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Buttons, Buttons

Happy Monday Everyone! For this little card I decided to pull out my Button, Button stamp set from page 32 in the mini catalog and play around. I started with an Early Espresso base and added some Sweet Stitches DSP on the left side and across the bottom. That bottom piece is what I let dictate my color combo. I stamped my buttons in Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi & Melon Mambo ink on their respective color card stock and then I punched out the circles and cut out the flower shaped button. I then punched holes in them and ran a skinny piece of card stock through the holes to look like string. I added them to my little "buttons" sign that is inked in Early Espresso and stamped on Very Vanilla. (They have dimensionals under them of course). I then layered the sign on a piece of Tangerine Tango using dimensionals and then more dimensionals under the Tangerine Tango. The whole thing is finished off with some Early Espresso Satin Ribbon. It was actually a really quick and easy card once I figured out how I wanted it to look. :-) I hope the rest of your day is awesome!

Fun Flowers R Sweet Stitches

I hope you all are having a great weekend. It's been super busy here but the weather has been great!  I wanted to hop in and share a quick card and since this is busy weekend, this is a card that you can put together in a flash. I started with a Tangerine Tango 4 1/4" square card and then added a 4" square piece of Sweet Stitches DSP. Next, I punched out a Wild Wasabi & Tangerine Tango card stock flower from the Fun Flowers Die on page 39 of the Occasions Mini Catalog. I also cut out two more flowers out of the Sweet Stitches DSP. I used two pieces of the Wild Wasabi flower to create leaves. I then sandwiched the other flowers together to create the flower and added a Sweet Stitches Fabric Brad in the center. Can you tell that it has pattern pieces on it? These are so cute and of course they are perfect with the Sweet Stitches DSP. The only thing missing was a greeting, so I stamped the "Enjoy" from You're a Gem, on page 25, in Basic Black on a piece of Whisper White and punched it out with the Decorative Label punch as I described in this video. See you Monday!

Neutrals Color Challenge for Moxie Fab World

I created this card for a Neutrals Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World over at their blog. I don't often enter in challanges but I loved this color combo from the minute I saw it and had to give it a try. You probably remember this card. I really like it, so I thought I would use it again for this challenge. I'm pleased with how it turned out. I hope you are as well. If you want to play along hope over to Moxie Fab World and give it a try.

I started with a Sahara Sand base and added the Perfect Polka Dot Background with my Big Shot. Next, I layered some Very Vanilla and Greenhouse Gala DSP together with some Very Vanilla Seam Binding gathered across the middle.  For my focal point I layered the Sahara Sand heart from I {Heart} Hearts on top of a layer of Baja Breeze Textured card stock that is punched out using the Decorative Label Punch. The heart was created from a piece of Very Vanilla that I embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and punched out with the Heart to Heart Punch. The greeting banner is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamped in Sahara Sand on Very Vanilla. Add a little pearl & a bunch of dimensionals and there you have it. 

Modified Decorative Label Punch

Hello All! I've had many requests to do a video on how I modify my Decorative Label punches to make them different sizes like the one in this card. You can see that below, but I'll go ahead and give you the details on this Sew Suite card first. I started with a Basic Black base. I then took another piece of Basic Black that I ran through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder so that I only have that texture on the top half of the card and not the bottom. It just makes it a little more interesting and also makes the DSP adhere easier. Next, I used some So Saffron and punched a strip using the Scallop Trim Border Punch and adhered it to the back of the DSP from Sweet Stitches set.  Then I took the "buttons" stamp and inked it with Basic Black and stamped it on more of the same set of DSP and cut it out. (Tip: I layered the DSP on a piece of Whisper White before I cut it out to make it a little more sturdy since I was going to raise it with dimensionals.) I then stamped the dress form in Basic Black on a piece of Whisper White & on another piece of DSP. I cut them both out. I trimmed the bottom off the Whisper White base and stuck it directly on the pink DSP. I took the top of the dress form and tied a piece of Whisper White Taffeta ribbon around the waist and adhered it using dimensionals. The only thing missing is the greeting, so I stamped that in Basic Black on Whisper White and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch using the technique in the video. I added a Tempting Turquoise button and there you have it.  

Now on to the video.

Sale-A-Brate Good Times...

Do you remember that song? I don't know why but I think of it every time I think of Sale-A-Bration, which BEGINS TODAY! I have another Bliss sample for you. This time I used the Baroque image as a repeat to create my own DSP that I used as a background. The clear stamps make it much easier to do that without a stamp-a-ma-jig. For my base, I ran it through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder. Next, I stamped the Baroque image on Shimmery White stock in Basic Black. I then added a strip of Red Glimmer paper at the bottom edge and tied some Basic Black Satin Ribbon around the middle and adhered it to my card with dimensionals. I then created two fans using Real Red DSP and adhered them together to make it larger and added the fan using dimensionals. I used the 1 3/4" scallop circle punch for those. Next, I stamped my greeting in Basic Black on a piece of Shimmery White stock and punched it out with the Decorative Label punch. I finished it off with a little Red Glimmer Heart that I punched out with the Heart to Heart Punch. I then adhered it over the fan with dimensionals. Thats it!

Have you seen the new Sale-A-Bration Mini yet? If not, go check it out now. You're going to love it!

Sale-A-Bration Punch Bunch Sneak Peek

I wanted to share 3 adorable cards as a Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek today by a great friend of mine, Amy Ward. Amy was the recipient of this card that  you all loved so much. She is expecting her first baby in just a couple of weeks. Go check out her blog, you are sure to be inspired.

  This cute little 3x3 card uses the Punch Bunch stamp set and the Ribbon & Button Pack that you will be able to choose from for Sale-A-Bration this year. That's right you can get the ribbon and the buttons together. Aren't they cute! They are called Ice Cream Parlor.

 Check out this fun Baby card. I love square cards & these colors are so cute together. Notice there are 4 layers on the focal? Amy is the queen of layers and always manages to get them so perfect.

 Have you figured out why this stamp set is called Punch Bunch? That's right all of the images fit our punches. I like this week little flower stamp and how Amy cut out the flowers themselves and raised them with dimensionals. 

There's also two more images in this set, an Owl and a Circle that reminds me of a metal button. Very Cute! Check back tomorrow for another Sale-A-Bration sample, but it will no longer be a sneak peek because you will be able to view the catalog online for yourself!

A little Bliss for your Saturday

I hope you all have great plans for the weekend. I think it's going to be nice and quiet around here this weekend, that's my idea of a great weekend.

For this "Bliss" ful Sale-A-Bration sneak peek, I started out with the layout on page 40 of the Occasions Mini catalog and morphed it a little as usually happens. I started out with a piece of Crumb Cake and stamped the beautiful baroque image on the middle left-hand side in Crumb Cake to give it a little dimension. I then stamped the same image on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock in Crumb Cake. I then stamped the "Bliss" stamped in Early Espresso over top of that on the right-hand side. I then stamped the little flower in Marina Mist on the same color card stock and cut it out. I did curl up the tips a bit and added a pearl to the center. next, I took some DSP from the Botanical Garden set and cut two rectangular strips that I tore the top edges on. Once I got to this point, I sponged the edges of everything with a little Soft Suede (It makes a great distressing ink.) Then I assembled everything and put on some Victoria Crochet Trim and some Marina Mist Satin Ribbon to tie in the flower. I then added my focal point with some dimensionals and this is how it turned out. I hope you enjoy!

Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peeks

Did you know that Sale-A-Bration starts in just 5 more days? That's right it begins on January 25th and runs through March 31st. And just to get you a little more excited, I thought I would share some Sale-A-Bration sample Sneak Peeks between now and then.

This first card uses my favorite stamp set in the Sale-A-Bration Mini. It is called Bliss and is on page 10. I love that baroque image, it's just gorgeous. I kept this card pretty straight-forward and I think that's part of what makes it so striking. I used Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler with a touch of Crumb Cake. For the base, I ran a piece of Basic Black through my Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder. Next I stamped my baroque image in black on a piece of Very Vanilla. I then added a piece of Fine Print DSP to the bottom of it. On top of that I added a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I punched with the Scallop Trim Border punch. I rounded the top corners of the Very Vanilla and added it to the card base with dimensionals. I then tied on some Victoria Crochet Trim found on page 190 in the big catalog. Next, I stamped my butter fly in Cherry Cobbler on a piece of Very Vanilla and cut it out. I then stamped the greeting in Cherry Cobbler on Crumb Cake and punched it out with the Decorative Label punch. (I'm working on a video for you guys on how to change the size so keep an eye out for that.) I then wrinkled up the Crumb Cake piece and softened it up a bit. I added it to the right edge using glue dots. I then place the butterfly in the center with glue dots. For added embellishment, I added some rhinestones that I colored black, to the center of the butterfly and also the greeting. Enjoy! I'll see you tomorrow for another sneak peek.

 

Nature Walk Love Life

I decided to do a watercolor technique on this card. To do that, I took a piece of watercolor paper and inked up my focal image from Nature Walk using markers in Old Olive and Cherry Cobble and then misted the stamp with water before stamping on my paper. The extra water is what give it that bleeding effect. I repeated that a couple more times until I was happy with the result. I then added the little number stamp in Early Espresso. I tore the top edge and then added a strip of Old Olive to the edge that I used the scallop border punch on. That completes my focal point. 

Do you see that pretty flourish in the back on the Cherry Cobbler base? That is created with a beautiful image from the Sale-A-Bration set called Bliss. I think it works really well with the Nature Walk Stamp set. I repeated that image on the background to give it more depth. Next, I layered a piece of Early Espresso that I ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Impression Folder that I attached a strip of Botanical Gazette DSP to the bottom edge. That's the base.

For the embellishment, I added a piece of Very Vanilla Seam Binding using sticky strip. I then took my focal image and added a Vintage Brad to it and tied a tag around it using some linen thread. I created the tag with a partial image from the You're A Gem stamp set in Early Espresso and punched it out with the Jewelry Tag punch. Then, using dimensionals I added the focal point overlapping the seam binding.

Nature Walk Baby Shower

A great friend of mine is having her first baby, a girl, and I went to a shower for her on Saturday.  I knew I wanted to create something special for her so I decided to use the Nature Walk Stamp set. I began with a Crumb Cake base that I ran through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder. I then sponged it a bit with some Soft Suede ink. I then added a layer of Botanical Gazette DSP in Early Espresso. Then for some softness I added the Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon. Then a layer of Pink Pirouette card stock that is distress and sponged as well. Then I stamped the eggs and bird case on a piece of Very Vanilla and colored them in with aqua painters and ink (Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede & Early Espresso). I cut out the bird to add a little more dimension and layered him on top with dimensionals. I then stamped my greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes on Vanilla and punched it out with the Decorative Label punch. I love how you can make them different sizes. I attached it and then finished the whole thing off with a Vanilla button that has some linen thread run through it.