blue and orange

Here are two more of the crayon gifts that Aaron brought to help celebrate Blue Day and Orange Day. His teacher told me the kids are loving it! It's nice to be able to make something as simple as a new crayon into a fun gift :} 

 Blue Day

I kind of "hit a wall" when I was planning the Blue Day gift, because Stampin' Up! doesn't really have a color that matches the crayon wrapper. If I were one of those Moms who gets everything done months in advance, I could have used the "color picker" tool in My Digital Studio and designed a perfectly matched tag. But... well, I'm not even close to being that prepared. Soooooo, I solved my dilemma by using every shade of blue! And I love how it turned out! It's even more fun and "kid-like" than a perfectly matched tag :}

I used a Window Sheet (acetate) to create a window for my little astronaut. And I had to add a heavy layer of shimmer to that cute alien (rubbing alcohol in a Spritzer with a few drops of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint) :} 

Orange Day

Drawing on my creative use of color from the Blue Day project, I chose Peach Parfait, Tangerine Tango, and Cajun Craze to create this fun flower tag. Stamp set: Printed Petals. Framelit: Floral Frames. 

I'll bet you can't wait to see the next two colors...  ;)

9 year anniversary

Nine years ago today, my husband married his better half ;)
All joking aside, I am so blessed to have such a wonderful partner and best friend. Here's the anniversary card I made for him today...

I used Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, and Rose Red card stock. The two stamp sets used for this card are Grateful Greetings and Punch Potpourri. I spritzed the Night of Navy card stock with my shimmer mixture: just fill a travel sized spray bottle about half-way with rubbing alcohol, add a few drops of Shimmer Paint (I used Champagne Mist on this card), and mix. I like to spritz a light layer, let it dry a second, and add another layer. Sooooo pretty!!

Night of Navy

Hello stampers! Today's color is Night of Navy. The Color Coach Lists the "Creative Combination" as Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, and Cherry Cobbler. The "Getting Started Combination" colors are Night of Navy, Old Olive, and Daffodil Delight.


I used the So Many Thanks stamp, which is a single, wood-mount stamp. To get the multi-colored image, I inked my stamp with Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, and Cherry Cobbler markers. The image is stamped twice... of course I had to use my handy dandy Stamp-a-ma-Jig to line up the second image. The great texture on the Night of Navy card stock is from the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.


This sentiment comes from the All Holidays stamp set. Again, I grabbed my markers to ink my stamp. I really like the look of more than 1 color on a single image :)
My Big Shot got a nice workout for this card. I used the Top Note Bigz Die to cut the Night of Navy card stock and the DSP. Recognize the DSP? It is from Jolly Holiday! I have a "good amount" of this paper left from my Christmas cards, so I'm trying to put it to good use. I know I am the ONLY person who buys too much paper ;) I used the Little Leaves and Birds & Blooms Sizzlits to die cut the cute little branch and flowers.

I hope you enjoy these projects and feel inspired to try out a few new color combinations on your own. Dig through your paper collection, and see if there are some pages that can be used throughout the year... not just for the season the package suggests. Happy stamping!