Stamp club

It's that time again! Stamp Club! Oh my it has gone fast, and my posts have been far and few between. Hopefully I will feel 'put together' enough to enjoy some down time soon! I had a few requests last month for techniques and/or products to use at this next stamp club, and I did my best to comply.

The first was how to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig. This is a great tool to use for those hard to position stamps. Also great to use if your sentiment is always crooked. Its super easy to use. You first ink your stamp and and stamp it onto the transfer sheet. Then use this sheet to position your stamp-a-ma-jig on the paper to place your image perfectly.

This little pocket is so perfect for a little note, a gift card, or whatever little treat you want to give someone. You know how I love those! The base is one of the medium standard SU! envelopes cut in half!

View of the inside envelopes:

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Trendy Trees, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate chip, So Saffron

Paper: Old Olive, Old Olive DSP, Naturals Ivory, So Saffron

Accessories: Dimensionals

Technique: Sponging

This next project incorporates 2 of the requests (sorta). Tearing is something that we hadn't done in awhile, and I put a little twist on tearing. Instead of tearing the cardstock, just scratch your fingernail along the edge to give it that 'rough' look. I kinda like it better than tearing. This card also uses the Circle Scissor Plus. Now, this is a great tool to make any size circle you desire!

Now the trick to using this tool is to use just a dab of adhesive to make sure your paper sticks to the glass base. As long as you secure the paper, you should have no problem cutting a perfect circle everytime!

Now, this card is a little out of my comfort zone, but we all need to try that once in awhile, right? It is very monochromatic, which is not something that I attempt very often. Now, my house is all very neutral, but my cards definitely aren't. :)

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Winter Post
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate chip, Naturals Ivory, Kraft DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals
Techniques: Sponging, Rough tearing, Circle Scissor Plus

The last project is super fun! A purse! The base is your typical lunch sack. I'm sure you have a few of those hanging around your kitchen that you would love to turn into a beautiful little project, right? Its pretty easy to accomplish, and turns out oh so cute!

Here is the side view. You can see the lunch sack:

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Family Phrases
Ink: Garden Green
Paper: Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Tempting Turquoise, Flock Together DSP
Accessories: Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, Fillagree brads, dimensionals, So Saffron Ribbon, Lunch sack

See ya tonight!

Happy Birthday Sissy

Okay, so her birthday was on Tuesday, but we are in Bozeman now celebrating with her. We started off today by running a 5k! Anyways, onto the card.

I wanted to use some of the new DSP that this new catalog has to offer. I was instantly drawn to this color combination - LOVE green and purple together! I will admit, that this card was a work in progress. Started with the paper and the Top Note die and then just added embellishments and paper until it passed approval! Whatcha think? I think I am in love with buttons!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Old Olive, Orchid Opulance, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Cottage wall DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals, Top note die, Bit Shot, Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, Old Olive Playground buttons, Rich Razzleberry ribbon
Technique: Sponging

Happy birthday sis!

p.s. Do you have Teeny Tiny Wishes yet? You'll use it for everything!!!

Flock Together notecard

Okay, so you know how much I love the little pouches, and this one is just adorable! :) They are so versatile. They can hold gift cards, candies, money, the possibilities are endless! Wanna know how to make one?

Step 1: Cut your paper to measure 8 x 5 1/2. Score at 3 1/4 and 6 3/4 and then at 1 inch on both sides of the long direction. Cut off the four corner tabs. The only tabs needed are in the middle.
Step 2: Using your corner rounder, punch all of the corners.
Step 3: Apply adhesive to the top of the flaps. Make sure you don't go all the way up as your front panel doesn't quite reach the top.
Step 4: Using the Horizontal punch, punch a hole in the flap. I had to punch one and a half out to fit the wider ribbon.
Step 5: Embellish the front panel of the envelope.
Step 6: Feed the ribbon through the bottom of the flap and then tie a bow on top of the flap. You're done! How quick and easy is that????



Love it! And I do admit that at firs wasn't crazy about this designer paper, but once I gotit combined with the coordinating card stock - looks great!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Great Friend

Ink: Garden Green

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Garden Green, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Flock Together DSP

Accessories: Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, Horizontal Slit punch, So Saffron Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Baby Gerri!

Today is my good friend Gerri's baby shower. She welcomed her first little one Ryan a few months ago and he is just the cutest thing! Her baby shower is today and I am going to miss it (gasp) because I have company in town. Hope she has a great shower!!

I copied this from a card on page 60 in the Catalog. I changed the colors and picture of a little bit! The Catalog is a great place to get ideas from, so use that as a resource! I colored the image with my new Watercolor crayons and then wet it with my watercolor pen. SOOO fun! I may get into this water color stuff!

Recipe

Stamp Set: Greetings Galore (retired)

Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie (water color crayon), Ruby Red (water color crayon)

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Ribbon, Dimensionals, Real Red Playground Buttons

Technique: Paper Piercing

Thank you!

She really loves her . . . 1 1/4" punch! Do you ever see that in the magazines and they show a celebrity in a bunch of pictures with the same scarf or purse, or whatever? Well, I am on a kick with this punch, and it is SOO fun! A great way to add dimension to a card, and an easy way to use up a bunch of scraps of paper, whether it is cardstock or designer paper. So here is a card that does just that - uses up those itty bitty scraps of cardstock that you just can't bear to throw away. I also used some (non-SU!) brads that were in my stash that matched perfectly to SU! colors!!!

Recipe:
Stamp set: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Simply Said
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper: Confetti White, Green Galore, Pink Passion, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: 1 1/4" Square Punch, (non-SU!) brads, dimensionals
Technique: Sponging

And this is the second card I did with a little bit different color combination. Which one do you like best? I needed a handful of thank-yous for those dear friends that have given us house-warming gifts! These worked great! Each square is 'up on blocks' to give it added dimension and also sponged around the edges! :) The sentiment is from a fantastic stamp set in the new catalog called Teeny Tiny Wishes. If you are looking for a stamp set with all the phrases that you would EVER need, this is the one!!!

Recipe:

Stamp set: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Simply Said

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: Confetti White, Summer Sun, Cameo Coral, Lovely Lilac

Accessories: 1 1/4" Square Punch, (non-SU!) brads, dimensionals

Technique: Sponging

Hope you like! They sure were fun to make!

Build a daisy

Hey again! This is a stamping challenge that I found here. Finding a layout challenge is a great way to get you out of your box and thinking about your layouts in a different way. This is the layout:


Now, you don't have to follow the colors and you can do whatever you want with the center section. But when I saw that it was a big daisy, I knew I had to use my Build a flower die for my Big Shot! I also threw in a few of the new In-colors. Three of them, actually!! Who else loves that the ribbon is double-sided? Great versatility!!!

Recipe:

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry

Accessories: Large vanilla brad, Soft Suede Ribbon, Dimensionals, (non-SU) brads

Thanks for stopping by!!! I challenge you all to try this layout! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Final deal of the week!

Okay, this is the last deal of the week! This is a great punch to have around Valentine's Day and goes great with the Love You Much Stamp set!

This great punch is on sale for $10.99. A great deal considering it is normally $15.95! So, let me know if you want to order it and add it to your collection of fabulous punches! I know I love my Heart to Heart Punch.

See ya tomorrow with some more inspiration!

I'm baaaaack!!!

Yep, that's right! I am back! My room is unpacked and organized enough to do cards, and so i sat down and did a few last night! I hope you like! I missed a few birthdays (the horror) in July, so I made a few of these to send and make up for all those who I missed.

I just LOVE how this card turned out! A little more time consuming that I would have liked, but well worth it in the end, don't you think? The cupcakes are from The More the Merrier and are just the cutest. I stamped them individually on the cardstock in Versamark and then embossed with white embossing powder. Then cut them out and put them up on blocks on the 1 1/4" block of paper! I also broke out my sewing machine to do a little stitching! Super fun!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: The more the merrier, Party Hearty

Paper: Dusty Durango, Whisper White, Brocade Blue, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red

Ink: Versa mark, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Dusty Durango Ribbon, White embossing powder, sewing machine

Technique: Sewing, embossing

Feels good to be back! Hope you enjoy!

July Club

I know, I know. This is old stuff. I wanted to get it up on the blog. New stuff over the weekend, I promise!!

First card is the oh so yummy birthday card with the Liquid Applique. Have you all gone out and bought some? It is SOOO fun! Can't wait to use it on snowmen! Also trying out some of the new In Colors - I think they will be fun!


Close up of those yummy cupcakes! :) You can see the Crystal Effects on the cherry!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: The More the Merrier (Hostess)

Ink: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Old Olive

Paper: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Whisper White

Accessories: Crushed Curry Ribbon (double sided), liquid applique, crystal effects, Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals, Horizontal Slit Punch

The next card is a super fun 3-d fold card. Start with a square piece of paper, which ever size you choose (this is an 8x8), and score in half on both sides. Cut from the edge to the middle on one of those score lines, and then score a 45 degree angle on the adjoining square.

Another fun In Color - Bermuda Bay (makes me think of vacation) goes great with Apricot Appeal!!


I ended up sending this in Duane's overnight bag on one of his trips out of town. I always like to put a little card in there along with some candy! :)

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Admit It, Love you Much

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Bermuda Pay, Apricot Appeal, Apricot Appeal DSP, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Ribbon

Okay, this last card is a little crazy! Known as the "Tri-shutter" card! Was super fun to do!

And here is the baby open!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: The More the Merrier

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Whisper White, Good Morning Sunshine DSP (retired), Pacific Point

Accessories: Big Shot, Build a Daisy, Large Brads, Pacific Point Ribbon

Okay, that was club! Check back this weekend for new and fabulous things! :)

New Stamping Room

Okay gals! The room is unpacked and organized! FINALLY! And you know what this means! I will be back to creating this week and sharing again! Will feel so great to be in my new room! I will post some pictures soon once I get it 'decorated'. For now, it is just the supply that is put away!

As a reminder, next stamping club is set for August 12th at 6:30 p.m. Bonus for my stamping ladies: if you are already a member, and bring a friend to a stamping session, you will receive a FREE MARKER (color of your choice). If you bring a friend to become a member of stamping club, you will receive $20 in free merchandise. So - I challenge all of you to invite someone new! This promo will last until further notice . . .

Onto the deal of the week for this week: Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware. This normally sells for $29.95 and is on sale for $18.99!! Let me know if you would like to order! You can see the card I made here using the Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware.

Okay, I think that is it for now. Stay tuned for some new inspiration this week!