Love & Sympathy

Were you wondering if I'd ever post?
This card uses the new Circle Card Thinlits Die. I have always liked flip/swing cards but often found it difficult to line everything up just right. With the new Thinlits Dies it is easy! This card was done with the Faux Watercoloring Technique using the Love & Sympathy stamp set.

Mostly closed

Open

• The card is Marina Mist CS. I ran it through the Big Shot with the Circle Card Thinlits Die, it does the hard part by cutting and scoring all at once.
• On Watercolor Paper I stamped the iris from Love & Sympathy using the Faux Watercolor Technique(instructions in this post), and cut it out with a Circle Framelit. I attached it to the card so that when closed it is on the front.
• The sentiment is from Create a Cupcake and is stamped on Very Vanilla CS with Old Olive ink than punched with the Word Window Punch. I layered it on Old Olive CS punched with the Modern Label Punch. I added the smallest of the Pearl Jewels on both ends and added it to the card.
• I stamped an additional sentiment from Create a Cupcake on Very Vanilla CS again in Old Olive. I cut it with a Circle framelit and added it to the opposite side of the card.
• I added one each of the three small sizes of Pearls to the top curve of the card.

These flip/swing cards are so fast and easy to make!

Life Gets Crazy

I know that it has been a couple of weeks since I have posted and I apologize for that, it has been a crazy and hard couple of weeks. I will be taking photos of a couple of cards and posting soon, so please don't give up on me.

Upcoming Classes

Club

Club is starting and we have room for more! Club will be the first Tuesday of the month at 9 am and 6:30 pm. Club runs for as many months as we have members plus one additional month. Everyone gets a turn as Hostess.

Halloween Treat Class

October 15- 6:30 pm

Punch Art Class

October 16--6:30 pm- it's all about the owl punch
November 20--6:30 pm- Fancy Flower Punch

Card Buffet

October 19-- 9 am

Click on the the class tab for more information!

Stampin' Llama

Welcome to our mini hop! You may have arrived her from  Stephanie's blog but if you are starting here the buttons at the end of this post will help you along the way. Stephanie designs our headers and buttons for all of our hops her work is amazing.

Here is my first card is an Autumn Birthday card

• The card base is Sahara Sand CS with the feathers from Fine Feather stamped with Versamark
• The pheasant was stamped with Stazon onto Watercolor Paper and colored with Ink and an Aqua Painter. I ran it through the Big Shot and cut it with the Labels Collection Framelits. 
• I mounted it onto a piece of Cajun Craze CS that had been cut with the next larger Framelit.
• I handcut feathers from Very Vanilla CS, tied them together with Linen Thread. 
• The sentiment is from Create a Birthday stamped with Cajun Craze Ink.

My next card uses one of the single Christmas stamps.

• The card base is Crumb Cake CS 
• I ran a piece of Very Vanilla CS through the Big Shot in the Flowers a Plenty Embossing Folder and added it to the card base.
• I added a piece of DSP from the Season of Style DSP. I used a piece of Brushed Gold CS punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Boarder punch to cover the seam of the two papers.
• I stamped Prince of Peace with Versamark onto Very Vanilla CS and heat embossed it with Gold embossing powder, then cut it out and popped it up with Dimensionals onto the cards front.

So there you have it a couple of fun cards that I hope you enjoyed, Now hope on over to Debbie's Blog.

The Wacky Watercooler

Welcome to our hop! You may have just come from Jeanne's blog and if you have I'm sure you enjoyed her projects. If you are starting here just keep clicking until you make your way back to me.

My first 3 projects use the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit(133507) on page 31 of the Holiday Catalog.

I made the create banner for my craft room. I used Sponge Daubers for all my stenciling. The colors I used are Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Rose Red. I strung the banner flags from Rose Red Seam Binding.

The next banner is a work in progress, I won't be finishing it until I hold my banner class because I will be using it for demonstration purposes.

I did this banner in Real Red and Encore Silver. I used the Red and Silver Glimmer papers and the now retired snowflake die. I layered the snow flake either Silver, Red, Silver or Red, Silver, Red. The centers of the snow flakes have a Vintage Faceted Designer Button with Rhinestone centered on it. Santa Banner stamped with Santa's List found on page 31 of the Holiday Catalog.

The Halloween Banner uses Most of the pieces from the Halloween Simply Created Accessory Kit, page 31. I couldn't use the Summer Starfruit pieces.

I made additional Lollies from DSP the Pumpkin Pie piece is from Quatrefancy Specialty DSP and Old Olive is from the DSP Stacks. I stenciled with Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant and Stazon.

My last project is a card using Truly Grateful stamp set found on page 19 of the Holiday Catalog.

The card base is Naturals White I stamped the panel stamp with Baked Brown Sugar. I cut banner cut strips of CS in Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler. I banner cut Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon as well as Cotton Ribbon. I Stamped Happy Birthday from Create a Cupcake on the Cotton Ribbon in Early Espresso. I layers all the banners together an topped the off with two stamped acorns I used Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Cajon Craze for the acorn.


Hop on over to Terri's Blog and see what she has in store for you.

For those of you that visit my blog regularly I will be posting irregularly for a couple of weeks, sadly I came home from work a week ago and found that my lap top no longer works I will be getting another one as soon as I can, until then I have to borrow computers to post.

I Need Your Help

My boss bought a couple of wooden owls to decorate, she gave me one of them. I have started to dec

orate it but I am at a loss as how to finish it and that is where I need your help.

So far I have covered the owl with Epic Day This and That DSP. His Belly is Crumb Cake CS with the edges sponged with Crumb Cake Ink.

The eyes are Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip CS, the beak is Crushed Curry CS.

So I need help on how to finish it. Here is one idea that I have thought of but I'm not sure if I like it.

Please comment with any suggestions that you might have.

Envelope Punch Board

Home canning season has started and unfortunately that means paper crafting is on hold. Here is a new product from Stampin' Up.

Delightful Dozen

Another Birthday Card!

• The card base is Very Vanilla CS layered with 5 3/8" x 4 1/4" Real Red CS Layered again with a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Modern Melody DSP.
• I made two banners from two more pieces of Modern Melody DSP layering one on Basic Black CS and one on Real Red CS.
• I made mini banners from Basic Black and Very Vanilla CS using the Bitty Banners Framelits.
• I stamped the sentiment from Delightful Dozen in Real Red onto Very Vanilla CS I cut it out with the Circle Framelits. I cut the next larger Circle from Basic Black CS.

I like how this card turned out!

Rev Up the Fun!

• The card base is Whisper White CS.
• I ran a 4" x 3 1/4" Baked Brown Sugar CS through the Big Shot in the Houndstooth Embossing Folder I attached it to a 4" x 3" piece of Whisper White over lapping them so that the finished size was 4" x 5 1/4" Front for the card base.
• I inked up the car from Rev Up the Fun with Real Red and the colored the wheels with the Black Marker. I used a Q-tip to remove the red from the hub caps and colored them Smoky Slate, I then stamped it on the White Panel. I inked up the phrase with Pacific Point and stamped it under the car.
• I stamped the banner from Hearts a Flutter once in Real Red, twice in Pacific Point stamping the on Whisper White CS and cutting them with the Hearts a Flutter Framelit. I made narrow banner from Daffodil Delight CS. I stamped the tread mark twice on a strip of Whisper White and attached the banners to it.
• I punched an opening in the Baked Brown Sugar CS then layer it over the card base and using Real Red Ink I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I the added Dimensional to the back of the Front and added it to the base.

I thought that the card turned out to be a fun Boy/Man Birthday card.

I have started updating my fall class schedule so make sure you check out the class tab at the top of the blog.

Swallowtail

Here is the second card I made with the Emboss Resist Technique.

• The card is Whisper White CS I stamped the Swallowtail in Versamark on the front of the card and Heat Embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder.
• I used a Sponge Dauber and Pistachio Ink to bring out the butterflies details.
• On a scrap of Whisper White CS I stamped the sentiment from Blooming With Kindness and then ran it through the Bid Shot cutting it out with Chalk Talk Framelit(I trimmed the top and bottom off with the paper trimmer so that it was framed evenly).
• I popped the sentiment up with Dimensionals then added a Old Olive Candy Dot above the sentiment.

Another fast and easy card!

Blooming With Kindness

I had about an hour to stamp yesterday, I decided to do Emboss Resist.

• On a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White CS I stamped the flower from Blooming with Kindness in Versamark and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. 
• With Sponge Daubers I swirled Crisp Cantaloupe Ink over the flower and Pistachio Pudding over the stem.
• I used markers in the matching colors to ink up the sentiment from that same set and stamped it in the upper corner.
• I rounded the corners with the corner punch and then added Dimensionals to the back and popped it up on a Whisper White card base. 

It was fast and easy and the first time I have used those two In colors.

Llama Mini Blog Hop

Many of our Hop friends are busy this time around so we are have a Mini Hop. We are sharing items from the Holiday Catalog.

My first two cards are birthday card using items from both catalogs.

• The card base is Very Vanilla.
• I used the wood paneling from Truly Grateful stamp set found on page 19 of the Holiday Catalog to stamp the card base with Baked Brown Sugar.  I also stamped it on Baked Brown Sugar CS that I cut as a banner flag.
• I cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler CS as a banner flag.
• I stamped the phrase from the Hostess set Express Yourself in Cherry Cobbler on a strip of Very Vanilla CS, then cut it as a banner flag.
• I stacked the flags starting with the Cherry Cobbler flag, than added a piece of Natural Trim, than the Baked Brown Sugar flag, last the Very Vanilla flag.  I added the largest button from Naturals Designer Buttons with Linen Thread threaded through the holes. Adding it all to the card base,

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• The card base is Whisper White with a front of DSP from Season of Style DSP Stack found on page 22 of the Holiday Catalog.
• I stamped the phrase from Bring On the Cake in Cherry Cobbler on a scrap of Whisper White and cut it out with the Circle Collection Framelits, I layered it onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler CS cut the next size larger and added it to the card front. 
• I layered Season of Style Designer Washi tape on a scrap of Whisper White CS and punched 2 circles with the 3/4" Circle Punch. I covered a retired button with a second strip of tape from the same bundle. I threaded Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine through the button Holes. I added them overlapping on the sentiment,

• The card base is Whisper White, I ran it through the Big Shot cutting an opening with the Labels Collection Framelits. I ran it through a second time in the Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder. I added a piece of Seasons of Style DSP on the inside of of the front of the card.
• On the piece of Whisper White CS cut out from the front of the card I stamped the phrase from Christmas Messages found on page 34 of the Holiday catalog. I stamped it with Versamark and heat embossed it with a mixture of Cherry Cobbler EP mix with a little bit of Dazzling Diamonds to make it sparkle. I re-cut the piece with the next smaller Framelit. I then popped it up with Dimensionals on the DSP.

I hope you enjoy our small hop, the bloggers are:

Kath (me)  http://kath-allthatscrap.blogspot.com/

Debbie http://cleverandcute.blogspot.com/

Jackie http://jackotterstamp.blogspot.com/

Buffy http://buffycooper.com/

The rest of the swaps!!!

The first one is was not labeled :( I love how the envelope coordinates with the card.

Details as I see them:
Stamps: Love & Sympathy,
Paper: Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar
ink: Baked Brown Sugar
Misc: Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder

The next one is from Carolyn Steurer,

Details as I see them:
Stamps: Express Yourself
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pear Pizza, Quadrafancy Specialty DSP, Subtles DSP Stack
Ink: Soft Suede
Misc: Hearts Collection Framelits, Designer Vintage Faceted Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensionals and Glue Dots

A matching Memo Book and Pen from Kathe D(her card swap can be seen here)

Detail as I see them:
Stamps: Mosaic Madness
Paper: Quatrefancy Specialty DSP, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush
Misc: Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Pool Party Ribbon, Mosaic Punch

A Gift from Christine (her card can be seen in this post)

Details as I see them:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Paper: Gingham Garden DSP, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo
Misc: Daffodil Delight Ribbons, Simply Pressed Clay and Molds, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Labels Collection Framelits, Tag a Bag Gift Bags

I hope you enjoyed seeing the swaps I received while visiting my friends.