I Washi, You Washi, We all Washi

Happy day all!

I am here to share some Challenge Inspiration for the current one going on at the BMCCS Challenge blog. The current theme is Stamping With Washi and I love working with the stuff. Unfortunately my order did not come in time so I am sad. I improvised though and love this card:

I just love the look and will make another with the actual Washi. The items used were:

* Get Inky Stamps Hip to Be Square Stamp Set

* Close to My Heart Dotty for You B&T Duos Paper (retired), 12 x 12 Black Cardstock, Durable Triangle Studs and Lagoon Exclusive Inks! Stamp Pad

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will join the Stamping With Washi Challenge. Until next time....

Crafty Card Gallery's Challenge Inspiration

Happy day all... Sue B here sharing the most recent Challenge given to us by Crafty Card Gallery. This month we were challenged to try a new technique. Well, I am always interested in trying to make new fun fold cards and this is one that I have always wanted to make. It is a Flower Petal Card. I used a template cut from CTMH's BandT Duo paper from the Free to Be special paper pack for May. Here is my card:

You can get this exclusive paper pack with a qualifying purchase. The other items I used are:

- CTMH Exclusive Inks: Ponderosa Pine, Sorbet, Sunset, Ruby and Bamboo

- CTMH Cricut Collection Art Philosophy Stamp Set

- CTMH Angel Friends Stamp Set

- CTMH Banner Wishes Stamp Set

I hope that you enjoyed my challenge inspiration. Until next time......

Challenge Inspiration for the BMCCS Mother's Day/Spring Flower Challenge

Happy Day All:

Sue B here with a little inspiration for the current Mother's Day/Spring Flower Challenge over at the BMCCS Get Inky! Stamps Challenge Blog. I got to break out a retired Close to My Heart B&T Duos Collection called Dotty For You. I also decided to use the current Get Inky! Moonbeams Club Sketch. I love this club as I get digi stamps to work with and a sketch to inspire me. Here is the end result:

The stamp set I used is Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station's Hoppy Spring 2014. I hope that you will come one over and enter the current Mother's Day/Spring Flower Challenge. Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your cards as well. Until next time...

Happy National Scrapbooking Day....

Good day all!

I hope this day finds you well and had time to get some papercrafting in today. I was able to and will continue throughout the weekend. It started with my Monthly Stampin' Up group and then progressed on to scrapbooking with my new friend, Franne. I was doing great until I ran out of adhesive-EEEEKKKK!!!!! I wanted to show you the cards that we made today and the ones I received from our monthly swap. You saw the cards I made HERE. Here are the cards I received in the swap:

And here are the cards that we made inking embossing folders:

A big KUDOS to my dear friend Julie K for another wonderful month. Next month is going to be interesting as we are being challenged to use something new and share it. We decided we are going to make kits. I am looking forward to this for sure. I will have more to share as I complete them. I have to bust out my Cricut and the EXCLUSIVE Close to My Heart Cricut Collections (Art Philosophy. Artiste and Artbooking). 

Also remember the special this month, during National Scrapbooking Month in May, you can get the Free to Be Me paper collection for just $5 with your qualifying purchase of $50. The paper collection features artfully designed cardstocks, vellums, and B&T Duos paper-exclusive products that you can't get anywhere else. With a retail of $11.95, this collection is a fantastic deal! Plus with your $50 qualifying purchase, you will also qualify for the May Stamp of the Month for an additional $5 (retail value of $17.95). This mean May is the perfect month to DOUBLE UP on promotions- getting the paper collection for $5 and the May Stamp of the Month for $5 saves you nearly $20! This offer is valid May 1-31, 2014. As an added BONUS, EVERY order gets you an entry to win a FREE stamp set (retail value of $13.95). You can check out these and many HIGH QUALITY products at my website HERE.

Keep it Simple......

Greetings all and I hope that you are having a great evening!

I decided to Keep It Simple and Clean for some swap cards that I needed to make for tomorrow. Here is the cards I made:

I used the EXCLUSIVE Cricut Artiste Collection to cut the sentiments.

The Exclusive Ink Stamp Pads used were Ruby, Whisper, Olive and Black

The reason I call these Keep It Simple is to let you in on a simple (not so much of a) Secret. The cards are all made with the same stamp set. It was the April Stamp of the Month, Balloon Talk. You can get the stamp of the month for only $5 (with a qualifying $50 order). The one important fact is that once the month is over, you cannot get them anymore. During National Scrapbooking Month in May, you can get the Free to Be Me paper collection for just $5 with your qualifying purchase of $50. The paper collection features artfully designed cardstocks, vellums, and B&T Duos paper-exclusive products that you can't get anywhere else. With a retail of $11.95, this collection is a fantastic deal! Plus with your $50 qualifying purchase, you will also qualify for the May Stamp of the Month for an additional $5 (retail value of $17.95). This mean May is the perfect month to DOUBLE UP on promotions- getting the paper collection for $5 and the May Stamp of the Month for $5 saves you nearly $20! This offer is valid May 1-31, 2014. As an added BONUS, EVERY order gets you an entry to win a FREE stamp set (retail value of $13.95). You can check out these and many HIGH QUALITY products at my website HERE. Here is a picture of a layout using the Free to Be Me Paper Collection and the May Stamp of the Month, You've Got a Friend: