Archive for Designer Paper
A Creative Way To Use Your Patterned Paper Scraps – A Video Tutorial
Posted: Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 | Comments
Today’s card is a fantastic way to use up all those itty bitty pieces of patterned paper that you’ve been saving. How do I know you’ve been saving them? Well, most of us paper crafters seem to be hoarders and savers at heart. How can we possibly throw even the teeniest piece away when we might just need it? So if you’re like me, then I KNOW you’ve got some.
The inspiration for this card came from THIS one that was created by Maille Bells. I just re-created it in a standard-sized card (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″). It’s SO easy to change up – simply pick out your patterned paper pieces (and you can use two to four different patterns), and then choose a color of CS that coordinates with your patterned paper to create the base of the card. I chose the Basic Black CS to accent the black ink that I used for the greeting.
The great thing about this card is that it’s an under 10 minute card – more like 5 or 6 minutes to make.
Watch the video below:
I’ll be posting the winners of the Beyond the Garden Class shortly, and you’ll find it in a post BELOW this one.
Supplies I used:
Stamps: Birthday Bash Sentiments
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie CS, Basic Black CS, Whisper White CS, Sweet and Sour Specialty DP (Stampin’ Up!)
Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); double-sided adhesive (Thermo web); Corner Chomper (We Are Memory Keepers)
“Wish Big” card with the Word Play stamp set & Celebrations DP
Posted: Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | Comments
Well, our “vacation” is over. All in all we had a fantastic time, but now that we’re home, “crunch” time is all of a sudden hitting full force. There are just SO many things to do, and not enough time. Isn’t that always the way it is though?
Today’s card is a fast and easy card which focuses on this fun number pattern from the Celebrations DP collection. When I first saw it, I immediately fell in love with it and thought it would be just perfect for a birthday card. Here’s how I made today’s card:
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Take a 5 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of textured Real Red CS and fold it in half with a bone folder.
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Center and stick a 4″ x 4″ piece of DP to a 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Certainly Celery DP.
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Center and stick the matted DP to the card front.
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Cut a 1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Whisper White CS and round the top and bottom corners on the left side with a 1/2″ corner punch.
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Stamp the greeting from the Wish Big stamp set in Basic Black Classic ink onto the Whisper White CS piece.
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Stick three large red rhinestones, one above the other, along the right hand side of the Whisper White CS greeting piece.
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Stick the Whisper White greeting piece towards the bottom right of the DP using Stampin’ Dimensionals – about 1/2″ up from the bottom edge of the Certainly Celery CS piece and about 1/8″ away from the right hand edge of the card. You’re done!
P.S. We haven’t had time to create the post with the Class & Workshop Planner and the Give-Away yet – that will come out either tonight or tomorrow.
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Stamps: Word Play
Ink: Basic Black Classic ink
Paper: textured Real Red CS, textured Certainly Celery CS, Whisper White CS, Celebrations DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ Dimenisonals, peel & stick rhinestones (dollar store)
Vintage Vogue Friendship Card
Posted: Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 | Comments
I have to tell you, I've been on pins and needles for the last two days! My order from the new Stampin' Up! catalogue is due to arrive today, YAY! For the last few weeks, it's been a real struggle creating. I've felt uninspired by the old stuff, not to mention so much of it is retired, and I've felt so limited by the pre-order stuff. After all, I can't keep showing cards made with the same stamp sets and same DP's day after day can I *wink*?
As I anxiously await the delivery of my order I decided to pull out one of my favourite retired patterned paper collections (Cottage Wall DP) and pair it with the Vintage Vogue stamp set (which is in the new catalogue). I also added some stitching to my card with my little Janome Sew Mini (LOVE that little machine...it's just perfect for cards). I CASED the design of this card from Jennifer McGuire (love her stuff!). You can see her card HERE. Here's how I made my card:
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Take a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Pale Plum CS and fold it in half with your bone folder to create a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card.
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Center and stick a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of Rich Razzleberry CS onto the Pale Plum card front.
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You will now need a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Crumb Cake CS (formerly called Kraft CS). Stick a 1" x 5 1/4" strip of DP onto the Crumb Cake CS piece - align it so that the right edge of the DP is 2 1/2" in from the left edge of the card.
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Take a 1 1/2" x 5 1/4" piece of polka dotted DP and overlap the plum DP, leaving about 1/2" of the plum DP showing.
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Using a sewing machine and white thread, sew a zig zag stitch along the left edge of the olive polka dotted DP. Lay a 6 1/2" piece of Old Olive taffeta ribbon (from the Mistletoe collection which was in the Holiday Mini Catalogue I believe and is now retired) across the olive polka dotted DP, about 1/4" in from the right edge of the DP. Stitch a straight stitch down the center of the ribbon. Bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the DP and stick them down.
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Sew a straight stitch down the plum DP closer to the right edge of the DP.
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Center and stick the Crumb Cake CS piece with the stitched DP onto the Rich Razzleberry CS using SNAIL adhesive. Set aside for a moment.
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Cut a 1 7/8" x 3" piece of Whisper White CS and sponge the edges with Old Olive Classic ink and a wedge of Stamping Sponge.
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Take the vine stamp from the Vintage Vogue stamp set and ink it up in Old Olive Classic ink. Stamp it off once onto your grid paper and then stamp it onto the Whisper White CS piece.
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Ink up the "F" stamp with Rich Razzleberry Classic ink, and stamp it off once onto your scrap paper. Stamp the "F" onto a scrap of Whisper White CS. Cut it out. As you cut it out, carefully cut around the friend image so that you can use this separately.
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Stick the cut out "F" to the stamped Whisper White CS piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.
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Mat the Whisper White CS piece to a 2" x 3 1/8" piece of Rich Razzleberry CS, and then center and stick this onto a 2 1/2" x 3 1/4" piece of Pale Plum CS.
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Stick the "friend" tab that you cut in step 10 to the right of the matted Whisper White image piece.
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Stick the matted image piece to the Crumb Cake CS about 1/4" from the left edge and a 1/2" down from the top edge of the Crumb Cake CS.
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Stick three tiny lavender rhinestones to the vine image. Stick three medium lavender rhinestones, one on top of each other, just below the matted image piece, close to the right edge of the plum DP. You're done!
Whew! Lots of typing for this one! Well I hope you enjoyed today's card. Next card I make for you will be with BRAND NEW STUFF! Woohoo!
Stamps: Vintage Vogue
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive Classic inks
Paper: Pale Plum CS (retired), Rich Razzlebery CS, Whisper White CS, Cottage Wall DP (retired)
Accessories: paper snips, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, taffeta ribbon from Mistletoe collection (retired), Stamping Sponges; Non-Stampin’ Up!: peel ‘n stick lavender rhinestones, Janome Sew Mini sewing machine, white thread.
Trigger Tuesday: Poolside Inspiration
Posted: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 | CommentsToday I decided to participate once again in Cath Evaldson’s Trigger Tuesday challenge on her blog Moxie Fab World. This is my second week participating and I have to say that it’s a lot of fun! Usually when I look for inspiration it tends to be on other paper crafting blogs or magazines. Looking for inspiration through photographs is something totally new for me. I really like it because I find it stretches your creativity further. You never know, you may be seeing Trigger Tuesdays on a regular basis LOL.
Soph will be posting our regularly planned Technique Tuesday feature a little later today, so be sure to check back.
The photo that was used as inspiration is this one:
Wood-Slat Sectional from West Elm
The card I created that was inspired by this photo is posted below:
Click on the card for a closer view. You can download a pdf handout on how this card was made HERE. The pdf includes a full supply list along with dimensions and written directions. The DP for those of you that are wondering comes from Stampin’ Up!’s new Island Oasis DP which is being released in the Summer Mini Catalogue and will be available for purchase as of May 1. Just a reminder, don’t forget to check back later today for Soph’s Technique Tuesday post.
Finally Friday!
Posted: Friday, April 23rd, 2010 | CommentsHi everyone! Welcome to our Finally Friday post. There’s no particular theme to today’s post, it’s simply about sharing whatever happened to inspire us throughout the week. Today I actually have two simple cards to share with you.
The first card was inspired by the fact that I’ve finally pulled out my bike after a long winter of “hibernation”. Last August, rather than going on a trip, my husband and I decided to invest in bicycles and two bike trailers. We made quite the site biking around our neighbourhood I’ll tell ya! First in line was my husband pulling the youngest, then the three older kids on their own bikes in the middle, and finally there was little ‘ole me bringing up the rear, pulling the 3 year old in a trailer. It was so funny seeing the way people would stop and gawk. There was one older gentleman that jokingly said that we made quite the parade LOL. We’re planning on heading out over the weekend so I’ll take some pictures for you so that you can see our little “parade” for yourself.
You can download a pdf handout on how this card was made HERE.
The second card was inspired by the Trigger Tuesday on the Moxie Fab World Blog. You can see the post HERE.
It’s a clean and simple card (well actually both of them are) that’s fast and easy to make. I have to tell you, I’ll be sad to see the Sweet Pea DP Stack disappear. This pattern in particular is one of my favourites.
You can download the pdf handout on how this card was made HERE.
Hope you enjoyed today’s projects!
Supplies for Bicycle Card:
Stamps: Pedaling Past
Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink
Paper: Basic Black CS, Whisper White CS, Kraft CS, Jackpot DP
Accessories: Snail adhesive, bone folder, paper snips, paper-piercing tool, mat pack, ⅝ Basic Black Grosgrain ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals; Non-SU supplies: stapler
Supplies for Hi Card:
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft ink
Paper: Kraft CS, Taken with Teal CS, Sweet Pea DP Stack*
Accessories: Snail adhesive, bone folder, paper snips, paper-piercing tool, mat pack, heat tool, Ice Circle Rhinestone brads, On Board Timeless Type, Dotto adhesive
Andrea Walford 
