Mosaic Madness with Tutorial

Sneak Peek Items - Available June 1

This card was made while procrastinating the completion of another task. I made 10 of them for a swap I participate in where we mail the cards directly to each other. The pearls were added as an afterthought so sorry friends! I think they're a nice touch.

TUTORIAL:  (for placement only)

1. Cut the Whisper White to 3"x 4".  
2. Place the card stock in the upper left corner of the Modern Mosaic folder and run it through the Big Shot TM. 
3. Punch the hole (See picture for placement) and trim 1/8" off of the right and bottom side of the card. 
4. Glue the Whisper White to the Pumpkin Pie (3" x 4"), stamp "Smile" and then stamp the Mosaic in the empty space using the Stamp-a-ma-jig TM.
5. Stamp, punch and assemble the other Mosaic items using a dimensional.

SUPPLY LIST:

• Stamp Sets: Mosaic Madness, Fabulous Phrases
• Colors: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Island Indigo
• DSP: Quatrefancy Specialty
• Embellishments: Pearl Basic Jewels
• Punches: Mosaic, 1/2" Circle
• Big Shot: Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions TM Folder

The Open Sea - CASE

Okay so I've been a slacker when it comes to blogging and technically stamping too. I made this card last week for a shoe box swap. I was inspired by Rita Wright's Freshly Made Sketches card. I basically copied and simplified for quick and easy re-creation. It was perfect for what I needed.

The night before I remembered a card I made at the same meeting back when Stampin' Up! sold the PolyShrink TM plastic (when I was a kid they were called Shrinky Dinks) so since I had some I added the same type of element to this card. I think it added a nice touch. I pre-shrunk them for the swap. Did you know that you can simply use #6 plastic for the same effect? Here is a link for you with some instructions.


SUPPLY LIST:

• Stamp Sets: The Open Sea
• Colors: Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky
• DSP: Print Poetry Paper Stack 
• Embellishments: Mini Brads Silver, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Linen Thread
• Non-SU!: PolyShrink TM 

Creating Pretty Cards Sketch Challenge 23

Last month I was invited to be a guest designer for Craft Project Central. My first assignment is actually for June but in the mean time I was asked to also be designer for the Creating Pretty Cards Sketch Challenges. I am honored to be chosen for both of these assignments.

The card and sketch above were inspired by a past Stampin' Up! Convention Make n' Take. Please visit Creating Pretty Cards Sketch Challenge 23 (CPC23) to participate and link your creation. I'd love to see what you come up with!


SUPPLY LIST: see Free Mini Tutorial

• Stamp Sets: Raining Flowers, Sassy Salutations
• Colors: Midnight Muse, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, So Saffron, Whisper White
• Embellishments: Jewel Basic Pearls, Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon
• Punches: 1" Circle

May Day - Blog Hop

Welcome to our May Blog Hop! I hope you enjoy all of the May Day projects. As always, please hop all the way through. Comments and pins are greatly appreciated by everyone that is participating. Enjoy!

I decided to play with paper flowers and made this fun basket using the retiring Scallop Envelope Bigz TM die to do so. You simply attach 4 envelopes at the sides to make a square. I ran them through the Square Lattice TIF to give them some texture. Now for the flowers...

They were all made the same way. Each flower has only three layers. First they were attached with a basic brad and then each layer was spritzed with water and then crumpled up until the entire flower was bent and squished to my liking. Manipulate the flower until you like it and then set it aside to dry.

I decided to try these paper flowers several different ways. This first one is from the Blossom Party Originals Die. All of the flowers using this die are Calypso Coral. Be sure to look for them in the other photos.

Here I used Pink Pirouette and the 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch. The Elegant Eggplant flower featured just below this flower uses the 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch. You can see it better in the first photo of the entire basket above.

This flower was made using the Blossom Punch and Daffodil Delight. I recommend that you put the gems on the brads before you create the flowers. I found out the hard way that they're difficult to get in place after they dry.

The Melon Mambo flower on the right was made using the Fancy Flower Punch. This is such a pretty picture of the different flowers! I love it!

Last but not least, the matching card. It's a little 2"x 3" card to fit in a matching Scallop Envelope. I punched the basket with the Postage Stamp Punch. All of the flowers for this card were made using the Boho Blossoms punch. The flowers on the card have no brad. They were just squished when wet.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my creations.

SUPPLY LIST:

• Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Colors: River Rock (retiring), Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade (retiring), Calypso Coral
• Embellishments: Jewel Basic Rhinestones, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Brads
• Punches: Postage Stamp, Boho Blossoms, Fancy Flower, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle, 1-1/4" Scallop Circle, Blossom
• Big Shot: Scallop Envelope Bigz TM Die (retiring), Square Lattice Textured Impressions TM Embossing Folder, Blossom Party Originals

Happy Birthday Kelly!

Today is my friend Kelly's birthday (I have known her since I was 12) so I made her this card and got it in the mail on Saturday. I hope she gets it in time. I was kind of in a hurry so I decided to try the candles from Designer Series Paper look. I think it turned out pretty cute. I know she'll like it no matter what it looks like.


SUPPLY LIST:

• Stamp Sets: Bring on the Cake
• Colors: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
• DSP: Patio Party
• Punches: 1" Square (for Flag), Small Heart (trimmed to make flames)
• Embellishments: Jewels Basic Pearls
• Big Shot: Beautiful Wings Embosslits TM

Friendly Phrases - NAC43

I love this word set so it will be sad to see it go. I have already sorted my retired items out and had to go back to it because I needed just the right word stamp for this card. Oh well. I'm sure I'll fall in love with the others right away.

For this card I simply punched out different sections of the Designer Series Paper to create the look I wanted.


1 Challenge: The Nacho Average Challenge (NAC43) for this very simple layout. The linky is open until April 27th. You should give it a try.


SUPPLY LIST:

• Stamp Sets: Friendly Phrases
• Colors: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze (DSP)
• DSP: Floral District
• Punches: 1" Circle, 1" Square (for Flag)
• Embellishments: Jewels Basic Rhinestones
• Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions TM Folder

The Retired Lists!

Here we go! It's time to check out the lists to see what you had better get your hands on before its gone!

Retiring Stamps

Retiring Accessories*

*The accessories are while supplies last so be sure to check out my DBWS for availability.

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