Oct 15, 2012 | Birthday, Cards |
Sorry for not posting in a few days. We have been having trouble with our internet connection and it was out most of Monday so I didn’t get this posted sooner. But on the bright side our landscape project is almost done.
Here is a cute card for you today. This card idea came from Sandy Hancock – it was one she had at her group meeting at convention. And I recreated a similar version for my Paper Piercing class last month. But you may be asking why was this part of that class since there is no piercing on it. Well I used the piercing template with the Stampin’ Write marker to add the red dots around the edge of the card.
I also used masking on here for the balloons. I thought it was a really cute card and would be fun in other colors too. The little hearts are from the 2-step owl punch. And I tied little baker’s twine bows to add at the base of the balloons. The stamp set is Up, Up, and Away. Colors are Daffodil delight, Pacific Point and Real Red.
Thanks Sandy for the cute idea.
I’m way behind on sending out birthday cards – yikes I need to get some out in the mail.
Oct 1, 2012 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Pierced Circle |
I created this card for my Paper Piercing class but decided that I wanted to also use it for my swap card at Hilton Head. To start off our Stampin’ Up! Hilton Head Getaway Trip a couple of the girls organized a swap for us on Thursday night. There were a bunch of groups – each had 21 swappers – so we brought 21 of the same card and came back with 20 different card swaps. I’ll have to take pictures of the ones I received but for now here is the one that I made.
The card base is Chocolate Chip. The underneath layer is Crumb Cake stamped with the Flowering Flourishes stamp set in Chocolate Chip. The top layer is Baja Breeze – I punched three circles – 1-3/4″, 1-1/4″, 1″ – then I lined up each circle with the matching piercing template from the Essentials Piercing Pack and pierced a circle around each of the punched out circles. The greeting is from Petite Pairs.
I used the Big Shot to cut Crumb Cake flowers using the Floral Fusion Sizzlit – cut two sets and then stack them together like this – 1 large, 1 medium – 1 large, 1 small – 1 medium, 1 small. All the flowers are crumpled and sponged – I used Crumb Cake ink but if you like it darker use the Chocolate Chip. Pierce a hole through the center of each stack and put a little button brad from the Vintage Trinkets through the flowers and then through the card front. Attach the card front to the layered card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
It’s back to reality now that I’m back from the Hilton Head trip. Thank you Stampin’ Up! for a wonderfully relaxing getaway! Now to work on next year!
Sep 27, 2012 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Holiday catalog 2012 |
Today we are driving to Hilton Head for the Stampin’ Up! Getaway Trip! I’m so excited to be going and can’t wait to see what little surprises Stampin’ Up! has for us there. Thank you to everyone that helped me earn this trip.
It’s time for a new challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. This week we have a color challenge – and let’s just say when I pulled up the colors – I was less than thrilled – Pink Pirouette, Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze.
Now I LOVE Baja Breeze and lately I’ve been using lots of Cherry Cobbler – but the pink I guess is throwing me off. What in the world was I going to do with these colors…. I can’t wait to look at all the other design team creations because I need help with this one. But I muscled through and came up with a creation for you.
It’s really a simple card. Just not much to it. Cherry Cobbler base. Baja Breeze layer – embossed with the strip of hearts and stamped with the sentiment from Blooming with Kindness. I unraveled some of the Cherry Cobbler Sweater Trim to use for the “ribbon” on my card and also used a bit through one of the crystal baubles. I punched several layers of the Pink Pirouette with the 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle punch and one layer with the larger Scallop Circle punch. I crumpled them all up and layered them together – I used a mini brad to hold the layers together. Then spritzed the whole flower with the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker. To finish the flower I added the crystal button with the Cherry Cobbler unraveled sweater trim pulled through.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Blooming with Kindness
- Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Cherry Cobbler Marker
- Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Adorning Accents Folders, 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1/16″ circle punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, mini brad, Cherry Cobbler Sweater Trim, Dimensionals
Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. Have you joined the Create Holiday Edition online class yet? My guest designer project was posted earlier this week – it’s a fun card set but you have to join the class to see it and all the other great projects. It’s a great deal with tutorials for all the projects. So come join the fun!
Monika Davis
Sep 26, 2012 | Cards, Demonstrator, Holiday catalog 2012 |
Finally I’m posting the swap cards from the last PAWS meeting. I’ve been so busy that I’m way behind on many things. Here is a quick look at what everyone shared.
Cindy Schusters’ swap card
Fran’s Swap card
Laree’s Swap Card
Leishman’s Swap card
Lisa Swantek’s Swap card
Monika’s swap card (one of 3 versions) – I already posted these earlier.
I think that was everyone that swapped.
Tomorrow is Hilton Head day! Yeah!
Sep 25, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards |
This is one of the cards that we made at my Hands-on Class last week. We focused on Paper Piercing and using the new piercer, mat and templates. The card idea comes directly from the catalog – it is based on the sample that they have on the page with the piercing tools.
I made a few changes – one was changing the orientation of the card. There is piercing around the Apothecary Accents framelit – using the template in the Essentials pack. There is piercing along the large scallop edglit – that’s also in the Essentials pack. And then straight line piercing around the rest of the layered panel on the card. All the piercing on this card uses the Essentials Paper-piercing pack.
The colors I used are So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango and Always Artichoke. I believe the catalog used Daffodil Delight in their example – I’m not sure why I used a different yellow – but I did. It turned out to be a pretty card.
If you are a member of the Create with Connie & Mary Holiday edition class – my guest designer project posted today – I made a cute card set, matching envelopes and a surprise container to store them all in. But you have to be a member to see it! There are lots of great projects – a new one posted every day – and they all have step by step photo tutorials with them. So go over there and join if you haven’t already….. CLICK HERE.
Tonight is our first My Digital Studio Digi Crop Night – it should be fun – if you are local come join Cindy and I and have a fun evening with friends. Details are on my website and on my facebook page.
Sep 14, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Core'dinations Card stock, Holiday catalog 2012 |
It’s Friday! And here were we live it’s the last day of school before we have Fall Break. Yep they get a whole week of school next week. When you start school on Aug 1st you are ready for a break by mid September.
Today I wanted to share with you a card I made using the Core’dinations card stock that is in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog. At my PAWS downline meeting last weekend I showed everyone a bunch of different ways to use this card stock. Each person made a Core’dinations Technique book and this card that uses several of the techniques we went over.
I used the Cherry Cobbler Core’dinations card stock as the card base. On the front I scored lines and then sanded them (that’s one technique). Then I added a layer of the Early Espresso Core’dinations card stock that was cut with the Top Note die and sanded the edges (that’s another technique). I tied some Cotton Ribbon around it with Linen Thread – it is stamped with the Loving Thoughts stamp set. The final addition is a rose made out of the Cherry Cobbler Core’dinations card stock by tearing it into circle and layering them (that’s a third technique).
Here is a look at the technique book/sampler – I just fanned all the pages out for you to see.
Here is a quick list of the techniques –
12 techniques
- Sanding – just sand the card stock
- Tearing – tear toward you
- Embossing – use embossing folder
- Debossing – upside down folder and sand around the debossed image
- Distressing – distressing tool on the edge
- Scoring – score from the back and then sand
- Outlining – secure chipboard to surface, lay over and sand
- Label – use non-electric label maker, insert strip type letters, sand (or write in reverse on the back with a pencil or stylus and sand the front)
- Antiquing – crumple into a ball, flatten, sand
- Corrugating – run through crimper tool, sand
- As is – textured side
- Punching – use border punches
So on my card above I used #1, #2, and #6. So go play with it and have some fun.
Have a good weekend!
Here is a cute card for you today. This card idea came from Sandy Hancock – it was one she had at her group meeting at convention. And I recreated a similar version for my Paper Piercing class last month. But you may be asking why was this part of that class since there is no piercing on it. Well I used the piercing template with the Stampin’ Write marker to add the red dots around the edge of the card.
