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Playing with a new technique

2012-02-11T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Ladies!

I got the Technique Junkies SU Companion cd. It has lots of techniques all using SU supplies. I decided to play with one of them. I saw the pdf for stencil stamped backgrounds and it looked like fun so I decided to try it.

The hardest thing about this technique is deciding on the colors. I also modified it a little as I only used the stencil 1 time rather than several. Here is what I created.

inside of card and envelope

I love this color combo. I made this for my youngest who is into fleur-de-lis. I am hoping it makes her smile when she gets it. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Friendly Words

2012-02-10T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Stampers!

Since it is Friday that means it is time for another Sketch challenge. The Sketch Frenzy Friday team has some great sketches. The one this week was designed by Jennifer Weide. Here is what she gave us to work with.

I loved the simplicity of this sketch and decided to work with it. I saw from another blogger how you can take a wheel of sayings and use only select sayings so I decided I wanted to do that. I took the rubber off the wheel and cut the saying out of the strip. I will have to cut the other sentiments apart. I mounted it on foam and now I have a new sentiment stamp. I used it for my card. I also played with the new edgelits to create the top and bottom of my sentiment layer. Finally I played with a braided ribbon treatment as the card needed something. Here is what I created with Jennifer's sketch.

inside of card

I did not decorate an envelope as I was not sure how to decorate it. What are your thoughts? What would you do to decorate the envelope?

Now it is time to head on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Red Hot Just Believe

2012-02-09T00:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

Well no snow for us yesterday just rain. I would really like to see the snow falling. I do not care if it sticks but it would be nice to sit in my sunroom and watch it. Oh well maybe next time.

I was attracted to the sketch challenge at Red Hot Stampers and wanted to play with something a little different for the different sized elements.

I decided to use circles. I pulled out my Just Believe and using the different stamps in it and my circle punches I was able to make the different sized elements. Here is my creation using the sketch.

inside of card and envelope

I love the inside and envelope on this one. I experimented with masking to get the 3 shapes with the multicolored flowers. Hope you got a taste of Spring with my card. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

A Day of Play!

2012-02-08T00:00:00.003-05:00

Good Morning Everyone!

Well we are due for some more rain today. The weather is going to be chilly too. Great day to stay inside and stamp. Too bad I have a full day today.

My card today used the sketch challenge at Techno Stamper.

I liked this sketch so I decided to see what I could do with it. I thought it would be fun to play with the Floral Fusion sizzlet for the strip above the top. I also wanted to use the Everyday Enchantment paper. Now all I need to do is play. I decided to play with a different ribbon treatment also. Here is what I created.

inside of card and envelope

So what do you think of my card? I wasn't sure how to decorate the inside of the card and the envelope. I decided to play with the die also. I had a fun day of playing. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Pocket Silhouettes

2012-02-07T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Are you ready for another challenge this week? We have a color one for you at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

I made my card and when I posted the banner I see it had Crumb Cake listed. I went with River Rock as my neutral. When I made my card I was at the end of my energy so I am not real pleased with this one. Here is what I created.

inside of card and envelope

I hope you will go over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog and check out the creations of the other ladies. Leave them a comment to let them know how much you liked their card. Than make a card or project and join us. We would love to have you play with us. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

I'm back but still not up to par

2012-02-06T00:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday Stampers!

Well I had a quiet weekend. When I posted on Friday I had been sick for 2 days already and thought I was on the mend. Friday night had other plans. I guess the advil I was taking messed up my stomach because I was not eating. I spent the next 2 days sleeping and drinking lots of ginger ale. I am posting this on Sunday night and feeling a little better but have no stamina. It took a lot to make this card but I got it done.

Our challenge this week at Late Night Stampers is to create a card that is as girly as you can make it. When I think of girly I think of pink, satin, lace, and bling. With that to go with here is what I created.

inside of card

Hope you enjoyed my card. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Concord Flower Fest

2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday!

Since it is Friday that means it is Sketch Frenzy Friday. We have a great sketch designed by Deb Currier.

I played yesterday and this is what I came up with.

inside of card and envelope

Sorry I am not talkative. Not feeling well. Now you need to head on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Playing with the doily die!

2012-02-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Wow can you believe it is Thursday? Where did the week go?

Do you have plans to stamp today? I will do it but it will be later today.

My card today used the sketch from Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenges

I have to admit I took a liberal interpretation of this sketch. I also used the color combo from the Color Coach. If you do not have one of these you are missing out on a great tool! I played with a technique that Donna at Butternut Sage Designs shared. Still need to play some more but I like it. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Hope my card made you smile today! Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Pretty Every Moment

2012-02-01T00:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Everyone!

I enjoyed the weather yesterday and looking forward to today's weather. It is supposed to be a little warmer than yesterday. I noticed yesterday I also have crocus up. I really need to work in my flower beds or I will have weeds and flowers and a mess.

My card today was made for the challenge at Stamping 411

I really liked this sketch and thought it would be fun to work with. I started by choosing my image. Then I colored the flower and the butterfly. The last thing was to choose my card base and embellishments. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

I think this card is very cute. Now I need to decide whom I am going to send it to. Hope you will be able to get outside and enjoy the day. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - gift ideas

2012-01-31T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Before I share my card for today I wanted to share with you another sneak peek of the other project I created for the Stampin' Fun and Friends Sweet Spring session. The fun begins on February 1 so if you have not signed up you still have time. You will not be disappointed as these ladies are very talented. Here is my second sneak peek.

I have to admit this challenge had me thinking. I had no idea what I was going to do. Then it hit me that I owed one of my retirement village ladies some of these as she gave away hers she made as gifts and needed some more. I then knew what I was going to do.

These are really cute butterfly bookmarks. They are easy to make also. I used chipboard and attached my paper using one of our glue sticks. When it was dry I used the butterfly die to cut out the 2 butterflies. All I had to do then was use the crop-a-dile and punch my holes. I threaded the ribbon through and tied a knot. I v-cut the ends of the ribbon. I added some dew drops with Crystal Effects and it was done. Here is what 1 of them looked like.

Hope you enjoyed my gift and will head on over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog to see what the other ladies came up with. I am sure you will love their creations.

Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - Black, white and another color

2012-01-30T00:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Well this week will have a lot of hype around the Super Bowl. Are you a football fan? I am but at this time have no preference at this point as to which team I want to win. Need to see what the stations say about each team before I make my decision.

I wanted to share with you a sneak peek for one of my projects for the upcoming Stampin' Fun and Friends session Sweet Spring. I had so much fun making this and can't wait to use it. Make sure you have signed up so you do not miss out on the fun! Here is a sneak peek for project 1 that I created.

Ok on to my card for today. Today at Late Night Stampers our challenge is to use black, white and one other color. I wasn't sure which color I was going to use but then decided on Tempting Turquoise. I also decided to see if I could find a sketch I could use as I was pressed for time. I found a great one at The Paper Players.

I went looking for a set as I did not want to use a heart for my element. I decided to use butterflies. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Our weather is supposed to be in the 60's the next few days. It really makes me want to see some butterflies. I also have daffodils coming up. Anyone else have that? Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Sunny Stampin Valentine challenge

2012-01-29T00:27:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

I hope you all are having a great weekend! I am at Jess' and poor Zoie is sick. She is stuffy like she has a cold, her stomach is upset, and she is miserable. We are not sure if it is her teeth or if she really is sick. She is still crawling around and is happy but then she will get cranky and need some loving. I hope things settle down for her soon as she is not sleeping well at night which won't help her shake whatever she has.

My card today is one I made for our special swap group. I wasn't sure what I was going to do for this one since it was a valentine theme. I like how this one turned out. It had some challenges with it but I was able to work it out.

It also fits the Valentine/Love challenge at Late Night Stampers.

We also had a Valentine challenge at our Morning Chat Challenge that is hosted by Donna at Butternut Sage Designs so this card fits that challenge also. I got a lot of mileage out of this one. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Hope you liked my card today. Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

Red Hot Stampers Workshop card

2012-01-28T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Saturday Ladies!

I am off to a craft show with my daughter today. We have a few errands to run also but wanted to share a card I made earlier this week.

I used the sketch challenge at Red Hot Stampers

Since I needed another card for my workshop I decided to use this sketch for one of the cards. I flipped the sketch to get it to work for me. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Hope you enjoyed this card. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Boy did I blow this one!

2012-01-27T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Everyone!

You are not going to believe this one. I knew I was going to Jess' for the weekend so I worked at the beginning of the week to make cards to have to post. I usually post my cards the night before and have them go live at midnight. I went to post my card for this week and for the life of me could not remember which one I had done. Well when I opened the folder to get the sketch to embed it in my post I realized I had not made a card using this sketch.

I do not know how I missed making this card. I am so embarrassed and sorry I messed up. Please make sure you play with us this week. Now it is time to head on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the challenge. I am sure she will have something gorgeous to look at unlike me! :)

I do have a card to post and it is another one of my workshop cards. I used the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Here is what I created.

inside of card and envelope

I hope you will visit the other ladies on the Sketch Frenzy Friday design team and see what they created.

Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Awash with Flowers Cards and Things

2012-01-26T07:00:00.003-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Got so busy last night forgot to schedule my post. Remember this morning when I could not sleep so posting now.

I needed another card for my workshop so I went looking for some clean and simple sketches. I found several sites that had suitable ones and my card today used one of the ones I found. This card uses the sketch from Cards and Things

I decided to do some paper piecing on this one for a different technique to use in class. I love the Sale-a-bration paper Everyday Enchantment so decided to use it for my pieced flower. I also used some of the Calypso Coral baker's twine. I picked up several colors that I don't have ribbon to match to I could at least add some type of ribbon to it. I like the look on this card. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Hope you were inspired by my card! Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

St. Patrick's Day Worskhop Card

2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

We had gorgeous weather yesterday and today is going to be just as nice. We do have rain moving in this evening. Not sure what the weather will be after the rain moves out.

My card today uses the clean and simple tag it challenge at The Paper Players .

I need cards for my workshop next week so I decided to use the rest of the week to make my cards I will use in the workshop. The first card uses a new stamp in the Occasions mini. I picked up the St. Patrick's day stamp and decided it would be perfect for the tag. Here is what I created.

inside of card and envelope

Sorry to be so quick but I am posting this on Tuesday evening and I am tired and want to get to bed. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Beach

2012-01-24T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Before I share my card today I wanted to let everyone know the winner from the Blog Hop. I used Random Number Generator and here is the winner.

True Random Number Generator

Min:

Max:

Result: 16

Kim said...


I love the second card. Matter of fact, I just cased the idea. Thanks for sharing

Kim if you will send me an e-mail with your address I will ship your cards off to you.

Well this challenge was a real challenge for me. This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a beach inspiration.

I was not sure what I was going to do with this one. I thought of using the front of the card and make a beach but I have done that before. Then I thought about doing a sand pail. I worked on this for quite some time and I think If I had gotten the angle of the rim better it would look more like a sand pail. I can say this is not my best work but it did have a learning curve.

Head on over to the website to see what the other ladies created. Then maybe you will join us this week. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - Valentine/Love

2012-01-23T00:00:00.001-05:00

Good Monday Morning Stampers!

Where did the weekend go? All I know is that the Ravens blew it again this year. This is the second year in a row they have choked and not made it to the Super Bowl. Oh well I guess we can be glad that they made it to the playoffs.

On to my card for this week. Our challenge at Late Night Stampers this week was to create a card that had a Valentine or Love theme. Since I was strapped for time I went for a quick and simple card. Here is what I created.

inside of card and envelope

Hope you enjoyed my card today. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

SU Stars Blog Hop - Ebony and Ivory

2012-01-21T00:00:00.006-05:00

Happy Saturday Ladies!

The SU Stars are having a blog hop this weekend. It runs from Saturday through Sunday so I will not have a new post tomorrow to allow people time to do the blog hop.

Our theme for the hop is Ebony and Ivory. We had to use one of the combinations below and could add a pop of color.

Basic Black and Very Vanilla
Basic Black and Whisper White
Basic Gray and Whisper White

Now that you have the background let's get on to my project.

If you want to start at the beginning of the hop you can go to our blog, SU stars. If you get lost along the way you can also go the blog to see the order. You should have arrived here from Stacy Coombs blog, Stampin Stace. I am sure she had a wonderful creation to share with you. For my share I decided to do a card box and a set of cards. I used Basic Black and Very Vanilla and I added Pink Pirouette as my pop of color to a few of the cards. I wanted to use a stamp set for all of the projects to show how you can use 1 set to create a project that goes together. I went through the catalog and decided on Delicate Doilies and Hello Doily as the sets I would use for all my cards.

I began by making my box. I used a basic box and used the Adorning Accents Edgelit Dies and Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders to create the bottom flap of my box. I added a Pink Pirouette doily and a ribbon and bow to finish the front. Here is the box closed.

first card

matching envelope and inside of card

second card

matching envelope and inside of card

third card

envelope and inside of card

last card

envelope and inside of card

So are you ready for some Blog Candy? Leave me a comment and tell me which card is your favorite. I will send you a few of my cards I have made for my blog.

I hope you enjoyed my little Ebony and Ivory project. Now it is time to continue on the hope. Your next stop is Raissa Spatola at Raissa Stamps. I am sure she will have a great creation for you to see!

Oh by the way, I will be rooting for the Baltimore Ravens to win on Sunday! I sure hope they get to go to the Super Bowl this year! Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday and Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday -

2012-01-20T00:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday Everyone!

Since it is Friday that means it is Sketch Frenzy Friday. We had a great sketch today created by Tina Munzke.

I wasn't sure what I was going to do with this one. I wanted to do something different. The other day I was looking at my catalog and saw the Hello Doily background stamp and all of a sudden I saw peacock feathers. I decided I wanted to try and see if I could recreate them.

I found a picture of one online and tried to recreate it using the stamp. I'm not sure If I have the coloring down yet, what do you think? I think I have the "eye" pretty good. Let me know what you think.

inside of card and envelope

Now it is time to head on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Pretty Just Believe

2012-01-19T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone!

I saw a card posted by Anne Marie Hile and loved the color combination. I knew I wanted to use those colors so my card today used the color challenge at The Paper Players

I like doing the sketches at Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenge so I used their sketch for this week and the above color combo to create my card.

I got some of the new ruffled ribbon and it just so happens to fit the color challenge so I used it on my card. This ribbon is so soft and silky feeling. If you don't have any you need to get some as it is easy to work with. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

I really like this color combination. It is really striking. This set was a great one for this sketch challenge. I had not played with it for a while so glad I pulled it out for this one. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Clean and Simple Summer Solstice

2012-01-18T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning La dies!

I don't know about your area but our weather is crazy! On Monday the highest was high 30's, yesterday we were high 50's, and tomorrow we will be high 30's again. The weather man says this will be our pattern for a while. This is crazy!

Okay I know you didn't come to discuss the weather so on to my card. I used the sketch challenge at Stamping 411

This was a clean and simple sketch so I went with a clean and simple card. Here is what I created.

inside of card and envelope

I played with a different color combination and liked it. Hope you do too. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Shaker Card and free pass winner

2012-01-17T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Before I get to my card today I want to share the winner of the free pass. I used Random.org and this is the winning number.

True Random Number Generator

Min:

Max:

Result: 7

And the winneris:

Sue Root said...
My favorite part of spring is that everything seems so fresh and new. Thanks for the chance to win the free pass to Stampin Fun and Friends!

Sue I will pass your e-mail on to CherylAnn and you will be getting an e-mail from her.

Since it is Tuesday that means it is time for our Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge. This week we were to make a shaker card.

I had an idea and went with it. I used punches to create a flower and made the shaker for the center. In looking at this I think I should have used different colors for the butterflies. I was thinking of the monarch butterflies when I chose my colors. The final size is a lot larger than I had wanted. This will need a 5 1/2" square envelope. Here is my creation.

inside of card

Hope you liked the idea behind my card and will play with us this week. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - shape card

2012-01-16T00:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I had fun with Zoie! We played a lot and went shopping. I got 2 cabinets to help me organize. Can't wait to get things put away.

Over at Late Night Stampers our challenge this week is to create a card that is any shape other than a rectangle or square. I really had to think about this as I wanted something that was fresh and colorful. I decided to go with the Fun Flowers die to make my card. I also used the Fine Flourish stamp to add some texture. Here is what I created.

After I cut the card, I used the Fine Flourish to stamp in white and emboss with white. I then sponged the edges with Tangarine Tango. I finished it of with a Tangarine Tango circle and a center scalloped circle and a pearl. This would make a very cute thank you card as it is about 4 x 4.

Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Sunny Stampin Explosion Box Challenge

2012-01-15T00:00:00.002-05:00

Hello Stampers!

I am reposting this from a week ago as I posted it the wrong day.

We had some fabulous weather over the past few days. Usually at this time in January we have freezing temperatures and may even get a snow storm or 2. Our temperatures have been in high 50's to mid 60's and one day it was even close to 70. It was delightful.

Over at Sunny Stampin Morning Donna conducts a morning chat. This is open to all stampers and we have a great time. If you get a free morning at 10 join us as we have a lot of fun. One of the activities Donna started is a biweekly challenge. We have had some fun ones in the past and this time she challenged us to make an explosion box - she tries to pick challenges that will stretch our skills. I have made explosion boxes in the past so I wanted to challenge myself by trying a different shape rather than a box. I saw on another demos blog a pyramid shaped explosion box and decided to try that one. I had to go searching for a pattern but once I found out how to cut it I was set. Here is my box I made for the challenge.

the box closed

the box opened part way

the box fully opened

Explosion boxes are designed to be scrapbooks. I will be putting pictures in here but not sure what the subject will be yet. I will add journaling too. Not sure if I will add the journaling with a tag I hang from the panel or a punched image on the panel. Hope you enjoyed my explosion box and that if you get a chance you will join us. Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

Red Hot Stampers Saturday

2012-01-14T00:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Saturday Everyone!

Remember to scroll down and leave me a comment to win a free pass to Stampin' Fun and Friends. Only 2 days left!

Sorry about yesterday's post. I was using my iPad and there is a learning curve with it. I am using Jess' computer to post the next 2 days and will play with it more at home next week.

My card today uses the sketch from Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenge

I thought it would be fun to change the oval and make it a heart. The rest of the card just came together. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

This is a great card. I love how it turned out. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday

2012-01-12T00:00:00.003-05:00

Good morning Stampers!

I am using my iPad so I am not sure this is going to work. If it doesn't I will use my daughter's computer la ter and fix it.

Our sketch this week was designed by Tammy Fite

I borrowed the tags dye from a friend as mine has not come yet and I thought this card was perfect for it. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Now it is time to head over to Sharon's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Blue Medallion

2012-01-12T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Make sure you sign up below to win a free pass to Stampin Fun and Friends Sweet Spring session!

I had a busy day yesterday but today will be less hectic. I am meeting a knitting friend for lunch and we are going to do some knitting. It will be fun and I am hoping she can help me with my project.

My card today uses the color challenge at Pals Paper Arts. I loved this color combo and wanted to play along.

I combined it with the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

When I saw this sketch I thought it would be fun to pull out my Day of Gratitude and use the medallion. I also wanted to add some sparkle so I used Iridescent Ice embossing powder. To add more sparkle I used some of our rhinestones. I also added some of our vanilla velvet ribbon that was just in the holiday mini. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Hope you enjoyed my card today and sorry I could not photograph the sparkle better but it is hard to catch the glimmer. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Sweet Spring session of Stampin Fun and Friends

2012-01-11T22:43:00.000-05:00

Hi Ladies!

We are busy getting ready for our next session of Stampin Fun and Friends. Since I am a designer I have a free pass to give away to one lucky person. How do you win the free pass? Leave a comment here and tell me your favorite part of Spring. You must leave your comment by midnight January 15th. I will announce the winner on January 16th. Make sure you leave me your e-mail so I can pass it on for your free pass. Good Luck!

Fun with Growing Green

2012-01-11T00:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

I have a busy next few days. I am finishing up observations and conferences, so this will be quick.

My card today uses the color challenge at Cards and Things

I combined it with the sketch challenge at Stamping 411

Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

Hope my card inspired you today to do a challenge! Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - pleats or ruffles

2012-01-10T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Ladies!

We had snow yesterday. It was so pretty falling and the best part was it did not stick. While I love snow I was not ready for it to stick and accumulate yet. Today is supposed to be warmer. This weather is so crazy this winter. Snow one day then 50's the next.

Since it is Tuesday it is our Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge. This week our challenge is to use pleats or ruffles.

When I saw this I immediately thought of the Flirtatious Specialty ds paper. I pulled it out and began creating. I loved this challenge but ended up doing both ruffles and pleats. I just couldn't pick one to do. When I had the base created I loved it so much that I decided to only add a sentiment. Here is my creation.

inside of card and envelope

For some reason I have really gotten into stamping the image all over in various shades by doing second and third generation stamping. I love the look. Hope my card made you smile. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - Tuiti Fruiti Challenge

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday Ladies!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was very nice. I had a workshop on Saturday and Zoie came down for a few days. Her mom's best friend had her baby and Jess came down to see her. I was able to spend some one-on-one with Zoie as she stayed with me when her mom went to see her friend. We had lots of fun!

Our challenge this week at Late Night Stampers is a Tuiti Fruiti challenge. Does anyone remember that song from way back? I do as that was my mom's nickname for me. I think Pat Boone sang it and she loved him.

Okay enough personal information and on to the challenge. We had to use fruit on our project in some form - image, paper, embellishment. I had to really look through my sets but I found a stamp with fruit on it in the Pretty Postage set.

Since the image was small I went looking for a sketch that I could use my image on. I found one at Stampin' Royalty

Since the image had a berry in it I saw them as blackberries and so wanted to use my Concord Crush. The only ds paper I have that has that color in it is the hostess paper Cheerful Treat. So I went with this one. Here is my interpretation of the sketch.

inside of card and envelope

I hope you enjoyed my card today and it made you smile. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Simple Oval All

2012-01-07T00:05:00.000-05:00

Hello Ladies!

I ran across a great sketch at Clean and Simple.

I thought it would be fun to create a clean and simple card. I used one of my designer frames I pulled my Marina Mist and paired it with Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake. Here is my creation.

inside and envelope

I really like this color combo. This is a clean and simple card to and if you used a stamped image for the center element it would be great to mass produce. Hope you enjoyed my card today. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - doilies

2012-01-06T00:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Stampers!

Since it is Friday that means it is time for another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge. Our sketch this week was created by Tammy Baldwin. This was a challenge sketch for me as I wasn't sure what I was going to do.

I started with choosing my colors. For some reason Basic Gray jumped out at me so I chose that one. I then was drawn to Calypso Coral and finally So Saffron looked nice with the other 2 so I had my colors, my sketch, and now I needed my stamp set. I looked through my catalog and thought it would be fun to use the Hello Doily and Delicate Doilies sets. Here is my creation.

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In looking at the picture I think it needs something so I am going to add pearls to the center of the doilies on the front. I think it will add something. I will retake the photo and edit it later today.

Now it is time for you to hop on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

A CASe of myself

2012-01-05T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone!

Last week I created a card using the new edgelits that I loved. I decided I would CASe the same card and use it in my workshop.

I changed the colors and the stamp set. On this one I used the new set in the Occasions Mini called Mixed Bunch. I really love this set as you can tell from all the times I have used it lately. Here is what my CASe looks like.

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I love this one also. I don't know which one I like best. How about you, which do you prefer - this one or the Eggplant Vintage Vogue? Let me know. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Mixed Bunch Butterfly

2012-01-04T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Wow did our weather turn cold really fast. We even had a snow shower yesterday. Wish it would have snowed longer. I guess that may happen next month as it is supposed to warm back up this weekend.

My card today is one we will doing at my workshop this week. I wanted to use one of the new sets from the Occasions Mini and show how it can be used in different ways. I saw someone post a picture where they had used the flower and cut out 2 of the sections to make a butterfly. I decided to use that idea for one of my cards. After I had it cut out I wondered how to make the body. I thought about the Build a Blossom punch and one of the leaves worked. Here is what my ladies will be making this week.

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Isn't that butterfly cute? I saw one another demo had done that used a color and they embossed the flower. They then punched it out and cut out the 2 petals. The final touch was when they sponged the edges of the butterfly. Very pretty and may have to try that! Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

A challenge and a sneak peek

2012-01-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

I do not have a Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge for you today as we are extending our challenge another week. Everyone is so busy that we decided to take 2 weeks for this one.

Instead I have a card I made for the Red Hot Stampers challenge.

I also have some sneak peek items from Sale-a-bration I used on my card. I used some of the new designer series paper Everyday Enchantment and the Everyday Enchantment matching brads.

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I love this new paper! I am so excited that Sale-a-bration will be starting soon. There is a variety of free items to choose from - stamp sets, ribbon and brad assortment, ds paper, and some MDS items. There will be something for everyone. What will you get for free?

Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - planes, trains, and automobiles

2012-01-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Well it is back to work for me. I have enjoyed my time off but need to get busy getting ready for the new semester which begins in a couple of weeks.

We have a perfect challenge for the new year at Late Night Stampers. Our challenge is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. We are to use an image of a plane, train, or automobile on our creation. I do no have a set - current or retired - that has an image of any of these. With that in mind I went looking for a punch art for one of them. I ran across a great tutorial by Lynn Pratt that I decided to try.

Since I used punch art this card also fits the Feeling a bit Punchy? challenge at SU Only Challenges. Here is my creation.

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So, do you think my airplane is cute? I like how it turned out. It would be fun if you would join us. Create a card, scrapbook page, or project and add a plane, train, or automobile. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Sunny Stampin Calendar Challenge

2012-01-01T00:00:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year!

Hello Stampers! Did you have a nice evening last night? It was quiet for me. I spent the evening knitting and watching tv. Perfect end to a great year.

We have a new challenge at Sunny Stampin Morning Chat. With the new year we thought it would be fun to make a calendar. I was stumped as to what to do so I checked out Stampin Connection - an online group for SU demos - and ran across a calendar by Vickie Cobler. Her post led me to Judy's blog where I saw the first version. I liked the idea that this could also be a card that could be sent to someone. In fact I have the perfect person to send this to and may even make a couple more to send out.

I wasn't sure what colors to use so I went looking at some color challenges. I ran across the color challenge at Stampin' Royalty.

I liked these colors so I decided to use them. I also used some of the new products that will be available in the new Occasions Mini in a few days. Here is what I created.

Here are the first 3 months.

the second set of 3 months

the third set of 3 months

the last set of months

The card calendar uses a ribbon to ensure it stays standing on the desk. You can see the 2 holes and ribbon in the picture above. It is tied in the front (first picture). Here is a picture of the inside so you can see how it stays up.

The only thing you have to remember is to make sure you put the months on the card so the second set of months is on the back side when the first 3 months are facing you. This way the card only needs to be untied and switched 1 time. Hope you enjoyed my calendar card! Thanks for looking and have a Sensational New Year Sunday!

Robbie

Cute pinwheels

2011-12-31T00:00:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year's Eve!

Wow this year flew by! So much happened this year. I am so blessed with such a wonderful family and many fabulous friends! I hope you have lots of good things in your life in this new year!

I am headed to breakfast with a great friend and her family. Our kids grew up together so the 2 families are meeting for breakfast. It will be a fun day with 9 of us catching up - there are a few who can't make it. We are going to The Original Pancake House so it should be fun.

My card today began with the color challenge at Cards & Things

I combined it with the sketch challenge at Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenges

Here is what I created.

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I had fun with the pinwheels. Wanted to try my hand at making them. Love the color combo on this card. Hope it made you smile today. If you are going out this evening please be very careful. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Fabulous Florets

2011-12-30T00:00:00.002-05:00

It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Stampers! I hope you have had a good week and are ready to bring in the New Year. It will be quiet at my house as I am planning on watching the ball drop from home.

Since it is Friday that means it is sketch Frenzy Friday. Our sketch today was designed by Sharon Wheet.

This was a fun sketch. I pulled out one of my favorite color combos - Rose Red, So Saffron, and Garden Green - and used a set I haven't used in a while. I went for a clean and simple look with this one. Here is my creation.

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Great CAS card huh! Are you ready to see what Sharon did with her sketch? Head on over to her blog to see what she created. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Another sneak peek!

2011-12-29T08:44:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Last night got away from me and I totally forgot to post. This will be quick since it is late and I need to get going.

My card today uses a new set and punch from the upcoming Occasions Mini. I began by stamping the doily and then stamped the medallion from the set in the mini and used the matching punch to punch it out. I restamped the medallion and punched out the center. This card screamed pretty ribbon so I added the organza ribbon and it was done. Here is my creation.

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Do you think it needs a pearl or bling in the center? Looking at it here it seems to be missing something but maybe that is me as I love my bling. Let me know. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

I got some sneak peek goodies!

2011-12-28T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

I got my preorder of Occasion mini goodies in before Christmas. I took a little time to play with them before I left for Jess'.

The upcoming mini has quite few framelits, edgelits, and embossing edges. I used one of my edgelits on this card. I love the scalloped edge and it was easy to do. I just lined up my edge and ran it through my Big Shot. I would suggest you use some painter's tape to hold it in place so it doesn't slip.

When I saw the edge I thought of the vine in Vintage Vogue and used that set to create my card. Here is my creation.

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I added some rhinestones to the center of the flowers as it needed some bling. Love this new edgelit! Can't wait to try the other one that comes in the set. I will have another sneak peek tomorrow. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - photo inspiration

2011-12-27T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Are you ready to play with the Hand Stamped Sentiments team this week? It is my turn and I chose a photo for our inspiration. I just loved this photo when I saw it. Lots to choose from so I hope you play with us and share your creation. Here is the photo.

So what will inspire you in this photo - The color, the cupcakes, or the sprinkles? Here is what I created from my inspiration.

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I just loved the color and the sprinkles so I went with them. Hope you will join us and share your creation with us. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - Favorites Week

2011-12-26T08:30:00.000-05:00

Good Morning!

I hope everyone had a great day yesterday! I know I had a marvelous day and ate way too much!

Our challenge this week at Late Night Stampers is favorites week - share your favorite cards of the year with us. Some of us may be too busy to create this week but we can certainly take a minute to share our favorites of the year! With that in mind here is one of my favorite cards from this past year.

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I love this card. It is so pretty! Look back at what you created this past year and share your card with us. We love seeing them. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

A Christmas Present

2011-12-25T00:00:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas Stampers!

I am honored you took some time away from the holiday activities to visit my blog. I know we all have a lot going on and spending time with family is so precious. This will be short and sweet so you can get back to your family.

My project today was a Christmas present I made for my coworker. I saw this originally on Wendy's blog and knew it would be a great gift for her. I used the colors in her Family Room so it would match her decor. Here is my gift.

Sorry for the shadows but it is hard to photograph glass. The black square are where she can put pictures of her family - I modified Wendy's original design as I want to have have more pictures on mine. Hope you enjoyed today's project. Thanks for looking and have Peaceful Merry Christmas!

Robbie

Saturday Dec 24

2011-12-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Well it is Christmas Eve and all is well. I am enjoying my time with my family. We did some baking yesterday and will finish up today. Have you done your baking yet?

My card today began with wanting to use some of the Artichoke jean ribbon I just got. I also had an outline from a top note die I had cut and decided to use that as the background layer. The rest was just pulling it all together. I did do some watercolor coloring on the flowers. Haven't done it in a while so I think I need to do it more often as you can see I am out of practice. Here is my creation.

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Hope you enjoyed my card today. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Christmas Eve!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday -

2011-12-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday!

Well only 2 more days before Christmas. I hope you have your shopping done because if not you will be hopping and won't have time to play with us this week.

Since it is Friday it is time for another Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge. This week I created the sketch.

I had fun creating this sketch and even more fun making the card. Since I created this several months ago I didn't really pay attention to when it would be posted. When I went to make my card and I looked at the sketch the wavy line reminded me of snow so I went with that idea. Here is my creation!

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So are you ready to see some more interpretations of the sketch? Head on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Tempting Espresso Kindness

2011-12-22T00:00:00.005-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Well I made it to Jess' in spite of the rain. I also had to deal with traffic since I had to leave later than I had wanted. I picked up Michaela early, early, early this morning so now all my girls are together.

I played with the Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenges before I left home.

This was another quick and easy card. I love the color combo on this one. Here is my creation.

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Sorry for the quick post but I am spending lots of time with my 3 girls. as well as making my stuffed ham. Hope you have some fun plans for today. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Sweet Spring session of Stampin Fun and Friends

2011-12-21T00:18:00.000-05:00

This post will remain at the top scroll down for other posts.

The last session of Stampin Fun and Friends was lots of fun. While visiting my daughter in San Jose I connected with a fellow demonstrator from Late Night Stampers. We spent the day chatting and creating. The last session of Stampin Fun and Friends had a fabulous project that I made. Here is the one I made.

Now don't you wish you had signed up for this session? Well the next session's registration is going on now. Check out the graphic below and then visit CherylAnn's blog to get the early bird registration price. Don't wait too long as registration is limited. I will share my projects I made in a few days.

Hope you will join us this round as you will not be disappointed. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Wednesday Dec. 21

2011-12-21T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Quick post as I am headed to Jess' today. Lots to get done.

I played with the Stamping 411 sketch the other day.

It was a good one but I realized I missed the layer at the bottom. Here is what mine looked like.

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Hope you enjoyed my card today. It was fun making a flower card. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - unique folds

2011-12-20T00:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Tuesday Ladies!

We have a great challenge for you this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments. This week we want you to create a card that uses a unique fold.

I went searching for an idea and ran across one I modified to make my card. This is a quick card that looks like you spent a lot of time making. Here is what I created.

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Hope you will take some time to create a card with a unique fold and join us this week. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - Blue, white and silver holiday

2011-12-19T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday Stampers!

Well this is the final week. Everything needs to be done by Saturday! I have to wrap my gifts and that is basically it. Michaela comes in Wednesday and Thursday we are going to stuff our ham.

My card today was 1 I created to celebrate New Year's. I didn't really need another Christmas card so I decided to make a New Year's card. I used 2 sets to make my fireworks as I didn't have any that I could use. Here is my creation.

I also used punches to create my champagne glass. So, what do you think of my card? I think it turned out pretty cute. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Morning Chat Challenge - Punch Art

2011-12-18T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

Can you believe we have 1 week until Christmas? Where has the time gone? Have you thought about your New Year's Resolution yet?

My card today is for the challenge over at Sunny Stampin Morning Chat. Our challenge this time was to create some kind of punch art.

I originally was going to try and do some penguins but I ran across another idea at The Paper Trail that I wanted to try instead. I love angels so this was right up my alley. I did my angels differently than the ones on the other blog. Here is what I came up with.

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I hope you enjoyed my punch art today. Make sure you visit Butternut Sage Designs to see what the other ladies created for this challenge. Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

Playing with some challenges and and announcement!

2011-12-17T00:00:00.002-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

I took advantage of the chance to play with a few challenges yesterday. I hadn't played with any in quite a while and it was good to find a few to play with.

I ran across a color challenge at Cards and Things that I wanted to give a try.

I also wanted to play with the sketch challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday

I combined the 2 and came up with this creation.

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I love how this one turned out. What do you think? Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday -

2011-12-16T00:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday Everyone!

It is a busy time of year so I am going to be short and sweet. Our sketch this week was created by Patrice Herrera.

I did not need any Christmas cards so I went with a winter card. Here is my creation.

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Hope you enjoyed my card today. Now it is time to head on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. We would also love to have you play along. Check out the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see what the other members have created. Thanks for looking and have Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Another ornament

2011-12-15T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hi Ladies!

Today I have another ornament that Jess and I made this past weekend. We actually saw this idea on Pinterest and decided to see if we could do it. It several tries - plastic doesn't work as it melts when you emboss it.

We tried using a craft ink and embossing but it did not look right. We tried regular ink but that smears. What worked the best was gold (or silver) ink and matching embossing powder. Here is the one we did.

Sorry about the bad picture. I forgot to take the picture before Jess went home so I asked her to take one for me. She used her wall rather than her counter which is white. In case you can't tell that is Zoie's handprint. She is going to write her name and the date on the ball also and add some snow and punched red snowflakes on the inside. It really looks great in real life.

Hope you enjoyed my ornament today. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Another Quick Card

2011-12-14T00:38:00.001-05:00

Hello Stampers!

Are you as busy as I am? I still have things to get done. My class is over so now I just need to grade final projects and enter grades. Hopefully I will get that done in the next 2 days.

With that in mind, I saw a clean and simple sketch at Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenge

I thought this sketch would be perfect for a quick card. I did make a few changes but only minor ones. Here is what I created.

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This was a quick card - something we all need at this time of year. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Old Fashioned Christmas

2011-12-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Stampers!

Since it is Tuesday that means it is Hand Stamped Sentiments. We have a fun challenge this week. Our challenge is an Old Fashioned Christmas. Since there are no parameters it will be fun to see what each person does with the theme.

When I think of an Old Fashioned Christmas I think of deep red, muddy green, dark brown, lace, and holly. That was the beginning of my card. Now I needed an image. I found the perfect one in Bells and Boughs. Now all I need to do us make the card.

I pulled out my top note die as I had not used it in a while. All I had to do after that was stamp and color. Here is my creation.

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Did you think my card was old fashioned? I love how it turned out. Make sure you head over to the blog and check out what my fellow teammates created. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - Ornaments

2011-12-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday Stampers!

Did you have a great weekend? Mine was fun but hectic. Jess and Zoie came to spend some time with me. We had lots of fun and even got some crafting time in.

Jess needed to make some Christmas gifts and had to do an ornament swap. I suggested we do the ornaments with the rolled ds paper inside. After trial and error and an e-mail to my Late Night Stampers friends we finally came up with the rolls that worked. Here are pictures of some of the ornaments we made.

Hope you liked our ornaments. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Quick Share

2011-12-11T00:57:00.000-05:00

Good Morning!

This will be a quick share as Jess and Zoie are here and we have a million things going on.

I made this card late last night. I used retired paper from last year as I loved this paper and still have some left. I used the sketch from Stamping 411

This was a fast card but still a great one to mass produce for Christmas cards. Here is my take on the sketch.

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Hope you have a Sensational Sunday! I will be playing with Zoie and crafting with Jess! :)

Robbie

Different color combo

2011-12-10T00:00:00.003-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

I played with sketch challenge at Cards and Things last night.

I had an idea I wanted to try but when I started working on the card I ended up going in a different direction. I also wanted to use some different colors for Christmas. You will have to let me know what you think. Here is what I did with the sketch.

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Hope you enjoyed my card today. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Stitched Stockings

2011-12-09T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Stampers!

What is on your agenda for today? I am headed to a quilting class and will then spend some time in my craft room. I hope you will have time to create today also.

Since it is Friday it is also time for a new sketch from the Sketch Frenzy Friday team. Our sketch this week was created by Maria Vanderform.

When I saw this sketch I thought about all the retired Christmas paper I have and decided I needed to use some of it for this one. Once I had my base made it was time for the other elements. I thought it would be fun to used the stitched stockings instead of the panel. Then I just needed a sentiment so I went with a retired set as I loved the cute saying. Here is my creation.

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Hope you enjoyed my card today. Not it is time to hope on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Maybe you have been inspired to try our sketch. Please share it with us so we can see what you created. The link to the blog is above. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

A Christmas Trio

2011-12-08T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

Wow the wind and rain last night was unbelievable. The wind was howling and the rain was hard and just would not quit. I hope you did okay where you are.

I have a little Christmas Trio I made from the Stampin Fun and Friends last session. The original trio created by the fabulous Tanya Bell included an elf but I wanted a Christmas tree instead so I changed it up. The directions were easy to follow. If you want to get directions to super projects like this check out the post above and go sign up for the next session. Here is my trio.

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I hope you enjoyed seeing the completed trio - I had shared the Santa earlier. These are now front and center on my mantle! Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Presents, Presents, Presents

2011-12-07T00:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

Still running but hope to settle down by this weekend. This will be a quick post.

My card today uses the sketch challenge from Sunny Challenges and Creations

I had a lot of fun with this one. I combined several colors and love how this one turned out. Here is what I created with the sketch.

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Hope you enjoyed my card and it made you smile. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - color challenge

2011-12-06T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Stampers!

Are you ready for a color challenge this week? We have a great one at Hand Stamped Sentiments

When I saw these colors I wasn't sure what I was going to do. The Real Red was throwing me. Then I saw the cute polar bear in Polar party and knew I could make it work. I had fun with this image. He is adorable. I was coloring the inside and got ink on my finger that ended up on my card so ignore that part. It just proves it is a hand stamped card right. :) Here is my creation.

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I hope you will visit the blog and check out the other design team members creations. Then make sure you play with us and upload your card. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - Celebrations

2011-12-05T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday Stampers!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I have been on the hunt for over 2 years for a pencil tree (or slim tree) and I still have not been able to find one. I will be searching over the next few days in hopes I can find one.

I took some time yesterday to work on my design team commitments for the next few days. My first challenge is for Late Night Stampers. Our challenge this week is for celebrations. We could make a card for any celebration we wanted. I had hoped to do a general card that just said Celebrate but I did not have have stamp that said that so I revised and did a birthday card.

I used the sketch challenge at Red Hot Stampers

When I saw this I thought of a package so that is what I went with. Here is my creation.

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It felt good to be back and doing some challenges. I missed it while I was in San Jose. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Snow Globe challenge

2011-12-04T00:22:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

I participate in a morning chat on Monday through Thursday. We have a challenge every 2 weeks that we all try to do. Our challenge this time was snow globe. On one of the scrapbooking blogs I read the lady made a holder for a mini album that had a snow globe on the top. I decided to try and use the idea to make a card using the idea.

I cut 3 different sized pieces of clear transparency. I then layered each piece on it's own base. When it was finished I ended up removing the smallest circle. I also think it would have been better to have the circles closer in size than what I used. Here is my final creation.

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Make sure you check out Butternut Sage Design's blog to see what Donna created as well as the other ladies who participate in the chat. Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

A Non Stamping blog

2011-12-03T00:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

My post today is not about stamping. While I was in San Jose visiting my youngest I spent some of my time crocheting. Jess had asked me for some hats and mittens for Zoie so I was busy making some cute things. When I got back Zoie had to do a fashion show for her mom and I. Here are the pics of what I made.

The first set was a simple purple with multi colored pom pom. She is not sure of the mittens. She kept wondering where her fingers went to.

The next set was multi colored gray, pink, and yellow. It has mittens and booties to match.

When the weather gets colder I am sure she will not mind the mittens. Thanks for letting me share my non stamping post today. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Hello Doily meets Polar Party

2011-12-02T00:00:00.002-05:00

It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow only 23 days until Christmas. I have so much to do not sure when I will get it all done. So now the rush is on.

Since it is Friday that means it is another Sketch Frenzy Friday Sketch Challenge. Our challenge this week was designed by Kim Innis.

This was a real challenge for me. I ended up flipping the sketch so I could make it work for me. Here is what I came up with.

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I think this card turned out pretty cute. Are you ready to see some more interpretations of the sketch? Head on over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch.

Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

A quick and easy Christmas card

2011-11-30T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Well I am on my way home today. I got in late last night and spent the night with Jess so I am headed home today.

My card today is a quick and easy card and could easily be mass produced for Christmas. I was inspired by a fellow stamper - Julie Davison. I saw a card on her blog where she use the pennants punch and made a 3D tree and I decided to give it a try. Here is what I created.

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Hope you enjoyed my card today. Pull out your supplies and see what you can create and share it with me. I love looking at stamped art! Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - ornaments

2011-11-29T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Tuesday!

As you read this I am either getting ready to fly home or on the plane. I can't believe I have been in San Jose for 2 weeks. Wow the time flew by.

Our challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is an anything but cards challenge and we were to make ornaments.

I saw on another blog where the lady had taken a die cut for an ornament and made a 3D ornament with it. I decided to try it with our ornament punch and again with our Northern Frost strip. Here is what I made.

The ornament one does look better. I had a hard time getting photo while holding it. So are you going to join us this week? It would be lots of fun for you to play along. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - gift card holder

2011-11-28T01:23:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Well we are on the countdown to Christmas. I can't believe it will almost be December. Where has the year gone?

With Christmas fast approaching we will be in need of gift ideas. Our challenge this week at Late Night Stampers is to make a gift card holder. I wasn't sure what I was going to do then this idea just popped into my head. I took a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" card and cut an extra piece at the bottom. I folded the flap up and created a pocket for the gift card. This was easy to do and makes a cute and quick holder. Here is my version.

inside of card

If you are in need of some more ideas make sure you check out the other creations. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

The real swap card

2011-11-27T02:39:00.000-05:00

Hello Stampers!

Yesterday I shared my first card for the swap I am in. Today I am going to share the final card I used for the swap.

While the card yesterday was nice it just didn't seem to be good enough to me. So I played around with colors and ended up using these colors instead. I like the look of this one better.

inside of card

As you can see the colors you use on a card can make the difference. Hope you have some fun plans for today. Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

My Swap Card

2011-11-26T02:04:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Stampers!

I saw a great technique by Donna at Butternut Sage Designs. When I saw it I knew it would cool to do for a snow scene. Since our theme this month was Winter Wonderland - what does it mean to you I knew I would use her idea.

It was fun to do. First I embossed some snowflakes. Then I added the swirls. After I had embossed the swirls I added color all over. I then painted the cardstock with Tombow glue and stuck down the mica flakes. After the glue had dried I used a paintbrush and applied some cornstarch since the glue is sticky if you don't adhere something to it. Lastly I punched some snowflakes and used dimensionals. Here is the final card.

inside of card

This was my sample but the one I did for the swap I used a different blue. Check back tomorrow to see what that one looks like. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie

Sketch Frenzy Friday - Spice Cake

2011-11-25T03:14:00.001-05:00

Happy Black Friday Everyone!

So how many of you are going to go out with the crazies today? Not me - unless my daughter decides she wants a Christmas tree that is on sale at JoAnn's. :)

My card today was created for the Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge for this week. Our sketch was created by Jennifer Weide.

Isn't this a fun sketch? Here is my interpretation of the sketch.

inside of card

Isn't this snowman super cute! I love him. He is perfect for this sketch. I hope you will join us this week and play along. Now it is time to head over to Sharon Wheet's blog to see what she did with the sketch. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T02:45:00.001-05:00

No post today. I am taking the day to spend with my daughter. I will be back tomorrow with a card. In the meantime, here a little something for you!

Hoping you have a great day with family and friends!

Robbie

Revisiting a tag

2011-11-23T00:15:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

I made a tag a couple of weeks ago I thought would make a perfect card. So before I left I pulled the tag out and put together this card. I think it turned out perfect for a Thanksgiving card! Here is what I did with the tag.

inside of card

Sorry for the quick post. Lots going on getting ready for tomorrow. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Winter Wonderland

2011-11-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Ladies!

Well only 2 more days and turkey day will be here! I am looking forward to watching the parade and then the football games. How about you, what will you do that day?

Our challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is Winter Wonderland.

I wasn't sure what I was going to do for this challenge. So I took my inspiration from the forest picture at the bottom. I pulled out my Lovely as a Tree set and used the pine tree to create my forest. After that I used the snowflakes from Serene Snowflakes and stamped them in white and added snow to the trees using my white pen. For the final touch I a snowflake from the Northern Frost die. Here is my creation.

inside of card

We would love to have you join us this week. Hop over to the blog and see what the other talented ladies created then pull out your supplies and join us. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Late Night Stampers - non traditional Christmas colors

2011-11-21T00:48:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday Stampers!

I hope everyone had a good weekend and that you are ready for Thanksgiving! I will be doing the food shopping with my daughter today. Wish us luck!

We have a new challenge this week at Late Night Stampers. We are to make non-traditional Christmas cards using any colors other that your normal red and green! When I saw this I knew what color I wanted to use. I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas card using Elegant Eggplant. I think this is such a pretty color and looks so good on a Christmas card. Here is what I created.

inside of card

Hope you enjoyed my card today and it has inspired you to try making a Christmas card using non-traditional colors. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Sunny Stampin Travel challenge

2011-11-20T00:08:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

We have another challenge at the Sunny Stampin group. The theme of our challenge this time is travel. I had hoped to make a journal with a place to keep mementos before I left but it did not happen. In talking to the group on Thursday morning a suggestion was made which sparked an idea.

I do not have a card, scrapbook page, or project. Instead I have some pictures to show of my actual trip. I am in San Jose visiting my daughter so while we were out running errands today I snapped these photos.

some palm trees

another proof I am out west

sign indicating which way to go to San Francisco

and finally the last time I was out here I saw these gas stations and cracked up as they have my name in the title

Sorry I wasn't able to crop these as I took them with my camera phone and I do not know how to crop the pictures.

I hope you enjoyed my travel challenge entry. Make sure you check out the other entries on Butternut Sage Designs blog tomorrow. I am sure you will see quite a variety of entries.

Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Sunday!

Robbie

Another Mobile

2011-11-19T00:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning Ladies!

I had a great time yesterday stamping with Michelle. One of her downlines came over for a little bit and we used her new petal cone die. I will be sharing what we made at a later date.

Today I want to share with you the mobile that my daughter made for the baby shower she gave last week. We used the Fun Flowers die and she matched our cardstock to the colors the mom-to-be chose for the nursery. This mobile turned out so cute! The mom-to-be loved it and was amazed how the colors matched her fabric. Here is what the mobile looked like.

close up from below the mobile

Isn't this so cute! I am not sure how many more mobiles she is going to make. She has already made 2 butterfly ones and another flower circle one. I know she has plans for some more for gifts so we will see.

Hope you enjoyed the mobile. Thanks for looking and have a Super Saturday!

Robbie