I have another fun project for you today. I've taken my trash (and some my friend brought me to saying she knew I'd find something to do with it) and turned it into a treasure. Yesterday I took a dry oatmeal container and small cookie tin to create the what you see below. See any changes? These are going to be in the StampThat classroom now holding various goodies! I'm showing these containers holding cups and plastic-ware but really they could be used to hold so many things! The little one could hold pens and pencils or candy. The large one could hold so many different items and Continue reading
Abundant Hope Framed Art
I got the idea for this piece of artwork from a fellow stamper named Mary. It is so incredibly easy and cheap to make! I used the Abundant Hope stamp set, the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, some Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon and the Modern Label Punch. The frame you see is one from a local dollar store. The packaging said the picture was 3 1/2" square but I think their measurements are a little off. It's smaller than that but it still worked. Wouldn't this be a lovely handmade gift to give someone who has invited you over for dinner or for that person that has everything? I can even Continue reading
Animal Stories Birth Day Card
I'm sorry for the quality of this picture! Unfortunately, our water heater decided to go out today and drip water everywhere. I've had to take down my picture studio until the water heater can be fixed. I'll just have to take a picture for you later in good lighting! Anyway, this is the card I made for the card swap. The swap was a birthday card theme but I decided to take it literally and make it a Birth Day card. I used stamps from three different stamp sets; Animal Stories, Warm Words, and Whimsical Words. Thanks for bearing with me! Continue reading
Wings of Friendship Hostess Stamp Set
I decided to get creative with the Wings of Friendship stamp set which is a level 2 hostess set. This is a beautiful stamp set and I had fun coming up with this card! I've been wanting to give this a try with ribbon. I've seen a lot of people lapping the ribbon over and I decided to give it a try adding half pearls from the Pretties Kit. It's really easy to do the ribbon like this it just takes some extra ribbon and Sticky Strip. Of course Hodgepodge Hardware is always one of my favorites. I'm so glad the sentiment in this stamp set fits inside the Designer Label! Remember the Continue reading
My Handmade Stampin' Bonnet
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
Vintage Vogue 5×5 Card
While I was creating on Friday I made this card along with the one I showed you yesterday. This is a 5"x5" card. I don't often make square cards but I found myself to be in the mood to make one the other day. I think the idea for this card came from my Vintage Vogue Burgundy Card and the Pale Plum & Rich Razzleberry Vintage Vogue Card. I really like both of those cards and they sort of came together to make this lovely card. Do you see that puffy brad in the middle of the flower? I just recently learned a new technique and tried it out on a brad. I will be teaching how to do this Continue reading
I (heart) U When You're . . .
Here is the third scrapbook layout we're doing at Scrapbook Club (weather permitting) tonight. I used one of our chipboard hearts from the Occasions Mini catalog and covered it with DSP and embossed on the swirly from Wedding Sweet. It may be heard to read, the title/journaling says "I (heart) U when you're goofy, messy, happy, naughty. This sort of layout is a wonderful way to use those odd pictures you have lying around. I always have leftover pictures from layouts and so this is a great way to find a home for them! Here's a closeup of the left-hand page. I used the Serif Essentials Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Simply Adorned Jewelry
Have you taken any notice of the Simply Adorned jewelry in the current Stampin' Up! mini catalog as well as the previous mini catalog? It's easy to overlook but I don't want you to! It's taken me a little while to get a piece of the jewelry but I like it! The part that is really neat about this jewelry is that you create what you want inside it and then you can change that insert as often as you like! This charm fits a 1" square piece of cardstock inside it. Now this particular design is rather versatile but I can easily change it anytime to match my outfit or my mood. I am Continue reading
Participate in the Birthday Card Swap
It's time for our 2nd swap! The first went very well and I'm excited to do it again! This time each participant will make a birthday card design to swap! Please RSVP right away to join! Below are the guidelines for participation. If you have any questions please ask before agreeing to participate. I will allow up to 10 participants. Those wishing to participate should RSVP by Saturday, February 13. On February 15 I will email all participants and let them know exactly how many card fronts to make (up to 10 copies of the same card front). You will make the same card front for everyone Continue reading
Love You Much & Holiday Best Valentine Card
Here is another of the cards we will be making in class tonight! We'll be using the Stampin' Up! Holiday Best hostess stamp set as well as the Love You Much set and the new Sending Love Specialty DSP. I used Basic Black ink for the sentiment on this card but I'm not happy with that. As my husband said, "it looks stamped." in other words, it doesn't look like it fits. We're going to be stamping the sentiment in Real Red during class. Unfortunately I did have not had time to make another sample with the Real Red to show you. Time just doesn't seem to be on my side lately! As far as I 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
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