We're Too Young

I love this saying from this set!!! I truly believe so much of age is a state of mind. I certainly don't think I'm old enough to be... well, never mind...

This card was one I offered my stamp club last month. I used the Golden Oldies set and the large grommets from the Mini Catalog and the Rockabilly DSP from the main catalog. The card base is Kiwi Kiss. The image and verse are stamped on Whisper White. The verse was punched out with the large oval punch and also a few small circles were punched to create the conversation bubble. The image was colored with red and grey inks using the blender pens.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Philadelphia Flower Show Pages

I went to the Philadelphia Flower Show for my first time this year, so I wanted to make a record of my experience. The flowers were gorgeous and it made for great photos. I hope get to go again sometime.

I used Certainly Celery for the base of these pages and the Tea Party DSP on the two edges. I thought there were enough flowers already, so I used butterflies cut with the Stampin' Up! exclusive Beautiful Butterflies Sizzix die. Originally I planned to cut the butterflies from the DSP also, but it was a bit to busy for my taste, so I opted for vellum stamped with Polka-Dots, plain vellum, and Whisper White butterflies.

Birthday Boy Scrapbook Spread

My scrapbook club will be doing this spread this Sunday evening. I conveniently scheduled a birthday theme the month after my son's birthday. :)

I used Bashful Blue as the base for these 12x12 pages. I stamped the party hats from Party Hearty along the bottom in Versamark. Then I stamped the title on an 8.5" x 11" sheet in Whisper White Craft Ink (all except the first letter of course) using the Schoolbook Serif Alphabet. After I got the title on, I ran the sheet through my printer to add the journaling. I stamped the "Celebrate You" from Party Hearty in Kiwi Kiss in and punched it out with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch. I layered that to a Real Red circle cut with the Sizzix circle die and stamped the image again in Bashful Blue and layered that to a Real Red circle too. I layered a piece of 5 1/2" wide Real Red on each outer edge and then layered the Kiwi Kiss over top. Finally I added a "B" cut from chipboard covered with Whisper White using the Serif Essentials dies and added some 1/2" striped Grosgrain and a Jumbo Groment along the bottom edge.

Cherry Blossom Card

I can't believe I made this card three years ago and never posted it! Since the cherry blossoms are nearly out in the D.C. area, I figure now is as good a time as any.

I used So Saffron as the base, with a layer of Mellow Moss, and Naturals White for the image. The flower from Heartfelt Thanks was inked in Blush Blossom and then the edges were rolled in Cameo Coral stamped and cut out. So Saffron ink was used for the center of the main flower. The background flowers were inked in Blush Blossom and "stamped off" once before stamping on the Naturals White layer. The stems were inked with Mellow Moss and stamped off as well. The layer of Mellow Moss cardstock was stamped with Mellow Moss ink using the now retired Canvas background stamp, but any textural stamp would work just fine.

About a 1/2 inch was cut from the bottom front of the card and then the edge was paper pierced and stamped with "spring" from the now retired Everyday Flexible Phrases in So Saffron. Grosgrain and Gingham ribbon were attached through a hole punched with the slot punch to finish it off.

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Funky Flower Card

I'm still hooked on that Urban Oasis DSP and still into the funky and fun look. This is the card that my stamping club did last night for their project. It was pretty quick and everyone's looked great when they were done.

I used Basic Black card stock as the base and stamped the Polka Dot background on the top half with Versamark and embossed with clear powder. In case you are looking for this versatile background stamp in the current catalog, you won't find it. It is on the dormant list, meaning it is still available but not shown in the catalog. The item number is 109276 and it's $17.95.

Anyway... after that I put the verse on the Kiwi Kiss patterned paper... this photo actually shows the card done with a rub-on from the "A Perfect Day" rub-on set. Last night I had everyone stamp "It's your day... ENJOY" from the On Your Birthday set since I didn't have enough rub-ons to go around. After attaching that 2 1/4" piece to the card, I pierced along the top edge and tied the black gingham ribbon around the card. I cut the flower using the Sizzix die "Flower Layers" (113458 - $15.95, page 199 of the catalog). I used the three biggest layers and cut the largest from Kiwi Kiss card stock, the middle from the Kiwi Kiss DSP, and the smallest from the card stock. Then the important part... scrunch them all up and then flatten them out to give them texture. Layer the three layers, attach a black button with a glue dot, and thread some green floss through to dress the button up. That's it!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Urban Chic White Rose

I have really been enjoying working with the Urban Oasis Designer Series Paper and the Fifth Avenue Floral set is the perfect companion for creations with a contemporary flair. This is a super simple card that you can create in no time.

First emboss the rose from Fifth Avenue Floral using Basic Black Craft Ink and clear embossing powder and cut it out. Then emboss the verse on a 3.25" x 4.25" piece of the floral DSP using the same method and attach it to the right side of the card. Emboss the large dots on a 2.25" x 4.25" piece of Whisper White with the Stampin' Up! Texturz plate and attach to the left side of the card. Attach a 1/2" wide strip of Kiwi Kiss DSP as shown and mount the rose over top using dimensionals. All done!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Inspired by Nature Sideways

If any of you were to my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website a few months ago, you already saw the card in the front. Well, I liked it so much I decided to see what it looked like turned on its' side. I like the landscape version that Stampin' Up! designed more, but it was fun to try!

Both cards are done with Kiwi Kiss Textured Card Stock. Urban Garden Designer Series Paper was embossed with white embossing powder using the Inspired by Nature flower. A torn strip of Pacific Point with a tiny strip of Baja Breeze was layered on top of the background paper. The verse was stamped in Pacific Point on a small piece of Whisper White, the two right corners were rounded, then a piece of 5/8" grosgrain ribbon was attached to the left side of the verse with a Filigree brad.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia