Just thinking of you...

Hello My Crafty Friends,
Did you stop by yesterday and check out the "NEW" challenge over at Decorate to Celebrate?? If not you can check out the post HERE.  Thank you for stopping by today and do I have a SWEET adorable looking card for YOU to enjoy!!!

I found a new challenge blog called Casology and love their challenges!  You should stop by and check them out.  The challenge was to use fruit and make a card easy to reproduce and I think I have captured that with my cute card, however, I did heat emboss but you can easyly skip this step and only use ink to stamp for a fast quick card.

The die cutting was simple and fast with our "NEW" Sneak Peek Cannery Set Framelits Dies to match the stamp set Perfectly Preserved available August 1st.  I hope you like my card for today and will give it a try:)

Challenges:

Paper Play Time-say it with a sentiment
Casology

I heat embossed using Gumball Green, Tangerine

Tango, Pewter emboss powders

The extra leaves were punched using the Blossom

Petals Builder and I hand drew the vines on the leaves.

Stampin' Up! Supplies on this card:

Stamps-  Perfectly Preserved {Aug 1st}Inks- VersaMark, Gumball Green, Paper- White CS, Brights DSP Stack, Whisper White, Tools- Heat Tool, Emboss Buddy, Big Shot, Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Cannery Set Framelits Dies{Aug 1st} Accessories- Lucky Limeade Twine, Stampin Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Lucky Limeade Marker

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Product Suggestions of the Day:

Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine 125572 Price: $2.95 In Color Baker’s Twine gives you the colors you love in a fun, twisted twine! See the stunning look it gives to cards, scrapbook pages, gift packaging, and more. Approximately 1/16" wide; approximately 25 yards.

Blossom Petals Xl Punch 121808 Price: $16.95 Give your projects a touch of life-like nature using our Blossoms Petal Punch to build blooms from these shapely punched petals. You can create a flower image that looks like you just carefully cut it from your garden by layering petals and leaves and using Stampin’ Dimensionals to make them appear to pop off the paper. Coordinates beautifully with the Build a Blossom Set.

Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Brights Collection 117155 Price: $21.95 Our Designer Series papers are absolutely beautiful and use our palette of colors and original images. Designer Series paper makes it easy to create a card or scrapbook page with coordinating background paper, card stock, and stamped images. It also covers On Board chipboard beautifully. ■ 12" x 12" ■ 40 sheets per package (2 each of 2 double-sided designs in 10 colors) ■ Exclusive designs and colors, with patterns based on Stampin’ Up! art ■ Coordinates with Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Brights Collection colors ■ Acid and lignin free

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Thank you for visiting today!!

Hugs,

Norma

"Wedding Favors"

Hello My Crafty Friends,
Happy Wednesday and welcome to another Decorate to Celebrate Challenge!! This week the challenge is to create anything "Wedding, Bridal Shower or Anniversary Theme" decorations.  


Today, I created a couple of Wedding Favors using the Petal Cone die and a Sour Cream container out of a 5 X 6 card stock square and embossed them with the beautiful Vintage Wallpaper emboss folder.

Friends, please make sure you stop by Decorate to Celebrate to check out all the Design Teams projects. Thank you for visiting today and have a fantastic Wednesday!!!

I stamped Thank you so much on the banners since my printer was not working but you can certainly put the bride & grooms name with the wedding date.

These two favors were very easy to put together and can

easily be mass produced for a wedding!

Stampin' Up! Supplies on this card:

Stamps-  Three Little Words {retired},  Inks- Basic Black, Paper- Basic Black, Whisper White, Tempting Turquiose, Tools- Petal Cone Die,Blossom Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Folder,  Accessories- Organza Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip 

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Product Suggestions of the Day:

Petal Cone Bigz L Die 121810 Price: $32.95 Your next party is sure to be a hit when you give favors and gifts in this fun vintage looking petal cone! Use the banner element to attach a label or greeting to the petal cone and scalloped half circle to add huge decorative appeal to the flaps on top. You can also use these elements to create custom embellishments for any other projects as well. ■ Die measures 6" x 8-3/4" ■ Use with standard cutting pads and standard premium crease pads

Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder 120175 Price: $7.95 Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder creates a deeply embossed image on card stock and paper. The die embosses one side of the paper and debosses the other side, so you can use either side, depending on the look you want to achieve. You can emboss an entire card front edge-to-edge or create a large embossed image. ■ Designed to cut through one sheet of paper or card stock at a time ■ Use with Big Shot machine, standard cutting pads, and multipurpose platform ■ Die size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4"

Blossom Punch 125603 Price: $16.95 Punch stamped images in the Mixed Bunch Set for beautiful, unique flowers in no time! Or punch an entire flower garden from card stock or Designer Series Paper.

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Thank you for visiting today!!

Hugs,

Norma

With Love...Happy Birthday!!

Hello My Crafty Friends,
Today, I have a very cute card using some VERY cute tiny stamps and a "NEW" 1-1/4" Scallop circle punch.  I also wanted to enter a couple of challenges one of my favorites Dynamic Duos and Clean and Simple.  


A reminder to come visit me and Decorate to Celebrate for a "NEW" challenge!  Thank you for visiting today and until next time, Enjoy your day!!

This is a close up to show you the heat embossing on the sentiments and that ADORABLE Scallop Circle punch with the 1" circle punch.

 The base measures 4-1/4" X 4-1/4" and the basic black is 
4" X 4"  and the strip is 1" X 4". The stamp set is the 
"A Fitting Occasion" 

Stampin' Up! Supplies on this card:

Stamps-  A Fitting Occasion, Field Flowers, Curly Cute,  Inks- Poppy Parade{retired}, VersaMark, Paper- Basic Black, Poppy Parade{retired}, Whisper White, Tools- 1-1/4" Scallop Circle, 1" circle Punch, Emboss Buddy, Heat Tool, Fashionable Hearts Die, Itty Bitty Shape Punch Pack, Perfect Polka Dots Folder,  Accessories- Rhinestones, Black Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Whisper White Twine

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Product Suggestions of the Day:

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder 109133 Price: $4.75 If you’ve ever embossed before, you know what fun it is to see the powder melt into a smooth, shimmery image, right before your eyes. If not, you are in for a real treat! Embossing gives a gleaming, finished look to any stamp project. ■ 1/2 oz. container ■ Heat set to add dimension to artwork

Punch Pack 118309 Price: $16.95 Our Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack is a delightful trio of sweet little shapes you can use to add fine detail to any paper crafting project. Use them together with images from our Itty Bits stamp set and Bitty Buttons for a mix and match bonanza of mini charms to enchant your family and friends.

A Fitting Occasion Clear-Mount Stamp Set 127049 Price: $27.95 Mix and match images and frames from this twenty-four piece set to create adorable greetings--from thank you notes to good luck wishes to birth announcements. Or design your own tags and notecards and give them as gifts! This set is so versatile--the stamping options are truly endless! Coordinates with the Curly Label, Modern Label, Scallop Oval, and 1" Circle Punches. Set Quantity: 24

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Thank you for visiting today!!

Hugs,

Norma

Happiest...

Hello My Crafty Friends,
I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!! The Pimentel family had a fun weekend, it all started with Friday at the movies with my son, Saturday was a Date night with hubby and Sunday was pool day.  My son LOVES to swim and so we went to my BIL house so my son could enjoy the day at the pool and I could enjoy my new reading book Fifty Shades of Gray.  Have any of you read these books??  If not a must read!!

Today's card is all about heat embossing and using the blender pens to color an image.  I love to heat emboss on my cards.  Do you have a favorite technique you use on your cards??  If so share with us:)

Thank you for visiting today and have a fantastic week my friends!

My Challenge entry Cas-ual Fridays

I used Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit Stampin' Markers and then used the blender pens to spread the colors.  The sentiment is from Field Flowers Stamp Set.

I stamped the background with Parlor Prints & VersaMark and heat embossed it with SU White Emboss powder. I added some retired 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and some rhinestones by the sentiment.  I also sponged the edge of the Whisper White Window Framelits Die cut 

Stampin' Up! Supplies on this card:

Stamps-  Field Flowers, Parlor Prints, Papillion Potpourri, Inks- StazOn, VersaMark, Basic Black, Paper- Whisper White, Basic Black, Tools- Big Shot, Blender Pens, Sponge Daubers, Window Framelits Dies, Paper Snips, Emboss Buddy, Heat Tool,  Accessories- Rhinestones, 1/4" Ribbon, White Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Product Suggestions of the Day:

Embossing Buddy 103083 Price: $5.95 If you are going to do any embossing, you’ll love this tool. It helps keep unwanted flecks of embossing powder or glitter from sticking to the paper. Or, rub the Embossing Buddy over the surface of a bold image stamp to help it accept ink evenly. * Approximately 3" x 1-1/2" anti-static fabric pouch * Works great on all kinds of paper and other surfaces

Heat Tool 129053 Price: $29.95 Our electric heat tool gives you the right amount of heat for any technique. Great for use with embossing powder and Heat & Stick powder. • A slim, sleek design makes it easy-to-hold. • 2 heat settings give you full control. • Use low for drying ink and high for heat-setting Stampin' Emboss Powder and Heat & Stick Powder.

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents 119246 Price: $4.95 Jewels are just as magical in papercrafting as in fashion. Add a pearl here, a rhinestone there, and your projects take a subtle step up. With our rhinestone basic jewels, it’s easy to add a touch of class to your projects in an instant. • Small, self-adhesive rhinestones • 150 rhinestones per package; 50 each of 3 sizes (3 mm, 4 mm, and 5 mm) • Each package also includes three 2-5/8" strips of connected rhinestones, perfect for borders

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Thank you for visiting today!!

Hugs,

Norma