TSOL and Sizzix: Feel Better Soon!

Hello. I am so in love with the Step-up cards from Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix. Super love! I love to prop them up on a shelf.  They are also so much fun to send to friends and family. They just love getting any type of pop up card.
I used The Stamps Of Life morechalksayings2stamp set for this card (the banner). The designer paper is from Webster's pages. all of the dies are included in with the step-up die, and it comes and a fabulous pouch for storage.

You can find both the stamp set and the die at The Stamps of Life!

Emily

Sizzix new Step-up die!

Hello! I am sharing a couple of cards today, using the new Sizzix Step-up die by Stephanie Barnard. I never have the patience for cutting and scoring these cards myself, so this die makes it quick and easy to create a fun, dimensional card. I love that the recipient can keep it on their desk or table to display!
The first card uses the kites2fly set from The Stamps of Life.

The second card uses flower dies and flourishes that actually come with this die set! I just sponged them with distress inks and added some copper Gala Glitz beads to the centers.

You can purchase this die from Sizzix or from The Stamps Of Life site!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL: I have faith in you!

Hello! Today I want to share a card using The Stamps Of Life set, scribbles2stamp. I used the scribble circles to create roses! I stamped them on patterned paper and then cut them out. The leaves are stamped and die cut using Sizzix Words & Tags Framelit and Stamp set by Stephanie Barnard.
I love finding different ways to use a stamp. Make it feel like new again!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

The Stamps Of Life :morepb&j2stamp!

I made this card with two sets from The Stamps Of Life- pb&j2enjoy and morepb&j2stamp.  I LOVE peanut butter, so these sets were great to add to my collection. I drew the little sad face on the peanut since he is missing his jelly. :)
I also used the matching dies for the jar, wrapper, lid and peanut images.
The card below features the grapes and sentiment from these sets. I used the leaves from Stephanie's Sizzix set titled Leaves for the grape vine.

Check out The Stamps Of Life gallery for more ideas on how to use these fabulous sets!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL: CELEBRATE!

Hello! Today I wanted to share a card using some fabulous Stephanie Barnard/Sizzix products! I just love sets that come with dies and stamps. It makes coordinating a card quick and easy, and takes some of the decision making out of the process.

This particular set is the Sizzix Framelit Banner and Pennant stamp and die set.

I added some washi tape to the bottom and baker's twine to the top to finish it off!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

TSOL: Merry Christmas Lights

Hello! Today I have a card using the fabulous lights4Christmas set from The Stamps of life.  I also used the coordinating die set to cut my lights and the banner.  The inside of the lights are paper pieced with scraps of paper.  The wire was created with baker's twine.  I inked the edges with Old Paper Distress ink and I also scored some lines to create a frame in the background.
I always hate untangling and checking all of my lights when decorating for the holiday.  It is definitely my least favorite part of decorating!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL: Celebrate!

Hello! Today I have a card to share using The Stamps Of Life minibanners2cut set.  This set has a variety of sentiments that match the banner dies in the Christmas light die set.  I used Stephanie's Clearsnap inks in Licorice, Guava, and Tangerine.  I also used the Sizzix zig zag circles framelits for the black circle.  The satin rose was on my desk, so I added it, too. :)
To get the larger "splatters" I simply unscrew the nozzle from Stephanie's Spray inks, and flick the little tube across the cardstock.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL/Sizzix:Birthday Banners

Hello!  I have a couple of cards to share using the Sizzix Framelits Banners #2 set by Stephanie Barnard.  This set comes with a variety of banner dies and matching stamps.  The card above uses a bold floral pattern and the small flowers that also come with this set.  This set is available on the Sizzix and The Stamps Of Life sites.

The second card uses the same banner, sentiment and flower, yet has a more soft, feminine look to it.  Both cards are CAS, but very different.  Both were very quick and easy to put together, too!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Clearsnap guest blogger!

Hello!  I am happy to be the guest blogger over at Clearsnap today! My card today features inks and sprays by Stephanie Barnard for Clearsnap.  I love the look of sprays for creating wonderful backgrounds.  On this card, I used sprays in Bubblegum and Grape. I used an emboss resist technique by stamping the frame6background stamp in Top Boss embossing ink, and then sprinkling with clear embossing powder. I then used a heat tool to set.
Next, I sprayed my Bubblegum and Grape sprays over the embossed panel.  I used a cloth to wipe away the excess.  I continued to add spray and repeat this process until I got the color variation I liked.  Next, I added some black sequins using Glue Gloss to adhere them to the solid images in the background.

I used my Stephanie Barnard/Sizzix Fancy Labels #4 die to cu,t and then stamped the label and sentiment using the labels4cutting set (TSOL) with Licorice ink.  Licorice is my new "go to" black dye ink. I love the deep, true black you get when using this ink pad.   I used foam dots to adhere the label to my card base.
I hope you you give this technique a try using your spray inks!  It's so much fun and I love that you get an unexpected, different look every time!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Hello, little tree....

Hello! Today I have a card using stamps and dies from The Stamps Of Life.  After stamping my tree and leaves, I created a little burlap wrap for the "roots" of my seedling.  I tied a tiny tag around it and stamped my sentiment on the tag.  I used the trees2build and minitags2cut with matching dies for this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL: You Blow Me Away!

Hello! Today I want to share a card using the newly released bubblegum4me from The Stamps Of Life.  I LOVE gum, so this may be one of my favorite sets to date! Love the sentiments, too!  I used one of Stephanie's circle Flip-it dies from Sizzix to create this card.  Flip-it cards are so much fun.  I used to try to make a similiar version many moons ago using a kraft knife.  One pass through my Big Kick and voila'! Done!  You can order these through Stephanie's site and get a great discount if you are a club member.  They are also available at Hobby Lobby! I saw them there last night. :)
The first photo shows the front or closed version of the Flip-it card.  I used some glossy accents on my bubblegum balls and colored the machine with copic markers.  The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye.

This shows the card when open.  I stamped the 5 cents in Antique Linen distress ink to create the background.  The sentiment was stamped on a punched circle of matching patterned paper.  I plan on giving this to my little sis.  She is performing in a local production of Seusical The Musical soon.  I thought this would be great to give to her with a bag of gum goodies before the show.  She could share some of her loot with the rest of the cast and her girls after the show!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL: Buzzing by...

Hi, there!  Today I have a Flip-It card to share with you using new stamps from The Stamps Of Life.  I love the Flip-It dies created by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix.  They are so much fun, and kids of all ages love opening them.  I always have a hard time keeping my boys away from them if I had made one and leave it sitting on my desk!
I used two sets on this card-bee4me and hive4bees.  I pieced the bees onto the blue card base, and then added glossy accents to their wings.  The floral paper is by Crate Paper, and the twine is from The Twinery.  I also used a SU corner punch for the corner pieces on both sides.
I always have a difficult time photographing these cards, so you can see how neat they are!  Below you can find them open on both sides.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Emily

Birthday Diamonds...

Hello!  Today I have a CAS card for you, using some different dies and stamps from The Stamps Of Life.  I created the diamond pattern using one of the chevron dies from TSOL.  It worked perfectly with the pattern on the frame stamp from the set, labels4cutting.  The labels in this set match the Sizzix Framelits dies, Fancy Labels #4 by Stephanie Barnard.  I also used Stephanie's Licorice ink by Clearsnap on this card.  The frame and sentiment is popped up using foam dots.
This card was easy and quick to make.  Perfect masculine card to keep in your birthday stash!

I am entering this card into this week's Casual Friday's challenge-to create a masculine card.
I am also entering this into the Make It Monday challenge. 
For the Sentimental Sundays challenge-add dimension.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

TSOL: If Friends Were Flowers...

Hello! Did you all have a wonderful Halloween?  Ours was cold and rainy, but the boys had fun.  Will did not want to dress up this year, but I told him he had to at least wear a mask.  He ended up staying out the entire 2 hours and came back with a HUGE bag of candy. It is really kind of ridiculous how much candy he received.  My little guys have been way more interested in the "giving" of the candy in recent years (which I think is super cool). They stayed out about 25 minutes and were happy to come back to pass out candy.  They sat out in the cold till the bitter end, too!

Okay...the card.  I made this card with Stephanie Barnard's new Framelits and stamp sets for Sizzix.  I love these sets that come with matching stamps and dies.  This set can be found here.  I layered two of the flowers together, stamped the sentiment in black, and inked the edges with distress ink.  The background paper is from Prima, I believe. It was in my scrap bin!

This is for the PaperPlay Challenge-Thanks A Bunch
DYSU Challenge-brads
The Paper Shelter-anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Vintage Halloween: Take Three

Hello! Today, as promised, I have a CAS style vintage Halloween card.  When creating a vintage style card with newer items, it is all about pattern and color.  I love a lot of the newer label type stamps with matching dies.  This pattern is a classic, so stamped in a muted orange, and then paired with some scrolls made from pages in an old book-you have a vintage looking design!
The label was made using Fancy Labels #4 by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix.  The stamp set used is labels4cutting by The Stamps Of Life, which matches the dies.
I created the swirls using dies from the Sizzix Framelits with stamp set found HERE.  The background is cut using black card stock, and the inner swirl is cut from old text from a book.  I added some black rhinestones to the swirl, and rounded the upper right corner for effect.

Linking this up for Make It Monday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Baby Love...

Hello! Today I have a baby themed card to share with you.  I used a Sizzix/Framelits with stamps by Stephanie Barnard set for this card.  It is called Words & Tags.  I stamped the flowers in the background in Bubbble Gum ink and then used Antique Linen distress ink on the edges.  The larger frame is stamped in chocolate onto kraft cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and used the smaller matching frame to die cut.  The flowers and leaves are also stamped and then cut with matching dies.
To make the ric rac, I used the wavy dies from TSOL. 

Here is a photo of the set. So sorry for the quality. I have a hard time taking photos with things wrapped in any type of plastic! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Friends...

Hello! Today I have a card to share using a new Sizzix Framelit die and stamp set by Stephanie Barnard.  I stamped my leaves in Mellow Moss ink (SU) and then dabbed the leaves with a course sponge to remove some of the ink.  I love the distressed look it gives the leaves.  I also sponged distress ink (Antique Linen) over all of the paper edges.  The designer paper is from Pink Paislee.  It worked out perfectly that the bird on the paper appears perched on top of my sentiment banner! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

You Are The Sharpest Crayon In The Box!

Hello! Today I wanted to share another "crayon" card using new release stamps from The Stamps Of Life.  I used both the crayons2stamp and words4crayons sets for this card. I also used the square flip-it die from Sizzix and available at TSOL store.  One thing that is fun about the crayon sets, are the color words.  Along with blue, red, green, etc....you also get Stephanie's exclusive ink color words, like blueberry and tangerine.  Those are the ink colors I used on my card.  These flip-it dies are so much fun to use!  I think this would be a cute card to give to a graduate-both young or old!

The crayon is fun and easy to stamp.  First I stamped my crayons in the blueberry and tangerine ink.  I then stamped the black outline of the crayon over and added the appropriate color word to the crayon.  The flowers are part of the crayons2stamp set.  I love that they look chunky, as if one of my six year olds really drew them with a crayon!

On a personal note, I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Northern Michigan with my family.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous and we enjoyed every single minute.  My parents have a cottage on an island in the UP.  This was a very special year, as it was the 20th anniversary of the cottage.  My dad actually designed and built the house.  So many wonderful memories that can now be shared and passed on to my boys.  When we are on "island time" we are also "unplugged"!  It gets harder every year to not have internet, but in a way, it is kind of nice too.  I can not wait to catch up on all of your blogs.  I got a start last night, after unpacking and doing some laundry, but today I plan to spend the whole day in front of the screen! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Poinsettia card...

Hello!  Trying to do a little catch up on my December Daily album. Hopefully some pages to post soon!  This is a card I made for the Sizzix blog.  My poinsettia is made with the Tattered Florals die, and the sentiment is from The Stamps Of Life.  You can find all of the details over at Sizzix.
I have officially finished all of my baking. Tomorrow I will start boxing and packaging things up to give as gifts.  My boys have had fun "testing" the goods!  They also helped me cut all of the sugar cookies and gingerbread men last night.  If anyone has a great, spreadable icing recipe (easy for kids) I would love for you to share.  Royal icing just seems hard for little hands to use in the bags, and we always end up with a 3" pile of noodle looking icing on top of the cookies when Max or Luke are decorating! LOL!  I am looking for something that they can spread and then add sprinkles and candies on top that will harden enough to store easily on top of one another.  Maybe I am dreaming!

Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!

Emily