Ringed With Nature Scrapbook Pages

Ringed With Nature was in the fall mini catalog. It was advertised as a fall/Christmas stamp set. I totally saw that and used that view for these scrapbook pages but I see so much more with this set. I need to pull it from my shelf and get playing again. 

Cottage Rose

The beautiful Cottage Rose stamp set and coordinating dies will be off to relax in retirement very soon. I was able to do a little be of playing with this set and am going to share what I created. 

Soft Succulent is also on the retiring list and it is the card base for this card. The designer series paper is the Perfectly Penciled paper and I used the blends to color the leaves on this paper. This is one of the best parts of black and white designer series papers, coloring it and making it your own.

A Fish and a Wish

A Fish and A Wish is on the retiring list and won't be available much longer. This is an easy set to over look in the catalog but I have had great fun creating with it. In fact, this set of card was a Class at Home set.

Paradise Palms

If you have followed me for any amount of time, you know that I LOVE THE BEACH! The warm sun, the surf crashing, the sand, the shells, the salty air...I adore very bit of the beach. Paradise Palms helps me have a little bit of the beach in my house. 

Old Olive and Balmy Blue are used to create this card. The moon is from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set. Can't you just feel the heat and hear the waves and taste the salty air? I can!

Snowman Magic Scrapbook Pages

Sometimes scrapbook pages can be very simple and let the pictures do the talking. After all, it's the memories that we all want to remember. The scrapbook pages should highlight the pictures. 

This set of pages is one of those sets where the pictures will be the highlights and not much extras on them. I used Snowman Magic to create these pages. 

Greatest Journey

Every month I offer a Class At Home. This class is one that is intended for you to purchase the supplies, I cut the paper and deliver to you and then you complete the projects at home, on your own time. You get to keep all the supplies. I pick one bundle from the catalogs to highlight during that month. I try to use this bundle for scrapbook pages too. 

April's Class At Home is featuring the bundle Greatest Journey. I love the greetings in this set and the dies are awesome. I have the three cards that you will get with this class here to share. This first card uses the designer series paper and the stamps to create a fantastic card that could be used for many different situations. 

Taco Fiesta

Mexican food is my favorite foods! I love just about everything about it. Tortillas, chips, salsa, pico, guac, nachos, burritos, tacos, margaritas...yum! Now I'm getting hungry! 

When I saw Taco Fiesta in the mini catalog, it was on my very first order so that I could play with it. I did play pretty quick after getting it but it has taken some time to share those cards with you. Alas! The wait is over for the first round of cards with this set.

The piñata is colored with blends as well as the chips and guac. The chips stamped repeatedly made a fantastic background. I did have to fussy cut the piñata, guac bowl, and chips as there are no dies for this set. Pretty easy cuts though.

Kindest Gnomes Scrapbook Pages

Here are those gnomes again! I think I really enjoyed the Kindest Gnomes stamp set and dies. I wish I could have shared all these goodies with you while the stamps were available for purchase but I am still working on being organized and consistent. 

Thanks a Bunch

Sale-a-bration is over but the goodies are still fun to play with. The stamp set called Thanks a Bunch is really an adorable set. I had great fun creating with it. So I have a couple more cards to share. 

Parakeet Party, Pumpkin Pie, and Calypso Coral is the color combination that I chose for this card. The carrots were stamped with Pumpkin Pie and the tops with Parakeet Party. The Calypso Coral layer was embossed with the Gingham embossing folder.

Uniquely Artistic

Uniquely Artistic was a freebie for attending a Stampin' Up! event. I have to admit that it was not my favorite and I kept pushing it away. Now that I have gotten it inky, I have enjoyed it more. This set is on the retiring list so if it speaks to you and you have to have it, get it now!

I used Flirty Flamingo for the card base. The flowers are stamped with Flirty Flamingo and the the lines with Polished Pink. The leaves are Garden Green. Nothing fancy on this card, just some stamping and the embossed texture.

Celebrate Sunflowers

One of my all time favorite stamp sets is retiring at the end of April. I was pretty sad when I saw that Celebrate Sunflowers was on the list. I know that Stampin' Up! can't keep everything around for a long time but I was still sad. This is such a great sunflower set and the coordinating dies are fabulous too.

I had to play with it a bit more and share with you my creations. I started with a Night of Navy card base. The sunflowers are stamped with Night of Navy ink onto Balmy Blue cardstock. This really is a pretty basic card, meaning there isn't much more to it than stamps, ink, and cardstock. I did add a few embellishments because...why not?