So Very Kind

Today's card uses a different color combination that I have used before.  It includes Crisp Cantaloupe, Blackberry Bliss and Coastal Cabana.  I chose an image from Best Day Ever (SAB 2015) for the background and added some Best Year Ever (SAB 2015) designer series paper and also a piece of All is Calm specialty paper.

 

 

The sentiment is from Big on You and I added a gold designer button and some baker's twine to complete the card.

 

Supplies:

Big on you, Best day ever

Coastal Cabana, Blackberry Bliss ink

All is calm specialty paper

Best year ever designer series paper

Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White and Blackberry Bliss card stock

baker's twine

gold designer buttons

 

Paper Pumpkin Idea

 

I have used the December Paper Pumpkin stamps for this card, pairing them with some circles cut out with the Circles framelits.  There is some All is Calm designer series paper and some Simply Irresistible specialty paper as well.

 

I used one of the Crumb Cake blendabilities makers on the Simply Irresistible specialty paper to pop out the flowers.

 

Supplies:

Paper Pumpkin

Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Early Espresso card stock

All is Calm dsp

Simply Irresistible specialty paper

Circles framelits

All is Calm washi tape

Cards and Labels framelits (Project Life)

 

Junior High

 

Another first day of school page - my oldest started Junior High this year!  Again, this was a premade ready to add pictures page so it was quick for me to get completed. 

 

Christmas paper doesn't need to be for Christmas projects only :)  Again, I have used some Project Life stickers for the title, quick and easy.

 

Supplies:

Draw the Line

Pear Pizzazz ink

Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate card stock

All is Calm specialty paper

Silver designer buttons

Project Life stickers

Silver Foil sheets

O Holy Night

 

I have worked with a couple of church youth groups making cards for shut ins, etc. in the last couple weeks and I have used this stamp set each time (although neither group made this one).  It is from last year, but I really like the image and wanted to incorporate it this year again.

 

The designer series papers I chose to pair are All is Calm and Flowerpot...using Lost Lagoon and Pear Pizzazz card stock and inks along with them.

 

Don't forget to check out the new Weekly Deals that come out today! 

 

 

Snowflake Gift

Once in awhile, I like to play with some of the great embellishments that Stampin' Up! offers us and make something different with them.  I have taken the All is Calm Snowflake embellishments and made them into earrings.

Then, I decided to create a package for them so I took some Naturals White card stock and cut it to fit inside the Tiny Treat boxes, punched a couple holes to insert the earrings and set it inside the box. 

To decorate the box, I used the Letterpress Winter and Label Love stamp sets along with a few punches and added a belly band of All is Calm specialty paper.

I thought it was a fun little gift and of course it is already packaged and ready to give!

Supplies:

Letterpress Winter, Label Love

Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana ink

Basic Gray and Whisper White card stock

All is Calm specialty paper

All is Calm Snowflake embellishments

Artisan label punch

1" circle punch

1 1/4" scalloped circle punch

Crop-o-dile

Simply Scored Tool

Large Polka Dotted Christmas

The colors in the All is Calm specialty paper have become some of my favorites for combinations and I have really used the paper for a lot more than just Christmas projects.  This card is in my Stamp A Stack rotation right now and I have used both the specialty paper and washi tape.

 

There is my favorite embossing folder again too - Large polka dots! 

 

For the little piece stapled to the Note tag punch, I doubled some washi tape over onto itself so it wasn't sticky anymore instead of using ribbon.

 

Supplies:

Merry Everything

Lost Lagoon ink

Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding card stock

All is calm specialty paper and washi tape

Mini stapler

Large polka dot folder

Note tag punch

Silver and Gray

 

This card is another example of using My Digital Studio and the Love Story Project Life collection.  After I printed the dress and hearts image, I stamped the sentiment and matted it on Smoky Slate card stock.  

 

The background is All is Calm specialty paper and a strip of Silver Foil Sheets.

 

Supplies:

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Lost Lagoon ink

Whisper White, Smoky Slate card stock

Silver foil sheets

All is calm dsp

My Digital Studio

Love Story Project Life Collection

White Christmas

The stamp set I used today is one in the Holiday Catalog called White Christmas.  I am loving our fabulous fall/harvest weather right now and truthfully am no where near ready for the white stuff, but I like the stamp images :)

 



 

I "hung" the banner between the trees and just added a little bit more ink with a marker to make sure they were hooked to the trees.  With the photopolymer stamps, you can manipulate them a little bit so that they can be curved or stretched just a little bit extra sometimes and I think I may have not had the tree image on quite straight when I stamped it...

 

Supplies:

White Christmas

Lost Lagoon, Soft Suede, Coastal Cabana ink

Whisper White, Soft Suede card stock

All is Calm designer series paper and washi tape

Linen thread

All is calm snowflake embellishments

Cheerful Christmas

 

I have two similar cards to share with you today and given that I am still harvesting crops right now and running low on things to share, that is probably not the best idea on my part!  Oh well, they are just variations on each other so I thought it was best to share them at the same time!

 

I have used the Cheerful Christmas stamp set and All is Calm specialty designer series paper and stamped both images with Bermuda Bay ink.

 

The background on the second card is also stamped with Metallic Silver ink and another image from the same stamp set.  I thought the basic rhinestones would be a nice touch as well.

 

Supplies:

Cheerful Christmas

Bermuda Bay, Metallic Silver ink

Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate, Whisper White card stock

corner rounder

All is Calm specialty paper

basic rhinestones

 

Big Brothers

 

I had some fun pictures that I took while the kids weren't watching and I thought I would document them. The boys were so sweet to make sure Maddie didn't fall on the rocks while they were setting up for their picture!

 

 

My journaling is a little different than what I usually do as I followed the picture line and kind of zig zagged around them.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Blessed by God

Epic Alphabet

Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon ink

Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz card stock

All is Calm specialty paper

1 3/4" circle punch

What's up punch

 

 

 

All is Calm

 

This card will eventually end up in my Stamp A Stacks before Christmas, I say eventually because I won't be able to fit one in until after harvest (sometime in late October I hope).  It is made using the All is Calm specialty paper and Endless Wishes stamp set.

 

The sentiment piece is an Apothecary accent die cut and I have added some silver satin ribbon as well.

 

 

Supplies:

Endless Wishes

Whisper White card stock

Smoky Slate, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon ink

Apothecary accents framelits

All is Calm specialty paper

silver satin ribbon

 

Gift Card Envelope Thinlit

 

Another fun item in the upcoming Holiday catalog is the Gift card envelope & trims thinlit.  I give lots of gift cards and this is a really quick and easy way to create fun packaging for them!

 

 

My sentiment is from the Merry Everything stamp set and I used some All is Calm specialty paper and a frosted finished embellishment. 

 

This is how the pocket part of the envelope looks, I didn't do anything to it other than attach the bottom flap with fast fuse adhesive.

 

Supplies:

Merry Everything

Pool Party ink

Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon card stock

Frosted finished embellishments

All is Calm specialty paper

Gift Card envelope and trims thinlit

 

Never too Early!

 

It is never too early to think about making Christmas cards, especially if you have a long list!  I am hoping to get a chance to design some Christmas card kits for you like I did last year...we will see how things go!

 

This card uses the Merry Everything stamp set and matching Note Tag punch.  The designer series paper is called All is Calm Specialty paper and I just love the colors that are not traditional Christmas colors. 

 

Supplies:

Merry Everything

Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon Whisper White card stock

Lost Lagoon ink

frosted sequins

All is Calm specialty paper

Lucky stars folder

Note tag punch