3-D Pop Up Card

I made this 3-D pop up card for a baby shower last week. This was the first one I have ever made, and it was a lot of fun. I learned alot about how it works, and what NOT to do! I made a mistake with my grass placement, and it ended up stopping the card from folding down. I didn’t have time to fix my mistake, so I ended up just leaving the card in 3-D form, and putting it on the blanket that way. It looked cute, but it lacked the same WOW factor, as if it had been able to pop open.
I will definitely be doing this in the near future, and will post a tutorial on how to make these cute cards!!
Sorry again for the pictures being blurry - we still haven't been able to figure out what's wrong with our camera!

Matchbox Dies

These are some boxes I made using the Matchbox Die. Very simple and quick to do. They are literally, the size of a small box of matches. Perfect for fitting a little treat inside!


The first 3 examples use the Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the coordinating rub-ons (both are now discontinued). The color scheme is: Basic Grey, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron.

This last matchbox uses the new In Colors Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry Ink. The stamp set is Sweet Stems.

Page Corner Bookmarks

These are some really simple bookmarks to try:





Cut a 4" or 5" square. I used a 5" square for mine. Score horizontally and vertically. Cut one of your quarters out, so you are left with only 3 squares. I suggest cutting outside of your score lines - the square you cut out should end up a little larger than the other 3 squares. This takes out some of the bulk, and helps with the folding process. Fold the two end squares over each other and adhere together, creating a pocket. You can now decorate the top of your bookmark as you'd like!

Fun with Old and New

There's been some card layouts from some of my demonstrator magazines that I've been dying to make lately. It's been hard for me to let go of the old In Colors, and I've been wanting to try the new In Colors too. So that's what these card samples are from - the old and the new!

Stamp Set: Branch Out, Hugs and Wishes (retired)

Colors: Basic Black, Kraft, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss

**This card used the Top Note Die used with the Big Shot.

Stamp Sets: Garden Whimsey, Teeny Tiny Wishes (new)

Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Really Rust, Rose Red, Bermuda Bay

**You can see a score line to the right of the bow: Score the middle of your cardstock, then make another score in the opposite direction, 1" to the right. Decorate the card front as you wish. Between your two score lines, adhere the cardstock together, punch two holes and tie your ribbon in a bow. Then you can fold the front of the card open at the second score line you made at the beginning! It gives a very classical, book-style look and feel to your card.

Stamp Sets: Inspired by Nature, Teeny Tiny Wishes (new)

Colors: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Whisper White

**I embossed the grass image on Whisper White Cardstock, then used a sponge to color over the image. Simply wipe image off, and stamp greeting! Greetings are also embossed, but in black.

Last Chance Examples

I have a handful of stamp sets that are on this year's retired list. Here are a few cards/projects I made using these sets.

Stamp Set: Heartfelt Thanks (Much Appreciated, which was retired previously)

Colors: Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Really Rust, Old Olive

Stamp Sets: Doodle This, Hugs and Wishes

Colors: Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Riding Hood Red Button (Button Bouquet)

Stamp Sets: Zoofari, Hugs and Wishes

Colors: Basic Grey, Going Grey

Markers: Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue, Black, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon

The following project was hard to get a picture of. There are so many angles and distances that the camera had a hard time focusing. I took some up close pictures to help with the blurriness.

Stamp Sets: Big Deal Alphabet, Wild About You

Colors: Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Bashul Blue, Real Red

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread

The tag for journaling is removable.

It's That Time of Year Again!!

The 2009-2010 catalog will be here on July 1st! To make room for all of the great new products, they have brought out their Last Chance list. To make it even better than previous year's discontinued lists, some of the accessories are being offered at a 25% and 50% discount!

To see the discontinued accessories, click here.

For a list of the retiring stamp sets, you can either email me, or leave a comment on this post with your email address (I moderate my comments, so it will not get published) and I will send you a PDF of the stamp sets.

Discontinued accessories always sell out quickly just before the end of the current catalog - if there's something you'd really like to get, I suggest you don't wait until the last minute.

Please let me know if you have any questions!!

Three Trees

I absolutely LOVE this card!! The layout is from a Stampin' Success magazine, I just switched up a few things to make it my own. It has a fresh springtime look that uses:

Certainly Celery

Garden Green

Apricot Appeal

Regal Rose

I don't have a green ribbon that coordinates with the colors I used, so I opted to use Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain instead. To attach the ribbon, tie a knot, THEN attach it using glue dots - it's a lot easier than trying to tie the ribbon around such a small piece of cardstock!

If you don't have any patterned paper, but want to add more visual interest without stamping, you can do what I did with the Certainly Celery rectangle. Use your paper scorer to score at different increments across your paper (I did mine at 1/2"). Flip your paper 90 degrees, and do the same thing. It didn't come thru the scan very well, but it's perfect for adding additional interest to the card without it being too busy.

Trendy Trees!

I've been playing around with my new stamp set Trendy Trees, and it's LOTS of fun! I especially like using it with the the color scheme from the catalog:

Rose Red
Pumpkin Pie
Summer Sun
Kiwi Kiss
Chocolate Chip
Pacific Point

The tree image is attached with Stampin' Dimensionals to the left flap of the card. The right flap measures 1". By changing the dimensions of the flaps, and the stamps used, you can really change the look of the card!

I'm really sorry the orientation is off-

blogger won't upload it correctly, and I can't figure out how to fix it!

This is a 6"x3" card, that opens like a typical card (or book).

Big Shot!

Here's a birthday card I made for my mom using the Big Shot Die-Cut Machine. VERY FUN!! It's really easy to use too - nothing complicated about it.

The bird and branch are die cuts from the Birds and Blooms Die, and the Certainly Celery base is embossed using one of the Embosslits Dies. I then sanded the background to help it stand out more.

Color Challenge by Mistake

After a lot of sickness at my house, I'm finally getting caught up on all my work! It's a long time coming, but here are two examples of the last color challenge:

A Quick Note, and A Little Surprise

I haven't forgotten what I said in my email a couple Saturdays ago. I've had good intentions of getting on to finish the last color challenge that I posted.
However, instead of getting better (from sickness) like my family was doing, I continued to get worse. Just as I was diagnosed with a sinus infection, I was also 'diagnosed' with another pregnancy! So THAT'S why I couldn't fight off the sinus infection with even an ounce of strength! After getting some much needed rest this last weekend (and medication!), and finally feeling like I was getting into the groove of things again, my daughter came down with the stomach flu yesterday. I have never seen a child that young, be so sick - it was heartwrenching!
My husband took her into the ER last night, and she's doing much better today; sleeping lots!

Long story short, it may still be a couple more days until I can post the pictures from the last color challenge. My husband re-installed windows on our computer, and I need to find where he moved all of my card pictures to first! So I have not forgotten, I've just been VERY preoccupied the last couple of weeks! Thanks for being patient!

Color Challenge by Mistake

As I was working on my cards for the last color challenge, I happened to notice some ink pads and scraps of paper sitting next to each other and thought, 'Hey, those would look really good on a card!'

So here's our next color challenge already!!


Old Olive
Pink Pirouette
Baja Breeze
Not Quite Navy


I'm really excited about this one, so let's see what you can come up with! And remember, my letter coloring above is only approximate - I can't enter the true RBG for the colors. Hopefully it's just enough to give you an idea of what colors we're using.

If you don't have the current In Colors (08-09) but are still interested in trying this, email me, and I'll give you some alternative colors to use based on what you have available!

4 AM Challenge Examples

My whole family has been hit pretty hard with sickness this week, so I wasn't able to get my cards done as soon as I had hoped. I'm just proud that I even found time to get them done! So here they are:

Sweet Stems Stamp Set

Zoofari Stamp Set

Zoofari Stamp Set

(I had to cheat a little on this one, and use Kiwi Kiss ribbon

because I didn't receive my Old Olive ribbon until late last night!)

4 AM Challenge

So it's 4am and I'm wide awake with my son who has decided he would rather be up playing than sleeping! I was noticing a really cute shirt he had on the other day, and I thought the colors would be perfect for a color challenge. It's been quite some time since I've done any sort of challenge, so what better time to start than now!

Colors:

Old Olive
Pacific Point
Chocolate Chip


Since I haven't made my card yet either, let's say the 'deadline' is Friday. Make your card(s) using these colors and then send me a picture so I can see what you've come up with! I will upload my picture as soon as I get it done (maybe tomorrow?) to be used as an example.

Good luck and I hope you all have fun with this!!

Look-A-Likes

Here are 4 cards that use the same stamp sets, similiar layouts or main elements, colors, and accessories. Just by changing up these key elements can dramatically change the look or feel of your card!