GraniteStateStamper - Michelle Ide, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Laconia, NH

It's Your Day with Flower Fest

I wanted to create a fall-ish card and this image kind of looked like a Chrysanthemum to me.

The base of the card is Sahara Sand and it is layered with Basic Black and Lucky Limeade.  The images were stamped with Jet Black StazOn and then colored in with the Lucky Limeade and Tangerine Tango Markers.

To get the shading on the flowers, I colored them with a light layer of Tangerine Tango and then let it dry.  Once it was totally dry (didn't take to long) I went back and added some more color at the base of each petal.

On the front I added a medium Basic Rhinestone to the center of each flower and a simple knot with Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon.

To finish the inside I stamped the flower in the center with Sahara Sand Classic Ink and then stamped the saying (from Happiest Birthday Wishes - hostess) in Jet Black StazOn.

The Stampin' Up! products used :

• Flower Fest Stamp Set - clear (#122280)
• Happiest Birthday Wishes - clear (#122617)
• Jet Black StazOn Ink (#101406)
• Sahara Sand Classic Ink (#105208)
• Tangerine Tango Marker (#120974)
• Lucky Limeade Marker (#123002)
• Sahara Sand card stock (#121043)
• Basic Black card stock (#121045)
• Lucky Limeade card stock (#122926)
• Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon (#122977)
• Dimensionals (#104430)
• Basic Rhinestones (#119246)

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

~ Michelle

Let's Celebrate with Spice Cake

All of the colors in the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper are so pretty and easy to create with.  The patterns can be layered easilty for an elegant card. 

I'm not sure who I'll be giving this card to, so I used the Let's Celebrate saying from the set On Your Birthday but it can be changed up for any occassion.

I don't know about you, but I have quite a bit of retired ribbon and Hodgepodge Hardware so I used some to complete the front.

To finish the inside of the card so that it is just as special as the outside, I used the same patterns of paper as the front to frame the Very Vanilla card stock.

The currrent products that I used for the card are :

• Pool Party card stock (#122924)
• Soft Suede card stock (#115318)
• Very Vanilla card stock (#101650)
• Spice Cake Designer Series Paper (#124003)
• On Your Birthday stamp set (#111664)
• Soft Suede Classic Ink (#115657)
• Dimensionals (#104430)
• Mini glue Dots (#103683)

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

~ Michelle

Quilted Celebration Card

I have so many small pieces of retired Designer Series Paper that I need to use and thought that a quilt card would be the perfect way to use them.  I decided to use some Greenhouse Gala DSP

The hard part was done for me, picking coordinating patterns, so I used my 3/4" square punch (retired) and punched 4 squares from each pattern that I wanted to use.  I glued them onto a 3" x 3" piece of scrap card stock (doesn't matter what the color is because you will  never see it) and then sent it through the Big Shot (#113439) with the Square Lattice embossing folder (#119976).

The base of the card was created using Chocolate Chip card stock (#102128) and running it through the Big Shot with the Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die (#115950) keeping the top fold just inside of the scallops.  I also used Crumb Cake card stock (#120953), Real Red card stock (#102482) and Whisper White card stock (#100730) to complete the card.

The saying is from On Your Birthday stamp set (#111664) was stamped using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (#100908) and was punched out using the Large Oval punch (#119855), the small oval punch (retired) and the Scallop Oval Punch (#119856)

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

~ Michelle

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Happy Bearthday 3-D Card

 

Tomorrow is the birthday party for a special little pirate.  He is all boy and loves pirates!  Mostly because they get to use swords. So, when I saw the new Season of Hugs stamp set in the Holiday Mini I knew it was a must have because I can use it to turn the Build a Bear boy into an adorable pirate!

Kids are harder to impress with hand made cards so I always try to make theirs interactive in some way.

This is a tent card and when you pull on the tab at the top the image slides up to reveal the message.  I love it!

If you were making this style of card for an older child or an adult you could use glue dots to adhere a gift card to the top pull area for a hidden surprise.

The card colors are Basic Black and Pear Pizzazz with Whisper White for the inside.  The main image was stamped onto Watercolor Paper with Jet Black StazOn and then colored using an Aqua Painter and my Classic Ink Pads.

The little bear paw prints on the "Happy Bearthday!" layer were colored using my White Signo gel pen and to make the sword a little shiny I colored it with Basic Gray and then painted over that with Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink.

I'd love to hear what you think of this card so click => here <= to leave me a comment.

I'll be posting a video of this card on Monday so stay tuned!  :-D

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Thanks for looking and happy stamping!

  ~  Michelle

• Beary Best Friends (#118052 - W)
• Season of Hugs (#120823 - W)
• Basic Black card stock (#121045)
• Pear Pizzazz card stock (#119795)
• Whisper White card stock (#100730)
• Water Color paper (#105019)
• In-Color Designer Series Paper Pack (Level 1)
• Night of Navy Classic Ink (#102977)
• Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink (#119784)
• Crumb Cake Classic Ink (#121030)
• Jet Black StazOn Ink (#101406)
• Stamp-a-ma-jig (#101049)
• uni-ball Signo White Gel Pen (#105021)
• Dimensionals (#104430)
• Aqua Painter (#103954)
• Stamping Sponge (#101610)
• Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink (#119969)
• 1-1/4" Circle Punch (#119861)
• 1" Circle Punch (#119861)
• Crop-A-Dial (#108362)
• White Taffeta Ribbon (#109070)
• 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon (#119261)

Live, Laugh, Love Birthday Card with Video

Each month when I plan my stamp classes I like to work with a common theme for all of the projects.  This month I wanted to use Greenhouse Gala Desginer Series Paper as the focus so I needed to come up with one more card.

Here it is:

It is a really simple card that showcases the paper amazingly!  I'll definitely be using this layout again.

The card base is Pear Pizzazz and the edges were sponged lightly with Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink before I added the layers.  The next layer is Chocolate Chip, then Real Red and then the Greenhouse Gala DSP.  The bottom two corners of each layer were rounded using a Corner Rounder Punch.

To add a little sparkle, I used the 5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon and tied it in a simple knot around all three layers before attaching it to the front of the card with dimensionals.

The words are from the On Your Birthday stamp set.  The stamp also included "happy birthday" below these words but I didn't want to include them so covered that part with a post-it note and only inked up the part I wanted.  I used Real Red Classic Ink.

To finish the inside of the card, I matched the layers to the front of the card but only smaller.  This saying is also from On Your Birthday and was inked using Real Red Classic Ink again.

To see me making this card click =>> HERE <<== to watch the video.

The Greenhouse Gala is definitely my favorite Designer Series Paper right now.  Which one is yours?

Thanks for looking and keep stamping!

  ~  Michelle

 

• On Your Birthday stamp set (#111664)
• Real Red Classic Ink (#103133)
• Pear Pizzazz card stock (#119795)
• Chocolate Chip card stock (#102128)
• Real Red card stock (#102482)
• Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper
• 5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon (#117286)
• Corner Rounder Punch (#119871)
• Dimensionals (#104430)

Having an extreme birthday!

I don't make tons of masculine cards but really like how they come out when I do.  This card is one that I made yesterday and once I had decided on the colors (right from the Color Coach), it came together really fast.

I started with a base of Whisper White card stock and then added a layer of Basic Black and Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper which was stamped with Extreme Elements stamp set in Basic Gray Classic Ink.  The saying is from Chit Chat Rub Ons.

The main image is Extreme Guitar and was stamped using Jet Black StazOn and the background was stamped using Extreme Elements with Baja Breeze and Cherry Cobbler Classic Inks.

It was layered onto Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler card stock before I attached it to the card.

The inside was made with the same colors and layers.  On the bottom I used the dots from Dots & Designs Rub Ons to tie it all together.

Thanks for looking and keep stamping!

  ~ Michelle

• Extreme Element stamp set
• Extreme Guitar stamp set
• Whisper White card stock
• Basic Black card stock
• Cherry Cobbler card stock
• Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink
• Baja Breeze Classic Ink
• Jet Black StazOn Ink
• Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Chit Chat Rub Ons & Dots and Designs Rub Ons (retired)

Here's to a Monsterrific Birthday

I think that I've told you before that I have a small daycare in my home.  I spend a lot of time with the kids so I guess it's only natural that I'm drawn to the stamp sets that I can use for them.  Make a Monster is definitely one of them.  I love all of the different face pieces that are part of the set - it is so easy and fun to come up with tons of different expressions.

Here's a birthday card I created using this set.

The base of the card is Pear Pizzazz, which is a new In Color and I ran both the front and the inside through my Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I like how it looks and feels when you're holding it.

The images were stamped onto Confetti White card stock using Jet Black StazOn Ink and then water colored using an Aqua Painter and Classic Ink Pads.  To finish them off I sponged Classic Ink around the edges with a Stampin' Sponge.

The second layers for the inside and front are Tempting Turquoise and I distressed the edges of both pieces using the Cutter Kit before adding a layer of Rich Razzleberry and then the stamped layers.

I tied Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon around the front layers with a simple knot and then attached the front piece using Dimensionals and the inside with Tombow Mono Multi Glue (green and white bottle).

My supply list looks a little long but it was an easy and fun card to make.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping!

  ~ Michelle

• Make a Monster stamp set (c - #120606)
• Beary Best Friends stamp set (#118052)
• On Your Birthday stamp set (#111664)
• Pear Pizzazz card stock (#119795)
• Tempting Turquoise card stock (#102067)
• Rich Razzleberry card stock (#115316)
• Confetti White card stock (#102028)
• Jet Black StazOn Ink (#101406)
• Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink (#119784)
• Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink (#100814)
• Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink (#115658)
• Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon (#119265)
• Stamping Sponge (#101610)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430)
• Aqua Painter (#103954)
• Cutter Kit (#106958)
• Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439)
• Square Lattice Embossing Folder (#119976)

Growing Green Mojo

 When you look at the Designer Series Paper in the Stampin' Up! catalog (pp.172-175) it shows you what stamp sets that they coordinate with.  I love that! 

It takes all of the guess work out of creating a quick card.  You have the Designer Series Paper, the stamp set and the color scheme all in a matter of seconds.  The only thing left to do is to figure out a layout.

I got the layout for this card from this weeks Mojo Monday Challenge.

I am totally an earth tones girl and just love the look of this card with only the browns and greens (which happens to be my favorite color).

The base of the card is Crumb Cake card stock with a layer of Chocolate Chip on next.  I used Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper for all of the patterned paper layers.

The main image is stamped onto watercolor paper with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink and then water colored using an aquapainter, Wild Wasabi Classic Ink and Garden Green Classic Ink.  Since I didn't use a permanent ink to stamp the image with I had to be careful not to watercolor over the lines because they would bleed into the image.  I wasn't too particular about blending my colors together though because I really liked how it was looking.

I cut out the image into a circle and then sponged the edges using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink.  To create the scalloped border I punched out a whole bunch of 1/2" circles from Crumb Cake card stock and then glued them onto the back.  They didn't meet up perfectly but that part is hidden under the Chocolate Chip 5/8" Satin Ribbon.  This was attached to the card using dimensionals.

The saying is from the On Your Birthday stamp set and was stamped wiht Chocolate Chip Classic Ink and then punched out using the Modern Label Punch.  I snipped the end into a tag shape and then tied it around the ribbon using Linen Thread before attaching it with a dimensional.

I wanted the inside to match the front so I created a smaller border on the bottom using the same paper and basic layout as the front.

Do you participate in any of the weekly challenges?  Leave me a comment and let me know which ones so I can check them out.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping!

  ~ Michelle

• Growing Green stamp set (C - #120624)
• On Your Birthday stamp set (#111664)
• Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper (#117389)
• Crumb Cake card stock (#120953)
• Chocolate Chip card stock (#102128)
• Watercolor Paper (#105019)
• 1/2" Circle Punch(#119869)
• Modern Label Punch (#119849)
• Linen Thread (#104199)
• Chocolate Chip 5/8" Satin Ribbon (retired - can use Early Espresso)
• Dimensionals (#104430)

Upsy Daisy Birthday

I wanted to create a simple, clean card today using a sketch that I jotted down a few weeks ago and this is what I came up with :

The front :

The inside :

I love how it came out but wish that I would have taken the pictures against a darker background.  The card gets kind of lost in all of the whiteness.

I knew that it had to have Chocolate Chip as one of the main colors because of the Dots & Designs Rub On image and then I chose Certainly Celery to go with it.  Mainly because the ink and card stock were already on my stamping table.

It is a basic design but all of the elements together make it such a WOW card for me.  I will definitely be using this layout over and over again.

I haven't made a video in a bit and wanted to make two of these cards (got to make one to keep you know) so I filmed a video and put it on my video blog.

** Click here to view the video for this card **

This video ended up being over 20 minutes long so it was quite a challenge  to get it down to 10 but I finally did.  Let me know what you think.

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

  ~ Michelle

Stamps : Upsy Daisy

Paper : Confetti White, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery

Inks : Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery

Accessories : Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, Dots & Designs Rub Ons, Stamp a ma jig, Sponge Dauber

Dots & Designs & No Stamping

We finally have some beautiful spring weather here in NH and as I was driving back from the kids school I saw so many blooming flowers that I just had to come home and create a floral, spring card.

I've had the Dots & Designs Rub Ons for a while and just opened them up.  They are so easy to use!

Here's the card I made with them :

The inside :

All of the images are from Dots & Designs except for the saying, which is from the retired Chit Chat Rub Ons.

I applied the interlocking circles onto Close To Cocoa CS and then added the white dots into the centers.  It is layered onto Whisper White and then onto a piece of Chocolate Chip that was punched using the Scallop Trim Border.  The floral strip was applied to Whisper White CS.

The inside was create the same as the outside but also includes a layer of Ruby Red CS.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping!

  ~  Michelle

 Paper : Real Red, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories : Dots & Designs Rub Ons, Chit Chat Rub Ons, Scallop Trim Border Punch