Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

I used Stampin’ Addicts Sketch Challenge #66 for this Rosh Hashanah card.

I chose colors that were a little bolder than the first Rosh Hashanah card, but not as bright as yesterday’s. In the process, I also realized that More Mustard and Cherry cobbler are the perfect colors for my brother’s alma mater, USC. (Fight On!)

Stamps: Just Buzzin’ By, Hebrew stamp from Zum Gali Gali
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Naturals White, Autumn Spice Designer Series Paper
Other: Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig

I used the same Hebrew stamp as the other day, but this time I used my Stampin’ Write Marker to ink up only “Shana Tova.”

I have left my Rosh Hashanah cards for way too late this year. You can say Rosh Hashanah is early this year, or if you are like my dad, you can say that September is late. Either way you slice it, Rosh Hashanah is in a couple of days and I have left my card making until the last minute. But over the next few days I will show you a few of the different Rosh Hashanah cards I came up with this year. This first one uses two different challenges from Stampin’ Addicts. The first is Technique Challenge #64, where you actual ink up one of your clear blocks to stamp with. So cool! The other is Sketch Challenge #65, which seems made for this technique!

I knew I wanted to use So Saffron ink on the blocks, so I used my Color Coach to come up with this combination. It works great for a Rosh Hashanah card!

Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Hebrew stamp from Zum Gali Gali
Ink: So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede
Paper: So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Other: Clear Block B

The Hebrew phrase at the bottom means “May you be inscribed for a good year.”

My husband’s aunt’s mother passed away this week, and I wanted to make a card for her. As I looked at this week’s Curtain Call Color Challenge, I realized that the colors would work well for a condolence card.

Of course I grabbed the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set. Since I wanted a feminine card I used the flower stamp. For a more masculine card I could have used the tree. I don’t know if you can see them, but there is a tiny pearl inside each of the flowers. You can try clicking on it to enlarge in. It looks amazing in real life.

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush, Crumb Cake
Paper: Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, In Color Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack (Pear Pizzaz)
Other: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Pear Pizzaz 1/2″ Stitched Poly Ribbon, Concord Crush 1/2″ Stitched Poly Ribbon,, Top Note Bigz Die, Big Shot, Basic Pearls

I hope not to have to make another condolence card for a while.

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Addicts Holiday Mini Blog Hop, where we are featuring a variety of the products in Stampin’ Up’s new Holiday Mini Catalog. You may have just arrived here from Lisa’s blog, where she showed you the adorable Merry Crittermas stamp set, or you may be starting here. Either way is fine, the blog hop will take you in a complete circle.

I am excited to show you the 15 piece stamp set, Season of Hugs, the latest stamp set in the Build-a-Bear line. This set is designed to work with the bears from the set Beary Best Friends, as you will see in my projects below. Like the other Build-a-Bear stamp sets, it is only available in the wood mount.

My first project is a Back to School card. Look at this little bear, all ready for school with a honeybee lunch box and an apple for the teacher! I think I’ll send this with Eve to give her teacher on the first day of school next week.

Stamps: Season of Hugs, Beary Best Friends
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Other: Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Clear Circle Bigz Die, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Big Shot

My next project is a Halloween card. How cute are these hats? And the goodie baskets? Love them! The pirate hat and the eyepatch are one stamp, and are designed to work perfectly on the bear. (I highly recommend using the Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect position.) The little witch bear’s dress is paper-pieced – you can click on the picture for a closer look.

Stamps: Season of Hugs, Beary Best Friends
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Basic Grey, Real Red, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White, Sweet & Sour Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other: Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-Jig

My third project is a Thanksgiving card. I used a few other new products on this card, including the gorgeous new Fall designer series paper. It is a textured, heavy-weight card stock.  I was tempted to make it the base of the card, it’s that thick! The largest scallop square has been in the catalog awhile, but there is a new Bigz Die with two more scallop squares on it! I used the larger of the two to mat my bear. It measures 3″ x 3″.

Stamps: Season of Hugs, Beary Best Friends
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Elegant Eggplant
Paper: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other: Scallop Square Clear Bigz Die, Scallop Squares Duo Bigz Die, Big Shot, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, More Mustard Brads, Stamp-a-ma-Jig

My final project is a cute little Christmas Matchbox. I was amazed at how perfectly this tree fits on the front! I opted not to use one of the bears with this. Although the paw prints aren’t quite the same, I thought this would be perfect for the dogs to give Christmas treats to all their doggie friends. The top of the Christmas tree is one of the new glimmer brads. Although it looks gold, it is actually the So Saffron brad from the Subtles pack.

Stamps: Season of Hugs
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Garden Green, Real Red, Soft Suede
Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White
Other: Matchbox Bigz XL Die, Big Shot

As you can see, the Season of Hugs stamp set is a very versatile addition to Stampin’ Up’s Build-a-Bear Workshop line. The super cute stamps cover Fall and Winter wonderfully! Thanks so much for stopping by! Next up on the blog hop is Candace, who while be showing you the beautiful single stamp, Christmas Postcard.

I had so much fun the other night! While I was back East visiting my parents, I got in touch with one of my Stampin’ Up demonstrator friends who lives near by. Beth invited me to come to a workshop she was hosting at her house. It was such a blast to get to go and make the cards that someone else had created and get to make a bunch of new stamping friends!

One of things I love about getting together with Beth is that we rarely buy the same stamp sets! One of the workshop cards we made used the new set, Timeless Treasures. It is a vintage style card, which is not something that I usually make. I love how this one turned out!

Stamps: Timeless Treasures, Music Notes Wheel
Ink: Crumb Cake, Basic Black
Paper: Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Love Letter Designer Series Paper
Other: 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Sponges

Thanks for a great time, Beth! Hope to see you soon!

You know Stampin’ Up’s Butterfly Punch? And how it works so well with Flight of the Butterfly? Well, there’s another Stampin’ Up set that coordinates with it! And  with my great love of stamp sets that coordinate with punches, of course I had to get it! It is called Butterfly Prints, and it has three new butterflies plus this great quote. (You can see the full stamp set at the bottom of this post.) I used this set for Stampin’ Addicts Color Challenge 61 — Elegant Eggplant, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz. I have to say, this was a really hard set of colors for me to wrap my mind around. At one point, as I stared & stared at my stamp sets, I felt like beating my head against the wall. But I finally did come up with an idea, and I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Stamps: Butterfly Prints
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Whisper White
Other: Butterfly Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Not usual colors for butterflies, but I think it works! Here’s a look at the whole stamp set:

I am so excited to tell you that our Great Dane Jack (Echo Evans Hijack My Heart) won his first points up at the Monterey Bay Great Dane Specialty Show! It was a 5 point major, which is a huge deal for a 7 month old puppy! We were so excited! I decided to use one of the Stampin’ Addicts Sketch Challenges to make a thank you card for the judge.

I really like making the Great Dane cards in his colors, so I started with Basic Black and Crumb Cake. Since this was such a major win, I wanted to add some gold as well. Here is what I came up with:

Stamps: D is for Dog
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Brushed Gold
Other: Scallop Square Punch, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Gold Embossing Powder, Basic Black 1/8 inch Taffeta Ribbon

Here is a picture of Jack with his ribbons. He won Winners Dog, Best Puppy, and Best of Winners. Amazing! We are so proud of him!

I love these bright colors from this week’s Color Throwdown!

As soon as I saw them, I thought about the citrus slice in the Tart & Tangy set — it works with all three! (And wow has it been a long time since I used my Tart & Tangy set!) So I opened my Daffodil Delight ink pad for the first time — I’d used the paper, but not the ink — and got to work.

Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Great Friend
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Whisper White, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (Daffodil Delight)
Other: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Brights Brads (Old Olive), Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I put Dazzling Diamonds over the fruit slices so they look like those sugar jellied “fruit” we usually see at Passover. It may not show so well in the picture, but it totally looks like it in real life.

Welcome to Stampin’ Addicts New Catalog Mega Hop, featuring brand new sets from Stampin’ Up’s 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog. You may have just arrived here from Rhonda’s Stampin’ Bunny blog, where she featured the teen hit, Grunge Rock. If you are starting here, no worries! The whole hop goes in a circle, so you will be able to see all of the fantastic projects. I am featuring the new set, Family Business, which coordinates with All in the Family. I was super excited to see this set in the new catalog for several reasons. First, because I love All in the Family, and I love that they keep coming out with additional items for it. Second, because there is a top with a stethoscope! My husband is a respiratory therapist and my father is a pediatrician so this is just perfect. Third because there are books! I’m a librarian! I love books! And finally, I was thrilled to see the apple. It’s a little itty bitty apple, but I’m always looking for apples to make my Rosh Hashanah cards!

The first project I want to show you is the family card that I made. Now that we have the right professional accessories, it was a snap! (Note: I used the Blush Blossom marker for our faces. Although the rest of the Blush Blossom line has retired, the Blush Blossom Stampin’ Write Marker is still available.)

Stamps: All in the Family, Family Business, Calendar Alphabet & Numbers
Ink: Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze
Paper: Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Other: Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Folder, Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig

When I saw that this stamp set was available in the Clear Mount, I wasn’t sure which version to get. The wood mount was more expensive, but I worried about all of the little pieces. Would they stick to the blocks? Would I lose them? I have to tell you — I am so glad that I decided to go with the clear mount! They work great, take up less space, and best of all — I don’t have to use a Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect placement! I love it!

My second card could be a thank you note to a hair stylist or from a one. It works either way. How cute is that little hair dryer?

Stamps: All in the Family, Family Business, Family Phrases
Ink: Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Soft Suede, Concord Crush, Pretty in Pink
Paper: Concord Crush, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, In-Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (Concord Crush)
Other: Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

If you don’t want to dress full people, you can make some super cute tags using just the accessories. In the picture below, I have a cute back to school match box. (Not that I’m in favor of bringing matches to school. Obviously it would be filled with other things.) I also included three more tags that could be used with coordinating boxes, milk cartons, or even on the front of 3″ x 3″ cards.

Back to School:
Stamps: Family Business
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White, Celebrations Designer Series Paper
Other: Matchbox Bigz XL Die, Big Shot, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Construction Tag:
Stamps: Family Business
Ink: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray
Paper: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Other: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Gardening Tag:
Stamps: Family Business
Ink: Basic Black, Garden Green, Cajun Craze, Basic Gray
Paper: Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Whisper White
Other: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Hair Styling Tag:
Stamps: Family Business
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink
Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink Whisper White
Other: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Here’s a look at all of the pieces included in this fantastic addition to the All in the Family line. There are 18 pieces, covering a wide variety of occupations.

I hope you liked seeing these different projects made with Family Business. Your next stop on the Blog Hop is Tinkerin’ in Ink with Tanya, where she will be featuring the fun and fresh Funky Four.

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Now that I’m done teaching summer school, I’m hoping to get back into the swing of doing stamping challenges again. I combined two challenges today. I paired the three great colors from the Color Throwdown with a fantastic sketch from Clean & Simple.

Have I mentioned that I love Marina Mist? It is a fantastic color! And so many new ribbons come in Marina Mist! Love it! Here’s what I came up with.

Stamps: Happy Together
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Other: Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch

How quite are those little quail? Though I have to say, I think of the Partridge Family every time I see that set. Maybe it is because of the name of the stamp set.