Berry Christmas

Hello Stamping Friends:

My card today is a case from the Holiday Mini with a few changes. This card is super simple and cute.


Here is how I made the card.

1. I cut my card base of Kraft card stock to 11 x 4 1/4" and scored at 5 1/2".
2. I cut a piece of Real Red card stock 4 x 5 1/4" and stamped the snowflake from the Berry Christmas set in Versa Mark around the outside edge and sponged the edges with Real Red Ink.
3. I used the Sizzex Top Note to cut a white die out and also used it to cut the bottom piece in Soft Suede. I layer these two pieces together.
4. I cut a 3/4" strip of Old Olive and used the Scalloped Border Punch on it and put this on the previous layer. I tied a Very Vanila 1/4" ribbon around this piece and tied a knot.
5. I stamped the wreath from the Berry Christmas set in Old Olive and cut it out. I randomly put some glue and added the red beads.
6. I used the stamp-a-ma-jig and lined up the string in the centre of the top note. I added dimensionals to the wreath and put it in place.

Recipe:
Stamps: Berry Christmas
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Versa Mark
Paper: Kraft, Real Red, White, Soft Suede and Old Olive
Accessories: Red Beads, Vanilla 1/4" Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Jake's Birthday Card with My Birthday Gifts

Hello Stamping Friends:

Today is my Birthday, yesterday I took myself out for a little Birthday shopping. I was having a bit of trouble coming up with a card for Jake. Jake is a good friend of ours who is going to be 65 on Saturday. It would seem that I don't own many masculine stamps. The only other one I have I gave him last year.

In my mind, I already had the dog and boot image from For Father as my focal point, but I did not know what to put it with. I had been wanting the Nestability Labels 3 so I put that in my cart, so now I had my center image figured out.

As I was browsing through the embossing folders I saw the Fleur De Lis folder and quickly dismissed it. As I was browsing around the store I spotted copper foil on a card that they had on display. Well what do you know, the Fleur De Lis and was it outstanding! I now knew how I was going to finish Jakes' card.

I already had some copper card stock on hand, purchased the copper foil and embossing folder and here is my card.

This is the inside of the card.


Hope you like and that Jake will too.

Mojo Monday Time Again

Hello Stamping Friends:

I look forward to Monday's these days because of the Mojo Monday Sketches. I should have been doing some book work but I really had a great idea for this sketch already in my head. Do you ever wake up at night with a card in your mind? Well I do, while I don't jump up and make it like some do ( too lazy for that) I do seem to remember them for the next day.

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch.

Here is my interpretation of it.

I used several of the new in colors on this card. I love to color, my grandkids think it is great that I like to color as I color with them quite often.

Here is how I made the card.

1. I cut my card base of Melon Mambo 4 1/4" x 11". Scored at 5 1/2"
2. I took a piece of Crushed Curry 4 x 1 3/4". I randomly stamped one of the snowflakes from Snow Buddies in Crushed Curry and then took my white gel pen and made white marks were I thought it would look good. I also sponged the edges with Crushed Curry.
3. I cut a piece of Soft Suede 4 x 1 3/4". Stamped the swirly thing perhaps it is to represent wind; the weather type that is. LOL and I also stamped another snowflake from the same set all in Soft Suede. Sponged the edges and used the gel pen to make the dots and color the snowflakes. Then I added the Bermuda Bay Ribbon.
4. I cut my scalloped circle from the Sizzex die and another circle cutter for the circles.
5. The main image was first randomly stamped with snowflakes from Christmas Punches in Bashful Blue. I stamped the snowmen on white card stock, colored them with Stampin Up Markers and then cut them out and placed on the snowflake background. I popped the top hat with a dimensional. I did stamp the twig arms after I had added the snowmen using the stamp --ma - jig.
6. The sentiment was from a retired set It's Snow Time stamped in Soft Suede and layered on Bermuda Bay.

Recipe:
Stamps: Snow Buddies, Christmas Punch, It's Snow Time (retired)
Ink: Stampin Up Markers, Bashful Blue, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry
Paper: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, White
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon, Circle Cutters, Sizzex Scallop Circle Die.

Sketch Challenges

Hello Stamping Friends:

I am really enjoying finding sketch challenges on either the forums I am on or on blogs that I visit. Sketches make one stretch their creativity and it also gives us a chance to use supplies that we have on hand not having to worry about, oh darn I don't have that stamp set, or don't have that paper, don't have that punch etc.


Sketches are provided for you to make it your own. You can change the orientation of the layout, you can mix it up etc. I am finding them to be fun and at the same time allowing my own creativity to come out. I hope you will participate in some challenges too and see what you can create.


This sketch was from Beate John's blog. Here is her sketch.

This is my card that I created from her sketch.

Here is how I made this card.

1. My card base is white card stock cut 4 1/4" x 11" and scored at 5 1/2".

2. The next layer is a piece of Real Red card stock cut 4"x 5 1/4". I stamped the background stamp Bella Toile with Vera Mark and sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip.

3. The two pieces that have the stripes were made by layering the DSP from Christmas Cocoa onto a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock that was 2 1/4" square and the DSP piece was 2" square.

4. The centre piece was a layer of Chocolate Chip cut 2 1/2" square, the Real Red was 2 1/4" and a 2" circle was cut.

5. I used the SU markers Always Artichoke and Chocolate Chip to color the stamp image. I added a Real Red bow make from 1/4" ribbon. I also added some Dazzling Diamonds to the top of the cones.

6. The sentiment is from Oval All. I used SU markers Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Always Artichoke to color it, punched it out with the large oval and layered it on a piece of Chocolate Chip that had been punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Autumn Days, Oval All

Ink: Stampin Up Markers Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke. Versa Mark, Chocolate Chip

Paper: DSP Christmas Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, White

Accessories: Real Red 1/4" Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

Thanks for looking and commenting, comments are always appreciated.

Making My Own DSP

Hello Stamping Friends:
I have had the pleasure of my Grandson all day, he sure knows how to keep a person active. It was a beautiful day here so I spent as much time outside as I could. We have already had snow once but it was just like a day you could expect in September here.

While Ryan was busy watching his favourite TV program I went into my stamp room to do something. I was really bumbed out about the fact that I could not get anymore of the bulk DSP paper Christmas Cocoa. I had several cards in mind with that paper and I was beside myself as to what to do.

I decided that I would try to make my own and hope for a reasonable facimilie of it. As I was working on this, a email came thru from Gretchen Baron and her Weekend Challenge sketch was posted in it. What great timing for me.

So here is her card sketch:

and here is my card.

This is how I created my background to look similar to the one in the DSP. I used Soft Suede card stock. I randomly stamped the snowflakes from Serene Snowflakes all over the paper with Whisper White Craft ink. Then I embossed it with clear embossing powder. I sponged all over the card stock with Soft Suede and then wiped off the snowflakes.

I stamped the image from the stamp set Gift of Christmas in Soft Suede as well. I stamped it again and cut the dove out, sponged the edges and then applied the Champagne Shimmer Paint on the edges.

I cut the snowflakes from the Merry Moments Sizzix die and applied the Champagne Shimmer Paint to them. I think the background turned out pretty good, what do you think?

Recipe:
Stamps: Gift of Christmas, Serene Snowflakes
Ink: Soft Suede, Whisper White Craft Ink
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Accessories: Stampin Dimensionals, Champagne Shimmer Paint, Merry Moments Die

Mojo Monday Sketch

Hello Stamping Friends:

Today's card is made using the Mojo Monday sketch. I also incorporated the Late Night Stampers Challenge 42 into it as well. The challenge for the Late Night Stampers was to use Old Olive, Ruby Red and Really Rust.

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch.

And here is my card.

I used Old Olive for my card base. I stamped the branch image with Versa Mark. Ruby Red strip is cut at 1 1/2 x 5 1/2 then punched with the scallop border punch. I died the Kraft ribbon with Really Rust by sponging on the color.

I used the rock and roll technique on the tree using all three colors. I layered this piece on a piece of Really Rust.

I used the SU markers on the sentiment and punched it out with the large oval punch, sponged the edges with Really Rust. I added the dots around the edge with the SU Marker.

Recipe:

Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers

Paper: Old Olive, Ruby Red, Really Rust

Ink: Versa Mark, Really Rust, Old Olive and Ruby Red

Accessories: Kraft Ribbon, SU Markers, large oval punch, scalloped border punch.

Beates Weekend Sketch

Hello Stamping Friends:

I decided to participate in Beate's weekend sketch. Each weekend she has a sketch on her blog and you can participate by entering your card. I had some left overs from some previous cards and decided to make it a two part challenge by using what was in my table scraps. The only thing that I had to make was the card base and the first chocolate chip layer.

Here is the sketch.
and here is my card, hope you like it.

Here is my recipe:

Stamps: 24-7

Ink: Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Versa Mark

Paper: Bella Blue DSP, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Ribbon, Corner Punch, Circle punches, Nestability Circles, Blue Rhinestones, Cuttlebug embossing folder.




Thanks for stopping by.

Still Coloring

Hello Stamping Friends:

I am still coloring. It seems that once you start one technique you just keep going till you have had enough.

Can you believe it is almost the middle of October, WOW were does the time go.

Here is my card for today, how you like it.

Here is how I made my card today:

1. Fold a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of white card stock in half using a bone folder to crease the edge.

2. Cut a piece 5" x 2" piece of the red polka dot DSP from Cocoa Christmas DSP Series paper and adhere to card about 1/2" down from the top and centred across the card.

3. Cut a piece of Real Red card stock 5" by 2" and punch the bottom using the Stampin Up Lacy Border punch. Cut of a 1/2" piece from this piece. Add the 1/2" to the top and the Lacy Border to the bottom of a 1 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock.

4. Cut a 6" piece of Sleigh Bell ribbon and wrap it around the Very Vanilla piece in step 3.

5. Adhere is layered piece to card front.

6. Cut a 2" x 4 1/8" piece of Green Galore. Stamp the image of the snowmen from the Holiday Line stamp set, color and cut it to a piece that measures 1 7/8" x 4" and center it onto the Green Galore piece and stick down with Stampin Dimensionals so that it sticks to the card front. I added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the balls on their hats and Crystal Effects to the carrot noses.

7. Using the Stamp Ma Jig stamp the Merry Christmas greeting from Four the Holidays stamp set.
Now you are done!

Here is the list of supplies I used you can order these on line at http://stampingwithpeggy.stampingup.net/.

Stamps: Holiday Lineup (111648), Four the Holidays (116921)
Ink: Black Stazon Ink ( 101406) and various Stampin Up Markers
Paper: Scrap piece of Red Polka Dot paper from Christmas Jingle kit (115696), Whisper White card stock (100730),Green Galore card stock (101768), Very Vanilla card stock (101650), Real Red card stock (102824).
Acessories: Bone Folder (102300), Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Sleigh Bells Ribbon (116795), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter ( 102023), Crystal Effects (101055).

Sympathy Card

Hello Stamping Friends:

Are you all having a great day. I seem to be using a lot of Real Red Card stock these days, gee let me see, oh I know, I ordered in three times in a row when I did not require it can we say overstocked. I cased this card from Silke Ledlow.

I used the newest texture plate from Stampin Up to create the criss cross embossing on this card. And yes Real Red card stock was my card base which is 5 1/4 x 4 1/4. I used the flocked DSP paper from the Christmas Cocoa Collection. I added a piece of 5/8" Real Red ribbon. The stamped image is from Friends 24-7 and it was stamped in Real Red ink. I matted it on Real Red that I cut out with the Nestabilities.


This is what I did on the inside of the card.


Thanks for looking.

Having a Great Day Coloring

Hello Stamping Friends:

It has been nasty weather here over the weekend. Hope you all had or are having a great Thanksgiving.

I was just in the mood to color today. I haven't use my copic markers for awhile and thought I had better start using them. I would hate to have some one ask me to show them how and then forget LOL.

I took out some of my line art stamps that I have collected and colored them. Hope you enjoy them. Thanks for looking.

Happy Birthday Abby

Hello Stamping Friends:

I can't wait for tomorrow. I have a new stamp set organizer and my son in law is going to put it up for me tomorrow. It is such a blessing to have him near by for these kind of jobs. My son tells me he may move back to Manitoba in the future. It will be so good to have the family all back in the same province.

Now on to my card for today.

I had saved this card sketch from a blog, sorry I do not remember where and this is my interpretation of it.

My son's fiance's birthday is next week so I will be sending her this card.

I used a white base of 4 1/4 x 4 1/4. I paper pierce around the outside edge.

The next layer is Perfect Plum it measures 3 3/4 square. I used a piece of DSP from a retired package called Persian Summer.

I used the new in color ribbon Rich Razzleberry on the bottom and the stamp set is Good Friend. The birthday greeting is from A Little Birthday Cheer.

I added purple rhinestones to the Butterfly as well as to the side and bottom of the card.


Thanks for looking, see you soon.

Autum Days Christmas

Hello Stamping Friends:

How is everyone today. Hope you are keeping warm if you are in Canada and cool if you are in the States.

I have been busy in my stamp room, coming up with some new Christmas Cards.
The one that I have for you today is from the stamp set called Autumn Days. I just love these pine cones. I colored the stamp with SU markers. These markers are great for using multiple colors on a stamp. You just could not get the same coverage with stamp pads no matter how small. I used Always Artichoke and Chocolate Chip to color the image.

The white card base is 4 1/4 square. I layered a 2" piece of Always Artichoke with a strip of Real Red that had been punched with out scallop border punch. I also added some paper piercing to the Always Artichoke piece.

I used my Nestabilities to make the scalloped circles in Chocolate Chip, Real Red and the white that I stamp the image on.

I used my stamp ma jig to make the greeting into two lines versus the one line that is on the stamp originally. I find I am using my stamp ma jig more and more to create these kind of images. If you don't have one you might want to put it on your wish list.


Thanks for looking and keep warm. LOL

Delightful Decorations

Hello Stamping Friends:

Well today was weigh in day, sigh, I did not loose this week. This trying to loose weight is such a chore. It is not that I eat too much but that I don't eat enough and I am not hungry most of the time.

This should not be such a hard thing to do. But for me it is terribly hard. I am usually by myself for most meals so I don't make many "meals" except for supper since I join WW. I can handle that one meal but as for the rest of the day, I have to make myself eat and I am running out of ideas. Enough of the complaining, tomorrow is another day.

My card today is using a size that I don't use often but I think I may start as it lends itself to some unique layering. My card base is Kraft card stock and the finished size is 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 approximately (the card stock is cut 6 1/4 x 7 1/8).

I stamped the decorations from Delightful Decorations in several different colors and punch them out with the ornament punch. I first layered four of them side by side, then layered two more over the first row and then one more over the second row, like building a pyramid sort to speak. I also put sponged on some shimmery paint, just can't get enough of that stuff on all the edges. Then I tied three bows with SU gold cord and applied them to the top three ornaments.

The sentiment is from the last page of the catalogue called Merry and Bright it was stamped in Soft Suede.


Thanks for coming to my blog and also thank you for your very kind comments.

Autumn Days

Hello Stamping Friends:

I actually make this card on Saturday but wanted to spread them out so that I would have some blog posts each day for you.

I wish I could tell stories like some of the other ladies do on their blogs but I am just not a chatter box. In real life I am actually very shy but I can come out to play with stamps and paper almost anytime.

I was looking on line at a old issue of Card Maker I think that is what it was called, any way there was a card layout there that was clean and simple but of course it was stamped with a stamp that I did not own nor did I have any that were close to that size or spread out as much.

I decided that I would make my own floral design to fill the card area. I used the stamp ma jig for placement of all the stems. First I stamped the long stem design in really rust, then I stamped the wheat stem in More Mustard and the stem with the balls in Chocolate Chip. I was quite pleased with how it turned out. I added the sentiment from Kind and Caring Thoughts hostess set.

I used a piece of DSP from the Autumn Traditions series paper, scalloped the edges with the SU border punch, sponged the edges and added the Soft Suede ribbon. It was clean and simple and took hardly and time at all.

I really have to learn to take better pictures, sorry for the fuzzy look.

Cardinal Christmas

Hello Stamping Friends:

What a crazy Sunday. I had my granddaughter stay over so that I could take her to Sunday School. We had a great Saturday evening, even went out for Chinese Food, love Chinese Food.

Well I slept in so we missed Sunday School. Then I made the mistake of getting Kirsten dressed and then giving her yogurt. Yep she spilled it all over her pants, and as Murphy Law goes, there were no more pants around. So off to the washing machine. To make a long story short we missed Church as well. We still have a baby shower to go to wonder if we will make it without any mishaps?

My card today is made from the set Cardinal Christmas. I did something on this card that I do not usually do but I have seen that many are embossing their images then coloring them. I think it helps to stay in the lines. Certainly does make the detailing a little easier. I forgot to use my embossing buddy do I got some little dots on my image. Try to remember to use it, it makes such a difference.

On to the details of the card, I used a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 Chocolate Chip card base. In the corner of the card I stamped the accorns from Autumn Days and added some Champayne Shimmer Paint to the edges. I don't think it shows to well in the photo but in real life it is very pretty.

I added a piece of DSP from the Cocoa Christmas collection in the Mini Catalogue, sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip and the left over shimmer paint again it doesn't show much in the picture.

After I colored the cardinal I cut it out with a Nestabilitie die and layered it on Real Red card stock. I put some glitter on the berries to make them pop out a bit more. I used deminsionals on this piece to make it look 3 D.

On the inside of the card, I stamped the leaf branch from the same set in the upper left corner, the sentiment in the centre and then I layered a piece of DSP on Chocolate Chip and put it on the bottom of the white card stock.

Thanks for looking.

Serene Snowflakes

Hello Stamping Friends:

I had a great day yesterday, it started off with my brother calling to say he and his wife were coming for a visit. This caused me to quickly tidy up the house, a chore I was going to for go for stamping but it was not too bad and did not take to long. Then I realized that I had no treat to go with our coffee, so I quickly when to town ( live in a rural area) and purchased everything to make strawberry shortcake. I was expecting them around 3 p.m. and at 2 p.m. he called to say it was just to cold to travel and was not coming. OH NO. What do I do with all this strawberry shortcake stuff. I have been doing weight watchers and I sure did not want this stuff around for several days. So I called up my daughter and told her to come over and I feed it all to them. It was good to see it all gone, there are just some things that are to easy to eat.

So the rest of my time was spent stamping, this is the first card I did. My card base is 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 and I used Basic Grey for it. I had a scrap piece of a pearlized card stock so I decided to emboss it with a embossing folder I had with snowflakes on it. I then tied the silver cord from the Holiday Mini and spread it out like in the picture. I stamped and embossed the largest snowflake from Serene Snowflakes three times . Cut one out completely, the other centre from another and the third I left on the white card stock and cut it out with a die from Nestabilities.

I layered these one on top of the other using dimensionals.

The greeting was from a previous hostess set. I stamped it in Silver Encore Ink and put dots in the scallops after I had punched it out with the scallop oval punch from Stampin Up. Applied it using deminsionals as well.

Hope you like it.

New Stamp Set

Hello Stampers:

Well the weather here sure has turned cool. The leaves are all turning various shades of gold and rust. I love all the colors of fall, I just don't like the cold temperatures. Many homes here already have their heat on. I am a die hart and refuse to turn it on just yet.

I have been busy in my stamp room cleaning up and reorganizing things. I was finding that I was unable to find some items that I knew I had but I had so carefully tucked them away that I could not find them. I am such a hoarder when it comes to DSP, and embellishments. I buy all the DSP and then I don't want to use it cause it is so nice etc.

Anyway, today I received an new stamp set called Serene Snowflakes. It is such a beautiful set. I had been eyeing it up for some time in the Holiday Mini and I finally caved in and ordered it.

My white card base is 4 1/2" square. The first layers was a piece of Real Red cardstock that is 4 1/8" square. I applied two strips that had been punched with the lacy border punch one in white and one in Real Red. The embossed white piece is approximatel 3 1/2" square before I punched the lacy border. I applied some dazzling diamonds to the snowflakes with Crystal Effects. I stamped the snowflake in Real Red and punched it out with the 1 3/8" circle punch and layered it on a Scallop Circle of Real Red. The ribbon is also from the Holiday Mini.