Happy Birthday! For All You Do

This stamp set (For All You Do) was the first one I got as a demo and I still love the versatility of it. Today, I used it create birthday cards for some girlfriends. I loved the combination of patterned papers, stamping, bling and ribbon to create a fresh, funky card for some special people in my life.

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Stamps:For All You Do - #115360
Teeny Tiny Wishes - #115370

Cardstock:
Whisper White - #100730 (for 8.5"x11") or #106529 (for 12"x12")
Chocolate Chip - #102128 (for 8.5"x11") or #107102 (for 12"x12")
Old Olive - #100702 (for 8.5"x11") or #106544 (for 12"x12")
Patterned Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (retired)
Ink:So Saffron Classic - #105213
Rose Red Craft - #101545
Old Olive Classic - #102277
Other:Rhinestone Brads - #113144
5/8" Satin Ribbon (Chocolate Chip) - #117287

Sweet Treats Skittles!

Did you know that Real Red, Only Orange, Yoyo Yellow and Elegant Eggplant perfectly match four of the five colors of regular flavored Skittles? And, that Skittles fit in our Sweet Treat cups? So exciting...I figured that out this weekend when making this birthday card for my soon-to-be-five-year-old friend, Payton! Skittles are her favorite candy, so I think it will be a hit.

Cardstock:
Real Red - #102482 (for 8.5"x11) or #106545 (for 12"x12")
Only Orange - #102837 (for 8.5"x11) or #107107 (for 12"x12")
YoYo Yellow - #102824 (for 8.5"x11) or #107108 (for 12"x12")
Elegant Eggplant - #105126 (for 8.5"x11) or #107085 (for 12"x12")
Whisper White - #100730 (for 8.5"x11") or #106529 (for 12"x12")

Ink: Real Red Classic pad - #103133

Tools: 1-3/4" circle punch - #112004

Other:
Sweet Treat Cups - #116802
Real Red 5/8" satin ribbon - #117286
Something Sweet Stamp Set (retired)

Bling Challenge

My demostrators group decided to use BLING as our challenge for this week. There are plenty of blingin' products to choose from in our catalog including Iridescent Ice embossing powder, metallic cardstock , foiled patterned paper, flat-backed pearls and rhinestone brads. I decided to use the Rhinestone Brads because I've had them since I became a demonstrator and haven't ever used them. They come in a pack of 84, with 28 each of three different sizes, so you will find the perfect one for whatever you are working on. I chose clear, but they also have four combo packs that offer a great assortment of colors in round or square. I also used the Lattice Die on these cards to create two different effects. On the second card down, I used the "insides" of the lattice (the football shape you'd normally discard) to create the layers of my flower. I ended up having so much fun I created two cards. I can't decide which I like better...what do you think?

Enjoy!

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Both cards use:
Cardstock:Rose Red - #102544 for 8.5"x11" or #107086 for 12"x12"
Pumpkin Pie - #105717 for 8.5"x11" or #107100 for 12"x12"
So Saffron - #105118 for 8.5"x11" or #107088 for 12"x12"
Old Olive - #100702 for 8.5"x11" or #106544 for 12"x12"
Whisper White - #100730 for 8.5"x11" or #106529 for 12"x12"
Tempting Turquoise - #102067 for 8.5"x11" or #107103 for 12"x12"

Tools:Lattice Die - #115958
Big Shot - #113439

Embellishments:Rhinestone Brads - #113144
In addition to the supplies above, the quote on the top card was stamped using Old Olive Ink (#102277) with a stamp from the "Of the Earth" stamp set (#115336). This is hostess set available from now until the end of June...yours free with a $150 party!!! Also, I found our Paper Snips (#103579) useful for handcutting the Tempting Turquoise border around my flower on the second card and Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430) to help it pop!

Sympathy Card - Very Versatile

A friend of mine from small group at church had a death in her family so I created this sympathy card for her & her husband. I knew that I wanted something a bit trendier so I immediately went for the kraft colored, retro circle & stripe patterned patterned paper from our Holiday Lounge paper pack. From there, I stamped the floral image from the (retired) Very Versatile stamp set that was featured in last summer's mini catalog in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink and Whisper White Craft Ink. I embossed the Whisper White ink using our white embossing powder. Once it was cooled, I brayered over it with Bermuda Bay and then wiped any excess ink off the embossed part. I love how the card turned out...I was thinking it might have been just as lovely to use a heathery blue, such as Bordering Blue, in place of the turquoise. Happy stamping my friends!

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Ink:
Whisper White Craft Ink - #101731
Chocolate Chip Classic Ink - #100908
Bermuda Bay Classic Ink -#115655

Cardstock:
Whisper White - #100730 (for 8.5"x11") or #106529 (for 12"x12")
Chocolate Chip - #102128 (for 8.5"x11") or #107102 (for 12"x12")

Paper: Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper - #115675

Tools:
Heat Tool - #10005
Brayer - #102395

Other:
White Embossing Powder - #109132

Earth Day Challenge

My demonstrators group weekly challenge was to create something inspired by Earth Day. I don't know about you, but in my neck of the woods the red bud and dogwood trees are just gorgeous in full bloom, so that is my inspiration for my Earth Day card. I'm always looking for an excuse to use this stamp set. It's called "Season of Friendship" and comes with everything you need to decorate the tree for any season, plus a nice quote about friendship. You've probably noticed a trend with me: that I love layers and dimensions, so the front "hill" of grass and the flowers are adhered with our foam adhesive, called "Stampin' Dimensionals". The clouds were created by sponging bashful blue onto whisper white cardstock, using a scallop circle punch to mask off areas of white. The card was still missing something, so I tied it off with a piece of satin ribbon. Happy (belated) Earth Day!

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Ink:
Bashful Blue (sky) - #105209
Certainly Celery (leaves) - #105217
Chocolate Chip (tree) - #100908
Old Olive (leaves) - #102277
So Saffron (flowers) -#105213
Brilliant Blue (bird) -#100691

Cardstock:
Whisper White - #100730 for 8.5"x11" or #106529 for 12"x12"
Chocolate Chip - #102128 for 8.5"x11" or #107102 for 12"x12"

Stamps: Season of Friendship - #111776

Tools:
Scallop Circle Punch - #109043
Paper Snips -#103579
Stamp-a-ma-jig (for easy placement of leaves & bird on tree) - #101049
Sponge - #101610
Crop-a-dile (to punch holes for ribbon) - #108362

Others: 5/8" Certainly Celery satin ribbon - #117288

LAST CHANCE - Chocolate Bunny Stamp!

I promised another card using the Chocolate Bunny single stamp available in the current mini catalog and so here it is!

This one involved more paper crafting than stamping but was oh-so-fun to make! To create the Easter basket, I die cut the Top Note die twice on More Mustard Cardstock. Then I swiped Chocolate Chip ink across the die cuts to create a wood grain effect, and cut the die cuts into strips and wove them together. The basket was then created by cutting the die cut in half the short way. I decorated it with eggs (small oval punched through random scraps of patterned paper), Easter grass (used paper snips to cut fringes on a strip of Old Olive cardstock), scallop trim border punch and a butterfly from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. I created the cloudy background, perfect for a springy day, by sponging Bashful Blue around a scallop circle punch. I stamped the Chocolate Bunny on Close to Cocoa cardstock with Chocolate Chip ink and then cut him out with my paper snips. To give the card some lift, and I adhered the bunny and some of the eggs with Stampin' Dimensionals. To give it some sturdiness, I adhered the whole basket down with Sticky Strip.

Happy Crafting!

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Ink:

Chocolate Chip Classic - #100908

Bashful Blue Classic - #105209

Cardstock:

Whisper White - #100730 for 8.5"x11" or #106529 for 12"x12"

More Mustard - #100946 for 8.5"x11" or #106542 for 12"x12"

Chocolate Chip - #102128 for 8.5"x11" or #107102 for 12"x12"

Old Olive - #100702 for 8.5"x11" or #106544 for 12"x12"

Patterned Paper:

miscellaneous scraps from retired Designer Series Papers and also from Sweet Pea, available in the current mini catalog - #117161

Adhesive:

Stampin' Dimensionals - #104430

Sticky Strip - #104294

Tools:

Paper Snips - #103579

Top Note Die - #113463

Big Shot - #113439

Scallop Circle Punch - #109043

Beautiful Wings Die - #118138

Small Oval Puch - #107304

Scallop Trim Punch - retired, but we have other beautiful border punches that would work just as well. Check out the Scallop Edge #112091 or the Eyelet Border #113692.

Last Chance! Chocolate Bunny Stamp

My how time flies when you love the mini catalog products! The end of April is just around the corner which means the end of our spring mini catalog. Therefore, I will be trying to showcase some of my personal favorites from that catalog until the end of the month, so check back often. And be sure to order something if you LOVE it, because the 30th will be here before you know it!

The first one is the Chocolate Bunny stamp. This single stamp is easy to use and also easy on the checkbook! This was a card we made in my demonstrators group and I love how it turned out. Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip make a wonderful color palette, but I also think Chocolate Chip looks wonderful with Certainly Celery or Bashful Blue. This card also uses the patterned paper from our Shades of Spring line which will also be retiring April 30th.

It's never to soon to think about cards for next year, especially since this stamp set won't be around then! Come back tomorrow for another example using this stamp.

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Paper: Shades for Spring Designer Series Paper - #117160

Cardstock:

Very Vanilla (#101650 for 8.5"x11"' or #106530 for 12"x12")

So Saffron (#105118 for 8.5"x11" or #107088 for 12"x12")

Close to Cocoa (#101341 for 8.5"x11" or #107101 for 12"x12")

Chocolate Chip (#102128 for 8.5"x11" or #107102 for 12"x12")

Stamps:

Chocolate Bunny stamp - #116980

Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set - #115370

Tools:

Paper Snips (for cutting out the bunny) - #103579

Small Oval Punch - #107304

Large Oval Punch - #107305

Scallop Trip border punch (retired - but any border punch would do & we have some great ones to choose from)
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic - #100908

Other: Flat-backed pearl from Pretties Kit - #109114
Adhesives:

Snail Adhesive - #104332 (refills #104331)

Sticky Strip (to adhere pearl) - #104294