Last Card in the Open House Trio

Apparently I'm having a thing about card sets :) Here's the last card in my trio for the Open House. (see August 26th post). This card is in the Silhouette style.

My sister teased me about having the Open House just so I could have an excuse to make so much fun stuff... I think she might be right :D

On each card I wanted to show a different decoration for the scallop edge, so this card has holes punched in each scallop.

Silhouette
Ingredients:

Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Whisper White - paper; Sage Shadow, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey - ink; Pocket Silhouette - stamp set; Scallop edge punch, 1/2" circle punch, 16" punch, silver brads - accessories;

Card Trios

After convention last summer I was so excited about the Batty for You set. I made a really cute trio of 3x3 cards with it. (see http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/692047?cat=500&ppuser=65553) When I saw the new Halloween Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the Fall 2008 catalogue, I had to make them again. Slightly different than last year... I love googly eyes!

Ingredients:

Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey, Ghostly Greetings DSP - paper; Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey, Basic Black - ink; Batty for you - stamp set; Basic Black grosgrain ribbon, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, googly eyes - accessories;

After thinking about how much I loved the look of the trio I got the brain wave that a trio of Christmas ones would be cute too! So here it is!
Ingredients:

Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Holiday Treasures DSP, Windsor Knot DSP - paper; Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Baja Breeze - ink; Deer Friends (hostess) - stamp set; Chocolate Chip polytwill ribbon, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch - accessories;

Hope you like them!

Open House Party

There's gonna be a PARTY! I love doing Open House parties. I get to plan a lot further in advance so I have time to make cool stuff! I'm so excited about the Style Watches in the new catalogue so I've decided to do three displays with samples, etc. in each style. Part of the gift for each person attending is a little card set. I've only finished the two styles so far.

Eastern Eclectic
Ingredients:

Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Very Vanilla - paper; Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, So Saffron - ink; Embrace Life - stamp set; Crop-a-dile, Scallop edge punch, Colluzle, blender pen - accessories;

You can't see it very well, but the scallop edge on this card has embossed circles from the crop-a-dile in each scallop. These cards are 2 1/2" x 3".

Sweet Bella

Ingredients:

Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whipser White, Bella Rose DSP - paper; Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron - ink; Dreams du Jour - stamp set; Scallop edge punch, White gel pen, Chocolate Chip marker, blender pen - accessories;

So exciting!! If you're in Thunder Bay & you'd like to be invited, leave me a post & I'll get you my address :)

Using set in Unobvious ways

Good morning again! I had a few minutes last night & I already had my Deer Friends set(hostess) out & wanted to make something unusual with the set. Most of the images are Christmas themed, but I thought this would make a good birthday card. I loved how it turned out. What do you think?

Ingredients:

Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP - paper; Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose - ink; Deer Friends, All Holiday - stamp sets; Soft Subtles buttons, white gel pen, Scallop Edge punch, Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch - accessories;

This was definely the card of punches!! I used 6 just on this card :) I also tried a different fold for this card. The front edge was folded back to make the pink strip down the center. Only halft of the scalloped circle is adhered to the card front & the other half rest of over the inside of the card.
I totally love trying to make something with a set that is themed for something different. I've been eyeing up the Sock Monkey set to see if I can come up with something a little different.

And still more cards!

And still a few more! I've been having too much fun with the new stuff!!
This card was a CASE from the Spring/Summer 2008 Catalogue. I used the new Baja Breeze & different ribbon. I love how it turned out!!

Ingredients:

Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip - paper; Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery - ink; Baroque Motifs - stamp set; 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop edge punch, 3/4" circle punch, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon - accessories;

I love the combination of the new Pacific Point & the Tangerine Tango!! I realized while I was making this card how addicted I've become to patterned paper. It was fun inventing my own background for this card. This stamp set makes me think of flower watercolor paintings.

Ingredients:

Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Whipser White - paper; Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Apricot Appeal, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive - ink; Happiness Always (hostess), En Francais - stamp set; Label punch, clear rhinestone brads, 1/2" circle punch - accessories;

Playing with my New Stuff

The new Bella Rose Designer Series Paper is sooooo pretty! This really soft pink & rose paper just made me think of baby girls. The Sock Monkey is so cute I had to put them together. I see that my favorite Close to Cocoa Prints DSP is discontinued so I used my piercing template and white gel pen to make the polka dot background. So in love with the taffeta ribbon! I'm glad they didn't discontinue it!

Ingredients:
Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Ridding Hood Red - paper; Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa - ink; Sock Monkey, Everyday Flexible Phrases - stamp sets; pink taffeta ribbon, white gel pen, piercing template - accessories;

After looking at this new Dreams de Jour set I thought this stamp would fit perfectly in the 1 3/8" square punch. There's something about stamps that fit into a punch that just makes me happy! I stole this layout from a Black & River Rock card I made a month or so ago. I like how this one turned out!

Ingredients:

Kiwi Kiss, Ridding Hood Red, Bella Rose DSP, Whisper White - paper; Kiwi Kiss, Ridding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip - ink; Dreams de Jour - stamp set; 1 3/8" square punch, blender pen, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon - accessories;

New Stuff, new stuff, la, la, la, la, laaaaaaaaa

And the new colours are...... (Drum roll, please)....
So I'm pleased with this year's colours & the new Bella Rose paper that combines the Ridding Hood Red with the Pink Pirouette is BEAUTIFUL! I received my pre-order from this fall's catalogue & had to get right into it!! I went on splitcoast & check out some samples... Here's some of what I came up with.

This card is only changed slightly from the sample. I think it's gorgeous!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/983439?cat=14263
This one too I really like. I change the layout & the ribbon from the sample. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/982949?cat=14268

And finally a Chirstmas card already!! One of the new hostess sets for the fall catalogue is this Deer Friends set. So cute! It reminds me of the Halloween one they had in last year's catalogue. I think I'll have lots of fun with this!

Ingredients:

Real Read, Bella Rose DSP, Whisper White - paper; Chocolate Chip, Versa Mark - ink; Deer Friends (hostess) - stamp set; Striped Red grograin ribbon, linen thread, scallop punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1/16" punch, white embossing powder, Real Red marker - accessories;