Be My Valentine - Heart Happiness

Happy Friday!  Do you have any fun plans for this weekend?  My husband and I have plans to go out with a friend tonight, and then it will be all about baking to get ready for a Youth Group bake sale on Sunday.

Today over at Stylin' Stampin' Inskpiration the design team is sharing some do it yourself valentine ideas.  I am sharing a card I made that I plan to give to my daughter.

Here is my card:

I used the Heart Happiness stamp set for the focus of my card.  I stamped the striped heart twice in Melon Mambo, and for the middle one, I stamped it with second generation Melon Mambo ink.  I added in the outline hearts with Calypso Coral ink, and then embossed some heart clusters with Gold Embossing Powder.  This piece is on top of a piece of Painted with Love designer series paper, on a Rich Razzleberry card base.  For my greeting, I used the valentine's day stamp from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Melon Mambo ink, on Whisper White.  I punched it out with the Classic Label Punch.

That is all I have to share for today.  Be sure to head over to the SSInkspiration blog to see what the other design team members are sharing!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

12 Weeks of Christmas - #10

Hello everyone!  I can't believe there are only 10 weeks left until Christmas.  I know I say that every week.  But, it really does surprise me each and every week.  Today, I am sharing a gift set of 3x3 cards that I made.  

Here is my project:

My cards all fit inside of this decrorated pizza box.  You can find these on page 44 of the holiday catalog.  You get 8 boxes in a pack, for only $6 US.  They are food safe, and would be great for many different kinds of treats.  For my project, I put five 3x3 cards, with matching envelopes inside.

Here are my cards:

My gift set features the Merry Mistletoe stamp set, and coordinating Be Merry Designer Series Paper.  (This is one of the packs that are on sale right now!)  I wanted to use all of the stamps in the set, but fell a little short and did not use one of the tree images.  All of the projects feature some gold embossing.  I love gold on christmas projects.  Well, who am I kidding, I love all things metallic on all projects.  Ha ha ha!  I covered the flaps of the 3x3 envelopes with the paper that matched each card.  By the way - did you know that we sell 3x3 envelopes again?!?!!!  So happy to see them back!  They are on page 44 of the holiday catalog.  You get 40 in a pack, for $9 US.

Have you started working on any Christmas projects yet?  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

Product List

Merry Mistletoe Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143655] $19.00	Teeny Tiny Wishes Clear Stamp Set [127802] $27.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $6.50
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $6.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584] $8.00
Be Merry Designer Series Paper [144111] $11.00	Mini Pizza Boxes [144645] $6.00	Whisper White 3" X 3" (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes [145829] $9.00	Pretty Label Punch [143715] $18.00
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $5.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

SSINK - Welcome Baby

Today, on the SSInkspiration blog we are all sharing baby ideas.  Pamela Wu from our design team is expecting a baby any day now, and we wanted to share baby projects to share in her excitement.

Here is my card:

For my card, I started with a Marina Mist cad base.  I wanted a watercolor wash background.  I used a piece of watercolor paper, and my Aqua Painter to swish on some color.  I used Lemon Lime Twist, Marina Mist, and Daffodil Delight.  While I waited for it to dry, I used my circle punches, and some Daffodil Delight cardstock scraps to make a little duck.  Before gluing the pieces together, I inked around the edges with my sponge, and Daffodil Delight ink.  When my background was dry, I stamped my greetings in Basic Black Archival Ink.  The Oh Joy comes from the Watercolor Christmas stamp set available in the holiday catalog.  I also used a Hello Baby greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  My watercolor wash layer is matted in Lemon Lime Twist.

That is all I have to share for today, be sure to stop by the Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration blog to see what the other design team members are sharing!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Nichole

Happy New Year's!!

Hello everyone!  I can not believe we have reached the end of 2016!  Do you have big plans for New Year's?  Tomorrow is my birthday, and so we will be spending most of the day with my parents.  We will watch the Peach Bowl, (Go Dawgs!) eat pizza, play games, and of course have cake.

Today, over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiraton we are all sharing New Year's cards.  I love the idea of sending out new year cards.  Especially if you weren't able to get Christmas cards out.  I think any excuse to reach out to someone you care about and tell them you were thinking of them is a good excuse.

Here is my card:

My card features a sneak peek of an upcoming stamp set from the Occasions catalog.  This stamp set is called Love Sparkles.  All of the stamps in this set make me think of sparklers.  Sparklers make me think of New Year's and Independence Day.  You can see that on my Cheers greeting, I went over parts of the Basic Black Ink with my Gold Wink of Stella pen.

I stamped the stars from the Love Sparkles set, in Basic Black all over my Whisper White cardstock.  Then, to give it some real sparkle - I covered the whole piece in Gold Wink of Stella.

That is all I have to share today.  I hope you have a wonderful, and safe New Year's!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Nichole

Product List

Love Sparkles Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143183] $21.00	Teeny Tiny Wishes Clear Stamp Set [127802] $27.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141898] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576] $3.00

SUO Thanks & Thanksgiving Challenge

Today I decided I wanted to play along with the SUOnly challenge.  Right now, they have a Thanks & Thanksgiving challenge going on.  

I was not sure what kind of card I wanted to do.  My daughter loves to help me when I am crafting and she had an idea, so I decided to go with that.  She wanted a tree, with leaves in all the fall colors.

I chose to use one of the trees from Lovely as a Tree. I did the different colors with markers.

Here is my card:

I'm really happy with how the card turned out, and the bonding time with my tween.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

Product List

Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set [133035] $15.00	Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Stamp Set [128748] $37.00	Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set [127793] $20.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50
Crushed Curry Baker's Twine [134586] $3.00	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [131262] $29.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199] $8.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $8.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00

Happy Friday!

Hello everyone!  Happy Friday!!  Who's ready for the weekend?  I know I am!  Well ... I am kind of ready for the weekend.  My sister signed me (and herself) up for a 5k tomorrow morning.  I have only ever done one other, and at that one, I only walked.  She's set on "not finishing last" so - I'm a bit nervous.  LOL  

Today I have two fun cards to show you.  This first one is one I made for one of my bestest friends.  She had to stay overnight at the hospital following a surgery, and I wanted a bright, happy card to cheer her up a bit.

This second card is one that we did in my January Stamp Camp.  It uses the new Follow Your Heart stamp set.  I love that Eiffel Tower, especially with the little heart on it.  This card also shows two of the new punches out right now.  The top of the tag was made with the new Scallop Tag Topper from the Occasions Catalog.  In the upper right corner, we used the new Banner Punch that is available FOR FREE as a Sale-a-Bration item.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!  Wish me luck in the 5k!  I'll catch up with you next week.  Thanks for stopping by!

Nichole

Supply Lists:

"I'm So Grateful There's You In The World" Card

Chalk Talk Stamp Set

Island Indigo Cardstock

Daffodil Delight Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz Cardstock

Melon Mambo Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper

Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Chalk Talk Framelits

Floral Fusion Sizzlits

Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Bird Builder Punch

Extra Large Oval Punch

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

"Happy Valentine's Day" Card

Follow Your Heart Stamp Set

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set

En Francias Stamp Set

Real Red Cardtsock

Basic Black Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Modern Medley Designer Series Paper

Staz-On Jet Black Ink

Real Red Ink

Crumb Cake Ink

Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim

Scallop Tag Topper Punch

Banner Punch - Sale-a-Bration!

Modern Label Punch

Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder