1-2-3 Stamp!

One more for the 1st LNS Challenge!

I am apologizing for not posting much lately. I have been working every day, and not being able to catch up...!!

plus..it doesn't help being under the weather!

but, I did get this one done earlier, just didn't post it to the blog.

This uses the Baroque Motif, and basic black cardstock, brushed silver, and whisper white. I also used ribbon, and the 1/2 pearls from the Pretties kit.....
It is very simple and the punch that I used was the 3 blossom punch...which I am really diggin' on! They are so cute!! I might just have to make more things out of the collection I am gathering!

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LNS Challenge...Punch your way to a 1-2-3 Card!

Wow...what a challenge...

Have you done swaps before, and had it all ready in mind what you wanted to do, and then just sat down and did them? no problem, right? What if you had to stick with guidelines...and had to make something with 1 stamp set...no problem if you signed up for that swap...



But what if you get 7 (plus 1-like Vivian) who are all super stampers, and they come up with a challenge that you can only use 1 stamp set, 2 Embellishments, 3 Colors and unlimited punches........??????

BRAIN FREEZE!!!



Well, that's what I had. I think I just froze. What do I do, how can I come up with something that will satisfy the challenge, and yet, be as creative as they are? What if I am not up to the challenge and what if I CAN'T DO WHAT THEY ARE SO CREATIVELY doing?????



YIKES! Am I in over my head?????

I started with the usual punches, and stamps. I punched out a few ovals with the small oval in the Bella Rose DSP...and then I made this cute pinafore..

using 1 stamp set, Heard from the Heart
2 embellishments, Brads, and ribbon
3 colors - Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red and White
Punches (LOTS of punches!) Sm Oval, 1 1/4" Square, Word Window, Blossoms 3 punch

Ok,....got my feet wet. NOT an original thought, but at least it satisfied the challenge and i was able to breath! ...and I did something that I saw that I wanted to make for myself! (so, it satisfied 2 challenges!)










So, now...to come up with a card with my OWN ideas...

What to use...well, I was looking at Move my way, and the arrows. What will they be ?
As I was playing with the punch, I accidentally punched just the triangle, and then it fell over the other arrow, and ....it looked like a birdhouse!!!

So..this card was formed.
Requirements met!
1 Stamp set: One of a Kind
2 embellishments: ribbon, brad
3 colors: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Vanilla



For all you LateNIGHT Stampers...get your challenge on!

See what you can come up with!!!

it is fun to see what you can do...believe me..It is fun to be stretched and to grow!!!!



Design Team who thought up this torture (er...challenge) was Kevin Theesen and Gretchen Barron...and please keep Gretchen in your prayers...she came home from church with her basement flooded, and she lost her swap cards from convention, and possibly more damage to computer, home and supplies......!!




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Makeover Card

Today's post is a makeover challenge given to me by my daughter. She got this cool gift card from her favorite aunt, and for her favorite store......(which I can only buy the SALE clearance items..mind you!!!)

It is a cool different gift card envelope!

To make this, I used a sheet of cardstock 8 1/2 x 11

I cut the cardstock so it measured 10" long, by 8 1/2 "

Scored at 3 3/4" , 7 1/2" -1" left over
and then 1" on the other side, for the end.

Cut the center on the diagonal, and then you will leave the 1" flap in the center for the end to close to make the pouch.

The insert is 2 pieces cut

9" x 3 1/2"

11 "x 3 1/2"

I attached the 2 pieces to make the card to fit into the pouch and decorated with Designer Papers from the Bella Rose and the Stitched Exotics stamp set and the Flower Fusion (felt flowers...YOU GOTTA see them, they are really so nice!)

Have fun with this makeover...what else can I find to make over??? hmmmm

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Birdhouse 3D card

I got this pattern a LONG time ago, from convention probably in the last century...lol


Well, it was only in 1997, from Terri Blackwell. I actually made birdhouse pins, when we used to swap pins...at convention. I actually put all these little birdhouses together, and then had some silk ivy and ...yadda yadda..

Anyways...I had some printed on some kraft cardstock, and had them stuck in a baggie, and found it today!...so I decided to make a card using the birdhouse on the card.

I punched out the hole using the 3/4" circle punch

I assembled the birdhouse, and stamped it with the ivy thing from FRESH NOTES in Always Artichoke

The roof is a strip of Always Artichoke that is corrugated, and to put the little post thing that the bird sits on, I used a shiskabob stick and cut off a section, and used glue dots on the inside of the birdhouse. I took a photo of it so you can see, it is just stuck to the glue dot inside.I might be able to scan the pattern, but I will have to see if I can get it to be at 100% rather than be a huge birdhouse......

If you've been wondering why it has been so quiet for me, I have been working on my challenge for LNS (Latenightstampers). It has been interesting, and this actually is a reject for that challenge....but I was having fun making it, and it still needs the brads in the corners.....(I tried unsuccessfully to crop it out..but you can see the little holes punched in the corners..oops!)

I hope you like my birdhouse card....(It used to be the RAGE in the late 90's....sigh....)

sort of a blast from the past....

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Flight of the Butterfly Autumn

Autumn is here, so I thought I better try changing my colors. Out with the spring summer colors, and bring on the fall. I am glad that we don't live where the seasons change so drastically. We get subtle changes to our weather here in Southern California! I still went swimming today in the pool! (It is that hot today!)

I am really enjoying my BIG SHOT! I love the TOP NOTES die cut. I think out of all the dies, this is one of my favorites. I hope SU comes out with more like this since this will probably wear out soon...(hope not!)

I did a 3d Butterfly since it seemed that both of these cards were missing something....

Oonline ordering has begun.....are YOU ready for it???

GO to my demonstrator Website

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Happy Stamping!

Thank you for voting for me to be a part of the NEW Latenight stampers Design Team! It will be a great inspirational challenge for me to (challenge myself) and to be inspired by a talented group of stampers! If you're a demonstrator, you can go to the link on the right and join up! You'll be amazed at the other 7 stampers that are a part of this first team!

HUGS!

~dianne

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Ahoy Matey...! Just Jawin!

I saw this in Papercrafts Magazine...but it was a printed page....

Hey, you don't need to buy a printed page to make your invitations..or thanks..or have a Pirate birthday......



















letters are die cut from the Naturally Serif and Serif

birthday greeting from Hugs and Wishes...


Today, the online Ordering option will be open...be looking at my website http://www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net/ for the online ordering!





All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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Inspired by Nature

One of the sets they gave us at convention was called Inspired by Nature. I was not intrigued with the project for the Make and takes, but I saw great potential with this set for making some beautiful cards. I don't think that this is in any way, beautiful. It actually started as doing a study in color.



I thought I would make cards in a monotone theme. Each featuring the New In-Colors 08. BUT, after adding some of the NEW DSP, I thought I would just do different colors and then collection of colors to see what I could come up with.



I am more dazzled by this set (and becoming more so!)...and I hope you will like playing with it too! This is using the Pink Pirouette ink with Pixie Pink, along with the Sweet Always DSP I love the strong dark and light pink colors, with the hint of orange.

The next card is blues...not that I am blue, but I love the BAJA Breeze and the Pacific Point Blue.

The background papers are from the Baja Breeze Designer paper collection. The monotone colors make the Pacific Point blue pop more, don't you think? and sponging the tops of the flowers, accents it more...

This one is in Kiwi Kiss...I used Summer Sun all over, and then sponged More Mustard on the petals, and then chocolate chip on the centers, with Kiwi Kiss on the leaves and stems and then shadowed with Chocolate chip. The Kiwi kiss background paper comes from the Bella Rose DSP Collection...

I cut off 1/2 the front, so that the Top Notes Die is more enhanced and featured on the front.

Now, this one,.....I was really experimenting with more colors....I used Riding Hood Red on the petals, More Mustard, and Chocolate Chip on the centers, and then Kiwi Kiss on the petals with Chocolate on the leaves as shadows. I really love this one. I think the flower centers have more fluffiness to it, making it look more real and the ribbon is the Kiwi Kiss Vanilla satin ribbon.

this is a really lovely ribbon- thick and heavy but feels rich!




A full size view of this card...I think it is my favorite!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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