Cheers to you

I hope all of you had good thanksgiving holiday and don't forget about the Holiday Extravaganza(look on the side bar)
Anyways, here is a card I made with the set Cheers to you. I like how it came out, very summery. Supplies:
stamps: Cheers to you
ink: staz on, SU markers for watercoloring, riding hood red
paper: washington apple dsp, riding hood red, so saffron, bashful blue, pumpkin pie
other: flame dew drops, bashful blue stripped ribbon

To You and Yours Part 2

Happy Thanksgiving!
Here is one more card I made with the set To You and Yours. For this one I used Basic Grey Figgy Pudding paper. SUPPLIES:
stamps: to you and yours
ink: bravo burgundy
paper: figgy pudding basic grey, bavo burgundy, riding hood red, always artichoke, confetti white
other: bravo burgundy ribbon, snowy glitter, silver elastic cord, silver brads, nestabilities

Enjoy!

To You and Yours Part 1

Don't forget to check the HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA SALE , the post bellow, or click on HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA on the side bar. There are some great deals! You can shop on my SU website or email me your order at ilina.crouse@gmail.com
I am planning to make my Thanksgiving cards today, LoL, but at least I got bunch of Christmas cards done, and we are almost done with the Xmas cards for Sean's family, they came out to be more involved. If you have seen the holiday mini (if not just look on the side badr :) ) , we are using the set Season of Simple Grace and making the 3 fold card from the mini.
ANyway, here is a card I made with the set To You and Yours, I really like the cottage from this set. I added some non-SU snowy glitter on the image, which is less sparkly than the SU dazzling diamonds glitter. I really like how it came out. Scroll down for complete list of supplies used.
SUPPLIES:
stamps: To You and Yours
ink: chocolate chip
paper: chocolate chip, old olive, riding hood red, confetti white and holiday treasures dsp
other: wide chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, silver brads, nestabilities, sponges, ticket corner punch, paper piercing tool, snowy glitter
Enjoy and check back tomorrow for another card with this set!

Holiday Extravaganza Sale Up to 50% off bundles

Wanna know what's on sale click HERE and you can shop HERE

All in the Family Bundle (item 116217) – 50% Off $31.70
All in the Family stamp set
Family Accessories stamp set
Neighborhood Stampin’ Around® jumbo wheel

The Manly Man’s Bundle (item 116224) – 50% Off $28.40
Sporting stamp set
Just Football stamp set
Just Basketball stamp set
Just Baseball stamp set

Seasonal Stamper’s Bundle (item 116221) – 40% Off $50.28
Autumn Harvest stamp set
Snow Burst stamp set
A Good Egg stamp set
Something New to Love stamp set

Alpha-Betcha Need This Bundle (item 116226) – 40% Off $38.94
Well-Worn Alphabet stamp set*
Well-Worn Numbers stamp set*

I’m On Board Bundle (item 116218) – 30% Off -$46.65
On Board Batch of Blooms
On Board Essentials
On Board Lots of Letters
On Board Timeless Type
On Board 8-1/2” x 8-1/2” ring album

Bags & Tags Bundle (item 116216) – 30% Off -$52.46
Punch Pals stamp set
Riding Hood Red ClassicStampin’ Pad®
Note Cards
White gift sacks (2 pkgs.)
Riding Hood Red Patterns Designer Series paper
Tag punch

Santa’s Stocking Stuffer Bundle (item 116219) – 30% Off -$16.69
Square Ice Rhinestone brads
Metallic eyelets
Fresh Favorites II colored buttons

Curly Label Punch Bundle (item 112966) – 30% Off - $23.77

Star Struck Bundle (item 116220) – 30% Off - $29.26
Starstruck stamp set*
Starring You stamp set
Star Designer Brads star assortment
Star punch

Sticky Situation Bundle (item 116222) – 30% Off -$33.11
Sticky Cuts Letters
Blue Bead Duo
Green Bead Duo
Fine Cosmo Stampin’ Glitter®
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter

Mission Embossable Bundle (item 116223) – 30% Off -$46.27
Heat Tool
Gold Stampin’ Emboss® powder
Silver Stampin’ Emboss powder
Iridescent Ice Stampin’
Emboss powder
Powder Pals®
Embossing Buddy®

Scrapbooker’s Dream Bundle (item 116227) – 25% Off -$60.71
Blooms Again Die Cuts
Urban Garden Designer Series paper
On Board Lots of Letters
Roof Garden Accents & Elements
Natural Linen 12” x 12” ring album
Basic Gray taffeta ribbon
Basic Black Stampin’ Write® journaler

Wild Thing, I Think I Love You Bundle (item 116225) – 20% Off -$43.52
Wild about You stamp set
Bold Brights 8-1/2” x 11” card stock
Bold Brights Classic Stampin’ Spots®

Ribbon Storage Bundle (item 116228) – 20%Off -$37.48
Small ribbon keepers (2)
Medium ribbon keepers (2)
Large ribbon keepers (2)

*These stamp sets will be on the 2008 Fall-Winter retired stamp set list

And you can shop on my Stampin' Up! website starting at midnight MT today, November 26th, until December 1st.

Perk Up

When I first saw this set(Puns from the Past) I never thought I will get it, and I wasn't really drawn to it. But since SU! had the sampler promotion I got this set I got it for free, as well the Flight of the butterfly. Yesterday I decided to play with this set and made this card. It took me forever and back to make all look old. I used my distressing tool a lot, as well a lot of sponging and faux stitching. I used some retired perwter hardware(the one I have been hoarding while it was current, and left with a whole box of it LoL). The patterned paper is K&C Co. and I used Robin's Nest Paris Dew Drops. The other supplies are Stampin' Up! Scroll down for complete list of supplies.SUPPLIES:
stamps: Puns from the Past
ink: chocolate chip
paper: K&C Co., Baja Breeze, More Mustard, Chocolate chip, Confetti White
other: twill ribbon, pewter hardware(retired), Paris Dew Drops, paper piercing tool, sponges, distressing tool.
Enjoy!

Holiday Extravaganza Sale

Stampin' Up! is having a BIG LIMITED time Holiday Extravaganza sale that will be unveiled on the 26th.
There will be up to 50% off on select product bundles. The sale will run from November 26th until December 1st and supplies are limited.

Shopping with Stampin' Up! will save you time and gas , and we have something for everyone on your list: for her, for beginning crafter, stocking stuffers, for kids, for teens, advanced stampers, and the list goes on and on.

Shopping in one place is easy for you - there is not a store out there that will give you the following for spending $150 or more

1. ME - your personal demonstrator to provide gift tags and bags for your purchases, as well as follow up on ideas for use, and answers and support.
2. FREE LEVEL I hostess set
3. $15 to spend anyway you want - you are not limited to door busters, stock on hand or have a coupon you have to use between 5am & 6am only
4. Increased FREE gifts the more you spend
5. The convenience of shopping online in your pj's with no crowds
6. The savings of time and gas
7. Exactly what you want
8. AND MORE - check back on 11/26 to find out what :)
9. Go to my Stampin' Up! demonstrator website for easy and convinient shopping

Wind Down with MFT

Here is a card I created for the MFT sketch challenge over at SCS. As well I combined it with Who's that girl challenge from last week, better late than never LoL, which was to use 2 different patternet papers and 3 buttons. So here is what I came up with. Scroll down for supplies.

SUPPLIES:

stamps: MFT Annie La Pointe Wind Down

ink: Adirondack pitch black, copics, bordering blue and regal rose (for sponginh)

paper: paterned paper Basic Grey Gypsy, bordering blue, PTI white, certainly celery, pumpkin pie

other: regal rose ribbon (retired Ribbon Originals), random buttons, nestabilities, paper piercing tool, scallop edge punch

ENJOY!

Beate's weekend sketch challenge 67

Here is the card I made for Beate's Weekend sketch challenge, I twisted it a little , as I flipped the sketch. ANd my main image is larger than the sketch and little towards the left, in order to have space to tie knot on the ribbon. For this card I used the Flourishes set Peony. I just love thing big flower. When first I see large flowers I think about layering them. That is what I did with this flower. I stamped it three times, colored with copics, cut out, embossed with glassy glaze emanel and layered. I used Basic Grey Scarlet Letters dp, velvet ribbon, some pretties, and brads.Scroll down for complete list of supplies.

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Peony Flourishes

ink: adirondack pitch black, riding hood red, bravo burgundy,copics (R46, R59, G99, G94, 0),versamark pad and pen

paper: PTI white, bravo burgundy, riding hood red, basic black

other: glassy glaze emanel, vintage brads, burgundy velvet ribbon, hat pin, beads, stampin' sponges

Enjoy!

In Need of Few Baby Cards

I had to make one card for a Baby Shower, and I thought when I am making one, I will make few so I have on hand when needed, as few friends have their babies on the way. I got tired of the onesies cards, LoL, so I decided to change it up this time, I saw a card using the set "Nursery Necessities" about year ago over MJ Albright's blog at that time I wrote the sketch and little directions, and now, about a year later I "CASE-d" her card. I used different color shecmes on all of them, and I made two girl and two boy cards. When I was editing the pictures I noticed that on one of the cards I forgot to tie a knot.
Yesterday I thought I will make bunch of cards, but only those 4 cards took me over 5 hrs to make :-o. Scroll down for supplies.

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Nursery Necessities, Nursery wheel

ink: versamark, going gray, basic gray, sahara sand, chocolate chip, close to cocoa, pink pirouette, bashful blue

paper: going gray, basic gray, kraft, chocolate chip, close to cocoa, pink pirouette, bashful blue,whisper white

other: taffeta ribbon in going gray, kraft and chocolate chip, rhinestone brads :clear, pink and blue, 1/2" circle punch, big and small star punches, scallop edge punch, white gel pen, paper piercing tool, heat tool, clear embossing powder, nestabillities, stampin' sponges.

Fabric Flowers

Sorry, no card yet, still haven't gotten a chance to make one today. Yesterday I didn't make anything, since I had an exam at 11 and then had the deadline for submitting the proposal for my Senior Design Project. And I had sore throat and bad headache, so when I got home I had some Teraflu, slept till 7pm, went to Bible Talk where we had early Thanksgiving dinner, came back home and went to bed. LoL.
But I have something else to share, which I promised several days ago.
Last week I went to Michael's and saw some Fall Floral Stems at 80% off and Xmas for 50% The flowers looked small enough to be used on cards. And I thought of pulling them apart and using them on my cards, it will save me lots of $$ instead buying all those fabric flowers. So I did so. The last one is velvet hydrangea, which I pulled a part, and then made a box to store the flowers in. I still haven't made any storage boxes or dedicated jars for the rest, I am keeping them for now in zip-lock baggies. The box on the bottom was made of chocolate chip and really rust cardstock, and on the top is Juntos dsp.

After this I pulled apart the petals as well (that part is not shown :( , but they looked like the second picture down from here)

Butterfly Moments

For months I have been following Kristina Werner's blog and the color inspiration challenges, but never really playes, I always felt the colors are not really me. But even this week's colors are so NOT me, I decided to play and get out of my comfort zone. So I used the Flourishes set Butterfly moments to create this card. Those who know me, know how much I LOVE butterflies. When my husband saw the card, he was little confused, LOL, he was like: the colors are unusual, they are not really you. I was: I KNOW!!! Scroll down for the complete list of supplies!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Flourishes Butterfly Moments

ink: pumpkin pie, close to cocoa, so saffron, elegant eggplant, basic black craft

paper: so saffron dsp, whisper white, close to cocoa, pumpkin pie, elegant eggplant

other: nestabillities, black ep, paper piercing tool, some random ribbon, flame dew drops, sponge doubers.

ENJOY!

Red Tulip

Here is a card I made for this weeks color combination challenge over SCS, the colors were: Real Red, Basic Black and Kraft. For this card I used Flourishes set called " Thank You". I stamped the tulip image on kraft cs and cut it out, then I colored with pencils, then sponged some versamark on it and embossed with glazzy glaze emanel few times, then I put it in the freezer to make the cracked glass effect. Scroll down for complete list of supplies

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Flourishes Thank You

ink: sahara sand, real red, basic black, versamark, black stampin' pastel

paper: real red dsp, kraft dsp, real red, basic black and kraft cardstock

other: black organdy ribbon, glazzy glaze emanel, rewter brads, disstressing tool, stampin' sponges, sponge doubers, paper piercing tool, mat pack.

Enjoy

Eternal Summer and Flourishes Featured Stamper

So this post wasn't meant to go in the air until tomorrow, but I got some exciting news, totally unexpected when I went to check my email in the Drexel COmputer Lab, on my break between classes. I was picked to be Flourishes Featured Stamper this week, together with 2 other ladies. Check out the Flourishes Blog: http://flourishesnewsletter.blogspot.com/2008/11/serving-up-featured-stampers-with-twist.html
When I was reading the email I was: Huh, what? What did I do? I was half asleep (school), so it took me a bit till I realized what the PM said. I just re-took the picture of the card in day light.
So here is the post which supposed to go tomorrow :) Enjoy!

I love the set Poppy Patch from Flourishes, over at SCS there was another sketch challenge and I decided to play. I don't do many sketch challenges, but needed a little inspiration as I have been swamped with school lately and haven't had time to play a lot. So here is what I came up with for that sketch challenge
SUPPLIES:
stamps: Poppy Patch by Flourishes
ink: Adirondack black ink, copic markers, BG10, Yg95, YG97, YG99, R27,R29,R59, 0
paper: whisper white, riding hood red, basic black, soft sky (retired), old olive, riding hood red dsp
other: royal butterfly MS punch, square punch, black brads, black polka dot organdy ribbon, corner ticket punch

Charmed box

This past weekend I made a trip to Michael's and picked up some jewlery stuff which I thought I can use for my cards. The bad thing was that all of those were packed in little baggies or were just on a thread. I know if it's in a baggie I will put it somewhere and forget about it. Like the little butterfly charms you will see in the box , believe or not they are 4 years old!!! They were in a baggie and I FORGOT all about them. So I decided to make a box to store all of them. I used PTI white cardstock and retired SU dsp from a year ago to make this box, as well acetate for the lid, so I can see what's inside.
The box measures 5"x5"x1"
I have another Michael's find to share with you, but that would need to be another day :)

Winter Lily and Billy

Yesterday I received my stamps from Pink Cat Studio, Lily and Billy winter plate, I just loved those cute images and had to have the winter plate. I used the Splitcoast Sketch 201 to make this card. Aren't Lily and Billy so cute.

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Lily and Billy winter plate

paper: frosty day dsp, close to cocoa, kiwi kiss, bashful blue, whisper white and watercolor paper

ink: jet black staz on, tangerine tango, kiwi kiss, bashful blue, chocolate chip, going gray, blush blossom

other: stiched bashful blue ribbon, snowflake brad from Making Memories, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8" circle punches, silver elastic cord, sponge doubers, snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder, aqua painter, white liquid applique.

Enjoy!

MFT What's Up Wednesday Challenge

I know it's not Wednesay, but Saturday, but I finally got a chance to make the card for the MFT What's Up Wednesday CHallenge. I had the image stamped and colored on Thursday or Wednesday, but actually didn't finish the card until last night and this morning I added some finishing touches (dew drops), as well last night I added some details to the card I posted below. I was thinking, those trees look kinda empty, lol, if I am shipping trees to Macedonia, I could at least add ornaments to them :P , so I added some beads from red bead duo package from SU. Scroll down for complete list of supplies.

SUPPLIES:

stamps:What's Up Cupcake MFT

ink: momento in tuxedo black, chocolate chip classic and craft, copics

paper: basic grey patterned paper, very vanilla, wild wasabi, pink pirouette, chocolate chip

other: silver micro beads, little half pearls, chocolate organdy ribbon, cowboy dew drops, paper piercing tool,

ENJOY

Shipping you holiday cheer

I finally made a card this week! I made one yesterday, but I don't really like it, so I am not gonna put it here :P
I made this one for Beate's weekend sketch challenge 66. I wanted to make a card for one of my friends back in Europe, and was thinking about using the Loads of Love, but then I thought : Trucks can't travel from here to Europe, they can't drive through the Atlantic Ocean. So I thought of Boatloads of Love, and I used the tree from Loads of Love. I printed my own saying, because I felt like none was fitting my card. I used the Write me a Memory font CD from SU, so the font matches the other sayings from these stamp sets. All supplies are SU except the white brads which are Doodlebug. I wish SU! would make white brads. Scroll down for complete list of supplies.

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Boatloads of Love, Loads of Love
ink: black staz on, bashful blue, chocolate chip, baja breeze, riding hood red, going gray, kiwi kiss

paper: watercolor paper, riding hood red, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, frosty day dsp

other: kiwi kiss satin ribbon, white brads, Write me a Memory II font CD, 1/4" circle punch, aqua painter

Retired sets for sale

Post # 2 for today, scroll down for today's share!

I was cleaning my stampin room the couple weeks ago and found stamp sets I haven't used in a looong while and I doubt I am going to ever use them. So they are up for sale.
The prices are as listed + shipping(on top of the listed price)
payments (pay pal, personal checks and money orders)
I can ship first class and priority, usually flat rate priority mail is best for shipping stams, as the wood is kind of heave, if they are smaller sets and I can fit 2 in one priority mail envelope I will send it that way. If it's single set I can send it first class (assuming it's not a big set)

Around and About (like new) $5
All I have seen (slightly used) $7
Day to Day Flexible Phrases (slightly used) $7
All Natural (used) $8
Smorgasborders (slightly used) $7
Fall Whimsy (loved set i.e. used) $7
Watercolor garden (used) $12
Weathered (like new) $12
Roses in Winter (used) $17

I may have few more which I will post later (I still need some thinking to do about them, lol, it's hard to part with stamps)

Owl be Home

Oops, I forgot to share this card, whichI started marking on Saturday and finished on Sunday. I haven't made anything yet this week, it has just been crazy with school and I had an assignment to write, actualy an stupid proposal (if I only knew what I was proposing at 4am LOL, I didn't go back to read what I wrote last night, I am too afraid that I may have said some non-senses LOL)
While I was writing this thing, I had a flash-back, I remembered that 5 years ago I was at a wedding in Bulgaria (October 18th 2003), and I was already planning to move to the US. Side note is that I caught the bouquet LoL, and the next wedding I was at, was my own wedding. LoL (february 2005). Anyway, I was talking to friends of mine who now live in MN, and we were talking about my plans to come to the US and so on. Adam at that time said to me that the East Coast needs electrical engineers, especially after the black out in August 2003, and that I would be able to easily find a job.... and what do ya know, FIVE years later I am in the US (been here for 4.5 years) , on the East Coast and working on a project for designing a Synchrophasor Data Concentrator which will help with monitoring and controlling of the PECO transmission system and such an events as black outs would be able to be predicted and stopped before they happen.
Anyway...onto the card. I used the MFT set Christmas Owls, ain't they cute? I stamped them on shimmery white cardstock and watercolored them. I punched some snowflakes with a snowflake Punch Bunch punch and added some pretties in the centers. Scroll down for complete list of supplies. SUPPLIES:
stamps: MFT Christmas Owls
paper: Not quite navy, Baja Breeze, ski slope dsp, shimmery white
ink: ink refills and inkpads (a lot of colors), staz on in jet black
other: snowflake punch bunch punch, nestabillities, pretties, very vanilla taffeta ribbon

A pack of cookies

With the holidays kicking in, I have been thinking about creative packaging for gift. I saw at Lauren Meader's blog similar thing, but I couldn't remember her instructions, so I made what I remembered. LoL. I used the long rectangle nestabillities to cut the cardstock. As well I used Snow Burst stamp set to stamp on it. I like how it came out. Scroll down for complete list of supplies.

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Snow Burst, To You and Yours

paper: kraft, riding hood red

ink: riding hood red classic ink, whisper white craft ink

other: kraft taffeta ribbon, nestabillities, linen thread.

ENJOY!

Coffee and Friends....

The perfect blend....
For those who know me I love coffee! One thing which is kinda everyday habit in Macedonia is to go out for coffee with friends.
Last week I received my order from www.elzybells.co.uk , and one of the images was this one, so I wanted to play right away , well I was patient for 2 days before I played...LoL. I stamped the image with Momento in Tuxedo Black and colored the image with Copics. The sentiment is from MFT stamps from the set " Hot Stuff". I used chocolate organdy ribbon, some vintage brads, and K&C Co. patterned paper. I sponged the edges with Creamy Caramel ink to get a vintage look. Scroll down for complete list of supplies :) SUPPLIES:
stamps: Elzybells Coffee Friends, MFT Hot stuff
ink: momento in tuxedo black, copics
paper: close to cocoa, really rust, summer sun, K&C Co. patterned paper
other: chocolate organdy ribbon, vintage brads, nestabillities, scallop edge punch, stampin' sponges.

ENJOY and check back tomorrow for another project :)

Frosty Window and MFT December Guest Designer

Here is a card I made last night for the MFT guest designer challenge for December. The challenge was watercoloring. I really enjoyed making this card. The other day I showed you a card which was similar but view from outside in. This time I wanted to make a view from inside out. I stamped the image from MFT set "Baby it's cold outside" on watercolor paper and I colored it with my aqua painter and ink pads. then I cut out a piece ( same size as the watercolor paper, I left the piece of watercolor paper larger than the image, so there is space for sticky strip on the edges) of acetate. I adhered 3 piece of sticky strip on the edges of the watercolor paper, and left the top with no sticky strip and adhered the acetate. Then I poured some crystal fine glitter in to get the frosty look on the window and like there is snow blizzard outside.Then I sealed the top so the glitter stays in. We don't want glitter all over our house, do we? And my window was done. Next I adhered the ribbon to look like curtain around the image. And you get the rest of the story about making of this card....
Anyway...I just found out that I was picked to be Guest Designer for MFTstamps for December.

It's such an honor!!!
Scroll down for complete list of supplies.



SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Baby It's Cold Outside MFT Stamps
ink: jet black staz on, real red, going gray, soft sky, not quite navy, bashful blue, chocolate chip, blush blossom
paper: ski slope dsp, watercolor paper, baja breeze, acetate
other: real red wide grosgrain ribbon, felt flurries, white doodlebug brads, crystal fine MS glitter, gold elastic cord, square nestabillities.
Enjoy!

Home for Christmas

Here is a card I made with a stamp set from the Holiday Mini called "Home for Christams". I enjoyed coloring this image with prismacolor pencils and I think I like how it came out. I stamped the image with basic black on cream confetti cardstock and cut it with square nestabillities. Then I took the riding hood red card base and I cut a window with the same square die on the front. Then on the back I adhered a piece of confetti cream cardstock the same size as the cardfront. Then I adhered on front ti image. Does it make any sense what I did?!?!

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Home for Xmas

ink: basic black, riding hood red, old olive, prismacolor pencils

paper: riding hood red, old olive, confetti cream

other: riding hood red taffeta ribbon, vintage brads, glimering snow writer (Deco Arts), sponge doubers, nestabillities.

Enjoy!

Beate's Be Inspired Challenge #30

Here is a card I created few days ago for Beate's Be Inspired Challenge, the inspirational piece was the bag bellow shysiren.com . When I saw it right away I thought Big Flowers, and the colors combo : basic black, old olive, tempting turquroise and so saffron. So bellow is the card I came up with. Scroll down for complete list of supplies.

SUPPLIES:

stamps: Big Flowers, God's Blessings

paper: basic black, tempting turquroise, very vanilla, so saffron, old olive

ink: markers in basic black, tempting turquroise, so saffron, old olive

other: square and circle nestabillities, 1/4" basic black grosgrain ribbon.

Enjoy!