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Spring Oak

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There are a few birthdays in early April that are for some of the guys in my life. My standards for masculine cards are pretty simple – no frills, no flowers etc. That doesn’t leave a lot to work with! I wanted a simple layout and thankfully this card came together quickly.

I started with the Crazy 4 Challenge #78. The challenge was to use a tree on a card (for Earth Day). I pulled out a set that hadn’t seen ink in a while. For the layout, I took a tip from a PTI designer (I think it was Dawn) and made the card base skinnier so the over-hang bit would still fit in an envelope. I do like the way it turned out.

PTI’s recent challenge to do partial embossing has got me looking at the impression plates differently. I managed to emboss the top of the card base by using a chipboard shim like I did for yesterday’s card.

Happy Birthday
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree (SU), Faux Ribbon, Birthday Basics (PTI);
Colors: Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate (PTI);
Other: Woodgrain impression plate (PTI);

Animal Stories

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All these cards use the Animal Stories set by StampinUp. I designed these (and 2 CASE cards that I won’t bother posting as the originals are better, lol) for an upcoming stamp camp my mom is holding. The idea is to make 5 cards using the same stamp set to show its versatility.

 
 

This first card uses a bold color scheme and some of the products from the Occasions mini (pom-pom trim and large buttons). I had fun stamping this one out.

I tried to keep this next card simple as most of the others have a lot going on. I really love the Paradise leaves paired with the elephant.

 
 
 

I made the third card because I just had to do the cute cart that I found at Lisa Young’s blog. Such a cute idea.

Thanks for stopping by!

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Happy
Stamps: Animal Stories, Define Your Life;
Colors: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Black, White;
Other: Melon button, Melon pom-pom trim, Black grosgrain ribbon;
Thankful Elephant
Stamps: Animal Stories, Paradise, Short & Sweet;
Colors: Peach Parfait, Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Early Expresso;
Other: Pear Pizzaz ribbon;
One Little Baby
Stamps: Animal Stories, Curvy Verses;
Colors: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzaz, white, White Naturals;
Other: Twine, Curly Label punch, Circle punches, Oval punch, Scallop Oval Punch;

Lovely Day

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The latest Make-It-Monday challenge (mim6) was all about partial embossing using PTI’s impression plates.

I wanted to do something a little different, so I went for embossing the middle of a panel. This is the reverse of the frame embossing that got popular awhile ago (like this one). I chose to use the Moroccan Motifs plate because it goes so well with the Fillable Frames #10 shape.

My sandwich was: clear plate, impression plate, cardstock, chipboard shim, tan mat (not pictured, sorry), clear plate. I created the chipboard shim from a piece of that cardboard that comes in DSP packs. I cut it to the size I needed (in this instance 2 x 5.5).

I added an embossed line at the top to help delineate my debossing. Now this isn’t fool-proof – you’ll notice a little extra debossing above my line…I’ll have to play a little more to figure that out. Even still, I’m pretty stoke about this new option for my impression plates.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lovely Day
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Fillable Frames 10, Signature Series Butterfly;
Colors: Ripe Avocado, Lavender Moon, Bitty Dots DSP (Plum, Moss);
Other: Moroccan impression plate, Plum ribbon, Fillable Frames 10 die, Signature Series-Butterfly die, Butterfly Dreams die; white embossing powder, pearls;

Birthday Round

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I recently stumbled across the Waltzingmouse Sketch blog. The latest challenge (wmsc38) definitely was a challenge for me – it was a round card! But I wanted to try it – and not just put a round layer on a square card either 🙂

I don’t own too many Waltzingmouse sets (yet) so I started by choosing the image to use. That helped me choose the other supplies to use. I actually like how this turned out. It isn’t too flashy and it’s pretty.

Birthday Wishes
Stamps: Free Spirt Boy, Fancy Phrases (WMS);
Colors: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, White (SU), Burnt Umber (Palette);
Other: Afternoon Tea DSP (SU), Circle die & Fancy Label die (Spellbinders), Dainty Lace Border die (MFT), Twinkling H2Os;

Sunshine Love

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My hubby departed today for a business trip. I tucked this card in his suitcase.

This was a fun card to make – but then, I’m using my favorite colors, rainbows, and new supplies.

Sunshine
Stamps: Textile Rectangle (MFT), Up Up & Away (PTI);
Cardstock: Spring Rain, Harvest Gold, White (PTI);
Ink: True Black (PTI), Daffodil Delight (SU), rainbow (Copics);
Other: Linen impression plate (PTI), Cloud dies (MFT), Textile die (MFT);

Winter Thanks

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I created this card months ago, for my mom to use as her final project for the 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletter.

I started the card with the torn, glittered hills. I chose to use Marina Mist because there was ribbon that matched. The final touch was to emboss the card base.

Thanks
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Sincere Salutations;
Colors: Marina Mist, White;
Other: Sq Lattice embossing folder, 3/8 Taffeta ribbon, Scallop Oval punch, Oval punch, glitter;

March Birthday

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Nichole Heady (PTI) started a weekly challenge – Make It Monday. This week’s challenge is to use distressed edges (MIM5). I was explaining the challenge to my kiddo (whose card is shown below) and they said “like frayed fabric edges”. So that got me thinking – I’d use the cotton batting to make clouds. That was the start of my card.

Since I wasn’t sure the clouds would be enough to qualify for the challenge, I decided to do traditional distressed edges. First I sewed around the panel; then I distressed the edges; finally I sponged white ink along the edges. The rest is pretty obvious.

My kiddo played along too. They used PTI paper, ribbon, and the Butterfly Dreams stamp set. Their distressed edges are the mat for the focal image – one of my old tie-dye t-shirts!

Birthday Wishes
All supplies PTI unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Up Up & Away;
Colors: Spring Rain, Berry Sorbet; Daffodil Delight (SU); Grey (Palette);
Other: cloud dies, 1/8″ White Silk ribbon; label die (Spellbinders), sewing machine, cotton batting;

2010 Papertrey Favorite

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It is that time of year again – Papertrey Anniversary. Once again I find myself without supplies due to a move. Thankfully Nichole’s first anniversary celebration challenge is one I can do without supplies! All I have to do is pick my favorite card I made in 2010 using PTI supplies. Hrm…I may be able to do this challenge without supplies, but a challenge it is!

I *love* Papertrey products! But then what is not to love – they are high quality products created with much thought (and love). So it isn’t a surprise that I own quite a few sets – and that most of my cards use PTI images.

I knew I wouldn’t be able to pick one favorite, so I narrowed my list down to my top six and had my hubby pick his favorite. He chose the new home card I made for my brother. I used the Boards & Beams set and colored it with Copics. (Here is a link to the original post: New Home card.)

If you are interested, here are my other top choices:

Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be moving into my new home in a couple weeks and I can’t wait to get my hands inky again!

Pause

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I created this card to send to my mom. I like to make my cards for her using just StampinUp products so she can display them to her customers. This was my first inking of Elements of Style. I love the set, but I feel everything has been done with it already. Not that what I do is ever unique, but my preference is to come up with something of my own. Anyway, I do like how this turned out – and more importantly, mom loved it!

To make the background, I stamped the “gratitude” stamp from Define Your Life and then went back and overstamped with the flourish image from the Elements of Style set.

So, the title of this post is “pause” for a reason. This is my last post for a few months. In December we will be moving to Colorado. I still think we are nuts for moving in winter from Hawaii to Colorado, but I’m not in charge of the schedule, lol. While I get to fly on a plane, my craft supplies will be boxed up and then taken on a boat – for 6 weeks! If I really wanted I could probably try to make a few packets of stuff to take with me, but really, that is just more trouble than it is worth (especially as I only own one trimmer and it is a gargantuan).

I appreciate those of you who come and visit my blog and I hope you’ll come back in February when I should have some fresh cards to share.

Life Moments
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Elements of Style, Define Your Life;
Colors: Expresso, River Rock, Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Vanilla;
Other: lace, button, Linen Thread, Lots of Tags die;

New Home

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My brother recently bought an old home and has spent much time fixing it up. I know he isn’t done, but I wanted to get a card in the mail to him.

I knew I wanted the card to feature the home from Boards & Beams. Since the image is so large, I needed a layout that was simple. I colored the image the same as the real house. I really love how this turned out!

Congratulations
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Boards & Beams;
Colors: Pinefeather, New Leaf, White;
Other: Leaf ribbon; Scallop border punch (SU); markers (Copics);