Sweet :)

Good Afternoon!
Today's card share is a cute girly card, created mostly with the Big Shot and Punches.  There are plenty of samples of this card on the web and SCS, this is my version of it. It was such a fun card to make, and really quite quick and easy.

I've used Basic Black and Whisper White cardstocks,  along with various designer papers for the card.  The dsp for the dress is from a retired paper pack, the purse dsp is from the Night & Day series, also retired but available for download on the My Digital Studio. 

Accessories:
Circle and Scalloped Circle Punches, Large and Small Oval punches,Tab Punch, Large Scalloped Circle Die, SU! Floral Embossing Folder, Silver Brad, Silver Cording, Hodgepodge Hardware, White Taffeta Ribbon.

Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful Sunday!
Deb :)

Happy First Day of Summer!!

Good Morning! and Happy Summer Solstice!!! It actually feels like summer lately, something I'm so thankful for.  We haven't had the nicest, warmest spring so I'm truly enjoying this rash of heat and beautiful sunshine this past while.  

In honour of Summer Solstice (not really, it just kind of worked out this way, but hey we'll go with it, right? :) I've created a card using the Island Floral dsp and the Island Floral die for the Big Shot. I love this whole combination, but then I love anything that uses the Big Shot.  My favourite stamping toy ever!  Even my husband thinks its kind of neat and he really doesn't take much interest in my stamping or supplies.  He's a detailed, black and white kind of guy and I'm a creative, not follow the directions and back track later kind of gal so we're perfect for each other!! Although I think he's surprising himself with his creative detail in photography, so I guess we all learn as we go. I don't think I'll ever have his gift for detail though, (its too boring!! haha!)
Thanks for dropping by and have a great Monday!!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Short & Sweet
Cardstock: Island Oasis, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Accessories: Island Floral Die, brad from my stash, circle punches, scalloped punch, Tempting Turquoise grosgrain, Word Window Punch, Swiss Dots embossing folder

DD's Birthday card

Good Evening!!  Today's share is a Birthday card I made for my DD.  Its kind of like a CD folder.  I've only got 2 of the three sides showing in this post, the other side is folded back with our personal message to her on it. 

The left side is an opening that will eventually hold a photo;  the darling Build a Bear image  lifts up and has a separate area for another photo.  Both these flaps held gift certificates for DD, one for an event of which we'll take pictures of and then place them in the card for a keepsake.

The main card base is Regal Rose complimented with Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip cardstocks.  I've hoarded this designer paper for quite some time now and was happy to use it for someone special like DD! I also adore anything Build a Bear and have so much fun colouring these images in!!   I must never have outgrown the love of using crayolas, only now my "tools" for colouring are so much more expensive than crayons! :-) 

The daisy is die cut with the Big Shot, as is the large scalloped circle.  The button is from my stash but I thought it matched the dsp quite nicely.  I also used the eyelet border punch along with the scalloped & circle punches.

The "Enjoy" is what holds the card closed.  I've placed one part of the magnet underneath the designer paper; the opposite side of the magnet is sandwiched in between the circles with a piece of chocolate satin ribbon that is adhered behind the last page of the card, again underneath the designer paper.

Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful tomorrow :-)
Debbie

Penny Black ~ Lily Pond :-)

Hi there!! I've got another cute Penny Black card to show you today, isn't this adorable??? I bought both the Penny Black stamp sets yesterday at the LSS. I just couldn't resist!! Looks like I've really got lazy, hazy days of summer on my mind, doesn't it? Oh well, a girl can dream :-)

This card uses the Penny Black's Lily Pond stamp set, the "Friendship" is from the Wagon Full of Fun, SU! Occasions Mini, and the cardstock is all SU!, as well as some retired DSP.

Thanks so much for looking and I hope you enjoyed visiting my blog!
Take care,
Debbie

Gone Fishin' :-)

Good Evening! This card was created for the "Something with Showers or Flowers" challenge on Stamp Something's Blog, found here: http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2009/04/something-with-showers-or-flowers_24.html. Be sure to check out the beautiful cards created by the various bloggers, they're all fantastic! As well, I've submitted this card for the Penny Black Saturday challenge, found here: http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/04/week-46-anything-goes.html I have to say, Penny Black stamps are super hard to find around here, and this is the only one I have of the mice, I bought it just yesterday. Isn't it sweet?? :-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Saturday evening. We're settling in for popcorn & a movie, since the weather outside is just not the greatest this weekend.
Debbie
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Penny Black "Gone Fishin' ", Michael's dollar bin sentiment
Cardstock: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Retired SU! dsp, Watercolour paper
Accessories: Pink Brads, Regal Rose Ribbon (retired), Daisy from flower die set, small bling for center

Occasions Mini Rocks!!!

Hi there Blogger Friends! Good Saturday Morning to you! Hope this post finds you well & happy!

I've got a cute little card to share today, using the Wagon Full of Fun stamp set out of the new Occasions Mini. I really debated on this set, finally decided to buy it, and I have to say its absolutely one of my most favourites. I love all the images & especially the sentiments that come with it. On this card I've used the little flower in a pot, and the new flower nestabilities. I tell you, those nesties are really addictive. :-)

In the center of this flower is a product called Flower Soft. My wonderful friend Melody brought it back for me, all the way from Europe. Now, isn't that a true stamping friend?? Gotta love that!! :-) Thanks Melody, you're the best!!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Wagon Full of Fun (sentiment used inside)

Cardstock: Ruby Red, Baja Blue, So Saffron, W. White, Sweet Slumber Speciatly

Accesories: Markers to colour in flower, glue, Flower Soft, So Saffron Brads, Flower Nestie

SCS Colour Challenge CC215

Hi Blogger Friends! I've made this card for the Splitcoast Colour Challenge #CC215. They requirements were Basic Grey, Rose Red & Pink Pirouette or Pretty in Pink. I chose to use the Raspberry Tart designer paper on this along with the Great Friend Butterfly. The sentiment is one I picked up quite some time ago, on my travels in Central Alberta. Whenever we travel I try to find a stamp store and purchase something from "away", I guess its my little keepsake. Much better than t shirts, cups or ceramic lighthouses!!

Take care and thanks for stopping to have a peak at my "stuff" :-)

Recipe:

StampSet: Great Friend

Cardstock: Raspberry Tart, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Rose Red

Accessories: Pearls, Grey Taffetta ribbon, nesties, embossing folders

Hawaiian Bear Thank You!

Hi there Blogger Friends! I've got a really cute card for you today! I received this from my cousin Karen and just had to post it. Karen was recently in Hawaii at the Stampin' Up! gathering and brought us all back some Macadamia nuts as well as a few other small items. She shared with us her experience on the island of Hawaii and the wonderful week spent with the Stampin' Up! group. It sounded like a wonderful experience for everyone, and as usual, SU! treats the ladies like queens. Way to go Karen, she deserves this trip each year, she works very hard at what she does. :-)

This card uses:

Stamp Set: Under the Stars

Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive, Brown DSP

Accessories: Scissors to fringe the girl bear's skirt and buttons for her "coconut coverup" :-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!! :-)

Debbie

School Days!

Hi there Blogger Friends! I've posted a swap card I received from my wonderful cousin Linda. Isn't it cute? She's just used simple foolscap paper for this background. (Isn't that a weird word, "foolscap"? I actually had to google it for spelling as it just didn't seem right!!)

The side was punched with the Spiral punch to give the background paper some interest & texture. To get the red colour on this black background, she's used chalk on the apples, after they were stamped with versamark. The apples are from Tart & Tangy set. To finish it off, she used black gingham ribbon on the top corner, still one of my favourite ribbons in the catalogue.

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Debbie

Fun Card!!

Hi there Blogger Friends! I was at my cousin Karen's today and we made this super cute card! To create the rabbit we used all stamps from the SU set Pick a Petal. The "ears" are actually the petals (I'm sure you guessed that!). Karen has a whole book on the endless possibilities of this stamp set, and very few of them are actually flower cards. Check out the gallery at SCS for yourself, you'll be surprised at this stamp set's versatility.

Thanks for stopping by,

Debbie