Space Monkeys

Ingredients:

Card/Paper: Bazzill Bling Handsome, SU Basic Black and Whisper White, water colour paper
Ink: Versamark, Stazon Black, Whispers Permanent markers in red, blue and orange, SU Chocolate Chip, Green Galore, Brocade Blue, Cameo Coral, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue
Stamps: Stampendous Changito in Space, Inca Dot Birthday
Other: SU Silver Embossing powder, Acetate, red and orange gems, aluminium drink can
Card Size: 13.5cm x 12cm (approx 5" x 4.5")

Method:

My son's birthday has come around for the second time since I started my blog, so those who saw his card last year may remember the comment about monkeys on cards. For the curious the post is here. As you can see - monkeys this year too!

I designed the card base using a font called Pagoda SF, and Serif Draw, then cut it with my Silhouette (Robo). The stars and swooshes are from the Changito in Space set, and were stamped with Versamark and embossed in silver. The inside white part of the card is sponged around the edges with Bashful Blue, and stamped with the stars. It also has the happy birthday stamp in Night of Navy.

I stamped the rocket images in Stazon onto water colour card, cut them out, and just coloured in the monkey/cockpit parts using an aquabrush and the SU markers scribbled onto my Stamp-a-ma-jig sheet. I then cut out pieces of acetate to cover over the cockpit part, and extend a little below the cockpit. The part that extends below is the part that I stuck onto the coloured in image, so the glue won't show through the cockpit. I then stamped the images again with Stazon onto the back of an aluminium drink can, and cut them out - including cutting away the cockpit part. I coloured the rockets with the permanent markers, shaped them a little with a large embossing tool, and glued them on top of the coloured image with silicone. Then fixed them onto the card base. Finished off with little orange gems for the alien monkey ufo, and a red one on the top left space ship.

And I bet most of you will spend longer looking at it than he will! But at least I had fun making it . . .

Playful Petals Make and Take

Ingredients:

Card/Paper: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Whisper White, Tea Party Designer Paper
Ink: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Basic Grey
Stamps: Playful Petals, Birthday Cheer and Wishes
Other: 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain ribbon, Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon, So Saffron brads, Silver Elastic Cord.
Card Size: 15cm x 10.5cm (approx 4" x 6")

Method:

This is the project that we made at our stamper's ten meeting on Monday evening.

All the flower parts were stamped onto the different coloured card using Basic Grey, and then different sections cut out to create the layers. Some of the design on each layer was coloured in with the matching marker, to give a two tone effect. The pieces were shaped before gluing together, and finishing off with a brad in the centre.

The flower is arranged onto a piece of the Tea Party designer paper, and matted onto Pretty in Pink card. The corners were punched with a 1/2" circle punch before matting. Wrapped the grosgrain ribbon around and then tied the taffeta on top. The greeting is stamped in Certainly Celery, and the three little yellow dots are 1/4" circles of So Saffron card shaped with an embossing tool.

The flower on the tag is made to match, with the base card stamped all over with the small flower from the set in Almost Amethyst. The tag is a petal fold envelope, and opens up at the back to a square of Whisper White matted onto Certainly Celery, and decorated with the little stamp. There is a small hole punched in the corner of the tag to thread the silver cord through, which is hidden on the inside by the message area, and the on the front by the flower.

Amethyst Potted Plant

Ingredients: All from Stampin' Up!

Card/Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Tea Party designer paper
Ink: Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Basic Grey
Stamps: Playful Petals
Other: Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain, So Saffron Striped Grosgrain
Card Size: 21cm x 10.5cm (approx 4" x 8.25") (DL size)

Method:

I stamped the flowers, leaves and stalks in Basic Grey ink onto Whisper White card, and coloured them in with markers. Cut out leaving a narrow border of white. Curved the flowers using a large ball embossing tool, and scored down the centre of the leaves to give some dimension.

The pot is made using my 1 3/8" circle punch to round the ends of a piece of card, then snipping out the corners to create the shape at the top. Stamped it with the small flower from the set withVersamark and embossed with clear powder. Sponged the edges of the pot with Almost Amethyst ink, and then shaped with the large embossing tool.

Everything is fixed onto the desiger paper background with silicon glue, matted onto Certainly Celery. The card base was scored across the bottom, and then the section between the score lines masked off whilst I stamped the flower head all over with Versamark and embossed with clear powder.

Cut a slit in the fold of the card, and wrapped the ribbons around between the score lines, having first threaded on the slider.

Curious Teddies CD & Money Holder Card

Ingredients:

Card/Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel textured card, Washington Apple designer papers (all SU)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink, White Gel Pen (all SU)
Stamps: One of a Kind (SU), Dot Birthday (Inca Stamp from the Glitter Pot)
Other: Pumpkin Pie brads, Boho Blossoms Punch (both SU), Classic Circle and Square Nestabilities, Digital Die Cut Teddies from Cut it Cute
Card Size: 14cm x 14cm/5" x 5"

Method:

These teddies are digital die cuts that I bought from Cut it Cute Digital Downloads. I cut them on my Silhouette out of Creamy Caramel textured card and then shaded them using Creamy Caramel ink and a bit of sponge. Pretty in Pink for the cheeks, and used my Chocolate Chip marker and white gel pen to draw in the features. As it was my first go at making them, I did copy Suzanne's teddy construction, and features, but there are different body parts in the set, so I'm looking forward to experimenting with making different teddies. The teddies on this card are about a fifth smaller than in the download file.

I cut a solid circle out of the Pumpkin Pie card using the largest Classic Scalloped Nestability die, put glue around the very edge and stuck it onto the designer paper background. Then I cut through both layers together with a plain circle to make the aperture. Another piece of designer paper behind the aperture, and all matted onto Pumpkin Pie. The flowers were stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink using one of the flowers from the One of a Kind set, punched out with the Boho Blossoms Punch. The flowers and brads were fixed to the corners before mounting on to the base card of Chocolate Chip. Finally arranged the teddies on top, having previously left an unglued section at the bottom of the aperture to insert one of the legs.

I designed the card to hold a cd and some money, so the left hand side on the inside has a pocket made to match the front. I cut a slit in the designer paper, and made an edging strip using a square Nestability die to match the circle aperture on the opposite side. The aperture was made in just the same way as the one on the front of the card, except it has a plain Whisper White backing, with the Inca Happy Birthday stamp in Chocolate Chip ink. It had to be ten pound notes in there - they are the only ones that match the colour scheme!

Popped Up Petals

Ingredients:

Card/Paper: Whisper White, Almost Amethyst, Textured So Saffron, Tea Party Designer Paper
Ink: Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Basic Grey
Stamps: Playful Petals
Other: Pretty in Pink Brad, Glue Dots, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 1/4" Certainly Celery Grosgrain, Signo White Gel Pen
Card Size: 15cm x 10.5cm (approx 4" x 6")

Method:

Have been itching to ink up these stamps, and use the gorgeous Tea Party paper, and finally got around to it yesterday.

I stamped the images onto Whisper White using Basic Grey ink. Then coloured them in using the markers direct to the card. Cut everything out, leaving a narrow white margin around the edge. The dotted lines on the larger flower were just crying out to be cut with a knife - so I did that, and then curled the main part of the petals backwards, but the little cut out pieces forwards. I embossed a crease down the centre of the leaves to give them some dimension too. The brad in the centre of the flower is a Pretty in Pink brad, with a glue dot molded over the top, then dipped in Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

Used the scalloped edge punch on the textured So Saffron, and added faux stitching using a pricking tool, and the white gel pen. Wrapped with the grosgrain ribbon before mounting onto a base of Almost Amethyst.

Chocolate and Saffron Fresh Cuts

Ingredients:

Card/Paper: Fresh Cuts note card, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Fresh Cuts
Other: Flat backed pearl from the Pretties Kit
Card Size: 10cm x 10cm (approx 4" x 4")

Method:

I have had these note cards and stamp set for about a month now, and finally got round to using one of them!

I cut a square of So Saffron to fit behind the aperture, and stamped it with the background stamp from the Fresh Cuts set with Chocolate Chip ink - having first stamped off once on scrap paper. Used the Five Petal flower punch and punched a shape from Chocolate Chip card to lay behind the aperture on top of the saffron card. I sponged So Saffron ink on the five little petals around the centre of the aperture, then embossed a line down the centre of them, before sticking the Chocolate Chip flower and the stamped backing on behind. Stamped the little brown flower from the set onto Saffron card, cut out and embossed a line down the centre of the petals - again, I stamped off once on scrap paper to get a lighter effect. Finished off with the flat backed pearl.

I stamped the trailing leaf stamp around the edges using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement. Stamped off once on scrap paper first. Then sponged around the edges with So Saffron ink.

Live Your Dream in Blue

Ingredients:

Card/Paper: Confetti White, Ballet Blue, Always Artichoke
Ink: Always Artichoke, Ballet Blue, Night of Navy
Stamps: Live Your Dream, Best Yet
Other: Metallic Eyelet, 1/4" Grosgrain Always Artichoke, Linen Thread
Card Size: 15cm x 10.5cm (approx 4" x 6")

Method:

I used the Stampin' Write markers to ink up the flower stamp before stamping on to Confetti White card. The corners were punched using a 1/2" circle punch, before matting with Handsome Hunter and Ballet Blue card. Wrapped with the ribbon and linen thread. Used the two tag punches, and a greeting from the level one hostess set Best Yet to create the tag. Popped in a silver eyelet from the metallic eyelets set using my cropodile. All mounted onto a Confetti White card base edged with the scallop edge punch and a piece of Ballet Blue stuck behind.

ETA: I completely forgot when making this post originally to mention that this card is a shameless case of one by Lynda Moss in Australia! My aplogies to you Lynda.