Stacy's Paper Crafts

I hoard Hip Hop...

No, not the music :) ... TAC's patterned paper collection. I still have lot's of paper left over from a paper pack I purchased a long while ago. I'm putting it to use, creating some boyish cards for my stash and catching up on some challenges I missed during PW's Holiday Celebration. 

 

One of our challenges was to create a card using patterned paper that we hoard.

 

The other challenge was to use a stamp set that we just had to have but never used, so I used the star cluster image from TAC's Build-a-Background stamp set for this card. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from a retired GWP stamp set. 

Supplies:
Stamps:    Build-a-background & retired GWP stamp
Paper:      Hip Hop patterned paper collection, blue & white CS
Ink:         Palette Violette & Starry Night
Other:      Mini button & Scrappers floss

3x3 Snowman & Snowlady cards :)

 

Aren't they cute? I created the first one for a limited supply challenge and decided to create a few more in blue for the boys. Hope your Monday is off to a great start! Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's Hello Snow & Snowflakes
Paper:    Pink, blue, white & CS
Ink: Palette Noir, L'Amore Red, & Cote D'Azure
Other:    Circle & Scalloped Nesties & Copic markers

  

December 2009 Angel Art Blog Hop: All Wrapped Up

This month's theme centers around holiday packaging and gift wrap. I wanted to create a few customized packages for a few special gifts I'll be giving this year. So I challenged the Angels to do the same. Hope you'll be inspired to try a few of these ideas :)

Jen Shirley Laine Chris 
Diana 
Angela

I created some tile coasters that I'll share in a few days :) to fit in this box. They fit perfectly! I purchased the box from Michaels. Don't forget that you can always click the images to enlarge the photos for a close up view :)

  I also bought some pretty red poinsettia garland for my banisters. Unfortunately a few of the poinsettias fell off. My DS said, "Hey Mom, why don't you use them for your scraps or something." Smart cookie huh: :) So I decided to use them for both of my projects!

 

I used a stamp from TAC's Aged Ornaments stamp set & L'Amore red ink to stamp the pattern. Then wrapped some red sticky tape around the box and covered it & embossed it with gold embossing powder. Love how that turned out! 

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's Aged Ornaments
Ink: Palette L'Amore Red
Other:    Poinsettia, scrappers floss, gold embossing powder, kraft box

 

I'm not sure what I'm going to put in this bag, probably something sweet :) I used a little Cuttlebug tag, and some stamps to create the background. 

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's PWP stamp, Tag Tidbits, & Snowflakes
Ink: Palette L'Amore Red & Giverny Green
Other:    Poinsettia, mini lunch sack, Cuttlebug tag, & scrappers floss

Holiday Celebration 2009

We're having a Holiday Celebration over at the PaperWings website. Ink & paper is flying EVERYWHERE :) One of our challenges for this week is an inspiration challenge based on this photo. We're just supposed to draw inspiration from the photo, whether it be the color scheme, texture, layout, ect and create something based on it. 

 
I really love damask designs so my eyes were immediately drawn to the gold photo behind the stacked boxes. I dug out my Brilliance Gold Ink... love this color! I haven't used it in a long while, I forgot how rich those pigment inks are. I need to use them more often!

  

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's Trendy Greetings & Aged Ornaments
Paper:    Red, White, & Ivory Cardstocks
Ink: Brilliance Gold
Other:    Nesties & paper crimper

 Thanks for looking! :)

Holiday Gift Tags

I'm finished with my Christmas cards for this year so I decided to make a few gift tags. They came together very quickly! You can click the photo for a close up view. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: 
Stamps:    TAC
Paper:    White CS
Ink: Copic Markers, Palette Noir & L'Amore red ink pads
Other: Nestabilities labels one die cuts, red eyelets, & red sheer dotted ribbon

 

March of the Snowmen: WINNER

It was so hard to choose just one winner so I chose two!!! Don't forget to e-mail me your stamp selection. love5523@gmail.com You can view all the available designs here...

 Digital Stamp Characters by Heather Ellis

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

35	

Timestamp: 2009-12-07 14:54:07 UTC

Congrats to: Denise

• Denise~Paper Ponderings said...

  I'm so impressed with these images. They are adorable. My favorite line up to this point has been Mo's pencil lines. But these are so cute...I might have to rethink it!

  ReplySaturday, December 05, 2009 at 11:24 AM

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Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5	

Timestamp: 2009-12-07 14:59:25 UTC

and congrats to: JenMarie

• JenMarie said...

Oh this is just darling! LOVIN' that background!

ReplyFriday, December 04, 2009 at 10:49 PM

March of the Snowmen

Let the marching begin! This is a first for me... my first time participating in a Blog Hop that isn't an Angel Art Blog Hop, and my first time using a digital stamp. 

This adorable image is from

Digital Stamp Characters by Heather Ellis

I used skin tone colored pencils & Copic markers to color the image. I added some sponging around the image, and pulled some Scenic Route patterned paper & a glittery snowflake embellishment from my stash to complete this card. 

I really enjoyed coloring this image! I could never go all digital but I can definitely see myself using more digital stamps in the future. I am really smitten with this image and Heather's other adorable images

I'm going to give one away free!!!...

For your chance to will a Digital Stamp Character image of your choice, please *leave a comment on this post no later than Monday Dec. 7th @12:00 AM EST and tell me who is your favorite digital stamp company/artist, and if you haven't tried digital stamps, tell me who is your favorite rubber/acrylic stamp company. A winner will be randomly selected and announced Monday afternoon.

For more frosty designs, please visit the blogs of these lovely ladies. Several are offering blog candy too, so be sure to stop by and leave them some praise. 

Angella Crockett
Barb Foster
Deb Felts
Jen Carter
JenMarie Taylor
Jodi Heuser
Kelly Landers
Latisha Yoast
Laurie Unger
Laurie Willison
Linda Duke
Melisa Waldorf
Michelle Bartnett
Mona Pendleton

Coming soon: March of the Snowmen

 

Yay I'm finished!

We started decorating for Christmas, have you? We still need a few more decorations including a tree. We'll probably go get one this next coming Saturday. This will be our first "real" tree. I hope it doesn't die before Christmas! LOL 

I also finished my Christmas cards for this year. I didn't really have a plan for this year other than wanting to try a non-traditional color scheme. I used patterned papers from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses collection.

 

This is one of my favorites... I love Rudolph :) I really like the blue color in the patterns... it's kinda like a robin's egg blue color. The burgundy colors in the collection are pretty too.  Thanks for looking :)

 

Holly Cards

 

These are two designs I was considering for my cards this year but after coloring the Holly I realized it would be impossible for me to finish them before Christmas! LOL So I went with another super simple design that is perfect for mass producing that I'll share with you all later.

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's Flowers & Holly
Paper:    Basic Grey patterned paper, Red & white cardstock
Ink: Palette Noir & Copic Markers
Other:    Ribbon

Thanks for looking & Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Petite Thank you notes...

Happy Saturday! Not too much going on here today. We're just taking it easy & hanging out. I wanted to share these petite thank you cards with you all. They measure 3.5x 2.5 inches, a size I don't work with often but they were fun to make! I think I'm going to whip a bunch this size using some of those random sized patterned paper strips that I have laying around. :)

Supplies:
Stamps: TAC
Paper: TAC & Bazzill CS
Ink: Palette Noir & L'Amore Red
Other: Ribbon

Home & Heart

PaperTrey Ink, The Angel Company, & Basic Grey = happiness :) I love these companies. They always offer something that inspires me to create. This patterned paper makes me really happy. We recently moved further north (still in Maryland) so we're expecting a lot more snow this year :) This paper is going to be perfect for "snowy day" layouts. 

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI & TAC
Paper: Basic Grey & TAC cardstock
Ink: Palette Noir & L'Amore red ink pads
Other:     mini button, scrappers floss, & an edge distresser

Celebrate! a masculine birthday card

Recently I received a request for a set of masculine birthday cards. Handmade versions can be a challenge for many, myself included! But you can whip some up in no time using a sketch, a few great sheets of coordinating patterned papers, a bold sentiment stamp, and a metal embellishment or two. Basic Grey and Scenic Route are two of my all time favorite manufacturers for masculine prints! I hope this card inspires you to create your own man-ly cards. 

This card is also available for purchase in my ETSY store My inventory is pretty low right now but check back over the next couple of weeks. I'll be adding more Holiday & birthday cards.

One more...

I couldn't help myself! LOL All images TAC, patterned paper by My Minds Eye that's been in my stash for a long while. 

 

Now that I created a few Thanksgiving cards I won't feel guilty about moving on to some Christmas card designs. I'll have a few cards to share with you tomorrow. 

Supplies:
Stamps: TAC: More Abundance & Celebrate the Seasons
Paper: MME patterned paper, Brown & white cardstock
Other:  Palette Burnt Umber ink, Copic markers, 
brown sheer dotted ribbon.

Happy Thanksgiving

I soooo love this stamp set by PTI. It's been on my wish list for a long time. I used SU's Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust inks to give the flower an earthy fall feel. Hope you're having a great day! 

Supplies:

Stamps:    TAC & PTI
Paper: Basic Grey PP, TAC US white CS, SU Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust CS
Other: SU Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust ink pads, Palette Jardin Moss ink pad
     edge distresser, & 3 gold mini brads