Golden Birthday Candles

I love the Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum paper!  It just seems to add an instant touch of glammy glam!

This is a birthday card that I needed to make and I had just ordered the birthday candles wheel so needed to use it!  Saw this card on pinterest and thought, I can do that!  By the way, I love pinterest and it loves me so much so that I have to pull myself away from it.  I bet none of you have that problem, Ha!

Anyway, the specs on this card are easy.  I layered white cardstock under the vellum to make the gold dots on the vellum pop more.  The colors are Pool Party, Strawberry Slush and Midnight Muse.  

Hope you enjoy, Until next time,

Hugs,

Alicia

Ornament Punch Flower Bag

I ran across this little jewel quite a while ago.  If you are like me, I save ideas for a time when I "think" that I can do it.   Well, I found it again and decided to give it a try with some Sale-a-bration paper, which was free with a $50.00 order, called Sweet Sorbet.  Wasn't sure that I would like it when I saw it in the brochure, but it is really very pretty in person.  Anyway,  this is make with the ornament punch, which I thought was pretty inventive.  This idea is from Laura Huffke.  So here are the specs on it:

Cut 14 petals (ornaments for first outside layer)

Then cut 9 for layer2

layer 3 is 5

layer 4 is 3

layer 5 very middle  2

I found I needed more than that to get the fullness, so just leave the punch and papers out and keep punching until you have enough to suit you.

Sponge the edges of all the ornaments (petals)

hold by tab and fold the tab on the petal up on all

cut 1 2 3/8 scallop 

cut 2 medium circles of red line tape. put one in the middle of the scallop

lay one petal at a time down on the sticky with the tab facing in.  Continue around and fold them to fit.

Continue each layer until you get to the center.  You will need to add more red line tape in  the center.

I cut a fancy favor box die cut for the box and added some summer starfruit ribbon as the handle.

Hope you like, Until next time

Alicia

Hello Lovely Feathers!

Isn't that the cutest!  I first saw this right after convention last year.  I unfortunately did not get to attend. The feathers caught my attention first and then the cute envie.  So I started looking to try and find the how to's and was lucky enough to run across some.  The Stamp Set is Hello Lovely, the DSP is SoHo Subway, which I really love, by the way.  The feathers were made by punching 2 circles, one of each size feather you want.  After you punch a circle reinsert into same circle punch partway until you have the size of a "feather" you want and punch down.  Fold your "feather" in half circle-don't cut all the way in but most of the way leaving an intact spine for the feather.  Then ink edges if desired.  The envie is made from a 10 1/2 x 8" piece of paper with scoring at 4 1/2 on each side of the 10 1/2" side then cutting in 3" to make the tabs.  Hope you like what I have shared.  It is a cool different way to send a card.

Until next time 

Hugs

Alicia

Love You More

Hope everyone is having a great Valentine's Day!   Had a chance to get in my craft room and create a couple of Valentine's cards from the SU stamp set Love You More.  Love the colors together (Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo).  Hope you enjoy!  Was in a bling mood so add the silver glimmer paper to kind of "fancy it up!"  Until next time,  Hugs

Alicia

Best of Love

Wow!  It has been a very long time since I have posted on this poor neglected blog:(.  There have been many reasons as to why I haven't but mainly because I just didn't have much creative energy after losing my beautiful daughter in a car accident in August of last year.  Life does continue on and creating has always been very soothing for me so I have slowly found my way back and find that I am enjoying it!  Hope you like what I am going to share with you.  This is a true case from Alystamps but I did enjoy making it and wanted to share in case you haven't seen this cute box and card set made with the Best Of Love stamp set.  This is a Best of 25 years stamp set that is only being offered until March 31st of this year.  If you like, check it out in my online store that you can enter by clicking on the logo at the top right side.  The acetate box(which I really love to put a few cards in and give as a gift is found at bagsunlimited.com.)  Hope you like and if any questions, please let me know.  Until next time,

Hugs

Alicia

Rue Des Fleurs

I know that I haven't been blogging much lately but have had a busy and difficult summer.  So I decided to get busy and make some cards from a retired stamp set that for some reason I never really used.  There are several cards and a cute box to hold the little 3x3 ones. For the full size cards I made an old standby card holder that I make when I can't seem to come up with any others.  Hope you like.

This is the box to hold the 3x3 cards.  It is made with the retired die cut party box but still have.  Just can't seem to get rid of retired die cuts for some reason!

Above are 2 cute cards that fit inside of the box

These cards were made with the retired DSP, Established Elegance.  Below is the holder I made for the cards.

Hope you like.  Until next time,  Hugs  Alicia

Thank You Cards

Have been super busy making cards and more cards!  Below are some of the thank you cards that I have made to send to relatives in Oregon.  We recently went out to visit and I wanted to make some cards to send.  First one is made with the stamp set Seasonal Sayings and some retired ribbon and paper.  Loved this ribbon and am so sorry to see it go!  

Next up is made with the You're Amazing stamp set and the World Spectacular DSP (retires today!).
The cute little banner is made from the stickers in the This and That Epic Day product line.  Also used some of the awesome canvas creations, which I ragged up the ends on!..And last but not least is the Bakers Twine all tied up.

Lastly, I had to make a card that had this paper technique in it.  I have seen this all the net and wanted to try it, so here it is.  It is actually pretty easy.  Just cut the strips of paper andlay them one over the other on a piece of cardstock.  Then, turn the card over and trim.  Easy! The DSP is from the old Brights Stack, Sunshine and Sprinkles and Summer Smooches.  The stamp sets are Spring Sampler and Wacky Wishes. 
While I know most of these have been made with retired products, thought you might still have some of these items and want to make one last thing with them!  Hope you enjoy and until next time, Hugs,
Alicia