Congratulations

Here's a card I made for a gal I know for her graduation from optometry school!! 


This card featured Stampin' Up! DSP, punches, cardstock, ribbon and stamps.  I thought it turned out pretty bright and cheery!!



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Sponge Bob punch art

Here's the card I made for my sons' 3rd grade teacher at the end of the school year:


He's a huge sponge bob fan!  I used Stampin' Up! cardstock and punches, marker and adhesive to create him.

Croak

Here's a card I made for the end of the school year....my sons' teacher likes frogs ;)





The frog and flowers were made with Stampin' Up! punches and cardstock, I sponged blue ink on white paper for the background.  The sentiment was printed on my computer and I added "googly" eyes to the frog.  It went together pretty quickly.

Purse-onally Perfect Purse

Here's a pure I made from Becky Roberts (http://www.inkingidaho.blogspot.com/) - it's quite easy to do and she has a tutorial for sale for this and another set of purses.  This is made from retired Stampin' Up! DSP and very vanilla cardstock.

I filled it with teacher goodies for the end of the year thank you gift for my sons' kindergarten teacher.  It has some "bling" rhinestones on it to glam it up.

The little pocket on the front side is held closed with velcro and inside is small 2.5" x 2.5" notecards and matching envelopes (I forgot to take a picture of those).  I used cardstock for the handles, but I think next time I might try some ribbon.

What do you think?  Cute, huh?

Graduation

Here's a card I made (actually I made several in this design) to celebrate Graduation!  I used the Stampin' Up! large star punch and new single Graduation stamp.



I popped the stars up on dimensionals.  I also used Stampin' Up! cardstock and ink.  The patterend paper is some scraps I had laying around.  Very quick and easy, but cute too, I think.


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Punch Art

 Here's a couple favors I made for nieces and nephews at Easter - I know I'm waaaaay late in posting these, better late than never, right?



These were made using the Big Shot and box die and Stampin' Up! punches, pop dots, adhesive and black marker.  I filled them with Easter candy :)


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Teacher Thank Yous

I made thank you gifts for my sons' kindergarten and k-care (day care) teachers and the bus driver.  I found votives from Yankee Candle and packaged them in a basket made with the Big Shot and the Basket & Blooms die.

I used retired DSP, snail adhesive, sticky strip, glue dots, cardstock, ink, stamps, punches and some assorted paper flowers and ric rac I had laying around.

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Thank You Card

Here's a card I made for my sons' teacher as a Thank You at the end of the year.  I used Watercolor Trio stamp set, old olive, pretty in pink, pixie pink, retired DSP, ribbon and snail adhesive.

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Another Baby Card

Here's a baby girl card I made:

This uses Stampin' Up! cardstock, DSP (sweet pea), buttons, ink, adhesive, Top Note Die and Big Shot.


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Manhattan Floral Card

Here is another card made for Teacher Appreciation Week:

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Note Cards

Here's a little gift I'm putting together for my daycare provider - her birthday iwas yesterday.

I used Pawsitively Prints DSP to make some notecards...

These are 3x3 and feature Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, whisper white and Certainly Celery colored ink, DSP and CS.  I used the Eggcellent Eggs kit (die cut border pieces and flowers with rhinestone centers) as well as the scallop trim border punch.  The stamp set is For All You Do.  I used the new bird punch as well as a Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  The inside greetings are from For All You Do and Whimsical Words. 

I'm going to place these in a cute little Top Note Die Purse - I'll show you that tomorrow :)

Sorry about the blurry photo.


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Easy Peasy Birthday Card

This card came together super easy.  It is made with Sweet Pea DSP as the image featured on the front.  Colors are Old Olive, chocolate chip, bliss blue, whisper white and pretty in pink.  Stamp set (for the greeting) is well scripted (clear mount).

I like using the doubled sided DSP as my card base - it makes for a pretty interior of the card too!  I also used american crafts ric rac.

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Easter Basket

Here's an Easter Basket using some of the new Occasions mini catalog produts.  This was something I saw on Create with Connie and Julie and was designed by Julie Dinn.

It features Ballet Blue, Pretty in Pink, whisper white and orchid opulence CS, Sweet Pea DSP, Pretty in pink ribbon and ink, Designer label and scallop border and scallop trim punch, Eggcoutrements stamp set (clear mount), flower brads, 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches, small and large tag punches and the crop-a-dile.

In this shot you can see the inside of the basket, with a place to carry your easter eggs so they will sit up nice and pretty.
Of course, I also used SNAIL, sticky strip, glue dots, paper trimmer, dimensionals and scissors.

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East Basket Punch Art Card - CCJC7

Here is my entry for the Create with Connie and Julie Challenge #7:  Create an Easter Card
This card uses several punches:  word window, scallop circle, ornament, 1 3/8" circle, 1/4" circle, Designer label punch, and the scallop trim border punch. 
Colors are:  Chocolate chip, pretty in pink, whisper white, Rose Red, So Saffron, Ballet Blue and Blue Bliss.

I also used the Top Note Die and the Big Shot (I ran the top note thru twice, turning 90 degrees for the 2nd cut to get the fany square shape).  The DSP is Sweet Pea and I also used the Eggcellent Eggs Kit and the Eggcoutrements (clear mount) stamp set and pretty in pink satin ribbon.
Here's the greeting:

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Masculine Birthday Card

I have a hard time making masculine cards....here is a recent one I completed.

Colors are chocolate chip, old olive, whisper white and so saffron.  This uses the loads of love and accessories stamp set, Pawsitively Prints and Sweet Pea DSP.  I colored the image with COPIC markers and used american crafts ric rac.


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Easter Peek - Revealed

Here is what was hiding in the Easter Treat Carrier I posted yesterday:


These are made with the mini-milk carton die in the Big Shot using Pawsitively Prints DSP, pinking hearts border punch, Eggcellent Eggs kit, spiral clips (to hold them closed),  glue dots and dimensionals.  Aren't they cute?  Perfect for easter goodies for the kids!

Here's a look at the spiral clips holding the cartons closed and in the treat carrier:


The carrier was made from the same papers as the cartons and I used the word window punch to make the handle.


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Easter Peek

Here's part of a project I recently completed....I'll show you the rest tomorrow.  I got the pattern and idea from Create with Connie and Julies' Mary Brown (see my side bar on the left)
This is a little carrier for an Easter treat...it uses some of the new Stampin' Up! products available now.



This is the DSP pawsitively prints and the Eggcellent Eggs decorating kit - it includes die cut flowers, leaves and swirls along with rhinestones and rub ons - too cute!  I also used whisper white cardstock, wide oval, scallop oval and oval punches and the Eggcoutrements clear mount stamp set that I colored with a Stampin' Write marker.  Colors are pretty in pink, so saffron, pale plum, bliss blue, bashful blue and certainly celery. The ribbon is the new satin pretty in pink ribbon available.  Of course I also used dimensionals, SNAIL, paper trimmer, scissors and glue dots.
I'll leave you with this shot of what's coming tomorrow....

Birthday card

Here's a card I CASEd from Becky Roberts, you can see hers here.I changed mine slightly, but followed her general idea.
Here's the inside:

Supplies used:  Old olive ink, whisper white cardstock, chocolate chip cardstock, pretty in pink ribbon and cardstock, Big Shot, embossing folder Petals-a-plenty, Stitched felt sweet pea, old olive mistletoe ribbon, Well Scripted (clear mount) stamp set, ornament punch, dimensionals, glue dots, adhesive, paper trimmer, scissors, bone folder, Pawsitively prints DSP, Top Note Die.

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Valentine Treat Holders

Here's some treat holders I made for my nieces and nephews...follows the same basic pattern as the coupon/gift card holders made previously.  Instead of a mini envelope inside, however, there's a candy treat attached with glue dots.






















The patterned paper is from K & Company, the cardstock is basic black, pretty in pink, and whisper white.  I used real red ink and several stamp sets and punches from Stampin' Up!

Here's a close up of one of the treat holders and here's the inside with the treat attached:

Please email me if you'd like more information or to place an order!

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Valentine's - Again

Here's another Valentine's Day project - similar to one I posted a few days ago.  This is a gift card holder (or you can make custom coupons to put in there for your sweetie).  It's a very simple project to create:
1.  Start with a 4x11" piece of cardstock.
2.  Score along the long side at 4 1/4" and 8 3/4"; crease and fold.
3.  Scallop/punch top edge, if desired.
4.  Decorate outside as desired with stamps, stickers, photos etc.
5.  Inner pocket:  start with a 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of cardstock, scored at 1/2" on 3 sides.
6.  Crease on score lines.  Punch 1/2 of a circle out of top (unscored) edge.
7.  Adhere pocket inside envelope/holder.
8.  Insert gift card in pocket (or make coupons entitling the bearer to a home cooked meal, night out, time along etc.) and embellish front of pocket as desired.
9.  This is tied shut with a ribbon, but you could also adhere an ebellishment to the front of the envelope that you tuck the flap under to hold shut (see previous post here for an example.)
10.  Further embellish the holder, if desired.

This is a picture of the back of the holder.  Here is the inside, once opened.

Coupons approximately 2 1/4" square fit in the pocket.

Supplies used:  whisper white cardstock, basic black ink, well scripted stamp set, scalloped square punch, paper from K & company, ribbon, stickers, All My Heart stamp set, modern label punch, 1" circle punch, pinking hearts border punch, real red cardstock,