Window Pane Designer Paper

Window-pane designer paper is such a great way to showcase all of your designer papers all at once! I am just tickled with how this card turned out. Bright, cheery and full of character.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Chocolate chip

Paper: Summer Sun (retired), Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss (retired),

Whisper White, Retired DSP

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon (retired), hemp twine, 1 3/8" Circle Punch,

1 3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, 1 1/4" Square Punch

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Time for the holidays! Halloween always is the start of the holiday season for me, which means the next 2 months are going to go fast! Love the smell of fall!

Need a great way to use up small scraps of Designer Series Paper that you just can't part with? This is perfect! I had a few scraps of Halloween paper from years past, and mixed em up to make this card! The 1 1/4" square punch is a great tool to have to maximize your paper! ;0)

Hope everyone has a Happy Halloween - weather should be great for trick or treaters - bring on the kiddos!

Recipe:

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Whisper White, Retired Halloween DSP

Ink: Basic Black

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories: Hemp Twine

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there, and especially to mine! Not sure what we are doing to celebrate today, but whatever he wants to do!

This card is similar to the one I made here. This is the only real "father" stamp I have, so I need to stretch it around! I think this is a great stamp from the Occasions Mini. Remember: this catalog ends at the end of June, and we won't know if these stamp sets will make it into the next catalog or not.

I love how big this chocolate chip ribbon is, and the white and chocolate make a very masculine combination. Happy Dad's day to all!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Good Morning Sunshine DSP

Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Ribbon

Embossed and Sanded Flower

Sanded, you say? I was skeptical at first too. But until you try it, you don't know how its going to turn out. When you use the Embossing folders on the designer paper, you can't really see that you have even embossed it. So.....take your nail file and just file er down. Trust me, it will only file the raised part of your paper, and then your flower goes POP!

On this one, I attached my grommet through both layers. Just poke it through, and then fold down the spikes with your bone folder. Then, tie your ribbon, and attach with a glue dot.

Recipe:
Paper: Going Gray, Urban Oasis DSP
Accessories: Jumbo Grommet, Regal Rose Ribbon, Big Shot, Manhattan Flower Embossing folder, nail file :)

Happy Birthday Padre!

Today is Padre's birthday! Happy Birthday to Padre! It is kinda a big one, but since there may be a possibility that I have a big one coming up in the next few years, my lips are sealed.

He loves the Broncos, and in fact named his new puppy Elway! Don't you love it?! So I knew I needed to use orange and blue for his birthday card! And Liquid Applique is MY FAVORITE!! Something about watching it puff up right in front of your eyes is awesome! You gotta try it!

The DSP is retired from the Fall/Winter catalog, the Halloween paper. It was the only DSP I had that had Tangerine Tango in it!

Sorry I'm gonna miss your birthday, Padre! We'll celebrate when we get back!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Crazy for Cupcakes
Ink: Black Stayz-on, Brilliant Blue, Tangerine Tango, Bordering Blue
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White, Spooky Nights DSP
Accessories: Tangerine Tango Ribbon, Liquid Applique, Dimensionals

Polka Dot Oasis

These polka dots are super fun, and with as elegant as the rest of the package of paper is, seems wild that this would be in with the Urban Oasis paper. Still think it is fun, and the perfect time to break out my Circle tags. Your 1 1/4" punch fits right inside! Prop it up on blocks, and you've got yourself a retro little card!

Here is a close up of the sentiment. Sweet Celebrations has great sentiments that fit inside all your circle punches!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Sweet Celebrations
Ink: Baja Breeze
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Urban Oasis DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals, White Circle Tag

Good Morning Sunshine

Okay, this paper is LOUD! I love the colors and how bright it is! It is very retro, which I am usually not, and it surprises me how much I like to use it! Good to get out of your box sometimes, ya know! :) Reminds me of the 70's....I LOVE the cordouroy buttons - one of my favorites - just attach with a glue dot!!

I have been using my Family Phrases set a lot lately - I think it has GREAT sentiments and they are in a very 'casual' font - perfect for a fun card like this!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Family Phrases
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Accessories: Pacific Point Cordorouy button, Glue Dot

Urban Oasis

Now, when I first saw this paper, I fell in love! I love the colors, I love the lines, and love how elegant it is. Most of the designs are on a very large scale, and when you cut them up, you lose the overall effect of the paper. This is a perfect way to show off those large-scale prints!

Very generic greeting, which is nice for those times that you don't really have a reason to send a card and want to - or - a great card to have 'on hand' for those times you need a card in a hurry! The extra large brad is also super fun!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Trendy Trees
Ink: Going Gray
Paper: Going Gray, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Urban Oasis DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals, Neutrals 5/8" jumbo brad

Let your DSP do the talking

Okay, over the next few days, I am going to show you some cards that are really fast to put together, BUT because the designer paper is so beautiful and 'loud', I think it works. Do you find yourself spending so much time trying to come up with a bunch of layers to showcase your designer paper and then end up covering it up with those layers? The patterned paper is fantastic, and I find myself buying way more than I ever could need.....

This card uses the Walk in the Park Designer paper, which is in the current Occasions Mini Catalog that only goes through the end of June! Let me know if you want to order anything! Same goes for this stamp set!

The sentiment is actually 2 stamps, so you could put whatever you wanted inside that cute little curly shape! Sorry ladies, no punch for this one! Hand-cutting (my fav!!)

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Great Friend
Ink: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze
Paper: Cameo Coral, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Baja Breeze Ribbon, Dimensionals

Font of you

Today is my good friend M's birthday. Well, her name is Meriah, but I called her M, and she called me T when we worked together in Missoula. She is a super upbeat person, and no matter what kind of mood you are in, if you chat her up, you will instantly be lifted! Her happiness is infectious! I love the saying on this card!

The bright colors in this card fit her to a "T"....or should it be "M"? :)

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Font of You

Ink: Pacific Point

Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Summer Sun, Good Morning Sunshine DSP

Accessories: Pacific Point Ribbon, Dimensionals, Designer Label punch

Pillow box treats!

If you need a treat container in a pinch, this Pillow Box die is a must-have! Run your paper through the Big Shot, fold down on the score lines, fill with candy, and wrap with a ribbon. I'm not kidding when I say it is that easy! I LOVE it! So many variations!

The paper is from the Hostess Designer pack and the sentiment from Sweet celebrations - perfect for any occasion!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Sweet Celebrations
Ink: Regal Rose, Real Red
Paper: Regal Rose and Real Red DSP, Regal Rose, Real Read, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Pillow Box die, Silver Cord, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1/8" Punch, Whisper White Organza ribbon, Real Red Ribbon

Big Shot Quilt

Okay, so for club a couple of months back, I decided that I wanted to have them make a 'quilt'. See post here. I do have to say that now that I have the 1 1/4" inch square punch, making this was SOOO much easier! I adhered all the squares to a piece of Confetti White cardstock, and than ran it through my Big Shot.

I'm not sure about the sentiment being in black, maybe it should have been gray? I do like how it show-cases all the different DSP in Apricot Appeal that is in the Hostess DSP paper pack.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Apricot Appeal, Apricot Appeal DSP (Hostess Pack)
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note die, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Silver Cord, Dimensionals

Big Shot Build a Daisy

Okay, so I just got the Big Shot machine and I am so in LOVE with it! There are so many possibilities, and it makes creating new things SOO easy! Even Duane thought it was a great tool! So, over the next few days I will be showing you some great things that I have made using my new toy!

This first one uses the Flower Daisies #2 die, which makes creating die-cut multi-dimensional flowers easy-peasy. I think this die looks fantastic with the new DSP from the Occasions mini catalog!

The middle of the flower is a rhinestone brad - gotta add a little bling! No sentiment makes it a completely universal card!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: NONE!
Ink: NONE!
Paper: Basic Gray, Cameo Coral, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Daisies #2 die, Clear Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals

Bloomin Birthday

Does this title remind you of the Bloomin' Onion from The Outback? You must be hungry!

This stamp set is just fantastic, and can't wait to make my Mother's Day cards with it. Check out the other stamps in this set here

This is a birthday card for my friend Carrie Beth. She loves to garden, and loves flowers, so I hope she likes this card - it reminds me of her! I paper pieced the wheelbarrow with chocolate chip, and the wheel for the wheelbarrow is a jumbo eyelet - I love it!


Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Blooming With Love
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, So Saffron
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Baja Breeze Designer Paper
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Small Tag Punch, Large Tag Punch, Jumbo Eyelet
Technique: Sponging

Time Well Spent

Today is my best gal pal, Lynsay's birthday. She and I go way back, and unfortunately we don't get to see each other often enough! I hope she likes this card - she is a very regular follower!

This stamp set is a retired Hostess set, but I just LOVE LOVE the saying. And it is very appropriate for her since we have to really take advantage of our time together! And she loves a little bling - whatcha think of the bling?

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Time Well Spent, Polka Dot Punches

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Rhinestone Brads, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Technique: Sponging, Sewing Machine

Happy Birthday Girlfriend! :)

April Club

Tonight is my stamp club, and here is what my ladies are making.




The first project is our Easter card that I am so excited about! It's like a card and a 3-d project all in one. A moveable card! The top of the card is held together on the side with a brad. Don't use adhesive on the top part or your card won't be making any movement!



Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings, Yummy
Ink: Basic Black, Misc. to color bunny
Paper: Certainly Celery, Kraft, Regal Rose, Whisper White, So Saffron
Accessories: Brad, So Saffron Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch

The next card we are making uses some fabulous new things from the Occasions Mini Catalog! The stamp set is great, and the paper is even better!



This is kind of a card within a card, if you will. Here is a picture of the card opened:

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Great Friend
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray, Cameo Coral
Paper: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Baja Breeze Ribbon


The last project we are making are cute little easter baskets to hold candy. I just love making things that hold candy! In fact, I liked them so much, I made additional ones to have on my Easter table on Sunday. You will see those in a few days.


To make these baskets, Cut your cardstock at 6"x6", and score at 1 1/2" in all sides. Snip 4 of the crease lines to fold up and form the bottom of your basket (I used sticky strip to keep it together, and inserted the ribbon when I folded up the box so you can't see it. Add some fun Easter grass and candy and you're done!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Loads of Love Accessories
Ink: Garden Green
Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Garden Green DSP
Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Kiwi Kiss Ribbon

Stationary Box

Who doesn't love a great gift idea to a friend? This will be a gift for a good friend (it is a VERY late gift....her birthday was in January). The box contains 8 cards, and I used 2 different color cominbations for the cards.

I am attempting to use up some of my designer paper so that I don't feel guilty about opening a new package. I just love the Candy Lane Designer Paper, although most of it looks very "Valentine-y". Some of the prints are mono-chromatic and make for a very elegant card. I also used 3 of the different Sale-A-Bration stamps. I skipped the sentiment so she can use them for whatever occasion she needs them for!




This is the stationary box that I made them to go inside of. To make the box: You will need 2 pieces of cardstock that measure 11x7.5. Score them at 2.5" on each side, and cut the 2.5" score line to form the bottom of the box. Make sure you use Sticky Strip to put the box together so it stays!!


Here is a side view of the box. You can see that I used the Jumbo Eyelets to make the handle with the Pink Pirouette ribbon, knotted on the inside of the box.

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Polka Dot Punches, Time Well Spent (retired)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouettte, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Felt Alpine Ribbon (retired), Candy Lane Designer Paper, Metallic Eyelet, Dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch, 5 Flower Punch, Silver Brad, Flower Fusion, Jumbo Pewter Eyelet, Pink Pirouette Ribbon
Technique: Sponging

Hope you enjoyed my little stationary box! It was so fun and easy to make, and I think she will just love her gift!

With Sympathy

No one likes to give out sympathy cards, but I hope it is nice to receive one when you are grieving. Duane's granite business partner lost his father after a long illness, and we really wanted them to know that we were thinking of them and that they are on our mind.

Now, I don't have a "sympathy" set per se, but flowers are always appropriate for a sympathy card and I have many of those! This is a Sale-A-Bration set, Botanical Bloom that I used with the sentiment from Trendy Trees. It is also a sketch challenge SC218 from Splitcoast.

The sentiment was a little long to use with the Designer Punch, so I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to align the sentiment in 2 lines. I also used it to line up the flowers with the outlines.

I hope the Kale family is able to find some comfort in this very difficult time.

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Botanical Blooms, Trendy Trees
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray
Ink: Basic Black, Going Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Fifth Avenue Floral Designer Paper, Brads, Designer Label Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! Whatcha think of the card?

Trendy Trees

Okay, so when the new catalog came out, this was my most favorite stamp set, and was the first to go on my wish list! Can you believe that it took me this long to actually use it?! Eek! And to think I had a 3 day weekend, and the first time I got to sit down and stamp was tonight! Lots of cleaning and preparing for the new house!

Now, this set was not initially easy to work with, even though I wanted it to be. But - It did work out in the end. This is a stamp set that having a Stamp-a-ma-jig is a must. Otherwise, there is no way you will be able to line up the trees and the trunks. So, once you get the hang of it, the trees come pretty easy! The designer paper is the Good Morning Sunshine which I just love! The colors are great!

I love to use the sewing machine on cards - adds a little extra something!!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Trendy Trees
Ink: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Paper
Techniques: Sewing machine, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Trendy Trees
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Paper
Technique: Paper Piercing, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for coming by!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Well, Valentine's Day is finally here! Did you get to use your Love you Much stamp set as much as you wanted to? I just love that bundle! These are the cards that I sent out to our family. I tried to to a pretty 'un-fancy' Valentine card with all we have had going on lately. Unfortunately, as much as I would love to spend all my free time stamping, cleaning (old and new house), packing and other house work gets in the way. Anyway, here is the V-Day card my peeps should be getting in the mail today. Hope you enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Love You Much
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Dimensionals, Heart to Heart Punch, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Candy Lane Designer Paper