Constantly Stamping

FTL109 - Hello Friend

Today I decided to play along with the Clean & Simple FTL109 sketch challenge.  I have been trying to find a way to use my Play Date rub-ons, so today I pulled them out and had some fun. I started with a  Chocolate Chip card base and added some Tempting Turquoise DSP from the Pawsitively Prints collection. I used my new Tasteful Trim die (#120893) in the Holiday Mini Catalog to create the scallop border from the Play Date Hearts DSP. I am totally loving this new die! I used Play Date rub-ons for the owl and added a red rhinestone red heart from my craft stash. For the greeting I used two different rub-ons. I started with the "HELLO" first and then added the "friend" on top of that. You have to be a little careful when layering two rub-ons, but I love the effect. I trimmed out the words and framed them with Chocolate Chip and Real Red CS using the Decorative Lable Punch (#102907) from the Holiday Mini Catalog.

I'm Celebrating 10 Years of SU in SLC!

If everything is going as planned, right now I should be in  Salt Lake City standing in line for the Memento Mall, swapping cards, and catching up with some stampin' buddies. I am so thankful to be celebrating my 10 Year Anniversary with Stampin' Up! this year. Thanks to all my wonderful and loyal customers and SU downline who have made the past ten years so incredible. I wouldn't change a minute of it. I can't wait to share all the wonderful ideas that I will be learning about this week.

While I'm away I have set my blog to auto-post some of the cards I made for the Artian Award competition. I can't wait to see what the winners did. They are an incredible group of stampers and I am sure their stuff is fabulous.

This card features the Bright Delights rub-ons from the previous catty. I love the masculine feel the Urban Oasis DSP gives to this card. This is one paper that I will miss. If you haven't tried the SU rub-ons you are in for a treat. They are easy to apply and come in many wonderful designs. They are featured on pages 176-177 if the new catty...so don't miss them. I have several of them on my wish list...and if you like to celebrate Halloween, the Spooky Treats rub-ons are super scary (in a good way). Boo!