World Treasures Card

This was one of those "must have" sets when the new catalog came out!  There are many possibilities to get very creative with the peacock and layer it's feathers with various colors, emboss, detail, you name it!  It all depends on how much time you want to invest, which is always the FUN in being CREATIVE!  The sentiment matches one of the dies from the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  We used a piece of the International Bazaar Designer Series Paper, which adds beautiful color and design to the card.  The feathers and sentiment are accented with rhinestones.

Pennant Birthday Card

This was one of the cards that we did at our July Big Shot Club workshop.  We used the new Argyle textured impressions embossing folder and the Perfect Pennants Bigz L die for the Sizzix Big Shot.  It's hard to see from the photo, but the Pumpkin Pie pennant is the folded part of the card.  The sentiment comes from the Word Play set.

Flower Fest Baby Shower Invitation

Scot made these invitations for his sister-in-law's baby shower using the retired (sorry!) Flower Fest and Sincere Salutations stamp sets.  The colors are Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade.  The retired butterfly punch was also used.  The Lucky Limeade flower centers were punched using the flower shape from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, and then embellished with rhinestones.  The invitation was accented with Lucky Limeade 3/8" ruffled ribbon.  

Punched Hearts Valentine Card

Crazy?!  Perhaps!!  Yes, this card includes 30 embossed and punched hearts.  We first textured six pieces of cardstock in Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Rose Red, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, and Pretty In Pink using the Snow Burst embossing folder for the Big Shot.  The hearts were punched out using the small heart punch and then raised using Stampin' Dimensionals on a 4" square of Chocolate Chip layered on a Crumb Cake card.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, punched out with the Word Window, and then layered on a Modern Label, and finished off with a couple of small rhinestones.

More Flower Fest

Here's a simple card using the Flower Fest set.  Our favorite part is that just about every stamp in the set (except the leaves) matches a punch!!!  That's how EVERY set should be!!!  The centers of the flowers were embellished with basic rhinestones, and Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon was used to decorate the bottom.  The colors are Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, and Very Vanilla. 

New Big Shot Designer Frames Embossing Folders!

Isn't that a cool rectangular frame to show off the stamped images from the Easy Events set?!  It's one of the new Designer Frames embossing folders!  This is one of the cards that our Big Shot Club members will be doing at this month's workshop!  The Designer Frames are sold in a set of two - the other is an oval shape.  The patterned paper is from the Flirtatious Specialty collection.

Strength & Hope to Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness

This card (another one from last Sunday's workshop) features the NEW Strength & Hope set.  The awesome thing about this stamp set, is that Stampin' Up! is donating $2 from the sale of each one to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (for more information, visit their website at http://www.bcrfcure.org/)!  The set includes four images.  There is also a digital kit that includes the 4-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces.  You can purchase digital content on our Stampin' Up website at http://www.stampinsiblings.stampinup.net/ 

Queen for a Day

This card is another version of yesterday's post.  This one uses the Love Letter DSP along with the Artistic Etchings, You're a Gem, and Bring on the Cake stamp sets.  The crown is embellished with some basic rhinestone jewels. 

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punched Frame

This card features a frame made using the dotted scallop ribbon punch.  The idea came from Dawn Olchefske's blog.  The cool thing is that you can use any of the border punches to create a great frame!  The image is from the Bring on the Cake set in the Occasions mini catalog. 

Love Life Card

The Cottage Garden stamp set was used for this card, along with the island floral Bigz die and perfect polka dots embossing folder.  It is finished off with some 1/8" Early Espresso taffeta ribbon and a basic rhinestone for the center of the flower.

In Color Thank You Card

This card pairs two of the wonderful In Colors, Concord Crush and Peach Parfait, along with the Just Believe stamp set and the Big Shot.  The Whisper White background was embossed with the square lattice folder and the scalloped square was die cut with the scallop squares duo Bigz die.  Punches used were the ticket corner, word window, modern label, and corner rounder.  Basic rhinestones embellish the corners of the scalloped square.

Cheers to 2011 and to YOU!

We don't ever make New Year's cards, but the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set has this "Happy New Year" stamp, so it was begging us to use it!  And, of course, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to toast all of you and wish you a happy and healthy 2011!  We look forward to sharing creativity with you in the New Year and beyond!  The clinking champagne glasses image is from the Cheers to You set.  And, YES, there are a bunch of rhinestones on this card!  More like "BLING in the New Year!!"  The scallop oval frame and DSP oval inside were cut with the Bigz die in the Big Shot.  Holes were punched around the oval with a 1/4" punch and then the rhinestones were placed inside, leaving a slight Peach Parfait border.  The champagne was colored using a Peach Parfait classic ink pad and blender pen.  However you choose to celebrate, have fun and be safe - HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Marker Thumping Technique Card

This card demonstrates the marker thumping technique.  The pine tree image was inked with the Crumb Cake pad and then randomly "thumped" with the brush tip of a Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker and then stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock.  This idea came from Max Conrad's blog.  The base panel of the card was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, punched with the word window and then layered on a modern label.  Finishing touches include basic rhinestone jewels, 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon, and hemp twine.   

Holiday Flurries

This card features the Northern Hearts (level 1 hostess set from the Holiday mini catalog) and Northern Flurry embossing folder, along with the top note die.  The card is a tri-fold, with the top note portion folding over the front.  The sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations set and punched out with the jumbo oval.  Basic rhinestone jewels are used as the perfect accent, giving the appearance of ice.

No Tricks, Just Treats!

These were done using some scraps of Wicked Fun Designer Series Paper.  The pieces measured 4" x 3" to cover snack size Hershey bars.  The paper was taped around them using Sticky Strip and then each end was crimped.  They are finished off with an image from the Wicked Cool stamp set and some Basic Black 1/8" taffeta ribbon.  One has a punched bat and the other has some basic rhinestones.  Wouldn't all of the "goblins" in your life love to find these in their treat bags for Halloween?  We would! 

Just For You, Your Majesty!

This card is totally CASE'd from a swap received at Convention from fellow demonstrator Jan Burnett.  There was one color alteration made - the original card base was Basic Black instead of Bravo Burgundy.  It's hard to see, but there are three basic rhinestone jewels on the crown.  The sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set and the crown is from Artistic Etchings.  The strip of paper behind the crown is from the Newsprint DSP collection.  The Crumb Cake background is embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.  Several punches were used including word window, modern label, 1 3/8" circle, 1 3/4" circle, and the 2 3/8" scallop. 

Wicked Cool and Fun Halloween Card

This card uses the Wicked Cool stamp set and the Wicked Fun Designer Series Paper.  The great design idea came from fellow demonstrator Mary Brady.  The sentiment was punched out with the 1" circle punch, and is layered on multiple shapes: 1 1/4" circle, 1 3/8" circle, curly label, and the modern label.  It's finished off with some 1/4" Old Olive grosgrain ribbon and Basic Rhinestones.  The hats and stockings are colored in using an Old Olive Stampin Write Marker.

Simple and Clean Card

Sometimes the occasion calls for something simple and clean - like this thank you card.  This card uses the Punch Potpourri level 1 hostess stamp set along with the basic rhinestone jewels for the flower centers.  The new Daffodil Delight satin ribbon gives it a beautiful accent.  You can earn the Punch Potpourri or any other hostess sets by hosting your own Stampin Up workshop, so contact us today to schedule your own private crafting session with your friends!

Scallop Circle Flowers

This is one of the many cards that we made during our stamping sessions in our hotel room at the annual Stampin Up Convention this past July.  The flowers are made with scallop circles punched from cardstock.  The scallop circles are then run through the crimper several times to break down the fibers so the two layers can be peeled apart.  After peeling each of them apart, we inked the edges, stacked them together, secured them with a brad in the center, and then ruffled them up.  This photo really doesn't do them justice because they are amazing in person.  The base cardstock layer is embossed with the Elegant Bouquet Sizzix embossing folder, the leaves are punched wings from the XL Two Step Bird punch.  The just for you sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set (that we received as part of our convention registration fee - LOVE IT), and it's punched with the word window and layered on to the modern label.  We added a couple of the new basic rhinestone jewels on either side.