Frilly Flowers

For my Stampin Club we generally make 1 card and one 3D or giftable item.  I had a customer let me know that she'd like to learn to make paper flowers.  I how to make this awesome flower at Stampin' Up!'s regional conference in SLC.  I immediately loved the flower when I saw them make it and had to buy the punch! 

Since the focus was on the flower, we quickly adhered it to a tag.  Wouldn't that be the cutest birthday tag! 

Supplies:

Butterfly Punches

Fancy Flower punch

Two Tags big shot die

Silver Glitter paper

This and That DSP

Stampin Dimensionals

Remembering your Birthday stamp set

Wildflower Meadow

I cannot believe that June is almost over.  It's been a whirlwind of month so far with various camp outs and activities that have consumed my time! 

I designed this card for a shoebox swap with my fellow demonstrator friends.  It was SOOO much fun. This card was a little too complicated for a shoebox swap, but I loved it and made them suffer through it :)

I used the new set "Wildflower Meadow" in Wisteria Wonder on the background.  This set is fun because it has a coordinating embossing folder! LOVE.  Stampin' Up! gets me every time with the matchy matchy. Anyway.  I ran Pistachio Pudding (new in color) through the bigshot with the coordinating texture folder and then inked it with Pistachio Pudding ink pad. I stamped the image again on Strawberry Slush (new in color) for the flowers, then one more time in Crisp Cantaloupe (new in color) for the hummingbird. A simple strip of Crisp Cantaloupe along the bottom with Whisper White 1/4" stitched Grosgrain ribbon and a greeting.  I love cutting things out.  So even though it was a lot of work for one card.  I thought the extra work really made it POP!

Thanks for looking!

SUPPLIES: (all Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:

Wisteria Wonder

Crisp Cantaloupe 

Pistachio Pudding

Whisper White

Ink:

Wisteria Wonder 

Crisp Cantaloupe

Pistachio Pudding

Other:

Whisper White 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain

Stampin Dimensionals 

Sale-A-Bration

Whoops, I missed a card we worked on.  When we did this project (I think it was March's club) I knew I wanted to do something chalkboard-y.  It's so cute and trendy right now.  I went through all my sources where I find inspiration and found this card layout. Unfortunately, I can't find it again to give proper credit.  My sincere apology's to the person who kindly inspired me.  

I started with Basic Black Cardstock and heat embossed the stamp using my versamark and white powder.  Since we were going for the chalkboard, sort of messy look, I didn't bother with my Embossing Buddy.  I used my blender pens and the white chalk from the Stampin Chalk that has sadly retired.  I used a ruler to get a nice clean line and then rubbed my blender pen all over the white chalk.  It was a super quick and easy card.  I just plopped that black cardstock onto some Cameo Coral.  I used the DSP and the Ribbon and Buttons packfrom Sale-A-Bration to finish it off.  I have to say that I'm obsessed with banners and flags! 

May Club

For club this month I thought we'd showcase something fun for Fathers Day.  I learned this super fun idea for a box at a Regional event I went to in April.  I knew right away it would be perfect for this project.  I love this set "Beyond Plaid", so I thought it would make the perfect background for the "dad" box. 

I can't believe the current spring catalog and the idea book and catalog will be retiring in just a matter of weeks! This year has really flown by.  I'm really looking forward to the new book and the new fun things that are in it. I had forgotten that I purchased the pinwheel die at the beginning of the Spring Catalog, so I thought I'd better use it before I can't! So we made this fun card! I also figured we'd use up that adorable "Tea for Two" DSP before it retires.  I can't get rid of my old paper, so I would rather use it up than store it!

Dad Box Supplies:

Two Tags die

Gumball Green Cardstock

Whisper white card stock

Neutrals designer buttons

Basic Gray Cardstock

White Bakers Twine

Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Card Supplies:

Tea for Two DSP

Calypso Coral Cardstock

Lucky Limeade Cardstock

Pinwheel Die

Family Reunion Stamp Set.

Colors of Spring Blog Hop

Hi Friends, you will have just come from Cathee at My Life in Color.  I love her card! I have got to get that new butterfly punch!

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of this COLD! I'm ready for it to warm up! In the hopes that it will warm up soon, I've been making things and updating the house with spring colors! 

Here is one of the cards we made at card club last week. I just love this little bird set (Sale-A-Bration).  Sorry for the duplicate with another card with this stamp set, but it's so cute and it's only limited time! So I figure use it while I can right!  

It's similar to the one from last time where I used the Primrose Petals Core'dinations Card Stock and the Lacey Brocade Impressions folder.  I did, however, completely change it up by adding Pool Party (LOVE THIS COLOR) card base and added some fun and delightful printed paper (Sycamore Street DSP).  Even though the Primrose Petal color is actually no where to be found in this DSP, it still totally works! I love Stampin' Up! and the awesome fact that everything goes together! 

Thanks for visiting, your next stop is over at Tanya's at Tanya's Stamps N Things See you there!

August

Hi friends. So sorry for my delay in updating this blog! I'm so sorry it hasn't been every week like I committed to!

My friend decided in August to start doing monthly theme colors for all projects, like a presenter at convention does. She picked the color scheme and I followed her. She picked: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, I added accents of Tempting Turquoise and Basic gray. It was interesting how this combo was very feminine, but yet also funky and cool. I also made a scrapbook page and another card to display, but the scrapbook wasn't anything exciting, so I decided not to show it. So the card below is a total case from another one I fell in love with. Unfortunately I don't know who I got it from, so I can't give proper credit...so sorry.

products are all Stampin up. Stamp set: Extreme Elements, Extreme skateboard, Teeny Tiny Wishes. I used the star punch with a tempting turquoise brad for a little bunch of turq. Love this card.

We made these little bookmarks for August club. It seemed appropriate since school was starting and there would be lots of reading. I am so in love with this Aviary set!
Rich Razzleberry card stock, Rich Razzleberry and Pumpkin Pie 1/4 grosgrain ribbon, Old Olive DSP from the Brights DSP tablet, Old Olive Button from the Brights button assortment, curly label punch for the top.

New projects

Well it's been a while since I've posted anything.  IT's not because I haven't been making anything...I've just been too lazy to take pictures!  So once again, I'll work on being better.

We recently found out that Daron and Angie are having a little girl.  I was feeling very domestic and offered to make the blanket.  Well the fabric was so stinking cute that we had to make curtains (not pictured) and then of course the bumper.  Angie had no idea I was making the bumpers so she was very surprised when I whipped them out of the bag to show her!  It was a really fun project and It really didn't take that long to do.
This was one of the projects for our March club.  I used the big shot and the Stampin Up! exclusive die called Baskets and Blooms to cut it out and we assembled it.  The paper was the free paper from Sale-a-Bration, as well as the flower stamp set.  It was so simple to create!  The ladies loved it!
I had 9 birthdays this month.  And I'm starting a new thing where I will actually make and mail birthday cards (novel idea huh LOL).  So here's my card for Melody (my neice). I used Stampin UP!'s Flight of the butterfly set, with pretty in pink, rose red, and certainly celery card stock.  The ribbon is from the free ribbon bundle for Sale-a-bration.  There's nothing like using up FREE SUPPLIES!
This is another of my many cards.  I used a new set that being released April 1st called Great Friend.  it's so darling! I love the butterfly!
This was a simple box I have seen floating around the web and wanted to give it a try.  I used Close to Cocoa CS with the Sweet always designer paper with Regal Rose ribbon.  The set is yet another of the free Sale-a-bration sets and it says "A little yummy for your tummy".  I used the stampin up markers to color the image in two different colors.
This is the another stamp in the same Sale-a-Bration set as above.  It fits perfect with the Stampin Up exclusive big shot die called "Top Note".  I just cut the tope not in half long ways and stamped.  This is the perfect size for a gift card. I used Baja Breeze ink and designer paper, and then a So Saffron Marker for the words and then so saffron ribbon (which is the other ribbon that came in the Sale-a-Bration bundle)
This was our card for Februrary's club.  I wanted to show how easy it was to "watercolor" with inks and blender pens.  The ladies who hadn't known of this technique were thrilled with learning how simple it was!  And it really is.  I used Pretty in Pink and Old Olive Card stock with the Raspberry Tart Designer paper and Pretty in Pink Ribbon.  It was so easy to create!
This was our other project for March.  We showed using the Stamp a ma jig to create perfect 2 step stamping.  And the ribbon was a fun way of "frilling" up the card.  It was very simple.  Because I'm hoping for spring soon, I chose colors from Stampin Up!'s new paper called "Tea Party".  I gave a challenge to my club members this month to pick a card layout in the catalog and recreate it using stamps and paper that they already had.  So this was my take on the card layout too.  It's from page 58 of the Spring/Summer Idea Book.  
My dear sweet brother's birthday is on St. Patty's day.  So of course I had to make him a shamrock card!  I used a heart stamp with the new full heart punch to make it, and then free handed the stem and added a square green brad.  Turned out pretty cute if you ask me!

Hopefully I'll be a little better at updating this website.  I have a bunch of scrapbooking layouts as well.  

As always you can check out the latest products on my Stampin Up website at annaRblack.stampinup.net and chose "Shop Now" and it will bring up the shopping page.  

October club sneak peak

Here is a sneak peak of what we are going to be doing for our club this month.  Aren't these just the cutes or halloween treat bags!  The technique is very easy!

August Club

Here are some projects we did at our August club.  The first one is a "Spring" card using the Eastern Blooms set (which is on special this month and next).  And the second one is using the Always stamp set with the new Always paper.  I love coordination and I just had to have the paper since i had the set! THANK YOU STAMPIN UP!  A company after my own heart! We used markers to color the flower in the first card and markers again to get the two colors on the "always A" stamp on the pillow box.  Oh yea, and about that pillow box...Stampin Up partnered with Sizzix and offers exclusive dies and now other dies as well.  So I pre-ordered because I had to have it LOL.  Thanks for looking!

July Workshop

Here are some projects we did for your July club

Above is the cutest bag!  I used the Stampin up "life's a breeze" stamp set.  It was very simple...just a rectangular piece of cardstock scored and folded up.  Held together with eyelets and linen thread.  You can't tell very well in the picture, but the brown strip is actually sandpaper!  This picture does not do the bag justice!  I used the in colors-soft sky, wild wasabi and blue bayou.  Sadly these are retiring on the 10th of this month.  (but there are 6 more new and exciting colors being released in the next catalog-which is amazing!!!)
This is just a card I made to show versatility in the stamp set.

This card is called a "gel" card.  That is actually a small zip close baggie with hair gel in it!  Again we used the "life's a breeze set".  This card was totally easy to make and turned out so cute!