Quick and Easy Cards

 I really love this image of the Eiffel Tower.  I also love the simplicity and elegance of the Black and White combination.  So, here you go ... a card that is simple, quick, elegant, and most importantly, an all occasion card.  I think the Black Narrow Taffeta really sets this card off. 

And this card is a current card being made at our workshops.  I totally love these chocolate stamps!  The background is stamped with Always Elegant, a freebie for me through Sale-A-Bration rewards.  I love that FREE stuff!!!!  The punch used here is the Spiral punch and the designer paper is Woodland Walk.  The button was cut with my new embosslit and sponged with Chocolate Chip ink.  Isn't that fun?! 

So thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station once again.  I'm going to try to get a few new cards made for tomorrow, using the suggestions left by comments on this post.

Until then, blessings to you and yours!

Julie

Yummy Swaps!

Greetings, stamping friends!  As promised, I'm sharing the swaps that I received from my stamping sisters.  (I think I've already mentioned how much I love my stamping friends, haven't I?)  I still have 3 more coming in from my friend Barb, so I hope to have more to show you in a few days.

Katey Gilpin

Katey Gilpin

Katey Gilpin

Sharon Graham

Sharon Graham

Sharon Graham

Cheryl Dendinger

Cheryl Dendinger

Cheryl Dendinger

Aren't these great?  I love swapping because I not only get samples for the sets that I don't have, but I also get ideas for layouts and color schemes.  Swapping is a wonderful thing!

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station!

Blessings,
Julie

My Other Two Cards For the Mini Swap

 This card was really fun to create and came together very quickly.  I used the cupcake stamp and punch to make the center, the SAB designer paper and die cuts, and the SAB button.  Super fast and easy.  I also made some of these in White with a different scallop border die cut.  And don't you just love those polka dots?!  They are so fun!

And last, but not least, this was my favorite of the cards that I made.  Maybe that's because it's all about chocolate!  (That is the 5th food group, after all.)  This card used the Framed Tulip embossing folder and Eat Chocolate stamp set from the Occasions Mini.  The scallop strip was made with my Bigz XL die from the last Mini, but it's still available.  Isn't it pretty with the pearls on it?  And you can use the die to cut out fabric, too.  The scallop square behind the circle was made with another Bigz die from the last Mini. 

Ok, enough for today.  Tomorrow I'll show you the swaps that I received, so make sure that you come back to visit.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie

Three Amigas...Three Challenges!

I love my stamping friends!  I've met such wonderful people since I began demonstrating for Stampin' Up!  I really didn't expect new friendships, but I've been richly blessed by them.  My friends Sharon, Joanne and I haven't been able to get together recently for a stamping playdate, so we decided to do a virtual playdate.  :-)  Isn't that hilarious?  Anyway, we were all to come up with a challenge and we needed to post our projects by tonight, midnight.  Oh yes, if you happen to be attending Ashley's workshop this Saturday, you'll be making these fun projects!

This sweet treat is for Joanne's challenge....to stamp something sweet.  I'd also planned something like this as a project for this Saturday's workshop, so double-bonus on this one.  :-)  This project uses the Designer Paper from Sale-A-Bration, ribbon from SAB, three hearts punch, half pearls colored with a sharpie, and the stamp set Eat Chocolate.  Oh yeah, I'm loving that stamp set!  The idea for this candy holder came from my dear blogging buddy Janet.  Thanks for sharing your wonderful idea, Janet!

This card is for my challenge.  My challenge was a color combo...Elegant Eggplant, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, and Peach Parfait.  I didn't get the extra points for using pearls.  :(  The layout for this is from SC317.   I used the Designer In Color Pack, which is a hostess level 1 set from Stampin' Up.  How sweet is that?!  And did you know that the Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain would match so nicely with the Peach Parfait DP?

The last challenge was from Sharon.  We were to use a "found" item, ie. something from around the house, like a jar lid.  I saved my netting yesterday that the mini watermelons came in.  How fortuitous!  I used the cardboard that is the backing of each DP pack, punched a 2 1/2" circle out of it, used packing tape to attach the netting to the edges of the cardboard and sponged over it.  After that, I punched the circle out, attached it to a scallop made with my Scallop Circles #2 Bigz Die and went from there.  This sketch is from SASC80 and the color combo is from SACC79.  I think one of the beatiful things of papercrafting is that you can find inspiration from so many sources.

And this is what my sponging template looks like.  Packing tape holds the netting on very well.  I didn't try to pull it evenly, because I wanted the "natural" look. 

So, blogging friends, what can you do with these challenges?  I'd love to see them!  Please post them somewhere online and leave a link at one of our blogs so that we can find them and leave a love for you.  There's no time restrictions for you.  We'd love to see how creative you all can be.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie