To Dad!

Hi everyone,

Today I have another card using a digital stamp I found over on Di's Digi Stamps site … this one is called Beer Bear. I don’t use a lot of digital stamps, but I couldn’t resist getting a few of her fun designs. This one I thought would be a perfect one for male cards.

For the base of my card I used Sizzix Postage Stamp Frame die designed by Tim Holtz.

As Father’s Day is just over a week away down here in Australia, I decided to make my card a Father’s Day card. (Father’s Day is on the 1st Sunday in September in Australia & New Zealand).

Stamps: Beer Bear Digital Stamp – Di’s Digi Stamps; To Dad (from A Guiding Light) – Flourishes; Happy Father’s Day – Stamp It

Paper: White; Brown; Blue; Little Sport DP – Fancy Pants

Other: Black Ink; Sizzix Postage Stamp Frame; Circle Dies; Brown Hemp Cord; Button; Tiny Tag; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Joy To The World!

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. This week our August Challenge Hostess Vicky Gould continues to bring us a fun challenge.

Apparently today is Be An Angel Day! so this week Vicki has asked us to show us your angel images; if you don’t have any you can Google “angel clip art”, or else just do an inspirational card.

For my card today I have used Krafin’ Kimmie Stamps Holiday Lulu & Libby Stamp set to create another pop up card.

Here is the inside of my card. To create my pop up card I have used Karen Burniston’s Sizzix Pop N Cuts Winged Hearts insert with the SU Exclusive Pop N Cuts Card Base. I figured the wings worked seeing the theme was Angels!

Don’t forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Charlene Merrick (on a break)	Joanne Grzelak	Shirley Quarry	Anne Harmon	Lois Bok	Vicky Gould
Sabrina Friel	Kathy Bradley	Amber Hillman

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Stamps: Holiday Lulu & Libby – Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps; Holiday Ticket Sentiment – Whimsy Stamps; Love Peace Goodwill – Stamp It Australia

Paper: Cream; Red; Kringle & Co DP – American Crafts

Other: Black Ink; Sizzix Pop N Cuts Winged Hearts Insert; SU Exclusive Pop N Cuts Card Base; Oval Nestabilities; MFT Die-namics Mini Scallop Border; MFT Die-namics Hearts; Holly Button; Hemp Cord; Button; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Tuning Up!

Hi everyone,

If you follow my blog you know how much I love creating Centre Step cards … I have made heaps of them and also did a tutorial on how to create these for Splitcoast Stampers.

Well a few weeks ago I was checking out the blogs I follow and discovered that Cheery Lynn Designs had just released a die to create a Centre Step card. Wow … this die set is awesome!!!!!!!! Not only do you get a die to make the Centre Step Base card, but you also get dies to make all the layers for the front and also the inside! This now makes creating these cards even easier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For my card today I used Penny Black’s Tune Up stamp set … love this cute little guy! I am always on the look out for fun stamps to use for men and this one is just perfect!

Here is the inside of my card … as I said previously the die also cuts the funny shaped liner layer for the inside of the card. I added the striped piece as an extra. The sentiments are ones I found in my stash from Clear Dollar Stamps “Tool Time” … I thought the word power applied to cars as well as tools.

Stamps: Tune Up – Penny Black; Tool Time – Clear Dollar Stamps

Paper: White; Blue; Little Sport DP – Fancy Pants

Other: Black Ink; Cheery Lynn Designs Step Card Die; Sizzix Wavy Labels Framelits; Simon Says Stamps Folded Banner Die; Eyelets;  Foam Tape; Copics

 

Pack Your Bags!

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time again over on the Riley and Company blog. This week our challenge hostess is Jovita Torres.

Jovita has challenged us this week to  use the theme Vacation when we create our card/project.

For my card this week I used Welcome to Las Vegas Riley …. this is a place I would  think a lot of people would like to spend their holidays!

Of course being a vacation theme, I couldn’t miss the chance of playing with my Sizzix Suitcase Pop N Cuts insert to create a pop up card. I also used the Sizzix Suitcase Bigz Die to create the detailed suitcase over the Pop N Cuts Insert.

Here is one more view of the inside of my card.

Here is a close up so you can see the sentiment I added to the bottom flap. The sentiment is one of Riley and Company’s Funny Bones sayings … this one is I Wanted to Go Camping. I can sooooooo relate to that sentiment … give me a hotel anytime over a tent hehe!

Want to play along????

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you!  So get stamping Riley fans :).

To play create a card using Riley and Company images. Once you have created your card/project come back here and place a comment with a link to your card/project to this post so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword RILEY1713. We can't wait to see what you create!

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams blogs today so see what they created for this challenge.

• Jovita Torres

• Joy Stagg

• Kelly Santi

• Laurie Clout

• Michele L

Stamps: Welcome to Las Vegas Riley; I Wanted to Go Camping Funny Bones Sentiment -  Riley and Company

Paper: White; Brown; Green; Road Trip DP – Prima

Other: Black Ink; Sizzix Pop N Cuts Base Die; Sizzix Pop N Cuts Suitcase Insert; Sizzix Suitcase Bigz Die; Sizzix Wavy Labels Framelits; MFT Die-namics Squiggle Border; Foam Tape; Copics

Hello There!

Hi everyone,

Today I have another card using the Simon Says Stamps Square Trio Die, you can see the card I made using this die that I posted yesterday if you scroll down to the next post.

I have again pulled out some older stamps, this time round it was a bear cube from Judikins which has 4 small bears on it. The sentiment is again from the coordinating stamp set from Simon Says Stamps called Square Sayings.

Here is the inside of my card, I added another sentiment from the Square Saying stamp set as well as a birthday sentiment from Taylored Expressions. And of course as you can see I added another of the cute bears on the Judikins Bear cube.

Stamps: Bear Cube – Judikins; Square Sayings – Simon Says Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Honey Cake DP – My Mind’s Eye

Other: Black Ink; Simon Says Stamps Square Trio Die; Black Hemp Cord; Orange Button; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Today I am sharing a card I created using my new Simon Says Stamps Square Trio Die … love how many options I have using this die. The sentiment in the centre panel is from the coordinating stamp set called Square Sayings.

The two silhouette girls are from an older Stampendous set called Sassy Silhouettes.

Here is the inside of my card, I added a sentiment and also another of the silhouette girls.

Stamps: Sassy Silhouettes – Stampendous; Square Sayings – Simon Says Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Pink

Other: Black Ink; Simon Says Stamps Square Trio Die; Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Black Ribbon; Foam Tape

 

Bamboozzled

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. This week Jessica Rone continues to bring us our August challenges.

Being the third Saturday of the month it is time for a Crazy Sketch Challenge … here’s the sketch for this week. Hope you have fun with it!.

For my card this week I used the Pandamodium stamp set from There She Goes, isn’t that a cute little Panda .

Here is the inside of my card, I added a sentiment and one of the Pandas from the set.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Andrea Murdock	Anja de Regt	Barb Anders	Betty Wright	Jessie Rone	Joanne Grzelak	Kelli Hull
Kristine Reynolds	Peggy McCurry	Sarah Gough	Silke Ledlow	Silke Kittman (taking a break)	Heather Pulvirenti (Guest Designer)

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Stamps: Pandamodium – There She Goes

Paper: White; Black; Cambridge Court DP – My Mind’s Eye

Other: Black Ink; MFT Die-namics Circle Stax; MFT Die-namics Simply Scallops Lge; MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax; MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers Stax; Black Button; White Hemp Cord; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Dress Lipstick Holder

Hi everyone,

I have been seeing a number of lipstick/lip balm holders using the Stampin’ Up Dress Up Framelits set and off course seeing I have this die set I wanted to create one too.

To create my lipstick holder I followed the instructions I found on Brenda Quintana’s blog.

Here is a side view of my lipstick holder, so you can see the box in between the dress forms.

Paper: Blue; Magic Happens DP – Kaisercraft

Other: SU Dress Up Framelits; Ribbon; Scor-Pal