New Year, New Catalog & A Challenge From FMS

Hello! 

Happy New Year! 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Today, I'm sharing a card made with new products from the 'Celebrate the Everyday' & the 'Sale-A-Bration' Catalogs.

The sketch over at FMS really helped me get started creating.  Check it out.

Here's what I did with it:

I've started a new card making stamp club.  We will make Birthday cards for a few months.  This is one of the designs I've created for January.  I'm so excited to share Birthday card designs with some friends.  This card would be fun for a guy too, just leave off some of the embellishments.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Perfect Pennants

Big Shot: Banners Framelits die, Tasteful Trim die, Decorative Dots embossing folder

Cardstock: Whisper white, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay

Paper: Kaleidoscope Designer series paper

Accessories: Bermuda Bay ribbon, Basic metal buttons

Enjoy your Friday!

Happy. Too Much? Never.

Hello!

Sometimes, I sit down to create at my desk, and I have nearly NO IDEA what to do next!  (I'm sure that never happens to you, right?!)  I can always count on the folks at Freshly Made Sketches to give me a great idea!  Here's the challenge:

ACK!!  It's a SQUARE!  Square cards are so hard for me.  For whatever reason, (it's because there's not an envelope)  I normally avoid them, and I did this time too.  Luckily, a sketch challenge is an idea.  A starting off point.  I am creating some clean and simple cards to share with our next card class.  I came up with this:

I'm really enjoying these colors together!  I hope the gals at card class will smile when they see the sentiment.

Supplies:

Stamp Set:  Yippee Skippee

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple

Paper: Birthday Basics dsp

Big Shot: Tasteful Trims die, Deco Labels framelits, Alphabet press Embossing folder

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Thanks for looking!

Christmas Card Club!

Hello Friends!

My favorite artist made the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week!  It's a really great sketch that I know I'll use again!  Thanks Amy O for the inspiration!




I'm busy designing projects for my Christmas Card Club, so this is what I came up with.

I think it's elegant in a whimsical sort of a way!  I enjoyed creating with the new products!  The new Winter Frost Specialty Series Paper is luxurious!  Who doesn't love a great snowflake? 

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Festive Flurry

Big Shot: Festive Flurry Framelits, Chalk Talk Framelits, Diagonal stripes EF

Paper: Smokey Slate, Shimmer White, Coastal Cabana CS; Winter Frost SSP

Ink: Encore Silver

Accessories: Boutique details, silver ribbon, ruffled ribbon

Thanks for looking!

Simply, Mosaic Madness

Hello Friends!

It's time for another great sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  Check out our challenge (FMS93)

I love the clean and simple design.  The possibilities are endless!  I know I'll use this sketch again.  For this time, check out what I came up with:

I started with the Washi Tape.  I love, love, LOVE the Washi Tape, and wanted to use some for this challenge.  I selected the other colors based on colors in the designer series paper pack, This & That.  Once I had a starting spot, the card practically made itself! 

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Mosaic Madness, Pennant Parade

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Basic Grey Cardstock; This & That designer series paper

Accessories: Candy Dots, This & That washi tape

Big Shot: Mosaic Madness impressions folder

Thanks for stopping by!