Karla's Stamp N Scrap

Easter and Sweet Pea Designer Paper

Today I am going to start with a little bit of Easter. I made a little Easter basket using the Big Shot and the Scallop Envelope Die. As a family we have never done a big Easter Basket for the kids, but I do usually do something small with some Easter candy for them. This year I decided to make these little baskets. They are so easy to make!

 

I Cut the envelopes in So Saffron. I then ran each envelope through the polka dot textures plate. Using the side tabs to adhere the box, and the bottom flap of the envelope is the bottom of the box. I like the extra texture that it gave the box. The handles are attached with a brad to the side of the box and covered with the Happy Easter tag. For the handle I cut a 1/2 inch strip of Old Olive card stock and covered the top with Old Olive Satin ribbon.

The next projects that I did were all with Sweet Pea Designer Paper. That pad of paper is such a deal it is only 24.95 for 48 sheets of paper! That is only 50 cents a sheet! It isn't thin bargain paper either it is the quality weight paper that we expect from Stampin' Up! Another great  quality in this paper is the versatility!.You can make great guy projects with some of the papers. The colors and textures are perfect for Fathers Day, birthdays, etc. But also there is the fun designs with the trees, birds, and swirls, and then if you are into flowers and butterflies there is some of that as well. Some of the pages are designed in a way that they make a great scrapbook pages with out adding much of anything else. So like I said this paper totally delivers on versatility. Stampin' Up! did a great job on this pad of paper!

Here are 2 layouts that I did. The first one I used Old Olive card stock for the base and added the print at the bottom. The flower is one of the stripe prints from Sweet Pea cut with the Big Shot and the Daisy die. The center is a button that I made my self. I punched a little swirl from one of the sweet pea papers, and layered 5 So Saffron circles under it. I punched 2 little holes with the crop a dile and added the linen string. This flower would make a great accent on a card as well.The second page is from two sheets of Sweet Pea. The bird and flowers were on another page I cut them out and added them to this page with dimensionals.

Lastly I have a guy card from the Sweet Pea Collection. The medallion is from Vintage Labels in the Sale-a-bration brochure. The background is the Sanded background stamp.

 

I hope you enjoyed these last 3 days of the Blog Tour. Thank you for stopping at my blog, Make sure you visit again!
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Easter Basket

105118  8 1/2 x 11  So Saffron  $5.50

117266   Sweet Pea Stitched Felt  $7.95

112208 Curly Label $15.95

114916 All Holidays  $34.95

113439 Big Shot Die-Cut Machine $99.95

113462 Stampin’ Up!  Scallop Envelope  $21.95

114512 Stampin’ Up! Backgrounds 1    $11.95

Scrapbook Pages

106544  12x12 Old Olive card stock 7.50

117161 Sweet Pea Designer Paper  24.95

114520 Flower, Daisies #2 $19.95

113439 Big Shot Die-Cut Machine $99.95

(button)

105118  8 1/2 x 11  So Saffron  $5.50

104390 1/2" Circle $5.95

108362 Crop-A-Dile™ $29.95

104199   Linen Thread 4.50

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Happy Valentines Day Digital Style

Tomorrow is Danika's 2nd grade Valentines party. I thought it would be fun to make her valentines with My Digital Studio.

It turned out so cute. I used the stamp set Cheep Talk which comes with My Digital Studio. You could make this same card using a topnote, the 3 heart punch, and the stamp set cheep talk. For an extra valentine touch I put the hearts on the branch of cheep talk. Cute don't you think? I exported them to Adobe Photoshop and then uploaded them printed. Danika loved them. She had fun tonight taping suckers to the back for her friends.

Stationary Gift Set

I love giving handmade gifts. These are stationary gift sets that I made for my sister and my sister-in-law. Each set consists of 10 monogram cards with 10 lined envelopes, 10 monogram seals for the envelopes, a pen made to match the cards, and a monogram bookmark made from a giant paperclip.

     

Here is the list of supplies for this project:

• 1 package of monochromatic designer paper

• 1 package of Whisper White card stock

• 1 package of envelopes

• 1 package of 8 1/2 x 11 plain colored (that matches the monochromatic paper)

• 1 roll of coordinating ribbon

• Large paperclips and RSVP pens from an Office Supply store.

Optional: I used the 1 3/8 circle punch and the scallop circle punch and scallop border punch from Stampin' Up!  (You could use what punches you have or cut out your preferred shapes freehand.)

This list of supplies will make 4 sets of 10 with left over supplies. With your left overs you could decorate a gift bag to put the set in.

If you would like to make this set order the supplies by calling me, email me at klangstraat@sbcglobal.net or go to the shop now button on the top right corner of my blog and order on line. If you order the supplies If you order the supplies I will email you instructions on how to put the set together.

Remember it is still Sale a Bration - if you order all of the supplies except for the ribbon and 2 of the punces your order will be over 50.00 (before shipping and taxes) which means you get a free item from the Sale-a-bration brochure. If you choose Certainly Celery or So Saffron for your monochromatic paper you can get 2 rolls of 10 yards of Certainly Celery and So Saffron yellow ribbon for free!

Brayered/Sponged Card

  Remember the brayered card I showed you a while back. Well I gave it a try, I must say I love how it turned out.

I couldn't find my brayer-I reorganized everything this fall, I had it in my hands and now have no idea what I did with it-sooo this card is done with little pieces of sponge.

This card is very different than my usual style and it took me three tries to get the sunset right. I used a white gel pen to outline the flowers, that was the finishing touch that made everything pop. I want to try a Christmas theme of this card. The stamp set is Upsy Daisy and the "friend to friend" is from Stem Silhouttes. I used the small and medium oval punches for the sentiment.

One more Swap Card

  Another swap card...What I like about this card is the layering.There is nothing fancy but the black and green strip across the card adds interest to the over all card. Enjoy

Silhoutte Stems

This card is also a from a swap from Saturday the 13th. It is made with strips of paper from the Spanish Stampin Up Publication called Juntos. The ribbon across the front is So Saffron Twill. The stamp is from Stem Silhouettes.

The fall colors are so pretty in this card. I thought using the small strips of paper was a great technique. It is simple and striking.

Top Note Die Cards

A quick post today. Here are a couple of cards that I received as swaps from the Stampin Up event that I went to on Sept 13.

What I love about this card is the sunset. It is done with brayering. It seems to be the new technique that many are trying. I think I will give it a try. If it turns out I'll show it to you. Isn't the shape of the inset piece cool? That is done with the Top Note die that is exclusive to SU and used in the big Shot that Stampin Up also sells. You can also use this die in a regular Sizzix machine or the Cuttle Bug machine. This die is at the top of my wish list! The stamp set is Upsy Daisey. The birthday sentiment is punched form the key tag punch.

Upsy Daisy Stamp Set   111710

Top Note bigz Die           113463

Roof Garden Cards

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to attend a Up event organized by my Upline Jacki Bolhuis. It was a fun day of both business and pleasure. Many thoughts and ideas were shared, I came home refreshed and inspired. Below is a set of 6 cards that we all made. These cards are made with the set of self adhesive die cuts called "Roof Garden". These die cuts come in a cute tin with 3 sheets of 4 designs.You can layer the die cuts to add dimension and depth to the cards. These 6 cards were made from 1/3 of the die cuts. You could make 2 more sets of 6 cards from the same tin if you wanted to. We used the Stamp set Heard From the Heart for the sentiments but you could use what ever you wanted

   

Supplies:                         Product Number

Kiwi Kiss Card Stock       111353

Baja Breeze Card Stock   111352

Pacific Point Card Stock  111350

Roof Garden Accents       111377

You can order these supplies at www.karlalangstraat.stampinup.net or email me or call me and I will order it for you. If you place an order for this project I will email you the directions for the above cards.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cards and Coordinating Envelopes

  I love these how these little 4x4 cards turned out. The best part is the coordinating envelopes that fit 4x4 cards. I used the stamp set Eastern Blooms.  Stampin Up doesn't sell 4x4 envelopes but I found this great tutorial on how to make them. When I saw this I just had to try it. The best part they go together so quick and easy. When you look at my cards and envelopes and the cards and envelopes on the turorial they are way different. What I love about stamping is when I find a project that I like, I don't need to have their same stamps and papers that were used in the project. I can use what I like and what I have. Click here to see a great tutorial on how to make this type of project.

Supplies                                  Product Number

Whisper White cardstock         100730

So Saffron Cardstock                105118

Bashful Blue Cardstock             105120

Always Artichoke Cardstock      105119

Jr. Varsity Designer Paper         112458

Eastern Blooms Stamp Set       11626

Old Olive 1/4 inch ribbon           111368

If you want to order any of these products you can call me or email me or go to my Stampin Up Website and order what you want online by going to www.karlalangstraat.stampinup.net click on the shop now button. You can browse throught the catalog or enter the procuct numbers of what you want.

Personal Stationary

I love personalized stationary. It is so quick and easy to make, but very classy looking at the same time. For this card I used the Always Artichoke from the Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper which is a level 1 Hostess gift in the catalog, the Curly Label Punch, and a stamp from the Curly label Punch Bundle.

Always Artichoke Card stock 5 1/2" x 4 1/4",

Whisper White Card stock 5 1/4" x 4"

A strip of Always Artichoke Designer Series Paper 1' x 4"

I mounted the white card stock on the Always Artichoke Card stock.

I picked the "Thank You" Curly label stamp and inked only the outline with the Always Artichoke marker and then punched it out with the Curly Label Punch.  Using the K from the Contempo alphabet with Always Artichoke ink I stamped a K in the middle of the label. 

I centered the label on the strip of Always Artichoke Patterned paper and then adhered that to the top of the card.

For the envelope I took the same piece of Always Artichoke patterned Paper and placed the open envelope flap on top and lightly traced the flap with a pencil. I cut out the outline making the liner about 1" longer than the flap. I put adhesive across the top and down the sides and positioned it in the envelope just below the part you lick to seal the envelope. For the seal on the envelope I used the same stamp and inked it in Whisper White Craft Ink Pad. I used a wet Q tip to take the ink off of the thank you. I stamped the K in Whisper White Craft and stamped it in the middle of the label on Always Artichoke Card stock . I embossed the whole the label and letter with white embossing powder. and punched it out with the Curly Label Punch.