Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
I hope 2012 brings you peace, good health, and happiness. Well, I've already been off for a week and I thought that I'd have more time to stamp, but with the holidays and family time, I haven't had much time. I started the year off with a new card and I'm happy to be back for another post.

Today's post is to celebrate the new year. For the sketch I went to Create with Connie and Mary for CCMC182 Sketch Challenge. I also went to Friday Mashup for Mashup Challenge 39 to create a project that sparkles and/ or make a project celebrating the new year. I decided to mashup both challenges and created a sparkly card to celebrate the new year.









































Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper
DSP: Night & Day
Ink: Versa Mark
Embossing Powder: Pewter
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones
Tools: Large Star Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Textured Impressions Snow Burst Embossing Folder, heat gun

Thanks for stopping by,
Ana

Pretty in Pink & Purple

Hello again,
I'm back with another post. It's another birthday card. This card is for my goddaughter/niece. It's her 20th birthday on Wednesday. I can't believe that she's turning 20 already. I remember being at the hospital the night she was born, so excited for her arrival.

I went to Clean and Simple Stamping for their sketch #170. As soon as I saw this sketch I thought of adding cupcakes to the card. My goddaughter loves pink and purple so the colours were easy to pick. I used the Silver Glimmer Paper and coloured it using my Melon Mambo Stampin' Write marker.

Here's the sketch:



















Here's my card:

The details are:

CS: Melon Mambo textured, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Silver Glimmer Paper
DSP: Brights Patterns Collection DSP
Stamp Set: Create a Cupcake
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo
Embellishments: 5/8" Rich Razzleberry Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Cupcake Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Crimper

Happy stamping,
Ana

Spice Cake Birthday

Hi there,
December is such a busy month! I've been busy with school and very busy creating my Christmas cards. I need to start earlier next month.

Today's post is a birthday card for my colleague/friend. I'm using Stamping 411's Saturday Sketch Challenge 233 for inspriation for this card. I'm finally using the Spice Cake DSP that I've had for a few weeks. I really like the colours in this paper.

Here's the sketch:




















And here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, More Mustard, So Saffron
DSP: Spice Cake
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Soft Suede
Embellishments: Antique Brad
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1/16" Circle Punch, 5-Petal Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Thanks for stopping by:
Ana

Oh Christmas Tree

Hi there,
Well, it's almost the end of November and I'm starting to get in the spirit of Christmas. I haven't put up my Christmas tree yet, but I have started to decorate my house. The weather has been mild and it's been raining instead of snowing. I can't say that I'm complaining too much, but I would like some snow for Christmas.

Today's card is helping me stay motivated to continue with my Christmas decorations. I'm participating in Our Creative Corner's O Christmas Tree challenge.




Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Old Olive, Real Red, Very Vanilla
Stamp Set: Snow Swirled, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Real Red
Embellishments: Gold Elastic Cord,
Tools: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Happy stamping,
Ana

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Hi there,
Happy weekend to you. I just love weekends! My schedule is slower and I have time to create cards. Today's card incorporates two card challenges. First I went to Clean and Simple Stamping for sketch challenge #166. I really like the clean design of this layout. I decided to use a circle instead of the tag punch for this card. Next I went to Friday Mashup for challenge #32. This challenge is a mash up of a girly theme and a favourite technique. Making a girly themed card is easy for me because I seem to have a lot of feminin stamp sets and DSPs. There is nothing more girly than doilies, the Flirtatious Specialty DSP and a bit of bling. My favourite technique would have to be using an embossing folder. It's so quick and easy to create a beautiful textured piece.

























Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
DSP: Flirtatious Specialty
Stamp Set: Delicate Doilies
Ink: Wisteria Wonder
Embellishments: Wisteria Wonder 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Thanks for stopping by,
Ana

A Star is Born

Happy Saturday,
Today's card is for a very happy occasion. My friend, Andrea just had a baby boy. I'm so happy for her and her family. Her baby boy is lucky to be born into such a warm and loving family. I can't wait to meet him. For the baby card I went to Stamping 411 for their Saturday Sketch Challenge 228. I really liked this sketch right away and it worked so well with what I had in mind for the card. I was also happy to finally use the Nursery Nest DSP. This DSP is adorable.

Here's the sketch:

















Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Basic Gray
DSP: Nursery Nest
Stamp Sets: A Slice of Life (Hostess set - retired), Picture This (Hostess set - retired)
Embellishments: Marina Mist 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Hemp Twine
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, 2" Circle Punch, Large Star Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Happy stamping,
Ana

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Saturday,
This week at school was very hectic. I was working on progress report cards and individual reading assessments. Both were due yesterday. I'm happy to be done and to have the weekend here. One thing I have planned for this weekend is celebrating my dad's birthday at my parents' house. His birthday was Thursday but we're having the family lunch today.

With the busy school week, I don't have a lot of time to create cards, but I try to find the time to blog hop. I'm glad that I do because I find great inspiration and I found a new card challenge (new for me at least). I blog hopped over to Freshly Made Sketches for sketch challenge #8. Right away I liked this sketch and wanted to use it for my dad's card. I'll be back to this blog for sure. For this card I used Well Worn DSP. I really like this DSP, but I haven't used it until now.



Here's the card:

Here are the details:

CS: Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, River Rock
DSP: Well Worn
Stamp Set: Bring on the Cake
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Embellishments: Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Decorative Label Punch

Have a great weekend,
Ana

Use It Tuesday Guest Design Team Spot

Hi There,
At the beginning of the month I participated in Use It Tuesday's Challenge #16 - Chocolate. Well, I had loads of fun creating a card for the challenge because I love chocolate (who doesn't). I was so happy when I was picked as a winner. Yeah! I was then asked to be a guest designer in this week's Challenge #18 - Colors! The challenge is to use the colours of orange, black or purple. Well, I decided to use all three colours. Right away these colours made me think of Halloween. I thought of making a card, but I wanted to do something different so I decided to make a box. I used the Night & Day DSP that I have been hoarding for ages. I filled the box with candy and a little card and gave it all to my friend who loves Halloween. The other projects created by Use It Tuesday's design team are fabulous. Go to Use It Tuesday and check them out.

Here's the top view of the box:

Here's another view of the box:

Here are the details:

CS: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant
DSP: Night and Day
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Embellishments: Pumpkin Pie 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Antique Brads
Tools: Big Shot, Bigz Scallop Squares Duo, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Bone Folder

Keep stamping,
Ana

Fall Leaves

Hi,
Well, I'm the queen of procrastination today. I should be working on the progress report cards for my students, but I was inspired to create a card instead. I can always work on the reports later. It's such a gloomy day - wet and windy - so I'm not tempted to go outside.

For today's post I created a fall card and I am participating in three challenges. First of all I went to Clean and Simple Stamping for Sketch Challenge 162. Then I went to Stampin Royalty Challenge #93 for their picture challenge. Finally, I went to Pals Paper Arts for their PPA115 - Fall/ Thanksgiving challenge.

Here's the sketch:











Stampin' Royalty's Picture Challenge











Pals Paper Arts Fall/ Thanksgiving Challenge
 


 Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard
DSP: Autumn Spice Specialty
Stamp Set: Day of Gratitude
Ink: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Old Olive
Embellishments: Chat Room Rub-Ons (retired)

Thanks for stopping by,
Ana

I Love Stamping!

Hi!

I hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving here in Canada or Columbus Day in the US. The weather this past weekend here in London, Ontario was fabulous. It was such perfect autumn weather. For today's post I wanted to share how I've incorporated my love of stamping into my teaching career. Actually Heather inspired me. She decorated her evaluation binder and I wanted to do the same. I have decorated two binders - my day plan binder and my evaluation binder. I love how the colours of Stampin' Up go so well with the colours of my binders.

For my evaluation binder I went punch crazy and used one of my favourite DSPs - Razzleberry Lemonade. Here it is:

Details:
CS: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry
DSP: Razzleberry Lemonade
Tools: Spring Flower Bouquet Punch (retired), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch

For my day plan binder I used another one of my other favourite DSPs - Island Oasis. For this binder I cut out each of the tropical flowers and only used one punch. Here it is:

Details:

DSP: Island Oasis
Tools: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Paper Snips

Happy stamping,
Ana