Bohemian Feathers

Inspired by the beautiful colors in the new Stampin' Up Bohemian designer series papers, stamp set, washi tape and embossing folder.

Feathers were stamped in Delightful Dijon,  Island Indigo and Rich Razzleberry and cut out with the coordinating thinlits dies.

Sprinkles of Life

Finally we have a rainy day here in sunny California.  So this card is to celebrate the "wet" silver lining in those clouds.

For this card I used the Stampin' Up color combination Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Garden Green and Cucumber Crush and the new Sprinkles of Life stamp set and coordinating Tree Builder punch both available in the new Stampin' Up catalog on June 2, 2015.

The clouds were stamped in Versamark and embossed with silver embossing powder and the heat tool.  The rain drops were embossed in clear and both were colored with a white Prismacolor pencil.

The most exciting part is that I used the new Cherry On Top Cotton Paper Assortment for the leaves on the tree by punching out tiny Hydrangea flowers with the Martha Stewart punch in Cucumber Crush, and using my stylus to fold the leaves inward.

For the grass I tore pieces of Garden Green card stock leaving the edges exposed.

Loving this new stamp set which benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Stampin' Up Bohemian Meets A Happy Thing

I love the bold colors of this combination from the new Bohemian designer series paper by Stampin' Up, available in the new catalog on June 2, 2015.  

Base is the new "In Color" Delightful Dijon" topped with a piece of Island Indigo with accent pieces of Crumb Cake.  The button embellishment and strip in the background were first stamped with the French Script wheel.  The hummingbird was colored with Stampin' Write markers and ink pads in Rich Razzleberry, Delightful Dijon and Tempting Turquoise.   

Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Layers Of Gratitude Kit Alternative

Using White Acrylic paint I swiped around the edges of the box with a sponge and paint, when it dried I covered it with a piece of the Painted Blooms dsp.  I stamped two butterflies onto Tangelo Twist and fussy cut them layering one onto the other and added Wink of Stella for some sparkle and shine.  The little flowers from Something to Say stamp set were stamped onto Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss, and punched out with the Itty Bitty Accents flower punch.  The flower centers are Daffodil Delight 1/8" hole punch circles.

An Ultra Thin Fastener Tab from Tombow was used to keep the box closed.

I cut 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" watercolor paper for all 16 panels of the long folded card from the kit.  Using Stampin' Up ink pads and markers I  applied a little color to my craft mat and spritzed with water, dipped the watercolor paper in the colors and let the panels dry.  

This is the front of the card.  I love this long retired Serene Spring stamp set.

I chose a different stamp set for each panel, stamped in Staz-On black ink and watercolored each stamped panel.  I used the scoring board to emboss lines around each inside watercolor panel, wrote some words of inspiration on each panel and glued them to the long card with Tombow Mono Adhesive. 

This is the last panel on the front of the card.

Here is one of the inside panels:

Thanks for looking, have a great day.

Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Layers of Gratitude

I labored over what to do with these felt Tangerine Tango letters from the February 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit for a long time.  Then part of the kit was issued as a challenge to my card club team members.

I was racking my brain on how to use them, when all of a sudden I realized that I needed thank you notes for all of this months SU orders, and Viola! an idea was born.

I started with a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 piece of Crisp Cantaloupe card stock and added Whisper White.  I used a leftover piece of dsp from the Simply Created Mini Album kit and trimmed it with a piece of Calypso Coral punched with the Scallop Trim border punch.  Added the felt Thanks letters and a pretty bow and DONE!

Sometimes it takes a challenge with a due date to get motivated to think outside the box and be creative.

Baby's First Tooth Scrapbook Pages

Baby Girl Pages

Baby girl's first tooth. 

Baby girl's favorite food "yum"

Baby girl two page layout

Baby Boy Pages

Baby boy two page layout

Baby boy's first tooth

Baby boy's favorite food "yum"

Cricut cartridges used for these layouts are:

Baby Steps and Sugar & Spice

Photo mats are 4 1/4" square and 4 1/4" x 6 1/4"

Baby's are cut out at 3"

Stampin' Up Best Year Ever Thank You Pouch

Hand written Thank You and Stampin' Up Painted Petals pouches containing Best Year Ever DSP, ribbon, and buttons.

Paper is 12x12 deli sandwich wrap sewn 2" from the edges. Writing: Sharpie Chisel Tip permanent markers.  Stampin' Up Ink in Primrose Petals and Strawberry Slush for the flowers.  Green Sequins add a little bling.

Sewn on my $99 Singer (paper only) sewing machine.

MISTI Tom & Tilly and Tiny Stars Anniversary Card

Penny Black - Tom & Tilly Anniversary Card

I made this card for my sister and brother-in-law.   They will be celebrating an anniversary later this week and thought this image by Penny Black was perfect.

I started with a base of Stampin' Up garden green card stock and made an easel card.  Using a piece of Neenah solar white I stamped Tom & Tilly in Momento black, then stamped again onto a piece of copy paper and cut it out as a mask.  I also cut out a 2 3/4" circle mask for a moon.

Using the Hero Arts "Tiny Stars" stamp I stamped the stars over the masked card stock with Momento Lux Dandelion ink, let it dry and re-stamped with Versamark and embossed with SU clear embossing powder.  I used my MISTI to stamp the stars for perfect stamping.  

While the masks were still applied I sponged the background with SU Night of Navy ink then used a tissue dabbed onto a wet wipe to clean off the embossed stars.

I removed the masks and using my Copics colored in Tom & Tilly and added some gray shapes to the moon to make a moonscape and added some white Pentel gel pen marks for stars across the moon.

The Easel part of the card is held up with a computer generated sentiment.  Perfect for the wonderful couple on their anniversary.

Art Impressions - Gordon Golfer

I love the expression on Gordon Golfer's face.  He was stamped in Momento ink onto Neenah solar white card stock then colored with Copics and fussy cut to pop up onto the card base.

Card base is SU Chocolate Chip, scrap dark turquoise blue background.  The tree and other background pieces were cut from Cricut cartridges; Art Philosophy and Pack Your Bags.  Grass was cut from SU Garden Green with a Fiskers edge punch.  The little bird is from SU retired set Bird on a Branch.

The green, flag and ball on the inside of the card were cut from the Create A Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge.

Little Birdhouse

Bird House design/template by Inger Harding.  Finished size is 5 1/4" tall; 2 3/4 wide; 1" deep.

Stampin' Up Crumb Cake and Pool Party card stocks, Creative Elements stamp set, Pool Party embossing powder, small scallop circle punch, tiny bird stamp.  EK Success tiny flower punch. Tombow watercolor markers to color the bird.

Curvy Keepsake Easter Bunny Box

Sweet little Easter Bunny Curvy Keepsake Treat Box.  Made with 110#  Recollections white card stock and Stampin' Up punches.

Curve Keepsake Box die (R) 

Ears 2" x 1 3/8" Oval and 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval punch 

Eyes 1/2" circle punch

Nose 3/4" circle punch, Itty Bitty Accents heart punch (R)

Mouth 1/2" circle punch 

Pre-made bow

Cotton ball for tail

Mini Album ATC Watercolor Book

Stampin' Up Stamp Sets were used to make this 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" ATC Mini Album Book

After watching Dina Kowell's One Sheet ATC Book video tutorial over at SCS, I made my book with a base of 7 1/2" x 11" Authentique, Genuine "True" paper and used various Stampin' Up stamp sets with sentiments for each page.  Stampin' Up Night of Navy ink was used for the watercoloring.

The back cover "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

  --Eleanor Roosevelt

Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Sew You March 2015

I needed a quick invitation and had just received my Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin kit for March 2015.  I grabbed some coral colored embroidery floss and got to work.  Using the What's Up punch I punched out an arrow in Calypso Coral and added it to the bottom front of the card.  On the inside I framed a piece of Whisper White onto 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 Calypso Coral and stamped the envelope with the little flower stamp from the kit.  I look forward to making more of these really cute cards in various colors.

Easter Scrapbook Pages

Sweet Sorbet

Papers used for this two page layout:

Stampin' Up Sweet Sorbet dsp, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Chocolate Chip, Pistachio Pudding,

Calypso Coral ribbon

Cricut Cartridges:  Kate's ABCs, Art Philosophy and Create A Critter 2 

Happy Easter Bunny

Stampin' Up:
Coastal Cabana card stock cut at 4.25" x 11", scored and folded at 5.50"
So Saffron 4.25" x 5.50" embossed with Holiday Frame embossing folder and cut out
Whisper White stamped with Happy Easter Every Bunny (#137152) and colored with Blendabilities and Copic Markers
Calypso Coral Ribbon
Liquid Applique for bunny tail