Dogwood Blossoms

 Today doesn't feel much like spring here in central Virginia!  It's in the low 50s and rainy!  Yuck.  But we're home from church and Sunday school and staying put (and dry!) for the rest of the day.   It's a good day to stay inside and stamp though!  Hopefully I can fit that in this afternoon after I watch some NHL playoffs.  My Philadelphia Flyers haven't looked so hot the last 2 games and we're hoping they can pull off the 4th win to win the series against the Penguins.  I know Philly fans get a bad rap but I'm really a nice person, I promise!  =)

  Right now I'm going to share another Creative Crew project from last month. I used my gorgeous dogwood trees as inspiration for this sketch challenge.  They are all finished blooming now and growing out their leaves but they were awesome for the 3 weeks or so that the blossoms lasted.  We were also to focus on using the soon to be retired In Colors for these challenges so I went with Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz and some Early Espresso since that's what the Color Coach suggested.

  Now for the card....I didn't have a better oval punch to use so the shape of the petals aren't exact but I think you can see where I was going!

 

  I used watercolor paper to make the petals and ink and an Aquapainter to color them.  I used a small circle punch to nip the ends off and then highlighted it with a Pear Pizzazz marker.  While the petals were still damp from the watercoloring I used my bone folder to slightly curl the tips up (kind of like using scissor to curl ribbon). Once they were dry I assembled the blossoms and popped them up on dimensionals. 

  For the centers I punched out a bunch of little circles using the Owl Punch and adhered them to a larger circle.  I added some Dazzling Details to give them a bit of sparkle....not exactly like the real thing but it's an "interpretation" right?

  The Blushing Bride cardstock base is embossed with the Elegant Line embossing folder and the Pear Pizzazz DSP is layered on top.  I added some Blushing Bride DSP to the inside of the card and cut away a bit of the front flap so it shows and then layered a piece of Early Espresso that was punched with the scallop border punch.  A length and a little bit more of the adhesive pearls finishes off details.

  The game is just about to start so I'm going to grab my bowl of popcorn and get ready to cheer!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Petite Pairs

Ink: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso

Paper: Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla, watercolor paper, Early Espresso, In Color Hostess DSP pack (retired)

Accessories: oval punches, Owl punch, circle punches, Dazzling Details, dimensionals, adhesive pearls, scallop trim border punch, Elegant Lines embossing folder

 

Daffodil Fields

  I am woefully behind on posting projects lately!  This is a My Digital Studio (MDS) layout that I did with photos from last spring when we went to Connecticut for Easter. 

  My mother-in-law wanted to take us to go visit this place where there are daffodils planted all over a wooded hillside with a pond and rock walls. It was just gorgeous! The boys has a great time running around exploring.

I used various punches, papers and stamps to create the page.  My main colors were So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight (of course!), and Baja Breeze. 

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp (or digital papercraft!) today?

Supplies: My Digital Studio (MDS)

Clear Case Stationery Set

 I made this project last month for one of my Creative Crew challenges and I never got around to blogging about it.  I had bought the empty clear mount stamp cases to try this project a long, long time ago and never did it.  The Creative Crew challenge got my butt in gear to get one finished.

 I used the now retired Everyday Enchantment Sale-a-bration DSP for this one.  I even made a matching pen that attaches to a loop on the outside of the case.

  I used some writing paper that I had from a large stationery set I had been given and just cut it down to fit the case.  I stamped the corner of each sheet with the Fresh Vintage stamp set (also retired Sale-a-bration) and then made a belly band to hold the paper together. 

  For the other side of the case I created 4 coordinating notecards to be used for any occasion.  I thought this would be a great gift for someone who travels a lot and may need to send cards and letters while they are away.  The case keeps all the paper and cards from getting bent and has a pen handy so you don't have to dig through your purse or bag for one.

 I'll be offering a similar class this month using the Summer Smooches sneak peek items.  The class will make a clear case stationery set with 4 cards with envelopes, 4 3x3 cards with envelopes, a notepad and pen.  This class will be totally customizable as each person will get 6 sheets of the Summer Smooches DSP to design their own case and accessories!  If you're interested please let me know and I'll send you the details.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Fresh Vintage

Ink: Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade


Paper: Everyday Enchantment DSP, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla


Accessories:  scallop trim border punch, scallop circle punch, postage stamp punch, Simple Letters die, Itty Bitty punch pack, Pool Party Ruffled ribbon

Embellishment Container Mini Album

  I don't know about everyone else out there but I'm getting pretty excited about the new Stampin' Up! catalog that will be coming out June 1.  Demonstrators have gotten a few sneak peeks and we'll get to pre-order and see more at the beginning of May (customers can order beginning June 1).  From what I've seen so far I'll have lots of new products to play with!  But in the meantime we've got to start saying good-bye to the soon-to-be-retired 2010-2012 In Colors.  Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, and Poppy Parade will no longer be available after May 31.  Now is the time to stock up on reinkers, paper and accessories before there is a run on them once the retiring accessories list is officially released on April 25.

  The theme of the Creative Crew projects for April is to use the retiring In Colors for all of the projects.  I had quite a bit of cardstock left but only scraps for ribbon, a few brads and only the retired In Color Hostess DSP pack from last year's catalog.  I was able to piece together my projects but I came to realize how much I love having the matching accessories to go with all of my Stampin' Up! colors. 

  One of our challenges for Creative Crew was to make a mini scrapbook.  Now you all know that I'm not much of a scrapbooker so this one was a bit tough for me especially since it was getting close to the wire for when I needed to have my projects submitted.  I had a moment of inspiration and decided to go with it.  I have a lot of empty embellishment containers so I thought that one of them would be a good container for a mini scrapbook.

  I used the Circles #2 die, the large scallop circle punch and the Itty Bitty punch pack to decorate the top.  I used one of my scraps of Concord Crush twill ribbon to wrap around the base.  The sentiment stamp is from the Field Flowers set and I thought it worked with the photos I chose for the inside.

  The same colors, Circles #2 die and scallop circle punch were used for the inside as well.  The little tabs were made using the Word Window punch.

  I used My Digital Studio to print the photos.  I used the photo box option and changed the shape to circle then adjusted the size to 1 3/4" so I could just punch out the circles with my 1 3/4" circle punch once it was printed.  When you add the photo it fits right into the pre-sized circle.  Genius! Well not really but I thought it was a good idea to get the photos the right size!

  I alternated the Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz and put photos on each side so I was able to have 12 photos in total on this mini scrapbook.  I used sticky strip to adhere the tabs to the scallop circles to make sure they didn't pull apart when the stack was pulled out of the container.

  This is the photo stack folded up, ready to go back into the container.  You can see how I used 2 scallop circles sandwiched together for each panel.

  So if you've got several empty brad or button containers just sitting around go ahead and make a little mini scrapbook.  I think these would be perfect for Mother's Day....all the grandkids stacked up in a sturdy little container for Grandma.  She could tuck the whole thing in her purse to take to her next bridge game to show off the loves of her life! 

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Field Flowers

Ink: Concord Crush

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, In Color Hostess DSP pack (retired)

Accessories: Itty Bitty punch pack, Circles #2 die, Scallop circle punch, Word Window punch, MDS, Concord Crush twill ribbon

Embossed Easter

  I just realized that I haven't shared any of my Creative Crew projects for March yet!  The Creative Crew is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators on Splitcoaststampers who design projects for a set of challenges each month to highlight the awesome Stampin' Up! products that are available.  Anyone can play along and if you upload to Splitcoaststampers just add the challenge code to the keywords so that it gets included in the Creative Crew gallery.  The challenge code for my card today is CCREW0312DF and the challenge was to use the colors Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Daffodil Delight.

   I embossed the the flowers from the Field Flowers with white e.p. onto watercolor paper. I used my Aquapainter and reinkers to color in the image. I used a bit of So Saffron and Daffodil Delight on the flower centers and Blushing Bride around the large flower. I didn't try to be careful or overly concerned with the lines I just painted in and around the embossing.

   For a little bit of fun I added a Beautiful Wings embosslit butterfly in Daffodil Delight onto the flower with a little pearl as an accent.

   The sentiment from Delightful Dozen is also embossed with white e.p. onto Crumb Cake cardstock. I punched it out with the scalloped oval punch and popped it up with a dimensional.  Since the little pearls are irresistible I added a few to the scallops.

I added a layer of Twitterpated DSP in the Blushing Bride pattern to the card base and added some So Saffron scallop edges.

The final touches are the pleated Blushing Bride ribbon and the Daffodil Delight flower button with a pearl.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps:  Field Flowers, Delightful Dozen 

Ink: Versamark, So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz 

Paper:  watercolor paper, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Twitterpated DSP 

Accessories:  scallop edge punch, scallop oval punch, button, pearls, pleated ribbon, Beautiful Wings embosslit, dimensionals

Vintage Nature Walk

  February is almost over and I haven't shared all of my Creative Crew projects for February.  For this card we were to use a stamp set we had to have but then never used or hardly used at all.  When the new Idea Book & Catalog came out last summer I was excited to see that Nature Walk made the cut from a previous mini catalog.  But then it just sat and sat and sat some more gathering dust on my desk.  When I saw this challenge I knew Nature Walk was the set I needed to use....as soon as I mounted it of course!

 The base is Blushing Bride that is sponged and spritzed with Soft Suede. The next layer is a piece of First Edition DSP that I rubbed a Whisper White craft pad all over to fade the printing. Then that layer was also spritzed and sponged and stamped.

  I roughed up a strip of Certainly Celery that was punched with the scallop border punch. On top of that I layered the flower stamped onto Blushing Bride and embossed with the oval Designer Frames embossing folder. I used my Simply Scored stylus and the Whisper White craft ink to color the flowers white.

  I added a few adhesive pearls, a Very Vanilla seam binding fork bow and a Vintage Trinket safety pin for the finishing touches.

  It was great to get this set put together and finally inked it up.  Go ahead and get out one of your dusty stamp sets and get some ink on it!  If you'd like to upload your card to Splitcoaststampers for the Creative Crew challenge make sure you use the keyword: CCREW0212CF.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Nature Walk

Ink: White craft, vanilla craft, Soft Suede

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, First Edition DSP

Accessories:  spritzer tool, pearls, frames embosslits, scallop border punch, vintage trinkets, seam binding ribbon

Twitterpated Quilt

  Good morning!  Just a quick post today to show another one of my Creative Crew projects for February.  For this challenge we were to use the new Twitterpated Designer Series Paper or the colors that are in the paper.  If you'd like to check out all the fabulous projects go over to Splitcoaststampers and search the gallery with the keyword: CCREW0212DF.  So many great ideas from this talented group of ladies!

  The designs in the Twitterpated DSP are really great for spring cards.  The base is Pear Pizzazz.

  I made the Top Note patchwork quilt by punching out squares of the Twitterpated DSP and adhering them to a Whisper White base. I then cut the Top Note shape and also embossed the whole thing with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. It's hard to see in the photo but this step gives a nice texture.

   I wrapped some Basic Gray taffeta (retired- Sorry!) around the Top Note and tied a knot.

   The flower from the Bordering on Romance set is stamped with Stazon onto watercolor paper. I got the gray look by stamping off on scrap paper once before stamping the watercolor paper. I watercolored the flower with re-inkers and an Aquapainter.  The flower is cut out using the Labels Framelits.  I added some tiny pearls to the points of the label.

   The sentiment from Petite Pairs was also stamped the same way by stamping off once and then mounted onto a larger Blushing Bride circle.

   Both the flower and sentiment panels are popped up with dimensionals.

  Don't forget to enter my 3 Year Demonstrator Anniversary giveaway!  See the details in this post from last week.  I can't believe how few people have entered for a free stamp set! 

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Bordering on Romance, Petite Pairs

Ink: Stazon, Pear Pizzazz & Blushing Bride for watercoloring

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, watercolor paper, Twitterpated DSP, Blushing Bride 

Accessories:  Top Note die, Vintage Wallpaper e.f., Labels Framelits, circle punches, tafetta ribbon, pearls

My Sweet Boys Scrapbook Page

  One of the Creative Crew challenges for February was to make a scrapbook page about someone or something you love. To see all the projects for this challenge search keyword: CCREW0212SF at Splitcoaststampers.

  Let me start by saying I am not a scrapbooker.  The thought of creating a whole book using large sheets of cardstock kind of overwhelms me.  I like cards...you make them, send them out and never think about them again.  Really no commitment!  Scrapbooks are a real commitment...and pages can be a lot of area to design.  I'm worried that if I start scrapbooking I'll always feel that I'm behind and having them right here in the house I think I would be tempted to keep changing the layouts and adding stuff....like a page would never be truly complete!  So my solution to this dilemma is My Digital Studio!  I love being able to sit down and just play with the different elements and try different layouts without having to commit to cutting into paper.

  I made this page while my husband and I were watching a hockey game on TV.  I kept changing my mind and adding and deleting things...no commitment!   I used a page layout that I saw on some scrap book website but I forgot to save the link.  If you know where the layout came from please let me know and I'll update my post.

 

 The digital Designer Series Paper on this page actually came from a free download that Stampin' Up! gave away a few weeks ago to their Facebook fans.  The Day in the Life download came with a bunch of DSP, some embellishments, some designer layouts and more. 

  Since the challenge was to focus on someone/something you love I, of course, chose the boys as my subject.  Though I think my title "My Sweet Boys" might be a stretch some days I think the page came out pretty well.  I used a lot of the heart punches and then filled them in with various papers to coordinate with the the rest of the page.  It's great because you can rotate, resize and layer and just play around until you get the look you want.

  Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE 30 day trial of My Digital Studio Express so you can see how easy it is to create scrapbook pages, cards, albums and books using digital versions of Stampin' Up! supplies!  The trial version is a pared down version of the actual program so just imagine that there is tons more on the full program with new digital items being released every week that you can download.

  Check out my online store HERE to download the FREE software.  Just add the trial to your shopping cart and check out...no need to order any other items!  

 Click HERE for Frequently Asked Questions about the My Digital Studio Trial offer.  And of course I'm here to help with questions too!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Supplies: My Digital Studio (MDS)

Tall Snowman Thanks

  I can't believe it's already Friday!  Where has the week gone?  I hope you have have exciting plans for the weekend!  We have some plans but nothing too crazy.  I'm planning on spending some time in the stamp room to finish designing the projects for my January Stamp Club.  Local ladies- I need your RSVPs by Jan. 21 to reserve your spot!

  Today's card is another one I designed for after Christmas thank yous for family and online order thank yous for customers.  I used the Creative Crew January Sketch challenge for the layout.  You can see the challenge sketch here.

   Sorry for the weird photo on this one.  I couldn't seem to get it at the right angle.  I feel like lately my camera hasn't been cooperating with me.  Or most likely user error!

  The base of the card is Bashful Blue.  Then the Wild Wasabi layer that I cut with the new Edgelits dies for the cool scallop edge and then embossed it with the Houndstooth embossing folder.

  The snowman is stamped in Chocolate Chip and then colored with Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip markers.  I added Dazzling Details to the scarf polka dots and the band on the hat.

   The sentiment is from Petite Pairs and is punched out and layered with circle punches.  I used a jeweled rhinestone brad on the sentiment since I hardly ever use them and they were just gathering dust.  Why buy something if you're not going to use it right?  There's no point in hoarding stamping supplies!

  Now please don't take this as a desperate plea for more comments but I was wondering if anyone has had trouble lately leaving comments on my blog?  Something isn't quite right and I can't figure out what might have changed.  If you've encountered a problem in the last month please let me know.  I can be contacted by going into "view my complete profile" under my photo at the top of the sidebar and then clicking on "contact me".  I want to be able to answer questions about projects but if people can't even leave the question in the first place that's a problem.  Thanks for your help!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?


Stamps: Snow Much Fun, Petite Pairs

Ink: Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Whisper White


Accessories: jeweled rhinestone brad, circle punches, scallop Edgelit die, Houndstooth embossing folder, Dazzling Details

Creative Crew Twitterpated Romance

  We had a good lesson in our house yesterday afternoon...every 5 year old boy should know how much toilet paper is "too much".  Ryan came running out of the bathroom with a panic-y look and said, "Mommy, there's something wrong with the potty!!"  Sure enough when I went to look the water was rising close to the edge.  Out came the plunger and a fair amount of plunging ensued.   Once the situation was under control I looked at the "brand new that afternoon because I put it there because you can't trust a house full of boys to do it roll of toilet paper" and sure enough there was enough missing from it that I could definitely notice!  I think Ryan will be much more careful now....at least I hope he will!

  On to the fun stamping stuff!  Here is another one of my Creative Crew projects.  This one was to make a non-traditional card using our newest stamp set.  Now this was a bit of a challenge for me as since I had just received my Occasions Mini pre-order (one of the awesome perks of being a demo is to get to order new stuff a month before the catalog goes live to the public) and had about 5 sets to choose from!  The difficulties of my life right?  I chose the Bordering on Romance set since that's a little different than my usual style and the whole idea of a challenge is to get us out of our ordinary tendencies.

 

  I used a lot of new products on this card besides just the stamp set.  The DSP is Twitterpated, the ribbon the new 1/8" organdy ribbon that will come out for Sale-A-Bration, the die cut is the labels collection for the new Framelits and the detail at the bottom of the card is made with the new Edgelits dies.

 

  I embossed the small flowers on the Basic Gray with Whisper White embossing powder.  Then I embossed the larger flower stamp also in white on Whisper White cardstock.  I cut it out using the Label Framelit and then colored it in with a blender pen and reinkers.  I kept the heavier color to the center of the flowers and worked my way out.  I sponged the edges with Island Indigo and then popped it up on dimensionals the card base.                                          

 Remember, if you'd like to play along with this Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew challenge be sure to add the keyword CCREW112CF when you upload.  We'd love to have you join us!

 Thanks for looking.  May all your toilets stay unclogged today!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Bordering on Romance

Ink: Versamark, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade

Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Twitterpated DSP

Accessories: Labels Collection Framelits, white EP, Adorning Accents Edgelits, 1/8" Lucky Limeade organdy ribbon, Whisper White satin ribbon

Slow Snail Belated Birthday

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  We are enjoy quite the warm spell here in central Virgina.  It was in the 60s today and we enjoyed an awesome walk with my in-laws down in Virginia Beach.  We had 2 very tired little boys on our way home this evening.  There was a lot of snoring coming from the back seat!

  I hope to get some more stamping done tomorrow so for now I'm sharing another Creative Crew project for the January challenges.  The challenge was to use a color combination that we had never used before along with this sketch.

 

So how do you think I did?  I flipped the sketch on its side and stamped the snail as if he's coming onto the main panel. 

  The images are stamped with Stazon on watercolor paper and then colored in with a blender pen and reinkers.  I outlined the gifts and snail with a bit of Sahara Sand for some added detail.  

  I rounded opposite corners, used brads, new 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Crystal Effects on the snail shell, and a banner for the sentiment.  But by far my favorite is the Dazzling Details snail trail wandering around the bottom of the card.  It's no wonder that this snail is late for a birthday!

  Remember if you'd like to play along with this Creative Crew Challenge use a color combination you've never used before with the above sketch and upload it to Splitcoaststampers using the keyword: CCREWDF112.

  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Turtle & Co.

Ink: Stazon, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Sahara Sand

Paper: watercolor paper, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Black

Accessories: Aquapainter, black brads, SAB designer printed brad, 1/8" Calypso Coral organdy ribbon, corner rounder, Dazzling Details

Valentine Enchantment

  Lots of great stuff happening with Stampin' Up! today!  Today is the first day of the new Occasions Mini catalog....soooooo much great stuff in this one, especially for the Big Shot!  If you're one of my local ladies and didn't receive your mini catalog in the mail last month let me know and I'll get one to you.  If you're not local to me check out my sidebar to see the mini.  You definitely want to have this to browse through before we meet for January club.  Believe me your wish list will be a mile long!

  Also, check out Stampin' Up! on Facebook...they are giving away a FREE Digital Download until January 10th.  All you have to do is become a fan of Stampin' Up! on Facebook.  Check out their wall post from yesterday to get the link for the download.  This can be used in My Digital Studio or any other photo editing software.  Try out digital paper crafting today for FREE!  Gotta love free.  Thanks Stampin' Up!

  Today's project is another one I made for the Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew.  We were to use hearts in a new way to us on a Valentine's Day project.  My card isn't the traditional colors for a Valentine's Day but it's a sweet one nonetheless!  The way I used hearts in a new way to me was to punch out the hearts with my Heart to Heart punch and then fold them in half the long way.  I adhered one side of each heart down to form a flower.

  How cute are those flowers??  And the sky's the limit with the size of hearts you use to make your flowers....bigger hearts = bigger flowers!  I want to make a 12 x 12 shadow box heart flower for spring.

  You can see a few new Occasions mini products as well as upcoming Sale-a-bration (SAB) products used on this card.  The Designer Series Paper used on this card is a SAB offering this year.  Let me tell you...I LOVE this paper.  Every single design in the Everyday Enchantment assortment is awesome...I'm having a hard time deciding which side to use!  Guess I'll just have to get another pack!  The stamp used on the card base is also and SAB choice.  It's called Fresh Vintage and works great with the Everyday Enchantment DSP.  I stamped off the floral stamp twice before stamping the cardstock to get the faint image.

  Now check out some of these cool mini products...the big DSP label that the flowers are mounted on...that is made with the new Labels Collection Framelits.  They are awesome.  You get a set of thin dies that nest inside of each other so you have a variety of sizes that all layer together.  You can get this label shape as well as hearts!

  The center sentiment banner comes from a new set called Take It To Heart.  I just stamped my sentiment in it and then cut it out.  It's great for making a sentiment the highlight on a card.

  The last of the new items are these 8mm adhesive pearls.  You all know how much I love my adhesive pearls and rhinestones so you'll be seeing a lot more of these showing up on my projects in the future!

  If you'd like to play along with the Creative Crew get out those hearts and do something new to you with them and upload them to the Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew gallery by using the keyword for this challenge: CCREW112HF.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Take It To Heart, Delightful Dozen

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral


Accessories: Heart to Heart punch, adhesive pearls, Labels Framelits

Happy New Year!!

  So I know New Year's Day was yesterday but I never found a moment to wish you all Happy New Year's!  So HAPPY NEW YEAR my fellow stampers!  Here's wishing you a 2012 that has plenty of stamping time!

  I have some fun news to share to start the year off.  I was chosen to be a member of Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew!  The Creative Crew is a rotating group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators that are give a new set of awesome challenges every month and we create projects using the challenge guidelines.  It's so fun!  The January gallery is up and running and showcases some awesome talent and cool projects.  I already have a few favorited to try out myself.  I am totally floored to have been chosen to be in this group of super talented ladies.

  Check out these fun challenges for the month of January and play along!

CCREW112CF- My newest stamp set. Use only stamps from a new stamps set on a non-traditional card.

CCREW112DF- Use a color combination that you’ve never used before. Make your card with this color combo using this sketch.
 


CCREW112HF- Valentines Day.  Make a card or a decor item using hearts in a new way to you—something you’ve never done with hearts.

CCREW112SB- a past holiday (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Christmas) scrapbook page or decor item. Use your newest dies, texturz plates or embossing folders to create this beauty. Use one or use many big shot items.

  To upload a project to Splitcoaststampers make sure to add the bold challenge keyword in the keyword space so your project gets placed in the correct spot.  Use the challenge keyword to search the gallery to see the other challenge projects or use the keyword CreativeCrew to see all the projects together.  I hope you'll play along with us!

  Now after all this chatter here is my first project of 2012 and my first Creative Crew project.  This is for the CCREW112SB challenge which was to make a scrapbook page or a decor item for a past holiday.  Please excuse the photos...this was a hard one to photograph...all the white and the larger size just wasn't working in my light box so I had to lay it down on the carpet!

  This 12x12 shadow box came together quickly once I had a few minutes to work on it.  I had been wanting to make a Christmas themed shadow box for Christmas I just never found the time, until after Christmas!  At least I have a fun new decoration to look forward to bringing out next year....oops, this year!

  The back layer is a 12x12 piece of textured Very Vanilla.  The next layer is textured Chocolate Chip (I tried Garden Green, Basic Black and a few others but the Chocolate Chip looked best to me) but you could totally customize this to match your other decorations.

   The top square is another piece of textured Very Vanilla.  On this piece I mounted ornaments punched out of smooth Very Vanilla.  All of the ornaments are popped up with dimensionals.  These ornaments are embossed with the soon to be available Adorning Accents embossing folders which are long and skinny giving you more placement options.  I used the scallop embossing folder and then added an adhesive rhinestone to each scallop.

  The Red Glimmer paper ornament is decorated with 3 rows of adhesive rhinestones across the middle.  I also added a baker's twine bow and 2 mini jingle bells.  I placed this one in the lower right hand corner to shake up my "everything must be balanced and even" sensibilities.  And it's a fun pop of color to draw your eye to.  I might try it again and put the red ornament smack in the middle.  I already have plans to make some of these for gifts for Christmas 2012.

  I hope you'll hop on over to Splitcoaststampers to check out all the goodies the Creative Crew has made for January.  Leave them a little comment love and then get out your supplies and play along!

  Happy New Year.  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper: Very Vanilla textured & smooth, Chocolate Chip textured, Red Glimmer paper

Accessories: adhesive rhinestones, baker's twine, mini jingle bells, ornament punch, Adorning Accents embossing folders (Available Jan. 4 in the new Occasions Mini Catalog)