Stampin' with Atty-tude:

Friday Fun

I'm enjoying a fun night of crafting at my LSS and decided I wasn't ready to pull photos out. So, here is a Christmas card I just finished.

Hope you like it,
Steph

Stamp set:
Stampin' Up's Snow Buddies hostess stamp set (Holiday Mini Catty)

Happy Tuesday

Here's another sample I designed to share at my recent workshop. Hope you enjoy it's simplicity. It was very easy and yet it's a real favorite of mine. I love square cards!

First, I used the Stampin' Up-Sizzix Scalloped Square and cut it just below the score line to create a Square card out of the Dusty Durango Cardstock. Then I used the Lattice Bigz Die to cut a Razzleberry piece to pop on top of the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. Easy peasy! I stamped the butterfly from Simple Friendship (pg 105 of the SU Idea Book) in Crushed Curry and used the Dusty Durango marker to accent his body and antennae, stamped on Whisper White and cut out. Then we used the 2 way Glue pen to cover the butterfly and then dipped it in Dazzling Diamonds. Popped it on the bow using a dimensional. Inside, we stamped the True Friendship sentiment "A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart."

Hope you enjoy it and stamp a little today!

Waves of Lavendar on a bright Banana day

Hi all
I stayed up last night, determined to make something. This is what I came up with for SCS's Color Challenge 227. I'm not in love with the card but, sure love this darling little surfer dude from Imaginesce.

I used the negative space from the Scrolly Scribbles Sizzixlit die from Stampin' Up's catty to create the 'waves'.

Finished it off with some retired black velvet ribbon & two joined sayings from SU's new Tiny messages set & punch.
I'm away from my catty and supplies but, will fill in the details later. I hope u got some stampin' time today!

TGIF
Steph

Christmas & Flowers in July

Hi all!

I found my way back into the craft room!! It was so fun! Unfortunately, our camera is broken. Please forgive me for having to use my iPhone's camera to take these. I tried outside, inside, etc and this is the best I could capture.

WT226

I was inspired to pull out a Christmas idea for the SCS Christmas in July challenge. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Christmas Punch - Level 2 Hostess set, Circle Circus Stamp set

Ink: Soft Suede pad & Marker, Real Red Marker

Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Sizzix Texture Plate, Real Red Wide Grosgrain, Mini-Glue dots, Dimensionals, Prima Holiday Poinsettias

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Next is my Lovely Flowers Card. I tried to let the new In Colors "speak to me" because I've been a bit reluctant to some of them but, I really enjoyed diving into these new colors and LOVING having the markers for the In Colors!

 

Again...sorry the colors aren't so great in this shot. It's sooo much prettier IRL (in real life, for those who don't know.) 

I colored the flowers w/Regal Rose and then outlined w/Rich Razzleberry Marker.

Supplies:

Stamps: Lovely Flowers

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo

Papers: Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Lovely Flowers Bundle DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: 5 Petal Punch, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Sizzix Texturz Plate, Eyelet Border Punch, Basic Jumbo Grommet, Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain, Mini-Glue Dots, Dimensionals.

Glad to be stampin' with you all again & hope to have more to share with you soon.

Wedding Invites, a plane ride and fun

Hi from Arizona,
We are out in Flagstaff for a family wedding but, finished this Wedding Invite for a friend of a friend, right before I left. I made 20 of these Gate fold cards with a Belly band. Sorry the picture isn't great. I though I took a better one before we left but, must have forgotten to load it.

The base is Sahara Sand, the band & inner lining is with Pink Pirouette. Then I added a Vellum overlay of the beautiful Manhattan Texture Folder (yes, I've been playing with my new favorite toy, a lot!!!)
I used that beautiful White Organza/Satin ribbon around the band. So pretty!!

The center is a Pretties silk flower & a Pink Pirouette cardstock flower stamped and cut out from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set. (I also stamped that flower randomly on the band with Pretty in Pink Classic Ink.) I dotted the center with a Sakura Stardust pen and popped on a half back pearl with a mini-glue dot.

Hope you enjoy Wedded (or any other kind of) Bliss this week & happy stamping!! I'm already missing my stamp room but, sure this will be a fun week of family, The Grand Canyon & an Arizona wedding. Send good thought our way for no rain from that Mexican Huricane.

All my best,
Steph & the boys

Ps: Thank you for the well wishes feom Jon's shoulder surgery a week ago. He's still in a sling but, the pain gets better every day. He's already talking about ' when he plays hockey again...'ugh! Those were killer late nights but, he loves it so what can I say. I'd cry if he took my stamping away ;)

Lindsay's Birthday Invites

Hi all,

As I've mentioned many times, I started out stamping making birthday invitations. It's something I love to do and often create them for friends & for hire, too. Here's the ones I made yesterday for dear little Lindsay. She's one of the cutest, almost 4 year olds I know! Gives super-duper hugs!

I used Doodlebug's Crushed Velvet Flock to make the bear's tummy & paws fuzzy pink. 

The card design is inspired from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts Wild About You card/tutorial which I LOVE and have used twice now for invitations. Super cute and easy. ***One note, on her directions she mentions cut the paper to 4 1/4 x 8 1/2" but, this is a typo, it's to cut 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" 

Quick instructions:

1. Cut base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" 

2. Score at 2 1/4" on both sides from the 8 1/2" side. Your card will look like [ I I ]

3. Measure 2 3/4" from the edge of the 5 1/2" side, make a small mark on both sides.

4. Align the score mark w/the small mark you made & cut this triangle off to create a point from all four sides.  Your base should look like <I I>

5. Fold these sides up and use a bone folder to burnish the crease really well. Use a Mini Glue dot to adhere the two points in the center. Then embellish anyway you desire.

Hope you're having a great week!

Stamps: Storage Units, Ink & More - Bear with Me, Stampin' Up - Priceless (Spotted Circles)

Ink: Memento Brown, Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink, Copic Markers Chamois, Dark Bark, E37, R20

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Retired SU Designer Paper: Berry Bliss

Accessories: Punches: Boho Blossoms, Wide Oval, Scalloped Oval, Large Oval, Dimensionals, 2 way Glue, Doodlebug Designs Crushed Velvet Flock

Late Easter Wishes

Hi all,
Had a busy week w/the kids out of school for Spring Break & my son Aidan's 9th birthday.

Here's my big boy enjoying dinner & a movie on his special day...

 

Even w/being busy every night for the past week, I have snuck in a tiny bit of stampin'.... I made 2 cards a few days ago but, never got a chance to post them. So here they are...

The purples are tricky for me, not sure why because I absolutely love the color but, having trouble making cards w/it lately. So here was an Easter Card I made last Saturday for the Sketch Challenge 223.
I cheated on SU a bit w/this irresistible Bunny stamp set, Bunny Love. I found at a local Scrapbook Expo from some Close to My Heart gals. It's kinda rare when I fall in love w/something other than Stampin' Up but, hey...a girl's gotta shop...right?

Supplies used:
Stamps: Bunny Love B1324 from Close to my Heart & Sprinkles from Stampin' Up
Ink: Almost Amethyst, So Saffron
Cardstock: Above colors plus Pretty in Pink & Very Vanilla, Amethyst DSP (Retired)
Accessories: Chit Chat Rub ons, Eyelet Punch, Word Window Punch, Ticket corner punch, Scallop Circle Punch, White Gel Pen, Flower Brad, 3/4" Circle Punch, Texture Plate.

Secondly, I made a Apricot Appeal Gift Card holder based on my favorite design based on Stampin' with Roxy's awesome tutorial. I've made it before but, this time I turned it to be able to use the Matchbox dies' tag & stamp "Celebrate"

Here's the inside...

I had to add ribbon tied on the inside to keep the card from slipping out since it's a horizontal card instead of the usual vertical version. It kinda goes w/the ribbon work on the front, so I think it's a welcome addition.

Supplies:
Stamps: Matchbox
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Apricot Appeal
Ink: Apricot Appeal Marker, Bashful Blue Marker, Brilliant Blue Classic Pad
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Crop-a-dile, Scallop Border Punch, Matchbox XL Sizzix Die, Horizontal slots punch

Hope you enjoyed these two projects. I'm sorry the pics aren't that great. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything I did here. I plan to be back this weekend to share a scrap page I just can't wait to get out of my head. It's cute in there, so hopefully great on the page :)

A Pair of Pears

Here's a couple of Pear cards I made today for a couple of friends who deserve/need a little pick me up. Isn't it great when we can spread a little cheer using paper. I put a lot of heart into them and hope it comes thru when they see these cards since they've always been there for me. Lastly, I've included my Big Winner card for the Mini-VSN Luxor Challenge using the Faux Felt technique.

The first card is using the Weekend Sketch Challenge #74 - Created by Charmaine (CharmWarm on SCS.)

Supplies used:
Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs Tutti Fruity Pear Stamp, Stampin' Up's Cheep Talk, Sprinkles
Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, River Rock (Retired,) Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron
Accessories: Button Latte, Linen Thread, Spellbinders Large Oval Die, Dimensionals

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The second card I created is for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #47

Here I used the Spellbinders Nestabilities dies to create a frame to layer the branch on. I cut out the Scallop Oval, then Whisper White oval & kept it in the die so that I could sponge the Saffron in the embossed area. What a neat technique!

Supplies:
Stamp: Cheep Talk
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron
Card/Paper: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, So Saffron, Tango DSP
Accessories: Spell Binders Large Scallop & Regular Oval Dies, Dimensionals, Sponge, Tangerine Stripped Ribbon

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Lastly, here's a quick little triangle card I created for the Mini-VSN Faux Felt Challenge. I love the technique. It's so simple. Just run your cardstock through your crimper going every which way until the layers separate. Pull them apart & you have a great fuzzy textured cardstock to use. I layered on a scrap of Good Morning Sunshine DSP for the cute little Saffron pattern. Then a strip of the Black Poker Chips from the Jackpot DSP. I thought the image from Boho Backgrounds kinda looked like a poker chip when punched out w/a 1 1/4" circle punch.

On the original (posted on SCS) it was a 4 1/4" triangular card but, I couldn't imagine sending that to someone, so I layered it on Whisper White &  then a So Saffron Cardbase that I stamped the other Boho Backgrounds stamp on to reiterate the look of Poker Chips.

Supplies:
Stamps: Boho Backgrounds & Game Night
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, So Saffron
Cardstock/Paper: Good Morning Sunshine & Jackpot DSP, So Saffron, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Accessories: 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Word Window Punch, Paper Crimper

Hope you had a Stamp-tacular weekend!!

Sorry so long

Hi all,
I haven't forgotten about bloggin' world & friends. I just haven't had time to really focus. I'm the queen of putting off stuff that matters to me but, trying very hard to finish what I start...even if it takes me so long!! Funny enough is that I've stamped quite a bit but, just haven't had time to post it. So look for quite a lot to pop up over this weekend. I've got a couple of scrap layouts, cards...etc.

Here's what I made for last week's SCS Inspiration Challenge 172 Little Daisy Designs based on this skirt. I almost finished it Saturday, then put it away and poof...there went a week. Worse yet, I pulled it out and had to change it all around again. I do that a lot!

Supplies:
Stamps: Occasions Mini Stamp set-Matchbox Messages
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery DSP, Close to My Heart Retired Paper (Sorry, don't remember the name.)
Accessories: Dimensionals, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Flower Fusion Felt Flower, Chocolate Wide Double Stitched Grosgrain, Matchbox Die (tag,) Cool Caribbean Ric Rac (Retired), Mini Glue Dots

Lucky Leo the Celtic Leprechaun

Hi all,
Here's what I made for the Clean & Simple Challenge #5. They asked we use Blue & Green in a card.

I'll be back tomorrow to share my Creative Ink Swap Share & a Saturday Scrapbook (which was my New Year's Goal but....kinda delayed.) Then, Lord help me, I have a handful of 11 year olds invading for a sleepover bday party & movie in the back yard night. I've got to finish a couple of birthday party invites, too...so it's a busy weekend!

Stamp Set: Define your Life, Embossing Arts Co - Leo the Celtic Leprechaun (Purchased from www.addictedtorubberstamps.com)
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Really Rust, Blush Blossom, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Whisper White, Going Grey, Wild Wasabi DSP (Retired,) Delicate Dots DSP (SAB)
Accessories: Key Tag Punch, Gold Ribbon, White Satin Ribbon (Occasions Mini)