Three of my Card Parts Cards

Today I'm sharing three of the cards I made on Friday while stamping with friends. Like I said earlier, it was very hard for me to figure out what to bring. I did bring a package of my "card parts," though, and that's mostly what I ended up using.  It made for quick cards and a tiny dent in my "card parts pile." :)


For this first one, the card parts were: the stitched panel, complete with the Nestability matting, the flower with the button on it, and the white stamped and scored strip.  I luckily had brought along a small box of Stampin' Up! scraps and found a piece to match the matting. I used it to mat the sentiment. The sentiment wasn't long enough to cover the whole length of the card, so I cut it in half. No one will ever know - unless you read my blog! The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and I drew the stem and leaves with a marker.

 Actually, this second card ended up with using no pre-made up card parts. I was working with another flower, but I set it aside for another time.  The flower and sentiment stamps are both from Papertrey Ink.

The parts for this card were the stamped and matted patterned piece and the stamped sentiment.  Again, luckily I had a piece of cardstock to match the sentiment for matting. The background is done with an SU! wheel and the sentiment is from SU! also.


I'll be back tomorrow with the last two cards I made.


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"enjoy today"

Sorry about my late post today.  We didn't get home last night until after 12:30 a.m. and I didn't even think about doing this post:(  But, I promised a new card for today, so here it is!


This is a digi image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Milton's Good Book.  You can find it here. This is the image I chose when I was "In the Spotlight" for Sweet 'n Sassy last month and I finally got a chance to use it.  I colored it with Copics and cut around it.  The matting papers are from Papertrey and I used my Swiss Dots folder on the green.  The background paper is from Die Cuts With a View.  The sentiment is from Verve and was a gift with an order. It's mounted on Dimensionals, as is the image.  The ribbon is from Papertrey, also.


I had a great day yesterday with my friends, although we didn't get started on stamping/scrapbooking until about 1:00!  I arrived at 9:00 and started spreading my stuff out and getting orgainized, etc.  And visiting, of course:)  Then I realized I had forgotten acrylic blocks.  Oops!  So we made a trip to Michael's, which was about 15 minutes away.  Our other friend arrived about 11:15 and she had forgotten the pictures that she was going to scrapbook with, but she had pictures from a recent trip to Alaska, so we went back to Michael's to get her a new album so she could work with her new pictures, instead.  Of course, by that time it was lunch time, so we stopped at Wendy's to eat.  It was after 1:00 by the time we got back.  However, I did get five cards done using my limited supplies and card parts.  It was very fun.  Then another couple and our husbands came later and we had a nice dinner of grilled burgers and brats, etc. and more visiting.  A late, but awesome, day for sure!  I'll be sharing my cards when I can.  Today we have to get ready to celebrate our son's birthday.  His birthday is Tuesday, but they'll come over tomorrow.  Another great time.  I hope everyone has a great Saturday - or whatever day you happen to be reading this!


Edited to add: Thanks to Maki (Makiko Jones) for suggesting I submit this card for Sweet 'n Sassy's Back to School challenge.


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Happy (Belated) Anniversary, Kris and Ron

I took a few minutes and made an anniversary card for a friend from my Yahoo group.  Their anniversary was Wednesday.  Sorry your card was late, Kris:(


I used this year's Papertrey Ink Anniversary set, which was a gift from my friend, Harriet.  I inked up the flowers with a light purple ink and then "thumped" with a darker purple marker.  I inked up the sentiment with the same purple marker.  I embossed the entire piece with my Swiss Dots folder and matted with Kiwi Kiss cardstock from Stampin' Up!


I do have a card to share with you tomorrow, too.  And today will be a fun day for me.  I'm headed to a friend's house to do some stamping with her and another friend.  Took me a while to get packed up.  It's hard to figure out what to bring, since I can't bring my whole room!  If I get any cards done, I will surely share them.


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Repeat Impressions - Designer's Choice Challenge

It's time for another Designer's Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions. Today is Darsie's turn to choose, and she has chosen for us to do a scenic card in black and white and only one other color. Now THAT is a challenge!LOL! Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details and to see what the other Rock Stars have come up with. You can also find their creations by following these links:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin

Then, create your card, upload it to your blog or on-line gallery, and link it up to the Repeat Impressions blog. One random winner for the month will win their choice of a full sheet of unmounted rubber - an awesome prize!


For my card, I used the stamp Bottoms Up, available on this page. I stamped it in black on white glossy cardstock and masked each duck. Then I brayered over it with Not Quite Navy, Buckaroo Blue and Bordering Blue. I matted with Buckaroo Blue and black. This was my first attempt at the challenge and I wasn't terribly pleased with it. However, I tried again with non-glossy paper and was even more unhappy. I wanted to try again with non-glossy paper but lighter colors, but I ran out of time. So, I decided this one was pretty good!


You also have almost a week to enter the WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge, found here.  The winner of that challenge will win a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions.



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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Blueberry Cluster

Time for a new Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions.  The stamp for this week is 2707-I, Large Blueberry Cluster.   You can find it on this page.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the necessary details to purchase this stamp for 50% off and to see the creations by the other RI Rock Stars.  Or you can visit their blogs here:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Joy ~ Karen ~ Michele

My card is a very simple one - what else is new!  I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and used Goo Gone to blend them.  I used Not Quite Navy cardstock from Stampin' Up! for the matting, and Oval Nestabilities.  I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions also.


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Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Time for a new WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge from Repeat Impressions.  Using the sketch above, create your card, upload it, and link it to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  Your entry will earn you a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  While you're there, check out the other awesome cards by the Rock Stars.  Or follow these links to their blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Miriam ~ Robin

For my card, I went with a simple Christmas card.  The snowflake and sentiment are both from last year's new Christmas stamps.  You can find them here, or the full sheet is available here at an awesome price.  (Check out the other full sheets, too.)  I used circle Nestabilities for the image panel and mounted it on Dimensionals.  The patterned paper is from a Dies Cuts With a View Winter matstack.


Remember, you still have almost a week to make your shaker card and enter it for a chance to win one of those full unmounted sheets of rubber.  Details can be found here.


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Happy Day Shower Card

This is the extremely simple card I made for my niece's wedding shower.  I almost didn't post it because it's pretty identical to one I made last year.  Since I really had nothing else to share, though, here it is!


The flower stickers are ones I got from my friend Harriet last summer.  They are so pretty!  They're by Sandylion, but I don't think they are available any more.  I cut the circles with Nestabilites out of shimmery white and Pink Pirouette (from Stampin' Up!)  The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set.


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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Lady Slipper

It's Monday - and time for another new Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions!  Even though I'm a little short on time, I HAD to make a card with this week's stamp:)  The stamp for this week is Lady Slipper, and it's Minnesota's state flower.  I will admit, though, it's been a while since I've seen a picture of one and I did have to look it up to see how to color it!  For this week only - through Sunday - this stamp is available for 50% off.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details and to see the other creations by the Rock Stars.  Or you can follow these links to the blogs:

Harriet ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin

For my card, I stamped the flower three times (intentionally with the middle one higher, but I really should have made it even higher so that it didn't just look "crooked") and colored with Copic markers.  I matted with a soft pink.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions, of course:)


Just a reminder, you have until tomorrow to enter the WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  You can find the details here.  You also have another week to make a shaker card and enter it for a chance to win a full sheet of unmounted rubber.  Details for the Designer's Choice Challenge can be found here.  Good luck!



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A Little Break

I thought I'd let you know that I'll be a bit preoccupied for a week or so.  Our daughter and her two kids are visiting us from Chicago.  They'll be here for a little over a week.  I hope to have some time for creating while they are here, but I'm not sure.  I will have my Repeat Impressions cards on Mondays and Wednesdays, but perhaps nothing more.  I made a card for a wedding shower I'm going to today, but I didn't even take a picture of it.


I hope you all have a great weekend!


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Several CAS Cards

Monday morning was an awesome morning!  My grandson decided to take a LONG nap and I took the opportunity to work in my stamping area.  I continued on with it somewhat Monday night.  I decided to put away some things that I didn't even remember that I had!  After my trip to Des Moines last year with my stamping group, I put my "newest" stuff in a plastic shoebox so that I would be sure and use it first.  Oops!  Kind of forgot about it.  So, I put away all my newest stamps that weren't in books yet, put away embellishments, etc., and went through the "card parts" that were in the box.  As I was going through some items, a few cards just made themselves. :)  I'm going to share them all now, and not make you see them one at a time.  If you have any questions about anything, just send me an email.  LJNeus@hotmail.com.  

This last one is not my style at all, but I had made the flower at CHA in January, and hated to throw it away so I'm including it.


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Three Weddings and an Anniversary:)

 Sounds a little bit like a movie, doesn't it? LOL!  That's what I made a couple nights ago - four cards.

We are invited to three weddings in the next month.  Well, OK - five weeks, as you can see from the dates. :) I started out by making the last one pictured.  I asked my husband if he cared what card I made for his niece's son's upcoming wedding, because I thought I'd make another just like it.  He said he likes white, embossing and silver.  So, I made one of the above cards for that wedding, then made another one just like it for my niece's wedding.  

I liked the first one, though, so I made another one almost like it for some friends for their anniversary, which is on Sunday.  Happy Anniversary Diane and Jon!

For the ones with color, I used a JustRite Stamper oval with the flowers and the border.  I colored with Copic markers.  (Since I've been asked a few times what colors I've used, I'll include that information.  I used: BV02, BV08, BV11, C1, V06, V15, V17, Y19, YG03, YG13 and YG17.)  I cut the ovals all with Nestabilities.  The background embossing was done with a Sizzix folder and the cake was done with a small Cuttlebug folder.  The ovals are all mounted on Dimensionals.

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Repeat Impressions - Designers Choice Challenge: Shaker Card

Time for another Designer's Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions!  Read all about it on the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.  This week it's Dawn's turn to choose, and she has challenged us to make a shaker card.  (I got my directions from SplitCoastStampers, here.)  Make your shaker card, upload it, link it to the Repeat Impressions blog and you could be the random winner of a full sheet of unmounted rubber!  Check out the other designers' cards on the blog, or follow these links:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Miriam

For my card, I used the Little Lamb, two little bird stamps, and the sentiment - all from Repeat Impressions.  I used a glittery paper for the frame and embossed the background with a Sizzix embossing folder.  

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August Calendar Page

A day late, here is my August calendar page.  If you are interested in making your own calendars, you can find my files at the top of my blog page, under the title.  Just follow the link.


The flipflops were stamped with a Northwoods stamp and colored with Stampin' Up! markers.  I matted with kraft.  The little flip flops are from a set from My Favorite Things.


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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Summer Frame

This week's Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions, available for 50% the regular price for this week only, is called Summer Frame and can be found on this page.  Check out the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all of the details and to see the other wonderful creations by the Rock Stars.  Or follow these links to the blogs of the design team members:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Joy ~ Michele

For my card, I stamped the image on white and also on a tan.  I cut out the frame and glued it to the image after I colored the sea critters with Copic markers.  I colored the rest of the image with Copic markers, also, except for the bathing suit, which I cut out of some Die Cuts With a View cardstock.  The background (Kraft from Papertrey Ink) was stamped with one of the newest stamps from Repeat Impressions, Sandcastle, with Creamy Caramel ink from Stampin' Up!  The sentiment can be found on the same page as the Sandcastle.


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More Flourishes Dasies

This card was done with the same stamp (Gerber Daisies from Flourishes) as the card from a few days ago.  


I colored this one with traditional daisy colors using Copic markers.  The butterfly and sentiment are from the same stamp set.  I also used a Spica glitter pen on the butterfly and the flower centers.  I matted the image panel with a textured yellow cardstock.


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One More Glittery Sticker

This is the last of the stickers I made with the materials Harriet brought with her in June.  (You can see the other two here and here.)


I carefully cut the butterfly out and mounted it on white cardstock.  Then I matted with Stampin' Up!'s Perfect Plum and mounted the panel on Dimensionals.  I embossed the bottom piece with a Cuttlebug folder and added the sentiment from Papertrey Ink.


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Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Time for another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  Always a fun day:)

Here is this week's sketch.  All you have to do for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions is make a card using this sketch, upload it to your blog or on-line gallery, and link to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.  If you use RI stamps, you will be entered twice!  For all the details, please visit the blog.  You will also find the creations made by the other Rock Stars.  Or, you can follow these links to their blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Miriam ~ Robin

For my card, I used Little Lamb, found on this page and Little One, found on this page.  I did a little coloring with Copics and cut the image and matting with Nestabilities.  I mounted it on Dimensionals.  The background paper is from Die Cuts With a View.  I added rick-rack ribbon (colored with a Copic marker), a flower, and a button.


We'd love to have you join us!  And don't forget, you have until next Tuesday to enter the Designer's Choice Challenge to use glitter (found here) for a chance to win a sheet of unmounted rubber!

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Cheery Birthday

Finally, a new card!  It's been almost three weeks since I have made a card.  Funny how I had a new card every day for two weeks while we were gone, and now that I'm home, I haven't had anything to share!


This is simple, but it felt nice to get something done.  The image is one I stamped at our Group Gathering in Des Moines in June.  It's from Flourishes, called Gerber Daisies.  I colored it with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  I matted with Stampin' Up! cardstock.  That's it! I will have a new card tomorrow, for the WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge from Repeat Impressions.


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Back from Vacation!

We got back from our vacation on Monday evening.  Didn't even miss me, did you? LOL!  I was pretty busy before we left, getting all my required projects done, doing some extra cards, and doing my pre-posts.

I have selected just a few of the MANY pictures we took.  We were at a retreat center in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.  We were supposed to take Amtrak - got out tickets in very early March.  We had a sleeper car and everything!  It would have been awesome, but due to the flooding in Minot, ND, Amtrak could not get through.  So, we flew to Seattle and from there to Wenatchee, WA.  A group from our church went (16 of us, total) and my husband and I got a ride to the ferry boat with another couple, about an hour away.  (Most everyone else drove from Minnesota to Washington.) The boat ride was about two hours and we were met by a bus which took us the last 35 minutes of the trip.  We did a lot of hiking and a lot of eating:)  The meals were all prepared for us - how cool!  We left home very early on Saturday, July 9 and returned on Monday evening, July 18.  Quite an experience, and very beautiful.  We had no cell phone service nor internet - and amazingly, I didn't even miss it!

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Sparkly, Glossy Roses

I had this colored image sitting on my table for a while, so i decided it was time to make it into a card.


I had colored it with Copics.  I masked off the edges and inked it up with a Versamark pad, then embossed it with Iridescent Sparkle embossing powder.  Then I inked it up twice more with Versamark and added two layers of Deep Impression embossing powder.  This is always such a great effect! The image is mounted on Dimensionals and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.


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