Blue Christmas!

 I stamped and cut out this ornament at the same time as I did the other ones posted previously, but I only got so far and then wasn't sure what I wanted to do to finish it. I finally decided to make it simple and this is the result!
I love it!! (Click on the picture for a larger view.)

Stamp Set: Ornamental Keepsakes(w-128048 or c-128051)

Ink: Midnight Muse(126860)
 

Paper: Crumb Cake(120953), Midnight Muse(126843), Silver Glimmer Paper (124005)

Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch(119860), Dazzling Diamonds(102023), 2-Way Glue Pen(100425), Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons(127555), Rhinestone Basic Jewels(119246), Big Shot(113439), Holiday Ornaments Framelits dies(127816), Snow Flurry Bigz Die(127813), Crumb Cake 3 1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon(127840)


It is very vintage, I don't usually do vintage but I do like this!

Have a great weekend!

Sharri

Last of the Blooming with Kindness set for now.

 Such an easy set to use and so versatile.

Stamp Set: Blooming with Kindness (w-126420 or 126422)

Paper:Cajun Craze119684), Very Vanilla(101650)

Ink: Cajun Craze(126965)

Accessories: Big Shot(113439), Delicate Designs Embossing Folders(127023), Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon(120999)

Hope you've had a great week!

Sharri

Blooming with Kindness

 I created this card set for a hostess gift, I made two of each card, they made up quickly and were beautiful when finished. Thanks, goes to Glenda Calkins, who inspired these.Over the next few posts I will highlight each of the 4 cards.

Stamp Set: Blooming with Kindness (w-126420 or 126422)

Paper: Midnight Muse(126843), Cajun Craze119684), Very Vanilla(101650)

Ink: Midnight Muse(126860) and Cajun Craze(126965)

Accessories: Big Shot(113439), Delicate Designs Embossing Folders(127023), Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon(126847)

 I used second generation stamping, or "Stamping off" technique on the inside of the card. Straight forward stamping!

Have a great Week!

Sharri

Holiday Catalogue Ornament

 I am finally getting the pictures posted. I have had this ornament finished for over a month but every time I went to post it the pictures were not uploaded. This is Linda Heller's, from Stamping School, version of the ornament although once I was finished I realized I didn't put the Linen Thread on them. I wouldn't use the glitter again either.....I love the look but I hate the mess!

 It was not a difficult project but was very time consuming, the results are very gratifying though so I guess it is worth it!
I found that the Stampin'Up! version was too crisp and bright for my liking so I did another version using Crumb Cake CS instead of Whisper White. I found it interesting how the colors look so different on the different colored paper. I used the Starburst Jumbo Wheel to Stamp the Crumb Cake Card Stock for the medallion in the center of the Crumb Cake ornament.

 Supplies used are as follows:

Stamp Sets: Ornament Keepsake (w-128048 or c-128051), Starburst Jumbo Wheel(124090)

Paper: Whisper White(100730) or Crumb Cake(120953), Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP (126901) or

Inks: Gumball Green(126861), Cherry Cobbler(126966)

 Accessories: Jumbo Handle(103661), Dazzling Diamonds(102023), Large Basic Pearls(125577), Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons(127555), 2-way Glue Pen(100425), 1 3/8" Circle Punch(119860), Big Shot (113439), Designer Rosette BigZ XL die(125594), Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies(127816), Cherry Cobbler(127841) or Crumb Cake(127840) 3 1/2" Scalloped Tull, Hot Glue gun.

If you click on the pictures you can see a larger version of them. I do have another ornament partially finished so I will post it when it is finished.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great weekend,

Sharri

DSP Fancy fold card

 I was really WOW'd when I saw this card for the first time. The base is one half of a piece of 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper(DSP) trimmed to 5 1/2" x 12". You score the long side at 2", 4", 8", and 10". Then you trim off the corners of each end and attach them to the front flaps at the bottom. Simple but very much a WOW! card.

Inside:

For this card I used:

 Stamp Sets: Embellished Events(w-126495 or c-126497), Itty Bitty Banners(w-125255 or c-125257) and Delightful Dozen(w-122650 or c-122652)
Paper: 2012-2014 In-color Designer Series Paper Stack(126910), Whisper White(100730), Midnight Muse(126843)
Ink: Midnight Muse(126860)

 Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon(126847), Paper Trimmer,
Big Shot(113439), Bitty Banners Framelits(129267), Window Frames Collection Framelits(129021), Festive Paper-Piercing Pack(127857), Stampin' Dimensionals(104430)

You can get two different cards from one sheet of DSP, depending on how you fold it. Here is a picture of the other half of the same piece of DSP.

Have a great weekend!

Sharri

Merci Chocolate! Gift!

 In Canada we have these lovely chocolates that come in a larger box/package, but some times you only need a small something. I created this little token that hold 3 of the chocolate pieces to give as a gift.
It is very simple and any sentiment can be added to it for any occasion.
I used the 2012 in-colors for this project.

(opened)

Stamp Set: Bright Blossoms(w-125495 or c-125497)

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit Stampin'Write Markers(126856)

Paper: Summer Starfruit(126839), Raspberry Ripple(126842) and Whisper White(100730)
Accessories: Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon(126847), Simply Scored Scoring Tool(122334), Big Shot(113439), Labels Collection Framelits (125598)

Simple and quick!

Have a great day!

Sharri

Fall Foliage

 This is the birthday card to go along with the gift card holder for my dad. I cased it from a fellow demo but I cannot find where I found it, so..... if this is your card please speak up and I will be pleased to give you credit for this beauty!

 Stamp Sets: French Foliage(w-120845 or c-121166), Best Dad Ever (w-120399 or c-120681), Petite Pairs(w-122495 or c-122497)

Inks: Cajun Craze(126965), Old Olive(126948), Daffodil Delight(126944), Sahara Sand(126976), Early Espresso (126974)

Paper: Cajun Craze(119684), Very Vanilla(101650), Core'dinations Early Espresso(127848)

Accessories: Linen Thread(104199), 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Decorative Label punch(120907), Naturals Designer Buttons(127554), Stampin'Sanding System(129367), Big Shot(113439), Wood Grain Embossing Folder(127821)

I love how the final result looked, Have a great week!

Sharri

Paper Doily Sizzlit

This is a new Sizzlit introduced by Stampin'Up during the Spring Catalogue this year. It is so versatile and beautiful. It does take some extra work removing all the tiny pieces of paper left behind after it is cut, but the end result is so worth it. This card was designed by Penny Ginnery but I really liked it so as usual, cased it for my niece for Mother's Day.




Stamp Sets: Fresh Vintage(retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes(w-115370 or c-127802)

Paper: Whisper White(100730), Baha Breeze(111352)

Ink: Baha Breeze(126960)

Accessories: Pearl Basic Jewels(119247), 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon(122331), Word Window(119857) and Modern Label(119849) punches, Big Shot(113439),
Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder(117335), Paper Doily Sizzlits L(125592),
3" Circle Original Die(121811)

Any stamp set can be used to put in the center of this doily and it is a great stand alone piece as well.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sharri

More Creative Elements

Another card from the class with a fellow demo. This one has a beautiful POP of color with the Baha Breeze Butterfly and ribbon. So Pretty in real life!

Stamp Sets: Creative Elements(w-122645 or c-122647), Petite Pairs(w-122495 or c-122497)

 Paper: Soft Suede(115318), Very Vanilla(101650)

Ink: Soft Suede(126978) Baha Breeze(126960)

Accessories: Big Shot(113439), Designer Frames Folders(123130), 3/16ths corner rounder punch(119871), Pearl Basic Jewels(119247), Baha Breeze 1/8th " Taffeta Ribbon (122964), Extra-Large Oval Punch(119859)

Once the pieces are all cut the card goes together really quickly!

Enjoy the day!

Sharri

Betsy's Blossoms again!

Another note card inspired by a card someone else created but I don't know who it was. If you know who or you are the creator please let me know so I can give credit to them/you.

Stamp Sets: Betsy's Blossoms(w-126004 or C-126006) and Itty Bitty Labels(w-126255 or c-126257)

Paper: Whisper White(100730), Rich Razzlebery(115316) and Floral District DSP (126919), Note Cards and Envelopes(107311)

Inks: Summer Starfruit(126991), Rich Razzleberry(126950), Primrose Petals(126841)

Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Pearls(119246), Big Shot(113439), Bitty Banner Framlits(129267)

Another fun card.

Have a great day!

Sharri

Bright Blossoms Note Card

 This is such a versatile set! I love how it co-ordinates with the Summer Smooches DSP. This card is again from a project at Craft Project Central in April.

Supplies include:

Ink: Real Red(126949), Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise Stampin'Write Markers from the Brights color set(119702)

Paper: Note Cards and Envelopes(107311), Whisper White(100730),  Real Red(102482), Summer Smooches DSP(125409)


Stamp Set: Bright Blossoms(w-125495 or c-125497), Perfectly Penned(w-122890 or c-122892)


Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels(119249), Big Shot(113439), Labels Collection Framelits(125598)


This single card is part of a set and I will create the whole set in the future at some point in time as it makes a wonderful gift for someone special.

Thanks for coming along have a great day!

Sharri

Fun Fold!

I made this card for a fellow demo, she and her hubby were celebrating  an anniversary.
I was inspired after seeing a similar card on France Martin's blog, a fellow demo as well. Very simple it uses 1/2 sheet of Designer Series Paper and what ever you want to embellish it with.
Supplies are:

Paper: Floral District DSP(126919), Baha Breeze CS(111352),  Razzleberry CS(115316) and Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry(126950)
Stamp Sets: A Word For You(w-117528 or c-120528), Artistic Etchings
(w-118517 or C-120573) and Border Banter(w-128927 or c-128930)
Accessories: Big Shot(113439), Finishing Touches Edgelits(127010), Hearts Collection Framelits(125599), Bird Builder Punch(117191), Rhinestone Basic Jewels(119246)

It was a fun card to do and I will be doing more of these.

Thanks Frenchie!

Have a great weekend! It's a long one here in New Brunswick.

Sharri

Fabulous Florets...

I have found several cards that I have yet to share with you and this is one.
It uses a retired DSP(Beyond the Garden) but any DSP could be substituted. I made this in a workshop last June and never got it posted. As anyone knows who follows this blog I am a self confessed "Caser"; this is one of those.....cased from Barb Mullikin. I changed up the ribbon but otherwise the same as Barb.
I wanted to demonstrated the 2nd and 3rd generation stamping technique that is shown on this card.
Supplies used:
Stamps: Fabulous Florets(w-123025 or c-123027),
Paper: DSP(retired) Melon Mambo(115320), Wild Wasabi(108641)
Ink: Melon Mambo(126948), Wild Wasabi(126959)
Accessories: Big Shot(113439), Petals a Plenty embossing folder(116824), Melon Mambo Grosgrain Ribbon(retired)

Thanks for stopping by!

Sharri

Retired Beauty

A case of Tiffany Bauer, I love the color of this. This is made with almost all now retired product but it could easily be stepped up to use current products. The only things current are Whisper White CS(100730), Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set(w-115370 or c-127802). The backgrounds were embossed with the Big Shot(113439), Stripes Embossing Folder(123128) and Perfect Polka Dots(117335)

I love it's simplicity!

Sharri

Fussy Cut Florets

 I made this easel card for my mother for Mother's Day. It is a direct CASE of Sharon Burkert, a fellow demonstrator. I am not a fan of "fussy cutting" but I loved the look of this card and had to try to copy it.

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Florets(w-123025 or c-123027), Delightful Dozen(w-122650 or c-122652), Blessings From Heaven(w-123050 or c-123052), 

Word Play(w-120308 or c-120651), Field Flowers(w-126745 or c-126747)

Ink: VersaMark(102283), Old Olive126953), Tangerine Tango(126946), Basic Black(126980)

Paper: Whisper White(100730), Tangerine Tango(111349), Old Olive(100702), Pumpkin Pie(105117), Daffodil Delight(119683), Beyond the Garden DSP

Accessories: Heat Tool(129053), Embossing Buddy(103083), Black embossing powder(109133), Circle Cutter(retired), Stampin' Dimensionals(104430), Big Shot(113439), Scallpo Circle BigZ die(113468)

 Inside the card:

 I was pleased with this card. 

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend.

Sharri

Love and Sympathy

I had to make some sympathy cards a while ago, at the time the sets were all current but Inspired by Nature has since retired. The image is one of the large ones from Inspired by Nature (111656)retired it was stamped in River Rock ink (126977) onto a piece of Naturals White card stock(102316), the sentiment is from the current set Love and Sympathy (w-122795 or c-122797) this was stamped in Soft Suede Ink(126798) onto a piece of Naturals White card stock(102316) then punched out with the Scallop Oval punch(119856). two more punches of the Scallop Oval punch in River Rock creates a layer behind the sentiment. This was all layered onto a piece of River Rock card stock then that was all layered onto a piece of Naturals White card stock(102316) that had been run through the Big Shot (113439) inside the Square Lattice Embossing Folder(119976) for some interest. This was again layered onto River Rock and finally the card base of Naturals White. A pretty butterfly from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit(118138) cut from River Rock card stock(108640) was added to the grass, I love butterflies for sympathy cards, I find them to give hope of something beyond.

Thanks for visiting today!

Sharri

Mary's Birthday

My wonderful mother-in-law turned 80 this past May. My sister-in-law Lorraine purchased a vinyl guest book and passed it to me saying, "here I thought you could do something with this to dress it up, work your magic!" LOL

I wasn't sure what to do with it; how was I going to get things to stay on the vinyl? As you can see it was very plain! I started going through my DSP and stamps sets and I had some ideas.

This DSP from the retired paper pack Berry Blossoms(122350) became my inspiration. I paired the 2011-2012 in-colors card stocks, Wisteria Wonder(122922), Lucky Limeade(122926) and Calypso Coral(122925) along with some Whisper White(100730) with the Boho Blossoms punch( 119858), Big Shot BigzL die Fun Flowers(121812) Retired punch and the Little Leaves sizzlet(114511) to re-create this DSP on the album cover.
I made the large flowers 3D and adhered them to the vinyl cover with the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets(120805) Some Dazzling Details(124117) added to flowers and the album cover for some bling.

I used the matching stamp set, Fruit and Flowers(w-122605 or c-122607) to create a background for the inside cover as well as the Perfectly Penned set(w-122890 or c-122892) for the Happy Birthday as well as the inks to match the cardstock, Wisteria Wonder(126985), Calypso Coral(126983) and Lucky Limeade(126984)

 Second generation stamping was used to create the background for the inner pages of the book.

I hope this gives you some ideas and that you enjoyed this project. It was actually very fun to do once I sat down to do it.

Thanks for coming by!

Sharri

Gift Card Holders

 I made several gift card holders. This one is using Cherry Cobbler (119685) and Lucky Limeade (122926) cardstocks, the Letters to Santa DSP (122349),  Scallop Oval (119859) and Large Oval (119855) , Large (11987)  and Extra Large(119866) Tag and the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border (119275) punches. The stamp is from Dear Santa (123832/123834) set in the Holiday Mini. I used Lucky Limeade (119801) and Cherry Cobbler (119681) Stampin'Write markers to ink the stamp.

 The tag was tied onto the package with some Linen Thread(10199)

 Here, I used Real Red (102482) cardstock as a base and the Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP (124004)
I punched a ribbon with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275) and added a Real Red 5/8 " Satin ribbon (117286) bow.

 The tag is actually from the Two Tags Bigz Die (115954) with some Real Red (102482) cardstock I used  Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP (124004) and punched a Scallop Circle (119854). A Very Vanilla (101650) layer was created with the 3/16" Corner Rounder (119871) punch

I attached a gift card/ticket holder to the front of this package; it was created by folding a piece of Real Red (102482) cardstock with 3 scores, creating a flap at the top. I used the Letters to Santa DSP (122349) to decorate the base and to create the Rosette. I used my Simply Scored scoring tool (122334) to score two 12 x 2 inch strips of  Cherry Cobbler and two 12 x1 3/4" strips DSP every 1/8th inch. I used a 2 3/8" scallop Circle punch(118874) to glue the center down and put some of the Dazzling Details (124117) all over this scallop circle. I topped this with a Doily Triple Layer punch (122465) from Silver (120005) glimmer paper and a Whisper White Snowflake punch (119852) and a Silver Brad (104336). I used the other Real Red (102482) tag from the Two Tags Bigz Die (115954) and attached some Doily Triple Layer (122465) punches in both Red (121790) and Silver (120005) glimmer papers with a Silver Glimmer Brad from the Basics collection(121003).
This one was so pretty when I got done with it!

One word of caution though....... you have to remember to indicate somewhere or somehow that the recipient needs to open the giftcard/ticket holder on the package. It was almost 3 days later that my Aunt realized that there was something in the embellishment on the front of the package.

I think I am at the end of my gift wrapping etc from Christmas. I hope you haven't been too bored with them. I had fun with it all and did not buy one bit of wrapping paper this year.

Thanks for your patience!!

Sharri

Large Rosettes!

 I had these star shaped metal items to wrap so I taped the star legs to a piece of the heavy cardboard that comes in the specialty DSP packs and then I wrapped them in the packing paper from my SU orders. to decorate I used some more packing paper to run throught the Big Shot (113439) with the new Rosette Die (125594) and I then cut it down the center  to create these cute rosettes. This first one uses DSP from Letters to Santa (122349)as the back ground and also Holly Berry Bouquet (124004) to fit on top of the packing paper rosette. I used the Doily Triple (122465)punch to decorate the top with Real Red (102482)card stock and some Silver Glimmer paper (124005) as well a Red Glimmer Brad from the Brights Collection (121006). I used a piece of Linen Thread (104199) to hang it from a Cherry Cobbler (125056) Stripped Grosgrain ribbon bow.

The next was done exactly the same except I used Frostwood Lodge DSP (124002) and Garden Green (102584) cardstock

I really liked them once I got them done. The new Rosette Die is awesome as it cuts and creases the paper. It is very large though and there is a bit of a learning curve to using it. I guess I will have to practice some more!! Oh well!!

Thanks for stopping!

Sharri

Our children are grown and no longer at home and so stockings are not hung any longer at our house. I used kraft paper bags and put stockings on them, created using the stocking die, to hold a few little sweets and fun things for them. I used card stock and embossing folders for them as well as some Frostwood Lodge DSP from the Holiday mini. They were fun to have under the tree.