1st. Birthday

I had a chance to work on a card today after being away for the weekend. I've been playing around in my mind with several designs and papers for cards for my 2 grandsons who will be having 1st.birthdays in a few months.. This is was my first attempt.

The sketch is from a previous Paper Players challenge which I did not enter, but liked the layout. I will be linking this particular card to Just Us Girls using the Word Week challenge and  Seize the Birthday .

Products Used:

SU Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder card stock, Birthday Boutique DSP
Cricut Embossing Folder, Cricut Explore Air cut number
SU Watermelon Wonder ink
SU Stitched Shapes Framelits, SU  Bitty Banners Framelits
SU Itty Bitty Banners stamp
SU Enamel Dots


Have a wondeful remainder of the evening and I hope you can do something you LOVE tomorrow!

Live Simply,
Bernadette

Sneak Peek and MOJO Monday

The purpose of my card today is twofold. The first being to give you a 

Sneak Peek of some of the new products that will be in place in 

the NEW Stampin' UP! 2013-2014 Annual Catalog come June 1st.

The other, this is the card I am linking to the MOJO Monday Blog.

 

This card was a little bit of a challenge for me.

Although, it seems that most of the sketches from Mojo Monday are! They tend to stretch my creativity, which is a good thing.

Working with new papers, stamps and punches added to that. 

I hope I did the sketch and products them some justice.

RECIPE

Paper: Daffodil Delight 119683, Pool Party 122924, Whisper White 100730

NEW- Strawberry Slush 131295

NEW- Quatrefancy Specialty 130141 

Stamp: Itty Bitty Banners 126257

NEW- Really Good Greetings 130333

Ink:  Island Indigo 126986

Sweet Additions: Rhinestone Basic Jewels 119246, Perfect Polka Dots 117335

NEW- Modern Mosaic 129984

 

Bitty Banners 129267,  Hearts a Flutter 130159, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle 119854

Circles #2 Originals 114526, 3/16" Corner 119871

NEW-Mosaic 131267

Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Isn't  the NEW Quatrefancy Specialty paper bold and beautiful? I just love the patterns and the colors. The matching punch and folder just completes the whole look. I would love to see you have these products in your stamp room so you can create your very own special "Mini Canvases".

The products for 2013-2014 will be available to order on May 31st. 

Why not CLICK HERE  on May 31st., chose me as your demonstrator,

and make these products yours.

Have a wonderful and CRAFTY Friday!

BERNADETTE

Tangerine Tango Birthday

I made this card with a color combo that I don't usually got to, but I needed something youthful and cheery for a Birthday Card. The sketch I used  is an older one from CPS (#214).

RECIPE
Paper: Tangerine Tango 111349 , Whisper White 100730, Lucky Limeade 122926
International Bazaar DSP 126920

Ink: Tangerine Tango  126946

Stamps: Secret Garden Bundle 131099, Itty Bitty Banners 126257

Sweet Additions: Tangerine Tango 1/4" Ribbon (SAB)
Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder 117335
Textured Impressions Embossing Folder ((SAB)
Rhinestones Basic Jewels 119246
Bitty Banners Framelits 129267

Punches: 1 1/4" Square 119865, 1" punch non-SU
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack 118309

Stampin' Dimensionals , SNAIL Adhesive


Have a wonderful and CRAFTY weekend and I will see you on Monday!

BERNADETTE

Congratulations with a Challenge

Today I am ending my week with a card I made for the Friday Mashup. This is my first time entering this challenge and believe me, it was a challenge. The color combination of  Sahara Sand, Perfect Plum & Wisteria Wonder was a little bit out of my comfort zone. I have never used this color combination together, but now I'll think about using it again. Thanks Friday Mashup team for pushing me out of my comfort zone!

RECIPE

Paper: Sahara Sand 121043, Perfect Plum 101889 
 Wisteria Wonder 122922  Whisper White 100730

Stamp: Itty Bitty Banners 126257, Secret Garden 129144

 Ink: VersaMark 102283, White Stampin' Emboss Powder 109132

Tools: Vintage Wallpaper Folder 120175, Secret Garden Framelit Die 129372
Bitty Banners Framelits 129267, Finishing Touches Edgelits 127010
 
   Sweet Additons: Pearl Basic Jewels 119247

Big Shot, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Snail Adhesive



Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful and CRAFTY weekend!

BERNADETTE
 

AND MY GUEST ARTIST IS?

Today I'm excited about my posted card and my Guest Designer, Danielle Rusher.

 Danielle, my youngest daughter, came to visit from North Carolina yesterday. 

Today was going to be a beach day, but the weather seemed a 

little cool for the NC girl and I here in S.California.

It sounded like a perfect day to be CRAFTY.

 After looking over my previous cards, she chose this layout and I think 

she did a wonderful job with her color choices and her execution, don't you?

RECIPE

Paper: Baja Breeze 111352, Whisper White 100730 

 Floral District DSP 126919

Ink: Rich Razzelberry 115316, Baja Breeze 111352

Stamps: Secret Garden Bundle 131099, Itty Bitty Banners 126257

Friendly Phrases 126151

Window Frames Collection Framelits 129021

Bitty Banners Framelits 129267

 

Rhinestones Basic Jewels 119246

I think she did a great job in her choosing of colors

It was such a  wonderful day crafting with her. I wish we could do it more often.

Thanks for stopping by and have a CRAFTY day! 

Maybe even some time to do some crafting with your children or grandchildren.

BERNADETTE

Happy Birthday

  

Today is a card  I made for the MOJO Monday challenge #288. I have been wanting to use the lobster in the, By the Tide set and I decided that it would work on this layout. 

Cutting around the lobster was a little bit of a challenge, 

but I think it trimmed up better then I expected.

RECIPE

Paper: Parker's  Patterns DSP  131021, Midnight Muse 126843, Cherry Cobbler CS 119685,

 Daffodil Delight CS 119683, Crumb Cake 120953 , Naturals White 102306

Ink: Cherry Cobbler 126966, Midnight Muse 126860

Stamps: By the Tide 129120, Itty Bitty Banners 126257

Sweet Additions: Argyle Folder 127751

Circles Original #2 Originals 114526, Bitty Banners Framelits 129267

Corner Rounder - non SU

To Hold things Together

Multipurpose Liquid Glue 110755

Stampin' Dimensionals 104430

Have a wonderful and CRAFTY  day!

 We are picking up my youngest daughter in LA today to spend a few days with us. Her hubby was  coming to the West Coast for a conference and she decided to come visit. YEAH!!! I am super excited, especially since we don't get to see any of our children much with

them  all living on the East Coast  except one.

BERNADETTE

A Manly Birthday Card

 A fellow demonstrator over at Stampin Connection challenged us to use a stamp set we have not even inked up or haven't used in awhile. The stamps on this card are from, "The Open Sea" collection. Since I have three sons and three son-in-laws, I thought it would get a good workout. The photo seems to have a weird shadow across the boat and part of the tag. I'm really not sure why. I used a sketch designed by Linda C over at Freshly made Sketches for this card today. It's basic, but a good go-to card design.

Products used

Stamp: The Open Sea #123032, Itty Bitty Banners #126257 cut with matching framelit #129267

Paper: Crumb Cake #120953, Island Indigo #122923, Parker's Patterns DSP #131021

Extras: Natural 7/16" Trim Ribbon #129287, Linen Thread #104199,

Naturals Designer Buttons #127554, Black Stampin Emboss Powder #109133,

 Jet Black Ink #101406

 I distressed the edge of the Island Indigo triangle with the new Stampin' Distress Tool 

( pg.14 in the Spring 2013 mini) #127562. 

I'm really loving this. It has a soft grip, it's large and has a very easy to hold surface, and only $4.95. A great combination for a distressing tool in my opinion.

Thanks for stopping by and have a CRAFTY weekend. I'm going back to create another card with a set I haven't inked. We'll see how it goes. I hope I still have some creative mojo left. And as always, all the products used on this card can be seen over on my DBWS. Just "click" on the Shop Now button on the left of my blog,