Hey Valentine ~ You're a Treasure

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Real Red, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana

Ink ~ Black StazOn, Basic Black, Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Hello Honey

Stamp Set ~ Hey, Valentine, You Plus Me

Tools/Embellishments ~ Fry Box Bigz L, Label Card Thinlits, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (heart), paper snips, adhesive, staples, cellophane bags, filler, glitter heart wand, gold glimmer paper

Paper Crafters Sampler ~ August Issue

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We've had such a great summer filled with lots of sunscreen, sunglasses, swimming lessons, horse shows, bbq's, wheat harvest, berry picking, playdates, sleep overs, s'mores, camping trips and occasionally a lazy day here and there. 

This month the design team has put together some really amazing and extremely varying projects for our "Welcome Back to School" theme. Not one project is alike and yet they all offer an eye-opening take on clever back to school projects. 

This months template is "My Little School Desk"

Here's a SNEAK PEEK

Stop by Paper Crafters Sampler and pick up your August issue and GET YOUR CRAFT ON!

Make a Wish ~ Out of this World

Okay, so I'm kind of having to eat my words from a previous post. I said something like "I don't do cutesy cards" or something like that Well, I have to admit that I actually really enjoyed putting this one together.

I purchased the Circle Thinlits a while ago. I quickly decided that it wasn't something I'd use, so I packed it up. I got it back out today to give it another shot, and realized that I might actually like it. Especially for kids cards. They add a fun little element that a regular card doesn't have. My son is going to a birthday party next weekend, so I needed a card. I thought the center focal point would make a fun theme for this Alien card. It worked perfectly!

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink ~ Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Real Red, Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight, Black StazOn

Stamp Sets ~ Make a Monster (retired), Perfect Pennants

Tools/Other Supplies ~ Big Shot, Circle Thinlits, Paper Trimmer, Dimensionals, Liquid Adhesive, Blender Pen, 1/2" Circle Punch, small hole punch

A Baseball kinda Birthday

Today was an OMG I forgot to make a birthday card day. As I'm wrapping the present I realize I had no birthday card. How does that happen? I should have tons of cards available! So, I kicked it into high gear and whipped this little one out. I think the stitches totally make it come together. 

What I Used:

Cardstock ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink ~ Basic Black, Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky

Stamp Sets ~ Great Sport (retired), Gorgeous Grunge, Memorable Moments, Perfect Pennants

Tools ~ Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Chevron punch, Adhesive, Dimensionals

Ahoy ~ A Birthday on the Horizon!

I really love making nautical cards, but I've been stuck in a rut lately and have been using the same things over and over. This time, I decided to do a kid theme. My son has a birthday party to go to in a few days and I thought this would make the perfect card for a wild boy party!

The pirates were so much fun to create. I hope you love this card as much as I do!

What I Used:

Cardstock ~ Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Basic Black

DSP ~ Fresh Prints (now retired)

Ink ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Night of navy, Tangerine Tango, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Craft White

Stamp Sets ~ Gorgeous Grunge, Banner Blast, Hello Sailor, Happy Watercolor

Tools ~ Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Banner Punch, Corner Punch, Blender Pen, Sponges, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Anywhere Glue Stick, White Gel Pen

Embellishments ~ Vintage Brads, Toothpicks, Googly Eyes, Blue Satin Ribbon (not SU), Burlap ribbon (not SU)

Color Me Christmas

I've been on a tag-making kick today. I've created a lot of pretty ones to give, but didn't have anything cute for the kids yet, so I decided to put this cute little stamp set to good use. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink ~ Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Basic Gray

Stamp Sets ~ A Banner Christmas, Color Me Christmas

Embellishments ~ Cherry Cobbler chevron ribbon

I created this cute little tag with a couple of challenges in mind. The layout came from one of my favorite blogs, Retro Sketches. It is for challenge #93. The color combo came from The Paper Players for challenge #175. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink ~ Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Black Stazon

Stamp Sets ~ Label Love, Color Me Christmas, A Banner Christmas, Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments ~ Pink Pirouette Chevron ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Happy Dirtday

I was supposed to be doing laundry, but accidentally got sucked into a project.

I needed to make a birthday card for a good friend's little boy. My stamp collection is mostly geared towards elegant  vintage style cards. I don't  have much for the little ones. In fact, I this is the ONLY stamp set I have that a little boy would like. I feel like I've used, and used, and used this set. Over and over. I'm sure everyone is getting tired of seeing it actually. I've been wracking my brain, trying to think of a manly-little-man birthday design. Using a worn out stamp set, no less.

I wanted to make the tractor stand out. I tried cutting the whole thing out, so that I could add dimensionals underneath. That didn't work so well. I then just cut the bucket and the cab and glued that to the original {bottom} tractor. I added brads to add depth.{It gives it a little manlier feel. he he}

The background is just simple paper that has been arranged into an off center focal with banners off to one side. I antiqued the outside of every detail on this card. Even the inside. I then stamped images onto the inside of the card and the backside of the envelope. I'm smitten with this card. It's cute, but still very much my style. Success!

     Front

                                       
     Inside

     Envelope

I can't wait for little Timmy to see it!