boxes to match

Hi Stampers,
I made a quilt looking card for a mojo monday challenge a few weeks ago, and now that I want to use it I need a matching box to go with it.  Here is what I did:

Do you remember the card?  Here is what the set looks like together-

It's so fun to have the card and gift box match!  I'm giving this set to my youngest daughter's Mother-Out-law, whose birthday falls on the same day as the same daughter's graduation from grad school.  I love birthdays so of course we need to celebrate!  Especially because the lovely woman is spending her special day with all of us!
Here is how I made the box:
I decided that I wanted to my box to be 3"x 3"x 3/4".  I measured my card stock to be 4 1/2"x 4
1/2" and scored, using my Simply Scored (#122334) tool at 3/4" on all sides.  Do you have Simply Scored?  If you don't you should!  I clearly use mine a LOT!  On opposite sides I cut the score lines to the fold and assembled the box.  Here is what it looks like:

To make the lid I cut the card stock 1/8" larger and assembled it the same way.  I then decorated the top to match the card.
I have a nice little gift to tuck into this cute box and off we go!
The colors I used were Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, and Basic Black.  I put a sparkly rhinestone on one of the hearts to add bling!
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Golf Anyone?

Hi Stampers!
Before I show you my card I want to let you know that Stampin' Up! has added many new items to the clearance rack that you might want to check out! There are some of the circle punches I used today among the offerings.
Today we're off to a birthday party for a dear friend who is turning the big 5-0.  He is a golf enthusiast, and as I am not, surprisingly, I do not have any golf stamp sets so I needed to improvise.  Here is the first card I made for him:

The ball is pretty important in this card!  I used the 1 3/4" circle punch and then I used the texturz plate with the Big Shot to give it the dimples.  I hand cut the hills (and ran them through the crimper for texture), the grass, and the Flag.  The clouds are from the cupcake punch, lightly sponged to give them a bit more depth, and the greeting is from my favorite hostess set.
After I finished this card, set it aside for this evening, and started doing something else, a new idea popped into my mind and I had to go back to the craft room and try it out.  Here is take two:

The look is cleaner, which I like, but you still have the feel of the flag with the background, and the ball is in the hole.  Here is the inside:

I made the tee using a slim piece of card stock and punch the oval punch on either side.  I guess I'll let my husband choose which card he likes best!
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Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess stamp set #122615w 122617c
Early Espresso card stock #119686
Marina Mist card stock #119682
Marina Mist Stampin' pad #119668
Certainly Celery card stock#105125
Whisper White card stock#100730
Basic Black Stampin' Pad # 101179
1 3/4" circle Punch #119850
1 3/8" circle punch #119860
1" circle Punch #119868
Cupcake Punch #121807
Oval Punch #119859
Square Punch #119865
Texturz Plate basices #114512
Crimper#101618
Stampin' Sponge #101610
Dimensionals #104430
Snail adhesive # 104332

Clean and Simple

Hi Stampers!
My Daughter is visiting from out of town, and although stamping is one of the things on her "to do" list this week we haven't gotten to it yet.  Of course I want to spend the maximum amount of time with her, yet I still want to post here, so my challenge for myself today is a clean and simple card.  This means the minimum amount of layers and embellishments, lots of white space, and a clean design that makes a statement without too much fussiness.  It sounds easy doesn't it?  Let me tell you, simple can be hard!  But not today!  Here is what I came up with:

I wanted to use the Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set because I don't feel I've really put it through it's paces yet-AND it will only be around until May 30th!  Yes, as a hostess set, they retire at the end of the catalog year!  I will miss this stamp set!
I did the ol' close my eyes and pick a color from the Color Coach and I picked Basic Grey.  I used the Old Olive, Melon Mambo creative combination from the card, and I used  Creative Elements stamp set to fill up the card!
Creative Elements #122645w #122647c
Happiest of Birthday Hostess set
Basic Grey card stock #121044
whisper White card stock#100730
Melon Mambo card stock #115320
Basic Grey stamp pad #109120
Old Olive stamp pad #102277
Basic Black stamp pad #101179
Scallop circle punch #119854
1 1/4" circle punch119861
1 " circle punch #119868
Rhinestones #119246
Dimensionals # 104430


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Happy Birthday

Hi Stampers!
Today is my Father-in-law's birthday.  I don't think he reads my blog, but Glen, if you do, stop reading now!  That's 'cause your card is going to be late!

Actually, my husband always writes the cards to his family, hence the "to my dad" part.  With the Family Reunion stamp set (#122860) I could've added "in-law" but I didn't feel the need but it's nice to have the choice!  The Happy Birthday is from Happiest Birthday Wishes- a hostess only stamp set.  This is a great reason to host a workshop- I LOVE this set!
To be honest, I CASEd this card from a friend, and she may have CASEd it from someone else.  I changed it up, of course, but it was so cute I couldn't resist.  To make it manly I used my favorite DSP Well Worn (#122359).  I'm excited that I finally found a good use for the denim ribbon (#125053) I had to have.  I also used the nice antique brad (#117273).  I used River Rock, Chocolate Chip, and Naturals Ivory Card stock, Pacific Point and Marina Mist Stamp pad, and 1/8" Vanilla Taffeta ribbon (#119960).
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Inspiration where you find it!

Hi Stampers!
I was flipping through the Sunday Target ad and I saw this:

Please excuse the photo- it is a dark and dreary day here and I'm having a really hard time with my lighting in my photos.  I don't know why but when I saw this ad I immediately thought of using the ideas to make cards.  Here is card #1:

And here it is open:

I went out of bounds on my card- I didn't want to be constrained!  Mostly what I used is a lot of punches-1/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1 1/4", 1 3/4" circles, word window, Round Tab (#119864), and the Circle Scissors Plus cutter (#112530).  If you look really closely you can see I used the negative of the scallop punch as a stencil for the waves for my whale.  The card stock is Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point, Tempting turquoise, Whisper White.  I used Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, and Basic Black Stamp pads.  I used Fox and Friends, again, for the whale.  That little set is getting a lot of use lately!  The greeting is from the hostess set Happiest Birthday Wishes.
My next card is here:

 The little owls are so in right now and the Owl Builder punch (#118074) makes this easy!  The branches are from my Sizzix Little  Leaves Sizzlet Die (#114511).  My colors here are Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, and Whisper White.  The only ink pad I used for this card is the Basic Black!  I made a diagonal dry embossed background that you may be able to see using my Simply Scored tool.  I put my corners on the black line that I showed you previously and scored at every 3/4", turned the card and repeated.  Stampin' Up is going to release a new diagonal plate for the Simply Scored tool soon!
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