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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
tags: A Word For You, Birthday Basics DSP, Birthday Cake, Congratulations, Daydream Medallions, Embossing Folder, Floral Frames, Fresh Prints DSP, Happy Birthday, Modern Medley DSP, Perfect Pennants, Petite Petals, Sweet Essentials, Watercolor Wonder DSP
categories: Birthday Cards, Misc- Cards
Tuesday 06.03.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Make and Take and Stamp Club HW

I have two simple cards to share with you today. The first card was my make and take card from my May open house.  I wanted allow everyone to make a simple card for free, but not make it too complicated.  Enter the joys of monochromatic cards.  I found this example on Pinterest.  The original can be found at My Creative Corner.

 

And decided to recreate it using retiring colors and papers.  I have to use them somehow!  Each guest had the choice of making their card in Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, or Raspberry Ripple.

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Wacky Wishes (retired)
  • Cardstock: Gumball Green (retired); 2012-2014 In Color DSP (retired)
  • Ink: Gumball Green (retired)
  • Accessories: 2012-2014 In Color Dahlias (retired)
  • Tools: Patterned scissors; Snail; Paper Trimmer

The second card was my May stamp club homework.  Our host is such a task master!  We have to do homework every month!  Oh, who am I kidding?  We love it and usually end up making more than one example.  I was distracted with other crafts this past month, so I only made one.  Here's the sketch from Operation Write Home:

 

My interpretation uses a ton of current in colors and some retired DSP.  I love the cool colors and pattern play.  I played with the dimensions a bit (i think they are a bit off), but kept the design just like the sketch.

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Supplies:

  • Stamps: Vintage Verses (retired)
  • Cardstock: Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
  • Accessories: Pistachio Pudding Ruffle Stretch Trim (retired)

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

$21.95

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Stampin' Trimmer

$29.95

Snail Adhesive

$6.95

Mini Glue Dots

$4.95

Craft & Paper Scissors

$29.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

tags: 2012-2014 In Color DSP, 2013-2015 In Color DSP, Happy Birthday, Make and Take, Sketch, Stamp Club HW, Sweet Sorbet DSP, Vintage Verses, Wacky Wishes
categories: Birthday Cards
Monday 06.02.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Card Class #1

A few weeks back I held my first ever 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 Stamp with Sandy

 

My Interpretation:

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Morning Meadow (retired)
  • Cardstock: Whisper White; Afternoon Tea (retired); Smoky Slate
  • Ink: Wisteria Wonder; Certainly Celery; Primrose Petals
  • Accessories: Large Pearls
  • Tools: Pansy Punch

Card #2

Inspiration: I have two inspirations for these baby cards.  One is a card I had made a few months back

 

And the other is from a card made by Lucie Bell

 

My Interpretation:

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Sweetest Gift (retired)
  • Cardstock: Marina Mist; Blushing Bride; Whisper White; K & Company Paper Stacks
  • Ink: Marina Mist; Crumb Cake; Regal Rose
  • Accessories:
  • Tools: 2" Circle Punch; Cloud Embossing Folder (retired); Polka Dot Embossing Folder; Pattern Scissors; Paper Trimmer; Snail

Card #3

Inspiration: From Stamp with Amy K

 

My Interpretation:

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Wacky Wishes (retired)
  • Cardstock: Crushed Curry; Kaleidoscope DSP (retired); Whisper White
  • Ink: Strawberry Slush
  • Tools: Banner Punch; Snail; Paper Trimmer

Card #4

Inspiration: From Mama Mo Stamps

 

My Interpretation:

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps: A Word for You (retired)
  • Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry; Floral District DSP (retired)
  • Ink: Rich Razzleberry
  • Accessories: Tangerine Tango Ribbon (retired); Silver Jewels
  • Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch; Snail; Paper Trimmer
tags: A Word For You, Afternoon Tea DSP, Baby, Butterflies, Embossing Folder, Floral District DSP, Happy Birthday, Kaleidoscope DSP, Morning Meadow, Sweetest Gift, Thank You, Wacky Wishes
categories: Baby/Wedding/Anniversa..., Birthday Cards, Thank You
Thursday 05.29.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Gingham Garden Spring Cards

A few of my crafting friends and I went in together on a SU DSP share.  We each bought three packs of DSP and then split the packs evenly.  In total each of use got a 6x12 sheet of each design from 12, yes 12!, DSP packs.  Well all the paper is really gorgeous and fun, it is all retiring at the end of May.  This means that I want to try and use of this retiring paper to make room for the new designs. During my crafting open house at the end of April, I spent some time using the rest of the Gingham Garden DSP.  I made 8 total cards from the rest of the paper.

Card #1

The first card used some die cut flowers that another crafting had leftover from her card.  I cut a few more flowers and added a cute Mother's Day banner.  Love the bright colors on this one.

Cards #2-5

In the end, I have just a few card layering sheets and a few a larger pieces left.  I used a tried and true card design and just cut three banners per card.  Add a sentiment and I have a complete card.  I love the pattern play on these cards, especially the pink one (second picture, right side).

Cards #6-7

These cards came from my desire to use my Floral Frames die cuts.  I can't believe I bought them weeks ago, but have never really used them.  I grabbed a few of the patterns and just started cutting.  The only frame I didn't use was the biggest one (too big to fit on a standard card). I love how they tuned out.  They look even better in person due to the 3D nature of the cards.

Card #8

The last card is a replica of a card we made at April stamp club.  While, i don't usually go super girly, I love the patterns and colors of the sample card much that I had to make another one.

When all was said and done, I have completely used up all the Gingham Garden DSP.  Now I have room to buy a new pack in June.

Stampin' Up Supplies:

Midnight Muse Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

$21.95

Wild Wasabi 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$6.95

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Mini Glue Dots

$4.95

Paper Snips

$9.95

Hexagon Punch

$15.95

Floral Frames Framelits Dies

$26.95

Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock

$6.95

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$6.95

Snail Adhesive

$6.95

Stampin' Trimmer

$29.95

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

$99.95

Paper-Piercing Tool

$3.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

tags: Brights DSP, Floral Frames, Gingham Garden DSP, Happy Birthday, Mother's Day, Spring
categories: Birthday Cards, Other Holiday Cards
Wednesday 05.07.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Archives: Cards #21

Originally published on March 24th, 2013

Monday was stamp club.  We made three cards and a 3d project.  The extra card (on brown cardstock) was my version of our homework.  I particularly loved the whale card.  I don't plan on buying the whale clearlit, but I love the play of circles.  I'm debating about whether or not to get the banner framelits next order.  I didn't like the coordinating stamp set, but the framelits are cute.

 
 

On Saturday I acquired a ton of new card supplies.  I had to try them out, so I made 10 cards, 5 color/designs with 2 options.  Some of these are sticking around until April stamp club as they are my interpretation of our homework.  I'm really loved the blue vine embossed cards with the polka dot flowers.  The colors look really nice together.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Shopping Scores: I was hostess this month as stamp club.  I bought my $50 of products to get the Sale-a-bration gift.  With everyone's combined total, I earned $50 of free products. Holy cow!  After searching through the catalog, I finally narrowed it down to a few great finds.  Our order arrived on Friday.  My scores: Four Seasons stamp set (hostess), Sweet Essentials stamp set (hostess), Wacky Wishes stamp set (hostess), Stacks of Wishes stamp set (hostess), 2011-2013 In Color Markers set, Secret Garden Bundle (framelits and stamp set), Glimmer paper (hostess), Vine embossing folder (sale-a-bration), Perfect Plum Ink pad.

A crafting friend clued me into the big clearance sale as a local craft store.  She picked me up early Saturday morning so we could get there before the rush. Tables upon tables of new and used card making and scrapbooking supplies.  People can sell their supplies on consignment.  We dove in, but the crowd was intense and the aisles small.  After about 1/3 of the way through the tables, we decided to call it quits.  But I did find some awesome supplies: 3 stamps sets from Stampin Up, 1 stamp set (manufacturing unknown), 1 double sided circle stamp, 1 square punch, 3 Stampin Up ink pads (basic gray, real red, and tangerine tango), 100 sheets of various paper ($5!), and 1 mini scrap pad ($0.50).  Such a great shopping trip!

tags: Butterflies, Collage Curios, Easter, Embossing Folder, Floral District DSP, Happy Birthday, Itty Bitty Banners, Papillon Potpurri, Print Poetry DSP, Secret Garden, Stacks of Wishes, Sweet Essentials, Sycamore Street DSP, Thank You, Vintage Verses, Wacky Wishes
categories: Other Crafts
Sunday 04.27.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Archives: Cards #18

Originally published on February 17th, 2013

I had a bit of fun with my new butterfly punch this week.  I love the simplistic look of colored butterflies on a white background.  For the two polka dot cards, I wanted to play with repeating background images.  I stamped the same simple dot flair stamp in a yellow, light pink, and pink to match the designer paper (DSP stack from Stampin' Up).  In real life, the colors work much better.  Plus, I love the repeating colors.  I want to play around with the idea some more.  Lastly, I used another sheet of the DSP for the background of the "Bloom" card.  I tried to bring out the green of the paper with green ink, but it doesn't quite work right.  Maybe layering of stamps is a bit much.

 
 
 
 
 
 
tags: Bloomin' Marvelous, Happy Birthday, Print Poetry DSP, Thank You
categories: Birthday Cards, Misc- Cards, Thank You
Saturday 04.26.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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