Makeover Monday

Good day peeps!  It's been awhile since I've done a Makeover Monday, and figured I was due!  So, let's get to it, shall we?  Today's card makeover originated as a Dawn McVey creation.  You all know that I love her style and ability to put colors together.  Here's her card:

And here's my makeover:

I changed quite a bit, but not the main elements.  I used a Floral Frames die for my background die using Early Espresso Coredinations paper.  Then I embossed it in the Argyle folder and slightly sanded it.  I used the coffee mug and candy canes (only the straight portion obviously) from Scentsational Seasons.  I stamped the diamond pattern from Border Banter to mimic the argyle pattern that I embossed. This was really pretty easy to put together.  I did move my sentiment down to the bottom as it fit perfectly.

Things I might do different next time:  glitter the snowflake on the mug, not forget the steam image, stamp a background image in Versamark in all that "white space" at the top.  If SU had a smaller scallop die that would fit behind the circle, I think that would look better.

All in all tho....not bad - eh?  Is there a card that you've seen in blogland that you'd love to seen made over using only Stampin' Up! products?  If so, email me and I'll include it on Makeover Monday!

Makeover Monday...Week 9!

Good morning everyone!  I'm back today with a Makeover Monday Card.  I've had a makeover type of weekend....I'll get to that after I show you my card.  This weeks sample card comes from.....can you guess? Yep....Dawn McVey!  Am I infatuated with her?  Yeah - probably just a bit!  Here's the card of hers that I picked this week:

Pretty simple, clean, etc.  Right?  And pretty easy to redo:

Sharp - huh?  I used the Apothecary Art set, stamped in Stazon on Rose Red then used a little bleach in my aqua painter to bleach out the flowers a bit.  This was perfect!  What do you think?  I'd like to know.  

So, do you wanna hear about my makeover?  Well, a couple of months ago we had our cabinets refaced.  From the old painted white, to a nice cherry cabinet.  We've been waiting for a not-so-busy weekend to do the countertop.  A friend of mine had used Giani Granite ( www.gianigranite.com ) to paint her countertop.  We decided that was the route we were going to take too.  Our counter was in pretty good shape, and it's long, so has to have a seam no matter what kind of new countertop we would have gotten.  The paint would cover the seam.  We did have a "chunk" of the end cap that had come loose, and that was fixable and disguisable with this system too.  It all worked in our favor - especially the price range!  We filled in the damaged end cap with some wood filler, sanded it smooth and removed all of the caulk along the backsplash and got to work.  This was an amazing transformation.  I can't wait to show pictures with you!  First I need to figure out something for the wall above the backsplash and below the cabinets tho.  Once I finish that I'll take some after pics.  Here's a completely before picture for now tho,,,,bleh!

Natural White Cardstock	Daffodil Delight Cardstock	Borderlines	Daffodil Delight Classic Ink	Rose Red Cardstock
Jet Black Staz On Ink	Apothecary Art Stamp Set	Basic Rhinestones	Whisper White Cardstock	Loving Thoughts
Seam Binding Ribbon

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Makeover Monday Week 8

Sorry....I'm running terribly behind today!  So much to do, so little time. 

I know you've been anxiously awaiting my Makeover Monday post today.  If you are new, this is a series where I take a card I've seen out in blogland that is NOT Stampin' Up! based and I turn it into a Stampin' Up! only card - mostly.  (I had to sneak in a button from my stash today b/c I couldn't find one that matched!)

Today's card comes from Lisa Johnson's Poppy Paperie blog.  Here is her card:

Here's mine:

If I wasn't in such a rush, I'd do a few things over....but it is what it is for today!  SORRY!  It's cute non-the-less.  I coulda pulled out the retired Good Egg set ( I think I still have it) and used that to be more egg-zact!  but I thought this lil' fella was pretty cute!

Okey doke - I gotta bolt.  In and out!

Makeover Monday Week 7!

Good Morning!  How was your weekend?  Mine was a whirlwind.  It feels good to actually be at home this morning!  Both Saturday and Sunday I was out the door a little before 8 - which is early to be heading out for me!  That's one of those perks of staying at home - ya know!!!  I do tho remember all to well what it was like to be leaving in the dark with 2 kids loaded up and heading to work - blech!

So this week - I perused my "cards" file and found one to make over.  I always love the work of Heather Pulvirenti (who is on a blogging break for a while) - she is one with a clean style, yet bright bold colors.  I gravitate towards those designs - but you know that already right???  So, this card of hers has been in my file for sometime (along with about 200 other cards!) and I finally decided, okay, I'm making it over!  Guess what - EASY PEASY!!!

Here is my card:

Almost exactly alike - right!  'Cept I stuck with SU all the way.  Yeah, those pearls are SU - I just colored them with a Sharpie marker, so, your right....we don't sell Sharpies.  Oops!!

I wasn't sure I like Heather's use of the green ribbon on her card, but when I added my Old Olive Grosgrain (retired - sorry!) it was like a match made in heaven!!!  FYI - the Hello comes from the Elementary Elegance Sale-A-Bration stamp set....I can't get a linky below for it.  And yes, I realize that it does not mean the same thing as Merci!  

So....what do you think???  I'd REALLY like to hear some comments - your comments feed my motivation - just click on that little comment button at the end of this post and type away!!  :)

Pool Party CS

Whisper White Craft Ink

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Jet Black Staz On Ink

Basic Pearls

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Makeover Monday Week 6!

I know, I KNOW!!!  You've all been chomping at the bit wondering where my Makeover Monday card is!  You are liking this series - right???

Well, I've got to keep this short and sweet - I've got Valentine's that need finishing up - just a mere 40 of them.  UGH!  I've been so swamped, I had to put them off til today.  Thanks Goodness for my Silhouette!  It cut them all while I whipped up the card for today!

So here is today's card from Dawn McVey:

I alway in awe of her color choices, her bold style, and she throws it all together in a simplified way!  Swoon....
Here is the card I created using only SU products! :

The flower and hello come to you from the Posy Punch set, doily is from Hello Doily and the leaves are from Build a Blossom.  I was disappointed in the way my edging turned out on the white piece.  I used the Labels Framelit dies and the flower covered up the point.  I could have used the edgelits, but it wasn't going to show much either. OH well.  Lesson learned.  I think I would use the decorative label punch next time to come up with a squiggly edge.

Oh - in case your are wondering - that layer behind the flower - ya, it's SU too!!!  Just the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch and then I notched each scallop.  nifty huh???  I love the way that turned out.  A little more up to date than a plain scallop.

Whaddya think?  I'd love to hear - your comments keep me motivated!

Makeover Monday, Week 5

Good Morning Stampers!  So sorry for my recent absence...I was doing so darn good....and then the ol' Tax Man needed some of my undivided attention for a few days.  After I was done with my taxes, I cleaned my stamp room and rearranged some tables around too.  I had been using one of those white banquet tables - you know the ones that aren't as heavy as their older wooden counterparts.  Well, I was noticing that I wouldn't always get a nice clean stamped image because the table had too much "give" to it???  Not sure if that was why, but I opted to move one of the old wooden style tables over to work on.  MUCH BETTER!  I was using that table for my Big Shot, Silhouette, and Sewing area, so I really rearranged the whole room....it was a two day project, and I still have some work to do in there.  Like a never ending project.  Next is the closet in that room.  It's full of fabric and things from my sewing days and isn't real useful at this time....so I need to clean and purge! UGH!

Anyway....I hope that I'll have a lot more to show you this week.  Let's start with this week's Makeover Monday card!  This weeks card comes to you from Kristina Werner .  Her blog was probably one of the first that I started to follow when I was just starting to stamp.  I like her style, and the way she thinks outside of the box.  She used to be a designer at Stampin' Up! and I love some of the stamp sets she designed.  Here is her card:

And here is my take on her card:

This one was pretty easy to recreate - and you could do this yourself too!  I used the Varsity Alphabet for the large X's and O's, Empire Alpha for the smaller letters.  The rest of the images come from P.S. I Love You, found in the Occasions Mini.  I did opt for the larger sentiment just because I thought the {XO}llent image went perfectly with the theme of the card! 

Hope you like today's card....now...go stamp something!

Makeover Monday! Week 4

Howdy folks!  Welcome back to Makeover Monday.  While this is a fairly new series, I'd like to explain what this is all about.  Makeover Monday was developed because I have a fondness for many designers in the industry that DO NOT use Stampin' Up! products. (heaven forbid!)  I love what they come up with using things that are non-SU.  Sure, I could purchase what they are using, but that would not be good business practice.  So, I decided that I am going to conquer some of these designs using SU products that I have on hand.  Are you all following me here?   You will soon find out that I am quite partial to Dawn McVey's style, I redesign her cards often.  In fact, her card is once again my inspiration!  Here is her card:

And here is my creation:

While I loved the sunny colors that Dawn used, I opted for something more colorful.  I used doily from Wilton - you know those that you put on a plate under the cookies???  I love the look of these doilies on a card - but you could use SU's new die for that also.  I just haven't purchased that yet!  Then, the scalloped circle comes from the Perfect Pennants die.  Don't forget that some of those dies have other items tucked in there!  The patterned paper is from Domestic Goddess - I just love this floral design.  Sweet lil' touch of vintage!  The butterfly - Beautiful Butterflies then stamped with Delicate Doilies.  The ribbon - Poppy Parade.  Now, I did have to use some buttons from my "stash".  The flower one is SU - in Real Red - but the other buttons were too large and overpowering.  You guys don't mind that I used other buttons tho, do you???  I'm kinda partial to a mish mash of buttons anyway! 

So, there you have it!  It's made over, and I think it's sweet as can be.  FYI - this was a VERY fast card to put together.  Will be whipping up several more to send to my customers that place orders from my website this month!  Yep - that's right!  You can receive this card in the mail too!  Just place an order from my website - http://jenarkfeld.stampinup.net  Don't worry - I'll write you a note on a sticky note so that you can reuse the card! 

'til next time - keep on stampin' !

Makeover Monday Week 3!

Howdy folks!  I'm running a little behind with today's post, but I've made it!!!  Phew!  Today is Makeover Monday.  This is where I take a card from some of my favorite (non-SU) designers and make their creation over using Stampin' Up! products.  While I'm only 3 weeks into this series, I've been hearing from many of you that you are loving this so far - that's wonderful to hear!  I'd like you to keep the comments coming - feedback is always good, whether constructive or supportive!

Today's card is brought to you from Dawn McVey's blog.  I know I've said it before, but I adore her style.  She is one of my favorite designers and constantly inspires me!  This is Dawn's card:

And I'd like you to meet my card:

This stamp set was waiting for me when I got back from Leadership Conference.  I was ready!  I don't know why I hadn't gotten this set before - it is a hostess set.  But I love the graphic style, the clean lines, and the "funk" - do you consider it a bit funky??? 

A couple of things that I did different - I did heat emboss the flowers.  I stamped them in Real Red Craft ink and then used clear ep.  I wanted that shine.  I've been using my heat tool extensively lately.  Someone at Leadership even asked if I heat embossed everything?  (my swaps had a lot of embossing)  I also added a textured background on the Melon Mambo piece using a texture plate.  Sometimes I forget about the texture plates - and they are great when an embossing folder is TOO much texture.  I also used textured Very Vanilla cardstock for the scalloped edges. 

I'd like to hear - what do you think???

That's it for today - I'll be back tomorrow with Technical Tuesday and a little something that we made at our Make and Takes at Leadership!