No Bull - Sitting Pretty

Hey there!  Here it is another Monday.  Where does the time go?  Had a fun time at the crop this past weekend.  Did some prepping for upcoming classes.  But enough of that.  
Let's talk about the above card made with the Stampin' Up! set, Sitting Pretty, and coordinating Pretty Park Framelits.  This is a cute set.  The main reason I bought it, though, was because of the bulldog.  My daughter has a bulldog named, Rocky.  He's so ugly, he's cute.... plus he has a cute personality!  This set can be purchased with the Framelits as a bundle at a 10% savings.  See photo by clicking on link below:  https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/product/148337/sitting-pretty-photopolymer-bundle.  The Framelits contain a plain bench, which doesn't have a coordinating stamp.  It looks really cool cut out.  Well, need to do a little more prepping.

That's all for today.  Thank you for checking in today!

Minnie Mouse

Hi there!  It has been a while since my last post - to say the least!  Blogging has taken a back seat to other aspects of my life, namely babysitting my 4-month old grandson every day.  He is such a joy!  And speaking of grandchildren, the card for today is one that I made for my granddaughter's birthday last month.  Her aunt (my oldest daughter) promised to take her to Disneyworld after she turned nine.  Now you know the reason behind the theme of the card.  Lol.

Sorry this is brief.  Have a great evening and thanks so much for stopping in for a visit!

It's Your Day Golf

 

Hi there!   Todays card is an easy punch art card for all those golfer's in your life.   Julia Leece's card HERE was my inspiration, with a couple of minor modifications.  I used a Soft Sky card base and a different sentiment, which is from the Fabulous Four set by Stampin' Up!  The golf club is from a scrap of Smoky Slate cardstock.  I used the same retired embossing folders that Julia used for the golf club and ball.  Why mess with what works?

Must get back to a couple of projects - one of them being the dreaded taxes!  Ugh!  Thank you for stopping in for a look today!  Your visits are always appreciated!

Wild Flowers

Inspiration: Laurie Unger

 

Hi there and happy Monday - as well as happy February!  Gosh, I didn't realize how much time had passed since my last post!  Sorry, but life sometimes takes precedence over blogging.  (Gasp!)
The card featured above was designed with the Wild About Flowers set by Stampin' Up! and was one of the selections at my Card Buffet.  Love, love, love this set!  The colors are Elegant Eggplant and Smoky Slate.  A bit of dimension was added to the strip of Smoky Slate by using the Fluttering embossing folder.  The color palette and simplicity of this card makes it possible to use as a birthday card, as well as a sympathy card.

Need to get busy on a project.  Thank you so much for coming by today!

Dinomite Birthday!

 

Hi there!  Life is getting back to quasi-normal around here after all the flooding.  Well, at least for those who didn't have water damage or totally lost their homes/businesses.  My heart and prayers go out to everyone affected.

 

On a lighter topic, the card for today has a background made a long time ago using the Work of Art set by Stampin' Up!  It was found while sorting through all the bits and pieces of stamped items not used on projects, for one reason or another.  Do you have an accumulation of such things, too?  The color palette is Island Indigo, Wild Wasabi, and Smoky Slate.  Images on the focal piece are from another Stampin' Up! set, No Bones About It.   Love this set, especially for those young and "old" people in your life.  Ha!

 

Must sign off to finish up a few things before picking up my granddaughter for an overnight visit.  Thank you for stopping by today!  Your visits are always appreciated!

 

 

 



Wishing You a Doggone Happy New Year!

Hi there and Happy New Year!  Hope you had a good time ringing in the New Year...nothing too crazy, though.  My granddog, Rocky, was freaking out with the fireworks.  Whenever he heard them, he'd stand by the front door and bark.  Such a good dog protecting me!  Speaking of dog, I have a dog card for you today.  (How about that segue?)  A similar card was given to me by a fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and friend, Diane Mikles.  The Top Note die was used as a backdrop, which was layered onto a background stamped with the bone image from Hot Diggity Dog.  His head and ears were made using the Decorative Label punch.  A combination of circle and heart punches were used for his face.  The final touch was a sentiment from the Lovely Amazing You set. 

That's it for today.  Have a great weekend and thank you so much for stopping in for a visit!

Here's to the King!

And I don't mean Elvis!  Ha!  Just wanted to share the birthday card I made for my son.  We celebrated his birthday last night, even though today is his actual birthday.  So 35 years ago today, I was recovering from a C-section.  Ugh!  It was all worth it, though.  Happy birthday to you son.....and many more!  Love you!

Now for the card....  The pattern for the apron came from Pinterest.  The Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper (retired Stampin' Up!) was trimmed about 1/4" smaller than the white card base.  I used the retired Mitten Builder punch as a pattern for the oven mitt - just increased the size a bit and then gave it some texture with the Square Lattice embossing folder.  (Also a retired product.)  Another retired item, the Small Tag punch, was used to make the spatula.  The letters were cut out with the Little Letter Thinlits.  A current product!  To finish off the look, a scrap piece of ribbon for the neck strap.

OK need to scoot.  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

No Bones About It

Hi there!  Hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was a busy one so it's taking me longer to get things done today.  Guess that's called getting older.

Here is a card made with the No Bones About It  and Work of Art stamp sets - both by Stampin' Up!  Don't have the "right" Designer Series Paper?  Make your own!  The above background panel was pulled from my stash made a while back.  The ink colors used for the Work of Art "blob" image are Island Indigo, Smoky Slate, and Gumball Green (retired).  The dinosaur skeleton on the focal piece was stamped using black ink, then the Smoky Slate body was stamped over the skeleton image.  Since this is a photopolymer set, it was easy to align the images.

Go have some fun making your own backgrounds.  The possibilities are endless!

Thank you for coming by today!

Ornamental Pine Celebration

Hi there and happy Friday!  Today's quick card was intended as a masculine birthday card but could easily be changed to a Christmas card.  This was another sample from our Card Buffet display board.  There's just something about pine trees and pine cones that I love!  So, of course, this set is a favorite from the Stampin' Up! 2014 Holiday Catalog.

Must finish packing for our 2015 Calendar Class on Sunday.  But before signing off, birthday wishes go out to my oldest daughter today!  I love you!  Her birthday this year is extra special since she's celebrating on safari in East Africa!  The company she works for asked if she'd lead the Christmas safari tour and, of course, she accepted.  Being an international tour director is the perfect job for her!  Not that I'm a proud mama or anything.  Lol

Hope you have a great weekend and thank you so much for stopping in today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Ornamental Pine, And Many More 

Paper: White 

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede 

Other:  Clear blocks

Watercolor Birthday

Hi there!  So, here is a card that I made from parts that were left over from other projects or experimental pieces.  The background was made by sponging on a few ink colors onto the inside of an embossing folder, then spritzing with water.  Place a piece of watercolor paper or light colored cardstock on top of ink and rub with your fingers.  Remove paper from the embossing folder.  Voila!  You have a cool looking background!  The Honeycomb embossing folder by Stampin' Up! was used in this sample.  An embellishment was made with the Cupcake Builder Punch and circle punches.  A few banners were added for a festive look.  (The colors look much better in real life than they do in the photo.)

A big THANKS to everyone who braved the cold to attend our Card Buffet yesterday!  We appreciate your support - but mostly your friendship!

Must get a few things done before running some errands.  Thanks for peeking in today!

Dapper Argyle

Hi there!  A real quick post to share one of the cards I made this past weekend.  Cold and snow equate to a good time to stamp!  This set by Stampin' Up! called Dapper Dad is a retired set.  I've always liked this set.  Fortunately for me, another Demonstrator was selling a bunch of her retired stamps and this set needed to reside on the shelf in my home.  Lol  The sentiment is from Remembering Your Birthday, which is a current set.  Another retired item is the Night and Day Designer Series Paper.  (Trying to use up some retired paper.)  My brother-in-law will be the recipient of this card since his birthday is Thursday.

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Must get going to our Card Buffet.  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

Flashback Smiles

Hi there and happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week.  Life has been a little calmer this week.  Good thing because the granddog loves attention - when he isn't sleeping.  lol  Looking forward to our Hostess Club meeting tomorrow - just need to load my tote into the car.  Afterwards, hubby and I will be going to my sister-in-law's annual bonfire/birthday party.  But for now, how about another card from our Card Buffet display board?  This camera shaped card was inspired by Debbie Henderson's card seen here and by Valerie Moody's card here - posted Nov 27th.  Thank you ladies for such wonderful inspiration!

Must sign off now to run errands and then get into the kitchen to make a treat for the party tomorrow.  Have a great weekend and thank you so much for stopping in today!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Petite Pairs 

Paper: Black, Pool Party, Real Red, Vanilla, Flashback DSP 

Ink: Black Memento 

Tools:  Envelope Punch Board, Circle Framelits, Small Heart from Itty Bitty Punch Pack (retired), Owl Punch 

Other:  Rhinestones (lg), Dimensionals, clear block

Work of Art Butterfly

Hi there!  Hope you're stamping away on this gloomy, rainy day!  Today's card was a swap Sally Nusbaum received when she attended the Stampin' Up! Convention.  The butterfly was made with the Work of Art stamp set.  Such a versatile set.  I've seen so many creative ways of using this set.  The sentiment is from Label Love.

Sorry for the brief post.  I need to spend some time in the kitchen to make bran muffins and some soup - haven't decided what kind yet.  Our granddaughter is spending the night with us tomorrow.  We'll be busy making cookies and probably some art projects, so a couple of quick meals will be in order.  Plus, the girls getaway retreat is next week.  I like to prepare as much as possible ahead of time so my time at the retreat is spent creating and chillaxing, not in the kitchen.  lol
Heading to the kitchen now.  Thank you for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Age Awareness

Hi there!  It's a gray and dreary day today making it a good day to stay inside and stamp!  Speaking of gray, I'm sharing one of the cards the Hostess Club members made at our meeting on Tuesday.  The Dotty Angles and Age Awareness sets by Stampin' Up! were used.  Heidi King's card seen here (scroll down to Aug 11) was my inspiration.  A few changes were made - like different colors and DSP, making it my own.  Thank you Heidi!
That's all for now.  Must finish up for our Card Buffet this coming Sunday.  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Age Awareness, Dotty Angles 

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon, Moonlight DSP mini stack, Smoky Slate, White 

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Craft White, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, markers to color candles - Hello Honey marker, Lost Lagoon marker 

Tools:  Banners Framelits, Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/8” Circle punch, 1-1/4” Circle punch 

Other:  Coastal Cabana Thick Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, clear blocks, foam mat

Hot Diggity Dog!

Hi there and happy Friday!  Today I'm showcasing another sample from our Card Buffet display board featuring the Hot Diggity Dog set.  This set is just too cute!   Elizabeth Holloway posted this card that I had to CASE - with a few changes, making it my own.  She is very talented and has some awesome creations posted on her blog.  This card was very popular with our customers, so thank you Elizabeth!
Here is the open version.

Must run errands so have a great weekend and thank you for stopping in today!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Hot Diggity Dog 

Paper: White, Real Red, Back to Black DSP 

Ink: Black Memento, Real Red marker 

Tools:  Circle Thinlits, 2-1/2” Circle punch, Circle Framelits (#5 from center), heart from Itty Bitty Punch Pack (retired), Full Heart punch (retired), Crop-a-dile (non-SU), scissors 

Other:  Dimensionals. Rhinestones, Clear blocks

Grunge Birthday

Hi there!  Hope you're having a terrific week.  Yesterday was "catch up" day for things that needed attention around the house.  Today I'm back with another sample from our Card Buffet display board.  This is an easy card with a lot of impact.  A big thanks goes to Deana Schultz for her swap card that I CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything).  Love the color combination, too!  The only difference is the greeting used on the banner, which is from the Fabulous Four set.  The "splatters" were made from images in the Gorgeous Grunge set.  A simple "balloon" made with punches completes the card.  Easy peasy!

That's it - must work on final preparations for our Christmas Card Workshop being held on September 27.  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Fabulous Four 

Paper: White, Tempting Turquoise 

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Tempting Turquoise marker, white gel pen 

Tools:  Small Oval punch, Owl punch

Other:  Dimensionals, Clear blocks

Cheery Make a Wish

Hi there!  Can you believe it's September already?  Yikes!  Christmas will be here before you know it!  Let's not waste any more time and get to today's card, which is another make-n-take the Hostess Club girls made.  Yep, more polka dots!  Inspiration for this card came from Susan Itell.  Love her work!  (Maybe she loves polka dots, too.  lol)  You can see her card here posted August 18th.  There were a few things I changed, like the placement of the stars.  Also there were some things omitted, such as the penwork on the stars and the Word Window sentiment.  The tag is a little different, too.  I decided to stamp the "a" on some scrap white cardstock with Strawberry Slush ink, punched it out with the 1/2" Circle Punch and popped it up on Dimensionals.  The ribbon was knotted and sits on top of the tag (adhered with glue dots) rather than looping it through the hole, which would have resulted in me ripping the tag.  (Don't know my own strength!  lol)  I love the cheeriness of this card and never would have thought of using this color combination.  Thanks Susan!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Perfect Pennants 

Paper: Crushed Curry, Rose Red, White, Flower Pot DSP 

Ink: Crushed Curry, Rose Red 

Tools:  Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Star Framelits, 1/2" Circle Punch 

Other:  Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon, Dimensionals, sponges

 

Gifts of Kindness

Hi there!  Had quite a night last night due to the storm that hit our area!  You can read about it below if you're interested.  But for now, I'd like to share another card Mary Taylor displayed at our Card Buffet.  She used Gifts of Kindness (by Stampin' Up!) and one of the new In Colors, Lost Lagoon.  The butterfly from Papillon Potpourri was punched out with the coordinating Bitty Butterfly Punch.  It's a clean and simple card.  Love it!


OK, so here's the unabridged version of the story.  I was meeting Jayne Singleton to ride along with her to Arnold for our Christmas Card Workshop meeting with the rest of the team.  Well traffic came to a halt on the interstate, so I took a detour.  Just as I was getting out of my car to get into Jayne's, the sky broke loose and it downpoured!  We had to get back onto the jammed-up interstate to get to our destination, Applebee's in Arnold, to meet up with the girls.  There were a lot of phone calls and texting in that hour of transit while they waited for us.  The girls were enjoying drinks and chatting when all of a sudden, the power went out!  Management told them to finish their drinks (on the house since there was no power) then they had to leave.  We ended up meeting them just across the highway at another restaurant that did have power.  It was strange how the area was randomly affected by the outage.  Well, guess who had no power when they got home a few hours later?  Yep, yours truly!  AmerenMO was on our street when I pulled into the subdivision.  (That was a good sign - they were on the case!)  Hubby and Rocky (granddog) were just hanging out in the dark.  I took Rocky for his (our) nightly walk and noticed electric had been restored to some of the houses on our street.  What???  Then the Ameren trucks started rumbling past us and I'm silently praying for them not to leave yet because it was still dark in the cul-de-sac where we live.  One of the trucks stopped and the driver informed me that they thought the problem was fixed and our power should be restored soon.  (Certainly hope so was my thought!)  Well just as Rocky and I were finishing our walk and going up our driveway, the electric was restored!  Hallelujah!  What a night!

Thanks for hanging in there on this long post and for visiting today!  It's always a pleasure to share with you!

Wetlands Work of Art

Hi there!  Maybe today's card will have you thinking cool thoughts.  lol  It was a popular selection on our Card Buffet, which I CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) from Billie Moan.  She posts two color versions on her blog, Rambling Rose Studio.  You can view Billie's cards here (scroll down to May 5th & May 3rd posts).  Very clever use of the "swish" image from Work of Art.   Love how well the combination of Smoky Slate and Coastal Cabana works together, too. 

Stamps: Wetlands, Work of Art, Hardwood

Paper: Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, White

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Memento Black, Smoky Slate

Tools:  Corner Chomper (non-SU)

Other:  Twine (non-SU), sponges

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That's it for now.  Keep cool and thank you for stopping by today!

Birthday Lion

Hi there!  Hope your weekend was good.  I had a fantastic weekend stamping with my friends....and making new friends.  Yesterday was a bridal shower for the future daughter-in-law of our close friends.  On the down side, our granddog went home after staying with us for about a week and a half.  Sure will miss having him around for nightly walks.
Speaking of animals, how about this lion punch art card?  Cute, cute, cute!  (Pardon the glare.)  It's a swap that Sally Nusbaum received at the Stampin' Up! Convention.  She brought her swaps to the crop on Saturday to share with us.  Sorry I don't have the name of the Demo who made it.  The Designer Paper is Lullabye and the birthday embellishment is an image from Label Love, which was punched out with the Artisan Label punch. 

This evening I'm taking our granddaughter out to dinner before we go see Seussical at the Muny.  With that said, must get busy on my very long to-do list.  Thank you so much for visiting today!