Baby Shower Invitation

Here it is, Meg's baby shower invitation. I made 30 of these suckers - whew! I really enjoyed it, though. I was excited to do something special for her shower. I am doing a star theme for the whole shower. I'm sure you can guess, she's having a boy!


The design of the card is my own, but I got the baby onesie shape idea from the awesome Lauren Meader. Her tutorial is really helpful if you want to make your own.

My favorite detail are the eyelet "snaps", just like the bottom of real onesies. There is a score line there for added detail.

~Supplies~
Stamps: Star Prints (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: So Saffron (Stampin' Up!); dark gray pigment (Studio G)
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue (SU)
Accessories: eyelets, large star punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, 1 3/4 circle punch, dimensionals (SU)

Congratulations

This card went out to my friend and neighbor, Robin. Congrats, girl! Well deserved, indeed!!!!

~Supplies~ (All by Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Because I Care, Occasional Quotes
Ink: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz
Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Polka Dot embossing folder, white organza ribbon, dimensionals, aqua painter

Soaring by to say hi

More clouds - but this time, they're made of felt! Ooooh! Ahhhh! And don't they pair so well with that grass border punch!?!? Love it!


~Supplies~
Stamps: Up, Up, and Away, Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Onyx black (Versafine); Melon Mambo, Old Olive, and So Saffron markers (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Stamper's Select white (PTI); Baja Breeze, So Saffron, and Old Olive (SU)
Accessories: Cloud dies (PTI); circle punch (SU); Grass border punch (Martha Stewart); dimensionals (SU)

Birthday Banner

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this card. It took forever to create those banners, but OH MY GOSH was it worth it! I'm just so tickled about this card.

I hand cut the individual pennants out of a bunch of different retired DSPs - small patterns were important, since the pennants are so small. I folded the paper and then cut the two long sides, so when unfolded it was in the shape of a diamond. That way, I could fold the pennants around the thread so they actually hang from the thread - clear as mud, right? The thread is taped down underneath the layer, and the pennants are individually glued/popped up with dimensionals. Lots of little fussy pieces. :)



~Supplies~
Stamps: Cloudy Background (Taylored Expressions); alphabet (Studio G)
Ink: Bashful Blue (Stampin' Up!); Onyx black (Versafine)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive (SU); DSPs: Cutie Pie, Junior Varsity, Tall Tales, Raspberry Tart, Summer Picnic (SU)
Accessories: Linen Thread, dimensionals (SU)

Birthday Balloons

Straightforward card. Clean and simple. Fun new HUGE background stamp for the clouds - LOVE IT! No crazy embellishments since it's getting mailed. The balloons are cut out and popped up on dimensionals - there are dies for this stamp set but they were sold out when I ordered, so I had to cut by hand. Hopefully soon I'll be able to get them. The cutting wasn't so bad, except the baskets were kind of fussy.

I won't have very many cards for you in the upcoming days - all my stamping time (which is unfortunately very little now that DD#1 is not napping and not in school til September) is being taken up by baby shower invites. I'm hosting a baby shower for my dear friend, and hand-making the 30 invites. I'll definitely post one when they're done - they're totally cute!!!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Up, Up and Away (Papertrey Ink); Cloudy Background (Taylored Expressions)
Ink: Cool Caribbean, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, and Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up!); Onyx Black (Versafine)
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo (SU)
Accessories: Close to Cocoa Marker, dimensionals (SU); corner rounder (EK Success)

Another argyle birthday card

I'm loving the argyle for guy cards. This one's going out to my brother-in-law for his birthday.



~Supplies~
Stamps: A Little Argyle, Communique Sentiments, Fillable Frames #2 (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip (SU)
Accessories: Fillable Frames #2 die, rustic twine, vintage buttons (PTI); dimensionals (SU)

Happy Birthday, Matt!

I wanted to make a nice masculine birthday card for my husband's birthday today. I had to resist the urge to add lots of embellishments to keep it manly. :) I used the argyle set again, and it is very striking on the white background. Love it! This might be my new "go-to" for guy cards!


Happy Birthday, Matt! I love you! (And yes, he does read my blog. He has even learned to say nice things about the cards I make.) :)


~Supplies~
Stamps: A Little Argyle, Birthday Basics, Fillable Frames #2 (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Old Olive (Stampin' Up!); black (Versafine)
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Black, Kraft (SU)
Accessories: Fillable Frames #2 die (PTI); black grosgrain ribbon (Michael's)

Fixed it!

I really wanted wide black ribbon for Sunday's card....so I went to the store and bought some! Now, with some wide black twill and the latest trendy ruffle ribbon technique, my card looks oh-so-much better.

Time to relax

This argyle background was really fun to make. It was my very first time using the set, so it's not perfect, but I was pretty happy with the results. I'm excited to experiment with all the possibilities!

I am also in love with this couch set - it makes such great focal images. Although the "worn" spot on the couch was unintentional, I love how it adds a homey look to it, so I left it. :)

I wish I had a wider ribbon for the bottom - but in all my ribbon stash, this was the only black I had! I must remedy that!!! ;)

So there you go - a little bit of imprecise stamping that came out pretty cute!

~Supplies~
Stamps: A Little Argyle, On My Couch (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Fresh Snow (PTI); Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up!); black (Versafine)
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Kraft (SU)
Accessories: Couch die (PTI); Small oval punch, black grosgrain ribbon (SU)

Gift Card Holder

I was able to find the time to make a gift card holder for the Starbucks gift card to go with the end of year gift for my daughter's preschool teacher. I wanted to use the same color scheme (see Monday's post), but couldn't find any DSP that used both Cameo Coral and Old Olive. The closest I could find was Kiwi Kiss instead....good enough. :) I used Kristina Werner's awesome gift card holder template from a couple Christmases ago - VERY easy!


Here's what it looks like inside:


~Supplies~
Stamps: Tiny Treats: Valentine (Papertrey Ink); Family Phrases (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: black (Versamark)
Paper: Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, Raspberry Tart DSP (SU)
Accessories: white taffeta ribbon, scallop circle and circle punches, gold eyelets, dimensionals, Old Olive and Regal Rose markers (SU); T1 Copic

Teacher thank you gift

My older daughter's last day of preschool is this week. This was her first year and she absolutely LOVED going! Her teacher was awesome, and she really adored her. As an "end of year" thank you gift, I put a bag of wildflower seeds into a flower pot and added a pretty homemade tag. On the back of the tag I wrote, "Thank you for helping me grow this year!" Pretty cute, huh? :) Oh, and there's also a Starbucks gift card stuck in there as a special treat. I'm hoping that I find the time to make a gift card holder this week - I'll post it if I do.



~Supplies~
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: black (Versamark); Old Olive, Cameo Coral (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive (SU)
Accessories: circle and scallop circle punches (Marvy); Melon Berry buttons, Rustic twine (PTI)

Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge 152

Stamping 411 is celebrating their one year anniversary! Congratulations on an awesome, successful website, ladies! Here's this week's sketch:

And here's my card:


It took me several tries to come up with something for this layout...not sure why. But I do love what I ultimately came up with! :)




~Supplies~
Stamps: Fox and Friends, Family Phrases (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: black (Versamark); So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie (SU)
Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP (SU)
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border punch, Old Olive marker, Basic Black marker, dimensionals, Old Olive grosgrain ribbon (SU); rustic twine, Raspberry Fizz button (Papertrey Ink)

Birthday Tag

Now that my first daughter is at the age where she is getting invited to birthday parties, I have been making these birthday tags like crazy. The kids are only 3, so they don't even look at the cards, and I don't bother slaving over one that's just going to get tossed immediately. But these fun tags hang off the gifts for everyone to see and are very fun and SUPER quick to make. I seriously just made this in about 5 minutes - dashed upstairs while one daughter watched tv and the other slept in her swing, and they didn't even miss me. :) Here is the back of the tag:


The funny thing is that this stamp set is actually a Valentine's set. I'm just waiting and waiting for PTI to release a birthday version!


~Supplies~
Stamps: Tiny Treats: Valentine; Birthday Basics (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip (SU)
Accessories: Melon Mambo marker (SU); T1 Copic; circle and scallop circle punches (Marvy); rustic twine (PTI)

Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge 150

Here's the latest sketch from Stamping 411:


And here's my take:

I loved how this sketch was ever-so-slightly off center. It was a fun one!

~Supplies~ (All by Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Cottage Wall DSP
Accessories: Vintage Brads, Dusty Durango Polka Dot ribbon

Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge 149

Here's the latest sketch from Stamping 411:



I still needed a few more baby-themed thank you notes, and I wanted to try out this awesome layered ribbon ruffle technique from Ashely Cannon Newell. I LOVE how it came out! I changed the size of the sketch to a 4.25 x 4.25 square.



~Supplies~ (All by Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Little Hellos, Lots of Thoughts
Ink: Black
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sweet Pea Designer Paper Pack
Accessories: Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon, Sticky Tape, Small Oval Punch, Markers (So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink), dimensionals