Thanks a Latte ~ RS73

 

Although I've been stamping for several years now (17 to be exact), and I've been wooed by a few Stampin' Up Demonstrators in the past, I finally bit the bullet and became a demonstrator myself!!!  I am so excited!  My sister-in-law has been a demonstrator for a few years and has recently landed herself a full-time teaching job. She has made the decision to step away for demonstrating for a while.  It was the perfect opportunity for me to pick up where she left off.....after all, I was her best customer! 

I chose this stamp set called "The Perfect Blend" as part of my kit.  I'm a sucker for anything coffee....I'm a big coffee drinker and lover!  I mixed in a few stamps (the heart and "a latte") from another of my favorite old coffee sets called "Like It A Latte".  The year on the set tells me it's from 2006. 

Retro Sketches #73 was my main inspiration for this card.

 

 

I also used a couple of other new products on this card for the first time.  The Crumb Cake background is splattered with Gorgeous Grunge stamps and then dry embossed with my Alphabet Press EF.  I also added some punched chevrons from my brand new Chevron punch. 

 

 

 

Stamps: The Perfect Blend, Gorgeous Grunge, Like it a Latte, Trendy Trees

Paper: Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry and Festival of Prints DSP

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Soft Sky

Accessories: Chevron punch, Alphabet Press EF, Oval Famelit die, Neutrals button, Linen Thread

 

To order any of these supplies go to my Stampin' Up Website

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Fresh Royalty - FMS46 & SR135

Today's card is for Freshly Made Sketches 46 and Stampin Royalty 135.

I stamped the main panel some time ago while my sister-in-law and I were making cards together one day.  She actually owns the Awash with Flowers set.  I had always admired the set in the catalog but never got around to purchasing it before it retired.....I guess I can just use hers anyway, right?  So this piece has been laying around on my desk just waiting to be used in the right project, when along comes Stampin Royalty with just the perfect color combo!  I added the Gumball Green framelit Label die behind the flower panel and I had a start on the Freshly Made Sketch. 

I was having trouble trying to decided what to do for the sentiment but finally settled on a simple folded white grosgrain ribbon anchored with a designer brad with a little sentiment tag added.  I like it.

Here's a list of supplies.....

Stamps: Awash with flowers, Trendy Trees (backround stamp on the Raspberry Ripple piece)

Paper: White, Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit

Ink: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petal

Accessories: Framelits labels & appothecard accents dies, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware brad, White 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Eyelet Border punch, Polka Dot EF, Tiny Tag punch, Paper Piercing Pack, Mat Pack

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Clean and Simple Night Trendy Trees

Today is Thanksgiving Day.....happy thanksgiving everyone!  I have sooooo much to be thankful for, and one of those things is being able to have a creative outlet like cardmaking and being able to share it with others who think like I do! 
This card is for the Paper Players Clean and Simple Challenge #73.  Clean and Simple is a challenge for me....to me, more is more!  I admire all those clean and simple stampers out there!  One good thing about C&S is the cards come together in no time.  To make the snow I tore some paper and ran a little bit of glue over the edge and sprinkled dazzling diamonds on!  Voila--glistening snow!  Is there anything more beautiful that sparkly snow??  I think not!  Here are the supplies I used.
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Paper: Night of Navy, White
Ink: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Circle cutter, glue pen, dazzling diamonds, navy organdy ribbon, snowburst EF
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny