When I broke out this stamp last week, I stamped it several times on white paper thinking I'd make multiples of the August 11 card. I made a couple, but then I got bored and started making other things with it. I used the last one on this card. It is stamped with Rose Red ink from SU! which conveniently worked with both red and hot pink cardstock.
This is another one with the Love You Much stamp. It's hard to see in the photo, but I embossed the black with one of the Cuttlebug borders. I'm glad to use up some of this ribbon. It came as part of a set, and I had no idea what to do with it.
I have been wanting to make this card for a while. I used a cute little Hero Arts stamp set that I've had for a while to stamp the flowers, then colored them in with pencil. You can't see it in the photo, but I also put diamond stickles in the centers of the flowers for a little sparkle.
I don't like this card. I have a whole stack of unfinished cards just like it - made with the same papers. It seems too plain to me, but I don't know what else to do with it. I debated about what ribbon to use, and the sheer lime polka dots (what was I thinking when I bought that?) seemed to match the best. I still don't like it.
This stamp is from one of my newer SU! sets and made its debut on this card. I also used the coordinating punch to punch out the 3 hearts at the bottom. Overall, I'm happy with this card although I think if Love was colored in with orange, I'd like it better. The red pencil looks a little pink.
I got the inspiration for this card from Splitcoaststampers, and used the same stamp that I used on yesterday's card. I don't normally make square cards, but I had this card base already cut from when I was experimenting with the bridal shower invitations. It turns out that my inspiration card was also square, and so it ended up being almost identical. The inspiration card uses burgandy ribbon, but I didn't have any of that so I used this scrap of velvet rick rack instead. I like it.
I almost forgot to post this card today!
I used not one, but two sets that have been sitting in my drawer for about 5 years as yet unused. Not only that, I broke out some
This one was simple, but I like it. It would be an easy one to make lots of duplicates and would work for many different occasions, especially if I used one of the others in the set for the main image.
I have a stack of pre-cut and stamped card bases that need to be made into something. Last night I was busy, so I whipped this up quickly using one of them. I really like these colors and I love, love, love the felt rick rack! I think all rick rack should be made of felt. The card is a variation of a couple of others I've made. I like this recipe, and it's a good way to use up some patterened paper or scraps.
On the way home from the stamping convention yesterday, I stopped at Archiver's. They were having one of their make-and-take weekends and I made this card there.
It's not really my choice for colors, but it was really quick to put together since they had everything all cut and ready! I do have some of those inchie stamps like I used on this card, so it gave me an idea for another way to use them. They also used chalk ink to stamp the inchies, and it really worked a lot better than the dye ink I've tried with mine. Something else to buy!
Today it's supposed to be really hot, and my goal is to stay inside and play with my new toys from yesterday- and go to the store and look at chalk ink. :-)
This one is another Splitcoast-inspired design that kind of just came together. I flipped through a stack of paper that I bought back in the spring and found these two patterened papers that looked good together. More colors outside of my comfort factor! Also back in the spring, I kept seeing cards with this awesome butterfly on it, and knew I had to have it. So, I ordered the Cuttlebug die (along with a couple of others) and it has been sitting in the craft room unused for a couple of months. Time to finally break that thing in! I cut it out and embossed it and I really like it.
I made this card with my newest SU! set called Wild About You. When I ordered it, I thought it was cute, but I had no idea what I'd actually make with it. I saw lots of cute ideas on the Splitcoaststampers gallery, and finally settled on this one:
I recently acquired 13 new stamp pads. Crazy, I know, but I needed some variety in my collection. I decided to give the one called Ballet Blue a shot for this card. I just happened to have some blue cardstock in a 4.5"x6.5" mat stack that I decided to use, and when I started stamping, the color matched perfectly! Also, that stamp that says "Celebrate"? It was the first time that one's seen ink and I've had that set for several years. The stars are Hero Arts and I stamped them, cut them out, and put some diamond Stickles around the edges (and you can actually see it in the photo!). It also has "Happy Birthday" stamped on the inside.
I admit, I don't love this one. I don't use yellow or orange much, and maybe that's why. It was simple to make and I do love 3 things about it: using paper from my stash, using ribbon from my stash, and using a stamp I've had for probably 5 years that had never seen ink.
This card is actually a variation of the card that I made for the Cards for Heroes blog hop on Memorial Day. I've got several of this format in the works, and it's a great way to use up scraps. This one, however, used all new stuff - patterned paper from the spring stack, a new border punch, some felt rick rack (one of my favorite things EVER), and a butterfly stamp new in the package (a Fiskars stamp, if I remember correctly). The sentiment is Hero Arts.
While I was working on the shower invitations, I realized that I haven't even stepped foot in the craft room for most of the summer other than to iron. My supply stash has continued to grow, but my card box remains empty. I read a multitude of blogs with every kind of challenge imagineable and so I decided it was time to challenge myself - one card a day for the month of August.
As August 1 approached and I finished up the invitations, I was getting excited. I've been working on an ambitious organization challenge, and it seemed time to put my new 'system' to work. (I am working to convert my collection of ideas from a pretty un-useable notebook/page protector system to the 4x6-index-cards-in-a-photo-box system described in the Organize Your Stuff Challenge blog post. So far, so good....but very time consuming up front.) I pulled out some of my favorite ideas and got to work.
A couple of weeks ago, I saw that Cards for Heroes was having a blog hop this weekend. It seemed like fun, and at the last minute I decided I'd dust off my blog and join in the fun - my very first one! If you are joining in the middle of the hop, click here to start at the beginning. I have actually never sent cards to Cards for Heroes, but I have sent lots of cards to Afghanistan - beginning with Golf Company last fall.
First, a Memorial Day tribute to United States Army Sgt. Ryan Baumann, KIA on August 1, 2008, from injuries received during Operation Enduring Freedom when his humvee hit an IED in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. He served proudly in the 101st Airborne based at Ft. Campbell, KY. He was my cousin.
For me, the card thing started late last summer, shortly after Ryan was killed. I was surfing a message board and saw a post about people collecting blank cards to send to soldiers. It seemed like a terrific idea - one where I could use a lot of supplies from my stash, be creative, and support a good cause. One of Ryan's best friends was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, so I got in touch with him and asked him I could send cards to him for their unit. I even roped a few of my crafty friends into making cards. It wasn't until a couple of months later that I learned about Cards for Heroes. This group sends some cards!! I can't believe how many! Golf Company came home and life got busy, so I haven't made nearly as many cards lately. I'll definitely be sending them to Cards for Heroes from now on, including the one pictured below.
I sat down last night to put together a card for the hop. I found the inspiration for this card on the Hero Arts flickr site a while back. I wish I had the link to give proper credit (if anyone knows, please forward it on). It seemed like a great idea for using up some scraps, and I'm happy to say that some scraps were used in this project. It was relatively simple to put together, and I'm happy how it turned out.
Supplies: kraft cardstock from Marco's Paper, striped and dot paper from a DCWV Stack from years ago, red felt rick rack from Archiver's, and solid cardstock from scraps. Sentiment from Stampin' Up.
Now....on to the next hop: All Things Alicia. Alicia has made a really neat card for the hop and be sure to check out the awesome cupcake box on her blog too!
Before you hop, please take a second to post a comment. Cards for Heroes will be awarding prizes randomly chosen from all comments left, so be sure to leave a comment at every blog you visit.
Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.
I saw a card similar to this at Archiver's. I used the Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge to cut the scallop. The flower stamp is Autumn Leaves. The pink center stamp is Stampin' Up from the Little Pieces set. I used a pink pearl gem for the centers. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts clear stamp set. All of the stamping was done using the best ink pad ever - the Noir Black Pallette hybrid ink pad.
When I started this project, I thought I'd be using up so much of my accumulated craft stuff. It was a great idea - in theory. I've bought SO much new stuff. At least it's been fun. I made this card using paper from my stash. The love design was cut using the Cricut Wedding Solutions cartridge. The red linen paper was from Marco's and the patterened paper came from one of the DCWV stacks from JoAnn's that I've had for ages. It was the Old World stack. The sentiment was from a Stampin' Up set and stamped with chocolate chip ink.
This was another card that used paper from my stash. It's the same red linen paper that I used in the last card and another patterned paper from the Old World stack. It was also cut using the Cricut Wedding Solutions cartridge. The sentiment was from a Stampin' Up set and stamped using chocolate chip ink. I added a few pink pearls to give it a little bling.
This was my favorite card of the bunch for a couple of reasons. First, it is super cute. I got to play with my toys and I used stuff from my stash. The idea was adapted from some really cute Christmas cards I made in a class in November. I used the same red linen paper for this card and some pink cardstock that I had in my collection. The ribbon was also in my collection. I embossed the pink square with the Cuttlebug using the Heart Blocks embossing folder. The bunny was from a new stamp set that I picked up at Archiver's last week. I stamped it with black and colored it in using colored pencils. The sentiment is the same Stampin' Up that I used in the second card. The picture isn't the greatest, but the red block is mounted on a white card.
Ryan and Lauren were supposed to get married this Saturday. I'm thinking about her a lot this week.
