A Theme Challenge "Back to School"

I have to admit that I was a bit stumped on this one. I mean, what to do with an alphabet set. Then I remembered the challenge for the week from The Paper Players to make something for the start of school. Well, I have been in school for a couple of weeks now and so I am totally in school mode. I decided to make this little pencil. I just made up the design. I typed the sentiment on the computer and the red R is from the alphabet set. The pencil point is a candy kiss. Yummy! See my tutorial on the 12th of August!

Winter Post

Well, this card completes my Stamping in ABC order cards. I have had fun and the amazing thing is that I have been able to keep up and even work ahead because I did not have to think of what to do next. I may have to challenge myself again.

This last card I cased from ponygirl40. I did not have all the supplies she had so I had to do my best with what I had. I really like the way this came out! Supplies used: Confetti Cream, Garden Green, Crumb Cake and yes Marge...Bravo Burgundy! It makes a great vintage look on a project.

Winter Post

This is another of the vintage stamps sets I like so much. I made 2 cards to show you for this set. This one features 3 stamp sets...Lovely as a Tree, A Cardinal Christmas and Winter Post. I used Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Kraft. The ink is Early Espresso.

Well Scripted

This is another of the words only sets that is so indispensable. I really like the script on this set and it has stamps for mother, father, birthday, Easter, love, and the one I used here...congratulations. I used the scoring blade on my cutter to make the score lines seen.

Welcome Christmas

This little set debuted in the Idea Book and Catalog this year and it immediately caught my eye because I love the vintage look of things. I pulled it out to play with it and just went with it. I used some of the Newsprint DSP along with Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Very Vanilla.

Vintage Vogue

Ok, so this is the first time I have tried the Black Magic Technique. I think it turned out alright, but I could use some help with my cutting. Either that or I am going to have to put on my reading glasses to cut! Oh well. I used Rose Red, Very Vanilla and Basic Black.

Upsy Daisy

This is a Black and Blue card! No, it is not bruised, just the colors I used. This is an easy 4 1/4" square card. I just stamped, layered, embellished and Voila! Got to love that Marina Mist!

Under the Stars

Ok, I totally CASED this card but it was so cute! I did change my sentiments and colors but the layout is the same. So, sue me! Don't you just love S'mores! It reminds me of camping and girl scouts and all the fun we have had with our kids over the years!

Trendy Trees

Everyone loves this little set. On one stamping forum I visited, I saw over 1000 samples made with this set. One of the best things is that it is so affordable, only 17.95. I made a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 card today. The tree I stamped 3 times to get the look of the fall leaves we all like to see. I backed it with Chocolate Chip and used a retired Chocolate Chip corduroy button for a little accent.

Tree Trimmings

I almost missed this little stamp set. I pulled it out after I thought I was finished with the T's. So, this one is fairly simple. I used Garden Green, Real Red and Very Vanilla. The side foliage was done with the Lovely as a Tree set. A very basic Christmas card.

Tote-ally Tess

Ok, so it is almost Halloween and I wanted to make her look a little like Samantha from "Bewitched." I used the Nite Owl DSP to make the cover and to stamp her pants onto. I accented with the Tangerine Tango. I again used a set from the Tiny Tags on the purse where it says Boo! The raven/crow came from the Dark and Dreary set. The Happy Halloween again came from the All Holidays set. I am guessing that the bird is "Durwood" as tricked out by Endora, her mother.

Tiny Tags

This little set is great for those really small projects like the Simply Adorned jewelry charms. I like the style of it but again, I had not used it. I used just the baby sentiment and the great little tag punch that goes with the set. This card was a baby girl card that I cased from somewhere (sorry, can't remember). Theirs was a boy card so I changed it up a little to make mine for a little girl. For this card I used Whisper White, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink. This was a fun and fast card to make.

Thoughts and Prayers

I have loved this stamp set since I first saw it. I love the natural style of the trees and limbs and what is not to love about a great all around, versatile set like this? I scored the edges of my card to make a border for the focal point. I stamped the tree and limbs with Certainly Celery and went over the trunk and limbs with the Chocolate Chip marker. I then thumped the Old Olive and Cajun Craze onto the leaves to give it a fallish feel. Simple, classic, just my style.

Things I Love

This is another FREEBIE I earned during Sale-a-Bration. If you love to get FREE things then Stampin' Up! and Sale-a-Bration are just the ticket! I would love to have you join my team of creative stampers!

This card Is a simple one I cased from last years Idea Book and Catalog. Of course, I made a few changes to make it my own. I think chocolate, shoes and shopping wrap it up for me. How about you?

3 Little Words

Well, I got this stamp set FREE during Sale-a-Bration this year. You gotta love FREE! But, I had never really used it. I mounted it and decided to look for different words to use with it and found these int he All Holidays set and decided to make it a Christmas card. I can't say that it is my absolute favorite but I do like it. I used the flourish from the Priceless set. Colors used are: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizazz and Whisper White.

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Have you missed me? I don't think so! I "pre-blogged" so that while I was gone and trying to get my feet back on the ground my blog would not go unattended. Now I am back and raring to go. I made 6 cards today and will continue to post them in order!

Today I am showing you this seasonally wonderful card using Teeny Tiny Wishes. As you may know this is a set of only words but it goes with any holiday or event. I wanted to make a Halloween card and this is what I did. I used my oldest Basic Black stamp pad (8 years old) and used the edges to make the spider web. I accented with the Nite Owl DSP and the focal point was done using a new set from the mini called, Dark and Dreary. Colors used are: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Whisper White, Concord Crush and Old Olive.

Teddy and Train

I cased myself for this sketch. It turned out so well a few months ago that I decided to do it for a baby card and I love it. I water colored the little bear and I am still working on that technique. I layered it all together using Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and a bow of Bashful Blue satin ribbon. I embossed the white using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. I can hardly wait to use it! Now to make more for girl babies.

Tart &Tangy

This is a fun set and has been since its debut a few years ago. I have made lots of fun things with it including some good smelling cards. Today I made a basic card that features all the fruits on it. The colors I used were: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight Real Red and Tangerine Tango.

Sweet Centers

This stamp set was made to use with the treat cups but I wanted to do something different. Today I made a 3-D project using the Big Shot 2 Tags die. I colored my stamp in with the Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. This will be a fun treat for the kiddies this year!

Studio Sketches

This is one of the new sets in the catalog this year and it is so easy to use. You can color it as I did or leave it as a sketch. It looks great either way. For this card I used my embossing folder, Early Expresso, Very Vanilla and Pear Pizazz to make the Granny Smith apples. Fall is here! Bring on the apples.