Moving Forward May Play Day Project

We made a card using one of my favorite stamp sets from the catalog, Moving Forward, at May Play Day.  It is a CASE of a card designed by Mary Fish.  To see her card, visit her blog at stampinpretty.com, post dated June 25, 2012.

The inside of the card looks like this:

I love all the images in this set, but the bird and frog are just extra cute!

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Moving Forward

CARDSTOCK: 
     Basic Gray:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Daffodil Delight:  5 x 5
     Whisper White:  3 x 3-1/2
     Daffodil Delight:  2 x 4-1/4
     Polka Dot Parade DSP:  1-7/8 x 4-1/4
     Daffodil Delight:  3-3/4 x 5
     Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8
     Scraps:  Old Olive, Whisper White

INK:  Basic Gray, Old Olive

MARKERS:  Old Olive, Real Red

ACCESSORIES:  Dimensionals, Pearls, Silver Mini Brads, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, White Baker's Twine, Scallop Square Bigz Clear, Perfect Pennants Die, Paper Snips, 2-1/2 Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Dapper Dad May Play Day Project

We used the Boutique Boxes Kit just a bit differently to make a box for Father's Day.  The project would easily adapt to a birthday or retirement project.

 

A side view looks like this:

 



This was a CASE of a project pictured in the Spring Mini Catalog, and also someone posted a project using the two Hershey's bars (I hunted unsuccessfully to find who it was).  Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Dapper Dad, Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK:
     Comfort Café DSP:  2-1/4 x 3-1/2
     Scraps:  Old Olive, Crumb Cake

INK:  Old Olive, Soft Suede

ACCESSORIES:  Bitty Banners Framelits, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stampin Distress Tool, Sticky Strip, Sponge, Hershey bars, Boutique Boxes Kit

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Gift Card Holder May Play Day Project

Today I am sharing a project from our May Play Day, a beautiful gift card holder!

And a picture of the open gift card holder:

I used a tutorial I found on Pinterest, one of my favorite places to visit on the web these days!  It was found at http://secretlifeofpaper.blogspot.com, post dated December 9, 2010.

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  None

CARDSTOCK:

     Baja Breeze:  3-1/8 X 8-1/2 scored at 2 and 6
     Twitterpated DSP: 
          3-1/4 x 1-3/4
          3-1/4 x 2-1/4
          3-1/4 x 3-3/4
     Scraps:  Baja Breeze, Twitterpated DSP, Island Indigo

ACCESSORIES:  Designer Builder Brads, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Mini Velcro Dots, Sticky Tape

For those of you who know me, my beautiful cat Punkin is sitting on my lap with his front paws on the keyboard, so if there are any mistakes in this post, that is why!  Punkin often "helps" my husband with his computer work, and seems to be best at making the computer screen image turn sideways!  We love you Punkin!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

By the Tide May Play Day Project

The card I am sharing today is a great masculine card we made at May Play Day.  It is a CASE of a card by Kay Kalthoff (stampingtoshare.com) posted March 18, 2013, which she CASED from a Leadership board.

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  By the Tide

CARDSTOCK: 
     Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Early Espresso:  4 x 5-1/4
     Crumb Cake:  3 x 4-1/4
     Early Espresso:  2-3/4 x 4
     Very Vanilla:  2-5/8 x 3-7/8

INK:  Sahara Sand, Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES:  Chevron Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Early Espresso Brad

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Made for You Birthday Card CASE!

Hello, everyone!  Hope you are enjoying your three-day weekend for Memorial Day!  Today I am sharing a card we made at our April Play Day.  It is a CASE of Deb Currier's card that she posted on Stampin Connection, a demo only web site, on March 20, 2013, which she CASED from Stampin Success, a magazine Stampin Up! publishes for their demos. 

It is a fast and easy card, but so pretty, too!

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Made for You

CARDSTOCK:
     Whisper White:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Lucky Limeade:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     Whisper White:  3-3/4 x 5
     Summer Smooches DSP:  3/4 x 4-1/2
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade

INK:  Real Red

ACCESSORIES:  Vintage Faceted Buttons, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, Chevron Embossing Folder, 1" Square Punch, 1-3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, Glue Dots, Linen Thread

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Oh, Hello April Play Day Project

Today I am sharing a card we made at our April Play Day using the Oh, Hello stamp set. 

STAMPS:  Oh, Hello; A Fitting Occasion

CARDSTOCK:
     Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 @ 4-1/4
     Lucky Limeade:  4 x 5-1/4
     Very Vanilla:  3-1/2 x 3-7/8
     Tea for Two DSP: 1-3/4 x 3-7/8
     Scraps:  Tea for Two DSP, First Edition DSP

INK:  Soft Suede

ACCESSORIES:  Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercer, Window Frames Framelits, Hearts-a-Flutter Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Stampin Pierce Mat, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Best of Flowers April Play Day Project

Our second project at Play Day uses the awesome stamp set called Best of Flowers.  I really like all of the images and will be using them often. 

This card is a CASE of a beautiful card posted by Stefanie Pletscher on Stampin Connection on March 27, 2013.  Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Best of Flowers, Petite Pairs, En Francais

CARDSTOCK:
     Crumb Cake:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Inside:
          Early Espresso:  3-3/4 x 5
          Very Vanilla:  3-4/8 x 4-7/8
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

INK:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

ACCESSORIES:  Crochet Lace Trim, Vintage Trinkets, Linen Thread, Sponge, Dimensionals, 1-1/4 Square Punch, 1-3/8 Square Punch

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda
    

Secret Garden April Play Day Project

This card was one of the projects we made at April Play Day:

Here is a picture of the inside of the card:

 

 

It uses the stamp set, Secret Garden, and the beautiful paper from Print Poetry stack.  Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Secret Garden

CARDSTOCK:
     Midnight Muse:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Crumb Cake:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     Midnight Muse:  3-3/4 x 5
     Print Poetry DSP:  1-1/8 x 3-1/2 (3)
     Print Poetry DSP:  1-1/2 x 3-5/8
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, Gumball Green
     Inside:
          Crumb Cake:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
          Very Vanilla:  3-3/4 x 5

INK:  Midnight Muse

ACCESSORIES:  Secret Garden Framelits, Big Shot, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Dimensionals, Pearls, Glue Dots

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda