Sneaky Peeeeeeeek - Bliss - Sale-a-Bration

Here is another SNEAK PEEK of a stamp set that you will be able to get for FREE with a $50.00 purchase beginning Jan 25th - Mar 31, 2011. This set is called Bliss and has 5 different stamp designs in it. The tag was heat embossed with VersaMark and White Embossing Powder.  The large butterfly from Beautiful Butterflies Sizzix Die is Whisper White CS cover in Deck the Halls DPS, the run through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. The I took a brayer with VersaMark on it and ran over the butter too apply VersaMark to the raised areas, they applied Gold Embossing powder and heat set with Stampin' Up's Heat Tool. The smaller butterfly is stamped with VersaMark onto Brushed Gold CS, sprinkled with Gold Embossing powder and heat set. (sorry pic of the Brushed Gold Cs don't do justice).  It'ss all tied together with Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, and 2 of the newest seam binding ribbon in Cherry Cobbler and Pear Pizzazz.

Jolly St Nick

This is the cutest, little guy! Valita's Designs and Fresh Folds designed this cutie from a Christmas decoration she purchased. I couldn't wait to make it.  I did do a couple of things a little different, but all in all the basic design is the same. Please check out the link to Valita's blog above to watch her video and get directions. Valita's directions are the best and most thorough.

Fast & Fabulous

This is the card we did in our technique class tonight where we learned to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  It used the Fast & Fabulous #120133 Level 2 Hostess stamp set from Stampin' Up!s 2010-2011 IBC. The sentiment is from Favorite Thoughts #120048 (personally one of my favorite sentiment sets).  We used Cherry Cobbler #119685, Pear Pizzaz #119795 and Whisper White #100730 CS as well as Basic Black #101179 and Cherry Cobbler #119669 ink.  We also used the Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker #119681 to Spritz the image and the Pear Pizzaz Marker #119801 (set of 5 In-Colors) to color the green leaves and stems. Then added a touch of Pear Pizzaz ribbon #119265. Want to know how I made the decorative edge to my sentiment? Below you can find the link to 4shared.com to a tutorial for creating the decorative edge! Clink on this link for access to the FREE tutorial.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin-Can you Guess? Contest

Oh boy, was this fun to make.  You'll never guess what I made the pumpkin from.  So the first person to guess correctly will win this gorgeous card and free instructions. Papers used were Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Whisper White and Glossy CS. The leaves were embossed with gold embossing powder on whisper white and then painted with re-inkers (Old Olive, Cajun Craze, More Mustard). The sky was made using glossy card stock and a sponge with Marina Mist with a scallop circle punched out of a scrap of CS and sponged on the glossy CS to make clouds in the beautiful blue Autumn sky. The pumpkin was embossed with the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder in the Big Shot.

Presto Patterns and Beautiful Butterflies

This lovely card was made using the Presto Patterns DSP from Stampin' Up! I sponged the Presto Patterns with Pear Pizzaz and Concord Crush. The butterflies were cut with The Stampin' Up! exclusive die Beautiful Butterflies. The both butterflies are cut out of vellum cardstock. The larger one is covered in Concord Crush ink and embossed with the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. The smaller butterfly is stamped using the flourish from the Elements of Style Stamp Set.

Bella Toile and Pear Pizzaz

I made this card for the SUDSOL swap at Stampin' Up!s Ft Worth Regional. Colors used were Pear Pizzaz and black. I cut the Top Note out of Glossy cardstock, stamped the Bella Toile stamp set i VersaMark and covered with Black Embossing Powder and heat set.