A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Featured Stamper Sunday!

This next week is going to be so hectic.  I decided to make my Sunday a day to relax and recharge.  So after church, I decided to see who was the Featured Stamper on Splitcoaststampers this week.  So here is what I made for this challenge.

I used some brand new papers I just got called London Market from Pink Paislee.  I just love this whole collection.  When I saw the sneak peek of the papers on the Pink Paislee blog, I just knew I had to have it!  ;)

The card base is New Piggy Pink Cardstock 70# Smooth.  I also used some Kraft cardstock that I cut/embossed the bottom edge using the E8-002 Classic Bracket Edgeabilities.  I also used the Classic Bracket on the bottom of the pink cardstock that I attached the patterned paper.  The stamps are from the same collection by Pink Paislee.  I stamped the butterflies onto the New Piggy Pink cardstock using Rich Cocoa Memento ink and cut them out.  I added the rhinestone flourishes and stickles to the butterflies, too.

Hope you like the London Market Collection from Pink Paislee because I will be using it alot!  LOL  I will have a few more posts this week but will be leaving for my Spellbinders retreat so they will be scheduled posts.  Hope you have a great week!

It's Spring....So Bloom!

Hello!  I have been busy getting ready for my trip next week to Phoenix for the Spellbinders Design Team retreat.  I am so excited!  I took time to set down at my crafty table to work on a card for a dear friend.  What do you think?

I used some new cardstock from Discount cardstock for this card called Pop-Tones Cardstock.  I really love this cardstock.  Its a very sturdy weight, die cuts and heat embosses beautifully plus it comes in some really yummy colors.  Be sure to check it out!

Now to make this card I cut my base out of Berrylicious Pop-Tone Cardstock 100#.  I layered together some Neenah Solar White cardstock 80# with the Berrylicious.  Using the Spring Fling Stamp set from Teresa Collins, I stamped the flourish using Baja Breeze ink from SU. (yes, its a perfect match)  I stamped the flower image onto a scrap of the Berrylicious using Versamark ink and sprinkled some White Detail embossing powder on.  After heat setting the embossing powder, I cut out the blooms.  I cut/embossed a S5-025 Labels Seventeen #3 from Neenah Solar White Cardstock and then stamped the "Bloom" sentiment using the Baja Breeze ink.  I assembled the card and used pop dots for the flowers and sentiment.  I added the pearl stickers as a final touch.

The Pop-Tones Cardstock line is my new favorite cardstock.  I hope you will give it a try!  You can bet I will be getting all the colors as soon as I can!

Talk to you soon!

 

Distress Markers & Thank You Cards!

My girls were off school last Friday and we went to the mall.  This mall is pretty far away and we don't go there very often.  It's probably best for me that we don't go there very often since it has an Archiver's!  LOL  Guess what they had?  Yep, Tim Holt Distress Markers!  They were just released at CHA and I bought myself a few.  I needed to make some thank you cards for the birthday girl to send out and thought it would be a great idea to try out my new markers.  Here is what I made!

I used my new favorite 6x6 paper pad, Miss Caroline-Howdy Doddy from My Mind's Eye.  The base of my cards is Neenah Solar White Smooth Cardstock #110.  Its a very sturdy cardstock that is perfect for bases.   The stamp is from Springtime Silhouettes (Gina K. Designs).  Since this is a solid stamp, I colored directly onto the stamp with my new markers!  After coloring, just give it a little huff and stamp it!  I used Barn Door, Mustard See, Worn Lipstick & Shabby Shutters.  I stamped onto some Simply Smooth White cardstock that I cut/embossed using S4-310 Labels Eighteen.  The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped using Rich Cocoa Memento ink pad.  I added some Winter White seam binding ribbon to complete my card.  I made 12 of these cards using various papers from the 6x6 paper pad.  Fun!!

Here is a close-up of the stamped image.

I can't wait to find out all the other stuff you can do with the Distress Markers.  Have you tried them yet?  What do you think?  Let me know!!

My Art Journal!

So I am taking a class that includes some art journaling.  So I got out my supplies and got busy. I bought an art journal at Micheal's a couple of months ago.  I covered the front with some Kraft paper using some Mod Podge to attach it to the cover.  After it dried, I used some white pigment ink and sponged around the edges.

I used the LF-109 Grand Labels Four #6 to cut/emboss out the black/white checked paper.  The strip of roses patterned paper was cut/embossed using E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities.  The words are stickers that I sponged around the edges.  All the other stuff was from a sticker sheet that matched the Iron Orchid Design paper kit. 

Now I will have to get my courage up and actually journal in this art journal.  I have really never considered myself an "artist" so this should be quite an experience.  Do you do any art journaling?  If you want, leave me a link and I will check yours out!

Have a great day!

 

 

 

Happy Leap Day!

Today is Leap day, February 29, it happens only 1 every 4 years.  Do you know why?  We think that the Earth takes 365 days to make its revolution around the sun. But not really....a complete revolution actually takes 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 16 seconds, or about 365.25 days. So, since it would be extremely confusing to have an extra quarter day each year, we add an extra FULL day every four years. This keeps our calendar right on track!  Leap day is a special day here at the Seyer house.  It's my daughter Caitlyn's birthday!  We have already had the family party over the weekend but since today only comes around every 4 years, we are celebrating it again!  LOL

Here is the card I made for my birthday girl.

I kept my design alittle on the simple side.  I printed the sentiment out using the computer onto some Simply Smooth White cardstock and cut/embossed it using S5-025 Labels Seventeen #3 (remember #1 is the smallest in the set).  The patterned paper is from a 6x6 pad called Spring Fling by Teresa Collins.  Don't you just love the colors?  The base of my card is made from Neenah Solar Crest White #110...if you like Papertrey Ink Stamper's Select White cardstock then you will LOVE the Neenah Solar Crest White #110 from Discount Cardstock.  Same weight, same smooth texture.....its just perfect for the base of cards.  You should give it a try because it is on SALE this week!

The butterflies are from S4-320 Nested Butterflies Two....the smallest die in the set.  I just love those butterflies!  The rolled flowers were made using  S4-249 Big Scalloped Circles Lg #4.  I just spiral cut the circle and rolled it starting from the outside.  I used some more paper from the 6x6 paper pad so it all matched.  I cut/embossed a scalloped edge to the dotted patterned paper using E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities.   I added some pearls and seam binding ribbon to complete the card.

Inside of my card I added a Maya Road Kraft envelope so I would have something to put her present in.  Money is a universal present, isn't it?  All teenagers love it!!  LOL

Hope you have a great Leap Day!!

Thanks For Everything! Card

Hello!  Hope you are having a great week so far.  Our week is filled with a 16th Birthday celebration on February 29!  We had a small birthday party over the weekend so we could celebrate together as a family and my oldest daughter came home from college.  My friend made the best birthday cake EVER!  Chocolate cake split with strawberries and whipped cream icing....it was fabulous.  To say a special thank you, I made her this card.

I used Springtime Silhouettes stamp set from Gina K. Designs for this card.  The base is my last sheet of Aqua Mist cardstock (I have been saving it for something special!)  I stamped the background image onto some Simply Smooth Ivory using Rich Cocoa Memento ink.  I layered the stamped background onto some Posh Milk Chocolate Felt Cardstock.  I also cut a small strip of the chocolate cardstock to tie the ribbon around, I think it makes the ribbon show up even better, don't you?  I stamped the sentiment onto some more of the ivory cardstock and cut/embossed it from S4-234 Ribbon Tag Trio Two.  The bird was stamped, fussy cut and popped up using some 3d foam squares. 

I think my friend will love this card.  Here is the beautiful cake she made our Sweet 16.

 

It tasted as good as it looks!  LOL  Hope you have a great day and I will be back tomorrow to show you some other stuff I have been working on!

Love Is Patient Card

Hello!  Hope you are having a great week!  I have been organizing and purging my craft room.  Its been at least 3 years since I did a big clean of the room and I have so much stuff.  Its time to be practical and get rid of the stuff I am not going to use, ya know? 

But luckily, I have a card to share with you today.  Here is a card I made for Flower Soft Wire Works challenge.  I used a sentiment from the January Kit of The Month from Unity.

I made some wire flowers using Flower Soft Wires & Poppy Red Flower Soft.  I wrapped it in some tulle ribbon, tied a gingham bow and added a cute little heart charm.  The base of this card is Posh True Black Linen Cardstock 80#.  I layered a piece of Simply Smooth Ivory onto Posh Red Linen Cardstock 80#.  The small strip of patterned paper is from Echo Park.  I stamped the sentiment onto the ivory using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and cut/embossed using S4-246 Labels Eleven #3 and matted it onto a Labels Eleven #4 cut/embossed from the black cardstock.

I have added links to the products I used in this card, so if you are interested in purchasing these items, you can!  Ok?   I hope you have a great Wednesday.  Hopefully I will get this mess cleaned up so that I can actually create something this week! 

(FSC45) Happy Anniversary!

This week's Flower Soft Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Love themed project.  You will need to link your cards to this post on the Flower Soft Blog.  If you are uploading to Splitcoaststampers please use the keyword FSC45.  A winner will be chosen on February 27th.  You could win a few pots of Flower Soft Sprinkles!

Here is my project for this week's challenge.

I used the Mabel Lucie Atwell 3-D Card Kit #8 for the cute image.  The sentiment is from the November Kit of The Month from Unity Stamps.  I really love these images from Mabel Lucie Atwell.  They are so cute!

Here are the links so you can check out what the rest of the Flower Soft team made for this challenge.

Now head on over to the rest of the team to see what they have created....

• Jennifer Buck 
• Cibele Glazer
• Dawn Lusk
• Deb Felts
• Jeanne Streiff
• Krista Riley
• Linda Beeson
• Lisa Murphy
• Stephanie Lee

Happy Valentine's Day!

Thanks so much for all your well wishes!  I am extremely excited to be back on the Spellbinders Design Team.  If you didn't know, I was on the team in 2009.  I know it will be a fantastic year and I can't wait to get started!

Here are a couple of cards I made for my family to celebrate Valentine's Day. 

This is a shaped card I made using LF-249 Grand Big Scalloped Circles to cut the base out of  Posh Bright White Linen Cardstock 100# cardstock.  The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue Collection.  Even the black lace and the buttons are from this collection!

 

This is a 5 1/4" square card made from New Piggy Pink Cardstock 70# Smooth.  I stamped the patterned onto Kraft Smooth cardstock 80# using Rich Cocoa Memento Ink pad.  The stamps are a new set I just got the other day - Fabrication Linen Collection from Teresa Collins.  I added a pretty heart and tied a bow from some white seam binding ribbon.  I used S4-351 Spiral Blossom One to make the flower, inking up the edges before I rolled it.  I added the sentiment cut/embossed from S4-161 Labels One #1 die template.  I made two of these for my daughters.  I already sent my oldest daughter her Valentines a few weeks ago.

So I hope you have a great Valentine's day with the ones you love! 

2012 Spellbinders Design Team!

I am so thrilled to be asked to join the 2012 Spellbinders Paper Arts Design Team.  In March, I will head to Phoenix and meet the rest of the design team plus I will get to see old friends, Stacey Caron, Kim Hupke, Cathy Chlebana and many more!  Here is a link to the Official Announcement!  Better get ready to see some awesome Spellbinders die templates here even more than you do now.....LOL!!   Here are the other wonderful designers on the 2012 Spellbinders Design Team....

 

Angela Ploegman - Bettendorf, IA
Christine Emberson - Kent, UK
Darsie Bruno -  Elmira, NY
Debbie Seyer - Arnold, MO
Heidi Van Laar - Trout Lake, WA
Iwona Palamountain -  Sunbury, VIC Australia
Judy Hayes -  Tracy, MN
Lesley Langdon -  Ontario Canada
Michelle Woerner - Aloha, OR
Teresa Horner - Covina, CA
Theresa Momber - Redding, CA
Tina McDonald - New Brunswick Canada
Windy Robinson - Loveland, OH
Yvonne van de Grijp - The Netherlands