Heart of Christmas Swap Card

It has been a LONG time since I have posted, too long!  Lots has happened, including a new computer, since then.  I participated in a swap for the Holiday Mini Catalog, and this is one of my swap cards:

This is one of my favorite cards that I have recently made!  Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Heart of Christmas, Evergreen

CARDSTOCK: 
     Always Artichoke:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Early Espresso:  1 x 4-1/4
     Very Vanilla:  2-1/2 x 4
     Cherry Cobbler:  1-5/8 x 3-1/8
     Very Vanilla:  3-3/8 x 4-5/8
     Cherry Cobbler:  3-1/2 x 4-3/4
   
INK:  Always Artichoke

MARKERS:  Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke

ACCESSORIES:  Apothecary Accents Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Metallic Brads, Linen Thread, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Christmas Card CASE!

I am still working on my December Daily, but don't have any pictures to show you yet.  It is challenging to remember to take pictures every day, and we are busy enough that it is hard to find a block of time to work on it!  So today, I will share a Play Day project, I think from October, that I really like!

This is a card that we made at one of our Fall Play Days, I think it was October.  It is a CASE of a beautiful card designed by Andrea Walford.

This card is very sparkly and beautiful in person, but it is hard to capture that in a picture.  Both the snowflake and the embossed area are heat embossed with the Iridescent  Ice Embossing Powder.

Here is my recipe for this card:

STAMPS:  Christmas Greetings
CARDSTOCK:
     Crumb Cake:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Not Quite Navy:  3-1/4 x 4-1/2 (2)
     Baja Breeze:  3-1/8 x 4-3/8 (2)
     Whisper White:  1 x 3
     Whisper White:  3 x 4-1/4 (2)
INK:  Versamark, Not Quite Navy, Craft White
ACCESSORIES:  Snow Burst Embossing Folder, Northern Flurries Die, Big Shot, Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Dimensionals, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

I dry embossed the lower portion of the Baja Breeze, then sponged it with Whisper White Craft Ink, then used my Versamark Ink pad to tap it and heat embossed it with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.

Snow Much Fun Swap Card!

This is a card I created for a Christmas card swap I recently participated in:

I just love the Funky Fold, and when I saw the tall snowman from the Snow Much Fun stamp set, I knew he was perfect for this card!

Here is a picture of the inside of this card:

I used the Funky Fold directions found on Laura Lipe's blog at http://smileslaura.blogspot.com/2011/03/leprachaun.html.  They are easy to follow and it makes a really fun card!

Here is my recipe for this card:

STAMPS:  Snow Much Fun, Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK:
     Baja Breeze 4-1/4 x 11 (follow directions for Funky Fold cuts and scores)
     Watercolor Paper 2 x 4-3/8
     Rich Razzleberry 2-1/8 x 4-1/2
     Pocketful of Posies DSP 3/4 x 4 (bottom strip), 3/4 x 3/4 (corners), 3/4 x 4-3/8 (side strips)
     Rich Razzleberry 3-3/4 x 4
     Watercolor Paper 3-5/8 x 3-7/8
     Scraps:  Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Watercolor Paper

INK:  Stazon Black, Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake

ACCESSORIES:  Aqua Painter, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Rich Razzleberry Brads, Dimensionals, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Tasteful Trim Die, Big Shot

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Deck the Halls Christmas Card

This is one of the Christmas cards I made for some very special stampin friends this year:

I punched two 1-1/4 inch squares from each of the six Deck the Halls DSP (12 total), sponged around the edge of each square with Early Espresso ink and adhered them to a piece of 3-3/4 x 5 Whisper White cardstock with a glue stick.  I ran it through my Big Shot to cut out the Top Note Die shape, then ran it through again with theFinial Press embossing folder. 

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK: 
     Early Espresso 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 xcored at 4-1/4
     Crumb Cake 5-1/4 x 4
     Whisper White 3-3/4 x 5
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, 1-1/4 squares of Deck the Halls DS Paper

INK:  Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES:  Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1-1/4 Square Punch, Sponge, Metallic Brads, Top Note Die, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Spongs, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Chantilly 1/2" Crochet Trim, Corner Rounder Punch

Thanks for looking!

Happy stamping and scrapping!
Linda

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

September Play Day Projects, Part One!

Don't fall over or anything, but I am posting two of our September Play Day Projects today, the day after Play Day!  We made four Christmas cards at September Play Day, and here are the first two.

PROJECT ONE:

This card uses the wax resist technique for the red background.  I followed the instructions I found on Karen Graff-Poris' blog.  We ran wax paper through the Big Shot in the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, placed glossy white cardstock (with the glossy white side touching the wax paper) on either side of the embossed wax paper, then ironed it with a dry iron for approximately ten seconds.  Then we inked up a brayer with Riding Hood Red ink and added the color to the glossy cardstock.  It is an easy technique and can be used with any embossing folder.

My recipe for this card:
STAMPS:  Delightful Decorations and Season of Joy
CARDSTOCK:
     Always Artichoke:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Riding Hood Red:  3-7/8 x 3-7/8
     Glossy White:  3-3/4 x 3-3/4
     Whisper White:  1-1/4 x 4-1/4
     Scrap Whisper White, Wax Paper
INK:  Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso
ACCESSORIES:  Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Ornament Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, 1/16 Circle Punch, Crimper, Brayer, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Iron

PROJECT TWO:

This card uses one of my favorite techniques.  We inked up our brayer with Baja Breeze ink and colored the larger side of the Northern Flurries Embossing Folder with the ink.  Whisper White cardstock was placed on the embossing folder and run through the Big Shot, and when you remove the cardstock, this is the result! 

Here is the recipe for Project Two:

STAMPS:  Perfect Punches
CARDSTOCK: 
     Whisper White:  4-1/4 x 11, score at 5-1/2
     Baja Breeze:  4 x 5-1/4
     Whisper White:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     Scrap Whisper White
INK:  Baja Breeze, Versamark
ACCESSORIES:  Brayer, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Northern Flurries Embossing Folder, Basic Pearl Jewels, 3/8" Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder

I took this picture to try to show the little pearls better; I placed one of the little pearls in the middle of each snowflake.  The "Joy at Christmas" is stamped twice, and middle of the stamped image was punched out with a 1-1/4 circle punch and heat embossed with irridescent ice embossing powder.  This card is beautiful, but is a quick card to put together.

Thanks for looking!

Happy stampin and scrappin!
Linda