Mosaic Hello

I am going to miss the Quatrefancy specialty designer series paper when it retires!  It was nice to see this pattern with some little color differences in the Project Life Everyday Adventures collection though :) 

 



 

On the Island Indigo piece of card stock, I stamped with the same color and just used the same mosaic image three times stamping a little more of the image off the card stock each time. 

 

There are little candy dots added to the punched out mosaic elements for a little color and fun!

 

Supplies:

Peachy Keen

Mosaic Madness

Quatrefancy specialty designer series paper

Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Strawberry slush, Island Indigo card stock

Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush ink

Brights candy dots

Mosaic punch

Strawberry Slush

 

This card came to be as a result of my love for this 2013 - 2015 In Color, Strawberry Slush!  It is in my stamp a stack rotation at the moment and has been a hit.

 

I chose the flower from Betsy's Blossoms as the main focus and added an In Color Dahlia to the middle before I layered it onto a Pink Pirouette circle.  A strip of Quatrefancy specialty paper, a dab of Retro Fresh washi tape and a "Hello friend" from Peachy Keen and there you have it!

 

Supplies:

Peachy Keen, Betsy's Blossoms

Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Pink Pirouette card stock

Strawberry Slush ink

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Retro Fresh washi tape

In Color dahlia

Circles collection framelits

Hello Kitty...?

 

Our Late Night Stampers Challenge right now is punch art and I have to admit that is not something I like to play with because I am not very good at it.  In fact, if I didn't tell you in the title what my punch art was, I am not sure you would even know, LOL!

 

For the Hello Kitty punch art piece, I used the Extra Large Oval for the head, 5 petal flower (retired) for the ears, small heart and itty bitty shapes circle for the bow, owl punch for the eyes and the angled tag topper punch for the nose. 

 

Maybe the whiskers should be longer?  Oh well, I will stick to things I am better at I think! Come over and see the rest of the team's samples and join in the challenge! 

 

Supplies:

Starburst Sayings

Whisper White, Island Indigo, Basic Black, Red Glimmer, Daffodil Delight card stock

Basic Black marker, Strawberry Slush ink

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Starburst framelits

Island Indigo bakers twine

paper tea lace doilies

extra large oval punch

small heart punch

itty bitty punches

 angled tag topper punch

5 petal flower punch

owl punch

 

You & Me

 

I was playing with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch and layers on this card by using a strip of Strawberry Slush that was about 1 3/4" and one of Whisper White that was 2".  They are just so much fun to play with!

 

The sentiment comes from Countless Sayings 2 and is stamped in Island Indigo and Strawberry Slush.  I placed both the you and me stamps on the same block and stamped them at the same time over the ampersand.

 

A little bit of 5/8" natural Chevron ribbon and Quatrefancy specialty paper and the card is good to go!

 

Supplies:

Countless sayings 2

Pool Party, Whisper white, Strawberry Slush card stock

Strawberry Slush and Island Indigo ink

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Honeycomb folder

Scalloped tag topper punch

5/8" natural chevron ribbon

 

 

Wonderful Life

 

I thought the saying from Perfect Pennants (Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful) would look fun with the coffee cup from Perfect Blend.  And there is that Scalloped Tag Topper punch again too, LOL!  

 

While most of the designer series paper on these cards comes from the Quatrefancy specialty paper kit, there is a piece from Fresh Prints and the 2012-2014 in color stack as well.

 

Supplies:

Perfect Blend, Perfect Pennants

Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White card stock

Pool Party, Soft Suede ink

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Fresh Prints stack

2012-2014 in color stack

decorative label punch

scalloped tag topper punch

Island Indigo bakers twine

Repurposed box

 

There are so many times that I save a box from a toy or something else thinking I am going to make a project with it someday and don't, but this time I found a great way to use this wooden half box leftover from a puzzle my kids used to play with.

 

I used the Quatrefancy specialty paper window sheet to make a box cover and also decorated the wooden half with the same designer series paper.

 

It is perfect for cards and envelopes!

 

Supplies:

Joy to the World, Christmas Messages

Strawberry Slush, Island Indigo ink

Whisper White Strawberry Slush, Island Indigo card stock

Frosted finishes embellishments

organza ribbon

apothecary accents framelits

modern mosaic folder

Quatrefancy specialty paper

tea lace paper doilies

 

Snowflake Soiree

This is one of the stamp sets that Stampin' Up! has on the 25% off list until October 31st so I thought I would share a couple samples with it in the next few days.

 

I used Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush and Pear Pizzazz as my colors on this card and threw in some 1/8" silver ribbon.

 

Supplies:

Snowflake Soiree

Strawberry Slush, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede ink

Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar and Strawberry Slush card stock

Mosaic punch

Decorative Label punch

1/8" silver ribbon

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Dahlias for you

 

Still playing with the Regarding Dahlias stamp set :)  This card pairs it with the Chalk Talk stamp set and framelits.

 



 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Regarding Dahlias

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Marina Mist, Whisper White card stock

Strawberry Slush and Marina Mist ink

Chalk Talk framelits

1 3/8" circle punch

 

Hexagons

On this card, I was playing around with my hexagon punch and the White Stampin' Chalk Marker.  I might have to try this layout with some other color combinations too.

 



 

Supplies:

Yippee Skippee

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Pumpkin Pie ink

Pool Party, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight card stock

White Stampin' Chalk Marker

itty bitty shapes punch

hexagon punch

 

 

Can't Thank you Enough!

I still have a few coffee cups that are stamped and cut out after I made some convention swaps so I continue to play with new ideas and here is another one!

 



 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Perfect Blend

Off the Grid

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe card stock

Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Island Indigo ink

 

Cheers!

I really love the single stamps that Stampin' Up! recently added to our fabulous product line up.  It is nice to be able to pick just one sentiment and the price is definitely right!

 

Supplies:

Cheers

Old Olive ink

Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Old Olive card stock

Season of Style dsp

Quatrefancy specialty paper

In color boutique details

 

 

 

 

Stamp images reduced to 50%.

Thank you So Much

I think my favorite new designer series paper in the Catalog and Idea Book is the Quatrefancy specialty paper, mostly for the color combination.  

 

I used a little strip of it on this quick and easy layered card and added some Strawberry Slush embossed with the Modern Mosaic folder over the top.

 

Supplies:

Lots of Thanks

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Pumpkin Pie, Strawberry Slush, Pool Party and Whisper White card stock

Strawberry Slush classic ink

1" square punch

Postage punch

Modern Mosaic folder

Everything is ok

Yes, I am playing with those Quatrefancy window sheets again, this time behind a Deco Label framelit opening.

 



 

I took another size of the Deco Label framelits and cut out a Whisper White piece for my sentiment from the Really Good Greetings stamp set.

 

Supplies:

Really Good Greetings

Island Indigo ink

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Primrose Petals, Whisper white, Daffodil Delight card stock

Deco label framelits

linen thread

dimensionals

Using Those Scraps

 

I hate to throw away scraps that are left over from cutting card stock down although I admit sometimes the pile gets a little overwhelming and some of it ends up in the trash.

 

I decided to use some of the 1/2" strips that are left after doing some swap cards for convention on this card.  It would be fun to emboss them as well...

 

Supplies:

Happy Day

Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake and Crisp Cantaloupe card stock

Coastal Cabana ink

Blossom Punch

Quatrefancy Specialty paper

Simply Pressed Clay

Buttons and Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds

Scallop Circles

 

I think the bright colors in this specialty paper seem to call my name these days when we have too many rainy and cloudy days outside.

 

 

The scallop circles are made with the 7/8" and 1 1/4" scallop circle punches and the middle of the flower is from one of the itty bitty shapes punches.  I added some white with the White Gel pen.

 

Supplies:

Really Good Greetings

Island Indigo ink

Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Strawberry Slush, Pool Party card stock

Quatrefancy specialty paper

7/8" scallop circle punch

1 1/4" scallop circle punch

itty bitty shapes punches

 White Gel Pen

 

 

So Grateful

 

There are those mosaics again...my UPS driver really needs to deliver some other papers and stamp sets!

 

 

I took some scraps of Quatrefancy specialty paper and Daffodil Delight to create the background on this card.  The sentiment is stamped in Smoky Slate using the Chalk Talk stamp set and is over the top of a Pool Party decorative label punch.

 

The mosaic punched pieces are in Pool Party and Melon Mambo.

Just a Little Chalk Talk

 

Sometimes as much as I love a stamp set, I have a hard time figuring out what to do with it on a card.  This stamp from Chalk Talk is one that has been a struggle so far.

 

 

On one card, I stamped it with Basic Black ink and the other with Pacific Point after I stamped off on my scrap paper to lighten it.

 

Each one has some Quatrefancy specialty paper, hung up cute clips and a button with baker's twine.  For the one above, I used a strip of Primrose Petals and added some Gingham Garden washi tape behind the sentiment.

 

On the last one, I had a strip of Basic Black that had been embossed with the Honeycomb folder and used that as my accent piece behind the sentiment.

 

I can't wait to see more samples with this one!

Mosaic Life

 

This card was really fun to put together using the printed window sheet found in the Quatrefancy specialty paper package.

 

 

I added a strip of the same specialty paper on the inside so that it shows through the window when the card is closed.

 

My Stamp a ma jig really helped to line up the images on this one! 

 

I chose Whisper White, Island Indigo and Pool Party as my coordinating colors for card stock and inks.

 

The printed window sheet was added to the card base with sticky strip.

Everything Will Be Ok

 

I like this saying from the Really Good Greetings stamp set, with all the difficult things going on in our lives and around the world it seems fitting.

 

 

I broke out the Quatrefancy specialty paper again on this one as well as the Modern Mosaic folder and Mosaic Madness stamp set. 

 

Punches used were the Decorative Label and Mosaic punches.

 

The colors on the card are Strawberry Slush, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Smoky Slate and Whisper White.

 

I still have a few spots open for the first round of Maddiebug Designs Virtual Stamp Club - you can find the information here or e-mail me here. 

Quatrefancy Thanks

 

I am showing off some new products and colors again today - I love this new specialty paper called Quatrefancy. 

 

 

The sentiment is from Chalk Talk and I also used the Mosaic Madness stamp set and paired it with the Mosaic Punch.  To keep with the theme, I used the Modern Mosaic embossing folder as well.

 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Mosaic Maddness

Baked Brown Sugar, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight card stock

Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush and Pool Party classic ink

Mosaic Punch

Modern Mosaic folder

Quatrefancy specialty paper