A Spring Butterfly

Posted on March 31, 2013 by amyoneillblog

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.” Luke 24:5-7

Happy Easter, everyone! I love celebrating the resurrection of our Saviour. I can’t think of a happier occasion nor a better reason to celebrate. I hope you are spending the day with those you love most.

Today is also a day for a new challenge at the Paper Players. Jaydee has a fun tic-tac-toe challenge for us this week.

I chose to go with the column on the left — Spring, Blue & Pink, and Ribbon.

I think I may have cheated a bit on this challenge. When I picked the dsp for the butterfly, I thought it was a little more pink-ish. However, once I paired it with the Rose Red card stock, I think it’s probably more red-ish (maybe that’s why it’s called Rose RED). But by the time I figured this all out, I was finished with the card and had company on the way for the holiday weekend. So I knew it would have to do. I apologize, Jaydee, for not really following the rules — my intentions were good.

I sprinkled the flower with Dazzling Diamonds and added some rhinestones for sparkle. I thought the butterfly went with the Spring theme of the challenge. I’ve provided links to the other designers so you can check out what they did with the challenge.

Enjoy your Sunday, and have a blessed Easter! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Fabulous Phrases
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Rose Red, Floral District dsp
Embellishments: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die, Labels Collection framelits, Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Festive Paper-Piercing pack, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

A Scrapbook Page

Posted on March 30, 2013 by amyoneillblog

When I started with this papercrafting hobby, I started with scrapbooking. It really is my first love. But along the way, I found that I enjoyed card making even more. I think it really became a time issue — I can make a card a lot faster than I can a scrapbook page.

But every once in a while, I get the urge to scrapbook again. When I took this picture, I knew I’d have to make a page for it to remember the first trip to the American Girl Doll store with my youngest. We had brunch in the cafe, and she ordered hot chocolate that was just beautiful. It was a definite hit!

I thought the colors in her sweater really stood out in the picture, and I thought the Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp would complement those colors well.

Nothing hard on this page — the hard part is just getting the picture printed and off the camera.

Enjoy your Saturday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Paper: Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp, Silver Glimmer paper
Embellishments: Pinwheel Sizzlits die, Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies, Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die, Scallop Trim Border punch, 1″ Circle punch, Scallop Edge Border punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine, Brights and Subtles Designer Buttons, 3/16″ Subtles Brads, In Color Dahlias

Blooming with Sympathy — FabFri15

Posted on March 29, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Fab Friday challenge. This week we have a fab sketch challenge for you:

I needed to add to my stash of sympathy cards, so I pulled out my Blooming with Kindness set. I had made some First Edition dsp covered with gesso a couple of months ago, and had some left over (here’s the post where I used it last). So I used some of it for this card. I love how it mutes the newsprint so you can stamp on it and have a more subtle newsprint look. I took my color cues from the colors in the Print Poetry dsp stack.

Remember, you have two weeks to play along with the Fab Friday challenges, so I hope you can find time to join us.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Blooming with Kindness, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Primrose Petals, Gumball Green, Basic Black
Paper: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla, Special Edition Specialty dsp, Print Poetry dsp stack
Embellishments: Silver Basics Designer Buttons, Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Gesso (non-SU)

Sent with Love on a Tag

Posted on March 27, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s Wednesday, and Rita Wright has a fun sketch for us at Freshly Made Sketches that has a lot of possibilities:

Since the circle element on the sketch can really be any shape you’d like, I chose to make a tag. And I pulled out my current favorite product right now — the Sent with Love kit. I have found it so easy to make cards with this kit. I love it!

Go check out what the other designers made with this sketch at the Freshly Made Sketches site. It’s always fun to see how different our projects are even though we start with the same sketch. That’s another reason why I love looking at your projects too when you link them up.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Sent with Love
Ink: Pool Party, Real Red
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Whisper White, Sent with Love dsp
Embellishments: Finishing Touches edgelits, Island Indigo 3/8 ruffled ribbon, Island Indigo Baker’s Twine, Basic Rhinestone Jewels

Arrows Aplenty

Posted on March 26, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Here’s a card for you that’s way out of my normal style. I wanted to play with the new photopolymer stamps that Stampin’ Up! is offering. There are a lot of fun arrows in the set and I thought they would be perfect for a congratulations card for my teenage son.

I must say that I really like the clear photopolymer stamps. I especially love the speech bubble stamp in this set. There is no need for a stamp-a-ma-jig with these stamps, even when lining up letters of the alphabet. However, I will say that these tiny little stamps are a little hard to find when you drop them on the carpeting. So don’t do that. 🙂

Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Designer Typeset, Hey There (splatters stamp in My Paper Pumpkin welcome kit)
Ink: More Mustard, Basic Gray, Pool Party, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral
Paper: Whisper White
Embellishments: Neutrals 3/16″ Brads, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, Sycamore Street buttons (retired)

A CAS Secret Garden Card

Posted on March 25, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Here’s a quick Clean and Simple (CAS) card for you today, and a quick post, too.

I watercolored the flowers with an aquapainter and my ink pads. For the flower centers , I colored them with Crumb Cake ink and then applied Dazzling Details over them. Easy-peasy!

Have a great Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Secret Garden, From My Heart
Ink: So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake
Paper: Whisper White
Embellishments: Secret Garden framelits, Dazzling Details, Linen Thread

Celebrate with Balloons & Presents — PP138

Posted on March 24, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Look what Anne Marie has for us today at the Paper Players — a fun sketch challenge!

I’ve been on a birthday card kick lately, so I pulled out a set I haven’t used in a while, Patterned Party. I paper pieced the balloons and present, and pulled out my sewing machine to stitch around the edges of the card.

Want to see what the other designers did with the sketch? Go check them out:

I hope you can join us for the challenge this week. Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Patterned Party, Make a Wish
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Versamark
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Brights dsp stack, Subtles dsp stack
Embellishments: Large Scallop edgelits, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle punch, 1″ Circle punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing pack, White Stampin’ Emboss powder, sewing machine, retired ribbon

A Little Bit of This & A Little Bit of That

Posted on March 23, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Once I started piling stuff on this card, I just couldn’t stop. I could just never seem to get happy with it. I decide to step away and take a little break, when my eight year-old came over to my desk and asked if she could make a card. When I asked her which one of the many on my desk she wanted to make, she picked this one. Just what I needed!

I used a sponge dauber to dye the paper flowers Melon Mambo.

Have a great Saturday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: That’s the Ticket, Beautiful Birthday
Ink: Basic Gray, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Versamark
Paper: Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Marina Mist, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade, Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp
Embellishments: Ticket Duo Builder punch, 3/16″ Corner punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Designer Builder Brad, Paper Daisies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, 3/8″ Designer Printed Brads, 3/16″ Brights Brads

Celebrate Cupcake-Style

Posted on March 22, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I needed to make a birthday card for a friend who is a fellow Stampin’ Up demonstrator (hope you had a great birthday, Wendy!). I hadn’t used the Create a Cupcake stamp set and coordinating punch in a long time, so I thought this was the perfect occasion to pull them out.

I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter over the cupcake frosting to give it a little sparkle, and I colored the Rhinestone Basic Jewels with a pink Sharpie marker to make the colored rhinestones.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Make a Wish
Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Gray
Paper: Basic Gray, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp
Embellishments: Cupcake Builder punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Sharpie marker

Boutique Blossom — FMS78

Posted on March 20, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for another sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Jen Mitchell has a great sketch for us, which I think has a lot of different possibilities.

When I saw this sketch, I knew I needed to use the Boutique Blossom single stamp. Did you know that Stampin’ Up is offering ten single stamps through March 31? Boutique Blossom is one of them. You can check them out here. I hadn’t used this stamp yet, so it needed to get inky.

I hope you can join us for this challenge. Go see what the other designers made with it at the Freshly Made Sketches site.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Boutique Blossom, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Versamark, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit
Paper: Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, In-Color dsp stack, Neutrals dsp stack
Embellishments: Large Scallop edgelit, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Dazzling Details, Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder