Back to School

This week at Stampin' Royalty the theme is School Days.   I just love the Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 cards they are perfect to make a quick and easy card.    The Retro Sketch from a few weeks ago was a perfect sketch to create the card with.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) September 14th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 cards and accessories
Accessories:  Crumb Cake Button, Basic Black Baker's Twine

Back to School

So I took a little break from Stampin' Up! stamp sets and played with some stamps I have in my personal collection.   Here is a back to school stamp set and school set I purchased online.     I used the stamp sets to play along with this month's Unity challenge.     I love all the fall color combinations in the challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from an online store
Ink:   Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Blush Blossom, Marina Mist, Delightful Dijon, Pretty in Pink, Going Grey
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Season of Style designer series paper
Accessories:  Black Baker's Twine and Button, White Perfect Accents colored in with a Black Sharpie

School Days

I was inspired by the diagonals in this week's Viva La Verve sketch.   I decided to stretch the sketch and make it my own and incorporate it into a scrapbook page.    Here is a school days scrapbook page featuring my niece and nephew.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Paper:  Garden Green, Whisper White, School House Designer Series Paper, Playground Project Life Cards
Accessories:  Neutral Candy Dots
Tools:   1 1/4" Circle Punch

Primary Colors = Back to School

Primary colors must mean back to school is back in session.    This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Hello Honey, Pacific Point, Lost Lagoon and Real Red.    The minute I saw these colors, I instantly thought of back to school.    So here is my back to school card perfect for what must be the first week of school for so many kids out there!!

Ingredients to make the card: 
Stamp Sets:  Tart & Tangy, @SoSocial
Ink:   Real Red, Old Olive
Paper:   Whisper White, Hello Honey, Pacific Point, Lost Lagoon and Real Red
Accessories:  Bright Candy Dots
Tools:  Spiral Punch, Timeless Type Sizzlets

Back to School

It's back to school time.   Here is a card to start the school year.   I made it with subway art that I found out on Pinterest.    I love subway art.

Ingredients to make the card:
Paper:  Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper, Mossy Meadow Patterns Designer Series Paper, Index Card
Accessories:  Natural Buttons, Natural Trim, Regal Candy Dots
Tools: Sprial Binder Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder 

Back to School Subway Art

How much do you love subway art!   I found this great subway art on Pinterest and I wanted to make a fun and cute card to celebrate the back to school season.    Click here to download the subway art to make your back to school creation.      The back to school card was a perfect opportunity to use my clip assortment for the August Gallery challenge on PaperCrafts Connection.   The challenge is Clip it Up!   The challenge is make a card for any occasion using clips, whether paper clips, hair clips, clothespins, or bobby pins.

Ingredients to make the card:
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Storytime Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Real Red Gingham Ribbon, Real Red Button, Basic Black Clip Embellishments, Neutral Candy Dots
Tools:  Spiral Punch

Count on Us

 

The school year has started and what better way to let someone know that they can count on you with a little card to tell them so.     Let's just say the original card idea was nothing like the finished product.   I ended up moving things around until I found a layout that worked for me.
I love how I was able to use both versions of the chevron border punch.   The chevrons as well as the negative.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Designer Typeset, Tape It and Number stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Concord Crush, Pacific Point and Real Red
Paper:  Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Tangerine Tango Button, Pearls
Tools:   Chevron Textured Embossing Folder, Chevron Border Punch, Corner Rounder from a local craft store, Big Shot

Back to School Gift Tag

It's back to school time!     My nephew starts kindergarten this year and my niece is officially a 2nd grader now!    I can't believe how fast they are growing up.    Here is gift tags I made to put on their back to school gift bags.

I just love the owl washi tape I picked up at the local craft store!    What can I say the owls make me smile!

Ingredients to make the tag:
Stamp Sets:   Punch Bunch, Chevron Background Stamp
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Stampin' Pad
Paper:   Whisper White, Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Melon Mambo and Coastal Cabana Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Button from a local craft store
Tools:   Scallop Border Punch, Owl Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Chevron Border Punch, Coluzzle Cutting System, Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Crop-a-dile

Thank you teacher

So I decided to try my hand and make another chalkboard card.   I have to say I really like the way this card came out.    What can I say once you make the card once, it gets easier to make a second one!     

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Thank you Kindly, Family Reunion, Tart & Tangy
Ink:  Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, StoryTime Designer Series Paper,
Accessories:   Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Certainly Celery Button
Tools:  Circle Sizzex, Woodgrain Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot

A Different Twist for a Teacher Card

Here is a different twist for a thank you card for teachers!   Here is a shabby chic card with just a touch of school theme in the card with the alphabet letters.

Most of the products are not SU, but I am sure we all have products that can easily be converted to make a similiar card.    The products that are SU are the ink, card stock, ribbon and stamp sets. 

More Teacher Cards

At the end of the year, you can never have enough thank you cards for all the teachers out there.    Here I took the same pencil card I made a few weeks ago and made a different twist of it.    This time I used the Stripes Textured Embossing Folder to make the pencil ridges.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Family Reunion, Thank You Kindly, Tart & Tangy
Ink:   Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Paper:  StoryTime Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Primrose Petals
Accessories:   Real Red Button from a local craft store, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Corner Rounder and Pennant Punch from a local craft store, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Stripes Textured Embossing Folder

School Days

School is in session!   So perfect time to get scrappin' some pictures.   Here is my niece in Kindergarten.  Can't believe she is a first grader!!  I pulled out the jumbo sticky rounds to make a homemade floral.   At first it seemed intimidating, but in no time at all I was making my floral.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:   Letter It, Itty Bitty Bits
Ink:  Rose Red, Real Red
Paper:  Celebrations Designer Series Paper and Quick Accents, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Rose Red Patterns Designer Series Paper, Peach Parfait, Basic Black
Accessories:  Rose Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Jumbo Sticky Rounds, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Rose Red Button
Tools:   Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Circle Cutting System, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Border Punch from a local craft store, Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot

School Days

I saw this online and I thought it was great it is a play on word. School of fish and back to school!    

Ingredients to make the card:

Paper:  Bashful Blue Prints Designer Series Paper, Celebrations Designer Series Paper and Quick Accents, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Pacific Point Patterns Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Blue Rhinestones from a local craft store, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Blue Button from a local craft store, Dazzling Details

Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Corner Rounder and Fish Punch from a local craft store

Have a great school year!

Have a great school year everyone!!   I know the mom's in my life are all jumping up and down for joy and enjoying a few moments of silence.

Here are the ingredients to make the back to school card:
Stamp Sets form a local craft store
Ink: Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Basic Black Poppy Parade Patterns Designer Series Paper, Eat Cake Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Black Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Border Punch, Corner Rounder

Teacher Thank You Card

I took a class over the summer and this is a thank you I made for the instructor.   Yes even as a adults we can send teacher thank you's.   The instructor was touched by the thank you that was signed by all my classmates, so never underestimate the value of a card and even a homemade card given.  I picked up these great chalkboard stickers at a local craft store and I knew they would be perfect for the occasion.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Word Play
Ink:   Wild Wasabi
Paper:  Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Eat Cake Designer Series Paper
Acessories:  Wild Wasabi Baker's Twine, Button, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Stickers from a local craft store

Back to School with Stamping Royalty

I can't believe the school season is already upon us, where did the summer go!    This week we are celebrating Back to School with our Stamping Royalty challenge. 

Here is my beautiful niece at the start of last year's school season with her class picture.   I made a few embellishments on my own, the pencil for instance and the owl I traced from the retired On Board Tweet!   So do not throw out those chipboard the negative spaces are great for patterns!!!

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, September 3rd. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page: 
Stamp Sets:   Four Frames
Ink:  Melon Mambo
Paper:   Melon Mambo, Concord Crush, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Old Olive, Peach Parfait, Crumb Cake, Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pretties, Melon Mambo Button and Polka Dot Ribbon, Old Olive Buttons, Celebration Quick Accents, On Board Tweet
Tools:  Eyelet Border Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Corner Rounder, Scallop Border Punch, 1" and 3/4" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Naturally Serif Sizzlits, Big Shot, Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Spiral Binder Punch

Happy 1st Day of School

The first day of school has either started on will be starting in the next couple of days for lots of kids.   My niece actually started 1st grade today!!!   I can't believe she is now a 1st grader.   My nephew is now starting pre-K.   Time is flying by.   Here is a card I made for the two of them with pockets to put little notes for each of them and a place to put gift cards so they can get some back to school goodies.   I ended up printing the greeting on my computer and cutting it putting it on the card.

Ingedients to make the card:
Stamp Set from a local craft store
Ink:  Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Basic Black Poppy Parade Patterns Designer Series Paper, Eat Cake Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Real Red Button, Basic Black Pearl, Real Red Pearls and Stickers from a local craft store, Basic Black Pearl from a local craft store

Tools:  Pennant Punch, corner rounder and Tag Sizzex from a local craft store, Big Shot, 1/2" Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week our Inkredible color challenge is:   Real Red, Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue.    Perfect pairing for this color combo is a back to school time.   Here is my niece on her way to kindergarten.  I seriously can not believe she is going to be 6 in October.    She is such a big girl getting on the bus every morning.

Here is the Celebrations designer series paper and quick accents.   I got them for free with my Great Rewards points.   Thank you Stampin'  Up!   You ask what are great rewards.   Great rewards are products you get for FREE for your outstanding sales!   I was happy to pick up this along with some other really cool items!    Thank you to all my customers for helping me achieve my sales.

As for the title, I typed it up on my computer and printed it out.

Here are the ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:   Country Apple
Ink:   Real Red, Pear Pizzazz
Paper:   Real Red, Whisper White, Celebrations Designer Series Paper and Quick Accents
Accessories:   Red Satin Ribbon, Red Buttons from a local craft store
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot

Back to School

Good luck to all the kids starting school.   Growing up today officially started the school year.  Here is a card I made for my niece and nephew to send with some presents to celebrate the big day.   My niece started kindergarten.   Can you believe how fast time has flown.   

Ingredients to make the card:  
Stamp Set:   Country Apple
Ink:  Real Red, Old Olive
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Love Letter, Newsprint and Basic Black Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Black Satin Ribbon, Black Buttons, Black Pearls from a local craft store
Tools:  Spiral Binder PUnch

Back to School Stamping Royalty




This week the Stampin' Royalty brings us a theme challenge.    The theme is Back to School.   I can't believe the summer is coming to an end and so many little ones are heading back to school.  

Every year I scrap my best friend's school photos.    This year is no exception.   

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, September 5th. Hope you can join us!  

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:

Paper:   Play Date Designer Series Paper, Play Date Quick Accents, Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla

Accessories:   Early Espresso Grosgrain Ribbon, Early Espresso Buttons, On Board Tweet

Tools:   Circle Cutting System, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4" circle punch