Fun Flower Package

I had a couple of thank you's to send out that needed something extra with it - like some of our great product. I chose some Designer Buttons to hide between the layers of this flower!

  

                                                                                                                                                                  

  

 I began by cutting a large scalloped circle using the Big Shot! and the Scalloped Circle #2 Die (only available until May 31st!). I then adhered a Shaker Frame filled with Designer Buttons! It was topped off with two flowers created with the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die and a Brights Designer Button. You could fill it with anything - brads, ribbon, candy, die cut flowers....

Here's a side view - now you'd never have a reason to actually look at it like this but

I wanted to show you to help explain how I sandwiched the pieces.   

And another color scheme!

   Floral District DSP    -   Rich Razzleberry card stock     - Calypso Coral card stock

                                     Designer Buttons, Brights    -       Shaker Frames
                                    Fun Flowers Bigz L Die    -  Scalloped Circle #2 Die

Easter Basket Card

A quick and easy basket card just in time for Easter with lots of dimension thanks to embossing. Gotta love that Big Shot! Paper eggs can easily be embossed with any design (well, short of Halloween!)  Embellish with ribbon and a paper flower!

Real eggs take on a vintage look with a little stamping in Sahara Sand. Easy ways to use your supplies for home decor.

Aviary - for a Special Friend

I haven't played with the Aviary stamp set for awhile, but I love it, and it just seemed to suit the person I wanted to send a card to. A very special friend who has been an inspiration and a mentor to me.  I am so proud of her and some of the decisions she is needing to make right now! You go, girl! (and come visit me in Idaho! - we need about four days of non-stop coffee, chocolate and chatting! 

As we go through the different stages of life we are met with different decisions and challenges and this gal has been with me through all of them. She has a huge heart for others and always, always has a listening ear.  Fortunately, for me, I have a few of these kind of friends - who could ask for more? So, this card applies to a few of you out there, but today, Janet, this one is for you!  Hugs!

Supplies:
Poppy Parfait card stock
Very Vanilla card stock
Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon
Aviary stamp set
Labels Collections Framelits Die
Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Even Bunnies Have Tattoos!

Are you ready for Spring? I certainly am! Bunnies, flowers, sunshine and the smell of newly mown grass... I can't wait!

To help move the spring along I give you this little bunny card - complete with a little heart tattoo on her tushie! (She's a girl cuz she has a bow and a flower for a tail!) But I bet you could come up with some darling little boy bunnies also. My apologies to the bunny for getting her just a tad bit pink on the backside - oops!
Along with the bunny are some miniature candy bars dressed up with flowers. Wouldn't they be a great addition to an Easter basket or, I know, how about a Spring Tea Party! Can't you just see one at each place setting with a little message for your friends.

So... the sun is shining, the grass is getting greener and Spring will come!

Have a wonderful stamping day!


Supplies:
Big Shot!
Scallop Circle #2 Die
Island Floral Die - for ears and candy bar flowers
1-3/8" Circle Punch
1" Circle Punch
3/4" Circle Punch
Large Oval Punch
Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Whisper White card stock
Sweet Shop DSP

Twitterpated - what a wonderful word!

Here's an interesting combo - Lucky Limeade and Basic Grey. What do you think? The card has a great little flip embellishment that wishes a Happy Birthday.

 Complete instructions for both of these projects are available for immediate download at the Cupcakes, Whirligigs and Sweets tutorial, along with four other projects.
 I thought it would be fun to do it up in brand new colors with a bit of a vintage feel. I think I like it!

Pool Party Colors

Happy Monday morning! 

This  wonderful little stamp set, "Send Me Soaring!, from the Occasions Mini catalog, was the stamp set I chose when asked to design a few projects for InkingEverythingWithBecky (have you checked it out yet?)

Well.... I keep picking it up and creating another card and then another card and then ...   I go to the mailbox and if there isn't a copy of the great magazine Stampin' Up! does just for it's demonstrators and they're showcasing "my" stamp set! So, of course I had to copy one of their cards  just to show you. (the one on the right - cute, huh?)

The other one  - all mine. Everytime I look at this Sweet Shop DSP I think of water so I knew somewhere along the line I had to come up with a little boat to float in it! So here it is along with a few how-to pics. Enjoy! 

Here is a close-up! I embossed the full sail with the Adorning Accents Hearts embossing folder and also embossed the "water" with the Adorning Accents Scallop embossing folder. Tuck it into the water and you're done!

To create the "boat" I used the Round Tab punch as shown. 

For the sail I used one complete triangle and one half triangle from the Petite Pennants punch.

Feel Better Soon..... please

Have you ever been working so intensely on a card and it's just not coming together at all?  Well, today after coloring in 15 little coffee cups, cutting, embossing and stamping and it STILL wasn't doing anything for me, I picked up one of the pieces I had embossed and thought "this would make the cutest little bandaid!

So, I present to you a get well card  that just makes me feel better already! It fits perfectly into the Small Open-Ended Envelopes #107286 which are 6-3/4" x 3-1/2". It's a great little envelope, too!

Supplies:

Pool Party card stock            6-1/2" x 6-1/2" round all four corners with a 3/16" Corner punch

Crumb Cake card stock        1-1/4" x 5"  emboss with Adorning Accents heart folder

                                                 1" x 1-1/4"   de-boss with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Whisper White card stock     2" x 2" 

Word Play stamp set #120651

Itty Bitty Bits stamp set #120060

Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Adorning Accents embossing folder

Big Shot Machine

Marina Mist ink

Crumb Cake ink

Basic Gray ink

Sponge

Stampin' Dimensionals

Glue Dots

Post-it Note

1) Fold card in half. Stamp hearts onto card front using Marina Mist ink. Sponge edges of card with Marina Mist ink also.

2)Round edges of embossed "band-aid" using the 3/16" Corner punch and sponge edges  with Crumb Cake ink. Adhere center piece of "band aid" using Glue Dots and then entire "band-aid" to card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

3) Using Basic Gray ink, stamp sentiment to lower right hand corner of card. Also stamp sentiment onto Whisper white card stock. I used a label punch that I didn't realize was discontinued until writing this - however, you can cut out just the "ick" into a square that fits inside the saying and use the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack to add the little bit of cuteness to the corners. Adhere to card front with a Glue Dot.

Whenever I have to punch something this little I just adhere it to a Post-it note so you have something to hold onto while punching. Perhaps this picture will help...

       

The medicine bottle holds Jelly Bellys. I adorned it using a tag from the Lots of Tags Die set #114508, stamped it the same as the card front and used part of the same sentiment. I cut a piece of Marina Mist seam binding in half lengthwise (I like how it starts to fray!) to tie around the bottle (which I just happened to have from who knows where!)  A good source for the Jelly Bellys is Winco  - I love their bulk section!

Valentine Lollipops!

Remember all the fun of taking your Valentine's to school? This project is the end result of our daughter's call "Mom, do you have any ideas for something special the girls can take to school on Valentine's Day?"  I LOVE calls like that - the brain goes into over-drive, ready for another new idea!

I created these using the Island Floral Bigz Die. They go together quickly - which is always good when you are mass producing.  I cut out 40 of them, and sent them on to the  "cutest granddaughters in the world" where they will put them together, complete with lollipops and ribbons and present them to their friends on hearts day.  Don't you wish you were in their class?

Supplies:

Pretty in Pink card stock    2-1/2" x 5" per lollipop

Red Glimmer paper #121790  pg 181   1-1/2" square per lollipop

Wild Wasabi 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon #125059

1-1/4" Circle punch # 119861

Cellophane bags 3" x 5" #103104  pg 181

Big Shot Machine

Island Floral Bigz Die

Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

2-Way Glue pen or Multipupose Liquid Glue   pg 206

Lollipops (not in the SU! catalog :)

Directions:

1) Fold pink card stock in half to create a 2-1/2" square.

2) Using the Island Floral Bigz Die, lay the folded cardstock onto the flower die making sure that the folded edge lays within the cutting border - need a pic on this one, right? Here's the deal - you want the flower to be able to still fold in half after it's cut.  Tough to get a good pic, but I think you'll get the drift.

Here's what it looks like after it's cut:

3) Emboss the flower front only using the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder. I was able to do three flowers at a time - see pic below.  I lined up the fold of the flower with the edge of the embossing folder so the back of the flower is on the underside and will not be embossed which makes writing the greeting inside just a tad easier!

4) Using the 1-1/4" Circle punch and the Red Glimmer paper cut out flower center. Adhere to flower using Snail Adhesive.

5) Write  or stamp your greeting inside the flower and then place your lollipop through the opening on the folded side of the flower. The folded part of the flower will be at the bottom. You can adhere the flower to the lollilpop with a little Multi-purpose Liquid Glue or the 2-Way Glue Pen. "These adhesives are both temporary when allowed to momentarily dry before adhering"

6) Place in cellophane bag and tie with ribbon - isn't it cute?  Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are the ones ready to be mailed to Kaylee and Hope!

And just in case you are wondering "so how cute are the cutest granddaughters in the world?"  here they are enjoying the beach!  

Hearts and Doilies

I love, love Valentine's Day! It was my favorite day of the school year. Remember the Valentine boxes decorated with hearts we were taught to cut out by folding the paper in half (no Big Shot back then!) and paper doilies, lots of red, lots of hearts and candy to boot? Hard not to love a day like that.  Then taking your boxes home - am I the only one that would go through my Valentine's over and over again?

Well, they'd be vintage Valentine's now.... that's a few moons ago but I still love making and receiving (hint, hint)  hearts. I've been busy creating so here's the first of many that you'll be seeing on my blog. I'll try hard to mix it up with some other fun cards along the way, but take time to enjoy the romance of February 14th!

You'll find this paper in the Sale-A-Bration catalog that'scoming soon (I so hope I'm not getting into trouble for showing this early!!) It's beautiful and vintage-like and I enjoyed combining it with a doily sponged with Sahara Sand ink, emboss a heart, pop on a few pearls and satin ribbon and I love it!  

Wedding Day!

Time for another wedding card! The bride had chosen red, black and white as her colors along with red poppies. These flowers are so... fun to make and hold their shape perfectly! I used the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch (on the first setting) and it was just the right size.

I really do like the "happy I do day" stamp from Word Play but have struggled to find a punch that fits it well. Tada - I found it! The Extra Large Oval punch turned slightly sideways seems to fit just fine. The center sports an Antique Brad #117273.

Pumpkin Treat Basket

I wanted to make a little basket that would work for small fall treats. I'd seen many pumpkins made from circles but none from the Oval Scallop die cut - I'm sure they are out there, I just hadn't come across any. Fill it with anything special!

I began with two Oval Scallop dies and cut a third using Just Add Cake DSP. Sponged the edges of both with Pumpkin Pie ink. Cut the bottom edge of the Oval Scallop straight so the basket will  stand up.

Leaves: Stamp the leaf from French Foilage #121166 stamp set using  Always Artichoke ink on Old Olive cardstock. Run the leaves through the Spider Web embossing folder to add dimension.

I created a small box to fit inside and adhered it using Sticky Strip.

School Daze are here again!

This is a back to school "pencil" designed to hold a regular size candy bar - perfect to provide the energy it takes to make it through that first day back!  Mom, you may need one, too!

It's quick and easy to make and I was pleased with how it turned out. Enlarge it a bit to hold a brand new pack of pencils if the sugar seems a bit much.

Supplies:
1)  Daffodil Delight c/s: Cut one piece 6-3/4" x 6-3/4"  score @ 1-3/4", 2", 2-3/4", 4",4-3/4" &
      5"
     Sponge scored lines with More Mustard ink
2)  Blushing Bride c/s:   Cut one piece 6-3/4" x 1"  score @ 1-3/4" 2" 4-3/4" & 5"
     Sponge along one long edge with Regal Rose ink to create "eraser"
3) Crumb Cake c/s: Cut one piece 3" x 2-3/4" score @ 1" and cut point of pencil (2" area)
     as shown  below
4) Basic Black c/s: Cut one piece 1" x 1-1/2" 
5) Apply Sticky Strip as shown below

So, here's what it should look like so far!  My apologies for the slightly fuzzy pic! It's late and well, it's late!

6)Adhere  Basic Black c/s to pointed end of Crumb Cake and cut to match angles to create
    the "lead"

7) Apply Sticky Strip along long edge of pencil. Place candy bar inside and adhere it around.
    The candy bar is not to stick to the card stock, but will give you something solid when you are
     folding and adhering it.
8) From Basic Black c/s punch a tag using the Decorative Label punch #120907
9) From Whisper White c/s cut a tag using Lots of Tags #114508 die cut and the Big Shot!
10) Using Basic Gray ink stamp sentiment onto tag. I used one from Friendly Phrases
       #126151
      I really like using Basic Gray for sentiments - it's just a tad softer looking than black.
11) Adhere sentiment to the Basic Black label. Punch holes at either end, insert brads and  
     adhere to front side of "pencil" with Stampin' Dimensionals
12) Insert candy bar - quick before you get tempted!!

I hope this will put a smile on some student's face! Enjoy!

Congratulations, Graduate!

You know how sometimes you're happiest with the results when you work with what you have and don't worry about the fact you don't have what you think you need? (like a graduation stamp) That's how this card came to be. I love the Word Play stamp set and use it over and over. Stars seemed kinda "graduationy" to me, so that's what we put together. I like words that aren't really words but get the point across! I also discovered there are no rules limiting how you use the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, so I just centered it on the 5" square card stock - makes for a simple border on each side. Stars #2 die cut gave me the stars - how I love the Big shot! Smile!

Simple Pocket Notecards

I love to present notecards in pretty pockets - just adds a special touch. You can custom size your inserts by running the Big Scallop Square through the Big Shot a second time.