Original Designz

Some cards I've been working on

2010-09-21T12:54:00.001-06:00

I've been trying to work out of my comfort zone a little. What I did with these is worked with colors I don't normally use. Garden Green and Pumpkin Pie aren't colors I normally work with. So I decided to use them. I believe I got this color combo from the color coach, but it's been a while since I made these, so I could be mistaken. I used half of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of whisper white and randomly stamped images from the Level 2 Hostess Set.

All Images (C) Stampin' Up! (R)

All Images (c) Stampin' Up! (R)

I cased this one from one of the catalogs. I think it was the Idea book, but can't remember for sure. I'll let ya know as soon as I find it.

All Images (C) Stampin' Up!(R)

This card I Cased a card I had made a long time ago, but with som of the old colors, so I changed them with current colors and current stamp sets.

All Images (C) Stampin' Up! (R)

Thanks for stopping by!

Party Hearty!

2010-07-12T07:42:00.000-06:00

I made this card before the new catalog came out. I used my markers….some of them were a little used…I’ve let my daughter use them a couple of times….especially the ones I don’t use very often. Since it’s been a while since I created this card I can’t remember for sure what colors they are. So hopefully they’re the ones I think it is.

Supplies:
Stamps: Party Hearty! (i’ll update if that’s not the correct name)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Real Red, Certainly Celery, and Chocolate Chip markers
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie and White
Accessories: Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon (reverse side), scallop edge punch, modern label punch, and window tag punch.

Gina

Hello

2010-07-11T19:12:00.000-06:00

Thought I'd make a card using the Hello Again (I believe that's the correct name for it) set. It's so cute. I was gonna' use the matching wheel but I guess I forgot. Oh well just means I'll have to make another card. For some reason this is one of my new favorite color combinations... Melon mambo, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight. I'm usually not a Bright color lover, but love the new brights collection in the catalog.

Back to the card, I knew what I wanted to do with this card before I even started, but ended up having to do it in a two day sitting due to family duties. :) We all know how that goes. I made the Main Image first and then finished the rest of the card on the next day.

Stampin’ Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Again
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Paper: Same as Ink
Accessories: Old Olive wide grosgrain, corner rounder, dimensionals

Hope you like it. Hopefully soon I’ll have more to post. Thanks for stopping by.

Gina

2010-07-06T21:57:00.000-06:00

Haven't posted for a while...my computer got a virus...so needed to wait to get that fixed and everything. It's working now, but anything i've created is either using the newly retired stuff or some of my really old stuff (not recently retired). Don't have too much new stuff yet, so hopefully I'll be placing an order soon. Trying to come up with open house ideas without any new product is difficult. So hopefully I'll have something new to post here in a couple days.

Some more Little Creations....

2010-06-04T16:08:00.000-06:00

I was going through my retired Scraps of DSP. I found some from the flower for you DSP packet. So I thought I would use it to make a 3x3 card. This is what I came up with. Really simple but cute.

I also was going through some of my old Simply Scrappin Kits and decided to make a ATC using some of the scraps and stickers from the kits. I can't remember the name of the kit, but here's the project....

Using up some of my old stash....lots more to go.

2010-06-04T08:00:00.027-06:00

For some reason I've been doing a lot of little stampin projects. Been making ATC's, 3x3, tags .... little things like that. I haven't had a lot of time at once to sit down and stamp so that's what i come up with. I've also been using some of my old stuff/retired stuff. It actually feels good to be using it. I'd buy all this paper and then it was too awesome to cut....so there it would sit and never get used. Now I have too much stuff and need to start making room for new stuff. Running out of storage space. Here are some of the one's I've done.

Created by Gina Schilling

All Images (c) Stampin Up! 2010

Got the inspiration for this one from the Simply Scrappin Kit Tailor Made. Might use it to add some journaling to a scrapbook page.

Stamps: Favorite Things, Sense of time and Le Jardin Botinque
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
Ink: Chocolate Chip (stamped off), Always Artichoke and Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Earth Element Brads, Chocolate Chip ribbon and Tag Corner Punch

Created by Gina Schilling

All Images (C) Stampin' Up!

I was going through some of my older stuff and found some rub-ons that I thought would look cute on something... Didn't know what I was going to do with them at first but this is what I came up with. Didn't quite turn out how I had planned but it works. I used Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Bordering Blue and Almost Amethyst.

Got a couple more, but I'll share those tomorrow. Gonna' go roast some hot dogs with the family. Thanks for stopping by.

Gina

2010-06-03T15:42:00.000-06:00

I needed to make a Thank you card and since I needed to get it done fast I thought I'd CASE one out of an older mini Catalog. I had the Ocassions Mini Catalog (April 1- June 30th, 2009) sitting on my desk. I opened to pg. 3 and used that as inspiration. Not sure exactly what colors they used in their card, but I used Wild Wasabi, Rose Red and Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla. Instead of using the stamp set Soft Summer I used Asian Artistry. I used my Stampin' Pastels and blender pen to color in the image. I really like this card...loved how simple it was to create. I ended up making 3 of them...I knew I wouldn't give the card away if I didn't make any more.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes and Asian Artistry

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla

Accessories: Very Vanilla 1/4" grosgrain Ribbon, blender Pens and Stampin Pastels.

Created by Gina Schilling

All Images (c) Stampin' Up!

HMMM....

2009-09-14T15:37:00.002-06:00

I haven't stamped in a while, so I wasn't sure what I wanted to do or where to start I started looking at the catalog and decided to just CASE something outta there till I got my mojo back.

I started the card and messed up right away, so I tried covering up the mess up and this is what happened. I love this card! My new favorite!

I used the stamp set For All You Do. Used the flowers in the set to make my own patterned paper.

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Crused Curry and Rich Razzleberry.
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay and White
Accessories: Tri flower punch, silver brads, dimensionals

Using my old stash...

2009-05-25T11:11:00.004-06:00

I keep telling myself to use some of my old stuff and then maybe sell the cards or something. But I just never get around to it.

Well, my daughter (3 years old) is always looking for stickers of some sort...if it won't stick she will put glue on the back of whatever it may be. In her search for stickers (while I was at work) she found my old stash of Accents and Element Tins. I think they're the first ones Stampin' Up!(R) came out with in one of the mini catalogs. Well I never used them...they were too cute and didn't want to use them up and then need them for some other project....so there they sat.

When I got home from work I saw the stickers sitting on my table, so I decided to make something with them and of course she made something too. Both my girls love to stamp with me!!! :)

So this is what I ended up with:

Since I was using retired stuff, why not use a retired stamp set?! So I grabbed an old Hostess set Happiness Always. This stamp set has always been one of my favoites, but never got to use it all that much. I ended up using the colors from the little label (not sure what to call it) to make the card. I knew I wanted to use the label for the sentiment, so I just went from there. I knew that I'd need a smaller sized focal image to get the sentiment to fit over top the main image. If that makes sense?!

I used Chocolate Chip as the base and layered it with some Perfect Plum cardstock. I stamped the stem and flower image from the set to make the flower in the background.

I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the sentiment onto the label. I cut a piece of Mellow Moss to layer the sentiment label and set that a side while I worked on the main image.

I grabbed some White Cardstock and stamped the butterfly image from the set in Pale Plum and Perfect Plum and another in Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke.

Before I adhered everything I tied some Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon around the card. Adhering the focal image over the ribbon with dimensionals. I also popped up the sentiment...using one over the main image and two on top of one another on the other side of the label. If that makes sense?! Doing that just made it so it was even on both sides.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my card!

Gina

Sense of Time...

2009-05-23T10:04:00.003-06:00

Hello Everyone! I know, I know it's been a long time since I posted. I miss blogging, so I decided to make a goal to blog at least a couple times a week. I probably shouldn't have started that goal, just yet because I'll be moving (again) in about a week. So I'll be moving and working 40+ hours a week, so I don't know how much time I'll have. But after moving is complete I will be posting a couple times a week. :)

On to the card:

I saw this layout in the June 2009 Stampin' Success (pg. 23) and the card they made on pg. 26 and just had to make something. I was short on time, so I just used their Alternating Color Palette: Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip and Rose Red. I ended up using the Sense of time stamp Set from the Occassion Mini. I love these types of sets, but I don't always get inspired by them, so every little bit helps.

I made my own Background on the Artichoke and Chocolate Pieces using the stamps in the set. I used Always Aritchoke, Mellow Moss and Rose Red Stampin Write Markers to ink up the sentiment and used my scissors to distress the vanilla paper. Tied some Very Vanilla wide grosgrain ribbon around the card and adhered the sentiment with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!

Love you much

2009-01-31T07:10:00.007-07:00

Wow! It's been a while since I posted!

Working forty hours a week (used to staying home with my girls), trying to keep up on house work, training to be a manager.....it just gets to ya after a while. I'll just say things are pretty crazy around here right now.

I made this card a while ago when I first got my Love you much stamp set along with the punch (Heart to Heart) and the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP). Now I used to hoard my DSP and now I am regretting it....never thought I'd say that....I have TONS of paper that is now retired and I can't show at workshops or anything....so I made it a goal to start using my DSP. I decided to use half the pack for cards and the other half for scrapbooking. That's another things I need to do more often is scrapbooking.

Anyways...on to the card. I started out with a very vanilla base and layered on a RHR (riding hood red) piece of cardstock.

Next I added a strip of Pink Pirouette and used my scallop punch along the edge. Adhered the strip of DSP to the scalloped piece and added some Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon.

I stamped the main image in Chocolate Chip and used my blender pens to add color. Matted it on a piece of Pink Pirouette.

For the sentiment, I stamped the scallop image on Close to Cocoa and punched it out with the scallop Circle Punch. Stamped it a second time on Very Vanilla with RHR ink and cut out the little heart in the middle and adhered it to the center of the sentiment. Adhered that with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my card.

GINA

Retiring Accessories

2009-01-06T20:55:00.009-07:00

Items on this retired accessories list will be available at regular price while supplies last or through January 18, whichever comes first.

111377
ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN

112012
ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE

112088
ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE

102782
ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12
Not Available

104188
ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6

105384
ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*

104516
ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6

105381
ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*
Not Available

103977
BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*

103978
BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS

103981
BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS

105446
BUTTONS RICH REGALS

105445
BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES

103604
DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12

102174
DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11

112465
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY
Not Available

112462
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH

112463
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS

112040
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA

112470
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU

112460
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA

112469
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES

112458
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY

112459
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY

112466
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD

112149
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER

112467
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK
Not available

111355
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC

112039
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT

112963
ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT

106523
ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER

104104
ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI
not available

107298
ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM

110695
ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL

109115
ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL

103372
METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE

107925
ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*

109190
ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*

109180
ON BOARD SIMON UPPER

112086
ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL

107923
PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25
Not Available

104942
PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE
Not Available

104943
PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE

107273
PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE

104389
PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*

100391
PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE
Not Available

104830
RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL

104829
RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE

104828
RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK

104831
RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS

109037
RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH

110282
RUB ON ANCHORED

111806
RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS

111805
RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS

111417
RUB ON WORD FLURRIES

110283
RUB ONS TAKE NOTE

112193
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH

112186
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA

112068
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME
Not available

112043
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET

112061
SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT
Not Available

112016
SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY

109868
SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES

103647
STAMPIN STORE MINI

105813
WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II

Retiring Wheels

107212
MATEYS MAP

106749
BRIGHT BULBS

109672
BRONCO
Not Available

104100
MAKING TRACKS

108978
SANDY SHELLS

110332
SNOW

101233
SNOWFLAKE

109694
SWEET STARS

111249
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Some Scrapbooking

2008-12-26T09:41:00.004-07:00

I finally get to share some scrapbooking pictures. I took this one a long time ago on my mom's digital camera and I finally got it on my computer. Sorry the picture is bad, but you get the idea right?!

My oldest daughter, Katryce (Kat) loves the cat (honey) in the picture. I swear that cat knows when Katryce is coming, 'cause when we start down my parents driveway the cat starts walking towards the vehicle and waits for Katryce to get out. They are such a good pair! Honey is really loving and patient with kids.

I had to scrap these pictures before Katryce got a hold of them. Once she gets a hold of them she'll cut the "extras" out and make a card or something out of them. which she did with the other ones I was going to scrapbook. :)

I'm a little drained so sorry if I'm not making any sense. LOL!

About the page:
I got the color combo off of a magazine cover. Creating Keepsakes I think it was not sure what issuse though. The colors are: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Really Rust and Summer Sun. I used Boho Backgrounds Stamp Set and Big Deal Alphabet. I also used the Boho Blossoms Punch.

Hope you enjoyed my page. I better get ready for work. Thanks for stopping by!

Gina

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T10:16:00.002-07:00

Just stopping by to say Merry Christmas to everyone!

Hope you holiday is a wonderful one!

Gina

Retired List is Here!

2008-12-10T09:41:00.002-07:00

Can you believe it's that time already? I can't, it's just gone by way too fast!

The retired stamp sets are available through January 18th, 2009. These retired sets are 10% off from December 9th - 23rd.

Retired List-- Numerical

Retired List-- Alphabetical

Prices with the 10% off

From December 9th - December 23rd, 2008, if you place a $70 order you will receive FREE SHIPPING!

Also, from December 1, 2008-January 18th, 2009, if you spend $20 you get 20% off any stamp set from the Fall-Winter Catalog Sampler.

I finally got everything moved and I'm almost done unpacking! Once I finish my Christmas gifts I'll post them...well I might wait until after Christmas....but I'll be back soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Rub-ons Promotion

2008-11-10T09:58:00.002-07:00

Spend $20 and qualify to purchase any Rub-Ons assortment at 20 percent off ($8.76 per package; regularly $10.95). Click on the picture above to download the flyer.

This offer starts today (November 10th) and ends November 30th.

update

2008-11-09T09:11:00.002-07:00

Just a quick little update....

We're almost done moving, so hopefully by the end of the week or the beginning of next week I'll have a project to post. I'll tell you though, with working full time and moving....it's been a task! In our past moves I didn't work, so it was a little easier. Thanks for haning in there.

gina

Halloween

2008-10-26T22:14:00.002-06:00

I wanted to make a Halloween Card, but realized I didn't really have any Halloween Stamps.

The only ones I had were the ones from the Holiday Blitz Stamp Set. So I got on the internet to check the blogs that I follow and guess what? Heather over at Stamp with Heather posted about how to make a bat with Stampin' Up! punches! Perfect I thought! so this is what I came up with! I didn't have the 1 3/4" circle punch, so I used my coluzzle instead. I misplaced my small star punch (sure I'll find it once we move), so I just used the large star punch, but just a little of the point. If that makes sense?!

I hope you enjoyed my card! I really like how it turned out!

Batty Card:

Stamps: Holiday Blitz and All Holidays

Paper: Basic black, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss and basic gray

Ink: Kiwi Kiss and Basic Black,

Accessories: 1 1/4", 1 3/8", 1/2", 1/4" circle punches; 5-petal punch, slit punch, larger star punch. 2 way glue pen and basic gray taffeta ribbon.

Hopefully I remembered everything!!

Christmas Card

2008-10-17T21:41:00.003-06:00

I always see cards using Kraft with a green and some times a red....loving the cards I see. I decided to make one of my own. I'm not as happy with it as I thought I would be, but it gets the job done right? I guess I've been having a little big of Stampers Block....nothings coming to me...and I am not feeling very creative.

I started with a Kraft base and inked the edge with Close to Cocoa ink.

I stamped my Always Artichoke card stock with White Craft ink and set it aside to let it dry.

Next I stamped the tree in Always Artichoke onto white cardstock and sponged the edges. It felt a little plain, so I added some ruby Red brads from the earth elements package.

Once the ink on the Artichoke cardstock was dry I adhered it to a piece of Riding Hood red cardstock 1/8" bigger.

I matted the Focal image to another piece of Riding Hood Red cardstock that was also 1/8" bigger than the white. I adhered that over the adhered artichoke piece with dimensionals.

Hope you like my card. thanks for stopping by!

I don't know how much I'll be on for the next couple of weeks. We'll be moving into a different place at the end of this week. So bare with me for the next week or two and I'll be back on soon!

Gina

2008-10-15T23:45:00.004-06:00

WoW! I was just thinking that it's been like a month and a half since I've actually sat down and made more than one card! Well, I tried a new technique and it didn't turn out for me. The results kind of look like a marble or something to that effect. So I decided to go ahead and make a couple cards with it anyway! So I hope you like them.

I'm not an orange fan, so I don't know why I chose these colors. Amazingly, I actually liked the results. My favorite is the 2nd one... I really like the kraft taffeta ribbon with these colors. In real life, it makes it look more goldish (okay, so I'm tired! :P )

Sorry this is such a short post.... I'm really tired, but I'll be back shortly with another card! I've about fallen asleep on the keyboard a couple times. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

Thank you card recipe:

Stamps: Enjoy Everymoment (thank you) and Happiness Always Level 3 (leaf)

Paper: Vellum, Kraft, Apricot Appeal and Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Same as Paper

Accessories: Kraft taffeta ribbon

On my mind Card:

Stamps: Embrace Life (flowers) and Upsy Daisy (sentiment)

Paper: Vellum, Kraft, Apricot Appeal and Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Same as Paper and Black

Accessories: Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain Ribbon

Finally....something new!

2008-10-12T19:21:00.003-06:00

Hello, Everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! I'm fighting a darn cold, but am feeling much better than I did a couple days ago. For some reason, mornings are the worst. In the evenings, I feel almost 100%. But anyways....

Last night, I was sitting at my desk wanting to create something, but nothing came to me...... Probably from the lack of creating this past month or so! The above card is what I came up with....not sure how much I like it, but it works! :) I got the color combo from Carrie over at Artistic Avenger. I love her blog, she is so inspiring!

I started with my Almost Amethyst base and stamped it with Polka Dot Background Stamp in Almost Amethyst ink.

I then grabbed my Curly Label Stamp Set from the Curly Label Punch Bundle (I think that's what it's called). It's in the section with the punches. I stamped the "thank you" image in Elegant Eggplant onto Whisper White Card stock. Punched it out with the Curly label Punch from the same bundle and adhered it to a piece of Always Artichoke Card Stock.

I tied a piece of Moss Gingham around a piece of Elegant Eggplant Cardstock. I mounted the "main image" onto the Elegant Eggplant and adhered that to a piece of Mellow Moss Cardstock.

Finally, I adhered all of that to the base of the card with Dimensionals.

Hope you enjoyed my card and thanks so much for stopping by!

Busy, Busy, Busy

2008-09-24T12:13:00.002-06:00

Just letting everyone know that I'm still here. It's just been crazy here the past couple of days. I haven't even had time to play with my new stampin' Up! order. Yes, I just received my first order from the "new" catalog! Do you know how hard that was to wait?!?! I promised myself I wouldn't order though, until I sold some of my old sets.

but anyways, hopefully, I 'll get some time to play today/tonight and will be able to post something soon! Thanks for being stopping by!

"Recycling...."

2008-09-22T10:00:00.005-06:00

A while ago I started a 6x6 scrapbook page with this layout....but never finished it or changed my mind or something. so I stuck this in with my card bases, planning on using it for something else.....Well finally, months later (like probably almost a year) I decided to make a card with it.

It's was a really fast card, but a card at least! I've had the Nursery Necessities Stamp Set for a while, and have never really played with it. Of course, I thought it'd be really cute for scrapbooking, but I haven't scrapbooked (really scrapbooked) for a long time. I've done a page here and there, but haven't really made a dent into my HUGE stack of pictures! Gettting sidetracked (is that supposed to be one word or two?) again.....back to the card.

When I saw the old 6x6 "page" I automatically thought about Nursery necessities. So I grabbed that set and wanted to use the "rock-a-bye baby" sentiment. So I pulled out the moon and the star stamp also. And this is what I came up with. Like I said, it's really simple! :) Not really any accessories on it, but might add some later....who knows!

Rock-a-bye Card Recipe:

Stamps: Nursery Necessities (or something like that) and Sweet Stars Wheel

Paper: So Saffron, Sage Shadow, Old Olive and

Fall Flowers DSP (retired)

Ink: Hunter Green, More Mustard, old olive and So Saffron

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals

Trick or Treat?

2008-09-20T01:47:00.005-06:00

A fabulous treat! Stampin' Up! has released the Spooky Spider Decor Element just in time for Halloween.

This fun image comes in three sizes and two colors and is designed to coordinate with our Ghostly Greetings Designer Series paper and our Chills & Thrills Rub-Ons from the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog. Spooky Spider will be available to order beginning September 19, 2008.

You can order these simply through my Stampin' Up! Website, calling or emailing me.

Spooky Spider is a limited time offer, and will no longer be available after October 31, 2008.

Garden Breeze

2008-09-17T22:19:00.005-06:00

I was playing around with my cardstock samples (I cut a 2 x 3 piece of all my cardstock and play with them once in a while to get new color combos) and I found this color combo. It's Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal and Kiwi Kiss. Not sure if they're "meant" to go together, but I liked it. I think I'll play around with it a little more and rearrange the colors.

I used the Garden Whimsy Stamp Set. I don't pull this set out too much....In fact, I've probably only used this set a handful of times. It's just one of those that doesn't inspire me much.

I stamped the main image in VersaMark and applied Pastels (Apricot Appeal and Cameo Coral) over the top with a Sponge Dauber. I matted the main image on Cameo Coral.

I scalloped a strip of Apricot appeal with the Scallop Edge Punch and attached that to the edge of Kiwi Kiss Cardstock. I tied some Apricot Appeal grograin to hide the "seam" of the two cardstocks.

Before adhering anything to the base, I stamped the sentiment in Baja Breeze in the lower right corner.

Hope you enjoyed my card. Thanks for stopping by!

Garden Breeze Card:

Stamps: garden whimsy

Paper: Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss and Apricot Appeal

Ink: VersaMark and Baja Breeze

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, pastels and Dimensionals (for the main image).

Inspiration: Windsor Know Designer Series Paper

2008-09-16T18:13:00.003-06:00

I decided to do one of Julee's Sketches over at Poetic Artistry. I've always wanted to do them, just never do! I couldn't get the angled piece the way I wanted it so i just left if off. LOL! I also used the Windsor Knot DSP (Designer Series Paper) as inspiration. I just love these colors together!

I started with a So Saffron base and stamped the little circle stamp from One of a Kind randomly over the front of the base. I then grabbed a piece of chocolate chip and used the Scallop Edge punch. I also added some White Grosgrain ribbon to the Scalloped chocolate piece.

Before attaching the chocolate piece I added the Sage Shadow piece to the bottom center of the card. Then I added the Scalloped top piece.

I stamped the large flower from the same set in Chocolate Chip and stamped it on Whisper White. I matted it on a piece of Old Olive that is a 1/4" larger. I stamped the large flower again, but this time in So Saffron ink on So Saffron Cardstock cutting out the center flower. I adhered the center flower with a dimensional.

I took the orange rub on from A Perfect Day Rub-ons package. Centered it on my olive button and rubbed with the Popsicle stick until it appears lighter (not sure if that is the right word or not?). Then I added a glue dot to the back of my button and centered it on my So Saffron flower.

I then finished my card by adhering the olive mat to the card and adding another rub-on from the same pack to the bottome of the card.

Magic Pastels

2008-09-15T08:00:00.001-06:00

Here is the card I demonstrated at my Open House. I really liked showing this one, because it shows how messy you can color and it's still looks pretty!! I also loved how it really showed how handy the Stamp-a-ma-jig is! Everyone at my open house that was "new" to stamping thought I just made up the name Stamp-a-ma-jig. It really is something I would have said if I didn't know the name of a product, but I assured them that that was really the name. Lol! I had so much fun at my Open house and wanted to thank everyone for coming!

Magic Pastels
I learned this technique from a DVD I purchased through Stampin' Up! (demonstrators only). The gal that showed it is Karen Motz. I hope it's okay that I put this on my blog...I assume it is since it's a Workshop WOW. If it's not, please let me know and I will remove it.

Supplies:
Line Stamp Set (I used Bloomin' Beautiful)
Stamp-a-ma-jig
Light colored Ink (I used Creamy Caramel)
Dark Colored Ink (I used Chocolate Chip)
Stampin' Pastels

1) Ink the main image in your light colored ink and stamp off a couple times onto scrap paper. Then stamp onto your neutral cardstock.

2) Grab your pastels and start "scribbling"/adding color. It will look "ugly" at first.

3) After you are done coloring, ink up your main image again, but this time using a darker color (such as Basic Black or Chocolate Chip).

4) Grab your Stamp-a-ma-jig and line up your image sheet with the corner of the black handle (not sure if that's really what it's called, but I guess it works) and stamp your main image.

5) Grab the main image that you colored and line up the image on the image sheet with your colored image and place the black handle up against the image sheet. Be careful not to move your stamped image or it won't line up right.

TIP: If my paper is smaller than the image sheet I stick a little tape to the back to hold it in place (on my grid paper/stamping area).

6) Once you have everything lined up remove the image sheet and ink up your main image in your dark ink. Line up your stamp with the corner of your black handle and stamp down onto your colored image.

7) the darker ink on top of your colored image just pulls all that "scribbled" color together to make a beautiful image!

I hope you enjoyed my first "tutorial"....sorry there aren't any picture and there probably won't be for a while....I think I might be the only one that doesn't have a digital camera yet! I'm so behind on this and it's sort of frustrating! Especially when I'm scanning and creating all the time! Hopefully, I'll have more tutorials for you sooner than later. If there is somehing you would like me to do a tutorial on please let me know.

Open house

2008-09-14T13:56:00.008-06:00

I had my very first Open House last night! We made two make and takes and I demonstrated a card for everyone with a technique off of the Workshop wow DVD (for demonstrators) called Magic Pastels. I love it 'cause I didn't have to worry about messing up when coloring. LOL

Below are the two Make and Takes we did. I tried to keep them pretty simple because I had didn't know for sure what "level" everyone would be at....am I making any sense? For some reason today, I can't get my words out right. Not even when I'm typing!

The bookmark make and take, I saw on another blog. Can't give a name or a link as I don't remember where I saw it....I just wrote down the measurements when I saw the video (I think I watched it on a video?!) and ran off to make one. I do know that the image part (mine is the "happy" stamp) was black and I changed mine to brown...but I think that's all I changed. I also know that it used the line stamp from the Stamp Set "Live your Dream", but I skipped that part since it's not current.

Celebrate Card:
Stamps: Dreams Du Jour, Fundamental Phrases and Boho backgrounds
Paper: Chocolate Chip, white, riding hood red and pink pirouette
Ink: riding hood red and chocolate chip
Accessories: 1 3/8 Circle and word window punch and crafters tool kit and stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Book mark:
Stamp: It's all good
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, riding hood red, pink pirouette, white and bella rose DSP (Designer Series Paper)
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8, 1 1/4 and 1" circle punches

2008-09-10T10:30:00.003-06:00

I'm so excited about Online ordering! You can now shop with me in the comfort of your own home 24/7. All you have to do is go to my website ----- www.ginaschilling.stampinup.net ----- and click on "SHOP NOW" (it's in the upper right hand corner, below my contact information). Your online orders will ship directly to you.

I browsed through it a little bit and love that they have a link with Specials that are going on and that you can browse through the Stampin' Up! projects. They have a section for Cards, scrapbooking and Paper Crafting & Gifts.

I have placed a link on the top right hand side, so it's easy for you to find...it will take you directly to my website.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or leave a comment and I will answer them the best I can! Thanks for stopping by.

Gina

In Colors

2008-09-04T17:00:00.001-06:00

I made this awhile ago, but forgot to post about it. I wanted to play around with the new In Colors and this is what I came up with! I also knew that I wanted to play with the new set Fresh Cuts. I love the background in this stamp set!

I got this color combo from the Mix It Up Chart (posted below and I will add it to my sidebar) basic Black, Riding Hood red, Kiwi Kiss and taken with Teal. I don't use Taken with Teal very often, so I thought it would be fun to step a little outside my comfort zone! Haha....

I started by stamping the background image in VersaMark onto riding hood red cardstock. I then embossed it with Black Embossing powder and trimmed it down and layered it with Kiwi kiss. I then added dimensionals and adhered it to a layer of taken with teal cardstock.

I stamped "for you" in teal on Kiwi Kiss and punched it out using the small oval punch. I also punched a piece of Riding Hood Red with the Large Oval and layered it with the sentiment piece.

I grabbed my Crop-a-dile and punched a hole on each end to thread Basic Black grosgrain through and adhered it to the back of the Taken with Teal layer before adhering it to the basic Black card base. Not my favorite card, but it works! Thanks for stopping by!

Cute!

2008-09-03T22:30:00.003-06:00

This isn't really Stampin' Up!, but I thought it was cute and wanted to share.

I was on the computer when i heard my two girls run up to my husband and say, "Daddy, here this is for you!" and hands him something. He brings it in and this is what it was :

My oldest is always making things (drawing pictures, making cards with me....anything she can get her hands on she turns into something-- did that make sense?). I did not help her at all with this, in fact, I've never even used punches for something other than they were "meant" for. You know to punch out stamps or to "frame" a sentiment or something. Never to make bats, fences, people, animals, cartoons...or anything like that. I think all those things look awesome, but just have never sat down and made anything....so she didn't even get this idea from seeing me. Okay....I'm just a little excited! Can you tell? LOL. I love her creativity! Okay enough I'll let you go...better go monitor now! ;)

Wow Flowers

2008-09-03T09:45:00.005-06:00

The scan on this picture isn't that great! There is supposed to be Pink Pirouette flowers in the white space (next to the baja breeze flowers). I haven't played much with this set....lately it's been Dreams du Jour! I just love that butterfly!!! Okay, but that's not the stamp I should be talking about! LOL.

If you haven't noticed I like to use sketches or color combos to get me started when I'm in my stamp room. One, because I usually don't get much time without my little ones following me around or wanting to help (yes, I love every second of this...it's just more difficult getting things accomplished)! So I need to speed up my stamping time any way that I can....so I turn to sketches and/or color combos. For this card, I used help with my color combo...haven't played too much with the in colors, so I'm still getting used to them. Stampin' Up!(R) has a color combo chart for the new in colors and I end up using that a lot!! ---------->Click Here<---------- to view the chart.

For some reason, this color combo jumped out at me. Basic gray, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette and Baja Breeze. I started with white cardstock and stamped the flower image from Wow Flowers randomly in Pink Pirouette and Baja Breeze.

I cut a strip of Baja Breeze and punched it with the Scallop Edge Punch. I attached that to the stamped strip of white cardstock and added some wide regal rose ribbon to hide the "seam".

For the sentiment, I stamped the "birthday wishes" in Basic Gray onto the bottom right corner of the Baja Breeze piece and adhered that to the Basic Gray card base.

To finish the card, I stamped the flower image in Basic gray onto Whisper white and punched it out with the 1 1/4" circle punch. I matted it with a punch 1 3/8" circle of Baja Breeze and layered that onto a scalloped piece of regal rose. Hope you've enjoyed my card.

Just thought I'd share

2008-08-24T13:30:00.002-06:00

Okay, I love that the online catty is in pdf! I know it may take a long time to download, but it's worth it to me. Now, we can search for any item used in the online catty.

Last night, I was wanting to use Pacific Point and wondered what other colors people used with it. So I got this bright idea (probably not the first person to do this) to download the HUGE online pdf and search for Pacific Point throught the catalog. You can do this with a stamp set, tools used or anything! hope that makes sense! I'm excited and probably not making much sense! If you have any questions...let me know!

2008-08-23T14:05:00.003-06:00

I haven't created any cards lately! I've been working on getting my classes all lined out, so I can have sign ups ready for my Open house. I finally took a "break" from classes, and created two cards to have for samples....since I've been out of the groove I picked a card out of the catty that I liked and cased it. I changed the colors a little bit. I kept it blues and greens, but changed them from Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Not Quite Navy to Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss. I changed the "sentiment" to one that was already in the Simply Said Stamp Set that was used instead of using the one from Baroque Motifs.

The heart, and the two flowers are stamped on seperate cardstock and cut out. I adhered the heart with dimensionals. I tore the bottom of the card and added Pacific Point cardstock to make it sit evenly.

With the Bloom Card, I always have a hard time with watercoloring because the black always bleeds into my image (probably just not waiting long enough for it to dry!) so I fixed that problem by Embossing the images with Black embossing powder. It was so much easier to watercolor! I didn't have to worry about black being in my image.

I'm so glad this set made it into the catalog! I bought it towards the end of the Occassions mini and never really got to show it....so now I will have more time to play with it.

Okay back to the card....You can't see it on the card but, I stamped the Blossom definition in Pink Pirouette at the bottom of the main image. I adhered the main image to Riding Hood Red and set it aside. I grabbed some Kiwi Kiss and tied some Pretty In Pink ribbon (no, it's not white...for some reason thats what my scanner picked up though) around the top and adhered that to the bottom of the card. I stamped "bloom" in chocolate chip and stamped it below the ribbon. Then I adhered the main image with dimensionals. This is my new favorite card and color combo...right now anyway! :) hope you enjoyed my cards!

A friend is someone... Card:
Stamps: Simply Said
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pacific Point
Ink: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Silver Brads, dimensionals and Earth Element Buttons.

Bloom Card:
Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful
Paper: Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, VersaMark, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Black embossing powder, Heat Tool, dimensionals, Pretty In Pink 1/4" grosgrain and blender pens.

2008-08-12T09:15:00.004-06:00

I have updated the links at the right -------------> with current promotions and the LARGE pdf for the NEW Fall/Winter 2008 online catalog. If you have any questions about the promotions please contact me.

Some Announcements from Stampin' Up!

2008-08-04T09:56:00.007-06:00

If you don't already know, there are a lot of things happening at Stampin' Up!!

1) This fall online ordering will be available. If you want to order through me in the middle of the night just go to my website (http://www.ginaschilling.stampinup.net/) and you'll be able to do so.

2) Stampin' Up! has partnered with Sizzix! Starting September 2nd you will be able to order the Big Shot in Stampin' Up! exclusive black and exclusive dies. You can cut cardstock, paper, VINYL, chipboard, fabric and so much more.

3) Shelli's Signature Collection, products that may include stamp sets, home decor and accessories which reflect Shelli's personal style.

I can't wait for everything to take off! I'm so happy to be apart of Stampin' Up!

New catalogs should be arriving anywhere from now until August 11th (hopefully by then)!! I can't wait to see what's in that book!!! :) Happy stamping! Thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peak: 2008 In Colors

2008-07-25T12:18:00.004-06:00

I wanted to play with the new In Colors before I went to sleep the other night, so I found a layout that I liked in the current catalog (Spring/Summer 2008). I changed the colors using the soon to be released SU! In Colors (Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine tango, Kiwi Kiss and Pink Pirouette).

On this card I started by punching out the 5 petal flower punch with Riding Hood Red Cardstock. First I stamped the line of flowers from the Stamp Set A Beautiful Thing. I stamped the end flower three times, but in different colors (i'm sure there was an easier way to do this, but at the time I wasn't thinking! LOL) starting with Tangerine Tango, Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss. Mix and matched the little center flowers. I used the flower trio from the Three for you Punch box to punch out the little flowers....

I stamped the solid flower in Tangerine Tango onto white cardstock and cut it out... I inked the lined flower in Riding Hood Red ink and punched the center with a 3/4" circle punch...raised that up with Dimensionals and adhered it to the Tango flower.

After cutting and punching out all the flowers and such, I moved on to the base of the card. I cut a piece of Kiwi Kiss and mounted it towards the bottom of the page. Instead of using DSP for the orange piece on the original card I used a stamped strip of Tangering Tango (stamped with the little flower line).

I adhered everything to the card (look at card for placement) and stamped the "sentiment" in White Craft Ink.

Instead of dry embossing the bottom of the card I paper pierced it.

Hope you like my "version" of the card. thanks for looking!

2008 Spring/Summer Retired Accessories List

2008-07-21T09:20:00.013-06:00

Here is the Retired Accessories List:

Remember the accessories are on a first come, first serve basis and will Not be restocked once sold out. If you are wanting anything please feel free to call or email me any time. I will keep this list update as supplies run out (in red).

Retired Items NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

109200
Accents & Elements Build A Flower
Not Available

110718
Accents & Elements Lucky Star

110719
Accents & Elements Messenger

103158
Acrylic Graph & Grid

108638
Card Stock 12 X 12 In Color

108642
Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Blue Bayou

108643
Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Groovy Guava

108637
Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 In Color

108640
Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 River Rock

108639
Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Soft Sky

108641
Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Wild Wasabi
Not Available

108644
Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Purely Pomegranate
Not Available

103975
Card Stock Brushed Copper
Not Available

108694
Card Stock Textured 12 X 12 In Color

107312
Cards & Envelopes Gift Whisper White

107292
Cards & Envelopes Greeting Whisper White

109116
Notes & Envelopes Long Notes

109118
Notes & Envelopes Love Notes

109117
Notes & Envelopes Pocket Notes*
Not Available

110729
Notes & Envelopes Scallop Notes

109119
Notes & Envelopes Gift Notes

109018
Classic Stampin' Ink Blue Bayou
Not Available

109019
Classic Stampin' Ink Groovy Guava

109017
Classic Stampin' Ink Purely Pomegranate
Not Available

109016
Classic Stampin' Ink River Rock
Not Available

109015
Classic Stampin' Ink Soft Sky

109020
Classic Stampin' Ink Wild Wasabi
Not Available

109013
Classic Stampin' Pad Blue Bayou

109012
Classic Stampin' Pad Groovy Guava

109011
Classic Stampin' Pad Purely Pomegranate

109010
Classic Stampin' Pad River Rock

109009
Classic Stampin' Pad Soft Sky

109014
Classic Stampin' Pad Wild Wasabi

110751
Designer Series Paper Azure*

110696
Designer Series Paper Bali Breeze

110749
Designer Series Paper Berry Bliss

109154
Designer Series Paper Cutie Pie

110699
Designer Series Paper East Coast Prep*
Not Available

109160
Designer Series Paper Fall Flowers
Not Available

109159
Designer Series Paper Flowers For You*

110697
Designer Series Paper Ginger Blossom

110479
Designer Series Paper Jersey Shore*

109151
Designer Series Paper Le Jardin

110748
Designer Series Paper Notebook*

110750
Designer Series Paper Olive Press

109153
Designer Series Paper Porcelain Prints*
Not Available

109175
Designer Series Paper Prints Almost Amethyst*
Not Available

109177
Designer Series Paper Prints Always Artichoke

109173
Designer Series Paper Prints Blue Bayou

109174
Designer Series Paper Prints Brilliant Blue

109178
Designer Series Paper Prints Certainly Celery

109169
Designer Series Paper Prints Close to Cocoa*
Not Available

109168
Designer Series Paper Prints Groovy Guava*
Not Available

109171
Designer Series Paper Prints Lovely Lilac

109172
Designer Series Paper Prints More Mustard

109176
Designer Series Paper Prints Old Olive

109170
Designer Series Paper Prints Pumpkin Pie
Not Available

109164
Designer Series Paper Prints River Rock*

109167
Designer Series Paper Prints Rose Red

109166
Designer Series Paper Prints So Saffron

109165
Designer Series Paper Prints Soft Sky

109163
Designer Series Paper Prints Tempting Turquoise
Not Available

110698
Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Break

110273
Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Fling*

110271
Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Silhouettes

110272
Designer Series Paper Prints Western Sky

107299
Envelope Confetti Cream Medium

105320
Eyelets Basic

100375
Eyelets Bold Brights

100381
Eyelets Earth Elements

107233
Eyelets Fresh Favorites I

107234
Eyelets Fresh Favorites II

105316
Eyelets Rich Regals

100378
Eyelets Soft Subtles
Not Available

105515
Hodgepodge Hardware Pewter
Not Available

105531
Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Brass
Not Available

105532
Hodgepodge Hardware Aged Copper
Not Available

101120
Metallic Art Pencils

107307
On Board Accents

109181
On Board Blossoms & Basic

109179
On Board Ginormous Pieces

107306
On Board Simon Lower

102678
Paper Mulberry White
Not Available

109227
Punch Box Three For You

102686
Punch Handheld Rectangle

100271
Pure Color Pencils

109060
Ribbon Double-Stitched Blue Bayou
Not Available

109063
Ribbon Double-Stitched Groovy Guava
Not Available

109061
Ribbon Double-Stitched Purely Pomegranate
Not Available

109062
Ribbon Double-Stitched River Rock*

109059
Ribbon Double-Stitched Soft Sky
Not Available

109058
Ribbon Double-Stitched Wild Wasabi
Not Available

109189
Ribbon Originals Beachfront*

109187
Ribbon Originals District*

109188
Ribbon Originals Fairy Tale

109185
Ribbon Originals Jersey*

109184
Ribbon Originals Sherbert

109186
Ribbon Originals Theater

110716
Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Wild Wasabi*

110281
Rub-Ons Cherished Memories*
Not Available

110284
Rub-Ons Eastern Elegance*

110285
Rub-Ons Urban West*

110557
Simply Scrappin' Boho Blend

109610
Simply Scrappin' Confetti

110572
Simply Scrappin' Crew Kids Boy

110567
Simply Scrappin' Crew Kids Girl

109597
Simply Scrappin' Home Again

110562
Simply Scrappin' Rose Cottage

109648
Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Boy

109627
Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Girl
Not Available

110587
Simply Scrappin' Summer Days

110577
Simply Scrappin' Tie The Knot

111184
Simply Sent Friendly Notes

109228
Simply Sent Simple Delights
Not Available

109229
Simply Sent Three Thoughts
Not Available

106662
Stampin'Around Wheel Daisy Field

107561
Stampin'Around Wheel Garden Annuals

109681
Stampin'Around Wheel Good Dog

109678
Stampin'Around Wheel Kisses

107482
Stampin'Around Wheel Lily Pad

109680
Stampin'Around Wheel Meow

109677
Stampin'Around Wheel Mistletoe
Not Available

106610
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Basics Outline

107467
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Birthday

109571
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Baby

109570
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Friends

109569
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Party

108423
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Leaves A La Carte
Not Available

107468
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Nature Hike

108980
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Petals

107464
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Rough Texture
Not Available

111261
Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Spunky Spots

109554
Stampin' Color Index Labels

109553
Stampin' Color Index Labels (French)

106694
Stampin' Kids Markers

101399
Stipple Brushes
Not Available

Catching up: Stamp Club Projects (February 08)

2008-07-17T10:04:00.005-06:00

I'll be uploading projects from this past year that I made for my Stamp Club. These ones are from February 2008. I figure doing this will be good for my Stamp Club members. In case they want to make one of these cards again, and just want to know what it looked like or what not. So please bare with me....I'll post new projects in between. :)

On the Olive Thank you Card I showed them a technique that Anne (the hostess that month) wanted me to show. I'm not sure what the technique is really called, but we just called it the Watercolor Technique.

I also showed them how to make a Gate Fold Card (tutorial on SCS by Beate). We made an easter card with the new A Good Egg set (the first Easter Set I just fell in love with)!

Olive Thank You Card: All Stampin' Up! supplies
Stamps: Spring Solitude Bundle
Paper: Old Olive, Rose Red DSP (Designer Series Prints), So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, rose red and Old Olive
Accessories: Lg. Oval Punch, Water Color paper and Olive Brad

Easter Gate fold Card: All Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: A Good Egg
Paper: Bashful Blue, Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery (inside), White, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip
Ink: So Saffron, Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip and Basic Black (for the little chic)
Accessories: Scallop Punch, Sponge Dauber (for the chic)

Rockin' Teal

2008-07-14T18:21:00.004-06:00

I was just playing around the other day and decided to do a challenge over at Splitcoaststampers (SCS). The color challenge was to use Taken with Teal, White and Wild Wasabi (or Glorious Green).

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but I really wanted to play with a new stamp set (Sweet Serendipity) that I haven't had a chance to play with since I bought it. And this is what I came up with. It always helps me when I have either a sketch or a color combo to play with. I get interrupted a lot when I'm stamping, so anything to make it go a little faster is always a plus! :)

I started out with a Taken with Teal base. Added a white layer and a Wild Wasabi layer on top of the white. I wanted to stamp a background, but didn't want to get up to grab one, so I just used what was in the stamp set (the "flower" stamp). Stamped it repeatedly onto Wild Wasabi. I grabbed the True Friend stamp set that was sitting on my desk, and Rock n' Rolled it in Wild Wasabi and Taken with Teal ink. I haven't used my Build a Brads yet so I thought I would add one to my card. I stamped the "circle flower" in Taken with Teal and punched it out with 1/2" circle punch and glued it to the brad and put a "pebble" on top of the punched image. Before adding everything to the card I tied some ribbon around the card. Added the flower image and the sentiment. Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by!

Celebrate Card Recipe:
Stamps: True Friend and Sweet Serendipity
Paper: Taken with Teal, White and Wild Wasabi
Ink: Wild Wasabi and Taken with Teal
Accessories: Build-a-brad and White grosgrain

Catching up: January's stamp club projects

2008-07-07T18:40:00.006-06:00

I've had this loaded on my computer since I first created it, but wasn't sure if all my stamp club members would want to see the projects before we did them so I didn't post. My plan was to post them after we created them, but never got around to it. So that's what I'm doing now. Hope you don't mind! ;)

At this stamp club I try to show a different type of fold and a technique. Here I showed the masking technique and we made a buckle card (click on "buckle card" for the tutorial done by Beate). The other project that month was a notebook cover (which I don't have a picture of). I had them make them to use for a wish list or whatever they felt like using it for I guess!

Stampin' supplies: (hopefully I get them all right and remember them all) :)

Stamps: Priceless (love this stamp set), so swirly wheel (jumbo) and Holiday & wishes

Paper: Rose Red, Blush blossom and Regal rose

Ink: Basic Black, Rose red and pretty in Pink

Accessories: Word window punch, Stampin' dimensionals

Just Playin' Around...

2008-07-05T14:48:00.003-06:00

Yesterday, I sat down to play with some new techniques using my brayer. I'm wanting to show this technique (something using the brayer) at my stamp club this month. If any of you have a favorite technique using the brayer let me know.... if ya want to anyway?!?!

Not sure if I'll be showing this one or a different one, but I started working with this one first. I made my focal image (the technique part) first and I made it a smaller piece because i was just practacing...but why let it go to waist so i decided to make a card with it. I got the color combo using the color coach: bordering blue, more mustard, sage shadow and Not quite navy and a little so saffron. I used the stamp set Beautiful Life. Hope you like the card....thanks for stopping by!

A Couple of "old" sets....

2008-07-03T19:08:00.006-06:00

I made this card today, while I was at my Mom's house visiting my sister. I was making this card to give to my aunt for her birthday (tomorrow), but I ended up liking it so much that I couldn't give it to her...so I ended up making another one. which I need to get in the habbit of doing.

The "Celebrate..." stamp is from the That's Nice stamp set which was in the 2007 Spring mini catalog. I stamped it in Not Quite Navy onto very vanilla cardstock, inking the edges in creamy caramel. you can't really see it in the photo/scan, but it is layered with not quite navy and Ruby red cardstock. I set that aside and stamped the itty bitty star in Not Quite Navy randomly on the base of the card. The star stamps used on this card (the "a wish for you" and the little star on the base) are from the set In the Stars from the 2008 Occassions Mini. I shouldn't have used this set becasue now I wish I would have ordered it before it was no longer available....oh well...i can just borrow my moms. (THANKS MOM!) :)

I will apologize now for being all over the place....I'm not a morning person and for some reason I got up pretty early this morning and I keep nodding off. so I keep forgetting where I'm at.

I stamped the "a wish for you" star in ruby red and punched it out with the Lg. star punch. I knew this card needed a little more, so I added the close to cocoa crumpled (is that the right word) piece, trying to keep the "aged" look. I then added the vanilla ribbon and it was still missing something, so I added a little strip of ruby red cardstock and slipped it under the ribbon. i sponged that with ink and distressed the edges.

I hope you liked my card. If you have any questions or if i left anything out (remember I keep knodding off) feel free to ask by leaving a comment. thanks for stopping by!

Stamp sets that fit each punch.

2008-06-25T08:40:00.004-06:00

***Updated to add: Also listed permanently at the bottom of my blog.

Found this list on Splitcoaststampers and thought it would be helpful.

Stamp Sets for Punches

Scallop Circle Punch: Sweet Celebrations, Lovely labels, Taking Care of Business, Punch Pals, Wanted, Priceless, Big Flowers, Big Deal Alphabet, Fabulous Flowers, Ginormous Flowers, Sweet Shapes, It’s Your Birthday, Sincere Salutations, All Holidays, Jumbo Alphabet, Brocade Basics, Baroque Motiffs, So Much Fun, Fun & Fast Notes, On Board Blossom Basics, Life Long Notes Kit, Pinch Proof, Great Grads, Big Flowers, Boho Backgrounds, Frames with a Flourish

Small and Large Tag Punch:Punch Pals, Be Happy, Happy Heart Day, Tagger’s Dozen, Bundled In Love, Taking Care of Business, Dad’s Day

Designer Label Punch: Labelicious, Dad’s Day, Elegant Cheer,
see also 1" circle punch (many of these will fit

Round Tab Punch: Everyday Flexible Phrases, Wonderful Favorites, Celebrate Everything, Totally Tabs, Office Accoutrement, Thanks for Everything, Amazing to Zany, From the Kitchen

1 ¼ and/or 1 3/8 Circle Punch: Simple Delights Kit, Hi & Hello, Polka Dots & petals, Big Flowers, Stamp Of Authenticity, Carte Postale, Think Happy Thoughts, Big Pieces, Seeing Spots, So Happy, Dots are Hot, Brocade basics, Labelicious, Circle of Friendship, Dad’s Day, Circle of Friendship, It’s All Good, Sporting, Life Long Notes Set, Cause for Celebration Hostess, Always, Ahoy Matey, Best kind Of Friend, Just like You, Two Cute, Sweet Celebrations, Perfect Timing, also many of the alphabet sets and number sets

1" Circle Punch: Sending Happy Thoughts, The Snowflake Spot, Perennial Favorites, Polka Dots & Petals, Create a Coupon, Calendar Cues, On Board Blossoms and Basics, Life Long Notes Kit, Enjoy Every Moment, A Beautiful Thing, Taking Care of Business

½" and/or ¾" Circle Punch: Holiday Tag Team, Snow Flurries, Punch Pals, Forever in My Heart, Holiday Blitz, Sweet Thing, Wanted, Star Struck, Little Flowers, Little Pieces, Art By Design, Sweet Celebrations, Enjoy Every Moment, Always, Whimsey Wheel, One of a Kind, Barouqe Motiffs, Mark the Date, Sweet Serendipity, many smaller alphabet sets and number sets

1 ¼" and/or 1 3/8" Square Punch: Simple delights Kit, Forever In My Heart, Be Happy, Tagger’s Dozen, Sweet Thing, Office Accoutrement, Stamp of Authenticity, Carte Postale, It’s All Good, Art By Design, Sporting, Cause For Celebration Hostess, Ahoy Matey, Dad’s Day, It’s A Sign, also many of the alphabet sets and number sets

¾" Square Punch: Punch Pals, Calender Cues, Crab & Company, Short Order Numbers, One of a Kind, Wanted, Little Pieces, Sweet Serendipity, Short Order Alphabet, Sweet Thing, Take Three, Starstruck,

Large and Small Oval Punch: A Good Egg, Punch Pals, Eat Cake, A Little Birdie Told Me, Nursery Necessities, Family Phrases, Define Your Life, Sweet Shapes, One of a Kind, Mark the Date, Amazing to Zany, Many Happy Returns, Just b, Everything Baby, Celebrate, Thanks for Everything, Warm Words, Wonderful Favorites, Happy Everything, Short & Sweet, Spring Pictograms, Everyday Flexible Phrases,

Small Star Punch: Wanted, Starstruck, Sporting, Nursery Necessities, Sweet Thing, Classic Star Wheel

Large Star Punch: Classic Star Wheel, Nursery Necessities, Classic Backgrounds

5 Petal Flower Punch: Office Accoutrement, Cutie Pie Designer paper, some of the other flowery sets fit

Snow Blossom: Snowflake Spot, Punch Pals

Boho Blossoms Punch: One of a Kind, Berry Bliss paper

Three For You Punch Box: Three Thoughts Kit, Punch Pals, Take Three,

Word Window Punch: Many Happy Returns, Everything Baby, A Good Egg, Boatloads of Love, Fun & Fast Notes, Take Three, Boho Backgrounds, Short and Sweet, Happy Everything, Wonderful Favorites, Warm Words, All Holidays, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Amazing to Zany, Fundamental Phrases, Thanks Tons Hostess, Spring Solitude hostess, Big Birthday candle, Enjoy Every Moment, If the Halo Fits, Family Phrases

Key Tag Punch: Three Thoughts Kit, Make it Count, Perfect Princess, Sweet Serendipity, Elegant Cheer, Priceless, One of a Kind, Elegant Notes, Just B, Sincere Salutations, Taking Care of Business, True Friend

2008-06-05T00:16:00.004-06:00

Wow! Can't believe a month has gone by since I last posted! Sorry everyone! Time sure does fly!

My room is set up to the point that I can get stuff done, but not to the point where I want it. I'm still waiting on my table to get put back together! :) So hopefully, that will happen this weekend and then I'll take some pictures and get them on here so you can see my stamp room!

I was playing with the Sneak Peak Stamp Set (Fresh Cuts) and thought I would share with you what I came up with.

I started with White cardstock and stamped the background stamp in Purely Pomegranate. I then cut it out with my Coluzzle (Oval). To do the "Scallop" around the oval I just punched a bunch of 1/2" circles and glued them to the back of the oval.

Next I used Purely Pomegranate as the base and added a piece of Chocolate Chip that was stamped with the "vine" stamp from the set. I added some chocolate chip wide grosgrain to the top of the chocolate Chip cardstock and mimicked the ticket corner punch with my 1/2" circle punch (the two corners at the bottom of the chocolate Chip piece).

I adhered the focal image to the base overlapping the chocolate and the pomegranate. And then stamped the "for you" next to it. Hope you like it! Still trying to get back into the grove of things! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts (Sneak Peak)
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White
Ink: Purely Pomegranate and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, 1/2" Circle Punch, Coluzzle Cutting System

Organizing & Rearranging!

2008-05-07T09:41:00.002-06:00

Just letting everyone know that I haven't been stamping lately! I know, I know I'm going through withdrawls! LOL. Well not too bad, I'm at least playing with my stuff. Right now, I'm in the process of rearranging and organizing my craft room. I had a "L-shaped" desk in there as my work space and he needs one for the new shop he is moving his business into...so I gave him that and I'll get our old dinning room table! I'm so excited!!!! It will save me some room, plus I'll get a bigger work area--which I'm always needing (I'm a messy scrapbooker/card maker). Once I get this project done, I'll be able to stamp! Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Goodness

2008-04-23T22:27:00.003-06:00

First off, I don't know how some bloggers make up the cool titles for the posts....that's why I usually just leave mine blank! LOL Love the idea, but can't ever think of anything clever! Maybe it's because I'm always about ready to fall asleep on the keyboard! Hmmm....

Back to the card:

The scan isn't very good...but you get the idea, right? I started out wanting to copy the card sample on pg. 23 of the Spring/Summer 2008 Catty. So I grabbed a Chocolate Chip base that I stashed in my "card base" drawer and there it sat for a little bit (this is me debating if I really want to copy this card or do something else with it) with nothing on it. Then I remembered the sketch from my Stampin' Up! Magazine (Stampin' Success) and without much thought I punch a 1 3/8" Square through the top center of my card. GASP! I did something permanent before I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do. All is good though, it turned out just fine! Okay I'll get back to the card again.

I used my Punches plus CB (Classy Brass) Template (pg. 187) to pierce the holes in the paper. Since I couldn't really just glue this to the inside of the card and have it be the focal image on the front and on the inside I had to put a More Mustard piece behind the flower. I stamped the flower in Not Quite Navy and onto Very Vanilla Cardstock, cut it out (which I love to do) and popped it up on the More Mustard Square. I then stamped the "sentiment" from the same set in Chocolate Chip just below the squared flower (didn't know what else to call it). Then tied some ribbon underneath the sentiment. And it's done....and I really like how it turned out.

So I went from wanting to copy the card on pg. 23 to have as a sample to actually just using the stamp set that has never been touched! Other than to cut it out of course. Hope you liked it! And thank you so much for stopping by!

Gina

Stamp Club

2008-04-23T18:56:00.002-06:00

I had my stamp club this weekend (I have it every third Saturday). I had a lot of fun (like always)!! I just love my "group". Everybody did a wonderful job at their Challenge!! I should have kept them and posted them (if they wanted me to), but oh well....maybe next time.

That reminds me I need to think of something for this months challenge. Maybe I'll do another card sample (like we did last month) I got the most "response" out of that challenge. Hmm...I'll think of something...maybe I'll post a Poll on my side bar. Okay...thinking out loud. LOL!

I have one project done (well sorta....just waiting for my paper to show up so I can finish it) for next month, but I don't know what I'm going to really do for my technique. Hmm.... For those that are reading this, What techniques do you/your friends/customers seem to like the most? Thanks in advance!

Hopefully, I will have something to post (card wise) soon! I haven't done any stamping TODAY and I'm going through withdrawls already!

Take care and have a wonderful week (if I don't post sooner)!

Stamp Club Challenge

2008-04-08T09:44:00.009-06:00

I had some old scraps (just the pieces you put on the base) from a workshop I did so I made them into kits. Instead of using the normal base color (Old Olive) I changed it to Sahara Sand and you know what? I think I like it this way better. I gave these to my Stamp Club members as a challenge to see what they could come up with keeping all the cardstock the same size. I cut extras for me that way I could give them some extra ideas. These are the ones I came up with. It was fun!

Supplies all Stampin' Up! Unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Carte Postale & Fundamental Phrases & Leaves a la Carte Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Purely Pomegranate, Old Olive and Very Vanilla
Ink: Purely Pomegranate and So Saffron
Accessories: Old Olive Polytwill (Occasions Mini), 3/16" Corner Rounder (for Scallop edge) and Stampin' Dimensionals.

This is the first one I did and I didn't like it too much, so I did my 2nd one:

Supplies:
Stamps: Same as the first card
Paper: Same as the first card
Ink: Same as the first card
Accessories: Same as the first card

I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig (yes I finally got one!) to line up the "CELEBRATE".

This next one is my favorite! I Love this stamp set!

Supplies: All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Embrace Life
Paper: same as cards above
Ink: VersaMark, Old Olive and Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels (So Saffron), DS (double Stitched) Purely Pomegranate Ribbon (threads removed) and Crafters Tool Kit (Paper Piercing).

I used VersaMark to stamp the big flower on the Sahara Sand base. Then I stamped the "leaves" in Purely Pomegranate on Pomegranate for a tone on tone affect. I adhered the So Saffron to the Pomegranate and paper pierced it. Then I cut the ribbon to size and removed the thread and tied it around the cardstock. For the Focal image I stamped the "flower cluster" in old olive and colored in the petals with so saffron pastels and stamped the sentiment underneath it in Purely Pomegranate.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have enjoyed these cards!

2008-04-04T20:05:00.003-06:00

I made this card about a week ago. Playing with some new stamps I got. This is the Together Forever Stamp Set. I mainly bought this set for this flower! I LOVE this flower, I think it's the "shading" on it....I don't know! I just think it's really pretty and I still haven't scrapbooked my wedding pictures (4 years now) so I can use this set! Hehehe....But anyways...back to the card.

I started with Always Artichoke, one because it's my favorite color and two because I wanted to make a card out of some old 6x6 pieces I had laying around from a workshop I did. It's hard to see but I stamped/rolled the Forever Flowers Wheel on the background just about half way down. I grabbed some Rose Red from my scrap stash and stamped the circle images repeatedly on the cardstock in Rose Red ink. I then added some Regal Rose ribbon.

Next, I stamped the flower images in Basic Black and colored it in with my markers; Always Artichoke (for the leaf), Regal Rose, So Saffron (which you can't see because of the brads I added later) and Rose Red. After I was done coloring I matted it with So Saffron and adhered it to the card with dimensionals. I then stamped "Happy Mother's Day" (from All Holidays) at the bottom of the card in Chocolate Chip (it might be Basic Black, I can't remember for sure off the bat and don't have the card in front of me).

Supplies: All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Together Forever and All Holidays
Ink: chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Regal Rose and So Saffron
Paper: So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Rose Red and Very Vanilla
Accessories: Brads (Fresh Favorites), Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain

Thanks for stopping by! Will be posting more later....

Stamp Club Project (if you don't want to see it, don't look!) LOL

2008-03-30T00:45:00.006-06:00

I've been quite a bit of stamping lately, I just haven't posted it yet! Why? I get on here to post and then I get side tracked! Like always! So if I have enough and don't get side tracked too much, I will post a different card every day or every other day next week. Until I run out of stuff I haven't showed you yet!

I don't know what it is, but when I need to get something done (say for my Stamp Club) I don't have any creativity in me! I sat in my stamping room for about an hour or two trying to figure out what I wanted to do. Not sure if I like the way this turned out, but it might just be the colors that are throwing me off (not used to working with bright colors)!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: All Recipes and Together forever
Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Bashful Blue
Inks: Old Olive
Accessories: Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain, Real Red Wide Grosgrain, Die-cut Blooms (Occasions Mini), Perfect Day Rub-ons and Slit Punch.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! Tell me what you think about this card! I'll probably end up changing it or just redoing the whole thing over!

Stamp Club Projects

2008-03-19T11:29:00.005-06:00

Here are the cards we did for my Stamp Club. I showed them a slider card and the Chalkboard technique. We also covered a 5x5 art journal (which I bought for them to keep track of all the techniques we do) but I can't get a good scan of it. So that'll have to wait!

Chalkboard Technique

Supplies All Stampin' Up!(R) Unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Live your Dream and Lots of Dots Wheel (Occasions Mini)

Paper: Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, So Saffron and Very Vanilla

Ink: White Craft, Always Artichoke, So Saffron (the background on the Vanilla Circle) and Rose Red
Accessories: Scallop, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches, and Black grosgrain Ribbon.

Slider Card

Supplies All Stampin' Up! Unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Always and Polka Dot Background
Paper: River Rock, Soft Sky, Ruby Red and Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red and River Rock
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Ribbon Slide (Styled Silver Hardware in Occasions Mini), Chocolate Chip Polytwill (also in Occasions Mini)

Thanks for stopping by!

2008-03-14T15:51:00.002-06:00

I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted! I have been stamping, but it's for my Stamp Club and I didn't want to post anything incase some of my members checked my blog. Some don't mind seeing them before hand, but others don't want to. So I'll end up posting them the day of (probably right before the meeting) or the day after depending on if I'm running around trying to figure out if I forgot anything or not! LOL! I always wait till the last minute to do anything! You'd think I would have learned my lesson by now! Keep checking for my Stamp Club Projects! Thanks for stopping by!

2008-02-26T17:35:00.005-07:00

I found this sketch challenge on SCS and thought I'd try it!

At first I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it! I wanted to use a color combo I had never used before. So I grabbed my "notebook" that I keep all the different color combos in. And picked out Taken with Teal, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, River Rock and Chocolate Chip. Can't remember where it came from, sorry!

Since I don't use Taken with Teal a lot I started with it as the base. Then I took some River Rock and cut it to 3 1/4" X 5 1/4" and stamped my Polka Dot Background in River Rock onto the River Rock cardstock. I did the same thing with a strip of River Rock cut to 3/8 x 5 1/4. I sponged the edges of both pieces with River Rock ink. I took some Very Vanilla and cut 3 of them to 1 3/8" X 2 5/16 and stamped the single flower from Embrace Life in Chocolate Chip and colored it in with my Real Red marker and adhered it to some Pumpkin Pie that was cut to 1 1/2" X 2 1/2 (3). I then adhered that to the River Rock CS and adhered that to the base. I stamped the "Dare to be Fabulous" sentiment from Fabulous Flowers in Taken with Teal onto Very Vanilla (3 X 1 1/4) and adhered that to a Chocolate Chip piece cut to 3 1/8" X 1 3/8" and adhered the sentiment overlapping the bottom of the flowers and the River Rock CS.

I hope you like it! I love this color combo and sketch! Going to have to try it again! Thanks for stopping by!

*Might help if I actually posted a picture of the card I made, huh?! LOL

2008-02-21T17:36:00.002-07:00

I made this for my daughter that turned two yesterday! I waited till the last minute to make it ... sometimes I think my cards turn out better when I do that (only sometimes, not all the time). LOL!

I used my new SAB stamp set (which helped out a lot, because I don't have very many birthday sets) and some new ribbon.

For the color combo, I grabbed my Color Coach (SU! Color Wheel) again! I love that thing! I actually had planned on using Pretty in Pink for the base, but I guess I had forgot that by the time I got out all my colors because it turned into Mellow Moss (so if you're looking for this color combo turn your "pointer" to Pretty in Pink and it's all the Coordinating colors) LOL. Instead of starting with the base first, I actually started with the main image (focal image) this time. I stamped the cake in Perfect Plum onto Very Vanilla and matted it with Mellow Moss and Perfect Plum. Then I stamped my polka dot background in Mellow Moss and covered the whole card front. I tied some Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon around a So Saffron piece of CS and adhered it to the card. I then added my focal image with dimensionals and stamped the "happy birthday" in Perfect Plum. And there you have it...my daughters birthday card.

Supplies: All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Birthday Whimsy (SAB) and Polka Dot Background
Paper: Mellow Moss (5 1/2 x 4 1/4-finished size; 2 5/8 x 2 3/8), So Saffron (2" x 5 1/2"), Perfect Plum (2 3/4 x 2 1/2) and Very Vanilla (2 1/2 x 2 1/4).
Ink: Mellow Moss and Perfect Plum
Accessories: Dimensionals and Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

A little Stumped....

2008-02-12T10:34:00.001-07:00

Okay...the other day I really wanted to create something, but nothing was working for me. I kept having these ideas in mind, but they never turned out the way I had planned. So I had just purchased the color coach and thought I would go there for color inspiration (since I have a hard time with that even on a good day) since I had the layout in my head already. I love scallops! Wasn't sure what set to use so I looked through my binder (which holds all my stamped images) I knew I wanted something either small enough to stamp several times or big enough to take up some space on the card. So I chose the L2 Hostess set Cause for Celebration. I started with Always Artichoke (my favorite color in the stamping world) and then went to Rose Red. I scalloped the bottom edge with my corner rounder punch (love this but it did take some practice--in fact I tried it a while ago and couldn't get it, so I gave up, but figured a couple months later that I needed to master it...so I did! :)) and adhered it to Always Artichoke. I took some whisper white and stamped the cupcake 3 times, also stamped it on some Rose red Designer Prints and cut them out. I used my markers to color in the cupcake. Before adhering it to the card I paper pierced some So Saffron and layered it with the focal image and some Almost Amethyst CS. I stamped the sentiment from Lots of thoughts (a SAB set). And there we have it...

Supplies:

Stamps: Cause for Celebration and Lots of Thoughts

Ink: Basic Black Stamp Pad and Almost Amethyst and So Saffron Markers

Paper: Rose Red, Always Artichoke, So Saffron and Almost Amethyst and Rose Red DP

Accessories: Crafters tool kit and Paper Piercing Template

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all your comments!

Updated my blog

2008-02-01T17:10:00.000-07:00

Okay....I've updated my specials and promotions and my catalogs. I've always wanted the picture of the catty or flyer but couldn't ever figure out how to do it. I think I have it, but for the life of my I still can't figure out why the "title" part isn't working (the part where it says SAB Recruiting Promotion, Sale-A-Bration and/or Stampin' Up! and has the red "X" or the red sqare/green circle/blue triangle). I just don't want that part showing? Can you guys even see it? Maybe it's just me! If anyone knows what I am doing wrong please tell me! :)

I have also included links of blogs that are 100% Stampin' Up! so if you need some inspiration click on the name and hopefully you'll find what you're looking for.

I've been pretty busy tonight, so hopefully I'll have more to post either later tonight or tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by!

Heartfelt Thank You!

2008-01-28T14:41:00.002-07:00

I was cleaning my "craft" room last night when I ran across and old Stampin' Techniques booklet (rev 6/05). In the booklet it was showing the technique Two-Step stamping and Repetition and I liked the layout of the card. So I changed the color combo and the stamp set. Since I'm always running out of Thank you cards I chose the Heartfelt Thanks Set....which I haven't used in a long time!

Supplies: All Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks
Paper: Groovy Guava, Purely pomegranate and Soft Sky
Ink: Groovy Guava, Purely Pomegranate and Basic Black
Accessories: 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 Square Punches, DS Soft Sky Ribbon.

Thanks for looking and thanks for all your comments! They really mean a lot!

2008-01-27T16:12:00.001-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. Here is a card I made using the Boho West color combos in the SSC (Sping/summer Catolog). I love Pinks and browns together. I used my favorite stamp set Priceless. I always reach for this set. I also used the masking technique...which I love doing with this set.

I started with a base of Chocolate Chip CS and sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip Ink. I added some DS Pomegranate Ribbon to the top of the card. I cut and sponged the Regal Rose CS and Purely Pomegranate CS and matted them on each other. I also distressed the edges of the Regal Rose CS. I then cut out my longer pieces of Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. I stamped the butterflies in Pomegranate and the flower in Regal Rose. Then I stamped them on sticky notes and cut them out and covered the images. I stamped the swirls in Chocolate chip over the covered images. I then stamped the sentiment in Chocolate Chip onto Very Vanilla and punched it out with my Lg. Oval Punch and adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Hope you like it! All supplies used are Stampin' Up!

Sorry for the crooked picture...

2008-01-09T09:16:00.001-07:00

Okay...Hi! Didn't realize it had been so long since I posted! I have been trying to get caught up on getting my DDSS (demo secret sister) her cards and packages. Since this month is reveal month, I will post the cards I've been working. Now you won't get to see all of them...just a couple...don't want to ruin the surprise!

This one is my favorite! For some reason, I have a hard time with 3x3 cards. So I used the sketch from the Stampin' Success (SU! demo magazine). It's made for a regular sized card...but oh well! And that's what they are there for right?!

Stamps: Holiday Blitz and Fundamental Phrases
Paper: Blue Bayou Textured, River Rock, Purely Pomegranate, Mellow Moss and Very Vanilla
Ink: Mellow Moss and Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Blue Bayou DS Ribbon (stitching removed); 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 3/4" and Scallop Circle Punches (what can I say, I love my punches).

This one not one of my favorites! (Sorry for the crooked picture) I used the Three for you punch box and man do I have a hard time with it! Don't know why either! Maybe I'll try this same layout, but with different colors. Who knows

Stamps: Three for you Punch Box
Paper: Purely Pomegranate Textured, More mustard, River Rock and Very Vanilla
Ink: Mellow Moss, More Mustard, Always Artichoke and Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: More Mustard 1/4" grosgrain, Always artichoke brads and Punch Box (same as listed above).

Simple, but I like it! I haven't done this very much...where I make the punched shapes/images the focal point. But I like how it turned out. I really wish I had a program to make my own water mark though....I think my copyright info...kind of throws things off a bit. Anyways...

Stamps: It's all Good and Fundamental Phrases
Paper: Purely Pomegranate Textured, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, Mellow Moss and Very Vanilla
Ink: Purely Pomegranate and Basic Black
Accessories: Moss gingham Ribbon

Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoy everything. I need to make invitations, thank you cards and just some misc. cards (getting stocked up), so hopefully I'll be posting some of those. :) Have to get some laundry done first!

I'm Back....

2007-12-20T10:28:00.001-07:00

YEAH!!! I've been stamping again too! Not my favorite work, but it fixed some of my craving! :)

I'm feeling a lot better! Thank you for all your get well wishes and kind thoughts! It really makes a person feel good!

I made a couple cards last night using a stamp set from the Holiday mini that made it into the Spring/summer Catalog. I'm so glad it made it...I bought this set, but never made a card or anything with it. So now I get to play with it some more!

The first card is the sketch challenge over at SCS. I usually need some help (sketches, casing, things like that) to get me started and then after that I'm usually good to go and create on my own. This card started out with the intentions of using masking...but I didnt like the way it looked...I think I need to use a neutral instead of just doing it on the River Rock CS. But I need to order some...I'm REALLY low on my neutrals. So instead of redo-ing the whole card...I just covered it up with the punched images. Hope you like it.

Stamps: True Friend
Paper: Ruby Red, River Rock, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou and very Vanilla
Ink: Blue Bayou, Ruby Red and River Rock
Accessories: Soft Sky DS Ribbon

I CASEd this card from the Stampin' Success (a magazine demonstrators get from Stampin' Up). I changed the color combos, the stamps used and I scalloped the bottom of the card. I finally got that down, so now it actually looks like a scalloped edge! At first I didn't like it, but it grew on me once I stared at it for a while. LOL.

Stamps: True Friend
Paper: Really Rust, Soft Sky and Very Vanilla
Ink: Really Rust, Old Olive markers and Soft Sky Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Old Olive Wide Grosgrain, Scallop punch, 1 1/4 circle Punch and corner rounder.

Hope you enjoyed my cards! Thanks for stopping by!

2007-12-14T10:11:00.000-07:00

No stamping lately! Just letting you know that I'll try to get some done today. No promises though...I've been on antibiotics for a sinus infection and now I'm having an allergic reaction to it. My first allergic reaction to medication....so I have this rash all over my body (which doesn't bother me that much), but my joints have been hurting since the rash appeared so it's hard to sit or stand for long periods of time...or just even walk for a long time. So I got to watch myself. I took some allergy medicine last night and that seemed to help a little bit...I guess...my legs don't hurt as bad as they did last night. And last night was the worst of it. So maybe I'm just getting better! :) Supposedly I have four more days of this....

Anyways....hopefully I'll get some stamping done...I miss it!

Retired Accessories

2007-12-10T11:55:00.000-07:00

Retired Accessories List
Retired wheels and accessories are available while supplies last, so make sure you place your orders no later than January 1. To keep you informed of inventory levels, we will update this list daily no later than 7:00 PM (MT). Items listed in RED are no longer available.

Item #
109198 Accents & Elements Borders & Blossoms
109199 Accents & Elements Little Reminders 2
109197 Accents & Elements Tagged
100700 Album Leather Post Black 8-1/2x11
105385 Album Linen Post Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104520 Album Linen Post Natural 8-1/2x11
104517 Album Linen Post Navy 8-1/2x11
105382 Album Linen Post Real Red 8-1/2x11
105392 Album Linen Ring Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104510 Album Linen Ring Natural 8-1/2x11
104513 Album Linen Ring Navy 8-1/2x11
105388 Album Linen Ring Real Red 8-1/2x11
105067 Boxes & Tags Pockets & Pieces Assortment I
105068 Boxes & Tags Pockets & Pieces Assortment II
108798 Boxes & Tags Tiny Takeout Confetti White
107246 Boxes & Tags Tiny Takeout Kraft
105747 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large
105748 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large Divided
105744 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Small
105749 Boxes Stamp & Supply Jumbo
105734 Boxes Stamp & Supply Large
105746 Boxes Stamp & Supply Medium
105745 Boxes Stamp & Supply Small
101052 Brayer Attachment Foam
107293 Cards & Envelopes Greeting Very Vanilla Medium
109149 Designer Series Paper Brocade Background
109161 Designer Series Paper Cerise
109162 Designer Series Paper Charbon
109155 Designer Series Paper Creepy Crawley
109152 Designer Series Paper Darling Doodles
109150 Designer Series Paper Dashing
108503 Designer Series Paper Petals & Paisleys
109156 Designer Series Paper Linen Prints
109147 Designer Series Paper Notations No. 2
109148 Designer Series Paper Outlaw
109158 Designer Series Paper Uptown
109157 Designer Series Paper Wintergreen
107285 Envelopes Open End Very Vanilla Large
107284 Envelopes Open End Whisper White Large
107296 Envelopes Shimmery White Medium
107287 Envelopes Square Vellum Large
107310 Envelopes Square Very Vanilla Mini
107294 Envelopes Vellum Medium
107290 Envelopes Very Vanilla Large
107291 Envelopes Whisper White Large
101016 Eyelet Tool Kit
105317 Eyelets Bold Brights II
105379 Eyelets Silver
105315 Eyelets Soft Subtles II
107282 Fancy Fibers Bella
107283 Fancy Fibers Elizabeth
103352 Stampin' Glitter Romantic Red
103349 Stampin' Glitter Silver Shine
106650 Greeting Glue
102620 Liquid Glue
103145 Page Protectors Post 8-1/2x11
104523 Page Protectors Ring 8-1/2x11
103598 Paper Vellum 12x12
105543 Pastel Refills Bold Brights
105544 Pastel Refills Earth Elements
105547 Pastel Refills Neutrals
105545 Pastel Refills Rich Regals
105546 Pastel Refills Soft Subtles
105962 Perfect Layers Tool
104184 Post Extenders
106522 Punch Spring Bouquet Flower
109722 Simply Scrappin' Creative License Hostess Level 1
109611 Simply Scrappin' Happy Me Hostess Level 3
109596 Simply Scrappin' Out & About
109626 Simply Scrappin' Primary Colors
109649 Simply Scrappin' Round Up
109635 Simply Scrappin' Secret Garden
109663 Simply Scrappin' Winter Bright
107415 Simply Sent Friendship Shapes
109230 Simply Sent Happy Day
105580 Spectrum Pad Blue Frost
101492 Spectrum Pad Celebration
105579 Spectrum Pad Cotton Candy
101336 Spectrum Pad Pumpkin Patch
100000 Spectrum Pad Un-inked
103953 Stamp-a-ma-jig Imaging Sheets Refill
104432 Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Clear Embossing
101460 Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Whisper White
102391 Stampin' Around Ink Refill Clear Embossing
103017 Stampin' Around Ink Refill Whisper White
103151 Stampin' Emboss Powder Hologram Highlights
105677 Stampin' Kids Pad Bear Brown
105676 Stampin' Kids Pad Beetle Black
105675 Stampin' Kids Pad Boxcar Blue
105674 Stampin' Kids Pad Gumball Green
105673 Stampin' Kids Pad Poppin' Purple
105672 Stampin' Kids Pad Princess Pink
105671 Stampin' Kids Pad Robin Red
105670 Stampin' Kids Pad Yahoo Yellow
103174 Stampin' Pastel Applicators
100852 Stampin' Pastel Erasers
100081 Stampin' Write Marker Going Gray
100945 StazOn Ink Refill Timber Brown
103088 StazOn Pad Timber Brown
107235 Tag Sheets Bold Brights
107239 Tag Sheets Confetti White & Kraft
107236 Tag Sheets Earth Elements
107240 Tag Sheets Kraft
107237 Tag Sheets Rich Regals
107238 Tag Sheets Soft Subtles
100894 Watercolor Brush Flat
101551 Watercolor Brush Medium
101331 Watercolor Brush Small
105395 Wire Works Metallic
105652 Wrapping Paper Whisper White

Stampin'Around wheels

100360 Acorns
109812 All about Birthdays*
109690 All about Christmas*
109812 All about Gratitude*
109676 Autumn Dots
104070 Bloomin'
107466 Bodacious*
105750 Bouquet*
107481 Butterflies & Blossoms
104065 Fishy
100267 Happy Jacks
107563 Ho Ho Ho
104312 Hot to Dot
104279 Leaf Prints
106062 Leaves Awash*
107479 Rough around the Edges*
101927 Snowman Fun
107465 Speckled*
105521 Spooky Skyline*
108979 Spotted*
107480 True Hearts
105033 Wings & Things

* Jumbo Stampin' Around wheels

2007-12-07T15:33:00.000-07:00

I just added a calendar I made for my MIL for Christmas 2006. I know it's old, but I took the pictures and just realized that I never shared them with anyone...so I guess you get to see them. I swear the calendar looks better in real life...well you can see things better. LOL. Her whole house is the vineyard type style so I did the calendar to go a long with that. You can see it in the right hand column. Thanks for looking! It was hard to give it away.

2007-12-02T16:42:00.001-07:00

I'm trying to figure out what I want to do for Christmas cards. I think I might stick with this one. Not a whole lot of coloring and it's pretty simple. I think I'll go play a little more and make up my mind then. :)

Stamps: Wishing you Cheer

Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky and Very Vanilla

Ink: Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky and Basic Gray

2007-11-30T12:45:00.001-07:00

Stampin' Up! sent all active demonstrators a free Stamp Set called Time Well Spent. It will be a Level 3 Hostess Set in the Spring/Summer 2008 Catalog. I love this set! I don't have very many stamp sets that are great for watercoloring...it's not my strong side! :) So instead of watercoloring the stamped images I used my markers to color it in. To make the "Friends" in the sentiment stand out a little more I colored it in with a Real Red Marker. I didn't have a VersaMarker, or else I would have used that instead. Hope you like it.

Stamps: Time Well Spent

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, So Saffron and Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Real Red, So Saffron and Tempting turquoise Markers, and Basic Black Classic Ink

Accessories: brads.

2007-11-29T00:30:00.002-07:00

I stamped a card finally! :) I do have to thank my secret sister for the layout of the card and a piece of paper I found that I had written a color combo on a while ago...don't even remember where I got the color combo. But I love how this card turned out...too bad I'm tired and don't have enough energy to stamp another card tonight. Well I'm sure I can get the energy (can you ever run out of "stamping energy"?) but I don't think my brain is up to it. :) I don't even know why I'm typing this before I head to bed....oh I know! Because I'm SOOOOOO excited that I actually got a card done! I actually stamped! Yeah! Okay...now you guys know I'm really tired I keep rambling on and on...okay time for me to go to bed. I hope you enjoy the card! Thanks for stopping by.

2007-11-26T23:34:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted much! I haven't had any creativity lately! I just sit in my room and stare at my desk or my stamps! It's been like that a lot lately and then as soon as I figure out what I'm going to do of course something comes up. :) Isn't that how it always is! LOL! I got my house clean though...so hopefully tomorrow I will be able to create something! Keep your fingers crossed! thanks for stopping by.

2007-11-11T13:31:00.001-07:00

Okay...so my scanner didn't scan this card very well! I really need to get a digital!

I made this for my BIL who is in the hospital...we are supposed to go see him today. As for masculine sets...I think this is my only one remotely close...which is good because I finally used this set after ordering it a couple months ago. Yes, I've "played" with it...stamping images, but never actually putting a card together. So I hope you like it. It looks better in real life though. Well at least I think so.

In the bottom right hand corner is where I heat embossed "So Sorry" in Clear EP...maybe I should have used a different color. Hmmm....oh well too late now.

Hope you enjoy it and have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: (All supplies Stampin' Up! Unless otherwise noted).

Stamps: Wanted, Sanded and Fundamental Phrases

Paper: Sage Shadow, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip and very vanilla

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Sage Shadow and VersaMark

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals and Heat Tool

Simple, but to the point I guess

2007-11-10T17:27:00.001-07:00

My mom came over and stamped with me today... I could get my creative juices going...so I just stayed simple. The Chocolate Chip is stamped with the Sanded Background Stamp in Chocolate Chip. I just got that background stamp so I really wanted to use it. :) My mom really wanted to use the Polka Dot and Paisley Set so that's where that came from. I know it's not much, but I hope you like it. I hope I can get some more stamping done later today or probably tomorrow.

Stamps: Sanded, Big Bold Birthday and Polka Dots and Paisley

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose and Very Vanilla

Ink: Whisper White Craft, Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip Classic

Accessories: Very Vanilla 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

I've been Tagged

2007-11-09T09:17:00.001-07:00

Okay...this is going to be fun! Never done this before, so here it goes:

1. If you could have 100.00 worth of scrapbook paper or assorted embellishments, which would you choose?
I would choose assorted emblellishments...I have TONS of paper! Usually if I go to a store to buy embellishments I usually end up buying paper instead.

2. If you had to choose between using only stamps or ribbons, which would you choose?
Stamps! You can do a lot more with stamps!

3. If you knew how to do both awesome cards and layouts but could only do one for a whole year…which would you do?
I'm going to have to say layouts...maybe that would help me catch up on my scrapbooking!

4. Would you rather own a scrap booking store or have your own scrapping room at home...
I'd rather have my scrapbooking room...that way when I want MY time I can have my time! :)

5. What is your CURRENT card making or scrapping style? I don't know what you would call it! Simple I guess. I really like the distressing type stuff though, but never really do it on my cards or anything.

Here are the rules…………..Please answer the questions on your blog and tag 5 more people to answer the same questions……….make sure you list on your blog who you are tagging….Thanks!!

I am tagging:

1) Aimee
2) Michelle
3) Gina P
4) Mama Erne
5) Kelly

SBS: A little about me...

2007-11-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

I am 24 years old and have been married to my wonderful husband for 3 years. I'm a SAHM to two beautiful girls, ages 4 (in November) and 2 (in February). I have been scrapbooking for about 8 years off and on. I started stamping about a two years ago and love everything about it. I became a SU! demonstrator in April 2007 and love everything about it! Thanks for stopping by!

Inspiration

2007-10-26T12:24:00.001-06:00

The other day I was playing with my girls outside and Kierstyn (my youngest daughter) was wearing a jacket that remined me of Stampin' Up! colors (then again, what other colors do I think in?! LOL). I don't have a picture of the jacket or a camera to take one...but the colors reminded me of Barely Banana or So Saffron, Bravo Burgandy and Blue Bayou. I decided to make a card using these colors. It's pretty simple...I was really tired when I decided to make it. But I still like how it turned out. I might try making another card, but using So Saffron instead of Barely Banana. Thanks for looking! Hope you like it!

Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks

Paper: Barely Banana, Blue Bayou, Bravo burgandy and Very Vanilla

Inks: Blue Bayou, Bravo Burgandy and Barely Banana

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals and Sponges

2007-10-26T10:39:00.001-06:00

These are the projects that I showed for my friends workshop. I didn't want to post them before the workshop incase she looked at my blog (she didn't want to see them before hand). So now that's it's over I can show them to you!

On Board Accents

Stamps: Bundled in Love and Sweet Stars Jumbo Wheel

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla and So Saffron Prints

Inks: Mellow Moss Jumbo Cartridge, Basic Gray, Wild Wasabi and So Saffron

Accessories: On Board Accents (star), Slit punch and Glue Dots

Dry Embossing

Stamps: Bundle of Joy

Paper: Barely Banana, Apricot Appeal, Very Vanilla,

Water Color Paper and Certainly Celery Prints

Inks: Basic Gray

Accessories: Light Table, Empressor Stylus,

Punches Plus CBT (Classy brass Template), Soft Subtle Brads,

Moss Gingham Ribbon, Stampin' Pastels and Stampin Dimensionals

Make n' Take

Stamps: Season of Joy and So Swirly Jumbo Wheel

Paper: Bordering Blue, Purely Pomegranate, Old Olive and very Vanilla

Inks: Bordering Blue, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive and So saffron Markers,

Bordering Blue Classic Ink

Accessories: Blue Bayou DS Ribbon, Crafters Tool Kit, and Tag Corner Punch

I hope you enjoy them.

I have trouble lining everything up the way I want it to when I post...so sorry for all the spacing and small fonts and everything else! Thanks for stopping by!

No pictures today

2007-10-13T21:41:00.001-06:00

I've been creating stuff, but nothing I can post. It's for my secret sister and I don't want her to know who I am yet! Also, I've been working on the stuff for my upcoming workshop, but I don't want my hostess (aka my best friend) seeing what I'll be doing. So hopefully, I'll be able to get some extra stuff done so I can show you guys! I've actually been trying to scrapbook! I started a layout and it's pretty much done except for the journaling, but I need my husbands help with that, since it's mainly about him. When I finish that I'll post it! Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

2007-10-08T12:12:00.000-06:00

My Christmas Stamp-a-stack turned out really well! The Monday before my SAS I had two people that were coming. Then by Thursday (2 days before my SAS) I had 10 people coming. So lets just say I had fun cutting out all the cards in just two days! :) It was my first one ever! Before I became a demonstrator I had never been to a Stamp-a-Stack before....so it was kind of challenging for me to figure out how I wanted to do everything. But I think it turned out very well! I have a workshop on the 22nd that I need to get ready for. So I should be creating more stuff to share with you guys! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted! Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

2007-10-02T14:57:00.001-06:00

Here are 3 of the 5 cards we will be doing at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack. We will be doing two cards of each design for a total of 10 cards for $15 on October 6th (the date kinda snuck up on me). Feel free to contact me if you are interested (leave a comment or email me)! Thanks for stopping by!

Layout Updates

2007-10-02T14:57:00.000-06:00

I can't make up my mind, on how I want my blog to look! So sorry for all the changes! It'll probably change again, until I find something I like! ☺

Masculine Happy Birthday

2007-09-19T23:14:00.001-06:00

So to be honest, I have the hardest time making masculine cards! It might have something to do with the fact that I don't have much to work with...most of my stamps are girly! I have tons of flowers and I just can't get enough of them.

Anyways...Today I need to make a card for my best friends' husband's birthday, it took me an hour to decide that I was just going to CASE something from the FWC (Fall Winter Catalog). So since I have the starstruck stamp set and it's boyish/manly...I decided on the card made on page 89.

Didn't do it exactly...I made it a 5x5 Close to Cocoa instead of a 3x3; with the Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon wrapped around the card base. Since I couldn't get the stars lined up in a timely fashion, I just randomly stamped them onto Really Rust cardstock. I matted the Really Rust with Chocolate Chip and distressed the edges with my fingernail. I then distressed the Very Vanilla and stamped "happy birthday" from All Holidays in Chocolate Chip. I took the star stamp and stamped it in Close to Cocoa ink and embossed it in clear and then colored in the center with a Really Rust Stampin' Write Marker. I cut out the circle/star shape and adhered it to a punched 3/4" circle of Sage Shadow with Stampin' Dimensionals. Also, adhered the Sage Shadow to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional.

If I wasn't making any sense at all, I apologize! It's past my bed time! :)

Just an update

2007-09-17T10:12:00.000-06:00

I just got back from a little trip to my sisters house, so once I get caught up with laundry and all that good stuff I will stamp and show you what I've created! Thanks for stopping by!

2007-09-09T22:49:00.000-06:00

Yes, I'm still alive! My family has been sick, so I haven't had much time to stamp! But I did have time to get this simple card done today. I love it, even though it's simple-sometimes simple is beautiful...hope you agree!? :) I wasn't even planning on doing a card...I just wanted to play with my new sets and try out some watercoloring with my new markers! I'm very happy with the result!

I started with watercolor (WC) paper and the flowers, from the hostess set Oh, So Lovely and watercolored with my Stampin' Up markers (More mustard, Ruby Red and Always Artichoke). First time using markers to watercolor! I mounted the WC paper on More Mustard and then added a strip of Ruby Red behind that. Before I glued that down, I used my new wheel Rough Texture with Always Artichoke ink and made the base of my card. I then took a scrap of Ruby Red and placed some Always Artichoke brads on the side. Then I took So Many Sayings, another hostess set and inked just the line of words I needed with my Always Artichoke marker and stamped it on the ruby red! And glued everything down!

Sorry, if none of that made any sense! I'm tired, but wanted to get something new on my blog before I went to bed! Thanks for looking and I hope you like it as much as me!

2007-08-31T17:30:00.000-06:00

I made my first square card! It was so much fun! I used Beate's weekend sketch challenge, found here. I love challenges...especially ones using a sketch. If I don't have a lot of time to stamp or scrapbook, I use a sketch. It takes me a LOOOOOONNNNNNNNG time to figure out what I want to do with a page and EVEN longer to pick out the colors!!! :)

Here's the card:

My scanner isn't the best! But you get the idea! I need to get a digital!

I don't use Pick a Petal a lot...infact I think this is my second time actually finishing a project with it. I started with my base, Basic Gray measured at 5x5. I stamped both circles in versaMark onto the Basic Gray then added a piece of Designer Paper from Brocade Backgrounds, which was glued down and then I faux stitched the edges (first time doing that too). Then I stamped the petals in Ruby Red and Mellow Moss and cut them out. I also stamped the circle with the dots in it in mellow moss on River Rock card stock and punched it out with my 3/4" circle punch. Then I stamped it again on ruby red and cut it out and layered it with the river rock piece using dimensionals. Before adhering that to the page I then added the ribbon and the pewter hodgepodge hardware. The saying under the hardware is from the Vases in Vogue set and uses only part of the stamp "a flower for you". Then I adhered the flower petals and that was that! Pretty simple, but I like the way it turned out! Thanks for looking!

Supplies at a quick glance:
Stamps: Pick a petal and Vases in Vogue
Paper: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla and Brocade Background DP
Ink: Mellow Moss, Ruby Red and VersaMark
Accessories: Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, and hodgepodge hardware Pewter, oh and dimensionals.

I know I'm a liar...

2007-08-28T09:14:00.000-06:00

Okay, so I lied about posting everyday...maybe I should have said 2-3 times a week or something?! But it has helped me get some stuff done and to post here even if I didn't get anything done. I don't really have anything stamping to share right now, but maybe later today. Thanks for stopping by!

Finally finished a Challenge...

2007-08-24T11:21:00.000-06:00

I decided to actually do a sketch challenge from Artistic Avenger. I love her blog! She inspires me so much!

I hadn't used the Polka dots and Paisleys set in a while, so I wanted to do something with that.

First I made my card base (4 1/4 X 5 1/2) out of Bravo Burgandy. Then I took the polka dot stamp and inked it in Sage Shadow and stamped it on my Sage Shadow CS (4 1/4 X 3). I also distressed the top edge of the stamped cardstock.

For the main image, I took Very Vanilla CS and stamped the paisley stamp randomly in Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel and Bravo Burgandy. Then I sponged the edges in Creamy Caramel. Next, I took my Creamy Caramel CS (5 X 2 1/4") and distressed the edges with my scissors, then matted the Very Vanilla. I also, popped up the focal image with Stampin Dimensionals.

I didn't have an oval punch, so I used and oval sticker and traced it and cut it out. I inked "Happy" in Bravo Burgandy and stamped it on my Very Vanilla oval. I then inked the edges of the oval in Creamy Caramel. I also, popped the oval with Stampin' Dimensionals (just on the right side).

Hope I didn't make the instructions confusing! I never know how to word everything. :) Hope you enjoy it! I really like this one...love the colors.

More Stamping....Finally!

2007-08-22T23:59:00.000-06:00

I've actually had time to stamp! Not much, but I got one card done today! :) Wanted to get some samples done for my workshop! I have a lot to do! :) I wanted to do Set Samplers...which are making several cards using one stamp set (this was new to me...found out about from the lovely

SCSers) Thank you! Here is the ONE card that I did get done...will be doing more tomorrow!

Supplies:

Stamps: Happiness Background

Paper: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava and So Saffron

Inks: Blue Bayou

Accessories: Blue Bayou Double Stitched Ribbon, Dimensioinals, 1 1/4" Square Punch, 1 3/8 Square Punch and 1/2" circle punch.

Mini Album

2007-08-21T13:16:00.000-06:00

These are pages from a mini album I am making for my Daughter. When her sister was first born, she stayed with my in-laws for a couple of days. These are the pictures that they took! All these pages are using the Fall Flowers Designer Paper. I love it! They aren't really in any order and I am not completely done with the project...just thought I would start loading them onto my computer so I didn't have a huge project when I was done with the album! Thanks for looking!

A little more...

2007-08-19T16:42:00.000-06:00

Okay...I posted earlier about my workshop and I finally finished my 6x6 page. I hope you like it. It started out completely different, but I'm happy with the way it turned out! I think the kissing technique (the star in the right hand corner) was the hardest for me...Trying to figure out the two colors that worked together the best. At first, the I inked the star in River Rock and then a word stamp from Define your life in Purely Pomegranate, but it looked too much like Christmas so I inked it again the same way...just this time when I inked the star in River Rock I stamped it off on scrap paper first before I added the word stamp in Purely Pomegranate. Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Stamps: Define Your Life and All about Occassions
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, River Rock and Le Jardin Designer Series
Ink: River Rock and Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Photo Corner Punch and Spiral Punch, Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Purely Pomegranate Double stitched ribbon and Basic Black Stampin' Write Journaler.

Workshop M&T

2007-08-19T11:34:00.000-06:00

This is for MY first workshop! I had a customer reschedule hers so I decided to hold my first one...so I can get some practice in! This is the make and Take we are going to be doing. I am also going to demo a scrapbook page and then some kind of 3D item! Haven't figured those out yet! I have an idea, but just haven't done it. I am going to use the kissing technique on all my projects! So hopefully my customers will like it!

Happy Mail!

2007-08-17T21:44:00.000-06:00

I got an awesome package from my secret sister today! It's nice getting stuff that isn't Stampin' Up! I haven't bought anything that wasn't Stampin' Up! since I became a demonstrator! I'm finding it hard to use the stuff I bought that wasn't Stampin' Up!, is that making any sense?

Well here is the package that I got and the card she sent me also! I'm so happy!

No stampin?

2007-08-15T11:15:00.000-06:00

I haven't really been doing any stamping. I need to though, because I have a workshop on the 29th and I still don't know what I'm going to do. I did make a card, but it's for my little sister (secret sister). So when the round is over, I'll make another one (since I forgot to scan the one I sent to her) and post it for you! I'm also in the middle of making some card candy! It will be my first time attempting it, so it's a little slow going right now. I'll keep everything up to date. My house is clean now, so I'll have a little more time to stamp! :) Hopefully!

CASE the new catty exactly Swap

2007-08-11T12:13:00.001-06:00

This was my first swap! We chose a card to CASE (Copy) exactly from the New Catalog. We made 10 of the same card plus 1 (for the hostess). We send them to the hostess and then we'd get one of each card that was made in the Group we were in! Here are the cards from the Group that I was in. Aren't they wonderful? I wish now, that I was in more than just one Group! But it was my first swap, so I thought I would take it easy! :)

Stamped Images © 1990-2007 Stampin’ Up!

Update

2007-08-08T15:28:00.001-06:00

I updated my DDSS slide show. I got another card from my DDSS (dabblin' demo secret sister) and it is awesome! I love the color combo and the technique she used! It's Melted Crayon Background. I've never tried it before, but I have to now! :)

Boy Pages w/o Boyish Stamps

2007-08-06T10:43:00.000-06:00

This is a Make & Take (M&T) I am making for my first workshop. She wanted scrapbooking which is wonderful! The hard thing I ran into was making it masculine. She has boys and I have all girls! So I didn't really have any masculine stamps. She pointed out the scrapbook page on 86 and said she really liked the layout. So I just changed the stamp sets and some of the paper. But I feel like it's missing something though. HMMM....

Supplies:
Stamps: Stamp of Authenticity
Paper: Always Artichoke, River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Night of Navy
Accessories: Staples, Silver Brads and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamped Images © 1990-2007 Stampin’ Up!

This is another scrapbook page I'll be demonstrating. She also pointed out the scrapbook page on page 88. I didn't have those stamp sets yet either...but have been wanting them...so I put in a quick order, but if they aren't here by the time my workshop is (Saturday) I'll just stick to this one.

Supplies:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Paper: River Rock, Chocolate Chip and Baroque Backgound designer paper
Ink: River Rock and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Photo corner Punch, Silver Brads and Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon and Stampin' Dimensionals

I need to make a card too, but I might just do a box or something.

My First Workshop!!!!

2007-08-04T12:31:00.000-06:00

I finally got my first workshop! I wasn't really trying to get any booked, it just happened! I am so excited and scared and the same time. If you know me, you know that standing in front of people is not my thing at all! Even though I am a shy person, I still became a demo...wasn't going to make much out of it...unless it went to the next level on its own...and well...I think it's heading there!!! So I have less than a week to get ready for my first workshop! I better get in gear!

2007-08-03T19:26:00.000-06:00

Stamped Images © 1990-2007 Stampin’ Up!

I finished this card yesterday, just haven't had time to post it!

SUPPLIES USED:
Stamps: Simply Said
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Almost Amethyst (Prints Designer) and Regal Rose
Ink: Whisper White Craft, Basic Black and Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals

Bright Idea

2007-08-02T00:03:00.000-06:00

Okay...it's not that bright of an idea, but I didn't know what else to put as the Title. Starting now, I want to post in my blog once a day. I think it will help me get some things done rather than just looking at my stamps and paper! :) Which I do quite often! So hopefully I can actually make this one stick! Tend to forget that I actually have a blog! So here it goes...

Dabblin' Demos Secret Sister

2007-07-31T12:08:00.000-06:00

On SCS (Splitcoaststampers), the demo only side we have Secret Sisters. We are in Round 8 (my first time participating) and I’m loving everything about it! It where we pick a certain amount we want to spend ($15 or $20) in 4 months and we are given a name and an address and we send stuff to them (aka little sister). I have a big sister that sends stuff to me. Its either $5 in gifts a month or one big gift at the end of the four months and that is when we reveal ourselves! We are also required to send either one card a month or two cards a month (depending on what Group you chose). It is really fun and nice to get things in the mail! Well here is what I’ve received since July 15th!

Happiness

2007-07-31T00:00:00.000-06:00

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This is a 6x6 layout of my daughter...if you know her she loves her Care Bears or any stuffed animal for that matter! Ever since she was about 18 months she lined everything in a row! If something wasn't facing the right way she'd have to move it so it was facing the right way. She is still like that to this day! She makes me laugh! I love her so much!

The colors were really hard for me to work with...too much color in the photo, but didn't want to make it a black and white and take a way from the colors of the Care Bears. I used Always Artichoke and Blush Blossom. I used the slit punch to make the scalloped edges (Blush Blossom) and then I stamped the definition of delight from Define Your Life stamp set in VersaMark and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing powder. The title is from the Happiness Background stamp stamped in Always Artichoke and cut out. I love both of these stamp sets!

2007-07-15T17:09:00.001-06:00

It's been a while since I have posted something...so i thought I would post the cards we will be making for my Stamp Club. Made the first card with some new stamps I got from my preview order and the new In Colors! The other card is a set that was in a Mini Catalog but made it to the 2007 Fall/Winter Catalog. Thanks for looking.

It's about time!

2007-07-03T10:20:00.000-06:00

My husband and I went camping a couple weeks ago and our girls stayed with his Mother! She's been getting after us for months to go get their pictures taken (she has current pictures of all her other Grandchildren and she wants current ones of the girls)! We are horrible, we took pictures of Katryce (the oldest) when she was three months old and that was it! Well, besides the candids from Birthdays and stuff like that.

So while we were camping she took the girls and got their pictures taken at JcPenny's! What a wonderful Mother! If she hadn't done it for us they still wouldn't be done! This is just one of the pictures that they printed off, but so far I think it's my favorite!