Ugh! Technology!

No, I did not forget about you all today... just having problems with my camera and getting the pictures of my latest cards to upload to my blog.  Ugh!  I have some really cute cards to show you, too!  Anyway, check back later.  Hopefully I will figure out my technological issues soon.  Thanks!

There's Only One You...

When I first saw this sentiment from the Vintage Verses set, available now for FREE during Sale-A-Bration, I immediately thought to pair it with all of the great butterfly stamps that Stampin' Up! offers.  I like the idea of having a bunch of plain-Jane looking butterflies, and then sticking one beautiful and detailed butterfly in the midst of them.  Not to say that these Midnight Muse butterflies from the Bloomin' Marvelous set are plain-Jane, but you get my idea, right?  Anyway, here's my card - another simple and quick one.

I love the detailing around this sentiment, as well as the font.  My butterflies were a cinch to create, thanks to the Bitty Butterfly Punch and the Elegant Butterfly Punch.  I was so excited to see the Bitty Butterfly Punch in the Spring Catolog.  These two punches go together like peanut butter and jelly, oreos and milk, chips and salsa... hmm, maybe I need a snack :)  

See you all tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Vintage Verses, Bloomin' Marvelous, Papillion Potpurri

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Midnight Muse

Paper:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry

Embellishments:  None

Tools:  Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch

Honeycombs and Comfort Cafe

I'm getting to this post pretty late, so it's going to be a quick and simple one... just like this card.  I embossed Chocolate Chip cardstock with the Honeycomb TIEF, then cut out hexagons from Comfort Cafe DSP to fit inside the embossed shapes.  A touch of Summer Starfruit ribbon completed the look.

I put the sentiment on the inside of this card... 

See you all tomorrow for a fun new card made with my new box of Stampin' Up! goodies!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Oh Hello

Ink:  Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake

Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe DSP

Embellishments:  Summer Starfruit ribbon

Tools:  Curly Label Punch, Honeycomb TIEF, Big Shot, Sponge Daubers

A Trio of Butterfly Shakers...

Today's card was my first ever attempt at using Stampin' Up!'s Shaker Frames... and I love them!  I had originally wanted to stamp the butterflies on to the Window Sheets, but I did not have any Staz-On ink, so I attempted to heat emboss the butterflies.  Just FYI, don't try that!  The heat from my Heat Tool made the Window Sheet curl up and melt a bit... not good.  So I ended up just stamping the butterflies onto Whisper White cardstock and then punched them out with the Bitty Butterfly Punch.  I think the finished product is cute and whimsical with the touch of Sycamore Street DSP in the windows.  What do you think?

I love the Sycamore Street DSP and I think that it adds interest as the base for my Shaker Frames, rather than a solid color cardstock.  In the future, I think that I will use measuring spoons to measure out my Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  I was fretting over getting just the right amount of glitter into each of the frames.

Cute card, I think, overall.  And I'm sure one of my girlfriends will be happy to get this fun one in the mail.

See you all tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Papillion Potpurri, Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB), Sweet Essentials

Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Midnight Muse, Rich Razzleberry

Paper:  Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Sycamore Street DSP

Embellishments:  Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack (SAB)

Tools:  1" Circle Punch, Shaker Frames, Bitty Butterfly Punch

Another Polka Dot Patterned Party...

Yes, this card is similar to one that I did about a week ago... but I just love the polka dot pattern in the Print Poetry DSP Stack and the pennant banner in the Patterned Party stamp set.  This time I decided to do a masculine version, but now that I look at it, the Summer Starfruit ribbon might be a bit to feminine.  What do you think?

Paper Snips made cutting out the presents and the pennants a breeze, and the Fnishing Touches Edgelits jazzes it up a bit.  

That's it for today... I have a new Stampin' Up! order arriving tomorrow with lots of new goodies!  I can't wait to play with everything and share them with you!

If you want to place an order, just click on the tab at the top of the page... and don't forget about my February Customer Coupon!  Get a FREE Spring Catalog Goodie for every $60 that you spend with me, on top of the FREE Sale-A-Bration items also!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Patterned Party

Ink:  Summer Starfruit, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse

Paper:  Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Print Poetry DSP Stack

Embellishments:  Summer Starfruit ribbon

Tools:  Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits

At the Corner of Madison Ave and Sycamore St...

Clever post title, huh?  Hehe!  Get it... I used the Madison Avenue stamp set and the Sycamore Street DSP!  Anyway, here's my card for today... it turned out a bit busier than I was anticipating, but it's still fun and colorful!

And, of course, I couldn't resist pulling out the good ol' Color Spritzer Tool.  I love that thing!  For only $12.95 it is a great value and produces such a neat effect.  I stamped the smallest flower-looking stamp from Madison Avenue and punched them out using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack for the center of my flowers.  Basic Rhinestones add just a touch of bling.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners, also available for FREE right now during Sale-A-Bration!  

Need a Sale-A-Bration/Spring/Annual Catalog?  Just email me at stampinontherange@yahoo.com and I will happily send one to you!

Have a great Saturday!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Madison Avenue, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Daffodil Delight Marker
Paper:  Sycamore Street DSP, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Rich Razzleberry
Embellishments:  Basic Rhinestones
Tools:  Color Spritzer, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Flowers and Honeycombs

I've been playing around with the Honeycomb TIEF lately, and I realized that a few of Stampin' Up!'s punches fit nicely inside the raised honeycombs.  This card combines the three punches from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and the three flower stamps from Itty Bitty Bits.  And I still can't get enough of the Primrose Petals Core'dinations cardstock.  I love sanding that stuff -- creates such a pretty look!

Basic Pearls added a tiny bit of bling while still complementing the colors of the card.  The sentiment is from Sweet Essentials, stamped in Primrose Petals.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Itty Bitty Bits, Sweet Essentials

Ink:  Marina Mist, So Saffron, Primrose Petals

Paper:  Whisper White, So Saffron, Marina Mist, Primrose Petals Core'dinations

Embellishments:  Basic Pearls

Tools:  Honeycomb TIEF, Big Shot, Itty Bitty Bits Punch Pack

A Simple and Stunning One Layer...

So, I think I have a new favorite color combination... Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, and Basic Gray.  I think these colors combined are so stunning and rich-looking.  And this is a perfect card for when you are running low on cardstock and need something one layer (or is this two layers... I don't know if you count the actual card?).  

This was the first time I inked up Lacy and Lovely, and I LOVE it!  The stamps transfer so beautifully to paper!  Gotta love the superb quality of Stampin' Up! products!  And I love the elegant sentiments in this set also!  Quick, Easy, and Elegant... this card has it all!  I resisted the urge to bling it out and dress it up... my husband said that I should show some restraint so as not to distract from the beauty of the main panel.  I will probably be doing a stepped up version soon though!

See y'all tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Lacy and Lovely

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Gray

Embellishments:  None

Tools:  None

Another Masculine Card

I CASEd this card from the Annual Catalog.  I saw the cute (maybe "cute" is the wrong word... handsome) ties hanging in a row on the linen thread and knew that I had to recreate that look.  The DSP is from the Print Poetry DSP Stack, which has lots of great masculine and feminine patterns.  I loved the colors in this striped pattern, and thought that it would pair perfectly with my ties from the Best Dad Ever set.  Take a look...

I sponged Crumb Cake on all my background elements to rough it up a bit and add to the masculinity.  A clothesline of Linen Thread creates a nice hanging spot.

 A Vintage Trinket brad and a Basic Pearl colored with my Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker act as handsome tie clips.  

See y'all tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Best Dad Ever

Ink:  Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake

Paper:  Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Print Poetry DSP Stack

Embellishments:  Vintage Trinkets, Basic Pearls, Linen Thread

Tools:  Chevron TIEF, Oval Framelits

A Rainbow of Bitty Butterflies

This card is CASEd (Copy and Share Everything) from a similar card I have seen on Pinterest.  However, I never pinned it and now I can't find it again to give credit to the artist - so if this is your card, please let me know so that I can give credit where credit is due.  :)  

I love the use of the butterflies in this card, and the colors go so well together.  I love the finished product.  And, this is a super quick and easy card to put together, thanks to the Bitty Butterfly Punch.

The only stamp set needed for this card is Bloomin' Marvelous, available for FREE right now with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration!  This set has a variety of great simple images and creative sentiments!  A quick knot of Tangerine Tango ribbon (also a FREE item for SAB) pulls the whole look together and creates a nice niche for my sentiment.

Have a "happy day"!  See you tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB)

Ink:  Midnight Muse, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango

Paper:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie (I was out of Tangerine Tango!)

Embellishments:  Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack (SAB)

Tools:  Bitty Butterfly Punch

A Flowery, Purple Thanks

I decided to ink up my Oh Hello set for the first time for this card.  I LOVE the sentiments in that set, and I think that the flower goes perfectly with the Natural Composition DSP.  What do you think?

I stamped the patterned chevrons from the Oh Hello set in Perfect Plum onto Perfect Plum cardstock.  I used my sponge dauber to sponge Crumb Cake ink on the outsides of all of the card elements to give them a bit of depth.  

I used my Stampin' Write Markers in Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry to color directly on the flower stamp.  The sentiment is also stamped in Old Olive.  The oval stamp from Oh Hello was stamped in So Saffron, then layered on top of a So Saffron oval, both die cut with the Oval Framelits.

Hope you enjoyed today's card!  See you back here tomorrow!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Oh Hello
Ink:  Perfect Plum, Old Olive, So Saffron, Old Olive Marker, Rich Razzleberry Marker
Paper:  Perfect Plum, So Saffron, Natural Compositions DSP
Embellishments:  None
Tools:  Oval Framelits, Stamp-a-majig, Big Shot

Stampin' Specials Round-Up!

Just wanted to take some time today to remind you of all the great Stampin' Up! specials going on right now!  First off is MY FEBRUARY SPECIAL, available to my customer's only!

Amy's February Customer Coupon

Choose 1 of the following Spring Catalog goodies for every $60.00 that you spend with me in the month of February:

Stampin' Distress Tool

Cute Clips

Sizzlits Pinwheel Die

Paper Doilies & Creped Filter Paper (get both)

Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Silver Basics Designer Buttons

Soda Pop Tops

Place your order in my online store, or email your order to me at stampinontherange@yahoo.com, then email me with your mailing address and your choice of free item(s)!!!  That simple!

Combine my offer with the Sale-A-Bration offer to get even more free stuff:

Spend $50 - Get 1 Free Item from the SAB catalog

Spend $60 - Get 1 Free Item from the SAB catalog and 1 Free Spring Catalog Goodie

Spend $100 - Get 2 Free SAB items and 1 Free Spring Catalog Goodie

Spend $120 - Get 2 Free SAB items and 2 Free Spring Catalog Goodies

You get the idea!

Speaking of Sale-A-Bration:

Email me at stampinontherange@yahoo.com if you need a SAB catalog!

You can also get the new Sent With Love Bundle now, for a limited time.  See the flyer below for details and order numbers!

Click HERE to go to my promotions page for more details!

See you back here tomorrow for another card!

Showcasing Sycamore Street

The layout for this card is one of my go-to layouts.  I did a similar card for Christmas using the great Candlelight Christmas DSP and it turned out beautifully!  And I am a sucker for a good symmetrical card!  I still need to get that 1" Square Punch - it would make these cards so much easier!  I think this layout is especially great for showcasing Stampin' Up!'s DSP!  Notice how there are 12 squares and most packs of DSP come with 12 patterns.  This card was made for DSP!  DSP=Designer Series Paper for all of you who are wondering.

A simple "hello" is the only sentiment needed, and I highlighted it with a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels to set it apart from the rest of the squares.

Don't forget that you can get this Sycamore Street DSP FREE right now during Sale-A-Bration!

Would love to hear if any of you all have a go-to layout or card design!

Have a great day!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Pretty Petites

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry

Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake, Sycamore Street DSP

Embellishments:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Tools:  Petite Curly Label Punch

Polka Dot Patterned Party

I'm going to keep this post short and sweet because I have a Valentine's date night with my hubby tonight!  Woo Hoo!  This card is based on the sketch from Mojo Monday turned on its side:

Like I said, short and sweet post!  If you have any questions about how I made this card, just email me! Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Patterned Party

Ink:  Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Melon Mambo

Paper:  Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Print Poetry DSP Stack, Pretty in Pink

Embellishments:  In Color Dahlias

Tools:  Finishing Touches Edgelits, Big Shot, 3/4" Circle Punch, Chevron, TIEF, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

For the Handy Men...

Living on a cattle ranch with my family means that I have a lot of handy men in my life.  From mending fences to building a house for our two goats (Chip and Minnie), they can build or repair anything, so when I saw the Tool Shed background stamp I knew that I had to have it.  This card is based on the sketch from Retro Sketches and I love the way that it came together.  Take a look:

This was my first attempt at a masculine card, and I love the finished product!  The Tool Shed background stamp made it so easy!  And the Woodgrain TIEF coordinates perfectly with the tool theme, don't you think?  I stamped the background twice - once on my Very Vanilla cardstock for the background, and once on a Very Vanilla scrap sheet to cut out the individual tools.  Mini glue dots made adhering them a snap -- those little glue dots are the perfect size!

Two Vintage Trinkets  add a little extra "oomph" to the card without being too flashy or girly.  And even though they are button brads, they kind of look a bit like nails/bolts/screws.  

Hope you enjoyed today's card!  See you back here tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Tool Shed background, Best Dad Ever

Ink:  Midnight Muse

Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

Embellishments:  Vintage Trinkets

Tools:  Woodgrain TIEF, Big Shot

* Wow - short supply list this week!

Fab Flowers for Fab Friday!

First off, how about the Pals Blog Hop yesterday?!  I had so much fun participating and can't wait until next month's Hop!  If you want to join in on the fun and participate in the Pals Blog Hop (and get a TON of traffic to your blog) then join Stampin' Up! with ME!  Click HERE to find out more about the great benefits of joining Stampin' Up! - like a great discount on all of Stampin' Up!'s super high quality and coordinating products!  No hosting parties necessary!

Okay, now on to today's card!  I love it when a finished card turns out even better than I had initially imagined!  I started with this week's sketch at Fab Friday and this is what I came up with:

I immediately thought to use the Honeycomb TIEF for all of that great blank background space.  Primrose Petals Core'dinations Cardstock and the Stampin' Sanding Block gave me just the right amount of texture without competing with my flowers.  And about the flowers... I just LOVE these flower images from Everything Eleanor!  I stamped them on Whisper White Cardstock in Primrose Petals, used my Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker to color in the centers, and then cut them out with my Paper Snips.  

The sentiment is from Vintage Verses, available for FREE with a $50 purchase now for Sale-a-Bration!    I stamped it in Gumball Green onto a background made by stamping the solid crest image from Everything Eleanor in Summer Starfruit ink.  I then ran it through my Big Shot using the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  

I love how the flowers play off the great paper from the Print Poetry DSP Stack.  A little border in Gumball Green Cardstock cut out with the Finishing Touches Edgelits creates the perfect separation between the two pieces.  

Hope you enjoyed today's card!  If you have any questions about how to recreate any of my work, or if you would like to place an order or find out about joining Stampin' Up!, feel free to email me at stampinontherange@yahoo.com

Until next time!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, Vintage Verses

Ink:  Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Daffodil Delight Marker

Paper:  Primrose Petals Core'dinations, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Print Poetry DSP Stack

Tools:  Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Sponge Daubers, Paper Snips, Sanding Block, Honeycomb TIEF

Pals February Blog Hop!!!

Thank you for joining us for the February Pals Blog Hop! Today the Stampin' Pretty Pals are excited to introduce you to the Stampin' Up! products we LOVE. We hope you find new ideas for using the products you already have - or find new items to add to your wishlist.

 You should have just left stop number 7 on the Pals Hop - Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I LOVE so many of Stampin' Up!'s products, but lately I can't get enough of heat embossing the Swallowtail stamp from the Spring Catalog!  I love the elegance of this stamp and I think that when you combine it with heat embossing, you end up with a WOW card!  The only problem is that the cards turn out so pretty that I don't want to mail them!  Help!  I am hoarding my Swallowtail cards!

I made three cards with the heat embossed Swallowtail, each one a bit "stepped up" than the one before.  What do you think?

This card was the easiest and quickest of the three to create.  I was able to make this card while my youngest daughter was sitting in her high chair eating breakfast - about 15 minutes.    I heat embossed the Swallowtail in Melon Mambo embossing powder onto Whisper White cardstock.  *Tip- Make sure you rub your Embossing Buddy over your cardstock first!  I forgot this step on this card, which is why I added the spritz of Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker.  Since I didn't use the Embossing Buddy, I had some stray powder left on the card that I couldn't get off so I disguised it with some color spritz.  I really like the finished product though, and I like how the Daffodil Delight spritz ties in with the Daffodil Delight layer of cardstock.  The sentiment is from Made for You, stamped in Midnight Muse.

My second card took just a bit longer to create, because I sponged color onto the Swallowtail after embossing it, then I cut it out and propped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I used Sponge Daubers and Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, and Baja Breeze to add color to the image.  The sentiment is from Lacy and Lovely, stamped in Certainly Celery.  I remembered my Embossing Buddy on this one, so no color spritz needed. :)

My third card took the longest to create, about 45 minutes - probably because I don't have the 1" Square Punch yet (it's on my wish list).  I heat embossed the Swallowtail in Pewter embossing powder then used Sponge Daubers and So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, and Melon Mambo to color it in.  I love the sheen from the Pewter powder!  

My heart skipped a few beats when it was time to cut into my beautiful butterfly.  Using my Stampin' Trimmer, I cut my image (stamped onto a 3" x 4" piece of Whisper White) into 1" squares.  I then pieced them back together for a tile look.  

The card base is Basic Gray, which I think pairs nicely with the Pewter powder.

The next stop is Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works, stop number 9 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
2. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
3. Cermen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
4. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
5. Leslie Davis at Stampers Paradise 
6. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
7. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
8. Amy Williams at Stampin' on the Range
9. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
10. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
11. Diane Roberts at Score At Four and a Quarter
12. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
13. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
14. Patti MacLeith Papercrafts by Patti
15. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
16. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
17. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
18. Lynn Hoyt at cattaildesigns
19. Kerry Willard Bray at stampgoodness
20. Jennifer Takacs at Stamped in Full