Simply Sent Card Elements

Look at all this stuff!!!! This all came from a Simply Sent card element kit called Rock Star. The kit is designed to make 9 cards all in all. Well, I am a scrapbooker first and a card maker second so I decided to just make 2 cards of each design and then make the 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 scrapbook pages with what was left over. I had plenty of stickers and ribbon and designer paper to make the pages!! Here are close ups of the projects.

Here is the card I put together with some of the leftovers ......

The kit goes along nicely with the Starring You stamp set. Both the Simply Sent kit and the stamp set can be found on page 166 of the Stampin' Up! catalog. Here is a picture of all you get with it ( there are 2 sheets of the papers and 1 sheet of the stickers).....

And here is the stamp set......

The kit is priced at $15.95 and the stamp set is priced at $13.95.

This is such a great product, it is the first one I have bought. I am sure I will be buying more of these, the card directions that come enclosed are so easy that just about any one could make the cards.

Thank you for checking this out today!!!

You're A Blast

I'm back it has been a while since I blogged lately....but I am back with a card I made from a couple of challenges from this week. The card sketch is from Mojo Monday and the color challenge is from Splitcoaststampers. The stamp sets that I used are Pun Fun and Starring You from the Spring-Summer Stampin' Up! Idea Book. I really like these stamp sets and I hope they both return when the new catalog comes out in July. Thank you for looking and I will be posting again soon!!!

Heartfelt Thank You

So elegant, if I do say so myself! I have a bazillion thank you's to make for all of the generous people who helped my family out during the loss of my Mother-in-Law. I think this card will be one of them.

I used the color challenge this time from Diva Coffee Break Designs. The colors I used are Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey, and Very Vanilla. It's hard to tell from the piture that the flower is matted on Vanilla. I stamped the flower from Heartfelt Thanks with craft white ink and then embossed it with clear powder to help set it and give it a little gloss. Thanks for stopping by!

Funky Flower Layers

What a funky color combo this is!!! I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it exactly. But once I got creating it just kinda fell into place. I used the Big Shot die called Flower Layers.

The stamp set (sorry for the blurry pic) is from the Occasions Mini and it is called Oval All. Great color challenge this week. Definitely out of my ordinary color choices!! But that is what keeps me wanting to do them!!!

Heartfelt flowers

Here is the scrapbook page I made for my club. I used the technique of "thumpin". That basically means to stamp the flower in a light color and the "thump" the marker on top of the lighter ink with a darker ink. Then you lightly mist the stamp with water and stamp on the paper.

For this one I used Pretty in Pink and Lovely Lilac for the colors. I just used the flower outline on top of the stamped images. The stamp set I used was Heartfelt Thanks.

Thanks for looking today

This is a simple card I made to show off the wheel. I used the jumbo wheel called It's Beautiful in Bashful Blue ink. The birthday wishes is from Wow Flowers.

I love the simplicity of this card. The sentiment is actually on the inside of the card and I punched the front of the card out with the Word Window punch

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

This is a card I made for my stamp club. I got the idea from the Stampin Success catalog that I get each month for being a demo.

The cardstock I used was Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Very Vanilla.

The stamp set is called Tart and Tangy. The ribbon is Certainly Celery. The way I colored the "chocolate" dipped strawberries is just by simply using markers to color in where I wanted the chocolate to show. Thanks for stopping by.

SImple and Cute!!

This is so simple and "adorable" I just love it. I made this 6x6 page for a tech class for beginners. I was showcasing punches and how easy they are to use and the great embellishments they can make. I have always been a fan of brown and pink together.
The paper is from Stampin Up and it is called Sweet Always. The other cardstock is choc chip and regal rose. The stamp set I used is Warm Words. The punches used are the large oval , reg oval and photo corner.
Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Happiness

I haven't used this stamp set in a long time so I figured it was time to dust it off. The stamp set is called Garden Whimsy. The "happiness" is from Warm Words. The sketch is from Diva Coffee Break Designs.
I used Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum, and Very Vanilla cardstock and inks. I added a few cute little buttons to balance the left side better.

Sweeter Than Apple Pie

This is a card I made with a sketch by Mojo Monday and the color combo is from Splitcoast stampers.

The colors are Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, and Riding Hood Red (I added a little bit of Whisper White for the mats). The SU stamp sets I used are called Tart and Tangy and One Smart Cookie. Thanks for looking!!

Birthday Wishes

This is my card for the different challenges I played this go around this week. I really like how the Tangerine Tango pops off of the page.

The color inspiration is from kwerner and the card sketch is from mojo monday.

The paper I used is from the Chocolate Chip Designer paper, So Saffron, and Tangerine Tango. The So Saffron ribbon is from the Sale A Bration mini catalog (only a few days left to order, hint hint). The "birthday wishes" is from the Wow Flowers stamp set. I stamped it in versa mark and then embossed it with white Stampin' Up! powder. I used the scallop edge puch for the detail at the bottom. And to attach the flowers that I cut from the die cut I used So Saffron brads.

Thanks for looking today, come back soon!!!

Envelope Scrapbook #2

I made another of these envelope scrapbooks and I will be giving this one to my mom when I get all three kids Spring pictures from the schools. These are very easy to make and you can make a few pretty fast once you get all of the measurements.

On this scrapbook I used the Designer Series Paper from the Sale A Bration mini called Delicate Dots. This paper has lots of nice spring colors and patterns.

The directions are to score an 8 1/2x 11 piece of cardstock at 2", 2 1/4", 6 3/4", and 7"

The inside is three business size envelopes, sealed, and then cut to 6", 7", and 8". The inserts are cut down by 3/4" so they slide easily in the envelope. Measure your envelope and cut the paper to fit and the embellish the envelopes. The hinge is made by cutting a piece to fit between two envelopes and snailing in place.

Splitcoast Challenge 3D 093 3/6/09

I made this really cool scrapbook from a challenge on Splitcoast. It was to make an envelope scrapbook. It was created by Paula Goff. I used the Chocolate Chip Designer Series Paper for most of it and used some of the pink paper from the Sweet Always DSP. I think I will be putting pictures of my daughter and all of her favorite chocolates. I might need a bigger scrapbook!!

These were pretty simple to put together once I got all of the scoring done. The longest part was deciding on how to embellish the inside and the front.

Another challenge

Sparkly!!! This is for another of the great challenges that kwernerdesigns does each week. The colors are so simple I wasn't sure what I would do with them but I like how they turned out. It was hard not to add some color.
It just looks classic.

I used the black glitter from the Chunky Essentials from the Stampin' Glitter. I applied the glitter to a star from the Sticky Cut Letters. This is the first time I broke these out and I really like them! Very easy to use for a little bling!
The stamp set is Warm Words and I raised each piece on dimensionals for just a little extra effect. I then added just a few black brads to finish it off.

St. Patty's Day

I was just playing around with some ideas for a St. Patty's Day card. I don't usually send cards out for this but I thought I might this year.

I used the Sale a Bration set called Polka Dot Punches. I created the color on the white strip by "smooshing" an ink pad. I used Mellow Moss for the ink and the cardstock for the hearts. I stamped the hearts with Garden Green and the "Thanks" is stamped in Basic Black and it is from the stamp set called Thank You Kindly. I added some rhinestone brads for a little bling.

Enjoy

Funky Forest

This is the color inspiration that I used this week for my latest card creation. These colors are right up my alley!!

I used my new Stampin'Up! wheel called funky Forest. I love those little trees.

The sketch is from Diva Coffee Break Designs. As I have said in prvious posts that I am really starting to like using these different resources to get me going sometimes.

I hope you enjoy these.

Three Little Words....

I just got this stamp set today (Three Little Words) and wanted to see what I could make with it! I'm not too sure if I like it, they rarely turn out the way I think they will when I see it in my head. But this will do. I also got the Sizzlet die called Little Leaves.
The colors I used were Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White.
Thanks for looking!

Progressive Page

This is an example of a progressive page. You first start with a 6 x 6 page and then build up to an 8 x 11.5 page and then up to the big 12 x 12. It was a really easy progress actually.

This is a close up of the 6 x 6 that I started with first. The base is Whisper White and I used a flower stamp from Simply Said to make my own patterened paper. I used Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Kiwi Kiss for the ink colors. I versamarked the flower on the Kiwi Kiss after I stamped it with Real Red. I then just attached that to a piece of Real Red 8 x 11.5 card stock. I just added some embellishments from the die cut blooms.

This is a close up of the bottom right of the page that I made with a sentiment from Enjoy Every Moment and some more added die cut blooms. Now it's your turn to try the progressive page!

Inspired by others

This is a color challenge from Diva Coffee Break Designs and the sketch is from Mojo Monday.

The colors are definitely out of my realm!

They are Basic Gray, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, and Green Galore.

I really enjoyed using sketch for inspiration instead of using my own creative abilities. (It was much easier)

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Lady bug gift

Yummy and cute.

One of my club members, Trenda Garrett, gave this to me at our February meeting. I thought I would share it with all of you also. Thank you, Trenda!!! You can never go wrong with a Chocolate and Almond candy bar!!