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2nd Birthday Card

I made this card for Aiden's second birthday using products from Studio Calico's February kit, Candy Shoppe.

Anita's Birthday Card

I made this card for Anita's 30th birthday.  Most of the products used on this card are from Studio Calico's January Kit (Who's Who).

Supply List
Cardstock | Cream Cardstock
Patterned Paper | Pinking Shears (Basic Grey), Cabriole (Basic Grey)
Embellishments | Butterflies - Brown (Making Memories), Button, Ecru Floss

Not Farewell Card

I made this card for one of my colleagues who has accepted a great opportunity at a different company.  I used mostly products from Studio Calico's December "Metropolitan" Kit.

Supply List
Cardstock |  Kraft Cardstock (Bazzill Basics) 
Patterned Paper | Exclusive Designs (Sassafras)
Embellishment | Entwined Blooms Turkish Turquoise (Sassafras), Green Apple Bakers Twine (Divine Twine), Green Grid Mixtape (American Crafts), White Gelly Roll Pen (Sakura)

G's Birthday Card

I made this card for G's birthday. I recently learned how to make the accordion flowers and love how they look.  It's great to use when giving a card but perhaps a little bulky and not great for mailing.  We celebrate with dinner at Ilili, which was delicious, especially the brussel sprouts!  Happy Birthday G!

SUPPLIES
Solid Cardstock: Kraft (Basic Grey)
Stamps: All Occasion I (Hero Arts)
Patterned Paper: Cupcake 12x12 Collection Pack (Basic Grey)
Ribbon: Michaels
Button: Doodlebug Designs
Masking Tape: mt deco
Ink: Fluid Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan (ColorBox)
White Pen: Gelly Roll (Sakura)

Happy Easter!

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend and a very Happy Easter!  I don't celebrate Easter instead I have been card and paper crafting for most of this long weekend.  Wedding season is beginning and I have a list of cards that I need to make for the next few months so I thought I would get a head start on them this weekend.  This is the card that I made for Shaun's friend's wedding in May.

Project Supplies:
Pattern paper: SEI
Ribbon
Bling: Heidi Swapp
Tools:  Threading water punch, corner rounder

Anita and I went to Kerry and Ethel's bridal shower a few weeks ago and here is the card that I made for them. The congratulations part of the card was an idea taken from one of the Hero Arts stamps that I saw on their website.

One of the techniques that I have wanted to try in my cards is pop-ups.  So I thought that this would be a great opportunity to test it out.  Here is what the inside of the card looks like.

Project Supplies:
Pattern Paper:  Basic Grey
Ribbon: Kate's Paperie
Bling: Heidi Swapp
Stamps: Hero Arts (Four Dolls)

I mimicked part of my design from Kerry and Ethel's card on this one that I made below.  One of my co-workers is publishing a book and her book signing event is at our school so I thought it would be nice to acknowledge such a pivotal accomplishment in her career.

Project Supplies:
Pattern Paper: Basic Grey
Ribbon: Kate's Paperie
Bling: Heidi Swapp

Happy Easter!

CSP 110

Happy Thursday! I can't wait for my four day weekend to begin since I have so much on my To-Do list.  Let's start with my card for this week's Card Positioning System's sketch no. 110.  Check out their blog for more cards made using this sketch.

Project Supplies:
Ribbon: American Craft
Cardstock: The Paper Company (Kraft), American Craft (Coffee), SEI (Twitterpated - Wink Pink), Bazzil Basics (Sea Salt)
Bling: Heidi Swapp
Stamp: Hero Arts (All Occasion Messages)
Dimensional: 3L Foam Adhesives
Tools: Making Memories Slice (Basics 1 & Just Chillin' Teen), EK Success Corner Rounder

Spring is finally upon us and I am trying to get myself organized.  I receive my last Simple Scrapbooks magazine in the mail yesterday and I am a little sad that they are discontinueing their magazine.  I liked a lot of the concepts and I got a lot of my inspiration from them.  I am glad that they at least will get the opportunity to combine with Creating Keepsakes to make an even better magazine; not all is lost.

Pottery Barn Catalog Card Inspiration

Inspiration comes from all sources and when you least expect it.  I received the Pottery Barn catalog in the mail yesterday and the minute I flipped through it, the color combination and patterns really jumped out at me.  Especially from this particular page:

I love the different shades of green against the white canvas encased by the dark brown bed frame.  It is a really crisp look that would brighten up any room.  Green signifies life, renewal, it has both a warming and cooling effect drawing you into its comfort zone and enticing you to forget all and relax.

For this card, I tried to mimic the crispness of the design on the bed by choosing a pattern paper along with some faux stitching around the star polka dot punch in a green and olive green colors.  I also incorporated the layers of color: green, white, and dark brown.

Project supplies:
Stamp: Stampin' Up (Polka Dot Punches and Yummy); Patterned paper:  Sassafras Lass; Cardstock: American Crafts; Brads: Lasting Impressions (Antique); Ribbon; Floss

What inspires you?

Snow Day!

I love snow days!  We don't get that many in New York City but it certainly is nice when you do.  I will be staying indoors today since the weather report states that we have more snow coming our way. This means more time for paper crafting!

My new supplies from Stampin' Up!  I order watercolor crayons and paper, blender pens, classic stampin' pads earth elements, and black ink pad.  I received the Yummy and Polka Dot Punches Sab stamp sets and Spring/Summer idea book and catalog for free.

The Basic Grey Urban Prairie line of paper is one of my favorite packs of patterned papers to use at the moment that is why you will see it used on most of my projects right now. For this card, I used my new stamps on a card, the heart polka dot punch stamp and 'with love' stamp. I stitched the outline of the heart with matching colored floss and punched the bottom of the card with the treading water border punch.

Project supplies:
Patterned paper: Basic Grey - Urban Prairie (Weather Vane); Ribbon; Punch: Treading water; Stamps: Stampin' Up (Yummy and Polka Dot Punches)

Shaun always comes up with the best ideas when it comes to incorporating fun with learning.  The kids don't even realize that they are learning as well as participating in something fun.  This time it was pen pal letters between two of his students.  A great way to get kids to write but at the same time there is an interest in getting to know another student, asking questions, and thinking about their answers.  I thought we could add some fun and created these personalized envelopes for them to receive their letters in.  I made the faux postage using a chickie stamp (a close-up of the stamp is at the bottom) and colored him in using ink.

Happy Snow Day!

Happy March!

This past month hasn't been the best of months for me.  For many reasons both personal and creative but let's not focus on that.  I just glad that the month of February is now in the past.  First of all, I received my order from Stampin' Up and I love their stamps.  I order watercolor crayons and paper, blender pens, classic stampin pads earth elements, and black ink pad.  I received the Yummy and Polka Dot Punches Sab stamp sets and Spring/Summer idea book and catalog for free.  I can't wait to test everything out.

I want to share with you a card that I made today.  I currently have an obsession with the aqua color and love everything that comes in this color.

Project supplies:
Patterned paper: Basic Grey - Urban Prairie (Hayride, Bluebird, and Morning Glory); Ribbon: American Crafts; Rub-ons: American Crafts (miniMARKS)

Happy March!

Valentine Card

Project Supplies:
Basic Grey: Urban Prairie - Patchwork Quilt, Alphabet letter stickers
Ki Memories - Kiss Me ribbon
Corner punch
American Craft:  Thickers - Daiquiri
Chipboard
Kraft cardstock