You Have To Start Somewhere

That is my excuse and I am sticking to it! 

This is my post for Flashback Friday 8.0.  This time around Karin is challenging us to post our first ever 3D project.  I am fairly certain this was my first.  I don't have an exact date for you either.  I certainly wasn't blogging then and they aren't in my SCS gallery either. 

The set is called Kanji and is in the very first catalog I purchased from Stampin' Up!, circa 2004.  I think my girlfriend owns the set and I had borrowed it, so I can't even look at the set to see when it was released.  I know that I made them before I had my daughter, so I will guess that I made these sometime in 2005.  It was probably during the summer as I had a lot of time on my hands that summer.

I still had them in my craft room, yikes!  I think it's high time I burned these bad boys!  I hope to shout that I have a learned a thing or two since then.  I hope you got a little chuckle or a little walk down memory lane from this post!  Enjoy your day!

Details - Stamps: Kanji; Paper: tissue; Ink: Versamark; Accessories: Marcasite ep, heat tool, candles. 

Another Emery?

Yes, I just can't help myself!  That little elephant is just too cute!  This time I loosely cased a card from the Papercraft's Stamp It issue that is current.  This card is also from the Stamp 2 Spend challenge to use up some old scraps. 

I made short work of those scraps with this card.  I pieced Emery with a couple of cute papers from my scrap stash and then used up some more of the same scraps by building them into the layers of the card. 

I popped up Emery's head and the little heart on his chest.  I stamped sentiment in light blue to match my designer paper and then colored the hearts pink.  I did a whole lot of paper piercing and called it good!

It's sort of surprising to me that I could do this while watching a movie.  I have heard that others are able to do this, so I gave it a try.  It worked okay for me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Emery PJ (Verve), Love Notes (Verve); Paper: Whisper White, DCWV, Summer Picnic dsp; Ink: Basic Gray, Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink; Accessories: paper piercing tool, pink taffeta, paper snips, stampin' dimensionals.

How About Some Warm Weather?

Doesn't this look like fun?  I immediately think Hawaii or maybe South Pacific.  Honestly, I don't know if there is such a thing as yellow hibiscus, but I went with it.  This card is for the Flourishes Winter Thaw challenge, which is an inspiration challenge.  The photo inspiration is some gorgeous purple and yellow crocuses peeking out of some iced over snow.  So spring!

So I went with yellow (flowers) and purple (sky) on my card!  I colored my image with water color pencils, moved the color around with a blender pen and then clear embossed the whole works.  I kept the card sort of simple to leave the focus on the image. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: Window to the World (Flourishes); Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso; Ink: Basic Brown, Early Espresso, Versamark; Accessories: clear ep, heat tool, watercolor pencils, blender pen, stampin' dimensionals.

A Word Collage, A First

 Here's today's card meeting the new PTI Make It Monday challenge, a go-to sentiment card.  I'll call it a word collage.  It was fun and I can't think of another time when I used some many sets and so many colors all of the same card.  In order to play along and be eligible for a most gracious prize, you need to use at least one Papertrey Ink product.  Well, I have one lonely little impression plate that didn't photograph here so well.  I did use it however as the canvas impression plate gives such a nice texture. 

I tried to get a close up shot of the texture, but I'm afraid my skills are lacking!

I hope your day was fabulous!  I ran errands on my day off due to daycare being closed.  I'll be behind tomorrow at work, but what else is new!

Thanks for stopping by!

Details - Stamps: So Happy For You, Much Appreciated, Thank You Kindly, Kind & Caring Thoughts, Short & Sweet, In The Spotlight, Seeing Spots, Live Your Dream, Heartfelt Thanks; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink: Almost Amethyst, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories: Linen and Canvas Impression Plate (PTI), Corner Chomper, M's rhinestones, stampin' dimensionals, SAMJ.

Designing for PTI in 2011

That is what is up for grabs in today's anniversary festivities at Papertrey Ink.  Check it out here.  You have 9 tags by 9 designers to chose from or you can use them all.  I chose Heather's tag, as I just love the colors that she puts together. 

I used a slight variation on this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch.  My second panel is quite a bit taller than the one in the original, but it's made.

I am finally getting over this rotten cold and it looks like I will get one more day off.  Daycare just called and is closed tomorrow as my daycare provider is sick now!  I think everyone at daycare has had it and I hope to be back to work on Tuesday.

Take care and have a wonderful day!

Details - Paper: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Patterns Pack III dsp; Ink: Sahara Sand; Accessories: PTI 2011 designer tag download, Sissix Scallop Circles 2, M's rhinestones, Olive Sharpie, stampin' dimensionsals. 

One Day...

I will have more Papertrey Ink product.  For now, I have a fabulous impression plate that serves me very well!  I love, love, love my linen and canvas impression plate. It gives a simple little clean and simple card so much more interest!

Perhaps this is my chance to increase my Papertrey products.  This is PTI's 4th anniversary and Nichole really knows how to throw a party.  She asked her design team to go back and highlight their favorite creation from 2010 and then offered customers to do the same for a chance to win the "ultimate card kit".  You'll just have to check it out to really believe it!

I made this as part of a set for the head cook in our school kitchen.  She's such a sweet lady and cares so much for the children who attend the school.  It's pretty simple, but sometimes that is how I like my cards.  You can see the impression on the card base in this photo.  Sometimes it is hard to capture that detail in white.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Superbowl Sunday!

Details: Stamps: Watercolor Trio; Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip; Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Poppy Parade; Accessories: Nestabilities, MAMBI baker's twine, stampin' dimensionals, linen and canvas impression plate (PTI).

Jotted Heart Flowers

I made this sucker flower for my daughter to give as Valentine treats at daycare.  I saw a Martha Stewart flower/treat tutorial and knew it would be just right with my new Verve die!!!  I absolutely love my Jotted Heart die.  I know if I play with my other Verve dies, I will love them just as much.

For my flower, I die cut 4 hearts, stacked them and used my crop-a-dile to punch a hole in the bottom.  I separated them and inked the edges and then threaded them onto my Tootsie Roll Pop.  Too bad I had it upside down in my photo (what a goober I am)!  I used mini glue dots to keep my petals spaced appropriately and then tied a rose ribbon around the sucker stick, adhering it with a bit of scor-tape!  I finished it off with an SU tag that I stamped with the heart trio and sentiment from my Verve set called Love Notes.  Finally, I printed my recipients name on the tag and glue dotted it down!

Thanks for stopping by!

Details: Stamps: Love Notes (Verve); Paper: Sweet Always dsp; Ink: Craft White, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Jotted Heart Die (Verve), rose grosgrain ribbon, SU tag sheet, mini glue dots, scor-tape, tootsie pop, stampin' sponge, crop-a-dile; Techniques: sponging.