The Scalloped Edge

Stampin' Up for Sale!

Hi everyone!  I very recently stepped down from Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator and began the HUGE task of cleaning out my stamp area of some sets that have not seen ink in quite some time!  Please note that most of these sets are mounted and used.  Some may have some staining but it does not affect the quality of the stamped image. Please email me at (jackiepedro@sbcglobal.net) if you are interested.

~I only ship USPS Priority Mail.  One set should fit in a Flat Rate envelope for 4.80, any more will have to be shipped in a Flat Rate Box for 9.85.

~I accept Paypal, check or money order.  However, if you pay by check I will not ship until the check has cleared.

A Beautiful Thing  8.00
Autumn Apparitions  12.00
Big Flowers AND Little Flowers  12.00 SOLD
Big Pieces AND Little Pieces (as a set)  12.00 SOLD
Birthday Beauty  6.00  SOLD
Bloomin' Beautiful  10.00  SOLD
Booglie Eyes  10.00  SOLD
Botanical Blooms (hostess UM)  8.00
Crazy For Cupcakes  12.00  SOLD
Define Your Life  18.00 SOLD
Doodle This  8.00  SOLD
Embrace Life  10.00  Sold
Essence of Love  8.00  SOLD
Enjoy Every Moment  8.00 SOLD
Fresh Cuts  8.00 SOLD
Friendly Flowers  8.00 SOLD
Garden Whimsy  8.00  SOLD
Happiness Always  8.00  SOLD
Happy Heart Day  10.00  SOLD
Home For Christmas  10.00  SOLD
In The Spotlight (retired hostess) 8.00  SOLD
Just Like You  8.00  SOLD
Kind Thoughts  10.00 SOLD
Live Your Dream  10.00  SOLD
Love and Joy  6.00
Love Matters  10.00  SOLD
Much Love  5.00
Naughty Or Nice  10.00  SOLD
Oh, So Lovely  8.00  SOLD
One of a Kind  8.00  SOLD
Perfect Presentation (retired hostess)  10.00  SOLD
Petal Pushers  10.00
Pick A Petal  10.00  SOLD
Polka Dot Posies  10.00  SOLD
Pretty Amazing  10.00  SOLD
Pun Fun  15.00 SOLD
Punch Pals  12.00  SOLD
Simply Said  10.00  SOLD
So Many Sayings (UM retired hostess)  5.00  SOLD
Stem Silhouettes  10.00  SOLD
Sweet On You  3.00
Sweet Thing  5.00  SOLD
Tagger's Dozen (mostly UM)  5.00  SOLD
Time For You  8.00  SOLD
Together Forever  10.00  SOLD
To You & Yours  (UM)  12.00  SOLD
True Friend  10.00  SOLD
You Make Me Happy  10.00 

Tools:
Large Tag Punch  10.00  SOLD
Small Tag Punch  10.00  SOLD
Five Petal Flower Punch  10.00  SOLD
Snow Blossom Punch  6.00  SOLD

Thanks for looking!!

Verve Sneak Peek...Forever In Our Hearts

 

Hi everyone!  This is the third and last day of sneak peeks for Verve.  The set I'm showing you today is a BEAUTIFUL sympathy set called Forever In Our Hearts.  Sympathy cards are not something that I keep on hand, but struggle to make when the time arises.  The images and sentiments in this set are so serene and peaceful and make it easy to pull a card together.

For this card I started out with Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try.  The dp is Parisian Breeze from Stampin' Up!  I stamped the sentiment in Dark Chocolate (PTI) and over stamped the leaves in Baja Breeze classic (SU!)  The image was then framed in circle Nestabilities.  The large Baja circle was embossed with the Dots and Diamonds embossing folder (QuiKutz) using my Cuttlebug.  I added some free handed piercing around that same circle.  I finshed the card off with two brads from American Crafts and some chocolate polka dot ribbon (SU!)

Verve's Release Party is tonight at 9pm EST in the Verve Forum on Splitcoaststampers.  The full sets will be revealed and will be available for purchase at 11:00pm EST.  Hope to see you there!

Don't forget to check out the sneak peeks of this set on the Verve Blog!!

Have a great day!  Thank you for stopping by!

 

Stamps:  Forever In Our Hearts (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Baja Breeze, Dark Chocolate & White (PTI), Parisian Breeze DSP
Ink:  Dark Chocolate (PTI), Baja Breeze
Accessories & Tools:  Circle Nestabilities, Dots and Diamonds embossing folder (QuiKutz), Ribbon (SU), Brads (American Crafts), Dimensionals

Another Verve Peek....Just For You

 

Hi everyone!  It's day two of Verve sneak peeks and today I'm sharing a card I made with a new set called Just For You.  Again, what can I say, another beautiful Verve set!!   I hope you can join us at the Verve release party on Friday night, June 26th, starting at 9:00PM EST in the Verve Forum on Splitcoaststampers.   The party is fast paced, full of sneak peeks from the Verve Diva's and a lot of chatting...you may even meet Mr. Verve.....that's right, Julee's husband, Mark, aka Mr. Verve, even attends and believe me, he can hold his own with all of the Verve crazed women!!  LOL!  Hope to see you there!

For my card I used the sketch VSJun04 from the Verve Release Week Challenges.  I stamped the main image in Memento Black ink on PTI White and framed it in circle Nestabilities.  The DP is Tea Party from Stampin' Up!  I just love this DP...so fresh and summery!  I added a little machine stitching and some ribbon and brads and I was done!  A pretty quick card for me!!

Don't forget to check out the Verve Blog for some more peeks at this beautiful new set!!

Have a great day!  Thank you for stopping by!!

 

Stamps:  Just For You (Verve)
Paper:  PTI White, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, Tea Party DSP
Ink:  Memento Black, Certainly Celery
Accessories & Tools:  Circle Nestabilities, Flower Brads (SU!), Pink Taffeta Ribbon (SU!), Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

Verve Sneak Peek...Kindred Spirits

 

Hi everyone!  Today I'm sharing with you a sneak peek at a new Verve set that is being released this Friday night, June 26th.    We will be partying it up in the Verve Forum on Splitcoaststampers starting at 9PM EST!  The release parties are such a blast, so I hope you can join us!!

The set I used on this card is called Kindred Spirits.  This set is so gorgeous!  If you love the Fluer die Lis images then this set is for you!!  I stamped the main image in Cameo Coral Craft ink on PTI White and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  It was framed in Oval Nestabilites and I added a some free handed piercing around the main image with a mat pack and piercing tool.  The DSP is Raspberry Tart by SU!.  The back panel of Rose Red DSP was embossed with the Dots And Diamonds embossing folder by QuiKutz.  I used my new Fleur de Lis edge punch (EK Success) across the white cardstock.  If you have this punch, it's PERFECT with this set!  The sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinders Tag Die.  The beautiful white satin ribbon is from SU!

The sneak peeks have begun today on the Verve blog, so don't forget to check them out!  I know I will be!! 

I hope you have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Stamps:  Kindred Spirits (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Cameo Coral, Rose Red, PTI White, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink:  Cameo Coral Craft, Memento Black
Accessories & Tools:  Nestabilities, Fleur de Lis Edge Punch (EK Success), Ribbon (SU!), Brads (American Crafts), Dots & Diamonds embossing folder, piercing tool, Dimensionals

Prettie Monday, CAS20, FTL47

 

Hi everyone!  Can you tell I'm really digging the Clean and Simple lately?  I have a SUPER CRAZY week so I really love taking the pressure off of myself to design a card that takes hours by using the CAS challenges that are all over the blogging world!

I used a very neglected set from Paper Pretties called Look Who's Perky?  I also used two challenges to make this card:  today's Clean and Simple challenge from Splitcoaststampers to use the paper piecing technique on  your card and Fall To Layout #47 from the Clean and Simple Blog.  The hardest part of this card was deciding what colors to use!  The teapot is paper pieced with DP from Papertrey called Friends 'Til The End.  It was framed in Nestabilities.  The Hibuscus Burst scallop border was done with a scallop edge punch.

Important news from the Paper Pretties blog, The Paper Clip:

This week marks the beginning of something super fun here at The Paper Clip!! Each month, the four cards chosen as the Prettie Card of the Week will be entered into a contest and the winner will receive a $5.00 Gift Certificate to the Prettie Boutique!! Now, just like Lotto, you have got to be in it to win it! So, if you want a shot at having the Prettie Card of the Week, and the chance to win the $5.00 Gift Certificate, you MUST upload your card to the Paper Pretties Gallery! If I can't find your card I cannot choose you as the Prettie Card of the Week right? LOL!! If you are not currently registered at Paper Pretties, click HERE right now and sign up! It is SUPER easy to navigate! I cannot WAIT to see all of your cards! Good luck everyone!!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Happy Father's Day

 

Hi everyone!  I just wanted to quickly share with you two cards I made for Father's Day.  This first card is for my hubby.  When I saw Taylor's new set, Boys Will Be Boys I HAD to get it just for this image and one other image in the set (boots) because my DH is a Lineman for a power company here in California and he wears a toolbelt like this when he is climbing those tall poles.  I know he'll get a kick out of it!  The sketch is this weekend's Cupcake Sketch from Taylor, TECC73.

  

This next card was made for my Father-in-law using the same set.  I have the GREATEST Father-in-law and he loves when I make him homemade cards.  Makes me feel good because he and my Mother-in-law keep all of the cards I make on display for LOOOOOONG periods of time!!

 I'll leave you with this adorable picture of one of our favorite children, Stella!  LOL!  If you're wondering what she is doing here, she is laying on Frank's legs while he takes a nap!  Did you see her collar?  It's an Oakland A's collar.  She used to have a really cute pink camo collar but she grew out of it and this is what DH bought her....SIGH!!  I don't think DH would be too happy if he knew his feet were on display for the blogging world to see!!  Hehe!!

Have a great Sunday!!

Clean and Simple Saturday

  

Hi everyone and happy Saturday!  This is going to be a really quick post this morning!  I have been inspired lately by my good friend, Becky, and all of her awesome Clean and Simple cards.  I have a hard time with CAS but decided I'm going to try it once a week!  I used the Fall to Layout #46 from the Clean and Simple Blog for this card.  My white gel pen was a little wacky, but I really like this card and it only took about 10 minutes to make....an earth shattering record breaker in my book!!  LOL!  For those that know me it takes me hours to make just one card!

I hope you all have a great weekend! 

 

Stamps:  Star Prints & Mega Mixed Messages (Papertrey)
Paper:  White and Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink (SU!), Dark Chocolate Pallette Ink (PTI)
Accessories and Tools:  Large Star Punch, White Gel Pen, Adhesive Gems (Amuse), Dimensionals

TECC73 Hip Hop Hangover

 

It's Friday and that means it's time for another of Taylor's Cupcake Sketches!  I combined this week's sketch with Unity's Hip Hop Hangover blog hop!  While I technically do not have a "Hip Hop Hangover" as I was not able to "Hip Hop" yesterday,  I couldn't wait to break in my new Unity set, Bevy of Butterflies.  This is the most incredible set, but unfortunately it's not available for sale right now.   It is a FREE (yes, I said free) set that you get if you are a NEW Kit of the Month subscriber in June.  This set is HUGE!  I no longer lack any butterfly stamps...that's how huge this set is!  But I digress...

Don't you love this sketch?  It was so easy to work with and will definitely be used again by me!  The DP is the retired Haiku by Stampin' Up!  The Tangering Tango panel was embossed with the Dots and Diamonds embossing folder by Quickutz.  Brads are Old Olive by SU! and all of the piercing was done with a mat pack and piercing tool. 

Now it's your turn to try the sketch.  Taylor will choose the most clever, creative and cute creation from the submissions this weekend to be the Featured Cupcake Sampler next week.  Your design and blog will be featured on her blog during Cupcake Friday.  You're welcome to create something other than a card, but just stick to the sketch as closely as possible and you'll be eligible for the Featured Cupcake Sampler honors.  If you upload your sketch to Splitcoast, use keyword TECC73 (for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 73).  Leave a comment on Taylor's blog with a link to your blog or gallery upload so Taylor can check it out.  The deadline to be eligible for the featured cupcake sampler is Friday June 26th at 8:00 am PST.

This week's Featured Cupcake Sampler is Rachel Sztonyk.  You can check out Rachel's sample on her blog, Gingerbread Gallery.  Congratulations, Rachel!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Cupcake crew did with this sketch: 

Ana Wolfhart
Donna Baker
Lynn Mercurio
Monika Davis
Taylor Van Bruggen
Vicki Chrisman
Sherrie Siemens
Stephanie Hargis

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Verve Project Parade: It's a Guy Thing

 

Today is my turn on the Verve Project Parade!  The theme for this month's Project Parade is: "It's a Guy Thing: Celebrating the Men in Our Lives."  I chose to make an altered frame....keep in mind that I DON'T ALTER THINGS...at least not usually.  It is out of my comfortable card making zone, so I challenged myself to use this three tiered frame that I purchased at Michael's a few months ago.  It was an unfinished frame that had a really ugly ribbon holder!  LOL!  I painted it with white acrylic paint and got to work on each frame.  I'm pretty thrilled with the results...What do you think?

 

This is the top frame.  I used two Verve sets here:  the just released Dad's Day and the classic Seeing Stars.  The stars were punched out with the small and large star punch (SU!).  The sentiment was punched out with the Wide Oval Punch (SU!).  The DP is Urban Oasis, also from SU!

 

The middle frame holds a picture of my two girls, Lauren and Sarah.  I wanted a picture of my girls WITH my hubby, but none of them wanted to cooperate.  I dug a recent picture out of my stash instead!

 

This is the third and final frame.  The word "DAD" comes from the newly released Verve set, Protector.  It was cut out with Curved Rectangle Nesties and before I removed it from the die, I sponged some Kiwi Kiss ink around the edges, working my way in.  I love the look of the white edge when you remove it from the die.  The dotted strips are from one of my fave Verve sets of all time, Father Figure.  Once the project was done I added some Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon for the hanger.  Not so hard after all!!

Remember, just for playing along with our theme, you'll have a chance to win a Verve stamp set of your choice! Just link your creation to the Mr. Linky form over on the THIS POST before 8 pm MT on Saturday, June 20. We've also hidden another $25 gift certificate somewhere along the parade for a random commenter. So be sure to check out each day of the parade, and leave lots of comments along the way! Have fun!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a fantastic Wednesday!

Prettie Red Black and White Wednesday

 

Hi everyone!  Two weeks ago Frances challenged the Prettie Girls to a color challenge, to use red, black and white on our card.  Great challenge, Frances!

It had been awhile since I used Ballerina Sophia, so I thought I'd pull her out and get her inky.  She was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on PTI White cs, colored in with Copic markers and framed with Nestabilities.  The DP is Real Red from the Stampin' Up! hostess pack.  The brads are American Crafts.  I added some Crystal Effects to her skirt and added a little pinch of Dazzling Diamonds to add some sparkle.  The sketch is this week's Sketch For You To Try from Jen del Muro.

Don't forget to check out what the other Prettie girls did with this challenge:

Charmaine
Christi
Danielle
Frances
Jackie
Jana
Jessie
Jessica
Jodi
Julie

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!