A Floral Birthday Bouquet

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04-03-2014

It is Thursday and the beginning of a new month so that means it is a Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge week!  I love the colors for this week.  I had so many ideas for this color combination.

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I chose an old favorite stamp set that has been neglected for some time called Mixed Bunch.  It works with the Blossom punch for a quick easy 3D result.  The leaves are from the Blossom Petals XL Punch (although it is retired, it is available on the Clearance Rack!).  The centers of the flowers were punched with the 1" circle punch and a single pearl from the Pearl Basic Jewels adds the finishing touch.  The sentiment came from the Gifts of Kindness stamp set.  I love all the sentiments and the font with this set.

The card is an odd size 6 1/2" x 3 1/2" which makes this even more fun.  No problem mailing it out because I have the Envelope Punch Board and can create an envelope in minutes!!!!

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These colors are fun to work with so I hope you are inspired to create something yourself for the Pals Color Challenge this week.

Michelle

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

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Organizing your Card Stock Scraps

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With the onset of Spring many of us start to Spring Clean and organize our lives for the upcoming summer.  So for the month of April, each Wednesday I will show you how I keep my craft space organized.  

For those of us who love paper there comes a time when you need to get all that paper organized.  I want to share with you my solution for card stock and the scraps that inevitably result.

First a confession – I am compulsive about keeping my colors in groupings.  I have done this with my closet since I was a teen (whites to black basically following the color spectrum of the rainbow) and now I do it with my Stampin' Up! card stock.

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This is one side of the cabinet drawer, the other side holds the green, blue and purple color families. Then within each of the hanging folders I have a sleeve for the scraps.  The sleeves are side load clear plastic sheet protectors (generic Office Depot brand).  While I have considered putting them in a three hole binder it is much easier to keep them with the full 8 1/2 x 11 sheets as seen here.

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So when I am working on a project I simply grab the sleeve and take it to my crafting table. 

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This has worked so well for me.  As you can see I even add scraps of my Deisgner Series Paper Stacks of the same color. 

You know I love to craft,  I also enjoy organizing my craft supplies so that I can see what I have and use it!  And Stampin' Up! makes it so easy to craft by coordinating accessories, ink and paper with the same color families. 

I would love to hear how you organize your crafting supplies?

Michelle

 

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Just for You

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04-01-2014

A bright cherry card Just for you.  

Last week was a tough week and one evening I came home and lost myself in my craft room.  All the worries of the day just went away as I stamped, embossed and snipped away.  This is the result of that evening. 

Some of the items I used are retired (these stamps were feeling neglected) yet this card can easily be created using current collections and less snipping!

The standard A2 card base is Calypso Coral followed by a mat of So Saffron just 1/4" smaller [ 4" x 5 1/4"].  The next layer is from the Watercolor Wonder DSP and it is 1/4" smaller again [ 3 3/4" x 5"].  Then I cut the largest Sunburst framelit in Calypso Coral, followed by a circle framelit in Whisper White.  

The flowers were stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with White Emboss Powder.  I snipped each flower and leaves, it is much easier to snip along an embossed line for a clean snip.  The leaves were stamped on Pear Pizazz.  The flowers and leaves are from the retired Flower Fest stamp set.  I would use the Flower Shop stamp set and the the Pansy Punch from the current catalog instead – no snipping required then!

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 The 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Pear Pizazz added the finishing touch.

So the next time you have a tough day, grab some paper and ink and see what you can create!

Michelle

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A Color Block Birthday

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Today's card is a classic card layout and a great use of scraps.  Take a look…

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I used a standard sized Crumb Cake card base.  Then cut a mat in Baked Brown Sugar only 1/4" smaller all around.  The left side column is 1 5/8" wide and the right side is 2 1/8" wide, using the In Color 2013-2015 Designer Series Paper Stack and Whisper White card stock.

The sentiment is stamped in Baked Brown Sugar and is from the Four You stamp set (a great versatile set!).  The flourishes are from Baroque Motifs (retired set) and easily exchanged for Flowering Flourishes in the current Stampin' Up! catalog.  The flourishes are stamped in Crumb Cake ink.

The Papillon Potpourri stamped in Baked Brown Sugar on Crisp Cantaloupe was punched with the Bitty Butterfly and added dimension to the card while the Whisper White Baker's Twine adds texture.

This layout is a great way to use up some scraps.  Stop back tomorrow for another fun card design.  And on Wednesday I will be starting a new series for the month of April on how to organize your craft supplies.  I will show you how I store my scraps so I get the maximum out of my card stock!

Michelle

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