Hello Bleeps!
I am in love with this stamp set and paper!!! It was on sale a couple of weeks ago as a bundle, so I grabbed it up! It goes perfect together...that's why I love Stampin' Up! so much....everything coordinates so beautiful together! I made this card for an Etsy customer, I hope she likes it! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day ;)
side view
front closed
Card Recipe:
Card stock: Tempting Turquoise,WW,Real Red and Old Olive
Stamp Set: Funky Four and Picnic Parade
Inks: Chocolate Chip
SU! Markers: Old Olive,Real Red,Tempting Turquoise,So Saffron
Hello Bleeps(Blog Peeps!)
My card today is for two challenges over at Operation Write Home. I forgot to do the challenge for the easel card the other day,so this fits in with that challenge. Plus, this one is for the challenge for the "For the girls" challenge....this could be for a anniversary or miss you for a solider to his wife. I'm not the best colorer in the world,so to hide my flaws I sponged and embossed the image....hid them pretty well I think,LOL!!! I used two top note diecuts and cut them all in half so I could frame the image. I found out that you can make homemade popdots from your left over rubber you get from your SU! stamp sets. Pretty cool way when your desperate for some dimension but don't have anything ;)
Well,thanks for stopping by and have a fab day!!!!
Recipe for card:
Card stocks: Cherry Cobbler,Always Artichoke,WW and BB
Inks: Always Artichoke,Cherry Cobbler,More Mustard,Close to Cocoa and BB
Hello Bleeps (blog peeps!)
I hope you are having a great weekend!!! Please remember 9/11 and say a prayer for all the victims of that dreadful day....May WE Always Remember and Honor them!!! God Bless America....Land of the Free Because of the Brave!!!!
Today's card is fro the Challenge over at Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog. We were to make a note card. I hope I did it right,it just looked like the sample cards were any occasional ones...so I hope it counts!!!! Anyways....gotta go get my baby girl her ballet stuff for her first class on Monday!!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day;)
Recipe for card:
Card stock: Chocolate Chip and Sage Shadow
Inks: Early Esspresso,Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa
Hey Bleeps (blog peeps!)
I hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend!!! We just cleaned and organized....a true labor,LOL!!!
Here is a card that I made with another retired Stampin' Up! stamp set.Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!
Recipe for card:
Inks: Crumb Cake,Sahara Sand,So Saffron,More Mustard,Old Olive,Early Espresso,Soft Suede,Daffodil Delight,Basic Grey and Close to Cocoa
Card stocks: Old Olive,Bravo Burgundy,Sahara Sand and WW
SU! Markers: Pumpkin Pie,Creamy Caramel,Bordering Blue,Brocade Blue and Old Olive
SU! Pastel Chalks: Ballet Blue,Summer Sun and Night of Navy
Hello Bleeps (Blog Peeps!) I'm up too late this evening Bloggin' around.....So, I saw that Sherry over at Bits of Cheer has already released her FREE digi.....what the heck, I'll show you my card I made with it!!! Her digi is too cute and so much fun to color!!! If you notice she has scallops and rickrack incorporated in her drawing...so, I tried to mimic that in the use of the scallop circle and rickrack ribbon. Please go take a peekie and grab your free digi and start craftin'!!!
Recipe for card:
Card stocks: Real Red,WW,Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie
Inks: Close to Cocoa,Old Olive,Real Red and Pumpkin Pie
DSP: Jersey Shore(retired) and Summer Picnic(retired)
Hello Bleeps!(Blog Peeps!)
I hope you are having a perfect weekend so far! I am entering this card in the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog. We were to make a Distressed Birthday card. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day ;)
Recipe for card:
Card stocks: Cherry Cobbler,VV and Basic Black
Love Letter DSP
Inks: Close to Cocoa,Black Stazon,Garden Green,Crumb Cake,More Mustard,Cherry Cobbler,
Early Espresso and Tea stain from the Distressing Essentials Kit
Stamp Sets: Well Scripted and Garden Collage (retired)
I made this card today and it fits in with the card challenge for For Fun Challenges. The challenge was to use ribbons, DSP and embellishments. I really am loving this owl punch from SU! Well, have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!!
side view of easel card
close up of buttons and ribbons
Recipe for card:
Card stocks: Daffodil Delight,Pumpkin Pie,Old Olive and Basic Black
DSP : Ghostly Greeting(retired), and some from my stash
Hello and welcome to the Operation Write Home Blog Tour!!! I've only done two blog hops in my crafty lifetime....so I'm very excited to be apart of this new Blog Tour endeavor!! We were given instructions to make any type of Birthday card!!! I made two birthday cards!!! One for America's 234th Birthday, and one for anybody's birthday!! I finally ordered my OWH stamp today,so once I stamp all the backs of my cards that I've made over that last few months,I will be sending my package off for the troops!!! Helping our soldier's keep in touch with their loved one's is the least I can do,after all they are fighting to protect our FREEDOM!!!
I made a quick little video for you to watch,it's at the bottom of this post (it's only 1 1/2 minutes long). It shows off part of my blog candy for today!! It does give a little hint to the surprise part of my blog candy at the end!!! The winner will be happy,I promise!!
Here's the rules in order to enter to win my blog candy: 1. leave a comment on this post,telling me which card I made for today you like the best! 2.Only shipping prize to USA addresses only,so you must live in America (sorry!!!)
You don't have to follow or subscribe to my blog to win, but I'd love it if you did!!!
Winner will be chosen on Friday July 9,2010, by Random.org. Happy Birthday to America and have a fabulous July the Fourth Weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!
Recipe for Circle Card:
Card stocks: Real Red,Old Olive and WW
Inks : Marina Mist,Real Red and Close to Coca
Real Red Stitched Ribbon
Scallop Oval Punch for Sponging the clouds
Basic Black and Creamy Caramel Markers
Scallop and Clear Circle Dies for Big Shot
White Gel Pen
Just Buzzin' By Stamp Set
Recipe For July 4th Card:
Card stocks: Daffodil Delight,Marina Mist,WW,Real Red,Brocade Blue and Cherry Cobbler
I made these two cards from my very own challenge,called Two Card Tuesday!I was messing around the other day and made a sock monkey face out of SU! punches,I finished his body yesterday. The other card I made to go along with my grandma's scrapbook page! Well,here's the deets and thanks for stopping by!
Recipe for first card:
Oval Frame Die using Big Shot
Cricut Cartridge Everyday Paper Dolls for balloons
Card stocks: Pumpkin Pie,Real Red,Taken with Teal,Close to Cocoa,Beige from stash,and Kraft
Inks : Real Red,Close to Cocoa,Creamy Caramel,Really Rust,Chocolate Chip,Taken With Teal
Basic Black Marker
Crimper tool
Pink Flamingo DSP
Punches: Word Window,Modern Label,Small Oval,Large Oval,and Circles
*On some of the shapes....I altered some by trimming here and there!
Recipe for Second Card:
Card stocks: Rose Red,Pretty in Pink,and Regal Rose
Sentiment is computer generated
White Craft Ink
Small Half Pearls from stash
Beautiful Wings Embosslits,and Oval Frame Dies with Big Shot
OK,you are probably getting tired of my teacher apple cards by now!! I still have a few more to make,too!!LOL!!! Anyways,this is yet another easel card....I like the stand up type cards to give the teachers so if they want to put them on their desks to display them,they can! Here is the deets on the card,thanks for stopping by!
Recipe for card :
Card stock : Old Olive,Summer Sun,Real Red and WW
A Child' Year Cricut Cartridge
Welcome Neighbor and Summer Picnic DSP
Stamp Sets: Spring Solitude,Tart and Tangy
Scallop Oval Frame Die using Big Shot
Punches; Scallop circle and oval,large oval, 1 1/2 and 1 3/8 circle
Hello blogging friends! I'm so glad you stopped by today. You should've just arrived from Maria's awesome blog, Ria's Creations. I love her cards! If you want to start at the begining of the Blog Hop,you can start here. This is my very first Blog Hop to be involved in and I'm so excited!! This is not just any ol' Blog Hop either! This Blog Hop is through Operation Write Home! They are a wonderful program to be involved in. They help get handmade cards to our troops . Not only cards to say thank you with a hand written note of thanks to someone serving in our military, but provides them with handmade all occasional blank cards so they have something to send home to someone special. H-E-L-L-O!!!.....I've been trying to get something like this started for a long time now,LOL!! If you know me ,then you know this was right up my alley!! I just found out about them and happily joined along! What greater cause then to support our Nations' Heroes!! Click here to go to Operation Write Home to read more about them!
Front of card,below (it looks crooked....but that's just my photo abilities)! LOL!!!
Inside of card,below.
Close-up of card,below.
In honor of my first Blog Hop ,I thought it would be fun to offer up some blog candy! I'm giving away a $25.00 Stampin' Up! Gift Certificate!! This gift certificate is good only through me, Holley Smith. The $25 does not include tax and shipping. You can use your $25 towards any Stampin' Up! order. Right now, if you place an order through Stampin' Up! for $50 you can get one item in the Sale-a-bration Catalog FREE!! So, if you would like to add your own $25 ,along with my $25 (for a total of $50) to receive a Sale-a-bration item for free,just let me know!! You can click on any of the Stampin' Up! catalogs on the right hand side bar to shop,or go to my Stampin' Up! website by clicking the link at the very top of my blog!
In order to be entered into the drawing here's what you need to do:
1. Subscribe to my blog 2. Follow my Blog 3. add a comment on this post
Your name will be added in a drawing for a chance to win the $25 gift certificate to Stampin' Up! I will choose a name next Saturday. March 27, 2010 at 12 noon EST. When you add your comment,please include an email,so I can reach you if you are the lucky winner! If you are the lucky winner ,I will contact you to get your order. Good Luck!!!
Now, onto my card I made for the Operation Write Home. Our instructions were to create something with a spring theme. My card is an easel egg- shaped card. I cut the egg shape twice for layering, with my Cricut Expression. I also took the Frame Oval Scallop Die and ran it through my Big Shot twice with very vanilla to get just the scallop frame. Then I crimped and pleated the scallop frame to make a kinda lacey- look. I also crimped the oval DSP as well. The whole card has been sponged/inked on the edges. I also used a ton of dimensionals for added depth. Well, here is more deets on the card,thanks for stopping by.
Don't forget to visit the next blog , Melissa's Just Dandy blog,http://justdandy.typepad.com/, to keep the Blog Hop going!! I really like her sense of style. Have fun!
Recipe for Card :
Card stock : VV,Pretty in Pink,So Saffron and Certainly Celery
Inks : Basic Black,Regal Rose,More Mustard,Perfect Plum and Old Olive
Punches : 5- Petal Flower,Boho Blossoms,Trio Flower,Word Window,Modern Label, and Scallop Trim Border (Sale-a-Bration Catalog),
Hello again! I had to make this quick card for a customer today! She wanted butterflies,dragonflies and stars! I stuck with the butterflies theme....I felt it would take away,from the rest of the card. She wanted pink,blue and purple colors....which I wasn't sure about at first...but all in all,I think this works...I like the finished card and I hope she does too!!
Recipe for card :
Card stocks : Regal Rose,V V,Brocade Blue
Sweet Pea DSP
Embosslits Beautiful Wings
Adhesives half pearls
Computer generated sentiment
Punches : Scallop Trim Border,Curly Label and Large Oval
Oh My Goodness!! I'm soooo excited today!! My Sale-a-bration order came in from SU! I love all the new stamp sets and goodies! The clear mounts are the BOMB!!! I wasn't sure I would like them or not,but I Love them!!!! I made Todd a card for Valentine's Day with the Love Bandit stamp set!! This is also my first attempt at the easel card. It was very easy to make,just looks complicated.
Stay tuned....I'm getting ready to do my first Blog Candy!!! And if you would like to sign up for my first Stamp Club,click the link that says 'Stamp Club' on the right hand side under Labels to find out more!! I will be doing a random drawing of all the people who sign up in my stamp club!! So someone will be lucky enough to win one of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets for free....just for joining!!! I'll tell ya' more later!! Thanks for stopping by!
Recipe for Love Bandit Card :
Card stocks : Real Red,VV,Old Olive,Chocolate Chip
Chocolate Chip Ribbon
Stamp Sets : Love Bandit and Good Neighbors
Punches : Small Heart and Pinking Hearts
Inks : Basic Black,Chocolate Chip,Real Red,Creamy Caramel,Old Olive and Brocade Blue
Used My Cricut and Everyday Paper Dolls for the border of grass along bottom
