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One of the neat things that I have been doing since I quit my job as a Stampin’ Up! demo is giving myself permission to use retired stuff!!! I have DSP that I LOVE and never used anymore because it was retired. It was a personal decison not to use the retired stuff when I was a demo. I didn’t want to tease people with product that I couldn’t sell them. Well now I feel less resticted. So I am going to tease ya!!!!

This card used retired DSP and the Die Cut Blooms that I am pretty sure are retired. Strangly- the card does not have any stamping!

This is another card that I CASED. I believe the original creator was Erin Blair. I love the bright colors! And I left off a greeting so that it would be ready for any occasion!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend and I will be back on Sunday to share the cards that the kids and I will be giving to my sweet hubby for Father’s Day.

Recipe:

Stamps: None!

Paper: Summer Picnic, Real Red, Old Olive

Other: Die Cut Blooms, Build a Brad, Small circle punch, large oval punch, Real Red Striped Ribbon

I love to make simple cards! Even a simple hand-made card is so much more special than any store bought card!!! I think that the easiest and quickest way to make a simple card is to let the patterned paper do most of the work! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Great Friend

Paper: Tea Party DSP, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant

Other: Old Olive Grosgrain Ribon, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Half Back Pearls (from the Pretties Kit) 

I love to CASE cards from other talented stampers! I spend way too much time in blog land and when I find something that inspires me- I usually pick up the stamp right away and run with it. Sometimes it is an almost exact replica when I finish. And other times it looks nothing like the original.

Today I have 2 cards for you that I cased from Andrea Walford. And I think she CASED here card from one in a magazine! I cased tha layout but used different papers and stamps. And since I likes the layout so much- I picked some more paper and stamps and made a second card!

I love how masculine this card turned out. I never have any masculine cards handy. And this would be a great Father’s Day card, don’t ya think? So I went ahead and made 2 of this one!

Here is the same layout with different papers and stamps. Sorry the sentiment looks so yucky. Need to re-ink my Old Olive pad I guess. It is also hard to tell in this pic, but the white is dry embossed with the dots!

Recipes:

Beer Card:

Stamps: Cheers for You, Mailbox Greetings (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Delicate Dots DSP (retired), Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, paper piercer, silver brads, So Saffon Marker, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Backgrounds I textures plate

Cherry Card:

Stamps: Tart and Tangy, Mailbox Greetings (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Summer Picnic (Retired), Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Old Olive

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, paper piercer, Old Olivebrads, Old Olive and Real Red Markers, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Backgrounds I textures plate

My kids are on their third week of swim lessons for the summer. I am pleasently suprised at how well they are all doing! It has been ages since I have shared kid pictures here on ym stamping blog- but I just can’t help it today! I LOVE swimming pictures! So if you are here for the card, you have my permission to scroll down!

This is my oldest, Kyler.

This is Makenzie. She is one of the twins and they will be turning 4 next month!!! Wow!

Here is her twin sister, Danika.

And this is my baby, Laynee. And she is going to be 3 next month!

Aren’t they adorable?!!!! I just love them!!!!

 

Now on to the card!!!! I was so excited when the Paper Pretties introduced this stamp as one of their stamps of the month! It reminds me of my girls!!!!!

I CASED this card big time!!!!! Becky Carafa made the orginal which you can see HERE. I changed the main image and the sentiment- but otherwise kept it the same. The colors in this DSP (which is retired) always remind me of summer! The stamp is from Paper Pretties and I colored her with Copic Markers, but the rest of the card is made with Stampin’ Up! supplies.

Recipe:

Stamps: Make a Splash (Paper Pretties)

Paper: Spring Break DSP (retired), Soft Sky (retired), Whisper White

Ink: Graphite Brilliance Black

Other: Copic Markers, Silver Brads, Spiral Punch

Did you have a great weekend? I had the pleasure of spending lots of time with my sweet kiddos and my fantastic hubby. We even went to my favorite restaurant for dinner last night- Oreganos. Yum!

The card that I have for you today is one of my recent favorites! I am going to have to use the layout again real soon. It was a SFYTT a couple of weeks ago.

I have been on a kick lately of making all occasion cards. They are great to have on hand!!!

I used all SU! product on this card except for the oval and scallop oval nesties. But SU! does sell similar shaped dies for the Big Shot. Speaking of SU!, have you seen the new in colors??? They will be available on July 1st and I have them on my wishlist!!! They have in color markers and polka dot ribbon this year. Yay!!!!! Cannot wait! Good thing I have a birthday in July (hint hint, hubby!!!)

It has been so good to hear from you guys!!! Keep leaving those sweet comments, as I have so missed blogging. It feels great to be back!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Echoes of Kindness, Great Friend

Paper: Tea Party DSP, Whisper White, So Saffron

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Oval and Scallop Oval nesties, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Photo Corner Punch, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery Markers, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Half Back Peals (from the Pretties kit)

 

I don’t generally post on weekends, but I just finished this digi page and could not wait to share it!!!!!

I just LOVE the way that Laynee smiles!!!! Her nose is all scrunched up and she looks so happy!

Whenever I post a digi page, I get lots of questions about where I get my kits, the software I use, and where I print them. I just want to point out that I have a link at the top of my blog called Most Frequently Asked Questions about Digi Scrapping. I think you will find most of your answers there! If not, let me know!!!

I will be back on Monday. I have stamped cards to show you every day next week! I am on a roll!!!!

Today my hubby and I are taking the kids to go see Horten Hears a Who. I don’t know why- but I love that movie! So I am excited. Nothing like buttery popcorn and M&Ms for breakfast!!! Then after the movie, the three older kids have a singing class with Parks and Rec. They are thrilled about it!

So I am taking a bit of a risk showing you this card today. See I always tell my friends to check out my blog. But I don’t think my non-stamping friends really look!!! So I am showing you a Father’s Day card that I made for one of my bestest friends. We’ll see if he listens to me!!!

I got this stamp set Boys Will be Boys from Taylored Expressions just for my Father’s Day Cards! I needed a more manly set or my hubby would be getting a floral Father’s Day Card!!!! I stamped the image on Kraft cardstock and colored it with my Copics.

Recipe:

Stamps: Boy Will be Boys (Taylored Expressions)

Ink: Brilliance Black, Close to Cocoa

Paper: Patterned Paper by Cosmo Cricket, Kraft, Soft Sky, Garden Green, Whisper White

Other: Tag Punch, Linin Thread, Buttons from my stash, White Gel Pen, Copics

I used the same stamp from my card yesterday. I just gave it a new color combo!

Again the stamp is from Paper Pretties and the coloring was done with my Copics. The rest of the card was made with Stampin’ Up! stuff!

Paper: Summer Picnic DSP, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Whisper White, So Saffron

Ink: Black Brilliance

Other: So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, White Gel Pen

I joined the Paper Pretties Stamp of the Month club a while back. I wanted to work on coloring with my Copic Markers and so I thought it would be fun to get a new outline stamp in the mail each month! I still have a long way to go on learning to color with these things but I am sure having fun trying!

The stamp is by Paper Pretties. The coloring is done with Copics. And the rest of the card is made with Stampin’ Up stuff.

Paper: Summer Picnic, Real Red, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Brilliance Black Ink

Other: Pumpkin Pie Brads, Real Red Striped Ribbon, Small Oval Punch

I have had a rotten month. There is no other way to say it!!! But one great thing that has come out of this tough month- is that I am closer than ever to my friends. And I have some great ones! You know who you are! When I was making this card, I was thinking of you!

I completly CASED this one from Andrea Walford! All I did was change the sentiment and the color of the butterfly. Otherwise it is just like her card. Remember, I told you that this long stamping break really messed with my mojo!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Great Friend

Paper: Rasberry Tart DSP, Pink Pirouette, Ridinghood Red, Whisper White

Ink: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss

Other: Half Back Pearls, Button Bouquet, one random white button I had in my stash

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