Apr 11, 2011 | Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini 2011, Vintage |
I have another Vintage card to share today. This idea is one that I found on Stampin’ Connection – an idea from Regina Cornelius. I love the Love Letters Designer Series paper and it works perfectly for vintage. So when I saw Regina’s card I knew I had to make one too because I love the colors. I have also been wanting to try out the Distressing Essentials kit from the catalog – I can’t believe I have waited this long to try it out. So here is my version of the card.
The dress form from the Sew Suite stamp set in the Occasions Mini catalog is stamped onto the Very Vanilla card stock and then stamped again on different pieces of Designer Series paper from the Love Letters pack. These were cut out and layered on top of the others so each form looks like it has a dress on it. The edges of the paper were crumpled and then distressed using the Tea Stain spot and the square stamp that comes in the Distressing Essentials kit. The one dress has a little piece of Chantilly Lace attached with mini glue dots to create a pleated skirt look. Some rhinestones were added to each dress too. I think Regina’s card was great and I hope you like my version too.
Have a great day!
Apr 9, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Easter |
I have another Easter card for you today. I saw this somewhere on a blog and now can’t find it again. I’ve spent a good long time searching and I have had no luck. So if this looks like your card let me know. I don’t think I changed very much from the original. It’s just been a while since I made it. It was for last month’s Spring Occasions class.
There is not much stamping on this card. It comes together quickly with the Big Shot and punches. The base of the card is So Saffron – and for this on my fold is on the left side. The corners on the right are corner rounded and then I used a white gel pen all the way around the edge to add faux stitching.
The basket is the Baskets & Blooms Die for the Big Shot – I cut one from the Nursery Suite Specialty paper. On the bottom add a strip of Chocolate Chip that has been punched with the scallop border punch. I added Faux stitching with the marker to the basket and some white gel pen details to the strip at the bottom.
The eggs are punched using the wide oval punch – that’s the old name – let me see what it is called now – how about the 2″ x 1-3/8″ Oval Extra-Large punch. Each one was run through an Embossing folder and the Big Shot. The little bunny, which matches the designer paper, is from the stamp set So Cute. Stamp it, color it, punch it, layer it and add to the front of the basket.
I’m off to plant flowers in the yard today. See ya later…..
Apr 8, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Easter, Punch Art |
The Easter Bunny is on his way to my family with an invitation to join us for lunch on Easter Sunday!
Every year my family and Greg’s family gather here for Easter lunch – we have had nearly 40 of us here at times. And each year I like to send out a hand made invitation to everyone. Not that they need it since the door is open to them to come even if I don’t send invitations.
After thinking about what I was going to do this year – I saw people using the Petal Cone die to make carrots – and I thought that would be a fun idea. Then I saw a couple of samples that included a punched bunny peeking out around the carrot – Cindy Wilkinson posted one and she saw one that Sandy Hancock posted from her downline meeting. Now that was the perfect idea. Most of the ones I saw were pouches that would hold candy. My original version is also a pouch but I included an extra pull out piece that would be the “card” part. I showed it to Greg and he didn’t think it was obvious that that piece pulled out. I showed it to Tyler and he thought because it was two pieces they would lose the inside part. So then I decided to cut of the extra tab that made it into a pouch and just let it open from the side like a card. I formatted my text to fit the shape of the triangle, printed it on my printed, cut it out and glued it inside the cards. Everything went out in the mail yesterday – so they are on their way!
So let me show you what I’m talking about…
So here is my first version. I used the Petal Cone Die and the Big Shot to create the carrot from Pumpkin Pie card stock. The flap is glued to create the pouch. I also ran it through the polka dot embossing folder. And the edges are sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink. And then cut another Petal Cone in Whisper White to make the insert.
You pull the insert out and that is where you can write your note, invitation, or Easter wishes.
The top of the carrot and the bunny are all made from punches. I created two cheat sheets that I used in my club meetings so that they would know easily what pieces they needed to create this project. And I have those here to share with you too.
The carrot top is Wild Wasabi card stock – punched and cut as shown on my cheat sheet. I did sponge the edges with Wild Wasabi ink.
The bunny is made from Whisper White and Blushing Bride and all the pieces are sponged with Blushing Bride. I used a Black Journaler and a White Gel Pen to add the accents to the bunny. Here is a close up.
The little nose is popped up on a Dimensional but the rest is all glued flat.
Here is a close up of the back side – 
If you really wanted you could finish off the back and add a little tail! But I didn’t do that here. I just wanted you to see how it looked glued to the back of the Pumpkin Pie carrot piece.
This last picture is of all my invitations that I sent to my family. On these I cut off the flap of the Petal Cone die so that it was just a card that opened on the side. Remember the ice cream cone card from a few weeks back – it’s like that. So these are all my little bunnies on their way to mailboxes.
Have a good weekend!
Apr 6, 2011 | Bingo, Cards, Occasions Mini 2011 |
I wanted to make a card using the Sew Suite stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog – but I was having trouble coming up with ideas. So instead I turned to my fellow demonstrators for inspiration. Checking Stampin’ Connection and looking through blogs until I found some ideas that caught my eye. This card today is an idea from Heather Klump. I liked the softness of her card. Here is mine –
I made a few minor changes from what the original card but the look is basically the same.
My Spring Bingo players – I found one more winner after yesterday’s post. It was Bethany.
Congratulations!
Bethany will get the Birthday Bakery stamp set.
That’s four winners so far. How about one more?
So how about one more piece today and we’ll see if that gets us the last winner….
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If more than one person gets Bingo it will be the first person that sends me the email that gets the last prize. So be sure to check your cards and email me right away if you have Bingo. Good Luck!
Exciting news – I am registered for the Stampin’ Up! Convention in July! Early Bird registration opened today and I got on first thing and completed my registration. I have my flight and hotel room. I’m so excited to be going! And this year I’ll get to walk across the stage (assuming they continue that tradition – I sure hope so) for my 5th anniversary – yeah! And I’m going to work hard these next few months so maybe I can walk across for my annual sales too! I can’t wait to see my demonstrator friends in Utah!
Apr 5, 2011 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, SU Ribbon, Thank You, UDI Color Challenge |
This weeks Utah Diva’s Color Challenge was much easier for me than some of the others that we have had. I could have made lots of different things with these colors. Early Espresso, Real Red, Crumb Cake, and Very Vanilla. 
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along. This week I decided to use the Sneak Peek stamp set – Four Frames that you can earn free as a workshop hostess or purchase with a $20 order during the month of April. All four images in the stamp set fit inside the Decorative Label punch so you can make quick cards with it. My project is a whole set of cards with a matching box that holds the cards and the envelopes.
The box is actually two boxes glued together – one that holds the 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ cards and the other holds the envelopes. On the front panel you’ll see one of the four images from the Four Frames stamp set. I added the Vanilla Rosettes to the front. To color them I tried first using my Real Red reinker with some water and soaking the rosettes – this didn’t really work with the Real Red – I think other colors would be ok; but the red just looked like blood to me. So then I tried just coloring them with my Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker and that gave me a better color – they actually look Real Red now. This method leaves a few uncolored spots unless you really take time to get your marker in between all the layers of the flower. I attached them with a small drop of Crystal Effects to the front of the box. The cards are two different designs – one is the same as the front of the box and the other I just used the ribbon differently but the parts are the same. So here are pictures of all the cards:
I hope you’ll visit the UDI site and play along with us this week.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Real Red, Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: Four Frames, Teeny Tiny Wishes
- Accessories: Decorative Label punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Early Espresso and Real Red Taffeta ribbon, Vanilla Rosettes, Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Apr 4, 2011 | Cards, In Colors, Thank You |
This cute little stamp set is called a Flower For All Seasons.
I love the different images and that you can use one for each season. I used this card last month for a class right before St. Patrick’s Day. I managed to include a shade of green in every card we made that night and none of the cards were actually St. Patrick’s Day cards though. This card was inspired by a sample I saw on Stampin’ Connection created by Jen Timko.
The card base is Pear Pizzazz with a layer of Crumb Cake on top that was punched with the Scallop Trim Border punch on one side – little white gel pen dots accent the scalloped end. I covered that end with a piece of Pear Pizzazz Patterned paper and tied a piece of Pear Pizzazz ribbon around it.
The stamped image is on Watercolor paper – stamped with Black StazOn and Water-colored with an Aqua Painter and classic ink. The centers of the flowers are a More Mustard Stampin’ Write marker. Layer that piece on More Mustard and then on Pear Pizzazz and add to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I am checking on my Spring Bingo game – I had planned to play through the end of March – that’s why I didn’t call any more pieces but I also wanted to give away 5 prizes and so far I’ve only had 3 winners come forward. You may want to double check your cards today – if I don’t get anymore winners I’ll call one more piece tomorrow and see if that will bring me to 5.
My little Magnolia is a the vet right now. I took her and Aspen in earlier today for their annual check-up and vaccines. We came home, ate lunch and the dogs were sleeping – stressful day making a trip to the vet. I walked by Magnolia sleeping in the foyer and had to do a double-take. Her face was all swollen! I called the vet back and they said to bring her right back so I did. She was having an allergic reaction and they wanted to keep her for the rest of the day. I’ll go back before they close to pick her up. Poor thing she looked so pitiful with her puffy face.
Now back to some spring cleaning – today we are tackling Ryan’s room.
The dress form from the Sew Suite stamp set in the Occasions Mini catalog is stamped onto the Very Vanilla card stock and then stamped again on different pieces of Designer Series paper from the Love Letters pack. These were cut out and layered on top of the others so each form looks like it has a dress on it. The edges of the paper were crumpled and then distressed using the Tea Stain spot and the square stamp that comes in the Distressing Essentials kit. The one dress has a little piece of Chantilly Lace attached with mini glue dots to create a pleated skirt look. Some rhinestones were added to each dress too. I think Regina’s card was great and I hope you like my version too.
