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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!
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.
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!
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!
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! 🙂
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!
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!
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! 😀
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!
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!
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!
Stamp Set: Day of Gratitude Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla Ink: Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Good morning! It’s a good day for gratitude. The sun is shining, there’s a cool breeze and it rained the other day! We haven’t had rain in a LONG time so that was a good thing!
This is another one of those simple, yet elegant cards that I seem to be gravitating towards lately. Just a few stamped images, some ribbon and of course, dimensionals! That’s it!
Stamp Set: Friendship Preserves Card Stock: Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla Designer Paper: Orchard Harvest Ink: Lucky Limeade Accessories: Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon Tools: Window Frames Collection Framelits, Paper Piercing Tools, Festive Paper Piercing pack, Big Shot
Hello! I know I’m starting to slack on my posts again….sorry about that. Time just seems to escape me! We made this card in class this week. Simple, but fun! The more I play with the Orchard Harvest Designer paper the more I love all the colors in it. It’s so fun!
Don’t you just LOVE all the new framelits that Stampin’ Up! is coming out with? They make cutting out a stamped image SO easy! At Stampin’ Up!’s regional event here in Denver last weekend we learned such an easy tip to use with these framelits….not sure why I couldn’t have thought of it myself….to keep your framelit centered around your stamped image just stick a post-it sticky note over it! Wow! Such an easy trick! How come I can never think of these things?!
It’s hard to tell in the picture but on the Raspberry Ripple window frame I paper pierced around the edge using the the Festive Paper Piercing Pack. Another wonderful item from SU!
Stamp Set: French Foliage Card Stock: Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla Ink: Early Espresso, Island Indigo Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Sponge
Hello! Saturday I attended Stampin’ Up!’s Regional Event in downtown Denver. It was FABULOUS! I LOVE Stampin’ Up! events. I always come home motivated and full of fabulous ideas that I can share with you!
This was my swap card for the event. Isn’t it pretty? I love this color combination of Early Espresso and Island Indigo. The card definitely looks better in person. Can you see from the picture that the stamped image is embossed with the Big Shot? I first stamped the leaves and then I rubbed the Island Indigo ink over the stamped image with the Stampin’ Sponge. Then I ran the card stock through the Big Shot. This gave a total different look than you would get if you ran the card stock through the Big Shot before rubbing the ink on it. Give it a try! It’s pretty easy.
My team had a meeting yesterday to plan our Holiday Stamp Camp. We have some great projects in store for you. I hope you can join us on November 3rd if you’re in Denver area! Have a great day and Happy Stamping!
Yep, you heard right! It’s Back to Spool time! During the month of September you can get a spool of the new Stitched Satin Ribbon in any of the 5 new In-Colors FREE with a $40 purchase! Isn’t that fabulous? I LOVE this new ribbon! It’s so soft and silky and easy to use. I know you’ll LOVE it to! Contact me today with your order! 🙂
