You're never more than a thought away...

Good morning!

I just love the new sentiment set in the Sale-a-bration catalog, Whimsical Words.  It's so versatile, and I love the mix of fonts.  So I just had to make a card with that, and another cute little set, Good Neighbors (which you can also earn free as part of Sale-a-bration):

And I'm loving this color combo!  It's so bright and cheery, and a little unexpected (at least for me).  It was pretty easy to line up the cling-mounted stamps with the help of the optional labels provided.  I even surprised myself by being able to stamp the sentiment straight on the rectangle I'd cut out!  :)  I tore a scratch piece of paper to use as a mask for my "grass", sponging some Old Olive ink underneath so that the house and trees weren't floating!

Have a happy Saturday!  If you get a chance, there is another Stampin' Addicts blog hop going on this weekend!  I'm not participating this time, but I encourage you to check out these talented ladies' projects here.  It begins at noon EST, so please be patient if their links aren't up yet before then!

A Thought Away card:  Good Neighbors and Whimsical Words stamp sets (both SAB freebies); Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, and Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad; Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White cardstock; Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper pad; Scallop Trim Border punch (SAB freebie); Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon

Vintage Retro Friends card

Hello!  I took some time to make a quick card today, using a this week's sketch challenge over at Stampin' Addicts.  I used a new stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog, Vintage Vogue..

I LOVE it!!  And check out that border around the stamped image.. beautiful, no?  That's made using the new Scallop Trim Corner and Border punches!  The "retro-y" colors of the whole card just make me happy.  All of that paper is part of the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, which you can earn free as part of Sale-a-bration (along with that gorgeous border punch).  I'm such a paper addict, and while I usually just hoard it all.. I'm making myself use it.  Makes the projects prettier, and plus, then I'll need to buy more!  :)

Remember, if you are in need of an Occasions Mini catalog or Sale-a-bration brochure, please let me know and I'll get one out to you.

Have a great night!

Vintage Retro Friends:  Vintage Vogue stamp set; Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad; Kraft, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White cardstock; Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad; Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Scallop Trim Corner and Border punches, Whisper White organza ribbon

Scrapbook layout swap pages!

Hi!

I recently participated in a 6" x 6" scrapbook page swap featuring some products in the new Occasions Mini 2010 catalog.  I just got the pages back yesterday, and would like to share them with you.  They are so beautiful and really give me some great ideas... I love them all!

This first layout was created by Cheryl:

I love her use of the new Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper pad, and all of her accents are just fabulous.  And  did you notice that scalloped piece behind the wide oval punch-out?  Nope, not a new punch, although doesn't it look like it?  Two scallop circles!

This next page is by Cathy Bartlett:

I love the color scheme, just beautiful for a "cherish" layout.

Next is a layout created by Kris Kilkenny:

How cute!  I love the new set "Tote-ally Tess" with all of her cute little accessories.  You could easily adapt it to fit more than what you immediately see - for example, ink up just the bag outline to stamp a cute shopping bag, or draw weaving on it to create a basket.  The top note on the left side pulls out for journaling.

Here's the one I created:

It's been a while since I've done a scrapbook page swap, and my first time doing it for demos to show to their customers.. so I wasn't exactly sure how to go about it!  I wanted to make it very customizable.. you can add journaling below the Crushed Curry DSP piece, or directly on it.  A focal photo would work wonderfully in the photo mat provided, with additional photos on the right page along the DSP strip.

Have a great day!  It's a nice sunny one so far, and so I'm trying to stay positive!  Hopefully I'll get to play with my new stuff that arrived on Wednesday!

My page supplies:  I {Heart} Hearts stamp set; Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pads; Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip and Rich Razzleberry cardstock; The Write Stuff Specialty DSP and Lovely Flowers DSP (Level 3 hostess bundle); Chocolate Chip corduroy button; Linen Thread; Sweet Pea Stitched Felt; Whisper White satin ribbon; Corner Rounder punch; Scallop Edge punch

colourQ Challenge #15

Hello!

Just a quick post today.  Arielle has another colourQ challenge up, and I thought I'd play along.  Here are her color selections:

And here's my card!

"Just a little thanks" silhouette card:  Matchbox Messages and Pocket Silhouettes stamp sets; Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad; Barely Banana, Whisper White, Basic Gray, and Certainly Celery cardstock; Sweet Swirls wheel; Certainly Celery 5/8" grosgrain ribbon; Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write marker; Blender Pen; Signo White Gel Pen; Pumpkin Pie corduroy brads; Scallop Edge punch; Scallop Circle punch; 1-1/4" Circle punch; 1-3/8" Circle punch, Corner Rounder punch

Color Inspiration #57 - Hearts Abound card

Good morning!

So one of my favorite blogs to visit is Kristina Werner's, and I've been doing so ever since stumbling upon her blog a couple of years ago.  She used to do regular color challenges, but as we all know, life can get in the way. Anyway, I was happy to see that she posted one last week.. I love color challenges!  Here you can see her color choices:

Such pretty fabric!  Here's my take on the challenge:

I just can't get enough of this polka-dotted heart, really the whole stamp set!  I paired it with a sentiment from the set A Happy Heart, piercing a line of holes beneath that.

Hearts Abound card:  I {Heart} Hearts and A Happy Heart stamp sets; Ruby Red, Baja Breeze (retired), So Saffron, and Cameo Coral Classic Stampin' Pads; More Mustard, Kraft and Whisper White cardstock; Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper; More Mustard 1/4" grosgrain ribbon; Scallop Edge punch; Paper Piercing Tool; Mat Pack; Signo White Gel Pen

Loving Hearts card

Hi!  I hope you've been enjoying your weekend.  It has been cloudy and snowy here for the past few days.  I love snow, but it's nice to have a little break with some bright sunshine today.

So I wasn't kidding when I said you'd be seeing more projects with the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set!  Hehe!  Here's another card:

I love all of the different styles and patterned hearts in this stamp set!  The set I bought is cling-mounted, so you can see that it stamps just like wood-mounted stamps due to SU!'s high-quality rubber.  I don't plan on switching completely to cling-mounted, although they are nice.  I'm still a die-hard wood-mounted fan :)

"Pleating" your ribbon gives such a nice, different look.  Here I used Very Vanilla 3/8" taffeta ribbon.  I almost dug out my sewing machine to sew across, which would look even cuter!

By the way, if you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and are interested in an affordable way to build up on your collection, contact me for more information about my hostess club!  I'm starting a new round this month that will last through June 2010.

Happy stamping!

Loving Hearts card:  I {Heart} Hearts and Short & Sweet stamp sets; Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pads; Very Vanilla and Melon Mambo cardstock; Soft Suede textured cardstock; The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Series Paper; Very Vanilla 3/8" taffeta ribbon; Old Olive button from Playground Designer Buttons pack; Scallop Edge punch; Heart to Heart punch; Word Window punch; Modern Label punch

Blog candy winner!

Good evening!

Thank you to everyone who visited and commented!  I used Random.org to pick a random comment...

Comment #1 was:

Lisa said...
Are you serious?? Pick one item as my favorite... puuulease Melissa!

I think it's probably going to be the
I {heart} Hearts!
Love the card....going to have to get that Bigz die I think.

Congratulations Lisa!  I'll be in contact with you about your prize!  :)