May Stamp Club part 2

 

On to the cards I used for my stamp club group...

 

The first one uses the Summer Silhouettes and Butterfly Basics stamp sets and I cut out a little flower using the Rose Garden thinlits.

 

The second is one I know we all need this time of year - a graduation card.  There is a little strip of Schoolhouse designer series paper on the side and I used the BYOP and I Think You're Great stamp sets.

 

And all the projects together...

 

 

Supplies:

Butterfly Basics, Summer Silhouettes, I Think You're Great, BYOP

Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Tip Top Taupe ink

Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White card stock

Schoolhouse dsp

Rose garden thinlits

metallic doilies

designer buttons

 

May Stamp Club part 1

 

I am going to take two days to share this months Stamp Club projects just because my time is limited and I wanted to have a an extra post :)  

 

For our layout this month, I chose the All about Everything stamp set and used some Color Me Irresistible specialty paper along with some Schoolhouse designer series paper.

 

Supplies:

All about Everything

Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Garden Green ink

Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight card stock

Color Me Irresistible specialty paper

Schoolhouse dsp

 

Fourth Grade

This is one of the pages I put together while I was at a retreat recently, it is actually a current year class photo instead of being a couple years behind since the kids brought them home a few days before I left. 

 



 

I chose to use some Schoolhouse designer series paper and some pieces from the Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 collection along with some random buttons.

 

The title is created with the Layered Letters stamp set.

 

Supplies:

Layered Letters

Crumb Cake ink

Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake card stock

Schoolhouse dsp

designer series buttons

Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 collection

 

You are Gold

 

Awhile ago I was going through my alterable items stash and decided to do another jewelry box.  This one is intended for a little girl so I used the Over the Rainbow stamp set to decorate the front along with some gold glimmer paper.

 

After I stamped the "rainbow" I colored it in with Stampin' Write markers and then cut it and the mat out freehand.  My little gold pieces in the pot at the end of the rainbow were punched with an itty bitty punch.

 

I added Schoolhouse designer series paper all over the box and inside as well.

 

My card stock colors were Pool Party and Tangerine Tango...

 

Supplies:

Over the Rainbow

Basic Black, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Island Indigo and Rich Razzleberry ink

Pool Party, Whisper White and Tangerine Tango card stock

Gold glimmer paper

Artisan punch

1 3/8 circle punch

itty bitty punch

 

 

Happiest Wishes

 

I am drawn to the Boys will Be Boys stamp set it seems, maybe because I have a couple boys in the house and one that loves legos...who knows :)  For the card below, I paired it with the Watercolor Wishes card kit stamp set and some Schoolhouse designer series paper.  

 

I also added a strip of Corrugated paper and colored in and cut out one of the lego images.

 

Fun cards don't have to take a long time to put together!

 

Supplies:

Boys will Be Boys, Watercolor Wishes

Memento Black, Hello Honey, Real Red, Pacific Point ink

Schoolhouse dsp

corrugated paper

Hello Honey, Whisper White card stock

 

Happy Happenings

I was playing around with some extra butterflies that I die cut awhile ago and had just left on my table for inspiration and came up with this card. 

 



 

I first took one of the butterflies and cut off a little bit of the each end of the middle and wrapped linen thread around it.  Then I attached another butterfly behind in but only in the middle so it has some dimension. 

 

The stamped background behind the butterfly is an image from I Think You're Great that I stamped twice and the sentiments are from the Happy Happenings stamp set.

 

Supplies:

Happy Happenings, I Think You're Great

Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate ink

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pool Party card stock

Schoolhouse dsp

linen thread

Smoky Slate chevron ribbon

Deco labels framelits

Butterfly thinlits

 

 

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In my Thoughts

 

The first thing that drew me to the Snuggles and Smooches stamp set was the circular images.  We used them on one of our stamp club cards last month (see here) and I used parts of them on the card below as well.

 

I chose a strip of Schoolhouse designer series paper for the card and put part of a Tea lace paper doily behind it.  Then I added a couple strips of washi tape and my circles.

 

The 2 1/2" circle is punched from white corrugated paper and the 2" circle from Crumb Cake.  The stamp set I used for the sentiment is from the Watercolor Wishes card kit.

 

Supplies:

Watercolor Wishes card kit, Snuggles and Smooches

Tip Top Taupe, Pool Party ink

Schoolhouse dsp

Whisper White, Crumb Cake card stock

Corrugated paper

washi tape

Tea lace paper doilies

2" and 2 1/2" circle punches

 

September Stamp Club Projects

 

I went with a little mix of Holiday catalog and Annual catalog for my stamp club projects this month.  The first card uses the Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 stamp set along with some washi tape and basic rhinestones.

 

On our second card, I used the Snuggles and Smooches stamp set and the set from the Watercolor Wishes card kit to create a fun little birthday card with some splashes of color.

 

And the layout uses some Schoolhouse designer series paper along with the Stamp a Bag stamp set.

 

If you think the project look like fun and would like to try out our monthly stamp club (or the Virtual Club if you do not live close) contact me here for more details.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp A Bag

Snuggles and Smooches

Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015

Watercolor Wishes card kit

Bermuda Bay, Delightful Dijon, Blackberry Bliss, Wild Wasabi,

Pool Party ink

Schoolhouse dsp

Winter Wonderland washi tape

Everyday Chic Washi tape

basic rhinestones

pansy punch

Whisper White, Pacific Point, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango card stock

 

 

Blocks and Letters

 

Recently, I needed a little boy birthday card and came up with this one fairly quickly using the Schoolhouse designer series paper and the Boys will be Boys stamp set.  

 

Rather than adding a mat to the top layer of designer series paper before adding it to the bottom dsp layer, it is layered on top of itself using a different pattern .

 

Supplies:

Boys will be Boys

Pacific Point, Garden Green ink

Schoolhouse dsp

Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Pacific Point card stock

 

First Day Arrows

 

Yesterday was the first day of school for my kids.  There was some grumbling about going back, but truthfully I think they were ready.  

 

I found some wooden arrows while shopping at Target the week before and decided to make some fun signs for the first day pictures.

 

Each one has designer series paper that is attached with mod podge.  Since the arrows were more than 12", there is a splice in the paper where the straight part meets the triangle of the arrow.  To cover it up, I used ribbon...

 

The "Grade" and number are attached to the arrow with Velcro so that I can either use them another year and change the numbers or just decorate them completely different and use them for something else...

 

My letters were cut out with the Big Shot using the retired Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies. 

 

The numbers are placed on 2" circles and that piece is added to a 2 1/2" circle.

 

Although it is difficult to see, I have found a tip for anyone who is using the Fine-tip glue pen that will be found in the Holiday catalog.  Don't use it for ribbon or it will show through...Now, I can't say that I don't like the glue - it is great for sequins and other embellishments, but just not ribbon (although it may possibly work well for the thicker ribbons, I haven't tried those).

 

 

Supplies:

Whisper White, Basic Black, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay card stock

Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies

2" circle punch

2 1/2" circle punch

Schoolhouse dsp

Best Year Ever dsp (SAB 2015)

Bohemian dsp

mod podge

 

Colorful Birthday

When I put this card together, I had pulled out the Watercolor Words stamp set and knew I was going to use it but didn't have colors or anything else in mind.  Eventually this is what I put together using some Schoolhouse designer series paper and some of the thick baker's twine from the Hello Life Project Kit. 

 



 

First I added my card stock and designer series paper layers with the baker's twine behind it.  Then I decided to use the decorative label punch a different way on the sentiment layer and added some more baker's twine to the corners...

 

Finally I added some bright stars to the envelope in colors that coordinate with the card so it is ready to go for that next birthday card I need!

 

Supplies:

Watercolor Words

Pacific Point, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango ink

Whisper White, Garden Green card stock

Hello Life Project Kit

decorative label punch

 

 

Legos

 

 

Since the kids are getting older I don't have a lot of use for little boy (or girl) cards as much anymore, but I still like to make them.  Actually one of my boys still loves legos too so this card would probably be appropriate for him as well.  

 

I chose the Boys Will Be Boys stamp set and colored in the lego images with markers. 

 

Then I used several different patterns from the Schoolhouse designer series paper pack and added a clip as an accent.

 

Supplies:

Boys will be boys

Memento Black ink

Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Real Red markers

Schoolhouse dsp

Pool Party, Whisper White card stock

Essentials Hardware clips

 

Just a Little Something

 

I did some more playing around with the corrugated paper on these two cards, as you can see, I still like to separate the layers!  It is paired with the Sweet Li'l Things designer series paper pack, I just love those little turtles.

 

Behind the designer series paper I added a layer of Very Vanilla that was stamped with the Brushstrokes stamp set and then added a sentiment from the Num Num set.

 

Supplies:

Num Num, Brushstrokes

Tangelo Twist, Pool Party ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Sweet Li'l Things dsp

Corrugated paper

Note Tag punch

designer series buttons

Maddie's Stamping Stuff

 

Each year we get a gift of cheese from some of our seed potato customers in Wisconsin and it comes in a cute little wooden box that I never want to throw away.  

 

I have made a box of cards with custom made envelopes before using one of these boxes, but this time I decided to make something for my daughter's stamp table.

 

She is 9 1/2 and always wants to scrapbook and stamp and has her own little spot in the basement.  It is nice to always have a stamping buddy! 

 

I used the Schoolhouse Designer series paper pack along with some different stamp sets and embellishments to decorate the box and I know she has already filled it up!

 

For the top, I used the Layered Letters stamp set along with some 1/4" Pool Party cotton ribbon and a basic hodge podge clips accent.  There are also some White perfect accents used.

 

The sides have buttons and sentiments...

 

She was so excited to see what I made with the box and even more thrilled to find out it was for her!

 

Supplies:

Layered Labels, Just Kidding, Hello Life

Pool Party, Pacific Point ink

Pool Party, Whisper White, Pacific Point card stock

Schoolhouse dsp

1/4" cotton ribbon

White perfect accents

designer buttons

word window punch

simply pressed clay