Quick & Easy Monogrammed Gift Set

Our wonderful neighbors helped us out by

watching our cat while we were away last summer.  I made a set of monogrammed note cards for them, using patterned paper from K & Co., and a monogram stamp set from JustRite.  I'm not so sure this stamp set is available anymore, to be honest with you.

I like the fancy font of the monogram, surrounded by the flourishes. If I could do this set of cards over again, I'd stamp the monogram letter in black, to make it stand out more.

Thanks for taking a peek today!  Be blessed! 

Stamps: Special Occasions Stampers kit - JustRite Paper: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink; patterns - Julianne - K & Co.; Mellow Moss, Bordering Blue - Stampin' Up! Ink: Mellow Moss, Bordering Blue - Stampin' Up! Accessories & Tools: corner rounder punch - Fiskars; Fleur De Lis Motifs, circle dies - Spellbinders

Mad for Plaid

My friend asked for some monogrammed cards, and she is WILD about plaid.  She says that plaid is her favorite color!  Isn't that funny?  :-)

She also loves wreaths, so I paired this glittery plaid paper from My Mind's Eye Garden Vignettes with a wreath image from Avery Elle's Happy Spring.  I snagged that AE stamp set from i{heart}papers when they first announced they were going out of business.

The alpha stamps are from Doodlebug Designs.

Thanks for letting me share this with you today.  See you soon!

Stamps: Curly Alphabet - Doodlebug Designs; wreath - Happy Spring - Avery Elle Paper: plaid - Garden Vignettes by Carina Gardner - My Mind's Eye; Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black - Stampin' Up!; white - Papertrey Ink Ink: Old Olive - SU; Memento Tuxedo Black - Tsukineko Accessories & Tools: circle, Fancy Tags Three  dies - Spellbinders; rhinestone gems - Queen & Co.

Inspired by a Pottery Barn PIllow...again

I'd better make this a quick post.  I have spent waaaaay too much time on the computer today. 

The most recent copy of Pottery Barn's catalog hit my mailbox the other day, and I saw this monogrammed pillow in it:

I thought right away of my clear Anna Griffin stamps.  I used an initial from her collection, and a frame from GlitzDesign's Fancy Frames and came up with this:

I love, love, love the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder from SU, so that became the backdrop.  A few pearls were added to the main image, but otherwise, it's pretty simple and clean.

Thanks for joining me! 

Colleen

Stamps:  Fancy Frames from GlitzDesigns, initial from Anna Griffin
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Ink:  Basic Black
Other:  Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, pearls from Queen & Co., dimensionals

Box O' Cards Birthday Gift

Okay, this is it for the monogrammed birthday cards for my MIL.  I LOVE how it all turned out; I hope she does too!

This was the final set I created yesterday, using all scraps (except for the card bases).  It makes me super-happy to use up scraps; I feel clever and creative and thrifty all at once!

The card looked too bare with just a circle monogram and its Sahara Sand mat, so I used my Fancy Tags Spellbinders dies underneath that.  Love how that looks!

And this is  the entire monogrammed series I made this week:

This project was so much fun for me, and certainly a labor of love.  I couldn't ask for a better mother-in-law, and she deserves every extra effort.  She is a kind, classy, Christian lady who loves my children and my husband beyond belief.  And she's a gourmet cook, to boot!  It's always a pleasure to be in her company.

Thanks for joining me, and may you have a blessed day!

Colleen

Stamps:  JustRite Monogram set and Damask Borders
Paper:  Whisper White, Certainly Celery, retired SU dp, Sahara Sand, So Saffron
Ink:  Certainly Celery
Punches:  1 3/4" circle, Lattice Edge border by Martha Stewart
Other:  Big Shot, Fancy Tags by Spellbinders, dimensionals

Pastel Monograms

Are you tired of seeing my JustRite Monogram set yet?  ;)

I'm still creating cards to put into the box of goodies for my MIL's birthday this weekend.  Today, I made a set of 4:

Everything but the card bases were scraps.  I get these awesome $1 Scrap Bags from my local SU demo, and these designer paper strips were already in there, along with scraps of Orchid Opulence and So Saffron cardstock.  All I had to do was cut everything to size. 

I used my new Spellbinders Labels Ten nesties, a circle nestie, and a 1 3/4" round punch to create my horizontal element, as per this sketch here at the Waltzingmouse Challenge: 

Also got a chance to play with my new Cuttlebug "Organic Flourishes" embossing folders.  They come in a pack of 5 and they are skinny, so you can put one along the edge of a card.  Fun!

I think I need a few more cards for this gift I am putting together...so hope to see you soon!

Happy Stamping,

Colleen

Stamps:  JustRite Monogram set
Paper:  Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Orchid Opulence, So Saffron, retired SU designer paper
Ink:  Old Olive
Punches:  1 3/4" circle
Other:  Big Shot, Cuttlebug Organic Flourishes embossing folder, Spellbinders Labels Ten and circle nesties, olive pearls, dimensionals

"N" is for Wonderful Mother-in-Law

"N" actually stands for Nancy, my MIL whose birthday rapidly approaches. 
I made two of these for her to use, and they are going into a beautiful box I bought recently.  Here's the box (it looks like and opens like a book):

The photos of that box don't do it justice.  It is so very beautiful.  I plan to fill it with a few more cards, and a couple of other treats. 

The card has a vintage feel to it, which is exactly what Alphabet Challenge Blog wants from us this week in their "V is for Vintage" challenge.  And I'm also submitting this to the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #72.  This is the sketch:

Because the card base is made from Basic Gray paper, I lined the inside with a piece of white cardstock so handwriting is more easily read. 

Some details:  Morocco Lace punched border, fussy-cut flowers from Vintage Vogue (SU), my favorite pearls, a flower garland (also from Vintage Vogue) stamped in white craft ink to create a frame.

Thanks for joining me, and I always appreciate your comments - I truly do.  :)







Happy Stamping,

Colleen

Stamps:  Vintage Vogue, JustRite Monogram/Damask border
Paper:  Basic Gray, Going Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink:  Basic Black, Going Gray, Basic Gray, Craft Whisper White
Punches:  1 3/4" circle, Spellbinders circle nesties, Morocco Lace by EK Success
Other:  pearls, dimensionals, sharp scissors

Groovy Monograms and Honorable Mention

I made a quick set of monogrammed cards today for a friend whom I am visiting tomorrow.  If you've read my posts before, you know I hang on to my designer paper stash with a death grip and rarely pull them out to use.  Well, since this is for a friend, I dug out my Groovy Guava designer paper and cardstock, both of which are retired from Stampin' Up!.  I used a variety of patterns from that pack to mix and match, so the cards in the set won't all be identical. 

And my JustRite Monogram set saw ink for the first time ever!  You don't want to know how long that has just been sitting unused in its box.  :) 

I really like the way the JustRite system works, and that set of Damask Borders is so beautiful - can't wait to use it again.

This morning, my card - Fresh Living - won an Honorable Mention over at The Shabby Tea Room for this past week's challenge! You don't get a badge for the Honorable Mention, but I wanted to toot my own horn on that. Hope you don't mind!


Thanks so much for joining me today.  I really appreciate all of you who read my posts.  :)



Happy Stamping,

Colleen

Stamps:  JustRite monograms, Damask Borders
Paper:  Groovy Guava, Groovy Guava designer paper, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa
Ink:  Close to Cocoa
Punches:  1 3/4" circle (SU)
Other:  Big Shot, Spellbinders circle nesties, dimensionals