Sneak Peak of what's to come tomorrow

Sorry, I don't have a card to share today because I'm busy getting ready for a garage sale that I'm having on Saturday but I wanted to let you know about a couple of things happening tomorrow.

August 1st there will be a new Stamp of the Month for Clear and Simple Stamps and there will also be a new FREE template available so be sure to stop back! So, how about a little sneak peak of what's to come . . .

What could the new set be? These photos aren't very helpful are they? Please stop back tomorrow for a full reveal.

And don't forget that today is the last day to use the discount code on the July Stamp of the Month Summer. Save $1 by using code - DTBlog709. I have postings using the Summer set here and here.

Happy Stamping!

Another Whipper Snapper card

How about another Whipper Snapper card for today? This one uses the little bird and branch from Anna Wight's Cling Mount set called Little Critters. What a fun set! I paired them with the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird line of papers. The "for you" piece is part of the elements page included with the crafting kit.

Don't forget that sneak peaks for the next Clear and Simple stamps release will begin on July 1st. There will also be a new Stamp of the Month set and free template offered so be sure to check back. Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

• Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs Little Critters
  
• Ink - Palette Hybrid Black
  
• Paper - Vanilla, Red, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird
  
• Misc - Copics, Tracing wheel, Pop dots

Wanna Snuggle?

Doesn't this gator look like he's just waiting to give someone a big hug?! I stamped him and the clouds on watercolor paper and colored them with Watercolor Wonder Crayons and an aqua brush. The images were then cut out and mounted to the card with pop dots for added dimension. I used a green Twinklette marker on the spots on the gator's back for some sparkle.

All of the images are from Whipper Snapper Designs. They are from three different Anna Wight cling mount sets - the greeting is from the Winter Schminter set; the cloud is from the Fish Friends set; and the gator is from the Little Critters set. Love how Anna's sets work so well together.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you're having a wonderful week!

Supplies:

• Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs Anna Wight Cling Mount Sets
  
• Ink - Archival Ink Jet Black, Distress Ink Vintage Photo
  
• Paper - Watercolor, Kraft, K & Company Wild Raspberry
  
• Misc - WWC, Aqua brush, Twinklette marker, Tracing wheel, Pop dots
  

Sunny Wishes

I can't believe it's been almost a week since my last post. I guess I've been busy enjoying summer and neglecting my blog readers. Sorry!

Today I have a cute little whipper snapper card to share with you. I just love this chicken stamp! I paired her up with some papers from Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday line. I stamped the chick on watercolor paper and used my watercolor wonder crayons and an aqua brush to color her then cut her out and attached her with pop dots for some dimension. The "sunny wishes" is from the Sweet Expressions unmounted set also from Whipper Snapper.

I hope you're all having a great week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies

• Stamps - Whipper Snapper
• Ink - Archival Ink, Distress Ink (old paper, vintage photo)
• Paper - Kraft, Watercolor, Cosmo Cricket
• Misc - Circle punch, scallop border punch, pop dots, watercolor wonder crayosn, aqua brush

Color Throwdown Challenge

Clear and Simple Stamps is sponsoring the "Color Throwdown" challenge on The Color Throwdown blog this week.

The colors this week are

Certainly Celery . Chocolate Chip . Perfect Plum

Here is my card for the challenge.

I hope you'll join us for the challenge. There's a chance to win a newly released stamp set and some fun ribbon. Check it out - Color Throwdown 52


Supplies:

• Stamps - Clear and Simple Stamps Live Life
• Ink - SU Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Perfect Plum
• Paper - SU Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Certainly Celery dp (polka dot)
• Misc - Nestabilities Labels 1

Summer Fun and Sweet Tooth

I saw this cute pack of papers fromWe R Memory Keepers on clearance the other day at Michael's and after some debate decided that it needed to come home with me. The clearance price was $9 but then it rang up even cheaper so I'm glad it made it's way into my basket.

I went home and put together the bases of the three cards. They all have the same white base, orange panel, and striped panel. Then for the focal images I decided to mix them up so they would all have a little different look.

For the candy card I added an orange square panel on the diagonal behind the circular image. For the flip flops, I turned the card on it's side and added three circles with flip flops.

Lastly I went with just a plain circluar image. For a little extra something I cut out the purple popsicle and mounted it with pop dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you're all having a wonderful day.

Supplies:

• Stamps - Clear and Simple Stamps Summer and Sweet Tooth
• Ink - Palette Hybrid Black, Kiwi Kiss
• Paper - White, We R Memory Keepers Madame Royale
• Misc - Circle punches, Gemstones, Pop dots, Stickles, Copics

Cat on a hot tin roof

DigiStamp Boutique has some new images available now. One of my favorite new images is this cute little house with the kitty perched on the roof. I colored the image with Copics then added some K & Company Wild Raspberry papers, ribbon and a button.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you're having a wonderful Monday!

Supplies:

• Image - DigiStamp Boutique New Home
• Paper - White, K & Company Wild Raspberry
• Misc - Nestabilities, Copics, Chalk (for image background), Ribbon, Button

Garage Sale Find

While checking out the garage sales last weekend I spotted a Geranium stamp for 50 cents. Yes, I brought it home with me.

I colored the stamp with my Watercolor Wonder Crayons, spritzed it with water and stamped it on watercolor paper. After distressing the edges of the image panel I sewed it to the designer paper mat. Just a nice simple card to showcase the beautiful flower.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you're having a wonderful week!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Rubber Seed Company
  
• Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Anna Griffin dp, Watercolor paper
• Misc: SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Mini Mister, Heidi Swapp Edge distresser, Sewing machine

Release Day for Clear and Simple Stamps

The Summertime Collection from Clear and Simple Stamps is now available! Hello Summer! Sun, fun and sand - this release is packed full of summertime cheer.

SUMMERTIME COLLECTION

Summer / Sunshine / Summer Sand / MVP In Bloom / Traveller / Deep Dive / Tennis

SIGNATURE LINE

Tennis Darling

WANT IT ALL?

Click here to order the entire collection in one single click - a package valued at $150, including all {10} newly released stamp sets.

You can still receive $1 off the SOTM (Summer) until July 31. Enter discount code: DTBlog709 at checkout.

Now how about another card using the In Bloom set. For this card I stamped the blossoms then colored them with a Watercolor Wonder Crayon and stickles then cut them out. The leaf images were stamped with Olive Pastel Colorbox Chalk ink and the black outlines to make them look more like stems were added with a Copic multiliner.

Don't forget to check out the other design team members blogs for more samples of the new releases.

Sue Berker
Kim Howard
Maria Levine
Erin Bigler
Neva McMullen
Jen Tapler
Robyn Weatherspoon

...and also the CSS blog for more great samples using the new releases! Thanks so much for stopping by.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps In Bloom
• Ink: Palette Hybrid Black, Colorbox Chalk Olive Pastel
• Paper: White, Basic Grey Urban Prairie
• Misc: Copic multiliner, Watercolor Wonder Crayon, Aquabrush, Stickles, Pop dots, Slit punch (to create scalloped edge), Sewing machine

Another Sneak Peak: Tennis Darling

Are you ready for the Summertime Collection release from Clear and Simple Stamps tomorrow? It's going to be a fun one! How about a sneak peak of the Tennis Darling set that will release tomorrow. . .


How cute is she? Or how about this adorable little racket stamp?

You can even decorate your tennis ball can.

Be sure to check out the Clear and Simple Stamps blog along with the other design team members for more sneak peaks of the sets to be released tomorrow (July 15th). Links to all of the design team members blogs are available on the right sidebar.

Supplies (tennis darling card):

To make the faux brads I used a hole punch and punched out three dots of the My Mind's Eye paper then sponged the edges with Riding Hood Red ink. I mounted them to my card with pop dots and then applied a coat of Glossy accents to them to make them look more like brads.

• Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Tennis Darling (available July 15th)
• Ink: Palette Hybrid Black, SU Riding Hood Red
• Paper: SU White, Baja Breeze, My Minds Eye Bohemia collection
• Misc: Copics, Nestabilities, Circle punches, Hole punch, Glossy accents (for faux brads)

Supplies (tennis racket card):

• Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Tennis Darling (available July 15th)
• Ink: Timber Brown Stazon
• Paper: White, s.e.i. Hippie Chick (double sided)
• Misc: Copics, Rick Rack, Prima Flower, Button, Jewel

Supplies (container):

• Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Tennis Darling (available July 15th)
• Ink: Palette Hybrid Black
• Paper: White, Me and My Big Ideas
• Misc: Copics, Scallop square punch, Recycled Crystal Lite container

Sneak Peak: In Bloom

The Summertime Collection Release from Clear and Simple Stamps is just around the corner.

Another set releasing from Clear and Simple Stamps on Wednesday (July 15th) is called In Bloom. This will definitely be a set I turn to again and again. It's so versatile. Here is a set of tags I made with the set.

(Supplies: Vanilla shipping tags, Colorbox Chalk Olive Pastel, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Copics, Ribbon, Button, Linen Thread, Stickles)

And a couple of cards(Supplies: SU Vintage Violet, Groovy Guava, Choc Chip and Very Vanilla cardstocks; Timber Brown Stazon, Vintage Photo Distress Inks; Ribbon, Circle punches, Edge Distresser, Paper Piercer, Chalk, Aquabrush, Reinkers)

(Supplies: SU Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Black, White cardstocks; Palette Hybrid New Canvas Ink; Scallop border punch, Paper Piercer, Prismacolor Pencils)

Be sure to check out the Clear and Simple Stamps blog along with the other design team members for more sneak peaks of the sets to be released on Wednesday (July 15th). Links to all of the design team members blogs are available on the right sidebar.

Stamp of the Month

Just a reminder that there is a $1 off Discount available for the Summer set from Clear and Simple Stamps this month.

STAMP OF THE MONTH: Summer (July 1 - 31, 2009)
$1 off Discount Code: DTBlog609



I liked the set so much I had to order it for myself. Here is the first card I made. Hopefully I'll have more time to play this weekend. Thanks so much for stopping. Enjoy your weekend.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Summer
• Ink: Archival Ink Jet Black
• Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Black, White, Autmn Leaves Winter Garden dp
• Misc: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Ribbon, Pop dots

Texture Challenge

I have another challenge card to share today. On Wednesday I stopped at Creative Belli Blog and Belli Challenge #69 is a create a card with texture. I pulled out my cuttlebug and a variety of embossing folders and got to work.

The base is SU soft sky with a mat of purely pomegranate and K & Company Wild Raspberry dp. Next I used the scallop label punch from SU to punch four pieces and then ran each one through my cuttlebug with a different embossing folder. I mounted the scalloped labels with pop dots for some dimension and then added a butterfly to each one. The butterflies were stamped with SU purely pomegranate, soft sky, marigold morning and positively pink and then cut out. The butterfly is from the set along with the sentiment. Before adding the sentiment I tied a bow around the card. The sentiment was stamped with purely pomegranate ink and punched out with a circle punch. I used my crop-o-dile to add an eyelet for threading the ribbon through to attach it to the bow on the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy Friday! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Supplies:

• Stamps - Clear and Simple Stamps Spring Sentiments
• Ink - Stampin Up Soft Sky, Marigold Morning, Purely Pomegranate, Positively Pink
• Paper - White, Stampin Up Soft Sky, Purely Pomegranate, K & Company Wild Raspberry
• Misc - SU Label punch, Cuttlebug and embossing folders, Ribbon, Pop dots, Circle punch, Eyelet, Crop-o-dile

Ready for a sneak peak?

Clear and Simple Stamps next release will happen on July 15th so how about a sneak peak of the MVP set that will be released next week as part of the Summertime Collection release. This is such a fun set to work with. Great for creating cards and gifts for your MVP and the coaches.

Supplies:

• Stamps - Clear and Simple Stamps Bravery Gent (star), MVP (available July 15th)
• Ink - Stampin Up Wild Wasabi and Tangerine Tango (for sponging on white), Colorbox Chalk Blue Iris, Palette Hybrid New Canvas (sponged on edges of card base)
• Paper - Stampin Up - Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White; Die Cuts With a View dp
  
• Misc - Nestabilities circle, tracing wheel, pop dots

Supplies:

• Stamps - Clear and Simple Stamps Bravery Gent (star), MVP (available July 15th)
• Ink - Midnight Blue Stazon; Vintage Photo Distress Ink; Stampin Up More Mustard and Riding Hood Red
• Paper - Stampin Up - Kraft, Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla
• Misc - Sewing machine

Supplies:

• Stamps - Clear and Simple Stamps MVP (available July 15th)
• Ink - Archival Jet Black, Palette Hybrid New Canvas
• Paper - Black, We Are Memory Keepers MVP collection
• Misc - Nestabilities Labels 1 set, fancy edge scissor, round tab punch, hole punch, ribbon, staples, white gel pen, black thread (whistle string)
• Pattern: Box in a Bag - The directions are available on Splitcoaststampers here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/boxinabag/

Be sure to check out the Clear and Simple Stamps blog along with the other design team members for more sneak peaks of the sets to be released on July 15th. Links to all of the design team members blogs are available on the right sidebar.

I will be showing more sneak peaks on my blog also so please stop back. Thanks so much for stopping. I hope you're having a great day!

That Tickles Me Challenge

The challenge today on 365cards.blogspot.com was to create a humorous card. I was having so much fun that I created two cards.

For my first card I used the Sweet tooth set from Clear and Simple Stamps and stamped the peppermint several times on white cardstock masking off the bottom part of the wrapper to make it look like a lollipop. I colored the images with SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons, cut them out and attached toothpicks to them. Before mounting them to the card with pop dots I coated them with a layer of Glossy Accents and dipped them into Diamond Dust.

For the second card I used one of the new Bernard images from DigiStamp Boutique. When I saw this image I knew I had to make a card using the phrase "Do I hear cake?" because I remember a birthday card I received when I was young that had a drawing of Snoopy laying on his dog house with one ear up and those words and I thought this image would be a nice substitute.

I hope my cards put a smile on your face. Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you're having a wonderful week.

Supplies for the top card:

• Stamps - Clear and Simple Stamps Sweet Tooth
  
• Ink - Archival Jet Black
• Paper - Stampin Up Marigold Morning, White, K & Company Wild Raspberry
  
• Misc -SU Slit punch (to make the scalloped border), Glossy Accents, Diamond Dust, Toothpicks, SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Aqua brush, Pop dots

Supplies for the bottom card:

• Image - DigiStamp Boutique Bernard - whats that noise?
  
• Paper - Stampin Up Kraft, Black, White, Fancy Pants Kraft Kuts Pink Forest
  
• Misc -Dymo label maker, Tracing wheel, Copics, Nestabilities Labels 1, Gems, Chalk (background of owl piece)

Back from the Cabin

There is nothing like spending a few relaxing days at the cabin! Especially when the weather is sunny and warm. Sitting by the fire ring (even when there's no fire) and gazing down the lake is a favorite past time.
Laying in one of the hammocks and reading is also a good way
to spend the day.The dogs spend most of their time in the water.

Thanks for letting me share a glimpse of how we spent the week surrounding the 4th of July. I will have a crafty blog entry to share tomorrow. Thanks so much for stopping.

July's Take the Challenge Tuesday

Today is the first Tuesday of the month so that means it's time for another Clear and Simple Stamps Take the Challenge Tuesday on PaperCraftPlanet. This month's challenge is "Sizzle & Pop." Try making a card with bright bold colors like yellow, orange or red and add something to your card that pops.

For my challenge cards I used the older set Diva Style Closet from Clear and Simple Stamps. On the top card I stamped the shirt in Stampin Up Pink Passion, Only Orange and YoYo Yellow and white cardstock, cut them out and mounted them with pop dots. Then added some nice bright layers and even a little stitching with my Sew Mini.

Supplies

• Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Diva Style Closet
• Paper: White, Pink Passion, Only Orange, YoYo Yellow
• Ink: Pink Passion, Only Orange, YoYo Yellow
• Misc: Sewing machine, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder, Pop dots
  

Supplies

• Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Diva Style Closet
• Paper: White, Pink Passion, K&Company Citronella
  
• Ink: Pink Passion
• Misc: Pop dots

Thank you so much for stopping by. Please be sure to check the CSS blog and my fellow design team members for more great challenge cards.

Erin Bigler
Jen Tapler
Kim Howard
Lori Tecler
Maria Levine
Neva McMullen
Robyn Weatherspoon
Sue Berker

Happy Independence Day!

I just wanted to wish you all a safe and happy 4th of July and share another card using the Bravery Gent set from Clear and Simple Stamps. For this card I stamped the kraft card base with the sentiment using Antique linen distress ink to create the background. I sponged the edges of the card with Vintage photo distress ink. The blue layer is Stampin Up Buckaroo blue with stars stamped in matching ink. The edges of this piece were also sponged with Vintage photo distress ink. The ribbon is from May Arts and the red polka dot/solid is a two sided paper from Bo Bunny. The star in the center of the card has a brad and is mounted with a pop dot.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy 4th of July!

Meet Bernard

Today I'd like to share a card using one of the new Benard images available from DigiStamp Boutique. Sally-Ann has created some wonderful new images for July including this little owl. I thought the Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy papers would compliment him perfectly. What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you're having a great day!
Supplies:

• Images – DigiStamp Boutique Bernard
• Paper - Stampin Up White, True Thyme, Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy
• Ink - Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink
• Misc – Copics, Fiskars Circle cutter, Tracing wheel, Pop dots

SOTM: Clear and Simple Stamps

It's July 1st and that means it's time for a new Stamp of the Month from Clear and Simple Stamps. This month's set is titled Summer. For the month of July, you can enjoy a $1 off this set by using discount code: DTBlog709. In addition, there is a SOTM Copic Trio that is bundled with the Summer set for $26.


And wait, there's more! CSS is offering a new SOTM template every month for FREE to accompany their spotlighted stamp set of the month. This month's template is for a Summer Treat Pack and can be found here. It was designed by fellow design team member Sue Berker.


Here is my sample of the Summer Treat Pack template.


Want to join in the fun? Download the template, make your own Summer Treat Pack creations and post it to the CSS blog. The winner will receive a $15.00 gift certificate to the CSS store on the July 15th release. Have fun!

Go check out all of the DT's summer treat packs!
CSS blog
Erin Bigler
Jen Tapler
Kim Howard
Lori Tecler
Maria Levine
Nancy Beauchamp
Neva McMullen
Robyn Weatherspoon
Sue Berker

Happy Stamping!


Supplies:

• Stamps: CSS Jet Setter Darling (relax), Flight of the Bee (bee)
• Paper: Stampin Up White, Summer Sun, Pixie Pink, K&Co Citronella
• Ink: Archival Ink Jet Black
• Misc: Ribbon, Circle punches, Scallop circle punch, Oval punch (for handle), Summer sun reinker, Aqua brush
• Template: Summer Treat Pack