Happy Apple-y Birthday

My card for you today is for this week's Inspiration and Ways to Use It challenges on Splitcoaststampers, and I used the cute sketch from the new challenge blog Fab Friday. So many challenges answered by one card! I just got the adorable new Perfectly Preserved stamp set and since the Ways to Use It challenge was "apples" how could I resist?

Stamps: Perfectly Preserved, Bring on the Cake 
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi DSP 
Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Wild Wasabi, Versamark 
Accessories: Wild Wasabi embossing powder, Finishing Touches Edgelits, In color dahlias, glue dot 
Techniques: Heat Embossing 

The base is Wild Wasabi. The main image panel and greeting are on Whisper White cardstock. I used Raspberry Ripple ink to stamp the apple images. (I love the new SU inks, they give such fabulous results!) I backed the image panel with Raspberry Ripple cardstock, cut with the one of the Finishing Touches Edgelits. I added a bit of Wild Wasabi patterned paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack. I used Versamark and Wild Wasabi embossing powder on the greeting, which is from the Bring on the Cake stamp set and finished it off with an In Color Dahlia (Raspberry Ripple) fastened by a glue dot.

I did a quick but cute dress up on the inside of the card using the same apple images and another greeting from the Bring on the Cake set. So cute and yet so easy!

Everything used to create this card is available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up products, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net.

 

CAS Punch Art Lollipop

This card is for today's Splitcoaststampers CAS challenge, summer treats. Right off the bat, this theme made me think of those giant lollipops that they had at the zoo when I was a child. I had seen a beautiful punch art card on Splitcoast made by slfarrell. You can see her card here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2226824 . I added a different greeting and a Real Red Glimmer Brad and here is what I came up with.

The base is Crumb Cake card stock, and I used a Crumb Cake card front too. I used a paper piercing tool and the Essentials Paper Piercing pack on the card front. The lollipop is made of 1" circles punched out of the following cardstocks; Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Summer Starfruit, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Perfect Plum, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Bashful Blue. I assembled them with one of the self adhesive Shaker Frames as a base, and when it was assembled I added a Real Red Glimmer Brad from the Brights package.  I made the stick by rolling up a 2.5x3" sheet of printer paper. I had to roll it about three times to break down the fibers a bit and get it to be a tight enough roll. Then I glued it shut with Mulitpurpose Liquid glue. I tied a little strip of Daffodil Delight 1/8" taffeta ribbon around the stick and then glued it onto the card with Mulitpurpose Liquid glue. As a finishing touch I stamped the greeting from the Tiny Tags set in Pacific Point on Whisper White card stock,  punched it out with the jewelry tag punch and attached it by the ribbon using a glue dot.

The inside is pretty simple, I just stamped the candy image from Sweets for the Sweet along the bottom in Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum. Then I added a greeting (inked in Pacific Point) from the Curly Cute set.
Everything used to create this card is available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up products, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net.

Nature Walk Birthday Card

I made this card for today's color challenge on Splitcoast Stampers. The challenge was to use Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse and Old Olive.

               Stamps: Nature Walk, Bring on the Cake 

           Paper: Whisper White, Patio Party DSP, Birds of a Feather DSP 
               Ink: Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse 
           Accessories: Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin ribbon, Window Frames Framelits, Old Olive
                     Brads (Brights Collection), Dimensionals 


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Everything used to create this card is available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up products, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net.

Daffodil Delight Moving Forward

Today's card uses one of my favorite colors, Daffodil Delight, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set, Moving Forward.

The base is Daffodil Delight. The image is stamped in black Stazon on Whisper White cardstock. I used a Finishing Touches edgelit to cut a Basic Black border that I used along the bottom, and added a piece of Daffodil Delight stitched grosgrain ribbon. The flowers are punched out using the Itty Bitty Punch pack, and the circle inside them is from the Cupcake Builder punch. I distressed a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock and used the little pieces that fell off of it to create a tiny "fuzz" of flowers for the basket. I put a little Multipurpose Liquid glue where I wanted the fuzz and then set it onto of the glue.

Simple, easy, quick and fun! Yay!

Stampin' Up! donates $3 to Ronald McDonald House Charities for every Moving Forward stamp set that is sold. Everything used to create this card is available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up products, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net.

Baby Wipe Card

I made this card for this week's One Layer Wednesday challenge.

The challenge was to use lines on your card. I couldn't think of a good stamp to use, and then I thought of this technique. It was so fun and simple, I may make a note card set of them! How to do it? You fold a baby wipe several times. Then you put a drop or two of classic reinker along one folded edge. Then put one or two drops of the next color right beside it, there should be no white space in between the colors. Repeat along this edge adding all the colors you want to use. Once you have added your colors to the baby wipe, run that edge across the cardstock to creat a stripe! For my card I used a Whisper White base and Pacific Point, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red inks.  Then I dusted it with an embossing buddy, stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Versamark, added black embossing powder and heated it with a heat gun. 

Everything used to create this card is available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up products, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net.

Reason to Smile CAS card

I have a CAS (Clean and Simple) card for you today. This card is made with the Reason to Smile stamp set.

                Stamps: Reason to Smile. Petite Pairs 

            Paper: Marina Mist, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Marina Mist DSP 
            Ink: Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Lucky Limeade marker 
            Accessories: Lucky Limeade bakers' twine, blender pen 

The base is Marina Mist. I stamped a flower image from the Reason to Smile set twice on Whisper White cardstock in Not Quite Navy ink, colored the stem in with the fine tip of a Lucky Limeade marker and used a Blender Pen and Marina Mist ink to color the flower. The greeting, from Petite Pairs, is stamped in Lucky Limeade. I added a strip of Marina Mist designer paper to the bottom and some Lucky Limeade bakers' twine. That is then mounted on Lucky Limeade cardstock. That's all attached on the base.

I used the coordinating stamp from Petite Pairs to stamp the card liner, added a strip punched with the Scallop Trim border punch and a bit of Lucky Limeade designer paper. This created a quick but pretty inside for the card.

This seven-piece stamp set "Reason to Smile" is available this month only. Best of all, you can get it for only $5 with any $50 purchase (wood or clear mount).  Everything used to create this card is available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up products, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net.

Christmas in July

Hi Stampers, I have a Christmas card for you today! Are you wondering why I would be making a Christmas card here in the middle of summer? Well, I send out almost 200 handmade Christmas cards each year, so it is never too early to start.

            Stamps: Easy Events 
            Paper: Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla, Be of Good Cheer DSP 
            Ink: Black Stazon, Gumball Green 
            Accessories: Blender Pen, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, Gumball Green Satin
                    Stitched Ribbon, 2-1/2" Circle punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch, Scallop
                    edge punch, Dimensionals 

This card is simple but fun! The base is Crumb Cake cardstock, with a piece of Gumball Green satin stitched ribbon tied all the way around it. I used the Scallop Edge punch on a little strip of Gumball Green cardstock and attached that to the bottom of some striped designer paper from the Be of Good Cheer paper pack. I stamped the image from the Easy Events stamp set on Very Vanilla in Black Stazon and colored it with Gumball Green ink and a blender pen and added Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details on the berries. I punched that image out with a 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch and matted it with a 2-1/2" Gumball Green circle, then attached it to the card front with Dimensionals. Viola, hope you like it!


Everything used to create this card is available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up products, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net.

A Week of Retiring Stamps - Day 5 - Goodbye to Fox & Friends

Here's a cute little card for you today. It's a perfect card for a new baby, but you could change the greeting and easily make it into a young child's birthday card.

This layout is inspired by a card from the talented Mary Fish. I cut five 1"x4" strips of Nursey Nest designer paper and attached them to a Pear Pizzazz card base. The monkey images are from the Fox & Friends stamp set, and are stamped in Early Espresso on Whisper White. That panel is on an extra wide mat of Blushing Bride Cardstock. I tied Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon around one end. I used the Pinking Hearts border punch on a small strip of Early Espresso Textured Cardstock, and tucked that under the main panel. The greeting, from A Word for You stamp set, is stamped on Marina Mist in Espresso ink.

On the inside, I used Early Espresso ink and textured paper, the Pinking Hearts border punch and Nursery Nest designer paper again. The greeting is from Curvy Verses.

Retiring Items Showcased:
Fox & Friends Stamp Set
Curvy Verses Stamp Set
Pear Pizzazz Cardstock
Blushing Bride Cardstock
Textured Cardstock (all colors)
Nursery Nest Designer Paper
Pinking Hearts Border Punch
Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon

Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoyed this card. Everything used here is available from Stampin' Up! All retiring items are available only until May 31st, and only while supplies last. If you would like to purchae any of the items used here, please visit my business website at http://www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net

Masculine Birthday Card Made from Scraps!

Hi everyone! I have a quick and easy card for you today, and it's a card for a guy. It seems like we always have trouble coming up with cards for the men in our lives. But best of all, except for the base, it is made entirely from scraps! I am hoping to inspire you to use up some of the little pieces of cardstock that you have laying around.

Stamps: Nature's Nest             Paper: Soft Suede Textured, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold, Mocha Morning DSP             Ink: White Craft, Champagne Shimmer Mist, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede

The base is Soft Suede textured cardstock. I stamped the dragonfly in white craft randomly on the base. Then I sponged a little champagne shimmer mist onto the dragonfly stamp to stamp the image in gold. The greeting is from Sincere Salutations. I stamped it in Chocolate Chip ink. Then I inked up the dragonfly stamp in Soft Suede ink, stamped off once on scratch paper and then stamped on the edge of the greeting to give a light image. I matted the greeting on Chocolate Chip cardstock. The rest of the cardstock was just various strips or pieces I had lying around. I hope you enjoyed today's quick and easy card! Thanks for reading my blog! All the products used on today's card are available from Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase any of the products used here, please visit my business website at www.trina_kuriger.stampinup.net