Baby Boy in blue and green

I decided to limit myself to 3 colors (+neutral color) when making the baby boy cards. I chose Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Mellow Moss.

Here I used a couple of dinosaurs from the Prehistoric Pals stamp set. I used the Coluzzle to cut the circles and a white Signo pen to draw the scallops and lines. the sentiment is from Short and Sweet.

Here we have the lion from the Wild About you stamp set. I inked it up with mellow moss and then used a not quite navy marker. I used the Coluzzle again and a white Signo pen for the "stitches". The background is a patterned paper from Baja Breeze Patterns Designer Series Paper. I used the sentiment from Short and Sweet again and my word window punch.

Here we have the alligator/crocodile and the bird from Wild About you. I cheated a bit and used and icelandic sentiment (it says "Welcome to the world little baby"). The background is fron the same package as on the card above. I wanted to use a ribbon but didn't have one that matched the colors so I used my Signo pen to draw stitches on a paper strip.

Pretty simple cards but I like the color combo, although the mellow moss doesn't look much like green.

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We finally got a little bit of snow yesterday and today. My DS has been waiting for the winter to come so he could play in the snow. So I had to get him out to play early this morning, before I went to work.

As you can see he's all bundled up, it's freezing cold. I love his hat, I bought it in Iceland, it's expensive but it's my favorite brand (in children's hats). It's from a Finnish company named Kivat.

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I've already made the cards for my next post ;)

You can probably guess what stamp set I'll be using ;)

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Love you much bundle

Until next time...

TFL

Baby girl

My friend in Finland had a little baby girl just before Christmas and I've bought a little something to send to her. So I needed a card to go with the gift. I didn't want to use just pink and white so I decided to try perfect plum, apricot appeal, regal rose, basic gray and whisper white. I made two similar cards, using Nursery Necessities, and I have yet to decide which one to use.

I'm sorry, this one is a little bit blurry, I hadn't noticed it when I was resizing it. I didn't have perfect plum cardstock so I used my brayer to cover a piece of whisper white with perfect plum ink. I sponged all edges with sahara sand.

I decided to use the brayer again here, to make the regal rose background. And I turned the sketch.

Which one do you like better?

I think I might send the pink version. It's a little bit brighter than the other one.

I just finished making three baby boy cards. They took me a few days to make, my DS insists on stamping with me and that means I get absolutely nothing done. Well, it doesn't really matter what I'm doing. If I'm cooking he seems to look for things that I have to help him with. I try to talk on the phone (which I don't do much of) and he stands right next to me and sings as loud as he can so I can't hear the person I'm talking too. But as soon as I sit down on the sofa he finds himself something to play with. Are any of you familiar with this behavior in 3-4 years old children? ;)

Anyway, I'm going to try to post the other cards before the weekend.

TFL

Pun Fun again

I just love this stamp set! The animals are so adorable. I made these cards right before Christmas, just needed to get out of the Christmas card mode for one night.

My DS gave this one to one of his friends when we went to his birthday bash. I used the Print Pattern background stamp (retired), scallop border punch, white Signo pen and Crystal effects on the card. I used my inks and blender pen to color in the image. The colors are Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point and Naturals White.

This one has Christmas colors, but is not a Christmas card. I used Kraft, Always Artichoke and Riding Hood Red. The patterned paper is from the Manchester Designer Serie. I used the scallop border punch again and a little bit of Crystal Effects on the image.

The colors in this one are Elegant Eggplant, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze and Naturals White. The patterned paper is from the Baja Breeze Petterns Designer Paper.
Well, I'm recovering from a stomach bug that I've had since New Year's Eve so I don't feel much like writing or doing much of anything, I have made it to work while I was sick but I'm worn out, but Stampin'Up has some great deals going on right now, check them out:

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Here's the retired stamp list:
Retired Stamps list

And retired accessories list is here:
Item # Product
111377 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN
112012 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE
112088 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE
102782 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12 Not Available
104188 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6
105384 ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*
104516 ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6
105381 ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*
103977 BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*
103978 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS
103981 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS
105446 BUTTONS RICH REGALS
105445 BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES
103604 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12
102174 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11
112465 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY
112462 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH
112463 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS
112040 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA
112470 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU
112460 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA
112469 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES
112458 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY
112459 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY
112466 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD
112149 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER
112467 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK
111355 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC
112039 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT
112963 ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT
106523 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER
104104 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI
107298 ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM
110695 ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL
109115 ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL
103372 METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE
107925 ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*
109190 ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*
109180 ON BOARD SIMON UPPER
112086 ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL
107923 PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25
104942 PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE
104943 PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE
107273 PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE
104389 PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*
100391 PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE Not Available
104830 RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL
104829 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE
104828 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK
104831 RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS
109037 RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
110282 RUB ON ANCHORED
111806 RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS
111805 RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS
111417 RUB ON WORD FLURRIES
110283 RUB ONS TAKE NOTE
112193 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH
112186 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA
112068 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME
112043 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET
112061 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT
112016 SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY
109868 SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES
103647 STAMPIN STORE MINI
105813 WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II
107212 MATEYS MAP
106749 BRIGHT BULBS
109672 BRONCO
104100 MAKING TRACKS
108978 SANDY SHELLS
110332 SNOW
101233 SNOWFLAKE
109694 SWEET STARS
111249 TAKE A NUMBER

TFL

Season of Friendship

Happy Holidays!
I'm sorry it took me so long to post again. My husband tried and tried to fix the USB without any luck but he bought something that helps us connect our camera and printer/scanner to the computer. And now that the holidays are almost over I should be able to do a little bit more crafting. I've been working extra and had put all my stuff away. I'm working extra this week too and we'll be driving to Tennessee after work on Saturday. We usually spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with our friends in TN but I'll be working both days so we postponed it to the weekend instead.

The first card I used as a Christmas card, I decided to try a different kind of fold. I stamped the image on Whisper White, stamped the tree in Chocolate Chip and the snowflakes in Certainly Celery and Pink Pirouette. I then stamped snowflakes in Baja Breeze on a different sheet of paper and cut them out. I stamped the bird in Riding hood Red and added dazzling diamonds and crystal effects, I did the same to the blue snowflakes. I sponged the edge of the image with Baja Breeze.

This is more of a spring card even if the colors are similar. I used Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Pink Pirouette. I cut the flowers by hand and the bird is done the same way as the one on the first card. I wanted the tree to look a like the trees here in the mountains in the springtime. Everyone talks about how pretty the fall colors here are, and I agree, but I also think the spring colors are beautiful.
My DS actually fell asleep early tonight so I'm going to work on a couple of cards. I got a couple of new sets right before Christmas and haven't had the chance to try them out :o

TFL

Christmas Classics

Here's the first card I made with the Christmas Classics stampset. And the first and only time I've made a card like this. It's a free standing pop-up card. There's a tutorial HERE.

I think I did OK, it's pretty simple, not much embellishing. The colors are Always Artichoke, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and I think So Saffron, it's been a while since I made the card.
Here's a simpler card. I wanted to try the Dryer Sheet Technique. And I bought dryer sheets for the first time *lol*, we don't have those in Iceland :o

I used the Holiday Treasures designer paper.
the punches I used in these two cards are the Scallop Edge Punch (second card) and the Round Tab Punch (first card).
I think I have a curse on my, every time I buy a background stamp (2 out of 3 stamps) the same stamp end up on the retired list, like just a month after I buy them. Maybe I need to order background stamps just after I see the retired list, so I can use them longer :o
But yes, the retired list is up, you can find it by clicking HERE. I've got 4 stamps/stampsets on this list :(
We've got FREE SHIPPING going on, if you order for $70+ and 10% OFF RETIRED SETS.

And remember you can order online (US residents only), my website is http://huldap.stampinup.net

TFL

Punch Pal Penguins

Happy Holidays everyone! This time of year sure gets busy at a retail store, I tell yah! I've already gotten plenty of extra hours where I work. Even went a little bit over the limit (they have a limit for part time employees), but only because a teenage girl made one too many mistakes and lost her job. I know it's sad that she lost her job....I sure hope she learned something from this because if I'd been her boss I'd have sacked her a while ago! I don't get how some people think they don't have to follow orders and rules like everyone else, think they don't have to a thing and still get paid! Well, enough of that....and to my card:

I actually made this card I think last July. The card base is Bashful Blue. I stamped the images on watercolorpaper and used my Watercolor Wonder Crayons to color them. Crystal Effects is something I just can't seem to live without. I added CE to the penguins and the sentiment. The striped background I made by using a white WWC on Whisper White cardstock and then used my brayer to cover it with Going Gray. And sponged a little bit of Bashful Blue around the edges.The "brads" are actually just punched out paper, I just added CE to make the dots look more like brads.

We still haven't been able to fix our USB but I've just put pictures on a CD at CVS and hopefully I'll have time to post soon again.
Hope you've all had a wonderful weekend and Thanksgiving!
TFL

Scandinavian Season

I have to admit that the stampset Scandinavian Season does not remind me of Scandinavia (I've lived in Norway and Sweden and have been to Denmark a few times), but I like the set :)

Here's the first thing I came up with, using the Christmas tree from the set. It took me a while to come up with something I liked. I stamped the trees with Jet Black Stazon on Whisper White. I then brayered Old Olive over the images. Added a little bit of white with my Signo pen and cut out the trees. I then masked the bottom half of the card base before I brayered Baja Breeze for the sky. The card base is Naturals White cardstock. I then got the snowflake and Whisper White craft ink and stamped snowflakes all over the card, stamped red stars and Very Merry. The trees are on 3D tape.

Here you see my favorite stamp from the set, the mitten. I stamped the card base (Kraft) with snowflakes in Chocolate Chip. And stamped the mittens on Baja Breeze card stock in Chocolate Chip. I cut the mittens out and stuck them on Whisper White card stock with 3D tape and made sure the hemp cord would stay in place by using just a little bit of Crystal Effects. The bottom part of the card base is from Baja Breeze Designer Paper.

These cards are not too hard to make.

Now, I don't know when I'll post again, I'll have to look through the cards I've got on the computer and see if I have any that I haven't posted yet. I'm working on a few cards but my computer's got a problem, it doesn't recognize our printer/scanner or our camera, or any other USB connections. It worked fine last Saturday (a week ago) but then on Sunday it wouldn't do anything. Since then we've found out that it's a common problem if you have Windows Vista and a lot of people have simple solutions to the problem (that worked on their computers) but we've tried all of them and nothing works for our computer :( So I'm going to try to make a lot of cards this week to make it worth $3.99 to put my pictures on a CD at Target (ridiculous price when you do everything yourself, but we don't have a photolab at our Target).....or I could pay $2.50 at Walmart and wait an hour to get it, but I don't like that choice either. I don't know my work schedule this coming week but I sure hope I'll be creative when I'm at home ;)
Well, I hope someone got inspired by my cards, have a wonderful week y'all and TFL!