Let the Heavens Rejoice

Happy Monday stamping friends,

I got home from work late, went to work out for an hour, stopped at the grocery store, then came home and made a quick dinner. (my DBF, usually the cook in our house, is working tonight so I had to fend for myself) I finished just in time to settled in, watch baseball and peruse stamping blogs. When I came across Leslie's blog and saw this week's Merry Monday #68 sketch, I decided to play along and make a quick Christmas card.

Supplies
Stamps: Rejoicing With You set by Stampin' Up
Paper: SU Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, & champagne glitter card stock and SU Deck the Halls DSP
Ink: SU Cherry Cobbler
Other: SU star punch, Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX dies, SU border punch, Want to Scrap green pearls, SU embossing folder

I hope your week has started off well. Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Congrats on Your Graduation

Hi,

Today's card is one that I made for my youngest nephew, Nathan. He graduated from middle school (8th grade) this month. He's a great student, enjoys school and his friends. We are all so proud of the young man he has become.

I've used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #186 for the layout.

The graduation cap was stamped on a separate piece of white card stock then fussy cut and popped up using a dimensional above the diploma. The diploma was stamped in Memento tuxedo black and colored with Copics. I punched the star with the small SU star punch and added a green pearl.

Supplies
Stamps: Dream Big set by Taylored Expressions
Paper: SU Wasabi, Saffron, Poppy and Whisper White card stock and SU DSP
Ink: SU Poppy and Wasabi, Memento Tuxedo black and Copics
Other: Classic circle Nesties, SU small star punch, Kaiser green pearl, Die-namics Fishtail Flag dies, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Thanks all for looking in,
Colleen

With Sympathy

Hi all,

I'm finally back to stamping! We had a fabulous three week vacation to Portugal and Spain. Everything was great, even the flights. I've been back to work for a week and trying catching up on mail, bills, etc. Today, I decided I had time to make a couple cards.

Unfortunately, one of the cards that I need is a sympathy card. My friend lost his father unexpectedly yesterday. I used this week's Dynamic Duos colors of Pear Pizzazz and Basic Black for my starting point and then went with the tried and true reverse masking technique for the image. So simple, yet looks so elegant.

The image is stamped on some really old SU black and white DSP. I don't recall the name of this paper, but I liked the black sponging and lines in the paper. I think that it adds some nice depth to the sponged and stamped image.

I rounded the corners of the two upper layers, added some black twine and green bakers twine along with the new SU candy dots in black. (love these. I ordered all 4 color groups)

Supplies
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree set by Stampin' Up and With Sympathy by Hero Arts
Paper: SU Pear Pizzazz and Basic Black card stock and SU DSP
Ink: SU Pear Pizzazz and Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Other: SU Top Note die, SU baker's twine, black embroidery floss, SU black candy dots, Fiskars corner rounder punch, sponge, and the Big Shot

I hope your weekend was a fun one, and thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Blog Break

Hi all,
I haven't posted in a few weeks. Lot's of work commitments lately keeping me from crafting. I'm finally on vacation, but not staying home. Instead, taking a great trip to Europe. My blogging break will continue for another 3 weeks or so.

Happy stamping to the rest of you! I'll have fun looking at all the gorgeous cards that I've missed while gone.

Colleen

A Berry Good Friend

Hello,
Last night while watching baseball I made a card for this week's  Mojo Monday challenge. Even with all of the layers, this one went together pretty quick and easy. Love that!

Believe it or not, this card was inspired by the strawberry button. I ran across this button a few days ago while looking through my button stash and thought, "I have to use this!" So, last night, I pulled it out, put it on my stamping table and picked the stamps and accessories to match. I think it all turned out pretty cute.

Supplies
 Stamps: Fruity Friends set by Taylored Expressions
Paper: SU Regal Rose and Whisper white card stock and Doodlebug Fruit Stand Patterned Paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Real Red, and Copics
Other: SU Chevron EF, TE Picket Fence die, strawberry button, SU linen thread, Nesties, the Big Shot and dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great Wednesday.
Colleen

Happy Birthday

Hi all,

Long time no post. Too much going on in my world these days equals no stamping time. It's a bummer! I did get to stamp a few hours Sunday afternoon. This is one of the cards that I made.

The layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #183.  The colors are from the Dynamic Duos #15 challenge. The colors this week are Daffodil Delight and Baja Breeze. And, since I used some dry embossing on the background panel, this works for Linda's Catered Crop Recipe Swap challenge.

The flowers are stamped in Memento tuxedo black and colored with Copics. I cut them out and popped them up on the panel with dimensionals, then layered some yellow and gold Stickles in the centers.

Supplies
Stamps: Daisy Bouquet by Taylored Expressions
Paper: SU Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White card stock and Doodlebug Flower Box patterned papers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, SU Baja Breeze and Copics
Other: TE Houndstooth Impressions Plate, TE Floral Cutting Plate, TE medium scalloped border die, TE small tag die, Die-namics Fishtail STAX die, Kaiser blue rhinestones, SU Daffodil Delight stitched ribbon, TE linen thread, yellow and gold Stickles, sewing machine, the Big Shot, and dimensionals.

Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Sent With Love

Hello,

Here's a very CAS card and it took less than 10 minutes to make. One layer of patterned paper, a little stamping and a few embellishments. The layout is the CAS(E) this sketch #24. Stamps and DSP are Stampin' Up.

Supplies
Stamps: Sent With Love set by Stampin' Up
Paper: SU Pool Party and Whisper White card stock and Sent With Love DSP
Ink: SU Tangerine Tango and Not Quite Navy
Other: SU 1" round punch, Fiskars corner rounder punch, Kaiser orange pearls, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by,
Colleen