My Husband’s Wife… Jr. Legal Pad Cover

Posted in Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

I love amusing stamps (both images and greetings) and have purchased quite a few of them. Unfortunately, they are not always appropriate for birthday, anniversary, thank you, and get well cards which is what I make/send most. While they are fun as “just because” cards, I often don’t have time to create and send cards like that. I originally saw some gorgeous notepad covers created by Kathy Krug which she posted in her StampTV Gallery (sadly, this site is no longer active.) and then found a YouTube video tutorial by Melissa The Stamp Doc (HERE) showing how to make them. I thought they’d be the perfect “canvas” for some of my sillier stamps and would make great stocking stuffers so I decided to make some for the Rolling Green Golf Club’s Holiday Boutique. I have to say I had a lot of fun with this project!

I went with a simple, playful design for my covers. The sentiment stamp on this one is called “My Husband’s Wife…(RWD035)” by Riley and Company. The image is from an Art Impressions set distributed by Hampton Arts and sold at Michaels (Item# 10387640). (There is no name on this particular set, but “Aged to Perfection” or “Wine Diva” seem to work when I searched the set on google.) This set is made exclusively for Michaels and is not sold on the AI website. I stamped the sentiment and image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Markers (chair: R89 and E49; dress: R81, R83, R85 and R89; hair: E47; Wine: Y32, E33, and E31; skin: E50, E33, E31, E04, and R21)

The cover was made with white card stock. Then I created a decorative panel and adhered it to the front. The printed paper is called “Savannah Dot” by Scrapworks. The solid card stock is Gina K Cranberry Tart and Sweet Corn. I created the pattern on the Sweet Corn card stock with a stamp called “Florentine Scroll Background” by Hero Arts and Gina K Sweet Corn ink. It’s hard to see in the photo above, but I added “texture” to the vertical Cranberry Tart strip with a stamp from the “Frame & Filler” set (retired?) by Gina K Designs and Gina K Cranberry Tart ink.

The adhesive pearls were from Michaels (in the “impulse shopping” bins by the checkout counter) and were a perfect match to the Cranberry Tart card stock!

I made a pocket (a square envelope cut in half, diagonally) with my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board and adhered it to the inside, back panel. The back, cardboard panel of the note pad slips into this pocket which holds the notepad in place and allows for easy replacement when all the paper is used.

The Jr. Legal Pad (5″ x 8″) was purchased at Staples.

This is one of several notepad cover designs I created. More to come…

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2Oct2015

Golf Ball with Santa Hat

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Golf Ball with Santa Hat

What’s black and white and red all over? This card of a golf ball wearing a Santa hat, of course! This is the second design in the series of golf-related holiday cards I made for the Rolling Green Golf Club’s Holiday Boutique and Luncheon.

The greeting stamp is from the “Winter Cheer” set by Gina K Designs. The image stamps are called “Smile Ball” and “Santa Hat” from Cracker Box Palace. (I masked the face and a portion of the top of the golf ball to add the hat.)

(original stamp designs)

I purchased these stamps unmounted so I could use my MISTI for placement and to make it easier to make more than one card. The images were stamped and colored with Memento tuxedo black ink and Copic Marker R59 on white card stock, mounted on Recollections black and then on a white card base.

The inside sentiment was computer generated and says, “and a happy new year.”

These clean and simple cards were designed to be made and packaged as boxed sets.

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1Oct2015

Golf Ball Snowman Holiday Card

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Golf Ball Snowman Holiday Card

Three stamps called “Golf Ball Snowman,” “Sand Snow Water Lines,” and “Vertical Happy Holidays” by DRS Designs were used to create this holiday card that I made for the Rolling Green Golf Club’s Holiday Boutique and Luncheon (that I mentioned in my last post).

I used my MISTI for placement and to make it easier to make more than one card. The images were stamped and colored with Memento tuxedo black ink and Copic Markers (R59, C2, and C4) on white card stock, mounted on Recollections black and then on a white card base.

The inside sentiment was computer generated and says “and a wonderful new year.”

This card was designed to be made and packaged as boxed sets.

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24Sep2015

Where has the time gone?!

Posted in Cards by lisababitz

Where has the time gone?!

I can’t believe the summer is over and fall is already here! That went fast!!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here on my blog or since I’ve had a chance to check out all the projects that everyone has been working on. I’ve been so busy (since May!) preparing for a craft show of sorts. I was invited to participate in the annual Holiday Boutique at the Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, PA in December. There will be a variety of vendors and a few crafters selling items for this event, and I will be selling boxed card sets, some single cards, and other paper-crafting projects. Since it is a holiday-themed event for the lady golfers at the club, I decided to primarily make Christmas/holiday and golf related projects. I am creating some new projects as well as re-creating some of my past favorites, and I hope to start posting some of these projects soon. (I need to put down my markers and stamps and start taking pictures!!) Anyway, I just wanted to take a minute to let everyone know what I have been up to all summer and to explain why it might seem (at least here on my blog) like I’m doing nothing!

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21Aug2015

Spring Blossoms Mother’s Day Box Card

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Mother's Day by lisababitz

Spring Blossoms Mother’s Day Box Card

I have another holiday project to share in honor of the “Your Favourite Holiday” challenge over at Die Cut Divas where they have monthly challenges where all cards/projects must be made using at least one die cut or embossing folder. (Click HERE to see all the challenge rules.) I created this box card for Mother’s Day.

One of my favorite sites for svg files is svgcuts.com. Leo and Mary create such beautiful project files with amazing samples and tutorials for assembling the projects. This beautiful box card is from the “Spring Blossoms SVG Kit” which you can see HERE. The kit contains several Asian-inspired projects for Spring or any time of year. Projects include a paper lantern which has a reinforced hole in the back for plug-in lights or a battery operated tea light, a beautiful tiered pagoda that could be used as a very fancy gift box or centerpiece (for a spring wedding perhaps!), and several card designs. They provide the svg files that you can cut with your electronic die cutting machine, and you choose the papers and embellishments. Once all the pieces are cut out, you assemble them into beautiful projects. The tutorial VIDEO makes assembly a breeze!

I loved the colors in the sample and used similar colors for my card. The card stock I used was Core’dinations April Lovely and Nutmeg. The printed paper was Sandy Lion Pink Flowers. The greeting was heat embossed with versamark ink and and Tsukineko silver embossing powder. (I can’t seem to locate the stamp I used but will keep looking and will include it here when it turns up!) Recollections adhesive rhinestones and a Creative Memories Precious Elements (silver) Pen were used to add a touch of sparkle to the centers of the blossoms.

When open, the card stands like a box, but it closes flat for easy mailing. There is room on the back of the box to add a panel of plain paper with a sentiment and signatures.