Herringbone Technique Card

I absolutely love this card technique! One of my May classes is going to be "Using Your Scraps" and I've been looking for some good designs. This design came from one of my favorite blogs for inspiration: Too Cool Stamping. I love all her designs.

I decided to make one card using the Lost Lagoon, Island Indigo, Mossy Meadow, and Pistachio Pudding side and one using the Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride, and Daffodil Delight side of the All Abloom DSP stack. The end result is two very different cards with the same design. I'm loving them!

Stamps: Simply Wonderful
Inks: Strawberry Slush; Mossy Meadow
Cardstock: All Abloom DSP; Strawberry Slush; Blushing Bride; Daffodil Delight; Mossy Meadow; Lost Lagoon; Island Indigo; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: Ovals Framelits; Petite Petal Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card Class #2

A few weeks back I held my second card class. We made four cards using a ton of retiring/retired DSP. I wanted to make sure that the card designs were fun, but easy to make. I think I found the right balance with these.

Card #1

Inspiration: From Stampin' Pretty

My Interpretation:

Supplies:

Stamps: Daydream Medallions; Sweet Essentials (retired)
Cardstock: Basic Black; Very Vanilla; Silver Glimmer Paper; Modern Medley DSP (retired)
Ink: Riding Hood Red (retired)
Accessories:
Tools: Floral Frames Framelits; Big Shot; Paper Trimmer; Snail

Card #2

Inspiration: From Ink It Up with Jessica

My Interpretation:

Supplies:

Stamps: Birthday Cake (retired)
Cardstock: Whisper White; Crisp Cantaloupe; Birthday Basics DSP (retired)
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories: Honeycomb Embossing Folder
Tools: Big Shot; Paper Trimmer; Snail; Scissors

Card #3

Inspiration: From Angela guesting on Northwest Stamper

My Interpretation:

Supplies:

Stamps: Perfect Pennants
Cardstock: Crumb Cake; Coastal Cabana; Real Red; Whisper White; Fresh Prints DSP (retired)
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Small Metal Brads
Tools: Paper Trimmer; Snail; Scissors

Card #4

Inspiration: From Ginger Stamps

My Interpretation:

Supplies:

Stamps: A Word for You (retired); Petite Petals
Cardstock: Whisper White; Watercolor Wonder DSP (retired)
Ink: Gumball Green (retired); Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories: Jewels; Island Indigo Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Blossom Punch; Petite Petals Punch

Floral District Pattern Play Banners

In attempting to find another easy design to make another twelve card from, I stumbled upon this great little sketch from Studio Calico. After debating a bit, I pulled out some more retired DSP, Floral District this time, and went to town cutting banners.

My card isn't exactly the sketch, but it is very similar. I simply cut banners 3 3/4", 3 1/2", 3 1/4", and 3" and started layering. The paper was too busy to put the sentiment on one of the banners so I opted to fill the empty space at the bottom of the card.

All told, I made twelve cards using three entire DSP sheets. I love the varying but coordinating colors. I think the complete set looks really nice together. Very fun and bright!

Supplies

Stamps: Random Congrats stamp from Michaels
Ink: Baja Breeze (retired)
Cardstock: Floral District DSP (retired)

Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad

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Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tangerine Tango 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

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Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

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Rose Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

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Archives: Another Card Making Session

Originally published on February 8th, 2014

Reorganizing my Pinterest boards to include one for "This Week's Project" ideas has really motivated my crafting. Now I pull some random ideas over on Sunday night (recipes, cards, sketches, crafts, books, projects) and use that board for inspiration when I want to craft. I spend less time thinking of what I want to do and more time just doing. Love it! If you want to check it out, click here. It turns out I was crafting fool this week. Let's see what I made:

Card #1

My first card combines a color challenge and a sketch to create my homework for February Stamp Club. Again this week, I tried to use as many scraps as I could and not cut up whole sheets. It was a success. The only full sheets I cut were those used to make the card bases. I love the play of patterns with this card. I also added my own sentiment design. I didn't want to stamp over the floral patterned paper so I used some layering framelits to highlight the sentiment. The dimensions of the paper scraps are 4" x 3", 1.75" x 1.75", 0.25" x 1.75", 0.5" x 4"

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Best of Greetings
Inks: SU Primrose Petals
Cardstock: SU Primrose Petals, SU Gumball Green; various scraps
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight; Dimensionals; SNAIL; Big Shot

Card #2

My second card used the same sketch as the first but I used different scrap papers. I also changed up the sentiment design in favor of an oval scrap I had laying around. While it's not a traditional sympathy card, I think the cool blues and greens are soothing and the patterns are completely distracting.

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Best of Greetings
Inks: SU Midnight Muse
Cardstock: SU DSP (don't know the name), various scraps
Tools: SNAIL

Card #3

My third card is straight from a card on my Pinterest boards. I love the simplicity of the squares but with the fun coordinating patterns. Robin used the SU Festival of Prints paper stack (which I have), but I decided to use more of small scraps. If you look closely, many of the papers used in this card were also used in card #2. Way to make double use of scraps!

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Best of Greetings
Inks: SU Marina Mist
Cardstock: SU DSP (can't remember name); various scraps
Tools: 1″ Square Punch; SNAIL

Card #4

My fourth card used a sketch (that has since disappeared from Pinterest, odd...) and my new SU Smoky Slate cardstock. I am in love with this shade of gray. It's light and not overpowering but such a fun departure from white bases. I also tried to again use a ton of scraps for this card and succeeded!

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Stacks of Wishes
Inks: SU Basic Gray
Cardstock: SU Smoky Slate; various scraps
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight; SNAIL; Big Shot

Card #5

My fifth card came from the need to use these specific papers. So I scoured my techniques and sketches board and pulled this sketch out. The picture is horrid, but somehow I couldn't take a non-yellowed photo. Something about these papers just threw off the picture. Anyway, I am loving how geometric and layered this card is and yet it's still very nice and simple.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: SU Pumpkin Pie; various scraps
Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch; SNAIL

Card #6

I adore the simplicity of the original butterfly card. I had to try and make my own. Looking at the finished project, I love the design and my pattern choices. But, the butterflies are all crooked... Next time, I need to use a ruler.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Primrose Petals
Cardstock: SU Print Poetry DSP
Tools: 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch; SU Bitty Butterfly Punch; SNAIL

Card #7

I wanted to try out a different interpretation of the butterfly card. For this one, I decided to make everything bigger and see what happened. I love the asymmetrical design of this card. I was going to just do a straight line of butterflies down the middle, but at the last minute I change up the placement. I like this look much better. Also, I repeated the use of the Print Poetry DSP but chose only papers featuring Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, and Crumb Cake. I love the color play!

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Raspberry Ripple
Cardstock: SU Primrose Petals
Tools: SU Elegant Butterfly Punch; 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch; SNAIL

Card #8

My last inspiration card was this gorgeous play of circles and patterns. To help me narrow down the choices, I used only paper from SU's retired Festival of Prints DSP stack. For the first card, I ended up using the Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, and Cherry Cobbler pages. I had to make it an actual Christmas card after seeing the results. My only issue is the placement of the circles. It was much harder than I thought it was going to be. Now I know how to place the first (bottom) row to get a better placement overall. Also, next time I will probably use a smaller size circle punch.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: SU Festival of Prints DSP; various scraps
Accessories: 3D flower sticker
Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch; SNAIL

Card #9

My last card of the week is another version of the circles card. This time, I used the Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, and Crumb Cake papers from the stack. After putting it all together, it didn't look like a Christmas card so I made it a Congratulations card. Also, I did a bit better with the circle placements. I'm sure that I will revisit this design in the future.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Early Espresso
Cardstock: SU Festival of Prints DSP; various scraps
Accessories: Fabric flowers; brad
Tools: 1 1/4" Circe Punch; SNAIL

I'm loving my cards from this week. Next week, I want to play around with one sheet wonders...

Archives: Cards #30

Originally published on January 26th, 2014

Wednesday was crop night. Usually I get overwhlemed by my options and end up not getting much done. I also always forget something. This time I got smart at least on one point. Instead of throwing a ton of supplies into a big bag, I made little card kits in quart size ziploc bags. Everything I needed for a specific card except ink went into the bag. As an added organizational tool, I found six different inspirations on Pinterest to use. Unfortunately, I forgot my snail adhesive at home. Thankfully Judy let me borrow hers. Thanks friend! I'd say even with my forgetfulness, the night was a huge success. I made six cards using three of my designs. Love them!

Archives: Weekly Crafting

Originally published on June 3rd, 2013

I figured I should finally dedicate posts to my card crafting and scrapbooking. Over the past two weeks, I've done a lot of crafting. My first task was to finish the boys' scrapbooks for last summer. I am determined to be completely caught up before the baby comes in October. I've ordered our pictures from last September to now; should get those in a few days. Then I can get started on that section of pages to catch up. I'm planning on switched to Project Life for the family album in October. I want to start with a clean slate. The baby will also start with a Project Life album. The boys will stay the same, but I still want them all caught up.

Now on to the card making...

Last month I snapped up the Round Array Bundle (Stampin' Up) with the stamp set and punch. I couldn't wait to try it out. I used a pretty dark pink paper as a card base with a light pink paper to stamp onto. For the white paper, I used my swiss dot embossing folder and the Big Shot to give some dimensions. I like the randomness to this card.

A card class card. The original design was different. I messed up my designer paper piece, so I changed the design to work with what I had. I like the simpleness of this card. All supplies are from Stampin' Up.

A new technique I was trying. We made an awesome card at class using Versa mark and a brayer. I bought some glossy paper and tried it out. Unfortunately the color did not adhere evenly. I want to try it again and see if I get different results. I do kind of like the tie dye effect I attained by mistake. (Looks better in person)

Another class card. I like the simplicity of this card. The colors work well together to create a masculine multipurpose card.

Class card. We were focusing on retiring stamps. I love the play of pattern with the designer paper and the embossed piece.

I love the designer paper on this card. The colors are bright and very cheery! Class card.

This card came from me grabbing some random supplies and working with what I got. I'm not in love with this card, but something about the mix of patterns intrigues me. After finishing the card, I went back to add the metallic jewels. Without them, the card just looks plain.

Another random supply card. I would have loved to see a thicker font for better contrast. But I do love the flower I constructed. I layered different sizes and shades to create a better embellishment.

Class card. I never bought them, but the button stamps really grew on me in the last month or so. Plus, I love the designer paper.

Class card. Love the mix of patterns on this one.

Class card. I love the rock n roll technique to create two color stamps. But overall I'm not a fan of the colors and stamps on this card.

Class card. Love, love, love this card. I love the combo of purple, pink, and orange. I love the simple sentiment.

The following two cards were part of my homework assignment for stamp club. We had a general sketch. I decided to play with the alignment of the card to make two different cards. Both cards used Stampin' Up paper, stamps, and punches. I just love the Print Poetry designer paper pack from the spring catalog. I'm rationing the paper to make it last.

Class card. I love the 3D tie we created and it really wasn't that hard to do.

Class card. I'm not a huge fan of the color/designer paper combo, but I loved work with the Shimmer paint and the coloring techniques.

More random supply cards. I'm on a mission to use a ton of my paper scraps. This strips were leftovers from cards made a long time ago.

Class card. Love, love, love the color and pattern combinations on this card. I think this is my favorite card from this entire post.

Class card. I want to do a replica of this card with different colors. I have all the stamps to do it!

Very cute little card. I didn't end up buying this stamp set, but I still like the look.

Class card. Like the layout, don't like the color combos that much.

Archives: Crafting Crazy

Originally published on February 2nd, 2013

This past week I went a little crazy. I intended to sit down and make a card of two, and ended up much more than two cards. My goal was to use scraps laying around. Some of the designs just didn't work that well (cut out polka dots) and some were gorgeous (green with poem, flowers, and bird). It's all about experimentation.

At Christmas, Pam had us make this awesome abstract Christmas tree.

I decided to take the idea and make some variations. I especially love how the "make a wish" candle comes off the paper. I colored it in with a bronze marker to add a bit more.

As part of our Stamp Club, Pam gave us homework! Homework! Oh my goodness. We had to make a card based off this sketch. And here are my attempts. I like the coffee one the best.

Archives: Cards #15

Originally published on January 30th, 2013 I got a bit inspired and made a few cards. I'm on a new plan to use my scraps before cutting up new 12x12 sheets. Thankfully I found a ton of ideas to do just that.

I had a few scraps of this fun pink chandelier paper. I paired it with scraps of polka dot ribbon, fabric flowers, and a cute little "congrats" stamp.

More fabric flowers and last of the polka dot ribbon, but with a hot pink zebra print background. This would be a perfect birthday card for a pre-teen girl.

I experimented with double stamping with the background flowers. I don't love the result, but it's nice. I decided to add a tag with sentiment instead of adding a new stamp.

I had a few pieces of this beautiful watercolor paper. It was so pretty that I didn't really want to use it, but i just had to. One of these "hope" cards is going to a my mom's friend who's dealing with a cancer diagnosis. I think the soft colors add a soothing presence to these cards.

It's a bit hard to tell, but I stamped "dream" in silver behind the black to add some dimension. I like the look and will definitely be playing with the idea more in the future.