Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Purim is next weekend, and while we’ll be baking real hamantaschen later today, I first made a paper one to put on this card! I used the red glimmer paper as filling. (In real life, we prefer chocolate/peanut butter.) The paper hamantaschen is made like the real ones — cut a circle first, then fold it into a triangle. Too bad I can’t use my Big Shot on the real dough! Since Purim is about Queen Esther, I went with some royal colors to make this card.

Ink: Soft Suede (for sponging the hamantaschen)
Paper: So Saffron, Concord Crush, Whisper White, Red Glimmer Paper, In Colors Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack
Other: Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 3″ Circle Die, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die, Big Shot, Stampin Dimensionals

Sorry about the discoloration at the top of the card. It’s the combination of the glimmer paper and the flash. The phrase “Happy Purim” is printed on my computer, and then punched out with the Word Window Punch.

Wow, the holidays this year are coming up early! Purim is usually mid-March, but this year it is the last day pf February. We are off to a Purim carnival, but before we go I have a quick Purim card for you. (Want to learn more about Purim? Visit JewFAQ) One of the reasons that I bought the set Princess Time (other than that my daughter is a princess fanatic) was for the great crown image that I knew would be perfect for Purim cards! I was also really excited to use Rich Razzleberry since it is such a royal color. Here is what I came up with for this year:

Stamps: Princess Time, Calendar Alphabet and Numbers
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper
Other: Circle Rhinestone Brads (Fire), Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

I bet your wondering how I stamped that fabulous “Happy Purim” at the bottom. I did it with the magic of Stampin’ Write Markers. I took “Happy P” from the “Happy Birthday Princess” stamp — see below — and then used the Calendar Alphabet and Numbers set to finish the word.

Pretty sneaky, huh?

I have one more Purim card for you. As I was making yesterday’s card I realized that the little crowns from Family Accessories Too would fit perfectly on top of the letters from the Jumbo Outline Alphabet. And that they looked like mini versions of the crown from Perfect Princess. So I combined those ideas, threw in a top note die cut for luck, and here is what I got!

Stamps: Perfect Princess, Fundamental Phrases, Family Accesories Too, Jumbo Outline Alphabet
Ink: VersaMark, So Saffron Craft Ink, Elegant Eggplant
Paper: So Saffron, Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Square Fire Rhinestone Brads, Silver Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder, Top Note Bigz Die, Big Shot

Hope you have a joyous Purim!

As I was making Purim cards, I realized that with the crown in Family Accessories Too I could make a cute little girl dressed up like Queen Esther. And if you look at it right, the karate outfit kind of looks like something Mordecai would wear. So with that I mind, I created this adorable (if I do say so myself) Purim card with kids in costume. I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to color it in for a richer color.  I dotted the “i” with a rhinestone brad for a little bling.

Stamps: All in the Family, Family Accessories Too, Fundamental Phrases, Jumbo Outline Alphabet
Ink: StazOn Black, Elegant Eggplant, Various Stampin’ Write Markers
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard, Whisper White
Accessories: Circle Rhinestone Brads (Fire), Stamp-a-ma-Jig

Purim is coming up next week! Whoo-hoo! (Purim is the story of Queen Esther saving the Jews from the Wicked Haman. If you are unfamiliar with the holiday, see the explanation on Judaism 101.) One of the foods associated with Purim is the Hamantaschen. These are triangular shaped pastries, filled traditionally with poppy seeds. Personally, I fill mine with cherry pie filling, apricot preserves, or a peanut butter/chocolate chip combo. Yum! To make them, you cut the dough into a circle, the fold it into a triangle. Using my fabulous new Circle Scissors Plus, I recreated one out of paper! I sponged the edges of the circle to make it look more realistic. Enjoy!

Stamps: Happy Everything, Simple Serif Alphabet, So Swirly Jumbo Wheel
Ink: More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant
Paper: More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Accessories: Circle Scissors Plus, Ticket Corner Punch