This is a card I made for my SCS Wish-RAK Letters to Santa Secret Exchange. The person receiving it along with a box of goodies is a secret until Saturday. All items used to make the card are SU unless noted otherwise. The card base is Soft Suede, layered with Cherry Cobbler and then a piece of Deck the Halls DSP. I gold embossed the sentiment (Bells and Boughs set) on a oval punched (Marvy punches) piece of Cherry Cobbler and then layered that onto a oval scallop punched piece of Soft Suede. I then used a gold Krylon pen on the edges of the scalloped oval. I meant to add a piece of Very Vanilla satin ribbon but I had adhered the pieces done before I remembered. Oh well. Maybe next time. My sister's birthday is Saturday, so I will be posting her card tomorrow.

I haven't posted in a long time. My father's birthday was November 16, so I am posting the card that I made for him. I used one of my favorite SU sets, Lovely as a Tree. For the base of the card, I used Old Olive card stock. I layered that with a piece of Crumb Cake stamped with Old Olive and Chocolate Chip with the weeds stamp from the Inspired by Nature set. I then used a strip of Old Olive DSP layered onto a piece of Chocolate Chip. The main image is from the Lovely as a Tree set layered onto a piece of Chocolate Chip. I stamped the tree with Chocolate Chip and then colored the leaves with my Certainly Celery marker.

SU Stars Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the SU Stars Holiday and Winter Blog Hop 2010. Our theme is, of course, a Christmas or Winter project.

Hopefully you arrived here from Jackie's blog at http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com/. If you didn't and want to start from the beginning, you can start at http://www.su-stars.blogspot.com/.

For my card I used the new set, Bells and Boughs from the current Holiday mini along with the Deck the Halls DSP. I used this weeks Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge, SC307, to make the card.

Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Bells and Boughs
Card stock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip
Misc: Deck the Halls DSP, Rhinestones

I hope you like my card. To continue on the hop please visit Diana at http://handmadebydiana.typepad.com/ to see what awesome project she has in store for you.

OPERATION WRITE HOME BE MY VALENTINE BLOGHOP

Welcome to the next stop on the Operation Write Home Be My Valentine Blog Hop. Hopefully you arrived here from Heather's blog. If you didn't, you can continue on from my blog and you can still complete the full circle of approx. 112 blogs for this tour.

Operation Write Home's mission is to support our nation’s armed forces by sending blank greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them. Operation Write Home will be collecting Valentine's Day cards to send to the troops until Jan. 7. Unfortunately, the deadline has passed to send Christmas cards but they are always accepting cards for birthday, Thinking of You, Anniversary, Sympathy and any other non-holiday occasion. Please go to http://operationwritehome.org/ for more info.

You can help Operation Write Home win $50, 000 for their cause from Joann Fabric and Craft Stores. Joann's is giving away $50, 000 to the charity that gets the most online votes by Dec. 4. Please go to http://www.joann.com/CraftForaCause to vote for OWH. You can vote once each day per email address.

The card I made for this hop uses the Stampin Up! sets I {heart} hearts and Baroque Motifs. I haven't used Baroque Motifs in a long time so it was nice to pull it out again. I used a retired stamp for the sentiment. I hope you enjoy my card and the rest of the hop.

Stamp Sets: I {heart} hearts, Baroque Motifs, More Great Greeting (retired)

Card Stock: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Basic Black

I hope you liked my card. Please visit Shirley at http://www.cardsbyshirleyg.blogspot.com/ to continue on the blog hop.

NEWS FLASH: There are broken links after Shirley's blog so when you leave her blog, please go to Becca's at http://becca-expressions.blogspot.com/.

When you leave Becca's, please go to Cheryl's at http://willowhouseathome.blogspot.com/.

If you get lost anywhere else along the way, you can go to the OWH blog at http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/ for the complete list and links for each participant.

Enjoy. .

Just Believe in Cobbler, Pumpkin and Daffodil

This is a card I made for a swap at my Inkyfunstampers yahoo group. I had to use red, orange and yellow to make the card. I decided to use last weeks SCS Sketch Challenge, SC304.

Stamp Set: Just Believe, Tiny Teacup (sentiment)

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Whisper White

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Misc: Finial Press and Perfect Polka Dots SU Embossing Folders

Writing Riley

Here is another card I made with one of my new Riley stamps. This one is Writing Riley. The "hello" sentiment is from the SU Tiny Teacup single stamp. I cut apart the teacup and the sentiment and made them unmounted stamps. I used Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Whisper White cardstock, Greenhouse Gala DSP and Basic Black Ink. I colored the image in with my Prisma colored pencils and blended with baby oil.

I haven't posted in awhile but I have been shopping. I bought some new Riley stamps. Here is a card I made with Poppin Pumpkin Riley. I used SU Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze cardstock, Wicked DSP and Basic Black ink. I colored Riley in with Prisma pencils and blended with baby oil.

Splitcoaststampers 300th Sketch Challenge

I look at the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge every week even though I rarely have time to play along. I decided since this past week was their 300th sketch and they have lots of great prizes to give away, that I had better squeeze in the time to participate. I am seriously trying to find the time to participate in a few challenges each week and post them to my blog. We will see.

Here is the card I made. Since it's October, I decided to use my Wicked Cool stamp set from Stampin Up! I used the Wicked DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Crazy Cajun, Old Olive and Basic Black card stock along with Basic Black ink.

I hope you like it. Maybe I will be back later today or tomorrow to do this weeks SCS Color Challenge.

SUStars Inaugural Blog Hop

Welcome to the inaugural blog hop for SU Stars. We are a group of Stampin Up Demonstrators dedicated to Scrapping, Teaching And Rubber Stamping, STARS. You should have arrived here from Veronica Miller's blog at http://bluegrassstamperstudio.blogspot.com/. If you did not and want to start at the beginning, please go to the SU STARS blog at http://www.su-stars.blogspot.com/.

The theme for this month's hop is Halloween or Fall. I dedided to make a Halloween card using the Wicked Cool stamp set. I love this set.

Stamp Set: Wicked Cool

Carstock: Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Black

Ink: Basic black

Misc: Wicked Fun DSP, Stampin Dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed my card. To continue on the hop, please visit Barbara Furlong's blog at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/. We hope to make this a monthly event, so see you next month.

I am a member of my upline's stamp club. Unfortunately, she will probably have to discontinue due to family obligations. I will miss seeing my stamping friends each month. Here are the two cards that we made.

VC ROCKS 2010 Blog Hop #4

Welcome to the next stop on the VC Rocks 2010 Blog Hop #4. This is our final hop for the year. It is hard to believe that vc_rocks is almost over for the year. vc_rocks is a Yahoo group dedicated to hosting a Stampin Up! Virtual Convention each summer. You don't need to be a demo to participate. New members will not be accepted until April 2011.

You should have arrived here from Kim's blog at http://www.stampingfunwithkim.blogspot.com/. If you did not and want to start from the beginning, please go to http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/.

For my project, I used the Just Believe set from the 2010-11 IBC. I incorporated the latest Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge, SC294 and Color Combo Challenge, CC284.

Stamps: Just Believe
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Misc: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Brads



I hope you have enjoyed my project. To continue on the hop, please visit Carolyn's blog at
http://www.inkingthenightaway.blogspot.com/.

Monthly Demo Swap card for July

I have finally made a new card to add to my blog. It is a card I made for a monthly Demo swap on Splitcoaststampers. It's a little late. It was due in July. Yikes.

The picture has some glare, so I will try to take a better picture later and repost it.

This is the first card I made with my Sweet Scoops set from the Summer Mini. The card base is made with Marina Mist. I stamped the sentiment on the Whisper White panel and then used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder in my Big Shot. I used the Scallop Trim Border on the Cherry Cobbler layer. For the ice cream cones, I stamped the cones in Early Espresso, stamped off once. I stamped one each of the ice cream tops in Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie and Regal Rose, cut them out and adhered them with Stampin' Dimensionals.

VC ROCKS 2010 BLOG HOP #3

Welcome to the next stop on the VC Rocks 2010 Blog Hop #3. You should have arrived here from http://stampershirley.blogspot.com/. If you did not and want to start from the beginning, you may go to http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/.

For my project, I decided to use a new set from the 2010-2011 IBC called Morning Cup. I love that this is both a coffee and tea set. I mostly drink tea but like to drink coffee every now and then and like to make cards and projects for both subjects.

Stamps: Morning Cup, Take a Sip wheel
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Expresso

Ink: Early Expresso

Misc: Finial Press Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I hope you have enjoyed my project. To continue on the hop, please visit http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/tessaboulter/blog.

Don't forget to join us next month on August 21st and 22nd. for our fourth and final hop for 2010.

VC ROCKS Blog Hop #2

Welcome to the next stop on the second vc_rocks Blog Hop of 2010. There are at total of 29 stops on this tour. You should have arrived here from Kim's blog at http://www.stampingfunwithkim.blogspot.com/. If you did not, you may start from the beginning at http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/.

For my card, I used the Tropical Party stamp set from the SU! Summer Mini. It reminds me of Hawaii, my favorite vacation destination. I also used the Tropical Oasis DSP with Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White cardstock with Old Olive, Rose Red and Chocolate Chip ink.

I hope you like the card. Please continue on the hop by visiting Brenda's blog at http://www.brendasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/

Welcome to the next stop on the Operation Write Home Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Lelia's blog (http://greengoddescreations.blogspot.com/). If you did not and want to start from beginning, please go to http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/.

I want to thank all of the men and women in the armed forces for all the sacrifices they make to keep us the land of the free and home of the brave. You are truly the brave.

I made my card with Liberty Riley from Riley & Co. I colored him with Prisma colored pencils and blended it with baby oil. I used patriotric patterned paper and stamped a retired CTMH set for the background. I don't have a missing you sentiment at the momemt.

I hope you enjoyed the card and the rest of the blog hop. Please visit http://kimme-thelifeofaprincess.blogspot.com/2010/05/red-white-and-blue-thinking-of-you.html for the next stop on the tour.

VC Rocks 2010 Blog Hop 1

Welcome to the next stop on the first VC Rocks Blog Hop. Hopefully you arrived here from http://www.scrappin-for-sanity.blogspot.com/. If not, you can go to the beginning of the tour at http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/ .

The theme for the first VC Rocks Blog Hop is retiring Stampin Up! colors or Summer Mini. I decided to use two of my favorite retiring colors, Cameo Coral and Ruby Red along with Handsome Hunter. I started with the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge SC280 but removed one of the layers. I used the Upsy Daisy and Friends 24-7 stamp sets, the Polka Dots embossing folder and Cameo Coral and Ruby Red ink. I hope you enjoy this card and the entire tour.

As I was uploading this card, we had an earthquake here in Los Angeles. Hopefully everyone is okay.

Thanks for stopping by. Now please hop on over to http://www.stampwithjane.com/ for the next stop on the tour.