Be Inspired #23

This week's Inspiration Challenge was very crisp and clean to me. As much as I wanted to add Chocolate Chip ribbon, I refrained in order to keep the light and clean feel of the inspiration piece. I used the Bugs and Blooms set from Memory Box and the Happy Greetings set from Hero Arts. You can find them both at Stamper's Dream. I just LOVE the Bugs and Blooms set with all of its bugs, of course, but I couldn't figure out what these images were until I actually stamped them! LOL Each side of the leaf is a different stamp, so you can create a two-toned leaf. Now that I know what it is, I think I'll be using it more often! :) I added that tiny caterpillar next to the sentiment. . .did you notice him? He's so tiny and cute! Make sure you stop to see what Beate, Danielle Lounds, Dawn McVey, Jennifer Buck, Silke Ledlow and Susan Roberts have come up with for the challenge. . .I'm sure they'll all be wonderful! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Bugs and Blooms (Memory Box), Happy Greetings (Hero Arts); Paper- Crate Paper, white (Georgia-Pacific), Chocolate Chip (SU); Ink- Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip (SU); Accessories- Celery wide grosgrain (SU), rhinestone brads (Darice); Finished card measures 4.25" square

House of Haunts

I don't know why, but I am REALLY drawn to Halloween stamp sets. I just find them hard to resist. . . and I don't really send out "Halloween cards" either! When I saw this House of Haunts in the Fall/Winter Catalog, I HAD to get it along with the Haunting jumbo wheel. I just think they're adorably spooky! I used the Dirty Dozen Sketch for this month for the layout.

On a side note, we came home last night to no power. It was very weird. You don't realize how much you rely on electricity until it's gone. No tv, no lights, NO COMPUTER! It is on again this morning, but the schools are delayed because of it. In any case, we had an enjoyable evening in the candlelight. The kids were a little scared and ended up sleeping in our bed. . .let's just say it was cozy! :) Thanks for stopping by today! Hope your week is off to a great start! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- House of Haunts (SU); Paper- Basic Black (SU), Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink), patterned paper (DCWV); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine); Accessories- white gel pen, Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder (Provocraft), circle Coluzzle, wide grosgrain (Darice)

What's the Scoop?

Here's a simple little card using the icecream cone stamp from the Sweet Celebration set from Taylored Expressions. All of the supplies are from the Birthday Boy Key Ingredients. For the sentiment, I used a little $1 alphabet set that I found at Michael's. Just in case you didn't know, there is a Stamp a Sweet Impression Blog where you can see "all Cuppie all the time" !! You can see my Ghoulish Globe using the Frightful Night stamp set as well as other unique projects from the rest of the Baker's Dozen! Don't forget about the Top Chef Challenge! You could win one of the next release stamp sets! We can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Sweet Celebration (Taylored Expressions), $1 alphabet set (Studio G); Paper- Birthday Boy Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Accessories- Copic markers, Key Tag Punch (SU), ribbon, brads and Waterfall Glitter (Birthday Boy Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions), paper piercer; Finished Card measures 4.25" square

Beate Weekend Sketch #57

I can't believe it's Friday again already, can you? This week just flew by! Ready for another Weekend Sketch Challenge? I used one of the new Verve sets for this card, Abundant Blessings. The colors were inspired from some new confetti flowers I picked up at Michael's yesterday (I LOVE THEM). . .the orange flowers are exactly a Tangerine Tango and the green flowers are a little darker than the Kiwi Kiss, but they would work together nicely. I couldn't fit the flowers on this card, though, because they just didn't look right with these round flowers from the set. I'm sure you'll see them soon, though! :)



Be sure and see what gorgeous cards Beate, Cambria, Jenn, Laurie, Lori, MaryJo and Sharon have created for today's sketch. I can't wait to see! Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Abundant Blessings (Verve Stamps); Paper- Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black(SU), white (Georgia-Pacific); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss (SU); Accessories- Stardust Stickles, paper piercer, black marker, black organdy ribbon (Darice), Copic markers; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Angel Wings

This is Angel Wings Sophia. . .the October Stamp of the Month from Paper Pretties. Isn't she just adorable? You have until September 30th to sign up for the Stamp of the Month Club if you want to receive Angel Wings Sophia a month before she's released to the public.

I wanted to keep her in all white, so I used my Copic Cool Shadow marker to line bits of her dress and wings. It accentuates the "white" and gives it a bit of dimension. I put Stardust Stickles on her wings and the bottom of her dress too. I just LOVE gold and white together. . .especially with angels. They just seem to go together. Thanks for stopping by today! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Angel Wings Sophia (Paper Pretties), Warm Words (SU); Paper- Neenah Solar white, gold (DCWV); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Accessories- Copic markers, Stardust Stickles, Snow Dots Cuttlebug folder (Provocraft), white organdy ribbon (Darice); Finished card measures 4.25" square

Just Rite

When I was thinking of a project to create for my post today, I was absolutely stumped. I wanted to do something different and everything I thought of I had seen somewhere before. Then I walked past the magnetic chalkboard in my kitchen where I still have a few friends' Christmas picture cards hanging. So, I thought I'd make our Christmas card for this year. Christmas is the one time a year that I send pictures of the kids to everyone so they can see how they've grown. I usually write their names and ages on the backs of each picture. So, I thought it would be neat to set up the Just Rite Stamper once for each child and stamp their "stats" 50+ times instead of writing them! Then I used a 1 1/4" circle punch to punch out the pictures and mounted all of the pieces on a red or green glittered "ornament" hanging from the tree. I may have to change the pictures since Savannah is not 5 yet and Isaac is not quite 1, but you get the picture! :) I threaded silver cording through the ornaments and through the tree and tied bows to make them look as if they really are hanging ornaments. No more loose little pictures for anyone. They receive a card that fits in a business sized envelope that they can hang in one piece!


Here are a couple of other cards I made using my Just Rite Stamper. In the "For You" card, I punched a hole out of the patterned paper before mounting it to the card. Then, after mounting the patterned paper to the card, I used the circle Nestabilities to emboss inside the punched circle. I then stamped the border in Old Olive and the sentiment in Red Riding Hood. For the last card, I used the border as a background pattern on the card. I used the "From the Desk Of" border and then stamped my husband's name in Pacific Point on white cardstock and punched it out with the 1 1/4" circle punch and mounted it inside the "From the Desk Of" border.



I hope I've given you some "different" ideas for your Just Rite Stamper! You can get your Just Rite Stamper at Stamper's Dream! There are even some NEW Just Rite products available! Prices increased September 1st for JustRite products, but Michelle at Stamper's Dream still has the original Just Rite products for the original price while supplies last! You can even win your very own Just Rite C45 Monogram Stamper! Check out THIS POST! Thanks for visiting today! Remember to check out the rest of the Dream Team this week for their Just Rite projects! Here is the schedule for this week:

Amy Westerman - Monday 9/8
Carolyn King - Tuesday 9/9
Kurtis Admundson - Thursday 9/11
Laurie Schmidlin - Friday 9/12
Tosh Leyendekker - Saturday 9/13

Prettie Wednesday

Two weeks ago, Julie challenged us to make a card shaped like something other than a square, rectangle or circle. . .so how about a bum? LOL Every time I look at Sophia in her bikini with this little dog, I think of the old Coppertone ads where the dog is pulling at the little girl's bathing suit and you see her "tan line." I used Pink Pirouette cardstock for the "skin". I rolled back part of the Red Riding Hood bikini bottoms to reveal her "sunburn" that I sponged with Pink Pirouette ink. I tried to keep the trunks TRUNKS instead of a thong, so I didn't have much "skin" to work with! :) Can't wait to see what the other Prettie Girls came up with for this challenge! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget about the HUGE SALE at Paper Pretties! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Soakin' Up the Sun (Paper Pretties); Paper- Red Riding Hood, Pink Pirouette (SU); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine); Accessories- red grosgrain ribbon (Darice), Copic markers, sponge.

New Verve Stamps!

FIVE new sets have been released from Verve Stamps! Here are two One Sheet Wonder sets I made for the One Sheet Wonder Challenge. I've never made one of these 6x6 One Sheet Wonders before, so it was a lot of fun! I was able to create 8 cards in no time! I used the Abundant Blessings, So Happy and Birthday Surprise sets. Thanks for stopping by!

Verve Release Tonight!

I just wanted to pop on and remind you about the Verve Stamps release tonight at 10pm EST in the Verve Forums at SCS! We hope to see you there! In case you haven't been visiting the Verve Blog, there have been some sneak peeks of the sets that are being released tonight and a chance to win them! What about a chance to win the ENTIRE release?! Follow the link and find out how! This is a bridal shower invitation I made using the Black Tie Birdies set. You open it up to find all of the information embossed in gold. Thanks for dropping by and I hope to see you tonight! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Black Tie Birdies (Verve Stamps), Studio G clear set; Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Versamark; Paper- white (Georgia-Pacific), gold (DCWV), Basic Black (SU); Accessories- gold embossing powder, Mega circle punch, Giga scallop circle punch (Marvy Uchida), Copic markers, gold metallic marker (Rose Art), organdy ribbon (Darice); Finished card measures 4.24" square

Be Inspired #22

I went a little wild with this week's Inspiration Challenge! LOL When I looked at the picture, I was inspired to punch different sizes and colors of circles and then stamp over them. This first card uses the SU Happiness Always set. I wasn't sure I was crazy about how this first one came out, so I tried a second card with a different stamp set. For the second card I used the Crystalline stamp set from Penny Black. You can find that stamp set at Stamper's Dream. I added some bling to the snowflakes, but other than that, the card is pretty simple. I'm eager to see what Beate, Danielle Lounds, Dawn McVey, Jennifer Buck, Silke Ledlow and Susan Roberts have come up with for this inspiration challenge. Thanks for stopping by today! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Happiness Always (SU), Crystalline (Penny Black); Paper- white (Georgia-Pacific), Pacific Point, Baja Breeze (SU), Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink); Ink- Whisper White Craft , Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Pacific Point (SU), Burnt Umber (Palette); Accessories- Key tag punch (SU), Jumbo Circle punch (Marvy Uchida), 1 3/8", 1 1/4" and 3/4" circle punches (SU), paper piercer, Stardust Stickles, bling, white organdy ribbon (Darice); Finished cards measure 5.5"x4.25"