Quick & Easy - Work of Art

This is truly a Quick & Easy card!

I used one of the images from the Work of Art stamp set, inked it up with Lost Lagoon and stamped it onto the front of a pre-cut/scored note card (did you know we sell these in packs of 20 for only $5.95...and they come with envelopes!) I did not re-ink the stamp before stamping it again underneath the first image. This is how the color is a little lighter.

Using the "thanks" from the Another Thank You set I stamped it off to the side using Memento Black (my favorite black ink pad!).

I finished it off with a couple of Hello Honey flowers using the Bitty Flower Punch from the Bitty Punch Pack. I added a rhinestone to each and popped them up on Dimensionals.

There you go...quick and easy and plenty of time to spare to make as many as you need! I did whip up five of these at once as I needed some thank you cards in a jiffy!

Stamp Sets	Work of Art, Another Thank You
Ink	Memento Black, Lost Lagoon
Paper	Whisper White Note Cards, Hello Honey
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Rhinestones
Tools	Bitty Flower Punch

Friday Favorites - Rich Razzleberry & Blackberry Bliss

It's Friday Favorites today at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration and I wanted to share with you some of my favorite colors out of the catalog. In fact, it's one of my favorite color duos. I have always been a fan of purple and so when Blackberry Bliss showed up in the 2014-2016 In-Colors I was so excited! This color is actually the closest purple Stampin' Up! has come out with that was what I used in my wedding (11) years ago! I created a card with this color duo and added a splash of Pear Pizzazz in there for some contrast. The giant polka dots from the Sweet Taffy DSP were a perfect addition!

I created this card for last week's Card Making Night and each of the guests got to pick whichever sentiment they wanted from the February Photopolymer Set called Lovely Amazing You. The watercolor "smear" in the background of the circle is from the Work of Art stamp set. If you look closely on the base of the card you will see that I used the Polka Dots Embossing Folder to match the polka dots of the DSP. I added a bit of Blackberry Bliss ribbon and tied off with a knot for a little something extra. I also added two hearts punched from the Hearts Border Punch and popped them up with Dimensionals. I love adding little details to a simple card.

Stamp Sets	Lovely Amazing You, Work of Art
Ink	Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz
Paper	Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz, Sweet Taffy DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Blackberry Bliss Ribbon
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Hearts Border Punch (little hearts)

For Peeps' Sake...Happy Easter!

We're sharing Easter cards today at the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog. I can't believe I haven't pulled out the adorable For Peeps Sake stamp set yet, but I finally used it to make a card for this month's card night.

My inspiration originally came from the card below that I quickly took with my cell phone at our last team meeting. My upline had it out with her samples. To create this card, she was inspired by this card.

I took the basic layout and stepped it up a bit by adding...
1) a Soft Suede card base
2) a chevron embossed background
3) the dotted ribbon scallop border punch
4) a punched flower popped up and then a candy dot added to the middle
5) Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the eggshell

Stamp Sets	For Peeps Sake
Ink	Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana
Paper	Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Soft Suede, Best Year Ever DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Regals Candy Dots (Crushed Curry)
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Chevron Embossing Folder, Scallop Dotted Ribbon Border Punch, Bitty Flower Punch, Paper Snips

Creation Station Blog Hop - Lotus Blossom

Time flies when you're staying busy!! Unfortunately my creative juices haven't been able to flow much lately as I have been busy with planning a pretty big family Bingo Night event at my kids' school. Therefore, this little blog got put on the back burner. But...the event was on Friday and now I hope to be back into creating again! With my monthly card night coming up this week, I sure I hope I'm in the mood! ;)

For today's Creation Station Blog Hop we were able to choose from the following (any or all):
1. Theme: Easter
2. For Peeps Sake Stamp Set
3. Lotus Blossum Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set

Because of the aforementioned busy-ness I just have one sweet, but simple card to share with you today using the Sale-A-Bration Lotus Blossom stamp set. I actually created this card for one of my card nights last week, so it's one of those cards that is easily reproducible. 

This stamp set is a Two-Step Stamp Set, but technically it's a Three-Step stamp!

To create the flower I inked up the full flower image with Rose Red and stamped off once onto a scrap paper before stamping on my Whisper White. This gives the image a softer color. Then I used Rose Red again and stamped the second image right over what I had just stamped. Finally I used the third image and inked it up with Cherry Cobbler and overlapped it again creating this beautiful effect. There are SO MANY colors you can use to create this beautiful flower and I have seen some amazing samples. Just search "Lotus Blossom Stampin Up" in Pinterest and you will be WOW'd!

Adding the "thank you" on the inside of the card finishes off the sentiment from the front.

It's fun to use different embellishments clustered together. I used a Rose Red Candy Dot, Rhinestone, and Pearl to add a little something to the corner. Plus adding the texture to the background of the card base gives the card a fun look matching the dots from the patterned strip of paper in the middle of the card.

Stamp Sets	Lotus Blossom
Ink	Rose Red, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi
Paper	Whisper White, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Painted Blooms DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals,Wild Wasabi Cotton Twine, Regal Candy Dots (Rose Red), Rhinestones, Pearls
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

Thank you so much for coming by for a visit today! Continue on the hop to visit the talented Jennifer Frost or hop backwards to see what Sara Levin is inspiring us with today. Click on the buttons below to take you where you want to go!

Just For You - Balloon Bash

I haven't had much creative inspiration lately, so my craft room has been a little neglected. On the other hand I have done a lot of cleaning and organizing around the house, so I guess that's a good thing for the family!

Today at the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog a few of the designers are showcasing the photopolymer stamp set Balloon Bash. This is such a fun set perfect for birthdays...or any kind of celebration!

Stamp Sets	Balloon Bash
Ink	Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay
Paper	Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Birthday Bash DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Bermuda Bay Twine
Tools	Paper Snips

Birthday Gift Card Holder

My February Card Making Night was a couple of weeks ago and in honor of my birthday in February I decided we would make all birthday cards! I thought it would be fun if one of the cards was a gift card holder. I knew the concept wasn't something I could come up with on my own, so I went straight to Pinterest! I ended up finding a great video tutorial by Dawn Griffith for a gift card holder using the Envelope Punch Board. I decided to use this same concept and update the products with new Sale-A-Bration products and a new stamp set from the 2015 Occasions Catalog. In fact, this new stamp set is perfect for any kind of gift card holder! (Come on over to visit the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration for many different kinds of gift card holders that we are sharing today!)

{B.Y.O.P. Photopolymer Stamp Set - $24.95}

On the left is the front of the gift card holder and when you open it up, it slides up to reveal the word SPENDING! It's so cute, isn't it? If you want to see this gift card in "action" be sure to to visit Dawn's video tutorial (see link above).

Stamp Sets	B.Y.O.P.
Ink	Calypso Coral
Paper	Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Best Year Ever DSP (SAB)
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Crushed Curry Ribbon (Best Year Ever Accessory Pack)
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Chalk Talk Framelits

Creation Station Blog Hop - Baby Baby!

For today's Creation Station Blog Hop we were able to choose from the following (any or all):
1. Theme: Babies
2. Little Sunshine Stamp Set
3. Simply Wonderful Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set

I chose to focus on the baby theme and I have double the fun for you today! I created a boy and a girl card option by just a flip of the DSP and changing up the ink and twine. Easy peasy & cutie patootie!

Stamp Sets	Zoo Babies
Ink	Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar
Paper	Whisper White, Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Lullaby DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Coastal Cabana & Crisp Cantaloupe Thick Baker's Twine
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Bitty Banner Framelits, Hearts Border Punch

Thank you so much for coming by for a visit today! Continue on the hop to visit the talented Jennifer Frost or hop backwards to see what Sara Levin is inspiring us with today. Click on the buttons below to take you where you want to go!