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Sunday Haul #4

I popped into Michael's for snail and ended up grabbing some silver dots, sticky strip (I ran out the other day), trimmer blades, a birthday cake banner (for next year), and a very cheap paper pad. I have plans for this paper for the retreat.

And my Stampin' Up club order came on Friday. There was some miscommunication and problems, so I ended up taking the hostess benefits for January instead of my randomly picked month of May.

  • PL Memories in the Making Card Set (SAB item)
  • Birthday Blooms stamp set
  • Bow Paper Clips
  • Glue dots
  • It's My Party Washi Tape
  • Rose Red Ink Pad
  • Berry Basket Die
  • Going Places DSP Stack
  • Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper
tags: Birthday Blooms, Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper, Going Places DSP, It's My Party Washi Tape, Sunday Haul
categories: Craft Supplies
Sunday 01.31.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Pic of the Week #1

Cutest pic of Arthur at the park. This was before he had see one hour crying breakdown. We got a few minutes of fun in...

 
categories: Life
Friday 01.29.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

A Wildflower Box

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a project featuring a Sale-A-Bration item. I decided to focus on my favorite SAB item: Wildflower Fields DSP. I love the patterns and color combinations in this stack. To help highlight the paper, I decorated a gift box. This was the January Stamp Club 3D project in fact! I modified some instructions i had and created an extra large bow to go on top of the box. I also added a belly band for more visual interest, a flower in the center of the bow and a gift tag. Overall a super cute box! My stamp club ladies made variations using different paper and pattern combos.

 

To make the bow, you need four pieces of DSP:

  • 3" x 11" -- top loop
  • 3" x 9" -- middle loop
  • 3" x 7" -- base

Punch the three large strips in the middle. Fold over the ends of the top and middle piece and secure with glue dots to create the loops. Layer and glue together. Finish the card off with a strip around the middle section and punch the tails.

To make the belly band, you need two pieces of DSP each 3" x 12". Glue together and lay flat. At one end, score at 4 1/2" and 6 1/4". Start at the 6 1/4" score mark and score from there at 6 1/4". Finally score at 4 1/2" from the last score mark. This should wrap around the box and be able to be attached at the top under the bow.

Detail of the bow:

Detail of the gift tag:

 
  • Stamps: Happy Happenings
  • Inks: Calypso Coral
  • Cardstock: Wildflower Fields DSP; Calypso Coral
  • Accessories: Botanical Gardens Washi Tape; Gold Sequins; Candy Dots
  • Tools: Envelope Punch Board; Scallop Tag Topper Punch; Flower Medallion Punch; Pansy Punch; Petite Petals Punch
tags: Botanical Gardens Washi Tape, candy dots, Envelope Punch Board, Happy Happenings, sequins, Wildflower Fields DSP
categories: 3D Projects, Other Crafts
Thursday 01.28.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Currently...

Watching: Lots of light-hearted fare over here. Specifically, we've been binging Galavant and Telenovela. They are so cheesy, but I love them!

Reading: The Great Influenza by John Barry. Nonfiction about The Spanish Flu. I'm 120 pages in and it's just getting good. Barry is no Erik Larson, but I'm still exciting to dig in further.

Listening: Lots and lots of podcast episodes. I've completely caught up with One Bad Mother and The Simple Show. I'm close to being caught up with Happier. And I've listened to a few You are Not So Smart episodes. Plus, I've downloaded Gilmore Guys because so many people have raved about it! Hoping to start that one soon.

Making: I always make a few surprise gifts for the retreat attendees. I grabbed an interested idea from Pinterest and ran with it. May not be the best considering the amount of time I'm spending on seven of these, but I still enjoy the process.

Feeling: We finally had our social committee prep meeting today (scheduled last Thursday, Arthur was puking, so no go). The social is Saturday and I was feeling the pressure to get everything set. We had a very productive meeting and I'm feeling a lot less stressed now. This thing might just happen!

Planning: I'm feeling less stressed about the social, but we still have a short list of to-dos.

Loving: Really been craving iced tea this week. So good!

tags: Currently
categories: Life
Wednesday 01.27.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Celebrate Project Life

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a project featuring Project Life. I haven't printed my pictures for our January PL spreads, so I decided to make a card using some of the products from the Moments Like These set. I had a lot of fun layering tons of different pieces of cards and paper to create this fun little card. I played off the Watermelon Wonder and Mint Macaron color palette. The end result includes no stamping, but it a fun alternative card!

  • Stamps:
  • Inks:
  • Cardstock: Moments Like These Project Life set; Mint Macaron; Smoky Slate
  • Accessories: Moments Like These Project Life accessory set
  • Tools:
tags: Moments Like These PL
categories: Misc- Cards
Tuesday 01.26.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

SSINKMC29: Color Wash Thank You

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using items from the mystery challenge...

 

I decided to go with four different elements: color, technique, tool, and special element. And I love how this card turned out! I started with a piece of watercolor paper and played with the watercolor emboss resist technique to create the sentiment. From there, I repeated the ink colors in the three layers of cardstock. I incorporated two different embossing folder to give the card more texture. Finally I added a thin stripe of Wink of Stella along the raised portion of the stripes (see pic below for glitter detail).

Detail of the glitter:

  • Stamps: Another Thank You
  • Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Bermuda Bay; Wild Wasabi; Versamark
  • Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder; Bermuda Bay; Wild Wasabi; Watercolor paper
  • Accessories: Wink fo Stella; White Embossing Powder
  • Tools: Decorative Dots Emboss Folder; Stripes Emboss Folder; Heat Gun; Aqua Painter
tags: Another Thank You, Emboss resist, Embossing Folder, Mystery Challenge, Wink of Stella
categories: Thank You
Monday 01.25.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Sunday Haul #3

Messy box has arrived! Definitely eyeing those embellishments for February's Project Life pages...

tags: Messy Box, Sunday Haul
categories: Craft Supplies
Sunday 01.24.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Step It Up

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card and then create another stepped up version! For my first card, I focused on recreating the example from the Tin of Cards instruction sheet. I didn't buy the stamp set so I had to improvise with Chalk Lines. Overall a cute card, but not super special.

For the stepped up version. I added a few more layers: polka dot overlay and strip of gold paper. And I added some pretty white and gold hearts to add some bling. There was still a bit missing so I added some color on the sentiment circle. Love it!

  • Stamps: Chalk Lines
  • Inks: Pool Party; Basic Black
  • Cardstock: Tin of Cards Kit
  • Accessories: Tin of Cards Kit
  • Tools:
tags: Chalk Lines, Tin of Cards Kit
categories: Misc- Cards
Friday 01.22.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Quick and Easy Card

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a quick and easy card. What better way to make a quick and easy card than use one of Stampin' Up's great kits? I bought the Tin of Cards Kits from the main catalog. The tin itself was a gift for my grandmother, but that left the card contents. I took the card pieces and whipped up this easy birthday card. All I added was a sentiment from the Happy Happenings stamp set. Quick and easy! I even made four of them to have on hand for upcoming birthdays.

 

A variation from the kit. 

 
  • Stamps: Happy Happenings
  • Inks: Calypso Coral
  • Cardstock: Tin of Cards Kit
  • Accessories: Tin of Cards Kit
  • Tools:
tags: Happy Happenings, Tin of Cards Kit
categories: Birthday Cards
Thursday 01.21.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

A Watercolor Birthday

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a birthday card. I decided to make a masculine birthday card featuring my new favorite technique (watercolor emboss resist) and my new stamp set (Botanicals For You SAB).  Watercolor emboss resist is a great new to me technique to create some great backgrounds. Simply stamp your image in Versamark and emboss with white embossing powder. Add a wash of water over the entire watercolor piece. Then drip ink onto the paper. The already wet paper will allow the ink to spread on its own. After it dried a bit, I added some more ink here and there to fill out most of the paper. To finish, take a paper towel and wipe off the excess ink. The ink should just wipe right off of the embossed section. Love this effect!

 
  • Stamps: Botanicals for You
  • Inks: Bermuda Bay; Pear Pizzaz; Versamark
  • Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP (Cucumber Crush); Bermuda Bay; Whisper White; Watercolor Paper
  • Accessories: White Embossing Powder
  • Tools: Washi Label Punch; Aqua Painter; Heat Gun
tags: 2015-2017 In Color DSP, Botanicals for You, Emboss resist
categories: Birthday Cards
Wednesday 01.20.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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