Sweet Cherries

Yesterday I showed you a card made with the Sweet as a Peach stamp set, today's card is also made with the same stamp set, but I used Cherry Cobbler ink on the peach images making cherries instead.

I chose a couple different patterns of designer series paper from the hostess collection called Pattern Party - one in the background and another strip on the top.  In addition, I added some red rhinestones and gray baker's twine.  This card is sentiment free at the moment but one could be added later.

Supplies:

Sweet as a Peach

Cherry Cobbler, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party ink

Crumb Cake, Basic White card stock

Red rhinestones

Pattern Party dsp

Baker's twine

Banner triple punch

Everything’s just peachy when you craft with this You’re a Peach Suite Collection. The all-occasion sentiments are ideal for handmade greeting cards and gift packaging. Add some juicy peaches, flowers, and foliage for a sweet finish. Also available in French.

The You’re a Peach Suite Collection includes
* Sweet As a Peach Photopolymer Stamp Set (10% off)
* Peach Dies (10% off)
* You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper
* Mini Jam Jars

Product colors: Balmy Blue, Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Mango Melody, Pale Papaya, Pear Pizzazz, Petal Pink, Whisper White

Everything is peachy when you craft with the Sweet As a Peach Stamp Set. Build your own images by stamping the peaches, flowers, and foliage individually. The images are perfect for watercoloring. Then add a sentiment that expresses your feelings: thanks, happy birthday, celebrate, and more for perfect handmade cards. This stamp set is also available in French.

* 20 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, c, d, g

Photopolymer stamps from Stampin’ Up!
* Are clear stamps that make image placement easy.
* Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.
* Cling to clear blocks without slipping.
* Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.
* Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps.
* Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Thanks for the Laughs

I love the Thanks for the Laughs stamp set that is in the mini catalog (look to the bottom of the post to see the sayings that are included ).  Here are a few cards using one of the sentiments from that set...

I paired it with the Tasteful Textures stamp set and a few die cuts from the Stitched Shapes and Stitched Nested labels collections.

The background on this one is embossed with the Button Button folder and I added a piece of Sale-a-bration designer series paper as well.

Each one has a few self adhesive sequins from a past Paper Pumpkin kit for accents.

Supplies:

Thanks for the Laughs, Tasteful Textures

Night of Navy, Seaside Spray ink

Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Purple Posy card stock

Stitched Shapes framelits

Stitched Nested Labels

Banner triple punch

self adhesive sequins

Thanks For The Laughs Cling Stamp Set (English)	151670
Price: $21.00
Celebrate all things friendship with the Thanks for the Laughs Stamp Set. These fun phrases will coordinate with any image you want to add. This stamp set is also available in French. * 10 cling stamps * Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, d, g, h Cling Stamps from Stampin’ Up! * Are premium rubber stamps. * Have deeply etched images for excellent detail. * Are precut so you don’t have to trim them. * Cling to clear blocks without slipping. * Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store. * Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps. * Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Tasteful Textures Cling Stamp Set	149234
Price: $24.00
Shabby chic has just reached another level with the beautifully designed Tasteful Textures Stamp Set! With sentiments to make someone happy. They deserve it. Also available in French. Stampin' Up!'s cling stamps * Are premium rubber stamps. * Have deeply etched images so you get a superior stamped impression each time. * Are precut so you don't have to trim. * Are repositionable; temporarily mount them on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for storage. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your cling stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 9 cling stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, d, g

New Driver

At a retreat recently instead of focusing on making scrapbook pages, I put together lots and lots of cards but I did mix things up a little bit and put together a few scrapbook pages using pictures that were taken in the last 6 months or so.  This one focuses on the Bubbles and Fizz designer series paper (SAB 2018) and is a really simple layout with lots of color.  

I added some stars cut out with the Stars framelits using Lemon Lime Twist card stock for some accents and the banners are punched with the Banner triple punch.  

Supplies:

Bubbles and Fizz dsp (SAB 2018)

Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Black, Whisper White card stock

Banner triple punch

Stars framelits

Milestone Moments Birthday

My daughter recently had a birthday and I wanted a fun card for her.  She always saves the cards I make her so I wanted to add lots of elements to it.

For stamp sets, I chose Milestone Moments, Better Together and Playful Backgrounds, pairing them with Cherry Cobbler and Soft suede ink.

On the inside I added a strip of the same pattern of designer series paper from the Be Merry collection as an accent after doing some more stamping.

The banners are created using the triple banner punch and I embossed my layer of Soft Suede card stock with the Perfect Polka Dots folder.  Of course a 12 year old needs some bling too so I added some basic rhinestones and bakers twine.

Supplies:

Milestone Moments, Playful Backgrounds, Better Together

Cherry Cobbler, Soft suede ink

Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Whisper White card stock

Cherry Cobbler bakers twine

Banner triple punch

Perfect Polka dots folder

Basic rhinestones

Be Merry dsp

Musical Seasons

There are so many beautiful samples using the Painted Harvest stamp set out there right now with lots of great colors and layouts.  I wanted to make one with the Sheet Music background stamp so I put this one together.

My flowers are stamped using Sweet Sugarplum and Fresh Fig ink with Crushed Curry centers.  

I added a little linen thread behind the sentiment banner as well...

Supplies:

Painted Harvest, Sheet Music, Colorful Season

Sweet Sugarplum, Fresh Fig, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz ink

Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Fresh Fig card stock

Linen thread

Banner triple punch

Lots of Balloons

In a few days someone who loves the green and gold of the NDSU Bison is having a birthday and I thought she would like some green and gold balloons on her card.  I chose the brick wall background from the Halloween Night specialty paper for the backdrop.

The balloons are stamped with Emerald Envy and Garden Green and Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry before they were punched out with the Balloon Bouquet punch and added to the card with Stampin' dimensionals.

Supplies:

Balloon celebration

Emerald Envy,Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Basic Black ink

Whisper White, Basic Black card stock

Halloween night specialty paper

banner triple punch

balloon bouquet punch

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Brick Thanks

 

I realized it has been awhile since I pulled out the Brick Wall folder so I thought I would put some cards together using that and a white on white combination.

 

After I ran the Whisper White through the Big Shot, I colored it with the Wink of Stella glitter brush for a little something different.

 

Then I just added some linen thread a little banner and my sentiment which is an Expressions Natural Element.  No stamping on this one!

 

Supplies:

Whisper White, Bermuda Bay card stock

Wink of Stella glitter brush

Banner triple punch

linen thread

Brick Wall folder

Expressions Natural Elements

 

Happy Winter

 

The card I have to share today has a few steps to it, but I promise none of them are difficult!  First, I stamped the tree scene on the two pieces of Very Vanilla card stock and then used the glitter brush to accent the snow.

 

Next, I ran both pieces through the Big Shot with the Softly Falling folder to emboss them.  After that, I used the Banner triple punch and made my two top pieces and attached them together with snail adhesive. 

 

Then, I just wrapped some linen thread around those and completed the card.

 

Supplies:

Happy Scenes

Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler ink

Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler card stock

Softly Falling folder

Banner triple punch

Linen thread

Wink of Stella glitter brush

 

Joy Burlap Canvas

 

Although it is a little early to be thinking about Christmas, I like to make a few projects early that I can either give as gifts or use as ideas for classes.  This summer I had run across some burlap wrapped canvases in craft stores (and I found some fun denim ones as well) that I decided I wanted to play with. 

 



 

As I looked through the Holiday catalog I decided I wanted to use some of the Home for Christmas designer series paper on one of the canvases, specifically the Silent Night musical design.  From there I added elements from the Hello December 2015 Project Life card collection and accessory kit and several other elements.

 

I wrapped some 1" Tip Top Taupe dotted lace trim, silver baker's twine and Cherry Cobbler baker's twine around some card stock that was covered with adhesive to create some flowers and swirls.  Then I added elements to decorate them like basic rhinestones, metal rimmed pearls and Winter wonderland snowflake embellishments.

 

I threw in some corrugated paper, distressed my paper with ink pads directly on the designer paper and Project Life card and also added ink to the Lucky Stars embossing folder and used it as a stamp on my paper.

 

Rolled a couple corners...

 

added some buttons...

 

And came up with this....

 

Here is a video about the new Hello December 2015 Project Life kit as well!

 

Hope you like it! 

 

Supplies:

Jolly Christmas

Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe, Soft Sky ink

Soft Sky, Cherry Cobber and Very Vanilla card stock

Hello December 2015 Project Life card collection and accessory kit

Home for Christmas dsp

Corrugated paper

Triple banner punch

Cherry Cobbler thick baker's twine

linen thread

Venetian crochet trim ribbon

Silver baker's twine

Neutrals designer buttons

basic rhinestones

Metal rimmed pearls

Winter Wonderland snowflake embellishments

Winter wonderland designer vellum stack

burlap canvas

 

Going Wild

 

I may have used too many different patterns on this card, LOL!  The designer paper is called Go Wild and I guess that is what I did with the patterns.  I layered some banners created with the Banner triple punch and added some silver baker's twine and neutrals sequins.

 

The sentiment is from the Watercolor Words stamp set...

 

Supplies:

Watercolor Words

Memento Black ink

Go Wild dsp

Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White, Basic Black card stock

silver baker's twine

neutrals sequins

Banner triple punch

 

Give Thanks

A very long time ago, I picked up a couple of small wreath shaped pieces someplace or other that I intended to decorate and while I was looking for some ideas in my stash of alterable items, I pulled one of them out. 

 



 

The wreath is about 6" in diameter so it is pretty small.  I wrapped some 5/8" striped cotton ribbon around it very tightly and attached it at the beginning and the end with Tear and Tape adhesive. 

 

Next, I picked up some leftover Paper Pumpkin items from the June kit and some sequins leftover from my Watercolor Wishes card kit (which I haven't shared with you yet!!).  The little wooden banner pieces are attached to the Venetian crochet trim ribbon with tear and tape adhesive and I put some on the backside to help stabilize it as well.  On the back side I left the paper on it so that only one side is sticky (hope that makes sense!).

 

I chose the sentiment from the Banner Blessings set and matted it onto a piece of Farmer's Market designer series paper.

 

Finally I added a way to hang it on the wall using some Venetian crochet trim ribbon and linen thread.

 

Supplies:

Banner Blessings

Blackberry Bliss ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Farmer's Market dsp

Venetian crochet trim ribbon

linen thread

Watercolor Wishes card kit

June Paper Pumpkin kit

5/8" Mossy Meadow Striped cotton ribbon

 

July Stamp Club Projects

 

Time to share the stamp club projects for this month!  It is always a fun challenge to come up with a scrapbook layout for my club members that is fairly generic as far as a theme goes.  I realize that everyone's taste will be different as well as having different life events going on so there are never titles on pages and usually things are pretty simple...

 

 

So with that in mind, I put together this set of pages using the Sweet Li'l Things designer series paper and the Bohemian Borders stamp set.  I always like to have different sizes of mats to add the pictures to as well.

 

 

The first card uses the Tin of Cards stamp set (and I will eventually show you what I did with my actual Tin of Cards!!) and the Butterfly thinlits.  I have also added some of the Neutrals Color Collection designer series paper and a little double ended banner. 

 

 

The butterflies are cut from the Schoolhouse designer series paper pack...

 

And finally, a sympathy card using the Heartfelt Sympathy stamp set, Elegant Dots folder, and Scalloped Tag Topper punch. 

 

I added a piece of white jute ribbon that was cut in two the long way and placed into the hole in the tag and tied it in place with some linen thread.

 

Like the projects?  I always have room for more in both my monthly and virtual stamp clubs!  Come and join us, we would love to have you :)

 

 

Silver Linings

 

I decided to try out some Color Me Irresistible specialty designer paper one day and then paired the Sprinkles of Life stamp set with it because of the clouds. 



 

I added some silver metallic thread behind the clouds that were punched out with the tree builder punch and then a sentiment and some little flowers. 

 

If you can't see on the picture, the Color Me Irresistible specialty paper has some embossed raindrops on it and there are other patterns in the pack with embossing as well both in color and on white (so you can color it yourself). 

 

Supplies:

Sprinkles of Life

Lost Lagoon, Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder ink

Whisper White card stock

Color Me Irresistible specialty paper

tree builder punch

banner triple punch

silver metallic thread