Merry Monday CASE

I've been busy in the stamp room working on some future design team cards, so I wanted a quick card that I could make and show to you today.  Merry Monday, and my friend, Kristie, to the rescue.

MM#94

Stockings are my favorite part of Christmas.  There is so much goodness that can be filled in a stocking.  (Especially when your stocking is knit and can stretch with every gift that gets put inside it.)  ;)

Stampin' UP!'s Snow Festival DSP is retired now, but I still love it and will continue to use it until the pack is gone.  One of the things I dearly love about cardmaking is that the paper stretches so far.  I even used a scrap to punch the little jewelry tag.

I love the added detail of the little jewelry tag.  That is one retired product I might not ever get rid of.

Anything goes w/baker's twine

I'm also linking up with the current "Anything Goes" with "Baker's Twine or Thread" at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  It's a small detail, but it adds the finishing touch to my card.

Another week, another Christmas card.  I'm pretty impressed with how easy the Merry Monday challenges are making it to create a card a week.  Thank you!

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Card Supplies- Stampin' UP!

Stamps: Christmas Tagables, Tiny Tags (retired)

Paper: Gumball Green, Snow Festival DSP (retired), Baja Breeze (retired)

Accessories: Brushed Bronze Metal Sheet (AALD), Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch (retired), Scallop Square Duos Die, White Baker's Twine

Scallop Square Duos DieClearance WSL

Christmas Tagables

Gumball Green Ribbon

Daring Adventure ~ MM291

It's Friday and I have a Mojo Monday card to share with you!  Lately I've been making lots of floral cards, so this was a fun departure for me.  I pulled out my new Epic Day paper from the This and That collection and paired it with the Mojo Monday sketch.

 

The designers at Mojo Monday are awesome!  Every time I use their sketches I am pleased with the end result.  :)   This week it is round or square.  I considered making another oval card, like the one I showed yesterday on my blog, but I thought the square worked better for the masculine feel I was going for.

 

 

 

Don't you just love the extra wide banners?  I used lots of retiring SU products on my card: Scallop Square die, Color Spritzer, Not Quite Navy ink, Daring Adventure (sniff, sniff... this is a GREAT stamp set for masculine cards.  I use it all the time for the 12-18 year old crowd)  and the silver button I used may be retiring with the end of the Spring Mini. 

 

This card may be going in my OWH box.  I made it with Operation Write Home in mind.  Not sure about the button though.  I felt the card needed it, but I wonder if it makes the card too bulky.  I may play around with this design a bit more, but I can easily make 5 or 6 of these cards to send in.

 

 

 

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

 

SU Card Recipe:
Stamps: Daring Adventure (WSL)

Inks: Not Quite Navy (WSL), Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, This and That Epic Day DSP

Misc.: Color Spritzer (WSL), Scallop Square Die (WSL), Labels Framelits, Silver Basics Button, Natural Trim Ribbon



Daring Adventure
WSL- Retiring



Epic Day DSP



 



Color Spritzer





Tax Woes

I think I need a sympathy card.  I've been working on our taxes.  Owning a small business is nice until you need to add up all those receipts and invoices and figure out where to input them on Turbo Tax.   Ay yi yi!  After working on taxes for 2 days I could sure use some paper therapy though.  It's been 5 days since I was able to make a card/layout.  I'm going through withdrawals.  LOL  Just kidding.  (sort-of) 



Feeling Sentimental

Tomorrow I might just take a break and play with some paper.  Taxes aren't due until April 15th, so I have time.  In the meantime, I didn't want to let another day go by without posting on my blog, so here's a new card for you.  This card was finished a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to get all my Valentine's cards posted, so I haven't shared it yet.

When I first saw this, Feeling Sentimental set in the SAB catalog I wasn't sure what to do with it, so I didn't get it.  A customer asked me about it, so I decided to get it with my second SAB order.  I'm so glad I did!  In using it I realized that you don't need to "do" much with it.  The stamps shine on their own.

 

If you don't like coloring in images, then this set would be perfect for you!  I stamped on Sahara Sand cardstock with Basic Gray ink, then layered with Basic Gray cardstock.  The textured paper you see in the background has been retired.  (sadly... I really like textured paper.)



Basic Gray/Black Two Toned Ribbon


The cute bow was made with our new ribbon.  It's a very nice ribbon to work with and it comes in pink as well.  :) 

It may not have been on my first pre-order, but I'm so glad I added this stamp on my second SAB order.  It's great for almost any age and works well for masculine, as well as feminine cards. 

Creative Blessings,
Heather North



Scallop Square Duo



Scallop Oval



Extra Large Oval



Friendship, Yes Please ~ Mojo 247

Isn't it great when you can start off your day by getting your craft on?  Even though my kids have been out of school for a week, today feels like the first day of summer vacation.  Last week was all about All-Stars... 2 a day practices, schrimage, tournament, etc.  Yesterday we cleaned the house, unloaded the SUV of all the baseball gear, chairs, towels, coats, etc.  Today was like a breath of fresh air.   Nowhere to go, the house was (mostly) cleaned yesterday.  The windows are open letting in the cool morning breeze.  ahhhhh....

Enough about my morning, you probably want to see the card, right?  There was a time when EVERYTHING about card making was difficult for me.  Now, the hardest thing is usually making choices.  Especially about colors/papers.

When I saw yesterday's Mojo Monday sketch I knew which stamp set I wanted to use.  One of my friends (actually all of my friends) have been sadly neglected since baseball season started, and I wanted to send her a card letting her know I was thinking about her.  The friendship sentiment was perfect, and it fit the sketch!



I knew I wanted to use pink, as it is her favorite color, and I also wanted to use background paper in a light shade of blue that looked like wallpaper.  Normally I would grab Beau Chateau, but I had already stamped and cut out the main image in Whisper White and it didn't look good with the Very Vanilla shades of B.C. so I went on a search, and found the awesome paper in last year's hostess paper pack.  :)  See, hoarding paper can be a good thing.  LOL

Yes, this card uses 2 paper packs and a circle cutter that are no longer available, but I am a firm believer in using up what you have.  (Besides I ordered the big circle punch and it hasn't come in yet. ;) 

One of the things I love about sketches is that they are great for using up your scrap stash.   The friendship banner does just that.   I stamped just the top portion of the stamp onto a scrap of Fan Fair paper, and cut it out, then adhered it to my circle image.  You could also just color it in with your marker or a blender pen, but I love this added detail.

To "bling it up" I added some dazzling diamonds to the teapot and a basic rhinestone to the top of the kettle.  My Tammie loves her some bling.  I hope she will feel the love when she gets this card.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Stamps: From My Heart
Paper: Fan Fair, DSP Subtle Patterns, Pack, Basic Grey, Pink Pirrouette, Whisper White, Various retired papers
Ink: Basic Grey
Misc.: Scallop Square Duo Die, Dazzling Diamons, 2 way glue, Basic Rhinestones

From My Heart

Scallop Square Duo

Scallop Square Butterfly

Scallop square cards are one of my favorites to make.  They are different from your basic card, yet are quite easy to make.  In today's video I will be showing you how to make this card... 

...in this color.  (Wisteria Wonder) 

There's lots of editing in this video.  I had a cold when I filmed in, and had to edit out coughing, sneezing and loooong pauses.  :)  Hope you learn something new today and it gets your creative juices flowing. 

I've had so much fun making these scallop square cards.  Here are a few more I made...

Stamps Used: Tagtastic (Hostess), Fresh Vintage (SAB)

Color: Rich Razzleberry

Stamps Used: Tagtastic (Hostess), Vintage Vogue,  Tiny Tags

Color: Rich Razzleberry

Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue

Color: Blushing Bride

Misc. Twitterpated Button, Satin Pleated Ribbon

This thank you card is a variation.  Perhaps I should do another video showing how I made it???  :)

Scallop Square Butterfly {Item List}

Making this card was a lot of fun.  You can probably tell  by my recent posts with all the different variations of this card.  :)  Here is a list of all the products you would need to create this card in Wisteria Wonder.  (color can be substituted) 

Products Used to Make This Card:
Scallop Square Die
Wisteria Wonder Cardstock
Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink
Whisper White Cardstock
Vintage Vogue Stamp Set
Mixed Bunch Stamp Set
Blossom Punch
Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon
Linen Thread
Basic Rhinestones
Glue Dots
Snail
Paper Piercing Tool

Creative Blessings,
Heather North
My Stampin' UP! Online Store:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/cr8tvblessings/

Friends

Friends are so important in life.  One of my friends LOVES pink, so I designed this card with her in mind.  Who wouldn't love to get this card though?  I know I would. 

This scallop square card is easy to make, once you know how.  I'm working on a video for Friday's post on how to create a card like this. 

Stampin' UP's motto this year is "My Way".   Creativity should be a reflection of you.  For "me", it's all in the details.   My favorite detail on this card is the sweet little button with the bakers twine bow.

Glue dots were used to adhere the button and ribbon in place.  This is one of my favorite go-to adhesives.  It's super sticky, but not messy.  

Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon



Twitterpated Designer Buttons




Vintage Vogue Stamp Set



Scallop Square Die (for the Big Shot)



Mini Glue Dots



Whisper White Bakers Twine



Decorative Label Punch

Creative Blessings,
Heather North
My SU! Store: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/cr8tvblessings/

Fresh Vintage Congrats

After filming my video on Cardmaking 101, I had this "Congrats" sentiment leftover and begging to be put on a card.  LOL  I decided I would do a monochromatic card using Rich Razzleberry.  It is a quick and easy card to make, and it pops with texture and dimension. 

 What color would you use to make this card?  Any color would do.

See the border stamped on the bottom? It's made using the FREE sale-a-bration stamp set, Fresh Vintage, that you can get with any $50 order you place through my Stampin' UP! website. I also stamped 3 little flowers from the same stamp set, then punched them out using a 1/2" circle punch. To make it sparkle, I simply placed a basic rhinestone in the center of each flower. They come with a sticky baking (like a glue dot) making it super easy to adhere to the cardstock.

***Note***SU SPECIAL- FREE MDS trial offer.  MDS= My Digital Studio.  Have you thought about trying digital scrapbooking?  Would you like to design cards, flyers, invitations on your computer that you can simply print out?  Stampin' UP's MDS is the solution.  It's a software program with digital downloads available so you can create your own scrapbook pages on your computer along with MANY other projects.  This month only you can TRY IT OUT FOR FREE!  I'm going to, and I'll let you know what I think.  :)    Go to my website and click on the MDS Express Trial to try it out yourself.


Tagtastic (Hostess Set)



1/8" Taffeta Ribbon



Scallop Square Die





1/2" Circle Punch



Basic Rhinestones

Creative Blessings,
Heather North
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