March Stamp Club Projects

These are the projects my monthly Stamp Club put together this month.  We used several Sale-a-bration items and the Petal Palette, Rose Wonder and Playful Backgrounds stamp sets.

For the layout, I chose to add a couple different designs from the Springtime Foils specialty designer series paper collection (SAB 2018) and the images are from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set.

Our sympathy card uses Petal Palette and Rose Wonder for the stamp sets along with some Petal Passion designer series paper and ribbon from the Shimmer ribbon pack (SAB 2018).

The final card showcases the Basket weave impressions folder (SAB 2018) and Layering Squares framelits.  We added a strip of burlap ribbon and colored the flower images with Sweet Sugarplum and Pear Pizzazz markers.

Celebrate You

The Celebrate You thinlits (SAB 2018) have so many possibilities when you play around with them.  I decided to cut out my celebrate from one of the Tutti Frutti cards and envelopes (SAB 2018) to give it some design.  

Then I picked some scraps from my scrap box to use behind the die cut and added some dots from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set behind the card stock layer.

Supplies:

Playful Backgrounds

 Calypso Coral ink

Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist card stock

Tutti Frutti cards and envelopes (SAB 2018)

Celebrate you thinlits (SAB 2018)

Playful Thank You

When I put this cards together I wanted to kind of keep the theme of random dots that was in the design of the Foil Frenzy specialty paper piece I had chosen.  To do that, I chose to use the Playful Background stamp set with some Lemon Lime Twist and Island Indigo ink.  

Then I chose one of the sentiments from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set to complete it.  On the inside there is a white panel with some more dots stamped on it.

Supplies:

Thankful Thoughts, Playful Backgrounds

Island Indigo, Lemon Lime Twist ink

Island Indigo, Whisper White card stock

Foil Frenzy specialty paper

Folded in Half

Today's card uses the same sentiment stamp set as I did yesterday, this time I chose a different one of the sentiments and added some background bubbles with the Playful Background stamp set.

The bubbles are colored in with Lemon Lime Twist, Emerald Envy, Fresh Fig and Dapper Denim markers and I added a few black rhinestones for accents as well.

Supplies:

Birthday Wit, Playful Backgrounds

Dapper Denim, Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Fig, Memento Black, Emerald Envy ink and markers

Whisper White, Fresh Fig card stock

black rhinestones

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

March Paper Pumpkin and Alternative Ideas

It has taken me awhile to share the March Paper Pumpkin projects with you because I didn't take the time to sit down and play with them right away.  My daughter actually opened the box and started creating the day it arrived though! 

These adorable bunny bags are the original project in the kit along with some small notecards. 

Instead of making the notecards, I cut them in two pieces and used them as accents on larger cards in combination with the Playful Backgrounds and Super Duper stamp sets.

The flower on the card on the left below uses some bunny ears for a flower and I used the little tail as the center.

Supplies:

March 2017 Paper Pumpkin Kit

Playful Backgrounds, Super Duper

Sweet Sugarplum, Peekaboo Peach, Bermuda Bay, Dapper Denim ink

Very Vanilla, Dapper Denim, So Saffron card stock

washi tape

Stylish Stems framelits

Glimmer Paper Pack (SAB 2017)

In Color doilies

Enjoy Life

I wanted lots of color and different textures on this card when I was putting it together.  To achieve that, I went with Rich Razzleberry and Bermuda Bay ink, a Cucumber Crush doily and some metallic thread and enamel shapes.

The circle is cut out using the Stitched Shapes framelits and I punched the banner out on the sentiment with the triple banner punch.

Supplies:

Suite Sentiments, Playful Backgrounds

Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry ink

Whisper White, Bermuda Bay card stock

metallic thread

metallic enamel shapes

stitched shapes framelits

banner triple punch

in color doilies

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

Playful Birthday

I really love the images in the Playful backgrounds stamp set and thought I would put together a fun little birthday card using it along with some enamel dots.

I chose Pool Party and Smoky Slate card stock as my card stock colors and also the ink colors.  The layout is quite simple and could easily be recreated quickly.

Supplies:

Playful Backgrounds, Better Together

Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Basic Black ink

enamel dots

Always Thinking of You

The stamp set used on the card I am sharing with you today is one of the hostess sets in the Idea book and Catalog that you can earn free!  I paired it with the Playful backgrounds stamp set and some Serene Scenery designer series paper for a card with lots of layers.

I stamped an image from Playful backgrounds with Basic Gray ink on Smoky Slate card stock and added a strip of Serene Scenery dsp to the top of it and also behind it on the card base.  Then I attached my sentiment layers - the "always" was cut out with a scissors and added some basic rhinestones to complete it.

Supplies:

Time of Year, Playful Backgrounds

Basic Gray, Delightful Dijon ink

Smoky Slate, Watermelon Wonder card stock

Serene Scenery dsp

basic rhinestones

Get Well

Recently one of our nephews was hurt playing football and I wanted to send him a card to let him know we are thinking about him as he heals.  My daughter had the same idea and made one of her own for him and we sent them together.

I chose to use the Get Well Soup stamp set and stamped the image on some Serene Scenery designer series paper as well as on a piece of Pool Party card stock.  I cut out the cup stamped on the designer series paper and added it to the card stock.

Another piece of designer series paper went behind the Pool Party card stock and I also stamped some images on the card base with the Playful Background stamp set.

My "soup" was colored in with the Wink of Stella glitter brush although in the photographs that is difficult to see.

Supplies:

Get Well Soup, Playful Backgrounds

Basic Gray, Basic Black ink

Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray card stock

Serene Scenery dsp

August Paper Pumpkin and Alternative

This month's Paper Pumpkin kit is a card kit with three different options, all different sizes.  The first picture shows you what the intended projects should look like...

I did one set of those and am working on some fun alternative projects to share with you.  The first one is this layout I made for my son's SADD conference experience last spring. 

I used pieces from all the different cards and the little gift card holder is my spot for hidden journaling.  In the background I used the Playful Backgrounds and You've Got This stamp sets.

My lettering is die cut using the Large Letters and Large Numbers framelits and they are popped up with Stampin' dimensionals.

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Supplies:

August Paper Pumpkin

Playful Backgrounds, You've Got This

Mint Macaron, Early Espresso, Tip Top Taupe; Bermuda Bay card stock

designer buttons

Large Numbers and Letters framelits

burlap ribbon

New Permit

I have another sneak peek item for you today in the layout below.  I used a piece of the Halloween Night specialty designer series paper as my page base - there are several designs that do not have to be used for Halloween as you can see...

I added some images from Playful Backgrounds behind my layers with Old Olive ink and then added some patterns from the Serene Scenery designer series paper pack before adding my picture. 

The little arrows were stamped using a retired Project Life stamp set and I added some epoxy stars leftover from a Paper Pumpkin kit.

My title comes from the Perfectly Wrapped stamp set and I used some circle punches for part of it as well.

The white threads are thick baker's twine that was taken apart.

Supplies:

Playful Backgrounds, Perfectly Wrapped

Old Olive, Delightful Dijon ink

Basic Black, Whisper White, card stock

Halloween Night specialty designer series paper

Serene Scenery designer series paper

thick bakers twine

circle punches

Sunshine

I had such high hopes in my head when I started creating this card but once it was complete, I really didn't like the way it turned out.  It is the Peekaboo Peach layer that doesn't work for me and I think I might have to go back and try this idea another way, but I thought I would share it anyway.

My background is created by stamping some images from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set, I also used that on the Peekaboo Peach layer.  Then, I added some metallic doilies backwards so you don't see the shiny side. 

The die cut is from the Sunshine Wishes framelit set that I also used yesterday and I finished the card with some Brights Candy dots.

Supplies:

Watercolor Wishes, Playful Backgrounds

Crumb Cake, Peekaboo Peach, Island Indigo ink

Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach card stock

Metallic doilies

candy dots

Sunshine Wishes framelits

Mini Treat Bag - Double Sized

I wanted to make the mini treat bag a little larger so I cut out two of each piece and put them together so they created a bag with a wider opening for goodies.  Then I just added some card stock to the bottom to close the bag.

I thought some images from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set would pair nicely with the pattern in the Playful Palette designer series paper I used for the bag so I added that to my sentiment layer.

A little ribbon, a binder clip and the bag is complete!

Supplies:

Better together, Playful Backgrounds

Sweet Sugarplum, Basic Black ink

Very Vanilla card stock

ruched ribbon

cotton ribbon

gold binder clip

Playful Palette dsp

Mini treat bag thinlit

Ovals thinlits

Off to Middle School!

This layout showcases my daughter's fourth grade class on the last day of school this year.  They will be off to a new school in the fall. I chose a 12" x 12" piece of Dapper Denim card stock to start with and added some images from Playful backgrounds using the same color ink. 

Then, I added a piece of designer series paper from the Fruit stand collection and some Swirly Scribbles die cuts.  The wording comes from the Watercolor Words and Layering Letters alphabet stamp sets.

The stars are leftovers from the May Paper Pumpkin kit.

Supplies:

Watercolor Words, Layering Letters alphabet

Dapper Denim ink

Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White card stock

ruched ribbon

May Paper Pumpkin kit

Swirly Scribbles thinlit

Fruit Stand dsp