Delight Yourself in the Lord

I've always liked this verse, so I was excited when Verve Stamps came out with it in their new Plain Jane line, and even more excited when I had the chance to get it with Free Shipping! Can't beat that!

This card has a pretty straightforward layout, but I love the way it turned out with the Basic Grey DP. I stamped the verse with Purely Pomegranate, layered it on a scalloped rectangle, and added a few Primas that I've had in my stash for quite awhile. I am working on a journal with this same layout but don't have it bound yet. My plan is to make a few for Christmas gifts so I thought I'd get a head start while I had everything out for the card.

Thanks for looking!

Recipe:
Stamps: Psalm 37:4 (Verve Stamps)
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
DSP: Basic Grey Infuse
Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brads
Tools: Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestibilities Dies, Corner Rounder

In Stitches

A friend of mine periodically asks me to make sets of cards for her. There are occasions when she needs a specific type of card, but this time she was looking for a variety of general, all occasion cards. So - here is one that I'll be including in her set.

I love this Stitched background stamp in Whisper White on Basic Black cardstock. In fact, I think that's the only way I've ever used it. I totally overlooked this stamp in the catalog until I saw some of the great samples on SCS. Isn't that the way it seems to go! Anyway, maybe now I just need to break out of my rut and try using it with some different colors!

I really don't think this background needs much added to it to make a great card. So, I used a very simple focal point. I stamped one of the sentiments from Papertrey's Green Thumb set onto a Nestibilities circle, layered on a Rose Red scalloped circle. A few Felt Fusion flowers (fingers crossed that there are more colors in the new catty - love those things and have a hard time not hoarding them), some Rose Red Prints DSP, brads, and that's it!

Thanks for looking!

Recipe:
Stamps: Stitched, Green Thumb (Papertrey)
Cardstock: Basic Black, Rose Red, Whisper White, Stamper's Select (Papertrey, for the base)
DSP: Rose Red Prints
Ink: Rose Red
Accessories: Felt Fusion Flowers, Black Brads
Tools: Circle and Scallop Circle Nestibilities Dies

True Friend

My True Friend set hasn't seen ink in quite awhile, so I decided to use it with Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try for this week. I started out with a piece of Groovy Guava DSP from Ginger Blossom as my background, but I decided it was a little busy for what I wanted on the card. Instead, I decided to go with Groovy Guava cardstock wheeled with the Rough Texture wheel and layered on Chocolate Chip. The Very Vanilla squares on the right were stamped with Groovy Guava, River Rock and Chocolate Chip and then wheeled with Rough Texture in River Rock. The focal image and sentiment were also wheeled with River Rock. The rest of the card is pretty straightforward. I distressed and sponged a few of the edges and added some Vintage brads.

Thanks for looking!

Recipe: (All Supplies Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: True Friend, Rough Texture Jumbo Wheel
Cardstock: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, Very Vanilla
Ink: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava
Accessories: Vintage Brads

Celebrate Today!

I was doing a little blog surfing last night and came across Julee Tilman's sketch challenge for the week (Mojo Monday). I jotted it down and thought I'd try it when I got time. Well, when I went to bed, I kept getting ideas for a card using that sketch. Most of the time when that happens, I know I just need to get up and at least start on it or I'll never get to sleep! So - here is the card I created, almost exactly what I envisioned in my head. Don't you love it when it works out that way!

I embossed a piece of River Rock cardstock with the Textile embossing folder and chose to use the opposite side. I like the subtle texture it gives the card. I used my corner rounder to create the scalloped edge of the Blue Bayou piece. (For those who haven't heard, Stampin' Up! is coming out with a scalloped edge punch in the new catalog! I haven't preordered anything yet, but I'm sure I'll end up with that punch at some point. Anyway, back to the card.) I added a piece of Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon to my scalloped piece, threaded it through the label holder and then added brads to the openings as well. The sentiment and small flower inside the label holder are from Papertrey's Mixed Messages set.

For my focal piece, I stamped the stem and one of the overlays from Out On a Limb. I wanted to use the Cracked Glass technique on it, but I'm almost out of Glassy Glaze and didn't think I could stretch it that far. So, I decided just to cover the entire piece in Versamark and emboss it with clear embossing powder. You can't really see it in the picture, but I really like the look it gives, just a subtle glaze over the entire piece. I then added brads to the bottom of the piece and adhered it to the card with dimensionals.

I love how it turned out! Thanks for looking!

Recipe:
Stamps: Out On a Limb & Mixed Messages (Papertrey)
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Versamark
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Spare Parts Brads, Label Holder (unknown maker)
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Textile Embossing Folder

Heartfelt Thanks Sketch Challenge

I finally had a chance to try last week's sketch challenge over the weekend. I wasn't able to do as much stamping as I would have liked, but I was at least able to get in a few cards.

This one uses Ginger Blossom DSP and Ruby Red cardstock that I embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. The focal image was stamped with the flower from Heartfelt Thanks in River Rock and then again in Ruby Red and Old Olive. The sentiment is from Stem Silhouettes and is separated by a thin strip of River Rock cardstock that was distressed slightly.

Thanks for looking! I have another sketch challenge card, based on Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday sketch, that I plan to post tonight. It was too late to take a picture of it last night.

Recipe:
Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks, Stem Silhouettes
Cardstock: River Rock, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
DSP: Ginger Blossom
Ink: River Rock, Ruby Red, Old Olive
Accessories: Vintage Brads
Tools: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Distressing Tool

Stampin' Up! Hodgepodge Hardware Special!

From now through August 10th (or while supplies last!), Stampin' Up! is offering the following Hodgepodge Hardware sets at a 25% discount. These exact sets will not be offered in future catalogs, so this is your last chance to buy them!



Each kit contains 138 pieces of hardware PLUS 100 matching brads. This is a fantastic price on these kits!

Item #	Page #	Item Description	Regular Price	25% off Discount
105532	188	Aged Copper	$27.95	$20.96
105531	188	Antique Brass	$27.95	$20.96
105515	188	Pewter	$27.95	$20.96

There is no minimum purchase requirement to receive the 25% discount.

Contact me to place an order.

Tag, You're It!

I was tagged by Kirsten from Red Velvet Sneakers and Kim from Kim's Stampin Room. Thanks for the tags ladies! I am supposed to list 7 facts about myself and tag 7 other people, so - here we go!

1) I am originally from Missouri, but I now live in Northeast Nebraska - good ol' corn country!

2) My husband and I met online. Yep, we are one of the success stories from eHarmony.com! We've been married for a little over 3 years now, and I couldn't have asked for a better match.

3) I can only stamp standing up. I don't know why I even have a chair in the stamp area, except that my cat uses it occasionally.

4) I have been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for a little over a year now. I am mostly a hobby demonstrator, but I have one stamp club that I thoroughly enjoy. I'd love to have more!

5) I love to bake. My favorite is peanut butter cookies with mini-Hershey's kisses stirred into the batter like chocolate chips - the best cookies ever IMHO!

6) My favorite food is Mexican.

7) My nephew is currently serving in the Army in Iraq.


And, here are the blogs I'm tagging:
Nancy Morgan - Paper Smiles
Diane Gilbert - My Little Stampin' Spot
Jeni Allen - My Stampin' Spot
Melissa Rawlins - i ink, therefore i am
Sherri Barron - Fun to Stamp

(I know that's not 7, but a few of the others I was going to tag had already been tagged recently. I thought I'd give them a little break!)