Very Merry Christmas

I recently held a stamp class at my house to make a bunch of Christmas cards before the holidays. This is one of the cards we made.

This combines some of my favorite things! Pool Party cardstock, the Winter Flurries embossing folder, Winter Frost DSP and the Endless Wishes stamp set.

This is a pretty straight-forward card but I do love the little flag pennants. It’s one of my favorite things to do on a card or scrapbook page. :)

Merry, Merry Christmas

I’m so glad the Friday Mashup challenge was a two-weeker because it gave me a chance to join in and share a card made with crumb cake and gingham.

The only gingham I have is washi tape (I know seriously?!) so that was my starting point along with the crumb cake color. I loved the inspiration pic of red and snowflakes with the gingham so that was my next pairing. Although the Endless Wishes stamp set is out of stock (for a second time!) you can still get these images through MDS!  I stamped the snowflakes in red, crumb cake and daffodil delight and added the sentiment to the bottom of the panel.

The Merry from the Expression Thinlits die set was layered over the snowflakes, and a strip of washi tape, lace trim and linen thread finish off the side of the card.

It has been so fun to start making and sharing some holiday cards! I love this time of year!

Joyful Christmas Wishes

I got back into my stamping groove on Sunday and came up with this card for the  Create with Connie & Mary sketch challenge and combined it with the Fab Friday color challenge.

The colors at Fab Friday are Coastal Cabana, Real Red and Gumball Green and I played up the Cabana as my primary color, followed by red and then green using black and white for my neutrals. The DSP is from the Eastern Elegance pack and for the strip on the side I used the diagonal lines stamp from Gorgeous Grunge to mimic a candy cane.

The ornaments were stamped from the Ornament Keepsakes set and the sentiment is from the Joyful Christmas stamp set. I finished it off with a strip of silver glimmer paper and a (retired) red button.

I really loved the rounder corners on the sketch and like that little detail it adds to the overall card. Thanks for the great sketch and color challenge CCMC and FF!

Wishing You a Merry Christmas

It’s December, can you believe it?! Although I’m still working on getting our tree up I’m excited to start sharing some holiday cards!

The sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches got me in the mood for a fun holiday card and I whipped out some of my favorite goodies to put it together yesterday.

I started with a Pool Party base and stamped an image from Ornament Keepsakes for the background. I layered on a strip of Winter Frost DSP and die cut two stamped ornaments.

I switched up the sketch a little bit and layered the silver glimmer strips and sentiment strip over the panel, and  cut the glimmer paper so it was thicker on the opposite sides for a different look. The sentiment came from the November Paper Pumpkin kit, definitely glad I still get the kit each month to have this fun stamp!

Here’s the sketch my card was based on/inspired by! Thanks FMS team!

Thankful

I have a simple and a bit elegant card to share today. I’m a pretty fortunate girl and have a pretty great life. :) I’m thankful on most days, and on a day like today where we give our thanks it’s even more special to be appreciative of our blessings in life.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Leafy Thanks

I might be a little obsessed with the Silver Glimmer Paper from Stampin’ Up! and the new color Smoky Slate. Paired together, these make me so happy! Check it -

There’s a few different elements on this card that I just love besides the glimmer paper and the gray card base! The ruffled ribbon, the simple background border and the pop of green from the leaf. Just a happy little card and one to add to my stash. :)

Supplies:

CS: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink: Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzaz, Basic Black

Stamp: Woodgrain, Mosiac Madness (border), Secret Garden (leaf), Lovely Little Labels (sentiment)

Misc: Strawberry Slush ruffle trim, rhinestone basic jewel

Scripted Happy Birthday

My friend Sharon still hasn’t received this card although I’ve seen her a handful of times since her birthday in August. Sharon, I’ll get this to you eventually, but at least you can see it here today. :)

Sharon loves bright colors but I wanted to make her a sweet and dainty card. Sharon got me into stamping so I wanted to make a special card for her. I did some heat embossing onto vellum and on the flowers used a dauber to add color from an ink pad, I just love this technique!

Happy birthday friend, sorry I’m such a slacker. But I know you love me anyway.

Supplies

CS: Pistachio Pudding, Neutrals White, Smoky Slate, Vellum

Ink: VersaMark, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride

Stamps: En Francis background, Remembering Your Birthday (sentiment), Papillon Potpourri, Secret Garden

Misc: Secret Garden framelits, Vintage faceted designer button, white bakers twine,  Delicate Doilies Sizzlits, Doily, White embossing powder, sequins

Spoil Yourself Today

It has been just a littllleeee while since I’ve been on the blog-o. ;) Forgive my absence as I promise I’ll be posting quite a bit more this week. :)

Things got a little crazy busy around here with fun stuff like Convention (which I will finally be sharing this week!), the kiddos coming back from Florida and my Momma visiting for a few days, to then rolling into Football try-outs and practice and getting the kids ready for back to school. So needless to say we’ve been going full speed and soaking up the rest of summer as much as we could!

To get back into blogging how about a card? This was made for my friend LeeLa for her birthday!

My mom and dad also recently had their birthdays but of course I didn’t take pics before giving them to my mom, haha.

Alright, now to finish working on my giant Convention post! ;)

Silhouette Leaf Birthday

Before we went on vacation I had some time to play in my studio and came up with a couple cards just for fun. Sometimes those are the best kinds to make! :)

  I didn’t get the best picture of this one, but I wanted to create a simple card with a nature feel to it based on the leaf die cut from the Secret Garden Framelits set. I used Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip and Calypso Coral for this card.

The detail just doesn’t quite come across but I used my score tool and added diagonal lines across the card base. The finishing touch was a bit of baker’s twine wrapped around the focal image.

Now I just need to finish up some swaps before Stampin’ Up! Convention on Thursday!

Supplies:

CS: Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Stamps: From the Heart

Misc: Secret Garden Framelits, Chocolate Chip Baker’s twine, score tool

Secret Garden Hello

All week long I’m sharing cards created with the Secret Garden stamp set and the matching Framelits dies.

Today I have more of the flowers I cut out earlier in the week and decided to go into more of a darker color palette vs. the bright colors I shared previously.

I misted a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Stampin’ Mister and Pool Party reinker and then layered that over a Basic Black card base. To the right of the card I added a hand cut flag in Smoky Slate and then started adding on the die cut flowers in Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana. Again, this is another time I could have added bling or dressed it up, but I love these flowers and the statement they make on their own. Finally I added a sentiment in Smoky Slate from Lacy & Lovely.

I think this card could cover a multitude of occasions to send to a friend or loved one. I love having cards like this in my stash to pull out at a moments notice!

Supplies:

Stamps: Secret Garden, Lacy & Lovely

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Stampin’ Mister with Pool Party reinker, Secret Garden Framelits

Check out the stamp set below and my Stampin’ Up! website at www.kandiphillips.stampinup.net to purchase your very favorite stamp sets!

Secret Garden Love

I have been looking for a great flower set for awhile, and I’m happy to say that I’ve found that perfect set in Secret Garden along with the matching Framelits dies!

I have a few cards this week to share as I’ve been playing around with this set and some new colors, too!

First up, I thought I would share the card that started it all for me with the color combo and cutting out dozens of flower shapes to play with later on! You’ll probably see (ok yes you will see) some of those other cut out flowers in later cards this week. ;)

I started with a Coastal Cabana card base which is one of the new 20133-2015 In Colors, followed by a layer of Calypso Coral that was embossed with my Big Shot and the dots embossing folder. To get the distress look I  did the “direct to paper” technique with a Calypso Coral ink pad that was rubbed across the surface and edges of the cardstock.

Next I layered a strip of Crisp Cantaloupe (another new In Color) along with a tiny strip of Smoky Slate (one of the brand new core colors) all over the card base. I die cut an oval and stamped the chevron pattern from Oh, Hello on to it, and then layered my die cuts of all the flower pieces from Secret Garden in the corresponding colors, along with a sprig in Bermuda Bay. I just have to declare my love of Bermuda Bay right now…I want to stamp everything with that color, haha!

Now, I could have added some bling or ribbon, or any other embellishment, but I thought I would show just how big an impact those flowers make all by themselves. Plus, this doesn’t cost anything extra to mail since it’s relatively flat!

Supplies:

Stamps: Oh Hello, Secret Garden

Ink: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate

Paper: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Ovals Framelits, Secret Garden Framelits, Dots embossing Folder

 

This pretty little set is so fun to play with! Join me for more cards this week!

Chevron Thanks So Much

All week I’ve been sharing cards created with the Oh, Hello stamp set and today brings my final card, but I know that I won’t be done using this set anytime soon!

I used Night of Nay for the base, added a strip of DSP from the May My Paper Pumpkin kit and topped that off with a white tag. The tag was stamped with the chevron oval in Smoky Slate ink, the sentiment in Garden Green and the flower in Night of Navy. The scallop strip is also Garden Green and the mini flag is Crushed Curry. Three silver brads balance and anchor the design. This card is a little more on the masculine side with the colors and basic design, and would be even more manly without the flower.

I have a card featuring this set that I’m making for my swaps at Convention so I’ll be sure to share that in July!

One-Layer Thanks

I’m sharing cards made with the Oh, Hello stamp set all week and today brings a one-layer (or like no layer!) card!

 

I am in love with clean and simple cards that have a big impact. Although I don’t think the colors are showing up as vibrant as this is in real life, I still like the understated look of it, and appreciate how fast it was to put together!

This card started with a Neutrals White card base (kind of like a confetti look to it) and all it took was some simple stamping to take it to the next level. The chevron oval was stamped in Smoky Slate, the dashed arrows were stamped in Calypso Coral, and the flower was stamped in Pool Party. I added the sentiment from Really Good Greetings in black, and then splattered some Pool Party ink using my Stampin’ Mister over the project. I added some pearls to the design to add a bit more texture to the flatness of the card.

I have one last card to share tomorrow that I made with this set!

Bold Happy Birthday

All week I’m sharing projects created with the Oh, Hello stamp set and today I have a bold and graphic birthday card.

 

Definitely a different look from the card I shared yesterday! This card features bold and bright colors with a clean white background and minimal embellishments. I used the same stamps as yesterday, but punched the chevron stamp out with a 1 1/4” circle stamp set.

I added a butterfly, button and heart with rhinestone along with a Bitty Bannners die cut  over the shapes, and stamped from the set Itty Bitty Banners onto the die cut. The colors used are Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate. I love this new gray color! :)

This is a really clean and simple card that can be mass produced or change up the colors and embellishments for a more masculine card.

Here’s a look at the stamp set, what could you see yourself making with this stamp set?

Chevron and Flowers

This week I’m loving on the Oh, Hello stamp set! I’ll be sharing projects through Saturday with this awesome set!

Today I played along with The Paper Players color combo to create a fun and summery card.

It started off with a white base, followed by a Pool Party layer that was cut with the Adorning Accents Edgelits die. I splattered some Pool Party reinker onto that layer and then added a tag over top of the layer. The tag was stamped in So Saffron with the arrows from the Oh, Hello stamp set and was then topped off with a strip of Early Espresso. 

Finally, I cut the flower pieces in Calypso Coral with the Secret Garden Framelits, stamped those in the same color with the chevron oval from the stamp set and crumpled them up to give them texture. I topped off the flower with a retired brad striped in Early Espresso, but you could easily substitute that with one of the new candy dots and brad builders to achieve a similiar look.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a different approach to using this stamp set!

For Real

For Real! I say this all the time so I loved that it was on a sticker in the May Paper Pumpkin kit!

I have one final card with the kit to share today, but I seriously have so much leftover that I could easily create a few more scrapbook pages and several cards. I love it!

This card is so vibrant, I looove it! The base is a new In Color, Coastal Cabana. I desperately want a tropical vacation after playing with all the new dreamy In Colors! :)

After layering on some of the patterned paper, I stamped some arrows in Coastal Cabana using the Designer Typeset Photopolymer stamp set. Then the stickers from the kit were added, and to finish it off I gave it a brad and pierced the corner in a pattern with my paper piercer.

I think this could be a fun card to thank someone for a great gift! “I love this for real” is a great line to say to someone! :)

Hey There Friend

This week I’m sharing projects created with the May My Paper Pumpkin kit and today the card I created also carries the stamps from the Welcome kit.

For this card I started with a white card base, and used the Stampin’ Spritzer with Pool Party reinker to spray the base. The gray splatters, in the new Smoky Slate color, were stamped with the splatter stamp from the welcome kit. I then layered on the patterned paper, added the polaroid frame, and then the flag stickers. The sentiment is from the welcome kit and was stamped inside the frame. Washi tape (Epic Day) and a silver brad finished it off!

Once again I am loving the clean and graphic look with this kit! It’s been fun seeing all of the different things I could make with this kit, and I have one final card tomorrow that showcases this kit.

The Good Life

This week I’m sharing projects created with the May My Paper Pumpkin kit. If you missed out make sure to go back and see what’s already been shared! Today I have another scrapbook page and almost everything is from the kit.

This was a really quick and easy page to put together! I used several scrap pieces from the kit to layer around the photos, and also stamped the two images that came in the kid (the good life and the arrow with love this). The only things not in the kit were the base, brads and washi tape.

The journaling is about how Jake and the coaches got the cheerleaders to sing to Brady for his birthday as it fell the same night as a duel. Although the pics with his medal were technically on another night, I thought these fit together for a full layout.

 

And just a few close-ups of the page with all those fun scraps and stickers!

Special Event

I have a softer and more feminine card today made with the May My Paper Pumpkin kit.

I used the sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary to start this card off like the one I shared yesterday.

 

The inspiration sketch.

For this card I started with a Pink Pirouette card base and ran it through my Big Shot with the dots embossing folder. Then I used a returning color Blushing Bride, and did the direct-to-paper technique by rubbing the ink pad across the front of the card base. I inked up the edges just a little bit more to give it a more distressed and softer look.

Then I layered the two flag panels (kit dsp), added the stickers from the kit, tied some white bakers twine into a small bow and finished the card off with pearls.

I absolutely loved playing with this CAS sketch! It is definitely a style I tend to gravitate to and I loved how easy the Paper Pumpkin kit was to work with in conjunction with this sketch.

Tomorrow I have another scrapbook page to share that was made with the kit!

Hello

Here’s another card made with the May My Paper Pumpkin kit!

I used the sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary to start this card off.

  

This is the sketch given, I love how the panel in the background shows through!

 

I started off with a new color coming out this year called Smoky Slate for the base. Two of the papers included in the MPP made the flag panels, along with the polaroid and hello sticker that were also in the kit. A little Epic Day washi tape and brad accented the hello sentiment sticker, and for some detail I used the splatter stamp from the MPP Welcome kit in Smoky Slate ink. You’ll get that awesome splatter in your first kit no matter when you sign up!

Stay tuned for one more card using this sketch, and more projects using the Paper Pumpkin kit!

Sunshine and Butterflies

It’s the last day of projects featuring the Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP (found in the Spring Catalog)!

I’ve already shown my hostess this card so it’s not a surprise, but this is the card we’ll be making at my workshop next month (thanks for hosting Diane!) and was inspired by her love of embossing.

I’ll be demonstrating the faux mental embossing technique and wanted to incorporate some of my favorite things on this card which include the Lacy and Lovely stamp set, the Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP and the butterfly punch. I’ve also been loving on gray lately for some reason, can’t wait for the new gray to come out next month!! ;)

This card came together pretty quickly. The medallion from Lacy and Lovely was stamped with VersaMark ink for a small impression on the gray base. Layers of dsp follow, along with a strip of sticky adhesive tape to which glitter has been applied. Last, the curly label punch, a strip of Old Olive taffeta and a faux metal butterfly finish off the card.

That wraps up my week of sharing cards and projects created with the Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP! What have you created with DSP recently?

Whirly Twirly Birthday

I’m sharing projects showcasing the Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP this week, but really it could also be a prelude to the pinwheel die and the Wishes Your Way stamp set because I have another card with these elements on it today!

It’s a really straight forward card, but still one that I love for a birthday that could go for either a kid or an adult. I mean really, what adult wouldn’t want to get a card with a pinwheel on it?! :)

The background was created by embossing the cloud folder in the Big Shot, but before embossing the folder was inked up with Marina Mist ink. Strips of dsp were notched at the ends and layered over the cloud base. Finally the sentiment strip and the pinwheel (attached to a baking sucker stick) were added to the card.

I have one more project to share tomorrow featuring a piece of dsp that hasn’t been shared yet!

Candles and wishes your way

Here’s another way to use your DSP, and my current favie Sunshine and Sprinkles.

Take strips of your DSP and roll tightly, attach whisper white bakers twine in the center with a glue dot and ta-da you’ve got a candle!

Super simple and easy, but perfect for a little boy birthday when you need a last minute card! A quick sentiment makes it even better!

You could take this same layout and change up the colors and patterned paper to mirror any recipient, super easy!

Hoppy Spring!

Still loving on the Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP that can be found in the Spring Catalog! Today I’m showcasing the gift bag I made for my hostess in March.

This bag is called a Box in a Bag, and the tutorial can be found on the link.

This pretty paper made it so easy to come up with a fabulous product with minimal effort. All I did was set up the bag, punch and stamp the tag, and then punch and tie the top together!

I used Melon Mambo for the base and the bag top, along with Whisper White for the tag. A bit of Old Olive taffeta ribbon and Whisper White bakers twine held it all together. The frog and sentiment were stamped with the A Little Bit of Spring stamp set, also found in the Spring Catalog. The curly label, tag and scallop border punch made it super easy to prepare all the elements!

 

Here’s a close-up of this cutie frog! He is just so happy and springy and HOPPY!

 

If you haven’t checked out this paper yet, you really need to! :)