A Special Note of Thanks - Laura's sketch 28 at 2s4u

I wanted to share this card that I created with Laura's wonderful sketch 28 at 2 Sketches 4 You. I have created this card as an example for the one that I am going to be doing in a demo at my home for my Stampin' Up!® Open House that will be on Thursday June 25th. If any of you live in or will be around the Cache Valley Utah area at that time and would like to come by and create this card plus enter for some drawings for some yummy Stampin' Up!® products, EMAIL ME and I will get you out the information.


**All Stampin' Up!® products -
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pacific Point
Patterned Paper: Good Morning Sunshine
Stamps: Cheep Talk
Ink: Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Other: Pacific Point 5/8" stripped grosgrain ribbon, Hemp Twine, Clear Button, silver brads, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Ticket Corner Punch

All Things Grow With Love - Top 20 Card at 2s4y

It took me a little while to pick myself up off the floor on Sunday when I saw that my A Perfect Pair card had been chosen to continue on into the top 20 finalists at 2 Sketches 4 You in their 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown. I would like to tell the judges - Thanks so much!! I would like to congratulate the other top 20 finalists, too...their work is fantastic and if you get a chance, hop on over and check out their work in the 2s4y blog. I would also like to let those whose cards didn’t make it through to this round know that I think they all did an awesome job and definitely gave me a run for my money. I would like to thank those who visit my blog and congratulated me - it made my day (((((♥hugs♥))))). With the level of talent in this card showdown, I really have to step it up a notch and I really hope that this card helps me make it through to the next round. I just love the sketches that Laura and Kazan share with us. I usually create my best cards with their sketches and I feel this one is no different. For this card, I stamped, heat embossed, and stitched with a clear card base from ShortCuts. (I know it is hard to tell in the pictures, but the pink typed patterned paper is on the back/inside portion of the card and the scalloped lined paper and embellishments are on the front).

**Thanks for all of your kind comments. I have had a couple of requests via email from people who would like to see what the card looks like with just the front on the clear card base and also a close up of the heart, so I am editing this post to put them here. I took a couple of different shots because it is kind of hard to capture the clear card base....

And here is the close up of the heart and wings.....

Cardstock, ribbon, sentiment stamp, ink, embossing powder: Stampin’ Up!®
Clear card base: ShortCuts

Patterned Paper: Creative Imaginations and Daisy D’s
Flourish and wing stamps: Fancy Pants Designs
Rhinestones: Creating Keepsakes
Flowers: Imaginesence and Prima
Other: Cricut and George cartridge, Inksentials Glossy Accents, Glimmer Mist, mulberry paper, thread and sewing machine

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Wish me luck!!

Dearest Dad Father's Day Card - Kazan's Sketch #28 at 2s4y

This is my card for Kazan's sketch #28 at 2 Sketches 4 You. I have been trying to come up with ideas for a Father's Day card for my dad and this sketch seemed to be a good one to work with. I got this Branch Out stamp set from Stampin' Up!® a couple of months ago, and now that I have finally used it, I can say that it is one of my favorites to play with. I have also found a new technique that I love to do because it looks awesome. It is when I cut out and emboss the oval image with my Nestabilities, I kept the die on the Very Vanilla cardstock and inked on the inside of the die.....it leaves that great vanilla colored edge on the oval shape.

Cardstock: Stampin' Up!® Very Vanilla, Kraft, Always Artichoke

Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up!® Manchester

Stamp set: Stampin' Up!® Branch Out

Inks: Stampin' Up!® Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze

Metal embellishments: We R Memory Keepers

Punches: Stampin' Up!® small and large ovals, Stampin' Up!® spiral punch, Martha Stewart branch punch

Other: Oval Nestabilities, needle and thread, Stampin' Up!® Linen Thread

Oh WOW!! Top 30 finalist and "A Perfect Pair" Card

I am so excited that my card HERE was chosen as one of the top 30 finalists in the 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown. There was a HUGE response to the challenge last week and there were so many talented people that entered, being chosen is quite an honor. I want to congratulate the top 30 finalists as well as all those that completed cards for the showdown to make it a great success for Laura and Kazan on the 1st Anniversary for their 2 Sketches 4 You blog. Congrats Ladies!! I would also like the acknowledge all of the judges because I know it wouldn't have been an easy task to undertake with all those amazing entries.

Here is my card for the next round:



Stampin' Up!® Products:
Cardstock: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss
Patterned Paper: Good Morning Sunshine
Other: So Saffron 5/8” grosgrain ribbon, 1” and ¾” circle punches, Stylized Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Flower Fusion, too, Button Bouquet Designer Buttons, Linen Thread

Non-Stampin' Up!® Cricut Expressions and Home Accents cartridge to cut the pear and my Cuttlebug and embossing folder for the embossing at the bottom of the card. I also used my sewing machine and thread for the stitching as well as my computer and printer to print the sentiment “A Perfect Pair.”


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Sweet Baby Girl - Laura's Sketch 27 at 2s4u

This is my second entry for the 2 Sketches 4 You 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown. If you haven’t ever tried one of their sketches, now is definitely the time to do so because at the end of the month, they are going to be giving away an amazing prize package worth over $500. I decided to use the wonderful sketch by Laura on a circle card for a baby girl.

Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! ®
Patterned Paper, die cut, border stickers: My Mind’s Eye
Pearls: Michaels
Flowers: Prima

Other: Cuttlebug and embossing folder, lace, sewing machine and thread.

2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown

Right now, over at 2 Sketches 4 You, they are having their 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown and a HUGE prize package worth over $500 available to one lucky card maker. I have two entries that I have created with the awesome sketch that Laura created this week that I want to share with you. Since Zutter is the sponsor this week over at 2 Sketches 4 You, I decided to create a journal based upon the sketch with my Bind-It-All.

Patterned Paper and Die Cut: Penny Lane
Cardstock, scallop edge punch, and linen thread: Stampin’ Up! ®
Buttons: Basic Grey
Felt Flower: Creative Cafè
Ribbons: Celery Polk-a-dot is May Arts and others are various from my ribbon jar

Other: Cuttlebug and embossing folder, Cricut and ZooBalloo cartridge, Sewing Machine and Thread, and Bind-it-All