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2.10.2016

Lost Without You

Valentine's Day is coming up (Sunday, February 14th for those that aren't aware), and perhaps you're having trouble with a card for the man in your life. Here's a great set to have on hand - perfect for "lovey dovey", birthday's and more!


I used products from the Going Places Product Suite in the Occassion Catalogue (you'll find it near the back). It's coordination at its best! I inked up the embossing folder this time instead of running it through the Big Shot - did you know you could do that?!

Here's how: Ink up the raised side, lay your paper inside, close the folder (carefully!) and then press/rub until you have a decent image.

It won't be perfect, but I love the effect! Plus, it gives you more use out of those embossing folders!

From there, the paper stack and stamp images did the rest.

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

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2.08.2016

It's a Boy!

Recently, I was commissioned to create a bunch of baby cards for a customer. They were a gift to a mom-to-be who was having a boy. I enjoyed working on them, here's one of the designs I created.


I started with a neutral layer and randomly stamped a background using two of my favourite collage stamps - Gorgeous Grunge & Timeless Textures. The "baby" lettering was easily created with the Layered Letters Alphabet. The photopolymer stamp sets are perfect because you can see exactly where you're stamping!


The stars are from a retired set, but the images are perfect. A current substitute could be the Be the Stars set - it has both images and sentiments.

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

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2.07.2016

Paper Pumpkin Thanks

If you follow me, you know how much I love Paper Pumpkin. You probably also know that I love to hang on to scraps and all the "garbage" pieces from kits. Here, you'll see two thank you card designs I created from one of the past Paper Pumpkin kits - Layers of Gratitude.


All I did was cut down some Thick Whisper White paper and then used some scraps of DSP for some added colour. The card in behind uses the letters and the one in front uses the "garbage" piece. For that one, I just cut various pieces of different DSP's to fit in behind each letter. I didn't pay much attention to the patterns (other than making sure I didn't duplicate) because it just all seemed to work!

Paper Pumpkin kits are fantastic. You can use the kit as is, or change it entirely. There are always extra pieces too! What you may not know is that the 3-month subscription is on sale until March 31st AND by purchasing one, it'll also qualify you for a Sale-A-Bration freebie! Once you subscribe, you can also take advantage of purchasing past kits - a benefit only to subscribers!

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

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2.06.2016

Wedding Accessories

Today is a very quick post - just wanted to show you a couple of coordinating items I made to go along with the card I showed you yesterday. I love Stampin' Up! for that very fact. Everything coordinates so beautifully!

The letters I cut are from a retired die (still shown below), but there are many great stamp sets that could work also.



Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph


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2.05.2016

Happily Ever After

Hello! This was a card I designed back in October, but never got around to posting. Some of the products I used are retired, but could easily be substituted. Check it out:


If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen the video I posted when I heat embossed this card. I looooove heat embossing. So much fun and a big wow!


I kept the colour pallet neutral and embossed everything. The gold brads are not SU!, but did you know that you could heat emboss those too?!


To add some more detail, I punched all the corners with the Curvy Corner Trio Punch - love that thing! - and of course, added some more heat embossing to the inside too.

Come back tomorrow to see the other items I created to coordinate with this card (for a wedding).

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph
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2.04.2016

We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Here's a quick and simple card using a freebie from Sale-A-Bration and some Notecards - this particular notecard is retired, but you can still find two varieties in my store. ;)


This card came together very quickly - I added a few layers of Washi Tape and then fussy cut my images after stamping them on card stock. I popped the top two scoops up using Dimensionals.


The sentiment is from the RMHC stamp set - Sprinkles of Life and I stamped that on a Whisper White scrap piece I had in my drawer.


It's hard to tell in the photos, but I did add a little glimmer with my Wink of Stella brush to each scoop of ice cream, as well as the cone.

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph
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2.03.2016

Hello

Sometimes you need a card just because, or for an occasion that just pops up on you. This card is perfect and features the Botanical Blooms suite in combination with a Sale-A-Bration freebie!


The card layer was created at the Demonstrator-Only event (OnStage) back in November, but I just recently turned it into a card. I mounted it to the far right so that some of the card base popped.

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Whisper White paper and punched the end using the Triple Banner Punch. I didn't bother gluing it down because the super-cute Bow Clip held it in place.

Here's a closer look at the delicate cuts the dies make:


The cool thing also about the stamp set is that it coordinates nicely with the DSP - some of the image layers are stamped on! ;)

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph
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2.01.2016

Colouring Box

I needed to bring a little crafty escape with me (on a trip), and although Paper Pumpkin would've been great, I felt like colouring would be a better option. I have various "adult colouring books" lying around, so I picked a few of my favourite pages and ripped them out. Once I did that, I wondered how I was going to bring them with me... The Stampin' Up! Full Wide Stamp Cases were the perfect thing!


I started with the case and added a piece of scrap (retired) DSP to pretty it up. On the inside, it holds my pencil crayons, paper & a few other items too. Check it out:

The right side holds my colouring pages and paper, an eraser, binder clip and sharpener. I discovered that my case would also hold all my pencil crayons too on top, but I didn't want to have to remove them every time I needed to get some paper, so I created a little holder for them. :)

With some scrap cardboard, I created a box that's approximately 1/2" x 5" x 1-1/2" and covered the front with a piece of one of the colouring pieces. To hold my pencils in place, I added some scrap ribbon that I can easily tie and untie. See, it's great to keep scraps around!


My colouring pages were 8" x 8" to start so in order for them to fit in my box, I had to cut them down to 5" x 7"... frankly, a nice size to work with. I also cut some Whisper White paper and created some thrifty clipboards with thick cardboard and a binder clip.

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph
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