One of my upline, Jan, shared a cute bug she made and I decided to give it a try. These are so cute and easy to make! They would make a great valentine for children to give to their classmates! As you can see, the bugs body is made with a valentine pencil and a strip of our Sending Love Designer Paper. The Heart to Heart Punch and 1 3/8" circle punch made the head and a little grosgrain ribbon for the antennae. So easy! Continue reading
Packaged Stamped Cards & Tags
I was looking back through my posts and I don't believe I ever shared these with you. I made up several packs of cards and tags to donate to my son's private school for their Christmas Shoppe where they buy gifts for family members. This particular set you see here is a bag of eight 3" x 3" cards and envelopes. The Oval All stamp set is on page 125 of the Idea Book & Catalog and the DSP is retired but it would be easy to substitute other paper similar to this if you don't have the exact same thing. This is a pack of four 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cards with matching envelopes. The stamp set Continue reading
Handmade Desktop Calendar with Easel Display & Drawer
I made this special project for my hostess today. Shhh! Don't tell! Amanda, my hostess, used a "Yes!" coupon when she booked her party so I she's been promised a special gift. She won't get this particular box but one very much like it. I will be making part of it there at the party. The bottom is a drawer that opens with a gentle pull of the flower brad. I used Orchid Opulence cardstock and Cottage Walls DSP to make the box. The top is a special sort of card. It's an easel card. When the card is in the upright position it reveals a calendar! Isn't this neat?! I wish I could take Continue reading
Decorative Metal Storage with Stampin' Up! Vinyl
My husband came home yesterday with this metal container (undecorated of course) saying he didn't need it at this office. Of course I jumped on it right away! As I've mentioned before, I'm trying to organize my stamping classroom and I'll take any containers I can get right now! I could have stamped on the metal with stazon ink but I decided to go for our vinyl sheets and the Big Shot. I used the Decorative Accents die found on page 199 of the Idea Book & Catalog to cut Chocolate Chip vinyl and then put them around the base (well, confession, I cheated and only did the front because Continue reading
A Rose is a Rose on Handstamped Storage
I've been working hard on the Stamp That classroom. Part of the work is making good inspirational displays but at the same time I need it to work for me as storage. Here's something I worked on today. I wish I had taken a picture of this before I decorated it. I picked this wooden piece up really cheap at a yard sale this past summer. With its slightly crookedly cut pieces and nail-heads showing I think it might be handmade. The stamp set I used is A Rose is a Rose found on page 99 of the Idea Book & Catalog. Craft ink made it very easy to stamp directly onto the wood in Perfect Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Magnetic Gift Box
I've been in a bit of a Chocolaty mood lately so I'm going to share another fun chocolate treat with you! This was so easy to make! These fun little Magnetic Gift Boxes were for sale in the Holiday Mini Catalog (sorry not to share them before the last day they're available!) I stamped the box with the Wedding Sweet stamp set and White Stazon ink. I really like having the White Stazon Ink, it just opens up so much more that can be stamped! This box is magnetically held shut and then I used Stampin' Up! Satin ribbon to fancy it up a little, the ribbon doesn't do anything to keep the box Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog Treats
I hope you enjoyed the Love Blog Tour the last few days! I always enjoy making extra special projects to share for the tours! I plan to participate in an Open House Blog Tour the first weekend in February and a "Going Green" tour the first weekend in March. Be sure to stay tuned for more information on both of these! Anyone would love to receive this little bag of treats! Can you guess what's inside? Ghirardelli Chocolate! This particular kind is filled with Red Raspberry. The packaging is one of our medium size cellophane bags (found on page 159 of the Idea Book & Catalog), a Continue reading
Organization and Storage in the New Year
The new year always seems to be the time when everyone wants to get organized. I can be included in that "everyone." I've been working on various parts of our house. Have you noticed how all of the stores have their storage containers out in full view and they're in all the advertisements? They know we're all searching for a way to make neat the chaos that reigns. I'm working very hard to use the storage type item I already have on hand and spice them up with a bit of fun stamping and accessories. This is my sample card basket that I carry to parties and display in my classroom. I Continue reading
A little handmade whiteboard for your notes
The other night, as I was rattling off the list of things of things I wanted my husband to remind me to do, my husband said we need a whiteboard to write little messages on. He was just joking but . . . I jumped on a project I've been planning to take on and I made a white board! I liked the design I used on one of the jars yesterday so much I carried it over to this whiteboard (and the new banner at the top of the blog!), I just couldn't help myself! The white board is a glossy tile you can find at your local hardware store. The images that are stamped on the tile are stamped with Stazon Continue reading
Vintage Voque on the RemARKable Blog Tour
Welcome to day 1 of 3 of the RemARKable Love Blog Tour! I hope you will plan to visit each of the 3 days for the exciting projects I have in store! I'm excited to share this beautiful "green" project with you! A friend of mine recently brought me two empty jars knowing I'd find something to do with them. Thanks Kate! You inspired me! I used several new items from the upcoming Occasions Mini Catalog and one item you can get for free from the Sale-A-Bration catalog! The punched piece of Bravo Burgundy that you see at the top and bottom of the label were made using the Scallop Trim Border Continue reading
Baroque Motifs Handmade Box of Cards
This is a handmade box of rubber stamped cards I was commissioned to make as a Christmas gift. Each of the cards in the box are different. The one you see on top was made with the Embrace Life and Define Your Life stamp sets. Before making the box I embossed the Night of Navy cardstock with the swirly image in the Baroque Motifs stamp set with white embossing powder. The ribbon is our Whisper White Satin Ribbon. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Continue reading
Another Scrapbook in a Purse
I thought I'd share another Scrapbook in a Purse with you. This one is smaller than I posted before and it's not quite as fancy but it's very pretty in its simplicity! Don't forget today is the last chance to purchase items on Sale for the 12 Days of Christmas sale. The items you see listed below are up to 25% off. If you would like to purchase any of these items at these great prices please place an order through my Shop Stampin' Up! button or call before 6:00 this evening so I have time to process the order before time runs out. Item Page # Description Regular Continue reading