Fast Friday - Chalkboardie Birdie

Just a quick post today for Fast Friday!  A Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad  and some Basic Black cs are all you need for this "Chalkboard" technique card.  Try the Chalkboard Technique with just about any stamp set & see what an elegant card you can come up with!


Linda

Think About Color Thursday - Real Red, NIght of Navy, Daffodil Delight

Today's post is a bright trio of cards with this color combination of the week:

Real Red 

Night of Navy 

Daffodil Delightt

It's time for a walk down Memory Lane.  Do you recall the Sale-a-Bration 2011 "Punch Bunch" Stamp Set?  The "for you" floral stamp and the Daffodil Delight pom pom trim from the 2011 Occasions Mini Catalog (retired) work well with the Sending Love Red Heart Epoxy brads (retired). 



I also added some jumbo buttons to the card trio.   


The inking on the stamp was done with Stampin' Write markers directly onto the rubber, so the image is multi-colored.


Have a great Autumn Day!


Linda

Whatever Wednesday - Love That Peekaboo!

I love playing peek-a-boo!  Actually, I love creating cards and projects with my new Big Shot Peek-a-Boo Frames Bigz L Die.  I'm designing some awesome projects!  Here is one of the cards using the die...

The frame dies can be diecut directly onto your card.  Today's card has the diecut adhered over the top of the card, with a small Whisper White square underneath the window.  I stamped there with the "thank u" message stamp from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set.  I also used the Scallop Square Big Shot Bigz Die for the front element on the card.  The card itself is made from Perfect Plum cs.

That Big Shot machine needs a rest tomorrow.....I also ran the Pink Pirouette cs through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder to add texture.

Love that Peekaboo Frames Die!

Linda

Tuesday Tips - Pieced Puppy

I found some cards the other day that I made within the past year and yet I don't think they had ever been posted on my blog.  So, I will be sharing some of them with you.  Today I'm sharing this punch art puppy.  Isn't she sweet?  We know it's a girl dog because of her bow! :)

This card was made at one of my punch art classes.  Do you recognize the Top Note Big Shot diecut?  The ears and the puppy's head are both created from the Top Note die!

Give it a try!

Linda

Think About Color Thursday - Basic Gray, Old Olive and Whisper White

gray plaid inspiration at Pottery Barn Teen

I was inspired today by several Pottery Barn Teen website designs.  A gray and white plaid comforter becomes a scored card front on today's greeting card.  Scoring was done in both directions on my Simply Scored platform, which is one of Stampin' Up's newest awesome products! 

I also scored some Old Olive cs and put together an unlikely color combination, Old Olive and Basic Gray.

The classic and beautiful stamp set called Home Grown gives the card an interesting twist.

Linda

Whatever Wednesday - Rustic Birthday Girl

Remember that wood grained patterned paper in the recently retired Woodland Walk designer series paper?  It serves today as a fence element!  I love how the marvelous Pennant Parade stamp set pink flags give a feminine touch to the woodsy, natural paper.


I saw this sweet picture below on the Love of Family and Home blogspot and knew I had to replicate the rustic yet feminine expression in a greeting card.

NOTES
Stamp sets: Jumble Alphabet, Pennant Parade, Bring On the Cake
cs: Whisper White, textured and smooth
inks:  Classic Stampin' Pads - Melon Mambo & Old Olive; Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive & Melon Mambo
Designer Series Paper:  Woodland Walk (recently retired from the 2010-11 IB&C, but you can substitute the wood grained designer series paper in the "Well Worn" dsp from Stampin' Up's current 2011-12 IB&C!)
punches:  Petite Pennants Builder, 3/4" circle, Crop-o-dile
other:  Stampin' Dimensionals, eyelets, paper snips
How did I construct the fence?  Just lined up the strips, taped one strip across & then punched holes across with the Crop-o-dile.  Eyelets were set with the Crop-o-dile.
And the message?  I colored on the rubber stamp with Stampin' Write markers, alternating colors on each word.  Then, I stamped the message onto Whisper White cs & used paper snips to rough cut each word.
Where are Stampin' Dimensionals used?  Under the fence, under each circle punched letter.

Happy Wednesday!  Are you registered for my stamp camp this evening?  Can't wait!


Linda

Tuesday Tips - Big Shot Peekaboo Frames

Have you seen the new Stampin' Up Big Shot Peekaboo Frames?  They are the most amazing dies!  Several shapes are on the die, each with a peekaboo window!  It reminds me of the "lift the flap" books that my kids enjoyed as youngsters on my lap.  Such good memories!  I think I'm on to something........maybe I could make a little child's lift the flap book?!?!

In the meantime, this baby card was fun to create.  The dsp is several years old and has long been retired.  The teddy bear stamp is from the new stamp set called Every Little Bit, and the message stamp duo is from Petite Pairs, that awesome stamp set with perfectly paired messages!


I'm looking forward to trying out every little peekaboo frame on the Peekaboo Frames Big Shot die!


Linda

Map It Monday - Triangle Trifold

At this week's Fabulous Folds stamp camp, we will be stamping six cards, each with a different fold style.  Today's post is one of those cards, featuring a triangle trifold card created with Stampin' Up's new Big Shot Peekaboo Frames die and beautiful Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper.

The inside of the card reveals a Peekaboo Frame.  The frame's flap lifts up to reveal the interior message.  So cute!

Call or email me today if you'd like to attend this stamping event on Wednesday evening at 7pm!


Linda

Fast Friday - Scallop Trim Monogram

The most time consuming aspect of today's Fast Friday card is all of the punching.  The Scallop Trim Border Punch and its partner, the Scallop Trim Corner Punch, do the task quite quickly and neatly.

The steps for this card couldn't be easier.......punch squares in varying sizes, layer them, stamp a background and a monogram, and then stamp a little message in the corner of the card front.  The background can be stamped with whatever background stamp or repeated stamp desired, and also can be stamped in one color or twin colors.  Background ink should be either in a lighter color than the monogram, or you can stamp off once on scrap paper and then stamp a second time on the cs to achieve a lighter, softer color.  I call this "2nd generation" stamping.  The lighter stamped background will force the monogram letter to really POP!

If you want to make a similar card in an even quicker amount of time, why not simply omit the punching?  Just cut squares and layer them!

I hope you have a relaxing weekend and that you can make some time for stamping!

Linda

Think About Color Thursday - Poppy Parade, Whisper White and Crumb Cake

This week's color combination is inspired by a home-designing blog.  The white, poppy, and crumb cake colors look so pretty together, don't you think?

 

There's a lot going here on this card, even though it looks like a simple one.

NOTES:

stamp sets:  Have a Seat, Tiny Tags, Valentine Defined (retired)

inks:  Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad; Classic Stampin' Pads - Early Espresso, Old Olive

cs:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Poppy Parade

punches:  circle - 3/4" and 1 3/8"

other:  Early Espresso Taffeta ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Simply Scored platform & stylus

How did I make the wreath?  I stamped the little vine stamp from the Tiny Tags stamp set with Old Olive ink in a wreath circular pattern, punched out the center with the 3/4" circle punch, and then punched around that 3/4" "donut hole" with the 1 3/8" circle punch!

Where are dimensionals applied on this card?  Under the Crumb Cake cs strip at the bottom edge of the card, under the "hello" circle, and also underneath the wreath.

The Early Espresso Taffeta ribbon that is used on today's card is retired, so what can I use instead?  Early Espresso is a color choice for the following ribbons, both of which would be a nice subsitute for the ribbon I have used today - 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (a slightly narrower ribbon) and 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon.

Linda

Whatever Wednesday - Lovely Sky

The Stampin' Up stamp set called Lovely as a Tree has been a classic set through the years, however, I only recently purchased this beauty.  Today's blog post is a gatefold card, one of the first cards I stamped with this set.


The stamping is done with the card closely tightly.  It is a good idea to lay a scrap paper inside the card before stamping, just in case the edges don't meet exactly - you can avoid getting ink inside the card where you don't want it.


The sky is created by sponging ink over an oval template with either stamping sponges or sponge daubers.  Make sure you sponge along all the oval edges so the entire oval shape is apparent.  Next, the tree stamp is inked and stamped over the sponged oval on the card front.  I inked the rubber with Stampin' Write markers, using the thumping technique to add several colors of green and brown onto the rubber so the tree looks realistic.

The bow is tied from Stampin' Up's new 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon and adhered with a glue dot.  The message is a stamp from the Petite Pairs stamp set, stamped in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink.  Check out the Petite Pairs stamp set - it has many pairs of messages, small enough to fit inside punched pieces of cs!

Have a great day!

Linda

Whatever Wednesday - Nothin' But Flowers

I had some fun heat embossing today.  The white "flower fest" inspiration is from Jennifer Rizzo's blog.


The flowers are embossed on today's card, though the leaves and label are simply stamped with Classic ink.


Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads - Lucky Limeade and Basic Gray; Craft Stampin' Pads - Whisper White
cs:  gray
stamp sets:  Flower Fest, Four Frames, Teeny Tiny Wishes
punches:  Scallop Trim Corner, Decorative Label
other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Dimensionals


Linda

Tuesday Tips - Middle Message

My inspiration for today's card is from the Pottery Barn Teen website. The floral pattern is similar to the flowers in the Flower Fest stamp set from the Stampin' Up Summer Mini catalog.  After I stamped the card, I thought that it would be equally pretty to stamp with Whisper White Craft Ink onto Basic Black cs.  For today's card, I stamped with Basic Black Classic ink onto a Whisper White card.

NOTES:
stamp sets:  Flower Fest (Summer Mini Catalog), Button, Button (Summer Mini Catalog), Bring on the Cake (IB&C 2011-2012)
cs:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo
inks:  Classic Stampin' Pads - Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black
punch:  3/4" circle
other:  Stampin' Dimensionals

Linda