Betsy's Birthday

This card is inspired by Christyne.  I wanted to make a nice card for my aunt's birthday coming up.  It's not good to have so much white when you're talking about an Asian celebratory event.  So, I made the base in Rich Razzleberry; and embossed Lucky Limeade.  For the leaves I used Secret Garden stamp set, so I could use the framelit to cut them out.  I'm too lazy to fussy cut if I can avoid it.  I mean, I did cut the bird by hand.  That should be enough on one card, right? :)

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Betsy's Blossom, Secret Garden, Perfect Punches

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Papers: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Framed Tulips embossing folder, Secret Garden framelit, Itty Bitty punch pack, Basic Rhinestones

Mix Bunch for Mother

The original card idea came from Cindy.  However, for the life of me, I can't find the original card posting.  Anyways, when I saw her card, I knew what changes I wanted to make to it to make it a little more unique.  I made the card into a version of the "Joy Card."  This card was designed for a group of ladies who don't have much time.  I wanted the card to be beautiful, but also simple enough to do.  I have a couple of versions here, only because I wanted to see what paper combinations would look like.  I also used the Happy Birthday stamp from Perfect Punches set originally.  But the group leader wanted to use a stamp she already had, so I wanted to make sure it fit in the Extra Large Oval punch.

This is the side view of the card when it's opened up.  Pretty neat, huh?

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Mix Bunch, Perfect Punches

Ink: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight

Papers: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories: Blossom Punch, 1" circle punch, Extra Large Oval punch

Beyond the Garden Faux Quilt

Good morning!  I HAD been busy creating the last few weeks, but all involve some retired products in one way or another.  If you're like me, you have lots of "stuff" in your stash.  I've promised myself to use up some before getting further into the new.  So here I am.  My biggest hoarding issue at the moment is pattern paper, or DSPs.  I save every single tiny piece of scraps.  What do you do with them?  Well, the faux quilt technique is perfect for small pieces!

I just love this card.  I took a piece of 4"x5" paper and glued these 1" square pieces on the paper.  I ran the whole thing through the Big Shot, first cutting with Top Note Die.  Then I embossed it with Square Lattice embossing folder.  I used the new Daffodil Delight Seam Binding ribbon, using the gathering technique (fray one end, hold onto one thread and start gathering).  This took a bit longer than I wanted, but I LOVE how it turned out.  Stamped and punched out the birthday greeting.  Popped it up using Dimensionals.  Put the whole thing on more Dimensionals and on the Daffodil Delight cardstock.  At first, the cardstock was not embossed.  It was so plain looking.  I ran it through the Big Shot with my Perfect Polka Dot folder, rounded the corners, and Voila!  Isn't this a very pretty card?

BTW, to make sure the ribbon stays down, you can use a little bit of Sticky Strip, or run a thin bead of Crystal Effects under the ribbon and let it dry.  I put my E clear block on top, just to make sure the ribbon did adhere.

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Perfect Punches

Ink: Melon Mambo

Papers: Daffodil Delight, Beyond the Garden DSP (retired)

Accessories: Top Note die, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Square Lattice embossing folder, Extra Large Oval punch, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon, corner rounder

Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop: Apr 2012

Can you believe it's been another month and time for our monthly Blog Hop again?  If you are new here and/or came from Shellie's Blog, a great big welcome to you!  I hope you will find something you like here and get your creative juices going.  Let's get right to it.  Everything I'm showing today uses items from the Summer Smooches suite.

This suite of products are going to be in the new catalog starting in June.  But you can pre-order them THIS MONTH ONLY!  Contact me for details.

I'm starting out with my 3-D item today.

Isn't this ca-yoote?!!!  This is a mini-magazine holder that fits 3x3 cards.  The tutorial came from Kards by Kadie.  I took her advice and used a piece of copy paper to make my template and changed her dimensions and score locations to fit what I want.  And just to show you how much I love my readers, I have made a TUTORIAL with my dimensions, just for you!

Here is the backside.

View of the empty holder.

As for cards, I made several 3"x3" cards.  I am so super thankful for all my friends and customers who have not only supported me throughout the year, but especially during this last SAB promotion.  Every order has helped me obtain my goals I set for myself for SAB.  Part of my thank yous to them is one of these cards.  They don't know this yet, but I am planning to put a little surprise in each person's bag this week.  (hey, if you're reading this post, just pretend you didn't know more goodies are coming your way, okay?)

Here is a closeup of each different kind of card I made.

I am loving using clear blocks for background stamping.  These are done with the A block.

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): A Word for You, Perfect Punches

Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango

Papers: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories: Labels Framelits, Designer Frames embossing folder, Adorning Accents Edgelit, Square Lattice embossing folder, Decorative Label punch, Curly Label punch, Scallop Oval punch, Extra Large Oval punch, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding ribbon, Rich Razzleberry Dotted ribbon (retired), Lucky Limeade Sheer ribbon (SAB2012 Exclusive, retired), Ticket Corner punch, Scallop Trim punch, sponge, Clear Block A

There you have it!  Hope you enjoyed this stop.  Your Next Stop is Fantabulous Pam.

         

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards  <-- That's me!
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Anji C. of Altered Scraps Blog
6. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
7. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
8. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
9. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
10. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
11. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
12. Linda O. of Stamp at Linda's
13. Marla R. of Marla's Stampin' Spot
14. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
15. Nicole B. of Creations by Mommy
16. Pam S. of Sunny Girl Scraps
17. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim