Out of my comfort zone

Well...this one is definitely out of my comfort zone based on composition but i decided that I would go with it to see how much I would squirm....the answer is ....quite a bit! :-)

Until next time ....

Slider card...or as i call it...Magic Card! :)

Here is a card that I tried for the first time at an upline meeting. Some call it a slider, some call it a pop-up, I call it...Magic! You pull the tab up the top (i hope you can see it) and the two panels pop out. Kinda cute :D
I think i am going to try it again but with my own choice of cardstock and stamps and see what Magic will be produced.

Blooming with flowers

Well, as I mentioned below, I am using this stamp set alot as its so versatile.

I ended up spending some time stamping and coloring the other night. I have no idea what I am going to make with these samples but I am sure I will come up with something soon!

Aqua Blender

I just love working with the watercolors and I decided to play with the Stampin' Up! Aqua Blender for the first time on the weekend. I like the scratchy look to this card, although you can also create a fine, smooth finish.

I love the "In Full Bloom" stamp set because of its versatility. You will see a few more samples over the coming days with this set :)

Let me know what you think of this card!

I have this thing about the long notes...

Everytime i go into my craft room I naturally gravitate to these long notes.I just love the size of them. Here is another i made with, of all things...scraps! I had some of the cute spotted designer paper left over and some scraps of certainly celery and very vanilla. I used one of the Both Ways Blossoms hostess sets for this card...i think it turned out fairly cute!

RAK's received

I received in the mail these wonderful RAK's (Random Acts of Kindness) .

The pink card using the Wild Rose stamp set is from Nadine Russell and the Green and Pink card using the Heartfelt Thanks set is from Sadie Hady.

What a treat it was to receive these is the mail...i'm beaming ear to ear!

Thanks Nadine and Sadie!

Hugs,

Marie

Long Notes

I was dabbling the other day with the wonderful new long note cards and two-sided designer paper offered by Stampin' Up! in the Spring mini catalog and i have to say, I am liking them alot! Here are some sample designs I came up with :)

March Inner Circle Swaps

Here are the wonderful swap samples from the March Inner Circle Card Swap members. The detail on the cards don't come through so well in this photo. In person, they are just darling!

To join our swap club, please email me at marie@stamplounge.com for details.

March Card Swap

This is the card i made for our March Inner Circle Card Swap Club (for more details on the club, please see my website www.stamplounge.com)

This card uses the Doodle That stamp set from the Spring mini catalog, Tempting Tourqoise, Certainly Celery and Cameo Coral Markers, Whisper White Craft and Black Classic ink pads, Black Ribbon, with Cool Carribean and Black Cardstock and of course the Dazzling Diamind Glitter and Liquid Glue pen. I really like the way it came out.

February Upline Card Swap

This is the swap I made for my upline meeting in February. I love the stamp sets in the new Spring mini catalog. For those of you who participate in my monthly card swap, you will notice I am a little partial to glitter right now...

Stamp set: Doodle This. Cardstock: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla. Chalk: Summer Sun, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive Misc: Button, Liquid Glue, Dazzling Diamond Glitter

Stamp Lounge blogging finally launched!

Finally I have started to blog!

I plan to upload my completed projects and share information with you, so please check back often, leave your comments and feel free to ask questions!

Cheers,
Marie