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 14, 2012 | Almost Artisan, Wildlife |
I wanted to finish sharing my Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team entries with you. Since I wasn’t selected as a finalist hopefully they will at least be on display at convention. But since you can’t see who created the display items I thought I better finish sharing them here. This is one of my 3D projects. Every spring I love to watch the birds in my backyard – they search for places to build their nests, decide on a house, build the nest, lay their eggs and raise their babies. In fact I just had a family of bluebirds – with 3 eggs and I think just in the last day or two the babies have fledged (left the nest). Anyway I try to take pictures through out the spring of the progress and decided to use those photosas the inspiration for this project.
I used one of the popular sectioned frames (I’m not sure what they really call it) and created a collage type project with various pictures and elements. Here are some close ups of each section.
frame 1
frame 2 – poem
frame 3 – the eggs, a little chipboard house
frame 4 – love birds
frame 5 – feeding the baby
frame 6 – at the birdbath
Each section has different elements. The colors are Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla.
Have a great weekend.
Do you like my new little signature? I thought it looked just like one of my boys (when they were younger) playing with one of the dogs. Today is actually Ryan’s birthday – my baby is 16 years old! Oh my! Happy Birthday to my sweet Ryan!
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.
Jul 12, 2012 | Baby, Cards |
It’s a new challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. This weeks challenge CCMC210 is going to last for two weeks. Some of the design team will be at the Stampin’ Up! Convention next week – so you have two weeks to play along. And this week is a color challenge. I came up with this fun card with a brand new stamp set – the set is called Moving Forward – and it is the cute new Ronald McDonald House stamp set. You can find it in the very back of the catalog.
I decided that I wanted to separate the images and the words so I could use them by themselves. But since I got this set as a clear mount I figured out it was super easy to keep them separated and use them together – I just cut between the image and the words and when I want to use them together I can just mount them on the clear block together – because I cut them apart – they will fit perfectly back together when I put them on the block to stamp.
Oh before I forget here are the colors we are using – in case you didn’t already figure it out –
This card is a 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ So Saffron card base. Then I added a Pool Party panel on the front that was punched with the scallop border punch and then I pierced it. The front is Old Olive with the Whisper White and the stamped image – stamp in Old Olive, add Cherry Cobbler accents and color the sail So Saffron. I used the little swirly image in Pool Party to randomly stamp around the bottom of the boat for waves. And I sponged all the way around the white square.
Here is a close up of the Baker’s Twine – that has a tag and a heart button tied to the card front.
And the inside –
I’d love to see what you create with these colors. Make something and then visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your entry. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued. Except this one will be TWO WEEKS long.
Here are a few more details about my card.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: So Saffron, Pool Party, Old Olive, Whisper White
- Ink: Old Olive, Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Stampin’ Write Markers – So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler
- Stamp sets: Moving Forward, A Word For You, Tiny Tags
- Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Jewelry Tag punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Bitty Button, Paper piercer & Mat, Stampin’ Sponge.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
