I hope you liked the card yesterday because I was still stuck in that same design mode today! I made both a card and a scrapbook page with the very idea I used yesterday To make this 4x4 card I used the Kind Thoughts Brocade Stencil from the Decor Elements brochure, the En Francais background stamp, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon and Very Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware. Here is the scrapbook page I made with the same basic idea as the card. What do you think? This picture is of my parents, my siblings and myself. I'm the cute little one with pigtails! This scrapbook page is for inside my Continue reading
Kind Thoughts Brocade Stencil on a Card
I have a lovely card to share with you today. This is the first time I have used one of our stencils on a card and I love it! The stencil is pictured below the card is the one I used here. This card would be wonderful for either a man or a woman. I used Chocolate Chip, Kraft and Very Vanilla as my colors for this card. The stamp sets I used are the En Francais background stamp as well as the Wings of Friendship level 2 hostess set. So what do you think? Have you signed up for the Punch Pals class yet? Today is the last day to sign up for the class which will take place on March 30 Continue reading
Big Shot, Vinyl & Tulipe Die
I found three of these on clearance the other day. They are like cork boards but with no cork, it is a canvas fabric to tack items to. I thought they were really neat, I had a little Christmas money left and surely I could use them . . . . I decided to use a Chocolate Chip Decor Elements Vinyl Sheet (see page 7 of the Decor Elements brochure) along with the Tulipe Die for the Big Shot. It was so easy to cut the vinyl with big Shot and then all I had to do was rub it on! I placed these on the wall at the bottom of the steps to the basement. You know, now that I have them decorated and Continue reading
Shelf Life Decor Elements
I'm excited to share these Decor Elements with you. A friend and I repainted and decorated our church nursery (well, we're still working on it really.) These cute white shelves needed something special and yet not heavy to sit on them. The Shelf Life Decor Elements work perfectly You can see all of the pieces to the decor set here except for one jar. There was one more that I didn't use. It just seemed like it'd be too much. If you've never used Decor Elements before, they're very easy. They are much like a rub-on. You position the paper on the wall and then rub it so the decor Continue reading
Manhattan Flower Decor Elements
I've liked these Manhattan Flower Decor Elements since they first came out. Recently I needed to redeem some free points from Stampin' Up! before they disappeared so I decided to get these for my bedroom with its roses and burgundy curtains. I like them! I got one set of Chocolate Chip and one in Kraft. My posts may end up being a bit sporadic this week. My grandfather passed away this morning and being as I'm directing VBS this week as well . . . I'm not sure how my schedule is going to go. Please bear with me and I'll post as I am able! Happy stamping! Continue reading
More of a New Look for my Scrapbook
I couldn't leave the scrapbook alone for long, I needed to get the cover finished. (See yesterday's post if you have no clue what I'm talking about.) Today I decided to stencil part of the flourish in each corner in the same style and colors as yesterday. Once I had that done and at least mostly dry, I tied double-stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon around the cover and added a few little embellishments. For the embellishments I used an "m" from the Lots of Letters Chipboard set and colored it with Night of Navy classic ink. On an extended tag, cut with the Stampin' Up! tag punches, Continue reading
A New Look for My Scrapbook
I've heard some people comment on how plain the Stampin' Up! scrapbooks are. I'd like to offer another train of thought, just think how much you can do with a plain scrapbook! I have seen Stampin' Up! scrapbooks that have been decorated so they look more lovely than any scrapbooks I've seen in the store. Today I decided to try doing a little something to my 12x12 post linen scrapbook. I think I'll probably do some other things too but that'll have to be another day. Today I used the Kind Thought Flourish Stencil from out of the current Decor Elements Brochure. One of my upline members, Continue reading
New Decor Elements for Children
With the new catalog is coming a new Decor Elements Brochure. There are some very neat and new elements in there too! I was able to preorder one of these especially for my boys. I must admit I chose this totally for the picture, although the saying does fit (at least when it comes to the boys having to pick up their toys . . . ). The Decor Elements are so easy to put up! All it takes is a little rubbing and it's done! If you have any questions about Decor Elements and how they work, feel free to just send them my way. You can purchase them from Stampin' Up! or you can cut them yourself Continue reading
Upcoming Stampin' Events in York County, PA
I made this cute little welcome sign yesterday. "Welcome" is our vinyl decor elements and then the flowers are stamped using Elegant Eggplant Craft ink and the new Thoughts and Prayers stamp set. Believe it or not, I actually mixed the purple paint color myself. I used white craft ink from Walmart mixed with Elegant Eggplant ink refill to come up with the color. Now, you're probably wondering why it is two tone purple. Well, I had it nicely painted and stamped and then accidentally dripped white paint in the middle of the plaque. Naturally I couldn't mix the paint quite the same as Continue reading
Spicing up my front door
So, sometime during the night as I was up with the baby multiple times, I had an idea. I could use the Decor Elements vinyl along with my Big Shot to create a wreath on the storm door. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I used the Snowflake #2 die to cut out snowflakes and then the applicator tool to stick them onto my door. If you would like to learn more about the Decor Elements offered by Stampin' Up! you can visit this page of my demonstrator website. There you will find a video along with the current designs being offered, Decor Elements are very easy to use to decorate any Continue reading