Week 3 - One Week With

Welcome to One Week With . . . Scripture Plain Janes.  This week I am pulling away from my favorite and a staple in my card making endeavors - Papertrey Ink.  I am delighted to share with you another of my favorites.  Verve Stamps has a line of stamps that is called "Plain Jane".  In particular, I am enamored with the Faith Plain Jane series.  Plain Jane is the description because it only has a single stamp in the set.  They are the only company I know of that offer scripture as a regular release which I love.  The fonts are gorgeous, the scriptures are well chosen, and the overall look is amazing.  I hope you enjoy this week full of beautiful scriptures all from Verve.

Today I wanted to show the verses done on Mat Stacks from Papertrey Ink.  These little die cuts have such a great style to them, and I thought the Scriptures looked great stamped on them.

I used a Mat Stack 3 and turned it sideways.  I layered it with a Purple Marvy Scallop Circle Punch.  This has such fun layers!

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink Unless Noted:
Stamps: Isaiah 61:3 (Verve); Background Basics: Text Style
Paper: Spring Moss, Rustic White, Ripe Avocado
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss
Other: Purple Scallop Punch (Marvy Uchida), Mat Stack 3 Die, Vintage Cream Felt, Beautiful Blooms Die, Ripe Avocado Button, Rustic Twine

 I rotated this Mat Stack Die as well.  I also used heat embossing so that the white would really stick out.

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink Unless Noted:
Stamps: 1 Thes 5:17 (Verve); Life, Larger than Life
Ink: VersaMark; Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss
Paper: Spring Moss, Stamper Select White
Other: Mat Stack 1 Die, Ripe Avocado Satin Dots Ribbon, Fillagree White Embossing Powder

I used the same Mat Stack turned but with a different verse.

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink Unless Noted:
Stamps: Psalm 121:1 (Verve); Polka Dot Basics II
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss
Paper: Spring Moss, Stamper Select White
Other: Mat Stack 1, Simply Chartreuse Twill

December has been a blessed time for my family and I.  We had a great time celebrating the birth of Jesus our salvation.  Because of this great celebration, this edition of "One Week With . . . " may be shorter than usual.  Thank you for your understanding.  Your comments, thoughts, suggestion, and criticism are always welcome.

Fly Away - Day 5

I have two more cards to share with you today.  What a fun week this has been!  I am even more in love with this little set than I was before.  Thanks for joining me today.

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Stamps: Faux Stitches (The Paper Studio); Fly Away, Up Up and Away

Paper: Dark Chocolate, Plum Pudding, Kraft, Stampers Select White, Plum Pudding Dotty Biscotti

Ink: Fresh Snow, Plum Pudding, Dark Chocolate

Other: Woodgrain Impression Plate, Limitless Lables Dies

My next project was such a fun one.  I wanted to make this one pop.  Literally!  :)  I have wanted to make a pop out card for a while and thought this was the perfect opportunity.  

From the outside, this looks like a beautiful, normal thank you card.  But, once you open it . . . 

pop!!!  How fun is this!  I cannot wait to give this to my friend.  She hosted us at dinner last night and I am going to pop this in the mail today.  I was having a wonky day and spending time with her and her family really made a bad day seem ok.  Don't you love friends like that!!??

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Stamps: Fly Away, Up Up and Away, Distressed Stripes

Paper: Aqua Mist, Stampers Select White

Ink: Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Pure Poppy

Other: Oval Die (Nestabilities), Cloud Dies, Sunshine Impression Plate, Ocean Tides Satin Ribbon, Ocean Tides Felt

Well, that brings this edition of "One Week With . . ." to a close.  Thank you so, so, SO much for joining me this week.  It has been a pleasure creating with such great things.  Check back December 27, 2010 for the next week long share of some of my favorite things!

Fly Away - Day 4

Only two days left for this edition of "One Week With. . . ".  I must say that I have enjoyed this week so much.  It is so fun to ink up such a fun stamp set.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I bought this stamp set with the intention of using it for masculine as well as kid cards.  So today I have a card that would be great for a little boy and one for a girl.  :)  It was perfect as I needed some happy, fun, encouraging cards that I needed to mail to a 6 year old boy and a 4 year old girl.   

The Boy Version

This was a fun card full of cute polka dots.  I love finding and using non-conventional images for conventional things.  I hope he loves this.

The Girl Version

What little girl doesn't love pink and rainbows?  (ok, I am sure that they exist)  I loved this plane in pink. I wouldn't think little girl when I saw this stamp set, but it sure looks good in pink.  Wait, doesn't everything?  :)  I hope this card brought a smile to a 4 year old girls face.  

Thanks for joining me today as I shared some kid cards.  These two were super fun to make.  I am so glad that they would work for boys as well as girls.  It helps the stamp set get a little bit more mileage.  I will be back tomorrow for the last day of the week.  Until then . . . 

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Smiles Across the Miles

Stamps: Fly Away, Dot Spot, Up Up and Away

Paper: Stampers Select White

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Summer Sunrise, Spring Rain, True Black

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger), 1.75 inch round punch (EK Success)

Wishing You Rainbows and Sunshine

Stamps: Fly Away, Up Up and Away

Paper: Hibiscus Burst, Stampers Select

Ink: True Black, Spring Rain, Fresh Snow

Other: Vintage Cream Felt, Clouds Die, Stickles in various colors (Ranger), Copics

Fly Away - Day 3

Today is the middle day of One Week With . . . Fly Away.  I have a really fun project to share today.  It was a labor of much love . . . trust me.  My son and his class have a reading goal that they are each to read for 68 hours.  My son is over half way there.  He gets so excited about reading and finding new books.  He is constantly asking for bookmarks, new books to read (as you can imagine that we read a lot), and book related things.  So, I had this idea to buy all the kids in his class a book for Christmas and outfit them with some small goodies.  We are both pleased with the outcome. 

I talked my son into going with the "Fly away with me" theme.  He loved it because when you read a book you can go on so many different journeys.  You can see that we made two versions or colors of the book mark and bookplate.  I liked the variety.  I then went on to stamp all the little brown bags that these are going into.  My son and I meticulously went through several Scholastic book orders (you gotta love Scholastic when it comes to economical books) and hand picked books to go with each student in his class.  This is a sampling of the books - tons of boys getting "Flat Stanley" books.  Each child will receive  a book, book mark, and book plate all inside the cute stamped brown bag tied with green ribbon.  My son was upset that we aren't going to make tags to go on the bags.  :)  I have to draw the line somewhere!

Here is a closer view of the bags, book mark, and bookplate.  

Here is a closer look at the two colors - one in rustic white and one in kraft.  I should also note that we are going to adhere the book plates inside the books prior to sacking.  I thought that would help them actually get used, and we have a chance to write on them.  I am big on writing in books that I gift.  

I hope they like them.  It really was a labor of love.  My son gets a kick out of all the silly things I will put on his bookmarks.  I also know that bookmarks have a short life when it comes to 1st and 2nd graders.  That is why my emphasis was simple but cute.

Wow, only two days left in One Week With . . . Fly Away.  It goes so fast!  Tomorrow I will have some more "kid" things to share.  Until then . . . 

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Stamps: Fly Away, Up Up and Away, All Booked Up, Borders (The Paper Studio)

Paper: Rustic White, Kraft

Ink: Ripe Avocado, Tea Dye Duo, Smokey Shadow, Vintage Cream

Other: Mat Stack 3 Die, Bookmark Die, Chocolate Bakers Twine, Ripe Avocado Ribbon

Fly Away - Day 2

I hope that you are enjoying Fly Away as much as I am.  I was somewhat skeptical when I first chose this set, but now that I have a few projects under my belt I know that it was the right choice.  For today, I have a fun little card and accompanying treat.

When I was a little girl, I saw an airplane similar to this at an Air Show in my home town.  Seriously, I should have known then that I was going to be a lifelong crafter.  I still remember how they went together years later (honestly it was like 22 years ago!)  I haven't ever made any and thought there was no better time.

I modified my candy plane from the original design.  The plane I saw as a girl was made from smarties, a single stick of gum, lifesaver wheels, and a rubber band.  I wanted an upgrade.  :)  So, I used a roll of lifesavers (covered in paper so it was "prettier"), a small pack of gum, and some round buttons.  I wanted to give these out in my son's class.  The original design called for lifesaver wheels.  However, that required me unwrapping the Life Savers.  :)  How times have changed!  Sure daughter go ahead and eat that Life Saver that has been touched by many hands and unwrapped for days; no big deal.  :)  I chose the sanitary road.  I also wrapped mine in twine instead of a rubber band.  Again, can you imagine a class of 31 first and second graders all armed with a rubber band.  :)  I can hear all the teachers thanking me.

For the focal point of my small square notecard, I layered some dies with a cut out airplane.  I used a little doodling on the white scalloped die cut.  It was intimidating at first, but now I am addicted to getting out my markers and adding a little doodle.  :)  I used a 1.75 inch punched circle as a template for the circle and then freehanded the dots.  Such fun!

Thanks for joining me for day 2.  I hope you are enjoying all the fun things that can be done with these small planes.  Tomorrow I have a similar, non-card project to share.

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:
Reach for the Sky
Stamps:  Fly Away, Up Up and Away, Round and Round
Paper: Rustic White, Blueberry Sky
Ink: Spring Rain, Fresh Snow, Smokey Shadow, Noir (Pallette)
Other: Mat Stack 1 Die, Limitless Labels Die, Copics, Blue Jay ZIG Writer
Candy Airplane
Rustic White Cardstock, Life Savers Roll, Blue circle buttons (My Minds Eye), Small pack of stick gum, Rustic Twine

Welcome to One Week with . . . Fly Away

I have to admit something.  Although I am absolutely in love with the adorable stamp set, Fly Away, I didn't ink it until starting projects for this week.  It is a super cute little set.  You can get it at Papertrey Ink for only $5!  I have a really hard time coming up with boy or masculine cards, so this was the biggest motivation for buying it.  Couple that with my insane infatuation of Up, Up, and Away (also by Papertrey Ink), and it was a must have.

For the next week, I am going to go into my little craft space and see what comes out.  So, without further ado . . . Fly Away . . .

This is by far my FAVORITE cards that I have made.  I don't know what it is - the colors, the pattern - but I love it.  I used the solid airplane stamp to create a patterned paper.  I was so happy with the outcome.  Do you like the little green around the Mat Stack 1?  I just doodled that on with a marker.  Easy peasy and only took about a minute to complete!  I just love small details like that on cards and am super shocked with how easy this came together.

I have another card to share that uses a similar technique.  I used the outline airplane this time to create a patterned paper for the background.  Oh, I just love this little set of stamps!

I cannot wait to give this card!   Like I said, I have a really hard time with masculine cards.  I thought this made a great male card with the colors, print, and sentiment.  I love it when things come together easily and without a fuss.  Do you know what I mean?  This card was super easy and could be done in different colors for different occasions.

Thanks for joining me on this very first day of One Week With . . . Fly Away.  I cannot wait to show you some of the other things that I have come up with and a few that have yet to be made.  *wink* I have already gotten my $5 worth just from these two cards.  I am so glad that I chose this set to showcase.  It really has grown into a favorite little set of mine.

Supplies Used - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:
Happy Birthday
Stamps: Happy Birthday (SillyLeAnn Designs 2.0),  Fly Away
Paper: Rustic White, Enchanted Evening
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Lemon Tart, Simply Chartreuse, and Hawaiian Shores
Other: Mat Stack 4 Die, Enchanted Evening Bitty Dots Ribbon, Spring Green ZIG Writer
World's Best Grandpa
Stamps: World's Best (Verve Stamps); Fillable Frames #4, Fly Away
Paper: Kraft
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Scarlett Jewel
Other: Scarlet Jewel Buttons, Fillable Frames #4 Die, Rustic Twine

Final Day with Damask Designs

Well, the week with Damask Designs has come to a close.  I had a great time making all the fun things, scoping other's projects, and sharing something that I truly love.  Thank you for taking the time to join me.

I wanted to close out the week with a final card.  I made this for my niece who is a girly-girl.  I know the design is rather "loud", but I am certain it is perfect for her.

-All Papertrey Ink unless noted-
Stamps: Damask Design, Fillable Frames #1, Polka Dot Basics II
Paper: Stampers Select White, Raspberry Fizz
Ink: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Versa Mark
Other: Ribbon (Rabom), Bow (Hobby Lobby), Fillable Frames #1 Die, Jewels (Kaiser)

The next "One Week With" will start on November 29, 2010.  I look forward to sharing another love of mine!

Damask Designs - Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of One Week with Damask Designs!

I wanted to share a card and then highlight some things made with Damask Designs that I have seen around the web and blogs that I visit.  So, sit back . . . this could go on forever.  :)

I didn't make a background this time - shock!  But, I love the impact that this Pure Poppy Damask stamp has.  I have been wanting to do some clean and simple cards lately.  This is as close as I am going to get I am afraid.  So enjoy my version of CAS.

-All Papertrey Ink unless noted-
Stamps: Damask Designs
Paper: Vintage Cream, Smokey Shadow
Ink: Pure Poppy, Smokey Shadow, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Pure Poppy Bakers Twine


I wanted to share another card I made and previously posted on my blog.

Original post here

Because Damask Designs is one of my favorite stamp sets, I spot it everywhere I go.  I just wanted to point a few out that I thought were super fabulous.  Please go visit these talented artists and if possible leave them some love.

Because I am such a PTI fan, I have found some other fans that I visit their blogs regularly.  Laurie is one of those bloggers.  When I saw this card, I immediately fell in love.  You can see the original at Laurie's blog - soapboxcreations.  And speaking of Laurie, I noticed that she just posted these two on her blog as well.  You can see the originals here.

I loved the colors on this card by "resqbarbie" at SCS.  You can view her card here.

The last one I wanted to share is such a beautiful card.  This card is by Maureen and you can see it on her blog.  And she has TONS of cards made with Damask Designs or similar.  You really should check them all out by clicking here.  

Damask Designs - Day 3

It is already DAY 3!!!  This is certainly going very fast.  I am excited to show you a fun little gift idea.  So, enough chat . . . let's get to it.

I used Papertrey Ink's Favor It #2 die to make the little bag.  It is made from Ocean Tides cardstock and stamped with coordinating colors of Aqua Mist and Vintage Cream.

The Favor It #2 Die is super easy to cut very quickly!  It takes a single piece of cardstock and you cut two for each little bag.  I choose Ocean Tides for this project.

Next, I used Vintage Cream ink to stamp the damask background stamps across both die cuts.  I then stamped the sides so that the bag would look more fluid.  When the bag is fully assembled, the damask pattern is solid around the entire bag.  Then, I folded all the score lines and added scor-tape to the sides and the bottom.  (Well, technically I use an off brand of adhesive tape, but it gets the job done.)

Here is a look at the bare assembled bag.

I cut some tissue paper down to size to fit perfectly in my bag.  I stamped around the edges with Aqua Mist and the background damask.  I used a single larger damask to stamp the corners of the tissue with Ocean Tides.  I die cut and stamped the tag using Fillable Frames #9.  I used the next to smallest damask in Aqua Mist to adorn the background of the tag.  Add some Aqua Mist and Vintage Cream Ribbon and attach the tag with Rustic Twine and the gift bag is complete.

Such a fun bag!  I just love how pretty and elegant the damask is for a gift like this.  I could use it for so many things and a variety of ages depending on the color palette.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies used are Papertrey Ink unless noted:
Stamps: Damask Designs, Fillable Frames #9
Paper: Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream
Ink: Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides
Other: Favor It #2 Die, Fillable Frames #9 Die, Ocean Tides and Vintage Cream Ribbon, Rustic Twine

Damask Designs - Day 2

Welcome to the second day!  I am so excited to show you a project that I made for my sister.  So let's get to it, shall we?

It all started with a card I made a couple of weeks ago.

-All Papertrey Ink unless noted-
Stamps: Damask Designs
Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream
Ink: True Black, Smokey Shadow, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Vintage Cream Ribbon, Die Cut Letters (Cuttlebug), Chipboard (from stash)

I loved the results of this card; and when I was working on a blog hop for Taylored Expressions, I went back to this design.

Details can be found here

My sister went on and on about how much she liked this, how classic it was, how it would look good in Happy Birthday, and in her possession.  :)  So, I obliged.

And here was the result:

I was pleased with the outcome.  She was pleased.  I was pleased she was pleased.  Okay, you get the picture.  Here are some shots of a few of the cards:

Green is her favorite color.  This one is done in Ripe Avocado.

Done in Scarlet Jewel.

Done in Raspberry Fizz.

Somehow I didn't end up with shots of the Ocean Tides or True Black card.  But, you get the idea.  Which one is your favorite?  Would you have done a different color?  I always think it is fascinating to see what other people see.

Thanks for looking.  I had a blast making these and sharing them with the world.  :)

Card Set Details:
-All Papertrey Ink unless noted-

Stamps: Damask Designs, Fillable Frames #4

Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream

Ink: Smokey Shadow, Tea Dye Duo, Raspberry Fizz, Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, True Black, Scarlet Jewel

Ribbon: Ocean Tides Satin, True Black Satin, Simply Chartreuse Bitty Dots, Scarlet Jewel Bitty Dots, Raspberry Fizz Satin

Other: Fillable Frames #4 Die

Welcome to the Very First One Week With . . .

I have decided to start a new series called "One Week With . . ."  Each month I will choose a different stamp set to highlight.  It is my desire to showcase some of my favorite stamps or perhaps products.  So, why a whole new blog?  I am a compartmentalizer.  :)  It really is as simple as that.

So, welcome to the very first "One Week With . . .

Damask Designs!

Damask Designs is a staple for me.  I love all the backgrounds and beauty that this stamp set will make.  I don't pretend to be the best designer, but I would love for you to follow me around as I highlight one of my all time favorite stamp sets - Damask Designs.

Here is a look at my much loved stamp set taken in my little bitty craft studio.

You will notice all the gorgeous single and pattern making images with several beautiful sentiments.  My background making stamp is stained from all the use of it combined with PTI's Tea Dye Duo.  Another favorite part about this set is the tiny little damasks that I use on tags and behind sentiments.  One of my absolute favorite things to do with this set is to heat emboss pattern paper with it.  Let me share a new card that I made using this very technique.

-All Papertrey Ink unless noted-
Stamps: Damask Designs, Just the Ticket
Paper: Smokey Shadow, Rustic White
Ink: VersaMark, Smokey Shadow, True Black
Other: Limitless Layers #1 Dies, Vintage Cream Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger)

I made another card using this same technique a little while back and it was shared on my blog.

Details can be found here

Thank you for joining me on the inaugural day of "One Week With . . ."  I look forward to sharing a few more cards and perhaps a non-card item as well throughout the week.  I hope you will come back.

Damask Designs is available at Papertrey Ink.  I am in no way affiliated with them except for the restraining order from stalking their web page so much.  Ok, I am totally joking about the second part, but I am a HUGE Papertrey Ink fan and most of my stamp picks will be Papertrey Ink.