Dandelion Shoji Screen Card

OK - I have been making some cards here and there................

Have you seen them? They are all over the Internet................what? Why, of course, those Dandelion Cling stamps!!!! These stamps are made exclusively in Hawaii. They are so cool and it is so exciting to have received them. I made these a couple weeks back and am very behind in posting...........Love the set because Jean (the owner of Dandelion) includes a template for the project shown here - now how cool is that and who else would do that but Jean!!!! She's the best!!!! So, of course, I added Dandelion to my side bar and CASE her project - just click on it and you can see so much other stamps she offers. The other generous gesture is that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the friends stamp set will be donated to the recovery efforts in Japan - way to go, Jean!!!! So how can you pass this set up? No way.....................she even sent me a sample card.........gads, is this gal the coolest or what?

So here is the project using the colors I selected:

The shoji screen doors are closed.....................

Slowly slide the screen to the left to reveal one of the "friends"

Slide the screen all the way to the left to see both "friends" The flowers are stamped with SU So saffron while "friends" is stamped with SU Old Olive ink. The girls are stamped and colored with Copics, cut and adhered to the Washi paper. Use whatever Washi on hand The one shown is from a local Japanese store (Daiso). Add the Stardust Stickles on the flower centers and hair bow.

So how does that screen work? Well, ya gotta get the set and maybe, just maybe, you will come to know it just takes some foam tape at each end to provide the slide..............

Here are the pieces of the project:
I did remember to take a photo of it but forgot to take photos of the assembly part:
(1) 5-1/2 x 8-1/4" SU Old Olive CS
(2) 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" CS Vellum
(1) 5-3/8" x 2-3/8" Washi Paper
(2) Screens Black CS (template provided by Dandelion)
(1) 5-1/4" x 1" White CS

Supplies:

• Stamps: Dandelion Friends Set


• CS: SU Old Olive, Black, Neenah White, Card Stock Vellum, Washi Paper


• Ink: SU So Saffron, SU Old Olive, Black Momento


• Accys: Copic Markers, Stardust Stickles, 3M Foam Tape, sticky tape

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Princess Birthday Bitty Book

Yup - Yet another Bitty Album.........already? I can't help it, I love making them. My Grand Niece will Love to get the pictures in this. See the B'day card next to the album? The card was posted on 9/7/2011. It is perfectly co-ordinated, for sure................Pink, Pink, Pink!!!!

Front view:
Vellum clouds are hand cut, adhered, stardust stickles added. See the subtle clouds behind the castle?

Side view:

I just love those castle and crown charms and the customized name charm, too

The large Castle embellishment fits on the front and is a shaker with magic flakes. The metal stars are from Crate & Barrel (one of those 75% off sale items after Christmas)

Here is the album and the case:


The album front cover:

The inside:

The inside cover is stamped with, of course "Princess" - she even has a little bling in her crown which is colored using Silver Smooch. The little princess was colored using Copics: E21, R20, W5, RV02, RV06, 110 Black.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Imagince Enchanted Collection: Princess


• CS: Imagince "If the Crown Fits", Neenah White, SU Pixie Pink


• Ink: Momento Black


• Accys: SU Scallop Oval Punch, SU large Oval Punch, Metal Stars from Crate and Barrel, Mini Glue Dots, SU Bitty Book (retired), Castle Sticker by EK Success, Charms and Beads from local Scrapbook Store, 5/8" Pink Organdy Ribbon, Silver Smooch, Copic Markers as listed above, adhesive bling unknown, Card Stock Vellum, Stardust Stickles

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Birthday Princess Card

Here's a really cute b'day card I recently made for my Grand Niece. I loved using the Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch for the boarder. It was also used on the inside, too

The "Happy Birthday" was cut out @1-14" using my Cricut Beyond Birthday

Here's the Crown and the scepter: The Brushed Silver crown is cut using SCAL (Sure Cuts a Lot) free crown on line. The scepter is a SU Star punch.

Slowly open the card:

To reveal a fabulous scene: Both inside edges are punched using the Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch. The castle is popping up and also a tiny Princess. The Princess is colored using Copic markers (Colors used are E21, R20, W5, RV02, RV06, 110 Black)

The castle: cut using SCAL (Sure Cuts a Lot) from mytimetocraft.com - it was a free cut file. Then it was embossed using the Tiny Mosaic embossing folder.

And, here is the little Princess - she has a metal star and also adhesive bling on her silver smooched crown.

Side view:

Overhead view:

Another side view:

Her name was cut using the SCAL program (Sure Cuts a Lot) in SU Brushed Silver and one of my fonts: Arial.

The "4" was cut using the Paper Trey inc. numbers die.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Imaginisce Enchanted Collection


• CS: SU Pixie Pink, Neenah White, SU Brushed Silver, Imaginisce If the Crown Fits DSP


• Ink: Momento Black


• Accys: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch, Papertrey Inc. Numbers die, 1/4" Pink Organdy Ribbon, Stickles, Silver Smooch, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug Tiny Mosaic Embossing Folder, Mytimetocraft.com SCAL SVG Castle Cut File, Cricut Beyond Birthdays Cartridge, adhesive bling unknown, SU Star Punch, Copic colors as listed above.

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Disney Vacation Bitty Book

OOOPs, just heard this posting didn't go through cyber space inter netting............so let me try re-posting this today..........cross my fingers and hope it works...........

Isn't my Niece the lucky one........well, maybe. She had decided to take her girls to Disneyland this Summer and what better way to capture those "magical moments" than having a gift of a Bitty Book. I've made a couple previously and this one is quite similar. (see recently previously posted album on 6/3/2011 Summer Disney Vacation Bitty Album). Again note: the Bitty Book albums have been retired for a couple years so they are no longer available for purchase.

Side spine view:

The front cover with those dimensional stickers fit perfectly. The Ovals were made using my SCAL (sure cuts a lot) program...am glad it also worked on card stock vellum, too. The year, adhered on top of the vellum, was made using the Cricut Calendar cartridge by Provo craft

I love those punched Mickey Mouse ears in a variety of colors for charms:

Album front cover: a simple stamped sentiment.

Inside front cover: Don't you just love those personalized Mouse ears? A white gel pen was used. The DSP is from a clearance bin - I think it was .20/sheet - it worked so well with the Mouse cover paper. And, yes, those start stickers came in really handy, too.

Inside back cover:

Here is a view with the inside front and back cover and the photo protectors spread out with a variety of mouse ears for embellishment:


Supplies:

• Stamps: Memories from Plaid All Night Media Disney Scrapbooking Stamps



• CS: Mouse DSP from local Scrapbook Store, Inside DSP from clearance Local Scrapbook Store, scraps used for Mouse, Card Stock Vellum



• Ink: Black Staz-On



• Accys: EK Sucess Mouse Punch, SU Bitty Book (retired), Ovals cut using SCAL (Sure Cuts a Lot), "Vacation" cut using SCAL from My Scrapchick Hula Bear Cut File, Castle cut from free SCAL file, White Gel pen, Dimensionals, "2011" cut from Calendar Cricut Cartridge by Provocraft, 1/4" Red Grosgrain Ribbon. 1/4" Yellow Satin Ribbon.

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Hawaiian Vacation Bitty Book

So the project I will showcase after my loooong vacation? A bitty book - you know I love making them................

Going on a Hawaiian vacation? No - I didn't go but my Niece did so I gave her her very own special vacation bitty album keepsake. I love how it turned out. She liked it, too. Note these Bitty Books, I have been making and posting have been retired from SU for a couple years now. I have a few to make so I have been slowly using them up........................I absolutely love them (as you can tell) and they make great gifts!

Ahhhhh...........Paradise popped with dimensionals on top of the hot summer sun (sponged with SU More Mustard)

The larger chair is for the album front. It is sponged with SU Chocolate Chip and popped with dimensionals in the bottom right front.

A closer view of the palm tree (hey, the photo is out of focus....ooops):

The year "2011" (made with the Calendar Cricut Cartridge)is adhered on top of a oval clear acetate. The waves are behind the acetate. Vacation is popped with dimensionals.

And, a close-up of the charms strung with 1/4" wide white grosgrain ribbon made with white card stock in between so the front and back are the same.

Here is the album and the case:

Using SU Decorative Label Punch, trim off top and bottom after stamping using SU Pink passion ink.

Album inside with photo protectors removed: I love the smaller chair on the front inside and the row of flip flops across the front and back. The sand castle on the back inside cover is sponged with SU Chocolate Chip ink

Want a closer view of the inside front cover

And, the inside back cover:

Here's how the embellishment was positioned on the Cricut to cut:

After "cutting" using the Cricut: (Note the oval is cut in Acetate so it does not show).

More embellishments made from the Life's a Beach Cricut Cart: X+Charms, Chair, palm Tree, Flip Flop boarder, and Sand Castle. Hmmm.....I only used 1 large chair and 1 smaller chair.

Supplies:

• Stamps: SU In a Word (retired)


• CS: SU Island Paradise (retired), Coredinations Solid Evergreen, Sassy (pink), Persimmon, Gulf Stream (Turq), White, SU Summer Sun


• Ink: SU Pink Passion, SU Chocolate Chip, SU Summer Sun


• Accessories: Provocraft Life's a Beach Cricut Cart, Provocraft Calendar Cricut Cart (for 2011), Oval is 1-1/8" high using SCAL (sure cuts a lot) to create, Waves-vacation- Paradise words from My Scrapchick.com Hula Bears cut file, SU Daubers, 1/4" White Grosgrain Ribbon, 1" Circle EK Success Punch, SU Bitty Book (retired)

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