Birthday fishes to you

I made this summery card a while back now but thought I would share it today. Boundary Waters border punch by Fiskars is extremely cool when used with a family of Essential ColorCore cardstock by Core'dinations. For this card I used the Aqua Blues collection as it matched so perfectly with the Typo Thickers in Peacock.
I then lightly sanded the crests of the waves with my sanding block.







Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup patterned paper, ribbon, twine and kraft paper, American Crafts Thickers, Cuttlebug embossing folders, Fiskars border punch, Quickutz letter dies (birthday), Stampin' Up! stamps, Tsukineko ink, other: foam layering tape.



In other news, if you haven't seen a copy of this book yet...get on it.
It's a new book out by Kimber McGray and it's for sale at Amazon.com, your local bookstore or your local scrapbooking store. You will find lots of great scrapbooking tips and tricks, inspiring layouts and cards and, yes, even a layout by me that features my cutie pie daughter, Ema (page 19).

Cupcake craze continues

I made these the other night with a stamp that I had to have from Stampin' Up. My pal, Liz Goldhawk, set me up with this stamp after my birthday crop.

These are for Matt and Ema to give to their friends after their birthdays this summer. It's a great little stamp that you can use your scraps of patterned paper with....Jillibean Soup patterned paper scraps that is.

The cute little cherry on top is made from Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock. I used the corner of my Making Memories sanding block to add the shiny/lighter effect.

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Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Poinsettia), Jillibean Soup patterned paper (Minestrone collection) and kraft A2 cards, Stampin' Up! stamp, Sizzix texture plates (Stampin' Up exclusive), Making Memories brads, American Crafts brads, Tsukineko ink, other: foam layering tape.

Soup's on!

Today, over at the Jillibean Soup blog, they just posted a new sketch. I made a card based on the sketch but you could make a layout, card or whatever. Be sure to check it out.

Tomorrow I will be back with more cupcake goodness. Mmmm.... High calorie scrappin'!

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Vanilla Cream), Jillibean Soup paper (Minestrone collection, kraft), Unity Stamp Company stamp, Creative Cafe rubons, Heidi Swapp edge distesser, Tsukineko ink, other: foam layering tape, sewing machine, thread.

Just an FYI: if you enjoy working with Core'dinations cardstock I would highly recommend picking up a Heidi Swapp edge distresser. In the card above, I used it along the edge of the Vanilla Cream cardstock. Also, a Crop-a-Dile can easily punch a hole in the top of your edge distresser and then you can hang it off your craft bag or tote so you don't lose it (sounds like advice from a woman who lost hers and had to buy a new one, right?).

Inspired by colo(u)r

Linda Beeson, one the of design team members for Core'dinations, pointed out this inspirational blog out to the rest of the Core'dinations team.

KWerner Designs blog offers up some really delicious colour combos. This week's is:

So, I rustled me up some Core'dinations cardstock and some other stash and came up with this little love note:

Be sure to drop by this blog and spend some time cruising through all the sections. There's not just colour inspiration but scrapbooking pages, cards, photography...and the list goes on. Yeah. It's a goodie!

I'll be back tomorrow with another card that I made over the weekend. I did a huge clean up over the weekend and discovered some long forgotten supplies.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Midnight, Snowflake, Poinsettia), Riff Raff Designs chipboard (i love you - hand sign), Making Memories brads and paint, Ranger glossy accents, Sizzix texture plate (exclusive to Stampin' Up!), Font: Bernie, other: foam layering tape.

Giant Love

I think I have a new favourite layout.

It makes me smile every time I look at it.

I found this awesome section on the Scrapbook & Cards Today website...Sketches. This layout is based on the June sketch by Allison Cope.

I was pretty excited to see that Core'dinations Whitewash (Watering Can) matched perfectly with this new paper by October Afternoon. Ducks in a Row just arrived at my LSS and I wanted to get a sample done quickly for the store.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Whitewash-Watering Can), October Afternoon paper, Making Memories diecut paper and sanding block, Scenic Route grid paper, Doodlebug letters stickers, Bazzill brad, Stampin' Up! scallop circle punch, Creative Memories circle cutter, Sizzix impressions folder and texture plate, Font: Another Typewriter, other: foam layering tape. Based on a sketch by Allison Cope for Scrapbook & Cards Today.

You look like a monkey...

...and you act like one too.

I made a card for a friend of ours. He just turned 38. He was feeling old. I thought this card would cheer him up a bit. It did.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (French Roast), Jillibean Soup patterned paper, journaling sprouts, ribbon, letter stickers and printed kraft paper, Scenic Route worn grid paper, Storage Unit, Ink & More stamp (monkey), Stampin' Up! binder punch, Tsukineko ink, Font: Another Typewriter.

Four teachers. Yep. Four.

I realized the other day that I will need to make four teacher thank you cards. My son has two teachers (one in the AM, one in the PM), and my daughter has a teacher and an educational assistant. Yeah. I had better get crackin'!

Here is another one. This one was made based on Sketch This #86. And, if you just gotta know...the tree trunk is from Riff Raff Designs. Yum!

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Vanilla Cream), Jillibean Soup patterned paper (Minestrone/Chopped Tomatoes, Cannellini Beans), Scenic Route worn grid paper, Jillibean Soup journaling spot, Jillibean Soup kraft paper, WorldWin kraft envelope, Riff Raff Designs chipboard tree trunk, Imaginisce stamp (best teacher), Unity Stamp Company stamp (numbers), Tsukineko inks (VersaFine, VersaMark), Stampin' Up! binder punch and heart punch, Making Memories paint (Chocolate), Heidi Swapp edge distressor (used on the Vanilla Cream Core'dinations cardstock to rough it up).