Clean and Simple

I was inspired by this card on Angie Juda's blog to make this clean and simple card. I love the look of the white on white; it makes for a striking card with no visual clutter. The card itself measures 4 1/4 by 4 1/4, and the centre piece, which is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals, is 2 1/4 by 2 1/4. The sentiment is from Picture This, a Level 1 hostess set available through April 30 from the Occasions Mini. The centre image is from Fun & Fast Notes, one of my very first Stampin' Up! stamp sets. This set offers a great variety of images that are perfect for colouring. I used my blender pens and ink pads to do the colouring.

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Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes, Picture Perfect
Paper: Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Sahara Sand

Scallop Flower Thanks Card

I've been seeing beautiful 3-D flower embellishments like this everywhere lately, and finally got to give it a try today. They are so much fun! As a demonstrator, I receive a monthly magazine from Stampin' Up! full of inspiration and ideas (just one of many perks), and that's where I got the idea for this card. Remember, if you sign up as a demo during Sale-a-bration (on until March 31), you get to pick any additional stamp set for FREE!

Stamps: Medallion Background, Thank You Kindly

Paper: So Saffron, Old Olive, Rose Red

Ink: So Saffron, Rose Red

Other: Old Olive 1/4'' Grosgrain Ribbon, Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you spent your day with someone you love. I was lucky to get to spend my day with MANY loved ones, as Chinese New Year happened to fall on the same day as Valentine's Day this year, so I got to see my whole immediate family, as well as my grandparents and extended family.

On to these ADORABLE little raccoons...I literally swooned when I saw this raccoon on Kimberley Morris' blog and just had to case it. She has even created a tutorial for it. Thanks, Kimberley! The body of the raccoon is a box and the head is made of a Top Note die, held shut with Velcro. Of course, I couldn't stop at just one, so I created a whole family of them and stuffed them with Valentine's treats for the little munchkins in my life.

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March Calendar Page

I'm still working on my calendar that I shared a while back, and I thought I'd share my March page with you. I got the idea to make this delightful little punch art leprechaun from Ann Clemmer's video here. He just puts a smile on my face. The greeting is from the ever-versatile Teeny Tiny Wishes.

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Mojo Monday 124: With All My Heart

I haven't done a Mojo Monday sketch in a while and thought I'd give it a go this week. The colours I used were Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Basic Black. I used lots of new products from the Occasions Mini on this card: the Flower Punch, With All My Heart set, Polka Dot embossing folder, and the Scallop Trim Punch.

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Friends 24-7 Easel Card

I have another easel card to show you today. They are just so fun and addictive to make! The colours in the photo came out a little bit off, so in case you're wondering, I used So Saffron, Pale Plum and Rich Razzleberry.

Stamps: Friends 24-7, Well Scripted, Teeny Tiny Wishes, En Francais
Paper: So Saffron, Pale Plum, Very Vanilla
Ink: So Saffron, Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry
Other: Button Latte Designer Buttons, Hemp Twine