M&M Gumball Card

This card was inspired by a presentation made at the Stampin' Up! Phoenix Regional seminar I attended back in January. I wanted to be able to share this really cool idea with my stamp club ladies, but knew it wouldn't be feasible doing it the exact same way as what was presented. She used the flower petals to go around the treat cup, and each one has to be stamped individually, taking a great deal of time per person to accomplish.

Anyway, using the gum-ball machine stamp works very well. And although the card still took a decent amount of time to make, it was a big hit. Here is the card from the inside, so you can see that when you turn the "wheel", the M&M's can fall out without tearing the card apart.

Supplies include:

Stamp set: Something Sweet, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Real Red, Brilliant Blue Classic inks

Paper: Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Yo Yo Yellow, Whisper White

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sweet Treat Cups, 1-3/4" Circle punch, Gold Brad, 1/2" Real Red Striped Grosgrain ribbon, Paper Trimmer, Circle Scissor Plus, Stampin' Dimensionals

Something Sweet

It's a really cold day here, and the forcast is showing an even colder day for tomorrow. What a better time to do some stamping!

Here's a card that I made today. It uses a brand-new stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog called Something Sweet (#117688 (wood mount) $27.95) I used the gum-ball machine image, stamping it using Bermuda Bay Classic ink onto Whisper White card stock. The gum-ball images were stamped using Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Classic inks. One of each color was stamped, cut out and then given dimension with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The accent is a Jumbo Grommet and a piece of Striped Pumpkin Pie ribbon.