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Look! I made a collage!

2012-02-03T18:30:00.003-06:00

Thanks to inspiration from my good friend Trisha, I made a collage. Click HERE for a great tutorial on her blog.

I used only Stampin' Up! products although some of the paper is retired. Most of these were scraps, mistakes, or leftover card parts. I started with a piece of ugly 12 x 12 DSP and glued pieces here and there using Tombow Liquid Glue™. A few pieces I tore to make them fit. After it was all glued down I took a Melon Mambo and Whisper White Craft spot and swiped randomly. I painted a few swipes of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint™, stamped a couple of images with Basic Gray and wheeled Music Notes. After everything was dry I cut it into card fronts and made some Valentines.
I have to say that once I started it was really fun and very therapeutic! So gather those scraps and make a collage!

Bright Delicate Doilies

2012-01-31T16:27:00.000-06:00

I just gotta say the weather here in Kansas City has been awesome the past couple of days. It has been in the 60's two days in a row. I went outside and trimmed some bushes! I know it is January and it can't last but it was nice!!!!

These remind me of the scribble pictures I would make as a kid. I would take a black crayon and draw a loopy line all over the page and then color in all the spaces. How about you? Ever make one of those?

I used Stampin' Write markers to color in the doilies after stamping them with Stazon™ Jet Black. It is hard to tell in the photo but those are rhinestones on the doily. I used the Large Lace Ribbon border punch for the Basic Black strip.

Lion Thinking!

2012-01-28T22:24:00.003-06:00

I think this would make a great masculine card. The lion stamp is from the Stampin' Up™! called Zoo Review. Card stock colors used were More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake. The lion was stamped on Naturals White with Black Stazon™. I used ink pads and a Blender Pen to color the lion.

I love the texture of Naturals White and Naturals Ivory paper-they are great for coloring on also. They are thicker than Whisper White and Very Vanilla and have those little specks of impurities on them (maybe that's why they are called naturals?).

Clean and Sinple Valentine

2012-01-26T20:24:00.002-06:00

How about a CAS or clean and simple card? This is a cute little single stamp in the Stampin' Up!™ Occasions Mini called Candy Conversations. I cut my stamp apart and mounted the hearts on one side of the wood and the sentiment on the other. Makes it easier to stamp just the hearts or sentiment.

I stamped the hearts with Marina Mist and Pretty in Pink and punched out a pink one with the Small Heart Punch and attached it with a Dimensional™. The score lines were made with the Simply Scored™ score board.

I love making valentines! Pink, red, glitter and hearts!!

Three Little Teacups

2012-01-21T23:48:00.001-06:00

I am still playing with my new set called Tea Shoppe from the Stampin' Up!™ Occasions Mini. The colors are Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry and Blushing Bride. The ribbon is Baja Breeze seam binding that I ruffled by pulling a thread from the middle of the ribbon. I love the look of the ruffled ribbon but I have to say it was not the easiest thing I have ever done; I kept losing the little thread. Ugh! The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up! hostess set called Happiest Birthday Wishes. I cut the stamped teacups out and attached them with dimensionals (love those things!).

Gold Rimmed Teacup

2012-01-18T23:59:00.000-06:00

How about another cup of tea? This time I stamped the tea cup with Riding Hood Red on Whisper White and used Gold Lame' Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink™ for the gold trim. The paper is Twitterpated from Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini. Card base is Island Indigo.

We are having the craziest weather this winter. I am not really complaining 'cause we've had very little snow or ice. However, Monday it was 67 and then Tuesday night it was 18 degrees. What a difference
a day makes huh? So how's your winter????

Tea Shoppe

2012-01-13T21:35:00.000-06:00

As soon as I saw this set in the Stampin' Up!™ Occasions Mini I knew I had to have it as well as the Paper Doily Sizzlets die-perfect combo! I stamped the tea cup with White Craft Ink onto Island Indigo paper and cut it out. The card base is Riding Hood Red. The Designer Series Paper is Twitterpated (ok isn't that a cool name?). I trimmed the doily to make it fit the card.
The Paper Doily Sizzlet is awesome. I did learn a little trick from my fellow demonstrators. To make it easier to remove the doily and to keep all the little
pieces from sticking in the die; first
stick packing tape or clear contact
paper over the die. Run through the
Big Shot with a piece of copy paper.
The tape/contact paper will stay on
the die and most of the little pieces will not be stuck in the die.

Advent Calendar

2012-01-13T21:16:00.000-06:00

This was so much fun to make and surprisingly easy. I used My Digital Studio™ and the download 25 & Counting by Stampin' Up!™ to create the days stamps. The stamp set was in the Holiday Mini but at $44.95 a little pricey; however the download was only $7.95. I used MDS to print a sheet with all 25 stamps on Whisper White using my inkjet printer. The 1" punch works perfect on these!

The windows were made with the Peek-A-Boo window die. I used Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip and Real Red. Most of the embellishments were bits & pieces leftover from other projects.

The base is a 12 x 12 piece of chipboard covered with some Whisper White. I used the Eyelet Border Punch to create a frame.

Just A Little More Christmas

2012-01-12T00:00:00.000-06:00

So how was your Christmas? Is your tree down? Decorations packed away? Mine are but only just...

I did find some time this Christmas to make a few gifts. These ornaments were for my 5th/6th grade Sunday School class and for an ornament exchange with some wonderful friends.

I meant to take photos of the ornaments I rec'd but forgot and now they are packed away.

These are some tags I made for my stamp club members. I borrowed the idea from Vickie, Its A Stamp Thing. The glitter is the fabulous silver glass glitter, stamps are from Stampin' Up!™ Bells and Boughs, Serene Snowflakes and Greeting Card Kids. I used blender pens and Stampin' Pastels™ to color the images. I think I need to make some more of these for next year.

A Little Birdie Card

2011-12-18T19:44:00.002-06:00

Confession time! I have several stamp sets in my possession that have never seen ink, have only been used once or even worse, have never been mounted. *sigh* When this Stampin' Up!™ set called Aviary first came out I just had to have it and alas this is the only card I have made with it. My first New Year's resolution is to use every current Stampin' Up! set I own!
The card base is Pool Party and that cute little brad is from the In-Color
brads pack; the ribbon is Crumb Cake seam binding. I used a stamp from a hostess set called Happiest Birthday Wishes.
Finally, my Christmas tree is up, my cards are mailed, and I only have 2 gifts left to purchase. Next project is wrapping!!!

Clearance Rack Blitz!!!!!!!

2011-12-15T10:56:00.004-06:00

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2011-12-13T13:19:00.000-06:00

Pulled out my Day of Gratitude set and used the medallion to make the main image. I inked the stamp using daubers because I wanted a softer stamped image. The middle is one of those lovely Antique brads. The lacy border was is a piece of DSP from

Spice Cake (again!) that was punched with the Lace Ribbon Border Punch and threaded some Chocolate Chip grosgrain through it.
I am making progress on my Christmas preparations in spite of working 8 days in a row!!!! My Christmas tree is still not up but my cards are ready for the Post Office, presents are purchased (not wrapped...) and anyone who knows me knows I don't bake (Mrs. Smith's pies are as close to home baked as I get). I still need to make some ornaments for an ornament exchange. And I really need to get that tree up.......

Well Worn Chairs

2011-11-30T17:34:00.001-06:00

I had to take a break from making Christmas cards and tags and make this easy card. The chairs are from a Stampin' Up! set called Have a Seat; the background stamp is called A to Z. Believe it or not I think this is the first time A to Z has been inked!
The pattern paper is from the Well Worn pack, (great versatile pack of paper!!) and I just added a couple of wraps of hemp instead of ribbon.

Soooo, everyone have their Christmas shopping done, cards made and mailed and tree up and decorated??? Not me! I have most of my decorations out, my cards are almost done, I have a couple of presents purchased but my tree is still in the basement. I have time right???

Putting Leftovers to Good Use

2011-11-25T22:01:00.005-06:00

This flower was a leftover piece from the last card I made with the Triple Treat flower stamp. I added a silver flower brad to the center after layering it on a piece of Chocolate Chip and then Pear Pizzazz. The patterned paper is from the Spice Cake DSP pack and matches the Triple Treat Flower stamp. The card base is Pool Party

Lots of online bargains from Stampin' Up!

2011-11-21T18:19:00.001-06:00

Lots of great bargains available from Stampin' Up! during their Online Extravaganza. Click on the link above and order online. For the preferred pricing simply list me as your demonstrator!!!
For the pdf file of all the deals click on the link on my sidebar!

Triple Treat Flower stamp

2011-11-20T00:00:00.001-06:00

Just a little easy card today using the Triple Treat Flower stamp again. This time I heat embossed it using Versamark™ and Pewter embossing powder. The little button in the middle is a clear Bitty Button. I stamped the Triple Treat Flower stamp with Soft Suede ink on More Mustard paper and punched out the middle with the matching punch from the Punch Pack. The paper was adhered to the button using Crystal Effects™.
I had to have a little texture on the card so I embossed a piece of Crumb Cake with the Square Lattice embossing folder. The DSP is from Stampin' Up!™ Spice Cake.

A Little More Spice Cake Please!

2011-11-18T00:54:00.000-06:00

I love the colors in Stampin' Up™ Designer Series paper called Spice Cake. They are More Mustard, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Very Vanilla and Pear Pizzazz. Pool Party is fast becoming one of my favorite blues! The stamped image is a Stampin' Up! a la carte stamp called Triple Treat Flower. The image fits perfectly in the 5 Petal Flower punch and the Fancy Flower punch (no fussy cutting!). No sentiment on this card yet-keeping it as a just-in-case card!

October Stamp Club Cards

2011-11-17T00:27:00.008-06:00

When I first saw the Peekaboo Frames die for the Big Shot I knew I wanted to make a card with an owl behind the door. These frames are so cute. Great for cards, scrapbooking or I am using them to make an advent calendar.
The paper is from Spice Cake available from the Holiday Mini catalog. The colors used here are taken from the paper; Pool Party, Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment is from Petite Pairs and the luscious ribbon is Pool Party ruffled ribbon.

This is another card we made at stamp club last month. The stamp is from the Stampin' Up!™ set called Have a Seat; the paper is from the Well Worn paper pack. I painted some Champagne Mist shimmer paint just to give it a little shine. I still love that stuff-on my third bottle of Frost White!

Stocking in Marina Mist!

2011-10-24T12:12:00.001-05:00

I know it is a little early to be making Christmas cards but I love the new Stocking Builder punch and matching stamp set Stitched Stockings. See the little jingle bells? Those came from the Holiday Mini catalog and are only $2.95 for a package of 48. The snowflakes were cut using
the Northern Frost die. I love
this die because the snow-
flakes are so intricate. The
snowflakes were glued to
the Marina Mist panel and
run through the Big Shot™
with the Square Lattice

embossing folder.

New Toys!

2011-10-21T11:53:00.000-05:00

At last, a chance to play with my new toys! The stockings were stamped with my new Stampin' Up!™ set called Stitched Stockings, and punched out with the new Stocking Builder Punch. Both of these are in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder to make the fireplace. The logs were punched with
the Word Window punch
and the flames are the
wings from the Bird punch.

I used Dazzling Details™

for the touches of glitter on the stockings and tied a little piece of Cherry Cobbler baker's twine around the stockings.

2011-10-19T22:52:00.002-05:00

I really love the texture that embossing folders add to a card. The background panel uses a technique called bisque pottery. Simply use a brayer to apply ink to the front of an embossing folder, I used Crumb Cake ink and Vintage Wallpaper EF, and emboss with the Big Shot. Here is a tutorial by Diana Gibbs and the inspiration for this card. I used the set called Artistic Etchings. The Eiffel Tower was heat embossed with the new Pewter embossing powder found in

the Holiday Mini catalog. Don't you just love the ribbon? It is Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin ribbon also found in the Holiday Mini.

I am frantically trying to finish my Christmas cards before Halloween hits. Anyway, that's the plan...

Christmas Tags

2011-09-21T22:28:00.000-05:00

I made lots of these simple little Christmas tags to sell at the Apple Festival-a craft show that benefits Missouri Baptist Children's Home. The tag on the bottom was cut with the Two Tags Sizzix die from Stampin' Up!™. The snowflake was cut using the Northern Frost Sizzix die from Stampin' Up! I used some metallic string from my stash to wrap around the scallops and some retired Stampin' Up! colors (Kiwi Kiss, Taken with Teal, Ruby Red).
I am not sure why but I didn't sell all of them this year like I usually do-I thought these were better than last year but...? Maybe I can give them as gifts????

A Little Doily Cover-Up!

2011-09-11T12:09:00.000-05:00

What do you do when your extra large stamp doesn't stamp cleanly???? Cover it up of course!!! I have a confession to make; I am background stamp challenged! Yes, it's true I only own two background stamps (Medallion and Hello Doily!) and I struggle with them every time I use them. This time the middle of the doily stamp did not stamp cleanly so I used the Stampin' Up!™ set called Delicate Doilies and a punched scallop circle to create the piece in the middle.
How do you like the ribbon? I used a Riding Hood Red Stampin' Write marker and a ruler to edge a piece of Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon. The embossed piece was made with the Stampin' Up! Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. So, don't throw away that mistake just cover it up!

Another CASE!

2011-09-01T16:41:00.004-05:00

What do you do when you are short on time and uninspired?????? CASE (Copy and Share Everything) of course!!! I copied this card almost exactly but unfortunately I can't find who mad it!!! So if this is your card design leave me a comment so I can give you credit!!

This is one of the cards we made at Stamp Club this month. I love to color stamps with markers! It lets me pretend I am creating art! I am going to let you in on a little secret; I rubber stamp because I have the heart of an artist without the talent!

I used More Mustard and Cajun Craze Stampin' Write markers to color the flower and Garden Green to color the stem and leaves. When you use two colors on the same stamp be sure to use the lighter color first. The ribbon is the luscious Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots ribbon; it has polka dots on one side and solid color on the other with just a little ruffle on the top and bottom.

Off to unpack and sort the latest stamp club order! I have some new paper to play with-can't wait!

Zoo Review!

2011-08-30T23:36:00.005-05:00

This handsome fella is from my newest Stampin' Up!™ set called Zoo Review. All the animals in this set are great! I pulled out my much neglected Stampin' pastels and blender pens to color the giraffe after stamping him on Naturals White with Black Stazon™. The card base is Soft Suede with a textured panel of So Saffron. My inspiration card was made by Jennifer Weide HERE.
I am busy getting the last of my cards made for The Apple Festival. The Apple Festival is a craft show and quilt auction that benefits The Missouri Baptist Children's home in Peculiar, MO. Each year I donate about 300-400 cards that I have made but this year I think I only have about 200. I am frantically making some Christmas tags to donate also! My basement and I are covered in glitter!

Wild Wasabi and Melon Mambo Flowers

2011-08-15T20:01:00.002-05:00

I for one am glad that our recent heat wave has ended! I am finally able to relax again on my deck without suffocating or falling over with heat exhaustion! I love sitting out on my deck in the evening but until recently it was too hot even at night!

Initially the embossed panel was going to be larger but I accidentally forgot to heat emboss a couple of the flowers and then rubbed over them with my fingers and got embossing powder over that section of the paper. Yeah, it was a mess and I had to cut most of the bottom off. But at least I didn't get mad and throw it away! The flowers and leaves were heat embossed using Wild Wasabi and Melon Mambo embossing powders from Stampin' Up!™
Remember heat embossing is magic!!

More Double Embossing!

2011-08-12T00:02:00.007-05:00

Here is another card using the double embossing technique. This time I used some Real Red DSP from the Brights paper pack and embossed it with Black embossing powder. The flowers were embossed using Real Red craft ink and Clear embossing powder, the leaves were embossed with Wild Wasabi embossing powder.

Anyone else glad the heat wave has lessened? We actually got some rain yesterday and again today, too late for my garden to recover but still nice.

Daffodil Delight Meets Love & Care

2011-08-05T22:02:00.003-05:00

Whew!!! I am working way too many hours-it is definitely infringing upon my stamping time!!

I love the images in this Stampin' Up!™ set called Love & Care from the Summer Mini Catalog. I pulled out my much neglected Stampin' Pastels to color the flower and leaves after stamping them with Versamark™. Versamark is great to use with pastels and it sets them so they do not smudge. You can also use a blender pen to color with the pastels-great way to get all 40 of Stampin' Up! colors! Colors are Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie.

Double Embossing & Fabulous Florets

2011-07-31T17:47:00.008-05:00

I love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!® Each pack contains 2 each of 6 different double sided papers. I am a matchy-matchy girl and I love that all the papers co-ordinate with each other. However, in each pack there are always some designs that I love more than others and a couple that do not inspire me at all. This technique works great with those papers that you set aside because, well, they were challenging. This paper was from the Beyond the Garden DSP paper in the Summer Mini catalog and I just wasn't feeling the love, know what I mean? So I decided to experiment with a double embossing technique suggested in Stampin' Success, a magazine for Stampin' Up! demos.

I first brayed Versamark® on the recessed or smooth side of the Finial Press embossing folder, then I placed the DSP paper face down on the brayed side of the EF and ran it through my Big Shot®. I covered the entire paper with white embossing powder and heat embossed. I embossed the flowers also and sponged on Rose Red, Pink Pirouette and Tangerine Tango.

So get out that less than desirable paper and start embossing!

A Set of Butterfly Cards

2011-07-19T01:41:00.004-05:00

I saw these butterflies on the cover of Stampin' Success (a magazine for Stampin' Up! demos) and made a stash of them in several different colors (Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, and Melon Mambo). The butterfly stamp is from the Strength & Hope set. Until Aug 31 Stampin' Up! will donate $2 from the sale of each set to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I used Stampin' Write markers to color the butterflies; be sure to use the color markers first and then the Basic Black. The lovely punched trim was made with the fun new Large Lace Ribbon Border punch. The ribbon is retired Basic Black gingham that came in one of my grab bags from Stampin' Up! I used paper from the Brights Paper Pack and added rhinestones to each butterfly!

White Sails and The Open Sea

2011-07-03T20:13:00.004-05:00

Making masculine cards is easy peesy with this great Stampin' Up! set called The Open Sea.This is a CASE of a card by Sharon Field; click HERE to see the original.

To color the white on the ship and compass I used Whisper White craft ink and a Blender Pen or you could use an Aquapainter. The trim around the ship is Baker's Twine that I threaded through holes punched in each corner.
Card stock colors are Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Not Quite Navy. Ink is Not Quite Navy, Whisper White craft, Early Expresso and Cherry Cobbler (hard to see but the globe is stamped on the Cherry Cobbler background.

Fabulous Rich Razzleberry!

2011-06-26T22:12:00.004-05:00

The first stamp set I bought from Stampin' Up!™ was a flower set. (And I still have it.) I had never rubber stamped before and I had absolutely NO card making supplies. I used my kids' Crayola markers to color the stamps and I used construction paper (gasp!). Now I have many flower sets including this one called Fabulous Florets from Stampin' Up! and "real" markers and stamp pads and punches and... As they say, "You've come a long way baby!"
I used Rich Razzleberry and Regal Rose classic ink for the flowers. The Designer Series Paper is Old Olive from the Brights paper stack. The strip of Rich Razzleberry was embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder. The eyelet border was made with the Eyelet Border punch.
Here is a tip to make sure your solid image rubber stamps give a clean image. When you first get your stamps lightly sand them with a sanding block and clean them well. This will take off the chemical agent used on rubber stamps so they release from the molds.

Embossed Delicate Doilies!

2011-06-23T20:11:00.005-05:00

How about some embossed Delicate Doilies???? The images are from the new Stampin' Up!™ set called Delicate Doilies (available July1!). I embossed them on Whisper White using Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Tangerine Tango embossing powders. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up! Hostess set in the Summer Mini. I'm tellin' you heat embossing is addictive and fun-so get out your heat gun and start making some magic appear!!

(Hint: Notice the stray embossing flakes on the right? That is what happens when you don't swipe that Embossing Buddy on your paper first!)

Say Goodbye to Pun Fun!

2011-06-20T02:18:00.006-05:00

Pun Fun is another Stampin' Up!™ set that will be retiring June 30.
The only reason I purchased this set was because it was part of a special one month from Stampin' Up! However, I find that the images and cute sayings come in quite handy for making kids' cards. The images lend themselves well to paper piecing and are pretty easy to color. The striped paper is some retired Stampin' Up! DSP from my stash. The card base is Pacific Point with some Old Olive layers. I used the Gold Lame Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink for the gold around the spaceship.

Wisteria Wonder-A New In-Color!

2011-06-16T13:20:00.003-05:00

How about a sneak peak at a couple of new items available in the new Stampin' Up!™ catalog coming July 1?
I must say that I love the new Stampin' Up! In Colors! I love how well they coordinate with each other. Wisteria Wonder is a beautiful soft shade of lavender! The stamped image is from a new set called Delicate Doilies available in the new catalog. See that lovely strip of Whisper White down the side? It was made with a new border punch called Lace Ribbon Punch. The paper is new also; it is called Flirtatious and includes 2 sheets of laser cut doilies! New catalogs are available after June 20 and can be ordered from July 1.

Saying Goodbye to Mr. Sock Monkey!

2011-06-12T22:05:00.006-05:00

Mr. Sock Monkey is one of the Stampin' Up!™ stamp sets that will be retiring at the end of this month. This is one of my favorite cute sets! There are many out there that will be glad to see him go; believe it or not they call him creepy! Sorry, just not seeing any creepiness LOL! I mean really, just look at that face! Anyway, retired or not I intend to keep this set and use it!
I paper pieced the monkey using some retired Stampin' Up! DSP from my stash of scraps. I first stamped him on the Sahara Sand DSP and then on Riding Hood Red DSP. I cut out the red pieces and glued them on the Sahara Sand monkey using Tombow™ Liquid Glue. When you paper piece it is usually easier to place the glue on the larger piece and then place the smaller piece onto the glue. Cheers to you Mr. Sock Monkey, retired or not, you are loved!

Cute Little Paper Purse!

2011-06-03T20:08:00.007-05:00

I am a sucker for cute and this is just too stinkin' cute!There is a great YouTube tutorial by Frenchie HERE that shows you step by step how to make this adorable treat holder.

It only takes one 6"x6" piece of double sided Designer Series Paper and a little extra for embellishment. Frenchie suggests putting a little tube of lip balm in it but I think chocolate would fit also. The paper and the stamp are from the new Stampin' Up!™ catalog.

This is an exciting time if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. The new catalog comes out July 1 and we get a chance to order a few sneak peaks on June 1. The cool part is the new catalog comes in your first demonstrator order. Not being a very patient person I paid a little more to have my order Next Day Air just so I could peruse the new catalog. And guess what-it really does come the next day and they have to deliver it before 11AM! The new catalog is lovely and the new In-Colors are yummy! Sorry I can't show you the catalog but when I get some projects made I can show those so stay tuned. Now off to play with my new toys!

Last Chance Stamp Set List

2011-06-01T04:40:00.004-05:00

It's that time of year again! Time to say goodbye to retiring Stampin' Up! sets. These sets are only available until June 30. Click HERE to go to the Stampin' Up! web page with a list of retiring stamp sets. Click HERE to see a list of the retiring accessories!

Please remember that stamp sets are made by Stampin' Up! and will be available for purchase until June 30. However, wheels and accessories are as supplies last.

Many accessories are discounted but you must go to the web site and place the item in your basket to see the discounted price.

Melon Mambo Magic Embossing!

2011-05-24T20:17:00.004-05:00

I love to heat emboss! It's like magic. You know you ink your stamp with this clear sticky magic potion (aka Versamark™ ink), sprinkle a little pixie dust (embossing powder) aim your magic wand (heat tool) and *poof!* the magic happens.
The flowers and leaves are stamps from the new Stampin' Up!™ set called Fabulous Florets found in the Summer Mini Catalog, embossed with Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi embossing powder. The Whisper White panel was embossed with Stampin' Up! Finial Press embossing folder.
Now it's your turn, whip out that heat tool and magic pixie dust and make something magical!

Look! I embossed the world!

2011-05-19T20:44:00.007-05:00

I didn't realize what a bad photo this was until I saw it here! Bummer! I think I should have used the black background.
Again I used the new stamp set The Open Sea. The world is embossed with silver EP, on Basic Black with a panel of Basic Gray. The card base is River Rock. Hard to tell in the photo but there is a little torn piece of vellum on the side! Hey another manly card-I'm on a roll!
Just so you know the weather here in KC is fabulous, despite a little rain, and I am sitting on my deck with my laptop enjoying all the sounds of the outside and country music on my new cell phone!

A Little More Nautical

2011-05-16T00:24:00.002-05:00

Masculine cards are very hard for me to make. You know how it is. No rhinestones or pearls, no glitter, can't have pink or purple, and the ribbon can't be too frilly-soooo not my style. However, this set makes it easy! And how about that Bakers Twine? Nice substitute for ribbon and not too girly. The card stock colors are Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Not Quite Navy.

Layered Medallion

2011-05-10T00:09:00.005-05:00

Here's hoping everyone had a great Mother's Day. Unfortunately I had to work most of the day but I went to lunch with my DS on Friday and my DD gave me a sack full of goodies: Reese's Pieces, Tostitos Spinach Dip, Tostitos Touch of Lime chips, Diet Coke with Lime and a Cherry Limeade from Sonic.

This is another card we made at stamp club. I was inspired by a card on Wendy's blog Wickedly Wonderful Creations. The card stock colors are Whisper White, Bashful Blue and Not Quite Navy. The main panel is Vellum embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder layered on a piece of Bashful Blue. The ribbon is the 1/8" Taffeta from Stampin' Up!

Nature Walk Stamp Club card

2011-05-06T21:27:00.006-05:00

Here is one of the cards we made at Stamp Club. The images are from the stamp set Nature Walk. I still love this set. The card base is Baja Breeze layered with some Early Expresso. The main panel is Natural White. I love blue and brown together. I have to admit that when I first saw Baja Breeze I was pretty unimpressed. I thought it was a little dull and boring but it has grown on me and I find myself reaching for it often. It seems to blend well with other colors.

So what are your plans for Mother's Day?? Unfortunately I work all day but I hope to drop by my mom's house after work. I have her card made and gift purchased. SHHH don't tell her! Hope everyone has a grand Mother's Day weekend!

Another The Open Sea card!

2011-05-02T20:08:00.005-05:00

I used the new stamp set called The Open Sea from the new Summer MIni Catalog. This card started with the Wild Wasabi scallop square piece I had leftover from another project. After I cut it to fit the front or the card; I thought it looked like a ship's journal , so I added the "hinges" made with the Modern Label punch. I added a little Baker's Twine in the corner instead of ribbon (masculine remember?).

Stampin' Addicts Summer Mini Blog Hop!

2011-05-01T22:05:00.002-05:00

Click on the image above for another fabulous Blog Hop from stampinaddicts.com.

Sneak Peek!

2011-04-29T19:51:00.002-05:00

These stamps are from a new stamp set called The Open Sea, that will be available May 1 in the new Stampin' Up! Summer MIni catalog. This is such a great masculine set! I (like most female card makers) struggle with masculine cards. You know, no glitter, no pearls, no pink, no rhinestones, no cute little animals, I mean really??
Also available in the new mini is Bakers Twine; much more masculine than ribbon. It comes in Early Expresso, on this card, and Cherry Cobbler. I think I need to emboss this globe in gold though. Embossing is masculine right?

Looky what I got!

2011-04-19T14:41:00.004-05:00

About once a month my Stampin' Up! upline has a meeting with her downline. We share ideas, make a make & Take and participate in a swap. Welllll, one of her downlines, Barbara, made each of us one of these lovely plaques. Isn't this just fabulous???? All of Stampin' Up! current colors are represented except the neutrals. The leaves are made with the different shades of green and the roses are made with the rest. Her boyfriend made the frame. She asked if this would work for her swap for the next couple of months??? I should think so!!!
The roses are made with the Fancy Flower punch and the leaves were made with the Blossom Petal punch and 2-Step Bird punch.

Told you you'd be jealous!!!!

Put down the Paisley Petals paper!

2011-04-13T00:04:00.007-05:00

Here are the last two cards I made with the new yummy Paisley Petals paper and Four Frames stamp set. I do have some other new sets and paper but you know I would have to get out of my chair, go clear across the basement and get them LOL!
The card base of the first card is Not Quite Navy with a layer of Marina Mist that was embossed with the Framed Tulips embossing folder. I used some Crumb Cake seam binding to make a bow (I really will be sad if this ribbon is not in the new catalog!).

The second card uses Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake card stock and of course another piece of Paisley Petal paper. A little paper piercing in the corner and a flower made with the Scallop Circle punch and Boho Blossoms punch and "ta da!".

I just received a most gorgeous gift from one of my Stampin' Up!™ sidelines and wait til you see-it is fabulosa! I just need to take a couple of photos. You will be sooooo jealous!!!

More Paisley Petals!

2011-04-10T16:58:00.009-05:00

Look at all the cards I can make with one sheet of DSP! These cards are so different and yet I used the same piece of paper!
I love the new Four Frames stamp set. I colored them with Stampin' Write™markers to get the different colors.

I certainly hope the Seam Binding Ribbon is in the new catalog. It is so soft and easy to work with. I am not very good at "ruffling" it yet but maybe with a few more tries...

Lots of yummy colors in this pack of paper: Marina Mist, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, River Rock, Cherry Cobbler, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy and Soft Suede are the "official" colors. However, Always Artichoke, Early Expresso look pretty good with one of the prints. I still have two more cards to share (still with the same sheet of paper!).

New Paper & Stamps!

2011-04-09T00:37:00.005-05:00

Boy do I love this new Designer Series Paper called Paisley Petals! This paper is so gorgeous it stands alone with little embellishment. The stamps are from the Four Frames Stamp Set. The paper and stamp set are new products from the upcoming Stampin' Up! 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog. You can order these with any $20 purchase or even better earn them both for FREE! with a $350 workshop. The four frames stamp set coordinates with the Decorative Label Punch-sooooo much easier to punch than to cut! The ribbon is Old Olive Satin with a silver Glimmer Brad in the middle. I got a whole box of new rubbah & paper & punches. . .now just to find the time to play with them!

New Clearance Items at Stampin' Up!

2011-04-01T17:46:00.003-05:00

Check out the Stampin' Up! Clearance section! Lots of new stuff priced to sell!!!!
Now available GRAB BAGS!!!!!!~

$5 Grab Bag has $20 of retired Stampin' Up! merchandise
$10 Grab Bag has $40 of retired Stampin' Up! merchandise
$15 Grab Bag has $60 of retired Stampin' Up! merchandise

To receive preferred pricing simply list me as your demonstrator!

More Birthday Cards!

2011-03-30T23:17:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple more cards I made for the fundraiser. The first card uses the stamp set called Nature Walk from the Occasions Mini. I used some of my stash of retired card stock Mellow Moss and Pale Plum. Remember I make 8-10 of each so I try to keep it CAS (Clean and Simple).

For the second card I used a stamp from the Sale-A-Bration set called Punch Bunch. The colors are Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay (all retired In-Colors) and Soft Suede.
Finally I am off a couple of days and I hope to do some major stamping! First I really need to buy groceries, we are out of almost everything including ice cream and chocolate!! The only thing saving me from a total meltdown is I still have coffee LOL!

Embossed Butterfly

2011-03-22T14:05:00.003-05:00

This is one of the cards we made at stamp club last month. I love heat embossing! I played around with a few color combinations and this is the one I liked the best. I wanted to try this with Tempting Turquoise but my Tempting Turquoise craft spot was too dry. The butterfly is a piece of chipboard cut with the Beautiful Butterflies Die and the Big Shot™. We covered it with Summer Sun (retired) craft ink and embossed it with clear EP, then covered it with Versamark™ and another layer of clear EP. The swirl from Baroque Motifs was stamped on the butterfly with Chocolate Chip craft ink. Another layer of clear EP then we swiped the Chocolate Chip craft ink pad across the top and embossed another layer of clear EP. The crown is a stamp from Extreme Elements.
The layout of this card is basically a CASE from the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog.

More fundraiser cards!

2011-03-20T20:12:00.006-05:00

Here are a few more cards I made for the fundraiser. I used some of my free Ice Cream Parlor Sale-A-Bration paper, die cuts and buttons.

I generally make about 8-10 of each design. Because I make so many I try to keep the layers to just a couple and not lots of details. I did do the faux stitching on the one card but I just thought it needed a little something.

Paper Quilts from Scraps!

2011-03-18T19:44:00.011-05:00

I had so much fun making these Top Note Quilt Cards! As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I purchase a DSP sampler with 3x3" samples of all the papers in the catalog. These cards are made with last year's sampler. The directions for making these are HERE.
Every fall I donate hundreds of cards for a fundraiser for the Missouri Baptist Children's Home. Some of the cards are samples I have made, some are made specifically to be donated. I think I made about 15-20 of these quilted cards. Great way to use up those scraps!!!

Inspired by Gretchen Barron

2011-03-12T20:11:00.004-06:00

I am officially exhausted and to top it all off tonight is the start of Daylight Savings and we lose an hour! Whose idea was this??? I work part time in retail and it is either feast or famine. Last week I worked only one day-this week I will be working 7 days in a row. Ugh! Okay, this is beginning to feel like a real job. the worst part is-no time to stamp! So I just CASE'd a lovely card by the very talented Gretchen Barron HERE.
The card base is Old Olive paired with some Melon Mambo and a little DSP from the FREE SAB kit called Ice Cream Parlor. The main panel was made with a technique called Embedded Embossing. I simply
glued the punched images to the Melon Mambo panel and ran it through the Big Shot with the Square
Lattice EF.
Off to soak my poor aching feet! I need chocolate, chocolate and ice cream, no wait hot fudge sundae-do you think they deliver??????

Sale-A-Bration Freebies card!

2011-03-07T16:24:00.004-06:00

Free is always fun right? Here's another card made with some of my freebies from Sale-A-Bration (for every $50 you spend you get to pick a free SAB item or a stamp set from the catalog valued at $14.95 or less) The stamp is from Punch Bunch and I cut out the little flowers and popped them up with Dimensionals™. The buttons, DSP and die cut strip are SAB freebies. Remember Sale-A-Bration ends March 31!!! To see all the SAB free offerings click HERE!
I used white embroidery thread on the buttons. I used my awesome Signo™ white gel pen for the faux stitching. Love that little guy! I think I am on my fourth one!
Well it's a little gloomy today-a good day to go down to the stamp cave and make some cards. Maybe I will even make a (gasp!) scrapbook page or two.

Easy Peasy Little Owls!

2011-03-05T17:03:00.005-06:00

Well at least the sun is shining today in Kansas City. I would still like to see it a smidge warmer (high today is 42) but it is still March soooo. Better than snow right???
The little owls are from the Sale-A-Bration set called Punch Bunch, which is FREE with a $50 purchase. I love it when the images fit inside a punch-saves me a lot of cutting! The leaves were cut with the Big Shot™ using Little Leaves sizzlet™. The paper is from a Sale-A-Bration offering (FREE with a $50 purchase) called Ice Cream Parlor which includes 9 sheets of double sided12x12 paper and 2 sheets of die-cuts. The trim at the bottom was made with the Scallop Trim border punch. Colors are Pacific Point and Old Olive.

A Little Pink Vintage

2011-03-02T00:57:00.005-06:00

This card was made with Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Pink Pirouette card stock. I used the Vintage Wallpaper EF on Pink Pirouette and Whisper White and sponged on some Crumb Cake ink. The brad is an Antique brad from Stampin' Up!™ I stamped the butterfly from Nature Walk in Crumb Cake. The ribbon is Whisper White taffeta.
I got out my homemade Shimmer spray for this card. Shimmer spray is easy to make. Just fill a small spray bottle with plain old rubbing alcohol and add some Shimmer Paint. How much you ask? My spray bottle holds about 2 oz and I use a small paint brush and add about 3-4 paint brushes full of Shimmer paint. If it isn't shimmery enough then add more paint. Hey, it's not baking it's art! I used Champagne Mist on this card but Frost White works just as well. Make sure you shake well! I love this stuff!

Awesome Blog Hop!

2011-02-25T15:19:00.011-06:00

Stampin' Addicts' Birthday Techniques Blog Hop!

Wedding Invite

2011-02-23T12:43:00.010-06:00

Now you can see what I have been working on these past couple of months.

The roses were made with the Manhattan Flower embossing folder. I hand cut around the embossing. I used the Butterfly embosslit for the butterfly and added a few pearls. the ribbon is the 1/8" Basic Black taffeta. I really wanted to tie a bow on the ribbon but I was afraid of getting stuck with bumpy cards and extra postage. It is hard to see in the photo (unless you click on it and enlarge) but the inside is stamped with the rose from Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set. I made about 160 of these.

My handsome son and his lovely bride!

Wedding Favors!!

2011-02-21T00:25:00.010-06:00

Here is what I have been doing the past couple of months-making wedding favor boxes for my son's wedding. The bride was beautiful and the groom was most handsome! Lovely couple, lovely wedding.
Anyway, I made 160 decorated matchboxes and 50 little milk cartons. Inside the boxes were four Hershey Nuggets that were wrapped with address labels that I stamped (wheeled) with Melon Mambo flowers. (I forgot to take a photo of the candies inside.)
The bride & groom hearts were my favorite! Most of the embellishments came from the Pretties Kit (only $11.99 on the Stampin' Up! clearance rack).

Another Nature Walk card

2011-02-16T14:04:00.004-06:00

The sun is shining and it is 75 degrees here in Kansas City! Yahoo!!!!! Open up the windows and breath the fresh air!

Here is another card made with the stamp set Nature Walk. I used Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze card stock and Early Expresso and Baja Breeze ink. The little bee has some Frost White Shimmer paint on the wings. I added a little Baja Breeze to the flowers with a Stampin' Write marker.
I have lots of cards & wedding stuff to share and I should have my camera back by tonight. In the meantime, "Bring on spring!!!!."

Nature Walk

2011-02-10T15:44:00.002-06:00

Love, love, love this new stamp set called Nature Walk. I haven't had time to really play with my stamps lately 'cause I am in wedding mode (son's wedding is Saturday!). So I copied this card out of the magazine that Stampin' Up! demonstrators receive called Stampin' Success.
Love the colors Baja Breeze and Early Expresso together!
I have to admit that I was not a Baja Breeze fan when I first saw the color. But it is a great shade of blue that seems to blend well with other colors.
Off to bake a cake, make slaw and potato salad!

A Fancy Valentine!

2011-02-03T21:11:00.008-06:00

Since yesterday's Valentine was a simple Valentine I decided today to post a fancy schmancy one. I was inspired by this card HERE. I added some Basic Black because I love red and black together. The center heart and the scalloped border is punched out of the beautiful Glimmer paper from the Occasions Mini. Yummy glitter without the mess! The background was embossed with the Elegant Lines embossing folder, the other hearts were die cut with the Scallop Heart of Hearts embosslit. Not sure why the second photo looks so pink; the card stock and Satin ribbon is Real Red. I tried to edit the color but oh well photography is not my call to fame!

A Simple Valentine!

2011-02-02T14:34:00.004-06:00

Just a simple Valentine for you today! I actually copied a card from the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog except I used the new yummy Glimmer paper! Glitter without the mess and our punches work great with this paper! The stamp set is called Sweetheart. The card base is Crumb Cake, the panel at the bottom is textured Baja Breeze, the leaves are Wild Wasabi ink on Wild Wasabi card stock and the bird is Daffodil Delight on Crumb Cake paper. The sentiment is a rub-on.

Yeah me! All the wedding favor boxes are decorated-just need to fill with candy, make 40 milk cartons & decorate, and make some paper flowers for the table!

Another Valentine Cutie!

2011-01-24T16:16:00.007-06:00

Thank heavens for creative people who share! I can't seem to create anything original lately, just copy. The inspiration for this card came is HERE, on Vicki's blog, It's A Stamp Thing.
I kept the colors the same, Concord Crush and Blushing Bride but switched them around a little mostly because I only have Blushing Bride ribbon. The brad is a retired Stampin' Up! brad from the clearance rack. I pulled out my Coluzzle to cut the circles. To color the image I used blender pens and Stampin' Write markers. The sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up! set; the little girl is from Greeting Card Kids.

(Only 3 weeks until my son's wedding-hard to believe!) Anyone want to come help me make favor boxes????????

More New Digital Downloads!

2011-01-18T13:51:00.003-06:00

tem	Description	Image	Price
124030	Tempting Turquoise Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124031	Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124033	Pretty in Pink Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124022	Sweet Stitches Designer Buttons		$2.95
124028	Pattern Pieces Stamp Brush		$1.95
124018	Blossom Petals Punch		$0.95
124019	Build a Blossom Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124027	Eat Chocolate Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
125161	Top 10 Photo Book Template		$14.95
125162	2011 Pennant Desktop Calendar		$14.95
125623	Baja Breeze Flower Bouquet Birth Announcement		$1.95
125163	Regal Rose Flower Bouquet Birth Announcement		$1.95
125164	Play Date Invitation Designer Template		$1.95
125165	Snowflake Flurry Holiday Trifold Card Designer Template		$1.95
124542	Chat Room Rock Star Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124543	Chat Room Friend Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124486	Chat Room Baby Stamp Brush Set		$5.95

An oldie but goodie!

2011-01-14T12:40:00.003-06:00

I forgot the name of this technique but basically you use classic ink pads to swipe coordinating colors, on a piece of vellum. Before the ink dries stamp with any image (I used a couple from Baroque Motifs) repeatedly across the vellum. You don't ink the stamp but just clean on a piece of paper in between stampings. You are actually removing ink to make the images appear. After the ink dries on the vellum (you can use your heat gun but make sure not to overheat the vellum) stamp an image with Stazon Black, I used one from Friends 24/7. The vellum is attached to a piece Of Whisper White using glue dots in each corner.
The flower is from the pretties kit, still available on the clearance rack, that was colored by with Perfect Plum Classic Ink.

Paper & Ink: Not Quite Navy, Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Stazon Jet Black
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Friends 24/7, Teeny Tiny Wishes.

New Digital Downloads!

2011-01-11T16:03:00.003-06:00

Our latest digital downloads are here--and more are on the way for the month of January! If you would like to view our complete list of My Digital Studio download offerings, go to the customer homepage, click on Store, then Digital Crafting.

Item	Description	Image	Price
124034	Pink Pirouette Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124032	Rose Red Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124037	Wild Wasabi Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124035	So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper		$1.95
124024	Letterpress Alphabet Stamp Brush		$1.95
124025	Lots of Love Stamp Brush		$1.95
124026	Valentine Defined Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124029	Be My Valentine Stamp Brush		$1.95
124020	Seam Binding II Ribbon Pack		$3.95
124488	Extra Postage Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
124491	Motorcycle Stamp Brush		$1.95
124492	Printed Petals Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
125157	Chat Room Good Thoughts Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124541	Chat Room Celebrate Stamp Brush Set		$5.95

Valentine CASE

2011-01-10T18:07:00.003-06:00

Look! I finally made something; even if it was a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) of Vicki's card HERE. The main image is from the Stampin' Up! stamp set called Greeting Card Kids. I colored her with Stampin' Write markers.
The main panel is vellum embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. The sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up! hostess set.
Colors are Marina Mist and Pink Pirouette. Hard to believe but Valentines Day is just a little over a month away!

New Digital Downloads!

2011-01-05T17:19:00.004-06:00

Remember, you don't have to own Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio to be able to use these downloads. You can open them up in other software programs that use digital images.

New Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio

January 4, 2011

Item	Description	Image	Price
121821	Love Impressions Designer Series Paper		$2.95
124009	Love Impressions Embellishments		$3.95
124016	Cupcake Punch		$0.95
124017	Create a Cupcake Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124013	Artistic Etchings Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
124014	Notably Ornate Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
124490	Love Bandit Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124015	Bring on the Cake Stamp Brush Set		$7.95
125158	Chat Room Love Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
125159	Chat Room Occasions Stamp Brush Set		$5.95
124012	Love Letter Designer Series Paper		$4.95
123601	XOXO Stamp Brush Set		$1.95
122169	Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper		$3.95
123603	Nature Stamp Brush Set		$1.95
123602	Vintage Flowers Embellishment Kit		$1.95
122172	Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper		$4.95
123604	Sewing Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
122170	Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper		$3.95

Christmas Ornament Swap

2010-12-21T20:21:00.009-06:00

Some of my very creative friends and I had a girls' night out at a local restaurant and swapped Christmas ornaments. Here are the ones that I received. The first one was made by Kris (Collage Contessa) and the one below was made by Trisha (easily amused, hard to offend).

Aren't they beautiful?

They are all so unique! The only sad part is (hangs head in shame), I have not put up my Christmas tree and I don't think I will be able to this year. I just simply ran out of time. Oh well there is always next year right???

Here are the two ornaments I made to share. I used the Deck the Halls DSP and a stamp from Greeting Card Kids. I used blender pens and ink pads to color the image.

My Digital Studio Downloads!

2010-12-14T11:50:00.008-06:00

My Digital Studio is a digital software program sold by Stampin' Up!. It can be used for digital scrapbooking and soooo much more. You can create digital projects of all kinds, calendars, greeting cards, newsletters or create a hybrid project that includes digital images as well as traditional embellishments.

With My Digital Studio you can print from home using your own printer or have your items printed by Stampin' Up! professional printing facility.

You can also purchase extra downloads of Stampin' Up! images, templates and papers. You don't have to own My Digital Studio to purchase and use these images. They can be used with almost any design application.

For more information click on the image below.

Here are the newest downloads:

To purchase these downloads simply go the www.stampinup.com and list me (Rhonda Langley) as your demonstrator to receive the preferred price. Any questions feel free to e-mail me at rhondastamps@kc.rr.com.

Item	Description	Image	Price
124215	Extreme Snowboard Stamp Brush		$0.95
124218	Extreme Surfboard Stamp Brush		$0.95
124217	Extreme Skateboard Stamp Brush		$0.95
124219	Extreme Dirt Bike Stamp Brush		$0.95
124216	Extreme Guitar Stamp Brush		$0.95
123991	Style Beautiful Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
123992	Lap of Luxury Designer Series Paper		$4.95
123990	Elements of Style Stamp Brush Set		$3.95
123989	Teahouse Stamp Brush		$1.95
123988	Charming Stamp Brush Set		$3.95

Chipboard Ornaments

2010-12-11T11:14:00.003-06:00

These are ornaments I made for my Acteens class I teach at church. Acteens is a missions oriented group for girls in 7th to 12th grade. I made these with pieces from ornament kits Stampin' Up! offered a while back. I bought several of these kits when they went on sale for half price. (I can't resist a sale!) The bases are chipboard covered with precut DSP from the kit. I used Stampin' Up! glue sticks to adhere the DSP to the chipboard. I used some Basic Pearls from Stampin' Up, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Rhinestone brads, felt snowflakes (from the Stampin' Up! clearance rack) and elastic cord to decorate.
I packaged each in a cellophane back with a topper cut with the scallop square die and embellished with DSP covered chipboard pieces.

Candy Cane House

2010-11-29T23:53:00.008-06:00

This little house was soooo much fun to decorate once I overcame my fear. I knew I wanted to use this paper from the Candy Cane Designer Series Paper. I used Tombow™ Liquid Glue to glue the house together, to attach the DSP and to decorate the roof. The roof was made with strips of Wild Wasabi that I punched with the Scallop Border Punch. I glued the strips on the roof with a little overhang and then went back and trimmed the edges. The glittered door and shutters were made with Sticky Sheetst. The wreath was a Sticky Sheet I ran through the Big Shot with the scallop circle from the Pennant die. I made the "curtains" with retired ribbon from the Fairy Tale ribbon on the Stampin' Up!™ clearance rack. The snowflakes are also from the clearance rack.

I would have done a couple of things differently. I should have used Whisper White on the back of the Sticky Sheets for the shutters and wreaths to make them easier to handle. Also, I would have decorated the back of the roof before I glued it to the house.

Northern Flurry Embossing Folder

2010-11-16T16:57:00.002-06:00

Just a quick post of a quick and easy card we made at my Christmas card SAS. The Northern Flurry embossing folder makes this card super quick! I just added a little ribbon and some pearls, stamped Merry Christmas and tah dah! The card base, ink and ribbon are retired Brocade Blue. I did not put a bow on this one so it would be easy to mail!

Simple Grace Christmas Card

2010-11-14T20:12:00.004-06:00

This is one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets. It is one of the few retired Christmas sets that I have kept. The paper is a retired Stampin' Up! paper called Christmas Cocoa. I used Soft Suede to stamp the image and the sentiment which is from the Stampin' Up! set called Rejoicing In Christmas. The ribbon is Soft Suede grosgrain.

Tags Till Christmas Card

2010-11-12T11:12:00.003-06:00

Here is another card from my Christmas card Stamp-A-Stack. The card base is the now retired color Mellow Moss. I used the lovely Vintage Wallpaper to emboss the Very Vanilla panel. The stamped ornament is from the Stampin' Up! set called Tags Till Christmas; the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I used some of my stash of retired Purely Pomegranate satin ribbon.
Now that I see this card on the "big screen" I wish I had sponged around the larger panel. For SAS cards I try to keep them quick because we make 30 cards in one night. I love sponging everything but it is time consuming.
Well off to clean; my stamp club is tonight and my stamping basement needs attention!

Another Silver Dasher

2010-11-10T02:03:00.007-06:00

This is one of the cards we made at the Christmas Card Stamp-A-Stack. See what you missed!!! And just think-you would have your Christmas cards done and it is not even Thanksgiving!

I embossed Dasher and the sentiment with silver embossing powder. When I first started making cards I was in love with embossing. Watching the embossing powder melt as I heated it was almost like magic! Yeah well, like Trisha I am "easily amused". The card base is retired Taken With Teal textured card stock. I punched the snowflake and the scallop oval out of Brushed Silver card stock.

Dasher Christmas Tag

2010-11-07T12:50:00.007-06:00

Look it's Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet Cupid, Donder and Blitzen. Donder??? Is that correct? This little gem of a stamp is called Dasher but you could add a little red nose and call him Rudolph; he won't mind!
Dasher was stamped with Versamark™ and embossed with silver embossing powder. I added some of that lovely waffle paper and of course some of the new silver glass glitter found in the Holiday mini. (only $3.95 a jar!)
The snowflake is the negative image from the Snowflake Punch that I simply cut around and embossed with silver embossing powder. It is actually a piece of Whisper White.
Now originally I did not plan to add the snowflake but I smeared glue on the front of my tag so the snowflake was strategically placed to hide it. I did not take a photo of the back but there is a piece of Basic Gray card stock glued on the back with "to & from" stamped. This is one of the Christmas tags we will be making on Friday!! See what you are missing???????

2010-11-03T13:02:00.004-05:00

Don't you just love the background panel? This technique is called Inlaid Embossing. You can use any die cuts or punched pieces to make this. I used the Northern Frost Sizzlet die to cut the snowflakes and glued them on a piece of Whisper White using Tombow™ Liquid Glue. I then ran it through the Big Shot™ with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. The ribbon is Cherry Cobbler seam binding from the Holiday Mini. This is beautiful ribbon, very soft and supple! The card base is Night of Navy and the snowflakes were cut out of the now retired Brocade Blue.

Stampin' Up! Gold Waffle Paper

2010-11-01T13:40:00.004-05:00

I finally broke out my waffle paper and actually used it! It is thicker than I thought it would be and easy to work with. In order to ruffle it around the stamped image I cut it in vertical strips and used a couple of small pieces rather than trying to work with one long piece. When it is finished you cannot see the seams.
The stamped image is from the set called Tags Till Christmas found in the Holiday Mini. The glitter is the new yummy, sparkly Champagne Glass Glitter. I love this glitter (okay I love any glitter)! I used Tombow™ Liquid Glue to adhere the glitter. One really nice thing about this glitter is it will age over time giving your project a vintage look. The little branches are a Martha Stewart™ Punch. The Cherry Cobbler panel was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and spritzed with Shimmer Paint mist.

Stampin' Up! Nature's Nest

2010-10-25T23:12:00.005-05:00

Look! I made another masculine card! I am slowly but surely adding some manly cards to my stash. The turtle is from the Stampin' Up! set called Nature's Nest. This was one of the first sets in the new catalog that I put on my wish list; but it took me this long to actually purchase it. I colored the turtle with my watercolor pencils and blender pen. The card base is Crumb Cake with Early Expresso and Cajun Craze panels. The scallop is Naturals Ivory embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and punched with the 2-3/8 Inch Scallop Circle Punch. I added a little piece of some retired (but it is still on the clearance rack!) twill tape, and a few pieces of Early Expresso Word Window punches.

My first Build-A-Bear Card!

2010-10-22T01:40:00.005-05:00

This little fellow was just lying on my stamping table waiting on a permanent home. I hate to admit it but I have owned these Build-A-Bear™ dies for several months and have only played with them once. It's an addiction I tell you, you know the I-need-everything-new-in-the-catalog addiction and I need it yesterday!!
I am still trying to add to my stash of guy cards. Although this would probably have to be for a young guy-not sure an older guy would appreciate a Build-A-Bear LOL! The bear is cut out of some retired Creamy Caramel and the jacket is retired Close to Cocoa. I used embroidery floss for the shoelaces.

Just Percolating!

2010-10-18T20:05:00.005-05:00

The first time I saw this set I knew I had to have it. I especially love this funny sentiment, "caffeine isn't a drug, it's a vitamin!" Too bad it isn't true LOL!

I used my Stampin' Up!™ watercolor pencils and blender pens to color the images and then painted on a thin coat of Crystal Effects™. It is hard to tell in the photo but the top of the percolator has a little drop of CE for the glass stopper.

The ribbon is the last of my stash of retired Riding Hood Red taffeta-love this ribbon! I wish we had this in every color! The card base is Marina Mist and the Basic Gray panel was stamped with Basic Gray ink.

Cajun Craze Day of Gratitude!

2010-10-15T12:33:00.004-05:00

The weather here in Kansas City is absolutely beautiful-sunny & 70! I am going to work out in the yard today. It is just too lovely to stay inside!

Tonight we are going to ride the roller coasters and walk through the haunted houses at Worlds of Fun™. I must confess that I am a chicken when it comes to haunted houses.I am not sure how many I will be brave enough to walk through.

Cajun Craze is such a great color for fall cards! I used Cajun Craze and Naturals Ivory paper for this card. The twill ribbon was stamped with the acorn stamp using Cajun Craze classic ink. The background was made by stamping the leaves with Cajun Craze ink.

I am trying to add a few masculine cards to my stash.
I do think I should have added a little hardware-maybe a couple of brads or something. Oh well!

A Cupcake????

2010-10-11T21:44:00.004-05:00

Isn't this just the cutest???? This was a project I made at a shoebox swap sponsored by my 2nd level upline, Debbie Menez. Bet you can't guess what is rolled up in the middle????? Give up???

It is a SOCK! You simply fold a sock in half and roll it up. The paper is a strip of DSP that was run through the crimper. The "cherry" is a red pom-pom. We made these at one of my stamp clubs-see what you missed out on by not attending????? Cupcakes with zero calories and I didn't have to cook to make these!!

Blog Award!

2010-10-10T22:32:00.004-05:00

I have been given the "Cherry on Top" blog award from Kari at Pigtail1's Paper Patch . Thanks so much for the compliment and award!

The rules for receiving this award:

1. Thank the person that passed it to you.

2. Copy the award to your blog.
3. Share three things about yourself that you enjoy doing.
4. Pass the award to 5 others.

Three things I enjoy doing are:
1. Reading, even though lately I don't read as much as I would like. I enjoy reading lots of different books but my favorites are usually mysteries.
2. Just being outside! I love watching the birds and listening to the all the insect sounds and digging in the dirt!
3. Papercrafting of course!

I am passing this award on to:
1. Sharon Stamping & Musing
2. Lois Country Stampin Oasis
3. Vicki It's A Stamp Thing
4. Trey All Natural Stamping
5. Renee My Lifes Inky Escape

Stampin' Up! Pun Fun

2010-10-05T19:56:00.011-05:00

I finally participated in a sketch challenge only I didn't make the deadline for the giveaway! Go figure???

This is for Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge #300. Here's the sketch:

I pulled out a set I have not used for awhile called Pun Fun, great set of cute images. I colored the rocket ship using my Stampin' Up! watercolor pencils and a blender pen on Whisper White paper. The background paper was stamped with Garden Green and Pacific Point using the Extreme Elements stamp set.

I really need some birthday cards for boys in my stash. Actually I need some masculine cards period in my collection. My challenge this month is to make one masculine card for every feminine one I make-I should make two masculine for every one feminine but ...hard to give up the bling and glitter!

CLEARANCE RACK BLITZ!!!!!!!!!!

2010-10-05T13:35:00.006-05:00

LOTS OF NEW ITEMS ON THE CLEARANCE RACK!!!!!!

Now, from October 5-18, we're adding over two hundred more discontinued items--some at up to 80 percent off--to help us make room in the Distribution Center for new products!

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Day of Gratitude's Medallion stamp

2010-09-24T13:31:00.003-05:00

This medallion stamp is from the Day of Gratitude stamp set. I used Stampin' Write™ markers to ink up the stamp, stamped it on Naturals Ivory card stock and cut it out. The embossed panel is Naturals Ivory also that was embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder. Naturals Ivory is a lovely card stockr! It has a soft creamy look, more of an off white than an ivory.
The leaves are from the same stamp set. Isn't that brad gorgeous?? It is one of the brads in the package of Antique Brads from Stampin' Up! They are all gorgeous! Just the right touch!

Greeting Card Kids Halloween Card

2010-09-20T21:03:00.006-05:00

The images in this little stamp set called Greeting Card Kids are just toooo cute! Believe it or not I just purchased my first set of Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils. They are fabulous pencils. The colors are very vibrant and the pencils are strong and do not break easily. I stamped the image on Naturals White with Jet Black Stazon™ ink, colored the image and used blender pens. Then I covered the image with Crystal Effects™. I love using Crystal Effects but you must have patience and let it FULLY dry. I let mine dry overnight so I know it is dry and don't end up with a fingerprint on the image from checking. The paper is from the retired Cast-A-Spell Designer Series Paper. The pink ribbon is retired Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain.

Another Stampin' Up! Day of Gratitude

2010-09-16T23:16:00.002-05:00

Fall is definitely in the air and after the hot dry summer I am so ready!!! I was inspired by Mary Brown's card Here. These little leaves are so fun to play with! I used my new Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. This folder makes a really deep impression. The ribbon is retired More Mustard. The leaves were stamped with Early Expresso, Old Olive, More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry and Riding Hood Red. The card base, embossed panel and small border punched panel are Crumb Cake sponged with Early Expresso.

Stampin' Up! Day of Gratitude

2010-09-11T02:33:00.005-05:00

I finally made some fall cards. I just could not seem to get into a fall mood while it was 90 degrees outside. So now the weather is cooler and fall is in the air!!!
I am a matchy-matchy girl! I can't help myself. I just love it when everything co-ordinates! See how the stamped leaves match the paper??? The stamp set is called Day of Gratitude and is found in the Holiday Mini. The matching paper is called Autumn Spice and is a slightly textured heavy weight paper. Yummy fall colors.

The scallop was punched with the larger scallop circle punch out of Naturals Ivory paper.
I cheated a little with the ribbon. It is actually Dusty Durango and the card base is Cajun Craze but I think they are fairly close.
See the mat behind the sentiment? Know how I made it???? I punched a piece of Cajun Craze with the large scallop circle punch then punched it again to make an oval.

Morning Cup

2010-09-02T23:02:00.006-05:00

This was the first set on my wish list for the new catalog. It is called Morning Cup. Lots of great images and funny sayings are in this set. My favorite is "caffeine isn't a drug its a vitamin!'

I used the new Distressing Essentials kit to make the panel on the left. I started with a piece of Naturals White and wadded it up in a ball. Then I swiped some charcoal and navy ink across it and sponged a little charcoal around the edges. The image was colored with a blender pen and ink pads. The base is Not Quite Navy with little teabags stamped all over it. The red is Riding Hood Red.

Holiday Mini Blog Hop

2010-08-28T02:44:00.007-05:00

Click on the image below to begin your journey on a great blog hop! This blog hop features some of the great products in the Holiday Mini Catalog which begins September 1. Enjoy!

More Owls!

2010-08-25T10:21:00.002-05:00

Making these little owls is just plain addictive! This is one of my favorite color combos, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake. The only stamping is the sentiment. I used my Uni-Ball Signo™ White Gel Pen for the stitching and the owl eyes. Again I used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch for the strip of Not Quite Navy. I love this punch. It's like having every color ribbon!!!!

The weather here in Kansas City is absolutely beautiful!!! Clear skies, a little breeze and 67. A nice day to sit outside on the deck or go for a walk. Doesn't look like I will be stamping in the basement today-maybe tonight after dark???

Playing With the Two Step Owl Punch

2010-08-20T19:25:00.004-05:00

Well how cute is this little owl? I used some Basic Rhinestones for the eyes. It is a little tricky gluing the tiny pieces together for the owl but so worth it 'cause these are just too stinkin' cute! I used tweezers and Tombow™ Liquid Glue. Another demonstrator had a great idea; she placed a dob of Tombow Liquid Glue on a lid and used a toothpick to put the glue on the paper. This is the first time I have used Poppy Parade, one of the new In-Colors. I have to admit that I like it more now that I have actually made something with it.

Another great product I used on this card is the new Cork Sheets. I was pleasantly surprised at how thick and nice these are. I used my Big Shot™ and the Top Note die and simply cut it in half with the Tabletop Paper Trimmer and adhered it to a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock that was cut with the Top Note die. Again I used Tombow Liquid glue. The buttons are the clear Bitty Buttons with some Poppy Parade paper glued on them with Crystal Effects™.

The sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up! set.

Medallion Stamp Meets Gold Lame

2010-08-17T01:02:00.005-05:00

I couldn't wait to try out the new Gold Lame Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink™. (Wow that is long name for such a little bottle!!!!) This ink comes in a little bottle that looks like a bottle of nail polish. The "brush" is more like the tip of a marker. The main image is the Medallion stamp that was stamped with Versamark on Cherry Cobbler card stock and embossed with Black embossing powder. I layered that piece on some Basic Black that I outlined with the Gold Lame ink. I used the Gold Lame ink to color in a few places. This ink is very opaque and vibrant. I was also surprised how easy it was to outline the Basic Black paper. It was much easier than using the Painty Pens. I did not need to use a ruler or straight edge. A big thumbs up
for this new ink! Just think what it will look like on a Christmas card!