A Couple Pages

It's Scrapbooking month!  Here is a double page layout that i did using My Digital Studio!  There are so many great things about digital scrapbooking that make it so easy!  I was able to use the color picker tool to get the exact colors i wanted to that i could make the elements match my daughters sweatshirt! I also used the graphic on her sweatshirt as the overall inspiration for the pages.  I really have to do more digital scrapping!

It's Not Easy Being Green

The Challenge this week at Stampin' Royalty is for Monochromatic projects!!  I actually found this a little more difficult than i originally thought it would be!  As i was in the process of making this card, i kept wanting to add other colors, especially on the trunk of the tree, but i refrained from doing that, and i think i can live with it! haha!  The card is actually not difficult to put together, and actually would look nice with a mix of other colors too. but maybe you can get some inspiration from it!
I started with a base and panel of Garden Green and Wild Wasabi. then on a Certainly Celery piece, I used my Simply Scored Diagonal Plate to put diagonal lines every so often to give it a sort of pattern (I LOVE this tool!!!)
 Then I stamped the leaves on two of the strips with Certainly Celery ink. You could cover the whole panel with the leaves if you like. Then i pulled down the corner, distressed it slightly, and put a white brad through it.  I cut my circles, then stamped the tree on the white piece with Garden Green, 'filled' in the tree branches with Certainly Celery on a sponge dauber, then used the dauber to ink around the edges of the circle.  I basically did the same with the sentiment piece, and added a button.  Not difficult at all! (those are my favorite kinds!) 
*oooh, now that i think about it, i could have done lines going the other direction and made a kind of plaid pattern....that would have looked good too!! I think I'm gonna run to my stamp room and try that!!  

Supplies:
Cardstock- Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Naturals White
Ink- Garden Green, Certainly Celery
Stamps- Lovely As A Tree, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Accessories- Brights Buttons, Neutrals Brads, Sponge Dauber, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

Thinking of Birds!

Well, it is spring here in Idaho! seems like it literally happened overnight! But the trees and flowers are blooming, and it is beautiful! And with Spring comes birdies and nests and eggs and more birdies!
and in celebration of those wonderful things, i made this card for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge with a bird and eggs on it! The challenge is a sketch, and in stead of a main panel, i placed the bird with the flowers behind him.

Supplies:
Cardstock- Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Naturals White,
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Stamps: Nature Walk, Sincere Salutations
Accessories:
Crumb Cake Patterned Paper, Stampin' Pastels, White Gel Pen, Crumb Cake Stamp'n'Write Marker, Pearls, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Sponge Daubers

Tag Time!

This week is a Color Challenge over at Stampin' Royalty, and I decided to make a little gift tag this time!
The colors are Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, and Blushing Bride!
I started with Naturals White, Die Cut the top and bottom portions, Stamped the birdcage on a scrap piece then cut it out and layered it on, then used my markers to first stamp the "happy" then cleaned the stamp and did the same thing for "birthday." I Punched out a flower from the Boho Blossoms and added a little dot in the middle, and put the flower on the birdcage. I used circle punches to create the portion for the ribbon, layered them, then punched a hole in the middle using my crop-a-dile
besides fussing with the die cutting a little bit, this was pretty easy to put together! I'm sure it would translate well to a regular size card maybe using one of the bigger birdcages....hmmm...might have to try it!

Supplies:
Cardstock - Concord Crush, Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Naturals White
Ink - Peach Parfait, Staz-On
Stamps - Aviary, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Accessories - Boho Blossoms Punch, Adorning Accents Edgelit Die and Embossing Folder, Circle Punches, Pretty in Pink Ribbon

Oh Baby!!

Here is the card for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge, which just happens to be a picture inspiration! I loved the picture, and thought it was just tons of fun! i could actually use that picture over and over again for lots of inspiration! but i decided to go with the baby theme for this week!

This is another easy card to put together...
I basically started by stamping the background swirls in craft White with that fun little swirl from Trendy Trees, Then stamped on the circle of Whisper White, then colored it. For the frame, I used the 3/4 inch circle punch and punched several daffodil Delight circles and glued them on the back, creating this scallop frame! the card is a square card, (sorry, i didn't measure it!) and i finished it all off by embossing the main image, and making faux stitching around the main image and the card. a fairly quick card to make! oh, and i have to tell you, i have refrained from making square cards in the past because it is always so hard to find envelopes for them, but now that Stampin' Up has it's wonderful new Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, i can make my own!! I see a whole new world opening up for me!
; )

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight
Ink: StazOn black, White Craft
Stamps: Easy Events, Trendy Trees
Accessories: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade, Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight markers, 3/4 inch circle punch, White Gel Pen

Wow!!! Lookie What My Friend Sent Me!

About a month ago, Super awesome Brandi Wiggins sent lil' ol' me the most wonderful gift that she MADE...this beautiful keychain wrapped in this pretty pretty baggie (isn't it cool?!?) and i wanted to share it with all of you!!!
I am just now getting around to posting it though, and i am officially the worst friend in the world and i feel awful because it took me so long! *hangs head in shame* I wouldn't doubt if she never wanted to send me anything again...haha!

My pictures do not to it justice, but if you go here, you will see even better photos of this little nugget of fabulousness! and while you are there, you simply MUST see the rest of her blog!

I was so surprised when i saw the package in my mailbox, and was SO thrilled when i opened it and found the keychain and a super cute card to go with it!! I have to tell you, my keys are ALWAYS falling to the very bottom of my purse, and i have the worst time trying to dig them out, and now I can attach them to this little tab i have on my purse and i will never have that problem again! Yay!!
Thank you, Brandi, i love it, and i'm tickled to have received it, and beyond that, you have made my life a whole lot easier!! *hugs*!
(oh, and p.s., i hope you can forgive me for taking so long!!)

Bright Butterflies

This is my sample card for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge...Spring Things!
I think butterflies come out in spring, don't they? haha! well, if not, at least the colors are springy! The tulips are getting ready to bloom around here and they are soooo beautiful when the do! they are the most vibrant pink, yellow, orange purple, you name it! can't wait!

I utilized parts of last weeks Sketch Challenge again for this weeks card....goes to show how you can take a sketch for inspiration, and do anything you want with it!


Supplies:

Cardstock - Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Ink - Melon mambo, Pumpkin Pie
Stamps - Raining Flowers, Fabulous Phrases
Accessories -Melon Mambo Ribbon, Beautiful Wings Embosslits die, Rhinestones, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Curly Label Punch, 2 3/8 Scallop Circle, 1 3/4 Circle

Flowers to Feel Better

Here is this weeks sample for Stampin' Royalty, Sketch Challenge!
I made the daisy buy punching out 10 ovals, and gluing them on a base that i made with a circle punch. then i sponged Daffodil Delight in the center, made faux stitching around the petals using my Baja Breeze Stampin Write Marker, then added a button with twine. I used the Adoring Accents Edgelit Die with holes punched in using my Cropodile for the trim. then i stamped directly on the Tempting Turquoise Patterned Paper!



Supplies:
Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Ink - Basic Black
Stamps - Sincere Salutations
Accessories - Oval Punch, Brights Buttons, Cropodile, Brights Pattern Paper, Bakers Twine, Baja Breeze Stampin' Write Marker

Thanks for a Challenge!

This is the card I came up with for Stampin Royalty Challenge #115, a color combo challenge! yes, i am about a week and a half late posting (sorry about that!) it's been a crazy week, and had several things going on that kept me from my scrapping OR blogging time!
But anyways, it's a pretty simple card ( i like to keep it simple)

I started with a textured cardbase, then embossed the Sahara Sand panel, then for the design, i used the small and large Square punches, then used a circle punch to round the corners. I basically turned the punch upside down, put the corner of the square in through the opening on the bottom until it stopped, then punched each side. Then i stamped my sentiment and punched it out, and added it all together! for my last little detail, i used my Soft Suede marker to create the dots across the Marina Mist panel and as little details on the main design.

Supplies:
Cardstock - Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
Ink - Soft Suede
Stamps - Petite Pairs
Accessories - Small and Large Square Punches, Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker, Lattice Embossing Folder, Circle Punches

Going for the Green!

The challenge for this week at Stampin' Royalty, is to Recycle! (or upcycle, or re-purpose, etc..)
I have had this large plastic container left over from some chocolate covered raisins (oh, how i love them!!) ('before' picture below..) and i knew that i wanted to use it for something, i just never decided what. But because of the challenge, i put my thinking cap on and decided i was just going to make it pretty, and put my little girls name on it, and she can fill it with whatever her little heart desires...crayons, the little rocks she likes to collect, maybe a piggy bank...

It was actually quite easy to put together! the lid matched Rose Red perfectly, so that worked out! I just cut the patterned paper to the size to fit around the container, added the punched white border, adhered it using Tombow glue to the container, added the black ribbon, then the panel and buttons, then added the ribbon around the lid and used my Circle Scissor to cut the patterned and white paper for the lid, and the rose was made by punching several Extra Large Scallop Circles, spritzing them with water, crumpling them up then uncrumpling, layering and then forming them into a rosette, putting a large brad through the middle to hold them together, letting them dry, them adding a black button with a rhinestone in the middle. I used the black ribbon to create the "leaves". I made a kind of loop with them and stuck them on.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink: Rose Red
Stamps: Four Frames
Accessories: Rose Red Patterned Paper, Neutrals Buttons, Subtles Buttons, Rhinestones, Melon Mambo Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Black Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Billboard letters Die

Feelin' Blue...

If you look carefully, you will see this card actually has NO embellishments... why, you ask? no, it's not because i am holding a grudge against embellishments, it's because that happens to be the theme this week at Stampin' Royalty! So when i was originally thinking about what i wanted to do for a card, i wanted to use those pretty antique blue and white dishes as inspiration (I hope you know what i am talking about) My mom loves those!
anyway, i actually did a couple different techniques on this card. the flowers on the right are stamped, then masked (yes, i made a mask for those crazy flowers) then sponged with Bashful Blue. The flowers on the left were actually cut out and glued on. I will tell you why. I had sponged all the way across when I had done the right side, then realized i needed more flowers on the left so I just cut them out and glued them on. took me a while haha. then i stamped and cut out the hummingbird, and the sentiment. would have been pretty easy if not for those delicate flowers!

Supplies:
Cardstock- Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink- Pacific Point, Bashful Blue
Stamps - Elements of Style, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Accessories - Top Note Die, Brights Patterned Paper, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch

Is it Retro?

This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is a Color Challenge, and when i look at those colors, i tend to think "60's Dish towels" or something 50's-60's -ish.. so i wanted to make a card that would kind of have a retro feel to it, and i had just gotten my new dies this week to make the scallops and the fancy edge, and wanted to try them out on this card! I fussed over this one for about 2 hours total, and ended up with this! I wanted to have the decorative edge go at an angle, and so i just placed the die to where i thought i would look good, and then did the same with the white and layered them. I might want to re-do this card and change a few things... because i am kind of funny that way...But maybe this will give you some inspiration and you will have fun making your own card!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade
Ink: Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Brights Buttons, Pearls, Bakers Twine, Ticket Corner Punch, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies,

A Card, A Cage, and a Challenge...

Normally, sketches are the easiest challenges for me to do, but not this week! I was actually the one who made the sketch and I had trouble making my own card! haha! Well, after about an hour of trying to decide, and then another hour and a half of putting it all together, here is the finished sample for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge!

Hopefully my time and effort will help take the guess work out for you so that you will be able to put together a similar card quickly!

Supplies:

Cardstock- Pear Pizzaz, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Ink- Poppy Parade, StazOn
Stamps- Aviary, Petite Pairs
Punches -Scallop Edge, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch
Accessories- Pear Pizzaz Patterned Paper, Rhinestones, Brights Buttons,

Each Day is a Gift

So this weeks Stampin' Royalty challenge card is for a Picture Inspiration. What stood out to me most was the lines and the colors of the picture. I tried to mimic those in this card. The present was made freehand, i just took a scrap of Pretty in Pink that was square, cut a slight angle on each side, then put it on a piece of Melon Mambo and cut around it...then the bow is actually a circle punch with pie pieces cut out of it. of course the ribbon on the present is a scrap strip and the polka dots were made using the Owl Punch. I added 3 pink buttons from the Subtles Buttons, Stamped the sentiment in Melon Mambo, added some Melon Mambo Ribbon, some Rhinestones, and did a little piercing then put it all together!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes
Ink: Melon Mambo
Punches: Owl, 1 3/4 Circle Punch
Other Accessories: Rhinestones, Subtles Buttons, Neutrals Patterned Paper stack Melon Mambo Dotted Scallop Ribbon Paper Piercer

Have a Heart

Love is in the air for this weeks challenge over at Stampin' Royalty!

With the theme this week as Valentines day/Love, what better to represent that then super sparkly red hearts and a kiss! I have gone with a somewhat simplistic non fussy design design again, because i'm not a fussy person. : )

It's pretty self explanatory, but i should mention that i did have to cut out the sentiment panel and mat to fit inside the Curly Label piece.

Supplies:
Stamps: Petite Pairs
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Punches: Curly Label, Full Heart, Heart to Heart, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border,
other Accessories: Rhinestones, Scalloped Heart of Hearts Die, Basic Black Scalloped Dots Ribbon, Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack.