Away for the week-end

I am stamping and scrapping all weekend long! Twice a year a group of us get together for a weekend at a local training/convention facility. I only live a 15 minute drive away, so I don't spend the nights there, but my friends do. I am really looking forward to this. Hopefully I will have lots to share with you on Monday!
Meanwhile, I am still struggling on the last 2 stamp sets to choose as my freebies. (I know, horrible dilemma, huh?) If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know in your comment. So far my list is:
-Varsity Alpha
-Cheep Talk
-Just B
-On Your Birthday
-Cute and Cuddly

I do not want any other alphas as I have the ones I like already. So any suggestions except alphas.

sketch 217

This card was made following SC217.
Parisian Breeze is my favorite paper line right now; I just love the colours and the texture of it.
DEETS:
Stamps: Dreams du Jour
card stock/ paper: Close to Cocoa, whisper white, Parisian Breeze
ink: chocolate chip
accessories: brown brads by Bazzill

Get well card

Good morning! I hope everyone had a great long weekend!
I decided I needed to have Get Well Soon cards on hand because I am always scrambling for these kind of cards last minute. This is the first one I made.
Deets:
stamps: Upsy Daisy, Thoughts and Prayers
cardstock: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Whisper White
ink: (markers) Perfect Plum, Pale Plum
accessories: large oval punch, scallop oval punch, Cuttlebug folder Stylized Flowers

Just B...creative!

This set, Just B, has been in the past few catalogues but I never gave it much thought until my downline got it in her starter kit. She has been kind enough to lend it to me. This first card is my favourite so far, incorporating the Big shot Top Note Die and new scallop oval punch. The background panel was actually run through with the texture plates (diamond pattern) but is hard to see here.

B is for butterfly as seen on this last card. The colour combo used on this card, and the one directly above, uses my fave "in colours": Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red. Yep, Just B (page 140 of the catalogue) is definitely on my list! (I get to choose 7 any priced sets absolutely free-thanks SU!)


Look at that...a whole week in a row of blogging. I am on a roll!

Trendy Trees

Trendy Trees and the matching wheel, Funky Forest, (page 91 of the Idea Book and Catalogue) were the first sets I purchassed from this catalogue back in January. I love the versatility of these trees and the 2-step stamping technique. For exact match-ups, you could use the stamp-a-ma-jig, but I free-handed this one.

Found while "blurfing"...

I LOVE everything about this card. I found it on THIS blog by Brenda. This is one of my favorite stamp sets and I love the Parisian Breeze paper. The 2 ribbons add the perfect touch.

Love the birdies!

See, 2 posts in 1 week! I promise to keep it up. Now that I am no longer working, I will have lots of time.
I LOVE the set Cheep Talk on page 90 of the catalogue. I don't own it (yet) but it will be one of my free sets that I earned during Sale-a-Bration. In the meantime, I borrowed my downline's.
The deets:
Set: Cheep Talk
card stock: Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Whisper White
ink: Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red
accessories: top note die, dimensionals

Bunny Bag Topper

So I've seen so many different toppers on Splitcoaststampers made out of various punches and Big Shot dies, that I decided to try one of my own. I came up with this bunny made mostly of punches.
The head and cheeks are made with Big Shot scallop circle #2 die in Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette.
The ears are made from scallop oval and large oval punches in Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette.
The eyes are made of 1" (white) and 1/2" (black) circle punches and the eyelids are made with 1 1/4" (pretty in pink) circle punch cut in half.
I cut the whiskers and teeth freehand.

Inkadinkadoo Dogs

I just got this set from Inkadinkadoo called Dogs (aptly named). I had some SEI Park Buddies paper left from last year and here are the results. I love the colour combo. My favourite card is the first one...I used sketch # 211 from Splitcoaststampers as my guide.

These colours are just like SU's Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Chocolate Chip, so I used SU ink in those colours to make this last card.

For the Boys...

Now that Christmas is over, I am back to designing everyday, all occaission cards. today, I focussed on cards for the boys. My favourite is the basketball one, as it is a gift card holder...pull the tab and that panel pulls out where you can place a gift card. I also love the colour combo of the football card.
I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and I wish all the best for the New Year!