SR #62 Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hello Everyone,
I saw this great card on Sandi MacIver's blog and immediately downloaded the free tutorial to make it. I knew it would be a perfect St. Patty's Day card for my parents. It took me awhile to get around to making it, but I am so pleased with the results. I changed things up a bit - made it an easel card and used a Hero Arts Shamrock as the central image.  It didn't start out as glittery as it ended up - but I like it! The lattice die definitely has a real celtic flair to it. The green glitter paper is from that fab big box crafting store. I bought a whole bunch in all different colours when they were having a buy-one-get-one. I think this is perfect for the Stampin Royalty challenge this week. Anyway, thanks for looking.

Happy Stamping,

Meg

Long Time No Post and PPA 83 Colour Challenge

Well Hello Everyone,
I apologize for the long absence - I have been creating, but for some reason have not gotten around to posting things; but that is all about to change. When I saw that the Pals Paper Arts colour challenge was featuring Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake I knew that I had to post this project I made recently. I love it. I got the idea from the wonderfully talented Andrea Walford. If you go to her blog and subscribe to her Sunny Stampin' Ideas newsletter, she will send you these great project ideas every two weeks - complete with pdf tutorial -amazing. This tea holder was one of the projects from the newsletter. This tutorial is also available on her wonderful new website Paper Crafters' Library - it is worth every penny of the subscription fee. The tutorial was very easy to follow and I felt this project was perfect for the stamp set Morning Cup. The flower on the top was made from the two step owl punch - it was a tutorial I found here at Valita's Fresh Folds. Thanks for looking and definitely check out all 4 blogs: PPA, Sunny Stampin', Valita's Designs, and PCL!

Happy Stamping,
Meg

PPA 79: Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red

Hello Everyone,
This week PPA has given us a colour challenge: certainly celery, ridinghood red, and rich razzleberry. This was a challenge until this card popped into my head! I love the vintage old world charm this colour combo has when paired with Crumb Cake. I must admit that I used Pear Pizzazz seam binding instead of certainly celery, as I just love the suppleness of the seam binding. I used the sizzix 3-D flower die to make the flowers - it definitely takes practice, but once you get the rolling down they are really quick to put together and look fabulous - if I do say so myself. I used both Ridinghood Red and Rich Razzleberry to make the largest flower. It may be hard to see the two colours in the photo, but in real life it looks quite striking. I haven't inked up my Oval All set in awhile and think this sentiment fits, especially with the sray of flowers. Thanks for checking out my creation. Let me know what you think!

Happy Stamping,
Meg


Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, Modern Label Punch, Wide Oval Punch and Large Oval Punch, Sizzix 3-D Flower die, Elegant Lines EF, Basic Pearls, and Large Pearls

PPA 78 Owls, Ribbon, and Bows - Oh My!

For a long time I resisted investing in ribbon, thinking it made cards too fussy. Obviously, I have changed my mind. Sometimes ribbon just adds that perfect element. I don't usually do the ruffled look, but was casing this beautiful card and decided to give it a try. I love the way things turned out. I changed a couple of things up - adding the bow and the little hearts. The bow is in accordance with this week's PPA 78 challenge. I also used glimmer paper instead of the Baja Breeze chunky glitter. I don't have the glitter and found this glimmer paper at the big box craft store - I think it is a perfect match with Baja Breeze. It still amazes me that when I was first introduced to Baja Breeze I didn't like it at all; my how things have changed - it is now one of my favourite colours. I am not sure how CAS this card is, but there is no real stamping (does the letterpress count?), and it was actually really easy to put together. I used shimmer versamark to ink up the letterpress and then embossed it in clear EP. I am not sure if the picture shows the slight shimmer in the letters, but it is there in real life. TFL. Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake
Ink:  versamark shimmer, clear EP
Accessories: Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Glimmer paper, 2 step Owl Punch, Bird Punch, Large circle nesties, small heart punch, lots of  love letterpress plate.

Valentine for my Guy! PPA and Paper Players Entry

I decided to go ahead and make my husband's Valentine's Day Card. After getting the beautiful glimmer paper from SU! I saw that the big box craft store had the same paper in a variety of different and fabulous colours - so I immediately bought a bunch. The lattice is cut from black glimmer paper and is really striking in real life. I am also pleased with the contrast of textures on this card; I like that it has flash and sparkle, but still maintains its masculinity. Click on over to these fabulous challenges for plenty of inspiration: PPA and Paper Players. TFL.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Red and Black Glimmer paper, Real red, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Real Red
Stamps: Valentine Defined
Accessories: Large Heart Punch, Lattice Bigz Die, Scallop Oval punch, small oval punch, square lattice embossing folder

Playful Pieces Birthday

Hi Everyone,
Wow - two posts in one day! Imagine. I saw this card on Northshore stamper's site and fell in love with it, so I had to case it. I loved the bright cheery colour combo. It looks deceptively simple, but it was a little finnicky to put together. I think it is cute and could be used for a male or female recipient. Thanks for looking!

Happy Stamping,
Meg


Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Playful Pieces, Perfect Punches
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist
Cardstock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist
Accessories: Curly Label Punch, Cherry Cobbler Sean Binding

Fifth Avenue Birthday - Curtain Call Colour Challenge Act 65

Hi Everyone,
Time to share another card with you. I decided to play along with the curtain call colour challenge this week. The colours are whisper white, wild wasabi, pacific point, real red, and pumpkin pie. At first I was scratching my head, and then this card came to me. It is a little "Warholesque", but I like the way it turned out. I love the Fifth Avenue Floral set and I hadn't inked it up in a long time, so it felt good to put it to use. Thanks for looking.

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock: pumpkin pie, real red, wild wasabi, pacific point, whisper white, basic black
Ink: Real Red, Versamark, White EP
Accessories: 1 3/8" square punch, small oval punch, glitter brads

PPA Inspiration Punch Pourri

This is another card I am doing for my "Love Letters" Valentine class. I was inspired by this card. I love the way this card turned out. I must admit that of all the new colours SU! has introduced, Cherry Cobbler is my favourite. I thought this would also be a good entry for Pals Paper Arts Inspiration Challenge this week. I think that on Valentine's Day we should focus on all types of love, not just romantic love. Thanks for visiting and please let me know what you think of my creation!

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card Recipe
Stamp set: Punch Pourri, Fabulous phrases
Cardstock Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler
Ink Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Versamark
Accessories Basic Pearls, Cheery Cobbler seam Binding, Vintage Wallpaper EF, 2 step bird punch, Large Heart punch, small Heart punch, White EP,

Birthday Bonanza

Hello Everyone,
I have another card to post. This one is for my Birthday Bonanza class - we will be making some birthday cards. This is my masculine card selection. I cased it from this card. As you can see I changed it up a little. I love this embossed effect. I did all the stripes, then ran it through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice EF. I love this technique because it makes stripes looked stamped or embedded in the paper. I did this with a Christmas card, using a snowflake. Anyway I think it is a simple and effective technique. Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping,
Meg

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Whisper WHite, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey
Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Tempting Turquoise Markers
Accessories: Pewter Jumbo Grommets, Scallop Square punch, square lattice EF, 1 3/8" square punch.

Valentine's Class

Boy it sure doesn't take long to let a resolution fall by the wayside! I had said in my previous post that I was going to try to stay on top of posting by doing at least 3 a week. That worked out well - but then again this is a new week and there is lots of time to do three posts. I guess I enjoy surfing other people's posts more than spending the few minutes it takes to put my own together! Well, I have a couple of classes coming up and some challenges I would like to enter, so here I am posting. These two cards are for my upcoming "Love Letters" class. We will be making valentines of every kind. The "Pink Sparkler" - as I like to call it - I cased from the amazing Northshore Stamper. I changed it up a little bit, since I don't have the red glitter paper that is in SU!'s new mini-catalogue. I did however happened to stop at a big box crafting store and buy all kinds of other colours of glitter paper (currently 2 for 1). I stamped the bottom of the card base with crumb cake and the En Francais, then tied some of the delicious new crumb cake seam binding (occasions mini) around it, layered the heart and Voila!
The second card I used the new letterpress from SU! It says to use craft ink, but this is inked up with Melon Mambo classic ink and I think it turned out just fine. I punched a hole with my 1" circle punch in one of the O's and backed it with turquoise glitter and then popped a small punched pink glitter heart in the centre. I love the way it turned out.

Happy Stamping,
Meg