Simply Adorned 1" Charm Swap

I participated in a swap for Simply Adorned charms. I can't wait to get them back and see what everyone else came up with. This was a prototype for my 1" charm swap. I forgot to take a picture of the final swap before I mailed it. I ended up dropping the pleated cardstock and stuck with a simple rub-on matched with the flower.

Supplies: Eggcellent Eggs Kit (rub-on and rhinestone), Cottage Wall DSP, Rich Razzleberry cardstock, Palm Plum cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Trio Flower Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots

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Delightful Decorations Circles Card

Here is one of the cards we made at last weekend's Christmas Card Class. I love the retro feeling the Holiday Lounge DSP gives this card.
Supplies: Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Greetings, Ruby Red ink, Bermuda Bay ink, Whisper White cardstock, Sahara Sand cardstock, Holiday Lounge DSP, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Ornament Punch, Silver Cord, Silver Brads, 1/16" Hole Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

The layout comes from another card that is part of my Merry & Bright Christmas Card Kit. I like the Christmas Cocoa paper and colors even more than the Holiday Lounge paper. The ornament image comes from the Merry & Bright rub-ons. You'll receive a full package of the rub-ons when you purchase the card kit. Click here for details.

Supplies: Merry & Bright Rub-Ons, Soft Suede cardstock, Real Red cardstock, Christmas Cocoa DSP, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Ornament Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Toys & Trinkets Christmas Card

Here is one of the cards from my Merry & Bright Christmas Card Kit. I designed the cards using the Merry & Bright Rub-Ons from the Holiday Mini catalog. The package includes two sheets of rub-ons (one silver and one white), so my card kit makes 16 cards total. There's even rub-ons for the inside greetings! Click here for more details or to buy the Merry & Bright Christmas Card Kit. The best part of the kit is that everything is included. You don't need any extra stamps or ink -- just adhesive!

Supplies: Merry & Bright Rub-Ons, Real Red cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Christmas Cocoa DSP

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Celebrate Today Treat Holder

With such an incredible special as the $75 Starter Kit, I challenged my downline to each recruit at least one person this month. And as extra incentive, I threw in a little bonus -- that I would make each of them a make and take kit, including supplies to make 20 cards (or 15 3-D projects).

Jessica was the first to recruit this month and I made up this patriotic treat holder...then I pre-cut the materials to make 15 more so she can use it at an upcoming workshop or club meeting. (Click here for measurements and details in the original post, a valentine version of this treat holder.) I didn't have a chance to put anything inside, but I could see a bag of silver Hershey kisses inside -- making the star cut-outs really pop!

If you're in my downline, you have one week left to qualify for a make and take kit of your own! And if you're not in my downline yet, you have one week left to sign up for just $75! Click here for all the details.

This project is perfect, both in colors and in theme, for Stacey's latest Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge #38. Play along with us this week!

Supplies: Stars Jumbo Wheel, Starring You, Real Red ink & cardstock, Pacific Point cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Pacific Point Ribbon, Large Star Punch, Small Star Punch, Word Window Punch, Paper Crimper, Bulk Chipboard Stars, Bulk Star Rub-Ons, Silver Brads

Baskets & Blooms

In Stamp Club this month, we used the Big Shot Baskets & Blooms die to make these two projects:

One cut with the die produced the pieces to make the basket, the tag, and all of the flowers. I pre-cut the Top Note die to use on the card. We embellished the two smaller flowers and the basket with white rub-ons from the Hidden Garden rub-ons. You can get 20% off all rub-ons with a $20 purchase in November. Click here for details.

Supplies: Best Yet (hostess set), All Holidays, Top Note die for Big Shot, Baskets & Blooms die for Big Shot, Frosty Day DSP, Tangerine Tango ink & cardstock, Close to Cocoa ink & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Hidden Garden Rub-Ons, Chocolate Taffeta ribbon, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Sticky Strip

RUBbing ON Scrapbook Page

Now that I've pulled out my rub-ons for this month's promotion, I can't stop using them! My latest project with the Love & Happiness Rub-Ons is this 6x6 scrapbook page that I whipped up for Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge. I used the rub-ons on cardstock and punched out circles to go down the side of the page. I also used them directly on the twill tape that I tied around the bottom!

Yesterday I passed 50,000 hits on my blog and I promise I'm working on some Blog Candy to celebrate. First, I need to finish up and send out my overdue monthly newsletter. So stay tuned! I promise it will include a package of these fabulous rub-ons.

Supplies: Love & Happiness Rub-Ons, Really Rust cardstock, More Mustard cardstock, Cameo Coral cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Old Olive cardstock, Twill Tape

I have a problem...

I'm seriously addicted to Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenges. From the moment I see her post, I'm planning my card in my head and thinking about it constantly until I get the time to stamp and make it. I'm obsessed!!

But it's a healthy addiction, right!? Stamping makes me happy. And participating in a stamping challenge is fun! I really think it helps me "stretch" creatively and try new things. So here's my latest color challenge card. It was in my head for a whole 30 minutes, until I could manage to get Elise down for a little nap and the kids entertained with a computer game while I set to work...what a great way to start the day!

Supplies: Embrace Life stamp set, Love & Happiness Rub-Ons, Manchester DSP, Sahara Sand cardstock, Old Olive ink & cardstock, Certainly Celery marker & cardstock, Earth Elements Buttons, Cutter Kit (Edge Distresser Tool)

Purse Tin with Rub-On Cards

I found this cute little purse tin at Hobby Lobby and thought it would be perfect to hold cards. I decorated the front with one of my sample Decor Elements (get one free when you place an order with me in November).

Decor Elements are very similar to Rub-Ons. They are larger, made of vinyl, and especially suitable for applying to walls.

See more Decor Elements in action here. Click here for instructions on applying Decor Elements.

The cards inside the purse all use the Love & Happiness Rub-Ons from Sale-a-bration 2008. Did you miss out on these colorful rub-ons? I'll be giving some away very soon as part of my first Blog Candy! Watch for details later this week!

Supplies: Love & Happiness Rub-Ons (Olive & Black), Junior Varsity DSP, Rose Red cardstock, So Saffron cardstock, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

Color Challenge, Take 2

My first attempt at KWerner's weekly color inspiration challenge turned out exactly how I wanted it to...but not exactly in the right colors. I used Close to Cocoa instead of Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla instead of Whisper White. I felt it was enough of a departure that I should do another card. So, here's my "take 2":

Supplies: Ginormous Flowers, Ruby Red ink & cardstock, Pumpkin Pie ink & cardstock, Sage Shadow ink & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Windsor Knot DSP, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch (cut tips of middle flower to round them), 1/4" Circle Punch, Love & Happiness Rub-Ons, White grosgrain ribbon

Hidden Garden Card

I used the Hidden Garden Rub-ons for this card, inspired by Stacey's Jewelry Color Inspiration Challenge. Her colors this week are Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White. The inspiration necklace is by TortillaGirl. Sorry about the picture; it's a little washed out.

Supplies: Heard from the Heart stamp set, Hidden Garden Rub-Ons, Old Olive cardstock, Kiwi Kiss cardstock & ribbon, Baja Breeze ink & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Day Scrapbook Page

I put this 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" scrapbook page together for Jay & Jilyan's party on Wednesday (thanks again for hosting, ladies!). These pictures of Claire are from Tuesday afternoon while we were waiting for Thomas to get home from his first day at pre-school! (Watch for that scrapbook page coming soon!) I started with a 6"x6" page (the Regal Rose square in the upper left corner) and then added it on to the 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" (which we now have a new chipboard album to accommodate!)

I just love the colors of the Georgia Peach DSP. I started with the strip of squares and added squares of color to the 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" page. A couple of them are squares of Georgia Peach DSP and a couple of them were stamped using the "Flight of the Butterfly" stamp set. One note: I used my marker to color only part of the greeting "hope your day is as happy as happy gets" and shortened it to "as happy as happy gets" which worked out better size-wise for my page and made more sense on the scrapbook page. I used the Love & Happiness rub-ons (from Sale-a-bration 2008) on the photo.

Supplies: Flight of the Butterfly stamp set, Georgia Peach DSP, Regal Rose ink/marker/cardstock, Old Olive ink & cardstock, So Saffron ink & cardstock, Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Love & Happiness Rub-ons

KWerner Color Challenge #18

This week's KWernerDesign.com Color Challenge was, well, challenging. There was a lot of white in the inspiration image, but since Kristina didn't include it as one of the colors to use, I tried by best to use no white. The inspiration challenge colors were Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, and either Summer Sun OR Green Galore. I didn't like the first card I made (the second one posted here), so I gave it another go.

Supplies (card above): Perfect Day Rub-Ons, Rose Red cardstock, Pumpkin Pie cardstock, Kiwi Kiss cardstock (I substituted this for the Summer Sun/Green Galore because I thought it was a nice in-between color), Basic Black ink & grosgrain ribbon, ticket corner punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Supplies (card above): Eastern Blooms stamp set, Love & Happiness Rub-ons, Rose Red ink & cardstock, Pumpkin Pie ink & cardstock, Summer Sun ink & cardstock, Scallop Edge Punch, Black gingham ribbon. [Card is 3" x 6".]

Round Tab Window Card

What a nice surprise to come home from the cruise and find one of my cards posted on Stamper's Showcase (#8503). Stamper's Showcase is one of my favorite features of the demonstrator website because every day, 6-8 new projects made by demonstrators are featured on the showcase. You can look at it each day or go back and search by stamp set name. It's a fabulous resource for ideas, and I check it religiously every day.

Did you notice -- I didn't use ANY stamps on this card!? The sentiment is a rub-on (from the Sale-a-bration series Love & Happiness). Using rub-ons on ribbon is a piece of cake. They go right on and still look crisp and clean.

Supplies: Love & Happiness Rub-Ons (SAB), Soft Sky & Whisper White cardstock, Fall Flowers Designer Series Paper, Accents & Elements: Flower Fusion, White grosgrain ribbon, Fire Rhinestone Brads, Scallop Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Metal Edge Tags

Directions:
Start with a 6" x 6" piece of textured Soft Sky cardstock and fold in half. Insert the Round Tab Punch on the top of the card, centered the top of card front. Punch.

Turn the card and insert the Round Tab Punch again from the side, over the area you just punched. (See photo.) Line up the curve of the round tab on Punch with the edges of the round tab on the cardstock. Punch.

• The result is a 2" Circle window at the top of your card.


• Adhere a 3x3 piece of Designer Series paper to the bottom of the card front. Adhere ribbon with SNAIL above the paper.
• Choose an appropriate greeting from the Love & Happiness Rub-Ons. Cut out the greeting from the sheet. Remove the paper backing and place on the ribbon. Gently rub over the sheet with the provided popsicle stick to transfer the rub-on to the ribbon. Gently peel back the rub-on paper.

For the center embellishment, layer the large olive flower from the Flower Fusion Accents & Elements Tin on a small Metal Edge Tag and ands adhere together using a large brad from the Fire Rhinestone Brads. Attach with dimensionals to a white Scallop Circle and adhere this to the inside of the card.