On the Fly

Somehow I have been volunteered to make both the treats AND the cards for the birthdays at work. I can't say that I am complaining - cuz I love to do both. So - the brownies are cooling upstairs, and here are the cards that I am making for the 2 bosses that share a birthday this weekend.

Masculine cards are hard for me cuz I love ribbon tied into bows, glitter and glitz. I think these turned out pretty good. Both of the attorneys love to fish, and I just love the On the Fly set. Even though it is retired, I will never get rid of it. Too many special people in my life love to fish! Both of these cards are 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 so we all have room to sign!

This was the first card I made. I knew I wanted to use the fisherman catching a 3-D fish. By adding some hemp twine, it really makes the card more manly!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: On the Fly (retired), Family Phrases
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, Going Gray, Ruby Red
Cardstock: River Rock (retired), Always Artichoke, Naturals Ivory, Cameo Coral
Accessories: River Rock Designer Paper (retired), Hemp Twine, (non-SU!) eyelets, Dimensionals
Techniques: Chalk coloring
The second card I again used the chalk to color. I like the soft look that it gives, especially with this 'rough' images.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: On the Fly (retired), Party Hearty
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Brocade Blue
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Brocade Blue, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Old Olive Designer Paper, Pumpkin Pie 5/8" Grossgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals
Technique: Chalk coloring

Thanks for stopping by! Happy birthday to Craig and Scott!!

Loads of Birthday Love

This is a quick post with a birthday card for Duane's brother-in-law. Okay, the post will be quick, but I worked on the card forever. I have loved this stamp set for a long time cuz it can do so many holidays. I finally got it, and this is the first time it has seen ink. I did struggle with coloring the truck. This was the FOURTH one I did - ugh! I think it turned out alright - whatcha think?

This was also the first sketch challenge I did on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/. If you are looking for a new layout, try participating in a sketch challenge - makes ya work outside your box! Here's the card:



See how Duane and I are both in the cab of the truck? SOOO cute!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Close to Cocoa, Brocade Blue
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Hostess Designer Paper in Not Quite Navy and Real Red, (non-SU! brads), dimensionals

Goody-Goody Gumdrops

Okay, everyone knows how much I love sugar, right? Well, when I saw the title of this stamp set, I knew I had to have it! They all don't have something to do with sugar, but I think this stamp set sure is yummy!!! The more I use this stamp set, the more I love it! It is a Level 3 hostess set.

This first card is the most sugar-laden card of all! The sundae looks just delish and is jazzed up with a little Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and Red Chunky Essentials Glitter. The (retired) Summer Picnic Designer Paper goes so well with the cherries! Doesn't it make you want to have a sundae??

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops

Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Real Red

Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Red Chunky Essentials Glitter, 1/4" Real Red Grossgrain Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch

The next card is a cute little non-gender baby card. The little duckies are just adorable, and when they are all lined up in a row like that, they are even cuter! How did I get them lined up, you ask? Well, my new favorite tool in the whole world - the Stamp-a-ma-jig. It allows you to line up your image just where you want it! No more crooked images or sentiments! It is a MUST have - trust me! The beaks have a little Crystal Effects to make them shiny!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops
Ink: So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: So Saffron, Kraft, Whisper White
Accessories: Certainly Celery Ribbon (SAB), Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB), Dimensionals, Crystal Effects
Technique: Stamp-a-ma-jig

The next one is a great little wedding card - I just love to use the Baja Breeze in a wedding card - so fresh! And how could I resist not using the Dazzling Diamonds Glitter on the bells?

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops, Congrats (SAB)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories: Baja Breeze Designer Paper, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Heart to Heart to Punch, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

I hardly ever use purple, but knew that purple would be perfect for this easy little thank-you card, especially since I got to use Orchid Fine Cosmo Glitter!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops
Ink: Basic Black, Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White
Accessories: Almost Amethyst Designer Paper, Orchid Fine Cosmo Glitter, Dimensionals

Alright, the last card. It was the first one I made, and wasn't sure that I was crazy about the owl, but now that the card is done, I think he is SUPER cute! Especially with his big glassy eyes that I touched up with Crystal Effects!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Goody-Goody Gumdrops
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust, Barely Banana
Cardstock: More Mustard, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Autum Vine Designer Paper (retired), 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grossgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet

PHEW! That is it for tonight! Can you tell I was home alone last night while Duane worked up at the house?! I also have a little secret to tell you - I love the Stamp-a-ma-jig so much that I used it on all the cards so everything was all lined up straight! I am happy to show you how to use it!

Tiff

Sale-A-Bration

Sale-A-Bration is here! Please contact me if you still need your copy of the Sale-A-Bration flier! And remember that for every $50 that you spend, you can choose from 4 different stamp sets, a double spool of ribbon or a package of Designer Paper for FREE!!! That's right! Check out my Stampin' Up! Website here to place an order.

Now onto the creations! Today I am using 2 of the different stamp sets, the ribbon AND the designer paper on my projects. Hope you enjoy!

This card makes the most perfect anniversary card, and I just love the hearts on this Delicate Dots Designer Paper!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Congrats (Sale-A-Bration)
Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue
Cardstock: Kraft, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer, Heart to Heart Punch, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Delicate Dots Designer Paper (Sale-A-Bration)

The next card uses a combination of the Congrats Stamp Set and the Botanical Blooms stamp set (which I just LOVE)!!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Botanical Blooms, Congrats (both Sale-A-Bration)
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Old Olive, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Accessories: Dimensionals, Certainly Celery Ribbon (Sale-A-Bration)

The last card uses some more of the Delicate Dots Designer Paper which is so awesome and springy, makes me wish for sunshine and spring time!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Botanical Blooms
Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: Delicate Dots Designer Paper (Sale-A-Bration), Dimensionals, So Saffron Ribbon (Sale-A-Bration)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are getting excited about Sale-A-Bration! Who doesn't love free stamps and paper and ribbon? It's a great time!

Tiff

Yummy Treats!

It is almost that time of year again - Yep - Sale-A-Bration! If you are new to Stampin' Up! or want the details on what Sale-A-Bration is, please contact me! The skinny is that for every $50 you spend, you can choose a free stamp set, package of designer paper or ribbon duo! You can download the flier by clicking on it below, or contact me and I will get you your very own Sale-A-Bration catalog! The sale begins February 1.

Now onto the yummies! Splitcoast Stampers does a weekly e-mail that you can participate in, and when I got this week's email I just knew I had to participate. Who doesn't love a little treat holder, especially when it is Ghirardelli chocolates! You can find the tutorial here to make your very own!

This first treat holder I made with the new Good Morning Sunshine Paper which is so fun and bright! I also used the Yummy stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration catalog which you can get free starting Sunday with a $50 order!


The second box I made using the Designer paper from the Sale-A-Bration mini, Delicate Dots Designer Paper, and another sentiment from the Yummy stamp set!

I think these little treat holders are super cute, and the sentiments are just perfect. If you love making home made treats and giving them away, this is the perfect set for you!

Hope you enjoyed. Stay tuned for more using the great Sale-A-Bration items!

Recipe for first box:
Stamp Set: Yummy
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Good Morning Sunshine DSP

Recipe for second box:
Stamp Set: Yummy
Cardstock: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Whipser White
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Delicate Dots DSP

Wonderful Words

Well, Wonderful Words has many wonderful sayings -- thank you, celebrate, friendship and love. The 4 of these are fairly generic, and even though this set retired, I just couldn't bare to part with it, or stop using it! It was one of my very first 'word' sets, and I continue to love it!

These cards are the same but with different sentiments. I am thinking this is a fantastic layout, and can't wait to try it in different colors!

Here is the second card:

If you look closely, you will see that I have used a new technique, but one that I totally LOVE! My sewing machine! At first it seemed a little strange sewing on paper, but is really no different than sewing on fabric. I think the outcome is fantastic! I alternated with yellow thread on the Not Quite Navy cardstock, and the navy thread on the So Saffron Cardstock.

You will notice that the flower stamps in the background are from the Simply Said stamp set, another favorite of mine!

Hope you enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Wonderful Words (Retired), Simply Said
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Versamark
Cardstock: So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Not Quite Navy Designer Paper (Hostess Pack), Silver Brad, Sewing machine, (non-SU!) flower
Technique: Tearing, Sewing

Stamp Club Thank-you's

I have some great gals in my stamping club, and wanted to show them how much I appreciate them. What better way to show them then with a handmade card?!

Here is the card I made with one of my most favorite
stamp sets, Simply Said. It is such a versatile set and actually has quite a few stamps in it that coordinate well with each other to do the 2-step method. I used the 2-step method on this card with the flowers.

The base of the card is Kiwi Kiss with a piece of Whisper White on top of it. I used the in colors: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red and Tangerine Tango as the flowers. The sentiment is stamped on Whisper White with a piece of Pacific Point Ribbon running underneath it.

The sentiment is perfect for the occasion - as these club girls really are great, and make stamping so much more fun! I hope they like the card as much as I do, and know how special they are to me!



Recipe:
Stamp Set: Simply Said
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Pacific Point Ribbon, Dimensionals


And now onto the gift. I couldn't resist making them each a little set of monogrammed notecards. The little 3x3 notecards are the perfect size for a little handwritten note, and with it being monogrammed, it adds such a personal touch. The card I am showing to you I made with the initial "T" for Tiffany, but the cards that I made for the girls have the initial for their last name on the card.

These are the cards. They are 3x3, and I used the Illuminated Wheel and Versamark to give a watermark to the card and add a little interest.

The monogrammed letters are from the Lovely Letters stamp set which I just fell in love with when I saw it for the first time. A few layers of circles on top of the scallop, and they are together. I put the monogram up on blocks and on top of Old Olive Ribbon.

In addition to the cards, I also made a little 'sleeve' to put them in. This, I think, makes them more into a gift and a cute little pocket to slip inside a card.

To make the base of the pocket, I traced a 6 inch plate onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock, and then cut it out with scissors. I am sure there are other easier wayts to cut out the circle, such as the Coluzzle, or the new circle cutting system that SU! has in the new catalog.

I again used the Versamark and the Illuminated Wheel to add some dimension to the pocket. I scored the pocket at 1 3/4" for the bottom, and then 1 1/4" for each of the sides. I used my bone folder to make sure that there was a nice crease. The belly band uses the Ski Slope Designer Paper, which really isn't in season anymore, but I think has great color combinations. The belly band measures 1" by 7 1/4". I adheared to the back, and then wrapped a piece of Chocolate Chip Grossgrain Ribbon around to tie it all together. Just make sure that you insert the cards and envelopes inside the pocket card before you attach the bellyband to make sure there is enough room in there!

Hope the girls like the presents, and I hope you love the Lovely Letters stamp set as much as I do!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Lovely Letters, Illuminated Wheel

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Ski Slope Designer Paper

Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you are intersted in joining my stamp club, or if you want to place an order!

Tiff

Valentine Candy Bag

Alright, we are back to Valentine's Day. This is a cute little treat holder that would be easy to duplicate for the girls at the office, or friends or family, or for the kids at school.

You still have until January 31st to order the Love you Much Bundle at the 20% off. Contact me today if you want to order it!

When I bought the Valentine's candy at Target, the gal at the check-out says "You are buying Valentine's candy? I haven't even taken my Christmas Tree down yet!" Yikes! I would say she needs to get going!

The base of the treat bag topper is Pink Pirouette and folded in half. The front of the card is punched with the Scallop Edge Punch. Next to the Heart to Heart punch, this is my second favorite new punch!

The Love you Much sentiment is stamped on Kraft and layered on top of a piece of Chocolate Chip. The corners are rounded on the top with the Corner Rounder Punch. I colored the LOVE in with Riding Hood Red and the leaf in with Garden Green. I used the Heart to Heart Punch for the little Pink Pirouette heart in the middle of the O.

A small Silver Brad is the center of the flower. In amongst all the carmel filled Hershey kisses is some shredded paper that I ran through the crimper.

Hope you like my little treat bag!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Love You Much
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Kraft
Accessories: Heart to Heart Punch, Dimensionals, Silver Brad, Medim cello bag

Simply Birthday

Okay guys - we have one more birthday card. This is another simply MUST HAVE birthday stamp set! I initially bought it thinking it would be a great way to kids to do their own thank-you notes....you all know how I feel about sending thank-yous after receiving a gift! And then it occurred to me that I don't really know anyone with kids of writing age....oh, well. It is still a great stamp set!

It makes the most fabulous single image birthday cards, which is as great for kids and non-kids!

I did use some retired colors and I apologize up front for that! We first found the eyelets, and then went with paper that coordinated. The eyelets are non-SU!, but only because the only eyelets SU! carries are the metallic ones. Who else thinks that they should bring back the colored eyelets? ME!

The base of the card is Groovy Guava, Whisper White and Wild Wasabi. The cupcake is then stamped twice - once on the white for the frosting, and then a second time on the 'wrapper'. The 'wrapper' in this card is from the Groovy Guava Designer Paper, and then crimped using the Paper Crimper to give it the rippled look - just like the real life muffin wrappers!

The sentiment is from the Party Hearty set, and whenever I see "you take the cake", it makes me laugh! It is punched out with the Word Window, stamped in Wild Wasabi, and tied onto the Wild Wasabi Ribbon with silver elastic cord.

I tried getting a close up shot of the sprinkles and the cherry, but I think the reflection of the sprinkles make a huge glare. I punched the sprinkles out and set the eyelets with my Crop-a-dile. The cherry was stamped on Real Red and then using the Two Way Glue Pen put some Red Chunky Glitter on. The Chunky glitter is just fantastic, and makes for a great cherry!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Party Hearty, Simple Birthday Thanks
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Basic Black
Cardstock: Groovy Guava, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava Patterned Designer Paper
Accessories: Wild Wasabi Ribbon (retired), Silver Cord, Word Window punch, Dimensionals, (non-SU!) eyelets, Red Chunky Glitter, Two Way Glue Pen

Hope you liked my super big cupcake card!

Tiff

Crazy for Cupcakes Birthday

I thought I would stray from Valentine's for a day or 2 in case some of you are wanting a little change of pace - I know I am! My stamping pal Tami came over on Sunday to make some birthday cards since we were both running low in our 'stash'. Before we even realized it, it was 5 hours later! Boy how time flies! One of the better ways to spend a Sunday, if I do say so myself!

Onto the card. Now some of you may recognize this card from the Fall/Winter 2008 idea book. It was one of sample cards for the Crazy For Cupcakes stamp set. A few modifications, but here we go.

This card had some trials and tribulations, but we are both very happy with the end result! The base of the card is Whisper White, but only because I didn't have enough Real Red. :) The patterned paper is from the Hostess Designer Paper Pack, and with some Real Red and Pacific Point Ribbon, that makes up the base of the card.

The Top layer is Whisper White on top of Kiwi Kiss. Then we went to town with my Cricuit! Haven't broken out that in awhile, so I thought it was time. The colors of the letters are Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point and Kiwi Kiss. The Balloon and cupcake stand (which is think is THE most adorable image in the entire world) are both from the Crazy for Cupcakes set - which I love. I love everything about cupcakes, and when I saw this set, I knew I had to have it! The cupcakes are colored with Markers and then the cherries are topped with a little Crystal Effects to give them a little shine.


Here is a close up of the cupcakes, although I am not sure that you can see the Crystal Effects overly well. For some reason, they don't photograph well....We intended to use Liquid Applique on the cupcake tops, but apparently that is a thing of the past? We couldn't find any anywhere. If anyone knows where I can find some, I would greatly appreciate it. I think that the white liquid applique would make SUCH a cute frosting for these most adorable cupcakes!


Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Crazy for Cupcakes
Ink: Black, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Real Red
Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Real Red Hostess Patterned Paper
Accessories: Pacific Point Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals

Hope you liked the Crazy birthday card! I just love being able to use my Cricuit on this great birthday card!

Tiff