Paper Craft Crew Challenge 27

Hi Crafty Pals,

I totally missed the challenge last week as I was a bit busy at the weekend so I didn't get chance to get to my craft stuff for a play.

Since I'm enjoying the challenges I've decided to set some time aside each week to do this one and depending on how time goes I may look at trying some others.

The Paper Craft Crew sketch #27 (see below) inspired me to create the following card

I was excited to see hearts as I had been looking at making Valentines recently so had some of my supplies already to hand (love it when that happens).

Though you can't see it too well in the photo I did a watercolour wash of Certainly Celery as a back drop for the trees.

I slightly altered things this week as if I'd kept the Lovely as a Tree Stamp Set as the rectangle it would have been too big for the card base I chose. I decided to crop it down (keeping the other 2 trees for a different project) so resulting in a square stamped area.

Ingredients

Designer Series Paper and Card Stock:  Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Pennant Parade and Pretty Petites

Punches/Die Cuts: Petite Curly Label, Full Heart and Hearts a Flutter Framelits

Classic Stampin' Pad^®: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon and Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

Keep crafting

Holiday cards - post 2

Hi again Crafty Pals,

As promised my second post showing my thank you cards. Following on from my promise to use up some Designer Series Paper I've been good and tried to use some on the following cards.

Images © 2013 Stampin’ Up!




This telephone box reminds me of Doctor Who even though the TARDIS is a Police Box??

Ingredients

Designer Series Paper and Card Stock: Festival of Prints stack (2012 Holiday Catalogue), Whisper White (100730) and Crumb Cake (120953)

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental (sneak peek from Sale-A-Bration) and Vintage Verses (sneak peek from Sale-A-Bration)

Punches/Die Cuts: Corner rounder

Classic Stampin' Pad^®: Island Indigo (126986)

Accessories: SNAIL Adhesive^® (104332) and Stampin' Trimmer (126889)

Images © 2013 Stampin’ Up!



On this card I've used products from the new 2013 Spring Catalogue and the 2012 Holiday one (ordering ended this week).

Ingredients

Designer Series Paper and Card Stock: Festival of Prints stack (2012 Holiday Catalogue), Whisper White (100730) and Crumb Cake (120953)

Stamps: Pennant Parade (122742 - Clear-Mount or 122740 - Wood-Mount)

Punches/Die Cuts: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle (119854) and the 1 1/4" Circle (119861)

Classic Stampin' Pad^®: Crumb Cake (126975)

Accessories: SNAIL Adhesive^® (104332), Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (129378) the Big Shot (113439)

As I look back at the final card for this post I can see things I'd change such as stamping the Thank You (Primrose Petals) on to scratch paper first so the colour on the card itself isn't so vivid.

Images © 2013 Stampin’ Up!




Ingredients

Designer Series Paper and Card Stock: Snow Festival (2012 Holiday Catalogue), Sycamore Street (sneak peek from Sale-A-Bration), Whisper White (100730), Baja Breeze (111352) and Primrose Petals (126841)

Stamps: A Fitting Occasion (127049 - Clear-Mount or 127047 - Wood-Mount) and Perfectly Penned (122892 - Clear-Mount or 122890 - Wood-Mount)

Punches/Die Cuts: Extra Large Oval (119859) and 1" Circle (119868)

Classic Stampin' Pad^®: Baja Breeze (126960) and Primrose Petals (126858)

Accessories: SNAIL Adhesive^® (104332), Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123130) and the Big Shot (113439)

If you are thinking about shopping with Stampin' Up!^® I'd love to be your demonstrator. You can order directly through my online store or you can email me either way I'd be thrilled to hear from you.

Hope you are enjoying my thank you cards so far and I have one more post to do.

Take care and get inky soon.

Birthday celebrations

Happy Monday crafty pals,

Stumped - that was how I felt when I finally settled down to make a birthday card for my sons friend early last week.

I got out my stamp catalogue and sat and stared at it for ages hoping for inspiration to hit! Unfortunately nothing happened the first time so I left it a day and came back.

I'm sure most of you have a stamp catalogue, but for those that don't I'd highly recommend it. It is basically a stamped record of all of your stamps categorised in a way that suits your needs. That way you don't need to drag out all of your boxes or stamps when you have a creative urge. I made mine over a period of a few days and try really hard to add new stamps as soon as I get them now as it was time consuming to set up.  I use printer paper and black ink for all of my stamps and keep mine in a ring binder, but I know some people have special books they carry with them when they are out hunting for craft supplies.

I am a real procrastinator so couple that with a fairly small craft stash (I only became a demonstrator in June) and I was lost at where to start. Yeah for Designer Series Paper as Patio Party finally inspired me.

Images © 2012 Stampin’ Up!

Ingredients
 
Sweets for the Sweet Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Pennant Parade Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Summer Starfruit Card Stock
Whisper White Card Stock
Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin' Pad^®
Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad^®
Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin' Pad^®
Basic Black Classic Stampin Pad^®
Top Note Stampin Up!^® Bigz Die
Big Shot
Patio Party Designer Series Paper
Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper (Marina Mist)
Stampin' Dimensionals^®
SNAIL Adhesive^®
1" Circle punch
Stamping sponges

Looking back at the card I should have made both the left and right 'lollipops' be the same height and I maybe could have stamped the ribbon from the Sweets for the Sweet stamp set and added them to the sticks.

To go with the card I made a gift card holder from a Stampin' Up! envelope.

Ingredients

Teeny Tiny Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Marina Mist Card Stock
Whisper White Card Stock
Whisper White Classic Stampin' Pad^®
Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad^®
Extra Large Oval punch
Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper (Marina Mist)
Bitty Banners Framelits
Big Shot
Whisper White Baker's Twine
Stampin' Dimensionals^®
Whisper White medium envelope

I used them to make a 'belly' band, but tweaked it slightly after the photo so that the twine was double wrapped around rather then knotted (in photo).

Hope you like them and keep crafting