Simple Circle Medallion

I was finally able to try this new technique that I came across a week ago from Splitcoaststamper. This technique is called Decorative Circle Medallion, you can view this tutorial by clicking here.

The sentiment is a clear sticker that I recently purchased at Jo-Ann Fabrics for .49 cents. This clear quote sticker is by Cloud 9 Design. The color combination is also from last weeks challenge at Splitcoaststamper. Kiwi Kiss, Pretty in Pink and Riding Hood Red. The beautiful red ribbon is part of the birthday gift that I received from Sankari.

Haven't tried this technique.. you just have too. :)

Chocolate Chips....anyone?

This week's try a new technique at Splitcoast Stampers is to make a treat box using acetate. You can see the instruction for this cute boxes by clicking here.



And I have the perfect stamp for what I just wanted to put on this cute box...Chocolate Chips Cookies...YUM! Just wished I have a heart shaped cookie to match Tilda's newly baked cookies. And, if I don't wait until the last minute, these boxes would be perfect for Halloween treats for my daughter's class... Will see and knowing me, I'll wait until the last minute and decide I'll just do it next year...LOL!

Stamps: Baking Tilda from Magnolia and from So Many Sayings by Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White and Chocolate Chip, Rose Red card stock and DSP from Stampin' Up

Ink: StāzOn Jet Black and Prisma water colors

Accessories: Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, Crystal Stickles, Scallop Punch, Acetate

Square Spring Card

Today's try a new technique at Splitcoast Stampers is make a Spring Card, they sure look complicated but really they're not, well as long as you follow the directions, they are really easy. So when I got home from work today, that's what I did. I knew the image to use already and I've been practicing the fold while I was work (on my break ... really!) and all I had to do is just go through my piles of patterned paper and VOILA!

Stamps: Embrace by Penny Black and sentiment from Absolutely Fabulous by Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White and Pretty in Pink card stock from Stampin' Up and Pattern Paper by Mind's Eye Collection

Ink: Jet Black Staz-on Ink and Prisma water-color

Accessories: Stamping dimensional

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Oh, I'm sorry if this song will get stuck in your head today and she's really not wearing polka dot bikini but close enough, right?!?

Today's try a new technique at SCS is Blintz Base, it's a type of fold in origami. Here's my card for this technique.

The main image is from Penny Black called Cheers and was stamped on whisper white card stock and water-colored using Prisma water color pencils and matted with basic black card stock. Her drink was stamped on a separate card stock, cut and raised with stamping dimensionals, lemonade is covered with crystal effects. The pattered paper used for the origami fold is from Stampin' Up prints packs So Saffron and matted with basic black card stock. The card base is measured 5" x 5". The sentiment was printed on Microsoft word and punch using word window.

Stamp: Cheers! by Penny Black

Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Basic Black and So Saffron DSP from Stampin' Up

Ink: Jet Black Staz-on and Prisma water-color crayons

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Embossed White Shimmer flowers, black brads, Word Window punch and silver cord

Double challenge

I'm still catching up with some challenges from last week. Well, that's what happens when you lose your MOJO and haven't been creating for a while... you challenge yourself with color combinations, sketch challenges and new techniques and so on.

I decided to combine two challenges from last week at SCS (Splitcoast Stampers). First, it's try a new technique which was Grid Technique, and second, color challenge using Wild Wasabi, Almost Amethyst and So Saffron.

I used my Scor-Pal to create the faux tile background on a whisper white card stock and stamped Pretty Petals background with Almost Amethyst from Stampin' Up. The pail and the stems are from Posies for You by Whisper Snapper Designs. The flowers were punched using Stampin' Up prints pack, added self-adhesive rhinestones, raised each flower with stamping dimensional, and matted with So Saffron, Almost Amethyst and Wild Wasabi card stock. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up Love and Happiness rub-ons.

And, remember I said that after work, I was going to stop by at my LSS that's closing? My sister, who I carpool with, was nice enough to go with me. Unfortunately, we only had 10 minutes to browse through the store but in 10 minutes look what I was able to get! I spent less than $12.00 with 27 patterned papers! I'm a happy stamper!

Stamp: Posies for You by Whipper Snapper Design

Paper: Whisper White, Almost Amethyst, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron card stock and SU prints pack

Ink: Jet Black Staz-on Ink and Almost Amethyst

Accessories: non SU flower punch, self-adhesive rhinestone, scor-pal, Love and Happiness rub-on

Hi there!

I've been wanting to try to make a Suspension Card but I always thought it would be too complicated... LOL! So, while browsing at SCS (Splitcoastampers), I stumbled at this technique... again. It's the TLC (Try a New Technique) last week. Here's what I came out with...

Frog and turtle images are from Whipper Snapper Design. The main image is about 4 1/2" by 2 3/4" It's just a little too big for a regular card and thought it would be perfect for this technique. I'm really happy with how this card turned out. The is stamped on whisper white card stock, cut-out, raised with stamping dimensional, and watercolored with Stampin' Up classic ink. The and the sentiment (Hi!) are stamped and punched using a 1 1/4" circle punch and adhered back-to-back. Once the card was assembled, my daughter said "It's really cute, Mom. But something is missing!" So, I added a crystal effect on Dude's shell (we have a turtle named Dude so this is him.) and VOILA!

See you tomorrow for another suspension card.

Thanks Dahlia!

Happy Friday! Here's another Dahlia card that I created for a very good friend of mine, Luz, who's always around to make me smile... I miss you, Luz!

She loved this card when I posted it a couple of months ago. I promised her then that I'll make one for her. So, on my last day at the office where we both work, (I just got promoted!), I gave her this card with her favorite colors.

Followed this instruction for the Dahlia fold using So Saffron designer series paper. Adhered a rhinestone in the middle of the card and layered it with Basic Black cardstock. I wanted the flower to stand out so I added an Apricot Appeal cardstock, layered it with Basic Black cardstock and punched with the ticket corner. I then used the same designer series layered with Basic Black cardstock, tied a Black double-stitched ribbon and adhered with Apricot Appeal card stock. I just loved the way this came out so I made eight(!) more cards with different colors. That's 64 small circles folded using this technique.

Stamps: Absolutely Fabulous by Stampin' Up

Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink from Stampin' Up

Paper: Apricot Appeal, So Saffron, Basic Black card stock, Apricot Appeal DSP

Accessories: 1 3/8 circle punch, corner ticket punch, Marvy Giga circle punch, black double stitched ribbon from Michaels and self adhesive rhinestone

Hey there.. Dahlia!

Yesterdays TLC (Technique Lover's Challenge) at SCS was to make a card using Dahlia Fold. The name of the technique made me think of the song Hey, there Delilah (and this song have been going through my head since last night). I have never tried this technique and I'm pretty glad that I did. I made two.

No stamping on the first card at all just folding, I almost gave up after the 2nd fold but I'm glad I hung on. I had a really hard time folding 8 (yes, 8!) little circles. I was not really crazy about the patterned paper I used for the flower at first when I was doing the fold but once I started assembling the card and used the same patterned paper for the background, it came out really nice...don't you think?

Paper: Lavander Lace, Basic Black from Stampin' Up and Pattern Paper by Mara-Mi

Accessories: Wide black sheer ribbon, thank you charm, self adhesive flower, silver cord and stampin' dimentional

After I made the first card, I wanted to try it using my scallop punch. I've seen some cards at SCS and several people said that it was easier to fold it, so there I was at midnight, folding 8 scallop circles and finished the card this morning...(I'm home sick today ). This is actually harder to fold than the previous one and when I was trying to put it together I have some gaps in between.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything by Stampin' Up

Ink: Old Olive Classic Ink from Stampin' Up

Paper: Cameo Coral, Old Olive, Whisper White and Pattern Paper from Scrapbook Walls

Accesories: Scallop Punch, Coluzzle Circle template, Flower and Circle brad