Core'dinations Card Stock with Framed Tulips

I made another card with the Core'dinations Card Stock. This card was cased from Chris Smith. But not only did I make the card, I made my first video ever and put it on YouTube so I could share with you how to use this new product!! Cross your fingers that it all works for me when I get ready to upload it to this blog!!

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Pursuit of Happiness
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso Core'dinations Card Stock
Ink - Early Espresso
Accessories - Framed Tulips and Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folders,Stampin' Sanding Block, Riding Hood Red Seam Binding,, Stampin' Sponge

Oh my gosh!!! It worked!! I am so excited!  Remember, it was my first attempt. I'll get better.  :)

Floral Frames in Core'dinations Cardstock

There is a new product in the Holiday Catalog called Core'dinations Card Stock (p.6). It comes in three colors, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, and Gumball Green.  The color on the outside of the card stock is one of the Stampin' Up colors and the inside layer is a monochromatic color. You sand, tear, or distress the card stock to revel the beauty beneath.  It is super easy to use a Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and then sand the embossed image to get a beautiful effect. They also have a new sanding block and tacky cloth for cleanup to make the process super easy! (also p.6)

I made a card with the new Core'dinations Cardstock and the Floral Frames Framelits Die. This card was featured in the August Stampin' Success magazine that is sent monthly to all Stampin' Up demonstrators. I cased the card to share with you.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Loving Thoughts
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Gumballl Green Core'dinations Card Stock, First Edition DSP
Ink - Early Espresso
Accessories - Floral Frames Framelits Die, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Holiday Catalog p.33),
2 3/8" Scallop punch, Scallop Trim Corner punch, Naturals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

It's really lovely in person. It doesn't photograph too well.

Moving Forward

Today's card is made with Moving Forward, the exclusive Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set. For every Moving Forward stamp set sold, Stampin' Up donates $3.00 to the RMHC. It has always been $2.00, but they increased the amount this year. You'll find this set (and more info about their donations) on the inside of the back cover of the 2012 catalog.

I cased this card from Mary Fish. I tweeked it a bit but it's essentially her design. I have this set in wood mount and I cut the words from the bike and the boat and mounted them on the end of my wood block. I can still use the words if I want but they won't automatically be with my bike or boat. Make sense?

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Moving Forward, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock - Marina Mist, Real Red, Whisper White, Subtles Designer Series paper stack
Ink - Marina Mist, Real Red and Old Olive Markers (for the flowers)
Accessories - Square Scallops Duo Bigz die, Houndstooth embossing folder, 2 1/2" circle punch, Small and large oval punches,  Stampin' sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals

This is a fun stamp set for a good cause. Consider adding it to your Wish List.

Just Believe in Everything Eleanor

Today's card is a CASE from my blog pal Shannon Angel! I took one look at her card last week and knew it was a perfect card for my ladies at the nursing home to make.  We did it today and they thought it was so pretty. I've missed stamping with them two out of the last four weeks and they let me know that they've missed me and the card making. But let me tell you, I've missed them!  Those sweet ladies have really gotten to my heart!

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Everything Eleanor, Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock - Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink - Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake
Accessories - Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Small and large oval punches, 3/8" Crumb Cake tafetta ribbon, Stamping Sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals

After embossing the Crumb Cake CS, I took my stamping sponge and rubbed Crumb Cake ink over the embossed image to make it stand out. You don't have to do this, but it makes your embossing pop. These colors go both ways, masculine and feminine. It would make a great sympathy, get well, or birthday card too.

SSC267 Blue Ribbon

Alas, I'm back to blogging! Sorry, but I've been on vacation again! We went on a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean last week with some friends who were celebrating their 10'th anniversary. Yes, they were lots younger than us but we kept up pretty well :)  It's always a challenge to get caught up when you get home, so I'm just now able to stamp a little.

I haven't done a challenge in a long time,so thought I'd try the sketch at Stamping411. 

I ordered the new set, Blue Ribbon, when I returned from convention because we received the You're Amazing set there and Blue Ribbon goes great with it.  It makes nice cards for kids and males, but you could give it to your girlfriends too.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Blue Ribbon, You're Amazing
Cardstock - Midnight Muse, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink - Midnight Muse, Real Red
Accessories - 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" circle punches, Perfect Polka Dots and Argyle embossing folders, 5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals

I added the # sign to the 1 with my Real Red marker. You could easily make the tail for the blue ribbon with cardstock.  I made the flag shape with my square punch. If you haven't tried it yet, give it a try on some scrap paper.

This stamp is from the You're Amazing set.  (duh!!)

Everything you need right there!

Field Flowers

No post yesterday because I spent the day with my daughter. She had out patient surgery on her ankle. She has a stress fracture and had to have 2 screws put in it since it hasn't healed wearing a boot for 5 weeks. But I have a card for  you today. I saw this cool design on the board at convention but the card had a lot of sewing on it. So instead of sewing, I did some distressing and I liked the look of it.  I used my color spritzer tool with a Crumb Cake and a Riding Hood Red marker on the Very Vanilla cardstock.  I used the rectangle Designer Frames Folder and cut around it. I didn't cut the center out, I just cut a piece of Very Vanilla to fit inside and glued it. The River Rock that I used on the leaves didn't really show up very well so if you want more color, try a different green. I like the neutral shades for this card.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Field Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla
Ink - Crumb Cake, River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake and Riding Hood Red markers
Accessories - Designer Frames Embosing Folders, Color Spritzer Tool, 3/8" Crumb Cake tafetta ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, distressing tool

To all my fabulous friends!

I played with the stamp set, Fabulous You, today and came up with a couple of cards.  I immediately fell in love with the set when I saw it in  the catalog but had a hard time figuring out how to design a card with it.  I used a couple of examples I saw at convention, (with other sets, actually) and they gave me a good springboard to create these. I embossed both of the heels, though it doesn't show up on the photo. I even embossed the flowers I punched by embossing a small piece of cardstock with clear embossing powder and then punching the flower out. It makes it look like patent leather.  I'm really pleased with the result and love the verse on the inside!

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Fabulous You, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock - Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Mocha Morning DSP (retired)
Ink - Versa Mark, Staz On Black
Accessories - Black embossing powder, clear embossing powder, heat gun, basic rhinestones, Elegant Lines Textured Impressions embossing folder, Scallop Trim Border punch, Word window and Modern Label punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack

inside of card

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Fabulous You, Friendly Phrases
Cardstock - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink - Versa Mark, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Cherry Cobbler embossing powder and clear embossing powder, heat gun, Adorning Accents Edgelits and Adorning Accents embossing folders, Extra large oval punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, basic rhinestones