Double the Fun as a Guest Stamper on Mary Fisher's Stampin Pretty Blog

I'm very excited today and honored to be a guest stamper on Mary's Fish Stampin Pretty Blog! She is not only talented, but an inspiration to many people, not to mention a terrific person. I'm also thrilled to be a part of her  Stampin' Pretty Pals team.

The card above is a very simple and quick layout using two of my favorite stamp sets called: Baroque Motifs and Oval All. I love how these 2 colors work so nicely together, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry. Don't you?

Here is a close up of one of the images from the Oval All stamp set. Isn't it cute? and don't you just love when you have punches that match a stamp set?

Well this stamp set does. It matches the oval punch and scallop oval punch, which I used as a mat.

Now onto the next card, which is below.

This card was inspired by one of Mary's posts which illustrated the new Stampin' up colors in the New catalog. Click here to view the inspiration.

After I saw that post, I thought of a flower, so I came up with this card and loved the way it came out....here is another view of the card below.

I started by cutting out (4) 1" squares and than used the corner punch on 2 ends of each square using So Saffron cardstock. Than I cut out (4) 3/4" squares using DSP called Love Letter and used the corner punch again. Last but not least, I cut (4) 1/2" squares of DSP and layed that on top of the other squares. Perfect when you have scraps.

Yes, it's stampin dimensionals again.....I used those under each square to give the flower more of a 3D effect. Now for the steam, I used the stamp set called: Bold Blossom in Old Olive Ink. To top off the card, I did a bow using Old Olive Satin Ribbon and added 2 buttons in the center.

Once again, I would like to thank Mary for having me as a guest stamper on her Stampin Pretty Blog. Please make sure to stop by and visit her if you haven't already done so.

Also, if you haven't yet seen the newest catalog that came out

July 1, 2011........here it is 

Click Here to view and download the new catalog!!!

  

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Mojo Monday195 - Love Letter and Just Believe

Here is this week's challenge at Mojo Monday (MOJO 195) with a sketch design by Debbie Carriere 

Can you believe these are retiring... the little Embosslits Dies called Simple Flower and Cherry Blossom  flowers. They are so cute and perfectly embossed little flowers, as I would call them.  The  good news is they are on sale at 40% off and only $7.17 each while supplies last.

The last chance lists can be found here for all items now retiring or while supplies last, so if you don't have these little guys than now is the time to buy.

I used the Circle Scissor Plus to cut out a 2 1/2" circle as my main focal point (middle)....this little thing is great....it can cut out so many variations of circles and so many sizes. Also, I added a corduroy button from the Cherry Cobbler just to give it a little color on top, but otherwise stuck to more neutral and stuble colors. Finally, added little Rhinestones around the center to add some sparkle.

Baby News: I'm getting bigger and bigger everyday now or at least it seems like that. This is the period where the baby is putting on weight....at least that's what I keep telling myself to keep myself sane when I'm expanding outward. I do watch what I eat and only limit myself on a bite or two of sweets...one of my favorites and hard to resist. 

Even though I want to eat more, I found out that you only need to add an extra 300 calories a day when your pregnant and as you know 300 calories is nothing....one muffin at least from Costco can be that.

Supplies Used:

• Stamp Set - Just Believe (120453)
• Inks - Soft Suede ( 115657)
• Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, So Saffron
• DSP - Love Letter (117162) 
• Other - Stampin Dimensionals (104430),  Rhinestones (119246), Ribbon (retired)
• Embosslits Dies: Simple Flower (114514), Cherry Blossom (114516)
• Circle Scissor Plus: (112530), Scallop Border Punch (119882)

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PPA98 - Sketch Challenge using Delicate Doilies and Punches

Surprise!!! It's another fun week at the Pals Paper Arts website with a wonderful sketch created by: Margaret Moody

They always have a great new challenge every Thursday and this is one of them. Join the fun by creating a card based off of the sketch above and link it to their website. It's easy to link up and all you need to do is create a card. Here is mine below......... 

This little stamped image comes from one of the newest stamp sets called: Delicate Doilies  which is coming out July 1....yeah!! and can easily be punched out using the Doily Triple Layer Punch......isn't cute!!! 

The stamp set goes so well with this DSP called: Love Letter which is retiring June 30.

I than cut out a 1 1/2" circle using So Saffron and the Circle Scissor Plus to use as a mat behind it. Yes, I did use stampin dimensionals under the punch out and used it again under the middle square, and last but not least under the sentiment.

I find that by using the dimensionals on top of an embossed cardstock holds much better verses using regular adhesive and putting the sentiment on top. It also makes the card pop up more.

Also, I used the Finial Press embossing folder to emboss the whisper white cardstock.

For the leaves, I used the Two-Step Bird and combined it with the leaves from the Build a Blossom set using Old Olive cardstock and ink. This set comes in handy for alot of things.

You may be asking what about the sentiment.....well I used the stamp set called: Thanks for Caring that was in the Occasions Mini Catalog that ended April 30 but no longer available.

Important note.... the Summer Mini that is currently available has many beautiful items...get them before they are no longer available ends Aug 31st.

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Tri Shutter with Love Letter and Directions

Here is another Tri-Shutter Card using DSP called: Love Letter and stamp set: With All My Love. Added step by step directions so you can make one too. Here we go.

Step 1

Cut any piece of cardstock ( 5 ½” x 12")

Step 2 - Use your Martha Stewart , Scor-Pal, or any other tool used to score.

(Right side of cardstock facing up towards you on the top)

Step 3 - Turn cardstock (length wise)

Measure  in 1 ½” starting at the  2” score mark  and than again at the 10” score mark (Do this on both sides lengthwise)

Step 4 - (Hint): Place your ruler at each mark (2” and 10” score mark) and than make a slit between the 2 marked areas using a craft knife and craft mat (Hold your ruler firm)……Repeat on the other side….see picture below

 

Step 5 - Fold card as pictured below (2 views points)...that's where your scores marks that you did in the begining come in handy for folding 

 

Step 6

(Cardstock) – Adhere all pieces to the card base

Cut out (2) 1 ¾” x 5 ¼” cardstock for left and right side

Cut out  (2) 1 ¾” x 2 ¼” cardstock for left middle and right middle sides

Cut out (2) 3 ¾” x 1 ¼” cardstock for top middle and bottom middle

Cut out (1) 3 ¾” x 2 ¼” cardstock or DSP for the middle

 

Step 7

(DSP – Designer Series Paper) Adhere all DSP to the card stock

Cut out (2) 1 ½” x 5” for left and right side

Cut out (2) 1 ½” x  2” for left middle and right middle sides

Cut out (2) 1 1/8” x 3 5/8” for top middle and bottom middle
Cut out (4) 1 ¼” x  1 ¾” for the four quadrants

Step 8 - 

Embellish as you want now that the base card is done.......I used the stamp set: With All my love to finish mine up....See pictures below (Trust me when I say that these can be addicting.....you do one and you will want to do another one)......Try it!!!

In the soon future, I will have this up on my sidebar as free directions, but need to see what's the best form, using Word Doc, which I currently have on my computer or see if I can convert it to PDF.

Enjoy!!!

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Happy Birthday with Love Letters and Fun Flower

Finally had time to pull out this gorgeous DSP paper called: Love Letters to make a Happy Birthday card for someone at work. Although the inside looks white, it's really Very Vanilla Cardstock, but my camera makes it look more like Whisper White.

The Bigz L Die Fun Flower gives any card just the right touch, especially the chance to create different looking flowers to match any card and a simple clean look. I added a little adornment in vanilla for the center of the flower. Try using any DSP for a print look to match the card. It's great!!

To make this card, I did cut away 1 1/4" from the front right hand side.....this comes in handy if you want your card to open differently.

I than used one of my favorite embossing folders called: Elegant Lines to emboss the square in the middle and added 3 little brads on the left hand side of the square. The mat pack comes in real handy to help you position where you want the brads to go.

Like always, I used stampin dimensionals not only under the flower, but used it under the sentiment and under the square middle. This way the card pops out just a little more at you. Hope you enjoy!!

Supplies Used:

• Stamp Set - Fabulous Phrases (120501)CM (117002) W
• Inks - Black (101179) 
• Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Black, So Saffron
• DSP -Love Letter (117162)
• Other - Stampin Dimensionals (104430), 
• Adornments (121879), Brads, Fun Flowers (121812) 
• Punches - Word Window Punch (119857)   

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