Sugar Rush Doodled Owl

It's been a while since I've made a card.  I've been eyeing this owl die ever since I won a GC from Serendipity Stamps during HYCCT 2013.  It reminds me of a silver necklace I had as a child.  The pendant was an owl in sliver and turquoise with emerald eyes.

  

I used MOJO Monday Sketch 325 and Studio Calico's Sugar Rush card kit to complete TLC469 - doodling.  That technique challenge was to trace around a die cut.  It's amazing the POP that can be added to a project by tracing around the die cut out with a white gel pen!

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Z is for Zebra

I got two birds with one stone with this one...a card / idea I wanted to case, which was the flash card idea AND finished a DTGD challenge I didn't finish before the DTGD deadline.  Nothing like finishing up unfinished biz-ness. 

This wasn't intended to be a baby boy card AT ALL!  But it sure looks like one!  The DSP is retired SU! Summer Picnic - which doesn't sound like baby boy material...but it is what it is...and I now have a baby boy card to send.  Guess I should go ahead and finish up the inside and do an enevelope...

Better!  I brought the front inside and the inside to the envelope.  LOL.  I pulled the sentiment from another PTI set...Bundle of Love. 

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Phillip is ELEVEN!

...and now a Boy Scout! 

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Phillip is EIGHT!

I love this mix of patterned papers!  The purple is pulled from the moddled background!  Perfect plum!  Yummy!  All products Stampin' Up!  'cept the kid...and the photograph. 

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Phillip is TEN!

...and he's a Webelos Scout! 

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Welcome Baby!

I think this one has to be my favorite...just because there were some pleasant surprises on how this came together.

The DSP is Urban Oasis...unopened pack in the drawer.  I never thought it would look good on a baby page until I busted open the pack and saw the REST of the patterns.  This is THREE patterns from the Urban Oasis pack.  The Baja Breeze is a good match for the blue in the picture.  I tried out my new Spellbinders New Arrival Dies I purchased from HSN.  Ho hum...they are supposed to cut (they did), emboss (huh?  really hard to see) and  stencil (yep - use a marker...does a good job).  I just wasn't WOW'd by 'em, ya know?  The baby sure is cute.   Phillip said the stork should be white, not brown...I told him the bird was just dirty and needed a bath.  ;-)  More Tidy Alpha for my title.  I'll fill in the details on the Becky Higgins journaling card.

I think this is a cute baby page...not to overwhelming BABY, but with classic elements.

Whatcha think?

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The first year

...photos were taken at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year.  Today I share 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year.  Same layout, different colors.  Enjoy!

You can check out other ages & posts here!

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Phillip is FOUR!

Very rarely do I buy a non-SU! paper collection and buy the whole nine yards!  I love this Basic Gray Archaic collection...I purchased the fibers, the chipboard, the rub-ons and the whole 12 x 12 paper pack.  I even purchased the 6 x 6 paper pack.  Told ya I had it bad.  LOL. 

I have a few sheets of the 12 x 12 paper pack left.  That's OK because I get to look at and ENJOY that beautiful paper and the pictures I have placed on that paper. 

Sometimes it's hard to pair up non-SU! paper with SU! colors...best thing to do is go for coordinating colors.  In this case, the best colors from SU! were Always Artichoke and Bordering Blue.  And yep...that "f" and "o" are stuck on the picture.  LOL.  And I have no problem with it.  ;-)

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Phillip is SIX!

And I love Blues Clues!  I found a clue!  I found a clue!

Let's get out our handy dandy notebook...ah.  I found the Blues Clues print on the Nick Jr website!  I paired it up with SU! Night of Navy & Pacific Point.  (sigh)  What can I say...I love Blue! 

Did you watch Blues Clues with your kiddo? 

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Phillip is FIVE!

I'm getting up my courage to scrap all those formal 8 x 10 pictures from each birthday!  Here's number FIVE!

I've now created the first page for his baby book.  LOL.  It wasn't too bad.  I used glue dots to adhere the picture to a Night of Navy mat and then double matted with Early Expresso.  I love how the Early Expresso brings out his dark brown sparkling eyes.

This layout was scraplifted from a page by Mary Larson as shown in Creating Keepsakes, a treasury of favorites.  I die cut the title from SU!'s Simple Letters Alphabet.  There might be journaling in the blank Soft Suede section under the title...then again, there might not. 

It's very clean & simple.  I wanted to make the photo the focal point of the page...as it was the whole point of the page.  LOL. 

It feels good to be starting on this.  I've thought about it for a long time.  I want to look at these & enjoy these when I'm in the  mood, not look at the box they are stored in. 

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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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Onsie Die Card Bases

It's been a couple of days...of no crafting time.  Wednesday, I shopped at Sam's after work; came home, packed all that in, put all that away, fixed supper, eat and was ready to bed.  Thursday, I shopped at Wal-mart after work, price matched oodles of stuff; came home, had the Dale pack all that in (hee hee), put all that away, fixed supper, eat and then was ready for bed.  Friday, I'm off!  YAY.  And I woke up at 1 AM with my sinuses dripping clear fluid.  Ick.  That set the stage for a low key Friday at home.  Forget the WHB, I'm stamping.  All day long...and had a nap, too. 

Remember the day I went nuts with the onsie die?  Those are going to be card fronts.  One of the projects I worked on Friday was cutting card bases for those onsies die cut card fronts.

Pile of onsie die card bases

Close-up of a single card base

I cut up 12 x 12 Whisper White cardstock.  Not really a biggie for me, as I rarely scrap a page with a white base.  Notice on the die, there'a a row of dots?

Fold line on the PTI Onsie Die

Here's what it looks like before it goes in the Big Shot.  Notice the measurements - cut my 12 x 12 to 12 x 5.5.  I saved the 1 inch strip - I have a project for that 1 inch strip.  I'm sure these are not the most CS efficient measurements; however, these are what I used.  One onsie will have a Pear Pizzaz base.

Onsie card base measurements

Here's my pile of scraps; I have already used these up.  I'll share those projects in the next post. 

Pile of scraps from die cutting onsie card bases.

So, now I have the unembellished card fronts cut and card bases cut.  Next up is embellishing the card fronts.

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Going nuts with a onesie die

Yes...I went nuts with my Big Shot and my new PTI Onesie die!  I love the PTI dies...so thin...and sharp!  And, no...didn't cut my finger.  :-D  The Onesie die fits perfectly on the 6 x 6 paper packs from SU!  I have several...got them out and picked out prints I thought would look good made into a onesie.

After die cutting, I used a sticky note and wrote on the coordinating colors...I used the Welcome Neighbor DSP pack from the 2010 Sale-a-bration, the Patterns Pack III and the In-Color Patterns Pack (Hostess).  Here's a close up of each set.

Patterns Pack III

Welcome Neighbor Designer Paper Pack

In-Color Pattern Pack (Hostess)

I am looking forward to cutting the card bases tomorrow night!  Yippee! 

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Shabby Chic Cards (Part 1 - Thank You)

Remember all this - the die cut doilies, butterflies and strips 'n' scraps of beuatiful SU! designer paper - I showed ya a few days ago?

Pick one from each pile, put 'em together; repeat THREE times.  I got these:

Ain't dey purty?

Thank You #1

Thank You #1 (Inside & Envelope)

Thank You #2

Thank You #2 (Inside & Envelope)

Thank You #3

Thank You #3 (Inside & Envelope)

This time, I did the insides and the coordinating envelopes.  I did not have any thank you sentiments to stamp inside; however, I did find a list of thank you sentiments on SCS that I will hand write inside the card depending on who or what the card is for.  So while the cards were mass produced, they will still have a unique personal touch especially for the recipient.

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SUPPLIES (all supplies Stampin' Up! unless indicated otherwise)

Stamps:  Wonderful Words, Bliss

Ink:  Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder

Paper:  PTI White, Flirtatious DSP

Accessories:  Baker's Twine - White; Button Boutique Sherbet; paper piercer & mat, paper snips, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies (die), Janome' sew mini & white thread, mono multi, Tasteful Trims (die), corner rounder.

Butterfly Shabby Chic

I decided to try a new style.  Shabby chic.  Me, the neat nic...shabby chic.  But, after it's all said & done...you can see the cripsness...I think I like the freedom.

This project consists of 11 cards...mass produced...Michelle Wooderson style.  ;-)

I cut & scored 10 card bases...added the 11th later...using PTI White.   

I wanted to use DSP I purchased on SU! pre-order, specifically, the Flirtatious Specialty DP from Stampin' Up! to be available in the new IB&C.  The colors are Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink and Wisteria Wonder.  I think there's some Daffodil Delight in as well.  There are two laser cut sheets of doilies.  I cut these apart to create 16 individual doilies.   I was go glad to have my new sharp SU! Paper Snips for this job!

It took a while; but, it sure is pretty.  :-D  I took a much needed break after this.  ;-)

I decided to do something easy, cut the main DP panels.  These are 4 x 4 squares, with rounded corners.

I have discovered that I love making my own embellishments!  I die cut butterflies, layered them and machine stitched; then added buttons.

Have you sewed on your cards or scrapbook pages?  This is the first time I have ever sewed on paper.  I LOVE IT!  OMGoodness!  I love it!  I think because I have gotten my craft room arranged & decluttered where I can just grab the machine & go!  I have a Janome Sew Mini I use to sew on paper. 

I decorated the butterflies with buttons sewed on with the new SU! Baker's Twine.  OMGosh!  I love the baker's twine.  It's wonderful!  I wish I had left the threads long at the top of all the butterflies, but I did on the larger ones & you can see that I stitched it.  On the smaller ones...ahem...the button covers the stitching.  LOL  Oh well...you can still see if it you look closely and I sure had fun stitching!  The buttons are from Stampin' Up! Designer Buttons Sherbet.

Here's another one:

Next, I STAMPED!  Yes, I stamped.  I stamped (have I said that already?) I stamped a sentiment on a strip of Flirtatious DP and then embellished the strip with...ahem..."scraps" I die cut from the whole sheets of Flirtations DP.  I'm positive y'all have double fainted already. 

Yes, I made "scraps".  LOL  Die cut with the wonderful Tasteful Trims Bigz XL Die.  I chose two styles from the die - the large ric rac and the scallop border.  Then I cut the die cut pieces up into little pieces.  :-)

I sewed the "scraps" to the sentiment strip!  Like so:

All the ingredients:

Tomorrow, the fun begins.  I put all this together & make cards!