August 2013

Handmade Cards, Mom & Dad Stamp Set, videos

CAS card – You’re the best!

August 31, 2013 5 Comments

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Hi stampers! It’s me again!:) I told yah, I have a LOT of cards to share… eh?♥ heehee I’m SO excited and happy to share these all with you! 🙂 Thanks SO much for your comments on my previous card. Glad you LOVE it!:)

Ok, is this card really CAS? what do you guys think? LOL I’m not so sure if it is. Simple card is so difficult to make sometimes. Arrgg!!! Seriously, it took me forever to finished this little thing. LOL

{ Stamp Set: Mom & Dad }

Oh well! I had fun stamping this random polka dots. And then the struggle begins!LOL I just don’t know what to add after that, so many things coming into my mind. Should I do this or that? (Sigh!)…

And I ended up stamping those fun elements in different shades of green inks on a light grey cardstock. It’s with dimentionals too! I think green and pink are cute together! yeah?^_^

I hope you enjoyed my card today!^_^

Thanks again for joining me! Have a happy weekend!

♥ Dyane

Calendar Stamp Set, Handmade Cards, Mom & Dad Stamp Set

Just A Note Card

August 27, 2013 9 Comments

Hi stampers! Omg…. My desk is SO messy!:( LOL. Does it bother you when your working desk is like blah? Honestly, I prefer when it’s clean, but I don’t think it’s going to happen yet.heehee I made SO many cards to share with you, I just need to take photos on some of them. Not only that, we are working so hard preparing for our next release. I made a lot of projects using the newest stamp set, it’s crazy over here!:) But, it’s a happy mess! I had SO much fun stamping.♥

Sharing this card today, tons of purple shades. Lovin’ the overlapping stamped flowers, and a settle polka dots on the edges. ♥

{ Stamp Sets: Mom & Dad, Calendar }

Let me see….. I’m super happy with the result of this card and I love every detail of it, but what do you think if I’ll add stickles on the polka dots inside the heart? Will it be too much or not?:) Let me know what you think about this card and if you’ll add something if you’ll make this.:)

Thanks SO much for stoppin’ by! Until our next project.♥

Have an awesome day!

♥ Dyane

Christmas Stamp Set

Meet Our New Designer!

August 24, 2013 3 Comments

Happy weekend stampers! I hope all is well! Mine is a busy one!:) Let me start by saying, a big thanks to designer Clare for being with us in this past year full of inspiration.

Today you’ll get to meet our newest designer for project Thursday. I don’t know about you, but I love visiting in pinterest, there are so much inspiration out there in any aspect. And that’s where I noticed our new designer’s projects using our stamps. You probably have seen her cards too in our stamper’s corner gallery, where you see some of our fans creations using our stamps. Make sure to share yours too if you get a chance, we would love to see it!♥

Are you guys ready to meet her? Here we go!♥

Please welcome designer Kim Bell for Project Thursday!

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Hello there! I’m Kim, and live way, way upstate in New York along the St. Lawrence River (I am literally on the Canadian border) with my husband, son, and two pugs. I work full time days as the Internal Auditor for a credit union and full time evenings paper crafting. 🙂

I bought my first stamps and ink about 6 years ago and I have been making cards and paper crafts ever since. This hobby is my therapy and I enjoy every minute I spend creating. I am so thrilled to have been invited to be a part of the Precious Remembrance design team! The stamps are absolutely wonderful and I hope my creations inspire you!!

{ Stamp Set : Christmas }

I love Designer Kim’s delicate, soft, and definitely precious projects.

Want to see more of her work? Check it here: Pinterest

Thank you so much for joining us today. Stay tune for our upcoming release. We will announce it soon!

Have an awesome day!

♥ Dyane

Friend Stamp Set, Handmade Cards, Journey Stamp Set, Little One Stamp Set, Positive Thoughts Stamp Set

I Miss You Card { One Layer }

August 19, 2013 4 Comments

Hello stampers! I hope you enjoyed our projects using the Journey Stamp Set from this last couple of weeks. Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and for giving us more inspiration to share more project ideas for you!^_^

Stoppin’ by today sharing a super simple card. And a fun color combination of inks too!^_^ Check this out!

{ Stamp Sets: Journey , Positive Thoughts, Little One, Friend }

Started as an imagination… and made it to reality. Hmmm… not bad at all!^_^ I love all the elements together!♥

Thanks for joining me today! Stay tune for more project ideas and also in a couple weeks you’ll get to see our newest collection!♥

Have an awesome day!

♥ Dyane

Journey Stamp Set, Saturday Creations

Saturday Creations – {enjoy the journey}

August 17, 2013 4 Comments

I’m back with another Saturday Creation using the Journey Stamp Set:

Have you every purchased a stamp set because you wanted one of the stamps in particular? I know I have! Well there is one stamp in the Journey stamp set that fits that bill and can be used for almost any occasion:

~enjoy the journey~

I LOVE how “enjoy and journey” are in type set and “the” looks handwritten! How Perfect this sentiment is for the going away card I made below:

Sometimes all you need is a FAB sentiment like this one, some paper with bicycles, and a wooden bicycle embellishment to make a really FUN card!

Oh and just one more tip ~ add something unexpected to create further interest. How about a flower with some bling in the center to mimic the color of the wood and the wheels on the bicycle?!! I think it just finishes this card. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by for another Saturday Creation!

Card Therapy

Journey Stamp Set, Tuesday Ideas

Tuesday Idea | Smile

August 13, 2013 5 Comments

Well hello there! It’s Kim here to share with you one more project featuring the new Journey stamp set. I hope you’ve been enjoying this new stamp set. Not only is this set perfect year-round, but it’s especially perfect for this time of year with so many on vacations and traveling during the warm summer months. It’s the perfect stamp set to compliment your memories and summer smiles.

Sometimes, I like to create cards for my daughter. Just because I love small ways to show my love for her. That’s what today’s card is about. I just adore her smile and love to take as many photos of her as I can. I created this card for her to tell her to never let go of her gorgeous big smile!

I started this card by creating a background using the arrow border stamp. I off-centered each layer to create a fun pattern. Who says backgrounds have to be lined up anyway? To keep it fun, I added fringed fabric trim. So simple to create by cutting slits into the fabric and fraying the edges.

The camera has been paper pieced and colored with Copic markers. I created dimension by adding foam tape between each layer and finished it off with a small wooden heart. Colored pink, of course!

Now it’s time to give this card to my daughter before she reads this on the blog. It’s hard to be sneaky when your family reads your blog posts. ; )

Here’s to a happy Tuesday! I am so glad you stopped by today!

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Friend Stamp Set, Inspire Me Friday, Journey Stamp Set, Love Stamp Set, Positive Thoughts Stamp Set

Inspire Me Friday {A Keepsake for Dad}

August 9, 2013 11 Comments

Hello everyone! Hope this Friday is treating you well! Geri here, with my last project using the new Journey set! We celebrated my husband’s birthday this week and I was in need of a card, obviously. I planned on utilizing some mini prints on a card my kids and I could give him together, but even mini prints were just to big for my card. So…plan B was to go a little bigger and just kind of make it a ‘card in a frame’…sort of a mini scrapbook page. I really wanted to use the film strip images with my photos and found a fun way to do that…

I don’t know about you but, I can never get away with taking only a serious family photo…we always have to take 2 or 3 goofy ones…I don’t even try to argue about it anymore. So I heat embossed a couple of the film strip/negative images on vellum and cut them out. Then I cut those goofy little faces out of my photo and adhered them to the back of the embossed strips to show through. I like that the vellum made the photos subtle enough that I could include them without taking away from the larger family photo. The Chestnut embossing powder gave my filmstrips a fairly realistic color, too! You can see I used the arrows and a couple sentiments from the Journey set…

…as well as sentiments from the Friends and Love set, and the paint splatters from the Positive Thoughts set. I also made a tiny little envelope to hold a miniature sized birthday greeting that includes the kids’ signatures inside.

When all was said and done, I had a special little keepsake in a 5 x 7 frame for Daddy to keep on his desk to remind him of his special day all year long. (And I don’t think he’ll mind at all not getting a ‘card’ this year!)

Thanks so much for joining me today! Hope you’re inspired and can find some time to get crafty this weekend!

Geri

Create It Wednesday, Journey Stamp Set

Create It Wednesday: Journey Stamp Set Revisited

August 7, 2013 7 Comments

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Hi everyone! Ivana here today to share another project for Create It Wednesday.

A picture does really make every moment last forever, and I just love that this sentiment is captured in the beautiful Journey stamp set.

As much as I adore making layouts, cards are more my thing, and today’s project is a sort of a hybrid of a card and baggie pocket album that shows off the beautiful Journey stamp set. But whether you enjoy making cards or layouts, I think these stamps work so perfectly for both!

For me, this card is just a way to share a few photos with loved ones. I am so fussy about making sure that I send pictures of friends and family promptly, so that they have copies of the memories we create together. Although an email full of photos would suffice, I think a handmade card, with printed photos tucked inside would make for a much sweeter mailbox surprise.

For this card, I used a combination of pink, white and yellow printed papers. Layered over them, I added a white cardstock base, which I stamped with the arrow motif along each side. I stamped a few pink stars at the top of the paper, and added stamped cut-outs of the sentiment.

To create the camera, I stamped the star design, in different colors on white cardstock, and then stamped the camera outline. After cutting it out, I added a little star die-cut to the lens, with a sparkly heart rhinestone.

A LITTLE TIP: Use outline stamps to create your own embellishments. All it takes is a printed paper ( or your choice of a stamped pattern on cardstock), followed by a stamped outlined image, such as this adorable camera. Then simply trim it out, and voila! You have a hand-made embellishment to add to your crafting projects. Of course, you can then add other little details, such as pearls, buttons, and die-cuts to embellish your little work of art. Whichever creation you make, you will end up with a little creation like no other, to add to your art.

Continuing on with the card, I added buttons and liquid pearls around the camera, for a bokeh effect, and finished the card by adding some trim to the side, and the rest of the sentiment just under the camera.

Next up, is the matching little baggie album. I can’t wait to pack this up and send it to my mom. I know she will be so happy to get it in her mail.

For the little baggie, I used a felt square layered over the scallop die-cut, and decorated with trim, buttons, and a stamped tag. To stamp the tag, I started with by stamping only the frame part of the stamp, followed by filling it in with colorful stars. I then, stamped the word “photograph” over the starry background.

I added some colorful buttons, and squeezed out a few liquid pearls to add a bit more dimension and whimsy to the pocket.

Thanks so much for joining me today!

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Birthday Stamp Set, Mom & Dad Stamp Set

10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash!

August 7, 2013 147 Comments

Hello Stampers! This is going to be a fun and special day!^_^ I’m so happy and excited to be part of 10 min. craft dash 1st Birthday! Cute!^_^ Congratulations Paulina!!!!♥

Tons of special guests joining, and of course Prizes to win!!! Look!:)

{Visit Pretty Pink Posh blog for more details.}

If you came here from Chari’s Blog, then you’re right on track! Welcome everyone!!!!^_^Don’t forget to hop along and join the fun!♥

Now onto the challenge! Are you guys ready?^_^ Here we go!

{ Stamp Sets: Mom & Dad , Birthday}

Time: 9 min. and 41 seconds

Wheew! That was pretty close, Isn’t it?!^_^ Now it’s your turn!

Your next stop is Thuy Bui’s Blog.

Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Have an awesome day.

♥ Dyane

Design It Monday, Journey Stamp Set

Design It Monday ~ {Trends}

August 5, 2013 8 Comments

Hello, I’m so happy you stopped by for another Deign It Monday! I hope you’ve been enjoying all of the fabulous work from the DT using the new {Journey Stamp Set}. I sure have! I have one last card to share featuring this set. Today I thought I would step out of my comfort zone and try something a bit trendy. I’m not one to jump on the trend band wagon the minute it leaves the gate. I’m usually late to that parade!

Triangles and arrows are among all things trendy now. I’ve added this border stamp to my card on the diagonal with multi colors of ink. This is one of my favorite color combos! A Martha Stewart score board was used to line up the arrows. It’s the small one and I love the size! This was done by making very light pencil lines for the spacing. After the stamping is done, simply erase the lines. Using the score board again, I made score lines with the same spacing on the rest of the white panel. Before attaching the panel to the Aqua Mist card base, I tied some red button twine around it.

A bit of selective inking was done on the sentiment. It’s was matted with kraft card stock then added to the card with foam tape. My twine was fancied up a bit with a loopy bow! This card would be another great way to send a photo to a family member or friend.