Fall Flowers

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Card Stock: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Very Vanilla
Specialty Paper: Early Espresso Core’dinations Card Stock, Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Paper
Accesories: More Mustard Scallop Dot Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Flower Garden Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

Hello!  I’m catching up on things and hopefully I’ll be able to stay up-to-date on my blog posts!  Sheesh!

Today’s card was one we made a few weeks ago and I  CASEd it from a card we made at a Shoebox Swap with the team.  It’s a pretty simple card.  I really like the new Core’dinations card stock.  It really adds a new dimension to your projects, especially when you use the sanding blocks with it.

Today I need to start cutting card stock for next week’s Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack.  There’s still some space left.  Let me know if you’d like to join us!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Punch Art Pumpkin

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Woo Hoo!  The election is OVER!  No more annoying phone calls, no more annoying TV ads, no more annoying junk mail and no more annoying people coming to door telling me to vote for their candidate!  It’s OVER!!!!!  Whew…I sure feel better getting that off my chest!  Congratulations President Obama and I wish you and our country a successful 4 years.

I CASEd this cute card from my upline Tara.  So simple, yet so cute!  😀  The fun part of this card that you can’t really see from the picture is that the Elegant Lines embossed background actually continues on the Water Color Paper!  Before you emboss your large background piece you use your temporary adhesive to adhere the Water Color Paper to it.  Then emboss.  When you’re ready to put your card together just align the embossed images and you have a really neat looking card.  Too cute!  Thanks Tara!

Off to get some things done like cut tons of card stock for next week’s Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Merry Minis Stamp Camp Project

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Stamp Sets: Merry Minis, Chock Full of Cheer
Card Stock: Garden Green, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Garden Green, Real Red
Accessories: Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Envelope Die, Window Frame Framelits, Merry Minis Punch Pack, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Crop-o-dile

Hello!  Stamp Camp on Saturday went very well.  I think everyone enjoyed themselves and things went quite smoothly.  This is one of the projects I designed for camp.  I need to thank my wonderful friend and downline Cindy for cutting everything for this project.  I never would have gotten it done without her help!

The little box is made from two Scallop Envelopes die cut on the Big Shot.  The little tags are made with one of the Window Frame Framelits.  How did we every make cards and projects without the Big Shot?!

Wouldn’t this little box of tags make a cute hostess gift for all of those holiday parties you’ll be attending soon?  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Gently Falling Emboss Resist

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Stamp Sets: Gently Falling, En Francais
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Ink: Crumb Cake, Versamark
Accessories: Crumb Cake & Early Espresso Tulle, Antique Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder
Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Sponge, Paper Piercing Tools, Heat Tool

I really haven’t forgotten you….I just have to stop leaving town for long periods of time because I get too far behind on everything!  Yikes!  Busy, busy, busy!  Class last week, class this week and Stamp Camp on Saturday.   I may have time for a quick breath starting Sunday but then it’s time to get ready for my Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack classes.  Good thing I love what I do!

I need to catch you up on all of the great projects we’ve done in the last few weeks.  This card is probably my favorite of the ones we made in our Fall/Thanksgiving class.  I CASEd it from my sister stamper, Gina.  Thanks Gina!  Of course I changed it up just a bit but I love the look of this card.  I used the Emboss Resist Technique on the leaf.  First I stamped the small piece of Very Vanilla card stock with the En Francais Background stamp with the Crumb Cake Ink.  Then I stamped the leaf in Versamark and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  The next step was to rub the Crumb Cake ink gently over the embossed leaf to bring out the design.  Isn’t it gorgeous?

I need to go start working on all of those final details for Stamp Camp.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

It’s a Sale!

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Stamp Set: Googly Ghouls
Card Stock: Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Howlstooth & Scaringbone
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Googly eyes, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Mark your calendars right now for Monday, October 29th!  Stampin’ Up! will be offering all of their stamps at 15% off!!!  It’s the Sell-a-Stamp Spooktacular and you will NOT want to miss it!  Stamp sets, single stamps, background stamps, personalized stamps and cookie stamps will all be on sale!  Woo Hoo!

Start figuring out your order now!  You can place your order on my website just by clicking on the “Order On-Line” button to the right or you can e-mail me or call me with your order.  Just don’t forget to take advantage of this fabulous deal on Monday!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Toxic Treats Treat Box

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Stamp Set: Toxic Treats
Card Stock: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Fancy Favor Die, Labels Collection Framelits

Yes, Halloween is definitely on it’s way and it’s time for more spooky treats.  What better way to present your treats than in this adorable Toxic Treats Treat Box! (Wow!  That’s a mouthful!)  This little box is SO easy to make.   I cut a strip of designer paper and with temporary adhesive attached it to the edge of the Basic Black card stock before running it through the Big Shot with your Fancy Favor Die.  When everything was die cut I removed the designer paper and then re-attached it with a little border BEFORE putting my box together.

If you read the ingredients for my project under the picture you noticed that I used Basic Black ink and Very Vanilla card stock.  Stampin’ Up! has recommended not using this combination because the new formula of Basic Black ink doesn’t seem to dry on Very Vanilla and Whisper White card stock (They’re working on this…).  They recommend using the StazOn Black ink for these papers.  Well, I wasn’t liking the way that my StazOn was covering (yes, I probably could have re-inked the ink pad) so I went with the Basic Black.  The secret is to heat set the ink with your heat tool!  A simple solution to the problem.

You’ll notice that I don’t have any treats in my treat box….well, I don’t think I’m going to buy my candy until 4 pm on October 31st.  I simply don’t have any will power!  Unfortunately, I like to be prepared so we’ll see how long this idea really lasts!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Halloween is coming soon!

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Hello!  Halloween is just around the corner.  Are you ready?  Have you decorated yet?  Well, here is an adorable decoration for you!  A 6″ x 6″ Halloween Printer’s Tray/Shadow Box.  I was inspired by the incentive that Stampin’ Up! offered in August and September for new recruits.  I wanted to make something very similar to the one SU offered but I couldn’t find a printer’s tray that was like the one SU had.  I came across these small ones and figured they’d probably even be better (and less expensive!).  They had them at the local craft stores but I needed so many I ordered them on-line.

The adorable wall art is from Stampin’ Up!’s My Digital Studio.  It’s the Toxic Framable Digital Designer Template.  Don’t you LOVE it!  It’s so spooky!

The hardest part of the project was figuring out what to put in the small sections after I filled them with the Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Papers.  I finally decided upon a couple little banners held in place with Black Glimmer Brads.  For the center section I made a tiny little lollie and put a Vintage Brad in the center.  I think it turned out pretty darn cute!  Now I just need to put it out to decorate my home.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Home, Sweet Home

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Hello Denver!  I’m home!  My trip didn’t seem quite so long while I was away but when I got home and saw all of the mail and packages on the kitchen table I realized just how long it had been!  2 1/2 weeks is a long time to be gone.  Glad to be home but now I have to tackle unpacking, laundry and of course the trip to the grocery store that will probably take hours since we have no food in the house!  It should be a very busy day but then I get to watch the Denver Broncos play the Sand Diego Chargers tonight!  Woo Hoo!

 

Stamp Set: Toxic Treats
Card Stock: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Howlstooth and Scaringbone
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray
Tools: Decorative Label Punch
Accessories: Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon

Today’s card is a Halloween card that I CASEd.  I received the original in a swap.  Don’t you love it?  I love the side- step idea.  Doesn’t it work perfect for the grave stones?  I used the Toxic Treat Stamp Set from the Holiday Catalog on this card.  Pretty spooky, huh?!

Well, I should get to work on the millions of things that need to get done.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

French Foliage Collage

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Hello again!  Two days in a row!  Aren’t you thrilled?  Ha!  Today’s card is another one we will be making at my sister’s class this week.  It’s a nice and simple fall card.  I actually used it as a thank you note for some of my customers recently.

The first step in making this card is to ink up your clear block with Crumb Cake ink and then stamp it on your card stock.  This is such a cool technique!   I love how you get a different look each time you ink the block.   After that I just stamped all the other images.  Simple!  I did have to add a few layers of card stock though.  Simple is one thing….no layers is another!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Floral District Circles

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Hello!  No, I did not fall off the face of the earth.  I’m in the Minnesota Homeland, just returned from the wilds of Canada where hubby and I spent the long weekend cutting, chopping and stacking wood with his parents.  The weather was horrible but we had a good time.  We got TONS of wood cut for the rest of the fall and winter to heat the cabin.

Now that I’m back to civilization with internet I can finally add a post or two to my blog.  I apologize for falling so far behind.   Thursday night this week I’m doing a mini Stamp-a-Stack class for my sister and some of her friends.  Needless to say, that was what I was doing right before our trip….I had to choose the cards as well as cut the card stock and pack up everything I would possibly need for the class.

Stamp Set: Friendly Phrases
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Designer Paper: Floral District
Accessories: Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: 1 3/4″, 1″ and 3/4″ Circle Punches, Small Heart Punch

Today’s card is one of the cards for the class.  I CASEd it from my upline Tara.  She has such great ideas that are simple.  I still have a hard time coming up with simple but I’m getting better.  The circles are cut from the Floral District Designer Paper pack.  Isn’t this a great idea?  Just punch out circles from beautiful designer paper and layer them on your card!  I LOVE it!  Simplicity at it’s best.  Add a layer of colored card stock,  some rhinestone jewels and a sentiment and you have a beautiful card!  Don’t be surprised if you see this card at a future class!  😀

It’s time to get ready to head to the mall with my mom.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Beautiful Wonderfall

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Stamp Sets: Wonderfall, Fabulous Phrases
        Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory           Ink: Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple
Markers: Raspberry Ripple, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede
Accessories: Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Natural Designer Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Linen Thread
Tools: Stampin’ Sponge, Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Color Spritzer Tool

 

 

Hello!  Busy, busy, busy again.  Classes are done for the month and we head out of town later this week.  I’ve been trying to clean up loose ends as well as design cards for a class I’ll being doing at my sister’s in MN.  I also had to design card for my group to make for the church office.  Like I said; busy, busy, busy!  I also want to get my classes for October set so I don’t have to do it when I get home!  I think I need a vacation….oh, yeah….I leave Thurdays!  😀

Today’s card is one that I designed a while ago.  It was a possibility for a swap and/or a class but didn’t make the cut.  Actually, I love it but it isn’t a quick card to make with all the die-cutting, spritzing and sponging.  Sure is pretty though!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Two Tags Treat Holder

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Stamp Set: Googly Ghouls
Card Stock: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Howlstooth & Scaringbone
Ink: Black StazOn
Markers: Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit
Accessories: Basic Black 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Two Tags Die, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch,
1 1/4″ Circle Punch

This week’s class theme was Halloween.  Yes, it’s a bit early but since I’m headed out of town next week and won’t be back until almost the middle of October I wanted to get it in.  You just have to make Halloween stuff!  It’s SO fun!

Here’s one of the fun projects we made this week this.  Isn’t it cute?  It’s pretty easy to make too.  You use the Two Tags Die to cut the little holder.  You fold your card stock in half and place the fold just inside the bottom edge of the tag outline on your die.  If you don’t do it this way you end up with two pieces instead of one folded piece…oops!  Fold down one of the scallops and decorate whatever way you choose.  Place your candy (or one of those skinny drink packets) in the holder and tie your ribbon around it to hold it in.  The ribbon goes under the scallop flap you folded down.  That’s it!  Pretty simple.   OH……don’t forget the googly eyes!  They’re the best part!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sweet Tea Cups

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Stamp set: Tea Shoppe
Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Note cards, Perfect Plum and Pink Pirouette 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits

Hello!  Today’s project is a set of tea cup cards that I made.  Every year our church holds an Oktoberfest and there is a basket auction as a fundraiser.  Our book club decided on a High Tea theme.  We’ll purchase tea for two at the Brown Palace in downtown Denver which serves a fancy tea.  We are also including a teapot and a few tea cups.  I’m donating a set of four of these sweet little tea cup note cards.  It should be a great basket and hopefully there will be a lot of tickets purchased for it.

I’m also putting together a basket of all-occasion cards for this event.  There’s a reason I always cut extra cards for classes!  😀  Now I just need to put it together!

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!

Wonderfall Leaves

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Stamp Set: Wonderfall
Card Stock: More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso Core’dinations
Designer Paper: Orchard Harvest
Accessories: Brushed Bronze Designer Buttons, 1/8″ Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Tools: Big Shot, Autumn Accents Die, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

Don’t you just love fall.  It’s definitely my favorite season.  Here’s a card made with the Wonderfall Stamp Set and the coordinating Autumn Accents Die.  I have to admit that I’m a bit confused as to why Stampin’ Up! made a die for the leaves instead of framelits.  As it is now when you use these two products together you die cut the leaves first and then you ink up your coordinating stamp and lay the die cut leaf on the ink stamp to get your image.  It’s not too hard to get it lined up right but using a framelit after you’ve stamped the image would have been SO much easier.  I love leaves though so these two items were some of the first items from the fabulous Holiday Catalog that I had to get!

Have you worked with the new Core’dinations Card Stock yet?  It’s really fun.  It’s  got an inner core to it so when you sand it you get this really neat weathered look.  It’s really fun!  I love using it with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  You get this fabulous weathered look.  Don’t you love it?!  You should definitely try it sometime!

I had to use that fun new designer paper, Orchard Harvest, on this card again.  It’s just so…well, FUN!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Perfectly Preserved

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Stamp Set: Perfectly Preserved
Card Stock: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Orchard Harvest
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Perfect Pennants Die, Cannery Set Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits

Here’s another one of those darn stamp sets that I didn’t have to have when I first saw it.  Then, all of these darn, talented people start making cards with it and I can’t resist it.  What’s with that?  Now I can’t get enough of that cute little jar and all of those pieces of fruit and veggies!

This card is CASEd from the talented Michelle Theriault.  Thanks Michelle!  That little cob of corn is SO darn cute and then when you put it with the adorable paper….YIKES!

Don’t you just love the new Woodgrain Embossing Folder?  It adds so much dimension.  I rubbed Lucky Limeade ink over it to give it even more texture.  Wow!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!