Better Together

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I really love the Playful Backgrounds stamp set and was centering my card on that before I really knew what I was going to come up with.  I found an already embossed piece of Smoky Slate card stock in my scrap pile and thought I would add that to the background for some textures.

I think I would like to play with different background colors if I recreated this card sometime, but they work for this one I think.  Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive...

I added a little thick baker's twine to finish off the card.

Supplies:

Better Together, Playful Backgrounds, Watercolor Wash

Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive ink

Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay card stock

thick baker's twine

Lucky Stars embossing folder

Rainbows

 

It isn't too often that I think about rainbows in December, but I know there have been a couple around lately.  Our weather has been awesome so far and I am loving it while it lasts!!

 

There are two versions of the card, but essentially they are the same...the only difference is the background color that was embossed with the Lucky stars folder.

 

I added a few brights buttons as accents before I completed the card...

 

Supplies:

Over the Rainbow

Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Island Indigo, and Rich Razzleberry ink

Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White card stock

brights buttons

Lucky stars folder

 

Just for You

 

Today's card is actually a little preview of some Project Life products from the Holiday catalog.  I chose one of the cards from the card collection kit and stamped my sentiment (from Watercolor Words) on it and also added an accent from the accessories kit with my ribbon.

 





 

The sequins come from the kit as well and I used the new fine tip glue pen to attach them.

 

 

Supplies:

Watercolor Words

Tempting Turquoise ink

Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Hello Honey card stock

Old olive satin ribbon

Seasonal Snapshot 2015 Project Life card collection and accessories

fine tip glue pen

Lucky Stars folder

Happy #13!

 

Well today we have another big birthday in our house, my oldest son turns 13!  I do not know where the time has gone...

 



 

I used the Lucky Stars embossing folder on the Pumpkin Pie card stock after I did a little stamping on it.  The "happy" comes from the Hello you thinlits and the stamps are from Memorable Moments.

 

Supplies:

Memorable Moments

Island Indigo

Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie card stock

Labels collection framelits

Hello you thinlits

Lucky stars folder

Hardwood and Tools

 

April is a busy birthday month for our families and this is one of the cards I put together for a brother-in-law.  It uses the Hardwood background stamp and some leftover pieces from the make and take bag that I share with you before.

 

I used the Guy Greetings stamp set for the tools and sentiment using Baked Brown Sugar and Early Espresso ink.

 

Supplies:

Guy Greetings, Hardwood

Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand ink

Bashful Blue, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake card stock

Lucky stars folder

Decorative Dots folder

Part Pennants Bigz Die

Pear Pizzazz ribbon

 

Make and Take

 

Over the weekend at our semi annual scrapbooking retreat, I had a make and take project for anyone who wished to make one.  These bags were something I had on hand and thought everyone could use a decorated gift bag, right?  

 

We used some pieces cut from the Party Pennants Bigz die and they were also embossed with several folders including the Lucky Stars folder. 

 

Then, we used the Hello Life stamp for our sentiment and added some washi tape and ribbon to complete the gift bag.

 

Supplies:

Hello Life

Marina Mist ink

Whisper White, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist card stock

Santa and Co. washi tape

Party Pennants Bigz die

Lucky Stars folder

Baptism Banner

 

I was asked to make some Baptism decorations recently and today and tomorrow I am going to share a couple of the things I put together.  Today I have a banner to share with you.  It is made with the Party Pennants Bigz L Die (133732) and I also embossed each piece using the Lucky Stars, Chevron, Perfect Polka Dots and Large Polka Dots folders.

 

The letters were cut out with the Serif Essentials Alphabet (retired) and placed on the pennant pieces with dimensionals.

 

I pieces the banner parts together with ribbon and staples.  The ribbon is bunched up at each connection point although it is a little hard to see here.

 

I added a few buttons, little clothespins, and other accents as well.

 

My middle son was a great helper on this project, he die cut all the pennant banner pieces for me which I appreciated!

 

Supplies:

Serif Essentials alphabet die

Part Pennants Bigz L die

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Chevron folder

Large Polka Dots folder

Lucky Stars folder

7/8" scalloped circle punch

ribbon

staples

buttons

 hodgepodge hardware essentials

 

White Distressed

At Late Night Stampers, the challenge is now distressing and I chose to use White craft ink on Basic Black card stock as my distressing. 

 



 

First, I added some of the White craft ink to the Basic Black card stock and let it dry.  Then, I ran it through the Big Shot with the Lucky Stars folder and added a little more White craft ink to bring out the stars. 

 

 

Next, I stamped the sentiment with Memento black ink and used some blendabilities markers to color over it and add color to some of the words. 

 

Hope you play along with us and you can check out the rest of the design team samples here.

 

Supplies:

Mingle All the Way

Memento Black, White Craft ink

Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White card stock

Lucky stars folder

3/4" Pumpkin Pie Chevron ribbon

 

 

Never too Early!

 

It is never too early to think about making Christmas cards, especially if you have a long list!  I am hoping to get a chance to design some Christmas card kits for you like I did last year...we will see how things go!

 

This card uses the Merry Everything stamp set and matching Note Tag punch.  The designer series paper is called All is Calm Specialty paper and I just love the colors that are not traditional Christmas colors. 

 

Supplies:

Merry Everything

Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon Whisper White card stock

Lost Lagoon ink

frosted sequins

All is Calm specialty paper

Lucky stars folder

Note tag punch