Vivid Vases May Play Day Project

Today I am sharing a project we made at May Play Day.  I have misplaced my notes for this project, so I am not sure if I CASED it; if you have made a similar project, please let me know so I can give proper credit!

Here is my picture:

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Vivid Vases, Petite Pairs

CARDSTOCK:
     Whisper White:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Whisper White:  5-1/4 x 4
     Watercolor Wonder DSP:  1-3/4 x 4-3/4
     Island Indigo:  3-3/4 x 5
     Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8
     SCRAPS:  Whisper White and Island Indigo

INK:  Black Stazon, Old Olive, Real Red, Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight

ACCESSORIES:  Deco Label Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals

To make the frame lit shadow, I cut two of the Island Indigo Deco Label Framelits and cut them as shown in the picture:

I then adhered them to the Vivid Vases panel as shown in this picture:

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

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Bright and Cheerful Birthday Card: February Play Day Project One

We made some birthday cards in February, and this one was my favorite.  It is so bright and cheerful, and is easy to make!  Here is a picture:

 I saw an awesome card by Mary Fish and used her idea to make the packages.  It is hard to see, but there are some score lines on the white panel behind the "presents" that I made with my Simply Scored tool.

Here is another view:

And here is my recipe for the card:

STAMPS:  Teeny Tiny Wishes, On Your Birthday, Short & Sweet, Sweets for the Sweet

CARDSTOCK:
     Whisper White:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
     Real Red:  3-1/2 x 5
     Whisper White:  3-3/8 x 4-7/8
     Scraps:  Real Red, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Big Top Birthday DSP
     INSIDE:
          Real Red:  3-1/2 x 5
          Whisper White:  3-3/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Tempting Turquoise

MARKERS:  Old Olive, Real Red

ACCESSORIES:  Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, 1-1/4 Square Punch, 1-3/8 Square Punch, Simply Scored, Dimensionals, Brights Brads, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Funky Folds Create a Cupcake Birthday Card!

I was so excited about this card when I made it that I could hardly wait to share it with you, but had to wait until the recipient's (my son's) birthday to post it!  I found the directions for this fold on Laura Lipe's blog (www.smileslaura.blogspot.com/2011/03/leprachaun.html).

Here is my recipe:
STAMPS:  Create a Cupcake
CARDSTOCK: 
     Pacific Point (scored and folded according to directions found in blog listed above)
     Celebrations Strips:  3/4 x 4 (bottom front), 3/4 x 4-3/8 (sides)
     Real Red:  2-1/8 x 4-1/2
     Whisper White:  2 x 4-3/8
Scraps:  Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight
INK:  Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Real Red
ACCESSORIES:  Cupcake Punch, Owl Punch (for hearts)

This was a really fun card to make!

Thanks for looking!

Happy stampin and scrappin!
Linda

Build-a-Purse Birthday Card

Really, we did build-a-purse with the Create a Cupcake/Build a Cupcake Stamp Set and Punch at our February Play Day.  Because my birthday is in February, I decided that we would make four birthday cards.  This is the first of the birthday cards:

As I was preparing for Play Day, I sat down on Monday morning ready to create, only to have one of those days where NOTHING went together.  I finally gave up and worked on other things.  But on Tuesday morning, I found a wonderful card on Stampin Connection (the demo web page for Stampin Up), and decided that I would use it.  I changed the colors, but the layout is essentially the same as the awesome red, black and white card that I cased, created by Maria Cameron (who CASED Terri Mongeon).  Her card can be found here:  http://stampinista.blogspot.com/2011/02/build-purse.html. 

I looked through all of my Stampin Up DS paper and didn't have anything polka dotted that went with my color scheme.  So, looking at my circle punches that were laying there, I decided to try making some!  I cut out 3/4" circles of Whisper White with my punch and glued them onto my Pumpkin  Pie, and cut off the circles that went past the Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  Worked great, and I hope to remember that when I need color specific polka dot paper in the future!

My Recipe:

STAMPS:  Create a Cupcake and Dot, Dot, Dot
CARDSTOCK: 
     Melon Mambo 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Pumpkin Pie 2-1/2 x 3-3/4
     Whisper White 2-5/8 x 3-7/8
     Whisper White 1-1/2 x 3-7/8
     Pumpkin Pie  1-5/8 x 4
     Melon Mambo 1-3/4 x 4-1/8
     INSIDE:  Pumpkin Pie 3-3/4 x 5 and Melon Mambo 3-5/8 x 4-7/8
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie
INK:  Melon Mambo, Basic Black
MARKERS:  Melon Mambo, Old Olive
ACCESSORIES:  Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4 Circle Punch, Build a Cupcake Punch, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

A Birthday Card and A September Play Day Project!

I know I have been MIA, no real reason, except the usual busy days.  I have been making a lot of cards, and will try to bring you up-to-date a bit. 

The first project I'm sharing is a birthday card I'm sending to my daughter and my Mother.  My Mother and my daughter have birthdays back-to-back, and both share a great love for tea, so using Morning Cup stamp set was a natural choice for their card!  I had actually made a card for my daughter already, so I guess she will get two cards this year!

Here is a picture of my card:

The card has a little pocket on the front, just the perfect size for a tea bag.  The little tag on the front says "tea"riffic, so on the inside, I wrote "have a 'tea'riffic birthday". 

My recipe:
Stamps:  Morning Cup
Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2; Pumpkin Pie, 3-3/4 x 5-1/2; Whisper White, 3-5/8 x 4-7/8; Greenhouse Gala DS Paper, 3-1/2 x 4-3/4; Daffodil Delight, 3-1/2 x 6-1/2, score at 3-1/4 and again at 1/4 on both of the long sides (makes the pocket on the front); Watercolor Paper, 1-3/8 x 1-7/8; Scrap Pumpkin Pie
Ink:  Black Stazon, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie marker
Accessories:  Scallop Rectangle Clearlit, Big Shot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, 3/4 Circle Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, 3/8" Whisper White Taffeta ribbon, Pumpkin Pie brads, Aquapainter, White DMC thread (non-SU), tea bag (non-SU)

This card is a CASE of a BEAUTIFUL card by fellow SU demo Carrie Gaskin.  Her card can be seen at http://artisticavenger.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/teariffic/.  I love all of her beautiful cards!

My second card for this post is one we made for Play Day in September.  I really LOVE this card; it is beautiful, but a fast card to make (the very best kind)!

My recipe:
STAMPS:  Christmas Collage, Bells and Boughs
CARDSTOCK:  Old Olive 4-1/4 x 11, score at 5-1/2, Cherry Cobbler 4 x 5-1/4, Very Vanilla 3-7/8 x 5-1/8, Scrap Very Vanilla
INK:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake marker
ACCESSORIES:  Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Brayer, Sponge, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, 1-3/4 Circle Punch, Color Spritzer tool

We inked up the Christmas Collage Stamp in Crumb Cake using a brayer, then used a sponge dauber to apply Old Olive Ink to the area around the "25", then stamped it onto the Very Vanilla cardstock.  Very fast way to make a two color image from one stamp!  I also used the "Merry Christmas" stamp from Bells and Boughs to fill in the blank rectangle at the right of the stamp.  We sponged it with Crumb Cake ink and used the color spritzer tool to splash a bit of Crumb Cake on the image.

I also provided an option to put the Christmas bells from the Bells and Boughs stamp set instead of the "25" on the card.  Here is what that card looked like:

This card is also a CASE of fellow SU demo Robin Merriman.  Her card can be found at http://trinitydesignstudio.blogspot.com.  I used her idea of brayering the ink and then using a sponge dauber to make the Crumb Cake/Old Olive work so beautifully! 

It is always OK to CASE (copy and share everything) cards from other cardmakers, but be sure to give them credit!  (Just don't use someone's work to enter contests or for publication.)

Thank you for visiting my blog, and hopefully my next post will be soon!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda