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Peace on Earth

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· September 22, 2013

Today's Challenge was "Bling It Up." Well, you know I'm a Bling-a-potamus! This was easy for me! My Silver Glimmer Paper was calling my name and my Rhinestones were begging their way out of the box! So, here's my "Bling it Up" card for this week. The base card is Midnight Muse cardstock cut in half and then scored in the center. The next layer is Silver Glimmer and then Whisper White cardstock that was run through the Big Shot in the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. (I had to adhere it to the Silver using Sticky Strip.) There are two ribbons layered – the first is Whisper White Organza Ribbon and then the 1/8" Silver Metallic Ribbon. I chose Peace on Earth and the Dove stamp from the Calm Christmas Stamp Set because I wanted it to be simple yet "blingy." So, I stamped it onto Midnight Muse Cardstock in Whisper White Craft Ink and then embossed it with a mixture of White Embossing Powder and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. I cut it out and popped it up using Stampin' Dimensionals. The greeting was stamped in Midnight Muse Ink and then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool. I then cut it out using the Deco Lables Framelits and the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. I die cut another piece – this one in Midnight Muse Cardstock – and then cut it in half on the diagonal and adhered it to the back of the greeting as a border. I added Stampin' Dimensionals to the back and adhered it to the front of the card.
I finished off the front of the card with three Rhinestone Basic Jewels and one more for the eye of the dove. The inside of the card is a plain piece of Whisper White cardstock. All supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE.

SUPPLIES:

Midnight Muse Cardstock #126843
Silver Glimmer Paper #124005
Whisper White Cardstock #100730
Whisper White Craft Ink #101731
Midnight Muse Ink #126860
Clear Embossing Powder #109130
Heat Tool #129053
White Embossing Powder #109132
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter #102023
Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon #114319
Silver 1/8" Ribbon #132137
Rhinestone Basic Jewels #119246
Calm Christmas Stamp Set W#132736 C#132739
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439
Big Shot Magnetic Platform #130658
Deco Labels Framelits #130102
Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #132174
Paper Snips #103579
Stampin' Dimensionals #104430
Sticky Strip #104294
Glue Dots #103683
Stampin' Paper Trimmer #126889
Bone Folder #102300

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY

Believe in Yourself – Fall Tag

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· September 15, 2013

Today's objective was to create something using "something in my backyard" as inspiration. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the fall and the leaves are JUST beginning to change here. That makes me happy! 😀 AND, it makes for great inspiration! I created another tag – this one for myself! haha – I am always making things for other people and I rarely even think of making something for me! So, today's tag is a reminder to Believe in Myself, Be Fearless, Explore Life and Breathe! All good suggestions! LOL! It is another Vintage creation. (I hope you're not getting tired of Vintage/Shabby Chic!!!!) :-O

So this started out because I decided to clean my Craft Room. Then, I unearthed some fun trinkets and some distress stains and…playing with my "stuff" became far more interesting than cleaning! I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of my Embossing Paste – especially because a week ago, I didn't even know what that was! But, alas…it has not gotten here yet so used Emboss Resist instead. I stamped a leaf from the Gently Falling Stamp Set in Whisper White Craft Ink and embossed it with White Embossing Powder and a heat tool. Then, I put a couple of drops of Pumpkin Pie Reinker, Forest Moss and Wild Honey Distress Stains onto my Craft Mat and spritzed with water. I pressed my tag into the colors, spritzed the tag with water and then heat set it. Then I did it again a few times and heat set again. I dropped a few water drops onto the tag and dried it again. I used some rub ons in different places and then stamped "Be Fearless" in Whisper White Craft Ink and heat set it without using embossing powder. I stamped the "gears" in Jet Black Stazon Ink.

I used a little "gear" trinket with a screw brad (can you STAND those tiny beauties!) to adhere it to the top of my tag. I tied the "C" to the ribbon – which I dyed myself and stamped leaves onto in Early Espresso Ink (see photo above) - using Linen Thread.

The "Breathe" token was awesome by itself but I wanted to age it a little but I really didn't have any of the tools to do that (like paints or verdigris embossing powder) so, I improvised by touching some Versamark Embossing Ink onto the token and then sprinkling Pool Party Embossing Powder onto it and then Heat Set it. I think I got a little carried away. (I know that's a recurring theme for me!) I attached it to the tag using a Black Brad. The edges of the tag were distressed with a Distress Tool and then they were sponged with Early Espresso Ink and Black Soot Distress Stain. I backed the tag with another tag to cover up the brad legs and smudges on the back of the tag.

SUPPLIES:

Pumpkin Pie Reinker
Versamark Ink
Pool Party Embossing Powder
Gently Falling Stamp Set
Whisper White Craft Ink
White Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
Jet Black Stazon Ink
Early Espresso Ink
7/8" Cotton Ribbon
Linen Thread
Brads
Paper Piercer
Distress Tool
Tags – Manila for the front and Kraft for the back
Black Soot Distress Stain
Wild Honey Distress Stain
Forest Moss Distress Stain
Misc. Brass Trinkets – Tim Holtz (my boyfriend- 😉
Water in a Spritz Bottle

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY, Vintage

Miss You

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· September 10, 2013

My daughter was home for a week before going back to college. I love having her around! When she leaves, my heart hurts for about a week afterwards until I get used to her being away again. When I came home from the airport, I was thinking that I missed her already so when I saw this stamp, I thought of her and wanted to make her a card so I started playing with my Alcohol/Reinker mixes again. It's so funny how they can look completely different every time! I sprayed them on my craft mat and then swiped the cardstock through. I inked up parts of the En Francais Background Stamp with Chocolate Chip Ink and then touched it to the paper without mounting the stamp onto a block so I could control which parts touched the paper. This gives it a random faded look. The Postcard Stamp was inked in Baked Brown Sugar Ink and then stamped over everything else.

A couple of stamps from the Creative Elements Stamp Set were stamped in Basic Black Ink that was first stamped off to give it a more faded look. The "I Miss You Already" stamp from the Really Good Greetings Stamp Set was also stamped in Basic Black Ink. All of the edges of the cardstocks were distressed using the Stampin' Distress Tool and then sponged with Chocolate Chip Ink and, in a few spots, Basic Black Ink.

The sentiment was cut out using the Chalk Talk Framelits and the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. It was then layered onto a piece that was passed through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and then hand cut. The Basic Black layer was also cut with Chalk Talk Framelits. Stampin' Dimensionals were used to mount the sentiment and layers on top of Burlap Ribbon.Three Black Candy Dots from the Neutrals Collection were used as accents.

SUPPLIES:

Chocolate Chip Cardstock #102128
Chocolate Chip Ink #126979
Basic Black Cardstock #121045
Basic Black Ink #126980
Very Vanilla Cardstock #101650
Neutrals Candy Dots (Black) #130934
Baked Brown Sugar Ink Refill #131163
Baked Brown Sugar Ink #131174
Really Good Greetings Stamp Set W#130330 C#130333

Postcard Stamp W#130366 C#130369
En Francais Stamp W#128562 C#127790
Creative Elements Stamp Set W#128523 C#122647
Big Shot #113439
Big Shot Magnetic Platform #130658
Chalk Talk Framelits #129983
1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon #13240
SNAIL Adhesive Refill #104331
Stampin' Dimensionals #104430
Glue Dots #103683
Stampin' Spritzer Bottles #126185
Stampin' Distress Tool #127562

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY, Vintage

Fall and School and Letters, Oh My!

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 30, 2013

Orange and Black will always make me think of Halloween – and then Fall and School and…that's where the Letters come from! The Alphabet Textured Impressions Folder on Tangerine Tango Cardstock is the main body of this card. I used the Whisper White cardstock to separate the two colors which, kinda, softens the look and, hopefully, takes away some of the Halloweeniness. (Yes! It is too a word! My friend, Xtina, says: "If you can spell it, it's a word!") So, I started with Basic Black Cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine with the Striped Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Then, I ran the Tangerine Tango cardstock through the Big Shot using the Alphabet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. That really took care of the majority of the "work" in creating this card! The greeting is from the Really Good Greetings Stamp Set and, yes! It does have some really great greetings! (See images below)

A 1/8" Tafetta Ribbon in Basic Black runs across the front of the card and is finished off with a little bow that is adhered to the card with Glue Dots. The Sentiment was stamped in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and was then cut in the Big Shot with Deco Labels Framelits. The Basic Black layer was also cut with the Deco Label Framelits. The entire greeting was then popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.

To finish it off, a Vintage Faceted Button was applied to the greeting with Glue Dots. A Rhinestone Basic Jewel was adhered to the centerof the button. (The products list is below.) All Supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE. Enjoy! ;-D

SUPPLIES:

Basic Black Cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Tangerine Tango Cardstock
Really Good Greetings Stamp Set W#
Jet Black Stazon Ink
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Deco Labels Framelits
Striped Textured Impressions Folder
Alphabet Textured Impressions Folder
1/8" Basic Black Tafetta Ribbon
Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Stampin' Trimmer
Bone Folder
SNAIL Adhesive Refill
Stampin' Dimensionals
Glue Dots

REALLY GOOD GREETINGS STAMP SET

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY

Forever and Always

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 13, 2013

It's Wedding Wednesday! haha – not really…just continuing with my Wedding Cards this Week! Leave me a comment for a chance to win BLOG CANDY! A lot of these cards are similar – just lots of texture. The Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and Textured Impressions Folders make it simple to create beautiful layered cards without a lot of effort. This card is Very Vanilla Cardstock as the base card. The next layer is passed through the Big Shot using the Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Folders. The Hearts were cut using the Hearts Framelits and then passed through the Big Shot using the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Folder. I sponged over them using Crumb Cake Ink and a Stampin' Sponge.They were adhered to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The Sentiment is from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set and is stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink. The edges were punched into the banner shape using a 1" square punch. Crumb Cake Seam Binding was ruffled along the bottom of the card using a piece of sticky strip and some Glue Dots. 3 Pearl Basic Jewels were used to finish the design. All supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE.

SUPPLIES:

Very Vanilla Cardstock #101650
Chocolate Chip Ink #126979
Crumb Cake Ink #126975
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439
Big Shot Magnetic Platform #130658
Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Folder #130917
Pretty Print Textured Impressions Folder #132175
Framelits – Hearts Collection #125599
Loving Thoughts Stamp Set W#128436 C#125845
Crumb Cake Seam Binding #122332
Pearl Basic Jewels #119247
1" Square Punch #124094
SNAIL Adhesive Refill #104331
Stampin' Sponges #101610
Stampin' Dimensionals #104430
Sticky Strip #104294
Gue Dots #103683

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY, Vintage

Backgrounds and Roses

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 9, 2013

I've been fascinated with Paper Flowers for quite a while now! You've seen many different kids and hopefully you've even made a few yourself! This flower is a little different than my usual flowers from Scallop Punches. This one was created using the Fancy Flower Punch. It's definitely MORE like a real flower but harder to mail! I'll put up a Video for this type of flower in a day or two so you can make your own. (You may have seen these before – I didn't "invent" it but I've been making them for years!) The background for this card was created in the same way as the background in my Postcard Background HERE. It's very easy to do! I like this one 'cause, to me, it looks "smokey!"

The flower was punched, embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, and then assembled. When It was assembled, I ran my 2-Way Glue Pen over the whole thing and dipped it into Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

The base card is Bermuda Bay cardstock. The background was created using Whisper White cardstock. Then, Basic Black cardstock was run through the Big Shot using the Finishing Touches Edgelits. Then, a layer of Bermuda Bay cardstock was run through the Big Shot using the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Folder. To add "a little something," I folded over a piece of Basic Black Chevron Ribbon and tucked it under the rose.

The inside of the card was a simple piece of Whisper White cardstock.

As for the BACKGROUND, very simply, you put a few drops of Distress Paint and then a couple of drops of reinker in the colors you want – This card uses Black Distress Paint, Smoky Slate Reinker and Bermuda Bay Reinker. Then, just "swipe" your cardstock through and you'll get different looks. Keep "swiping" until you fill up your cardstock. I then sprayed some Bermuda Bay Reinker mixed with 70% Alcohol. Every piece will be different!

SUPPLIES:

Bermuda Bay cardstock #131197
Basic Black cardstock #121045
Smoky Slate cardstock #131202
Whisper White cardstock #100730
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439
Big Shot Magnetic Platform #130658
Finishing Touches Edgelits #127010
Fancy Flower Punch #118073
Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder #117335
Pretty Print Textured Impressions Folder #132175
2-Way Glue Pen #100425
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter #102023
Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755
Paper Snips #103579
Smoky Slate Reinker #131159
Bermuda Bay Reinker #131171
Stampin' Spritzer #126185
70% Alcohol
Distress Paint – Black

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY

Script and Flowers

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 9, 2013

You know I love Paper Flowers! I make LOTS of them – but never any as beautiful as these! I could not resist these when I saw them! But…then I put them somewhere and forgot about them. I had to make a Wedding Card and immediately thought about the Flowers and this Pearl Flourish. I tried to keep the rest of the card fairly simple so it wouldn't be totally over the top Not sure if I accomplished that but here it is.

I didn't "do" anything to these flowers – they came all glittered! I'll post my version of this in a day or two but enjoy these today. I've never seen Paper Flowers quite like them!

The base card is Perfect Plum Cardstock with a layer of Smoky Slate Cardstock. The Whisper White layer was stamped with the En Francais Background Stamp and Perfect Plum Ink. The "band" was run throught the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine with the Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Folder. The Greeting was stamped in Pefect Plum Ink onto Vellum Cardstock and then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool. The Vellum was then punched with the Decorative Label Punch and layered onto Whisper White Cardstock punched with the same punch. The Ribbon is Whisper White Organza.

'The pearl "flourish" was larger than the front of the card so I cut a piece off and adhered it to the inside of the card.

One of the reasons I was originally attracted to Paper Crafting was that I could "make" cards for people I care about. Weddings and Babies are two of my favorite reasons for Card Making! What are yours?

SUPPLIES:

Perfect Plum Cardstock
Smoky Slate Cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Cardstock Vellum
Perfect Plum Ink
En Francais Stamp Set
Best of 25 Years Stamp Set (Greeting)
White Organza Ribbon
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Folder
Decorative Label Punch
SNAIL Adhesive Refill
Glue Dots
Stampin' Dimensionals
Flowers
Pearl Flourish

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY

Notable Notions Stamp Set

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 8, 2013

The Notable Notions Stamp Set was feeling a little lonely in my closet while I was playing "dirty" with my other stamps so I took it out and whipped up this "clean" card for today. It's so much easier for me to create Grungy cards! haha! But when I have to send them to kids, I make my cards a little brighter and cleaner. Lots of texture and elements on this one. The Daffodil Delight Seam Binding was "ruffled" using a piece of Sticky Strip and some Glue Dots. The Scallops were created using the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and the Large Scallop Edgelit. One of the pieces was then run through the Big Shot using the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Folder – which was also used for the Strawberry Slush base card. I love that the Daffodil Delight ribbons are the same color as the ink and the paper. It really makes Paper Crafting easy when your products coordinate!

The sentiment on the first circle was stamped twice and then cut out and popped up. The large Rhinestone Jewel fit perfectly in the center! The second circle was punched out and layered onto a scalloped circle that was run through the Big Shot with the Textured Impressions Folder and then popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Notable Notions comes with little button stamps which were used to decorate the inside of the card.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE. Thanks for stopping by! 😀

NOTABLE NOTIONS STAMP SET

SUPPLIES:

Strawberry Slush Cardstock #131295
Daffodil Delight Cardstock #119683
Whisper White Cardstock #100730
Daffodil Delight Ink #126944
Strawberry Slush Ink #131178
Notable Notions Stamp Set W#130282, C#130285
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine #113439
Big Shot Magnetic Platform #130658
Large Scallop Edgelit #127019
Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Folder #127751
Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder #119976
Daffodil Delight Seam Binding #125583
Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon #126872
Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels #129324
SNAIL Adhesive #104331
Glue Dots #103683
Sticky Strip #104294
Stampin' Dimensionals #104430
3/4" Circle Punch #119873
1" Circle Punch #119868
7/8"Scallop Circle Punch #129404
Stampin' Trimmer #126889

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY

Designer Series Paper Cards

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 1, 2013

Designer Series Paper Cards are so quick and simple! You can make them as simple or elaborate as you'd like! If you just want to use a piece as a base and then a couple more pieces as your accents, OKAY! This is an example of a VERY simple Designer Series Paper Card. I like that it looks a little grungy because of the paper and then I used Gorgeous Grunge to put a couple of splatters on it as well. The greeting is from Fabulous Phrases and the Designer Series Paper is Soho Subway. The base card is Crumb Cake Cardstock. My trusty Distress Tool made an appearance as usual! LOL Enjoy!

All Supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE.

Crumb Cake Cardstock #120953
Very Vanilla Cardstock #101650
SoHo Subway Designer Series Paper #130140
Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set W#128577 C#120501
Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set W#130514 C#130517
Crumb Cake Ink #126975
Chocolate Chip Ink #126975
Island Indigo Ink #126986
Stampin' Sponge #101650
Distress Tool #127562

Categories : Cards, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, STAMP ACADEMY, Vintage

Neutrals and Flowers

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· July 30, 2013

Neutrals and Flowers – I love them both! Shabby Chic is my favorite style of Card Making and although I do stray to Clean and Simple sometimes, I always make my way back to Vintage! "Funnily" (I know it's not a real word – but my friend, Christina says if we can spell it, IT'S A WORD!) – Funnily enough, it's the Grunge Cards that get the most comments from YOU! So – I guess it's safe to say that they are your favorite! Is that true? Hmmmm…..you'll have to leave me a comment and let me know! All supplies are listed below. They are all Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE. Enjoy!

I used the Distress Tool on all the elements of this card. (What do you MEAN you didn't even know it was in the catalog! LOL!) It's a must have for serious Paper Crafters! It is always on my desk and makes it VERY easy to distress cardstock. Sponging and the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set complete the overall Vintage feel of the card.

My trusty Paper Flowers make an appearance on most of my Grunge Cards. You can see a Video HERE if you don't know how to do them.

The "Thank You" banner was popped up using double Stampin' Dimensionals to create the "hump" in the card. (Makes me think of Young Frankenstein: "What hump?" – LOL or the new Geico commercial with the Camel – hump day! – I love that commercial! haha). The ends of the banner were created using the 1" square punch to take the bite out of the cardstock to create the "V."

SUPPLIES: