Happy Wednesday! Hope you're having a great week!Here's another Thanks card for the SU Convention, hope you're not getting tired of these yet, I still have more to go. I stamped the image in Old Olive first in the middle, then in Real Red, and Pacific Point. It was a little plain, so I jazzed it up with some stitching since I didn't have many accessories to work with. This could work well for a masculine thanks, something that can be kind of tricky for us girly girls! ha!And so it begins...the 2010 school year...I'm off to In-service, sigh. I'm actually ready to get back to school, I think...Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Thanks.
Cardstock: Basic Black, Pacific Point, Whisper White.
Ink: Pacific Point, Real Red, Old Olive.
Accessories: Mini Library Clip, sewing machine, dimensionals.
Happy Tuesday!Here's another card using the Thanks stamp I made for the SU Convention. I was trying to think of something different for it, so I used the star punch and made the "thanks" as a peek-a-boo underneath. Don't you love the deep red of that the new Cherry Cobbler?! Toodles for now! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Thanks, Tiny Tags.
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso.
Ink: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso.
Accessories: Star Punch, Modern Label Punch, Jewelry Tag,Natural Hemp, dimensionals.
Happy Saturday! I'm back early with a challenge card! I've been working on some projects but decided I needed a fun card, just for the heck of it! Plus, I received some new SU Holiday Mini catalog pre-order items this week, so how could I not play with them a little bit?! I promise not to go crazy and start showing you Christmas things every day in August, but believe me, it would be so easy with these new Holiday Mini items!On to the card...I used the great colors from the Play Date Color Cafe Challenge #41 as well as Jen's SFYTT from today. What a fabby sketch! This one came together very quickly! But now, time for true confessions from a lunkhead stamper...the card started out as a one-layer card with those embossed dots on it. Then, when I decided in a genius moment to sew that folded paper down with the scrunched up lace...I sewed the card shut. Yes, I really did. So remember, when sewing things down the front of your card, open it up first. Ugh! I couldn't waste it, though, so I just trimmed it down and stuck it to a new card base. Remember, boys and girls, there's always a solution for mistakes in paper-crafting!Okay, I'm outta here. I've had stinkin' migraines the past two night and it's trying to creep back on me now, that little {insert expletive}. I hope you have a great weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Jolly Old St. Nick (Holiday Mini).
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Candy Cane Christmas DSP (Holiday Mini).
Ink: Staz-On Brown, Cherry Cobbler, Blush Blossom.
Accessories: So Saffron ribbon, Aquapainters, Cherry Cobbler Big Button (Holiday Mini), Big Shot, Sizzix Winter Set embossing folder, vintage lace, Janome Sew mini.
Happy Friday! Here's a little pub call reject card from a few weeks ago, but I still like it! *grin* A little mix of Little Yellow Bicycle Fresh Print Clothesline, a little October Afternoon and American Crafts Flair, plus a little Big Shot texture and alphabet. Oh yes, and a Jenni Bowlin ticket, love those!I'm recovering this evening...yes, I had to work a half day today...human resources benefits enrollment stuff. Then I ran some errands, so schwooo, I am wiped out! heh! heh! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!
And for something completely different...The new Thanks stamp. Yes, just a stamp, not a set.When I first got this to make Convention samples with, I panicked a little...how to make 5 cards, 2 three-D projects, and a scrapbook page with one lonely stamp. But I love anything with text-related, so I jumped right in and attacked these projects first, and they were probably the easiest for me. I hope you're having a great week, it's almost Friday! I'm feeling a little bit like the grasshopper who enjoyed my summer and didn't gather food for winter like the ant did, so now I'm doomed. Doh! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeFinished card size: 6 1/2" x 3 1/4"
Stamps: Thanks, Fabulous Phrases.
Cardstock: Poppy Parade, So Safron, Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizazz.
Ink: Pear Pizazz, Poppy Parade.
Accessories: Big Shot, Simple Alphabet Dies, 1/2" Circle Punch, Linen Thread, Tempting Turquoise Button, Dimensionals.
Happy Wednesday! How about a little 3-D action with the Just Believe stamp set?! A little gift box with removable lid.
I don't remember too much about it, sigh. I had saved the sheet with measurements for awhile, but then I cleaned up and it seems to be gone. It's one of those simple boxes with the lid made just a tiny bit larger than the box. I decided the edges needed more detail later, so I added strips with the scallop edges on top. Now that I see it photographed from above, it really doesn't look very good! I should have disguised that better with some cool blanket stitching or something. Anywhooo, let me know if you have any questions about this. Which reminds me, dh asked me not to say "anywhooo." Isn't that odd? For the most part, he thinks I do no wrong (it's true, I told you he was a saint!), but this bothers him. Now I find it very hard not to say it ALL the time! (Insert evil grin here!)
Actually, maybe I just think he thinks I do no wrong, because the other day we were talking and he was saying some seriously funny stuff. Then he noticed me writing on a piece of paper...DH: What are you doing?Me: Writing this down.DH: Why?Me: So I can remember it and put it on my blog.DH: I don't wanna be on your blog. (Think of Jerry Seinfeld saying "But I don't wanna be a pirate!)Now, where's that paper...Oh yes, found it. Remember this chair I bought for $5 awhile back? It was supposed to go in my craft room. I wheeled it in late that night and left it in the living room. Well, it looks dang good in the living room! I know, crazy! But our living is all brown and cream and believe me, it just works. So here's how this conversation went:DH: Did you put that chair in your office? (I think "office" indiciates that the activities performed in there could possibly result in income some day.)Me: No, I'm leaving it in the living room.DH: But it's an office chair.Me: I know, but it looks good.DH: But it's an office chair.Me: I know, but it's amazing how it's brought new life into that tired, old room.DH: Here's what's amazing, how the monstrous cliches roll out of you.Isn't he funny?! See why I wrote that down? Now let's just hope he doesn't read the blog anytime soon and keeps on thinking I do no wrong. *grin*Thanks so much for stopping by...and putting up with my ramblings! Hugs and happy stamping!
Happy Tuesday, people! Hope your week is going well!Here's a quick share...my last SU convention card sample with Just Believe. I whipped out the big guns for this one...yes, my heat embossing gun! Y'all know I'm a lazy stamper! Since I was obviously too lazy to color in this image with my markers (I've seen some other beautiful samples where this was done, never even occurred to me!), I gave it some overall color by stamping in Versamark then heat embossing with white embossing powder. White embossing is my fave, the results are always so dramatic!Okay, gotta roll. Every precious moment counts on my last week off! lol! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Just Believe
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Greenhouse Gala designer series paper.
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark.
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White Satin Ribbon, Border Punch, Linen Thread, Big Shot, Lots of Tags SU Sizzlits die, Linen Thread, Buttons (Old Olive, So Saffron, Whisper White).
Happy Monday! I'm so excited to share my first sketch card as a design team member over at 2 Sketches 4 You! I've been playing along with me since the very beginning, since Laura and Kazan are so talented and crazy nice and have the best sketches. I noticed the other day you can click on Sketches By 2S4U at the top of their website and have access to ALL of their weekly sketches and card samples. What a great resource!This week's sponsor for Kazan's Sketch #58 is Tiffany Doodles and they have an amazing selection of digital stamps! When I saw this darling "couch" image, it called out to the old interior designer in me, and I knew it would work perfectly with a very literal translation of this week's sketch. I even splurged and used one of the antique keys that I've been hoarding! ha! (Of course, it's not out of the house yet...) Be sure and check out the amazing samples the rest of the design team came up with, I was blown away!I can't wait to check out your creations with this week's sketch! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Digital "Couch" from Tiffany Doodles.
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, The Girls' Paperie.
Accessories: Making Memories crochet trim, clock from The Girls' Paperie, velvet ribbon uknown, vintage key, "Home Sweet Home" from All My Memories, Janome Sew Mini.
Happy Sunday! Hope you're having a great weekend!I'm back with another scrapbook page, one from the SU Convention display samples. Again, it's my friend Asha's beautiful little girl. Maybe if I had kids this cute (or kids at all!), I'd be inspired to scrapbook more! In the meantime, I'll just keep borrowing!I think the page is Sahara Sand. I was supposed to use the new Paisley Prints stamp and matching wheel (coming out in Holiday Mini available September 1), which I did, I just kept it very simple. The picture was so cute, every time I tried to add more, it took away from the picture. Plus, we didn't have many accessories to work with since the new catalog with new accessories wasn't out yet and they asked us not to use retired accessories. Good thing I like simple anyway!I stamped the pumpkin and cut it out. Then I ran the wheel on the Melon Mambo cardstock and cut out the little "flags" and the little rectangles to stamp the words on. That new Fabulous Phrases set is a really good word set, lots of fun combinations you can make in a really pretty, fun script. Oh, to make the flags somewhat consistent, I used the 3/4" square punch to punch squares, then I cut the squares in half. I attached them with mini glue dots to give a little dimension.Okay, back to projects! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Paisley Prints, Fabulous Phrases.
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Staz-On Black.
Accessories: 3/4" Square Punch, Janome Sew Mini.
