Just Sayin': Love ya!

I swapped with Monique for this card recently. What a fabulous way to use a sentiment set as the "art" on a card! And keeping it simple in black and white with a pop of red glimmer paper draws your eye right where you want it. We've got white StazOn, or you could emboss in white on black. The wee heart comes from the Owl Builder punch.

Kathy

Wish Big!

Here's a masculine birthday card that I CASE'd and then tweaked a little to make it my own. In an office full of guy's it came in handy!

Enjoy,
M.

Materials:
Card Stock: Pear Pizazz, Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, and Well Worn DSP (Ret.).
Stamp Sets: Word Play, French Foliage, Affection Collection, July Fourth (Ret.), and Happiest Birthday Wishes.
Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, River Rock, and Not Quite Navy.
Punches: Small and Large Stars (Ret.).
Misc.: Library Clip (Ret.) and Dimesionals.

Christmas in August

Hello again,
I created this card for our annual "Cool 'n the Gang" all day stamp extravaganza!  Oh my, and what a day it was!  Lots of fun, great projects and yummie food!  What more could you ask for!?!  Hope you like!

Thanks,
M.

Materials:
Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Island Indigo, and Summer Smootches DSP.
Stamp Set: Scentsational Season.
Ink: Island Indigo.
Punch/Dies: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border and Holiday Collection.
Embossing Folder: Perfect Polka Dots.
Ribbon: Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain (Ret.).
Misc.: Clear Embossing Power and Stampin' Dimensionals.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

Hope everybody a blessed Weekend.

Today's post is from a stamp camp I did for some friends last week just in time for Easter. It's inspired by Chat Wszelaki, absolutely love her work! Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks, M.

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up!

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake DSP.

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Blushing Bride Marker.

Ribbon: Crumb Cake Seam Binding.

Accessories: Pearls, Lattice EF, and Dimensionals.

You're My Type

Hello there,
This is the "You're My Type" set out of the Occassion Mini Catalog. It didn't really float my boat at first, but the more samples I see made with it the more I like it. Hope you enjoy it too!
M.

Materials:
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Real Red DSP and Glimmer Red.
Ink: StazeOn Black.
Stamp Set: You're My Type.
Accessories: Real Red Ribbon, Brads, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Flower Punch, Boho Blossom, Glue Dots and Dimensionals.

Inspired by: Chat Wszelaki

Be My Valentine

Hello again,

I made this card for the Topeka Demo meeting. Though I made it for Valentine's Day, it could also work for an Anniversary, Just Because, or an I Love You card. Hope you like!

M.

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted with an *.

Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Chocolate Chip.

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cobbler.

Stamp Sets: Have a Seat, Cause for Celebration (Ret.), En Francais, and Occasional Quotes.

Accessories: Brad, Ribbon*, Small Heart Punch, Boho Blossom Punch and Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

Birthday Wishes

Hey there,

Here's another card I CASED but did a little tweaking and added my own touch. I made it for my 9-year-old niece for her birthday last month and she absolutely loved it. She's a bug catcher to the core and always has something in a mason jar hatching. She didn't inherit that from me, because believe me, I'm the first to stomp on anything creepy crawly! :)

Enjoy,

Monique.

All materials are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Birthday Bakery (Hostess 2010-11)
Ink: StazOn Black and Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, and Old Olive DSP

Accessories: Watercolor Pencils (Red, pink, green, brown, and gray),* Circle and Modern Label punches, Dazzling Diamonds.

* Non-Stampin' Up! product.

You Are What You Eat...

Hello there,

Unfortunately I can't claim this creation, but when I saw it I had to CASE it, too cute! My picture isn't the best but hopefully you can see the scalloped awning and ledge. Easy to make with lots of 'wow' factor.

Thanks, Monique.

All materials are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Birthday Bakery (Hostess 2010-11)
Ink: StazOn Black
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, and Pretty in Pink DSP

Accessories: Watercolor Pencils (Red, pink, brown, green and gray),* Scallop Edge Border punch,

Ribbon: Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds.

*Non Stampin' Up! product.

Angry Bird Birthday

Hello again,

I made this card for a co-worker's birthday who's addicted to Angry Birds and is playing it on his phone any chance he gets. I've not played the game myself (probably a good thing...) but I hear it's all the rage! Happy Birthday Justin!

Monique.

All materials are Stampin' Up!

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive, and Daffodil Delight. Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Word Window, Scalloped Oval, Large Oval, Owl Builder, Various Circles and Boho Blossoms punches; linen thread.

Autumn Days

Hey there,

This is a 'just because' card I made for my hunny. Earned me a foot rub! :) Think I'm going to have to make a few more!

Monique.


All materials are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Autumn Days
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Handsome Hunter (retired)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke and Versa Mark

Stampin' Write Markers: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke and Handsome Hunter (retired)

Accessories: Linen Thread, Mini Polka dot Texturz Plate

Birthday Florets

Can't say enough about the Fabulous Florets set! Here's a classic black and white composition (the card base is black, hard to tell against the black background) "popped" with a single red flower. The simplicity is the strength of this design, as well as alternating between outline and solid images.

Watch for more samples using this set in upcoming posts! -Monique

Anchors Aweigh!

Monique and I fell hard for this nautical paper in the SU! Summer Mini catalog, but she beat me to the draw in making it into a fabulous card! Note the baker's twine, which is all cotton so it easily ties and holds a knot or bow... and you could dye it if you wanted.

The summer mini is in effect through the end of August, and many delightful products will become unavailable when it expires, so take a look if you haven't yet (there's a handy-dandy link to the left).

See you on the high seas... Kathy (for Monique)

Fun Fold Challenge

The March challenge for our 'Cool n' the Gang' Demo Group was to create a card using a fun fold technique. There are a lot of great ideas out there online, but I came upon one that had and angle fold instead of the traditional horizontal or vertical fold and thought I'd give it a try. I tweaked the original idea a little bit and this is my finished product. Hope you like!

Thanks for stopping by!

M.

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Paper: Whisper white, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Grey, Pretty in Pink Patterned DSP.

Ink: Black Staze On, VersaMark, Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzleberry.

Stamp Set: A Slice of Life, Short and Sweet and Background Basics.

Punches: Scallop Edge Border, Boho Blossoms, Scallop Oval, Oval Large, and Modern Label.

Ribbon: Basic Grey and Rich Razzleberry Taffeta.

Misc.: Stampin' Dimensionals and Silver Brads.

Nature Walk

I saw this card created my Lisa Young on the Stampin' Up website and thought it was so pretty.
Just my luck I had one piece of Marina Mist left, but no worries it looks great with Cajun Craze and Always Artichoke as well. Enjoy!

M.

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up!
Paper: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Early Espresso and Botanical Gazette DSP.
Stamps: Nature Walk.
Ribbon: Jute Thread.
Misc.: Button.
Ink: Early Espresso and Watercolor Crayons and Pencils.

Birthday Wishes

Butterfly wishes for friends Birthday. Hope you had a great day Alex!
Monique

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
Ink: Rose Red.
Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, and Sweet Pea DSP.
Punches: Eyelet Border, Circle and Scallop Circle.
Ribbon: Old Olive Satin Ribbon.
Misc.: Butterfly Wings Embosslit.

Just Because

I made this card for a Set Sampler our 'Cool 'n the Gang' group did last fall. It's always fun to see the different ideas people come up with using the same stamp set. Hope you like.

Monique

Materials: All Materials are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Paper: Concord Crush, Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy, and So Saffron pattern DSP.

Ink: Bravo Burgundy and Concord Crush.

Stamps: Notably Ornate and En Francais.

Punches: Scallop Circle, Modern Label, and Spiral Border.

Ribbon: So Saffron Grosgrain.

Misc.: Brad.

Family Portraits

Happy New Years! I hope you all had a great Christmas and are looking forward to the new year.

This post is a sampling at some of the family portraits I made as gifts for family and friends this year. I have been wanting to do these for a while and thought they'd make great Christmas gifts... and I was right. They turned out sooo cute and everybody got a great laugh out of 'em. And surprisingly, they were much easier to stamp then I anticipated. I sure hope SU continues adding additional coordinating sets to go with them.

Enjoy!

Monique

Materials:

All materials are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Paper: Watercolor paper.*

Ink: Black StazeOn, Watercolor Crayons, and Watercolor Pencils*.

Stamps: All in the Family, Family Accessories, and Family Business.

* Non Stampin' Up! products.

Welcome Baby

I created this card for my cousin who just had a baby girl. I got the idea from one I saw online by Kathleen Hopperstad and just changed it up for a baby. I don't think I'll ever get tired of pink and brown together, one of my favorite color combos! Hope you like.
Thanks for stopping by!
M.

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, and Crumb Cake.
Ink: Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink.
Stamps: Short and Sweet and Cause for Celebration (both retired).
Punches: Curly Label, Circle Scallop and 1 1/4" Circle.
Big Shot: Texture Plate - Perfect Details.
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain and Pink Organza*.
Misc.: Button
* Non Stampin' Up! product.

Jordan's 8th Birthday

Well it was a girl's night out and then sleep over for my niece Jordan's 8th birthday. First, we started the evening with a manicure where Miss Janie at Shear Perfection pampered her sweet little fingers and then painted them "Bet it all on OPI Orange". Then dodging thunderstorms, we headed on to El Mezcal for some delicious nachos, (mmm, mmm good) followed by a quick stop at the video store, then onto the important stuff... dessert! It was still raining but really, what's a little rain when Sylas and Maddy's ice cream is calling! My mouth is watering just thinking about it! :) Next we headed home, hopped in our jammies and settled in for our chick flick.

Saturday morning came bright and early as Jordan's eyes popped open waaaay to soon for her Aunt. So after milking the fake sleep for a half an hour, we rolled out of bed at 6:59 (but who's keeping track). We enjoyed some piping hot cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven, (and a couple of strong cups of coffee), washed our hands then headed to the craft table where we made some bugs! After playing with our bugs we were ready for the second chick flick, and as Jordan put it... "do we dare have another cinnamon roll?" OF COURSE, it's your birthday! I replied. Plates and milk in hand, back to the couch we go. All in all I'd say the Birthday was a success!

Thanks Jordan for a fun sleep over, I hope you had a great time!

Monique

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Paper: Old Olive, Old Olive DSP, Whisper White, Real Red, and Basic Black.

Punches: Large Oval, Ornament, Circle (various sizes), and Scallop Circle.

Misc.: Wiggly eyes*.

*Non SU item.

Elements of Style

Hello,
I made this card for a set sampler swap with the Lawrence Demo's. Stay tuned, I'm sure we'll have more to come!
Monique

Materials: All materials are Stampin' Up!
Paper: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla.
Ink: Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip.
Stamp: Elements of Style and En Francais.
Punches: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle and Scallop Circle.
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Taffeta.
Misc.: Brads.