Christmas Card Stamp a Stack Event

I'm currently planning my Christmas card making event. More details to follow, but I wanted to give you a sneak peak! This class will be held Saturday, November 20 beginning at 9 am! Stay tuned for registration info.

Baby cards

Here are some cards I made for my twins 1st grade teacher. I thought they turned out cute! I used the set Fox and Friends from the Occasions mini as well as Thank you kindly. The paper was from Pawsitively prints collection.

Create a wonderful Gift

Here is a cute project to create for a wonderful gift. This includes a box and a set of 8 cards (2 designs, 4 each).

You can easily change the DS paper to make a completely different looking set of cards! I used Tea Party DS Paper and the Matchbox messages stamp set for this sample.

If you would like a PDF file with instructions for this, please email me!

Love card idea

Love card

Stamps:
TOGETHER FOREVER STAMP SET

Paper:
CARD STOCK WHISPER WHITE 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK BASHFUL BLUE 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK OLD OLIVE 12X12

Ink
VERSAMARK PAD

Accessories:
STAMPIN DIMENSIONALS
STAMPIN PASTELS
RIBBON GROSGRAIN OLD OLIVE 5/8 INCH
BRADS RHINESTONE CIRCLES ICE
RUB ONS LOVE BIRDS

Instructions
1. Stamp flower image in VersaMark ink twice on Old Olive card (3" x 6").
2. Adhere Old Olive wide grosgrain ribbon around front of card.
3. Stamp flower image in VersaMark ink on Whisper White card stock (1-3/4″ x 2″), and daub pastels over ink while still wet using Poppin’ Pastels technique.
4. Remove rhinestone from rhinestone brad, and adhere to center of flower. Layer on Bashful Blue card stock (2″ x 2-1/4″) using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
5. Apply Rub-Ons image to card.

Long time

Hello everyone. Sorry for not posting in forever, but well, life, kids, kids school, soccer, yoga, etc. You get the idea. So, here's a cute card idea for Mother's Day. And, I promise to start posting more. ;) Stamps:
BLOOMING WITH LOVE STAMP SET

Paper:
CARD STOCK VERY VANILLA 8 1/2X11
WATERCOLOR PAPER 3.75 INCHES X 5 INCHES
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRINTS OLD OLIVE 12 X 12 DBL SIDED

Ink:
STAZON PAD JET BLACK
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD BORDERING BLUE
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD OLD OLIVE
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD CREAMY CARAMEL
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD PURELY POMEGRANATE

Accessories:
STAMP-A-MA-JIG
PUNCH HANDHELD 1/16 INCH CIRCLE
COLUZZLE CUTTING SYSTEM STARTER SET
AQUA PAINTERS
THREAD LINEN
RIBBON TAFFETA VERY VANILLA 3/8 INCH

Instructions

1. Adhere Old Olive Prints Designer Series paper (4" x 4-1/4″) to Very Vanilla card.

2. Tie Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon around front of card.

3. Stamp flower image in Jet Black StazOn ink on watercolor paper. Watercolor stamped image using Bordering Blue, Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, and Purely Pomegranate ink and Aqua Painter. Let dry.

4. Stamp greeting in Jet Black StazOn ink next to flower image.

5. Cut out stamped image and greeting using Coluzzle Cutting System. Punch hole in top of circle using 1/16″ Circle punch, and tie to card using linen thread.

More Simply Scrappin' Holiday Cards

Here's part 2 of the Holiday cards from the Simply Scrappin' Kit card camp.

Simply Scrappin' Holiday cards

Here are the card samples for those of you who attended my Holiday Stamp Camp. These are just some examples we had on display.

Holiday Stamp a Stack Cards

Here are the last two cards for our Holiday Stamp a Stack!

Holiday Stamp Camp

Here are some of the cards we'll be doing for the Holiday Stamp Camp. These are three of the Stamp a Stack options.

July Stamp Club cards

I know I'm so late posting these. I thought I'd have so much time this summer to do my blog with the kids out of school. Didn't work out that way. So now the kids are in school, and life has gotten busy, but at the same time, I do have free time now. :) So, here are the cards we made at my July Stamp Club.
This one was a total case from the catalog. Great ideas in there I tell you!

Card #2 uses my new favorite punch, the scallop punch.

I also copied this card idea, but I really don't remember where I saw it. Sorry!

New Cuttlebug!

Hello all! Sorry about not posting. My kids all decided to get sick in a 2 week period. They are all now healthy and after a week of trying to get organized, I think life is back to normal! So, since my last post, I got a lot of new birthday goodies! A Cuttlebug and a new digital camera. Another reason for not posting is trying to figure out my new camera! I think I know what I'm doing now, so here are some cards I made with my new Cuttlebug using the Birthday Embossing folder. I also used Stampin' Up! paper and the set Eat Cake!

Wild Rose

Here are some cards I made straight from the Wild Rose Inpsiration sheet. I have no idea why I didn't start using all my sheets. They are fabulous. So quick and easy and with all the directions, it's a no brainer. And, the cards turn out so great. I don't think I would have come up with these designs on my own. I think the cool thing about the second card, is I only used one color to do the 2 step stamping. First, I inked the Rose with Perfect Plum ink, stamped on scrap paper, then onto Very Vanilla. Then the outline image was Perfect Plum on top. Same technique with the leaves with Always Artichoke ink. So, if you want to use your 2 step stamps with one ink color, this is a great way to do that!

Polka Dots & Paisley

Here's a card I made playing around with some new stuff. I used the Jumbo Petals Wheel from the Spring Mini for the background with Pretty in Pink Ink. Then I stamped the flower from the Polka Dot & Paisely stamp set using Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Taken with Teal Markers. I used Old Olive for the stem. I added these cute little Rhinestones I found in the Dollar section at my local JoAnn's.

Artifacts

I don't know why I haven't used my Inspiration sheets before to create these wonderful cards! All of these cards can be created by using the following:

• Artifacts Stamp set




• Sincere Salutations Stamp set




• Always Artichoke cardstockand ink




• Chocolate Chip Cardstock and ink




• Bravo Burgundy Cardstock and ink




• Mellow Moss cardstock




• Kraft Cardstock




• Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon




• Hodgepodge Hardware kit




• Antique Brass Eyelets

Circle Punch Card

Here's a very cool card idea that my downline Judy shared with me. I did vary it a bit. I used different size circle punches to punch out the different colors. I used Appricot Appeal, Certainly Celery and Lavender Lace, and mounted them on black cardstock. Then I used my Souffle gel pens to outline each circle. Then I used the Word Window punch to punch out a piece of Appricot Appeal and took the letters from Alphabits to make the "thanks" part. It is a super cool card!

Simple Scrappin' Cards

I just love using the Simply Scrappin' kits to create quick and easy cards. Here are a few examples using the Party Pieces Kit. I have been able to create 60 cards from this one kit, with the edition of 30 sheets of colored cardstock for the bases! I even have sticker left over and cardstock to make 2- 6x6 scrapbook pages! This will be one of the options for my upcoming Stamp camp in April.

I like it a Latte!

I received this set from Stampin' Up! as my Sales incentive set! I just had to play with it today. The base cardstock is Chocolate Chip. Then I layered on a piece from the Loves Me designer series paper (dots). The turqouise dots is the reverse of the white dots. I stamped the cup with Close to Cocoa ink, as well as the marshmellows and the steam. The words are stamped with Chocolate Chip ink. I used the ticket corner punch to do the corners, and then layered on Rose Romance paper! I also used my new Souffle pens from Sakura to color in the marshmellows white. You can't see from the scan, but it makes the puff up a bit. I Like It A Latte!

Eat Cake

My twins birthday is next month, so I've been working on their party invites. Their favorite colors are Purple (Lauren) and Orange (Sean). So, trying to make that work, I got out my Color Coach and tried to find orange and purple that didn't look horrible together. This is what I came up with. I used Apricot Appeal for the base. I used my markers to ink the cake with Certainly Celery and Lavender Lace, then stamped on Shimmery White cardstock. I used the Ticket punch to notch the corners, then layered on Certainly Celery. I used my new Crop-o-dile tool to punch out and set Lavender Lace eyelets, then mounted on LL cardstock. It's hard to tell from the picture, but I did stamp the background design using Apricot Appeal ink on the AA cardstock.

Polka Dots & Paisley

This is a new set that has not be out yet. It will be in the Spring 2007 Mini Catalog. It was a gift from Stampin' Up! to all their demonstrators in December! How cool is that? So, I've been playing around with it and decided I love it! There are other stamps in the set too! I also tried a new color combination, thanks to seeing this card on Splitcoast Stampers. Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip. I would never had put those two together, but I think it looks nice! I also used my new favorite punch, the Ticket Corner. Enjoy!

Happy Harmony

Hello all! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. I've finally climbed out of the maze a presents all over the house. I think I'm an expert at undoing all those plastic twist ties that hold the kids toys in the packages! Why they need so many I'll never know!

Anyway, I've had some time to start playing with my new stamp sets! Sell-a-bration is coming soon, so here's a card I made using the Happy Harmony set that will be available during Sell-a-bration. The base is More Mustard that I stamped with Linen stamp set with More Mustard ink. The Old Olive is stamped with Floral background stamp with Old Olive ink. It's hard to see from the scan, but I did use Old Olive and More Mustard Watercolor Wonder crayons to color the flower on the stamp. Then I spritzed with water and stamped. It was layered on Elegant Eggplant cardstock. Then I stamped the saying with Elegant Eggplant ink. I add brads in More Mustard as well. So, let me know what you think. Post a comment and tell me if you'd like this card to be in the Stamp Camp in February!