Birthday Textures

 

I saw Paula Reid's card on Pinterest and wanted to create one similar for my brother-in-law. Such a great masculine card -- thanks Paula for your inspiration!

I used the Wood Textures DSP for both the strips and background piece. I matted each with Basic Black and mounted it on Crumb Cake cardstock.

The sentiment is from the set 'Happy Birthday Gorgeous'.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Ink - Memento
Paper - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Layering Squares Dies

Graduate Celebration

I really like creating part of my card within my digital software and the rest the traditional way. The best of both worlds.... and very original designs too!

The quote I found online... such a fitting sentiment for anyone graduating.

My niece is graduating from high school and her school colors are orange and black.

My digital software is so cool, as you are able to re-color embellishments to create a look all its own. I re-colored the orange and yellow flowers and also the diploma to a dark gray. There was a bow on the diploma, but as I recolored it... it was a deeper shade of gray. So, I found a bow and re-colored it orange and placed it over the bow that was there.

I printed it out using Whisper White cardstock.

Supplies Used:
My Memories Suite digital software
Embellishments - ConGRADulations (diploma - MyMem); The Blahs Flower (flower - MyMem); Nature Hike (flower - COD); Addon (flower - MyMem); Ribbon flowers (bow-AWS); Brass Brad (SU)
Stamp Brush Set - Grad Party (cap)
Font - Bradley Hand
Paper - Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories - Die Cut/Emboss Machine, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Pumpkin Pie taffeta ribbon, Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon

Samantha Graduation

My brother asked me to create graduation invites for his daughter, our niece. He didn't want her photo on the invite, so this is what I created.

I used my digital software, My Memories Suite to create the invites. Then, I printed 2 on an 8.5x11 piece of white cardstock. The invite measures 5x7. I printed 70 invitations.

The fonts used on the card are Chelsey (year), At Last Greeting (class of and name), GeoSlab703 (everything else).

The background is an overlay from Natural Compositions Overlays(SU) and the graduation cap is from Grad Party (SU).

Thanks for dropping by for a closer look!

Supplies Used:
My Memories Suite digital software
fonts: Chelsey, At Last Greeting
Stamp Brush Set - Grad Party (cap - SU); Natural Compositions Overlays (background - SU)
Shape - Square (filled with white)
Paper - Whisper White

Wooden Waterfront

My nephew is turning 20 today.... a young man -- no longer a teen. He lives in Colorado (my twin sister's son). I wanted to give him a card that reflected where he lives, but still be masculine. I believe I have achieved it here!

The stamp set used here is 'Waterfront' and I paired it with the sentiment stamp from the 'Happy Birthday Gorgeous' set.

The background is from the Wood Textures DSP. The twine is non-SU from my local craft store.

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Waterfront, Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Ink - Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow
Paper - Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - Layered Stitched Squares Dies, Die-Cut Machine, Twine, dimensionals

 

Varied Bouquet

I just love flowers! I wanted to pair the 'Varied Vases' stamp set with the 'Beautiful Bouquet' set. The stems fit perfectly into the vase!

At first, I was thinking a spring color combo, but felt that shades of purple would look better together here.

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Varied Vases, Beautiful Bouquet
Ink - Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Memento
Paper - Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White
Accessories - Die Cut/Emboss Machine, Bouquet Bunch Dies, scissors, glue dots

 

Fathers Day 2019

For my Dad, my Father-in-law and my God-Father... for the many Dad's in my life Happy Father's Day!

I used the new 'Best Catch' stamp set with it's coordinating dies (Catch of the Day) and paired it with the 'Tranquil Textures' DSP.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Best Catch
Ink - Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends (Mint Macaron, Pink Pirouette, Flirty Flamingo, Pineapple Punch)
Paper - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Tranquil Textures DSP
Accessories - Linen Thread

Together with You

I wanted to try a color combo of Calypso Coral/Petal Pink/Call Me Clover... and I paired it with Basic Black for a classic look.

I used the stamp sets 'I Like You' with the sentiment from 'Better Together'. Then colored the flowers in using my Stampin' Blends.

Thanks for taking a look.

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - I Like You, Better Together
Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Call Me Clover)
Paper - Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Basic Black

 

Healing Vibes

For our neighbor who was in a car accident and broke 8 ribs. Our little community of friends wishes you a quick and complete recovery.

The 'Healing Hugs' stamp set is the perfect set to create a 'Get Well Card'. There are several sentiments on healing that you can chose from, as well as, leaves and flowers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Healing Hugs
Ink - Pretty Peacock, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green
Paper - Daffodil Delight, Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, In Color 2019-2020 DSP
Accessories - Scissors, Daffodil Delight Stitched Ribbon, Glue Dots, dimensionals

Special Baptism

 

Thanks to Jan Brown and her lovely card, I was able to create one similar for my niece's Baptism. As you can see, I changed a few things with the stamp sets, dies that I had on hand.

What I think is so cool, is that I stamped directly on the ribbon for my sentiment! SWEET!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp set - Special Blessings
Ink - Petal Pink, Memento
Paper - Petal Pink, Whisper White
Accessories - Die Cut/Emboss Machine, Flourish Dies, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Petal Pink Variegated Ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots

Decorative Box

As of March 24, 2019, we gained a beautiful baby niece to add to our growing family! She is precious!
Here's a cute photo of her: Eleanor Katherine Schwab

She will be Baptized on June 9, 2019. We wanted to give her something that she could remember the day. Pinterest to the rescue! We found this wonderful block - made of maple - that she can keep forever. Palmetto Wood Shop and Engraving did a beautiful job in creating a wooden block that she will cherish forever! Thank you! Here is the website, should you want one of your own:

https://www.palmettowoodshop.com/collections/featured/products/personalized-baby-baptism-block

Here is the picture of the wooden block we received:

Now, upon delivery, the block was surrounded in yellow tissue paper, but not a box (just the shipping box). So, with my Envelope Punch Board from SU.... I made one to fit perfectly for the block.

I had to do some surfing to find the correct measurements for my box to be the right size. I stumbled upon the blog "The Crafty Owl" (Joanne). She provided a calculator (in inches AND centimeters, as she is from the UK) to create customizable boxes. All you need to enter are the dimensions that you need and it gives you the size paper to cut for the Envelope Punch Board and where to place your 1st and 2nd punch. Here is the site: http://www.thecraftyowl.co.uk/boxbuster/

In my case, I needed a box that was 2.25 inches square. I cut a piece of Petal Pink at 7.25 inches square. My first punch/score was at 2 inches and the second punch/score was at 5.25 inches. Utilizing the bone folder, I creased all the score lines and made the necessary folds for the corners.

As for decorating the sides of the box, I used the Layering Squares dies. The scallop edge with Whisper White cardstock, the square piece inside the scallop background is from 'Twinkle Twinkle DSP'.

For the bow on top... I also used the Envelope Punch Board. Along with Debbie Henderson's step by step instructions. You can find them here: https://debbiesdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/envelope-punch-board-bows.html

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies Used:

Paper - Petal Pink, Whisper White, Twinkle Twinkle DSP, Silver Foil

Accessories - Envelope Punch Board, Die Cut/Emboss Machine, Layering Squares Dies, Stitched Hearts Dies (non-SU), Stitched Stars Dies (non-SU), Stitched Flower Dies (non-SU), Little Letters Dies, glue dots, Silver Metallic Ribbon, Heart gem (non-SU)

Kind Glory

When I saw a card with the colors Black/Red/White on Pinterest it really caught my eye... as the background piece was black. Pretty unusual to me. So, with the stamps that I had I wanted to create a card similar.

I chose to use the flower from the 'Morning Soft' stamp set. I did use scissors to cut the flower out. (Note - the flower cluster does have more flowers and leaves on it, but I cropped them for my card).

The sentiment is from the 'Blooming with Kindness' set.

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Morning Soft, Blooming with Kindness
Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Poppy Parade, Old Olive)
Paper - Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories - Die-Cut Machine, Layered Leaves EF, scissors