Traveling with CutCardStock- Well, Sort of!

Hello Friends!

Today I am sharing on the CutCardStock Blog and have made a travel journal book using some great cardstock and envelopes. I am headed to the Southwest this summer, and frankly, I cannot wait!  I am an avid collector of all things memorabilia on trips and wanted to make a journal of sorts. 
Here is my finished project~

 
I repurposed envelopes for this project, and to make things even better, they are earth friendly, Brown Bag Envelopes from CutCardStock.  I used some Stampin' Up dsp for embellishing my journal along with my absolute favorite twine, Hemptique.  The stamp is from a new company called Fun Stampers Journey.  The cover is an awesome color, Tangelo, and is from the CutCardStock Flavours Gourmet Collection. 
Here is the inside of the journal~

 
 You get get compete and detailed instructions on how to make this journal on the CutCardStock Blog. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies Used-
Stamps- Fun Stampers Journey
Paper- CutCardStock Tangelo, SU dsp
Ink- Versafine Black
Other- Hemptique Twine, CutCardStock Brown Bag A7 Envelopes, SU Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Creative Crew in February

Hello All!  Today I have 4 cards to share with you; they are for this month's SU Creative Crew Challenge at SCS.  Here are the cards and the challenges that you can participate in-

DSP/Color Focus:I'm not focusing on DSP this month, instead we're going with a good old fashioned color combo, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla, & Sahara Sand!

 Catalog Focus- Whether you use a real doily, stamp a doily, stamp on a doily, make something with a doily, die cut a doily, or whatever else you can think of to do with a doily the catalog is full of them!

 Holiday Focus: Well now this would have to be love wouldn't it? Valentine's, anniversaries, love, amore' baby!

And the fourth card is another Color Focus AND Catalog Focus (doily usage) card-

Thanks so much for visiting;  I hope I have inspired you some!  Have a blessed and warm weekend!

Lee Ann :)

Products used-All Stampin' Up

Card 1-
Stamps-Field Flowers
Paper-Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Ink-Sahara Sand, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Pink, Pretty in Pink,
Other- doily, ribbon, circle punch, dimensional

Card 2-
Stamps-Papillion Potpourri, Curly Cute
Paper-Naturals Ivory, Crumb Cake, First Edition dsp, Whisper White
Ink-Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Stazon Black
Other-Delicate Doily Sizzlit, Butterfly Punch, Doily, Polka Dot ef, dimensionals

Card 3-
Stamps-Feeling Sentimental, Valentine Defined
Paper-Real Read, Whisper White, Basic Gray
Ink-Cherry Cobbler, Black
Other-dimensional, blender pen, Simply Scored

Card 4-
Stamps-Word Play
Paper-Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink, Primrose Pink, Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple, Designer Series Paper
Ink-Stazon Black
Other-Heart Framelits, Pearls, Doilies

Happy Anniversary!

Stampin' Up is celebrating 25 years of being in business, providing beautiful stamps for all of us who love to get inky.  One of the Creative Crew Challenges this month is to create an anniversary card. 
Here is my card-

You can view the entire Creative Crew Gallery at Splitcoaststampers.
For this card, we were given a great sketch to follow.  I used the "25" stamp from the Merry and Type set, embossed it in silver and punched it out with the extra large oval punch.  The flowers are from Elements of Style and are stamped in Always Artichoke and Lucky Limeade.  The image panel is cut using the "out of the box" technique.  Additional flowers were stamped and fussy cut out and either placed behind the image panel or popped up on dimensionals.  To frame the panels, I have scored around the edges of the card base.


Thanks so much for visiting my blog and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up)-
Stamps-Merry and Type, Elements of Style, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper-Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Twitterpated dsp, Lucky Limeade
Ink-Always Artichoke, Lucky Limeade, Stazon Black and Versamark
Other-Simply Scored, Extra Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals

Simple Thanks

Wahoo!  It is Christmas break!  Time to enjoy the holidays and recharge for the new year.  We had snow flurries yesterday, but nothing stuck.  I am hoping for snow.  I know many of you would rather the weather stay warm and precipitation free!  Which category do you fall into?  Either way, today is the first day of winter and the official start to the Christmas holiday for me.  To celebrate, I played in the Free for All challenge at SCS and got my card done early for a change. 
Today's challenge is to make a simple Thank You card-one we would be willing to reproduce.  Well, I don't like to reproduce any cards-I like the creative process.  This card had to be really easy to want to reproduce it.

This was easy peasy; I stamped the Everything Eleanor image on Naturals Ivory in Craft Black ink.  I punched the circular image from the Festival of Prints dsp Stack and adhered it (with a dimensional) to the center of the stamped image.  The Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment is stamped in black.  I scored around the Naturals Ivory panel and then layered on another dsp from the Festival of Prints pack.  The card base is Naturals Ivory. 
This card was so easy I may actually reproduce it! I need several cards for students who gave me Christmas gifts.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Lee Ann  :)

Natural Noel

First of all, please excuse this mess of a blog!  I am trying to make changes, but they don't come easily given my lack of computer prowess.  Hopefully it will be much improved by the weekend! 
Today's color challenge at SCS is Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso.  I substituted Baja Breeze for the Marina Mist as I do not have that color.

I used Stampin' Up's retired Peaceful Wishes for this, stamping the pine cones in Early Espresso and fussy cutting them out.  The berries are in Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler-the stamp was colored with SU markers, then stamped on Naturals Ivory.  They were also fussy cut out.  The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and Cherry cobbler, heat embossed with clear ep on Naturals Ivory paper and fussy cut.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies used are all Stampin' Up-
Stamps-Peaceful Wishes, Greetings of the Season
Paper-Naturals Ivory, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, dsp
Ink-Cherry Cobbler, Versamark, Early Espresso
Other-Apothecary Framelits, clear ep, Scalloped edge punch, Dimensionals, Simply Scored

Wanted: MOJO

I seem to have misplaced my MOJO.  Have you seen it?  And while you are at it, if you see any creative bones out there, let me know because I don't seem to have a creative bone left in my body!
As this is the week of Thanksgiving, it seems a good time to ponder things I am thankful for.  I am thankful for my son and our home-that we even have a home and that I have been blessed with a good job. I am thankful that God loves me even though I do such a lousy job of loving Him.  I am thankful that he has faith in me even though I usually rely on me rather than Him. I am thankful that He has given us the ability to be creative.  And I am thankful for this community of crafters/stampers in blogland and at SCS; who knew we could have so much fun sharing with people hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away?!
Now on to stamps!  The Shining the Light Challenge at ODBD this week is to use silver or gold on our card.  Sounded easy enough, but without MOJO, not so!!

Edit-11/18/12-5:50pm
I have been having a rough time getting good pictures of cards lately, so I was playing with the settings on my camera to see if I could brighten up the photos.  Here is a retake of the one above-it may be too bright!  At this point my eyes are so blurry from looking at pictures I don't know what looks good and what does not!

 I wanted to make an easily mailable card, so that meant it would be flat.  I seem to be gravitating to nature lately, enjoying all of the beauty that God has for us, so I chose pine branches to frame my scripture verse.  My background is embossed in silver and my pine branches are glittered with silver Stickles, but it really is not showing up in the photo.  The scripture verse is stamped in Bravo Burgundy craft and clear embossed.  Though simple, I still like how his turned out.   

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Enjoy this week of Thanksgiving and the official start of the Christmas Season!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies Used-
Stamps-ODBD Worship the Lord, Stampin' Up Watercolor Winter and Sanded
Ink-Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgandy
Paper-Whisper, White, Bravo Burgandy, True Thyme
Other-silver ep, clear ep, silver stickles

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This card is for the Featured Stamper challenge at SCS.

  I just LOVE the dsp that comes in the Holiday Mini Scrapbook kit!  Gray and cream are sooo pretty together. I scored around the edges of the white card base and highlighted the edges of the Pool Party panel by heat embossing it with silver ep. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up)-
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, Serene Silhouettes
Paper-Basic Gray, Whisper White, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, dsp
Ink-Versamark, Basic Gray
Other-white and silver dsp, Window Framelits, Simply Scored, Polka dot ef     

A Clean and Simple Monday

Although I should really be cutting paper for a card club tomorrow, I really wanted to play in the CAS challenge at Splitcoast Stampers today.  Today's challenge is based on a great layout.  It seems like I never have enough thank you cards, so I opted to make this autumn thank you-

Very simple and a one-layer (sort of) card, but I think it  packs a big punch!  The card base is Naturals Ivory.  The leaf is from the Gently Falling set and  stamped in Stazon brown, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, and Elegant Eggplant.  The sentiment is from the Curly Cute set and is stamped in Chocolate Chip.  The "little extras" include the scoring behind and below the leaf as well as the linen thread loops behind the leaf.  The leaf is popped up on dimensionals. 

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a blessed week!
Lee Ann

A Little Paper and a Fresh Sketch

I had to step back from the Christmas cards for awhile and get back to all things summery and bright and the colors at The Paper Players fit the bill.  I also liked the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week, so used it. 

As you can see, I flipped the sketch.  I got to play with another new stamp set, Serene Silhouettes.

Supplies used to make this card include-

Stamps-Serene Silhouettes, Trendy Trees

Paper-Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, polka dot dsp

Ink-Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade

Other-Polka Dot ef, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Simply Scored

I used a Chocolate Chip marker to color the tree trunk and the sky is sponged with Daffodil  Delight. 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and have a wonderful rest of the week!

Lee Ann :)

This and That

Hello Everyone- I hope you are all staying cool!  These hot summer days are sure great excuses to stay inside and craft!  Today I am posting a few cards that I have made over the last few days and, as I am determined to have a good selection of Christmas cards this year, two of these are just that, Christmas cards.

This card was made with the good old dependable, Lovely as a Tree set and is stamped in Cameo Coral (sadly, retired) and then overstamped and slightly offset with Versamark and clear embossing powder, plus a little white embossing powder sprinkled here and there.  The card base and panels are all Naturals White and are scored with the Simply Scored.  Pearls and ribbon finish off the card.

Green Christmas was made for a Featured Stamper challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.  I used the retired Tag Time set (tree) and Tiny Tags for this card.  Papers are Very Vanilla, Gumball Green and Crumb Cake. There is a bit of Newsprint dsp on the edge of the raised panel.  A small flourish is stamped in versamark behind the tree and nicely mimics the flourished embossing folder (Victorian folder by Stampin' Up).

This Thank You was made for a Clean and Simple Color challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.  The design is timeless and yet the card is simple enough that I think I will mass produce this.  I never seem to have a Thank You card when I need it!  The flourishes are from Elements of Style and are stamped in old Olive.  The die cut is from the Apothecary Framelits and is in Night of Navy with a banner stamped with a Curly Cute sentiment in Basic Gray on top of it.  The raised panel is scored with the Simply Scored tool.

Lastly, I made this for a friend, just as a Thinking of You card.  I used a new stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs and brayered Vintage Violet, Marigold Morning, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and True Thyme on it.  My brayer work is a little rusty!  The oval frame is embossed with Polka Dots and raised up on dimensionals.
This card is for Stampin' Sisters in Christ card challenge this week-the challenge is to use something new-which in this case, is the stamp as well as the Our Daily Bread Designs challenge which is  "Anything Goes" as long as you use an ODBD stamp.   

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.  I hope your week is fantastic!

Lee Ann

Christmas Cardinal

I am so excited to have pre-ordered from the new Stampin' Up Holiday Mini!  There are so many things in this catalog that are "must haves"!  I ordered a new Christmas set and lots of new paper and embellishments.  In the meantime, I am continuing to make Christmas cards with sets on hand.

This cardinal is made with a set from Sweet N Sassy Stamps called "Christmas Joy".  I just love this cardinal; he is so fat!  This card is for this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and for the challenge at The Paper Players, which is the theme of "Christmas in July". 

This is the sketch I followed.  I made some minor changes; my 2 background panels are not equal in width and my image panel is off center.

To make this card I used-

Stamps-sweet N Sassy's Christmas Joy

Paper-Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, River Rock, Old Olive, Naturals White and retired dsp

Ink-Stazon Black

Other-Aqua Painter; Reinkers in Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and So Saffron, Large oval punch, dimenionals, Simply Scored tool, Crystal Snow glitter, ribbon

I hope you like the cardinal card.  Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful remainder of the weekend!  Blessings-

Lee Ann

Keepin' it Simple

Today's card is for two different challenges- ColourQ and a new challenge for me, Retrosketches. I decided to do two things with this card; first, to go for another clean and simple design and two, to use scoring on the card, my new favorite technique.
Here are the Colour Q colors-

And here is the card-

 The card base is Daffodil Delight and Whisper White.  The white has a strip on it which is scored from top to bottom with the Simply Scored tool.  The flower is Melon Mambo Patterns dsp and is made with the Blossoms punch.  The center of the flower is stamped with the Mixed Bunch stamp in Daffodil Delight and sponged in Barely Banana then punched with a 1" circle punch and popped up on a dimensional.  The greenery is Certainly Celery and is made with the Fancy Flourish Cheery Lynn die.  The butterflies are in Tempting Turquoise and made with the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  Lastly,  the tag is stamped in Basic gray with a sentiment from the Tiny Tags set and punched with the jewelry tag punch.  All items are Stampin' Up unless otherwise mentioned.
This is a very springy card but without a lot of fuss.  I hope you like it!

Thanks so much for stopping by and, as always, your comments are greatly appreciated!
 Have a blessed day!    

Clean and Simple as Cake

Today's Clean and Simple challenge over at SCS is to use the inspirational picture, seen below-

     I am really beginning to enjoy these inspiration challenges- they really help in thinking outside the box.  And...they are helping me create clean and simple cards which I have not had much success at.

This card is made with Whisper White paper, the stamp sets Trendy Trees and Party this Way, as well as Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink ink.  I also used the Simply Scored tool (LOVING it) to simulate the cupcake liners.  The card is finished off with a white organza bow and the front panel is popped up on dimensionals.  
Thanks for stopping by; I hope you found my card inspiring.  As always, your comments are greatly appreciated!

Lee Ann