Papillon Potpourri

Hi again!  I am back with a second entry for the CAS-ual Fridays CFC57 Clear as Day challenge to use vellum or acetate in the design.  This card was also submitted to the Splitcoast Stampers CAS Monday challenge which featured a black and white elegant swim suit as inspiration.  I literally just received a new stash of goodies from Stampin’ Up!© on Monday and began playing right away.  This simple card is the result--I absolutely love butterflies (um, can you tell?) and I could not wait to open the Papillon Potpourri stamp set as well as the coordinating Butterfly punch (not used for this design).

Stay inspired,

Sabrina

       Card details:

• Stampin’ Up!© Whisper White card stock base and panel (100730)
• Black card stock panel
• Vellum panel, punched with SU! Border Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402)
• SU! Papillon Potpourri stamp set (123759), images heat embossed with a mixture of clear (109130) and white embossing powders (109132) and SU! Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ glitter (102023)

Bridal Card--CFC57 Challenge Entry

Hi!

Today’s feature is a card I made several months ago for a friend’s bridal shower.  I am entering this one into to the CAS-ual Fridays challenge (CFC57: Clear as Day).  The challenge is to create a clean and simple card using acetate or vellum. I decided to enter this card while I am working on a new creation since this one fits the description well. For the card below, I used my friend's wedding colors which included aubergine, cream and brown.

Stay inspired,

Sabrina

     Card details:

• Heavy weight card stock base, cream (5 inch tri-fold card)
• Stampin’ Up!^© Sahara Sand panel
• Stampin’ Up! ^© Rich Razzleberry card stock panel dry embossed with Sizzix Impression Damask Folder
• Cream card stock panel
• Stampin’ Up! ^© Soft Suede card stock panel
• Vellum panel stamped with gown (inkadinkado/Dawn Houser) and heat embossed with white embossing powder

Stampin’ Up! ^© supplies can be purchased through my demonstrator site:   http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampwithsabrina

Painting The Town Red

I had the honor of celebrating a special milestone birthday with my dear Aunt Mary this past weekend. She was so surprised and excited about her celebration--it was too cute!  She is the one who always plans something for everyone else and makes sure that others make memories to celebrate their birthdays. Well, it was finally her turn to be celebrated.  Thanks to my sister, who planned the greatest gathering with the theme of “Paint the Town Red”.  We spent time downtown and even a day at the “Red Door Salon”--my Sis really took care of every detail!  I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to create a special one-of-a-kind birthday card for my Aunt while keeping the theme.  This was a really fun project and took me back to the days I played with paper dolls... Ahhhh--memories...
Stay inspired,

Sabrina

         Card details:

• 5-3/4" square card base
• Recollections “Elegance” Printed Cardstock Paper Pack (black & cream)
• Vellum paper (with stamped & embossed sentiment)
• DCWV mat stack (red)
• Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Embossing folder (Mystic)
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large
• Quickutz Cookie Cutter Fashion Doll Set & Fashion Doll Outfits
• Red fabric remnant from JoAnn
• Sentiment:  Inkadinkado Clear Stamp Set “Birthday Wishes” & black heat embossing
• SU! Jewels--basic pearls for purse/clutch decoration
• Glitter on jewelry accessories

Shoe Fettish

I made the card featured in this post for a relative of mine who lives nearby a few weeks ago.  She was sweet enough to have my husband and me over for Easter dinner on very short notice. The meal was delicious and I had a great time hearing stories of her younger years in a different time--she’s a fantastic lady! And she loves shoes. Since she downsized her home and no longer collects tiny decorative shoes, I made her a special card with her favorite color purple to thank her for the wonderful Easter memory created that evening that she had us over.

Card Details:

Studio G shoe stamp (Kolette Hall)

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 10

Ranger silver embossing powder

Dienamics Solid Bracket Border

Quickutz border dots

*SU! Textured Impressions Designer Frames (oval)

*SU! Jewels--Basic Pearls

Beautiful Butterfly

Babies are such a blessing and there is nothing I enjoy more than celebrating a new arrival!  I made this card for a friend’s baby shower last weekend.  I wanted to go with something a bit different from the usual pink color expected for a precious baby girl.  I love butterflies and discovered that my friend does too. I was thrilled to find out that my design fit into the theme of the shower--down to the color purple.  This design incorporates another love of mine--a bit of sparkle--from a few coordinating colors of glitter. I also created a coordinating gift tag for a gift box given to the Mom-to-be.

Stay inspired,
Sabrina

 Card detail

AC Card Stock 5 in Square Card Base

Stampin' Up! Perfect Plum Card Stock

Stampin' Up! Whisper White Card Stock

Butterfly (double layered):

  -MemoryBox Darla & Vivienne Butterfly dies

  -Martha Stewart Glitter: Purple Sapphire, Amethyst, Golden Beryl

  -SU! Jewels--Basic Pearls

Stamps Used:

  -Sentiment--SU! Short & Sweet (on card)

  -Cloud 9 Design clear stamps--Simple Thoughts Baby (on tag)

Other:

  Clear Embossing Ink & Powder (on tag)

  Offray 1/4" white ribbon (on card)

  EK Success 3D dots (1/8" & 1/16")

  Craft Store ribbon (on tag)

Happy Mother's Day!

There is no person as important as my Mom--the one I always wanted to emulate and the one I always listened to (even when I pretended not to during those challenging teen years).  I count my blessings to have such a wonderful example to follow.  Not only for my Mom who gave birth to me but to my beautiful Mother In Law.  I hope that I can one day be as great a Mother as they have been to me. Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms and Moms-to-be out there and enjoy your memories or special time with your own Mom!
Stay inspired,
Sabrina

Card details:

Stampin' Up! Sahara Sand Card stock & Ink

Stampin' Up! Pink Pirouette Card stock
Stampin' Up! Whisper White Card stock

Stampin' Up! Delightful Dozen Sentiment

Stampin' Up! Jewels--Basic Pearls

Satin Ribbon 5/8"
White embossing powder

The materials used to make this card can be purchased from my Stampin’ Up! store.  Check it out at:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampwithsabrina

Thinking Pink

The Washington DC Avon Walk for Breast Cancer  took place several weekends ago.  It is an event that my Aunt Mary faithfully trains for, fund raises for and participates in every year. She has raised more than $51,000 over the last 12 years and her commitment has never wavered. I am in awe of her dedication to such a wonderful cause... Breast cancer has touched someone close to many of us and I am thankful to those who are sacrificing in order to help eradicate this horrible disease. I made this card for my Aunt who is definitely “in it to end it”. 

Stay inspired,  Sabrina

Materials/Tools Used:

White card base

SU! Sahara Sand card stock and ink

SU! Pink Pirouette card stock and ink

Pink Ribbon

Cornish Heritage paisley backgrounder

Nestabilities circles

Provocraft awareness ribbon die cut