Fabulous Florets

The last few days have been busy with a husband under the weather, but thank God he is better today and life can get back to normal (whatever that is).

Tomorrow is my second Big Shot class this week and I am looking forward to haveing a lot fun and fellowship with the ladies. We are getting such good tools to play with on the Big Shot and we will be making some really cute cards and a special little note holder.

Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Loving Thoughts and Fabulous Florets

Card stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Pool Party dsp

Ink: Calypso Coral and Pool Party

Accessories: Big Shot with the Stripe Embossing Folder and Label Collection Framelit; Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon; Pool Party and Calypso Coral markers and dimensionals

Hope you enjoy duplicating this card. We sure had fun making it in class.

See you soon,

June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Uncharted Territory

By the Sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea. You and me, you and me oh how happy we'll be!!! Remember that song, every time I do a card with a boat or lighthouse I think of that song. It is very true, I am happy by the sea even though I am about 15 miles inland from it. I love going down to Shelter Island (in the bay) and watch the boats come and go and have a great lunch at the Red Sail In. What a way to spend the day!!

Now to get on with the job at hand. Here is the next card from January's class. Pretty simple to do but it will make a nice birthday card for one of my sons or brothers. I also have a very good friend who lives on a lake in Michigan and she collects lighthouses, so I am sure she would appreciate this card also.

Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Uncharted Territory and God's Blessing

Card Stock: Whisper White 4 1/4 x 11, 3 x 4 and a scrap; Marina Mist 4 x 5 1/4; Basic Gray 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 and a scrap;

Ink: Basic Gray

Accessories: Real Red, Marina Mist and Basic Gray Markers; 1/16 hole punch; Modern Label and the Word Punch; Silver brads and dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you tomorrow.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act'  Psalm 37:5

Herb Expressions

Our mountains have lots of snow and I have beautiful big red roses blooming. Isn't that just amazing! We are only about 30 miles from the snow.

This is another December card class card. I got the idea from someone and don't remember who. If it's yours let me know.

Card Recipe:

Stamps sets: Herb Expressions and Perfectly Penned

Card stock: Elegant Eggplant 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Pear Pizzazz 4 x 5 1/4, Naturals White 3 3/4 x 5

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Elegant Eggplant and Pear Pizzazz Markers, scoring tool, Pear Pizzazz ribbon and glue dots

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Stampin' Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act'  Psalm 37:5

Always Thankful

Good Morning! It is another beautiful hot day in Southern Calfornia. This is supposed to be the last day of heat and much cooler tomorrow and next week. More like fall I hope. After all this is October!!

One of my card class ladies is in the hospital and I would ask all of you to keep her in your prayers. She is a sweetheart and we all want her to be well real soon.



This is one of my favorite fall sets and a new wheel I just purchased. I love it!! I like the look of the top corners of the card. That was done with the small heart punch.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Always Thankful and the wheel is Fall Harvest.

Cardstock: Old Olive 4 1/4 x 11, So Saffron 4 1/8 x 5 3/8, Pumpkin Pie 4 x 5 1/4 and a scrap for punch, Very Vanilla 3 7/8 x 5 and scrap for sentiment

Ink: Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive

Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Small Heart Punch, More Mustard Scallop Ribbon 6", Pumpkin Pie, Bravo Burgundy, So Saffron, River Rock and Crumb Cake Markers, Fall Harvest Wheel with the standard handle and Dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin in and I'll see you soon, God willing.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Always Thankful

I really love this stamp set and have used it for several cards already. It gives a real feeling for fall.

Card class went very well yesterday and everyone loved the new cards. We even had a snack of Shortbread Cookies made with Stampin' Up's new cookie press tool. Of course I used the pumpkin image one and everyone loved them. Only one left from the whole batch, so guess they passed the test.

This is the last card from the September card class. I love these colors together and I am really lovin' using the wide ribbon. It just gives a card a special look.

Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Always Thankful and the retired set Thankful For

Cardstock: Naturals Ivory 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 2 1/2 x 3 1/2, Early Espresso 3 7/8 x 5 1/8, 2 5/8 x 3 5/8, scraps of Ivory and Espresso for sentiment, Spice Cake DSP 3 3/4 x 5

Ink: Basic Gray and So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz markers

Accessories: 6 1/2" stripped Soft Suede 1 1/4" ribbon, linen thread, ticket corner punch and Dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon with October cards.

Hugs,

June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

FLOWER FANCY SYMPATHY

My neighbor called me yesterday and said she needed a card for a friend whose Mother had passed away and wanted to know if I sold my cards. Of course I said I would and I would bring over several for her to choose from. Then her husband called and said he needed a birthday card for his sister who was turning 80 this week. So I made up a few new cards and took them over and this is one of them.

I used the Flower Fancy stamp set. The cardstock is Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla. The Ink is Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi. I tied Marina Mist 1/8 inch ribbon around it. It is pretty simple but very nice sentiment. The sentiment is one I purchased at a local craft store. Stampin' Up's is just small and I wanted one that was larger. I used markers to color the flowers and leaves.

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed Day!

June Switzer

"You're blessed when you stay the course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God".

Psalm 119:1

PEACE WITHIN

This is my entry for Mojo Monday's sketch challenge #150. I really enjoyed this challenge. I used new and old for this card and am amazed how things went together. I just love Stampin' Up and all they give us to work with.

The Stamp Set used is Peace Within.

The Cardstock is Retired, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Barely Banana, Mellow Moss.

The ink is, stamped images with Black Stazon, colored with Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Wild Wasabi, Bordering Blue and Black Markers.

The Accessories are, Black 5/8 inch Satin Ribbon, the new Basic Pearls and Dimensionals.

I love the way it turned out. I hope it inspires your creativity. I can't believe I made a card without using the Big Shot. (lol)

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed Night!

June

MONOCHROMATIC CHALLENGE

Good Sunday morning! Have I been sluffin' off or what? Can't believe it has been more than a week since my last post. My daughter arrived from Michigan and I have been busy getting her settled in with us and helping her shop ( the most fun thing to do) and just getting reaquainted. We did a workshop yesterday that I had booked about a month ago and this is one of the cards we did, only we did it in Garden Green and Daffodil Delight. It turned out so cute I decided it would be good for the current color challenge on Pals Paper Arts PPA53.

I used all Perfect Plum paper and ink except for Black Stazon that I stamped the butterfly with. It just looks so cool.
The stamp sets are, Upsy Daisy and All A Flutter. I stamped the butterfly first in Stazon Black Ink on the flowers and then stamped one on a scrap of Whisper White to color with the markers and then cut it out and put it over the first one with a dimensional. Simple but so awesome looking.

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed Sunday!

June

ELEMENTS OF STYLE

I loved this stamp set the moment I saw it in the catalog. Finally got a chance to use it. I really wanted the lattice impressions folder to use with it but it's on backorder. So maybe next time.

Made a card for my dear friend in Michigan anyway.

I used Rich Razzleberry for the main card. Whisper White is the stamped layer and under it is Cottage Wall dsp. Butterfly and one scallop circle are Rich Razzleberry. I used Rich Razzleberry and Pale Plum Markers with a little water to mellow them out. Old Olive Marker for the leaves.

The butterfly came from the Beautiful Butterfly die and the Big Shot.

Hope you all have a great holiday week-end. I may not get to post everyday. We have doctor meetings and pre-op visit before the second surgery which is scheduled for Friday, June 4th.

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed day!

June