Jessica Lamb Stamps

CASE’d Birthday Card

CASE – Copy And Share Everything!

 

In the world of paper crafting copying another crafters work is the highest form of flattery! We call it CASEing. There is more than 1 way to CASE. You can copy something exactly or just use it as a jumping off point to get your creative juices flowing! Just remember to give credit to the person who inspired you – hey it’s only right :)

 

Today I have a card to share with you that I CASE’d. Actually it is a CASE of a CASE. Let me explain. Every other month I receive a Stampin’ Up! magazine just for demonstrators called Stampin’ Success. A few months back they featured a card that was inspired by a cute little Christmas card on page 202 of the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog. A crafter created a 5”x3.5” For You card in a cool color combination of primarily Summer Starfruit with a little bit of Raspberry Ripple and Early Espresso. I then CASE’d that version and came up with the card below.

 

 

My Birthday Card is very similar in design of the For You card however my card is A2 size (4.25” x 5.5”). My color combination is primarily Primrose Petals with a little bit of Rich Razzleberry and Early Espresso. I love the embossed polka dot panel don’t you? I love embossing with the Big Shot – it may be my favorite paper crafting technique!

 

I’d love to know what you think of this project! Leave me a comment and let me know. If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Thru June 3, 2013!

 

 

Monochromatic Wedding Card

Hello! It’s good to be back! I took a few weeks off in preparation of my sister’s wedding.  It was this past weekend and it was perfect in every way! Beautiful bride, beautiful weather – fun had by all! Today I have a couple pictures from the big day to share with you as well as the monochromatic wedding card I made for her and her new husband. I know you are interested in seeing the wedding pics so I’ll stop jabbering and get to it – lol

 

So this first picture is with my 2 sisters and my parents. Doesn't she look beautiful!!

 

Here she is with the flower girls. The two little blond hairded girls are my daughters.

And the kiss!

Now let’s get to the card! It took a super long time to create this card but I think the results were worth it! I was inspired by a card in Paper Crafts magazine.

 

 

I used the Big Shot and the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder to create the textured panel. I assembled the card except for the bow [I wrapped the ribbon but attached the bow at the very end with a strong adhesive].  The I attached mini Basic Pearls to the entire card front. It took forever to attach the pearls. I had to do a few and then stop. The little pop of blue is Island Indigo. It is pretty close to the shade of teal we wore at the wedding. What do you think of this card? I’d love to know!

 

Tomorrow’s blog post will be all about the Stampin’ Up! retired list – it came out last week. You can check out the retiring products by clicking here.

 

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Paper Pierced Mother’s Day Card

Before we know it Mother’s Day will be here! We can’t forget mom on her special day! Today I have a Mother’s Day card to share with you that features paper piercing. Mom will think it took you a long time to make this card. She will be so impressed with the details and will definitely feel the love!

 

 

Paper Piercing takes your card or project to the next level. It is a technique that is super easy and pretty fast too! The Stampin’ Up! paper piercing templates really make it easy. You will need the following supplies for paper piercing:

A paper piercer – basically something sharp like a needle or thumb tack. Stampin’ Up! has a paper piercer tool that I use all the time. It great for making a hole for brads too. It comes in a great little storage tube as well.

Something to protect your work station – you don’t want to put little holes on your work top. Some sort of foam mat does the trick; check out the mat that Stampin’ Up! offers (an old computer mouse pad would work too)

Paper piercing templates – of course you could totally paper pierce freehand but templates make it so much easier! They help you ensure your spacing will be just right. Check out the Stampin’ Up! templates by clicking here. I used the Essentials Pack for the straight lines and the Festive Pack for the die-cut label (Labels Framelits).

 

To create the above card you will need the following supplies:

Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen (wood mount or clear mount), Creative Elements(wood mount or clear mount)

Ink: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder

Card Stock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink

Big Shot and dies: Labels Framelits

Other: Essentials Pack, Festive Pack, basic pearls, paper piercer, piercing mat, Simply Scored, scoring stylus

 

I really appreciate your feedback and comments. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this project and technique!  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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March 25 – 31, 2013!

 

Birthday Card Featuring the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set

Today I have a pretty birthday card CASE (Copy And Share Everything) to share with you featuring the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set (available in wood mount and clear mount). My inspiration for this card came from a thank you card I found on Pinterest. I just love Pinterest don’t you?  Some many ideas; gets the creative juices flowing. I could really spend hours on there! You can see my inspiration card by clicking here.

 

My overall design is pretty similar to the original but I changed the sentiment and a little bit of the color scheme.

 

 

I love the Honeycomb embossing folder – don’t you! It adds just that little something extra to the card base making it a little more interesting.

 

 

I matted the Whisper White panel on the debossed side of the Rose Red card base. The bold floral images from the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set were stamped in the following colors from the Stampin’ Up! Subtles Collection: Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Perfect Plum, and So Saffron. I love how these colors work together! I think you will be seeing more of this color combo from me! The sentiment from the Sweet Essentials Stamp Set (available in wood mount and clear mount) was stamped with Jet Black StazOn.

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

Feminine Birthday Card Featuring the Field Flowers Stamp Set

If you need a feminine birthday card then I have the card for you! This will become your go to birthday card. It is reminiscent of spring with its soft yellow and green color scheme (So Saffron, More Mustard, and Lucky Limeade) but change up the colors and you have a great card for year round giving! Or if you need a card for another occasion such as Mother’s Day just switch out the sentiment. This is a great little card – let’s check it out:

 

 

The simple strand of pearls under the greeting and the paper piercing really take this card to the next level. These little details make a big difference and they are both super easy embellishments.

 

 

To make this card you will need the following supplies:

Stamp Sets: Field Flowers (wood mount and clear mount), Teeny Tiny Wishes (wood mount and clear mount)

Ink: Lucky Limeade, So Saffron, More Mustard

Paper & Card Stock: Twitterpated, Whisper White

Big Shot and die: Apothecary Accents

Other: paper piercer, basic pearls, stamp-a-ma-jig, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, piercing mat

 

I’d love to know what you think of this project! Leave me a comment and let me know. If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

Home Décor: Spring Theme Mini Printer’s Tray

Spring is just about a week away! I am looking forward to the warmer weather, pretty flowers, and longer days. How about you? What do you look forward to in the spring? To help get my home in the mood for spring, I put together this little mini spring theme printer’s tray. It will look great on the table in my entry way.

 

 

To create this project you will need the following supplies:

Stamp Set: Morning Post Alphabet (available wood mount or clear mount)

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper/Card Stock: Twitterpated, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink

Punches: Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly, 1-1/4” Scallop Circle, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (flower)

Big Shot & Die: Hearts a Flutter Framelits

Other: Basic Pearls, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Printer’s Tray, paper piercer

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

Technique Spotlight: Faux Patina

Today I have a super fun technique to share with you! It is called Faux Patina. Let me show you the card and then I’ll tell you all about the technique. I received this card from fellow demonstrator Theresa Panny in our monthly INKredible Impressions 1:1 card swap.

 

 

Isn’t it pretty! That shimmery embossed card stock is the faux patina. To achieve this look you will need the following supplies:

• Big Shot
• Embossing Folder
• Light colored or Whisper White card stock
• Ink: 1 light color/shade, 2 medium shades, 1 dark color, and  VersaMark
• Sponges
• Embossing Buddy
• Silver, Gold or Pewter embossing powder
• Heat Tool

 

Instructions (adapted from Splitcoaststampers):

1. Using the light color ink, apply ink to 1 side of the embossing folder. Place card stock in the folder and emboss with the Big Shot.
2. Using a sponge add additional shades of ink to the embossed card stock. Add colors from lightest to darkest shade. Don’t put on even layers of color. By varying the intensity of the ink you will create more depth and richness.
3. Rub embossing buddy over the embossed card stock. Apply Versa Mark in a random pattern to embossed card stock. Apply embossing powder, shake off excess and heat set with heat tool.

 

I’d love to know what you think of this technique! Do you think you will give it a try?? Leave me a comment and let me know. If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

Easter Card Featuring the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper

Almost every month I participate in a card swap with other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators It’s an easy, fun little swap – you only have to make 1 card and mail to another demo. In return I receive a card generally from a different demonstrator. The theme for February was an Easter, Spring or Thank You card. I created the below Happy Easter Card featuring the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper.

 

 

I  really, really like how this card turned out! Let me give you the supply list and then I’ll tell you all the details!

 

SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen (wood mount, clear mount), Creative Elements (wood mount, clear mount)

INK: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron

Card Stock/Paper: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Tea for Two DSP

Big Shot & Dies: Large Scallop Edgelits

Other: Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, sponge, pearls, Linen Thread, Bird Builder Punch, Stampin’ Distress Tool

 

I used a bunch of Stampin’ Dimensionals on this card. There are a couple raised layers – the bashful blue embellished layer as well as the punched bird and the bird’s wing were all attached to the card with dimensionals. For a little added interest I used the Paper Piercer and the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack to pierce a border along the scallop die cut Very Vanilla card stock. Oh and I used the swirl-like stamp from the Creative Elements stamp set to give the Very Vanilla CS a little bit of pattern. I stamped the swirl in So Saffron Ink. It was like creating my own custom patterned paper! In addition, since the Tea for Two DSP is sort of distressed, I used the Stampin’ Distress Tool to rough up the edges of some of the papers and I used a sponge along with some Chocolate Chip Ink to ink up some of the edges too. The result is a card that is slightly distressed. The Linen Thread seemed like the perfect accent to complete the distressed look!

 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

Monochromatic Wedding Cards

Anybody have a wedding to attend in the near future? I do! My sister is getting married in less than 3 months! And I’ve been fooling around trying to create some monochromatic wedding cards. I love the look of a white on white card for a wedding, don’t you? It is clean, pure, and classic. Today I have 2 cards to share with you featuring the monochromatic theme.

 

Here is my first card.

 

 

The card base is Whisper White card stock. I then used the Big Shot and the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder on a Shimmer White card stock panel. The sentiment (from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set – available in wood mount and clear mount) was stamped with Jet Black StazOn on Shimmer White card stock and die cut using the Bitty Banner Framelits. The organza ribbon is wrapped around the embossed panel and the panel was attached to the card base with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

 

I stepped up the second card with some Silver Glimmer Paper. The silver is close enough to white that the card is still considered monochromatic (at least in my opinion - lol).

 

 

Both the card base and embossed panel are Whisper White card stock. The embossed flourish was obtained by using the Big Shot and the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder (love this folder! Don’t you!!) I embellished parts of the embossed image with some basic pearls. The sentiment is from one of my favorite stamp sets – I hope Stampin’ Up! doesn’t ever retire it – Sweet Essentials (available in wood mount and clear mount). The embossed panel was attached to the card base with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

 

Which card do you think I should give my sister? Leave me a comment and let me know!  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

Scrapbooking: Another Way to Create a Year in Review Layout

One of my favorite types of scrapbooking layouts is a review layout. The review may cover a month, week, vacation or just a day in the life. I like these types of layouts for a couple reasons – in some cases I feel like I can tell a more complete story like with a review layout about vacation or soccer season. Other times I am feeling really, really behind in my scrapbooking plans and making a review layout helps me feel caught up.

 

A review layout doesn’t have to be complicate or even have a lot of pictures. Today I have 2 layouts to share with you. Both are yearend review layouts and they even use the same Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and similar embellishments! But instead of telling my story with lots of pictures – I used 1 photo per scrapbook page.  Yes only 1 photo!  The story is all in the journaling. I know what you’re thinking – how much journaling did I write to cover an entire year?? I used a year end question template! I found this great little template for my kids at todaysmama.com. It’s a printable year end time capsule questionnaire! I had my kids fill out the questions and used their paper as the focal point of my layouts!

 

Let’s take a look at the layouts! These time capsule questionnaires are from 2011. My older daughter filled hers out all by herself.

 

 

As you can see I made no corrections, etc to what she wrote. I wanted it to capture her at that moment. The picture is from around the same time as when she filled out the form. Here’s a close-up of the pennants. I used the pennant builder punch to make the banner.

 

 

My mother-in-law helped my younger daughter with hers. Isn’t it cute – she likes everything because they are beautiful – so sweet!

 

 

Morgan’s layout was embellished with all different butterflies. I used the Big Shot and some punches to create all the butterflies. I embellished them with some simple baker’s twine, pearls, and buttons.

 

 

 

 

So give a time capsule approach to your next review layout and let a questionnaire be your focal point. I have 1 more layout to complete for my son – I have it started, just need to add the embellishments but it will look very similar to the 2 layouts above!

 

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this project.  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

 

 

Sale-A-Bration 2013 Card Sample Featuring the Vintage Verses Stamp Set and Vine Street Embossing Folder

Sale-A-Bration 2013 is going on now!  It’s Stampin’ Up!’s BIGGEST sale of the year! For every $50 in product you purchase (in 1 order) you may choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item! Yes! You get something for FREE! There are stamp sets, embellishments, digital discs, card stock, designer series paper and more! Today’s card features several items from the exclusive Sale-A-Bration offerings including the Vintage Verses Stamp Set (available in wood mount & clear mount), Vine Street Embossing Folder (use with the Big Shot), and the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack.

 

This card was made by fellow demonstrator Mary Grace. I received the card in our monthly card swap.

 

 

 

I love the color combination Mary Grace used of Island Indigo, Pool Party, and Tangerine Tango. She used the rule of thirds and placed the embossed Vine Street image on the top 2/3 of the card. This makes for a well balanced card.

 

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this project.  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

Owl Valentine Card

Happy Valentine’s Day! Do you have a card for your sweetheart yet? If not – no worries! I have a simple, quick card that will come together literally in minutes but your sweetheart will think you spent all day on it!

 

 

Isn’t it sweet! I love the owl silhouette. Who wouldn’t love to receive this card! To create this card you will need the following supplies:

 

Card Stock & Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer

Big Shot & Dies: Adorning Accents Embossing folder, Hearts Collection Framelits, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits

Punches: Owl Builder, Bird Builder

 

This would make a great wedding or anniversary card too!

 

What do you think of this Valentine? I’d love to know! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this project.  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

 

Decorated Candy and Treat Ideas

Yesterday I shared with you all the fun we had this past weekend at the NJ Crop Weekends Winter Crop 2013. One of the activities I participated in was the Chocolate Candy Swap. A swap is basically a trade. The number of participants determines how many swaps you will need. In this swap there were 7 of us participating. We packaged our favorite chocolates as creatively (or not) as we wanted and brought enough for all the swappers!

 

 

With Valentine’s Day literally around the corner, let’s take a look at some of the creative ways you can package up some sweet treats! This first project is a stamped wine glass filled with chocolates! FYI – the swapper shared that if you use this technique the ink needs to be heat set. She purchased the glass ink at a local craft store.

 

 

This is a fun way to wrap up a candy bar. Just wrap up the candy bar like a package using your favorite patterned paper and then attach a stamped tag.

 

 

Here’s my swap. It is a treat tube filled with hugs and kisses! I used the Big Shot at the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die to create the flower on top of the tube. The center of the flower is piece of the Vanilla Flower Trim. I wrapped some  Tea for Two Designer Series Paper to decorate the top and bottom of the treat tube.

 

 

I love this little milk carton filled with candies! The swapper made the milk carton out of half a sheet of 12x12 card stock. She wrapped the box with some More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper.

 

 

Our next crop is July 26-28, 2013. I’d love for you to join us for a day or the full weekend. Several packages are available. Check out our website by clicking here for all the details!

 

What do you think of these projects? I’d love to know! Leave me a comment and let me know!  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

Two cards using the Big Shot and the Vine Street Embossing Folder

I love the new Vine Street Embossing Folder. It is one of the offerings in the Sale-A-Bration 2013 brochure. You use this embossing folder along with the Big Shot to dry emboss your card stock and other materials.

 

For me I found that this particular folder creates a very deep impression and creases the card stock when embossing. To fix the creasing issue, I added a piece of copy paper between the card stock and embossing folder. By doing this you get a crisp, sharp emboss without the creasing. Each embossing folder and Big Shot is slightly different so try your embossing out on a scrap paper first and then use the copy paper trick if you need to :)

 

Let’s take a look at the cards. I’m using both of these cards for 2 different card swaps in February.

 

This birthday card uses the Word Play Stamp Set (available in wood mount & clear mount) along with the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (SAB 2013 #127540) and Ribbon (SAB 2013 #130812). The Vine Street embossing is on the upper white panel.

 

 

This thank you card is just too stinkin’ cute! The stamp set is the new Sale-A-Bration offering Patterned Occasions (available in wood mount & clear mount). I used the debossed Vine Street on this card. The color combination is Pool Party, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry.

 

 

I’d love your feedback! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of these cards!  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

Sale-A-Bration 2013 Sneak Peak: Vintage Faceted Buttons & Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set

Sale-A-Bration 2013 begins in 3 days! Sale-A-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s largest sale of the year! For every $50 in product you purchase you can choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item! There are stamp sets, embellishments, digital content, designer paper and more! Today we are going to take a look at 2 of the Sale-A-Bration offerings this year. Both are items that are found in the annual catalog: Vintage Faceted Buttons & Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set (available in wood mount and clear mount).

 

To showcase these products I have 2 cards to share with you. The first is a card that was inspired by a card I came across on Pinterest. The second is a stepped up version of the card. Let’s take a look at the CASE’d card first – oh CASE means to Copy And Share Everything.

 

 

 

In the above card I used the same design but my stamps, colors, and embellishments are different. The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set and the background grungy stamp is from the Clockworks Stamp Set (available in wood mount & clear mount). I used some Champagne Glimmer Paint on the background image as well. I distressed the papers with some Soft Suede Ink and used the Color Spritzer Tool and Soft Suede marker to add a little ink spatter. I secured the sentiment with the Vintage Faceted Button. Oh and to cut out the stamped Love You sentiment I used the Big Shot and coordinating Bitty Banner Framelits!

 

Here’s the stepped up version.

 

 

With this card I added another stamped image from the Clockworks Stamp Set in the upper right corner of the card. I also added a dyed lace doily and instead of the vintage faceted button I custom dyed some flower trim.  In addition I did not use any Champagne Glimmer Paint.

 

What do you think of these cards? I’d love to know! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of these cards.  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peak: Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper

Day 3 of my Sale-A-Bration 2013 sneak peak and today we are looking at the new Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper! This patterned paper is awesome! It is trendy and hip! So fresh! I just love it and I know you will too! The patterns are bold and graphic and include the following colors: Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand, Summer Starfruit, and Whisper White.

 

Today I have a card to share with you using the Sycamore Street DSP. Let’s check it out!

 

 

This is a cool card (if I do say so myself! -- lol) Anyone entering the 40-something club would love receiving this card! I raised the die cut panel with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Here is a close up photo:

 

 

To create this card you will need the following supplies:

Stamp Set: Best Dad Ever (available wood mount, clear mount)

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Card Stock & Paper: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Sycamore Street

Big Shot & Dies: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Typeset Alphabet Bigz

 

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Jan 22 – March 22!

 

That’s the Ticket Valentine’s Day Card

Valentine’s Day is just over a month away! Today I have a great little Valentine card to share with you featuring pretty much all new products from the Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog. Let’s take a look at the card and then I’ll tell you all about it!

 

 

What do you think of this color combination? Not really what I would typically lean towards for Valentine’s Day. My inspiration came from the Stampin’ Up! color coach. This is a great little tool. Whenever I’m stuck on color combination ideas I go to the color coach. It has a big swatch of each color and on the reverse side there are 2 color combination suggestions. The colors I used for this card are:

Perfect Plum

More Mustard

Riding Hood Red

 

For the card base I used the Daydream Medallions stamp set (available in wood mount and clear mount) along with Perfect Plum ink to create a tone on tone background.

 

The embellishment cluster included a trimmed tea lace paper doily (p.5 Spring Catalog). I used the Big Shot and brand new Honeycomb Embossing Folder (p. 6 Spring Catalog) on the Riding Hood Red card stock. The More Mustard card stock was die cut using the Big Shot and 1 of the Adorning Accents Edgelits. After I adhered these items to the card base I wrapped some Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine around the card.

 

The last embellishment layer includes the adorable punched butterfly and ticket. The butterfly was punched out of Perfect Plum card stock using the new Bitty Butterfly punch. On top of the butterfly is a little punched flower (Itty Bitty Punch Pack) and Basic Rhinestone. The ticket is from the brand new That’s the Ticket stamp set (available wood mount and clear mount, p. 21 Spring Catalog) and is stamped in More Mustard. The ticket stamp also coordinates with the ticket duo punch. Both the butterfly and ticket are attached to the card using Stampin’ Diminsionals. 

 

What do you think of this Valentine? I’d love to know! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this project.  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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Product Spotlight: Pinwheel Sizzlits S Die

One of the items that just jumped out at me when I first paged through the new Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog was the brand new Pinwheel Sizzlits S Die. As soon as I saw it, I had to have it! It is super cute! Plus pinwheels are all the rage right now in the crafting world. They are so happy :) 

 

I used this die along with the Big Shot to make this adorable birthday card.

 

 

Love it! Don’t you!

 

I want to give you some tips for using this die.

• It’s a Sizzlit Die, so it’s small. The finished pinwheel is about 2”x2”
• I tried using this die along with card stock and I found it difficult to bend the card stock to create the pinwheel. I think because of the size of the pinwheel. It was much, much easier to make the pinwheels with designer series paper (Summer Smooches DSP used for the card above)
• I tried fastening the pinwheels with mini brads and standard 3/16” brads. They were much easier to assemble with the 3/16” brads (Brights & Neutral brads used for the card above)
• The die comes with some directions with a couple diagrams. They were helpful as a reference.

 

To create the card above you will need the following supplies:

Stamp Set: Curly Cute (available wood mount & clear mount)

Card Stock/paper: Summer Smooches DSP, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Other: Big Shot, Pinwheel Sizzlits S Die, brads, adhesive

 

I really appreciate your feedback and comments. So leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this project.  If you’ve never left a comment before all you have to do is to click on the title of the post, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your comment in the comment box. Sometimes comments may take a little while to appear. 

 

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