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A-maize-ing Dad

Inspiration: Lawn Fawnatics #51

This is a little out of season since it's a harvest-themed set, but I went where inspiration was taking me. I thought I could turn this into a masculine card and when I spotted the "you're a-maize-ing" sentiment in the set, I got the idea to pull out Dad + Me to add the word Dad in front of the other words and have this be a Father's Day card. I'm not sure how I feel about the glitter washi tape stripes on a masculine card, but other than that, I'm happy with how the card turned out.

When looking at dies, I saw the fun shaped opening from the Shadow Box Card Park Add-On set and decided to use this for my opening. I inlaid a plaid pattern inside, flat on the card, and added the part with the window using foam tape to lift it up. It looks better than having the patterned paper on top of the card front.

The scarecrow on the envelope came from me turning lemons into lemonade. Even though I used low-tack tape on my dies when I cut my images out, one of them shifted and the scarecrow was not die-cut properly. I had no white on one side and way too much on the other. I was not going to be happy with having this imageo n my card, so I restamped and colored a new one. Instead of trashing the first one, I handcut it out with not white border showing and glued it on my envelope, along with a yellow rectangle for the address.

Another random idea that came from my scrap is the way I did my signature on the back of the card. I was looking at the leftover piece from the window opening, trying to figure out if I could reuse it somewhere. The front was too busy with the two patterns and the glittery stripes, but when I turned to the back, the heart pattern was upside down, so I turned it the other way around - and immediately noticed the rounded shape looks just like a pocket. (Mental note there for future scrapbooking project.) I couldn't pass up on this idea, so I stamped my signature on patterned paper, punched it out and added it on a cute matching tag, using a topper punch. To make it really obvious that the tag was meant to be taken out of the pocket. I used the Push Here stamp set to stamp "Pull Here" and embossed it in orange powder. This might be my favorite way I've ever added my name to the back of a card!

Inside, I added a patterned paper stitched rectangle and decorate it with some corn with a crow on top.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Happy Harvest, Dad + Me, Push Here (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Marigold Morning, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: Pretty Prints (Sunny Studio)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); VersaMark
Accessories: Markers (Copic); Shadow Box Card Park Add-On Dies, Happy Harvest Dies,
Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn); White Gel Pen (Gelly Roll);
A2 Chocolate Chip Envelope (Simon Says Stamp);  Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Modern Tag Topper Punch, 
Classic Label Punch, Tango Tangerine Stampin' Emboss Powder (Stampin' Up!); Glitter Washi Tape (unknown source)

 

Love Puzzle

Inspiration: Fab Friday #162 + Global Design Project #186

This is a pretty simple design that was inspired by the Fab Friday color combo and the Puzzle Piecfes Thinlits. It fit the square and heart shapes of the sketch nicely and the heart inspired me to pull out the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set, which has a birthday song sentiment (in the French set) referring to a birthday being a day where people show you how much they love you. I wanted the sentiment to be at the bottom of the card, due to its size, so I switched the sentiment banner to a ribbon instead. I made my own puzzle design for the back using the flowers from the same stamp set.

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Joyeux anniversaire beauté (Happy Birthday Gorgeous)
Cardstock: Petal Pink, Coastal Cabana, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Blushing Bride
Inks: Petal Pink, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, Basic Grey
Accessories: Puzzle Pieces Thinlits Dies, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Petal Pink Shimmer Ribbon,
Decorative Ribbon Border, White Medium Envelope, Faceted Dots

 

Hi Sunshine

Inspiration: Just Add Ink #454 + CAS(E) This Sketch #319

The diagonal sketch inspired me waterline and I decided to pull out the Fun in the Sun stamp set to have my lady gently floating away in the water. The color challenge then inspired me to have the top part be a beach. I pulled out my Distress Oxide inks and went to town creating mottled cardstock. I kept layering yellows and soft browns for the beach and couldn't get it just right, so I pulled out my spritzer tool and two brown markers (Soft Suede and Crumb Cake) to add speckles and make it look more like sand.

I then worked on the water panel. I knew I was going to tear the edge to get an uneven edge and have the exposed white core look like seafoam. I made sure I was done with the inking before tearing the paper. I had placed the girl image on the cardstock before tearing it, but the tearing exposed way more white than I was expecting so the girl looked a little bit too close to the water's edge, but then I noticed I had a big piece of blue cardstock leftover from tearing the top off and by layering it over the torn piece, I was getting a wave detail and was able to make my blue piece longer, which balanced out the design.

I stamped and colored my images and handcut them since I don't have the dies. Finding a sentiment for my card and the placement for it was the part that actually took the longest! I found "hi sunshine" in the Dahlia Turnabout stamp set and the size, font and wording was perfect so I started playing around with the word stamps and the stamped beach embellishments to find something that I liked. After much fidgeting, I fnally settled on this placement and I stamped the words in VersaMark and I pourred Dirty Sand Baked Texture embossing powder, which is perfect because it does look just like sand. Before adhering my images in place, I die-cut the beach panel with the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies from Lawn Fawn to add stitching, which helped the card feel more finished. Even after adding the images, the top still felt bare, so I pulled out Marigold gems to sprinkle around the words. I added quite a few but since the card didn't have that many elements, I think I can get away with it.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Fun in the Sun (My Favorite Things); Dahlia Turnabout (Concord & 9th)
Cardstock: Pineapple Punch, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Smooth Bristol Cardstock (Canson)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Pineapple Punch, Blueberry Bushel Classic Ink (Stampin' Up!);
Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Wild Honey, Frayed Burlap,
Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink (Ranger); VersaMark
Accessories: Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn); Blending Tool, Craft Mat (Ranger); Spritzer Tool,
Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Stampin' Write Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Medium Envelope (Stampin' Up!);
Marigold Gems (Pretty Pink Posh); Dirty Sand Baked Texture Embossing Powder (Emerald Creek Craft Supplies);
Alcohol Markers (Copic)

 

Beautiful Bride

Inspiration: Mojo Monday #503 + Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge #313

I'm still very much enjoying using the Petal Promenade papers, which went well with the colours and flowers from the inspiration piece. I paired the papers with the beautiful Bride from the Memorable Moments stamp set. A few details to point out:

• I didn't center my image in the scalloped circle (die-cut from Galvanized Metallic Paper). This made the design more dynamic.
• The sentiment was matted with Mellow Moss cardstock, to introduce a color other than pink.
• Silver pearls were added to the back of the dress to mimick buttons.
• The soft polka dot tulle ribbon adds a delicate touch that pairs with the bride image nicely.
• The image was colored with Stampin' Blends markers.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Moments mémorables (Memorable Moments)
Cardstock: Petal Pink, Shimmery White, Mellow Moss, Galvanized Metallic Paper
Designer Series Paper: Petal Promenade
Ink: Powder PInk, Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Layering Circle Framelits Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Blends Markers,
Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, White Medium Envelope, Metallic Pearls, Clear Faceted Gems

 

Sailing in the Sun

Inspiration: Mojo Monday #514 + Color Throwdown #540

I haven't used the Swirly Bird bundle in ages and I thought it would be nicely suited to the sketch and color combo I wanted to play with. I had initially planned on using just a little piece of the wave die-cut and cut out the bottom so that it followed the circle. When I placed the die-cut on the card to see where I wanted to fit the waves on the image, I decided I loved having the waves extend beyond the image - it made the card a whole lot more dynamic. I didn't want the waves to all end at the same place and in a straight line, though, so I used my scissors to snips some parts shorter and rounding out the edges.

Since the Swirly Bird set does not come with any sentiment, I picked amongst my other set and found "I'm swimming in happiness in the Jar of Love stamp set. The sentiment comes in two parts, so I stamped each one, making sure to bend the stamp as best as I could to try and follow the rounded edge of the circle.

Clear Wink of Stella was applied to the wave and to the sun. The background was stamped with the speckles image and then embossed with the Subtle 3D embossing folder (still a favorite to this day). I added two white sequins to the side panels and when I spotted the little star sequins, I knew it would look awesome to have one placed in the center of the main sail.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Swirly Bird, Petit pot d'amour (Jar of Love)
Cardstock: Pineapple Punch, Mango Melody, Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper Stacks: Subtles. 2018-2020 In Color
Ink: Pineapple Punch, Mango Melody, Blueberry Bushel, Granny Apple Green
Accessories: Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Clear Wink of Stella Brush,
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, White Medium Envelope, Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Swirly Scribbles Dies

 

Marquee Wishes

Inspiration: Try Stampin' on Tuesday #405

I totally loved the Broadway Lights suite when I saw this year's catalogue - and was totally bummed that it was not translated to French. For this reason, I initially only ordered the Designer Series Paper, but I was able to secure some free merchandise during Sale-A-Bration, so I finally decided to get the bundle as well. This is my first creation with it. Isn't the marquee really cool? This is the piece that I see myself using the most, probably in my scrapbook album as well.

I used the retro border die on the green striped paper and lined the back with Gold glimmer paper to fill out the pieces. The back of the striped paper has some gold on it, so I used one of the leftover pieces on the balloon for a totally cool detail! (The balloon felt a little bare, but adding this piece like a reflection on it totally dressed it up.) The balloon was actually added at the last minute as the card didn't feel complete.

I used the marquee again on the envelope for the address section, and I used Designer Series Paper from the same pack to make the envelope.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Broadway Birthday
Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick, Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Gold Foil Paper,
Gold Glimmer Paper
Designer Series Paper: Broadway Bound
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Lemon Lime Twist, Lovely Lipstick
Accessories: Broadway Lights Framelits Dies, Pearl Basic Jewels,
Envelope Punch Board, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Mini-Sequin Trim

 

Marble and Flowers

Just playing around with some of the retiring stuff. It should be noted the left design is not my own - it's entirely copied from Mary Fish. I just thought her card was gorgeous and wanted to reproduce it, with some very minor changes. The right card is my own design, using some of the wooden embellishments that were offered during SAB this year.

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Une part de mon histoire (Part of My Story)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Berry Burst, Fresh Fig
Designer Series Paper: Petal Promenade
Ink: Mellow Moss
Accessories: Layering Oval Framelits, Flourish Thinlits, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Calypso Coral Organza Ribbon (SAB), Artisan Pearls, Faceted Dots, Everyday Label Punch,
SAB Wooden Embellishments, Envelope Punch Board, Vanilla Medium Envelope, Clear Wink of Stella Brush
 

CASE'ing the 2019-2020 Catalogue

Inspiration: Sample on page 12 of 2019-2020 annual catalogue

I had a great time at OnStage this weekend and got to leave with a copy of the brand-new catalogue. One of my favorite things to do when I receive a new catalogue (beside to put together a wish list) is to reinterpret one of the samples. There's always some great ones to pick from and this time was no exception. I liked how the sample I picked was using the copper leaves, had matted the main circle with vellum and had faceted dots sprinkled on the sample. I kept the same ideas and changed the Designer Series Paper and the stamp set. I also added the Scattered Sequins 3D embossing folder to the tag (which I received as a free SAB item not long ago). The idea to tie two ribbons at the top of the tag comes from the sample, but because I was using ribbon instead of twine, I did a knot instead of a bow. I like how they let long tails fall down on the sample, but this would not have worked with a stiffer ribbon.

I looked for current sentiments that would fill a circle well and found one that I liked in the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set. I embossed the sentiment in copper powder on Mellow Moss cardstock and used a Stitched Shapes Framelits for added interest. Having this stamp set out allowed me to use the flower images to decorate inside the card and on the envelope.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Ravissant Bouquet (Beautiful Bouquet)
Cardstock: Groovy Grapefruit, Mellow Moss, Vellum
Designer Series Paper: Petal Promenade
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Leaves Trinkets, Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Groovy Grapefruit 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Mellow Moss Satin Ribbon, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch,
Faceted Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Very Vanilla Medium Envelope, Layering Circle Framelits Dies

 

Hey Ghoul Friend

Inspiration: Just Us Girls #482 (Houses) + Simon Says Stamp Wednesday (No Designer Paper)

The colors of this card were inspired by last week's Color Throwdown challenge but unfortunately, I missed the submission deadline due to a power outage that lasted more than 24 hours. We had a icy rain storm and the power went out in a big chunk of the city. The weather is still pretty cold outside so by the next morning, it was pretty chilly in my condo. I'm really happy to have everything up and running again.

The ghosts are a little out of season, but I've been wanting the Booyah set for the longest time and I was only able to purchase it after Halloween, so it was my first time inking this one up. I like how the sky turned out, and I used the Leafy Tree Backdrop to have a tree in the forefront and create depth. I added texture to the tree using the Woodgrain Backdrop (I do wish the texture was going up and down instead of from side to side, though). The houses were die-cut with the Village Border and I didn't add the little pieces on the back since my sky was yellow and the color showing through the openings worked.

The "Hey Ghould Friend" sentiment fitted perfectly on the new Fancy Wavy Banners dies (I predict I'll be using those a lot). With this sentiment, I feel the card can be used for more than Halloween time.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Booyah (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Fresh Fig, Gumball Green, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Crushed Curry (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Fresh Fig Classic Ink (Stampin' Up!); Tuxedo Black (Memento); Hickory Smoke, Forest Moss, 
Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Dusty Concord Distress Oxide (Ranger)
Accessories: Booyah Dies, Fancy Wavy Banners Dies, Stitched Rectangle Frames Dies, Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop Die,
Grassy Border Die, Village Border Dies, Leafy Tree Backdrop: Portrait Dies (Lawn Fawn); Markers (Copic);
White Medium Envelope, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Blending Tool (Ranger)

 

The Easter Bunny House

Inspiration: Inspired By #66 + Fab Friday #159

I really wanted to pull out the Scalloped Treat Box Spring House Add-On dies and make and Easter Bunny house with it. The colours from the Fab Friday challenge were perfect for it, and I picked the Spiffy Speckles paper in purple for the box (which is great to create that house texture). I also used those papers to die-cut little Easter eggs, in order to get the speckles on them.

I had the fabulous woodgrain cardstock to make my embellishments for the house, so I was able to use the kraft cardstock for the door and the white cardstock for the fence, The texture really adds impact. I used the new Mini Easter Eggs dies to create an egg-shaped tag. I also challenged myself to include every single die from the Spring House Add-on set.

I used the window dies that make openings and lined them with acetate. This would help contain the candy if I were to fill the box with treats and you'd get a glimpse of it as well. But having the light come through the house (since I have windows on both sides and they are lining up) is really adding an element of interest to the house and have it feel more airy. I think it turned out pretty cute. I might not give this one away and add it to my growing village instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Flirty Flamingo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!);
Woodgrain Cardstock in Neutrals (Lawn Fawn)
Patterned Papers: 12" x 12" Spiffy Speckles (Lawn Fawn)
Dies: Scalloped Treat Box Dies, Scalloped Treat Box Spring House Add-On Dies,
Mini Easter Eggs Dies (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Window Sheets, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals,
Handheld Punch, Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine (Stampin' Up!)

 

Disney Dessert

Inspiration: Lawn Fawnatics #50 (Fun with Food) + Stamp Ink Paper #193 + Page Maps October 2018

I've had this picture aside for a while of my niece eating chocolate pudding at Disney, that I wanted to pair with the Sweet Friends stamp set from Lawn Fawn. When I saw the Lawn Fawnatics challenge centering around food, I knew it was time to commit the idea to paper. I initially thought I would make an 8" x 8" page since I only had one picture, but after finding a cool sketch in the October 2018 Page Maps gallery, I was inspired to male a full 12" x 12" page with a lot of white space. The colours come from the Stamp Ink Paper challenge. I think my niece looks so sweet in this picture, with her red ringlets and the red bow in her hair. The journaling reads, "Chocolate Pudding + Disney = pur bliss!"

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Sweet Friends (Lawn Fawn); Brush Alphabet (Image Tree)
Cardstock: White (Bazzill); Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Lovely Lipstick, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Designer Series Paper Stacks: Brights, 2018-2020 In Color
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Lovely Lipstick Classic Ink (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Sweet Friends Dies, Lacy Border Dies, Heart Backdrop: Portrait Die (Lawn Fawn);
Tasteful Trims XL Bigz Die, Pearlized Doilies, Washi Tape Punch, Everyday Label Punch (Stampin' Up!);
Scalloped Square Nestabilities Dies (Spellbinders); Markers (Copic); Months Dies (Echo Park);
Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Brush (Nuvo); Cool Summer Brads (Carta Bella);
Shimelle Box of Crayons Enamel Dots (American Crafts); Bonjour Thickers (American Crafts)
Bon Bon Candy Shoppe Alphabet Stickers (Doodlebug Design)