SUO90 Vintage Thank You- Seven Punches for Punch Parade :-)

Hi Stampers! 

It’s that time again, a new SU-Only Challenge!!  The SUO90 Challenge is Punch Parade and normally I would have opted for a traditional punch art card but decided to be a bit more deceptive with my punches :-)

Can you guess that I have incorporated seven punches in this card – do you see them all? Yes, there are a total of seven different punches along with an embossing folder used for this vintage card.  



To create this card: 
  

Use the Postage Stamp Punch and punch out nine postage stamp pieces from Basic Black cardstock- adhere to a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Use the 1” Square Punch to punch out nine 1” squares from a piece of the Afternoon Picnic Designer Series Paper (DSP) and adhere to the postage stamp pieces created in the above step.

Distress the pieces using the AquaPainter™ to apply diluted retired Tea Stain Vintage Ink to “antique” the DSP and perimeter of the Whisper White cardstock. Once dry, emboss the entire panel using the Big Shot™ with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Stamp the tea party image using Basic Black Classic Ink and color with the Crushed Curry, Blushing Bride and Pistachio Pudding Stampin’ Write Markers.  Add a bit of distressing using the AquaPainter™ to apply diluted retired Tea Stain Vintage Ink and cut out the image using the Big Shot™ with the Ovals Collections Framelits™.  

Cut another oval from Basic Black cardstock using the same size oval framelit, cut the Basic Black oval in half (horizontally) and layer behind the tea party image.

Use the new Scalloped Tag Punch to create a tag from Basic Black cardstock and add the layered oval focal image onto the bottom of the tag.

Stamp the sentiment from Wetlands using Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock, distress with the Tea Stain Vintage Ink and Gorgeous Grunge splatter image using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink.  Cut the banner using the Hexagon Punch and mount onto a layer of Basic Black cardstock (trimming the Basic Black to create a frame for the banner sentiment).

Mount the banner sentiment above the tea cup (covering up the original sentiment on the focal image stamp) and set aside to create the rolled flowers.

To create the rolled flowers:  

The larger roses were created with the 2 3/8” Scallop Circle-punch two from Raspberry Ripple and one from Blushing Bride cardstock.  Starting on the outside, cut a wavy spiral towards the center, crimp twice with the retired Crimping Tool and start to roll up from the outside edge toward the center.  Again, hold in place using the Hot Glue Gun or Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive.  If needed, here is a basic written tutorial at Splitcoaststampers for the rolled roses. 

Take the same steps as above for the smallest roses (three from Blushing Bride cardstock and one from Raspberry Ripple cardstock)- use the 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punch to punch out the roses from the cardstock and use the same instructions above for completing the roses.  Distress the roses a bit with the AquaPainter™ to apply diluted retired Tea Stain Vintage Ink to the petals. 

Use a Sponge Dauber with this ink as well to “distress/antique” the leaves as well. Use the Bird Builder Punch to punch out the leaves from Pistachio Pudding cardstock.

Add the Tea Lace Paper Doily to the card front (sponge a bit of the Tea Stain Vintage Ink onto the doily, use the retired Crimper Tool to crimp a scrap piece of Basic Black and adhere this layer over the cut edge of the doily.

Add the piece of Tea Lace Paper Doily to the top of the tag and the dots along the edge using the Chalk Marker.   Mount the focal tag image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and use Mini Glue Dots, or I have been using my Hot Glue Gun- it has been resurrected!,  to add the leaves first, then the roses to around the edge and top of the tag. 

Add the strand of pearls to the crimped Basic Black Layer to finish off the card.

So there you have it, seven punches, one card - new Scalloped Tag, 2 3/8” Scallop Circle, 1 ¾” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder, Postage Stamp, 1” Square and Hexagon. 

Stamp Sets: Tea Party, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Basic Black, Baked Brown Sugar, retired Tea Stain Vintage Ink, Stampin’  Write markers- Blushing Bride, Crushed Curry, Pistachio Pudding, Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Afternoon Picnic DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Tea Lace Paper Doily, Pearls, AquaPainter™, Crimper Tool, Sponge Dauber, Punches- Scalloped Tag, 2 3/8” Scallop Circle, 1 ¾” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder, Postage Stamp, 1” Square and Hexagon

I had fun creating this vintage ”Punch Parade” card and hope that we will see your creation using SU! Punches in the gallery!   Have a great week and have fun stamping!

Victorian Roses for a Wonderful Friend!

Hi Again Stampers! 

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  I had the pleasure of spending my day with two wonderful friends celebrating a belated birthday for one and creating a card together (I cannot think of a better way to spend time with friends :-))

I wanted to take a moment to share her birthday card and matching gift that I had created- both were designed using the colors from this week’s CQC226 ColourQChallenge , the card also incorporated the STS#12 Sketch from Seize the Sketch and the coordinating gift qualifies for the Stampin’ Royalty SR212 “Anything But A Card Challenge”.  

The colors looked so soft and feminine, I just had to create more paper roses and since my friend loves the vintage style, I had to comply- lol!!

If you have not done so, I hope you will find the time to visit all three sites- I love their Design Teams’ inspiration not to mention the variety of the many other entries they have each week!

To create this card:

Create the rolled roses for the card using the 2 3/8”, 1 ½” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches.  Punch out two of the 2 3/8” Circles from Primrose Petals cardstock and one from Blushing Bride cardstock.  Punch out two of the 1 ½” Scallop Circles using Primrose Petals cardstock and one from Blushing Bride cardstock and lastly, punch out one 1 ¼” Scallop Circle from Blushing Bride cardstock.  Run all of the punched scallop circles through the retired Crimper Tool (twice for each circle), hand “scrunch” , hand cut a wavy spiral toward the center on each one, roll up starting from the outside edge toward the middle and adhere using Tombow Multi-Adhesive or a Hot Glue Gun (I prefer using the Hot Glue Gun with a Silicone Sheet).  If needed, here is a basic written tutorial fromSplitcoaststampers using Designer Series Paper- I have found that cardstock is sturdier and will allow more manipulation of the petals to give a realistic look…

Punch a few leaves from Crumb Cake cardstock using the Bird Builder Punch and set aside.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Scallops Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Crumb Cake and Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper (both from retired sets of DSP)- lightly sand with the Sanding Block to bring out the white core and adhere to a piece of Primrose Petals cardstock, trim and mount again onto a piece of Crumb Cake, trim and mount onto a piece of Primrose Petals.

Add the Pink Pirouette colored lace (pretty but also represent the banner in th and the sketch), add the satin ribbon to cover the edge and the string of Pearls.

Adhere the leaves first and then the roses using the Hot Glue Gun.

Stamp the sentiment from Express Yourself (2013-2014 hostess set) using Primrose Petals Classic Ink onto a scrap piece of the Beau Chateau DSP, create the banner using the Hexagon Punch, add to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals™ and finish with a string of Pearls.

Mount the entire panel onto the Pink Pirouette card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Express Yourself

Ink: Primrose Petals

Paper/Cardstock:  Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals, retired Crumb Cake and Beau Chateau DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Scallops Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Punches- Bird Builder, Hexagon,  2 3/8”, 1 ½” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Crochet Lace (from my stash), 5/8” Satin Ribbon (from my stash), retired Crimper Tool, Pearls, Hot Glue Gun (optional)

Can you tell the mistake I made on the card?  I accidentally mounted the lower Crumb Cake portion upside down…oops!!  Too late to change now- lol!!

The coordinating gift was a battery operated Vanilla scented wax candle- using the Hot Glue Gun, I added the lace around the candle and created the larger roses using Primrose Petals cardstock and the Big Shot™ with the new Spiral Floral Originals™ Die.  Again, the same steps were taken as with the punched flowers – crimp, “scrunch” and roll (you do not need to cut with the new die- yea!!).  I also created a few of the smaller roses with the 2 3/8” Scallop Circle Punch and used the Bird Builder Punch for the leaves.

This view shows the dimension of the Die Cut Flower 

My friend seemed to enjoy the gifts and I know I had a great time making them for her!!  Now, I will have to make a few more for some of my other friends and maybe one for me

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be posting my card for the new Dynamic Duo Challenge at noon today- have a wonderful Saturday!!

Flower Quilt to Celebrate Mom :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create one more card before the new work week started, so I decided to use the Pals Paper Arts PPA158 Color Challenge along with the JAI164 Sketch Challenge and Stampin’ Royalty SR174 Celebrating Mom Theme Challenge.

Again, all three challenge sites have wonderful Design Team samples and the other entries are fabulous- I hope you will take the time to visit :-)

                                                                                               

To create this fun, easel card:

Using the Splitcoaststampers'  Easel Card tutorial- create the easel card base and cut another piece of 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" Whisper White cardstock for the card front.

Punch out 1 1/4" squares from three different Designer Series Paper (I used retired Spice Cake, Everyday Enchantment and Sycamore Street) and adhere the squares to a smaller piece of Whisper White (approx 4" x 4") using the Two-Way Glue Pen.  Add the ½” Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon triple bow and sentiment and layer this panel onto Lucky Limeade cardstock (approx 4 1/8" x 4 1/8") and again onto the 4 ¼” x 4 ¼” Whisper White Easel Card base.

To create the flowers- From Pool Party cardstock, punch out one large flower using the Blossom Punch and five scallop circles- one- 1 ¼”,  one- 1 ¾” and three - 7/8".  From the outside of each scallop, using Paper Snips cut a wavy spiral following  the outside circle to the center to create rolled flowers (see tutorial).

Front view 

To create the large flower- emboss the Blossom Punch flower using the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Folder.  Create the rolled flower center using the small 1 1/4" rolled flower within the 1 3/4" rolled flower.  Adhere the rolled flower center  to the center of the embossed Blossom Punch flower using Mini Glue Dots and add the Pearl to the center to finish off the large flower.

Adhere the sentiment layer on the lower third of the easel card and add the three 7/8” rolled flowers above the layer with Pearl centers using Mini Glue Dots. 

Stamp Sets: All Holidays, Messages for Mom (both MDS)

Ink:  Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Designer Series Paper- Everyday Enchantment, Spice Cake, Sycamore Street (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot™,  Lacy BrocadeTextured Impressions™ Embossing  Folder, Punches- 1 ¼” Square, Decorative Label, Blossom, Scallop Circle- 7/8”, 1 ¼”, 1 ¾”; Pearls, ½” Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope all of you have a blessed week!

Leap Year Awana Birthday Celebration!

Hi Stampers! 

I have not had a chance to post this week since I have been taking a break from my normal weekly challenges to create birthday cards and notebooks for our 5^th and 6^th grade girls in Awana. 

My fellow leaders and I decided to have our first annual “combined” birthday party for the girls (celebrate one big birthday for all so we would not forget anyone) and since this year was a Leap Year, it was the perfect Wed. eve to hold the party.

We chose a “chocolate” theme and it seemed that all of the girls had a great time with the games, food and gifts. 

One of the leaders, Michelle (my good friend and technically co-Director :-)), found the perfect little chocolate heart shaped charm and inserted them into a brown chiffon bag that also included a magnet, chocolate and a few other goodies.  We used a brown lunch bag tied with ribbon for the rest of the gifts-  a covered notebook/journal, handmade card and of course, more chocolate:-).

To create the notebooks, emboss a piece of Certainly Celery cardstock using the Big Shot™ along with the Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  

Add the Satin Ribbon Bow and adhere this panel to the front of the notebook.

Use the Owl Builder Punch to punch out the owl (I used retired Designer Series paper for the little vests) along with Early Espresso cardstock for the body, Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock for the eyes, Pretty in Pink for the little heart.

Use the Scallop Punch to punch out the scallops from Early Espresso cardstock, hand cut the scallop in half and then again in quarters for the wings.  Adhere to the side of the body.  

The Cupcake Builder Punch was used for the black part of the eye (the small part of the eye on the Owl Punch was too small for me to glue for 24 notebooks :-)). 

Adhere the owl to the Certainly Celery panel,  add the Pretty in Pink heart to the ear along with the Rhinestone to finish off the notebook.  Even though some of the owls appear to be cross-eyed, even my husband thought that the notebooks turned out cute!

Now for the birthday card- I decided to stay with a CAS card (since we needed 24) so I used the Big Shot™ again with  the Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss another Certainly Celery cardstock layer.

Punch out the flower from Perfect Plum cardstock using the Blossom Punch and emboss with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Punch a hole in the center of the flower using the 5/16” Handheld Punch and insert the Chocolate Chip Corduroy Button brad (retired). 

Use the 5-Petal Flower Punch with Wild Wasabi for the leaves.  Cut the flower with two petals on one side and three on the other.  Fold each flower in half and adhere to the Certainly Celery panel. 

Mount the flower on top of the leaves, stamp the sentiment from Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess set) with Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink, add the ribbon bow and adhere to the Whisper White card base.

I thought that the owl may be too "cutesy" for the leaders, so I
 decided to create a different journal for them (I used the same technique to create the background cardstock layer and ribbon).  The focal panel is a modified version of a recent card that I created - see post under Lovely As A Tree.  

Stamp Sets: Happiest Birthday Wishes , Lovely As A Tree 

Paper:  Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, retired DSP, Going Gray (retired)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Versamark™

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Perfect Polka Dots, Petals-A-Plenty, Punches- Owl Builder, Cupcake Builder, Scallop Circle, Blossom, 5-Petal Flower, Corduroy Buttons (retired), Rhinestone, Heat Gun, Stampin' Emboss Basic Black Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, Satin Pearls, 5/8" Basic Black Satin Ribbon, additional Satin Ribbon  from my stash 

Such easy projects- I will have to make more (but start sooner next time- story of my life- severe procrastination)!  It seems to take me a while to decide on a design :-)

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend and have fun stamping!