I played along with the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches # 157
and the striking colors at ColourMe # 41.
Although the colors Cherry Cobbler and Hello Honey are great colors, I was stumped for a bit on what kind of card to make with them. I decided, I guess… on a notecard- could be a “just thinking of you” or maybe a thank you card. CAS since I had a house full of my kids this weekend and just had a few minutes to play around in the craft room.
I am excited to be the hostess this week at the Friday Mashup #181.
I have to admit, I have  an ulterior motive…
I am asking for ideas for my holiday gift tagging needs (wink, wink.)
I can’t wait to see what you crafty ones will share with everyone at the Friday Mashup!
Here’s your Mashup Challenge:
Create a “Tag for a Bottle, Box or Bag.”
Create a project with “Bling.”
or Mash it Up! and create a “Tag with Bling.”
Project Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Festival of Trees
INK: SU Pear Pizzazz, SU Lost Lagoon
PAPER: SU Glimmer Paper (last year’s) SU Pear Pizzazz, SU Lost Lagoon, SU Whisper White
ACCESSORIES: SU Glimmer Brad, SU 1/8″ Silver Ribbon
TOOLS: SU Bitty Banner Framelits, SU Tree Punch, SU Oval Framelits, SU 1 1/4″, 1 1/2″, 1 3/4″ circle punches, SU Banner Framelits
Be sure to check out what the creative Design Team has to share this week as inspiration.
Some basic directions for making this tag:
 I used the largest Banner die on the Pear Pizzazz cardstock. I cut two of them and then cut off the pennant ends off of one by lining the straight end at 3 3/4″  on my trimmer. After it was cut, I scored it at 3″ and folded it over and attached to the other full cut banner. I used the smallest banner die for the little tail in the middle.
The initial hole on the tag for hanging is 1 3/8″. Then I punched out of Lost Lagoon cardstock a 1 3/8″ circle with enough room around it to punch a 1 3/4″ circle that left a thin donut to border around the hole punched on the tag. I made another Glimmer donut the same way using the 1 3/4″ punch and the 2″ punch and put that glimmer border around the Lost Lagoon one.
You can adapt the tag with any stamp set you have and put it on
vinegars/oils, lotion, bubble bath, room deodorizer, coffee syrups- any thing you hang something off of!
Send me a pic if you create a tag with this template- hey, do one for this challenge!
Jaydee at The Paper Players # 216 has a HALLOWEEN challenge this week.
I am sharing this fun Halloween card that I was inspired to create after seeing something similar in our demonstrator magazine Stampin’ Success. I changed it up with some other accents though. I love this stamp set with its coordinating framelits.
Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Holiday Home, SU Ghoulish Greetings
INK: SU Memento Black, SU Versamark with Clear Embossing Powder
PAPER: SU Old Olive, SU Crumb Cake, SU Basic Black, SU Whisper White, SU Pattern Stack Tangelo Twist (In Colors 2014-16)
ACCESSORIES: SU Tangelo Twist Satin Stitched Ribbon
TOOLS: SU Homemade Holiday Framelits, SU Finishing Touches Edgelits
 This month’s fabulous photopolymer stamp set release, Gentle Peace, was created by Stampin’ Up’s lead illustrator, Kathy Pitt. The set was designed to work with Blendabilities to create the effect of brightly-colored stained glass. I am thinking how pretty it will be done with vellum and Stampin’ Write Markers, too.  My heart leapt for joy when I saw this stamp set- so lovely- can’t wait to order it!!!
This stamp set will be available on October 14 !
You can shop online HERE.
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Contact me at cindyleebee@gmail.com
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call me at 724-323-2296
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Many thanks to all the comments left in celebration of World Cardmaking Day!
I randomly picked 3 winners to receive a treat in the mail from me- 3, 15, 26
so… Jennifer, Kathleen, and Nancy- I will email you to get your addresses and have something in the mail by Friday for you gals.
