Family Birthday Cards

Here are two cards that I made for family birthdays.

This first card is one I made for my dad.  It uses the Autumn Days stamp set from Stampin' Up! (This is a favorite go-to set for masculine cards.)  I've been seeing many stair step cards as I've visited blogs and wanted to try one.  I found directions for a Middle Step Card (I'm sorry I don't remember where - I will keep looking and post the link if I can find it) and knew I wanted to try it with this set.  The folded base is Soft Suede and the images are stamped on Kraft with Soft Suede and Dusty Durango ink.  I used the ticket punch on the corners.

This is the card I made for my mom. I used Rose Red designer paper for the background.  The rest of the card is all supplies from the new Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Brations catalogs.  I LOVE the new border punch that is in the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  It makes such a simple, but elegant border.  The flower is from the Sweet Pea Stitched felt set and the sentiment is from the Well Scripted sentiment set, both in the Occasions Mini catalog.

So glad that you took time to stop by for a visit.  Blessings to you!

Exploding Hearts

This card is a fun one, that I had considered for a workshop.  All products are Stampin' Up!  The card base, ribbon and ink are Melon Mambo (an in-color that I love!).  The large heart is from the I {heart} hearts stamp set.  The envelope is a die cut, run through my Big Shot.  The sparkly hearts were fun to make.  I used some pink card stock (I think it was Regal Rose) and laid down about 2-3 rows of Tombow adhesive.  I then sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds over the adhesive and tapped off the extra.  I used the new heart punch in the Occasions Mini, and then punched the hearts out.  I love the way they sparkle!!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.  Blessings to you!

Chalkboard technique

I tried a new technique, thanks to a challenge here, at Ann's Creative Nook. She challenged us to make a card using the chalkboard technique. What's that? Basically, you stamp an image (using craft ink) onto a dark color card stock. DON'T heat set. Instead, use chalks to "color" the image.  (Ann has a link to a tutorial on her blog, linked above.) I love the results and this will definitely be something we try in one of my card workshops. I know this card is very plain, but my focus on this one was trying out the technique.  The stamped images are Stampin' Up!

I'd encourage you to give this technique a try.  It's very simple and the results are stunning!  Thanks for stopping by to visit.  Blessings to you.

Deb

Valentine Cards

If you had attended my Valentine Card workshop last week, these are the cards you would have made.

This first card has already been posted on my blog here.
This second card uses Sending Love Specialty paper from the Occasions Mini catalog.  I used the new Embosslits Scalloped Heart die and inked the edges.  I then punched a heart and added it on top.  I like the way the ruffle edges peek out from the edge.  The love sentiment is from the tiny tags set.

This card was a fun bonus participants had a chance to make.  The Build A Bear was cut with the embosslits die and sentiment was from the Beary Nice Wishes stamp set.  This card is a 3 by 3 inch size.

I love the look of this next card.  I was considering ways to use my wood background stamp.  It all of a sudden popped into my head to use hearts on top of it, and make it look like a tree with carved hearts on the trunk.  

The final card was based on a card that I had seen on some blog (I'm sorry that I don't remember where).  I used the dotted impressions folder for the white background and the new scallop border punch.


Thanks for stopping by for a visit today. Hope that you enjoyed the cards. Blessings to you!

Stampin Connection Challenge

Here is the card I created for today's challenge on the SU demonstrator site Stampin' Connection.  We were to CASE a card from featured stamper Mary Brown's gallery.  This is the same basic layout as she had.  I changed the colors of my card to Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery.  The vase was punched from the Ornament Punch from the last SU holiday mini catalog.  The stamp sets used were Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment) and Thoughts and Prayers (image).

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.  Blessings to you!

Where have I been???

Wow - I knew that I hadn't posted in quite some time, but didn't realize that it had been over a month!!  Life has been very busy, and it's not that I haven't been creating.  I just haven't had any time to post.  Hopefully I will be able to remedy that situation from here on out!!  Thanks for being patient with me.

In January I held a birthday card class, and these are the cards we made.

All products used were Stampin' Up!

The brown card used the Circle Circus stamp set for the background, stamped with Chocolate Chip ink onto Kraft card stock.  I used some Chocolate Chip and To the Nines designer paper as well.  The sentiment is from the Think Happy Thoughts stamp set.

The white card was made from Whisper White card stock.  I ran the front of the card through my Big Shot, using the new Perfect Polka Dots impression folder in the Occasions Mini catalog.  Other card stock used was Bashful Blue designer paper, as well as card stock.  The large flower is stamped in Night of Navy ink and is from the Hello Again set.  The birthday sentiment is from Teeny Tiny wishes and the little flower is from the Little Flowers set.  I used the designer label punch and 1/4" Bashful blue grosgrain ribbon.

The main image of the blue card was stamped in Not Quite Navy ink onto Kraft card stock and used the With All My Heart set in the new Occasions Mini catalog.  The sentiment is in the Heard from the Heart stamp set.  I also used Bella Blue designer paper and punched one edge with the scallop border punch.  The brad is from the Circle Designer Brad set.

Finally, the other two cards were made with Stampin' Up's!  Build A Bear products.  The border was stamped in basic brown using a stamp from Seal of Pawthenticity.  The bears were stamped on Whisper White card stock and then colored in with water color pencils and an aqua brush.  I then punched the bears out using a 1 3/8" square punch and scissor trimmed closely around the bears.  They were mounted on a 1 3/8" square of Chocolate Chip card stock and then mounted on a larger square of Pawsitively Prints designer paper.  The sentiment was stamped on the designer paper using the Beary Nice Wishes set, then trimmed and mounted on a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock.

My customers had lots of fun making these cards.  Thanks for stopping by for a visit.  Hopefully I will post again soon!  Blessings to you.

More Christmas card fun

Here's another Christmas card that I enjoyed making, just for fun.  Actually, I was playing with the SU ornament punch, which is what I used to create the trees.  I then spritzed them with some of the shimmer paint to make them sparkle.  Sentiment is from Four the Holidays.  Ribbon is in my stash. SU scallop punch was used on the bottom of the card.  So glad that you stopped by to visit today.  Blessings to you!

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 100

I enjoy visiting the Techno Stamper blog for ideas and inspiration.  Mary Jo sponsors a challenge each week and I haven't had a chance to participate before.  This card is for this week's sketch challenge.  I played with the some of the new Sending Love designer paper in the Stampin' Up! new occasions mini catalog.  The stamped heart is from the SU set Love You Much and sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I used the modern label punch as the background for the sentiment.  Thanks for stopping by for a visit today.  Blessings to you.

Another Christmas Card - just for fun!

This was a card that I really had fun playing with.  I inked the edges of Whisper White card stock with Old Olive ink, then attached a piece of Stampin' Up! designer paper which I had used the ticket punch on the corners.  The ornaments were stenciled and here's how I did it.  I punched a ornament out of a scrap piece of paper using the SU ornament punch.  Then, I used the leftover hole as my stencil pattern. Using a sponge dauber and ink pad, I stenciled the ornaments.  I started with the red one, and then masked it in order to add the two green ornaments.  Next, the snowflake was stamped on the red ornament.  I used the SU lace edge punch for the border.  Sentiment is SU punched with a word window punch.  Thanks for stopping by to visit today.  Blessings to you.

Winter has arrived!!

The snow began yesterday... and overnight the wind picked up.  This is what our patio looked like today after the wind began moving the snow around!!  School was canceled here, so my whole family was home today (although my son worked at his snow removal job).  Because of the wind, it's hard to tell snowfall total, but reports say around 6-8 inches.  I've enjoyed getting caught up on some tasks around the house.  Here's a card that I made "just for fun" several days ago, but it's very appropriate to post today.  Thanks for stopping by!