Time for Inspiration

It's been a long week. I'm participating in a swap, and was struggling to find inspiration to come up with the card I was going to make. So, I did what I do a lot of the time. I started looking through cards I've made in the past. This time, I didn't have to look very far.

If the card looks familiar, it should. It is very, very similar to my last post. I changed the colors (used Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso). And, I really like the square scallop stamp from the Punch Bunch stamp set that is available only through the month of March for Sale-a-Bration.

I wanted to do something different on the inside. Here's what I came up with. The saying is from the stamp set Bring on the Cake from the Occassions Mini catalog.

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February Stamp Club Projects

I wanted to share the projects that my stamp club gals made at this month's club.

This first card uses the stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog called "Eat Chocolate". The colors used are Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Whisper White and Wild Wasabi.

For this project, I used the Pillow Box die for the Sizzix Big-Shot. The stamp set is again, "Eat Chocolate". The colors used are Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry and Early Espresso.

This last project is one that I cased from another demonstrator, LeeAnn Greff. She has come up with the idea for the "For You" 3x3 card. I thought, why not use all the stamp sets from this cute set.

This project uses a stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, "Punch Bunch". The only way to receive it is to place an order for $50 or more before shipping/handling and tax, and then receive it for FREE!

So, using the In-Colors Hostess Level 1 designer series paper stack, and the coordinating In-Color ink pads, I followed the same layout and came up with another 3 cards to make a set.

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January Stamp Club Projects

This month for my stamp club projects we made Valentine's Day themed cards. The first one is a 3"x6" card and the background uses the new Letter Press plates from the Occasions Mini catalog. You use craft ink to place the color, and then run the plate with a piece of card stock on top through the Big-Shot. A cool idea. The dog stamp is from the stamp set Friends Fur-Ever. A punched "ribbon" from the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch finishes everything off.

The next card I cased almost completely from another SU! demonstrator, Patty Mickle. Her card was just too cute. It uses punches and a chocolate nugget candy covered in Designer Series paper to make an adorable robot.

The final project is a simple matchbox using the Bigz XL Matchbox die for the Big Shot, Basic Gray textured card stock and Love Impressions Designer Series Paper. To give the final touch, I added a heart punched with the Heart to Heart punch and the new Real Red Glimmer paper (also from the new Occasions Mini catalog).

Birthday Time

Today was my son's birthday. So, I thought I'd share with you the card I made for him.

The stamp set is To a Classic from the 2010/11 Idea Book & Catalog. I love it for it's simplicity. The card base is Tangerine Tango, and the image was stamped onto Whisper White card stock, colored with Stampin' Write markers and layered onto Basic Gray.

Hope you'll stop by again soon.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year. Okay, I know it's already the 5th day into the new year. However, life has been crazy. I finally had some time to play with my stamps, ink and paper and have something new to share with you.

I've been wanting to try my hand at making the adorable Betty Boop punch character that I first saw Ellen Kemper make (check out her blog at www.blinkthinkink.blogspot.com). She is just simply amazing at all she comes up with using our great punches. Anyway, I wanted to use it on a journal since I have a young girl who likes Betty Boop and her birthday is the end of this month. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. To give it the vintage look, I used a piece of Newsprint DSP. The journal was a purchased item from a discount store a year or more ago.

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Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year! Life's been a bit crazy around my house the last couple of months. With starting a new job after a number of years as a stay-at-home-mom, I'm learning to manage my time differently.

I'm hoping to post more regularly starting the beginning of the year.

November Stamp Club Projects

Finally getting around to posting the projects from my November stamp clubs. Been a bit crazy since I started working a job outside of my stamping.

This project was one that was demonstrated during this past year's convention. And, it was a real hit with all the gals. The mugs can purchased at any dollar-type store, and the mittens (or other images as there are 10 different ones) are Decor Elements available in the Holiday Mini catalog, Candy Cane Christmas Decor Elements, $14.95. The fabric and buttons are also available in the mini catalog. The mug-mat was cut using the Scallop Square die and the Sizzix Big-Shot. The fabric is on sale at 50% off through the 30th of November!

The final project we made was this cute card, using the stamps from A Cute Christmas (another mini catalog item) and Come to Bethlehem (just the "Merry Christmas" image). The background paper is the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty designer series paper. Ovals were cut using the Ovals die and the Sizzix Big-Shot.