5/31/2015

Birthday Party Favor Tag

A daughter of my friend had a birthday party last weekend. The party theme was Butterflies & Bugs. I volunteered to make 40 tags for the party favors. I'm so glad that I was able to help her. :-)



Stamps: Made for You
Paper: Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky, Early Espresso
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Scalloped Tag Topper, Bird Builder Punch (leaves), Butterflies Thinlits, Hand Punch Star (Fiskers), 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch (lady bug dots), Owl Builder Punch (dragonfly eyes), Window Punch (dragonfly body), Blossom Party Dies (dragonfly wings), Metallic Baker's Twine (gold, silver), Dimentionals, Glue Dots

5/29/2015

PPA253: A Sketch Challenge

Pals Paper Arts' challenge for this week is:

And here's my card.
I started with pasting some paper strips to make this geometric shape.
Once I added the red strips to the blues, it looked like a circus tent.

I looked for circus-related stamps, and I found this bear!
Then I put the window around the bear, and added the balls inside.

(Inside of the card)



Stamps: Tagtastic, Made for you, Pennant Parade
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder
Ink: Tip Top Taupe
Accessories: Stitched Squere STAX (mft), 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/8" Circle Punch, Dimentionals

5/22/2015

Mini Doilies Cards

I wanted to make something using the new In Color cardstock, and here are what I made.

 The card size is 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".

Colored the pearl with Blendabilities.

Inside is a message card in a matching color.

Paper: Tip Top Taupe, Soft Sky, Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Blendabilities (Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette)  
Accessories: Mini Delicate Doilies Dies (mft), Stitched Sqaures STAX Dies (mft), Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimentionals

5/21/2015

PPA252: A Sketch Challenge

This week's PPA's challenge is:

And here's my card:


I think the chevron border is a nice anchor.

I masked the light bulbs and sponged around them in yellow.
It's difficult to see, but the light bulbs are painted with clear glitter.

Stamps: You Brighten My Day
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Ink: Memento Ink (tuxedo black). Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Chevron Stripes Dies (mft), Sponge Daubers, Wink of Stella Brush (clear)

5/16/2015

PPA251: A Color Challenge

Three colors to play with for this week's PPA are:

I wanted to make my card look crisp and sharp to match the vibrancy of the colors.
Here's my card. 





Stamps: Simply Wonderful
Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Memento (tuxedo black)
Accessories: Mini Delicate Doilies Dies (mft), Stitched Rectangles STAX Dies (mft), Dimentionals

5/15/2015

Smiley Gift Box

A fun smiley gift box with an initial tag!



Stamps: ABC-123 Outline Alphabet & Numbers
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Pacific Point
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies, Cupcake Builder Punch (eyes), 1-3/8" Circle Punch (mouth), 1-1/4" Circle Punch (mouth), Embossing Powder (white), Baker's Twine (Marina Mist), Sticky Strip

5/09/2015

PPA250: A Color Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts is a color challenge. When I pulled out the Hello Honey cardstock, I realized I'd never used this color. I can't believe it was quietly waiting on the shelf for almost a year! Sorry for the long wait, Hello Honey~
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 It was fun to move around the squares and circles, and finally they settled down to these spots.


 I love the typeset of this stamp.

 And the stitched square STAX dies are so cute!

Stamps: Made for You, Mixed Bunch, Six-Sided Sampler
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories: Stitched Square STAX (mft), 3/4" Punch, 1/2" Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearl Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimentionals

5/03/2015

Happy Boys' Day


May 5 is Children's Day in Japan, and we celebrate their happiness. You see a lot of carp streamers flying above roofs.
I made this card for a friend of mine. She had a baby boy last winter, so this is his first Boys' Day. Right before I mailed this card, I found that the scale embossing pattern of one of the carp was wrong side out!! (Sigh...)


I made the phrase off my computer, and paste it on Whisper White.


Paper: Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Word Bubbles Thinlits Dies, Square Punch, Hand Punch 1/4" Star (Fisker), Stitched Square STAX (mft), Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Dimentionals