Vintage Fancy Flowers Wedding Flower Card

Create with Connie and Mary has a great color challenge this week, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, and Basic Black.  When I saw these 3 colors together, I thought "Elegant Wedding Card"  YAY!  We have a wedding coming up this month and if I am not mistaken, black is in the color scheme, so this is perfect:).  At The Friday Mashup, they have a great sketch challenge using a square card.  For wedding cards, I love to use the larger sizes because I think it makes the card look more formal and fancy.

Don't foget to check out http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com/ and http://www.fridaymashup.com/ to see the other cards created for these challenges!

This was a very involved card for me! Here's a snapshot of what I did...

For the Background of the cardfront:
Using the Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad, I inked the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, put my cardfront in and ran through the Big Shot.

For the Basic Black Flowers:
Run 3 Basic Black Fancy Flowers through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.  Then spritz using Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz and lightly distress one of them by scrunching the middle together a little then add an Antique Brad.

For the Pool Party Flowers: 
Run 3 Pool Party flowers through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.  Then spritz with the water bottle and scrunch in the middle to bunch them up.  Use Glue to keep them slightly scrunched.  Spritz the Sahara Sand Marker with the Color Spritzing Tool, onto the flowers.  Layer Boquet Blossoms over and attach a brad.

I didn't have any ribbon to match this project so I used Carrie Gaskin's instructions on dyeing ribbon.  Basically you take equal parts vinegar and boiling water in a heat safe dish then add enough re-inker ink in the color you want to dye the ribbon.  Pat dry with a towel and allow to dry a bit.  (Be very careful with this as it will stain certain counter tops and fabric - ie. the clothes you are wearing!)  My ribbon didn't turn out as good as I would've liked, however black is a very difficult color to achieve if you want it really dark.  Overall I am still happy with the result!


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Item #                                   Description                                  Page #                                  Price

Happy Stamping!

~Krystal

Fancy Flower Wedding Card

Stamps:

Petite Pairs & Artistic Etchings

Cardstock:

Pool Party, Basic Black & Sahara Sand

Ink:

Sahara Sand Marker, Basic Black & Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pads

Punches:

Fancy Flower Punch, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch & Hole Punch

Tools:

Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Color Spritzing Tool & Water Bottle

Embellishments & Accessories:

Antique Brads, Silver Brads, 5/8” Whisper White Satin Ribbon & Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

CAS Fall Card

When I think of fall, I think of my 4-year old daughter playing outside in the leaves and trees.  This year she has really discovered climbing trees.  In making a fall card for the The Friday Mashup fall challenge #24 and the Clean and Simple with an Animal or Plant #64 at The Paper Players, I decided to use the Forever Young Stamp Set from Stampin' UP!.  The little girl on the swing reminds me of my little girl who adores being outside whenever possible.  The images from this set are so intricate and beautiful.

When I began this project, my intention was to use Bravo Burgundy, Cherry Cobbler and Cajun Craze for the colors.  As I was stamping the image and then textured it, I realized I really liked the card as monochromatic so it ended up only being Very Vanilla and Bravo Burgundy. 

Design Hint:  As I am slowing adding to my stampin' supplies, I don't have ribbon and embellishments in every color.  To solve this little issue, I took Crumb Cake Seam Binding and colored it with the brush side of a Bravo Burgundy Marker and VOILA matching ribbon:). To attach the seam binding, I used Tombow Glue as double-sided tape wasn't sticking to the colored ribbon.

Don't forget to look at the other projects for these challenges!
http://www.fridaymashup.com/ and http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/


Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
~Krystal

As always, only Stampin' UP! products were used:


Stamps: Forever Young, Fabulous Phrases & Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Lower
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy & Very Vanilla
Ink: Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin' Pad & Marker
Tools: Tombo Adhesive Glue, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Texture Embossing Folder
Embellishments & Accessories:  Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' UP! Glitter Glue & 1/2" Crumb Cake Seam Binding

New Bookmark

This is a SUPER late entry to The Paper Players Color Challenge, #63, which is due tonight at midnight!  I finished what I had to get done tonight and thought it would be fun to do a challenge. Well I chose this challenge and then I realized I only had a few hours to make the project, photograph it and post it!  Yikes!  

Stampin' UP!'s Stampin Success (a monthly magazine full of helpful hints, information, projects and project ideas specifically for demonstrators) showcased bookmarks this month.  I read a lot, probably WAY too much, so I thought this would be a really great tool for me:).  

The color challenge is to use Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Gray and Whisper White.  This was so much fun to make!  I used the Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, and Bird Punch to add elements to the project.  I love our Rhinestones and had to use those. 

Don't forget to check out http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/ to see all of the other beautiful projects for this challenge!

Happy Stampin!
~Krystal

As always, only Stampin' UP! products were used.


Stamps: Cottage Garden
Paper: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Gray & Whisper White
Punches: Boho Blossoms, Bouquet Triple Layer, Hole Punch, Scallop Circle & 2 Step Bird
Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals, Spray Bottle filled with water & Sticky Strip Adhesive
Embellishments & Accessories: Rhinestones, 1/2" Dotted Scallop Ribbon & Brights Buttons

Fall 3-D Project

This banner is for the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge.  The  challenge this week (#84) was to have a Fall-themed project. I created this "FALL" Banner using the Day of Gratitude stamp set, new Perfect Pennant Bigz Die and a few other toys.  The colors I used were So Saffron, Cajun Craze and Bravo Burgundy.

Using the largest triangle on the Perfect Pennant Die, I folded back the top 3/4" to create a strip of paper to string the hemp twine through.  I adhered it using the Sticky Strip Adhesive.  The separating part between the Pennats is made using a Decorative Label Punch then folded in half.  I used Sticky Strip to keep it together.  The smaller triangle is the 2nd largest triangle from the Perfect Pennants Bigz Die.

Hope you enjoy:)!
~Krystal

As always, all products used were Stampin' UP!

Stamp Sets:
Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Upper & Day of Gratitude
Ink:
Bravo Burgundy Classic Ink Pad
Cardstock:
So Saffron, Bravo Burgundy & Cajun Craze
Punches:
1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch & Hole Punch
Tools:
Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Bigz Die, Friskars Paper Crimper, Scoring Tool & Sticky Strip Adhesive
Embellishements & Accessories:
Hemp Twine & Metallic Brads

Fun Card Swaps

I made these cards for a demonstrator card-swap recently.  It was so much fun to receive cards from so many different stamp sets and from other demonstrators.  One of my customers wants to do a card swap at one of my classes and I think it would be fun!  Hopefully we will be able to begin class swaps; I sure enjoyed this one!

The first set I signed up to make a card for was the Little Friends Stamp Set.  The kids in this set are so adorable!

 

 

I used the Friskars Paper Crimper to add dimension to the layers of cardstock.  The Pear Pizzazz Cardstock is done horizontally and the Peach Parfait is done vertically.
 
Nursery Rhymes was the second set I signed up for.  The little dish and spoon are great for a wedding, birthday, or kids card. I left my card blank so it could be used for any occasion someone wants;).

The idea for the Dish and Spoon matting was to have them look almost as if they are running right off of the card.

Happy Stampin!
Krystal

As always, only Stampin' UP! Products were used.

Little Boy Card:
Stamp Sets:  Little Friends & Happiest Birthday Wishes

Cardstock:  Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Not Quite Navy & Very Vanilla

Ink:  Basic Black & Not Quite Navy Classic Ink Pads

So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango, Blush Blossom, Old Olive & Ridinghood Red Markers

Tools:  Friskars Paper Crimper

Embellishments &Accessories:  Crystal Effects & 1/2" Stitched-Poly Pear Pizzazz Ribbon

 

Dish & Spoon Card: 

Stamps:

Nursery Times

Artistic Etchings

Cardstock:

Certainly Celery

Baja Breeze

Perfect Plum

Very Vanilla

Ink:

Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Pad

Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Pad

Baja Breeze Marker

Crumb Cake Marker

Perfect Plum Marker

Sahara Sand Marker

Punches:

Hole Punch

Tools:

Big Shot

Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates

Embellishments & Accessories

Mini Silver Brads
Crystal Effects

1 Design - 2 cards

As I was working on a card for a challenge, Hand Stamped Sentiments Clean and Simple #83, I realized my card was turning out a lot like another challenge this week.  The Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge, CCMC166, was extremely similar to the card I was making.  Therefore, I decided to take my Clean and Simple Card and add some embellishments, few more stamps and bam...a whole new card!!

I used the Open Sea stamp set, which I am super excited to say has become a write-in item for the remainder of this stamping year!  Yay, it's not discontinued!!  This stamp set is perfect for masculine cards.  I used only the Open Sea stamp set and Little Friends stamp set (for the little Happy Birthday sentiment).  Both cards are made with Marina Mist, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, and Early Espresso.  Fun colors to work with, masculine, yet bright.


This first card is for the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge.  Clean and Simple! 

The second version is for Create with Connie and Mary.  A few extra embellishments and some Crystal Effects for a whole new card!

I had so much fun stamping this week...I escaped to my mother-in-law's cabin with her and my daughter for a stamp-a-thon while my husband demolished our downstairs bathroom (gotta love remodeling!).  So far the dust has settled, however new dust will be started as the building begins!  In the meantime, I will just be sneezing...A LOT!!  And I will be posting some of the new projects I made while on Stamp-cation:). Stay Tuned!

Here's my construction zone:

~Krystal

 As always, all products used were Stampin' UP!:

Stamps: Open Sea & Little Friends
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Early Espresso & Whisper White
Ink: Marina Mist & Early Espresso 
Punches: 1 1/4"Circle, 1" Circle, Hole Punch
Embellishments & Accessories: White Bakers Twine, Metallic Brads, Crystal Effects