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June 30, 2013

The 12 Kits of Holidays--June (2 more cards)

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

Patterned paper: Basic Grey (Aspen Frost)

Stamps: WPlus9 Design Studio (Iconic Christmas)

Tools: WPlus9 Design Studio (Iconic Christmas dies), Papertrey Ink (Tag Sale #3 die)

Other: May Arts (ribbon, twine), thread, gem

As promised, I'm back with two more cards for this month's 12 Kits of Holidays. You can scroll down to my last post to see the first two. :)

We spent the day hiking and bird watching along the salt marshes on Plum Island, a low-key but wonderful way to spend an anniversary. I had a few minutes to photograph my last two cards before dinner and thought I'd pop in to share them quickly tonight before the week gets away from me.

The first card makes use of the lovely silhouette images from WPlus9 and one of my favorite layouts for using different patterned papers. Just lay down a few strips and stitch them together.

Even though I normally shy away from large patterns, I managed to make use of the one below for a quick and easy card.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

Patterned paper: Basic Grey (Aspen Frost)

Stamps: WPlus9 Design Studio (Iconic Christmas)

Tool: Spellbinders (Grommet Tags)

Other: May Arts (twine), Michaels (bell)

That's it for tonight! Off to enjoy the last few moments of June...

The 12 Kits of Holidays--June

It's time for another edition of The 12 Kits of Holidays, and this month has a Christmas theme. Our hostess, Jeanne, sent a box overflowing with beautiful supplies:

Photo by Kara

I have two cards to share today, but I'll be back with a couple more later in the week once I get them photographed.

The papers in this kit from Basic Grey were so lovely, I wanted them to be the star of the show. Isn't this intricate die cut beautiful, too?

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist)

Patterned paper: Basic Grey (Aspen Frost)

Stamp: Stampin' Up! (Tags 'til Christmas)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Real Red)

Tools: Spellbinders (Fancy Tags Two die), Stampin' Up! (label punch)

Other: gems, thread

My second card is also clean and simple, which makes it great for mailing. The tips of the tree branches have been dusted with a glitter pen. I adore the look of the birch patterned paper!

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

Patterned paper: Basic Grey (Aspen Frost)

Stamps: WPlus9 Design Studio (Iconic Christmas)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Real Red, Gumball Green), Versafine (Onyx Black)

Tools: WPlus9 Design Studio (Iconic Christmas dies), Spellbinders (Nested Pennants die)

Other: May Arts (twine), Zig Wink of Stella glitter brush

After visiting the rest of the 12 Kits gals, I always find myself saying "Why didn't I think of that?", and I know you'll be just as inspired as I am!

Joyce: Cards-by-the-Sea
Renee: ItsAPatchworkLife
Tracey: InMyCreativeOpinion
Sharron: OnPapillionWings
Marybeth: Marybeth's Time for Paper
Jeanne: AKeptLife
Amy: Stamp-n-Paradise
Kim: CupcakesCardsandKim
Kara: KandRDesigns
Kelly: GinghamGirl
Jessica: The Paper Parade

And as a special treat, we have Cathy Weber joining us this month as a guest! Be sure to check out her beautiful creations, too.

My husband and I are celebrating our anniversary today, and we have some wonderful friends coming to stay with us later in the week, so we have lots of fun things planned! I hope you have a fantastic week, too.

Thanks for visiting!

February 17, 2013

Kids' Craft--Magnetic Bookmarks

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (Pretty in Pink, Lucky Limeade), WPlus9 Design Studio (White)

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Tiny Treats: Valentine, Boxes, Bags, & Tags), Lawn Fawn (Chevron Backdrops)

Ink: WPlus9 Design Studio (White), Memento (Tuxedo Black), Stampin' Up! (Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink)

Tools: Spellbinders (circle die), corner rounder

Hi friends! How about a just-for-fun post tonight? I've been looking forward to sharing the Valentines my daughter and I made for her class. We're not big on giving out candy as party favors, so I'm always trying to think of alternatives.

This past Christmas, my daughter got some magnetic bookmark clips in her stocking, and that was the inspiration for these little magnetic clips. Aren't they cute?

We made simple cards out of cardstock, Lucky Limeade for the boys and Pretty in Pink for the girls, and clipped the bookmarks to the top. For reference, the cards are 2 1/2 X 3 1/4 inches and the clips are 1 3/8 X 4 1/2 inches.

Here's a view of the clips once they're taken off of the cards:

This design could be adapted to whatever stamps and dies you have in your stash. I used a Spellbinders circle die to round the ends of a strip of white cardstock, then my daughter did some basic stamping with images from PTI's Tiny Treats: Valentine and Boxes, Bags, & Tags. She colored the images with pencils.

I stamped the fronts and backs of the bookmarks using Lawn Fawn's Chevron Backdrops, masking the image and sentiment on the front.

After scoring and folding the strips in the middle, I cut self-adhesive magnetic squares from a large roll, stacked the magnets together, and removed the backing from one square to attach it to the inside of the strip.

One tip if you make these yourself: Make sure you orient the magnetic squares so that they are strongly attracted to each other. In some orientations they have a weaker attraction, and once you adhere the magnets you won't be able to move them.

I removed the paper backing from the other magnet, folded the top of the strip down and pressed it onto the adhesive.

These were so much fun for my daughter and I to make together, and hopefully her classmates will enjoy using them.

If you decide to make any of these, I'd love to hear how they turn out! I already have plans of making some Halloween themed clips for our annual party's goodie bags.

Hope you've had a great weekend! Thanks for visiting today!

December 7, 2012

CFC81--Knotty or Nice

Hello friends! Ready for a new challenge at CAS-ual Fridays? We've got a fun theme this week, and once again we're looking for a guest designer, so play along for your chance! You could also win a prize from Simon Says Stamp.

The task this week: include some kind of knot on your clean and simple project. There are lots of great ideas from the Girl Fridays if you need inspiration, so be sure to visit the CAS-ual Fridays blog to see their creations.

For my card I debossed snowflakes onto red cardstock and tied white satin ribbon knots in the centers. I stamped a sentiment from Snowflake Greetings onto a strip of white cardstock, trimmed the end with pinking shears, and adhered it with foam tape.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy), WPlus9 Design Studio (White)

Stamp: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps (Snowflake Greetings)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Real Red)

Tools: Spellbinders (snowflake dies), Fiskars (pinking shears)

Other: AC Moore (ribbon)

I can't wait to see your creative ideas with knots!

Thanks for visiting today! Have a great start to your weekend.

July 31, 2012

The 12 Kits of Christmas--July

Hello! Thanks for stopping by today for the latest installment of The 12 Kits of Christmas! I'm delighted to be this month's hostess, and I can't wait to see what the rest of the gals have created. First, here's a peek at the kit I assembled, with a photo courtesy of Kara:

I'll keep the chit chat to a minimum since I have a lot of photos to share.

This first one is my favorite, very clean and simple. :) The bird and branch dies are from Memory Box. It's hard to see, but the cream panel is debossed with the Linen & Canvas impression plate.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream, True Black), Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Early Espresso)

Patterned paper: Authentique (Wonder)

Stamp: WPlus9 Design Studio (Poinsettia Patterns)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red)

Tools: Memory Box (Perched Reed Bird, Twigs and Berries dies), Papertrey Ink (Linen & Canvas impression plate)

Accessories: AC Moore (ribbon)

On the next card I used another bird, this time perching it on a stamped pine bough from Hero Arts.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream), Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red)

Patterned paper: Authentique (Wonder)

Stamps: Hero Arts (Big Pine Bough), Papertrey Ink (Signature Christmas)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Old Olive), Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Tools: Memory Box (Perched Reed Bird die)

Accessories: AC Moore (ribbon), thread

These beautiful poinsettia blooms are from Waltzingmouse. I fussy cut a large and small flower from Riding Hood Red cardstock and traced the veins with a red Copic marker. A second large flower was colored with a green Copic and layered underneath.

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red, Old Olive), Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream, True Black)

Patterned paper: Authentique (Wonder)

Stamps: Waltzingmouse (Big Bloom Poinsettia), WPlus9 Design Studio (Poinsettia Patterns)

Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic markers

Accessories: Ranger (Gold Stickles), thread

The next card is very simple, since I let the patterned paper do most of the work. I think I may go back and add a rhinestone star to the top of the tree.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream), Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red)

Patterned paper: Authentique (Wonder)

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo (Holiday Words tree), Papertrey Ink (Fresh Alphabet)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Old Olive, Riding Hood Red)

Tools: Papertrey Ink (double ended banner die), We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper)

Accessories: thread

I paired the olive damask paper with a Spellbinders label, paper leaves, and sparkling "berries".

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream), Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red)

Patterned paper: Authentique (Wonder)

Stamps: Waltzingmouse (Vintage Labels 18), Papertrey Ink (Signature Christmas)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Old Olive), Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Tools: Spellbinders (Labels 18 die), Papertrey Ink (Diamonds impression plate)

Accessories: Bazzill (paper leaves), Queen & Co. (gems)

I've made a version of this card almost every month--just stitched strips of paper, a die cut label, and a few buttons.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream), Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red)

Patterned paper: Authentique (Wonder)

Stamps: Waltzingmouse (Big Bloom Poinsettia, Vintage Labels 18), Papertrey Ink (Signature Christmas)

Ink: Stampin' Up! (Riding Hood Red), Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Tools: Spellbinders (Labels 18 die)

Accessories: Papertrey Ink (buttons), thread, DMC floss

Finally, we decided to challenge ourselves to use up some of our leftovers from previous months by CASEing each other. I chose a dove image I hadn't used from the March kit provided by Suzanne. Like Suzanne's card with the dove, I die cut the image into a tag shape.

For the colors and papers, I CASEd Jeanne's dove card. Love the purple and green together.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (White)

Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket (Mitten Weather)

Stamp: Stampendous (Block Art Sparkle Dove)

Ink: Copic markers

Tools: Papertrey Ink (Tag Sale #3 die)

Accessories: Ribbonbazaar.com (ribbon), The Twinery (baker's twine), buttons, thread, DMC floss

Okay, friends, I think that's enough for one post! Thanks for staying with me! Now go see what everyone else made this month:

Suzanne: The Card Yard

Cathy: EmptyNestCrafter

Joyce: Cards-by-the-Sea

Kim: CupcakesCardsandKim

Amy: Stamp-n-Paradise

Kara: KandRDesigns

Sharron: OnPapillionWings

Marybeth: Marybeth's Time for Paper

Jeanne: AKeptLife

Jessica: The Paper Parade

Renee: ItsAPatchworkLife

See you back here soon!

April 30, 2012

The 12 Kits of Christmas--April

Hi there! It's that wonderful time of the month again where I get to share my creations for The 12 Kits of Christmas. If you've missed out on the first three months, this is a challenge between 12 designers where one of us hosts each month and sends a kit of supplies to everyone else for making holiday cards. We all post our creations at the end of the month and pat ourselves on the back for having a few more Christmas cards stocked up for the end of the year. *smile*

This month's host is Marybeth from Marybeth's Time for Paper, and here's a peek at the goodies she sent us for April (thanks to Kara for the photo once again!):

This kit had lots of beautiful die cuts, so I set out to work with those first. I've been smitten with the Memory Box landscape dies since I started seeing them, so I was thrilled to work with this one. And check out the fun eyelash yarn Marybeth included in our kit!

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Ocean Tides, Vintage Cream)

Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye (The Merry Days of Christmas), Papertrey Ink (2008 Bitty Dots)

Stamp: Papertrey Ink (Tree Trimming Trio)

Tools: Memory Box (Country Landscape die, Star of Wonder die), Spellbinders (Banner Ribbons die), Papertrey Ink (woodgrain impression plate)

Accessories: Martha Stewart (yarn)

See these darling red bells? They're flocked! How sweet is that? I added the silver jingle bells in the corner to go with the pretty sheet music patterned paper.

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (Cherry Cobbler), Papertrey Ink (Rustic White, True Black)

Patterned paper: The Paper Studio

Stamp: Papertrey Ink (Signature Christmas)

Tools: Memory Box (Jingle bell border die), Papertrey Ink (music score impression plate)

Accessories: silver pearls, bells, DMC floss

I had a hard time covering up the gorgeous snowflake border on this next card, but I decided to nestle the tree silhouette into the corner. It's hard to see, but there are a few stamped white snowflakes in the upper right corner, and the edges are inked white for a soft, snowy look.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Spring Rain, True Black, White)

Stamp: Papertrey Ink (Peace Be Still)

Tools: Memory Box (Frostyville border die), Papertrey Ink (tree die)

Accessories: silver pearls, ribbon

Yes, I've used this next layout every month so far, but I love it so much for patterned paper strips! It's a CASE of a card by Veronica Zalis in the 2011 issue of Holiday Cards & More. I added my own layered die cuts and a sentiment from WPlus9 to the papers included in this month's kit.