Trio of cake themed note cards

Hi everyone! I have some fun note cards to share. Throughout February I've been coloring images as part of the The Daily Marker 30 day color challenge. I had these cute cakes colored and ready to go! I saw the Freshly Made Sketches challenge today and figured this layout was perfect for them.

My sister gives her gifts in gift bags. She's a busy career woman and loves the convenience of gift bags (I mean who doesn't?). I made this trio of 3x3 note cards for her to include in her gift bag. She also loves this size because the inside is small and she doesn't have to write much!

The cakes are from the Stampin' Up stamp set called Piece of Cake. I just love it! Lots of cake options and cute sentiments. I actually won this as one of the monthly prizes my lovely demo, Janna Williams gives away! Free pretty stamps? I was so excited to win!

If your thinking of playing along in this week's Freshly Made Sketch here it is:

Thanks for stopping by and I wanted to leave you with  close ups of each note card. All the patterned paper and ribbons are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. The patterned papers are a variety, 2 are Kaisercraft and the striped piece below is from the new MME Gingham Farm pad.

The ribbons I used on this one are all the May Arts Faux Canvas and the colors matched perfectly with the ombre coloring of the cake. This was a happy accident! I used Royal Blue, Light Blue and Gray.

And look how amazing this little bow is? May Arts Silk ribbon ties like none other! This is the 1/4" in Charcoal, which is of the new 2016 release colors.

Thanks a Latte ensemble

Hi everyone!  I have a cute ensemble to share today.  I made a card and a coordinating little Starbucks Via coffee holder, which can also be used for tea bags. What I like about this card is the coffee cup is on the inside with an opening die cut into the front.  I used my Ovals SM die for the opening and accented it with the nesting Scalloped Ovals SM. Gives it that extra something special.

 

And here's the ensemble.

The little packet holder was SUPER easy to make.  I cut a piece of white cardstock 6 1/2" x 3 1/4" and scored it at the 3" line.  Then I placed a piece of Scor-tape along both sides -viola, done!  You can adjust the size of cardstock to accommodate just about anything, but this size is perfect for Via packets and tea bags.  A little tip: Stamp your sentiment and score any lines before you adhere the sides together.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up picture.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinders Dies: E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities®; S4-112 Classic Ovals SM, S4-113 Classic Scalloped Ovals SM Nestabilities® 
Stamps: Verve Stamps, Better with You 
Other Supplies: White and aqua cardstock; My Mind's Eye Just Sayin' 6x6 paper pad; White Wrinkled ribbon; Clear rhinestones; Glitter pen 
Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares; Scor-Pal, 1/4" Scor-Tape   
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

You are amazing in gold

Hi everyone!!  I just can't seem to get enough of gold lately.  I'm telling you last year this time this "silver girl" would have never believed all the gold I am using!  

 First I die cut the Hexagon openings into my cardstock and after carefully lining up with the openings, I applied the washi tape behind them to the card base.

My butterfly has 3 layers, the first is the glitter gold, the next is white cardstock with gold ink on the edges and the top is vellum.  To make the gold glitter butterfly, I layered the washi tape to cardstock and die cut.  The butterfly shown below ended up being too big, but you get the idea.

  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up picture.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinders Dies: S4-395 Les Papillions Two Shapeabilities®; S4-368 Hexagons Nestabilities®

Stamps: JustRite Papercrafts, Bokeh Time

Other Supplies: Bazzill Card Shoppe cardstock in Marshmallow; My Minds Eye Metallic Washi Tape and Metal Dots; Little B gold foil chevron washi tape
Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares  
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Happy bicycle card

Hi everyone!  So I decided to ignore the dreary rain outside and make a fun happy springy card!!  I've been meaning to use this adorable Bicycle die D-Lite die for some time.  I used it here with a couple of the smaller flower dies from the Pretty Petals die collection.

For the "thanks" sentiment, I tucked the letter stickers inside the front tire.  I also added some simple rhinestones and I attached the linen thread with a couple mini staples.  This one was quick and easy and just what I needed!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up picture.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinders Dies: IN-023 Bicycle, S2-133 Pretty Petals D Shapeabilities®; Linen Thread (SCT-001)

Other Supplies:   Gray and Yellow cardstock; MME Follow Your Heart "Record It" 6x6 paper pad; Alpha stickers; mini staples; Turquoise Rhinestones 

Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares 

NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Breast cancer awareness -I'm here for you

Hi everyone!  Today is the 2nd day of the week full of cards that the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store is devoting to the issue of Breast Cancer Awareness. We’ve been inspired to create these cards in coordination with the Hope You Can Cling To event over at Splitcoaststampers. It’s an annual event SCS sponsors to raise awareness and to provide a variety of cards to MD Anderson Cancer Center, for their patients and families. The SCS event involves lots of challenges posted during the month of October with lots of prizes being offered. Be sure to check it out!

Here is my card:

 I love feathers, to me they're hopeful.  There is a lot of symbolism associated with feathers for many cultures, especially the Native Americans.  Feathers from different birds have different meanings from the Dove symbolizing love, Eagle feathers bringing strength, to the Raven bringing knowledge.

My youngest son and I love to collect them and whenever we go anywhere or take a walk, we are always on the lookout for feathers.  Finding a feather on the ground means you are on the right path.

So I thought my feather die cut was perfect for this card.  I used the negative outline of my die cut and let the strips of paper and sequins peek through.

Aren't these Feathers dies beautiful?

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up picture.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinders Dies: S4-428 Feathers Shapeabilities®; S5-172 A2 Curved Matting Basics B Nestabilities®  

Stamp Set: JustRite Papercrafts, Oak Leaves cling stamp set

Other Supplies:   Vellum cardstock; MME Market Street "Necessities Reds" 6x6 paper pad; 1/4" silk ribbon in Pink; sequins, Yellow Rhinestones

Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares   

NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Paper inspired love card

Hi everyone!  I have a fun card to share today. I received the new My Mind's Eye Just Sayin' 6x6 pad and was TOTALLY inspired by this gorgeous paper in it.

Isnt' it lovely with all the flowers, flourishes and hearts?!?

I dug through my dies to see what I had to help recreate this gorgeous look. Here is what I came up with.

First, I knew I wanted to work with the new Cascade Dots die from the new Decorative Card Front series.  These are A2 card sized and there are 9 designs released in the series.  They are on pre-order with shipping in October.

I used it as a stencil with some embossing paste for some fun texture.  After playing around with it for awhile, I wanted to make it pink and to do that I added a drop of reinker to it.  Mix it in and you have a custom color!

 Next I taped the die cut down so it wouldn't move, I spread the paste starting from the lower right corner.  I did it kind of messily instead of spreading it precicely and smoothly.  After removing the stencil, you do have a minute or so to make some corrections.

I also used the new Sentiments 3 dies.  I just LOVE the new Sentiments series dies they are so pretty and loopy!  There are 3 new ones and they are also on pre-order shipping out in October.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!!  Here is a close up pic.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinders Supplies:  Shoot! (IN-015), Sentiments 3 (S2-139), Cascade Dots (S4-456), Ivy (S3-210), Blooms One (S2-044) Shapeabilities®; Standard Circles LG (S4-114), Standard Circlesd SM  and Classic Heart (S4-136) Nestabilities®

Other Supplies: 

Liquitex light modeling paste (from Michaels), Blush Ink reinker, Zva Creative rhinestones; Kaisercraft black rhinestones and MME Just Sayin' 6x6 pad 

Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Taylored Expressions guest blogger!

Hi everyone!  I have some fun news to share... I was invited to be Taylored Expressions Guest Blogger this month!  I've been a fan of Taylor's since the beginning, but with my seemingly never ending busy schedule the timing was never right.  Well, things have slowed down a bit for me since Paper Creations magazine shut it's doors and I was happy to finally get a chance work with Taylor and Regina!

Thank you girls for working with me!!

Hop on over to the Taylored Expressions blog and check out my first set of projects.
Leave a comment over there and be qualified for a $25 gift certificate to Taylor's store!
Woohoo! Here's a sneak peek...

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Best day ever

Hi everyone!  My boys went back to school today and I am still wondering WHERE summer went?  So while they were off at school, I sat down and made a card!  Yeah, there are some advantages to a quiet house.  lol!

My card uses the Celebra'tions stamp/die set called Fun Tags and one of the matching tag dies from the Build a Tag Two die set.  There are 2 sets in the Build a Tag series and I am SO stoked to finally have a tag die set!  They come with impression plate inserts making them super versatile.

I used some patterned paper from MME and strategically trimmed and placed the mustache pattern -heehee.  What I like about stamping on black cardstock and the chalkboard look is using my colored pencils to highlight the image.  How fun!  I used a pale mint green color and added some color to my tag image.  The little flower accent is from the Blooms Four die set.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:  
Spellbinders Supplies:  Fun Tags Stamp and die set (SCS-007); Build-a-Tag Two die set (SCD-011); Cardstock in Cuddle Cream (SCP-014); S2-047 Blooms Four Shapeabilities®

Other Supplies: 

Black button; Prismacolor pencil; Anna Marie enamel dots from Prima Marketing; MementoLuxe ink in Wedding Dress; My Mind's Eye, Market Street "Nob Hill" 6x6 pad

Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders Celebra'tions line at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Sage flower pot card

Hi everyone!  Today's card uses one of the 3 new herb pot dies and this one is Sage.  For the sage sprigs, I die cut them in green and then cut the extra "blooms" in a lavender cardstock and adhered them on top.  I didn't realize that Sage blooms were lavender, but thanks to Google, I know now!

To decorate my flower pot, I hand cut out a flower from the pattern paper, and for some texture I stapled a piece of Faux Canvas ribbon.  This card ended up being one of my mix-y match-y cards.  I had a lot of fun with this one.

Here is what the die set looks like, it is a set of 6:

How cute, right!?!  It also comes in Lavender and Basil.  I used a couple other basic die shapes as my matting pieces, Rectangles LG and A2 Curve Matting Basics B (which has to be one of my favorites - I love the rounded corners!)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.  Here is a close up of the die cut details.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinder dies: S2-087 Sage Shapeabilities®, S5-172 A2 Curve Matting Basics B and S4-132 Classic Rectangles LG Nestabilities® 
Paper: White cardstock; My Mind's Eye Market Street "Ashbury Heights" 6x6 paper pad
Embellishments - Faux Canvas ribbon in Salmon; My Mind's Eye, Cut and Paste tiny words stickers; 2mm lavender pearls; Stickles in Stardust
Adhesive - Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam squares
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders Die Templates at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Sunflower congratulations

Hi everyone!  Today's card uses the Create-a-Sunflower die set.  I haven't had a chance to use this set and with fall around the corner (gasp!), I wanted to try it out.  I also used the Majestic Circles set.  Spellbinders has many many beautiful decorative die sets that coordinate with the basic shapes of circles, squares, rectangles and ovals -I just have to remember to use them more often!

It was actually pretty easy to make.  Here is a picture of the die cuts needed for the flower.

You will need to cut:

10 flower petals of each size (since the petals are on 1 die, you need to run it through 10 times)

4 petal bases (adhere the petals to each of the 10 "pointy" parts)

1 flower center

amount of leaves is optional

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here's a close up of the flower details.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinder dies: S2-061 Create-a-Sunflower Shapeabilities®, S4-420 Majestic Circles and S4-114 Standard Circles LG Nestabilities® 
Stamps: JustRite Stampers, Large Elegant Sentiments
Paper: White, daffodil, chocolate and green cardstock; My Mind's Eye, In Bloom 6x6 paper pad
Embellishments - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: Prima flowers Audrey in Turquoise Teal, My Mind's Eye Enamel dots; Wink of Stella glitter brush in clear
Adhesive - Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam squares
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders Die Templates at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. 

Circle Hello card

Hi everyone!!  It's been a long while since I've made a circle card, so I thought it was time to bust out my circle dies and make a friendship card.  The scale of the Flower Power 2 flowers are perfect for the card front.

I thought this happy colorful paper from My Mind's Eye would make the perfect backdrop for a friendship card.  The words are too cute!  I added a bit of washi tape across (it is the diagonal piece) and added some rhinestones for extra bling.

 

I often get asked how I make circle card bases and thought I would include a visual on how I make them.  There are a couple of ways to do this, but I find it easier to die cut 2 circles, score a line across the top of one circle -this circle will become the back of the card.  Then I fold it down and glue it to the top of the second circle.

Here is a side/back view

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up of the die cut details.

Card Deets:  
Spellbinder dies: IN-034 Flower Power Two and IN-037 Celebration Two Shapeabilities®, S4-249 Big Scalloped Circles LG, S4-114 Standard Circles LG and S4-116 Standard Circles SM Nestabilities®   
Paper: Bazzill Paper Basics, Marshmallow, Taffy and Spearmint Stick Card Shoppe cardstock; My Mind's Eye, Record It "just Splendid" 6x6 paper pad
Embellishments - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: Sequins, Silver String, Silver Mirror cardstock, My Mind's Eye Washi Tape, Record It "Follow Your Heart"
Adhesive - Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders Die Templates at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. 

Thank you washi tape heart

Hi everyone!  I have a couple fun coordinating washi tape cards to share -one uses a die cut heart shape and tomorrow I'll share the coordinating card using the negative die cut.

To make the heart, I adhered strips of washi tape to white cardstock and die cut it from the center.  The flower embellishment is a combination of 2 die sets with a tiny rose in the center.  I love the layered flower look!

 

I added a few sequins for embellishments.

Tomorrow I'll show the card I made using the negative square with the heart die cut from it.:-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up of the die cutting details.

Card Deets:
Spellbinder dies: S4-136 Classic Hearts Nestabilities®, S5-143 Jewel Flower and Flourishes and S5-050 RoseCreations Shapeabilities®  
Stamps: JustRite Papercrafts, Floral Thank You stamp set
Paper: Gina K Designs, Bubblegum Pink, Honey Mustard and White cardstock 
Ink: Tsukineko, Onyx Black
Embellishments - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: Sequins, My Mind's Eye washi tape, May Arts burlap string, white embossing powder; Wild Orchid Crafts, 10mm open rose
Adhesive - Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares  
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders Die Templates at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Summery Just Because card

Hi everyone!!  Long time no blog.  I have been super busy with end of the school year stuff and getting my garden in order.  Not too mention allergies have been kicking my behind and wiped out my energy!  Anyway, I have a fun card to share today.  This was inspired by a card I found on Pinterest.  Seriously, what did we do before Pinterest?  I love that site, not only for endless crafty inspiration, but for recipes and so much more!  But I digress...

My card uses some of my favorite cheery summer pattern paper from My Mind's Eye and matching enamel dots (I just love matchy-matchy).  I used the Blooms 3 D-Lite die for my flowers and the leaves are vellum cut from the Sprigs set (which I had left over from this card). For the chevron pattern, I used the Classic Ric Rac edger die and made 2 die cuts into my cardstock, separated them a tiny bit and adhered them over some pattern paper with foam squares.  Pretty cool, huh?!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  Here is a close up picture of the flower details, I just love the emboss and DEbossing details with the Blooms 3 dies.

Card Deets: 
Spellbinder dies: S2-046 Blooms 3 and S4-430 Sprigs Shapeabilities®, E8-004 Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities® 
Paper: Bazzill Paper Basics, Butter Mints, Sour Lemon and Robin's Egg Card Shoppe cardstock; Vellum cardstock

Ink: Tsukineko, Versafine Onyx Black
Embellishments - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store: My Mind's Eye Record It "Here is Happy" 6s6 paper pad and enamel dots
Adhesive - Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares 

NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders Die Templates and vellum cardstock at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.