Favorite Mushrooms

This was a set that was at the top of my want list when the catalog came out.  I thought these little mushrooms were the cutest.  I stamped them twice, once in Soft Suede and once in Pacific Point.  I then cut out some of the elements in Soft Suede and mounted them on top on the Pacific Point ones.  The pearls between the mushrooms...were meant to be.  (I smudged a finger print and had to cover it up....)  If you can see I added a few pearls inside the background impression too.  The sentiment design just came together too.   I love the way it turned out so fun!  This poor image was stamped and matted weeks ago and tried on various cards and I just could not get it to fit, so it just went back on the shelf to wait...until I finally came up with a home I think it is very happy on.

Card Details:

Stamps: Funky Four, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Pacific Point, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede, Pacific Point

Accessories:  Big Shot, Elegant Lines Impression Folder, Pearls, Victoria Crochet Trim Ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch

Winter Window

This card was lost in the shuffle of the holidays.  I was going through my card picture file and found this card I had made for my Dad for his birthday.  The tree and the bird were stamped on a Whisper White card stock,  I stamped the snowflakes on a window sheet.  Boy did I have fun cutting the trim for my window.  I wanted to make sure everything lined up perfect.  If I remember right it only took me two times to get it right.

Card Details:

Stamps: Season of Friendship

Paper: Chocolate Chip,Whisper White Craft ink

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Bashful Blue-Sponged

Accessories:Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Circle Punch (for moon), ribbon

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

Baby Carriage

One day I was surfing blogs and I ran across the most adorable baby carriage on Lyssa Zwolanek's blog. It was too cute not to case and simple too. She a great tutorial on her blog on how to do it. Sorry, my picture is not very good. The sun refuses to shine and I need to get a better light in my office for pictures because winter is on it's way hard and fast.

Stamps: None

Paper: Bashful Blue, Bashful Blue Designer paper, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Ink: None

Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die, Circle Punches for wheels

Purses

Well, after the Monday that I had I just had to dive into my stamps and create something pretty today. I had this layout stuck in my head all night but not at all sure what I wanted to do with it. This morning, after I made sure that breakfast had been consumed and school was started I straightened up my desk and went to find the color challenge of the day. Ohhh...Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink and Going Grey. It was not until I was uploading my card that I noticed that I used Basic Grey instead...oh, well. The designer paper I used is in the Holiday Mini. I turned the paper pattern different directions on purpose. The purse die I used is from the Build a Bear dies. I wanted some texture so I grabbed a Embossing folder. I tend to use the popped up side of the folder image but since the paper pattern was busy I decided to use the popped inside. I liked the way it looks a lot more than I thought I would and will use it more often.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Sage Shadow, Whisper White, SU Night & Day Specialty Designer Paper

Ink: Pretty in Pink

Accessories: SU Beary Girl Sizzlits Die- Purse, 1-1/4" Square Punch, SU Finial Press Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Punches-Wide Oval, Scalloped Oval, Large Oval, Small Oval, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon

Red Medallion

So here is another card made with the Medallion. I saw one similar to this in the SCS gallery and thought what a great simple card. So I decided to case this card with my own little challenge. If you are a regular to my blog you can tell I seem to live in the earth elements family. So my challenge to myself was to use a color in the Bold Bright family. When I figured out the card I was going to make and my personal challenge I went through my Rhinestone brads to see what color I had to fit the challenge and red won. Since I was also in the need of a birthday card for a friend I decided to use black as an accent color. I have not yet used my curly Label punch so that was one thing that drew me to this card.

Stamps: Medallion Background, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Basic Black

Accessories: Red Gingham Ribbon, Red Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad, Filagree Designer Brad, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Curly Label Punch

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

Butterflies

I missed a friend's birthday so I wanted to make her a very special card. Since I had just purchased the butterfly die and the Inspired by Nature Set I just had to use them. I have definitely gotten my money's worth out of by big shot. Stampin' Up had perfect timing with that. Since my hands are not are not as steady as I would like them to be I do so much more with dies and so I am still able to create cards. I bought a new pocket camera, since I have to have a camera with me and it is not always possible to carry my big one. Well, I guess I need to monkey with it's use since this turned out so drab....it is so much brighter and crisper IRL.

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, En Francias Background, Short & Sweet

Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White (not sure the DSP name)

Ink: Old Olive, Rose Red

Accessories: Big Shot, Butterflies Die, Top Note Die, Large Oval, Small Oval

Anniversary

This was another card that was missed. It was sent to my parents for their anniversary the end of April. I love this set and embossing folder for an elegant card.

Stamps: Fifth Avenue, Hugs and Wishes

Paper: Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip,

Ink: Ruby Re, Whisper White Craft Ink

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Big Shot, Fifth Avenue Embossing Folder

Catalog Case

This is also a CASE from the catalog on page 139. I of course had to change it to make it fit what I have on hand (even retired paper...). I love the turn down corner look and the piercing.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Regal Rose

Ink: Markers-Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Sponged-Baja Breeze

Accessories: Riding Hood Red 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, Spiral Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Eyelet Border Punch

Summer Tango

Today I actually took the time to do a Color Challenge. Of course I had to use one of my sets from the new catalog. I did the sun by punching out a 1" circle from scratch paper and using the hole to sponge in some color. I sponged the Pacific Point just around the sides and top of the image sheet. I did sponge around the whole card base with the Tangerine Tango I stamped the pheasant first and then masked it to put the wheat in the background. I so wanted to use the buttons since those colors will retire next week and I once again was hoarding them...

Stamps: Sanded Background, Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Summer Sun, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun, Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Corduroy Buttons-Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch

Happy Elmo

This was made for one of my 16 year old nieces (I have 3). She is an Elmo fanatic. I did case the idea of the card, it was just too fun to make and I know she will love it.

Card Details:

Stamps: A Little Birthday Cheer

Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Basic Black, Only Orange, Tangerine Tango, Yoyo Yellow, Pretty in Pink (Big Birds tongue) Brilliant Blue

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, lots of circle punches-sorry I cannot remember off hand which ones I used, Horizontal Slot Punch, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

Oval Silhouettes

This is another card from the stationary kit I made a few weeks ago. I tried to use the same colors and set through out. The background images are stamped off once.

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Old Olive Print Patterns, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive

Accessories: Spiral Punch, Large Oval, Wide Oval, Wide Chocolate Grosgrain, Old Olive brads

Stationary Box

My friend is very consistent in making sure she holds a workshop every year for me during Sale-a-bration. I wanted to make her a very special gift. I have wanted to make one of these stationary boxes. It has a place for 6 cards, 4 note cards, 4 tags, a date book, postage stamps, and a pen. It folds up and stays closed with the matching lid. I held the date book in with a magnet. I tried to keep the set to the same set and colors throughout. I will be posting the pictures of the cards inside over the next few weeks. I printed the words on my computer.

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes,

Paper: Old Olive, Old Olive Print Patterns, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Old Olive

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Circle Punch, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

Train for Dylan

We have a birthday party this weekend. The little boy loves trains. I thought this set would be a hit with him. I embossed the train with Whisper White embossing powder on Basic Black paper. The orange I ran through the Big Shot to add the dots. I even went out and used the Bold Brights. I hardly use that color family, but I wanted this card to be bright and colorful.

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Short & Sweet

Paper: Brilliant Blue, Really Red, Only Orange, Basic Black

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Brilliant Blue

Accessories: Large and Small Oval Punch, Whisper White Embossing Powder, Big Shot, Texturz Plates, Ticket Corner Punch, 1/2" Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets

Baja Blues

Well, I made this card a few days ago but got so busy I forgot to upload it. I was going to drop it in the mail and almost realized it too late. Of course I had to use the Texturz plates! This card was so simple to do. I think I may use this for a make n take in a few weeks...

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Large and Small Oval Punch, Double Stitch Baja Breeze Grosgrain Ribbon, Button Bouquet Button, Big Shot, Texturz Plates

Get Well Brock

This card is for the sketch challenge today. This will also be going to my brother who has surgery on Friday. Yes, it seems like my family has decided to invest highly in our medical. My brother had his leg shattered at work a few years back. Now he has an extra bone growing. So they will be removing the extra bone and the rod which has been giving him severe pain. He is also a diabetic so legs are a hard healer. I guess God wants to see us on our knees more!

Most of the card explains itself except the sentiment. I stamped the Get Well and punched with the wide oval. I then punched the large oval and cut in half to fit behind the wide one. Off to get the house ready. My folks are staying here since I live half way between my brother and sister.

Stamps: Winds of Grace, Sincere Salutation

Paper: Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Prestwick DSP

Ink: Markers- Basic Black, Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note, Horizontal Slot Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon

Easy Boys Cards

I had a friend from church contact me about having her 3 boys (ages 6, 11 & 13) come over to make Thank you cards. I designed 3 very simple ones that they would be making by themselves. So these are the ones I came up with. I tried to keep it to 2 colors with a neutral, one stamp set each and one ink pad each. She wanted to keep the cost to a minimal so I left out the embellishments. My little kids always try to do the "wow" cards and get carried away. I wish sometimes they would take a step back to just do the simple.

edited to add: I was not happy with the first one so I took a redo and used the photo corner punch.

Stamps: Prehistoric Pals, Spot On Jumbo Wheel, Short and Sweet

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Taken with Teal, Whisper White

Ink: Taken with Teal Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch

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Stamps: Bronc Buster, Four Square

Paper: Handsome Hunter, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla

Ink: Handsome Hunter Accessories: Scallop Square Punch

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Stamps: Winds of Grace, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Ink: Baja Breeze Accessories: 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch

Plaid Shirt

Today's Ways to Use it Challenge was to use Plaid on your card. I had lots of chores to get finished today. My favorite (and only) husband of 23 yrs is going in for surgery tomorrow. He has to have 2 muscles and a bone repaired in his rotator cuff. So I needed to get the house and kids in perfect order before I was allowed to create today. This is a super easy card!

I cut the card front to 4 x 5.25. I then cut the top part way down at the 2" mark and folded down the collars. I cut the pocket and folded down the top and cut a 1/2" strip to put the buttons on. I sponged the edges of the collar, button area, and pocket. I did put a v in the top of the button strip so it would fit tight. I used the mat pack to pierce for the buttons which are the clear rhinestone brads from the pretties kit.

I decided to still put a small sentiment on the front of the card so I kept it simple, and yes I sponged around the plaid on that. ;)

Stamps: Short & Sweet

Paper: Prestwick Designer Paper, Night of Navy

Ink: Night of Navy- Craft

Accessories: Pretties Kit Clear Rhinestone Brads, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch