Best Day Ever

 

I am back to the Birthday Blossoms stamp set with a 12 x 12 scrapbook page today.  The title of "best day ever" actually is in our scrapbooks several times, but it fits for a lot of different circumstances!

 

I stamped with Tip Top Taupe ink on the Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla and Early Espresso card stock pieces.  Next I added some Gold Fancy Foil Vellum and Venetian crochet trim ribbon.

 

Finally, I added my journaling on a piece of Tip Top Taupe that was punched with the Ornate tag topper punch and some metal rimmed pearls.

 

Supplies:

Stamp A Bag, Birthday Blossoms stamp sets

Tip Top Taupe ink

Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Tip Top Taupe, Early Espresso card stock

Fancy Foil Vellum

metal rimmed pearls

Venetian crochet trim ribbon

Ornate tag topper punch

 

Valentine's Day Decorations

 

A customer of mine asked me to create some Valentine's Day Kleenex boxes for her.  First, I was not sure how to cover them since 12 x 12 paper would not be quite big enough.  Then I decided to try some of the awesome kraft wrapping paper Stampin' Up! had during the holidays.  

 

It seemed to work perfectly for what I had planned!

 

I used it on both boxes, but made the decorations slightly different on each one.

 

On the top, I used the Word label punch to create the hole for the Kleenex to come out.

 

The stamped images on the box are from the Snuggles and Smooches photopolymer stamp set.

 

I added some Gold Foil sheets that were embossed with the Decorative Dots folder...

 

and I had lots of retired red buttons that I made use of!

 

The die cut hearts are from the Hearts a Flutter framelits set.

 

How Old?

 

I like this color combination that comes from the Gold Soiree specialty paper using Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White and Gold.  There is a strip of Gold Fancy foil vellum and some gold sequin trim, both intact and taken apart.

 

The sentiment is from Just Sayin' and cut out with the Word Bubbles framelits.

 

Supplies:

Just Sayin'

Memento Black ink

Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White card stock

Gold Soiree specialty paper

Gold Fancy Foil Vellum

Gold sequin trim

Crisp Cantaloupe ruffle stretch trim

Word bubbles framelits

More Gold Soiree

 

As you can see, I stuck with the Gold Soiree specialty paper theme on this card and added some Gold Fancy Foil Vellum and a Fun Frame.

 

I cut out the Fun Frame with my paper snips and I added a Neutrals button that I had altered with washi tape.

 

Supplies:

Yippee Skippee

Stazon Black ink

Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White card stock

Gold Fancy Foil Vellum

Gold Soiree specialty paper

White bakers twine

Fun Frames folder

Watercolor wonder washi tape

Neutrals button

Hello There

Today's cards are made with another new hostess stamp set called Hello There.  I played around with a few different layouts using the same elements - the Hexagon Hive thinlit, Banner Framelits, Gold Fancy Foil Vellum, Itty bitty accents punches and Blackberry Bliss 3/8" stitched satin ribbon.

 

I added a panel of Blackberry Bliss behind the Fancy Foil Vellum to give it a little darker look.

 

The little flowers are layers of Fancy Foil Vellum and Blackberry Bliss card stock with a basic pearl in the middle.

 

I just love this ribbon!  It is so easy to work with and the color is a favorite as well.

 

Supplies:

Hello There

Blackberry Bliss ink

Blackberry Bliss, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede card stock

Gold Fancy Foil vellum

Hexagon hive thinlit

Banners framelits

Itty Bitty accents punches

Blackberry Bliss 3/8" stitched satin ribbon

basic pearls

Work of Art

 

I am getting nervous...we are still struggling with weather issues trying to get the potatoes in the ground so I have not had time to stamp (my priorities sound a little off there I think, LOL!  Potatoes first, stamping later...) I wanted to be sure to not miss a day of posting, but my stash of of projects is getting pretty low...we will see soon what happens...

 

Work of Art is a new stamp set in the catalog and you have probably seen lots of samples using it.  I have a couple different ones for you today and I have to say this is a great one and you will see it a lot in my projects in the future.

 

For the first card, I stamped the same image in Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush and Daffodil Delight and then added some Gold Fancy Foil vellum over the top.  The vellum is attached with Watercolor wonder designer washi tape and a few strategically placed glue dots.

 

The second sample, just uses some bright colors and several of the images in the set.  The center images are in the same colors as the card above.  I used the banner punch for my "thank" because I stamped it crooked on the Whisper White piece and wanted to cover it up, LOL! 

 

Supplies:

Work of Art

Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Raspberry Ripple card stock

Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Stazon Black, Pacific Point, Tangelo Twist ink

Gold Foil Sheets

Gold Fancy Foil Vellum

Watercolor Wonder washi tape

gold sequin trim

banner punch

brights designer buttons

Hip Notes

 

I am kind of having a hard time getting back into creating after our vacation, I think I was away from the stamp room for too long (only 6 days, LOL!)! 

 

With as few elements as this card has, you would not think it took to too long to create it, but it actually did.  I do like the end result though.

 

I used the Gold Metallic ink to stamp my sentiment from Hip Notes and then punched it out with the Artisan Label punch. 

 

The gold sequins are just part of the gold sequin trim taken apart, but boy they sure don't want to stick to the card stock and designer series paper!  I finally used sticky strip and that did the trick :)

 

Supplies:

Hip Notes

Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Gold Fancy Foil Vellum, Watercolor Wonder dsp

Gold Metallic ink

Sweet Sorbet accessory kit

Artisan Label punch

Gold sequin trim

sticky strip

Oh Happy Day!

 

On this card, I used a few things that I rarely use - Tempting Turquoise card stock and Gumball Green ink.  I wanted to use some bright colors for my first card using the Starburst Sayings stamp set and coordinating Starburst Framelits so I thought I would try this combination.

 

In the center of the smallest starbursts, I added a 1/2" circle punched from the Gold Fancy Foil Vellum package and placed all the pieces on some Basic Black card stock that was embossed with the Decorative Dots folder.

 

Supplies:

Starburst Sayings

Gumball Green ink

Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Whisper White card stock

Gold Fancy Foil Vellum

2013-2015 In color dsp paper stack

Starburst framelits

1/2" circle punch

Decorative Dots folder

 

Heart you

 

Another Valentine's Day or Anniversary option today using the Fresh Prints designer series paper and the Countless Sayings 1 and 2 stamp sets.

 



 

I added in a few pieces from the Heartfelt banner kit (Sale-a-bration 2014) and some Gold Fancy Foil Vellum as well.

 

I used Real Red and Metallic Gold ink and punched out the circles with the 1" and 1 3/8" circle punches.

 

To add the Gold Fancy Foil Vellum, I used an Antique brad rather than adhesive.

 

Supplies:

Countless sayings 1 and 2

Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White card stock

Fresh Prints dsp

Gold Fancy Foil Vellum

Heartfelt Banner kit

heart punch

1" circle punch

1 3/8" circle punch

Tea Lace paper doilies

Antique brad

 

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

 

You Make Me Happy

 

The Holiday carryover list is available here if you would like to see what items will be available after the Holiday catalog order period is over January 2nd.  

 

Today's card is another sneak peek for you from the Occasions catalog (starts January 3rd) using some more Gold Fancy Foil vellum and Watercolor Wonder designer washi tape.

 

I used the Gold Metallic encore ink pad to stamp my image from Perfect Pennants and cut it out with a scissor (although there is a framelit for that as well).

 

Supplies:

Perfect Pennants

Whisper White, Real Red card stock

Gold Metallic encore ink

Watercolor wonder designer washi tape

Gold Foil designer Vellum