Broke Stampers Unite

Hello it's Wednesday.......yup that means it time for another Broke Stampers Unite project. This week we are focusing on 3D projects. So for mine I chose to do a pillow box using the Stampin Up Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies. Such a cute and easy lil box to put together. I used Garden Green for the box and then added a belly band of Merry Moments DSP. Love the plaid...

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Cucumber Crush

Hello and good day, Todays post is all about Cucumber Crush. This is one of the In-Colors for 2015-17. I decided to take it for a spin and focus on just this color. It's such a pretty shade of green. With the ink color, the card stock color, the beautiful dotted lace ribbon (that I just finally broke out by the way....gasp!) why did I wait so long? All in the perfect matching...

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Warmth and Cheer

Hello, and Thank You for stopping by. Todays post is a bit of an alternative style Christmas card. Just an idea that has been rattling around. I started with a piece of Basic Black card stock and i used the white craft ink pad and rubbed it on the inside of the softly falling TEIF. I placed my card stock inside the folder closed it and then gently rubbed the outside of it,...

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Thanks For Being You

Hello and welcome to todays post. This sweet card was inspired by a card I found on Pinterest By Susanne Jordan. I changed it up some but the basics are there. I just love the clean sweet look to this. I started with a base of Pink Pirouette and stamped the lines from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set in Pink Pirouette. I then added some splatter marks also from the Gorgeous...

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Friend

Hello and Happy Saturday, As the Thunder is rolling this evening and I'm prepping for today's post, I grab for a beautiful flower set. Awesomely Artistic. I began with a base of Pink Pirouette and with the lovely vellum card stock I used a versamark pad and stamped my image. I then used White embossing powder and heat embossed my image. From the back of the vellum I...

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SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY

Welcome to Sketch Frenzy Friday!!! This weeks sketch comes to us from Kim Innis. This was a challenge for me because I don't really do ovals.  I don't have any ovals. Ovals are just not my thing. So I took a bit of creative license and substituted a leaf for an oval. Hmm wasn't sure at first if it would work but I think it worked quite well!!! Hahahaha I started...

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Broke Stampers Unite

How is you week going?? It's the middle of it for most but not for me. I have been on quite a stretch at work and today has become my long awaited and much needed Friday of sorts. I get one day of this week ugh! I'm paying for having the weekend off  earlier this month LOL So because of that and other unforseen adventures that have popped up this week I'm doing a...

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Thanks and Giving

Here's a continuation card from yesterday's post. I did add some pearl jewels to this one. Loving the purple hues. Card base is Elegant Eggplant, I stamped the images in Basic Black and colored them with the markers you see there. Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Perfect Plum. I used some DSP from the English Garden pack. Sentiment was stamped in Elegant Eggplant. Lighthearted...

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Grateful Leaf

Well Hello...... I missed today post. Mostly lol. It's been crazy busy for me these last few days and trying to get in here to stamp with the energy to actually stamp has been a challenge in itself. So, here's a card I whipped up this evening, and I'm really happy with the result. Lighthearted Leaves stamp set Wisteria Wonder base, with Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum...

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Just Sayin Hello

Good Sunday!!! Hope your weekend is going well. So I combined the festive flower builder punch with some pretty petals DSP and this was the result. I'm pretty happy with it. I don't think it's a card that would get stuffed in an envelope because it would get squished, but, I like it. Card base is Calypso Coral with a layer of Whisper White. Made the flower with...

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Thankful Saturday

How are you doing today??? It's my weekend to work so well that's where I'm at. Still fighting a cold though ugh. Hoping I'm on the mend now. I pulled out a set from the Annual catalog that I haven't touched since last December. Wonderous Wreath. Love the matching framelits for this set too.  But then again I love it when I don't have to fussy cut.  Started with...

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Sketch Frenzy Friday

It's Friday again......Woo Hoo! Unfortunately I have to work all weekend but I have created a fun card for this weeks sketch. Our design this week comes from Stacey Tomkowiak. I had fun with this and decided to use a Christmas set, Joyful Season, but tried a more everyday style card. I love seeing how I can use a set for things other than it's intended purpose. Doesn't look...

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Throw Back Thursday

I'm going to pull out a Throw Back Thurday card....! Yes I just did that. LOL This is a card I first posted waaaaay back in July. LOL Why??? Because I had a ton of stamping that I needed to do..... which I was able to complete by the way..... But none of them were cards I could share. :) So 8 cards later I'm fighting a cold and my meds have worn off and it's late and well...

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Broke Stampers Unite

Welcome to this weeks Broke Stampers Unite post.  I can't believe I almost forgot to get this one done. I was working away on another project when I finally remembered I hadn't done this weeks BSU challenge. I had a lot of fun with this....Not only is this a really great color combo, but it's a combo that I probably would never have come to on my own. Early Espresso  Lost...

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So Grateful

Happy Tuesday!  I don't know about you but my Monday was busy busy. I did manage to get some things done that needed attention so I guess that part was good.  For todays post I again went to the leaves, but I tried to give them a bit of a different look. I have been seeing a lot of fun cards made with this set Lighthearted Leaves. It's really nice when a set...

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Toxic Halloween

Happy Monday!!!So here's the final card in my little set challenge. What am I talking about?? Go read Saturdays post. LOL  Here i used a base of Very Vanilla and some more DSP from Happy Hauntings pack. This time i stamped the little bottles and fussy cut them. I used the Happy Happy Halloween stamp and my stampin write marker and just pulled off what words I...

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Happy Halloween

Alright well day two of my Sweet Hauntings challenge. If you visited yesterdays post then you know what I'm talking about if not, well go read yesterdays post LOL  I used a base of Rich Razzleberry and embossed it with the Large Polka Dot textured impressions embossing folder. I stamped my image on Very Vanilla card stock in Wild Wasabi I then pulled a couple stamps...

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Something Sweet????

Good Saturday Morning to you. I decided to challenge myself to using this stamp set Sweet Hauntings since I accidentally ordered it. Well it wasn't actually an accident, I loved the little potion bottles and because of that I failed to notice anything beyond those, if you look close it's sort of a sweet treats type set. One you would probably use for little treat bags or...

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It's Sketch Frenzy Friday

Happy Friday Everyone! Yaaaaay it's time for another Sketch Frenzy Friday Post. This weeks sketch come's from my good friend and stampin buddy Terri T I admit it,  I grumbled a lot about this sketch. This really didn't strike my creativity bone. BUT, the more I played around with it the more I warmed up to it.  I knew I wanted to use the Peaceful Pines...

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Thankful For You

Here's a quick card made with the Thankful Forest Friends stamp set. I love the little critters in this set. I used a base of Old Olive card stock then embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Woodlands Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I then added a strip of  Into The Woods designer series paper. I used a contraband set of label dies for the layers and added...

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Broke Stampers Unite Weekly Challenge

Welcome to another episode of  Broke Stampers Unite Weekly Challenge. This weeks topic is Inlay Technique.I had been seeing others do this occasionally and found it a really cool effect.  I played around a bit with it and watched a video. Basically you are die cutting out the image with a framelit or thinlit style die and replacing it or" inlaying it" with another...

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Thinking of You

I must admit I came home from work today and Terry was already cooking. He made some yummy smoked ribs for us as well as a salad. Had done the shopping. So we ended up just hanging out and enjoying our day. Had a lil pool time, watched a bit of TV took a cat nap and had dinner. Then we started on the video games......next thing I knew it was very late in the evening and...

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Daily Post Challenge

Yes I'm back to the Lighthearted Leaves. Have I mentioned I love this set?? I dug a little deeper and pulled out this pattern of DSP from the Into The Woods paper pack. I really like the daffodil leaf pattern. . On the first card I used a layer of that and framed it in Basic Black card stock layered on a base of daffodil delight. I then repeat stamped the leaf in Basic...

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Daily Post Challenge

Well today's post has kind of a funny story to it. I spent the day getting ready for a different challenge. Tried real hard to come up with a card using a specific technique. Got it done....wasn't very happy with it but it will do. Moved on. Completely ended up accidentally making a card with that technique while trying to come up with today's card. Hahahaha ugh now I have...

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Peace Be With You

Hello fellow stampers, who's ready for a long weekend??? Anyone stamping this weekend??? I will be to keep up with my daily challenge of posting to my blog. So I sat here for a while trying to decide what to stamp and I found myself  once again drawn to this set. Reason For The Season from the Holiday Catalog. I'm also still playing with retired DSP because well,...

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Hello Stampers,  How was your week? Mine was pretty good.  Things seem to be settling down for me and more rutine like.  I do better with a rutine.This weeks Sketch Frenzy Friday post  is actually a sketch that I put together. No reinventing the wheel or anything  but a nice layered sketch. So I was planning a much more FALL style card but...

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Lighthearted Leaves

I'm really loving this set!! I just love the whimsical look to it and it's such a great set for fall themed cards. Even the sentiments are great. Here's my personal daily blog post challenge. It's kind of late in the day but I admit I was busy and almost forgot. :) I started with a base of old olive, layered it with a bit of tangelo twist. I stamped the background also...

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2 Broke Stampers   Hello my stamping friends,  A good friend and I have decided to challenge each other with a weekly blog post. We are calling ourselves 2 Broke Stampers. Today's post is the start of that challenge. We have agreed that our first challenge would be to showcase a few cards using stamps from the new Holiday Catalog that was released yesterday...

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