TELESCOPING CIRCLE BABY GIFT CARD

CIRCLES CIRCLES CIRCLES!

CYCI 25 CHALLENGE

We are featuring Circles this week at Can You Case It 25.  It's been a really long time since I've made a Telescoping Circle Card!  I am going to love giving this to a first time mommy- who has chosen to NOT know the sex of her baby!  The Designer Paper- LULLABY is truly gender neutral.  The coordinating colors are Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Hello Honey, Pistachio Pudding and Whisper White.  I also added a bit of Wisteria Wonder.  A gift card will fit right into the Bottom Layer.

Completely extended open featuring the Stamp Set Something for Baby  and Something to Say.

Top Layer

Center Layer

Bottom Layer

Stamp Set:  Something to Say, Something for Baby

Ink:  Stazon Black, Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder, Hello Honey, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder, Hello Honey, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, DSP- Lullaby

And More:  Candy Dot Brads, Pearls, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (flowers), Framelits- Baby's First 133735, Satin Ribbon- White, Word Window Punch

ANCHORS AWAY! THE OPEN SEA GRADUATION CARD

My usual Graduation Gift is a fleece blanket and a monetary gift. Both are usually well received!  The blanket material was navy, orange, white, and tan.  It had a sailboat pattern on it and I had a needed a Masculine Graduation Card to go with it. I have a serger sewing machine and finish the edge with a blanket-like stitch.

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea, World Map, Sassy Salutations

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango

Card Stock: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Night of Navy

And More:  Scallop Oval Punch, Lg Oval Punch, Candy Dot Brads, Linen Thread

OLAF HAMBURGER BOX & TEMPLATE

CYCI 24 challenge is 3D this week!  Please join us and upload your 3D project to inspire us!  

I am having a great time turning the Hamburger Box Die (133724) into some of my favorite characters! Today is OLAF!  I think York Peppermint Patties & Lifesaver Peppermints are a perfect treat to add inside the box!  Cool ? Huh?  

Olaf Template- TIP   

Use the Large Oval Punch to trim for the mouth and nose.

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede

Hamburger Box Die

Chalk Marker

Punches:  1 1/4" Circle, 1" Circle, 1/2" Circle, Large Oval, Pennant Builder Punch, Ticket Duo Punch, Hexagon Punch

GOLD BANNERS & SEQUINS

It is a Golden Banner Day.  Lots of Gold today!  Foil Sheets, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Gold Sequin Trim, & Gold Metallic Encore Ink. I used this layout previously for a BABY CARD. It's fun to switch up papers or colors to create a new look out of an old favorite! You know those silly Sequins that "POP" off the trim?  Here is a great way to use them!

Stamp Set:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Gold Metallic Encore

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Foil Vellum, Foil Sheets

And More  Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Gold Sequins, Banner Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack- Heart.

Tip:  Use Crystal Effects  to attach the small Sequins.

CAN YOU CASE IT- FEATURING BLACK & WHITE

We've got a FUN theme picked by Amanda this week at CYCI 23!  - Black & White.  I stair-stepped some 1" Designer Paper Squares on a 4" x 4" background and then layered it on Black & White.  The finished card size is 5" x 5". Using my Envelope Punch Board- I customized an envelope.  

I added a Floral Framelit Flower to the inside of the card.

The Envelope Punch Board has an easy guide to follow to make envelopes to fit your card size.  The majority of the time we make cards to fit the standard envelope sizes (A2 or 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"). We now have endless choices for card sizes & envelopes.

On the card front, I included a Floral Frames Framelit as a Label in White to address to the recipient. 

Do you have our Stampin' Up! Paper Trimmer?  You can switch out the cutting arm and add the Rotary Trimmer Arm (129407) and make some awesome deco cuts!  I used the Tiny Wave Blade (129409) to make the Black & White Layers. 

Stamp Set: Itty Bitty Banners

Ink:  Stazon Black

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, DSP- Neutrals Paper Pack

And More:  Rotary Trimmer & Wave Blade, Floral Frames Collection Framelits, Circle Punch, Bitty Banners Framelits

PERFECT BLEND & BLOG HOP

Oh what a soft color palette for this week's blog hop.  Did you stop at JONI'S BLOG on your way here?  I know I was suppose to add Victorian, but as you will see.... I was completely done and heading out of town when I realized I omitted the "Victorian" part of the challenge.  OOOPS!

The card base is 5 1/2" x 6 3/8".  Scored at 4 1/4".  Each panel is cut 1 7/8" x 5 1/4".  I crimped the White base after stamping it and crimped the cozy around the coffee cup and the White Oval.  I placed a Starbuck's Giftcard on the front inside before I sent it off. 

Stamp Set:  Perfect Blend

Ink:  Basic Black

Card Stock:  Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Pool Party, Perfect Plum, Garden Green, DSP- Subtles Collection

And More:  Oval Framelits, Crimper, Toothpick

Keep on hoppin' to SANDY's BLOG! 

Robbie

Amanda

Carol

Helen

Joni

Laura (you are HERE)

Sandy

SOMETHING TO SAY? AWESOME STAMP SET!

"You've got Courage, You've got Strength", and inside- "You've got Me"!  That is one of the paired sentiment in the set Something to Say.  I am really liking this set of stamps!  Look at all the choices!  

I used my Blendabilities to color the Blended Bloom Stamp Set, then layered them for a 3D effect.

Stamp Sets:  Blended Bloom, Something to Say

Ink:  Basic Black, Blendabilities

Card Stock:  Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, DSP- Brights Collection

And More:  Pearls, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Framelits.

HAMBURGER BOX WITH MIKE WAZOWSKI PUNCH ART

How adorable can this be?  I picked up some fruit snacks for Harrison and thought I would make a little snack box with our NEW Hamburger Box Die!  We watch Monsters, Inc & Monsters University a lot!  The box easy to assemble, but you will need a Big Shot!  Don't have one?  Contact me and we can arrange for you to order one!  

No Stamp Sets were used in this project.

I used the Silver Pen (braces)  and the Chalk Marker (eye highlight).

Card Stock:  Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Basic Black, Baked Brown Sugar

Punches:  Ovals & Circles & Scallop Oval.

And More:  Hamburger Box Die, Fruit Snacks

CDTL BLOG HOP

Time to hop with the designers at Coloring Down the Line!  You may have arrived here from JONI's BLOG- & I'm happy you stopped by!  Our colors this week look like an orange creamsicle! Kinda makes me want one on these warm muggy days in Nebraska!

I've used our NEW Blendabilities Markers to color in the Swallowtail.  First I stamped the butterfly with Momento Black Ink- it is designed to use with the Blendabilities so the blending of the alcohol markers on the black ink won't bleed.  I worked with the Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight Markers. 

Stamp Sets:  Swallowtail, Gorgeous Grunge, Something to Say
Ink:  Momento Black, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron
Blendabilities:  Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight
Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Whisper White
And More:  Dazzling Diamonds

Head on over to SANDY'S BLOG! She has a card waiting to show you!

Here is this week's line up:

Robbie

Amanda

Carol

Helen

Joni

Laura (you are HERE)

Sandy

SOMETHING FOR BABY & CAN YOU CASE IT?

We are spotlighting the NEW ANNUAL CATALOG this week at Can You Case It!  As a demonstrator we get to preorder a few of the new Stamp Sets.  I got Something for Baby and the DSP Lullaby. Something for Baby and Baby First Framelits can be purchased as a bundle and save 15%. See page 74 of the Inspire Create Share Annual Catalog.  It goes June 2, 2014!

This Onesy with it's Tutu was made by transforming a Tea Lace Paper Doily into a ruffle.

Are you as happy as I am that the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder is carried over from the Sale-a-Bration Catty to the Inspire Create Share Annual Catalog?

Join us at Can You Case It (CYCI 21).

Stamp Sets:  Something for Baby, Petite Pairs

Ink:  Crisp Cantaloupe

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, DSP- Lullaby

And More:  PL Corner Rounder, Small Oval Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Owl Builder Punch (hearts), Tea Lace Paper Doily