Retro Sketch

This week's Unity challenge is a tag challenge.    I wanted to make a few tags for my nieces and nephews to put on their back to school gift cards.    Thanks to Unity I have a quite a few great school sets and I was happy I was able to use them on this tag elements.

Since I made 4 tags, I figured why not make two more and put them on a card and a scrapbook page.  

I can't tell you how happy I was to have an occasion to make a scrapbook page!    Here are my niece and nephew from a few years back heading back to school.   They actually start on Monday, so I can't wait to see their 1st day of school photos on Monday.

Retro Sketch helped me in putting the card together.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from Unity
Ink:   Basic Black, Copic and Spectrum Makers
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Enamel Dots, Alphabet Stickers, Clothspins and Buttons from a local craft store, Basic Black Baker's Twine, Burlap Ribbon
Tools:  Circle Framelits

Thank you Teacher

I was completely inspired with this week's My Favorite Things sketch of the week.    I decide to make one more Teacher Appreciation card.  For those of you local, you can pick up some of these teacher appreciation cards at the Fine Grind Coffee Shop.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets:   Family Reunion, Gorgeous Grunge and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Going Grey Skin Tone, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette Blendablities
Paper:   Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Linen Thread, Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Spiral Border Punch

Thank you teacher

I just love this week's Retro Sketch.  I have to make quite a few teacher appreciation cards so here is another teacher card made with this weeks' sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Sky Blendabilites
Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sky, I am Me Designer Series Paper, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   White Baker's Twine, Enamel Dots and Button from a local craft store
Tools:  Spiral Binder Border Punch

Teacher Appreciation

We are taking a creative break this week at Stampin' Royalty.    We will be resuming next week.

In the meantime, teacher appreciation week is only a month away.   I have been busy creating teacher cards to sell at The Fine Grind coffee shop.     Here is my latest card made with the Birthday Bash designer series paper.

My card was inspired by this week's Retro Sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo
Paper:  Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper and Index Card from an office supply store
Accessories:   Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Star enamel dots from a local craft store
Tools:   Spiral Border Punch, Triangle Punch

Chalkboard Teacher

 Here is my chalkboard teacher thank you card!   I wasn't always a big fan of heat embossing.  Now that I see how bold the images made with embossing and the help of the embossing buddy, it is one of my go to techniques.  

Here is the My Favorite Things sketch of the week in red and in blue.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Basic Black, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black and designer series paper
Accessories:   Baker's Twine, White Embossing Powder, Black button and enamel dots from a local craft store
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Spiral Border Punch

Teacher Appreciation

Teacher appreciation week is May 4 - 8th this year. Here is a teacher appreciation card made with the Retro Sketch of the week.

I love my blendabilites and I am so disappointed that they have been discontinued at this time.  I am hoping they will be back and better than ever in the next catalog.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Skin Tone Blendabilites
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black and Newsprint Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Black Baker's Twine and Enamel Dots

Thank you teacher

 So if you have been visiting my blog, you may have seen more a more than the daily posts.   May is a very busy month for me.   We have Teacher Appreciation Week and followed by Mother's Day.    So in between normal card making, I have been busy making cards for those two special occasions so I have a huge inventory of cards to sell at The Fine Grind Coffee Bar.

So with every sketch challenge, I am taking the opportunity to create for the challenge and then adding to my inventory of cards.

So here is Mojo Monday sketch along with a teacher appreciation card.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Basic Black, Going Gray Marker, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette and Skin Tone Blendabilites
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Whisper White, StoryTime Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Enamel Dots, Red Button and Baker's Twine
Tools:  Circle Framelits

Teacher Thank You

This month's Stampin' Royalty we are spotlighting each of the goddess from our design team.   This week it is Andrea McKay!   What to learn more about Andrea and check out my design team's creations, click here!

This week we the challenge at Stampin' Royalty is sketch challenge.    I just earned the new For Being You stamp set from the holiday mini.   I knew I wanted to make a teacher thank you card for the challenge.   Since the word is big, I decided to make a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2" card for the challenge.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) March 2nd.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   For Being You
Ink:  Versamark
Paper;    Basic Black, Storytime Designer Series Paper, Playground Project Life Card, Hello Honey Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Basic Black Buttons and Baker's Twine, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Circle Framelits

Loving my Teacher Stamp set

This has slowly become the week of teacher thank you cards.   Stay Tuned tomorrow for another card.   I am completely loving the school set I just purchased.   It is a perfect match to this week's My Favorite Things sketch of the week.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from a local craft store
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black, Poppy Parade
Ink:   Basic Black, Going Grey, Blush Blossom
Blendabilities: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  Black Baker's Twine, Black Enamel Dots
Tools:   Corner Rounder from a local craft store

thank you teacher

 I just love this week's Freshly Made Sketches.   I was completely inspired by the design team projects!   I just got a great teacher stamp set and it was perfect opportunity to make a teacher card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets from the local craft store
Ink:  Basic Black, Versamark, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Skin Tone Blendabilites
Paper:   Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Accessories:   Red Button, Enamel Dot and Baker's Twine from a local craft store, Washi Tape from a local craft store, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:   Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy

Thank you teacher

 This week's My Favorite Things sketch of the week is just so versatile.    Just check out the site and see all the amazing creations made on the blog.   Wowsers.   How can you not be inspired to create for this week's challenge.

I decided to make teacher thank you card.   It was so easy to create that I decided to make a few so I am ready in May for Teacher Appreciation week.  

Most of the products are not SU except for the card stock, ink, Crystal effects
and Blendabilites to color in the image.

You're the Apple of My Eye

I love this week's My Favorite Things sketch.   It inspired me to make a Teacher Appreciation card.   Come May, I will be happy that I have some teacher cards ready to put at The Fine Grind coffee shop to sell.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set from online
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Storytime Designer Series Paper, Night & Day Specialty Paper. Apple Sticker from a local craft store
Accessories:   Bright Candy Dots, Red Button and Baker's Twine from a local craft store, Black Embossing Powder
Tools:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Coluzzle Cutting System

Freshly Made Sketches

So I found another great site for sketch challenges.  It is called Freshly Made Sketches.   As soon as I saw this sketch I was inspired I wanted to pull out my Project Life cards to make a card.   

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Hip Notes and stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Island Indigo
Paper:  Whisper White, Garden Green, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Subtles Candy Dots, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine
Tools:   1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Triangle Punch, What's Up Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder

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 

Thank You Teachers!

 The school year is coming to an end.   Here is a quick and easy thank you card made with this week's Retro Sketch.    I took this week's sketch and changed it up a little bit.    Hope you enjoy my take of the sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Hey You
Ink:  Soft Suede
Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Lullaby Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Neutral Candy Dots
Tools:  Owl Builder Punch, Blossom Builder Punch, Circle Framelits

Awesome Thanks Teacher

Here is another card I made for Teacher Appreciation Day, May 6th.

How perfect is the chalkboard technique for Teacher thank you cards.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Yippee Skippee, Hardwood
Ink:   Versamark, Soft Suede
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Poppy Parade, Epic This and That Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools: Envelope Punch Board, Banner Punch, Small Heart Punch, Owl Punch, Embossing Buddy, Heat Punch, Blossom Builder Punch

May 6th - Teacher Appreciation Day

This year Teacher Appreciation Day falls on May 6th, I have been busy making cards for all the amazing teachers to be sold at The Fine Grind coffee house in Little Falls.   Here is one of the cards I made for the occasion.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Family Reunion, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:   Real Red
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Gumball Green, Blushing Bride, Blushing Bride Patterns Designer Series Paper, Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Real Red Buttons
Tools:  Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Sizzex, Heart Punch, Blossom Builder Punch, Spiral Punch

Teacher Thank You

So I believe this is the last of the teacher thank you cards.    I was inspired by this great card on Pinterest and decided to make my own for this week's Inkredible color challenge.

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Wild Wasabi.

The ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   A to Z, Thank you Kindly, Family Reunion
Ink:  Midnight Muse
Paper:   Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Crochet Trim from a local craft store
Tools:   Corner Rounder and Flower Punch from a local craft store, Triple Blossom Layer Punch, Blossom Petals Builder Punch

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