Cheese Box to Card Holder

 

I had been hanging on to this wooden box for several months since we received some cheese in it as a gift from a potato customer of ours.  While I didn't want to throw it away, I wasn't quite sure what to do with it so I just let it sit there and sit there and sit there...

 

During the retreat I attended awhile ago, I felt a little burnout from just making cards and thought I would mix it up a little and decorate the box.  (Good thing I brought it along with me that weekend!)

 

I covered it with Baked Brown Sugar card stock and Retro Fresh designer series paper first and then added some fun elements to the top.  Next, the question of what to put inside...and I thought since I had the Envelope Punch Board sitting right next to me, why not make some fun cards that would be just the right size to fit inside and then whip out some quick envelopes as well.

 

So the result was some fun, quick and colorful cards that measure 7" x 3 1/2" and I just used Very Vanilla card stock to make the envelopes.

 

Instead of matching the Coastal Cabana color in the Retro Fresh designer series paper, I went a shade darker with the Bermuda Bay card stock (although I did use Coastal Cabana ink).  For the Bermuda Bay pieces behind the sentiments, I placed three stamps on one block and just stamped randomly.

 

Supplies:

Hello Lovely, Chalk Talk

Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay card stock

Coastal Cabana ink

Retro Fresh dsp

Chalk Talk framelits

Apothecary Accents framelits

Brights buttons

On Film framelits

Decorative Dots folder

Envelope Punch Board

Essentials Wooden Elements

 

Dahlias for you

 

Still playing with the Regarding Dahlias stamp set :)  This card pairs it with the Chalk Talk stamp set and framelits.

 



 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Regarding Dahlias

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Marina Mist, Whisper White card stock

Strawberry Slush and Marina Mist ink

Chalk Talk framelits

1 3/8" circle punch

 

Circle background

Awhile ago I made some circle flip cards for a UStamp with Dawn and Friends project and I had some leftover circles that  wanted to use in another way. 



 

I added them to the corners of some Crisp Cantaloupe card stock and trimmed them off.  I maybe covered a little bit more than I should have with the Coastal Cabana strip...

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana ink

Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla card stock

Modern Medley dsp

Chalk Talk Framelits

retired black rhinestones

 

 

 

Can't Thank you Enough!

I still have a few coffee cups that are stamped and cut out after I made some convention swaps so I continue to play with new ideas and here is another one!

 



 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Perfect Blend

Off the Grid

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe card stock

Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Island Indigo ink

 

Can't thank you enough

I decided to pull out my Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Stampin' Pad and a sponge dauber for this card.  I used them on the background and the pictures don't really do the technique justice.

 

Next, I added some stamped images from Tape it, some baker's twine and a sentiment from Chalk Talk.

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk, Tape It stamp sets

Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Stamp Pad

Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo classic ink

Whisper White and Rich Razzleberry card stock

White baker's twine

sponge dauber

 

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Off the Grid

 

I was playing with the Off the Grid stamp on my Basic Gray background on this card and I like the look it gave although I might try a darker ink next time.



 

There is some Epic Day this and that designer series paper and more Chalk Talk images and framelits in the layout.

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Off the Grid

Epic Day this and that dsp

Gumball Green and Pool Party classic ink

Very Vanilla, Basic Gray and Daffodil Delight card stock

Chalk Talk framelits

1 3/8" circle punch

1 1/4" circle punch

Very Vintage buttons

linen thread

 

Scrapping with I Am Me

 

I had some pictures from my sister's family's trip to Arizona last winter to see our parents and wanted to scrap them for our album.  

 

The pages contain a lot of designer series paper from the I Am Me set as well as some Simply Pressed Clay buttons and faux stitching and dots made with the white gel pen.

 

My title was made with My Digital studio using the Chevron brush stamp set as a background for the words.

 

All of the pictures are 4" x 6".

 

Supplies:

Pool Party, Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Real Red, Basic Gray card stock

Chalk Talk

I Am Me dsp

Real Red classic ink

Extra large oval punch

Scallop edge punch

White Gel Pen

Simply Pressed Clay

There's You

 

This card is one I used for a swap at convention, it was pretty simple to put together, the slowest thing was probably cutting out the image behind the sentiment.

 



 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

I Am Me dsp

So Saffron, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Real Red card stock

Calypso Coral and Real Red ink

Chalk Talk framelits

Chevron folder

Extra large oval punch

For You

 

Today's card uses more of those fun little candy dots!  I paired them with the Epic Day This and That dsp and Chalk Talk stamp set.

 

Instead of using the Chalk Talk Framelits to cut out the piece behind the sentiment I just cut it out, sometimes I like to do that and other times I use the framelits or layer a framelit behind it. 

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Epic Day This and That dsp

Gumball Green, Pool Party classic ink

Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, and Daffodil Delight card stock

7/16" naturals trim ribbon

1 3/8" circle punch

1 1/4" circle punch

Brights candy dots

 

 

For You

 

This card uses a combination of Epic Day this and That products paired with the Chalk Talk stamp set.

 



 

I didn't use the Chalk Talk framelits for the stamped images, I just cut them out instead and then added some washi tape behind it.

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla crd stock

Pool Party and Gumball Green ink

1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches

Epic Day this and That dsp and washi tape

 

So Grateful

 

There are those mosaics again...my UPS driver really needs to deliver some other papers and stamp sets!

 

 

I took some scraps of Quatrefancy specialty paper and Daffodil Delight to create the background on this card.  The sentiment is stamped in Smoky Slate using the Chalk Talk stamp set and is over the top of a Pool Party decorative label punch.

 

The mosaic punched pieces are in Pool Party and Melon Mambo.

Just a Little Chalk Talk

 

Sometimes as much as I love a stamp set, I have a hard time figuring out what to do with it on a card.  This stamp from Chalk Talk is one that has been a struggle so far.

 

 

On one card, I stamped it with Basic Black ink and the other with Pacific Point after I stamped off on my scrap paper to lighten it.

 

Each one has some Quatrefancy specialty paper, hung up cute clips and a button with baker's twine.  For the one above, I used a strip of Primrose Petals and added some Gingham Garden washi tape behind the sentiment.

 

On the last one, I had a strip of Basic Black that had been embossed with the Honeycomb folder and used that as my accent piece behind the sentiment.

 

I can't wait to see more samples with this one!

Happy Big Day!

 

Today's card was put together more quickly than it might look because I used some of the Epic Day This and That Stickers for the banner and for the piece behind the sentiment.

 

 

A few strips of Epic Day This and That washi tape, a button and my sentiment and that is it!

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Gumball Green classic ink

Very Vanilla and Pool Party card stock

Epic Day this and that stickers

Epic Day this and that washi tape

Brights designer series button

 

Quatrefancy Thanks

 

I am showing off some new products and colors again today - I love this new specialty paper called Quatrefancy. 

 

 

The sentiment is from Chalk Talk and I also used the Mosaic Madness stamp set and paired it with the Mosaic Punch.  To keep with the theme, I used the Modern Mosaic embossing folder as well.

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Mosaic Maddness

Baked Brown Sugar, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight card stock

Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush and Pool Party classic ink

Mosaic Punch

Modern Mosaic folder

Quatrefancy specialty paper

 

More Teacher Gifts

 

I made some more teacher gifts I thought I would share - they are really quick to put together too.

 

 

I took a large chocolate bar and wrapped it with some dsp and added a decorative label punch with a thank you on it.  Next, I made a little bag big enough to hold some cards using more designer series paper.

 

The Storytime designer series paper pack was great for these little projects!  The sentiment comes from Wacky Wishes and I used some Smoky Slate ink (sneak peek color).

 

On this one, I used a sentiment from Chalk Talk and the Baked Brown Sugar ink (also a sneak peek color) and the same designer series paper.

 

I added 5 cards and envelopes inside each bag to complete their gifts and used a mix of different occasions for those.