Daniel's birthday card

One of this month's Creative Crew challenges is to use Timeless Portrait DSP or its colors: Very Vanilla, River Rock, Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black.  I don't have the DSP, but I thought the colors would be perfect for a birthday card for Daniel.  He will be 22 tomorrow.  Wow, that's hard to believe!  Obviously, my card doesn't look anything like the DSP, but I really like it!

I used Extreme Elements and all of the colors to create my own background.  I used the new pewter embossing powder from the Holiday Mini for the pirate.  I thought about adding some ribbon but decided that I liked it just the way it is!

Happy stamping!

2010 planner cover

A few years ago, Stampin' Up offered demonstrator planners. They were so nice! SU discontinued them, but the planner itself is reusable. The Franklin Covey inserts fit perfectly; I got mine at Target. Of course, I needed a new cover for it. The cover insert also slides out so it can be replaced. I made one in 2008, but last year I had a Hoops and Yoyo planner (with sound!). Hallmark didn't offer a new H&Y planner this year, so I decided to go back to my old one.
I've finally gotten around to making a 2010 cover for my planner. This year's color combo is Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Gray with splashes of silver EP. The fleur de lis in the corners are embossed with silver EP but overheated to look worn. (It was an accident, but I like the look!)
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Beware Pirates, Extreme Elements, Vintage Labels; Paper: Pale Plum, Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry; Ink: VersaMark, Basic Gray, Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories: Basic Gray marker, wide oval punch, corner rounder punch, silver EP, heat gun
Happy stamping!

Easel card

This week's workshop wow challenge is an easel card. Beate has a great tutorial on SCS. I made a fun discovery: the easel card is just a Z fold card with an extra piece adhered to the front! So it's just a step up from the card I made last week. Then you add something to the inside of the card to make the card stand up. In this case, I used a punched-out image lifted up by dimensionals.
I used a few new things on this card: satin ribbon, shimmer paint, SAB stamps, and Exteme Elements. The shimmer paint and Extreme Elements aren't new to SU, but they are new to me! I used the shimmer paint in 2 ways--I inked a stamp with it, and I painted it over the butterflies.

Here are the 2 pieces to the card. On the left is the card base with the front flap folded back on itself. On the right is what will be the card front. You line up the top edge of the card front with the top edge of the flap (where the sticky strip is).

Here's a side view of the card so you can see how it went together and how it stands up.

Supplies (all SU):
Stamps: Dreams du Jour, Extreme Elements, Vintage Labels
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay
Ink: Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: champagne shimmer paint, scallop square punch, 1 1/4" square punch, curly label punch, Basic Gray satin ribbon

Happy stamping!