Karla's Stamp N Scrap

Here is another card using the press technique. This is another design from the Textures 1 Texture plate. This time I used Soft Suede card stock. I covered the plate with Champagne shimmer paint. The whole card shimmers and sparkles. For this card I didn't want to cover the whole background.So I kept it a little more simple. I used the large fancy flower punch and a flower die from the the Birds and Blooms Sizzlits set in Pretty in Pink. The ribbon is out Espresso card stock punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon
Border punch. The button is a designer button from the Latte set. You can get similar buttons in the Neutrals set in the current catalog. 

 

 

Owl Card

Remember the girlie owls from the other day? Doesn't she look gorgous on this card? Check out those darling dazzling diamonds earrings of hers!!! :) Diamonds are a girls best friend!

For this card I started with Kraft card stock and a plate from the Textures 1 set from Stampin" Up. I Covered the plate with Whisper White craft ink. I laid the Crumb Cake card stock on the plate and ran it through the Big Shot. I love the end result. It adds a little depth to the back ground. I punched a 2-3/8" Scallop Circle
Extra-Large Scallop Circle out of Not Quite Navy. The strip is Daffodil Delight punched with the scallop trim punch on each side. The circle inside of the the scallop circle is the 1 3/4 inch circle punch out of Whisper White. And then the owl. I love the attitude she adds to the card. This card would fit teens, little girls or even moms.You can find directions or the owl here

 

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Girlie Owls

Happy Monday everyone.

I decided that I wanted to get creative with my owl punch by giving my owls a more girlie look. So I picked girlie colors and then add some accessories. What do you think?

So how did thiese little darlings come about?

First I took Marina MIst, Pretty in Pink, and Daffodil Delight card stock and punched two owls from each color. I also took a scrap of black and punched 6 sets of the smallest eyes in the owl punch, and 6 sets of Whisper White second to smallest circles.

I sorted out the colors to end up with 6 different Owls. I used my Razzle Dazzle stamp set and Whisper White craft ink and stamped of each of the fronts. Set them aside for the ink to dry. You could also use your heat gun to dry each piece.

I assembled each set of eyes and set those aside.

The accessories:

    Earrings, I covered two silver brads with glue and dipped them in Dazzling Diamonds. Set aside to dry

    Purse: I used the 3/4 inch circle punch, punched a circle and then inside of the already punched area I punched again this getting a moon shape, maybe a 3/4 of a full moon. I punched again this time just a sliver to get the handle. Using the small flower from the three pack punch set I punched a Espresso flower. I glued this on the purse for the flap. A left over pink dot from punching out the owls finished the look. SInce she needed a arm or wing to carry her purse I used the large flower from the Boho flower punch to get the wing.

    necklace: I took a heart from the leftover pieces of owl and covered it with glue and Dazzling Diamonds. Two little strips of Melon Mambo made the necklace. I trimmed the ends after I glued it on the owl.

    Glasses: I punched two sets of the medium circles with the owl punch. I then punched over the puched circles to get the rims. You have to start with two sets because when you punch the large circle you can only center one circle. The sides are little snips.

    Hat: The hat is punched using the small oval punch. Follow same method as for purse. Take full punched oval from first punch and glue behind the "brim" trim excess. Punch a flower from trio punch set. Punch a heart with the owl punch from Melon Mambo and glue on hat.

    Bow: The bow is from the Build a Bear set. I trimmed off the tails of the bow. You could also jand cut a bow.

To get the appearance of bright lips I took scraps of Real Red and Melon Mambo and punched several of the largest circles of the owl punch. Using a glue pen I placed a dot of glue on each "shoulder" of the dress and on the bottom of each eye. I carefully glued them to the circle matching each shoulder to an eye. I then glued the whole piece on to the owl.

Assemble all of your little owl friends and attach accessories. Aren't they fun?

These little girlie owls would be perfect on a shopping scrapbook page or card. How would you use these little owls? Leave a comment and let me know.

Supply List:

Punches

118074 Two-Step Owl Extra-Large $16.95

118309 Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack $16.95

119873 3/4" Circle Medium $10.95

119863 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Large $15.95

Card Stock

119683  Daffodil Delight $6.95

100459 Pretty in Pink $6.95

119682 Marina Mist $6.95

115320 Melon Mambo $6.95

119686 Early Expresso $6.95

 

Stamp Set

116714 Razzle Dazzle $18.95

Ink

101731 Whisper White (Craft ink) 7.50

Accessories

104336 Silver (200) $6.95

102023 Dazzling Diamonds (1/2 oz.) $4.50

117980 Beary Merry $18.95 (Build a Bear Die with bow)

 

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Scallop Circle and Bird punch

I spend some time in my craft room playing today. I love being creative! I found this layout and wanted to try it. The first part of the card came together quickly, the scallop circle I struggled with. I started with white used a stamp from Razzle Dazzle and it just didn't look right. Then I tried Upsie daisy but that didn't look right either. Every thing I tried just looked to busy. Finally I chose Orchid Opulence with a bird from the bird punch in Razzleberry. A Crushed Curry branch added just the right touch of color. So here it is the finished product!

Since my own daughter is graduating this year we are invited to several of her friends Open House Celebrations. I felt like the little bird signified our little birdies leaving the nest for college. Deep I know-I;m sure none of the teen agers will sit analyze the meaning of the card! :) That's ok it was inspiration to get me going.

115370     Teeny Tiny Wishes           $36.95

115316    Razzleberry card stock        $5.50

115319     Crushed Curry card stock    $5.50

102125     Kraft (40)                           $7.50

116630    Modern Label Punch          $15.95

117191    Extra Large Bird Punch      $15.95

113439   Big Shot Die-Cut Machine   $99.95

113469   Scallop Circle #2                $19.95

115658   Razzleberry ink                   $5.95

 

A Pumkin Gift Bag

Every year I have made pumpkins from orange card stock punched with the oval punches. This year I wanted a little different look. I decided to keep it very simple and just use my Wide Oval Punch and 1 3/4 inch Circle Punch. I punched several circles and ovals. Then taking a standard office hole punch and the little square punch from Stampin' Up! Some of the squares I snipped into little triangles and I snipped some mouths all from black card stock. The vines are the Swirls Scribbles Sizzlet and the Big Shot.

For the next element I took a 12x12 piece of black card stock and stamped "Happy Halloween" in Whisper White all over it making my own patterned paper. It turned our really cool.

With the pumpkins and my newly stamped pattern paper I was able to make several little projects.

Here is the first project...

 

It is a little Halloween gift bag. Isn't it cute? The little black bag was a candy bag at a wedding I was at a couple of weeks ago. I do know you can get them at Michaels though. I cut 2 pieces of the black card stock with Happy Halloween on it the same size as the bag and glued them to the front and back. I put 2 of my little pumpkins on it. I punched the orange background label with the Modern Label Punch. I stamped "Happy Halloween" on black with Whisper White ink and punched it with the Window Punch. I topped it off with a Dusty Durango Polka Dot Ribbon.

Supplies:

112082 Wide Oval $15.95

116630 Modern Label Punch $15.95

113441 Swirls Scribbles Sizzlets Die $4.95     

112004 1-3/4" Circle Punch 15.95

105090 Word Window $15.95

115609 Dusty Durango $9.95

101731 Whisper White Craft Ink $7.50  

115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes $36.95

106532 Black Card Stock $7.50

102837 Only Orange $5.50

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Easter 6 x 6 page

Easter is this Sunday so I thought I would share a 6 x 6 page from last Easter. We have never gotten into the huge Easter baskets or Easter gifts in our home. Last year I decided to have a little fun. I bought just a few things for each of them. It wasn't a lot, but enough to make them feel loved. 

The designer paper is from last years catalog but any paper with spring colors will work.

What do you think of the little chickie? Don't you think he is cute? He was actually created by Heather Summers, I just followed her directions. I love using my punches. There sooo many things you can do with them! What are your favorite punches? I think I just love them all. Many of the Stampin' Up! punches are exclusive to Stampin' Up! and can only be found through them. If you are interested in seeing what more punches can do leave a comment on this post and we will talk more about it.

Natures Beauty

Last November we took the kids down the road to an abandoned pay loader that was used in the area sandpits. It is big, rusty, and cool looking, there is also lots of weeds and trees etc. The contrast of nature and machine is striking. There is also a lot of weeds and brush that also make a nice background.

I absolutely love the flower cluster in the corner. I actually saw something similar on a card and replicated for a scrapbook embellishment. If you like to stamp in your scrapbooks but can't seem to get the look you want cards can be great inspiration. Instead of putting the "centerpiece of a card on a card put it on your scrapbook.

The flowers were made with the birds and blooms sizzlit set from Stampin' Up!, the five petal punch, and the small oval punch. I cut and punched several flowers in close to cocoa and So Saffron. I layered them for texture. For the leaves I took a strip of Old Olive and scored a 1 1/2 wide strip down the middle and then put it through the crimper. I unfolded it and punched several ovals with the small oval punch. I just played with all of it until I like how it looked and then glued it all down. I did use lots of stampin Dimensions to add to the layer look. 

I love the Thickers Letters Look but like to stick with my Stampin' Up! product. Sooo I make my own "Thickers"Using the serif font long alphabet die I cut each of the letters three times. I glued the individual letters together stacking them on top;of each other. Voila! Thicker Letters! 

 

     

A Flowery Pair

  This is another idea I scraplifted. When I saw this layout I knew it would be perfect for this photo. Even though there is a 9 year difference between the girls they are very close. They have sleepovers in each others rooms and go to the mall together for sister days. Tricia will be moving out in a year and a half, Danika is going to miss her greatly.

I used Baha Breeze card stock and stamped with the Fresh Cuts Stamp set for the back ground. I used the flower stamp from the same set for the little flowers. I layered the little flowers with the 5 petal flower punch on white taffeta ribbon. You can find the stampset, the 5 petal punch and the card stock in your Stampin' Up! catalog or online through my website www.karlalangstraat.stampinup.net

Happy Halloween

This page was so much fun. I had seen so many cute hand made Halloween characters through out the blogging world that I wanted to make some of them for this page. They were not hard and I think they just look so cute! The mummy was made with the Word window punch and the 1/2 inch circle punch and 1/4 inch punch for the eyes. After punching out a bunch of very vanilla Word Window punches I glued them to a strip of card stock. I sponged over the whole mummy with creamy carmel and then put in the eyes. The spider is the scallop circle punch and the photo corner punch, and circle punches for the eyes. I sponged the edges with Whisper White ink. The spider web was made by gently pressing the edge of the basic black stamp pad in a random pattern to create the webby look. I found the directions to Frankenstein on another blog. It is Kiwi card stock, 1 1inch circle cut in half, 1 15/8 circle cut in half, 1/2 inch black circles, 1 inch white circles. The hair was made with a piece of black cardstock cut up for hair. The ghost is just the large oval punch, the eyes and mouth are drawn on with my Black Stampin' Up! journaling marker.