By the Tide Wish

 

I needed another masculine card this month and figured since summer is almost here (I hope!) a fishing one would be great. 

 

 

I used some Fan Fair dsp for the background and the By the Tide and Word Play stamp sets. 

 

The fish is stamped in Certainly Celery ink and the sentiment in Night of Navy.  I added a Naturals designer brad for a little accent as well.

Epic Direction

 

Well, here is that same sentiment again - I like it for graduation cards as well as other things.  This time I paired it with the Clockworks stamp set and the Epic Day This and That products.

 

 

I used Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla and Island Indigo (boy am I glad that color is staying around!) and added Pool Party and Crumb Cake to the colors when I did my stamping.

 

A little bit of Epic Day This and That washi tape, a brad and that is it!

Tags and More Tags

 

At Late Night Stampers this week, our challenge is to use retiring colors in our projects.  While these tags don't all use retiring colors, there are a few in there.

 

 

The first one is made of layered labels and I used Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose (retiring color), Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Soft Suede as my colors.  The stamp sets are Everything Eleanor and Just Believe (also retiring).

 

On the second one, I used some Polka Dot Parade dsp, Real Red card stock and Marina Mist ink with the Quintessential Flower stamp.  It can be hung on a gift bag with some Essentials Designer Fabric (retiring).  The Two Tags die that was used to cut this tag out is also retiring :(  I use that one so much!

 

 

The last one has a base of Lucky Limeade (retiring) and the star is punched out of Not Quite Navy (retiring).  I embossed the base with the Vintage Wallpaper folder (retiring) and added some Print Poetry designer paper, a silver designer button and a decorative label punched sentiment from Word Play (retiring).

 

While I will really miss a lot of the retiring colors and products, I look forward to the new things we can soon play with!

 

Hope you play along with us this week!

Laughter

 

Our Late Night Stampers Challenge this week is to use a layout as inspiration for a card or vice versa.  It can also be a 3d item that is inspired by another type of item. 

 

I am using the layout I showed you yesterday (see below) as my inspiration for a card. 

 

 

I used not only the same layout, but the same dsp, card stock colors and stamped images.

 

The difference is instead of the picture, I layered a sentiment from Word Play.

 

Supplies:

Word Play, Betsy's Blossoms, Great Sport

Whisper White, Pacific Point and Basic Gray card stock

Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Bubblegum Green and Melon Mambo classic ink

Sunshine and Sprinkles dsp

sponge dauber

decorative label punch

7/8" scallop circle punch

neutrals designer button

dimensionals

glue dots

 

Hope you come over and play along!

Remember When

 

The Late Night Stampers challenge this week involves the Sale-a-bration goodies!  I have two cards to share with you using the same stamp set - Feeling Sentimental, although remember I said I wasn't committed to it so I was using it digitally?  These images are still digital ones, but I have since purchased the set :)

 

 

I embossed the sentiment from Word Play with Gold embossing powder and added some Sprinkles and Sunshine dsp and Naturals designer buttons.  The Early Espresso layer is embossed with the Cloudy Day folder.

 

These cards are also digital except for the sentiment which comes from Lacy and Lovely.  I used Pool Party and Basic Gray as my colors and the dsp is from the Simply Scrappin' Kit called Afternoon Daydream.

 

The embossing on the two cards above was done with the Vintage Wallpaper and Honeycomb folders.

 

Hope you come and play along with us!

More in my thoughts

 

As promised, I have a few more variations on yesterday's card.  They all have the same Pool Party background that has been embossed with the Chevron folder and also use the Apothecary accents framelits.

 

 

I added some stamping with the Lacy and Lovely stamp set on all of these and used more elements from the Artisan Embellishment Kit.

 

 

The last one has some retired pleated ribbon on it as well.

 

 

Hope you like the variations!

In my thoughts

 

I did some playing around with this sentiment from Word Play and the More Amore designer series paper.  Tomorrow I will show you a couple other cards that are similar, but just a little bit different.

 

 

I used the Apothecary Accents framelits to make the piece my sentiment is stamped on and then used the Needlepoint Border folder above and below the sentiment.

 

 

The flags are from the Hearts a Flutter framelits and I put a little linen thread behind them.  Some Victoria crochet trim and part of the Artisan Embellishments kit top it off.

 

Supplies:

Word Play

Primrose Petals ink

Pool Party, Very Vanilla card stock

More Amore specialty paper

Apothecary Accents framelits

Chevron Folder

Needlepoint Border Folder

Hearts a Flutter framelits

Artisan Embellishments kit

linen thread

Victoria crochet trim

 

November Stamp Club projects

 

These are my Club projects for the month, the layout features the International Bazaar dsp and Distressed Dots stamp set.

 

 

The  first card combines Word Play and Scentsational Season stamp set along with the Be of Good Cheer dsp.

 

Finally, I used the Wonderfall and Thoughts and Prayers stamp sets for this card and added some Orchard Harvest dsp.

Happy I Do Day

 

Today's card is a quick and easy one that uses the Big shot for almost everything.  The Not Quite Navy background is embossed with the Elegant Lines folder; the heart is cut from the Hearts framelits collection and then embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder; then I cut two apothecary accents for the glimmer paper and the sentiment.

 

 

I added a basic rhinestone to the sentiment which is from the Word Play stamp set and is also one of the single stamps available for purchase.

 

 

in my heart

There have been so many cards lately using this triple time stamping technique, I had to try one out.  This one uses the Reason to Smile and Word Play stamp sets.

I used Pool Party and Elegant Eggplant for this one and I love the combination.

Well, happy stamping!  I am off to my combine again to harvest wheat :)

You're in my Heart

This is one of my cards for the Stamp A Stack I am having tonight, can't wait!  It features the Reason to Smile stamp set and Comfort Cafe designer series paper.

Supplies:

Reason to Smile

Word Play

Comfort Cafe dsp

Midnight Muse, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla card stock

Soft Suede, Midnight Muse classic ink

Soft Suede taffeta ribbon

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.

Thanks a Million

I haven't been keeping up with posting very well this week since we have been planting potatoes but now that they are all in the ground hopefully I will find a little more time for playing with paper!  My preorder box arrived on Tuesday and I didn't even get a chance to look in it until last night.

This card uses a new stamp set called Betsy's Blossoms as well as three of the new In Colors - Gumball Green, Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple.  It is a little difficult to see in the picture, but I cut out several layers of the flower and popped them up with dimensionals. 

The sentiment is from Word Play.

Don't forget to stock up on your favorite retiring accessories and stamp sets before they are gone!  You can start shopping by clicking the picture below.

Mocha Morning Dream

This paper is one of my favorite especially for masculine cards and I will be sad to see it retire.  Of course Stampin' Up! always comes out with awesome new papers so I am sure there will be many more favorites when we start the new catalog!

This card is just a quick and simple one showcasing the Mocha Morning Specialty paper, I intended it as a masculine graduation card but it could be used for other occasions as well. 

Supplies:

Word Play

Very Vanilla, Soft Suede card stock

Mocha Morning specialty paper

Soft Suede classic ink

Embossed Doilies

I shared a card that I had embossed a doilie on earlier and thought I would share a few more I made at the same time.  They are all embossed with Vanilla embossing powder on Whisper White card stock and then I just sponged heavily and added a designer brad to the middle of each one.

Here is a close up of the backgounds...

Supplies:

Delicate Doilies, Word Play stamp sets

Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait and Wisteria Wonder card stock

Versamark, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Concord Crush, Basic Black ink

pleated ribbon

sponges

designer printed brads

dimensionals

sticky strip

snail adhesive

You're on my mind

I decided to finally participate in the So Shelli Creative challenge after watching it for several months.  This month is a thinking of you challenge. 

I combined the stamp sets French Foliage and Field Fowers along with Marina Mist, Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi, Perfect Plum and Bashful Blue when I put this card together. 

I stamped the first layer with the word stamp in French Foliage on the left edge and then the stamp that looks like raindrops over the whole piece. 

On the Very Vanilla, I added Champagne Shimmer paint with some scrunched up saran wrap for a faux mother of pearl look before I stamped on it.  There are also faint raindrops over the flower image.  The flower is stamped with Wisteria Wonder and then the detail part over the top is stamped with Perfect Plum.  I added a little So Saffron with a sponge in the middle of the flowers as well.

My sentiment comes from the Word Play stamp set and is stamped on more of the faux mother of pearl card stock.  I also added a retired button and cut the side of a piece of Vanilla seam binding to use for a bow inside of it.

Word Play thanks

This is just a quick and simple card using a couple of impressions folders and a strip of fabric.

The designer paper is from the Simply Scrappin' Kit Tea Time and I used the Perfect Polka dots and Designer Frames impressions folders.

Supplies:

Word Play

Simply Scrappin' Tea Time

Designer Frames

Perfect Polka Dots

Flirtatious fabric

Pretty in Pink, Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake and Whisper White card stock

dimensionals

Perfect Plum classic ink

vintage trinkets

Happy I Do Day

The Late Night Stampers challenge this week is to use white and we can only use a color in our sentiment. 

I have several layers on this one and used the Finial Press impressions folder on my second layer.  The Designer Frames impressions folder was used on the third layer and each of the layers are seperated by dimensionals.

The ribbon is the white organza ribbon and the sentiment is from the stamp set Word Play.

Delicate Doilies sneak peek

I made up a set of cards with the new Delicate Doilies stamp set and Flirtatious specialty designer series paper and matched some envelopes too.

I used Wisteria Wonder, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeaide and Island Indigo as my colors on these quick and easy cards.

I love the die cut doilies pages, they are so fun to cut out and layer.

This one I just did as a 1 layer card...

On the envelopes, I stamped on the front bottom left corners and then added some of the Flirtatious specialty designer paper to the flaps on the back.

In a few days I will share  the box I made to hold these fun cards!

Skateboarder cards

These cards were used for a couple of VC Rocks preview challenges, both using the Extreme Skateboard stamp.  It is nice to have some of these on hand for the little boy birthday parties my sons are invited to!

Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White card stock

2 1/2" circle punch

3" circle die

curly label punch

Word Play

hemp twine

square lattice impressions folder

brights buttons

Early Espresso, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz card stock

Early Espresso classic ink

Champagne shimmer paint misted (mixed with rubbing alcohol)

Word Play

I use the brayer and made random marks all over the background for this one, using no set pattern.