Christmas card for Phil

This card I made for my guy, Phil.

Cardstock: Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red (Retired)
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Punches: Ornament Punch
Other: White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Silver Elastic Cord, Basic Grey velvet ribbon (Retired), Big Shot, Swirly Decorative Strip Sizzlits die, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive, Tombow glue. Halfback pearls not SU!



Thank you for dropping by!

Ashley


To order Stampin' Up! products in Winnipeg or surrounding areas in Manitoba, please email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call 294-4892! 

Christmas Card for our Vet!

This next one I made for our veterinarian's office. Quatarah, my oldest cat who is 16 1/2 had a stroke in October and the vet took great care of her. She's doing so well now!!

Cardstock: Taken With Teal, Real Red, Whisper White,
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal marker, Real Red marker, Black marker, Signo White Gel Pen, Versamark Pen
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Delightful Decorations
Punches: Circle Punches, Five Petal Flower punch, Crop-a-dile
Other: Big Shot, Top Note die, Merry Details Sizzlits die, Sparkle Sizzlits die,  Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive, Tombow glue, Glue pen.
White flocking, red ribbon not SU!

Merry Christmas!

So it's been a while since I posted anything, so this one will be an ode to some of the Christmas cards that I made that I have not yet shown you.

This one I gave to a coworker... She's a very fun and bubly person, so I thought this really fit her personality. 

Cardstock: Taken With Teal, Whisper White, Baja Breeze (Retired), Holiday Lounge DSP
Ink: Taken With Teal
Stamps: Holiday Collection (Retired)
Punches: Ticket Corner
Other: White Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot, Top Note die, Merry Details Sizzlits die, Sparkle Sizzlits die,  Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive

I'm back!

So I haven't posted anything in a while now - my 16 year old cat had a stroke, and I've been busy taking care of her - she's getting much better now! But I haven't had a lot of free time to maintain this blog... though I've still been making cards!

Below are the latest Christmas cards I've made.


Cardstock: Baja Breeze (retired), Holiday Lounge DSP
Ink: Stazon Black, Many Marvelous Markers in Real Red, Going Grey, Basic Grey, Taken With Teal, Only Orange, Versamark
Stamps: Snow Buddies (Hostess)
Other: White embossing powder, Heat Gun, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Felt Flurries (retired), Big Shot, Texturz Plates (dots), Top Note die, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive, Snowflake brad not SU!

Cardstock: Kraft, Taken With Teal, Soft Suede, Holiday Lounge DSP
Punches: Wide Oval
Other: Soft Suede 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Felt Flurries (retired), Big Shot, Top Note die, Merry Details Sizzlits die, Naturally Serif Sizzlits Decorative Strip die, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive, Rhinestone not SU!

Cardstock: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red (retired), Pacific Point (retired)
Ink: Versamark, Riding Hood Red (retired)
Stamps: Gifts of Christmas
Other: Silver embossing powder, Heat Gun, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Big Shot, Texturz Plates (swirls), Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Sponge Daubers

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Punches: Ornament Punch
Other: White embossing powder, Heat Gun, Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Elastic Cord, Big Shot, Texturz Plates, Top Note die, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Signo White Gel Pen, White halfback pearl not SU!

Baby card

My mom's friend had twins recently and I made this card for my mom to give to her. She had a boy and a girl, so this is what I came up with. The "It's a boy" and "It's a girl" stamps are not SU!.

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Pixie Pink, Ballet Blue
Ink: Many Marvelous Markers in Certainly Celery, Pixie Pink, Ballet Blue
Stamps: Forest Friends, Lovely Letters (the "and")
Punches: Scallop Border, Eyelet Border, 1" circle, 3/4" circle, 5/8" circle (not SU!)
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Anniversary card

It is my boyfriend's aunt and uncle's 50th wedding anniversary, and I wanted to make an elegant card to send to them in Vancouver.

I have not yet touched the Sahara Sand cs so I thought I'd give it a shot. It is hard to see in the picture, but I used the En Francais background stamp in versamark on the Sahara Sand card and on the Very Vanilla, but it is so faint, you can't see it.


Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla
Ink: Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Versamark
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes ("Happy Anniversary" inside), Baroque Motifs, En Francais background
Punches: Modern Label, Boho Blossoms
Other: Beachfront Ribbon Originals in Sahara Sand (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge dauber
Note: Brown half-back pearl is not SU!


Click on pictures to enlarge.

Thank you for dropping by!

Ashley


To order Stampin' Up! products in Winnipeg or surrounding areas in Manitoba, please email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call 294-4892! 

Halloween decor

Well, it's October 9th and we had our first snowfall today. It looked quite pretty through my office window this afternoon, but was horribly cold walking to my car after work. I hope it is short-lived and stays away until after Halloween.

Speaking of Halloween, this weekend I intend to bust out the decorations. So in that spirit, I made a "decoration" to take to work. I just have to frame it. UPDATE: I framed it on Monday. The first picture below is with it framed. I sort of case'd it from the October Stampin' Success magazine that SU demos get monthly.

It is an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock with six 2 1/2" squares individually decorated on it.


Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Only Orange, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black, Many Marvelous Markers in Only Orange, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive
Stamps: Eat, Drink & Be Scary, Holiday Best hostess set, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Baroque Motifs
Punches: Scallop Border, Eyelet Border, Modern Label, Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/2" circle cutter
Other: Chills & Thrills rub ons (retired), Walk in the Park DSP (retired), Urban Oasis DSP (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge dauber
Note: Ribbons, black textured paper (top right) and witch die cut are not SU

Click on pictures to enlarge.

Thank you for dropping by!

Ashley


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Phil's birthday card

This Wednesday was my boyfriend Phil's birthday. This is the card I made for him. I find it challenging to make masculine cards, but I think this one was alright. :)


I thought grey, white and a nice sea blue would work well.

Cardstock: Basic Grey, Baja Breeze (retired), Whisper White
Ink: Basic Grey, Versamark, Black Stazon, Many Marvelous Markers in Not Quite Navy, Ballet Blue, Summer Sun, Going Grey, Basic Grey, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Real Red
Stamps: Lots of Bots, 14 Phrases Incentive stamp, Celebrations, Sweet Little Sentiments hostess set (retired)
Punches: Word Window, 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/2" circle cutter
Other: Walk in the Park DSP (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, Blender Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Note: Metal brads are not SU

More Christmas cards...

I made a few more Christmas cards last week. I am really getting into the Christmas spirit!! I know - it's a little early for it! :)

Hope you enjoy them.



Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Vellum paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark pen, Ballet Blue marker
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, All Holidays
Other: Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder, heat gun, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon & oval cut-out are not SU



Case'd from 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue, p. 38
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Certainly Celery, Real Red markers, Versamark pen, Riding Hood Red
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Christmas Punch
Punches: 1 3/8" Square
Other: Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder, heat gun, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon and postal edge scissors are not SU



Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss (retired), Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Versamark
Stamps: Season of Joy
Punches: Eyelet Border (for the small white circles on the poinsetta), 5/8" circle, not SU
Other: White Embossing Powder, heat gun, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon is not SU



I actually made this one a while ago, but didn't post it until now.
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Many Marvelous Markers - Elegant Eggplant & Tempting Turquoise, Versamark
Stamps: Season of Joy, Snow Swirled
Punches: 3/4" Circle
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals



Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Versamark
Stamps: Season of Joy
Punches: 3/4" Circle
Other: Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder, heat gun, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals

April's workshop

At April's workshop yesterday we made two Christmas cards and some tags with the Christmas Punch hostess set. Below are the cards we made.

This first one is case'd from the Holiday Mini, page 5.

Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Summer Sun, Real Red
Stamps: Season of Joy
Punches: 1" & 3/4" Circle Punches; 5/8" Circle (not SU)
Other: White embossing powder, heat gun, paper piercer, foam mat, Circle Scissors Plus, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon is not SU!

This next one is one of my favorites. I love the black, grey & white color combination. This card is 6 1/2" x 5".


Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Grey, Basic Black
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Other: Black embossing powder, heat gun, SU Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon


If you are interested in hosting a workshop, email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call (204) 294-4892.

Lise's SU! workshop

This has been a great week! I had two workshops - one last Sunday and one just yesterday. Below are the cards we made in the first workshop, which was Lise's.

The first one is a Thanksgiving card.

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Autumn Days
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon is not SU!


This next one I case'd from the Holiday Mini, page 4. I made one in the 3" x 6" size and another in the regular A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") size. We made the A2 size at the workshop.


Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Versamark
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Season of Joy, Snow Swirled, Snow Burst (Retired)
Punches: Boho Blossoms; 1 3/8", 1/2" & 1" Circle Punches; 5/8" Circle (not SU)
Other: Olive glitter, White embossing powder, heat gun, paper piercer, foam mat, paper piercing template, glue, Stampin' Dimensionals


If you are interested in hosting a workshop before Christmas, email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call (204) 294-4892.

Click on pictures to enlarge.

Thank you for dropping by!

Ashley


To order Stampin' Up! products in Winnipeg or surrounding areas in Manitoba, please email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call 294-4892! 

Gotta love butterflies!

I have really been loving my Beautiful Butterflies die, and this is one of two cards I made yesterday with butterflies on it.

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose
Ink: Regal Rose
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Punches: Large Oval, Small Oval
Other: Walk in the Park DSP, 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon (Sale-a-bration 09), Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies die, Priceless Classy Brassy template, paper piercer, foam mat, paper piercing template
Note: Decorative string on butterfly not SU!

A very pink birthday!

It was a coworker's 50th birthday this week and she LOVES pink. So this is the card I made for her along with some Beautiful Butterflies magnets. (Our office walls and doors are metal, so we love magnets!)

Card:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Regal Rose
Ink: Basic Grey, Versamark, Many Marvelour Markers: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Basic Black, Green Galore
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/2" circle is not SU
Stamps: Cool Cat (retired), Birthdays Count (inside card)
Other: Walk in the Park DSP, Big Shot, Top Note die, Pink ribbon and rhinestones are not SU.

Butterfly magnets:
Walk in the Park DSP
Big Shot
Beautiful Butterflies die
Adhesive rhinestones are not SU
Adhesive magnet sheet

Magnet directions: Adhesive magnet sheets come 6" x 9". Pre-cut a piece of the pink DSP to that size and adhered it to the adhesive side of the magnet sheet. The magnet sheet is fairly thin and can be folded over on the one end to make the larger butterflies that are only half on the die. Sandwich die and magnet sheet between the two cutting pads. Run through the Big Shot. You will end up with 4 butterfly magnets with the DSP on one side. The two that were folded in the middle will have fold marks. I covered them up using adhesive rhinestones.

Enjoy!

Masculine Birthday Card

I needed a card for a male coworker, so I decided to use my Lovely as a Tree stamp set in a nice green color.

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Handsome Hunter, Whisper White
Ink: Handsome Hunter
Punches: 1 3/8" Square
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Birthdays Count (on the envelope and inside)
Other: White ribbon is not SU!

For You...

My mom asked me to make a card for her friend's birthday, something bright and cheerful. I decided to make a card using the new Kind & Caring Thoughts hostess level 3 set.


I used one piece of the retired Walk in the Park designer series paper for the right panel, and the other I stamped the large flower in versamark and white craft ink on a piece of Kiwi Kiss cardstock.

The pearls and ribbon are not SU!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss (2008/09 In Colors), Real Red, Whisper White, Walk in the Park DSP (Retired)
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, white craft ink, Versamark
Stamps: Kind & Caring Thoughts, "for you" from 14 Phrases Incentive set, leaves from Great Friend, Fifth Avenue Floral
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, Fiskars Shape Cutter 1 1/2" circle

Lots of Bots!

This card was made using the Lots of Bots set... which I love... they're just TOOO cute!

I used the nut, bolt and screw stamp repeatedly in versamark on the background, and Stampin' Pastels and my markers with the blender pen to color in the robot.


Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Blue Bayou (2007/08 In Colors), Wild Wasabi (2007/08 In Colors), Baja Breeze (2008/09 In Colors), Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon, Versamark
Markers/Pastels: Summer Sun, Apricot Appeal, Going Grey, Basic Grey, Not Quite Navy (didn't write it down, so I think that's what I used...)
Stamps: Lots of Bots
Other: Blender Pen, edging scissors - not SU and don't have a name...

Happy Friendship Anniversary!

My mom asked me to make a card for her 50th friendship anniversary to give to her friend. This is it.
Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Versamark
Stamps: Dream A Little (Retired), All Holidays, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Wonderful Words (Retired)
Punches: Eyelet Border
Other: So Saffron 7/8" Ribbon (Retired), Stamp-a-ma-jig

* Added Jan 9, 2010: I have just re-used this layoutfor a birthday card. Works great!!

New Home Congrats card

So friends of ours just bought their first home and I wanted to make a card for them... Thanks to Phil for the inspiration - he wanted me to make them a card in the shape of a house (fitting!) so here it is!The roof is made layering pieces of Chocolate Chip cs punched using the scallop edge punch. For the "on your new home" stamped greeting, I repurposed a couple of the stamps from "Sweet Little Sentiments" in order to spell out what I wanted it to say, and of course, used my stamp-a-ma-jig!!! I am very happy with how it turned out!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Ink:Perfect Plum, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Stamps: Eight Great Greetings (Congratulations), Sweet Little Sentiments (Retired)
Punches: Scallop Edge, Eyelet Border, 1 3/8" Circle, 1/2" Circle, 1/8" & 3/16" Crop-a-dile
Other: Stamp-a-ma-jig

Other non-Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock and decorative paper, 5/8" Circle punch, Flower punches, Cat stamps - Inkadoo, black ink

Sympathy card

This card I made for my great aunt whose husband passed away last weekend. The ribbon and glitter glue used is not Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Orchid Opulence, Whisper White
Ink: VersaMark, Elegant Eggplant
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Warmest Regards (retired)
Other: White Embossing Powder

So it's been a while....

But here I am! I have been having some incredibly frustrating computer problems of late... but hopefully I can post stuff more often now.

So these are 3 Father's Day cards I had to make this last week... This first one is for my Grandfather. He's a rooster in the Chinese calendar... and he had a farm for many years - he just loved this card!!! I was so happy that he liked the card so much! :)

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: VersaMark, Bravo Burgundy, Green Galore, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Rustic Rooster, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Punch: Word Window
Other: Stampin' Pastels, sponge dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals

This next one is the one for my dad from me. I used a copper embossing powder and copper colored large eyelets.

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sahara Sand
Ink: VersaMark
Stamps: All Holidays, Lovely As a Tree
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals

And this is the one for my grandfather from my mom. If you're wondering why it's pink and burgundy, it's because those are my grandfather's favorite colors!!! :)

I stamped the main stamped image in bravo burgundy classic ink, then using my stamp-a-ma-jig, stamped the exact image overtop in versamark so that I could clear emboss it... turned out not bad!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Pink Passion, Whisper White
Ink: VersaMark, Bravo Burgundy
Stamps: Eight Great Greetings, Wonderful Favorites, Lovely As a Tree (leaf stamp)
Punch: Ticket Corner
Other: clear embossing powder, sponge dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals

More Bookmarks...

So I've been on a bookmark making spree... I just love how useful a gift it is!!

The first one is using the "Priceless" stamp set. I just LOVE that set. I also love the Purely Pomegranate card stock from the 2007/2008 In Color set. I used a sponge dauber and the Basic Grey ink pad to distress the edges and behind where the butterfly and flower cut-outs were going.

The ribbon, beads and eyelet are not from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Purely Pomegranate (2007/08 In Colors)
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Grey
Stamps: Priceless
Punch: Scallop Edge, Scallop Circle
Other: Silver embossing powder, uni-ball Signo white gel pen, heat tool, Crop-a-dile, sponge dauber

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This next bookmark I really like. I absolutely love the Great Friend stamp set.

The background was stamped with the versamark ink using the lantern stamp from Park Avenue Patterns. "friend to friend" is from Pocket Silhouettes and was stamped with versamark, and embossed with white embossing powder. Afterwards, I stamped the leaf image onto it using versamark. the white leaf image cut-out was also embossed with white embossing powder on Basic Grey card stock.

The bookmark background and scallop oval punch-out were both distressed using a sponge dauber and versamark.

Again, the eyelet, ribbon and beads are not from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red
Ink: VersaMark, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey
Stamps: Great Friend, Eastern Blooms, Pocket Silhouettes, Park Avenue Patterns
Punch: Scallop Oval
Other: White embossing powder, uni-ball Signo white gel pen, heat tool, Crop-a-dile, sponge dauber

Bookmarks!!

Have you ever been reading a good book, but for the life of you, you can't find a bookmark and just end up using whatever empty envelope or old receipt you can find?? Well, that happens to me a LOT, so I thought, why not make my own bookmark?!?

I decided to make one for myself and one for my mom for Mother's Day.

For both bookmarks I used the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set. I also got to try out my new Stampin' Pastels for the first time on the flower cut-outs! I was a bit apprehensive at first, but wow, do I like them!!! On both the main and center pieces of cardstock I distressed the edges using a sponge dauber and the Chocolate Chip ink. I also used the sponge dauber in the center of the cut-out flower, and then used the pastels on it.
The ribbon, bead, eyelet and clip are not from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Yoyo Yellow, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip, VersaMark
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels (Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange)

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The bookmark I made for my mom I also used Wonderful Favorites and Park Avenue Patterns along with the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set.

For the stamped images on the Orchid Opulence and the Tempting Turquoise cardstock, I stamped the images with VersaMark. I used clear embossing powder on the "Wonderful" image. For the "to my", "mother", flower cut-out and lantern images I stamped on Whisper White cardstock in a matching non-SU ink.

The "to my" and "mother" pieces were cut out with the Word Window punch. To do this, turn your punch upside down so that you can see the stamped image through the punch hole, align the stamped image to the left of the punch and punch the cardstock. You will have a lot of white space to the right of the stamped image. Take the punched piece of cardstock and insert it back into the punch, and line it up with the punch, again holding the punch upside-down. Use the right-side of the punch on the right side of the cardstock, and line it up with the stamped image, holding the bit of cardstock that is sticking out with your fingers on the right side, and punch again.

On the flower and the lantern cut-outs, I used the Stampin' Pastels again. On the edges of the turquoise center piece, I used the Scallop Edge punch. I also used the VersaMark ink and a sponge dauber on the edges of the purple and turquoise pieces of cardstock to distress faintly.

Again, the ribbon, eyelet, beads and purple ink used are not Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Products:
Cardstock: Orchid Opulence, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: VersaMark
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Wonderful Favorites, Park Avenue Patterns
Punch: Scallop Edge
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels (Orchid Opulence, Tempting Turquoise, Yoyo Yellow - though you can't quite see it in the picture)