Christmas joy

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Dec 202010

This is just a quick post today to wish all of my readers a wonderfully joyous and merry Christmas! 

This week’s Paper Therapy challenge is to create a Christmas card or scrapbook layout.  I used a monochromatic color scheme for my card.  I’ve always liked the swirls in this tree image and decided this year was time to use it.

Supplies:
Stamps: Season of Joy (Stampin’ Up); Seasonal Sayings (Gina K. Designs)
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Confetti Cream, Certainly Celery Patterns designer paper (SU)
Ink: Certainly Celery (SU)
Other: Certainly Celery twill ribbon (SU); star mini brad (The Paper Studio)

Posted by PH in VA at 8:00 am Cards, Gina K Designs, Paper Therapy, Stampin' Up!

razzleberry mambo birthday

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Dec 152010

Today I’m sharing a birthday card that I sent to a friend recently.  I used Lizzie Anne Designs sketch challenge #153 for the layout.  I don’t often use colors this bright, but I was wanting to do something different that day and this designer paper seemed to be saying “Make something with me!”  I decided to paper piece the present to match the designer paper.

Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Birthday, Party Animals (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Razzleberry Lemonade designer paper (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Melon Mambo
Other: standard circle and petite scalloped circle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders)

Posted by PH in VA at 8:00 am Cards, LAD sketch challenges, Lizzie Anne Designs, Stampin' Up!

shimmering snowflakes

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Dec 132010

It’s Monday – which means it’s time for another Paper Therapy weekly challenge!  This week it’s all about snowflakes. 

This was a really easy card to make.  First I lightly brushed some Shimmerz paint on some scraps of two shades of blue cardstock.  While I was letting the Shimmerz dry, I cut the layers for the rest of the card and stamped the sentiment on the shimmery white panel.  Then I punched my snowflakes from the shimmery scraps, glued them to the card, and added some self-adhesive half pearls.

So now that you’ve seen my card, go visit the other Paper Therapy Design Team members’ blogs (they’re linked in the middle sidebar) and leave them a little love.  Then go make a snowflake card of your own and upload it to the Paper Therapy weekly challenge thread by Saturday, December 18.  I know it’s a super busy time of the year but we’d love to have you play along with us!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sincere Salutations (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Shimmery White, Baja Breeze, Soft Sky (SU)
Ink: Baja Breeze (SU)
Other: Angel Wings paint (Shimmerz); snowflake punches (EK Success); half pearls (Basic Grey)

Posted by PH in VA at 8:00 am Cards, Paper Therapy, Stampin' Up!

love you

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Dec 112010

Yes, believe it or not, it’s another love/Valentine card for Operation Write Home.  LOL  You’re not getting tired of them yet, are you?

This time I used a couple of challenges at Splitcoaststampers.com to inspire me.  This week’s Clean and Simple challenge called for using a bow.  The color scheme comes from an older color challenge to use vanilla, burgundy and kraft. 

I just wish I was able to tie bows better. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Priceless, Short & Sweet (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Kraft, Bravo Burgundy (SU); Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Cranberry (Adirondack)
Other: Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon (SU)

Posted by PH in VA at 8:00 am Cards, Operation Write Home, Splitcoast challenges, Stampin' Up!

for my percussionist

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Dec 082010

My younger son is taking band now that he’s in middle school, and he plays percussion.  So when I saw this stamp at In Style Stamps, I knew I should make him a card with it.  Since he’s still somewhat interested in Pokemon and Bakugan, I thought he’d like the anime style image. 

Today’s card is the birthday card I recently made for him.  I used the current In Style Stamps sketch challenge layout, paired the image with a Stampin’ Up sentiment and chose some Basic Grey papers to go with it. 

My husband doesn’t usually say much of anything about the cards I make, but he told me that this one was “really good”.  I have to admit I’m pretty pleased with it, too.

Supplies:
Stamps: Travis (In Style Stamps); Birthday Whimsy (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: So Saffron (SU); Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink); “Blue Bonnet”, “Matthew”, and “Nathan” papers from Oh Baby! Boy collection (Basic Grey)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Other: Premier colored pencils (Prismacolor); odorless mineral spirits (Houston Arts)

Posted by PH in VA at 8:00 am Basic Grey, Cards, InStyle Stamps, ISS challenges, Stampin' Up!

birthday sketch

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Dec 062010

This week’s Paper Therapy challenge is a sketch challenge.  After you have the chance to check out what the other design team members have made with it, why don’t you play with us too?

I think what I like best about this card is that the polka dots, the scallops, the pearls and the flower make it look feminine, yet it doesn’t use a lot of traditionally feminine or pastel colors. 

Supplies:
Stamp: Happy Birthday (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink); various papers from Blush 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Taken with Teal (Stampin’ Up)
Other: petite oval and petite scalloped oval Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); small scalloped border die (PTI); flower (Prima Marketing); self adhesive pearls (KaiserCraft)

Posted by PH in VA at 8:00 am Basic Grey, Cards, Lizzie Anne Designs, Paper Therapy

i heart u

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Dec 012010

Here’s one last quick and easy card I made for the Operation Write Home special mission.  The heart and the U were both stamped on white cardstock, cut out, and adhered to the focal panel.  I used dimensional adhesive for the heart to make it stand out a little more. For the U, I inked the stamp with orange ink, then lightly sponged navy ink directly onto the edges of the U before stamping it on the white cardstock. This card uses one of the sketches from OWH’s Stars and Stamps blog.

Supplies:
Stamps: All About U (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: Whisper White (for stamping the heart and U), Barely Banana textured, Bliss Blue (SU); Sugar Rush 6″ x 6″ paper pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Bliss Blue, Riding Hood Red, Only Orange, Night of Navy (SU)
Other: sponge

Posted by PH in VA at 10:00 am Cards, Operation Write Home, OWH Stars & Stamps sketches, Stampin' Up!
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