CSS Group Project: Favors

I have such a fun project to share!  Today's group project from Clear & Simple Stamps is to make party favors.  I decided to make these party favors for my daughter and her friend so they can have an American Girl Valentine's Day Party.  Each favor is filled with mini valentine's they can trade between their dolls and stuffed animals.    

I started my pulling out my Cuttlebug, Cube die and new Tiny Note + Envie dies.  I die cut the cube using red card stock (2), the envie using white printer paper (5) and the note using red card stock (5).  I cut two extra notes using white card stock for the fronts of each cube.

Each cube contains 5 valentines.

I had so much fun dressing up my daughter's doll.  She noticed right away that her doll had mysteriously changed clothes while she was at school :)

You won't want to miss the fun party favors some of the other DT members created:

• Audrey Tokach
• Laurie Willison
• Lori Tecler
• Clear & Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Doll Party Favors}

Stamps: Taglines, All Occasions 2, Love Cupid (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: Tiny Note + Envie, Cube (CSS)

Accessories: Red/White Twine, Sticky Tape, Stamping Sponge, Mini Hole Punch, Printer Paper

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CSS Release Day! Week 3...

Hello!  I hope you are having a great weekend so far!  Clear & Simple Stamps is releasing some super fun items this weekend, including stamps and dies.  One of the newest stamp sets is called Air Mail and is so versatile.  You'll see!  I used it to create the above ensemble.  Let's take a closer look.  

I started with a kraft card base and stamped those "short diagonal lines" around the perimeter of the card and then the "Air Mail/Fragile" wording along the upper right and lower left hand sides.  Check out that cute envie!  It's a new die called Tiny Note + Envie.  I used vellum so you would be able to see the heart through the envie.  

I adhered the envie to the card with foam dots and then stamped the sentiments in black.

The heart is removable, making this card interactive.

For the favor, I used the same stamps as I used on the perimeter of my card.  The favor was made using the Party Favor 1 die and kraft card stock.   I made a tag by punching a small hole in the "tiny note" from Tiny Note + Envie dies.  I used the "to and from" stamp from Trendy Tags 2 and the heart is from Love Cupid.

I cannot wait to see what the other ladies created!  They are always such an inspiration!!!

• Elena Roussakis
• Audrey Tokach
• Kim Duran
• Lori Tecler
• Laura Bassen
• Laurie Willison
• Tracy Schultz
• Clear & Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Sending You My Love + Favor}

Stamps: Air Mail, Love Cupid, Trendy Tags 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, Dare to Be a Diva Red (CSS)

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

Dies: Tiny Note + Envie, Party Favor 1, Shapes: Hearts (CSS)

Accessories: Red/White Twine (CSS), Foam Dots, Vellum

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A {Just a Note} Card...

Wow, that was quite the blogging hiatus I just had.  It was glorious though, my hubby was on vacation and the kids were on break.  Not much crafting happened unless you count cooking and baking (which I definitely do).  I did teach myself how to knit, just the basics though.  

Since I haven't made a card in a week or two, I knew I should start with something easy.  A one-layer card was in order.  I pulled out an older CSS set, Love Cupid.  It contains a damask image that is cut in two, right down the middle.  I arranged both halves on my acrylic block to make the shape that is stamped on the left, I turned the stamp 180* and stamped the right side of the card.  

The stamped images actually go off the card on both sides, I trimmed the edges after the images were stamped.

After I stamped the main image in pink, I took the two stamps and individually stamped a "shadow" of the first image in yellow, slightly toward the center of the card.  

The card ended up being a little small, perfect for "just a note".  The finished size is approx. 4" x  2.75".

Have a great day!

{Just a Note}

Stamps: Love Cupid, All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Cre'me de la Cream,  (CSS)

Ink: Coral Necklace, Say Yellow to All Your Fans, Dish All the Dirt Brown (CSS)

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A {Glamazon Green} Special CSS Project...

I have a special Clear & Simple Stamps project for you today.  Pantone just announced the 2013 color of the year - Emerald, which is the equivalent to CSS's Glamazon Green! Everyone know's that Glamazon Green is my very favorite CSS color.  I could not pass up the opportunity to make a card dedicated to my favorite color. 

My card was actually pretty simple to make, but with a big payoff.  Dontcha just love that?  I simply ran a sheet of Glamazon Green card stock and the entire configuration of Leaflet dies through my Cuttlebug and then randomly adhered them to a rectangular panel of the same color.  I trimmed around the edges of the rectangle, I had pretty many die cut leaves left over. 

Here's a close-up.  I matted the green panel on a piece of Brown Leather Satchel card stock and distressed the edges. I adhered that panel to the kraft card base using foam dots.  You can see in the close-up that the sentiment panel has some green sponging around the sides.

Take a peek at what the other designers created using Glamazon Green:

• Laura Bassen
• Lori Tecler
• Clear & Simple Stamps

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

{Thinking of You}

Stamps: All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, Glamazon Green, Brown Leather Satchel (CSS)

Ink: Glamazon Green (CSS)

Dies: Leaflets (CSS)

Accessories: Stamping Sponge, Foam Dots, Edge Distresser

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A {Thinking of You} Card...

TGIF!  So happy Friday is finally here!  My husband has been out of town for business all week and we get to pick him up from the airport late tonight.  The kids are so excited to stay up extra late and pick him up wearing their pajamas.

I had so much fun making this card!  It's filled with those warm autumn colors that are my favorite.  I stamped the jar outline and the jar filling first.  I just love that shadow stamp, it really pulls the card together.

I die cut and stamped the jar topper.  Tied some twine and attached some charms.  I used Pressed Greige Linen for my neutral color, I just love the warmth of that color.

Have a great weekend, I know I will!

{Thinking of You}

Stamps: Well Preserved Jars: Large, Well Preserved Jars: Extras, Leaflets, All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Pressed Greige Linen (CSS)

Ink: Glamazon Green, Orange You Fabulous, Dish All the Brown, Rouge Ruffles, Brown Leather Satchel (CSS)

Dies: Well Preserved Jars: Large, Leaflets (CSS) 

Accessories: Brown/White Twine (CSS), Foam Dots

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A {Celebrate This Special Moment} Card...

Hello!  Hope everyone is having a great week.  I made this card in protest of the cold weather we are experiencing here, and it's only going to get colder.  Thoughts of spring were in order.

This is a one layer card that uses a bit of masking.  I started by stamping the sentiment first, embossing it with silver embossing powder, masking it, then stamping the jar and then the flowers in black ink.  

 The flowers are colored with watercolor pencils, then smoothed out a bit by using an aqua-painter.

I used a glitter pen to fill in the centers of each flower.  You can only see it when the card catches the light.

Have a great day!

{Celebrate This Special Moment}

Stamps: Well Preserved Jars Extras, Well Preserved Jars: Large, All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Pressed Greige Linen (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, From an Anonymous Source (CSS)

Accessories: Silver Embossing Powder, Glitter Pen, Watercolor Pencils, Aqua-Painter

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A {You Are Amazing} Card...

Hey there!  Happy Friday!!!  I made a grid card today.  I haven't done that in a while and I remember why.  It can be a pain in the butt.  Not the cutting apart, but the lining them up perfectly part.  I think the colors in this card make it masculine, which is hard to come by on this blog.  To me, monochromatic equals masculine.  I used a light blue card stock and then used a dark blue ink.  

Here's a little bit of a different view so you can see the individual squares popped up on foam dots.

I hope you all have a great weekend!!!

{You Are Amazing}

Stamps: All Occasions 2, Sunburst (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Trendsetter Blue, Kraft Like a Rockstar (CSS)

Ink: True Blue Fan (CSS)

Accessories: Small Circle Punch, Foam Dots

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A {Just a Note} Card...

Hey there!  Guess what I did this morning?  Yup, I made a card on the fly!  I read about a new challenge called The 10 Minute Craft Dash.  A card in 10 minutes?  Sounds like the perfect way for me to ease back into daily crafting.

Luckily you are able to get your supplies together (and an idea) before the clock starts.  I'll tell ya, I used every second of the 10 minutes.   The card I made is a mix of this card and this card I pinned on Pinterest a while ago.

Here's a look at my supplies before I started crafting.  I even sketched out the card on a post-it to keep me on track.  Notice I'm missing the black gems that appeared in the end product.  That was a mad dash at the end to find them!

Another fun thing going on today is that I have a super cute card featured on the Clear & Simple Stamps App for the iPhone and iPad!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!!!

{Just a Note}

Stamps: All Occasions 2, Mini Squares (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check, Orange You Fabulous (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, Orange You Fabulous (CSS)

Accessories: Black Gems, Butterfly Trio Punch (Martha Stewart), Foam Dots

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A {Thank You} Card...

Hi there!  I have a cute and simple card for you today using Background Basics 2 from Clear & Simple Stamps.  When I first saw the triangular looking shapes I immediately thought they looked like little pots.  That's where the flower image came into play.  The flower comes from the same background set, I simply inked the flower in pink and the stem in green before stamping my card stock.  

I used one of the dies from Word Windows that perfectly fit my sentiment.  What could be easier?!

Have a great weekend!  

{Thank You}

Stamps: Background Basics 2, All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, Paint the Town Pink (CSS)

Ink: Dish All the Dirt Brown, Glamazon Green, Paint the Town Pink  (CSS)

Dies: Word Windows (CSS) 

Accessories: Foam Dots

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CSS Group Project!

Today is National Red Roses Day so it's appropriate we are using red flowers for out focal image for this month's Clear & Simple Stamps group project.

I used stamps from All Occasions 2 for my card.  I stamped the vase first and then the flowers using Green With Envy ink.  I stamped the flowers again on Dare to Be a Diva Red card stock using black ink and then I cut out each flower individually and paper pieced them onto the card.

Check out the curves along the bottom of the main panel.  I used the Party Favor 2 lid die to create the edged look.  It was a little tricky, but the one thing you need to remember is that the panel needs to be slightly narrower than the lid edge.  You will be left with a crease where the lid would fold, but I covered that up with a sentiment panel.  The sentiment panel bows, I just stacked two foam dots under it in the center and then just 1 on each side.


Be sure to check out all of the Rosie Red creations from the Design Team:

• Lori Tecler
• Jaclyn Miller
• Kim Duran
• Tracy Schultz
• Laurie Willison
• Jennifer Rzasa
• Laura Bassen
• Denise January
• Clear & Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Thinking of You}

Stamps: All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

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

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, Brown Leather Satchel, Green With Envy (CSS)

Dies: Party Favor 2 (CSS) 

Accessories: Foam Dots, Corner Rounder Punch 

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CSS Release in Review

Hello!  Welcome to the Clear & Simple Stamps Release Review party!  I had so much fun making this little gardening ensemble.  My husband built me an 8' x 4' raised garden bed and guess what?  Plants are actually growing!  I thought for sure that I had black thumb since I kill pretty much everything I plant.

So, about my ensemble... I used Designer Lines to create a sort of "lattice" for my plants to grow up.  I attached a brown piece of card stock along the bottom as the flower bed.  It was so much fun building the scene with flowers and sentiments from All Occasions 2.

I carried the lattice element from the card over to the favor box.  The box was made using the Party Favor 3 die.  This time I wanted the flowers to look like they were climbing the lattice.

 The little tag says "open me" so you know I'm going to give you a peek inside.  It's seed packets!

I can't wait to see what the rest of the DT created, and I know you can't either!  Be sure to visit all the ladies:

• Lori Tecler
• Jaclyn Miller
• Kim Duran
• Tracy Schultz
• Laurie Willison
• Jennifer Rzasa
• Laura Bassen
• Clear & Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Garden Party}

Stamps: All Occasions 2, Designer Lines (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check, Brown Leather Satchel, Purplicious, VIP Purple (CSS)

Ink: Green With Envy, Glamazon Green, Purplicious, VIP Purple, Dish All the Dirt Brown

Dies: Party Favor 3 (CSS), Mini Tag (CSS)

Accessories: Foam Dots, Purple/White Twine (CSS), Tissue Paper, Seed Packets  

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Another {Happy Birthday} Card...

Hello!  I've been a busy girl this past week.  The kids only have four days of school left and my friend and I have been trying to do all the things we'd said we'd do together throughout the year (while our kids are in school).  We've been doing stuff maybe once a month and we just did four things in the last two weeks.  All the girl time has made my soul happy, though.  


It feels like FOREVER since I've had some serious studio time.  I made this card for this week's CPS Sketch.  It was so simple (like they always are) and perfect to get my mojo heading in the right direction.


I stamped the sentiment first, masked the sentiment and then stamped the lattice image.  Easy peasy for sure!


Have a great day!

{Happy Birthday}

Stamps: Designer Lines, All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Green With Envy (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, Glamazon Green (CSS)

Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch

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CSS Group Project!!!

Today we get to share our group projects!  I just knew I'd want to use the new alpha dies no matter the theme.  This month's challenge was to make two cards,  a boy version and a girl version.

If you can't tell , the yellow and gray card is masculine (I think yellow is gender neutral, right?).  Plus, the black and gray houndstooth pattern in the background makes it even more masculine.

How I did it: I cut the pink and yellow card stock to 4" x 5", arranged the dies how I wanted them on the card and ran them through my cuttlebug making sure not to lose the little inside piece for the letter "A".  I wanted the letters to be arranged the exact same way on each card, so before I removed them from the card stock, I put a piece of tape over the six letters and picked them all up at one time and then put them on the next piece of card stock.  The tape ran through the cuttlebug along with the dies and I was able to slowly peel it off.

Before attaching the front panel to the card, I stamped a background from Designer Lines in black ink on the card base and stamped the sentiment on the front panel.

When I attached the die cut panel to the card base I used foam dots for added drama.  You'll want to attach the center of the "A" at this time using a foam dot as well.

You won't want to miss what the rest of the deigned team has in store for you!  Check them out here:

• Lori Tecler
• Jaclyn Miller
• Kim Duran
• Tracy Schultz
• Laurie Willison
• Jennifer Rzasa
• Laura Bassen
• Clear & Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Thanks, You Are Amazing}

Stamps: Designer Lines, All Occasions 2 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Say Yellow to All Your Fans, Simply Blue-tiful, Coral Necklace, You're Such a Gray-cious Host (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Dies: Uppercase Alpha (CSS) 

Accessories: Foam Dots

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