Serving the King

I sent this card to a friend who likes Precious Moments as much as I do.  : )

The card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 square

Stamps: Precious Moments, Priceless (Stampin' Up)

Paper: E. Eggplant, T. Turquiouse, Whisper White

Inks: Black Stazon, E. Eggplant

Accessories: Eggplant Ribbon, Flower punch, gems, Mat Pack, Piercer, Marker, Prisma Colored Pencils, Gamsol

Here's a card using the new Autumn Harvest set that will be in the upcoming holiday mini catalog. I watercolored the pumpkins with watercolor crayons and an aquapainter on watercolor paper. Then I sat there trying to figure out what to do with them. (Gail, if you see this... these are pumpkins I didn't know what to do with the day you were here stamping.)  I kept holding them up to different papers from the new Apple Cider dp to see which one looked better and trying to figure out what I wanted to add to the card. For some reason I felt completely stumped, so I decided to just set them aside for the moment.  Then the next day I had the Outlaw dp sitting out and decided to go with a piece from that. I wanted to stamp some leaves to use on the card and wondered how they'd look stamped on designer paper, so I stamped some on Outlaw paper and some on Apple Cider paper. I cut them out and sponged a little Close to Cocoa on them. I mounted the pumpkins on Close to Cocoa and detressed it a little. Then came the process of deciding where to place the leaves. If you knew how long it took me to decide you'd probably laugh, but that's just how it is with some cards.  : )  Some of the leaves are glued on flat and some are attached with dimensionals. Of course I had to add some ribbon to finish it off.  : )  And in the end I was pleased with the results.  Hope you like it.  : )

Stamps: Autumn Harvest (coming Sept. 1), God's Blessings

Paper: Close to Cocoa, watercolor paper, Outlaw dp, Apple Cider dp

Inks: Close to Cocoa, Stazon Black

Accessories: watercolor crayons, aquapainter, sponge, destresser, grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

*dp= designer paper

I'm having a lot of fun with this new True Friend set... so here's one using Really Rust  : )

I inked the stem and leaves of the flower with the mellow moss marker and then went over the edges with the garden green marker. The flower was stamped in Really Rust, cut out, mounted with dimensionals, and then I put glitter on part of it. (Not sure if you can see the glitter in the picture.)  Obviously there's lots of faux stitching. I can't seem to put away my piercer and mat pack. <wink>  : )   The buttons were threaded with floss and then attached with sticky strip.

Stamps: True Friend (coming in the Holiday mini Sept. 1), Itty Bitty Background

Paper: Really Rust, River Rock, Apple Cider designer paper (coming in the Holiday Mini)

Ink: Really Rust

Accessories: buttons, thread, markers, mat pack, piercer, sponge, glitter

Wow! Stampin' Up has a terrific special right now!! If you've ever thought about becoming a Stampin' Up demonstrator... now is the time!!  : )
 

Promotion Details:
Being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is a fun and rewarding way to share your love of stamping with family and friends. And this promotion is a great way to share that opportunity.

From August 10-September 30, new demonstrators will get to choose a color family of Classic Stampin' Pads free when they purchase the Starter Kit. That's up to a $57.95  value in addition to the excellent value of the Starter Kit!

New recruits may choose between our four color families (Bold Brights, Earth Elements, Rich Regals, and Soft Subtles) or choose a pack of our 2007 In Color pads. Color family packs include 12 ink pads.

Let me know if you're interested in this promotion.  I'd love to hear from you!  : )

Here's another card using the True Friend stamp set with the Apple Cider designer paper.  I think this is my new favorite set!  : )

The card measures 4 1/4 x 4 1/4.  

Stamps: True Friend, Fun & Fast Notes (for the sentiment)

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Apple Cider designer paper

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Taffeta Ribbon, Destresser, Buttons

I preordered two sets from the New Holiday Mini catalog along with some designer paper and new satin ribbon.  Let me tell you... I'm loving how the stamps in the mini catalog are all die-cut!! I was able to mount my two new sets in a matter of minutes!!!  : )

Here's the first card I finished with the True Friend set.

Stamps: True Friend, Boho wheel

Papers: Really Rust, River rock, Chocolate Chip, Apple Cider designer paper

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust

Accessories: grosgrain ribbon, glitter, punches, sponges

Oh my goodness!!! Who knew an ATC was so small?!! This is the first one I've ever done. What a cool challenge Taylor! Now I want to make more of these little guys!! : ) 

In case you don't know, an ATC (artist trading card) is 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.

I used the retired set Farm Fresh and colored it with prisma colored pencils and gamsol, then sponged it with a little chocolate chip ink.

Stamps: Farm Fresh, Linen

Papers: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White

Inks: Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: prisma pencils, gamsol, destresser, ribbon, mat pack, piercer, Chocolate Chip marker, lots of sponging

This is the card I made for Jami's new catalog swap.  It wasn't too hard to decide which image to use out of the set... knowing how much Jami loves birds.  : )

The zig-zag looking stitch is done with the "All in a Row" stamp set. I've seen Beate do this on several of her cards and love the look!  : )

Stamps: Heartspeaks, All in a Row

Papers: Blue Bayou, Porcelain Prints designer paper, Watercolor paper

Inks: Black Stazon, Blue Bayou

Accessories: Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon, white gel pen, mat pack, piercer, watercolor crayons, B. Bayou reinker, aquapainter, sponge

Here are two cards I made using Thomas Kinkade images I got from my friend, Taylor. (Thank you Taylor)  : )

On the first card I did just a little coloring of the image and then lots of sponging over it... which mutes the colors. On the second card I didn't do any coloring on the main image. It's just sponged with creamy caramel and Chocolate Chip ink.  : )

I was going through some of my older stamps (pre-stampin' Up days) and found this one, so I decided to use it for one of the sketch challenges on scs.  I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture, but the card base is the new Stampin' Up textured cardstock! You've got to try it! It's wonderful paper!!! : )

Stamps: Precious Moments and Stampin' Up Stem sayings

Inks: Black Stazon, Eggplant

Paper: Pomegrante textured cardstock, Whisper White, Eggplant Envy, Rose Red designer paper, Almost Amethyst designer paper

Accessories: Mat Pack, Piercer, black marker, glitter (on bow), prisma pencils, gamsol, prima flowers, rhinestone, ribbon

Here's the card I made for my nephew's first birthday.  I wanted to make the monkey hold the #1 so I used an exacto knife to cute around his hand and a little way up the arm... then slipped the #1 underneath. The leaves were made by cutting them out of the designer paper (same paper as I used for the background).  I then sponged a little Wasabi and Chocolate Chip around their edges. Next I pressed them against the versamark pad, dipped them in clear embossing powder, and heat embossed. One of them is attached flat, while the other two are attached with dimensionals. I also wanted to give the monkey a little more dimesion so I stamped an extra monkey, cut out just the head and attached it, with a dimensional, on top of the monkey on the card.

Stamps: Monkey Business, God's Blessings

Inks: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

Papers: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, designer paper

Accessories: glitter, versamark pad, clear embossing powder

Today we celebrated the first birthday of my little nephew, Wyatt.

Isn't he a cutie?!!!!  :)