Using Up the Old

Good Morning Friends!  I have a couple more cards for you from the set I made the other day.  I love that I was able to clear out a huge batch of patterned paper and older cardstock to get these made.  Not only that I was able to incorporate the matching chipboard stickers that I paid a good sum for and then never used.  A couple of tips: gather your old pp and your matching embellies before you start so you can see what you have to work with.  Add in anything else that might go well.  I picked out some coordinating ribbon and some matching PTI cardstock.  Look in your stamp collection to see what might go well for envies and sentiments.
 
On this card you can see the big chipboard sticker is my focal point.  Unfortunately the middle of the sticker has some silly word on it that I would have never added to a card, not in a million years.  So I went and found a punch to match the size of the center circle.  I punched a piece of coordinating paper and I stamped it with a sentiment I do like.  Then I just glued it right over the top!  And now its exactly as I wanted it.


 Below is another card where I did the same thing.  I cut a square to cover up the old (and ridiculous) sentiment and then added a new one with my stamps.  Fun and frugal!

Patterned Paper Gift Box Set

Good Morning Friends! I have a boxed gift set today to share with you.  I edited all these pictures last night and then added a watermark and it appears I did not save it properly.  ACK!  So please forgive my unedited pictures.  I have two sets of cards and because of the pictures I will share the second set and second box tomorrow.  I also have some basic instructions on how to make the box.  I created it myself although I am sure there are similar things out there on the web.

Both boxes are pictured above.   I made the yellow one first and then refined some things with the orange one.  All the patterned paper is from the WeRMemory Keepers White Out collection.  Its really old.  I know this because the price tag was on the back of the chipboard stickers and its from a scrapbook store that went out of business at least two years ago, if not more. 
 
I have always loved that paper and I am so glad I got a chance to use up a ton of it here.  The box is made from 12x12 bazzill cardstock.  The tag uses the PTI tag sale die.  Ribbon and inks are from PTI.
 
Inside the box.  Its quite roomy.  The lid is nice and tall.  One refinement on the new box is an inner rim to facilitate opening and closing the box.  I will point that out tomorrow.
 
Card one:  Lots of patterned paper, ribbon and a cardstock sticker.  The CS stickers all had really stupid things printed on them.  So I covered the words with paper and stamped my own sentiments!  I used Fillable Frames, Framed Out and Across the Miles.
 
Same idea different embellies.
 
Same idea here as well.  You can also see the envelopes I made to coordinate.
 
Close up of the cardstock sticker.  I added the banner across to change out the lame sentiment to make it a thank you card. 

Tomorrow I will be back with the other box, the rest of the cards, and a few tips on how to make the box if you are interested.  This was a great way to burn through my 12x12 stash. 

I am back!

Hello friends! Well I am back, for the moment anyway. I have made exactly one card since I came home and this is it. I am still on a high from my awesome 5 days on the east coast.
This card uses the sun dies from PTI. The papers are from Cosmo Cricket- fairly new. Stamp sets are Fillable frames and Pretty Peonies. I used Simply Chartreuse and Autumn Rose i nk.

Below are a couple of shots from my NYC/Connecticut trip.  I can not even tell you how much fun I had.  It was the best!

 At Grand Central enjoying the bar.
 
In Times Square gawking at the crowd.

More WaltzingMouse!

Hello friends!  I have another Waltzingmouse stamps card for you today.  This one is almost entirely paper pieced.  I started by stamping the balloon (these stamps are from the Pint Sized Heroines set).  I then stamped the balloon on some Cosmo Cricket paper.  I cut out all the little pieces and pieced it back together.  I stamped and cut out the clouds next.  I took some distress ink to the card background along with some copic markers fro the girl.  I curved the sentiment around the cloud and then mounted the entire thing on some more Cosmo Cricket paper.

Make It Monday- Patterned Paper

Hello Blog Friends!  I have another Make It Monday entry for you today.  This week's challenge was patterned paper.  Well Lord knows I have enough patterned paper to wallpaper my house so this seemed like a good challenge. You can see all the challenge details and entries here.
Card Details:  Patterned paper from Papertrey Ink.  Beautiful Blooms and Black and White packs.
Button and bling from Doodlebug.  Ribbon from PTI.  Frame stamp from PTI.  Sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

Trendy Trees Round Deux

Hello friends!  I have another quick share for you today featuring Trendy Trees.  Love this little set, so much hidden goodness!  All the paper is from Echo Park.  Tree tops are stamped in Versamark and embossed with clear/sparkle embossing powder from Hero Arts.

Trendy Trees and Patterned Paper

Hi there friends!  Are you hoarding a large quantity of patterned paper?  Would you like to use it up so you can buy some more (or make room for the paper you already bought)?  Yes?  Well then this is the card for you!  I used up several sheets on one card, Yay!  Now I can plan my next purchase, lol!

This paper is all from Echo Park although it is from two different pads.  The green on the trees is embossed cardstock.  The tree trunks are kraft cardstock, rubbed with ink to darken them a bit.  It felt very satisfying to cut up all that patterned paper and I threw the scraps out because really people, why am I hoarding a 2x2 square when I have enough patterned paper to wall paper my entire house?  Have a great Tuesday!