PPA 213: Beep, Beep..Scooter Power!!

Hello everyone!!!  I don't know about you, but this summer just seems to be flying by!!!  I feel like just yesterday it was June and now we're almost to August.  School will be back in session before we know it!! Whoa!!  Here's my card today:
 

 Anyway, for this weeks sketch I thought nothing screams summer like an adorable red scooter!!  The stamp set is Today & Everyday used with Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and my favorite new DSP Back in Black.  Oh how I would have so much fun on one of these things..broom, broom!! 

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Amy


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PPA 211: The Open Sea

Hi my fellow stampers!!!  I love this weeks color palate!!  I instantly thought nautical and jumped right with one of my favorite stamp sets,  The Open Sea.   I also decided to have a little fun with you with my cover on the card.  I found one last card from the Simply Sent Note Card set and decided that would make a fabulous design for the top.  Here's my card below:

Before I go, I would like to leave you with a picture from Nags Head, NC.  The picture is the sunrise just after Hurricane Arther hit the North Carolina Coast.

My sister and her family road out the storm.  Nags Head did not have mandatory evacuation.  However, the winds were still up to 101mph.  I told her I was too old for her to have her sister worry like this again.  Ughummm.... 

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Amy


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PPA 209: A Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone!!!  Boy, I have to say these past few weeks have been a challenge!!  I've been a traveling fool from the East Coast to the West Coast!!!  I was in New York City for several days one week for business and then in Bellingham, WA the second week moving my daughter Amanda out of her dorm.  We then made our way back home to San Antonio.  In the meantime, we must keep things moving at the office.  Why don't we throw a computer problem in the mix while we are at it!!!  LOL!!!  All you can do is smile, square your shoulders and take it on!!  What is too difficult to handle, simply let Faith answer that door!!!  :C)

In the mean time, it's time for a sketch challenge with Team 2!!! This week in our demonstrators magazine, Stampin' Up was talking about casing.  You can take your card and copy another exactly or take the "idea" and modify your card to pattern the inspiration you saw. 
This is what I did:

Here's my inspiration from the catalog on page 139.

 
Here's my card below. 

What do you think?  It's the same, but yet very different.  The Stampin' Up catalog is there for all of us to use not only to shop for our magnificent products, but to use as a resource and tool.  What fun!!!  If you don't have a catalog, be sure to contact myself or your demonstrator and get one. 
These catalogs are for you!!! 

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Amy


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PPA 207: My Card for Dad

Hi everyone!!!  Look at these fabulous colors!!  My first impulse was to do something in honor of the upcoming July 4th!!  Perfect colors right?  Then I decided Father's Day is this weekend and my Dad loves the sea.  So today's card is in honor of my Dad and the Pacific Northwest where I'm at now.  My daughter Amanda has finished her first year of college!!   Woot, woot!!  I'm here in Bellingham, WA getting her packed up and moved out of her dorm.  Wasn't it just yesterday I was there moving her into her dorm?  Wow!!  If you had told me then, what I know now, I don't think I would have believed you!!  LOL!!!  Anyway, Dad loves the water, seafood and sail boats.  He hasn't gotten a chance to come up to Washington, so I thought I would bring a little of it to him.  He's just going to have to come up and see the sail boats and the beautiful sun sets for himself.  

Here's my card below:

The lobster is stamped in Real Red using the "By the Tide" stamp set.  The background set is from "Truly Grateful."  Last I added some nautical touches from "The Open Sea."

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PPA 205: Daydream Medallions

Hi everyone!!!  It's Thursday and it's time for another sketch for the Pals Paper Arts!!  Design team 2 has come up with some fabulous projects this week!!!  For my card, I decided I needed some sparkle to brighten my week.  I used glimmer paper and rhinestones until I could find no other spot to put them!!  LOL!!  Here's my card below:

The stamp I used was Daydream Medallions.   The idea original idea came from my sister-in-law Steffanie Lazzell when we were together last November.  I was going through a very low point in my life. She and I sat in my craft room talking and just playing with my stamps.  We talked, cried, schemed and stamped until we were forced to quit.  This was the beautiful color scheme she came up with during that moment.  She made two, adhered them together and turned it into a Christmas ornament.  A natural!!!  Shortly there after, she became a demonstrator and a member of our fabulous Pals group.  Woot, woot!!

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Amy


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Daydream Medallions

$36.95

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

$4.95

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$8.50

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

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Summer Flowers for The Paper Players

Hi everyone!!!  This week at the The Paper Players, Ann is your hostess for a wonderful clean and simple "Floral" card.  This challenge is right down my alley!!!  I love flowers any time of the year, but especially in spring when the Peonies bloom.  We don't have Peonies in South Texas, so I just have to fondly look at pictures on the internet.  LOL!!!  Anyway, here's my card below for this fabulous challenge.

The card is simple, but is also gives you the "Wow" effect.  The colors are bright and there are not a lot of layers.  I absolutely love the "Spiral Flower Die"!!  It's also continued in the new catalog too!!!  Woot, woot!!!  However, this bright and cheerful DSP called "Gingham Garden" is not.  So if you like this paper, get out there and order it while supplies last.  Remember to stop by the
 The Paper Players and play along!!  

Thank you for visiting my blog today!!  I love to see your comments!!
Let me know what you think!  Below is a list of supplies. 
As always, if you have any questions,
I'm just an email away. 

Also, don't forget to stop at the Pals Paper Arts Thursday for a fabulous new sketch challenge with Team 2!!    

Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Amy


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Spiral Flower Originals Die

$17.95

Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock

$6.95

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$6.95

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

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Stampin' Pretty Pals May Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Pals Blog Hop. This is the first hop on our new day - the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Before we celebrate the release of the new Stampin' Up! catalog next month, we want to take time to say goodbye to our favorite retiring products. This month we are showcasing projects that feature stamps or accessories that are retiring along with the
2013-14 Idea Book & Catalog on June 4th.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from  Beth Beard at My little craft blog, number 9 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog.

Today's card I used Oh Hello stamp set and the Watercolor Wonder DSP.  Both of these lovely items will not be continuing into the new catalog.  I just love the flowers in this set.  Depending on the color, you can have them be a Texas Primrose or a Yellow Buttercup.  Love them!!  The DSP is absolutely a favorite.  I could seriously hoard this paper!!  Ut oh.... :C) 
Here's my card below:

The next stop is  Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper,
number 11 on the Pals Blog Hop! 

Thanks for visiting my blog today!!  I love to see your comments!!

Let me know what you think!  As always, if you have any questions,
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Don't forget to come play with us over at the Pals Paper Arts for a fabulous sketch challenge starting tomorrow!!!

Have a wonderful day!!
Amy


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1.      Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
2.      Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
3.      Debbie Pierce at Stampin' Sunshine
4.      Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
5.      Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
6.      Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
7.      Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
8.      Michelle Quinno at Shell's Life
9.      Beth Beard at My little craft blog
10.  Amy Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
11.  Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
12.  Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
13.  Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
14.  Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
15.  Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
16.  Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
17.  Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
18.  Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin' 
19.  Marlene Heringer at So Many Toys So Little Time
20.  Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
21.  Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery's Owlery
22.  Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
23.  Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
24.  Christie Crosby at Stampin' Creativity
25.  Kalyn Shubnell at Stamping Chronicles
26.  Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
27.  Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
28.  Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
29.  Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
30.  Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
31.  Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
32.  Donna Kopenski at Crafty Cardmaker
33.   Angie Blake at Angie's Musings