Birthday Herbarium

Today I’m playing along with 2 Russian Challenges:

Challenge #9: Eco-Style (use of organic materials and the colors of nature) – СкрапИдеи

Sketch Challenge from Наше Хобби. Here’s the sketch:

Note: Данная открытка также принимает участие в дизайнерском конкурсе от блога Творим Вместе.

Difficulty: Hard

Card dimensions: 4-1/2 x 6-1/2"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): Crumb Cake smooth (base), Blush Blossom textured cardstock;

Stamps (Stampin Up!): Oval All, Off the Earth (retired);

Ink (Stampin Up!): Chocolate Chip;

Ribbon (Stampin Up!): 3/8’’ Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon;

Embellishments : 2 1-mm Basic Pearls (Stampin’ Up!), corrugated cardboard (old box), pressed flowers (Pressed Petals), dry rose bud, dry grass;

Tools: scissors, paper cutter, glue, glue dots (Stampin' Up!).

Happy Birthday, Inna!

Teenage Boy Birthday Card

I made this card for the challenge "Bedding" on the Russian blog “Оглянись вокруг”. Here’s the inspirational bedding :)

Lederhosen Thank You Card

Embellish Magazine's Bags Color Challenge

It’s a Cinderella story of a gift bag...

Once upon a time there was a gift bag:

The gift bag was nice and simple but she always wondered “What is it like to be pretty?”. And one day she was picked up at a Target store and brought to a place where she was stamped, ribboned, and layered with paper. Finally, when everything was over, she looked in the mirror and saw her new herself:

My inspiration for this creation came from Embellish Magazine’s Bags Color Challenge. Here’s their inspirational poster:

 

Note: Данная работа принимает участие в дизайнерском конкурсе от блога Творим Вместе.

Grand Thank You to a Piano Teacher

I recently came across an interesting challenge from the Russian blog ScrapTime. The name of the challenge was “Say Thank You to a [profession]”, and I instantly got an idea to make a thank you card for… a piano teacher. For no particular reason -- my kids aren’t taking any piano classes (too young), and neither am I (I don’t even have a clue how to play piano!... Always admired people who do, though).

The design is pretty much self-explanatory: vintage photograph, music notes, paper flowers, antique brads if you want, and crochet ribbon.  The photograph was found somewhere online, and so were the music notes (I just added a little bit of a sepia tone to them and printed out on the Very Vanilla cardstock from Stampin’ Up!). After tearing the edge, I sponged it with some Distress Vintage Photo Ink.

Difficulty: Easy

Card dimensions: 5 x 7"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): Chocolate Chip smooth (base), Very Vanilla;

Stamps (Stampin Up!): Sincere Salutations;

Ink: Chocolate Chip (Stampin Up!), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Tim Holz);

Ribbon (Stampin Up!): Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla 1-1/4” Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Victoria 5/8” Crochet Trim Ribbon;

Flower: Recollections Boutique Fleur Mulberry Paper Flowers

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch (Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim Corner Punch (Stampin' Up!), Scallop Oval Extra-Large Punch (Stampin' Up!), Eyelet Border Punch (Stampin' Up!), scissors, paper cutter, glue, glue dots (Stampin' Up!), dimensionals (Stampin' Up!).

Feliz Cumpleaños Card

I made this card for my wonderful brother-in-law. The sentiment in Spanish says “Happy Birthday (call when it’s time for cake)” :).

Difficulty: Easy

Card dimensions: 4 x 6"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): Real Red textured cardstock (base), Summer Sun (retired), Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green;

Stamps (Stampin Up!): Afterthoughts (2010-2011 Level 1 hostess set), Darling Dots (retired);

Ink (Stampin Up!): Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Old Olive, Crushed Curry (retired);

Ribbon: ¼” Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon (Stampin Up!), red crochet thread;

Embellishments (Stampin Up!): Yellow Brads (Subtles, retired);

Tools: scissors, paper cutter, double sided tape, glue, glue dots (Stampin' Up!), dimensionals (Stampin' Up!), matches (to stop ribbon from fraying).

Happy Birthday, Ulises!

Simple Shabby Chic Card

“Simple Shabby” almost sounds like an oxymoron, I know :), but that’s what I came up with trying to complete the floral shabby chic challenge from StudioScrapbooking. Here’s their inspirational poster:

Difficulty: Medium

Card dimensions: 4-1/2 x 5-3/4"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): Melon Mambo, Whisper White;

Stamps (Stampin Up!): Oval All;

Ink (Stampin Up!): Real Red, Old Olive (for sponging tiny flowers);

Ribbon (Stampin Up!): 3/8” Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon;

Flowers: 1 Recollections Boutique Fleur Mulberry Paper Rose; 2 Prima Colypso Tin flowers;

Jewels (Stampin' Up!): Basic Pearls

Tools: Scallop Oval Extra-Large Punch (Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim Border Punch (Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim Corner Punch (Stampin' Up!), Trio Flower Punch (Stampin' Up!), Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz®, Texturz™ Backgrounds 1 Plate, Empressor Stylus, scissors, paper cutter, glue, glue dots (Stampin' Up!), dimensionals (Stampin' Up!).

Five-Years-and-Two-Kids-Later Anniversary Card

Today is 5 years since I met my husband, and as a sweet reminder to him (and myself :) -- you know how busy it gets with two little kids), I made this anniversary  card. The card features one of our favorite pre-kids photographs taken at the Oktoberfest in Munich.   

To make this card, I used a sketch from the Russian challenge blog Скрап-Фантазии. Here’s their sketch:

And this is how the card looks inside:

Note: В настоящий момент данная открытка принимает участие в вышеупомянутом скетч-задании от блога Скрап-Фантазии, а также задании блога СкрапИдеи, посвященному полуфабрикатному, т.е. необработанному чипбоарду.

Difficulty: Medium

Card dimensions: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): Chocolate Chip smooth (base), River Rock (inside);

Patterned Paper (Stampin’ Up!): Razzleberry Lemonade (retired): frame and little hearts, Raspberry Tart (retired): big heart in front and the frame inside, Crushed Curry Designer Series Paper (retired): big heart inside, Woodland Walk (inside);

Stamps (Stampin Up!): Medallion, Tender Toile (retired), Yummy (retired);

Ink (Stampin Up!): Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry (retired);

Ribbon (Stampin Up!): Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla 1-1/4 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), twine (from my stash);

Embellishments (Stampin Up!): ½ Inch Library Clip in Old Olive (retired);

Chipboard (Stampin Up!): On Board Essentials (retired);

Tools: Heart to Heart Punch(Stampin' Up!), scissors, paper cutter, glue, glue dots (Stampin' Up!), dimensionals (Stampin' Up!).

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Ornaments Card - CPS 192

This is another interpretation of Card Positioning System Sketch #192.

Difficulty: Easy

Card dimensions: 4 x 6"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): Bordering Blue smooth cardstock (base);

Patterned Paper (Stampin’ Up!): Merry Moments DSP (retired), Bride Specialty Paper (retired);

Stamps (Stampin Up!): Serene Snowflakes;

Ink (Stampin Up!): Bordering Blue (retired), Real Red;

Embossing: Heat & Stick Powder (Stampin' Up!), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter(Stampin' Up!), VersaMark Pad;

Ribbon (Stampin Up!): 1/4” Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon;

Tools: 1-1/4” Circle Large Punch(Stampin' Up!), 1-3/4” Circle Extra-Large Punch (Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim Border Punch (Stampin' Up!), scissors, paper cutter, heat tool, glue, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!), glue dots (Stampin' Up!).

Button Compote - CPS 192

Today’s card is a Thank You card for my German friend, for creating which I used Card Positioning System Sketch #192. Here’s the sketch:

And here's my card:

Difficulty: Easy

Card dimensions: 4 x 5"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): More Mustard cardstock (base), Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie;

Patterned Paper (Stampin’ Up!): Woodland Walk, Razzleberry Lemonade (retired), Raspberry Tart (retired), Delicate Dots (retired);

Stamps (Stampin Up!): So Many Thanks (for English version, use the Thanks so Much stamp from the Sincere Salutations set);

Ink (Stampin Up!): Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip (for sponging the Trio flower);

Ribbon (Stampin Up!): 1/4” Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon;

Buttons (Stampin Up!): 1 More Mustard button (Regals), 2 Cajun Craze buttons (Regals);

Tools: 1-1/4” Circle Large Punch(Stampin' Up!), 1-3/4” Scallop Circle Extra-Large Punch (Stampin' Up!), Trio Flower Punch (Stampin' Up!, retired), scissors, paper cutter, glue, glue dots (Stampin' Up!).

 

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Welcome Baby Girl Card

Inspired by the darling dresses that I found on splitcoaststampers.com, I created mine, using their template from Stampington&Company:

Difficulty: Medium

Card dimensions: 5 x 4"

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!): Pretty in Pink smooth cardstock;

Patterned Paper (Stampin’ Up!): Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper (retired);

Stamp (Stampin Up!): Warm Words;

Ink (Stampin Up!): Pretty in Pink;

Ribbon: ivory satin ribbon (from my stash)

Buttons (Stampin’ Up!): Pretty in Pink (Sherbet, retired);

Tools: 1-1/4” Circle Large Punch(Stampin' Up!), 1-3/4” Scallop Circle Extra-Large Punch (Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim Border Punch (Stampin' Up!), scissors, paper cutter, sponge, glue, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!), glue dots (Stampin' Up!).