Friday, September 28, 2012

"Hello"



Hello My Crafty Friends,
Woo Hoo! Happy Friday... Are you all ready for the weekend, I know I am!! 

Today's card involves some layers with the Elegant Butterfly Punch and the Finishing Touches Edgelit Dies!  The card was fairly simple and quick to put together!  

The Cafe Comfort Designer Paper was my inspiration for this card:)  I hope you like it.  Thank you for stopping by today and have a fantastic weekend my sweet friends!!



The GORGEOUS stamped butterfly was stamped then punch with the Elegant Butterfly Punch, I added the three tiny tags for some more interest with the "Hello" sentiment from the Tiny Tags stamp set which you can buy at my store HERE.

I added  Wild Wasabi  as a layer to bring out the Gumball Green from the butterfly!! The Soft Suede die is from the Apothecary Dies item #127003 buy them HERE and I also added a border to the top of the Comfort Cafe DSP from the Finishing Touches Edgelit Dies.

Stampin' Up! Supplies
               Stamps- Papillion Potpourri, Tiny Tags Inks- Soft Suede, Gumball Green, 
     Paper- Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, 
Wild Wasabi, Gumball Green, Comfort Cafe DSP,   
Tools- Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelit Dies, Finishing 
Touches edgelits die, Elegant, Jewelry Tag Punch,  
Accessorries- Rhinestones, Twine, Ribbon 

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Elegant Butterfly Punch

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Price$15.95
Use this punch with the elegant Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set for perfect coordination

Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies

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Price$9.95
See what you're cutting with Edgelits dies. 2 dies to cut card edges (ea. 6-1/4" long). Use with Big Shot, Standard Cutting Pads, and Multipurpose Platform. Cuts one sheet of paper.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Happy 40th Birthday Penguin!



Hello Friends,
How are you all doing this fabulous Thursday??? Forgive my lack of posting but, I've been is some lazy crafty days and maybe is has to do with the excitement of my "NEW" shows  that started this week!

My husband's birthday was yesterday and I made this cute card for him.  I must say that when it comes to boy cards, I REALLY have a hard time putting colors together!   I thought I would do grays and whites with a touch of Marina Mist from Stampin' Up!

The adorable Penguin is from Stampin' Up! and the 
stamp is called Zoo Review item #122199 get it HERE.  I added some Crystal Effects to the bottom by the penguins feet to make it look like water or give it that wet look. The card looks better in person and can definitely see the crystal effects, I promise:)

The flag poll was made with some Designer Paper by 
simply rolling it and adhering it with some Tombow.  
The tiny Pom Pom is from my local craft store.

Stampin Up! Supplies
Stamps- Zoo Review, Memorable Moments, Inks- Basic Black, Marina Mist
Paper- Whisper White, Heavy white CS, Basic Gray, Neutrals DSP paper stacks
Tools- Big Shot, Chevron Emboss Folder, Paper Snips, Tombow, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Memorable Moments Clear-Mount Stamp Set
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Create cards and projects honoring special birthdays and anniversaries with this versatile eighteen-piece set. Images fits perfectly inside of frame. Coordinates with our fabulous, new Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and the Labels Collection Framelits Dies.
Set Quantity: 18

Zoo Review - Clear-Mount Stamp Set - by Stampin' Up!
Zoo Review - Clear-Mount Stamp122199
Price$16.95
Capture the magic of the wild with these beautifully drawn line-art images. Scrapbook your trip to the zoo or create animal book for a little one. Available in both wood- and clear-mount.
Set Quantity: 5
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

One card with Triple Stamping and 2-Step Stamping


Hello My Crafty Friends,
I hope you are all off to a great new week!! Today, I have a super Lovely card using both the 2-Step and Triple Stamping Technique on todays card.   

You may be wondering what is the "Triple Stamping Technique" well basically it's stamping on three layers of card stock and stamping off each layer like my card below.  

As for the 2-step stamping it's using two images, the bottom stamp is usually a lighter color and the top stamp is a darker inked image on top of the lighter one.  I hope this made sense for you!  If not don't worry I'm working on editing some videos to share sometime soon on these techniques!


The beautiful stamp used for this card is the 
Stippled Blossoms item #126747 and OMG! check 
out the Vintage Fauceted Designer Buttons item#127555 
above with some twine and a rhinestone, isn't it 
LOVELY and so VINTAGE????

I used Island Indigo and Whisper White for this 
card along with Pool Party and Island Indigo 
Classic Ink pads. 
Measurements for the layers
A2 Base Indigo: 4-1/4 X 5-1/2, Layer White: 4 X 5-1/4
2nd Base Indigo: 3-1/4 X 4-1/2  2nd Layer White: 3 X 4-1/4
3rd Base Indigo: 2-1/4 X 3-1/2  3rd Layer White: 2 X 3-1/4

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps- Stippled Blossoms, Curly Cute,  Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo,  
Inks- Pool Party, Island Indigo Tools- Paper Trimmer, Modern Label Punch,  
Accessories- Vintage Fauceted Designer Buttons, Pool Party Twine, Rhinestones

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Vintage, glass-like accents. Reminiscent of vintage door pulls.
• 24 buttons: 8 ea. of 3 designs
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Stippled Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set
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Two-step stamping is so easy to do--and the results are spectacular! Just stamp the base image, then position and stamp the overlay image. It's that simple. This ten-piece set lets you make old-fashioned roses--for all of your feminine and vintage projects.
Set Quantity: 10


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Friday, September 21, 2012

Celebrate Happiness



Hello Friends,
Happy Friday!! Woo Hoo I'm so ready for the weekend!! What about you?  Today, I have a lovely card using Stampin' Up!'s "Paper Daisies"  which you can get HERE!

To create this flower all you need to do is start by folding the Paper Daisies into fourths and hot glue them to a large Paper Daisy and continue to do this all around until you get the desired fullness on the flower.  

OMG! notice the white LACE on the bottom of the card, isn't it beautiful? well, it's a Wheel Stamp that I unmounted and stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed.  Doesn' t it look like actual lace?? I sure think so:)  Thank you for stopping by today and have a fun weekend!!


Challenges entered

  WOW! look at the dimension of this flower and the heat embossed lace, isn't it beautiful??? I love it
Celebrate Happiness (sentiment) is heat embossed using our Tempting Turquoise emboss powder.  The Stampin' Up! doily  is die cut from some DSP.  Super easy and perfect for a Birthday, Bridal Shower or a wedding!!!
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps- Fabulous Phrases, Viola's lace,  Inks- VersaMark, Paper- Basic Black,
Whisper White, Tools- Big Shot, Doily Die, Bitty Banner Dies, Heat Tool,
 Glue Gun, Emboss Buddy, Accessories-  Emboss Powders, Paper Daisies

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■ Approximate dimensions: large, 3"; medium, 2-1/8"; small, 1-1/4"; extra-small, 5/8"









Viola's Lace Stampin' Around Builder Wheel

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Bitty Banners Framelits Die

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3 dies (largest: 2-1/4" x 1/2"). Coordinates with Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set and Blue Ribbon Stamp Set. Use with Big Shot, Standard Cutting Pads, and Multipurpose Platform.


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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Happy 40th Birthday!!!!



Hello My Crafty Friends,
Welcome to another challenge over at Decorate to Celebrate!!  For Challenge #34, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a BIRTHDAY PARTY (FOR A GROWN-UP)!!  Let's celebrate EVERYTHING WONDERFUL ABOUT CLIMBING THAT HILL OR GOING OVER IT with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!!  :)

I love how cute and quick this party favor come together with a few dies and some stamping!!  Thank you for stopping by today, have a fantastic day!!


The 40th and Happy Birthday is from the stamp 
set called Memorable Moments item #126682 and popped them up for some dimension.  Inspired by the Demo it in our Stampin' Success magazine.
I just LOVE this die {Fancy Favor Die} super easy to assembly with very little adhesive.  The doily is from the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits from Stampin' Up!, I then added some finishing touches with the flower, banners and tissue paper!! The handles are adhered with some sticky strip.
Stampin' Up! Supplies 
Stamps- Memorable Moments, Inks- Melon Mambo, Black Stazon
Paper- Polka Dots Parade DSP, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Neutral DSP Stack, 
Daffodil DelightTools- Big Shot, Fancy Favor die, Delicate Doilies Die, Bitty Banner 
Framelit Dies, Labels Collection Dies, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shape Punch 
Pack, Paper Snips, Accessories- Rhinestones, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

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You’ll find plenty of reasons to use our Fancy Favor Bigz XL die to create an adorable and functional bag. It’s terrific for holding candy or small trinkets for a wedding goodie bag, pencils and erasers for a favorite teacher, or a special little gift for any occasion. This design is part of Shelli’s Signature Collection.
■ Designed to cut through one sheet of paper or card stock at a time
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■ Finished bag size: 3" x 2-1/4" x 3-1/2"
■ Die size: 6" x 13-3/4"

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