Elegant Wedding

Hi Stamping Friends!


Kind of a boring blog post title, but I couldn't come up with anything snazzy.  I was thinking of calling it, "Making a CASE For Myself".  That seemed a little long.  But that's all I've been doing lately is CASEing other people's creations!  And if you are wondering what CASE means, it stands for:
Copy
And
Share
Everything
And when you "CASE" someone, it pretty much means that you have copied their design.  It's kind of like a stamping bibliography, giving reference to the original artist.  I wouldn't want people to get the false impression that I'm totally creative all on my own!!  Mostly, I CASE layouts.  I take up too much time if I try and create a layout on my own.  That's why I love sketch challenges so much.  They do the hard part for you!!  Today's card uses the same layout from Heather Klump as the pink You Are Loved card from Tuesday.  It also uses the same colors that Heather used.  So, yeah, I pretty much copied Heather's card.  But hers is still way more awesome than mine, 'cause she's got "original" talent.  :)

FOUR FRAMES

Stamps:  Four Frames, Sincere Salutations

Paper:  Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Shimmery White, Sahara Sand DSP

Accessories:  Vintage Wallpaper EF, White Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Top Note Die,Decorative Label Punch, Crocheted Lace Trim, Vanilla Rosettes 


I just love this layout.  And the neutral colors do look really elegant together.  I made this card to sell at Goodies Cookies.  I hope to bring them over there sometime next week.  If you live in the area and need to stock up on cards for the year, be sure to stop by and get the best selection.


Yesterday was the first day to order from the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  I myself haven't ordered from it yet, but my list just keeps growing and growing!  There are so many beautiful stamps sets and lots of fabulous new tools.  I don't know how a girl is supposed to choose!  If you would like to see what the catalog has, check out my website: KRYSTAL'S CARDS.  It also has a calendar with my upcoming events.  And be sure to become my fan on Facebook.  You could win a free stamp set!!  Krystal's Cards - Stampin' Up


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PPA7 and SACC30 and CJ4

Weird title post! Sounds like some sort of secret code for something. Actually its the "keywords" for two challenges I played in today. The first PPA7 is for Pal Paper Arts, which is a blog of SU! demos who post challenges each week. You can find them HERE. This is the first time I've participated in one of their challenges. (Well lets face it... it's the first time I've done any stamping lately!) Here's the sketch:

The second keyword SACC30 is for Stampin' Addicts Color Challenge #30 found HERE. The colors to use for today's challenge were Summer Sun, Old Olive, Night of Navy, and Kraft. I've never paired these colors up before, but I really like them together! Here's the card I came up with after I combined both challenges:

I was pleasantly surprised at how cute it turned out. I used the Petal Pizzazz and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets. The Night of Navy strip is embossed using the new SU! Petals-A-Plenty Impressions Folder out of the Holiday Mini. I think they're supposed to be Poinsettias, but I think they look like regulare flowers too. The Olive Press DSP is retired. I bought it because OO is one of my favorite SU! colors. The silver brads come from the HPH set. I used the Modern Label punch to punch out the sentiment. I punched it out a couple of times to shorten it. The ribbon is Kraft Taffeta, another one of my faves! I had to make another Thank You card for all the great gifts I got for my birthday. Now if I would get motivated to send them!

So I'm sure you're wondering what the CJ4 stands for. Well it's for the 4th card in the Christmas Jingle series of course! I'm thinking of offering this class as a kit. If you are not able to make it to either the Nov. 14th or 15th class, I could still put a kit together for you and you could use your own stamp sets. The cost would still be $45 plus shipping if necessary. Don't forget to sign up ASAP as the registration deadline is Oct. 15th. So here's another fabulous Christmas Jingle card from the class:

Funny thing about this card. After I took the pick, my 11yo daughter was playing around with a Very Vanilla snowflake I had punched out, but didn't use. She layed it in the upper left-hand corner of this card and BAM! Perfection! So this card is even cuter than what you see here! The sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set.

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19 Christmas Jingle Cards Left!

Here's another card for the Christmas Jingle class I will be having on Nov. 14th and Nov. 15th. The cost is only $45 to create 20 unique Christmas cards. Be sure to send in your registration payment today!





For this card I used the SU! Scallop Envelope die to hide an extra little greeting in. Too fun!












And here's another card I did for a challenge over at Stampin' Addicts. This was for a sketch challenge. I used the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP AGAIN! I just love that stuff! So fun and juicy! I'm really lovin' the new in color Melon Mambo. But Rich Razzleberry is a strong second. I haven't had a chance to play with Bermuda Bay yet, but I'm sure I'm gonna love it!





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