This is another Christmas card idea using Merry & Bright that I completely cased from someone on SCS but of course I forgot to save the link again! I like to case Christmas cards to get my mind going on them and then usually I figure out my main design later.
I am planning on using the Merry & Bright stamp set for my Christmas cards this year, but I can't decide on what design to use. Last year I did all one design. I guess I could do a few different designs this year, we'll have to see! I completely cased this card from photobug on SCS. I really loved her design and colors and I didn't see the need to change anything!
I just ordered the Thoroughly Thankful set and the Autumn Vine DSP! I had wanted to order this set last year but didn't get a chance to so I was glad they brought it back this year. I cased the layout and basic idea from a card on SCS. Of course I didn't think to save the link to the card but if I find it again I'll post it.
I made the nugget boxes using a template from Splitcoaststampers.com. The bottom is made out of a light blue textured cardstock and the top slider part is made of clear acetate. I printed the labels with the letters in certainly celery and bashful blue on the printer and wrapped them around the nuggets. Then I tied the ribbon around the boxes and attached a thank you tag with a small jump ring.
This is the Mother's Day card I made for my sister Julie. It's simple but I really like how it came together.
This is a simple bag topper I made to match the card for my mom. I just measured the width of a small ziplock bag and made the topper just a little bit wider. When it was done I stapled it over a ziplock bag of homemade cookies!
Just a quick card I made to get myself back into the habit of crafting. I had been pretty busy and I hadn't made anything in awhile. The sketch and color combo are from past SCS Challenges.
Stamps: Happy Harmony
Paper: Old Olive, Purely Pomegrante, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Purely Pomegrantate, Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Silver Brads
I originally wanted to make this card for this weeks technique challenge. You cut out an image and pop it up numerous times for a layered effect. I thought my moose would be perfect for it! Of course I thought so much about the rest of the card that I ended up forgetting to cut and pop up the moose. That happens to me a lot, I have a plan and then I forget about it and end up with something else! Otherwise I really love this card. The colors and layout are inspired by past challenges. At the end I realized it was missing something, I needed some sort of embellishment. I was looking through my basket for some Jolee's stickers when I found this ribbon from the Target Dollar Spot. It matches the Chocolate Chip and Blue Bayou perfectly!!
I have been wanting to use my All Natural set for a while now. With all of the new sets I've gotten lately it has gotten to the bottom of my pile. Beate's Weekend Sketch challenge worked really well with what I had in mind. The card is simple but I left it that way so I can add a sentiment later when I send it out.
I found some new stamping/scrapbooking stuff at the dollar spot at Target the other day. I got this really cute ribbon there. I matched up some of the colors and then put this card together with the colors inspired by the ribbon and the layout from Beate's challenge from last weekend. I designed this whole card around the ribbon and then forgot to even put it on the card! Ugh. Oh well, I'll use it on something else. Otherwise I really like the card, it's for my nephew for his birthday so I needed it to be boyish.
Two of my nephews have birthdays in April. I made this card for one of them but I'm not sure which one. Probably Kaden since his is only about a week away! My original intention for the background was to make a random pattern with the starfish and sea shell stamps. It ended up being a less than random pattern with only the starfish stamp. I have a bad cold right now and my mind is a little fuzzy!
I make this card over the weekend for the Sketch Challenge #168. It seemed like nothing went right with this card. First I couldn't decide on the colors I wanted to use, then I cut the panels the wrong size and had to cut new ones, then I couldn't decide on the image I wanted to use! And of course while I was putting it together I guess I wasn't paying enough attention to the spacing of the panels and there is a bigger gap on the right side than there is on the left side. Some of the layers are actually a little crooked (if you can't tell!) I tried to fix them but they were really stuck together. So to those that complain about Tombow Mono adhesive not keeping their cards together, they should come take a look at mine!
This card if for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #40. It is a great sketch and when I first saw it I had a great idea of a card to make using Crab & Company. Well, I am at my mom's for the weekend and I didnt bring Crab & Co. with me!! Ugh. But I really like the card I came up with anyway. It took me a long time to figure out exactly how I wanted the card with the colors and that "grass" at the bottom. I also stamped the deer twice in Creamy Caramel using my Stamp-A-Majig because it didn't seem dark enough after just one stamp. The scallop is up on dimensionals.
I made this card earlier in the week for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. Obviously I'm a little behind on my challenges! I haven't had much time this week to make cards because I've been really busy but I'm hoping next week I'll have more time. I used my Blooming with Love set AGAIN, I seem to be stuck in a rut with this set. Next week I'll have to challenge myself to not to use this set at all and let a few other sets see some ink for a change.
I love love love this card. I made it to use the sketch challenge for last week and I started with a past color challenge but I veered off course there. I really love the colors of this card, I love the layout, I love this stamp set and I especially love those buttons. I think the buttons give it such a sweet touch!
I used the sketch challenge from a few weeks ago to make a card tonight. I looked at it on the computer and then went over and got to work and actually forgot what the sketch really looked like! So it's similar but doesn't exactly follow the sketch. I also stamped the flowers on the back of So Saffron textured cardstock and even though the back isn't as textured it didn't take the ink well and wish I had just used regular cs! But I still really like the card because I got to use my Friendship Blooms set which I haven't used much.
As soon as I got the So Many Scallops set I got the idea for this card. I love the idea of using the ribbon as the stems for the flower. It took me awhile to actually figure out the colors I wanted to use for the card and the paper I wanted behind the flowers. I decided on some Cutie Pie DP and I think it looks good. It gives it some color but lets the flowers stand out. I added the leaves from the Friendship Blooms set at the end because it looked a little plain.
I made a few binder clips the other day using the Ginger Blossom DP and the Friendship Blooms set. They are pretty easy once you get the first one done. Cut your paper as wide as your binder clip (mine was 2") and then measure around and estimate the length and cut your paper to the proper width and length. I have heard that the best adhesive to use is sticky strip but I don't have any! So I just used my regular snail adhesive and it has held up fine. I also stamped the three flowers from the Friendship Blooms set in Purely Pomegranate and watercolored them with Groovy Guava then cut them out and adhered them above the paper. I also tied some Certainly Celery ribbon around the top!
I'm not completely thrilled with the card. I started my image too low and I ended up with a large blank space at the top. I don't really care for how the ribbon fills the space but it's growing on me. Here's what I used:
I used a wooden frame I got from the Christmas Tree Shoppe for $4 that was 8" x 24". I glued So Saffron textured cardstock to the back of the frame using spray adhesive. The letters are made of chipboard with rose red cardstock glued to the front with the same spray adhesive. I used a craft knife to cut out the letters then I sanded the sides with a nail file so the edges were smooth. The letters are on squares of Cutie Pie DP and Bashful Blue CS.
I embellished it a little with small crystal flowers that I got from the dollar spot at Target. I also ran a piece of Certainly Celery ribbon across the bottom with a bow.
This was my first card made with the Bloomin' With Love set! I used:
I made both of these cards for my Grandmas birthday and I'll let my mom choose one to use and I'll use the other. Here's what I used:
It didn't scan very well because it wouldn't lay flat in the scanner so it looks a little dark.
My Valentine's day card for Sean, actually my first card using this set! The crab is cut out and popped up!
I made a few of these cards and sent them to my nieces and nephews and a friend of mine. It is a 3.5"x3.5" card using the crab from the SU! Crab & Company set. I used red paper from the Martha Stewart Line at Michaels (Out of Real Red!) then I matted it with Cameo Coral. The crab is stamped in Jet Black Stazon on Whisper White then colored in with a Real Red marker. Then I punched holes in the crab claws to hold the lollipops! Last I stamped the sentiment "Shore Do Love You" inside in Real Red!
