Sunday, November 16, 2008

Christmas cards



I have been playing with Mom's "Holiday Lineup" set from Stampin' Up...and LOVE IT! :) (I wonder if she'll notice if I keep the set??? Just kidding!) There are three images to the set and here are examples using two of them. The third is a line of reindeer with Rudolph in the middle, which I haven't finished yet.
The snowman card is still a little plain I think, but I love the glitter on the image. I stamped it in black and colored the clothes in Bashful Blue, added a touch of Pumpkin Pie for their noses, put glue on the snowman bodies and dusted it with Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I stamped the sentiment in Bashful Blue, punched it with the Large Tag Punch, and added a small silver brad from Making Memories.
I have a small gift project in mind with this stamp as well, but we will see how that goes. Time is of course the main issue... :)
On the second card, I used a Riding Hood Red base and added a piece of patterned paper from DCWV's Holiday Stack. The elves were colored with Blush Blossom, Garden Green and Real Red markers. I added a touch of Blush Blosson pastels to their cheeks for that "fresh from the snow" flush. I still may add some green glitter to their collars, but I don't have a fine glitter in the shade of green I need (Ooohh...trip to the craft store is in order I guess!). I used the Scallop punch in Garden Green and layered the sentiment from the "Best Yet" set on top, after sponging the edge in Riding Hood Red ink.
I have a new order from SU coming on Tuesday and I can't wait. I ordered some supplies to make a really cute turkey using the punches and some Designer Paper for Thanksgiving. I am planning to make one for each place setting at the table. Once I have one finished I will post it here. There is an example of the turkey on YouTube by Dawn5377...definetly check it out!

Ho ho ho card

This is the third card I made on Friday while the kids were playing with Playdoh. :)

I used Riding Hood Red for the base, added a layer of patterned paper from DCWV's Christmas Stack (Thanks Jenny for finding this stack on huge clearance after last Christmas!), and added a piece of Whisper White on top. Where is the white you ask? I used this card as a chance to try out my brayer. I stamped "Ho Ho Ho" with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder. I then brayered over the words with green ink (and I'm sorry, the color has just gone out of my head...!!! It's from last season's In Colors...darnit! Maybe I will remember as I keep typing.) When I wiped over the words, the white popped. After I went through all of this, I realized I could have used green cardstock and embossed in white just as easily, but it was a chance to learn how the brayer worked. I have seen some gorgeous backgrounds using brayers that I would love to try down the road.

I still can't remember the color of the green ink, but I will add it once I finally remember.

UPDATE 11/23/08: I finally remember! It was Wild Wasabi. Man, that was driving me crazy!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Sweetest Day Ever card

I made this card on Tuesday (Election Day), while we were watching the voting results come in. I needed a break for a while so I went in my room and just started playing.

Happy Birthday to You card

All supplies Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted. 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Accessories: Basic Black stamp pad, Baja Breeze stamp pad, Pink Pirouette stamp pad, Dimensionals, ribbon (Joanne's), Tombow glue, Ticket corner punch, AquaPainter, Beads (Joanne's)

Eastern Blooms Card

I enjoyed making this card, although it would have gone a little more quickly if I had a punch that fit the flowers. :) We'll call it therapy for a stressful day. :) Eventually I will add a sentiment but at the moment I don't have one settled on. All supplies Stampin Up.
Stamps: Eastern Blooms
Cardstock: Kraft, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Inks: Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum
Ribbon, Certainly Celery grosgrain

So Glad Were Friends


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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Unforgettable Friend card


Who wouldn't love this little elephant? All supplies Stampin Up.

Stamp set:

Cardstock: Kraft, Rose Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Basic Black ink, Stampin Write markers, blender pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

Just For You card


Sock Monkey is back! I made this card in preparation of a Stampin Up workshop and thought it was pretty cute. :) I hope you enjoy it! Size: 5.5 x 4.25. All items Stampin Up.

Stamps: Sock Monkey

Card stock: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Basic Black ink, Stampin Pastels, Blender Pens, Dimensionals, Rose Red Fine Cosmo glitter, Heat & Stick powder.

Owl Card


Ok, here we go! This card is SO CUTE! It is standard size (5.5x4.25). I wanted to try masking, so I cut a circle with my Coluzzle, and put it over my owl image once I stamped and embossed it. Then I applied pink ink over the cardstock and mask. Once I removed the mask it popped the owl image beautifully. Then I just inked the edge of the image with brown ink, tied a ribbon and voila! (All items are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.)
Stamps: Birds (Inkadinkado), Occasions Collection (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Dark brown satin ribbon (Michaels), Coluzzle, Clear Embossing Powder, Word Window Punch