Here's another 4X4 card I made, also using the Wild About You stamp set. This one was pretty simple, and I like that I could make it quickly.
I used the Wild About You stamp set, the Scallop Circle Punch, and the new Wide Oval Punch . The little lion was stamped in Chocolate Chip, and also in Bashful Blue, on Whisper White, and I cut out the pieces and glued him together. I also popped up some of the layers with Dimensionals. I love that little lion! Isn't he cute?
Have a great day!
Jo-Ann
Here's a cute 4X4 baby card I made recently. I like to keep a variety of cards on hand, for all occasions, and I store them in a Photo Box, with dividers. (I made the dividers out of Chocolate Chip cardstock, the corner rounder, the Round Tab punch and some scraps of DSP.) I was getting low in my "baby" category, and thought I should sit down to use up some scraps, and turn out some cute cards.
This one was made using the following products from Stampin' Up:
Stamps: Wild About You
Ink: So Saffron, Pretty In Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Whisper White, and some scraps of retired Designer Series Paper.
Accessories: 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, dimensionals, white 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, square punch, chipboard coaster, sanding block (to round the edges of the DSP off)
And here's a peek at my Card Box.....
Hope you enjoyed this, have a great day!
Jo-Ann
I just wanted to share this card with you, that we made at Stamp Club a short time ago. I just love it. I was showing some different ways to use chipboard (coloring with classic ink, coloring with craft ink, covering with designer paper, and covering with glitter.)
On this project, we used the following products:
Stamps: Funky Trees stamp set, Classic Stripes background stamp
Inks: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey, Versamark
Paper: Urban Garden Designer paper, Kiwi Kiss and Basic Grey cardstock
Tools: Circle Cutter Plus, Word Window punch, stapler
Accessories: Kiwi Kiss striped 5/8" grosgrain, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, chipboard frame
Hope you like it!
Jo-Ann
As you may have guessed, Stampin' Up has alot of pieces left over after cutting the rubber for their rubber stamps. Have you ever wondered where all the bits go? Afterall, when they make a stamp set, they have to cut each set out of a HUGE piece of rubber, and toss the leftovers. What about the flawed or defective batches? Yup, they get tossed too. But not just anywhere..... Here's a bit of info that shows just what an environmentally-friendly company Stampin' Up really is, and just one of the many reasons that I LOVE Stampin' Up! From the SU home office: "Rather than dumping our excess rubber in a landfill, we donate it to Courage Reins, a nonprofit organization that provides horseback riding therapy for physically or mentally challenged children. They take our ground rubber and sell it to groups (and individuals) for use in playgrounds and horse stables. The money they receive from the sale of this rubber goes to fund their programs. You can find more information about Courage Reins at www.couragereins.org."
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Here's another scrapbook page I made recently, this one has a pre-school theme, for my little Michael. I had these handprints of his, still in the keepsake box, and wanted to incorporate them into his album.
Because they were made with blue paint onto orange construction paper, the color combo was hard to pick out, but I did it!
Love these cheeks!
I used some retired Summer Picnic paper and cut out the little apples, and used the Crayon Kids stamp set and Alphabet (retired) to make the crayons and the title. The crayons are paper-pieced too.
Even though I don't usually use bright colors, the Old Olive paper really helped me enjoy making this, and I LOVE how it turned out!
Well, I have been using one of my kids old school duo-tang books as a bank deposit book for some time now, and I have to say, it was well used! Just looking at it was getting on my nerves, so I decided instead of buying a new folder, I would spruce it up a bit!
Here's how it turned out. Instead of trying to figure out how to cover up the spine, I just incorporated that color into my theme. (You can still see the purple duo-tang poking out the side)....
I covered it (front and back) using Old Olive prints patterned paper, and a gluestick, then tied some Twill Tape around the front cover, adding some 1 1/4" Pink Pirouette grosgrain ribbon in the middle of the knot. The focal image is stamped on Very Vanilla using Priceless (still one of my favorite stamp sets!) in Old Olive and Lovely Lilac classic inks from Stampin' Up. I backed that with some Very Vanilla and Lovely Lilac cardstocks. I also cut out additional butterflies and flowers and popped them up with Dimensionals.
Even though it is still an old book, it only took me about 15 minutes to make it prettier, and I am soooo much happier doing my paperwork now :) I smile everytime I take it out!
