I needed a quick encouragement note card with the word “awesome” on it! I found the computer monitor, photo frame and royal background pieces in my scrap folders.
Supplies: Stamps – Mama Elephant, paper – Gmund Royal, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, inks – Copic B21, VersaFine Onyx Black, Smoky Gray, dies – Mama Elephant (monitor), Taylored Expressions (photo frame), corner rounder – Stampin’ Up!, embossing powders – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, Ranger Silver Pearl, twine – MarkerPOP.
For the man watching baseball on TV on Father’s Day!
Supplies: Stamps – Hero Arts, Mama Elephant, Papertrey Ink, Stampin’ Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Poptone Sour Apple, Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate, inks – Copic B0000, C3, C5, E41, VersaFine Onyx Black, Smokey Gray, dies – Mama Elephant (computer), Spellbinders (circles), embossing powder – Ranger Super FIne Detail clear.
Just a break from overall floral cards.
Supplies: Stamps – Hero Arts, Mama Elephant, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue (retired), Wisteria Wonder, inks – Copic B21, BV01, E23, E53, VersaFine Vintage Sepia, dies – My Favorite Things (pierced rectangles), Taylored Expressions (banner), embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, twine – Martha Stewart.
This one is for Cousin Pati’s birthday.
She loves sugar skulls and shiny pink things.
Offspring3 gave me a packet of glitter skulls…hmmmm…maybe 2 years ago? One of the pink glitter ones screamed at me for this project.
I embossed a selection of birthday related sentiments on green for the background.
Happy Birthday, Cousin Pati!!
Supplies: Stamps: Clearly Besotted, Essentials by Ellen, Mama Elephant, Papertrey Ink, Reverse Confetti, Simon Says Stamp, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Poptone Sour Apple, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, glitter skull – Recollections (Michael’s), flower punches – All Night Media (small), Fiskars (large), jewels – EK Success Swarovski Elements, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, organdy ribbon – Offray.
Note cards for the other Offspring. Using a different gift from Offspring3.
Supplies: Stamps – Altenew, Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Garden Green, Tangerine Tango, inks – Copics B0000, C3, E23, YG17, YR09, VersaFine Onyx Black, die – Taylored Expressions, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
This was waiting on Offspring3’s desk when she returned from her trip abroad. #lovethatgirl
I cut 2 of the Reverse Confetti scalloped tag, and glued them together above the fold line (and only folded the front tag on that line). I wanted to tie a ribbon through the tag hole, but, alas, HOW DO YOU EVER GET THAT TO BE EVEN? I glued the hole punch back into the hole, and then mounted a tied ribbon over that with glue dots.
I have been reading A LOT this summer (on book #19 now). On Monday, I finished The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore. (and, I am posting an Amazon link, but I borrowed the e-book with my local library card through our state’s digital consortium – I am thrilled that our state has this free service!) What a fascinating (and sad) true story about young women painting clock and watch faces with radium to make them glow. And the companies that didn’t care what the radium did to the workers.
Supplies: Stamps – Mama Elephant, paper – American Crafts Amy Tangerine On A Whim, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, inks – VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Mama Elephant (laptop), Reverse Confetti (rounded rectangle, scalloped tag), embossing powders – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, Ranger Silver Pearl, grosgrain ribbon – Stampin’ Up! (retired).
I dug around in my retired Stampin’ Up! supplies for this tiny thanks stamp – I knew it would be perfect on the laptop screen.
Supplies: Stamps – Mama Elephant, Stampin’ Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Pool Party, inks – Copic B00, C3, VersaFine Onyx Black, die – Mama Elephant, embossing folder – Provo Craft, washi tape – American Crafts Amy Tangerine On A Whim, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
I needed a more masculine birthday card (What??? Men and boys don’t like floral birthday cards??? 😉 ), and decided this computer looked great mounted on a piece of ombre background paper (thanks AGAIN, Amy Tangerine!).
Supplies: Stamps – Mama Elephant, paper – American Crafts Amy Tangerine On A Whim, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy, inks – Copic BG10, VersaFine Onyx Black, Smoky Gray, dies – My Favorite Things, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
This card of encouragement is for a friend going through chemotherapy.
I was feeling “paint chip”…and this American Crafts Amy Tangerine On A Whim washi tape made the perfect backdrop.
Supplies: Stamp – Mama Elephant, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Sherwin Williams paint chip, ink – VersaFine Onyx Black, die – Essentials by Ellen, washi tape – American Crafts Amy Tangerine On A Whim, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
I was happy that the Mama Elephant Blogging Buddies stamp set included the “You’re awesome” stamp. (it’s an inside joke between me and the offspring)
I used the last bit of washi tape on an old Recollections roll to ground the monitor on the gray background.
Supplies: Stamps – Mama Elephant, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray, Real Red, ink – Stampin’ Up! Ballet Blue (retired), VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Mama Elephant (monitor), Spellbinders (rectangle), embossing folder – Stampin’ Up!/Sizzix, washi tape – Recollections, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, Ranger Silver Pearl.
Paper and Ink Imaginings 