tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52051563144095143312024-03-13T15:50:56.076-04:00what, me blog?scrappydeb's work and occasional thoughts on life, kids and scrapbookingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-42083249503158047572015-02-14T19:45:00.003-05:002015-02-14T19:45:47.755-05:00owl always love you<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yikes, it's been a while! But I made a card.... I MADE A CARD! I needed a card for hubby for Valentine's Day, so I finally found some time to sit down at my craft table and play! I'm also entering this in the <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2015/02/introducing-all-things-spring.html" target="_blank">challenge</a> over at Papertrey Ink to "Create a new project that uses a stamp set from your collection that hasn't seen ink!" I finally inked up my <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/type-strips-ii-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Type Strips 2</a>! And, although my <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/tremendous-treats-valentine-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Tremendous Treats: Valentines</a> has seen ink, I don't believe this sweet little owl from the set has!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So here is what I came up with, inspired by <a href="http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh/2013/12/papertrey-december-release-wrap-up.html" target="_blank">this owl-valentines card</a> of Betsy's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I used a piece of paper from the Shakers & Sprinkles Make it Market kit for the background, and also used <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/falling-leaves-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Falling Leaves</a> for the branch and the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-block-alphabet-die-collection-set-of-30/" target="_blank">Block Alphabet Dies</a> for the word "love". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This little owl is so darn cute, he deserves a close-up! Just look at him! Why haven't I given him any love before?? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, hopefully I'll find time to craft, and post, again soon! Be sure to check out all the anniversary celebration goings-on on <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/" target="_blank">Nichole's blog</a>, and as always, thanks for stopping by! :)</span><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-5561633961101695552014-09-06T15:27:00.001-04:002014-09-06T15:27:14.398-04:00Happy Birthday... back from a hiatus!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whoa.... over 3 months since I posted!? Clearly, I'm not making enough time in my schedule for crafting! But I did find my way to my craft table today, and made this card for my mother-in-law's <i>88th</i> birthday! I think she will like it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quick post as we have to leave soon to get the birthday girl and take her out for dinner. Hopefully, it won't be another 3 months before I have something to post! Thanks for stopping by! :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-60056492942077508162014-05-27T08:43:00.000-04:002014-05-27T08:43:46.361-04:00Congrats 2014 Grad!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two cards in 3 days? Look at me go! :) It feels so good to be getting back to some crafting lately! I had a graduation party to attend over the weekend for a lovely young lady, and wanted to make her a special card. I used the dies from the PTI Shakers & Sprinkles kit, using some seed beads that were similar to the school colors as well as some of the silver star sequins from the kit to fill the shaker box. I tried to match the school colors, sort of a burgundy and gold, using Scarlet Jewel and Summer Sunrise as my color scheme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The card is 5x7 to accommodate the inside money-holder pocket, and I didn't like how the focal point panel looked centered on the card from, so adding the letters to the right side was my solution. I think it looks much better and the card feels more balanced! The "2014" and the letters for "GRAD" are both Bookprint Alpha Dies (<a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-bookprint-alphabet-numbers-die/" target="_blank">numbers</a> and <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-bookprint-alphabet-upper-die/" target="_blank">letters</a>). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now to the inside, which was almost as much fun as the outside! I put the sentiment on the "top" inside panel. My plan was just to stamp it on the white base, but due to stamper error ;) that did not work out so well. Needing to cover up the mistake, I did this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And finally, the money-holder at the bottom. I love the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-zipper-border-die/" target="_blank">PTI zipper die</a> for this kind of thing - so fun! When I cut the original card base, I cut it 11"x7", and scored at 5" and 10" so I had a 1" edge turned up on the inside. Then I created the zipper panel and adhered it to that edge. Put my monetary gift behind it, and adhere the top edge and about halfway up the side edges (so it holds, but will be easy to get open and retrieve the loot! :).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I would definitely do this card design again. I hope the graduate liked it! Thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-6603086085096731192014-05-25T06:55:00.000-04:002014-05-25T10:32:32.896-04:00Papertrey Ink May Blog Hop<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I. Made. A. Card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh my.... I have so shamefully neglected my stamps and paper and ink for QUITE some time! It was a rough couple of semesters! But I've found some crafting time lately, and so happy to jump back in with a card for the <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2014/05/may-2014-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">May Blog Hop for PTI</a>! The theme is "aqua and melon". OK, so I took some liberty with that and used Hawaiian Shores and Berry Sorbet... I think they are close enough! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I used dies from the newest Make it Market Kit (Sprinkles), but instead of making a shaker box, I just love these dies just for a great focal point/frame! I used the flowers and "SMILE" from Reasons to Smile (the limited edition set from last year's Stamp A Faire), and a butterfly from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/beautiful-butterflies-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Beautiful Butterflies</a>. The tag in the corner is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/framed-out-7-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Framed Out #7</a>.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-66268631064401810122013-07-07T19:41:00.000-04:002013-07-07T19:41:05.737-04:0010th Birthday fun and a cute money holder!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A few days ago, my youngest baby turned 10 - double digits!! It's hard to believe! I wanted to share the card I made him, and also a money-gift holder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The card uses stamps and dies from PTI and MFT, and some fun, boyish patterned paper from Echo Park - A Boy's Life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The "10th" and the patterned "birthday" are both popped up on foam adhesive (yes, I painstakingly cut little bits of foam tape for the small letters, lol). The "it's your day" at the bottom wasn't part of my original plan, but I accidentally cut the pattern paper block too short so that was my solution - a happy accident, because I really like how it turned out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is the money holder that I made with PTI's zipper border die. I will show you step-by-step how I made it, below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First I cut a piece of the PTI Hawaiian Shores striped patterned paper 7.5"x7.5". You could use any paper, patterned or stamped. I liked this paper and it worked great - a good weight, and it is white on the reverse side. I scored the paper at 2" and at 4 7/8". NOTE: when scoring, think about the direction you want the pattern to go on the final envelope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now I folded the 2" piece under, and then placed the zipper border on the other side (the single-layer side), just eyeballing it to leave some space to the edge and being very careful that it was straight! Then run it through the die cut machine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is what the piece should look like at this point. Note that I intentionally put the start of the zipper on the right side because my little guy is left handed. It probably doesn't really matter much, but I do think that for a right-handed recipient, the zipper would be a little easier to manage if it zipped from left to right. I also used my craft knife to cut open the little connected pieces on the first "tab" of the zipper, just to make it a easier to get started (without ripping anything).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is what the final product looks like. The recipient then gets to rip that zipper open and see the bills inside. This same design could easily be modified to hold a gift card, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, that's it. I hope the extra pictures were helpful! Thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-41692632262128664722013-06-22T09:52:00.002-04:002013-06-22T09:52:45.021-04:00A pair of Father's Day Cards<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I'm sharing the last of the Father's Day cards I made this year, both for my husband - one from me, and one from the kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First, for the one from me, I used pattern papers from <a href="http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/take-a-hike.html" target="_blank">Simple Stories: Take a Hike</a> 6x6 paper pad. This has some great masculine colors and patterns, which I paired with PTI's Canyon Clay, Kraft, Fine Linen and Dark Chocolate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The top panel is on foam adhesive. I used PTI's <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/boutique-borders-father-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Boutique Borders: Father</a> and <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/boutique-borders-birthday-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Birthday</a>, and <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/worlds-greatest-stamp-set/" target="_blank">World's Greatest</a> to put together the sentiment, and also <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/modern-wood-mats-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Modern Wood Mats</a> to coordinate with the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-mat-stack-5-die/" target="_blank">Mat Stack 5</a> and Layerz cut out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the card from the boys, I used paper from <a href="http://www.mymindseye.com/fyh/fyh.asp" target="_blank">My Minds Eye: Follow Your Heart</a> 6x6 paper pad (can you tell that I'm trying to use up more of this patterned paper that I've been "collecting", lol!?). The "DAD" is cut with PTI's <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-block-alphabet-upper-die-collection-set-of-26/" target="_blank">Block Alphabet</a> from Limeaid Ice. If you look closely, you'll see a tone-on-tone pattern that I stamped on the letters using <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/sketched-shapes-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Sketched Shapes</a> (the large circle works perfectly, just line up the letter under the circle and stamp). I really like this little added bit of detail. Then I attached the letters to a <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/framed-out-1-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Framed Out #1</a> die cut that I stamped with the frame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The scroll is from Boutique Borders: Father and the "Happy Father's Day" is from World's Greatest, and the "You're the Best" is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/sunflower-bouquet-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Sunflower Bouquet</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-34730225884055505012013-06-19T09:41:00.001-04:002013-06-19T09:42:16.494-04:00Sending You Love, Dad<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I have a Father's Day card to share. This is the one that I sent to my Dad. I used Pinterest for some color inspiration (<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/168251736051821311/" target="_blank">this pin</a>) and came up with Canyon Clay, Summer Sunrise, Ripe Avocado, Spring Rain and Smokey Shadow. I reached for <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=first+class+friend&product_id=1830" target="_blank">MFT's First Class Friend</a> stamps and dies (a favorite go-to set, especially for masculine cards) and also incorporated PTI's <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/boutique-borders-father-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Boutique Borders: Father</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The focal point label and the stamp are both popped up on foam adhesive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And speaking of that stamp, guess how I made that? :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The die cut is from MFT but I wasn't sure what I wanted to put on it. So just browsing through some stamp sets, I came upon <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/love-lives-here-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Love Lives Here</a>.
I used one of the little house patterns, just centering the heart
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have two other Father's Day cards to share, so will try to get them posted in the next few days! Thanks for stopping by! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-11957331046200862652013-06-07T12:49:00.000-04:002013-06-07T12:49:41.489-04:00A Thank You for the Teacher<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are your kiddos finished with school for the summer? Usually mine would be by now, but they had a late start last fall due to renovations in their building... so they go through next Thursday! I told them last August when they were enjoying the extra time off, just remember - you'll be paying this back in June! ;) LOL! But anyway... I wanted to share a card I made for one of the teachers, to whom the class was giving a gift card. The main set I used was <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/teach-inspire-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Teach & Inspire</a>, with a little bit of <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/school-time-stamp-set/" target="_blank">School Time</a> thrown in. The "you're the best" is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/tiny-tags-ii-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Tiny Tags 2</a>. My colors are Pure Puppy, Limeaid Ice, Enchanted Evening and Summer Sunrise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The chevron focal point was hand cut and then adhered with foam tape, after I added the pencil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a tip - one of those things that might be obvious, but it felt like such a light-bulb moment when I thought of it that I wanted to share! I wanted to hand-stamp the apples for the background, but they just weren't turning out right. Then I thought to use my <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-cover-plate-hexagon-die/" target="_blank">Hexagon Cover Plate</a> die to create a sort of "stencil" to use as a guide to the apple placement. It worked perfectly! I'm definitely going to remember this little trick and use it again. I'm sure other cover plates would work too, to create differently-spaced patterns or for other small images!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, and happy summer!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-91295876662829332642013-06-02T14:48:00.002-04:002013-06-02T14:48:51.347-04:00Congratulations, Graduate!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a graduation card I made for a fine young man, one of our scouting friends, who just graduated high school! I tried to match his school colors, a burgandy-red and gold, with PTI's Scarlet Jewel and Summer Sunrise - I hope they came pretty close. This is a 4.5"x7" card, sized to accommodate a monetary gift, with a special "pocket" treatment on the inside that I'll show you below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I used <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-fabulous-frames-die-collection-set-of-3/" target="_blank">Fabulous Frames</a>, <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-block-alphabet-numbers-die-collection-set-of-17/" target="_blank">Block Alphabet Numbers</a> and <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-alpha-blocks-die/" target="_blank">Alpha Blocks</a> dies for the main focal point, with the sentiment from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/celebrations-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Celebrations</a>. The "it's your day" is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/framed-out-3-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Framed Out #3</a>. The arrow pattern is from Mama Elephant's <a href="http://www.mamaelephant.com/p/8318914/on-target.html" target="_blank">On Target</a>, and the graduation cap is from <a href="http://www.tsgstamps.com/ConGRADulations_p/173-12.htm" target="_blank">There She Goes' ConGRADulations</a> set, stamped and then hand-cut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I added texture to the background burgundy in the frame with a texture plate, and the frame and number blocks are popped up on foam adhesive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To make the pocket, I first folded up a flap from the cardstock base (cut 7"x11", then scored at 4.5" and at 9", so that I had the extra 2" to be the base of my pocket). I cut the bracket using the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-edgers-1-die-collection-set-of-2/" target="_blank">Edger #1</a> die, and adhered it to the inside of the flap. Then I added some Summer Sunrise striped paper to the top of the flap, and edged it with a strip of Summer Sunrise cardstock, just to give the whole edge a clean and finished look. I use a piece of Scor Tape on each edge to adhere the flap down and create the pocket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Good luck to all those with kiddos graduating this year (we still have 6 years in this house, lol)! And thanks for stopping by!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I stamped a subtle background using <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/background-basics-postmarks-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Background Basics: Postmarks</a>, and stamped the leaves from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/happiness-in-bloom-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Happiness in Bloom</a> directly over that. The flowers are also from Happiness in Bloom, but for something different, I layered the two larger ones with a <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/flower-fusion-4-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Flower Fusion #4</a> as a center. For the smaller one, I just used a small circle die and stamped tone-on-tone from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/sketched-shapes-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Sketched Shapes</a>. A brad and buttons finish off the flower centers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sentiment is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/bountiful-banners-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Bountiful Banners</a>. The banner and the flowers are all popped up on dimensional adhesive, and I custom colored some gems with a Copic marker to accent the banner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for the great color combos Nichole, and thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-69814207258487465132013-05-20T19:31:00.002-04:002013-05-20T19:31:59.433-04:00Make it Monday - Paper Piecing<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm sharing a card today to play along with this week's <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/05/make-it-monday-117.html" target="_blank">Make It Monday - Paper Piecing</a>. I always like the look of paper piecing, but don't utilize the technique very much. since I needed a card for my nephew's upcoming birthday, I thought that <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/enjoy-the-ride-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Enjoy the Ride</a> would be a fun set to use for this technique. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I pieced the car together using papers from Doodlebug's "Boys Only" 6"x6" paper pad. The car is popped up on my square card base, which I layered with Simply Chartreuse cardstock, Summer Sunrise and Limeaid Ice pattern paper, and a striped paper also from the Doodlebug line. I used a <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-fabulous-frames-die-collection-set-of-3/" target="_blank">Fabulous Frames</a> die to cut the frame from a piece of the Doodlebug paper - I thought the number pattern was appropriate for birthday theme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a close-up of the license plate, customized with <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/simple-alphabet-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Simple Alphabet</a>. I just love doing this with Enjoy the Ride! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm really pleased with how this card turned out - I think it's bright, happy and fun, yet still masculine enough for a boy. I hope my nephew likes it too! I'm so glad that <a href="http://lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com/lilybeans_paperie/2013/05/paper-pieced-blossom.html" target="_blank">Melissa</a> shared the paper piecing challenge this week - thanks, Melissa!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-83460828149446887682013-04-17T07:04:00.002-04:002013-04-17T07:07:10.565-04:00still in Birthday mode!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I haven't been getting any cardmaking done lately, but I realized I have one more birthday card to share that I made a while back. I love how this one turned out! Used <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/birthday-style-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Birthday Style</a>, <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/background-basics-birthday-fun-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Background Basic: Birthday Fun</a>, <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/stylish-sentiments-birthday-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Stylish Sentiments: Birthday</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-80499674851383437012013-04-04T13:58:00.000-04:002013-04-04T13:58:08.687-04:00a Make it Monday Happy Birthday collage<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I managed to play along with this week's <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/04/make-it-monday-110.html" target="_blank">Make it Monday challenge</a> - collage elements! I am still in a birthday mood, so I used lots of PTI birthday sets, including: <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/boutique-borders-birthday-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Boutique Borders: Birthday</a>; <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/background-basics-birthday-fun-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Background Basics: Birthday Fun</a>; <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/birthday-style-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Birthday Style</a>; and <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/bountiful-banners-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Bountiful Banners</a>. The color combo is Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest and Limeaid Ice - one of my new favorites for sure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sentiment banner is popped up on dimensional adhesive, and I added a little scalloped border strip using the heart border die.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-90113751212942130112013-04-02T06:52:00.000-04:002013-04-02T06:52:51.132-04:00Happy Birthday for a real party animal!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been in a birthday-card-making mood lately, so here is another one! I used that fun elephant and balloons from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/tremendous-treats-birthday-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Tremendous Treats: Birthday</a>, colored with copics. <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/background-basics-birthday-fun-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Background Basics: Birthday Fun</a> stamped on the Summer Sunrise striped background, and a <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-super-star-borders-die-collection-set-of-2/" target="_blank">Super Star die-cut border</a> complete the theme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My color combo is Simply Chartreuse, Summer Sunrise, Spring Rain and Hibiscus Burst - I think it's just perfect for a bright, fun, spring card!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I colored the three little Kaisercraft gems with a Copic marker to match, and added them for a finishing touch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, and may you have a peaceful, happy and blessed Easter!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-11793653616951144432013-03-30T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-30T08:00:05.566-04:00Blue & Gold invitations<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a quick post to share the invitations I made to this year's Cub Scout Blue & Gold banquet for our special guests from the church that charters our Pack! I kept these really simple, using Enchanted Evening and Harvest Gold, which I impressed with the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-herringbone-impression-plate/" target="_blank">Herringbone Impression Plate</a>. The border is the Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Doily Accents. The sentiment is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/fillable-frames-sentiments-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Fillable Frames Sentiments</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After playing around with it some, I found that the best way to do the wreath was to use the individual "single" stamps to fill in the flowers, rather than the "grouped" stamps, which I could never quite get lined up to my satisfaction. But the wreath is SO pretty with the ability to incorporate several different colors! My color scheme here is New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores and Raspberry Fizz. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I added a bird from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/tweet-talk-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Tweet Talk</a>, colored with Copic markers and popped up in the middle of the wreath. The sentiment is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/framed-out-2-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Framed Out #2</a>. I used Spellbinders dies for the circle and border, and popped it all up on the card base.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, and have a blessed Easter!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-1852522006189865942013-03-19T07:16:00.000-04:002013-03-19T07:23:39.953-04:00Paper Crafts Feature!!! and a bright & fun birthday card<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wow, it's been a while since I've updated and it's REALLY been a while since I have had a project picked up for publication! But recently I had a fun little Halloween decor project requested by Paper Crafts for their special issue, <i>Handmade Home Decor</i>, and the issue is now out! On top of that, I am one of the new designers featured on the <a href="http://www.papercraftsconnection.com/blog/2013/03/%E2%80%9Cfall%E2%80%9D-in-love-with-our-new-handmade-home-decor-designers/" target="_blank">Paper Crafts Connection blog</a> today! HOW FUN IS THAT!??!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I received my issue a few days ago, and there I am, right on page 69!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK, now on to a new card! This card was for a special family friend who just celebrated her 14th birthday! I remember when this sweet young lady was born... it's so hard to believe that she is going to be in high school next year! I wanted to make the card bright and colorful, so my basic color scheme was Hawaiian Shores and Raspberry Fizz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I die-cut the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/fabulous-frames-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Fabulous Frames</a> frame from Aqua Mist and stamped with Hawaiian Shores, and backed it with white, with the sentiment stamped from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/stylish-sentiments-birthday-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Stylish Sentiments: Birthday</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-21727577183930079462013-02-01T18:55:00.000-05:002013-02-01T18:55:00.417-05:00a colorful Quilled Elegance card set<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a quick post since I am procrastinating grading quizzes, lol! I made these cards with the PTI <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/quilled-elegance-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Quilled Elegance</a> set a few weeks ago, but am just getting around to posting them. I was eager to play with the stamps, so I used my Cameo to make a cut file so that I could pop up the focal point and then just played around with coloring in different color combos. I added sentiments from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/simple-sentiments-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Simple Sentiments</a> to make a nice little cards set - they fit just perfectly between the lines!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-19948811461214411892013-01-25T09:58:00.000-05:002013-01-25T10:19:14.378-05:00Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop: Black Backgrounds<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This month's <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/01/january-2013-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">blog hop challenge from Papertrey Ink</a> is to work with a black background. This is definitely NOT a go-to color for me, so well out of my comfort zone... but I am pleased with the results! Yay for challenges to get you to try something new!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I used a black card base with Orange Zest and Hawaiian Shores - a favorite color combo of mine, and I thought the colors would pop nicely against the black. I used a Smokey Shadow panel, stamped in black with <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/background-basics-inspiration-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Background Basics: Inspiration</a>, for a subtle tone-on-tone background effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also used: <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/fancy-flourishes-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Fancy Flourishes</a> and dies (I cut one swirl off the large flourish so that I could position it differently under the tag); <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/celebrations-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Celebrations</a> and die; and the "Sending a Big Thank You" that was a limited time gift from PTI last year. I added the "sweet friend" from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/heart-2-heart-4-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Heart-2-Heart #4</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sentiment panel and one of the flourishes is popped up on foam tape (yes, it was tedious to cut little bits of that tape to go under the skinny flourish, but worth it for the effect... lol!). The last touch is the little row of gems, which are from Kaisercraft and then colored with a Copic marker to match the Orange Zest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for the challenge, Nichole! It's good to get out of one's comfort zone now and then! And thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-62624836841992019832013-01-20T10:53:00.001-05:002013-01-20T10:53:12.292-05:00Happy Birthday to my epicly awesome kiddo!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This post is overdue - the birthday was a couple of weeks ago - but I wanted to share the card I made for my son's birthday this year. I knew I wanted to use <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/boy-basics-game-on-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">PTI's Game On</a> set, especially the "epic year" sentiment, since "epic" is one of his favorite words, it seems! lol But I also love the whole postage theme, so I incorporated <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-first-class-friend-and-stamp-set?filter_name=first%20class" target="_blank">MFT's First Class Friend</a> set and dies, and also <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/postmarks-stamp-set/" target="_blank">PTI's Postmarks</a>, for a video-game-postage kinda thing! :) The colors are Blueberry Sky, Canyon Clay and Spring Moss. I love this
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out the little stamp I made from the "rated GR8KID" stamp! I stamped it on the MFT stamp die cut, and added a border with some masking and PTI's Label Basics set. (See <a href="http://scrappydeb.blogspot.com/2012/08/sending-birthday-wishes-cr84fn-61.html" target="_blank">this post</a> for a detailed description of this.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Part of the birthday boy's gift was a monetary gift this year, since he has been saving up for a high-ticket item. So I wanted to make a nice coordinating money holder, using the same color schedule as the card. I used a Silhouette envelope file that I modified to be sized for dollar bills, and added a simple "belly band" style closure, with a tag from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/2012-birthday-tags-stamp-set/" target="_blank">PTI's 2012 Birthday Tags</a> set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just slide off the band and the envelope opens right up. He enjoyed finding some green in there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-7187083119776402982013-01-12T14:14:00.000-05:002013-01-12T14:16:24.976-05:00Papertrey Ink + Mama Elephant = Awesomesauce!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know, it's a bit late for Christmas cards but just consider it Christmas in January here! I still have Christmas sets out on my table so I played with them a bit. I love the snow globe in <a href="http://www.mamaelephant.com/p/8115970/believe-in-magic.html" target="_blank">Mama Elephant's Believe in Magic</a> set! The little skylines that come with the set are beautiful, but for this card I wanted it to have more of a "cutesy" theme, so I pulled out PTI's <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/tremendous-treats-christmas-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Tremendous Treats: Christmas</a> and found that sweet little penguin. He's a tight fit, but he works! I hand-cut a mask for him and then stamped the little stars/snow from the ME set throughout the globe, and then colored him with Copics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I cut the Polaroid style frame from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-fabulous-frames-die-collection-set-of-3/" target="_blank">Fabulous Frames</a> from PTI's Blueberry Sky striped patterned paper and layered a piece of patterned paper from My Minds Eye Winter Wonderland 6x6 pad underneath. The globe is popped up over the frame, and the frame is popped up over a mat of Pure Poppy that's stamped with <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/snowflake-medley-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Snowflake Medley</a> in Fresh Snow ink. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sentiment, also from the Believe in Magic, is stamped on a banner die-cut that is also popped up on foam adhesive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, and Merry Christmas! ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I added a strip from the Summer Sunrise patterned paper pack, and a pinking shear border in Ocean Tides. It turned out that the sentiment fit perfectly on the label basics die cut, which I trimmed off on one end to line it up with the side of the orange zest cardstock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, and thanks Nichole for the fun color combos!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205156314409514331.post-33573305549579822562012-12-31T11:07:00.000-05:002012-12-31T11:07:05.900-05:00My Top 10 of 2012<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As is the tradition, I've picked out ten of my favorite projects from my blog over the past year to share with you. Clicking the post titles will take you to the original blog post. Thanks for checking out my blog now, and over the course of the last year (and hopefully 2013 as well!) :)</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.scrappydeb.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-monday-ghost-masking.html" target="_blank">Make it Monday: Ghost Masking</a></h3>
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<a href="http://www.scrappydeb.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-birthday-to-my-sweet-boy.html" target="_blank">Happy Birthday to my sweet boy!</a></h3>
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<a href="http://www.scrappydeb.blogspot.com/2012/03/hopping-for-janelle-make-it-monday.html" target="_blank">Hopping for Janelle + Make it Monday: Graduated Backgrounds</a></h3>
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<a href="http://www.scrappydeb.blogspot.com/2012/04/colourq-challenge-134-happy-birthday.html" target="_blank">ColourQ Challenge #134 - Happy Birthday</a></h3>
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<a href="http://www.scrappydeb.blogspot.com/2012/04/one-more-easter-card-little-bitty-bird.html" target="_blank">One more Easter card: Little Bitty Bird rejoices!</a></h3>
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