#1 Teacher

So here is another card made for Teacher's Appreciation Week.   I love that I was able to use so many of my favorite stamp sets in the card, Border Banter and Blue Ribbon.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Family Reunion, Border Banter, Blue Ribbon
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Series Paper, Friends and Flowers Simply Scrappin' Kit, Chocolate Chip Patterns Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Brads and Buttons from a local craft store

Tools:  Scallop Border Punch, My Way Punch

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6th starts Teacher's Appreciation week.   So here is a card for I made to celebrate the teacher's out there.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Short Order Numbers, Family Reunion and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper, Friends & Flower Scrappin' Kit
Accessories:   Pearls and Early Espresso Tafetta Ribbon
Tools:  Corner Rounder from a local craft store, Big Shot, Delicate Doilies Sizzlets

New In Colors

So I am so excited I had a chance to play with some new sneak peak items that came in.   Here is the new 2013-2015 In Colors!!!   I love the fresh and springing colors that are making their way into our color line.      The new colors are Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush and Baked Brown Sugar.   I also got to play with photopolymer stamp set that was released.    I love the banner in the Designer Typeset stamp set.      So here is some new things paired up with an old favorite stamp set, Flower Fest.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:   Designer Typeset, Flower Fest, Feeling Sentimental

Ink:   Basic Black

Paper:  Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush and Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories:  Button and pearls from a local craft store

Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

 

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week Inkredible Color Challenge is:  Basic Gray, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade and Tempting Turquoise.   What can I say sometimes the mind wants what it wants.   I completely missed the Basic Gray in the combo when I sat down to do it.   So here is my card minus the Basic Gray.  I guess the Rhinestones are kinda gray.   

 I have to say I love the color combo, but it was a a challenge.   It was hard with the 3 colors, I think if I saw the Basic Gray I would have been scratching my head for another hour trying to figure out what to do!   Most of the products are not SU except the card stock and the ink.

2013 List of Retired Stamp Sets and Accessories

So some things never change, I was up at the crack of dawn checking out the 2013 list of retired stamp sets and accessories.    The list was released this morning as well as a few sneak peaks into the new catalog for us demonstrators only.    It makes my heart happy to know that after 9 years of being a demonstrator, this is like Christmas morning and I can't wait to see what is going away and sneak peaks into the new catalog.

You can purchase the retired items until June 3, 2013.    The retiring accessories will only be available until the supply runs out.

You can purchase the new items from the new catalog on May 31st.

Are you dying to get your hands on the new catalog, contact me today and I will get your copy out in the mail.    The catalogs will start shipping May 1st.

Click here to see the list of 2013 retiring stamp sets.

Click here to see the list of 2013 retiring accessories.

Stamping Royalty Color Challenge

This week Stamping Royalty brings us a color challenge.   The colors are Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Midnight Muse.   I have to say I was a little stumped with the colors until I thought of blue jeans and daisies and then the project took off.   The card just makes me think of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants!
The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) April 29th. Hope you can join us!
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Patterned Occasions, Stacks of Wishes
Ink:  Mignight Muse, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit
Paper:  Whisper White, Gumball Green, Mignight Muse, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Buttons, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Silver Brad
Tools:  Blossom Petals Xl Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Coluzzle Cutting System, Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die, Big Shot, Corner Rounder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Another Special Day

As always one card will not just do in my family.  Here is a card I made for my parents to give.
 
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Special Blessing, stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Blushing Bride
Paper:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls and Crochet Trim and Button from a local craft store
Tools:  Corner Rounder and Cross punch from a local craft store, Heart to Heart Punch

Special Day

So this card was initally made for a confirmation, but it can easily be changed to be a communion or even a baptism.  I love the beautiful cross in the Special Blessing stamp set.
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Special Blessing
Ink:  Blushing Bride
Paper:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls and Crochet Trim from a local craft store
Tools:  Corner Rounder and Cross punch from a local craft store, Scallop Trim Border Punch

Loving the floral

I have to say sometimes it is fun to make florals, but sometimes it is just as fun just to buy an amazing floral and all the work is done, just attach it to the card.  How beautiful is this floral!!
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Something to Celebrate, Notably Ornate
Ink: Melon Mambo
Paper:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Flirtateous Prints Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Rhinestones and Floral from a local craft store
Tools: Corner Rounder and Scallop Border Punch

Continuing with Mother's Day Cards

How super easy is this card.  With the designer tape and punching circles this card was done in no time at all.  
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Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Something to Celebrate
Ink:  Melon Mambo
Paper:  Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and Old Olive
Accessories:  Designer Tape and Pearls from a local craft store
Tools:  Circle Punches, Corner Rounder, Blossom Petals Xl Punch

Photo Inspiration

Stamping Royalty brings us a photo inspiration this week:   I was completely drawn to the beautiful reds in the photo.   I was inspired by this card in the lastest copy of Cards Creations by Paper Crafts and decided to make my own version of the card with the products I own.   The burlap flower was super easy to make.  Using my Circles Sizzex, I cut four circles and then folded them in half twice and then attached them to piece of card stock with glue.   I put a brad through the center and the embellishment was done.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) April 22nd. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Elementary Elegance
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Parker's Patterns Designer Series Paper, Just Delightful Simply Scrappin' Kit, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:  Antique Brads, Pearls, Burlap, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon
Tools:  Big Shot, Circle Sizzex, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Butterfly Punch

Mother's Day

A friend of mine asked me to make a stack of personalized Mother's Day cards for all the mothers in her life.   I found this great card on Pinterest and decided it would be perfect start to making my Mother's Day creations for her.    The greeting was personalized and printed on the card.
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Itty Bitty Banners, That's the Ticket
Ink:  Primrose Petals, Old Olive
Paper:  More Mustard, Whisper White, Old Olive, Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Paper, Primrose Petals Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Doily from a local craft store
Tools:  Small Butterfly Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Corner Rounder, Blossom Petals Xl Punch

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Midnight Muse, Rich Razzlberry, Lucky Limeade.  What a perfect opportunity to break out the colors and make a Mother's Day card.
I love the Madison Avenue stamp set and how you an use the images to make a beautiful background paper.
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Something to Celebrate, Madison Avenue and Summer Silouettes
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry and Midnight Muse
Paper:   Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Midnight Muse Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Crochet Trim from a local craft store
Tools:  Corner Rounder, Eyelet Border Punch

Babies

So the neutral continue along with another baby card.   I have to I am loving making baby cards with  the crumb cake color.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Buggies & Booties and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Pearls, Antique Brad, Very Vanilla Tafetta Ribbon
Tools:  Scallop Square Sizzex, Big Shot

So Happy!!

I am so happy to say another project of mine has been published!!!!   It is in the part of the digital extras in May/June's edition of Paper Crafts magazine.   How great is that if you are a print  magazine subscriber, you automatically have access to additional projects in the digital version of the magazine.   It is so easy and you can download a copy of the magazine and it is on your desktop.

Click here to learn more about it.   If you haven't signed up to see the digital version, it only takes seconds to have access to great projects that Paper Craft is well known for!  

I am honored that my work has been showcased in this magazine.

Here is my All Star Dad card that was published the May/June 2013 edition as well as the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Border Banter, Family Reunion, Sporting, stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Calypso Coral, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip Prints Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  More Mustard Buttons, Silver Eyelets, Baker's Twine and Stickers from a local craft store
Tools:  Crop-a-dile, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Inkredible Color Challenge

So this must be the week of playing with neutral colors.    This week's Inkredible color challenge is:  Baja Breeze,  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, River Rock.

I was inspired by florals from a few weeks ago and decided to add them to this weeks project.  As the card started to take shape, it ended up being a great mother's day card.   It's never too early to start making cards for the amazing moms in your life.

Here are the steps to make the florals again:   The flower was just so easy to make I used the Triple Blossom punch and punched out 5 flowers.   Then I used my paper piercer and put a hole through the center of all of them.  Next, I used my bone folder to break up the fibers in the flowers so they would be easy to work with.   Next, I put a silver brad through the center.  I then scrunched up the flowers towards the middle.  Once all five layers were scrunched than I played with them and made them more life like.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: You're Amazing , Family Reunion and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Soft Suede, Whisper White
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White and River Rock Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Silver Brads, Artisan Embellishment Kit, Doily from a local craft store
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Big Shot, Triple Blossom Layer Punch, Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Corner Rounder and Butterfly Punch from a local craft store

Stamping Royalty

This week Stamping Royalty brings us the challenge of baby themed cards!    Here is my whisper white, crumb cake and very vanilla baby themed card.   I have to say I love playing with the neutral color scheme which is perfect for a baby card.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) April 15th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Nursery Necessities, Something to Celebrate
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Paper:  Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack
Accessories:  Pearls, Whisper White Button, Very Vanilla Button and Doily from a local craft store
Tools:  Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Large Star Punch, Small Heart Punch, Corner Rounder

Loving the Flower

So I am loving the colors in the paper and embellishments I purchased at a local craft store.   They are such striking and beautiful.   Here is a thank you card I put together that I needed to send out.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Thank you kindly
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Very Vanilla and designer series paper from a local craft store
Accessories:  Floral, Crochet Trim, Pearls and Journaling Cards from a local craft store
Tools:  Edgelits Die, Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzlets, Border Punch from a local craft store

A Note of Thanks

So I picked up this great paper and embellishments at my local craft store.   I just love the colors and embellishments.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Thank You Kindly
Ink:  Early Espresso
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, designer series paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Crochet trim and floral embellishment from a local craft store
Tools:  Beautiful Butterfly Sizzex, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Handheld Circle Punch, Petal Cone Sizzex, Big Shot

Inkredible Color Challenge.

This week's Inkredible Color Challenge brings us Bravo Burgundy, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie and Pool Party.  

I wasn't sure how I was going to pull these colors together, but I was inspired by a card on a magazine and it inspired me to make this creation.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Flower Fest, Perfectly Penned
Ink:  Versamark, Calypso Coral
Paper:  Whisper White, Bravo Burgundy, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Vellum, Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls and Buttons from a local craft store, White Embossing Powder
Tools:  Corner Rounder, Large Scallop Circle Punch, Butterfly Punch from a local craft store, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

 

Playing with new Stickers

I got these great new stickers, they looked like embossed ink, but really are just stickers.   How quick and easy was this favor box made.   Die cut, add stickers, tie bow and accessories!   Most of the products are not SU, but the ones that are: Whisper White satin ribbon, pearls, aluminum tag and Box #2 Sizzex.

Ribbons and Pearls

So I found this amazing card on Pinterest and I couldn't wait to try to make the dress on my own.   This week's Stamping Royalty challenge gave me the perfect opportunity to make it.    The challenge this week is Ribbons and Pearls.    Click here to see the tutorial on how to make the dress.   So easy to do.

I have to say I love the way this card came out.  I believe it maybe a go to card when I need one for a wedding.   So beautiful and elegant. 

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) April 8th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Together Forever
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Paper:  Whisper White, Shimmery White Card Stock
Accessories:  Pearls, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Artisan Embellishments Kit, Doily from a local craft store
Tools:  Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Textured Embossing folders, Hearts Collection Framelits

Spectrum Stamping

So we all purchased the spectrum pads when they were added to the catalog years ago.  I just could not bear to part with them in the off chance I may want to play with them one day in the future.  Well the one day finally came.   I thought they would work so well with my chevron stamp sets I purchased.   They almost fit perfectly when lining up the chevrons on the stamp with the spectrum pad!
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  from a local craft store and Summer Solstice
Ink: Celebrations Spectrum Pad
Paper:  Whisper White, Concord Crush
Accessories:  Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Linen Thread and Pearls
Tools:  1/2" Square Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Crop-a-dile, Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Super Simple Thank You

I was completely inspired by a thank you card I saw in the latest edition of Stamp It magazine by Paper Crafts.   I decided to make my own version of the card using the supplies in my craft room.
Of course no card is the same without a little bling.
Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets:  from a local craft store, Thank You Kindly
Ink:  Bashful Blue, Basic Gray
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Gray Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Rhinestones
Tools:  Corner Rounder from a local craft store