Grad Party Highlights

As most of you know, our daughter Hope graduated from High School on June 2nd and her graduation party was on Sunday. Here are some highlights from the Grad Party.

Setting up the tent and decorating.

Cake.

Picture boards and card box.
Hope was in charge of decorating the card box and drew a really
nice Koi on the top but didn't have time to decorate the sides. Hope and Ashley (cousins)

They are kind of like night and day but very close.

Visiting with family.
More family.

Kids in the playhouse.

Kids on the swingset.

Tiffany's from We R Memory Keepers

Have you seen the adorable Tiffany's paper collection from We R Memory Keepers? I stopped at my local scrapbooking store (True Colors) yesterday to print some photos to finish the picture boards for my daughter's grad party and I had to buy a couple of sheets of the Tiffany's paper. After I finished my grad party prep items for the night I went to my stamp room to make some cards with the new paper. I pulled out my Whipper Snapper stamps to go with the papers.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Whipper Snapper Sweet Expressions and Cupcake
• Paper: Kraft, White, Choc Chip, We R Memory Keepers
• Ink: Palette Hybrid New Canvas, Archival Ink Jet Black, Vintage Photo Distress Ink
• Misc: Sewing machine, Punches, Tracing wheel, Paper piercer, Stickles, Reinkers, Aqua brush, Pop dots
  

Supplies:

• Stamps: Whipper Snapper Little Critters (elephant), 29 Again (sentiment), Sweet Expressions (cupcake)
• Paper: Kraft, White, Choc Chip, We R Memory Keepers
• Ink: Palette Hybrid New Canvas, Archival Ink Jet Black, Antique Linen Distress Ink
• Misc: Circle punches, Scallop edge punch, Stickles, Reinkers, Aqua brush, Jewels, Pop dots
  

Thanks so much for stopping. Hope you have a great day!

No cards to post

Sorry I haven't posted any cards this week but we've been busy getting ready for our daughter's grad party this weekend. We're renting a tent and tables and chairs so the yard had to be spruced up before the big event. Here's some of what we've been doing.

We removed the snow on the mountain from the side garden, moved some of the perennials around and planted additional ones. I also added the wooden skunk that I found at a sale.

The playhouse in the backyard got a new coat of paint, trim, flashing, and a window box. My grandfather made this for my aunt when she was a little girl and then it went to my parents house when I was little and my girlfriends and I spent many a day/night in this little house. So many memories.

Tigger was a great help. He was in charge of guarding the weigela bush in the front yard. Once the grad party is over I should have more time for stamping and am looking forward to getting back to posting regularly. Thanks so much for stopping. I hope you're all having a wonderful week.

Prudence and Percival

Today I would like to share a couple of cards using the Prudence and Percival collection from DigiStampBoutique. I am a total dog lover so I had to make some cards using these adorable poodles.


Supplies: Images - DigiStamp Boutique Prudence and Percival collection; Papers - White, Black, Autumn Leaves Scribbles pack; Misc - Copics, Nestabilities Labels 1

Supplies: Images - DigiStamp Boutique Prudence and Percival collection; Papers - White, Blush Blossom, K&Co Brenda Walton Small Wonders Girl; Misc - Copics, Circle punch, Ribbon

Supplies: Images - DigiStamp Boutique Prudence and Percival collection; Papers - White, Blush Blossom, K&Co Brenda Walton Small Wonders Girl; Misc - Copics, Nestabilities

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

CC223 Breezy Ruby Whispers

The color challenge for today (CC223) on SplitcoastStampers is Baja Breeze, Ruby Red and Whisper White so I pulled out my cardstock, inks and designer paper and got to work. I stamped the service man from Clear and Simple Stamps Bravery Gent set and the sentiment from their newly released Home set. Don't you think this would be a nice welcome home card?


Please leave me a link if you participate in the color challenge so I can check out your creation. Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you all have a wonderful day.


Supplies:

• Stamps -Bravery Gent, Home (Clear and Simple Stamps)
• Ink - Archival Jet Black
  
• Paper - White, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Watercolor paper
  
• Misc - Reinkers, Pop dots

Release Day for Clear and Simple Stamps

At Home Collection . . .

It's homebuying season and in celebration of National Home Ownership Month this release is dedicated to all things home!

AT HOME COLLECTION

Live Life / Freedom / HomeHouse Notes / We've Moved

SIGNATURE LINE

Real Estate Darling / Delivery Gent

You can still receive $1 off the SOTM until June 30.

Enter discount code: DTBlog609 at checkout.

Let's also give a warm welcome to the new members of the design team. Congratulations ladies!

New Design Team Members:

Erin Bigler
http://www.paperamblings.blogspot.com/
Robyn Weatherspoon
http://herebygrace.typepad.com/here_by_grace/
Jen Tapler
http://jentapler.blogspot.com/
Neva McMullen
http://scrappinbelle.blogspot.com/
Kim Howard
http://basementstamper.blogspot.com/
Sue Berker
http://berkerblog.blogspot.com/

And a huge thank you to the returning design team members.

Lori Tecler
http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com/
Nancy Beauchamp
http://creationsbynancyj.blogspot.com/
Nicole Ritts
http://nicoleatscrappychicdesigns.blogspot.com/
Maria Levine
http://riacreations.blogspot.com/

CSS Sneak Peek III

How about a peek at the House Notes and Home sets which are scheduled to be released tomorrow from Clear and Simple Stamps. The mailbox on the first card is from the House Notes set and the sentiment is from the Home set. For the second card the image and sentiment are from the House Notes set. I paper pieced the lamp and shade and mounted the shade with pop dots to give it a little dimension.

This is a really fun set to work with and has lots of great images with clever saying to go with them. Thanks so much for stopping by. Don't forget to check back tomorrow for links to the new sets and the announcement of the new design team members.

Supplies (top card):

• Stamps -House Notes, Home (available June 15th from Clear and Simple Stamps)
• Ink - Palette Hybrid Black
• Paper - Cranberry Crisp, Olive, Vanilla, Chatterbox
• Misc - Copics, Ribbon, Brads, Pop dots

Supplies (bottom card):

• Stamps -House Notes (available June 15th from Clear and Simple Stamps)
• Ink - Palette Hybrid Black
• Paper - White, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey
• Misc - Fiskars Oval Cutter, Pop dots

For the Men in your Lives

Today I have a couple of masculine cards to share. The first card uses the Jim playing golf image from DigiStamp Boutique and the second card uses the DIY Jim image. DigiStamp Boutique offers a whole series of Jim images available here and here.

My husband is a golfer so this image was perfect for his birthday card. The card base is Kraft with a mat of Bo Bunny polka dot paper and a strip of Kraft. The image was colored with Copics and matted with a nice warm brown to match the polka dots.

For the second card I pulled out a sheet of Elsie double sided paper. Instead of stamping a greeting I used my Dymo label maker to create one. The edges of the lined panel were sponged with Palette Hybrid New Canvas ink. The image was colored with copics and matted on black.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are all having a wonderful week!

CSS Sneak Peek II

Day 2 of the Sneak Peeks for the We've Moved set which will release on June 15th as part of Clear and Simple Stamps "At Home" Collection. I'd like to share another card using the house image that I love so much and the great "There's no place like home" sentiment.




The card base is Kraft with a mat of Chocolate Chip and Fancy Pants Pink Forest designer paper. The house and sentiment were stamped with Brown Stazon on Kraft and colored with Copics to match the designer paper. I ran my tracing wheel around the edge of the image panel for a faux stitch look, matted it on Chocolate Chip and mounted it to the base with pop dots.


Kim has posted another We've Moved Sneak Peek on her blog {Basement Stamper} so be sure to stop and check it out.


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


Supplies:

• Stamps -We've Moved (available June 15th from Clear and Simple Stamps)
• Ink - Timber Brown Stazon
• Paper - Kraft, Choc Chip, Fancy Pants Pink Forest
• Misc - Copics, Tracing Wheel, Pop dots

Clear and Simple Stampes Sneak Peek

Clear and Simple Stamps will be releasing their "At Home" Collection on June 15th. How about a sneak peek of the We've Moved set. I love the house image in the set and all the many great sentiments.

For this card I stamped the house image with Timber Brown Stazon on vanilla cardstock then colored it with Copics. The edges were distressed and inked with Vintage Photo Distress ink. The card base is vanilla with a layer of chocolate chip and some patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket. The dry embossed the brown panel on the side with a diamond pattern using my scor-pal. For the finishing touch I added a prima flower and button to the sentiment flag.

For more sneak peaks of the We've Moved set check out these blog posts:

http://clearandsimplestamps.blogspot.com/2009/06/moving-day.html

http://basementstamper.blogspot.com/2009/06/sneak-peek-weve-moved_09.html

Supplies:

Stamps -We've Moved (available June 15th from Clear and Simple Stamps)

Ink - Timber Brown Stazon, Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Paper - Vanilla, Choc Chip, Cosmo Cricket

Misc - Copics, Scor-pal, Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser, Prima flower, Button

Blog Hope for a Cure: Winners

Thank you for participating in the Blog Hop for the Cure. The winners are as follows:

• Limited Edition Series of mini stamp sets are terriavidreader and Shirley
  
• Grand Prize is Harriett Hensley
  

Time for another "Take the Challenge Tuesday"

It's the first Tuesday of the month and that means it's time for another Clear and Simple Stamps Take the Challenge Tuesday on PaperCraftPlanet. This month's challenge is to make something that Sizzle & Pops. Try using bold fun colors like bright orange, yellow and red and to add something that "pops" to your card, LO or project.

I made a couple of bright summery cards using the older set Diva Style Closet from Clear and Simple Stamps. I love the little shirt stamp in this set and thought it would work well for this challenge.

Please visit the other design team members blogs (links on the right) for more great samples and join us on PaperCraftPlanet.

Supplies: (first card)

• Stamps – Clear & Simple Stamps Diva Style Closet
• Ink –Stampin Up Pink Passion, Only Orange, YoYo Yellow
• Paper - Stampin Up White, Pink Passion, Only Orange, YoYo Yellow
• Misc – Sewing machine, Swiss dot cuttlebug embossing folder and Cuttlebug, Pop dots

Supplies: (second card)

• Stamps – Clear & Simple Stamps Diva Style Closet
• Ink –Stampin Up Pink Passion
• Paper - Stampin Up White, Pink Passion, K&Co Citronella
• Misc – Pop dots

Blog Hope for a Cure

Welcome to CSS's blog hop!!!

If this is your first stop on the Clear and Simple Stamps Blog Hop, please go to the CSS blog and start your hop from the beginning. You don't want to miss anything and you certainly will if you don't hop on over there. If you have hopped to my page from Sue's blog than you are in the right spot.

Clear and Simple Stamps created some fun limited edition sets for this cause and here are my projects using these great little sets.

Love this quote from Winston Churchill.

I made a set of pins with the 2x2 Awareness set.

This is an 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch layout. I thought if would be a nice simple layout great for adding photos from the next "Walk for the cure" event.

BLOG CANDY:

PRIZE PART 1

In order to win you will need to create an ATC, Tag or Card Candy project using our Crop for the Cure Digi Papers. Then leave me a link to your creation in the comment section of this post. You can use other stamp sets to go along with the papers, but the main focus should be on how creatively you can showcase the Digi Papers. The papers are 4x4 in size and include 4 different patterns.

Here's another link to the Crop for the Cure Digi Papers:

http://www.clearandsimplestamps.com/digipaper/spring_cfc09.pdf

PRIZE PART 2

You can upload your creations to Splitcoast or Paper Craft Planet by 9PM Sunday, June 7th using tag: CSSFTC09. We will then select our favorite design to win the new Awareness Darling stamp set and a surprise pack of embellishments.

The difference between the two you might ask....the 2x2's are a limited edition and will only be available to those who participated in the Crop for the Cure. The Awareness Darling, however, will be available for purchase on the CSS website and is a prize valued at $15.00.

Now you need to hop on over to Nicole's wonderful blog to see some more CSS Eye Candy!! And don't forget to enter the Blog Candy!!

Grad cards

In honor of the season, here are a couple of quick graduation cards I put together the other day.

Congratulations to all of the graduates out there!

Graduation

Congratulations Hope!

I just had to share this photo of my two favorite people.

Time for another "Take the Challenge Tuesday"

Clear and Simple Stamps June Take the Challenge Tuesday is happening on PaperCraftPlanet today. Discover your masculine side this month. Many of us stampers tend to lean more toward making cards and projects that are typically feminine, so for this month's challenge let's go masculine. This is my kind of challenge. I love making masculine cards.

For my card I pulled out the Foursome and Golf Darling sets and got to work. The image is from the Foursome set and the sentiment is from the Golf Darling set. These two sets work really well together.Visit us on the Clear and Simple Stamps Group on PCP to play along and remember if you're loading your project to an online gallery, use the tag: TTC06.

On a side note my daughter's high school commencement ceremony is this evening. It's a little bittersweet. Her last day of school was this past Friday so I took her picture as a semi joke. I have the "First day of school" photo from Kindergarten and thought a "Last day of school" photo would be fun to have. I snapped this of her before she ran out the door. I'm excited for her but also a little sad. It's hard to believe my child is old enough to be graduating. I'll be sure to check my supply of tissues before going to the ceremony. Then I can concentrate on organizing her graduation party since she finally agreed to have one.

Happy Graduation Hope! Wishing you nothing but the best!

Supplies:

• Stamps – Clear & Simple Stamps Foursome and Golf Darling
  
• Ink –Stampin Up Chocolate Chip
  
• Paper - Stampin Up Kraft, Kiwi Kiss, Choc Chip, Autumn Leaves Dad's Ties
  
• Misc – Brads, Swiss dot cuttlebug embossing folder and Cuttlebug, Pop dots

DigiStamp Boutique: New images for June

DigiStamp Boutique has released three new images for June. This month's "Offer of the month" images are of the adorable kitty Olive (sister to Arthur). Here are a trio of cards using the new images.

Olive is this month's competition image. To participate in the competition you will need to submit a card to the company blog using one of the Olive images. The winner will be selected at the end of the month and receive next month's "Offer of the Month" for free. More details are available here.

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

Supplies:

• Images – DigiStamp Boutique Olive
  
• Paper - White, Soft Sky, Kiwi Kiss, My Mind's Eye Pretty Please
  
• Misc – Copics, Nestabilities Labels 1 and Circles, Scor-pal, Pop dots