Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style--Red Hot Ribbon!!!

Stamp Simply Ribbon Inspiration time once again...our theme for this week is RED HOT RIBBON! Yes, our focus is on that wonderfully warm color for ribbon and accessories. I had fun whipping up a cute little Valentine photo album for a gift...warning: photo overload...

I started with Kaisercraft's "Beyond the Page Mini Albums #2" set. I mixed and matched the mdf page shapes from the set so that I would have different layers available to mount pictures upon. The Mini Albums #2 are marked down currently, as are the Mini Albums #1.

I covered all of the pages front and back with 6 X 6" Bo Bunny "Enchanted Collection." Fabulous pad...all black and white with classic and "loving" details. Made it easy to add that splash of red! "Enchanted" also has a clear stamp set to match...see it HERE.

I die cut the heart of front of the album with a Spellbinders Classic Heart die, then attached looped May Art's Sheer Dotted and narrow Gingham ribbon loops to the back. I also added an extra small heart to the back of the larger heart to help hold the ribbon in place and add a bit of stability.

Here's a cute little heart addition using JustRite's "Winter Words Collection." The set matches up with "JustRite's Custom Spellbinder Charm die," plus an added red hot accent of a Kaisercraft Rhinestone. Did you notice the "Be Mine" sentiment stamped on the lower right of the page? It's also from "JustRite's Winter Words" set...it framed out perfectly with the decorator paper print!

{NOTE:  JustRite Winter Words is marked down right now}

Thought it would be fun to throw a banner on one of the pages. I used Spellbinders Nested Pennant dies, stamped once again with sentiments from JustRite's "Winter Words" set.

The final pages wouldn't be complete without an "I Love You" sentiment courtesy (once again) of JustRite's "Winter Words."

Here's a closeup of the Valentine greeting on the cover by JustRite's "Winter Words," along with a bit of red hot bling of KaiserCraft Rhinestones.  Strands of May Art's Sheer, Sheer Dotted, and Gingham Ribbons attached to the upper corner of the album add to the RED HOT theme.

I'm looking forward on seeing some cute pictures mounted on the emply spaces!

ALL of today's supplies are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!


AND...

"This is a Mystery Blog Candy hop, meaning the winner will be drawn from comments on one of today’s participating blogs, so leaving a comment on each blog will greatly increase your chances of winning, but only one comment per blog, please. The winner will be selected at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, January 31 and will be posted here on my (Sharon's) blog on Wednesday.


You must check back to claim your prize if you are the lucky winner! Good luck!"


Get your RED HOT inspiration from:


Sharon Johnson - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Deb Saaranen (you're here...so glad you stopped by!)
Barb Schram
Holly McMillen


Thanks once again for joining us for Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style...hope you can stop by once again next Saturday!

Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style--Sheer

Welcome to Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style--Sheer! Our focus is on translucent, beautiful, May Art's Sheer Ribbon today.

I needed a masculine birthday card, and I wondered, "Can I use sheer ribbon on a MAN CARD?" Well, I found out that "YES I CAN!"

Since this is a winter birthday card, I felt that Bo Bunny's "Snowfall Collection" would be perfect with the blue/brown colorway and fabulous patterns. There's also a Bo Bunny "Clear Snowfall Collection" stamp set available HERE.

I used Spellbinder's Nested Pennants and Nested Scalloped Pennant dies to cut the little flags for my design. JustRite's "Happy Everything Tag Making Kit" provided the sentiment, stamped with Versafine Sepia ink.

Can you can see the sheer ribbon? I didn't use a lot of it, just enough to be layered behind some of the flags...and, you can still see the pattern through the ribbon accent. A trio of brown brads adds a little extra to finish the design.

All of the linked supplies are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

AND... Once again Sharon is offering up some sweetness: "This is a Mystery Blog Candy, meaning the winner will be drawn from comments on one of today’s participating blogs, so leaving a comment on each blog will greatly increase your chances of winning, but only one comment per blog, please. The winner will be selected at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, January 24 and will be posted here on my (Sharon's) blog on Wednesday."

"You must check back to claim your prize if you are the lucky winner! Good luck!"

Here's the hop lineup for today:

Sharon Johnson - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Barb Schram
Holly McMillen
Deb Saaranen (you're here!)


Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you were inspired to try some sheer ribbon today!

Valentine's Day LOVE Banner

Hello! I've been wanting to make up a Valentine's Day banner, and decided that today was the day! The Free 4 All Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers really was the impetus for it all...check it out!

Not a super great picture, but you can get the idea...

I grabbed Bo Bunny's "Crazy Love Collection" paper (marked down now!)...check out the Bo Bunny papers HERE.

Spellbinder Classic Hearts and Classic Scalloped Hearts (also marked down...!) were used to die cut the banner pieces...I also cut a piece of notebook cardboard in the shape of the hearts to glue onto the back of each to make it more stable.

Stampin' Up Chipboard letter panels (ages old...from my stash), painted with Ivory acrylic paint, then stamped with Itty Bitty Background speckles made up the LOVE. I glued decorator paper pieces to the back of the open letters to give a touch more patterned interest. My "O" is a Webster's Pages Holiday Pink Floral Silhouette, found HERE.

Following are the closeups of each letter:

Extras: May Art's pink Striped Ribbon, May Art's Burlap String, Webster's Pages Traditional Tinsel Card, Melissa Frances Rhinestones, Bow Easy, and pink chunky glitter (I think from Stampin' Up...no label on the container).

All linked items are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check back on Saturday for Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style!

Our Daily Bread For the Love of Custom Dies Hop!

I'm so EXCITED to be back at Our Daily Bread Designs as a part of their new Alumni Team! I've always loved Our Daily Bread Design's sets...deeply etched rubber stamps that feature and celebrate Christian themes and our Heavenly Father! ODBD fills that special niche in the stamping world. So...

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's first Alumni Team bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designer's are featuring for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, head to the ODBD blog for a full link list. One of the posts is a hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until February 1st at 6 pm. Winner will be announced February 2nd! So, get hopping and enjoy all the inspiration using for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies!

As mentioned above, we're putting our focus on Our Daily Bread Design's Custom Dies...this one: "Crocheted Circle Die."  It matches up with this lovely ODBD set, "Serve the Lord."


Did you notice the lace border? Well, it isn't lace at all, but a border that is stamped and heat embossed, included in the "Serve the Lord" set. Although I did not use it in this case, the lace border stamp also has a Custom Die that matches it: "Crocheted Border Die."

What a fun image to color...love the lacy details as well! I used Copic Sketch Markers to color the image, then the Crocheted Circle Custom Die to cut it out.

Vellum, pink paper and bow, along with a crystal button, finish this design.





Hop details: If you came here from Betty's blog you are in the right place. Next on the hop is Fran! Remember if you get lost, just head back to Our Daily Bread Design's blog for the full link list.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style Thank You, Thank You!

Welcome to Ribbon Inspiration Saturday...Stamp Simply Style! This week we were to design a "dressed up" Thank You card, then take it down a notch or two to make it a CAS (Clean and Simple) design! Fun!

Here are my designs. I started out with My Mind's Eye "Everyday Flair" decorator paper. Some of my all time favorite prints include both polka dots and gingham, so this pad really suits my taste!

I also had a bit of fun with Spellbinder's "Fanciful Flight" butterfly die. I die cut the butterfly from the decorator paper, then traced the actual metal die onto vellum. I then cut on the trace lines, glued it to the die cut decorator paper butterfly, and trimmed the excess vellum from the edges.




I also took some of the vellum, ran it through the Cuttlebug with a folder, then used that as a textured background for my design.

The dressed up card features additions of May Art's 5/8" white lace, Melissa Frances White Pearls, and the JustRite "Fancy Frames" sentiment (marked down!) stamped onto a JustRite Spellbinder "Nested Frames" die.

All of today's highlighted supplies are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Also, This is a Mystery Blog Candy, meaning the winner will be drawn from comments on one of today’s participating blogs, so leaving a comment on each blog will greatly increase your chances of winning, but only one comment per blog, please. The winner will be selected at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, January 17 and will be posted on Sharon's blog on Wednesday.

You must check back to claim your prize if you are the lucky winner!

Here's the hop order for today:

Sharon Johnson - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Deb Saaranen (You're here! Thanks for stopping by!)
Holly McMillen
Michelle Woerner
Barb Schram


Be sure to check back for Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style next Saturday!

ETA: there was a question in the comments if there is yellow polka dots/gingham in the paper pad? Yes, there are two sizes of a golden yellow polka dot, a solid golden yellow, and a graph type print in yellow. Sorry...no gingham in yellow. But, there is red in gingham.

Scrappy Valentine & Winner News

Here's a quick and easy scrappy looking Valentine!

The scrappy background panel comes from the decorator paper...

Prima's "Madeline," no piecing necessary! You can see the entire Madeline Collection HERE.

The layered heart was die cut with Spellbinders "Classic Hearts" (on sale!). What a quick way to add a special touch to a design!



I stamped the JustRite "Just Because" sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, then die cut it with a JustRite's Spellbinders "Nested Sentiments" die (on sale!).  The heart layers and sentiment panel were all attached using dimensional tape, and Kaisercraft Light Pink Rhinestones added a bit of bling.

All supplies used today are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I also wanted to announce that last Saturday's Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style mystery blog candy winner was chosen from my blog! Head over to Sharon's blog to see if it was YOU!

Be sure to check back on Saturday for another Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style! Thanks for stopping by!



Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style--Valentines

We're back with Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style! This week we're featuring Valentines...

I used to {LOVE} Valentine's Day as a girl...do you remember decorating shoe boxes for Valentine's Day mailboxes at school? Attaching snippets of construction paper hearts, lacy paper doilies, and silver glitter...the start of a fabulous hobby for years to come!

I used Bo Bunny's "Crush Collection" Valentine paper...it's on sale now at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store! Bo Bunny's "Crazy Love" is also marked down. A couple other Bo Bunny Valentine papers available: "Smoochable" and "Enchanted." These adorable Valentine papers really "make" the card...and make life so easy as the pads contain prints that are designed to coordinate.

I used Spellbinder Classic Hearts (both the Classic Hearts and Classic Scalloped Hearts are marked down!) to create the feature for this design. I cut five hearts, scored them down the center with a Score It All Board, then handstitched down the center score lines with May Art's Metallic String. A bitty metallic cord bow, along with a Kaisercraft black Rhinestone, finishes this design.

All supplies used today are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

This is a Mystery Blog Candy, meaning the winner will be drawn from comments on one of today’s participating blogs, so leaving a comment on each blog will greatly increase your chances of winning, but only one comment per blog, please. The winner will be selected at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, January 10 and will be posted here on Sharon's blog on Wednesday.Be certain to check out the rest of the team's designs:

You must check back to claim your prize if you are the lucky winner! Good luck!



Sharon Johnson - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Barb Schram
Deb Saaranen (you're here!)
Michelle Woerner


Thanks so very much for stopping by today! We hope you join us once again for Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style next Saturday. Have a great week!

Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge

This is a design for today's Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge (CC356)...see it HERE.  I do realize that my card is quite monochromatic...yes, I believe it still fits the color challenge with the bit of color that is present, as well as the bulk of the card fitting the gray color call.

I began by pulling sheets of dp in the colors called for, but wanted to use this image (JustRite Musical Notes Labels Twenty), and felt that a muted, toned down colorway fit it better. I decided upon decorator paper from Kaisercraft's "After Five Collection."

A Spellbinders Labels Twenty die was used to cut the image panel, with Copic Sketch and Spica markers added for color. Final touch: Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones.

All supplies (minus the Copics) can be found at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. SCS's Color Challenge Gallery can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Splitcoaststampers CAS!

Today's Splitcoaststampers challenge: Clean and Simple...to use some type of refreshment (CAS151) in your design...I immediately thought of Kanban's Cafe Set (from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store). I know that I've used this quite a bit lately, but it is one fabulous set! My drink of choice these days is tea...green tea is one of the most popular beverages in Tajikistan. Healthy!

The image is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, then tinted with Copic Sketch markers. Spellbinder Petite Ovals and Petite Scalloped Ovals were used to cut the image panel and layer (check with Sharon for availability).

Kaisercraft 6" "Homemade Collection" decorator paper was used, with the sentiment (from the Kanban Cafe Set) accented with a Prima Fairytale blossom and Divine Twine Baker's Twine.

Pretty simple! All of the supplies (minus the Copics) used today are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Today's SCS CAS gallery can be seen here. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2012 to all of my dear stamping and blogging friends!

I so appreciate the time that you take to stop by

and peek at my projects!

We spent a quiet evening at home, seeing in the New Year. Today, we took a ride north of Dushanbe, towards Varzob and the mountains. We will be joining friends for a New Year's dinner this evening.

I hope that your New Year's Day is truly blessed, as well as the upcoming 2012.