Fabulous Foil Box

Once in awhile I make card boxes when I want to share some cards as a gift or thank you and I have shown you a few in the past.  This one is made with the Fabulous Foil designer acetate found in the Idea Book and Catalog.  I love the designs printed on the acetate sheets!

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Because I wanted the design to stand out, the back of the box is made with Basic Black cards stock. 

To decorate, I used the Thankful Thoughts stamp set, circle punches, a delicate doily and some Candy Cane Lane baker's twine.

And finally the box with some cards in it ready to share with someone!

Supplies:

Thankful Thoughts

Cherry Cobbler ink

Whisper White, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler card stock

Fabulous Foil designer acetate

delicate doilies

Candy Cane Lane baker's twine

1 3/4" and 2" circle punches

Tear and tape adhesive

The Light the Shepherds Saw...

Today's card is another sneak peek from the Holiday catalog and I have used some non traditional Christmas colors on it showcasing the Starlight Thinlits Dies and Star of Light stamp set.

I chose Mint Macaron, Bermuda Bay and Pool Party for my star die cuts and added them on top of a delicate doily. 

I added some images in the background on my Bermuda Bay layer using the same color of ink.

Supplies:

Star of Light

Bermuda Bay ink

Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Mint Macaron, Pool Party card stock

delicate doily

Candy Cane lane baker's twine

Starlight thinlits dies

Live Laugh Love

I have been trying to find some good projects for my nieces to do when they come over for their annual 4H project day with me.  This is one of the things I thought they might have fun with. 

When Stampin' Up! had fabric, I played around with these hoops a little and had a few of them leftover.  I opened the hoop and carefully placed the designer series paper in between the two pieces, cutting around the circle leaving about 1/2" to 3/4".  Then, I tightened the hoops together as much as I was able to and trimmed any remaining edges on the back.

The decorating is pretty self explanatory, but I did take some White Perfect accents and add some color to them with markers.  Fearing that they might not dry well like that, I added some Wink of Stella glitter brush over the top so they also have a little sparkle!

Supplies:

Layering Love

Dapper Denim, Mint Macaron ink and markers

Whisper White, Dapper Denim card stock

2" and 2 1/2" circle punches

metallic thread

burlap ribbon

ruched ribbon 5/8" Dapper Denim

In color doilies

delicate doilies

Blooms and Bliss dsp

White perfect accents

Wink of Stella glitter brush

April Stamp Club projects

 

It is already time for another month of stamp club projects, yeah!  

 

For the layout, I went with Modern Medley designer series paper and paired it with the Hexagon hive thinlit and On Film framelits.  The two small Basic Black rectangles on the left page are the pieces that were cut from the middle of the On Film framelit you see on the right page.

 

I needed some bright colors for at least one of the projects this month and some help in remembering that spring is coming (hopefully we are done with the blizzards!).  I used Delicate Doilies and Peachy Keen as my stamp sets and added some Candy Dots for accents.

 

Finally, a graduation card using the Pomp and Circumstance set and some silver basics buttons. 

 

If these projects look like fun, I have spots open in both my monthly stamp club and my Virtual Stamp Clubs, just contact me for details!

 

 

Happy Dots





 

Do you ever feel like your older stamp sets get ignored once you start to play with some from a new catalog?  I sure do!  One day I pulled out a few I have not used in quite awhile and decided to make at least one card with them. 

 

This is the creation that came from the Delicate Doilies stamp set - I used gold metallic ink to stamp the smallest image in that set on the tag.

 

While I love the vellum papers, I usually try to find different ways to attach them to the card stock because I don't want my snail adhesive to show.  For this one, I used my crop-o-dile and punched a couple holes and then added my Coastal Cabana ruffle stretch trim.  (Tip - washi tape works awesome to hold down ribbon on the back of your projects!)

 

Supplies:

Yippee Skippee

Delicate Doilies

Island Indigo, Whisper White card stock

Fancy foil vellum - gold

Fresh Prints designer series paper

Metallic gold ink, Island Indigo ink

Angled tag topper punch

crop-o-dile

Coastal Cabana ruffle stretch ribbon

 

Special Season

 

I combined the Delicate Doilies and Special Season stamp sets for this card.  As you can see, there is a Garden Green base behind the folded Whisper White card, my base is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" and the Whisper White piece is 51/4"  4" folded.

 

When you lay it flat it just looks like the Garden Green is the folded card base.

Supplies:

Special Season, Delicate Doilies

Whisper White, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake and Garden Green card stock

Island Indigo, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Garden Green ink and markers

 

 

August Stamp Club

 

These are the projects we made for stamp club this month using the Hello Lovely, Gorgeous Grunge, Delicate Doilies and Yippee Skippee stamp sets.

 



 

The layout uses 2012-2014 In Color dsp and Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White, and Crumb Cake card stock and inks.

 

The first card uses I Am Me dsp and So Saffron, Calypso Coral and Pool Party card stock. 

 

and the second one uses Season of Style dsp in a way other than for the holidays.

 

Like these projects?  I have both a local Stamp Club and a Virtual Stamp Club and would love to have you join me! 

 

 

Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple and Old Olive

 

Summer Starfruit      Raspberry Ripple       Old Olive

 

That is our color combination for the Late Night Stampers challenge this week and I have to say Summer Starfruit is still a color that has not grown on me, but I still try to use it once in awhile. 

 

 

The first card uses Delicate Doilies and From My Heart and I added some Patio Party dsp to the background.  There is a basic rhinestone in the middle of the doily as well.

 

On this card, I used the Rain or shine stamp set and also added a strip of Patio Party dsp.  The ribbon is Old Olive scallop dots ribbon that is tied into a bow using white baker's twine.

 

Come on over and join us!

 

Tag Greeting

Another Christmas card to share with you today using a tag from the Two Tags die as the focal point.  I added a snowflake from the Snow Flurry die and a doily from the Delicate Doilies sizzlit along with some Festival of Prints dsp.

 

 

The background is Gumball Green that has been embossed with the Honeycomb folder and my sentiment is from Greetings of the Season and is in Cherry Cobbler.

Sneak Peek

 

Today's card is a fun preview of some things to come in the Occasions Mini catalog!  The background is embossed with the Cloudy Day folder and it has a layer of designer series paper over it from the More Amore dsp set. 

 

 

Each of the delicate doilies die cuts have a silver basics designer button over the top of them (these will come in 2 different sizes).

 

My sentiment is from the Kindness matters stamp set and I just cut the corners with the paper snips.

 

 

December Stamp Club projects

 

These are the projects we made for Stamp Club this month, I kept within the Christmas theme using the Be of Good Cheer designer series paper, Snow Flurry die, Greetings of the Season stamp set and Holiday collection framelits.

 

 

The layout is pretty simple but I have allowed room to personalize with a title or other embellishments if they choose.  I thought using the piece of card stock that has already had the snowflakes cut out would be fun little twist this time.

Delicate Doilies Birthday two ways

 

I decided it had been awhile since I pulled out my Delicate Doilies stamp set and came up with these two versions of the same basic card.

 

 

On the top I used some Festival of Prints dsp stack paper and some pearls to accent.

 

 

On this card, I added some retired ribbon along with some Victoria crochet trim and pearls.  I also punched one edge and pierced a border that I outlined with a marker. 

 

While neither one is what I had in my head when I started, I think they both

 turned out ok.

Candlelight Christmas Ornament

This is my second attempt at an ornament (still haven't tried stamping first and then using the framelits - but I will!).  I used the Candlelight Christmas specialty paper along with some Very Vanilla and Champagne Glimmer paper.

 

 

The middle has the largest of the delicate doilies and I used Crumb Cake tulle along with Victoria crochet trim.

 

The button is a retired one...

 

 

Embossed Panels

 

I love it when I pull together a card with scraps that are on my table!  This is one of those cards using some pieces I had embossed for other projects and had extra.

 

 

Supplies:

Four Frames

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla card stock

Primrose Petals, Early Espresso ink

antique brads

satin ribbon

Delicate Doilies sizzlit

Decorative label punch

small oval punch

Fancy Fan Folder

Chevron Folder

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Hello Doily collection

I decided I haven't used my Hello doily stamp in awhile so I pulled it out and did some embossing with the Early Espresso embossing powder.

 

 

I went with the same idea on all of the pieces I embossed, each in a little different position, using sponges and Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette and Bashful Blue.

 

I think I like the ones with the embossed  1 3/4" circle the best...

 

On this one I used Primrose Petals and tore a corner for a little change. 

 

The Very Vanilla layer of all of them is one of the doilies from the Delicate Doilies sizzlit.  I used Victoria Crochet trim and some designer buttons as well.

Celebrate

 

This is one of my favorite color combinations and I know I go back to it a lot with any shade of browns and pinks.  For this one, I used Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Pink Pirouette. 

 

 

Behind the flower I used one of the Delicate Doilies die cuts - when you use it behind something like this you don't have to worry if all the little pieces have come out :)

 

Supplies:

Fabulous Phrases, Hello Doily, and Creative elements stamp sets

Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock

Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette classic ink

basic pearls

Beau Chateau fabric

vintage trinkets

Delicate Doilies sizzlit

1 3/4" circle punch

 

Butterfly for you

As you read this post, we will be starting to harvest potatoes so if my posting is a little inconsistent the next month or so while we dig potatoes and harvest soybeans you will know why!

 

 

 

Supplies:

Just Believe

Orchard Harvest dsp

Cajun Craze classic ink

Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla card stock

Delicate Doilies sizzlit

Elegant butterfly punch

Scallop edge punch

Petal Cone die

Perfect Polka Dots folder

1 3/4" circle punch

linen thread

 

Bordering on Romance

 

Another sample in the theme of the Late Night Stampers challenge this week - Color My World.  I used markers to color in the image on this one, using Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue and Pretty in Pink.

 

 

The background is stamped with Soft Suede as is the sentiment and the main image. 

 

I added a button with linen thread over the doily that is layered on Soft Suede.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday and I thought I would share the card I made for her this year.  I used Night of Navy, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple and Very Vanilla as my colors.

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Supplies:

Pleasant Poppies, Curly Cute

Night of Navy, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla card stock

Night of Navy classic ink

Brushed Bronze button

Delicate Doilies sizzlit die

1 3/4" circle punch

Fancy Fan folder

Vintage wallpaper folder

dimensionals

cotton ribbon

5/8" Night of Navy ribbon

Serene Silhouettes

I am trying a new color combination with this card using Summer Starfruit, Basic Gray, Whisper White and Baja Breeze...I think it looks ok, what do you think?

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes

Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Whisper White card stock

Patio Party dsp, Subtles dsp paper stack

Baja Breeze and Basic Gray classic ink

Delicate Doilies Sizzlit L

1 3/8" circle punch

1 3/4" circle punch

2 1/2" circle punch