Summer Celebration Blog Hop

I love summer! My family especially loves the 4th of July and fireworks!!!

I decided to play around with some stamp sets from the amazing new catalog to come up with a birthday card.

Sets: Simply Stars, Label Love

Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border, Artisan Label Punch, Woodgrain & Honeycomb embossing folders, baker's twine

You're the Man Blog Hop

I usually tend to buy stamp sets geared towards women for some reason, so I finally decided to branch out into something more manly : )  I absolutely love this set! It's great for birthdays, Father's Day, thank you, or scrapbooking.

Set: The Open Sea

Colors: Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Staz On Black

Accessories: Houndstooth embossing folder, baker's twine, 2 1/2 in circle punch, aquapainter

This is a little 3x3 gift card I made using the same set.

The Open Sea

This is a nice, manly, monochromatic card my friend Julie designed. I created my version and showed it at club this month. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the world is raised up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

SUPPLY LIST:

• Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Itty Bitty Banners
• Colors: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
• Embellishments: Brad
• Punches: 1-3/4" Circle
• Big Shot: Bitty Banners Framelits TM

Oh, Hello

Super easy card I showed at club this month. I used the honeycomb embossing folder and one of the jumbo rhinestones.

May Day Blog Hop

Stamp Set: Summer Silhouettes

Colors: Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Top Note Bigshot die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Elegant butterfly punch, pearls, Fancy Fan embossing folder, baja breeze seam binding, linen thread

The Retired Lists!

Here we go! It's time to check out the lists to see what you had better get your hands on before its gone!

Retiring Stamps

Retiring Accessories*

*The accessories are while supplies last so be sure to check out my DBWS for availability.

If you want to be on my list to be one of the first to get a new 2013-2014 Annual Catalog, contact me or comment below.

Just Because Blog Hop

My friend Julie sent me a link to a Retro Sketch challenge (RS57), so I decided to try it out. This is the Oh, Hello set from the Occasions mini catalog. It's a fun set for Spring!

Stamps: Oh, Hello

Colors: Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: White Baker's Twine, square punch, honeycomb embossing folder, Summer Smooches DSP