Yesterday some friends and I got together and made a bunch of cards that we could have on hand to give out for birthday's, thank you's and such. Here's a sample of what we made. It was a fun day - thanks girls!
I didn't love how this card turned out, but it's a good idea. If you want a flat part to stamp on after using the Big Shot you can make a frame out of card board or use chip board. Place that on your paper before running it through the Big Shot and it only embosses around the frame. Then you're left with a nice flat spot for stamping. I also used the frame to rub ink around in the middle so it was easier to get the oval look and not rub out of the lines. The daisies are embossed with Iridescent Ice and the excess ink is wiped off the daisies with a tissue.
We made this card at Stamp Club over the weekend. We tried out the new Scallop Trim Border Punch from the Sale-a-bration catalog and the Scallop Trim Corner Punch from the Occasions Mini Catalog. It was a love/hate relationship! These punches definitely take some practice and getting used to, but once you have it, the result are GREAT! Just look at that cute border! For these particular punches you have to have the exact right size of square if you want it to work with both punches. The sizes that work are: 2" square (using just the corner punch), 2 3/8" square, 2 7/8", 3 3/8", 3 13/16 & 4 3/4". You can also make these dimensions into rectangles by keeping the square size on the end. Make sense? The punches also look great used alone. Definitely something new and fun to try. The cute paper is from the Sweet Pea stack from the mini.
Keepin' it simple on this card! It's been a crazy couple of weeks and I'm just now getting back into stamping again. My sister and her family have been here visiting and we shoved the whole summer it seems into those two weeks! The colors I've used are Soft Suede and Bermuda Bay. I stamped the leaf in the Soft Suede and then stamped it 3 times to achieve the different shades. The lighter one doesn't show up very good on the scan. The greeting is from the Thank You Kindly set. And of course I've used the Scallop punch and some antique brads.
Aside from the ribbon everything in this card is Stampin' Up. The pattern paper is from a hostess 6x6 pack. I'm so glad that the new catalog has wide black grosgrain ribbon. That will be one of my first purchases!!! I thought the new Circle Circus stamp was perfect for this wedding thank you. My mother-in-law recently remarried and she needed some thank you cards to send out. At the wedding everyone had on black, gold, tan or white. The Sahara Sand card stock worked out perfect for the card and the gold embossing on the scalloped circle makes it look elegant. I love my scallop punch. If you'd like one at a 30% discount let me know by before Monday.
This card is kind of 'gobbed up' - apparently I didn't know when to stop! But I still made it for my card trades for the last stamp club. Once again I used the Walk in the Park pattern paper along with the Oval All stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. REMEMBER TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER FROM THE CURRENT CATALOG AND OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG! I really do like all of the colors in this card: Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, So Saffron, and Baja Breeze. The buttons are a favorite also.
I LOVE this paper from the Delicate Dots paper pack in the SAB mimi catalog! It looks great with the Perfect Plum paper and the splash of Kiwi Kiss paper for the leaves. The little button is a perfect center for the flower. I also added some paper piercing to tie in with the dots in the stamp.
I'm really liking how these three In Colors look together. Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango. I still love being able to punch out the shapes instead of cutting! The middle flower is on a dimensional and I used the Orange Bead Duo for the center of the flower. First I put a squirt of the Tombo Multi Purpose Adhesive on, then I sprinkled the big beads on and then I filled in with the micro beads. The greeting is stamped in Craft White and I stole it from the Flight of the Butterfly set. It looks like my scanner cut off the right side of the card - it really has it's own mind!
We needed a BIG thank you card (I used a full sheet of paper and folded it over, but you can't tell that in the picture) for one of our Young Women advisors who got called into R.S. (sob, sob, sob -- sob, I said -- sob, sob, sob). We are so sad to see her leave us, but know she'll do great in her new calling. So Jen if by any chance you read my blog you will be VERY missed! We love you!!! We're still on for dinner at the Pizza Factory at least once a month. You were an awesome advisor!
For this card I got the layout idea from the catalog (again) on page 90. I guess I'm fresh out of my own ideas for a minute. It's nice to have the ideas in the book. I like how the colors turned out. I used Riding Hood Red and Close To Cocoa card stock and then accented with Chocolate paper from the Bella Rose designer paper and Chocolate ribbon.
I wanted to make a few cards for my Mother-in-law for her birthday. It seems like she's always needing Thank You cards and Birthday cards. I plan to make lots this weekend while watching General Conference. I love pink and brown together and I really love this set! The ribbon might be hard to tell how I did it. I used the Horizontal Slot punch and put the wide brown grosgrain ribbon through it and then tide the two other ribbons on to hold it all in place. Hope that make sense.
Yip, I'm definitely loving this set! I got this layout idea from the Stampin' Success magazine that demonstrators get monthly. It showed how to use this set all year long just by changing the colors for the different seasons. I came up with my own color combo above using the Summer Picnic Designer Paper, Bashful Blue card stock, 5/8" Old Olive grosgrain ribbon and an Olive colored felt flower from the Flower Fusion tin.
I wish you could see this card in person. The flower is stamped in Stazon, colored and then the entire piece is covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter. To do this you ink up the whole piece of paper with Versamark, then pour on the Heat and Stick powder and heat it. This makes the paper tacky and you pour on the Dazzling Diamonds and then heat it just a little more to set it in. I love the look. The Word Window punch seems to be a favorite of mine to add a greeting to my cards. The greeting on this card is from the Short and Sweet set. The ribbon is Very Vanilla Taffeta. The Taffeta ribbon also seems to be a favorite of mine right now.
Not much to this card. Just simple and elegant. The leaf is stamped in Blush Blossom ink on Blush Blossom card stock. I've used the paper piercing tool to make the holes down the side of the card. I love how the wide grosgrain ribbon looks on cards. It's a nice touch!
I've been having a little too much fun with my new paper and Wow Flowers set. On this card I embossed the flower with white embossing powder on the Riding Hood Red Paper. The cute gingham paper is from the Bella Rose Designer Series paper pack that will be in the new catalog August 11th. I love the look of the Jumbo Eyelets! I used dimensionals behind the 'thank you' piece. This card was my husbands favorite!
