Archive for June, 2009:
Blogger’s Challenge 104 – Man cards
Today’s Bloggers Challenge was to make a Man Card. I must say that it is getting easier for me to make masculine cards…mainly because Stampin’ Up! has come up with some really nice sets and Designer Paper! This set, And Many Mower is in the Occasions Mini Catalog and will be going away at the end of June! So make sure you order it now!
It happens to be my son’s birthday next week, so I need to get a card and gift card in the mail to him tomorrow. I’ve also been cleaning off my work tables and found the 3Rs Checklist element from And Many Mower in my starts pile. I had a few extras left from when I made this CARD for my Control Freaks swaps. I decided to use it to start Adam’s card! I did add the Summer Sun marker to some of the checks in the frame, just so it tied in with my color scheme.
I used Baja Breeze for the base of the card, then layered on the Sahara Sand Argyle pattern from Manchester Designer Paper. I added a couple 1 1/4 and 1 3/4 circles in the background punched from Summer Sun, Baja Breeze and Really Rust. The Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon I wrapped thru the Jumbo Pewter Eyelet and tied with Linen Thread. I stamped the beer mug from Cheers to You and cut it out, then placed it over the Baja Breeze circle. For the beer foam, I used some Liquid Applique (retired) and puffed it up! I think he’ll like it…well, especially what is IN it! lol!
I hope you have a great weekend! I need to finish up getting Father’s Day gifts and get ready for the cookout on Sunday. We celebrate all the family June birthdays, Anniversaries, Father’s Day, and Graduations all in ONE day in June.
Manhattan Flower
I made up a bunch of different colors with the Brayered Debossing technique that Patty Bennett revived using my Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die. Having these on hand is nice when I need to make a card quickly. My husband asked for a birthday card for his assistant the night before (of course!) he needed it. I love lavender roses and thought these looked pretty close to the real thing!
The base card is Perfect Plum. I used the Brayered Debossed roses in Perfect Plum, Pale Plum and Regal Rose, cut it out around the outlines and adhered to a layer of Whisper White. I wrapped some Plum Wide Organdy Ribbon (retired) around and added a Birthday Wishes tag using the Key Tag Punch and Sincere Salutations stamp set.. Then I adhered it to the Perfect Plum base card. I added 1/4 circles in the upper left and lower right to add some interest to the blank areas. Pretty simple and it came together quickly!
Have you ever had those kind of days where it takes FOREVER to do one or two cards? Yesterday was that day while I was working on my Tour de Freaks Blog Hop items for Saturday! I hope to have my mojo back today and can get more things done than I did yesterday!
Have a great day!
Tour de Freaks Blog Tour is Saturday!
Just a reminder that the Tour De Freaks Blog Tour is Saturday, June 20th, beginning at 12:00 N (Eastern time)! This Blog Tour is brought to you by the fabulous members of the Control Freak Swappers. You will definitely be WOW’d by this group of stampers! Each Blog will feature an assortment of projects using the Last Chance Stamp Sets and products! You won’t want to miss out!
This month the participants are: Connie Babbert, Gretchen Barron, Patty Bennett, Mary Brown, Julie Dinn, Cindy Major, Lisa Martz, Dawn Olchefske, Melanie Schulenberg, Janine Tinklenberg, Shona Watson and Wendy Weixler!
AND mark your calendar to look for the Tour de Freaks Blog Tour on the 20th of EACH month!
See you on Saturday, June 20th!
Thoughts of Father
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Stampin’ Addicts Blog Hop over the past few days. I hope you got lots of great ideas. BUT…stay tuned! I’m participating in the Tour de Freaks Blog Hop on Saturday, June 20th! Many of the Control Freak Swappers are participating. (If you haven’t heard of this group, it is a very talented group of swappers…I love getting my swap cards back in the mail from our swap mom, Lisa!) The tour will also feature Last Chance Retiring Stamp Sets, so you’ll get even MORE ideas!
For this card, I used the Mojo Monday 91 Sketch for my inspiration! I like these long cards…I think they add a lot of impact! I also wanted to show the more feminine side of this stamp set, Thoughts of Father, which is retiring at the end of the month.
I started with a base of So Saffron and added the stripe and brocade papers from Bella Birds Designer Paper layered on top. I really think this is one of my favorites in the retiring Designer Papers. I wrapped some So Saffron 5/8 grosgrain ribbon around the seam to hide it (this ribbon was part of the Sale-A-Bration bundle this year.) Then I added a panel of Bordering Blue layered on Chocolate Chip and stamped the Watering Can image in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink on Shimmer White paper and embossed with clear embossing powder. I used my markers and AquaPainter to color the image! I layered this on Chocolate Chip Cardstock, too, and raised it up with dimensionals. Finally, I stamped Best Wishes from Oval All onto Shimmer White cardstock, punched it with the Large Oval punch and layered it on a So Saffron Scallop Oval punch. Then I added a Chocolate Chip corduroy button that I tied with a skinny strip of So Saffron Cardstock.
Don’t forget that time is running out to order from the Last Chance retiring accessories and stamp set lists! Place your order online or email me for assistance!
Thoughts of Father
#115094
$15.95
Blog Hop Continues
Don’t forget! The Stampin’ Addicts Blog Hop continues thru Tuesday evening! Stop by and enjoy samples of the retiring stamp sets featured on each Blog! Scroll down for my Blog Hop post.
Updated LAST CHANCE lists!
Stampin’ Addicts Blog Hop!
It’s here! The Stampin’ Addicts Bon Voyage Blog Hop. If you arrived from Michelle’s #5 Blog Stop…welcome…my name is Connie Babbert and I’m stop #6! Over 34 Stampin’ Up! demonstrators are participating in this tour, featuring the Last Chance stamp sets retiring at the end of June. The Blogs will feature 3-4 projects, each using a different retiring set. You should come away with LOTS of inspiration and help selecting those final sets before they retire! Don”t worry if you missed the first stop, you will make a continuous loop around to all 34 stops. But remember, the links to each Tour Stop go away after midnight, Tuesday, June 16. And hey…leave me a comment…it’s my BIRTHDAY!
My featured retiring set is Bella Blossoms. This set in my arsenal didn’t get much ink until lately! I always wanted to do a Stamp Camp using it, but just never made time. Of course, now it is one of my favorites because it is so easy to work with. I want to show you three different ways to use it.
My first card I used the large blossom cut away from the stem. I stamped the blossom twice with Riding Hood Red on Glossy White cardstock (I think Glossy works best with these solid type stamps) and cut out one complete blossom and one with just the center of the blossom. I layered the center one over the full one with dimensionals and placed it with dimensionals on a square of Whisper White. I added the pierced design in the upper right corner. The base card is Pink Pirouette and I layered the Red print from Bella Rose DSP on the left side. I also added some of the Kiwi Kiss Polka Dot print from that same DSP under the Whisper White square. And I added some Riding Hood Red striped ribbon. Finally I cut two "leaves" from Build A Flower Die with the Big Shot, sponged around the edges with Kiwi Kiss ink and placed them under the Bella Blossom flower. I added the "Thank You" from this set in the upper right corner with Riding Hood Red ink.
My next card is one that my Technique Class did last week using the Faux Shaving Cream technique. I stamped the small flower Bella Blossom three times on Glossy White cardstock using this technique and then stamped it three more times in solid Riding Hood Red ink. I punched the Faux Shaving Cream ones with the 1 3/8 circle punch and hand cut the centers of the blossoms from the other three solid ones, layering it in the centers of the Faux Shaving Cream ones (wow…hope you followed that!). Each of the three flower units was layered onto a punched Riding Hood Red Scallop Circle. The base card again is Pink Pirouette (that wasn’t planned!) and I used the Scallop Edge Punch on two strips of Whisper White cardstock. These were layered under the check pattern from Bella Rose DSP. I added the Red Taffeta Ribbon (I am going to MISS this ribbon…I stocked up!) The flowers were adhered over the check DSP with dimensionals.
And, my final project is a mini gift ensemble. The Bag is made from two sheets of Walk in the Park Designer Paper in the Occasions Mini which also ends June 30th. We learned how to make the bag at Convention last year (or maybe the year before?) I added two lengths of Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon for the handle. I cut Glossy White cardstock with my Top Note die in the Big Shot. The large blossom I inked up carefully with Baja Breeze ink for the flower and Kiwi Kiss for the stem and leaves. I stamped on the Glossy White Top Note. I inked up the center of the Blossom again and stamped it on a scrap piece of Glossy White, then cut it out and layered it over the large blossom. Thank You was stamped in Black on the Top Note tag and added to the bag with Kiwi Kiss Striped Ribbon.
The square Note Pad was covered with Baja Breeze cardstock and layered on top with Walk in the Park DSP. I stamped the Blossom exactly the same as I did the bag tag and layered it on Kiwi Kiss Cardstock. I punched the Slot Punch in the lower right corner and added some Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon.
I hope you enjoyed my projects made with the retiring Bella Blossom stamp set.
Bella Blossoms
#111596
$23.95
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Make sure to check out your next #7 blog stop, Kat from Kat’s Card’s Blog. She is featuring Happy Heart Day!
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A Study in Gray
I’ve been wanting to do a series of Black and White cards. Julie Dinn put a bug in my head with her gorgeous samples. So, for today’s Stamping411 Sketch Challenge, I decided to do a card in shades of white and gray. Walk in the Park Designer Paper, available in the Occasions Mini, is perfect!
I started with a base card of Going Gray (available in the Neutrals Assortment Package) and layered Whisper White on top. I cut two different pattern strips of the Walk in the Park DSP and placed on on the left and one across the top per the sketch. I really wanted to add some ribbon across the top, but it just didn’t look right to me. Then I used the stamp set Heartfelt Thanks again (hey…it was on top of my messy desk and convenient!) and stamped the top blossom in Going Gray and the stem in Basic Gray on Whisper White cardstock. I layered it on Basic Gray and then Basic Black to make it POP!
For the medallion, I used Frames with a Flourish (another stamp set that is retiring, but is SO versatile!) and stamped the circle with Basic Gray on Whisper White. For You is from All Holidays Stamp Set. I punched it with my 1 3/8 circle punch and then did the same Scallop Circle trick from yesterday! (I placed the Going Gray scallop circle back in the punch, moved it over slightly and repunched to make pointed scallops!) I added a large Clear Rhinestone Brad in the center of the flower and a small clear Rhinestone brad over For You. These are now available separately rather than just the Pretties Kit!
Pretty simple card to create,but it is dramatic, I think! Make sure to check out what the other gals did with this sketch on Stamping 411!
Stay tuned for the Stampin’ Addicts Bon Voyage Blog Hop coming up later today!
Bloggers’ Challenge 103 – Sketch
OK…I’m writing this for the SECOND time since my post just decided to DISAPPEAR on me! Grrrrrr…
Today’s Bloggers’ Challenge was to use this sketch to create a card. When I first saw it, I thought Lisa was really trying to stump us! But, after I used it…I found I really liked it! I’ll use it again!
I started with a base of Kraft cardstock and layered on a strip of floral pattern in Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Paper. It is Specialty because the DSP is cardstock weight and wonderful to work with! I added a strip of Not Quite Navy to the Kraft base, too. Then I used the checked pattern in Parisian Breeze DSP for the horizontal piece and wrapped some Kraft Taffeta Ribbon around it before adhering it to the base card.
For the focal point, I stamped the puff flower from Heartfelt Thanks in Baja Breeze ink several times on Naturals White cardstock that I spritz with water first. It gave it a very watercolor look. I stamped the stems in Kiwi Kiss. Let it dry and then I stamped the outline puff flower stamp in Not Quite Navy over top. I can’t tell you how long it has been since I used Heartfelt Thanks…at least 4 years! I did a big stamp camp with it, so my set has seen lots of love, but for some reason it got pushed to the back of my sets! Now that it is retiring, I want to use it some more!
I need an anniversary card for my Brother and his wife, so I stamped Cheers to You (from Cheers to You stamp set) in Not Quite Navy on Naturals White cardstock, and punched with the 1 1/4 circle punch. I layered it on a 1 3/8 Kraft circle, then I layered it onto a Scallop Circle punched in Not Quite Navy. But wait! That doesn’t look like a scallop circle!!! That is because I put the scallop circle back into the punch, turned it slightly so I could punch again and get the spiked scallops. Love it! I placed it with dimensionals in the lower left corner.
Last, I added some Dew Drops that I had sitting on my shelf to the Not Quite Navy strip. You could also use mini brads, but I had already adhered that strip and didn’t want to pull it up. I like how that added a little something extra.
Don’t forget! Tomorrow is the Stampin’ Addicts Bon Voyage Blog Hop! Stop by any time between 12:00 N tomorrow and Tuesday at midnight and take the Blog Tour featuring 34 different retiring stamp sets…a different set on each stop. You will be sure to get lots of great ideas on using those stamps. Make sure you come back here and place your order for those Last Chance stamp sets and accessories!
Summer Treat
My Stamp Club members made this cute little treat holder at our last meeting. Nice and bright for summer! Inside I placed a tea bag package, but it would easily fit a Ghiradelli chocolate package, too. Or folded money or gift card if you wanted to give a little bit more.
I started with the base of Summer Sun measuring 7 1/2 x 3 1/2, scored it at 3 1/2 & 4. I covered the front with a 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock and then a 3 x 3 piece of Pink Flamingo Designer Paper. I notched out the corners with the Corner Tag Punch.
Inside, I cut Pink Flamingo Designer Paper 6×6 and scored one side at 1 1/2 and 4 1/4, turned it and scored the other way at 2 3/4 and 3 1/4. Fold the long sides in and adhere along the 1/4 overlap to form pouches and punched 1/2 of a circle from the 1" Circle Punch on each end. I centered and adhered it to the inside so the center fold marks line up with the outside Summer Sun score marks and adhere. I took my Crop A Dile and punched the small hole on each side between the score marks in the center. I placed some Tempting Turquoise 1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon between the holes and tied a knot bow on the outside. I filled one side with the Tea Bag packet and the other I made a small pull-out card. The greeting is from Curvy Verses. I used the Totally Tabs stamp set to decorate my Round Tab punched from Tempting Turquoise and added a small flower from Trio of Flowers Punch and a red Mini Brad to the center.
The Belly band is made 1 x 11 from Summer Sun cardstock. Wrap it around the closed and filled gift packet so you get the correct dimension. Adhere the tab. I covered the ends with my Wide Oval punched from Cameo Coral, stamped Just for You from Oval All stamp set in Basic Black on Whisper White and punched with the Large Oval. I also stamped Just for You on Tempting Turquoise, the punched it with the Scallop Oval punch. The Whisper White is layered over the Tempting Turquoise Scallop Oval and then the Cameo Coral Wide Oval piece. I added another of the Trio of flowers punched Summer Sun with a Red Mini Brad in the center.
I plan on making up a bunch of these for the bank where my husband works. He runs all the Retail Branches in the city. They do a Teller Appreciation Week where they bring in a little treat for all the tellers every day of the week. I also think it would be a nice something extra to mail to a sick friend or co-worker to let them know you are thinking of them.
I have new Stamp Clubs forming now! Let me know you want to join! You get to be the hostess one of the months and earn all the hostess benefits from that workshop! Long distance members will be mailed the kits for the projects we do on Club night.
Birthday Card!
My BFF, Annette, sent me this REALLY cute birthday card that I just had to share! I’ve been wanting to try to make one of these, and now I have a visual template that I can use. This is a picture of it open, but it does collapse into a standard size card that will fit in a regular envelope. It is called a Tri-Shutter Card! Isn’t it so cute and cheerful?
The base of the card is Real Red cardstock and I know she used the retired Summer Picnic Designer Paper for the cherries print and blue dotted print. The Ice cream sundae and greeting "Happy Birthday with a cherry on top" is from Goody Goody Gumdrops, a Level 3 hostess set right now. She punched the greeting with the Large Oval and layered it on the Scallop Oval and then the Wide Oval punch. The cherries on the front were done with 1" circle punches, the Crop a Dile and the Bird with Leaves & Flower die! So CLEVER!
Anyway…I LOVE it…thanks so much for thinking of me, Annette, and sharing in my birthday celebration!
I finished up working on one small swap yesterday and need to crank out my big 30 card one today. Then I need to start planning my Punch Card class next week! Have a wonderful day!
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