Happy Watercolor

Are you looking for a quick and easy card that can be made from ONE stamp set? Look no farther. Happy Watercolor, page 22 in the Stampin' Up! occasion mini, is a great set to have. It come with two floral stamps, two "swipe" stamps, dots, and three different word stamps. I used the new 2103 in colors for this card. The card base if Strawberry Slush. I stamped on Whisper White.

I used Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Strawberry Slush for the three "swipes" of color, Be sure to clean your stamp well between each color.

 

 

 

 

Happy Watercolor (wood) 133188 $29.95; (clear) 133191 $21.95;  pg 22

Stampin' Up!'s new hexagon thinlit

 

I love the way the hexagon thinlit makes a kind of bee hive look for this card. Be sure to use a layer of wax paper between the cardstock and thinlit for ease of cutting. Without the wax paper my first two attempts just tore around the thin edges of the black cardstock. BUT with the wax paper there was no tearing and everything just popped out so easily. I also stamped the bee with versamark and then black embossed it. I used Daffodil Delight and Smokey Slate to color the bee.

 

 

Perfect Pennants pg 27

Wood 133227, clear 133230

Hexagon Thinlits Die pg 26  132965

Backyard Basics pg 79 IB&C

Backyard Basics Framelits pg 187 IB&C

Available as a bundle see pg 79.

 

Black, Whisper White, and Daffodil Delight cardstock

Daffodil Delight seam binding and Black Chevron ribbon

Stamp Club features SAB and Occasions mini

 You're Just My Type, Textured Impressions embossing folder Adorning Accents, Fashionable Hearts embosslits die, Cherry Cobbler card stock and seam binding, Everyday Enchantment dsp from SAB.

 Mixed Bunch stamp set, Blossom punch, Everyday Enchantments SAB designer paper, Pool Party card stock and seam binding, Tangerine Tango card stock, Coral Calypso and Soft Suede ink, jumbo pearl, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Heart Framelits.

Take it to Heart and Loving Thoughts stamp sets, Full heart punch or heart framelits, Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslits die, Twitterpated dsp, Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon, jumbo pearl, silver glitter paper, pinking hearts border punch, Rose Red ink, clear embossing powder, Versmark.

More cards I entered at Leadership

Both cards feature the Love & Laughter set amd Wedding Words wheel. The background cardstock was embossed with the Stripes embossing folder. The doily was made using the Doily sizzlets die. This card uses Basic Gray cardstock and silver eimbossing powder. On the  second card I used black cardstock and embosing powder. Which do you prefer?

A winning card!

I entered this card at Leadership last week and it was one of the winners. I was very excited when I saw my name listed with the rest of the winners. I won designer paper, brads and sticker from the Sweet Shop line. This card features the new doily sizzlets die, the beautiful new pleated ribbon, and brads from sale-a-bration, buttons and dsp from Twitterpatted. The card base is blushing bride. The words are from the new set in the occasions mini called Baby Prints.

January Stampclub

 The new Occasions Mini catalog is filled with so many new and exciting products. Page 6 introduces the new Framelits dies, sort of like Nestabilities. This first card pairs the Labels Collections with the stamp set Apothecary Art shown on pages 24-25. You simply stamp your image, position the desired size framelit around the image, blade side down, sandwich this between two cutting pads, and run through the big shot on tab 2. The dsp is called Attic Boutique, shown on page 23.

 This card features the new stamp set called Tea Shoppe. I paired it with the Domestic Goddess dsp from the big catty. The ribbon is in the SAB catty which you can order beginning January 24th.

This final card features the Large sizzlits die, Paper Doily (page 7). Don't let all those pieces that have to be popped out scare you away from this die. It cuts all the way through the card stock and the pieces pop out easily using a piercing tool. I used the flower stamp from Bordering on Romance, page 11.

Fun Flowers Die Glass Koosie

I found this darling idea on the web and I have been searching to find it again to give credit where credit is due, but alas I can not find it. This is a glass koosie. It is made using the Fun Flowers die from Stampin' Up! and can be found in the occasions mini catalog. Contact me to order yours today! I placed with the pieces and came up with this tutorial on how I made mine.

The pieces were die cut from fleece, use white or ivory. Each piece was misted with a mixture of alcohol and re-inkers die. I filled a mini mister almost to the top with alcohol and added about 5 drops of re-inker. I misted both sides of the flowers and let them dry overnight. The die still rubbed off on my fingers as I ca making them. You may want to heat set the ink with an iron. Do not use your heat tool as it will cause the edges to start to melt and curl. The colors shown here are Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry (Melon Mambo is better but I misplaced it as I made the first one!) and Daffodil Delight. for the leave (forgot to show them in the picture) I used the Leaves #2 die and Old Olive re-inker.

Stack your pieces.

Pierce through the center.

Add a brad.

Leave the prongs closed and set it up like this.

Fold a scalloped circle of tulle or netting into fourths and place the point over the brad.

Fold a piece of ribbon and pierce to make a hole through both layers. Place onto brad and close.

Hot glue leaves over closed brad prongs.

Hot glue a piece of elastic over the leaves. I cut my elastic about 1" shorter than needed to go around my glass.

Adhere other end of elastic to form a circle.

Cover a felt circle with hot glue. I used the next to largest circle on the Circle #2 die.

Here is what is will look like from the back when you are finished.

Here is another look at the finished koosie. Isn't it the cutest thing? I am going to make enough to put on my glasses so that I can decorate the table with them at my next "supper club" dinner. Note: it is easier to put the koosie on by slipping it on from the bottom of the glass and sliding it up as far as you need to go.

Cute spinner/treat cup combo

At leadership in Nashville, I watched a demonstration on combining the new spinners with the treat cups to make this adorable card. I am posting the photos for my crafty friends who want to try it. The cardstock is 3 x 6, scored and folded in half and embossed. The punched circles are 2 1/4" and 3/4". The insert is made from the white panel that comes behind our packs of dsp. It measures 1 5/8" x 1/2". A slit is cut in the center of each at 13/16". The tab at the top slides inside the folded card to keep the candies in until you are ready to eat them. It is made from a 2 1/2" circle punch and the round tab punch. The card is held together at the top with brads. To make the spinner spin well, slide your fingernails under the head of the brad to keep it from being flush with the paper. Next bend down the prongs. This will allow a little space between the spinner head and the treat cup and will make your spinner spin freely.

Sew Suite swap

I didn't like this stamp set when I first saw it, but thought it would be popular with the masses, lol, so I bought it. Then I had to find a way to use it. I am taking this card to swap at Leadership next week in Nashville.

Set: Sew Suite, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, White, Sweet Stitches dsp, Rose Red seam binding, Sweet Buttons embosslits

Baby Blossoms

I wasn't going to get this set but then caved in at the last minute and added it to my pre-order. I loved the papers and adornments, but wasn't sure if I'd use this set. However, I enjoyed creating the different flowers and pairing it with the designer papers. I started by stamping the frame on a length of card stock using different colors of ink. Then I stamped the flowers on each frame, using different combinations. Next I stamped different sentiments from the You're a Gem set and cut out each frame. Finally, I laid out different combinations of papers from Springtime Vintage to create the finished cards.

Two more Nature Walk

These are the first two collage cards I made with this set. I have to give credit to Cherie Franklin for her inspiration for them. The cardstock is confetti white and very vanilla.

More Nature Walk

I have found lately that I've needed some sympathy cards. By pairing Nature Walk and Thanks for Caring, I made these two sympathy cards today.

Both cards have Marina Mist as the base, and Confetti White for the embossed tulip frame. I stamped the images on a piece of Botanical Gazette designer paper.

This is quickly becoming a favorite stamp set. It is sooooo easy to make a beautiful card with this set, especially when teamed with the matching designer paper (Botanical Gazette).

Nature Walk

Here's another card using Nature Walk. I colored the flower stamp with Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry and stamped it many times. I stamped the bird with Early Espresso and colored with markers and blender pen. Then I cut it out and popped it up with dimensionals. The dsp is the coordinating paper called Botanical Gazette.

Nature Walk with love and caring

I am loving this set called Nature Walk that is in the new Occasions Mini catalog out soon for everyone. It lends itself well to a collage look. And it looks great framed with the embossed framed tulips embossing folder. Here I've used Rose red card stock and seam binding. The sentiment came from another new set called Thanks for Caring which will be great for sympathy cards or when you just need to send a note of caring to someone.

Build a Blossom set

This set of cards was made with the Build a Blossom stamp set from the new Occasions Min due out in January 2011. The best thing about this set is the matching PUNCH!!! It punches out the petals and leaves! So easy to do. I stamped 10 petals for each flower. I curled 5 forward and 5 backwards with my bone folder. I laid down the 5 that were curled forward first and topped them with the others. (You might notice that the plum and pin flower only has 8 petals. That's because I only had room on the paper for 8.) I think it looks best with 10 petals. The center of the flowers are new fabric button brads that are in the new mini also. Each flower is mounted on a panel that has been embossed with the polka dots embossing folder.
Here is a view of each flower close up:

Perfect Plum on Pink Pirouette with Concord Crush ribbon.

Rose Red on Pink Pirouette with Blushing Bride ribbon

Daffodil Delight on So Saffron with Peach Parfait ribbon

Marina Mist on Bashful Blue with Marina Mist ribbon

Perfect Plum on White with Concord Crush ribbon

Bold Blossom

Bold Blossom stamp set, Tempting Turquoise card base, Framed Tulips embossing folder, Brights Designer buttons, Pear Pizazz ink.

Here is a set of Thank you cards made from the new set Bold Blossom that will be available in January from SU. The new Occasions Mini catty is filled with lots of fun sets. I purchased most of them! This design was a play on a card designed by Mary Fish. I loved her use of the designer buttons for the flowers. These are from the Brights collection. Cardstock colors are: Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizazz, Poppy Parade, and Daffodil Delight.

Valentine in a cage

I needed a swap and the theme was Valentines. My pre-order for the Filled with Love set had not yet arrived, so I pulled out my Aviary set. This set was on my must-have list when the new catty came out, but I am just now getting around to using it! The card base is Rose Red. I embossed a vanilla panel with the Vintage wallpaper embossing folder with crumb cake brayered on it. I die cut the rose red tag and used some blushing bride wide striped ribbon at the top.

The cage is filled with hearts from the I (Heart) Hearts set, the "Got Love?" is from the Got Treats set. The DSP is Springtime Vintage and the adornment is one of the new Vintage Flowers (love them).

Greetings Dad!

My dad has a birthday coming up in April. Decided to play with my new occasions mini stuff and make him a card at the same time. I used Eight Great Greetings and paired it with Chocolate chip and Baja breeze card stock. The stripe is from the Parisian Breeze Specialty paper. Now I have to make a card for my oldest son how also has an April birthday.