Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

I made a quick and easy card with this classic sketch from Seize the Birthday this week.

I used one of the super cute stamps from Best of Birthdays to put this card together really quickly. I love these Best of sets, they have such great images! Stampin’ Up is releasing one a month. Click here to see the ones that have come out so far.

Stamps: Best of Birthdays
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Pool Party, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi
Paper: Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Whisper White, Storytime Designer Series Paper
Other: Pool Party Seam Binding, Wild Wasabi Stitched 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch

Layered ribbon is such a fun look. I started doing it in My Digital Studio, and it has made it’s way into real life, too!

I made this quite a while ago, for a friend at work who was having a baby, but she had chosen not to find out if it is a girl or a boy. Her husband is a professional photographer, so I figure they have a few million amazing baby pictures. I wanted to make her something to showcase a few of the pictures. I used the Scallop Square Bigz Die to create the base for this. The ribbon (which retired a few years back) is sandwiched between two of the scalloped squares cut out of the cardboard that comes in the packs of designer series paper. This die is on the retiring list, and only available while supplies last, so I would suggest getting it sooner rather than later! (You can click on the picture for a closer view.)

Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon (retired), Scallop Square Bigz Die

The retiring accessories are selling out quickly! You can shop all of the retiring items here.

Holy Wow! I can’t believe that I have a 10-year-old! A decade of Eve, what could be better? I wanted to make her a super special birthday card, so I started with this week’s sketch from Seize the Birthday.

Eve is definitely a hot pink and sparkly kind of girl, so I started with that for my colors. Since it is such a big deal to reach the double digit milestone, I also wanted to prominently feature the number 10 on the card as well. Here’s what I came up with. I hope she likes it!

Stamps: Perfectly Penned
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer Paper, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Silver Dazzling Details, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, Circles #2 Die, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies

Want to help make Eve’s day? Hop on over to the new Club Penguin blog that she just started. You can leave her some birthday comments there (just please don’t mention how old she is.) Feel free to pass the link on to any Club Penguin players in your life — she’s got some great tips and tricks!

My favorite Sale-a-Bration set by far is Patterned Occasions. It is cute, punny, and versatile! When I saw this adorable card by Jill Franchett, I just had to make it! I changed it a bit, since I will be making it with my after-school kids’ class, and I wanted to make sure that there was enough of the DSP. The Print Poetry pack comes in sheets of 4 1/2 x 6 1/2, with four of each design. The finished card is 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″.

Stamps: Patterned Occasions
Ink: Midnight Muse
Paper: Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack
Other: Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon, Silver Mini Brads, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Circles #2 Bigz Die, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch

I will admit that I wasn’t planning on getting the Natural Trim ribbon, but it just looked so amazing on this card! I love the Midnight Muse and Crumb Cake together.

I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I manage to combine two challenges on to the same card. Today, though, I fit THREE! And it came together so easily it was like it was meant to be! I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, the colors from Fab Friday, and the markers and textures from the Friday Mashup. (I almost fit the Paper Players in there too, but that will have to wait until later.)

A baby card seemed the best thing to do with those colors, and the sailboat from Moving Forward fit the circle so nicely. For my texture I used the new Clouds Embossing Folder. Isn’t that a fun folder? I just love it! The sentiment fits perfectly in the new little scallop circle punch.

Stamps: Moving Forward, Ciao Baby
Ink: Baja Breeze, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack (Perfect Plum)
Other: 3″ Circle Die, 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Wild Wasabi Stitched 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

The finished card is 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ so that it will fit in a regular envelope.

The Paper Players had my kind of sketch for their challenge yesterday, so I just had to play along! Isn’t it great?

I went back to my Best of Birthdays, and pulled out this hilarious stamp, which was originally in a set called That’s Funny. It is such a silly stamp, I decided to use some fun, bright colors.

Stamps: Best of Birthdays
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
Other: Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon, Chevron Embossing Folder, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch

Like that ribbon? It is new in the Spring catalog and comes in Melon Mambo, Old Olive, and Marina Mist.

p.s. Steve’s Kickstarter Project is now at 51%! Kickstarter is all or nothing, so every little bit helps. Can you help spread the word?

I promised no more Valentines for a little while, and this one is not. It uses this week’s sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday.

It has been raining a lot in southern California this winter, with more on the way at the end of this week. The new Sunshine & Sprinkles paper from the Spring Catalog has some great images for this. (Yes, technically they are supposed to be for spring showers, but hey, it rains in the winter here!)

Stamps: Carry On
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pacific Point
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
Other: Scallop Border Punch

Don’t forget that Carry On is a hostess stamp set, that you can earn with a qualifying party. Sale-a-Bration is coming up at the end of the month, which is the best time to have one!

Oh yes, I am continuing on with the thank you notes! Today’s card uses this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

The rectangle under the circle was a little tricky I thought, so I figured, why not use Glimmer Paper? The only down side to Glimmer Paper is that it is tricky to photograph well.

Stamps: Perfectly Penned
Ink: Lucky Limeade
Paper: Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Pack, Champagne Glimmer Paper
Other: 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch

The Champagne Glimmer Paper will not be available after the Holiday Catalog ends on January 3, 2013. If you like it, stock up while you can!

Pals Paper Arts posted their final sketch challenge of 2012 today, and since I am in desperate need of thank you notes, I played along. (I am fortunate to work at school that appreciates their librarian!)

I love this Thank You from Perfectly Penned, and it works so well with the Window Frame Framelits!

Stamps: Perfectly Penned
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Window Frame Framelits

Good news for you if you don’t have them yet — these framelits will still be available after the Holiday Catalog ends! They would be perfect to pick up during Sale-a-Bration, which is coming at the end of January.

Less than 2 weeks until the new year! I combined the Nacho Average Challenge Sketch with the SUO Challenge, a Season of Glitter, to make this card celebrating the New Year.

I have to say, 2013 looks really strange. I guess the new year always takes some getting used to. I used the Adorning Accents Edgelit to cut these scallops quickly and easily.

Stamps: none!
Ink: none!
Paper: Basic Grey, Basic Black, Brushed Silver, Silver Glimmer Paper, Neutrals Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies, Adorning Accents Edgelit

I was thinking about using the Champagne Glimmer Paper, but New Year’s Eve just seems to go better with black & silver in my mind. What do you think — gold for New Year’s Eve?