June Birthday Cards

 We wanted to share our new designs that we created to celebrate all our June birthdays in our family.  For us June is a busy month for birthdays.  I think we have 10-12 birthdays. All the details are below.

The oven door opens to reveal treat inside.

Products Used:

·         Card Stock

o   White

o   Blue

o   True Strip (Cloud 9 Design)

·         Copics

o   Y17

o   RV52

o   RV09

o   C5

o   C7

o   C3

o   C1

o   RV95

o   B99

o   B91

o   B93

·         Stamps

o   What’s Cookin’ (Art Gone Wild)

o   Happy Oven (Art Gone Wild)

o   Happy Birthday Sentiments (TPC Studios)

·         Small Insert Die (Art Gone Wild)

·         Memento Ink Tuxedo Black

·         Die Cut machine

·         Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangles Small

Drawer opens to reveal a sweet sentiment.

 How it is made:

·         Cut white card stock at 6” x 9 ½”.  Score at 4 ⅝” and 4 ⅞” to form card base. 

·         Cut blue card stock at 5 ⅞”x 4 ½”.  Attach to the card front. 

·         Cut True Strip card stock at 4 ⅜” x 2 ½”.  Attach to the card front on the left hand side. 

·         Stamp Happy Birthday sentiment on white card stock and trim down to the right size. 

·         Cut a mat out of the blue card stock using the Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangles Small. 

·         Attach the stamped sentiment to the blue card stock mat.  Attach to the center of the True Strip card stock on the card front. 

·         Stamp the oven image on a piece of white card stock with Tuxedo Black ink.  Color oven image with Copic Markers.  Cut out the oven image following the outside lines of the image.  Using a craft knife, cut three sides of the oven door (top, left and right sides).  Score the bottom edge of the oven door.  Again, using a craft knife cut 3 sides of the drawer of the oven image (top, left and right) and score the bottom edge of the oven drawer.  Set aside while you work on the inside of the oven. 

·         Using the small insert die and the die cut machine, cut the insert into the right side of the card front.  Score the cut as needed. 

·         Stamp the cake image on white card stock in Tuxedo Black.  Color image with Copic Markers.  Cut out the image.  Insert the image into the opening cut in the card front. 

·         Stamp sentiment on white card stock in Tuxedo Black ink.  Trim to size and attach to the oven piece lining it up in the oven drawer opening.  Attach oven to the front of the card, lining up the oven door with the insert in the card front. 

·         You will be able to open the oven door and drawer to see the inside stamping. 

·         Stamp oven mitt and pot holder image on white card stock with Tuxedo Black ink.  Color images with Copic markers.  Cut out the images and add to the oven door. 

 Please let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by.  Until next time....Happy Paper Crafting!!

Another recent post for Paper Temptress

 This was another recent post for Paper Temptress.  I think this card would make a wonderful card for Father's day or any time you need a card for that special man in your life.  The card that I created features several types of card stock from Paper Temptress.  I love how you can combine the different card stock lines to add different textures and colors to any projects.


Paper Temptress Products Used:

• Sandstone Deckled Stationery Card Stock
• Safari Brown Skinny Columns Card Stock
• Khaki Crepe Ruche Card Stock

Other Products Used:

• Tim Holtz Ink: Vintage Photo
• Tree Stamp from Heartfelt Creations
• Happy Birthday Sentiment Stamp from TPC Studios
• Ivory Card stock for card base

How it is made:

• Start out by cutting your ivory card stock at 6 ¼”x 9 ¼” to make the base of your card.  Score the card stock at 4⅝”.
• Cut a piece of Safari Brown Skinny Columns and Khaki Crepe Ruche card stock at 3”x 4 ½”  Attach the each half to the card front, placing the Khaki Crepe Ruche card stock to the top of the card and the Safari Brown Skinny Columns card stock to the bottom of the card.
• Cut a piece of the Sandstone Deckled Stationery card stock at 3”x 3” and stamp the tree image with the Vintage Photo ink.  I cut the card stock so that the deckled edge would be on the left hand side of the card stock when the image was stamped.
• Cut a piece of Safari Brown Skinny Columns and Khaki Crepe Ruche card stock at 3 ¼”x 1 ⅝”.  Attach the Safari Brown Skinny Columns card stock to the top side of the stamped image and the Khaki Crepe Ruche card stock to the bottom.
• Attach the matted stamped image to the center of the card front.

Thanks for stopping by.  Make sure to stop by Paper Temptress and check out the beautiful card stock.  Where your creativity take you?  Until next time…..Happy Paper Crafting!!

Recent Post for Paper Temptress

This is one of my recent submissions for Paper Temptress Design Team.  It features the Mica/Metallic card stock line.  I know that I say this a lot, but I love this line of card stock.  The colors and the shimmer of this card stock is beautiful and can be used in so many ways.

Paper Temptress Products Used:

• Juniper Berry Glimmer Card Stock
• Lapis Luzuli Mica/Metallic Card Stock
• Cryogen White Card Stock
• Black Licorice Pop Tones Card Stock

Other Products Used:

• Memento Ink:  Summer Sky, Paris Dusk, Bamboo Leaves
• Flower Stamps (Stampin’ Up)
• White card stock
• Navy organza ribbon
• Bow Easy
• Stamp-a-ma-jig
• Crystal Gemstones

How it is made:

• Cut white card stock at 6¼”x 9¼”.  Score the card stock at 4⅝” to form card base.
• Cut Juniper Berry Glimmer card stock at 6⅛”x 4½”. Attach to card base.
• Cut Lapis Luzuki Mica/Metallic card stock at 5⅝”x 2”.  Cut a mat of the Black Licorice Pop Tones card stock at 5⅞”x 2¼”.  Attach the Lapis card stock to the Black Licorice card stock and then attach to the left hand side of the card front.
• Cut Cryogen White card stock at 3⅞”x 2¼”.  Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement stamp the bottom layer of the flower in Summer Sky.  Then stamp the top layer of the flower in Paris Duck.

Add the stem of the flower stamped in Bamboo Leaves.

• Cut Black Licorice Pop Tones Card Stock at 4”x 2⅜”.  Attach the stamped image to the Black Licorice card stock and then add to card front near the center.
• Make a small bow with Navy organza ribbon and add to the center of the stem on the stamped image.  (I used the Bow Easy to make a perfect little bow.)
• Add crystal gemstones to the center of the flower and then add three small gemstones to the bottom right corner of the card.

Thanks for stopping by and please let me know what you think.  I love to hear your comments.  Until next time…..Happy Paper Crafting!

We are back!!

We are back.  It seems like we have had so many things going on around our house.  We have been doing some major remodeling on our house since mid February.  Todd just finished it a few weeks ago.  We will be posting pictures soon.  He did such a beautiful job on creating a master bathroom, master closet and a pantry from our old family room.  He is my "Bob the Builder".

Once that project was completed it was the mad rush to get ready for the Memorial Party for my mother in law.  She passed away May 2011.  We really wanted to do something special to celebrate her life and memory.  We asked her friends and family to write down some of their special memories with her and then to send them to us.  We gathered pictures and recipes and all the stories and made it into a memory album.  It ended up being 30 pages and we made 11 albums altogether, so that everybody would be able to have their own book.  Todd put together a wonderful power point presentation together to celebrate her life.  We had lots of food and friendship.  It turned out so much better than I could have expected.  We will post pictures of her album as soon as I get a chance.

During this time I have been working on all my design team projects.  I just have not had a chance to get them posted until now.  So there will a lot of post coming up. Thanks so much for your patience.  I really am glad that things are returning to normal.  I miss being creative and being able to share it with others.

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop Winner

Hi everyone.  I am so happy to announce that the winner of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni May Blog Hop was chosen from my blog. Congratulations to Pattyb.  You have won a $25 gift certificate from Heartfelt Creations.
Please email EmmaLou@heartfeltcreations.us with subject line "winner of May Alumni Hop".  Again, Congratulations and thanks to everyone that played.  The June blog hop will be June 26th. 

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team Blog Hop

Hi everyone, it is the last Tuesday of the month so today is the beginning of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team’s monthly Blog Hop.  I am so excited since will be my first blog hop.  This month the participating design team members are:

Olga

Selma

Tesa

Clare

Lisa (That’s me)

Marsha

Linda

 One of our blogs will be randomly chosen and from all those that commented on that blog, the will be again, randomly chosen.  The blog hop will remain open for comments on everybody’s blog through midnight Friday night June 1^st.  The winner will be posted here noon on Saturday, June 2^nd.  The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate. 

For my card I used HCPC 3325 Daisy Patch Bouquet PreCut Set and HCPC 3318 Daisy Patch Flowers PreCut Set stamped with Memento black ink.  I colored the flowers with Copic markers.  I then used HCD 703 Daisy Patch Flowers Die Cut to cut out the flowers.  I added Black Gala Glitz to the centers of the daisies.   

I hope you enjoy my newest creation.  Thanks for looking and don’t forget to visit the other design team member’s blogs for more inspiration. 

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Hi again Paper Temptress Fans.  This is my newest creation for the Paper Temptress Design Team.  The spring weather and the flowers were the inspiration for this project. 

Paper Temptress Products Used:

·         Mountain Rose Glimmer Card Stock

·         Amethyst Mica/Metallic Card Stock

·         Emerald Mica/Metallic Card Stock

·         Autumn Hay Glimmer Card Stock

Other Products Used:

·         Premade Wood Bird House

·         Blue and White Acrylic Paint

·         Flower Stamps and Dies are from Heartfelt Creations

·         Memento Ink Pads-Dandelion, Grape Jelly, Rose Bud

·         Purple Gem Stones

·         Pink Gem Stones

·         Yellow Organza Ribbon

·         Hot Glue Gun

·         Die Cut Machine

How It Is Made: 

·         I started out by painting the bird house.  The house is painted in a light blue and the roof and fence in a white.  Then using the die cut machine with the leaves and swirls die cut it out using the Emerald Mica/Metallic card stock.  Add it to the front of the bird house using whatever type of adhesive you choose.  I used my hot glue to adhere it.  I stamped several of two sizes of the rose petals on the Autumn Hay Glimmer card stock with the Dandelion ink pad.  I cut out the flower petals with the matching die and die cut machine.  I shaped the flower petals a little by hand and glued them together to form the rose.  I attached the roses to the front of the bird house using the hot glue gun.  Next stamp several of the daisy flowers the three smallest sizes with Grape Jelly ink on Amethyst Mica/Metallic card stock.  Cut out the daisies using the matching die and a die cut machine.  Shape the flowers a little by hand.  Layer the different size daisies together.  Add a purple gem stone to the center of each of the daisies and attach the daisies to the bird house using the hot glue gun.  Last you will stamp several of the posy flowers with Rose Bud ink pad on Mountain Rose Glimmer card stock.  Cut out the posies with the matching die and die cutting machine.  Shape the flowers a little bit by hand.  Layer the different size posies together.  Add a pink gem stone to the center of the posies.  Add them to the bird house using a hot glue gun.  Add a bow made out of yellow organza ribbon.  

Detail view of the Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by and please leave us a comment, we would love to hear what you think.

Until next time....Happy Paper Crafting!!