Treat for a Friend

Hello Stamping Friends,

Well it's taken me almost 2 full months to show you all of the samples I made for the convention display boards, but the end has come. Today is the final project that I stamped for Stampin' Up! to put on display for Convention 2012. I feel so very honored to have been asked to stamp for the displays. It was an absolutely wonderful experience and it made me stretch outside my normal comfort zone.

This final project is a treat box made using the petal cone die. I cut the die cut down and then scored it to make this awesome little chinese take out container type box. Check it out below.

 

This picture is the decoration on top of the box.  I die cut the flower and then embossed it. Curled the petals a bit and put it all together with dimensionals between each layer. The flower was finished off with a couple of basic rhinestones.  I also used a couple of the stamps from the Affection Collection to make sure the recipient of this box would know just how special they are.

 

 

This picture shows the side of the box.  I embossed the petal cone die cuts with the fancy fan embossing folder (which is the same die that I used on the flower layers).  I also made a quick one ince belly band to hold the box closed and to give it a little more finished look.  These are the treat boxes that I made for Brittney's wedding last year. I made about 120 of these guys but let me tell you, I loved making them. We put pink flowers on it instead of the summer starfruit flower you see here.

 

Stamping Supplies Needed:
Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Summer Starfruit, Basic Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, & Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Petal Cone Die, Fancy Fan Embossing folder, dimensionals, basic rhinestones, paper snips, summer starfruit 3/8" inch stitched satin ribbon

 

Love Anyday

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today I'm sharing with you another card that I created using the Affection Collection set for convention display board samples. This is the last card but there is one more project that I will share with you tomorrow. This card is a simple card using a monochromatic (one color) color scheme. You can easily use this card for any time, not just Valentine's Day.

 

I love the multiple layers that frame this card. I truly believe in many instances you can add so much to the overall look of a project by just adding an extra layer. And then the final top layer of whisper white cardstock embossed adds just enough without overpowering.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Raspberry Ripple

Cardstock: Raspeberry Ripple, Whisper White, In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

Accessories: Dimensionals, Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder, In Color Dahlias, Snail Adhesive

 

Beautiful Memories

Hello Stamping Friends,

Hope you are doing some stamping on this very rainy Tuesday.  It's a great day to sit and makes cards or scrapbooks. I'm working on some invitations for Noah's girlfriend's Sweet 16 party coming up. They look great so far. I will share them after she passes them out. But for now, I'll share a great scrapbook page that I made using the Affection Collection stamp set. Yes, this is a continuation of the convention samples that I made using this set.  There's still a couple more too.

 

This is an 8 1/2 x 11 landscape page showcasing awesome pictures from Brittney and Vinny's wedding from last year. Let me tell you it wasn't easy narrowing down the pictures for the page. I wanted to add so many more but I believe these three are pretty awesome.

 

 

This is just a close-up of the top picture and the little element I added to the photo. It's the banner stamp from the set and then two little buttons (black & white).  This picture captures Brittney's passion for dance (see the blue ballet shoes, yes she needed something blue and lucky me I got to dye them marina mist, that was a real treat) and Vinny's love of soccer (ball in his hand).

 

Close-up of the bottom picture. I stamped the heart with wings twice and made it dimensional by cutting the heart off of one and attaching it with dinmensionals to the top of the other one.

 

And finally a close up of the journaling and title section.

 

Hope you enjoyed this page because I really enjoyed making it and reliving the great moments of that special day.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White & Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Neutrals Buttons, 1/8" Black taffeta ribbon

 

Perhaps my Favorite Affection Collection

Hello Stamping Friends,

I think this is by far my favorite creation that I made with this set. It's all done in neutral colors and very vintage looking in my opinion. What do you think?

 

It's not a difficult card that even takes much time to create but the end product is very impressive. Again, my opinon. Guess I'm full of them today.  What makes it look like so much more is the First Edition Specialty paper with a few stamps from the Affection Collection set stamped right on top of the printed paper in a few different colors.

 

What a great way to let a friend know you are thinking of them or just appreciate their friendship.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey

Paper: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, & First Edition Specialty Paper

Accessories: Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Neutrals Buttons, Paper Snips, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals & Snail Adhesive

 

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It's All About Love

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome back to the final convention display stamp set tour. This is project 2 of 6, so definitely come back to see the rest.  This card is rather simple but a great card to give to your special someone on an anniversary or just because.  I know I would love to receive a card like this just because.  Maybe we should all send a card out today or give a card to someone for no special reason. Just let them know you are thinking about them.

This set used the word love from the Affection Collections set. I used melon mambo because I wanted to use the scallop dot ribbon to match the polka dots on the hear and the background of the card, but you can easily change the color to make it in the favorite colors of your special someone.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Whisper White & Melon Mambo

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Folder, Scallop Heart of Hearts Embosslits, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Melon Mambo Scallop Polka Dot Ribbon, Snail Adhesive

 

 

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Last Round of Display Samples Begins Today

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today begins the last round of display samples from convention.  This set is called Affection Collection and you can find it in the Holiday catalog.  I must admit when I first got this set, I wasn't very fond of it. It's not something you would find in my collection because it's not really me. However, once I started playing with it, I decided it had a lot of possibilities. Funny how that works out, isn't it? Don't tell me it hasn't happened to you at least once with a set.

 

This is a really pretty monochromatic card using baja breeze.  It's so soft looking. Hope you enjoy it. Remember from the other sets for convention, there will be 3 more cards, a gift item and a scrapbook page coming in the days ahead, except for Friday. Of course, that Fab Friday with Sisters in Stamping.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Baja Breeze

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Basic Pearls, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Modern Label punch, Snail Ahesive, & Floral DistrictDesigner Series Paper.

 

 

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God Bless You

Hope you are having a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. We are enjoying our weekend. Yesterday Jonah had his first soccer game. He is loving it. Today is a kind of relaxing day, tonight my husband is going to his fantasy football draft, a tradition for years now and the boys and I will probably head down to the Italian Festival in Scranton (our tradition while Dad is at the draft).

Right now, we are trusting in God. My husband's job has been a little unstable and we don't know what's going to happen. It's frustrating (mostly because us humans like to have control) but we are fully relying on God to lead us in the right direction and know that he will take care us, so I thought this card that says, God Bless You (I know it's hard to see the greeting because my watermark is covering it) was a perfect card to share today.

 

This is the last card using the Daydream Medallion set convention display samples. It's kind of a simple card but I love the colors, pool party and wisteria wonder.

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Daydream Medallion, Trust God

Ink: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder

Cardstock: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, & Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Floral Frames Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots folder, In Color Brads, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive

Tic Tac Medallion

Hello Stamping Friends,

Didn't you just love the Sisters in Stamping post yesterday?  I love all the great ideas shared by the sisters.  I'm so blessed to have meet such great ladies and become friends with them.

Today is another Daydream Medallions card that I made for the display boards at convention. I really hope you are enjoying seeing all these samples. It was so much fun for me to make them and then get to see them on the display boards.

 

And what was even more awesome was seeing my name on the board acknowledging all the display board stampers. I was so humbled to see some of the other stampers name because I admire much of their work and I was given the opportunity to stamp and have my pieces displayed with theirs.

 

 

Yes, I was all the way at the bottom of the board. Guess that's what happens when you marry someone with a last name that begins with the second last letter. lol  I used to always be at the top of the list before I got married. I went from second letter to the second last.

Close up of the name. Just in case you didn't believe me. haha

 

And finally, today's card on the board with the other stampers samples.  Pretty cool, isn't it?

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Daydream Medallion

Ink: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, & Razzleberry Ripple

Cardstock: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Razzleberry Ripple, and Whisper White

Accessories: BigShot, Floral Frames Framelits, Dahlias, Dimensionals, Glue Dots & Snail Adhesive

 

Another First Day is Underway

Hello Stamping Friends,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  We did here in the Yurkanin household. The boys were thrilled to end their summer vacation at the StreetLeague Skateboarding finals in Newark, New Jersey. I do think that is a new end of summer tradition. Noah & Don went last year and this year Jonah was able to go too.  He was soooo excited. It's all he talked about last week. 

With that said, today was a back to school grind kind of morning. Yep, it was the first day of school. I can safely tell you that none of us were too excited about it. We don't like the early mornings. We, as a family, don't do mornings. LOL I just hope Noah and Jonah had an excellant first day of school.  I'm eagerly waiting for them to come home to hear all about it.

 

Here is my big Sophomore in high school. I simply don't know how in the world that happened.  All Noah keeps telling me is that in 8 short months he can start driving. YIKES!!!!!!! This mother is NOT ready for her little boy to be all grown up.  Help, how can I stop this????????

 

And here is my big 3rd grader. Again, how in the world is this happening. Wasn't it just yesterday I was bringing baby Jonah home just in time for Christmas?

 

NOTE:  Did you notice the looks on both boys faces?  Don't they look absolutely thrilled about school?  Or maybe it's just that Mom makes them take these silly pictures. Nah, I really think it's the morning thing. Told you we don't do mornings.

 

Now onto some creative inspiration.  This is a card that I made using the Daydream Medallions stamp set. It was oneof six projects that I needed to make for the convention display boards using this set.  I really love how this card turned out. Pink, black & White are always great together. What do you think?

 

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps: Daydream Medallion

Ink: Basic Black & Primrose Petals

Cardstock: Whisper White & Basic Black

Accessories: Primrose Petals stitched Satin Ribbon, Dahlias, Flowers Frames Framelits, Delicate Designs Embossing Folders, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive & A new pencil eraser for the centers.

 

DayDREAM Medallion Banner

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today begins the next series of projects that I created for Stampin' Up!'s convention in July for the display boards. This series of fun is brought to you by DayDream Medallion stamp set. Hope you enjoy all that I have to share.

This is the 3D item I made using the Daydream Medallion set. It's a fun banner that would be a great addition to any room (especially my purple stamp room, too bad I only made one and sent it in to Stampin' Up!).  We all need to dream a little and to follow those dreams when appropriate, don't we?

Close up of the first 2 letters of the banner.

Close up of the next 2 letters of the banner.

And the last letter (with the A repeated) of the banner.

For each letter I stamped the largest medallion image on Elegant Eggplant cardstock using Elegant Eggplant ink. Then I stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock with Wisteria Wonder ink with the next size smaller medallion, and finally I stamped on Wisteria Wonder cardstock with Wisteria Wonder ink with the next smallest medallion.  They are all layered together using dimensionals. The letters are from the new Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies. 

The pennants in betwwen each letter are die cut from the Perfect Pennants Bigs XL die using Very Vanilla and Wisteria Wonder cardstock. I alternated the 4 pennants so I could just use the cardstock I already cut and love how it turned out. Two of the pennants I placed the tiny medallion on the top of the pennant and then 2 of them I placed the medallion in the middle of the pennant.

All the medallions were cute using the Floral Frames Framelits. Makes creating this banner so easy.

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Daydream Medallion

Ink: Wisteria Wonder & Elegant Eggplant

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder & Whisper White cardstock

Accessories: Big Shot, Floral Frames Framelits, Perfect Pennants Bigs XL die, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, & Typeset Alphabet bigs dies, Snail adhesive and dimensionals.

Friends Together Forever

Hello Stamping Friends,

Back for more ideas, right?  Well, I have another Flock Together sample for you. And can you believe that I didn't even use the big shot once on this card?  Looking at it, I'm amazed too.  This is sample #4 for this set so that means I have 2 more to show you but you will need to wait until Saturday and Sunday for that. Remember tomorrow is Fabulous Friday with Sisters in Stamping. So I'm going to take a break from the convention samples to share with you some ideas using sets from the Holiday catalog.

I think it's really neat how the main image almost looks like it was just enlarged from the background paper that is full of birds in cages.  I stamped the bird cage on whisper white then stamped the birds in the cage.  I used a Stampin' Write marker, chocolate chip to add the "stick" that the birds are sitting on and to add an eye to each of the birds.

I then finished the card off with some twine for a hanger and a twine bow and then some ruffled ribbon on the bottom of the card.  Just what was needed in my opinion anyway.

Stamping Supplies:

Stamps: Flock Together & Sweet Essentials

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Island Indigo & Summer Starfruit

Paper: Island Indigo & Whisper White Cardstock, Birds of a Feather Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Whisper White Baker's Twine, Summer Starfruit 3/8" stitched satin ribbon, basic rhinestones, dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker

A Partridge Family kind of card

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today is day 3 of the Birds of a Feather Product suite convention display samples. (Wow, that was a mouthful)  Hope you are enjoying because there's 3 more projects from this suite and then there's 12 more samples using 2 other sets that I used for convention display samples. 

I love this stamp, a mommy bird and her two baby birds following her along.  Anyone who is a Mom can appreciate this I'm sure. Our kids follow us along as we try to teach them right from wrong and guide them so they are ready to fly from our nest when they are old enough.

Of course, there's some (well, maybe lots) of big shot use on this card. There's 2 embossing folders and 3 different framelits used.  Guess that really is a lot for one little card. Oh well, that's how I love it.

Notice it's also not the typical card size. It is a 3x6 card. Thought it would be fun to create something a little different. I also thought it was neat to put all of my elements to the right of the card. Yes, I was feeling a little wild and crazy, lol.  I also really like the softness the colors of this card gives.

Stamping Supplies:

Stamps: Flock Together & Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: So Saffron & Island Indigo

Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron & Whisper White Cardstock, Birds of a Feather Designer Series paper

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Big Shot, Argyle Embossing Folder, Stripes Embossing Folder, Apothecary Framelits, Labels Framelits, Diemsionals, Paper Snips

Thanks for coming by again. Come back tomorrow for more.

Love Birds...Forever Together

Hello Stamping Friends,

Here we are for Day 2 of the convention parads samples featuring the Birds of a Feather product suite. Today I'm sharing the scrapbook page I made. I used a few different patterns of the Birds of a Feather designer paper on this page.

It's a page of the "bird" I "flock" together with for the past 20 years.  In case you are sitting there saying, "What the heck is she talking about?" let me explain in clearer terms, it's a page of my husband and I.  It's taken at the beach, our most absolute place to be.  So relaxing, no problem and the rest of the world doesn't matter. We love heading out for the day at the last minute. All of our beach stuff is ready to go on a whim. Hanging on the beach during the day is great but going back to the beach at night after dinner is totally awesome.

I used two different patterns of the dsp on this page. I even cut the two little birds and attached them to the "wire".  Both birds are cut from that same paper that has the "wire" on it. I attached them with some dimensionals.

I wanted to show you the close up of the picture.  I stamped the saying on the picture. Fun idea, don't you think?  You just need to set it aside for a bit to be sure that it's completely dry. If not, you know what happens.  Yep, it smears!

I typed my journaling on the computer, printed it off and then cut it out with some framelits and the big shot. (See that, I even used the big shot here. I just can't get enough of it)

Stamping Supplies:

Stamps: Loving Thoughts

Ink: Raspberry Ripple & Island Indigo

Paper: Birds of a Feather Designer Series Paper, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake & Whisper White Cardstock

Accessories: Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Big Shot, Labels Framelits

Birds of a Feather

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm back with more convention display samples. The next set that I worked on was Flock Together from the Birds of a Feather product suite.  When I saw the catalog I needed to have this set, so when I found out I needed to make samples using it for convention I was thrilled.  I don't even know why I loved it but that doesn't even matter, does it?

Again, I made 6 samples, 4 cards, a scrapbook page and a 3-D item using this set, so you will get to see all of them. This card was pretty easy to make and I'm thrilled with how it turned out.

Of course, I used the big shot on it. You know it's really difficult for me to create without using it, right?  Besides, if I have a great tool, I should use it. That's my story and I'm going to stick to it. : )

Here's a close-up of the main image. I used the designer frames folder to make the little chicks stand out even more. Friends - there for us when we need them. Just like these two chicks are together and there for each other.

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Stamping Supplies:

Stamps: Flock Together and Sweet Essentials

Ink: Basic Grey, Summer Starfruit & Island Indigo

Paper: Birds of a Feather Designer Paper, Whisper White Cardstock

Accessories: Aqua Painter, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Designer Frames Folder, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive

Monumental

Hello Stamping Friends,

Glad you came to see another convention display sample parade project.  Today we continue with the You're Amazing stamp set.  I decided to scrap some of the pictures I took of the boys on our trip to Washington D.C last year for this page.  I loved the play on the word monumental since all of the pictures are of different monuments we visited while in D.C.  I mean really, it is monumental that no tickets are needed. There are a lot of FREE things to see while visiting our nation's capital.

This page a a bit of a challenge for me to design because let me tell you the word monumental is a BIG word. At first I wanted to use the awesome new alphabet dies but guess what, the word was just too monumental to fit on a 12 x 12 page. So I needed to check out my alphabet stamps because I refused to change my title. It had to be that and that's all there was to it. (yes, my stubborn side seriously came out) Plus I wanted to use a lot of pictures that couldn't be cut down too much so I wasn't left with much space. See, I told you it challenged me.

It was great seeing this sample on the boards at convention. I got to see my boys everyday. I felt like they were with me in Utah afterall. I think because of this, I wasn't homesick at all. How could I be, when I got to see my boys everyday? 

See the little tickets between the pictures?  They are from the You're Amazing set. And the big tickets below that are part of the title are from the wheel. I just wheeled them on scrap paper and then cut them apart to use them in my title.  This was another project that I was very proud of.  I'm more than sure it had nothing to do with my biased of my precious sons.

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: You're Amazing, Letter It, & Take A Ticket Wheel

Ink: Basic Gray

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, & Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet Bigz, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Naturals Brads, 1/16" hole punch, ticket duo builder punch

Thanks for stopping by. Remember this is only sample 4 of 24, so come back for more.

Come One, Come All

Hello Stamping Friends,

I am continuing my convention display samples parade but this is also in line with the Sisters in Stamping theme for this week, texture impressions folders. I love when one card can do two tricks for me.  I think this card here is by far my absolute favorite card of the 24 projects I made for the displays.  I just love how it turned out, hope you feel the same.

It is the third of 6 projects using the You're Amazing stamp set.  I tried to use each set in a different way for all 6 of the projects I needed to create for each one.  That's easier said than done.  You have to really take yourself out of one mode and put yourself into another one very quickly. I am happy with how I was able to make them look different with using the same set over and over. It can be done, I promise. I did it and I lived to tell about it.

Isn't it a fun card. What kid wouldn't love to receive this card for their birthday or special celebration?  There's so much color and texture on this card that it is sure to win over the hearts of any recipient. I think I really love elephants. They are so big and massive yet seem so gentle. Except for the one that sprayed me with water at our little zoo, Nay Aug, when I was a small girl. I didn't really like her much. Well, that was until the park closed and she moved to the National Zoo in Washington D.C., then I decided that I missed her. I always loved riding the elephants when we would go to the circus. I insisted my boys ride the elephant at the Rennaisance Faire because they "needed" to have that same experience. I wonder if they care as much about riding it as I cared for them to actually do it. I'm sure my childhood memories are more important to me than they are to the boys.

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: You're Amazing

Ink: Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, & Daffodil Delight

Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, & World Spectacular Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Argyle Texture impressions folder, Big Shot, Rhinestone, glue dots, snail adhesive, dimensionals, aqua painter, ticket duo builder punch and paper snips

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more impressions folder projects to inspire you.  Thank you so much for visiting today. Come back tomorrow to continue to view the "parade."