Another Sneak Peek

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Yesterday the temperature reached 106! It was already 90 when I ran some errands at 10:00 am & I'm so glad I didn't after go anywhere else for the day. Today is supposed to be the same; perhaps I should start on my Christmas cards so I'm not frantic come early December...? ;)

Today's sneak peek project uses a new set you can spend your earned hostess dollars on called "Precious Butterflies". The set includes a total of 9 stamps including 3 different sized butterflies & I used all the butterflies on this card. :) Hope you enjoy today's sneak peek:

The 2 larger ones were stamped in one of the new In Colors, Pool Party. I then stamped the smallest butterfly in another new In Color, Calypso Coral & cut them all out using my paper snips. The leaf/scroll image is one stamp but I wanted the scroll to be a different color so I used the Lucky Limeade marker (yet another new In Color) to color the leaf part & the Crumb Cake marker to color the scroll. I huffed on the entire stamp to moisten it before finally stamping it directly onto the white card front. The sentiment, from the same stamp set, was inked using Calypso Coral & stamped directly on the card front also. I layered the white piece onto a piece of Crumb Cake card stock & then added a strip of  Chocolate Chip 1/2" scallop dots ribbon before adhering it all to the Early Espresso card base. I wanted the butterflies to pop off the page so I used dimensionals. It isn't exactly how I pictured it in my mind but that's okay :) I really like those colors together & they're not a combo in the Color Coach either ;)

Stay cool & enjoy your day!

Sneak Peek!

Pin It Now! July 1st is fast approaching & we all know what that means...the release of the brand new Idea Book & Catalog from Stampin' Up! I've had my goodies for a couple of weeks & have had a ton of fun playing around with everything: new In Colors, new stamp sets, new punch, new ribbon...well, you get the idea. ;)

It has been soooo hot here (over 100 degrees for a long time now) so I sat down to cool off a bit. In order to do that I reached for a brand new set a couple of the new colors, a new punch & created...yup, a Christmas card! I think he's a cutie, how 'bout you?

He's from a new set called "Snow Much Fun" & I stamped him on water color paper with black StazOn. I then colored him using a blender pen & two new colors: Lucky Limeade & Island Indigo along with Chocolate Chip (his boots) & Peach Parfait (his nose). To pull the colors of his hat & scarf together I layered a piece of Lucky Limeade card stock on top of a piece of Island Indigo. I used the new Lace Ribbon Border punch & Sahara Sand card stock to created the "interest" on the left of the card front. It didn't stand out on top of the Sahara Sand card front so I used a sponge & sponged the same color ink on top; I like how it added some depth to it myself  ;). I had it all put together & dropped an open ink pad on the bottom right corner sooooo I ripped it off, distressed the edge, sponged it with Sahara Sand ink. I opened the card & stamped the little bird on the snowball in Sahara Sand ink in the bottom right corner. Don't you just love how there are no mistakes in stamping? ;)

Hope everyone is staying cool where ever you are. Enjoy the rest of the day & I'll have another Sneak Peek for you tomorrow :)

Happy Father's Day

Pin It Now! My family & I just got back last night from a wonderful long weekend spent in Colorado. It was so hectic before we left & I didn't get a chance to have anything ready to post while I was gone so........here's my belated Happy Father's Day card:

The color scheme is Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, & Basic Gray. The truck image (from the set "Countryside") was inked with Versa Mark first & immediately re-inked with Soft Suede before stamping it. I then used clear embossing powder on top. I used a blender pen with Basic Gray & Sahara Sand markers to color the second image (also from "Countryside") . The Ticket Corner punch added a little something to the layers. I can't seem to do a card lately without reaching for my favorite set, "Teeny Tiny Wishes", & the punches that coordinate beautifully with it; the Modern Label & Word Window punches. To add a bit more texture I layered a strip of Early Espresso card stock over a piece of Very Vanilla satin ribbon. Who says you can't use ribbon on masculine cards? ;)

That's all for today but I will be back soon with another fun creation :) Hope you all have a wonderful day & thanks so much for all the words of encouragement!

June Wedding & SUO Challenge 21

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I wanted to share with you the wedding invitation I made for some friends of ours who are getting married this weekend. Before I posted this I saw the challenge over at SU-Only Challenges & it's wedding themed! Here's our friend's invitation:

Here's a list of all the supplies I used:

Card stock: Very Vanilla; Early Espresso

Ink: Not Quite Navy craft Stampin' Spot; Not Quite Navy classic ink pad

Stamps: Wedding Sweet; Occasional Quotes

Accessories: Big Shot; "Elegant Bouquet" embossing folder; clear embossing powder; heat tool; 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch; sponge; dimensionals; Snail

Here's the supplies for the inside:

Card stock: Very Vanilla; Early Espresso; Not Quite Navy

Ink: Not Quite Navy craft Stampin' Spot; Not Quite Navy classic ink pad

Stamps: Lovely Letters Alphabet

Accessories:  1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch; 1 1/4" Circle punch; sponge; Snail; My Digital Studio

I used MDS to create the inside of the invitations & also the RSVP cards. I wanted to keep the envelopes "normal" & not too bulky so the cost of postage was manageable so I made the RSVP cards postcards; I printed the bride & groom's address on the back so it was very easy for the guests to just fill out the front portion & send it back. MDS made the invitations go together rather quickly, that is after all the other work was finished ;) 

Our friends were very pleased with their invitations & I was pretty excited with how lovely they turned out. Hope you all enjoy looking at them. Have a terrific day! Why not challenge yourself & try out the SU-Only challenge?

Last Chance Reminder

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**Don't forget to order your favorite stamp sets before they're gone forever! June 30th is the LAST day to order!**

One of the many perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is being able to see the brand new Idea Book & Catalog a whole month before anyone else. I received mine yesterday & all I can say is "WOW!" It is full of LOST of amazing new things that I can't wait to get my hands on & play with :) If anyone is interested in having their own copy of the new Idea Book & Catalog - or IB&C - for a special price of $6 let me know & I will mail one to you. I can't mail them any earlier than June 28th but I'd love to drop one in the mail for you so please email me at: sarah.goke@gmail.com or call me: (915)799-3187. If you already have a demonstrator please order one from them. However, if you don't have a demo already I'd love to be yours :)

Okay, so now on to today's share! My oldest son asked me to make a graduation card for the leader of the trumpet section; he wanted me to make a "big" card so all of the trumpets could sign it for her. What do you think of this:

 The music notes are actually a wheel (pg. 125) in the current IB&C. I didn't have the wheel but fortunately it is download for My Digital Studio! I made my own"sheets of music" in MDS & printed a few onto Whisper White & Very Vanilla card stocks so now I have them on hand for whenever I want it again ;)  I layered the "sheets of music" onto the very top & bottom of the Basic Black card base being sure to leave a large enough area in the middle to put the sentiment & butterflies. The sentiment is from the stamp set "Word Play" & was stamped in Versa Mark then embossed in gold on a piece of Basic Black card stock. This was then layered onto a piece of Real Red & adhered to the card with Snail. I used the Beautiful Wings embosslits die & ran it through my Big Shot with another "sheet of music". Those were on dimensionals to give it some texture. On the inside of the card & layered a piece of white card stock to the top & bottom so everyone's signatures could be read :)

My son told me she was a bit teary-eyed when they gave it to her; I would say it served it's purpose, wouldn't you? ;) Hope you enjoyed the simple creation today. Have a great week & thanks for stopping by!

That time of year again...

Pin It Now! to say good bye to some stamps & accessories to make room for new goodies!  Stampin' Up! last chance stamps and definitively decorative products from the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog will only be available through June 30.  Last chance accessories will only be available while supplies last and sell out quickly.  Be sure to click on the side bars to view a list of everything or visit my business website & click "promotions" at the top of the page.

• Accessories that are retiring go FAST & run out quickly so I suggest you order them right away. 

• Stamp sets will be available through June 30 but don't wait too long to order your favorites.

• Some items being reconfigured will be noted by an * in the lists. They aren't going away completely but rather will be repackaged, repriced, or re-sized.

•  There are NO COLORS being retired! (Yay!) There are however 5 NEW colors being added that will be coming out in the brand new catalog July 1.

As always if you have any questions please email me anytime & I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Hope you have a wonderful day!

No Stamping Required!

Pin It Now! I can't believe that it's Memorial Day weekend already! We were extremely busy for a couple of weeks moving into a different house & the month of May has disappeared! Before we moved I got busy & made all the cards that would need to be mailed from May 1st - July 31st. I felt so good having everything done ahead of time; I even put them all together in a large craft keeper with a book of stamps. Well, in my eagerness I completely forgot all about GRADUATION; it never crossed my mind. There have been 3 graduates that have been brought to my attention so I've had to scramble to get their cards made. The first one was for our sister-in-law who graduated from nursing school; I needed it NOW & forgot to take a picture before I mailed it. :( A very close friend of ours also graduated from nursing school last night & I wanted to see if I could incorporate some medical stuff on his card. I found a template online for a shirt & here is what I came up with:

There is NO STAMPING on this card! *gasp* I  printed out the shirt template on a piece of Pacific Point card stock & cut it out. The stethoscope is all paper pieced & drawn by hand. Once that was done I hand drew the pocket onto a scrap of Pacific Point. I laid it all out the way I wanted it first & then glued the pocket down so that the stethoscope ended up on top. After the scrub top was put together I used several dimensionals to put it on the card front. I then added the stitching around the collar & pocket using a white gel pen. The edges of the card were sponged with Basic Gray classic ink. This is what the inside looked like:

This was made using My Digital Studio. It was trimmed down & the edges were sponged in Basic Gray. I am very happy the way this card turned out; I wish I did this one for my sister-in-law too! Maybe I'll make one & send it to her just because... ;)