Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Stork

No surprise if you follow my blog that Monday is Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week. :) This week's stamp is 4318-K Stork, available on this page.  For this week, you can purchase the Stork for 50% off - through Sunday, May 29.  For all the details, and to see what the other Rock Stars have created with this stamp, please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  You can also visit the other Design Team members' blogs by following these links:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Joy ~ Karen ~ Michele

For my card, I stamped the image on textured white paper and cut out the stork. I stamped on patterned paper from Die Cuts With a View and cut out the "baby bundle."  I colored the legs and beak and glued on the pieces.  Then I cut the image out with a Lifestyles Crafts/Quickutz Nesting Oval die.  (The links to the Creating Everlasting Memories eBay store and the items that I have created cards for are on another page of my blog, found near the top.)  I sponged green ink around the edges, because I didn't want to do a mat.  I stamped the Welcome BABY stamp on the same patterned paper as the baby bundle, and also on the striped paper.  I cut out the lettered blocks and glued them on the stripes.  I embossed the front of the card (ivory) with a Sizzix folder, glued the striped piece on, and added some ribbon.

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Simple Elegance - Where We Love Is Home

I'm pretty sure the "frame" on this card came from another card quite a long time ago.  I remember cutting the inside out with a craft knife, but I'm not sure where it came from.  At any rate, I finally used it!


Having the frame already done, the card was very quick.  The sentiment (from Repeat Impressions, on this page) was stamped in Versafine Gingerbread ink on shimmery cream-colored paper and embossed.  I then glued the frame to the shimmery paper.  The flower was colored with a Copic marker and I added a pearl for the center.  That's all there is to it!  I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.


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Challenge Card - thinking of you

I made this card yesterday for the SplitCoastStampers Free 4 All challenge #65 - to use colors opposite each other on the color wheel. I chose lavender and pale yellow. It's also for the Fall-To Layout #141.

I started with white textured cardstock. I added the lavender on the bottom - punched with a Martha Stewart border punch. The yellow flowers were punched with a Martha Stewart punch, also, and I added pearls to the flower centers. The sentiment is an older Stampin' Up! rubon. The flower came from my stash, and I added a black brad. I matted with yellow and then black and used a white card base.


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Friends Like You ...

A super-simple card for today.  I actually made three or four cards yesterday.  I just brought my grandson down into my stamping area and he played in his bouncy seat and I played at my stamping table!  And then when he napped, I did some more.  It worked out well for both Owen and me.

A few weeks ago, I got some Basic Grey items from PeachyCheap.com.  They have a daily special and on a very rare occasion it's something that I want.  This time it was a set of seven little packages of Basic Grey things - stamp set, stickers, etc.  I should have passed it up, but I didn't.  This sticker was in one of the sets.  I cut the bottom of the stem off because I thought it was too long for my layout.  The stamp is an unknown one I got as some blog candy once upon a time.  The left side of the card is scored at a half inch in and glued shut in the half inch.  The patterned paper is from Die Cuts With a View Linen Closet.  I rounded the corners with a Fiskars corner rounded. 

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Kanban Birthday

 

Another card using Kanban products.  This is such gorgeous cardstock!!

One problem I have with cardstock like this, is that I hate to cut into it!  Another problem is that I hate to cover it up:)  This started as a full 12 x 12 sheet.  It's double-sided and also comes with some extra "stripes."  (They are not really stripes, but the designs are in rows.  You can see a picture of what I'm talking about here.)  This card is done with parts of the 12 x 12 - I didn't cut into the "extra."  The thin sparkly pieces at the top and bottom are strips that I cut.  The rest of the background is as it comes.  The sentiment panel is from the backside.  There is a design on the back, but I just used a relatively plain part.  The border on the top of the sentiment panel was cut from the 12 x 12, also.  The sentiment is from a Kanban stamp set and the butterflies are punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  I added pearls to the butterfly bodies and also to the flower centers.  I wish I could convey the beauty of this paper through pictures, but I can't.

For anyone who is reading this far - thanks!  I just had to thank you all for visiting.  I see I have over 200,000 hits.  Amazing!  I appreciate you taking time from your busy day to stop by.

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Repeat Impressions - WHAT IF? Wednesday

It's Wednesday, and therefore we have a new challenge for you at Repeat Impressions!  Today is WHAT IF? Wednesday - a sketch challenge from Wendy, owner and artist of Repeat Impressions.  Here is today's sketch:

Please visit the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details and to see the other wonderful creations.  But in a nutshell, here is what you need to do:  Create a card using this sketch, upload your card to your blog or on-line gallery, and link it to the RI blog.  One random winner for the month will win a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions.  Definitely worth playing for:)  Here are links to the other Rock Stars' blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Miriam ~ Robin

I decided to make my first Christmas card for the year.  A bit of a late start for me!  I stamped the 2002-J, Holiday Lamp Post, found on this page, with Memento black ink and colored with Copics.  I added Star Dust Stickles to the snow.  I stamped the sentiment, also from Repeat Impressions, on to vellum and put it over my patterned paper.  My matting is Real Red from Stampin' Up!  The snowflake is a felt one, also from SU!  We'd love to have you join us!!!

I had stamped two lamp posts, just in case I messed up the first one.  Since they were both usable, I made another card with the materials I had out.  Here is my second one.  Similar, but different:)


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How About a Card That is SO Not Me!

I'm trying to make use of some items I was sent for my CMIT Design Team work.  I was sent some beautiful Kanban stamps, and this is one of them.  It's the first time I've really tried coloring a person with my Copic markers.

The stamp is from the Kanban set called Moulin Divas - Tres Chic.  (It's available in the Creating Everlasting Memories eBay store here.)  I stamped it with Memento black ink on white Papertrey cardstock.  Like I said, I colored it with Copic markers.  I added sparkle with Star Dust Stickles.  I punched the corners with a Stampin' Up! Ticket Corner punch and matted with black.  I added a small pearl to each corner.  The sentiment (from the same set) is stamped with black ink on vellum and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I adhered it with glue dots and added pearls to these corners, too.


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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Arbor Fence

Today starts another Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week.  The stamp for this week is Arbor Fence.  You can find it on this page.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details you need to purchase this stamp through next Sunday, May 22, for 50% off!  While you're there, please check out the other Rock Stars' wonderful creations.  Or follow these links to their blogs: 

Harriet ~Karen ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin

For my card, I went with my favorite style - Clean and Simple with lots of embossed white.  I saw this card on my blogging friend Bonnie's blog, and knew I wanted to case it.  i used the same folders as Bonnie - Swiss Dots and Textile.  I sponged Certainly Celery ink on the edges.  The Certainly Celery cardstock matting was punched with a Martha Stewart Lattice Arch (or Arch Lattice!) border punch.  The image panel was also matted with Certainly Celery and mounted on Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions and is part of a stamp that says "Welcome Little One"  I added some Certainly Celery ribbon, also.  I used this stamp a while back, so here is another example, if you are interested.

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Phi Beta Kappa Congrats

A quick post for today.  I made this card a few weeks ago.  I was sent a Greek alphabet die cut set, and I really didn't know what to do with it!  I figured a good thing to use it for was for a Phi Beta Kappa inductee.  Anyone know one? :)


The Greek letters were cut with the Lifestyles Crafts alphabet (formerly Quickutz).  The frame was cut with a Lifestyles die, also.  (You can find them both in the Creating Everlasting Memories eBay store.)  The printed paper on the bottom is from Die Cuts With a View.  I added the grosgrain ribbon with white stitching across the bottom, too.  A rather simple but elegant card, I think.


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Awesome Blog Candy

The Creating Memories in Time blog (associated with the Creating Everlasting Memories eBay store) is giving away all these items! 

‏K & CO (150) sheets of designer paper 
Martha Stewart Punch: Tulip 
EK Success Edger Punch 
EK Success (3) Art Blanche Stationery Tins 
EK Success Image Tree: Pep Rally Stamp Set 
EK Success Cutterbee Cutterfly 
EK Success (2) Sticko 1000 Tab Herma Adhesive 
EK Success Cutterbee Piercing Bugs 
EK Success (2) Permanent Mini Adhesive 
EK Success Black Fastenater Mini Stapler 
EK Success Miscellaneous Fastenaters

All you have to do is to create a Mother's Day card (yep, it's past Mother's Day, but just think - you'll be ahead for next year!!) and upload it to your blog or on-line gallery, and link to the CMIT blog!  One lucky person will win everything in the picture.  What an awesome prize!!  Last time I checked, there was only one entry, so your chances are VERY good!  The contest goes through the end of May.  Good luck!  I'd love to have a visitor to my blog be the winner - again!  You can find the details on the CMIT blog.

I hope to get some card-making done this weekend.  We have Owen (our grandson) here overnight and tomorrow my niece is coming over to work on her wedding invitations.  Then it's the Survivor finale tomorrow night, and we have a tradition of watching it with some friends.  (Any Survivor fans out there???) Wish me luck in getting anything else done:)

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LOVE - always and forever

I took a little time and just made a card.  I always like doing that - it feels good. :)

I started by stamping the "lace and ribbon" using my Repeat Impressions 1502-L, Lace Ribbon Border, found on this page.  I colored the ribbon with a Melon Mambo Stampin' Up! marker.  I trimmed down the paper so the ribbon went to the edges, and then I matted it with Melon Mambo cardstock.  I stamped the LOVE with my 1207-J, Floral LOVE, (also from RI) found on this page.  I colored the flowers and leaves with Melon Mambo, Old Olive, and Summer Sun.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado and I used my black marker to only ink up the words, and not the border part of the stamp.

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Repeat Impressions - Designer's Choice Challenge

Time for another Repeat Impressions Designer's Choice Challenge (DCC.)  Harriet is the chooser of the challenge this time, and her choice is to use paper-piecing.  Very fun!  Won't you join us?  Just make a card using paper piecing, upload to your blog or on-line gallery, and link up to the Repeat Impressions blog.  You have nearly two weeks to get your creation uploaded and linked - through Tuesday, May 24 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details and to see what the other Rock Stars have come up with.  Or visit their blogs using these links:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Miriam ~ Robin

I love paper-piecing, but I didn't make very good choices this time!  I stamped the Daffodils onto the blue patterned paper, then stamped the Grass.  I colored the leaves and the grass with a marker.  I stamped the daffodils onto two different patterns of yellow paper.  They were both subtle patterns, but I didn't realize just HOW subtle they were until I cut them all out.  Oh well, they look nice, just not very patterned.  The flower centers are popped up with foam squares.  Here is a close-up picture for both dimension and so you can kind of see the patterns in the papers.  The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.  I matted the blue papers with Certainly Celery from Stampin' Up!  I also added another matted layer of textured white and celery.  We'd love to have you play along.  One random winner for the month will win a full sheet of unmounted rubber.

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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Bottoms Up!

 As always, Monday is Stamp of the Week day at Repeat Impressions.  Every week, Wendy chooses a stamp to be showcased and makes it available for 50% off through the following Sunday evening.  This week's stamps is called "Bottoms Up!"  You can find it on this page.  Check out the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the necessary details and to see some examples of what you can do with this stamp.  Or, follow these links to the other Rock Stars' blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Joy ~ Karen ~ Michele

I stamped my Bottoms Up image on patterned paper and added the Mountain Vista stamp.  I colored the sun, just for fun:)  I matted with a dark gray cardstock, after punching the bottom edge with a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment was printed on my computer.

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Happy Mother's Day! And Another Embossed Frame

My last card (for now!) using my newest Sizzix embossing folders.

For this one, I used Frame, Ornate #2 - from the Ornate Frames Set.  I embossed on white then matted with red.  I added the red and black ribbon.  The image is a dollar stamp from Michael's.  I stamped with black, then added a touch of color with markers.  I matted with black and mounted on Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!  We've made our rounds to our moms', and will spend the day with our son, daughter-in-law and youngest grandchild.

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Garden Flowers Embossing #2

Here is card #3 using my Sizzix embossing folders.

This one uses Garden's Edge, from the Garden Flowers set.  I embossed it and matted it with turquoise.  I punched tiny holes to thread the ribbon through, and then tied a bow.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  I added a little bit of Stickles to the heart.  It's matted with the same turquoise and mounted on Dimensionals.  Tomorrow I'll be back with my last "new" card with this folders.:)

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Celebrate!

Card number two with my new folders:)  This one uses the Sizzix Corner Flowers folder from the Garden Flowers set.

I embossed on a separate piece of cardstock, then brayered over it with blue ink and sponged the edges.  I punched the butterflies with a Martha Stewart punch and added blue pearls for the bodies.  I rounded the corners and called it done!

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Pink Embossed Wedding Card

I actually made up four cards on Monday night and Tuesday morning - it felt so good!  I'll share them with you one at a time, though:)  All four of them use new (to me) Sizzix embossing frame folders. 

For this first one, I used the Heart and Vines Frame from the Ornate Frames Set.  I embossed a piece of pink textured cardstock that has a white core.  After embossing, I sanded it down so the white showed through.  All of the embossing was done with the same folder.  I cut the hearts with Lifestyle Crafts (formerly Quickutz) dies.  The scalloped heart was cut from the same pink cardstock and I sanded it down, too.  I stamped the image and the sentiment (from Inkadinkado) with London Fog Memento ink.  The hearts are mounted on Dimensionals.  A simple but effective card, I think.  (You can find the Sizzix folders and the Lifestyle dies in the CEM eBay store.)

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Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday

Today brings another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch Challenge - where the Rock Stars are given a sketch by Wendy and asked to come up with a card.  AND we ask you to join us!  One random winner for the month will win a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions!  Just create your card, upload it to your blog or an on-line gallery, and link it up to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.  Visit the blog for the sketch and all the details, and pictures of the Design Team's creations.  Or follow these links:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Miriam ~ Robin

For my card, I started by stamping Tulip Bouquet with Stazon ink, and coloring with Prismacolor pencils and Goo-Gone.  I cut it, and the matting, with Oval Nestabilities.  I matted the pink layer with shimmery gold and added the beautiful ribbon and gold "net-tish" ribbon.  I omitted the bow on the left, since my ribbon was so wide.

Won't you join us?  Also, you have almost another week to participate in Robin's Designer's Choice Challenge to use robin's egg blue, rust and kraft.  One random winner can choose a full sheet of unmounted rubber!  See the details here.

And one more thing - I hope you are still with me!  The stamp of the week is Where We Love.  Just scroll down a bit.  You can find the details on how to get this stamp for 50% off on this blog post - through Sunday only!

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Elegant Birthday

Just a quick post of an (for me!) elegant card!  It's still very simple, but the gold adds the elegance, I guess:)

The stamps I used are from Kanban called Cavendish Ladies - Day at the Races - and are available in the Creating Everlasting Memories store here.  I stamped them with Versamark and embossed them with gold.  I matted with shimmery gold paper.  The background paper is also from Kanban.  The strip across the bottom is punched with a Martha Stewart punch called Double Link Trim.  There are lots of Kanban and Martha Stewart products available from CEM, also.  I wish you could see the shiny gold on this card, but alas, it doesn't photograph well.

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Happy May! - May Calendar Page

Well, it's May already, even though it doesn't feel like it!  And a new month brings a new calendar page.  If you are interested in printing out your own (blank) calendar pages, I have shared my file with you.  You can click on the link in the header of my blog (just above the newest post) and that will take you to my Excel files for both 2011 and the recently added 2012 file.  There is also a link to cutting instructions, assuming your printer prints them the same as mine!

I am SO glad I was smart enough when I made my calendars last fall to make a list of everything I used to make the pages.  It makes it SO much easier when the First rolls around and I share the materials with you!  For this page, I stamped the image with a stamp from Image Tree's Daisy Delights and colored with Stampin' Up! markers YoYo Yellow and Gable Green.  I punched the bird border with a Martha Stewart Bird on a Wire punch and some older cardstock from Micheal's.

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