Creation Station: Spring Flowers

Hello! It's the first Sunday of the month - and that means that the Creation Station Design Team is here to inspire YOU!  

This month we are focusing Spring Flowers.  Most are focusing on the Botanical Blooms bundle (if they have it), but the overall theme is spring flowers.  I'm opting for.....Spring Flowers.....  I had Botanical Blooms on my wish list for a while, but kept talking myself out of it.  I have SO many flower sets and SO many flower dies - I just couldn't do it.  Even tho I wanted to!!!  Every time I saw our own Dena Rekow create something phenomenal with them, I'd go put the bundle in my shopping cart....and then I'd delete them.  UGH! I may kick myself when I see what she's created for this hop....

So.....here I go with my Spring Flowers.....

First up - a set of cards using the Garden in Bloom stamp set.  This by far is one of my favorite sets.  The watercolor effect gets me everytime and the stamp layering - makes the possibilities endless!

I've decided that every card that I make, I'm going to make in multiples of at least 4.  It seems that it takes just as much time to make 4 as it does 1.  I usually haven't made multiples because I'm always afraid I won't like what the outcome and then I'll have 4 cards that I don't like instead of one.  Well....I'm blowing that theory out the window.  I'm just going to cross my fingers and GO WITH IT!  Fortunately - I liked this outcome.

For my next project - I let the flowers of the Timeless Elegance DSP do all the work for me!

This paper is absolutely gorgeous! 

One thing that I love to create - and I've been making these for years - gift card tins.  I love to use these for gifts - they are like a card and a gift all in one.   What I really happen to like about this one - I can easily customize the ribbon color and tag for any purpose.  Just changing the ribbon to another color makes a huge difference.  This paper does seem to scream wedding to me, but I think it'd also be great for an anniversary or birthday milestone.

I do decorate the inside with DSP, as seen above, and almost always add a pocket for money or a gift card.  You could even slip some jewelry in these.  These are great to regift too - just add a new tag and voila - you can fill and gift to someone else if you want to.  I usually give these to immediate family members so that I can snag the tin back for the next gift I need!  

So....here's the same idea - in a completely different style.  

This one uses some gingham dsp from Farmers Market, and some hand scripted dsp from Going Places Paper Stack.  A burlap belly band ties it all together.  The flower was made using the Flower Builder punch.  

 Well - that's all I have for you today!  I hope that at least one of my projects inspired you!  Be sure to continue along the Creation Station blog hop, and you'll have a head full of inspiration!

Video: Manic Monday! Quick and Easy Cardmaking

Hello!!!  How are all of the happy crafters out there?  Hope this Monday is treating you alright!

I have been gone for a good week working on another project.  I'll chat about that farther down in this post tho.....

So, it's been a little while since I created an actual card.  However, this one is fun and bright and colorful - what's not to love!  

Let me start out by saying this - I haven't been using patterened paper as much as I used to.  I think it's because sometimes it seems overpowering.  Or the print is too large for a card.  And sometimes it's just because there are too many colors in the pattern.  This pattern tho - I love!   It's small, it's fun and I can use it in little bits or in big bits.

Paired with a Watermelon Butterfly, and you've got something going here!  

Here's this video tutorial for this weeks card:

Those yellow enamel dots give it just the extra pop of color that it needs!

What do you think of this week's card - I'd love to hear.

Now - for my other little project......my sister and I have teamed forces and are creating wooden signs and some other crafty things.  The signs are mostly from reclaimed barn boards, but we do have some that will be on new pine as well.  You can find our things over at The Old White Shed.  We are also on Facebook and Instagram under the same name.

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Product List

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129381	113439

Creation Station: Birthdays!

Hi there crafty friends!  It's the first Sunday of the month - and that means time for an inspiration tour around the Creation Station! We have a VERY talented team of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators that are here to share some Birthday inspiration.  Let's jump in shall we?

First off.....a lot of time, I have a hard time coming up with cards that are good for my young boys.  Or even teen boys.  Does anyone else have this struggle?  I think the key is to keep things a little more graphic and with a strong, bright color scheme.  So....I went with the graphic images from Balloon Celebration. 

I started with a card base of Cucumber Crush.  It's a great bright green, and paired up with a strip of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the It's My Party paper stack, I could tell this was going to be perfect.  Most of the designs in that paper pack are really geared to girls (at least I think so!).  The black and white dsp will easily add a punch.

To complete the card, I grabbed the Happy Birthday sentiment from Age Awareness. I think that the font used here screams teenager!  I heat embossed it in white onto black cardstock.  Then, in that same stamp set I stamped the little flag image in Pacific Point.  All of this paired well with a Daffodil Delight circle with a snippet of Basic Black bakers twine.

In the end - I think this card is PERFECT for those BOYS that can be SOOOOO hard to create for.  

Now....onto something a little different.  (I posted something similar in this post.)  These balloons are from Balloon Celebration and the bow is from the Cutie Pie Thinlits.

My kids go to quite a few birthday parties, and I often find it difficult to come up with a good gift.  This has been my go-to gift as of late!  I grabbed some pint ice cream containers (link below in the supplies) and used the DSP from It's My Party to cover them.  The coordinating washi tape is perfect to go around the rim of the lid.

So, what do I do for the gift part?  I typically fill them up with candy (it holds A LOT of candy and a gift card to.....Dairy Queen, Amazon, where ever the kids like to shop/eat - we don't have a lot of choices in this neck of the woods!)

What I really love about these is that they are really easy to customize.  For this one - I used the Party Pop Ups Thinlits for the Happy Birthday - which fits PERFECTLY!  By the way - one of our circle dies is also a perfect match for the top of the lid.

I think these would also be good for party favors at a birthday party.  Or what about changing them up with different DSP for a baby shower or bridal shower.....the possibilities are endless!

Now it's time to see what the rest of the talented team have to inspire you!  Hold onto your hats!  You are about to be blown away!

Supply List

Birthday Card

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Product List

Age Awareness Photopolymer Stamp Set [135381]	Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675]	Cucumber Crush 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138335]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack [140552]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951]	Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad [138324]
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576]	1-3/4" Circle Punch [119850]	Heat Tool [129053]

Ice Cream Containers

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Product List

It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack [140552]	Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Bundle [140810]	Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609]	Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675]	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043]
Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320]	Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133678]	Versamark Pad [102283]	It's My Party Designer Washi Tape [140556]
Cutie Pie Thinlits Dies [138273]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Vintage Faceted Buttons [127555]	Baker's Twine Combo Pack [140555]

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Product List

It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack [140552]	It's My Party Designer Washi Tape [140556]	Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320]
Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390]	Big Shot [113439]