Paper Pleasing Ideas

Thanksgiving Sparkle

Today is another Review Preview Day for All That Scraps.  I chose to use my Thanksgiving Digi Set.  Since it is a digital set, you have it the moment you pay for it, AND no shipping charges!!

  I wanted a vintage feel to the card, so I colored it with subdued colors and then went over everything with my E31 Copic.  The sentiment comes in black, but I changed the color to always artichoke to match the softer feel of  the card.

  After I had put it all together, I felt that there was still something missing. Out came my Clear At You Glitter pen, and I colored over some of the images.  Click on the picture for a better look see.  Head over to the ATS Blog to see more creations from the other Design Team members.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

Thanksgiving Blessings - All That Scraps Preview

  

Isn't this the coolest idea ??  A little drawer bow with the card on top!!  I think it would make an awesome place setting, and people could write their thanks on little notes and keep them in the box.  Or, you could have the after dinner mints tucked inside.

I found the idea HERE, but I could not understand out her measurements, I figured it out on my own.  Mine is different, since hers is not square.

The image and the sentiment is from the final Paper Pleasing Digi set.  With the New Stampin' Up! regulations, I will not be creating anymore sets for you.  I made sure the last one was a good one though, and it will be released tonight over at All That Scraps!

  This is the other image in the set, and one more sentiment.  I love coloring, so naturally I had to have images that you could easily do so.  Head over to the ATS Blog for more samples.

Before you go, though, leave a comment and you could win a set right from me.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

 

Easter Lily

  Whenever I feel like I am loosing my mojo, I go and take a peek through the sketches on SCS.  This one caught my eye right away, it is a Z-Fold card.  I don't think I have made one of these since THAT challenge, so I decided to make it for you.

The cala lily image is from my newest digi stamp set, Easter Blessings, available NOW over at All That Scraps!!  I printed it off on my white CS, and colored it with Copics.

Bonus - when you buy this set, NO SHIPPING CHARGES!  It is emailed to you, moments after you purchase it.  You can literally start "stamping" with it right after you buy it and don't even have to leave your chair .

I cut out my image with the oval template from the Coluzzle, a little smaller than was necessary.  This way, I could let some of the image hang over. I roughed up the edges with my cutter kit, and matted it on a scallop oval (Tutorial Here).  I then punched a rectangle slot for my ribbon to slide through.

 

Here is the card open.  The ribbon is for more than just for looks, it holds the card closed!  When you make a Z-Fold card, you fold the card like you normally would, BUT then fold the front flap back.  I added rose red CS, and Bella Birds DP to the front flap.  Before I adhered the DP to the inside piece, I ran it through the printer for the sentiment.  It remains hidden behind the image until the card is opened - totally fun.  I then added the brads on 1/4 circles to the front flap for some added embellies, and then I glued on the image.  It only gets glued to the flap - BE CAREFUL!!

Well, head over to All That Scraps now to get your own Easter Blessings ~ only $7 for unlimited printing possibilities!!  But first, leave your name here for a chance to win.  I will draw 2 names on Wednesday to win the set. If you have already bought it (receipt required), I will refund your purchase.  So, there is no loosing out!  Have fun and let's start stamping!!

Daffodil Blessings

  I really {heart} this card, though it is simpler as well.  I think my mojo is gone!!  I just feel that it is missing that punch.  Oh well, time to make another ... hehehe.

I totally LOVE daffodils, they signify new life, and that is what Easter is all about!  This image can also be used for all your spring cards.

My base is black, and I have some of the Delicate Dots SAB paper next.  My image was printed on white, matted on black and colored with Copics.  I am soooo excited about the shading I got on this image!

I used sticky strip to attach the ribbon and then used my Bow Maker to  tie that perfectbow, then glued it to the base.  I printed off the sentiment, and sponged the edges with so saffron.  I matted it on black and then added it to the card with dimensionals. 

This digi stamp set will be available tonight over at All That Scraps at 10:00pm.  You can see more samples from the design team over at the ATS Blog.  Check back tonight for another card AND your chance to win a set of your own.  More details to follow, but for now, have fun and happy stamping!!

Easter Blessings

I am so excited!!  I am releasing another digi stamp set over at All That Scraps tonight.  It is called Easter Blessings (hence the title), and I really LOVE how it turned out.  You may have a seen a sneak peek yesterday on the ATS blog.

  Here are the 7 images in the set, and just like with my other images you can color them, enlarge, or shrink them, etc.

When you are altering them, DO NOT save the image when you are done.

Tutorials for doing this are here :

• Downloading Images
• Coloring Digi Images

I have one card here for you now, and another a bit later.

  I like the simple elegance of this card.  This one would be fast and easy to reproduce, so it makes it great for getting a lot done in a short amount of time. 

I colored the cross purple and printed it on white.  I added the faux paper piercing in the corners and around the flourishes on the cross.  I then matted it on perfect plum and the white base.

I printed off the sentiment, but first colored the one word.  I matted it on the plum again, and set it on the main image.

You could easily crank out 4 of these within a 1/2 hour!  Just print and assemble.  Change the colors for each one to make them different, and you are set!  Have fun and happy stamping!!

Sending Thoughts Your Way

One of my closest friends sister-in-laws is also my husbands aunt's sister.  And so?

She has been in a hospital bed for about 5 months now.  At first, they thought it was just a RAGING infection.  She was down to appr. 65 lbs, and had to go on the strongest dose of antibiotics available.  It turns out they nicked her bowel when the did a surgery years ago and it was slowly leaking into her system.  She was almost septic, but they saved her.  And when they got all of that under control, they found out she has cancer and does not have long to live.  I know her, and she is a wonderful, God-fearing woman.  She is having a hard time with this, since she just had her first grand daughter.  I ask you to pray for her.  Here is a card that I made for the whole family.

 

I really LOVE this Stampin' Up! set, Thoughts & Prayers, especially for occasions like this.  I saw this sketch somewhere in blog land, and for the life of me cannot find it again!  I loved it, and so that became my layout, and the color combo came from the DP (Parisian Breeze) in the squares.

I started with a 5 X 5 chocolate base, and ran the creamy caramel through the Big Shot with SU's Texture Plates (this one matched the DP perfectly!!).  I then sponged the edges with close to cocoa, and added the punched DP (1 3/8 and 1 1/4 punches).

I inked up the image with bashful blue, and thumped (Tutorial) on some chocolate ink with my marker.  I stamped it on vanilla and sponged the edges in caramel.  The sentiment was stamped in chocolate.  I then cut all my mats, but before I glued them together, I used punches to get the indent for the ribbon.

I punched the chocolate one with the 1/2 circle, then blue with the 3/4 and the vanilla with the 1 inch.  I tied my ribbon where I wanted it, and then lined up the indent, attaching the image panel with dimensionals. 

I also printed off a sentiment from Encouraging Verses on the inside of the card.  These are on sale right now over at All That Scraps!!  I really hope they like it, and I also hope it gives them some encouragement for the next while.

Disney Princess Party

Yep, Dylan got invited to one.  And.  He was the ONLY boy that showed up.  Too bad for the other boys, cause D had a blast.  Now, me is another story.  Seeing as how I have boys, I do not have anything princess, royalty related or Disney fairytale in my house, and especially not in stamp form.  So I had to resort to the internet for my card, but I really like what I ended up with.

  So, all you mothers of girly princesses, does it pass?  I downloaded a coloring page off the internet (from here), shrunk it down, and colored them with my Copics.  I even checked out what the real ones looked like so I could color them EXACTLY right.  I layered it on a piece that I scalloped with my punch (I have a tutorialfor that).  I printed off the sentiment, as well, and then made it to be like a banner.  The prima was added with a gem brads, and I was done.  The stars and jewelery were colored with the Copic Glitter pens, and these you can get at All That Scraps.

Have fun and happy stamping!!

Say Peace

The Limited Supplies challenge today was to make a card with only a saying on the front - no image stamps.  So I decided to use a digital stamp from Encouraging Verses.  You can purchase these through All That Scraps.

  This was such an easy card to make.  I used DP from Urban Garden, tied the ribbon around it and added the sentiment.  Took about 5 minutes to put together.  I used THIS TUTORIALfor my scalloped layer, faux stitched the edges and then added the self adhesive gems in the corners.  My colors are baja breeze, going gray and basic gray. 

  This is another image in the set, and I printed it off on the the inside.  I am going to give this to the Janzen / Ginther families, just to know they are still being thought of.  Have fun and happy stamping!!

 

Designer Card Purse

I know you are all anxiously awaiting my card holder, so here goes...

 

I made it to some what match the cards, but you can really do this any color.  I really love how this turned out, I was not sure about it at first, but using computer paper as my templates really helped to not waste any  valuable CS...hehehe.

You can see on the top view that it is held together by a strap.  I didn't want it falling open all the time, so that strap is inserted into a word window punch hole in the back.

 

Now, the open shot.  I have all 8 cards, plus envelopes in the purse holders.  I used one of these clear boxes, cut in half, to hold the cards.  Yet again, I didn't make a tutorial, so I will make another with instructions for you (you know you were going to ask..LOL). 

ETA : Tutorial Now Available!!!

Stamping A Storm!!

Honestly, I made 8 cards today.  They would have probably been done a lot sooner, but with so many interruptions, I just finished!

  I used my stamp set, Encouraging Verses from All That Scraps.  I left it the same size, but changed the color of some of the words (Tutorial Here).  I made them the same color as Taken With Teal, since that is the color scheme I had in mind for my cards.  I then duplicated it, and printed them off on a 8.5 X 11 sheet of white CS.  Enough sentiments for 9 cards at the touch of a button!

 

Here is the final eight.  I used THIS TUTORIAL to ink up my embossing folders (I used 4 different ones) with teal on white CS, matting them on black.  The 1 3/4 X 4 strip of teal was added on top, with faux piercing done on the bottom using a black marker and my trusty mat pack.

I added the reversible satin ribbonalong the seam, and tied it in a knot.  I attached my sentiments to the black that had the bottom edge scalloped.  I used my 1/2 circle punch to make a half circle on the edge, and added it to the card with dimensionals.  The clear dew drops were added with crystal effects.

I think they turned out quite nicely.  I am also making a holder for them right now, but that will be another post, since it is not quite done yet.  Have fun and happy stamping!!