Over the next week I'll be featuring some of the sets that are retiring at the end of the month.
Just for you was a favorite of mine this year that is going to retire soon. Not much time left to get it for your collection. This was the Ronald McDonald House set this year... so $2 from every set sold will be also donated to the charity.
For this cute card added the coordinating designer paper Flowers For You that goes with this set on the top half of the card. On the bottom half, I stamped the small flower from the set (which is hard to see) on the white and added a small pink center. The focal point is my favorite piece from the set, the fluttery butterfly which I added a little dazzling diamonds too before punching it out and layering. I popped it up on dimensionals and added some celery grosgrain before layering the entire card on celery and then regal rose to finish it off. I'm definitely going to miss this cute set.
Set: Just for You
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose
Ink: Regal Rose, Versamark, Basic Black
Accessories: Flowers for You DSP, Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Regal Rose Marker, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 1 3/8", 1 1/4" and Scallop Circle Punches
A co-worker asked me to make her a card for a special wedding this weekend and this is what I came up with. I asked what the colors were and I gave her the catalog so she could at least point out the closest ones... she chose celery, bashful blue and cocoa. She also wanted a card larger than the typical postcard size. So, this is what I came up with.
First I freaked because I didn't think I had any larger size envelopes and then I found some, so that dictated the size of the card. It ended up being almost a 1/2 size card. The card itself is Whisper White, with a layer of Bashful Blue, then a layer of Certainly Celery, then another layer of Whisper White. On the top layer I stamped the swirl from the Winter Mini set A Season of Joy in Versamark and embossed in white. The focal point is the heart from the Always set. I stamped the heart in craft Bashful Blue and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I stamped it again in Close to Cocoa and layered the two. I added a Certainly Celery rhinestone brad for a little bling. Then I added some white tulle in a bow for a little wedding flair. The heart is tied on with silver elastic cord. On the inside, "Best Wishes" from the Short and Sweet set is stamped in Close to Cocoa.
I woke up unable to fall back asleep with this idea at 5:15 in the morning yesterday. So I just got up and stamped. I was very happy with the way this turned out and so was my co-worker. Funny story though. I was talking to the guy who lives in the apartment below me yesterday-- I had never talked to him before, but he got a new puppy.... lots to talk about now. He said, did you hear that pounding noise early this morning? I said no, didn't hear a thing... thinking to myself... that was me buddy... I was stamping!
If you haven't heard, Stampin' Up! has introduced a new line of products called Decor Elements. A fabulous addition to their line of Definitely Decorative home decor items. Stampin' Up! is about all things creative and I'm in LOVE with this new line of products. This is just the first phase, with a new phase to be introduced at convention. I already ordered a couple of the vinyl images and put Stem Silhouettes up on my kitchen wall today (it's highlighted in the picture.) I felt like it went along with the "herb-y" theme in there.
Customers can order these images starting July 1st. If you'd like to see a brochure and start thinking about where you want to create a customized unique space, e-mail me today.
I got this idea from a sample on splitcoast and I'm sorry I can't give credit because I can't find it now. This is a much changed up version, but still got its inspiration from another creator. This is a 5 1/2" square chocolate card with a little less than 1/2 of a Groovy Guava Carousel Note on the top half. I added a little dry embossing and paper piercing on each scallop with the crop-a-dile and paper piercer for fun. The focal point and wording are stamped from the Fresh Cuts set and they also have a little paper piercing just for fun. I know a lot of folks hate to cut out images, but these flowers are really easy and with a brad add a lot of dimension to the card. I pulled out a little of the chocolate chip satin ribbon from last winter's stash to add some texture and finish off the card. Very elegant and easy card for a special thank you.
Set: Fresh Cuts
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery
Ink: Certainly Celery, Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Vintage Brads, Crop-a-dile, Chocolate Satin Ribbon
I'm back. Long week. But successful week.
So my little man is 1... hard to believe. For those of you who don't know me, he's not really my baby. He's my best friend's baby. But I love him just the same. He's so sweet and he had such a wonderful birthday party. The theme for his invite and all of the items at the party was from the Wild About You set. Very cute. We made centerpieces for the tables, covers for the CD's that they handed out, little toothpick toppers for the cupcakes and sandwiches and lots more. It turned out so fabulous. Sneha did a great job. I'm going to scrapbook an amazing picture I took of him and I'll post the page later this week. But for now, sticking with the jungle theme, this is the card I made for him.... from the Older and Wiser set... the monkey-- just like him.
Set: Older and Wiser
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Bashful Blue and Rose Red DSP, Cutie Pie DSP, Paper Piercer, Bashful Blue Brads, Dimmensionals
Greetings from Denver-- I'm actually traveling this week. Recruiting for my day job. In Denver the last couple of days and leaving this evening for Tuscon... returning Thursday evening for home in NC. Get this. Left NC on Sunday in record breaking 100+ degree humid heat, and arrived in Denver to 66 degree windy weather, and will go to Tuscon to 105 degree dry heat today. Good Lord, if I'm not sick by the time I return, I'll be one lucky duck.
Gotta get back because my little man, my best friend's baby Devak's big first birthday party is Saturday. CANNOT miss this big occasion. I cannot even imagine where this year went. This guy has grown up so quickly.
Anyway, greetings from the west. And, I promise to post a creation next week when I get back to my stamping desk. Hope all is well with you.
I'm usually pretty good about remembering birthdays... but I'll tell you lately I haven't been. I have a birthday calendar at home. I have it in my palm pilot with pop-up reminders and honestly, I usually have the card ready in time, but I just don't get it mailed in time. I pride myself on being prompt, organized and almost OCD, but I'm not sure what's up lately. So this little turtle from the level 3 hostess set, Older and Wiser is very appropriate for me lately. I thought he was very very cute!
This is a relatively simple but sweet card. The image is colored in with blender pens and ink pads. I used Green Galore and Creamy Caramel mostly... but then came in with Close to Cocoa and Old Olive (shocker, I know) to add a little shading. Then I added a three dimensional party hat also colored in with blender pens. Lots of layers-- which is kinda my trademark. The designer paper is Summer Picnic from the current Occasions Mini. Last but not least to add a little texture (another Amy trademark) i added a slit punch with a turquoise brad and slide the focal point underneath. Then added the greetings in Basic Black and we're done. Lots of layers but not lots of trouble. I think this card could get you out of hot water with any friend.
Just as promised here is another sample using the Fresh Cuts set and Note Cards. Yesterday's sample was very simple. Today's is a little more detailed.
Got this card, I stamped the main image from the set in Perfect Plum, which I haven't used in forever, on the front of the note card. Then I stamped the vine in Mellow Moss along the top. I paper Pierced around the outside and added a Plum and Moss flower in the middle with a 1/2 bead from the Pretties Kit on top. On the inside is a layer of Mellow Moss cardstock on top of a layer of Perfect Plum. I stamped the vine in Versamark peaking through the holes of the flower. Last but not least I cut the entire card down 1/8 inch and layered the entire card on a layer of Perfect Plum. If I could do it again, I'd forget the Moss vine on top... but otherwise, I like it.
So I wanted to featured the retiring set Just For You. It's a very cute set and it's the Ronald McDonald House set this year so I wanted to try to push a few more sales of it and a little more fundraising. Since I am the lead of our house it's something special to me. So, for the project the first thing we did was make this cute little mini pizza box. You can find the directions on Jen's Blog. [I did modify it slightly and made the box a tiny bit smaller so gift cards would fit nicely in it.] Then I decorated the top using the the Just for You set, stampin' markers, some dazzling diamonds glitter, Fairytale Ribbon originals and Certainly Celery Designer paper. Cute huh?
So here is the box finished with the cards inside. I just think it is the cutest thing and would make the nicest little gift. Of course you could doll it up a little more. I was trying to keep it simple so we weren't at club all night long... although I don't think my ladies would mind:-)
