Apr 19, 2010 | Cards, Fifth Avenue Floral |
I found this card idea earlier last week – it is so simple but looks so nice! I used it for my class on Friday – as a quick and simple – Stampin’ 101 type of card. The idea is from Kristen Moore. I actually simplified my card a little bit more by just stamping the flowers – she actually embossed hers.
The shadowing on the flowers is created using a Versa Marker! It just makes the paper a shade darker where ever you add the marker – which is clear VersaMark ink. I used Rich Razzleberry ink and then added the ribbon on the top. The card base is Kraft card stock which will be called Crumb Cake in the new Color Collections. Or I could say this is Crumb Cake formerly known as Kraft!
I made mine into a Mother’s Day card so it fits the Late Night Stampers challenge for this week – which is to create something for Mother’s Day. This would also be pretty for weddings or a shower. I hope you like this quick and easy card.
And by the way Stampin’ Up! has this stamp set – Fifth Avenue Floral – and several others on sale this month. So if you have had your eye on it – be sure to get before the month is over. The other sets on sale are – Greenhouse Garden, Flower Fancy and Trendy Trees. All are 20% off.
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Apr 18, 2010 | 2-Step Stampin', Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, In Colors, Wildlife |
I created another Awash with Flowers card using the exact same colors and pieces of card stock as my first one. This is the second version.
I used this one for my class on Friday – I actually let everyone choose between making this one or my original design that you can see here.
The “Wonderful Mother” from the Well Scripted stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini catalog was used so it could be a mother’s day card. Stamped on Whisper White and punch with the Scallop Oval punch. I added the little leaf petals at the bottom to dress it up a bit. Then layered it on a Wide Oval punched from Melon Mambo. The layer of Basic Black behind it is also the Wide Oval punch – either use two or cut one in half and add each half to the back of the other one so you can just see a hint of it.
I wanted to show you the cardinal eggs that I found on Friday – the mom finally left her nest late in the afternoon – that seems to be the norm for most of the moms from what I can tell. 
She has two eggs but one is much smaller than the other. When I checked on Saturday – the smaller egg was gone and only one egg was in the nest. She seems to be gone today so maybe she decided her eggs weren’t viable this time or another predator came in and took the egg. I don’t really know. I’ll let you know if she lays another one.
As for the other nests – the other moms were all sitting this morning – I need to go back and count the days to see how long before we can expect babies to hatch.
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Apr 17, 2010 | family, Graduation, Summer Mini 2010 |
My oldest son, Kyle, happens to be graduating this year from High School. We are very proud of him and his accomplishments. So when I saw the new Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog and that it had a graduation stamp set I knew I would have to get it. It came in my order a few days ago.
And earlier this week I saw the sketch challenge on the Pals Paper Arts blog and all I could think of was the line of graduates would be perfect for piece 2 on this sketch. So yesterday afternoon I pulled out my new stamp set and started to play with it and this sketch.
Here is what I ended up with. I actually turned the card for the sketch because I wanted to see more of the graduates on that strip.
This is the new stamp set Go, Graduate that you will be able to order beginning May 1st. I really wish it was available now since our graduation is in May. I ended up actually ordering the graduation announcements through the school so I’ll use the stamp set to make invitations for a party and cards for friends and other graduates.
Our high school colors are blue and yellow – for my card I used Brilliant Blue and Summer Sun – which unfortunately are retiring colors. I guess I need to stock up on some card stock since I have 2 more that will graduate from the same school. I could probably use Pacific Point for the blue instead – I’ll have to get out the colors to compare.
The background is Basic Black – stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with Clear Embossing powder. I really like doing this with black card stock just to give it a little character. I also added a panel on the inside since you can’t really see if you write on black card stock.
I’m not actually sure if the caps are yellow or not – we pick those up the first week of May – since I haven’t been to a graduation at the school I don’t really know what color the caps and gowns are. So on my card the caps are yellow.
I wanted to share a little bit more about Kyle – he is a senior this year but rather than taking his classes at the high school he participated in a Joint Enrollment program at Kennesaw State University and took all his classes there. He was awarded the Outstanding Student Award for this year and we went to an Awards ceremony right before Easter where they honored the top graduating senior and grad student in every major at the school – it was a big deal.
It was the Kennesaw State University – University Scholars 2010 Awards Ceremony. Kyle was the second award to be given during the ceremony so he is right in the front of the program.
I actually mentioned this in a post earlier but not everyone saw it so here it is again.
Kyle was accepted into Ga Tech in the College of Computing.
Last week he received an invitation to go to campus so he will do that this weekend – drop off on Sunday afternoon and then pickup on Monday afternoon. He’ll get the chance to sit in on some classes, eat lunch with the faculty, stay on campus with a student. I hope he is excited. I’m excited for him. If you knew Kyle you would know he is very quiet and doesn’t say a lot or get excited over much – I guess it is all inside.
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Apr 16, 2010 | Cards, class, Flight of the Butterfly, Pocket Silhouettes, Thank You |
Flight of the Butterfly meets Pocket Silhouettes (and lets hope I spelled that right). These two stamp sets came together nicely in this card that was based on one that my friend Cindy created for a swap at our Starz Meeting last month. Here is the link to my post on her original card. I would have never put these colors together but I really like them and when I was looking at samples that one always stands out for me so I decided to use it for my class today. I changed the butterfly to use the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set which is a 2-step stampin’ set and what I featured in my class.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Soft Suede card stock and ink
- Regal Rose card stock and ink
- Barely Banana card stock and ink (this one is retiring)
- Pocket Silhouettes stamp set
- Flight of the Butterfly stamp set
- Butterfly Punch
- Trio Flower Punch
- Soft Subtles brads
- Eyelet Border Punch
- Crimper
- Paper Piercer
I really liked how Cindy added the lace border at the bottom. Punch a strip with the Eyelet border and then run it through the crimper. I also add a white panel on the inside that was stamped to match the front.
I didn’t have this in the picture but I decide it would be cute on the inside to stamp one of the curving sayings from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set on the inside and then the little butterfly to the left so it looks like the butterfly trail. That was an after thought so I did it after I took the picture. You’ll just have to imagine it.
I’m going to go play with a few of my new stamps while it is quiet here. Greg is out playing golf, Ryan is off at a tennis match. Kyle and Tyler are here but entertaining themselves or each other so it is actually quiet.
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Apr 15, 2010 | Cards, class, Thank You, Wildlife |
Cheep Talk is the stamp set I used to make this card:
The base of the card is Taken with Teal and will be one of the colors that will retire at the end of June – it is one of the colors I’ll miss the most. I love to use the Teal with Old Olive. We will be making this card in my card class tomorrow. I also decorated the inside – take a peek:
I hope you like it.
The more eggs – are more bird eggs that I found this morning. The chickadee has 4 eggs in her nest – they must have been a little hidden where I couldn’t see them – I actually thought there were only two but when I put the camera in to take the picture (she was away) the picture shows 4 eggs! They normally lay 5 – 7 eggs so maybe there will be another one tomorrow.
I’m so excited to have so many nests/eggs again this year!
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The shadowing on the flowers is created using a Versa Marker! It just makes the paper a shade darker where ever you add the marker – which is clear VersaMark ink. I used Rich Razzleberry ink and then added the ribbon on the top. The card base is Kraft card stock which will be called Crumb Cake in the new Color Collections. Or I could say this is Crumb Cake formerly known as Kraft!
