Teacher Cards

Hello!

These are the the cards I made for the kids' teachers. I used a great stamp set by PapertreyInk called Teacher's Apple. I borrowed it from a friend, but I think I may have to invest in it as well as a few other Papertrey sets. They are great quality acrylic stamps.






These cards are pretty self-explanatory. Nothing fancy as I wanted the sentiment to be the focal point.

Tomorrow is July 1.....new catalogue.....new in colors.....Canada Day (yippee, no work).

Happy Stamping!

Gigi

Thank you Teachers!

The end of another school year and that means teacher gifts! I had made some card sets to give the teachers when I came across name frames while perusing SCS once day and the seed was planted!

These were so fun to make! I found the frames at Walmart for $5 each. I bought some funky designer paper from Michael's for this project as I just wasn't inspired by anything in my (large) supply. My original plan was to add lots of fun embellishments, but the wild paper kind of took over and I had to restrain myself on the embellishments. I used GoGo boots Sizzix dies for my letters and whatever SU cardstock I thought matched the paper (lots of Kiwi and Pink Pirouette was used).


Mrs. Yeo teaches Grade 1 so I was really excited about this paper! A little bit of scalloping (is that a word? It must be in the scrappin and stampin dictionary if not in Websters!) and some felt fusion flowers and voila - its done!




This one is for Connor's grade 4 teacher. Once again I used my fave daisy die and added a build a brad for the centre of it. This was Mrs. Reed's last year at our school -we'll sure miss her!

These last two were made for no one I actually know! They were made for my co-worker's kids' teachers. Hopefully they liked them!

That's all for today! Next time I'll show you the cards I made for the teachers. They matched the name frames!

Happy Stamping!

Gigi

Congratulations Danny and Kate!

It was Danny (my nephew) and Kate's wedding last night. It was a beautiful ceremony. I wish them much joy and laughter in their marriage - congrats!

The card is a Basic Black 5-1/4" square with a layer of Whisper White (5-1/8"). The top layer of Basic Black was scored on the diagonal to create a "faux quilted" look. I added the tiny rhinstones at each scored intersection to bling it up.

The sentiment is one of SU's single stamps: Together Forever. I stamped it with Black StazOn on vellum then layered that on Whisper White. I used a piece of the Silver Hodge Podge Hardware to frame the sentiment and some Whisper Shite satin ribbon (SU spring mini) to anchor the hardware.

I printed the sentiment on a piece of Whisper White cardstock then stamped the Baroque Motifs swirls (the Bride LOVES Baroque Motifs) in Black StazOn. Many thanks to Rita for sharing this sentiment with me. I really like it as it is simple and so elegantly states my best wishes.

This turned out to be a pretty blingy card but I am really happy with it.

Happy weekend and happy stamping!

Gigi

Father's Day Wallet

Hi!

These have been around for a long time and you've probably seen one before, but I had to post it because I made one for my Dad last year and DH actually requested that "cool wallet" for his own Father's Day card this year!

I used textured Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla cardstock. I inked up around all of the edges of the folds to give it an aged leather look. I also pierced and faux stitched the sides and bottom. I cut a strip of Chocolate chip and rounded off one end with a circle punch to make the "clasp" (is that what its called on a men's wallet?). It is tucked under the sentiment layer. This sentiment is from All Holidays and was inked up in Chocolate Chip.

I think DS and DD will each have one of the little cards to write their message. You can also fit most gift cards into the little pockets. That won't be happening with this one though!

Happy Stamping!

Gigi

Welcome Baby Chase!

Baby Chase arrived a few weeks ago. A first great-grandchild for my parents and my sister's first grandchild. My own kids are 7 and 9 so it seems weird to me that I am a Great Aunt! But I am the youngest of 6 and came quite a bit after my sisters (although my Mother will swear that I was not an "opps"!), so this whole dynamic kind of makes sense! Its so fun to have a tiny sweet baby around at family gatherings; we do however fight over who gets to hold the little guy.

On to the card. I made this one to welcome baby Chase.

I had a few scraps of East Coast Prep (retired, I loved that paper for kids' cards) around so that became my inspiration. This is a Real Red textured 5-1/4" square base, layered with a 5-/8" square More Mustard. I added a layer of the Real Red under the DSP and added the white dots at the top and bottom of the card with my gel pen. The sentiment is from a Cornish Heritage Farms set and it is stamped on Whisper White with More Mustard and layered on a Real Red Scallop Oval.

I had some chipboard letters left from last October's SU regionals so I sponged Classic Real Red ink on them, then squished them into my Versamark pad and finally added a coat of clear embossing powder. I am not thrilled with the final color of the letters; they just aren't as bright as Real Red should look. But I didn't have enough of the letters I needed to redo them so I used them anyway.

The letters and the scallop oval are on dimensionals. I just realized that I usually don't mention when I've used dimensionals. Just assume that every card I make uses dimensionals; I can't create without them!

Welcome baby!

Gigi

Wedding Showers

I have two wedding showers to attend this weekend. The first is for my niece, the second for my nephew's fiance. This is attempt number 1 at a card for one or the other of the brides. Neither wedding is pink so I am not sure why I choose to go with Pink Pirouette and Regal Rose, except that I wanted pink daisies and this worked.

I began with a 5-1/2x4-1/4 Regal Rose base. Topped that with a later of Whisper White (4-1/8x5-3/8) and Pink Pirouette (4x5-1/4). The pink was run through the Big Shot with the small dots texturz plate (loving those things!).

I made some Regal Rose daisies using the Big Shot Daisies #2 die. I did two of each size and layered them to achieve a really lush daisy. A pink button from Button Late has been laced with a tiny scrap of black gingham ribbon.

A knotted piece of wide Regal Rose grosgrain and the little sentiment (from Great Friend stamp set) layered on ovals finishes it off.

Happy Stamping!

Gigi

Wedding Season

Tis the season for weddings! My sister requested a card for her friends' wedding. Their wedding colors are chocolate brown and pink. My sister liked it and I hope the bride and groom do as well.

I totally cased a card I found on SCS.

This is a 5-1/4" square Pink Pirouette textured base layered with a piece of chocolate chip. I ran the next layer (Pink Pirouette) through my Big Shot with a SU texturz plate. These are attached to the card base with dimensionals.

The smaller square layers are 3-1/2" and 3-3/8". Again the Pink Pirouette was run through the Big Shot with a texturz plate. I added some tiny half back cream pearls. This too is attached with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from All Holidays; I inked up the "Love" on the

"Peace, Love, Joy" stamp. I used the small oval, oval and scallop oval punches.

Luckily I had a scrap of wide Chocolate Chip satin ribbon left over from the 2007 Holiday Mini . I loved this ribbon! I tried a few different variations with the ribbon but in the end a simple knot is what suited the card best.

Have a good weekend & happy stamping!

Gigi