Serene Moonlight

Hi there and happy Friday!  Today's featured card is the last sample of the Hostess Club cards, which are exclusive to Club members only.  This card was inspired by Chat Wszelaki, who was inspired by Beth McAlexander.  You can check out Chat's card here.  (Scroll down to Jul 12 post.)  She has a link to Beth's blog so that you can view her card, too.  The "swoosh" image from Stampin' Up!s Work of Art  was inked up with Soft Sky ink.  Stamp full strength, then again without inking up the stamp.  (This is called second generation stamping.)  Serene Silhouettes and a sentiment from a new set, Something to Say, were used next.  A strip of Designer Series Paper from the Moonlight DSP Stack and Lost Lagoon Stitched Satin Ribbon finish off the card nicely.

That's all folks - hope you have a great weekend.  Thanks so much for visiting today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps:, Serene Silhouettes, Work of Art, Something to Say 

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Black, White, Moonlight DSP Stack 

Ink: Memento Black, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky 

Other:  Lost Lagoon 3/8” Stitched Satin Ribbon, clear blocks

 

Feel Goods Friend

Hi there!  Hope your week is going well.  Yesterday I didn't visit my friend in the hospital after all - she wasn't having a good day.  So, maybe today.  Tomorrow evening is a dinner for grandparents at Miss M's school.  Saturday is our Card Buffet at DeLeo's.  A busy schedule for the rest of the week.  Enough chit chat - how about we get to the card?

This card was made at Sally Nusbaum's Card Buffet but I overlooked posting it.  Unfortunately, I stamped the sentiment a bit crooked.  (See!  We Demonstrators make mistakes, too, for those of you who think we don't!  lol)  The flower image is from the Oh, Hello set and the sentiment is from Feel Goods.  Such a pretty, feminine card.

All Stampin' Up! supplies were used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Feel Goods, Oh Hello
Paper: Vanilla, Soft Suede
Ink: Soft Suede, Primrose Petals
Other: Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Primrose Petals 3/8" stitched satin ribbon

That's all for me today.  Must tend to a few things before heading out.  Thank you so much for stopping in for a visit today!

Another Peacock!

Hi there!  I was having fun over the weekend with the peacock single stamp from the World Treasures stamp set.  I should have just gone ahead and purchased the whole set since I really like all of the images.  What was I thinking?  Anyway....back to the card.  The top layer was embossed with the new Modern Mosaic embossing folder after cutting out the middle section with the Labels Collection Framelits. (Hint: You always want to do your embossing last so that the raised areas don't get flattened.)  The peacock was stamped on a 2-1/2" circle and colored with markers.  The Gumball Green panel is popped up on Dimensionals.  My ribbon treatment consisted of twisting some Midnight Muse and Summer Starfruit satin ribbon.  Something different - at least for me.
The embossing folder will be available for purchase on May 31st when the new 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog makes its debut - a day early!  Actually, you'll be able to order from all three catalogs that day!  I don't think that has ever happened before.

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: World Treasures Peacock - single stamp
Paper: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, White
Ink: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green markers
Other: Labels Collection Framelits, Modern Mosaic embossing folder, satin stitched ribbon, Dimensionals

My heart goes out to the families in Oklahoma trying to pick up the pieces (no pun intended) after a tornado hit the area.  Is it just me, or does it seem that we are having more devastating tornadoes these days?  Seems like the country is just having weird weather in general.

Well, must run for now.  Thank you for visiting today!  You're visits are always appreciated!

Another Easter Card

Hi there!  Here is an Easter card that was mostly a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from Teneale Williams.   You can see her card here - posted Mar 11 
I only made a few minor changes.  The first being the Pear Pizzazz piece under the focal image.  I didn't have any DSP with me so I embossed the Pear Pizzazz card stock on my ScorBuddy to simulate striped paper.  I was pleased with the results.  The Pearls were left off of the Baja Breeze panel, the eggs are in a different color order, and I used Baja Breeze ink to stamp the sentiment.  She made such a beautiful card so why change it!  Thanks Teneale for the inspiration.

Recipe
Stamps:  Easter Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes (such a versatile set!)
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz
Ink:  Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Versamark
Other:  Scallop border punch, Pearls, Very Vanilla satin ribbon, ScorBuddy

Tonight we Demos are meeting at Patty's house to work on our swaps for Saturday's Celebrate Summer Demo event.  (Looking forward to that!  It's like going to a mini convention.)  There are rumors that at tonight's meeting Don, the smoothie aficionado aka Patty's husband, just might be manning the "smoothie bar".  Hmmm, an evening with friends to stamp and slurp (er, I mean sip) some smoothies.  It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it!  We have a good time - smoothies or no smoothies!  If you have ever thought about becoming a Demonstrator, give me a call.  I'd love to have you on my team and you can join us in the fun!

Hope you have a great day.  Thank you for stopping by!