Month: April 2012

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Foliage Pocket Card

Good morning! I hope that everyone got through Monday ok. Mine was a bit challenging but I survived! Today’s card uses what I think is safe to say is my favorite stamp set, French Foliage. I love the detail and the depth in the stamps and the fact that it all looks so great together. This card is also not your average everyday card, it’s a pocket card. Essentially it’s a card front with a pocket on it to slide the message into. I started with a base of Early Espresso. I added a piece of Cajun Craze Card Stock to that. The pocket is quite simple to make using your Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I used a piece of Crumb Cake cut to 4 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. I scored it on the short side at 1/2″ and 4″. I turned it 90 degrees and scored it on the long side at 4″. On the longer piece I cut off the outside scored pieces and used the 3/16″ Corner Rounder to round the inside flaps and the top. A line of Sticky Strip on each reaming flap and a fold and the pocket is finished. I stamped the images from the French Foliage Stamp Set in Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso on Very Vanilla Card Stock. Three Silver Mini Brads were added and then that was then adhered to another piece of Early Espresso Card Stock and mounted to the front of the pocket. I used the Round Tab Punch to make the pull for the piece that slides in. To finish off the card I placed a piece of Early Espresso 1/8″ Ribbon across the bottom and tied it off. I think that it’s a nice change from the everyday card and hope that you like it too. Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Always Artichoke Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: French Foliage Clear Mount

Embellishments: Silver Mini Brads and Early Espresso 1/8″ Ribbon

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Round Tab Punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Simply Scored, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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Paper Players #90

A good monday morning to you all. I hope that everyone had a nice Easter. Mine was great. I got to spend time with my daughter, brother and his fiancé. We have an idea for the wedding invitations and I am going to put something together this week. I also got to craft a lot this weekend which makes me very happy! Today’s post is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us a color challenge using Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery…

I decided to use a one of my more recently acquired sets the Elements of Style. I started with a base of Pool Party cut so that it opens from the bottom. I added a piece of Certainly Celery on top of that. I stamped the large image from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Not Quite Navy on Very Vanilla and placed that on top. Using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit I cut out some butterflies in Pool Party and Certainly Celery and used Stampin’ Dimensionals cut up to adhere them randomly over the stamped image. The greeting is also stamped in Not Quite Navy and punched out with the Large Oval Punch and backed with a piece of Not Quite Navy Card Stock punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. I love the colors and the simplicity of the card and hope that you enjoy it too. Thank you, as always, for dropping in. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Elements of Style Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Tempting Tango Birthday

Hello everyone and happy Easter Sunday! I hope that you are having a nice time with your family and friends today. I will see my daughter, brother and his fiancé later on. Today’s card is a simple Saturday card. It’s easy to make and not cluttered at all. I have been meaning to use the Pennants Builder Punch and the Pennant Parade Stamp set for a while. The base of the card is Tempting Turquoise. I used the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with a piece of Whisper White Card Stock for the background. I stamped some Tempting Turquoise with the same color ink and some Tangerine Tango, also with the same color ink, from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set and punched them out with the Pennants Builder Punch. I stamped wish big in the same two colors and punched them out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount them on the pennants. I “hung” a pice of White Bakers Twine across the card and adhered the pennants with more Stampin’ Dimensionals along it. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Tempting Turquoise, it’s mounted on a piece of Tangerine Tango and punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. It’s a nice colorful easy birthday card and would make a great workshop card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade and Party This Way Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Pennants Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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PPA 132

Happy Saturday morning to you all. Is everyone all ready for their Easter Egg Hunts and baskets filled with goodies? My brother and his fiancé are coming by tomorrow for a bit. I’m going to go over Wedding invitations with them so I can get started making them! I’m quite excited to be doing it, I know it will take a while but I can’t wait to get started! For today’s card I am posting this weeks Pals Paper Arts card. This week they have given us a color challenge…

I love all of the colors and I couldn’t wait to get started on my card. I wanted to use a set that I don’t use often and I don’t really see a lot of. I went with the Precious Butterflies Stamp Set from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. It’s a Host(ess) set and is most likely only going to be available for a few more weeks. I started with a card base of Chocolate Chip. I then ran a piece of Certainly Celery through my Big Shot using the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. All of the stamps, including the greetings, are from the Precious Butterflies Stamp Set and they are all stamped in Chocolate Chip, with a lighter touch for a distressed look. I punched the one image of the circle of butterflies out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. I cut the just for You out with my Paper Snips (all of the cutting is for my friend Sandy!) and mounted them on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped two of the large and three of the small butterflies on Pretty In Pink and cut those out with my Paper Snips. The butterfly flurry is also stamped on Pretty In Pink and cut out. They are all mounted to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The quote is backed with some more Pretty In Pink. I am so happy with the card and hope that you like it too. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink and Chocolate Chip Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Precious Butterflies (Host(ess))

Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Happy Birthday Taylor

Hello all of you people out there! It’s Friday and Easter Weekend! I hope that you all have some plans to spend time with family this weekend. As I promised yesterday here is my daughter Taylor’s birthday card. She really likes anchors and ships and more blues and grays so there are no frills or flowers on this card. I started with a base of Not Quite Navy and I took a piece of Baja Breeze and ran it through my Big Shot using the Perfect Details Texturz Plates. The nautical images are from The Open Sea Stamp Set and are stamped in Not Quite Navy and Basic Grey. The whale is from the Fox & Friends Stamp Set and is also stamped in Basic Grey, I think it adds a little whimsy to the card. The whale and anchor are backed by Not Quite Navy and the ship is backed with Basic Grey and has three Neutrals Collection 3/16″ Brads in the upper right corner. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Not Quite Navy and is punched out with the Word Window Punch. I used the daughter stamp from the Family Reunion Stamp Set and placed some more Basic Grey behind it and a piece of First Edition Designer Series Paper on top of some Not Quite Navy. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to help prop up the easel part of the card. Taylor loved her card and I hope that you like it too! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Grey and Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Fox & Friends and Family Reunion Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: First Edition

Embellishments: Neutrals Collection 3/16″ Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Word Window Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Mojo 235

Good morning peeps! I hope that you are having a nice week so far. Today is my daughter Taylor’s 16th birthday! I am a very lucky dad to have such a wonderful child! Happy Birthday Taylor. I’ll be posting her card tomorrow, sometimes she actually stops texting to read my blog! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. They have given us this sketch to work with…

I really do love making my Mojo card each week. For this weeks card I decided to use the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set. I started with a base of Tangerine Tango and I added a piece os the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper. I took my Scallop Edge Border Punch and punched one side of a piece of Tempting Turquoise. The layer over that is a piece of Rich Razzleberry that I ran through my trusty Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Another piece of Tempting Turquoise and Designer Series paper is cut out with the Circle Scissor Plus and mounted on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I markered two images from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Sets in Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Real Red and punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and put some Stampin’ Dimensionals under that too. I hand cut the flagged piece of Daffodil Delight and another piece of Designer Series paper and that too has some Stampin’ DImensionals. The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry. For the finishing touch I cut a sliver of Whisper white and threaded it through the Brights Designer Series button and glued that on with some Mini Glue Dots. I love the bright cheery colors and the great variety of Designer Series Paper that comes with the Summer Smooches Collection. Thank you so much for dropping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Real Red Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount Stamp Sets

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Embellishments: Brights Collection Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Paper Snips, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ DImensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #89

Good morning and happy Hump Day to you all. I am missing the warmer weather here on Long Island and can’t wait for it to return. Today’s card is for the Paper Players Challenge # 89. They have asked us to make a funny card…

I have to admit that I was a little stumped as to what to do. I have never been a fan of funny cards, I like the pretty mushy ones the best. I thought about what card to make for a long time, and then it dawned on me, so many people joke about getting married as being the end of your life so why not send a sympathy card! The base of the card is Early Espresso, it is cut to 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 2 1/4 and 5 1/2 with another piece cut to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 for the front making it an easel card (thanks Sandy!). The background is made using the Big Shot and the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 Embossing Plates with Very Vanilla Card Stock. The greeting is from Petite Pairs and is stamped in Early Espresso and punched out with the 1 1/4″ Square Punch and then mounted to a piece of Calypso Coral at 1 1/2″ and then to a piece of Early Espresso cut to 1 3/4″. The cake if from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and so is the greeting on the bottom. The cake was cut out with my Paper Snips. I used some of the 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon from Sale-A-Bration to decorate the cake. The Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder provides the backdrop and that was then mounted to a piece of Early Espresso. I used the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack for the flowers and put some Basic Jewels Pearls on them. The lower greeting is punched out with the Word Window Punch and placed on a piece of Calypso Coral punched out with the Large Oval Punch and then a piece of Early Espresso punced out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and then placed on a piece of Calypso Coral and adhered to the card with Stampin Dimensionals to keep the easel part of the card standing up. Two more pieces of 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon, one across the top and one across the bottom complete the card. I hope that you enjoyed it and found it to be little funny, my married friends did! Thanks for dropping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini) and Petite Pairs clear Mount

Embellishments: 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon and Basic Jewels Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, Large Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Daffodil Wasabi Everybunny

Hello everyone! I hope that you had a good Monday, and now that’s out of the way we can enjoy the rest of the week! For Today’s card I’m posting another Easter card. Easter is less than a week away so it’s time to get those cards made. I started with a piece of Whisper White Card Stock for the base. I took a piece of Daffodil Delight and used my Every Egg Stampin’ Wheel and the Stampin’ Around Wheel Guide to create a background for the card. I like to think of it as Easter Designer Series Paper. The image is from the Everybunny Stamp Set and is stamped in Jet Black Staz-0n Ink and colored in using Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight and Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Write Markers. I rounded the corners on it and the piece of Wild Wasabi that it’s mounted to and then adhered it to the card using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is also from the Everybunny Stamp set and is also stamped in Wild Wasabi. I used the Modern Label Punch to punch it out and then mounted it on a piece of Wild Wasabi that was cut out using my Big Shot and the Lots of Tags Sizzlits Dies. It too is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. It’s a nice and quick Easter card perfect for all ages. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight and Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Everybunny Clear Mount and Every Egg Stampin’ Around Wheel

Tools: Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlits Dies, Modern Label Punch, Stampin’ Around Wheel Guide, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Bright Happiness

Good morning all, are we ready for another week? I hope that everyone had a good weekend. For today’s card I used some of the new items that are available for pre-order from the 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog. They call it the Summer Smooches Collection and it’s really neat. The card is a 3 x 3 note card which is great for attaching to a gift or tucking inside a little package. The base of the card is Whisper White. I added a piece of Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper for my background. I stamped two images from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set, one in Real Red and the other in Lucky Limeade, and punched them out the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch. It’s backed with a piece of Real Red punched out with the 1 3/4″ Scalloped Circle Punch. The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and is also stamped in Real Red and punched out with the Word Window Punch. I backed it with some more Real Red punched out with the Modern Label Punch. The tiny flowers are punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and the white circles were punched out with the Cupcake Builder Punch. I adhered them with some Mini Glue Dots and the other two are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the color combination, so bright and spring like. I hope you enjoyed today’s card and thank for dropping by. Have great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Real Red Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Real Red and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Designer Series paper: Summer Smooches (Pre-Order)

Tools: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scalloped Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Cupcake Builder Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Everybunny Coral Balloon

Good morning peeps and happy Sunday. I had a nice but busy day in Manhattan yesterday. I saw my friend Isabella and dropped off her Stampin’ Up! order and then had some lunch with my friend Kim. I also got a very nice surprise, I was LeeAnne’s Choice for Pick of the Week at The Paper Players! You can see the card here and the post here. For today’s card I decided it was time to break out the Easter stamps seeing as Easter is only a week away. This card was sent to my friends Mina & Pia. The base of the card is Wisteria Wonder and to that I added a piece of Calypso Coral that I ran through the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 Embossing Plates. I stamped the image from the Everybunny Stamp Set in Jet Black Staz-on and colored him in with Calypso Coral and Wisteria Wonder Stampin’ Write Markers. I used the Blushing Bride Marker for a little pink on his ear. The greeting is stamped in Wisteria Wonder and punched out with the Modern Label Punch and mounted on a piece of Wisteria Wonder that I cut out using the Lots of Tags Sizzlits Dies. All of the elements are adhered to the card with SNAIL. I then punched out some flowers with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack in Wisteria Wonder for a cute little addition. Have you started to make your Easter cards yet? I’ll have a few more this week. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Ink and Jet Black Staz-On

Markers: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral and Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Set: Everybunny Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Lot of Tags Sizzlits Dies, Modern Label Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and SNAIL

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