CASING Jaydekay!

Today's Featured Stamper on Splitcoast Stampers is Jaydekay, who has an absolutely gorgeous gallery! It was difficult to select a card to CASE, but I am always drawn to texture and dimension so her paper tole card definitely caught my eye. I changed the color combination, embossing folders, used a Sizzix flower die instead of a stamped rose, and added a sentiment.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Circle of Friendship (SU)

Ink: Always Artichoke, So Saffron

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Mellow Moss

Other Supplies: Big Shot, Embossing Folders, Punches, Sizzix Die Cut, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Distressing Tool

Another "Inspired" Card

I just can't get enough of that Baja Breeze card stock! The Inspiration Challenge from yesterday contained some beautiful Tenugui artwork in the form of calendars. The image that inspired this card and the card posted prior to it, is for the month of June.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Small Script (SU)

Ink: Versamark

Cardstock: White, Blue Bayou, Baja Breeze, Baja Breeze DP

Other Supplies: Flower Punch, Oval punches, Ribbon, Detail White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Tenugui Inspired!

Gosh, it has been awhile since I've made a card! Today's Inspirational Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers was a wonderful one to get me going again. I believe that this is the first time I have actually used the "grass" side of this stamp and I LIKE it! Since my new favorite color is Baja Breeze, I just had to combine it with white to make this card.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Inspired By Nature, Sidekick Sayings (Stampin' UP)

Cardstock: Baja Breeze (Stampin' UP), White (Georgia-Pacific)

Ink: Versamark

Other Supplies: Detail White Embossing Powder Ribbon, Butterfly Punch, Dimensionals, and a heat gun

I've Been Slacking!

Well, slacking is probably not the right word! I've been sick for the last two months with the crud that just wouldn't go away. Thank goodness for good antibiotics and cough syrup and some miracle stuff to clear the sinuses and I'm pretty much back to normal.

THEN, my poor sweet kitty got really sick which was a very expensive few days at the vet. He's doing better now and I'm hoping that 2009 will be a great year for lots of stamping!

Onward and Upward as my boss would say!

Sneak Peek - Treats For My Sweet

This is a sneak peak at the "Treats For My Sweet" stamp set that will be released on December 1, 2008. It's a nice set to create gift items with!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Treats For My Sweet (Clear Dollar Stamps)

Cardstock: White, Always Artichoke, Making Memories DP

Ink: Always Artichoke

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Embossing Folder, Nestibilities, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Buttons, SU Punch

More Pink......

I thought I was a little tired of pink after "pink week" on Splitcoast Stampers, but I discovered this SU Designer Paper today and HAD to make a card with it. Since I'm still trying to get some birthday cards together for my mom, I figured this would be a really quick card. I really like the softness and elegance of this, even though it's a very simple card.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: It's Your Birthday (SU)

Ink: Pretty In Pink

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette (SU), White

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Embossing Folders, Ribbon, Dimensionals, SU DP

Amethyst Birthday Card

I just can't get enough of this "Inspired By Nature" set from Stampin' UP! It is so versatile - you can either use it as a silhouette, or use every color combination you can think of. I used Stampin' UP! markers to color the stamp, sprayed the stamp with a fine mist of water, then stamped the image on watercolor paper. I misted the stamp one more time and stamped this image. Since I am needing some birthday cards, I added the "HB" image and some brads for the finishing touch. This is Sketch #190 from the Splitcoast Stampers site.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Inspired By Nature, It's Your Birthday (SU)
Ink: Almost Amethyst
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, White, SU DP, Watercolor Paper
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Embossing Folder, Brads, Dimensionals, Nestibilities