Mojo Monday Challenge 257

Well I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!  It normally feels like the end of summer after Labour Day, but with the heat we've had, I'm sure it must still be summer!!!  Anything to delay the snow!

I followed along with the Mojo Monday challenge this week.  Holy moly there was a lot to this card.  Can you spot all of the layers?  It's not as clean as I normally like it, but I did try to stay true to my style with it!  I love the use of the mittens instead of an embellishment!

*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Snow Festival DSP (126908)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Penant parade stamp set (W122740 / C122742)
*1 3/4" scallop circle punch (119854)
*1 3/8" punch (119860)
*1/8" mini brad in silver (122941)
*Word window punch (119857) 
*Make a mitten stamp set (W127940 / C127943)
*Mitten builder punch (127824) I used my paper snips to cut out the right hand side mitten (this must have been developed by a leftie ;) !)

Have a great week everyone!

k8

Sunday Stamps Challenge 12

Hello!

I want to apologize for the lack of posts by the end of last week.  I got quite busy, and then sick, and then busy again.  No excuse.  But unfortunately, this is also how I am introducing another difficult topic.  Until the end of September, I am going to reduce the amount of posts I make each week.  I am going to be concentrating on making wedding invitations and will be working to a tight deadline.  So between that, my full time day job, and life in general, I knew something had to be cut back.  What I am hoping though, is that I will be able to post on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  So please bear with me and keep checking back!  I will also post pictures of the invitations as well as different project that I recently had to work on at the last minute.

Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps.  As I put the final pieces together I came to the conclusion that I should have opted for silver glimmer paper instead of champagne.  But alas, I was in a champagne type of mood!  If I make more of these cards, I will opt for the silver!

The products used in this card are as follows:

*Very vanilla card stock (101650)
*Midnight muse card stock (126843)
*Snow festival DSP (126908)
*Discontinued ribbon in baja breeze
*Midnight muse 3/8" stitched ribbon (126847)
*1 1/4" scallop circle punch (127811)
*Champagne glimmer paper (127885)
*Scallop edge border punch (119882)
*Merry minis stamp set (W127916 / C127919)
*Merry minis punch pack (126882)
*Illuminate glimmer watermark Stampin' pad (126857) - I know it's hard to tell, but I stamped over each of the merry mini images with this to give a bit more depth

Have a great week!

K8

Last card in the Christmas set

Don't worry, this isn't my last Christmas card.  Far from it in fact.  But it is the last one in this set.  For this one, I decided to go away from the other sketch and came up with this on my own!

The products used are:


*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Snow festival DSP (126908)
*Hemp twine - retired
*Mittens - retired
*Curly cute stamp set (W117014 / 120510)
*Whisper white card stock (100730)


The felt mittens are retired, but there is no reason why you couldn't use the mittens in Make a mitten (W127940 / C127943) as well as the builder punch (127824) instead!!


Until next time!

Christmas card

I decided that I needed to use up some retired embellishments that I had from last year.  So I used the sketch at Try Stampin' on a Tuesday as the inspiration for the next few cards that I will post.

The products used in this card are:


*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Tempting turquoise card stock (102067)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Retired ribbon
*Retired wreath and holly embellishment
*Chocolate chip card stock (102128)
*Woodgrain emboss folder (127821)
*Tiny tags stamp set ('merry') (W118091 / C118592)


As a tip, to get the even banner tips, use your square punch!  It takes some getting used to in order to ensure it is centered, but once you get the hang of it, it's great!


Until next time!

Dynamic Duo Challenge

Hopefully you've all now had a chance to pour through the new holiday catalogue and are getting your order ready!

I used a challenge from the Dynamic Duos challenge site as inspiration for this card (black and poppy parade).  This site puts together great challenges!!!

The products used in this card are as follows:


*Basic black card stock (121045)
*Poppy parade card stock (this was one of the 2010-2012 in colours and is no longer available *tear*)
*Poppy parade ribbon
*Teeny tiny wishes (W115370 / C127802)
*Merry minis stamp set (W127916 / C127919)
*Merry minis punch pack (126882)
*Lacy brocade embossing folder (127819)
*Pearl basic jewels (119247)
*Word window punch (119857)
*Modern label punch (119849)
*3/4" circle punch (119873)


I hope you've all had a chance to stamp this week!  Until next time,
K8

Holiday catalogue kick off party card 2

Hi folks!  Here is the other card that we made last week at my kick off party.  I'm afraid that I've forgotten what the inspiration was for this sketch, but I suspect it was a Mojo Monday one!

The products used were:

*Gumball green card stock (126840)

*Be of good cheer DSP (126896)

*Primrose petals 3/8" stitched satin ribbon (126844)

*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)

*Champagne glimmer paper (127885)

*2 3/8" scallop circle punch (118874)

*1 3/4" circle punch (119850)

*Very vanilla card stock (101650)

*Ornament keepsakes bundle (W129949 / 129950)

*Open sleigh stamp set (W126460 / C126462)

Have a great week and make sure to get out and grab an opportunity to stamp!

K8

Holiday Catalogue kick off party card

As I promised earlier, here is the first of the two cards we made at my kick off party on Wednesday.  The inspiration came from a Mojo Monday challenge a couple of weeks ago.  I unfortunately didn't enter the card in the challenge as I didn't want to ruin the surprise for the wonderful guests I had.  I used this same sketch but with different products as my entry in a recent swap as well!  Although it was a bit fiddly with the embossing, I thought it showcased some new products well and also had the "step it up" factor because you could choose not to do the embossing.

The products used were as follows:


*Baja breeze card stock (111352)
*Snow festival DSP (126908)
*Primrose petals card stock (126841)
*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (W128048 / C128051)
*Holiday Ornaments framelits (127816) - REMEMBER: your can bundle these products in the holiday catalogue and enjoy a discount on the cost (W129949 / C129950 for the bundling codes)
*Iridescent ice emboss powder (101930)
*Heat tool (129053)
*Chock Full of Cheer (greeting) (W126715 / C126717)


I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend (and that you get a chance to stamp!!).


K8

Mojo Monday Challenge 253

So today is the first day that you can order from the new holiday catalogue!  Hoorah!  I am hosting a catalogue kick off party this evening and will be showcasing some of the new holiday products that you can get from Stampin' Up!  If you are interested in joining, please email me asap!

I drew inspiration from this week's Mojo Monday challenge.  I did go off course (quite a bit when I look at it now!!!), but nonetheless, it's another Christmas card to add to the pile!

The products that were used to make this card are as follows:


*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Baja breeze card stock (111352)
*Snow festival DSP (126908)
*Silver glimmer paper (124005)
*Brushed silver card stock (100712)
*Velum card stock (101856) - this is what the large ornament is stamped on!
*Merry minis punch pack (126882)
*Ornament keepsakes bundle (W129949 / C129950)
*Staz On Ink pad in white (106960) - make sure that if you order this you also order the cleaner (109196)


If you are interested in ordering any products, including those that are featured on this card, please feel free to contact me.


Take care,
K8

Mojo Monday (but a little late!)

So I was a little late with the card below.  It is actually for the Mojo Monday challenge from last week.  I still thought I would share it with you though!!!  I'll try and be better about doing these challenges on time (LOL!).

Are you wondering where the dark brown wood grain paper is from?  It's a Stampin' Up! product believe it or not!  As a demonstrator, I am very lucky to get a chance to pre-order products from catalogues in advance of their release.   The new Holiday Catalogue will be going live on August 1, 2012 (mark your calendars!).  Now this is actually a textured impressions embossing folder for your Big Shot!  It screams owl card to me and I will try and create one at some point.  But this is just one of the many fabulous items that you can get come August 1st!  Remember, the Holiday Catalogue items are only available until the end of December 2012, so be sure to get your favourites asap!

The other items used in this card are:

*Crumb cake card stock (120953)

*Early espresso card stock (119686)

Primrose petals card stock (126841)

*Whisper white card stock (100730)

*Birds of a feather DSP (126899)

*Flock together stamp set (W126730 / C126732)

*Lovely little labels stamp set (W126260 / C126262)

*Rhinestone basic jewels (119246)

*retired ribbon

Hope everyone is having a great week!

K8

Mojo Monday Challenge 250

Really quick post as I am trying to do this before work!!!!  I decided to participate in the Mojo Monday challenge.  I have been so excited to use the particular piece of DSP below!  I'm quite pleased with how it turned out - although I might try a different colour for the banners at the bottom next time!

Products used in this card:


*Another sneak peak from the Holiday catalogue (you actually get to bundle stamp sets and framelits in the new catalogue and get a discount on it - thanks SU! This is Ornament Keepsakes (W128048 / C128051)
*Very vanilla card stock (101650)
*Baja breeze card stock (111352)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Primrose petals card stock (126841)
*Brushed silver card stock (100712)
*Be of good cheer DSP (126896)
*Delightful decorations stamp set (W116517 / C122787)
*1 1/4" square punch (119865) to make the chevron in the big banner
*bitty banners framelits (for the little banners) (129267)


And done - off to the bus now (literally!!).  I hope you are all having a great week and enjoying a chance to stamp and create!


K8