Holiday Greetings Tree

Here is the 2nd card for my class on November 19th. It is clean and simple but pretty stunning, or at least I think so!

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive

Ink: Real Red

Stamps:

Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Stocking Accents Die Cut

Stamping 411 Challenges Card

Loved the Color Challenge over at Stamping 411 blog. So thought I would play along. I also use their Sketch Layout Challenge also.

The card that I made uses the following supplies:

Asian Artistry Stamp Set

Brocade Blue Cardstock
So Saffron Cardstock

Certainly Celery DSP

Brocade Blue Stampin' Write Marker

So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker

Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker

Eyelet Border Punch

Dazzling Diamonds

Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder

Big Shot

My Son also liked the colors so asked if he could make a Valentine with these colors for his Grandma. So this is what he made:

Happy 4th Birthday Cody!

My cousin's little boy will be turning 4 soon and he is OBSESSED with Sponge Bob Square Pants. He will sit and watch that show for hours!! Recently I saw a card on Stampin' Connection that was VERY similar to the one I made. I didn't have the same texture plate that she used but I think the one I used works okay.

Here's what I used:

YoYo Yello Cardstock

Close to Cocoa Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Basic Black Cardstock

Real Red Cardstock

Brilliant Blue Cardstock

Regal Rose Cardstock

Slit Punch

Word Window Punch

Heart to Heart Punch

1-1/4" Square Punch

1-3/4" Circle Punch

1-3/8" Circle Punch

1-1/4" Circle Punch

3/4" Circle Punch

Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Big Shot

My 10 year helped alot and said "that's awesome" when it was finished. I hope Cody likes it too!

Loved it so much I think I will make some for my swap card for the Milwaukee, WI Regional Convention in April. Are any of you attending that one?? Would love to make some new friends!!

1/2" Circle Punch

Garden of the Heart for Mom

I got some NEW toys today!! Also, one of my customers/friends just order the new Garden of the Heart Stamp Set & told me that I could play with it before I give it to her tomorrow. So I thought I would make her a card sample. I found one almost the same as this made by Michelle Reynolds (another SU Demonstrator) over on the new Stampin' UP! Demonstrator website called Stampin' Connection. I did change the ribbon & sentiment & also added some sparkle to the ribbon on the hat. Here is how it was made:

Started with So Saffron Cardstock. Ran this through the Big Shot with my NEW Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, leaving about 1-1/2" un-texturized at the bottom of the 1/4 sheet. Then I stamped the "Wonderful Mother" from the Occasions Mini Catalog Stamp Set called Well Scripted, using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink. Then I tied this Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon around into a know. Next I stamped the hat/bonnet from the Occasions Mini Catalog stamp set called Garden from the Heart with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla Cardstock. I colored the ribbon & flowers with So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker. The leaves & stems were colored with the Old Olive Stampin' Write marker. I then cut out the image with my Paper Snips and popped it up on the card with the Pop-Up Glue Dots. I also added Dazzling Diamonds to the ribbon on the hat/bonnet.

Hope you like it! Thanks, Michelle for the great sample!!