A hundred hearts would be too few...

Here is another fun friendship/love card that I made with the Verve Stamps set called A Hundred Hearts. This is yet another quote that I LOVE from this set. I can tell that I will be getting alot of use out of these stamps!! I followed Amber's sketch USCSC17, from the Unity forum on Splitcoast for this card....although, I did not use Unity. OOPS!!

Supplies: Paper- PTI White, Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, SU- Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip and K&Co Designer paper- Wild Saffron. Stamps: Verve-- A Hundred Hearts. Accessories: Prima- Belle Fleur Daisy. Ink: Memento- Ladybug. Sponging with Memento Ladybug and Dandelion.

True Friends....

I am soooo loving the Verve Stamps set called A Hundred Hearts. There are some really adorable quotes in this set and also very versatile for year-round use on cards. This quote just melted my heart when I read it. I have some very special friends, that this quote rings so true, and I think of them whenever I read it. SO....this card is for you, my dear friends, who have touched my heart in so many ways! I love you!!

I followed Splitcoast Sketch Challenge 218 (SC218) for this card. Check it out, every Wednesday there is a new sketch posted.

Supplies: Papers: SU- Tempting Turquoise, PTI- White, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, and Ocean Tides, Designer Paper- K&Co. Wild Saffron. Ink: Memento- Cottage Ivy. Sponging with Memento Dandelion and Bamboo Leaves. Accessories: Prima Belle Fleur Daisy. Stamps: Verve-A Hundred Hearts.

Birthday Wishes....

Here's a simple and cute Birthday card in celebration of my dear Aunt Sue's birthday today. I used the new Unity Stamp Co. set called Love, in the Air. I just love that hot air balloon and the funky sentiments!! I used PTI White, Summer Sunrise, SU Green Galore and DCWV Sweet stack designer paper. Memento Black ink was used for the image and senitment. The balloon was colored in with colored pencils and then painted with Shimmerz. Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!

Sherry, this one's for you hun!!

The Unity Challenge today is dedicated to our dear friend Sherry, whose mother suddenly passed away the other day. Nothing but heartfelt thoughts and prayers coming your way, sweetie, we all love you!! {{HUGS}}

Latisha picked the challenge, which was to make a sympathy card for Sherry.

Papers: PTI White, Pure Poppy, New Leaf and Spring Rain. Designer Paper: DCWV Green Stack. Stamps: Unity Stamp Co: Rain and Flowers, and Floral Fantastical. Ink: Memento: Cottage Ivy. Accessories: May Arts Satin Ribbon, Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots Embossing folder, Shimmerz, dimensionals, scallop border punch, colored pencils.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

This quote...

Isn't this just **the** cutest quote ever?? I love it!! It comes from the Verve Stamps set called A Hundred Hearts. I also used Julee's Mojo Monday sketch for this card. Of course this card went to my darling, Eric with a little love note, just because.

Papers: PTI White, Summer Sunrise, Stampin Up Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, and Marigold and K&Co Designer papers. Ink: Memento- Cocoa and Dandelion (for sponging)Stamps: Verve- A Hundred Hearts Accessories: Oval Punch, Black Brad, Yellow flowers from Oriental Trading, Tan grossgrain ribbon, sponging, piercing tool.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day.

The simplest card ever made....

This has got to be the simplest card I have ever made....EVER! I was stamping with my daughter the other night and was just randomly stamping these huge flowers from the brand new Papertrey Ink (PTI) set called Friends Till the End, on white paper. Then, a light bulb went off...create a no-layer card. Now, creating a no-layer card is totally out of my element, but its very easy to do, while helping Amanda out. I think with the variety of colors I used here, it came out pretty dynamic. I also did not embellish...just stamps and paper on this card. Easy Peasy. Have a Great Monday!!!

Paper: PTI White

Stamps: PTI Friends Til the End

Ink: Memento: Summer Sky, Paris Dusk, Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Rose Bud, and Tangelo

Unity Challenge Day

Hello, its Unity Challenge Day and I am the host this week!!! My challenge to everyone was to make a "Get Well" card, since, well, I wasn't feeling to great last week, and because it seems we always have someone in our life that is sick or needs a pick-me-up. So this challenge is dedicated to them!!!

Supplies used on this card: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Lovebirdies and Floral Fantastical. Paper: PTI- Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Pure Poppy, White and Spring Rain. The Designer paper is from the DCWV Green Stack. I used Memento Inks and the Argyle Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!

Another Owl-y card...

Here is a cute Owl-y card I made over the weekend for Virtual Stamp Night over on Splitcoast. This was for Challenge FEB09VSNQ. Kim was the host of this challenge, and asked us to: make a card for someone that means a lot to you. Your hubby, your boyfriend, your BFF....BUT....there is a twist!!! You may NOT use the colors pink, red, or white and NO HEARTS!!! Ok, so my owl has hearts on his chest, but they are so small, they even could pass for cute feathers. lol.
Papers: PTI White, SU Wasabi, Chocolate Chip and DCWV The Green Stack DSP.
Ink: Memento- Black and Bamboo Leaves
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Be Owl Mine
Accessories: Copics, Shimmerz, Green Rhinestones
Thanks for stopping by, HAPPY STAMPING!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE the new Unity Kit of the Month

I absolutely ADORE all the cute images found in the February Kit of the Month by Unity Stamp Co. You just have to check it out. Every month, the images just keep getting better and bettter. This months stamps are HUGE, which means they are good for both cardmaking and scrapbook pages!! This adorable mushroom house is one of the stamps you will find in the February Kit of the Month.
Being that Virtual Stamp Night was this weekend, this card is for Challenge FEB09VSND. Paula hosted this challenge, and she wanted us to: make a card using the new things you love! Everything on the card (except the cardstock and ink) should be new within the past two months or something you've been hoarding that you've never used before.
So, I used my NEW Kit of the Month stamps from Unity, NEW Die Cuts With a View Designer Paper -The Green Stack and two NEW shades of PTI cardstock: New Leaf and Summer Sunrise.
I also used PTI Ocean Tides, Pure Poppy and White cardstocks, May Arts Satin ribbon and Black Memento ink.
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!

Feeling Spring-y

Here's my attempt at trying to think Spring. I am soooooo sick of Winter, and this one has outstayed its welcome. lol. So, hopefully with some more wishful thinking, the weather will start to turn, and soon. We had a nice little taste last week, it reached about 62!! Unheard of for February in NJ.
I used two challenges while making this card. Splitcoast Sketch Challenge 201 (SC201) and Virtual Stamp Night (VSN) was this weekend, so this is Challenge FEB09VSNC. Kandi was the host for this particular challenge, and she asked us to: "take a stamp set you don’t like, and incorporate it into a lovely, luscious card. You know those stamp sets - the ones you thought "Why in the world did I buy this?", or images you like but haven't been able to make work on a card." This is one of those images that I love, however, I always have trouble making it "work" on a card. Hopefully it works here. lol.
This card uses: PTI Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart and Stampin Up Wasabi paper. It also uses Martha Stewart DSP. The stamped image comes from Unity Stamp Co, and is called: Slim Vase. I used Stampin Up markers to color the stamped image and rhinestones for the flower centers. May Arts ribbon was tied around the card.
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day.

More Valentines Cards....

Here are the really quick Valentine's cards Amanda and I put together for her teachers. She wanted the cards to have owls on them, and I thought to myself...I have the most perfect Unity Stamp for that!! lol. We used the Be Owl Mine kit for these cards.

We also used the following: PTI White, and Pure Poppy, American Crafts Black, and DCWV Designer Paper- The Green Stack. We used nestabilities ovals and painted around the edge of the larger oval with Shimmerz paint. The hearts on the owl, as well as around his eyes are also painted with Shimmerz. We used Copics to color the owl and the word Valentine is stamped in Ladybug Memento ink. Of course we had to use googlie eyes on these cute creatures. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Happy V-Day... You Make my Heart go Boom

This is hunny's valentine card. I **hope** he likes it, even though it is **very pink and sparkly** :) I had so much fun making this card, and spending alot of time on the little details. I am soooooo loving this "Boom Goes My Heart" stamp from Unity Stamp Co. Isn't it sooooooo adorable??

Here is a close up of the cute turtles, which I painted with Shimmerz paints. The Boom heart was stamped on a separate sheet of PTI white cardstock, decorated with shimmerz and sponging, and then popped up with dimensionals.

And, what card is not complete without the inside decorated as well?? Here is what the inside looks like. I ran a strip of the "Sweet" designer glitter paper by DCWV along the bottom, a layer of regal rose for the writing space, and the scallop border is SU pink pirouette. I stamped the "I {heart} U" stamp from Unity Stamp Co's Love Grows kit.

Supplies used: Papers: PTI White, SU Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, DCWV Glitter Stack- "Sweet"

Ink: Memento Black, Angel Pink and Rose Bud

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- My Heart Goes Boom, and Love Grows (sentiments)

Accessories: Shimmerz paints, SU Scallop border punch, dimensionals, Martha Stewart bling

Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a very Happy and Splendid Valentine's Day!!!

You Make Life BRIGHT!!!

I had alot of fun making this card and using some really BRIGHT colors, which is totally out of my comfort zone of soft and neutral. I was also able to use one of my new paper packs for this card, which is the DCWV Glitter Stack- "Sweet." YES.....this paper has glitter all over it, and I'm lovin' all the pretty designs in this pad!!! So much fun!! The stamped images come from Unity Stamp co, and I just love the sentiments in this set!
Here is a picture of the inside of the card:
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co: Shine On
Ink: Memento Black
Papers: PTI White, SU Tangerine, Pixie Pink, Green Galore and DCWV Designer papers- Sweet (glitter stack)
Ribbons: AC Moore
Accessories: SU Top Note die, SU scallop border punch

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!

Whateva....

So... here is a card that just rings so true to the way things have been going lately, and I'm just like....."WHATEVA!!" hahaha. I just love that stamp from Unity Stamp Co. For this card, I used SCS Sketch Challenge 213 (SC213) and Color Challenge 203 (CC 203) as my inspiration. The color challenge required the use of the colors: Garden Green, Baja Breeze and Pacific Point, just perfect...as its one of my favorite color combos!! The butterfly, and flourish inside the card come from the Unity Stamp Co. December Kit of the Month.
Here is a close-up of the front of the card. WHATEVA is stamped in Bahama Blue Memento ink and glittered with Martha Stewart glitter. The butterfly is stamped in Cottage Ivy Memento ink and then painted with December Sky Shimmerz, and popped up on dimensionals. The flourish on the inside of the card is stamped in Bahama Blue Memento ink as well.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!