Dazzling Butterfly

Yes...another Tri-Shutter card, but I think this one is the last one for awhile.  The one thing I love about black and white DSP is that you can run the brayer with ink over it and turn it any color you wish.  This is the retired Love Letter DSP.  This card card for lots of frill and dazzle so I sprayed it down with the Shimmer paint/rubbing alcohol mixture.

Card Details:

Stamps:  Medallion Background, Vintage Vogue

Paper: Love Letter DSP, Perfect Plum, Eggplant Envy, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Eggplant Envy

Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Beautiful Wings Die  Bird Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Naturally Serif Alphabet Die, Crop-a-dile:Flower Center, Lattice Die, Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder, Basic Pearls, Shimmer Paint/Rubbing Alcohol Mixture, Oval Punch, Victoria Crochet Ribbon

Merry Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas! I hope you are able to spend this day with loved ones. Today I want to share with you the card I sent out this year. I took the idea for the inside from the Catalog this year on page 31.  When I think of the word JOY I think of a song we used to sing in Sunday School as a child.  It was "Jesus, and others, and You what a wonderful way to spell JOY.  Jesus & others and you in the life of each girl and each boy. J is for Jesus for He has first place, O is for others we meet face to face. Y is for you in whatever you do.  Put yourself 3rd and spell. JOY."  So that is where I took the concept from the catalog.  I hope you have the JOY I sing about this Christmas in your life.

 

I had my family cranking away on the Big Shot this year.  My poor  Merry Deatils Sizzlits Die must have gone through over 1000 times.  It does look pretty rough but still works great. I know after making 100 of these, next years cards may end up being very very simple. ;)  I ran the 12" X 5.5" piece through the printer to get everything I wanted on the 4th panel first. Then I put my top border on and scored and folded.  I went through a few bottles of Tombow Multipurpose glue. ;)

Card Details Outside:

Stamps: Sanded Background, En Francias Background, Medallion Background

Paper: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Whisper White

Ink: Ruby Red, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Big Shot, Movers & Shapers Die, Tag Corner Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Crop-a- Dile (for center hole in tag re-enforcer), Merry Details Sizzlits Die, Silver Elastic Cord, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Card Details Inside:

Stamps: Season Of Simple Grace

Paper: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Whisper Whit, Ruby Red

Ink: Always Artichoke

Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Edge Punch, Merry Details Sizzlits Die, 3/4" & 1" Circle Punch, Serif Essentials Alphabe Die, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate, Petals-a-Plenty Impressions Folder

Birthday Roses

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Well, we received just over a foot of snow today so I did not have to run my kids anywhere and had the opportunity to sit down and do the Sketch Challenge. Of course I had to do a bright and cheery card since it is dark and gloomy outside. Plus I got the chance to use some of my new items coming up in the mini that will be out in January ;). I had to buy these 2 dies just so I could put the roses in the basket. Well I hope where ever you are that you stay dry and warm!

Stamps: Medallion Background, Think Happy Thoughts, Sanded Background

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Rose Red, Garden Green, Creamy Camel

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon,

Techniques: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Beary Hoppy Die, Beary Lovely Die, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Mat Pack for Piercing, Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder

Photography Thank You

I asked a gentleman I know if he could come in to our Home-School classes (we meet once a month for special group classes) and talk to our teens about photography. I was hoping I would learn something too :). So then I got the opportunity to make a Thank You card for him from the group and here is what I came up with. I was debating between anything with the filmstrip and the punch cameras so I decided to merge them both and put the punch camera in the filmstrip. I needed to add the stars so it looks like the flashes were going off. I sponged around the whole front of the card and around each of the white boxes on the filmstrip. I used the crop-a-dile to punch the hole in the center of the smaller circle. This was a fun card to make and I know he will enjoy it!

Stamps: Medallion Background, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Define Your Life,

Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White, Crushed Curry

Ink: Basic Gray,

Accessories: Punches- Spiral, Large Oval, Small Oval, Designer Label, 1" Circle, 3/4" Circle, Crop-a-Dial, Horizontal Slot, My Way, Small Star

Peru Christmas Card

Reminder to post something on the MDS Blog Candy Post to win a free SUO MDS Blog Background.

Our Home Educator's group chooses a mission to donate to every year for Christmas. Since this years package is headed to a mission orphanage in Peru later this week we had to get going on it. Each family was also suppose to make a hand made card to send with our gifts. So here is the card coming from our family. I was stumped on what to put behind the manger image but knew I wanted something there. I ended up punching the same size circle, cutting it in half and spreading it to each side a bit, The image is embossed. I have not embossed for a very very very long time. The card fave was stamped with En Francias and the Medallion, I stamped the first one with full ink and in the opposite corner I stamped right again without inking again. I also sponged around the outside edges of everything but the Real Red. I ordered a light tent yesterday since the sun may not show itself again until May. I hope it will make my cards look more real to life.

Stamps: En Francias Background, Medallion Background, Season of Simple Grace, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Gray

Ink: Basic Black Craft Ink, Real Red, Basic Gray

Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Modern Label Punch, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Impressions Folder Petals-A-Plenty

Red Birthday

Well, after 15 states in 11 days (I had projects pre-posted for that) being home for 3 days and then leaving again for Labor day weekend, I am finally home! Things may be slower than usual here on the stamping front since we started home school on Tuesday. Since we took our #2 son to college I have no extra drivers in the house so I get to run to band and sports practices for my 13 yr old with my 7,8,& 9 in tow..so please bare with me!

For today's card I went to one of the challenges on SCS. It was to use red. Since I hardly touch the Bold Brights (and I find red the easiest of those to use) I decided to jump right in. I recieved my Holiday Mini order yesterday and had to play with some of my new toys. I got the Movers and Shapers Die for $10 after placing a $250 hostess order. I wanted it since it first came out but struggled with paying the $45 for it. I am so glad we have this special running right now. I just had to play with it! I love the Night and Day Speciality paper in the mini and it goes great with red, so I go t2 new things in.

I used the die to cut both the card base and the designer paper. I then used my paper scissors to cut away the perforated parts on the designer paper.

When using the die you also get the part that was cut out of the card so I used it as the background behind my sentiment. To give dimension I stamped the sentiment in Real Red and then ran the wide part of my marker around the outside edge. I put the Medallion Background on the inside as well as on the outside to bring it all together. I will also put it on the envelope so all will match.

Stamps: Medallion Background, Four Square

Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Night & Day Specialty Paper

Ink: Real Red, Basic Black Marker

Accessories: Big Shot, Movers & Shapers Curly Label Die, Curly Label Punch, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Gobble Gobble

No it is not Thanksgiving already. I make the cards every year to go with the baskets we give our Senior Saints and Shut ins in our church. I just wanted to get a head start and I have been so wanting to try this little Turkey from Gobble Gobble (in the new Mini) with the Medallion Background Stamp. These colors are great for fall so I want to use use use them while I still can. I kept them pretty simple as I do have to make quite a few and some years others, who are not always stampers, offer to help and I do not want them to be too complicated.

Stamps: Gobble Gobble, Medallion Background

Paper: Soft Suede, Dusty Durango, Naturals Ivory

Ink: Soft Suede, Dusty Durango

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Modern Label Punch, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon

Bermuda Medallion

My second card with the Medallion Background. Ok, I am convinced that I will definitely get my moneys worth from this stamp! I was very pleased when I lined it up and saw that it fit with my large Scallop circle die. I did stamp it twice and cut the circle out of the center to put on top of the Soft Suede. I stamped the Soft Suede again to put the center in the Build-a-Brad. I also tried the misting of the cardstock before running the Texturz Plate through the Big Shot so the impression would be a little more defined. Of course I could not go without sponging at least one thing so I went around the card front, oval behind the sentiment and the sentiment .

Stamps: A Little Birthday Cheer, Medallion Background

Paper: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Big Shot, Large Scallop Circle, 1/2" Circle Punch, Build-a-Brad, Jumbo Grommet, Large Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch, Perfect Details Texturz Plate

Rusty Medallion

So I had a day to play and I decided I was going to see what I could come up with in the time I had to create with my new Medallion background. So for the next few days you will get to see those :) To do the sentiment I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to just off set the words just slightly. The ovals in Really Rust were punched twice to go behind the sentiment oval. I just did not want the layering to be that much bigger. Since I did so much sponging I thought it fit to sponge the edge of the very vanilla ribbon too. The re-enforcement on the tag was done with the 1/2" circle punch and my hand held circle punch. The sentiment is popped up with pop up glue dots.

Stamps: Sanded Background, Medallion Background, Teeny Tiny Wishes, En Francias Background,

Paper: Really Rust, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Natural Hemp Twine, 1/2" Circle Punch, Hand held circle punch, Large Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch

Girl Build a Bear

Well, there is a story behind why I had to make this card. I usually give cards to the kids in our Home-school group for their birthdays. There is one young lady who always tells me that she cannot wait until her birthday so she can get one of my handmade cards. She is very close to us, my boys think of her as a sister. So this year for her birthday, last week, I went to the dollar store and bought her the ugliest card I could find. All she said was "Thank you for the card Mrs. Rip, I appreciate you thinking of me." So I had planned that when these dies came in I would make her a new card. So this one will go to her. The stems are just cut strips of cardstock. I chose the colors by the variety of flower brads I had.

Stamps: Beary Nice Wishes, Medallion Background

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Paper,

Ink: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: SU Bear Die, SU Beary Essentials Die, SU Beary Girl Die, Flower Brads, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon

Boy Build a Bear

These Build a Bear dies from Stampin' Up! came in my Demo pre-order yesterday. I had to wait a whole day to play with them! I have had the Medallion Background stamp on my wish list since I first saw in and just had to add it to this order. A challenge today on SCS was to use bleach. Since I only had time to make one card today and I wanted to use the medallion and the dies I decided to do them together.

I did quite a bit of sponging around the bears clothes and the card base. The string I used to hang the sign and the shoe strings are both actually made of very thin cut cardstock. The sign is stuck on with a pop up glue dot. The sign is punched twice to give it a shaded look on the bottom.

Stamps: Sanded Background, Medallion Background, Beary Nice Wishes

Paper: Bordering Blue, Ballet Blue, Close to Cocoa, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue Patterns Designer Paper, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Bleach, Ballet Blue, Night of Navy

Accessories: Top Note Die, Piercing tool, mat pack, Modern Label Punch, SU Bear Die, SU Beary Essentials Die, SU Beary Boy Die