A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Encouragement Cards and Power Poppy!

Hello Friends!  Today I have a couple of cards to share with you.  These cards are encouragement cards.  Sometimes you have a friend or a loved one going thru hard times and receiving a special card will just make them smile.  Well the other day I had a chance to sit down and create a few things.  I actually decided that if I was making 1 card then I could just make 2!  LOL  So here are my two cards!

These are pretty simple cards!  I cut a piece of 8 1/2 x 11" cardstock at 4 1/4" then scored across at 5 1/2".  That created the base of my card.  I used some scraps from The Paper Loft's Shades of Gray papers to create the banners.  Then I stamped the sentiment from Good Thinking: Renewal clear stamp set by Power Poppy and used Labels 11 to cut/emboss.  You can see that I cut the sentiment two different ways.  I used some bling from my stash along the bottom and some pretty ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon to complete my cards!

I don't know why I got out of the habit of making two cards at a time.  I used to do it all the time!  It really helps keep the card supplies replenished for when the family needs a card for something!

Hope you have a great day!  Check back later in the week for more!

Supplies:

• Cardstock - Rock Candy & White (Bazzill Basics)
• Patterned Paper - Shades of Gray (The Paper Loft LC)
• Ink - Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (Tsukineko)
• Stamps - Good Thinking: Renewal (Power Poppy)
• Embellishments - rhinestone bling (Want2Scrap); White Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon); Labels 11 (Spellbinders)

Down for 3 Days? Sorry about that!!

Hello Friends!  If you are reading this, then thanks for coming back to my blog after it has been down for 3-4 days while Typepad fought off some nasty Hackers.  I have been blogging with Typepad since 2006 and my blog has never been down for more than an hour until this week!  I do think that is a really good record but boy, its hard to be patient especially when you aren't really a techy kinda person and don't understand what a DDOS attack is!  LOL

Well, now that I am back up and running, I have a card to share with you today using The Paper Loft's Shades of Gray papers and the sketch for this month.  If you haven't ever checked out The Paper Loft Blog, check it out and see how you can become a Guest Designer.  All you have to do is participate in the Monthly Sketch Challenge. 

 

This square cards measures 5 1/4 x 5 1/4".  I used black cardstock for the base.  I used different patterns available in the Shades of Gray collection.  Plus I used my new banner punch that I got during Sale-A-Bration from Stampin' Up!   The sentiment is from a new company called Power Poppy.  This stamp set is called Good Thinking: Renewal Stamp set.  I really love the unique sentiments in the set.    Here is another view of my card!

Thanks again for coming back to my blog.  I will be posting some more this week to get caught up after all the down time!  Talk to you soon and have a great day!

Supplies Used:

• Clear Stamps - Good Thinking: Renewal Stamp set - Power Poppy
• Cardstock - Black, Neenah Solar White Cardstock
• Patterned Paper - Shades of Gray Collection - Northstar, Silverplate, Graystone - The Paper Loft LC
• Ink - Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
• Embellishments - eyelet flower - Prima; Gun Metal Pearls - Want2Scrap
• Adhesive - Scrap Happy Sheer glue with Tiny Detail Tip - The Rubber Cafe'; 3d foam squares