Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Today is my final after-school card making class for this semester. I can’t believe that the school year is almost done. All semester long the girls have been asking me to make something with candy, so I put together a fun final project for them — little purses filled with chocolates. They will make the purses with the Petite Purse Bigz L Die, since they love using the Big Shot almost as much as they love chocolate.

Stamps: It’s a Wrap Occasions
Ink: Rose Red, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Floral District Designer Series Paper, Mailing Labels
Other: Petite Purses Bigz L Die, Brights Buttons

These stamps work perfectly with 2 5/8″ by 1″ mailing labels to easily wrap chocolate nuggets. The purses can hold four of them. These would also make super cute end of the year gifts for teachers.

We are almost at the end of Black History Month, and we have had a variety of celebrations at school throughout the month. We started it off with the African-American Read-In, and will be finishing it up tomorrow with a soul food lunch. One of the ways that the students could participate was by making something creative out of Kente cloth. Each student was given a square, and their creations are on display for the rest of the school to see.

I wanted to use the Kente Cloth to make a special thank you gift for the two teachers who have been leading the activities all month. Last year, you may remember, I made them cute felt Build-a-Bears with Kente cloth clothing. (By the way, many of those Build-a-Bear dies are available for super cheap on the Clearance Rack!) This year I decided to make something with the Dress Up Framelits. I saw quite a few examples of a framed set of five dresses, so I am not sure whom to give credit to for the original idea. I recreated it with the Kente Cloth. The Framelits are not advertised as being able to cute through fabric, but if the fabric is thin enough it is not a problem.

The frame is 14″ long, so my base paper is the one that came in it. I wanted a white background any way. I die cut the dress stands out of Chocolate Chip card stock, and the dresses out of a variety of Kente Cloth patterns. I apologize for the blurriness. My flash was reflecting off the glass, so I didn’t use it. They look really good in real life, and I can’t wait to deliver them in the morning!

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Addicts Spring Catalog Blog Hop featuring fabulous stamp sets from Stampin’ Up’s new Spring Catalog! You may have just arrived from Mickey’s blog where she featured the fun and versatile That’s the Ticket stamp set, or maybe from Betty’s blog, where she showed us the amazing All Dressed Up bundle. Or maybe you are starting here! In any case, all of the blogs link in a circle, so you will be able to see them all.

I am very excited to be featuring the adorable set, Oh, Whale. The whale is cute, but I love the puns in the sayings! There is also a coordinating Happy Whale Clearlits Die, that you can use with or without the stamp set.

My first project is a Valentine’s Day card that also uses the new More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Stamps: Oh, Whale
Ink: Pool Party, Primrose Petals
Paper: Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla, More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other: Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon, Window Frames Framelits, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Festive Paper Piercing Pack

For my second card, I used the new Oval Framelits to make a cute oval card. This would also make a great baby card if you changed the sentiment and used Pretty in Pink and Marina Mist instead of Melon Mambo and Pacific Point. But I have another baby card to show you later on.

Stamps: Oh, Whale
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pacific Point
Paper: Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
Other: Happy Whale Clearlit Die, Oval Framelits, Pacific Point Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

For my third project, I cut out the whales with the die, instead of stamping them, so that I could have them facing each other. I used the owl punch to make their eyes, and drew on the mouth.

Stamps: Oh, Whale
Ink: Pacific Point, Basic Black
Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
Other: Happy Whale Clearlit Die, Owl Builder Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

My final project for today is a Baby Bib card. I made this for a baby shower at work earlier in the month. I love the way the Googly Eye looks on the whale! Unfortunately these googly eyes will not be available after January 2, so stock up now!

Stamps: Oh, Whale!
Ink: Marina Mist, Primrose Petals
Paper: Primrose Petals, Whisper White
Other: Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Primrose Petal Stitched Satin Ribbon, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Googly Eye

Thank you for joining me at the Oh, Whale stop on the blog hop. Don’t you just love that whale? I know that I will be making plenty of projects with him (her?) this spring. Your next stop is over to Betty’s blog. I can’t wait to see what amazing project she has made with the All Dressed Up Bundle!

Eve’s fourth grade teacher has two small children, so we thought that Scentsy Buddies would be the perfect gift for them. We wanted to make sure that each child got the right stuffed animal, so I made up some quick and easy tags to go on the boxes.

Stamps: Got Treats?
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Real Red
Paper: Very Vanilla, Real Red
Other: Labels Collection Framelits

I used my Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker to write their names, so even that would coordinate with the tags.  These were super quick to make, and I think they turned out super cute as well.

One of my friends is pregnant with twins, and I wanted to make a super cute card for her since she is also a paper crafter and appreciates that kind of thing! I was inspired by this card by Marie Shaughnessy. Since she is expecting a boy and a girl, I changed up the colors.

Stamps: Delightful Dozen, Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Crumb Cake
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits

I just love these shaped cards with the Labels Framelits! I think the adorable edge just adds so much!

Eve had a double birthday party to go to this weekend, so I needed to whip together two fast but cute cards. I have seen some adorable shaped cards made by using the Labels Collection Framelits, and decided to pair that with the Memorable Moments stamp set. I chose colors that suited each of the girls.

Stamps: Memorable Moments
Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Primrose Petals, Gumball Green
Paper: Island Indigo, Primrose Petals, Whisper White, 2011-2013 Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, 2012-2014 Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Labels Collection Framelits

Turning ten is such a big deal, isn’t it? I knew I wanted to highlight that first year of double digits, and this was a great way to do it!

I have a private class coming up this weekend, and one of the things that the hostess wanted to make was a Halloween treat bag. I love making cute little Halloween treats, and they could not be easier with the Ghoulish Googlies Bundle! Available in either Clear Mount or Wood Mount, this combines both the Googly Ghouls stamp set and the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit — plus it saves you 15% as well! Here is the cute little bag I came up with.

Stamps: Googly Ghouls
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Basic Black
Other: Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Printed 2011 In Color Brads, Labels Collection Framelits

The Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit is such a good deal! For only $7.95, it includes 20 printed double-sided tags: 10 ea. of 2 designs; 10 glassine bags with die-cut edges: ea. 3″ x 5″ x 1-1/2″; 50 adhesive-backed googly eyes (ea. 5 mm); and 10 pieces of Pumpkin Pie/Whisper White Baker’s Twine, ea. 8″ (color exclusive to this kit). Buy it with the Bundle, and it is an even better deal!

Over the past few weeks, I have seen some super cute cards made using the negative space of one of the leaves on the Autumn Accents Bigz Die. By using a texture in the open space, it makes a incredible looking card. I combined this with the Orchard Harvest paper for a rich fall card.

Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: More Mustard, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper
Other: Autumn Accents Bigz Die, Wood Grain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Apothecary Arts Framelits, Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Regals Brads (More Mustard)

Although there are several shapes on the Autumn Accents Die, it was really easy to just die cut one out of the piece of DSP. You can see how to position it in the picture below.

Negative space cards open up a whole new way to use a die! Now to figure out what to do with the leftover leaf!

Time is running out to get your $5 Reason to Smile stamp set! (See full details here.) Here’s a fun and easy card that I made at a Stamping Party last weekend. It is based on this fabulous card by Paula Wright.

Stamps: Reason to Smile, Perfectly Penned
Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other: Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

I can’t believe this stamp set is only $5! Be sure to get yours before the disappear with the rest of July.

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Addicts New Catalog Blog Hop! We are excited to be featuring stamp sets out of Stampin’ Up’s new annual catalog. You may have arrived here from Rhonda’s Blog — don’t you love what she did with those horses? — or you may be starting here. Either way, all of the blogs link together in a circle so you won’t miss a stop!

I am excited to be featuring the incredibly versatile set, A Fitting Occasion. And believe me, it fits many occasions! It contains 24 stamps, only a few of which am I able to show you here today. There are 6 circles of words, with 9 images that can go inside them, plus three more stamps that match our punches!

The first card I want to show you today is a thank you card. This is a 3″ x 3″ little square card that I slipped into each of the Scentsy orders that I delivered this week. That is why it is in the Scentsy colors of purple and green.

Stamps: A Fitting Occasion
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry
Other: 1″ Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

My second project is a masculine card. There are actual quite a few masculine images in this set, including an adorable mustache. For this card, though, I used the horseshoe. I don’t know if you can see the holes, but I used the new Essentials Paper Piercing Pack to make holes around the top of the Curly Label Punch.

Stamps: A Fitting Occasion
Ink: Soft Suede, Midnight Muse
Paper: Midnight Muse, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper
Other: Curly Label Punch, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon

For my third project I decorated some tea lights. These small circles are just perfect for that! Wouldn’t these be great for baby shower favors? These are quick and would be easy to mass produce. (In case it is hard to tell, that is a super cute little elephant in the middle, with a heart at the end of his trunk.)

Stamps: A Fitting Occasion
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue
Paper: Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Tissue Paper

My last project for today is a super cute little purse! I used the lady bug stamp in Basic Black Ink, and then colored the wings in Real Red. I ran it through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder afterwards to add more interest.

Stamps: A Fitting Occasion
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red
Paper: Whisper White
Other: Petite Purse Bigz Die, Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Brights Buttons (Real Red), Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

Thanks so much for joining me on the hop! Your next stop is over at Mickey’s Blog where she will be featuring the fabulous new Layered Labels stamp set. Enjoy, and happy stampin’!