No witty title...just a card

Thursday afternoon I went to Auntie Em's and made a bunch of cards. Left my stuff there and returned Friday and stamped til 10:00 pm. I seem to get much more accomplished when I go there as apposed to at home where I am distracted by the phone, the computer, the cats wanting out...then in. Then out. You get the picture.
Yesterday was fun as I ended up teaching an impromtu class to a few new stampers. Now they want to have a workshop! I also did a one-on-one with a customer and she was very appreciative. You don't get THAT at Michael's with your 40% coupon! LOL!
This card uses the set Always on page 113. The colour shceme is Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss.

Paper Quilts

I love these quilts that I have seen everywhere! What a great way to use up scraps of paper. Want to know how to make it?
-cut paper 1" x 1" (great way to use up those scrap pieces)
-cut a base 4"x 5 1/4" (can be out of card stock that you really don't like, b/c it won't show!)
-smear glue all over that base.
-adhere the 1" pieces creating a pattern that is pleasing to you.
-Once the whole base is covered, use the Top Note die to cut it out.
-To create a quilted look, run through the Big Shot using one of the Texturz plates.
-I also cut a piece of card stock to use as a mat for my card and ran that through the Big Shot with the Texturz plate.
-Assemble your card and embellish at will. I like to use buttons...it goes with the whole theme.
-Sometimes I actually sew on the "quilt" before I assemble the card. This adds extra texture and looks really cool.

Going Gray

I was cropping at Auntie Em's Friday night and Saturday and I noticed these gray papers from the Walk In The Park Designer Series paper found in the Occasions mini on pg 9. For some reason, I never noticed them before, but the way the papers were strewn about on my table caught my eye. So these are just some of the projects I made using these gray papers.



I really like the Pale Plum and Perfect Plum butterflies with this paper. (I made several of those in varying designs). I also really like the way the wedding card turned out.
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Summer Sunshine

This just shouts SUMMER! to me. Usually I do not use a lot of Summer Sun, but I like it with the white daisies. I also LOVE the corduroy buttons!
To get the sentiment, I only inked up the Live, Laugh & Love and omitted the happy birthday. This way the card can be used for any occasion.
DEETS:
Stamps: On Your Birthday
Card stock/paper: Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink: Summer Sun
Accessories: Big Shot Daisies #2 die, Big Shot Scallop Oval die, Summer Sun corduroy buttons

Super Fun Weekend!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!
I had SO much fun this weekend! I was at a Auntie Em's Friday night making cards til midnight. On Saturday, a small group of us got together at a town hall for a day of scrapping and pot luck! SO much great food, lots of challenges and door prizes. And the company was super!
I made 16 cards Saturday and this was one of them. I was in a card exchange and had to make 20 cards (I made flower pot cards) and had this paper left over so I used it on this card. I also used the Great Friend set from the Occasions Mini.
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Butterflies

This is based on a sketch from Stampin Addicts. It is my first sketch challenge from this new site.
Deets:
Stamp sets: Dreams du Jour, It's Your Birthday
Card stock, paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Parisian Breeze
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: chocolate brads, stampin' dimensionals

Daisies

I have scoured the net looking for the original card that I got this idea from, and I can't find it. It was a gorgeous card, so much so that it made me buy the scallop oval big shot die and daisies #2 big shot die. Yes, 50..00 I spent so I could replicate the card I saw on someone's blog, and now I can't find it!
Deets:
stamps: All Year Cheer, Dreams du Jour
ink: Regal Rose
card stock/ paper: Love Sparkles scrappin' kit, Regal Rose, WhisperWhite
accessories: Big Shot Scallop Oval die, Big Shot Daisies #2 die, Big Shot Butterflies die, whisper white brads, stampin' dimensionals

Another bird

Thanks to my friend Peter, my scanner is now working again! Hooray!
This is another card I made last weekend.
DEETS:
Stamps: Friends 24-7, Friendly Words wheel
Ink: Really Rust
card stock: Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Whisper White
accessories: Sage Shadow grosgrain ribbon

I used my paper snips to distress the edges of the paper.

Friends 24-7

These 3 cards I made this weekend feature the stamp set Friends 24-7 found on page 81 of the catalogue.
This set is far from my usual style, but I know my mom will like it and since she and her friends buy a lot of cards from me (to support my addiction...er, hobby...I mean my business) I figured I'd get a lot of use from it.
I chose Baja Breeze and Kraft as my colour palate. My friend Barb uses Kraft all the time, I never thought I'd like it, but I LOVE it...especially with Baja Breeze. I also used the Kraft taffeta ribbon, which I also love. (I'm just in a loving mood today). Oh, and I used a Baja Breeze corduroy button.

Awesome Weekend!

I had such a productive and fun weekend! I taught a make and take and I got 35 cards made, plus I completed a Design Team project. The above are just 2 of the cards I made. The first one uses this Mojo Monday sketch and the Cheep Talk set. The second one uses the Thought and Prayers set.
I will post more of my creations this week. Good night!