For the Newlyweds Sneak Peak

Well, this is not really a major sneak peak. I am using Walk in the Park Designer series paper which retires at the end of the month. I used the grey side which to be honest I had not touched.To add a little more contrast to my paper, I outlined some of the lightest leaves on the paper with my white gel pen. I paired the DS paper with our Brushed Silver cardstock. I stamped the top half of the card using VersaMark and the coordinating leaf from the Great Friends stamp set. It added a very subtle print to the top half of my card. Then I scalloped the bottom edge of my card and then used my Snail adhesive to apply my DS paper. Along the seam of the card I added a strip of Whisper White Grosgrain ribbon.

I ran Whisper White cardstock through my Big Shot using the Scallop Circle #2 die which has a medium and small scallop. I trimmed the circle into a dress. Then I ran the Dress back through the Big shot using the Texturz plates. That gave my dress more of a lacy bridal feeling. Then I added a ribbon waist band with Rose Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. I added a half back pearl from the pretties kit at the waist as well.

I stamped one of the sayings (For the Newlyweds) from our new set Teeny Tiny Wishes (#115370) and punched it out with my Word Window Punch. All the stamps in Teeny Tiny fit inside the Word Window Punch which is great, and the cover just about every holiday or occasion you need. There are 24 stamps in the set. It will be available starting July 1st. I backed it with a flower I cut from my Walk in the park paper.

I was thrilled to discover that one of my stampers just got engaged, so of course, the card was meant for her! Check back soon for more information and ideas for a Wedding Portfolio. This is for the DIY Bride, or anyone looking to create a special one of a kind wedding invitation for their special day I will have ideas for creating your own wedding invitations, favors, save the dates and more.

Want to Make your Own? Here is what you need.

115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes- Available July 1st
113469 Scallop Circle #2 Big Shot Die
114512 Stampin Up! Backgrounds
100730 Whisper White Cardstock
100712 Brushed Silver Cardstock
102283 VersaMark
111366 Rose Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
109025 Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
109114 Pretties Kit
112091 Scallop Edge Punch

Kindergarten Field Trip

This page was designed using a page map from the Stampin Success magazine.  The original layout was designed for an 8x8 album.  I transformed it into a 12x12 to fit my album.  I wanted to use some of my Washington Apple paper and Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper to make the orange t shirts in the pictures really pop. I also used Bashful Blue, Whisper White,  and Riding Hood Red cardstock which coordinate with Washington Apple.

 I used the Celebrate Everything stamp set and the Darling Dots Hostess Set which had a flower that coordinated perfectly with the Washington Apple DS Paper. I stamped off with Bashful blue to create the background for my title.  Then I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position my title perfectly.  I used my Spiral punch on the 5x7 piece of Bashful Blue cardstock to create a perfect space for Journaling (which I added in later with my bashful Blue marker).  At the bottom of the piece I stamped my flower twice, once on whisper white which I punched, and another time on a scrap which I cut out and popped on top of the first.  I took that circle and layered it with a punched circle of Riding Hood Red and a Pumpkin Pie DS scallop.

The layout originally called for ribbon and had a little clip.  Instead I used two small strips of Pumpkin Pie to stand in for the ribbon and a Riding Hood Red button from the Button Bouquet. 

For my workshop I create the layout in a totally different color pallette. The second time I used theWalk in the Park designer Series paper, So Saffron, and  Old Olive. This time I used my Chocolate Chip ribbon as an embellishment on the bottom of my journaling block. I used Celebrate Everything again, but used my Great Friend set.

Top Note Box

This wonderful box is really easy to put together. You need your Big Shot Top Note die, designer series paper, cardstock, and the white cardstock from the back of the package of designer series paper. Then you need 1 piece of 8.5x11 paper. I used the Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze, So Saffron. Cameo Coral and Basic Gray would also work

You also need a paper trimmer with the scoring slider or a bone folder, sticky strip, a stamp set ( I used Great Friend from the Spring mini catalog) scissors, a corner rounder punch, ribbon, and the snail adhesive, and dimensionals.

I got the template for this box from this website .
Trim your cardstock to measure 7.75 x10.5. Then score on the dotted lines and cut on the solid lines. Gentle fold in the flaps and put the box together using Snail Adhesive. Take a 5/8" ribbon and tie a knot or bow in front of the box. (I used some adhesive on the ribbon to keep it in place.) The ribbon helps hold the box together. Punch the corners on the lid flap so the lid is easy to close.

After you run the cardstock and designer series paper through the Big shot, put them all together in a sandwich. This will be the top and bottom lids to your box. I took the scrap from my 8.5x11 cardstock and cut it in half. (5.5 x.5) I stamped the leaves from Great Friends, trimmed it to fit my lid and adhered it to the lid. I took a 2.5 strip of Whisper white and stamped 2 butterflies and the Label from Great Friends in Baja Breeze and cut the butterflies out. Then I my Stamp-a-ma-jig and used it place my for you stamp in the center of the label. Once that was done I trimmed that out as well. I used dimensionals to pop the label and the butterflies on the box lid.

To put the box together, you need to take two strips of sticky strip for the top and bottom of the box. I like to line up the box top and make 2 tiny marks to help me match the second lid. I do the bottom lid first and then the top.

Now, fill the box with a sweet treat and you are all done!