We Create Gratitude Blog Hop

Welcome! This month we are celebrating gratitude and we hope you do too. Thank you for visiting! We appreciate it! 

I fell in love with this stamp set after I saw someone make a pink flower with it. After playing with it I found that it works with just about any color combo. Give it a try!

The leaves were punched and snipped apart. I placed them strategically on top and behind the raised layer. To get the look you see here the flowers were stamped directly onto the Designer Series Paper.

This inside of the card. 

Again, we are grateful for your visit. Up next is Tanya! She will be using Winter Woods. Click on the image below to see what she has to share.

Supply List: 

• Stamp Set: Painted Harvest
• Ink/Cardstock: Gray Granite, Mossy Meadow, Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Whisper White
• DSP: Festive Farmhouse
• Punch: Leaf

Card Measurements: 

• Standard Card Size Folded: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
• Gray Granite Layer: 3-1/4" x 4-1/2"
• DSP Layer:  3-1/8" x 4-3/8" 
• Inside Card Layer: 4" x 5-1/4"

We Create Halloween Blog Hop

Can you believe it's October?! I went on a trip in the first half of the month. I planned it over a month before that and now it's a memory. Time flies. 

I decided to go with a candy bar cover and a licorice broom. They're easy and always cute. I went big with the candy because I couldn't bring myself to pay practically the same amount for less than half as much. This is an 8pk of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (Gone moments after I took this picture.)

Here is a close up of the cover. You could easily downsize this to a regular sized candy bar. The tag and bats are raised with Dimensionals. I used the Layering Circles Framelits on both projects. I did not include the measurements for this project. Simply measure the candy bar you are using and score and fold accordingly.

You can't see in this pic but the Designer Series Paper wraps around the top behind the tag and then the cord wraps around it.

Here are the broom bristles before they are wrapped around the licorice. Score at 1" as you see here and snip to the line. Measurements below.

Up next is Tanya! Click below to see what she has to share.

Supply List: 

• Stamp Set: Spooky Sweets
• Ink/Cardstock: GrayGranite, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White
• DSP: Festive Farmhouse
• Punch: Spooky Bats 
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits, Paper Snips, Simply Scored

Measurements for broom: 

• Gray Card Size: 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" 
• DSP Strip: 1/2" x whatever. Roll it around the gray.
• Cord: 4.5"
• Tag: 2nd to the smallest circle set.

We Create Fall Blog Hop

I love Fall! When the weather finally cools off and you get to put on a light jacket or use a blanket on the porch. Unfortunately, it doesn't always last very long here in Utah but when it does, there is much more stamping, hiking, reading and knitting going on.

This is such a versatile stamp set. Especially when you need a seasonal card. After a quick Google search I found a card I liked by Rachael at My Stampin' Haven. I love the window/layered look and it came together quite easily using the new Stamparatus (See below).

First things first, I bought additional magnets because when using Photopolymer it likes to stick to the paper. I will have none of that. Okay, some of that but much less.

I put both layers down (flipped up for visual) and stamped them. Then I removed the top layer and stamped again to fix the edges. It turns out I didn't even need to do that because the Early Espresso layer hides it.

The leaves in the wind were a result of covering inky fingers.... I am still currently ink challenged when using the Stamparatus.

Now hop on over to Tanya's blog to see what she has come up with using At Home With You.

Supply List: 

• Stamp Set: Sheltering Tree
• Ink/Cardstock: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Mango Melody, Merry Merlot, Cajun Craze
• Tools: Stamparatus

Measurements: 

• Card Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/5"
• White Layer: 4" x 5-1/4"
• Early Espresso Layer: 2-1/4" x 5" 
• White Window Layer: 2" x 4-3/4"
• White Liner: 4" x 5-1/4"

We Create Summer Blog Hop

We love it when you visit and are glad you took a moment to check out our hop. We hope you have been enjoying your summer.

I am sharing the Lemon Zest stamp set. This was my excuse to buy it but sadly the first time I played with it was yesterday. I am finding so many ideas and I hope to share more of them later this month.

This is a simple birthday card I made using a Freshly Made Sketch (FMS347)* for inspiration. I also spotted a few cards online that used the woodgrain with it. I like how Christine Miller of My Stamp Lady layered the woodgrain so I did it too. She used the impressions folder and the stamp but I just used the stamp. I don't believe I have the new Pinewood Planks Impressions Folder but I need/want it. *I thought I had a few more days for the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge. Oops!

I love making bookmarks so I decided to try one with the lemon punch. You could give the card and bookmark with a lemon book as a present. There are so many books out there featuring lemons from recipe books to novels.

I stamped and punched on the fold and added a thin self-adhesive magnet. I love these magnetic bookmarks and they actually last quite a long time even though they are made with cardstock.

This is how I would display them on the card. One would be sufficient but I was trying different angles. The leaves stick out just a little to hide the fold but that shouldn't be an issue unless it's a paperback.

Thank you for stopping by as always. We all appreciate your thoughtful comments.

Click on the image below to link to Tanya. She will be sharing what she made with the Love What You Do set.

Supply List: 

• Stamp Set: Lemon Zest, Hardwood
• Punch: Lemon Builder 
• Embellishments: Linen Thread
• Ink/Cardstock: Momento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, Pineapple Punch, Whisper White, Basic Black
• Tools: Tombo Mono Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tape, Self-Adhesive Magnets

Measurements: 

• Card Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/5"
• Black Layer: 2-15/16" x 2-15/16"
• White Layer: 2-13/16" x 2-13/16"
• White Liner: 4" x 5-1/4"

The Making of a Swap

Sometimes creating a card takes time. I saw this adorable new stamp set and just had to have it. I pictured adorable cards but when I tried to create one, I hit a wall.

The first thing I did was stamp it and color it in using the Stampin' Blends.  I went with the traditional colors for most everything and then only had to decide on the T-Shirt. There aren't that many available colors for the Stampin' Blends and I don't have the new ones yet so that made things a bit easier. I chose orange because I wanted the card to be bright and cheerful. I also trimmed it down. That is where I limited myself. I cut it down too soon. This meant that I couldn't use any of the cute framelits to cut it out. I got this far and then my one un-matted sample sat for at least a week. I sampled mats, layouts and card bases but wasn't satisfied. Too plain.

Last week (because I forgot to finish this post) it all came together. I matted the image on Soft Suede to match the otter's body. Thank you Kris for identifying him. An Otter didn't even cross my mind.

I chose the orange card base and then skipped ahead to the inside which is lined with Whisper White. I stamped it and committed to a horizontal card. Still nothing for the front.

Then I decided to look for layout ideas again. Freshly Made Sketches to the rescue. I picked FMS 230 (horizontal version) cut out the white pieces and stamped them immediately. It was still missing something. The card base was too plain so I checkout out my few stamps again and grabbed Woodgrain and the Versamark. Done.

I am so glad I waited for this to come together the way it did and I hope my fellow swappers do too. See, this is my May/June swap and it is July already. Time to work on my July/Aug swaps before they're late too.