One of my upline challenged some of us to make a hat/bonnet using a pattern she had. It sounded fun to me so I took on the challenge. Here it is! Here's a side view. It may be hard to tell, but I stamped all of the black cardstock with the swirly in Baroque Motifs and then embossed with Black Embossing Powder. The "diamonds" you see around the outside of the brim are from the Eggcellent Eggs Kit on page 23 of the Occasions Mini Catalog. Don't be fulled, you don't have to use this kit on eggs! As I was making the hat my middle son happened to find a piece of the Sweet Pea Stitched Continue reading
Technique Club – Make Your Own Buttons
If you are not part of the Stampin' Technique Club your going to regret it! I have the neatest technique to show the members tonight!(Club was rescheduled to tonight due to the snow last week.) I just can't wait! We're going to learn to make our own buttons! So what do you think? I can't wait to share these with the club members! If you're not part of the Technique Club I hope you will consider joining. If you're hesitant, you're welcome to join us for one meeting to see if you like it before making a commitment! Just contact me and we'll get you in. Do you realize I have Continue reading
Baroque Motifs Framed Artwork
I made this Powder Room sign a good while back thinking I would sell it at the Markets. For one reason or another it has not sold. Perhaps I'm the only one out there with a blue powder room! In any case, when I stopped by the market the other day I decided to bring it home with me and put it up on my door. Sometimes those who are new to my house get confused between the garage door and the bathroom door. Now there shouldn't be any difficulty in deciding which door to try. To make this I used the colors of Ballet Blue and Whisper White with the Baroque Motifs and Headline Alphabet Continue reading
Sweet Treat Frog Valentine
I've been working on the Thinking of You/Valentine card class which is taking place at the library this coming Monday evening. In the background of this card I stamped leaves from the Kind and Caring stamp set and grass from the Inspired by Nature set. The frog was made with a variety of Stampin' Up! punches and then I stamped "i love you" from the Three Little Words stamp set in Real Red. We will be making this card at the card class Monday evening. I think this would be a great card to give to your children, grandchildren or sometimes even a fun card to slip in your hubby's Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Blog Tour – Final Day
Welcome back! It's time to see the rest of the contents in this charming little house! I like to make these little tea packets that hold two teabags so I thought it would be fun to put one of these inside the house. I used the Vintage Vogue stamp set, the Finial Press embossing folder and Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon. I also made two more cards for in the box. I believe they could both pass for Victorian style. Here's a close up view of this card. I combined the Vintage Vogue and Three Little Words stamp sets. The colors you see on this card are Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink and Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Blog Tour of Houses
So, what's inside? Let's see a couple of the items today and then I'll share the rest with you tomorrow! I made this flower with the Scallop Dies and the Big Shot. We have three sizes of scallops. Cut them out of fleece, heat them up with the scallop die and you get this flower which makes a beautiful pin. Are you surprise to see a flower for in my box? Several of you said in your comments that you thought I'd put cards in my box. Well . . . It is a pin, but it's attached to a card! The pin is attached to the card but can easily be detached and worn or displayed easily. To Continue reading
Handcrafted Stampin' Up! Victorian House
Welcome to Day #1 of our RemARKable Open House Blog Tour! I think you're in for some surprises! You may notice that many of us participating in the tour are offering special Open House Classes. Please know this is essentially the same class which includes the house pattern, and an idea sheet with a total of 30 house ideas on it. As one of my customers if you have not yet registered for the class, my class is being held on February 23 at 6:00 P.M. in my home in Stewartstown, PA. (Please note, we will be making a different house than the one shown here.) If you are unable to attend Continue reading
Build-A-Bear Baby Frames
I had some friends over to stamp today and we had a great time! While we stamped I worked on some framed artwork that I hope to sell. This is one of my first projects with the Stampin' Up! Build-A-Bear die and the Big Shot. (You can see the Build-A-Brear dies and stamp sets on pages 38-40 of the Occasions Mini Catalog.) Isn't he cute? The background behind him is stamped with the Wedding Sweet stamp set in Whisper White Craft Ink on Bashful Blue Cardstock. Here are some little chipboard pieces I colored with Bashful Blue Craft ink and then I stamped words from the Warm Words stamp Continue reading
Fleece Flower from the Big Shot
Woo Hoo! After several days we are almost back to normal around here! The electricity, phones and internet are back up and going. Now all we have to do is get the van fixed up from it's scratches, dings and dents (ie. new front and back windshields etc.) If you don't know what I'm talking about just check out the post before this one. I'm so happy to get back to Stamp That and get to work! While I was at my parents my mom and I went out and did a little bit of shopping. We bought fleece! What do you think of my flower? I used the Flower, Daisies #2 die to cut the various pieces out of Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Treat Box
Have you noticed the Treat Boxes on page 159 of the Idea Book & Catalog? These are easy to overlook but so handy to have! They make great little gift bags that you can dress up to fit any occasion. I added strips in Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip to the bag which are punched with the Scallop Trim Sale-A-Bration punch. Then I used the Vintage Labels Sale-A-Bration stamp set in the lower right corner and I also added some Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (the ribbon used here is retired but similar to that in the Occasions Mini catalog. I know it can be hard to tell how much fits into Continue reading
Beautiful Wings for Boxes & Bags II
Here's another box we're going to making at the Boxes & Bags II class next Tuesday night! I broke out of my shell and used unusual colors for me, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. Aren't you proud of me?! Okay, I can't take all the credit, I saw a picture of someone else's project and then came up with this. Here's a view of the front. I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die and the Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration stamp set. This cute box (or is it a bag since it has a handle??) is a great size! You can easily fit cards and envelopes inside here or you could put in candy Continue reading
Handmade Boxes & Bags Class
I was playing around with the Stampin' Up! Mini Milk Carton Die (page 23 of the Occasions Mini Catalog) today in preparation for the Boxes & Bags II class next Tuesday. Have you signed up yet??? This particular carton was decorated with the Totally Tess stamp set which can be found on page 41 of the mini catalog. Tess is pretty fun because she can wear a black apronand play with all sorts of stampin' tools just like me! Here's another carton. This time I used our new Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon (page 27 Occasions Mini Catalog), Sending Love Specialty paper (page 13 Mini) and the Continue reading