This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge is to make a Christmas Card. I have made quite a few over the past couple of weeks. For inspiration you get to use this image of a woman in front of a tree on the site. It has greens, reds and golds as the primary colors. The card I came up with uses my old standby stamp set Pines & Poinsettias (Etoile de Noel). I love the markered image, it makes for such a nice holiday card. I used the Perfect Polkadots Embossing Folder for a little depth and popped up the Ticket Corner punched image with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Teeny Tiny Wishes is a must have stamp set as it pretty much covers any sentiment that you may need. Some Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper and little bit of ribbon across the center of the card gives it a nice finishing touch. It’s a nice easy and quick card to make. I hope that you got some inspiration and enjoy your day!
Holiday Cards 1
I have been making a lot of Holiday Cards for the past two weeks. I am doing some craft fairs so I need some product! I am also making some 3D projects. I’ll be posting all of the cards here over the next few weeks. I get inspiration from all of the different blogs that I read every day. One of my favorites is Stampin’ Pretty by Mary Fish (www.stampinpretty.com). I’m a big fan of hers, she has really great cards and I love her tutorials. I watched one the other day about using the Fancy Flower Punch to make a chubby scalloped border. That was the starting point for today’s card. It kind of just made itself. The pieces came together so easily. I used some Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper and the stamps are from the Delightful Dozen and Etoile de Noel (Pines & Poinsettias) sets. It’s one of my favorites that I have made so far and I hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Stampin’ Up! products used:
Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla & Early Espresso
Designer Series Paper: Holly Berry Bouquet
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Stampin’ Write Markers: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green
Punches: Fancy Flower & Ticket Corner
Noel Workshop
My good friend Chantal hosted a Workshop for me on Saturday night. When I placed my last order with Stampin’ Up! I ordered the Etoile de Noel Clear Mount stamp set because I like the Noel better than Christmas on the set. It just so happens that my friend Chantal is French so it worked out perfectly. The card that I came up with for the Make & Take is below. I used Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock and Stampin’ Ink. The Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper is a beautiful set of papers that coordinate perfectly with the Pines & Poinsettias Stamp Set. The card is very simple but looks quite elegant. All of the attendees of the workshop enjoyed making the card and were very pleased with the way theirs came out. I had a great time and I’d like to thank Chantal for hosting the Workshop. I can’t wait for all of the people to get their supplies so they can make their own beautiful Christmas cards this year. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Hello Baby Boy Booties
I went to a Stampin’ Up! team meeting with my good friend Sandy last Saturday. It was in Washingtonville NY. We had a great time and I got all kinds of new ideas. The fact that it snowed and it took 3.5 hours to get home only made it more of an adventure. I also won the Stitched Stocking Clear Mount Set. I didn’t really think about using it for anything else besides Christmas and then I saw a card where it was used for baby booties. What a great idea! Here is my take on the card below. I used Marina Mist ink and card stock and the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I love the way the card came out and hope you like it too. Thanks for visiting and have a great day!
Stampin’ Up! products used:
Card Stock: Marina Mist and Very Vanilla
Ink: Marina Mist
Stamp Set: Stitched Stockings
Tools: Stocking Builder Punch, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL.
Nature Walk Sahara Birthday
You can never have enough Birthday cards. I make them all the time and always need to make more. I recently acquired some new stamp sets. The Nature Walk set is so versatile because it comes with a bird, eggs, cage, bee, butterfly and plant. I love the vintage feel that the set has. I decided that I wanted to use Sahara Sand Card Stock with Very Vanilla. I forgot to get the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Pad but not to worry because I have the Neutrals Stampin’ Marker set. I use the marker to stamp technique and it worked great. I also used the Square Lattice Texture Impressions Embossing Folder. I think it keeps in line with the natural theme of the card. For a little bling I added 3 little pearls. I like the card so much that I’m going to make it in a bunch of different colors!I’ll post those as soon as I can. Thanks for taking a look and have a great day!
Stampin’ Up! products used:
Card Stock: Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla
Markers: Sahara Sand
Stamp Set: Nature Walk Clear Mount
Tools: Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL
PPA117 – CAS Element of Style – Ribbon
This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge is to use some ribbon. I’m not a huge fan of ribbon. I have some but I only usually use it as an accent border. I do however really like 3D projects! I recently came across a new web site, Inking Idaho (http://www.inkingidaho.blogspot.com/). Becky has some great 3D projects and she offers up the Twelve Days of Christmas for you to download for $12.95. It features 12 great projects and instructions on how to make all of them. I made the candy bar gift card holder in Old Olive and used some Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper. I made a few modifications to the top but for the most part it’s exactly as Becky made hers. A piece of Whisper White 5/8 inch Satin Ribbon wrapped around the holder completes the project. Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!
Stampin’ Up! Products used:
Card Stock: Old Olive
Designer Series Paper (My Digital Studio): Letters to Santa
Ribbon: Whisper White 5/8 inch Satin
Tools: SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Mojo 212
This weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge is to use a tag. I love tags! I decided to keep it elegant by using Real Red, Basic Black & Very Vanilla. The vanilla polka dots embossed and then placed on the vanilla card has a nice clean look. I have never used the get well soon sentiment before, probably hoping that I never have to! Thanks for taking a look and have a great day!
Stampin’ Up! Products used:
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper: Brights Stack
Ink: Real Red & Basic Black
Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen & Heartfelt Thanks (retired)
Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Bakers Twine, Stamp-a-ma-gig, SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Overseas Cards
A good friend of mine, Chantal, recently went on a trip to Paris to see her family. She asked me if I would make a bunch of cards for her to take with her to give to them. I of course was thrilled. I love it when people like my cards, especially enough to take them international! So here are the cards that I made for her. Thanks to Chantal for being such a great friend and supporter! Thanks to you guys for taking a look and have a nice day!
Digital Scrapbooking Day.
Stampin’ Up! is celebrating Digital Scrapbooking Day with Free downloads on MyDigitalStudio.net November 4th to the 7th. I recently got My Digital Studio and have been playing around with it for a bit and I really like it. I use it mostly for hybrid projects (a combination of digital printouts and traditional paper crafting elements). If you have My Digital Studio be sure to mark you calendars and head on over in November to get your free brand new content. If you don’t have it maybe now is the time to look into it. It’s a great addition to any paper crafters tools!
PPA 116
For this weeks Pals Paper Arts the challenge is a sketch. It’s three squares with a band. I decided to do a traditional Christmas card, colors that is. The card itself is 4.25 x 4.25 square. I used some Garden Green Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock. I ran the Very Vanilla through the Big Shot with the new Snow Burst Embossing Folder. The Stitched Stockings Clear Mount Set and the Stocking Builder Punch are a great addition to anyones Holiday craft arsenal. I love the Merry Christmas from the Christmas Greeting Wood Mount Set. I think I will be making some more of these! Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Stampin’ Up! products used:
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Garden Green & Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock
Ink: Garden Green & Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink
Stamp Sets: Stitched Stocking Clear Mount Set & Christmas Greetings Wood Mount Set
Tools: Stocking Builder Punch & Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch
SNAIL Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals