Simple Thank You

Hello Friends!! Here is a simple Thank you I made for one of

my friends that placed an order with me. It is a 3 X 3. Those are a really fun size to make! I used the One of a Kind set by Stampin' Up! My color scheme is this weeks splitcoast color challenge. I should have tried the kraft....think I will tomorrow!!! I used Creamy Caramel, Soft Sky and Basic Black. The flower was actually stamped on Soft Sky with 1) Versa Mark pad 2) basic black. Then clear embossed. The flower in the center of the larger flower is from Boho Backgrounds by Stampin' Up! I thought it matched the tiny flower on the 'for you' stamp. The 'for you' image was punched out with the Window Word Punch. I used the Photo Corner punch in the corner of the note. The dots and the flower were colored in with Gel pens I picked up at Sams club. I am happy with them so far! They are Pilot G2 retractable gel ink rolling ball pen. 20 pens, assorted colors!! (just in case you wanted to know) I think that sums it up!

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Graduation card

Hello Friends! Here is a graduation card I made for a friend that is graduating! A simple card. White, Night of Navy and So Saffron were my colors. I first stamped the images in Versa Mark, then in the Night of navy. I then clear embossed them. The diploma and the caps were then colored in with the So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker, colored in with Versa Mark Marker, and clear embossed. I wanted to shine up the card and make sure it wasn't borring! I really like the books in the background. I highlighted them a bit and wrote '2008' on them. I am not sure about the circles I added with the '2008'. It needed something more, but, what???

Happy Stampin' Friends!!!

Andi

NEW RETIRED LIST IS AVAILABLE

Hello Friends!!! The Stampin' Up! Retired list is NOW available!! Check it out! Don't let those stamp sets you've been 'waiting' to order disappear! Contact me and place an order!
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For my Sister's Birthday

Hello Friends! My sister's birthday is coming up in another week or so. Thought I better get on her card!! Can't wait til the last minute these days or it might not get done. I may not be home to do it!! We have been at the pond quite a lot lately!!

My sister likes horses, and green. (yes, so does my other sister that I made THIS and THIS for ) I didn't want to make it just like Heidi's stuff, so I went with Equestrian Dreams. I have to say. NEVER made a really nice card with this set. I really like the images, just haven't known quite what to do with it. I was really nervous. I liked Heidi's card so much, I felt like the bar was 'high'.

I started with Vanilla card stock. Stamped the horses in Basic Brown. Then simply highlighted the running horses, and added a little more color to the row of them. A bit of Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey, all water colored onto the image. Then I took my Versa Mark Marker and went over the images so I could clear emboss them both. That really sharpened up those images and made them 'pop'. Added so much to them!! I then brayered the sky onto the images. The embossing made it resist any ink that I brayered on. Perfect. After I got my images complete, it all came together easy. I could see that I was really liking this card. I roughed up some edges with my distress tool. Added some Chocolate Chip behind the images. Double matted the running horses with Always Artichoke. This was actually mainly because I wanted to faux stitch. I knew it wouldn't show up as good on the dark brown, so I added the green. I added some photo corners, thanks to my Photo Corner Punch. The greeting is from a retired set, and I added a build-a-brad in the middle of that. Yes, love those build-a-brad's!! The style of my greeting is a little different, but I wanted something small that wouldn't be the first thing to grab your eye.

Well, hope you like!! Happy Stampin' and thanks for visiting!!

4th of July Invitations

Hello Friends!!! Wow, another card! Wish I could say I was back in the game, but I am not sure! There will be another post tomorrow, but after that, they will be more sporadic again :( Just SO busy! I hope you are all busy too and understand ;)

Isn't this just the CUTEST invitation for a summer party! I found it HERE. I don't have a stamp that is small that says 'you're invited' like this Kristen, but I think it is still cute! Thanks Kristen for the awesome idea! It took like NO time at all!!! So easy and great to do with the decorative paper!!

The Strawberry is from Stampin' Up!'s retired DD Fruit Medley. I used the scallop punch for the 'bite', corner rounder for the other side, and a couple circle punches, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4". The inside is from SU! retired Dot Invitaion.

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Father in Laws Fathers Day Card

Hello Stampin' Friends!! LOOOOONG time no stamp? Sorry. I guess that is how it is going to be this summer. I will get to stampin' when I can. But the weather is HOT, the kids will be home.... lots of swimming to let them do, building a house, outside work. You know the drill!

SO! I finally stamped up my father in laws card. I was just brain dead. Couldn't figure out what stamp set to use. Wanted it to be one I thought he would like. I hope he likes the card. I think my mother in law will, and she will be the one that actually keeps it ;)

I used an old retired set, DD Pines by Stampin' Up! I THOUGHT I used a sketch challenge, but can't seem to find it. So did I make this sketch up! I swear I did not!!! The first step I did for this card is ink up those two large trees! I inked them in Versa Mark ink, then in Always Artichoke. I wanted to add texture, so BEFORE I stamped the trees, I then took the pine needle stamp, inked it in Basic Black, then stamped it directly on the rubber that is already inked with the Versa Mark and Artichoke. THEN I stamped it on the White Card stock!! I then clear embossed it. This is so I could create the sky and grass with out ruining the trees! I then positioned my circle cutter system and cut a partial circle, leaving the trees uncut so I could use my exacto knife and leave them 'out of the circle'. After the trees and the circle were cut, sponged a bit of So Saffron, then the Wild Wasabi Green for the grass. The sky is Soft Sky and Blue Bayou. I added a bit of grass with a Stampin' Mark marker and some flowers are just dots with the Brocade Blue Stampin' Write Marker. That piece is done. The diamond is Always Artichoke textured with the Cuttlebug embossing folder. I then placed that layering section on top of my white card stock so I could get an idea of where I wanted the bear to be positioned. I then inked up my bear in Versa Mark ink,Creamy Caramel on the face and feet, and Choco Chip on the body. I took the pine needles again and textured it with the Close to Cocoa ink. I added some black around the nose and edges of feet and back before FINALLY stamping him on the white!! Then I clear embossed him!!! Once he was embossed, I could brayer the sky and grass. Draw in some flowers. The geese were stamped in Basic Black, directly over the brayered sky. I used my white gel pen to added the white back to the geese. I guess the rest is just layering, gluing, and doodling!

Happy Stampin' guys!! Sorry I am not posting every day like before! I just have so much family life right now to attend too!!

Final Card for 3 card challenge

Hello! Here is the last of the 3 card challenge! Hope you have enjoyed them!
My main stamp set is One of a Kind by Stampin' Up! I used the Prints Background stamp again for this one. I inked it in Pink Passion, then marked it up a bit with the Real Red. The flower was first stamped on Vanilla in Basic Black. Then I stamped it on Real Red, then on Pink Passion. I cut out the Flower and paper pieced it. The center was created with Build a Brad. (AGAIN!!) I did a bit of paper piercing around the edges and corners of the main image. Layered it with Real Red and then Pink Passion. Dotted a bit of Black around the edges. Gingham Ribbon was added. The I inked up the 'for you' with Versa Mark Pad, then used markers directly over the versa mark ink on the rubber so I could emboss the image in clear. I punched it out with the Key Tag punch then added some black doodles. That sums this card up!! Hope you like!!!
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Second of Three card challenge

Hello! Here is the second card for the challenge: Three cards, same stamp set, same colors. Must use hardware and ribbon. My stamp set is One of a Kind and my color scheme is Real Red and Pink Passion. All three of my cards also feature the 'Build a Brad'. I just bought them. They are great fun!! I love them in the middle of this great flower from One of a Kind.

For this card, I incorporated SCS Sketch Challenge SC178. The background for this card was created with a cuttlebug embossing folder. I do not own this GREAT TOOL, but my good friend Casey embossed a bunch of colors for me! Wow!! Thanks!!!

I used the punches Key Tag and Designer Label for this card. Just like my last one!! The large flower is stamped off the corner of the 'diamond'. I popped out he middle of the flower and added the build a brad. Hmmm. Pretty simple card. Gingham Ribbon again. White doodling. Black doodling. Lots of layers. I will admit. The inside of each of these layers is cut out. Saves paper and saves $ with the post if the card isn't too heavy. Hope you like!

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