Ornate Tag Topper Punch

I love the weekly deals that Stampin' Up! has.  They always include some product that has been on my must have list.  The Ornate Tag Topper Punch was definitely one of those products.  I knew it would be cute to make tags for the upcoming holiday season but I also thought I could use it for tags on cards as well.  Here is a card I made using the punch on both the top and bottom and then using twine to tie the tag on.  I love how this turned out!  

Don't you just love those rich colors of the Bohemian DSP?  This card was so easy to make.  Stampin' Up! always makes it easy with great coordinating products.  Here is a complete supply list:

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Thanks so much for looking.  Be sure to check back with SSI for more inspiration using the Tag Topper Punches!  

Mystery Supply Challenge for August

One of my favorite things about Convention this year was meeting most of my SSI stampin' sisters in person and spending time with them.  We spend a lot of time online together.  Well the idea came about that it would be fun for us to send each other supplies to make a card.  And I was lucky to get my supplies from Donna!  Here is what she sent me:

Well I always had a hunch she was crazy, but now we can see she is just plain nuts!  Ha ha ha!  I think she won this stamp set at Convention!  I was thrilled to get a chance to play with it.  Here is what I came up with:

I just had to go with the crazy/nuts theme.  It was too perfect.  I was going to make a fall/grateful card but I just really liked this idea and went with it.  I love this embossing folder, it will be my go to one for fall for sure!  After embossing, I sponged it with some Soft Suede ink.  Thanks Donna for some fun supplies!  Here is a supply list.  

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I can't wait to see what Darcy made with what I sent her.  Check back with all the other SSI gals to see what they made.  

Back to School Already?!

Can you believe it is already that time again?  We already got our kids book bags and done some of the back to school shopping.  My daughter will be going into second grade and my son will be starting preschool, going just one day a week.  I am not sure what I will do with myself!  I did want to do some paper crafting to prepare for this busy time of the year.  I decided to make a quick, little hello gift for my daughter's teacher.  Check it out:  

I thought it might be nice to put a little something sweet in here for that first day of school.  Thinking back to my first days when I was a teacher, it was such a busy time of the year and a little treat would have been awesome.  Just a quick run through the big shot, stamp, punch and tie and this little treat holder is ready for giving!    

I also decided to make a few notes to sneak in my daughter's lunch box.  I used the super cute stamp set You're Sublime and tried my hand at water coloring.  

Here are some close ups:

Thanks for looking!  Do you do any special projects to get ready for the first few days of school?  Be sure to check out the other projects over at SSI!  

Butterfly Madness

I love butterflies!  And it is a good thing since it seems to be a favorite subject of Stampin' Up!  At convention I received tons of swaps and I can say that 25% of them were butterfly related cards.  I actually just had a butterfly card class, CASEing some of those fabulous cards.  But today I am sharing with you something else I made still using the favorite little winged one.  Here is my card:

I grabbed a stamp set that hadn't seen ink in awhile and I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.  I forget how easy it use that tool!  I just love this bright color scheme too.  Below is a complete supply list.  Don't forget to check out all the other butterfly cards over at SSI!

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A World of Thanks

Background stamps are so fun.  You can create your own DSP with them or let them take center stage.  I did a little bot of both here with the A World of Thanks stamp set.  Here is the stamp:

And here is my card.  I decided on using a fun bright color palette.  

I love Tangelo Twist and thought it made the perfect background color.  I embossed the Fun Flowers with the Decorative Dot embossing folder for some extra texture. And I added some Dazzling Details to the center of the flower.  Here is a complete supply list:

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Thanks so much for checking out my project today.  Be sure to take a look at all the other creations over at SSI.

Fancy Fold - Side Stair Step Card

There are some great Halloween stamps in the new Holiday Catalog.  I knew I had to have atleast one and I had a specific idea what to do with it!  I wanted to try my hand at a Side Stair Step Card and I used this tutorial.  Here is what I came up with:

This fold part of this card was actually pretty easy to do.  What took time was figuring out how to place everything and adding the finishing touches.  I really like how this turned out.  I like the idea of a little potion shelf.  I added some Crystal Effects to the bottles to make them look like glass.  Below you will find a complete supply list.  Don't forget to check out all the other fancy folds over at SSI today!  

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August Layout Sketch

We have a great Project Life inspired layout for you for this month's layout sketch.  Check it out:

I knew exactly what pictures I wanted to use for this layout.  But I had to do some flipping and flopping.  Here is my layout:

I struggled with taking a good picture.  The pocket pages make a pretty good glare and unfortunately, this was the best I could do.  I took my daughter for a mommy and me date to have tea with Cinderella.  It was such a cute little afternoon.  Jessica was dressed in a cute Cinderella outfit.  Here are some close ups:

Here is a little banner I made using banner triple punch and some fun accessories.  

This stamp is a promotional stamp for demonstrators to use for the Paper Pumpkin program.  I knew it would be perfect for this page.  I embossed the sentiment in silver and added some sliver glitter for some extra magic.

I love this picture!  When we were leaving, inspiration struck and I told Jessica to go back up the steps and she knew exactly what I wanted her to do.  I love that we are two peas in a pod!

We have a bonus sketch as well, a traditional layout for you if you like.  Check it out:

I decided to make a card based on the layout.  

I absolutely love this new bundle from the new Holiday Catalog.  Creating your very own snow globes is just so much fun.  I thought this would be a fun birthday card for a little girl.  I water-colored the ballerina with an aqua painter.  I stamped some vellum in Blushing Bride and then embossed it with some iridescent ice.  The base of the snow globe is also embossed in silver.  See that gorgeous blushing bride glitter ribbon?  It is just the white glitter ribbon from the Holiday Catalog.  I flipped it over an colored it with a Blushing Bride Stmapin' Write Marker.  So pretty and so easy!  

  

Thanks so much for checking out my projects.  Did you get a chance to see the other pages over at SSI?  How about you upload your page and take part in our challenge?