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)

Crayon Memory Box #2

This box was made for Ryan's 2 year old cousin, Andrew, who loves tractors and dirt!  Again, the original design is by Laura Denison of Following the Paper Trail.

Crayon Memory Box #1

This project accompanied the giraffe baby card in yesterday's post.  The original design is by Laura Denison at Following the Paper Trail.  This box is just like a box of 64 Crayola crayons!  This one is made with 12 inserts so Ryan's mom can add photos and memories from Ryan's first year.  I also gave Ryan's mom a bunch of matching photo mats and pre-stamped sentiments to add to the inserts.

Due to UStream's limit on video storage for broadcasters, many Ustream videos were erased by Ustream, and I am unable to find the link to Laura's Crayon Memory Box video.

Fun Giraffe

First, thanks to katstamps65 on SplitCoastStampers for the original idea for this card - it was so much fun to make!  I made two versions of this card: one is a birthday card, the other is a baby card.

(I didn't notice until now that the right edge of the blue baby card got cut off by accident when I edited the photo!)

Year of Cards #27

Independence Day

We've come full circle with a whole year of cards.  I hope you enjoyed the last 27 days on my blog.  Thank you for joining me on this fun journey!

Supplies:

White CS Base: finished size 3” x 3” (I inked the front with Fired Brick Distress ink [Ranger])

Brilliant Blue CS (SU)

Flag stamp (Hampton Art)
“Celebrate” stamp - Freedom Squares stamp set (Stampendous)
Real Red ink pad (SU)
Word Window & Modern Label punch (SU)

Year of Cards #26

Father's Day Card

Supplies:

Early Express CS Base: A2

Very Vanilla & Early Espresso CS (SU)

Woodgrain paper (Recollections – note, I darkened the paper with Vintage Photo Distress ink [Ranger])
A Little Everything stamp set (CTMH)
Espresso Adirondack ink pad (Ranger)
Black thin marker
1/8” brass brads (Recollections)

Year of Cards #25

Mother's Day Card

This is a super easy card I learned to make from a video by Dawn Griffith (link below).

Click here to see Dawn Griffith YouTube Video.

Supplies:
Always Artichoke CS base: finished size 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
Very Vanilla CS
June Bug Corsage paper (BasicGrey)
Sentiments: Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (SU); Always in My Thoughts stamp set (SU)
Fresh Fillers background stamp set (SU)
Forest Moss Distress ink pad (Tim Holtz/Ranger)
1-3/4” Scallop Circle Punch (SU)
1-3/8” Circle Punch (SU)
Word Window Punch (SU)
Modern Label Punch (SU)
Scallop border punch (SU)
Cream sheer ribbon (JoAnn’s)

Year of Cards #24

Easter Card #2

The photo doesn't show the detail, but the black embossing makes the image look like stained glass.

Supplies:
Very Vanilla (SU) CS Base: A2
Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist CS (SU)
Sentiment: Well Scripted stamp set (SU)
Angel: Gloria stamp set (CTMH)
Scallop Trim Border punch (SU)
Marina Mist ¼” grosgrain ribbon (SU)
Watercolor Pencils (Derwent)
Blending Pen