More Thanks

 

I had to use those fun little pinwheels some more so I used up the stash I had from another project and made some fun thank you cards with them.

 

 

The Sunshine and Sprinkles designer series paper went well with the Smoky Slate card stock so I used that as my background and embossed it with the Perfect Polka Dots folder.

 

Again as in a post earlier this week, I used the Wacky Wishes stamp set and Decorative Label Punch for the sentiments.

More Teacher Gifts

 

I made some more teacher gifts I thought I would share - they are really quick to put together too.

 

 

I took a large chocolate bar and wrapped it with some dsp and added a decorative label punch with a thank you on it.  Next, I made a little bag big enough to hold some cards using more designer series paper.

 

The Storytime designer series paper pack was great for these little projects!  The sentiment comes from Wacky Wishes and I used some Smoky Slate ink (sneak peek color).

 

On this one, I used a sentiment from Chalk Talk and the Baked Brown Sugar ink (also a sneak peek color) and the same designer series paper.

 

I added 5 cards and envelopes inside each bag to complete their gifts and used a mix of different occasions for those.

 

 

Pinwheel Thank You

 

I love these little pinwheels, but don't always take the time to use them for my projects.  One day I decided to make a bunch and leave them on my table so they are ready to go :) 

 

 

I chose the Cloudy Day folder for my background and added a strip of Crumb Cake that I had printed some MDS images on using the Lemonade Stand content disc.

 

The pinwheel is made with Polka Dot Parade dsp and my sentiment is from Wacky Wishes.

 

Supplies:

Wacky Wishes

Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla card stock

Pool Party classic ink

Polka Dot Parade dsp

Cloudy Day folder

Labels collection framelits

My Digital Studio

Lemonade Stand content disc

brads

pinwheel sizzlits die

 

Great Sport

 

A little while ago I made some fun boy birthday cards with the Great Sport and Blue Ribbon stamp sets. 

 

 

I used some Polka Dot Parade dsp for this one and added some brads to the sides. 

 

I added a few baseballs to the inside of the card and also the envelope.

 

After that, I made some similar ones with the basketball stamp and the Wacky Wishes birthday greeting.  The designer paper on the cards below is from Parker's Patterns.

 

Hope you enjoyed these quick and fun cards!

Seriously!

 

Well, I sat down with my April Paper Pumpkin kit and played a little today.  I still have two cards left to make, I am just not sure of the direction I want to go with them yet :)

 

 

For the first one, I used the Blue Ribbon stamp set and made it a graduation card.  Other than the two circles and graduation sentiment, I didn't use anything extra other than what came in the box.

 

On the second one, I went with a thank you, using the sentiment from Wacky Wishes.  I again only used what was in the box except for the stamped sentiment and some sponging.

 

I love the pattern on the card base and also the bottom layer!

 

Want to get some fun in your mail next month?  You can sign up for next month's Paper Pumpkin kit here.

April Stamp Club projects

 

This month for Stamp Club, we did a chalkboard technique card and I revamped a make and take I had used at a retreat recently for our second card.

 

 

For the layout, I created a hybrid one using the Lemonade Stand content disc that was available during Sale-a-bration and added some photo mats to the printed pages.

 

This card was used as a make and take recently, I added the ribbon and popped up the saying which comes from Wacky Wishes.  The other stamp set used on this card is Everything Eleanor.

 

The chalkboard technique card was a pretty simple one.  We had a layer of Perfect Plum that was embossed with the Lacy Brocade folder as the background and used the stamp set From My Heart for the sentiment.  I gave them the option of adding some doodles with a white gel pen as well.

 

Some closer pictures of the 12 x 12 layouts...

By Land

 

The stamp set I used for this tractor is a very retired one I think it is called By Land, but I had to save it for my boys :) 

 

 

The background is Daffodil Delight embossed with the Honeycomb folder and I added a strip of Basic Black behind the tractor image (which also has a Basic Gray mat).  The sentiment is from Wacky Wishes and is stamped in Garden Green.  For the John Deere themed colors on the tractor, I used Garden Green, Basic Black and Daffodil Delight markers.

Easter Treat Pouch

 

 

The Late Night Stampers challenge this week is to make a treat holder or place setting.  After thinking about it for awhile I decided I wanted to use the Pop 'n Cuts card base somehow as a treat holder and this is what I came up with.

 

 

I cut the base out of some Polka Dot Parade dsp and scored it at 5" and 6" from the side with the slits in it.

 

Then, I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock - 3" x 6 1/4" and scored it at 1" on all sides to make the little box inside.

 

I added a few too many jelly beans to the inside of the cello bag because it doesn't want to sit up straight, LOL! 

 

The little box is attached to the base with glue dots and I used my crop o dile to make a hole in the top of the closed base to add some ribbon to tie it up.

 

The eggs are cut using the ovals collection framelits and I stamped the card stock with the Distressed Dots and Hello Doily stamp sets before I cut them.

 

 

Hope you come over and play along this week!

 

Doilies and Lace

 

This is my first time using the Delicate Details Lace Tape from the spring mini catalog and I really like it (so you will probably see more of it before long!).

 

 

I paired it with a paper doily and some of the 1 1/4" Basic Gray/Basic Black two tone ribbon.

 

Supplies:

Wacky Wishes

Midnight Muse, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White card stock

Midnight Muse classic ink

Needlepoint Border folder

Delicate Details Lace Tape 

1 1/4" Basic Gray/Basic Black two tone ribbon

Labels collection frametlits

linen thread

Paper doilies

 designer button

Happy New Year!

 

I hope the new year brings you health and happiness! 

 

After Christmas thank you cards are usually a necessity so today I am sharing one with you.  I have used the honeycomb folder on Primrose Petals card stock for the background.

 

 

The dsp I used one this card is More Amore specialty paper and Naturals composition specialty paper.  For the sentiment, I used the Wacky Wishes set and the little flower and ribbon are from the Artisan Embellishment kit.

Wishing You...

 

My middle child was 9 on Tuesday and this is the card I made for him using a leftover number from the Snowflake Season Simply Scrappin' Kit, a tag from the Two Tags die and some dsp from the Festival of Prints pack.

 

 

I added a sentiment from the Wacky Wishes stamp set and on my Cherry Cobbler layer under the tag, I used the Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate (Occasions Mini catalog).

 

I made another version that doesn't have a number on it as well and just added a scallop circle that I embossed with the Honeycomb folder and a Cherry Cobbler button on top of it.

Clockworks Birthday

 

Today's card is a simple one using the Clockworks and Wacky Wishes stamp sets.  I stamped some of the images in Island Indigo, Soft Suede and Raspberry Ripple and then added my sentiment with a decorative label.

 

 

Supplies:

Clockworks

Wacky Wishes

Whisper White, Island Indigo card stock

Island Indigo, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Raspberry Ripple classic ink

decorative label punch

Wacky Thank You

 

I combined some Orchard Harvest and Fan Fare designer series paper on this card and added some cotton ribbon and basic pearls to complete it.

 

 

Supplies:

Wacky Wishes

Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Island Indigo card stock

Fan Fare, Orchard Harvest dsp

cotton ribbon

basic pearls

 

Button Christmas

You will have to forgive me if I have posted this already, my mind gets a little fuzzy from lack of sleep during harvest.  Fortunately the end is in sight! 

 The is a super quick card using Festival of Prints dsp and Wacky Wishes stamp set.  I added a labels collection framelit cut out and some buttons and put it all on Crumb Cake card stock. 

Wacky Boots

 

Well, the boots are not actually wacky, but the sentiment comes from the stamp set Wacky Wishes :)

 

 

 

I again used Black embossing powder on the boot and "kick up yer heels image" and colored it in with markers.  The designer paper is from Polka Dot Parade and I added some more polka dots with the Perfect Polka Dots folder. 

 

Supplies:

Bootiful Occasions

Wacky wishes

Night of Navy, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede markers and ink

Night of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White and Soft Suede card stock

black embossing powder

versamark

 

Wacky Wishes

These cards were made with some scraps of retired designer series paper that I had laying around.  I used the Wacky Wishes stamp set for the sentiment and the Stripes folder for the background on each of them.

 

 

The ribbon is the white organza  one that I love to work with and I have used Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango for my card stock colors.

Storytime Fun

This week our Late Night Stampers challenge theme is Back to School.  I thought the Storytime designer series paper would be perfect for a project this week.

I had purchased a couple of these large wooden clothespins awhile ago and decided to cover one with this dsp and add a little ribbon and an image from the paper.

They are about 6 inches tall and would sit easily on a desk.

For the card, I again used lots of the dsp and added the same ribbon and a sentiment from Wacky Wishes. 

I chose Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Real Red and Wild Wasabi for my colors and added a retired mini clothespin.

Come on over and join our challenge this week!  Our main group is here and the challenge blog entries are here.