Happy Birthday Tag

Today I'm sharing a fun tag I made using stamps from Stampin' D' Amour! I love the vintage images Pamela has designed - they are so versatile! I chose another image and sentiment from the Vintage Children set and made this birthday tag. Here's how:

My first step is to chose a stamp image and color combo I want to work with. I wanted a pink birthday tag and love the papers and coordinating embellishments from Sassafras. Talk about a match made in heaven - these vintage papers with the SDA vintage stamps is perfection!

I always back my tags with strong chipboard so they hold up well when attached to a package. I still remember mixing up who gave us which wedding gifts because the tags had come off!

I usually recycle chipboard from cereal boxes or other package inserts. When you start looking for it, it will be everywhere so you won't have to buy it!

I cut a large tag in both chipboard and in patterned paper which I used to cover it the chipboard and cut a smaller tag out of cream card stock which I stamped on.

Here's a tip for crisp stamped images (this works particularly well with large/thick images that use a lot of ink) - use a piece of foam or an old mouse pad under your card stock so you can press the stamp into the paper. I promise this will eliminate those annoying holes and/or light spots you used to get when you'd stamp large images!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - Vintage Children (SDA), DP/Flower Embellishment - Sweet Marmelade (Sasafrass), Card Stock - Vintage Cream (PTI), Ink - Rose Red, Basic Black (SU!), Chipboard (my stash), Foam Squares, Die Cuts - Cuttlebug, Labels 10 (Spellbinders), Ribbon (Crafta)

We Need a Winner

The winner of my blog prize for the Papercraft Star Thanksgiving blog hop still hasn't contacted me! If you're Anna Massie, you have until midnight pacific time on Monday 12/6 to send me a note with your shipping information. If I haven't heard anything by then, I will draw and announce a new winner on my PCS challenge post on Wednesday 12/8.

In other news, if you're local to the SF Bay Area, I'm participating in the Lycee Francais Winter Fair tomorrow and would love to meet you if you want to stop by! The Fair last year was so much fun - lots of crafty goodness, yummy food, and games for the kids! It is definitely a good time!

I've been making cards/gift tags like crazy for this fair and will have a ton of new stuff to show you leading up to the new year. I'm so excited!

Have a great day!!

Birthday Wishes

This is a birthday card I made for my sister that was inspired by the most recent challenge over at Caardvarks which was to make a gift card/money holder. I'm so excited to have my sister come for a visit in a couple of weeks (just after her birthday) and can't wait to give her a little money to spend! Even though it is winter, these Garden Party papers from Webster's are the perfect background for a fun birthday sentiment!

For the interior pocket, I cut a panel of cream card stock (which I would ordinarily use to line the interior of the card) and cut a slit about 2/3 down. I stamped the lower portion with a fun sentiment from Stampin' Up!

Supplies: Stamps - Yummy (SU!), Big Wish (Verve), Fancy Phrases (WMS), DP - Garden Party (Webster's Pages), Card Stock - Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla (SU!), Ink - Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip (SU!), Ribbon (Crafta)

Christmas Tags

Today I'm happy to share two tags that I made for Challenge 23 at Papercraft Star! This is my first post as a new Design Team member and I'm so excited to hang out with such talented designers! If you aren't familiar with the site, head on over to take a look. The challenges are so much fun and everyone who participates gets to vote on the winner! Many weeks there are prizes to be won graciously donated by our wonderful sponsors and there is always a ton of inspiration! Have you seen Cecilia's tag yet? Love it!!

For the first tag above, I chose a fun color combo of aqua, silver, and pink and added lots of shimmer. The ornaments were stamped, embossed and stickled, cut out and adhered to the tag with foam squares to give them lots of punch. I outlined the edge of the cream panel with glue from a 2-way glue stick and sprinkled glitter for even more shimmer.

I chose a more traditional color palette for this second tag. Again, I stamped, cut, and popped up the ornament but this time I used distress ink around the edges to give a vintage feel to the tag.

Good luck with the challenge and most of all...have fun!

Tag 1 Supplies: Stamps - Vintage Ornaments/Additions (PTI), DP - Jolly By Golly (Cosmo Cricket), Card Stock - Vintage Cream (PTI), Ink - Encore Silver, Aqua Mist (PTI) Versamark, Whisper White Craft (SU!), White Embossing Powder (SU!), 2-Way Glue Pen (Martha Stewart), Glitter (Michaels), Twine/Ribbon (Crafta), Rhinestones (Bead World, Phoenix AZ), Stickles, Foam Squares, Die Cuts - Cuttlebug, Labels 10 (Spellbinders)

Tag 2 Supplies: Stamps - Vintage Ornaments/Additions (PTI), DP - Jolly By Golly (Cosmo Cricket), Card Stock - Vintage Cream (PTI), Ink - Encore Gold, Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Riding Hood Red, Whisper White Craft (SU!), Pearls (Hero Arts), Twine/Ribbon (Crafta), Foam Squares, Die Cuts - Cuttlebug, Labels 10 (Spellbinders)

Yuletide Blessings

I made this pretty holiday card for this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge - I have so much fun playing with my WMS stamps, and this week is no exception!
I've been trying to be good about using scraps - especially when they are gorgeous papers like these Webster's! For this card, I took two strips and put them on a cheery red base and covered the seam with some pretty green crinkle ribbon. I stamped the sentiment on the papers and finished the card off with some holly leaves that I gave dimension to using Glossy Accents and Stickles!

Supplies: Stamps - Compliments of the Season, Very Vintage Labels (WMS), DP - Home for the Holidays (Webster's Pages), Ribbon (Etsy), Cardstock - Real Red, Old Olive (SU!), Stickles, Ink - Riding Hood Red (SU!), Foam Squares

Giggle

Today I'm sharing a card I made using the Vintage Children set from Stampin' D' Amour - I just love the image of this little girl! I paper pieced the little dress from a pretty floral paper and added a coordinating olive shabby ribbon and some lace that I distressed with ink. Instead of using a patterned paper base over the card stock, I chose to use sentiments from this stamp set to make my own! This set is quite versatile with a number of images and sentiments to choose from.

Supplies: Stamps - Vintage Children (SDA), Card Stock - Bravo Burgundy (SU!), Ink - Versamark, Tea Dye Duo (PTI), DP - WonderFALL (Webster's Pages), Lace (Crafta), Crinkle Ribbon (Etsy), Die Cuts - Cuttlebug, Labels 10 (Spellbinders), Vintage Button (eBay), Copic Markers

For Unto Us A Child is Born

Today I'm happy to share a card with you that I made for the Embellish Magazine challenge! I've really enjoyed these challenges lately and this week's is no different! There's always a color combo to use and another "twist." This time we had to make a holiday card using the colors below:
I started off choosing some lovely papers from Webster's Pages and adding one of my favorite verses and some fun berries from Verve. I outlined the pink paper with 1/8" score tape and sprinkled it with glitter for an extra sparkle. For the berries, I stamped off once and then added Stickles.

Supplies: Stamps - Merry Wishes, Richly Blessed (Verve), DP - Winter's Wings (Webster's Pages), Scor Tape/Glitter (PTI), Card Stock - Chocolate Chip (SU!), Ink - Bravo Burgundy (SU!), Ribbon (Kate's Paperie), Stickles, Foam Squares, Corner Chomper