CUTIE PATOOTIE - PENGUIN

Good afternoon everyone!

I have been busy in my stamp room designing cards for my upcoming Christmas Card Class, December 1st. I wanted to share one of the cards that we will be making. It is this CUTIE PATOOTIE PENGUIN card:



Isn't he the CUTEST? I think so! I got the penguin idea from pixiedustmom on splitcoaststampers. She did a super cute z-fold card using this style punch art penguin that you can see here. On my card the "ribbon" I used is actually a piece of the FROSTWOOD LODGE Designer Series Paper! It has some awesome flannel designs that make perfect "faux ribbon"

Here is a closer look at my cutie patootie penguin:



I can't wait to make more of them because they are super adorable! The color combination I used is from the Stampin Up Color Coach. This is an AWESOME tool to have because it gives you some coordinating color combinations for your designs. This color combination was featured on the MARINA MIST card and is the getting started combination. The colors are MARINA MIST, REAL RED & OLD OLIVE



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Thanks for stopping by! Here are the products I used on my card:

Stampin Up! Stamp Sets: Merry Winter

Paper: Stampin Up! Old Olive, Real Read, Marina Mist, Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper, basic black, whisper white, daffodil delight, shimmer white

Ink: Stampin Up! Classic ink pads in old olive, pumpkin pie, white craft ink

Accessories: Stampin Up! Snowburst textured impressions embossing folder, big shot, color coach, white gel pen, dimensionals. PUNCHES USED: Extra large Oval, Large Oval, Scallop Circle Oval, Stocking builder, word window, owl builder punch.

Sweet Spring Pick Up!

Good morning everyone!

Hope your day is going well so far! I am just about ready to hit the sack after a long night at work! With the days getting a little warmer I have been in the mood to create some sweet spring & summer cards. I think the Loads of Love Set is super cute and thought a little flower truck would be cute so here is what I came up with:



Isn't that the cutest little pick up? I used a piece of the bashful blue retired hostess exclusive designer paper that I found in my stash to paper piece the pick up. You can use any designer series paper you want to match the theme of your card! That is what makes the paper piecing technique so fun on this little pick up! It is really easy to do just stamp the truck image image on whisper white. I then colored the tires, bumpers, and created the "dirt". Then I restamped the truck on the pattern paper and then cut it out and glued right over the top of the previous truck image. The oval I cut using my coluzzle. To make the chocolate chip oval I just cut the next coluzzle size up from the one around my truck then free hand cut it down so the layer wasn't as large and because I can't cut in a perfect oval.... I distressed the edge to hide the bumps :)

This color combination is also one from the Color Coach....
Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery & Chocolate Chip love these colors together!



Hope you have a great day! Thanks for taking a peak!

Here is what I used:

Stampin Up! Stamp Sets: Loads of Love

Paper: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Ink: Stampin Up! Classic ink pads in basic black, old olive, chocolate chip, basic gray, real red

Accessories: Stampin Up! blender pen, chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, finial press embossing folder, big shot, coluzzle, distressing tool

Punch Art Lovin' Lion

Good morning everyone! I am still not feeling that great today so this will be a short but sweet post! I came across an awesome blog by a super talented designer named Kim Score. She creates amazing punch art using Stampin Up! punches. The card I am showing you today was inspired by one of the tutorials she offered called Lovin Lion. I did have to use a few different punches than she did because I didn't have all of them.....YET...LOL! Here is my card:



Here is what I used to make the Punch Art Lion for my card:

1 1/4" Circle in More Mustard - HEAD
3/4" Circle in More Mustard - EARS & PAWS
1/2" Circle in Daffodil Delight - EARS
Small Oval in Daffodil Delight - MUZZLE
Small heart from the Two-Step Owl punch in Pink Pirouette - NOSE
Extra Large Fancy Flower in Cajun Craze - MANE
Extra Large Two Step Bird in More Mustard - TAIL
Boho Blossoms smallest flower in Basic Black - EYES(punch flower then cut between each petal to middle)

I didn't use a body because mine is just a "peeker"

I also chose the colors for my card using my color coach. This is one of the suggested color combinations:

PACIFIC POINT , DAFFODIL DELIGHT & RICH RAZZLEBERRY



I think that this would make a super cute birthday card for a little boy! Have a great day all!

Supplies used:
Stampin Up! Stamp Sets: Short & Sweet

Paper: Stampin Up! Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry DSP paper in Blueberry Crisp

Ink: Stampin Up! Classic ink pads in Rich Razzleberry, cajun craze, more mustard, daffodil delight

Accessories: Stampin Up! Stampin Up! punches: 1/4" circle, 3/4" circle, 1/2" circle, boho blossoms, extra large fancy flower, scallop oval, small oval, large oval, two step bird, owl punch, sponges, white gel pen, dimensionals, black pen

Reindeer Peeker made with Owl Punch!!

I am sooooo excited to share this card! I haven't seen this anywhere yet so who knows, I maybe the first - LOL! I was trying to think of a card to do and my owl punch sitting on my desk caught my eye. I started looking at the pieces and the owl body reminded me of a reindeer head and then the stomach part reminded me of hooves and WAAAAHHHLAAAAH.... my reindeer peeker was born! Rudolph's nose, the white and black part of the eye, are all from the owl punch too. The pinks of the ears, the antlers and the marina mist eyes are all pieces from the Sizzix die Swirls Scribbles. Check Rudolph out!



Isn't he the cutest??

The layout for this card was inspired by this one I saw on splitcoast by Bee-Bee.

I used the color coach to choose my colors. This color scheme was suggested on the basic black card: Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze & Basic Black.



I stamped the small swirl from priceless in versamark & heat embossed with iridescent ice on the baja breeze layer. Here is a closer peek at Rudolph for you!



I LOVE how he turned out - too cute!

Here is what I used:

Stampin Up! Stamp Sets: Big On Christmas, Priceless

Paper: Stampin Up! Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist

Ink: Stampin Up! Classic ink pads in Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Stampin Up! Versamark, Iridescent Ice, Heat tool, 1/8" black taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, blender pen, Stampin Up pastel chalk, Stampin Wrute markers in Old Olive, More Mustard, Basic Black, dimensionals, Owl Punch, Swirls Scribbles Sizzix Die, Big Shot, Color Coach, White Gel pen, Crystal effects

Inspired By Nature

I AM BAAAAACK! YAY! I finally got down to clean off my desk and get my stamp area half way usable since the flood! So since my desk was clean I had to stamp something - lol! I haven't been able to stamp in forever it seems!

Since I hadn't stamped for awhile I thought it would be fun to pull out my Stampin Up! Color Coach and try a color combination challenge! The one I chose from the back of the Cherry Cobbler card for the creative combination. It uses Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, & Daffodil Delight! I love love love these colors! Here are the colors from my color coach.



I also thought it would be fun to do the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge so I used the layout to make my card also! I flipped the sketch sideways because the stamp I chose fit better that way. Here is the Mojo Sketch #165:



And here is my finished card!



I love how it turned out! This is the first time I have used the flower stamp from Inspired by Nature. I have used the grass one a lot but hadn't tried the flowers. Hope you like it!

Stampin Up! Stamp Sets: Inspired By Nature, Fresh Cuts

Paper: Stampin Up! Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Stampin Up! Classic ink pads in Chocolate Chip for sponging, Early Espresso

Accessories: Stampin Up! Versamark, Scallop Edge Punch, Crimper, both oval large punches, paper piercer, black grosgrain ribbon, corner rouder punch, dimensionals, prismacolor watercolor pencils - white, black, dark umber, square lattice embossing folder, clear embossing powder, embossing gun