Monday, September 29, 2014

Coffee Lovers Blog hop

Happy National Coffee Day!  

I'm participating in the Coffee Lovers Blog hop today!  Here is my coffee theme card to link up.  I used the Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard square flip it card die, along with Fancy Edge flip it card die panel.
Dear, Coffee sentiment is Fresh Brewed Designs rubber stamp.  I don't have a problem...sentiment is rubber stamp also by Fresh Brewed Designs.
Coffee cups are The Stamps of Life; one from the Coffee4two stamp set and the other from Stamp2build . Got Caffeine is also Coffee4two.  Little coffee bean stamps are by Amuse Studio. 

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Friday, September 26, 2014

Sweet Sunday Sketch 237

Hello and Happy Friday!  I'm playing along at Sweet Sunday Sketch this week.  Here's the sketch: 

and here's my card based on that sketch:
Paper is My Minds Eye.  I used the Bee Triplits by Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard and Mini flower dies by The Stamps of Life, and a little hard to see, but I also used a banner die from the Banner Triplits die set from Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

lots of lattes!

 Fresh Brewed Designs challenge this month:  Lots of Lattes.  I love FBD and I love coffee, so I couldn't resist an excuse to make a coffee theme card last night.  :)
Card die is Sizzix Regal stand up card along with Regal labels dies. All Rubber stamps by Fresh Brewed Designs. Skinny mini's coffee break stamp set.

Come play along!  :)


Friday, September 19, 2014

It's a gift!

Sizzix Triplits by Stephanie Barnard are so much fun.  Check out the Gifts triplits die set.

Look at the layers with several dies.  One in which has an embossed cheveron pattern- my favorite. :)

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

It's almost FALL!


 If you ask me what my favorite season is, I'd say Summer.  However, I love all things Fall:  colors, pretty leaves (and yes, contrary to popular belief, San Diego does have a fall season with leaves changing colors. lol!), and pumpkins...   anything pumpkin!  mmm.  pumpkin.. anyway......  as soon as I saw the sizzix leaf triplits dies, I wanted them!!

I embossed the cardstock with sizzix SU! folder.  Using the sizzix Regal labels dies, cut one larger in cardstock, the smaller with woodgrain pattern paper.  I embossed the larger size with stampendous aged silver frantage. Isn't it pretty!? I've been on an embossing kick lately. 
 I also embossed the solid leaf shapes, too.
sizzix flip it circle #2 card die. The leaf triplits die set includes cute little acorns, too.  :)
 I used the smaller leaf dies for this card.  inked them and then crimped them with a crimper.
TFL!

Friday, September 12, 2014

Christmas Blessings

I've been admiring cards in blogland using Stampendous Frantage Embossing Powder, and.. AT LAST... I have some!  I'm not disappointed. It's so cool and pretty! A little vintage and little sparkle..  Anyway.......  today I used it for this Christmas card I created using The Stamps of Life stamp set ornaments4christmas.

I stamped the ornament stamp with versamark ink to create the background, and spritzed with gold myst.  The large circle (cut using Sizzix circles dies) and the ornament is embossed with Shabby blue fantage.  The ornament top is embossed in a pirate gold embossing powder.  I used Tim Holtz gold paint around the edges of the blue circle. 

TFL!


Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Leaves at It's a Sketch :)

Hello! This is my first time playing along with It's a Sketch!

Here's the sketch!
 and I'm also playing along at Just Us Girls #257 * leaves*.

Here is my card using leaves with the above sketch.  Quick and easy!  Paper is My Minds Eye.  I cut the cute leaves using the Sizzix triplits dies. (i crimped two of the leaves, too).  Miss you is a stamp from TSOL stamp2build set.
Check out the above challenges if you'd like to play along, too!  :)

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Regal2stamp!

New stamps released today at The Stamps of Life.  I'm here to show you the new Regal2stamp set.  It coordinates with all the other fun regal shaped products making this set a an extra great addition.  :)

 For my first card, I've matched it up with the regal stand up die set.  It was a tight fit, but I stamped the hello all around the inside of the one shape.  The middle cheveron is not paper pieced, there's a regal cheveron pattern stamp in the set which was perfect with the paper I used for my card. :)  I also used the regal labels dies and the mini flower dies.  Plus brads from TSOL.
Next I created a shaped card using the regal labels die set.  The middle image from the stamp set (as is hello).  It's very pretty on it's own.  I embossed it with a glittery EP and added a button.  Brads are from TSOL.
Look how cute the patterned regal shapes are.  I stamped and cut them out using the regal labels dies.  I also used the mini flower die and some Brads from TSOL. Quick and easy :)
And lastly, for now, I have the regal flip it card. 
So much fun! So many different looks.  Click here to see the new set along with the coordinating projects.

Friday, September 5, 2014

PINspirational challenge 123

I played along this week at PINspirational challenges.  Here's the inspiration photo:
I love the colors and that pretty tea pot.  Here's the card I created:
I used The Stamps of Life stamps with the Sizzix Framelit flip it circle #2 card die set.  Papers are My Minds Eye. 

Monday, September 1, 2014

It's feeling a lot like Christmas :)

Okay, maybe not.  It's HOT.  lol!  BUT, It's the first of the month! That means a new stamp set (and dies!) at The Stamps of Life!  If you're a club member, your items are on the way!  If you're not a member, these will be available the 20th of the month.  Go on over and check out the gallery!  Here are the cards I created using the new set.  Pretty holiday stamps!

I also used the banner stamp from the morechalksayings2stamp and used the die. I cut the Peace, love, and Joy stamp words apart to use the words individually.
The card above ^ I also used dies from the regal labels set.
 Circle flip it die card set #2.  The little snowflake stamp is from stamp2build set.
Time to start working on those holiday cards!  :)