Mosaic Madness = Quick and Classy Masculine Card

Stampin' Up! ROCKS with their stamp sets and coordinating punches!  I found the inspiration for this card online; unfortunately, I could not read the watermark on the picture I saved to my computer.

Stampin' Up! Products (unless noted otherwise)

• Ivory ready-made card base (Recollections) 
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4"
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/4"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 5" x 3 1/2"
• Delightful Dozen and Mosaic Madness stamp sets
• Chocolate Chip ink
• Stamp-a-ma-jig
• Mosaic hand punch
• Dimensionals

Fall Colors - So Rich and Warm

Images © Stampin’ Up!

I love Fall with its rich and warm colors, the beauty of the changing colors of God's beautiful landscape, and the smell of apples, caramel and cinnamon.

Stampin' Up! Products

• The card base was made with Very Vanilla cardstock
• Handsome Hunter and Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Stamped in Handsome Hunter and Chocolate Chip ink
• Refuge and Strength stamp set (Page 71 of Idea Book and Catalog). Purchase this stamp set, mention you saw it on my blog and receive 10% off.
• Double Circle hand punch (for ribbon)

Other products used

• Fiskars Leaf border punch

Wetlands

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crumb Cake cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Wetlands stamp set
• Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake ink
• Sponge
• Oval die used 2 5/8" x 3 1/2" for sponge template 

Mojo Monday Challenge - November 23, 2009

This Mojo Monday challenge was easy using Stampin' Up! products:

• Christmas Jingle striped DSP
• Textured cardstock in Real Red and Chocolate Chip
• Old Olive cardstock
• Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Die Movers & Shapers Curly Label
• Hostess Stamp set - Christmas Punch
• Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Real Red Stampin' Write markers
• Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Eyelet border punch

The Stampin' Up! exclusive Movers & Shapers Curly Label die is FANTASTIC. All I had to do to create the card base was cut my 8 1/2" x 11" paper in half length wise and line it up on the die. The unique cutout has perforated marks shaped around the cutout piece.

Of course, I had to design the card first using Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio. You just have to get this program!
If you would like to learn how to make any of my cards posted on my blog, please contact me by email - click here.

Do you or Santa need help finding the perfect gift? Have Santa contact me. I will help with suggestions or Santa can purchase gift certificates from me (redeemable only through me).

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Lovely as a Tree in Pastels

After watching Linda B.'s YouTube Video, I decided to pull out my Stampin' Up! Pastels that I haven't used in years.  This is what I came up with:

Stampin' Up! Products

• Old Olive cardstock
• Card base measures 5" x 4 1/4"
• Layers 1 & 2 measure 5" x 1 1/8"
• Layer 3 measures 1 1/8"x 4"
• Layer 4 measures 2 3/4" x 2 1/2"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Layer 4 measures 2 1/2" x 2 1/4"
• Designer Series Paper Patterns Old Olive
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Layers 1 & 2 measure 4 3/4" x 1"
• Layer 3 measures 1 1/8"x 4"
• Lovely as a Tree and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
• Chocolate Chip and Old Olive ink
• Stampin' Pastels (used Chocolate Chip, Garden Green and Old Olive)
• Postal Stamp and 1 3/8" Square hand punches
• Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue - used to adhere Layers 3 to card
• Dimensionals

Paisley Sympathy

Stampin' Up! Products

• More Mustard cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 1/4" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 3 5/8" x 2 5/8"
• Strip inside the card measures 5/8" x 4"
• Scrap for leaves 
• Really Rust cardstock
• Scrap for leaves
• Sage Shadow cardstock
• Scrap for leaves
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 3/8" x 2 3/8"
• Card layer inside measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2" x 4 1/4"
• Strip inside the card measures 1/2" x 4"
• Thanks for Caring stamp set
• Chocolate Chip ink
• Paisley Framelits
• It's My Party Enamel Shapes
• Glue dots

Using Card Maps Series XI

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pacific Point cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scrap for balloon and label
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Strips are 3/8" wide
• Daffodil Delight cardstock
• Scrap for balloon
• Gumball Green cardstock
• Scrap for balloon
• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• Scrap for balloon
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Scrap for balloon
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• International Bazaar Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4" x 2 1/4"
• Cut diagonally down from top left hand side to bottom right hand side
• Card layer measures 4" x 3 1/2"
• Cut diagonally down from top right hand side to bottom left hand side
• Balloon Celebration stamp set
• Crafts by Beth CCP Sentiments
• For more information, click HERE
• Printed on Whisper White cardstock
• Chocolate Chip and Versamark inks
• Balloon Bouquet, Modern Label and Word Window hand punches
• Early Espresso Barker's Twine
• Dimensionals

I tried using balloons cut from the International Bazaar DSP - yuck!

Christmas One Sheet Wonder

I finally finished my cards using my OSW layout. Check out my earlier posting how I began to create my own background (here).


Stampin' Up! Products

• Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, So Saffron and Whisper White cardstock
• Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip and Garden Green ink
• Love & Care stamp set was used to create the background
• Additional stamp sets
• Just Believe
• On Your Birthday
• Pennant Parade
• Thoughts & Prayers
• Three Little Words
• Punches
• Bird Builder
• Boho Blossoms
• Circle - 1 1/4", 1 3/8" and Scallop
• Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border
• Modern Label
• Oval - Large, Scallop and Small
• Owl Builder
• Petite Pennant Builder
• Round Tab
• Scallop Trim Border
• Trio Flower
• Word Window
• Accessories
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Crimper
• Dimensionals
• Elegant Bouquet embossing folder
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder
• Signo Gel Pen

The "patterned paper" created eight cards and one gift tag.  I later stamped a 2" x 8 1/2" piece of Whisper White using the same stamp set, I used it to decorate the gift bag.  I loved how the gift bag turned out, well worth the thirty minutes to create.

I will be posting more pictures of the various cards.  If you are interested in purchasing my OSW Class Planner, please email me.

The circle and scallop circles used in the gift tag and bag were from another manufacturer's dies.  The butterfly and pine branches were not Stampin' Up!.

Houndstooth Happy Birthday

I used Stampin' Up!'s Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (retired) on this card.  I love the houndstooth pattern so much that I HAD to buy a houndstooth embossing folder (non Stampin' Up!)

Stampin' Up! Products

• Chocolate Chip card base measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Sweet Pea DSP 4" x 3"
• Bashful Blue cardstock 4" x 2 5/8" before using border punch
• Sentiment is from the Well Scripted stamp set
• Chocolate Chip ink
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• Houndstooth embossing folder
• 5/8" satin ribbon
• Border punch

Vivid Vases in the Fall

Stampin' Up! Products

• More Mustard cardstock (retired)
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Card layer measures 3 5/8" x 3"
• Really Rust cardstock
• Scrap for tab
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 3/8" x 2 3/4"
• Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Hearts a Flutter Framelits
• Vivid Vases stamp set
• Memento black ink
• Stampin' Write Markers
• Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust and Sage Shadow
• Basic Pearl Jewel (colored with Blendabilities)

Give Thanks Autumn Vine

Stampin' Up! Products

• Really Rust cardstock
• Card base measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Scrap for stitched die cut, leaves and bow
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 3" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for wreath and leaves
• More Mustard cardstock
• Scrap for wreath and leaves
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 1 7/8" x 13/16"
• Card layer (inside) measures 2 5/8" x 5 1/8"
• Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 1 1/8" x 5 1/8"
• Arrange a Wreath stamp set
• Chocolate Chip ink
• Stitched So Sweetly and Wreath Builder dies
• Maple leaf punch (non SU)
• Pearl Basic Jewels (5)
• Mini Dimensional
• Under one leaf

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ONE SHEET WONDER CLASS PLANNER TUTORIAL

I just finished the final layouts for my eight cards and one card enclosure care OSW (One Sheet Wonder).  Each card was made with a section of the OSW background created using various colors of ink and different stamp shapes. I randomly stamped the flowers on cardstock.

The OSW background sheet below was created using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Whisper White cardstock 8 1/2" x 11"
• Love & Care stamp set
• Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango ink

To create the cards I used the following

• Chocolate Chip cardstock - 1 and one half sheets
• Crushed Curry cardstock - 3 sheets
• Dusty Durango - 3 sheets
• Whisper White - 1 sheet

I have created a 14-page class planner which includes

• Picture of each card
• Card details - include measurements of OSW and other cardstock
• OSW layout - layout and measurements for creating the cards
• Cardstock layout - layout and measurements to get the best number of cuts from the least amount of paper
• Supply list

You can have this class planner/tutorial for only $4.99.   Once you make your purchase, I will email you the Adobe PDF.  I have the complete planner in one file; however, if your email provider does not accept large files, I will email individual pages of the tutorial in seperate emails.

If you have any questions, please EMAIL before you make your purchase.

Guy Greetings Birthday

Stampin' Up! Products

• Sage Shadow cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Cut die from center
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scrap for die cut
• To The Nines Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Guy Greetings and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamps ets
• Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake inks
• Windows Collection Framelits
• Modern Label and Word Window hand punches
• Dimensionals

Seasonal Thank You

Stampin' Up! Products

• Dusty Durango cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
• Scored at 5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"
• Scrap for leaf
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 3/8" x 4 5/8"
• Cut leaf from inside this piece
• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Banner measures 4" x 1" (before using punch)
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/8" x 4 3/8"
• Card layer measures 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
• Curly Cute stamp set
• Chocolate Chip ink
• Banner Triple punch
• Seasonal Layers Thinlits
• Twine
• Dimensionals

ONE SHEET WONDER CLASS PLANNER TUTORIAL

I just finished the final layouts for my eight cards and one card enclosure care OSW (One Sheet Wonder).  Each card was made with a section of the OSW background created using various colors of ink and different stamp shapes. I randomly stamped the flowers on cardstock.

The OSW background sheet below was created using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Whisper White cardstock 8 1/2" x 11"
• Love & Care stamp set
• Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango ink

To create the cards I used the following

• Chocolate Chip cardstock - 1 and one half sheets
• Crushed Curry cardstock - 3 sheets
• Dusty Durango - 3 sheets
• Whisper White - 1 sheet

I have created a 15-page class planner which includes

• Picture of each card
• Card details - include measurements of OSW and other cardstock
• OSW layout - layout and measurements for creating the cards
• Cardstock layout - layout and measurements to get the best number of cuts from the least amount of paper
• Supply list

You can have this class planner/tutorial for only $4.99.   Once you make your purchase, I will email you the Adobe PDF.  I have the complete planner in one file; however, if your email provider does not accept large files, I will email individual pages of the tutorial in seperate emails.

If you have any questions, please EMAIL before you make your purchase.

Masculine Card - Sky is the Limit

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 2 1/8"
• Card strip measures 5 1/4" x 3/8"
• Banner strip is 1/2' x 1 1/8"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 1 7/8"
• Banner strip is 1/2" x 7/8"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 1 5/8"
• Sky is the Limit stamp set
• Chocolate Chip and Stazon Jet Black ink
• Stylish Stripes embossing folder
• Banner Triple punch
• Brass brad
• Dimensionals

You're on My Mind - Autumn Days

Stampin' Up! Products

• Chocolate Chip card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Crushed Curry cardstock measures 5 1/4" x 4"

• Very Vanilla cardstock measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango and Chocolate Chip ink
• Autumn Days and Upsy Daisy stamp sets

Other Products

• 5/8" satin ribbon

Happy Valentine's Day to some friends.....

I used the following Stampin' Up! Products:

• Chocolate Chip and Pixie Pink cardstock
• Sending Love Specialty Designers Series Paper
• With All My Heart stamp set using Chocolate Chip ink
• Box #2 Sizzix Bigz XL die
• Fancy Flower Extra-Large punch
• Cherry Blossom Embosslit
• Modern Label
• Movers & Shapers Modern Label
• Heart Punch

Other Products:

• Brad

Masculine Z Fold

Stampin' Up! Products

• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 11" x 4 1/4"
• Scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"
• Card layers measure 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" (cut 2)
• Scrap for layer behind sentiment
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 4"
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Card layers measure 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" (cut 2)
• Scrap for sentiment
• Trim outside border
• True Gentleman Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 1/4" x 3 3/4"
• Card layer measures 5" x 3 3/4"
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 2"
• Truly Tailored stamp set
• Chocolate Chip ink
• Tailored Tag punch
• Dimensionals

Lovely as a Tree Landscape

I was inspired to create this card similar to a card I found on Pinterest.  I haven't stamped on a sentiment, I might even frame this card.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 5" x 3 3/4"
• Lovely as a Tree stamp set
• Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango and Old Olive inks
• Dimensionals

I used Post-it Removable Labeling Tape to mask off for sponging.  This was my second try