Christmas Washi

A couple of days ago I was sitting staring at the Christmas themed Washi Tape I had bought wondering what I was going to do with it when I came across THIS card created by Anne Granger.

I decided to use one of the Apothecary Accents framelits behind the greeting - I trimmed a little off both long sides.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamp - More Merry Messages
Ink - Cherry Cobbler
Card Stock - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Other - Season of Style Designer Washi Tape, Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Tom!

I can't believe it - my "baby" turns 30 today.  I don't know were the time has gone, it seems like only yesterday that he was born!

I used the Big Shot and the Bigz Typeset Alphabet dies to cut out the numbers from the retired Woodsheets.  I used Real Red craft ink (retired) to colour the numbers, sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heat set it.

The layered look of the tag was achieved by cutting it out twice (Bermuda Bay and Whisper White).  I cut the Bermuda Bay tag in half and adhered it to the back of the white one.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Gorgeous Grunge
Ink - Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Real Red (Classic and Craft), Smoky Slate
Card Stock - Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Other - Chalk Talk Framelits, White Baker's Twine, Bermuda Bay ribbon (retired), Bigz Typeset Alphadet dies, clear embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

New Product from Stampin' Up! - Thinlits Card Dies

Two Challenges - One Card

The Inky Divas Weekly Creative Challenge for the week of July 29 was to create a card using Marina Mist, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake.  I decided to remake a card I had done a while ago - see it HERE.

I used this card for another challenge group I belong to - Simply My Digital Studio Challenges - hosted by Heather Summers and Kimberly Vandiepen.  The challenge this week was a technique called Text on a Path using the freeform tool within the MDS program.  On my card the phrase Time to Celebrate was created using a circle line and a text box.  Once the text was sized and coloured and the circle line was the size I wanted I attached the text to the shape and voila my text was now curved.

Supplies

My Digital Studio - 

Clockworks Stamp Brush Set

Colours - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist. Basic Black

Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other - White Photo Paper (matte), Candy Dot (neutral), Stampin' Dimensionals

Christmas in July!!!

A couple of days ago I visited Jackie Topa's blog (Addicted to Stamping) and saw her card with a punch art gingerbread man.  She is so clever - she used the Pansy punch to create him.  See Jackie's creation HERE.

I really liked the card and although I do have the punch, I decided to pull out my Holiday Collection Framelits (now retired) and use the gingerbread man for my card.  Jackie's card features all current Stampin' Up! product, but there are quite a few retired items on mine.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamp - More Merry Messages
Ink - Cherry Cobbler
Card Stock - Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Garden Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP (retired)
Other - Red Glimmer Paper, Rhinestones (coloured with a Sharpie marker), Real Red Grosgrain 1/4" ribbon (retired), Signo White Gel Pen, Holiday Framelits

Inky Divas Weekly Challenge - Week of July 22

This week's challenge was to create a birthday card using the chalkboard technique.  In addition the "rules" of the challenge were to use a current birthday stamp set as well as a framelit or punch.  So here is my attempt:

It's pretty plain, but I didn't want to add too many extras -  I think I'm happy with it.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Hearts a Flutter, Chalk Talk
Ink - Whisper White (craft), Strawberry Slush
Card Stock - Basic Black, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White
Other - Chalk Talk Framelit, White Watercolour Pencil, Sponge, Rhinestone, Stampin' Dimensionals

Washi Tape

A while back while visiting Pinterest I came across a pretty card posted by Kristina Werner - you can see her card HERE.  I really liked it and wanted to recreate it using Stampin' Up! products.

Although the background is looking pale pink in the photo it is really Whisper White.  Kristina's card used a gingham pattern on the bottom.  I did not have any stamps or paper to duplicate that, but I did receive the Gingham Garden Washi Tape I had ordered.  I think it worked out really well.  I used a little bit of Crystal Effects to highlight the cherry on the cupcake.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Banner Greetings (Hostess set); Create a Cupcake

Ink - Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso, Real Red

Card Stock - Whisper White, retired Designer Series Paper

Other - Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Create a Cupcake punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Crystal Effects.

Chalk Talk and Gorgeous Grunge

In spite of promising myself that I would not buy everything in the new Stampin' Up! catalogue, I am well on my way.  I could not resist getting the Chalk Talk bundle - it includes the stamp set as well as the coordinating framelits.  I also loved the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.

I don't go on Pinterest very much, but I did notice a card posted by Amy O'Neill that uses both of these stamp sets.  You can see Amy's card HERE.

At first I was thinking there was too much "splatter" but I love the look of the card!  Amy hand cut the layered heart, I didn't.  I used the small heart punch - it's a little smaller than the stamped image, but I am good with how it turned out.

Supplies

Stamps - Gorgeous Grunge, Chalk Talk

Ink - Summer Starfruit, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate, Primrose Petals

Card Stock - Whisper White, Smoky Slate

Other - Chalk Talk Framelits, Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone, Baker's Twine, Small Heart Punch

Masculine Card # 6

This card is one I saw on Diana Gibbs' blog several weeks ago.  You can see it HERE.  When the stamp set The Open Sea was introduced a few years ago in a mini catalogue I bought it right away knowing I would be able to used it over and over for great masculine cards.

Supplies
Stamps - The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink - Chocolate Chip
Card Stock - Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Other - Woodgrain Embossing folder, Circle punches, Clip (retired), Essentials Paper Piercing pack

Inky Divas Weekly Creative Challenge - Week of July 15

This week's challenge was a sketch.

Here is my card.

I turned the sketch on it's side and rather than the rectangular layer I used a paper doily.  The flower was created using white tissue paper punched with the blossom and pansy punches.  The blossom cutouts were coloured Melon Mambo and the pansies were coloured Daffodil Delight.  See the video below showing how the punched pieces were coloured using a brayer.

Supplies -
Stamps - A Dozen Thoughts
Ink - Melon Mambo; Daffodil Delight
Card Stock -  Melon Mambo; Daffodil Delight; Whisper White; Pear Pizzazz; Polka Dot Parade DSP
Punches - Blossom, Pansy and Two Step Bird (leaves)
Other - Fan Fair embossing folder; Itty Bitty Banners Framelit; Gingham Garden Washi Tape; white tissue paper; non SU paper doily; Rhinestone Brad (retired); Stampin' Dimensionals; brayer

Masculine Card # 5

I made this card weeks ago and forgot to take down the information for the inspiration card I had seen.

This card uses a retired stamp set, retired DSP and retired circles Bigz Die.  

Supplies

Stamps - Sense of Time (retired), Distressed Dots

Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Neutrals DSP (retired)

Other - Clip (retired)

Masculine Card # 4

The Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue (IBC) is just that.  It is crammed full of wonderful stamping supplies, but is also full of ideas for making cards and other paper crafts.

My card today is one I saw on page 101 of the current IBC.  I used a different stamp set for the sentiment and used a framelit from the Chalk Talk set rather than the Windows Collection framelit used in the sample.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - The Open Sea, Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired)

Ink - Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Naturals White

Other - Colour Spritzer (retired), Crumb Cake Marker, Chalk Talk Framelits, Antique Brad

Inky Divas Weekly Creative Challenge - Week of July 8

This week the challenge was to create a card that makes you think of summer and use colours from the Stampin' Up! Brights collection.  We were also to use stamps for the current Stampin' Catalogue.

My card is a birthday card and it does make me think of summer.  There are a lot of summer birthdays in my family and extended family.

CASEd from Marelle Taylor http://www.marelletaylor.com/2013/07/grungy-lizard.html

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Gorgeous Grunge, Tag It!

Ink - Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry

Card Stock - Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry (Textured), Whisper White

Other - Decorative Label punch, 1/2" Circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Inky Diva's Creative Challenge - Week of July 1

The challenge for the week of July 1 was to use only the base card and one additional layer!  It turned out to be a little harder than you would think.  I finally came up with this card using the Summer Silhouettes stamp set.

I used a little bit of Dazzling Details (glitter glue) on the flowers.

Stampin's Supplies

Stamps - Summer Silhouettes, Sweet Essentials

Ink - Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding

Card Stock - Strawberry Slush, Whisper White

Other - Dazzling Details

Masculine Card 3

This is another card posted by Angela McKay http://www.northshorestamper.com/2013/06/stampin-royalty-challenge-181.html.

I don't have all of the supplies Angela used so I used what I had on hand

Supplies

Stamp Set - Delightful Dozen

Ink - Night of Navy, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight markers

Card Stock - Whisper White, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Regals DSP (retired), Brights DSP (retired), Polka Dot Parade DSP, Brads (retired), Large Star punch (retired).

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

Hope you have a great Canada Day!

Masculine Card 2

Recent cards posted by Angela McKay have been great Masculine cards.  I have CASEd two of them to fill the request I received to make some masculine birthday cards.

This is the first of those two cards

You can see Angela's card here http://www.northshorestamper.com/2013/06/going-to-graduation.html.  Angela used an embossing folder and Coredinations card stock which I don't have so I used my chevron embossing folder.

Supplies

Stamp Set - Banner Greetings (Hostess)

Ink - Summer Starfruit

Card Stock - Riding Hood Red (retired), Summer Starfruit, Basic Grey, Neutrals DSP pack (retired)

Other - Chevron Embossing folder, Adorning Accents edgelits, Summer Starfruit ribbon, Basic Grey brad (retired)

Masculine Card

I was asked if I could make some Masculine cards and when I saw Nancy Riley's card featuring the Sale a Bration set Feeling Sentimental (now retired) I decided to CASE her card.  You can find Nancy's card by clicking the link http://stampinat6213.blogspot.ca/2013/06/now-that-im-on-summer-break-from-work.html.

Nancy was inspired by carcs posted by Rita Wright and Julie Davison

I  don't have the First Edition DSP (also now retired) but I do have the digital download and had printed a sheet of it several weeks ago.

I love the bicycle image.  I stamped it full strength and then without re-inking I stamped it twice more.  LOVE it!  I don't have any designer series papers with chevrons, but I did received this month's My Paper Pumpkin kit and it has a chevron stamp so I stamped that onto Very Vanilla card stock and then cut it out using the Banner die from the Hearts a Flutter Framelits set.  I also cut one from some Early Espresso card stock.

Supplies

Stamp Set - Feeling Sentimental (retired)

Ink - Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Card Stock - Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, First Edition DSP (printed from My Digital Studio)

Other - Linen Thread, Neutrals button (retired), Hearts a Flutter Framelits

Inky Divas - Creative Challenge - Week of June 24

The challenge for this week was to use new stamps, punches/dies, colours and to follow the sketch provided.  For this card the sketch fell by the wayside but I did use a lot of new products.

This is the sketch:

I used the Flower Shop bundle that includes the Flower Shop stamp set and coordinating Pansy Punch.  The ink and card stock colours are all part of the new InColours collection.

I CASEd a beautiful design by Mary Brown for this card.  I love the red, black and grey that Mary used but I am very pleased with my colours too.  My card measures 5 x 5.

Supplies
Stamps - Flower Shop, Paper Pumpkin Welcome kit
Ink - Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding Marker
Card Stock - Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White
Other - Little Leaves sizzlit, Boho Blossoms punch, Pansy punch, Large Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Colour Spritzer (retired)

Daffodil Delight - Card 2

This is another card I CASEd from Nancy Riley.  You can see her card by clicking the link http://stampinat6213.blogspot.ca/2013/06/summer-caseing.html.

Nancy was inspired by a card posted by Rita Wright.  Here is the link to Rita`s card - http://ritascreations.blogspot.ca/2012/02/fms24-my-sketch.html.

Supplies
Stamp Set - Petite Pairs
Ink - Jet Black StazOn
Card Stock - Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Other - Boho Blossoms punch, Little Leaves sizzlit, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pak, Designer Frames embossing folder, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (retired), Daffodil Delight 1 1/4" striped ribbon (retired), Basic Pearls.