P is for Paper Crafting

Oh my! I have had a hard time getting this post up this morning:( Picture me sitting in a hotel room in Portland, OR with my feet up blog hopping around to see what's going on in the A to Z Blogging Challenge world! There are some seriously good P posts out there today! Good Job!

Then, my sister is in the hospital with a blood clot in her leg. They are anticipating doing a "clot busting procedure" on her today as her leg is really swollen--abnormally so even for a blood clot! So I have been emailing and texting friends and family to facilitate prayer and a pastoral visit for her. If you would pray too, that would be nice. 

Well, on to the post of the day...maybe I can finish it this go-round! I didn't keep it very short today; sorry!

As I was thinking about this post and how it related to the theme of All About Me (it is all about me, right?), I thought, "P is for Patience (don't have a lot of that); Procrastination (I'm an expert on that one); Preserving Food (well, I do and have done a lot of that); aha! (don't you love aha moments:) Paper Crafting!!! I have to work my paper crafts into this challenge whenever I can because it is what I truly love to do! Besides, what would the month be if I didn't show you some paper crafts, right?!!!

Wednesday night my Happy Stampers made a Card in a Box! It is quite the paper crafting sensation at the moment--lots of postings on Pinterest! I was inspired for this one by Tina Weller at The Serene Stamper (this link will take you to her post with video tutorial as well as printable instructions). Thank you Tina for the great tutorial!!!

Tada! Isn't it the cutest thing?!!! The box folds flat for mailing:) We did make special envelopes for our creations because they wouldn't fit in our standard size card envelopes but that was made easy using the Envelope Punch Board--love it! I could not believe how fun this was to make and decorate!

This is a side view of the box. Key is to not overfill as it gets really bulky and won't flatten well. So, less is more:)

For this project I used the following Stampin' Up Supplies:

• Paper: Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green and Whisper White card stock; Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper
• Stamp Sets: Flower Shop, Petite Petals and Chalk Talk
• Ink: Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry
• Punches: Pansy, Petite Petals, Bird Builder and Extra-Large Oval
• Big Shot with Little Leaves Sizzlits
• Other: Lots of Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls and Sticky Strip

It would be hard for you to enjoy this project as much as I did, but I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless! I will be back tomorrow with the Letter Q--only 10 more letters to go!!! Last year I felt like such a winner when I completed this challenge!

Have a great day!

Kat

Happy Easter In Color Shadow Box Card

Did I make that title long enough?!!! Well I am still hooked on the Shadow Box Card so decided to show my Happy Stampers how to make this card at our meeting last Wednesday night! On this one we stamped the flowers directly onto the Strawberry Slush card stock with Strawberry Slush ink (tone on tone). So happy with the results:)

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Paper: Whisper White and Strawberry Slush card stock
• Ink: Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana
• Stamp Sets: Flower Shop, Petite Petals and Easter Blossoms (retired)
• Punches: Pansy and Petite Petals
• Big Shot with Ovals Collection Framelits
• Other: Basic Pearls, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip

I was so happy with the way this card turned out! I hope you enjoyed it too!

Kat

Petite Flower Shop Shadow Box Card

Today was absolutely beautiful! I think the high temperature was 55 degrees (F) but the sky was blue blue, the sun was bright and there was no wind! We are a little more than a week early for Spring but Spring was definitely here today and looks like it will be here all week! 

I can't believe it's already the middle of the month and I haven't posted my Design Team project for The Cupboard Trilogy Challenges yet! What have I been waiting for? The theme for this month is Mothers so I made a Mother's Day card for my mom. WOW! I am super early!!! 

I am totally loving making Shadow Box cards using the Flower Shop and Petite Petals stamp sets--so fun!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up supplies:

• Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Gumball Green and Strawberry Slush card stock; Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper; Silver Glimmer Paper
• Stamp sets: Messages for Mom (retired), Flower Shop, Petite Petals
• Ink: Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, Pink Pirouette
• Punches: Pansy, Petite Petals, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly and Bird Builder Punch
• Big Shot with Labels Collection Framelits
• Other: Glue Dots and Basic Pearls

I am working on a Shadow Box Easter card for my Happy Stampers to make next week. I am also working on a Card in a Box! I have been seeing lots of them on Pinterest so am trying my hand at it. I have the box made, just need to decorate it:)

Kat

Kaleidoscope Shadow Box Card

I am so enjoying making these cards! Remember the one I made here?

I made this card for a friend and hope she likes it. I photographed the card on the paper that lines the inside--wild and beautiful, right? I love the colors:)

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Paper: Whisper White card stock; Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper
• Stamp Sets: Flower Shop, Petite Petals and See Ya Later (free with $50 order) 
• Ink: Crushed Curry, Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay by Stampin' Up! and Memento Tuxedo Black
• Punches: Pansy and Petite Petals
• Big Shot with Oval Framelits
• Other: Glue Dots, Basic Rhinestones

Thank you for visiting today! Have a great weekend. I will be back on Sunday night for Carla's Sunday Night Chit-Chat!

Kat

Spring Sampler

This is the Spring Sampler I made as an example for our Happy Stampers Club this month. We met last night and worked with a frenzy to get all 12 squares finished! I really enjoyed designing all these squares:) I still haven't decided if I want to leave the white background blank or if I want to do a subtle design on it. What do you think?

I made the sampler to fit an 8" x 10" background. The squares are:

• Top square: 2" x 2"
• 2nd square: 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"
• Bottom square: 2 1/4" x 2 1/4"

For this Spring Sampler I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit and Crisp Cantaloupe card stock; Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper (free with $50 order)
• Stamp Sets: Strength and Hope (retired); Happy Watercolor; Simply Sketched (Hostess); Petite Petals; Flower Shop; Petal Parade (free with $50 order); Banner Blast (also free with $50 order); Gorgeous Grunge
• Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party by Stampin' Up! and Tuxedo Black by Memento
• Big Shot with the following Embossing Folders: Delicate Designs, Lacy Brocade (retired) and Decorative Dots (free with $50 order)
• Punches: 1 3/4" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly, Pansy and Petite Petals
• Other: Crisp Cantaloupe 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim, Summer Starfruit 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Basic Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Water Color Wonder Washi Tape, Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine (retired)

That's quite a list and I think I have everything but if you have any questions, please let me know.

I hope you enjoyed this project. Tomorrow I have another version of my Shadow Box Card to share with you.

Kat

Flower Shop Shadow Box Card

I showed you this sneak peek the other day and now I am ready for the full reveal!

Tada! I know I made it, but I totally LOVE this card! It is a Shadow Box card and will stand up when set on it's end. I chose my colors from the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper that you can get for FREE with a $50 Stampin' Up! order through March 31.

My inspiration for this card was one done by Connie Stewart at Simply Simple Stamping. However, my internet was down when I wanted to make the card so had to just wing it! So, it didn't turn out much like Connie's at all but I wanted to give her credit for inspiration. Actually, Connie inspires me quite a bit because I LOVE her Flash Cards!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Paper: Whisper White card stock and Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper
• Stamp Sets: Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Sassy Salutations and Trust God
• Ink: Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe and Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pads; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Punches: Pansy and Petite Petals
• Big Shot with Ovals Framelits
• Basic Rhinestones, Sticky Strip and Glue Dots

Well, what do you think? I made another card using different colors that I will share with you later this week.

Tomorrow??? I will share with you the Spring Sampler I made for our Happy Stampers Club! See you then:)

Kat