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a Sarah Kay necklace
Good morning! Today I have a different type of project to share with you. I love making 3D items and altering things as well as making cards so this project was a lot of fun to create!
I also wanted to show you how versatile the Stampavie images are. Don’t feel limited by size…if you are working in small dimensions, you can use just a portion of the image on your project. Here I used just a portion of the Sarah Kay stamp called Juliet In The Field Of Nasturtiums to create this necklace for CHA.
Here’s a close up of the pendant (purchased at Michael’s). It opens from the latch on the right side and has 2 panes of glass inside. Between the two panes I inserted a piece of acetate which I cut to size. The image was stamped onto the acetate with Stazon ink and I colored on the reverse side with Copic markers. (You need to color on the reverse side or the Copic ink will break down the Stazon ink.)
I hope you like my project and step out of the box to create something wonderful today!
Thanks for stopping by!
stamp- Sarah Kay Juliet In The Field Of Nasturtiums by Stampavie; ink- Stazon Black; accessories- clear acetate, Copics, Industrial Chic pendant, 36″ chain.
Posted in 3D and altered art, Stampavie
Snuggles & Musical Memories
Hello! Today I have 2 more of my Stampavie CHA cards to share. The first one is with the cute Laurence Design image called Musical Memories.
I added some roses and matching papers to go with the rose in the dog’s mouth. I love the “old-time” feel of the wind-up music player and the birds just give this image a happy note!
My second card uses the sweet Penny Johnson image called Snuggles. I love to paper piece and her nightgown was just perfect for this technique.
first card: stamps- Laurence Design Musical Memories by Stampavie; paper- Bazzill, brown, white, unknown dp; ink- SU! Apricot, Memento Black; accessories- Labels 11 and Ovals Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Birthday folder and Vintage dies, SU! scalloped oval punch, lace, paper roses, pop dots, Liquid Pearls, Copics.
second card: stamps- Penny Johnson Snuggles by Stampavie, paper- Bazzill, white, SU! Basic Gray, unknown dp; ink- SU! Coral, Memento Black; accessories- sewing machine, lace, Cuttlebug Cat die, Rectangle Nestabilities, Liquid Pearls, Copics.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
Posted in cards, etc., CHA, Stampavie
spring fever!
Hello friends! We got about 16 – 18 inches of the white stuff yesterday. Eeek! As I said, I am soooo ready for spring! I definitely have spring fever! And it is on my mind so much, that I chose my 2 CHA samples to share today with those 2 words in mind…spring (for my spring-y egg basket) and fever (for my swine flu tissue box cover). LOL. If you keep reading, I have a variation below for creating the top opening of the tissue cover.
I love to make 3-D items along with cards…it’s a lot of fun to see how they evolve. For my first 3-D item I created an egg-shaped basket with the cute Penny Johnson image called Easter Chick.
How cute is that chick? Here’s a close up…he’s so sweet!
I apologize…I do have a pattern for the egg basket but I just can’t share it yet. It will be coming in the future!
And my second project to share today is another one of my tissue box covers. This time I used the Mo Manning Swine Flu image.
I don’t know if it’s supposed to be a boy pig or a girl pig…but I just had to give “her” a pink robe! 😉 Here’s another close up so you can see the detail of the image.
I also wanted to show you a different way to create the top opening of my tissue box cover. If you don’t have any dies to cut a decorative hole, it can easily be created with a decorative punch. Insert your punch on one side of the top layer and punch an opening…
Then turn the top layer 180 degrees and punch again from the opposite side…very quick and easy!
Thanks for stopping by! I think I’m going to cross my fingers and toes, stand on my head, spin around three times and chant…I wish for spring…I wish for spring…
egg basket: stamps- Penny Johnson’s Easter Chick by Stampavie; paper- green, white, Not Quite Navy, dp- Cosmo Cricket Early Bird- Sunrise; ink- Celery, Saffron, Memento Black; accessories- Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop and grass punches, ProvoCraft deco scissors, brads, flowers, Copics, Scor-Pal.
swine flu tissues: stamps- Mo Manning Swine Flu by Stampavie; paper- white, kraft, green, Pretty in Pink, dp- Flair Designs; ink- Pretty in Pink, Memento Black; accessories- Copics, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Perfectly Paisley folders, SU! Decorative Label punch (to create top opening), Squares & Lacey Squares Nestabilities, ribbon, pop dots, crochet flower, Scor-Pal.
Posted in 3D and altered art, CHA, Scor-Pal, Stampavie, tutorials and templates
UR GR8…celebrate!
Happy Monday! If I say it loud enough, it might just be true, right? lol. Actually, it IS a great day because it’s a holiday and that means a day off. *big grin*
Today I have two more of my Stampavie CHA cards to share. We are in the midst of our “52 Days of CHA”, so be sure to check out the Stampavie blog every day for fresh & fun samples of the newly released images!
This first card was created with the Gillian Roberts Texting image. I die cut some letters to make a “texting sentiment” and pieced some papers on the bottom to mimic the quilt in the image. I wish we had cell phones and texting when I was young! Back then we were tied closely to the phone with a cord. You were lucky if you had a looong cord and it reached into a closet! LOL. Privacy was limited for sure. And I think we all remember how important privacy was when we were a teen…LOL!
I think this girl has a crush. ;^)
My second card today is a Mo Manning image called Simon. Yay! More Mo Manning! And she has some great boy images this time.
Some headphones, a skateboard, and a cap…he’s all set!
Have a great Monday and thanks for stopping by! ♥
card 1: stamps- Gillian Roberts Texting by Stampavie; paper- Bazzill, white, dp- Basic Grey; ink- Memento Black, SU! Pink Pirouette; accessories- Copics, Labels 11 Nestabilities, sewing machine, Sizzix Ducky Wucky alpha embosslits, Colorbok Metal Dots, EK Success flower punches.
card 2: stamps- Mo Manning Simon by Stampavie; paper- Bazzill, white, black, dp- unknown; ink- SU! Saffron, Memento Black; accessories- Labels 8 and Mega Curved Rectangles Nestabilities, Copics, corner rounder, Cuttlebug Stars die and Birthday Jelly folder, Stickles.
Posted in cards, etc., CHA, masculine/boy, Sizzix, Stampavie
Flower Girl, TuTu Cute & Shopping Girl
Hello! I have a lot to share today so it’s a long post, folks! First I will share two of my CHA cards. Today is my turn to post on the Stampavie DT blog…are you enjoying the daily inspiration there from the design team? They created such fabulous cards and projects for the booth and it looked great!
My first card was made with the very sweet Gillian Roberts image called Flower Girl. I started with a pre-cut card base and made a frame with some Nestabilities die-cut scraps I had left over from a previous project. The word “hi” is from the Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet. I loved the simple design of this card and the Flower Girl image just makes me happy!
For my second card, I started with another pre-cut card base and used the too, too cute image by Tina Wenke called…TuTu Cute! She is so fun to color! Again, I used the Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet for the sentiment. And a tiny bit of Stickles was added to both cards to finish them off. I ♥ those knees and boots! LOL.
I have been having fun coloring up the new releases! Each one is cuter than the last! But I also love all of the previous collections, so I pulled out some Leere Aldrich images that I was itching to stamp.
This one is called Shopping Girl and I paired it with the Sentiments A set. The paper used here is from Scribble Scrabble, the Simply Stylish collection. After seeing the corner punch used by Heidi (the owner of Stampavie) on some of her cards, I just had to have it! LOL. Love those corners! And my mind started seeing it used a few other different ways….here I punched an extra one and gave my credit card some “wings”. It’s a fast, action-packed card! LOL. The wings were outlined with Stickles and I used Copics to draw stripes and dots on the credit card and shopping bags. Two shoes were cut from the paper and shaded with Copics to accent the words.
Here’s the inside…a tiny dot of Stickles was added to the bow and the pup’s head.
Over on the Stampavie DT blog I also posted some pics of a few ladies who stopped at the booth at CHA. You can see them here.
That’s it for today…thanks for reading to the end and have a great day!
card 1- stamps- Gillian Roberts Flower Girl by Stampavie; paper- white, Bazzill, unknown dp; ink- Memento Black; accessories- Copics, Labels 11 and Oval Nestabilities, corner rounder, ribbon, Cuttlebug Olivia alphabet, Stickles.
card 2- stamps- Tina Wenke TuTu Cute by Stampavie; paper- brown, white, Regal Rose, unknown dp; ink- Saffron, Memento Black; accessories- Copics, sewing machine, Oval Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Olivia alphabet, Stickles, gemstones.
card 3- stamps- Leere Aldrich Shopping Girl and Sentiments A; paper- Bazzill, SU! Guava, white, dp- Scribble Scrabble Simply Stylish collection; ink- Memento Black, Distress ink- Walnut Stain; accessories- Copics, EK Success Fancy Photo Corner punch, Circle and Oval Nestabilities, Stickles, gemstones.
Posted in cards, etc., CHA, Stampavie
Winter 2011 CHA sneak peek
Hello everyone! If you check out the Stampavie DT blog, you’ll see that Heidi has posted some sneak peeks of the new CHA collections. It’s been a real treat to see her posting her lovely projects!
And now it’s the design team’s turn to share some sneak peeks too. Each day from now until the start of CHA we will have a new sneak peek on the blog so keep checking back! I just know you’ll love each of the new collections! Also, don’t forget that the first day of CHA will also be the first day of our “52 Days of CHA”. We have a lot of fresh new samples and we’re anxious to share them with you!
Today I started the DT sneak peeks with a cute Tina Wenke image. This one is called Stitched Hearts.
How cute is that mouse and bird?! I thought this paper would be perfect for the image. I just loved the scissors, needles, and thread in the pattern. I didn’t want to cover up too much of it so I kept it pretty simple. Some stitching on the layers and a few buttons helped to tie the sewing theme of this card all together.
stamp- Tina Wenke Stitched Hearts by Stampavie; paper- Saffron, white, black, Bazzill, dp- Cosmo Cricket Material Girl; ink- Saffron, Memento Black; accessories- Copics, Rectangle Nestabilities, Sewing Machine, EK Success Daisy Chain punch, buttons, ribbon.
Have a great day! Pop by the DT blog tomorrow…Anna Maria will have a Penny Johnson sneak!
Posted in cards, etc., CAS (clean & simple), CHA, Stampavie
Merry Christmas!
I can’t believe that Christmas Eve is here already! I am still enjoying the holiday preparations and wonderful Christmas music. It makes me a bit sad to think that it will soon be over. But I am looking forward to the weekend!
Here’s a gift bag that I made with the Laurence Design image called Polar Present by Stampavie. This was one of my favorites as soon as I first saw it and I finally had a chance to ink it up!
It is a very simple layout and I hope it inspires you for any last minute gifts you may need to wrap. I know I always have last minute wrapping to do!
Here’s a close up of the polar pals…
Wishing you a very merry Christmas! Enjoy the blessings of the holiday!
stamps- Laurence Design Polar Present by Stampavie, AmyR Holiday Greetings; paper- SU! Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, white, Making Memories Carousel Cherry, KI Memories festive dp; ink- Memento Black; accessories- Copics, Labels 8 Nestabilities, ribbon, Stickles, buttons, clear button, 3/4″ circle punch, thread.
Posted in 3D and altered art, Christmas, Stampavie
Santa’s Sleigh
Hello friends! Today I have a card using the Santa’s Sleigh image from the Laurence Design collection at Stampavie. This whimsical Santa and reindeer image was quite fun to use in making some additional Christmas cards!
I wanted to create a night-time scene looking through a window and this came together pretty easily. The Santa was stamped onto a medium-light color of blue cardstock and the edges were sponged with Navy ink. Then I cut the main image into 4 equal “panes” and attached them to a Navy layer. Some Stickles gave it a little sparkle and of course I had to use a bit of red on Rudolf’s nose. 😉
I hope you have a great weekend! Enjoy the shopping, baking, decorating, and many other preparations to be made during the holiday season!
stamp- Santa’s Sleigh by Stampavie; paper- Baja, Navy, cream, green, dp- Heidi Grace; ink- Memento Black, SU! Night of Navy; accessories- Cuttlebug Ice Crystal die, Cuttlebug Flurries embossing folder (HSN), SU! Photo Corner punch, Stickles, gemstones.
Posted in cards, etc., Christmas, Stampavie
Sabine watching the snow fall
I really enjoyed making this card. Maybe because it’s snowy. Or square. Or pink. Yeah, that’s it…pink!
Is this Sarah Kay image not totally adorable? I love the girl looking out the window! She could be dreaming of anything at all, but for now she is dreaming of Christmas! (and maybe a little bit of snow, too!)
Here’s a close-up so you can see a little more of the beautiful detail of this image. You can see the shimmer in the pink paper too. I think I used my last scraps of it. sigh. I hope you can also see the dimensional snow that I applied to each window pane…with a toothpick, no less! I think I am still cross-eyed with a stiff neck. LOL. But it was worth it. ;0)
And the last pic is of the inside. I tried to bring a bit of the fun pink paper, snow, and green accents to the inside of the card.
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day!
stamps: Sarah Kay Sabine Watching the Snow Fall by Stampavie, SU! Small Script, AmyR Holiday Greetings; paper- white, Pink Pirouette, Wasabi, green, unknown scraps of d.p.; ink- Memento Black; accessories- Copics, brads, EK Success Snowflake punch, Aleene’s True Snow, QuicKutz nameplate die, SU! Decorative Label punch.
Posted in cards, etc., Christmas, Stampavie
cookiestamper ♥
