HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I wish you a safe, healthy and happy 2010. I can't believe it's been 10 years since Y2K !

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Labels (Sale-a-bration 2010)

Paper: Brushed Gold, Whisper White, Bride Specialty Paper

Ink: Encore Gold

Acc.: Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Trim Punch, Gold Embossing Powder, Flat Back Pearls from the Pretties Kit, Silver ribbon (Non SU)

Enjoy,

Bonnie

Where's Eeyore

Today's CAS challenge is to make a card inspired by Disney. Basing a card on these catalog items is really a CHALLENGE for me! Since I don't own any Disney stamps, I used the Eeyore Cookie Jar for my inspiration. I based my card on the colors in the cookie jar. I'm not sure whether Eeyore is blue or gray, but my blues didn't work so I'm going with the gray. Can you see Eeyore in there?

The base card is Whisper White with a layer of Going Gray over that. I used a corner rounder punch (not Stampin' Up!, ssh!) to round off the corners. I used a strip of Basic Black Textured card stock across the top and rounded those corners. The flowers are punched from Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Barely Banana & So Saffron card stock with the Boho Blossoms Punch and put together with Earth Elements brads. The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black on Whisper White with the soon to be available Well Scripted (clear mount) Stamp set. (Watch for your Occasions Mini Catalog in the mail.) The sentiment is punched with the Wide Oval Punch. Then I tied some Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon to finish it off.

Look at the cookie jar in the link and see if this card comes anywhere close to dear Eeyore.

Smile,
Bonnie

Red Birds of Happiness

Remember those birds that didn't work for the last card? They flew over here. I'm not sure if they're fighting over the string or sharing a worm.

This works for the Color Challenge last week to use Crushed Curry, Real Red & Sahara Sand. It's another 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card this time out of Naturals White. I love using it for a card base because it has more body than the Whisper White. I used the Big Shot for the birds & leaves. The new Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch in the upcoming Occassions catalog would work well for this too. I stamped the Sahara Sand card stock with the Sanded Stamp before cutting the leaves to give them some texture. I really love the Scallop Trim Border punch and have been using it on everything! It will be available FREE with a $50.00 Stampin' Up! purchase during Sale-A-Bration January 5 - March 31st.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Heard from the Heart, Sanded
Paper: Naturals White, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand, DSP from Prints Pack (past hostess gift)
Ink: Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
Acc: Big Shot, Birds & Blooms & Little Leaves Sizzlit dies, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon, Linen Thread

Big Red Flower

I wasn't even going to look at the challenges this week but I was weak. I just had to take a peek. That got my mind to running and before I knew it I had an idea that I couldn't shake. Fortunately I had all the shopping, wrapping and baking done. This was originally going to have a bird on it. The bird flew to a different card. I'll post that later.


This was for 2 challenges. The CAS challenge was a sketch inspiration by "Itecler". The second challenge was to make a card using Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry & Real Red. These challenges are good for showing me different color combos that I would probably never come up with on my own. I really like the Crushed Curry & Real Red together and Sahara Sand is a great neutral. I was going to try to make a ladybug with punches, but this was in my box of treasures and just waiting to "crawl" onto the card. I used a stamp set and the border punch from the Sale-A-Bration catty that you should be receiving any day. We are going to be having lots of fun with this stuff!

Recipe:

Stamps: Vintage Labels (Sale-A-Bration p. 4)

Paper: Sahara Sand, Real Red, Crushed Curry

Ink: Crushed Curry

Acc: Scallop Trim Border Punch (Sale-A-Bration p.9), Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon, Big Shot, Flowers Daisies 2 & Punched Scallop Circle dies, Buttons & Ladybug brad from who knows where?

First I punched the daisies with the Big Shot out of Real Red. I used 2 large & 2 medium flowers. Still using the Big Shot, I punched the Scallop Circle from the Birds & Blooms Sizzlit set using Crushed Curry card stock. I stamped the Vintage Label Circle (it's a new clear mount stamp and just wait to you see these!) on the Scallop Circle. I didn't even use the Stamp-a-ma-jig! It's easier to see where you are stamping with the clear mount or maybe it was just a lucky guess. LOL. It makes a lovely center for the daisy. I punched the edge of the Sahara Sand with the Scallop Border punch and cut a 1 1/8 " x 5 1/2" piece of real red. I punched that on one end too and adhered it behind the scallops on the front of the card. Be careful where you put the adhesive. I learned that the hard way! The card in 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. I haven't made many square cards because they take extra postage but they can be sent in extra large envelopes for regular postage. You may want to line the envelope with some decorative paper. It will make it real klassy, I mean classy.

I can't wait to share the next card that I made with the cast offs from this one. I really like it better but you'll have to wait until tomorrow for it.

Enjoy,

Bonnie

Merry Christmas

It's Christmas night and I am feeling very blessed. We have spent the day with all of our daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren and talked to family that live far away. I have had Christmas cards from family and friends far & wide and loved hearing from all of them. The kids have left and the house is sort of straight and my ears are still ringing with the laughter and fun that we had. Below you can see our dear Emme on "cookie day". She is almost 1 yr. old and such a joy and our best gift of the year.

I hope that you had a wonderful day and that the gift of the very first Christmas fills your heart and soul with love and peace.

Hugs,
Bonnie