Doodle This Poinsettia

I hope you all had a great long weekend! I got a lot of cleaning done, and a little bit of stamping. But now that my house is so clean, maybe I can get some more stamping in .
-Stamps-Doodle This, Itty Bitty Backgrounds and Perfect Endings
-Paper-Real Red, Garden Green, River Rock and Very Vanilla cardstock; Dashing DSP
-Ink-Garden Green, Versamark
-Accessories-Silver EP, clear rhinestone brad, round tab punch, paper piercer, mat pack

More Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch cards

Whew! I'm all done with the Verve sketches. I'm so glad I did them. They really got my mojo going! Anyway, here are the last 6 .


-Stamps-Fabulous Flowers, Much Appreciated
-Paper-Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Whisper White and Purely Pomegranate
-Ink-Purely Pomegranate
-Accessories-Purely Pomegranate double stitched ribbon, hole punch, Stampin Dimensionals

I don't have nestabilities yet (or anyway to make an oval for that matter) but I got some in a RAK a while back. I didn't have the right colors, so I traced and cut them out in case your wondering why they look so bad .

-Stamps-PTI Take a Bough
-Paper-Old Olive, Real Red and Very Vanilla cardstock; Dashing DSP
-Ink-Close to Cocoa, Old Olive and Real Red
-Accessories-Corner rounder punch, Real Red grosgrain

-Stamps-Doodle This
-Paper-Soft Sky, Groovy Guava and Whisper white cardstock; Cutie Pie DSP
-Ink-Groovy Guava, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron and Staz-on
-Accessories-Aqua Painter, Black Brads, Martha Stewart glitter, Stampin Dimensionals and SAB rub-ons

-Stamps-Tart & Tangy, Impression Obsession Cupcakes (sentiment)
-Paper-Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White cardstock; Summer Picnic DSP
-Ink-Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive
-Accessories-Pumpkin Pie ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 circle punches

-Stamps-Wild About You, It's Your Birthday
-Paper-Ruby Red, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock; Certainly Celery and So Saffron Prints DSP
-Ink-Old Olive
-Accessories-, So Saffron Ribbon, 1 1/4 circle punch.

-Stamps-Seeing Spots
-Paper-So Saffron, Purely Pomegranate and Whisper White cardstock; Bali Breeze DSP
-Ink-So Saffron and Purely Pomegranate
-Accessories-Jumbo brads (not sure what brand), Stampin' Dimensionals 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 circle punches and Scallop punch.


Not sure what takes longer...making a card or posting it

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I love the Sketch challenge on SCS today, so I had to give it a try. I thought Doodle this would be perfect. I haven't touched this set in months probably. If you look at some of my older posts you will see I was pretty much obsessed with this set. I think I just got a little burned out on it =).

Can you believe the In Colors are going to be gone soon. I'm so sad. I'll tell ya though, as far as I'm concerned Rose Red has ceased to exist and Pomegranate has taken it's place. I'm just going to do some serious stocking up =).

The flowers were colored with an aqua painter using ink pads, then attached with mini glue dots. -Stamps-Doodle This & Priceless
-Paper-Groovy Guava and Basic Black cardstock; Cutie Pie DSP and Watercolor paper.
-Ink-Black Staz-on, Groovy Guava, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron and Old Olive
-Accessories-Black brads

Everyday flexible phrases

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. I made this card a while ago, I just forgot to upload it.-Stamps-Everyday flexible phrases and Doodle this
-Paper-Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red cardstock and Rose Red DSP
-Ink-Black Staz-on, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip Certainly Celery
-Accessories-Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Silver Cord, Watercolor crayons

I made these a few days ago, I just forgot to post them. I'm a bad blogger. I don't update enough =).

I made this card for my husbands grandma (still haven't mailed it).
-Stamps-Doodle This and Polka Dots & Paisley.
-Ink-Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Whisper White Craft ink.
-Paper-Rose Red, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip cardstock. So Saffron prints designer series paper.
-Accessories-Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain(retired), white Signo gel pen and Watercolor Wonder Crayons.

This one I'm not too crazy about, but I was trying to make myself use Looks Like Spring, which I rarely pick up anymore. I don't think the So Saffron or the Regal Rose fit in with the Rose Red and Old Olive. The layout of this card was a CASE from page 41 in the new catalog. The ideas in there are soooo much better this year!
-Stamps-Looks Like Spring and Artfully Asian
-Ink-Rose Red, Old Olive and Regal Rose
-Paper-Rose Red and Old Olive cardstock. Rose Red and So Saffron Prints designer series paper.
-Accessories-Spring Bouquet punch, pewter Hodgepodge hardware, Rose and Chocolate chip 1/4" grosgrain (both retired), light pink gingham ribbon, and clear rhinestone brad.

The scalloped circle on this card was made using the corner rounder punch. You can see a tutorial for that HERE. The layout was a CASE from Jeanne S on SCS. You can see her card HERE.
-Stamps-Wild About You, Polka Dots & Paisley
-Ink-More Mustard, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Basic Black, Bashful Blue and Ruby Red.
-Paper-Barely Banana and Bashful Blue cardstock. Certainly Celery Prints Designer Series Paper.
Accessories- Apricot Appeal 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, white Signo gel pen, corner rounder punch.

Altered clipboard

Here is an altered clipboard I just finished. I think I liked it better before I decorated the top. I think it's a little bit over done or something. I don't know, maybe it would have looked better if I used the same paper I used on the rest of the clipboard. Sorry, lately my blog seems like it's mainly Doodle This. I just can't get enough of it! I'm kinda tired of most of my other sets. I think I need to trade some of the on Splitcoast.

-Stamps-Doodle this
-Ink-Chocolate Chip
-Paper-Rose Red, So saffron designer Prints paper and Chocolate Chip cardstock
-Accessories-Clear Rhinestone brads, Watercolor crayons, aqua painter, blender pen, Rose grosgrain (retired), Chocolate grosgrain (retired), and Apricot grosgrain. For the grosgrain ribbon that is retired, you can just get the white ribbon dye your own. Check out THIS awesome tutorial by AmyR.

Scallop circle with corner rounder punch tutorial

1.) First of all, you will need to cut out a circle. You can use any type of circle cutter you like. The circle I used is 31/2 inches (Please note, I am using the old corner rounder, so the measurements may not work for the new one) Remove the guide from your corner rounder punch. To do this gently pull on the side and it comes right off.

2.) After you have removed the guide flip your corner rounder punch over so you can see the bottom. On the bottom of the punch you will see a V. Hold your cardstock up to that V like the picture below (thats not a very good picture by the way. You want to make sure that your cardstock is flush up against the V). Punch the first scallop. When you punch the second scallop make sure you are right up against the first scallop so you don't have any gaps.

3.) Continue to go all the way around the cardstock.

4.) Finish your card! The circle I put in the middle is 3 inches. The scallop edge at the bottom is done the same way, just without the circle.

Recipe
-Stamps: Doodle This, Wonderful Words
-Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White and So Saffron Designer Series Paper
-Ink:Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron.
-Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, White Signo gel pen, Turquoise grosgrain ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

U Suck Card

I've always wanted to make a U Suck from the set all about you, so here it is =).
-Stamps-All About U, Quirky Alphabet (retired), and Doodle This.
-Ink-So Saffron and Rose Red.
-Paper-So Saffron, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, and the Rose Red from Palette O' Prints.
-Accessories-Rich Regals Watercolor Crayons, Chocolate and Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch to make the scalloped edge.

SplitcoastStamper Challenges

This is the card I did for the Color Challenge, and the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. If you've never tried the challenges there you should. They're a lot of fun. The color challenge was to use Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise, and Rose Red. I didn't really like the combo at first, but it really grew on me as I was working on this card.
I absolutely can not get enough of Doodle this. I have been using pretty much nothing but this set since I got it. All the rest of my pretty stamps are getting ignored at the moment =).

Stamps: Doodle This, Wonderful Words, Much Appreciated.
Cardstock: Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red and Palette O' Prints (can't get enough of this either).
Ink: Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise, Black StazOn.
Accessories: Watercolor crayons, Aqua Painter, Apricot and Turquoise grosgrain ribbon.

All items used are current Stampin' Up!

Doodle This and Palette O' Prints

Well I just finished this one. It took me forever to do. I just couldn't seem to figure out how I wanted to finish it =). I just tried the making the scalloped edge with the corner rounder punch for the first time. For whatever reason, I've been thinking all along you had to use the slit punch (which I keep forgetting to order), and I just found out you can use the corner rounder punch, so needless to say I had to try it (Check out Beate's blog for directions). And I know I stamped the sentiment really crooked. I just didn't feel like redoing it all =).

Stamps: Doodle this and It's Your Birthday.
Paper: Chocolate Chip Cardstock. All other paper used it from the Palette O' Prints sampler pad.
Ink: Whisper White Craft, Black StazOn, and Chocolate Chip Classic.
Accessories: Chocolate Grosgrain ribbon, White Signo gel pen

All items used are current Stampin' Up!

Doodle This

Well as promised, here are some non-Christmas cards. =). All three of them used Doodle this, and Polka dots & Paisley(both from the Spring Mini Catalog). I just recently got Doodle This. This has got to be my favorite set I've ever used. The possibilities are just endless, and it's so great for watercoloring with Stampin' Up's Watercolor Wonder Crayons with an aqua painter.
The colors on this card are So Saffron, Rose Red, and Chocolate Chip. The image was stamped in Staz-on black ink, and colored in using the Rich Regals Watercolor crayons with an aqua painter. The edges were sponged using creamy caramel. I also used a piece of Apricot grosgrain ribbon.
On this card I used Basic Black cardstock, and Glossy White cardstock. Images were stamped with Staz-on, then colored in with Stampin' Write markers. Colors used are Rose Red, So Saffron and Mellow Moss. Edges were sponged with Bashful Blue.






















The cardstock used here is Rose Red, and Whisper White. The flowers were colored with Watercolor crayons and an aqua painter. The flowers were colored in with Regal Rose, then shaded with Rose Red, the centers are So saffron. The vines are mellow moss. Edges sponged with Creamy Caramel.
All items used for these projects can be found in the Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalog, or in the 2006-2007 Idea Book & Catalog.

I'm bloggin now!

Well, I finally decided it was time for me to make a blog. It looks pretty boring right now, but I still have a lot to learn. I guess the best way to start is to tell you a little about me. I am 22 years old, I live in South Carolina with my wonderful husband Sam. We have been married almost 4 years.
In November I signed up to be a Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. I can honestly say this is the most fun job I've ever had. What could be better than making money stamping?! I mean seriously, it sounds too good to be true.
Here is a card that I made a few days ago. Yeah, I know it's still April, but I love Christmas cards, and after seeing the idea of using the Doodle This stamp set in the spring mini catalog to make poinsettias, I had to try it! I hope you like it! I originally saw the idea of making poinsettias from a card posted on WWW.Splitcoaststampers.com (Wonderful website by the way) by sleepyinseattle. You can see her card HERE. On this card I used Doodle this and Sleigh full of toys stamp sets. Real Red, Garden Green and Kraft cardstock, Real Red, Garden Green, and Versamark ink pads, Hodgepodge hardware (I embossed it in silver so it would match) Silver embossing powder, and retired silver ribbon. All items with the exception of the retired ribbon, can be found in the Stampin' Up! Idea book and Catalog, or in the Stampin' Up! Spring mini catalog.