Every Snowflake is Unique

This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is Snowflakes! 

and seeing as i LOVE all things Christmas, snowflakes fit right in!

of course i had to add a little Silver Glimmer Paper and some Rhinestones to bump up the sparkle factor :)

A Card Without a Title

This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is a Picture Inspiration!  here is the picture...

This is one i don't think i would make more of, because it took a lot of fussing haha!

I took my inspiration from the basic colors, shapes, and layout of the image.  for the background, i used my clear blocks inked up just like a stamp and pressed them on the paper to create the blocks of color. the rest is kind of self explanatory. it is hard to see in the picture, but i had used several coats of clear embossing on the ornament, then bent it to give it a crackle finish to make it look vintage, and also to mimic the crackle finishes in the image.  

Supplies : 

Cardstock - Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

Stamps - Christmas Messages, Ornament Keepsakes, 

Ink - Island Indigo, Baked Brown Sugar, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake

Accessories - Very Vanilla button, Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Linen Thread, 

A Lovely Christmas

This weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty is No Embellishment Holiday Cards. 

as you can see, there are no embellies on this one! but i still wanted to make it visually interesting, and i thought texture would be the best way to do it! i used my Simply Scored to make the diagonal embossed lines. I created a mask for the sentiment portion and after stamping it, i then put the mask over it and stamped the tree.  I added a few splatters for a little extra somethin'-somethin', and put it all on a mat of Smoky Slate and Soft Sky cardbase. 

this card was pretty easy after i figured out the design, and i could make several of them in one day!


Supplies:
Cardstock - Soft Sky, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Ink - Basic Grey, Pool Party, Smoky Slate
Stamps - Seasonal Sayings, Lovely as a Tree, Gorgeous Grunge, Seasonal Sayings
Accessories -  Simply Scored

Christmas Cheer!

This weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty is a Color Challenge!

this color combo was a bit of a challenge for me! But i always tend to gravitate to Christmas cards, so that is what i made! it's a little unconventional in the color scheme, but that's what makes it interesting, right?

One thing i believe requires explanation is the large ornament. i was not able to entirely fit the stamp on the piece i cut out with my Framelits Die, but i stamped the words (that had been colored with my Markers)on Whisper White, then used the actual Die itself to trace the OUTSIDE of the die and cut the white piece. The Summer Starfruit piece WAS cut using the Die, but i used my scissors to cut it in half horizontally, then just glued the pieces on the top and bottom of the white piece.   I also sponged White Craft ink on the snowflakes and added a little glitter to them (which is hard to see in the photo, but adds so much in person!)

Supplies:

Ink- Raspberry Ripple, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock- Chocolate Chip, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Sahara Sand

Stamps- Christmas Messages, Ornament Keepsakes

Accessories- Northern flurry Embossing Folder, Paper piercer, White Craft Ink, Pearls, Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon, Bakers Twine, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Stampin' Write Markers

Oh, Joy!

This week marks the 200th post over at Stampin' Royalty!

Which also means, anything goes!

So for this weeks sample project, i made letter blocks with the word JOY. The nice thing is, you can make it as long or as short as you want! MERRY, SNOW, CHRISTMAS, etc. 

I have to say, i made the little boxes myself, and it was a bit of a chore. but once i got the hang of it and had the boxes put together, the rest was easy! 

I made the boxes out of Coastal Cabana cardstock, and covered them in Patterned Paper squares. the rest is easy layering. for the letters, i used my Big Shot to die cut them out of Silver Glimmer paper, then just adhered them to some Coastal Cabana scraps and cut around the letters, creating a mat. For the middle of the "O" i used the small oval punch. the snowflakes are embossed in silver, and the middle one has a Rhinestone.  I also wrapped Silver Ribbon around each cube to bring it all together

Supplies:
Cardstock - Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Ink - Coastal Cabana
Stamps - Festive Flurry, Daydream Medallions
Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die, In Color Patterened Paper - Coastal Cabana, Silver Embossing Powder, Rhinestone, Festive Flurry Framelits Dies, Large Circle Punch, Silver Glimmer Paper

Have Your Cake!

The theme this week at Stampin' Royalty is a Picture Inspiration! 

here is the image:

as you can see, i took my inspiration from the colors, and some of the patterns and textures in the photo. 

I marked then made cuts so that i could thread a strip of Basic Black through the top portion of the white panel, then i used my Simply Scored to make the score marks, then used the embosser for the bottom portion. I used white Craft ink then embossing powder for the sentiment. I added the silver Glimmer paper to give it some fun sparkle!

Supplies:
Cardstock - Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Stamps - Sketched Birthday, Yippee-Skippee!
Accessories - Silver Glimmer Paper, Circle Punches, Scalloped Circle Punch, Simply Scored, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Adorning Accents Folders

Gone Batty!

This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is Halloween Goodie Packaging!

This project was actually really fun to put together! i don't normally make things for Halloween because i never have use for them, but i think Halloween stuff can be soooo fun! 

This packaging can be used for so many things! fill the bag with whatever you like! popcorn, cookies, candy...or all of the above!

This was also my first time using my Witches Brew Washi Tape on a project of my own!! originally, i wasn't sure how i would feel about it, but i really like it! Its just another fun little toy to play with in my stamp room whenever and however i like! very versatile! 

Here are some things i feel i should point out:

The button on the top is covered in...you guessed it....Washi Tape! What a fabulous idea! got an ugly button? Cover it with some fabulous Washi! just stick it on, and poke through the holes with your paper piercer, sharp scissors, or a pen. The Yellow Striped Tag came from the Tag A Bag Accessory Kit, as did the orange Bakers Twine.  I used the Witches Brew Washi Tape along the top and in a criss-cross on the bottom. 

For the Witches hat, i first punched an oval out of Basic Black Cardstock, then just free-hand cut the top portion. I stuck the bottom of that portion into the oval punch to round it out, then did the same thing with a Pumpkin Pie piece. then i just finished feeding the piece through the punch to make the band. i free-hand cut the buckle out of Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie.  For the bat, i used the body from the Owl Builder Punch, then punched with a small circle punch along the bottom of a scrap piece of Basic Black. I then used my 1 -1/4  Circle Punch to create the wings.  i drew his mouth with a White Gel Pen. 

I really like how this turned out!!

Supplies:

Stamps - Seasonal Saying

Markers - Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Rick Razzleberry

Cardstock - Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Naturals White, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories - Witches Brew Washi Tape, Oval Punch, Owl Builder Punch, 1 -1/4 Circle Punch, Small Circle Punch, Tag a Bag Gift Bags, Tag a Bag Accessory Kit, Black Button, White Gel Pen

Fall Sparkles

This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is a Picture Inspiration! 

here is the image:

believe it or not, this card took me a very long time to design and get just right, but now that i'm done, the nice thing is, if i wanted to make more, it would be much easier :o)

the one thing i think i need to explain are the letters. i basically die cut the word in 2 different colors, one in Early Espresso, the other in Champagne Glimmer Paper.  then i just layered them on each other, offsetting just a little.  The other thing i should mention is the "blessings" part. That is actually just a portion of a full stamp from the More Merry Messages stamp set that i colored with my Early Espresso Marker.  

Supplies:

Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Old Olive

Stamps - More Merry Messages

Accessories - Champagne Glimmer Paper, Bigz Alphabet Typeset Die, Boho Blossoms Punch, Small Oval Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder, Baked Brown Sugar Patterned Paper,  Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker

Festive Flurry Flakes

The theme this week at Stampin' Royalty is Triangles! 

as you can see, i used triangles on the back panel. it was really easy to cut these. I just made a guide line from one corner to the opposite diagonal corner on each side, then trimmed it. it is easiest to glue the pieces on, then run the whole thing through an embossing folder in the Big Shot. I embossed the snowflakes in silver, although it looks like gold, and gold would be FABULOUS, but i used silver...

The rest is pretty self explanatory. Easy and fun to make! :o)

Supplies:

Stamps - Festive Flurry, Four the Holidays

Cardstock - Real Red, Whisper White

Ink - Real Red

Accessories:  Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, Silver Embossing Powder, Festive Flurry Framelits Die, Silver Ribbon, Rhinestones, Versamark

Petals on a Present

This weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty was a picture inspiration! here is the image:

I used my Gift Bow Bigz Die to make the base of the flower, then 3 different sized scallop circle punches to make the flower.  i added some Silver Glimmer Paper, and a Glimmer Brad to finish it off. I added a 'belly band' around the Tag a Bag Gift Box and was all ready to put something wonderful inside! 

To make the fringed flower part, i die cut the bow pieces, then folded them in half, flattened them, then started cutting along the outside portion, in a fringe pattern. then i scrunched them up to give it volume.  Really easy, and didn't take long at all!  This flower would look really cute on a gift bag too! 

Supplies:

Scallop Circle Punches

Glimmer Brads

Silver Glimmer Paper

Tag a Bag Gift Box

Gift Bow Bigz Die

Patterned Paper - Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray

Undefined

One of the many wonderful things we got at convention was a sample piece of the Undefined stamp carving kit!  Undefined is a kit that includes all the fixin's you will need to carve and create your very own stamps! the sky is the limit! 

This was my first attempt at carving a stamp. I had to think long and hard about what i wanted to make. Well, because i am known as the Paperprincess, and i am one of the Stampin' Royalty Goddesses, i figured i should make a crown! 

You begin by sketching a picture with pencil, transferring the image to the rubber, then carving. My crown kind of looks like a ring, but oh well, not too bad for a first attempt! it really was fun though, but the best part is inking it for the first time and seeing how the image turns out! I have shown the image, and how i used the image on a mini card :o)

Hope you like it! 

A few Little Notes

Just a quick Tuesday post...

I was asked by a friend to make about a dozen small fairly simple 3x3 thank you cards for her. 

These are what i put together...

I actually had a lot of fun making these, mostly because almost everything i used was from my scrap pile! It's almost like a game to me to see what i can come up with using only my scrap box. Granted, i did have to cut into a few new pieces of cardstock for the bases, but i think i can live with that :o)

A Forest Snowfall

I would love to walk through the woods while a gentle snow falls, wouldn't you?

Now that school is back in session, it's a reminder that Christmas is on its way! And oh, how i LOVE all things Christmas!

This is my sample card for this weeks Stampin' Royalty, which is all about Patterned Paper! 

I got the inspiration from THIS beautiful card.  i couldn't find who originally made the card, as there is no link or name on the card, so if you know who created it, let me know and i will be sure to give them all the due credit!

For this one, the cardbase is Naturals White, and the next layer is Vanilla Patterned Paper, but it is REALLY difficult to tell in this picture. The background on the main image panel is Pool Party and Pink Pirouette.  I  die cut the trees using Pistachio Pudding. :o)  The mat is Baked Brown Sugar. I created the snowflakes by putting sticky sheet on the FRONT of some Whisper White cardstock, then pressing the sticky part into some Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I sponged the edges of the elements on the main panel and stamped the words in Baked Brown Sugar, put on some pearls, added a little faux stitching, and was done! I like it :o)

Supplies:

Ink - Baked Brown Sugar

Cardstock - Naturals White, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamps - Delightful Dozen

Accessories - Holiday Collection Framelits Dies, Northern Frost Die, Pearls, Stampin Up Designer Series Papers, Dazzling Diamonds, 

A Little Cantaloupe with Brown Sugar on it

My project for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge was made from a Picture Inspiration. here is the picture:

Don't look too closely at the one brown hexagon...yes, its the wrong orientation. i realized that after i put it all together, but i was on a tight schedule...haha.
I kind of had an idea of what i wanted to make, but didn't have all the tools to do it. i know, bummer, huh? 

so i actually made the little geometrics by hand, then ran them through the Big Shot in an Embossing Folder. 

I used Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar, and Naturals White for this card.  I did a lot of sponging for the background and around the edges of the patterned paper and on the main panel.

Small Scraps, Big Impact

This is my sample for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge, Big uses for Small Scraps! 

i have so many scrap strips that i would love to put to good use, and this was the week to do it! 

I staggered them and varied the patterns/colors to create a background for my ornament.  

I cut the sentiment out by hand, and used my ornament dies. I also used the Simply Scored to make a little frame around the whole card panel.