PAPER PUMPKIN POSSIBILITIES BLOG HOP-SWEET SPRINGTIME

 It's springtime here on the Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop!             Sweet Springtime that is! The February Paper Pumpkin kit is sure to bring you lots of good feelings about spring! It's so pretty with great greetings in the exclusive stamp set!

Now let's see what our group of independent  demonstrators have done as alternatives!!

So here's how the cards look as included in the kit:

Here's my alternate card:

Now just to illustrate how great & simple these kits are, my kit somehow came without a direction sheet! Oops! Never happened before, & I'm sure it won't again! But just using the pictures, I was able to create these cuties! You can too!

So for my alternative design I kind of went outside of the actual box! lol I like to try to keep the alternatives to just the materials included so you can get some ideas without having all the "extras". But this card uses some card stock & the           Cane Weave 3D embossing folder. That's it though. 

I went through my card collection & realized I didn't have any new baby cards. We know of a couple of little ones coming along soon so this was quite timely!  I think this slimline card came out simply adorable!!! I love the color combo from the kit! The sentiment banner is even from the scraps from when I cut the "box" piece of the kit. Super cute!

Hope you like! And I know you'll LOVE all the other creations on this hop! Please just click on the links below to go to the other blogs! You are guaranteed to find some great inspiration! Comments always welcome!!!

Happy Stampin'!

LITTLE ELEPHANT FUN!

So life has quieted down a bit & I can finally get back to my crafting!  Oh how I've missed it! I pulled out some of my newbies from the new Annual Catalog! I needed a few cards! lol

Today I'm going to share with you a super fun little stamp set called 

Little Elephant!!! Here's the first card! (2nd is further down!)

So this set is really designed for a fun baby card! It has the adorable matching Elephant Builder Punch-which punches out a small and a large elephant & their little ears!

This is a cute baby card for a boy or a girl! I always try to go neutral unless I know-and even then...! lol

The background is from the amazing Tranquil Textures DSP! Wow is that paper beautiful & versatile!  That really cool ribbon is the Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon. That's fun!  I also used some white Baker's Twine, and cut the squares out with the Stitched Framelits!

Now as you probably know, the stamp sets aren't not exclusive to one subject or another! Here I used it as a congratulations card! I'm sending it to a family member who just bought her first home! Not sure what an elephant has to do with a new home but it's super cute! lol

The background here is from the Tropical Escape 6x6 DSP Pack!  Just threw in a little Bakers Twine & some Stampin' Markers to color the balloons & it's an adorable card!!!!

So just a fun share of one of the new stamp set bundles from the 

Annual Catalog! Buy both the stamp set & the bundle & you save 10%!  You can find them HERE!!!! Be sure to use the Hostess Code UKXWUT4B when ordering!

Happy Stampin'!

ICS BLOG HOP-DRAGONFLY DREAMS

This month on the Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop we have a color challenge!!! We could use only the 3 colors below (with a spattering of black or white!). This was a real challenge for me! These colors are beautiful together, but I wouldn't have chosen them to use together. Plus, I haven't stocked up on embellishments in all the new colors yet!!  I always enjoy a challenge though! And I like this one!!!

Here is the color challenge:

Here is my card:

I am on a kick with this particular "fancy fold" cards lately! I think they add just a little extra fun!! I was randomly going through my stamps & decided to use the Dragonfly Dreams! It's such a pretty stamp set-especially when you can combine it with the Dragonfly Detail Thinlet Dies!! 

The embossing on the front is the beautiful Layered Leaves. I thought it would be appropriate that the dragonfly needs leaves to land on! lol  That dragonfly was cut first with the solid Blackberry Bliss, then the detailed over piece was cut from the Vellum Card stock & colored on the back with the                 Stampin' Markers! I just finished it off with some Basic Rhinestone Jewels!  I even added some fun to the inside! I love how the big dragonfly is "peeking" over the top!

This 3-fold card is kind of fun! In fact, you get 2 cards from 1 sheet of card stock! Just like when making regular cards!!  You can use them either portrait or landscape orientation Here is the other one I did.

I kept with the same color scheme.  The little kangaroo from the             Animal Outing stamp set set was colored with the Blackberry Bliss ink pad & the Aqua Painter, but the color didn't carry over like I'd hoped. It's a bit pink! I actually double checked the ink pad to be sure it was the correct color! lol But still a cute card!  Simple cards but cute to give to a friend!

So now hop over to Ginger's blog & enjoy her creation! Click on her name or the icon below!!! Then keep going! Lots to see using these 3 cool colors-all returning In-Colors I might add!!!

Happy Stampin'!

OH BABY, BABY!!!

I found myself in need of a baby card this week. One of our extended family's recently had a beautiful little baby girl! Having a house full of boys, it's so exciting to do pink!! lol  But I also wanted to do a new technique. 

Here's the card:

Simple right? Right! The rattle at the top is what's called an Iris Fold! A form thereof!  I've never done this before but decided this would be a good time to try! 

What I found out was 1.) it didn't take nearly as long as I thought nor was it as difficult as I thought, and 2.) it probably would've been easier to do with DSP than cardstock. Altho the cardstock looks nice! Give it a try! Wanna know how? I'd love to do a class for you & your friends!! Just contact me!

So just a fun baby card!! Congrats to the Bell family on their beautiful little Emily!

Happy Stampin'!!

COLORING DOWN THE LINES!

Hi there!!! Visiting from Helen's blog??? Glad you're here!!! Hope you enjoy my creations as much as Helen's. She is amazing!!!!

So this week's challenge is Summer Starfruit with either Elegant Eggplant & Baja Breeze or with Real Red & Marina Mist. Now soooo many people are at odds with Summer Starfruit, but I have loved it from the beginning!!! It's an odd color-yellow with a hint of greenish to it! But I love it!

So I laid the colors out & immediately chose the Real Red & Marina Mist, because I totally saw a little boy's card & I needed a card for my son's best friend who just had a baby boy!!! But then I liked the way the other colors looked & need a thank you for dudes-it was perfect!!! So I made 2!!! One of each color scheme!!!

Now the pics' colors are somewhat distorted. I took the pics at night so the lighting wasn't good unfortunately!  But I totally love how these 2 cards came out! Perfect for the occasions!

So here's the baby card!

I used Aviary! I love these little birds but seldom find a use for them!! I'm so glad I got to use them! The 3rd one isn't hanging from nowhere! 

Throw in a Sassy Salutations & you're good to go!!!

I used the Silver Marker on the base stamp.  It looks cool in person-kinda like metal!  

I so love those Ribbon Slides from the Holiday Mini. I wish they'd carried them over!  

Here's the inside!

Yup-a retired stamp! But perfect sentiment for my little Derick Joseph!!! He's only 2 weeks old!! Like a little grandbaby for me! Can't wait to meet him!!!!

Well now here's the "Dude" thank you!!!

Plain & simple!!!The background doesn't look it here, but it really is 

Baja Breeze & the "you're amazing" is in Perfect Plum! Again-the lighting!!! The balloon has Irradescent Ice embossing!!! 

This stamp set You're Amazing tends to come out when I need a dude card! I like it!!! We got it as a "freebie" at convention, & I wasn't sure when I'd ever use it, but I do more than I thought! I love the little elephant with the party hat!!!

Here's the inside of this one!

So now I have 2 beautiful cards!!! I really like them both!  Hope you do too!!!

Now head on over to Teri's blog & see what she did with the colors! I'm sure I'll be CASEing hers soon-again!!!! Luv her style!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!!!