Color Inspiration #31

This was a more challenging color combo. I decided that solid, bold stripes would highlight these colors best (okay, at least for me!) I have ZERO stamping on this card which is unusual for me! I love to stamp. But, I have had these rub-ons from the Hidden Garden rub-ons sitting on my stamping station since I came home from convention and they needed some love. I think it works well.

If you want to see MANY (there were about 175 last week!) ways to use these colors, go check out the original challenge post on Kristina's site!

Have a great day! I'll have my Blogger's Challenge up for you tomorrow!

Blogger's Challenge #73: Baja Chocolate YUM!

Our challenge was a fun and simple one: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and either Whisper White or Very Vanilla. I went with the white and the rest, is history!

I began with Say it With Scallops. Money from the sale of EACH set goes to the Ronald McDonald House Charities! I inked the entire stamp with Baja Breeze, then used my Blender Pen to remove the color from the star, exclamation point and the O and used the Chocolate Chip marker to reink just those colors. This is a neat solution for the In-Colors as we don't have markers for those (BUMMER!) I punched it out with the coordinating Scallop Square punch.

I used a scrap from the Ski Slope DSP from the Holiday Mini catty. After adding a few swirls from Priceless, another fab set, I put all of the layers together and added a mini library clip to cap it off!

I just know that there are going to be AWESOME projects from the other members so remember to click on the Blogger's Challenge on my sidebar and see what they were up to!

Color Inspiration #30

Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White! Such great colors and so soothing and relaxing.

I have two cards to share for this one. I needed an anniversary card for a special couple in my life.

The first card is a clear card base. I got that idea from Kristina herself from her last MACM post.



The second is a basic card in which I was trying to use an offset layout. This is a challenge for me as I like things centered!


Thanks for looking!

Rub On Some Cheer!

From November 10-30, get 20 percent off all Rub-Ons when you spend $20 on Stampin' Up! products.

For only $8.76 per package (regularly $10.95), you can get any of Stampin' Up!'s fun and unique Rub-Ons that can be used on cards, scrapbook pages, crafting projects, and more!

Item # Page # Rub-Ons Description

111417 178 Word Flurries

111277 178 A Perfect Day

111416 178 Chateau Bella

111414 178 Hidden Garden

110283 179 Take Note

111806 179 Chills & Thrills

111804 179 Chit Chat

111415 179 Greatest Moments

111805 179 School Days

110282 179 Anchored

128443 11* Old Saint Nick

112843 17* Season of Cheer

112735 39** Hidden Garden Blossoms


Contact your demonstrator for more information, or if you don't have a demonstrator, contact me HERE! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Click for Candy

Click HERE to go to fellow Blogger's Challenge member, Chrissy, who is giving away one of her stamp sets...I mean a set that SHE designed!!!

So click and enter to win!

Blogger's Challenge #72: Same but different

Sorry that I'm a day late! I finished my cards last night but WOW was I tired! That is, until I went to bed. Then, I read (my patient and more tired husband let me keep a light on!) until I finished one section of my book. I turned off the light and had one of the best sleeps in weeks!

Now, I'm ready to tackle my Saturday projects of cleaning and hopefully some stamping but I need to post my BC cards!!!



I found my inspiration on Thursday night while attending a Scentsy party. Hailey L. from my area was the consultant and while I mentioned that I was looking for inspiration for my challenge, she went to her car and brought in some cards that she had borrowed from a demo from a competing stamp company! I found this layout on one of the cards and this is what I did with it, using Stampin' Up of course!



It's a really simple layout that doesn't require too many supplies but you could jazz it up as much as you like, too!

Make sure to check out what my fellow BC members came up with for this challenge! That's my next goal!

Happy Saturday!

Color Inspiration #29! WOW!

When I looked at these colors this morning, my jaw dropped and I thought how in the world will this work? Well, not only did it work but I actually like my results!



When I looked at these colors this morning, my jaw dropped and I thought how in the world will this work? Well, not only did it work but I actually like my results!

I used the Scallop Circle die cut for the Big Shot and my coluzzle to create the circle for my butterfly from Flight of the Butterfly to float around on. Adding a little bit of paper piercing gives some dimension and texture and the ribbon added a touch more Pumpkin Pie into the mix that I think the card needed. Hope you like it, too!

Want to see more cards with these colors? Click HERE to go to the post on Kristina Werner's site and check out all of the comments and the links there and you will see SO many cute cards and projects!

Double Duty! BC and Color Inspiration

I am off to my public library to help host After Hours at the Library. It's an appreciation event for all of the Friends of the Library Donors. It will provide an opportunity for them to see how the board (that's where I come in) of the Friends of the Library has used their donations. We will also be able to thank each donor!!!

So, here's my Color Inspiration Challenge PLUS my Friday Blogger's Challenge combined since there won't be any more stamping time until after tricks and treats tomorrow night!

The colors in the challenge are: Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Sage Shadow (I am LOVING this color lately!) and whisper white. The Blogger's challenge was Halloween.

Thanks for looking!

Blogger's Challenge #70: Gift Giving

I made this little card ensemble to sell at my table last night at the annual Northland DSA event. I will use the ones that didn't sell as my Christmas/birthday gifts that I need.

I used the stamp set, Season of Friendship. I left the inside of each card blank so the purchaser can personalize for the event that they want to use it for. The envelope match the cards and then the little folder to hold it all together.

Be sure to see the gifts that the other Blogger's Challenge members came up with! You won't be disappointed!



Card Recipe:
Stamp set: Season of Friendship, Best Yet (hostess set)
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Other: Wide Oval Punch, Stampin Sponges, Sticky Strip, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pumpkin Grosgrain Ribbon, Horizontal Slot Punch

Christmas Crash Class!

When: November 18 from 5 to 8 pm
Where: Public Library Meeting Room, Crookston, MN
Cost: $15 (must be paid by November 1 to reserve a spot)
What: You will make two cards (two of each card) and two quick projects to jump-start your Christmas crafting! One project is an gift card holder and the other is a calendar magnet.
Contact Lisa Bohler right away to register and prepay!

Here are pictures of what we'll make:

Back home!

Steve and I returned home last night after visiting my family for a few days. The teacher's conference was in Mankato again this year so we piggybacked a trip to see my family in southern MN. I used my personal days up for the year for a good reason this year!

Don't forget about the DSA at the Northland tomorrow night! I have some fun things planned for my table including selling my retired stamp sets!!!

Want to win?

Fellow Blogger's Challenge member, Creating with Chrissy is offering some blog candy! The items she is giving include her very own stamp sets! Click here to see the post!

Blogger's Challenge #69: Color Challenge!

Our challenge for this week was to create a card using Riding Hood Red, Old Olive and Really Rust. Since I finally figured out how to cut the cardstock for a Warhol card (and kept the measurements written on a post-it on my stampin station) I thought I would use that as my start.

We could also use a neutral with it and I chose Very Vanilla. I embossed the images on each piece and then added the paper piercing.

Although hard to see, I've used lots of dimensionals to pop each section up. I love dimensionals. I used to be so stingy with those and now, I go crazy with them!

Thanks for looking and be sure to see what the other players were up to this week.



Card Recipe:
Stamp set: Pocket Silhouettes
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Really Rust, Very Vanilla
Ink: Very Vanilla Craft ink
Other: Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Vanilla Stampin' Embossing Powder, Crafter's Tool Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

Frankie Fun

Here are the fun Frankie Boxes that we made at my Stampin' Stampede on Tuesday. Missed out? I'll have them for sale at the Northland Inn on Thursday, October 23 ready for your special Trick or Treaters!

Winners!!!

The winners from my Stampin' Stampede gathering on Tuesday are: (drum roll here)

Steve drew them in this order:

Brandi C.
Lori H.
Betty M.
Tricia S.
Nicole W.

Congrats ladies! I'll include your prizes in your orders!!!

Thanks to everyone who attended or placed an order! Please stop by and say hi to me at the Northland Inn on October 23 from 4-8 pm!!!!

Color Inspiration #25

What a fun color combination for Kristina Werner's challenge this week. Made me think of 50s retro type of prints. I decided some homemade printed paper using stamps was in order and the rest of the card came from there.



Thanks for looking!

Blogger's Challenge #68: Inspiration!

For this week's challenge, Lisa gave us an inspiration piece! I LOVE THESE CHALLENGES! I can usually find something that helps me duplicate the inspiration.



I used circular images from two stamp sets, Priceless and True Friends. I used my Stamp a Majig to allow me to place my images so precisely. I finished off the card with a couple of layers under the main background and used the Curly Label Punch and Cute and Curly Set to give it the pillowy look from the inspiration piece.

Thanks for looking and be sure to check out how the other Blogger's Challenge members were inspired by this picture!



Card Recipe:
Sets: True Friend, Priceless, Cute and Curly (from Curly Label Punch Bundle)
Cardstock/Ink colors: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White
Other: Curly Label Punch, Stamp a Majig

Yum-O Mini Ham Puffs!

On Tuesday, I had my Stampin' Stampede and THANK YOU to those of you who came!!! I had a BLAST!!!!!

I served Mini Ham Puffs and it's not an original recipe of mine but I don't know whose recipe it is but several asked for it so I thought I would start by posting it here.

Mini Ham Puffs

pkg Crescent Rolls
1/4 lb ham , chopped well (I put the ham in the food processor with the onion and that made it super easy!)
1 C. Swiss Cheese (I used shredded fancy cheddar jack)
1/2 C Onion
1 egg
1 T mustard
pepper and garlic powder to taste. You don't need salt...the ham and rolls make it salty!

Roll out rolls to a rectangle and cut into 24 squares. Press into mini-muffin pan that has been greased. Combine all other ingredients and put one spoonful in each muffin cup. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-24 minutes until lightly browned.

I also served BBQ Meatballs...1 pkg of frozen meatballs, 1/2 large jar of grape jelly and 1 jar of chili sauce. Put in a crockpot on high for two hours and then on low for 1 hour. That's it!

Blogger's Challenge #67 Falling for you PLUS A Color Challenge....

Can I make the title any longer? This is what happens when you combine two challenges into one. I combined my Blogger's Challenge this week with Kristina Werner's color challenge.

The Challenge that Lisa issued was "Falling for You" based on Love/Anniversary. Of course, I'm a sap for my dh, so I made my anniversary card a tad bit early. He'll probably see it early, too. I love him so much. I totally had given up on getting married, joking several times about starting the first Lutheran convent. Then, God placed a new pastor in my church and then in my heart. Actually, I think in the reverse order. I met him when he was visiting before he actually accepted the call to be the pastor and I started flirting that day. He comments on that day that either I was a lot of fun or totally crazy. I wonder if he's decided yet....

Color challenge #24 by Kristina Werner was pumpkin pie, kiwi kiss, chocolate chip and very vanilla. The technique I used is from Technique Junkies. LOVE those ideas, Pat!!!! I know I've shared before but I've been a subscriber for a LONG time and it's SO worth it!!!

Thanks for checking out ALL of the challenges. One more thing...come to my Stampin' Stampede (thanks Patti C!) next Tuesday!!! It's going to be a BLAST!

Stamper's Showcase!

I just LOVE sharing when I get a card on the Stamper's Showcase. This is a card I made for my Go-Divas swap at Convention. Thanks for sharing my excitement!