Rubber Stamp Tapestry Seahorse Garden Stamp Set

I absolutely love the Seahorse Garden Peg Stamp Set SAQ00006. I created the card base by cutting and 8 ½” x 11” piece of the The Paper Cut’s Lunar Blue Cardstock in half for an 8 ½” x 5 ½” card. I then scored a line at the 4 ¼” position and fold the card in half. That gives us an A2 card measuring 4 ¼” x  5 ½” card front..

I used the following Memento inks on this project: Large n Seahorse – Danube Blue #600; Tiny Seahorse -- #200; Starfish – Solid Tart #703; Anemone Flower – Lulu Lavender #504; and the Kelp closes out the place – Teal Zeal – #602.

To finish out the nautical theme, I used elements from Elizabeth Craft’s Shells Large set #1146. I cut out the dies using Elizabeth Craft’s White Soft Finish Card Stock, 85-pound weight. I colored the die cuts with Pan Pastels using 340.5 Permanent Red on the crab and 925.5 Pearlescent Orange on the shells.

Lighthouse Card

When it's not a stamp and not a die cut, what is it? It's an OUTLINE STICKER! I crated this porject for a card swap. I love the way it turned out . . . and there's twelve more stickers that I can use for future nautical, By the Sea, and Sun on the Beach projects. Here's what i used to create this card:

Card materials:

·         Elizabeth Craft 2574B Lighthouses Outline Sticker

·         ElizabethCraft Accordion Rectangle Die #972

·         Polka Dot paper from Hot Off the Press Rhapsody Double-Sided Scrapbooking Paper Pack

·         Black Cardstock

·         White Cardstock

Copic Colors Used

·         B0000 Pale Celestine

·         B00 Froast Blue

·         B37 Antwerp Blue

·         B39 Prussia Blue

·         B91 Pale Gray Blue

·         E04 Lipstick Natural

·         E08 Brown

·         E09 Burnt Sienna

·         E40 Brick White

·         E41 Pearl White

·         E43 Dull Ivory

·         E53 Raw Silk

·         E55 Light Camel

·         E57 Light Walnut

·         T4 Toner Gray #4

·         T6 Toner Gray #6

·         T10 Toner Gray #10

·         Y02 Canary Yellow

·         Y06 Yellow

·         Y08 Acid Yellow

Happy Birthday Morgan!

Today is my grandbaby girl's fourth birthday. I created this card for her:

DIES:

o   Elizabeth Craft 947 Birthday Pop UP Card

o   Elizabeth Craft 782 Agatha Edges

o   MFT-554 Overflowing Joy

o   MFT-271 Button Border

o   IO-DIE057-AA Small Bow

STAMPS

o   MFT-PI-554 Overflowing Joy

SUPPLIES

Papers:

•  Pebbles Peony Dot Cardstock
• The Paper Cut Pink Lemonade
• The Paper Cut Licorice Black
•  Elizabeth Craft Gold Shimmer Sheet

Adhesives & Inks:

•  2.5" Wide Scor-Tape
• Tombow Adhesive
• Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools

o   WeR Memorykeepers Evolution Die Cutting Machine

o   Tonic Piercing Tool

o   Fiskars Compact Stamp Press

Copic Markers

•  Colorless Blender

   HAIR

•  E19 Redwood
• E93 Deep Orange
• YR18  Sanguine

   FACE

•  E00 Skin White
• E01 Pink Flamingo
• R20 Blush

   SHOES

•  T3 Toner Gray #3
• T6 Toner Gray #6
• T8 Toner Gray #8

SHIRT:

•  BV000 Pale Thistle
• BV02 Prune

JUMPER

•  R81 Rose Pink
• R83 Rose Mist
• R85 Rose Red
•  R89 Dark Red

The Birthday Pop Up card is a Karen Burniston creation and is absolutely brilliant. I started with a 4.25” x 11” pink lemonade card base, scored it at the 5.5” and folded it over. I then took a 12” x 12” piece of American Craft’s Pebbles Peony Dot Cardstock and cut it to 4” x 11”. This is part of the Pebbles Basics collection and features a gingham print on one side and polka dots on the other

I limited my use to the gingham sides for this project. While the Pure Innocence overflowing joy has a Christmas sentiment on the stamp set, it lends itself for year round use with “overflowing joy” and “just for you” messages. I created the additional box on the front with scraps and topped it off with an Impression Obsession bow..

Another of my favorite pieces is the button border die from My Favorite Things. The card front design is strong enough to stand alone which makes the pop up birthday component just one more thing for a four-year-old to giggle about

Elizabeth Craft Thinking of the Beach Card

I find it much easier to paper piece from metal dies than from an electronic die cutting machine. This pop up card is from Elizabeth Crafts' new dies for 2015. And shock of all shocks! No Copic markers were used in the construction of this card. I used assorted paper and scraps from my stash along with the following dies:

• 985 Rocky the Crab
• 987 Palm Tree & Pail
• 975 Adirondack Chair
• 981 Beach Edges
• 972 Accordion Rectangle (it had the “hello” sentiment on it)
• 789-Thinking of You

I managed to lose the pail and coconuts in the Palm Tree and Pail die. I searched for more than an hour but failed to find it. I finally stopped looking and took my Impressions Obsession coffee cup die and cut it down. I attached the Elizabeth Craft handle and shovels and I was good to go. NEW RULE: Do not do cards on a table that is not perfectly clean . . .well, maybe not perfectly . . . 

Gift Stack Pop Up Birthday Card

My husband’s birthday is December 31^st, so I decided that this was the perfect time to create a birthday card with three of my favorite dies – two from Elizabeth Craft and one from Impression Obsession.

DIES:

• Elizabeth Craft 947 Birthday Pop UP Card 

• Elizabeth Craft 782 Agatha Edges

•  IO-DIE239-S Gift Stack Cutout

PAPERS

• Pebbles 751396 Black Dot Cardstock

• The Paper Cut Black Licorice

• Georgia Pacific White

ADHESIVE &  BLING

• 2.5” wide Scor-Tape

• Zva Self-adhesives crystals, small

•  Sparkle N Sprinkle Cloud Nine microfine glitter

 TOOLS

•  WeR Memory Keepers scoring paper trimmer 
• WeR Memory Keepers Evolution die cutting machine

The Birthday Pop Up card is a Karen Burniston creation and is absolutely brilliant. I started with a 4.25” x 11” black card base, scored it at the 5.5” and folded it over. I then took a 12” x 12” piece of American Craft’s Pebbles Black Dot Cardstock and cut it to 4” x 11”. This is part of the Pebbles Basics collection and features a gingham print on one side and polka dots on the other

I used both sides of the cardstock to create this card. I cut out the stars with a white cardstock background on Scor Tape and dipped them in my Microfine Glitter to add some twinkle to the project. Of course, the photo doesn’t do the bling justice, but it works great.

I love, love, love the Impression Obsession Gift Stack cut-out and discovered that it works well in a variety of format. I used it as a “window” cut on some of my Christmas cards. And I discovered that it works great as a 3-D pop up on this card. I can’t wait to use it on some scrapbook layouts!

Be sure to check out my grandbaby girl’s birthday card on January 28^th. Her Birthday pop up card looks totally different. Oh! And HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Elizabeth Craft Tulips

I was playing around with my Elizabeth Craft stickers and found myself making this tulip card (Tulips 0491 and Assorted Words 324). I literally made this card from stuff on my craft table (I'm cleaning it off, honest!) and colored it using three Copic markers -- R29, G21, and T4. The best part is that it comes together quickly and has built-in layering elements.

More Elizabeth Craft -- A Tribute to Spring

This is another Elizabeth Craft project from at the Collins Spring Trade Show workshop. I got an extra bonus when I found the Bee die (710 Bees) in our welcome packet. I toyed with the idea of purchasing it; but kept putting it off. Now I'm glad I waited.

This  sweet project showcases the new Curvy Leaves die (#730). Our leaves were cut with the shimmer sheets, card stock and sticky tape. We finished the card by adding a Ribbon Branches border trim (#1273). Of course, we used the die cut for Mr. Bee. We cut our wings with sticky paper and dipped them in glitter. At the time, I thought this was my least favorite of the projects we completed in the workshop. Looking at it now, I see that this was indeed one of the most versatile pieces demonstrating the broad range of this wonderful . . .  stuff!

Elizabeth Craft Bird Die

My friend, Laura, introduced me to Elizabeth Crafts so much so that this product line has become an essential part of our inventory. Naturally, I decided to take her workshop at the Collins Spring Trade Show last month. This silly little bird (709 Birds) is undoubtedly one of my favorites, so much so that I ordered the die cut for my personal collection. The design is pretty simple, but I think the effects are stunning. We used the SS0218 Fire Opal Gemstone Shimmer Sheet which we embossed and inked with a Sizzix embossing folder. We used her new Velvet Straight Line Peel Offs (1149) to trim our shimmer sheet and triangles and cut our bird with a black velvet adhesive sheet. I love the way the Fire Opal shimmers through the open design of the bird die. All in all, it was a fun project to make.