Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

One of my colleagues at work is having a baby girl, so I made up a pack of these cards as a gift. Didn’t they turn out super cute?

Stamps: Baby Bundle
Inks: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink
Papers: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Accessories: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Pretty in Pink Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I chose not to put any sentiment on them, so she could use them for any occasion she wanted.

One of Eve’s teachers is having a baby boy, so I thought I would make her a nice pack of cards for her shower. I made them flat, so she wouldn’t have any issues with mailing them. Eve helped out by die cutting all of the scalloped rectangles for me. She’s a whiz with the Big Shot!

Stamps: Baby Bundle
Ink: Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue
Paper: Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon, Scallop Rectangle Clearlits Die, Big Shot

I really love this layout. There are so many images that can fit in that rectangle, I know I will use it again and again!

Yesterday I showed you the card I made at work for a friend having a baby boy. Today I have one to show you for another friend at work who is having a baby girl. It worked just perfectly with this week’s Pals Paper Arts Challenge, which is to use pearls. I put tiny pearls in each of the scallops, and a larger one on the baby carriage.

Stamps: Baby Bundle
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Pawsitively Prints (retired)
Other: Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 3″ Circle Bigz Die, Scallop Circles #2 Die, Big Shot

The Designer Series Paper has been retired  for a while, but it was on the Clearance Rack for quite a while. Be sure to check there every so often. The deals are amazing! And don’t forget, the Online Extravaganza is going on until Wednesday!

I loved the Stampin’ Addicts Sketch Challenge 115 so much, I had to make a second card using it! This was for one of Eve’s teachers who is having a baby boy.

Stamps: Bear Hugs
Inks: StazOn Jet Black, Soft Suede, Pool Party
Papers: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Perfect Pennants Bigz Die, 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon

I can see myself using this sketch a lot. Thanks so much, Paula!

I absolutely fell in love with Shelley’s card when I saw it, and I was so excited to see this week’s Stamping 411 sketch because it was perfect to make my own version.

I had completely forgotten how fabulous the Rock ‘n’ Roll technique is for Fall leaves. It’s super easy to do, and the result looks amazing. First you ink up your stamp in the lighter color (I used More Mustard), and then you gently roll the edges of the rubber in the darker color (Cajun Craze).

Stamps: Gently Falling, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso
Paper: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Scallop Square Duo Bigz Die, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, More Mustard Dotted Scallop Ribbon

If you notice, there are no polka dots showing on the Dotted Scallop ribbon. That’s because I used the back! There are only polka dots on one side, making it even more versatile.

I had a bunch of leftover pieces of the Pink Pirouette Patterned  Paper after I finished the pack of Baby Carriage cards that I showed you yesterday. I needed to make a card to go with the gift pack, so I used the scraps to make a Top Note Quilt Card. I embossed it with the Vintage Wallpaper folder afterward to make it look even more quilt like.

Stamps: Baby Bundle
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Pink Piouette, Chocolate Chip, Subtles Designer Series Patterns Stack
Other: Top Note Bigz Die, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Basic Pearls, Chocolate Chip Dotted Scallop Ribbon

The patterns are very subtle in the picture, but it looks quite quilt like in real life.

Steve asked me to make a pack of cards for a friend of his who is having her second baby girl. (Hi Kara!) She is a very classy woman, so I wanted something that was a little more elegant. The flash on the rhinestones changes the color somewhat, but I love the way Pink Pirouette looks with Chocolate Chip.

Stamps: Baby Bundle
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Subtles Designer Series Paper Stacks
Other: Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Paper Piercer

I didn’t put any words on it so she can use them as thank you notes or any other type of card that she might need.

Come back tomorrow to see the card I made to go with the gift. Hint: I used the leftover pieces of the Designer Series Paper.

No, no, not for me! But when I saw today’s monochromatic blue color challenge on the Pals Paper Arts blog, that was the first thing that came to mind!

I only wanted to use part of the saying from the Baby Bundle stamp set, not the whole thing. With markers and the clear mount stamps it was easy to use only what I wanted and make it fit into the frame!

Stamps: Baby Bundle, Four Frames
Ink: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy
Paper: Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Other: Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon, Designer Label Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Big Shot

I’m so happy the Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon is back in this catalog! It was the perfect touch.

(p.s. Did you see the news? My 50 Card Sketches book is now available for Kindle, Nook, and direct from me as a PDF!)

When there is a 5th Saturday in a month, Stampin’ Addicts has what is called a Stamp Jam — a fun-filled day of stamping challenges and chats. One of the themes was baby cards, so I made this cute card for a friend who has chosen not to find out whether she is having a boy or a girl. Her baby shower at work was this week.

Stamps: Baby Bundle
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Basic Grey
Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White
Other: Scallop Square Duo Bigz Die, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon, Subtles Brads

I made her a super cute present in these colors too, but I’m putting together a photo tutorial on that. I’ll have it up for you in a few days.

My library assistant recently became a grandmother for the first time, so of course I had to make her a card! I pulled out my Wonderful Favorites stamp set — haven’t used that in a long time! I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to position all the words together just right! This stamp set is great, since you can piece together the words for just about any family relationship, including “step” and “-in-law.”

Stamps: Baby Bundle
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom, Basic Gray
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Other: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Pretty in Pink 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Subtles Brads, Stamp-a-ma-jig

With the Wonderful Favorites sets you also have the option of “To a” or “To my.” It’s a handy set!