Crafts – Page 181

March 3, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Player 135 :-)

Hello there! Sunday already, boy these weekends move pretty fast! I had a semi-productive Saturday. I finally got a much needed haircut, I was looking like I don’t know what! I puttered around the house and played at the craft desk for a bit which I don’t normally get to do. Most of the time when I sit there it’s for a project or challenge, it’s nice to just mess around! This morning I’m going to a chocolate show by the Cradle of Aviation out here on Long Island with my friend Danielle. I do love some chocolate! How was your day, what’s on tap for today?

Sunday means it’s time for this week’s Paper Players Challenge. First, congratulations to Danielle (different one! LOL!) for being my pick for Cut Above last week. I love her CAS card using one of my current favorite sets, Sent with Love. Now this week we have a theme challenge from the lovely LeAnne…

I have to admit that I was at a loss when I first saw this one. I thought hmm… I knew I should have gotten that Hoop La-La Set! After pondering it for a bit I remembered that I do have something stitched! The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. The background is made up of 1/2″ strips of Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Gumball Green, Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Perfect Plum Card Stock. Wow, that was a lot of colors! I ran each one through the Big Shot using the Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I adhered them all to a piece of Crumb Cake (I don’t know why I choose that color!) with SNAIL and then trimmed off the excess on either side. The greeting is from the Sunshine Single Clear Mount Stamp and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. I backed it with a piece of Perfect Plum and adhered the panel to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I thought it needed a little something more so I stamped the sun from the Spring Sampler Stamp Set in Daffodil Delight and cut him out. Another Stampin’ Dimensional holds him in place. I can honestly say that is the most colors I have ever used on a card, but that’s what a rainbow is all about right?!?! I hope that you enjoyed my bright happy Paper Players Guest Designer card for this week’s challenge from LeAnne. Hop on over to the Paper Players blog to see what my other peeps have come up with and enter a card of your own to share with us! Thank you for spending some time with me today and enjoy yours!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Gumball Green, Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Perfect Plum

Ink: Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Spring Sampler and Sunshine Single Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Needlepoint Border

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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March 2, 2013January 6, 2016

Fab Friday 13

Welcome to Saturday! I’ll be your host for the next few minutes! The weather here yesterday was partly sunny and a little chilly but not freezing, so it was a nice day. Work was somewhat torturous as it usually is but it’s to be expected. I hope that you all had a good week and have some fun planned for the weekend. I am going to lay low and see what I can get accomplished around the house.

Before we get to today’s project I have some fantastic news to share with you! Stampin’ Up! has released their first Photopolymer Stamp Set and it’s called Designer Typeset! The awesome thing about Photopolymer Stamps is that they are completely clear so you can see exactly where you are stamping. They are perfect for… yes, an alphabet! They also work great with our new Firm Foam Stampin’ Pads. This is a limited trial release so make sure you get one while you can, for only $13.95 for a 57 piece stamp set how can you not give them a try?!?! I think you are going to love them. You can see the flyer below and if you want a PDF just click on it. 🙂

Every other Saturday I have a Fab Friday card for you and today is no exception. This time around we have a sketch…

I really wanted to do a butterfly but as you can see from the sketch that was too obvious! I went with a favorite single stamp of mine instead. The base of my card is Early Espresso Card Stock. I used apiece of paper from the World Spectacular Designer Series Paper Pack for the flagged piece in the middle. Next up I cut out a piece of Calypso Coral with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, cut it in half, and did a little piercing with the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. The image is from the World’s Greatest Stamp and is stamped in Island Indigo on Whisper White. I cut out the image with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and did some piercing along the top and bottom. Some Basic Jewels Rhinestones give it a little sparkle and Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the card. The friend is form the Family Reunion Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo right on the DSP. World’s Greatest… Friend! I hope that you enjoyed my Fab Friday challenge card. Thanks for visiting, you guys are awesome! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Whisper White and Calypso Coral

Designer Series Paper: World Spectacular

Stamp Sets: Family Reunion Clear Mount and World’s Greatest Wood Mount

Framelits: Apothecary Accents and Labels Collection

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Big Shot, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-PIercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

March 1, 2013January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 241

Woo hoo… we made it!! It’s Friday!! I know, I get way too excited about Friday! But I loves me some Friday!! Today is also pretty awesome because it’s my Dad’s birthday! Happy Birthday Dad!! He is by far the most amazing man I have ever met. He helps out everyone and is just awesome. I’m very lucky to have the parents that I have. Let’s see… what else… oh, weather! LOL! It was overcast yesterday but didn’t really rain as much it spit all day on and off. We are supposed to get some peeks of sun today. Even Mother Nature is happy it’s Friday!

Now on to today’s post which is for the ladies over at Create with Connie and Mary. This week we have a sketch…

Hmm… I seem to think I have seen postage stamp shapes somewhere else recently… love them! I opted to turn the sketch sideways too. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Pool Party with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Before I adhered it to the base I used some Sticky Strip to adhere the Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon around the back and tied a piece of Calypso Coral 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon on it. The stamped images are all from the Ciao, Baby! Stamp Set and are stamped in Island Indigo and Calypso Coral. I punched them out with the Petite Curly Label Punch that is in Sale-A-Bration now but will be in the new Annual Catalog too! Each of the stamped images are backed with Calypso Coral or Island Indigo that I punched out with the Curly Label Punch. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals hold them on the card. I love the Ciao, Baby! Stamps and the Petite Curly Label Punch. The fact that you can get it for free now is pretty awesome too! I hope that you enjoyed my Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge card fort this week. Thank you for visiting and have an awesome Friday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo and Calypso Coral

Ink: Island Indigo and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Ciao, Baby! Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper

Punches: Curly Label and Petite Curly Label

Embellishments: Island Indigo and Calypso Coral 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

February 28, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #75

So here we are at Thursday, only one more day until the weekend! Not a lot of interesting stuff going on here. It rained most of the day yesterday but the sun finally peeked out around 3:00pm. Winston is sleeping next to me, and snoring a little like he always does. He keeps me company all the time, he’s my little buddy!

Today’s post is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week we have a sketch from Tui…

Three panels to play with. I decided that some bright colors were in order to chase away yesterday’s grey skies. The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. The panel to the left is a piece of paper from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack. I stamped the flowers from the Secret Garden Stamp Set in Raspberry Ripple on Very Vanilla and cut them out with the Secret Garden Framelits Dies. They are adhered to the panel with SNAIL. The panel in the middle is Raspberry Ripple that I stamped with the Woodgrain Background Stamp in Raspberry Ripple. I choose the greeting from the From My Heart Stamp Set and cut it out with the Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere the greeting and the panel to the card. The flag is from the same Designer Series Paper for a little balance. I love the way the greeting fits inside the floral frame, it’s like it made to! I hope that you enjoyed my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s sketch from Tui. Thanks, as always for visiting. Have an awesome day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Raspberry Ripple

Designer Series Paper: Print Poetry Stack

Ink: Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Secret Garden and From My Heart Clear Mount and Woodgrain Background Wood Mount

Framelits: Floral Frames and Secret Garden

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

February 27, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch 31

Woo hoo! We made it to Wednesday! How are you all today? I’m doing good. I’m thinking that I need a mental health day soon, so much to do and no where near enough time to get it all done! It’s raining here this morning and did all last night but I’ll take rain any day over snow! And the wind… let’s not even mention the wind! How is the weather where you are? Hopefully it’s pleasant and sunny!

Today I have my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge. This week we have a super clean and simple one…

I love this sketch! As soon as I saw it I thought the little squares look just like stamps and I get to use my current favorite stamp set! The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped the greeting in the lower right corner from the Sent with Love Stamp Set in Midnight Muse. The background is a piece of paper from the Sent with Love Designer Series Paper Pack. The images that represent the squares are also form the Sent with Love Stamp Set. I stamped them in Soft Suede and Midnight Muse and punched them out with the Postage Stamp Punch. They are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Like I said, super simple. This would make a great workshop card or a quick Thank You card! I hope that you enjoyed my Paper Craft Crew Design Team card for this week’s challenge. Head on over to the blog to see what my fellow design team members have come up with and enter your card so I can take a look! Thank you so much for your time today, I hope you have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Sent with Love

Ink: Soft Suede and Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Sent with Love

Punch: Postage Stamp

Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

February 26, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 282

Well, that Monday felt longer than the whole weekend! How was your Monday? It was actually a pretty nice day here yesterday but all good things must come to an end and it’s supposed to start raining here later on today. I spoke to my friend Angie in Missouri today and she said they had a ton of snow and are supposed to get more, I told her better her than me!

It’s Tuesday so that means it’s Mojo Monday for today’s post. This week we have a lovely sketch from Julee Tllman…

As always, I chose square, 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 to be exact! The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped some images from the Clockworks Stamp Set in Midnight Muse. Some Soft Suede is embossed with the Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and flagged on the right side. The celebrate is form the Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set from Sale-A-Bration and is also stamped in Midnight Muse on River Rock and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the pocket watch in Soft Suede on River Rock and cut it out with my Paper Snips. The 1 1/4″ Circle punch punches out the middle perfectly. The clock face is stamped in Midnight Muse on Whisper White and is punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and adhered to the back with some 2-Way Glue. I stamped the hands and cut them out with my Paper Snips too. A Metallic 3/16″ Brad holds it to the face and a Stampin’ Dimensional adheres it to the card. Some great neutrals paired with Midnight Muse and you have an awesome masculine birthday card. I hope you enjoyed my card for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. Thanks so much for taking some time to stop by today. Have yourselves a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse, River Rock and Soft Suede

Ink: Soft Suede and Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Clockworks and Feeling Sentimental Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Argyle

Punches: 1 1/4″ Circle and 1 3/8″ Circle

Embellishments: Metallic 3/16″ Brads

Tools: Big Shot, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

February 25, 2013January 6, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 153

I say it every Monday but the weekend just flew by! I was in Manhattan yesterday morning, I slept late so I missed breakfast but did have lunch with Kimmie. I took the train in so I got some stuff done on my iPad which was nice. The subway at 34th Street smelled unusually like a bathroom today, always a pleasant way to begin a ride. I hope that you all had a nice weekend, albeit a short one. 🙂

Today’s post is for the Pals Paper Arts sketch. First, thank you to Mary Fish (one of the first blogs I followed!) for choosing my card for her pick! You can see the winners list on Pals site here and my original post here. Now for today’s card we have a sketch from Margaret Moody…

I decided to keep my card very monochrome. The base of the card is Rich Razzleberry Card Stock. I rounded three of the corners with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and did the same to the Whisper White background piece. The Let’s Celebrate and the cake are from the Make a Wish Stamp Set and both are stamped in Rich Razzleberry. The cake is cut out with the Ovals Collection Framelits Dies and backed with a piece of Rich Razzleberry, also cut out with the Ovals, and pierced around the edge with the Occasion Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. The two strips of paper are from the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper Pack from Sale-A-Bration. The only thing left to do was adhere the cake to the card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The simplicity of the card and the monochromatic color makes it good for a a guy or a girl. I hope that you enjoyed my Pals Paper Arts card. Thank you for checking and have yourselves a pleasant day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Rich Razzleberry

Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Make a Wish Clear Mount

Framelits: Ovals Collection

Punch: 3/4″ Circle

Tools: Big Shot, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

February 24, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players #134 :-)

Hello peeps! My Saturday just flew by, how about you? I’m off to Manhattan this morning to see Kim and Isabella. It rained here all day yesterday just like they promised, it’s supposed to clear up at some point today. Hopefully the latter part of today will go by a little more slowly!

It’s Sunday and that means it Paper Players time! First, congratulations to Lisa for being my Cut Above for last week’s challenge with her cute baby card! This week we have a Clean and Simple sketch from the lovely Jaydee…

I have been loving the CAS cards of late and this really is the perfect sketch for it. The base of my card is Naturals White Card Stock and I rounded the lower right corner with the 1″ Circle Punch. A strip of Tea for Two Designer Series Paper is adhered down the right side. I cut out a piece of So Saffron and Early Espresso with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies. The Early Espresso piece is cut out again with a smaller one to form a frame. The So Saffron piece is embossed with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I adhered the frame to the base with Stampin’ Dimensional pieces. The middle image is from the Friendship Preserves Stamp Set and is stamped in Lucky Limeade and also is cut out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies. I markered the hello with my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker, scored it and flagged the ends, then folded it and adhered it to the Lucky Limeade image with a Stampin’ Dimensional. The friend is from the Family Reunion Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso directly on to the card base. I really like the framed window and the popped up hello. I hope you enjoyed my Guest Designer card for this week’s Paper Players challenge. Don’t forget to stop by the blog to see what all of the other designers have come up and enter one of yours, you might be my pick for Cut Above next week! Enjoy your Sunday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Naturals White, So Saffron, Very Vanilla and Early Espresso

Designer Series Paper: Tea for Two

Ink: Early Espresso and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker

Stamp Sets: Friendship Preserves and Family Reunion Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: Perfect Polkadots

Punch: 1″ Circle

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

February 23, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #74

Hey there peeps, how are we all this Saturday morning? Things are good on my end. I came home last night and Taylor and I blasted some music while I crafted for about 4 hours! Now that is an exciting Friday night huh?! I know how to have a good time! LOL! I hope that your Friday night was more exciting than mine, not that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy myself!

Today’s post is for this week Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. I’m a few days behind this week so I’m playing catch up. This week our sketch is provided by Allisa…

A super simple sketch indeed! The base of my card is a recently neglected color of mine, Wisteria Wonder Card Stock. I rounded the right corners with the 1″ Circle Punch. I then cut out a piece of Crumb Cake with the Ovals Collection Framelits Dies and used the Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce around the scalloped edge. I stamped the image with the Swallowtail Clear Mount Stamp in Wisteria Wonder on Very Vanilla and cut that out with the Ovals Framelits too. It’s adhered to the Crumb Cake piece with SNAIL and then to the card base. The greeting is from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set and is stamped in Wisteria Wonder. I used my Paper Snips to flag the ends and the Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack to pierce the chevrons on the edges. Some SNAIL holds it in place. I love the Wisteria and Crumb together, it’s a nice sooting color combination don’t you think? I hoep you enjoyed my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. Thank you for visiting, you make my day! I hope that your Saturday is a good one!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Wisteria Wonder

Ink: Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Loving Thoughts and Swallowtail Clear Mount

Framelits: Ovals Collection

Tools: Big Shot, Occasions Paper-Piering Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, and SNAIL

February 22, 2013January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 240

Happy Friday to you all! I’m always happy on Friday! It is still bitterly cold here and windy. It’s supposed to rain and possibly snow a little over the weekend, mostly on Saturday. It sounds to me like that will make it a perfect crafty day! Who doesn’t like a rainy day to just sit inside and create?! What are you all up to this weekend?

Since it’s Friday that means it’s Create with Connie and Mary day! This week the talented ladies have given us a color challenge…

I was a little puzzled when I first saw it. I thought flowers possibly and then I thought that one of my favorite sets might work well with them. I started off with a base of Daffodil Delight Card Stock. For the main panel I masked off the middle with a piece of printer paper and stamped the images from the Fine Feathers Stamp Set in Melon Mambo and Basic Gray. I removed the mask and used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the greeting from the Vintage Verses Stamp Set that is part of Sale-A-Bration in Basic Gray. Two thin strips of Melon Mambo are adhered with 2-Way Glue along the top and bottom of the middle of the panel. I adhered some Basic Gray behind it and then adhered it to the base. For a little finishing touch I stamped another feather in Daffodil Delight, cut it out with my Paper Snips and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really do love the Fine Feather Stamp Set and the colors work pretty well with it I think! I hope that you enjoyed my Create with Connie and Mary color challenge card for this week. Thank you so much for spending some time with me today and I hope that you have a fun Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray and Melon Mambo

Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Gray and Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Fine Feathers and Vintage Verses Clear Mount

Tools: Paper Snips, 2-Way Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL