Phillip @ 16

I was looking for some paper to use for this picture and for the upteenth time passed by this SU! Specialty Pack...was I saving it for a "special project"?  HUH?  What's more special than this project?  ;-)

I don't remember the name of this SU! Specialty paper pack, but I used the heavy shimmery copper, the satin stripe Whisper White and the stain stripe Crumb Cake.  I love it!  It really did not photograph well. 

I'm no longer a paper hoarder.  Seriously.  How am I going to enjoy the beautifuf paper when the paper is in a drawer?  I'm not.  Or the pictures while they are in a frame in the closet or an envelope in a box?  I'm not. 

I can now just open an album...and enjoy the pictures for which I handed over a bunch of FRNs AND the gorgeous paper that...well...I had to hand over a bunch of FRNs for, too.  LOL.  Point is...if it's good enough to buy, good enough to keep, find a way to enjoy it.  I think I watched WAY to much Clean Sweep.  LOL.  Nope...I like that show!  The one thing I took away from that show is if you're gonna keep something, honor it.  Place it somewhere you can enjoy it.  Otherwise, it probably needs to go.

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Phillip @ 13

A western themed photo...taken at the age of 13.  I dug out some SU! Outlaw DSP, and paired it with some Chocolate Chip and PTI Ocean Tides.  I'm pulling out the "antique green / gray" in the background of the photo as I do not want to compete with the red shirt. 

Green and red are complementary colors - they are opposite each other on the color wheel and they bring out the best in each other. Kind of like best friends! They are high energy colors, but this subdued green doesn't compete with the red. 

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Goofy Smiles

Googlie eyes are not just for Halloween!

Sunday, I played along with the Creative Crew and with the Featured Stamper Challenges.  The Creative Crew is a Stampin' Up! Only Design Team on SCS.  They issue four monthly challenges.  This project meets the criteria for the color challenge, which was to showcase some new In-Colors.  I used the new SU! Pool Party and Island Indigo.  For the Featured Stamper Challenge, we were to CASE a project from teristampsalot's gallery.  I chose this card to CASE. 

I did use some retired sets...Tart and Tangy and Tidy Alpha.  Tidy Alpha is my "go-to" alpha stamp set.  I love it!  I use it a bunch!  It's so easy to cut...snip, snip, snip and snip.  Done!  I wanted to sew the title on...but I had used tape to adhere the Pool Party strip of CS and I didn't want to gum up my needle...so I used faux stitching. 

I had fun with the fruit.  I colored the strawberry with markers; stamped and punched the citrus fruit.

Citrus Fruit

I punched them out with the 1 1/4" punch.  The 1" punch almost took off the rind...so 1 1/4" it was and then used the matching marker to color the white edge.

Aren't those googlie eyes cute?

The smiles are hand drawn with a black sharpie marker. 

Inside of card.

Envelope.

Insde & envelope.

While I had the stamp sets out, I made the pages for the SMASHing idea book.

Tart & Tangy page in SMASHing idea book.



Smile Curve page in SMASHing idea book.

The whole shebang!

I had fun with this Featured Stamper Challenge.  I love Teri's gallery.

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Scrap Pile

Remember the scrap pile from my last post:

SU! punched pieces...soon to be embellishments for my SMASH book!

Die Cut pieces from PTI's It's A Jungle Out There die.

I punched the TAR out of the scraps.  LOL.  NOW...big thing here...is use them!  ;-)  For time being...I have stashed the SU! punched shapes here:

Punched shapes in small tin.

I think I had purchased these tins from the SU! Clearance Rack a while back.  I just simply shopped in my craft closet...ahem...hall closet for a storage solution.   It's portable...thin...space saving...and I can leave it right there and it won't be in the way...but I know I have some neato embellishments...ok...they are still plain right now...but not for long...neato embellishments right at hand for my smash book.  YES!

I have:

Arrows.

Large & small stars.

Modern labels.

Photo corners.

Small hearts.

All tucked away in here.

All tucked away.

I will be sharing the Decorative Labels all dolled up...and y'all thought I was gonna leave 'em all white?!?  LOL.  ;-) 

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Sew Suite Pattern Pieces

Inspired by this card by Melissa...I dug into the Sew Suite Collection and came up with this:

I really did like the cut out pattern pieces on this card by Allison Stamps!  Will I do it again...I dunno.  I stamped the DSP with the patterns & then stamped the patterns on solid, cut out the solid and attached with pop dots.  The girl is a rub-on on Whisper White, colored with SU! markers & fussy cut!  Layout is a sketch challenge from SCS - SC211.  Color selection is based on a Ways to Use it Challenge from SCS - WT311, using gray as a neutral. 

I do like the layout and the colors!  Nothing like Daffodil Delight to perk up Basic Gray.  I do love the pompom trim!  I did "finish" the inside of the card!  I don't have many sentiment stamps...so I will just write a note to a friend inside this one! 

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SUPPLIES

Stamps - SU! Pattern Pieces, SU! Sew Suite

Paper - SU! Basic Gray, SU! Sweet Stitches DSP, SU! Whisper White, SU! Daffodil Delight

Ink - SU! Basic Gray

Accessories - SU! Daffodil Delight Pompom Trim, Sticky Strip, SU! Sweet Stitches Rub Ons, Basic Grey Rub On Tool, Pop Dots, SU! Photo Corners Punch, SU! Glue Dots, SU! Markers (Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Melon Manbo, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel & Close to Cocoa)

Valentine Treat Bags

I'm so glad I made these tags back in January.  I used them to embellish treat bags I made for Valentine's Day!

My favorite part of this has to be the bow!  And the tag.  Here's a close up detailed picture of the bow!

  

The topper is die cut from SU! Cherry Cobbler using the Top Note die.  These were originally going to be paper bag totes...so I had punched out handles with SU! Large Oval Punch.  Then, after I cut a lunch bag down to size, I realized that the bags were too wide for the die cut.  AFTER I had oval punched 16 top note die cuts.  Oh boy!  

I had some small flat cellophane bags from SU! I scored the top note die cuts and attached them to the bags with sticky strip.  Then I punched another oval through all layers.  Now my treat bags have a handle!    After I filled the bags, I added another piece of sticky strip.  Tied on a bow with the very lucious 1 1/4" Real Red Striped Grosgrain from SU!  I used a whole roll!  Now I can buy more! 

Here's the back.

I used some of the Raven Lace from SU! on the tag and attached all that with a black mini library clip (from SU!).  I made 15 treat bags.  Not all of them had the tags, as I only had 8 of the tags.

Here's my...ahem...helper.

These were a hit!  DS received one.  DH received one.  DS gave away 6.  I took 7 to give to co-workers.  It didn't take long to make...only about...most of the day.  LOL.  It was fun and I think they turned out oh so gorgeous! 

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SUPPLIES: (all supplies Stampin' Up!)
Tags - information can be found HERE.
Treat Bag Toppers
Paper - Cherry Cobbler
Accessories & Tools - Big Shot, Top Note Die, Large Oval Punch, 1 1/4" Real Red Striped Grosgrain, Victoria Crochet Trim , Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon (1/8"), Vintage Trinkets, Library Clips, Basic Black Raven Lace Trim (1/2"), Small Cellophane Bags, Sticky Strip

Playing with New SU! Goodies!

My order of new SU! goodies arrived Wednesday.  But, I had to work...so I couldn't play until this weekend!

Lookie...

...out of my comfort zone...not my usual...but sure is purty!  It used lots of new goodies that arrived and a couple of things from my stash.  I'm loving the coloring of the "scroll work" on the main image.  It looks so different having been colored.  I used the new SU! Tasteful Trims die...AWESOME die!  It can make 12" trims...scallops, zig zags, ric rac...oh my!  And I'll be able to cut fabric, felt, cork, wood sheets...the list is long...I'm going to make lotsa scrapbook page trims!  I ruffled some Raven 1/2" lace from the SU! Holiday Mini on top of the taseful trim die cut, then attached slim SU! Black Taffeta ribbon with an SU! Vintage Trinket safety pin!  I'm loving that embellishment!  Love those safety pins.  How cool!

Here's the inside of my card.  I'm going to try to keep embellishing the inside of the cards AND the envelope...after all, they ARE works of art!

For the inside, I used Artistic Etchings...kissed the bird.  Really...inked it up with More Mustard, stamped it on the medallion stamp from Artistic Etchings, stamped off on scrap paper and then stamped on the cardstock!  The brads are from the same SU! Vintage Trinkets package as the safety pin. 

I made FOUR of these...so FOUR lucky people will get getting a card from me...just because.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Notably Ornate, Artistic Etchings

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, More Mustard

Ink: Basic Black, More Mustard, Basic Gray

Accessories: SU! More Mustard Stampin' Write Marker, SU! Pretties Kit Flat Backed Pearls, SU! Glue Dots, SU! Modern Label Punch, SU! Small Oval Punch, SU! Stampin' Dimensionals, SU! Bigz XL Tasetful Trim Die, Sticky Strip,. SU! Big Shot, Cuttlebug Swirls, SU! Top Notes Die, SU! Raven 1/2" Lace, SU! 1/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon, SU! Vintage Trinkets, Mono Multi, SU! Photo Corner Punch 

Ornament Punch Roses

I found an awesome tutorial on Chera West's blog showing how to create roses using the SU! Ornament Punch.  I decided to give it a go!

I punched many ornaments in Pretty in Pink and Pale Plum.  I then sponged Rose Red and Perfect Plum Classic Ink on the ornaments.  I sponged beginning at the tip of the ornament, working my way down each side, from the edge of the cardstock in; using this method, I could ink the edges as I sponged the surface.

    

I then sponged the pieces with Champagne Mist Shimmer Ink.  Using a distresser tool, I distressed each side of the ornament from the tip down.  I grabbed my paper piercer and used it to roll the petals.  I first rolled the tips back, then rolled the edges in.  I discovered these look best as distressed as you can get them. 

I assembled the petals as directed in the tutorial.  The completed flower seemed to need something else, like leaves!  So I punched more ornaments from Mellow Moss.  Sponged on Always Artichoke, Champagne Mist Shimmer Ink and then distressed...

...and assembled...

GORGEOUS!!!!

I love the leftover rose petals scattered throughout the assembled roses...they look so real.  The roses shimmer...and are gorgeous!  I have NO idea what project I will put these beauties on!  For now, they are gorgeous eye candy! 

Supplies:

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss

Ink: Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke, Champagne Mist Shimmer Ink

Accessories: Glue Dots, Paper Piercer, Sponge, Summer Sun Corduroy Brads, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint