Celebrate Baby!

It's Monday and time for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge from Techno Stamper.  I love Mary Jo's sketch for this week, it has so many possibilities!

I made a card with the fun new set Celebrate Today.  I really love this set, you have sooooo many design options!! For today, I went with a baby card.

How sweet is this?!!  I pulled my color inspiration from the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-bration Catalog.  Not only is the paper gorgeous, but it's FREE too!  I started out with a Pool Party card base and a layer of designer paper.

Another layer of Pool Party became the basis of the focal point.  I sponged stars with the star decorative mask to give a soft pattern behind the balloon.  The So Saffron balloon was die cut with the matching framelit (gotta love that!) and stamped with mini stars.  As I've said before, photopolymer is my new favorite style of stamp because you can SEE where you STAMP!!  It made stamping the stars on this balloon a piece of cake!  I added a fun banner and twine to make the balloon perfect.

 The sentiment came from Big News.  I wanted something larger to cover the banner.  I went subtle and used Sahara Sand cardstock and stamped with Crumb Cake ink.  A couple of candy dots at each end completed the look.  Lastly, a twine bow was added along the bottom of the card.  The best part about this card, you can change up the paper and colors easily, you could even change up the sentiments. How awesome is that!  I am going to have to sit down and make baby girl cards, birthday and wedding cards in the same fun design.  It will be easy to do since I have the layout ready to go!

Now, how about a little more inspiration?  Just pop on over to Techno Stamper for more cards from the Design Team.  I hope you will join the challenge as well and make a card with us this week!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Stamping!

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Celebrate Baby!

It's Monday and time for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge from Techno Stamper.  I love Mary Jo's sketch for this week, it has so many possibilities!

I made a card with the fun new set Celebrate Today.  I really love this set, you have sooooo many design options!! For today, I went with a baby card.

How sweet is this?!!  I pulled my color inspiration from the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-bration Catalog.  Not only is the paper gorgeous, but it's FREE too!  I started out with a Pool Party card base and a layer of designer paper.

Another layer of Pool Party became the basis of the focal point.  I sponged stars with the star decorative mask to give a soft pattern behind the balloon.  The So Saffron balloon was die cut with the matching framelit (gotta love that!) and stamped with mini stars.  As I've said before, photopolymer is my new favorite style of stamp because you can SEE where you STAMP!!  It made stamping the stars on this balloon a piece of cake!  I added a fun banner and twine to make the balloon perfect.

 The sentiment came from Big News.  I wanted something larger to cover the banner.  I went subtle and used Sahara Sand cardstock and stamped with Crumb Cake ink.  A couple of candy dots at each end completed the look.  Lastly, a twine bow was added along the bottom of the card.  The best part about this card, you can change up the paper and colors easily, you could even change up the sentiments. How awesome is that!  I am going to have to sit down and make baby girl cards, birthday and wedding cards in the same fun design.  It will be easy to do since I have the layout ready to go!

Now, how about a little more inspiration?  Just pop on over to Techno Stamper for more cards from the Design Team.  I hope you will join the challenge as well and make a card with us this week!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Stamping!

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Monochromatic for CCMC337

Welcome!  It's Thursday so I have a card to share for the Thursday Challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  This week is a sketch challenge, take a look.

This is a really fun sketch, love the banners!  I did a standard sized card in place of a square using the set Big News.

I love these larger greeting stamps, they make card designing a breeze!  When I saw the shape of the focal point, I knew that the baby sentiment would be just right.

I decided on Bermuda Bay for my color and pulled out the Brights Collection Designer paper to choose a pattern.  The chevron design is perfect for the side of the card.  I also added a little detail to the card base by stamping stars from Something to Say.

My favorite part of the card is the Silver glimmer star and banners.  Congratulations was stamped on each then added to the card with dimensionals.  The smallest star framelit was the perfect size to fit over the banners without being overwhelming.

I hope today's card has inspired you to join us!!  You can find all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.

Thanks for visiting!! Happy Stamping!

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Monochromatic for CCMC337

Welcome!  It's Thursday so I have a card to share for the Thursday Challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  This week is a sketch challenge, take a look.

This is a really fun sketch, love the banners!  I did a standard sized card in place of a square using the set Big News.

I love these larger greeting stamps, they make card designing a breeze!  When I saw the shape of the focal point, I knew that the baby sentiment would be just right.

I decided on Bermuda Bay for my color and pulled out the Brights Collection Designer paper to choose a pattern.  The chevron design is perfect for the side of the card.  I also added a little detail to the card base by stamping stars from Something to Say.

My favorite part of the card is the Silver glimmer star and banners.  Congratulations was stamped on each then added to the card with dimensionals.  The smallest star framelit was the perfect size to fit over the banners without being overwhelming.

I hope today's card has inspired you to join us!!  You can find all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.

Thanks for visiting!! Happy Stamping!

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Hexagons for Baby

Today's card is all about hexagons and soft colors for baby.  Yesterday we got a peek at the most famous baby in the world and I was inspired to create a baby boy card.   I love the Six-Sided Sampler for it's versatility, so it is my go to stamp set.  Lots of patterns can be created, here is today's.

Isn't this a sweet card??  I paired Soft Sky with Crumb Cake, perfect for a brand new baby boy.  Here's the details:

1.  Chose my colors, Soft Sky is the base card.

2.  Stamped on Whisper White all the hexagons I wanted.  I went with three different hexagons.  Each was stamped in a different color:  Soft Sky, Crumb Cake , and Smokey Slate.  I punched all my hexagons out and decided on a pattern.

3.  Once my pattern was figured out, I glued the hexagons to Whisper White and trimmed the sides that were hanging over.  The white cs was cut at 3 1/8" x 4 1/8".  The reason I went through all the trouble to stamp and punch instead of direct stamping is two fold.  First, I had a heck of a time trying to get the pattern perfect and got tired of trying after three attempts.  Second, it gave me the opportunity to play around with how the design looked.  I tried it a few different ways before gluing them down.

4.  I adhered my pattern of hexagons to a piece of Crumb Cake measuring 3 1/4" x 4 1/4".  I cut a long piece of Pool Party Seam Binding and tied a bow.

5.  Stamped a sentiment from the new hostess set Express Yourself in Basic Gray and die cut it with the large framelit from Bitty Banners.  Then attached it with dimensionals.

And that's it! My baby card inspired by the Baby Prince.  I hope you liked my card, I am loving the color combo of Soft Sky and Crumb Cake with the two grays Smokey Slate and Basic Gray.

Thanks for visiting!!  Come back tomorrow for my Thursday challenge card for Create with Connie and Mary.

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
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Hexagons for Baby

Today's card is all about hexagons and soft colors for baby.  Yesterday we got a peek at the most famous baby in the world and I was inspired to create a baby boy card.   I love the Six-Sided Sampler for it's versatility, so it is my go to stamp set.  Lots of patterns can be created, here is today's.

Isn't this a sweet card??  I paired Soft Sky with Crumb Cake, perfect for a brand new baby boy.  Here's the details:

1.  Chose my colors, Soft Sky is the base card.

2.  Stamped on Whisper White all the hexagons I wanted.  I went with three different hexagons.  Each was stamped in a different color:  Soft Sky, Crumb Cake , and Smokey Slate.  I punched all my hexagons out and decided on a pattern.

3.  Once my pattern was figured out, I glued the hexagons to Whisper White and trimmed the sides that were hanging over.  The white cs was cut at 3 1/8" x 4 1/8".  The reason I went through all the trouble to stamp and punch instead of direct stamping is two fold.  First, I had a heck of a time trying to get the pattern perfect and got tired of trying after three attempts.  Second, it gave me the opportunity to play around with how the design looked.  I tried it a few different ways before gluing them down.

4.  I adhered my pattern of hexagons to a piece of Crumb Cake measuring 3 1/4" x 4 1/4".  I cut a long piece of Pool Party Seam Binding and tied a bow.

5.  Stamped a sentiment from the new hostess set Express Yourself in Basic Gray and die cut it with the large framelit from Bitty Banners.  Then attached it with dimensionals.

And that's it! My baby card inspired by the Baby Prince.  I hope you liked my card, I am loving the color combo of Soft Sky and Crumb Cake with the two grays Smokey Slate and Basic Gray.

Thanks for visiting!!  Come back tomorrow for my Thursday challenge card for Create with Connie and Mary.

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale  

Afternoon Picnic DSP for TSSC273

It's Monday and time for a new Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge!  This week was yet another fun sketch from Mary Jo at Techostamper.  Take a look.

When I saw this sketch, my first instinct was to make a card with Secret Garden.  BUT, I wanted to try to think outside of the box and do this sketch without flowers.  So I focused on the Afternoon Picnic DSP that I wanted to use for the card.  Here's what I came up with.

No flowers!  I went in a totally different direction and made a baby card.  I know that Little Additions is retired, but I still love it.  The DSP was perfect for this, looks like a quilt in the background.  I used Coastal Cabana and Wisteria Wonder as my main colors, just love how great they look together.

You can see cards made by the other members of the design team by clicking on the links below.  I hope you will play along with the sketch challenge this week, just go to Technostamper to find out more and to link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale  

Afternoon Picnic DSP for TSSC273

It's Monday and time for a new Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge!  This week was yet another fun sketch from Mary Jo at Techostamper.  Take a look.

When I saw this sketch, my first instinct was to make a card with Secret Garden.  BUT, I wanted to try to think outside of the box and do this sketch without flowers.  So I focused on the Afternoon Picnic DSP that I wanted to use for the card.  Here's what I came up with.

No flowers!  I went in a totally different direction and made a baby card.  I know that Little Additions is retired, but I still love it.  The DSP was perfect for this, looks like a quilt in the background.  I used Coastal Cabana and Wisteria Wonder as my main colors, just love how great they look together.

You can see cards made by the other members of the design team by clicking on the links below.  I hope you will play along with the sketch challenge this week, just go to Technostamper to find out more and to link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale  

Flashback Friday: I'm Here

It's Friday again, time for a flashback!! Today we are traveling back to 2004 for the cute set called I'm Here.  As you all may know, I have a brand new baby boy, he is 6 weeks old today.  I have lots of cards to make and get out for thank you's and announcements.  I thought this set was really cute and would be perfect for what I need.  I actually have two cards to share.  One card was done as a thank you that were sent out a few weeks ago and one card I just made.  First of all, here is the stamp set.

Let's look at the card I just made for today.  I am quite pleased with the simple but fun layout.

The card base is the now retired Bashful Blue.  I am sooooo going to miss this color!  I added in banners from the retired DSP Nursery Nest.  I actually bought this particular DSP on the clearance rack and I just love it, so cute!  The foot prints were stamped on Whisper White with Marina Mist which was stamped off once to get a lighter shade of blue.  I die cut the foot prints out with the new Circles Framelits, they are AWESOME!  I did paper piercing around the edge of the circle.  It's not the best, because it was free-hand.  The circles on my paper piercing pack were too small for this size circle so I had to improvise! Last element was the greeting.  I used Curly Cute, another great set that just retired.  It was stamped using the new Smokey Slate.  I love that new color, but I think for the other cards I make using this design I will stamp the greeting with Basic Gray so it's a bit darker.
Now here is a look at the first card I made a few weeks ago, there are two versions of it.

Both of these cards use a very old DSP that came with one of the earlier Simply Scrapping kits.  Back then the DSP was one sided and a thicker card stock.  It was perfect for these cards.  I used Marina Mist for my card base.  The other supplies were So Saffron CS, and Bashful Blue gross grain ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed the flashback to 2004, we'll make another trip next Friday!  Thanks for spending time here, hope to see you tomorrow for See it Again Saturday!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Flashback Friday: I'm Here

It's Friday again, time for a flashback!! Today we are traveling back to 2004 for the cute set called I'm Here.  As you all may know, I have a brand new baby boy, he is 6 weeks old today.  I have lots of cards to make and get out for thank you's and announcements.  I thought this set was really cute and would be perfect for what I need.  I actually have two cards to share.  One card was done as a thank you that were sent out a few weeks ago and one card I just made.  First of all, here is the stamp set.

Let's look at the card I just made for today.  I am quite pleased with the simple but fun layout.

The card base is the now retired Bashful Blue.  I am sooooo going to miss this color!  I added in banners from the retired DSP Nursery Nest.  I actually bought this particular DSP on the clearance rack and I just love it, so cute!  The foot prints were stamped on Whisper White with Marina Mist which was stamped off once to get a lighter shade of blue.  I die cut the foot prints out with the new Circles Framelits, they are AWESOME!  I did paper piercing around the edge of the circle.  It's not the best, because it was free-hand.  The circles on my paper piercing pack were too small for this size circle so I had to improvise! Last element was the greeting.  I used Curly Cute, another great set that just retired.  It was stamped using the new Smokey Slate.  I love that new color, but I think for the other cards I make using this design I will stamp the greeting with Basic Gray so it's a bit darker.
Now here is a look at the first card I made a few weeks ago, there are two versions of it.

Both of these cards use a very old DSP that came with one of the earlier Simply Scrapping kits.  Back then the DSP was one sided and a thicker card stock.  It was perfect for these cards.  I used Marina Mist for my card base.  The other supplies were So Saffron CS, and Bashful Blue gross grain ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed the flashback to 2004, we'll make another trip next Friday!  Thanks for spending time here, hope to see you tomorrow for See it Again Saturday!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Oh, Whale for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge

It's Monday already and time for a new sketch from Technostamper.  Here is a picture of the sketch for this week.

I came up with a card really quick with this sketch.  I had Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP on my desk so I decided on a fun baby card using the DSP and Oh, Whale stamp set.

I just LOVE this card!!  The Sunshine and Sprinkles paper is so sweet!  I used Marina Mist for my base card with DSP layered on it.  The Whisper White is embossed with the Cloudy Day EF and the corners are rounded as in the sketch.

More DSP and a cute die cut whale follow along with the sketch.  I added in a greeting from Oh, Whale that was die cut with a Bitty Banners framelit. The final touch was die cut stars from the matching whale sizzlet.  I think the stars really make the card look finished.  I had so much fun this sketch!! I hope you will join in the fun too and hop over to Technostamper to link up a card you make using this week's sketch.  There are more great ideas from the other members of the design team listed below.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Oh, Whale for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge

It's Monday already and time for a new sketch from Technostamper.  Here is a picture of the sketch for this week.

I came up with a card really quick with this sketch.  I had Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP on my desk so I decided on a fun baby card using the DSP and Oh, Whale stamp set.

I just LOVE this card!!  The Sunshine and Sprinkles paper is so sweet!  I used Marina Mist for my base card with DSP layered on it.  The Whisper White is embossed with the Cloudy Day EF and the corners are rounded as in the sketch.

More DSP and a cute die cut whale follow along with the sketch.  I added in a greeting from Oh, Whale that was die cut with a Bitty Banners framelit. The final touch was die cut stars from the matching whale sizzlet.  I think the stars really make the card look finished.  I had so much fun this sketch!! I hope you will join in the fun too and hop over to Technostamper to link up a card you make using this week's sketch.  There are more great ideas from the other members of the design team listed below.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge TSSC259

Happy Monday!! It's time for a new Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge with Technostamper!
Here is the fun sketch that Mary Jo gave the design team to work with this week.

And here is the card I did using this great sketch.

I had been thinking about trying out the Cloudy Day EF with glossy white cs and adding color with an Aqua Painter, so that is where my idea for this card formed.  I have baby on the brain right now so a baby card was my first thought!  (I am having my baby in about a week and a half! Almost there!)
The base card is Marina Mist and I added in DSP from Sunshine and Sprinkles.  I embossed the glossy white cs with Cloudy Day EF and then used Marina Mist ink and an Aqua Painter to add touches of color to the clouds. 

I added in more DSP for the layer behind that whale.  I die cut the whale in Marina Mist using the Happy Whale Sizzlet.  A pearl for the eye made him complete.  The greeting was stamped in Marina Mist and die cut with a Bitty Banners Framelit.  A bit of ribbon to go with the sketch and three stars die cut in So Saffron completes the design.  I love the soft colors of this card, perfect for a new baby!

I hope you will join us this week and do a card with this great sketch.  You can see more details at Technostamper.  Below are links so you can check out the cards from the other design team members.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator