Big Top Celebrations

I was recently at a stamping and scrapbooking retreat and I always like to share a little something with the people that attend.  This time the theme was "Life's a Circus" and thought it would be fun to make some cards using the Carousel Birthday stamp set and the Cupcakes and Carousels designer series paper.  There were several versions of the card, this happens to be one of them. 

For this card, I also added some Fabulous Foil designer acetate and my tent is stamped on a die cut using the Stitched Shapes framelits.

Supplies:

Carousel Birthday

Bermuda Bay ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Stitched shapes framelits

Fabulous Foil designer series acetate

Cupcakes and Carousels dsp

Valentine

Another day with two cards instead of one today!  Valentine's Day is also my anniversary (19 years!) so I have an anniversary card and a Valentine's Day card using the same stamp set to share with you today.

The first card starts with a die cut using the Stitched Shapes framelits and the 2" circle punch.  I added some Fabulous Foil designer acetate as my window and put in some sequins and Sending love embellishments.

Then I added some stamping and a tiny envelope and note card with a little bow on top.

The Valentine's Day card was one in my stamp a stack last weekend using the Seals with Love stamp set and Fruit Stand designer series paper.  You will see some of the same elements in this card as the one above.

Supplies:

Sealed with Love

Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron ink

Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder, Crumb Cake card stock

3/8" metallic ribbon (SAB 2017)

Fruit Stand dsp

Stitched Shapes framelits

Love Notes framelits

sequins

Sending Love embellishments

2" circle punch

Fabulous Foil designer acetate

Detailed Things

I generally tend to stay away from fussy detailed dies on my projects but that is one thing I am trying to start to use more.  The Die Brush definitely makes it easier to get all those fussy little pieces out once you run the die and paper through the Big Shot. 

On this card I used the Detailed Floral thinlits on some Pear Pizzazz card stock and added some Fabulous Foil designer acetate between that layer and a piece of Sweet Sugarplum card stock. 

The acetate is difficult to see in the pictures and maybe was a step I didn't really need on this one.

Supplies:

Layering Love

Sweet Sugarplum ink

Sweet Sugarplum, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Whisper White card stock

3/8" metallic ribbon (SAB 2017)

Detailed floral thinlits

Fabulous foil designer acetate

In Everything

This card came about because I had some scraps lying around that I wanted to use.  The Fabulous foil designer acetate in the background is the only piece that I didn't actually re cut to make the card though...

A couple layers of matted Blooms and Bliss designer series paper wrapped in some gold bakers twine from the Baker's twine trio pack sits behind the sentiment from the Suite Seasons stamp set.

Supplies:

Suite Seasons

Sweet Sugarplum ink

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Mint Macaron card stock

Blooms and Bliss dsp

baker's twine trio pack

Fabulous foil designer acetate

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

Christmas Memory Tray

I always love playing with this type of decoration, trying to tie in different ideas in all the different slots of the memory tray.  In the last few weeks I have put together a couple different ones with different themes and while I will show them all to you eventually, I thought I would share the Christmas themed one first.

The wooden tray is 12" x 12" and while this one happens to be white, I also have some black ones to play with :)  I started by choosing one of the designer series paper packs that Stampin' Up! has available in a Christmas theme and the one I chose is called This Christmas specialty paper. 

Next, I picked the stamp sets - Wonder of Christmas and Star of Light...

I definitely had a good time playing with embellishments on this project, some retired and some current, but all of them are Stampin' Up! products.

Although Crumb Cake is not a color in the This Christmas specialty paper collection, I decided to add that to my color scheme.

For the ink colors, I stayed with the same ones as in the paper - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Garden Green except for coloring in the angel where I added a few other colors.

My favorite pattern of the paper collection is the music sheets, I have always been drawn to that and decided to highlight it a couple of different ways - with some Fabulous Foil designer acetate over the top in one slot and as a large background in another.

If you happen to be able to go to the Fall Scrapbooking retreat at Park River Bible Camp in November, this is a project that I am teaching a class on and you will have a few different themes to choose from :) 

Supplies:

Wonder of Christmas, Star of Light

Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Garden Green, Soft Sky Crumb Cake ink

Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock

This Christmas specialty paper

Fabulous Foil designer acetate

Starlight thinlits

Ovals collection framelits

lace trim

gold sequin trim

mini jingle bells

metallic enamel shapes

gold designer buttons

Mini Treat Bag with a Window

When I went into my stamp room the other day to create, I had in my head I was going to put together a Halloween themed treat bag using the Mini Treat Bag thinlit dies and the Halloween Night specialty paper.  As I was doing my die cutting, I decided to add a little twist to the bag and add a window with some mini pumpkins and sequins floating around inside.

I punched out the circle with my 2" punch after I had die cut the bag pieces and then added a piece of Fabulous Foil designer acetate on the inside of the bag.  Next, I took the foam adhesive strips and went all the way around the circle and added the mini pumpkin die cuts and some sequins in the circle before placing another piece of Halloween Night specialty paper onto the adhesive strips.

To decorate the rest of the bag, I used some white thick baker's twine, Pop of Pink washi tape, Thoughtful Branches stamp set and Ghoulish Grunge stamp set. 

I also added a few Halloween night enamel dots to my sentiment.

Supplies:

Thoughtful Branches, Ghoulish Grunge

Basic Black, Smoky Slate ink

Halloween night specialty paper

Fabulous foil designer acetate

Smoky Slate, Peekaboo Peach card stock

Halloween night enamel dots

thick white baker's twine

Pop of pink washi tape

gold binder clips

sequins

July Paper Pumpkin Layout

I decided to use one of the little boxes from the July Paper Pumpkin kit on a scrapbook layout.  All I did was cut off the tabs and then added it to my page.  It is placed over a piece of Fabulous foil designer acetate and next to a piece of Serene Scenery designer series paper.

I added a couple different die cuts from the Sunshine Wishes thinlits collection, a In Color doily, washi tape and some rhinestone flowers (retired) to complete it.

For the journaling, I just wrote on the lines of the designer series paper.

Supplies:

Layering Love

July 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit

Fruit stand dsp

Serene scenery dsp

Sunshine Wishes thinlits

Playful Palette washi tape

in color doilies

Basic Black, Tip Top Taupe and Watermelon Wonder card stock

Birthday Window

Today is my sister's birthday and I wanted to do something a little different for her card.  I admit, sometimes I pull a birthday card out of the stash for family birthdays, but it usually depends on how busy life is at the moment.  This time I was able to take the time and make the card I wanted for her.

I decided to make a window using the ovals framelits and added some Fabulous Foil designer series paper behind it.  Then, I used some Stampin' dimensionals all the way around the oval and added some sequins from the June Paper Pumpkin kit inside.

Before I attached that piece to the card, I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and embossed it with the Brick Wall folder.  Then I stamped the flower image from the Butterfly Basics stamp set, colored it in and used a sponge to highlight the bricks.  Then I added it to the Peekaboo Peach window layer.

I did a little more distressing and added some basic pearls before the card was completed.

Supplies:

Butterfly Basics, Rose Wonder

Crumb Cake ink

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Peekaboo Peach card stock

Brick wall folder

sponge

basic pearls

ovals framelits

Fabulous Foil designer series acetate

Flower in the Window

One day last week I was trying to decide how to use the Sunshine Wishes framelits on a card and I looked down and saw the Fabulous Foil Designer acetate package that I had not opened yet.  So, I picked out a pattern and die cut my scalloped square on a piece of Smoky Slate card stock using the Layering Squares framelits.

Then, I used the flower die cut from the Sunshine Wishes set and some Black card stock and decided I wanted to add some color in the petals.  I glued some Wisteria Wonder card stock onto the back of the flower with my fine tip glue pen and after it dried I cut around the petals.  I noticed that I had a little glue residue on the front side of the Basic Black card stock so decided to mask it with the Wink of Stella glitter brush all over the die cut.

I placed some Whisper White card stock that had been embossed with the Brick wall folder behind the acetate and flower and completed my card with some washi tape.

Supplies:

Sunshine Sayings

Basic Black ink

Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder card stock

Fabulous foil designer acetate

Layering Squares framelits

Sunshine Wishes framelits

Wink of Stella glitter brush

washi tape

Brick wall folder