A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Distress Markers & Thank You Cards!

My girls were off school last Friday and we went to the mall.  This mall is pretty far away and we don't go there very often.  It's probably best for me that we don't go there very often since it has an Archiver's!  LOL  Guess what they had?  Yep, Tim Holt Distress Markers!  They were just released at CHA and I bought myself a few.  I needed to make some thank you cards for the birthday girl to send out and thought it would be a great idea to try out my new markers.  Here is what I made!

I used my new favorite 6x6 paper pad, Miss Caroline-Howdy Doddy from My Mind's Eye.  The base of my cards is Neenah Solar White Smooth Cardstock #110.  Its a very sturdy cardstock that is perfect for bases.   The stamp is from Springtime Silhouettes (Gina K. Designs).  Since this is a solid stamp, I colored directly onto the stamp with my new markers!  After coloring, just give it a little huff and stamp it!  I used Barn Door, Mustard See, Worn Lipstick & Shabby Shutters.  I stamped onto some Simply Smooth White cardstock that I cut/embossed using S4-310 Labels Eighteen.  The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped using Rich Cocoa Memento ink pad.  I added some Winter White seam binding ribbon to complete my card.  I made 12 of these cards using various papers from the 6x6 paper pad.  Fun!!

Here is a close-up of the stamped image.

I can't wait to find out all the other stuff you can do with the Distress Markers.  Have you tried them yet?  What do you think?  Let me know!!

Thanks For Everything! Card

Hello!  Hope you are having a great week so far.  Our week is filled with a 16th Birthday celebration on February 29!  We had a small birthday party over the weekend so we could celebrate together as a family and my oldest daughter came home from college.  My friend made the best birthday cake EVER!  Chocolate cake split with strawberries and whipped cream icing....it was fabulous.  To say a special thank you, I made her this card.

I used Springtime Silhouettes stamp set from Gina K. Designs for this card.  The base is my last sheet of Aqua Mist cardstock (I have been saving it for something special!)  I stamped the background image onto some Simply Smooth Ivory using Rich Cocoa Memento ink.  I layered the stamped background onto some Posh Milk Chocolate Felt Cardstock.  I also cut a small strip of the chocolate cardstock to tie the ribbon around, I think it makes the ribbon show up even better, don't you?  I stamped the sentiment onto some more of the ivory cardstock and cut/embossed it from S4-234 Ribbon Tag Trio Two.  The bird was stamped, fussy cut and popped up using some 3d foam squares. 

I think my friend will love this card.  Here is the beautiful cake she made our Sweet 16.

 

It tasted as good as it looks!  LOL  Hope you have a great day and I will be back tomorrow to show you some other stuff I have been working on!

The Day After........

Well, it's the day after Christmas and for me, it's a day to relax and rest.  A day to just continue to enjoy the family and catch up on sleep by taking a nap, eating any leftovers and make a few projects just for fun.  I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas full of the love of family and the celebration of the birth of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.  We had quite a wonderful Christmas here in the Seyer household. 

Here is a card I made a few weeks ago for a publication but it didn't get any love.....but I think its one of my favorites!  LOL

 

I used a new die set from Spellbinders called (S5-068) Decorative Dress Form.  This was a set that was part of a new release from Crafters Home.  I found the set of dies at my local scrapbook store, For Keeps Sake.  I love the set....so girly!!  I inked all the edges of everything on this card using Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.  The sentiment is from Springtime Silhouettes stamp set from Gina K. designs.  I added a 4" Wilton doily, seam binding ribbon and alittle bit of tulle ribbon to complete this card.  My card base is Kraft cardstock from Discount Cardstock

Hope you have a great week!  I will have some really fun stuff to share with you starting January 1.  Can you believe the year is almost over?  Have a great day!

Thanks For Everything!

Today I have a card to share with you.  I used some new to me Gina K. Designs Stamps and some more of Want2Scrap™ products, too!  Here is my 4" x 9" card.

To make this size card, you will need to cut your card to 8" x 9" and fold at 4".  This card will fit into a regular business size envelope.  Of course, this card has some thicker embellishments so I will probably stick it into a padded envelope so it gets where its going without any damage.

To start, I stamped the front using Antique Linen distress ink and a damask image from the Gina K. Designs stamp set called Springtime Silhouettes.  I love this set it has all kinds of wonderful sentiments and images!

Here is a close-up of the sentiment panel.

The patterned paper is from Iron Orchid Designs.  I cut/embossed using Labels 5.  I layered everything together and added the matching Nestabling- Labels Five White Pearl from Want2Scrap™.  I made some little rolled roses and added some leaves from the Foliage dies (Spellbinders). 

This is card that conveys to me that the person you are sending it too is really special, don't you think?  Talk to you soon and have a great weekend!

Happily Ever After!

Hello!  This week, Discount Cardstock, has a great sale!  The Posh Ivory Linen Cardstock is so wonderful to work with.  It's sturdy enough for a card base but works great for layers, too!

Here is my card using Posh Ivory Linen Cardstock.

This card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4" square.  I stamped the heart image from Hopeful Hearts stamp set (Gina K. Designs) using Versamark ink and embossed it using clear embossing powder.  Then I added the small pearl stickers.  I used a Martha Stewart edge punch above and below the images.  The sentiment is from Fanciful Tag (Gina K. Designs) and stamped using Rich Cocoa Memento ink.  I added some May Arts ivory ribbon to complete.  It's a quick, easy and elegant wedding card, don't you think?

Hope you have a great Tuesday.  Come back tomorrow for a Flower Soft blog hop.  I am sure there will chances to win some cool Flower Soft Sprinkles!! 

Happy Birthday, Colleen!

Today is my oldest daughter, Colleen's 18th birthday.  I can't believe how fast time flies.  It seems like just yesterday that she loved Barney, going places with her daddy and playing tea party.  Now she is graduating from high school and in the fall will go away to college.

To celebrate the occasion, I made a super girly card just for my baby!

 
The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee - 6x6 Sweetness pack.  The sentiment is from a Gina K. Designs set called Floral Wreath.  I added the doily and made some rolled roses and its all done!  I sure hope she will like it!

Hope you are having a great week so far!  It's pretty busy around here.  Hopefully I will have more projects to share with you later this week!

It's A Heat Wave!

Yesterday the weather was wonderful.  In Missouri, unpredictable weather is the only constant but I gotta say a special thanks to Mother Nature!  It was a blissful 70 degrees!  I sat out in the sun for almost an hour soaking up some much needed Vitamin D!  It was awesome!

The sunshine must have given me an extra boost because I came inside and made a couple of cards with some new stamps I got a couple of weeks ago from Gina K. Designs.

For this card, I used Kraft cardstock as the base and I used a corner rounder on the bottom.  This is the Lovely Labels 2 Stamp set from Gina K. Designs.  It matches Labels 17 Nestabilities.  I stamped the images onto Iced Pink Prismatic cardstock using Regal Rose classic ink.  The darker cardstock is Berry Sorbet from PTI.  I stamped the sentiment onto some Simply Smooth White cardstock and cut/embossed using Classic Circles Nestabilities.  I stamped the little flourishes using Rich Cocoa memento ink.  I tied some Snug Hug Seam Binding around the base and tied a knot then added a Berry Sorbet button.

This stamp set is called Smile from Gina K. designs.  It was the free stamp set this last month.  Super fun set!  I made some rolled flowers out of the same patterned paper -6x6 Restoration Pad from Crate.  If you don't know how to make rolled flowers, you can find a good tutorial on Splitcoaststampers HERE.

See what I mean about the sunshine really giving me a creative boost?  I love it when I sit down to create and it all comes together!  Hope you have a great day!

Happy Monday!

Monday!  Yeah!  I don't usually feel excited for Monday but since my girls were off school all of last week, getting back into the routine makes me want to do a happy dance!  wink!!  So here is a fun card for today!

I think I have an obession with those rolled roses!  They are so fun to make and they look so cute on your projects.  The best part is to make the roses, it doesn't require any special equipment.  Just some paper, scissors and adhesive.  You can find a great tutorial on Splitcoaststampers HERE.  For this project, I used more supplies from the February Posh Paper kit.

The base of my card is Baby Pink Medium Prismatic cardstock.  I layered a scrap of patterned paper onto some Frosted Kiwi Prismatic and tied some lime dotted ribbon around the bottom before I attached it to the card base.  After I made my Rolled Roses out of Baby Pink Medium Prismatic cardstock, I attached a few leaves that I cut/embossed using the On the Vine Borderabilities and layered that onto one of the chipboard flowers that come in the February Posh Paper Kit.  I painted the chipboard flower white with some acrylic paint.

I love this card!  I think its cute and fun!  What do you think?

Here is a list of supplies:

Stamps - Lovely Labels 1 & Block Greetings Stamp sets - Gina K. Designs
Cardstock - Baby Pink Medium Prismatic, Frosted Kiwi Prismatic, Simply Smooth White
Patterned Paper - Green Brocade from The Paper Girl - The Girl's Paperie
Accessories - Pink die ink pad, Labels 8 Nestabilities, Jumbo Scalloped Circles Nestabilies, On the Vine Borderabilities - Spellbinders Paper Arts; Pearl Stickers, Bazzill Chipboard Flower, White Acrylic Paint, sponge, ribbon

Posh Paper Kit for January!

Well, I am a day late with this post.  Sorry.  We have had the stomach flu in the house since Christmas Eve.  While Christmas was great, it would have been even better without the stomach bug.  Oh well, I did find lots of time to create, create, create with the January Posh Paper Kit from www.discountcardstock.com.   I love the traditonal colors for Valentines!  Here is what you get in your kit!

 Here are just a few of the projects I made so far!

All supplies used in making this card come in the January Posh Paper kit.  I used Bazzill Phoenix Red Dotted Swiss cardstock for the base of my card.  The dots are already embossed into the cardstock for you and its a dream to work with!  I stamped the images from Bo Bunny Crazy Love stamp set that is included in this month's kit.   I cut/embossed the Soot & white layer using Labels 17.  On the white layer I stamped my images using black and red dye ink and layered them together.  I tied the ribbon (also in the kit) in a knot and added a Raven Bazzill Paper flower.  I stamped the flower image and cut/embossed it using a Classic Circle Nestabilities.  I layered all this onto the Phoenix red base and added the Rhinestone bling in the center of the flowers.  The bling comes in the kit, also!

Here is another card I made using the January Posh Paper Kit.

For this card, I made a scalloped rosette from 2 Scalloped Circle Nestabilities that I scored on my Scor-Pal and adhered together.  I covered the heart chipboard piece with white cardstock and added the rhinestone bling.  There are only a couple of things that didn't come from the kit.  One was the Love Heart.  That is from the Happy Hearts Stamp set from Gina K. Designs.  The other is the patterned paper.  That is from Bo Bunny Crazy Love 6x6 paper pad.  

I hope you will check out the Posh Paper Monthly Kits.  They are so fun to create with and there are so many supplies!  It was really nice having some time to sit and just create with products that go together!  I have a bunch more projects to show you.  I made 9 projects in all!  Hope you are in the mood for some Valentines!!  Talk to you tomorrow!

 

Creating with the December Posh Paper Kit

A couple of days ago, I decided to sit down and see how many cards I could create using my December Posh Paper Kit from www.discountcardstock.  I had alot of fun making some clean and simple cards plus the biggest bonus of the whole cardmaking session was I created 9 cards in about 2 hours.  I haven't done that in so long!  It was wonderful!

If you don't remember here is what comes with the December Posh Paper Kit.

So for the sentiment for my cards, I concentrated on the Bo Bunny Winter Joy Rub-ons.  There are some really cute winter sentiments but there are just as many everyday sentiments to use, too!  Here are my cards! 

For these 5 cards, I used the everyday sentiments from the Bo Bunny Winter Joy Rub-Ons.  I love these colors together!

Here are 3 cards I made using the Christmas themed sentiment from the Bo Bunny Winter Joy Rub-ons.  I also used my Snowflakes Borderabilities Petites (seasonal die release from Spellbinders in 2009).

I have one more card to show you.  Remember, I said I made 9 cards!

For this card, I used my new stamp set, Block Greetings, from Gina K Designs.  This is a wonderful stamp set illustrated by Tami Mayberry.  I just love how it coordinates with Spellbinders Square Nestabilities.  I used the last bit of ribbon and gems from the kit.  I think it turned out great!  Love the color combo!