November 17th, 2013 · 2 Comments
Three days after I started creating this card, I have finally finished it! When I saw the projects Stephanie Klauck presented on day 2 of Holiday Card Workshop 2103 on onlinecardclasses.com, I felt so inspired. She made it look so easy. Don’t get me wrong, I love the end result. But it is definitely not a card I’d want to mass-produce. đŸ˜‰
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All supplies by Stampin’ Up!® unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Endless Wishes
Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White, Urban Oasis Designer Series Paper
Ink: Pool Party, VersaMark
Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Frost Decorative Strip Die, Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Sticky Strip, Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive; Classic Squares Small Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Fishing Line (Stren)
Tags: fun & frolicky
October 20th, 2013 · 4 Comments
I was inspired by this week’s Mojo Monday sketch to make this card for a Belgian friend of mine. The Dutch sentiment was only partially stamped on the front of the card; the second part of the sentiment was stamped on the inside. Rough translation of the entire stamp: “A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.”
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Stamps: Making a Statement (Verve Stamps); Dutch friendship stamp (Verschooten Antwerpen)
Paper: Island Indigo, More Mustard, Whisper White (SU!); Clippings (BasicGrey)
Ink: Island Indigo, More Mustard, Pistachio Pudding (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Certainly Celery Twill Ribbon, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Rounded Scallop Frame Die, Scalloped Trim Die Set (Verve Stamps); Classic Rectangles Large Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Tags: simply delicious
October 13th, 2013 · 2 Comments
This card took me such a long time to make — I was afraid I was going to miss the Mojo Monday contest deadline! Perhaps I should spend more time in my stamping basement.
I just got BasicGrey’s RSVP 6″ x 6″ paper pack and thought these little cupcakes would look great on a birthday card. Stampin’ Up!’s Coastal Cabana ink matched the paper nicely. I used Gina K.’s trick with the embroidery floss to make my Bow-Easy bow seem really tied onto the card (it’s just stuck onto the card with Scor-Tape).
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Stamps: Borderline (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Pure Luxury Wine with Everything, White (Gina K. Designs); Crushed Curry (SU!); RSVP (BasicGrey)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Coastal Cabana (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Real Red 3/4″ Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Mini Vintage Oval Die Set (Verve Stamps); Lotus Pendants Shapeabilities (Spellbinders); Copic Marker (R02); Bow-Easy (Posi-Bendr); Embroidery Floss (DMC); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Tags: fun & frolicky
September 14th, 2013 · 2 Comments
Today I’m participating in a rather special shoebox swap in Fort Meade, MD. A few months ago, my friends and I chose one particular stamp set in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog that we would all design a card with for our next shoebox swap: Wetlands. I saw this cool Tri-Cut Dies Tutorial in the August/September 2013 edition of Pat Huntoon’s Technique Junkie Newsletter that I wanted to try with these images. Baked Brown Sugar Core’dinations card stock was used for the dry-embossed background panel, and rubbed with a sanding block to have the lighter core color revealed.
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Stamps: Wetlands
Paper: Baked Brown Sugar Core’dinations, Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Pistachio Pudding
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Big Shot, Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die, Natural Trim Ribbon, Sanding Block, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tags: clean & simple
September 8th, 2013 · 1 Comment
Under the wire, but I did manage to finish my card for the Mojo Monday contest in time! I’ve been making a lot of wedding cards lately, even though I only have one wedding coming up (next Sunday). This means I will have several cards to choose from, which doesn’t happen very often.
I just got these new Twisted Hearts M-Bossabilities last week and thought they would look great with the Verve images. After embossing the background, I highlighted the raised lines with a glitter pen.
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Stamps: Heart’s Desire, Love’s Flower, Wonderful Wishes (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Strawberry Slush, Blush Blossom, Crisp Cantaloupe Core’dinations (SU!); Pure Luxury Ivory (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Blush Blossom, Crisp Cantaloupe (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Standard Circles Small, Superellipse, and A2 Filigree Delight Nestabilities, Twisted Hearts M-Bossabilities (Spellbinders); Jumbo Sponge Daubers (Tsukineko); Gelly Roll® Stardust® Glitter Pen (Sakura)
Tags: truly elegant
