FS221: LateBlossom

This week's featured stamper is Susan (aka LateBlossom). I loved her Infinite Butterfly card! Ohh so classic and adorable! ALL of Susan's cards are FANTASTIC!




I made a couple of changes from the original:

colors, stamp set, added some ric rack, different edge, rounded corners, butterfly not stamped...

First, the color....I used some lemon tart base (which screams spring to me!). I rounded the corners on the bottom. I took a piece of white cardstock and die cut the edge with the PTI large scallop die. I stamped the sentiment from Everyday Blessings on the white layer with black ink. The PTI die cut butterfly is on designer paper, then adhered with a foam square. Three green gems in the center of the butterfly. I used some copic markers to alter the ric rack to a green to match the color on the designer paper.

This card is for my daughter, Victoria Joan, who celebrates her first communion tomorrow!











stamps: Papertrey Ink {Everyday Blessings}
paper: lemon tart, white, designer paper (DCWV)
ink: black, copics
misc: gems (PTI), ric rack, foam square, PTI dies {butterfly, large scallop), corner rounder


Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

fs220: Freshn'Sassy

Blessed Easter to you and yours!

What a crazy hectic day - I had to bring my MAC in for servicing as it would not even turn on! YIKES! I am working on my old Viao and it is so slow, so I am trying to get everything up and ready, plus get ready for Easter! We spent the evening coloring easter eggs with the kids, then rushing them off to bed so Peter Rabbit can hop on over to the house tonight! I hope the dog doesn't scare that bunny away!




This week, for the Featured Stamper Challenge, I chose Shelly's gallery {Freshn'Sassy} to check out this week when I spotted this {Thanksgiving} card. So clean and simple, I knew I could change it up a bit!

Changes: Stamp set and colors

My versions (it was so simple, I made two!)
Ladybug version:


Mushroom version:



Both cards start with a SS white base and then the image was stamped in black ink. The images were colored with copics and then the sentiment was stamped in the lower corner. I used a black gel pen to create the box around the images.










stamps: Springtime Doodles
paper: stampers select white (PTI)
ink: black, copics
misc: black gel pen


Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

FS219: Coffeestamper

This weeks featured stamper is Coffeestamper, Sue (aka Perk or Perkzi). Apparently giving up coffee for lent has left my brain in a frizzle and I completely overlooked Sue as a featured stamper! YIKES! Sorry it has taken so long Sue! Sue is one of those SCS'ers that has been such a great part of the community - she participates in MANY challenges and really cheers on her fellow stampers!

I saw her {Gently falling in love} card and knew it would be a great case card...



There were a few changes from Sue's card....

• colors
• stamp set
• added buttons
• used patterned paper instead of dry embossing
• changed to a square card
  

I changed up the color a bit to this fun blue, green combo. I love dry pressure embossing, but thought it would be fun to use some of my stash of patterned paper on the background instead. I found this piece of DCWV stack paper in my stash and thought it would make a nice masculine card for my friend Matt's birthday.

I used a strip of embossed new leaf paper with a v cut on the bottom to the card base. I punched out a few scalloped squares in blueberry and new leaf. On the new leaf piece, I stamped the main image with the presents from Train Tracks and the Happy Birthday sentiment from Inside & Out Birthday. I stamped the presents on a few scraps of coordinating patterned paper and trimmed them out and mounted them atop the present on the main image. I used a few copics to spice up the rest of the presents. I added some buttons, one threaded with some blue bakers twine, to finish off the card.










stamps: Train Tracks & Inside & Out Birthday
paper: DCWV, blueberry, new leaf
ink: black, copics
misc: by the numbers impression plate, scalloped square punches, buttons, bakers twine (blue)

Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

Sneak Peek: Train Tracks release night, part 2

So when I created this set, it was with my son in mind. I felt that there had to be a stamp set in my brain that was meant, just for my little man! Xavier has 5 sisters, and he is ALL BOY! I created this set with the sole intention of creating a name frame for his room! So here it finally is and it came out just as I imagined it!



The background of the frame is pure poppy. I used a striped blue ribbon for the track. I die cut the train engine and caboose and stamped on them, then colored them in with copics. I die cut the flatbed three times and stamped it, colored it in with copics as well.



I stamped the square from borders and corners: square six times on ivory cardstock. I stamped the Trajan monogram alphabet to spell out XAVIER. To me, the boxes almost look like wood blocks on the back of the flatbed.




I added the smoke (all cut out by hand) and adhered them with foam squares. I colored in the smoke with copics.


I cannot wait to share this with him in the morning! He is going to love it, because his favorite color is red! This would be a great "NY Giants" train! Go GIANTS! :)










stamps: Train Tracks, Tajan Alphabet, Borders & Corners: Square
paper: pure poppy, ivory
ink: black, copics
misc: frame (custom cut mat), ribbon (mayarts), stickles, foam squares


Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

Sneak Peek: Train Tracks Release Night

Well what a fun week it has been! Here is another card which I created with Train Tracks. This time, I used Holiday Button Bits to create a holiday card. I started out with a white base and covered the card front with chocolate. I added some fun striped basic grey paper, which to me had a warm holiday feel. I die cut the train and stamped it with Ranger walnut stain ink. I colored the train and adhered it to the cream layer. I stamped the Santa from Holiday Button Bits and then stamped the presents from the set and loaded both of them up on the flatbed after I colored them with copics.


The train is adhered with foam squares. I took the cream layer, stamped the sentiment, then created a v-cut with my scissors and layered it on chocolate. Put a threaded double loop on the button and placed it on the edge of the sentiment.


Here is a close up of the train and flatbed....with a little holiday cheer on the back!


and here is a closer look of the sentiment!



This shows that the Train Tracks Set can be quite versatile with your current Papertrey collection! Think of all the fun things you can put on the flatbed....a Christmas Tree, pumpkins in the fall, a turkey for Thanksgiving!!! What would you put on the flatbed? Maybe a bunch of HEARTS with hearts coming out instead of smoke???? Wouldn't that be a CUTE valentine!?!?!









stamps: Train Tracks {available tonight at midnight}
paper: cream, chocolate, basic grey striped designer paper
ink: walnut stain, copics
misc: button, rustic thread, foam squares

Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

Sneak Peek: Train Tracks day five

Here is another sneak peek of Train Tracks! This was the first card I created with the stamp set and die.



I stamped the trains after I die cut the train parts. It was easy to line up the train parts on the die cut, then color with copics. I stamped the presents and easily cut those out and placed them on the flatbed. The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped repeatedly across a strip of stampers select white. The train smoke was stamped directly on the orange zest layer with black ink and then colored with some copics. I added some stickles to the train and the smoke! The trains parts were lined up on top of the sentiment strip and adhered with dimensionals.









stamps: Train Tracks {Papertrey Ink, available 4/15/11}
ink: black, copics
paper: stampers select white, orange zest, kraft
misc: foam squares, stickles, train tracks die
Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!


For even more sneak peeks of what is happening at Papertrey Ink this month, check out all the other blogs: Nichole & Dawn are showcasing Melissa's Flower Fusion #3, Think Big Favorites #3 and Maile's Background Basics: Chevron Stripes. Tiffany, Heather, and Lisa will also have someamazing things to share on their blogs today!

Sneak Peek: Train Tracks day four

Here is another sneek peek of the Train Track set, which comes out on April 15! (That's this weekend!)




This is a simple card with some basic grey paper on a white base. I stamped the train on stampers select white, then colored it in with copics. I put some post-it notes on the edge of each side of the main image and then colored freely with copics around the train image. When I pulled off the post-it notes, it left a nice clean edge.

Both the main image and sentiment are adhered with foam squares. The sentiment is flanked by some double buttons, threaded with bakers twine. I put some stickles on the smoke coming out of the engine! I am sending this card out to my little brother, who found out that he and his wife are having a little boy! YAY! Another little man to even out the troops in the family!








stamps: Train Tracks {Papertrey Ink, available 4/15/11}
ink: black, copics
paper: stampers select white, basic grey
misc: foam squares, stickles, buttons

Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

For even more sneak peeks of what is happening at Papertrey Ink this month, check out all the other blogs: Nichole & Dawn are showcasing Melissa's Flower Fusion #3, Think Big Favorites #3 and Maile's Background Basics: Chevron Stripes. Tiffany, Heather, and Lisa will also have someamazing things to share on their blogs today!

Sneak Peek: Train Tracks day three

I am working on some seriously fun boy color combos now. This one, hawaiian shores, pure poppy and orange zest is a real fun one. I combined it with some great striped patterned paper from Basic Grey.


The sentiment, Choo Choo and Thank You are two separate sentiments from the Train Tracks set, but they go cute together! I colored the train with copics and then added some stickles to the card. I might have gotten a little carried away with the stickles! LOL! A trio of buttons threaded with some red bakers twine completes the card.








stamps: Train Tracks {Papertrey Ink, available 4/15}
paper: pure poppy orange zest, hawaiian shores, ss. white, basic grey
ink: black, copics
misc: buttons, bakers twine (red), stickles



For even more sneak peeks of what is in the works at Papertrey Ink this month, check out all the other blogs: Nichole & Michelle are showcasing Train Tracks & Alpha Blocks today. Melissa is showing Flower Fusion #3, Think Big Favorites #3 and Maile's Background Basics: Chevron Stripes. Tiffany, Heather, and Lisa will also have some amazingly creative little projects to share on their blogs today!

Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

Sneak Peek: Train Tracks day two

All Aboard for some Birthday Fun with the new Train Tracks set I created for Papertrey Ink.


Sometimes I have a tough time with masculine cards because I want to use accessories like ribbon to add some fun focal points. I have to remember - NO RIBBON! UGH! Thankfully, I have enough buttons to stretch from here to NYC and back! I decided to go with this fun color combo of new leaf, hawaiian shores and orange zest! The new leaf base was run through the picnic plaid impression plate. I used a strip of hawaiian shores, distressed on the edge and a strip of orange zest, run through the crimper. A trio of buttons with rustic thread under the orange crimped layer. The train was stamped on die cut (yes, this set has a coordinating die) select white cardstock. I stamped in black ink and colored with a variety of copic markers. The trains were adhered with foam squares. The sentiment {All aboard for birthday fun} was stamped in black ink just above the train car. This color combo works really well with this week's CAS114 inspiration on SCS!

I will be blogging more samples this week! Hope you stop by to see some more fun ideas tomorrow!









stamps: Train Tracks {Papertrey Ink, available 4/15}
paper: new leaf, orange zest, hawaiian shores, ss. white
ink: black, copics
misc: buttons, thread, foam squares, die (Train Tracks), crimper, picnic plaid impression plate



Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

Be sure to swing over to {Nichole's Blog} to see more fun projects with this month's countdown of ALL the Papertrey Ink releases!

Tiffany Pastor will be blogging about her amazing new sets!

Leese Johnson will be sham-wowing you with her new goodies!

Heather Nichols is showing off her new stuff.

The Über talented Maile Belles is showcasing some fun stuff.

And amazing Melissa Bickford is putting Flower Fusion #3 to work with some eye candy!

FS218: bspinks

I based my card on Becky's card {IC231}.
I love the black and red together, but I wanted to create a more masculine theme, since this month's theme at Papertrey is boys! I found some black and white designer paper which I thought went well with the train set. I used the No. 5 on the engine (you can custom create the train engine number). I thought it would be fun to use the "I think you can" sentiment {Little Engine that could} three times! Would this be a cute card to slip into your child's backpack when they have a big test!


I used some copics to color in the image. I added some black buttons with some red and white bakers twine.

changes:
added buttons
moved sentiment to a strip across front of card
no ribbon
made it more masculine
added designer paper

What do you think of today's peek at the new stamp set! It will be available this month on the 15th at Papertrey Ink.

Be sure to swing over to {Nichole's Blog} to see more fun projects with this month's countdown of ALL the Papertrey Ink releases!

Tiffany Pastor and Betsy Veldman are blogging about Tiffany's amazing new sets!

Leese Johnson always has some amazing things up her sleeves with her phenomenal new sets.

Heather Nichols is showing off some of the ideas she is doing with her new stuff.

The Über talented Maile Belles is wowing us with her new set, Background Basics: Chevron Stripes.

And amazing Melissa Bickford is using Flower Fusion #3 the way Lou Bega shows off Mambo #5 - with PIZZAZ!

stamps: Train Tracks {available 4/15/11 at Papertrey Ink}
paper: Pure Poppy, black, white, designer paper (DCWV)
ink: black, copics
misc: buttons, bakers twine (PTI), dimensionals



Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

Sneak Peek: Papertrey Ink Train set

I always wanted to create a set which I could use for my son Xavier! I hate to toot my own horn, but this set came out SO cute! I cannot wait to share more with you over the coming days!



And the best thing about this set - it comes with my first coordinating die to make creating projects ...easy peasy lemon squeezy!





Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!

FS217: I scream U scream we all scream

For Irene! DandI93 is this week's featured stamper. The CAS103 wedding card caught my eye, so I changed the colors, removed the crimped layer, the pearls and changed the butterflies to flowers.


I like the moss and chocolate together, with a hint of white. Super clean looking!
I started with a chocolate base, then I used the fancy flourishes set by Papertrey for the top and bottom edges with chocolate ink on the moss cardstock. I punched out the main image and stamped the flourish with moss ink on the moss layer, then stamped the sentiment on top with chocolate ink. I adhered it to the card with dimensionals. Some velvet flowers (PTI) with brads are adhered with dimensionals as well.

Simple and easy!









stamps: fancy flourishes, inside and out birthday
ink: chocolate, moss
paper: chocolate, moss
misc: brads, dimensionals, velvet flowers, punches.

Enjoy every single moment of today!!!!!!