Stamping with Pennie

Two Topics Today!!!!!

My first topic today is very excting news for me!  I am a grandmother of two now!  Our grandson, Cole, was born yesterday morning at 5:29 AM!  I visited him in the hospital (well, him and his mommy) and I got to hold him for at least an hour.  My gosh how tiny they make the new born size!  He weighed in at 6 lbs. 13 oz. and is 19.5 inches long and what a handsome little sweetheart he is.  I can't wait to get my hands on some pictures of him to post for you all to see!

My second topis today is a great COLOR COMBO - Have you ever noticed that sometimes it is a color combo that attracts you to an object?

With the gray in this card, it could have ended up not being a "happy" card as the greeting suggests, but I think with the addition of the Riding Hood Red, The Baja Breeze and all the white, you get involved in a happy place.

I am having so much fun with this stamp set "Scene in a Garden".  Using the images by themselves is quite easy and limits the amount of coloring in you do (I think that is my favorite thing to do though - I find it relaxing).

Hope that you are liking this stamp set too and are planning to get it for yourself to have some fun with.

sorry, NOT such a good picture -

but I can fill in with words the part that got cut off with the photo.  I needed a cute and quick little gift for the hostess for our monthly bridge game the other night and this is what I came up with. 

The part that got cut off was a stripe of a different stamp on each color of card using the stamp set Sprinkles.  I coordinated a stamp from the current mini "Oval All".  The card base and top layer of the cards are Whisper White, the other colors used are Regal Rose, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie and Certainly Celery.  I used the large oval punch AND of course the wonderful new scallop oval punch.  Each was tied with a length of matching grosgrain ribbon.  Keeping it Really Simple!

I put them all, along with envelopes into Stampin' Up!'s wonderful large cello bags, and tucked the end under, then tied another pretty ribbon around the little package.

Amazing What You Can Do

  with just one little vase of flowers.

I love the masking technique and sometimes just forget all about it.  But, by using it I was able to overlap the vase so it appears as three vases in an arrangement, your Stamp-a-ma-jig is very helpful too to arrange these just right.

Supplies:  Stamps - "Scene in a Garden" and "Think Happy Thoughts".  Card stock - Whisper White, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Water Color card stock, and designer paper "Walk in the Park".  Inks - Jet Black StazOn, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze and So Saffron.  Accessories - 1 1/4, 1 3/8, 1 3/4 circle punches and Scallop Circle Punch, one Apricot Appeal mini brad and a White brand new Basic Small Grommet from the Occasions mini catalog.

Match Box Die box

I had made a little piece of jewelry for my daughter's birthday on the 25th and wanted to make a box to put it in that would coordinate with the birthday card I had made her.

So, I came up with this little one.  It was just the perfect size, and by tying the bow around it this way, I was able to tie the package closed. 

Stamp Set:  Dreams du Jour;  Card Stock:  Parisian Breeze designer Paper, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze, and Watercolor card stock;  Ink:  StazOn Jet Black and Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss for water coloring;  Accessories:  dimensionals and white taffeta ribbon.

Here is another view of the top of the box:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUCK!

  So, today is my sweet husband's birthday.  Yep, I made him a card, no surprise there.  The surprise is the color orange on the card (actually it is Pumpkin Pie, but to him will will read Orange).  He loves the color orange and claims it has something to do with a bathing suit that I wore on one of first dates!  Actually, at our wedding, the brides maid's wore ORANGE.  OK, now I need to go find a picture of this to show to you.

I had ordered the new corduroy buttons and had not even opened them yet so decided to give them a try - they are so pretty.

Stamps:  Hoppy For You;  Card stock:  Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, and Whisper White;  Ink:  Kiwi Kiss;  Accessories:  Corduroy Pumpkin Pie button, Big Shot with the Billboard Alphabet die, and Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain ribbon. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTY!

  Today is my daughter's birthday!  She is old enough that I probably shouldn't post how old she is (she really isn't very old).I am not too happy how the picture of this card turned out, but I do love the way the card turned out - I like the colors and the composition.

Here is a close up of the greetings detail: 

And you can click on either picture to view a little better.

Stamps:  Gallery (for the frame), Simple Friendship (for the flowers) and Garden Greetings (for the birthday greeting;  Card Stock:  Baja Breeze, Whisper White and Parisian Breeze Designer Paper;  Inks:  Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Versamark;  Accessories:  Baja Breeze grosgrain ribbon, rhinestone brad, silk flower and pearl from the Pretties Kit, White embossing powder, Big Shot and the Oval Circle die and the clear circle die. 

Gift for an Eight Year Old

Devon loves crafts and making things, so I thought that she would appreciate her own box for keeping things in with her own name right on the top of it. 

I tucked inside of it for gift giving 8 note cards and envelopes for her to color before using or to use as is.
The box uses the Seeing Spots stamp set in Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pink Pirouette Classic Ink.  Card stock used is Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose and Whisper White.  The pretty Pink Pirouette striped grosgrain ribbon only ties around the top two layers of card stock, so there is no need to untie and retie this one!

The cards inside use StazOn Jet Black and assortment of colored card stock and the stamp sets Pun Fun and Animal Crackers.  Here are a few of the cards:

 

Simple Box

I needed a simple medium size box a couple of weeks ago, so made one!

I love paper construction - the bottom is made out of Yo Yo Yellow and the top is made out of Tangerine Tango - a little bright huh?  Ah, just what I was looking for.  The stamp set used is Seeing Spots and was stamped with the same two colors plus I also added Orchid Opulence.  It is tied up with Tangerine Tango striped ribbon.

I am totally in love......

...with this great new stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I LOVE outline images that I can color in and this one is so cute - I have tried out all the great pieces in it already and will be posting some of my other ideas for this set later on. 

The stamp set is "Scene in a Garden" for the boot images and the greeting is a great new set "Oval All" to layer or stamp and punch with Stampin' Up!'s wonderful Oval Punches and especially the new Scallop Oval Punch.

Card stocks used:  Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss and the new designer paper "Walk in the Park" plus a bit of water color card stock.  Inks:  StazOn Jet Black and Kiwi Kiss as well as for water coloring So Saffron and Real Red.  Accessories:  Tag Corner Punch, Tool Kit with piercing Tool, mini Real Red brads.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL!

 Jill is my little sister and lives in Seattle - all the way ac cross the US from me.  Wish I was there to help her celebrate her birthday.  This card will have to do.

I have seen so many cute cards with this adorable set - so it was time for me to make one!

Stamp Set:  Voila;  Card Stock:  Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Water Color Card Stock;  Ink:  StazOn Jet Black, for water coloring:  Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, More Mustard and a tiny bit of Ruby Red for the flame, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel and Tempting Turquoise;  Accessories:  Silver Hardware and Designer Label Punch.