LOVING the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt!

I received the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt embellishments awhile back for completing the My Digital Studio certification. I FINALLY got around to playing with them this weekend, and I just LOVE them! You can get your own from the current Occasions Mini catalog. Check out the projects I did with these!

This is a picture frame I made for my daughter's room:


Supplies:
Stamps- In the Spotlight (retired) for the stems, but can easily be done by hand with dots
Ink- Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Old Olive cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Pretty in Pink cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories- Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Billboard decorative strip die, paper snips (for grass)

These are some cards I made using the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt:







Supplies:
Stamps- Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations
Ink- Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock
Accessories- 1/2" Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Circle Scissor Plus, Sweet Pea Stitched Felt



Supplies-
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, In the Spotlight (retired- for the stems, but making dots by hand would work too)
Ink- Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock, Old Olive cardstock, Basic Black cardstock
Accessories- 1/2" Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon, paper snips (for the grass), Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, circle punch



Supplies-
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink- Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Melon Mambo cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories- Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz plates, Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon

Micheal's Birthday

This one was for a boy's 5th birthday, whose party we couldn't make it to. I CASED this card from several designs I saw on www.splitcoaststampers.com



Supplies:
Stamps- none
Ink- Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker (for dots on cookie)
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Yoyo Yellow cardstock, Real Red cardstock, Brilliant Blue cardstock, Basic Black cardstock, Close to Cocoa cardstock
Accessories- circle punch, scallop circle punch, 1/4" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Birthday embossing folder, 1/4" Basic Black grosgrain ribbon

Happy 1st Birthday, Alessia!

My baby girl's 1st birthday is (already!) next month, so I've naturally been planning it. I've decided to go with a spring theme, which makes me think of butterflies and flowers. My first project was the centerpiece. I still have the birthday banner and party favors to do, but thought I would share what I have already accomplished.



This was my fist time using my Big Shot and the SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die with material other than paper, and boy was I impressed! I actually thanked my husband, again, for my Mother's Day gift. It just keeps on giving! I was surprised to see that cranking the foam through the Big Shot seemed like I was running cardstock through... it was THAT easy! Now I want to experiment with other types of material after seeing what my Big Shot is capable of!

Here is a closer view:





Here you can see (I hope) where I've used the texturz plates, on the pink butterfly in the middle and to the back, and on the pink butterfly on the left. It looks so cute in real life!




Recipe-
Stamps- none
Ink- none
Paper- Certainly Celery cardstock
Accessories- vase (from IKEA), Chocolate Chip 1" Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon, wooden skewers, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Button Latte designer buttons, linen thread, crimper, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Foamies Fashion Foam Sheets (Darice brand), Foamies Glitter Sticky Back Foam Sheets (Darice brand)

Valentine's Day Card Set

I needed to make several Valentine's Day cards to send to family back home in the States, so these are the cards I came up with.




Recipe:
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, Happy Everything, I {Heart} Hearts
Ink- Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' Pad, Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Real Red cardstock, Pretty in Pink cardstock, Close to Cocoa cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Candy Lane designer series paper
Accessories- Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Stampin' Up! Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits Dies, sanding block, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, brads, word window punch, modern label punch, spiral punch, scallop square punch, Stampin' Up! Scallop Envelope Bigz Die, Stampin' Up! Hearts & Brackets Die, small heart punch

Decor Elements in my Kitchen!

I've had this Dry Goods Definitely Decorative elements since last year, but I didn't have containers to put them on. I finally ordered some Tupperware brand canisters and applied my Definitely Decorative elements to them... I LOVE how they look!

Happy Birthday, Angie!

My good friend, Angie, celebrated her birthday this month. I wanted to make her something special, functional, and cute all at the same time... I've seen several examples on www.splitcoaststampers.com using an envelope as a gift card holder, so I tried my hand at this new project. It was easy to do, and Angie loved it!



FYI- The flap on the right holds a gift card.

Recipe:
Stamps- Vintage Labels, Razzle Dazzle, In My Thoughts (retired)
Ink- Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad, Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Rich Razzleberry cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock, Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper
Accessories- 1/2" Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon, scallop circle punch, circle punch, scallop edge punch, Whisper White medium envelope

February 2010 Stamp Club

For this month's club projects, I incorporated a Valentine's Day theme, so what is more symbolic of Valentine's than hearts? The card and scrapbook page use the new I {Heart} Hearts stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog, and the card and metal tin favor use the new Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, also from the current mini. The tins were a hit with my club members, and it was the first time I did that project, so I was quite please with how everything turned out.










Recipe:
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, I {Heart} Hearts, Define Your Life
Ink- Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Real Red cardstock, Chcolate Chip cardstock, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories- 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Chit Chat rub-ons, word window punch, modern label punch, Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates

February Birthday Cards

We have several February birthdays in my family, so I decided to just make one post with all the cards.

This one is for my brother-in-law, Lawrence. He was also en route to changing duty stations, so I thought a "Best Wishes" card would be suitable:


Supplies:
Stamps- Lovely as a Tree, Sincere Salutations
Ink- Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- More Mustard cardstock, Not Quite Navy cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Old Olive cardstock
Accessories- Big Shot, Texture Plates Kit #4, stipple brush, blender pens

This one is for my younger sister, Marissa:


Supplies:
Stamps- circle from Shapes & Shadows (retired), Birthday Greetings (retired)
Ink- Orchid Opulence Classic Stampin' Pad, Pink Passion Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Orchid Opulence cardstock, Pink Passion cardstock, Basic Black cardstock
Accessories- silver brads, scallop edge punch, 1/16" circle punch

This is one for my other brother-in-law, Jeremie:


Supplies:
Stamps- Lovely as a Tree, All Holidays
Ink- Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Riding Hood Red cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock
Accessories- Stampin' Pastels

This last one is for Jeremie's stepson, Kenny:


Suplies:
Stamps- Trendy Trees, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink- Kiwi Kiss Classic Stampin' Pad, Dusty Durango Classic Stampin' Pad, Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Crushed Curry cardstock, Dusty Durango cardstock, Kiwi Kiss cardstock
Accessories- modern label punch, word window punch