Saturday....

I made these cards back in early February thinking they would be a step it up video.

 I forgot about them and the video was never made.

I love the brightness and cheerfulness of these cards.

I am pretty sure the yellow was a cased card or at least a very-much-inspired-by card.

I love this new punch and the Mixed Bunch stamp set. 

Doesn't it just feel like Spring?

On another note, I was given a blog award yesterday by 

The Plains Stamper (you can see her blog HERE)

I want to thank her for recognizing my blog!

The Liebster (German word for dearest) award.

The rules for this award are as follows:

1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
3. Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs....of 200 or less followers...who you feel deserve to be noticed.
5. Let them know they have been chosen. 

Here are the blogs I think should be recognized:

1. Karen's Stampin' Kreations

2. Creative Blessings

3. Simple Sassy Stampin

4. Jana's Creations

5. Create with Dee

Friday...

A very simple sympathy card.

I do like clean and simple cards.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Supplies:

• Whisper White CS, Always Artichoke CS, So Saffron CS
• Thoughts & Prayers
• Always Artichoke Ink Pad
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Rhinestones

Trending Tuesday #24

Wednesday ....Cards I Love

I cased this card and I like it as a sympathy card. I like that it expresses care and concern without it being an obvious sympathy card, do you know what I mean?

I used a bit of retired DSP from last year's Occasions Mini catalog. 

Supplies:

• Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, Springtime Vintage DSP-retired
• Nature Walk, Because I Care-retired
• Baja Blue Ink Pad and Marker, Pear Pizazz Marker, Crumb Cake Ink Pad
• Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Tulip Frame Embossing Folder, Stamping Sponges, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon 

Trending Tuesday....

Will be posted later today. My mom-van broke down yesterday and we are juggling with the cars. I have the cutest trending Tuesday card ready to go but I haven't had time to make the video...
stay tuned. This is a quick card that you will find many uses for....

Look for the video on Thursday.

Mojo Monday #234

Supplies:

• Basic Gray CS, Basic Black CS, Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, Twitterpated DSP
• Style Beautiful
• Basic Gray Ink Pad
• Red Riding Hood Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

Sunday...

This is more of a 'Sunday Share' than a Stampin UP! post. My digital page is non-SU but it was such a fun event I wanted to share it with you all. My son participates in Odyssey of the Mind and his team needed a break from all of the work. We took the team out for pizza and a movie Friday night. It was a fun. We went to a pizza place featured on Man v. Food and we ordered a 42" pizza. They almost ate the whole thing.

Step It UP! #65 Scrapbook Page to Cards

Flat Card Friday...and Blog Candy Winner...

Julia Goolia said...

Beautiful.

MARCH 18, 2012 1:01 PM 

Julia Goolia, you are the winner of the Blog Candy.

Please contact me with your information and I will send you your goodies!

Thank you to everyone who follow my blog and are kind enough to leave me comments.

I really like hearing from you all!

I love this card.

I think it turned out so pretty and it is flat!

The interest comes from the texture of the sanded background stamp (retired)

and from sponging color to the card stock.

I am not sure what is up but this picture won't flip to the correct side.

I am too tired to fuss with it again!

Check back later today for the Blog Candy winner!

Thursday ...

Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment telling me something you like about my blog and something you would like to see more of!

I will put all of the followers with comments into a random drawing for the blog candy. 

Be sure you are following my blog and have left a comment (what you like/what you want to see more of) between Friday, March 16 and Thursday, March 22.

I will announce the winner on Friday, March 23rd!

Wednesday ....Cards I Love

Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment telling me something you like about my blog and something you would like to see more of!

I will put all of the followers with comments into a random drawing for the blog candy. 

Be sure you are following my blog and have left a comment (what you like/what you want to see more of) between Friday, March 16 and Thursday, March 22.

I will announce the winner on Friday, March 23rd!

This probably should have been a Use It UP! Friday card, because the DSP and sentiment are retired product. I have a few FLAT cards for the next couple of Fridays, so I am putting this one on Wednesday. I do love this combination of colors, I find it soothing.

I am working on a special order of cards, mostly sympathy, so you will continue to see them this week and into next week. 

Supplies:

• Not Quite Navy CS, Very Vanilla CS
• Because I Care stamp set
• Not Quite Navy ink pad
• Scallop Edge Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Seam Binding Ribbon

Trending Tuesday #23

Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment telling me something you like about my blog and something you would like to see more of!

I will put all of the followers with comments into a random drawing for the blog candy. 

Be sure you are following my blog and have left a comment (what you like/what you want to see more of) between Friday, March 16 and Thursday, March 22.

I will announce the winner on Friday, March 23rd!

Mojo Monday #233

Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment telling me something you like about my blog and something you would like to see more of!

I will put all of the followers with comments into a random drawing for the blog candy. 

Be sure you are following my blog and have left a comment (what you like/what you want to see more of) between Friday, March 16 and Thursday, March 22.

I will announce the winner on Friday, March 23rd!

Supplies:

• Pool Party CS, Very Vanilla CS, Everyday Enchantment DSP
• Lean on Me
• Pool Party Marker, Poppy Parade Marker, Lucky Limeade Marker, Staz On Black, Soft Suede Marker
• Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Aquapainter

ColourQ #128

Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment telling me something you like about my blog and something you would like to see more of!

I will put all of the followers with comments into a random drawing for the blog candy. 

Be sure you are following my blog and have left a comment (what you like/what you want to see more of) between Friday, March 16 and Thursday, March 22.

I will announce the winner on Friday, March 23rd!

That is a lot of green for one card. My favorite color is green.

I have an order for sympathy cards that I am trying to fill this week.

So, it was an extra challenge to come up with a sympathy card with just green.

I ended up making this twice because I used the marker directly to shade on my first version. 

The gray was too strong.

On this version I used an aquapainter to get a softer gray.

I like the results.

Supplies: 

• Garden Green CS, Wild Wasabi CS, Certainly Celery CS, Naturals White CS
• Growing Green, Blessings from Heaven
• Going Gray Marker, Garden Green Marker, Wild Wasabi Marker, Certainly Celery Marker
• Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Decorative Label Punch, Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon, Aquapainter

Step It UP! #64 - Blog Candy Giveaway

Sign up to follow my blog and leave me a comment telling me something you like about my blog and something you would like to see more of!

I will put all of the followers with comments into a random drawing for the blog candy. 

Be sure you are following my blog and have left a comment (what you like/what you want to see more of) between Friday, March 16 and Thursday, March 22.

I will announce the winner on Friday, March 23rd!

Step #1 CARD:

Supplies:

• Cherry Cobbler CS, Crumb Cake CS, Naturals White CS
• Elementary Elegance 
• Versamark
• Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals

Step #2 CARD: 

Supplies:

• Cherry Cobbler CS, Crumb Cake CS, Naturals White CS
• Elementary Elegance, Creative Elements
• Versamark, Crumb Cake Ink Pad
• Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Seam Binding Ribbon, Dimensionals

 Step #3 CARD:

Supplies:

• Cherry Cobbler CS, Crumb Cake CS, Naturals White CS
• Elementary Elegance, Creative Elements, You're a Gem
• Versamark, Crumb Cake Ink Pad, Sahara Sand Ink Pad
• Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Seam Binding Ribbon, Dimensionals, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Stamping Sponges, Trinket Crowns