Happy Mother's Day MOM!

FINALLY!  Time to stamp & create a card!  This is the Sale-A-Bration 2012 paper...Everyday Enchantment + matching ribbon + matching brads!  I sponged Soft Suede around each panel & layer for a vintage look.

I even decorated the envelope...sponging ink, stamping and adding an embellished tag.  The tag is adorned with a doily and lace ribbon.  I did not mail this card...I hand delivered it Sunday...before we went to see The Avengers!  whoo hoo.  :-D  My favorite Avenger...IRON MAN! 

Even the inside of the card is adorned!  The image was colored with SU! markers, huffed on & stamped on Very Vanilla.  The panel was sponged around the edge with Soft Suede.  At the top of the panel is lace tape.  It's hard to see...and it looks like magic tape...but it has a white lace design.

I added a counterfeit Washi Tape flag to complete the sentiment.  to my WONDERFUL Mom!

Here's a really good look a the lace tape!  This is the back of the card.  

I hope you had a moo'valous Mother's Day!  I thoroughly enjoyed my day.  Chocolate dipped strawberries, a beautiful card and a gift card + breakfast bar at Ryan's from the hubby...and then movies with Mom and Phillip!  Yup...moo'valous day indeed!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Supplies (all products Stampin' Up! unless otherwise indicated)

STAMPS - Messages for Mom, Fresh Vintage, Family Reunion

PAPER - Everyday Enchantment DSP, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Very Vanilla

INK - Soft Suede, Basic Black, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral

ACCESSORIES - Avery Shipping Tag, Wilton 4" Doily, Crochet Trim Victoria 5/8", Cream Envelope, Washi Tape (Targer & Freckled Fawn), toothpick, Everyday Enchantment Brads, Everyday Enchantment 1/8" Organdy Ribbon in Calypso Coral, SU! Markers in Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade.

Baby Shower Gift Bag & Tag

Sunday was my niece's baby shower.  A bouncing baby boy should be making an appearance soon...so I'll be a great aunt...I mean...I'm a great aunt already (as in a wonderful out of this world fantastic aunt.)  This will make it official! 

I picked up this cute onsie at Kohl's on Saturday. 

Guess I could stamp "GREAT" in front of that aunt...in Stazon using Stampin' Up! Family Reunion.  Hmmmm....

Carter's and in my FAVORITE COLOR!  Am I awesome or what?  I can toot my horn some more and say it only costed me 6 FRNs.  :-D  Not much green for all that green.  LOL  I love it!

OH.  The baby shower gift bag and tag.  Ahem.  Let's see...

Store bought bag...I'm gonna miss it. 
Faux blue jean bag complete with a pocket!

The bag is full of ca-ute baby clothes.  Baby clothes are so cute.  Mom told me to go get a baby doll.  LOL.

Tag close up. Says at the top...
"It started with a kiss and ended like this." 
**grin**

Gotta hold it together somehow. 
Pretty 5/8" Old Olive satin ribbon from SU!

The whole shebang...card box contains the Thank You cards.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a moo'valous day my friends!

Counterfeit SMASH Book

The latest craze - SMASH Books from EK Success - is a throwback to the old days of scrapbooking.  Remember when scrapbooking was taping & gluing memorabilia in a scrapbook; photo albums were for photos?  That's the SMASH craze.  SMASH items are sold out online & I have yet to see them in the local big box craft store.  Hmmmm....my senior year of high school, I made a SMASH album.  The scrapbooker in me...cringed...the smashbooker in me...delighted!

My counterfeit SMASH notebook is a 9 x 12" sketch book.  And in my favorite color!

Each week during summer break, we try to do something special.  We went to the movies.  I always intend to scrap my ticket stubs...but that don't happen...sometimes I wind up throwing them away & even forgetting about it.

Now, I did fix this page about a week after the fact...and I fully intent to put pictures of Johnny Depp on the page.  ;-) 

Lookie:

I got out stuff I haven't used EVER! Like Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Snowflake, like Changito Pirates...I had made manila tags a few weeks ago...got those out...wow! I cut into the new Nautical Expedition DSP from the SU! Summer Mini...I love that paper. I stamped the DSP with the compass face image from Changito Pirates in Black Staz-on in a random pattern.

Remember, blank spots are for photos of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack.  :-D 

I sprayed this tag with Glimmer Mist and then crumpled it.  Dried with the heat gun.  Just look at that shimmer!  The tag was cut out of some old manila folders from work...one day, I just cut some tags and shaped them.  I have a bag of 'em. 

I just love the title, created with my Dymo label maker...now if that's not a blast from the past...I don't know what is.  Dymo label makers were the label makers of the 80's, back when scrapbooking was smashbooking. 

I love using what I have!  The only moo'la I'm out is the price of the sketch book & I used a 50% off coupon on that!  I think this is going to give me a chance to try new techniques & design ideas, as well as use up my stash.  Many times I like a product, purchase it and then find I really have no pictures to scrap with it or have an item I feel it's not something that needs a full page scrapped. 

So, whadayathink?  :-D

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! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a moo-valous day!

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

Counterfeit Crafting is FUN!

It all started because of a stamp release and the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog ...

A fellow flybaby has participated in a counterfeit kit challenge and posted about it on her blog.   The next day, I fell in love with a button card die and a button stamp set, new releases from an online stamp company.  I put the two together & this is what happened!

...created exclusively with SU! materials.  I talked myself out of purchasing a button card die. The conversation went something like this:  I don't need a DIE to cut out a rectangle - I'll use my paper cutter.  A hang tag...hmmm...punch a hole.  But the stamp set had button card designs...wait a minute...the Sew Suite stamp set has one...only one...but hey...maybe I only need one.  I need that small pattern stamp set to make that cool insert...do I have small patterns...yep...in the Sweet Stitches DSP and the Designer Series Paper Patterns In Color (Hostess) collection.    Oh boy!  Cannot wait to get home to create!  I arrive home and hide out in the office.  Order in Pizza for the family.  ;-)  Did I shut the office door!  Yep.  A couple of hours later...eight button packets and not a cent more spent!

The thought that ran through my head as I was doing this...I don't like to sew buttons...ok...I procrastinate sewing buttons on clothing...I have a shirt I want to wear, but I've got to look for the replacement button and sew it on.  I don't want to...gotta find the button, gotta thread the needle..ugh.  Now, here I am sitting here sewing buttons on paper...oh good grief! 

I did this project in batches - mass production mode.  I made eight total.  Two of each.  Above, I used a paper piercer then sewed on the buttons with SU! Silver Cord.  Back in the 80's and prior, buttons were attached to button cards with silver staples.  Here's the back of the card.

It's also a throwback to those that had buttons attached with a stiff white cord...they were crisscrossed in the back.  The button cards were also glossy.  These in the project were cut from SU! Glossy White CS and stamped wtih Stazon Jet Black. 

Here's the first one AND I made a mistake.  No way I was gonna take those buttons off and redo it!  This card should have had the Melon Mambo buttons, but hey...Chocolate works, too!   

Daffodil Delight...Daffodil...like Daffy Duck.

Tangerine Tango...baby!

Nah...let's Melon Mambo!

Now this, Chocolate Chip, looks like a Valentine York Peppermint Patty. 

I'm planning to use these as embellishments for cards or as tags.  Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed the projects and are inspired to look at what you already have when you are tempted to purchase something new.   Have  moo-valous day!

Supplies list:

PAPER:  SU! Glossy White, SU! In Color DSP Patterns Pack (Hostess), Sweet Stitches DSP

INK:  Stazon Jet Black

STAMPS:  Sew Suite

ACCESSORIES:  Sweet Stitches Big Designer Buttons, SU! Silver Cord, Paper Cutter, Corner Rounder, Sticky Strip, hole punch (school supply), Paper Piercer, Piercing Mat

Tag, tags and more tags

Vintage...valentine...I love it!  I wanted a simple quick project - tags fit the bill!   I didn't want to go buy shipping tags, so I made my own with my Sizzix Tags die and SU!'s Very Vanilla cardstock.  I even made my own "reinforcements". 

I love the collage effect.  This would be great on a smaller scale as a Simply Adorned locket insert!  I made eight tags total, distressing three of them by wearing down the edges and...gasp...spraying with water and crumpling!  Some red ink did bleed a little bit, but it really enhanced the distressed look of the tag.

I think these turned out great!  I believe I am going to use these as tags for Valentine Day treat bags.  If I do, I'll be sure to take pics of that project!  I could even flip them over and journal on the back...using these for a scrapbook page.   You'll probably see these pop up on a project soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps:  Artistic Etchings, French Script
Ink:  Basic Black, Basic Grey, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:  Sizzix Tag Die, Big Shot!, brayer, 1/4" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, Tombow Mono Multi.  For tags that were distressed - SU! cutter kit, Ranger mini spray bottle, water.