PPA131 Sketch Challenge

Hello! Welcome to the Pals Paper Arts Challenge. Margaret Moody's Sketch is awesome! I had fun making my card. Won't you try? Create a card using the sketch below and upload it to the Pals site and you'll be "playing" along!

This shows a close-up of my neat piercing. I had LOTS of help! I used the Stampin' Up! Paper Piercing Tool and Matt Pack to guide me for perfect placement.

I had fun with all of the layers on my card today, but you could easily use this sketch with less layers. I can't wait to see what you will come up with! I hope you got a bit of inspiration from my take on this sketch.

Challenge Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Stamps: On Your Birthday

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Miscellaneous: Lucky Lime Stampin' Write Marker, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack

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Pals Paper Arts Preview and Latest Digital Downloads

Hello! Just a reminder that we have a new Pals Paper Arts Challenge tomorrow! We hope that you will play along using your own favorite supplies! It's always such fun seeing what each person does with the "challenge."

Don't forget about the new My Digital Studio Digital Downloads! You can view them HERE.

In the mean time, please order your Stampin' Up! supplies from my Website.

Tuesday-My Friends are Blog Hopping!!

Please check out the Pals Blog Hop! It starts HERE

I could not participate this month, but I hope to be back in April.

Here is one card I made this weekend. My son works for a Major League Baseball team and is at Spring training in Florida for his birthday later this month. I made this for him.

I used my Scissor Circle Plus (112530) and Circle Scissors Plus Glass Mat (112531) to cut a circle the perfect size for my card front. Then for the stitches-here's where I got pretty clever- I used the Little Leaves Sizzlits Die (114511) in Real Red. I glued the "stitches" on using my 2-way glue pen. I ran the whole ball through my Big Shot with the Square Lattice embossing folder to give the ball texture.

For the sentiment, I used one of the sayings from On Your Birthday (111644) and accented it with two Glimmer Basics Brads (121003). I've come to love these sparkly brads lately!

I hope you enjoyed this and might be able to use the baseball idea in a scrapbook or on a card.

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Stampin' Supplies:

Card Stock: Real Red, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Stamps: On Your Birthday

Ink: Basic Black

Etc: Scissor Circle Plus and Glass Mat

Big Shot: Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Embellishments: Basics Glimmer Brads

Adhesives: Snail, Stampin' Dimensionals

Welcome Baby

Happy Monday! I'm glad to have had the time to make a card and get a blog post up. This card is to welcome a baby! My friend recently was blessed with a new granddaughter and I wanted to make a special card for her.

I put two colors together that I normally wouldn't think of myself, but they were just there on my desk, together and I thought, "Why not?" I also snipped the outer layer off of my Large Paper Doily cut out to make it a bit smaller.

Here you can see that I added some cute tags and tied them on with Wisteria Wonder baker's twine. They are tied over this beautiful scalloped edge cut from Poppy Parade using the Big Shot and the Adorning Accents Edgelits and Embossing folder.

First I stamped this Delicate Doilies image in Wisteria Wonder ink, and then I stamped it again in Poppy Parade ink and punched out the middle of the image using the 1-1/4" circle punch. I popped up the Poppy Parade image using Stampin' Dimensionals after centering an Everyday Enchantment brad, which I got for *free* with my $50 order during Sale-A-Bration.

I hope you enjoyed my Welcome Baby card and that you are inspired! I love to read your comments and I'm so thankful for all of them!

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Baby Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, Poppy Parade, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Flirtatious Specialty

Stamps: Delicate Doilies

Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Poppy Parade

Big Shot: Adorning Accents Edgelits and Embossing Folder, Large Paper Doily die

Punches: 1-1/4"

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Brad, Wisteria Wonder Baker's Twine

Summer Smooches Preview

Hello Everyone! Just a quick post to let you see what is going to be available on April 1st! For the month of April, customers will be able to pre-order some new items that will make their formal debut on June 1st in the 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog.

Above you will see that I made a quick card using the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper ($10.95) and a new stamp set called Bright Blossoms W $16.95, C $12.95). I used the new BigzL Petite Purse ($32.95) die to cut my Rich Razzleberry purse in a snap! For the closure, I used another image from Bright Blossoms and a Basic Pearl. It looks like a button! The bow is tied from the new Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon. Also included as preview items are Summer Smooches Decor Stencil* ($7.95), Summer Smooches Designer Series Fabric ($9.95), Summer Smooches Designer Brads* ($6.95), Summer Smooches Photobook Template ($17.95) and Summer Smooches Digital Kit ($9.95)

*These items will NOT be carried over into the 2012-2013 IB & C

Sorry I had to be so brief, but time is short for playing these days. I'd love to hear what you think of this brief peek at the new items! I will try and get more up as the days go by! Thanks for visiting my blog.

If you'd like me to email a brochure with all of the Summer Smooches products, please email me. with all of the goodies available only during the month of April, please click here!

Don't forget to check out the latest Digital Downloads HERE.

PPA130 Color Challenge and a Question

Welcome to this week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge! We hope you will join us in creating a project using the colors: Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke and another color of your choice!

I briefly thought I would use Crumb Cake as my third color, but I loved how the Whisper White set off my Lucky Limeade designer paper.

Here is a close up of my greeting, from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I stamped the phrase in Lucky Limeade, adorned it with Glimmer Brads and popped up the Modern Label using Stampin' Dimensionals.

After I was finished and had photographed my card, I saw this brand new roll of Lukcy Limeade 1/8" Organdy ribbon laying on my desk. It's one of the items I received *free* for placing a $50 order during Sale-A-Bration!

What do you think? Is it better with or without the ribbon??? I'd love to hear what you think, so please leave your comments below.

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: In Colors Patterns 2011-2012

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Punches: Full Heart, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Modern Label

Big Shot: Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Large Paper Doily die

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment 1/8" Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon (available only as a Sale-A-Bration item), Glimmer Brights Brads

Adhesives: Sticky Strip, Snail and Stampin' Dimensionals

*New* Simply Scored Diagonal Plate and PPA Sneak Peek!

Happy Leap Day! I am handing this mini card to my friend as a Thank You. I made the envelope myself using the *new* Simply Scored Diagonal Plate (available March 1st) and the Timeless Portrait designer series paper.

You can make any size envelope you need, as the scoring lines are 1/8" apart and run diagonally on the plate, as opposed to vertically on the Simply Scored itself. With it's gripping "feet", your Diagonal Plate secures onto the Simply Scored tray.

The envelope measures 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" and the card inside is 3" x 3".

Here you can see a close up of my "flower" which is punched using the Scallop Circle from First Edition Specialty designer paper. I crunched up my flowers and then gave them a shot of Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz! There's a mouthful!

Here is the sneak peek of this week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge. We hope you will play along from tomorrow through March 8th!

Stampin' Up! Supplies for Mini Thank You above:

Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: First Edition Specialty, Timeless Portrait

Stamps: Kindness Matters

Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red

Punches: Scallop Circle, Oval, Scallop Oval, Scallop Trim Border, Scallop Trim Corner

Embellishments: Antique Brads, Riding Hood Red Taffeta ribbon

Etc: Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Stampin' Dimensionals

For all of your Stampin' Up! supplies, please use my Website to order.

Newest Digital Downloads and FREE Trial!

Birthday Block Party Stamp Brush Set $7.95

Boardwalk Stamp Brush Set $5.95

Mixed Bunch Kit $7.95

Thank You Block Party Stamp Brush Set $7.95

Washi Delightful Digital Tape $2.95

You're My Type Stamp Brush Set $3.95

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