RainyDay Stamper

Happy August

Well since my Notecard pack was on my desk and I had this little angel from New Wonders already stamped, why not make a card with them and clean up the desk at the same time!

Quite often when I am stamping,  I will stamp multiple images on a sheet, so that I can colour them at a later time or even them and have them ready for a quick card.

 

I used the Layered Leaves embossing folder to add some interest to this basically all white card with just the tiniest pop of Lovely Lipstick really showcasing our little angel.

Happy Stamping,

Last chance

 

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And another image from Hoot, Hoot, Hooray and another super simple but pretty card.  Again I have used some Flirty Flamingo DSP this time with Granny Apple Green for a  summery feel. This set is perfect for you to take on the road with you if you are going camping, make a little kit, this set,your Memento ink pad, a pack of our fabulous notecards, pre cut DSP, either precut image panels and mats or just paper and a punch.  Add your coloring medium of choice and you are set to roll.  

Happy Stamping,

 

Flirty Flamingo & Mint Macaron

I don't know about you but I seem to use the same colours All The Time.  I love Flirty Flamingo, Mint Macaron, not so much.  So I was trying to decide on what colour my cupcake icing should be and I thought Mint Macaron, you know a lovely Mint icing to go with a Chocolate cupcake, refreshing on a hot day.  And just check out how lovely Mint Macaron goes with Flirty Flamingo!  Hmm, just might have to use this color combo again.

Simple card, but beautiful at the same time.  Change your DSP and colour of your icing and you have a great, easy to make a lot of , birthday card for your stash.

Happy Stamping,

Smile, it's Monday!

Hope that you had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed some gorgeous weather.  Our heat has returned and yes, I love it!  Did a bit of gardening, planted some more carrots and beans.  I have five lovely cucumbers coming along and my two Spaghetti Squashes are doing marvellously. The tomatoes are coming along, I think I shall see some big changes this week with them as we are going to have some beautiful weather.    I have a stamp set to show you this week that is new, came out with the new catalogue but you won't see it in the catalogue.  I know that is like  one of those strange problems we would get in school.  Stampin ' Up has a separate flyer for beginner stampers and it  has two sets that are not in the catalogue.  Hoot, Hoot Hooray is one of those sets.  

149352  $29.00

It is a nice set don't you think?  The images are sweet and easy to colour .  This type of set is one that I love, images and sentiments, a great bang for your buck.  So here is a card

I used a retired embossing folder as we don't have a current one that looks like wood, I mean the Hardwood Planks, is more like flooring than a tree and the Woodland one is just trees and this little guy is a little too big for one of those thin birch trees.  The sentiment is from Colorful Seasons and I've used Soft Suede ink.  

 

Happy Stamping,

It's Friday!

Another week, flown by.  The weather has been fabulous, you know me, I love sunshine and heat.  Today a Fun Fold card of course using my favourite set, Over the Moon.

I used the same Fun Fold that I used a couple of weeks ago, when I made that Sloth Get Well card.  I used Pacific Point and  Gray Granite, seem to be gravitating toward summery colours lately.  I will say that I am a fan of the new 6 x 6 DSP packs in the colour families.  Love the patterns that they have, I purchased the Brights pack but all of the packs have the same patterns.  Open the card and

Lots of writing room but not too much so if you can't figure out what to say, write very boldly!

Have a wonderful weekend and stamp a little or a lot!

 

 

Thank you for

being nice, for your service, for putting up with that other customer who wasn't nice and you are still smiling and treating me with respect.  Yes, those are all things cashiers do in a regular day.  So I made some more of my little Thank you's

Are you getting a summery feeling from them?  I used Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay and a Paper Pumpkin set for the little images.  Inside they hold a York Peppermint Patty, a perfect little refreshing mint with that bit of chocolate to make it fabulous.  

I start with a piece of cardstock just a hair under 2" x 8 1/2 and score it at 4 & 4 1/2, punch both ends with my Scalloped Tag punch, it gives that lovely topper and the hole for the ribbon all with on punch.  Add your candy or whatever to the inside, tie on your ribbon.  Little  images work great as they are quick to colour and then flip through your stamp sets, especially your Paper Pumpkin, there are so many sentiments that are perfect.

Happy Stamping,

Happy Wednesday

Halfway through the week, the weekend is in sight!  I have a simple card but a cute one for you today, using the On to Adventure stamp set.  I do think that this little girl is quite cute and could be used for many cards, so why not a birthday card.  I used the new In Colour Rococo Rose and doesn't it pair perfectly with those retired Enamel Shapes.  

Again I used my Black Memento ink and my Blends and the Layering Squares dies.  Love that tiny Rococo Rose Scallop peaking out.  I thought it it was just a little plain with just the image so added the Silver twine in a messy bunch, kind of looks like she is playing with a jump rope now! b Inside I used a sentiment from the Stamp set, a perfect wish for someone's birthday, right?

Enjoy your Wednesday!

 

 

 

Happy Stamping,

If you like yesterday's card

You are going to like today's card.  I just changed the colours!

This time I used Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather and added a birthday greeting instead.  Notice the boots, I used our Fine Tip Glue pen on them to give a feeling of rubber.  And since I need a few Birthday cards this month, I made two!

Happy Stamping,

Sunshine & Heat

Sunday was absolutely gorgeous here, did a little gardening, harvesting what was left of the lettuce, it's getting too hot for the lettuce to be happy.  Next year I think I will try a different spot, not so sunny for the lettuce but I will be planting more mid August so will have it through September and maybe October. Picked carrots,  beans & strawberries and my bell peppers are flowering, tomatoes growing and the 2 spaghetti squash that have grown, are looking fabulous.  I don't know about you, I love Spaghetti Squash.  Use it like pasta, add tomatoes,onions, peppers and spices and sometimes a little Turkey Sausage, it's delicious.  And have you ever tried making a pizza crust with it, absolutely mouthwatering. Well enough about food, let's talk card making!

I am so happy with this card, I am going to be using this layout quite a bit.  I used Pacific Point for the card base, then a 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 piece of Balmy Blue, 3 x 4 Pacific Point DSP (3 x 4 is a great size for cutting your DSP.  From a 12 x 12 sheet you will get 12 cards and from 6 x 6 two cards with a 2 x 6 inch strip leftover.

And yes, Over the Moon cow, I mean, is that not a happy card!  And yes, I used my Blends.  For those of you who haven't tried our Blends, you really need too, you will become a artist with just a couple of brushstrokes.  Unlike Copics, they are so easy to use, Stampin' Up has done all the colour matching for you, you get a dark and a light of each colour. No guessing or fallowing a number formula to get your shading.  Have a wonderful Monday

Happy Stamping,

Sahara Sand

Is a  beautiful neutral, when you forget to order Crumb Cake card stock!  Sometimes, Whisper White is too bright, Very Vanilla to dull so Sahara Sand to the rescue.  I love Sahara Sand with Basic Black and Night of Navy but hey, I am loving it with Grapefruit Grove and Granny Apple Green.  Again I used To a Wild Rose for the flower and Healing Hugs for the sentiment and then I added Buffalo Check as I didn't have any DSP that I liked with the Grapefruit Grove.  The Grapefruit Grove DSP was just too bright and made the card feel off.

 

A few Grapefruit Grove dots and a tiny Grapefruit Grove strip add enough colour I think.

Happy Stamping,