Scientist Build-a-Bear

Here is another card that I had forgotten to post.  I made this card sometime in March.  Our Home Educator's group was able to go to the school and the science teacher taught the kids how to make silly putty and goo.  I wanted to come up with a science themed card for the kids to sign as a thank you.  I found this saying on a Google search and printed it for the clip board.  The test tube was also printed off the computer and then colored with re-inker.I tried to make his jacket look like a lab jacket.  What I needed to do was find a pair of goggles.  He was very adamant on that, but I forgot....next time!  The Always Artichoke card base is stamped with Woodgrain.  This is a full size card.  I used a full 8.5 x 11 and just folded in in half.  I pierced all the way around the Chocolate Chip frame. The show laces are very thin cut card stock.

Card Details:
Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts, Woodgrain
Paper: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White, Basic Grey, Basic Black, Real Red, Creamy Caramel
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke,
Accessories: Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Big Shot, Build-a-Bear Dies, Perfect Dots Impression folder, Piercing toll and mat pack for piercing, Wide clip from clip assortment, Circle Brad

Popsicle

I have had this thought on my head for a Popsicle for a long time now.  So this morning after I saw the sketch challenge and decided that I did have some time to do a card today that I wanted to incorporate this into the sketch.  I have not used the Rich Razzleberry very much.  I ted to want the In Colors and then not use them because I do not want to get attached to something that will not stay around. Well, since the Rich Razzleberry is now staying around I just had to put it to good use.  I though it was the perfect color for this Popsicle.  I cut out the rectangle that I wanted and then used the corner rounder on one end and the scallop circle punch on the other.  I layered a section of white behind the bite area to give it a bit of dimension.  I then sponged all around the edges and right down the center.  I cut the stick out of Kraft paper and used the corner rounder on the end and sponged around the edges.  The textured background I sponged across the top and around each square with the Rich Razzleberry ink. The heart is popped up with a glue dot but the shadow makes it look more than it actually is.

Card Details:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Dots Impression Folder, Corner Rounder, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Heart Punch. Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

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

Note Cards #1

In the stationary box I put 2 note cards. Here are the first 2 of the 4 cards.

Card #1:

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts

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

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Card #2:

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

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

Ink: Old Olive

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch

Happy Thoughts

I decided to take some time (no band today, so I got to stay home!) and do a Sketch Challenge. I've been trying to use more of the designer paper and not be a hoarder. I am so stuck on these colors so my next challenge to myself will be to not use the Earth Elements. I am so loving the Texture plates and had to put the other group on my workshop order yesterday. They are so easy to use and add so much dimension to a card. The Image and sentiment I did with the markers. The sentiment is popped up on a glue dot.

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Think Happy Thoughts

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

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Big Shot, Harlequin Texture Plate,

Yard Film Strip

This card is a full size card. It is made from a full size piece of cardstock folded in half. For those who do not know I make the Thank You cards for those who come and speak to our Home School group. We had a falconer come and showed the kids his Red Tail Hawk and told us how he hunts with her. They love to spend time in the woods so I thought this set would fit right in. I stamped the back with the Sanded Background and sponged around the edges. The images are colored with the markers directly on the stamps. I also sponged around the edges of the images.

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Think Happy Thoughts, Sanded Background

Paper: More Mustard, Basic Black, Whisper White, Always Artichoke

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, More Mustard,

Accessories: Spiral Punch, Jumbo Eyelets, 1' & 1-1/4"Circle Punches

Thanks So Much

It seems like my time frame to stamp right now is once a week. I guess that is better than never. My Big Shot texture plates came in today and I made sure my chores were done this morning so I could play this afternoon. They are even better than I had thought they would be and soooo easy to use. I love the look of dry embossing but hate the work, this is the answer to that. I get the look with just a few cranks of the handle. I needed to make some Thank You cards, so I just had to use these plates. To do the leaf and the tree I first stamped the stamp in the Mellow Moss pad and then used the markers to accent.

Stamps: Lovely as as Tree, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Apricot Appeal, Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Basic Brown, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate-Harlequin, Chocolate Chip 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Dino Birthday

Today I am still having some medical problems so this card did not come together the way I had planned. It is hard for me to work with limited use of my left side....I see my neurologist again on Monday to change medication, yeah another adjustment period. So I do not know if I will be posting any more this week. I just could not go another day and thought I had to give the Sketch a shot. It just works that the more I use it the more I loose it, isn't that backwards? I think the card is pretty self explanatory but if you have any questions please feel to leave a question in the comments! I think I may have to hide my Think Happy Thoughts. I just love the dimension it gives to a card. Have a Great Week!!

Stamps: Sanded Background, Prehistoric Pals, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: 1-3/4" 1-3/8" circle Punches, My Way Punch, Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Fall Friend #3

Today I used the Sketch challenge to finish my Fall Friends cards. It is dark and wet fall day so the colors I chose matched the lack of brightness outside ;). I tried using the same sets for all 3 of my cards. This was a fun sketch to do and a fun set of cards to make! I used the Aqua Painter and re-inkers to color.

Stamps: Autumn Harvest, Sanded Background, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke Patterns Paper

Ink: Basic Brown, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Cameo Coral, Ruby Red

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, 1-3/8" & 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Chocolate Chip Double Stitched Ribbon, Aqua painter

Fall Friend #2

This is the 2nd card for my group of friends. I decided to just use the same set on all three cards but go with a different layout. I used the Big Shot to make my scallops and the Coluzzle to make the large circle. Again, the images are colored with an aqua pen and re-inkers.

Stamps: Autumn Harvest, Think Happy Thoughts, Sanded Background

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron,Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Basic Brown, Ruby Red

Accessories: Big Shot, Coluzzle, Circle Scallop Die, Circle Scallop Die #2

Insert Signature

Fall Friends

Today I wanted to make some cards to give with some small gifts I have for a few close friends. I am so thankful for the group of friends God has given me! I did quite a bit of masking on this card. The hard part is to figure out the layout before you start stamping. Normally I would think back to front, but when stamping a masked image you have to work front to back. The image is colored with aqua-painter and re-inkers.

Stamps: Autumn Harvest, Think Happy Thoughts, Sanded Background

Paper: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron,Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Basic Brown

Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Birthday Boat

Well, for today's Limited Use Challenge I just used what was still on top from yesterday. The challenge was to use circles and rectangles. The only embellishment we were allowed to use was ribbon. I just could not incorporate ribbo0n to this so I went with out. I cut the large scallop circle with the Big Shot and the large circle with the Coluzzle. I colored the image with makers and decided not to sponge anything (are you still there...?) I am trying to stock up on my manly birthday cards before the busy season hit! Did you know this catalog retires in only like 10 more weeks!?!

Non-Stamp Related- Sister's surgery went well yesterday and they did not find anymore cancer, Brother just got out of recovery and is doing well.

Stamps: Winds of Grace, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Night of Navy, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Prestwick DSP

Ink: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, Garden Green

Accessories: Circle Scallop Die, Coluzzle, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Get Well Dena

This card was made for my sister. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer yesterday. They removed a 4cm cyst from her thyroid last Thursday. The doctor also removed a small nodule while he was in there. The cancer was in the small nodule. She goes back into surgery on Thursday to have the rest of her thyroid removed. God is in control!!!!

This is a full sized card, one full 8.5 x 11 folded. I wanted to make it big and fill it with love. I tried to use the Color Combo Challenge today but added Chocolate Chip so I did not stay with in the complete realm of things.

I colored the tree with the markers and tapped the tree with the Pretty in Pink and Riding Hood Red.

Stamps: Watercolor Vine Jumbo Wheel, Lovely as a Tree, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Top Note, Big Shot, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Kiwi Kiss Satin 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

Kiwi Train

Boy, am I running late today. I had a short doctor visit this morning that lasted over 2- 1/2 hours. So everything else got pushed back. Today I really wanted to get my cards designed for my October Stamp night. Well, I had the ideas in my head and written down on paper but I just had to take the time to do them. This will be one of the easy cards we do that night. I found by sponging around the edge of the Top Not Die you got color and dimension without having to cut and layer. I love this Double Sided Satin Ribbon! I stamped the image in the Kiwi Kiss and rolled the edges (could be done with a marker too) in the ink pad. If you have any questions feel free to ask in a comment or e-mail!

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts, Happiness is a Journey, Sanded Background

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla, Haiku Designer Paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Build--Brad, Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Double Sided Satin Ribbon, Horizontal Slot Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1/2"Circle Punch

T-Rex Thank You

So for today's card I went and randomly grabbed a Sketch challenge number. Since I had 2 sons have birthday's last week I have lots of Thank you cards to make. This is the first card in a very long time that I am happy with. When I went to layer the pterodactyl the circle punch I grabbed was too big. So I decided to trim it down by running it through the Big Shot, nope I could not go a day without using it.... I am loving the new In Colors, especially the Kiwi Kiss and the Tangerine Tango. No, I did not step out and use a non-Stampin' Up product to do the Scallop Rectangles. I've seen people attaching a few of the squares together and making the size they wanted so I decided to do this. Each of the dino rectangles are 2" x 3" so I ened up using 6 Scallop squares for each. Boy did my Stamp-a-ma-jig come in handy for this card!

Stamps: Prehistoric Pals, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard

Accessories: Big Shot, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Pinches, Scallop Square Punch

Quilted Card

So with this card I decided to play around with Scoring and embossing. I wanted the background to look like a quilt. I used the scoring blade on my Fiskers cutter and scored every 1/2". I then used the piercing tool and pierced a hole in each corner of the diamonds. I embossed the 2 different flowers from the Pick a Petal Brass Template to emboss. I then used the same template to pierce the small flower and the 1/16" circle punch to make the holes in the larger embossed flower. I stamped Happy Birthday on the card stock before I dry embossed it or punched it out with the scallop circle punch. It is hard to see in the picture but I used my regular stylus and made small circles in the edges of the edge scallops. I used the ticket corner punch in 2 of the four corners and Double Circle Punch to make the faux brads in the 2 corners and the center of the flower. I do not know if I will every get sick of the Red Riding Hood. I am going to run out before I can even officially order it. I also used one of the new buttons that will be coming out int he new catalog.

Stamps: Stitched Background, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Red Riding Hood, Whisper White, Pacific Point

Ink: Red Riding Hood, Pacific Point

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, 1 1/16" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Pick a Petal Brass Template, Fiskers Scorer, SU Button, Black Twine, Ticket Corner Punch

Yoyo Birthday

The Sketch challenge today was a great one. I am short on kids cards and I love this set to use for kids. I was trying to use as little as possible and make it simple today. I wheeled the Happy Happy Birthday Jumbo wheel across the top.Wednesday's are the short days in my week. Wednesday's schedule is crazy. Hope you all have a great day and happy stamping!

Stamps: Happy Happy Birthday Jumbo Wheel, Wild About You, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: Basic Gray, Yoyo Yellow Whisper White

Ink: Yoyo Yellow, Going Gray

Accessories: Ticket Corner punch, Coluzzle, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Circle Fire Rhinestones, Basic Gray Taffeta, Tool kit for Piercing