Stamping 411 Challenge #137

Here is my entry for the Stamping 411 Challenge. The design team (operators) for this site are Stampin' Up! demonstrators and so their entries are created with mostly Stampin' Up! products. And, I kinda like that. It encourages me use the stuff you have, and when you see something someone else has done, you probably already have the supplies on hand to CASE it! Pretty cool, huh? But check out all the entries. You never know what will inspire you! And you may see a product used in a way you wouldn't have thought of, or be encouraged to try a new technique!

Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. But, even I have been overloaded with every shade of red and pink. I wanted to make a card so far from the cutie little hearts and the 'I love you' themes, that I came up with this card. I hope you like it. Don't get me wrong, my husband's card will have hearts and 'I Love You' on it. :)

I'm not sure the name for this technique. You color your stamp with the water color crayons, mist the stamp with water and then stamp your image. I used the Earth Elements water color crayons. I only used two stamp sets: Lovely as a Tree and Teeny Tiny Wishes. I used a scrap piece of Autumn Meadows DSP. The solid card stock: Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White. I used the small oval punch and the 3/4" circle punch. I had a scrap of MasterPiece ribbon originals. I sponged some close to cocoa classic ink around my punched pieces. I also used the distressing tool (from the Cutter Kit) to rough the edges of my paper. To give the small circle some lift off the card, I used a dimensional.

Thanks for looking. If you have a few minutes, I always encourage people to try a challenge. As one of my girlfriends always says, 'You can't win if you don't enter!' And wouldn't it be cool to win? That would be some bragging rights. :)

Note Card Holder

I am instructing a class today,where we will be making a note card holder and four note cards. I want these cards to have a clean and simple design. Because sometimes less is more!

All supplies used for this class are Stampin' Up!. This is the front of the note card holder. I ran my white card stock through the big shot in the polka dot embossing folder. I used the stamp set 'Bird on a Branch'. I really like this stamp set, don't ask why, it just calls me. I wanted the colors to be feminine and to compliment each other. But I really didn't want to use brown and pink. (I have had an overload of brown and pink.) I stamped the greeting and the branch in basic brown classic ink. I stamped the flowers in cameo coral. I stamped the bird in Bermuda bay. I used the same colors in the card stock. I used the polka dot Bermuda bay ribbon to help pull the polka dot theme throughout the project. I wanted a softer border, so I used the scallop edge punch on the larger mat.

The first three cards we are doing are posted on my blog under 'My 100th Post' and the valentines day themed card we are doing is posted on my blog under 'Sweet Little Valentine '.

Thank you for looking, and enjoy your weekend! I should be posting another card either later today or tomorrow!

Sweet Little Valentine

Happy Friday! So here is the Valentine's Day card you will make in the Note Card class tomorrow. I wanted this card to be simply sweet, and I think I have. I ran a piece of kraft card stock through the big shot in the polka dot embossing folder by Stampin' Up!. I then used the new scallop trim border punch along both horizontal edges of the card stock. I stamped happy valentine's day in Bravo Burgundy. Tied a piece of rose red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon around the white card stock. I used glue dots to hold the new felt flowers onto the card, and viola! Quick, easy, and I think sweet! Perfect for a friend, an aunt, or your sweetie!

Thanks for looking, and I hope that this jump starts a great weekend for you!

MoJO Monday Challenge #124

Here is my entry to the MoJo Monday Challenge #124. I used products from various companies. The bird I stamped using the 'rock and roll' technique. I'm really happy how it came out. I had originally stamped the bird in both colors, and they both looked flat. The rock and roll, really gave the image some depth. I used felt flowers to help give the card some texture as well as soften it abit. Thanks for looking, recipe follows:

Card stock: solid- soft sky (SU) and ripe avocado (PTI). Pattern paper: Rockland (SRP).

Inks: Baja Breeze (SU) and Ripe Avocado (PTI). Ribbon: Rain (PTI). Flowers: Flower Fusion I & II (SU). Brad: blue (LI). Stamp set: Very Thankful (SU)

February Birthday Card

When I make a card, I typically make a minimum of two. However, if it is for an event, I typically make 12. I have two card clubs, with wonderfully talented women in them. So, on their birthday month, they receive a birthday card in the mail from me (because, come on, who doesn't like to get a little snail mail?) and in it, they receive a gift certificate for $10 for Stampin' Up! And each month, the b-day card changes. I also know three demonstrators who are celebrating birthdays this month, so I figured that I would just make half a dozen cards, and send them all out today!

Here is February's Birthday Card! All products used are from Stampin' Up! The card base is pumpkin pie card stock. I layered 'taken with teal' card stock on top of that. I used the new scallop trim border punch and the new Happy Moments stamp set (SAB). I cut a super thin piece of scrap of 'taken with teal' card stock and strung it through the button. I used pumpkin pie 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and did a 'baby shower' knot at the top of the birthday cake tag. My tags always look crazy. If anyone has a trick they would like to share on how to make nice looking tags, I'm all ears!

Thanks for looking! Enjoy your day, and have a wonderful weekend!

Embellish Magazine - Ribbon/Color Challenge

This is my entry to the Embellish Magazine color/ribbon challenge. You need to use Chocolate, Turquoise, and Pink colors. Your entry also must have ribbon. For this entry I have only used Stampin' Up! products. I used chocolate chip card stock as my card base. I heat embossed the floral design, from the Bella Toile background stamp with chocolate chip craft ink, onto close to cocoa card stock. I had a scrap of tempting turquoise card stock that I used my new scallop border punch on. I stamped the flourish from Friends 24-7 in pretty in pink classic ink. I swiped randomly over the stamped image with my 2-way glue pen. I added some dazzling diamonds glitter to the flourish to give it a little sparkle. :) I added a strip of pretty in pink satin ribbon. I thought the ribbon needed a little something, so I tied a turquoise button to the knot with a scrap of silver cord left over from the holiday mini.

Thank you for looking!