Fancy Folds

This week at Stampin' Royalty we are asking everyone to come up with a Fancy Fold card.    So I decided just to a gate fold with a butterfly front.      I took a piece of 12 x 12 card stock.   I scored at 2", 4", 8", 10".    Then I die cut the butterfly from the Butterfly Thinlits and then adhered it to the top layer of the card fold.    Then I proceed to around the butterfly.

Then tie the bow on the card.   I made a paper pierce a hole and threaded the ribbon through.

The challenge will be open until 3:00 (PST) August 17th.   Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Calypso Coral
Paper:   So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Whisper White,  So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools:  Simply Scored Tool, Butterfly Thinlits, Word Window Punch, Paper Piercer

Enjoy Every Moment before it gone

I have to admit that the stamp set I am going to miss the most of all from this year's retirement list is Enjoy Every Moment. I have used it on so many projects through it's time in the catalog. Here is a pocket gift card holder I made with it. I also can't believe they are retiring the Trio Flower Punch! It is my favorite!

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: Enjoy Every Moment

Ink: Riding Hood Red

Paper: Bella Rose Designer Series Paper, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Brad, Pink Pirouette Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: 1" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile, Scallop Square Sizzex, Big Shot, Trio Flower Punch

Wanted is Leaving...

I have to say after playing with the Wanted set a few times I am going to be a little upset seeing it leave the catalog.

Here is the card that I made along with the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Wanted, Only Oval, Starstruck

Ink: Chocolate chip

Paper: Kraft, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Hemp Twine, Pewter Jumbo Brads, Vintage Brads

Tools: Crop-a-dile, Scallop Oval Punch, Star Punch, Sponge Dauber

Another One of a Kind Card

I have to say I love how the One of the Kind stamp set coordinates with the Tea Party Designer Series Paper. Here is a pocket card.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: On Your Birthday, One of a Kind

Ink: Lavendar Lace

Paper: Tea Party Designer Series Paper, Lavendar Lace, Whisper White

Accessories: White Organza Ribbon, 5/16" Whisper White Jumbo Brads

Tools: corner Rounder Punch, Boho Blossom Punch

Tropical Party Pocket Card

Today's post is a cute little pocket card. I have to say I am really happy that I made the projects at home and not at Dream Night. I was more relaxed and I was really able to make the project on my own in personal sytle. How great is it not only did we get the Tropical Party stamp set, the new 6x6 album from the summer mini, but we also got the Scallop Trim Border punch for free!!!

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Tropical Party

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Island Oasis Designer Series Paper, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Gold Brads, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Holiday Blitz Snowman Pull Out Card

It all started with the jumbo snowflake in the center of the 1 3/4" circle punch. I was thinking it would look great as a pull tab.

Here is the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Set: Holiday Blitz, The More the Merrier

Ink: Taken with Teal

Paper: Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper, Taken with Teal, Whisper White

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone Brad, White Satin Ribbon, Velcro Dots

Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Jumbo Snowflake Punch.

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #2

Here is my second card using this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge. I decided to make a gatefold card.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: The More the Merrier

Ink: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa

Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Soft Suede

Accessories: 5/16" Whisper White Brad, White Organza Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Circle Sizzex, Big Shot, Circle Scissor Plus, Paper Piercer

Special Touches on this card: I paper pierced the scallop of the circle. I cut a strip of Whisper White and attached on top of the Soft Suede. Taking both pieces of card stock, I wrapped them around the card and attached them together in the back. I then took the organza ribbon and attached it to the card stock in the back and then brought it around the front and tied a knot. I slipped the scallop circle to the belly band. Now when the band comes off so does the scallop since it is attached.

Scallop Big Card made with New Products

I have two good friends who I just found are pregnant. So here's the card I made for the two of them, a scallop card made with all new products from 90-10 Idea Book.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Nursery Necessities, Look Who's Turning

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Paper: Cottage Wall and Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Old Olive and Whisper White

Accessories: Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Sizzex, Clear Circle Sizzex, Ovals Sizzex, Heart to Heart Punch, Coluzzle Cutting System, Crop-a-dile

Special Touches on the Card: I kept looking at the card and thinking something wasn't quite right. So I kept adding dimensionals to everything, I cut out the hippo and still it didn't look right, then it finally dawned on me I forgot to make an opening for the bib! So I pulled out my coluzzle cutting system to make the big opening. I attached the ribbon for the bib, by making two holes on the inside of the card and then threading the ribbon and tieing knots to the back of the card. I also added a heart to the inside of the bow I tied and added to the card.

I won the Stampin' Up! Sneak Peek Workshop Stamping Challenge!

I happy to announce I won the Stampin' Up! Sneak Peek Workshop Stamping Challenge. For the challenge, we needed to submit two project ideas One Make & Take project, and One Workshop Wow showcasing project ideas that will show off our 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog Sneak Peek products. I submitted the two projects we made at our new catalog open house workshop and won! So here are the projects, the instructions as well as the supply lists for the projects. Thank you sharing in my excitement!

Sneak Peek Workshop Stamping Challenge

One Make& Take Project
One Workshop Wow
Created by: Stasia Sloma


Make & Take Project

Ingredients:
Card Stock: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Certainly Celery, Tall Tales Designer Series Paper
Stamp Sets: Kind & Caring Thoughts
Ink: Crushed Curry and Certainly Celery Stampin’ Write Markers
Tools: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Crafter’s Tool Kit, 2-way Glue Pen
Accessories: Certainly Celery Brads, Certainly Celery Wide 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds

Instructions:
Color in the image with Stampin’ Write Markers.
Stamp image on white card stock.
Apply the two way glue pen to the flowers on the stamped image.
Sprinkle Dazzling Diamonds.
Stamp the greeting and punch ovals.
Adhered designer paper to the white cardstock.
Attach brads.
Tie grosgrain ribbon.
Sneak Peek Workshop Stamping Challenge

Wow Project

Ingredients:
Card Stock: Whisper White, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo
Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad
Punches: Word Window, Heart to Heart
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Circle,
Accessories: Chunky Sprinkles, Sticky Pages, White Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Instructions:

Remove only one side of the sticky Page and adhered to a piece of Whisper White
Run both pieces through the Big Shot with the Scallop Circle
Fold Whisper White Card stock in half.
Apply designer series paper to the front.
Stamp the greeting and punch out with word window punch, trim the word window to fit just the greeting.
Tie the ribbon in a knot.
Remove the other side of the sticky page and sprinkle chunky glitter.
Punch the heart and attach with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Happy Birthday with a Big Cupcake!

Here is a big happy birthday card using the reitired Cutie Pie paper and the Sizzex Pennants.

Here are the Ingredients:

Stamp Sets: Simple Birthday Thanks, On Your Birthday
Ink: Rose Red
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Rose Red, Cutie Pie Designer Series Paper (retired)
Accessories: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Ballet Blue, Rose Red Brads, Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Pennant, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" Circle punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Corner Rounder

Special Touches on this Card: Attaching the folds of the Pennants to the a sheet of White Card Stock to make a pocket. Stamping the cupcake on a piece of Whisper White and cutting it out and attaching the brads. Stamping the bottom of the cupcake on a piece of cutie pie and cutting it out. Corner Rounding the top corners of the card insert.

Candy Lane, Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette Good Bye

I have to say I am going to miss the Pink Pirouette and the Riding Hood Red. I really love these two colors. Here is a pocket card I made with these colos along with the Candy Lane designer series paper. First you see the pocket, the pocket insert and the two combined. I stamped the love with my Schoolbook Serif Alphabet and Think Happy Stamp Set. I punched out the hearts with my Heart to Heart punch. I put one in the center of the love with a dimenisionals. The other two hearts I put them for the insert of the card. Eyelet border, button bouquet and pink pirouette grosgrain ribbon finish this card off. This was one my 2nd choice cards I made for the Artisian award that I ended up not mailing in to Stampin' Up! I made another card with this same color combo that ended up making it to my top 5 to send in. Only a few more days for these color and matching designer series paper and accessories. Make sure to place your orders now since the accessories are going fast and selling out!

Bridal Shower Invitation

Well I am finally able to post some projects that I have been working on for the last couple of months. We just had my sister's bridal shower this past weekend so here is the invitation I made. I love the way it came out. The theme of her wedding is Fall, so I was happy to be able to incorporate leaves into her shower invitation. I was thrilled to be able to the find the right color gold when I printed the invitation out. The hardest part of the invitation was the scoring the copier paper. The paper was super thin and I was afraid I would rip it when I scored it. I stamped the leaf from the retired stamp set, With Graditude in gold ink. I heat embossed the leaf. I made a eyelet border with the Gold metallic paper. I made two holes with my crop-a-dile. The finishing touch was the Whisper White Organza Ribbon bow.

Happy Birthday Mom

Here is a birthday card I made for my mom, today's her birthday. I modified the template from this website just a little bit. I took a piece of 4" x 11" card stock. I scored it at 2" and then 4 1/2" The 2" mark I scored. The bottom half, I put the card stock on an angle and then cut it as shown on the site. Next I adhered a piece of the Bella Rose designer series paper and trimmed it. Next came the flowers, I die cut them with my Flower Layers and Leaf and the Flower Layers Sizzex die cut. I layered them and added a Fire Circle Rhinestone in the center. Next I die cut the Sizzlits Little Leaves and aded them to the arrangement. I popped up the flower with dimensionals. The last touch was the Riding Hood taffeta ribbon along with the tag I made with my tag corner punch and the greeting from the On Your Birthday stamp set.

Homemade Wedding Card

My mom not only has the engagent party this weekend, but also a wedding. Here is a pocket card I made for her. I made the eyelet border and folded over the card. I covered the bottom of the card before I attached the silver brad with the Bella Rose designer series paper. Next I stamped the greeting from the Fundamental Phrases stamp set. I stamped the hearts from the Always stamp set and cut them out and attached them to card with dimensionals. The insert of the card, I also added some Bella Rose paper and tied a white taffeta ribbon bow and attached with a mini glue dot. The finishing touches is the White Latte Button and all the edges got corner rounded.

Homemade Card from Colleen

Here is my inspiration for this month's workshop card. I loved how Colleen made this a pocket card just by folding the Baja Breeze card stock a little bit in the front and tieing the wide grosgain ribbon around it. The background of the card comes from the Walk in the Park designer series paper. I loved how she did the scallop edge on the top of the insert of the card. Lastly, she stamped the for you and the frame and the butterfly from the Great Friend stamp set and cut both out. The finishing touch was the pearl in the center of the butterfly. Thank you Colleen for the card and the inspiration.

May Open Workshop

May's open workshop will be held on two dates:

Tuesday, May 19th 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27th 7 p.m.

We will be making three projects: 2 cards and 12x12 page double scrapbook layout. We will be working with the Big Shot dies: Clear Circle, Naturally Serif and Stampin' Up! Birds & Blooms as well as the Eyelet border, Scallop Edge and Boho Blossoms punches.

Workshop Fee: $15

Bring a friend that is new to stamping and me and you and your friend will pay half price for the class fee! So you and your friend will only have to pay $7.50 for the class. Place a 50$ order or more and your class fee is waived.

Please RSVP as soon as possible for all events so that the card stock is ready for everyone to start stamping when the event begins.

Featuring stamp sets (in order as they appear on this entry): Always, Cheap Talk, On Your Birthday, Eastern Blooms and Great Friend

More Fifth Avenue Floral

I have to say I starting to love Fifth Avenue Floral. It may be on my next order. On the Inkredible board, we have another challenge. It is to make something with a unique fold. So I decided to make a gatefold card. I stamped the florals, cut them out and attached them to the bottom half of the card. The bottom of the card the background is the Baja Breeze Patterns designer series paper. There is a eyelet border in between. I used the jumbo whisper white brads to keep the fold closed. I wrapped some silver cord around the brads to keep the card closed.

Engagement Cards

Here is a few engagement cards I needed to make for the party I am going to. It's never easy anymore. I not only have to make one for myself, but then one for my mom and depending on the day, my brother or sister may come to me for one. So here are 3 cards. The first one is made with the Bella Rose designer series paper. I made the scallop circle with my Big Shot die with Sahara Sand card stock and cut the circle out in the center with my Coluzzle. Next came the chipboard heart from On Board Simon Upper covered in the designer paper. Next, I had a heart punch from EK Success that I purchased a long time ago that I made a smaller heart with. Next came the greeting from the retired Just So Sayings stamp set. Two vintage brads and some kraft taffeta ribbon finish this card. I also made a coordinating envelope with our five in one card cover envelope template. I tied some 1 1/4" grosgrain pink pirouette ribbon around the envelope.

Next came a card made with our Patterns Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper. I used the Top Note Die Cut as my starting point made with the Big Shot. I stamped the greeting from the Full of Life stamp set. Then came some hearts made with the same punch from EK Success. Then some white tafetta ribbon, a scallop edge and pretties complete the card.

The last card I acutally used the engagement ring from the Holiday Blitz stamp set that I stamped within the Metal Edge Tag. I stamped the greeting from the Fundamental Phrases stamp set. I used some retired Soft Sky Prints designer series paper as well the double stitched ribbon. Then 2 silver brads finish the card.

Birthday Greeting from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

I have to say I love this stamp set from EK Success. It has all these Mickey characters and phrases. This is going to come in handy when I start scrapbooking. I am big Mickey Mouse fan. Here is a card that I made for my niece. The outside is simple enough. It starts with big Polka Dots from the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper. I stamped the image of Mickey and Minnie and colored it in with my Stampin' Write Markers. I then took the greeting from the Think Happy Thoughts stamp set, punched and layered it on top of another circle. In the center I put a Mickey Mouse eyelet that I got from Disney World a few years back and put a pretty in pink brad in the center. The finishing touch was the wide Pink Pirouette Ribbon laid down in the center card followed by the Red Riding Hood Taffeta ribbon and Red Riding Hood bow attached to the side with a mini glue dot.

The inside of the card is where the fun begins. I took the 1 3/4" circle punch and punched circle out of the black card stock. I then cut the circle and starting cutting it around to make a spiral. Click here to see a great tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers. I have to say here spiral looks a lot neater than mine. I then stamped Mickey and friends and colored them in with my markers and cut them out. I then attached each of them to the spiral with mini glue dots. Lastly, I punched stars out and put a black brad though the center. Then I took a big star and punched it out and stamped the let's celebrate from the On your birthday. Then I wrote the greeting in my uni-signal white gel pen. It says Happy Birthday Julie from all your friends at the Mickey Mouse clubhouse. I am going to mail this card so she will have a fun surprise in the mail. Of course, I showed it to my mom and she tells me I should put some little presents in the package like stickers or a lollipop. So I guess I will be going to the Disney store after work to see if I track down some little gifts to put in the mail with her birthday card from Mickey.

October Open Workshop

Come celebrate Stampin' Up!'s 20th anniversary and World Card Making Day month with me!

I will be holding the event on two dates:

Wednesday, October 22nd 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 23rd 7 p.m.

We will be making 5 cards. Learn how to make a spinner and how to do the spotlight technique.

Workshop Fee: $15

Bring a friend that is new to stamping and me and you and your friend will pay half price for the class fee! So you and your friend will only have to pay $7.50 for the class. Place a 50$ order or more and your class fee is waived.

Please RSVP as soon as possible for all events so that the card stock is ready for everyone to start stamping when the event begins.

Featuring stamp sets (in order as they appear on this entry): Big Bold Birthday, On Your Birthday, Holiday Trinkets, Sweet Serendipity, Inspired by Nature, Best Yet, Cheers to You, Tasty Sweet