41st Work Anniversary

One of my coworkers has been with the company 41 years this year!!!  She worked her way up to management, then stepped down a few years ago to a less stressful position until she retires in a couple of years. Can you imagine working for the same company for 41 years??

Mr. & Mrs. Card

This is a card I did for a Stampin' Up! Card Swap (post below).  It was a lot of fun to make.  I first did the one with the Very Vanilla trim on the towels, then did the one with the Night of Navy trim and liked it a bit better.

 I found the basic idea on Confessions of a Stamping Addict. 

Card Stock:  Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, and Basic Grey
Ink: Bashful Blue (sponging), Basic Grey (sponging towel bar and ends) and Night of Navy (stamping)
Stamp Set:  Petite Pairs
Punches:  Large Oval, Scallop Oval, Small Heart, 1/2" Circle, Scallop Square
Folder:  Perfect Polka Dots
Stampin' Write Marker:  Night of Navy
Adhesives:  Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Glue Dots and Snail

Cut all of your pieces first and be sure to sponge the edges of all of your pieces before adhering together. 

Base:  Bashful Blue 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"; scored at 4 1/4"
1st layer:  Night of Navy; cut 1/8" smaller on on all 4 sides
2nd layer:  Very Vanilla 4" x 5 1/4"; run through Perfect Polka Dot Folder
Towels: Bashful Blue - 1" x 3 1/2"; scored at 1 3/4" (run through Perfect Polka Dot folder); trim - cut 1" piece of card stock (from what ever color you choose for trim), insert into Scallop Square punch about 1/4".  Attached trim to back of towel.  Adhere the towel together with Sticky Strip
Towel Bar:  Basic Grey 1/4" x 3 1/2"; Ends - 1 1/2" circle cut in half.  Insert towel bar into towels, add a dimentional to each end of the towel bar and a small piece of a dimentional to the back of each End (1/2 circle)
Mr & Mrs:  Using the Night of Navy marker, brush over the "Mr" and "Mrs" and stamp on Very Vanilla card stock, punch using the Small Heart Punch; Attach to towel using a glue dot
Best Wishes: Cut 1 Scallop Oval with Bashful Blue; using the Mat Pack, pierce a hole in each scallop.  Stamp "Best Wishes" in Night of Navy onto Very Vanilla card stock, punch with Large Oval Punch; adhere with dimentionals.

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Anniversary Card

My husband and I were married for 27 years on May 25th.  This is the card I made for him.  I learned the technique for the background from this video at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts.

Card Stock:  Basic Black and Real Red
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Punches:  Large Heart, Modern Label and Word Window
Numbers:  Die Cut set I purchased from Joann Fabrics earlier this year

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How many years have you been married?

Card of the week - February 14, 2011

Card of the Week

Date: 2/14/2011

The majority of my cards and projects are designed to be very quick and easy to make and will need little to no instructions other than dimensions.  I have provided a list of products that I commonly use at the bottom. 

Materials needed:

Cardstocks: Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

Inks:   Cherry Cobbler

Punches: Heart to Heart, Scallop Oval, Large Oval, corner rounder

Embellishments: Ribbons (discontinued)

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Additional materials:  Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Folder, Dimensionals

Instructions:

Base of card: Chocolate Chip (5 ½” x 8 ½”…..scored at 4 ¼”)

2^nd layer:  Very Vanilla – 4” x 5 ¼” (edges sponged with Cherry Cobbler)

·        Cut a piece of ribbon 6” long, adhere towards the top with ends to the 

                                                    underneath. 

·        Adhere piece of Very Vanilla to base of card

·        Cut a 4” piece of ribbon and tie a bow in the center of the above mentioned ribbon.

                                       

3^rd layer: 

• Cherry Cobbler – 4” x 1 ¾” (corners rounded)

                                        2 1/8” x ¾” (for Ribbon Wave)

• Very Vanilla – 1 ½” x 3 ¾” (corners rounded)

                              Sponge edges with Cherry Cobbler ink

                              Adhere to 4” x 1 ¾” piece of Cherry Cobbler (from above)

• In Cherry Cobbler ink, stamp “Happy Anniversary” from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp set onto a piece of Very Vanilla cs, punch out with Large Oval Punch, sponge edges with Cherry Cobbler
• From Chocolate Chip cs –
• Punch 1 Scallop Oval. 
• Using Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, pierce a hole in center of each scallop. 
• Adhere “Happy Anniversary” to the center.
• Using Dimensionals, adhere “Happy Anniversary” to the center of the 1 ½” x 3 ¾” piece of Very Vanilla.
• Punch out 2 sets of hearts using the Heart to Heart Punch. 
• Optional: Lay them in the Perfect Polka Dot Folder and run through the Big Shot
• Adhere long hearts to either side of “Happy Anniversary”
• Ribbon Wave –  to attach to the 2 1/8” x ¾” piece of Cherry Cobbler - watch this video for better instructions – Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts – Ribbon Wave  (I watch a lot of her videos….she is my favorite!)
• After completing the Ribbon Wave, adhere Cherry Cobbler piece (with Ribbon Wave) to the bottom center of your card.
• Using Dimensionals, adhere the medium sized hearts to either side.
• Cut a piece of Very Vanilla (sponge edges with Cherry Cobbler) to adhere to the inside for journaling. 

Happy Anniversary Cards - May 2010

I (heart) Hearts Stamp Set

Teeny Tiny Sayings Stamp Set

Scollop Oval Punch

Medium Oval Punch

Mini Heart Punch