Priscilla's Papercrafts: Kinda Eclectic

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Simple Birthday

My mom turned 86 this past week! Wow! She lives 3000 miles away from my California home on beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I'm going to be traveling there this week for a visit, but wanted to be sure to recognize her special day. So here's a pretty card, the idea for which I first saw on Stampin' Connection (a private web site for Stampin' UP! demonstrators). Katherine LaPiane did it in 2013-15 In Colors. I loved the single layer; the original card was only the stamped center--I decided I needed to add some embellishments. And my mom loves fall colors...So here's my card:

To make it, you start with a thin piece of paper (I used printer paper from my computer) and cut a hole of any shape in the center. I used the Circle Framelits, but I've also shown a previous card using an oval (here).

Once you have your shape, place it over your card front and anchor it with removable adhesive.

I stamped the sun image from Kinda Eclectic using Hello Honey ink, then stamped the leaves (same set) in Mossy Meadow.

Leaving the mask in place, sponge right over the stamped images. I used Hello Honey in the center, Pool Party for the sky, and Pear Pizzazz around the leaves. Then remove the mask and see the magic!

The butterfly from Kinda Eclectic was stamped using Tangelo Twist and punched with the large Butterfly punch. This was added with Mini Glue Dots and some Pearls Basic Jewels gave it a little bling.

I punched some Hello Honey cardstock using the Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch, then covered almost all of it (just the tiny little scallops are left) with Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon. The sentiment was stamped with Blackberry Bliss and cut out with Bitty Banners Framelits, then popped up with Dimensionals.

And see that tiny little scallop along the bottom? That was made with the Small Scallop Rotary Cutting Blade and the Stampin' Trimmer--just a cute little detail.

Inside?

I scored around the edge using my Simply Scored, and stamped the leaves in Mossy Meadow. The "enjoy" was inked with Blackberry Bliss, and it was layered on a piece of Blackberry Bliss.

Such a pretty card.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

A Wedding Weekend

I know I've been pretty absent recently, and I apologize! I've had a number of family obligations, traveling and work issues that have crept into my personal time, leaving me no moments to post my creations. That doesn't mean, however, that I haven't been creating! August is a busy month for us. So over the next few days, I'll be sharing some of the things I've been doing.

First up: my niece's wedding. Volney (yes, that's really her name--a family name that my sister has loved since she was a little girl) and Jason chose Sunday, August 10th, for their wedding day. And they could not have picked a better day.

The wedding was at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, an incredibly beautiful setting in the Malibu canyon. The Ranch House site was private, intimate, and peaceful, with it's own waterfall in the background. My niece made a beautiful bride, and family from near and far enjoyed a lovely evening.

Of course I had to make a special card for her and her new hubby. But, funny story, I forgot to photograph it before we left to travel down the California coast. No problem, right? I'll just do it in the hotel. Well, the lighting was completely off, and I had a dickens of a time getting a photo of it that looks good.

So here it is, but I just have to state that it's much, much prettier in person. I'll describe the elements, so maybe you can get a feel for how nice it is.

Because I can make my own envelope, I didn't worry about the size of my card. So I just started Big-Shotting and stamping and waited to see what happened. I began with a square of Whisper White cardstock, and cut out the center using the Window Frame framelits. I then cut the "vintage" Lattice and adhered it to the back of my window.

The leaves from Kinda Eclectic were stamped with Smoky Slate ink randomly over the front. This piece was layered over a slightly larger square of gorgeous Silver Foil sheets. And then added to the card base of Whisper White.

With apologies for the poor lighting, you'll note the leaves cut with the Little Leaves sizzlet in Smoky Slate. Pool Party flowers were punched with the Boho Blossoms punch, as were those in silver foil. These were glued on with Mini Glue Dots and each got a Rhinestone Basic Jewel in the center.

The sentiment from the retired Together Forever (a favorite that I just can't get rid of) was stamped in Smoky Slate, and the ampersand was done in Pool Party, fussy cut, and adhered in the center. This was all popped up over the center with Dimensionals.

Inside, I first embossed a frame around the edge using my Stampin' UP scoring board; then I stamped some more leaves and the sentiment (which was stamped in silver ink).

A beautiful card for a beautiful bride on a beautiful day...Doesn't get much more perfect than that!

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Convention Journal

Do you ever find something really cute and then are delighted that it's also functional? That's what happened to me when I discovered the Kraft Grid Journals. These little goodies are pocket-sized journals with a Kraft paper cover, perfect for decorating. But even better, they are filled with a graph print paper--easy to take notes or draw samples on. And best yet? They come two to a pack for only $4.95!

So at Convention we were given one of these journals to decorate, using the Kinda Eclectic stamp set (my new fav!). Look how cute this is:

So simple, but full of style! We stamped the dots with Mossy Meadow, and added our sentiment with Blackberry Bliss. The butterfly was stamped in Tangelo Twist and punched out, and mounted over the White Bakers Twine and a strip of Lost Lagoon, flagged on both ends.