Season's Greetings

"Season's Greetings"? It's only October LOL. Well it's never to early to start holiday cards. So here is a card that I created. Believe it or not I used non-Christmas paper for this project. The two paper stacks I used were Crate Paper Portrait Collection and Pink Paislee Hometown Summer. I haven't bought any of the new Christmas collections out there yet, so I went through my papers and found these. The wood grained paper is from Crate Paper and the red w/stars patterened paper on the banner is from Pink Paislee. All of the patterned papers were lightly distress with Walnut Stain.

The cute little image is one of the many images from the JustRite Seasoned with Love Set. I colored her with my Copic markers. I used my 1 3/4" circle punch and my Spellbinders Floral Motifs dies for the outside as well as the inside trim. The cute mini December calendar is cut from one of the designer papers. I popped up the image on thin dimensional pop dots.

The sentiment "Season's Greetings" is from the JustRite Christmas Mini Sentiments Set. I love how thin this card is, easy to send out in the mail without any special envelope to make room for dimensional embellishments. So this card was really quick and fun to make. Please visit Stamper's Dream for the products listed below. Happy Wednesday!

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
JustRite - Seasoned with Love 2" Round
JustRite - Christmas Mini Sentiments Set
JustRite - Woodstamper 2"
Memento Tuxedo Black
Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Crate Paper - Portrait Collection
Pink Paislee - Hometown Summer
Other Products:
Bazzil Brown Cardstock, Spellbinders Floral Motifs, Copic Markers, Dimensional Foam Pop Dots, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Cuttlebug

Happy Birthday

Happy Wednesday! It's time for a birthday card. This awesome stamp set is JustRite Shabby Chic Labels Four, available at Stamper's Dream. I love how these JustRite stamp sets are compatible with Spellbinders dies. I stamped the image on pattern paper and used the Spellbinders Labels Four Large die. The paper is MME Lost & Found Blush. I used the same card layout as my Halloween cards (original post here) but just reversed the placement. I kept this card pretty flat and only popped up the stamped image on dimensional pop dots. It's perfect for mailing.

The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is also from the same stamp set. I stamped it out on a rectangle shaped banner and cut the little ribbon tails at the end. I'm so addicted to making ribbon tails on my projects now LOL. I finished it with a mini rhinestone embellishment. The edges of the papers were lightly edged with Distress Ink Walnut Stain. A small strip of pattern paper was just placed on the inside.

Well there's my card and I hope you've enjoyed it. All the links of the products used are provided below. Have a great day!

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
MME - 6x6 Blush
JustRite - Shabby Chic Labels Four
Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Other Products:
Spellbinders Labels Four LG, Memento Rich Cocoa, Small Brown Brads, Bazzill Brown Cardstock, Extra Small Rhinestone, Cuttlebug, Dimensional Pop Dots, Clear Acrylic Block

Halloween Cards

Happy Thursday and it's time for another Stamper's Dream project share! It has been a weird weather week for me here in Cali, it's hot, then it rains, and it's hot again, ugh. Anyways, I was able to make these Halloween cards. The paper I chose to use is Echo Park The Apothecary Emporium. I used the fabulous new sets from JustRite Trick or Treat Borders & Centers Oval. These images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and were colored with my Copic markers. I also used a glitter pen on some parts of the images.
I used my small oval Spellbinders to cut the images out. Then I used foam pop dots to place them on the card for that added dimension. I used the JustRite Halloween Mini Sentiments. You can choose from 18 different phrases in this set. I had cut the banners and edged all the papers with Black Soot Distress Ink. As a final embellishment, I added three brads to the top of the banner tail. I used the same layout on all four cards, which made them fast and easy to replicate.

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
Echo Park - The Apothercary Emporium
JustRite - Trick or Treat Borders and Centers Ovals
JustRite - Halloween Mini Sentiments
Memento Tuxedo Black
Other Products:
White Cardstock, Distress Ink Black Soot, Small Silver Brads, Copic Markers, Spellbinders Small Ovals, Fiskars Scallop Border Punch, Cuttlebug, Dimensional Pop Dots

Be Strong Party Favors & Thank You Card

Hi and Happy Wednesday! It's the the last day of the month and I have two Stamper's Dream projects to share. I had made a card last week (blog post here) using the Be Strong stamp set and I wanted to show some other quick projects that can be created using other images in the set. There are so many to choose from but here is what I came up with.

For my first project I decided to make some favor boxes. These are perfect for those charity events/parties/crops that will be held in October for Cancer Awareness Month. For the base of my project I used a plain favor box that I found in the wedding section of my local craft store. The papers that I chose to use were from MME the Happy Go Lucky paper pad. I used several sentiments included in the stamp set. The heart tag die from JustRites Charms Custom Dies were a perfect fit. The Spun Sugar Distress Ink was used lightly around the stamped sentiments to make them pop out more. You can watch a video on how I put these favor boxes together here.

For my second project, I made these 3x3 Thank You cards. I used the same paper collection and cut it down to size. In the Be strong stamp set, I used the large ribbon image and stamped it on white cardstock and then I cut it out. I stamped the individual words "Friends" and "Strength" at the tail ends of the ribbon. Then I lightly inked the ribbon with the Spun Sugar and popped the ribbon up with dimensional pop dots. Really simple and fast projects that are easy to replicate.

I hope I was able to show you how you can make a stamp set stretch out into multiple projects. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
JustRite - Be Strong
JustRite/Spellbinders - Charm Dies
Memento Tuxedo Black
MME - Happy Go Lucky 6x6
Distress Ink - Spun Sugar
Other Products:
White Cardstock, Bridal Party Favor Box, Black Satin Ribbon, Sm. Circle Punch, Acrylic Block, Cuttlebug, Dimensional Pop Dots

You Are In My Prayers

Happy Wednesday! It's 6 o'clock in the evening and it is scorching hot in Southern California right now. Nevertheless, I have a card share for you guys today =)

JustRite Stampers came out with these two fabulous stamp sets that are available at Stamper's Dream. The main image on the front of the card is from the Be Strong stamp set. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with my Copics. I then added some glitter to the ribbon to make it pop. The image is framed with a Spellbinders Small Classic Ovals in black cardstock.

The pink flower accents were sprayed with my Lindy's Stamp Gang in Scintillating Silver. I added some white porcelain flowers to the floral mix. I cut a piece of black/white polka dot glitter paper with my Sizzix Square Scallop die. On the main pink paper I stamped the image of the mini ribbon all over as an added detail to the background. I wrapped the card with a 1/2" black satin ribbon (my favorite type) and tied a bow in the front.

For the inside sentiment, I used the other stamp set Strength & Courage from JustRite. The image of the tiny ribbon from is from the Be Strong set. I added more of the pink paper and cut the white cardstock with my Sizzix die.

So that is my card for you guys today. I hope it has inspired you. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and these stamp sets would be perfect for those projects to come. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
JustRite - Be Strong
JustRite - Strength & Courage
JustRite - Acrylic Oval Stamper
Memento Tuxedo Black
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb
Other Products:
Karlas001 Etsy Pink Roses & White Porcelain Flowers, Spellbinders Small Ovals, Distress Ink Black Soot, Prima Annalee, Sizzix Scallop Square, Black Satin Ribbon, Lindy's Stamp Gang Scintillating Silver, Black Cardstock, Misc Polka dot Paper, SU! Dazzling Diamonds, Zig Two Way Glue, Copic Markers (RV34, RV11, R20), Cuttlebug

Life Is Better With Friends

I hope everyone is ending their Thursday on a good note. Here is a card I created for Stamper's Dream. The paper collection is For The Record Echo Park. All the edges of the design papers were distressed with Black Soot from Ranger. I kept this card pretty simple, not too many flowers or any bling at all. The bird cage image is from JustRite's Spread Your Wings stamp set. This set comes with 15 stamps total, with a variety of bird cages. The pair of birds is a separate image in the set.

I truly believe that my friends have made life better =) The sentiment is stamped on white cardstock and on a hand cut banner. The two ends are adorned with these itty bitty small white roses from I Am Roses. I used small ovals and a lattice die from Spellbinders to layer the image on the card. A small strip of designer paper was punched with a scallop border punch.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day tomorrow =)

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
Echo Park - For The Record
Memento Tuxedo Black
JustRite - Spread Your Wings Cling Stamp Set
Other Products:
I Am Roses flowers (R2), Spellbinders Lattice, Distress Ink Black Soot, Fiskars Scallop Border Punch, Cuttlebug

Stamper's Dream & Friends Blog Hop

Happy Monday everyone! Welcome to the Stamper's Dream & Friends Blog Hop! If you are just joining in, I am actually the final stop. Make sure you refer to the blog list below so you can start from the beginning.

Now on to my project. I decorated this plain Martha Stewart gift box that I had purchased last year. The beautiful papers are from the Melissa Frances 5th Avenue collection. The JustRite stamp set is the new June release Merry & Bright. The inks used were Pink Petunia and Pixie Dust from VersaMagic. All the designer papers were distressed with Antique Linen. I ruffled and glued some crepe paper behind the sentiment. I then used Glossy Accents to adhere the glitter around the edges of the ruffles. The shape behind the ornament and the piece of paper folded at the top flap was cut with Spellbinders Labels Thirteen. I used an eyelet border punch and wrapped the strips of DP at the top and bottom of the box. My favorite pearls from Kaiser Craft were used as accents all over. I tied some white seam binding into a bow and adhered it at the top. Also I used an Ivory Burlap String from May Arts along with a mini flower from my stash. These would make cute favors at a Christmas party.

I hope you have enjoyed my project. There is a hidden blog candy up for grabs. Make sure you visit each and every one of these talented ladies and leave them some love on their blog post for a chance to win.

Debbie Olson
Becca Feeken
Michelle Rodgers
Laurie Schmidlin
Amy Sheffer
Denise Marzec
Tosh Leyendekker
Mona Pendleton
Cindy Lawrence
Silke Ledlow
Arlene Cuevas
Charmaine Ikach
Mariana Grigsby
Lea Lawson
Joan Ervin
Teresa Kline
Jeanne Streiff
Kellie Fortin
Christina Fischer
Jo Thompson (Me)

Here is the prize:

Michelle will be announcing the winner of the blog candy the evening of Thursday, June 16th. Thanks for stopping by. Good Luck!!