CSS Group Project-- Vday Tags

Hey friends!!!  I have such a fun project to share with you today.  The Clear & Simple Stamps Design Team and I are sharing our Valentine's Day tag creating.  I have to say, this was so much fun!  I ended up making 5 tags to put on some treat bags for Valentine's Day.

I started by getting out my Tags 1 dies.  I cut 5 large tags out from A Blanc Check card stock, and 5 small tags from Dare to Be a Diva Red card stock.  I stamped the tag outline from Trendy Tags in black.  Next, I put together the letter to spell "bee mine" from Alpha Clear.  "Bee" is stamped in black and filled in with a red sharpie marker, "Mine" was stamped using red ink and left as an outline.

The whimsical swirls come from Taglines: Critters, and so does the bee.  I stamped the bee image on the red tag first and then stamped on a piece of white card stock.  I colored the bee with a yellow copic marker (Y35). When I cut out the bee, I didn't cut out the antenna, and then glued it in place on the tag, over top of the stamped image, that way it uses the antenna from the first image.   I took the tiny heart from Taglines: Critters and stamped it in red right over top of the dot in the "i" in "mine".

I stacked the two tags and tied them to the bag of treats using red, shiny curling ribbon.

You won't want to miss the wide variety of tags the Design Team has created:

• Lori Tecler
• Audrey Tokach
• Elena Roussakis
• Tracy Schultz
• Laura Bassen
• Clear & Simple Stamps

Have a great day!

{Bee Mine Tags}

Stamps: Alpha Clear, Taglines: Critters, Trendy Tags (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check, Dare to Be a Diva Red (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, Dare to Be a Diva Red (CSS)

Dies: Tags 1 (CSS) 

Accessories: Curling Ribbon, Red Sharpie

Copics: Y35 

 

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{Happy 10th Anniversary} Sweetie

Hello!  Happy 10 year anniversary to me and my husband!!!  Technically we celebrated it when we were in Toronto, but we couldn't let the official day pass without acknowledging it somehow.  So, we are going to the jewelry store (it's been 10 years, I think it's time I get a wedding band to go with my engagement ring), and then dinner and a movie.  I can't wait!

So, here's the card I made for my hubby.  It's a one layer card and there is a wood-grain panel in the center that is really hard to see, but it's there.  I used stamps from 4 sets on this card!

I just love those swirly stamps from the Taglines: Critters set, they are so easy to manipulate.  I tried to keep the girly-ness to a minimum, but I did have to throw in that cupid.

Here's a close-up of the wood-grain I was telling you about.  It's slightly darker than the card base.  


I'll be back bright and early tomorrow (and the day after) for some Clear & Simple Stamps releases.  You won't want to miss it.

Have a great day!

{Happy 10th Anniversary}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Taglines: Critters, Number Blocks, Background Basics 1 (Clear & Simple Stamps) 

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar (CSS)

Ink: Dish All the Dirt Brown, Glamazon Green, Dare to Be a Diva Red, Brown Leather Satchel (CSS)

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Clear & Simple Stamps: Release Day!!!

Hello!  I hope you are as excited as I am!  Today is the BIG day that Clear & Simple Stamps is releasing all kinds of goodies.  They have some amazing stamps sets, coordinating dies to go with the stamps, some dies for party favors, and last but certainly not least-- BaKer'S TwiNe!!!


There are so many new stamp sets that it would take up an entire page of my blog to show them all, so I'm just going to share the ones I used in today's project.  Be sure to check out the entire release at the Clear & Simple Stamps Blog.

For today's project I used a new collection called Little Critters.  This collection includes stamps and dies (purchased separately). Aren't they cute?

For my large bee I used the Bat/Bee Little Critter Die in conjunction with the Owl/Kitty Die, no stamping necessary.  I used Say Yellow to All Your Fans for the bee's body and Perfect Little Black Dress for the stripes.  I used vellum for the wings.  I love this whimsical little guy.

I used the new Party Favor #1 Die to turn this little bee into a party favor.  I simply ran the die and Kraft Like a Rockstar card stock through my cuttlebug, folded it up and used some sticky tape to adhere it to the backside of the bee.

For the tag I used the previously released Trendy Tags stamp set along with it's coordinating Tag Die.  This month a Taglines: Critters stamp set is being released to coordinate.  Such a cute addition to the already popular taglines set.  I used some acrylic accents for the wings.  Did you spot the Baker's Twine?  The black and white twine was perfect for this project.

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team creations as well as all the other products being released. 

• Lori Tecler
• Laura O'Donnell
• Tracy Schultz
• Kim Duran
• Stephany Zerbe
• Amber Daigre
• Laurie Willison
• Laura Bassen
• Clear & Simple Stamps

Thanks for sharing in our excitement!  I'm really looking forward to sharing the rest of my projects with you the rest of this month and throughout February!

Have a great day!

{Happy Bee-Day!}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Taglines: Critters (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Say Yellow to All Your Fans, Perfect Little Black Dress, Kraft Like a Rockstar (CSS), Vellum

Patterned Paper: Urban Prairie (Basic Grey)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Build-A-Critter Die Cuts: Bat/Bee & Owl/Kitty, Tags Die,  Favor Bag #1 Die, Black/White Baker's Twine, White Enamel Accents

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Holiday Gifts & Tags

Happy Friday!  I'm so excited to be giving my first gifts of the season tonight.  Every December I go out to dinner with my three girl friends and we always exchange gifts.  Nothing big, just a little something.  


I always like to give something handmade and this year was no different.  This year I crocheted  them each a scarf.  I chose yarn that was really soft and chunky, it was a little hard to work with but I love the end result. I actually had all three of these made before Thanksgiving.  Since I usually give them baked goods, I thought I would throw something edible in with their scarf.

 My Aunt Patty always says that presentation is everything, so I made sure I paid attention to all the details and didn't just throw everything in a gift bag.  I wrapped each scarf around the box of hot chocolate and then tied everything in place with some twine (not card making twine, this stuff is heavy duty).

Then I made them each a personalized tag.  I used the Clear & Simple Stamps set Trendy Tags and  Icons I.  Then I dug out some letter stickers that I've had lying around forever.  

What do you think?  Hopefully they'll love it and all the effort put in to making it look nice.  


Have a great day!

{Holiday Tags}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Icons I (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar (CSS)

Patterned Paper: TC Garden Cottage (K & Co)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Letter Stickers, Foam Dimensionals, Clear Gems, Sheer Ribbon

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A {Welcome Baby} Card...

Hello!  I have just one more release card to share with you using Trendy Tags and Taglines from Clear & Simple Stamps.  This card really shows the versatility of these sets. I cut two small tags and stamped them with a tag outline stamp from Trendy Tags.  On one of the tags I stamped "baby" and on the other I stamped the bunny (which I then paper pieced).

One of my favorite features of this card is the bunny tail.  I used Liquid Applique to make it poofy.  If you've never used Liquid Applique, it's really fun.  You dab a little where you need it and hit with a heat gun and BAM! instant dimension.

I filled in the bunny ears with a couple copic markers to make him look a little more finished.  


Have a great day!

{Welcome Baby}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Taglines (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, I'm a Princess Pink, Coral Necklace, A Blanc Check (CSS)

Ink: Paint the Town Pink, Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Tags 1 Die (CSS), Liquid Applique, Foam Dimensionals, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Edge Distresser, Button, Floss

Copic Markers: R83, R85 

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A {Holly Jolly} Card...

Hello!  I have a busy day so I made a simple card.  The photo turned out quite dark no matter what I did to edit it, but I think you get the gist.  I took a tag outline stamp and stamped it upside down to sort of look like a label.  For the ornaments I took a light bulb stamp and stamped that upside down as well and then used some black faux stitching for the string.

I cut a slit on both sides of the tag with an x-acto knife and threaded the baker's twine behind and that's pretty much it.

Have a great day!

{Holly Jolly}

Stamps: Trendy Tags (Clear & Simple Stamps), Holiday Lights (Papertrey Ink)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check (CSS)

Ink: Dare to Be a Diva Red, Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Rhinestones, Black Pen

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A Trendy {Let's Celebrate} Card...

Hello!  Today I'm sharing one of my favorite cards I created for this month's Clear & Simple Stamps release.  I don't know about you, but I love hounds-tooth.  When I saw this set for the first time, I was so excited by the little hounds-tooth addition that was in the Trendy Tags set.  


If I had to pick a card that showed my style perfectly, I think this card would be up there.  It's clean and simple but graphic.  I also love black and white with a pop of color.

The champagne glasses were colored and outlined with copic markers.  So fun!

I also have a card featured on the Clear & Simple Stamps App for the iPhone (and similar devices) today.  It's a cute Thanksgiving card.  

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!

{Let's Celebrate}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Tag Lines (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check, Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Foam Dimensionals, Tags 1 Die (CSS)

Copic Markers:  Y32, Y35, Y38, W1

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Clear & Simple Stamps: Group Project

Hello!  Today I'm sharing my group design team project with you from Clear & Simple Stamps.  Now, since this months sets (Trendy Tags & Taglines) are all about tags, it's only appropriate that we share gift sets using these great tags!  Here's my gift set:

 I had some random boxes in all different shapes in my stash, but I unified them by covering them with pieces of patterned paper from the same paper pad.  I also used twine on all of the packages as well.

Here are some close-ups of the tags and packages.

I doubled up the tags using a coordinating paper peeking out from underneath the top tag.  Just a little something extra.  

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team and their amazing creations:

• Lori
• Laurie
• Kim
• Cristina
• Tracy
• Laura
• Clear & Simple Stamps  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!

{Trendy Gift Set}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Taglines (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Clean Slate (CSS)

Patterned Paper: Be-Loved (My Mind's Eye)

Ink: Dare to Be a Diva Red, Glamazon Green (CSS)

Accessories: Tags 1 Dies (CSS), White Acrylic Accents (Ranger), Twine, Markers, Assorted Containers

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A {Baby Shower} Card for Maylee...

Oh my!  I've been trying to get this posted for quite some time now and my computer was just not letting me.  I tend to leave a lot of pages open and then my computer comes to a crawl and then freezes.  Ugh, I hate when I have to press the power to shut it down, it just feels wrong.  


Anyway, now that I have my computer back to normal I can share this cute card I made for a baby shower over the weekend.  As you can probably tell they already have a name picked out-- Maylee, a combination of her grandmothers' middle names.  So adorable, I can't wait to meet her!  


I had so much fun making this card (well, it was fun after I tossed my first attempt).  I can't believe I used five stamp sets!  That might be a personal record for me.  I've seen a lot of the other Clear & Simple Stamps design team gals filling the bucket stamp with all kinds of things, so I thought I'd give it a try.  It does require a bit of masking though.  


Since I wasted so much time getting my computer to work, I'm going to stop chatting now.  If you have any questions about today's card, feel free to leave a comment.

Have a great day!

{A Gift For You...Maylee}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Craft Room, Craft Room Bonus, Alpha Varsity, Holly Jolly (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Paint the Town Pink, Coral Necklace, A Blanc Check (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Foam Dimensionals, Rhinestone

Copic Markers: 0, W1, W5, B93, B95, R83, R85, Y38 

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Clear & Simple Stamps: November Release

Hey everybody!  Hope you're not in a candy coma after a fun Halloween.  Today is the first day of November (already!) and that means new stamps from Clear & Simple Stamps!  You are going to love these coordinating sets and they are so timely.  Are you ready?  Here we go!

Trendy Tags

 Taglines

Aren't they fabulous!?  These sets work so well together and you can make tags and cards for ANY occasion.  I'll show you how throughout the month.

To make things even easier in your crafting escapades, Clear & Simple Stamps created coordinating dies for the Trendy Tags set.

Tags 1 {Simple Cuts}

Here's the first card I'm sharing for this release.  It's a baby card using one of the small tags stamp and die to create a banner.

I use one of the circle stamps from Trendy Tags and letters from another CSS stamps set (Alpha Varsity), and then punched them out with the a circle punch to create "BABY".   

Each tag is adhered to the card using foam dimensionals between each layer.  

You won't want to miss the creations from the Design Team:

Amber Daigre

Cristina Kowalczyk

Kim Duran

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lori Tecler

Tracy Schultz

Clear and Simple Stamps

I also have a card featured on the Clear & Simple Stamps App for the iPhone (and like devices).  It's such a CAS simple card, I love it!

Have a great day!

{Baby Congrats}

Stamps: Trendy Tags, Alpha Varsity (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like A Rockstar, Your Style Blue Me Away, Dare to be a Diva Red (CSS)

Ink: Your Style Blue Me Way, Dare to be a Diva Red (CSS), White

Accessories: Small Tags 1 Die (CSS), Baker's Twine, Foam Dimensionals, Edge Distresser, Glue Dots

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