Wedding Shower - Thank Yous & Card

I attended a wedding shower today. I made a set of 24 thank you notes for the bride to be. 
Her colors were blush and navy blue so I chose those for the project.
I created the blush paper by brushing Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress Stain onto white pearl card stock.  The sheets were left to dry over night.  I was glad to see that the sheets were back to being flat in the morning.
I made the blush hearts with the Stampin Up! Sweetheart punch.  I was able to get 10 from a strip of card stock 2 inches x 11 inches.  I alternated the bumps to make efficient use of the paper.
The ivory cards have a gold foil greeting the center.  I used the SU Modern Label digital stamp to create the label around the words.  The dots are from the Lemonade Stand digital stamp set.  I printed the label and the dots in Night of Navy.  I adhered the hearts with double sided tape. 

I made a card for the couple.  I chose an ivory textured card stock for the card.  I chose the label from the Everything Eleanor digital stamp set.  I colored it with Night of Navy. 
The sentiment is also in the same dark blue.  I mounted another set of blush hearts in the center of the label. One is mounted with 3D foam tape to allow the other to easily be adhered behind it.
The shower was well attended and the gift table was overflowing with lovely things to get this couple started in their life together.

Card Club - Incentive

I gave the ladies who paid for the classes in advance a small gift of cards.  This is a sample of my Simple Sentiments.  I wanted to work with digital greetings.  I created a frame to hold the accent layer of decorative paper.  Then a larger frame which connects with the greeting shape.  The shape and the larger frame are the same color to create a seamless look between the two. 

I cut the decorative paper layer to 3.25 inches square.

I water colored a row of flowers on this layer.                           I punched a negative flower shape.

    I punched a negative flower shape.                                        This one was ready to go after the cut.

Christmas Card Order - Manger #2

For this card I started with the Stampin Up "Come to Bethlehem" stamp set.  I added the sentiment and printed it onto Very Vanilla card stock.  I managed 6 onto a full sheet of card stock.   I trimmed them.  I chose a coordinating piece of designer paper by Creative Imaginations - Sonnets by Sharon Soneff - French Poetry Print.  It has diamonds and script which creates a soft background.  I cut it then ripped the bottom edge of it. I adhered the Bethlehem layer to the designer paper and trimmed the card stock as needed. It was then adhered to the front of a dark brown card. I added hand drawn lines along the top and bottom with a gold alcohol marker.

This card features my new Nativity drawing. I created 3 separate pieces.  The stable, the Holy Family and the star based on my star from the Bethlehem drawing.  I can them mix and match them as I choose.  I placed centered the star over the babe in the manger.
I colored the stable in brown, the Holy Family in blue and the star in yellow.
I used the starry night I created for the earlier card as well.  I printed it onto a quarter sheet of white card stock and trimmed it to leave a small border.
This one is adhered to a navy card to coordinate with the dark border on the figures.  I added a sticky gold star in the center of the printed star.

Here's another card made with the same digital set of drawings.

This time I chose to keep it monochromatic.  I chose Dusty Plum.

In the star and the figures I added a gradient fill come from the bottom and the top to lighter in the middle.

I printed it onto a half sheet of white card stock.  I folded it and added a silver star in the center of the printed star.

This is a simpler design in layers and color.

Card Club - October - Playing Cards

I had these pretty playing cards which I wanted to use as an accent on a card.

I diecut the cards into a smaller circle with Spellbinder Smooth Round Nestabilities.

I drew a flower in More Mustard and added a stem in Old Olive.  I added a leaf with a gradient fill.  This was printed on white card stock and trimmed to leave a small border.

This layer was added to a warm green card base.

I then adhered the card circle to the center of the flower.

Sympathy - One Layer Geometric

After checking the challenge at Less is More a little more closely it suggested that the card should include geometric or pattern. 
I designed a new card which meets the challenge more closely.
I chose several Stampin Up digital images.
Classic Dad - Diamond background
Wonderful Wings - Butterfly 2
Teeny Tiny Wishes - With Sympathy
Punch Shapes - Modern Label Punch
I chose Certainly Celery for the diamond pattern background and Night of Navy for the butterfly, sentiment and Modern Label punch.  I put the diamond layer on the bottom half of the Whisper White card. I placed the butterfly above the diamond layer and the sentiment onto the label punch shape onto the diamond pattern.  I placed texture with a scored line around the card edge.

Submitting to the Less Is More - 271 - One Layer Card Challenge. 

Sympathy - One Layer Card

Another sympathy card for a one layer card challenge.
I chose several Stampin Up digital images.
Everything Eleanor - Flourish Frame
Wonderful Wings - Butterfly 2
Teeny Tiny Wishes - With Sympathy
Punch Shapes - Modern Label Punch
I chose Soft Sky for the frame, a central circle and the Modern Label punch shape and Night of Navy for the butterfly and sentiment.  I layered the butterfly over the circle in the frame and the sentiment onto the label punch shape.

Submitting to the Less Is More - 271 - One Layer Card Challenge.

R2G Christmas DSP Split - Tradition Medley

Another set of Ready 2 Go Christmas Card kits.  I started with heavy double sided designer paper.  I choose red and green card stock to coordinate with it.  I cut the DSP to 4 x 5.25" then cut again at 3".  The smaller piece was flipped then they were reassembled with tape.  I matched it with some pearly ribbed ivory ribbon over the join and taped ends to the back.  I made the greeting with 3 layers. Scallop oval, gold smooth oval and a color printed greeting punchie. I started with a greeting I found on-line and changed it and colored it to match the paper. These were layered then adhered to the card front with 3D foam tape.



DSP: Authentique Tradition  Medley
Scallop Oval: SB Large #3
Smooth Oval: SB Large #3
Greeting: Free Greeting from Bird's Cards

R2G - Dashing MC Apothecary

Another Ready 2 Go kit - this time in the SU Style.
I chose green and red card stock which coordinates with the designer paper.  I designed the greeting with a couple digital stamps and several other elements then I printed it onto vellum. The greeting matches the card color. I cut the vellum and the vanilla card stock at the same time so everything would match.  I punched slots on either end of the die cut with the slot punch. I matched the ribbon to the card color and taped it to the back of the designer paper.  Adhered the completed layer to the card front.

DSP: Dashing
Card: Old Olive, Real Red
Ribbon: Tafetta - Real Red / Old Olive - matches card
Die cut: Apothecary Framelits
Digital Stamps: Snowflake Soiree - Snowflake & Merry
Bling: Adhesive Rhinestones

Card Club - Thank You

I have several Stampin Up! digital CDs.  There are rules as to how you can use them. It's OK to make cards and give them away so that is what I did.  I made these for Card Club as a thank you.
I used images from Eventful Year, Madison Avenue, Sweet Summer, Fresh Vintage and Feeling Sentimental.  I colored some of them and use some as they came. Printed them on small ivory cards. These are great to include with a gift or to give someone a pick me up.  I matched them with ivory envelopes left over from another project.  I hope the girls enjoy them!

Notecards - Madison Avenue

Another set of note cards for someone who has lost a husband recently.  It's a time when thank you cards come in handy.
These are again the small note cards onto which I printed some digital images from the Stampin Up Madison Avenue set.  I added colorful centers in yellow, turquoise and pink.  Quick and easy.

Notecards - Colorful Dots & Flags

More note cards today.  I decided to see if I could find a few images that were colorful.  Here's a couple from the 2012 Eventful Year CD. Having digital stamps really helps in getting cards made quickly which is the situation I'm facing.

The note cards had the sentiment already printed so I just added the colorful dots and soft colored flags.  I hope to get them delivered today.

Card - Digital - Sycamore Street Notecards

These are some note cards I designed with digital paper from the Stampin Up! Sale-a-Bration 2013 CD.  These papers are all from the Sycamore Street Designer Paper.  I used the Pretty Petites stamps and the Petite Curly punch.  The flower on the top left and bottom right cards is from Sweet Summer Stamp set from the 2011 SAB CD.

Card - Challenge - Sketch - 2nd card

I had pulled several pieces of designer paper for my earlier card and decided to make another.  This time portrait orientation. Weekly Christmas Card Challenges.
I don't know the name of the Stampin Up! DSP I used here. It has Copyright 2006 on it. If any one can help please leave me a comment.
I started with an Always Artichoke card and layered a piece of Real Red on to it leaving a border.  I placed 3 pieces of the unknown DSP evenly spaced on the Real Red.  I needed a tall element for the focal image. I just received my hostess "Eventful Year CD" so I browsed it in hopes of finding something Christmasy.  I found this eyelet oval frame so I removed the flourishes and changed the colors to Very Vanilla and Always Artichoke.  I added a greeting in the centre in Real Red and color printed on Very Vanilla.  I added a layer of Always Artichoke under it.  I placed a bit of Real Red 1/4" gross grain to the top of the tag and adhered it to the card with 3D foam tape. Really happy with the card.

Card Club - Bliss

I started with a super piece of velvet paper.  The deep green colored strip with flowers on it.  A friend suggested using only a strip which was a great idea.  Thanks Susan.  I started with a purple textured card. I used an always artichoke colored paper and placed a strip on the let hand side and cut the back layer of the label in the same paper.  I colored printed the Stampin Up! digital stamp with Perfect Plum and Always Artichoke and die cut it with the smaller sized Spellbinder label nestabilities Labels 18 die. I placed the velvet strip over the right hand edge of green strip. I punched 2 flowers with Stampin Up! punch and attached them with tiny white brads. I nice elegant card. I used the RGB codes prepared by Marie Shaughnessy. for the color printing.   Thanks Marie for the hard work.   

All Occasion Stack Class - Robin Egg Blue Flowers

Here's the cards from my All Occasion Stack Class.

I started with Paula Dean blue flower punched and embossed shapes. I created the scallop from a MDS digital stamp and made it the right blue for the flowers.

Top card: I selected DP to match the blue then I selected red card stock to coordinate. I embossed a strip of pearl paper 1.5 x 5.25 with a dot embossing folder (SU! Perfect Polka Dots). I trimmed the DP to leave a space between the DP and the pearl. I added a red greeting to the digital stamp, printed it and punched it out. I selected red sequins and mounted the flowers with a sequin in the centre on a tiny white brad.

Bottom card: I selected DP to match the blue then I selected blue card stock to coordinate. I embossed a strip of pearl paper 1.5 x 5.25 with a dot embossing folder (Swiss Dots). I trimmed the DP to leave a space between the DP and the pearl. I added a brown greeting to the digital stamp, printed it and punched it out. I selected bronze sequins and mounted the flowers with it in the centre on a tiny white brad.

Cards - Easter Crosses

I had a request for some Easter cards.

Left: I used one of my watercolor backgrounds. Layered the digital cross and greeting onto it. Color printed it and cut it out. I layered that onto Kiwi Kiss card and then onto Tempting Turquoise card.

Right: I used another of my watercolor backgrounds. Layered the digital cross and greeting onto it. Color printed it and cut it out. I layered that onto a white card stock layer embossed with a Stampin Up! Elegant Bouquet folder. This was then added to a turquoise card.

Digital Cross: I created the cross by taking a high contrast photo of a small wooden cross against a black card. Then I was able to separate the light cross from the dark background. With this I saved the file with a transparent background so I can place it onto any background.

Card Club - May - Vellum

The card is navy with a navy white plaid scrapbook paper trimmed to size and adhered to the front. The tree and greeting were laser printe onto vellum. There are two ways to the attach the vellum. In this sample I have made a simple knot. The other way is an inny-outty. You make two 1/8 inch holes on either side of the middle of the card. Pull through the two ends of ribbons from front to inside of card one in each hole. Now cross them and return the ends to the front of the card through the opposite hole. Pull tight and trim ends. Fits well in the masculine theme I had for this month.