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Everyone who makes cards like comments.  In case you are not aware, after each post there is, in very tiny letters, the words 0 comments.  If you click on that it will bring you to a place where you can leave a comment about the post.  Good or bad I appreciate the comments.  It is a way that I can improve.  Thanks for checking my blog out and can't wait until Friday for the end of this contest.  Yes that is correct.  Periodically, I will be have contests of some sort.  I won't post them very far in advance so you have to check my site out often.  The prizes for this give away are just the tip of the ice berg, they will just be getting bigger and better. 

Pam

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

I have fallen in love with dies.  I have recently purchased some intricate dies from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I found a lattice die among all the intricate ones so decided to try this die out.  Wow it cuts great.  I didn't want to put to much else on the card so I just used a label punch and a small thank you but I couldn't resist the bling.  I love bling too and I must say this card is full of it.  I love it.  The colors were colors that were used at a recent wedding we attended.  Love these colors.  So without further ado here is the card.

I am so loving this card.  Thanks for looking.

Pam

Monday July 30, 2012

Hope your weekend was wonderful.  I have been making a lot of birthday cards and was going through some older ones that I have made in a class or on my own.  I found a card where we added beads and I know I made this in a class but cannot remember where or when.  Anyway, I decided I would add some beads to my birthday card.  First I found the designer paper I wanted to use.  It is from Echo Park Paper in a set called Country Drive.  Oh so cute.  Then I looked through my stashes of stuff and yes I have some beads.  Not a lot but some.  I found a couple of beads that matched the paper.  What are the odds.  The sentiments on the card are from long ago wooden stamps that have been converted to cling foam and I no longer know who made them.  The top sentiment was punched in white and then I used the same punch in red.  I cut the red in half and mounted to each side of the white.  Added a few flowers and miracles or miracles it turned out to be quite a cute card. 

Don't you just love those lady bugs.  I attached the beads through the flower and onto the back of the red card stock and adhered it with regular tape.  The black bead in the center of the other flower is just one that got away from a different project and I was tired of finding it in my way.  I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do.  Happy Monday everyone.

Pam

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Hope everyone is have a fabulous weekend.  Ours have been very busy.  We went to a beautiful wedding on Saturday.  Today I went and seen my daughter, Jennifer's, new townhouse.  Wow it is really terrific.  I am always struggling with cards for men so I decided I would use Stampin Up's set called Up Up and Away.  I made two cards with the balloons.  I used blue backgrounds because afterall the sky is blue.  On the first card I couldn't help myself and used all but one of the balloons.  I used dimensionals on three of the 5 balloons.  I also used the clouds, birds and a the birthday sentiment on this card.

I have been trying to use up scraps and shapes that I have saved over time.  I found this scrap where I had cut out a dimensional and it left a frame of sorts.  After I trimmed it to size, I sponged pale blue ink, just a shade lighter than the card base, onto the frame.  I then centered the balloon basket onto the card base popped up the balloon and then adhered the frame to the card base.  I used Stampin Up new ink color, Midnight Muse for the sentiment and the birds that I placed on the frame.  I think it turned out nice and clean and really like it

 I guess I have found a wonderful set to use to make masculine birthday cards.  Although I think these cards could be used for women or kids.  It is just a versatile and very cute set.  Now I am not a Stampin Up demonstrator but I have a lot of there stamps and enjoy using them especially when they are as versatile as this set. 

If you haven't joined my site yet don't forget to do that so you have a chance to win a prize on Friday, August 3, 2012.

SNSS09 July Challenge

There is this wonderful site out there in computer land if you are looking for stamps or stamp supplies.  They have there own brand and some really wonderful stamps.  The company name is Sparkle N Sprinkle out of Florida.  I purchased a set of Christmas stamps from them along with the matching Nestibilities dies.  Well they also have monthly challenges and so I decided it was time to start thinking about that wonderful winter holiday we call Christmas and the stack of cards I want to make.  Well I came up with this card using the sketch that Sparkle and Sprinkle provided.  I love it.  This card came together so quickly, it is just right if you have a lot of cards to make.  First I found some holiday dp from my stash of gotta use this stuff up and then I used Versamark to stamp the image on red lettering weight paper.  I then took my Sakura clear star pen and sparkled up the ornament.  I then cut two ornaments with the Nestibilities dies. First was an ivory cut and the second was the red ornament.  I aged the ivory cut with a little pale yellow ink (it matched the dp) and attached that to the card with the dp on it.  I then used dimensionals and leaving just a small amount of the ivory cut showing, I attached the red ornament.  I love this card and it just might end up being my Christmas card this year. 

Follower Giveaway

Well I know I sent out a note about following my blog.  I am trying to sign up followers and so I am going to hold a week long sign up contest.  All anyone has to do is "Join this site".  The contest will run from July 27, 2012 until 8:00pm (CST) on August 3, 2012.  I will be giving away two prizes at the end of the contest from all the followers that have joined my site.

Prize number one is in the picture below.  The mini moments are from Creative Memories and are a set of calendar pages.  These pages are blank so you can number and decorate them anyway you want.  Next is a stamp from Stampin Up that says remarkable.  Last is a Memory Box die called Elegant Scrollwork 

Prize number two will be a paper punch from Creative Memories that has 4 mini punches for Halloween and more Creative Memories papers.

Now the winners will be selected by an independent party; ie my hubby.  The winners name will be posted on this blog at 8:05 pm (CST) on August 3, 2012.  Winners will have until Monday at 8:00 p.m. (CST) August 6, 2012 to send me your information via email at pjselinski@comcast.net.

Check out my blog often for new card ideas and contests.  Also, every once in a while I plan on dropping in a phot of my favorite grandchildren.

One last thing, if there is anything that a card maker lovers it is comments about a card they have made.  I am very interested in hearing what you have to say about my cards.  Good or bad, I can always learn from your comments.  So please feel free and leave a comment in the comment section.

Pam

July 25, 2012

I am acting ditzy today.  I just lost everything and had to start all over.  I have been making cards like crazy.  Well actually our friends, Donna and Mark Sobraske, are helping host the wedding of their son, Eric to his fiancee, Bridget.  So I needed a card.  I made two.  The first one I used the colors in their wedding and got the idea from Pinterest.

Monogrammed towels, whatever happened to those?  Anyway I used Mr & Mrs. and the towel bar is made from a thin strip of silver cardstock and attached with silver brads.  I used Stampin Up Flourish embossing folder to make the towel.  It is a really cute card.

I have been wanting to try making a more elegant wedding card so I started to go crazy with my Spellbinders Nestibilities.  I used a Stampin Up stamp set called Word Play to stamp my sentiment. I do love bling so I played a small crystal on the ring in I do.  

  I am so excited to share this new product I found at a wonderful place called Sparkle N Sprinkle

They have an actual store in Florida but they also have an online store.  Anyway to the product.  It is called Mudd Puddles.  Sparkle N Sprinkle is the first place that I have seen this product.  I purchased the color called Fiji Beach.  It is a wet product that dries but has flexibility.  I just wanted to get going with it so I made a beach themed card. 

The beach is a teal and sand colored.  You spread it on the paper where you want it.  I just made a beach.  The Mudd Puddles dry in about an hour so you can work on the card.  It is completly dry in a day.  It really is what it says. It dries in the time it says and it is flexible so it won't come off.  I can see all kinds of beaches made with this stuff. It also comes in lots of different colors.  I can see using this for mosiacs.  I think I am going to try that next.  Well I want to buy a few more colors first.  I used a Stampin Up stamp for the sail boat and my favorite sea saying but don't know where that came from. I also used a stamp of a sand dollar that I have had forever.  I placed a pearl in the center of the sand dollar.  It is a little poetic license there but I wanted to link the sentiment to the shell.   Love the sentiment though and I have to say I  love the card and cannot wait to use Mudd Puddles again.