For Mom

I love Stampin' Up!  I really do.  But sometimes I see something that is non-SU that I must have.  So it happened last weekend when Livi and I went to a big craft store.  I saw this beautiful paper in the bargain bins.  It was love at first sight.  The roses on the paper spoke to me of times gone by.  So I bought it.  And I used it.  Everything except the designer paper is SU, but the colors are retired.  I have been rearranging stuff to make room for the new goodies to come, and I miss so much some of the colors of the past--such as Mellow Moss.  It was/still is a favorite.  It doesn't surprise me that Mellow Moss matches the design paper.  We are all drawn to certain colors.  Okay, now the card. This is my mom's Mother's Day card.  My mom does not own a computer, so no worries about her seeing it before I give it to her. :-) 

I decided to use the sentiment "family" instead of "Mom" because she is the glue of our family.  She has also never really thought much about needing a special day for moms.  She's all for another family day, however!  So it fits her better.

I fussy cut some of the roses out of the paper for the small pair above the circle and then popped them up on a dimensional.  Here's a side view of the card so you can see some of the dimension as well as the inside of the card (before I write in all the mushy stuff I write inside cards.)

Supplies: 

Cardstock: Brilliant Blue (retired), Mellow Moss (retired)

Designer Paper: Treasures by Shabby Chic

Polka Dot Embossing Folder, 2 1/2" circle plus and Circle Scissor Plus

This card fits the bill for two challenges as well. Cool. It is the Mojo Monday Sketch 240, and it fits the theme for the Paper Players Theme Challenge 94.   I thank the ladies at both challenges for helping me create my mom's card. :-)

I just realized there is no stamping on this card!  Huh? 

Thanks for stopping by.  Special thanks to my followers and subscribers.

Kristine

Sketch Challenge

My email today delivered a sketch challenge from the Stampin' Queens. I like the simplier sketches without so much layering. I thought I might be able to get a card made in the 30 minutes I had.  Amazingly, the card came together quickly.  Once I picked the stamp set, the rest just fell into place.  Gotta love it when that happens!  Here's the sketch:

  And here's my take on it:

Supplies:

Stamps: Love and Sympathy

Card stock: Very Vanilla and Bravo Burgandy

Inks:  Bravo Burgandy and Alway Artichoke

Always Artichoke Seem Binding, Basic Rhinestones, Extra Large Oval Punch

I used a stamp set I just bought called "Love and Sympathy."  I like the sentiment in the set and the font of the word "Sympathy." And this set is NOT on the retiring list. Big smile.  As you can see on the sketch, there are three "somethings" in the lower right side of the card.  I stamped three of the flowers and cut them out and popped them up with dimensionals.  A small rhinestone adds just a little flair.  Kinda reminds me of dew drops.

Amazingly there is actually nothing on this card that is retiring!  I lost of ton of sets to the retiring list.  I'm excited to see what there is to buy to replace them.  (Shhh, don't tell my hubby I want to replace that many sets. :-)  He doesn't need to know the extent of my addiction. Although with the fact that my stamping space is in our dining area, I bet he has a pretty good idea. Grin.)

I hope to not have to send this card out.  It seems to me that when someone dies, there are two more deaths that follow closely behind--as if God takes souls in threes.  An oddity I have noticed in my own lifetime.  Anyone else ever notice that?  And so as not to end on a morbid kind of thought, ...here are my beautiful blooming violets. 

    

Are they not GOR-JUS!  In real life the "blue" violets are actually a deep purple.  Think Concord Crush rather than the Pacific Point they look like in  the pictures.  I really need to figure out my camera settings to get the right colors. 

Thanks for sharing some time with me.  Special thanks to my Subscribers and Followers. 

Kristine

I've lost it

Somewhere out there is my mojo.  It certainly is not with me.  Mary Fish has designed a wonderful Mojo Monday sketch (#238), and yet I have worked and fiddled and started over and ... well, judge for yourself.

Supplies:  Wow Flowers

Card stock: Green Galore, Whisper White

Designer paper: Rainbw Sherbert

Big Shot Die: Flower, Daisies #2

Apricot brad and ribbon



{sigh}  You know what I would like?  Someone to tell me where this card went wrong.  I have not even peeked at the other Mojo enteries.  Maybe I'll know what is wrong when I see the other entries? Olivia likes it.  Maybe it is a tween card?  

Here's the sketch:

I cannot get the Mojo sketch picture to stay in the place I want it on my blog.  Ay yi yi...I should head back to bed.

Thanks for stopping in. 

Kristine

Sunshine

Today Reno is overcast, but warm.  I would love a downpour with maybe some thunder grumbles.  There is nothing better, to this native Reno girl, than a spring downpour leaving the soil smelling like nothing else, except maybe Heaven.  I have smelled rain in lots of places around the world, but nothing compares to the smell of rain in Northern Nevada.  I am biased, I realize, as this is my home. :-)  But the card I made today has nothing to do with rain.  It is all about the sunshine!

Supplies:

Stamps: Button Buddies, Pursuit of Happiness

Card stock: soft Suede, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight

DSP: Attic Boutique

Embellishments: Neutral buttons, Lucky Limade Bakers Twine, Brights brads

Dies: Top Note

For those of you who have received the free Button Buddies card kits, (see the link at the top of the page for card kits if you're curious) here is an example of one more card you can make with the Button Buddies stamp set.  I stamped the flower three times--once in Old Olive and twice in Daffodil Delight.  I then fussy cut them out by layers and popped each layer up on a dimensional.

  It is not visible in the picture, but I also painted each leaf and petal of the flower with the Smooch Pearlized Top Coat paint.  So when you move the card, the flower sparkles. A little sparkle is always nice.  The layout is from a card sketch designed by Lisa Hjulberg for Taylored Expressions sketch challenge 144.

One more share...

Another thing I enjoy about Spring in Northern Nevada are the blossoming trees.  They line the parkways, they peek out of yards, and they smell almost as wonderful as the rain.  My kids tease me because I think fruitless plum trees smell like tacos.  They do!  Flour-shelled tacos.  I call them taco trees.  The blossoms pictured below are from the cherry tree in my back yard.  The tree is loaded with blossoms.  The bees are busy doing the things busy bees do, and I am crossing my fingers for another bumper load of pie cherries come late July. Last year we had over 20 gallons of pie cherries off this tree--and that was with sharing with the birds.  They ate from the top branches, we gathered from the bottom branches.   At dusk, this tree looks almost glowing.  It's white is pristine and stunning against the oranges of the sky.  My favorite place to gaze all spring.



Thanks for sharing some time with me today.  A special welcome to a new follower, Samara.  Thanks to all of my subscribers and followers.

Kristine  

A Potpourri!

I have such a back log of projects to share that I thought, "I'm going to post a bunch today!" So enjoy the potpourri of projects!

A Workshop card.  Uses the wheel Take a sip. What ended up being cool about this card was that each person's card looked a bit different depending on where in the wheel they were when rolled.  We each had a different grouping of cups!

This card was made at the same workshop.  I think that it is a CAS (Clean and Simple), stunning card.  The Chocolate Chip Card Stock is textured, which gives it a nice finish.  I saw this card on the display boards at convention in 2011.  Loved it!  I have no idea who to credit it to, however.  The base paper looks white in this photo, but it is actually Very Vanilla.  The stamp set used is called In Wilderness.  It is on the retiring list.  Don't miss buying this set.  It truly is beautiful.

The third card from this same workshop uses the set from the Occasions Mini called Sweet Cake.  It is a fun gate-fold card.  We used Dazzling Details to frost the cupcake and a Red Glimmer Paper cherry on the top.  This card idea came from my upline, Linda Gutierrez.  I think it is a super cute card.  When I saw her version on her blog, I had to buy the set.  Then I just had to do the card at a workshop.  Thanks Linda!

This card came from a Stamp-a-stack I did at my home.  It was a CASE of the card in the Sale-a-bration Mini. 

Next up is a Thank you card I sent to the gals who placed orders with me in March.  The paper behind the image looks likes DSP, but it isn't!  I used Vanilla Craft Ink and stamped the image from the background stamp Weathered, which is a retired stamp, on it.  I think it came out great!  I used some Dazzling Details on this card as well.  Just makes the flower centers pop a bit.

For my thank you cards I allow myself to use anything in my stash.  If you want a special thank you from me, just place an order and a thank you card or gift always comes your way!

My final share is a card I made for a thank you in December. I don't think I ever posted this? Hmm.  I like for my customers to be able to reuse the cards I send, so I never put anything which marks me as the maker on the card.  The cards are meant for reuse, so they are a thank you and a gift in one!

If you don't already have a demonstrator, I would love to help you enjoy the hobby of stamping and paper crafting.  Please check out the links at the top of this blog to see my rewards program and card kit offers.

My thanks to my subscribers and followers.  I appreciate you.

Kristine





Mojo Monday 236 times 2!

My daughter, Olivia, is almost done with Spring break.  We have done some scrapbooking already this week, but we had not yet done a challenge.  Livi loves the challenges.  She decided a sketch challenge was what she wanted to do.  So we did the Mojo Monday sketch 236.  Funny thing...we did not look at each other's work until we were done.  We picked a very similar color palette! Like mother, like daughter.  Shhh, don't tell her I said that.  And without further ado, here are are cards.  Well, first, the sketch...

My interpretation.  I could not get a middle strip of paper to look the way I wanted, so I skipped it! And the ribbon looks pretty in real life.  In the picture...not so pretty.  Ah well.

Olivia's interpretation.  I would like to point out that she did all of her own cutting! Very cool.

Thanks for sharing some of your time with Olivia and me today.  Special thank you to my followers and subscribers.  I like the idea that I'm not talking to myself. :-)

Kristine

Button Buddies Free Card Kits!

One of the sets in the current Stampin' Up! Main Idea Book and Catalog that I think is stinkin' cute is called Button Buddies.  My favorite image...the pig!  I have been having fun with this set as of late.  I realized that I do not use buttons all that often in my paper crafting.  So, stretch my creative muscles and wahlah! Well, Stampin' Up did the hard work, I just added the buttons. ;-)  I have four cards I have made using this stamp set.  Here they are...

Cute, cute, cute!  You wanna make them?  Great!

I will send you all of the card stock (cut and ready to use) and embellishments to make these four cards.  Yup.  Everything cut for you!  Ribbon included.  Brads and buttons...included. (Your kit may have some variation in buttons from what is pictured above.) Envelope?  Yup, included for each card.  How do you get these free card kits?   Easy! 

1. Place an online order with me through my Stampin' Up! website.  http://kristinechubb.stampinup.net
2.  When I receive notification of your order of $65 (before shipping and tax) or more, I send you the kits!  If you place an order of $150 (before shipping and tax) or more, you get two kits for each card for a total of 8 FREE card kits!  Plus, you qualify as a hostess and  you get the hostess freebies! You will have two of each design...one to give away, and one to stash in your idea box!  If you're trying to buy all the items on your wish list before they disappear on May 30th, then you might reach $200 in merchandise! You get more freebies from Stampin' Up, but also, guess what?  I send you another set of kits when you reach $200 in merchandise!  I know...cool.  That would be a total of 12 card kits! Now it's a party! Join the conga line! PARTY!  This makes me think that a savvy customer might go in with a buddy or two.  Reach $200 and there's kits enough for three!  However, the order has to be placed on one online order.  You can figure out the money split  and freebies amongst yourselves. :-)
3.  I will send your kits to the address you list on your online order. 

And guess what else! You get written instruction for completing the cards! I will send a pdf file to the email associated with the order. I know...un-be-live-able!
See?  Easy!!  And remember that every $50 you spend with me earns you an Ink Thought towards even more free stuff.  Check out the link at the top of this blog home page if you want to know about Ink Thoughts and my customer loyalty reward program.

Here are the supplies you will need to complete the cards.  If you don't have something on the list, put that item on your order!

Stamp sets:
Button Buddies 122735 (w) 29.95 122737 (c) 21.95
A Word For You 117032 (w) 21.95  120528 (c) 16.95
(I used the set Perfect Words 122470 (w) 12.00* 122472 (c) 9.00*, which is a hostess set, on the Pig card. This is just an option)
Inks:
Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, Basic Black marker, Calypso Coral, Certainly Celery, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade
Embossing Folders (optional): Stripes, Polka Dots
Punches: Eyelet Ribbon Border (or another border punch of choice), 1/16 circle or paper piercer and mat pack, 1/4" circle, 3/4" circle,
1 3/8" circle
Other: dimensionals, glue dots, adhesive, sponge dauber


I must thank my fellow demonstrators for the inspiration for these cards.  Mary Brown and Linda Callahan in particular.  I love visiting the special demonstrator website where we share our ideas.  I always come away from there ready to stamp!