Happy Birthday to The Cupboard Trilogy Challenges!

So far July has been a very busy month and it doesn't look to let up anytime soon! Yesterday I was able to get some laundry done, calls made regarding our missing Rocky and then my son came home from work saying his 5 month old iPhone had died! Last night we Googled how to fix it then let it and the computer do their thing while we slept but this morning it didn't look like it had worked:( Off to work he went leaving me to work on the phone so I did the Restore one more time and Voila! it worked!!! Whew! Now if we could just find our dog all would be right with my world anyway!

The Cupboard Trilogy Challenges celebrates it's 2nd birthday this month and I have been on the design team for about a year and a half (I think)! Being on the design team really challenges me to create new projects instead of just CASEing someone else. 

Guess who else has a birthday this month? ME!!! I will be celebrating a BIG one this year...#60!!! What can 59 year olds do that 60 year olds can't? Say they're 59--LOL! That was the only thing I could think of! I will be 59 for ONE MORE WEEK! 

Now, on with my Cupboard Trilogy Challenges project for the month...

I LOVE Triple Time Stamping and couldn't wait to use my new stamp set, Bloom with Hope, as a Triple Time Stamping card. I also used the new In Colors and they are really growing on me! My favorites are Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow! I want to try this card again using Blackberry Bliss cardstock!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies...

• Paper: Whisper White and Tangelo Twist
• Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow
• Stamps: Bloom with Hope
• Punches: Word Window and Modern Label
• Other: Ginormous Pearls (retired), 7/16" Natural Trim (retired), Dimensionals

Well, I'm off to see what I can get done today! I already cleaned my very messy kitchen and have a load of clothes in the washer. One more load of laundry to do and I will be caught up...AGAIN! It will be in the high 90s (F) today so if it's not done before noon it's not likely to get done today!

Till tomorrow...

Kat

Happy Mail

Wednesday, when I picked up the mail, there was a bit of Happy Mail in the box! One of the VC Rockers, Linda Sparks sent me a nice note!  I am really looking forward to my summer with VC Rocks!

For this card Linda used the Triple Time Stamping technique that I learned from Dawn Olchefske. She used the Triple Treat Flower stamp (retired) that is one of my favorites:) Check out the adorable flower she attached!

Thank you Linda! I am sending a card your way:)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Kat

Day of Gratitude Triple Time Card

The card above is one we did at our Happy Stampers Club meeting last month and I also sent it to The Cupboard Trilogy as one of my Design Team projects for November. I truly LOVE this card!!! First of all, Day of Gratitude is a great stamp set and I am so glad I purchased it last year! This set will be a keeper for me even when it retires. I have a hard time parting with stamp sets anyway but need to do a big purge SOON!!!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Card stock: Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla
• Day of Gratitude stamp set
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Always Artichoke, Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso
• Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon

I decided to stamp the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner--for no particular reason other than I liked it:)

Have a great day! I am off to get some applesauce made and canned. My goal for today is 21 quarts so will let you know how I do!

Do you put food up for the winter? Can, freeze, dry or purchase food to put in the root cellar?

Triple Time Stamping

I was waiting for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat but not sure it's happening tonight so will post this one instead. 

I taught my daughter how to do Triple Time Stamping last week and she loved it! She also really liked The Open Sea stamp set and put it on her Christmas "wish list". 

For this card we used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Baja Breeze and Whisper White card stock
• Stamp sets: The Open Sea and Sassy Salutations 
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse and Cherry Cobbler
• Dimensionals

My daughter wanted to try the Triple Time Stamping with the Betsy's Blossoms stamp set so made the card on the right.

For this card we used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Card stock: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Whisper White 
• Stamp sets: Betsy's Blossoms and Day of Gratitude
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Summer Sun (retired)
• Dimensionals, Basic Pearl and 1/4" Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

As usual, I have Dawn Olchefske to thank for this great technique! I think she created a monster in me with this technique because I LOVE it!!!

Have a great day! Hugs the ones you love and hope you get some time to do something fun today!

Kat

Fabulous Florets Triple Time

I LOVE the Triple Time Stamping!!! It is so much fun to see how different stamp sets will look using this technique and the Fabulous Florets were truly fabulous!!! I will be forever grateful to Dawn Olchefske for her great video tutorial for making this card.

I am in a rush this morning so will make this post short...for me:)

For this project I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Raspberry Ripple and Whisper White card stock
• Fabulous Florets stamp set
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals and Gumball Green
• Dimensionals and some white grosgrain ribbon I had from an unknown source

I hope you like this card as much as I do! I will have another Triple Time Stamping card for you on Monday! I am hoping to do the Sunday Night Chit-Chat but will be traveling to my daughter's on Sunday so don't know if it will work out...hope so.

Have a great weekend and hope you are able to get some crafting worked in somewhere!  Happy Stamping!

Kat

Open Sea Triple Time Cards

This card was totally CASEd from Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach. I love the Triple Time Stamping technique I first saw on Dawn Olchefske's blog, DO Stamping with Dawn but really wanted to try it with the Open Sea stamp set. I really like how this card turned out and sent it to my brother for his birthday--Happy Birthday baby brother:)

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock
• Night of Navy and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pads
• Other: Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Button from Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons (retired); Glue Dots; Big Shot; Square Lattice Embossing Folder

NOTE: Be sure to stamp before you emboss:)

While I "liked" the card above, I LOVE this one!!! For this card I used Midnight Muse card stock and Midnight Muse Classic Stampin' Pad. To me, this card is striking! I am pretty sure I will be making a few more of these to put in my stash! Makes a great "guy" card and those are really hard to do (for me).

Have a great day and a wonderful weekend! The Oregon State Fair starts today:) We will be going next weekend--probably Sunday! Speaking of Sunday, meet me back here on Sunday night for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat! See you then!!!

Kat

Triple Time Creative Elements

I figured out what was wrong with the camera. It was charged but...the battery was in backwards! Now, the SD card can only go in one way so why couldn't they make it so the battery could only go in one way??!!! Oh well, camera is charged, battery is in correctly and I was able to take pictures of my recent projects:) 


I have two lovely ladies to credit for this card today. I first saw the card on Dawn Olchefske's blog DO Stamping with Dawn and I used her video tutorial to make this card. However, what inspired me to make this card was the one made by Kim Score at Paper Punch Addiction. This is a simple and fun way to make a super elegant card. Dawn's video tutorial is excellent!


For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red
• Stamp set: Creative Elements
• Classic Stampin' Pad: Basic Gray
• 3/8" red ribbon from "who knows where" (not Stampin' Up!)
• Dimensionals (how can you make a card without them??!!!)

Thanks for stopping by today! It is always so nice when you stop by to visit:) I am off to run errands and visit friends today but will be back again tomorrow with another card project that I CASed from Dawn Olchefske! What a talented lady!!! 

Kat