A New Ink on Life

A Simply Adorned Christmas

Wow, where do I even begin? Gee, have you guess that I have not had much time to stamp lately?  I had yet another child home sick yesterday (this time my son) and I am about to buy shares in Lysol so I can bath everyone in it and hopefully get rid of the germs-yuck:(

Anyway enough whining from me, we have a great challenge over at Stampin' Royalty this week - Anything But a Card. And I thankfully had something I made a while back that fits perfectly with the challenge:) Stampin' Up! had asked this years Artisan Award Winners to create a holiday project for their Facebook Page and I had created a Christmas ornament using the Simply Adorned Line of products. The ornament also fits in with the current challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments, so yay I get to play a long with some more of my blogging friends:)

I wanted the box to be just as pretty as what was on the inside so I just had to add some of my favourite things to it-ribbon, stampin', punching and pearls:) I stamped the Hello, Doilly Background on the lid of the box in Versa Mark then heat embossed it with Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder, crumpled and ruffled some Very Vanilla Seam Binding then added a tiny poinsettia that was created using the Boho Blossom Punch.

Here you can see it hanging on a tree, not exactly a christmas tree but when I was taking the picture I needed to find something to hang it on so I figured the cedar in my backyard would make a good subsitute,lol!

Be sure to check out all of the projects on Stampin' Up's Facebook page, they are amazing! And we would love to have you join us at Stampin' Royalty this week:)

Supplies:
122845: Hello, Doily Background Stamp
124004: Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper
102283: VersaMark Pad
123224: Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Emboss Powder
120999: Very Vanilla 1/2” Seam Binding Ribbon
122966: Crumb Cake 3/8” Taffeta Ribbon
118481: Victoria 5/8” Crochet Trim
119247: Pearl Basic Jewels
117342: Simply Adorned 8” Bracelet
121012: Clear Crystal 5/8” Simply Adorned Bauble 
116799: Simply Adorned 1-1/2”x2” Charm
117349: Simply Adorned 5/8” Circle Charm
100005: Heat Tool
119869: 1/2” Circle Punch
119858: Boho Blossoms Punch

Have a great day,

Celebrate You Swing Card

Ugh another week has passed and not only did I end up with a bad head cold last week I ended up getting the stomach flu over the weekend!!!!Thankfully no one else in the house is sick at the moment (for now). So needless to say I have not done any stamping:( Thankfully I do have another card that for whatever reason had not been posted to my blog. This is actually a card I made back in July for an organized swap at Convention that I had signed up for.

I used lots of goodies for my Big Shot with this one including the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder, Circles #2 Die and the Perfect Pennants Die. The super cute Pinwheel was made using the Postage Stamp Punch, Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper, a toothpick, and a So Saffron Brad. I also ran a strip of the DSP through the Paper Crimper and created a flag piece with it.

Cute, right? But here is the best part......

The Pinwheel circle swings open to reveal a sentiment!!!!! This makes such a fun little extra to add to a card.

If you have any questions just ask. I am playing catch up right now on all the emails that I have gotten over the last week or so please be patient and know I love and appreciate getting your emails, questions and comments.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Fabulous Phrases, Pennant Parade

Ink: Early Espresso, Poppy Parade

Paper: Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper, Whisper white, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Big Shot, Circles #2 Die, Perfect Polka Dots Folder, Perfect Pennants Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Postage Stamp Punch.

Have a great day,

 

 

 

A Shabby Chic Christmas

Well I finally got a chance to do a little stamping yesterday, and I wanted to thank everyone who commented or sent me a get better message for Isabelle. Her fever finally broke (after a full week of anywhere from 101-103.5) and she was able to go to preschool yesterday, which is why I have a card for you today,lol! But unfortunately I now seem to be getting a head cold:(

CherylAnn has created a great CAS sketch for this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. We would love to have you play along!

Lots and LOTS of shimmer and shine on this card! I just recently got the White Frost Shimmer Paint and oh my gosh this stuff is awesome.  I cut the large snowflake out from Vellum Card stock and Silver Glimmer Paper using the Snowflake # Die and the Big Shot.  On the vellum one I used a Sponge Dauber and and lightly covered the whole snowflake with the shimmer paint-so pretty. (if you click on the photo you can see it a little better)

I used the Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper and mounted the 3 pieces on some Pink Piroette card stock then embossed the whole piece with the Vintage Walllpaer Impressions Folder. Of course I had to do my standard sponging and destressing. The stocking was created by just punching out some of the DSP with the Stocking Builder Punch.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Tiny Tags

Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede

Paper: Beau Chateau Designer Series paper, Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette, Vellum Card stock

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Die, Vintage Wallpaper and Northern Flurry Impressions Folder, Snowflake #2 Die, Jewlery Tag Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Linen Thread, Detressing Tool (Cutter Kit), Sponge, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Songe Dauber, Frost White Simmer Paint

Well I have got to run but if you have any questions on the card just ask:)

Have a great day,

A Beau Chateau Style Thank You

This will be a quick post and I do apologize for neglecting my blog these past two weeks but unfortunately my youngest is still sick with a high fever so everything has been on the back burner, especially stamping. But I do have a card that I have not posted yet that I thought I would share today.

I made this card a few months back with some of my very awesome friends that I am lucky to have in my downline. They wanted to learn how to create a Telescoping Card similar to the ones that have been appearing all over the web. Now this is not my original idea but I put my own twist on it using a few different circle dies and the 2 1/2" circle punch.

These are such fun cards to make and relatively simple to create, but certainly have that wow factor. I will list the supplies but if you have any questions on how I assembled it just let me know:)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Elements of Style, Friendly Phrases

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Paper: Beau Chateau Designer Series paper, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette

Accessories: Pearl Jewels, Mini Brads, Marina Mist Scallop Dotted Ribbon, Big Shot, 3" Circle Die, 3 1/2" Circle Die, Perfect Pennants Die, Scallop Circle Die Dimensionals, Sponge

Have a great day,

Remember with My Digital Studio

Eeek! I apologize that this post is going up soooo late:( I have had a sick little one yet again and things around here have been thrown a little off schedule.

So with that being said we have a great Inspiration Challenge over at Stampin' Royalty this week.  The picture is taken straight from page 78 of the current Stampin' Up! Catalogue and showcases the amazing  products from the Timeless Portrait Product Suite .

I was really inspired by the colours in the photo and all of the pictures. With Friday being November 11th which is  Remembrance Day here in Canada and all of the Commonwealth Countries, I wanted to recognize and pay tribute to all of those people who served their country, fought and lost thier lives, as well as all those who still serve and continue to fight to help create a better life for us all. 

I seem to get very emotional this time of year as I was very close to my grandfather (who past away 7 1/2 years ago) and I fondly remember him telling me stories about when he served in the second world war and also reciting the poem In Flanders Fields with him. I took this picture of my daughter last weekend and she is wearing a hat that my wonderful friend and downline Leigha made for her. She created a felt poppy using the Circles #2 Sizzix die and pinned it to the hat.  We called my grandfather "Poppie" which I think is another reason why this time of year is especially emotional for me.

Okay so about the page:) There is a lot of playing with the opacity, and drop shadows on this one as well as using a few different overlays to create some "texture" on the page. If you click on the photo to see it larger you will be able to view a little more of the details. I will list the downloads used but as always please let me know if you have any questions.

Supplies used:

My Digital Studio

Downloads: Vintage Overlays, Simple Friendship, Autumn Harvest

Font is CK Chemistry

Have a great day,

Fun Flowers Wish Big

It's Wednesday and that means another FAB challenge at Stampin' Royalty. This week we have a colour challenge for you and I ws so excited when I saw this combo as it has some of my favourite Stampin' Up! colours!

Here's my take on the challenge:

I knew with this colour combo that I wanted to create lots of "white" space to make the challenge colours  stand out. As I have mentioned many times before I LOVE orange and Peach Parfait is such a pretty shade-not too intense but not too subtle either. Also I have found that Blushing Bride has become my go to pink lately as it has a nice "dustiness" to it and decide to make it my card base. With Melon Mambo being the bright and lively colour that it is, I made it the focal point by creating a large flower using that awesome Big Shot and the Fun Flowers Die. I sponged the edges with matching ink and used the Melon Mambo Marker to create little lines on the petals to make them look a little more realistic. 


Then using the Boho Blossoms Punch I made a center of the flower using Peach Parfait card stock and a Designer Printed Brad. I also added the other two flowers from the punch to balance out the design. The flag was created using Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper and I added a decorative edge to each side using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and Early Espresso card stock. The large white layer was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder and finished off with some Peach Parfait Poly Twill Ribbon.

We would love to have you play along this week so be sure to stop by and see all of the Design Teams Awsome Samples.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Pennant Parade

Ink: Melon Mambo Ink and Marker, Early Espresso

Paper: Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder, Fun Flowers Die, Peach Parfait Poly Twill Ribbon, Boho Blossoms Punch, Designer Printed Brads, Subtles Brads, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Sponges, 3/4" Circle Punch

Have a great day,