One of my childhood friends has a very special way of pronouncing "Hello" when she calls me. I always get a huge grin on my face when I hear that "Hello" over the phone. She just puts a lot of heartfelt zest in to the word!
Yesterday I was playing around with my Timeless Type Junior Alphabet medium Sizzlits dies (IB&C – pg. 197). There are a couple things I would do a little differently on the card. Then again…
Color Scheme: Old Olive (card base), Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence + Cottage Wall DSP
Punches: Scallop circle, 1 3/8" circle
Sizzix: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet sizzlit die, Beautiful Wings embosslits die
Ribbon: Rich Razzleberry polka-dot ribbon
Did you notice there is no ink on this card?! No stamps—just the application of punches, Sizzix dies, and ribbon.
The Timeless Type Junior Alphabet sizzlit dies comes in its own storage box. Perfect! Oh yes —I am planning on making bookmarks decorated with customized words made using the Junior Alphabet sizzlit dies. If I get ambitious I will do a scrapbook page or two and again use the dies for journaling purposes.
You are looking at a Mini Pizza box that is oh so simple to make. {CLICK HERE} for the link to the short and easy-to-follow tutorial on Splitcoaststampers. Verve stamps has a Mini Pizza box challenge going on too. Just make and post your pizza box before 10pm MT 11/30/2009.
Here’s the 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" square card I made to go with the Mini Pizza box. It’s essentially replicating the box top design. The SU! Christmas theme DSP I used on the two projects is retired and just about gone. The card base is Always Artichoke and card mats were created using Sage Shadow, Whisper White, and Always Artichoke. Dasher (116816 – $8.95 a great bargain for such a beautiful and versatile stamp!) was stamped using Always Artichoke ink. The little red rhinestone addition turned Dasher in to a Rudolph. 
The SU! grosgrain Cranbery ribbon is from ages ago.
Pictured above is the first Mini Pizza box I made and was not totally thrilled with… No particular reason as to why. The box was made using retired SU! In-Colors Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, and complimentary retired DSP. I pulled out my SU! sizzlets dies (see SU! IB&C pgs. 196-197) to create the "thank you" sentiment (Many Thanks – 115972), leaf pattern (Little Leaves – 114511), and flower (Birds & Blooms – 113485).
Stamp on and with Aloha!
Happy Thanksgiving day to all! We will be celebrating the day at our neighbors who live just across the street. My contributions for the Thanksgiving Day meal are almost completed. I am just wondering to myself if it was a good idea to volunteer to make homemade rolls. They could turn out to be small door stoppers…
I do know there is much to be thankful and grateful for in my life. One thing I try to do each night before falling to sleep is to thank God for all the blessings that came my way that day. Some times I find myself smiling in the dark as I recall a particular blessing.
Today’s card is my take on Stamp TVs sketch challenge STVSC39. I thought the Verve stamp sentiment was perfect for this particular sketch. The sketch gave me the excuse to use my SU! Kiwi Kiss corduroy buttons. OK—I have been hoarding them. Remember, SU! has a great promotion going on right now and you can purchase a cool bundle of corduroy buttons of various colors.
I dipped in to my stash and pulled out retired SU! In-Colors Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, and retired In-Color DSP to make this card. My SU! Sizzlit die, Birds & Blooms, was used to cut out two flowers using Chocolate Chip scrap paper pieces.
Card Deets
| Stamp Sets |
Verve |
| Ink |
Chocolate Chip |
| Sizzix |
Birds & Blooms sizzlet (113485) |
| Paper |
Tangerine Tango (card base), Kiwi Kiss, W. White, Chocolate Chip, retired DSP |
| Misc |
Scallop punch, Kiwi Kiss corduroy buttons |
May you find Happiness along the Way and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Life’s responsibilities have taken priority over my posting cards this week. Now that ‘Must Dos’ have been addressed I can get back to the fun aspects of life. 
My simple Christmas card features SU!’s Real Red (card base, and matting), Old Olive (Christmas Trees, bird), matting), Vanilla, and DSP Dashes (retired). The sentiment is stamped using Real Red ink and a Verve stamp. You could easily use SU!’s Four the Holidays (116921) stamp set instead for the sentiment. Hmmmmmmmmmmm…I will take my own advice and make additional Christmas cards using SU!’s Four the Holidays stamp set. 
I used SU!’s Sizzlets Merry Details to add a little fun to the card. Sizzlets are so perfect for those scrap bits of card stock we all have. I grabbed some Old Olive scrap pieces to crank out a couple Christmas trees and birds with my Big Shot. I also included a bird on the card’s inside. If you look carefully at the right-hand side of the photo there are a couple little tail feathers showing. 
Guess what!! I am at 50% toward completing my goal of 100 Christmas cards for our Troops overseas. Happy Dance! I also have 16 cards staged for completion. Yeah!
Do check tomorrow to see what my latest Christmas card for our Troops looks like!
Stamp on and with Aloha! Aloha Jan
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Merry Details
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I have been busy these last few days with my pre-and-post SU! workshop activities, fishing, and getting ready for visiting relatives. That’s why you have not seen a post from me. After the dust settles I’ll be back in my stamping chair with ink pad in hand scratching my head on what to create.
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Tuesday Midnight Madness
