Fabulous Friday: A Day Late

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to Fabulous Friday: A Day Late. That was my basic theme all week. I've had so much going on this week that I was late for many things because too many things overlapped. I worked at the school everyday this week (not so sure about the 5 day thing, after this week, lol), Jonah had soccer practice a few days, Noah had volleyball games three days, a birthday party,and then there was just the regular weekly things that I had to squeeze in. Needless to say, my mind was elsewhere when it came time to getting my blog post done for Fabulous Friday. I had my card done since Tuesday but I never got the chance to take the picture and get the post ready. I kept saying I need to do that. You can guess where that got me: no where. I remembered about 9am yesterday when I was getting ready to write the morning message for the kiddos in school. Yep, too late to do anything about it. Then I didn't get home until about midnight from all that was going on. So I apologize now. Hope you do like the card even if it is a day late.

The theme this week with Sisters in Stamping is Spring. All three of us have had it with the winter weather and decided we were going to welcome Spring any way we can. So Spring cards full of flowers and butterflies are in order.

 

So I decided to make a card that had colorful butterflies on it. Quick and easy when you use punches. I used the itty bitty butterfly punch and the 2013-2015 in color designer series paper stack to make this cheerful card. I love the saying on this card. I couldn't agree more, you can never have too much happy.

 

Here's a close-up of the butterflies for you as well. A small basic pearl is the perfect finishing touch. Also, notice around the edges of the butterflies, the cardstock is embossed with a line going around. I used the scoring tool on the paper cutter to make the embossed line. I scored a 1/2" on each of the four sides of the top layer of the card. Yes, there's two layers to this card. Naturals white on naturals white. The only adhesive I used for this card were dimensionals. There are dimensionals between the white layers and a half of a dimensional is behind each butterfly, as well.

 

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for more Spring ideas.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Yippee Skippee

Ink: Stampin' Write Markers 2013-2105 in color collection (coastal cabana and strawberry slush)

Paper: Naturals white cardstock and 2013-2015 in-color designer series paper stack

Accessories: Dimensionals, Basic Pearls, Itty Bitt Butterfly Punch, Scoring blade on paper cutter

 

Perfect Ornaments to Adorn your Tree

Hello Stamping Friends,

Week 7 of the Twelve Weeks of Christmas tutorial is ready and waiting for you so you can get crafting your own Christmas ornaments for your tree. These will be treasured ornaments for years to come by your and your family or whoever you choose to give them too. After all, they are perfect to add to the top of your wrapped presents you will be giving.

 

Get the tutorial and you will have pages of step by step instructions on how to make each of these ornaments on your own.

  

 

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We are Crossing Borders Today

Hello Stamping Friends,

How are you?  Ready to cross the borders?  This week at Sisters in Stamping we are showing you projects using the Simply Scored Borders plate that is in the Spring Catalog.  It is packed full of all kinds of great borders/elements to add to your finished stamping project, dots, wavy lines, jagged lines and more.

I decided to make some "waves" with the plate today.  I simply love the Oh, Whale set. I know, it's 'cause I have a Jonah but seriously, isn't it adorable?  Wait, that's what we say about my Jonah. I do see a direct coorelation here. Sorry, but it's true (all of it). Anyway, I hope you like the card.

I used the Simply scored plate to make waves on the pool party cardstock before I cut it with the labels framelits. I know it's not easy to see with the full view of the card and that's why I took a close-up of the main image for you below.

See the whales swimming in the waves?  The simply scored borders plate is so neat. I see using it in so many different ways.  The other sisters have some neat ideas too, check out the Sisters in Stamping blog to see their ideas.

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Oh, Whale

Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo, & Lucky Limeade

Cardstock: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Pool Party & Sunshine & Smiles Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Simply Scored, Simply Scored Borders Plate, Dimensionals, Adhesive, Googly Eyes (retired), Paper Snips, Big Shot, Labels Framelits, Whale Sizzlit, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder

Such a Pretty Rose

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today I need to share with you such a pretty rose card. I received this card from my friend Debbie N. in Virginia (many of you know her as one of my sisters in stamping) for my birthday. Yes, that was a few weeks ago, but I'm just now getting a chance to take a picture and post it for your eyes to enjoy.

 

Isn't this a awesome card. I love the grid on the white cardstock. Debbie created the grid first by using the Simply scored and then she stamped the rose on top of it. I always love the 2 step stamping flowers, especially the roses. They look wonderful all the time.  Also, check out the cutest little bow, I'm more than sure Debbie made it using a fork. Gotta love those fork bows, so easy and pretty every time.

 

Here's a close-up of the main focal image of the card. Just wanted you to see how neat this technique is.  Thank you very much Debbie for such a pretty birthday greeting. I loved the card and it sure brightened my day when I opened it.

 

Floral District Gift Set

 

Hello Stamping Friends,

 

Get Creative with Rachel & Debbie is back with another great tutorial for you.  Debbie created this fun gift set using the Floral District designer series paper pack, the Simply Scored Tool and a few of her favorite punches to create the flowers. The set includes a post-it note holder with matching pen along with a divided box that contains four 3" x 3" note cards and 8 covered chocolate nuggets. Sounds great, right?  Well without further ado, I am going to share the picture with you.

 

 

Pretty, isn't it?  This is a great gift set for your child's teacher or a co-worker or simply for a friend or family member that you  know would love to pretty up her desk.

 

 

Card/Chocolate Nugget Holder. It is covered with a clear window sheet to protect your cards and chocolates but allow the receiver to see the beautiful flowers inside!

 

Pen & Post it Note Holder.  It closes with velcro to protect your pad and you can easily replace it when you've used all the pages.

 

If you'd like to learn how to make this project there isa Get Creative with Rachel & Debbie tutorial available for purchase for $3.95. Please use the PayPal button below   

 

 

You can easily change the look of this tutorial to whatever them you would like. Once you have the tutorial it's just a matter of changing the colors and designer series paper. You are going to have so much fun making these awesome desk gift sets.
 

Time to Simply Score

Hello stamping friends.  I'm so glad you stopped by today to checkout this week's Sisters in Stamping Fabulous Friday project.  Our focus this week is the Simply Scored Tool and the new Diagonal Plate that goes with it.

This tool make s scoring so much eaier and the diagonal plate is awesome to make envelopes for those hard to find envelopes for cards. and you can use the great Designer Series Paper to make those envelopes coordinate beautifully with your card that will be placed inside.

The Simply Scored tool can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog. The diagonal plate is a new add-on item. It is a must-have for the Simply Scored tol.  The diagonal plate item number is #125586 and it's only $11.95.

This week, I decied to make a card using both the Simply scored for straight lines and the diagonal plate for diagonal lines to make a fun background for my card. I started with Very Vanilla Cardstock for the base and then cut another Vanilla  layer to be 1/2 inch smaller.  Before attaching that to the base of the card I scored every 1/2" inch on the straight and then I scored every 1/2" on the diagonal to create this fun background.

For the strip going across the card I used the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series paper and the Lace Ribbon Border punch.  I then stamped the Triple Treat flower single stamp in Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait and Soft Suede ink. I used the Fancy Flower, 5-petal flower, and 1/2" circle punches to punch them out.  What a breeze, no cutting.

I used dimensionals (yes, my stock came in and I'm now a happy girl) to put the layers of the flowers together.  On the back of the largest flower I made strips using  snail adhesive so I could run the ribbon behind the flower to make "leaves"  using the 1/8" organdy ribbon that is part of the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad pack.

Hope you liked this card and it inspired to you to go and create.  If you really like this card and want to make one of your own, stop by tonight for my Sale-a-bration open house between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  It is one of 2 free cards that you will be able to make.

Don't forget to check out the Sisters in Stamping blog for more ideas using the Simply Scored and the Diagonal score plate.