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Saying Thank You With Anything BUT A Card – PPA13

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Next week my sister is having a SU  party.  To say thank you for hosting I made this cute box with handle.  I am going to fill it with goodies (stamp, color spot, candy).  This would also make a great hostess gift if you’re invited for Thanksgiving dinner.  It’s a good way to not show up empty-handed.

The pattern for the box is from SU.

Autumn Thank You Hostess Box

Stamp Sets:  Autumn Splendor, Short & Sweet

Paper: SU Designer Series Paper Autumn Meadows

Ink:  SU Classic Chocolate Chip, StayzOn Timber Brown, SU water color pencils, SU blender pens

Accessories:  SU Vintage brads, SU paper snips, , SU dimensionals

Techniques: stamping, water coloring, embossing

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Mega Holiday Card Event

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Saturday, November 14, 2009 1-4 PM

Come create 30 holiday cards using half of the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin’ Kit. PLUS – participants will also create 12 fun holiday gift tags!

All of this for just $35.

Crafters will follow a simple cutting template and assemble 30 beautiful holiday cards. You’ll also have a choice of several holiday greetings to use to customize your cards just the way you like them!

30 cards not enough? Then request double the supplies and you’ll have extra materials to take home and create at least 30 additional cards. 60 cards is $65.

Participants should bring their favorite adhesive.

SPACE IS LIMITED!!

Reservations and payment must be received no later than October 29, 2009. Please email me now to reserve your spot!

card image tags

Filed under: Christmas, Stampin' Up! Workshop | Leave a comment »

Autumn Leaves

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

My inspiration for today’s card comes from PPA.  It was a sketch challenge designed by Margaret Moody.  Since there’s a crispness in the air I decided to use my Autumn Splendor stamp set again.  I love the leaf shapes and they can be many different colors and colored with markers or water color pencils.  I love using water color pencils and blending the colors with a blender pen.  I hope this inspires you with your fall crafts.

PPA12 sketch challenge

PPA12 sketch challenge

Autumn Splendor leaves circle PPA12

Stamp Sets:  Autumn Splendor, retired Fancy Flexible phrases

Paper: SU cardstock Taken with Teal and More Mustard, SU Designer Series Paper Autumn Meadows

Ink:  StayzOn Timber Brown, SU water color pencils, SU blender pens

Accessories:  SU Vintage brads,  SU 5/8″ Chocolate Chip ribbon , SU paper snips, , SU dimensionals, non SU scallop punch

Techniques: stamping, water coloring

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Where the wild things are

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Every morning and every evening as I walk out my front door I see deer, many species of birds and sometimes rabbits.  We live in a subdivision that is outside the city limits and having wildlife live in our yards is not unusual which inspired me to create a wildlife scene in a diorama card.  These cards seem difficult to make but they’re really easy.  Just follow the tutorial at SCS.  The dimensions for my card are smaller but just keep the proportions in the tutorial and you can make these cards in many different sizes.  The dimensions for the card I made will fit in the SU medium envelopes (Medium envelopes measure 5 3/4″ x 4-3/8).  Here are the dimensions for the card I made.

Cut 2 pieces of cardstock 7.5″ x 4.25″ for front and back covers and score 2″ from each short side.

Cut 1 piece of cardstock 5.5″ x 4.25″ for middle panel and score 1″ on each short side.

Here are my wild things.

Where the wild things are diorama caqrd

Where the wild things are diorama card

Stamp Sets:  Forest Friends, Short and Sweet

Paper: SU cardstock More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, SU Designer Series Paper Autumn Meadows

Ink:  SU classic inks Chocolate Chip, SU Earth Element markers Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, More Mustard

Accessories:  SU Vintage brads,  SU wide oval punch, SU large oval punch, SU round tab punch, SU 1/4″ chocolate chip ribbon, SU paper snips, SU clear embossing powder

Techniques: stamping, embossing

Filed under: Diorama Cards, Fall projects | Leave a comment »

Friendship blooms in color PPA11

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

I wanted to use my Friendship Blooms stamp set and I had the perfect opportunity with this week’s PPA color challenge:  Perfect Plum, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie.  I love these colors together!  Using Julie Cavison’s tutorial, original concept by Jackie Topa,  I made a side step card.    I hope this inspires you to make this type of card.  It’s super easy.

PP11 colors

Friendship Blooms sidestep card PPA11

Friendship Blooms sidestep card PPA11

Stamp Sets:  retired SU Friendship Blooms

Paper: SU cardstock Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Pumpkin

Ink:  SU classic inks Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Pumkin

Accessories:  SU 3/16″ round corner punch, SU wide oval punch, non SU jewels, non SU ribbon dyed with Pumpkin classic ink, SU paper snips, SU dimensionals

Techniques: stamping

Filed under: Fall projects, Friendship Blooms, Side Step Cards | Tagged: , , | 5 Comments »

The Splendid Table

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

When you’re getting ready for Thanksgiving don’t just think about what you’re going to wear.  Your table also needs to be dressed to look inviting.  My Thanksgiving table will look splendid with my new napkin rings, place cards and decorated candles all done with Stampin’ Up! products.  My guests will also be invited with coordinating invitations.  Stampin’ Up! Products are so versatile.  The Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper all so beautiful I had a difficult time deciding on which pattern to use.  I wanted a dressy coordinating ribbon and ended up using an ivory organza ribbon that I dyed with the Soft Suede ink pad.  I hope this inspires you to dress up your table for Thanksgiving.

Splendid Table

Stamp Sets:  SU  Autumn Splendor, SUSincere Salutations

Paper: SU in color Soft Suede, SU cardstock More Mustard, Autumn Meadows DSP

Ink:  SU classic inks Chocolate Chip, in color Soft Suede, , SU Really Rust , SU More Mustard, Versamark,

Accessories:  SU natural hemp twine,  Round Tab paper punch, SU corner rounder punch, SU jumbo eyelet, SU heat tool, clear embossing powder, SU paper snips, non SU ribbon dyed with in color Soft Suede classic ink, candle

Techniques: embossing, stamping, candle stamping

Filed under: Autumn Splendor, Fall projects, Table accessories | Tagged: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

A note of Gratitude and Thanks PPA10

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Being grateful and thankful is not only for Thanksgiving.  To live a balanced life we all must be thankful of everything everyday.  Thankful for family, friends, work and for the opportunity to create and live our lives the very best we can.  We must take a moment everyday smell the roses and be grateful.  Every experience and moment shapes our being and allows us to grow.  Not only this Thanksgiving but every day I try to take note and be grateful for everything in my life.  This project is for the PPA weekly challenge Gratitude and Thanks.  I was so excited because I just received the SU Autumn Splendor stamp set.  This is my first project using this set.

Gratefal fall card1

Stamp Sets:  Autumn Splendor, retired Small Script sentiment stamp set, non-SU marble texture cube stamp

Paper: SU Whisper white, in color Dusty Durango cardstock, watercolor paper

Ink:  SU classic inks Chocolate Chip, in color Soft Suede, Versamark, non SU pistachio, tart lime, SU watercolor pencils, SU blender pens

Accessories:  SU natural hemp twine,  Round Tab paper punch, SU metallic eyelets, SU heat tool, clear embossing powder

Techniques: watercoloring, embossing, stamping

Filed under: Autumn Splendor, Fall projects | Tagged: , , , | 3 Comments »

Audrey Hepburn lives on

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

One of my friends is having a milestone birthday and she is thinking she should be at a different point in her life.  I think she is smart, courageous, good friend, wonderful daughter and great mom.  Her birthday is on Saturday and I wanted to send her a card that would make her realize just how fabulous she is.  So I thought about when I want to feel and look good and I always reach for a little black dress whether it be a casual sundress or an elegant cocktail dress.  When I put it on it makes me feel elegant and beautiful just like Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The little black dress is a classic.  It never ages it only gets better, just like Audrey.  Here’s to Audrey and my friend.  I hope she has a fabulous birthday.

You are Fabulous Birthday card

You are Fabulous Birthday card

Stamp Sets:  none

Paper: SU Whisper white, Basic black cardstock, digital printed paper

Ink: digitally printed

Accessories:  rhinestone, black organza ribbon, SU small oval and large oval paper punches

Techniques: paper folding

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Fluttering with Fall

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Often I take inspiration for my cards from what I see in my garden.  I try to always have my camera since you never know where you can get your next idea or photo op.  I’m glad I had my camera on this day since these butterfly pictures were all taken on the same day!   The Pride of Barbados flower with its orange, yellow and red color coordinated perfectly with the in colors, dusty durango, crushed curry, melon mambo and rich razzleberry SU papers and inks.  Enjoy the butterflies.  They’re almost gone.

Butterfly on Pride of Barbados Butterfly on Vine

For All You Do butterflies

Stamp Sets:  For All You Do

Paper: SU In Colors – Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Melon Mambo

Ink: SU Classic Inks Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo

Accessories: SU Vintage brads, SU White organza ribbon

Techniques: clear embossing

Filed under: Fall projects, For All You Do, Stamp Sets | Leave a comment »

Upsy Daisy and who doesn’t love a sale

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Genevieve Valdes

Sorry for the late post.  I just received my Stampin’ Up! order.  All my goodies arrived and I can’t wait to start creating.  I just applied the Upsy Daisies Décor Elements for my laptop computer.  I love them!  They turned my computer into a techno flower garden.   They were so easy to apply.  If you do not have a Definitely Decorative catalog there is a link on the right side of my blog to the online catalog .

By the way…there is also a new section on my Stampin’ Up! website – Clearance Rack.    Who doesn’t love a sale.  Deeply discounted surplus and discontinued Stampin’ Up! products up to 80% off! I am definitely going shopping.

Hope you’re having a stampin’ good day!

Upsy Daisies laptop

Filed under: Promotions and Sales, Vinyl Decor Elements | Leave a comment »

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