Stampin' Chez Moi

How is it fall already... summer seemed to go swish !!!!  But with the arrival of fall, I'm living in my studio and loving it ... I'm lovin' the challenges that I've joined today!! First, I found these GREAT inspirational boards... and they both reflect the amazing colours of fall ... let's go!!! check out this inspiration by the Hand Stamped Sentiments and then this one from Paper Craft Crew and I needed a Birthday card... how perfect is that ... let's jump on in with the Seize the Birthday Challenge ~  thank you to all the challenge Blogs out there!  This is so perfect for us that need a bit of direction and inspiration ! I truly thank you all so much! My card features the 'wood burning' or 'wood carving' technique!!! such a fun card to create! Come and join me in my studio as I create this card  I hope you enjoy my project and that I leave you with some inspiration.   Why don’t you join me in my studio every Thursday at 11am CST on YouTube or...

Major Summer Vibes are happening here ~ we just got back from a week of camping and then a week with ALL of our family at the lake ~ what a whirlwind of late nights and grandkids fun and games.  My heart is full and sad all at the same time ..... but let's get to my studio now!!! I've joined several challenges for my card (I sure hope that's okay) ... so let's head over to the challenges and then pics of my card, from various angles ... Let's start with the Sketch Challenge from FMS#695 ~ now I used my favourite Everyday Arches Dies, I hope I'm okay with this as it is a loose following of the great sketch! The call from HSS#468 as well as PCC#630 is SUMMER .... well, I'm good to go here !! the Card Concept#218 inspiration with the Blues, Shells and Starfish are calling me to join with more Summer Vibes! TTTC#275 , you had me with the Center Line ... Beach, Blue and Ink Blending PHEW!!!! now onto the card... as you can see it is a 3D Card Oh what fun to c...

I followed this GREAT sketch from the Paper Craft Crew#598 and it was SO much fun ~ be sure to join me during my YouTube Live and see some great hints for putting this together. What a great way to use up some of those scraps, that we all seem to have...well, I sure have scraps!!! And for those who are Stampin' Up Demo's, I'm sure you will notice some retired DSP in my image! and this image is SO stinkin' cute from the TGIF#501 ...my card also qualifies as a Winter Wonderland as I grabbed scraps that reflect Winter and Christmas and went to work ! Now I haven't listed the various DSP as these strips were all in my strips bin ~ so yes, I don't throw away my strips, and yes, I am swimming in them, so maybe I'll go assembly line and create a whole set of these!!! So fun and so easy using Press & Seal ~ join me in my YouTube Studio on thursday at 10am CST as I create this card for you ! Come and join me in my studio as I create this card using a Kitchen it...