A Few Cards

I needed a couple thank you cards and a baby card, but I wasn't feeling super crafty today. I decided to use some paper from my DCWV kids pack and whip some up real quick. I love the glitter on these papers. It might be hard to see in the picture.

For The Bride

We were up and moving early this morning and now I am trying to kill some time before my SU party. This card design is by Janine Tinklenberg.

The torso and bottom of dress where made using her patterns. She used the heart from the SU Daisy Crazy set to make the bodice. I don't have that set so I measured the width and length of the torso and made a heart shape in a print shop program.

The bouquet is the SU circle scallop punch with holes punched around the edge with a 1/8th hole punch. The flower stamp for the bouquet is from the SU Simply Said set.

For the necklace I strung tiny white pearl seed beads onto some thin wire and attached the wire to the back of the bashful blue cardstock.

There is a a piece of white tulle attached to the bottom half of the gown which was a P.I.T.A to attach.

The bodice has opal glitter glue on it for a little sparkle.

Now I just need a bride to give it to.

I Have Been Stamping

I finally felt like going back in my scrap room and doing something productive in it. I had to get some projects together for a SU workshop this weekend and it kind of put me back in the mood. I don't want to show any of the projects we will be doing tomorrow, but here are two cards I made to add to my sample box.

Stampin’ Up! © 1990-2007

Stamps: Garden Whimsy
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Purely Pomegranate, Groovy Guava
Other: Mat Pack (paper piercing), scalloped circle punch (heart shaped corner top left)

CASED from Mary Brown

Stampin’ Up! © 1990-2007

Stamps: Pick A Petal, Sincere Salutations
Paper: Basic Black, River Rock, Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Groovy Guava
Ink: Basic Black, Purely Pomegranate
Other: Mat Pack

I have also been working on a little prototype of a treat box I am thinking about making for Cam's class for her birthday. I will show that after I play with it some more.

Cards, Dominoes, Folding

Hubby went with friends to see the new Transformers movie tonight and the little one passed out early, so I retreated to my scrap room.

The ladybug wings were made with a petal from the pick a petal set. I have seen this done a lot lately so I tried my hand at it. I think it came out cute.

Stampin' Up! ® 1990-2007

Stamps: Pick A Petal, Curvy Verses
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Yo Yo Yellow, Close To Cocoa, Basic Black
Other: Black journal pen, Circle Punch



This next card I CASED from Shauna Cundick. Her stripes look much better than mine. I just loved the colors on it.

Stampin' Up! ® 1990-2007

Stamps: Doodle This
Paper: Real Red, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon

These are little dominoes I stamped. They caught a glare from the flash so they look a little fuzzy. Stamping on domino's is on my list of things to do so I did it. These are really small dominoes and I think they would make good pins.

Stampin' Up! ® 1990-2007

Stamps: Very Punny

Ink: Purple, Blue, Black Stazon
Other: Permanent markers and a sanding block to sand the dominoes a little before stamping

And lastly is a card that isn't done yet. I got tired of looking at it trying to figure out what to do so I will come back to it another time. This was paper folding with the skirt and shirt. Pretty fun, but I needed to be a little gentler when using my scoring blade. The paper is thin and I cut through it a few times on the ends.

Cuttlebug Shmuttlebug

It seems that dry embossed backgrounds on cards has become quite popular since the Cuttlebug hit the shelves. The cards I have seen using the cuttlebug embossing folders are really neat. My cards don't usually have a lot on them so they tend to come out looking a little dry. The embossing gives it a little something extra. The problem is I do not want to purchase a cuttlebug machine at $99.00. Actually I don't want to purchase the cuttlebug for any amount of money, but I don't mind paying $4.99 for a cuttlebug embossing folder. So, how can you use the cute cuttlebug embossing folders without having to buy the machine (or any other cuttlebug compatible machine). Easy! Go in your kitchen and pull out your wooden rolling pin. All you need is that and a little spritz bottle of water and you are good to go.

Cut your cardstock to the size you want.

Spritz a little bit of water on each side of the cardstock.

Place it in the embossing folder and put a little piece of tape at the bottom to keep it shut.

Put the embossing folder on a surface that has a little give. I put a piece of cardboard down on the carpet and lay the folder on the cardboard. It seems to work better for me than doing it on a table.

Roll the rolling pin over the folder a few times with some good steady pressure. I roll it a couple of times in one direction, then turn the folder and roll a few times in the other direction.

Remove the cardstock and give it a few minutes to dry from the water spritz.

Here is a birthday card I did for my brother using a happy birthday embossing folder.

Cool eh? Now here is the best part! If you have an AC Moore near you they have cuttlebug stuff 40% off this week! The folders only cost me $3.00 each!

A Little Stampin Up Preview

New In Colors and Pick A Petal stamp set.



I am putting together little packets to give to people I encounter that tells them about Stampin Up. The packets will contain a letter just telling them a little about Stampin Up and how to book a workshop.

Stampin' Up! ® 1990-2007

Stamps: SU Pick A Petal

Inks: Blue Bayou, Purely Pomegranate, Groovy Guava

I will also include a blank card that I made to give them an idea of what they could make if they hosted a workshop.

Stampin' Up! ® 1990-2007

Stamps: SU Pick A Petal, Cute Converse

Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, White Craft

Misc: Oval punch, word window punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, white gel pen

ETA: Oops, I should add that this card idea was CASED from Tracy Harp

It will also include a calendar of classes and stamp camps for July through December, a business card in a stamped card holder and a Stampin Up technique book. It will all go in a cello bag with a matching bag topper. I am hoping these will help me acquire some new customers.

Some Cards

The swap theme for this Saturdays demo meeting is 'masculine'. I have the hardest time coming up with cards for men, so I am hoping to get a lot of ideas from this swap. This is the card I made for the swap.
Stampin’ Up! © 1990-2007
Stamps: Polka Dot & Paisleys, Fishy Friends, Warmest Regards
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black,
Other: Silver Eyelets, Crimper, Color Pencil

This is a card I demoed a couple weeks ago that I thought would make a great springtime card or a baby card.

Stampin’ Up! © 1990-2007

Stamps: Polka Dot &Paisleys

Ink: Cool Caribbean, Basic Back

Paper: Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Barely Banana

Other: Large Oval Punch, Slit Punch (for ticket corners)