The Friday Mashup! 195

You know, time just seems to fly when you're having fun.  I should have been in bed and asleep a long time ago but that just didn't happen given the fact that I wanted to get this card made and this post written before crashing for the night.  So, here are the challenge details straight from The Friday Mashup!

This week's Mashup Challenge is:

• Create a project with the "Sketch."
• Create a project with "2 different embellishments."
• or Mash it Up! and create a project "with the Sketch and different embellishments."

And, here is the card I made.  The stamp set I used is You Brighten My Day.  It's from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog and one you can get free when you place a $50 order.  Being a seamstress, one of the things I re purpose all the time are buttons.  I have buttons that go back to when my three sons were small.  They'd wear it out and I'd save the buttons.  I have more buttons than I'll ever use in a lifetime.  :-)

Stamp Set:  You Brighten My Day; Ink:  Bermuda Bay; Card Stock:  Bermuda Bay, Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, Red Buttons (from my stash), Handheld Stapler, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

You can find the challenge details at The Friday Mashup Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

More Petal Potpourri

Oh my!  I have totally fallen in love with the Petal Potpourri flowers.  Today I combined it with the the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the colors from Colour Me...!  Talk about a bright, cheerful Springlike card.  I'm definitely thinking Spring given the fact that come tomorrow, I'll be under a Winter Storm Watch which I'm sure is going to change to a Winter Storm Warning.  They've already told us to expect 5+ inches of snow.  I just knew Winter couldn't just leave us alone here in Iowa.  You know, I can't complain since the last two weeks have been in the high 40s and 50s.  So, here is that pretty Spring card I made this morning.

For the center of the flower, I was going to use some Crystal Effects but I remembered I had these cute little epoxy stickers from Stampin' Up!®  You can find them in the 2015 Occasions Catalog on page 28.  Now that I've "re-discovered" the Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers and love them, it's time to order more.

Stamp Sets:  Banner Blessings, Petal Potpourri; Inks:  Rich Razzleberry, Tangelo Twist; Card Stock:  Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Flower Medallion Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Sticker, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

Here is the sketch I used from Freshly Made Sketches.

The pretty colors are from the Colour Me...! Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Petal Potpourri Birthday

Today is the first time I've had a chance to play with some of my new stamps that came in my order this week.  I fell in love with the Petal Potpourri Stamp Set and the new Flower Medallion Punch in the Occasions Catalog and just had to have them.

The weather here has turned cold again so I spent most of my day in the craft studio making pretty cards.  There is nothing like a flower to make one think of Spring; a most welcome thought!  It also made for a very pretty birthday card, don't you think?

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics (sentiment), Petal Potpourri (flower); Inks:  Smoky Slate (sentiment), Strawberry Slush (flower); Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Flower Medallion Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

The sketch I used is from The Paper Players Challenge.

The colors used are from the current ColourQ Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Friday Mashup! 194

For some reason I rarely have the need to make a baby card so I really enjoyed making this card for the current Friday Mashup Challenge.  The challenge was to make a project with a baby theme or make a project with the colors of aqua, brown and tangerine or mash it up and combine the two.  I mashed it up and really like the way this one came together.  I wanted the focal point to be the cute little brown duck so I framed him with the aqua and orange. 

Stamp Set:  One Tag Fits All; Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento; Blendabilities:  Coastal Cabana; Copic Markers:  E33-Sand, E37-Sepia, YR02-Light Orange, YR07-Cadmium Orange, YR09-Chinese Orange; Card Stock:  Whisper White, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine, Coastal Cabana In Color Sequins, Baked Brown Sugar In Color Sequins, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

Here is The Friday Mashup! I used for inspiration.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #8

Happy Sunday everyone!  Can I begin by saying how glad I am that my week is over?  It was a week full of swap cards, a blog hop, a local demonstrator meeting and a three day headache that kept me in the dark.  Whew!  I'm so glad it's a new day and a new Christmas Card Challenge.  This one is an "anything goes" and I kept mine very basic and easy.

Stamp Set:  Christmas Bliss; Ink:  Cherry Cobbler; Card Stock:  Whisper White, All Is Calm Designer Series Paper, Red Glimmer Paper; Accessories & Tools:  Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die (retired), Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, In Color Sequins, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue, SNAIL Adhesive, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

I hope you'll join us for this weeks' challenge.  We'd love to see what you create.  For all the challenge details visit Christmas Card Challenges.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Wacky Watercooler Welcome 2015 Blog Hop

Hello!  Welcome to our first blog hop of the new year.  We are, again, CASEing a past favorite project from a fellow Watercooler Hopper, a favorite from current products and just an "anything goes" favorite.  With the new Occasions Catalog and the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog, there were many favorites to choose from.

My first card is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) for Marie Green's Secret Garden.  It was featured in the Occasions Catalog in 2013.  Although it has retired, it remains one of my favorites and one that I still use often.  I changed mine up some since I didn't have the stamp set she used for the sentiment and I used different flowers from the Secret Garden stamp set.  The sentiment on my card is from the Oh Hello stamp set that was also featured in the 2013 Occasions Catalog.

Stamp Sets:  Secret Garden (retired), Oh Hello (retired); Inks:  Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi; Blendabilities:  Coastal Cabana; Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Top Note Bigz Die, Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Secret Garden Framelits Dies (retired), Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearls Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

Here is the card that was made by Marie Green.  She does make some beautiful cards.  It was fun to browse through her blog to find one of her designs to CASE.

One of my current favorites from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog is the Lotus Blossom.  There is so much you can do with it but due to limited time and space, I just can't show you all the neat ideas I've seen using this stamp set.

Stamp Set:  Lotus Blossom; Inks:  Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder; Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla; Accessories & Tools:  1/8" Silver Ribbon, Frosted Sequins (clearance), Glue Dots, Multipurpose Glue, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals

For my "anything goes" project, I stayed with the Lotus Blossom stamp set but added a layer of one of the designs from the new Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper.  While working on my blog projects, I'm also making 24 swap cards for my local demo meeting this evening.  We chose which stamp set we were going to use either from the Occasions Catalog or from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.  I chose the Lotus Blossom set for my swap cards.  Both of these are what they will get tonight.

Stamp Sets:  Lotus Blossom, Painted Petals (sentiment); Inks:  Garden Green, Rose Red, Tuxedo Black Memento; Card Stock:  Garden Green, Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi; Accessories & Tools:  Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

Well, that's all there is from me.  Now it's time to go see what Kath Ricks has created to inspire you.  She always makes such lovely projects and is so talented.

If you'd like to revisit, Priscilla Ivler's blog, just click on the image below.

To start at the very beginning, a very good place to start, click the image below for the Wacky Watercooler Stamping blog.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Pretty Scraps and a Cool Sketch Challenge

Well, despite my plans to get oodles of stuff done, a very nasty headache had other plans for me.  I've not been at my craft table or online much for the past three days so now it's time to play catch up.  I have 10 swap cards to make before Wednesday (tomorrow) and 24 swap cards to make before Thursday but I wanted to get a card posted to the current Paper Craft Crew Challenge.  I'm sliding in under the wire with the deadline is just hours away.

For this card, I used up more of my pretty scraps I had laying on my craft table.  Everything but the little banners were already done.  Now how's that for getting a card to come together fast!

Stamp Sets:  Gorgeous Grunge, Painted Petals (sentiment), Lovely Little Labels (retired); Inks:  Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Copic Marker YR09 Chinese Orange; Card Stock:  All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack (butterfly), Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Banner Punch, Linen Thread, Stick Strip, Pearl Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive, Glue Dots, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

The sketch from Paper Craft Crew Challenges can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Christmas Card Challenge #7

Wow!  Can you believe that January is half over?  My mother always said time seemed to speed up as she got older and now that I'm getting older, I have to say I agree.

For this week's Christmas Card Challenge we have an inspiration photo for you.  I loved the red and white colors and the sparkly on the little cupcake hat.  I do hope you can join us this week.  All you really have to do is make a Christmas, Holiday, Hanukkah or Winter card to play along.

Stamp Set:  Holiday Home (retired); Inks:  Real Red, Tuxedo Black Memento; Card Stock:  Red Glimmer Paper, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies (retired), Frosted Sequins (retired), Dazzling Detail Silver Sparkle, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Glue Dots, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

The Christmas Challenges details can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Pretty Little Red Bird

Just have time for another quick post.  I'm busy making up 35 swap cards all of which need to be done by Wednesday.  Oh, and don't forget the Watercooler Blog Hop on Thursday with three projects.  Would you say I'm spending a lot of time in my craft studio?  I am so thankful the sunshine is streaming through my window.

Today's card was made using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the colors from C.A.S. Colours & Sketches Challenge.  It's a new challenge for me but I love the colors they featured.

Stamp Sets:  Hardwood, Punch Potpourri (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes; Inks:  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake; Card Stock:  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake; Accessories & Tools:  Bird Builder Punch, Circle Framelits Dies, Modern Label Punch, Onyx Pearl Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Pearl Basic Jewels (colored with a black sharpie), Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

Here is the sketch I used from Freshly Made Sketches.

Here are the colors from the C.A.S Color Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Triple Time Stamping for The Friday Mashup!

It has been quite a while since I've done any triple time stamping.  This week's Mashup Challenge was to create a project with the Triple Layer Technique or a project with a Floral theme or Mash it Up!and create Floral Triple Layer Project.  I tell you, I had fun with this one.  I love the look it gives  you with all the different layers.  With my younger sister's birthday fast approaching, it made for a very pretty card I can send her.  She loves purple!

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics, Flower Shop, Kinda Eclectic; Inks:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, So Saffron; Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla; Accessories & Tools:  Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals

All the challenge details for The Friday Mashup! can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Hearts Have It!

It's a busy day here for me so this is going to definitely be a very short post.  I wanted to share my heart card I made using the colors from the current Colour Me...! Challenge.  It's very dimensional which doesn't show up well in the photo.  I love that Pacific Point!

Stamp Set:  Pictogram Punches; Inks:  Pacific Point, Real Red; Card Stock:  Pacific Point, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack, True Love Paper Pad (Basic Grey), Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Hearts Decorative Mask, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, 2-Way Glue Pen, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

You can find the Colour Me...! Challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Hello

What do you get when you combine Crisp Cantaloupe, Lost Lagoon and Sahara Sand?  Well, I think you get a very pretty 'hello' card.  What say you?

I combined the sketch from Retro Sketches and the colors from The Paper Players challenge for this card and really like those colors together.  Of course, anything with blue in it is okay by me.  I kept the design very simple so the Crisp Cantaloupe flower would pop on the card.

Stamp Set:  Four You; Ink:  Sahara Sand; Card Stock:  Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack, Crisp Cantaloupe, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals

You can find the Retro Sketches sketch challenge HERE.

You can find The Paper Players color challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #6

Hello and welcome to this week's Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.  It's all about CASEing a card from one of our Design Team.  But, remember, the only "real" challenge is to create a holiday or Christmas card.  I really enjoyed going back through and looking at all the great cards from our past challenges.

Stamp Set:  Christmas Lodge (sentiment); Ink:  VersaMark; Card Stock:  Chocolate Chip, Gold Foil Sheets, Very Vanilla, Silver & Gold Collection (Bo Bunny); Accessories & Tools:  Gold Baker's Twine, Whisper White Embossing Powder, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

Here is the card I CASEd from Alanna.  I, too, love this patterned paper from Bo Bunny.  I changed mine up just a bit as I didn't have all of the same products she used on her card.  I really like the way both of them look.

For all the details, check out Christmas Card Challenges HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Secret Garden

Flower shapes was just the thing I need on this bright winter day.  The Friday Mashup! was just want I needed to get going on this card.  You could create a project using the suggested Embossing Folder Technique or create one with Mix & Match Shapes or you could "mash it up" using the technique and the shapes.  I tried my best.  :-)

My first attempt was not good so you aren't going to see that one!  :-)  I used the opposite side of the embossing folder instead of the way the directions had had you use it.  I really like the airiness of the honeycomb.  I dug out my retired Secret Garden stamp set and dies and here is what happened when I put everything together.  I was thinking of my mother and how much I miss her so I added the Happy Mother's Day sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

Stamp Sets:  Secret Garden (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes; Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Tangelo Twist, Wild Wasabi; Card Stock:  Marina Mist, Watercolor Paper, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Secret Garden Framelits Dies (retired), Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Radiant Rain Shimmering ICE Mist (Splash of Color), Dimensionals, 2-Way Glue Pen

You can find The Friday Mashup! Challenge details HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Perfect Plum on White

Well, it's late so I'm not going to make this a long post.  Tomorrow I want to be up early so I spend the day with my oldest son.  He leaves Sunday for a new job that will take him overseas and I'm not sure when I'll get to see him again.

Today's card was made using the sketch from the CAS(E) this Sketch! Challenge and the colors from the Colour Me...! Challenge.  Perfect Plum is such a pretty color.  I love that two-step flower stamp from Beautiful Bunch stamp set.

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Bunch, Butterfly Basics, Lotus Blossom (sentiment); Ink:  Perfect Plum; Card Stock:  Perfect Plum, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Fun Flower Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

The CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge along with all the details can be found HERE.

The Colour Me...! challenge along with all the details can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Butterfly Thank You

It's a new day.  It's a cold day.  It's another good day to stay inside and make beautiful things!  Today I actually did have to brave the cold and venture out.  Fortunately, it was a short round trip and spent mostly in the car for which I am truly grateful.

I had started this card last night but decided I needed to catch up on some sleep rather than stay up most of the night creating.  I must say it was a wise decision.  I'm well rested and finished up this card in no time given I was struggling to get it done.  I love these colors together and was please to see that Pals Paper Arts was featuring them in their current challenge.  I used the sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  I think they came together well, don't you? 

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics, Painted Petals (sentiment); Inks:  Island Indigo, Pool Party; Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, Pool Party, Soft Sky, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Banner Punch, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Pearl Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

The colors are from the Pals Paper Arts challenge.  You can find out more HERE.

The sketch is from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  You can find out more HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Calypso Coral Lotus Blossom

It would seem I'm on a roll getting lots of new cards made.  Of course, the frigid Iowa weather has something to do with that...there is no way I'm going outside with -20 wind chills blowing in my face!  The view from my craft studio window is as close as I want to get to exposure to the elements.

For this card, I combined the sketch challenge from Mojo Monday and the color challenge from ColourQ.  I hadn't used Rich Razzleberry and Calypso Coral together that I recall and I must say that I love how they look.  And, that Sale-A-Bration Lotus Blossom Stamp Set is fast becoming another favorite, too.

Stamp Set:  Lotus Blossom; Inks:  Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry; Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (retired), 3/8" Old Olive Striped Organdy Ribbon (retired), Dimensionals, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

The sketch is from the current Mojo Monday Challenge 379.  You can find the challenge details and more inspiration HERE.

The colors are from the current ColourQ Challenge #274.  You can find the challenge details and more inspiration HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Freshly Made Sketches 168 Loves Color Throwdown 324

With Valentine's Day just over a month away and because it is just to frigid outside for me to want to even go any where, I'm almost done with the cards I plan to send to family and friends.  How's that for being ahead of the game!  This is a very clean and simple design and while you can see it in the photo, the white heart is raised to give just a bit of dimension to the card.  I love that new Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack!  Check it out in the new 2015 Occasions Catalog.

Stamp Set:  Delightful Dozen (retired); Ink:  Real Red; Card Stock:  Red Glimmer Paper, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools: Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

The sketch and more inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches can be found HERE.

The color challenge and more inspiration from Color Throwdown can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha