Day 264: Flower Soft Card Toppers Continued

I put four more Flower Soft Card Toppers on bases today.  All card stock by Stampin' Up!

Day 263: Flower Soft Toppers on Card Bases

Today I mounted 3 of the Flower Soft Card Toppers on card bases.  Card stock from Stampin' Up.

Day 262: Flower Soft Card Toppers

Tonight was Girls' Night Out at church, and since it was a last-minute decision to go, I grabbed Aleene's Tacky Glue, some Flower Soft and some Flower Soft Card Toppers and off I went.  I had fun making these card toppers and the other ladies were awed by how pretty they were. It is always fun to try new things like Flower Soft, because it is so easy, but looks impressive. I will let these dry over night and work on mounting them on card bases tomorrow.

Day 261: Stamp A Stack Cards Assembled

Tonight I put together the cards I prepped last night.  It is a good thing I had my cell phone handy to take photos of the originals, otherwise I might not have remembered how to put them all together!

Day 260: Stamp a Stack

Tonight I attended Stamp a Stack at a Stampin' Up! dealer's house.  We made 6 different cards. Actually, I just stamped or ran things through the Big Shot by Sizzix because I forgot tonight was the first night for Survivor!  I will put them together another time!

Day 235: T-Shirt Birthday Card

A friend and I went to a "make and take" at Pearl Street Stamping in Tremont today.  We used a cute stamp by Just For Fun to make a t-shirt birthday card on printed paper. The sentiment stamps were cling stamps, but I neglected to note the manufacturer.

t-shirt card front

t-shirt card inside

t-shirt card back

Day 193: Adding Inside Sentiments to Pre-Made Cards

I usually make several cards ahead of time that are able to be used for several different occasions.  I wait until I need a card before I stamp the inside sentiment. That way, a card with a flower image could be used for anniversary, wedding, sympathy, female birthday, get well, etc.  Tonight I added verses to the insides of cards I needed for occasions for the rest of the month.

Day 191: Making Cards with the Kids

Today the kids made birthday cards for their Dad using a variety of my stamps. My daughter made an animal themed card.  My son chose a plane as his main focus, since Dad is away for his job and "he will be flying back to us in a plane".

Day 190: Papa's Pocket Card

I used "Papa's Pocket" from Stampin' Up! to make a birthday card for my husband.  He collects pocket watches, pocket knives, and coins, so these images really suit him.  I stamped the images on an 8.5" x 11" piece of "Crumb Cake" card stock and then cut a section out to adhere in the center of my card.  I used a sheer ribbon on either side of the strip as a frame.  I fussy cut some of the remaining images and layered them on the first stamped image with glue dots to add dimension to the card.

Day 186: Wild About You Card

I made this cute card for my nephew using "Safari Kids" prints from DCWV and solid card stock from Stampin' Up!  I ran the green paper through my Sizzix machine in a Cuttlebug embossing folder inked with VersaMark and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder from Stampin' Up!

Day 101: Roses and Dragonfly Card

Tonight I selected the papers I wanted to use for the Rose and Dragonfly Card.  I chose Anna Griffin papers because the soft muted tones really accented the delicate beauty of the 3-D image.  I used the Sizzix machine and the oval frame die as well.

Day 91: Poppy Card in 3-D

We are travelling today.  I worked on this 3-D floral bouquet card while my husband was driving the van. This card is one of three from a kit by Dufex Crafts.

Day 71: I Followed My Heart Card

Tonight I created this card using Darcie's U-Cuts :

Day 66: Birthday Party Invitations

Tonight I helped my daughter to use the Sizzix die cut machine and the "birthday cake" die to design her birthday party invitations.  She chose scraps of paper from my scrap folders and created six party invitations.  It was fun for me to assist her when she needed it and also to see what a good crafter she is becoming.

Day 60: Rock Guitar Birthday Card

Tonight I made some cards for tween boys that I think they will appreciate receiving on their birthdays.  I used the Extreme Elements and Grunge Rock stamp sets from Stampin' Up!  All papers and inks also by Stampin' Up!

Day 59: March Cards

I have a list of birthdays and anniversaries posted in my scrapbook room and each month I go through my stash of cards I have made and choose some to send.  If I don't have cards for a certain group already made, then I design a card and make a bunch of them so I have them to send out when I need them.  For example, my son was invited to 4 birthday parties in the past two weeks. I had him use the pirate cards I made on Day 19. It was great to have them already made and ready to use.

Tonight I went through the stash and found cards for all the women's birthdays for the month of March.  I need to make cards for two tween boys and some cards for men (tomorrow's project). I made a cute card for a cousin's son using Spider Man paper that was leftover from my Day 1 project.  It was a great way to use up some scraps and he will enjoy the card.

Day 55: Black and Brown Color Scheme

I went back to Rubber Rainbows for their second make and take of the month. I made this very pretty card.  First, I stamped the black arched design.  Then, I masked that image and stamped all around it with a lace stamp in a light caramel color. Then, I used a mask that covered all of the card except for the "window" portion of the arch.  That was stamped with a text background. I used a small strip of floral paper to accent the left edge of the card.  There were other black and brown selections, such as animal prints, but I like floral designs.  Then I got to have fun embellishing with these flat little crystals. (Sorry I didn't write down the makers of all these great products...having too much fun making and taking and shopping!)

The stamps for the card were the clear stamps on acrylic blocks. I am not keen on the acrylic stamps.  I don't find the ink takes very well, and the images don't stamp as clearly.  I had to come home and complete portions of the design that didn't stamp well. I much prefer wood-mounted rubber stamps.

Regardless of the type of stamp used, I think black and brown is a neat color combination and one I will have to explore using more.

Day 52: Perfume Bottle Card

I have been having fun making cards with stamps in my stamp collection.  My mother collects perfume bottles, so I bought this set of four stamps last year at the 2011 Stamp Scrap Art Tour so that I could make a card for her. This is the first time I have used them.  Unfortunately, they are not marked, but a web search shows that they are from Golden Acorn Rubber Stamps.  There are 6 classic perfume bottles in their collection.  I only purchased four of  the series.  At top left is Classic Perfume Bottle #3, at top right is Classic Perfume Bottle #4.  At bottom left is Classic Perfume Bottle #1, at bottom right is Classic Perfume Bottle #6. I just selected several pieces from my "pinks" scrap folder, stamped a  perfume bottle on each scrap with VersaMark (Tsukineko)  ink, then heat-embossed with gold embossing powder by Stampin' Up! (SU).  I punched them out using a label punch (SU), crumpled them up and adhered them to a piece of gold card stock (SU) stamped with French Script (SU) background. I used a ticket corner punch (SU) on the corners of the gold paper. I picked up a bunch of old costume jewelry at a flea market last summer, and knew I would use it for cards.  I was trying to remove the pin from the back side of this brooch, but the metal was so soft, I broke off some of the design.  So, I just cut the top part down.  I used some gold-embossing powder on a perfume bottle button from Buttons Galore to make it gold, then used double-sided tape and glue to hold it in the center of the brooch (I had removed the black plastic center that was original to the piece). I placed a tiny crystal (The Paper Studio) in the center of each perfume bottle to add a little bling. I mounted the whole card front onto Rich Razzleberry card stock (SU).  I think Mom will really enjoy this card when I send it to her.  Love to you, Mom!

Day 51: Bird Collage Card

I love collages, so today I played with my stamps from Stampin' Up!  I used Baroque Motifs, Notably Ornate, and French Script Background to create this card.  

Day 50: Sweet Scoops Ice Cream Card

I made a half dozen of these cute ice cream cards using the Sweet Scoops stamp set from Stampin' Up! and ice cream patterned paper from Echo Park Paper.