It is time for sweet again - Sweet Taffy

  

I think a card that is a bit tricky to make is a retirement card. I wanted to make a retirement card using the Dostamper Stars Challenge 093 and the Try Stampin on Tuesday Challenge 179 as my starting point. I like to make cards that hold a bit of surprise, so rather than just stating the fact,  I went with the sentiment from the See Ya Later stamp set, now retired.

Instead of using card stock, I used the Sweet Taffy DSP for the patterned papers. All three DSP were from the Sweet Taffy DSP. I love when I can get it all from one single package of paper.

Tips and Tricks:

• Before inking the stamp, I covered the Alligator with tape, inked the stamp, removed the tape, and then stamped. I find it easier and faster than using a marker. 
• The bow was easily made using my Bow Maker. Got love that tool!

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Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Apothecary Accents Framelits Die

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Daffodil Delight 1/2" Ribbon Seam Binding

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DD 96, RS 108 - See Ya Later

Greetings,

  

I do like the Sale-A-Bration's stamp set See Ya Later, and I am sad to see the end of Sale-A-Bration 2014. Did you get all your free items? Which one was your favorite? Since we have reached the end of this wonderful time of the year, I decided to use it again incorporated in the Dynamic Duos and Retro Sketch challenges. A masculine card indeed that will brighten any male's day!

Happy Stamping!

Miriam Castanho Bollinger

Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Neutral Collection DSP Stack

Ink: Versamark

Stamp: See Ya Later (ret.)

Accessories: Heat Tool, Early Espresso Embossin' Powder, Chevron Ribbon, Scalloped Edge Border.

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Colour Q 230 & Pals Paper Arts 193 - See Ya Later

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I have been missing and craving some warm weather,  and therefore my cards are now getting hints of spring, summer, and anything that causes me to feel warm. The ColourQ Challenge combined with the Pals Paper Arts challenge is the name of my game today. I used the Sale-A-Bration stamp set See Ya Later combined with much missed butterflies from the Papillon Poutporri. The calming looks of it makes me think of beautiful summer days when the sea is still and inviting. I hope you will enjoy and will stop by again soon!

Happy Stamping,

Miriam Castanho Bollinger

Ingredients (Click product for more details and quick & easy shopping):

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Pool Party, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit,  Etcetra DSP

Ink: Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit, StazOn

Stamp: See ya Later, Papillon Potpourri

Accessories: Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly, Scallop Trim Border, Satin Stitched Ribbon, Big Shot, Deco Labels Collections

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Fusion #2 - See Ya Later

January 17, 2014

Greetings,

To continue the good vibe of the week, I am working today on a card that was inspired by the Fusion challenge. I love the looks of yellow, black, and gray, so the color combo was right! Then, to make it fun I decided to go with the See Ya Later stamp set, as it had the perfect greeting for the color combination. I also used another Sale-A-Bration item. Can you spot it? That's right, it is the Decorative Dots TIEF. It gave the right texture for the background. A bit of ribbon to complete the looks and this card was put together in no time. Hope you enjoy it. Thank you for visiting today and please come back again.

Happy Stamping.

Miriam Castanho Bollinger

Tip:  The dual color background card stock were cut the same size - 2" wide x 5 1/4" long - placed next to each other in the embossing folder and ran through the Big Shot. It was easy to line up the dots once it came out of the Big Shot.
 
Ingredients:

Paper: Very Vanilla card stock, Basic Black card stock, Crushed Curry card stock, Easter Elegance DSP

Ink: Smoky Slate, Crushed Curry

Stamp: See Ya Later *

Accessories: Crushed Curry 3/4" Chevron Ribbon, Big Shot, Ovals Collection, Decorative Dots TIEF *, Dimensionals.

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Sweet Sunday Sketch 202 - Banner Framelit & Sale-A-Bration

 

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As Sale-A-Bration approaches I get more and more excited about it. The products are wonderful and I am sure you all can hardly wait to get your hands on them! Today I am sharing a bit more of SAB products as well as the Banner Framelit. I love this collection! The Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge gave me a perfect sketch to showcase some of the SAB products that you too will soon be able to earn for free with your qualifying order. Will you share your thoughts with me? Thank you!

Happy Stamping!

Miriam Castanho-Bollinger

Ingredients:

Paper: Basic Black card stock, Pool Party card stock, Crisp Cantaloupe card stock, Sweet Sorbet DSP*

Ink: Versamark

Stamp: See Ya Later*

Accessories: Banner Framelit, Sweet Sorbert Baker's twine*, Heat tool, Black Embossing Powder

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Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek - Dynamic Duo #83 & Retro Sketch #94

   

Seasons Greetings,

Are you enjoying taking an early peek on what is soon to be available from Stampin' Up!? I am excited that I get to play with the items a bit earlier, and I am loving them all! Today I will present you to one stamp of the set See Ya Later, a Sale-A-Bration stamp set that you can earn for free with your qualifying order. What do you think? Please share your thoughts with me by leaving a comment. I am glad you stopped by today and hope you will visit again soon. Until then,

Happy Stamping,

Miriam Castanho-Bollinger

Ingredients:

Paper: Marina Mist card stock, Chocolate Chip card stock, Very Vanilla card stock, Crumb Cake Neutral Collection Stack (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Stamp: See Ya Later*

Accessories: Deco Labels Collections framelit, Neutrals Candy Dot, Scallop Dotted Ribbon (Retired)

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