When I first saw the holiday catalog I wondered why in the world Stampin' Up! had an antler stamp in the Wonderland stamp set? Since then I see antlers everywhere. Pier One has an entire collection for the holidays. So I figured I better get with the game.
My boss' birthday is December 1st and he is an avid hunter. I thought this card would be perfect.
Here are the details
Base is A2 in Garden Green
Early Espresso 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 3 3/4" for sentiment
Soft Suede 3 3/4" x 5"
Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack 3 3/4" x 5" (adhered using my Xyron making the vellum a sticker)
Burlap was cut to 5" and then the flag bottom
Black Bakers Twine was threaded through holes punched on either side of the burlap
Wonderland stamp set antlers stamped in Archive Black Ink cut with the Tags and Labels framelits
Happy Birthday is from From the Herd (retired) stamped on Very Vanilla (1/2" x 3 3/4")
This is not my typical card but I think a hunter will like it. What do you think?
It's Thursday and that means it is time for another Pals Paper Arts Challenge. This week we have a color challenge and here is the color palette.
A clean and simple card this week using three different stamp sets.
The border was created using a stamp from the Tin of Cards Photopolymer Stamp set. The photopolymer stamps make it easy to line them up to create the border.
The flower is from the You've Got This stamp set. It was stamped twice and the cut out.
The sentiment is from the All Boxed Up stamp set.
The Old Olive thin border frame provides the color balance the card needed.
I hope you will pop over to the Pals Paper Arts and see what the design team members did with the color palette. We would love to see you play along.
Thanks for stopping by.
Michelle
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My hairdresser was celebrating her 30th birthday so I created this simple yet elegant birthday card. I did not put a sentiment on the card because I thought it looked so pretty with the simple gold and white palette.
I started with SU Whisper White note cards and envelope. I then took a piece of Whisper White thick card stock and added a piece of Winter Wonderland Designer Washi Tape. Then I stamped the leaf in Versamark and using Gold Stampin' Emboss powder and my heat gun brought the leaf to life. The Leaflets Framelit Die helped me get the perfect cut of the leaf.
Stampin' Dimensionals allow the leaf to float on the card. A small Gold Metal Button and Gold Cording Trim are the finishing touches.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope I inspired you to create today.
This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge Sketch was a challenge for me. Every idea I had left me wondering if it would work. So I went pretty basic this week.
Here is the sketch:
My goddaughter has a birthday coming up. She will turn 18 and is a senior in high school. This is a big year for her. Her school colors are red and white so I thought the new red foil sheets as a balloon would make the images pop. I was right.
The sentiment is from the Cottage Greetings stamp set. I dotted the "i" with a red Rhinestone (non-Stampin' Up) for a bit of added bling.
I used the Balloon Framelits for the balloons. The tails are Smokey Slate Baker's Twine that I pulled apart and adhered with a glue dot. Then I added a bow over the frayed twine.
The background DSP is from the Go Wild DSP Stack in the annual catalog. This paper stack is filled with fun designs.
I would love to see what you create with this sketch. Just upload your card to the Pals Paper Arts site.
I enjoyed using the PPA color palette so much that I wanted to create a thank you card for a business associate with these colors. So I am considering this my PPA Extra or bonus card for this challenge.
Again I chose a 5 x 5 square card. The DSP used is retired from the 2014 holiday catalog. The leaves from from the Lighthearted Leaves stamp set. The sentiment is from Another Thank you.
The Delightful Dijon leaf is stamped on the Very Vanilla panel. The Old Olive and Cajun Craze leaves were cut out using the Leaflets Framelits. The Old Olive leaf is popped up on one set of Stampin' Dimensionals while the Cajun Craze leaf is sitting on two Stampin' Dimensionals stacked on top of each other. This gives the depth I was looking for.
A little piece of Gold Baker's Twine offers the finishing touch.
I was about to mail this card out when I realized I forgot to photograph the card. So I quickly grabbed a couple of quick photos in my office. I am chuckling that the colors came through perfect under the flouresent lighting when I often struggle to get it right at home. Perhaps all my cards should photographed in my office!
Which card do you like better? This card or the one from Thursday, click here to see it again. I would love to hear your thoughts!
Michelle
Here are the products used for my project. Note: the Color Me Autumn DSP is retired and no longer available through Stampin' Up!
I am excited to share this card with you today. It is a fun shaker card to celebrate someone special. There are several dear friends and family members who have birthday's in July. My cousin and my dad share a birthday (July 3rd) and my dad's brother's birthday is July 4th. Growing up we would all gather and celebrate their birthdays together. The cakes would have sparklers for candles leaving the top of the cake filled with dark ashes. We didn't care, we were kids and it was so cool.
I created this card for my dear uncle. He is one of the most spirited, fun and loving individuals I have ever known. Although he his younger than my dad he has taken on the patriarchal role for the family that continues to bind us all together. So I wanted his card to be extra special.
Onto the card...
This card was inspired by Joanne James an amazing crafter. The confetti was created using the stars border punch. I punched real red, night of navy and glimmer paper. You can see I was not shy with the confetti. Oh it looked so good.
The stamps come from Be The Star. And the Star Framelits made cutting them out a cinch. (This week the Star Framelits are only $20.25 as part of the Weekly Deals. Click Here to see ALL the weekly deals.) They are great for the holidays!
My Square Framelits helped create the square opening in the Night of Navy card base. Then using tow Square Framelits I created the outer frame in Real Red. A piece of window sheet created the shaker window.
The sentiment is from Birthday Blossoms in the annual catalog and was stamped in Night of Navy on Whisper White card stock. Tthen using the outside edges of my Stamping Dimensions I created the box to hold the confetti. (I realize now I should have taken photos as I created this for you.) I added the confetti then overlaid the window onto the Stamping Dimensional "box"holding the confetti.
I hope you can see the Star embossing on the outside of the envelope flap. Another finishing touch before it went in the mail.
I love this stamp set, it is called Market Fresh. It is too darn cute. When I saw this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch I knew I wanted to use this stamp. Here is the sketch:
I watched this Stampin' Up! You Tube video to continue developing my watercoloring skills. I find the shadowing to be so pretty so I gave it a try. I am pretty pleased with this first attempt as I am NO artist at all.
It is really fun to watercolor. I do hope you will give it a try. Helpful hint: I have started using the Shimmery White Cardstock rather than the watercolor paper. I like the smooth finish and the shimmer is a nice added bonus.
The background is from the Farmers Market DSP. I thought the rustic background and the burlap went together. What do you think?
Be sure to visit the Pals Paper Arts to see what the other design team members created. Thanks for stopping by!
My card today is doing double duty. It was inspired by two card challenges. Freshly Mades Sketches and the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge. Here are the two badges:
The Brushed Silver outer squares are 2 3/4". The DSP and stamped image squares are 2 1/5". I adore the new script font pattern in the DSP Paper Stacks. The stamped image is from the Watercolor Words stamp set. I could not wait to ink this set up.
July 1st began the new fiscal year for Stamping' Up! and they are changing up the Weekly Deals program. Each week they will provide Bonus Deals up to 60% on certain products. This week many NEW products are on sale. I took advantage of these deals and hope you will too. Click on any item below to begin shopping.
These items are available while supplies last and only through midnight MST on Monday July 13th. Don't miss the opportunity to get some of these great items on sale.
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Happy Thursday! I am so glad it is a short week this week as it is my first week back to work after a two week vacation. I will post more about that over the weekend.
I usually like a lot of white space in my card design however I was drawn to use the Night of Navy as my background. The Night of Navy card stock was embossed with the new Elegant Dots Textured Impressions Folder. This provides a nice texture to the background.
The flower was stamped with the Flower Patch stamp set and Watermelon Wonder ink. This color is not too pink, not too red, like the three little bears story it is just perfect. The coordinating framelits make this set even more fun to use. I did stamp two flowers and fussy cut the second to add dimension to the flower. A Basic Rhinestone Jewel was the perfect finishing touch for the flower.
The sentiment is from Cottage Greetings and the banner was created with the new Banner Triple Punch, a MUST have from the new catty.
The sentiment on the inside of the card is also from Cottage Greetings and is the perfect touch to this birthday card.
I hope you will play along with this week's PPA challenge and link up your design. We love to see your creativity.
Before we get to the details of the card you might say Michelle your card does not have Strawberry Slush in it. Yep, you are right. Because Strawberry Slush has retired we decided to allow the Design Team and all Pals Paper Arts participants to use any color they want to substitute for Strawberry Slush. So I picked Calypso Coral. This is one of my favorite colors but I can clearly see that Watermelon Wonder is going to give it a run for its money! Onto the card...
The base of the card is Very Vanilla. Then I stamped two of the images from Gorgeous Grunge on the in Soft Suede to create the background. Then I added the butterfly from the Butterfly Thinlits Die and Butterfly Basics stamp set. I added the pearls down the center of the butter. Calypso Coral was brought in with flowers punched out by one of the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. And they were adorned with pearls to coordinate with the butterfly.
And this is the inside of the card. I used a butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set. Added a design element to the inside of the card provides a finishing touch for me.
Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to visit the Pals Paper Arts Challenge site to see the fabulous designs of all the design team members. I hope I have inspired YOU to play along with us.
Michelle
This image provides a better representation of the Soft Suede and Calypso Coral on the card. However the butterfly as well as the envelope liner are still too soft. Hopefully you get a sense of the card.
I am participating in a new challenge (for me at least) called Sunday Stamps. Here is the sketch for this week's challenge:
I wanted to use some of the new In-Colors for this sketch which are available today! I used Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder and Tip Top Taupe.
Using a sponge dauber I gave an antiqued look to the Typeset DSP (which is carried over in the annual catalog). This actually looks better in person. the lighting makes it look more stark on the DSP. The background stamp used for the focal piece is from the new You've Got This stamp set. I used Tip Top Taupe for both of these elements. I did stamp off once before stamping the background stamp to achieve a lighter color.
I am so sorry to see this Floral stamp set - Petal Potpourri retire today. This is your last chance to purchase this set. You can also purchase anything from the NEW annual Catalog starting today. My order is going in early today!
A button from Sale-A-Bration tied with Linen Thread add the finishing touch.
And the inside of the card includes a sentiment from Perfect Pennants a stamp set that was also carried over in the annual catalog. The envelope was lined with the new envelope paper in the new In-Colors.
We are preparing for an upcoming vacation. My to do list is long yet knowing we have time away is keeping me going. Enjoy your day and don't forget to shop StampinMojo! Today is a rare event when you can order from three catalogs at once (2014 Annual Catalog, 2015 Occasions Catalog and the new 2015 Annual Catalog
Well we have officially launched into summer with the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend. I hope you have wonderful plans with family and friends.
My assistant had a birthday this past week. She loves the beach and water so I typically make her a card with blues and beiges to inspire thoughts of water and sand. This time I went straight for the By the Tide stamp set and used Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla.
I was inspired by a card I found on Pinterest by Tina Welles. I particularly liked how she combined the two textured embossing folders. The banner under the Windows Framelits (retiring June 2nd so get it now if you want it), was created with the NEW Triple Banner Punch. I have always struggled getting my banners right if I don't use a framelit so I could not wait to get this punch. It is SO worth investing in this punch. I love it!
The inside of the card used the sentiment from the Occasions Catty hostess set, Because You Care. I love the fonts and decorative elements in this stamp set. I just got it and am so glad I did before it is no longer available. Remember the Occasions Catalog will sunset on June 2nd. If there is anything you have been sitting on the fence about getting time is running out!
Yesterday we put our oldest on a plane to Brussels Belgium. He is an International Relations major and is thrilled to be embarking on this summer abroad program through the University of Florida. So my husband and I are back to just the two of us again and have a relaxing weekend planned with some neighbors joining us for a BBQ. What do you have planned this holiday weekend?
Thanks for stopping by. I plan on getting some crafting in this weekend and to get some posts ready for you. I am also working on my personal wish list with the new catty launching in just one week!!!
Michelle
Products used to create this card. Remember some will be retiring soon so get them while you can.
Today's project is sugary sweet to me. While I like each of these colors I struggled putting them together for this week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge.
The Whisper White base helps offset the explosion of color. Don't get me wrong I love color, this combination was just tough for me this week.
Check out the color palette.
I did try these same colors in another card with an entirely look. Stop back tomorrow to see if I was able to do any better with these colors.
Thanks for stopping by.
Michelle
Stampin' Up! products used for this project, click on any item and go to the StampinMojo online store to purchase. The Starburst Framelits are retiring so grab those fast before they are no longer available. Happy Shopping.
I bet you thought you would see a gator being stamped. This birthday card is for a University of Florida alumni so I used Gator colors not an actual gator.
This card is a total CASE from Sharon Burkert. I used Night of Navy and Tangelo Twist for my color palette. The Mosaic punch and Mosaic Madness stamp set are retiring as of June 1st. I will be hanging on to this set as it is so versatile to create creative designs. Click here to check out the remaining retired items.
To line up the mosaic punches I drew a faint pencil line down the middle of the card and placed the first vertical line of punches. Then I worked one side then the other to add the mosaic pieces. It was fun and a lot faster than I expected.
The sentiment inside the card is not from Stamping' Up!. I love the font when I saw it at a big box craft store. Isn't this what we all really want for our birthdays?
I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. I had one of our sons home which was nice.
Stop back tomorrow for the Weekly Deals. And Wednesday is the Pals May Blog Hop with over 30 participants so don't miss it.
Today's card was made for a special lady whom I do not know - Joyce Bierman. Joyce turned 90 years young yesterday. How do I know that Joyce is a special lady? Because I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know her daughter Linda Callahan, a fellow Pal. A few weeks ago Linda told us that her mom was turning 90 and she would love to have her mom receive 90 handmade cards in the mail for her birthday. How fun is that! So here is the card I sent to Joyce.
I enjoyed using the colors Hello Honey and Coastal Cabana for the Pals Color Challenge yesterday so I kept on with the palette. I think it looks fresh and fun.
The flowers are from the hostess set Bloom with Hope (I am not giving this set up for a while). The sentiment is from the Project Life Remember This stamp set. A very versatile set for card making and memory keeping.
When celebrating your 90th birthday you should feel life is good. Happy Birthday Joyce I hope it was a wonderful birthday!
This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is a Color Challenge. The colors are warm and bright.
Here is the original Challenge Palette:
I know you like to have the dimensions so here we go.
Base standard A2 (41/4" x 5 1/2")
Whisper White 1 5/8"
Hello Honey In-Color DSP Stack 1 1/2"
Coastal Cabana Tag 2" x 3 5/8"
Whisper White Tag 1 3/4" x 3 5/8"
Used the Scallop Punch to create the tag.
Sentiment is from Lovely Amazing You (I LOVE this set)
Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine and Burlap Ribbon (deconstructed) are the finishing touch.
I hope you will play along and upload your creative design to the PPA gallery. We love to see your work. I will never forget the first time I played with a challenge. I was giddy to see my card on the intranet. I felt like a celebrity in my own crazy world - isn't that the world that we need to be the celebrity in.
Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle
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Today our younger son turns 19. It is always fun to celebrate birthdays however this is the first birthday we will celebrate without the birthday boy being here.
We are fortunate that two of the four people in our family celebrate their birthday on holidays (Conor our oldest is on Christmas Eve and John my husband is on New Year's Day). So although Conor went off to school first we have never had to celebrate his birthday without him. A little tough on this mama bear.
I wanted to get the box off to Pierce and forgot to take photos of his cards. He took these photos and texted them to me. We opened presents together on Sunday via Facebook video chat which was better than simply hearing him open the presents!
The card above was created using the Balloon framelit in a variety of colors. This was inspired by a card I found on Pinterest.
And this is the card I made for his brother to send him.
We could not be more proud of the young man he has become. Thanks for sharing this birthday with me.
A quick post today. We have a lot of folks coming and going at our home so I am squeezing in time to create and blog.
These are the treat boxes I created for the April Birthdays. I fill each one with Hershey's nuggets.
I used the Irresistibly Yours DSP from Sale-A-Bration. Only TWO days left to get this great paper that can become so many different papers. I used my brayer and colored one sheet with Mambo Melon and one in Wild Wasabi. This paper is a heavier weight and perfect for creating the curvy keepsake.
Then I cut out two butterflies - one in the coordinating plain card stock and one in vellum. I sliced each butterfly in half and glued it onto each side of the curvy keepsake handle. This idea came from Erica Cerwin at Pink Buckaroo Designs. She is so amazingly talented.
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It is Thursday and time for a new Pals Paper Arts Challenge. This week we have a super fun sketch challenge by the talented Kerry Willard Bray.
I decided to feature on of the large stamp images from the Balloon Bash stamp set. The sketch is clean and simple and I paired that up with a crisp color combination.
The color combination is Whisper White, Night of Navy and Crushed Curry and oh so crisp in my opinion. The card is oversized 6" x 4" and the panels are 6" x 2 1.2" and 6" x 2 1/8". I typically don't fussy cut however I could not find a framelit I was happy with to create the look I wanted. I did pop it up on Stamping Dimensionals to add to the card.
I felt the card seemed top heavy so I added three Rhinestones to the bottom. The center rhinestone is larger than the other two. I think they added the perfect balance I was seeking.
I added some pizzazz to the inside of the card as well. I just love the fun water squirt images (I don't know what else to call them) on these stamps.
I hope you will play along with the Pals this week. Here is the sketch:
Welcome to the March Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating spring. This month we are featuring spring related projects for Mother’s Day, Easter or any other occasion that celebrates winter coming to an end.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Natalie Bradley at Soiree by Natalie Bradley on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
When I think of Spring I think of flowers. So I wanted to create a beautiful trellis with a flowering vine climbing it.
To ensure it was clear I was creating a trellis, I made my card taller. The base of the card is 6" x 3 1/2". Then I added a layer of Very Vanilla 1/4" smaller around. I created the trellis with the Striped Scallop Thinly. I simply cut off part of the trellis and stacked it on top of each other. Then I punched out a lot of sprigs of greenery (Old Olive and Wild Wasabi card stock) using the bird punch. The smaller flowers are stamped in Calypso Coral on Calypso Coral card stock using the Petite Petals stamp set and punched out with the coordinating Petite Petals punch. The larger flower is from the Petals Potpourri stamps set and coordinating Flower Medallion Punch. I stamped the larger flower in Versamark and embossed it with Clear Embossing powder. I finished the flowers with Pearls and scattered a few along the trellis.
For the past two years I have been making personalized birthday cards for every associate in my office. The other day my husband asked if my efforts were appreciated. I told him I don't do it to be appreciated rather to make someone feel special on their special day. As we get older our birthday's can feel less special. Nonetheless, I considered his question. My answer is Yes. As I walk around the office I see cards I have made displayed in many individuals offices (men and women alike). I'd like to think the cards remind them that someone thought enough to make them a card unique to them.
After two years of creating birthday cards I decided to do something different for 2015. So I have been making small gifts of chocolate. In January I used a Paper Pumpkin kit of Blackberry Bliss and White striped boxes tied with beautiful white satin ribbon, you can see them here. In February I made black, white and red Mini treat bags. And for March I used the A Little Sumthin' Sumthin' Simply Created Gift Box kit.
The sentiment I used was part of the December Paper Pumpkin kit. I love the stamps from this PP kit. Everything you see was included in the kit (other than the sentiment). Don't you just love the pattern on this box (it is a nice heavy weight box). It was fun and easy to create the 10 boxes to be filled with some chocolates.
Here you can see them all assembled. All this for $13.95! I think that is an amazing deal. Perfect for a children's party favor, or to send to your co-ed and his/her friends off at school.
I hope I have inspired you to take a fresh look at our kits. They are a GREAT value and oh so fun to put together.
A sweet card to start the week. The base of the card is So Saffron (a much forgotten color these days). The next layer is Calypso Coral followed by a piece of Very Vanilla stamped with the Something Lacy background stamp in Calypso Coral ink.
I tied a piece of Calypso Coral 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon around the Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla layers.
Then I stamped the decorative element and sentiment from the Hello There hostess set in the annual catalog. I love the font used in this set. They were stamped in Soft Suede.
And the inside of the card was was stamped with flowers from So Very Grateful (retired) stamp set.
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You have heard me say I am not going to purchase more Desiger Series Paper (DSP)..until of course Stampin' Up! comes out with another gorgeous DSP collection! Birthday Bash Specialty DSP is the centerpiece of this card. The entire collection is fabulous. The confetti pattern includes bits of shiny gold confetti pieces to add a bit of glam to the paper (and the card).
My card was inspired by this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge. This week's sketch was designed by the very talented Nicole Watt.
The bow was created with the new Bow Builder Punch. Creating the bow is super quick and easy with a few glue dots to hold it together.
The ribbon is only available through the Sale-A-Bration catalog. It is FREE with any $50 (before taxes and shipping) purchase.
The sentiment is from the Sketched Birthday stamp set. Then it was cropped using the Bitty Banners framelits. Oh how I love framelits and my magnetic platform!
You can see the gold confetti in this angle of the card. Below is a peek at the inside. I used the Celebrate Today stamp set and Gold Emboss Powder to make the confetti in the balloon coordinate with the gold elements on the front of the card.
I think this is a super fun card. It would make me smile if I received it.
Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to go see what the design team created over at the Pals Paper Arts Challenge.
Welcome to the first Pals Blog Hop of 2015. We hope your new year is off to a great creative start. To celebrate the start of a new Stampin' Up! year, we are showcasing products from our newest catalog this month - the Occasions catalog. You may also see new Sale-a-bration products too. If you don't know how to earn free Sale-a-bration products - contact your Stampin' Up! demonstrator to learn more.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Beth Beard at My little craft blog. Use the full lineup below to move along from blog to blog so you see all of the new projects.
One of my FAVORITE items in the new Occasions Catalog is the Perpetual Birthday Calendar Project Kit and coordinating stamp set. I love to be organized and while I have birthdays and anniversaries on my electronic calendar I still seem to forget or miss a birthday. I thought creating this calendar that now sits on my craft table will remind me of upcoming events I want to create a card for. So let's get to it...
This shows you the unique header for each of the months. It was so fun to think of how I wanted to embellish each month. This leads me to my cautionary tale...
I was so enthusiastic about creating that I forgot to look at the details of the printed calendar sheet. I created January and then I began jumping around to other months (as ideas popped in my head) without thinking about the days of the month printed on the calendar sheets. When I got to November I realized I was looking at a calendar sheet with only 28 days. Ooops. So I remade February and had to create a new header for November as noted above.
As a perfectionist this is difficult to confess, however I thought I might be able to save someone else from getting swept up in the excitement and doing the same thing.
The kit comes with the Chipboard base and clip to hold each month's calendar. All you have to do is change it out each month. The box that the kit comes in is also perfect for storing the months you are currently not using.
You can see I also added some embellishment to the bottom of the calendar pages as well. This kit was SO fun to do.
I think this would be a great gift, with a close eye on the calendar sheets this time.
I hope you enjoyed a peek my Perpetual Birthday Calendar. Hopefully you are inspired to create one yourself!
The next stop is Sue Becker at RnR Stamping on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I'll see you next month.
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The base of the card is Garden Green. I used a pattern from the Trim the Tree DSP Paper Stack, now on the Clearance Rack, for the special band and bordered it in Garden Green.
Then I used Blessed Easter, a retired stamp from last year's Occasions catalog. The 2015 Occasions Catalog (goes on sale January 6th) has another beautiful tulip stamp called Love is Kindness. The image was stamped with Memento Black Ink and then colored using Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Blendabilities. Note that you can get these Blendabilitites markers FREE during Sale-A-Bration when you spend $50 you get a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.
The sentiment is from the 2015 Occasions Catalog called Crazy About You. This set has 33 Photopolymer stamps to give you a lot of sentiments for your Spring card making. I quick snip to create the flagged end and the card is complete.
I know there is a lot of white space on this card. For me this says simple elegance. I hope you like it as well.
There is still time to play with the Pals this week. So won't you join in and play with this week's challenge?
Wow, it feels like forever since my last post. The holiday list of tasks to accomplished kept me from my computer and craft room.
I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family. Ours is always a little more hectic as our oldest son was born on Christmas Eve. He arrived three months early so that was one special and scary Christmas. This year he turned 21! We have always tried to make his birthday special while many people are beginning their Christmas celebrations. We went out to this amazing family owned authentic Italian restaurant in downtown Naples, L'Angolo. A must if you are ever in Naples Florida.
Our Christmas was perfect. We enjoyed each other's company, had a great time opening presents, and simply relaxed.
Let's get to the card. Isn't this fun and refreshing? While the reds, greens, and glimmer of Christmas is fun I am very ready for more variety in my projects.
As demonstrator I get access to the new catalogs and product about a month before our customers. This is one of my favorite aspects of being a demonstrator. The 2015 Occasions Catalog is amazing and customers can begin ordering on January 6th! This year Stampin' Up! is running their annual Sale-A-Bration event with the launch of the Occasions catalog.
What is Sale-A-Bration? A chance to earn FREE product from the special Sale-A-Brati0n catalog with every $50 or product you order. I can only show you the front covers of the catalogs for now...
Card Recipe:
Whisper White (4 1/2" x 4 1/2")
Coastal Cabana to frame the DSP and my sentiment
NEW Best Year Ever DSP (FREE through Sale-A-Bration)
Sentiment is from the NEW Butterfly Basics stamp set
Gorgeous Butterfly in Calypso Coral using the NEW Butterflies Thinlits Dies
A super easy card and oh so pretty with the butterfly flying off the page.
I am working on more sneak peeks for you as we begin the countdown to January 6th and the new catty launch.
If you don't have a demonstrator and want a catalog please email me and I will be happy to send you one.
My niece celebrated her 17th birthday on Monday. She is adorable, sweet and full of energy. Since I have two sons I have always enjoyed getting to make something fun (and pink) for my goddaughters.
As a 17 year old she is a fashionista ,so I wanted to create a card very on trend. Chevrons continue to be on trend so out came several tools and stamps to create my card.
The base of the card is Strawberry Slush and I used the Chevron Textured Embossing Folder. It gives the card great texture. Then I took the chevron from the Work of Art stamp set and using Elegant Eggplant inked up the stamp only once yet continued stamping it to get the Ombre effect.
Then I took the Amazing Birthday Stamp Set and went to town with the colors. If you follow my blog you know I love green and purple together. It seemed the perfect color to mix with Strawberry Slush.
I had fun with the inside of the card as well.
I stamped the sentiment on Whisper White in Elegant Eggplant and then stamped it on scraps in Old Olive and Strawberry Slush. I fuzzy cut the those elements I wanted to add from the scraps. Super cute don't think?
On a personal note I could not be more excited, Pierce is coming home today!!! His first quarter is over and he is heading home. I know he is just as excited to be heading home. There is something magical about the first time you come home from college. I remember the first time Conor came home. The energy was pure excitement.
Stop by this weekend I have a fun project to share that was done by one of my colleagues at work. Super cute idea for a quick and inexpensive little holiday gift for someone.
Michelle
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Another masculine birthday card being showcased today. The base of the card is Garden Green. The main attraction is the Trim the Tree DSP Paper Stack. I trimmed it to cut off right where one of the Garden Green stripes would have been.
The fun of this card is all the layering. The Whisper White card stock is matted on Garden Green card stock. I stamped the stars from the Be the Star stamp set and then I punched a few stars from Champagne Glimmer Paper and adhered to the card with dimensionals. Then sentiment is from Four You.
A clean, crisp masculine card. Let's check out the inside...
I added some fun with more images from the Be the Star stamp set. And this sentiment comes from Perfect Pennants.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Michelle
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Happy Saturday. If you are like me you have a long list of things you wnat to accomplish this weekend. I hope you can find a little time to yourself in your craft space.
Today's card was CAS'd from Michelle Last a very talented UK demonstrator. While I am still working on my own inking technique I wanted to share a quick How To.
Before opening your stamp pad, squeeze it together. When you open it you will have captured ink on the top of the case.
Using my Sponge Dauber I tap the top of the dauber in the ink on the top of the case and then in a circular motion begin to ink the edge of my paper.
As I said I am still working on getting the inking even. As the saying goes practice makes perfect!
Each strip of Under the Tree DSP paper is 1" wide. I rounded the edges with my corner rounder. The star was cut out using two star framlits. I love this look.
The sentiment, from Endless Birthday Wishses, was stamped and then punched out with the Note Tag Punch. I finished with a Neutral button and Linen Thread.
Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle
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I started with Stampin' Up's Note Card and Envelope in Whisper White. Then using Mememto Black Ink I stamped a border from the Draw the Line stamp set. Using the eraser from a pencil (note it had never been used) I dipped the eraser into my ink pad and then onto the card to add the splash of color. The colors I chose were Tempting Turquoise, Strawberry Slush, Crushed Curry and Wild Wasabi. I love how this turned out.
I cannot take credit for this idea. Rather I was inspired by Brian King and his amazing Halloween card which you can see here.
The Happy Birthday stamp is a random stamp I picked up in my travels. I loved the font. You cannot see from the photo that party hat is colored in with Strawberry Slush and Tempting Turquoise.
My intention was for this card to be a crisp single layer card. However, when I was done I noted three small specks of tempting turquoise ink. So I improvised and added three stars punched from Sliver Glimmer Paper using the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. I think it added the perfect amount of bling.
The inside of the card is just a simple and whimsical.
I hope you have a wonderful Simple Saturday. Thanks for stopping by.
Michelle
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