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Oct 26 2009

Ho Ho Ho!

Hey there! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I had a great class with Donna Downey yesterday and learned lots! I left so inspired and will share what we made after I finish my project. Please be aware that I probably will not finish it until December! HA HA!
Today’s card is a super, duper simple card. Check out the supplies I used below; hardly none! WOW! That just amazes me! By the way, the Hambly rub-ons are AMAZING!
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Monday!
Instructions
  1. Trim red cardstock to create an A2 card.
  2. Rub-on doily design.
  3. Tie ribbon into a bow.
  4. Rub sentiment on kraft sticker, then adhere to card front with foam adhesive.
  5. Add velvet brad to ribbon knot. (TIP: Remove brad prongs with wire cutter, then adhere.)
Supplies
  • Paper :: Papertrey Ink – pure poppy
  • Embellishments :: Hambly – doily rub-on, kraft frame stick; Making Memories – sentiment rub-on; Papertrey Ink – new leaf ribbon; Doodlebug Designs – velvet brad
Filed in: christmas | holiday
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Laura O'DonnellOctober 26, 2009 - 4:53 am

a doilie rub on – wow, who would have thought?

great card!

CatherineOctober 26, 2009 - 7:35 am

This is soo pretty Ashley. I love the colours, bright and crisp. The doily rub on looks great.

DeannaOctober 26, 2009 - 8:50 am

Adorable and that rub on… delish!

Austin LovelysOctober 26, 2009 - 12:55 pm

Love the doilie rub on! Way cute :)
another great design!

Heather P.October 26, 2009 - 1:58 pm

Such a cool rub-on! You always find the most fun stuff! :) Beautiful card!!

Courtney BakerOctober 26, 2009 - 2:47 pm

This is beautiful! Oh and I'm so jealous of your class! I can't wait to see what you learned!

WinterOctober 26, 2009 - 5:38 pm

So pretty! I love the doily!

AJOctober 26, 2009 - 8:54 pm

fun card- love the cas design- and we have some fabby nwe stamps designed by Donna being released soon….can't wait to share them!!

Kim L.October 26, 2009 - 11:29 pm

Simple but elegant! And mmmmm…love that velvet brad!

Maile BellesOctober 27, 2009 - 11:24 am

Simply gorgeous Ashley!!!

SavitriOctober 27, 2009 - 11:23 pm

Aaah, simple yet full of style. So you!

Oct 24 2009

Just a Little Christmas Note




Hey Bleeps! Happy Saturday to you! It finally stopped raining here so I guess I can come out of shelter and get some things done. Tomorrow I’m taking Donna Downey’s new fabric scrapbooking class at my LSS and I need MAD SUPPLIES! So, here is a quickie post inspired by Dawn McVey’s Raspberry Suite Color Challenge! These colors are so great together and are perfect holiday colors (in my opinion at least)! I made a mini card with a leftover card base. I’ve been dying to try out Claire’s new stamp set to create a plaid design. Well, I chickened out and only did a partial plaid featuring one color!

Have a great weekend everyone and I appreciate your visit!
Instructions
  1. Trim cardstock to 3″ x 11″, then score at 5.5″.
  2. Trim kraft cardstock strip.
  3. Stamp background on new leaf cardstock strip, then mat on kraft cardstock.
  4. Tie ribbon into a bow around strip, then adhere to card front.
  5. Punch circle from raspberry fizz cardstock.
  6. Stamp circle border and sentiment on circle punch.
  7. Die cut scallop circle, then adhere circle die on top with foam adhesive.
  8. Adhere scalloped circle focal point to card center using LOTS of foam adhesive. (I doubled it up here.)
  9. Add button with twine.
Supplies
  • Stamps :: Papertrey Ink – take note, signature christmas; Waltzingmouse – off beat backgrounds
  • Ink :: Clear Snaps – colorbox chestnut
  • Paper :: Papertrey Ink – rustic cream, new leaf, kraft, raspberry fizz, dark chocolate
  • Embellishments :: Papertrey Ink – raspberry fizz ribbon, new leaf button; jewelry twine cord
  • Tools :: Spellbinders – scallop circle nestabilities; McGill Craftivity – 2-1/8″ circle punch; Provo Craft – cuttlebug
Filed in: christmas | color challenge | holiday
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Laura B.October 24, 2009 - 6:48 pm

this is totally awesome!!! love it!

TRaceOctober 24, 2009 - 6:51 pm

LOVE this Christmas card!!!!!

Nancy L.October 24, 2009 - 7:58 pm

love it!! really cute!

Heather P.October 24, 2009 - 8:28 pm

Totally LOVE this!!

Angie TiemanOctober 24, 2009 - 9:14 pm

Very cute!! Love this!

DeannaOctober 24, 2009 - 9:17 pm

Adorable friend!

MaureenOctober 24, 2009 - 9:40 pm

love the green strip and ribbon/button treatment…so fun :)

Tenia NelsonOctober 24, 2009 - 9:57 pm

Super cute card!!

Catherine DoucetteOctober 24, 2009 - 10:54 pm

Ashley~this is adorable!!

TanisOctober 24, 2009 - 10:59 pm

Yum! It looks like candy :)

WinterOctober 24, 2009 - 11:36 pm

Oh, I LOVE it! I love the stripes and the size! Top pick for sure! :)

Michelle (sf9erfan)October 24, 2009 - 11:37 pm

Super duper cute Ashley! Caught my eye right away!

Ashley MOctober 24, 2009 - 11:54 pm

Love how you used the colors! Perfect!

naomi chokrOctober 25, 2009 - 12:13 am

how cute is this??? i love the diagonal lines!! hope you're doing good!!!

Ashley Nguyen NewellOctober 25, 2009 - 1:38 am

This is AMAZING Ashley! I love how you used the colors! So clean and fresh!

Laura O'DonnellOctober 25, 2009 - 5:10 am

very pretty!

have fun at Donna's class. I can't wait to see what you make!

Charmaine (CharmWarm)October 25, 2009 - 8:28 am

I LOVE this…it's adorable!

JanelleOctober 25, 2009 - 11:28 am

Love the card, Ashley! You used the colors perfectly! I've been contemplating that set of Claire's… just may have to break down and order it. Aaahhh. So many stamps, so little money. :)

JillOctober 25, 2009 - 12:01 pm

Love these colors!!

Kimberly's KraftsOctober 25, 2009 - 2:51 pm

Such a beauty Ashley! Looks like a candy cane…so sweet and yummy!! :)

TiffOctober 25, 2009 - 2:54 pm

This is soooooo pretty!

DanaOctober 25, 2009 - 5:11 pm

Gorgeous card, Ashley! Love how your "partial" plaid reminds me of candy cane stripes :-)

TaheerahOctober 25, 2009 - 5:19 pm

Great bright card Ashley, really cheery! The plaid looks really great!

Scrapping JulieOctober 25, 2009 - 5:56 pm

FANTASTIC! i had a hard time with these colors.

Jen CuthbertsonOctober 25, 2009 - 10:14 pm

Great card – such a pretty design!!

Claire BrennanOctober 26, 2009 - 8:29 pm

This is a stunner Ashley!! I love the chocolate stripe!!

SavitriOctober 27, 2009 - 11:23 pm

I think this is my favorite from today's visit! Tres chic!

Journeymark Cards & GiftsOctober 27, 2009 - 11:24 pm

Love it! Love it! Love it! This is such a great idea. Excellent job!!

Journeymark Cards & GiftsOctober 27, 2009 - 11:24 pm

Love it! Love it! Love it! This is such a great idea. Excellent job!!

Journeymark Cards & GiftsOctober 27, 2009 - 11:24 pm

Love it! Love it! Love it! This is such a great idea. Excellent job!!

CammieOctober 30, 2009 - 2:11 pm

Love the layout! The striped panel reminds me of a tie. Congratulations on the spotlight!

DanielaOctober 30, 2009 - 2:13 pm

Ashley, this is really pretty!

Lucy AbramsOctober 30, 2009 - 3:03 pm

Congratulations on your spotlight Ashley – this card is gorgeous.

MaureenOctober 31, 2009 - 12:00 pm

love seeing this again as I check out the spotlights!! congrats :) isn't it fun to see your card there?

Maile BellesNovember 1, 2009 - 2:26 am

Adorable card Ashley, love the size! Congrats on making the spotlight!

Paula PascualNovember 1, 2009 - 4:22 pm

Absolutely lovely as always, well deserved spotlight!

Steph ZerbeNovember 4, 2009 - 10:48 am

Congrats on your In the Spotlight! Gorgeous!!!

Oct 23 2009

Fast Friday Card :: Thank You

TGIF! Today, I am sharing a fast card. It took about 10 minutes to make. Stamping the background pattern is the most time consuming part, but the pattern is easy to align to create a perfect pattern. This card can easily reproduced as gifts or for those last minute thank you notes. Changing the colors can be a breeze too!
Instructions
  1. Trim kraft cardstock to an A2 size by trimming 8.5″ x 11″ cardstock in half horizontally.
  2. Stamp background pattern. TIP: Stamp from the top down to prevent inking your hands!
  3. Stamp sentiment, trim, add rhinestones and adhere to card front.
  4. Doodle white dots.
Supplies
  • Stamps :: Papertrey Ink – giga guidelines
  • Ink :: Clear Snaps – colorbox mint, chestnut
  • Paper :: Papertrey Ink – kraft, white
  • Embellishments :: Kaiser Craft – rhinestones; Uniball – white signo broad gel pen

Filed in: fast cards | thank you
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WinterOctober 23, 2009 - 9:28 am

So pretty! I love the mint on the kraft! :)

naomi chokrOctober 23, 2009 - 11:06 am

OMG i just love this card!! I love the colors. I cant wait to use my set.

FresaBonitaOctober 23, 2009 - 11:06 am

This is so beautiful..!!!! love those rhinestones, they look so cute.. :)

Heather P.October 23, 2009 - 11:08 am

Simply gorgeous!

Maile BellesOctober 23, 2009 - 1:01 pm

Wow Ashley, this is simply beautiful!!!

Heather in FLOctober 23, 2009 - 1:22 pm

So simple, but so pretty! I just got my set this week, so I'm hoping to have time to play this weekend. Thanks for the idea. Can get a jump on Christmas thank you notes. :-)

Austin LovelysOctober 23, 2009 - 1:55 pm

I love the simplicity! Simple is beautiful. :) love it!

JanelleOctober 23, 2009 - 2:20 pm

Love it, Ashley! My PTI order (including Giga Guidelines) should be delivered today. Yippee!
Love the way you used two different colors of rhinestones to underline the sentiment.

TiffOctober 23, 2009 - 9:59 pm

This card is so elegant!

StephOctober 23, 2009 - 10:00 pm

All your cards are fabulous, really inspiring! Also congrats to a fellow Paper Crafts Stamping Royalty winner!

SavitriOctober 24, 2009 - 12:12 am

GORGEOUS!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this card, Ash! Simple, elegant, and beautiful colors!!!!

~Lori Roop (loree2000 SCS)October 24, 2009 - 3:29 pm

So classy Ashley! I love the color palette!

Laura B.October 24, 2009 - 6:49 pm

oooh love the giga guide lines with mint on kraft, yummy, and the white pen accent, perfection:)

Geny (Mommy Geny)October 25, 2009 - 11:46 pm

Lovely!! Isn't Giga Guide Lines so great, so easy to make a super wonderful card!!!

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