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July 31, 2015

Thank You For Seeing Me Through...

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is another that has been created with the Me = Grateful stamp set from Stampin' Up! This time I've teamed it with the all new, amazing Brick Wall TIEF and the extremely versatile stamp set, Sprinkles of Life.

The card is dedicated to each and every one of my Stampin' Sisters for all their support over the last 12 months. Each of them and indeed each of you, my readers and friends, have seen me through some dark days and have definitely brightened the rest...


Card: Whisper White and Crumb Cake
Ink: Crumb Cake, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush
Markers: Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush Stampin' Write (from 2015-2017 In Color pack
Stamp sets: Me = Grateful and Sprinkles of Life
Tools: Brick Wall TIEF, Stamping Sponges and Craft Knife
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

I started by embossing the Whisper White card with the Brick Wall TIEF, then using the writing nib of the Tip Top Taupe Stampin' Write marker doodled in the mortar between the bricks, before sponging with Crumb Cake ink.

Using a craft knife, carefully cut away enough bricks for the first part of the sentiment, and stamp the second onto the wall using Watermelon Wonder ink.

Stamp the stems in Cucumber Crush ink and color in the leaves with the matching Stampin' Write marker. Add the flowers in the same way with Watermelon Wonder ink and marker.

Lay the wall panel over the folded Crumb Cake card base and carefully stamp the sentiment in Watermelon Wonder ink through the aperture. Attach the panel to the base with Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#194 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#30 AG at Crafty Gals Corner
#88 AAG at Creative Fingers
AG at TTCRD

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a GREAT one! I'll be back tomorrow with my latest DT creation for House of Cards, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 29, 2015

Framed Triple Butterfly with Me = Grateful

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

If the title of today's post seems familiar, you'd be right! I loved the style of THIS card so much, that I've used the same style and basic design for today's card. Instead of using a sentiment from Trust God, as in the original, I've used one from Me = Grateful, stamped in one of the new 2015-2017 In Colors, Delightful Dijon and swapped the rhinestones for pearls...


Card: So Saffron, Whisper White and snippets of Very Vanilla and Vellum
Ink: Delightful Dijon
Stamp set: Me = Grateful
Tools and embellishments: Bold Butterflies Framelits, Butterfly Thinlits, Simply Scored and stylus, Basic Pearls
Ahdesive: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#157 Wings at CASology
#194 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
AG at TTCRD
Summer Lovin' at Incy Wincy Designs
#187 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#156 AG at Brown Sugar

I'll be back on Friday with another Me = Grateful creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 27, 2015

Bohemian Always Kind...

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is one created with two NBUS (never before used schtuff) stamp sets from Stampin' Up!, Bohemian Borders and Me = Grateful, that are both sure to become favorites, indeed one already has! Can you guess which it is? Read on to find out which one, but not before you've taken a look at the card...


Card: Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink: Smoky Slate and Lost Lagoon
Marker: Lost Lagoon Stampin' Write (from 2014-2016 In Color pack)
Stamp sets: Bohemian Borders and Me = Grateful
Adhesive: Tear & Tape

Challenges...
#156 Line at CASology
#156 AG at Brown Sugar
#193 AAG at Word Art Wednesday

It's a 50/ 50 guess, but if you thought Me = Grateful is my new favorite, you'd be right! Sadly, there's no prize, but I'll be sharing another creation using the stamp set on Wednesday, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 24, 2015

Good Things Are Going To Happen

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is the first one I created with the gorgeous You've Got This stamp set and two of the new 2015-2017 In Colors, Watermelon Wonder and Tip Top Taupe, from Stampin' Up! The card was inspired by the latest challenge over at Stampin' Sister Julia's Facebook page, where the task is to create a card using just one stamp set...


Card: Crumb Cake (base), Watermelon Wonder and Whisper White
Ink: Watermelon Wonder and Tip Top Taupe
Stamp set: You've Got This
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals and Tear & Tape

Challenges...

#TGIFC13 AG at TGIF
#192 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#156 AG at Brown Sugar
AAG at TTCRD

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one! I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 22, 2015

Hope Your Day... with Sprinkles of Life

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's card is one that was inspired by the current challenge over at my Stampin' Sister Julia's Facebook page. I've used the amazingly versatile stamp set Sprinkles of Life from Stampin' Up!, and the matching Tree Builder Punch. For every Sprinkles of Life stamp set sold, Stampin' Up will make a donation to the Ronald McDonald House Children's Charity.

Although this is the first card I've created with the set, it's already a firm favorite. Talking of favorites, my favorite ice cream flavor is mint choc chip, and the new In Color, Mint Macaron, is the perfect match...


Card: Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron and Whisper White
Ink: Mint Macaron and Early Espresso
Stamp set: Sprinkles of Life
Tools: Tree Builder Punch
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals and Tear & Tape

Challenges...
#TGIFC12 Brand New at TGIF
#79 Designers Choice at CYCI
#208 LOL ~ Lots of layers at HIMCR

I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 20, 2015

Stampin' with Embossing Folders Pictorial

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Following last week's series of cards that were all created by stampin' using the Boho Chic embossing folder from Stampin' Up! (which can be seen here, here and here), a few of you asked me how it was done, so today I'm sharing a bonus card, this time using two of my favorite inks and detailed pictorial on the basic technique. By it's nature this post is image heavy, so it might take some time to load...

Petite Petals and Butterfly Basics stamp sets, Boho Chic EF, Petite Petals and Decorative Label punches...

Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzleberry inks, folded Whisper White card base, panel cut ¼" smaller and scraps for stamping...

Open the embossing folder and ink the raised image with Tempting Turquoise ink...

Carefully place the Whisper White card panel on top and press to transfer the ink...

Carefully lift up the panel and don't worry if there's some smudging...

Stamp chosen flower from Petite Petals 6 times in Rich Razzleberry ink...

Stamp sentiment from Butterfly Basics in the same ink...

Punch flowers and sentiment with the Petite Petals and Decorative Label punches...

Add Stampin' Dimensionals to the back of the panel, sentiment and flowers...

Attach panel to the folded Whisper White card base...

Attach flowers and sentiment and you're done...

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzleberry
Stamp sets: Petite Petals and Butterfly Basics
Tools: Boho Chic TIEF, Petite Petals and Decorative Label punches
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#186 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#192 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
July ~ Sharing at Path of Positivity (sharing how to create the design)

I'll be back on Wednesday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 19, 2015

Moon and/ or Stars for 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for 613 Avenue Create, where the optional twist this week is to add a moon and/or stars to your card, in celebration of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong being the first to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.

I've created my card by stamping the Stars mask from Stampin' Up! with Versamark and heat embossing in white. then layered my sponsor image from Morgan's Art World (formerly Fitztown) on top...

I also embossed the sentiment from Butterfly Basics inside the easel..

Card: Basic Black and Whisper White (image printed on it)
Ink: Versamark
Stamp set: Butterfly Basics (sentiment)
Image: Cameo Fae from Morgan's Art World
Markers: Skin tone, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette and Old Olive Blendabilities (retired)
Tools: White Stampin' Emboss Powder and Heat Tool, Decorative Label punch
Adhesives: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#192 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#68 AAG at Crafting From The Heart
Linky Party #6 AG at Crop Stop (mask/ stencil)

I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 17, 2015

Stampin' with Embossing Folders #3

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is the last of a series of three this week which have all been created by stamping with the Boho Chic Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! Each card also features the Petite Petals stamp and punch bundle and a sentiment from Butterfly Basics.

For today's card I've stamped the background by inking the raised detail side of the embossing folder with Versamark ink and pressing the card down onto it, then heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder, before sponging with Pool Party ink. The Petite Petals flowers and sentiment have also been created this way...


Card: Whisper White and Basic Black
Ink: Versamark and Pool Party
Stamp sets: Petite Petals and Butterfly Basics
Tools: Boho Chic TIEF, White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat tool, Stampin' Sponges, Petite Petals and Decorative Label punches
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#141 Embossing at CAS-ual Fridays
#192 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#207 Super Scraps Saturday at HIMCR
AAG at Through The Craft Room Door
Linky Party #6 AG at Crop Stop

It's been quite a while since I've done this, but I'm wondering which of the 3 cards this week is your favorite? Here's a quick recap. Click the pix to be taken to the post...



I really can't choose. Can you?

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one! I'll be back Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 15, 2015

Stampin' with Embossing Folders #2

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is the second of a series of three this week which have all been created by stamping with the Boho Chic Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! Each card also features the Petite Petals stamp and punch bundle and a sentiment from Butterfly Basics. You can see Monday's card here.

For today's card I've stamped the background by inking the raised detail side of the embossing folder with Versamark ink and pressing the card down onto it, then heat embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. The flowers and sentiment have also been embossed in gold


Card: Whisper White and So Saffron
Ink: Versamark
Stamp sets: Petite Petals and Butterfly Basics
Tools: Boho Chic TIEF, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat tool, Petite Petals and Decorative Label punches
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#141 Embossing at Cas-ual Fridays
#192 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
AG at Simon Says Monday
#270 AAG at Craft your passion
Linky Party #6 at Crop Stop

I'll be back on Friday with another Boho Chic creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 13, 2015

Stampin' with Embossing Folders #1

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is the first of a series of three this week which have all been created by stamping with the Boho Chic Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! Each card also features the Petite Petals stamp and punch bundle and a sentiment from Butterfly Basics.

For today's card I've stamped the background by inking the raised detail side of the embossing folder with Blushing Bride ink and pressing the card down onto it. The flowers and sentiment have also been stamped with Blushing Bride and then punched


Card: Whisper White and Calypso Coral (retired)
Ink: Blushing Bride
Stamp sets: Petite Petals and Butterfly Basics
Tools: Boho Chic TIEF, Petite Petals and Decorative Label punches
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#154 Repeat at CASology (flowers and background)
#185 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground (flowers and sentiment panel)
#191 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
AG at Clear it Out

I'll be back on Wednesday with another Boho Chic creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 10, 2015

Supersized Inlaid Butterfly

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is another that combines the Butterfly Thinlits and Trust God stamp set from Stampin' Up!, just as Monday's did, but this time I've used the larger die and added in my favorite stamp set, Gorgeous Grunge, to create a supersized inlay.


Card: Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Vellum
Ink: Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry
Stamp sets: Trust God and Gorgeous Grunge
Tools and embellishments: Butterfly Thinlits and Basic Rhinestones
Adhesive: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#154 Repeat at CASology (the grunge is repeated)
G is for Gems at Butterfly Challenge
#191 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
AAG at TTCRD

Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one! I'll be back on Monday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 8, 2015

Boho Bird with Trust God

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Before I get to the card I'm sharing with you today, I have to tell you about a fab giveaway that Mynn, the owner of House of Cards, is running on her personal blog, On A Stampage, to celebrate her 5th blogiversary. Click HERE, or on the button at the top of the right bar to be taken to it. Congratulations Mynn!

Ok, now to the card. It was inspired by a challenge on my friend and Stampin' Sister Julia's Facebook page, where the theme was to create a card with blue and a bird in it. I'd just completed Monday's card and the Trust God stamp set from Stampin' Up! was still on my desk. In seconds the design of the card was complete in my mind and within ten minutes the card was too!


Card: Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Stamp set: Trust God
Tools and embellishments: Deco Labels Framelits, Bird Builder Punch, Boho Chic TIEF and Basic Pearls
Adhesives: Mini Glue Dots (bird) and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#154 Repeat at CASology (the design on the embossing folder is repetitive)
#191 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#184 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground

I'll be back on Friday with another Trust God creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs, Em

July 6, 2015

Framed Triple Butterfly with Trust God

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Regular readers will doubtless know that I absolutely LOVE butterflies. Luckily for me there are a lot of new butterfly themed items in the Stampin' Up! catalog that was released last month. The new Bold Butterflies Framelits coordinate perfectly with the Butterfly Thinlits that were in the Occasions catalog and have been carried over. Each die set contains either an intricate butterfly or a full one, in two sizes, and the Butterfly Framelits also include a large intricate die.

I've used the four coordinating dies to create today's card, cutting the intricate ones from Very Vanilla and layering them over Vellum. The frame referred to in the title of the post has been created easily on my Scoreboard and I've added a sentiment from Trust God, before finishing with Basic Rhinestones.


Card: So Saffron, Whisper White and snippets of Very Vanilla and Vellum
Ink: Hello Honey
Stamp set: Trust God
Tools and embellishments: Bold Butterflies Framelits, Butterfly Thinlits, Scoreboard and Basic Rhinestones
Adhesives: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
G is for Gems at Butterfly Challenge
#190 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#184 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
Your style and favorite product at Clear it Out (Style ~ CAS, product ~ dies)

I'll be back on Wednesday with another Trust God creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 5, 2015

Color and/ or Flag at 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for the latest challenge at 613 Avenue Create, where the optional twist is a "create your own, using colors and or flags". With us celebrating America's birthday yesterday, I knew immediately that I'd go with an American theme.

Luckily for me the sponsor Inky Impressions had the perfect image, Flag Lili. She would have been great on her own, but I stepped it up by using the Work of Art stamp set from Stampin' Up! to create an Old Glory inspired backdrop for her...


Card: Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Tempting Turquoise (both stamped off first)
Stamp set: Work of Art
Sponsor Image: Flag Lily from Inky Impressions printed onto Whisper White
Markers: Skin Tone, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky and Smoky Slate Blendabilities (all retired) and White Gel Pen (stars on backdrop)

Challenges...
July linky at DL.ART
#159 Red, White and Blue at DL.ART
#35 AG at Art by Mi Ran
#153 Red, White and Blue at Brown Sugar

I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

July 3, 2015

Happy Early Birthday America!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is one I've created to celebrate America's birthday. While the official celebrations aren't until tomorrow, I wanted to post the card today because like many Americans I'm taking today off, and I will already be enjoying my long weekend by the time this scheduled post goes live.

The card was quick and easy to create, even though I added each of the stars by hand! The sentiments I've added remind us that while we celebrate our Independence and our motherland's birthday, it's equally as important to give thanks to all who made it possible and all who have fought for our freedom.


Card: Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Tempting Turquoise
Stamp sets: Work of Art and Good Greetings (retired)
Tools: White Gel Pen (stars)

Challenges...
#190 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
AG at Through The Craft Room Door
Thankful Thursday #159 Red White & Blue at DL.ART

Whether or not you're celebrating America's Independence, whatever you're doing this weekend, have a GREAT one! I'll be back on Sunday with my DT creation for the latest challenge over at 613 Avenue Create, so I hope you'll join me then.

For now I'll leave you with one of my favorite patriotic songs.


God bless the USA. God bless all of us!

Hugs,
Em

July 1, 2015

Food &/or Color Inspiration for House of Cards

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Before I get to the card I'm sharing with you today, I have some very exciting news! Some of you might remember that I applied for the new House of Cards design team, with this card early last month. To my absolute surprise, I MADE THE TEAM!!!

I found out almost two weeks ago and it's been a struggle to keep it from all of you! The news is still sinking in, but I think it will now with this post. I must say a HUGE THANK YOU to Mynn for allowing me to join the team I guested for back in February with this card. I'm SO honored to be joining such an amazingly talented group of ladies!

Ok, enough chatter, for now. Here's the inspiration and cues for this month's challenge, Food and/ or colors...


And my card, with it's snazzy new watermark...

While I love the summery colors in the cue card, I've chosen to go with the food theme. Not only is this my DT debut card for House of Cards, the stamp set is one from my NBUS (never before used stuff) pile, Stampin' Up!'s A Happy Thing from this year's Sale-a-Bration (now retired).

Card: Whisper White and Old Olive
Ink: Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise
Stamp set: A Happy Thing (retired)

Challenges...
#190 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#183 AAG at Pixie's Snippets Playground
#66 AAG at Crafting From The Heart
AG at Through The Craft Room Door

The House of Cards DT is hugely talented. Please do stop by some of my new teamies and show them some love. Us newbies are indicated with an *
Em*

I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em