Dog and Cat Fun

Here are 2 cards that I created using the Stamp Sets "D is for Dog" and "C is for Cat".

 I started with a Basic Black Card (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") and stamped the paw print all over a Whisper White Topper (4" x 5-1/4").  I then ran the stamped Whisper White card thru the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder. (It's hard to see the texture that the embossing folder adds, but it looks way cool!!)  I then stamped the dog in Basic Black and then punched it out with the Wide Oval Punch.  I stamped the bone in Basic Black and punched it out using the 1" circle punch.  I punched a scrap sheet of Basic Black with the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle and the 1-1/4" Circle punches.  I stamped the "birthday wishes" from the So Happy For You" Stamp set.  Used a Square punch to cut the corners.

I adhered all the punched pieces together and then added a  Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon across the top of the Whisper White topper.  Added the Punched pieces with Dimensionals.  Took a piece of Hemp Twine and tied it around the Real Red Ribbon as shown.  I attached the Sentiment on with Glue Dots.

 I made the Cat card similar to the Dog card except I used Very Vanilla, Early Expresso and Pear Pizzazz for the colors.

Now isn't that fun!!!  Stamping is just the best and fun time.  Go to my website today to place your order and have fun making these Dog or Cat cards.

Happy Best Friend time.

Inky Hugs,

Becky

Happy Sale-a-Brating

Birthday card using Punch Bunch and So Happy for You Stamp sets and Ice Cream Parlor DSP.  2-3/8" Scallope and 1-3/4" Circle Punches.

Bliss stamp set ink and paper colors are Crumb Cake. Riding Hood Red.  Big Shot Top Note Die.  2-1/2" Circle and Wide Oval Punches.

Punch Bunch stamp set in Poppy Parade.  Ice Cream Parlor DSP and Ribbon.  Paper is Confetti White and Pear Pizzazz.  2-3/8" and 1-3/4" Scallop Punches.

Punch Bunch and So Happy for You Stamp sets.  Ice Cream Parlor DSP, Ribbon and Button.  Card Stock is Melon Mambo and Whisper White.  2-3/8" Scallop Punch.

Bliss Stamp Set.  First Edition DSP.  Ink is Not Quite Navy.  Card Stock is Baha Breeze, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy.  Bird Punch and Itty Bit Shape Punches

Punch Bunch Stamp Set.  Whisper White, Garden Green, Early Expresso and More Mustard Card Stock and Stampin Markers.  Scallop Trim and 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punches.  White Tafetta Ribbon.

Bliss Stamp Set.  First Edition DSP.  Ink Red Riding Hood and Basic Black.  Card Stock Red Riding Hood and Very Vanilla.  Basic Pearls.

Hi stampers...So sorry I am late with this post.  Having some computer issues.   These pictures feature several of the Sale-a-bration items that are FREE with any $50 order.  You can go directly to my website and order or email me your order.  Only 2 more days to Sale-a-Brate.

Happy Sale-a-brating!!!

Becky

Bunnies and Butterflies Stamp Camp

Hi friends...Spring is finally here my buttercups are blooming and we have actually had some beautiful warm days.  Yeah!!!! Come on Spring and Summer.  I don't care much for cold weather.   Today I am going to share pictures of projects that we will be making this Saturday at my Bunnies and Butterflies stamp camp.

Bunny is made with all punches

Bunny card with punched

Butterfly Easel Card using the Butterfly Big Shot Die

Butterfly Notebook made with the Butterfly Big Shot Die

Would love to have you join us.

Inky Wednesday Hugs Everyone,

Becky

My Digital Studio Wedding Invite

Here is a card created by my up-line Janet Wakeland, who is also on the Advisory Board for Stampin' Up!  This card is all digitally created using My Digital Studio.  All I can say is WOW!!!!!  I think it is gorgeous!!  What do you think?

Isn't is gorgeous!!  The first time I saw it, all I could say was WOW!!  Just think what you could create with My Digital Studio, a Graduation Invitation, Birthday Invitation, any kind of invite.  Not to mention making fabulous cards, scrapbooks pages and books, calendars, journals and much more.

Visit my website here for more info and a short video on My Digital Studio.

Spring has arrived....Yeah...Everyone enjoy!

Digitally Inky Hugs!!

Becky

Darling Easter Blossoms Card

This is a card I created for a Workshop a couple of weeks ago.  I love how all the colors come together.  I also just love the girl silhouette and the dogwood tree. 

Just a reminder that our biggest sale of the year "Sale-a-bration" ends in just 2 weeks.  You can place an order here on my website anytime.  With every $50 order, you get to choose a Sale-a-bration item free, there are some great FREE items to choose from.  Anyone that places an on-line order will receive a surprise gift in the mail from me.

On to the card recipe:

Easter Blossoms Stamp Set

Not Quite Navy Ink Pad

Baja Breeze Ink Pad

Baja Breeze Card Stock 8.5" x 5.5", and scrap piece

Very Vanilla Card Stock Topper 5.25" x 4" and scrap pieces

Springtime Vintage DSP 4" x 3"

Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon

Decorative Label Punch

Scallop Oval Punch

Dimensionals

Big Shot:

Oval Die

Tulips Embossing Folder

Sponge

Snail adhesive, glue dots

bone folder

1. Fold Baja Breeze in half with bone folder.
2. Fun Very Vanilla topper thru Big Shot in Tulip Embossing Folder.
3. Stamp Dogwood tree stamp on scrap Very Vanilla Card Stock in Baja Breeze.
4. Stamp girl stamp over top tree in Not Quite Navy.
5. Place stamped image over oval choice on Oval die and run thru Big Shot.
6. Snail Very Vanilla embossed  paper to Baja Breeze card.
7. Snail DSP in center of Very Vanilla card stock.
8. Stamp sentiment on scrap Very Vanilla card stock.
9. Punch out of scrap Baja Breeze with the Decorative Label Punch.
10. Punch out sentiment using the Scallop Oval Punch.
11. Sponge the edges of the sentiment and girl oval with Not Quite Navy ink.
12. Snail sentiment to Baja Breeze Decorative Label Punched piece.
13. Tie bow, try using the fork method Diana Gibbs fork bow tying tutorial.
14. Adhere the girl and sentiment using Dimensionals.
15. Adhere bow to the card with a glue dot.

Here is another color variation of the same card layout, using Pretty in Pink and Rose Red.

Here is one more picture of a bookmark that my Secret Sister (Nancy Juliano) made for me from Leadership in January.  I think it is beautiful.  Nancy gave a fun bag of goodies, that I have really enjoyed.  Being a Stampin'Up! demonstrator is just the best job ever.   Contact me if you interested in joining my team of Always AH-Mazing Stampers.

Here is the card again.  Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!!!

Inky Hugs,

Becky

Upsy Daisy Cards

Here are 2 cards we created in My Stamp Club in February.  We did different bow tying techniques.  If you interested in learning more about joining my Stamp Club, email me and I can fill you in with the details.

Here is the Recipe:

Upsy Daisy Stamp Set

Poppy Parade Card Stock 5.5" x 8.5" & scrap piece

Naturals White Card Stock  4" x 3.25" & scrap piece

Poppy Parade Designer Series Paper (DSP) or Blushing Bride 4" x 2.25"

Blushing Bride Ink Pad

Poppy Parade Stampin Marker

Pear Pizzazz Stampin Marker

Blender Pen

Blushing Bride Ribbon 

Glimmer Brads or a brad of your choice

Scallop Oval Punch

1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval Punch

Stampin Dimensionals

Snail Adhesive

1. Stamp the Daisy Stamp in the Blushing Bride.  Take the blender pen and clean off the stems of the daisies.  Tip:  each time you use the blender pen on a stem, clean it on scrap paper before removing another stem.
2. Color the stems with the Pear Pizzazz Stampin Marker.  Color the tips of the daisies with the Poppy Parade marker.
3. Stamp the Daisy about 1/4" off the bottom of the Natural White card stock.
4. Clean the stamp and repeat steps 1 thru 3 on top of the Daisy stamp for the oval, you can pick what daises you want, I picked a bunch with 3 daises, stamp this on your scrap Natural White card stock.
5. Stamp Birthday Celebration or sentiment of your choice in the center of the top daises stamped in step 4.  Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig can help you line the sentiment up just where you want it.
6. Punch out the sentiment with the 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval Punch.
7. Punch out the scrap Poppy Parade card stock using the scallop oval punch.
8. Adhere the sentiment oval to the Poppy Parade scallop oval using the Snail adhesive.
9. Adhere the full stamped Daisy image to the Poppy Parade DSP, overlap about an 1/4".
10. Wrap Blushing Bride ribbon around card stock where the 2 pieces come together, adhere with snail adhesive to the back.
11. Tie bow and add brad to middle, see tutorial here:  making bows.  This card idea and bow making came from Mary Brown.
12. Adhere to all to Poppy Parade card stock.
13. Add sentiment with of course my favorite Stampin Dimensionals.

 You can run the Daisy image thru the Big Shot Polka Dot embossing folder if you choose, like I did with the thank you card, before I adhered it to the card.  Enjoy making these wonderful cards.

Inky Hugs!

Becky

Owl Birthday Sale-a-Bration Card

Owl Birthday card is made up using all Sale-a-bration items.  Here is the recipe:

Sale-a-bration items (you can earn one of these FREE with a $50 purchase):
So Happy For You Stamp Set
Punch Bunch Stamp Set
Ice Cream Parlor Designer Series Paper (DSP) & Quick Accents Pack
Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon & Button Pack

Whisper White Card Stock 8.5" x 5.5" and 1" x 3" and scrap pieces
Melon Mambo Card Stock 4" x 5.25"
Ice Cream Parlor DSP 4" x 2.25"
Ice Cream Parlor ribbon 5.5"
2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch
Owl Punch
1-1/4" Square punch
Melon Mambo Ink
Bone Folder
Snail Adhesive
Mini Glue Dots
Piece of sponge
and of course Stampin' Dimensionals

1.  Fold Whisper White card stock in half.
2. Adhere DSP to Melon Mambo card stock as shown
3. Fold Ice Cream Parlor ribbon where DSP meets the Melon Mambo card stock and adhere to back of Melon Mambo card stock with Snail adhesive.
4. Adhere Melon Mambo card stock to the Whisper White folded card.
5. Stamp the Owl stamp in Melon Mambo ink on scrap paper.
6. Punch 2-3/8" Scallop circle from scrap Whisper White.
7. Sponge edges of Scallop circle with Melon Mambo ink.
8. Punch the Owl out with the Owl punch.
9. Stamp Birthday Wishes or sentiment of choice to on 1" x 3" Whisper White paper.  Let dry a couple minutes.
10. Punch each corner of the stamped 1" x 3" strip with the square punch. or you can just cut with your paper snips.
11. Run your bone folder across the bottom of the 1" x 3" strip and then on the top of the strip on the end to make it wavy.  You have to practice this and you do not want to do it very hard.
12. Adhere the strip at two spots with glue dots to the card.
13. Adhere the Owl to the Scallop Circle.  
14. Adhere the Scallop Circle to the card with at least two dimensionals.
15. Adhere button to the white strip with a glue dot.
16. Add any more items you choose, I added a flower from the Sale-a-Bration Ice Cream Parlor Quick Accents Pack to the Owl.

 Sale-a-bration continues until March 31.  Check out my website to place your order today.  I also have links to my catalogs on my Blog.

Happy Sale-a-Brating!!

Inky Hugs,

Becky

Lucky Shamrock Card

The Lucky Shamrock card I am sharing today is a card that I created for my K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple stamping) night and for our Card ministry at church.  Kathy Seals (my up-line) and I started a card ministry at our church last August.  It is called St. Thomas More Hands to Hearts Card Ministry.  We send cards to sick members of our church, birthdays over 60, sympathy cards, shut-in and home bound members and we just added this month welcome cards and new baby cards.  The response to this new ministry has been great so far.  The members are enjoying receiving the cards and our members are enjoying creating the cards and the fellowship with one another.  We could use more help in creating the cards, so if you are local and would like to participate, we meet the first Monday of every month at 7pm and the first Wednesday at 10:00am.   The reason I am sharing all of this is because we try to send the shut-in and home bound members a card each month and if there is a holiday or special theme that month, we like to include that, example last month we sent a Valentine card, for November we sent a Thanksgiving, December, Christmas, etc.  So this month we will send this Lucky Shamrock card in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

So how did I make this very Lucky card:

Recipe:
Lucky Shamrock Single Stamp from the Occasions Mini
So Happy for You Sale-a-bration stamp set
Pear Pizzazz card stock 4.25" x 11" and scrap pieces
Whisper White card stock 4" x 5.25" and scrap piece
Garden Green card stock scrap piece
Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green ink pad
1-3/4" Circle punch
Full Heart punch
Heart to Heart punch
Wide Oval punch
Square Lattice embossing folder
Big Shot
Stampin' Up! glue stick
Dimensionals

1. Punch the 4 large hearts on the scrap Pear Pizzazz card stock with the Full Heart punch.
2. Punch the 4 smaller hearts using the scrap Garden Green card stock with the medium size heart in the Heart to Heart punch.
3. Stamp the Lucky Shamrock stamp with the Garden Green ink pad on the scrap Whisper White card stock and punch out using the 1-3/4" punch.
4. Punch out a wide oval with scrap Pear Pizzazz and then punch a sliver with the punch again on the hole from the previous punch.
5. Stamp the clover from the So Happy for You stamp set in the 2 green colors all over the Whisper White card stock as shown.
6. Glue hearts on the Whisper White card stock as shown in picture, make sure to glue all the edges of the hearts and stem.
7. Now you are ready to run the Whisper White card stock thru the Big Shot.  Place the decorated Whisper White card stock in the Square Lattice embossing folder upside down (stamped and heart side facing down and the words Stampin' Up! facing up.
8. Now isn't that cool.  I think that texture that the embossing produces looks so neat.  Adhere to your Pear Pizazz card.
9. Attach the Lucky Shamrock image with of course my favorite dimensionals on front.

Easy Peasy....Isn't that cool!!  I just love it.

My Mother is Irish and is very proud of that.  My Dad is German.  So I guess I'm half and half!

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone.   Make sure you wear green on March 17.

Hope your week is great!!!

Inky Hugs,

Becky

Fun SAB Card My Digital Studio Style

My Card Share today is one that I cased from Robin Merriman (who is one of my Stampin idols).  She created a card similar using Free Sale-a-bration items including Ice Cream Parlor DSP & Quick Accents, Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon & Brads and So Happy for You stamp set.

I created my "Hybrid" card using My Digital Studio (MDS) #118108  and the FREE Sale-a-bration Digital Content CD.  I created 4 toppers on one 8 1/2" x 11" paper, portrait orientation in MDS.  I created one part of the topper and then copied and pasted it 3 more times, see below, all this part was created in MDS.

I then cut this to 4 pieces that are 4" x 5 1/4" in size.  Now what do I mean by "Hybrid."  I love to create cards and scrapbook pages using My Digital Studio (MDS), but I also love crafting cards by hand.  So I take the topper that I created and adhere it to a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Whisper White card stock.  Then I took a 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" Whisper White card stock. Stamped my sentiment from the Sale-a-bration "So Happy for You" stamp set.  I took my 1 3/8" square punch and punched the ends of the stamped paper.  I took the stamped paper and ran my bone folder across the stamped, punched  paper to give it the wavy look.  I then attached 2 mini glue dots at 2 spots and adhered it to the card.  I also added a button with a mini glue dot on the MDS bow.  How easy was that.  The ribbon looks so real.  Everyone that sees a ribbon on a card that was done in MDS touch it because they think it is real.  This card can be created in no time and is so much fun!!

Happy hump day everyone!!

Inky Hugs,

Becky