Jun 13, 2014 | Cards, Masculine, Paper Pumpkin |
Hey Man – did you get your May 2014 Paper Pumpkin kit? It’s called Hey Man! This kit was a card kit all ready to create cards for Father’s Day and masculine looking birthday. I put mine together late one night when I was in my craft room – I wanted to make something but didn’t want to come up with any ideas. So I pulled out my Paper Pumpkin kit and started by making the card following the instructions and then I went out on my own and started doing things a little different. I ended up with 7 cards total – the 6 that were in the kit plus I added some extra card stock to make one more with the extra pieces I had left. Since I did some altering I was left with a few odds and ends and those were what I used on my extra card.
That’s a group picture and now let me show you each one individually. Here is the one I started with – following the directions:
and then here is the 3×3 card that I also made following the directions. Well almost – on the little tag I used one of the candy dots instead of the little stamp.
Oh and by the way can you see that I stamped on the envelopes too. That arrow stamp isn’t from this Paper Pumpkin kit but it’s from an earlier one. With all the arrows in this kit I thought that one was appropriate to coordinate.
I decided I wanted to make a horizontal card so I came up with this
And then I used the extra piece of the blue/green plus the cut off banner piece from the first 3×3 card to make the other 3×3 card –
And then here are two other of the regular cards –
And then with the pieces I had left over I decided to make one more card. I pulled out some Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi card stock and created this:
So what do you think?
I’ve been enjoying these kits each month. I have a couple that I didn’t put together (well actually I think just 1). I have been using a lot of the cards recently for Graduation – remember the Wahoo kit – those were great and also the one with the wood words that said Congrats – I think that one was called Glittered Greetings. Greg even used one of the Thanks cards to give to someone at work. He thought the wood words were pretty cool.
Gotta go – talk to you later…..
Jun 12, 2014 | Cards, Masculine, Retired List |
Father’s Day is quickly approaching and I’m not sure I shared this card previously so I better do it now. This was one of the cards from my Good-Bye class as it uses mostly retired stamp sets.
It has some good masculine colors – Soft Suede and I used the Naturals white and some Crumb Cake ink too. Stamp sets I used are:
- Gorgeous Grunge (in the new catalog too)
- Delightful Dozen ( for the happy Father’s day – but there was also one in the May Paper Pumpkin kit)
- Off the Grid (so sad they retired this – I think it is a great background)
- Clockworks
For the center of the clock I added a Vintage Trinkets brad.
I think you could probably use the Open Sea stamp set and create a similar feeling card for Father’s day. And it is still in the new catalog.
Enjoy the day!
Jun 10, 2014 | Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Masculine, Occasions Catalog 2014, Sale-A-Bration 2014, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
This was our third Make&Take project at the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. A Birthday card kit that included a birthday cards for a variety of people – a kids card, a teen card, a feminine card and a masculine card. I wanted to accomplish a few things for this project and set of cards. While designing it the plan was to use a consistent color scheme – so the whole set coordinates, and I wanted to use the same layout for each of the cards – to show that changing just the stamp set could make it a completely different card. I was able to use items from my pre-order for the new Stampin’ Up! catalog along with items from the Occasions catalog that continued on into the new annual catalog.
I decided to use the new Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack for this project so the color scheme is Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Whisper White and two brand new colors – Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon. I’m not sure if you have noticed this before but with the paper stacks if you look at one side you have one set of colors and if you flip over and look at the other side you have a slightly different set of colors. For this moonlight stack one side includes the Lost Lagoon (that’s what I used for this project) while the other side included the Blackberry Bliss.
Here is a closer look at each piece of this project.
The box that holds the 4 cards and envelopes was made with the Envelope Punch Board. The front decorated with the Starburst Sayings and Starburst Framelits.
The kids card uses the new Sea Street stamp set and the “happy birthday” is from a new set called Something to Say. A strip of the Moonlight paper stack – that looks like waves and the Starburst die cut is embossed with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder – to look like bubbles. Does that embossing folder look familiar? It was one of the Sale-A-Bration free choices a few months ago.
The teen card uses the Geometrical stamp set and the Triangle punch. For this one the greeting is on the circle and then the punched triangles were added around the front of the card giving a little different look to the same card layout.
Here is the feminine card – it uses the new So Very Happy stamp set. While this wasn’t part of our pre-order it was a set that I received during the Leadership conference back in January. The flower in the set coordinates with the Blossom Punch.
And finally the masculine card – it uses the set called Timeless Talk. This isn’t a new set it was actually in last years catalog too. But sometimes you don’t notice a set until its presented in a different way. For the center of the dial on the phone I added a little Basic Gray candy dot.
For all the cards I used the Hardwood Background stamp. And they each have the large starburst that is embossed, the strip of Moonlight Designer Paper and the 2-1/2″ circle punch with an image plus the punched greeting.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Jun 7, 2014 | e-cutter, My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Here is another Make&Take project from the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. This one was designed by Cindy and uses an e-cutter to cut the stars out of the Designer Paper and also the words
. We created both a card and a 12×12 scrapbook page using the same basic layout and the same elements.
The gold sequins add a little sprinkle of gold throughout each project.
Jun 6, 2014 | In Colors |
We have 5 brand new trendy colors to add to our color collections for the next two years.
Let me introduce you to them.
Lost Lagoon
I am calm and peaceful, and that’ hard to come by in this crazy world. Maybe that’s why they call me lost. Find me and I’ll soothe your soul.
Hello Honey
I’m sweet and subtle. I won’t scream for your attention, but give me a chance and you’ll realize just how much I have to offer. Soon you’ll see I’m as good as gold.
Blackberry Bliss
I am deep and rich and sweet and juicy. Plus, I’m purple, and who doesn’t need more purple in their lives? You know you want me.
Mossy Meadow
Not only am I tall, dark, and handsome, but I’m rich too. And I’m deep, which is the complete opposite of shallow. All the other colors are green with envy. I’m green without envy.
Tangelo Twist
I am bright and vibrant – some might say I’m a bit flamboyant. Sometimes people confuse me with my cousin, Tangerine Tango, but I am truly my own kind of orange. Try me and you’ll see.
Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, and Blackberry Bliss might make you hungry. But no worries! After indulging in those tasty colors, you can take a calorie-burning stroll through a Mossy Meadow or around a Lost Lagoon.
That’s a group picture and now let me show you each one individually. Here is the one I started with – following the directions:
