Milestone Moments Birthday

My daughter recently had a birthday and I wanted a fun card for her.  She always saves the cards I make her so I wanted to add lots of elements to it.

For stamp sets, I chose Milestone Moments, Better Together and Playful Backgrounds, pairing them with Cherry Cobbler and Soft suede ink.

On the inside I added a strip of the same pattern of designer series paper from the Be Merry collection as an accent after doing some more stamping.

The banners are created using the triple banner punch and I embossed my layer of Soft Suede card stock with the Perfect Polka Dots folder.  Of course a 12 year old needs some bling too so I added some basic rhinestones and bakers twine.

Supplies:

Milestone Moments, Playful Backgrounds, Better Together

Cherry Cobbler, Soft suede ink

Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Whisper White card stock

Cherry Cobbler bakers twine

Banner triple punch

Perfect Polka dots folder

Basic rhinestones

Be Merry dsp

Just for You

I love the designs in the Foil Frenzy specialty paper package and decided to use some in the background on this card.  In addition, I thought I would add some embossing with the Perfect polka dots folder on another piece of card stock behind the stamped images.

The Stampin' Blends once again came out to color in the pen images and my sentiment is from the Watercolor Wings stamp set.

Supplies:

Crafting Forever, Watercolor Wings

Memento Black ink

Stampin' Blends

Foil Frenzy specialty paper

Old Olive, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight card stock

Perfect Polka dots folder

Happy 15

This is a card I made for one of my nieces a little while ago using the Happy Celebrations stamp set.  I chose Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo for the card stock colors and added Smoky Slate and Basic Gray to the ink colors.

There is a strip of Gold Foil that is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder and the numbers are die cut using the Large Numbers framelits dies.

Supplies:

Happy Celebrations

Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray ink

Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay card stock

Gold Foil sheets

designer buttons

Perfect polka dots folder

Large Numbers framelits

Circled Birthday

When I die cut things I usually make extras for use in later projects and that is what I did with the Happy Birthday die cut awhile ago when I cut out some in Crumb Cake card stock.  The card I shared with you before needed more contrast in color between the die cut and the background so I tried a brighter background on this one.

The circle behind the die cut is made with the Circles framelits and Melon Mambo card stock.  I embossed it with the Perfect Polka Dots folder and then used glue dots to add the Happy Birthday.  To create the background, I took a piece of Fresh Fig card stock and stamped some images from the Cheers to the Years stamp set with Fresh Fig and Berry Burst ink.  You may notice that there are not full circle images in that stamp set, I kept the insides of the scribbled circle and circle with little lines to use for stamping when I put it together.

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Berry Burst, Fresh Fig ink

Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Fresh Fig card stock

Bermuda Bay mini chevron ribbon

Circles framelits

Happy Birthday thinlit

Perfect Polka dots folder

For your Confirmation

 

I put together a few confirmation cards for a customer this week and thought I would share them with you.  I used the All God's Grace stamp set.  

 

 

I die cut an oval and then stamped my cross on it with Soft Suede ink.  Next I used the Wink of Stella glitter brush and colored in outside of the cross.

 

The banners were cut with the Banners framelits and I added some texture with the Large Polka Dots folder and Perfect Polka Dots folder.

 

Supplies:

All God's Grace

Soft Suede ink

Tip Top Taupe, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla card stock

gold baker's twine

Wink of Stella glitter brush

Ovals, Banners framelits

Perfect Polka dots, Large Polka dots folders

modern label punch

 

Banner Birthday

 

I had some leftover pieces from the Baptism banner I shared with you last week and I have made a few cards with them.  This one uses the Big Day (SAB 2015) stamp set for the sentiment and some Painted Petals designer series paper in the background.

You can see I did a little bit of sewing on the card as well, I am still playing around with that just a little bit.

 

Supplies:

Big Day

Marina Mist ink

Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Marina Mist card stock

Painted Petals dsp

staples

Party Pennants bigz die

Perfect Polka dots folder

Chevron 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

 

Celebrate with Us!

 

 

Remember those baby girl cards I shared with you and I said that I had some Tea Lace Paper Doilies laying around on my desk?  Well, I had used them for some wedding cards and didn't get them put away, LOL!  

 

For this card, I chose Soft Sky as my background and use the Perfect Polka Dots impressions folder on the pieces I cut.  (This is still probably my favorite embossing folder!!)

 

Then, I cut a few banners, some Silver Glimmer paper and stamped my saying from Celebrate with Us and put it all together.

 

In the end, I decided to add a couple small silver hearts to finish the card off.

 

Supplies:

Celebrate with Us

Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer, Silver Fancy Foil Vellum, Soft Sky card stock and specialty papers

Midnight Muse ink

Tea Lace Paper doilies

small heart punch

Everything Eleanor Birthday

 

I will get away from the Christmas themed projects for a few days and share a birthday card with you today.  The stamp sets I paired for this one are Everything Eleanor and Morning Meadow (hostess).

 

Supplies:

Everything Eleanor

Morning Meadow

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso co ordinations card stock

Strawberry Slush and Crumb Cake ink

Perfect Polka Dots folder

paper snips

Non Winning Artisan Project #5

Lots and lots of pictures to share with you since my last card entry was a trifold one.  I even used a little piece of velcro to close it and made it more like a book or mini album that way.

 



 

The focus of the card was on the Storytime designer series paper.

 

I added a little chalkboard technique to the inside using the From My Heart stamp set with the idea that this could be a teacher thank you card.

 

Supplies:

Just Believe, From my Heart, Distressed Dots stamp sets

Storytime dsp

Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, So Saffron card stock

Riding Hood Red, Old Olive classic ink

Craft White ink

Labels collection framelits

scallop punches

Decorative label punch

Window punch

Modern Label punch

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Woodgrain folder

Non Winning Artisan Award Project #4

Today's card goes along with our Late Night Stampers Challenge of using lace on your project.  You can see the design team ideas and entries here.  Hope you play along!

Here is card #4 for you, just one left for tomorrow and then on to the scrapbook pages!  I used the More Amour specialty paper and the coordinating colors along with the Artisan Embellishment kit.

 



 

I love those little flowers and had to figure out how to use them in a project!

 

Texture was added using the Perfect Polka Dots and Honeycomb folders.

 

And finally the inside of the card.

 

Supplies:

Loving Thoughts

Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Primrose Petals card stock

Pool Party classic ink

More Amore specialty paper

Artisan embellishment kit

Victoria crochet trim

Petal Cone die

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Honeycomb folder

 

Non Winning Artisan Project #1

Well, once again I wasn't picked as a finalist for the Artisan Award Contest so I am going to share my 10 entries with you in the next couple weeks.  I have to admit, by the time I packed them all up to ship to Utah, there were some projects I didn't like too much anymore, but there were some I still loved and this was one of them.

 

 

This is not a typical card that I create because is it really tedious and I tend to stay away from those. 

 

Everything was sponged and then shimmered with some smooch spritz and most layers also had some distressed edged.

 

Supplies:

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Soft Suede classic ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Naturals composition specialty paper

Modern Label punch

Designer Frames folder

Scallop edge punch

Little Leaves Sizzlit

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Flower trim

Basic Pearls

Artisan Embellishment kit

Victoria crochet trim

Linen thread

Pure Gumption

 

I have some more graduation cards to show you today using the Pure Gumption stamp set.  I went with bright colors and the Polka Dot Parade dsp.

 

 

I added some embossed circles that are from the Circles #2 die, some are embossed with the Stripes folder, some the Honeycomb folder and others with the Perfect Polka Dots folder.

 

For fun I added some large rhinestones and some Champagne glimmer paper stars.

 

Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White

Happy Mother's Day!

 

Happy Mother's Day! 

I thought I would share one of the Mother's Day cards I made in honor of mother's today.  This one uses my favorite specialty paper - Naturals Composition specialty paper and I am SO GLAD it is in the new catalog!

 

 

I embossed some Primrose Petals card stock with the Honeycomb folder and used my 2 1/2" circle punch to punch out a partial circle on the right side.  Then I added some Fan Fair designer series paper behind the partial circle and mounted that onto some Certainly Celery card stock along with the Naturals composition paper.

 

The heart is cut using the Hearts collection framelits and I embossed it with the Perfect Polka Dots folder.

 

Supplies:

Primrose Petals, Certainly Celery, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla card stock

Fan Fair dsp

Naturals composition specialty paper

Primrose Petals ink

Hearts collection framelits

Honeycomb folder

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Victoria crochet trim

dimensionals