Showing posts with label stampin up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stampin up. Show all posts

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Dear Father


It's Day 3 of my new obsession - the one sheet wonder (OSW)!! It's the best stash buster! Here's the template I used to make this year's Father's Day cards. Every day until June 21st (Father's Day in the USA), I'll share my OSW creations.

I was asked to create a hunting theme Father's Day card. So, I thought it was so cute to play on the words deer and dear! I love the (top) sentiment inside from TPC Studio and used it a lot for these Father's Day cards.


Supplies:
  • The Paper Studio - patterned paper
  • Card bases - DCWV
  • layers - Bazzill, DCWV
  • Stamps - Stampin' Up!, Get Inky! Stamps, TPC Studio
  • Punch - Stampin' Up!
  • Memento Ink

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La-Vie

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Dad Happy Father's Day


It's Day 2 of my new obsession - the one sheet wonder (OSW)!! Here's the template I used to make this year's Father's Day cards. Every day until June 21st (Father's Day in the USA), I'll share my OSW creations.


This style requires a card base and focal layer to go with the cuts from the OSW template.  I thought stamping would be the perfect accompaniment. Using the OSW method took all the guess work out and I found myself having more fun with the supplies I have.


Supplies:
  • The Paper Studio - patterned paper
  • Card bases - DCWV
  • layers - Bazzill, DCWV
  • Stamps - outside: Stampendous, inside: Stampin' Up!
  • Memento Ink
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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Happy 1st Easter card featuring Stampin' Up!


Happy Easter!!!

I was asked to create a first Easter card recently and this is what I came up with. It was a labor of love starting with Anna Griffin Christmas perfect palette (card base and top note). I grabbed a my Cuttlebug, a scrap of patterned cardstock from DCWV, Spellbinders, Wink of Stella, stamps and flowers from Stampin' Up! among other things.


To achieve a more pastel look, I added Memento ink and stamped off onto scrap paper before stamping on my project. In other words, I used the 2nd generation stamping technique for both the sentiment and the focal. The sentiment came out too light so I decided to trace it with a Spica at you glitter pen by Imagine Crafts. Then I went over the focal with wink of stella for a subtle glittery finish.


Supplies

  • DCWV nana's kids
  • ribbon from my stash
  • Stampin' Up! crochet flowers stamps sets - well scripted, Easter blossoms
  • Anna Griffin Christmas perfect palette - card base and top note
  • Spellbinder's scallop circle die
  • Tree House Studios - leaf sequins
  • Cuttlebug summer set
  • Recollections pearls, 3D Lots
  • Memento inks
  • Wink of Stella
  • Imagine crafts - spica at you glitter pen
  • Studio G - Internal sentiment - some bunny loves you



This card can still fit in a normal envelope. However, to be double sure I'd suggest a padded one.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday with friends and family!

La-Vie

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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Create a Card Blog Hop!!!!!!


Welcome to the Create A Card Blog Hop! We are so happy you could join us today.  This is a one day blog hop, but don’t worry you have until Monday to stop by all the blogs and leave a comment to be entered into the drawing for the wonderful prize we have for you.


If you started at the beginning of the hop at Scraps by Gracie, 
you should have arrived here from Pamela's blog.

Catherine Pooler, founder of Stamp Nation and CreativityGrows Here has generously donated a trial membership to Stamp Nation for us to give away to those who hop along with us!!!!



To be entered into the drawing, just comment and follow each of the blogs on the hop today. That's it! It's just that easy! Prizes will be drawn and announced on Theresa's blog Scraps by Gracie on Wed. April 1st - and that's no joke!

 But WAIT!!! To sweeten the pot, I also have blog candy of my own. Please comment here, follow my blog with bloglovin or GFC and follow all my social media links found at the bottom of this post to be entered for to win some crafty goodness.

 Please leave me your email address in your comment. It will be the only way I can contact you.


*****************************Now on to the project!**********************************

I decided to CASE (copy and share everything) a card from Pinterest. At the end of the post I shared the inspiration and the designer's blog. 


 I created two almost identical cards based on the original. I have always been curious about the white on white on WHITE cards. It makes me think... what's up with all the white? But I must say I GET IT now. It's gorgeous...refined... classy...especially for wedding cards.


All the patterned cardstock came from a single SEI stack called white elegance. The cardstock is white with an embossed white pattern. I chose patterns that would blend in and complement each other.


One of the layers is punched with a Martha Stewart punch, the top note is made using Stampin' Up! nesting dies and accented with a punched element on top. A Prima flower and diamond shaped Recollections bling accent the card front.

Just look at all that dimension! But guess what? It can still fit in a normal envelope!!


Our Daily Bread Designs had the most wonderful wedding sentiment - recipe for a happy marriage - and the cake stamp is from Recollections. I used Versafine for the sentiment and Encore metallic ink for the cake. Oh and both of the external sentiments are from Recollections stamped in the same inks.

I bet you didn't notice....for extra flair, the card base and a couple of the layers are made with heavy weight cream shimmer cardstock from my stash. I am very happy with how it came out. Surprisingly, CASEing a card takes much longer than creating one from scratch.

 Here's my inspiration by Debbie Stevens of PaperPastimes. I fell in love with the layers and the richness of her creation. 

Please be sure to hop over to all the other wonderful blogs. Here is the entire line-up:

Theresa ~ http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/
Sandy ~ http://www.scrapbookblessingsclub.com/
Lyne ~ http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com/
Lisa ~  http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Shavon ~ http://scrappingvon.blogspot.com/
Jessica ~ www.stampinandcraftin.blogspot.com/
Alicia ~ http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Ashley ~ http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com/
Michele ~ http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/
Pamela ~ http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
La-Vie ~ http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/
Deborah ~ http://www.scrappingmamma.net
Rhonda ~ http://craftingwithblue.blogspot.com


Thanks for hopping by!!!
La-Vie

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

What is the simplest, yet most complicated looking stamping trick? Check this out!


What is the simplest, yet most complicated looking stamping trick? Pull out your rubber stamps and Marvy brush markers to create a masterpiece in seconds! I used stamps by The Local King and Impression Obsession. Isn't it gorgeous?

To achieve this look I used glossy cardstock, colored directly on the rubber stamp with 2 shades of each color (light then dark), huffed and stamped. That's it!! It looks like I took great time and detail to make the look but it was a 60 second deal....if that! Then with a very light color, I stamped the branches background stamp over the image of the bird and flowers.  Pink and blue is one of my favorite color combos for cards.

 The base card is from Stampin' Up! and the layer is from my stash. The card's focal point is accented with burlap ribbon from The Paper Studio, Cuttlebug embossing inked with Hero Arts neon ink and pearls from Recollections. The sentiment is an encouraging one from Dylusions.

Please let me know if you have tried this technique or will in the future. 

 Thanks for stopping by!

 La-Vie
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Saturday, February 14, 2015

A Best Friend... Rubbernecker and Impression Obsession Stamps


Do you make friendship cards? How do you successfully use up patterned paper you don't like? Well, I have found that making cards for friends is so enjoyable.  It's been a way to express the sassy, funny side of crafting - a real way for my personality to come in. These corresponding stamps by Rubbernecker really fit the bill. And, I was able to use paper I didn't prefer by using a distressed Impression Obsession background stamp on top. My favorite technique these days is coloring with Copic Markers.

A  seemingly innocent image becomes sinister once the sentiment is expressed. I love it! 

Supplies:

  • Recollections 110 lb white cardstock 
  • Stampin' Up! patterned cardstock
  • Copic X-press It Blending Card
  • Rubbernecker - sentiment ( a best friend) and main image (best friend)
  • Impression Obsession - sunburst background stamp
  • Stash - enamel dots
  • Copic Markers
  • Memento - Tuxedo Black ink
  • Colorbox - chalk ink


 A  seemingly innocent image becomes sinister once the sentiment is expressed. I love it! 

 Thanks for stopping by!

 La-Vie

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Day 9 (of 12) Days of Christmas - Silent Night, Holy Night

It's day nine of the Honeybearz Designs Annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!! 

I will continue to post a new project daily (for a total of 12 days) along with many talented bloggers and guest designers. 

What's in it for you? Well... boundless inspiration, generous craft companies/sponsors and giveaways galore! 

If you've arrived here form Miranda's blog you're in the right place! If not please feel free to start from the beginning of the hop by clicking here.

Comment on all the blogs in the hop to be entered to win some amazing blog candy from our sponsors and me! Check out my sidebar for the complete list of sponsors. And for a chance at a crafty grab bag of goodies from me, follow me on all social media. Leave me another comment telling me where you followed me and your username so I can follow you back. Here are my links:
  1. Pinterest
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  6. Follow me on blogger or Bloglovin - links on my sidebar.
I have another Tim Holtz Distress ink night sky for you today. The alternate version debuted on Thanksgiving day so if you missed it, check it out here. Which do you like best?

·       Supplies:
  •         Stampendous – Nativity Christmas
  • ·       My Pink Stamper – Biggie Christmas
  • ·       Stampendous – Fran’s Mixed Media White Paper
  • ·       Core’dinations – cardmaker series: pearls – heavy weight champagne cardstock
  • ·       Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black soot, seedless preserves, chipped sapphire, victorian velvet, antique linen, large and mini ink blending tools
  • ·       Versafine onyx black ink
  • ·       Tim Holtz Grid blocks
  • ·       Stampendous detail white opaque embossing powder
  • ·       VersaMark
  • ·       Stampin’ Up! Embossing buddy
  • ·       Uniball Signo broad white pen
  • ·       DCWV The Twinkle Glints Stack
  • ·       The Paper Cut – white text inserts
  • ·       Marvy brush marker – black
  • ·       Copic – 100 black, .5 multiliner black


Thanks for hopping by! Don't forget to leave me a nice comment to be entered into the drawings. Good luck and please hop next to Sandy's blog!!
The entire lineup for today is:

15. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com/
YOU ARE HERE 16. La-Vie Borde-Perry ~ http://www.cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow!! You won't want to miss a thing!!

Join in on the FB invite. Amazingly, there's extra games and giveaways. https://www.facebook.com/events/888469727838902/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

La-Vie

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