Good Monday morning bleeps, wow is my behind dragging this morning. Those Olympics are keeping me up and then we had a storm come through last night with lightening but not much thunder and some heavy rains. My back is killing me because I did go get my garden weeded. Well, anyway around my plants. YAY then it rained so I didn't have to drag hoses. Oh wow I don't like the way the new gymnastic guidelines are now. The reigning world champion made a mistake and bobbled and she is out. YIKES!
This is my last Reason To Smile card I will show you probably since it won't be available after tomorrow. Here I made a very simple card where I used my clear blocks to color the rectangle and then stamped the flower in black over it. I cut around them and popped up the Pool Party one. I scored some lines with the Simply Scored and ran the Travel Journal wheel over the bottom and then added a happy birthday banner from Family Reunion and used the Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon and yes another ribbon slide. I adore those things. I love how this card turned out even though it was so simple. What do you think?
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Family Reunion, Travel Journal Builder Wheel
Card Stock: Pool Party, Whisper White
Inks: Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Calypso Coral, Basic Black
Tools: Simply Scored, Clear Block C, Wheel Spindle and Jumbo Handle, 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Round Designer Ribbon Slide, Dimensionals.
That is it for me today as I have to get ready for work. I pray you have a honey of a day and thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Bev
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Hi stamping friends, OMG what a night! I have to tell you what happened tonight after I got home form work. I told you my Mom and 2 of my sisters are coming up next week right, so my youngest sister called me on skype to talk about the trip up and while I was talking to her a stamping friend/customer came over to look at my old style punches I have to sell so I told Karen I would talk to here next week. Then my friend left and I was heating up my chili to eat and then I here someone calling me on Skype again and it was my other sister. Well pretty soon I smell something burning and it wasn't food smelling. I told her just a minute and went out to my kitchen to find my fabric lunch bag on fire and the handle of my leather purse smoking. I have a glass top stove and turned on the wrong burner.YIKES!!!!! OMG I am lucky I didn't burn my house down but I guess I wouldn't have to worry about selling it if I did. No lie, man did it stink in here. I hope I didn't ruin my glass top but my lunch bag is toast and the handle on my purse isn't in the best shape. CRAP the story of my life I tell ya I could write a dang book. My oldest sister Jan was laughing at me. Okay on a serious note I need you to say a prayer for a friend of mine that is having problems and the doctors aren't sure what is wrong so without naming names please say a prayer for my friend. Thanks.
Now I made this fruit card for a card challenge for CASology and it was to use fruit. Well the obvius one was the Perfectly Preserved set from the upcoming Holiday catalog but you will have to check out the blog they want really simple naked cards so I made this card out of the Reason To Smile Set that will be going away in 5 days so if you want it time is running out. Anyway I stamped the flower in Tangerine Tango Ink with Tangerine Tango Card Stock and then cut it in half and used my White Gel Pen to make the rind and then with my marker colored in some of the seeds. I used the Window Frames Collection Framelits and textured both that die cut and the the layering Tangerine Tango piece of Card Stock with the Fancy Fan EF. I turned the Whisper White rough side and the card layer to the smooth side. I made a banner and used the Loving Thoughts stamp set for the banner and then made a little ribbon banner on the side with the 1/2 Scallop Dots Ribbon and a Round Designer Ribbon Slide.I hope it is easy enough but I thought it turned out cute. Don't you? Glad I didn't have this card on the stove. LOL! I hope you will check out the other artists at the blog by following this link www.casology.blogspot.com
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Loving Thoughts
Card Stock: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Inks: Tangerine Tango Ink Pad and Marker, White Gel Pen
Tools: Big Shot, Fancy Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits, 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon, Round Designer Ribbon Slide, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals.
I want to thank all of you sweet people commenting on my blog, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, oh maybe that is the heat from my stove top. LOL! Okay just kidding it does warm my heart. Hugs and love to all, Bev
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Hi stamping friends, I have just been doodling around. LOL! Oh my, July 22nd already so not much longer to get this darling stamp set Reason To Smile. I absolutely love the simplicity of this card and I mean literally this was a three minute card. I could make this same card 10 more times with all the people I miss. My sisters just called my on Skype and now I sit here in tears missing them so much. I pray that my house will sell. I have seen cards doodled on so finally tried it again and this is what I came up with so let me know what you think will you?
I took a clear block and inked it up and stamped it on my Naturals Ivory Card Stock and then stamped the Reason to Smile flower in Basic Black ink and then doodled the lines around the block print with my Basic Black marker and doodled around the edges too. It is one of those easy to mail cards and I love those kind of cards. No extra ribbons or anything. Just simple and pretty. I stamped the Miss You from the Lacey & Lovely stamp set.
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Lacy & Lovely
Card Stock: Rose Red, Naturals Ivory
Inks: Rose Red, Basic Black Ink Pad and Marker
Tools: Clear Block C
I hope you have a blessed Sunday my friends and have time to create something cute. The Batchelorette is on tonight for the final so I can't wait to see what happens. Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think of my card.
Hugs, Bev
Happy TGIF friends, oh my hiney is dragging today. Wow, I could crawl back into bed. But I have a box to share with you today. Isn't this the cutest little birthday idea? I think it turned out so darling. I cut out the box with a 12x12" piece of Rose Red Card Stock and then took a piece of the Rose Red Polka Dot DSP out of the Subtles DSP Stack and I put the top edge first and then the bottom edge along the top of the box to make it curvy. I put that around the middle of the box and then stamped the Reason To Smile flowers and fussy cut them out and popped them up with dimensionals. I used the Teeny Tiny Wishes with the Bitty Banners Framelits. I put a small cello bag with candy in it and tied the stitched grosgrain ribbon around it to tie it. You can't really see the bag in my picture. Sorry about that. I am so pleased with the way it turned out though.
You know that this Big Shot really makes life so easy. I am just amazed at how easy these Bigz Box Dies go together so easy and are so stinking cute. Here it is the 20th of July already so if you don't have the darling Reason To Smile set. yet you still have till the end of this month. This is definitely a set worth a lot more than it costs. All the ideas you can see everywhere are just amazing. Don't miss out. By ordering $50. in merchandise you can order the stamp set in clear for $5 and the number is 131275 and in wood it is 131274. You will need to put in the number to get it. Just click on my order 24/7 order it.
Here are the deets:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: 12x 12 Rose Red, Rose Red DSP from Subtles DSP Pack, Whisper White
Inks: Rose Red, Daffodil Delight
Tools: Big Shot, Bigz Fancy Favor Box, Bitty Banners Framelits, 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, 4x6" Cellophane Bags, Dimensionals.
Wouldn't you like a little treat like this filled with candies? I know I would. I better get ready for work so thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a honey of a weekend.
Hugs and happy stamping,
Bev
Hi friends, Ha I wish I had a reason to smile. Well, I realize that I am healthy, have a loving family and tons of loving friends. Money can't buy that and I know that so well but I cancelled my trip after finding out I had to have a new tire put on and a wheel bearing replaced on my car so I figured I would cancel my trip and make more money and maybe have my family meet me in the middle of the mileage between us some weekend. I will miss the friends, but I really need to concentrate on working and selling my house too so I have been taking pictures so my journalist sister can get it listed on Craig's list for me. Yes, I am bummed but I think my Mom is bummed more. Oh well. what can I do but stay home and stamp and not spend money that I don't really have.
Instead, I have this card I made for a coworker using the Reason to Smile set and the A Fitting Occasion set. I thought it was cute and she liked it to. Who doesn't like polka dots. I used that darling Delicate Designs Folder and then the Large Scallop Edgelits. She and I both love coffee and it was just so appropriate for her. Don't you just love the versatility of this Reason To Smile set? I love it. So I am going to show you more ideas with it the month you know. I hope you don't mind.
Here are the Details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, A Fitting Occasion
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade
Inks: Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder
Tools: Big Shot, Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Large Scallop Edgelits, 1-3/4 " Circle Punch, Color Spritzing Tool, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals.
Well, I have to get stamping my swap cards that is due the first part of August but tonight I think I am going to maybe take a walk and then relax and watch a movie that my brother Jeff sent me. I hope you have a terrific weekend and thank you so much for stopping in. Love you all that visit and leave me comments. You are so sweet. Hugs, Bev
Hi Stamping Friends. GOT FRUIT? LOL! If anyone knows me personally they know I hate glitter but used it on this card that I cased from Erin Gonzales at www.handstampedstyle.com and she told me I could case her card so check out hers as it's very cute. I stamped the flower from Reason To Smile on Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, and Tangerine Tango and then punched them out with the 1-3/4" Circle Punch. Then I scored them in half and cut on the score line. Then I used my White Gel Pen to make the pith of the fruit and then used my marker to darken some of the petals like seeds and then use my 2 Way Glue Pen and added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the seeds. It looks much cuter in person. I used the Apothecary Accents Framelit to cut out the Whisper White card stock and then used the Argyle EF and sponged around it. I used the Sweet Essentials Stamp Set and used my marker to color just the So ----Of You so I could use the Fabulous Phrases word set with Sweet and cut it out with the Jewelry Tag Punch and then cut off the tab and stuck a mini glue dot under it to say so sweet of you. I used mini glue dots to also hold down the ribbon as I didn't tie it around my card, I just laid it down the width of the card. Do you like it?
This could be a card to give a friend that was nice to you or someone that did a favor for you.Everyone loves getting a hand stamped card. I know exactly who I am going to give this card too. I hope you like it and have gotten this set for $5.00. If not you better get it. Click on my order now button and order $50.00 and get the set for $5 using the code 131275. I have used the heck out of this set and love it.
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Fabulous Phrases, Sweet Essentials
Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Inks: Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango
Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, 2 Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sponge
Have a honey of a day and bee happy. Thanks for stopping by and please show me some love by leaving a comment. Now go stamp healthy! LOL! Hugs, Bev
Hi stamping buddies, I just can't get enough of this stamp set, can you tell? LOL! It was so worth the $5. Here I used Basic Black Ink and stamped the flowers onto scrap paper and fussy cut them out for a mask to use. I think I cut two out of printing paper and I think it looks so nice how I masked them so they aren't all mixed together. I textured the other side of my card stock with the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder. The black scallop is the Large Scallop Edgelits and then I stamped the praying for you and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch. Then punched one in black too and layered it underneath. Do you like how it turned out? I sure do.
I hope you have decided to get this Reason to Smile set by now but you do have all month to get it for $5 with a $50.00 purchase. I worked 11 hours yesterday and came home not feeling so well. There was a wedding in town but I was just too tired and sick to go so came home and went to bed. I think I passed out with the TV on. Thankfully today with only be 4 hours of work but that is enough as I need to mow a part of my yard. Then I am going to relax.This ole gal is really tired. I wish I had a day to just relax but I want to leave on Friday so no way. It is really foggy with humidity I bet. OH JOY!
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Blessings From Heaven
Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black
Tools: Big Shot, Large Scallop Edgelits, Delicate Designs Textured Embossing Folders, Decorative Label Punch, Printer Paper for mask, Dimensionals.
Thanks so much for stopping by and please leave me a comment so I know you have been here. Have a blessed Sunday. Hugs, Bev
Hi friends, Wowza did we ever have thunderstorms for the 4th. Lightening and the whole big shebang and I mean close lightening. Wow my lights flashed I don't know how many times. It was so dry here so the heavy rains were a welcome but I know some people have had such treacherous weather around here. We have been blessed not to get that. Oh yes welcome to the Netherlands and Austria people just being able to sign up as demos. I would love to have you on my team.
Here is another card using the little flowers in the Reason To Smile set. I made this card for the colourq challenge but had to use Marina Mist instead of Brocade Blue as I no longer have the old ink pads. Make sure you check out the the other cards on the www.colourq.blogspot.com. On my card I had this scrap of textured Calypso Coral Card Stock so I rounded the edges with a circle punch and then attached it to my card. I stamped the little flowers on the Whisper White Card stock and I have something funny to tell you.I put this through the Big Shot with the biggest framelit in the Apothecary Accents but it had too much white space for me. Well I already had it attached to my card with the pearls on it and everything. Well did you know you can flatten the pearls. I took the shape above and layed it out so the flowers were spaced right and put it through again. Yepper those little pearls were flat as a pancakes when it came out. I peeled them off and layered new ones down. Not actually they could have been cute on the right card. I stamped the banner with the One In A Million stamp set using just the thanks so much part of one of the stamps. Then tied the blue Denim Jean ribbon around my card and called it good.
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, One In A Million
Card Stock: Night Of Navy, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Marina Mist
Inks: Night Of Navy, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Marina Mist
Tools: Big Shot , Fancy Fan Textued Impressions Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Blue Denim Jean Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Sponges.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and if you ever want to order make sure you shop my online store. It is open 24/7. I hope you all have a terrific Thursday! Bee Happy. Hugs, Bev
Here is the colourq challenge for this week. Isn't this dress darling?
Hello again friends, I am back with a STAMPING 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge 262 that I wanted to participate in this week. I love this Reason To Smile set with the darling flowers. I used the flower on the stem and even though it is a 2 step stamp I used my blender pen to color it with Rich Razzleberry and Gumball Green. I stamped the flower on a scrap of Whisper White card stock and cut it out to lay on top of the flower that I used a mask to stamp like it is behind the other one. I then cut them out with the Floral Frames Framelits. The DSP is the darling Floral District. I love the designs in that pack and it is such nice texture you should really have a pack of it. Add that to some more merchandise that totals $50. and you can get the darling Reason To Smile set for only FIVE BUCKS. Great deal in July only.
The Stamping411 has a blog that is http://stamping411.blogspot.com so you can check out the other cards and the Stamping411 operators for more ideas. This is their Saturday Sketch Challenge and this is the first time I have played in the challenge. They give you the card design and then you can use any Stampin' UP! stamp set. I love challenges that use only Stampin' UP! merchandise as that is all I buy and use.
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Friendly Phrases
Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Floral District DSP
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Gumball Green Marker
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Floral Frames Framelits, Large Scallop Edgelits, Blender Pen, 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionials.
Okay now I really need to get outside and water. I thought it was going to rain but it is sunny now. Darn it. I got a tick on me the other day from walking out there. Yikes. Thanks for checking back in with me today. Stamping Hugs, Bev
TGIF stamping and scrapping friends! I hope you will all have a lovely weekend. I have a boatload of things to do and probably won't get any of them done. Baby Showers, Graduation Parties, Birthday Party and I have to work tomorrow so I guess I'll go work 9 hours and come home. LOL! I have my hostess for a catalog party coming over tonight to start on her order. She wants to take advantage of that We Love Our Hostess special where she will get $50.00 more hostess dollars if she gets over $450.00. She is going to get there she says. I am a happy camper about that.
I started stamping this card and looked at my color coach to see what contrast color I could use and Elegant Eggplant was it. I used the Finishing Touches Edgelits for the trim and I love that cute little ruffle. Now I have to be honest and tell you the card stock gets stuck in it but come on now, don't you think the look is worth it? Just get your pokey tool out and dig it out. I love that trim. Well, after I went crazy and stamped that flower all over, I thought my card needed something so I took my circle punch and punched out a hole in the middle and stamped the flower in Elegant Eggplant and snailed it underneath. I used the Teeny Tiny Wishes that fits so nicely with the Bitty Banners Framelits. SWEET!
I was watching the NBA game and the Thunder was getting smeared so I quit watching it for a while. Well, have you decided yet that yes you want this stamp set when it comes out next month? Spend $50.00 and get it for $5.00. I think it is worth it. Don't you? Now just a reminder that you can always click on my online store if you are interested in placing an order. That is on the right hand side of my blog in case you don't know.
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Inks: Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant
Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals.
Thanks for stopping by to look around and have a blessed weekend. I hope you have time to create something cute. Hugs, Bev
Hi stamping friends, Isn't this stinkin' cute? I think so. I used the Reason to Smile and if babies aren't a reason to smile I don't know what is. Can you believe this is a floral set that I made the flower card out of the other day. I know, I looked at the set and thought "oh that center of the flower will make a perfect polka dot" and I love polka dots. I wanted to make it pastel for the baby cards. I need a few right now. I used the framelits dies and edgelits to make this darling card. I got my color coach and came up with this color combo of Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede. Oh so sweet! Rainy today and I overslept so I hope my day goes good. HMMM.
Did you notice the paper piercing around the Apothecary Accent? That is the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack that can go around a lot of our dies and punches. It is on page 181 of the Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog and is so cute. I could have pierced around the shape of the tag too but I didn't do that and I see I should have. I would do that if I make another card like this and I think it would be cute in blues and greens too. The edge of the card is the Large Edgelit and then I used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder to texture the background. Wow, I just received a call on my cell from a high school friend of mine. How sweet! She wondered if I am going to our class reunion and I told her no because I will be heading home to Davenport IA after convention. That will be so nice as I haven't been home since last November.
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Petite Pairs
Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette
Inks: Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Large Scallop Edgelit, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Pink Pirouette 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Sponge, Dimensionals.
Thanks to all that left comments on my cards as I love reading them. I truly cherish the thought that all of you stop by to check out what I post. You are all so sweet. Have a lovely day and go and create something cute now. Hugs, Bev
Hi friends, Don't recognize this set that I used? OMG, this is the cutest set that is called Reason To Smile and the July Stampin' UP! special gives me a reason to smile. In July, you can earn this set for only $5 with a $50.00 purchase. It is a set of 7 stamps and I will be making some more cards in the future with it so keep checking back. I got the set for only $5.00 and thought about do I really need it but it is so cute. I have some great cards in mind for it so come back often. I stamped the flowers in Baja Breeze, Summer Starfuit, and Primrose Petals and it is a 2 step stamp but I didn't want to get the top image right on the bottom. Then I embossed the middle of the card stock with the Delicate Designs Embossing folder. I tied the Linen Thread around it and tied a bow. The words are a Hostess Set called Wacky Wishes and I stamped those in black. There are so many good deals at Stampin' Up! right now it is hard to keep them straight. Recruits, Hostesses and Customers are all getting a great deal whichever you do. Check out my website for details.
Here are the details:
Stamp Sets: Reason To Smile, Wacky Wishes
Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla
Inks: Baja Breeze, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Basic Black
Tools: Big Shot, Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Linen Thread.
I hope you have a honey of a day. Thank you for stopping by today. Hugs, Bev
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