Tea Thanks 3x3

 

The new Tea Shoppe set is so scrumptious! And irresistible to me, since I drink tea all day everyday! There is just something so soothing and centering about making a cup of tea and enjoying it during the hussle bussle of life. 

 I know it is hard to see, but I used the Fancy Fans Letterpress Plate to add texture to the Baja Breeze layer of the card. Looks great in real life of course :) And more of the Twitterpated DSP. I didn't think I was going to like it, I only got it because it came in a preorder bundle at a discount (one of the many reasons to be a demonstrator!) and didn't realize I had changed my mind until I had used it on 3 cards!

• Stamps: Tea Shoppe
• Paper: Naturals White, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
• Ink: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
• Other: Big Shot with Adorning Accents Edgelit, Labels Framelits, and Fancy Fans Letterpress Plate, Marina Mist 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Large Oval punch, Modern Label punch, Pearls Basic Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals

I seem to be a dimensionals kind of gal lately. All kinds of poppin action going on here :)  Don't you love this DSP?! So fresh and fun!

Inside the card, I could not resist adding a little tea cup and accenting it with dots of Riding Hood Red marker.

This was another of my swap cards that I made before Christmas, and I am trickling them out over this month.

Blooming Corsets!

Who is ready for a little support?! I love this stamp set, and these 2 stamps in particular!

 I could not resist making a shaped card with the Labels Framelits. I had to some more texture to the River Rock layer to make it work with this card. I also inked the emossing to set it off more. The Coral card base is also stamped with the corset image.

• Stamps: Rue Des Fleurs
• Paper: Calypso Coral, River Rock, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Watercolor
• Ink: Calypso Coral, River Rock, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Jet Black Stazon
• Other: Big Shot with Labels Framelits, Wide Oval punch, Pear Pizzazz Pleated Satin ribbon, Blender Pen, Moonlight Pearlized Accent Ink, Pearls Basic Jewels, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

I made a few extras of this one to take to work to sell, but I wonder if that is the right crowd, lol!

Full of Love

My Big Shot sure got a work out with this card! It is another of the swaps I made and one of my favorites! I wish I could make Valentine's Day cards all the time. I like making them more than any other kind of card! Call me a romantic :) I do see my favorite Valentine everyday!

Remember how exciting the Beautiful Wings embosslit was when we got it? Well, there is a new sensation on the block, the Fashionable Hearts embosslit! Lots of hearts on this card. I made my own DSP with a bunch of stamps.

• Stamps: PS I Love You
• Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
• Ink: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride
• Other: Big Shot with Heart Pressed Letterpress Plate, Adorning Accents Edgelit,  Scallop Heart embosslit, and Fashionable Hearts embosslit, Whisper White Satin ribbon, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Large Heart punch, Signo white gel pen, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

 I was going for a more rough edge kind of look with the ribbon on this one. I am thinking I should have frayed it a bit, that may have added an interesting bit of texture.

Isn't it wonderful how Crumb Cake takes ink?! I had no problem using almost every stamp in this set on this card. I may have to give this one to my sweetie :) GOod thing I haven't shown this one to him yet!

Box Full of Love

This is the last of the Blog Hop projects. I did add a little something more on this post. I didn't have any nuggets in the house when I made this project originally so I didn't have anything to fill this little box with!

After I got some nuggets, I was able to add the It's a Wrap Holidays stamped address labels to some nuggets and toss a bunch in the box. I only decorated the top 3. I have had too many people tell me they were too pretty to eat when I gave them away. Not the goal!! Eat the chocolate, people!
You do have to cut your white paper to size and score it before die cutting the doily, then I just put the doily on a piece of scrap paper and quickly zig-zag my liquid adhesive over the back of it. Then I glue it to the inside of the box. 

Love that you can use just portions on the doily , like the Early Espresso piece here. I spritzed it with the Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz.

• Stamps: PS I Love You, It's a Wrap Holiday
• Paper: Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Red Glimmer
• Ink: Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
• Other: Big Shot with Box #2 die, Hearts Framelits, Paper Doily Sizzlet, Large Heart punch, Small Heart punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, address labels

The box is Spritzed with the Vanilla Smooch Spritz. Loving this stuff again! 

Look at how that Smooch Spritz even looks pink on the Early Espresso!!   ♥ ♥ ♥

OK, now I can stop worrying about getting the Blog Hop stuff better explained. Good thing too, it is almost time for the next hop!!

Strawberry & Doily

I am still trying to get all of the Blog Hop stuff caught up, for anybody that wanted more details :)
This one has the center of the doily cut out and the doily is popped up.

The cardstock base is stamped with Distressed Dots BG with Frost White Shimmer paint, then the Whisper White 2½" circle is stamped with Distressed Dots BG in Blushing Bride. I have been trying to use up my scraps of Cherry Cobbler.. I made 150 matchbox books for a wedding last spring and have a TON of scraps of Cherry Cobbler about 2½" wide.... good for punches! That is what I matted the Strawberry with.

• Stamps: PS I Love You, Distressed Dots BG
• Paper: Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
• Ink: Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso
• Other: Big Shot with Paper Doily Sizzlet, 2½" Circle punch, 1¼" Circle punch, 1-3/8" Circle punch, approx 2" circle die (Framelit style), Signo white gel pen, Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Dots ribbon

This card could be used for a variety of things, thank you, thinking of you, birthday, party invite, valentine...

Can you see the shimmer pain polka dots a little better here? Shimmer Paint is still one of my favorite things to add a little bling with. I can tell you I have already gone through at least 1½ bottles of each color! It might even be time to order another of the Frost White and Champagne Mist.
You can also see a little better that the doily is popped up on dimensionals. I cut them really little to fit behind it.

I even stamped some Distressed Dots on the inside, but with Blushing Bride this time. and another strawberry. I had made a few strawberries for a different project and ended up using them up on this card :)
Well, I think I only have one more Blog Hop project to sneak in some time soon! Hope I am not boring you all with these :)

Elementary Elegance Swap Card

 I was a swapping maniac right before Christmas, and this is my Sale-A-Bration swap. I am so excited that SAB starts soon! SO many yummy new things, that you can earn for free!

I used a lot of the new things here. Love the Twitterpated paper, and the new Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz! It has amazing coverage. I accidentally ordered 2 bottles of it, but I don't think that is going to be a problem ;)

• Stamps: Elementary Elegance, Bordering on Romance
• Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Naturals White, Twitterpated DSP
• Ink: Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz
• Other: Big Shot with Labels Framelits, Adorning Accents Edgelits and embossing folders, and Beautiful Wings embosslit, Curly Label punch, Signo white gel pen, Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Sticky Strip

 I am not really a girlie-girl, but I think I am channeling my inner girl with this mini!

SA Scrapbook Challenge- Christmas Scoobie

 

The new year has begun and it is time to get back to our Saturday Scrapbook Challenges over at  StampinAddicts! The first weekend of the month is my turn to come up with a sketch challenge, and here it is!

Lots of fun shapes and a definite winter feel.

And here is a page I made using the sketch. My kids won this great big Scoobie Do at the County Fair a couple years ago, and gave it to their Dad. I got tired of tripping over him and sent him out to the garbage cans to be thrown away. The kids threw such a fuss, I had to tell them they could keep him if they found a use for him. Well, Dakota went and found a chair for him to sit in, and started dressing him for the weather and the season and made him a kind of mascot for the front door..... I wonder how many people have a Scoobie guarding their front door! In this picture, I was actually testing spots for our family picture, the one I posted on Christmas day.

• Supplies: MDS - Christmas Jingle DSP, half circle punch, snowflake punch,  flag punch, antique brads, Digs My Hart font
• Colors: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Let's see what you all come up with! Check out the challenge here.