How to make a Fantastic Gift Card Holder

Today at SCS the Try a new technique challenge was to make a pop up gift card holder. It is awesome Check out this link for a video on how to do it. Hero Art's Club Blog. I used the new Wishing Tree stamp set from Pink Poison. Perfect for this challenge.




Here are the directions as posted on SCS
What you'll need:
4 X 12 Piece of patterned paper (or you can make your own by stamping a piece of 4 X 12 piece of cardstock)
4-1/4 X 4-1/4 Square piece of coordinating cardstock (used as mat for mounting the interior of gift card)
Stamps
Ink
Bone Folder
Craft Knife
Adhesive

* Take your 4 X 12 piece and score it 4" from one end (horizontal orientation) - flip to the other end and score 4" from that end. This will give you a piece divided into 3- 4" squares
* Burnish all score lines with your bone folder
* Take the middle square and fold it in half, creating the Pop Up portion of this card in a "hill" -^-
* Using your gift card as a guide, cut a slit in the center of middle of your folded piece large enough for your gift card to slide into
* Adhere the back side of your pop up portion to your 4-1/4" square piece of cardstock
* Embellish as desired
* Insert gift card (the important part)

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Hugs Pam

Mermaid Anya, how cute is she!!

Here is a card I made today between cleaning my downstairs. I feel so productive.

I used the new Mermaid Anya Stamp from Pink Poison




Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think of her.

Hugs Pam

Life is full of fun!!

Wow life has been busy around here. From working to helping out at our local school book fair to trying to clean house to decorate for Christmas. Now me time so I decided to do some stamping. I used the SCS inspirational challenge today to make this card Here is my Inspiration. Today I was working with Pink Poison, "Anya Teacher stamp". So very fitting for this project. I tell you these little Anya's are just adorable.




Well I am off to created another card. The family is watching the new release of Wall-E.

Here is what I used.
Stamps: Pink Poison: Teacher Anya and Sentiments

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Hugs Pam

Last but most deffently not least

I'm back again. Only this time my edges are not naked. Yes I sponged them, boy do I feel better. Have you also noticed that SU does not have a current purple that is really Purple, kinda like a K-State Purple. I had to go back to my old stash to find Eggplant Envy. Yea for oldies but goodies. Well I do love this NEW stamps set from Pink Poison, called Wishing tree. You can do so very much with it




Here is what I used:

Stamps: Pink Poison: Wishing Tree
Paper: I have no idea
Ink: SU: retired, Eggplant Envy and VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories: pop dots

OK, I'm off to take a nap before I do my errands before I pick up my daughter before I go to work.

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Hugs Pam

Happy Wednesday and it is cold again!!

Well today is another cold day here in Kansas. I need to go and do a few errands before I go to work tonight. But I thought I would check out the sketch challenge at SCS. What a fun challenge. I thought it was perfect for this new stamp set from artful INKables called peaceful Wishes. It has two small squares that is perfect for the bottom of the layout. It is also a first for me to leave my edges naked, yes naked no sponging on them at all. So here is the first of two cards I made with this set.




Here is what I used:

Stamps: artful INKables: Peaceful Wishes
Paper: SU: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, and DP is from BasicGrey: Wassail Paper Pad
Ink: SU: Riding Hood Red
Accessories: bows are from offray: Stylish Accents, pop dots

So here is the second naked edged card. I used yesterday's color challenge for my inspiration. I love these little deer embossed.




Here is what I used:

Stamps: artful INKables: Peaceful Wishes
Paper: SU: Whisper white, Certainly Celery and Pacific Point
Ink: Versamark: clear embossing ink,
Accessories: Stampendous: Sterling Silver embossing powder, pop dots

Love the Anya's from Pink Poison

Here is a tag I made for the SCS Color Challenge. I just love these little Anya's. This little Elf Anya was crying to be on a tag. So here she is.




Here is what I used:

Stamps: Pink Poison: Elf Anya
Paper: SU: Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White
Ink: SU: Basic Gray and VersaFine: Onyx Black

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Hugs Pam

It's beginning to feel alot like Christmas.

Here are a couple of cards I made for challenges at SCS. It is so cold and rainy here I think I am going to go upstairs and decorate some for Christmas. Let me know what you think of these cards. I used a new set from artful INKables, you can also get these on sale by using the code to the left here.






I used the new stamp set from artful INKables: Warm Drinks for cold Days

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Hugs Pam

Loven this Vintage Bird set

I truly am in love with this Vintage Bird set from Pink Poison. This is going to be my whole theme for Christmas this year. I will keep you updated on what my projects will look like.





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Hugs Pam

These stamps are not for the Birds!!

I am having so much fun with all the new stamps from Pink Poison. Just take a look at these stamps called Vintage Birds. Marie's detail is just unbelievable. I made these two 3x3 cards as gift tags. I can't wait to use them for Christmas. Let me know what you think.





Hugs Pam

Oh Baby, It's cold outside

Well I am supposed to be cleaning and getting ready to decorate for Christmas but no I am instead stamping. This card was just fun to do!! It was like when I used to color all the time in my coloring book. I used an adorable new set from Pink Poison called Home Sweet Home. I used this picture from Boden for the inspiration challenge at SCS.

I used this one for inspiration on the couch. It reminds me of my DD who is always in trouble because she hands on the side of our formal living room sofa. Oh well they are only kids once, right!




Here is what I used:

Stamps: Pink Poison: Home Sweet Home
Paper: Slab 5
Ink: SU: Close to cocoa, and Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: ribbon from offray, rhinestones from me and my big ideas, prismacolor pencils, and pop dots

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Hugs Pam

What a adorable new stamp set from Pink Poison

Now just look at this little dogs face. Just the cutest thing I have ever seen except my dogs face of course. I made this card for Cory, He loves our dog Roxy and she is always so depressed when he leaves to go back to school.

This set from Pink Poison is called Home Sweet Home. I love the saying Come Home Soon, I hope Cory takes the hint. This was also done for today's Limited Supply challenge at SCS. We were to use different shapes. What fun!! So here is what I came up with. What do you think.




This is what was used to make this card:

Stamps: Pink Poison: Home Sweet Home
Paper: SU: Whisper white and Basic Black
Ink: Versafine: Onyx Black
Accessories: Ribbon from Offray, rhinesones from me and my big ideas, punches from marvy, priamacolor pencils and pop dots

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Hugs Pam

Getting ready for Christmas

I am still working with this wonderful new set of stamps from artful INKables. I decided that it would be a great table decoration for my Christmas table. I made some Chinese boxes from my Cricut cartridge "Tags, Bags, boxes and More". I will use this as the gift box and the matching napkin ring. I think they are really pretty together. The fun thing is you can make them in any color to match you place setting. Mine is usually red and green.





Here is what I used:

Stamps: artful INKables: Paper Snowflakes
Paper: SU: Whisper white
Ink: SU: Real Red and Glorious Green
Accessories: ribbon from offray, rhinestones from me and my big ideas, pop dots, Cricut cartridge "Tags, Bags, Boxes & More.

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Hugs Pam

Happy Friday, and boy is it cold here in Kansas

Yet another new set from artful INKables, This month Kristin came out with 5 fantastic stamps sets. You must go over the her store artful INKables and take a look. She is also giving a discount on the new stamps for anyone using the code located to the left.

Today at SCS the Limited supply challenge was to use circles and rectangles on your card. This new set of stamps called Paper Snowflakes I thought was just perfect for the circle part. In fact I think I might use this same style for my napkin rings at Christmas dinner. What do you think??





Here is what I used in making this card:

Stamps: artful INKables: Paper Snowflakes
Paper: unknown scraps
Ink: SU: Chocolate chip and VersaMark watermark stamp pad
Accessories: embosing powder, ribbon from offray, dew drops and pop dots

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Hugs Pam

Another for Snow Play!

Ok I decided to do another for today's challenge at SCS. I used the same new set from artful INKables "Snow Play"





Here is what I used.

Stamps: artful INKables: Snow Play
Paper: unknown
Ink: SU: Close to cocoa, and Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: ribbon from hobby lobby, punches from Martha Stewart and marvy, dew drops, prismacolor pencils and pop dots

Let me know what you think.

Hugs Pam

ANOTHER NEW SET FROM ARTFUL INKABLES!

Wow what a wonderful set of stamps from artful INKables!!! I just love the faces on these little ones. The set I used is called Snow Play and it is so much fun to play with, and the best news yet you can get brand new set on sale. Just use the code on the left to get your 10% off.




Here is what I used:

Stamps: artful INKables: Snow Play
Paper: unknown
Ink: SU: Close to cocoa, and Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: May Arts Ribbon 2 toned textured, fiskars corner punch, prismacolor pencils, and pop dots

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Hugs Pam

Back again

Well I thought I would make some tags to go with the card I made with this new set from artful INKables "Frosty Mug Mates. This set is just so cute!!




Here is what I used:
Stamps: artful INKables: Frosty Mug Mates
Paper: SU: Whisper white, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red and Pretty in Pink
Ink: SU: pretty in pink, riding hood red, kiwi kiss and VersaFine: Onyx Black
Accessories: rhinestones from me and my big ideas, punches are from marvy and Martha Stewart, ribbon from Offray, prismacolor pencisl and pop dots

Let me know what you think.

Hugs Pam

New stamps at artful INKables!!! Remember to VOTE!!!

OK I worked the last 4 nights and stayed up to work with this wonderful new stamps set "Frosty Mug Mates" from artful INKables the colors were inspired by the color challenge over at SCS and to VOTE.

When I went to the polls I was expecting long lines. No not here I was in and out in less then 10 minutes, and that is with voting. I am so anxious today about the vote that it is a perfect day to work with my new stamps from artful INKables!! Kristin out did herself with the new releases. Her art is both elegant and fun. Like these little snowpeople, their hats are mugs, now is that not adorable.

I hope you enjoy this card half as much as I did making it. Thanks for stopping by.






Here is what I used:

Stamps: artful INKables: Frosty Mug Mates
Paper: SU: Whisper white, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red and Pretty in Pink
Ink: SU: Riding in Red and Versafine: Onyx Black
Accessories: rhinestones from me and my big ideas, punches are from stampin up and Martha Stewart, ribbon from Offray, swirl clip from making memories, glitter from Martha Stewart, puff paint by Tulip Puffy, prismacolor pencisl and pop dots


Don't forget to stop the other design team blogs and see what wonderful things they are coming up with using the new stamps.

Talk with you later

Hugs Pam