Paris in the Spring - Featured Stamper

After I found out that this week's Featured Stamper 'Paris in the Spring' was another fellow Minnesotan, I knew I wanted to play along!

This is Paris' card that I chose to case. I kept the same layout but changed the stamp set, colors, embellishments and I also decided to place the sentiment below my main image.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Artfully Asian, Sanded.

Paper~ River Rock CS & DP, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla.

Ink~ Basic Brown, Blue Bayou, River Rock.

Accessories~ Blender pen, 5/8" Chocolate ribbon, Vintage brads.

If the Halo Fits

Wow, I feel like I'm on a roll lately. I haven't done this much stamping for a long time! Now that the hockey season is over for another year I have found some extra time to get some stamping done, and boy does it feel good!!!

This is my card for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. I love doing Beate's challenges and this sketch was so much fun to do! Thanks for another great challenge Beate!!!

Well off to check out the Featured Stamper (I heard it's a Minnesota Girl, Paris Otremba

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Supplies Used: Stamp~ If the Halo Fits.

Paper~ Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Palette O'Prints DP, Watercolor paper.

Ink~ Stazon Black, Barely Banana, Lavender Lace, Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, Bliss Blue, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Certainly Celery.

Accessories~ Blender Pen, Aqua Painter, Paper Piercer, Signo White Gel Pen, Stickles, Ice Circle Rhinestones,SU! Punches ~Scallop, Photo Corner, 1-3/8", Spring Flower Bouquet (retired).

ULAS - Challenge

I haven't been able to participate in the ULAS (Up Late and Stamping) challenge for a while. I was excited when I saw that a few of my stamping friends threw out this challenge the other night. I decided I just had to play along! Feel free to give the challenge a try too!

The challenge is a color/sketch challenge. Use the colors Buckaroo Blue, Cranberry Crisp & Close to Cocoa along with Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday sketch #27. At first I thought about a western themed card, then quickly changed my mind when I saw the 'Wonderful You' set still sitting on my desk.

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Wonderful You, Embrace Life, Sanded.

Paper~ Buckaroo Blue, Cranberry Crisp, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla.

Ink~ Buckaroo Blue, Cranberry Crisp, Close to Cocoa, River Rock.

Accessories~ Cranberry Crisp stitch ribbon (retired), Ivory Organdy ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware Aged Copper, sponge.

Wonderful You

Yeah! I finally got some stamping time in today! The last two days I have been busy taking pictures of the stamps sets that I have been getting ready to sell. Wow, I had no idea how big of a project I was taking on, and I am still not done taking pic's!

I fell in Love with this set the minute I saw it but just didn't get around to using it right away. I think I will have to play with it some more tonight!

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Supplies Used: Stamps~ Wonderful You, Sanded.

Paper~ Blue Bayou, River Rock CS & DP, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla.

Ink~ Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, River Rock.

Accessories~ 5/8" Chocolate ribbon, Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware, sponge.

Beate's "Be Inspired challenge"

I usually don't participate in any of the inspiration challenges, but I thought I would give Beate's challenge a try. Let me tell you, this was a "CHALLENGE" for me! This card started out totally different in my mind, than where it ended up on paper, but I do like the way it turned out.

Even though it was a challenge for me, I decided that the inspiration challenges aren't as bad as I thought they would be! After all, that's why they are called challenges, right?

Thanks for the challenge Beate!

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Supplies used: Stamps~ Enjoy Every Moment, Stitched.

Paper~ Old Olive, Basic Black, Pink Passion, Whisper White.

Ink~ Black colorbox, White Craft.

Accessories~ Clear Embossing Powder, Flower Fusions, Rhinestone brads, Silver brads, Olive 5/8" Ribbon, Paper Piercer, corner rounder punch.

Blooming with love

Have you ever made a card that took hours to make, when it shouldn't have? Well, I made this card yesterday, and I can't believe how LONG it took me to finish it. I know, it doesn't look like it should have taken that long, but believe me it did. Nothing was going the way I wanted it too!

I was really hoping that I had the new styled silver hodgepodge hardware but I don't have it yet so I had to improvise with the large silver brads that I did have. I hope any stamping that I do today goes much faster then yesterday's!

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have a fabulous day!

Supplies used: Stamps~ Blooming with love.

Paper~ Pretty in Pink, Watercolor paper, Spring Fling DP.

Ink~ Black Palette Hybrid Ink, Various SU Ink pads.

Accessories~ Love & Happiness rub-on, Blender pen, Aqua Painter, 5/8" Celery ribbon, photo punch, Piercing tool/mat, large Bazill silver brads.

Spring Bunnies

I was going though my pictures on my computer the other day, trying to clean up the clutter and I came across this cute Easter card. I had made this card awhile back but I wanted to share it with you as I think these bunnies are just tooooo cute!



Not sure if you can tell by this photo, but the bunny in the barrel "Pops" up and down. This is another one of my slider techniques that I have done.

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Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Spring Gifts, Soft Swirls.
Paper~ Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral.
Ink~ Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel, Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink.
Accessories~ Blender Pen, Silver brads, Heart punch, Flower Punch