Placecards

I made these little placecards for a dinner we were having this evening. I just knew those flowers would cut out nicely. Chalks were used to color the flowers and were fairly easy to cover errors I made. The stamp set used is called the Fifth Avenue Floral and has more really nice stamps in the set. 

Create a Simple Card

After seeing a number of extremely simple cards on different blogs, I used some of the designs to show you just how easy it is to make a nice card. Both of these cards took only one or two stamps and some simple layering. As I frequently like to use my punches, they are evident on both cards. I just got my scallop oval punch and I think I'm going to love it. I, also, really like adding the flower brads to make a flower have a little pizzaz. I hope these give you a few ideas of your own.

On Board Album

I recently purchased the On Board Album from SU! It is an unfinished chipboard album that can be covered in your personal way. I decided to use some designer papers. There are still a few finishing touches that I am planning, but it is almost complete and I wanted to share with everyone. The papers used are the Urban Oasis.

Although I used paper, I can see finishing these albums with padded cloth covers, painting, stickers or decals. The options are endless! 

Napkin Rings

As I was planning the menu for the group coming for dinner, I decided to dress up the table just a little. As much as I love all my Stampin'Up! papers and accessories, I wanted to demonstrate with just a little item. So, my result was napkin rings using the accordian folded flower. I actually used some of my Sale-a-Bration designer papers and attached them to coordinating ribbon. I was pretty impressed when finished. I'd love to hear what you think.

Mother's Day Card

I have recently seen the cute dress pattern cut from the Big Shot Scallop Circle but I wanted to add something to it. With the smaller scallop circle die I also cut a smaller dress to make a sort of Mommy & Me style. Both are cut from the Rainbow Sherbet designer series papers. Mom's dress has a belt accented with 3 small brads. Daughter's dress has the bow. I think it would work well for Mother's Day.

Cherish--Mojo Monday 82

Unfortunately, I am my own worst enemy when it comes to designing cards. I imitate others very well, but creativity is not my forte.  Todays Mojo Monday challenge was one that I decided to attempt and was actually happy with my results. I really only have limited stamps so I had to figure out what would fit on my paper. As a result, I used the SU! Walk In The Park paper, the birds are from Love You Much and "cherish" is from Warm Words. Three brads are attached to a strip of white cardstock as ribbon just didn't do it justice. I hope you enjoy.

Store decorating

Recently a friend of mine opened a small store for beads. She really liked the Decor Elements designs and we put some on the walls. They turned out extremely well and she gets many compliments. The small Garden Flowers that surround the wall clock have small rhinestones added to give a little more contrast and pizazz. The Long Stem Silhouette flowers really outline the bulletin board well. And the Create definition helps define the entire store.

Layers of Flowers

I have been seeing lots of cards lately that include die cuts and/or layering. I decided to use both ideas and put them on this card. Once I had the colors decided, the rest was extremely quick. As usual, I only use a minimum of stamping. Although difficult to see, there is a small flower brad in the center of each flower.  I just love to combine colors and keep it relatively simple.

Mojo Monday 81

Here is the weekly Mojo card. I designed it using minimal stamps. Emphasis was using one set of designer series papers and coordinating cardstock and my trusty punches. Not too elaborate, but it shows you don't have to have a lot of supplies to make a nice card.

Baby Boy Scrapbook

I have been working for the last couple of days on a 6x6 baby scrapbook. I actually used less than half of the Baby Boy Scrappin'Kit from Stampin'Up! If you want 12x12 or 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 pages, just use the entire kit. It was so easy! I've included a few pages as photos. It is difficult to read all the words on the stickers but I think it turned out well.

Quilted Card

When I saw this basic card idea I got so excited. It uses my Big Shot die cutter that I really love along with my punches...another love. It was easy to assemble. You cut a total of 12--1 1/4" squares (easily done with the SU! punch) and piece together on a piece of 4x5 cardstock. Then after they are glued you make littler x's along the seam lines like it was hand-stitched. Cute, huh? Then you run the entire 'quilt' through the die cutter using the Top Note die. After that you only have to add any words to the front. Enjoy!

Wall hanging with name

I recently saw a vertical wall hanging with BABY written using die cut letters. I have adapted that to design a child's name and move it to a horizontal format. The scallop circles are actually a designer paper that has a light background and all the 4x4 squares are different blue prints. Sorry the photo doesn't pick that up better. I designed another one for the maternity department of a local store that says MOMMY. It's really cute and fits the area.