TBT

Here is a cute card for Throw Back Thursday.  It also incorporates the Silver Glimmer Paper that is on this weeks WEEKLT DEALS. Of course I always think of our Gracie Girl every time I make a card like this. AND she IS having her 9th birthday coming up real soon!!

The retired stamp sets are ALL IN THE FAMILY and AWASH WITH FLOWERS and the Embossing Folder is the TULIP BORDER FRAME.  I sure do miss having this embossing folder in my line up for classes BUT I can make as many cards as I want using retired products for selling at the store, to friends and family and at the craft sales coming up.  See something that you want on my blog?  Contact me, please I am happy to have the business.
Here are the other supplies that I used on this card...

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Silver Foil Sheets

$3.95

Silver Glimmer Paper

$4.95

Pink Pirouette 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Remembering Your Birthday Wood Stamp Set

$23.95

Remembering Your Birthday Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$7.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.
And here are the WEEKLY DEALS for your reminder

Thanks for Stopping by!
Christi

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Red Hot Sketch Challenge #2

Another Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenge.

I am really getting into these sketch challenges - it stretches me
and I don't end up copying everything - although there are
wonderful ideas out there, it is nice to come up with some on my own.

I just LOVE being a RED HOT STAMPER!!

Sorry it is so blurry - couldn't figure out how to enlarge the image,
but you get the idea of the sketch

Here is my take on it...


I couldn't decide what stamp set to use for this challenge so I started with the first
stamp set on my shelf. Maybe I will make my challenges alphabetical (hehe)

MENU:
SS: Awash With Flowers, Bring On The Cake (inside)
CS: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, WW
INK: Stazon Black, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Punches: Lace Ribbon Border
Accessories: 1/8" Old Olive Ribbon, Dimensionals, Brights Buttons,
2 Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds


Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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First Day of School

At the beginning of the school year I like to make a card and maybe even a little treat for Tyler and Gracie to give their teachers for the first day of school and this year is no different, but you will have to wait just a bit for what I chose to make for them to give their teachers.

The cards I have here are ones I made for my little nieces and nephews to give to their teachers. If you read my blog yesterday you saw pictures of my nieces and nephews that I don't get to see very often as they live so very far away. I thought it would be fun to make a card for them to give to their teachers on the first day of school.

Little Maggie and Breanna are both in a Pre-School/Day Care situation so I thought this card with the three little friends was perfect for them. The little dresses are made from the stamp set AWASH WITH FLOWERS and was inspired by a card I saw made by Laurie LaRose on the Stampin' Connection.

MENU:
SS: All In The Family, Awash With Flowers, First Day (retired)
CS: Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Poppy Parade, DSP: Just Add Cake
INK: Stazon Jet Black, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Blushing Bride
Punches: Curly Label, Spiral
Accessories: Movers and Shapers Magnetic Curly Label Die, Big Shot, Pear Pizzazz Ribbon, Dimensionals, Markers

This next card was made for the two little boys Nathan (1st grade) and Noah (3rd grade). Noah stayed back in New Jersey with his Papa, but we enjoyed getting to know Nathan. Nathan's mom told me a cute story about how Nathan was moved up to 1st grade - just to meet the teacher, etc. at the end of last school year. He was quite apprehensive about moving up and preferred to stay back in kindergarten with the teacher he had. After he spent that time with the new teacher his mom asked him how it went and if he was ready to go to the new class with the new teacher. His response was "yeah, she's pretty good looking." How funny, at 6 years old he had determined it was okay to have to look at this teacher all day. I thought how appropriate it was to use TOTALLY TESS as the "good looking" school teacher.

MENU:
SS: Totally Tess, First Day (retired)
CS: Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Whisper White, DSP: In Colors
INK: Black Staz On, Poppy Parade, Craft White,
Markers: Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Black, Chocolate Chip
Punches: 1-1/4" Circle, Word Window
Inspired By: Technostamper
Thanks to: My friends Sue and Marla who so graciously loaned me their stamp sets.

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Diamond Crimped Card

Do any of you out there have a crimper sitting in your craft room collecting dust and you just aren’t sure why you ever bought it in the first place?  Well, here is a technique just for you…I showed the ladies at the Techie class how to fold and feed the paper through their crimper to create this diamond effect on their card.  They couldn’t believe how easy it was, and were happy that they had a new inspiration to pull out their crimper and try new things with it.

MENU:
SS: Awash with Flowers, Watercolor Trio
CS: WW, YoYo Yellow, Basic Black
INK: Basic Black or Stazon Jet Black, YoYo Yellow
Accessories: Crimper, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, 1/8” hole punch, Black Gingham Ribbon

So For Now…

Happy Stamping!!

Christi

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Happy Mother’s Day card #1

Happy Mothers Day to all you wonderful mothers out there!!! I hope you all are blessed beyond compare.

This card was made using our NEW stamp set called Awash With Flowers that will be in the NEW catalog and idea book released in July!! I can hardly wait!!  If you have followed my blog you would have seen that you could have ordered or earned this stamp set FREE during the month of April.  I used three different colors in this card that will be retiring (Lovely Lilac, Almost Amethyst and Cameo Coral), so now is the time to stock up on some of your favorite colors before they are no longer available.

So For Now…

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Christi

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