More Cards I've Made!

Here are three cards I made while I was getting ready for my May Play Day.  Hope you like them!

CARD ONE:

RECIPE:

STAMPS:  Pedaling Past
PAPER:  Old olive, Ballet Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White
INK:  Night of Navy
ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Edge Punch, Sponge, Sizzix Matchbox Bigz XL Die, Big Shot, Linen Thread, Dimensionals
DIMENSIONS: 
Old Olive:  4-1/4 x 11, score at 5-1/2
Ballet Blue:  1-1/4 x 4-1/4
Night of Navy:  3/4 x 4-1/4
Scrap Whisper White

CARD TWO:

RECIPE:

STAMPS:  Loads of Love
PAPER:  Ballet Blue, Old Olive, Watercolor, Real Red
INK:  Black Stazon
ACCESSORIES:  Real Red Brads, Watercolor Wonder Crayons ,Aqua Painter, Textured Impressions Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Dimensionals
DIMENSIONS:
Ballet Blue:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, score at 4-1/4
Old Olive:  1-3/4 x 5-1/2
Watercolor:  2-1/2 x 3-3/4
Real Red:  2-5-8 x 3-7/8
Scrap Watercolor

CARD THREE:

RECIPE:

STAMPS:  Totally Tool
PAPER: Ballet Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Real Red
INK:  Basic Black, Markers:  Going Gray, Real Red
ACCESSORIES: Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 1/2" Real Red Grograin Ribbon
DIMENSIONS:
Ballet Blue:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, score at 4-1/4
Night of Navy:  5-1/4 x 2
Whisper White:  2-1/4 x 3-1/4
Real Red:  2-3/8 x 3-3/8

May Play Day Projects

Wow!  Two posts in one day!  I can't believe it!

Here are our projects for May Play Day!  We made cards and projects for the guys in our lives this month.  As I was working on the projects, Doyle saw what I was making and said, "Your projects look more masculine this month."  I told him that was a good thing and explained our theme for this month.

PROJECT ONE:

Our first project uses the stamp set Totally Tool:

STAMPS:  Totally Tool
PAPER:   Ballet Blue, Night of Navy, Real Red, Kraft
INK:  Basic Black and Ballet Blue
ACCESSORIES:  Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Color Spritzer with Close to Cocoa marker, Going Gray, Real Red and Ballet Blue Markers, Scissors, Vintage Brads, Dimensionals
TECHNIQUES:  Dry Embossing
DIMENSIONS:  Ballet Blue:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, score at 4-1/4
Night of Navy 5-1/4 x 4
Real Red 4-3/8 x 3-1/4
Kraft 4-1/4 x 3-1/8

PROJECT TWO:

STAMPS:  Pedaling Past
PAPER:  Kraft, Ballet Blue, Night of Navy, Scraps of Real Red and Whisper White
INK:  Night of Navy
ACCESSORIES:  Textured Impressions Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Sponge, Sizzix Matchbox Bigz XL Die, 1-3/8" Circle Punch
TECHNIQUE:  Dry Embossing
DIMENSIONS:
Kraft 4-1/4 x 11, score at 5-1/2
Ballet Blue 4 x 3-1/2
Night of Navy 3-13/16 x 3-5/16
Scraps:  Real Red and Whisper White


PROJECT THREE:

STAMPS:  Under the Stars
PAPER:  CD Holder
INK:  Basic Black
ACCESSORIES:  Markers:  Summer Sun, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Real Red, Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals

CD Holders are very versatile; I have used this project for nearly every holiday, and it is fast as well.  It also doesn't need a Big Shot or other die cutter, so anyone can make it!

PROJECT FOUR:

STAMPS:  Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories
PAPER:  Night of Navy, Old Olive, Ballet Blue, Watercolor Paper
INK:  Black Stazon, Night of Navy
ACCESSORIES:  Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Aqua Painter, Big Shot, Texture Impression Plates, Sponge
TECHNIQUES:  Dry Embossing, Watercoloring, Z-Fold Card
DIMENSIONS:
Night of Navy 4-1/4 x 11, score at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2
Old Olive 2-1/2 x 4
Ballet Blue 2-1/4 x 3-3/4
Watercolor Paper 2-1/2 x 3-3/4
Old Olive 2-5/8 x 3-7/8
Ballet Blue 2-3/4 x 4

Thanks for looking at these projects!
Happy stampin and scrappin!
Linda

April Play Day Cards

For our April Play Day, we made cards for the ladies in our lives, Mothers, Sisters, and Friends!  Here are our projects:

PROJECT ONE:

This card was greatly inspired by a beautiful card by abstampin on Splitcoast Stampers.  My recipe is:

STAMPS:  Heard from the Heart, On Your Birthday
PAPER:  So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla, Razzleberry Lemonade DS Paper
INK:  Melon Mambo
ACCESSORIES:  Build-a-Brad, Scallop Edge Punch, Sticky Strip, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 1/2" and 1-1/4" Circle Punches

PROJECT TWO:

This Post-it-Note Holder is a perfect little gift for that special friend, Mother or Sister!

STAMPS:  Tiny Tags
PAPER:  Tea Party DS Paper, Whisper White Cardstock
INK:  Pretty in Pink
ACCESSORIES:  Coaster, Post-it Note Pad, Binder Clip, Corner Rounder Punch, Tombo Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Linen Thread, Very Vanilla 1/4" Grograin Ribbon

PROJECT THREE:

Project Three was a Swing or Flip Flop Card, which we made as a Mother's Day Card.  I really liked the way that this project turned out!  The flowers were stamped twice, watercolored, cut out, and popped up with dimensionals.  Here is the other side of it:

I think the double sided card is extra neat, and I love the way that it stands up!  I followed the excellent tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers to make this card.  My recipe for this card is:

STAMPS:  Blooming Beautiful, Teeny Tiny Wishes
PAPER:  Bashful Blue, Kraft, Watercolor, Bashful Blue DS Paper
INK:  Black Stazon, Watercolor Crayons
ACCESSORIES:  Aqua Painter, 1/4 inch Bashful Blue Grograin Ribbon, Dimensionals
SIZES OF PAPER:  Bashful Blue 5-1/2 x 6-3/4, Kraft 2-7/8 x 3-7/8 (2 pieces), Watercolor 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 (2 pieces), scrap Watercolor, Bashful Blue DS Paper (4 each of each size) 1-1/16 x 1-1/4, 1-1/16 x 2-9/16, 1-1/8 x 4-1/8

PROJECT FOUR:

We also made the Awash with Flowers card shown in my Milwaukee Swap card post.  It is the one with the scallop circle on the front!

This was a fun month, and I really liked the projects!

Thanks for looking!
Linda