It's Coffee Break Time

Good Wednesday morning to ya all!!! Hope you all are able to enjoy the Summer days... kinda gives ya a lift when the sun is shinning.

Take a hop over to the Diva's blog to check out the color challenge we are using this week. I found it to be a little of a challenge, just because the colors aren't something I use everyday. The colors are Always Artichoke, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White or Very Vanilla. I used the Top Note as the main focus on the front of my card. It also gave me the opportunity to use my Big Shot..... a little machine that is quite useful... be sure and try it, if you haven't!!!! To further show the tree and the Top Note, I used a SU marker and followed the perferated lines all around. The strips under the Top Note, is Always Artichoke and Bashful Blue which are scalloped with the border punch. I then added the white decorative ribbon and Night of Navy ribbon. The stamp set I used is "Le Jardin Botanique" #113232. Inside of the card, I used the negative space from the Top Note, stamped it with "Itty Bitty Backgrounds" #114996, and the flower from "Le Jardin Botanique".

Be sure and leave a comment about the card, and thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your comments and your company!!!

Stampin Up is coming out with a new catalog real soon. There are some really unique sets, some I'm sure you would enjoy. Be sure and let me know IF you are interested in getting the new catalog!! You can email me at cogjplusd@sssnet.com

Denise

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It's Coffee Break Time

Good morning to you, and I hope you all are enjoying Summer... sunshine and flowers and beaches and most of all, special times with those you love.

It's time again for the Diva's to create in hopes that you will come along and create with us. Making cards can be so rewarding, and it gives time you the time to enjoy a quiet time of creating.... so come along. This weeks challenge was a sketch challenge, and can be found on the Diva's site at http://divacoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/

I made a wedding card or it could be used for an anniversary card. The colors I used are Real Red, Certainly Celery, Basic Gray and Versamark for the embossing. I used "Ever After" #113401 stamp set, plus took advantage of the chance to use several punches SU offers. Such as the heart punch, the eyelet border punch, the slot punch and the corner rounder. The punches sure make creating a little easier. I used a beautiful ribbon, Pretty in Pink Taffeta near the bottom of the card.... kinda looks like the heart is floating on the card. Of course the envelope had to have something on it, something so it's not just plain, so I stamped the heart from the stamp set. I hope you enjoy the card and your time spent looking around on my blog.

SU is getting ready to release a NEW CATALOG real soon. We have several things that are at great prices, so check it out on my website..... everyone loves a bargain!!!!! http://www.denisestoner.stampinup.net/

Enjoy your Summer day!!

Denise

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My Mom

Today, June 3, would have been my Mom's 74th birthday. She passed away 8 years ago.

I am very blessed and thankful that our God gave me my Mom. She was of course my Mom, but also my best friend. All through my life, she was always there for me.... with a listening ear, or an afternoon out and lunch, or some advice that I needed to hear, or so often she created family times for myself and my brothers and sisters that have become real treasures to us as adults. She lived not near long enough on this earth, but I do know for sure, she is in the arms of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. I know she has no more pain, and I also know I will see her again, which makes being on this earth a little easier.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!! I love you!!!

Denise
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It's Coffee Break Time

Good morning to all of you!! I hope that Summer is starting to arrive in your neck of the woods... seems like in the Summer, we have more energy, and make more reasons to go and be outside!!! The warm sunshine just makes my day, as they say.

Wednesday is our day to shine here at the http://divacoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/

I hope that you are taking part in our challenges and enjoying your time with us... I do enjoy your stopping by to peak in on us. Our challenge this week was to use the Big Shot when designing our cards. Funny thing, I ordered some new dies that I didn't have yet, planning to use them for this challenge.... but for some reason, my card took a completely different turn, and turned out a lot different than I had planned. I'm hoping that happens to others and not just myself..HAHA!! I used several ink colors: Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey... the cardstock I used: Always Artichoke, Regal Rose, and Whisper White.... the Big Shot dies I used: Sizzix Flower Daisies 2, and Sizzix Embosslits Cherry Blossom... the stamp set I used was LeJardin Botanique. The embellishments that I used: 5/8 Neutral Brads, and Mellow Moss 1/4 grosgrain ribbon. When you look at my card, I hope you can see the 3 different colors that I used to stamp the trees. I hadn't tried using the inks like that on the stamps, but found it to be a lot of fun, especially when you are trying to show the light source in your project by the shades of your colors you use.

Leave a comment... I like to know that you have visisted and do hope you enjoy your time here, while you are looking around. I do hope you have a very pleasant Summer and that you are able to schedule some time for yourself to enjoy and relax and recharge!!!

Denise

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It's Coffee Break Time

YES, it is Wednesday again.... and time to sit back and relax. Tke time to stop over at the Diva's blog to see the other Diva's and their creations for this week. We of course, are given the same challenge... yet, they all look SO DIFFERENT..... wouldn't you agree?! http://divecoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/

When you stop over at the blog, you can also see the sketch that we are working with this week. I thought the challenge was a lot of fun this week. My card just seemed to come right together... I guess I'm not really used to that, and expected it to take me longer. The colors of my card are: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, and Delicate Dots, plus Not Quite Navy ink. I used my Big Shot, using the texturz plates, the Scallop Border Punch, and the Large Scallop Circle . The stamp sets that I used are: "Thank You Kindly" #111700 and "Flowers in Silhouette" #114498. I hope you enjoy the card. I also want you to know , I enjoy and appreciate that you stop by .

Take care and enjoy all the beautiful almost Summer weather!!!

Denise

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It's Coffee Break Time

Yes, another week has passed us by, and we are working to inspire you, to make a card and jump into the fun yourself!!! Each and every week, we have a challenge of some kind. This week, we are to use the following colors: Riding Hood Red, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, and Always Artichoke. The color combination was really a pleasure to work with, so grab your colors and come along!!! Check out the particulars at http://divacoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/

My card is done with a gate fold.... I really enjoy working with something that is different. I used the colors listed above. I also used the round scallop punches, both sizes. I also used the stamp set "Le Jordin Botanique" #113232. The small scallop has a part of the tree and a flower in that stamp set, that has been embossed with SU's Iridescent Ice EP. The ribbon, which is just SO PRETTY, is the Riding Hood Red stitched ribbon. I do hope you like the card and dwill look at the other Divas... for they have a lot of inspiring ideas out there!!!

Notice that the envelope is stamped along with the same theme as the card. I've had a lot of compliments on the outside of the envekopes and how they match the card. So try embellishing your envelope. We can give the mail people something to look at!!!! HA!!

I hope to see you next time, and I want to thank you for stopping by today!!! It's my pleasure to have you!!!

Denise

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It's Coffee Break Time

Yes, it's Coffee Break Time.... and beyond. I'm sorry for being SO LATE. Seems like there is just not enough time in a day sometimes. I'm sure you all have felt that at one time or another.

I hope you can take time to look over the Diva's cards and ideas. You can find the Diva's blog here: http://divacoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/

The challenge this week was a sketch... with a butterfly.. WOW!! So it gave me the opportunity to get out several butterflies and use them in the card design. I do hope you like it. The colors are mostly Bashful Blue and Kiwi Kiss. The butterflies are colored with the SU Markers, and some of them are pop-dotted for a little 3D effect. The butterflies are from the following SU stamp sets: God's Beauty #113222; Pretty Amazing #111006; and Flight of the Butterfly #111564.

Be sure and stop over at the Diva's blog and join us and then POST your card... we'd love for you to join us!! Try it it's a lot of fun!!!

I appreciate you stopping by. I hope your week is enjoyable and you can spend time with those you love!!!

Denise

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