Life's Trivialities

Eat, Sail, Sleep Card / The Project Bin

The latest stamp set to be released by The Project Bin is called Anchors Away! As the name aptly suggests, this is perfect for the sailor in your life! Today I would like to share a gift bag that I created using my Silhouette with a sentiment from this great stamp set.

These would make cute gift bags for a sailing themed birthday party, don't you think? Or even a goodie bag for a friend about to set off on a cruise or a sailing excursion! There was really nothing to the creation of this and the unique stamp phrases from The Project Bin make it so easy to put together unique gifts, cards and other papercrafting projects.

Clean, easy stamping! Love these stamp sets!! And truly, the sentiments really make them even better. Denise has grown the shop quite a bit since opening it up and there are good number of themes to choose from! If you haven't already, I do suggest you take a peek. You won't be disappointed!

 

The Right Shoes Card / The Project Bin

Seriously, if you haven't checked out these stamps from The Project Bin, you really need too! There is a wide variety of sets to choose from and each one just rocks!! Every time I think, this is my favorite, Denise comes out with another stamp set that out does the last one!

Today I am back to card creations with a stamp as my sentiment. I am a bit of a shoe snob but not in your traditional sense of the phrase. I am not the snob that has a pair of shoes for each outfit but rather, I'm incredibly particular about the shoe that is on my foot. I have boat feet and finding shoes that fit properly, are flattering (when one has such huge feet) and is comfortable for all the standing that I do at work is no easy feat. I tend to stick with Dansko's and Keen's. Not much variety outside of those two brands.

This stamped image from the "Wise Women" stamp set is embossed! Can you believe how crisp and clean that fine, cursive font is and it's embossed? It's not often that you find such a crisp image in a stamp, never mind when you emboss it! Seriously, this is good stuff right here!

I was working on a layout with flowers and this fun paper from My Mind's Eye. I thought the scraps I hadn't used on the layout would make a great card. The work wonderfully with this sentiment for a feminine touch!

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Funny Clowns / The Project Bin

Hi there! Sorry the brief hiatus... We were gone for Spring Break which wasn't really a vacation (four day swim meet with prelims and finals) and I needed the week to pull my shattered wits back together! Today I have another layout that I created with The Project Bin clear acrylic stamps to share with you! I'm not really a card gal and I want my creations to have purpose, hence the layouts.

I combined an oldie but goodie Carta Bella collection with some Teresa Collins' goodies with the stamp from The Project Bin. The stamp is one from the Fun is Good set, probably my favorite and most used of the stamp sets so far. As this layout creation process went, I chose the pictures to go with the sentiment. I knew I needed funny pictures and knew these would be ideal!

I just love these stamps!! They stamps crisp and clear every single time. I usually stamp on a scrap piece of paper to make sure that I've inked up the stamp properly, that the image will be clean, etc. Not necessary with these. I stamped directly to the cardstock and bam! Happiness in one stamp! Gotta love that!

Those pictures crack me up!! Silly boy! I think PhotoBooth provides hours of entertain for Nikolas. I know several of his profile pics use elongated, distorted pictures, and now I know how he created them. He was sitting the kitchen counter in our rental house last week, eating lunch and playing on his mini. I walked up behind him to check out what he was doing to find these crazy images of myself reflected back at me! Fun times with your teenage son! Good memories! And thanks to The Project Bin, I have the perfect sentiment to match the moment!
 

Fork in the Road Card / The Project Bin

Sometimes simple is best. Let the sentiment say it all and let the idea of the image suggest the details. That's what this card is all about. Denise from The Project Bin has released a few new stamp sets and you will not be disappointed with the latest releases! The sentiments are fantastic. And the titles of these sets are a hoot too! Today's sentiment comes from the Wise Men stamp set. Wise men! Cracks me up!

I split the stamp into a three bits; the arched bit above the road sign, "the road" on the sign and "take it" below. It was easy to do blocking the stamp off. The only embossed part of the sentiment is "the road" on the road sign. I could have easily embossed all three parts but I liked the roughness of the direct stamping on the kraft cardstock.

I played with a forked road to put in behind the road sign but it became rather busy and you lost the focus on the sentiment. With the road sign in the grass, there is more of an illusion that you are at that euphemist fork in the road. I used my Silhouette Cameo and a digital cut file from the Silhouette store, the Project Bin stamp and some Distress ink around the edge of the card. That's it. Super simple yet effective in conveying the message.

 

No patterned paper, just cardstock! And a fork in the road! I'm loving these stamps! Have you checked them out? If you were to get your hands on a stamp set, which would you choose? I don't think I could choose just one!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Cake or Death / The Project Bin / Cocoa Daisy

I promised you another layout using The Project Bin stamps and that's what I have for you today. Not only did I use another foody related stamp but a Cocoa Daisy kit again. This stamp comes from the Bazinga! stamp set that you can find HERE.

I used the "Cake or Death" sentiment/saying on a Cocoa Daisy DITL card as the center piece of the layout. I pondered eliminating the cupcake and skull so as not to have them overlap with the swooshes that topped and bottomed the pocket card but decided I really liked the icons. I'm still contemplating cut two little bones to put below the skull. I can't decide, what do you think?

I love how crispy and clean these stamps stamp. The image is just perfect! I did heat emboss this too as I pondered adding some extra color. With the dark contrast of the black and white patterned paper behind the card, I opted to leave the matching white and black card. The pink hand doodled line worked well for a splash of color.

Bits and pieces of the Pebbles ephemera scattered into nooks and crannies of the layout really add to the festiveness of the layout. Kelly and I made this chocolate torte for her birthday to celebrate! It is truly one of the BEST cakes I have ever made and had. The sweetness of cooking with my friend and sharing this special treat together made it that much better!

 

 

Chocolate Understands Me / The Project Bin

I cannot tell you how much you are missing out if you don't own any of The Project Bin stamps! This new stamp company has some of the greatest sayings ever found! I really struggled with card making in the past as stamps were so ho hum when it came to the sentiment expressed. These stamps from The Project Bin are truly unique in the messages that they impart! Denise has 4 new sets available for all your stamping and crafting enjoyment!

I paired a stamp a stamp from the "Fun is Good" stamp set with my January Cocoa Daisy kit that is loaded with My Mind's Eye "My Story" goodies. First I prepared by white cardstock with a little "smooshed" mist to create some color behind the stamped image. Then I used VersaMark Fine black ink to stamp the title of my layout. Having not fully let the background dry, there is a bit of smudging in me but I'm okay with that. Having constructed the whole layout, it wasn't bad enough that it required re-stamping.

 

It's very subtle the background behind the stamping but it adds another dimension of opaque color. This statement so suscintly tells the story of this picture. I am currently traveling a new path in life and making some lifestyle changes. I love my chocolate and having to give that up is just not high on priority list. With the changes I'm making, chocolate is an option! And for breakfast, none the less! Woot!

A little bit more of the mist "smoosh" is evident behind the journaling on this layout.

These stamps from The Project Bin are great for cards as I've shown you before but they make fantastic layout titles or subtitles as well! Today I have shared one of several layouts to come. Each layout uses one of Denise's fantastic sentiment stamps as the title. I can't wait to share the other layouts with you!

 

 

At The End of The Day / The Project Bin

Time for another card share with A Way With Words by The Project Bin!

 

I went for a bit of play with this card!

Lately, with Michael being out of town as often has he has, I have looked forward to the end of the day. The end of the day when the kids are in bed and I get to sit and enjoy my glass of wine in peace and quiet! I have good kids, I truly do, I'm not just saying that because I am their Mum. But once 2:30pm strikes and Mia comes flying through the front door, it's not long there after that things get hectic between homework, swimming without a carpool for one, a middle school bus that isn't reliable and the need to provide nourishment and sustenance to hungry, growing kids that have just spent 1.5-2 hours in the pool with limited time at home between trips to the pool. Doesn't just reading that sentence make you want a glass of your own?!

The main background of the card, the three embossed wine glasses, was created using a Darice embossing folder. I then went in and hand colored the wine and some shading for increased color with my Peerless watercolors. A little Wink of Stella adds to the sparkle, though, it's not sparkling wine!

The sentiment of the card is another A Way With Words by The Project Bin beauty! Simply stated and simply embossed. This sentiment comes for the same set that I used last week, Awesome Sauce. You can join in the fun HERE. I know Denise has other stamps on their way so be sure to check back for new arrivals. 

Thanks for stopping in today and cheers! Here's to another end of the day!