Graduation Wallet

Happy Sunday!

With the school year winding down we are starting to receive graduation invites. A couple are for my niece and BIL...yes believe it or not I have a BIL that is graduating High School. My DH's Father had two more children that are much younger than my DH.

Anywho...I am making them both a wallet type gift card or money holder. This one will be for my niece.

The sentiment is from a newly released Gina K stamp set called Stars. When I saw the sentiment, I thought it was perfect for a graduation. It is stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink on Ivory PL and cut out with Long Mega Nestie ovals. I extended a Fancy Label to go on each end and threaded black satin ribbon through them. The ribbon is long enough to go around the wallet and tie to keep it closed. The papers are Black Onyx and DVWV La Creme matstack.

Here is the inside. I added two pocked in the inside and tucked a couple of bookmarks in them. The bookmarks are made using spellbinders scalloped tags and the sentiments on the bookmarks are from the Stars and Kindred Greetings for Kids stamp sets.
The pattern papers on the inside are also from the La Creme matstack.
Here is another view of the inside so you can see the slot for the money or gift card.
Let me tell you how I made it.

I started out with two pieces of card stock. One piece is 7.5 x 5.5 and is scored at 2.5 and 6 3/4.

The second piece of paper is 5.5 x 5 1/8 and is scored at 1 inch.

I used 1/8" score tape and taped the sides that were scored 1" in together but just along the bottom and the side so there was a slot created on the top to tuck the money or gift card holder in. From there I just decorated as I wanted. Once I had the dimensions down it went together very easy.

Thank you for checking in with me today! I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend and will stop back soon!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stars, Kindred Greetings for Kids

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Going Gray

Paper: Black Onyx, Ivory PL and DCWV La Creme

Other: Mega Ovals, Fancy Labels, Scalloped Tags, Score Tape, Ribbon

My last Blast from the Past Challenge :o(

Hi!

Tonight is a sad night for me...my 3 month term as a challenge hostess on Stamp TV has come to an end. This week will be my last Blast from the Past Challenge. I want to thank everyone for supporting me and playing along with my challenges. It has have been so much fun coming up with the challenges each week and I have been so inspired by all of your comments and projects these past 3 months! THANK YOU!!!

For my last challenge I wanted to do another technique that I really enjoy called Partial Cuttlebug Embossing. It also gave me the opportunity to play with my new Tim Holtz Embossing Folders *wink*. The folder I used is his Brick folder. I picked this up at a local craft store while shopping with some friends last weekend.
I used Basic Grey's Lemonade paper to emboss using the brick embossing folder and then sanded a bit of a distressed look. The other papers are Gina K's Cranberry Tart, White and the new Wild Dandelion Pure Luxury papers.

The flower image and sentiment are from a new Gina K stamp set that was just release tonight called Hope Grows. Theresa Momber is the illustrator and what an amazing set this is! I love all the images she packed into this set and have so many ideas floating around in my head that I can not wait to create!
I colored the flowers with copics, stamped the leaf branches then sponges Mementos Cantaloupe, Angel Pink and Wild Wasabi ink around them.
Here is how I finished the inside.

I would love it if you would play along with me for my last Blast from the Past Challenge.
If you do, please be sure to upload your project to the stamp TV Gallery using the tag STVBPSLS13 so you are entered in the drawing for a free stamp set of your choice and so I can see what you have created!

Thank you for stopping by! I really appreciate it!

Supplies: Hope Grow stamp set, Memento Ink, SU Ink, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Nestibilities, Gina K and Basic Grey papers, and Copics (R59, R43, YR82, E25, E29)

Dancing Tilda

Hello!

Before I show you my card, I would like to answer a question I was asked about the embossing folder I used for this post. I mistakenly said it was a sizzix folder but it is really a QuicKutz folder called Polka Dots. I bought it at a local scrapbook store but you can find it on-line. Here is a link to the folder on the QuicKutz site where they can also be purchased.

My card today is made using a Magnolia image. This is MidSummer Tilda from the Fairy Tale Collection. I belonged to the Magnolia Stamp Club Subscription through Magnolia Sweden last year and this was my last set for my subscription.
I colored this sweetie with copics and added some sparkle to her dress using stickles.
The papers are Basic Grey's new Capella, Always Artichoke (SU), Ocean Mist and Ivory PL (Gina K).
I am loving the prima roses that I picked up at 7KidsCollegeFund. I paired them up with lace that I picked up at a local craft store.

Thank you for visiting my blog! I really appreciate it!


Card Supplies:
Stamps: Magnolia - MidSummer Tilda
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Copics (G85, E35, E40, E41, E42, E43, E11, E000, E00, B0000, B000, B00, B01, YR20, YR21, W0, W1)
Paper: SU - Always Artichoke, Gina K - Ocean Mist, Ivory PL, Basic Grey- Cappella
Other: Stickles, Primas, Pearls, Lace

Paper piecing Challenge

Hello!
Tonight's card is for my Friday Blast from the Past Challenge over at Stamp TV. This week I am asking everyone to create a project that has paper piecing on it. This is a fun technique and one of my favorites. Gina has a tutorial video on paper piecing, which you can find here.
For my card I used Basic Grey's Origin papers along with Gina's Green Apple, Chocolate Brown, Tan Leather and White pl papers.
The sunflowers are from Gina K's A Year of Flowers and the butterfly is from her Picture It stamp set. Both the flowers and the butterfly were paper pieced. I used copics Y02 and E31 to add some shading to them.
The sentiment is from Lovely Labels and is cut out and matted with oval nesties.

I adding stitching around the pattern paper and kept the embellishments simple with just a ribbon bow.
Here is the inside. The sentiment is from Elegant Post.

I would love it if you would play along with me this week! If you do, please be sure to upload your project to the stamp TV Gallery using the tag STVBPSLS12 so you are entered in the drawing for a free stamp set of your choice and good luck.

Thank you for stopping by! I really appreciate it!



Card Supplies:
Stamps: Picture It, A Year of Flowers, Lovely Labels.
Ink: Rich Cocoa, Copics (e31, y02)
Paper: Green Apple, Chocolate Brown, Tan Leather, white PL papers, Basic Grey - Origins
Other: Ribbon, Janome Sew Mini

Life is sweet

Hi!
This is my last string of cards using the Pure Innocence images. This is image is called Make Mine a Double and like the other ones, I got it from My Favorite Things.
I colored her with copics. I had a bit of a problem with her tights and to help cover up the funky color I got watercolored over them with my glitter pen. Don't you love it when you can find ways to cover your mistakes? hee hee!
I had a lot of fun using up my scraps of pattern paper and creating these cards with lots of layers. This pattern paper is from Memory Box. I paired with SU's Lovely Lilace and Gina K's Fresh Asparagus pl papers.
I added some shine to her shoes and ice cream with a clear glaze pen and a bit of glitter to her belt and heart barrette.

Now that I have inked up some of my new Pure Innocence images, I have got to get some of my Magnolia Tilda stamps inky!!!

Thank you for stopping by!


Card Supplies:
Stamps: Pure Innocence
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Copics
Paper: SU Lovely Lilac, Gina K Fresh Asparagus, Memory Box
Other: Glitter Pen, Glaze Pen, Niji Waterbrush, Ribbon

Birthday Princess

Hello!
I hope you are enjoying my cards with the Pure Innocence images. Today's image is Birthday Princess. This one reminded me of my daughter. When she was younger she was always dressing up as a princess...crown and all!
I paper pieced this princesses dress and crown with paper from DCWV Cafe Mediterranean and used the same pattern papers on the card. I colored the rest of her and the cake with copics. I added some shine to the candles, cake platter and her shoes with a clear glaze pen. The ribbon and cardstock is SU's Chocolate Chip.

Thank you for visiting, I really appreciate it!


Card Supplies:
Stamps: Pure Innocence
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Copics
Paper: DCWV Cafe Mediterranean, White PL, Chocolate Chip
Other: Pearls, Ribbon, Clear Glaze Pen

Fairy Girl

Hello!

What a busy weekend I have had! Our town had it's annual Heritage Day's festival so we spent a lot our time joining in the festivities including riding a float in the Kiddy Parade on Saturday with my daughter's school and riding in the big parade on Sunday for my husbands work. Abbi has so much fun which makes it fun for us!
I have a few more cards with Pure Innocence images to share with you over the next few days. I got 5 new ones this past week and am hoping to have time to ink them up really soon!
This card uses Fairy Girl. Doesn't the Cosmo Cricket Earth Love pattern paper with the mushrooms go perfect with this image?
All the papers but the Cosmo Cricket are from my scraps. I colored the PI girl with copics and added some stickles to her hearts, wand, wings, shoes, the grass and mushroom for a bit of sparkle.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for stopping by!


Card Supplies:
Stamps: Pure Innocence
Ink: Tuexedo Black, Copics
Paper: Misc scraps, Cosmo Cricket Earth Love, Stickles

Thank you

Hi!

Today I have another card to share using a Pure Innocence stamp.
This one is called Apple for You. I decided to do a bit of paper piecing on this one along with coloring with copics.
The pattern papers are DCWV The Cafe Mediterranean, which matches the Lemon Drop and Green Apple pl papers perfectly!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of your weekend!


Card Supplies:
Stamps: Pure Innocence
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Copics
Paper: Lemon Drop, Green Apple pl, DCWV Cafe Mediterranean
Other: Glaze Pen, Ribbon, Pearls

Graduation girl

Hello!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Friday!

How many of you have seen the Pure Innocence stamps? OMGosh aren't they cute! I have had a few of them for a bit now but had not had a chance to ink any up until this past weekend.
Today I have a card that uses the Book in Hand PI girl. I picked up this PI girl at My Favorite Things.
I used all scrap paper for this card and made lots of layers of the pattern paper...which is good way to use up those scraps! The pattern paper is Black Market Lucky in Love. The card base is Kraft pl and the PI girl is stamped on white pl and colored with copics.

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Pure Innocence

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Copics

Paper: Kraft and White PL, Black Market Lucky in Love

Other: Ribbon, Pearls, Glaze Pen

Shakin' thing up

Hello!

Tonight I want to share the card I made for this weeks Blast from the Past challenge on Stamp TV. I want you to shake things up so I am challenging everyone to make a Shaker Card this week. Easy enough right? Well I don't want it to be too easy so I am adding a twist to the challenge. Normally you see shaker cards with beads, glitter or punched out paper pieces inside the shaker, I would like you to think outside of the box and come up with something unusual for the inside of the shaker. Sound like fun? I hope so!!!

Let me show you my sample...
I used stamps from Gone Fishing for my shaker card so of course I had to use fish hooks for the inside of the shaker. The fishing fly was colored with copics as was the fish hanging from the hook along the side of the shaker box.
The pattern papers are Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers...love this pack!

Here is the inside of the card. I used one of the sentiments from Gone fishing and more of the Max and Whiskers paper.

I hope you will join me for this weeks Shakin' thing up challenge! If you do, please upload your project to the Stamp TV gallery using the tag STVBPSLS11 so you are entered in the drawing for a free stamp set.

I can't wait to see your shaker cards and how creative you are with the inside.

Thank you for stopping by!

Check back with me tomorrow, I have been playing with my Pure Innocence images and will be sharing one with you.

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Gone Fishing

Ink: Rich Cocoa, Copics ( YR000,YR01, BG93, BG96, Y000, YR04, YR21, YR23, YR24, BG72, BG75, W0, W3, W4, E59)

Paper: Basic Grey - Max and Whiskers, Taken with Teal, More Mustard, Chocolate Brown pl

Other: Hemp Twine, Fish Hooks, Square Nestibilities

Movie Time

Hello,

Did you hear that Gina K is looking for her next Center Stage Spotlight designer? You can read all about it here. All you have to do to be considered is choose your favorite movie and make a project featuring one of the new stamp sets from her April release. Add the direct link to your project in the Mister Linky on her blog. Gina will look at each one of the projects and choose a designer who will be invited to join the design team for the May release!
The deadline for having your project up by this Wednesday, May 12th by 8:00PM and the winner will be announced on Friday, May 14th.

I hope all of you amazingly talented crafters will try out for the Center Stage Spotlight designer spot!

I wanted to share a card based on my favorite movie.
The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite movies because it was my oldest daughter's favorite when she was younger and the one she always wanted to watch when I asked her to watch a movie with me. I will always cherish those times when we would snuggle up together on the couch to watch this movie.
Our favorite character in the movie was Sebastian the crab so of course I had to use the crab from Quite a Catch. One of the scenes was Sebastian sitting on a rock and his jaw dropping open when he saw Ariel with the "human" Eric on the beach. My card is based on that scene.

I wanted to alter the crab so his jaw was hanging open but I couldn't quite get it to look like I wanted it so had to settle of a happy looking crab. hee hee!

I brayered the sky and water, sponged in the sun and rock, added seagulls using the stamp from Gifts from the Sea and the grass is from the Hang in There stamp set.

The sentiment is also from Quite a Catch and the shells are also from Gifts from the Sea.

Good luck to all of you that do try out for the Center Stage Spotlight designer! I am glad I am not the one who has to choose from all of the entries!

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Quite a Catch, Hang in There, Gifts from the Sea

Ink: Tuxedo Black, London Fog, Desert Sand, Summer Sky, Bahama Blue, Danube Blue, Summer Sun, Bashful Blue, Going Gray, Copics (E04, E08, E41, E51, R00, R02, R05, W1, W1, C2, C2)

Paper: White pl, Smokey Slate, Soft Sand

Other: Twine Ribbon, Spellbinders Tag Trio 2

Scraps of flowers

Hi!


I have a quick post for you tonight to share a card that I made using all scraps.
The flowers are from Gina's Sending Sunshine stamp set. I stamped the Daffodils first, colored them copics and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. The Lavender is stamped over the embossed daffodils and colored with Memento's Markers.

The pattern paper is Basic Grey's Urban Prairie and the cs is Creme DeMenthe, Regal Rose and Misc mustard colored.

I finished off the card with ribbon and rhinestones in the bottom right corner.


Have a wonderful rest of your evening!



Card Supplies:
Stamps: Sending Sunshine
Ink: Versamarker, Tuxedo Black, Memento's Markers, Copics (Y11, Y13, Y15, Y18, Y19, G7, G14, YG11)
Paper: Basic Grey - Urban Prairie, Creme DeMenthe, Regal Rose, Misc Mustard
Other: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Clear ep

Flying high

Hi!

We have finally reached the last card I made for Gina K's April release party. Woo Hoo! The stamp set Oh Boy! has such fun images that boys love. I used the helicopter for this card and paper pieced it with pattern paper from October Afternoon's Ducks in a Row and also used the same paper for the card background.

The trees and clouds that the helicopter is flying over is pattern paper from a pack of SU papers during their Sell-a-bration this year. Doesn't it fit perfectly with the helicopter and October Afternoon paper?

I am lovin' all of my new border punches and of course had to use one on this card too!Here is the finished inside.


Thanks for checking in with me tonight!

Card Supplies:

Stamp: Oh Boy!

Ink: Versamark, Copics - c1, c2, c3, c5, c6, c7, c8

Paper: Turquoise Sea, White, Fresh Asparagus pl, October Afternoon, SU

Other:EK Border Punch, Ribbon, Buttons, Nestibilities, Black Embossing Powder

You're a blessing

Hello! I have a couple more cards to share that I made for Gina K's April release. Today's card uses Masculine Messages for the sentiment and Vintage Backgrounds for the border.
The pattern paper is from Memory Box and the cardstock I used is Lovely Lavender, Elegant Eggplant, Sage Shadow and Gina's White pl. I made the paper flower by punching out 15 or so 3/4 inch circles in the pattern paper, arranging them in the layers then securing the flower with a brad. This is the finished inside.

Have a wonderful rest of your evening!

Card Supplies: Vintage Borders, Masculine Messages, SU cardstock, Memory Box DP, Pearls, ribbon, brad, circle punch, ek border punch, blossom nestibilities, spellbinder tag

Hot Stuff

Hello!

The card I am sharing today is made using Gina K's new Sew Pretty stamp set.
I did lots of paper piecing on this card.
Doesn't this lady remind you of some of the Mom's in older TV shows, June Clever, Donna Reed, Carol Brady...it seems like they were always dressed up when in the kitchen cooking!

I used Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry papers to paper piece the dress, apron and oven mitts. I colored the rest of her with copics. I added a bit of shading to the dress and apron using the copics...it's a bit hard to see in the photo though.

How do you like that sentiment? Isn't it a fun one and it's included in the set.
And this is how I finished the inside. This sentiment is from the Quite a Catch stamp set.


Thanks for checking in with me tonight! I really appreciate it!

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Sew Pretty, Quite a Catch

Ink: Rich Cocoa, Versamark

Paper: Lipstick Red, Green Apple, White PL, Basic Grey

Other: Clear EP, Big Oval Nestibilities, Labels 6, Crystal Lacquer, Copics (E000, E00, R01, W1, B12, B00, YR23, E13, E17)

Quite a Catch blog hop

10Hello!

Tonight I am joining several other Gina K Designers and CSS Alumni in a blog hop for the Quite the Catch stamp set. This stamp set come with a free card kit designed by Jessica Fick.

There are lots of blogs to visit tonight so let get right to the cards. All my cards tonight are made with some of the current challenges in mind going on over at Stamp TV this week.

My first card is for the color challenge which is Turquoise Sea and Innocent Pink. I used Bubblegum Pink instead of Innocent Pink. I really like this color combo!

Don't you just love the goldfish and starfish in this set? The goldfish looks like a princess and I love the big happy smile on the starfish! Both are colored with copics and I added some stickles for a bit of sparkle. The pattern paper is October Afternoon's Ducks in a Row.

Here is the finished inside.

My second card is for the Anything by a Card Challenge. The challenge is to create a matchbook. I used some of the fun pattern paper included in the card kit. The base of the matchbook is Gina's Green Apple and the red is her Red Hot. Behind the fish I used a Cuttlebug Mess embossing folder then sponged versamark ink over it then pearlescent chalk over the versamark. The circle sentiment is from Gina's Holiday Greetings stamp set.

This is what the inside of the matchbook looks like. The sentiment is included in the Quite a Catch stamp set.

And finally the last one...

This card is for this weeks Blast from the Past challenge. I am challenging everyone to create a project using the Cracked Glass technique.

I actually wanted the fish bowl to look like it was cracking under the weight of the kitten sitting on top of it so I used a piece of acrylic to do the cracked Glass on. As you know acrylic can melt and curl when heated to it was rather tricky to do but I really like how it turned out. I framed the 'cracked glass' with big scalloped circles, attached the seaweed along the inside bottom of the glass and popped it up over the fish to look like he was in a fish bowl. I used the kitten from Purr-fectly Delightful to perch on top of the fishbowl. The papers are Gina K's Smokey Slate and White PL. The pattern paper is Basic Grey's new Basic White.

Here is a closeup of the cracked fishbowl. Doesn't the look on that fish face say it all? Hee Hee!

Here is the inside. I used a sentiment from the Friends stamp set. I hope you will join me for this weeks Blast from the Past challenge. If you do be sure to upload your project to the stamp TV gallery using the tag STVBPSLS10.

Visit these designer's blogs tonight for even more samples with the Quite a Catch stamp set

• Jessica Fick


• Bev Gerard


• Colleen Schaan


• Suzanne Dean


• Valerie Stangle


• Cathy Tidwell


• Lee Murphy


• Theresa Momber


• Geri Utterback


• Tina Gilliland


• Sharri Seffens


• Vicki Dutcher


• Jennie Harper


• Melissa Shultz


• Brenda Turner


• Joy Hadden


• Linda Payne


• Jen Charboneau

Cheri Weston

To see the adorable samples in the StampTV gallery, check out this link: quiteacatch

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!!

Color Challenge Card:

Stamps: Quite a Catch

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Copics (R81, R83, R85, R32, R43, Y35, Y38, Y23, Y20, B93, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG49, YG63, YG67

Paper: Gina's Turquoise Sea, Ivory and Bubblegum Pink PL. October Afternoons Ducks in a Row.

Other: Circle Nestibilities, Spellbinders Labels 10, Ribbon, Pearls, Stickles, EK Border Punch

Matchbook Supplies:

Stamps: Quite a Catch, Holiday Greetings

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Vivid's Red, versmark, Copics (Y00, Y02, Y04, Y06, B02, B04, B05, B06)

Paper: Green Apple, Red Hot, White PL, DP - Card Kit

Other: Ribbon, Brads, Circle and Square Nestibilities, Pearlescent Chalks. EK Border Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

Blast From the Past Challenge Card:

Stamps: Purr-fectly Delightful, Friends, Quite a Catch

Ink: Versamark, Tuxedo Black, Copics (T2, T4, T6, W2, W3, W5, YR12, YR14, YR15, YR16, Y32, Y35, Y38, YG63, YG67, B93, R20)

Paper: Smokey Slate, White PL, Basic Grey - Basic White Paper Pad

Other: Thick Embossing Powder, Black Pearls, Acrylic, Circle and Square Nestibilities

Ahoy Matey!

Hello!
Whew! The work week is half over and Friday is on the horizon! Can you tell it's been one of those weeks...again!
Today I would like to share a card I made a couple weeks ago for a color challenge on Stamp TV. The colors to use were light blue and kraft. The sailboats are from Gina K's Oh Boy! stamp set. I colored them with copics and cut them out. I used one of my EK Border Punches for the water. Doesn't it look a bit like waves? The clouds are included in the set and were stamped on pattern paper, cut out and popped up.
The papers I used are Gina's Ocean Mist, Kraft and White pl. The pattern paper are DCWV.

Here is the finished inside. I finally used my Herringbone embossing folder. Poor thing has just been sitting there collecting dust for a few months.

Stop back tomorrow night as we will be having a special Gina K blog hop for this months Card Kit which includes the Quite a Catch stamp set.

Card Supplies:

Stamp: Oh Boy!

Ink: Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black, Copics - Y11, Y15, BG01, BG02, E31, E33, E34

Paper: DCWV, Gina K - Ocean Mist, Kraft, White pl

Other: EK Border Punch, Twine, Big Scallop Oval Nesitibilities