Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms out there, and especially to my Mom! Seems like there should be more than one day a year that we celebrate moms… I’m in the process of making a scrapbook for my mom of the pictures from her visit to Los Angeles last night. It’s not ready yet, but I know I’ll finish it in May because I want to take advantage of the 30% off printing! I used this week’s Stamping 411 sketch to create the cover.

It was a little tricky converting the card sketch into a scrapbook page, but I’m pretty pleased with how it came out. I downloaded the Beyond the Garden Digital Designer Series Paper specifically so I could include these Daffodil Delight flowers for her!

(Savta means grandma in Hebrew.) Since I knew this wasn’t going to be done in time, I emailed my dad JPGs of a few of the pages, so he could print them out and give them to her. Yet another great thing about My Digital Studio!

Here’s the third card that we made at my Flower Frenzy card making class this past Sunday. It’s one of those super cute Flower Pot cards! They are so easy to make with the Simple Flower Embosslits, and Cajun Craze looks just like terrra cotta for the flower pot! This is the card closed:

And here it is open, with the center part pulled out:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Melon Mambo
Paper: Cajun Craze, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose, Old Olive, Whisper White
Other: Simple Flower Embosslits Die, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Eyelets (Brights & Subtles), Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Big Shot, Stampin Dimensionals

They were super fun to make! My next class will be Sunday, June 12, so mark your calendars! We’ll be making some Father’s Day and masculine cards.

I finally got around to trying the fabulous reinker wash technique that was going around like wildfire a few years back! And boy is it fun! This card is based on one by Amanda Mertz. We’ll be making it at my Flower Frenzy card class coming up on May 1st. Let me know if you are interested in coming and learning this great technique!

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, All Holidays
Ink: VersaMark, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink (reinker), Daffodil Delight (reinker)
Paper: Shimmery White, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip
Other: White Embossing Powder, White Satin Ribbon

The basics for this technique:
Stamp an outline image on shimmery white card stock using VersaMark and emboss with white embossing powder. (Yes, it has to be shimmery white card stock.) This rose from Fifth Avenue Floral is one of the most popular. Spritz with water so you have puddles between the lines. Spritz a little more just to be sure you have enough. Pick up some reinker on the tip of an aqua painter and touch it to one of the puddles. It will spread through the water in that section. Keep doing this until you get the look you want. Be very patient while you wait for it to dry. Cut out your image and attach to your card!

Welcome to the latest Stampin’ Addicts’ Blog Hop, celebrating Stampin’ Up’s new Occasions Mini Catalog, which starts January 4, 2011. You may have just arrived from Sarah’s blog, where she showed you the super cute new Valentine’s Day set, XOXO, or you may be starting here. Either way, all of the stops link together in one big circle, so you won’t miss any of the great ideas and projects.

I am very excited to be featuring the new set, Take a Spin. It consists of four adorable spinner stamps. The actual spinner hands are sold separately as well, complete with brads and washers for a fabulous spin! Three of the stamps are circles, which work great with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, and the fourth is a square which fits nicely in the larger of the two squares on the Scallop Square Duo Die. For my first project, I chose bright, fun, primary colors for a great kids’ card. It would be wonderful to give your child after a fabulous report card or teacher conference.

Stamps: Take a Spin, Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel
Ink: Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Other: Game Spinner Hands, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die, Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon

For my next card, I stuck with the scallop circle, but otherwise took a drastic departure! As I read the words on the stamp — Wonderful, Kind, Generous, Thoughtful, Funny — I thought of my mom, and realized that this would make a fabulous Mother’s Day card! I added a punched flower in the middle, and used my Big Shot to make the whole card into a scalloped circle.

Stamps: Take a Spin
Ink: Rose Red
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Sweet & Sour Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other: Game Spinner Hands, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Circle Bigz Clear Die, Boho Blossoms Punch, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon

For the third stamp, I went with a more whimsical look. I used my Stampin’ Write Markers on the stamp to add interest, along with this fabulous piece of gingham print paper from Pawsitively Prints II. It reminds me of a homey Italian restaurant, where you might go to celebrate any of these occasions.

Stamps: Take a Spin
Ink: Poppy Parade, Basic Black
Paper: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper
Other: Game Spinner Hands, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Circle Scissors, Poppy Parade Poly Ribbon

For my final card, I went back to a bright and fun kids card. I based the colors on the Celebrations paper, and thought the arrows were a fun echo to the arrow on the spinner. I used my Stampin’ Write Markers again.

Stamps: Take a Spin
Ink: Real Red, Pacific Point, Pear Pizzaz
Paper: Pacific Point, Pear Pizzaz, Whisper White, Celebrations Designer Series Paper
Other: Game Spinner Hands

I hope that you enjoyed this stop on the Stampin’ Addicts’ Occasions Mini Catalog Blog Hop! I am honored to be part of such a talented group of women! Your next stop is over to Cheryl’s blog to see the new Build a Blossom stamp set and the Blossom Petal Punch! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

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Yesterday I showed you the necklace I gave my mom for Mother’s Day. For my mother-in-law I put together a charm bracelet also using some of the Simply Adorned options. My mother-in-law has three grandchildren, so I wanted to include a picture of each of them. I printed the photos in black and white (thanks to a great suggestion from my friend Laura), and put a picture on each side of the charms. Her two granddaughters are in the circle charms and her grandson is in the square. Each of these charms measures 5/8 of an inch.

The Simply Adorned products are excellently made and can be used for so many occasions! Below is a list of the charms and chains available. The charms are nickel-plated and the chains are stainless steel.

I hope all of you who are mothers or mothers-to-be have a fantastic day!

Okay Mom, this one is for you, so if you are reading it, STOP NOW. Look away!!!

For everyone else, this is the Mother’s Day card I am making my mom (who better not still be reading this!) I made a similar card last year, though this year I found a different set of instructions from Amy Celona. My mom loves Yo-Yo Yellow. It is her all-time favorite color, so I made that my main color. (Wait until you see her birthday card!) I’m going to be sure to stock up on it, since it is one of the colors that will be retiring at the end of June. I used the 5 petal flower punch to make the leaves.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Garden Green
Paper: Yo-Yo Yellow, Garden Green, Really Rust, Whisper White
Other: Pinking Hearts Border Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Simple Flower Embosslit, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads, Large Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, White Satin Ribbon

It looks great like that, but the flowered piece pulls out to reveal a note card for writing on! How fun is that?

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for the Stampin’ Addicts Summer Mini Catalog Blog Hop. You’ll get to see some amazing projects featuring the new items in the Summer Mini Catalog that starts May 1st!

This is another card we made last week after school. I have to tell you the combination of the embossing folders and vellum card stock just makes for an unbelievable card. It looks so tricky, but in reality is easy! These cards werre popular this time last year. I think the first one I saw like this was on Gretchen Barron’s blog. I made this one into a birthday card, but it could just as easily be a Mother’s Day card if you switch the sentiment.

Stamps: Whimsical Words
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Paper: Orchid Opulence, Vellum Card Stock
Other: Manhattan Flowers Textured Embossing Folders, White Satin Ribbon, Big Shot

Important note — make sure to use the Vellum Card Stock and not the Vellum Paper. The paper will tear from the force of the embossing folder.

This is another card that I made with my faculty after-school card-making group. It uses Awash with Flowers, a wonderful two-step stamp that is available for a sneak peek this month, and then won’t be available again until the new catalog starts in July. All of the stampers last Thursday were so thrilled with how easy it was to use in the clear mount version. If you stamp the outsides first, it is very easy to line up the insides on the acrylic blocks.

Stamps: Awash with Flowers, Well Scripted
Ink: StazOn Black, Taken with Teal, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Always Artichoke
Paper: Regal Rose, Taken with Teal, Whisper White
Other: Regal Rose 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Top Note Bigz Die, Big Shot

I just love this set. It makes it so easy to make gorgeous cards!

Here’s a beautiful yet easy to make card that I made with my Faculty card making class after school last week. It uses the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set that is on sale for 20% off until the end of April (which is Friday!)

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Warm Words
Ink: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede
Paper: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Other: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (reversed)

It would be very easy to turn this into a Mother’s Day Card — the “Happy Mother’s Day” saying from Teeny Tiny Wishes fits into that oval as well. You could use that instead of the happiness stamp.

If you have been reading my blog for a long time, you may remember that I made a couple of owl themed Mother’s Day cards for my friend Laura last year. I asked her if she wanted some again this year, and she said, of course!So I got to thinking about how super cute it would be to replace the “o” in mom with an owl. And I put this together. It’s hard tp tell from the picture, but the owl is cut out and popped up.

Stamps: Messages for Mom, Fox & Friends
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip
Paper: So Saffron, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Pad
Other: Pretty in Pink 5/8″ Satin Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Unfortunately, I didn’t get the message that her mom didn’t like green until after I had made it. Hopefully it is not too much green! Otherwise you’ll be seeing a similar card in a different color scheme very soon!