Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

After I made this card, with the typewriter and the hearts, I had an idea of making one with balloons coming out of it for a birthday. Unfotunately, this is one of those examples where it looked better in my head than on paper. I’m going to share it with you anyway.

Stamps: You’re My Type, Crazy for Cupcakes (balloon)
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other: Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I’m thinking that maybe the Cherry Cobbler background needs to be embossed. Maybe with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder? I might try it again.

Eve has a double birthday party this weekend for two girls in her grade, both of whom are named Kate! I used today’s Stamping 411 sketch for the card.

I really like the colors Pool Party and Blushing Bride together. I used them on the card for the other Kate, also. I can’t show you that one yet, though, since I made it for a Stampin’ Addicts birthday card swap.

Stamps: Party This Way
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Pool Party, Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper, In Color 2010-12 Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack
Other: Cupcake Punch, Blushing Bride Poly Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Movers & Shapers Punch Windows, Silver Mini Brads

Don’t you love how cute that “happy birthday” sentiment is? It is part of the Party This Way stamp set, which is one of your FREE choices during Sale-a-Bration!

I am fortunate to work with a lot of amazing people and incredible teachers. One of them truly must be part leprechaun, and because of her we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at school like nothing I have ever seen. We start with bagpipes in the morning, move on to dancing jigs on the tables, and all of the kindergarten teachers’ feet turn green. Her birthday is tomorrow, so I wanted to make her a leprechaun birthday card. I pulled out my Gift Givers set from the Holiday Mini Catalog and used the great little leprechaun stamp.

Stamps: Gift Givers, Perfectly Penned
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey, VersaMark
Paper: Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Brushed Gold, Whisper White, Regals Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Champagne Glitter Glass, Gold Embossing Powder, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

Today is the last day to order from the Holiday Mini Catalog, which means it is also the last day to order this adorable Gift Givers stamp set among others. Be sure to get the items you want before it is too late! Notice how they all match punches? I love that!

My father-in-law’s 75th birthday was yesterday. He and my mother-in-law are in vacation in New Zealand this week. They left us their itinerary, so I thought it would be really fun to send a card and have it waiting for my father-in-law when he got to the hotel on his birthday. Luckily, I thought of this two weeks in advance, so I was actually able to get the card there in time! From the email I got, he was pretty surprised to receive a birthday card in New Zealand!

This card is based on Cindy’s fabulous card from the Stampin’ Addicts New Catalog Blog Hop. I needed to make it completely flat though, so it would go through the mail over seas with no problems.

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Upsy Daisy
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Grey
Paper: Pool Party, Garden Green, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Petite Pennants Builder Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

That cute little 9 on the flag is punched out from the page of numbers in the Just add Cake Designer Series Paper.

Eve’s good friend Simone just turned 9, and I knew I wanted to make her a special birthday card. Her favorite color is blue, so I chose Pacific Point as the main color for her card. I also wanted to use the new Silver Glimmer paper.  I tied it all together with a little Melon Mambo and I came up with a card as bright and happy as she is!

Stamps: Create a Caupcake
Ink: Pacific Point
Paper: Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer, Daffodil Delight
Other: Cupcake Punch, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Designer Label Punch, Melon Mambo Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Snowburst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Do you see the ribbon? That is Melon Mambo Dotted Scallop Ribbon, but I reversed it, so the polka dots don’t show. It’s like two ribbons in one!

One of my favorite things to do with the Matchbox Die is to fill it with chocolate! And now that we have these fabulous wrapper stamps, it’s even easier! I made this little box of chocolates for Steve, a fun addition to his birthday cards.

Stamps: Word Play, It’s a Wrap Occasions
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper
Other: Matchbox Bigz XL Die, Big Shot, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, mailing labels

There are two versions of the label stamps available – It’s a Wrap Occasions and It’s a Wrap Holidays. They are so much fun!

Today is my husband’s birthday, and as you may remember from past cards that I have made for him, woodworking is his passion. I was super excited to see the new Tool Shed background stamp in the big Idea Book & Catalog, with its images of retro tools. I bought it to make cards for Steve, and was super excited to use it for the first time on this birthday card. I really wanted to use my new Simply Scored scoring board, so I made a gate-fold card.

Stamps: Tool Shed, Wood Grain, Upsy Daisy
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo
Paper: Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Other: Simply Scored, Decorative Label Punch, Square Lattice Textured Impression Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Wondering how I got the layers on the Decorative Label Punch? I punched out two extras of each color to make the mats. I cut one lengthwise, and one width-wise, and then glued them to the back so a bit of the edge showed.

I loved this card by Laurie so much that I had to make my own! It is so fun to use the pennant set for both the actual pennants and the party hat! Isn’t this a great color combo? I just love Lucky Limeade!

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Other: Pennant Punch, Bitty Punch Pack (circle), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3″ Circle Bigz Die, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die, Big Shot

I am just amazed at the versatility of this Pennant stamp set and the matching punch! Have you seen the Christmas trees they can make? I’ll show you those a little later in the month.

I would love to give credit to the person who thought this up, because clearly they are brilliant, but I’ve seen too many examples to know who was first. One of the stamps in Pennant Parade makes a perfect ice cream cone, and the top of the cupcake does double duty as an ice cream scoop! It’s not only clever, it’s ridiculously cute as well!

Stamps: Pennant Parade, A Word for You
Ink: So Saffron, Early Espresso
Paper: Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Pennant Punch, Cupcake Punch

The pennant punch and matching stamp set are amazingly versatile! And so much fun!

I’ve been busy working on something special for tomorrow, so I have a great card  made by my friend Michelle to share with you today. She made this super cute thank you note for her son’s 4th birthday with the new I Dig You stamp set.  It almost made me get the set as soon as I saw it!

Stamps: I Dig You, Fabulous Phrases

Isn’t it just perfect? Thanks so much for letting me share it, Michelle! I hope you will come back tomorrow to see what I have up my sleeve!