatile Owl Punch!

Hey there stampers! I have to say I LOVE this card. Super stinkin' cute!!  We made it at my Halloween Stamp Camp and it was by far my favorite.  I love how the owl punch can be used for more than just an owl.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: All Holidays #114916
• INK: Basic Black #101179
• PAPER: Pumpkin Pie #105117, Basic Black #121045, Whisper White #100730, Old Olive #100702, Rich Razzleberry #115316, Wicked Cool Specialty DSP #117400
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals #104430
• TOOLS: Owl Punch #118074, Bitty bat Punch #119279, Word Window #11985, Modern Label #119849, Scallop Edge #119882

Hugs,

Bouquet Bunch Birthday

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!
Today's card uses the Bouquet Bunch stamp set and All Holidays for the sentiment and of course....left over card kits! ;)

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Bouquet Bunch, All Holidays
• INK: Jet Black Stazon, SU Markers
• PAPER: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Hemp Twine, Dimensionals
• TOOLS: 3/4" and Itty Bitty Shapes Punches

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Monkey

Hey there stampers! Hope you are having a great day!
Today's card is another using Fox & friends stamp set and the Whimsy Jumbo Wheel.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS:All Holidays, Whimsy Wheel, Fox & Friends
• INK:Soft Suede
• PAPER: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Island Oasis DSP, Tempting Turquoise
• ACCESSORIES: Black Gingham Ribbon
• TOOLS: 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 Circle Punches, Star Punch, Heart to Heart Punch

Hugs,

Happy Easter a Few Days Late!

Hey there stampers!  How are you?  So glad you stopped by today!  I know I've been MIA-we went camping for the Easter weekend and had a great time.  Now it's a mountain of laundry to do!  I meant to post this for Easter but it didn't post so here it is a few days late!

Today's project uses a few different stamp sets all in the Easter theme.  I covered some peppermint patties and put them in a pretzel bag and tied it with a pretty bow :)  This also qualifies for the Cute Card Thursday challenge of the week "So Egg-Citing!"

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Forest Friends, All Holidays, A Good Egg, A Flower for All Seasons
  
• INK: Going gray, Jet Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers,
• PAPER: Pretty in Pink, Gable Green, Almost Amethyst, Barely Banana
• ACCESSORIES: Pretzel Bag, Peppermint Patties, Pretty in Pink Striped Ribbon
  
• TOOLS: 1 1/4", 1 3/8" and Scallop Circle Punches
  

Hope you are having a great day!
Hugs,

Thank You Tags

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by to visit me today!  Hope you are having a great one!
Today's project is a tag I made a bunch of for my order that is supposed to be delivered today.  It's so cute with the M&M's inside the Sweet Treat Cup!

STEPS:

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1. Die cut Whisper White card stock using the Big Shot and the Super Scallop Tag Die (Sizzix).  You will need 2 for each tag you want to make.
2. Stamp the gum ball machine in Real red ink using the Something Sweet stamp set.  Punch the hole for the Sweet Treat Cup using the 1 3/4" Circle Punch right above the gum ball machine.  Stamp the lid to the gum ball machine on top of the hole you punched out in Real Red ink.
3. Add Sweet Treat Cup to tag and fill with M&M's.  USe the remaining circle you punched out to cover the back of the treat cup and adhere a 2nd tag to the back.
4. Stamp the sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Basic Black and add Real Red Striped Ribbon.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Something Sweet, All Holidays
• INK: Real Red, Basic Black
• PAPER: Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Real Red Striped Ribbon
• TOOLS: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Super Scallop Tag Die, Big Shot 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Chocolate Bunny

Hey there stampers! Oh my gosh has it almost been a week since I've posted! Time flies by!  It's been a crazy week and weekend full of soccer practices and games, Girl Scout cookie boothing (we are DONE!!), work and the best part my Spring Stamp camps Friday evening and Saturday afternoon!  We had a lot of fun-thank you ladies for coming!

Today's card is the last one we did at my camps this last weekend.  It's mostly done with punches and turned out super cute if I do say so myself! ;)

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the Chocolate Bunny in Versamark ink on Close to Cocoa card stock and sprinkle Clear Embossing Powder over it.  Tap off extra into Powder Pal and pour back into container to use again.  Heat set with Heat Tool and cut out with scissors.
2. Add a knot of Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot and adhere Chcoolate Bunny to the sky background from the Welcome Neighbor Paper Pack (FREE in the Sale-A-Bration catalog with a $50 purchase!).
3. Punch Kraft card stock with the Round Tab punch and cut in half for the bottom of your basket.  Punch Kraft card stock first with the Small Oval Punch and then line up the oval in your Large Oval Punch to create teh basket handle after cutting it in half.  Add eggs made with the Small Oval Punch and more of the Welcome Neighbor Paper Pack.  Adhere eggs to back of basket, add handle and adhere to sky background DSP.
4. Snip a piece of Certainly Celery card stock with scissors to make grass and adhere to sky background DSP.  Punch Whisper White card stock with the Tiny Tag Punch to make fence posts and a strip of Whisper White to make the fence.  Adhere to main panel.  Add to a panel of Kraft card stock and then to your Whisper White card base.
5. Add a strip of Pretty in Pink card stock across bottom of card and a butterfly from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die cut with the Big Shot and Rose Red card stock.
6. Stamp the sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Basic Black and punch with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch.  Add to Certainly Celery punched with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch. Add to card.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: All Holidays, Chocolate Bunny
• INK: Versamark, Basic Black
• PAPER: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Kraft, Welcome Neighbor DSP, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Rose Red
• ACCESSORIES: Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Clear Embossing Powder
• TOOLS: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Small and Large Oval Punches, Tiny Tag Punch, Heat Tool, Powder Pal, Embossing Buddy, Scissors, Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit

Thanks for stopping by!!
Hugs,

Sweet Pea Friendship

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!

Today's card is super simple and cute!  I used the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Flowers and the Season of Friendship stamp set (one of my all time faves!)

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the tree from the Season of Friendship stamp set in Soft Suede Ink and add leaves in Old Olive stamping twice after inking to create lighter and darker leaves.
2. Add Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Flowers using Tombo Multi Adhesive randomly around tree image.
3. Add sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Basic Black.
4. Snip a piece of Old Olive card stock to look like grass and add to bottom of Whisper White panel.
5. Mat onto Rose Red card stock, then Soft Suede card stock and finally onto a Whisper White card stock base.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Season of Friendship, All Holidays
• INK: Soft Suede, Basic Black, Old Olive
• PAPER: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Rose Red, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Flowers, Tombo Multi Adhesive, Scissors

Hope you are having a great weekend!
Hugs,

D is for Dog Thank You

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!  It's been a beyond crazy week for me so I am digging into my photo archives to post something.   is another from my work's silent auction fundraiser.
Today's card is another from my work's silent auction fundraiser-it was last weekend and a lot of fun!

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the dog image from D is for Dog stamp set in Basic Black on Whisper White.  Add a Fire Circle Rhinestone Brad to collar and mat onto basic Black card stock.
2. Add to Rich Razzleberry card stock then onto another panel of Basic Black and finally onto a card base of Rich Razzleberry.
3. Stamp the paw print in Basic Black ink on Whisper White and punch with the 3/4" Circle Punch.  Add to rich razzleberry punched with the 1" circle Punch and finally onto Basic Black punched with the 1 1 /4" Circle Punch and adhere to card with Dimensional.
4. Stamp the sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Basic Black on Whisper White and punch with the Word Window Punch.  Adhere to card.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: All Holidays, D is for Dog
• INK: Basci Black
• PAPER: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Basic Black
• ACCESSORIES: Fire Circle Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals
• TOOLS: Word Window, 3/4", 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches

Have a great day!
Hugs,

Birthdays are for the Dogs!

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by to check out my card for the day!
Today's card is yet another I made for my work's silent auction coming up on the 20th.  It was fun to color all the doggies in!

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the dog image from All in the Family in Jet black Stazon in on Whisper White card stock and color in with Stampin' Write Markers.
2. Stamp the party hat from the Party Hearty stamp set in Real Red, cut out with scissors and adhere to dog's head.
3. Mat onto a panel of Going Gray and then onto your Whisper White card stock base.
4. Stamp the sentiment from All Holidays in Jet Black Stazon on Whisper White card stock and mat onto Going Gray.  Adhere to card.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: All Holidays, All in the Family, Party Hearty
• INK: Stampin' Write Markers, Real Red, Jet Black Stazon
• PAPER: Whisper White, Going Gray

Have a super day!

Hugs,

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #14 In the Pink!

Hey there stampers! Thanks for joining me today!
Today's card is my submission for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge for the week...In the Pink!  I used the Wandering Words stamp set from the Holiday Mini as well as the sentiment from All Holidays and the Texture Jumbo Wheel.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Pretty in Pink card stock base.  Ink up the Texture Jumbo Wheel in Pixie Pink and roll onto card base.
2. Using Stampin' Write Markers ink up the mailbox image from the Wnadering Words stamp set and stamp onto Whisper White.
3. Sponge clouds using a Scallop Circle mask, Bashful blue ink and a Stampin' Sponge and rub in a circular motion.  Notch out corners with the Ticket Corner Punch and mat onto Pixie Pink card stock.
4. Tie Pink Gingham Ribbon around Pixie Pink piece and tie into knot.  Adhere to card base.  Stamp sentiment from All Holidays stamp set using Stampin' Write Markers and punch with 1" Circle Punch.
5. Take Pretty in Pink card stock and punch with Heart Punch.  Adhere to card and add sentiment to center with Dimensional.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: All holidays, Wandering Words
• INK: Stampin' Write Markers, Bashful Blue, Pixie Pink
• PAPER: Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Pink Gingham Ribbon, Dimensional
• TOOLS: Ticket Corner Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Heart Punch

Hope you are having a great day!
Hugs,

Halloween Tags

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!

Today I have two tags that I made for a friend for her teacher gifts for Halloween.  I used the fabulous Two Tags Die so it made it super easy!

STEPS:

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1. Die cut Only Orange card stock using the Two Tags Die and the Big Shot.
2. For the tag with the scallop, add Old Olive punched with the Scallop Circle Punch to the scallop.  Add a 1 3/8" Circle of Perfect Plum to the Olive Scallop Circle.  Stamp the Pumpkin from the Batty for You stamp set twice-once in Basic Black ink and once in Only Orange ink.  Punch the black one with the 1 1/4" circle punch and the orange one with the 1" Circle Punch and layer all together with a dimensional.  Stamp sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Basic Black.
3. For the folded flap tag ink the sentiment from the Hostess Level 1 set called Holiday Best using Stampin' Write Markers in Only Orange, Green Galore and Basic Black and stamp onto a Whisper White.  Round the corners with the Corner Rounder Punch and adhere to front flap of tag.  Add Ribbon.
   

Hope you are having a great day!

Hugs,

Feels Like Fall :)

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by today! It's finally beginning to feel like fall even though I've been making Halloween cards and projects for what seems like months!  So I quickly whipped up this fall card this morning!

Today's card uses one of my favorite stamp sets called Branch Out.

STEPS:

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1. Start out with a card base of Dusty Durango card stock and add a panel of More Mustard card stock.
2. Stamp the tree image from the Branch Out stamp set in Close to Cocoa on Very Vanilla card stock and add leaves in Close to Cocoa, Dusty Durango and More Mustard.
3. Using Close to Cocoa and Dusty Durango ink pads, add color to edges of main panel using the direct to paper technique (I call it schmutzing-but I'm wierd like that).  Just hold the ink pad and swipe your card stock onto the edges of the stamp pad and work your way around until you like it. :)
4. Adhere panel to rest of card.  Stamp sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Close to Cocoa on Very Vanilla and punch with the Word Window Punch and add to More Mustard punched with the Modern Label Punch and finally onto Close to Cocoa punched with the Designer label Punch after being embossed with a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Bird and Swirls (it was a scrap and worked!)

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Branch Out, All Holidays
• INK: More Mustard, Dusty Durango, Close to Cocoa
• PAPER: Very vanilla, More Mustard, Dusty Durango 
• TOOLS: Word Window, Modern Label and Designer Label Punches

Have a great day-I am off to work!
Hugs,

The More the Merrier Halloween Style!

Hey there stampers! Happy World card Making Day!  Today I am having some fabulous ladies over for my Halloween Stamp Camp and we are going to have a blast!

Today's card is one we are making today that uses the spotlighting technique I showed at my Technique class last week.  Super cute huh?

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Pumpkin Pie card base, add a layer of Basic Black cut at 5 1/4 x 4 and Cast a Spell DSP cut at 3 7/8x 5 1/8.
2. Stamp the row of pumpkins from the More the Merrier Hostess set twice on Whisper White and mat one onto Basic Black.  Color in two of the pumpkins on the unmatted piece and punch with the 1" Circle Punch.  Adhere to Perfect Plum punched with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and then adhere directly over the same pumpkin on the matted piece with a Dimensional.
3. Add a thin strip of Basic Black card stock across bottom of card and stamp sentiment from All Holidays stamp set in Basic Black on Whisper White and punch out with Word Window Punch.
4. Take a scrap of Basic Black and punch with Designer Label Punch.  Add a 1" Circle of Pumpkin Pie to Designer Label piece.
5. Take Happy Halloween word window piece and add to Old Olive punched with the Modern Label Punch.  Add this to the designer label and adhere to card.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: All Holidays, The More the Merrier (hostess set)
• INK: Basic Black, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Cast-A-Spell DSP, Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals
• TOOLS: Designer Label and Modern Label Punches, Word Window, 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches
  

Have a terrific weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Birthday Whimsy

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!

Today's card uses some of my left over card guts from my stamp camp last week.  I wanted to use a stamp set that hasn't seen any love in a while so I pulled out my Garden Whimsy stamp set.  It's such a cute set I don't know why I've been neglecting it!

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Brilliant Blue card stock base cut at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and folded in half.
   
2. Take the butterfly image fromt he Garden Whimsy stamp set and ink it up in Real Red, stamp off onto a scratch paper, then roll just the edges in Real Red ink again.  This is called the "rock n' roll" technique.  Stamp it onto Whisper White cut at 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 and notch out the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch.
3. Adhere it to a piece of Summer Sun cut at 3 x 4 1/2.  Knot a piece of Red Striped Ribbon around the end and adhere to card base.
4. Stamp the sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Basic Black on a piece of Whisper White cut at 1/2 x 3 3/4 and add yellow brads to end.  Adhere to card.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: All Holidays, Garden Whimsy
• INK: Real Red, Basic Black
• PAPER: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Summer Sun
• ACCESSORIES: Yellow Brads, Red Striped Ribbon
• TOOLS: Ticket Corner Punch

Hope you are having a good week!
Hugs,

Season of Birthdays

Hey there Stampers! Thanks for popping in!

Today's card uses one of my favorite stamp sets-Season of Friendship. I am always a sucker for a tree set!

*I started with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" f0lded in half and sponged the edges using Soft Suede, Crushed Curry and Creamy Caramel inks.
*Next I used my Creamy Caramel Stampin' Write Marker and the Color Spritzer Tool and spritzed some speckles in the background.
*The I inked up the tree from the Season of Friendship stamp set in Soft Suede and added leaves in Old Olive.
*I used some buttons from the Fresh Favorites II collection and adhered them using Mini Glue Dots.
*The sentiment is stamped in Soft Suede and is from the All Holidays stamp set on Very Vanilla and the end is punched with the 3/4" Square Punch to make the notch.
*I adhered it with Mini Glue Dots, popping it up to look like a fluttering banner.
*Last I added another button from the Fresh Favorites II collection with some Linen Thread tied through it adhered with another Mini Glue Dot


Ingredients:
Stamps: Season of Friendship, All Holidays
Ink: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Creamy Caramel, Old Olive
Paper: Very Vanilla
Accessories: 3/4" Square Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Fresh Favorites II Buttons, Linen Thread

I LOVE this card! One layer and all! :)

take care and thanks for looking!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Butterfly Thank You

Hi there! Thanks for joining me!

Today's card uses the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (#111564) and the new Butterfly Punch (#116629).

I started out with a Whisper White card stock base (#100730), added a panel of Basic Black card stock (#102851) and stamped my butterfly image in Jet Black Stazon Ink (#101406). I punched out the butterflies using the 1 1/4" Square Punch (#104400) and stamped the sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set (#114916) in Jet Black Stazon. I punched it out with the Word Window Punch (#105090) and layered it on Melon Mambo card stock (#115320) punched with the Modern Label Punch (#116630). I stamped the larger butterfly images on Melon Mambo card stock and punched it with the new Butterfly Punch (#116629). I popped it up on Dimensionals and added a Rhinestone from Colorbok that I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo.

So what do you think? I like the bright pop of Melon Mambo with the black and white.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Birthday Butterflies

Hey there Stampers! Happy weekend!

Today's card was one I came up with on my own (gasp!). I wanted to play around with the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the new coordinating Butterfly punch. I didn't end up using the punch on this card but like the way this turned out. I pretty muched used colors and paper that were still out on my table from the last couple of days.


I started out with a Lavender Lace card base and stamped the small butterfly from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (#111564) on Whisper White with Melon Mambo, Summer Sun and Bermuda Bay. I punched them out with the 1 1/4" Square Punch (#104400) and matted them on Basic Black punched with the Scallop Square Punch (#112081). I used my In Color Markers and Summer Sun SU Markers to make doodle dots in the corners. I stamped the remaining butterflies and sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set (#114916) in Jet Black Stazon.

Hope you are having a great summer! Thanks for visiting!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

My Lil Pony

Hey there stampers! Thanks for joining me today!

Today's card is a cute one. It uses the new Pony Party stamp set, one I knew I'd have to get since I have little girls. My littlest, Hannah, likes to play with My Little Ponies and this set looks just like them!

I started out with a card base of Lavender Lace cut at 4 1/4" x 11" and folded in half. I trimmed off about 1/2" and added some Whisper White cardstock punched with the Eyelet Punch. I stamped my images from the Pony Party stamp set (#115217) in Black Stazon Ink on Whisper White and colored them in with my SU Markers. I used my Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to stamp the wings in just the right place and punched the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch. I added some Pale Plum cardstock squares to the corners and popped it all up on Dimensionals. I stamped some of the smaller images from the same set in Lavender Lace along the edge of the card and stamped Happy Birthday from the All Holidays stamp set (#114916).

I think I might just save this one for Hannah's birthday :)

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Elizabeth