A Whale of a Hello

With summer here, I have the beach on my mind, so I made a fun, beachy themed card for this week’s Our Craft Lounge challenge. The sketch was perfect for creating a simple summer scene.

I used the whale image from the new Shout It Out set as my focal image. I colored the whale with Copic markers and sprayed it with some Shimmer Spritz for a subtle sparkle. It’s set on a wave-bottomed panel using dimensional dots. The set’s “hello!” sentiment is stamped next to the image in blue ink.

I used a piece of wave patterned paper from Echo Park’s sun and fun themed Splash paper pad for the large panel behind the image. To continue the wave theme, I embossed a light blue panel with a wavy pattern, then sprayed it with some of the same shimmer spray I used on the whale. After arranging all the pieces on a light blue cardfront, I added a felt cloud and a button sun, tied with a little orange baker’s twine to finish the summery scene.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Our Craft Lounge Shout It Out stamp set, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black and Bahama Blue inks and Frost Shimmer Spritz, X-Press white Copic blending cardstock, Copic markers (B000, 0000, B12, B14), Echo Park Splash 6 x 6 paper pad, Spellbinders circle dies, Divine Twine orange baker’s twine, Zva Creative dimensional dots

other: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, and Pumpkin Pie cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); CutUps Cloud Border die (The Cat’s Pajamas); Boundary Waters border punch (Fiskars); D’Vine Swirls embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Orange Zest button (Papertrey Ink); corner rounder; white felt

One for the Girls and One for the Guys

Just under the wire once again this month, here are my cards for the final two June Viva la Verve sketches. I went feminine on one and masculine on the other.

Here’s week 3’s feminine card using the shoe from Verve’s Express Yourself as the focal image. I had the two coordinating patterned paper scraps on my table and decided to use them as the starting point for my card.

After arranging the scraps on a dark pink panel, I stamped the shoe on a scrap of pink in a dark brown ink and cut it out. I used foam tape to attach the shoe to a cream panel stamped with the “you’ve got style” sentiment. To soften the brightness of the cream panel against the rest of the card I used some distress inks along the panel’s edges. After securing a looped pink satin ribbon to the back of the panel, I set it on the card. I attached a button at the top of the panel to bring in one more dotty element to the design.

Materials Used:
Express Yourself stamp set (Verve Stamps); Memento Rich Cocoa ink (Tsukineko); Melon Mambo Classic ink, Melon Mambo, Gable Green, Dark Chocolate, and Very Vanilla cardstock, scallop edge punch (Stampin’ Up!); Vicki B 6x6 paper pad (BoBunny); Tea Dye distress ink (Ranger); pink satin ribbon (Michaels); pink button (Clear and Simple Stamps); linen thread (The Cat’s Pajamas); foam tape

This is week 4’s masculine birthday card. I used the “big wish” sentiment from the Big Wish set as my focal image, adding a big felt star to match it. The words are stamped in dark blue ink on kraft—love the look of the colored ink against the kraft! The panel is set on a matching blue mat and accented on the sides with red strips with decorative edges.

I set the piece on a dot embossed kraft panel. The panel’s bottom is covered with a fun rustic-looking plaid pattern. A strip of twill runs across the plaid piece, accented with a red button for a pop of color. The panel is set on a dark blue card base for a final masculine touch.

Materials Used:
Big Wish stamp set (Verve Stamps); Enchanted Evening ink, Seeing Stars die, Harvest Gold felt, twine (Papertrey Ink); Not Quite Navy, Riding Hood Red, and Crumb Cake cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Destinations-Flash Cards designer paper (Simple Stories); Labels 1 die (Spellbinders); twill (Wrights); button (Michaels)

Sunshine and Rainbows

Here’s my super cheery card for this week’s SCS sketch challenge. I love this rainbow die from Lil’ Inker Designs—it makes such fun cards so easily!

On this one, I used the half rainbow die to make my rainbow. It’s set on a panel of cloud patterned paper. I used the cloud dies to cut a pair of felt clouds--love the perforations around the edges in these! The clouds are layered at the end of the rainbow. Like I always do when attaching felt to my projects, I used ScorTape to attach them to prevent the bumps or lumps that you might get with a liquid glue. The cloud panel and a striped patterned paper that includes the colors from the rainbow's bands are each matted on a coordinating cardstock panel and set on a yellow card base.

The coordinating sentiment is stamped in red ink on a white strip that’s set across the cardfront. For a final whimsical touch, I accented the sentiment with a little red baker’s twine that's wrapped around the striped panel on the left side of the card.

Materials Used:
Rainbows & Clouds stamps and dies (Lil’ Inker Designs); Memento Ladybug ink (Tsukineko); Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz, and Daffodil Delight cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Hip-Hooray Boy Wrapped and Lime Twist Fly a Kite Genuine Sky designer papers (My Mind's Eye); red baker's twine (Divine Twine); white felt; foam tape

You Perk Me Up

Here’s my card for this month’s Sketch for You to Try. It’s been a while since I inked up a Stamping Bella stamp and since they’re the sponsor for this month’s challenge, I thought I’d use this new image I picked up just last weekend at my (not-so) local stamp store.

I stamped the peeps and coffee cup on a white panel and colored the image in with Copic markers, adding a little glitter to the big heart for a fun touch. Once the image was colored, I cut it out and set it on the circle panel using foam tape.

The rest of the card is pretty simple. I built it around the fun striped paper strip that runs down the center of the card. To add interest, I did some machine stitching around the edges of the panels and added embossing to the plain kraft mat. A piece of light pink seam binding is knotted around the bottom of the card. The set’s “you perk me up” sentiment is stamped on a blue strip that’s set just under the image panel, covering the smudge I made when I stamped it directly on the patterned paper. Sigh . . .

Materials Used:
Perk Me Up Peeps stamp set (Stamping Bella); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake cardstock, Dazzling Diamonds (Stampin’ Up!); Aqua Mist cardstock (Papertrey Ink); pink seam binding (Martha Stewart); Good Day Sunshine-Pristine Plaid designer paper (My Mind’s Eye); Polka Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); sewing machine; foam tape

TCP Release Blog Hop/TCP Tues 165

Welcome to your next stop on The Cat's Pajamas release blog hop. You should have arrived here from Susan’s blog. If not, head to Leigh’s blog to start at the top—you don’t want to miss any of the TCP goodness! In addition to showing off the new releases, we’re also using the sketch for this week’s TCP Tuesday challenge. Be sure to play along for a chance to win some Cat's Cash--you’re going to need it to help you get all the stamps you know you want from this release . . .

If you’re a regular reader here, you know I have a *slight* bunny obsession, so this release was a dream come true for me. I had a hard time picking just one to highlight with the sketch for this week’s TCP Tuesday challenge! In the end, I went with this sweet butterfly-chasing one from the Flutter By set. I colored the bunny just a bit with Copic markers and added a fluffy cottontail courtesy of a little white flock, then cut out the image. I set the bunny on a little scene made from a dot embossed oval with a green felt grass bottom. My “stuff” covers most of the grass top, but I promise it was cut with the CutUps grass die! I added a pair of clouds cut from the CutUps Cloud Border strip—like I said, I can’t put this die down! The bunny’s attached with some foam tape.

I used a combination of three different patterned papers for the panels on the cardfront—one dotted, one striped, and one floral—for a nice mix and even included a little machine stitching on two of the panels. The bunny needed a butterfly to “catch,” so I die cut one from pink cardstock using one of the dies from the Mini Exotic Butterflies set. I spritzed it with some shimmer spray for a sparkly look and added a matching vellum butterfly (also die cut) underneath it to give the appearance of movement. The butterfly is only attached to the card at its center so the wings can be folded back. I stamped the “just fluttering by” sentiment on a pink strip and added that to the card over the floral patterned paper.

Now, hop on to your next stop-- Linda. You won't want to miss the good things she has in store for you . . .

Materials Used:
Flutter By stamp set, Neenah white cardstock, Cloud Border and Grass CutUps, Mini Exotic Butterflies die, green felt (The Cat’s Pajamas); Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Frost Shimmer Spritz (Tsukineko); Bashful Blue and Pink Pirouette cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); white vellum (The Paper Company); Dots & Stripes designer paper (Echo Park); Lime Twist-Life of the Party and Stella & Rose-Gertie 6x6 paper pads (My Mind’s Eye); oval dies (Spellbinders); Polka Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Sweet Blush grosgrain ribbon (Papertrey Ink); white flock (Stampendous); sewing machine

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Here’s my card for today’s SCS clean and simple challenge to use black, white, and red. I combined the challenge with this week’s Waltzingmouse Stamps sketch for this simple card.

I used the rocket from Half Pint Heroes as my focal image. I stamped the image on white cardstock and used a combination of coloring with Copic markers and paper piecing with a glittery black cardstock to fill in the image. I added some interest to the image with a little Enamel Accents and some silver Smooch paint. A clear dome sticker sits over the rocket’s round window.

For two of the sketch’s three strips, I used some red felt ric rac pieces to be flames coming out of the rocket. For the final strip, I stamped the set's "5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2. . . 1" sentiment on a strip of vellum with a notched edge, setting that above the ric rac directly on the card base. Blast off!

Materials Used:
Half Pint Heroes stamp set (Waltzingmouse Stamps); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); black glitter paper (DCWV); white vellum (The Paper Company); black Enamel Accents (Ranger); clear dome sticker (Making Memories); red felt ric rac; foam tape

Meet Me Poolside

Here's my summer-inspired card for this week's CAS-ual Friday challenge. This week's challenge was to "get edgy" with a fancy border punch or some torn cardstock.

I went with one of my favorite ways to make a sandy beach--tearing a piece of kraft cardstock and gently inking the piece with pigment ink. The two sandy pieces are set on a soft blue panel serving as either the water or sky--whichever your prefer! I colored the flip flop pair from the Chillaxin' set from Market Street Stamps and added that to the scene with foam tape. It's hard to see in the photo, but the little hearts on the shoes are accented with some Stickles. I stamped the "meet me poolside" sentiment in pink ink just above the flip flops.

After layering the scene on a pink mat for a nice pop of color, I set it on a blue card base with a festive striped cardstock panel along the bottom. The last element was a felt/button sun, completing the summery picture.

Materials Used:
Chillaxin stamp set (Market Street Stamps); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Paint the Town Pink ink (Clear and Simple Stamps); Vintage Cream ink, Hawaiian Shores cardstock, Lemon Tart button, Harvest Gold felt (Papertrey Ink); Crumb Cake and Melon Mambo cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Lime Twist-Happy Go Lucky Perfect designer paper (My Mind’s Eye); sun die (My Favorite Things); yellow baker’s twine (The Twinery); silver brads (Making Memories); Pink Stickles (Ranger); foam tape

Sneaky Peek Day 6: Away We Go

Today the Cat Pack and friends are sharing a sneak peek at the new Away We Go set from The Cat’s Pajamas. This set features a bunny in a trendy hot air balloon—how can you go wrong with that??

I made this card using this week’s Mojo Monday sketch. The bunny and balloon are colored with Copic markers. I stamped and colored the bunny a second time, cut him (or her?) out and used foam tape to attach it to the image. I set the whole thing on a dot embossed blue oval panel.

The dot theme carries over to the patterned paper I used to cover most of the cardfront. After attaching the image panel to the card, I stamped the matching sentiment in a purple ink for a nice, bold pop and slipped the panel’s edge underneath the oval’s edge. A single white felt cloud, die cut and cut apart from the long strip of clouds in the new CutUps Clouds Border die (I can't put this one down--it's a must-have!), and a button sun tied with yellow baker’s twine finish the cheery scene.

Alma has the complete list of designers sneaky peeking this set today, so be sure to check them out. And, plan to join us tomorrow night at 8 PM (eastern) in the TCP forum at SCS for our release Pajama Party.

Materials Used:
Away We Go stamp set, Neenah Solar White cardstock, CutUps Cloud Border die, yellow Divine Twine (The Cat’s Pajamas); Memento Tuxedo Black and Grape Jelly inks (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Baja Breeze cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Simply Chartreuse cardstock, Simply Chartreuse grosgrain ribbon, Lemon Tart button (Papertrey Ink); Dots & Stripes designer paper (Echo Park); oval dies (Spellbinders); Polka Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); white felt; foam tape

Sorry You Caught a Bug

I was up late working on other stuff, so when I saw today's SCS featured stamper challenge posted, I thought I'd squeeze in a super quick card for the challenge before heading to bed. This cute get well card is based on this bug-themed get well card.

I kept the card's layout pretty much the same, but ended up with a few cardstock layers instead of the single layer design of the original card. The card still stayed simple and took less than 30 minutes from start to finish.

I used the little bug image from Lawn Fawn's On the Mend set, stamped repeatedly across a white cardstock strip in black ink and colored with Copic markers. The dots are added in with Enamel Accents. They're shiny and raised--love how this looks IRL!

After finishing the stamped strip, I layered it on a black panel, then on a red one before attaching it to the card. The two contrasting colors really show off the cute little bugs! I paper pierced across the top and bottom of the image panel, then stamped the matching "sorry you caught a bug" sentiment along the bottom of the card.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Lawn Fawn On the Mend stamp set, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic markers (R12, R22, R24, C-1, C-3, C-5), Ranger Inkssentials Enamel Accents (black)

other: white cardstock (Xerox); Real Red and Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!)

Sneaky Peek Day 5: Nesting

Sneaky Peek week continues today at The Cat's Pajamas with a look at the new Nesting set and a fabulous coordinating die. My project today shows off the stamps, but you won’t want to miss the great project I did using the die that I’m saving for Monday night’s Pajama Party in TCP’s SCS forum celebrating the big release.

Now, on to the card, inspired by this week’s Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger photo of a snuggly baby blanket. I was inspired by the colors (blue and yellow) along with the pattern mix (spots and stripes), plus the ribbon and tab elements.

The set’s nest image is stamped in kraft ink on a white circle. I stamped the image a few times, slightly offset each time, for a more filled-in look. The two-step egg image—an outline and matching dotted eggs—are stamped in yellow ink, nestled inside the nest. I stamped the two step bird the same way—solid outline and stamped-off dotted image—then cut it out and perched it on the nest’s edge. I added a tiny pearl for an eye.

The stamped panel is set on a yellow dotted panel with machine-stitched edges, in a nod to the machine-stitched edges of the inspiration photo blanket. I wrapped a piece of TCP’s new seam binding around the panel and dressed it up with a button-embellished bow, tied with some linen thread. The “a little bird told me” sentiment is stamped on a tab made from the notched banner die included in the CutUps Simple Rosette die set.

Be sure to stop by Alma's blog for a list of designers sharing Sneaky Peeks of this set today--and visit the In It to Win It thread in the TCP forum at SCS for a chance to win a set for yourself.

Materials Used:
Nesting stamp set, CutUps Simple Rosette die, seam binding, linen thread (The Cat’s Pajamas); Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze Classic inks, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Dots & Stripes designer papers (Echo Park); Memento Dandelion ink (Tsukineko); circle dies (Spellbinders); white pearl (Recollections); white button (Michaels); sewing machine; foam tape

Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop

This month’s Papertrey Ink blog hop theme was an inspiration challenge based on this photo. The photo's striped background, along with the frilly dresses hanging from the wall, served as the elements that inspired my creation.

I was first drawn to the bold lines of color in the picture’s background, so I used that as a starting point for my card. I used Copic markers to draw bold stripes across a white cardstock panel, trying to stay in the same arrangement/sequence of colors as in the inspiration photo. In retrospect, I think I'd have been happier with a more monochromatic color grouping . . .

I used Fresh Snow ink to stamp a pair of flowers and stems from the new Daydreamer set on the striped panel. The images were covered with white embossing powder and heat embossed for extra pop. I did go back and fill in the images with my Versamark pen and additional embossing powder for a super-solid look.

After embossing, I set a white vellum panel over the piece. This softened the look a little. I stamped one of the set’s coordinating sentiments in the open space next to the flowers. The white looks so crisp on the vellum! To represent the fluffy, frilly "dress up" clothes hanging on the wall in the photo, I made a frilly triple looped bow (using my Bow Easy) from white seam binding and attached that across the top of the cardfront. This helps to hide the adhesive that holds the vellum panel in place—always a factor to consider when using vellum on a design!

Materials Used:
Daydreamer stamp set, Fresh Snow ink (Papertrey Ink); white cardstock (Xerox); white embossing powder (Stampin’ Up!); white vellum (The Paper Company); white seam binding; Bow Easy

Blogger Challenge: Week 209

This week’s blogger challenge theme is things with wings. One of my current favorite sets, Tweet Notes from Clear and Simple Stamps, was a perfect fit for this one!

I used the set’s bird cage image and little bird image here, stamping the open line bird image first, then filling it in with the solid image in a bold orange. So that the bird wasn’t floating in mid-air, I used the set’s tiny solid line image, curved just a bit, to stamp a little “seat” for my feathered friend. For a little more color, a single small music note is stamped near the bird in orange.

I attached a piece of bold chevron patterned paper to a red mat, then layered it on a Creamsicle Cardigan card base. After layering the bird on a red panel, I set it on the card on top of the patterned paper and added a piece of baker’s twine extending from the top of the bird cage image to the top of the card to look like it was suspending the bird cage. I dressed it up with a little bow just at the top of the cage. The set’s “I miss you” sentiment is stamped in black on a white notch-edged panel and slipped under the edge of the image panel.

For more project ideas featuring things with wings, check out the links below. If you join in the challenge, feel free to add your link to the list.

Materials Used:
Tweet Notes stamp set, Perfect Little Black Dress and Creamsicle Cardigan inks, A Blanc Check, Dare to Be a Diva Red, and Creamsicle Cardigan cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); London Fog ink (Memento); "Best Thing" Red Chevron Paper designer paper (So Sophie line-My Mind’s Eye); orange baker’s twine (Divine Twine)

Time to Celebrate

My best friend from high school is celebrating a birthday shortly and I wanted to be sure to get a card out to her in plenty of time for her special day (especially since I missed last year’s birthday . . . ). I used this week’s My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch as the basis for her birthday card.

For the focal image, I inked up the cake-carrying a lá modes image. She’s colored with Copic markers and cut out. I dotted the cake with a little Liquid Pearls for a fun touch.

I used two papers from a BoBunny paper pad for the panels on the card. After arranging them on the cardfront, I added the image atop a pale pink circle, backed with a darker pink decorative edged circle. The “time to celebrate” sentiment fit on the pale pink circle, next to the image. The final touch was a pink button, threaded with a little baker's twine, set at the bottom of the image panel.

Materials Used:
a lá modes Time to Celebrate stamp set (My Favorite Things); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Pink Pirouette cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Hibiscus Burst cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Vicki B 6x6 paper pad (BoBunny); circle and lacey circle dies (Spellbinders); Flamingo Liquid Pearls (Ranger); button (Michaels); green baker's twine (Divine Twine); foam tape

I Wheelie Love You

Here’s another Sneaky Peek of a set soon to be released at The Cat’s Pajamas. You may have seen an earlier peek of this adorable bunny on a bike in a recent SCS tutorial. As soon as I saw the biking bunny, I knew I wanted to make a card where the image could move—so I did!

I colored up the image using Copic markers and cut it out, then set it aside to build a little scene for it. I embossed a light blue panel with a dotted pattern, then attached a strip of clouds cut with the new CutUps Cloud Border die across the top. I added a sun, made from the flower base part of the new Sunflower Rosette CutUps die, spritzed with some shimmer spray, and an orange button tied with matching baker’s twine.

My bunny’s bike is set on a track created similar to the kind you’d use for a spinner card that allows it to move back and forth across the card. I took a few photos of the process to show you.

To make the track, I cut two strips of green grass using the CutUps grass die. I used a narrow oval-ish punch to make the track in one of the grass strips, being sure to leave some uncut space at the edges to use later to attach the strip to the cardfront. The uncut grass strip is set directly on the dotted blue panel to make the track’s opening just a little less obvious once the pieces are in place.

After coloring and cutting out the image, I attached a pair of pennies to the back, placing one penny on each of the wheels. I put one foam dot on the back of each of a second pair of pennies. These pennies will be what holds the bike on the track.

I put the pennies inside the cutout track in the green strip, adhesive side up. Next, I attached pennies on the back of the image to the sticky side of the foam dots, making a sandwich (penny, foam, penny). The cardstock strip shouldn’t be stuck between the foam and the pennies—if that happens, your image won’t be able to move.

This photo shows how this looks flipped over with one penny sandwich completed and the second ready to go.

After you have your bike secured to the track, flip the piece back over and add two more foam pieces to the ends of the track. This will secure it to the cardfront and keep the strip far enough from the base of the card so the piece can move smoothly from side to side. Now you're ready to ride!

Thanks for sticking with me all the way through this long post! Be sure to check out Alma’s blog for the full list of Cat Packers and guests who’ll have their own Sneaky Peeks to share today. And, join us on our In It to Win It thread in the TCP forum on SCS for your chance to win one of these new sets for yourself!

Materials Used:
Wheel Love stamp set, Neenah Solar White cardstock, CutUps Cloud Border, Sunflower Rosette, and Grass dies, orange Divine Twine (The Cat’s Pajamas); Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Frost Shimmer Spritz (Tsukineko); Bashful Blue and Kiwi Kiss cardstock, word window punch (Stampin’ Up!); Harvest Gold cardstock, Orange Zest button (Papertrey Ink); Gold Pearl Liquid Pearls (Ranger); Polka Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); foam tape; pennies

Bundle of Joy

Here’s my card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. This one’s a sketch challenge and I went with a sweet and simple baby theme using the Plus One set.

I stamped the stork image on white cardstock. To add interest, I covered the stork’s body with Sugar Sparkly Fluff and paper pieced the little bundle with some striped paper. The image is attached to a blue panel using tiny dimensional dots. The “bundle of joy” sentiment fit perfectly underneath the image.

The image is layered on a polka dot embossed pale pink panel. A strip of the same patterned paper as I used on the stork’s little bundle runs along the left edge of the panel. I wrapped a piece of light blue faux suede ribbon around the patterned paper, then wrapped some pink baker’s twine around that, securing it with a white button.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Lawn Fawn Plus One stamp set, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic marker (YR12), Our Craft Lounge Sugar Sparkly Fluff, My Mind’s Eye Stella & Rose-Gertie 6 x 6 paper pad, Spellbinders rectangle die, QuicKutz Polka Dots embossing folder, May Arts light blue faux suede ribbon, Divine Twine Cotton Candy Pink baker’s twine, Zva Creative dimensional dots

other: Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, and Very Vanilla cardstock, scallop edge punch (Stampin’ Up!); white button (Michaels)

It's Your Day

Yes, PJ Bear, it’s your day—for Sneaky Peeks from the upcoming release from The Cat’s Pajamas, that is! My card for this week’s TCP Tuesday challenge to feature a bear image also serves as a preview of the new Bearing Flowers set that will be available on Monday, June 27 at 10 pm EST.

I used this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge as the starting point for this one. I stamped PJ on some Neenah white cardstock, purposely omitting the sunflower part, then colored him with Copic markers, and cut him out. To fill in the missing flower, I used the new Sunflower Rosette CutUps die to make a fabulous 3D sunflower for PJ to hold. I layered the two yellow flowers with foam tape, then added on the orange center. Each of the embossed dot “seeds” is filled in with a dab of Gold Pearl Liquid Pearls for a shimmery, sparkly look. PJ and his flower are set on a green dot embossed panel using more foam tape.

Something about sunflowers makes me think of country, so I went with a sunny yellow gingham pattern to cover most of the kraft card base. After setting the paper in place, I added a strip of orange satin ribbon, then attached the image panel over that. I curved the set’s “it’s your day” sentiment around my clear block and stamped it in orange ink to fit around the edge of the image panel. The orange button, tied with orange Divine Twine, finishes things off.

Be sure to stop by Alma’s blog to find links to all of the Cat Packers who’ll be sharing Sneaky Peeks today and for all the details on this week's TCP Tuesday challenge. And, be sure to stop by the TCP forum on SCS to play in the "In It to Win It" contest going on now and for our release Pajama Party in on Monday, June 27—you don’t want to miss out on the fun!

Materials Used:
Bearing Flowers stamp set, Neenah Solar White cardstock, Sunnflower Rosette CutUps die, orange Divine Twine (The Cat’s Pajamas); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); Pumpkin Pie Classic ink, Crumb Cake cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Spring Moss cardstock, Orange Zest button (Papertrey Ink); circle dies (Spellbinders); For the Record designer paper (Echo Park); Polka Dots embossing folder (QuicKutz); Gold Pearl Liquid Pearls (Ranger); orange satin ribbon (?); foam tape

On Cloud Nine

**Don't miss my The Cat's Pajamas Sneaky Peek post here!***

Here’s a quick, scrappy card for today’s SCS sketch challenge. I used the new rainbow and cloud dies from Lil’ Inker Designs plus the matching stamp set in a somewhat loose interpretation of the sketch.

I flipped the sketch on its side to accommodate the rainbow’s bands, allowing it to make a half-circle like the sketch called for. Each band was die cut twice and overlapped just a bit to make the full rainbow. I added a pair of die cut white felt clouds at the top, hiding the seam between the rainbow pieces.

For the sketch's small circle element, I used a yellow button tied with a little baker's twine to make a sun. The set's "on cloud nine" sentiment is stamped in red ink inside the rainbow. The pieces are set on a light blue dot embossed panel, then on a white card base.

Materials Used:
Rainbow and Clouds stamp set and dies (Lil’ Inker Designs); Memento Tuxedo Black and Ladybug inks (Tsukineko); Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Polka Dot embossing folder (QuicKutz); white felt; foam tape

IHP DT Challenge: Sensational Summer

The theme for this month’s i {heart} papers design team challenge is “Sensational Summer.” Kate has a bunch of fabulous new summertime themed products in the store and each of us will be highlighting some of them. Even though new items (summer themed and otherwise) are still arriving in the store (new Unity, OCL and Echo Park, to name a few), CHA is only a few weeks away! Starting today, IHP is having a HUGE Pre-CHA Clearance sale to help make room for new things that will be purchased at the show. Some highlights of the big sale:
o All Unity $12 or less, including store kits and co-brands
o Unity Itty Bittys $3.25
o OCL (except the latest releases) are all $11 or less
o All open stock 12x12 only 25¢ per sheet
o FlowerSoft only $4.50!
o Stampavie only $6!
But there is much, much more so be sure to check out the sale page for all the details! And, as always, free US shipping with you $50 order!

Before you shop, check out my fun summertime project. I’m showing off Echo Park’s new Splash 6 x 6 paper pad on this fun little drink mix packet holder that fits over the top of a plastic water bottle. I made the base from a piece of blue cardstock (you can download the template I created here). After scoring the fold lines with my ScorBuddy and using a Spellbinders circle die to make the hole for the bottle top, I used i {stick} papers redline tape to assemble the box.

I cut a piece of wave patterned paper from the paper pad to cover most of the box’s front. After layering it on a yellow mat for contrast, I knotted a piece of yellow glimmer ribbon around it. In keeping with the summer theme—and to match the lemonade packets I put inside—I made a paper pieced lemon from some yellow and white cardstock and another paper from the Splash paper pad. The pieces are inked with a little Dandelion ink and lightly (okay, not as lightly as I’d planned . . .) misted with Frost Shimmer Spritz. I used a dimensional dot to attach it to the box. Then, continuing with my quest to use up all the pieces of those EP collection kits (see last month’s IHP DT challenge post), I used the small yellow letter stickers from the Springtime Collection Kit to spell out “chill out” at the top of the panel. I set the dressed up panel on the front of the box, then filled it with some lemonade packets.

The final thing I did was reinforce the hole at the top of the box. I used my Spellbinders circle dies to make a yellow cardstock ring to fit around the circle’s edge. This not only made the box a little stronger, but added a nice, final pop of color.

Be sure to check out the rest of the IHP DT’s creations for this summertime challenge. Here’s where to find them:

• Carolyn
• Deb
• Gretchen
• Kendra
• Loretta
• Lori (you're here!)
• Lynn
• Megan
• Tracy
• Kate

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Echo Park Splash 6 x 6 paper pad and Springtime Collection kit, Spellbinders circle dies, ScorBuddy, i {stick} papers redline tape, Creative Impressions yellow glimmer ribbon, Tsukineko Memento Dandelion ink and Frost Shimmer Spritz, Zva Creative dimensional dot

other: Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)

Out of the Ordinary

I pulled out my Waltzingmouse stamps for two quick challenge cards. They're both non-standard sized cards, which was a fun step out of the normal box I work in.

First up is my card for today's SCS clean and simple challenge to make a tall and thin card. I flipped the card over to make a long and still thin card using Half Pint Heroes. This time, I featured the cute car image. It's colored with Copic markers and cut out. Next time, I probably wouldn't go with yellow--it's sort of taxi-ish looking . . .

The car is set on a "road" that's simply a gray cardstock strip embossed with a dotted pattern to add interest. I attached a small felt cloud and a twine tied button for a sun in the upper left corner of the card, then stamped the coordinating sentiment next to the car in blue ink just slightly darker than the cardfront.

Materials Used:
Half Pint Heroes stamp set (Waltzingmouse Stamps); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Baja Breeze Classic ink, Soft Sky cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Smokey Shadow cardstock, Lemon Tart button (Papertrey Ink); cloud die (Clear and Simple Stamps); Polka Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); yellow baker's twine (Divine Twine); Glossy Accents (Ranger); foam tape

Here's my second card, this time for this week's Waltzingmouse sketch challenge. This week, you could pick any past sketch and I picked the one from week 16 and made a simple, square monochromatic baby card.

I stamped the gingham background in light pink ink on white cardstock and used that to make the trio of strips on the cardfront. Each one was layered on a rose mat before being layered on the pink card.

I stamped the "welcome little one" sentiment from the L'il Buddies set in rose ink on a white strip and again matted the panel on a rose mat. After attaching it to the card, I added a pretty pink satin bow and a pair of pink buttons with white gel pen faux thread.

Materials Used:
Gingham & Co. and L'il Buddies stamp sets (Waltzingmouse Stamps); Regal Rose and Pink Pirouette Classic inks, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin' Up!); pink satin ribbon, pink buttons (Michaels); white gel pen (Ranger); Bow Easy

Chillaxin' Again

I’m loving the Chillaxin’ set from Market Street Stamps! I created this card based on their latest challenge, a sketch with a twist of using a spray mist. I have a collection of these mists, but I have to admit that I haven’t had much luck with using them. I’m happy with how this attempt came out—maybe this will be the push I needed to use them more often . . .

I made my spray misted panel first. I die cut a few cloud shapes from small sticky notes and randomly arranged them on a white panel. I set the paper in a small plastic container, then in the bathroom sink (don’t want my house—or, more importantly, Chloe the cutie puppy—to be covered in errant mist!), then sprayed away with a pale sparkly blue color. Once the mist had set a little, I peeled off the sticky notes, revealing a pretty summer sky.

I used the shimmery panel to create a simple beach scene. After layering the panel on a yellow mat and on a blue card base, I attached a strip of torn kraft paper at the bottom. The paper’s torn edge was rubbed with some cream ink for a sandy look. I stamped the set’s coconut tree image and colored it in, then cut it out and set it on the scene with foam tape. I tied some yellow baker’s twine through a matching button and added it as the sun. The “chillaxin’” sentiment, stamped in blue chalk ink, completed the scene.

Materials Used:
Chillaxin’ stamp set (Market Street Stamps); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Vintage Cream ink, Hawaiian Shores and Harvest Gold cardstock, Lemon Tart button (Papertrey Ink); Crumb Cake cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Seafoam chalk ink (Recollections); Seafoam Shimmerz Spritz (Shimmerz); yellow baker’s twine (The Twinery); foam tape

Sky's the Limit

Here's a quick card for today's SCS featured stamper challenge. It's kind of overcast outside and threatening to rain and I'm trying to get Chloe the cutie puppy to the dog park before the rain arrives later on today, so quick was exactly what I needed! My card is based on this cheery one. I used my new rainbow and cloud dies and coordinating stamp set from Lil' Inker Designs for my version of the card.

I started by die cutting the rainbow's bands from solid cardstock scraps. They're arranged on a bright green plaid paper panel. After covering them with Sugar Sparkly Fluff, I added die cut clouds at the rainbow's end, using foam tape to attach the smaller one for a layered look. Sparkly Fluff's becoming one of my favorite things to use on cloud die cuts--love the added texture and sparkle!

I stamped the "sky's the limit" sentiment under the rainbow in black ink. To fill in the empty space at the bottom of the card, I wrapped some aqua baker's twine around the patterned paper panel and secured it with a green button that matches the paper. The panel is set on a white card base for a nice, clean contrast.

Materials Used:
Rainbows and Clouds stamps and dies (Lil' Inker Designs); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Tempting Turquoise, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Poppy Seeds designer mat pad (K & Company); Sugar Sparkly Fluff (Our Craft Lounge); aqua baker's twine (Divine Twine); Green with Envy button (Clear and Simple Stamps); foam tape

Tee-Riffic Dad

As promised yesterday, here's one more Father's Day card. It's a clean and simple design, inspired by both this week's CAS-ual Friday challenge to use colorblocking and this week's Clean and Simple Stamping sketch, flipped on its side.

I started by creating a monochromatic blue colorblocked panel, arranged on a white mat and layered on a mat made from the "middle" shade of blue. For the sentiment panel, I combined sentiments from two different Clear and Simple Stamps sets--"dad" from Dad and Me and "you are tee-riffic" from Golf Pro. They're stamped in dark blue ink on a light blue panel. I used strategically placed glue dots to attach a wooden golf tee to the panel's end as a simple accent. After attaching the sentiment panel to the colorblocked panel, I used foam tape to attach the panel to a white card base. With it's bold colors and clean, uncluttered design, this makes a great masculine card.

Materials Used:
Dad and Me and Golf Pro stamp sets, True Blue Fan ink, True Blue Fan, Your Style Blue Me Away, Trendsetter Blue, and A Blanc Check cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); golf tee; foam tape

Fishing for Father's Day

With Father's Day coming up tomorrow, I thought I should share a card or two for the occasion. Here's card number 1 (I'll save card number 2 for tomorrow!) using the Bear-ly Fishing set from Our Craft Lounge. Along with the Father's Day theme, I also used this week's CPS sketch and this week's OCL challenge to use masking.

To get the hat-wearing bear image, I stamped the hat first, covered it with a sticky note to mask it, then stamped the bear over the hat, positioning the head so the hat sat nicely on it. I colored the bear with Copic markers and cut him out. Originally, I had colored grass underneath and around the image, but I didn't like how it looked, so I went with Plan B--cutting. Worked okay! I set the image on a grass/sky panel made with an embossed blue panel with a green strip across the bottom. After attaching the image with foam tape, I added the "Happy Father's Day" sentiment along the bottom of the panel.

I used two different patterned papers for the big panels on the cardfront--a dotted orange one and a text patterned one with repeated fish-related definitions. The fish paper is as digi one, downloaded and printed on matte presentation paper, then inked with some distress ink for a more aged look. After placing the papers, I ran a strip of orange grosgrain ribbon across the cardfront, then set the image panel over that. I added the fish image, colored with Copic markers and coated with just a little shimmer spray, to the end of the fishing line with foam tape. The pair of felt clouds were a last-second addition. The blue sky panel seemed a little too open, so I filled it in with the clouds.

Check back here tomorrow morning for another Father's Day inspired creation . . .

Materials Used:
Bear-ly Fishing stamp set (Our Craft Lounge); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Frost Shimmer Spritz (Tsukineko); markers (Copic-E31, E34, E35, E37, E39, YR12, Yr15, YR16, YR21, YR24, YR30, YR31, Y35, RV00, R81, R83, W00, W-1, W-3); Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Crumb Cake cardstock (Stampin' Up!); white matte presentation paper (HP); Lime Twist designer paper (My Mind's Eye); Vintage Photo distress ink (Ranger); orange grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); flat-bottom cloud dies (My Favorite Things); Polka Dots embossing folder (Sizzix); foam tape

Teacher Thank You

Here’s my card for this week’s My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge. School just ended here on Thursday, so I thought it would be appropriate to do a teacher thank you card, so I inked up my Who's That Girl Teacher’s Pet set.

I colored WTG using Copic markers. For contrast, I left the background behind her mostly white, just highlighting around the edges of the image with the palest blue markers.

In keeping with the school and teacher theme, I used a panel of script patterned paper from an October Afternoon collection behind the image. A strip of ribbon runs along the bottom edge of the patterned paper, tacked in place with a pair of staples. All of the pieces are set on a dot embossed kraft panel that’s layered on a red card base. Instead of a shaped embellishment, I stamped the sentiment on a kraft circle in red ink and dressed it up with a button tied with some baker’s twine. Wish I'd noticed that the twine was blocking part of the sentiment before I'd taken this photo . . .

Materials Used:
Who’s That Girl Teacher’s Pet stamp set (My Favorite Things); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Riding Hood Red Classic ink, Riding Hood Red and Crumb Cake cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Report Card 8 x 8 paper pad (October Afternoon); Lacey Circles die (Spellbinders); circle punch (EK Success); aqua baker’s twine (Divine Twine); red grosgrain ribbon, button (Michaels)

Blogger Challenge: Week 208

This week’s blogger challenge is to create a project with a masculine theme. I couldn’t resist trying out this fabulous wrapped candy bar that’s this week’s Paper Craft Planet 3d Tuesday challenge, courtesy of my very creative friend Adela.

After stopping at the store to buy a chocolate bar, I got to work. For the “jacket,” I used a piece of brown paper with a subtle grid pattern. It’s cut and wrapped around the candy bar following Adela’s directions.

Since the patterned paper had a different and decidedly more feminine pattern on the reverse side, I cut and attached some strips of the grid paper to the back of the paper where it would fold back for the jacket’s lapels. That way, I had a continuous pattern rather than something that didn’t match. The jacket is secured with a coordinating brown button

To dress up the insert, I stamped the solid tie from the A Guy Thing stamp set from Clear and Simple Stamps in brown ink, then stamped the matching outline image over it in black and cut out the image. I attached the tie to the insert, slipping the knot between the shirt collar pieces. The set’s “Happy Father’s Day” sentiment is stamped at the bottom of the panel.

It's absolutely adorable in person and was a huge hit when I brought it in to my office yesterday to show off. If I tried this again, I'd make sure that I picked a slightly wider and flat, foil-wrapped candy bar instead of the more narrow one in packaging with crimped ends. I think it would make measuring and wrapping easier and work better proportionately.

For more masculine project ideas, check out the links below. If you join in the challenge, feel free to add your link to the list.

Materials Used:
A Guy Thing stamp set, Dish All the Dirt Brown and Perfect Little Black Dress inks, A Blanc Check and Perfect Little Black Dress cardstock, Brown Leather Satchel button (Clear and Simple Stamps); Hey Birdie-Scamper designer paper (KaiserCraft); corner rounder

Friends with Flair: Enjoy

Happy Friday! I’m glad the weekend’s here since it’s been a busy week. Chloe the cutie puppy started doggy day care this week. Like I’ve said before, she’s both super social and super energetic, so hopefully interacting with other dogs at day care will give her what she needs to keep her happy and out of trouble. This has changed our schedule just a little since it takes me extra time to get her there and back at the start and end of my work day and I’m still trying to figure out the timing of things. And, the US Open golf tournament being played near my home hasn't helped. My house is just about a mile from the big satellite parking lot (15 miles from the golf course!) and traffic has been even more of a nightmare the last few days than it usually is. I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow!

On to my card, which is for the latest Unity challenge to create a sun and fun themed card. I went with a tropical drink theme here, which makes me think of rest and relaxation and time at the beach—all good summertime things! I also used this week’s Color Throwdown colors again since they’re perfect for a summery card.

The focal image is the margarita glass from Margarita Moments. I colored the glass with Copic markers and added a little Dazzling Diamonds “sugar” around the rim of the glass. It’s paired with a little chevron patterned paper set on a daffodil card base. I ran a strip of matching seam binding along the edge of the patterned paper. I wanted to use orange grosgrain ribbon for a stronger contrast, but the new roll I just opened has somehow disappeared on my table. Guess I’ll be looking for that over the weekend . . . The colored glass is layered on a kiwi circle, then set on the card base. I added a trio of clear crystals around the circle’s edge as an accent, then stamped the “enjoy” sentiment from an older Kit of the Month next to it in orange.

Be sure to stop by the Unity blog for the full list of Friends with Flair players!

Materials Used:
Margarita Moments and June 2009 Kit of the Month {perfect in every way} (Unity Stamp Co.); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Pumpkin Pie Classic ink, Daffodil Delight and Kiwi Kiss cardstock, Dazzling Diamonds (Stampin’ Up!); Lime Twist-Fly a Kite “Spring” Zag patterned paper (My Mind’s Eye); circle dies (Spellbinders); seam binding (Martha Stewart); Bow Easy

Rock and Rolled Rock On

It’s been a while since I’ve played along with Papertrey Ink’s Make it Monday, but when I saw that this week’s video featured the rock and roll technique, I knew I could fit in a quick card for the challenge. I was originally going to use a flower image, but decided to go a different route and use the guitar from the Boy Basics: Rock On set.

After inking the guitar in Spring Rain ink, I rolled the stamp’s edges in Enchanted Evening ink for a nice contrast. I stamped the two-toned image on a white guitar die cut, then spritzed it with just a little shimmer spray.

While the shimmer spray dried, I put the rest of the card together. I went super simple, using just an Enchanted Evening card base and a Spring Rain panel dressed up with a shimmery silver star border along one edge. I stamped the set’s accompanying musical notes images on the light blue panel, then added the guitar using foam tape. The “rock on!” sentiment is stamped in Enchanted Evening ink on a silver panel and accented with a pair of silver brads, then slipped under the edge of the guitar.

Materials Used:
Boy Basics: Rock On stamp set, Spring Rain and Enchanted Evening inks, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, White, and Silver cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Sparkle Shimmer Spritz (Tsukineko); silver brads (Making Memories); star border punch (Martha Stewart); foam tape

Rainbow Lineup

I am having so much fun with the new Tweet Notes set from Clear and Simple Stamps! The set’s bird images and sentiments mix and match so easily. This card is inspired by both CSS’s new monthly Style Watch inspiration board challenge that Amber’s hosting on her blog and by this week’s Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger. Both inspiration photos feature a rainbow array of colors--birds for CSS and spools of thread for Moxie Fab--and that was the starting point for my clean and simple card.

I stamped the set’s large open line bird images repeatedly on white cardstock in black ink and colored them with Copic markers, then cut them out.

I knotted some hemp twine (inspired by the threads in the Tuesday Trigger photo and the birds on the lines in the CSS inspiration board photo) and attached that to the white card base, using glue dots underneath the knots to anchor it. Then I stacked the birds in “rainbow” order, using foam tape to adhere them. The set’s “let’s hang out” sentiment is stamped in black just underneath the hemp twine.

Materials Used:
Tweet Notes stamp set, Perfect Little Black Dress ink, A Blanc Check cardstock, Copic markers-R12, R22, R24, R27, YR12, YR15, YR16, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y18, Y38, BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05, YG01, YG03, YG06 (Clear and Simple Stamps); hemp twine; foam tape

Slow & Steady Birthday

Here’s my card for this week’s SCS sketch challenge. I combined the sketch with this week’s citrus inspired Color Throwdown colors—daffodil, kiwi, and tangerine—and the new Slow & Steady set from Our Craft Lounge. Kate has this set plus the other 3 brand new OCL releases in stock at i {heart} papers, so be sure to check them out.

I stamped the turtle, gift box, and balloons, doing a little masking so that the gift appears to be in front of the turtle.The images are colored with Copic markers.The set’s “happy birthday” sentiment is stamped on the turtle’s shell. I stamped the trio of balloons a second time, colored them, cut them out, and attached them to the image with a dimensional dot. They’re coated with a little Glossy Accents for a shiny look, too.

The rest of the card is pretty simple. I layered the image on tangerine (well, it's really pumpkin . . .) and kiwi cardstock. It's set on a daffodil panel with a plaid patterned paper strip along the bottom. For a little texture, I added some yellow scalloped velvet trim along the bottom of the patterned paper. The panel is layered on a kiwi card base, making a fun child's birthday card.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Our Craft Lounge Slow & Steady stamp set, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink, X-Press Copic blending cardstock, Copic markers (YG00, YG01, YG03, YG05, YG13, YG17, YG25, Y11, Y15, Y18, Y35, YR15, YR15, W00, W-1), Zva Creative dimensional dot, Ranger Glossy Accents, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue 6 x 6 paper pad, Cosmo Cricket yellow velvet trim

other: Kiwi Kiss, Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie cardstock (Stampin' Up!)

TCPTues-Go Forth & Eat Cake

Here’s my card for this week’s TCP Tuesday challenge. Tori is our hostess this week and she’s chosen a great mix of colors—lipstick red, cotton candy pink, and aqua. I went festive and made a birthday card featuring one of TCP’s bunny sets, Forget About the Cake.

I stamped the bunny and cake on a white panel and colored the image with Copic markers, using a little pale blue to outline the bunny so its almost white ears stood out a bit from the panel. I added a little Yellow Stickles to the candle flames for some sparkle.

The rest of the card is pretty simple. After covering a pink card base with some pink and white chevron patterned paper, I attached a clear crystal circle to the card, then layered a strip of dotted aqua paper over that, stretching across the card. The image is layered on an aqua panel and edged with a red scalloped strip, then set over the other pieces. I added a red button, tied with pink Divine Twine, and a little hanging tag with the set’s “go forth & eat cake” sentiment stamped in red to wrap things up nicely.

I hope you'll join The Cat Pack in trying out this fab color combination. Playing along with the challenge enters you into the mix for the weekly Cat Cash prize awarded to one lucky participant who adds their creation to the guestbook on Alma's blog--and gives you the chance to be honored as the next Swanky Stamper. And, Alma will be sharing links to the Cat Pack's creations on her blog all week, so be sure to check in regularly for some eye candy and inspiration.

Materials Used:
Forget About the Cake stamp set, Cotton Candy Pink Divine Twine (The Cat’s Pajamas); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug inks (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Pretty in Pink and Real Red cardstock, scalloped edge punch (Stampin’ Up!); Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Good Day Sunshine-Seaside Stripe and Happy Go Lucky "Hello" Zig designer papers (My Mind’s Eye); clear crystal circle (Recollections); Yellow Stickles (Ranger); notched tag die (My Favorite Things); button (Michaels)