FUN PHRASE FRIDAY - 3-dimensional Flower Card with instructions

Welcome to another week of FUN PHRASE FRIDAY!  Today I chose to feature a card using the "Best Yet" stamp set from Stampin' Up! along with a do it yourself 3-dimensional rose.  Want to learn more about this cool flower...read on =)

Instructions for 3-dimensional Flower

STEP 1:  Grab any large flower punch or even scallop circle punch and double sided pattern paper.

STEP 2:  Punch 8 flowers from the same punch

STEP 3:  Crumple all 8 punched out flowers into tiny pieces

STEP 4:  Unwrap all 8 punched out flowers

STEP 5:  Stack your flowers on top of each other, alternating the front and back sides of the paper.  Pierce a hole in the center of all your flowers with a paper piercing tool.

STEP 6:  Insert a brad in the hole and fold the brad prongs on the backside of your flower stack - although this is a thick stack, there is enough room to secure it.

STEP 7:  Begin folding each flower towards the center of the brad as tight as you can

STEP 8:  Keep folding all those petals in towards the center.  You're almost done, it's looking amazing isn't it!

STEP 9:  Once you've folded all the petals into the center, start unfolding some petals starting from the bottom of your stack of petals...it will really look nice.  Try different types of patterened papers - I think the patterened papers tend to look the best and give a very dramatic appeal!

Paper:   K&Company Cut N paste Designer, Kraft Cardstock

Stamps   Best Yet, Stampin' Up!

Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Up!

Accessories: EK Success Flower Punch, Stampin' Up! Scallop edge punch, Cricut Expressions & Storybook for leaves and stem, paper piercer, brad

Fun Phrase Friday - Help Find a good Phrase!

Just in time for Easter, I think this bunny from Inkadinkado is so adorable...he looks, lost, surprised, guilty, innocent and just plain cute!  I decided to throw him in this wild and crazy mushroom garden full of brilliant colors and whymsical creatures...but I don't have a phrase for him yet.  Can you help me find a phrase that works for this card?  Sortof reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.

Bunny Stamp:  Inkadinkado
Patterened Paper: K&Co Berry Sweet
Ink:  Stazon Black, Stampin' Up! Sahara Sand and Pretty in Pink
Accessories:  Pop dots, Berry sweet stickers, rhinestones, aqua painter, Mat Stack, White Gel Pen for Faux Stitching

Fun Phrase Friday - Wedded Bliss

Although most of my friends are married, I do still have a few single girls waiting to tie the knot!  When that happens, this card is coming their way!  This funky diva is great, she's always so matter of fact and her sentiments hilarious!  Hey, I think I owned a pair of shoes like hers too!  Cute stuff!

Stamp:  American Art Stamp "follow wedding"

Patterned Paper DCWV The Linen Closet

Ink:  Stazon Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up! Markers, Stickles Star Dust, White Organdy Ribbon, Pop dots, Aqua Painter

Fun Phrase Friday - Friends

Today's Fun Phrase Friday was inspired by my brother's girlfriend.  I think she was the first person I had ever heard call her friends "her peeps" and I thought that was so cute!  So, of course when I found this great phrase on friends, I had to coordinate with some hip "peeps" paper from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey collection!  I know my true friends do know the words to the song in my heart and I love you all for that!

Sentiment Stamp:  Inkadinkado

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey's Lime Rickey Collection

Ink:  Stampin' Up Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories:  Stickles Star Dust, Button, Pop Dots, Marker to outline the sentiment frame

Fun Phrase Friday - Different Paths

I think of all the choices I have made in my life and the people who have played significant roles at different times and in different places - this phrase really says it all!  I do think we take a little of each other everywhere!   For today, think of the people who have influenced you in your life, I'm sure you have quite a few!

Sentiment Stamp: Stampendous
Patterened Paper: K&Co Urban Rhapsody
Ink:  Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip
Accessories:  Scallop edge paper punch by Stampin' Up!, K&Co Arrow, Stampin' Up! Ribbon, Button from my personal collection, fibers DMC embroidery thread, Faux Stitching, Stampin' Up! Mat Stack, Inkssentials white gel pen

Fun Phrase Friday - it's gone to the DOGS

Being a dog person, this sentiment stamp just cracked me up!  Dogs are perculiar about who they like and who they don't, I know mine is.  I just LOVE this Hero Arts doggie stamp...he was stamped with black stazon on caramel colored patterned paper and then colored in with an aqua painter and some chocolate chip ink for more dimension.  =)  I handcut the circles for the sentiment just because...I really like the "freestyle" look that you can get with a simple pair of scissors...give it a try!  Good thing we don't meet people the way dogs do...you know what I mean!

Sentiment Stamp: Inkadinkado

Dog Stamp: Hero Arts - Happy Day Animals

Patterned Paper: DCWV The Linen Closet

Ink - Staz-On Black, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories: Ribbon - (Stampin' Up!), Aqua Painter, Chalk, pop dots, scissors

Fun Phrase Friday

Welcome to "FUN PHRASE FRIDAY"! I absolutely love, quotes, phrases and statements that are thought provoking, funny and well, sometimes just down right wrong. Each friday, I will post something new whether it be a card/scrapbook or just something random! This week's FUN PHRASE FRIDAY is dedicated to my girl "Z" in Seattle, my favorite Starbucks Barista!   

"With enough caffeine, I could rule the world."

I wanted to give this card a clean, freestyle look, one that gave off a little energy.  I chose this zany paper by basicgrey's lime rickey collection which to me screamed "I've just had my coffee and now I could rule the world"  I upgraded the penguin's cup and cut out the setiment by hand (no punches used).  

The sentiment was cut freehand Materials used: Stamp: memory box penguin, sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado, patterened paper basicgrey lime rickey, ink, stampin up!, stampin up markers, rhinestones, doodlebug rick rack