Showing posts with label Stampin' Up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stampin' Up. Show all posts

August 6, 2015

Set of Four Apple Thank You Cards

Hi everyone--it's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail.   Today is the first day of school for my son, so it seemed fitting that I share a "school" themed project today.  It seems far too early for school to be starting.  For some parts of the country/world, I know you have a few weeks left of your vacation; but for us, we're back to the routine of school today.

I have a good friend who is a middle school math teacher.  Her son and mine play sports together and we've become very good friends over the past year.  She has mentioned how she always likes to have thank you notes on hand, so I decided I'd give her a few cards to be able to use throughout the school year.

The cut file came from the Silhouette Online Store.  It included the background card, apple, stem, leaf and the tag.  The whole package!


I used some Stampin' UP! patterned paper that I've had around for a long time.  I love simple stripes and polka dots.  So very useful and versatile.


I used a different "thank you" stamp for each card.  Each image was a My Craft Spot stamp that I had in my stash.  I also had the baker's twine in my collection for a couple of years.  

Even though everything I used was on the older side, I'm positive my friend won't care one bit and will be thrilled to have some fun cards to use.  Do you know a teacher who might enjoy some cards?  It might be fun to surprise him/her with a matching set! 

I hope you have a wonderful day and have time to do something creative!



June 25, 2015

Father's Day Pegboard Card

Hey everyone...it's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail and today I'm sharing the card that I made for my husband for Father's Day.  My husband is one of those guys who can fix anything, which is probably a good thing since I tend to break a lot of things!  

Here's what I created for him:


The base of this card is from the Silhouette Online Store.  I decided that rather than cut out the tiny tools that went with the card cutfile, I would use my stamps to create the tools.  I used the "Totally Tool" stamp set by Stampin' UP! and colored those tools using my Copics.  I then fussy cut around each one, and adhered them to the pegboard with dimensional foam dots.  The lettering was in the original cut file, but rather than use paper (which I figured would tear), I used some vinyl and it worked like a charm.  Don't forget that vinyl sticks to paper and can make your life a lot easier, especially with scripty greetings!  Oh...and on the pegboard, I used a lot of chalk ink to make it look more realistic.


I hope you have a great day!

August 7, 2014

August Holiday Card Share...Snowmen in Shades of Blue

Hi Everyone....it's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail, and I'm happy to be sharing my monthly holiday card.  I've been making a different holiday greeting card each month to hopefully inspire you to get a jump start on making your Christmas cards.  It won't be long they will be on everyone's blogs!  

Are you ready for some snowmen?



So along with my goal of creating something monthly to be ready for the holidays, I've also been on a bit of a spending freeze.  Today's card is a wonderful reflection of what one can create from all sorts of things found in what we all probably have on hand!  The patterned paper is by DCWV from the Winter Basics 6 by 6 paper pad.  I used one entire sheet--the paper is two sided, so I simply flipped the leftover cut strip over and decided I liked the contrast of the stripes against the subtle plaid background.   The white and navy shapes were leftover from another project.  I probably cut them from Elegant Edges, but they were just sitting on top of my workspace (taking up valuable real estate!), so I stamped the snowmen from the Stampin' UP! set, The More the Merrier.  I colored them with my Copic markers and added a few Stickles.  The felt snowflake had the year 2006 on the bottom of the jar and I know I've had those snowflake brads for at least that long, too.  The supplies may be old, but I think the result is adorable!


Here's a close up of my coloring for you.  I didn't do much blending because my white base is really cheap paper and wasn't going to blend very well.  The sentiment is from SP&Company's "Snow Much Fun" set.

Thanks for stopping by today....make it a day filled with creativity!

March 6, 2014

March Christmas Inspiration

Hi Everyone...it's Sonya here today from Sonya's Paper Trail and I'm so excited to be sharing another Christmas card with you today.  You might recall that I'm posting a monthly holiday card, in hopes of inspiring others to get a jump start on those cards this year.  

Check out the card I made this month:


What I love about this card is how easy it would be to mass produce this design!  You could easily cut a ton of ovals using a die cutter and set up an assembly line to knock out a bunch of these.  



I added a few gemstones to Dasher's antlers for a little bit of holiday bling.  I'm really loving olive green and this lovely, deep red with grey accents.  This is quickly becoming a "go to" color combination for me!


Materials used:

Cardstock: Stampin' UP!
Patterned Paper: Tis the Season by Echo Park
Stamps: Dasher by SU and sentiment by My Craft Spot
Inks: SU
Ribbon and Gems: Misc.

I hope you have a super day...and thanks to Sheila for having me on her team!

February 6, 2014

February Holiday Card Inspiration: Very Merry

Hi Everyone!  It's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail and I'm here today with a dose of inspiration for those who are creating their holiday greeting cards all year long.  The card I'm sharing today is rather simple, and would be a perfect design if you need to make a lot of cards and use up a lot of tiny scraps in the process!  Check it out:

I started by cutting that wonderful, simple snowflake from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  I cut it at 2 inches and added a small red brad to the center.  The paper strips are scraps from Echo Park's 'Tis the Season 6 by 6 paper pad.  The stamped images are from Stampin' UP! and are from one of my favorite sets--Short and Sweet.


Isn't this a gorgeous snowflake?

Hope you have a creative day!

Hugs,
Sonya




June 6, 2013

A Sassy Birthday Card

Hi Everyone!  It's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail and I'm so excited to be a new design team member at She's A Sassy Lady.  Many thanks to Sheila and her team for having me be a part of the team, I'm thrilled to join in the fun!   I thought it would be appropriate to make a super "sassy" card for my first design team post.  This fun card features stamps from a variety of companies:

  
The main focus is on my super sassy Tess from the SU set "Tote-ally Tess".  

 
She's supposed to be holding stamps and markers and such, but I think that little glass of vino suits her very well.  The wine glass stamp is by Stampin' On The Edge.

When I use this stamp, I always use the paper piecing technique for her pants.  Simply stamp her pants on patterned paper, cut them out, then glue them on your main stamped image.  It adds so much fun to her attire!



There wasn't a lot of room for a sentiment on this card, so I filled a little white space with this birthday sentiment by My Craft Spot.

No card is complete without a very sassy message for the inside greeting!

Thanks for joining us today...have a super day!

December 30, 2011

Hot Cocoa Slider Card


Hey Ya'll!  This is Leah from My Craft and Chat Cafe.  Today's project is quick and fun!  It's a card with a treat.  The idea is so "lifted." I got my inspiration from MPS's video

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It measures 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 - base is SU Baja Breeze.
The red layer measures 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 - SU Real Red.
The white layer measures 3 x 4 1/4 and was embossed using a        Cuttlebug folder(sorry, don't remember the name.)
The sentiment is from Pink by Design's "Christmas Wishes" set.
I used white ribbon from Michaels for slider bow.

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The cup and steam is from Cricut Joy of the Seasons.  I used SU designer paper cut at 2 inches.  The steam is white, but inked w/SU ink.  Click on MPS video link above and watch the video on YouTube to see a step by step on how to make your own slider card!  Until next time...

Crafty hugs,
Leah

November 20, 2011

Easy Christmas Card



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Hey Y'all!  It's Leah from My Craft and Chat Cafe.  Today's card is super simple.  Life has been a little challenging lately so I haven't had a lot of time to craft.
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Here are the layers of the bells from the Cricut Creative Memories cartridge,"Tis the Season" at 3.75" on my Gypsy.
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I used Recollections brand papers from "Holiday Traditons" and Metallics and the Bravo Burgundy is from Stampin' Up!
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The card base is a 5.5" x 8.5" piece of Bravo Burgundy folded in half.  A 4" x 5.25" piece of patterned paper from "Holiday Traditions" for the layer and Bravo Burgundy ribbon. Popped up the bells using Stampin' dimensionals on the card, stamped "JOY" using Bravo Burgundy ink and a sentiment from My Creative Time stamp set and...
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Done!  Hope you like it.  You could make several of these in a small amount of time to give out for Christmas.  Thanks for looking, would love to hear your comments, and until next time...


Crafty hugs!
Leah