The Scrappy Chick

Stamps, Paper & Ink for Sale!

last Updated 8/17 9:15pm

After 10 years it is finally time for me to completely give up Stampin Up!  So I have a huge list of stuff that has to go!  Shipping will be based on what you get...a stamp set is easier to mail than a few sheets of cardstock, but a ton of cardstock will fit in a flat rate box!  So the more you buy, the better the deal on shipping :)  All payments must be made through paypal.  Email me directly at [email protected] to make an offer or to check availability.  I will try to update frequently.

8 ½  x 11 cardstock:  (10 cents each)

Marigold Morning (20)

Creamy Caramel (18)

Garden Green (14)

Sage shadow (14)

Orchid Opulence (6)

Brilliant Blue (3)

Bordering Blue (9)

Brocade Blue (38)

Gable Green (15)

Purely Pomegranate (20)

Sahara Sand (6)

Glorious Green (18)

Groovy Guava (6)

Close to Cocoa (5)

Really Rust (23)

Soft sky (23)

Buckaroo Blue (20)

River Rock (20)

Baja Blue (38)

Pacific Point (23)

Tangerine Tango (9)

Pink Pirouette (11)

Kiwi Kiss (28)

Mint Melody (8)

Rose Romance (11)

Taken with Teal (16)

Cool Caribbean (12)

Tempting Turquoise (9)

Ballet Blue (4)

Chocolate Chip (4)

Ruby Red (4)

Ink Pads & reinkers:

All 12 Rich Regals new style with all reinkers except Eggplant  $30

All 12 Soft Subtles new style with all reinkers except Pink, Moss & Bashful  $30

All 12 Bold Brights new style with all reinkers except Red & Brilliant $30

All 12 Earth Elements new style with all reinkers  $30

All 6 2007 In color with all reinkers  $18

All 6 2008 In Color with all reinkers  $18

Neutrals: Basic Black, Basic Brown, Basic Gray, Going Gray, Sahara Sand with reinkers except Brown  $12

Craft White $2

Craft  Vanilla with refill $3

Gable Green $2

Pumpkin Pie $2

 Certainly Celery $2

Lavender Lace $2

Marvelous Magenta $2

Cool Caribbean $2

Positively Pink $2

Chocolate Chip $2

Soft Sky $2

Cranberry Crisp $2

Craft Perfect Plum $3

Stamp Sets:

A is For Adorable $4

A Light Heart $5

All Natural $3

All the Best $5

Alphabet Soup $3

Alphadots $10

Alphadots Numbers $4

Baroque Motifs $8

Classic Alpha $8

Counting Sheep DD $6

Canvas BG $5

Dare to be Darling $3

Define Your Life $15

Eat Cake $5

Everyday Flex Phrases $12

Expressive Flex Phrases $12

The Fine Point $3

Friendly Flowers $8

Forever in my Heart $8

Fun Filled $3

Garden Whimsy $8

Ginourmous Flowers $8

Groovy Lines $3

Island Blossoms $12

Headline Alphabet $12

Itty Bitty BG $3

Just Baseball $4

Letterpress Alpha $12

Linen BG $5

Little Layers $3

Little Layers 2 $3

Little Layers Plus $3

A Little Love $4

Little Pieces $5

Mini Messages $3

Newsprint Alpha $10

Petal Pushers $6

Pinch Proof $5

Polka Dot BG $5

Polka Dots & Paisley $4

Pure & Simple Alpha $10

Pure & Simple Numbers $4

Occasionally $3

Seasonal Whimsy $6

Season of Friendship $5

Seeing Spots $4

Simple Shapes $5

Simple Type Alpha $10

Snowfall $8

Sporting $8

Snow Flumes $3

Tres Chic $6

True Friend $8

Tidy Alpha $10

Well Worn Alpha $12

Straight Up Alpha $5

Rough Edges Alpha $5

Wheels:

Sandy Shells $2

Scary Skulls $2

Star $2

Hot To Dot $2

Confetti Play $2

Spooky Spiders $2

Twinkle $2

Jumbo Wheels:

Christmas Chatter $2

So Swirly $2

Matey’s Map $2

Petals $2

All about Gratitude $2

Spot On $2

Dilly Dally Party $2

Whimsy $2

Pinch Me $2

Something fishy $2

Narrow Ribbon (Most Of Roll):

Chocolate Chip $2

Mustard $2

Night Of Navy $2

Burgundy $2

Mellow Moss $2

Miscellaneous:

 Jumbo Wheel Storage $2

Regular Wheel Storage $2

Classy Brass Dots $5

Wheel Guide $4

Perfect Layers Tool $3

Paper Piecing Punch $4

 

Scrappy Sunday

 Happy Sunday!  Its been a busy weekend around here with end-of-the-year parties at school, bday parties, summer kick-off, baseball...etc.  Just a party weekend.  I am pooped.

Before the page... a couple of things.  I'll announce the blog candy winner later today and I will have a card for you then too :)  (Also my new weekly Summer reading recommendation)

Tomorrow starts Sports Billy previews for Pink Cat Studioso don't forget to check back then too!

And we went to see Up! yesterday.  Wow!  It was great...totally not just a kids movie.  BTW, This opened for the Cannes Film Festival for those of you who hadn't heard.  I laughed, I cried and now I want to see it again :)

  So heres your pages for Scrappy Sunday :)  Everyone seems to want more scrapbook layouts from me!  This is one of the 2 sets that we made at my last SU! club.  Paper is Rockabilly pp. (features Black, white, Kiwi, and Riding hood red colors)

 I cut the white edge with jumbo scallop scissors.  Skull and accessories are from the Just Jawing set.  Hearts were cut with my Spellbinders heart Nestabilites, arrows were punched with the SU! my way punch, and stars are using the jumbo star punch.  Flower is from  a new fun pack from Prima (found at Michale's) , and buttons are asst from my stash.  (Click on the page to enlarge for a better look)

Glitter is chunky glitter from SU! applied with PVA glue.  I think that was is for supplies besides (corner rounder, dimensionals, glue dots, asst SU! ribbon, and labels 1 nestabilites)

ok, more later.  Have a fun sunny afternoon!  -Cyndi

My Time to Color challenge & getting Edgy!

Happy Saturday!  It has been beautiful and 85 here in NC today.  After baseball this morning we went to a Kids Fest.  Michael played on the slides and bouncy things and rode a horse, but guess what his favorite part was?  Holding the kittens!  He is soooo my son!

So, I snuck in a bit of stamping time today.  Laurens challenge for the day is a color challenge.  I didn't have some of the Papertrey colors. so I just converted it all to the closest in SU! colors and went with that.  I ended up with Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red, Bashful Blue, and So Saffron.

 

These colors are a bit subdued for me (well, a lot really if you know me) but thats what a challenge is supposed to be...a challenge!

I thought of this cute little Magnolia first cause sadly she hadn't been inked up yet.  I got her from Betty, but I can't seem to find her online to see what her name is??  I used the new Labels 3 again from spellbinders...a must have!  The background stamp and sentiment are both from an old SU! set.

I also distressed all the edges on this baby for an entry into the Cute Card Thursday challenge this week...Getting Edgy  :)

OK, I have to sneak back off the computer for now.  Check back in tomorrow for Scrappy Sunday!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Tilda, quilt (Magnolia); Polka dots & Paisley (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray (SU!)

• Paper: Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron (SU!); white (PTI)

• Accessories: Labels 3 (spellbinders); ribbon slot punch (Making Memories); flowers (Prima & Doodlebug); button (MME); markers (Copic); distressing tool (SU!)

Scrappy Sunday

OK, I am back with the layouts that I promised!  I have 3 2-page spreads for you tonight.  All were made with the Good Morning Sunshine pp pack and Good Friend & Cheep Talk sets from Stampin' Up! 

The first layout is on So Saffron cs background pages.  These are pics of my kittens when we first got them (now they are about 8 mos. old)  I added some corduroy buttons (kiwi kiss & Choc chip) .  The letters are American Crafts thickers sticker letters. 

Next up...pics of my youngest daughter Rachael and her friend Grace from last summer.  Lots of circles cut with my curvy cutter, tag chipboard, white sticker letters, and frilly ribbon from KI Memories.  Buttons are from my stash.  (Background cs Old Olive)

Last up...pics from fall of the 3 youngest kids goofing off.  (I just realized that I had meant to journal all these pages before I uploaded them but I forgot...oopps!!)

Anywho...I added some zigzag stitching to this one.  The letters are Big Deal alphabet, also used was heart and bracket chipboard from SU! and a kiwi corduroy brad.  The kiwi ric rac was created with jumbo scallop scissors.

So, thats it!  3 sets of pages...and tons of pp left over!!  Check back tomorrow for more cards!  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

Love you much!

  Happy Saturday!  I have so many projects that I have been working on, but none are ready for me to show you yet, sorry!!  I do have this card, which was a class  card from last week for you for now.

I used the new "Love ya Much" stamp set from Stampin' Up! and paired that with last years Bo Bunny Valentines paper...A Gift of Love.  Its a tent topper card with a bazillion layers.  I did pull out my pretties kit, which I like never use, and inked the flower directly onto my Pink Pirouette pad...then tipped it for Riding Hood Red.

Other supplies used: Basic Black, Pirouette Pink, Riding Hood Red, Tempting Turquoise cs and inks; black grosgrain ribbon, scallop border punch, black brad.

OK, sorry its a quick post...more later I hope!  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

Blog Candy for the New Year

**** This post is sticky and will be at the top of my blog til wednesday! Scroll down for new samples daily!***

 I have been promising some blog candy for a while now...so since its a brand new year...how about some new rubbah??  I have a Stampin' Up! "En Francais" background stamp and  some Love Notes with matching envys for one lucky winner! 

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post...tell me if you are here for the first time what's your favorite stamp manufacturer...or if you are a regular reader...what do you like best on my blog?  A particular stamp company?  My scrapbook pages?  Its a new year, I am fresh off of my DT obligations for the moment, and I want to know what YOU my readers like to see!  I will pick one random winner on Wednesday night midnight, EST.  Thanks for visiting! 

-Cyndi

I Wish...

I promised my Hickory Stamp clubs that I would upload some samples for them...last week we did a class with the new Christmas Simply Scrappin' kit, "I wish" ( and the rubons "Season of Joy").  They made 3 12x12 layouts, and then I made 4 cards with my scraps for ideas for them (we did not do all this at the class).  Cards are first...some are simply the die cuts in the kit, others have layers, ribbon, and even machine stitching to show them all the possibilities.  So here's a feast of eye candy for you:

 

 

 

 

So, thats it!  All materials were in the kit, except 2 pieces of 12x12 Sahara Sand, and a few mats that I had from my scrap pile:)

Ribbon is Red, Olive, and new Alpine?? striped.   Also used Oval Nestabilites, Curvy Cutter, corner rounder.

-Cyndi

Scrapbook pages??

I really haven't forgotten how to scrapbook...its just between teh scrapbook fundraiser and having fun with cards...I haven't had any scrapping time for me lately!  so I used one of the layouts from the last event and added some pics from last year.

These are my kiddos carving pumpkins last October (we still haven't done one this year, eeekk!)    I used the Season of Friendship on the page for the class...then added some pumpkins from the retired Autumn Apparitions set so it would fit my theme.

I also added a bunch of sponging and some orange doo-dads which weren't on the original page at the event.  Sometimes enough is just NEVER enough, KWIM??

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Season of Friendship, Autumn Apparitions, Best Friends Alphabet Upper, Define Your Life (SU!)

• Paper: Sahara Sand, tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip cs; Hawaii Papaya DSP (SU!)

• Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Sahara Sand (SU!)

• Accessories: Round tab punch, Tangerine ribbon, sponge daubers (SU!); Autumn Terracotta accessories (CTMH); Curvy Cutter (EK Success)

I am off to my kidergarteners conference then hope to join the Unity HIP HOP later!!

-Cyndi

Back to my roots

I wanted to go back to my roots a bit today.   I hardly ever post any just Stampin' Up! projects anymore...but I wanted to share a few things with you today...my last club's projects .  First up is one of the 3 things my clubbers made last week: this card using my fav set from the Fall SU! catalog: Just Jawing.  I made a page with this set awhile back but have been wanting to make a card...don't you love her in pink??

• Stamps: Just Jawing

• Paper: Pink Passion, basic Gray, Ghostly Greetings DSP

• Ink: basic Black, Basic Gray, Pink Passion

• Accessories: Pink Passion marker, black brads, black gingham ribbon

  Next up is a little Halloween basket we made using my friend Bev's new Big-Shot!  Pretty cool, but lots of work to put these babies together...I think I will stick with my cuttlebug and embossing!

• Stamps: Batty for You

• Paper: Ghostly Greetings DSP, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper white

• Ink: Basic Black

• Accessories: sticky strip, black gingam & black grosgrain ribbon, circle punches, scallop circle punch, Big shot, Basket & bloom die

  Last for the projects:  I found these cute little playdough cans at Target...we wrapped a small strip of PP around them, added some stamping to the lids, then tied a couple up with a bow...how cute for a preschool class!!

• Stamps: Batty for You

• Paper: Ghostly Greetings SP, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

• Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

• Accessories: circle punches, ribbon, sticky strip

OK, thats it for today!  Thanks for visiting!

-Cyndi

Scrappy Sunday

My favorite new set from the Fall/Winter Stampin' Up! catty...hands down its Just Jawing!  (well at least for this week, LOL)  I have been dying to create this page all week but have had too many other things to do, but I finally got it done today!  I just love the new PP too!!  SU! is finally getting back in the groove:)

For the layout of the page I used a sketch by Shanna Vineyard from over at Triple the Sketch,  a sketch blog owned by my blog buddy Patter.  This one is atually from a week or so ago, but it seemed just right for my photos and the skull.  The baby sized skulls at the bottom of the page are punched from the Ghostly Greetings DSP that I also used for all the larger pattern paper elements...loving all that Black and Basic Gray together with just a POP of color!  Oh yeah baby!

And check out that awesome kiwi button down at the bottom fro the new Button Bouquet...also SU!  I carried on the dotty theme from the webs and swirls on the paper by using my white gel pen and randomly adding some lines of dots to the large circles.  I wanted to keep this baby all Stampin' Up! (which I haven't done in a while), but otherwise I would have added some fun purple glitter to the skull eyes!  (I may go back and do that before it hits my book) 

OK< I am out for the night...check back in tomorrow for some news, bwahahaha!  -Cyndi

• Supplies: (All Stampin' Up! unless noted)

• Stamps: Just Jawing, Taffy alphabet

• Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Whisper White, Ghostly Greetings DSP

• Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Elegant Eggplant

• Accessories: Round tab punch, 3/4" circle punch, Button Bouquet, Earth Elements Buttons, white gel pen, Elegant eggplant marker, Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon, Eggplant Ribbon, Gray ribbon (stash), Curvy Cutter (EK Success), C1 copic marker for shading

A bunch of Layouts

I have a ton of scrapbook pages to share with you, but first...

Christine over at All That Scraps has outgrown her business home and is moving this weekend!  She will now have room for lots more products and wants to know what YOU want her to carry.  Head over to the ATS blog and leave her a comment with your wishlist.  She is picking a random winner on Tuesday to win a $25 gift certificate to the store!!  Just in time for the next new release from CC Designs...August 4th!

Now on to the pages.  I am not going to do a ton of explaining, or I wouldn't be able to share them all.  So email me if you have a question, k?

The first is for the Unity Simple Scrapbook challenge from this week  over at SCS.  This is Christi's  9th sketch already!  (SHe just moved too so send her some love!)  I have loved using these sketches :)  This one I turned into a two-pager so scroll down for the other half.

I used my fav Floral Fantastical for the leaves on the background page...I love that they look like rub-ons!...and for the other small elements.  The {heart} sentiment  (and the jounaling block) are from the new Its the Little Things July Kit of the Month (only available for 1 more week!!).  The sticker letters are American Crafts..the PP and puffy stickers are Fancy Pants "Floral Chic" line.  I used my new Pacific and Baja Breeze pads from SU! for the stamping and sponging.

This next one uses Unity stamps also.  I used my new Worn polka dot alphabet that I have been simply drooling over for 2 months!  I also pulled out the KOM from July again...using the owl, mushrooms and a journal stamp from the June KOM.   I had a ton of fun with these pages as I pulled out the trusty sewing machine again!  All those circles are zig-zagged on....yep, all of them!  The paper is from Crate Paper..the Brunch line.  Buttons are CTMH...the red ink is the new RidngHood Red from SU!  I dotted the centers in with a green copic to match the PP.

Now on to some really old layouts.  These are all pages that had been stamped during my classes or crops but had no pics on them.  I matched some up a while back and got around to completeing a few today.

This one might look kind-of familiar.  The left page was CASED from a 6x6 page in the SU! catty a couple of years ago.  I made it bigger and added a 2nd page.  It was the perfect colors for these pics of Taylor from when she went to the Modern Dance program at NCSA last summer.  She "hates" to have her picture taken, but still loves to pose.

This was an original design (with the help of my awesome friend Heather P)  that was created for one of my fundraisers last year.  I loved the page but wasn't sure what to do with it!  I found these photos from the day after Christmas last year with Michael playing his new guitar (sister got Guitar hero from Santa...he got an extra guitar)

OK< thats it for tonight.  I have more, but I'll share those another day!  Have a great weekend.  I hope to be back tomorrow, but if not check in on Sunday for my Scrappy Sketch!  Thanks for visiting!    -Cyndi

Scrappy Sketch #20

I can't believe I have been doing this for 20 weeks now!  It seems like I just started yesterday :)  I can't be very chAatty tonight, so here is this weeks sketch for you.

A good scattering of 4x6's for you this week....or change them to any size you want, add more, etc.  Just take the sketch as a jump start and look inside for your inner creative angel...it is there, I promise!!  Please send me a link if you use the sketch, I love to see everyone's creations...and not many of you have been playing along lately.

You can check in with Lynn and Heather to see what awesomeness they came up with this week!!

For my page I had no idea what I wanted to do so I went to my stack of photos to be scrapped and looked for some that had a lot with the correct vertical vs. horizontal orientation.  I came up with these from Christmas morning of the kids and dad with our new WII.  everyone has enjoyed that thing soooo much I just can't even tell you!

I pulled out my retired pack of  Winter Bright. (colors: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, and Pretty in Pink)  I still love the pattern paper in that pack and wish it had come separate so I could have more of it.  I had a couple of packs and ended up with a ton of the stickers so I hated to order another.  Oh well.  There will be more fabulous Christmas paper this year I am sure :)  I also used the die cut stickers from the pack and  a ton of buttons.  I stamped the wii letters with the retired Tall Tales alphabet with white ink on white then cut them out.  I also once again outlined everything with a black jounaling pen...don't know why, but I really like this look: but it makes everything really stand out!

Thats it for now...we are going Cherry Picking this morning!  Have a great Saturday and Happy Scrapping!  -Cyndi

Scrappy Sketch #18

 

 

Its that time again...Saturday morning and time to scrap!  Go hide from your kids, your cats, your husband, and your tivo and pick up some pictures:)  I have a new sketch for you!   This one is very straightforward...lots of pictures, no circles, LOL.  The one I was planning to do was going to be quite a challenge, but in fact it was too much of a challenge for me to get the stinkin sketch in a program...urgh.  Note to self: must learn to use better software for this.

You know the routine by now...feel free to change things around or even just do one of the pages.  Send me a link back as a comment to this post so I can see what you did!  This is CSS18 if uploading to a public gallery:)

For my pages I used some new Close to My Heart papers and stamps...I know, this is my normal SU! weekly post, so don't get mad.  But there are just too many awesome products out there.  I promise to do at least 1 SU! project this week:)  The stamps Whimsical Wings (and Enjoy Every Moment by SU!) and the paper pack is Blue Ribbon.  I also added some Bold bright brads and white rick-rack.  I used Cloud scissors for the border.

Don't forget to stop by and check what Heather and Lynn have done with the sketch!  Thanks for stopping by...have a happy Saturday :)

-Cyndi

SFYTT double take!

I haven't done a Jen SFYTT in a few weeks...but now I have 2!!  Last weeks never got posted because of our power outage (and yes, everyone is fine, thanks for the prayers and well wishes...and no more tonadoes last night...yeah!!)

First up is this weeks sketch from Jen.  See it here------>  i{heart}2stamp.  I used the Verve Visual set Thankful Blossoms.  I stuggled with this sketch because of the 2 strips, the one overthe main panel  was ok, but when I tried to match it up to the separated one I kept getting bamboozled.

I finally settled on doing a vine for both strips, stamping extra leaves and cutting them out so they could extend from the strip.  These were colored in with a copic marker to give a darker tone for the leaves.  The flowers were also colored with my copics.  The Chocolate Chip panel was embossed with the Cuttlebug Paisley folder.  I also added some Celery (soft subtles) buttons from SU! and copper jumbo brads from American Crafts. 

The inside of the card has the Happy Mothers Day sentiment from the Papertrey set Women of Life, this card was for mom yesterday!

The next card is using Jen's sketch from last week.  I had created a scrapbook layout using this set and colors with my friend Heather a couple of weeks ago and thought it would transalate great to a card!  The main set is the new Friendly Flowers from the SU! Occasions mini catalog.

All supplies for this card are from Stampin' Up!  The colors are Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, and Old Olive.  I also used the One of a kind set for the other medallions used on the main panel, and Boho Backgrounds for the line of circles on the sentiment panel.  The strips are Old Olive DSP, and the hardware is  Copper Hodgepodge...soon to be retired!  I did use a teal brad for the centers, these are from my stash...source unknown.

Oh yes, and the background was stamped in Sky with the Polka dot bg stamp.  I think that was it besides circle punches...this seemed like such an easy card, but I guess I did use quite a few sets and supplies!

Thanks for visiting today!  Its just another manic Monday, right??  -Cyndi

Scrappy Sketch #16 & No internet

OK...Tornados in our neck of the woods yesterday...means no power...means no internet...means no blogging.  Sigh.  I am missing reading my daily blog fixes.  We are one of the lucky ones that now have power again, half of our county is still without.  The cable company says at LEAST 24 more hours until I am online again.  So, I am visiting at my moms tonight and am doing a quickie post.

Here is this weeks sketch for you guys :)  You will see from my sample that I took the liberty to change my shapes to candles instead of stars.  The sketch is always just a starting point.  Let your creativity take you away!

I still have blog candy for a lucky gal but need to catch up on emails and such when I have full access to internet (and time).  so give me a day or two to make sure I don't miss anyone!  I do have news this week...I am adding someone else to my sketch team!!  How cool is that?  Please welcome Lynn Put of The Queen's Scene to my weekly Scrappy Sketch Team :)  She has  so many cool things to check out on her blog so head on over!  And don't forget to stop in at Stamp with Heather to see if Heather Summers is back in the swing of things yetwith this wweks sketch!  She has another cool Class Planner to check out this week.  Where does she find the time??

So, here is my layout.  The idea came from a card...I started a whole post about this but will have to finish it another day.  I also must abandon my connection, my dad is giving me the eveil eye while watching the 4 kids...I must be fast!

Fast wrapup: cardstock & ink Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Wild Wasabi; Jersey Shore DSP, Key tag punch, Big Deal alphabet, Eat Cake set, ribbon, paperclips, Little Pieces set...all supplies Stampin' Up!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend and Happy Scrapping!  -Cyndi

RAK from Nancy Riley

Sadly I have had no stamping time for a couple of days.  BUT, its a RAK to the rescue!  This gorgeous RAK arrived from NAncy Riley of iSTAMP a few weeks ago.  I of course sent a quick thank you email immediatey, but I laid it aside to post while I was OOT last time and then I forgot.  So sorry NAncy!!

If you've never been to Nancy's blog then you need to go check her out!  She is super talented and has a been a great Cyber friend for a while now :)  I love her style...bold colors and clean lines and perfect details!!

For this card she used Stampin' Up!'s Enjoy Every Moment set and coordinating wheel (the name of that escapes me at the moment).  The colors are Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Taken with Teal with some Bali Breeze DSP.  Also...build a brad and Pumpkin striped grosgrain ribbon.  Thanks again Nancy, I just love it and you saved me today!  (I actually hope to do some challenges today, but who knows??)

Happy Hump day :) Thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

Scrappy Sketch #15 with Blog candy!

Are you ready for a new sketch?  This one is pretty straight forward for you.  Again, I am leaving off all the little elements and only including the basics.  I think it helps me to be more creative when I see less on a sketch...just the layout.  Then I can put whatever elements on the page that inspire me.  Also its easier to move around or change the photos when that is what the sketch is focusing on :)  Make sense?

For this one I am giving out some blog candy!  All you have to do is complete a layout...one page or both...using this sketch and send me a link as a comment to this post by next Friday, May 9th at 8pm EST.  I will pick one of the entries RANDOMLY to receive something special from me!  You can upload your page to Splitcoast Stampers if you don't have a blog.  Please use the keyword CSS15.  Don't forget to stop by Heather's Blog for her take on this weeks sketch----> Stamp with Heather.

Here is my page.  It is one of the 3 layouts that my Scrapbook clubs will be doing this month.  Everyone bought either Crew Kids Boy or Crew Kids Girl last month so that we can make the pages this month.

Mine is using Crew Kids Boy simply Scrappin' from stampin' Up!  The colors in the kit (cardstock and cutouts) are Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, and Basic Gray.  I just love these kits, especially now that they include More pattern paper!!  I also added a bunch of the Anchored rubons that I had leftover from a different class.  The only other thing not from the kit is the ribbon: Striped Pumkin Pie Grosgrain and Double stitched wild Wasabi are both SU!, the Gray wide grosgrain is from an online store??that my friend Heather bought me.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with!  Have a great Saturday and Happy Scrapping!!   -Cyndi

Dude!

Happy Monday!  Its rainy and chilly here in NC, but I am happy as a lark cause I am tucked away in my favorite Starbuck's, just me, my laptop, and a Skinny Latte.   I miss this part of my week when I am out of town.

Here is a card that I made a while back but never got around to posting.  I am doing another class for my clubs with the Simply Scrappin' kits...this time they picked between Crew Boy or Crew Girl since they are so similar.  In one meeting they will make 2-3 double layouts (and leave with directions for the third if they don't complete it plus directions for this card)

I used some of the leftover pattern paper for this one.  The papers are from Crew Boy SS.  I matched the colors of cs with Wild Wasabi, basful Blue, and Basic Gray.  (Ink is all of the above plus Pumpkin Pie)  The top layer is embossed with the Traffic jam Cuttlebug floder, a gift from my friend Bev (hey Bev!  Are you reading this?) 

Its a kickstand card, made popular and created by KED or Kirsten at Confessions of a naptime Stamper.  The bottom of the top layer is cut down shorter and the fold is at the top.  Here is the side view:

I also used the set "So Cool" by Stampin' Up!.  This focal point is actually all one image, but i stamped it 3 times and cut it up and pieced it back together to get the layered look.  The card was finished with some ribbon: Striped Pumpkin grosgrain, Bashful Blue narrow grosgrain, and Basic Gray tafetta.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope to be a better blogger for a while, I am done with traveling for a bit :)  Have a great day, please say hi, I miss you guys!   -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch #14

Sorry I am so late today!  I had a sketch ready for when I was out of town this week, but I was just NOT loving it, so started over last night.  I was still hoping to get it together before this afternoon, but, hey, you know!!

So here is your sketch for the week.  Its a easy block of photos on each side of the page.  I always seem to center things on my page, so I thought I would try scooching it all to the center for a change.  I like the way my page came out, so hopefully the layout can work for you too!  I really enjoy looking at what everyone does with these.  and don't worry if you are working on one from weeks ago, thats ok!  I just want to share some ideas so that you can get caught up!  (LOL, whats that?)  So, this week is CSS14 if uploading to a public gallery.

Here is my take, this may be one of the spreads for the W-S scrap day if you local gals like it, leave me a comment!  These are photos from last Thanksgiving, and yes, my girls are in tank tops, this is NC...fall is still summer here most of the time!

I started with a bunch of scraps of the Fall Flowers DSP from Stampin' Up!  I adore this pack, the colors are so fresh and unique together.  Although I used Chocolate Chip for my background, its not actually in the paper...I just wanted it to all jump off the page.  The colors of the patterns are what I used for my leaves and other embellishments...Soft Sky, Old Olive, and Sahara Sand (I didn't pull out the Really Rust).  The leaves are from Seasonal Whimsy, the little words are from Be Happy, and the letters are Headline Alphabet.  Also used: Square punches, Circle punches, Word Window punch, Neutral and Earth buttons, Olive twill.  Below are the pages separate for easier viewing.

Thanks for visiting today, don't forget to stop by Heather's blog this week.  She's just now getting the sketch too, so give her a day or so!  Click here---->Stanp with Heather.  Have a great weekend and Happy Scrapping!!    -Cyndi

Its Time for Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch!

Its a rainy, dreay Staurday and I am off in a bit for my little ones Birthday party...outside...Hah!!  We may not be putt-putting for the fun of it today, but stuck in their arcade.  Oh well, the kids will still have fun, right??  Fingers and toes crossed...

But, hey, Its that time again!  Here is this weeks edition, and on a new day :)  Please play along with us and don't forget  to use CSS13 if uploading to a public gallery ;)  Also, Remember that this is just a starting point, feel free to change it up as you need to for your photos. 

BUT, my challenge to you this week (sorry, I didn't get this to you in time Heather) is to enlarge one of your photos.  It gives the eye a place to be drawn to, and really highlights one of the pieces of your story!  I usually print all of my photos at a cheap online source like Snapfish, then I blow up what I want to at home on my printer at a fraction of the cost...plus I don't always know which ones I want bigger til I start a page, KWIM?? 

The stars can be any embelly...I need a new program to design in with more shape choices.  Also, check out Heather's blog for her take on this weeks sketch ---> Stamp with Heather.  Here is my layout for the week:

Didn't this turn out fun??  These are pics of Michael on his 5th birthday.  I used SU!s Summer Picnic DSP for the strips along the top and bottom as well as to cover some of the chipboard.  The rest of the chipboard was sponged with a dauber and classic ink colors.  I then stamped over the chipboard in the same color to get a darker version, and added some dots with my gel pen on two of them.  The colors of cs and ink are Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Old Olive.  I also added some striped ribbon and hand-cut corners.  (All supplies are SU!)  Here is the 2nd page:

Sorry I have such a bad glare on the photos, I tried taking the pic a few different ways as usual, but this photo paper seems worse than what I usually use.  It has a bit of a matte quality, which I would think would have less glare, but, alas, not so.

So, I am off to hover over a band of 5year olds.  Hope you have a happy Saturday, and Happy Scrapping!!  Don't forget to send me a link :)

-Cyndi

Double Challenge

First, I wanted to tell you guys that I am going to post my Scrappy Sketch on Saturdays for a while and see how that goes.  There are so many other bloggers who post challenges, and a number of them on Fridays including Beate's famous WSC.  Also, Amy R was doing a Friday sketch and asking the All That Scraps DT to participate, so I amgoing to try moving mine :)  Check back around 10am tomorrow (EST) for my latest sketch.

Here's my double challenge card!  I used the color combo from SCS this week: Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom, and Basic Gray and Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try at her blog: i{heart}2stamp.  The color combo turned out kinda pretty I think, but in retrospect I think I should have maybe used more Blush and less Guava?  I used Boho Backgrounds on the 3 panels, the Thank U from True Friend, and the small flowers from One of A Kind.  All supplies for this card are from Stampin' Up!  Other items used: Boho Flower punch, Paper piercer and mat, 1/16" punch, silver brads (old color), dimensionals, Gray tafettta ribbon.

Thanks for looking!  Don't forget to check back in the morning!    -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch #12 & 2 layouts!!

Here is this weeks sketch for you!  Pretty straight forward for those who don't like to cut a lot of shapes!  As you can see though, I am still on the circle thing :)  I just LOVE my new circle cutter...it is the Curvy Cutter by EK Success.  I got the circles on sale at Target a few weeks back for only $16, and the glass mat at Michael's with a coupon for just $9.  I have been eyeing this system for a while now, and after using Heather P's I fell in love and had to have it!

This weeks sketch is based on one of Becky Fleck's Page Maps.  Here is her original map from September of 2007:   I love going through her archives...there are sooooo many sketches there!  But I think some of us, me included, get a bit overwhelmed at such a detailed  sketch.  You feel as if you need the same elements, same size photos, same exact layout.  The thing with sketches is that they are a STARTING point...you can go in any direction with them. 

So, I minimized this sketch a bit and changed it a bit so that maybe it is easier to visualize YOUR photos and embellishments on the layout.

For this week you guys actually get 2 layouts!  The first is one that Heather and I put together last week for a class she is doing.  The supplies are all Close to My Heart (thats what she sells).  The paper is from a pack called Sweet Pea.  I was hunting for a layout for her and stumbled on this one.  I told her what I was thinking with simplifying it and she jumped in on it with the flower idea and moving the title.  I hunted through pics since we were at my house and found these of Easter morning this year...the colors were off so I printed them in B/W, but the theme was perfect for the paper pack that Heather had chosen.      

The title is stamped with Breeze using Boutique alphabet, the Easter is from the March word Puzzle stamped in Kiwi.  The flowers were dabbed with the breeze pad using a dauber, and the centers are unched with 1/2 and 3/4 inch circle punches.  Very simple and beautiful result, don't you think?

Next, I just had to have a sample for you using Stampin' Up! products, Ive been a bit neglectful (like my new word??) lately.  I started with a Kraft base and used the new Summer Picnic DSP from the Occassions mini catalog.  The other cardstock colors are based on the one print: Bashful Blue, Real Red, and Old Olive.  I used the Die cut blooms for the flowers in the circles and added some of the gorgeous new Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware jumbo brads. 

I originally had some cute strwberries on the page instead of the fowers but couldn't find any pics to go with that theme!  SO, now we have a home for the hamster pics!  Meet Remy and Emile, Rachael's newest rodents :)    I stamped the letters with Big Deal alphabet and then cut them out.  It all looked kinda blah so I added a bunch of dots with my White gel pen, you can see this better in the closeup below.  The ribbon is Striped Red grosgrain, and I even added a rubon to one of the photos!

Please play along with us this week, and don't forget to send me a link!  Use CSS12 if uploading to a gallery like SCS.  There is no time limit, just have fun with it!  Check out Heather's blog later today...she is back from Bermuda and hopefully scrappin' again!  Click here for ----> Stamp with Heather.

Thanks for visiting and happy scrapping!    -Cyndi

CSS11 Making Faces

Wow!  I hate being behind on my own challenge, LOL.  I am really pleased with what I came up with though!  This page set was made using the Stampin' Up! Crew Kids boy Simply Scrappin' kit, and will thus be a part of my May club for the Tuesday group :)  everyone in that club bought the kit this month so that we can make pages with it next month.

The background cardstock is Basic Gray and the mats are all Bashful Blue.  I used all 4 designs of the pattern paper in the kit and a bunch of the sticky die cuts.  Everything on the page is from the kit, except the Pumpkin Striped ribbon and the chipboard pieces...the corner is from On Board Blossoms & basics, and the letters are from On Board Lots of Letters.  I inked all the pieces directly with my Basic Gray pad.  The cicles were cut with my Curvy Cutter.

Thanks for visiting my little ol blog!  -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch #10

  OK, First I will start you guys with the sketch.  Pretty straight forward this week for those who have a hard time with anything other than 4x6 photos!!

Please play along and send me a link to your creation so I can see it!  Use CSS10 if uploading to SCS.  Remeber, you can flip it, rework it, or even use just one side of the layout...this is just a starting point :)  Normally Heather Summers plays along with me, but I was REALLY late in getting the sketch to her and she's leaving for Bermuda!!  So, check in with her blog, but there may be no page this week or next.  She has plenty more there to look at though!  Her blog is ---> Stamp with Heather.

This sketch was based on a card in a SU! catalog many years ago that I turned into a cute page, that I then CASED from myself to create a page for the last Scrapbook Day, then finally the sketch!  But I thought it was cheating to not create something new so...here is what I came up with using a bunch of photos from Christmas when we gave the kids a Wii. 

I didn't do any stamping on the page because I had this great kit from Scenic Route that was begging me to use it!  It is the Rockland collection...papers, pattern cardstock, die-cuts, chipboard, and stickers...all in one kit.  And CUTE stuff!!  I did add a bit of Olive twill from SU! and a bunch of buttons from Foo-fa-la.

But, since you guys are all stampers, here is the page that I did for the Scrapbook day...no photos yet, cause I think I managed to get all my beach stuff done what with all the pages for classes lately!  I will probably use some extras on it for one of the kids' books.     

Ingrediants: Kraft, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Green Galore cardstock; Red, Pumpkin, Turquoise, Galore, and Basic Black pads; Basic brads; Pumpkin striped Grosgrain ribbon; Life's a Breeze set...all from Stampin' Up!

So, have fun with the sketch, I hope you can get lots of photos on it!  I hope to have a fun and slightly challenging one for next week for you guys <wink>

Thanks for stopping by my blog, and Happy Scrapping!

-Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch #9

Here is this weeks sketch.  Its based on one of the pages from a class I did with my clubs this month using the Summer Days Simply Scrappin' kit.  This particular page turned out to be my favorite, so I reversed it into a sketch for you guys.  (Remember, I am still in Disney and can;t do any stamping or scrapping for a few more days!)

Please use keyword CSS9 if you upload to Splitcoast Stampers.  Whether you put it there or on your blog, send me a link so I can see your creation!  Don't forget to stop by Heather's blog and see what she has created using this sketch.  Click----->HERE

Here is the page that inspired the sketch:

This and the next 3 layouts are from the class: we used Summer Days Simply Scrappin' and Anchored rubons.  The gals each made 4 2-page layouts using the materials from the kit…with the addition of a few pieces of cardstock, ribbon, and brads from me.  They still ended up with 2 whole sheets of pattern paper (one of each design), a whole sheet of Bashful Blue, and a ton of die cuts…perfect to go home and whip up some cards!

Two of the layouts were pretty easy and quick for times sake (I wanted the class to take under 2 hours).  These are the red and Pumpkin backgrounds…all the cardstock is from the kit.  (The kit contains 8 sheets of textured cardstock: 2 each of Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Bashful Blue, and Wild Wasabi; 3 sheets each of 2 different pattern papers, and 6 sheets of self-adhesive die-cuts)

The next layout is using 2 sheets of Chocolate Chip that I provided them for the backgrounds.  We used the Bashful Blue cs from the kit for mats.  The last layout was my  other favorite…but it used a lot!  Its 2 sheets of Whisper White background cs, plus a bunch of pieces of Pumpkin,  Blue, and Red for mats.

 

If anyone is interested in the class I will cut all the pieces for you, supply the extra cardtock and embellishments and mail it to you with directions.  The cost of the kit is $45 plus shipping to you. 

Thanks for visiting!  I will not be posting agin until I get home I don't think :)  Have a great weekend and Happy scrapping!  -Cyndi

Behind on sketches!

I will be in Disney all this week, so I was good blogger and scheduled some posts for you guys all week!!

This is Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge from LAST week...WSC38.  Luckily I had a few things stamped up and ready to save for you guys!

I used the new Summer Picnic DSP from Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Catalog.  I have been hoarding it, waiting to get done with other projects, but I couldn't resist it any longer!  I just love the colors together...Bashful Blue, Real Red, and Old Olive.  My focal point is a flower from the new Die Cut Blooms, also in the new mini.   I added some of the cute new summer rubons, in the center of the flower as well as the sentiment in the lower corner.  I put half in the frame, and half of it underneath.  Aren't rubons cool??  The little frame is also new...it and the jumbo brad are from the Styled Silver Hodgepodge assortment.  Lastly, since I was on a roll with my "new" stuff, I added a knot of ribbon using the Old Olive narrow Twill.  This stuff is out of this world...I hope we carry it in the next catalog in tons of colors!  Hope you enjoy:)

Have a great day and thanks for visiting!  I hope to find a WiFi spot this week to check my email and say hi from sunny Florida!  -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch #8

Here is this week's Scrappy Sketch!  Please play along with us, use one page or both and feel free to change around the elements in any way.  The sketch is just a starting point to get your creative juices flowing.  Please send me a link to your page so that I can see it if you do create one :)  Use the keyword CSS8 if you upload to Splitcoast Stampers.

Also, don't forget to stop by Heather's blog to see what she has cooked up for you using this sketch.  She can be found at Stamp with Heather...you won't regret the trip!  She is one busy and creative stamper :)

Here is my take for this weeks sketch:

I used the new Boho Blend Simply Scrappin' kit from Stampin' Up!  I just love the colors in it, and the textured paper is to die for!!  Thanks SU!  All of the pattern paper and cardstock and diecuts are from the kit except for the Chocolate Chip cs.  It is also textured though!  In the kit is a combo of Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.  I love that SU! had put in 2 sheets of neutral color in this kit.  The trend has been back to using white shades for backgrounds for a while.  Its funny, thats why I quit using Creative Memories years ago... I thought...for the bland white backgrounds.  Turns out it was just the lack of cretaive elements available I think...cause I like this  background!

I also added some of the new Chocolate Chip twill available in the new SU! Occasions Mini Catalog and some jumbo coppper brads from my stash.  I love these photos of my youngest two kids...they are both so goofy and total hams.  These are just a handful of the photos from one afternoon of them making silly faces.  The pouty one is actually the background setting on my desktop :)

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great weekend and happy scrapping!  Don't forget to say hi <wink>

-Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch #7

Here is your sketch for the week!  I hope you all have fun with it!  Feel free to change around the mats, change the elements and size, or even just use half of the layout.  I always do double-page spreads because I have soooo many photos.  Don't forget to send me a link so I can see what you come up with!!  If you upload to Splitcoast, add CSS7 in the keyword section :)  I still promise to add links so everyone can see all the layouts in one place  SOON.  My big weekend is here TODAY!!

There is a story behind this weeks sketch.  Heather over at Stamp with Heather made an awesome page a couple of weeks back using the Summer Days Simply Scrappin' Kit that I just fell in love with.  Seeing as how I still needed one more layout for my beach track I thought that I would try to CASE it.  Details on how I changed her page are below with my version of it.  Here is Heather's original page:

I just love the circle with all the flowers scattered around it, as well as her bright color choices!!

I created my page first, then backtracked to turn it into a sketch for you guys :)

For my page, I knew that I couldn't use the die cuts for 40 people, so I changed that to stamps.  I pulled out an old set: Island Blossoms for the same effect as the flowers from the kit.  I had also used this color combo already for the same track, so I changed the colors up.  My other friend Heather was over ( I know too many Heather's... this gets confusing for you guys I'm sure!!  Speaking of, anyone ever seen the movie "Heathers"??!! What a classic.)

Back to the point, I had a layout in mind, and Heather had some colors pulled out...we tweaked the layout, and the colors, but it was a combo effort of design between us :)  The fowers are stamped in So Saffron, Ruby Red, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, and Certainly Celery.  We cut all those out and layered them, scattering them around the circle (doesn't it look like the sun, hehe).  Added a bit of Sahara Sand (torn and distressed) across the bottoms of the pages for a sandy look. 

The neat part, we took the leftover pieces from the circle for the remainder of the Saffron pieces on the layout.  The large circle was cut first with a quilting template.  The remainder on the inside I cut to fit on the on the other corner.  With what was left from that I made the tag at the bottom of the page.  Kinda cool I though and of course a saving of cs for the event  <wink>

The big mat is meant to have a large photo, but I didn't have time this week tpo blow one up, so I made do and will probably change it out later.  I also need to add the journaling :)

Have a great weekend, and don't forget to stop by Heather's blog to see what she created with the sketch.  The link is above!

Happy Scrapping   -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch 5 and a question

Here's one for all of you that take WAY too many pictures at one event!  I know I do.  Its hard to narrow it down sometimes!  In fact the last few days have all been photos from a one afternoon event...the 4th of July.  Marcus' brother and his family came up to visit from SC, as well as both sets of grandparents.  We took the boys to throw the baseball in the park, played Monopoly, cooked out, goofed around, and celebrated all our july family birthdays... 4 of them!!!  It was a LOT of photos!!  So this layout I used for the birthday shots.

I kinda cheated, seeing as how this page was already made as a class sample, I had just never put pics on it...but I thought it was a bit simpler than the last couple.  and too, it got more photos off my desk and onto a page that was blank and waiting!!

All the materials are Stampin' Up!  I used Real Red, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, and Green Galore cs and pads.  The images are from the sets Big Bold Birthday and Think Big (retired)

For this page I kept all the photos 4x6, even though some of the mats are larger.  And I have to say, I really do like blowing up some a bit bigger. 

This brings me to the question I wanted to answer from Heather Summers.  She wanted to know why I printed photos at home.  Well, usually I don't.  I send them all off to Walgreens or Snapfish...depending on how fast I want them back.  THEN as I am working on a page I decide if I want a larger version of one or more pics.  I print these off at home.  I always have a great printer, thanks to my techno-loving dad who has to have the best of the best, and well, guess who gets last years best model?  ME!!   And if you look closely at the page from yesterday you'll see that the blown up version is WAY better quality than the ones I sent off to Walgreens.  It makes me want to print them all at home, its just more expensive.

So, be sure to head over to Heather's blog, she always has great pages!!  Click here ------>Stamp with Heather.  Thanks to all who have participated in the challenges!  Please send me a link as a comment to this post so I can see what you create!!

Happy Scrapping!     -Cyndi

Double Challenge

This is for CC154 over at Splitcoast and also for Lizzie Anne Designs sketch #15.  Don't you love a double challenge...the layout and colors are all picked for me, I just have to choose some stamps!

For this I chose LAD Funky Floral which you can find on the Lizzie Anne Designs website.  The colors are Pumpkin Pie, Orchid Opulence, and Certainly Celery.  Kinda fun!  I layered the flowers over the background swirl design to give it a bit of depth.  But otherwise the layout was pretty simple, so I tried to keep it simple.  The sentiment is done with markers using That's Nice, a retired SU! set from last year.  The buttons and ribbon are also from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by for another of my quick posts!    -Cyndi

For You

Here's another entry I created using Julee's sketch for the Honored Guest Designer Challenge over at  Verve Visual.  I really liked the sketch, but I also wanted to do a second card cause I would really like that Guest Designer spot!  The Verve stamps are awesome!  I just got my first order  today and haven't had a chance to play yet :)

For this card I used the brand new Afternoon Tea DSP that Stampin' Up! will be releasing in the new Occasions Mini next month.  Isn't it gorgeous?  Not my usual style, but it was calling to me to buy it, and every single pattern in that pack is just awseome!

On the background piece that already has some depth to it I added a bit of a border with one of the swirl stamps from Priceless in Choclate Chip.  That is matted on Chocolate Chip cs then the Groovy Guava card base.  The strip of striped paper is from the same new pack, as is the small square next up.  The top layer is Whisper White, stamped with the other swirl from Priceless in Wild Wasabi.  I added some small flowers in Guava on the bg then stamped 3 of the larger flowers from that set, cut them out, added a copper brad and popped them up with Dimensionals.  All the edges are lightly inked with Chocolate Chip just to add a bit of definition without looking distressed.  To finish it off, I added some more Coppper Hodgepodge Hardware to the upper corner and a book plate to the lower corner, using a sentiment from the new "Always" set, masked and inked with Chocolate Chip. Oh, yes, and of course, some chocolate tafetta ribbon.

Hope you like it!  Thanks for visiting my blog :)     -Cyndi

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is my last post of Valentine's Day treats and cards!  So, I am sharing 3 different little mail boxes from the last week. 

The first is the one we made at Stamp Club last week.  I have been lurking at Traget for like FOREVER to get these babies...it seems the whole counrty had them except in NC.  Luckily I got about 20 which gave me enough for club plus a few gifts. 

For this one I used SU!'s retired Valentine DSP from last year along with the set Forever in My Heart.  The hearts are stamped in the matching colors: Regal Rose, Taken with Teal, and Chocolate Chip.  I wanted to keep these simple since a dozen women were making them, so we just added a bit of ribbon and a sentiment on the side.  also, everyone had their choice of papers...I brought a huge pile of retired prints, hoping to deplete the stash just a bit...well it didn't seem to make a dent, LOL.

For my leftover mailboxes, I made 2 for Michael's preschool teachers and he liked the little lion from CC Designs available at All That Scraps.       I still used the same paper pack, just different prints.  For the inside we stuck a bunch of Hershey kisses in a cello bag and tied it up with a bow and tag.     And then I made a few more for friends with some different prints from Kaleidascope.

Hope you enjoy!  I will be back later with BLOG CANDY and some more samples :)

Thanks for visiting!   -Cyndi

Mojo Monday 23 and a peek

I can't get enough of this Bali Breeze DSP!  I love the color combo :)  And ***IRL the background paper is really the same Olive color (only lighter) as the other Olive piece, even though it look like Moss??***

This card is for Julee's Mojo Monday contest.  You can see the details and her sketch over at her blog ---> Poetic Artistry.  Julee has some awesome sketches every week and is the owner of the fabulous Verve Visual online store...go check it out she's got  a great sale going on now!!

So, for this card I used the sets Boho Backgrounds and One of a Kind.  The large flower was stamped first in Olive on the Old Olive cardstock, then again 2 more times in Purely Pomegranate and Pumpkin Pie, both on Whisper WHite cs.  I cut out these 2 layers and adhered them over the first (popping up the pomegranate image with dimensionals)  The center of the flower is stamped in Taken with Teal using the small flower in the set and punching it out with the 1/2" circle punch so that it fits in the Build-a-Brad...aren't they soooo cool!!  The for you was masked to remove the flower and punched with the small oval punch.  I added some dots with my white signo gel pen around the border.

The base of the card is 5.25" square white cs (folded from 5.25 x 10.5).  The next layer is one of the prints from the Bali Breeze DSP...its really a light Olive with flowers and vines in Old Olive...the color just looks kinda off.  The next layer is Taken with Teal stamped with the dot background from Boho backgrounds (I used Teal to stamp it then added the center dots with my gel pen).  The next little layer is also from the same pack.  I backed both of these layers with a small piece of white cs.  The small flowers are done with the flower trio stamp from One of a Kind, stamped once in Pumpkin and once in Pomegranate, then punched using the Boho Blossom punch and layered, adding  a brad from the Bold Brights family.  The ribbon is wide Olive grosgrain.  All supplies used are Stampin' Up!  I think the card turned out fun, thanks Julee for the inspiration!

Also for you using the same colors (Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate, Pumkin Pie, and Taken with Teal; Whisper White and Bali Breeze DSP)  is a peek from the girl track from the upcoming Scrapbook Day.  I used the Boho Blossom punch and the 5-petal flower punch for this page.  Also used was the hostess set For a Friend.  Thanks for visiting!     -Cyndi

My pages for CSS3: Always

OK, I just printed the photo as is so that I can post this, and I'll reprint it later when I can get to Staples for more ink.  Don't you hate that?!

This is my layout for my 3rd Scrappy Sketch, and is also a set of pages for the Seasons track in the March Scrapbook Day.  (I have closeups of each page down below.)  These are just some fun, random shots of my kids.  Under each child I listed their name, nickname and age at the time of the photo.  Along the bottom red strip it says " I will always love these 4 awesome, adorable, attitude-filled kids!" 

The base cardstock on both pages is Basic Black (all supplies are SU! except the gray ribbon).  The gray strips are Basic Gray stamped with the Polka Dot background in Basic Gray ink.  All of the hearts are from the set  Forever in my Heart (stamped in Real Red and Basic Gray), and the sentiment in the lower left is from the set Always.  The alphabet is my all time favorite, now retired, Tall Tales...stamped in Real Red on Real Red.  I used some wide Gray grosgrain ribbon from online, and Real Red narrow grosgrain and Black gingham SU!

Don't forget to go to Heather's blog : Stamp with Heather and check out her layout this week.  I took a peek and its an ADORABLE page using new stuff from the Spring Mini coming out in March.  Cute!!

Don't forget to send me a link in a comment to the last post so I can check out your page!  And remember, you can alter the sketch to your photos, or simply use one page...its up to you.  This is just a starting point :)   Happy Scrapping!   -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch 3

I can't believe its the third week already!  WOW!  I love all the pages that you guys have done with these sketches and I hope to keep inspiring!  Thanks to you all fpr playing :)  From last week I drew a random name from those who sent me a link and I have some scrappy candy for Jamie!  Woohoo!  Send me your address and I'll get it off to you!

For this weeks sketch I'll draw another name for more scrappy candy!  You have until next Thursday night to send me a link or attach a pic to an email.  (I have to say that I LOVE that 2 of my awesome downline have been inspired to create blogs so they can have somewhere to post their layouts!   Go check 'em out!  Beth is over at Papertrailz, and Sandra's link isn't working tonight, hmmm, so I'll send you another time!)

And don't forget to stop by Heather Summers' blog Stamp with Heather to check out what she did with this sketch!!

I will add a photo of my layout in a bit, I wanted to blow up a picture and I'm out of color ink tonight, go figure!  Thanks for stopping by :)   -Cyndi

Cupcake Friday Challenge

• Here's a quick card that I threw together for Taylor's Cuocake Fridat Challenge.  The card didn't necessarily have to have a cupcake in the design, but the challenge was to use Temting Turquoise, Pixie Pink, Real red and Chocolate Chip.  It turned out kinda cute!  IRL the colors look even better, there's a certain depth missing sometimes in a photo no matter what you do.

The cupcake is from Stampin' Up!s Big Bold Birthday.  I edged the pink frosting with my Spica glitter pen to give it a bit of dimension and sparkle.  The pink layer is stamped with the Happy birthday stamp all around the border, and the background card base is stamped with the small open polkadot stamp.  All stamps are from the same set.

I also used a turquoise button with 2 red brads in the holes, some narrow red grosgrain ribbon, and a piece of the Real Red DSP from the new hostess paper pack.  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

Another peeky

hehe...not much of a peek, but I can't give toooo much away.  This will be a layout in the girl track for the Scrapbook Day.  I used One of a Kind, Boho Backgrounds, Taffy alphabet, Boho Blossom punch, scallop circle punch; Chocolate Chip, Purely Pomegranate, Close to Cocoa, and Pretty in Pink; Berry Bliss DSP; pink taffeta ribbon, dbl stitched Pomegranate ribbon, ticket corner punch, designer label punch.

More later :)

-Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch 2!!

I'm back with this weeks new sketch!  I had a bit of trouble with the sniping tool and ended up with a red border around the pages that shouldn't be there...hmmm.

Anywho, you can do one page or both.  Feel free to move the title around if needed...mine didn't work out like origianlly intended, and I also flipped my pages in the end, but oh well.  If you want to play please send me a link so I can see your page (or card if you feel so inspired)  If you click--->HERE and HERE you can follow the links to the photos from last weeks players.  There weren't many of you, so send me your address and I have a little something for you guys!

For this weeks sketch I will randomly draw a name for those who play along and send the winner some scrappy candy!  If you upload to SCS please use the keyword CSS2.  Don' forget to check Heather Summers blog...she has a page for you today too using this sketch.  Thanks for helping Heather!!  Her blog is Stamp with Heather.

Here's my sample...this is one of the layouts for the Scrapbook fundraiser for the seasons track.   

The background is Whisper White, the mats are Bashful Blue, Groovy Guava, Barely Banana, and Certainly Celery.  I used the cute new little set "A Good Egg". Everything is stamped in Black then colored with my Stampin' Write markers.  The alphabet set is Best Friends upper.  It was stamped with the colors, then I faintly added a shadow with my Stampin' Journaler.  I hand cut the photo corners from a 1.5" square of white cs.  Hope you guys like it!  Please play along with us ;)

-Cyndi

Seriously Sweet!

This has got to be one of my absolute favorite cards that I've ever made!!  The idea started as a scrapbook page (hint: here's another peek from the girl track for the fundraiser) then I thought it would be a fun card too!

I had Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday sketch in my head (you can see it here at her blog--->Poetic Artistry) and even though it didn't really follow the sketch, I have to give her credit for putting the idea into my head!!

For the card, the base is Basic Black.  The strip layers are Soft Sky (stamped with the heart from Priceless in Sky); Purely Pomegranate; and Certainly Celery (stamped with the swirl from Priceless in Basic Black).  There is a thin strip over all those in black, with 2 itty bitty ice rhinestone brads in green.  The main panel is stamped on white with Pomegranate ink using the set Seriously Sassy.  I also stamped the crown/sweet image in black on a separate sheet, then cut out the sweet and adhered it to the Seriously piece.  I added a butterfly, which is raised on the wings, also from the Priceless set.   This piece was backed on Pomegranate and then on Black with a final addition of a knot of wide celery grosgrain, dbl stitched pomegranate, and Black gingham glued on to the corner.

Isn't it awseome?  The page is stunning too and I can't wait to get some pics on it and share the whole page with you.  Don't forget to check back in tomorrow for a new Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch and a chance to win some Scrappy candy!  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

SFYTT You Make me Happy!

  This card makes me happy!  I love the colors :)  I had bought a pack of paper from Michael's the other day and loved these colors together.  The orange was a bit more muted than mine, but it still works!

I used Jen del Muro's Sketch for you to Try from this last Saturday.  You can see the sketch and her card on her blog ----> i {heart} 2 stamp.  And hey, I actually kept the sketch as it was supposed to be, amazing!  I used all Stampin' Up! products for this card.  For the background I stamped the small flowers from Boho Backgrounds on Whisper White Craft ink on Purely Pomegranate.  That was then backed on Certainly Celery and then the card base of Basic Black. 

The main panel is the large flower from One of A Kind, stamped in black on the base, then also in Pomegranate and Pumpkin then cut out and layered over the black.  I also stamped the flower trio in Pumpkin and Pomegranate, using the small flowers for the little celery strip at the bottom, and one of the larger flowers for the top layer on the big flower panel.  (These were punched with the Boho Blossom punch)  All of the flowers have a black mini brad in the center of them.  The sentiment is from one of the stamps in Boho Backgrounds.  It was slightly too long for the word window punch, so I cut it into a skinny strip then punched it inserting it into the center of the Word Window Punch on both ends.The card was finished with a piece of Wide Celery Grosgrain ribbon and Black gingham knotted into it.

Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi