Wednesday, October 10, 2012

GRS Sketch


It's sketch time at Gourmet Rubber Stamps!  Here's the sketch we were given.  It immediately made me think of a matchbook fold, so that's what I made, using stamps and products from i {heart} papers.  It will be just perfect for tucking in a packet of spiced cider.

Visit the GRS blog to see what my design team mates have come up with using this sketch!

Notes:
Cider Mug
Tart and Spice sentiment
Memento Rich Cocoa ink
Copic markers
Copic blending paper
dimensional adhesive
Authentique Thankful designer paper
jute thread
leaf-shaped button
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

ihp WCMD Color Challenge


Happy World Card-Making Day to you, and Happy Anniversary to us! This is the card I made for my husband...it is simple and to the point, but has a little sentimentality built in...shell buttons to remind us of our wedding and honeymoon in Caneel Bay, and coffee that celebrates the day-to-day rituals we share...and all those numbers for 28 years.  That's a long time!  ;)

This card is also for our i {heart} papers color challenge.  (Love this beautiful Design Seeds photo!)  The stamps are Gourmet Rubber Stamps also from ihp's store.  Be sure to check out the ihp WCMD sale!


Notes:
Noteworthy (stamped faintly in the background)
Memento Rich Cocoa and Northern Pine inks
Ranger tea dye and frayed burlap distress inks
shell buttons


I'm wishing I could stay home and stamp, but I'm off to a lay servant's workshop and certification.  I'll be back home later to maybe stamp a little before we go out to celebrate 28 years!  :)

Hope you have a great day!
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Flower Soft Fun!


All of us at Flower Soft have been in The Christmas Spirit this past week!  That's the name of a brand new sentiment set that goes with another new Christmas set, Santa and Pals!  They're both from the Wine Buffs series.

This diorama card was so fun to make...just a little different than the usual fold, and perfect for showing off how these stamps can work together to make a silly, three-layer scene!  I adjusted the measurements of Diana's tutorial just a little, so that when laid flat, my card is 4.25 x 5.5 inches and fits into a standard envelope. It needed that extra height to fit Rudolph on that snowy torn paper hill!  I'm sorry that you can't see his shiny ruby red sparkly nose in this shadowy photo!  Mornings have been foggy, and it has rained nearly every afternoon, so this picture was taken indoors with the help of my Ott light.  I suppose we have needed the rain, so I am not complaining, but I'd much prefer a picture in natural light, so I'll try again when the weather is better!

Notes:
Santa and Pals
Diamond Range Ruby Red Flower Soft
Ultrafine White Flower Soft
Memento ink
Copic markers
Spellbinders classic oval dies
The Twinery twine
heart-shaped button

Be sure to visit the Flower Soft blog to see what WCMD fun is going on there!  Happy stamping!
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WCMD with Gina K!


Enjoy this World Card Making Day Special at Gina K Designs.  Free stamp set with a $35.00 order!  Stock up for the holidays, or treat yourself to a little something. ♥
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Friday, October 5, 2012

Happy WCMD Eve!


Hello everyone!  Are all of you card makers excited about World Card-Making Day?  i {heart} papers is having a huge sale and hosting two WCMD challenges...today we're giving you a little bit of a head-start on your stamping and shopping! 


Use code WCMD2012IHP through Tuesday, October 9th, for 20% off everything. And, yes, you still qualify for free US shipping with your order of $60 or more. Play along with our challenges for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate in each category.  Add the links to your projects to the Mr. Linky on Kate's blog.  

The first of our challenges is a sketch. This one is great for mixing and matching prints from all those great designer paper pads that Kate carries! I used Authentique Enchanted to make a Halloween card with Hero Arts' cute Girl with a Balloon.

Notes:
Hero Arts' cute Girl with a Balloon
Authentique Enchanted designer paper
Memento Tuxedo Black and Tangelo ink (Gumdrop Assortment)
Copic markers

Our second challenge is a color inspiration challenge.  I hope you won't think I was selfish for choosing this particular Design Seeds photo!  My husband and I got married 28 years ago tomorrow (October 6th, 1984), on St. John at Caneel Bay...take a peek at my SCS bio for a look at our wedding announcement photo and you'll see why these colors and seashells enticed me!

I'll be back tomorrow to share my color inspiration card.  Until then, happy stamping!
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Gina K Inspiration Hop--Day 3


The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a Gina K. Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!


Today we're sharing projects with Seasonal Labels and Primitive Blessings.  I love this Peace sentiment  from Seasonal Labels.  It is most often associated with the holidays, but is equally appropriate for everyday circumstances, especially when paired with the right image, like this one from the Sun-Kissed Autumn StampTV kit.  It makes me think of my wise, Godly friend Grace, who says that giving your problems to God in prayer is like releasing a balloon and watching it float heavenward...we should receive His peace and do our best not to bring those problems back down to earth!  It also makes me think of "catching a ray" of sunshine!  The bright colors and carefree floral design of the Sun-Kissed Autumn designer paper set the stage for warm, happy thoughts.  

Notes:
Seasonal Labels (One Free with Three) in clear or rubber
Sun-Kissed Autumn Stamp TV kit in clear or rubber
Pure Luxury Card Stock
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Copic markers
Spellbinders long rectangles dies
spiral punch
rhinestones
velvet ribbon


Here's a simple, whimsical design using images and a coordinating sentiment from Primitive Blessings.  I used a scrap of Echo Park designer paper for the sky, a few punched strips of green card stock for grass, and some black twine for the power line.  To bring a little more detail and a pop of contrasting color to the design, I added a tiny butterfly from Tami's Ticket Trio to the bottom left corner. 

Notes:
Primitive Blessings in clear or rubber
Ticket Trio in clear or rubber
Pure Luxury Card Stock
Echo Park designer paper
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Copic markers
Martha Stewart grass punch
black twine

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Gina K Inspiration Hop--Day 2

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a Gina K. Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!


I love stamping with Halloween colors!  I used a combination of mists and Memento inks to create this colorful spooky sky background.  There are so many cute images in Beth's Wicked set that I had trouble deciding which ones to use!

Notes:
Beth's Wicked in clear or rubber
Pure Luxury Card Stock
Memento Dandelion, Grape Jelly, Pear Tart, Tangelo and Tuxedo Black inks
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Kaiser Craft rhinestones


We all have ups and downs in life, and sometimes we need reminders of why Life is good!  That's what this little "I {heart} my Life" book is for!  Tami's Take Note is full of sentiments and images that are just perfect for smash journals and Project Life pages.  This will be a great place to record my "Ebenezers" so that when I am feeling down, I can be lifted up again!  I used my Silhouette to cut the pages.  The first few will be pictures of my husband and son and the rest of my family!  There will be pictures of friends, church family, and a few material things too, like my ukulele and stamps, as well as uplifting verses and quotes!  Love it!

Notes:
Pure Luxury Card Stock
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Ranger tea dye and frayed burlap distress inks
Silhouette machine and Take Note cut files
heart punch
Tim Holtz staples/stapler


I went clean and simple with Becky's set, You Say Goodbye and I Say 'Ello...this is CPS sketch 285.

Notes:
Pure Luxury Card Stoc
Becky's You Say Goodbye, I Say 'Ello! in clear or rubberMemento Tuxedo Black ink
Ranger tea dye and frayed burlap distress inks
Kaiser Craft rhinestones
American Crafts Thickers

Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:
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Monday, October 1, 2012

Gina K Inspiration Hop--Day 1


The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a Gina K. Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!


Today, our team is sharing projects with Melanie's set, Beyond Baskets, and Theresa's Joyful Holiday.  Such fun images to work with!

My first card is packed with Fall color!  I am lovin' working with these colors lately!

Notes:
Pure Luxury Card Stock
Melanie's Beyond Baskets, clear or rubber
Wild About You (grass)
Sun Kissed Autumn designer paper
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Ranger tea dye and frayed burlap distress inks
Copic markers
twill
button
jute thread


My card using Theresa's set is much more subdued!  I wanted to use a fancy fold that would allow me to show several of the images from this lovely set, so I followed Sandy Hulsart's spring card tutorial!  It is a little more difficult with card stock but I love the way it looks.  

Notes: 
Pure Luxury Card Stock
Theresa's Joyful Holiday, clear or rubber
Ranger tea dye distress ink
sheer ribbon
pearls

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New from GRS!


Gourmet Rubber Stamps is releasing a new set of stamps today called Holiday Season Sampler!  It is a great set which features images for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

i {heart} papers has a Christmas/Winter sampler version of this set. I used the mittens and one of the small frames from Simple Stories' Handmade Holiday designer paper to create a card with a warm homespun feel.

You can see more great designs with Holiday Season Sampler on the GRS blog!

Notes:
ihp Christmas/Winter sampler
Olive Grove Memento ink
Ranger tea dye and frayed burlap distress ink
Simple Stories Handmade Holiday designer paper
elastic lace trim
ivory twill
button
jute thread
i {stick} papers tape
dimensional adhesive
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A Note for You!


It's release day for The {Stamps} of Life!  This month's set is a really cute set called postage2stamp.  It is full of lots of fun little images and sentiments to include inside stamp borders of two sizes. So adorable!

Today's "card" is a CD pocket with a punny sentiment.  It was made by scoring a 5.5 x 10 inch piece of card stock at the center 5 inch mark and then 1/4 inch from each long edge.  To reduce bulk, trim the 1/4 inch flaps from one side.  Adhere designer paper to the front, and then punch a notch with a circle punch or nestability; adhere the envelope flap, made from designer paper and lined with a coordinating designer print, to the back at the opposite end. Construct the string closure mechanism (3/4 inch circles attached with eyelets) before adhering the sides with i {stick} papers tape. Finally, adhere designer paper to the back, covering where the flap is attached.  The designer paper I used for this envelope is a lined pattern from the same designer paper pack, which is perfect for listing the songs recorded on the CD.
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