New Day...New Card !

Hi my friends.  It's been a while, but I am getting better at posting, so that's a good thing.  I have made several cards in the past month, but today, I wanted to show you one I made for my upline, Joanna. Today is her birthday so I thought a card with some of the NEW items from Stampin' Up! would be in order. 

I used the new In Colors and Betty's Blossoms stamp set.  I added the Happy Birthday Wishes from the Petite Pairs stamp set, and punched it out with the oval punch.  Here's a look at the inside of her card:

Here's the supplies used to make this card:
Cardstock: Summer Starfruit & Midnight Muse (new in colors) & Whisper White
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade
Stamps: Betty's Blossoms (NEW) and Petite Pairs
Punch:  Scallop Oval

I hope you enjoyed this posting today. The weather is really hot here so I think a weekend in the house is in order...maybe just in the craft room to create again! Have a super day and thanks for the visit!

Elegance Defined

Today is an awesome day for me! I have the day off of work and it's just me and the cat...and she was in my room today, watching me create some Elegant cards.  I think I'm going to go with these designs for our Shoe Box Swap on 5/5.  I really love how they turned out.  I wanted to start using some retired products.  I chose Basic Gray and Pink Taffeta ribbon, Presto Patterns Designer Paper (sponged Basic Gray Ink over the design and it really pops).  I also found some white Daisys with flat pearl centers. I used some Dazzling Details to dress up the daisy petals.  And the Elegant Lines Embossing folder on white card stock.  A couple of the flower centers are made with Morning Mocha designer paper, punched with the 1 inch circle punch.  I can't decide which one I like the best, so I've prepared enough supplies for everyone in our group to choose.  I'm bringing them all to the Swap :-)  Hope you like them too!  Thanks for stopping by.....

I'm Back !

It's been a while but I do have a really good excuse! Honest !  Besides my branch closing down and me moving to another one far away, I actually did get my craft room remodeled. I now am the proud owner of a Stamping "zone" so to speak.  Complete with lots of counter space, cabinets, pull out shelves and two custom made shelving units for punches. I also have a Big Shot and cutting station and a special place for embossing.  I am in Heaven for sure! 

I do have some cards to show you today.  I managed to squeeze in some time to create.  So here's a couple of cards I made recently.  I hope you like them.

 This one was made with the Stampin' Up! Lace Border Punch and the Bigz Flowers Die
I added some pearls for some bling.  Haven't made a sentiment yet but I'll save that for later.

This is a non Stampin' Up! card.  Made with some stash paper and cardstock.  We can always use a Friend card, right?  Notice the flower on the left side?  That's because I made a boo boo when I was cutting the corner.  I originally wanted it to match the other corner, but for some reason, I slipped.  Oh well....I just cut it off at an angle and added a flower and bow!  Mistakes sometimes make us more creative!  :-)

Gone So Long.....

Hello my friends!  I know....it's been a very long time since I posted.  Life sure does have a way of getting in the middle of my creativity!  :-(  But, life is good, so I will not complain.  It's a good thing this blogging is not my bread and butter, otherwise I would be in trouble!  Anyway, I have created a few cards in the past 2 months and would like to share.  The first card was made about 6 weeks ago and was done at our team stamp club.  I love the detail in this set. 

The 2nd card was also done during another stamp club day. I love those embossing folders; they make it easy to create a really nice card quickly.!

I know you've heard this before, but I am really going to try to get better at posting more frequently. Until next time....have a wonderful day and weekend.  Leave me a comment if you like; I love hearing from you!  :-)

Happy Sunday !

Hello my blogger friends!  How was your weekend? Our Dazzling Diamonds Ink team had an Open House at our Team Leader's home Satrurday to show off the new catalog, sell some retired stamp sets and do a couple of make and takes.  We had fun...we always do!  I didn't take pics of the make and takes yet, but I will. In the meantime, I have another design of mine to show you.  This card was made during my marathon card-making weekend a while back.  Hope you like it!

I just love the new DSP in the 2012-2013 Stampin Up Catalog! This card was so easy; just used some of the new In Colors cardstock and the DSP matched perfectly!  I'm all about decorating envelopes too... so a little bit of flower power couldn't hurt, right?  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think! Have a wonderful week my friends!  :-)

Busy as a Little Bee! :-)

Hello my blogger friends! By now, you all know me... I get here...eventually! It's been HOT in Arizona; and earlier this week, we had a huge dust storm. I was lucky enough to get some great photos of that.  But today, I wanted to share several cards I made this weekend.  My husband's birthday is August 1, and I decided to make another "sailing theme" card.  I didn't want to stamp today, so many of my cards are made using designer paper, card stock, and punches. Oh, there's a few stamps here and there, but it was kind of refreshing to create without stamps! 
Here's my hubby's card.  And, I am IN LOVE with Martha Stewart's score board and envelope maker. I am really into having matching envelopes so when I can, I create one using some of the designer paper used in the card. I love this envelope; it's so cool that the ship turned out on the front of the card, like it should be. How cool is that?

Here's a closer look at the card by itself:

This card was an inspiration from Carla at http://www.carla'sscraps.com/   Take a peek at her card and although I sort of CASE'd it, I did some thing different, including the inside.  She is such a great designer and I always look forward to seeing her blog every day!  Thanks for the inspiration, Carla!  You Rock!

And here's the inside:

Well, that's about it for tonight.  Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you all have a wonderful week! Stay tuned for more creations later this week. 



Sail On.....

Hi friends! Time to share a card I made for my brother.  His birthday is June 22 and I CASE'd this card from my friend, Joanna Munster from http://www.inspiredbystampin.com/   Check out her wonderful creations; she inspires me with her soft pallet of colors and when I saw her card, I tweaked it just a bit and added "clouds".  I learned the cloud technique at one of my Team meetings and since I had a scrap of scallops laying around, I thought, "this card needs clouds and the ocean", so there you have it.  I really like it and I think my brother will too. (especially since I tucked in a Chili's gift card so he can have our favorite desert ... Chocolate Molten Lava Cake. :-) Happy Birthday Bro! And thanks again Joanna! :-)  Leave me a comment and tell me what you think... I love hearing from you all.  Have a wonderful week!  Hugs!

Trail Tips:
SU Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler card stock
NEW Nautical Expedition DSP; Baker's Twine in Cherry Cobbler & White, and The Open Sea clear stamp set, and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood stamp set.
Cherry Cobbler and Not Quite Navy ink pads; Scallop square Bigz Die Duo (cut in pieces for effect), Corner Ticket Punch, Modern Label & Word Window Punches