Wonderful Weekend, Part II

I told you about my wonderful weekend (here), but only the first day...Yes, there is more!  After surprising my sister for her birthday, we spent Sunday celebrating the coming of her first grandchild!  My niece is expecting her son in May; I figured there would be a baby shower and I wouldn't be able to get there (we're 400 miles apart), but when we started planning my sister's surprise birthday party, I asked my niece if there was any way to get her baby shower happening on the same weekend.  (Selfish of me?)

Her sister jumped into high gear (with my sister grumbling and wondering why this had to happen on THIS particular weekend--she was SO clueless!), and a lovely baby shower was planned for Sunday.  How fun to be able to participate; I got to see my own daughter and grandkids, we "showered" at a lovely tea house in Old Town Pasadena, and I got to enjoy watching my sister celebrating her daughter and grandson-to-be.  A lovely time had by all...

My card:

I love Moon Baby!  I figured I didn't need another baby stamp when this came out, but the moment I saw it, something clicked, and I had to have it.  I've now used it several times, and am feeling like it's a "keeper" of a set.

Look at that baby!  So cute!

I stamped him on Whisper White card stock, colored him with Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen and carefully snipped him out.  The umbrella was stamped on the Bermuda Bay print from the Brights Paper Stack, and paper-pieced on the cut-out umbrella.

The clouds are from Weather Together, and were cut with the matching framelits, Umbrella Weather.

My card base is a piece of Bermuda Bay, cut 5" x 10", and folded in half.  There's a slim border of Whisper White, and then a layer of the Bermuda Bay DSP.  I had first adhered the Bermuda Bay to a piece of Whisper White and cut out the circle, using the Layering Circles Framelits--I wanted to "lift" the Bermuda Bay layer with Dimensionals, and the extra layer of white gave it enough heft to do so without it sagging in the middle.

The sentiment (two pieces) fit perfectly into a die from the Popcorn Box Framelits dies.  They were stamped in Bermuda Bay ink and cut out with the dies.

And of course, a matching envelope is imperative:

and oh-so-easy with the Envelope Punch Board!  This is a "must have" when you are making your own custom-sized cards!  A coordinating piece of DSP from the Brights Paper Stack made the perfect carrier for my cute card.

Shower done, we headed for home...a long journey but one with happy memories of a wonderful weekend!

Products used are listed here; click on the photo to be taken to my online store:


Product List

Moon Baby Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143082]

$28.00

Moon Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143085]

$20.00

Weather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141543]

$21.00

Weather Together Photopolymer Bundle

[142319]

$41.25

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

$6.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[131179]

$6.50

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

[138434]

$22.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Umbrella Weather Framelits Dies

[141479]

$25.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies

[141473]

$33.00

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

$10.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

Envelope Punch Board

[133774]

$20.00

Under the Weather?

Here's another card using Weather Together--must be my new "go to" stamp set:

A friend recently had surgery, so this card was meant to brighten her day just a bit.  I love the color combination, which I got from the upcoming Party Animal Designer Series Paper (coming in January!).  Isn't it great?  Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy and Pacific Point came together in a cheery combo to create this card.

My little umbrella is stamped in Crushed Curry and cut with the matching Umbrella Weather framelits.  My Pacific Point layer is embossed with the Softly Falling embossing folder.  The white square on which the umbrella sits, was cut using the Stitched Shapes framelits (available again in January!  yippee!).

My favorite sentiment was stamped in Emerald Envy and I popped on a Pacific Point Enamel Shape.

Cute and quick--and sure to bring a smile to anyone's face!

Click on the products below and be whisked away to my online store:


Product List

Weather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141543]

$21.00

Weather Together Photopolymer Bundle

[142319]

$41.25

Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141415]

$8.00

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[111350]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Party Animal Designer Series Paper

[142738]

$11.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

[141396]

$6.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[131173]

$6.50

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[126951]

$6.50

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

$9.00

Umbrella Weather Framelits Dies

[141479]

$25.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$8.00

On Stage Swap Cards

I've been attending the Stampin' UP! On Stage Local event in Phoenix, Arizona.  This fun get-together of demonstrators is a time for sharing ideas and business tips and, best of all, getting to see the brand new Occasions Catalog, coming your way soon.

When I attend these events I like to participate in "swaps"--I join a group of other demonstrators and we all make cards to exchange with each other.  For this event I signed up for two swaps--"I'm bringing birthdays back" and "Black and White with a Color".  Today I'm going to show you my Black and White card:

The rules are two layers, using only black and white (no vanilla) and one color. You must have an embellishment too.  So I used the Weather Together set with the matching Umbrella Weather Framelits and created my card.

The base is Basic Black.  On my next layer of Whisper White, I cut two umbrellas with the handles, and the cloud/raindrops. 

It's hard to see, but the Whisper White layer is elevated on Dimensionals, with the black layer peeking through the cutouts.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Black Archival Ink.

Then I cut more umbrellas from the "color"-- I used Soft Sky in this example, but as you'll see when I show you all my swaps, I also used Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise--can't tell which I like best.

These little umbrellas are on Dimensionals above the white layer, and there's a Bakers Twine bow on each.  I also used an Enamel shape on the two black umbrellas in a matching color (I was only allowed to use one extra color).

So here's the "infinity shot"--shows off all my work.

What do you think?  Will my swaps be a success?

All products can be purchased here.