Happy New Year's!

I have been a terrible blogger lately so I think that should be one of my New Year's resolutions. Of course, we are leaving tomorrow so I will have to start blogging again at the end of the week - so it doesn't sound like I starting out very well. :(

I was able to do a little non-holiday stamping this weekend. It was nice to make some cards for fun for a change. And I was using new stamp sets that I got this year at Christmas so that makes it all the more fun!

If you want the supply lists for either of these, let me know!

Got my new CATTY!

I got my new catalog from Stampin' Up! a couple days ago which means that I have spent part of the last two days looking through it and ooh-ing and aah-ing over things that I like.

After feeling a little burned out from making Christmas cards and all that, I finally decided that I was ready to do a little stamping today. I used an idea that you will see in the new catalog and one of the hostess sets that is int he new catty as well. Here is what I ended up with.

Hope everyone is ready for Christmas!!

still stamping away!!!

Just in case you were wondering - I am still making lots of cards, just not taking the time to post them. However, I made this card and decided that I just LOVED it and so I had to post it to my blog. This uses the retired set, Big Blooms (still love it).

I'm not sure how many people are checking my blog these days, so I won't post any details about it unless people ask!

Busy busy

Even though I was busy this morning getting ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow, I still had time to do some stamping. And since I am now just sitting in my statistics class while they take an exam, I can tell you a little more about it. :)

Stampin' Up! posted instructions on how to make this card for its demonstrators and I decided that I had almost all the supplies so I would give it a try. Then I started substituting just a little. I used Rose Red when they asked for Ruby Red because I have more of it on hand. And since I don't have any Earth Elements brads, I couldn't use the brad colors that they suggested (Ruby Red and Old Olive); so I substituted and used some of the Rich Regals brads instead (So Saffron and Rose Red). Since I didn't have the Old Olive brad, there was nothing tying the ribbon color to the rest of the card, so I substituted once again and used Old Olive as my color that shows through the little holes I punched in the big flower.

In the end they were little substitutions and I doubt that most people would notice.

The darker shades on the card were created by coloring with a VersaMarker. I really don't use my VersaMarker hardly at all, so it was fun to pull it out and play with it a bit.

Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!!

What I worked on last night...

So - I didn't work on as many cards last night as I originally wanted to, but I got a few done. I actually worked on a couple that are not done yet because I need to get something back from my sister to finish it. Anyway - here are two designs that I did complete last night. Actually all the Stampin' Up! materials that I used on them are current too! :) That doesn't happen all that often! This is my first "I'm sorry" card ever. Who knows when you might need one of those, though.

Beate's WSC #28

I participated in another weekend sketch challenge this week :). I made a very simple card with hardly any stamping. I must be getting lazy. I am still not sure how I feel about the end result here. Once again - if you want the recipe, let me know. Back to the drawing board!

Another quick post

I hope that people realize that I have really been stamping lately. :) I am working on more cards for the craft fair my sisters and I will be at in 2 weeks from today. I am making 2 of each card design for right now. Today I have made 4 different designs so far, but 2 of them are ones that I have done in the past so I won't post them. Here are the other two that I have done so far today.



The scan of the card with all the glitter didn't turn out that great. Oh, well - better luck next time. Again, if you want the recipe for any of these cards, feel free to leave a comment or send me an email. Have a great night!

Quick Post

I just wanted to make a quick post with a few cards that I have made today. I am done making Christmas cards for the next 2 weeks and am trying to make about 10 cards a day of birthday, thank you, etc. So I will be making a few designs a day and making about 2 or 3 of each design.


I wanted to post the cards that I made this evening, but I don't want to take the time to give all the supplies. If anyone wants to know - let me know by using the email link on the side! :)

Well it's about time!!!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I have been busy making cards, it is just that I am making cards that I have made or posted before which would be a bit boring if I kept posting them over and over again. But finally something new to post! :)

My sisters and I are going to be selling cards (mainly Christmas cards) at a craft fair on the 1st of December which means we have been busy bees lately. Here is a Christmas card that I just made, but am thinking about tweaking slightly.

I used a retired set from 2 years ago (has it really been that long?). I matted the tree on Brocade Blue, but now I am thinking that it really does look better matted in Real Red even though it means the center of the eyelets will also be red. And if I mat the tree with red, that means I need to change the matting for the Mellow Moss embossed rectangle to be something else. I'm thinking white. Hmmm.

Anyway - the recipe here is:

Stamps: Trim the Tree, Season's Greetings (both retired)

Paper: Brocade Blue, Real Red, Mellow Moss, Shimmery White

Ink: Brocade Blue

Markers: Mellow Moss, So Saffron, Real Red, Brocade Blue

Accessories: eyelets, Wide Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Cuttlebug Spots & Dots embossing folder

Beate's WSC #24

So - I took another week off, but here I am again with another sketch challenge entry. I'm not sure how I feel about the end result here. I wanted to make something for the sketch challenge and I needed to make a baby shower card. So this is what I ended up with.



I really don't have very many baby stamps because why should I? Therefore I had to get into something that is retired.

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Something to Celebrate, Hugs & Wishes, Swirls (non-SU)
Paper: Orchid Opulence, Pretty in Pink, Shimmery White, Retired Designer Paper
Ink: Black Stazon, Orchid Opulence
Accessories: Watercolor pencils, blender pen, ribbon