Happy Birthday- Remake :-)

Hi Stampers!

Original Card for CQC147 Challenge

I had a few moments this evening to re-create a card that I had previously created for the CQC147 ColourQ Challenge.  I felt that the Kiwi Kiss was a bit overwhelming on the card so I replaced the Kiwi Kiss with Whisper White.  

If interested, I have full detailed instructions for the Re-Make below: 

Use the Big Shot™ emboss two pieces of Whisper White- one with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and the other with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Cut the edge of the Delicate Designs Lace embossed border with the Large Scallop Edgelits™ Die and cut a  piece of Whisper White and Brilliant Blue (retired DSP) with the Big Shot™ and Adorning Accents Edgelits™ Die.

With Sponge Daubers, apply Regal Rose and Baja Breeze Classic Ink to Whisper White cardstock.  Stamp the floral images using Brilliant Blue Classic Ink and mount onto Brilliant Blue cardstock. 

Layer onto Whisper White cardstock, add the punched butterflies, sentiment and pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes, Papillon Potpourri, Petite Pairs

Ink: Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, Brilliant Blue (retired)

Paper: Whisper White and Brilliant Blue DSP (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Delicate Designs and Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Large Scallop and Adorning Accents Edgelits™ Dies, Sponge Daubers, Elegant Butterfly and Large Scallop Punches, Pearls

Thanks again for visiting and if you time, let me know which one you like better :-)

Have a fabulous week and God Bless! 

CQC147 Birthday Wishes

Hi Stampers!

I hope all of you are doing well and had a great week!  I had a few moments this evening to create a card using the CQC147 fun colors from this week’s ColourQ Challenge (if you have the time- stop by the ColourQ to see all of the wonderful Design Team samples and other entries).

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and emboss a piece of Kiwi Kiss cardstock and emboss a piece of Whisper White with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Cut the edge of the lace embossed border with the Large Scallop Edgelits™ Die and cut a  piece of Whisper White and Brilliant Blue (retired DSP) with the Big Shot™ and Adorning Accents Edgelits™ Die.

With Sponge Daubers, apply Regal Rose and Baja Breeze Classic Ink to Whisper White cardstock.  Stamp the floral images using Brilliant Blue Classic Ink and mount onto Brilliant Blue cardstock. 

Layer onto Whisper White cardstock, add the punched butterflies, sentiment and pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes, Papillon Potpourri, Petite Pairs

Ink: Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, Brilliant Blue (retired)

Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss and Brilliant Blue DSP (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Delicate Designs and Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Large Scallop and Adorning Accents Edgelits™ Dies, Sponge Daubers, Elegant Butterfly and Large Scallop Punches, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful week- God Bless! 

CAS Christmas- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful week!  Today, I was able to spend some time in my craft room and decided to create a card for this week’s CQC146 ColourQ Challenge and combined it with this week’s FMS44 sketchat Freshly Made Sketches (if you have the time- check them out!)

To create this quick Clean and Simple (CAS) card:

Stamp the chickadee image with Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock. Color the image using Stampin’ Write markers in Pear Pizzazz, Real Red and Crumb Cake. 

Use the Big Shot with the 3” Originals™ Circle Die to cut out the chickadee image and a circle from Basic Black using the 3 ½” Originals™ Circle Die.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Crumb Cake Designer Series Paper.

Layer the pieces per the sketch, add the sentiment and bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Season, Bells & Boughs

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake DSP (retired Hostess Level I)

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, 3” and 3 ½” Originals™ Dies, Decorative Label Punch, Aqua Painter, Flannel Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by to visit- hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Special Thanks to You~ SUO Challenge

Hi Stampers! 

I have been busy with our end of month billing at work but was able to find some time to stamp and de-stress :-))

I wanted to participate in the SUO #49 Special Thanks to You! Challenge at SU-O Challenges (if you have the time, check out their blog-- the Design team has done a fabulous job!!)

I wanted to create this card for my dear friend and assistant at work (I hope she does not check out my blog before I have a chance to give her this card :-))  She is on vacation this week and I miss her already in more ways than one :-)

To create this simple card: 

On a piece of Whisper White, use a Sponge Dauber with Daffodil Delight Classic Ink and in a circular motion, apply the ink to the  paper (some areas heavier than others). 

Stamp the floral images from Stippled Blossoms with Island Indigo Classic Ink, layer onto Island Indigo cardstock and again onto Whisper White cardstock.

Create the background layer with Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (DSP), Daffodil Delight cardstock embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (this piece was part of my scrap pile:-)). 

 Add the embossed border using the new Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (lace) , stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White Cardstock and cut with the Bitty Banner Framelits™, add the Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon bow and of course, a few pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Stippled Blossoms, Fabulous Phrases

 Ink: Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo

Paper:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Bitty Banners Framelits™, Square Lattice and Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,  Sponge Dauber, ½” Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Pearls 

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope you like this quick "summery" card - I normally am not that fond of yellow but for some reason it is growing on me  (I do like it with blue and white so possibly there is still hope for me yet :-))

Have a great weekend and take some time for yourself- God Bless!

Christmas in July- Another One for the Birds :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create another quick easy Christmas card using the July 2012 Creative Crew colors- Gumball Green, Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler and since I love birds, decided to play along with the “SUO48 For the BirdsChallenge” at Stampin’ Up Only Challenges  as well. 

This card was extremely simple- first cut out two Top Note Dies using the Big Shot™ – one from Very Vanilla and the other from Gumball Green (trim the Very Vanilla along the perforated edge). 

Stamp the chickadee from Beautiful Season using Basic Black Classic ink and color with the Aqua Painter and ink from the pads of Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Basic Gray.

Add the 1/2” Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon Bow with the Antique Brad and adhere to the embossed Very Vanilla panel.

Add the sentiment to finish off the card.  I would recommend hand delivery due to the brad but you could omit the brad for mailing purposes…

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Season, Come to Bethlehem

 Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Basic Gray, Basic Black

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Bitty Banners Framelits™, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,  Aqua Painter, Extra Large Oval Punch, ½” Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Antique Brad

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you like this quick, easy card- I had fun making it!!   Have a great weekend and God Bless! 

Quilt Card- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!

I decided to create a card for this week’s CQC143 ColourQ Challenge (Patriotic Colors with a splash of yellow and gray) and combined it with this week’s HSSIC124 Hand StampedSentiments Quilt Card Challenge.  If you have a chance, stop by to visit both sites to see what the Design Teams and other entries have created- so much inspiration!! 

To create this card:

Stamp the floral butterfly image from Serene Silhouettes using Basic Gray Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Punch out using the 1 ¾” Circle Punch.

Use the 1 ¼” Square Punch to punch out pieces of Pacific Point, So Saffron and Poppy Parade Designer Series Paper.  Align and adhere onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock in the quilt pattern and cut out the quilt using the Framelits Labels Collection.  Cut another label using the same size Framelit from Whisper White and a larger one using Pacific Point cardstock.

Emboss the large framelit label with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and the quilt pattern with the Finial Press (retired) Embossing Folder.

Assemble the layers, add the pearls and the focal image circle and 5/8” Basic Gray Satin Ribbon bow. 

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes, Lovely Little Labels

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Designer Series Paper- Pacific Point, So Saffron and Poppy Parade (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Square Lattice and Finial Press (retired) Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Framelits Labels Collection, Sanding Block, Pearls, Little Labels Punch Pack, 5/8” Basic Gray Satin Ribbon (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by to visit- have a great week!

SU! Creative Crew Christmas In July!

Hi Stampers! 

July is here and another month with the Splitcoaststamper’s  Creative Crew! 

Again, we are hoping that you will join us this month – create a project and upload it to the Splitcoaststampers  Gallery- it is a lot of fun!  When you upload, make sure that you use the keywords that are highlighted in bold so we can all see your projects and comment (SUO- Stampin’ Up! Only and SUM= SU! Mostly)-

The theme this month is Christmas in July!!
Use the new Designer Series Paper, Be of Good Cheer and be inspired!  Don’t have the paper yet, use the colors in this designer series paper: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Very Vanilla (for July we are limiting ourselves to these colors and designer papers).

CCREW0712DF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - DSP/Color Focus: Create a Christmas card in the designated colors and/or dsp using the sketch below. 


Use all three colors on your card.    

CCREW0712CF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - Catalog Focus: Create a non-traditional fold Christmas card using at least 2 of the colors. Use at least 2 Big Shot items on your card. You can incorporate the DSP if you wish. Embellish as you wish and link us to your choice of non-traditional fold.

CCREW0712HF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - Holiday Focus: Aren't we already focusing on Christmas?  Make a masculine Christmas card using the designated colors. You may incorporate the DSP as you wish but remember to embellish lightly because it's a masculine card.

CCREW0712SF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - Scrapbook Focus: Create a Christmas page layout using the designated color and/or Be of Good Cheer dsp. You may add pictures, if you wish, but it is not necessary. 

Here are the projects that I created this month:


For the CCREW0712DF DSP Focus:

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Stamp the tree using first Versamark™ ink and then again in Gumball Green Classic Ink.  Apply Clear Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool. 

Mount onto Gumball Green cardstock and layer per the sketch onto the embossed background panel (I flipped the sketch to be able to accommodate the height of the tree image). 

Add the 3/8” Stitched Gumball Green Ribbon, Pearls and Tiny Tags to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Snow Swirled, Tiny Tags

 Ink: Versamark™, Gumball Green

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder, Jewelry Tag Punch, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls

My first card for the CCREW0712CF Catalog Focus incorporates the Joy Fold (see the Splitcoaststampers tutorial here)- this was my very first Joy Fold card:-). 

Stamp the chickadee image from Beautiful Season and the sentiment from More Merry Message with Basic Black Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  Use an Aqua Painter with ink from the pad (press the pad while closed to allow the ink to touch the top of the pad) and color the leaves/berries with Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink (also color the bird lightly with Basic Gray Classic Ink). 

Use the Big Shot with the Oval Designer Label Frame Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and tear the edges of the cardstock around the frame by hand.  To “distress” the paper, tear toward the image a bit and use your fingernail to curl the paper.  Using a Sponge Dauber, lightly apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the image to further “antique” the paper.   Use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Gumball Green marker to add more distressing and spray with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (mixed with 70% rubbing alcohol). 

Emboss a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Lightly Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the embossing and spray with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint.

Assemble the card per the fold (mounting onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock, add the sentiment layer inside (under the bird image).  FYI- it was difficult to take a picture of this layer but I used the water-coloring technique on the holly leaves for the sentiment but did not spray with the Shimmer Paint. 

Cut the Finishing Touches Edgelit from Cherry Cobbler cardstock and add to the bottom interior edge.  Add the ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and mount the interior layer of embossed Very Vanilla (to cover the edges of the Edgelit and Seam Binding). 

  

Add the Pearls, ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon bow and raised sentiment layer to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Season, More Merry Messages

 Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green Stampin’ Write Marker

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Fancy Fold Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Designer Frames- Oval Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Color Spritzer Tool, ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint Spray, Pearls

I had so much fun making my first ever Joy Fold card that I decided to create another (versus the Scrapbook Page this month):

Color the floral image from Christmas Blessings and sentiment from More Merry Messages using Stampin’ Write markers in Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  To create the arch top, insert the paper into the 2 ½” Circle Punch ( hold the punch so that the bottom of the punch is facing you and insert the paper down into the opening to allow only part of the paper to be punched). 

Create the embossed Very Vanilla panel with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Add the punched border using the Scallop Trim Border Punch, 3/8” Stitched Gumball Green Satin Ribbon, Be of Good Cheer DSP panels and Pearls finishing off the Joy Fold with the message panel on the inside. 

Once I finished the Joy Fold, I realized I had not incorporated a second Big Shot item so I added the Easel Card Panel with Top Note area on the inside for the message. 

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Blessings, Petite Pairs

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Be of Good Cheer DSP

 Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers- Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Fancy Fold Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1” and 1 1/4” Circle Punch, 2 ½” Circle Punch, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls
I hope you enjoyed this Joy Fold Easel Card- it was quite a bit of work but fun creating it!

CCREW0712HF Holiday Focus- A Masculine Christmas Card:

Stamp the snowman image and sentiment from Merry Messages using Basic Black Classic Ink and watercolor with the Aqua Painter using Basic Black, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink. 

Use the Big Shot with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of the Be of Good Cheer DSP and lightly sand with the Sanding Block.  Cut the sentiment out using the Apothecary Accents Framelits as well as a piece of Gumball Green cardstock. 

Use the Paper Piercer with the Piercing Mat and Essentials™ Piercing Pack to create the piercing along the edges of the snowman image and the sentiment.  Draw the stitched lines using the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write marker. 

Add the snowflakes using Gumball Green Classic Ink, layer the Very Vanilla pieces using the Finishing Touches Framelits, 3/8” Stitched Gumball Green Satin Ribbon to finish off the card. 

Isn’t he a handsome fellow?

Stamp Sets:  Snow Much Fun, More Merry Messages

 Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits , Apothecary Accents Framelits, Sanding Block,  Aqua Painter, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat,  Essentials™ Piercing Pack

Thanks again for visiting and I hope that you will join us for one (or all) of the challenges this month!  Have a great week stamping and creating- God Bless!