Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

I am so excited to show you the card I made this morning! Sometimes a great idea just hits, and I love it when it actually works out on paper like it did in my head. This card combines the latest sketch from Unscripted Sketches and this week’s colors from the Dynamic Duo.

I had no idea what I could do with it when I first saw the sketch. It was cute, but nothing jumped right out at me. Then I saw the colors, and the “dessert option,” and I realized what the shape on the left looked like! A Lego! It was perfect for that!

Stamps: Birthday Wish (retired)
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Pacific Point
Paper: Pacific Point, Basic Black, Whisper White, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack
Other: 1/2″ Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

The balloon is made out of the Small Oval Punch and the Owl Builder Punch. The little part that you blow it up with is actually an owl’s foot. How cute is that? I found the idea on Pinterest, of course. I used a retired birthday stamp  — the cute font was perfect for this card. I’m so glad that I got this one before it retired. Just remember, there’s only about two weeks left of this catalog! Get the retiring items while you can, so you don’t regret it later.

There is another fun sketch from Seize the Birthday this week. They’ve changed their format, and have one sketch every two weeks without specifying masculine or feminine.

For this week’s sketch I pulled out the Dress Up Framelits. I just love this cute dress so much! I wanted a belt for it, but the 3/8″ taffeta ribbon just seemed a bit too wide. So I folded it in half instead, and I love the way it turned out!

Stamps: Wishes Your Way
Ink: Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake
Paper: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack
Other: Dress Up Framelits, Crumb Cake 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Brights Buttons

Just two weeks left to get these goodies from the Occasions catalog. Don’t miss out!

Freshly Made Sketches has a fun new sketch this week, with a great big space for a fun image!

My nephew is turning three next month, and he is super into dinosaurs! I wanted to make him a card with the soon-to-be retiring Dinoroar stamp set, but I didn’t want to get the set just for one card (not like I haven’t done that before…). Anyway, my friend and fellow demonstrator Cindy Elam came to the rescue! She stamped some of the images for me, and I was able to create this great dino card based on one by Rita Wright. If you are looking for a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator in or around El Cajon, I highly recommend Cindy!

Stamps: Dino Roar
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Shimmery White, 2011-2013 In Colors Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

The images are stamped on shimmery white cardstock. It is great for watercoloring with reinkers (like I did) and adds a fun sparkle to the card. The pterodactyl is cut out and popped up on the card. Thanks again, Cindy!

Another fun sketch from Chic Challenges this week! That big stripe down the middle holds so many possibilities.

A while ago I had pinned a super cute card ice cream cone card by Jill Franchett. This was just the perfect sketch for that huge tower of ice cream.

Stamps: A Word for You
Ink: Raspberry Ripple
Paper: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Petite Pennant Punch, Cupcake Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

A Word for You is one of the stamp sets that is retiring on June 3rd, so be sure to pick it up before it is too late.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who are celebrating today! Mother’s Day for me means time to create in my stamping room, in addition to spending time with family later today. I put together two very special challenges for you today. Dynamic Duos is celebrating their one year anniversary and CAS-ual Fridays is celebrating their 100th challenge and two year anniversary. I had a lot of fun combing these challenges!

For Dynamic Duos, I picked challenge #34, Melon Mambo and Island Indigo. (Well, actually Eve picked it.) and for CAS-ual Friday, I used the left hand column: polka dots, square card, and birthday. They really worked well together!

Stamps: Henry Says
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Melon Mambo, Island Indigo
Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, In Color 2011-2013 Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack

The finished card is a 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ square, so it will fit into a regular envelope. This adorable stamp set does not appear in the new catalog, so if you want it, be sure to order it before May 31st.

Hello and welcome to the 5th Annual Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Stamp Sets blog hop! This is the first stop on the hop, but if you have just come from Debra’s blog, that’s okay too. All of the blogs link in a circle and you will be able to find your way back to wherever you started. The most important thing to keep in mind is that none of these stamp sets will be available after June 3rd!

I am excited to be featuring the stamp set Build a Blossom and the coordinating Blossom Petal Punch. This stamp set makes great flowers, with a variety of petals and leaves to choose from. My first card is a simple five petal flower using the biggest petal and a couple of leaves. I used a pencil to curl up the edges of the flower.

Stamps: Build a Blossom, Beautiful Birthday
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Whisper White
Other: Blossom Petal Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Brights Buttons

My second card starts with the same large petal stamp, but this time I used eight of them. I then added some of the smaller petals as well. This big flower is decorating the front of a twisted gift card holder. It really adds a wow to the front.

Stamps: Build a Blossom
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
Other: Blossom Petal Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Designer Faceted Buttons, Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon, Simply Scored

These flowers aren’t just for summer though. By using one of the medium petals, I created a nice fall flower.

Stamps: Build a Blossom
Ink: More Mustard, Early Espresso
Paper: More Mustard, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper
Other: Blossom Petal Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Early Espresso 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

My final project isn’t a flower at all! A brilliant crafter saw the goldfish in these stamps, and I had to make a cad to show you just how adorable these fishies are! I made the bowl with the Oval Framelits. I didn’t use the punch on this one, instead I cut out the pieces after I stamped them. I also changed the saying by using my marker to ink up everything except the W, and the writing in an F.

Stamps: Build a Blossom, Wishes Your Way
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Other: Oval Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Mini Silver Brads

I hope that you have enjoyed this stop on the Blog Hop. Your next stop is over at Mary’s Blog, where she will be reminding you just how fabulous Circle Circus is. Remember, you only have until June 3rd to get these stamp sets.

I wanted to make a triple time stamping card with my after-school class, because I thought the girls would be pretty excited with trying a new technique. (They were.) I figured that Secret Garden would be a great set for this. (It was.) And I wanted to make my mom a Mother’s Day card with Daffodil Delight because she loves yellow. So I put them all together and this is what I came up with.

Stamps: Secret Garden, Amazing Family
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Primrose Petals
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Primrose Petals, Whisper White
Other: Daffodil Delight 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

Some of the girls in the class used “sister” or “friend” instead of mother, making this a very versatile card. I hope that you will come back tomorrow for the 5th annual Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Stamp Set blog hop!

As promised, here is the second card that my after-school class is making today. It fits just perfectly with the Mother’s Day theme over at The Paper Players. This could be for Mother’s Day (as shown below), or many other occasions. I gave the girls the option of using any of the stamps in the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, so they can customize it however they please. Just one of the reasons I love that stamp set!

Ink: Riding Hood Red
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Regals Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper
Other: Dress Up Framelits, Word Window Punch, Designer Label Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Basic Rhinestones, Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

Tomorrow is Tuesday, so that means a new ColourQ challenge! I hope that you will play along. I’ll have a scrapbook page for you with this week’s great colors.

I have a clean and simple Mother’s Day card for you today. One of my colleagues at work is taking over my after-school stamping class tomorrow. I can’t make it because of the book fair, and she was kind enough to offer so we didn’t have to cancel . She specifically requested Mother’s Day cards, so this is one of the cards that I came up with for them to make.

Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Basic Pearls, Pretty in Pink Stitched 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

Tomorrow I will show you the other Mother’s Day card that they are making.

I have a double challenge twirly-whirly birthday card for you today. I combined the fabulous sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch with the great colors from Dynamic Duos.

I was a little sneaky with the Cloudy Day embossing folder. (I know it is a little hard to see in the picture.) The clouds on it are oriented the long way (landscape), and the folder is too wide to go through the Big Shot sideways with the card stock sticking out. So I embossed the Baja Breeze piece in two separate pieces, and then hid the seam with the piece of Daffodil Delight chevrons.

Stamps: Wishes Your Way
Ink: Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Pinwheel Sizzlet, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Brights Brads, Corner Rounder

Just so you know, the Pinwheel Sizzlet, the Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, and the Wishes Your Way stamp set are not in the new catalog. There may or may not be a carry over list from the Occasions catalog, so if you really like these, I would recommend getting them before the catalog ends at the end of May.