Celebrating 5 Wonderful Years

 

Today marks the Anniversary of my marriage to the most amazing man in the world.  We have been married for 5 years today!  Of course I had to make an extra special card to mark the occasion and this is the result.  I decided to use the Circle Thinlits Card Framelit and gold...lots of gold!

 

The You & Me is heat embossed with gold, the Gold Foil Sheet is dry embossed with the Arrows Embossing Folder.  I chose Naturals White Card Stock as opposed to Whisper White because I wanted to the card to still have an earthy balance, even though it was covered in gold.

 

I decided to add some Gold Baker's Twine wrapped around the card not only to keep it closed, but to add some more interest to the card.  So it's both functional and beautiful!  

Simple Easter Treat Bag

 

I LOVE Cadbury Crème Eggs and wanted to come up with a cute way to hold them to hand out as gifts.  So I created this sweet little bag to fit them!  It's super simple to make and of course fits lots of other things too, so it could be used for other types of candy or even for a different holiday!  The first thing you will need is a piece of designer series paper that measures 7 1/2" X 5".  With the long side at the top of your Simply Scored Scoring Tool score it at 1 1/2", 3 1/2", 5" and 7".  Turn it 90 degrees so the short side is along the top and score it at 1 1/2".  Now just trim off the small rectangle created on the bottom.  Burnish your score lines and trim up the rest of the bottom scores to the next score line.  Apply sticky strip to the narrow rectangle and fold your bag together sealing the sticky strip.  Simply fold up the bottom flaps and adhere.  You could now just pinch in the sides and use a mini clothes pin or paper clip to hold the bag closed, but I chose to punch a hole through both layers of paper and thread some ribbon through and then tied a knot. 

I stamped my bunny, punched him out with the 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch and then popped it up with a dimensional on 1" Crushed Curry Circle.  Add a little pearl to the bunny's tail and this sweet little treat bag is complete!

Check out the video below to see it in action!

 

 

Supply List:

Eggstra Spectacular CM#133071 WM#133068

Watercolor Wonder DSP #132994

Whisper White Card Stock #100730

Crushed Curry Card Stock #131199

7/8" Scallop Circle Punch #129404

1" Circle Punch #119868

Simply Scored #122334

Bone Folder #102300

Sticky Strip #104294

Dimensionals #104430

Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon #130019

Basic Pearls #119247

Jet Black StazOn Ink #101406

The Blob

Some people have come to lovingly refer to the paint mark in the Happy Watercolor Stamp Set as "THE BLOB"  DUN DUN DUN!

It single handedly creates a stunningly beautiful watercolor mark with one stamp!  I adore it!  I often design card around a piece of designer series paper or a ribbon I like and this card was no exception.  Stampin' Up! gives us the wonderful gift of coordinating products, so why not take advantage of it and take the guess work out creating a beautiful project!?!  For this card I chose a piece of DSP from  Watercolor Wonder, the colors are Whisper White, Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight...and off to the races!!  Because my ink, paper and embellishments all coordinate it made creating this card a snap!

 

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do and will give the Watercolor Wonder Suite a try!

 

Supply List:

Happy Watercolor CM#133191 WM#133188

Vivid Vases #133818

Whisper White Card Stock #100730

Smoky Slate Card Stock #131202

Watercolor Wonder DSP #132994

Smoky Slate Classic Ink #131179

Daffodil Delight Classic Ink #126944

StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad #101406

Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon #131152

Chevron Border Punch #132154

 

Watercolor Thoughts

Good morning fellow stampers!  It's the start of another week and I want you to know I'm "Sending Good Thoughts Your Way" for the week!  As you all know I am IN LOVE with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and am constantly trying to find new and innovative ways to use it, but sometimes putting it on a card is all you need.  This card is created using a lot of watercolor type elements that I have pulled from our beautiful Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper.  The colors I used come straight from the paper...Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White.  I hope this beautiful card brightens your day and brings you a wonderful week!

 

Supply List:

Whisper White Card Stock#100730

Crushed Curry Card Stock#131199

Watercolor Wonder DSP#132994

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch #133324

Circle Framelits#130911

Tangerine Tango Classic Ink #126946

Crushed Curry Classic Ink #131173

Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon #130019

Calypso Corral Baker's Twine #125573 (it's similar to Tangerine Tango)

Tea Lace Paper Doilies #129399

Sponge Dauber #102892

Silver and Gold...Silver and Gold...

 

Whenever I say the words "silver and gold" together my mind goes straight to Rudolf...that Christmas movie that was created a zillion years ago that people watch every Christmas!  I can hear that song in my head!  Well this card is only gold...but it's so stinkin' cute and packs a serious punch!

All of the stamping on this card is heat embossed using Gold embossing powder!

 

I stamped with VersaMark using the Banner Blast stamp set (a FREE Sale-a-Bration choice!) and embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Then punched those cutie patooties out with the Banner Punch (also a FREE Sale-a-Bration choice!)  Congratulations is stamped from Delightful Dozen and also embossed.  I mounted the congratulations card stock on Gold Foil Paper and then wrapped some Gold Baker's Twine around those two pieces.  I popped that piece on my Whisper White card base and just used dimensionals to attach those 4 cute little banners!  Easy as that! 

If you haven't tried heat embossing before I hope this card makes you want to give it a shot! 



 

 

Supply List:

 

Whisper White Card Stock #100730

Gold Foil Sheets #132622

Banner Blast CM#133554 WM#133551

Delightful Dozen CM#122652 WM#128547

Banner Punch #133519

Versa Mark #102283

Gold Embossing Powder#109130

Embossing Buddy #103083

Heat Tool #129053

Gold Baker's Twine #132975

Lovely Lattice

I saw this technique on a card on Pinterest and was immediately intrigued!  It's actually done with the Chevron Border Punch found in the Occasions Catalog!  Paired with the new Hardwood Stamp and Petite Petals it's a garden on a card!  We have had an incredibly difficult winter this year here in Gettysburg, PA, so any flowers are appreciated!   To make the Lattice look you need two strips of paper that measure 1 1/4" X 8".  Punch your Chevron pattern out of both pieces of card stock the entire length.  Then with the chevrons pointing in opposite directions, lay one piece of card stock on top of the other and "lock in" the chevrons.  You are essentially just popping the points of the chevrons under the opposing piece down the length of the card stock.  Then you can slide each piece to get the patter you like.  Then use any adhesive to attach it to your card!  I used dimensionals for the Island Indigo card and SNAIL adhesive for the Melon Mambo card.  Here is the video tutorial:

 

 

This example uses Naturals White Card Stock and Island Indigo and Crushed Curry ink

 

This card uses Whisper White card stock for the lattice and Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry ink.

 

 

Supply List:

 

Crumb Cake Card Stock #120953

Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink #131174

Old Olive Card Stock #100702

Petite Petals Bundle CM#134822 WM#134821

Decorative Label Punch #120907

Word Window Punch #119857

Little Leaves Sizzlits #114511

Teeny Tiny Wishes CM#127802 WM#128748

Hardwood CM#133035 WM#133032

Chevron Border Punch #

 

 

Elegant Sympathy

It's always unfortunate when we need to pull out a sympathy card for someone we care about.  Whether it be an illness, loss of a spouse or tragic event, sympathy cards are always something we need to have on hand.  Creating a tasteful yet meaningful card can be a challenge.  Simplicity is always the key in my mind.  I like to focus on one main stamp, in this case it's the orchid from the Happy Watercolor set.  Neutral colors are always good as it can be used for our women or men friends.  The Hardwood background stamp is absolutely amazing.  I have used it on all kinds of projects and absolutely adore it.  It's a perfect backdrop to this simple, yet elegant card. 

The card stock and ink used is Baked Brown Sugar, but to color in the orchids I used our Chalk Marker.  It's a hidden gem in the Occasions Catalog.  I absolutely love it!  You can use it for so many things, but it adds such a softness to these orchids for this card.  I mounted it on a piece of our Naturals White Card Stock to continue the 'earthy' feel.  The Gold Baker's Twine adds a simple and elegant feel.  The sentiment is heat embossed with Whisper White embossing powder.

 

Supply List:

Baked Brown Sugar Card Stock #131296

Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink #131174

Naturals White Card Stock #102316

Happy Watercolor Stamp WM# 133188 CM#133191

Petite Pairs Stamp WM# 128706 CM#122497

Chalk Marker #132133

Hardwood Stamp WM#133032  CM#133035

Gold Bakers Twine #132975

Whisper White Embossing Powder #109132

Versa Mark #102283

Heat Tool #129053

Embossing Buddy #103083