Cheer to Tropical Party

Hey there stampers!I'm so happy you stopped by today!
Today's card is another we did at my last stamp camp.  It is a total CASE from Oregon Stamper on Split Coast.  You can see hers HERE

Hope you are having a great day and that you'll come back again to visit soon!

Hugs,

Island Wishes

Hey there stampers! Hope you had a terrific weekend!
Today's card uses the new Island Oasis DSP, the Tropical Party stamp set and the Square Lattice Embossing folder all from the new Summer Mini catalog!

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the leaf image in Old olive, stamping off once, onto Whisper White card stock.  Add the sentiment from the Cheers to You stamp set in Basic Black.
2. Mat onto Tempting Turquoise then onto Island Oasis DSP.
3. Punch some tempting Turquoise card stock with the Scallop Border Punch and add the back of DSP. Mat onto Old Olive and finally onto your Whisper White card stock base.
4. Run some Chocolate Chip card stock through your Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder and punch with the Wide Oval Punch. Trim to look like half a coconut and adhere piece of straw to back with Sticky Strip.  Adhere to card.
5. Stamp flower image from Tropical Party stamp set in Pumpkin Pie, trim with scissors and add to coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Cheers to You, Tropical Party
• INK: Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
• PAPER: Island Oasis DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise
• ACCESSORIES: Sticky Strip, Straw, Square Lattice Embossing Folder
• TOOLS: Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot, Wide Oval Punch

Hugs,

Brides and Babies Class

Hey there stampers! Thanks for visiting!  Hope you are having a great weekend!

Today's card is another card from my Brides and Babies class.  I used Dazzling Diamonds to make it *sparkly* and Crystal Effects to make the champagne look wet. :)

Here's a close up (a lil blurry sorry!) of the shimmer on the glasses and ring

STEPS:

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1. Stamp the sentiment from the Cheers to You stamp set in Basic Black on Very Vanilla, mat onto Kraft card stock and then onto a Very Vanilla card base.
   
2. Using the Crop-a-Dile punch half of a hole in the middle of the folded side of the card and insert very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon through and around inside of card and tie into a knot.
   
3. Stamp the champagne glasses in Jet Black Stazon and color in with a Barely Banana Stampin' Write Marker on Very Vanilla and mat onto Kraft card stock.  Adhere to card.
   
4. Stamp the ring from the Holiday Blitz stamp set 2x on Very Vanilla and punch with the 1" Circle Punch.  Color in with Barely Banana Marker and mat onto Kraft punched with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch.
   
5. Add 2-Way Glue to diamonds and add Dazzling Diamonds Glitter tapping excess off.  Adhere to card using Dimensionals.
   
6. Add Crystal effects to champagne glasses using a paint brush to spread it around.  Set aside to dry.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Holiday Blitz, Cheers to You
  
• INK: Jet Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers
  
• PAPER: Kraft, Very Vanilla
• ACCESSORIES: Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2-Way Glue Pen,
  
• TOOLS: 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Paint Brush
  

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Sweet Sunday Sketch

Hi there stampers! Phew it's been a busy morning! With the last chance list out and sneak peaks it's been an exciting morning for sure! To check out the retiring list see the post below!

Today's card is a birthday card I made for a friend. I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch for the week and the Cheers to You stamp set. I started out with some blank stationary I got from my friend, Allison (waving Hi!) who schlepped it all the way from England! Fancy schmancy paper-I had to hold my pinky up while stamping the whole time! ;) Hee hee!
I added a layer of Real Red cardstock stamped in the same color with the sentiment from the Cheers to You stamp set and two strips from the Rockabilly Specialty Designer Series paper. Yep, it's on the Last Chance List and super cute with all the cherries and shiny elements! Next I stamped the beer mug randomly in Basic Black on WW and then again on a scrap piece of WW and cut it out after coloring it in with my Summer Sun SU Marker. Next I used some Crystal Effects on my cut out and colored beer mug to give it some sheen. Make sure you are really patient when you use Crystal Effects and WAIT FOR IT TO DRY before you pick it up or you will be stamping it AGAIN! When it was dry, I adhered it with a couple of Dimensionals and ta-da! It was done.

Hope you enjoyed my super simple card today! Hope to see you again soon!
Hugs,
Elizabeth

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

Hi there stampers! Sorry I didn't post until late, I wanted to make my card for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch but didn't have time to post until now. All those 50% off coupons for President's Day Sales were burning a hole in my hand!!
I knew I wanted to ink up my new Cheers to You set that I got in on Friday afternoon and I knew I needed to make a birthday card for a friend of ours so it came together rather quickly. Sometimes the hardest thing to decide on is what set to choose! I also broke open my new Manchester DSP! Very manly styles and colors that will help me make more masculine cards-usually a challenge for me!
Ingredients:
Stamps: Cheers to You Paper: Manchester DSP, Sahara Sand, WW, Not Quite Navy Ink: Basic Black, Sahara Sand Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Non-SU Ribbon
Thanks for stopping by!
Elizabeth