Purely Pomegranate Thank You

Oh, thank goodness it's my Friday, Yay!!! So, I thought I would treat myself to a little card making after work (my own little shot of therapy!) I guess I was in a pinky kind of mood tonight. I love Stampin' Up's purely pomegranate and wanted to make a different kind of card so I went with the center fold card. I really like these because they show off both the image and a lot of the patterned paper. I started with textured PP (Purely Pomegranate) colored paper, then covered the flaps of the card with SU's new Designer Paper, Bali Breeze. I stamped the image in PP ink onto to rose red paper. I then used my ticket punch to punch the corners then mounted it on a scrap of PP cardstock. I stamped the same image again and then cut it out. I applied little dabs of two way glue onto the flower dots then used glitter for extra sparkle. I then used my SU dimensionals and adhered my cut image over the first image. I ran PP ribbon around the card on both sides so the card still opens freely without having to untie the ribbon. I added rhinestones to the center of the flower, the corners and some on the thank you at the bottom. I hope you enjoy and have a good Friday.. I am off to see the gals at my favorite stamp store tomorrow. I am so excited....mini ROAD TRIP!!! Have a great weekend. ~Nicole

Expressing Gratitude

Hello there! I am posting this while watching my beloved American Idol. Simon seems a little nicer tonight... we will see, it is only half way through! Anyway, I made this clipboard some time ago for my friend Kate (hi Katie) and I asked her if I could borrow it tonight so I could post it. I really liked the way it came out and I thought I would make a little notecard to match. I actually did not use any of my very favorite Stampin' Up stamps tonight, but my other favorite place to shop for stamps, Impress Rubber Stamps. I love their simple, clean designs and I should own stock in this store too, because whenever we head up to Seattle area, I ask my husband to drop me off and I just walk aimlessly through the store getting tons of ideas and making their make and takes! Please check it out if you are ever up in that area. The paper on the clipboard is from Scenic Route and I just painted it with ivory craft paint and then added the paper and the embellishments, and some velvet ribbon. The top gets cut off but I tied on various colors of matching ribbon to the top of the clipboard. The card is SU chocolate chip, ivory, and chocolate chip and Cool Carribean ink. I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for taking a peek. Back to American Idol.. have a great rest of the evening! ~Nicole

Closer Look of Card and Clipboard

Here is another photo of the card and clipboard from the other side. You can see the clipboard a little better in this picture. Please click on picture to show greater detail. Thanks....

Ginger Blossom Monday

Monday, Monday! Gosh, when that alarm goes off on Monday morning, I want to pull the covers over my head and pretend it really isn't happening, but eventually, I get up, kiss my yorkie, and then get with it and start the day and a nice day it was! I am still SUPER excited about this beautiful Ginger Blossom paper.. It looks so nice with the groovy guava paper. I still had my Lots of Scallops set out on my desk so I put it to use again. I made my baby card and thought I would like to make a similar one with different colors and image for an everyday card. I used the textured Groovy Guava paper, my polka dot background stamp (love this background stamp) and then layered it with the Ginger Blossom paper, groovy guava ribbon and stamped the flower image in Groovy Guava then added a large adhesive pearl to the center and mounted it with SU dimensionals. Another quick and simple one to make! I am heading up to one of my favorite stamp stores in Seattle this weekend, so I look forward to some new things to share! Okay, getting sleepy, time to relax and enjoy the rest of the evening. Hope you do the same!~Nicole

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Happy Sunday! There has been so many new babies born recently, including a new addition to the family, Brycen Christopher, who was born last month! He is so cute and so tiny and we just love him! When I get a new picture from his mommy and daddy, I will be sure and post it! So, in honor of all of those new little babies in the world, I thought I would use this new SAB So Many Scallops set again and make a baby card! You know, the one thing I absolutely love about Stampin' Up is the way they coordinate everything to match. I used the Stampin' Up Special Boy Scrappin' Kit for the patterned paper, soft sky paper, wild wasabi ribbon, and my swirl star stamp from Impress. I used SU Marigold Morning ink for the image and yellow stickles to add a touch of glitter to the stars! Click on the picture to see the background a little better. Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend! Another sunny day here in the Couv, hee hee (Vancouver that is)!