Monster Thank Yous

Yes, another Make a Monster card!  You saw the invites to my little one's party… and here are the Thank You notes. 

My baby wanted a Monsters, Inc party, that's why the Monster but that proved nearly impossible because there's just not much out there any more for Monsters, Inc.  But at least the invites and thank yous were Monsters, right?  And we played soccer and other games at a nearby indoor facility, hence the soccer balls on the thank yous.  Again, my youngest was on my lap while I made most of these and he would giggle every time I glued a googlie eye on them so I know he likes the cards!!    And I thought it fitting to post these on my blog today since today is his actually 3rd birthday!!

Have a great day!

Cards for no real reason…

How often do you check your snail mail?  6 days a week, right?  How often do you get something other than a bill or a catalog or junk?  Not often enough!  Back in January I made some cards and sent them out to a few people for no real reason than to say 'hi' and thank them for being a friend, on my Stampin' Up! team, themselves, or all of the above!  I heard back from many of the recipients saying how nice it was to get a card out of the blue.  I need to do this more often.  I mean, I love making the cards, right?  So why not send more??

These cards use the Apothecary Art stamp set from the Occasion mini  (I do LOVE this set!!) along with Sweetly Said.  I used the Labels Collection framelits as well.  I cut out around the edge of the first layer with my paper snips then popped this up with dimensionals on a label of the same color.  The designer paper is also from the Occasions mini, Attic Boutique. 

I don't know why these pictures are so blurry but I can't take anymore because like I said, these went out in January!

Maybe the picture below can show better the dimension and the various patterns of DSP I used, the various banner colors, and flower colors!

Bordering on Romance in Peach…

The more I use the Peach Parfait color the more I love it!  I love warm autumn colors and this Peach Parfait can certainly be that.  But it can also be a fun, bright spring color or a subtle yet playful color.  It's quite versatile!  And of course pairing it with Soft Suede is a no brainer!

Supplies Used:

Bordering on Romance stamp set (Occasions mini)
Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale a Bration)
Labels Collection Framelits
Adorning Accents Edgelit and Embossing Folder
Stampin' Sponge
Peach Parfait card stock
Soft Suede card stock
Jet Black Stazon ink
Pumpkin Pie ink (to watercolor in the flowers)
Old  Olive ink
Aqua painter
Smooch Illuminate Top Coat

Raining Black and White

I often tell stampers that not every card they make has to be completely different.  Here is a sample of what I mean.

This card was CASEd from the Stampin' Up! demonstrator web site and we used it for Technique Club the other night…

I loved the sharp contrast of the Riding Hood Red ink and the Jet Black Stazon. 
It uses the new Twitterpated Designer Series paper, a jumbo Neutral brad, and of course a "gem" (self adhesive jewel rhinestone).  The stamp set is "Raining Flowers" and the butterfly comes from a Sale A Bration stamp set that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (the set is SO me it's not funny) called "Elementary Elegance."  The saying comes from "You're a Gem" stamp set.

Now, as sometimes happens, a happy mistake comes along!  One of my card club members messed up the "cloud" with the sentiment.  I don't remember what happened, crooked? smeared?  I don't know.  Doesn't matter.  But, we made the best of it and she stamped another "cloud" on a scrap piece of white and attached it to the card with a dimensional.  I loved it so much I had to make one myself.  It perfectly illustrates how changing up just one aspect of a card (subtly at that) can totally change the look and feel of a card!

What do you think?

To see them side by side…

Fun, right?

I urge you to go find a card you have made already and find one element to change.  See what happens!

Copy Mine Mom…

So yesterday I told you I'd show you an original from my 7 year old daughter.  She often will copy my cards that I made and this past weekend she asked if SHE could come up with a card and I copy it for one of my classes.  I gave my famous mom answer "maybe."  LOL  So that was sufficient and off she went completely on her own. 

Her thought process:

"What Holiday is coming up next?"
Me: Valentine's Day
Pause for about 30 seconds
"Do you have a small heart punch?"
Me: Yup.  It's in with the trio heart punch.
She then went to my drawer and picked her colors.  She couldn't find the yellow she wanted so asked me to show her the yellows I had.

15 minutes later she came upstairs to show me her creation…

NOT BAD, RIGHT?!?!  Love this girl and her quick creativity.  I wish I could come up with a card in 15 minutes.

So, look for a version of this card from me soon….