Mother's Day Card for 09

Hello Stampin' friends!! Here is a project I created for Mother's Day! I LOVE the new set, Great Friend by Stampin' Up! Had to use it!! I thought I would try and make it pretty. So I went with soft pastels and used the chalks for the images. For the cover of my Mother's Day card, I used Stampin' Up! Rub-on's. I think they are the best. The colors are so bold. And they are easy to apply.

To apply Rub-ons: (this is how I do it)

First decide which piece to use from your sheet of Rub-on's

Next, cut the piece you plan on using off the sheet of the Rub-on's - be sure to keep protecting back on while you cut.

After you have the piece cut from the sheet, with the protecting back still under your desired image, move around the piece you cut and place it where you want it.

Next, remove the protecting backing

Finally, with your fingers rub the image where you want it. That will temporarily adhere it to your project. Then you can rub it with the stick
I also used the clear window sheets for the cover. I thought this dressed the card up a bit. When stamping on the clear window sheets, you need to use the Stazon ink. It is a little sticky. So be careful when stamping on the window sheets with it. Stamp straight down and then lift straight up!!

For the inside of the mini album, I wanted soft images. I inked up the butterfly's in VersaMark ink, then stamped them on my cardstock. I then used my pastel chalks over the ink. The VersaMark ink is somewhat sticky and adheres the chalk to the images. The stems are chalked too! For the greeting, I used the Occassions Mini catalog set, Oval All and Oval scallop punch.
Open up my card again, and I have a couple spots for some photos. You can only see one since I had a hard time filming it!

Taylors Board Book pages

Hello Stampin' Friends!! Here is a shot of one of my latest projects. I have intentions of doing one of these for each children. I wanted to capture who they are and then journal a bit about them. These photos of Taylor aren't like 'rock star' gorgeous shots really. But it shows her compassion for her brothers. (she is holding Q so he can look at the little baby bird they found in the lawn). This page shows one of my techniques I use a lot. I like to hide photos underneath each other.

I also wanted to show the great Simply Scrappin' kits off that Stampin' Up! has available. There is no stampin' in this project!!! I used only the kit.

For this project, I used:

Board Book Basics (large)

Love Stories Simply Scrappin' Kit

Sticky Cut Letters

Ultra Fine glitter (sorry, I don't have my catty with me to tell you which color I used)

Rhinestone brads for some bling...plus they hold the window sheet on top

Window sheet to protect the photo

Heidi's Card box

Hello Stampin' Friends! I thought this was a neat project. I bought a card box from Wal-Mart. A nice sturdy one. It is nice and high too so different sized cards will fit in the box. The card box actually came with store bought cards and dividers. I thought the dividers were cool and would come in handy.

I covered the card box with SU! designer paper. The adorable stamp I used is actually retired. I made this for my sister and thought that stamp suited us quite well. Seaside Sketches is the stamp set by Stampin' Up! For the girls, I first water colored them using the aqua painter. I then went over them with the VersaMark pen so I could clear emboss them. This way I could brayer a nice sky behind them. I added some seagulls simply by the flick of my Night Quite Navy Stampin' Up! Marker and my gel pen. Very easy. Give it a try! I also used the felt flowers called Flower Fusion, by Stampin' Up!. Those are a lot of fun to use! The brad is great. I used the Build a Brad.

Hope you like!!

Happy Stampin'

Andi

Priceless Scrapbook Spead

Hello Stampin' Friends!!  Here are some scrapbook pages I created using Stampin' Up!'s Priceless stamp set.  What a wonderful set.  I love the bold images.  This made creating this page a snap.  I decided to get into some of my old 35mm photos and scrap some of those memories!  There are several more pages coming up.  In these scrapbook posts, you will get a look at my 'style' of scrapping.  I think it is unique.  You can be the judge!!  I like to use my knife and cut around images so that my photos or journal fit behind the stamped image...as seen with the butterflies.  These two pages also have a lot of distress on the edges.

Hope you like!!

Happy Stampin' 

Andi

Tin project

Hello Stampin' Friends!! Sorry this photo turned out not so great. I guess I really can't take photo's in my office. I really need that natural light and there is NONE in there. NO windows.

This made the perfect little tin for a little gift. It is the tin from Stampin' Up!'s felt flowers, Flower Fusion I think they are called. Of course, I am not home (no internet there) and so I do not have my catty to check. I used the Stampin' Up! rub on's. Ok, sorry, these particular ones are NOT available. BUT we have many more that are! I earned these from the SAB in 2008. Let me say this about SU!'s rub ons, LOVE THEM. Yes they are gorgeous. But isn't just that. They are SO opaque. You can rub them over a great background paper and still have a perfect turn out. I will show you that in another post. I made a card box for my sister... The other thing that I LOVE about SU! rub on's is they were so simple to use. I have tried other ones, not realizing there is a difference in quality.... the other brand did not rub off good at all. Took me a long time to get them onto my project, AND they weren't bright like SU! Once again, SU! is the BEST!!!

I used the Flower Fusion for the cute little pink felt flowers that dangle. Black gingham ribbon. LOVE that ribbon. So easy to use. Yes, there is a difference in ribbons. SU! is such great quality.

Hope you enjoyed this post!

Happy Stampin' Friends

Andi

a Thank You

I think this card turned out cute.  I love that little elephant.  And the glittered butterflies!  The color scheme for this card is:

Vanilla

black

Pink Pirouette

Pacific Point 

Layout is simple, fun.   I made use of punches here.  I will let you in on a little secret { I actually goofed up the water coloring on the elephant.  I over did the grey.  This of course after I had the butterflies glittered and the flowers done too.  I re-stamped the elephant on another piece of vanilla.  Aqua painted it again.  Then pasted it on top of the 'yucky elephant'.  It gave my card more dimension that wasn't planned! }  Shhhh, don't tell.  It looks like I got it right the first time!!  Don't you just love that.  No one has to ever be perfect when creating a card!!  Just flip it, cut it, paste over it... whatever it takes!  

Happy Stampin' Friends

Andi

For my three year old

Hello!  Another Party Hearty card... this one dedicated to my 'baby' who is turning 3 this Sat.

I thought I would make a card with the in color, Kiwi Kiss.  I haven't used that color yet.  Love the textured cardstock.  My other colors of cardstock are Robin Hood Red and Pacific Point.  Also 'in colors'.  I used vanilla for the neutral.  This is such a simple card.  Just repetition and glitter really.

Happy Stampin' Friends

Andi

Party Hearty Baby!!

This is a simple card.  Took me FOREVER to create.  My first card in MONTHS.  Once the building of our new home started, I just didn't get time to stamp.  I absolutely love this set.  I think it took me so long also because every stamp in this set is so cool I was trying to use them all instead of thinking, keep it simple.  

My color scheme is the Stampin' Up! in colors Pacific Point (blue) , Pink Pirouette, and then the Always Artichoke color that is always available.  My neutral was vanilla.

I stamped the "b' in Pretty in Pink for my main 'b' image.  Then stamped it again on another piece of paper in the Always Artichoke.  Cut out the 'is for birthday', and placed it over the pink 'is for birthday.  I used the Build a Brad in the center of the 'b'.  I LOVE those!!  They add so much!  

There is a lot of paper piercing, doodling with the white gel pen, and a bit of glitter too.  All those techniques add 'pop' to a card!

Happy Stampin' Friends!

PS, I don't actually have internet hooked up at our new home.  Please bare with me if posts are scattered here and there!!

Andi

My new Stampin' Room!!

Hello Stampin' Friends!  I thought you might like to see my new 'office'.  My stampin' room!  I think it could be about twice the size... but I also thought I needed a mudroom, bedrooms, kitchen.... g-whiz.  So many rooms to go into a home!  I couldn't quite get it all in the photos.  The ceilings are high, so I try to take advantage of that.  I might even add another shelf.  I use cabinets for storing my rubber stamps...Stampin' Up! of course!!  They are all along the top.  The base cabinets are housing some other supplies like my Stampin' Around Wheels, and other containers with accessories.  There isn't much actual 'work' space, so I can't have a ton out on the one counter that is in there.  Although I suppose you may laugh at that since the counter is full....ooops.  Can't help it I guess.  Everything has a home in this room.  Lo-ove it!!

oh, under the wall cabinets, I have some of the cards from other people displayed.  This really is not only a room to create, but a room that is full of photo's of my family, and artwork from my children and friends!

The cool display shelf was created by my father.  I use to have all my stamps on it.  Yes, way back about 12 years ago, they all fit on that 3' X 3' shelf!  I prefer to keep my SU! sets together in the containers now so I can find them easier.  So I have a few non - Stampin' Up! stamps up there and some more artwork from my kiddo's displayed on it.

Happy Stampin'

Andi

 

Easter Card

Hello Stampin' Friends!  I am ba-ack!  I have a bunch of new cards and projects to post over the next couple months.  Our new home is built, we aren't totally moved in, but we are living there.  Been crazy.  I will say, my stamping room is complete...so let the stampin' begin!!

Here are a couple of my Easter Cards this year.  I used the same Stampin' Up! set for both cards, just changed the layout on them.

The stamp set I chose is Loads of Love, by Stampin' Up! Both of these cards feature the same techniques, use of the brayer, embossing with the versamark pen, and a lot of markers for the background.

The first thing I did was stamp the truck, eggs and girl with basic black.  I then water colored the truck and girl using the aqua painter.  The eggs I wanted bright, so I used the markers to color them in.  After coloring in my stamped image, I used my ersamark pen, went over the entire truck, girl and eggs, then embossed them with the clear powder.  This created a nice mask for my image.  I was then able to brayer the background with out ruining my water coloring!

The backgrounds are brayered with So Saffron, Bliss Blue and Pacific Point.  I also brayered some grass using Certainly Celery.  

My birds, grass and flowers were created with markers.  I simply 'flicked' the wings of the birds and the grass with the small end of the markers.  The flowers were just dots.  Again, using the small end of the markers.

Thanks for visiting!  This blog post is a little crazy yet.  I haven't posted anything in so long I have to remember all the tricks....PLUS I don't have internet set up at my home yet, so I am working away from home. Bare with me!!  I will get back into the swing of things!!

Happy Stampin'

Andi