Shoebox Swaps - Part 2

Thanks for coming back today to take a peek at some of my Shoebox Swap cards and creations made with my stampin' girlfriends. I love Shoebox Swaps - where we each bring a completed project and supplies for all the others to make one, too!

Today's featured swaps are all designed by the great Susan Chester and created by moi!

After teaching us to make this cute box / package that holds a 6x6 pad of patterned paper, Susan surprised us each with another one as birthday gifts!!!  :)

This little carton hold everything you need when you're sick!  What a great gift to a sick friend!

This card was made with Washi Tape and Buttons - easy peasy!  Whip a few in no time.

I hope you've enjoyed my Shoebox Swaps this week!  Be sure to leave a comment if you have ANY question at all about stamps, colors, techniques, etc.!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Valentine LOVE, Post 1-4

Wow, Valentine's Day is coming up right quick!  Have you made any Valentine cards yet?  Here are a couple quick ideas to get you started. I'll post more in the coming days.

I totally CASEd this card by Catherine Pooler - so simple, but so striking!  And it was a good way to use up some of my retired Designer Series Paper!

I raised the DSP and the heart cutout with Dimensionals:

Here is the dimension from another angle:

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Word Play (retired)
Ink:  Basic Gray
Paper:  More Amore DSP (retired), Basic Gray, Very Vanilla
Extras:  1-3/8" circle punch, Hearts A-Flutter Framelits dies, Dimensionals
Inspired by:  Catherine Pooler

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

I wanted to design a card for ladies to give to their men, and I wanted to use my new Banners framelits dies.  I came up with this card, using the anchor as a symbol of what my own husband is in my life!

I curled the banner tips with my finger and thumb, and punched holes in the accent label to thread the taffeta ribbon through.  The label sponge-inked along the edges and is mounted using Dimensionals.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  The Open Sea, Something to Celebrate (retired)
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray
Paper:  Nautical Expedition DSP, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Extras:  Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon, Apothecary Accents Framelits dies, Houndstooth TIEF, sponge daubers, 1/8" hole punch, Dimensionals.
Inspired by:  me!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Comfort Cafe Cravings

These crisp days of autumn just make me want to curl up on the couch at my favorite coffee cafe and read a good book!  Maybe that's why my MOST favorite Designer Series Paper in the Stampin' Up! catalog is "Comfort Cafe" - a collection of warm, cozy earthy prints that just seem to comfort me the way my caramel cappuccino does!

 

How's this for a cozy combination?  And I LOVE that it uses up some of my growing collection of paper strips and scraps!  The homey texture given by the wooden button is the perfect touch.

 

Here's the same design using other papers from the Comfort Cafe DSP collection:

 

 

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps: Word Play
Ink: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze ink pads, Soft Suede Stampin' Write marker
Paper: Comfort Cafe DSP, Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla cardstock
Extras: Naturals designer buttons, Linen thread, paper piercer and Essentials Paper Piercing Pack
Inspired by: Angella Crocket

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.


Now . . . go get yourself a cuppa java and some gorgeous PAPER - and craft some comfort today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J