Sweetest Birthday

Today’s card is was part of our demo group’s Occasions Catalog swap. I saw the new How Sweet It Is Suite and had to have all the products! The colors are so much fun! And the candy images are too cute. For this card, I started with my favorite pattern out of the pack to create a fun background. From there, I stamped, colored, cut, and assembled the candy jars. The finishing touch was the beautiful two-tone ribbon! I love who the Coastal Cabana sides blends into the DSP strip, allowing the Granny Apple Green side to really pop!

• Stamps: Sweetest Thing

• Inks: Gorgeous Grape; Melon Mambo; Pineapple Punch; Granny Apple Green; Coastal Cabana; Smoky Slate; Crumb Cake

• Cardstock: How Sweet It Is DSP; Gorgeous Grape; Whisper White; Vellum

• Accessories: Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8” Reversible Ribbon

• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Jar of Sweets Framelits

Top Ten 2018 Crafts

I had too many great crafts to choose from this past year, but I eventually narrowed it down. In no particular order, here are my 10 favorite craft projects of 2018!

1. Brusho Butterfly — My first big try at Brusho. Love it!

2. A Bevy of Birthday Blooms

3. Week in the Life Album 2018 — Always love this project!

4. 3D Christmas Tree

5. Kaleidoscope of Butterflies - Using a ton of random scraps!

6. Teddy Bear Greetings - Clean and simple baby card

7. Coffee Cups!

8. Poinsettias and Plaid

9. Floral Cup of Happiness

10. Hand Delivered Bouquet

Desktop Tuesday #1

Working on a pair of cards for next week’s Step It Up class. Can you see what stamp set I’m featuring?

January Crafting Goals

A recap of last month’s goals:

• Finish and Send Christmas Cards — Success!

• Send December Birthday Cards — Success!

• Make Holiday Albums (and Calendars) — Success!

• Start December Daily album — Success! I need to finish a few more spreads, but it’s mostly done.

• Finish out Family Project Life album — Success! So glad I’m caught up. Now I need to go back and do Arthur’s and Quentin’s album.

• November Memory Planner — Success!

• 30 Days of Lists in my MP — Success!

January’s Goals:

• Layout 2019 Memory Planner -- I already have the planner, just need to get started.

• Schedule January, February, and March events and classes -- January’s classes have been scheduled. I need to work on February and March.

• Wrap up December Daily — So close to being done…

• Start catching up Quentin’s 2017-2018 PL Album — It’s going to be a long haul.

• Start 2019 Family PL Album — Another year!

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone has a great Holiday season. I’m off on my annual blog break until the new year.

Merry Christmas 2018

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a Christmas card. Tomorrow is the big day, but before we get there, I had one more card to share with you. I love all the pretty patterned paper Stampin’ Up! comes out with every year. I decided to show off that paper with a simple card for the season.

• Stamps: Snowflake Sentiments

• Inks: Cherry Cobbler

• Cardstock: Dashing Along DSP; Cherry Cobbler; Garden Green; Whisper White

• Accessories: Rhinestones; White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Ovals Framelits

Merlot Sparkles

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card full of shimmer and shine. I love a bit of sparkle on my cards, but wanted it to be subtle. And so I layered some great DSP pieces on top of a larger piece of Merry Merlot Glimmer Paper. The sparkle is sneaky! To bring up my sentiment, I also wrapped some copper thread around underneath. Love that shine!

• Stamps: Snowflake Sentiments

• Inks: Merry Merlot

• Cardstock: Joyous Noel DSP; Merry Merlot Glimmer Paper; Tranquil Tide; Whisper White

• Accessories: Copper thread

• Tools: Oval Framelits

Washi Tape Christmas

Today’s card set are a CASE from Amy Koenders. I love the simplicity of a big sentiment and some Washi tape. I pulled some sentiments and Washi tape from stash and put together four slightly different cards.

• Stamps: Wonderful Year

• Inks: Shaded Spruce; Real Red; Mossy Meadow; Cherry Cobbler

• Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler; Mossy Meadow; Whisper White; Very Vanilla; Call Me Clover; Real Red

• Accessories: various Washi tape

• Tools:

Lime and Lipstick Christmas

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a Christmas card featuring nontraditional colors. I love lime green and pink for Christmas cards, so I ran with that color palette. After searching through my DSP container, I stumbled upon the Broadway Bound DSP featuring both colors. Perfect! I set to creating a stack of presents as the center piece of my card. I kept the design simple and only added a sentiment and piece of ribbon to finish the card.

• Stamps: Many Blessings

• Inks: Lovely Lipstick

• Cardstock: Broadway Bound DSP; Basic Black; Gray Granite; Whisper White

• Accessories: Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon

• Tools:

Farmhouse Blessings

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using a color technique. I’m all about my Stampin’ Up! markers to add that little bit of something extra to my cards. For today’s card, I layered on the patterns before stamping and coloring in my central image and sentiment. Every once in awhile, I love playing with a ton of patterns.

• Stamps: Many Blessings

• Inks: Cherry Cobbler; Mossy Meadow; Basic Gray; Old Olive; Crushed Curry; Real red

• Cardstock: Festive Farmhouse DSP; Mossy Meadow; Cherry Cobbler; Very Vanilla

• Accessories: Very Vanilla Lace Trim

• Tools: