Little Brews

 

I really feel in love with Yvonne Spikmans-Van Bruggen's card... I knew I needed to make one for my nephew. WOW... can I say this was a lot of work! whew! All the little die-cut pieces! What a great masculine card! Thanks Yvonne! Now, I did change a few things, as I didn't have the letter dies that she had. 

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the drinks and foam to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Brewed For You

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Gray Granite, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wheat, Copper Clay)

Paper - Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Basic White, Crushed Curry DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Little Letters dies, Brewed dies, glue dots, scissors, Wink of Stella

Soaring Home

 

For my friend and neighbor who recently moved into a Senior Living Place! I will miss our walks and visits together in our neighborhood! Although... I hope to continue that in her new area when I can!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Coming Home, Soaring Swallows

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Bronze, Shaded Spruce, Petal Pink, So Saffron, Gray Granite)

Paper - Petal Pink, Gray Granite, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Little Letters dies, Potted Succulents dies, Home Together dies

Emily Baptism

 

I designed this card to compliment the decorative box I made for our gift to our niece on her Baptism.

The Cross is from the 'Special Blessings' Stamp set (retired) and the sentiment is from the 'Crosses of Hope' stamp set (also retired).

The DSP is from the SAB 2022 Promotion - Friendly Hello DSP.

Stamp sets - Special Blessings, Crosses of Hope

Ink - Petal Pink, Versamark

Paper - Petal Pink, Basic White, Friendly Hello DSP

Accessories - scissors, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stitched Nested Labels, stylus, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, dimensionals

My littlest niece, Emily Elizabeth Schwab, was born on 2/2/2022! She is a blessing to our family. We celebrated her Baptism recently.

I purchased a Baptism block... showcasing her name, the letter 'E', where and when she was baptized, and a lovely quote of Baptism.

I purchased the wooden block here:

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

I created a lovely decorative keepsake box of paper to keep the block within. To get the dimensions of the box (using the Envelope Punch Board), I used this lovely website to calculate how big the box should be: http://www.thecraftyowl.co.uk/boxbuster/

I used this website to create the bow, using the Envelope Punch Board: https://www.debbiehendersondesigns.com/envelope-punch-board-bows/

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Paper - Petal Pink, Basic White, Friendly Hello DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bone Folder, Envelope Punch Board, Petal Pink Cotton Ribbon, Glue dots, Stitched Heart dies, Stitched Star dies, Stitched Flower dies, Layering Squares dies, Little Letters dies

Little Home

 

When I saw this cute card on Pinterest, I knew I had to create one of my own using the colors I know my best friend would love! She's a fan of pink... and she just moved into a new home! Congratulations to Dawn and her Mom, Kathy (my second Mom).

As you can see I changed many things to make the card my own, but wanted to share where/who I got inspiration from.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Paper - Polished Pink, Basic White, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Smoky Slate DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Little Letters dies, Rectangle Stitched dies, Home Together dies, Stone embossing folder, Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, dimensionals, Polished Pink Organdy Ribbon. Wink of Stella

Bubble Well

 


I found the card on the right through Pinterest on the blog 'Candles In The Garden'. What a cute and colorful card. Now, I'm assuming the card base is bigger than mine (4.25"x5.5") because I used the small die for the bottle and it still went over the edge of my card.

I stamped the black label on each bottle by using a template with the Stamparatus, and just inserting the different colored bottles within the template to stamp the label. Perfect alignment on each! I used a circle die as a guide to make sure the bottles aligned in a circle too.

Thanks so much for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Bubble Over, Well Said
Ink - Memento
Paper - Melon Mambo, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Seaside Spray, Gorgeous Grape, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Foil
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Bottle and Bubbles dies, Little Letters dies, Circles Collection dies

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)

Letter Blast

Playing around with the Birthday Blast stamp set... I thought I'd use just a portion of the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment and pair it with the Little Letters Thinlits. It sort of still looks like the stamp, but was able to use the 'Perfectly Artistic' DSP behind the letters creating a cool effect.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Birthday Blast

Ink - Memento

Paper - Soft Suede, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Magnetic Plate, Little Letters Thinlits, Star Blast Edgelits 

Celebrating 10

 

I saw Debbie Mageed's card on Pinterest... and I so loved her kitty that I wanted to try creating one of my own.  Thanks Debbie for your inspiration.  I used the same "Celebrate Today" stamp set that she did as well.

To create the kitty, I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut out the body, tummy, feet (cut in half) and tail sections (to create the curve...and just used scissors to round out the tip). I used the Owl Two-step punch for the circle for the mouth. And for the ears, I used the May Flower Framelits -- the leaf framelit -- once in yellow and than in white. I used markers to add the stripes, mouth and whiskers. Finally with pearls.... colored them black with staz-on ink for the eyes.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set: Celebrate Today

Ink - Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Black Staz-on, Memento

Paper - Real Red, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White Basic Black

Accessories - Big Shot, Die Brush, Circles Collection Framelits, May Flowers Framelits, Little Letters Thinlits, Balloon Framelits, Basic Pearls, Thick Black Twine, Two-step Owl Punch, scissors

Vintage Pair

I wanted to work with the Little Letters Thinlits Dies that I had, so I paired it with "Perfect Pairings" stamp set (ha... did you see what I did there!). I felt that the result was a bit too plain for my card, so I added a "Vintage Leaves" stamp.

I used the Designer Series Paper (DSP) called "It's My Party" and I aligned the letters on the DSP so that all the little arrows were pointing down. It helps when you use the Magnetic Platform in the Big Shot!

Since the stamp within the "Perfect Pairings" stamp set had 'Happy Birthday', I used a marker to only color in 'Birthday'.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, Perfect Pairings
Ink - Memento
Paper - Delightful Dijon, It's My Party DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Little Letters Thinlits, Leaflets Framelits, White Baker's Twine, glue dots

Birthday Botanicals

I finally got my Big Shot Die Brush.... and it was so glad I did. The leaf petals and the letters for the word 'Happy' on the dies were so easy to extract when using the brush. Whew!

I don't usually buy the DSP, but decided to give it a try... I'm glad I did!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Botanical Blooms (center dot on flowers), Birthday Blossoms (word Birthday)

Ink - Basic Black

Paper - Hello Honey, Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Botanical Gardens DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Botanical Builder Framelits, Little Letters Thinlets, Big Shot Die Brush, glue dots

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