Use It Up! Friday...

On Wednesday, I told you about stumbling onto Teneale's blog, and the AMAZING work she does...

I CASED a card, just to see if I could do it.

In addition to creating beautiful cards, she finishes the inside as if it were a card front!

I didn't do it for the card on Wednesday, but when I saw this one, I just had to.

I got a new pack of my all-time favorite DSP from the clearance rack...

Pulled out one of my favorite retired stamp sets that I just can't part with....

and went to town!

This is the inside of the card   

 These cards are not for the faint of heart. 

That spool of thread was stamped 3 different times and cut out from two types of paper

in order to get that cool looking spool.

It was fun to do, but not everyday. :-)

I think I found her blog by using google images. I will type "Stampin UP, Love Letters DSP" or something like that, and you will get images. 

I am a visual person so, I will often search this way.

This week I am on the lookout for home decor projects. 

Not just decor elements, but other things to do with our products to add a little something to the home. 

Wish me luck!!

Tuesday Tip

Buttons... How do you like to use buttons? Here is a card I made this weekend with buttons...

I used:
Paper: Basic Black CS #121045, Cherry Cobbler CS #119685, Very Vanilla CS #101650, Love Letters DSP #117162
Other: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die #114507, Big Designer Buttons Deck the Halls #121002
twine #100982


I made another card last January using buttons. I was wanting to make one of those cute cherry cards but didn't have the stamps or paper so I used what I had to come up with a substitute....

The card stock and buttons are SU but they are retired (except for the whisper white). The printed paper and ribbon are non-su, and the sentiment is printed from the computer. I just wanted to share another example of buttons as a focal point and not as an accent.

Thanks for stopping by and looking! Leave a comment and make my day :-)

Step It UP! Saturday

Step 1:

I used:

Paper: Riding Hood Red CS #111348, Very Vanilla CS #101650, Basic Black CS #121045, Love Letter DSP #117162

Stamps: Artistic Etchings #120573-clear  118517-wood, Carte Postal (retired)

Ink: Stazon Jet Black #101406, Versamark #102283, Cherry Cobbler Marker #119681, Riding Hood Red Marker #120971, Crumb Cake Marker #120967

Other: Black Embossing Powder #109133, Ribbon (retired)

Step 2:

I used: The above plus... Newsprint DSP #117166 and Dimentionals #104430

Step 3:

I used: The above listed items plus... Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402, Neutrals Brads (black)#119736

Thanks for stopping by and looking :-)

Mojo Monday 156

This is a fun sketch . . . . .

Here are some fun pictures of my card....

And here is my card . . . .

I used:
Stamps: Artistic Etchings #120573-clear #118517, Carte Postal (retired)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler #119685, Basic Black #121045, Very Vanilla #101650, Love Letter DSP #117162, Newsprint DSP #117166
Ink: Cherry Cobbler Marker #119681, Crumb Cake Marker #120967, Black Stazon #101406, Versamark #102283
Other: Embossing Buddy #103083, Black Embossing Powder #109133, Brads (black) Neutrals #119736, Mat Pack #105826, Paper Piercing Tool #116631


Thanks for stopping by and looking.... love to see your comments :-)