Thinking of You

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Birthday Garden, Sentiment unknown

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Gina K White and Kraft

Accessories: My Favorite Things Rectangle Peek a Boo Window, Copic markers

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the card I CASED:

For my card I started by die cutting the stitched frame.  Then I stamped, fussy cut out the focal image, colored it, and adhered it to the inside of the frame.  To finish the card I stamped a sentiment.

Easy Peesy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri  

Swirly Halloween

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Oh My Fright

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Inks: Evergreen Bough, Salvaged Patina, Old Paper, Spiced Marmalade

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Stampin' Up Oh My Fright Dies, Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals, Trio of Tags Dies

Hello Stampers! I'm back to share a card I made for the Sunday Stamps Color Challenge: Just Beachy

 

I chose to ink blend these colors onto my tag as a background to my spooky scene.  After I ink blended the background I created a scene with the dies and stamps from Oh My Fright.  I finished the tag off by tying on some linen thread around the gingham ribbon.  Next I cut my card base and embossed the front with the Swirls of Magic embossing folder.  Now to assemble.  First I adhered the star swirls to the card base, and then I popped up the tag with dimensionals.  For the inside I used stamps and dies from the Oh My Fright sets, and the little jack o lantern is from the Trio of Tags dies set.  That's all for now!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Swirly Poinsettia

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Snow Much Love and Stampin' Up Poinsettia Petals

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Gina K White, Simon Says Stamp Matte Gold, Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Gina K Snow Much Love Dies, Stampin' Up Poinsettia Dies and Gold Striped Ribbon, Memory Box La Rue Flourish, Papertrey Ink Handmade Quilt Cover Plate Die, Park Lane Gold Gems, Simon Says Stamp Ultra Fine Gold Embossing Powder

Hello Stampers!!  I made this card using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I started my card with the focal image.  I had a couple different poinsettia die sets and chose to use the Stampin' Up set.  So I die cut and embellished the poinsettia with some gold gems in the center of the flower.  Then I die cut the flourish and adhered my poinsettia to it.  I had this positioned onto some white cardstock, but I felt it needed some texture.  So I die cut a white layer with the papertrey ink cover plate.  I added some ribbon and a sentiment and adhered my elements to the white layer.  I added a gold mat, and adhered it all to a cherry cobbler card base which is 5x5.  For the inside I heat embossed the sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

 

Sunflower Birthday Wishes

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Blooming Sunflower, Papertrey Birthday Basics

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Secret Sea, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, Old Olive

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Secret Sea, Simple Stories Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze 6x8 Paper Pad

Accessories: Stampin' Up Sunflower Embossing Folder, Gina K Blooming Sunflower Die, Stampin' Up Nested Essentials Dies

Hello Stampers!  Well as much as I don't want summer to end, I have to go back to school for inservice tomorrow.  I am going to miss all of my crafty afternoons in my craft room.  Back to being a weekend crafter. :( 

For today's card I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps.  Here is the sketch:

I saw a tutorial on Facebook this morning that I wanted to try, and this sketch allowed me to do so.  For my focal image I added ink to the sunflower with blending brushes.  Then when I was done I swiped the secret sea ink pad over the top and wow does that make the sunflowers pop!  I love it!  I matted my focal image with secret sea card stock.  Then I cut out a layer of green patterned paper for the strip across, and I adhered both to a white card base.  I had this birthday sentiment left over from a card I made this afternoon, and it fit perfectly onto this card.  For the inside I simple stamped and matted a sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great week!

Terri

 

Happy Anniversary

 Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Blooming Sunflower and Graceful Greetings, Stampin' Up Phrases and Frames

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Gina K White, Simple Stories Vintage Autumn Breeze 6x8 Paper Pad, Stampin' Up Floral Delight 12x12 DSP

Accessories: Stampin' Up Greenery Die, Waffle Flower A2 Layers Dies, Gina K Graceful Greetings Dies and Blooming Sunflower Dies, Copic markers, Honey Bee Clear Gems

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the card I CASED:

As soon as I saw this card I thought of the blooming sunflower image by Gina K.  I stamped, die cut, and colored in my image.  Then I picked out some patterned paper, and created the background like her card has.  After this I stamped and die cut the sentiment.  For the last component I decided to use the greenery background die on the front card base.  To finish it off I adhered it altogether, and added a couple of gems for some sparkle.  For the inside I stamped and die cut the sentiment and matted it with the same burlap dsp as the front.  I decided that it needed a bit more color so I added a strip of the patterned paper as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Brightest Wishes

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Birthday Wishes

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Old Olive

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Botanical Butterfly DSP, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Simon Says Stamp Matte Gold

Accessories: Honey Bee Birthday Wishes Dies, Spellbinders Sunflower Serenade Die, May Arts Twine, Spellbinders Bee-Cause Embossing Folder, Stampin' Up Mini Dimensionals, Pickett Fence Blending Brushes

Hello Stampers!  I made a card today for the Just Add Ink Challenge.  The challenge was to pick two from the following choices: Gingham, Circles, Flowers, or Sequins.  I picked gingham and flowers for my card.  I started my card by assembling the sunflower die cut.  I cut out the pieces and then inked up the edges of the sunflower petals and the leaves.  Next I found some black gingham paper for the bottom portion of the card.  After this I decided to emboss the top portion of the card.  Once I had this embossed I taped the embossed portion and the gingham portion together on the back.  I did this so I could hide the twine from the inside of the card.  I wrapped the twine around the seam of the two pieces of paper three times.  Next I adhered the sunflower, and added a twine bow.  To finish the front I stamped and die cut the sentiment.  I cut the mini dimensionals in half to adhere the sentiment.  For the inside I embellished it with the gingham DSP and added a sentiment.  And that completes my card!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  

Terri

Buzzing By to Say Hi

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Meant to Bee, Great Impressions (sentiment)

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Pool Party

Accessories: Cuttlebug Embossing Strips, Honey Bee Clear Gems, Stampin' Up Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  I'm poppin' in to share a card I made for two challenges: Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It: Stripes, Doodled Lines, or Linewash and the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

 

For my card I started with the diagonal lines.  I found some Cuttlebug embossing strips in my collection that would work perfectly for these lines.  First I embossed the hexagons, then I had an embossing strip with just dots and I embossed the dots on each side of the hexagons.  So then it was onto the bees.  I stamped and fussy cut these out.  I arranged them onto the card, and decided to stamp some of the bee trail for the bottom and top bees.  After this I popped up the bees with the bee trail and tucked in the third bee.  I decided to add a little bling with some clear gems.  And to finish the front of the card I stamped my sentiment.  For the inside I used the hexagon embossing strip and made another bee to embellish it.  

That's all for now!  Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Terri

Snowman Sleigh

 Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black Snow Family, Stampin' Up Greetings of the Season

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black and Distress Inks Villainous Potion, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire

Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up Everyday Arches Dies, Concord & 9th Snowfall Card Front Die, Copics, Honey Bee Clear Gems, Eclipse Masking Paper, Pickett Fence Blending Brushes

Hello Stampers!  I made this card for two challenges: Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple: Gems and CAS Christmas Challenge: Santa's Sleigh. For my card I started with the focal image.  I stamped it on Eclipse masking paper and then fussy cut it out.  Next I stamped the focal image on white card stock and die cut it with one of the everyday arches dies.  I applied the masking paper onto the image and then ink blended a night sky.  I removed the masking paper, colored in the images with Copic markers, and added some gems.  I decided to mat this image in black.  For the card base I die cut it with the snowfall card front die, and then adhered my focal image onto the card base.  For the inside I used the same everyday arches dies and stamped a sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Happy Birthday

Supplies:

Stamps: Market Street Stamps: Daily Grind, Stampin' Up Like It A Latte

Ink: Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Paper: Gina K White and Kraft, Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Accessories: Stampin' Up Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Softly Woven Embossing Folder, Stitched Circle Dies, Sizzix Alterations by Tim Holtz, Spellbinders Layered Happy Birthday, Waffle Flower Nesting Circle Dies

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the card that I CASED (the bottom right card):

For my card I used an embossing folder for the focal panel in place of the dsp.  I matted this panel with poppy parade.  For the card base I embossed it with the softly woven embossing folder.  I used a die cut sentiment in place of a stamped sentiment.  For the background of the sentiment I ran that through the same embossing folder as the card base, and then adhered the sentiment on top.  Behind the sentiment I twisted some white baker's twine.  I thought it needed just a little something so I stamped and fussy cut out the coffee and nestled it into the sentiment. I popped up both the sentiment and the coffee.  For the inside I duplicated the same layout.  I stamped, die cut, and matted the sentiment.  And then added the same coffee as the front.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

 

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

 

Sweet Wishes

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Sweet Candy Canes, Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiments

Ink: Stampin' Up Poppy Parade and Lemon Lime Twist

Paper: Gina K White, Doodlebug Santa Express 6x6 paper pad, Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Accessories: Doodle Twine Christmas Assortment, Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip Dies, Waffle Flower Nesting Circles Dies, Stampin' Up Sweet Candy Cane Dies, Dotted Circles Embossing Folder

Hello Stampers!  I went for a bright candy cane card this time.  My favorite color is lime green, so I had to try one with lime green candy canes.  To start the card I found a circle die cut that would frame one of the circles in the dotted circles embossing folder.  After I die cut the cirlce I embossed it.  Then I found a circle die cut to mat it with poppy parade card stock.  Next I stamped and die cut the candy canes, and popped them up onto the circle.  I found some Doodle bug twine in my stash it is red and white with green glitter thread in it.  So I used that to embellish the candy canes.  For the sentiment I stamped, die cut, and adhered it to the circle.  I added dimensionals to each side and used tape runner in the middle to pop it up.  To finish the front I added a 4x4 inch square to a 4.25x4.25 card base.  For the inside I stamped the sentiment, die cut it, matted it in poppy parade, and adhered it to the inside of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Christmas Cheer

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Sweet Candy Canes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Poppy Parade, VersaMark

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Basic Black and Poppy Parade, Doodlebug Santa Express 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories: Stampin' Up Sweet Candy Canes Dies, Black Gingham Ribbon, Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Quickutz Label Die, Brutus Monroe Alabaster White Embossing Powder, May Arts Twine

Hello Stampers!  Another candy cane card here.  For this one I did get some inspiration from this card on Pinterest:

For my card I started by finding some swiss dot patterned paper.  From there I found some red cardstock and ink to match.  I stamped and die cut the candy canes.  Then I embossed the snowflakes on the white layer.  For the sentiment I heat embossed the sentiment and used the same ribbon as hers.  And then it was just a matter of adhering everything together.  When I was done I thought the candy canes needed a bow.  So I happened to have one on my desk from a different card and adhered it to the card.  For the inside I embossed a strip of white cardstock and matted it with poppy parade, and stamped the sentiment. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

 

Shiny Candy Cane Card

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin Up Holly Jolly, Holly Berry Happiness

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Gina K White, Bazzill Red, Recollections 6x6 Peppermint Stripe Paper Pad

Accessories: Stampin' Up Sweet Candy Cane Dies, Scalloped Contours Dies, Jolly Holly Dies, Sounds of the Season Dies, May Arts Twine, Packaging Tape, and Copic Markers

Hello Stampers!  I made yet another card with the candy canes.  My Mom showed me how to use packaging tape to give the candy canes shine like a real candy cane.  Simply adhere packaging tape to the paper you are cutting out your candy cane from, and then die cut it.  Worked like a charm.  So then I went digging to look for a frame for the candy canes, and found the Scalloped Contours Dies.  They fit perfectly.  I embellished them with a twine bow and a silver jingle bell.  Then I need to create the base.  I cut out a red card base and then adhered a layer of the peppermint paper on top.  To finish the front I added my focal panel to the card base.  For the inside I stamped the sentiment, die cut it, and adhered it to the inside.  I embellished it with some holly.  I had made these to embellish the candy cane, but they didn't work out.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Vintage Candy Canes

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Sweet Candy Canes, Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiments

Ink: Gina K Kraft, Stampin' Up Real Red

Paper: Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Authentique Christmastime 6x6 paper pad

Accessories: Stampin' Up Sweet Candy Canes Dies, Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips Dies, May Arts Twine

Hello Stampers!  Yet another candy cane card!  For this one I used the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

For my card I started by picking out some patterned paper.  After I cut it into a square layer, I inked up the edges to give it an even more distressed look.  Then I adhered it to my cherry cobbler card base.  Next I cut out a very vanilla square and inked up the edges as well, and matted it with cherry cobbler cardstock.  Next up were the candy canes.  I originally stamped them in cherry cobbler, but they were so dark being on the very vanilla cardstock they looked black.  So I tried it with real red ink and that was a closer match to the patterned paper.  So I stamped and die cut the candy canes, and then I inked up the edges of the candy canes as well to keep the distressed look.  I adhered them together, added a twine bow, and adhered them to the square.  For the sentiment I stamped, die cut, inked up the edges, and popped it up over the candy canes.  For the inside, I embellished it with some of the patterned paper and added a sentiment.  I inked up all of the edges to finish the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri