how delightful!

Hi there blog peeps!  Hope you're enjoying your memorial day weekend.  It's a beautiful weekend here in Southern California, although, I haven't been able to take advantage of it as much as I would have liked cuz I've been under the weather!! Boo.  Oh well - at least now I feel like I'm on the mend, so things are moving in the right direction.  Plus, I had an awesome Saturday, which I'll share with you in my next post.  But first, let's start off with this week's 2S4Y sketch, shall we?  Here's a look at the sketch that Laura created: 

It's a great, sketch that's clean and simple!  Now, here's a look the card I created, using the "How Delightful" stamp set from Lawn Fawn.  This is extra special because, not only is Lawn Fawn one of the sponsors for the week, but it's also the awesome company of fellow 2S4Y Design Team Member, Kelly Marie! 

I love the images from the set - for the card, I used the chandelier stamp and added some bling to the bulbs by embellishing with rhinestones.  In order to get my chandeliers to line up just right, I used the handy dandy Cathy Allan Position-It tool, from Scor-it-all.  I did a quick tutorial last week on how to create a background using the Position-It tool, and this week, I've got a quick and simple tutorial on how to align the images just so.

Here's what I did:

1.  First, you'll want to do the center image on your cardstock.  I stamped the image on the acrylic sheet and then positioned the stamped image where I wanted it on my cardstock.  Then, I aligned the right angle block flushed to the left corner of the acrylic sheet.  Next, you remove the sheet and stamp the image in left corner of the right angle.

2.  Next, repeat the above step with the left and right images.  Tip: I used the gridded lines to keep my right angle block aligned.  I kept the bottom edge along the same axis and just moved it to the left or right of the center image to keep the horizontal alignment.  Here's a look at the positioning:

Viola!  That's how I kept my chandeliers in line!  Here's one last look at the finished card. 

Hope you like it!  For more fun ideas, be sure to pop over to the 2S4Y blog!

May's Final Friday Winner!

Hi all!  Hope you had a fantastic week.  I really don't know where the time goes these days.  It goes by sooo fast!  Are you guys ready to find out who the winner is for this month's May Final Friday giveaway?  Let's find out, shall we?  The lucky winner of the Thank You Kindly stamp set is...

Lucky #6 who happens to be Queenie Jeannie!  Congrats, Jeannie!  Thanks so much to everyone that left a comment.  So fun to get your perspectives.  I really do enjoy reading everyone's comments.  Stay tuned for June's Freebie Friday, which will be a BIG one, since the final Friday also happens to be my Birthday! :)  I'll be posting the freebie next week on the good ol' blog.

Have a great day and I'll catch up with you guys later!

2S4Y Lovebirds

Hi all! Happy Monday to you! Are you energized and ready for a new week? Well, to start you off for the week, I've got the new 2S4Y Sketch card for you. Here's a look at the sketch:

I decided to turn it on it's side to create my card:

Aren't those birdies fun?  The stamps I used for this card are from the Love Birds stamp set from our sponsor of the week - WPlus9.  Dawn's the talented gal that started this company and I've had the pleasure of "meeting" her online.  I LOVE her style.  She's amazingly creative and such an inspiration, as you'll see on her blog!  It was such a treat to play with these adorable stamps.  Here's another look at the card for you:

I've even got a tutorial to share with you on how I created the background.  I used Cathie Allan's Position-It, from Scor-it-all, who's also a sponsor of the week for this 2S4Y sketch!  Using the tool made creating the background a breeze!  It takes all the guess work out of stamping and makes sure your image is stamped exactly where you want it to go!  Here's the overview.

The Position-It comes with 4 basic pieces - 1) a sturdy board with a handy, easy to use grid, 2) a large right angle block that you can affix to the board, 3) a clear acrylic board to position your stamps, and 4) a smaller right angle block to give you the flexibility to position the acrylic piece anywhere on your project. 

{Creating a background}

1. Place the large right angle on the board, then place the clear acrylic board (I'll refer to this as the clear sheet), flush to the right angle.  Next, stamp the branch image in the corner the acrylic sheet by making sure the stamp is flushed to the right angle.  You see the resulting image on the acrylic sheet below.

2. Position the cardstock on the grid board and use a temporary adhesive on the back to keep it in place.  Next, place the clear acrylic sheet with the stamped image where you want it to appear on your cardstock.  Now, take the smaller right angle and make sure it is aligned with the bottom left corner of the acrylic sheet.  Take the acrylic sheet away and then stamp your image in that spot.

3.  Now you'll continue to use the acrylic sheet to position your stamp exactly where you want it on the paper. Then, take the smaller right angle and place it in the bottom left corner of the acrylic sheet, remove the sheet, and stamp in that same spot.

4.  For the next step, I filled in my pattern by stamping the branch image upside down.  You'll see that instead of really stamping it upside down, I turned the grid board upside down and then positioned my stamp. 

5.  I repeated the steps until I filled in my background.

6.  Here is my finished background.  You'll see that I got some of the stamped image on the grid board - not to worry - it wipes off nice and clean with a stamp cleaner and a paper towel!

And to bring it all together, here's one last look at the finished card!

Hope you enjoyed that!  Now, go and hop on over to 2S4Y to check out all the amazing cards for this week's sketch.  I invite you to play along, too!  :)

Thanks for peeking in!  Have a great day!

quick cards from scraps!

Hi all!  Hope you're enjoying your Sunday so far.  I was tidying my craft room up a bit and came across extra scraps from a swap I had done for the WooHoo stampers demo event last month.  I actually made more of my background pattern then I ended up putting together for the swap, so I just put the rest together this morning and make these quick and easy cards.  Here's another one - this scrap actually has some smooch spray on it - I was playing with the shimmer effect:

I had 4 of these pieces, so this would make a cute little set.  Here's the rest I made:

In total, I made 12 quick cards!  Yay!  Not only did I get to use some left overs, but now I have an aresenal of cards at the ready - just need to add a sentiment!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Honeycomb flower

Ok, ok - I am SOOO hooked on the felt flowers.  Here's another card I created using the Blossom Party die - the flower is just slightly different from the one on my post yesterday.  These flowers are just too fun to make!  Tip:  I used a hot glue gun to adhere each of the flower layers together.  I also attached the button with the hot glue, too.  Just a little dab in the centers and then gently press them all together before adhering to your card (I used the hot glue gun on the back of the flower to adhere to the card, too!).   I just think it'll be more secure that way.  ere's a closeup look at the flower:

And one last look at the card, during it's "staged" photoshoot:

Here's the recipe for you:

{Honeycomb Flower Note of Thanks Card}

All supplies Stampin'Up! except where noted:

*Stamp Set: Thank You Kindly, Poka Dot Basics II (PTI)

*Cardstock: Kraft, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip

*Inks: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad

*Accessories: SU! Blossom Party Originals die, Scallop Trim Border punch, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Summer Sun Corduroy Button; twine and Felt (craft store)

Hope you have a fantastic day!

Felt {flowers!}

Hi blog peeps!!!  Happy Friday to you!  Wow, did this week fly by again for me! How about you?  Well, thankfully, I got to catch my breath a little this morning and channeled some creativity with my early morning cup of coffee.  I am still on my flower kick, and I really do love the Island Floral and Blossom Party dies!  So, this time, I thought I'd create some felt flowers.  Here's a look at my full card:

I think it's got such a summery feel to it!  I love that Dahlia like flower - it's fun and it really makes me smile! :)  The leaves and smaller flowers in the middle are from the Island Floral Bigz die and the bigger outer flowers are from the Blossom Party Originals die.  The DSP I used is the Island Party DSP from the SU! Summer Mini catalog.  Not only did I create a scallop square card as you see above, but it's also one of those that you can prop up.  I think they're called Easel cards.  Here's another look:

The inside of the card has a border that makes the card "prop up."  Here's a look from the side:

So, what do you think?  Hope you like it.  Here's the recipe:

{Felt Flower Congrats!}

*Stamp Set: Say it with Scallops (retired SU!)

*Cardstock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Island Party DSP

*Inks: Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pad

*Accessories: SU! Island Floral Bigz die, SU! Blossom Party Originals die; SU! Scallop Square Clear Bigz die, Sherbet buttons, Pumpkin Pie Corduroy button, Scallop Trim Border, Scallop Square punch, 1 1/4" square punch, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain ribbon

Thanks so much for coming by today.  Have a great Friday!!

Laura's 2S4Y Sketch 52

Hey there blog peeps!  Did you have a good weekend?  We had lots of fun this past weekend in Central CA celebrating my niece's birthday.  I'll hopefully get a chance to post some pics of the weekend later this week.  But first, I wanted to share this week's 2S4Y sketch!  You got a sneak peek of the card above.  Now, here's a look at Laura's full sketch:

I like the use of a circle in the middle, which was perfect for the digi stamps from our 2S4Y sponsor of the week, The Stamping Boutique.  Here's a look at my full card.

And here's another angle, for good measure:

What do you think?  I love the whimsical and dreamy fairy image, that I decided to use the sentiment "It's OK to Dream" to pair with it.  I added some dimension on the stamped flower by cutting out one leaf and coloring it in with a lighter color {certainly celery against old olive}.  You can't tell that I did that with the petals, but I did do the 3 petals, coloring them in with barely banana and the base flower was so saffron.  I am soo into the gray and yellow color combo.  It's such a fun and trendy palette!  I especially like the sweet little four petal flower punch with gray centers.  The flower is from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack in the Stampin'Up! Summer Mini.  Hope you like it! 

Be sure to stop by 2S4Y for more fun ideas with this sketch!  Thanks for poppin' over ;)