More Nook and Pantry

Here's a little more of the Nook and Pantry 6x6 paper pad in a 'quilted' card:

Each of the squares is 1 1/4".  I sold my punch that size a couple of years ago so I just cut them on the paper cutter.  Takes a little while but easier on the hands.  Card making weekend has put a few more cards in the stash and the OWH box.  And I had a fun weekend watching the new CHA product videos.

Thanks for visiting and hope you have a great week!  Tomorrow will be February!  We had such a gorgeous weekend here, I'm ready for spring.  Rain is projected for Ground Hog's day so maybe the little guy won't see his shadow for a change.  Not that I really believe in all that stuff but I'd do a warm-weather dance if it would bring an end to all this bundling up just to stay in the house.  Enough griping on my part, off to work...

Ingredients:  Stamps:  Cheep Talk by SU!; strawberry is from Cherry Hill by October Afternoon

Cardstock:  Pear Pizzazz

Ink:  Crushed Curry, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Garden Green, Soft Suede marker

Out with the Old

To build up my card stash, I'm working through Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry 6x6 paper pad that I've had quite awhile.  Many of the papers I'm using are ones I'd "saved" for that special card that just never got made until this weekend.

The card above was actually my leftover card.  I cut the one below first and used the extra piece from it and another scrap I had to make the base for the top card.  I like the top one best as so often happens.  Does that happen to you?  Your leftovers actually make the prettiest stuff.

Anyway, this is also for Two Peas "It's All about Layers" challenge since I pulled together several papers with the border strips to bring it all together.  On top are buttons and brads.  I resisted the urge to put a flower on this one, too.  See other challenge entries at 2 Peas Layers Challenge  The challenge ends tonight at midnight, central time.  There are lots of them so check them out and enter for a chance to win.

Ingredients:  Stamps:  Mailbox Greetings from PTI and All Holidays from Stampin' Up!
DSP:  Basic Grey Nook and Pantry 
Brad:  Stampin' Up!
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip
Ink:  Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo from Ranger for distressing

Little Stamp goes a long way

The next card class I'm doing in February will be using small stamps.  I made a couple of the cards last night, one more elegant and one more fun.  The fun one shown here is using a repeated cherry stamp from October Afternoon's Cherry Hill collection.  Three cherries on a slot machine is supposed to be the jackpot, isn't it?  I hope so, because I use the Lucky You stamp from one of the current Stampin' Up! hostess sets.

To stamp the cherry image in multiple colors, I first inked the lower part of the stamp in red and stamped.  After cleaning, I inked the top half of the stamp in green and stamped.  Then I went over the stems with a brown marker.  This was faster than using markers for all of it.

The border is the same as the one I did on this blog post where a video shows you how it is done with the tab punch  (Tipsy Tuesday Tab Punch Border)

This weekend is the winter Craft and Hobby Association show and there are lots of things going on on-line as new product lines premiere.  I'm following Two Peas in a Bucket's videos found here. 2 Peas CHA Blog You can leave comments for a chance at a prize of new product.  I've only watched about three videos so far and haven't found any must have's but I'm sure there will be plenty on my wish list before the weekend is done.

Thanks for visiting today!

Ingredients:  Stamps:  Cherry Hill from October Afternoon, Afterthoughts from Stampin' Up!
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Basic Black from SU!
Ink:  Ruby Red, Old Olive, Choc Chip marker
DSP:  Ruby Red

Holiday Spirit 2010

Using the sketch from Two Peas in a Bucket Stretch the Sketch class, I scrapbooked our favorite traditions of this holiday.  The biggest change was no gift exchange which my husband and I loved and my Dad hated.  Daddy can't seem to see that he is the challenge because he won't give us a clue what he wants.  Urgh!  Anyway, it lasted for this one blissful Christmas anyway.  I'll have another layout later on to capture the most magical part of the day - snow!  It is seeming a little less magical these days as we hope the weather forecast doesn't call for more white slippery stuff but on Christmas it was wonderful.

I already had these photos printed or I might have made them a bit smaller with a white border.  The background for the title is the most interesting part.  I cut flourishes with the Cricut Staight from the Nest cartridge and swirled them down the edge of some vellum.  They are cut out of vellum also and embossed with white embossing powder.  I did get them turned around literally and embossed the wrong side first and had to do them over.  Oh, well, they are extra strong that way!

The border on either side of the journaling is another from KI Memories.  I think I feel an addiction coming on.

Thanks for visiting today!  Hope you'll come back over the weekend.  I"m planning a card making weekend so I hope to have some posts up both Saturday and Sunday.

Ingredients:  DSP:  My Mind's Eye
Border Stickers: Paisley Parade by KI Memories
Stickles:  Weathered Wood and Gold by Ranger
White embossing powder: Stampin' Up!
Vellum:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bravo Burgandy, Ruby Red, River Rock
Letters:  Marquis by American Crafts

TIPsy Tuesday - Slit and Circle Punch border

Below is a short video on creating the border on this card.  I've used the slit punch and the 1/2" circle punch.

The colors for the card are from this week's Splitcoaststampers color challenge:  Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede and Elegant Eggplant.

Here's the video.  Click below or watch at YouTube


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Ingredients:  Stamps:  Alphabet Soup by Stampin' Up!
Cardstock and Ink:  Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede and Elegant Eggplant; also used Naturals White Cardstock
Twine:  Martha Stewart
Button:  Stampin' Up!

Late and CM Sale

Hi!  TIPsy Tuesday is running a little late this week. I've got a lot of regular work to do today.  I hope to have it up this evening.  I've shot the video yesterday, just haven't had time to play and make the card that goes with it.

On another note, Creative Memories is having a 20% off sale on all their albums and fills.  I continue to use their albums because I like not having to put my pages in a sheet protector.  I put so many 3D embellishments these days I feel like they are getting squashed in sheet protector.

I think the sale runs through January.

Back soon...

Owl Birthday

Here's a cutesy card for you.  This little owl is made with the Straight from the Nest Cricut cartridge.  There are so many elegant and cute images on this cartridge, I can't wait to use them!

The card is going to a friend of the family who turns 30. It is all relative isn't it?  I'd love to be 30 again - well, maybe be the age I am now and just look and feel 30.  Wouldn't that be great?

The inside of the card has a big 3 0 with his photo inside the '0'.  All the letters were done with SCAL software on the Cricut.

Thanks for visiting.  Hope you will come back tomorrow for TIPsy Tuesday.  I'm planning a short video on using a couple of punches in a different way.

Ingredients:  DSP:  October Afternoon Fly a Kite and Thrift Shop 8x8 paper pads.  orange color is a Basic Grey paper.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Bermuda Bay from SU!

More "white" space

I always admire pages that leave a lot of white space.  Yet, my pages overflow with photos, journaling and large titles. So I thought I'd give Shimelle's sketch a try this week  Shimelle's Sketch.  The "white space" was to show off a great piece of pattern paper.  I oohed and ahhed over this piece from the Stampin' Up! Greenhouse Gala pack when it came in and knew I had to use it for our California trip.

Also, for this page, I worked with border stickers for the Products Every Which Way class at Two Peas in a Bucket.  I've layered some stickers.  Also, I recolored one. The red sparkly border was really white until I inked it with some Staz-on in Blazing Red and Timber Brown. The glitter still shows through.

This is a rare page for me.  I didn't use the computer for anything!  The journaling was done by hand, the photos were printed at Wal-mart, and I used stickers for the title - no Cricut.  I learned that you can use smaller letters for a title and still get the point across.

This is the first page in the California trip and it was one of my favorite days. Lenny and his friend Susan are in the photo when we were at a wine and food pairing at one of their special vineyards.  The weather was gorgeous; our friends, excited to show us their new community; and the food; delicious.  I remember being so relaxed, pain free, and happy that day after several stressful weeks before the trip.  It just felt so good!

One of the great joys of scrapbooking is getting to relive a wonderful day when you are doing a page.

Thanks for visiting!

Ingredients:  DSP:  Greenhouse Gala; Pear Pizzazz DSP from SU!
Stickers:  Marrakech Collection from Basic Grey; Paisley Parade from KI Memories; Mini Market alphas and Fly a Kite label from October Afternoon; Nutmeg Thickers from American Crafts
Rub-on's:  Basic Grey