Hope Card & peek at 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog new items

 Strength & Hope stamp set in the Summer Mini Catalog.

 Two new In Colors:  Island Indigo & Pool Party.  

New Chocolate 1/2 " Scallop Dots Ribbon.

The new Lace Ribbon Border punch at the bottom is cut in half, to make a thinner border.

New Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.

The sentiment is from the new Perfect Words hostess set.

The birdcage from the Nature Walk stamp set (Occasions Mini Catalog) is in the new IBC.

More of my VC Rocks! card swaps

This was for the Big Shot swap:

Kid's Birthday Swap:

Simplicity swap:

For the Boys swap:

Trend swap:

Birthday swap card:

May VC Rocks Card Swaps

This was for the Get Well/Sympathy swap.  I will miss you, Puns from the Past stamps!

Ebony and Ivory swap - that really is Whisper White & Basic Gray.

The embossing folders for the Big Shot are so easy to use and add so much to a card.

Kindness for the Floral swap.  I used the new Stampin' Up! triple flower punches.

For the Sugar and Spice swap, I pulled out my Heat & Stick powder and my Irridescent Ice.

I love, love, love Tiny Tags!  So cute, easy to punch and adds that little something extra.

For the fancy folds swap, I did a simple gate fold card.  There's that triple punch flower again.

Here it is opened.

I hope you liked these cards.  Tomorrow I will add more of my swap cards. 

Until then, happy stampin'!

Elizabeth

Scrapbooking Swap & RAK

I am a hostess for VC Rocks Scrapbooking Elements Swap.  

Above is an example for the swap, using triple flower punch, 

Bold Blossom and Notes & Details stamp sets.

This RAK has new items from the Stampin Up! Idea and Catalog Book 2011-2012.

The new in color is Wisteria Wonder.  

The Designer Series Paper is Flirtatious.

Two new hostess stamp sets are Posy Punch and Perfect Words.

The bling comes from Jewel Basic Rhinestones.

Precious Scrapbook Page

This is my baby picture!  My mom named it precious, because it was the picture she took to the hospital when I was 11 months old.  She went there to have my sister, Andie, and had to bring my picture because she didn't want to leave her baby girl at home!

 I was the seventh child of nine and Mom stopped doing baby books with the fifth child.  This may be the reason I started scrapbooking, because I wanted my kids to have their own baby books with my memories in them.  Then I decided I should have a baby book too!

Stampin' Success CASE

This is the photo I found in Stampin' Success May 2010.

And this is my version using Pink Piroutte,Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Early Espresso.  I also used Artistic Etchings stamp set and the color spritzer tool.

I hope your day is filled with Amour!

Color My World with a VC Rocks Blog Hop

I hope you are enjoying your VC Rocks blog hop today! 

I chose to brayer ink on Whisper White cardstock.  Although I usually use lots of blues, I challenged myself to use some purples and oranges.  I like the results.

This is my first reflection card.  Using the smooth side of the stamp-a-majig sheet was easier than I thought.  The ship stamp, called The Open Sea, is from our Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog. The inks are Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

I brayered different oranges and blues on two pieces of Whisper White cardstock.  Once again I used The Open Sea stamp set to stamp images in Basic Black.  Using my 1 1/4" square punch, I punched out the "interesting" areas, then layered them on Basic Black and Marina Mist cardstock.  I used one piece of each of the baker's twine with the Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler threads for my knot.  The technique, By the Inch, is from the Technique Junkies Newsletter.

I didn't color anything on this card, but just look at the yummy colors in the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper!  Mmm!  Once again, I used The Open Sea stamps; this time, inked with Early Espresso.

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Elizabeth Kratzer