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

Milwaukee Regional Swap Cards!

On April 8, 2010, Doyle and I were privileged to fly to Milwaukee for two reasons:  (1) so I could go to the Stampin Up Regional Seminar in Milwaukee (he went to the Harley Davidson Museum!); and (2) so we could visit our daughter, son-in-law, and grandcat in Madison, about an hour and a half from Milwaukee!  I worked hard to get swap cards ready; since this was my very first Stampin Up event, I didn't know what to expect, and I didn't want to have swap cards that nobody wanted!  So, I bought the pre-order stamp set AWASH WITH FLOWERS, and made four swap different swap cards:

SWAP CARD ONE:

This was the first swap card I made.  It's hard to see on the picture, but the colored squares with the flowers are popped up on dimensionals.  Here is my recipe:

STAMP SETS:  Awash with Flowers, Short and Sweet
CARDSTOCK:  Kraft, Basic Black, Whisper White, Ballet Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red
INK:  Basic Black, Ballet Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red
ACCESSORIES:  Linen Thread, Dimensionals, 1-1/4" and 1-3/8" Square Punches, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer

SWAP CARD TWO:

My recipe for this card is:

STAMP SETS:  Awash with Flowers, Great Friend
CARDSTOCK:  Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Basic Black and Whisper White
INK:  Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo
ACCESSORIES:  Small and Large Oval Punches, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Vintage Brads, Color Spritzer Tool, Dimensionals, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Sponge, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot

It is hard to see, but the Melon Mambo portion at the bottom of the card was run through the Big Shot and has "Perfect Polka Dots" embossed on it.  It was also sponged lightly with Pumpkin Pie ink.

SWAP CARD THREE:

If you came to April Play Day, you will recognize this card, because we made it there!  I liked it so much, I decided to make some for my swaps, as well!

My recipe for this card:

STAMP SETS:  Awash with Flowers, Great Friend
CARDSTOCK:  Kraft, Whisper White
INK:  Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Real Red, Ruby Red, More Mustard
ACCESSORIES:  1/4" Old Olive Grograin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Scallop Circles #2 Die, Big Shot, Color Spritzer Tool, Sponge

SWAP CARD NUMBER FOUR:

This card was inspired by the card on the flyer from Stampin Up for the Two-Step into Spring Promo.  It was more pastel colors, but the layout is somewhat similar.

My recipe is:

STAMP SETS:  Awash with Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes
CARDSTOCK:  Kraft, Whisper White, Old Olive
INK:  Basic Black, Old Olive, More Mustard, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Ballet Blue
ACCESSORIES:  Top Note Die, Big Shot, Color Spritzer Tool, Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch, Sponge

I really like this stamp set (Awash with Flowers), and especially like the clear mounted stamps for the two-step stamping, because it makes it easy to see where to stamp the second time!

I had a wonderful time at the regional seminar, and learned a LOT of new things that I will be sharing in Play Days to come!

Thanks for looking!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Color Renovations!

Stampin Up has announced a Color Renovation!  This means that we get to say goodbye to some of our old favorites (for me Brocade Blue), hello to some new wonderful colors (like Cherry Cobbler--doesn't that make you hungry?), and welcome back to some old in-colors (we get to keep Soft Suede!).  I am excited about all of the new possibilities with our new color lines, and can't wait to get to play with some of our new colors.  The new colors will be available beginning July 1 with the new catalog.

So, if you have old favorites you really don't want to part with, be sure you have all of the reinkers and markers and cardstock you want before we say goodbye in June!!!

Here are some charts showing new colors, returning in-colors, and retiring colors:

Here is a color chart to show you the new colors: