Jul 29, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Pierced Circle, Stampin' Up! Convention |
I used the Animal Talk stamp set for some of my convention swaps. I wanted to use all the stamps with the same card design and use the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series paper. Here is the result –
I have wanted a pack of designer paper for a long time that was just dots or just stripes. And this one fits perfectly. I can used every piece in the pack easily for projects and classes. Letting everyone choose their own colors. All of these cards have the same layout but everyone can choose the image and colors and make it their own.
It’s hard to see in these photos but I pierced around the punched circle using the new piercing templates (love them!) and the mat and new piercing tool (love them all). That’s really the part that takes the longest on this card is the piercing. Otherwise these are easy to put together.
Have a great day!
Monika Davis
Jul 26, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, SU Buttons, Thank You |
We are all back from convention – and it’s time for a new challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. This weeks challenge CCMC211 is a sketch challenge. I was prepping for a class on Monday and decided to use this sketch for that and get two things done with one card. And then I added to my Card Maker’s club last night and it was very popular there too – now I’m almost out of So Saffron card stock – I better put that on my next order. Here is the card for you –
Here is the sketch so you can see what I started with to get to that –
As you can see I turned the sketch on its side. And really love how my card turned out. I used the Lacy & Lovely stamp set which I got at convention in my I am Creative bonus class on Wednesday night. It’s funny that I never really noticed this set in the catalog but I really like it and the fonts on the words are just lovely – I guess that is why they called it that.
All the supplies are listed below – come play along with us this week and try your hand at this sketch. I can’t wait to see what you create. 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. And then a new challenge will be issued.
Here are a few more details about my card.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: So Saffron, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Soft Suede
- Stamp sets: Lacy & Lovely
- Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, 1-3/4″ Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Delicate Designs Embossing Folders, Perfect Pennants Bigz L die, Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta ribbon, Linen Thread, Naturals Designer Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
I hope you likey likey this lovely card!
Monika Davis
Jul 25, 2012 | Cards, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Stampin' Up! Convention |
These are some of the swaps I created for the Stampin’ Up! Convention this year. I used the Moving Forward stamp set. Which was one of our Prize Patrols on the last day of Convention! Since I didn’t make 3000 of these I know not everyone got one of my swaps but everyone at convention needs an idea for this set because now we all have it. So here you go!
This set is the Ronald McDonald House Charity stamp set for this year. And this year Stampin’ Up! will be donating $3 from the sale of each set. How exciting is that! I miss volunteering at the house. Our schedules have been a bit messed up or there weren’t enough families at the house (that is actually a good thing!) for us to come. Once the fall gets here I hope that we get back on a regular schedule with the house so that we can go stamp with the kids and the families each month.
These may look a little familiar since I based my swap on my Color Challenge card for Create with Connie & Mary from the week before convention. I still had the stamp set out and all the colors and thought I should just make cards with all the images. Look how cute they turned out. You can read more about that card HERE – these swaps are a little bit simpler just because I made so many and needed to eliminate a couple of steps. Come back tomorrow for this weeks new challenge.
So used to on my blog if someone left a comment I got an email and then I could reply back to the person. I try to do that. But now I don’t seem to be getting those emails anymore! So if I didn’t reply to you that was why. I’m going to try to go back through the comments from the past few weeks and reply back to you guys. Thanks for the comments – I do read them and love getting them.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Monika
Jul 16, 2012 | Almost Artisan, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Thank You |
This should be card number 5 from my Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team entry. And it was literally the very last thing I made before I mailed my entry in. In fact I had a different card ready to go and then when I was preparing for my scrapbook class that week this idea crept in and I made it in the morning right before mailing in my entry. My creative juices sometimes flow better at the last minute….
I like how this card turned out fun and bright. This one is 6×3 that I submitted to the contest. I made some more of these as 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 cards for my Starz team swap today. There are 3 columns of squares on those instead of 2 columns like this one.
I came up with the cross-stitch idea one night while working on a scrapbook page – I realized the ribbon border punch made the perfect base to pull the Baker’s Twine through for a cross-stitch effect. The colors are bright in the Summer Smooch Designer Paper – Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo – there are a few more in there but those were the main ones that I used. Here is a view of the inside of the card.
I hope you like it!
Jul 15, 2012 | Almost Artisan, Big Shot, Cards, Vintage |
This is my 4th card entry for the the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design team contest.
I really love how this one turned out. For the Crumb Cake layer I did double embossing – first I embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder and the Big Shot and then I embossed it a second time using the Tulip Frame Embossing Folder. The stripes are still there but they are more subtle. I sponges over the embossing for a vintage look.
I stamped “Dare to Dream” on a piece of the twill tape and attached it to the card with some of the little brads in the Vintage Trinkets. My favorite part is the butterfly – I cut the butterfly with my Big Shot – stamped and sponged it. Then added the body – which is the little safety pin from the Vintage Trinkets and it is wrapped with Linen Thread and then attached around the butterfly.
Really pretty results – I thought. But not a finalist selection. I’ll look for it on display at convention though. Let me know if you see it there.
I’ll be on my way to Salt Lake City shortly – I am going early to spend some time with my upline, Wendy and other friends that are on her team. I can’t wait!
Jul 13, 2012 | Birthday, Cards |
Here is a quick card featuring the Reason to Smile stamp set that is available this month only. When you order $50 of product you can get the set for just $5! What a deal!
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here to go to my website online store.
