How I spent my one day weekend

 

My SCS friend Annsforte3 send me a birthday card with some little Easter cuts in it! 

I used some to make this for my nephew.  

This one is for my Grandson

I need to go to Micheal's and find something tiny to do more to the front before I mail it. 

Girls are so much easier to embellish cards for. This is for my Granddaughter

On Saturday just before I left work I posted on Face Book 

"I get to go home in 15 minutes. YAY 
But I have to come back again Monday morning. 
Thinking I should start planning a card on my way home 

so all I gotta do is take everything out and do it. smile emoticon
Anyone wanna throw a color combo, sketch or stamp set idea my way?"

My daughter said "Black Teal & Fushia"

Melon Mambo, Basic Black and  Bermuda Bay

I finally inked up my Botanicals For You stamp. 

My friend Grace suggested Red, teal, black.

I used the Rose Garden Thinlits. 

Real Red, Basic Black and Tempting Turquoise

I did the leaves in Pear Pizzazz

This is also a SCS Sketch but I will have to go back in to find the number. 

My friend Todd was trying to be funny and suggested Christmas Cards.

I am in a SCS Challenge for Christmas cards and I haven't made a one yet this year. 

Well now I have 6 done.

January's Inspiration is Music.

 I cut one sheet of pretty paper that has been sitting around for years. 

2 are a bit different from the others. I was going to do just 4 then decided I might as well use the last 2 pieces of paper somehow.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Wishes stamp set to dress up the insides.

Thanks for looking!

Classic Pickups

Had to dust off an oldie! Classic Pickups retired right after I bought it, but I will not part with it.

SAB this year has a DSP called Perfectly Artisic, I cut one of the sheets up into a OSW.

It says it coordinates with Bermuda Bay so that is what I used, it seems a bit off to me.

Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay 

Diamond Plate Embossing Folding 

New OSW for 2016

I was so excited when I received my copy of the 2016 Occasions Catalog.

I struggle with Birthday cards......I think someone at Stampin' Up! must of heard that. 

It's my Party DSP 140552 $26 

There is 48 sheets in there, can you imagine how many OSW I can do? I planned a Class around that thought. That way I won't have so much left over, so I can't hoard it later. I'm terrible about using my DSP, I use a sheet or two from a pack then it just sits. :( 

So I decided NO MORE DSP...yeah right!

It's My Party Cardstock Pack 140553 $7

I absolutely love it that Stampin' Up! now has the coordinating colors as a pack...so convenient

I did buy more Basic Black, Whisper White and Sahara Sand.

Confetti TIEF 140593 $7.50

I wasn't going to buy anymore TIEF, none, no way! 

Well I had to get this one, it goes with the whole project!

Bundle; Party With Cake Stamp set and Party Pop Up Thinlit Dies 140814 $42.50

I love the new Pop Up dies,  they work so well, no fussy poking.

 My only issue is the Happy Birthday Cake doesn't want to stay put even on my magnetic plate. 

But it's still good!

Things I forgot when I ordered.....but I will dress up my cards a bit when they get here.

Baker's Twine Combo Pack 140555 $6.50

It's My Party Designer Washi Tape 140556 $8.

I was planning to use this on the insides, but since I forogt to order it, i just used strips of the matching DSP 

It's My Party Enamel Dots 140554 $4. 

for the pattern.....

My OSW Thread on SCS

Okay, now before you look at my cards and say "that's not a OSW"

I cut one of each of the pages from the pack, and put the cuts in baggies for each card. I plan to pass a baggy around the table and let the ladies pick the piece they want for each card, so they have a sample of each sheet in the pack. I cut the bases and I'll let them pick which bases they want too. so they won't all be the same.

 

I did learn, that if you want to put colored pieces behind the words on this cut out...you must do it before adhering to the card base. I ripped one,

18 for Teresa

DSP is Stampin' Up! Venetian Romance. 

SU Four Feathers, Natures Nest, Eagle from In Wilderness

Brads, Edglits, Framelits and TIEFs are all Stampin' Up!

Bear is something I found on ebay back in 2005

The Dream Catcher stamp is from Fun Journey Stampers.

Cardstock is Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla,

Island Indigo, and Calypso Coral

Wilderness Awaits in October

I really loved the brick wall TIEF. I just had to have it ! Now that I hok have it.... Could have lived without it.