Hi Stampers,

Keeping up with my schedule of blogging 3 times a week I am a little late posting today since I am just now returning home from Atlanta.  Although I love my home state of Michigan, Georgia really does have some nice perks. The city and surrounding suburbs of Atlanta are just beautiful.  I have visited the ATL a few times in the last year and I can honestly say Atlanta is one place outside of Detroit I could truly call my home. I am not saying I am relocating, but if I was given the right opportunity to live and work in Atlanta, I would certainly seize the moment.


Well enough gibber and on to today's card design. Continuing the theme of simple and beautiful, today's card creation is a nursery theme card using the Easy Events stamp set. The Easy Events stamp set is a great set of images that can be used for various occasions, such as Birthday, Thinking of You, Congratulations, New Baby, Thank You and more. I often recommend this set since  truly provides a lot.

Today's card uses the Welcome Baby image of a duck, which is stamped in Stazon Black ink three times to create a series of ducklings. Each duck was then colored with Bashful Blue, Baja Breeeze, Daffordil Delight and Pumpkin Pie markers. The color combination of this card does indicate the New Baby is a boy, however,  this card can be made using a combination of pinks and yellows to give this card design a feminine touch.

Hope you've enjoyed this simple yet beautiful card design. If you liked this blog post and would like to learn more about the joys of stamping, tune in tomorrow for another card creation.

Until then, Happy Stamping!! 

Monthly Stamping Party

Hey there stampers,

I know it has been ages since I've updated my blog and I sincerely apologize for the delay between posts. Blogging is something I need to get better at doing.

I am making a conscience effort to post more often. How frequent that will be is still to be determined, but the goal is at least 3 times a week. So for now lets just see how everything goes.

Anyhoo, yesterday was my monthly stamping party, where a bunch gals and I get together for a few hours and stamp 6 different all occasion greeting cards. Here is a sample of 3 of the cards we made. Aren't they cute!  My favorite is the Stippled Blossoms card showcased on the right. The color combination of Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral, paired with the Crumb Cake just makes me smile. Not only did thus card win my heart, but it was a favorite among many of the ladies as well.

My second favorite of the day was the sympathy card using Stampin' Up!'s Love and Sympathy stamp set. I love the simplicity of black and white, and with a strip of red this sympathy card really is stunning.

If you've enjoyed these samples and would like to learn how to make simple and beautiful cards just like these, e-mail me at craftingelegance@gmail.com for details. If you live in the Metro Detroit and/or surrounding areas and would like to attend my next stamping party coming up in September, join my mailing list to receive party invitations.   

Until next time,
Happy stamping!

Blog Hop Triple Treat

Hey Stampers!

Welcome to the 3rd and final day of the Glitter Queens blog hop.
First and foremost I want to say thank you to each and everyone of you who have visited with us this week and left comments. This hop could not have happen without your participation. To help make our blog hops better, please post a comment below of tips and suggestions. Your feedback is very much appreciated.

Continuing with the retiring theme, today's card creations are showcasing the Triple Treat Flower stamp and the 5 Petal Flower punch, which are both retiring on May 31st. Doesn't this card just make you want to smile. The bold bright colors of tempting turquoise, melon mambo, and so saffron instantly make me think of summer. The base of the flower was made using the Flower Fancy punch, while the focal point petals were stamped, embossed, and cut out using the 5-Petal Flower punch.  The leaves on this card came from the Bird Builder punch and the sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp set.

My second card creation is a a card I made last year using the Always Elegant stamp set that too is retiring. I absolutely love and adore this creation. Such a a beauty and perfect for weddings and anniversary occasions.  Be sure to order your Always Elegant stamp set while supplies last. 

I really hope you all have enjoyed the Glitter Queens, blog hop.

Hope you come back and visit with all of us again. To start at the beginning click here to visit Dawn.

Precious Butterflies

Greetings Stampers, and welcome to Day 2 of the Glitter Queen's April
Blog Hop.  If you are following the tour line-up you should have just visited
with Cely Havens.  Aren't Cely's creations beautiful?

As you may have learned, hundreds of stamps and accessories from the 2011-2012 catalog are retiring, and NOW is your best chance to get these goodies before they are gone.

Today's card projects feature the retiring Precious Butterflies and the Vintage Vogue stamp sets. Two very elegant stamp sets from the 2011-2012 catalog. Precious Butterflies is a hostess stamp set that is only available when you place an order for $150.00 or more.  However, today you can receive the Precious Butterfly set and the Vintage Vogue set for FREE when you take advantage of my special offer.

SPECIAL OFFER
If you would like to receive the Precious Butterflies and the Vintage Vogue stamp set for free and you live in the Metro Detroit Area, then be the first to book and hold a private stamping class for you and a few of your friends with me in the Month of May.  Click here to send me an e-mail to schedule your date. Hurry this offer ends today at 11:59 P.M. EST.  The winner will be announced in tomorrow's blog post.  

My second project today is another elegant card featuring the Vintage Vogue stamp set. This card uses crumb cake for the card base, bravo burgundy and rose red cardstock for the mat, while the flowers are stamped in rose red and rich razzleberry ink. The vine was stamped in old olive. I used my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for the sentiment.

Hope you've enjoyed today's projects and special offer.
Join me again tomorrow for another card creation.

Unfortunately no one took advantage of yesterday's special offer so I have no Winners to name for yesterday's $50.00 FREE shopping.

To start the hop all over again click here to go back the beginning.

Happy Stamping!

I {Heart} Hearts

Hey there stampers and welcome to another Glitter Queens Blog Hop. From now until Friday, April 27th, members from Dawn Griffith's Glitter Queens team will be showcasing to you our beautiful stamp projects.  If you have been following the blog tour lineup, then you have just come from Cely Havens inspiring blog. Weren't her projects cute?

This week all of my blog posts for this hop will be focusing on the Stampin' Up! Retired Lists. Each  day I will feature two stamp sets that are retiring and provide you with a sample card for each set.

My first project is a quick and easy card using the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set and the Heart to Heart Punch.  This card uses chocolate chip and crumb cake card stock for the base. Along with strips of real red, more mustard, old olive and bashful blue card stock for the stamped and punched hearts. The sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. This card can be used for any occasion, including valentines day, wedding, anniversary, or even as a simple love note.  The design is very gender neutral, which allows it to be given to either a male or a female recipient. 

For my second project, I have another quick and easy card featuring the Ain't Love Grand hostess stamp set and the Big Top Birthday Designer's Series Paper, which are both retiring at the end of May. The sentiment on this card is so fitting, since I will be missing many of the stamps and accessories that are featured on the Retired Lists.  

SPECIAL OFFER

The first 10 individuals who purchase a minimum of a $50.00 order to my ONLINE store before 11:59 P.M. EST today, April 25, 2012 will receive an additional $50.00 worth of products FREE!

Winners will be announced in tomorrow's blog post. 

How Does It Work

      1. Simply click here and select the Shop Now button to make a purchase 

          of $50.00 or more before taxes and shipping.

      2. Then within 24 hours, you will receive an e-mail voucher from me to 

           receive your choice of $50.00 in FREE products from the 

           2011- 2012 Stampin' Up! Catalog. 

          

      3. Beginning May 1, through May 12, 2012, redeem your $50.00 product 

          voucher, by sending me an e-mail of your product order totaling $50.00 

          before taxes and shipping.

      4. All FREE product orders will be placed on May 14, 2012 and shipped 

          to your home before May 31, 2012. 

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at craftingelegance@gmail.com

Hurry, this wonderful offers ends at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time TODAY!!

Thanks for hopping with the Glitter Queens today. See you all again tomorrow.

To start the hop all over again, click here to visit Dawn.

Celebrate Spring

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Glad you could join me today. Spring is in full effect here in Michigan. Temperatures have been in the high 70's for the last few days and has been certainly well enjoyed. To celebrate the onset of spring, today's card creation is a bright and cheerful card showcasing the beautiful Greenhouse Garden two step stamp set.

Don’t you just love two-step stamping! I know I do. Stampin’ Up makes several adorable stamp sets that allow you to create the two step stamping technique. To make today’s card, I took one of the solid image flowers inked it up with my Pool Party ink pad, then lightly inked only the edges of the stamp with my Elegant Eggplant stampin write marker.  After stamping the solid flower image onto my whisper white cardstock, I then took the coordinating outline stamp from the set, inked that image with my elegant eggplant ink pad and stamped right over the solid flower, creating an intricate yet detailed floral image.

To get the perfect placement of the outlined image over the solid image, I used my trusty stampin’ ma-jig to assist me with this task. The stamapin ma-jig is a must have tool for any avid stamper.  To ensure that your stamped image is exactly where you want it be every time, the stampin ma-jig is a must have tool for you. 

The sentiment is also stamped in elegant eggplant and comes from the sincere salutations stamp set. 
I hope you've enjoyed today's card creation. Tune in next week for some more stamping inspiration. 

Hope you enjoy your weekend. 
Until next time, happy stamping!
 

 

Stampin Up! Field Flowers

Hey Stampers! 

Today I decided to explore my creativity with the beautiful two-step stamp set Field Flowers. If you are not familiar with Stampin' Up!'s two step stamping technique, this is where you first take the solid image of the stamp set, which in this case is the petals of the flower and stamp that image first. Then next you  take the outline image of the petals, and stamp that right on top of the solid image. And there you have a detailed hand stamped flower, using the fun and easy technique of two-step stamping. 

The color combination used in today's card is Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Certainly Celery and Chocolate Chip. All of these colors coordinate very well together to create a very shabby chic design. 

Pink is one of my favorite colors and often times it is my go to cardstock whenever I stamp.  I love the combination of Pink and Brown so much that I typically have to stop myself from creating so many cards with these two colors. But as you can see, today I just couldn't help myself. LOL! 

 Join me tomorrow as I showcase another Stampin' Up! creation. 

Until next time, Happy Stamping! 

Medallion Love

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! 

It's time for another day of inspiration from the Crafting Elegance stamping studio. Today's card uses both the Medallion and the Sincere Salutations stamp that can be found in the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog.  These two stamp sets are quite popular and when paired together can create a stunning yet clean and simple design. Although Pink and Brown is my favorite color combination, I also heart the classic color scheme of black and white. 

Because I am in the need of making a bunch of all occasion cards for a few customers, I  thought this design would be simple and elegant enough to mass produce. Hope you agree. 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Happy Stamping!

I'm Back!!

Hey there stampers! 

I know I have not posted to this blog in quite some time, since October 2011 to be exact, and I sincerely apologize to all my followers for my absence. So much has been going on with me that I just did not have time to manage the blog as well as keep up with the constant changes that were occurring in my life. But the waters of life have calmed and I am back in full swing, ready to post more beautiful projects for your viewing enjoyment.  I have missed all of you dearly along with the wonderful comments you leave at the end of each post.  

With getting back into the swing of stamping, I decided to pull out my Just Believe stamp set and create a clean and simple card today.  Also I decided to try a color combination that I would have never guessed would be so elegant. Today's card uses Sahara Sand and Bravo Burgundy cardstock and ink, and boy do these two colors look stunning together. Next time your stamping try this color combination is is even more beautiful in real life 

See you again tomorrow for another clean and simple card design. 

Until next time, Happy Stamping! 

Technique Tuesday - Inking Emboss

Hello Crafters,

Welcome to Technique Tuesday at Crafting Elegance. Each week on the blog, I will provide you with a paper crafting technique that you can use in your stamping. This week's technique is what I call Inking Emboss.  Please don't confuse this technique with the inking an embossing folder technique. Although these two techniques are similar, this one has a slight twist.

Inking Emboss is where you take a piece of solid color card stock, place it inside one of your favorite Stampin' Up! embossing folders, run it through your big shot machine to create a embossed design, then ink the raised embossed area using a brayer.

Today's inking emboss was made using the Stampin' Up!'s vintage wallpaper embossing folder, a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of pool party card stock and chocolate chip craft ink.  The effect the ink gives on just the embossed portion of the card stock is amazing. I am a true fan of making you own backgrounds and designer series paper, so if you are like me you the inking emboss technique will become one of your go to techniques for creating backgrounds for your cards.

This card also used the perfect polka dot embossing folder, some chocolate chip satin ribbon, and the Sincere Salutations stamp set for the sentiment. I Hope you 've enjoyed today's creation. Be sure to post a comment on your thoughts of today;s technique. Also sign-up to follow my blog, so that you don't miss out on any of my regular postings.

Happy Stamping!

Marvelous Monday - Elements of Style Stamp Set

Happy Monday Stampers! 

Today's project features the Elements of Style stamp set. This elegant card is made with chocolate chip, blushing  bride and whisper white cardstock. The framed flowers embossing folder was used to outline the blushing bride piece which I sponged the edges with regal rose ink to give it a more distressed appearance. 

The floral flourish image is my absolute favorite stamp from this set. The image was inked in both regal rose and chocolate chip ink using my Stampin' Write markers, then stamped onto the whisper white cardstock. The bird image was inked in chocolate chip, then cut out and popped up with stampin dimensionals. 

The sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, and the bow is some old striped chocolate chip ribbon. The card wasn't complete until I added an antique brad to the center of the bow for a stunning polished look. As many of you who know me, pink and brown is my favorite color combination and in my opinion a very elegant way to wish someone special a very happy birthday. 

Hope you've enjoyed today card. Please leave me a comment to let me know your thoughts on this creation. See you here again tomorrow for Technique Tuesday. 

Happy Stamping!

6 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter

Happy Friday!

In preparation of the upcoming holidays, Crafting Elegance would like to present to you our 6 Weeks of Christmas Event. Once a week for the next six weeks beginning this Sunday, you can receive samples of great Christmas projects that can help prepare you for the upcoming Christmas Holiday.  Each e-mail newsletter will contain step-by-step instructions on how to complete the featured projects designed exclusively for this event. All the projects showcased in the 6 Weeks of Christmas Event will not be displayed. Only subscribers to my newsletter will receive these designs.

I know there are several other blogs out there advertising their 12 weeks of Christmas Newsletters, but Crafting Elegance is putting a twist on this very popular event. Each e-mail will contain not one project design with instructions, but instead two project designs with instructions, giving you twice as many samples in half the time. So while other blog readers will be waiting until December to receive all 12 project ideas, you will receive 12 project samples all before Thanksgiving. Now isn't that awesome!

Best of all the 6 Weeks of Christmas Event is absolutely Free! So join my mailing list today so that you don't miss out on this exciting event. The first e-mail will be released this coming Sunday!

Happy Stamping!

Patterned Party

Hey Stampers,

Boy did the Glitter Queens and I have so much fun hosting our October Blog Hop! If you happened to have missed it, just take a look at my last three blog posts to see what a blast we all had. So to keep the momentum going, I decided to showcase a very bright and cheerful card today. And nothing makes me smile big than bunches of balloons, bright colors and Stampin' Up's new patterned party stamp set.
Today's card also showcases the new Big Top Birthday designer series paper and the black and white striped ribbon. I hope you all like today's project and I am wishing really big for each of you to have a great...no... awesome day.

Happy Stamping!

Glitter Queen Blog Hop Day 3

Hey Stampers,

Welcome to the third and final day of the Glitter Queens October Blog Hop!
First and foremost I want to thank each and everyone of you for participating in this month's hop. I sincerely appreciate you stopping by each day to see my creations and posting the wonderful comments.

Continuing with the autumn theme, today's project is another creation featuring the Gently Falling stamp set. I used the same water coloring technique as yesterday to stamp and color the leaves on today's project. After coloring the leaves, I then cut the leaves out with my paper snips and attached them onto the card with stampin dimensionals. The background of the card uses only one of the leaf images from the set which is stamped in versamark ink onto a piece of Pool Party cardstock. The sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set inked in Chocolate Chip, then sponged with the Tim Holtz, Antique Linen ink.

I hope you have enjoyed all the projects that I have shared with you during the hop. Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think of today's project.

Don't forget to sign-up for my 6 weeks of Christmas Newsletter that starts this Sunday.

Although the hop is coming to an end at midnight tonight, I do hope that you will continue to visit my blog for more inspiring  Stampin' Up! creations. So that you don't miss any of my blog updates, be sure to follow my blog. Click on the Follow My Blog link in my left hand side bar to begin following today.

Hop on over to Anji Clements blog by clicking here to see what she has in store for you today. Hope to see you again real soon.

Happy Stamping!

Dawn Griffith

Deidra Williamson

Dee Slater 

Joan Robertson

Bridgett Owens 

Stephanie Lorenz

Jennifer Kay

Cely Havens

Tamara Gadberry

Candice Crawford 

Anji Clements

Glitter Queen October Blog Hop - Day 2

Hello and welcome to day two of the Glitter Queens October Blog Hop! Today is Tuesday and that means it is Technique Tuesday at the Crafting Elegance blog. In honor of Technique Tuesday and the Glitter Queens Blog Hop, today's project features a fall themed greeting card using the the famous water coloring technique.

Water coloring is one of my favorite ways to color. Although it may seem intimidating it is quite an easy technique to coloring stamped images. Today's card uses the new Gently Falling stamp set which is featured in the 2011 Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalog. This stamp set comes with two sets of stamps for creating beautiful leaf images. One set of stamps is the solid image of the leaves, while the other set is the line art image of the leaves.

Water Coloring Technique Instructions


The water coloring technique was used to make the background designer paper. To make the background, take the line art image set and stamped various leaf images in black Stazon ink into a random pattern onto Stampin' Up!'s water color paper. It is always best to use Stazon Ink when water coloring so that your outline image does not run when it gets wet. I also highly recommend using water color paper when doing this technique, so that your paper does not buckle when painting your images with water.

Next I took my aqua painter paint brush, squeezed a small amount of water to the tip of my brush, then dipped the brush into the selected SU classic color ink pads to paint my leaves.  To insure the color of the leaves were variegated, I colored only small sections of the leaves at a time until I achieved my desired color pattern and intensity. To soften the intensity if the color, simply add a bit more water to your brush when coloring.

After coloring in the images, I then took my En Fancis background stamp and stamped the entire paper with Crumb Cake Classic ink. Then I stamped and water colored a few extra leaves, cut them out and attached them to the card with Stampin dimensionals. Finally I added the greeting, a piece of ribbon and an antique brad to finish the card. Leave a comment below to let me know what you think of today's project.

Before you hop onto the next blog, Crafting Elegance would like to present to you our 6 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter as our free Blog Candy for everyone!

Once a week for 6 weeks, you can sign up to receive my Christmas Newsletter filled with Holiday projects and step by step instructions to help you prepare for the upcoming Christmas holiday. All the projects showcased in the 6 weeks of Christmas newsletter will not be displayed on my blog.  Only subscribers to my newsletter will receive these exclusive project samples. Best of all the 6 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter is absolutely Free!

To join my mailing list, click on the sign up for my newsletter link located at the top left hand side bar of my blog. You don't want to miss out on this exciting event. The first e-mail will be released this coming Sunday!

Thanks for joining me today.  Don't forget to join us tomorrow for another Fall creation. Next on the hop is Anji Clements. Click here to visit Anji.  If you happen to have missed a few Glitter Queens along the way, check out the links below.

Happy Stamping!

Supplies
Stamp Set: Gently Falling, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, SU Water Color Paper
Ink: More Mustard, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Basic Grey, and Old Olive Classic Ink Pads;                         
      Black Stazon Ink 
Accessories: Victoria Crochet Trim, Antique Brads

Dawn Griffith

Deidra Williamson

Dee Slater 

Joan Robertson

Bridgett Owens 

Stephanie Lorenz

Jennifer Kay

Cely Havens

Tamara Gadberry

Candice Crawford 

Anji Clements

Glitter Queen October Blog Hop - Day 1

Welcome to the Glitter Queens October Blog Hop!

For the next three days myself along with the other Glitter Queen Team members will be hosting a blog hop featuring Fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving inspired projects. Each day when you visit the hop, you will enjoy some amazing creations designed by some very talented Stampin Up Demonstrators, along with chances to win some fabulous Blog Candy!

Today's project is a card set showcasing the Always Thankful stamp set, located in the 2011 Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. The details in this stamp set, combined with the awesome patterns and colors in the new Spice Cake designer series paper makes these autumn cards true beauties.

To make these cards, I started with a base of Chocolate Chip cardstock measured at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for each card. Then I layered a 5 1/4" by 4 " piece of More Mustard cardstock on top of the base, trimming the left edge with the scalloped trim border punch. Attached to the More Mustard piece is a 1 1/2" by 5 1/4" strip of Spice Cake designer series paper for card one that is displayed vertically and a 3" by 4" piece of designer paper adhered to card two that is displayed horizontally. Each card was then wrapped with some Pool Party ruffled ribbon for some added color contrast.

Both focal images for the cards were colored in with my Stampin' Write markers. Card one used the colors of  Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, and Old Olive. While card two used the colors of Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Basic Grey, and So Saffron. Then each focal image was matted onto coordinating cardstock and attached to the card. For image one the mat measurements are 3"by 4 1/2" for the chocolate chip piece, 2 3/4"by 4" for the More Mustard piece and 2 1/2" by 3 3/4" for the Whisper White piece. The Happy Thanksgiving sentiment, from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set was then stamped in chocolate chip ink.

For image two, the mat measurements are 4" by 3" for the chocolate chip piece, 3 3/4 " by 2 3/4 " for the More Mustard piece and 3 1/2" by 2 1/2" for the Whisper White piece. The Grateful sentiment also from the Always Thankful set was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink, punched out with the large oval punch and matted onto a piece of chocolate chip cardstock that was punched out with the large scallop oval punch.

I hope you've enjoyed today's project. Please let me know what you think by posting a comment below.

Before you hop onto the next blog, Crafting Elegance would like to present to you our 6 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter. Once a week for 6 weeks, you can sign up to receive my Christmas Newsletter filled with Holiday projects and step by step instructions to help you prepare for the upcoming Christmas holiday. All the projects showcased in the 6 weeks of Christmas newsletter will not be displayed on my blog.  Only subscribers to my newsletter will receive these exclusive project samples. Best of all the 6 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter is absolutely Free!

To join my mailing list, click on the sign up for my newsletter link located at the top left hand side bar of my blog. You don't want to miss out on this exciting event. The first e-mail will be released this coming Sunday!

Thanks for joining me today.  Don't forget to join us tomorrow for another Fall creation.  Next up on the blog hop is Anji Clements. Click here to see the lovely creations from Anji. If you happen to have missed a few Glitter Queens along the way, check out the links below.

Dawn Griffith

Deidra Williamson

Dee Slater 

Joan Robertson

Bridgett Owens 

Stephanie Lorenz

Jennifer Kay

Cely Havens

Tamara Gadberry

Candice Crawford 

Anji Clements

Happy Stamping!

Fabulous Friday - Elegant Thank You

Happy Friday Crafters!

Well here in Michigan we are starting the weekend with 45 degree temperatures and highs around 60 degrees. Of course we are all not too thrilled with the sudden cold temperatures. The weather we are feeling today is more like the weather we experience in mid October or November. Despite the frigidness that has suddenly come upon us, I am ecstatic that its another Fabulous Friday! 

For today's card, I am showcasing the Elements of Style stamp set. This stamp set is one of my favorites and each time I use it, I find more and more ways to reveal its beauty. For this card, I created my own patterned paper with the flourish stamp from the set using basic back ink. I then continued the theme by making the flourish the actual focal image of the card. Of course to make the card a true beauty I used the elegant, yet simple color scheme of basic black, whisper white, and cherry cobbler cardstock. 

Then enhanced the image with a little embossing from the lattice embossing folder and finished the card with the thank you sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. 

This same design could be used for a wedding card or even a femenine birthday card. The possibilities with the Elements of Style set is endless. Hope you enjoyed todays card feature. 

Let me know what you think of today's design by posting a comment below.  

Until next time happy stamping. 

Supplies

Stamp Set - Elements of Style, Teeny Tiny Wishes 

Card Stock - Basic Black, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler 

Accessories: Lattice Embossing Folder, grosgrain ribbon

Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 

Stampin' Up!'s - Patterned Party

Hi Stampers,

Today I thought would be a good day to play with the new Patterned Party stamp set and the new Big Top Birthday designer series paper from Stampin' Up! Isn' this card cheerful and bright! I just love how Real Red and Tempting Turquoise coordinate so well together. Paired with a neutral solid like Basic Black, this A2 card really looks stunning. Best of all this stamp set is great for juvenile birthday greetings, masculine birthday greetings and even feminine birthdays.

A list of supplies needed t make today's card are listed below.

Supplies
Stamp set: Patterned Paper
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Big Top Birthday
Accessories: Black grosgrain ribbon

Hope you enjoyed today's festive birthday card.

Glitter Queen Blog Hop Winner

Hey Crafters!

I first and foremost want to announce the winner of my Blog Candy for the Glitter Queens September 2011 Blog Hop.

Drum Roll Please!!!!

And the winner is.......Lisa808!!!

Congratulations Lisa808. You have just won yourself 6 sheets of Stampin' Up! cardstock. 2 sheets each of Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, and Whisper White Cardstock, 1 Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Right Marker, 1 package of Stampin' Dimensionals, and 1 package of White Bakers Twine.  Lisa I hope you enjoy your Blog Candy care of Crafting Elegance Blog.

Now for today's card. In honor of my birthday today, I made this beautiful birthday card using the new Stampin' Up! Pennant stamp set and punch.  The supplies used to make this card are listed below.

Hope you liked today's card.

Card Supplies
Stamp Set: Pennant Stamp Set 
Accessories: Mini Pennant Punch, White Bakers Twine 
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Glitter Queen Blog Hop - Day 5

Hey There Crafters, 

Welcome to day 5 of the Glitter Queen Blog Hop. Thank you so much for hopping with me and the team of Glitter Queens all week.  I have truly appreciated all the wonderful comments, subscriptions to my blog and newsletter, and most important each one of you for visiting with me each day. I hope after today you will continue to visit my blog to see all of the wonderful card designs and video tutorials I  make. 

The Glitter Queens will be doing another Blog Hop coming up in October, so check back with me here at Crafting Elegance for details. 

Now for today's card. Continuing with the Stocking Builder Punch, today I created a birthday card using  the cuff and heel portion of punch.  Don't you just love the versatility of this punch. I hope by now I have convinced you that this punch is a crafters must have. To build this card simply punch out the heel and cuff the stocking in cherry cobbler, lucky limeade, and daffodil delight, then assembles the pieces to form a lit candle and voila!  

Thanks for hopping along with me and the other Glitter Queens today. Be sure to join my site and leave a comment below as your entry for my Blog Candy! The winner of the Crafting Elegance Blog Candy will be announced tomorrow. 

Next stop on the hop is the talented Tamara Gadberry. Click here  to visit her site. If you are just now joining the hop and missed the stop before me click here to visit Anji.  A link to all the Glitter Queens participating in the Blog Hop is listed below, just in case you miss someone along the way.  Until next time.....Happy Stamping!!

Dawn Griffith

Tracy Bradley

Eileen Cassisi

Anji Clements

Candice Crawford 

Tamara Gadberry

Cely Havens

Jennifer Kay

Stephanie Lorenz

Bridgett Owens 

Joan Robertson

Dee Slater 

Deidra Williamson

Gina Wrona