Last Night's Workshop Projects

 I had the delight of stamping with some great friends again last night.  What a treat for me!  Oh!  And I got to hold a newborn for a few minutes, too.  Double bonus!!!!  :-D  I kept these projects on the simple side since it was a school night and the hostess had kids to put to bed.  This Father's Day card was inspired by the Stampin' Addicts sketch challenge SASC97.  The DSP did the rest for me!  I love not having to come up with a color combo!  The DSP is Greenhouse Gala, the surfboards and shell are from Summer Splash (Summer Mini), and the greeting is from the retired set All Holidays.  Colors are Early Espresso, Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze and Tangerine Tango. 

And this little bird was so well received by last night's guests!  The photo just doesn't look like the card does IRL.  Bummer!  I used the Sunny Garden DSP, Poppy Parade and So Saffron cardstock, and Poppy Parade, So Saffron, and Peach Parfait inks.  

And this card was a lot of fun!  I'm so sad that this Teahouse background is going away!  The flowers are from Simply Said and the saying is from Because I Care.  Colors are Certainly Celery, Real Red, and Very Vanilla.  DSP is Greenhouse Gala.  I scored my main cardstock at 2 1/2" instead of 2 3/4".  I like that because it makes the easel stand up a bit straighter. 

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station once again.

Blessings,
Julie

Using Up the Leftovers

Ever wonder what you're going to do with all of your leftover pieces?  I do!  The center pieces of Blushing Bride and Shimmer White are leftover from a workshop where we made tags.  I've added the punched edges, the butterfly, and the back two pieces.  That nice frame is the Framed Tulips embossing folder from SU!, available in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I sure hope they keep it around, because I love it!  I sponged over the tulips after embossing them so that they would stand out a bit.  We stamped the heart in StazOn Black (the only black ink that I use now because it's waterproof) and colored over it with Celery, Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, and Bashful Blue Stampin' Write Markers. 

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie

Morphed Cards...They're Morphing Again????

This card was really fun. We made it on our Feb. 4th workshop at Bri's. This card was based on my blogging buddy Carrie's swap card that I received. I loved hers, but had to simplify it a bit so that we could get through 5 projects in one evening. I like Carrie's card better, but this one is ok, too. I love the way the Heart of Hearts embosslit coordinates so well with the Pinking Hearts border punch. The DSP is wonderfully sparkly.
We had some left over supplies from this workshop, so I made them into thank you's. Come back tomorrow so that you can see how this Valentine card morphed into a thank you card.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station!

Blessings,
Julie

CASEing my Blogging Buddy

My blogging buddy Georgeann made this adorable card and I just had to CASE her. (Copy And Share Everything.) Georgeann has beautiful card ideas and you should see her watercoloring!
This is a THO project for Friday night's workshop and I really love it. I didn't have all of the supplies to replicate Georgeann's card exactly, so I made do with my Good Morning Sunshine DSP and the Pacific Point cardstock and ink. That color has been severely neglected by me, so it was definitely time to fix that! I love how simple this was to put together. It's a perfect way to show how a bit of DSP goes a long, long way. The little strip of blue over the DSP is the strip that you get after using the scallop edge punch. Nothing goes to waste, right? :-D Oh, and don't forget that the Stampin' Up! special on Designer Series Papers ends on Sunday. So you want that 4th pack free? Shoot me an email or order online via the catalog button on the right. I'll send you a thank you card if you do place an online order.

Supplies: Always and All Holidays stamp sets; Whisper White & Pacific Point cardstock; Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper; Pacific Point Classic Ink; Scallop Edge, Designer Label, and 1" Circle punches; white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie