Friday, December 30, 2011

Double dutch card

This card is a double dutch card.  The tutorial was posted on Splitcoaststampers by my good friend Patty Bombyk.  The top of the card opens up, and the bottom opens like doors.  Patty's card has a 3 1/2" top and 2" doors.  I modified the measurements a bit for my card.  Mine has a 2 1/2" top and 3" doors.  The sentiment inside says "You mean the world to me."
I used the colors from this week's color combo challenge (CC355): Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.  The stamp set is The Open Sea.  I've hardly used this set at all, so I'm glad Stampin' Up is carrying it over!
Happy stamping!
Jana Signature

Friday, December 23, 2011

Starburst ornament

Here's a quick little ornament I made tonight.  I haven't made one of these in a long time, so I was surprised at how fast it went!  This is the tag punch starburst that I made way back in 2007.
Happy stamping!
Jana Signature

Monday, December 19, 2011

Occasions/SAB sneak peek

I finally finished my Christmas cards this weekend and got them in the mail!  Whoohoo!  I don't know about you, but I'm tired of Christmas stuff.
I got my new Occasions and SAB preorder about a week and a half ago, but I wasn't able to play until last night.  Here's the quick card I came up with.  The flower stamp and punch are in the Occasions Mini; there are 3 completely different flowers that go with the punch!  The fancy cut edge and matching embossed edge are also made with new products in the Occasions Mini.  I can't wait to use them some more and get the coordinating stamp set!  There are also Framelits that cut out heart and label shapes, and they have coordinating stamp sets too!
The paper, brad and ribbon are from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  The DSP is one free item, and the ribbon and brads come together as one free item.  The other ribbon that comes with it is Calypso Coral.  The ribbon and brads coordinate with the DSP.
Look for your Occasions Mini and SAB catalogs to arrive in the mail soon!  Happy stamping! 
Jana Signature

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Creative Crew sketch #2

Here's my "everyday" card using the same sketch and the Holly Berry Bouquet DSP.  You'd never know it was meant to be Christmas paper!  That's a big help to me in my annual quest to use up all of my holiday DSP throughout the year.
I got my Occasions Mini and Sale-a-Bration preorder box this week, so I'm hoping to play this weekend and post some sneak peeks next week!
Happy stamping!
Jana Signature

Monday, December 5, 2011

Creative Crew sketch card #1

For this month's Creative Crew challenges, we had sort of a bonus challenge:  all of our projects for the month have to use the same color combo.  Each of us picked a color combo.  Mine is the colors of Holly Berry Bouquet DSP.  Patty also gave us a sketch.  I decided to do 2 versions of the sketch, both using the DSP.  Today I'm posting my Christmas card, and my next post will be a birthday card.  I love that this DSP is so versatile!
Happy stamping!
Jana Signature

Friday, December 2, 2011

Scrapbook page for Steph


My stepdaughter is a college sophomore.  This fall, she volunteered at their Weekend of Welcome for incoming freshmen.  As part of that, she was in a cardboard boat race.  The whole boat was made of cardboard and duct tape!  To remember that fun day, I made her a scrapbook page that I framed for her.  To make the letters, I borrowed my friend Rhonda's Cricut.

Here's a close-up of the "filmstrip".  I took a series of pictures of their journey in the water, and I thought this was the perfect way to show them!  I used the retired spiral punch to create the filmstrip effect.
Happy stamping!
Jana Signature