Erin's Wedding Favor Box and Place Card

This was originally posted on February 12, 2011:

After I made all the table decorations for a districtwide meeting in August 2010, I was asked to make wedding favors for a friend's daughter's wedding in April 2011. I was going to give her all of the extra paper that she said she was going to make place cards with the extras. Well ... since I wanted there to be uniformity on the tables, I decided to make her place cards too! Added a picture of all 84 of the box favors the day I finished them but wanted to add pics of the individual box & the place cards I made for Erin.

Here they are -  

Thanks to Amy Czuba for her inspirational design for the place cards -

http://www.stampinconnection.com/photo/wedding-place-cards-2

Here are some specifics:

Paper - Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla
Stamps - Vintage Vogue, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Short & Sweet, Texture Jumbo Wheel
Ink - Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery
Miscellaneous - Scallop oval punch & MS die, Big Shot, Simple Flower embosslit, Stamp-a-majig, Island Floral die, Scallop circle punches, Finial Press EF
Additional technique used - Sponging

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Here is a picture of the boxes we all ( Erin's parents, brother & sister-in-law ) made at my house -

Just finished 84 of these this morning - whew!!!!!!!

Here's what I used:

Paper: Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery 

Punches: 2 3/4" Scallop Circle, Scallop Circle, Fancy Flower
Dies: Box #2, Island Floral
EF: Finial Press
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Short & Sweet, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Speckles Jumbo Wheel

They are going to be filled with trail mix. I gave Gayle ( mother of the bride ) a bunch of tiny bags so that the paper won't absorb the oils - don't want them ruined after all the work to make them  :-)

Valentine 2011

This was originally posted in February 2011:

Just finished a set of these cards today to give to some kids at the middle school where I work.

 

Since I had already designed my Valentine cards last year before I saw a card by LeAnne Pugliese on SC -

 http://www.stampinconnection.com/photo/stamp-club-valentine?context=album&albumId=4523673%3AAlbum%3A84306-

 

The kids really enjoyed them  :-)

Merry Christmas Christina!

The original was posted in December 2010:

Made this card for a good friend of mine that I am meeting this evening. Of course, I chose to use Candy Cane DSP again, but a pattern that I have never used yet! The bottom is layered with Garden Green CS edged with the Scallop Trim Border Punch, White Organza Ribbon & Real Red that was punched with the Ribbon Punch. The sentiment is from Season of Joy. The ornament punches (in Real Red & Kiwi Kiss) have small poinsettias from Season of Joy on Whisper White. I also used a couple of embossing folders on the card - one is Petals-a-Plenty & the other is a Sizzix EF I got at a Big Box store but you can get on sizzix.com.

 

Have a Merry Christmas :-)

Contempo Cane Christmas

The original posting of this was in December 2010:


Here’s the latest Christmas card I made to give my neighbors at the Eagle Crest Golf Resort in Redmond, Oregon. My hubby & I will be heading there right after Christmas. I just LOVE Candy Cane DSP; the colors are just fabulous!

I CASEd the format from one of Alex Hobson’s wonderful masterpieces -

http://www.stampinconnection.com/photo/winter-post-holiday-wishes?xg_source=activity

Here are the specifics:

Stamps - Contempo Christmas
Paper - Candy Cane DSP, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Real Red
Ink - Real Red, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories - Scallop Border Punch, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, MS Punch

Thanks for looking :-)

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

The original was posted in July 2010:

My mom & dad’s anniversary is next week ( it’s year 57!!! ) and when I saw Laura’s card, I knew I had to CASE it for their special day! I kept the basic format of the card pretty much the same, but added lots & lots of embossing - just LOVE embossing & if you know my cards, I always try to incorporate something that’s been texturized!

This card is a CASE from Laura Jaroscak’s gorgeous card:

http://www.stampinconnection.com/photo/vintage-vogue-226

Hope you like it, Laura :-)

Here are the specifics:

Stamps - A Word for You - this is one of the first times I used SU! clear stamps & I AM IN LOVE 

Paper - Almost Amethyst CS, Whisper White CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Barely Banana CS, Tea Party DSP
Ink - Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red
Accessories - Finial Press EF, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Square Lattice EF, Flower Embosslit, Designer Buttons, Subtles, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Corner Rounder

Almost forgot - I also smooched the front on the card with a little of the gold smooth diluted with a little alcohol & put into a spray bottle. Don't know if you can see it, but if you click on the picture, it will make the card real big & maybe you can see the "sparkles"!

Thanks for looking  :-)

Friendship Card

The original was posted in July 2010:

I saw an old friend & pastor, Chuck Smith from Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, last night at a wonderful concert; was inspired to make him & his beautiful wife, Kay, this card! I decided not to put a sentiment on the front of the card but wrote a nice note on the inside. Am going to give it to him this evening when I go to another concert with my hubby, brother & sister-in-law.

 

 

 

My inspiration for this card came from many cards made with "Daisy" on the SCS site -

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?thumbsonly=0&perpage=96&cat=550&ppuser=&si=&thumbcheck=0&page=1&sortby=&sorttime=&limit=&way=&condition=&what=

Here are specifics:
Stamps - Daisy ( double-stamping is sooo much fun )
Paper - Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, a tiny bit of DCWV Linen Closet ( of course! )
Ink - Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry
Accessories - Sizzix EF, Scissors ( had to do LOTS of cutting on this one! ), Stamp-a-majig, Gold Smooch diluted in alcohol ( not the drinking kind, though )

Hope you like it  :-)

Ongoing Blog Moving!

I will be moving all of my information from Stampin' Connection to this blog; however, I have things to do this morning. 

Will be back later this afternoon  :-)

Final Table Settings

This was originally posted in August 2010:

Here are pictures from a meeting that was held at the middle school where I work. I did all the table settings PLUS favor boxes filled with candy for each attendee. Some of the materials used aren't SU!

 

Boy am I glad this is behind me now :-)

Owl Corner Bookmarks

Original post in late 2010:

I was asked to make bookmarks for an upcoming Woman's Retreat for my church. I knew immediately that I wanted to make corner bookmarks because they are so different; I'm always up for unconventional. I made 31 with the help of several ladies this past weekend.  Had to borrow the new Owl Punch because I don't have it, but it's definitely on my wish list now; it's fantastic! Hope you like what I came up with :-)

All by it's lonesome on a piect of More Mustard

On the corner of a SU! catalog

And then there were 31!

Go to http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/, click on the "Resourses" tab in the upper left of the home page, type in Corner Bookmark in the search area & you will find a wonderful tutorial for these!

Bazaar Christmas Cards

This was originally posted on November 27, 2010:


These were made for a bazaar table at a local tree farm. Used Old Olive, Garden Green, Real Red, Close to Cocoa & Very Vanilla with a touch of Crumb Cake.The same format was used for every card but the background embossing, DSP & base were changed a bit on each just so they looked different. I will be dropping them off to my friend at church tomorrow morning for her to take down for me. Hope you like them!

These cards were CASEd from Kari Eklund's beautiful card - http://www.stampinconnection.com/photo/seasons-greeting-1?context=album&albumId=4523673%3AAlbum%3A510139

Here's the specifics:
Stamps - Christmas Greetings, Short & Sweet, Simple Snowflake
Paper - Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Garden Green, Close to Cocoa, Kraft (Crumb Cake), Retired DSP
Ink - Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White Craft
Embossing Folders - Petals-A-Plenty, Vintage Wallpaper, Sizzix Snowflakes
Miscellaneous - Snowflake Punch, 1/2" Round Punch, MS Border Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow Multi

Merry Christmas - Jesus is the reason for the season :-)