Make a Splash

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Splash and Relax

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black, Pool Party, Fresh Freesia

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Freesia, Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up Splash and Relax Dies, Scalloped Blooms Dies, Soft Waves Embossing Folder, Honey Bee Clear Gems

Hello Stampers!  I made this card using the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

For my card I started with the circle elements of the sketch.  I used the Splash and Relax dies to use for these elements.  For the strip of paper of the sketch I stamped the sentiment on white card stock and then snipped the ends so the ends would have a slanted edge.  For the piece under the sentiment I went with a strip of lemon lime twist.  Next I cut a piece of pool party card stock and embossed it with the soft waves embossing folder.  To finish I adhered everything together, and then added some bling.  For the inside I die cut the flip flops and sunglasses and adhered them in the corner, and then for the sentiment I stamped it on white and matted it with a scalloped rectangle.  And that completes my card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Pumpkin Latte

 Supplies: 

Stamps: Stampin' Up More Than Autumn, Amuse Just a Note

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black and Early Espresso

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Patterned Paper from Stash

Accessories: Waffle Flower Nesting Circle Dies, My Favorite Things Stitched Fishtail Flag Dies, May Arts Twine, Copic Markers, Masking Tape, Stampin' Up Pattern of Friendship Die and Double Oval Punch

Hello Stampers!  Fall is creeping up pretty quickly!  I go back to school in 2 weeks!  Yikes!!  Yesterday I crafted with my mom and sister and I think I have all of my Christmas cards and Christmas tags done.  What a relief it is to have them completed!  So I switched gears a bit and went for a fall card.  For this card I started with the coffee.  I stamped, die cut, and then colored it in with copics, and then matted it with some pumpkin pie card stock.  I also added some twine behind the focal image.  I have seen other crafters do this and thought I would give it a try. I selected some patterned paper and die cut a fishtail flag to go behind the focal image.  For the white background layer I used the Pattern of Friendship die and ran it through the die cut machine.  Then I turned the die 90 degrees and ran it through again so it would match the pattern of the paper.  I should note when using cover plate dies you often have to use a stronger adhesive like Score Tape, otherwise it is not very secure on your card.  For the inside I kept it simple.  I adhered the patterned paper strip and then added the sentiment that I stamped and punched out.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Snowy Winter

 Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Snowman Magic

Paper: Gina K White, Simon Says Stamp Matte Silver Cardstock, Black Glossy Paper, Stampin' Up Shaded Spruce and Pecan Pie

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Snowman Dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, Poppy Iced Pine Trees, Twine?, Tim Holtz Distress Sanding Disks, Copic Markers

Hello Stampers!  I made a card today for the Free 4 All Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  The theme is Countdown to Cool, make a winter card.  I was excited to make this card, because I watched Jennifer McGuire demonstrate a technique I wanted to try.  She used 3D embossing folders on black glossy paper, and then she used Tim Holtz Distress Sanding Disks to sand off the black layer of the glossy paper.  Here is the video tutorial I watched: Embossing Folder Technique Showcase.  I thought of using a snowflake embossing folder and then the snowflakes would be white on the black glossy paper.  I tried it and I love the look of it.  So after I made the black sky, I die cut two layers of snowy hills to the bottom for my wintery images.  I have had these images on my desk forever, and I am so happy they worked out on this snowy card.  I matted this layer with silver cardstock and adhered it to the white card base.  For the inside I simply stamped and die cut a sentiment.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Cardinal Snowman

Supplies:

Stamps: Snowman Unknown, Stampin' Up Jolly Holly

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black

Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Basic Black

Accessories: Dare 2B Artzy Rectangle Framelits, Concord & 9th Snowfall Card Front Die, Gingham Ribbon from my stash, May Arts Twine, Honey Bee Gems, Stampin' Up Dimensionals, Copic Markers

Hello Stampers!  I made this for the CAS Christmas Card Challenge.  The theme for the challenge is snowman.  I went through my stamps and found this snowman stamp.  I stamped the image, colored it with Copics, and then die cut it using the rectangle framelits.  I matted it with basic black card stock.  For the background I cut out a white panel, die cut it with the card front die, wrapped the gingham ribbon around it, and finished off the ribbon treatment with a twine knot.  Next I popped up the snowman and adhered it to the card panel.  After I had it on the card I thought it needed some bling, so I added some gems to the largest snowflakes on the card panel.  For the inside I again die cut a snowflake background out of white card stock.  Next I stamped the sentiment, die cut it, and adhered it to the inside of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

 

Summer Splash

 Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Splash and Relax

Ink: Stampin' Up Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Highland Heather, Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist

Accessories: Stampin' Up Splash and Relax Dies, Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Dimensionals, Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips Dies

Hello Stampers!  I made this card for two challenges.  The first was the clean and simple challenge over at Splitcoaststampers: Dog Days of Summer.  I also used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for my layout.

For my card I started by die cutting a large white circle, and then I filled it with summer die cuts. Next I cut a piece of coastal cabana 4.25x8.5 and scored it at 4.25.  I embossed the card front with the soft waves embossing folder.  For the sentiment I stamped it in coastal cabana and die cut it with a sentiment strip die.  For the inside I added a few summer die cuts.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Cardinal Christmas Wishes

Supplies:

Stamps: Flourish Christmas, Stampin' Up Toile Christmas

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Tidings of Christmas 6x6 DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Stampin' Up Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Dimensionals, Spellbinders Circle Dies, Heffy Doodle Scripty Merry Christmas Shadow Dies

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday!  I have missed a few these past couple of weeks.  This is the card that I CASED:

For my card I started with the focal image.  I stamped, die cut, and then colored my image with Copic markers.  I matted it with a cherry cobbler circle.  Next I cut a panel out of the DSP and matted it with cherry cobbler.  Then I wrapped some crumb cake bakers twine around that panel three times, and I adhered a double bow on it.  I adhered this panel to my crumb cake card base, and then popped up the cardinal with dimensionals.  To finish the front I die cut the sentiment and adhered it to the card base.  For the inside I replicated the same panel as the front and added a sentiment on a circle die cut matted with cherry cobbler. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Terri

All Aflutter

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up All Aflutter, Verses Happy Memories

Ink: Stampin' Up Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, VersaFine CLAIR Nocturne

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up: Lemon Lolly, Floral Delight 12x12

Accessories: Stampin' Up Darling Details Dies, All Aflutter Punch, Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  Taking a break from the candy canes, and participated in the Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  The challenge was a theme of moths and butterflies.  I went for the butterflies.  I started by cutting a 4x5.25 white panel and die cutting the center of the panel.  Then I selected some patterned paper to go behind the focal point.  Next I stamped and punched out the butterflies, and popped them up around the focal point.  To finish the front I adhered this layer to a lemon lolly card base.  For the inside I cut a 4x5.25 white layer and die cut it.  I adhered this to the inside and stamped a senitment.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri