By the Sea

Hi Everyone! I have been away for a few days...Sorry. I do have a quick post for you this afternoon. I have been wanting to ink up the set Moving Forward again like mad, so I set out to do just that today. I needed a starting point, So..., I checked out the color challenge over on Splitcoast again. I know, you didn't see that coming did ya?! Well I don't think you will be disappointed that I played with either really! Here is my card for the challenge -

The colors for today's challenge were Whisper White, Island Indigo, and Pool Party. I chose Crumb cake as my second neutral, and added a little real red to brighten it up a little. The Light blue paper is a non SU scrap from my pile, but close enough to pool party that I decided to use it up. See I told you that you wouldn't be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Moving Forward

Paper - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Summer Smooches DSP, Bazzill Basics Sparkle

Ink - Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Pool Party, real red

Accessories - Distressing tool, 2 1/2" circle Punch, Coluzzle, 1 1/4 circle punch, 3/4 circle punch, real red button, Scallop edge punch, Island Indigo Bakers twine, Paper piercing tool, Dimensional Dots, Sponge

Neutral and Established

Hi Everyone! I have a quick post for you this evening.... I was cleaning up my desk getting ready for my club this weekend, and I came across all these rolled roses that I made a while ago, and decided to put them to use rather than throw them away. That was my intention in the first place so I feel good that I finally used something that I tucked away for a rainy day. Gosh, do I need a lot of rainy days!  Well, onto the card right -

I used the set Established Elegance from the main catalog. All my papers are neutrals that are scraps that were left on my table too! I love when I can just grab elements and papers from my table and get them to work! Ok, I am off to get the kiddos ready for bed. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Established Elegance, Fabulous Phrases

Paper - Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray DSP, Newsprint DSP

Ink - Basic Gray, Black

Accessories - Big Shot, Delicate Doilies Lg Die, Paper piercing tool, Distressing tool, sponge, 1 3/4, 1 1/4" circle punches, boho blossom punch, punch pack, basic pearls, gray sharpie

Moving Forward CC380

Hi Everyone! It is an unbearable 96 degrees here in Illinois, and that means I am staying in and playing. I got all my running done this AM, and then quietly snuck downstairs to play along in the color challenge on Splitcoast Stampers. Today's hostess gave us some great colors to work with today, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, and Always Artichoke. I have been itching to ink up the new Ronald McDonald house charities stamp put out by SU this year called Moving Forward since I received it in my box of goodies at the beginning of the month. So today was the day. I really wasn't sure if the colors would work with the images, but I sure gave it my all! :) Here is my card for the challenge today -

I really like how it came out! I used some new goodies and some old ones too! The set, as I mentioned before, is from the new catalog, and the ribbons are all discontinued as well as the DSP. The EF is from the new catalog, and that is called Fancy Fan. I really believe that this EF will become a "fan" favorite really quick! I Love it! OK, off to get some other work done! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Moving Forward

Ink - Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip

Paper - Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Our House DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Labels Framelits, XL cupcake punch, Fancy Fan EF, Paper Piercing tool, distressing tool, Choc. chip double stitch ribbon, Peach Parfait twill ribbon, Linen thread, mini brad, Tangerine tango Pom-pom trim, Dimensional Dots, 3/8" circle punch, cropadile

Father's Day for Coco

Hi Everyone! I have a short post for you today. I waited to the last minute to make a Father's Day card for my boys to give their God Father ( Coco ). Why does he have the name Coco?? Well it goes back 10 years or so now,..My oldest, Sean, learning to speak, could not for the lack of trying pronounce Uncle. All he would say was Coco to his God Father. So, to this day he is Coco. Which is probably a good thing, considering my sister and I married men with the same first name.. I know confusing right??! But now there is no confusion for them at family parties either! Anyhoo, you stopped by to check out some crafty goodness, so enough yada yada, and onto the sample for today -

I found inspiration for this card at StampinConnection, a website for SU Demonstrators only.

I used some new and retired elements for this card. The DP is from years past called Urban Oasis. The ship is from the set called Open Sea, and can be found in the main catalog, as well as the Big Shot Labels Framelits. OK off to put this in the mail, so it gets there in time. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper - Basic Gray, Marina Mist, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Urban Oasis DSP

Ink - Going Gray, Midnight Muse

Accessories - Big Shot, Labels Framelits Die, Paper piercing tool, mini brads, Dimensional dots

Two by Two

Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was full of running kids around and such, So I declared this afternoon, that I wanted to sit down and play a little with some more new goodies from the new SU Catalog!! I hope you don't mind! :) When I first got the new catalog, I fell in love with a new single stamp called Two by Two. It is SO CUTE! Here let me show you -

See, don't you agree!! I colored my image with my SU markers and my versamarker. I use the versamarker to blend my colors, and to add some depth to the areas that I want to appear darker, or have a shadow.  I don't think that it is a recorded "technique", it is just something that I figured out on my own. :) Give it a try, it's really fun, I promise!! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Two by Two

Paper - Whisper White, Pool Party DSP

Ink - Black Stazon, Creamy Carmel, So Saffron, Going Gray, Pumkin Pie, Tangerine tango, Temp. Turqouise, real red, versamarker

Accessories - Coluzzle, XL build a cupcake punch, Pool Party Bakers twine, Big shot, Perfect polka dots EF, dimensional dots

here's to you CC378

Hi Everyone! I have a really quick post today. I played along in yesterdays color challenge on Splitcoast, and knocked out an Anniversary card for my sister and her husband. The colors for the challenge were Certainly Celery, Pool Party and Daffodil delight. Here is my card -

Fresh, bright and cheery.... :) OK I am off to put this in the mail! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Friendly Phrases
Paper - Certainly celery, Very Vanilla, Daffodil delight, Pool Party DSP, Certainly Celery DSP, Basic Gray DSP, Beyond the garden DSP
Ink - Basic Gray
Accessories - Big Shot, Framelits die, Perfect pennant die, 1 3/4" and 1 1/4" circle punches, lg oval punch, Pool Party ribbon, neutrals buttons, crochet trim, lucky limeade bakers twine, paper piercing tool, dimensional dots



New Color and a Birthday wish

Hi Everyone! I had a chance to play with some of the new colors for the new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog. Today I gave Gumball Green a shot. I had the sets Apothecary Art and Papaya Collage out on my desk still, and decided to ink them up one more time too!  I needed to make a Birthday card for someone special, and these sets will do just the trick! :)  Here is my card -

I think it turned out great! I found inspiration for this card on the Case Study challenge blog. I stamped the Apothecary art image onto Naturals white with black Stazon, then water colored the blooms with the Gumball Green re-inker and my aqua painter. I then stamped it again, colored some of the blooms, cut them out, and popped them up onto the same blooms of the first ones I colored. I added a little bit of Dazzling diamonds onto each of the centers of the blooms for a little bit of extra detail. So what do you think of Gumball Green?? Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Wood Grain, Apothecary Art, Papaya Collage, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Paper - Naturals White, Gumball Green

Ink - Craft White, Gumball Green, Summer starfruit, Soft Suede, Black Stazon

Accessories - Big Shot, Labels Framlits, Cropadile, Naturals Buttons, Hemp Twine, Luck limeade ribbon, 5/8" crochet trim, Sponge, Dimensional dots, mini glue dots, aqua painter, two way glue, Dazzling diamonds glitter

Black and White Forever

Hi Everyone! I am still playing, and getting ready for my upcoming club gathering, and decided to knock out another sample for the ladies. I am trying to stay with some easy cards that still have that wow factor... Sometimes that is a challenge all by itself..Right! Well, I think this sample does it for me, and I am sure that the lades will like it too! Here is me sample -

This picture seems a little fuzzy, sorry. It is really hard to take a good picture of a black and white card.. TOO much contrast, but I think you can make it out. :) I used the sets Elements of Style, and Apothecary Art. I can not express how happy I was to see that this set was carried over from the occasions mini into the new SU catalog, So if you missed out on it earlier, no worries now! :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Elements of Style, Apothecary Art, Loving thoughts

Paper - Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink - Versamark, Classic Black

Accessories - Clear EP, Heat tool, 5/8" Organza ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dimensional Dots

Dad

Hi Again Everyone! I have a quick post for you today.... I spent a little while yesterday playing with some of the new goodies from the upcoming 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Catalog. I decided to get some of my card samples done for my upcoming club, considering it is the last day I would have to myself for the next 10 weeks or so.. Kiddos last day of school is today. Where did this year go?? Wow!  OK....onto the card...enough yada yada.... right!..here ya go -

I got inspiration from a Card Creations Magazine. I did alot of reading while I was on hiatus. The Designer paper that I used is from the pack called Comfort Cafe and is from the upcoming SU catalog. It has a great mix of both feminine and masculine designs. I love it! It also features some of the new SU in-colors too! I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below-

Heather :)

Stamps - Family Reunion

Paper - Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe DSP

Ink - Midnight Muse

Accessories - Paper piercing tool, Pennant Punch, 1/2" circle punch, regals Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensional Dots

Happiness (CC377)

Hi Everyone! I have been gone from the crafting scene for a while now...haven't I. Now let me say this, it is not that I really wanted to take such a Long break, it was needed. Back in March, I had let you know that I was dealing with some health issues, and in a considerable amount of pain. Well long story short, I had back Surgery. I had thought that I would bounce back rather quickly, and unforeseen to me, I did not. I had a difficult recovery, and am still doing alot of physical therapy. So that is where I have been for roughly the past 12 weeks or so. I do want to share that I am getting increasingly stronger and better as time passes, and I am thrilled to be back downstairs playing again!! :)

Today I played along in the color challenge on Splitcoast stampers. I thought what a great way to get my feet wet again! :) The colors for today were, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, and Certainly Celery. We only have a few more days before Blushing Bride will be discontinued by Stampin' Up!, so if you don't have some yet... you had better hurry. :) Here is my card for the challenge -

I also used a set from the new SU catalog called Papaya Collage. I think I did pretty well considering the long hiatus..don't you!? Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Papaya Collage, Loving Thoughts

Paper - Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Soft Suede DSP, Newsprint DSP

Ink - Blushing Bride, Soft Suede

Accessories - XL Bird Punch, 2 1/2, 1 1/4" circle punches, Color Spritzer tool. basic pearls, Certainly celery satin ribbon, Linen thread, Paper Piercing tool, dimensional dots

An M I A Thanks

Hi All! I wanted to pop in and say thanks to those of you who sent me some well wishes this past week. I am still right about where I was the last time I posted, but am living life a little more comfortably through chemistry. With appointments with the proper physicians over the next few weeks, I should, with my fingers crossed be back to my normal self. Of course "normal" is all very relative. :) So.....

Again! I'll be back soon!  and....Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! :) Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Outlined Occasions (SAB)

Paper - Whisper White, Bring on the Cake, First Edition

Ink - Black, So Saffron, Marina Mist

Accessories - Big Shot, Stars #2 die, Paper Piercing tool, Two Way glue, Dazzling Diamonds, Peach Parfait Twill Ribbon, Dimensional dots



M I A

Hi All! I just wanted to pop in and say hey, and let you know I have been thinking about you. I have been trying my best to get downstairs for awhile, but to no avail. :(  My life has been put on hold for the time being while I am learning to deal with some difficult health issues. Pain is a tricky thing..  So thanks for hanging in there with me! I promise I will share some crafty goodness soon!

Take Care-
Heather :)

Sprinkled with smiles

Hi Everyone! Sorry I have been away for a little while, but I needed a little rest, and have been playing catch up from my Moms move. :) Thanks for understanding.. I do have a project to share today. It is a scrap page of my Nieces again. :) This page is actually another one of the SAB samples that I did for the display boards at Leadership...Here is my page -

The pictures of them are from this past Halloween. They all looked so Cute!! Here is a close up of the title for the page -

I stamped the flower image in Versamark and added the punched flowers in differtent sizes for some added depth to the tone on tone punched borders. Turned out Super Sweet I think! :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Sprinkled Expressions

Ink - Versamark, Black

Paper - Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Crushed Concord, Poppy Parade, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Simple Alphabet, Flower Fusion Sizzlit die, Punch Pack, Lace Border Punch, Dotted Scallop ribbon border punch, Basic Rhinestones, Mini library clip, mini Glue Dots

Bee Mine?

Hi Everyone! Happy Weekend! I have another quick post for you today. Today, on Facebook, Stampin' Up! is showcasing some Valentines made by the 2012 Artisan Award winners. Each month SU asks us if we would like to contribute to their Facebook wall with a holiday project. I always think to myself, "C'mon, are we going to pass up an opportunity to get a little inky?" Well, I sure can't! :) So here is my Valentine -

I had a little fun with my punches! What do ya think??  Inspiration came from Jan. issue of Paper Crafts. The beehive is made using the XL oval and the Large oval punches along with the word window punch. I inked the edges of the punched ovals with some More Mustard ink for some added depth. I hand cut the tree limb, and the leaves are made with the large oval punch. SU does not make an oval as small as I was looking for, so in order to make the bees, I cut a strip of So Saffron and Black paper 1/16 smaller than the 1/2 inch, which is 7/16ths. This way I can insert the ends of the strip of paper in from the back of the punch, and round the ends. Did that make sense? I just repeated that step with the black strip to make the stripes on the bees. The rest of the card is pretty self explanatory. I had so much fun making this card, I hope you get "BIZZY" with your punches too! :) Thanks for stopping by today and taking a peek! :)

Heather :)

Stamps - none

Paper - Poppy Parade, More Mustard, Choc. Chip, Pool Party, Whisper White. So Saffron, Basic Black, Pear Pizazz

Ink - More Mustard

Accessories - Big Shot, Perfect Polka dot EF, Billboard Alphabet, XL and LG Oval punches, small Heart punch, Owl Builder punch, 1/2 circle punch, Pinking heart border punch, Word Window Punch, Black Marker, Sponge, Dimensional dots, Mini Glue dots

Forever & Always

Hi Everyone! I have a quick post for you this afternoon... The kiddo's have a day off of school, so my attention and time are at a minimum if ya' know what I mean. :) Anyway, I have a card to share with you today..My friend, and awesome upline, Julie Kasper, went and did something a little crazy, but way cool all at the same time. She got MARRIED!!! :) I am SO happy for her, that words cannot express..! So can you guess what kind of card I made?? What? did I make that too easy? Yep! A Wedding card -

I used some new goodies from the Occasions mini catalog. The Stamp set is called Apothecary Art. It coordinates with the new Big Shot Framelits Labels collection. LOVE!!  So Easy to work with! :)

I love the outcome of her card, and can't wait to see her to share in her joy! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Apothecary Art, Loving Thoughts ( both can be found in the Occasions mini catalog )

Paper - Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Blushing Bride DSP, Textured Sahara Sand

Ink - Stazon, Sahara Sand, Markers - versamarker, Pink Pirouette, Blushing bride, Pear Pizazz, Pool Party, So Saffron

Accessories - Big Shot, Labels Collections Framelits, Stripe EF, Doily, Paper Piercing tool, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Basic Pearl, Sponge, Dimensional dots, mini Glue dots



Enchanted, Fresh and Happy

Hi All! Has everyone recovered from the weekend? I hope so... :) I have a card and a 3D project to share with you today...I feel like I am repeating myself with these posts, considering these samples are some more of what I submitted for Leadership last month. But I want to share them with you, so I guess you'll have to hang in there just a little longer... I promise I won't disappoint. :) OK, onto the card -

I used the SAB set called Fresh Vintage for the background, and Pursuit of Happiness for the sentiment, which can be found in the main catalog. I wanted to create a delicate background, so I stamped the flourish in Versamark, and clear embossed it. I repeated the same technique on the sentiment panel. I thought about adding a few more embellishments, but decided not to, considering the beautiful DSP. It really speaks for itself, and I didn't want to cover it up. :) For the 3D-

I used the same papers and kept the stamping simple as to not to take away from the beautiful Everyday Enchantment DSP again. I really love making this little bag too. I made it using the Fancy Favor Box die for the Big Shot. I made the bottom of the bag as you  normally would, following the template from the die. For the top of the bag, I simply cut off the tabs that would be the bottom of the box, pinched it closed, punched a few holes at the top, and tied it closed with some Pool Party ribbon. I am sure if you give it a try, you will be just as in love with this little bag as I am. OK, I am off... Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Fresh Vintage (Saleabration),  Pursuit of Happiness, Fabulous Phrases

Paper - Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory, Poppy Parade smooth and textured, Pool Party, Peach Parfait textured, Everyday Enchantment DSP (Saleabration)

Ink- Versamark, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede

Accessories - Clear EP, Heat tool, Paper Piercing tool, Big Shot, Butterflies Embosslit, Poppy Parade Twill ribbon, Fancy Favor Box, XL oval punch, Oval frame EF, 1/2" circle punch, Sponge, 1/8" lucky Limeade organza ribbon, Pool Party Ruffled ribbon, Linen thread, Basic Rhinestones and pearls, orange sharpie to color the rhinestone, sticky strip, Dimensional Dots, 1/16" hole punch

3 times the Love

Hi Everyone! I have a quick post today.. Off to my Moms again...:) I am still not done showing you  SAB samples that were made for Leadership. Today's Sample is a scrapbook page. I think it took me about 15 minutes to complete this page. No struggle or agonizing over these pictures...

.....Oh the men in my life!! If they were only as simple as this layout!! HA!! Here is close up of the Title -

I added a little glitter to the love to mimic the water element in the their pictures, and to make it stand out a little more against the bright paper. I really love this page too...:) Thanks for stopping by today, and taking a peek! :) Details Below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Outlined Occasions (SAB)

Paper - Island indigo, Marina mist,Tempting turquoise, Whisper white, Crushed Concord, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizazz, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizazz DSP

Ink - Black

Accessories - Big shot, billboard alphabet, Serif Essential Alphabet, timeless type alphabet, Heart to heart punch, Perfect polka dot EF, pinking heart punch, Two way glue, Dazzling Diamonds, paper piercing tool, dimensional dots



CASE of the blues, Valentine?

Hi Everyone! I have been SUPER busy since my last post. My Mom is in the final days of getting ready to make her move into a brand new town, and home, so there has been alot of little fires to put out, and get done. :) I did however decide to take a short break from the moving Chaos, and share another card that my club gals did last weekend. It is actually a CASE of a Super sweet card made by Debbie Currier. I loved her colors, and wanted to make a gender neutral valentine. Her card fit the bill perfectly. Here is my version -

I just changed the stamp used, and the sentiment panel. I REALLY loved how it turned out! The girls did too! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - I Heart Hearts, Grateful Greetings

Paper - Island Indigo, Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP

Ink - Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories - Paper Piercing tool, Heart to heart punch, Bitty Button, Big Shot, Oval Frame EF, Lg. Oval punch, Island Indigo Bakers Twine, Dimensional Dots, Basic Rhinestones

Sew Sorry.....

Hi All! I have had some of you inquire as to where to find the pattern for the basket that I posted yesterday. I am sorry that I did not include it in the original post...I had not bookmarked it. But I did find it again, and a link to the tutorial, by Rachel Ricks on her blog the little blue room. I hope this helps all those out that were looking for some help. :)

Heather :)

Sew Much

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having great weekend..:) I have been busy most of the day trying to play catch up, and cut some paper for my club girls coming by tomorrow. I am finally done, so I decided to sit down and share another sample with you. :) I have a 3D project for you today.. Can you guess what it could be by the title of this post?? Something to do with sewing maybe?? hmm... Let's see if you are right -

Wow..! You guys are so Bright!! Now I must tell you, this little creation is not of my own invention, I found this sweet basket on Pintrest, and recreated it using Stampin' Up! products. :) Here is picture of what is actually in the sewing basket -

I created a little button card using the Decorative Label punch, and a card of thread with the Tab punch. I had some small wooden spools that I recycled and added some Pear Pizazz and Rose Red Seam binding to them,... and a pin cushion -

using an old glitter container. I cut a circle of fabric about an inch larger then the lid of the container. I sewed a basting stitch around the edge of the circle, then stuffed the circle with batting. Once it was as full as I liked, I pulled the thread tight so it would close the circle, making it look like a little pillow. I then hot glued the "pillow" to the top of my lid. I added some Pear Pizazz twill ribbon to hide the glue line and finish the lid, adding the pink 1/8 taffeta ribbon and the button for detail. I LOVE this little pin cushion container because it is so functional. My pins and cushion are always together now. :) Thanks "Sew much" for stopping by and taking a peek! Details below -

Heather :)

Stamps - Outlined Occasions (SAB)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Ink - Black, Pretty in pink, Rose Red, Pear Pizazz,  Crumb Cake

Accessories - White Bakers Twine, Decorative label punch, Tab punch, Subtles buttons Collection, Subtles Brads, Scallop edge punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Pear Pizazz and Rose Red Seam Binding, 1/8 pink taffeta ribbon, pear pizazz twill ribbon, sponge, recycled glitter container, sticky strip, Twitterpated Fabric