Jan 18, 2011 | Cards, Rock 'n Roll, UDI Color Challenge |
I was so tired when I returned from the Stampin’ Up! Leadership Conference that I did not get to work on my Utah Diva’s Color Challenge card until late last night. That was the first time I had made it back to my craft room. Most of yesterday I was on the computer and cleaning up around the house (I still have plenty more of that to do today). Finally my boys are back in school. It is January 18 and until today they had only had 4 days of school this month and one of those counted towards last semester because they missed a day of exams right before the Christmas break. The last note we saw said they have to only make up 2 of the days that they have missed so far – there were 4 “extra” days built into the schedule.
We are on #19 of the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. This is the inspiration that Gretchen gave us this week –
I did get to see Gretchen at the Leadership conference – only for a few minutes Friday night during our make&takes. I can’t wait for you to see those – I’m trying to get pictures of all that kind of stuff today. I always love to see in real life the people that I know from Stampin’ Up! through blogs, yahoo groups and from reading about them in the Stampin’ Up! magazine and website. It’s like talking to celebrities!
Gretchen is definitely giving us challenges with these colors each week. And here was another set that I thought – what am I going to do with that? And since I was really late I needed to come up with something really quick. Garden Green, Peach Parfait, Real Red and Basic Black – vivid colors and our inspiration piece involved food so my thoughts turned to a little old stamp set that I haven’t used in a while – Tart & Tangy. Remember that one? It is a set that I really liked to use in the summer time. So I pulled it out and tried to put the challenge colors with it – the Strawberry, Apple and Cherries could all use the Garden Green and Real Red, Black could be my accent so for this card the citrus fruit was going to be a Peach Parfait colored orange slice (I have also used it as a lemon or lime). I wasn’t sure I was going to like this card but in the end I do like it.
The card base is the Garden Green – which seems to be the common color between most of the fruit and what I used on my “HELLO”. Then I added a layer of Basic Black – I thought about embossing it with one of the folders but then it occurred to me that I could also use my Crimper and give it a corrugated look like a card board box – perhaps that is what the fruit came in…. If you want to add some texture and you don’t have a Big Shot and Texture Impressions folders try using a crimper instead. I tied some Real Red Grosgrain ribbon around the card.
The best part is the fruit.
And making it look juicy using Crystal Effects. The strawberry and the apple were colored with Stampin’ Write markers and stamped on Whisper White card stock. I used the Black marker to add the seeds. The orange slice is inked with the Peach Parfait ink and then Rock ‘n Rolled in Real Red – that is why the edges have some red in them. The other little trick I did was for the Hello tag – it is a short Word Window. You do this by punching out the Word Window and then stick it back in the side of the punch, line it up and punch again to create a short piece.
Cut the pieces out and then carefully cover with Crystal Effects – and let it dry. If you touch it before it is dry you will put a finger print in your shiny fruit and you don’t want that. I attached all the fruit with Stampin’ Dimensionals and also the hello – I actually added the Crystal Effects to the Hello after I put it on the card – and I used a straight pin to pull it all the way out to the ends. You do have to punch first – the Crystal Effects is just enough that you’ll have trouble getting the card stock in the punch later if you do it after wards. I hope you learned a few little fun tips with this card.
Now it is your turn to play with these colors – then go to the UDI blog and add your creation to the linky section.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Garden Green, Basic Black, Whisper White
- Ink: Peach Parfait, Real Red, Garden Green, Stampin’ Write Markers: Real Red, Garden Green, Basic Black
- Stamp sets: Tart & Tangy, Fundamental Phrases
- Accessories: Real Red wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Crimper, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Word Window punch, Crystal Effects
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jan 13, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, D is for Dog, SU Buttons |
This was one of the cards that we made at Stamper’s Club Friday night. The card idea was one that I found on a blog somewhere but it wasn’t a Stampin’ Up! blog so I wanted to use the idea with our products. I liked the black and the white and needed to add a third color – I pulled out my Color Coach and this was one of the color combination’s for the Whisper White card – Whisper White, Basic Black and More Mustard.
The Bitty Button does not have thread in it but instead it is a thin piece of More Mustard card stock that is pulled through and tied in a knot. When you don’t have thread in the color you want just use a piece of card stock!
I made the dog and cat look like they were really white by watercoloring around them with a little bit of Sahara Sand Watercolor Wonder Crayon.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: More Mustard, Basic Black, Whisper White
- Ink: More Mustard, Black StazOn
- Stamp sets: Every Little Bit, D is for Dog, Friends Fur-ever
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, 1″ circle punch, 2-1/2″ circle punch, 1-3/8″ circle punch, Bitty Buttons, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Sponge, Watercolor Wonder Crayons – Neutrals, Aqua Painter.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jan 11, 2011 | Cards, Occasions Mini 2011, UDI Color Challenge |
The snow came, the snow dumped, the snow changed to sleet, the ice formed, the schools closed, the roads closed and I’m still hoping to be able to drive to Nashville on Wednesday. Please let there be warm temps and sunshine today!! I think I’m going to cry if it doesn’t get better for tomorrow. I took pictures and planned to share them but today I decided I wanted to challenge myself to scrap them using My Digital Studio instead of sharing raw pictures. I finished one page Monday night and will share it tomorrow and work on some more to share while I’m away (positive thinking).
Also for those asking about the Rules of Chocolate from yesterday’s post – the pdf has been added to yesterdays post.
We are on #18 of the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. This is the inspiration that Gretchen gave us this week –
With all the snow we are getting these pretty spring flowers sure are a nice site (although the snow is pretty too). These could also be winter colors but I liked the flowers and decided to stick with that thought. I still have one of my magazines out on the table and grabbed another sketch from it for this card. It is a quick and easy card using Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, and Very Vanilla.
The flower images are from the new Button, Button stamp set – one stamped in each of the colors in the color challenge. I poked holes through the center and tied Linen Thread through them. The ‘hello’ is from the Hello Again stamp set it is stamped in Concord Crush. I also used a Concord Crush Stampin’ Write marker to go around the edge of the Perfect Plum card base. The bottom left corner was punched with the Corner Rounder punch.
I hope you like this weeks card. I have been playing a lot with this stamp set and using it for several of my swaps for the Stampin’ Up! Leadership conference next week – oh my it really is just over a week away. Now it is your turn to play with these colors – then go to the UDI blog and add your creation to the linky section.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Always Artichoke, Stampin’ Write Markers: Concord Crush
- Stamp sets: Button, Button (Occasions 2011), Hello Again
- Accessories: Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, Corner Rounder punch
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jan 4, 2011 | Cards, Occasions Mini 2011, Thank You, UDI Color Challenge |
I almost forgot to create my Color Challenge card. With Christmas, New Year and everyone home the days just sort of run together and I’m not sure when is a week day or when its a weekend – they are all the same during that time. Gretchen wants us to have our challenge cards ready by Sunday night – well let just say that didn’t happen (and I’m not the only one either). But I did get it done on Monday afternoon and sent in to Gretchen. And today I get to share it with you.
We are on #17 of the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. This is the inspiration that Gretchen gave us this week –
These colors make me think of birds and nature and the new Nature Walk stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini catalog that starts TODAY! So that was what I used for my creation. The inspiration piece has kind of a collage look to it so I went with that on my card too.
It’s a little busy – maybe I needed another strip of Marina Mist across the middle so the bird and thank you stand out more. I’ll try that and perhaps add another picture to this post later. Here is a close up of the details with a few things to note:
The eye on the bird is one of the Basic Pearls and I just ran the Marina Mist marker over it to give a blue hue – how do you like that?
I decided to make it look like the bird was carrying a tag in his beak with the “thank you” so I tied the Linen Thread to the top and just attached it right under the beak – it isn’t really tied to the beak at all.
The ribbon is Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding – also in the new Mini Catalog. I decided to try the ruffles that I have seen everyone doing lately on their cards. Needless to say I wasn’t very good at making a straight line across my card…
Yes I did go back and make a slight change to the card – and I do like this second version better – I added a Marina Mist strip above the ruffled ribbon so the bird and tag were easier to see. Here it is:
I hope you like this weeks card. I have been playing a lot with this stamp set and using it for several of my swaps for the Stampin’ Up! Leadership conference next week – oh my it really is just over a week away. Now it is your turn to play with these colors – then go to the UDI blog and add your creation to the linky section.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Stampin’ Write Markers: Marina Mist
- Stamp sets: Nature’s Walk (Occasions 2011), Teeny Tiny Wishes
- Accessories: Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding (Occasions 2011), Basic Pearls, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Sponge, the little oval punch that I can’t find the exact name of right now, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Piercer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Dec 31, 2010 | Cards, Punch Art |
A little family update – I took Kyle and Tyler Wed. morning to have all of their wisdom teeth removed – so we have 8 less teeth in the house now. The rest of that day was busy for me – dropping of prescriptions, getting them home and in bed, changing gauze pads, picking up meds, administering meds, getting more meds because Tyler could keep any down, getting drinks for them and soft foods – sherbet, jello, applesauce and Gatorade were the items of choice yesterday. And crushing up pills because Tyler wouldn’t swallow them was no fun – he complained about the taste and I told him if he swallowed them that wouldn’t be an issue. Today he figured out he could slide them down in the Jello! Kyle seemed to be doing better than Tyler yesterday but today I think it is the other way around. I made pancakes and oatmeal this morning. Tyler seemed to be his normal self today, Kyle seemed to have a bit more pain today. Both of them came out to dinner at the Chinese restaurant with us and went to a movie after wards. So everything seems good right now.
Here are more of my year in review projects for you to see – enjoy – and have a safe and Happy New Year!
July 2010 – Bobble Head Dog Card
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/bobble-head-dog/
and
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/dogs-are-everywhere/
August 2010 – Owl Cupcakes
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/owl-cupcakes/
September 2010 – Birthday Bakery card
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/birthday-bakery/
I hope you are enjoying the year in review!
Dec 30, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, Scrapbook Pages |
I am doing a year in review of my favorite projects for each month of 2010. Below are my picks for April, May and June 2010 – I added the links below each one that will take you to my blog post with more details about the project. Enjoy!
April 2010 – Herb Expressions card set
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/royal-blog-tour-5/
May 2010 – Sweethearts Scrapbook Page
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/sweet-hearts-scrapbook/
June 2010 – Of the Earth card
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/last-chance-cards-of-the-earth/
It was hard to pick just one favorite project each month – and I seem to want to pick the 3Ds or scrapbook pages over the cards. Maybe I need a favorites category of cards and a favorites of the non-cards. June I had many of my Artisan projects posted and most of those are ones I really loved – that’s why I submitted them for the contest.
The card base is the Garden Green – which seems to be the common color between most of the fruit and what I used on my “HELLO”. Then I added a layer of Basic Black – I thought about embossing it with one of the folders but then it occurred to me that I could also use my Crimper and give it a corrugated look like a card board box – perhaps that is what the fruit came in…. If you want to add some texture and you don’t have a Big Shot and Texture Impressions folders try using a crimper instead. I tied some Real Red Grosgrain ribbon around the card.
And making it look juicy using Crystal Effects. The strawberry and the apple were colored with Stampin’ Write markers and stamped on Whisper White card stock. I used the Black marker to add the seeds. The orange slice is inked with the Peach Parfait ink and then Rock ‘n Rolled in Real Red – that is why the edges have some red in them. The other little trick I did was for the Hello tag – it is a short Word Window. You do this by punching out the Word Window and then stick it back in the side of the punch, line it up and punch again to create a short piece.
