Vellum Flowers

I saw this card on LeeAnn Greff's blog and had to try it.  I changed out the colors a bit.

I'm not sure how she colored her flowers, so this is how I made the flowers: I embossed the flowers in white on white vellum.  Next, I colored the back of the flowers (just the centers) using SU markers. Starting in the center and using a water brush, I drew the colors to the edge of the flowers.  Next, I die cut the flowers.  I used double-sided tape in just the middle of the flowers.  I figured out I needed to use alot less water for the back of the flowers because the vellum curled easily.

I stamped the leaves and sentiment before embossing the white cardstock.  I also used Sharpie markers to color the pearls for the flower centers.

Supplies:

A2 Card Base - Rich Razzleberry, SU

White Cardstock

White Vellum

Secret Garden stamp set, SU

Secret Garden framelits, SU

Kind & Caring Thoughts stamp set (sentiment), SU

Rich Razzleberry, Marina Mist & Summer Sun markers, SU

Water brush

Small Pearls, Want 2 Stamp

Sharpie Markers

Tuxedo Black ink pad, Momento

Certainly Celery ink pad, SU

Swiss Dots embossing folder, ProvoCraft

Another Ornament!

I finally gave the ornament framelits and stamp set back to my SU Demo, Pam, who said I could keep them if I still wanted to use them, but, I bought my own set so now I can play anytime I want!  To top off my week, when Pam delivered my SU order she also gifted me a package of the Candlelight Christmas DP!  I was so surprised!  That's just Pam - she does that all the time - she's just the best and sweetest SU Demo ever!  Her only condition was that I had to make her an ornament out of it - not a problem!  (I forgot to take a picture of her ornament!)

Gary was feeling a bit left out - not a single "masculine" ornament in all those I made, so I hunted up some scraps of paper (literally!), and found some from last year's Graphic 45 collection (clocks on the fronts of these papers).  So, I got busy!  This is the "darkest" ornament I've made and the picture just doesn't show the details. So, here's Gary's ornament (which is now hanging in his college "study" room, aka man cave):

I think I'm addicted to making these ornaments!  As you can see - no ribbon or tulle!  This is not the ornament on the front of the SU Holiday Mini catalog, but my own version using four of the ornament dies.  I actually didn't have enough of the black print paper, so I used Michael's Kraft cardstock for the back two  cuts of the two largest ornaments.  It gives the ornament sort of a shadow effect.

Not ALL ornaments have to be for Christmas or frilly!

Teen Birthday

As always, masculine cards are a challenge for me, especially the teenagers in our family.  It's hard to believe my great-nephew will be 16 very soon!  I still remember the occasion of his father's 16th birthday (and shopping for roper boots and Wrangler jeans for him - he was one fine looking young man!)  This is a pretty simple card to make.

FRONT

INSIDE



Supplies:

A2 Card Base: Early Espresso CS (SU)

Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy & Very Vanilla CS (SU)

Striped Paper (Glitz Design)

Alphabet Stew stamp set (SU) - Front

Alphabet Soup stamp set (SU) - Inside

Espresso Adirondack ink pad (Ranger)

Labels Framelits (SU)

3/8" Not Quite Navy Taffeta ribbon (SU)

Square Lattice embossing folder (SU)

Reverse Popped UpOrnament Card

I've moved on from ornaments to ornament cards! This card was fun to make. Below the supply list is the order of assembly to make this card easy to make, too! (I apologize for the poor quality of the photo.) It looks as thought the edges of the ornaments show when finished but they really don't!

Supplies:

Card Base: A2 Gumball Green Cardstock (SU)

White Cardstock (4" x 5-1/4" + a scrap for ornaments)

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (SU) (3-3/4" x 5")

Gumball Green & Cherry Cobbler ink pads (SU)

Ornaments Framelits (SU)

Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (SU)

Teeny Tiny Wishes (Merry Christmas) (SU)

Word Window Punch (SU)

Modern Label Punch (SU)

White Crochet thread with gold threading (Lily)

Gold marker

Order of Assembly:

1.  Using Framelits, cut 3 ornaments out of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.

2.  Draw in strings for ornaments with gold marker.

3.  THEN emboss Cherry Cobbler cardstock.

4.  Attach white mat to A2 cardstock base.

5.  Attach Cherry Cobbler mat to front of card using pop dots.

6.  On white cardstock scrap, stamp and using framelits to cut out same 3 ornaments as in step 1.

7.  Attach these ornaments through openings in Cherry cobbler card front.

8.  Attach crochet thread or baker's twine bows to top of ornaments.

9.  Add a sentiment with pop dots.  You're done!

Ornament #7Pink & Lime

Happy Birthday Jeanne!

This ornament is for my favorite sister.  Okay, so she's my only sister!  I couldn't ask for a better sister, she's just such an amazing, loving, caring woman.  True story:  My sister, Jeanne, is 6 years older than me, and when we were kids, if my sister was angry with me about something (I was a real pest, apparently) she would threaten to cut off my eyelashes when I was asleep!  Really she did.  She has blond hair and short eyelashes, I have dark hair and very long eyelashes, so that was her threat, to cut off my eyelashes! (She never did cut them short!)  Today, of course, we laugh about it and although she still issues that threat as a joke, I do live clear across the country so I think my eyelashes are safe!  Jeanne's craft studio is pink, lime, and black so I made this ornament just for her.

Supplies:
Holiday Ornaments framelits dies (SU)
Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (SU)
White cardstock

Green Galore & Pink Passion ink pads (SU)

Rosette Die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)

Magenta Stickles (Ranger)

Crochet thread with silver threading (Lily)

Rhinestone (Michael's)

Ornament #6Christmas Stripes

This ornament is made entirely out of paper with no stamping.  I really like the striped paper and had just enough left over to make an ornament.

Supplies:
Decorative Paper (DCWV & Cloud 9 Designs)
Ornament framelits dies (SU)
Gold Crochet Thread with gold threading (Lily)
Gold Stickles
Rosette Die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)
Rose Button (Streamline)

Ornament #5Snowflakes

Of course, I had to make a blue ornament with snowflakes!  Thank you to Pam, my SU Demo for the use of her dies and stamps.

Supplies:

Holiday Ornaments framelits dies (SU)

Chipped Sapphire Distress ink (Tim Holtz/Ranger)

Decorative Paper (DCWV)

White Cardstock

Rosette Die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)

White crochet thread with silver threading (Lily)

Snowflake Brad Buddy (Hot Off the Press)

Silver Stickles

Ornament #4Studio Fun

I wanted an ornament to hang in my studio because I knew I would give away the rest of my ornaments.  This ornament sure looks pretty in my studio!  This ornament is different than the last few I've posted and it ended up being larger.  Thank you to Pam, my SU Demo - one of these days I'll need to give her back her stamp set and dies!

Supplies:

Holiday Ornaments framelits dies (SU)

Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (SU)

White Cardstock

Purple ink pad (Marvy)

Green Galore in pad (SU)

Firefily Stickles (Ranger)

Rosette Die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)

White crochet thread with gold threading (Lily)

Rhinestone (Michael's)

Ornament #3Country Christmas

I wanted an ornament with what I refer to as a "log cabin" look or an old fashioned country Christmas look.  I didn't use any stamps for this ornament, just decorative paper.  It saved die cutting time, but I ended up inking the edges of the paper (I have this thing about the white exposed edge on paper!) and I also inked the outer edges on the back of the ornaments for better blending when I assembled my ornament.  So far, this is one of my favorite color combos!  Thank you again to Pam, my SU Demo, who also has a new grandson to spoil!  Welcome to the world baby Ryan!

Supplies:
Holiday Ornaments framelits dies (SU)
Decorative Paper (DCWV & Cloud 9 Designs)
Fired Brick Distress Ink (Tim Holtz/Ranger)
1/2" Satin Ribbon (Offray)
Gold Crochet Thread with gold threading (Lily)
Rosette Die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)
Frosted Lace Stickles (Ranger)
Burgundy Stickles (Ranger)

Ornament #2Red & White

For this ornament I used only red ink, mostly because I avoid green in ornaments on my Christmas tree.  I am very thankful to my SU Demo, Pam, for the use of her stamp set, framelits dies and rosette die!  She's great about letting me borrow stuff to play with before I buy it myself!

Supplies:
Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (SU)
Holiday Ornaments framelits dies (SU)
White Cardstock
Real Red ink pad (SU)
1/2" Sheer white ribbon (JoAnn's)
Rosette Die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)
Gold Stickles (Ranger)
White Button (Streamline)
White Crochet Thread with Gold Thread (Lily)

Ornament #1Traditional

I'm having so much fun!  This is the first ornament I made using Stampin' Up's new ornament framelits and matching stamp set.  Thank you to my SU Demo, Pam for letting me play with these new items.  Thank you also to Dani Dziama for her great tutorial (the link for her tutorial is below).

Click HERE for Dani's tutorial.

Supplies:

Holiday Ornament framelits dies (SU)
Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (SU)

White Cardstock
Garden Green & Real Red Ink Pads (SU)
1/2" Picot-Edge Satin Ribbon (Offray)
White Crochet Thread with Gold Thread (Lily)
Medalion (unknown, painted gold with Tester Model Paint)
Rhinestone (Michael's)
Punch for Rosette (Martha Stewart)
Glitter (Martha Stewart)

Year of Cards #22

Valentine's Card #2

This is a remake of a card I posted before, with a few changes.

Supplies:

Early Espresso (SU) Card Base: A2

Early Espresso, Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink CS (SU)

What’s Brewin’? stamp set (SU)
Espresso Adirondack ink pad (Ranger)
Rose Red ¼” grosgrain ribbon (SU)
Slit Punch (SU)
Labels Framelits Dies (SU)
Oval cut at 2-1/4” with Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge (ProvoCraft)
Inside sentiment printed in brown ink with computer and printer

For the Newlyweds

Gary's niece married on June 16th and this was the card I made for them.  Their colors were chocolate brown and olive, but I just couldn't fit much olive into a wedding card!  Melissa married a good friend of Gary's and we're so happy for both of them.  The wedding was very, very western as our new nephew, Richie, is as much of a cowboy as any man can be!  Melissa is a recent college graduate (nursing) and it's been a busy couple of months for both of them.  I hear she's pretty handy during branding time, too!

Card base: Very Vanilla (SU)
Layers: Gold, Early Espresso & Very Vanilla (SU)
Stamp Set:s: Apothecary Art & Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU); Rose from Golden Years (CTMH) and embossed with gold embossing powder
Labels Framelits Dies (SU)
Gold Pen for edge of sentiment
Roses & Leaves colored with Mellow Moss & Barely Banana makers (SU)
Cream sheer ribbon: JoAnn's

Note: the brown edge on the left & bottom is poor photography, not part of the card!

Butterflies

I am not sure who originally designed this card, but the first time I made this card my friend, Gloria, showed us how in our local stamping adult ed class.  I decided it would be ideal for birthdays.

Thank you TyAnn for the use of your punch and to Gloria for sharing this card with me!

Card base is Always Artichoke (SU), both mats are black and the printed DP is SU.  The olive DP is from a pack of paper I bought years ago at my local Pamida store and sort of looks like a crackle design. I used the Labels Framelits dies (SU) for my layers and the Boho Blossom punch for flowers (not sure of the purple cardstock!).  For the butterflies, I first stamped with one of the flowers from the Mixed Bunch stamp set (SU) with embossing ink, then embossed with white embossing powder.  Then I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die(SU).  I stamped flowers on the center DP in black, but I'm not sure what stamp set they are from (sorry!).  The leaves from cut using a die from Sizzix.