New SU Goodies

Had to play with some of my new SU goodies PLUS the new cattie arrived! Always fun to start a new wish list - lol! I love this nautical set from the summer mini...great to build up my masculine stamp stash! I used Sankari's sketch for the Viva la Verve week 3 challenge in the Verve forum. This card is also for my good friend and stamping demo's Last But Not Least Challenge to use a nautical theme. This card is pretty straight forward, so I'll just give you my enabler's list:
STAMPS: The Open Sea (SU), Big Wish (Verve) - sentiment
PAPER: Nautical Expedition DP (SU), Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Vintage Cream, Early Espresso
INK: Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Corner scallop punch, Crimper, Paper piercing tool/template, Circle Nesties, Baker's twine, Anchor charm, Open scallop & wave Die-namics by MFT.

Last But Not Least...I'm a Sketch Designer!

When my good friend and SU demonstrator, Deb Horst, asked me to create a sketch for her Last But Not Least challenge, I was a little hesitant initially, but decided I wanted to give it a try...SO...this is my first attempt. I drew up the design using markers and Deb transformed it into this professional design using My Digital Studio software from SU. What I liked about the sketch is that it can be flipped on all 4 sides and be a workable layout. I chose to make a square card for Mother's Day. Even though I lost my mother last fall, I've been making cards for co-workers and for a fund-raiser at work. Here is what I used:
STAMPS: Well Scripted by SU
PAPER: Abrianna DP by K&Co, White
INK: Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Mini Rolled Roses Die-namics by MFT, Foliage Shapeabilities by Spellbinders, Square Lattice EF by SU, Baker's twine, Adhesive lace trim by K&Co, Grommet tag die, Half pearls.

A Happy Hello

After a great worship service and lunch out with friends, I took a nap and now it's time to stamp! This card is a CASE of my good friend, Teresa Kline (aka va.sunshine on SCS). She's being featured on the blog challenge - Last But Not Least - of another good friend and SU demonstrator, Deb Horst, where Deb has picked one of Teresa's many awesome cards and is asking us to CASE it. We were to use a single sentiment, DP and pearls as Teresa used. I combined this with 2 other challenges: Crazy 4 Challenges (to use brown, green, & vanilla) and with the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS (Becky Spinks). I chose this card from Becky's wonderful gallery and CASED her layering of tags for the sentiment plus she used DP as the BG as well. I changed it up by adding a lace border with chocolate chip scalloped edge. I couldn't decide whether I should add the bow, but it won out in the end.
STAMPS: Happy Hello (Verve)
PAPER: Tim Coffey Blossomwood mat pad by K&Co, Chocolate Chip, Vintage Cream, Ripe Avocado
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Lg. scallop border punch (EK Success), Lace, Chocolate seam binding (MS), Vintage brads (SU), Grommet Tags, Fancy Tags 2.

Last But Not Least

My friend and SU demonstrator, Deb, is hosting a new Last But Not Least challenge on her blog this year. January's challenge is elements of one - 1 mat, 1 stamp, 1 ribbon, 1 button, 1 sentiment. There will be a prize offered each month and this time you have a chance to win a bag of buttons. I wanted to make this a SU only card, so inked up the wildflowers image from Just Believe. The single mat is a top note die cut from textured Kiwi Kiss CS. The bow is retired Night of Navy sheer ribbon with the sentiment tag from their Tiny Tags set - one of my faves. I just realized that the twine to hold the button to the bow is not SU - it's from PTI. Well, it's almost entirely SU - lol! I scored a portion of the BG up to the die edges. Hope you stop by and play along with Deb! She'll post a new challenge on the last day of each month.
STAMPS: Just Believe (SU), Tiny Tags (SU)
PAPER: Kiwi Kiss Textured CS, White
INK: Pacific Point
ACCESSORIES: CB, Top note die (SU), Sheer ribbon, Button, Tiny tag punch, Baker's twine, Scor-Pal