A New Ink on Life

Fifth Avenue Floral Wedding

I while back I had mentioned that I was designing wedding invitations for my brother and his fiance, I just realized that I hadn't shared them here yet. So today is the perfect day to shocase them as they feature the soon to be retired stamp set Fith Avenue Floral. This set will definately be one I will be keeping as it coordinates perfectly with the Manhattan Flower Impressions Folder. Remember today is the last day to order from the current Catalogue, so be sure to place your order before midnight if there is anything that you must have from the retiring lists.
The intation is a pocket style that I created 2 inserts for. The colours are Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, and a touch of Always Artichoke.  

I created all of the text in My Digital Studio so that I could colour match Stampin' Up!'s colours.

If you have any question about the invite or what other products I used just let me know.

Have a great day!

 

# 1 DAD

It's Wednesday and that means a new challenge at Stampin' Royalty! This week is a theme challenge and it is all about the guys in your life. Our challenge to you is to create a MASCULINE card for any occasion. We all know how hard it can sometimes be to make those manly cards but I am sure we all have a special man in our life that would enjoy receiving a card too!

I decided to create a card for the kids to give to their dad on Father's Day.

When I made the card I designed it with the same colour scheme as the gift that we had made for him in mind. The base of the card is Basic Gray card stock. I layered on a piece of Basic Black card stock then a piece of Well Worn Designer Series Paper and destressed the edeges of both. To create the medallion I took a 1 1/4" x 12" strip of Basic Gray DSP (from the Neutrals Designer Paper Stack) and scored it every 1/4" using the Simply Scored Tool. Next I layered on a piece of Bashful Blue card stock that had been die cut using one of the dies from the new Apothacary Framelits and embossed with the Lattice Textured Impressions Folder I then added to Mini Silver Brads to either end.

The #1 was die cut from card stock using the Timeless Type Junior Sizzlets and also embossed. To give a real "manly" feel to the card I die cut the word "DAD" using the same sizzlets but this time from a piece of Wood Sheets, then sponged the letters with Basic Gray Ink.

So are you wondering what the gift looks like that this card goes a long with? :) Stampin' Up! had asked this year's Artisan Award Winner's to create one last project for their Facebook Page and we were told to create a Father's Day themed project or anything that we wanted. (you can see what everyone else came up with HERE) I am sure you guessed what I chose.  For once I have something done ahead of time,lol!

Here's what I had posted about the project:

“I wanted to create something really special for my husband for Father’s Day and what could be more perfect then a personalized gift created in My Digital Studio. The kids are so excited that he can now proudly display how much he means to them. I cannot stress enough how My Digital Studio makes it easy to create special and unique gifts. I just created a page, exported it to a jpeg and printed it the size that I wanted. Then by adding some traditional elements like ribbon and paper I helped the project come to life. I cannot wait to see the look on his face when he opens it!”

Digital Supplies:
118108: My Digital Studio Plus
129340: Number One Digital Kit
129929: Candid Frames
128874: Neutral Delightful Digital Tape
127168: Timeless Type Junior Letters & Numbers Punch

Paper:
121045: Basic Black Card Stock
105120: Bashful Blue Card Stock
117157: Neutrals Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack

Accessories & Tools:
124326: Basic Gray 5/8" Satin Ribbon
119850: 1-3/4" Circle Punch
113439: Big Shot
114526: Circles #2 Originals Die
122334: Simply Scored

Hope you can join us this week at Stampin' Royalty and please check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team came up with!

Have a great day!

Thinking of You with Nature Walk

It's Tuesday and that means time to get sketchy with Try Stampin' on Tuesday! We would love have you join us this week.

I pulled out my neglected Nature Walk stamp set as it is so pretty but hasn't seen any ink in a while:) For the card base I used Naturals Ivory card stock and embossed the front using the Big Shot and the Vintage Wallpaper Impressons folder then added some more interest using a Cajun Craze Marker and the Colour Spritzer Tool. For the main panel I used a piece of Well Worn Designer Series Paper and then stamped the image using Soft Suede Ink. I then matted it on to a piece of Cajun Craze and then a piece of Soft Suede that had been punched with the Scallop Edge Punch.

For the butterfly I stamped it using Jet Black StazOn Ink on Watercolour Paper then using  an Aqua Painter and Peach Parfait, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, and Pool Party Inks. I then cut it out using the new Apothacary Accents Framelits and layered it another die cut from the same set.

We would love to have you stop by the Try Stampin' Blog and play along and be sure to check out the rest of the Design Teams samples for inspiration!

Have a great day!

Forever Comfort Cafe

* I must start off this post by saying that this should have posted last Tuesday! I am not sure what happened as this last week was so crazy busy with life in general that I hadn't even really checked my own blog. I am assuming that I must have never taken the post out of DRAFT. So sorry to those of you that may have stopped by from the Try Stampin' site  looking for this card, but you still have to the end of today (Monday) to link up your creation using the sketch.  I will also be back tomorrow with this week's card and sketch, this time I will make sure  I hit publish:)*

This week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday there is another fun sketch for you to try! As you may have noticed I love flags/pennants/ banners so I figure it was time to incorporate another one into a sketch. I also couldn't resist pulling out the gorgeous new Comfot Cafe DSP and Forever with You stamp set, both will be available starting June 1st!

Ummm, yes I just LOVE this Designer Paper! The colour combo is Cajun Craze, Midnight Muse, Summer Star Fruit, Soft Suede and Pool Party.  There is not a single pattern from this pack that I do not like, and as you can tell I used several of the designs on this one card,lol!

The main image was stamped on Naturals Ivory card stock using Summer Starfruit Ink, I then cut the label out using the awesome Paper Snips. I stamped it once more this time using Soft Suede Ink and just cut out the one word. Next I layerd together two of the fantastic new Naturals Designer Buttons (available June 1st!) and tied some Linen Thread through the top button.

Be sure to stop by Try Stampin' on Tuesday and see what the rest of the Design Team came up with!

Have a great day!

Thanks So Much to The Paper Players

Well today is Sunday so that means another fantastic challenge at The Paper Players, it is also the last Sunday in May and that means the end of my time as a Guest Designer for them. I can not believe how fast these past 3 months have gone by! The ever so talented LeAnne is our hostess this week and she has created a fabulous sketch.

There are just 4 more shorst day left to order from Stampin' Up!'s current catalogue and as much as I am itching to be stamping with some new product I thought I should give some products that will be no longer available after May 31st a little love:) Say good bye to Peach Parfait, Paisly Petals Designer Series Paper and Three Little Words Stamp Set.

The colour combo for this card was taken straight from the patterned paper-Peach Parfait, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.  For the main image I stamped on Textured Whisper White Paper (all Textured Card stock is retiring too!!!!)  using Not Quite Navy and Bravo Burgundy Ink. The circle was created by using the 2 1/2" Circle Punch then it was backed on to a scalloped piece that was die cut from the Perfect Pennants Die.  Ithen wrapped some amazing Taffeta Ribon in Not Quite Navy around the layers and tied it into a neat little bow. Soooo love this ribbon as it is really easy to work with.

Now be sure to go check out what the rest of the design team created as I am sure they will bring you some fabulous inspiration! I also would like to thank Lesley and the rest of the amazing team for having me as a designer these past 3 months. It has been an amazing experience full of fun. I also want to thank all of you for coming and visiting my blog to check out what I have made each week and leaving such sweet and encouraging comments:)

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Jenn Picard (me)

Heidi Boos

Narelle Farrugia (GD)

Have a wonderful day!

Beary Playful Polka Dots with The Paper Players

This week at The Paper Players the lovely Anne Marie has come up with a super fun CAS Challenge-Polka Dots! My youngest daughter had a birthday party to attend on Friday and I just knew this challenge would be perfect to create a super sweet card for the birthday girl.

Oh, Blushing Bride and Peach Parfait how I miss you! Those two colours are probably my most favourite from Stampin' Up!'s 2010-2012 In Colour Collection, however less then 2 weeks until the launch of the new Catalogue and I am so looking forward to all the gorgeous new In Colours and products:)

This card was super quick and easy to put together and features the retiring stamp set Beary Best Friends. For the colour combo I used Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Marina Mist and Wisteria Wonder. To add some texture and of course some Polka Dots I used the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder on the base of the card.

Now please do not look too closely at my watercolouring as I did it very quickly and it is a little messy, lol:) The bear was stamped using Black StazOn then colouring in using an Aqua Painter and several different Classic Ink Pads.

Please be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Fabulous Design Team came up with and we would love to see your take on the challenge!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Jenn Picard

Heidi Boos

Narelle Farrugia (GD)

Have a great day!

Summer Smooches Inspiration

Today at Stampin' Royalty we have my favourite type of challenge-Picture Inspiration! I am such a visual person and I absolutely love looking at images and being inspired by them. What's so great about this type of challenge is that it is totally opened to personal interpretation, so be sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team came up with!

For my card I used sketch #34 from Freshly Made Sketches, even though I didn't have the chance to play along when the challenge was going on I just couldn't pass up using that fabulous sketch. This card the uses the stamp set Bright Blossoms and Summer Smooches DSP, both will be in the new catty on June 1st. They were sneak peek items during the month of April so it was fun to get the chance to try some preview products a little early.

For my colour combo I again took the colours straight from the DSP and used Lucky Limeaide, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, and Tangerine Tango. So bright and fun. The sentiment is from the set Pursuit of Happiness and the awesome die cut shape is from a the new Apothecary Accents Framelits- and yes these too will be available come June 1st!!!! So excited for the new catalogue:)

Have a great day!

Sneak Peek Masculine Birthday

It's Tuesday and that means there's some stamping going on at Try Stampin' On Tuesday! This week we have a very basic sketch so just the perfect opportunity to get your creative juices flowing:) And once again I had an excuse to pull out some new goodies that will be debuting June 1st in the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue!

I am so in love with the new Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper! In my opion it has the perfect blend of both masculine and feminine patterns. For this card I decided to use the more geometric patterns and create a very simple "man" birthday  card:) I took the colour combo straight from the package of DSP-Pool Party, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit and Midnight Muse. Yes those last two are NEW IN CLOURS!

I started with a Naturals Ivory base then lightly destressed the edges of the layers. The main image was stamped using Soft Suede Ink and is from the Bring on the Cake stamp set. I then used the Colour Spritzer Tool, Crumb Cake and Pool Party Markers to create little "splats" of colour.

Hope you can join us this week at Try Stampin on Tuesday!

Friendly Colour Challenge with The Paper Players

Happy Sunday and wishing all those mother's out there a very Happy Mother's Day! This week at The Paper Players the fabulous Ann is our hostess and she has come up with a fantastic Colour Challenge. I also just received a box of NEW Stampin' Up! goodies that will be available June 1st in the new Catalogue, so I just had to use a few sneak peek items on my card:)

Oh my how I will miss Poppy Parade! I found the love for this colour a little late in the game but it just pairs so well with so many colours {sigh}, however I am so excited about the upcoming new In Colours, stamp sets and accessories that I am sure I will get over it-lol! For this challenge I decided to create a super quick and cute card using a NEW Hostess set that will be in the soon to be released 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Catalogue called Happy You-Sneak Peek #1 It has so many stinkin' cute images!

This set is just perefct for some messy quick colouring using Classic Ink Pads and a Blender Pen. The base of the card measures 3 1/2 X 3 1/2, I then layered on a piece of Whisper White that had been dry embossed using the Big Shot and the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. Next came a strip of Baja DSP (from Twitterpated) then a Poppy Parade DSP circle (from Just Add Cake and punched out with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch). That cute little Daffodil Delight Label-Sneak Peek #2. It was die cut using one of the framelit dies in a new Framelit set called Apothecary Accents. I also added some Baja Breeze 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon. The image itself was stamped using Black StazOn then punched out with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch. Like I said a definitely quick and simple card but oh so cute!

Please be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Fabulous Design Team came up with!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Jenn Picard

Heidi Boos

Narelle Farrugia (GD)

 

Have a great day!

Berry Blossoms Birthday

Well yesterday my baby turned 5!!!!!! That sweet dippled little girl is growing up so fast. Yesterday was also a day that I spent 3 hours at a Walk in Medical Clinic with all 3 of my kids. Turns out they had a very bad reaction to being in a Hot Tub on the weekend:( Thankfully the rash will go away eventually but they are on medication for the next 10 days and are incredibly itchy so lots of Benadryl too.

I used this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch to make Isabelle's birthday card and apologize that I didn't get this post up sooner. We would love it if you could play along this week!

So I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot of projects in the next few weeks that have lots of DSP on them,haha! Yes I still have tons:) This card uses DSP from the Berry Blossoms pack. I used the coordinating card stock colours; Whisteria Wonder, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral and Whisper White. What little girl doesn't love sparkle? I added some bling by die cutting the number 5 from Silver Glimmer Paper using the Timeless Type Sizzlets (retiring) and also used two Rhinestone Jewels on the little flowers. The banner was created using the Petit Pennant Builder Punch. And she also has my love of ribbon (I find my ribbon scraps all over the house because she "needs" them,lol) so I pleated a piece of Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon along the front.

I will leave you with this picture of my sweet 5 year old. It was taken on Saturday before all the itching started. Both her brother and sister were out at friend's houses and my hubby was at a golf tournament so we had a rare evening of just the two of us. We baked cookies, ordered in pizza, rented a movie and even ate dinner in the livingroom! Doesn't get much better then that:)

Have a great day!