Happy Birthday Sister-in-law!

Today is my sister-in-law's birthday, so this isn't going to make it ON the day....but she'll get it tomorrow, maybe.

I used some 3M Post-it Tape to mask off a strip.  Then stamped snowflakes in Night of Navy and Balmy Blue all over.  Sponge some Balmy Blue when finished.

Pull up the masking tape, and stamp the greeting.  I smudged some ink - which is why I had to go back and stamp some smaller Balmy Blue snowflakes to cover it up.  :(

Finish with some rhinestones, and some sparkly Stickles.  You could also just use glitter, but I'm trying to use up my Stickles.

 

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Change Can Be Beautiful, Wonder, Holiday Hugs (all Unity Stamp Co.)

Ink: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy

Paper: Whisper White, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy

Other:  Post-it Tape, rhinestones, Sprinkled Sugar Stickles

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Final Christmas Cards post for 2019

I think this will be my last post before Christmas, so I'm just going to lump all my last cards into this one post.  I JUST finished my cards yesterday, and got the last of them written out today.  They'll be going postal tomorrow morning, and I HOPE they make it...but we'll see.  The sentiment is still there!

So this post will not have complete supplies (as in colors/papers/accessories), but I will provide the stamp sets used, and who makes them.  :)

1.  Cabin in the woods and greeting both from:  All Kinds of Holiday Love, Sep 2019 (Unity Stamp Co.)

2.  Poinsettias from All Kinds of Holiday Love, Sep 2019 (Unity Stamp Co.), greeting from Holiday Hugs, Oct 2016 (Unity Stamp Co.).

3.  All trees from Wonder, Nov 2019 (Unity Stamp Co.), greeting from Holiday Hugs, Oct 2016 (Unity Stamp Co.), dots from Itty Bitty Backgrounds (Stampin Up).

4.  Fleece Navidad (Ink Road Stamps).  The sheep tree and greeting are both included in the set.

5.  Jingle Bells background (Technique Junkies), Handwritten Holidays (My Favorite Things), Peaceful Wishes (Stampin' Up).

6.  Big & Bold Snowflake (Colorado Craft Company).

7. Snowy (Penny Black), Merry Christmas from Fir Real (Ink Road Stamps).

That's it!  Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope you've gotten some ideas for next year's cards!



Happy Crafting,

Toni

Pool Team gifts - dsp packaging idea

Use your 12" x 12" designer series paper for your gift packaging!  I made these little stand-up boxy type bags for gifts for my pool team.  Inside has a boxed chocolate figure, Lottery scratcher, Marshmallow Santa, Hershey Kisses, and a miniature.

Your scoring is really going to depend on what you're trying to fit inside.  This was a tight squeeze, but I wanted it that way.  The bottom is like a real box bottom, flat, and allows the package to sit upright.  I just pinched the top together and glued it shut.   Then punched a hole at the top, and ran the ribbon completely around the whole package.  Tie it tight, and add the tag.

For the tags, I used a Stitched Tag die from My Favorite Things.  Then stamped a background of trees from Unity.  Merry Christmas came from an old Paper Pumpkin kit.

Trees and Gingerbread Man were stamped and cut with dies, and popped up.  Tie the tags on with gold cord.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Scensational Season (stamps and dies), Keeping Spirits Bright (Unity Stamp Co, 10/19 kit), Simply Snowflake (Paper Pumpkin Nov 2014)

Ink: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, various retired Christmas designer series papers.

Other:  Stitched Tag dies (My Favorite Things), 2" and 2 1/4" circle punches, Gold cord, Burgundy and Hunter 5/8" Organdy ribbon.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Merry Chrismoose - 4 cards

I'm sharing a group of four cards that I made using the Merry Moose bundle.  The bundle is no longer available now - because the punch is out of stock.  HOWEVER, Stampin' Up announced that this stamp set AND punch will be available again in next year's Holiday catalog...so don't worry about trying to find it on ebay (and paying 4x as much!).  Just wait until next year, and it will be available again.

So save these ideas for next year, if you don't have this bundle already.  :)

 

Also used: Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8" Ribbon, Wrapped in Plaid 6x6 papers.  Night of Navy, Shaded Spruce.

Also used:  Night Before Christmas 6x6 papers, Stitched Shapes dies, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Scripty embossing folder, White embossing powder, Cherry Cobbler stitched ribbon.  Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler.

Also used:  Wrapped in Plaid 6x6 papers, Pinewood Planks embossing folder.  Night of Navy, Crumb Cake.

Also used:  Wrapped in Plaid 6x6 papers, Swirls & Curls embossing folder,  Stitched Shapes dies, 2 1/2" circle punch.  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White.

I hope these give you some ideas!

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Congrats on finishing Nursing School!

In the middle of trying to share all of my recent Christmas cards, my sister-in-law just finished her nursing program.  Graduation is tomorrow. 

Congrats again Erin!

I case'd this card from Pinterest.  I did make the syringe by hand.  Totally hand-cut all the pieces, and glued them all together.  I drew the lines on with a black marker, but I should have used a Sharpie.  When I covered the entire syringe in Clear Wink of Stella, it started to bleed the black marker....crikes!  After all that effort, I couldn't get rid of it.

Hand-cut the nurse's hat and the red cross also.  The cross was kind of a bear, and it's not perfect...but it's done. 

I hope she liked it!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: NONE

Ink: NONE

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Champagne Foil, Brushed Silver

Other:  Congrats die (Hero Arts, has a matching stamp set), Tufted embossing folder, Clear Wink of Stella pen, black marker, Rhinestones.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Modern Colors for Christmas Trees

You may remember this card from a few of the pictures I took while I was in Minnesota, working on these cards.  I really like modern, non-traditional colors for holiday cards.  Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green did it for me this time!

I used the Swirls & Curls embossing folder for the background.  Then stamped five of the Perfectly Plaid trees, and punched out with the Pine Tree Punch.  This comes in a bundle, which is what I ordered (save 10% on the bundle!).

"Christmas Cheer" is from the Itty Bitty Christmas set.  I stamped and hand-cut that bit, and attached with glue dots.

I think the front-most plaid trees are popped up with dimensionals, but the others are just glued down. 

Finish off with a few rhinestones!

Don't like the pink?   Re-do this with more traditional colors that you love.  This was a really fast card to make.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Itty Bitty Christmas, Perfectly Plaid bundle

Ink: Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green

Paper: Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White

Other:  Pine Tree punch (in the bundle), Swirls & Curls embossing folder, rhinestones.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Perfectly Plaid - two cards, one tree punched

With ONE punched out tree, I got two cards out of it.  One uses the punched out tree, the other uses the piece left from punching it out.

I started with the card on the left.  I punched the Pine Tree Punch out of a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  Set the tree aside, and then used the Stitched Shapes dies to cut out a stitched circle around the punched out tree.

Add a strip of Night Before Christmas designer series paper to the front of a Crumb Cake card, and then pop that circle/tree bit up with some dimensionals.  Add some rhinestones to the inside of the tree, like ornaments.

Greeting was stamped on a scrap of Crushed Curry card stock, and hand-cut.  Attach with mini dimensionals and glue dots.

Easy peasy, but I like the look of it!

For the second card, it is done COMPLETELY in Very Vanilla.  I took the punched out tree, and embossed it with the Swirls & Curls folder.  I popped that up on a stitched circle, from the Stitched Shapes dies, and a scallop from the Layering Circles dies.

A Very Vanilla piece embossed with the Scripty folder, is glued on to the Very Vanilla card base.  Emboss the greeting from Itty Bitty Christmas in gold, and hand-cut it.  Finish with A LOT of pearls to make garland.

I love all vanilla, or all white cards sometimes.

Does this give you an idea how you can use a punch that you have to make two cards this way?  Check your punches, and give it a try!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Itty Bitty Christmas

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Night Before Christmas designer series paper

Other:  Pine Tree punch, Stitched Shapes dies, Layering Circles dies, Swirls & Curls embossing folder, Scripty embossing folder, Gold embossing powder, rhinestones, pearls.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Itty Bitty Christmas - cookies!

Both of these cards feature the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set, along with the Night Before Christmas 6" x 6" paper pack. 

First one shown above, is a simple card with a cookie made from a circle punch and a scallop punch for the teeth marks.  I probably should have sponged a little, so they show up.  I made the chocolate chips with an eraser.

The next card is a Double Z-Fold card.  Google has a lot of instructions for how to make these.  Make one, and you'll remember forever!   :)  Here's a Pinterest board that I found with a LOT of ideas for Double z-fold cards.  So many great cards!

This time I did sponge some Crumb Cake ink on the cookie, and I also balled it up to give it more crinkly texture.  I also added a tag made using the Trio of Tags dies.  The Swirls & Curls embossing folder gave it a little extra for the front of the card too.

I hope these cards give you some inspiration!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Itty Bitty Christmas

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Paper: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Night Before Christmas designer series paper

Other:  Trio of Tags die, Swirls & Curls embossing folder, 5/8" Burlap ribbon, 1 1/2" - 1 3/4" - 2" circle punches, Scallop punch, Linen Thread, 1/8" hole punch, Rhinestones.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Live Like Roo Card Drive

One of the guys that I'm in a few Facebook stamping groups with is doing a card drive, to support a charity - Live Like Roo.  It's for a non-profit organization, and the details are on his blog post here .

So, I decided to make and send in some cards.  I made 20 animal-themed "feel better" cards, and 20 thank yous.

The feel better cards all followed the same design - embossed background, tone-on-tone, with a animal stamped and colored in with markers, punched out with circle punches, greeting on the side.  Easy peasy!

I used a bunch of retired paper, and some Tim Holtz stamps that have not seen enough ink.  I did add Whisper White, or Very Vanilla, to the inside of each card so they can write in it.

For the Thank You cards, I used Thick Whisper White and Thick Very Vanilla.  These are no-layer cards.  Just stamping, but the Thick card stock is super sturdy.

I used the feathers from a Unity kit that I got recently, and the "Thank You" was a single stamp that I got from Unity also.  I think it was a freebie with an order.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Mini Cats & Dogs and Bird Talk (Tim Holtz), thank you & We Can Rise (Unity Stamp Co)

Ink: Midnight (Catherine Pooler), Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Granny Apple Green, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight

Paper:  Pale Plum, Ballet Blue, Bordering Blue, Delightful Dijon, Basic Gray, Really Rust, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black, Whisper White (Thick and regular), Very Vanilla (Thick and regular)

Other:  2" and 2 1/4" circle punchs, Paw Print embossing folder, Bird Talk embossing folder, markers

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Black Friday Challenge - GDP214 Sketch Challenge

Every year, for the past 15 or so years, several of my friends get together in my dining room and we have our own Black Friday Crop.  A few years back, we started having "challenges".   It's just something to get us thinking, or to use a technique we haven't visited in a while, or focus on a certain type of project.

This year's challenge was a Sketch Challenge.  I pulled this Sketch from the Global Design Project page.  This is GDP214.  The challenge was to make a card kind of following the sketched out design of this card.

We were all working on Christmas cards last week. 

Lori made this snowman card.  I love the colors and the papers she used!

Jamie used some left-over bits from one of her Paper Pumpkin kits to make this beautiful foil reindeer card.

I also used some bits, and stamps, from the same Paper Pumpkin kit.

I hope that we have inspired you to give this Sketch a try in your card making.

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Thanksgiving Treats 2019

I try to make my family some kind of Thanksgiving favor every year.  I was down to the wire on getting these done!  Going out of town the weekend before Thanksgiving ate into my prep time for the holiday, but I enjoyed it so much! 

Anyway, the treat cups and bags were from either Walmart or Hobby Lobby.  The cups have pumpkins, gourds, and fall-y stuff on them, and the bags say "thankful" all over.  The bags are food-safe, and came with orange twisty ties.

The treat is candy corn and roasted peanuts.  FOR REAL!  It is delicious!  Tastes just like a Pay Day bar.  Half candy corn, and half roasted peanuts.  Eat it by the hand full.  :)

The TAG is the glorious bit that I am most happy with.   I got this lonely turkey stamp at one of the Stamp & Scrapbook Expos. He's cute enough, and was easy to color in.

Stamped him in Gina K's Chocolate Truffle Amalgam ink.  Amalgam inks can be used with alcohol markers OR water-based coloring things, so they really are a perfect choice for any coloring.  I colored Mr. Turkey in with various retired color Stampin' Up markers that I had.  After I colored him in, I punched it out with the 2 1/4" circle punch.  Then punch out a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock with a 2 1/2" circle punch.  Layer those together, and punch a hole in top.

The greeting came from a recent Paper Pumpkin Kit, and it fit perfectly inside the Classic Label punch.  I glued that right on top of the tag.

I tied the tag on with Linen Thread.  Finished!

I'm pretty sure they'll enjoy the treats - I made this same mix last year, and they all disappeared.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: turkey (Endless Creations), Gift of Fall (Paper Pumpkin August 2019)

Ink: Chocolate Truffle (Gina K), Old Olive

Paper: Naturals Ivory, Pumpkin Pie

Other:  2 1/4" and 2 1/2" circle punches, Classic Label punch, Linen Thread, 1/8" hole punch, various markers.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Feathers for a Thanksgiving card?

Sure!  Why not?  I was playing with these wooden feathers from the Tags & Feathers Elements - coloring them with Sharpies.  I had 6 of the feathers, so I went full-on rainbow with them.  I love it!

This card is SOOOOO simple!  Color the wooden feathers.  Glue them on to a card front.  Stamp a greeting.

Finished!  My only concern is that I hope the feathers stay intact through the mail system.  Fingers crossed!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: All Kinds of Holiday (Unity Stamp Co)

Ink: Midnight (Catherine Pooler)

Paper:  Lovely Lipstick, Whisper White

Other:  Tags & Feathers Elements, Sharpies in rainbow colors.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Happy Thanksgiving

I was playing with some more of my Unity Stamp Co sets, and was drawn to this set of trees.....NOT to make it a Christmas card, but to use FALL colors.

I really wanted to try out some pigment powders so I grabbed two different sets.  Card on the left uses Stampin' Up's Pigment Sprinkles, in Mango Melody and Daffodil Delight.  Card on the right uses Ken Oliver's ColorBursts/Earthtones, in Sepia, Burnt Orange, and Yellow Ochre.

You need a sturdy card base for this, because of all the water, and a really good waterproof ink.  I used Catherine Pooler's Midnight ink pad.  It's very dark black, and worked perfectly.  You do need to let it dry a little.

For both, I started off with Shimmery White card stock.  Spritzed it liberally with water, and then sprinkled on the powders.  More water spritzing, more powders, more water...until I was happy and then set it off to dry over night.

The card with the Stampin' Up Pigment Sprinkles turned out brigher, so I chose a card base in Pumpkin Pie.  I like the brightness from the Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody powders.

The card with the Ken Oliver Color Bursts turned out a little darker, and I do love it.  Seems more fall-ish to me.  I went with a Cajun Craze card base, and it coordinates with the Color Bursts powders quite well.  I also have some Ken Oliver's Liquid Metals that I have not opened...so I tried them.  I tried to splatter some Metallic Saffron all over this card, but my splatter-game is not strong yet.  I need more practice.  I can see it, and it's shimmery and splattery....but it could be better.

I hope this gives you an idea for using whatever color-pigment-powders you may have in your stash.  They are a lot of fun, and the effects are very organic.  You never know what you'll end up with!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Warm & Cozy, Change Can Be Beautiful (both Unity Stamp Co)

Ink: Midnight (Catherine Pooler), Versamark

Paper:  Shimmery White, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze

Other:  Pigment Sprinkles (Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight), Ken Oliver's Color Bursts/Earthtones (Sepia, Burnt Orange, Yellow Ochre), Ken Oliver's Liquid Metals (Metallic Saffron), Orange/Iridescent Orange bubbles (Queen & Co), Gilded embossing powder (Brutus Monroe).

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Northern Lights and Outer Space backgrounds

WOW!  Do you like???  I do!  You can find several different methods for making these backgrounds - choose the one that you like best.  I chose to use sponges and the same colors for both of these backgrounds.  Only difference is in HOW you sponge.

For both cards, you'll start with the lightest color first, then work up to the darkest.  You are stamping on a piece of Whisper White THICK card stock - cover the entire piece with color.  I suggest THICK because you are putting so much ink on it, regular weight card stock will get oversaturated and will take a long time to dry.

In order:  Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Night of Navy.  (Navy overlapping Mambo makes purple).

For the Northern Lights background, I sponged the colors straight up and down.  Then go all around, for a border, with the Night of Navy.  HEAVY on the Night of Navy.

For the Outer Space background, I sponged the same colors, same order (lightest to darkest), but this time all in a circular motion so you get patches of colors.

They don't look like much like that, but you will love your end result.

Finish the Northern Lights card by stamping a line of trees (Lovely as a Tree), in Black ink.  Tie some Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge ribbon around, and add a greeting punched out using the Classic Label punch.  I finished off with dots using a White Sharpie fine-tip pen.   The pen gooped out on me, so that's what those two smears to the right are.  Oops!  At that point, I was NOT re-making the card.

Finish your Outer Space card with some sprinkles from Nature's Beauty, stamped in Silvery Shimmer Delicata ink, randomly all over for stars/galaxy.  Stamp the greeting from Well Said, in  Night of Navy and add some Silvery Shimmer sprinkles as well.  Staple on a bit of Gray Granite 1/2" Textured Weave ribbon.  Punch out with the Darling Label punch (box set), and pop that up on top of the ribbon.

Grand finale for this card - make a Big Dipper using rhinestones!  I just googled an image, and did my best to lay them down kind of in the right spot.  Close enough!

So, you see, these techniques really are not hard...but they are messy with all the sponging. 

Give them a try!  Maybe even experiment with some different colors.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Good Greetings, Well Said, Nature's Beauty

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Silvery Shimmer Delicata, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Night of Navy

Paper:  Whisper White (regular and THICK), Gray Granite, Night of Navy

Other:  Classic Label punch, Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge satin ribbon, Darling Label box, Gray Granite 1/2" Textured Weave ribbon, Stamping Sponges, rhinestones.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Perfectly Plaid is Perfect for Fall

I love when a stamp set can be used for more than one occasion or season.  The Perfectly Plaid tree set really does it for me!  When I first saw it in the catalog, I thought - this one has plenty of possibilities for trees other than just Christmas.  It's all about the colors that you choose!

These are my thank you cards for October and November, so you'll get one in the mail (with an envelope!), when you order from my on-line store. 

I know trees aren't ALL one color like this - but I do not care!  I like these colors, and together they are perfect for an autumn card.

Trees are:  Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, and Old Olive.  You'll notice that I put stumps on some, and not on others.  I like them both ways.  :)

Otherwise, the cards are very simple, and that's what I wanted.  Clean, simple, and autumn-ish.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Gather Together, Perfectly Plaid

Ink: Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Paper:  Crumb Cake

Other:  nothing!

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Another birthday this week

Made this card for my friend, Virginia.  I had some random bits of paper left from the Come to Gather designer series pack.  I really love the wood photo-like background, but it wasn't long enough so I added another bit from the same pack, different print.

I stamped the wreath from Keeping Spirits Bright (Unity Stamp Co), in Early Espresso ink.   I colored in with a few Stampin' Blends markers (Old Olive, and Cherry Cobbler shades).  Remember the rule about inks and markers - which inks work with which markers?  The formula is very simply - just remember opposites:

• Alcohol markers (i.e. Copics, Stampin' Blends) - use Water-based ink pads (i.e. Memento, Stampin' Up classic inks, any water-based ink pad)

• Water-based markers/watercolor pencils - use Alcohol-based, permanent ink pads (i.e. Staz-On, amalgam inks, hybrid inks)

After I stamped and colored the wreath, I cut the wreath and a layer of Early Espresso with the Layering Circles dies.  I popped that up with some of the new Black Dimensionals...I LOVE these things!  They are great when you're working with dark colored papers, just because it doesn't show as much when you look at the card sideways.

I added some stamped greetings in Early Espresso, and the Change Can Be Beautiful set (again, from Unity Stamp Co.).   Finished off the card with a bow made out of some Antique Lace trim (retired), and some pearls that actually get kind of lost in the wreath..  :(

I hope she likes it!  Happy Birthday again Virginia!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Keeping Spirits Bright, Change Can Be Beautiful (both from Unity Stamp Co.)

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Come to Gather designer series paper

Other:  Layering Circles dies, Stampin' Blends markers (Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler), Antique Lace trim, Pearls.

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Happy Birthday, Brother

My brother enjoys all things Star Wars, so when I found this Droid Please set from Ink Road Stamps...I had to get it.  I kept the colors similar to R2's - Smoky Slate, Basic Black, and Pacific Point.  Guess I could have thrown a spot of red in there.

I used an old Simple Stripes embossing folder, just to add a little texture, but not so much to take away from R2.  He's the star of this show.

The little "HB2U" came from a set from My Favorite Things, "Bitty Birthday Wishes."  I thought it kind of played on R2D2, close enough.  I stamped those in Smoky Slate, some stamped off for a lighter shade.  I could have stamped the Happy Birthday straighter, but we get what we get sometimes.  :)

Finished with some rhinestones for sparkle.

We're going to dinner tonight, so I hope he likes it!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Free Cake, Droid Please (Ink Road Stamps), Bitty Birthday Wishes (My Favorite Things)

Ink: Pacific Point, Smoky Slate, Midnight (Catherine Pooler)

Paper:  Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Basic Black

Other:  Simple Stripes embossing folder, Rhinestones.

 

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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November Wedding Card #2

Our second wedding reception in November was last night, and it was a great time!  The happy couple got married down in Florida a couple of months ago, so I wanted to create a beach themed card for them.

I had the She Sells Sea Shells Border stamp from Unity that was perfect.   I used watercolor paper, and stamped it in a waterproof brown ink.  Then colored in with a combination of Stampin' Up markers and Zig Clear Color Brushes, along with an Aqua Painter.

I had to use my old faithful Stampamajig to with the Mr. & Mrs. stamp so that I could make it "Mrs. & Mrs.".  I may just cut that stamp apart, so I can more easily customize it.  anyway, I used the stamp positioner and Versamark ink so I could emboss the words in gold.

I dragged the Versamark ink pad down the edges, and gold-embossed that as well.  It's very sparkly and gold!

Finish off with some rhinestones and pearls.

I made the tag by die-cutting the tag from Whisper White card stock.  I have a tag with numbers die set that came with my Tim Holtz Sidekick Starter Kit.  It's just a small die cut machine, like the Big Shot, only smaller.  It's perfect to keep next to my desk, to use for small dies.

I sponging River Rock ink all over the tag.  I stamped some sea shell images from the Seaside Notions set all over, in River Rock ink as well.  Then emboss the Congrats on top with the same gold embossing powder.  Add some rhinestones, and gold cord.

Congrats again to our friends Holly and Allie!  It was a great party last night!

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: To Have and To Hold, Hey You, Seaside Notions, She Sells Sea Shells (Unity Stamp Co)

Ink: River Rock, Versamark, Chocolate Truffle (Gina K Amalgam)

Paper:  Watercolor paper, Whisper White, River Rock

Other:  Zig Clean Color brushes, various Stampin' Up markers, Aqua Painter, Iridescent colored sequins, Pearls, Gold Cord, Gilded Gold embossing powder (Brutus Monroe), Tim Holtz Sidekick Starter Kit tag die set.

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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