Thank you....thanks "so" very much!

Check out this gorgeous paper!  When I first saw this in the Sale-A-Bration catalog, I wasn't so sure about it.  I've had glossy paper before and haven't used it.  When I got the paper I really liked the patterns.  The trick to this is the glossy areas.  These areas will be white after you wipe them away.  So you have to keep in mind that you need to have something white on your card to bring out the details of the glossy pattern.

Check out the Sale-A-Bration Catalog HERE!!!  I used the Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (FREE!!!) and the Simply Wonderful Stamp Set (FREE!!!) for this card.  How do you get these for free???  Easily...spend $50....for every $50 you spend, you get an item free!!!

I love the different hues of the same color.  I just used a sponge and daubed where I wanted it the darkest first and then brought it out to the edges for the lighter coloring.  I wanted it darker where I put the saying just to make it more of a focal point.  After sponging, I just used a tissue and wiped off the ink on the glossy white areas.

Of course, remember that when you are layering, you can punch out of it before you adhere it.  This works perfectly for this card as we're going to use the label for our greeting.  (Yes it's Rich Razzleberry, even though in the picture it looks brownish).  The Decorative Label Punch is easy to use and easy to mat.  All you have to do, it punch one out and then cut it in half to get your mat!

Here's a close up of the embellishments.  Tangelo Twist 3/8in Satin Stripe Ribbon and the Button just bring out the other colors used to accent the greeting.

I found a card like this on Pinterest and tweeked it a little bit.  Below is the original.  You can also click here to look at it on Pinterest

  

Rich Razzleberry Ink Pad $5.95      Tangelo Twist Ribbon SALE $6.71         Rich Razz. Card Stock $6.95   

Daffodil Delight Cardstock $6.95           Decorative Label Punch $16.95          Regal Designer Buttons $7.95

 
Stampin' Sponges $3.50             Stampin' Dimenstionals $3.95             Brights Stampin' Write Markers $28.95

 
Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad $7.95      Whisper White Cardstock $8.50

If you have to purchase everything to make this card, you would have ordered enough to get the two free Sale-A-Bration items!  Happy Stampin'!

Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture :)

These wedding cards we were asked to due, sure did spark some creativity.  I'm not sure why or how, but this design came flyin' out of left field.  All of a sudden...ooohhh a shaker card!  This is Christina's first!  Yes she was a virgin shaker card maker!  I think the new In Color Sequins really brought the idea to life.

Here you can see the embossed saying on the front of the shaker part a little better.

"Love begins in a MOMENT, grows over TIME and lasts an ETERNITY."

We used framelits to cut out the frame and the window sheet.  I always like to use white as my background of the shaker area since the foam around the edges is white.  This helps to camouflage the foam pieces since we don't always get them covered well.

The designer series paper is a retired paper pack (I believe it was Christmas themed).

Our colors used are all In Colors for 14-16 season.  We just used 3 of the heart sequins at the bottom to enhance the shaker pieces and bring your eye downward.

Wonderous Wreath!!!

I can't believe I waited this long to get this stamp set!  I guess I wanted to make sure that if I got it, it would stick around and not be discontinued!  I think it was so successful that they're keeping it around since I saw it was in the occasions catty!!!  GET YOUR Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set HERE! YEAH!!

My friend received an order for wedding cards.  The lady's daughter is getting married in the fall and wanted us to create cards for her to send to her daughter every month until the wedding.  This is the last card for her to give to her daughter on her wedding day.  We also made matching envelopes (since my friend insisted...she's got a thing for envelopes!).

The card uses vellum to add a soft touch over the "rustic" wreath.  The wreath was stamped in Pumpkin Pie an accented with Cajun Craze.  The berries are embossed in gold.  To keep the hues muted, we used very vanilla card stock. 

After the wreath was done, we added the vellum.  We used the Island Indigo ink and gold embossing to make them stand out.  I then used the Tangelo Twist Satin Stripe Ribbon across the bottom of the vellum.  This helped camoflauge the bottom of the vellum and bring out the colors from behind it as well.  I just love the detailing on this ribbon as well so I wanted to showcase it.

And lastly to complete the look.  We used the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with just a little bit of Cajun Craze ink to bring out the wood grain more.  The last detail comes with the Gold Foil Sheets and the lace scallop border.

Once you bring everything together, it becomes a masterpiece :)  I hope you enjoy our creation!

My Frightful Wreath

Here's my version of the Frightful Wreath Simply Creative Kit.  I didn't purchase the stamp set that went along with the wreath so I did something a little different.

The kit is wonderful as it contains almost everything you need to complete this wreath.  Like I said before, they do have a stamp set that coordinates that you can purchase too.

 I just loved the hot glue that I got.  It's glittery!!!  Yes and if you know me, anything with glitter is awesome!  Too bad they only had 2 purple ones in each bag :(  But the gold, silver, green, and clear glittery ones will look awesome too.  I liked it so much that I used it across the black medallion as a background for my spider :)

 I skipped some steps here but you start with a bare foam wreath and wrap the black garland around it.  Then hot glue the web into place.  I found the easiest way was to lay the web on top of the garland and then slightly fold back the outside of the web.  I placed the hot glue on the backside of the web and then pressed down lightly.

The Tangelo Twist Satin Stripe Ribbon looks wonderful with the black and silver.  With the lines in the ribbon it draws your eyes downward too.

This is the completed wreath.  I forgot to take a picture of all the pieces for the spider before I assembled her.  The spider in the sample wreath was on the outer web but I moved it down since I changed the inside of the wreath too.  I love how it shines against the purple glitter background.

This is my finished product.  To see how it differs from the Stampin' Up! kit--- Frightful Wreath Simply Created Kit

LOVE THE SIMPLE DESIGN!!!

So I've had this stamp set for some time now, Six Sided Sampler.  I decided that for this stamp camp I wanted to try and use only one stamp set on each card.  So this is the design I came up with.  I wanted to showcase the bold pattern with the gold.  I JUST LOVE IT!

The background color is Blackberry Bliss...one of the new 14-16 In Colors.  I just love how the Gold Encore Ink stands out against this hue.  I also like that the Blackberry Bliss isn't red, isn't purple, but is truly a deep rustic color.  This makes it perfect for a neutral card.

To save paper, you stamp your saying on the mat and then punch out of the middle.  The top picture is what the back looks like and the bottom picture is what you have for your focal point.

The background was created very easily with the gold ink pad.  I just love the way it pops on the blackberry bliss background....WOWZERS!  As you can see we dry embossed the gold shiny cardstock to give it some volume as well.

Below is the finished card!  All the elements come together to create a great THANKS YOU Card!

Stampin' Up! makes everything so easy to coordinate.  From our paper to ink and then to accessories.... it really is easy!  You don't have to worry about if the colors match...you know they will!  And with all the coordinating stamp sets and punches, you're guaranteed to find the perfect project to use them on!

A Little Kindness :)

This set I received at convention.  I'm not really a fan of sets with multiple different pieces.  I usually like sets of all butterflies or background pieces.  But this set I really do enjoy.  I especially love the "starburst" stamp that will just make anything stand out.  The Kinda Eclectic Wood Mount is very versatile.  I just love butterflies as well so when you get two different size coordinating butterflies in one stamp set, it's AWESOME!  I always have to add a bit of bling to my butterflies too!

The bling is a perfect way to showcase the butterflies without having them stand out too much.  Plus with the Rhinestones it's so easy to add just a touch of bling.

I used 3 of the 5 of 2014-2016 In Colors.  I just love to see the fresh colors every season.  I know that I hear not so nice words sometimes about these in colors, but the truth is, we need them!  Without these colors, our other 40 colors will get dull and faded in our eyes.  Just like your clothes....you need to refresh things and what easier way than to introduce 5 new colors every year.  Of course, they do stick around for 2 years, so you have plenty of time to use them!

As you can see a little kindness does go a long way!  I hope you enjoyed!

What is your favorite In Color?  Comment to get entered into a drawing to get some In Color products for free!  Contest ends Sept. 10th :)