Monday Montage Blog Hop

» 14 September, 2014 » Cards, Christmas, Clean & Simple » 1 comment

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Welcome to the Monday Montage blog hop!

Festival of Trees

This card was created using the new photopolymer set called Festival of Trees. The colors I used are Cherry Cobbler, Pistachio Pudding, and Garden Green.  Then I added Frosted Sequins and strips of Trim the Tree DSP.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Festival of Trees- Photopolymer #135059

Ink: Cherry Cobbler #126966, Garden Green #126973, Pistachio Pudding #131177

Card Stock: Whisper White #100730

Accessories: Frosted Sequins #135835, Trim the Tree DSP #135824, Tree Punch #135859

 

Monday Montage Blog Hop

» 31 August, 2014 » Cards, Christmas, Clean & Simple » 0 comments

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Welcome to the Monday Montage blog hop!

 Christmas Bliss

 

This card was created using the new photopolymer set called Christmas Bliss. The colors I used are Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana.  Then I added Frosted Sequins that are now available in the Holiday Catalog. They are one of my favorite new accessories to use.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Christmas Bliss- #138897 Photopolymer

Ink: Coastal Cabana #131175, Strawberry Slush #131178

Card Stock: Whisper White #100730, Coastal Cabana #131297, Strawberry Slush #131295

Accessories: Frosted Sequins #135835

 

Monday Montage Blog Hop

» 17 November, 2013 » Cards, Christmas, Clean & Simple » 0 comments

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Thanks for checking in on the Monday Montage Blog Hop.

I’m really in the Christmas spirit these days.  I’ve started listening to Christmas music and watching all the great Christmas movies that are starting  to appear on tv.  So of course, my stamping projects are Christmas themed.  I spent the weekend at a crafting retreat and decided to make a variety of cards using the Endless Wishes photopolymer set.  Here are some of the cards I created.

Bermuda Bay Endless Wishes

This card is stamped in Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, and Coastal Cabana. I also added a little piercing under the greeting, and of course I had to add some splatters from Gorgeous Grunge.

Simple Endless Wishes

This is a clean and simple card I created with Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, and Pool Party.  Then I just added a small strip of  Winter Frost DSP.  I think it would also be really cute to add some Island  Indigo Baker’s Twine to the card as well.

Gold Embossed Endless WishesFor this card, I stamped the images in Versamark and embossed them in gold embossing powder.  I also used Gorgeous Grunge to add some splatters above the greeting.  I really like this card, but if I were to it again I would probably stamp the creating on the card base so that it is easier to see.

I hope you have enjoyed these cards. Don’t forget to click back or next to check out the awesome projects these other talented ladies have to share with you.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Endless Wishes Photopolymer- #133455, Gorgeous Grunge- Wood #130514, Clear #130517

Card Stock: Whisper White #100730, Strawberry Slush #131295, Smoky Slate #131202, Crumb  Cake #120953

Inks: Bermuda Bay #131171, Coastal Cabana #131175, Strawberry Slush #131178, Smoky Slate #131179, Island Indigo #126986, Pool  Party #126982,  Versamark #102283 

Tools/Accessories: Rhinestones #119246, Pearls #119247, 7/8 Cotton Ribbon #127844, Winter Frost DSP Stack #132183, Modern Medley DSP #126926, Gold Embossing Powder #109129, Heat Tool #129053

Monday Montage Blog Hop

» 3 November, 2013 » Cards, Christmas, Clean & Simple » 4 comments

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Welcome back to the Monday Montage Blog Hop.

I’m sharing a super quick Christmas card today.  I decided to pull out the stamp set called A Banner Christmas to create it.  It’s the first chance I’ve had to play with this set, so I really enjoyed deciding what to make with it.

banner christmas

I used my trusty (and often ignored) stamp-a-ma-jig to create the design at the bottom of the card so that I could get the image lined up perfectly.

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Supplies:

Stamps: A Banner Christmas- Wood #130252, Clear #130255

Card Stock: Whisper White #100730, Cherry Cobbler #119685, Bake Brown Sugar #131296

Inks: Old Olive #126953, Cherry Cobbler #126966, Baked Brown Sugar #131174, Crumb Cake #126975

Tools/Accessories: Rhinestones #119246, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding #120992, Stamp-a-ma-jig #101049

Monday Montage Blog Hop

» 6 October, 2013 » Big Shot, Cards, Christmas » 0 comments

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Thanks for joining me for another round of the Monday Montage Blog Hop.

I’m so excited to share this card with you today.  It features the new Thinlits Card Dies.  I fell in love with these the first time I used them!  They are super quick and easy, but you wouldn’t know by just looking at the finished card.

seasons greetings front

seasons greetings inside

In addition to the Thinlets Card Dies, I used the Snowflake Soiree stamp set.  The greeting and sentiment are from the More Merry Messages stamp set. If you are wondering why you can’t seem to find these sets in the catalogs, it is because they are two of the few carry over sets only shown in the online store.  I also used the new silver ribbon, and Winter Frost DSP stack from the Holiday catalog.

Now be sure to click either the back button or the next button in order to see everyone’s fabulous projects.

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Supplies:

Stamps: More Merry Messages- Wood #126400, Clear #126402, Snowflake Soiree- Wood #127922, Clear #127925

Card Stock: Smoky Slate #131202, Whisper White #100730, Winter Frost DSP stack #132183

Inks: Smoky Slate #131179, Island Indigo #126986, Pool Party # 122938

Tools/Accessories: 1/8” Silver ribbon #132137, Rhinestones #119246, Circle Card Thinlets Die #133480, Circles Framelits #130911, Big Shot #113439

Monday Montage Blog Hop

» 8 September, 2013 » Cards, Christmas » 0 comments

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Thanks for joining me for the Monday Montage Blog Hop.

Today I’m showing you a cute and really simple Christmas card.

Joy to the World

I had a sketch in mind when I sat down to make this card, and I knew I wanted to use the 2 1/2” circle punch.  I decided to use the Joy to the World stamp set for the greeting.  If you take a look at the set you will notice that the Joy to the World stamp is all one line, so to make it fit within the circle I chose to use markers instead of an inkpad.  I colored the “Joy” part of the stamp in Cherry Cobbler and stamped it on the cardstock.  Then I cleaned the stamp and colored “to the world” in Old Olive and stamped it just beneath “Joy”.

 I hope you enjoyed this project.  Be sure to check back in soon for some cute Halloween treat ideas.

In the mean time, click next to continue check out the post Elizabeth has for you today, or click back to see what Dani has to share.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Joy to the World- Wood #131796, Clear #131799

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler #119685, Chocolate Chip #102128, Old Olive #100702, Whisper White #100730, Season of Style DSP Stack #132181

Tools/Accessories: Paper Piercing Tool #126189, Pierce Mat #126199,  Essentials Piercing Pack #126187, Rhinestones #119246, Cherry Cobbler marker #119681, Old  Olive marker #100079, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch #120906

Monday Montage Blog Hop

» 25 August, 2013 » Cards, Christmas » 0 comments

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Welcome to the Monday Montage Blog Hop.  I’m so excited that the Design Team Finalists will be continuing a blog hop every other Monday.

Today I’m showing you Christmas card.  I know you must be thinking but it’s only August, however, I start designing holiday projects in early July or August.  Past experience has shown me if I don’t start early, then it never gets made.

Special Season Christmas Card

Special Season Card Inside

The tree image on the front of this card is from the Special Season stamp set in the Holiday Catalog.  I stamped it on Brushed Silver card stock, and then embossed it with Silver embossing powder.  This card is stunning in person.  The picture really doesn’t do it justice.  For the inside of the card I used Ornament Keepsakes and More Merry Messages. These two sets are on the carry over list that aren’t shown in the current catalog.

If you came here from Dani’s blog or started here, then be sure to click next to check out Elizabeth’s post and make the full loop through the blog hop.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Special Season- Wood #131766, Clear #131769, More Merry Messages – Wood #126400, Clear #126402, Ornament Keepsakes – Wood #128048, Clear #128051

Inks: Versamark #102283, Coastal Cabana #131175, Smoky Slate #131179

Card Stock: Coastal Cabana #131297, Brushed Silver #100712, Whisper White #100730, Winter Frost DSP Stack #132183

Tools/Accessories: Paper Piercing Tool #126189, Pierce Mat #126199,  Essentials Piercing Pack #126187, Rhinestones #119246, Silver Embossing Powder #109131, Heat Tool #129053, Coastal Cabana Ruffle Ribbon #130024, Holiday Ornaments Framelits #127816, Big Shot #113439

Candy Holder Video Tutorial

» 15 September, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Big Shot, Christmas, Video Tutorials » 0 comments

Today I’m sharing a video tutorial for making these cute candy holders!  They come together really quickly, and they are so addicting.

Here is the video tutorial:

Candy Holder Video Tutorial

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12 Days of Christmas: Day 12 Candy Wrapper

» 11 September, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Big Shot, Christmas » 694 comments

It’s the final day of 12 Days of Christmas, and today I’m sharing a candy wrapper I made using the Candy Wrapper Die.  I also used Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper.

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes- Wood #115370, Clear #127802

Inks: Lucky Limeade #126984

Card Stock: Real Red #102482, Festival of Prints DSP #126904

Tools/Accessories: Candy Wrapper Die #120890, Modern Label Punch #119849, 1 1/4” Scallop Circle Punch #127811, Basic Pearls #119247, Sticky Strip #104294, Big Shot #113439

12 Days of Christmas: Day 11 Mixed Medley Candy Holder

» 10 September, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Big Shot, Christmas » 4,711 comments

 

Today I’m sharing a really simple candy holder that is made using the two tags die.  I also used the holiday catalog hostess set Mixed Medley.  You can get this set free when you place a $150 online order or by hosting a workshop with me.

Check back in a few days for a video tutorial to see how to make this project.

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Stamps: Mixed Medley hostess set- Wood #128054, Clear #128057

Inks: Gumball Green #126861, Real Red #126949

Card Stock: Gumball Green #126840, Real Red #102482, Very Vanilla #101650, Be of Good Cheer DSP #126896

Tools/Accessories: Gumball Green Ribbon #126848, Scallop Circle Punch #119854, 1 3/8” Circle Punch #119860, 3/4” Circle Punch #119873, Two Tags Die #115954, Big Shot #113439

12 Days of Christmas: Day 10 My Digital Studio Christmas Tags

» 4 September, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Christmas, My Digital Studio » 4,295 comments

12 Days of Christmas is going by so quickly.  I can’t believe we are already on Day 10! Today I wanted to show you how to make some very cute and simple gift tags using MDS2.  I used the Snow Festival DSP Download (paper 2).  Immediately when I saw this sheet of paper, I knew it would be perfect for making some quick tags.  I opened a new document selected this paper.  Then I added the flag punch to most of the squares that don’t already have a journaling box.  Next I added the to/from stamp from A Cute Christmas stamp brush download.  Then you just print the page and cut the tags apart.  The four squares that don’t have a to/from stamped will be stamped on the back.  They were to large to add the stamping on the front.

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Downloads Used: My Digital Studio 2 #130644, or My Digital Studio 2 Upgrade (if you already own My Digital Studio) #130650, Snow Festival DSP #129831, Flag punch Digital #125785, Candy Cane Lane Digital Kit(A Cute Christmas set) #122177

12 Days of Christmas: Day 9 My Digital Studio Wall Art

» 3 September, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Christmas, My Digital Studio » 3,928 comments

I hope everyone is having a great Labor Day.

It’s Day 9 of 12 Days of Christmas.  Today’s project is an 8×8 page I designed using My Digital Studio 2. I still need to purchase a frame to display it at Christmas, but I will show you the finished project in the frame when I get it.

Leave me a comment, and let me know what you think.

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Downloads Used: My Digital Studio 2 #130644, or My Digital Studio 2 Upgrade (if you already own My Digital Studio) #130650, Holly Berry Bouquet Digital DSP #127773, Basic Pearls and Rhinestones Digital #124330, Merry and Type Digital stamp set #123139, Perfect Label Punch Digital #127340

12 Days of Christmas in August: Day 8 Ornament Keepsakes Christmas Tags

» 30 August, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Big Shot, Christmas » 915 comments

I made these gift tags using the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and the Holiday Ornaments Framelits.

I stamped the ornaments in Old Olive and Real Red, and then I cut the ornaments using the framelits.  I added some White Baker’s Twine to the tags.

I created a topper, placed the tags in a medium cello bag and placed the topper on the cello bag.

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Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes- Wood #128048, Clear #128051, Chock-Full of Cheer- Wood #126715, Clear #126717

Inks: Real Red #126949, Old Olive #126953

Card Stock: Whisper White #100730, Real Red #102482, Baja Breeze #111352

Tools/Accessories: White Baker’s Twine #124262, Basic Rhinestones #119246, Dimensionals #104430, Holiday Ornaments Framelits #127816, Big Shot #113439

12 Days of Christmas in August: Day 7 Christmas Gift Card Box

» 29 August, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Christmas, Video Tutorials » 0 comments

 

Today’s project is a gift box combined with a gift card holder.  The box is the perfect size to hold Hershey’s chocolate nuggets or a small gift.  I used Festival of Prints DSP to decorate the front of the box.  I also used the stamp set Tags til Christmas for the Dec 25 image.

Click the link to view the video tutorial: Christmas Gift Card Box Video Tutorial

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Stamps: Chock-Full of Cheer- Wood #126715, Clear #126717, Tags til Christmas- Wood #120847, Clear #121169

Ink: Cherry Cobbler #126966

Card Stock: Very Vanilla #101650, Cherry Cobbler #119685, Festival of Prints DSP #126904

Tools/Accessories: Decorative Label Punch #120907, 3/16” Corner Punch #119871, Basic Rhinestones #119246, Dimensionals #104430, Sticky Strip #104294, Simply Scored #122334

12 Days of Christmas: Day 6 Holiday Catalog Ornament

» 27 August, 2012 » 3-D Projects, Big Shot, Christmas, Video Tutorials » 0 comments

Today I’m sharing my take on the holiday ornament on the front cover of the Holiday Catalog. I used the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and the Holiday Ornaments Framelits. Instead of using Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive like the cover, I chose to use Baja Breeze and Early Espresso. These are my favorite colors. I wear a lot of chocolate and aqua clothes & my room is decorated in these colors. Needless to say, there was no question about what colors I wanted to use to make this ornament.

Click the link to watch the video tutorial on this ornament:

Holiday Catalog Ornament video tutorial

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Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes- Wood #128048, Clear #128051

Inks: Baja Breeze #126960, Early Espresso #126974

Card Stock: Whisper White #100730, Early Espresso #119686

Tools/Accessories: Holiday Ornaments Framelits #127816, Vintage Faceted Buttons #127555, 1/8” Early Espresso taffeta ribbon #119959, Basic Rhinestones #119426, Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755, Simply Scored #122334, 1 3/8” circle punch #119860, Big Shot #113439