Happy New Year!

 

There is a Simply Sent card kit on the Year End Closeout called Snowflake Season which comes with envelopes and some fun punch out ornaments.  The piece around the sentiment on this card is what is left after you punch out the ornaments and I thought they would make nice frames (you will see another example soon).

 

I thought the sentiment was a good one for New Years Day, maybe a resolution to do more for yourself in the new year.  It comes from the Hello Life stamp set in the Occasions catalog.

 

Supplies:

Hello Life

Blackberry Bliss ink

Whisper White card stock

Lost Lagoon satin ribbon

vintage trinkets

Snowflake Season Simply Sent kit

Six Sided Thanks

 

This is a stamp set I don't pull out often and I think it is because I over think how to use it most of the time.  The card turned out a little busy, but I still think I like it...

 

I tore a corner off the Epic Day This and That designer series paper and placed a piece of Naturals Composition specialty paper behind it. 

 

Then, I took a piece of Daffodil Delight and tore the edge and distressed it a little before adding the stamped and punched images.  To top it off, there is some linen thread and a vintage trinket.

 

Supplies:

Six Sided Sampler

Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green ink

Naturals Composition specialty paper

Epic Day this and that designer series paper

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight card stock

linen thread

vintage trinkets

hexagon punch

 

Hardwood Congratulations

Happy Congratulations was one of the stamp sets in the Occasions catalog that really did nothing for me and I was not going to purchase it.  That happens to me during every catalog and more often than not, I see fun examples by other people and completely change my mind.

 



 

For this card, I used a small piece of watercolor paper and added some Coastal Cabana ink with my aqua painter.  Then, after it dried, I stamped the image and sentiment with Soft Suede ink.

 

There are 3 vintage trinkets on the side and the Hardwood image is stamped with Soft Suede ink as well and I added a little sponging with the same color.

Sweet Baby

 

The Late Night Stampers challenge right now is - Use a framelits or die on your project - let's see how creative we can get!  I chose to use the Banners framelits and Baby, We've Grown stamp set from the Occasions catalog

 

For the blue shoes, I used my Marina Mist marker on the stamp so I didn't get the "cute boy" saying included in my images.

 

Supplies:

Baby, We've Grown

Marina Mist, Smoky Slate, Whisper White card stock

Basic Gray, Marina Mist and Soft Sky ink

Watercolor Wonder designer series paper

linen thread

vintage trinkets

Banners framelits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come over and play along with us!

Peaceful Memories

 

 

I have been in need of lots of sympathy cards lately so in the next little while I plan to show you a few new ones that I have made to restock my card stash.

 

 

For this one, I used some Tea for Two dsp as my background and stamped my sentiment right on it since it is light enough to show the ink.

 

Supplies:

Blessings From Heaven, Serene Silhouettes

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake card stock

Tea for Two dsp

Crumb Cake ink

Victoria crochet trim

Vintage trinkets

 

Sharing Some More Love

 

Well, I didn't get these posted before Valentine's Day but thought I would still share them with you.  A few of them could be used for weddings, etc. as well.

 

 

The stamp set I used on these is called You are Loved.

 

A variety of framelits, embossing folders and embellishments were used as well as the Artisan Embellishment kit.

 

The saying on the card above is actually printed on the dsp (More Amore).

 

Hope you enjoy them! 

Celebrate

 

This is one of my favorite color combinations and I know I go back to it a lot with any shade of browns and pinks.  For this one, I used Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Pink Pirouette. 

 

 

Behind the flower I used one of the Delicate Doilies die cuts - when you use it behind something like this you don't have to worry if all the little pieces have come out :)

 

Supplies:

Fabulous Phrases, Hello Doily, and Creative elements stamp sets

Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock

Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette classic ink

basic pearls

Beau Chateau fabric

vintage trinkets

Delicate Doilies sizzlit

1 3/4" circle punch

 

Need for Speed

This is one of Stampin' Up!'s new advertisements for some magazines - isn't is fun?!

The card I have for you today is one using the melted water color crayon background that I have shown you before.  I added some Need for Speed images that I had cut out over the top along with the sentiment from Daring Adventure.

The card uses Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, Elegant Eggplant and Bashful Blue card stock and Basic Gray and Bashful Blue classic ink.

I added a few Vintage trinkets to the ends of the Basic Gray card stock layer as well.

Preserved for You

I love this collection of items from the Holiday Mini catalog...I seem like I have a creative block when I go to use it most of the time though.  This is what I came up with one day...

I used the Orchard Harvest designer series paper (love these colors!) along with the Perfectly Preserved Bundle (stamp set and framelits). 

I added some cotton ribbon that I cut the sides off and pulled some threads out of and a vintage trinket or two to complete the card.

The Last One

The final Artistan Award entry - a 3D box that I decorated on one side with my daughter, Maddie and on the other my sons, Hunter and Wyatt.  I know this was my favorite project and definitely another one I wish I could have back!

The outside of the box was covered with First Edition DSP on the front and all sides.

The stamp set I used was Field Flowers and I also threw in Tiny Tags for the little vintage tag I added by the Trinket key.

On the boy's side, I used I Dig You and Word Play for my stamp sets and the Berry Blossoms dsp and Tea Party Simply Scrappin' Kit dsp. 

 

I added the brads from the Vintage trinkets collection to all the "moving parts" of the equipment and used buttons for boulders.

Enjoy Life

I took these pictures of Wyatt at the lake last summer and wanted to do something fun with them.  Daring Adventures seemed like the right stamp set to go with the project and I also used the Well Worn Designer Series paper so this goes with our Late Night Stampers Challenge this week as well.

There are not a lot of embellishments and it kind of feels like there should be a few more things added, but I just don't know what at the moment.

The glass that came with the frame is left out so the panels can pop out just a little bit.

Supplies:

Daring Adventure

Well Worn DSP

Early Espresso, River Rock, Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze card stock and inks

Vintage trinkets

Curly Label punch

Chocolate Chip satin ribbon

sponges

dimensionals

Black White and Cherry Cobbler

I have another sample for this week's Late Night Stampers challenge of Black, White and one other color, this time using Cherry Cobbler and the Delicate Doilies stamp set

I didn't achieve the effect I started out with in my head, but I still like the card.  The top layer is embossed using irridescent ice and sponged with Basic Black ink.  For the other black layer, I stamped my image with White Craft ink and then carefully sponged Cherry Cobbler on top while it was still wet.

I added a vintage trinket brad, some black satin ribbon, Cherry Cobbler seam  binding, embossed hearts and a little tag with an image stamped from the Tiny Tags set and punched out with the jewelry  tag punch.

Strength and Hope

Today's card is one we did at my Stamp A Stack today using the Strength and Hope stamp set.  I seem to drift toward Wisteria Wonder a lot when I pull out this set!

Supplies:

Strength and Hope

Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla card stock

Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Wisteria Wonder classic ink

Victoria Crochet trim ribbon

Basic pearls

Vintage trinkets

dimensionals

sponges

Moments

This is another card I made with some extra items I had punched and die cut awhile back.  I used the Framed Tulips and Perfect Polka Dots impressions folders for the background.

Supplies:

Elements of Style stamp set

Whisper White, Marina Mist, Early Espresso and Soft Suede card stock

Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Marina Mist classic ink

Music notes wheel

Framed Tulips and Perfect Polka Dots impressions folders

Beautiful Butterflies die

1 3/8" circle punch

Boho blossoms punch

1 3/4" scallop circle punch

vintage trinkets

Espresso satin ribbon

dimensionals

You're on my mind

I pulled out this stamp set because I haven't used it in awhile and decided to make a card for a friend.  The base is a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Early Espresso and I added a folded layer of Old Olive on top that measured 5 1/4" X 8 1/4" before I folded it in half.

This is the inside...

Supplies:

Flower Fancy

Upsy Daisy

Early Espresso, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Whisper White card stock

Early Espresso, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Pear Pizazz, Bashful Blue classic inks and markers

1/4" grosgrain ribbon - Early Espresso and Marina Mist

Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder

vintage trinket

Springtime Vintage frame

I have been working on some craft fair items lately and this is one that I finally finished today using some retired items and one of the chunky frames on the clearance rack.

Supplies:

chunky frame

Occasional Quotes

Very Vanilla, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue card stock

 vintage brads

Springtime Vintage designer series paper

5/8" Marina mist grosgrain ribbon

Victoria Crochet trim ribon

basic pearls

rosettes

sticky strip

dimensionals

Champagne mist shimmer paint

Boho blossoms punch

1 3/4" scallop circle punch

2 3/8" scallop circle punch

I will have another one to show you tomorrow!

Thoughts and prayers

Today I am sharing another sympathy card, this time with the challenge guidelines for our Late Night Stampers group using leaves or trees. 

After I stamped the tree and sentiment on my Very Vanilla card stock, I used some sponges to add a little More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Cajun Craze.  I think if I made this card again, I would leave out the Cherry Cobbler sponging and maybe do some Crumb Cake or Soft Suede instead.

Supplies:

Thoughts and Prayers

Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Early Espresso card stock

Spice Cake DSP

Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Cajun Craze classic ink

vintage trinkets

Victoria crochet trim ribbon

scallop edge punch

sponges

Ornate Joy

I used some Holly Berry Bouquet specialty paper and fabric on this card which also features the Ornate Blossom stamp and the sentiment is from a retired stamp set. 

I used Whisper White, Real Red and Wild Wasabi for my colors and added a little safety pin vintage trinket to my fabric knot.

Ordinary Days

We are using a fall theme at Late Night Stampers this week and I just put together some super quick cards with the French Foliage stamp set.

The sentiment is one that I had made with a text only stamp and it says, "In every ordinary day there are a thousand miracles."

Supplies:

French Foliage

Confetti White, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip card stock

Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake classic ink

Deck the halls fabric

vintage trinkets

Very Vanilla seam binding

dimensionals

I'm here for you

Another sample for the Late Night Stampers challenge of a Patriotic card in honor of 9/11.  I chose to use the stamp set The Open Sea and and Patriotic colors - Night of Navy and Cherry Cobbler.

Supplies:

The Open Sea

Ocassional quotes

Night of Navy classic ink

Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White card stock

vintage trinkets

blue jean ribbon

Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon

dimensionals