Hand Stamped Sentiments #118 - Emboss Resist

It's time again over at Hand Stamped Sentiments for another fun challenge! Don't you just LOVE Tuesdays?!

This week we're working on the "Emboss Resist" technique. A fun and easy technique if you haven't tried it out...

I stamped my little birdcages in Versa Mark Ink and then heat embossed them with Clear Embossing Powder onto Glossy White Paper. I covered the entire piece of glossy cardstock by sponging on So Saffron Ink, and the white reverse image is what magically appeared! 

Want to check out other Emboss Resist designs? Head on over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments Blog and see what the lovely design team has created for you this week. We'd love it if you'd link up and play along as well!

SU! Products Used:

Stamps - Aviary, SAB Punch Bunch

Ink - VersaMark, Pacific Point, So Saffron

Paper - So Saffron, Pacific Point, Glossy White

Punches - Scallop Square, 3/4" Circle

Other - Pacific Point Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder

Hand Stamped Sentiments #112 - Color Challenge

 This week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments, we are having a COLOR CHALLENGE!!! 

Can I get a what what!

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AnyWHOOOO, (sorry, the owls made me do it) follow the deets and colors listed above and head on over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments Blog to link up your fun-tastic creations and take a peek at what 'owl' the design team ladies have nested together this week.

I'm always in need of Birthday cards and making them 'mailable' is always a plus!

I used a Fleur de Lis embossing folder on my Rich Razzleberry, inked it up with Versa Mark and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Although my 'clear' embossing powder somehow has bits of white in it...

which works well with my white embossed center Fleur de Lis and Happy Birthday sentiment, perfect!

SU! products used:

Ink - Craft White, Versa Mark

Paper - Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, Rich Razzleberry

Other - Clear & White Embossing Powder

HSS #107 - Banner Bash

I wasn't quite over the moon, so to speak, with my card for last week BUT this week, I'm in LOVE!! Must be the banners, they are EVERYWHERE, from SU! to Pinterest, Blogs, FB, ETSY, they're all the rage and I'm so excited we're jumping on that bandwagon this week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

I just LOVE these crisp springy colors together...I kept my banner free floating and didn't adhere it down to my card, just tied it onto the sides. Which added a bit of movement and since the four little pennants fit perfectly on the front of my card, I didn't really need to stick them down anyway.

The birthday wishes font added to the whimsical feel, although retired, since it's an old Sale A Bration set, I figured it was only appropriate being that Sale A Bration is going on NOW!!

Remember, create ANY type of project showcasing BANNERS, link up your blogs and check out what flags the HSS Design Team is fluttering this week! Thanks for stopping by!

SU! products Used:
Stamps - retired SAB So Happy For You
Ink - Craft White
Paper - Island Indigo, Island Indigo DSP, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Punch -  Build A Banner
Other - White Embossing Powder, EF, Lucky Limeade Twine

A Rainbow of Celebration

Do You Stack Up is have a beautiful rainbow color/inspirational photo as their last challenge of 2011 and with all of our Christmas decor now packed away in the basement, I thought it was time to let the sun shine in!! Always feels so good when everything is bare and clean again..

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I colored the 'Celebrate' sentiment in a rainbow spectrum of colors and tied up the edge with some sassy red/white striped bakers twine. A stack of packages stamped on the envelope and colored with a few of the coordinating colors adds a fun surprise for the Birthday patron to open something fun amidst the drab daily lull of bills and magazines...

SU! products used:

Stamps - upcoming Sale A Bration 2012 Outlined Occasions and retired SAB Happy Moments

Ink - Basic Black

Paper - Whisper White

Other - Red/White Bakers Twine

Hand Stamped Sentiments #99 - Cupcakes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments, make something SWEET while keeping the following inspirational photo in mind. Maybe you're a frosting fanatic like me, I can taste that buttercream right now, Mmmmm! Or you just like the sugar sprinkles and silver balls, whatever moves you, go for it! (and make sure to head to your nearest cup-cakery and pick us both something sweet!)

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I heat embossed the "happy birthday" sentiment with Tempting Turquoise Embossing Powder, which embosses just beautifully. The cupcake was sprinkled with a bit of pink sparkly fluff, which added a nice touchable texture to my card. Almost like those old fuzzy stickers that were popular back in the 80's. My little lady was colored for my MIL who celebrates her Birthday just 5 days before Christmas. 

The Design Team has whipped up some lovely and yummy creations over at Hand Stamped Sentiments, you can check those out HERE. We can't wait to see what you bake up in your crafty studios as we near 2012!

SU! products used: 

Ink - Versa Mark, Basic Black

Paper - Pretty in Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Punches/Tools - Cupcake Builder, Decorative Label, Crimper

Other - Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon

Happy December Birthday

It's time for some December Birthdays, one being my brother, who loves all things motorized! I paired this weeks Play Date Cafe color palate with this fresh and clean sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. 

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A simple mailable card for a man is always a plus when it's pulled off without too much fuss. Guys don't like fuss, they like to walk into a store, purchase what they came for and leave. Women on the other hand, tend to like to sit and stay awhile feeling all the fabrics, soaking in all the layers, etc, if you know what I mean! 

SU! products used:

Stamps - Need For Speed

Ink - Craft Basic Black, Basic Black

Paper - Basic Black, Whisper White, Island Indigo

Other - Black Embossing Powder

Angry Birds (part 3)

The Birthday party was a success! My four year old was over the moon and all the kids seemed to enjoy playing all the Angry Birds games we had set up, even the cake was a big hit! (although I'm no master cake decorator)

Happy Angry Birdsday Banner

 Blue Bird Cake

 First the kids built pig towers and colored angry bird coloring pages I had printed off the internet, while they waiting for everyone to arrive.

 I found these cute little angry bird and pig erasers at "5 below" and the kids had fun tossing the birds at the cups to see who could knock off the most pigs, we just used bathroom kid paper cups as the pigs tower.

 Pin the nose on the pig

Angry bird bowling...I snagged 4 ball pit balls from the baby's room and painted bird faces on them for the kids to use at bowling balls. We already had the pins from an indoor game but you could use empty plastic water bottles too.

 King Pig tag...who ever wore the crown (free from Burger King) was the tagger...

 The kids made these cute pig plates, which I had pre cut sticky back foam pieces, so all they had to do was stick their faces on, attach a popsicle stick to the back with a glue dot and draw on the black nostrils and eyebrows with a marker...a quick inexpensive craft!

We printed off this awesome FREE angry bird balloon printables HERE, cut them out, scotch taped them on and hung them from the door ways.

Now to start planning for the next Birthday party!! :)

Angry Bird Pigs

And so continues the Angry Bird Saga in our home...Here are the promised Pigs, that I made to serve as favor bags for all the little party goers. I stuffed them with some brown 'grass' and they will also house some Angry Bird stickers, home made puzzles and candy. If it were closer to Easter, I'd have some golden eggs too...bummer!

Instead of trying to glue or draw on tiny black circles, I used my Crop A Dile, punched a hole in the white of the eyes and then adhered a small strip of black to the back. I like the clean crispness of the circles, vs. drawing them on. After cutting out the helmets with my Big Shot, I inked the edges and bits of the middle with a small white chalk ink pad from my random stash. Popping the nose up with some HUGE dimensional stickers, also from my stash gives the little pigs an awesome snout!

SU! products used:

Paper - retired in-color (not sure of the green but I think it's Kiwi Kiss), Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Dies - Bigz Clear Circle, Bigz Fancy Favor

Punches - XL Oval, Small Oval, 1" Circle, 1/2" Circle, Word Window

Other - Crop A Dile, Sticky Strip

I'm entering these bad boys over at Wee Memories for their Birthday challenge which is still going on this week...

Angry Birds Birthday

This week at Wee Memories, they are having a Birthday challenge and this fits the bill for me since I've been working on an Angry Birds Birthday party for my soon to be 4 year old son! 

I searched the web, Pinterest and other blogs for inspiration and found some 

angry birds punch inspiration HERE and HERE.

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After whipping up a dozen of these angry little guys, I needed to take a creative break for a day and cleaned house but stay tuned, more angry birds party stuff is in the works, including some super cute PIGS, which I'm making for treat bags!

 sorry for the photo quality, it was windy and the sun was almost gone but I wanted to snap a photo of the whole lot together!

Here are some puzzles I'm putting into the little treat boxes for the kids. They can color them and put them together at home!

SU! supplies used:

Paper - retired Soft Sky, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Yoyo Yellow, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Basic Black

Punches - 2-1/2" Circle, 1/2" Circle, 5-petal Flower, Heart to Heart (I used the tall large one for the beak)