Are you tired of "Hit the Road" yet?

I hope not because I still have a couple more cards to share!

This one uses the In colors, pacific point and tangerine tango (perfect combo for a male card). The main image is stamped in pacific point and colored with markers.

I really wanted to create another color layer around the sentiment but when I put the old olive circle under the tangerine circle it covered too much of the jeep image. So the old olive circle is under need the jeep image and the tangerine image is popped up on dimensionals. I really like how it turned out.

HI was created using the Bill Board alphabet die and the big shot. I love that I can spell anything.

Another "Hit the Road"

But this one doesn't have anything to do with roads. I love this canoe, when I saw the stamp set that was the first image I noticed. A few years ago Steve got a canoe for Christmas and each summer we try to go canoeing as much as possible. We all have a great time! I can't wait to use this stamp on a scrapbook page!

I thought that the journey definition from Define your life was a perfect sentiment to go along with this image.

Sale-a-bration paper

If you haven't noticed by now, you will soon, that I've discovered a new size card that I love. It is 4 x4 inches. It's square and fits into a regular card envelop so you can still mail it. The thing I like about this size is that if you are using 12 x 12 designer paper, your paper goes a lot further. This is also a great size if you are making cards using the simply scrappin kits.

This card base is Sahara sand and the designer paper is cut at 3 1/4 x 3 1/4, there is a border of so saffron around the designer paper. I used a strip of bashful blue cardstock across the front and stamped my sentiment.

I do not yet have the full heart punch, but this image is so easy to cut out I just used my paper snips to cut the heart. After cutting the whisper white cardstock I adhered it to the bashful blue and then cut the bashful blue cardstock to create the border. I find it easier to cut after adhering so it doesn't slide around.

This is a simple birthday card, that is dressed up a little using the end of a top note. The designer paper is from the Level one hostess set. The paper pack gives you a lot of get designs in several colors; regal rose (which I used here) garden green, brocade blue and two more that I can't think of right now.

More with Botanical Blooms

I think images look really great in threes. This is a simple layout that could be used with any stamp set. For my background I used the polka dot texturz plate on the so saffron. It's a little hard to see in the picture put it adds a lot in real life.

I would love to see what you talented stampers can do with this same layout!

stamp set: botanical blooms (SAB)

Colors: Chocolate chip, regal rose, so saffron, brocade blue

Sale-a-Bration Stamp-a-Stack

Tuesday Feb 10th at 6:30pm, my house

cost is $15

RSVP by Feb 8th

This is a great night out to take a break from everything. All the cutting is done for you, all you have to do is play with some of the new Sale-a-bration goodies! You'll go home with 10 handmade cards with envelopes.

Texturz Plates for the Big Shot

So the first time I saw the Big Shot, I said "that's pretty cool" and didn't think too much about it. Then I started seeing some really cool stuff with it, especially the Top Note die. Things like bag toppers, tags, journaling areas for scrapbooks, even owls. so the Big Shot went on my wish list, but it wasn't really at the top of it. Then in the catalog that just came out there were texturz plates. The Big shot went from the middle of my list to the top of my list. I love them!!!!!

This card is a CASE (copy and share everything) from a card in the catalog. I used the season of friendship stamp (from the holiday mini) for the tree. The different circles were punch from all the cardstock that Emma and I played with when we first got the Big Shot. Click on the picture, it will make it bigger and you will be able to see the dry embossed images on the circles!

A little Petal Pizzaz

Here is another new set that I received. It's called Pedal Pizazz. It has great bold image flowers that are very easy to use. The sentiment is from Upsy Daisy (I really like the sentiments in that set). I love white cards. I think sometimes we go overboard with layers and colors when white is enough. I added a little punch to this card by adhering the large flower with a dimensional.

Stamp Sets: Pedal Pizazz, Upsy daisy

Colors: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Basic Black

Accessories: Paper snips, 1 inch circles punch, dimensional

Another Sweet Stem

I have to say this is one of my favorite cards that I've made recently. I used silver hardware and pink brads. I colored the flower with markers. The sentiment is from upsy daisy stamp set. It was a quick and easy card with a lot of punch.

Stamps: Sweet Stems, Upsy Daisy
Colors: Cameo Coral, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: silver hodgepodge hardware, pink brads, designer label punch, raspberry tart designer paper.