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Stars and Stripes Celebration

I was looking at older sketches I had printed as reference and when I saw the crisscross hedge on CASE this Sketch #106, I thought it would be a cool way to use washi tape on a card. For the sentiment, I used the Project Life Remember This stamp set (don't forget, they're not only for scrapbooking!).

The left edge was punched with the Confetti Star Border punch and I added Silver Foil paper underneath.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Project Life Je me souviens (Project Life Remember This)
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Star Confetti Border Punch, White Medium Envelope,
Designer Washi Tape, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Silver Foil Paper, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Candy Corn Vellum Bag

Another project shared during convention that inspired me to get to my craft table right away was a vellum bag colored in shades mimicking candy corn. Simple but so adorable! You simply mask the part of the bag you want to keep white, ink the bag directly with your yellow ink pad, buff off the extra ink with a tissue, then move your mask down and repeat with orange ink. Be careful - vellum is non-porous so it takes a while for the ink to dry and you don't want to get some on your fingers and then inevitably on your project afterwards!

Again, I used retired products from my supplies to achieve a similar look to the shown project. I divided the sections using Designer washi tape, and created the handles with washi tape as well! (What a neat trick! You just fold the tape over itself so that you have patterns on both sides and hide the sticky part.

The center embellishment was created with a Paper Doily Sizzlits die we used to carry and that is giving me as much grief as the other doily die I was using yesterday. I managed to take almost every detail out, except the middle ring, but I decided it worked out in my favor because it gave me a place to put Dimensionals without it showing through. The center sentiment was created with Tags 4 You. I stamped and embossed it in black twice, on Crushed Curry and Tangelo Twist cardstock. One was punched out with the Bracket Label Punch, the other with a circle punch. The spider came from the From the Crypt stamp set and was handcut to add to the doily spiderweb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: From the Crypt, C pour toi (Tags 4 You)
Cardstock: Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: VersaMark, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist
Accessories: Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Doily Sizzlits Die,
Designer Washi Tape, Black Baker's Twine, Bracket Label Punch, Circle Punch, Vellum Bag

 

Tag a Bag Gusset Bag

Still inspired by convention projects, today's project is a Tag-a-Bag kraft bag that is turned into a gusset bag. I thought it was such a neat trick and it's not difficult at all, so I was curious to try it and while I was at it, I thought I might as well get around to the embellishing part. I pulled out an old Halloween favorite of mine, From the Crypt. Many years ago, SU! had a selection of less cutesy and more adulted-oriented Halloween sets. (Not that I don't like cutesy - you've seen what I buy, I'm all about the cute! But it was nice to have options for different occasions.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: From the Crypt, Oh les petites friandises ! (Oh, Goodies!)
Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Smoky Slate
Designer Series Paper: Frightful Sight
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Stampin' Emboss Powders (Silver, Black), Chevron Tag-A-Bag,
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Deco Labels Framelits Dies, Circles Framelits Dies,
Silver Glimmer Paper, Neutrals Glimmer Brads, Library Clips, Deco Scissors,
Designer Washi Tape, Black Chevron Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Silver Cord

 

Festive Sentiments

I've been watching the live stream from Stampin' Up!'s convention and thoroughly enjoying the projects that have been shared on stage. It got me totally inspired and I secluded myself in my stamp room to copy some of the projects that were shared. All were centered around products from the upcoming Holidays catalogue. Demos will be able to preorder soon, but in the meantime, I simply found stuff in my stash that could help me replicate the look of the projects I loved best. While most of what I've used is retired, I encourage you to do as I've done and shop your own supplies to find supplies that could work. And worst case, in a month, you'll be able to order from the Holidays catalogue the actual supplies that were used in the first place to do those projects!

Today's card showcases a splatter technique that was taught on stage. It's done in two steps. The first step consists of using your homemade spritzing mist and the spritzing bottles we sell. You unscrew the top and tap the spritzing cylinder gently over your project to get big drops of ink to splatter across the cardstock. It gives a splotchier, more scattered look than spritzing does.

The second step has quite the wow factor: you put a drop of mono glue in an aluminum plate (or any empty container you have on hand), water it down with an Aqua Painter brush, and again make splatter over your project. Then, you pour fine glitter (gold in this example) to create a sparkly background. I can't even tell you how gorgeous that is. I want to use that technique again on a winter card to make a starry sky. Just learn from my own experience: go easy on the splattering. I thought I wasn't doing it enough, so I splattered and splattered some more (you can't really see the glue well until your pour the glitter). When I added the glitter, I found out I had quite a busy background! Don't forget that you can always add more afterwards, so go easy on your first try. With the ink as well.

Looking for a sentiment, I found an old hostess set with a script font and little leaves on it, that was per-fect for the look of my card. I wanted fall colours and just a simple strip of Designer paper at the bottom, and found a non-Halloween Cajun Craze design in the Frightful Sight DSP pack. I've made a list of the DSP I have and written the colours of the monochrome papers that are in each. When putting together a project in a certain colour scheme, I refer to that list to find what I'm looking for. It's been most useful, because as you can guess, I wouldn't otherwise thought to look in an Halloween paper pack to find something for a card with fall leaves on it.

I used the Large Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die to cut Delightful Dijon cardstock (one of the new In Colors released this year) and remembered how much that die was giving me grief. It's never worked really well and no matter which sandwich I try, there's always a few pieces that won't come out properly without ripping the cardstock. In this case, I managed to get all the pieces out on the bigger doily, and didn't even try on the amall one and just used it plain.

Linen thread was wrapped in a bow around one the leaves, and a thin strip of Champagne glimmer paper was glued on the edge of the Designer Series Paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Autumn Fest, Oh So Lovely, Expressions festives, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Delightful Dijon
Designer Series Paper: Frightful Sight
Ink: Delightful Dijon, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, VersaMark
Accessories: Linen Thread, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Vanilla Medium Envelope,
Gold Fine Glitter, Mono Glue, Large Delicate Doilies Sizzlits Die, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Spritzing Bottle, Old Olive Reinker

 

Reach for the Stars...

I've always loved the Cat's Pajamas penguins, but they are especially sweet on this adorable image. I also used the Stitched Clouds CutUp that was offered last as a freebie to add clouds around my image (cut out of Shimmer White cardstock), and I looked for a French sentiment that would make sense with the image and fit inside one of the clouds. I finally found in the retired On Your Birthday stamp set two sentiments that combined read "For your birthday... let's have fun!" And doesn't it look like those penguins are just having a ball?

I had a gold-foil star vellum that I thought would look great in the background. I paired it with Bordering Blue and Night of Navy cardstock. I used three different star punches to create stars out of Gold Shimmer Paper, and added a piece of 1/8" Gold Ribbon at the bottom as well.

The design was inspired by MFT Sketch #238 and Simon Says Stamp (Sparkle and Shine).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Constelation Prize (The Cat's Pajamas), Pour ton anniversaire (On Your Birthday - SU!)
Cardstock: Bordering Blue, Night of Navy, Shimmer White, Whisper White
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Night of Navy
Accessories: Gold-Foil Star Vellum (Crate Paper), Gold Shimmer Paper, Star Punches,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Stitched Clouds CutUp Die, 1/8" Gold Ribbon, Markers,
Envelope Punch Board, Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies

 

No Waves No Glory

When looking at papers to match with the surfing bunny (Stoked stamp set), I found Bo Bunny's Key Lime papers and on the corner of one of them, there was an awesome layered tags and waves pattern, so I fussy cut it and it was the starting point of this card.

The sentiment, No Waves No Glory, was embossed in yellow powder on a piece of patterned paper and I rounded the bottom corners to turn this piece in a tag.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Stoked (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Gable Green, Whisper White
Patterned Papers: Key Lime (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark
Accessories: Crushed Curry Stampin' Emboss Powder, White Medium Envelope,
Linen Thread, Button, Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals, Burlap Trim Rickrack

 

Sweet Stitches For You

This card was born out of old supplies I found in my stash. The Sweet Stitches suite had rub-ons in it, so I used those as my main image and went from there for the design. I based the card around Freshly Made Sketch #196.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Pot-pourri
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Sweet Stitches
Ink: Melon Mambo, Tango Tangerine, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Pinking Shears,
Envelope Punch Board, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Tasteful Trims Die,
Sweet Stitches Rub-Ons, Corner Rounder Punch

 

Very Best Birthday Wishes

 The Simply Stacked Sentiments set includes various all-occasions sentiments and I thought "Wishing you the Very Best" could work well paired with the Birthday Balloons CutUp Die. I ran the CutUp through my Big Shot three times with three sheets of patterned papers - orange, blue and grey, then alternated between the three colours to form my word. I carefully tied Silver cord on each balloon, before cutting apart Stampin' Dimensionals adhesive to make it narrow enough to adhere behind the balloon letters and pop them up.

At top, I used the He Said She Said CutUp die to create a word bubble for the sentiment. The sentiment set comes with accent images and flourishes so I used the two parallel lines alongside the edge of the bubble, the flourish on both sides of the sentiment and then embossed the star in silver in a few random places. Two ribbons were then tied together in a know at the top of the panel (took a bit of time and fidgeting to get the ribbons lined up but I finally managed) and chenille rickrack was added on top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Simply Stacked Sentiments (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Brilliant Blue, Basic Grey
Patterned Paper: Boys Only (Doodlebug Designs)
Ink: Brilliant Blue, VersaMark
Accessories: Envelope Punch Board, He Said She Said CutUp Die, Birthday Balloons CutUp Die,
Silver Cord, Dots, 1/8" Silver Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon, Chenille Rickrack,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

 

Urban Garden Wishes

When I saw the Colour Throwdown #352 challenge, the colours reminded me of an old favorite pack of DSP that was called Urban Garden. I pulled it out and using the Paper Craft Crew Card sketch #154, I put together this first card. It also uses a new stamp set from the annual catalogue that's becoming a quick favorite for me: Tin of Cards. The top of the Baja cardstock was also stamped with another personal favorite, Dotty Angles. There's just something about those scattered dots that put a happy spin on all of my cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since the supplies were already out and the paper pack is down to a few pieces, I thought I would keep going with it, and try to finish it off. Based on Try Stamping on Tuesday sketch #228, I put together this card right here. The flower was created using the photopolymer set called Snuggles & Smooches, and the sentiment was stamped with the Sweet Stack set. It might be meant to be used with the Cake Framelits, but it works wonderfully on its own, too, so be sure to not overlook this catalogue set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Snuggles & Smooches, Pile de souhaits (Sweet Stack),
Coffret de souhaits (Tin of Cards), Dotty Angles
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Grey, Baja Breeze, Old Olive
Accessories: Designer Washi Tape, Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Write Marker,
Fabric Brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, Envelope Punch Board, Filigree Designer Brads,
Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon, Crown Charms, Lucky Limeade Corduroy Brad,
Circle Punches

 

Don't Judge...

There are days when one drink just isn't enough... The "Don't judge" sentiment just cracked me up, and when I spotted the drink and the coffee cup images in the set, I immediately knew what I would make with the set.

The design was inspired by the Create with Connie and Mary sketch #361.

 

TIP: The Tag CutUp I wanted to use was a little long for my design, so I cut the shape once out of cardstock, then placed the die-cut a little lower in the die and ran it through the Big Shot a second time to shorten the tag.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Show Me the Monkey (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Hello Honey, Tip Top Taupe, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Peach Passion
Patterned Papers: Prairie Hill (Pink Paislee)
Ink: Early Espresso, Black Tuxedo Memento
Accessories: Jute Trim, Circle Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Triple Banner Punch,
Two Tags CutUp die, Twill Embossing Folder, Markers, Twill, Metallic Brads, Enamel Brads,
Envelope Punch Board, Deco Scissors

 

Singing of a White Christmas

Still going a little rogue with my Christmas cards but I hadn't had the chance to get the Christmas stamps from TCP that were on my wish list last year and so when Alma offered a sale, I got caught up on my list and couldn't wait to get my new images inked up when they arrived - hence the Christmas in July card.

The design was based on the TCP sketch #294, and I used paper scraps from a couple of scrapbook pages done previously. The music theme went well with the singing penguins and song lyrics sentiments in the set. Some cards come easily - this one didn't. I struggled with a lot of the elements before I found something that I liked enough to put glue on and keep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Joy to the World (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark, Garden Green
Patterned Papers: On Stage Collection (KaiserCraft)
Accessories: Button, Silver Baker's Twine, Black Sparkly Ribbon, Circle Punch,
Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Markers, Oval Framelits Dies,
Envelope Punch Board, Black Rhinestones

 

Oceans of Wishes

For this card, I used the Seas the Birthday stamp set and paired it with nautical papers from Authentique (Anchored collection). I was working with the Paper Crafts Crew Sketch #127 as inspiration and as I was playing with the pieces, I knocked the card and the sentiment block moved at an angle. I thought it made the card way more interesting and dynamic, so I decided I would keep it like that. I cut the ends with decorative scissors to get a pinked edge and tied Gold Metallic Baker's Twine around the piece, making the ends disheveled for added texture. The Wave CutUp die was used at the bottom of the paper and a piece of wave-patterned paper was glued underneath to create a two-tone edge.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Seas the Birthday (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla
Patterned Papers: Anchored (Authentique)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark, Marina Mist
Accessories: Vanilla Medium Envelope, Gold Foil Paper, Circle Framelits Dies, Wave CutUp Die,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Markers, Red Embossing Powder, Decorative Scissors,
Gold Metallic Baker's Twine, Buttons

 

A Penny For Your Thoughts

The Cat's Pajamas' Lemons stamp set is just so adorable! It comes with fun images and even fun-ner sentiments. When picking papers for my card, I picked a colourful collection by Bo Bunny and it just happens to be called Lemonade Stand, so I think this pairing was meant to be.

The background behind the bunny was created with a fun CutUp die called County Fair. It cuts out the grass, pennant lines and outer frame. Then, the CutUp also includes the two shapes of pennants with stitched borders so you can paper piece the pennants in different colours, making life easy! There's an added sunburst shape, which I figured I would use as the sun on my card. To fill out the background, I used a Project Life 3" x 4" card die, which is practically the same size. There was maybe a 1/16" overlap on each side, so I just eliminated it with my scissors afterwards. Still made my life easier since the corners were already rounded like the CutUp image and all.

Now, since the CutUp image is 3" x 4", it will fill out a card front pretty fast. There's a few sentiments included in the stamp set, but they're all fairly big, so I decided to go for a bigger card size: 4-1/4" x 6", and I used my Envelope Punch Board to make a matching envelope out of patterned paper after.

Design is inspired by Retro Sketch #164.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Lemons (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Patterned Papers: Lemonade Stand
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark
Accessories: Markers, Buttons, Painted Blooms Cotton Twine,
Smoky Slate Stampin' Emboss Powder, Nestabilities Dies, Candy Dots,
Lucky Limeade Organza Ribbon, Envelope Punch Board, Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits,
Ticket Corner punch, County Fair CutUp Die, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Does my Bum Look Big in This?

Every once in a while, I have a big pile of pictures sent out to be printed for scrapbooking. Some make it to my album right away, some stay in that pile for a long time before I find the right products to pair with them or the right inspiration. This picture of my niece is one of them. I thought she looked adorably confused in her little booster seat and knew there was a page to be made out of it, but didn't know yet how to go about it.

Inspiration struck when I saw the Shake, Rattle and Roll stamp set. First of all, seeing Bunny as a baby made me go "Aww!" out loud. I thought I could use this set on page rather than a card for a change and flipped through my baby pictures. And then I saw the sentiment that says, "Does my bum look big in this?" and thought it'd be perfect for this booster seat picture!! I also have this brightly colored papers from Doodlebug that I have just acquired that were beggint to be paired with the bright picture, so once I found those elements, the page came together naturally. I wouldn't say quickly because even though it's small (6" x 8"), there's a ton of details in there. But the ideas kept coming and I couldn't put it down until I was done.

A few details:

Upper left

I cut the lined paper from my patterned paper and created a torn notebook page edging using a Toppers CutUp die. At top, I used the He Says, She Says CutUp die to create a thought bubble, and I used the "Hello Baby" sentiment to decorate. It's all one block, but I colored the first word with markers and then handcut each letters to separate them. I stamped the whole sentiment in Melon Mambo and handcut the Baby banner to use alone at the bottom.

 

Upper right

Using the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits to make 3" x 4" cards, I cut two cards, then split one in the middle at an angle, then layered the two pieces. I added a strip of green paper in the middle, then I paired the Icing CutUp die with Tempting Turquoise cardstock. I wanted a sparkly border so before cutting the cardstock, I covered it with VersaMark ink and pourred Halo Hologram Stampin' Emboss Powder (bought ages ago!) on the cardstock and melted the powder before cutting out the design. (Easier than working with the already-cut piece.) At the bottom, I cut out a heart using the Small Sayings CutUp Dies out of Real Red textured cardstock, then layered a little banner stamped with another sentiment from the set. Yellow Baker's twine was added.

TIP: I love using ribbon and twine on my pages. Since starting out with Project Life, it's been a frustrating process, though, because the ribbon tends to bunch up or move around on the card when I slip it into the page protector pockets. I was trying to keep the ribbon or twine in place with scotch tape on the back, with little success. It finally dawned on me to use my hand punches to create little slits on each side of the card before adding the ribbon or twine so that it latches into place. This made the world of a difference and it looks much better that way.

 

Bottom left

Waste not, want not! I used the other part of my card cut at an angle (the backside) to decorate my third card. This had the added bonus of changing the angle when I turned the piece around to use the backside design. A piece of Melon Mambo scalloped ribbon was added on the seam (this ribbon has polka dot on the front - I chose to use the back to make it less distracting). Then I embossed the title sentiment on Daffodil Delight cardstock in Melon Mambo powder, cut it out with another die from the Project Life Cards & Labels set, added Tempting Turquoise brads and popped it up on Dimensionals. The bunny was colored with markers separately, handcut and added on top. A red button was glued in the bottom corner.

 

Bottom right

I cut my picture with the same die and then wanted to add the date and had a flash: the County Fair CutUp die has little pennants with stitching on it, so I used it four times on cardstock scraps then stamped my numbers in black on each of them and glued them on the picture with glue dots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Shake, Rattle and Roll (The Cat's Pajamas), Euphoria Alphabet & Numbers (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore
Patterned Papers: Sunkissed (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: VersaMark, Tuxedo Black Memento, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Buttons, Brads,
Icicle CutUp Die, Small Sayings CutUp Die, Melon Mambo Scallop Ribbon, Toppers CutUp Dies,
He Says She Says CutUp Die, Halo Hologram Stampin' Emboss Powder, Yellow Baker's Twine,
Markers, County Fair CutUp Die, Stampin' Write Markers, Melon Mambo Stampin' Emboss Powder

 

One-Year Birthday

Lots of details happening on this layout... I put it together this Spring back when all the products were still current, but didn't get around to taking pics and uploading them before now, The pictures were taken at my niece's first birthday party.

 

 

 

 

 

• The background papers are all from the Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper. I added a cupcake stamped with the Create a Cupcake stamp set and punched with the matching Cupcake Punch. The yellow ribbon is the one that was offered for free during Sale-a-Bration. I used Gold Foil Paper for the little dots on the cupcake.

 

 

 

• I wanted to use the Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Paper from SAB to create this insert. I colored it with Blendabilities and changed color every two rows. I liked the result but the colours were too dark and overpowering when added to the layout. I was looking for a way to save the paper and my work and got the idea of layered a piece of Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. Problem solved and it looks fantastic! The word love was also cut out of Gold Foil Paper with the Expressions Thinlits, and a piece of Calypso Coral pompom trim was added.

 

 

 

• The Life's Adventure stamp set was used for the cake image and colored with Blendabiities. I added some In Color sequins around the image, and tied a knot made out of Crushed Curry chevron ribbon at the bottom. Ovals Framelits Dies were used to cut-out and mat the image.
• On the journaling card, I added a pennant stamped with the Perfect Pennants stamp set (inked with Stampin' Write Markers to get different colours).

 

 

 

• A sentiment from the Create a Cupcake stamp set was embossed in Gold Stampin' Emboss powder and punched with the Extra-Large Oval Punch. An Ovals Bigz Die was used to die-cut a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock and then I embossed it with a retired Designer Frames embossing folder. The little flower, from the same stamp, was stamped and punched out with a circle punch, and matted.
• The other card was created by cutting a piece of striped Designer Series paper on which I stamped the Dotty Angles stamp set and embossed the image with Crushed Curry Stampin' Emboss powder. At the bottom, a sentiment from the Big News stamp set was embossed in Calypso Coral Stampin' Emboss powder. The Pennant punch was used on both sides and embellished with a Designer Button.

 

 

 

• The tag was die-cut using the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Dies and the Project Life Day to Day stamp set was used to add the date.
• The decorate the second card, I punched out a little party hat directly from the Designer Series Paper.

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Faire des petits gâteaux (Create a Cupcake), Dotty Angles,
Grandes nouvelles (Big News), L'aventure du quotidien (Life's Adventure - hostess),
Parfaits fanions (Perfect Pennants)
Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Whisper White,
Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy
Specialty Designer Series Paper: Birthday Bash, Irresistibly Yours, Gold Foil Specialty Vellum
Ink: Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Sab Ribbons, Gold Foil Paper, Cupcake Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Stampin' Emboss Powders (Gold, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry), Project Life
Corner Rounder Punch, Blendabilities Markers, Calypso Coral Pompom Trim,
Ovals Framelits Dies, 2013-2015 In Color Sequins, Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon,
Large Scallops Edgelits Dies, Scallop Trim border Punch, Stampin' Write Markers,
Circle Punches, Pennant Punch, Designer Buttons, Designer Frames Embossing Folder,
Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Dies

 

  Cupcake Punch - 121807 - CAD $22

 

  Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits - 135707 - CAD $31

 

  Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum - 133363 - CAD $13.75

 

  Gold Foil Paper - 132622 - CAD $5

 

  Parfaits fanions - 134438 - CAD $27 (also available in English)

 

Brisson Family

I really like this family pic of my sister, brother-in-law and niece and wanted to do it justice when putting together a page. As with any picture that I like a lot, I put it aside until I had the right inspiration for it. The inspiration came with the #foreveryoung papers from Bo Bunny. I noticed the black and hot pink in the papers would match my niece's pajamas nicely and it was the starting point of this Project Life page.

 

 

 

 

 

• Remember those felt flowers from Stampin' Up! from many catalogues ago? Or those Big Designer Buttons?
• Underneath the button, I layered a piece of actual washi tape and of patterned paper washi tape I die-cut using the washi-shaped die from the Mini Treat Bag Framelits die. The same die was used for the row of hearts on the other card. I layered black cardstock underneath to fill in the holes.
• The stamped heart comes from the Little Sunshine stamp set and I punched it with the matching heart punch. Over it, I layered the word Love, die-cut with one of the Expressions Thinlits (retired) from SU!

 

 

 

• The Word Bubbles Framelits were used to die-cut three bubbles out of cardstock. One was embellished with a punched heart (Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack); the second was stamped with wording from the Little Sunshine stamp set and embossed in Tango Tangerine powder; the third was stamped in Melon Mambo with wording from the same stamp set as well.
• On the right card, I used the Bitty Banners stamp set and matching Framelits to add "my darling."

 

 

 

• The Starburst Sayings stamp set was used on the left card. It was stamped in both Tango Tangerine and Kiwi Kiss: I die-cut the first one with the Starburst Framelits and then layered the image on a Basic Grey punched circle. On the second colour, I handcut the banner word and layered it over the other stamped image for added detail.

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Voeux pétillants (Starburst Sayings), Little Sunshine, Bannières Bitty (Bitty Banners)
Cardstock: Gable Green, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Whisper White, Tango Tangerine
Patterned Papers : #foreveryoung (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, VersaMark
Accessories: Marker, Tango Tangerine Stampin' Emboss Powder, Word Bubbles Framelits Dies,
Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Circle Punch, Starburst Framelits Dies, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, Sparkly Enamel Dots,
Big Designer Buttons, Mini Treat Bag Framelits Dies, Designer Washi Tape,
Silver Foil Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper, Heart Punch, Melon Mambo Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Expressions Thinlits Dies, Felt Flowers, Polka Dot Brad, Alphabet Stickers,
Green Polka Dot Ribbon, Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, Buttons

 

Night of the Living Dead

As you can see, I've been on a scrapbooking kick. Those Project Life protectors are really helping me making serious progress on getting pictures in albums. Those pictures were taken at a haunted tour we took of the Old Quebec a few years ago, followed by appetizers served at an old penitenciary turned into a library. The evening was organized by my office's social club and we were asked to dress as the living dead for the event. It was quite a fun event! There were too many of us for everyone to get to visit the old holding cells, but they drew a few names and invited those people to get a private tour, and I was lucky enough to be part of the visit.

Just so you understand better how the pages are set up, I used a 12" x 12" page protector and added a small half-page (6" x 12"), so I took a picture of the front and the back, since I embellished both sides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Haunting Hill Wheel
Cardstock: Basic Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze, Watercolor Paper
Designer Series Paper: Wicked Fun
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy,
Old Olive, Soft Suede, Basic Grey
Big Shot: Perfect Print Alphabet Dies, Timeless Type Alphabet Dies
Accessories: Circle Punch, Halloween Stickers (Making Memories), Zigzag Deco Scissors,
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Project Life Protectors, Satin Ribbon, Stapler,
Silver Glimmer Paper, Ticket Corner Punch, Black Marker, Aqua Painter Brush,
Halloween Sparkly Die-Cuts (Making Memories), Basic Black Fine Glitter,
Big Shot Adhesive Sheets, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

 

Loads of Love

As I was putting together my last card, I was leafing through my little binder where I keep an index of my sentiment stamps to choose one. I spotted one that says Loads of love, or litterally translated, "shovels of love." I had just gone through my stamps stash and then remembered the image of Changito shoveling snow and thought, How perfect would the pairing of those two stamps be?!

That was the genesis of this card. I paired my idea with the Clean & Simple Sketch #19 for the design (Natasha is posting her old sketches again, which I think is a great idea because I didn't have the chance to use all of them in the past and it's always nice to revisit good sketches anyway.), Just Add Ink #269 for the colours and Paper Players #252 for the theme (The Great Outdoors).

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Changito Shovel (Stampendous!), Étiquetage (Tag It - SU!)
Cardstock: Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White
Patterned Papers: Winter Frost (We R Memory Makers)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Blackberry Bliss
Accessories: Sticky Strip, Clear Tinsel Glitter, Rhinestone brads, Snowflake die,
Chenille Rickrack, Nestabilities dies, Markers, Clear Tinsel Trim, Stickles,
Stampin' Dimensionals, White Medium Envelope, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

 

On My Mind

This is one of the first card I put together after receiving my new catalogue order. It uses the new That Thing You Did stamp set and the new patterned paper stacks, offered in each colour family. I chose to order the 2015-2017 In Color collection first, and used Cool Cucumber on this card (paired with Watermelon Wonder cardstock and ink). I used the rest of the paper to make a matching envelope using the Envelope Punch Board.

The clip was made with the cool Project Life Paper Clips Thinlits.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: That Thing You Did, Writing Notes
Cardstock: Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder
Designer Series Paper: 2015-2017 In Color Paper Stack
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron
Accessories: Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch,
Envelope Punch Board, Spiral Punch, Project Life Paper Clips Thinlits, Paper Piercer,
Neutrals Candy Dots, 1/2" Circle punch

 

Crystal Ball

After finishing my card, I was inspired to put together a quick scrapbook page with the remaning pieces. Pictures were taken at my last Christmas party in Quebec City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Patterned Papers: Christmas Eve Chowder (Jillibean), Mom's Good Linen (Junkitz)
Accessories: Pink Corduroy Brad, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, Snowflake Punch,
Silver Glimmer Paper, Stampin' Write Marker, 1/8" Silver Ribbon, Something Borrowed Embellishments,
Alphabet Stickers (Basic Grey, American Crafts), Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon,
Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Toboggan Time

This card was inspired by the Viva la Verve Sketch July #1 and the Merry Monday challenge #166. I've been organizing my stamping supplies, which explains the out of season creations. I've just been using the papers and stamps that spoke to me, and the Candy Cane Lane collection was one of them.

I found that our now retired Blushing Bride Stampin' Emboss Powder matches the papers perfectly, so I used it to emboss a Very Vintage Designer Button, and the sentiment. The Macaron Mint Dotted Lace Trim was also a nice match.

The circle for the main image was created by overlapping a circle punched out of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper on top of a Scallop Circle punched out of Silver Foil Paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Candyland Christmas (The Cat's Pajamas), Project Life La splendeur des Fêtes (SU!)
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White
Patterned Papers: Candy Cane Lane (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark
Accessories: Blushing Bride Stampin' Emboss Powder, Mint Macaron Dotted Lace Trim,
Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Silver Cord, Markers, Circle and Scallop Circle Punches,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Silver Foil Paper, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper,
Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, White Medium Envelope

 

 

  Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper - 135315 - CAD $6.25

 

  Silver Foil Sheets - 132178 - CAD $5

 

  Very Vintage Designer Buttons - 129327 - CAD $7.50

 

  Mint Macaron 1" Dotted Lace Trim - 138424 - CAD $7.50

 

One Card, Two Designs: Floral Wings

I wanted to make beautiful but simple cards to send out to my downline members, so I drew inspiration from the Nacho Average Challenge #148 (colors) and Freshly Made Sketch #193. I used the same 2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper (in Watermelon Wonder), but simply flipped it to show the backside on the second card. I used the same Stylish Stripes embossing folder on both, but one has the stripes embossed and the other card has the stripes debossed (but not using the same side of the embossing folder). I rounded the bottom corners on only one of the two cards. I also tried two different ways to add the sentiment to the card, in both cases using the Tin of Cards stamp set since I wanted French cards and the Floral Wings stamp set (hostess) only comes with English sentiments. A little bow made out of Silver Baker's Twine finishes off the card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Floral Wings, Coffret de souhaits (Tin of Cards)
Cardstock: Tip Top Taupe, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: 2015-2017 In Color Paper Stack
Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder
Accessories: Silver Baker's Twine, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch,
Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig,
Crumb Cake Medium Envelopes, Pearl Basic Jewels

 

 

  Floral Wings stamp set - 139169 - CAD $13 (available with hostess benefits)

 

   Coffret de souhaits - 140064 - CAD $21

 

  Silver Baker's Twine - 132976 - CAD $4.50

 

  2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack - 138432 - CAD $27.25

Holidays Cheers

I've had more time to stamp than usual this week since I was off of work and I found some new weekly challenges online, one of which called CASE-ing Christmas (#27). I found this week's challenge really interesting: pick one of your own non-holiday creation and turn it into a winter Holiday card. I have stamped this Hola! card this week and really liked how it had turned out, so I wanted to give the same layout another twirl with a holiday twist. Using the Make Merry stamp set, this is how it turned out.

I had originally embossed my sentiment in Melon Mambo powder directly on the polka dot paper like on my original card, but the words were really hard to read, so I used one of the little tag from one of the patterned papers instead to correct the problem. Speaking of polka dots, they tie in with this week's theme for the Simon Says Stamp challenge. And as a reminder, the original card was designed around the Mojo Monday Sketch #404.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Make Merry (The Cat's Pajamas), Y'a d'la joie (SU!)
Cardstock: Garden Green, Whisper White
Patterned Papers: Merry & Bright (Carta Bella)
Ink: Garden Green, Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: White Sequin Trim, Baja Breeze Grosgrain Ribbon, Markers,
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Scallop Border Punch, Narrow White Envelope, Dazzling Diamonds, Stamp-a-ma-jig

 

Paris Couture

Today's creation was inspired by MFT sketch #235. I have those Prima papers that I've struggled with using so I challenged myself to create something with them. The obvious choice was to pair them with an old hostess set called Haute Couture, because of the fashion theme. I also found a "happy anniversary" sentiment in the Moments mémorables stamp set that comes as two stamps, so it was perfect to separate the words on each side of the dress. I used Gold glimmer paper to add a border and the gold matches the yellow tones of the papers nicely.

I did some paper piecing on the dress to make it red and to have a different texture and print on the underskirt. For the base, I used our new thicker Whisper White cardstock so that it wouldn't be too delicate after I handcut the hanger part out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Haute Couture (hostess), Moments mémorables
Cardstock: Sage Shadow, Whisper White
Patterned Papers: Welcome to Paris (Prima)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Gold Glimmer Paper, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Neutrals Designer Buttons,
Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Envelope Punch Board

 

 

 Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock - 140272 - CAD $8.75

 

  Neutrals Designer Buttons - 130031 - CAD $10

 

  Gold Glimmer Paper - 133719 - CAD $6.25

 

  Circles Collection Framelits Dies - 130911 - CAD $33

 

  Envelope Punch Board - 133774 - CAD $25

Hola!

Mojo Monday Sketch #404 inspired me this bright, cheery card. I used some colourful Bo Bunny papers called Our Little Monster. Some of the pages have little monster images on them, but most of them are just generic designs, so the colours worked very well for the Mexican theme of the Hola Tequila stamp set from Cat's Pajamas.

 

 

 

 

 

Card Size: 3-1/4" x 6-1/4"

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Hola Tequila (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Gold Foil Paper
Patterned Papers: Our Little Monster (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark
Accessories: Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon,
Pinking Heart Border Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Markers, Stickles,
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss Powder, Narrow White Envelope, Burlap Rickrack

 

Let the Sunshine In

This project was inspired by Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #151 and by ColourQ #297. I am so in love with this week's colour combo! There's a crisp, nautical feel to it that really appeals to me.

As I was trying to decide which stamp set to use for my card, the first one that popped into my mind was Million-Dollar Moments, a retired hostess set. I kept the whole design pretty straightforward. The sentiment translates to "After the rain comes sunshine" and I wanted it to be an encouragement card, so I kept everything low-key and not overembellished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Million-Dollar Moments, All Scallops
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: 2012-2014 In Color Stack, 2010-2011 In Color Stack (hostess 6x6 pack)
Ink: Midnight Muse, VersaMark, Pool Party
Accessories: Paper Piercer and template, Silver marker, 1/8" Silver Ribbon, Silver Foil Paper,
Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Square Framelits Dies, Envelope Punch Board,
Deco Labels Framelits Dies, Square Punches, Button, Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Scallop Trim Boeder Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

 

 

  Envelope Punch Board - 133774 - CAD $25

 

  Extra-Large Oval Punch - 119859 - CAD $22

 

  Squares Collection Framelits Dies - 130921 - CAD $33

 

  Silver 1/8" Ribbon - 132137 - CAD $6.25

 

Happy Sunny Retirement

This card was originally inspired by Try Stamping on Tuesday Sketch #225, and you'll see the shape of the sketch evolved as I was putting the card together. I wanted to use the bunny image from Life's a Beach, so I paired him with papers from the Paradise Beach collection. I picked the paper with waves at the bottom and since it had a rounded design on it, I decided to do a round panel instead of a rectangle one to complement the paper. I thought the bunny lying on the beach would make for a great retirement card, so I stamped a sentiment that reads, "A well-deserved retirement" following the shape on the rounded panel on top. Since the sentiment was on top, I flipped the accent (the star) at the bottom to keep the balance. I also used my fringe scissors to add a green fringe to the main image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Life's a Beach (The Cat's Pajamas), Retraite (Simple à souhait)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Orange Bazzill
Patterned Papers: Paradise Beach (Echo Park)Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Island Indigo
Accessories: Tango Tangerine Baker's Twine, Button, Stars Framelits Dies,
Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Fringe Scissors, Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Envelope Punch Board, White Stampin' Chalk Marker

 

 

  Envelope Punch Board - 133774 - CAD $25

 

  Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430 - CAD $5

 

  Fringe Scissors - 133325 - CAD$12.50

 

  White Stampin' Chalk Marker - 132133 - CAD $4.50

Hello, Baby

Some presentations from Leadership were streamlined, including one by Shelli where she showed the cutest scrapbook layout ever. I was totally taken with her project, so I snapped a picture and made a mental note to reproduce the layout when I had the chance. I finally got around to it last week. Most of what you see on the pages is taken directly from Shelli's project, but I did adapt a couple of details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Little Sunshine, This and That Date Rotary Stamp
Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Sahara Sand
Designer Series Paper: Sweet Dreams
Ink: Sahara Sand, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Crisp Cantaloup
Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder,
Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons, White and Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Heart Punch, Pewter Stampin' Emboss Powder, On Board Chipboard,
Word Bubbles Framelits Dies, Sweet Dreams Designer Washi Tape, Stampin' Write Markers

 

Gold Butterfly

This is a small notecard that came together quickly by pairing an old SAB SS kit with retired chipboard pieces. I used the gold envelope liner from the kit to cover the butterfly chipboard piece and added a button in the center. The sentiment was stamped with the Dites-le joliment set (long retired) and punched with the Scallop Square punch, then matted with another piece of gold paper, with rounded corners. A bit of Designer washi tape was used to decorate one of the envelopes from the kit.

The design was inspired by the Sketch Frenzy Friday challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Dites-le joliment
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Simply Sent Kit: Good as Gold
Designer Series Paper: Motley Monsters
Ink: Pistachio Pudding
Accessories: Scallop Square Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, White rickrack,
On Board Chipboard, Button, Designer Washi Tape

 

Theme: White

This is a double-page layout that came together really quickly and I love the final result. I used papers from the Snow Fun collection by Simple Stories and they are so pretty! Love the mix of blue and green and the knitting patterns. I had a lot of 4 x 6 pictures to include so the pockets filled out quickly and I didn't have to embellish the page very heavily.

You'll notice the Feathers Framelits Dies used with Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper to create white feathers to match the one my friend had on her headband (which got passed along from one guy to the others during the evening!).

During my stash cleaning, I also found a chipboard piece set from SU! that included a clipboard piece. It was perfect to add to one of my inserts so I embossed it with Pewter powder, then added a strip of polka paper on which I added a retired rub-on that reads, "You're invited" and then a piece of Lucky Limeade organza ribbon from a past SAB kit. I also noticed a lot of corduroy buttons and brads we used to carry were matching the colours in my papers, so I added a few throughout the layout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Cardstock:
Patterned Papers: Snow Fun (Simple Stories)
Accessories: Alphabet Stickers (American Crafts), Pewter Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Chipboard Pieces, Lucky Limeade organza ribbon, White rub-ons, Pear Pizzazz gathered satin ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker, Glitter buttons,
Circle Punch, Corduroy brads and buttons, Feathers Framelits Dies,
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Enamel Dots, Project Life Pocket Pages

 

 

  Regals Stampin' Write Markers - 131262 - CAD $37.50

 

  Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper - 135315 - CAD $4.69 (on sale until June 29th)

 

  Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430 - CAD $5

 

  Variety Pack 2 Project Life Photo Pocket Pages - 138471 - CAD $8.75