Homemade Key Chains

It makes me so happy to see that Melon Mambo is coming into the new catalog. One of my favorite designer series paper that uses this color combo is Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper. Here is a keychain and pin that I made with it.

Ingredients to make the projects:

Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, On Board chipboard

Accessories: White Organza Ribbon, 5/16" and 5/8" Whisper White Brads, Pin Backing and Key chain Ring

Tools: Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, 2 Tags Sizzex, Flower Layers Sizzex, Beautiful Butterfly Sizzex, Big Shot, Crop-a-dile

I also made another key chain holder but with some retired products.

Here are the ingredients to make the project:
Paper: Pink Pirouette, To the Nines Specialty Designer Series Paper, On Board chipboard

Accessories: 5/8" Chocolate Chip Brads, Pink Pirouette Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and a Key Chain Ring

Tools: Flower Layers Sizzex, Big Shot, Crop-a-dile, Two Tags Sizzex

Scrapping Away

I am so excited it's been National Scrapbooking Month and I am happy to say I have been able to do some fit some scrapbooking in this month. Here I got to make my own designer series paper with the brayer and the Presto Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper. I have to say I did an oops with title, it initially said Love of Lifetime. I completely missed the "a". I had to pull the letters up and start all over. Luckily I figured out that I was able to put them in a curve and I was in good shape. It actually came out even better. They always say mistakes are the best things that can happen in scrappin'. I love this picture. It is a photo of my grandparents years ago.

Here is the page and the ingredients to make it:

Ink: Baja Breeze

Paper: Presto Patterns Specialty Paper, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pretties, Style Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Oval Sizzex, Naturally Serif Sizzlits, Brayer, Sizzex die from a craft store

Mojo Monday 140

Here is this week's Mojo Monday. I decided to try this week's sketch with the latest decor stencil, Mostly Vintage. I have to say I like the way this card came out. Not too bad for my first try with the stencils.

Here is the card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette

Paper: Throughly Modern Designer Series Paper, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Latte Designer Buttons, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Linen Thread

Tools: Sponge Dauber, Mostly Vintage Decor Stencil, Birds & Blooms Sizzlits, Curly Label Punch, Big Shot

Memorial Day Double Page Scrapbook Layout

I am so excited to share this week's Pals Paper Arts challenge with you! The theme is Patriotic in honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. So I have had these pictures from a few years back from a memorial day and I have to say I love the way the page came out! It also gave me a chance to use the Jayne's Type Alphabet. I have to say I earned the set and haven't used it yet.


Ingredients to make the scrapbook pages:
Stamp Sets: Jayne's Type Alphabet, Starstruck (retired), Whimsical Alphabet (retired)
Ink: Riding Hood Red and Night of Navy
Paper: Riding Hood Red Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired), Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Night of Navy
Accessories: Silver Brads, Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, On Board Chipboard
Tools: Small and Large Star Punch, Ovals Sizzex, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet, Timeless Type Sizzlits

More Sail Away Pages

So how great is it that the new Summer Mini paper matches this retired Simply Scrappin' Kit so well. Here it is paired up with the Travel Journal designer series paper.

Ingredients to make the pages:

Paper: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango Textured Paper; Travel Journal Designer Series Paper, Rock-a-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin’ Kit (retired)

Accessories: Pewter Jumbo Eyelets

Tools: Crop-a-dile

First Smile Baby Scrapbook Page

Don't you just love this color combo. I have to say I love that this retired Simply Scrappin' Kit has the Tangerine Tango color. Even better that it is going be a permanent part of our color line!!

Ingredients to make the pages:
Paper: Old Olive, Tangerine Tango Textured Paper; Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Rock-a-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin’ Kit (retired)
Accessories: Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Photo Corner Punch

The Beginning and the End

Here is the beginning and the end of my scrapbook. I started out with the little one's name. I ended it with a sweet dreams page. There's a sneak peak to the upcoming Summer Mini in these pages. It's the gorgeous Travel Lounge paper. There are a few more sneak peaks in the next couple of days of this beautiful paper. I love how this paper as well as Sweet Pea matched the retired Simply Scrappin' kit so well. I was so happy that I was able to pick this kit up at the Clearance Rack. I forgot how much I enjoyed the kits. They are so easy to use and create a book with. Make sure you check back to the clearance rack frequently there is always a great deal to be found there.

Ingredients to make the page:

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango Textured Paper; Rock-a-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin’ Kit (retired), Travel Lounge Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Poly Twill Chocolate Chip Ribbon (retired)Tools: Star Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Big Shot

Get Well Soon

I was inspired yet again by a talented Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I wish I had the originial creation to pass along to you. I can't remember where I saw it, but I love the idea! Here is a half circle cut out that slides open to get your M&Ms out.

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Sweet Center (retired)
Ink: Baja Breeze (retired)

Paper:

Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze (retired)
Accessories: Sweet Treats Cups, White Satin Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Circle Cutting System

Inspired by Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge

I was inspired by this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge to make a scrapbook page. Here is a scrapbook page with me and my sweetie.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:

Paper: Sweet Pea designer series paper, Pink Pirouette (retired), Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons, Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Love & Happiness Rub-ons

Tools: Small, Large and Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Frame Sizzex, Big Shot, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzex

Stampin' Royalty

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a sketch. I decided to take the sketch and make it into a scrapbook page. I have to say I really like the way this page came out. It happens to have a very old photo of my grandmother in it which makes it all that much more special to me. I have to say the thing I am most proud about this page is my scallop border! I didn't do too badly making it.

Ingredients to make th scrapbook page:

Stamp Sets: Lovely Letters

Ink: Baja Breeze (retired)

Paper: Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper (retired), Textiles Designer Series Paper (retired), Baja Breeze Texturzed Designer Series Paper (retired), Whisper White

Accessories: On Board Long Board, Pretties Kit, White Satin Ribbon

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Hearts & Brackets Sizzex, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Big Shot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch

More Baby Cards

Well now that Valentine's Day is over I can get to posting some baby cards that I have been making. Who knew that I would be making so many of them. Here is one I made for my cousin who let me know they are expecting in the next couple of months! So excited. They are going to make fabulous parents.

I pulled out an old Mojo Monday sketch for this challenge. Click here to see that Mojo sketch and the card I made for it.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Fox & Friends, Nursery Necessities

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Paper: Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon

Tools: Circle Cutting System, On Board Long Board, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Sizzex, Small Heart Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Birthday Gift Tag

TGIF! Here's a fun little gift tag to start our weekend. I made the tag to match the gift bag I bought. I had to pull out some retired InColors to make the tag since they matched the colors in the bag perfectly.

Ingredients to make the tag:
Stamp Sets: Celebrate Everything
Ink: Pacific Point
Paper: Green Galore, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango. Real Red, YoYo Yellow
Accessories: Silver Brads, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Paper Piercer, Small Star Punch, Crop-a-dile, 1" circle punch

Mojo Monday #119

Well I have been a little behind on all the Mojo Monday sketches. Here is last week's. It uses an old In Color Purely Pomegranate. I was going through my card stock scraps and thought it was Rose Red and I have to say I like the monochromatic combination. Purely Pomegranate is one of my favorite InColors!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue, On Your Birthday

Ink: Purely Pomegranate

Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White, Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Rose Red Double Stitched Ribbon, Rose Red Button

Tools: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Circle Scissor Plus

Twin Boys

Good friends of mine just had twin baby boys. Here is a card I made with the Manchester designer series paper. That's two days in a row of this paper. I have to say it is one of my favorites. I love the soft plaids in this retired paper pack.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Nursery Necessities and Congrats (retired)

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze

Paper: Manchester designer series paper (retired), Close to Cocoa, Whisper White

Accessories: Corduroy Chocolate Chip Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Simple Letter Sizzex, Circles #2 Sizzex

Special Touch: The boat was stamped twice, once in Close to Cocoa and then another time in the retired Baja Breeze. I cut out the triangle and glue them on top of the Close to Cocoa and then I took another piece of the Manchester paper and cut out another triangle and attached. The greeting was attached with dimensionals.

Homemade House Warming Gift Bag

No homemade house warming gift is complete without a homemade gift bag. I used a few retired designer paper in this project.

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Set: Define Your Life
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Manchester Designer Series Paper, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Chocolate chip and Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Vintage Brads
Tools: Big Shot, Hearts Sizzlits, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits, Serif Essentials Sizzex, Label Sizzex from a local Craft Store, Eyelet Border Punch, Heart to Heart Punch

An Old Friend

Here is a card I made with an old friend, the retired color, Tangerine Tango.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Polka Dot Background Stamp, Only Ovals
Ink: Tangerine Tango
Paper: Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Staple, So Saffron Button and So Saffron Wide Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzex, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Circle #2 Sizzex, Scallop Oval Punch, Punches Plus Classy Brass Templates, Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer

Special Touches on the Card: I punched the circle and then used the brass template and the paper piercer to make the piercing in the circle. I die cut the white circle and then stamped the backgound punch. I tolded a piece of paper and stapled it for an embellishment. Scallop borders and the tailored bow are the finishing touches.

Another Wedding Day Projects Post

Here are a few more wedding day projects I made. First is the wedding programs for the church. I think there were about 100 when we were all said and done. I printed the writing on the front of the program. Next I punched the eyelet border. Next came the swirl stamped from the Wedding Sweet stamp set. I embellished it with leaves punched from a leaf punch I got at the craft store and gold brads. The programs were done in 3 different color schemes: Bravo Burgundy, Riding Hood Red and Dusty Durango. The Riding Hood Red program, I punched Bella Rose Designer Series paper. In the Dusty Durango program Juntos designer series paper was punched to make the leaves. The finishing touches were the gold cord tied on top and the strips of card stock.

The next two projects were a joint effort in creativity and preparation by the bride. She designed the wine labels and the menus. We scanned the leaf from the wedding invitation.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #15

Here is another great color combo from Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge. The colors are: Melon, Moss, Cream and Medium Pink. So I decided to use the Stampin' Up! colors: Pink Passion, Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery and the retired Tangerine Tango. I have to say I love the way the card came out. It's a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" card.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Delightful Decorations (Holiday Mini), One of Kind

Ink: Tangerine Tango and Pink Passion

Paper: Pawsitively Prints designer series paper (Holiday Mini), Very Vanilla

Accessories: Certainly Celery wide grosgrain ribbon and 5/8" vanilla brads

Tools: Designer Label punch and Paper Shapers 2 3/4" circle punch, Eyelet Border punch, Small Oval punch, Big Shot and Flower Layers Sizzex

Special Touches on the card: I die cut the flowers first and then I stamped the polka dot ornament on top of the flowers. I have to say I love the cute polka dot flowers I made. The leaves were made my punching the small oval, folding it in half and then cut the leaf down to size. The flowers, the leaf and the greeting were attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Out of this World Scrapbook Page

Here's a page I made borrowing the Pun Fun stamp set from my friend Colleen. Thank you Colleen!

Ingredients to make the page:

Stamp Sets: Pun Fun, Whimsical Alphabet (retired)

Paper: Pacific Point (retired), Gable Green, Yo Yo Yellow, Whisper White, Rainbow Sherbert Designer Series Paper

Ink: Pacific Point, Gable Green, Yo Yo Yellow

Accessories: Silver and Gable Green Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Clear Circle Sizzex, Stampin' Up! I Texturzed Plates, BookPlates Sizzex, Dingbats Sizzex

Special Touches on the Page: Stamping the rocket and coloring it in with my Stampin' Write Markers and then cutting it out and adhering it to the page. The cirlce was die cut not before I ran it thought to give it texturized polka dot background.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #13

I decided to try the color challenge on Dawn McVey's blog. Here is Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #13, White, Red, Moss and Berry. I decided to pull out some retired In Colors for this project. I have to say I really like what I came out with. It does help that I have the best subject to scrapbook, my niece.

Ingredients to Make the Page:

Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy

Ink: Mellow Moss and Riding Hood Red (retired)

Paper: Pink Pirouette Textured (retired), Bella Rose Designer Series Paper (retired), Riding Hood Red (retired), Whisper White and Mellow Moss

Accessories: 5/16" Jumbo Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Sizzex, Decorative Accent with Flower Sizzex, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Eyelet Border Punch

Special Touches on this Page: To get to the two colors on the strawberries. I stamped 5 berries in red and then 5 berries in moss. I cut the red berries out and then the green one, I only cut out the tops. Then I took the tops and adhered them to the top of the red berries.