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!