I loved yesterday's card and I love today's card…you can't go wrong with either one – it all comes down to time (darn that word – time is the one thing that always seems to get the best of us)!
Here you go with the cards side by side so you can see the difference. It is not a huge difference but when you see it in person you say – "WOW…..that is so darn cute"!
When I showed John the cards and I always ask him which one is for Saturday and which one is for Sunday? (smart husband, he does get that right )…I told him that this is a football card. He looked at me with the funniest face…I said, I can cut out a bunch of soup bowls while we watch a game….( I love to multi-task)
Please click on the below collage image to make it larger….
It really is not hard, it is just one more (or I should say – 2 more steps)….the dsp for the "soup bowl" and then the little vanilla piece that you snip out and then use "green glue" to adhere it on top!
From 1 sheet of DSP you can easily have "4 bowls" of soup – I hope your hungry! I just love these paper stacks as they are 6" X 6"….and because you get (4) sheets of each print, you can line the envelopes as well!
This paper stack is FILLED TO THE BRIMwith fun prints, Stampin' Up! really out did themselves on this one and guess what, it is on the weekly deals – a total win-win! Remember that tomorrow night will be the last time for you to take advantage of the current weekly deals!
The "shine and fun" of heat embossing gives you an instant WOW – you never, ever get tired of doing this method and it is always so rewarding. Remember. keep the heat tool moving so you do not scorch your paper!
The reason I did not emboss the heart is that I wanted to POP up a heart and the itty bitty heart punch did not cover the one on this stamp so I did the next best thing – eliminated it and it works out great!
Well….thoughts my friends? Do you have a favorite? This would be a great way for you to use up printed DSP that you are not using….discontinued etc…..I think it lends itself to a wide variety of options!
It is funny…I used exactly the same products today that I did yesterday! It just goes to show you how making some alterations can make a difference. Again,you cannot go wrong either way! You can see the products I used int he "scrolling store" below….shopping in your jammies is FUN!
Many thanks for your kind words of our dear friends passing. It is just about 11 years since we have bought our farm and I always said that I think when we bought our property, it came with "Art". Art had horses here at our house with the previous owners.
When we bought our house Art simply became a member of our family. His wife had just passed away and we adopted him and he adopted us. He spend holidays with us, he went to each and every game that the kids played, taught the kids how to parallel park and Art went with Hannah and I from Florida to Vermont and in between with the horses.
Here is a picture of Hannah and Art, just about a year ago right when he found out he had cancer. Art adored Hannah and they had shared so many times together….she is a great young lady and is doing very well as it hurt her to see him "not himself". He used to love to pick her up from school…with snacks ready… and go to the barn together for a lesson…he was so special to our family.
Yesterday we just stayed at the house and had fun…something that Art would have wanted to see and be a part of….Eddie jumped in the pool to get his ball….Hannah worked down in the barn, John and James fixed fences and did odds and ends and I was a good girl!
Art was always the "foreman" telling each of us how we should be doing this and that….we were so used to it as he was a true "old timer" with old fashion remedies and advice!
We have wild red raspberries and I would always ask Art to come with me to pick berries as I am scared to death of "critters"….he would take a 4 wheeler and again, be the "foreman" telling me to reach deeper…..now go to the right…..to end up having poison ivy from head to toe (me only as he sat and told me where to pick)….but we always laughed!
We had one of Art's favorite dinners, hard shelled crabs, mussels, fresh corn and tomatoes and we talked and talked about happy and wonderful memories. He was a special person to us and we were blessed to have him in our lives.
Please make some memories today, we all have so much to be thankful for….tomorrow I have a super quick and fun 3D that will make you smile!
Good Morning and welcome to Simple Saturday, if you are NEW…WELCOME and if you are OLD….I love seeing you back! On the weekends I do a 2 day posting….Saturday it is a simple card and then Sunday it is the "Stepped up version"of the same card!
You know that I adore Single Stamps… and I fell "head over heels" with this one when I saw it in the catalog. WHY??? Easy-peasy…it is super simple and clean!
It only comes in Wood Mount and you really want this one to be a wood mount as it is a BIG stamp and I think that the wood makes it easier to hold. It is SUPER cute and wow, what an easy card.
Now before we go any further…I need you to trust me on this one – I think that you know by now I would not steer you wrong. Here are some points that I learned while making this.
It TOTALLY works best if you heart emboss it, today I used very vanilla as the base and then the black embossing power….
I did try it with the Memento (and the stamp-a-ma-jig) you know me, I need that wonderful piece of plastic….and it truly did not give me the coverage that I was happy with.
PLAN B – I tried it with the Black Staz On (that poor stamp pad was mad at me as it has been monthssince I have used that)….and same thing – it was ok but not to my "type A" standards.
So the moral of the story is – heat emboss it! You know that WOW factor that happens when you heat emboss and I also think that the heat embossing makes a dramatic effect!
You know when you heat emboss you use the versamark pad….this image is so easy to "ink up" without inking the heart. I purposefully did not want the heart embossed as I wanted to pop a heart out using the itty bitty accents punches (now please tell me that you have these gems….they are a MUST HAVE).
Before I added the heart to the image, I turned over the embossed part and using the Simply Scored Tool, I scored all the way around….just love that effect.
The bring this sweet card to an end, the liner was from the Pretty Petals Paper Stack – another "keeper"from the new catalog…I love the fact that it works with Very Vanilla.
Many, many thanks for all of the comments yesterday and on Thursday…..last night, I sat in bed with that darn ice on my foot and went back to read the comments and add some to yours.
I apologize but we had a very special friend pass away on Thursday morning. Hannah is flying home today so even though it is at a sad time, as a family we are going to make it a joyous time! In our hearts, we know that our dear friend is at a better place as he has fought a hard battle with cancer.
Please feel free to email me and please remember to share my blog and love for stamping and teaching with your family and friends…I love what I do….and I do hope that you pop back tomorrow….I think you'll smile!
Good Friday…whew…this week has breezed by! I do hope that I do not get the "BIG CLICK OFF" as I do hope that you not only read this….but watch the short video and then I have a pictures of Eddie at his Birthday Celebration!
Why would you click me off? Well…I am showing you the July Paper Pumpkin Kit! The Orange box was in my mailbox when I came home from the barn and I just had to "peek inside" – after the "peek" – I thought, I could use some "me" time and I sat down and put it together and …..I LOVE IT!
Please watch this super short video to see how fun this kit it!
I did not do one thing different than was in the directions….it is that FUN! For those of you that are not familiar with Paper Pumpkin click here and you can go to the website that will give you all of the scoop.
The saying of "You've come a long way baby" should be Paper Pumpkins catch phrase as it really has come a long way. There are (2) perks of being part of Paper Pumpkin that I think are "key"
It is super affordable and if you want to SKIP A MONTH….no worries, you simple email and suspend a month.
Being part of the Paper Pumpkin allows you to purchase PAST KITS and/or REFILLS….to me this is fabulous as there are times that we have favorites….like the "Shaker Card"…..I took advantage of June's Refills as I loved that and if this one comes as a refill….you bet I will purchase more as this is adorable!
Here are some pictures of what I whipped up….I had fun, I felt fulfilled and I highly recommend that you at least give it try for a month or two….if you like it…..stay on….if it is not for you…cancel your membership, it is totally fine. I want you to be happy and I can say that I was happy with making up this kit!
You can simply click on the scrolling store…give it a try – you simply cannot go wrong.
I hope that you all think that this is a cute kit. Please consider giving the Paper Pumpkin program a try….you can try 1 month and truly, if it is not for you….cancel…it is that easy.
Each kit comes complete with everything…stamps, ink, all of the paper and envelopes, dimensionals….everything! These also are pefrect to make with a child….a great little quick and easy project!
John, James and I had fun watching the dogs…Eddie LOVES his new toy and the dogs all loved their "Frosty Paws" treats. I will work up a collage of pictures for you….it was a hoot!
If you have seen on the news a great story about a dog named Poe….well Eddie is our Poe – we realize that our time with him is limited but we give him the love and sheer FUN that he enjoys….each and everyday is a gift and it was fun to see the dogs have fun!
Enjoy the day, make some memories and go make someone smile today! Until tomorrow!
Today's challenge is a sketch challenge and this is a super straight forward one that I hope that you will play. Make sure you check out what the other design teams members came up with…..click here to see!
I was doing the happy dance when I saw the below sketch as I knew that this would be a perfect layout for me to make another swap card. Knowing me, I will change up the color combos as we have so many choices and get bored making the same!
This is one of those stamp sets when I saw the new catalog …I knew that it was coming to Randall Lane! I LOVED the water color "thank you" that Stampin' Up! came out with last year and I was thrilled that it was carried over!
If you liked that one…than you will LOVE this one!
Why do I like this stamp set? EASY – it is so fun and easy to work with. Today I am just using a tone on tone…something that always is easy, fast and fun!
The colors of the day are Blushing Bride and Old Olive….I just adore pink and green and the circle diecuts and Big Shot were the stars of the day!
Because it is a photopolymer stamp set….placement is easy peasy….I admit, I do love the ease of these "seethrough" stamps!
You can clearly see that it does not get any simpler than this! I did use the NEW Banner Triple Punch in the 1" width and then layered them on top of each other before doing the stamping. It does not get any easier than this!
You can see my little "triple dot" here and there in the backdrop…please try it – it is so easy and so fun! I love my dots…dashes and squiggles!
I had to have a fun lining for this fun card! I adore polka dots and I ADORE the new paper stacks! The NEW prints are fabulous and I can honestly say that I love all 4 of them (sometimes there are 1 or 2 that you like but this is a grand slam)! Today I am using the Brights Collection and the Old Olive.
The trio of the Brights Candy Dots added the perfect little simple touch. I admit, I forget about them but when I do use them I scratch my heard and say why do I forget about them? They are always a perfect accent and it does not add any extra postage – a win win all the way around!
You can see that this will be a super simple card to whop up many of! I promise to share with you a picture of all of the swatch card once I do them!
Have a great day and I hope that you consider playing the challenge this week, there is no doubt in my mind that you can all ROCK IT!
Today is a special day for many reasons, today is my sweet Eddie's Birthday….we will be having a "pooch party", heck we do not need to invite any other dogs….we have plenty for a party and…I am SOOOOO excited as I am driving to the barn in Virginia to see Oscar – he is still in rehab and I am excited to see him…darn I miss looking out the front door and looking down at the barn and seeing his adorable head!
