Posts Tagged With: Swirly Scribbles Thinlits

Stampin’ Up! Christmas Pines for a Merry Medley!

Posted on August 10, 2016 by stampsnlingers

It’s….. say it with me!…..HAWWWWMP Day!!! And I have a Duck-Duck update. The update is that…there is no update! Yes, it’s true.

There’s been not a word.

Not a cackle.

Not a cluck or a chuckle.

Not a Twitter nor a tweet.

She doesn’t write. She doesn’t call. She unfriended me on Facebook. I think she filed for emancipation.

We’ve been totally abandoned.

Ahhh-goose….fickle is thy name.

Sorry, folks – guess the stories about Duck-Duck’s eccentricities are lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry….Clementine…

Whoops – segued into a song there for a second! 🙂

So, on to the card. It’s another 2016 Holiday Catalog sneak peek – this time you get to see the fun Merry Medley background stamp…

…and some more of the Christmas Pines bundle.

When I combined them with some Presents & Pinecones DSP and added one Swirly Scribble die cut, here’s what I came up with. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: Christmas Card, Christmas Pines stamp set, Merry Medley stamp set, Presents & Pinecones DSP, Pretty Pines Thinlits, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits | 10 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Seaside Shore Just Saying “Hey”!

Posted on July 10, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all! By the time you read this post I’ll either be putting the last of my things into the Kia Soul that is my rental car (yes – that one. You can drive this – or you can drive that. The singing and dancing giant rapping hamsters) or I’ll be standing in the corner, arms crossed petulantly, lip poked out, glaring at everyone and no one. and stomping my foot whilst stating “No. I won’t go. You can’t make me. I don’t waaaaaaannnnnnaaaaa!!”.

Since I am who I am – it’ll probably be the former. But on the inside…the pouty me will still be stomping my foot!! 😉

I think I’ve mentioned I have a “business trip switch”. Once it flips, I’m good-to-go. Until then, I’m fighting it the whole way. My switch hasn’t flipped as of Saturday night. Let’s hope it gets on the stick or it’s going to be a really pissy drive to Savannah!

Duck Duck told me she was really going to miss me at lot.

Until I told her I’d chopped up an entire huge head of cabbage so she’d get it while I’m gone.

At that point she said….see ya. Wouldn’t wanna be ya!

At least, I’m pretty sure that’s what that particular squawkackel meant. 😉 Don’t bother Googling squawkackel…..

If you just came over from Amy’s blog – welcome! Yes, this is the right spot – here comes the promised card! This one uses the new Seaside Shore stamp set and the coordinating By The Shore DSP. And some fussy cutting! Take a look-see:

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Categories: Any Occasion, Everyday, For You, Friendship, Just Hello!, Ordering Special! | Tags: Any Occasion Card, By The Shore DSP, Friendship Card, Just Saying Hello card, Seaside Shore stamp set, Seaside TIEF, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits | 19 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Swirly Jars of Love for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on July 7, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Happy Stampers Blog Hop. We have a fun sketch and I’m excited to share my card with you today – as are all the ladies who put their crafty talents to the challenge! I hope you’ll take the time to check them all out when you’re done here! 🙂

Before we get started, though – I do want to remind you that Stampin’ Up! Bonus Days start today. 🙂 You can scroll down to the bottom of this post to get all the details!

Okay – on to the card….I mentioned that we all used a fun sketch for our shares today. This is what it looks like:

When I saw this sketch, I kind of immediately thought that a doily would be a great element to use for the large circle. Well – “immediately” after I was trying to figure out how big a hole to cut in the rectangle to make the small circle. And what stamped image would fit in said small cut out circle! After making my brain hurt for a minute, I gave up on that particular thought and went back to my doily idea. I grabbed some Floral Boutique DSP and my go-to dies – the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits. Then I added some florals from the Jar of Love and Everyday Jars Framelits. And this is what I came up with. Take a look-see:

I fell back on a classic color combo here: Night of Navy, Whisper White and Pink Pirouette. Hard to miss with that one, heh?

To begin, I SNAILd a piece of Floral Boutique DSP to a Night of Navy mat. Well, actually two – the card front (polka dot) and the small rectangle (stripes). I pulled out one of the new Delicate White Doilies and used a little bit of Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue to adhere it to the card front – wrapping it slightly around to the back of the panel. Continue reading →

Categories: Happy Birthday | Tags: Classic Label Punch, Everyday Jars Framelits, Happy Birthday Card, Jar of Love stamp set, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Thoughtful Banners stamp set | 20 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Happy Father’s Day – Love, Swirly Bird!

Posted on June 19, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Happy Father’s Day to all the father’s out there in blog-land. Thank you for everything you do! 🙂

Today’s card is special-made for a friend of mine – he’s the father of the twins I talk about every once in a while in my posts. And he’s a good man. Who loves the ocean and sailing. So…I tapped Swirly Bird and the coordinating Swirly Scribbles to make a nautical, sailing themed card. The fun Labeler Alphabet set lent a hand, too. Take a look-see:

I started with a piece of my fave Canson 90lb Cold-Pressed Watercolor paper and my Aqua Painter to make a quick sky and sea background. Using Pacific Point ink, which I picked up from the ink pad lid with the Aqua Painter, I made a wash – darker at the top and getting a little lighter until I got down to where the “ocean” started. Then I darkened it up again. To the ocean, I also swept in some Bermuda Bay ink. Then I hit it with my Heat Tool to quickly dry it. Continue reading →

Categories: Father's Day | Tags: Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making blogs, card making ideas, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, GA, Georgia, hand made card, handmade card, handmade cards, Labeler Alphabet stamp set, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Rubber Stamps, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Swirly Bird stamp set, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Tyrone GA | 6 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Seaside Shore Jar of Love

Posted on June 17, 2016 by stampsnlingers

UPDATE 28 Jun 16: Hey folks – I just found out that this card was selected as a Hand Stamped Sentiments Artist Pick! Whoo-hoo – and thanks to all the greta designers at HSS for selecting my card! 🙂 You can see the other winners right here!

Good Friday morning to y’all! I hope your week has gone well and that you’ve got fun plans for the weekend! Don’t be forgetting that Father’s Day is Sunday!

So this morning – Thursday morning that is! – I was sitting in the kitchen working on the computer and out of the corner of my eye I saw something sort of gallop by down below – right by the pond. I glanced over and there was a small brown dog, kind of romping and stopping to smell the grass. I jumped up and called Wayne – and we looked to see whose little dog was out there.

And then. We realized. It wasn’t a dog. It was a FAWN!! A teeny, tiny, spotty-bodied little fawn! And just a little ways further up the pond was Mom. And her TWIN!! Oh. My. Goodness.

That’s them – the kids are getting a quick snack there. That would be the world’s worst picture – hopefully we’ll see them again soon and I can get a better picture of them. They’re just so stinkin’ cute!! 🙂

This is the first set of babies we’ve seen this year, so that was really exciting for us!

Anywho….card. I made this fun little shaker card using the new Jar of Love stamp set and its coordinating Everyday Jars Framelits. I added some Seaside Shore and a touch of Swirly Scribbles Thinlits die cuts. Take a look-see:

This card managed to play along with three challenges. The first inspired the layout, the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #241: Continue reading →

Categories: Any Occasion, Encouragement, Everyday, Friendship, Life Event | Tags: Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making blogs, card making ideas, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Everyday Jars Framelits, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, GA, Georgia, hand made card, handmade card, handmade cards, Jar of Love stamp set, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Rubber Stamps, Seaside Shore stamp set, Seaside TIEF, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Tyrone GA | 34 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Oh, Hello Swirly Bird!

Posted on June 6, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Happy Monday, y’all! I hope you’re all ready to go back to work! I’m thinkin’ I may take a day or two off. Maybe three. Just to make a few cards, perhaps do some organizing and cleaning up around the house. Tend my garden – which, OBTW, is growing great guns!! I need to plant some seeds and get them started. I’ll take a picture for you for tomorrow.

So, yesterday I pulled out all my retired punches and TIEFs and Framelits and Thinlits and ribbons and all the etc’s. I stuck them in a box with the retired stamps and punches I already had in there. In a few days, I’m going to post my Retired SU! products page – so, stay tuned and get some good deals, huh? 😉

Today’s card uses two new stamp sets – Swirly Bird and Thoughtful Banners – to create a quick, fun little card for any occasion. Take a look-see:

I played along with three challenges today! The first, for the layout, was the Freshly Made Sketches challenge #239: Continue reading →

Categories: Any Occasion, Everyday, For You, Friendship, General, Just Hello! | Tags: Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making blogs, card making ideas, card making supplies, Catalog Shares, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, GA, Georgia, hand made card, handmade card, handmade cards, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Rubber Stamps, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Swirly Bird stamp set, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Thoughtful Banners stamp set, Tyrone GA | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Moroccan Botanicals Thank You

Posted on May 30, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good Morning on this Memorial Day Monday! I wanted to take a hot second before getting to today’s card to share a Thank You that I made in honor of this day.

As the song says – All Gave Some and Some Gave All. This day we remember those who gave all in defense of our freedom and the way of life we enjoy here in this great country! Say a prayer for them today – and for those still with us who are serving still, that they may not join the ranks of those who gave all. 🙂

Now – the card I made today is another Thank You – but one that goes a whole different direction! I used the new – on Wednesday! – Moroccan Nights stamp set and the pretty Botanical Builder Framelits. Take a look-see:

I played along with two design sketches for this card – the first drove the layout. Freshly Made Sketches #238: Continue reading →

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Stampin’ Up! A Grateful Bunch of Swirly Birds for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on May 26, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Happy Stampers Blog Hop. I hope you’ll settle back and spend a little time checking out all the projects we ladies-who-hop have built for you today!

We all worked on a sketch this week…

Now – this one should have given me an “aha” moment. But my brain was blocked. Don’t know why, exactly, but it was. So I ended up making a card from an idea that I finally forced myself to have.

And I hated the card. It really wasn’t awful, but…I just really didn’t like it at all! My time was pretty limited though, so…I thought “what the heck” I’ll just use it anyway. Here it is:

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Stampin’ Up! Painter’s Palette Fun-Fold Card!

Posted on May 25, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Happy Hawwwmp Day! The week is half over. Or…considering that I have Friday off – it’s Over-The-Hawwmp Day! And I have the weekend off. And Monday! So…I am totally psyched to have 4 entire days – in a ROW! – to rest and sleep and make cards and maybe….join 3 million of my closest friends to eat at The Olde Pink House again…. and – did I mention sleeping? 😉

Today’s card is really fun. And so ridiculously easy that if you haven’t ever made one – the second that you see the “trick” you’ll be all “why the heck didn’t I do that sooner??” I used a couple of stamp sets on this one….Painter’s Palette (new on 1 June), Suite Sayings, and Watercolor Words. Take a look-see:

So – before I show you the innards, let’s talk about the front, okay? I started by SNAILing a piece of Very Vanilla card stock to a Flirty Flamingo mat. And then to a Basic Black mat. Continue reading →

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Stampin’ Up! Don’t Swirly….Bee Punny for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on May 19, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Happy Stampers Blog Hop! I spent a lot of time working on the title of my post – so, when you say it, kind of hum the “Don’t worry….be happy” tune, okay? 🙂

All us Happy Stampers Hoppers worked from a color challenge this week.

Interesting color combo, huh? The card I ended up with kind of …..evolved. I did not have that instant “oh, this is what I should do with this challenge” revelation that I mentioned in a past post. I just sort of….picked a stamp set – Pun Intended. Then I decided I wanted to use the long, wavy die cut from the new Swirly Scribbles Thinlits. And I just….started cutting those from Sahara Sand and Mint Macaron card stock and laying them on my grid paper to see what I could come up with. Next thing I knew – I had my ah-ha moment and….take a look-see: