SU! Felt Flurries... Burr!

Happy Tuesday! :) Another card to share from my ever so fun stamping weekend. This is my FIRST Split Coast "color challenge" card I made... CC191. Requiring to use colors Kiwi Kiss or Old Olive, Riding Hood Red or Ruby Red, and Pretty in Pink. My card lay-out was inspired by Mary at Stampin' Pretty. Visit her blog for "awesome" creative inspiration! She'd love to hear from you... :)

I white embossing my Season's Greetings and had to use my new SU! Felt Flurries. (Love those little buggers!) Pretty in Pink was hard for me to use as I'm thinking Christmas and this colors wasn't in the cards, but I'd say this card turned out pretty good being I was out of my BOX! I added the red rhinestone to my top snowflake for added bling. Stickles Star Dust is applied to the snowflakes, but hard to see in the photo.

Thanks for the visit as always.... Stamp and Smile!!

Michelle :)

Stamps: $1 stamp at JoAnn's Paper: SU! Old Olive, Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink, DP Rusty Pickle "Candy Cane". Ink: SU! Craft White. Accessories: SU! Felt Flurries, SU! Scallop Square Punch, 1 1/4" square punch, white embossing powder, heat gun, ribbon (Target Club Wed), My Big Idea - red rhinestone, Stickles Star Dust.

Time to Celebrate... Quick & Fun!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend! I'm back from my weekend of stamping up in Northern Minnesota... what fun it was!! During the week I will post cards I made and a couple photo's of the fun we had... HeHe! Today I have 2 cards to share that can work for Masculine or child/teen cards. Very simple and quick cards!!! Fun colors, using star punches, Stickles Star Dust on the mini stars for extra depth and bling. Also cool DP to boot! :) Note: My Old Olive pad was drying out so my "Celebrate" it's a bit blotchy....

Enjoy the day and thanks for the visit! See you tomorrow for more eye candy... Smiles!

Michelle :)

Recipe for Both Cards...
Stamps: SU! Celebrate Everything Paper: SU! Ruby Red, Barely Banana, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, DP JoAnn's Ink: SU! Ruby Red, Old Olive Accessories: SU! Small and Large Star Punches, Stickles Star Dust, Paper Piercing, Dimensionals, Silver Star Sequins (JoAnn's)

"Merry" Little Snowman....

I have a couple cards to share with you this afternoon. I'm getting ready for a weekend of stampin' and scrapin' with 30+ gals this Friday-Sunday. I'm sooooooooooo excited as it will be fun seeing old faces again and making new friends. Food included with your stay, lots of snacks to share (notice I go right for the food first!) 2 gals per room and we have our own bath. Large table to work on. I'll take a few photo's and show you next week... :)

On these two cards I used similar cardstock and DP. I changed the lay outs, had to use my new Cuttlebug Ice Crystal die for my last card. I love that snowflake die LOTS.... On my first card I used my Cuttlebug embossing folder. On the folder I inked it up and then embossed to give more depth to the embossing. Now I can't take credit for this technique, and I don't remember the Blog that I found it on. So if it's you let me know and I will link to you!!
Close up photo of the embossing, Stickles, ribbon, etc.

This is my 2nd card! Very simple and I added Rub-on's for the Happy New Year! Stickles applied to the center of my SU! felt Flurries.... :)

Enjoy the day stamping friends... I'll be popping back in on Sunday! Stamp and Smile....

Michelle :)

Merry Snowman
Stamps: SU! (give away stamp) Paper: SU! Purely Pomegranate, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, DP My Minds Eye. Ink: SU! Purely Pomegranate and Baja Breeze and Craft White. Accessories: Scallop Scissors, 1/16" hole punch, SU! Round Tab Punch, Window punch, 1/2" hole punch, Corner Punch, CB Embossing folder, Stickles Star Dust, SU! Ribbon, pot dots, brad JoAnn's.

Snowflake Merry Christmas
Stamps: None! Paper: SU! Purely Pomegranate, Baja Breeze, DP My Minds Eye. Ink: None! Accessories: SU! Round Corner Punch, CB Ice Crystal Die, SU! felt Flurries, Stickles, Pearl, Ribbon (Making Memories) Rub-on (?), Paper Piercing, etc.

Out of my BOX on this card!!

Morning bloggers... Is everyone ready for the big Election Day? I'm an Election Judge for our Township and I have a long 14 hour day ahead of me. It's nice visiting with neighbors and new faces in the area. I'm making this quick because I have to be at the poles by 6:30am...

On this card I was totally out of my BOX on this one!! LOL... :) It sure has a modern look to it and fun using up my scraps, which is always a plus. I just realized this would be a great lay-out for a masculine card. Jazz it up with different colors, center image and saying, and you have a cool card! The Season's Greetings is embossing in black. The center snowflake has glitter for added bling. (So hard to get that in the photo.) Let me know what you think... :)

Have a great Tuesday and remember.... Stamp and Smile!! :)

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Along the Same Lines and $1 stamp from JoAnn's. Paper: SU! Basic Black, Kraft, American Crafts DP Ink: Versa Mark and SU! Basic Black, SU! markers Real Red, Yoyo Yellow, Green Galore. Accessories: SU! Red Gingham Ribbon, dimensionals, SU! black embossing powder, glue dots.

Changing it up a bit... Always!

Happy Sunday! I hope your weekend is going well and enjoying the nice fall weather. How was Halloween? My husband was bow hunting so I had a quiet night after coming home from work. We live in the country so we don't get many or non at all Trick or Teaters. So I made a favorite dish of mine and enjoyed a bit of blog surfing later that night. Plus some stamping time! :) The card I have today is one I made mid-summer for my husband for our Anniversary in August. I chased Danielle Lounds creative card idea on her blog Fat Cat Stamper using the SU! Always set. I changed the colors, added the CB embossing, and changed my ribbon position. Visit her blog for great ideas! Very creative girl... :)

I have a close up photo of the hearts, to show my Sakura Gelly Roll pen I used to add more jazz... :)

Thanks for visiting today (or anytime... it means lots!) Have a super great day and chat soon...

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Always and $1 stamp from JoAnn's. Paper: SU! River Rock, Soft Sky, Buckaroo Blue, Very Vannila. Ink: Night of Navy, Soft Sky. Accessories: SU! River Rock ribbon, Black Brad, metal swirls clip (?), SU! Mat Pack- Paper Piercing, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen, CB Embossing - Textile, sponges, etc.

Happy Halloween... Boo!

Any spooky plans for the day? I hope whatever's on your agenda to celebrate is fun and safe... :) On to a fun and simple card I want to share with you! A couple nights ago I was playing with my new Cuttlebug die "Ice Crystal" snowflake. (New 3x3 die and emboss) At the same time I picked up a few 2mm foamies (8 1/2 x 11 sheets). The Cuttlebug worked perfectly with this material. I even found white foam with glitter... so perrrrrty! :) Plus I picked up Martha Stewarts newest snowflake punch at Michael's. (I had my 40% off coupon!) Hee... This is the small white snowflake in the center. The "Let it snow" is a rub-on. My DP was inspired by Dawn at Treasure Oiler Designz She has a very cute card using this same DP by My Mind's Eye. Take a look!! :)

Here is a close up photo of my snowflake. I added blue glitter glue for more bling besides my hot pink rhinestone center... FUN!

Another fun project to share... I purchased a shadowbox, 12x12 DP and "Vinyl Expressions" saying to make this adorable piece for my sofa table in the family room. The vinyl words are on top of my glass (outside) and the 12x12 DP is just inside the shadowbox with about 1" space... very cool! So when the next holiday or seasons comes, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Winter, etc. I can switch out the DP for under $1.00... I like this money saving decor idea! :)
Thanks for the visit you Halloween Goblins... have a fun night! Stamp and Smile...
Michelle :)

Stamps: None!
Paper: SU! Positively Pink, Purely Pomegranate, DP My Mind's Eye, white glitter paper (unknown)
Ink: None!
Accessories: SU! corner punch, glue dots, SU! paper piercing, Blue Glitter Glue, Blue Foamie, Cuttlebug "Ice Crystal" die, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, My Big Ideas rhinestone, etc.

Two Holiday Cards from the Weekend...

Happy Wednesday everyone! It's the middle of the week already... where does the time go? These two cards are the last I have to share from my weekend of stamping. The first card was fun using supplies I've had for quite some time. I used my Cuttlebug snowflake folder to add detail to my SU! Lavender Lace. I also added Stickles Star Dust on my DP which I got this paper at a bargain store. I used my Round Tag Punch to add "Merry". The pewter "Happy Holidays" is from Making Memories. Bright colors!!!! :) Fun... Hee!

My 2nd card is a spin off a card I posted here. Take a look! This version is softer and using some fun DP and SU! Pretty in Pink. I added Star Dust Stickles to one of the Cuttlebug embossed snowflakes. (snowflake next to the word JOY.) "I love bling!" Also the large snowflakes has glitter, but hard to see in the my photo! I also layered a double scallop edge. New for me! Let me know what you think ladies! Thanks for visiting and remember to Stamp and Smile....

Michelle :)

Happy Holidays

Stamps: SU! Miscellaneous stamp (? give away's at workshops.) Paper: SU! Lavender Lace, Glorious Green,Whisper White, DP (from a bargain store ?) Ink: SU! Real Red Accessories: Star dust Stickles, Snowflake brad JoAnns, Ribbons (Target $1 spot), "Happy Holidays" Pewter plate (Making Memories), SU! Round Tab Punch, Scallop Scissors, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug Snowflake Folder, etc.

Season's Greetings

Stamps: Studio "G" Paper: SU! Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, Kraft, DP Cloud 9 Design and Rusty Pickle
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa Accessories: Star Dust Stickles, Stampendous Silver Sparklers Chain, Foam Snowflake, Ribbon (Target Club Wed), Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing folder, My Big Ideas - Rhinestones, SU! snowflake punch (Retired), SU! silver brad, Glittler Foam Snowflake, glue dots, etc

Season's Greetings... Snowflakes!

Happy Monday morning! I have another card to share with you from my weekend of stamping... I love an afternoon/evening when I can play... I'm sure you do to! :) This card was a spin-off from my Flap Card post. The card doesn't have a flap built in, but I loved the rounded edge look and added paper piercing. Plus the Epoxy Snowflake is fun in adding "Detail"! I'm a sucker for snowflakes and you will see more cards when I get my SU! felt flurries... are they here yet! :)

This photo is a close up shot for details. See the glitter on the snowflakes? The snowflake image is from Target's $1 spot a couple years ago.

Thanks for the visit! Have a warm and sunshine day... :)


Michelle :)

Stamps: Studio "G"
Paper: SU! Wild Wasabi, Positively Pink, Whisper White, Garden Green, DP KI Memories
Ink: SU! Basic Black
Accessories: 1 1/4" circle punch, 1/16 hole punch, dimensionals, Marvy Square Scallop Punch, Target $1 spot - red ribbon (7/8"), Epoxy Snowflake - Gartner Studios, paper piercing, etc.

Burr... Snowman Card to Share!

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend! It sure is going fast. We have windy and wet snow flurries today in central Minnesota. First I want to "THANK" Alberta for helping me with a few computer details, being I'm new in blog-land. Check out her blog as she has such fun cards and ideas to share!! :)

I had a chance to get into my stamping room on Saturday... yeah!! :) I made a few Christmas card. The next few post will be the ones I worked on. Enjoy! This card was inspired by a "WoolRich Tag" that I took off a fleece vest I purchased. I thought this would be a fun layout for a card. In the photo I have the flap tacked down with 2-sided tape. I added the candy cane ribbon to give it a tab to open. The snowman art is from Target a couple years ago in the $1 spot. (I'm using up all the fun items I purchase and never use... have you been there!?) :) The black is the pop for me on this card. Plus I used my Marvy Square Scallop punch... I love that tool!

This is the fun part when you open the flap... Hee! Embossed in SU! white embossing powder.

Let me know what you think! It's always fun hearing from visitors. Thanks for taking the time to look and as always "Stamp and Smile"!! See you soon...


Michelle :)

Stamps: Studio "G" ($1 stamps Michael's)
Paper: SU! Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive, DP American Crafts
Ink: Color Box White Pigment Ink
Accessories: Marvy Square Scallop Punch, SU! White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Dimensionals, paper Piercing, SU! black brad, Ribbon (Target $1 Spot), Snowman art (Target $1 Spot a couple years ago.)

Thinking of you... on Friday!

Morning Everyone! Happy Friday... yeah... it's finally here. I'm so ready again for the weekend. Sunday we have a chance of snow flurries... burr! :) So on to the real business here "the card"!! This card was so much fun to make. I had a chance to use SU! 5-pedal Flower Punch and added some Star Dust Stickles to give it the bling. Also doubling up the flowers and bending the pedals to give it more detention. It's the first time I used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder... FUN!! Before embossing I added my saying in Chocolate Chip. The swirls are die cut from Sizzix.
Here is a more detail shot of my flowers with the Stickles and rhinestone brads.

All you stampin ladies (guys too!) have a great day and enjoy a hot cup of Apple Cider... Tis' the season! See you this weekend with another post... remember "Stamp and Smile"!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Sincere Salutations

Paper: SU! Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red, Old Olive, DP Holiday Treasures

Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip and Ruby Red

Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Sizzix Swirl Die, SU! rhinestone brads, SU! 5-Petal Flower and Scallop Edge Punches, Sponges, dimensionals, Stickles Star Dust