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Urban Oasis Designer Paper – Take 2

Sorry, this will be short today.  I’m really not feeling too well, suffering a lingering migraine!

Another super easy card made up for my mother-in-law with the Urban Oasis designer paper.  I used another of my favorite patterns in this package.  I started with a base of Kiwi Kiss, then simply cut a 4×4 piece of the DSP, added a strip of Not Quite Navy to hide the seam and added three 1/4 circles along the strip.  The greeting is from Thoughts and Prayers (LOVE that set!).

Today is the last day to take advantage of Sale-A-Bration!  Go to my website to place your last minute order (don’t forget to add the Sale-A-Bration set at the end) or email me…I’ll be around to help you!

Have a wonderful day!

Set:  Thoughts & Prayers
C/S:  Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy
Inks:  Basic Gray
Other:  1/4 circle punch

Urban Oasis Designer Paper

Hi everyone…hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was filled with NOTHING!  Yeah!  I haven’t had a weekend like that in a LONG time…it felt good to not have a schedule to do anything.

This quick and simple card is one of a package I made up for my mother-in-law.  She wanted some Sympathy, Thinking of You and Best Wishes cards.  This pattern in the Urban Oasis DSP package is one of my favorites.  On one end, the long stems look simply like stripes.  On this end, you can see the tops of the Upsy Daisy flowers.  I had used the bottom stripes for other projects and the top 4" of the paper remained in my scraps…so I grabbed them and made up a few of these cards.  I simply wrapped some White Taffeta Ribbon around the center of the DSP, adhered it to the base card of Baja Breeze, then stamped the greeting with Basic Gray ink.  There is a nice verse inside, too.  Simple, easy, not much stamping…but a nice card to send.  Sometimes those are the best, huh?

Well, I have a pretty free week and LOTS of ideas in my head of things I want to do and make.  I’ll be working away in my studio!  Yeah!  I have some magazine calls I need to work on, too.  For the past two nights, I’ve had something in my head that I want to make and I haven’t sat down to do it…today’s the day!  Hope it comes out as I see it in my head…lol!

Set:  Thoughts and Prayers
C/S: Baja Breeze, Urban Oasis DSP
Inks:  Basic Gray
Other:  White Taffeta Ribbon

Totally Tools

This is a card I made for one of my swap groups.  Since everyone just received their cards back, I’d say it is safe to post now!  Sorry that the picture is so wonky…I forgot to take a picture before I sent it and didn’t even make an extra for my collection!  I was in a rush to get them in the mail before I left for Kansas City last week!  The swap hostess was kind enough to scan it for me.

I wanted to give the impression of wood in the background, so I used the Texturz Plate Kit #4 with Close to Cocoa cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot.  Then I used my White Craft Pad and ran it across the ridges to add highlights.  I think it is pretty realistic looking!

I also used the Juntos Designer Paper only available in the Spanish catalog!  I love that it has some earthy colors in it…Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Really Rust…more manly colors!  The base of the card is Always Artichoke with a layer of the textured Close to Cocoa paper I made.  Then I added the designer paper to the left side and hid the seam with 5/8 Chocolate Chip ribbon. 

The hammer (from Totally Tools stamp set) and words were inked with Versamark and then Chocolate Chip, stamped on Naturals Ivory cardstock and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  I then used the Ink Wash technique to color in the hammer…I like how it is softer than coloring in directly with my markers.  I sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip for definition, then layered it on an extra wide piece of Mellow Moss and Chocolate Chip.  That gave me room to add the three Antique Brass mini brads on the right side (like nails…get it?)  lol!

Totally Tools and Juntos Designer Paper are featured in my March Card Kit!  I’ll start making up kits on Monday…I’ll extend the sign up until then…so get your order in!

Set:  Totally Tools
C/S:  Close to Cocoa, Naturals Ivory, Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Juntos DSP
Inks:  Chocolate Chip, Versamark, White Craft ink
Markers:  Close to Cocoa, Going Gray, Real Red
Other:  Clear EP, Antique Brass mini brads, 5/8 Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Texturz Kit #4

Bloggers’ Challenge – Tempting Templates

This week our challenge was to use a template or diecut to create our project.  It just happened that this was the project my Stamp Clubs made this week!  I think it is so sweet!  I am absolutely in LOVE with the Daisies #2 die which is funny because I’ve had it several months and never opened it until earlier this month!  And, of course, the topper is the famous Top Note die.  If you don’t have this die, you really NEED it AND the Big Shot!  I cannot believe how much I’ve used my Big Shot since I got it…and it accepts ALL dies!

This is a cute little candy treat holder, too.  Pretty quick to put together.  I love to make 3D items…I almost wish I was working outside my home, so I could make them for my coworkers!  I do think I’ll make them up for Easter table favors…wouldn’t they look cute sitting on the plate at the table?

To start, I used a 3 1/2 x 11 inch piece of So Saffron cardstock and scored it at 4 1/2 and 6 1/2.  I cut a piece of stripe Sale-A-Bration Delicate Dots designer paper to 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 to cover the front.  I added some candy to a small cello bag, folded over the top slightly and stapled it to the top of the back side of the sleeve.

For the topper, I cut a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 of the blue Delicate Dots Designer Paper and ran it thru the Big Shot with the Top Note die.  I folded the Top Note in half.  I stamped "A Yummy for your Tummy" (one of the Sale-A-Bration sets) in black ink on the back side of the Top Note (can’t see it here), then adhered the back side of the Top Note to the back side of the sleeve.

For the daisies, I ran 2 pieces of Whisper White cardstock through the Big Shot  (I did them separately since the cutting has so many edges on this die) using the Daisies #2 die.  Since the die has three sizes of Daisies, I staggered the two pieces of each size together to get a fuller flower…just used a little bit of adhesive in the center to keep them together.  I placed a Summer Sun Corduroy button brad in the center…it gives it so much texture it almost looks real!  I used my fingernails to make the petals curl slightly.  I attached this corduroy button brad to the front side of the Top Note.  The front of the Top Note folds over the front of the sleeve to keep it closed…no adhesive necessary!

So…do you like?  I know my Club members loved it last night!  I can’t wait to see what the other Bloggers have done this week!

Set:  Yummy (Sale-A-Bration set)
C/S:  So Saffron, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP (Sale-A-Bration)
Inks:  Basic Black
Other:  Summer Sun Corduroy Button, Daisies #2 die, Small Cello bag, Top Note die

Punch Bunny – Take 2

Sorry I was MIA yesterday, I had a fight with the 24 hour flu bug and it won!  It made me miss travelling to do a class a couple hours away AND my hair appointment yesterday!  Bummer.  Good news is that I slept most of yesterday and last night, so I feel MUCH better!  I haven’t been sick like that for quite a while.

I made up several of these Punch Bunny candy boxes to take to a stamping retreat to sell a couple weeks ago.  I just have two left.  Since this was a pretty small group of stampers and scrapbookers, I was pleased! 

EDIT:  These have been SOLD.   Thanks to those that inquired!  NOTE:  I have 70 test tubes left from a bulk buy.  If you are interested, please email me.  Cost is 30 cents each, plus shipping to you…min of 10.  (I will give preference to someone who wants them all.)  The smaller jelly beans fit great, or nerds or plain M&Ms…anything small.  I take Paypal (no credit cards).

I started with the Stampin’ Up! Bigz XL die, Box #2 cut from the Sale-A-Bration Designer Paper Delicate Dots and made the box.  On the lid, I punched two 3/4" circles and then put the box together.  I added a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock (stamped in So Saffron with a retired egg design…the new wheel would be perfect, but I didn’t have it when I made these!) for the back (3 5/8 x 5 1/2) and adhered it to the inside wall of the box.  The front I decorated with my Punch Bunny (1 3/8 and 1" circles for body, Small Oval for ears) punched from Going Gray and shaded with Going Gray ink around the edges.  The tail is one of the Trio Flowers punch from Whisper White.  The eggs were punched from Patterns Designer Paper in Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink and Lavendar Lace (I think this was a retired paper pack we carried at one time) with the small oval punch and cut in half.  I cut a strip of Certainly Celery and used my scissors to make cuts for the "grass".  Finally, I wrapped some Celery Twil Ribbon (another Sale-A-Bration bundle selection) around the back and the test tubes to hold them in place.  (I placed a mini glue dot on the bottom of the test tube when I placed it in the box, too, to help hold them.)  Easter Wishes was stamped with Basic Gray on Very Vanilla, punched with the 1-1/4 circle, layered on Certainly Celery 1 3/8 circle and finaly layered on So Saffron Scallop Circle punch.  I used the 1/8 circle punch for the hole to tie it with the ribbon.

Hope you enjoy this little treat box!

Set:  All Holidays
C/S:  Very Vanilla, Going Gray, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, So Saffron
DSP: Delicate Dots (Sale-A-Bration)
Inks:  Basic Gray, Going Gray
Other:  1/8, 3/4, 1, 1-1/4, 1-3/8 circle punches; Small Oval punch; Trio Flower punch; Scallop Circle punch, corner rounder, empty test tubes, small Starburst jelly beans

Published!

My girlfriend called to tell me this card is in the current March 2009 issue of Scrap & Stamp Arts magazine!  I finally got to see it over the weekend…but I still haven’t received my free magazine.  Guess I need to call them.  I sent this card in at least two years ago…notice the retired In-Colors and stamp set, Bundle of Joy!  lol!  But, I’m glad they finally picked it up and used it.  I remember I made this card at one of my weekend stamping retreats.

First I stamped the bear from Bundle of Joy three times on Watercolor paper and colored them with Chocolate Chip,  Barely Banana and Bashful Blue watercolor crayons (with AquaPainter).  Then cut them out.  The base of the card is River Rock, with a layer of Chocolate Chip, then another layer of Soft Sky that has been stamped with the Flannel Background stamp in Whisper White Craft Ink (really hard to see in this scan!)  Then I cut a strip of Wild Wasabi cardstock and cut slits for grass, then wrapped a length of Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon around it and knotted (the color looks off here…)  I added the Bears in a pyramid formation, popped up with dimensionals.  I cut a strip of Chocolate Chip cardstock for the banner stick, then stamped Happy New Baby for the pennant and cut some Barely Banana cardstock for the pennant fringe.

Oh well, even though it is a couple years old, I still think it is a CUTE card!  Wish I still had that set, but sold it off and wish I hadn’t now…lol!

So…if you get the magazine and see my card, drop me a comment here!  Thanks!

I’m home again!

I’m home!  Why is travelling so exhausting?  All you do is sit around in airports.  Well, we had a little excitement today…our plane was late leaving Kansas City and we only had a 1/2 hour layover in Milwaukee anyway.  So..we ran from the landing gate to our flight…catching it by only a couple minutes!  They had the door closed already, but since there were about 9 of us, they reopened it.  Yeah!  I wasn’t looking forward to sitting in an airport for several hours until the next flight left.

So, this will be short and sweet, since I think I’ll go take a nap!  I used the same Box #2 die that I used on the bunny one.  This time I used the Sale-A-Bration set, Polka Dot Punches, the Sale-A-Bration designer paper, Delicate Dots, and the Sale-A-Bration ribbon bundle!  Hurry…these items are only available until the end of March!    Make sure to place your $50 order with me NOW!

Anyway…we had a great time visiting with my son and his girlfriend.  Their house is so cute and they seem to like living there!  But, I’m SO glad to be home!

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Bloggers’ Challenge – Think Spring

One of the things I think about Spring is Easter.  This cute little Easter Bunny is made from punches…isn’t he cute?

The box is the XL Box #2 Sizzix die I used in the Big Shot machine.  The paper is our awesome Sweet Slumber cardstock weight designer paper.  It is printed on both sides, so it is especially nice to use when making 3D items such as this box!  I added a little banner with the words Easter Wishes on it and tied a Baja Breeze stripe ribbon around the entire box to help keep it closed.  It would be fun to fill with chocolate Easter Eggs and have as a table favor at each place setting.

Sorry this is so short…I’m running out of time and still need to pack to go (I’m preposting this…)  Have a wonderful weekend!

Sets:  All Holidays
C/S:  Whisper White, Going Gray, Baja Breeze, Sweet Slumber DSP
Inks:  Basic Black
Other:  Sizzix Die Box #2, Striped Baja Breeze ribbon, Trio Flower punch, 1 3/8" and 1" circle punches, Small oval punch, Dimensionals

Trendy Trees

Here is another card that my Stamp Camp did last weekend.  I used the fun set, Trendy Trees for this one.  They stamped each of the trunks with Basic Gray, then used the different tree tops for each "season".  So Saffron for Fall, Certainly Celery for Summer and Bashful Blue for Winter.  I figured the overall card was "spring".  lol!  I added a red "apple" to the summer tree.  I used the Curly Label punch to punch each of them out.  The Sale-A-bration designer paper, Delicate Dots, coordinated perfectly!  At the bottom, I wrapped some White grosgrain ribbon and knotted.  At the top, I stamped, Thanks So Much, in Basic Gray and used a row of pierced dots, drawing your eye over to the words.  The base card is Certainly Celery, with a layer of Sahara Sand and the Delicate Dots Designer Paper. 

I’m going to try and get some things set to post before I leave EARLY in the morning.  If you don’t see anything, you know I ran out of time!

Set:  Trendy Trees
C/S: Certainly Celery, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Delicate Dots DSP
Inks:  Basic Gray, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue
Other:  White grosgrain ribbon, red mini brad, piercing tool, Curly Label Punch