Mixed Medley: October 2012 Creative Contest-Christmas

Today's card was made for the DOstamperSTARS Team October 2012 Creative Contest. This is a full view of the front of the card where I used the Merry Christmas and the snowflake stamp from the Mixed Medley stamp set which is a Hostess set in the Holiday Catalog. 

This is a side view of the card showing the many layers I used in the creation of this Christmas card for the October 2012 Creative Contest.  This is totally one of my own creations which I'm not always able to come up with but when I do I am so excited to share my cards with others.  I truly appreciate all the creative paper crafters in the world but it is really a good feeling to come up with your own idea!  Woo Hoo!

This is a view of the built up section in the center front of the card.

As you can see by this view, I have done some paper weaving on the front of my card.  There is 3/8" between each of the strips where you see the red DSP showing through.  I used the Framelits Apothecary Accents for the Very Vanilla Cardstock on top of the paper weaving.  To get the shape smaller, I first ran it through the Big Shot and then ran it through again cutting off one of the ends of the Framelits piece.  Don't forget to play around with Framelits, etc.  You just never know what you can do with them unless you experiment with cutting different angles or cutting things shorter.  By shortening the Very Vanilla piece I was able to show more of the paper weaving in the background.  Try your luck at paper weaving.  It was really fun and gave the card a totally different look.

Bobbi's Stamping Supplies
Stamps: Mixed Medley-Hostess set in Holiday Catalog (128054w or 128057c)
Paper: Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650), Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685), Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885), Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)
Ink: Gumball Green Classic Stampin' Pad (126861), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad (126966)
Accessories: Framelits-Holiday Collection (127814), Framelits Apothecary Accents (127003), 1/2" Circle Punch (119869), 1-3/8" Circle Punch (119860), 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch (127811), and Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Itty Bitty Banners: Butterflies

My "Out of the Box" creation today is butterflies, butterflies and more butterflies.  Have you ever heard the saying, "Free as a Butterfly"?  I love that saying and maybe that is why I love butterflies so much.  I wanted buttons for the center of the butterflies so I used the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack to punch out colored flowers and then topped them with the Bitty Buttons.  I just don't use them enough, but aren't they just the cutest?  Add a Chevron embossed piece of Baja Breeze Card Stock backed with 2 Whisper White edges cut with the Finishing Touches Edgilits and WOO HOO you have one AWESOME birthday card!  Now I sure hope whoever receives this birthday card will feel, "Free as a Butterfly"!  Have a Stampingly awesome day!

Bobbi's Stamping Supplies
Stamps:  Itty Bitty Banners
Paper: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Old Olive and Crumb Cake Card Stock
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Finishing Touches Edgelits, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits, Apothecard Accents Framelits, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Bitty Buttons and Stampin' Dimensionals

You can purchase the Stampin' Up! supplies to make this project at my "ON-LINE STORE".

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Fabulous Florets: Happy Birthday Wishes

My "Out of the Box" creation today was made using the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  Framelits are so much fun to use in card making.  I used a 2-Way Glue Pen and outlined the white lines on the flower and sprinkled on Dazzling Diamonds.  Unfortunately this doesn't show up very well on the picture but up close adds glitz to this beautiful card.  Woo Hoo!  Gotta LOVE glitz!  Don't be afraid to add Dazzling Diamonds to any card/project for additional sparkle!  This card was inspired by a card made by Mary Brown. I really liked how she made the bow using a brad and not having to tie it.  Mary's instructions for making this bow were very easy to follow.  I know a lot of people who hate to tie bows.  I'm not one of them, but this bow is so fun to make and turns out great every time.  This was a card we made at one of my Stamp Camps.  It was the first time introducing my guests to the technique.  The main thing is that the smaller the brad, you will want to use a narrower piece of ribbon.  Try this technique the next time you want to make a bow for a card.  Thank you again Mary for your inspiration on this card.  Happy bow making!

Bobbi's Stamping Supplies
Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Petite Pairs
Paper: Brights DSP Stacks, Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: Old Olive, Wisteria Wonder and Basic Black
Accessories: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 3/8" So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon, So Saffron 3/16" Subtles Brads, Dazzling Diamonds, 2-Way Glue Pen and Stampin' Dimensionals.

You can purchase the Stampin' Up! supplies to make this project at my "ON-LINE STORE".

Thanks for stopping by to check out my "Out of the Box" creations.

Perfectly Preserved: August 2012 Creative Challenge

This card was done for the August 2012 Creative Challenge Contest held by Dawn Olchefske, my Stampin' Up! Upline.  This months challenge was "Back to School/Fall".  I just love the Perfectly Preserved stamp set.  Well maybe it's just because this summer/fall I have been doing a lot of freezing and canning things from our garden.  No, I'm not the garden person in my family, that would be my sweet husband who has a big and a little garden, plus this year our apple trees have produced an over abundance of apples.  I think I have made over 25 pies.  Just made another 11 today.  My freezer is full.  Sure will taste good this winter.  Well back to my card; I tend to get side-tracked sometimes.  I wanted to do something different with this set since I have been working with apples so much lately.  I decided to take a different approach and start thinking about Thanksgiving.  Why not make it a jar of canned pumpkin and a pumpkin pie?  Oh my, wouldn't pumpkin pie taste GREAT right about now?  With the steam coming off the pumpkin pie; I can almost smell it not to mention taste it.  YUM !

Here is a close-up of the fancy little cover on the jar.  I wanted to show how I used my Piercing Tool and punched holes and then used a needle and sewed from hole to hole to make it look like I tied the Natural Linen Thread around the cover.  Makes me want to start making "Gifts in a Jar" for Christmas gifts.

This gives you an idea of all the layers I used for this card.  For the pumpkin pie, I used a Large Oval Punch and the Scallop Oval Punch for the pumpkin and the pie crust.  For the pie plate I just made up my own design to make it look like a silver pie plate.  The "to my friend" stamp from the Friendly Phrases stamp set was just what I would have used had I made a pumpkin pie and given it to a friend as a surprise.  Well I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed making it.  Have a GREAT fall!

Bobbi's Stamping Supplies
Stamps: Perfectly Preserved, Scentsational Season, Friendly Phrases
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Brushed Silver, Early Espresso, More Mustard cardstock and Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper
Ink: Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie and Sahara Sand
Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Holiday Collection Framelits Dies, Cannery Set Framelits Dies and Stampin' Dimensionals.

You can purchase the Stampin' Up! supplies to make this project at my "ON-LINE STORE".

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Bordering on Romance: Thank You

When the  Floral District Designer Series Paper came out I totally fell in love with this print with the Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Gumball Green, one of my new favorite colors for 2012.  The only problem was I just couldn't come up with a way to work the paper into a card.  Well, low and behold, Kelly Acheson came to the rescue.  This was one of the cards we made at a Stamp Camp I had in June 2012.  My guests loved it as much as I did.  Thanks Kelly for your inspiration.

Bobbi's Stamping Supplies
Stamps: Bordering on Romance, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper: Gumball Green, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White and Floral District Designer Series Paper
Ink: Black Staz-On Ink Pad, Rich Razzleberry, Gumball Green and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories: 1" Circle Punch, Bitty Banners Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Scallop Edge Border, 3/8" Brights Glimmer Brads and Stampin' Dimensionals.

You can purchase the Stampin' Up! supplies to make this project at my "ON-LINE STORE".

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