Stamp with Tammy

Valentine Love Note

2012-02-02T08:29:00.000-08:00

I ordered the Scented Embossing Powder and it smells so good while you use it. The Scented powder is clear so it brings out the color of your paper and gives it a nice glossy look. I find myself doing a lot of heat embossing lately.

Materials used:

Stamps - Candy Conversations. Wheels - I{Love}Love. Ink - Real Red and VersaMark. C/S - Real Red, Whisper White and Pink Pirouette. Punches - Scallop Trim Border. Dies - Scallop Envelope. Ribbon - 1 1/4" Real Red and Pink Pirouette Grosgrain. Accessories - Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Heat Gun and Melon Embossing Powder.

Valentines Day Card

2012-02-01T08:19:00.000-08:00

I wanted to try out a card using the New Blushing Bride Smootch Spritzer, I found mine to come out a little more red looking. If you want less of a splatter then make sure you hold your spritzer bottle further from your image. I took one of my Stampin' Up! boxes, placed my image in it and then spritz my projects.

Materials used:

Stamps - Candy Conversations. Ink - Real Red. C/S - Real Red, Whisper White ans Pink Pirouette. Punch - Small Heart. Ribbon - 5/8" Real Red Satin. Dies - Fashionable Hearts Embosslit. Accessories - Blushing Bride Smooch Spritzer.

Have a great day!

More Wedding

2012-01-30T08:10:00.000-08:00

This card is also inspired by my scrapbook pages I posted the other day. This card could be used as an invitation or to go with a gift. The back ground images are heat embossed using Basic Black Embossing Powder.

Materials Used:

Stamps - Baroque Motifs. Ink - VersaMark and StazOn Black. C/S - Very Vanilla and Basic Black. Accessories - Pearls, Heat Gun and Black Embossing Powder.

Have a great day!

Dying Paper Daisies

2012-01-29T08:00:00.000-08:00

I wanted to demonstrate to my club how they can dye paper daisies to suit the color of your pages. It is quite simple. I used a small Tupperware container and put about 6-8 drops of Pool Party Re-Inker and added a small amount of water. I swooshed it around to mix it and then I dipped my Paper Daisies in making sure the entire daisy got wet and then I placed it on a paper towel to dry. It does not take long to dry, if you are in a hurry you can use your heat gun to speed up the process.

Materials used:

Stamps - Word Play. Ink - StazOn Black, Whisper White Craft ans Pool Party Re-Inker. C/S - Basic Black, Pool Party and Whisper White. Accessories - Pool Party Ribbon, Paper Daisies and Brads

Wedding Card

2012-01-28T08:49:00.000-08:00

This card matches my scrapbook pages I posted yesterday. It could make a nice card to give to someone who is getting married or it would be really pretty to use as the invitation. This flower is made slightly smaller than the one on my scrapbook pages, I used 1 1/4" Circle, you could use any size circle although the small you go the harder it would be to fold.

Materials used:

Stamps - Teeny Tiny Wishes. Ink - Stazon Black. C/S - Basic Black and Very Vanilla. DSP - First Edition Specialty. Punches - Large Lace Border Punch, Word Window, Modern Label and 1 1/4" Circle. Accessories - Circle Rhinestone, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing powder, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer.

Vintage Family

2012-01-27T17:17:00.000-08:00

Where have I been? Nov 27, really? I guess life just gets so busy, I am a little under the weather so I am just lounging around on the couch and I thought I would take advantage and upload some photos. These are the pages I did for this months scrapbook club.
The stamped images in the corner of each page is done using VersaMark and clear Embossing powder. I wanted the image to be subtle yet pretty.

I love these flowers, one of my fellow demonstartors showed me how to make these. They are made using the 1 3/4" Circle punch.

Materials used:

Stamps - Baroque Motifs and Letter It. Ink - VersaMark and StazOn Black. C/S - Basic Black and Very Vanilla. DSP - First Edition Specialty. Punches - 1 3/4" Circle, Corner and Large Lace Ribbon Border Punch. Accessories - Circle Rhinestones, Heat Tool and Clear Embossing Powder

Have a great day!

Christmas!

2011-11-27T18:47:00.000-08:00

I have been working on Christmas projects like crazy! I had a couple sales I participated in this month so preparing for them took up a lot of my time. We also had a family vacation to Disney World, we had a blast. Both boys just loved meeting all their favorite characters and going on rides.

I made these Christmas pages for my scrapbook club, it is hard to believe that Christmas is less than a month away. I hardly have any shopping done.

I wanted to leave as much space as possible for pictures since I take so many pictures on Christmas morning. I was not going to get the Holiday Stocking Die and then of course, I saw several projects that made me have to have it!

To make these pages:

Stamps - Delightful Decorations and Dear Santa

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Real Red, More Mustard and Baja Breeze

C/S - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White and Crumb Cake

Die - Holiday Stocking, Timeless Type and Stocking Accents

Punches - Ornament, Scallop Trim and Large Tag

Other - Whisper White Ribbon and Silver Stretch Cord

Have a great day!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T18:00:00.001-07:00

The picture above was the treat bag we made for the teacher. It matches the Halloween scrapbook pages and the card I posted the other day. I love those spooky butterfly eyes!

It is hard to tell but Ryan and I put some spiders and worms in the pail to make it scary!

These are the treats that we made for Ryan's preschool class. I saw the bats on Heather Summers blog and thought they would be perfect for young kids. I decided to make my bats a little more kiddish with the googly eyes and then I turned them into sucker holders. I also put a little halloween ring in there which helped the sucker from sliding. I also made mummies which are one of my favorite halloween projects, I have made them the last 3 years.

I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!!

Spooky Night Card!

2011-10-24T07:28:00.000-07:00

I really liked the way this card turned out. I don't make to many Halloween cards because I don't normally hand them out, I will have to find someone to send this one too! I used one of the medium sized butterflies for the spooky eyes on the card because the large one took up the entire front of the card. The ghosts on the DSP and used for the a in Happy Halloween make me think of Pac Man.

Have a great day!

Spooky Night!

2011-10-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

I got my inspiration for these pages from Addie Wolfe, I loved the Butterflies for spooky eyes. I punched out different sizes of scalloped circles, stuck them together and used a Sponge Dauber and Whisper White ink to make the spooky sky.

To make these pages: Stamps - Scaredy Cat and Halloween Frights, Ink - StazOn Black, Whisper White and Cajun Craze, C/S - Black, Bravo Burgandy, Whisper White and Cajun Craze, DSP - Frightful Sight, Punches - Modern Label, Scallop Circles and 1 3/4, 1 1/4, 1 and 1/2" Circles, Dies - Beautiful Butterflies and Alphabet Simple Letters.

Fall Thank You

2011-10-22T08:56:00.000-07:00

This is the card that I made to match the scrapbook pages that I posted yesterday. To get both colours on the stamped image I first used More Mustard on the stamp and then used a Sponge Dauber with Soft Suede around the edges and in the center.

Falling Leaves!

2011-10-21T09:10:00.000-07:00

I tied the leaves and acorn together with linen thread.

My scrapbook club has started back up this month and I will be making cards to match the scrapbook pages, I will post the card tomorrow. When I went to a regional event and got this stamp set, Day of Gratitude, I did not really care for it but as I have seen it used for various projects it has grown on me. I used the Gently Falling stamp set out of the Holiday Mini, Fall is my favorite so this set was a must have! I really wanted to use the Spice Cake DSP for my fall pages so I chose my colour scheme from it. I don't think I have ever made a scrapbook page without using punches so I added in some puncha art pumpkins.

To make these page:

Stamp Sets - Day of Gratitude and Gently Falling

Ink - Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pear Pizzaz, Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand

C/S - Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pear Pizzaz and Pool Party

DSP - Spice Cake

Punches - Wide Oval, Small Oval and Modern Label

Other - Linen Thread and Dimensionals

Have a great day!

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Happy Dirtday!

2011-10-14T17:46:00.000-07:00

My nephew turned one last weekend so the boys and I thought that the I Dig You stamp set would be the set to use! This is the first stamp set I ordered from the new catalogue when it came out, not only do I have two boys but I love heavy equipment! EVen though he only turned one, I know he loved our card!

To make this card:

Stamp Set - I Dig You

C/S - Chocolate CHip, More Mustard, Whisper White

Ink - Chocolate CHip, More Mustard, Basic Black, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi and Peach Parfait

Dies - Timeless Type

Other - Sponges

World Teacher Day Part 2

2011-10-08T06:31:00.000-07:00

Here is the set we made for Ryan's teacher, Jeff took Ryan to school and said he was so excited to give his teacher a gift.

World Teacher Day!

2011-10-07T18:09:00.000-07:00

We all appreciate the time that teacher's put in to helping our children with their education so I decided to make something for the boys teachers for World Teacher Day. I picked up some notebooks, large paperclips and jars from the local dollar store and decorated them with several supplies. I chose these colors because these were the colours already on my builder wheel cartridge, I think they suited this project perfectly. I apologize for some of my supplies being retired, I really need to start using up some stock!

I filled the jar with some life saver mints that are in individual wrappers. The big paperclip will make a great bookmark!

The pen has the same Pacific Point DSP in it to match the notebook. I used the Big Shot alphabet die to make a K for her last name. I punched out three k's and stuck them together so that they would be thicker and less likely to bend easily.

Even the card matches the notebook, Craig was excited to sign it and give it to her. I hope she liked it!

I Dig You Potty Chart.

2011-10-02T12:01:00.000-07:00

Ryan had decided that he was ready to be toilet trained and he picked the I Dig you stamp set to be his potty chart theme. Ryan loves to stamp so I designed this chart so that he could stamp the dump truck or the bobcat onto the chart himself. I tore Crumb Cake card stock to look like mounds of dirt that the escavator is digging, then I used Dimensionals to pop up the front mound. I also tore little mounds to put in the back of the dump truck. Ryan was so excited when I gave this chart to him, by the time he stamped his last dump truck he was toilet trained!

Materials:

C/S - Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and More Mustartd

Stamp Sets - I Dig You

Ink - More Mustard, Basic Black and Chocolate Chip

Dies - Timeless Type

Have a great day!

Fall Leaves

2011-09-30T19:11:00.000-07:00

I recently got the Gently Falling stamp set out of the Holiday Mini and used it to create this card for my swap last week. Fall is my favourite season, I love watching the leaves on the trees change colour. This set is designed for 2 step stamping, I really like having the clear mount for 2 step stamping, it makes the process easier than having to pull out the Stamp-a-ma-jig. I made the leaf using Leaves #2 Die for the Big Shot, I punched 5 out at one time and then stuck them all together to give it a popped up look, it makes it thicker as if you used Chip Board.

To Make this,

C/S - Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Very Vanilla

Ink - Old Olive, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Ridinghood Red, Soft Suede and CHocolate Chip

Stamps - Gently Falling and Day of Gratitude

Die - Leaves #2

Punches - Word Window and Modern Label

Ribbon - 1 1/2" Stripped Chocolate Chip

Other - Old Olive Buttin

Have a great day!

VersaMark Technique

2011-09-25T19:38:00.000-07:00

I made this card for my stamping group shoebox swap. I used the VersaMark technique where you stamp your image on Glossy card stock, let it dry, brayer over stamped image and use a tissue to wipe over stamped image to make the image stand out.

To make this card:

C/S - Old Olive, Whisper White and Glossy

Ink - VersaMark, Old Olive and Concord Crush

Stamp Set - Just Believe
Punches - Work Window and Modern Label

Other - Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Have a great day!

School Days!

2011-09-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

I can hardly believe that Craig is already in Junior Kindergarten this year! These pages will be for his first day of school pictures. I am so glad he had a great first day and that he likes his teacher and classmates.

I saw an apple like this in our demonstrator only Stampin` Success magazine, all I did was draw my smallest apple first and then trace around it to make the second one, cut it and then traced around it to make my third one. After all my apples were cut out I crumpled the card stock and sponged the edges with Soft Suede ink, the seeds are made from the smallest heart from the Heart to Heart Punch. I free handed the stem and puched a leaf using the Small Oval Punch.

So I am trying to fill out which circle punches I have used for this project and my laptop is stuck on the french setting and I have no idea how to change it back so that is why I am going to leave it at circle punches!

To Make these pages:

C/S - Real Red, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Real Red DSP Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodile Delight, Melom Mambo and Chocolate Chip
Ink - Soft Suede(apple edging), Real Red, Pacific Point, Old Olive and StazOn Black

Punches - Circle punches

Stamps - School Lines

Builder Wheels - For Teacher, Elemetary Alphabet and School Colours

Dies - Timeless Type

Have a great day!

Preschool!

2011-09-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

My baby, Ryan started Preschool last week, he was so excited to have something of his own. It is just so hard to believe how fast time goes by. I know it will be good for him since he loves to play and learn! I guess it will be nice for me to have a little free time too!

I designed these pages for my scrapbook club, most of them have preschoolers and the ones that don't replaced the preschool with grade ?. I saw the bookworms and books on various blogs. The clipboard sheet was from the schooldays stamp set on My Digital Studio, I enlarged it, printed it and then cut it out for my club. My digital studio is great for when you want an image made larger. The scissors are also made using punches, I created these a few years ago for my friend Jen! I was talking to my husband and said it is funny that I still think of chalk boards when I think of school but I don't think any schools around here even have a chalboard in it since they have all been replaced with Smartboards.

To Make:

C/S - Basic Black, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Pear PIzzaz Daffadile Delight, Shimmering Silver, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake

Punches - Word Window, Key Tag, 1/4 - 1' Circles, Small Oval and Round Tab

Bigshot and Dies - Timeless Type Alphabet and Lowercase Alphabet

My Digital Studio - School Days

Girl Version

2011-08-17T18:35:00.000-07:00

I like to try and make boy and girl version for some of my pages so that everyone in my scrapbook club goes home with pages that they will be able to use. This is my girl version of the boy page I made a few posts ago. I think Old Olive just goes with every colour and comes in handy for my girl/boy layouts. The VersaMark technique I used for the flowers is so great and I see myself using it a lot in the future. I usually try to fill the spaces on my page with something other than DSP for some reason, I am not sure why, I think it is very pretty and I have lots of it.

I think I am going to put pictures of my neices on here, they were over visiting for a few days and I got some great pictures of them.

Have a great day!

Summer Fun!

2011-08-10T19:20:00.000-07:00

I love the look of the pictures sticking out of the sand, I saw this on Jennifer Horton-Motter's Blog and had to copy! I used some beach pictures I had from last summer and I placed them on different blue card stock before choosing Bashful Blue as the background. I just love watching my boys play, they say and do the most interesting things, I must have taken 50 pictures this day. I tore Crumb Cake card stock using a shaped ruler (Fiskars) and then edged with Soft Suede ink and a sponge. I also stamped seashells from Summer Splash all over with crumb cake ink to make them more subtle. The surf board, shovel and pail are also from Summer Splash, this is the cutest summer stamp set.

Have a great day!

It's a Case!

2011-08-01T05:28:00.000-07:00

I saw a page like this on someone`s blog, I think I am going to have to start saving the names of creator`s as the title so I can give proper credit!

I changed a few things around such as I used two pictures instead of one making my matting larger, we used different fonts and our lady bugs are very different. I loved the idea of this page as soon as I saw it!

Have a great day!

Happy Birthday!

2011-07-27T19:59:00.000-07:00

I like these birthday pages that I designed because they are so simple and leave lots of room for pictures. I always find birthday pages harder to do because I take way to many pictures and want to use them all!

To make this layout:

Stamps- Look Who's Turning and Party Hearty(retired)

Ink- Pacific Point, Real Red, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue

Paper- Certainly Celery, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White

DSP- Celebrations

Punches- 1 3/4" Circle, Scallop Edge and 1/8" Circle

Other- Numbers Die, Alphabet SImple Letters Die and one Real Red Brad

Have a great day!

Two Months!!

2011-07-27T19:21:00.001-07:00

I can not belive that it has been two months since I last posted! I have no idea what has happened to this summer, it is half over and we have yet to do half the trips we had hoped to do. I only have one month left before Craig goes into JK :( Time sure does fly by!

My friend who checks my blog was giving me a hard time for not having any current projects posted, thank you for the motivation to get back at it, I really do enjoy blogging my projects for others to see.

I created this scrapbook page for my scrapbook club this month, I know it is missing something, I just don't know what yet, perhaps once I add my journaling it will feel completed. For the Bashful piece with the stars I uses a VersaMark resist technique (I don`t know what it is called so this is the name I am calling it!) I took a piece of glossy card stock, stamped my image using VersaMark letting it dry and then went over it using Bashful Blue and the Brayer and then wiped my stamped stars with a kleenex and voila!

My friend and fellow demonstartor has started a blog of her own and I would like you to check out her page at Creative Stampin` Bug.

Have a great day!

12x12 Camping Layout

2011-05-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

I love the Under the Stars Stamp set, it is such a great stamp set to use for boys, men and camping projects. I used the crayon resist technique for these pages. So if you have never done this before it is very simple; Stamp image with Stazon onto glossy card stock, color in the areas you want left white with a crayon, brayer over your sheet of card stock and use a kleenex to wipe the ink of the areas with crayon.

Tip - You can color an image using your markers, brayer over it and then wipe it with a kleenex right away so that the image is not as drastically changed. This is what I did with my raccoon, compass and chocolate in the smores.

To make this layout

Stamps - Under the Stars and Schoolbook Serif Alphabet

Card Stock - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla and Glossy White

Ink - Soft Suede, StazOn Black, VersaMark, Old Olive, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight and Chocolate Chip

Other - Black Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Crayon and a Sponge

Have a great day!

Cupcake Birthday Girl

2011-05-28T05:30:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post today.

I cased this page from myself using Concord Crush, Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla. I really liked the Pacific Point, real Red and Pear Pizzaz color combo that I used for the original a few posts ago.

Have a great day!

Mom Page!

2011-05-27T10:00:00.000-07:00

The first page to this layout was pretty much entirely cased from my Stampin' Success magazine that Stampin' Up! sends me each month. I changed some colors and designer paper to suit what I wanted. I almost always design my pages to suit the boys but since this is a mom page I decided to make it in more feminine colors. I never like to leave one page alone so I designed this simple second page to go with it.

Have a great day!

Spring has Sprung - Girl

2011-05-26T10:35:00.000-07:00

Here is the girl version of yesterdays page, I used the Fun Flower Die from the last mini, this die is still available if you are interested in it. The technique on the flowers is similar to the crayon resist technique. I used a plastic bag to dab the Frost White Shimmer paint on to my Whisper White card stock flowers, let it dry, went over it with the Brayer using Concord Crush and used a paper towel to wipe the ink off the shimmer paint. It is quite a simple technique and you can design all kind of great projects using it. It is hard to see it shimmer in this picture so you should give it a try to see how it looks!

Have a great day!

Spring Has Sprung!

2011-05-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

I wanted to make a page using the Bugs and Kisses stamp set, this was one of the very first stamp sets I bought and I love it. I think my boys stamp with it more than I do. At least someone is getting some good use out of it! I used the new Wild Wasabi Heat Emboss powder for the grass, I think my VersaMark pad may need some re-inking, there are some missed spots as you can see. I stamped the ants over the embossed grass and then dabbed the ink of the grass to make it look like the ants were crawling around in the grass. It is hard to see in these pictures but I made lots of clouds in the sky, to do this I stuck together Scallop Circles randomly and sponged around the edges to form clouds, if you start at the top of the page and work your way down your clouds will be more noticeable.

I will have another version of this page for you tomorrow, I wanted to have a girl or boy option for my club.

To make these pages

Stamp Sets - Bugs and Kisses

Ink - VersaMark, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, More Mustard, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Night of Navy and Regal Rose

Card Stock - Whisper White, Wild Wasabi and Daffodil Delight

Dies - Timeless Alphabet and Scallops #2

Other - Sponges, Heat Gun and Wild Wasabi Heat Emboss Powder

Have a great day!

John Deer Birthday!

2011-04-30T18:34:00.000-07:00

The boys were invited to a birthday party today and the theme was John Deer. I wanted to make a tractor card and this is what I came up with. I am not sure what the background wheel is called, it is retired from several catalogues ago. It is hard to see but I sponged the sky with Bashful Blue and the ground with Soft Suede. The presents stacked on the inside of the card are kind of funny looking don't you think? I always like to involve my boys in the card making process when it is for the friends. I asked Craig to pick the present colors and he picked pink so naturally I said 'your friend that is a boy does not want a pink present' and Craig said 'but mom, pigs are pink.' They always have a reason for doing things. So Craig picked Black polka dots to be like a cow, the pink box is for the pig and the Striped boxed is for the chickens and rooster.

To make this card:

Card Stock - Garden Green, Yo Yo Yellow, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Basic Black and Daffodil Delight

Ink - StazOn Black, Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Black, Cajun Craze, Close to Cocoa and Daffodil Delight

Punches - 1 1/4" and 1 3/4" Square, Scallop Circle, 1 1/4", 1" and 1/2" Circle and Word Window

Other - Wheel ? and Sponges

Have a great day!

Happy Easter!

2011-04-25T05:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter a day late!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and got to spend some time with your families.

I know we had a wonderful day around here!

Todays post is a scrapbook layout that I did for my club last week. I was very happy with how it turned out they and are my favorite pages right now! I took lots of pictures of the boys and their cousins yesterday and cannot wait to fill in the blanks. Theses pages are perfect for someone who enjoys punched art, that is probably why I like them so much. I thought Chocolate Chip has the perfect name and color for my Easter themed page, the Kraft really compliments it. The A Good Egg stamp set inspired my punched chick popping out of a cracked egg.

To make these pages:

Card Stock - Chocolate Chip. Kraft, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette, Perfect Plum, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black

Stamps - Inspired By Nature and A Good Egg

Ink - VersaMark

Punches - Wide Oval, Large Oval, Small Oval, 1 1/4", 1", 1/2", 1/4" Circles, Snowflake, Star, Two Step Owl and Two Step Bird.

Big Shot - Alphabet Simple Letters

Other - Dimensionals, White Gel Pen and Zig Zag scissors to cut the egg

Have a great day!

Baby Book!

2011-04-16T06:59:00.000-07:00

I like to make little baby books using the Top Note die. I originally started making these so that I could keep track of things that the boys were doing as they grew. Since I don't need them for the boys anymore I make them and give them with baby shower gifts. The dragonfly is punch art that I designed when Ryan was about 6 months old, I got the idea from one of his sleepers.

To make your own notebook:

Die's - Top Note and Naturally Serif

Card Stock - Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Whisper White and Black

Punches - Word Window, 3/4" Circle, 1/2" Circle, 1/4" Circle and crop-A-dile

Other - Computer paper and ring

Have a great day!

Basketball

2011-04-15T06:54:00.000-07:00

This was the stamp set that Craig got for Christmas, he asks to stamp with it all the time. Craig thought it was pretty neat that I used his stamp set to make a card. This card is basically the same as the soccer post from the other day. I chose not to do the grass since basketball is played on a court not the grass.

Have a great day!

Sponge Dauber Medallion

2011-04-14T11:52:00.000-07:00

I did a fundraiser for my son's preschool and wanted to recreate this older card using new colors and this is what I came up with. I have been using marina mist a lot lately, it just might be becoming my new favorite color!

To make the Medallion two colors you first ink the entire stamp with your lighter color and then use a sponge dauber to go around the edges and inner circle. Tip - I would daube my scrap paper before re-inking my dauber so that I would not get the opposite color on my ink pad.

To make this card:

Stamp Set - Medallion

Card Stock - Perfect Plum, Marina Mist and Whisper White

Ink - Marina Mist and Perfect Plum

Ribbon - 5/8" Marina Mist Grosgrain

Punches - Scallop Trim Border

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Soccer Birthday

2011-04-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

I bought this stamp set for Ryan for Christmas, he was so excited to get his very own stamp set. This card would be good to have in stock because it is great for kids of all ages whether they are a girl or boy.

To make this card:

Card Stock - Black, Garden Green and Whisper White

Ink - Garden Green and StazON

Stamp Set - Goal and Inspired by Nature

Have a great day!

12 x 12 Cupcake Page

2011-03-30T05:47:00.000-07:00

These are some layouts I did for my March scrapbook club. I did this colour combination for boys and then I did a Pink Pirouette and Concord Crush combination for girls. I will take a picture of the girls layout for you to see. I am going to have to get Ryan's birthday pictures printed to finish off these pages. I had a lot of fun creating this page, I got to use my cupcake punch for the first time!

Have a great day!

Baby favors

2011-03-26T20:10:00.000-07:00

How cute are these? I saw favors like this somewhere on the internet and thought I would make some for the baby show. They turned out so cute and are super simple. You could put anything inside of them, I was hoping to find some Easter colored Reeses cups or mini chocolate bars but didn't come across any yet. These favors would be really cute for a wedding.

To make these favors:

Stamps - Baby Bundle

Card Stock - Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White

Ink/Markers - Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, River Rock and StazOn Black

Big Shot - Two Tags and Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Punches - Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle and 1 1/4" Circle

Ribbon, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Marina Mist 1/4 Grosgrain

Have a great day!

Baby Elephant

2011-03-24T06:58:00.000-07:00

This is not a stamp that I would normally buy but since I am doing the baby show and since it was a Sale-a-bration I chose to get it. I think these elephants are so cute and I am pretty sure I will use them for future projects. I also made a boy version of this card using Bashful Blue.

To make this card:

Stamps - Baby Steps

Card Stock - Whisper White and Pink Pirouette

Ink/Markers - Pink Pirouette and Certainly Celery

Ribbon - 1/4" Pretty in Pink Grosgrain

Have a great day!

B is for Baby!

2011-03-23T06:50:00.000-07:00

I know I promised some scrapbook pages but my pictures did not turn out so I will take some new ones hopefully today.

I saw a card similar to this one somewhere, I just can't remember. I really should write down names as I see cards I like so that I can credit the proper person. It doesn't help that I like to look at about 30 blogs and Splitcoast regularly! I like how the Fox and Friends set can be used for all ages, it is so cute and I look forward to scrapbooking with it once the weather gets nicer and we start going to the zoo. I did not have any ribbon that I liked to put across the card so I chose to use a piece of matching card stock to keep it simple.

To make this card:

Stamps - Fox and Friends and Simple Serif

Card Stock - Sahara Sand and Whisper White

Ink - Sahara Sand and Pretty in Pink

Have a great day!

Birthday Cake!

2011-03-21T06:10:00.000-07:00

Jeff's sister celebrated her birthday last week and this was the card that I made for her. When ever my niece and I do crafts she always tells me that her mom likes blue so I went with blue. I love how clean this card looks, I think I will use this template again.

To make this card:

Stamps - Slice of Life (Hostess level 1 in current mini)

Card Stock - Marina Mist and Whisper White

Ink/Markers - StazOn Black, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum and Daffodil Delight

-(inside card) Pink Pirouette and Baja Breeze

Ribbon - 5/8" Grosgrain Marina Mist

Baby Bear!

2011-03-20T09:58:00.000-07:00

I thought this Bear Hugs stamp set was really cute but I couldn't see myself using it very often so when I saw that it was a Sale-a-bration set I got it. I really like all the Build a Bear collection. I am excited to see if there is something new in the next catalogue.

To make this card:

Stamps - Bear Hugs

Ink/Markers - Marina Mist, StazOn Black, Crumb Cake, River Rock Certainly Celery and So Saffron

Card Stock - Marina Mist, Certainly Celery and Whisper White

Ribbon - 5/8" Grosgrain Marina Mist

Punches - LArge and Small Oval

Other - Big Shot and Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Have a great day!

Teddy

2011-03-19T05:35:00.000-07:00

When Baja Breeze first came out as an In Colour 2 years ago I was not very fond of it but now I find myself using it all the time. Todays card is just cute and simple, I think that this bear is adorable. I might have to scrapbook some extra baby pages just so that I can use it.

To make this card:

Stamps - Teddy and Train

Ink/Markers - StazOn Black, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake and River Rock

Card Stock - Baja Breeze and Whisper White

Other - Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Have a great day!

Baby Shower Invites

2011-03-18T07:57:00.000-07:00

I have seen cards made this way all over the internet lately so I thought I would give them a try. Mine is not a card that opens, it is only a card front. I thought they would make cute shower invitations and they would not take long to reproduce several of them. They would also be really cute to add to a scrapbook page!

To Make this Invitation:

Stamps - Baby Bundle

Ink/Markers - StazOn Black, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie

Punches - Scallop Circle, 1 1/4" Circle and 3/4" CIrcle.

Have a great day!

Baby Steps

2011-03-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

I don't use gray to often but love this color combination. How cute would this be to give to someone who just had had a little baby boy! These would also be easy to make into invitations or thank you cards and would not take long to make several. I was originally going to use Certainly Celery instead of Marina Mist but didn't like it with the Basic Gray. I hope you don't mind all the baby stuff, I will change it up with some scrapbook pages in a few days!

To make this card:

Stamps - Baby Steps

Ink/Markers - Basic Gray and Certainly Celery

Card Stock - Basic Gray and Marina Mist

Other - Polka Dot Embossing Folder and 5/8" Marina MIst Grosgrain Ribbon

Have a great Day!

Baby Bundle!

2011-03-17T07:47:00.000-07:00

I am having fun making all these baby cads. I think the little baby head peeking out of the stroller is so cute. I made several of these cards using different colours.

To make this card:

Stamps - Baby Bundle and Short and Sweet

Ink/Markers - StazOn Black, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Blushing Bride

Punches - Scallop Edge

Other - Pretty in PInk 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Have a great Day!

Baby stuff!

2011-03-16T07:36:00.001-07:00

I will be posting lots and lots of baby projects, I am attending a baby show at the end of the month so that is pretty much all I have been making. I don't use wheels very often but I really like this one. I think I like it because there is so much to colour in so you can really change it up to use it as the focal point of your project rather than the background. I am pretty sure I will purchase more wheels now that I have gotten good at using them, I found that I just waisted paper before.

To make this card:

Stamps - Baby Tees wheel and Sweetness Unlimited

Ink/Markers - StazOn Black, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Real Red

Paper - Chocolate CHip, Crumb Cake and Whisper White

Punches - Designer Label

Other - Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Have a great day!

Trucking!

2011-03-06T06:45:00.000-08:00

This month is 2 years since this picture was taken, where does time go? I still remember this day, he kept sliding out of the dump box. When ever we go back to the photo studio he looks so big beside this truck, he definitely does not fit in the dump box anymore.

I stamped the background using the truck stamp and VersaMark. I always put Crystal Effects on the windows of the truck stamp, it finishes it off nicely.

Have a great day!

Valentine's Page

2011-03-02T17:35:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make a Valentine's scrapbook page that featured the new Lots of Love Letter Press plate and the Red Glimmer Paper. I am hoping to see more of the Glimmer paper in different colors in the Summer Mini. I recently bought the crimper so I had to use it somewhere on the page so I crimped the card stock and then punched the hearts.

To make this Page:

Ink - Real Red Craft

Card Stock - Basic Gray, Whisper White and Real Red

DSP - Love Impressions

Punches - Full Heart and Heart

Ribbon - Basic Gray 5/8" Satin Ribbon

Letter Press - Lots of Love

Other - Red Glimmer Paper and Crimper

Thanks for stopping by!

Stylish Blogger Award

2011-03-02T04:56:00.001-08:00

I received a message from a fellow stamper who passed on the Stylish Blogger Award to me! Thanks' Charlene! You can visit Charlene Here. It is excited to be chosen as someone's favorite!

Part of the way this award works is that after receiving it, I will do the following:

1) Thank the person who gave this award to me and link it back to their blog

2) Share 8 things about myself

3) Pass this award to 8 other individuals that I have recently discovered

4) Leave a comment on their blogs so that they can pass along the recognition!

8 Things about me:

1) I am a mom to two amazing little boys.

2) I graduated school to be an accountant.

3) I love Tupperware almost as much as stamping, stamping is pretty hard to beat!

4) I joined the Canadian Forces Reserves in 2001 and my trade is Combat Engineer. My favorite part of my trade was operating heavy equipment such as backhoes and dump trucks.

5) I love spending time with my family and going on small trips with them wether it be for the day or maybe the weekend.

6) I like to do more types of crafts other then paper crafting. I also enjoy painting different things like ceramics and glass ornaments. My husband is a woodworker so he also makes different decorations for me to paint. It is so hard to find time to do it all.

7) I just started my first scrapbook club in January and am so excited about sharing all my ideas.

8) I take so many pictures I don't know how I will ever scrapbook all of them!

8 People I would like to pass the Stylish Blogger Award on to:

4) Lucia Dawe

8) Red Monkey Scrapper

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Valentine Robots

2011-03-01T16:14:00.001-08:00

Aren't these robots the cutest, I cased them from Shelby Fawver. I am waiting a reply to see if she has a blog for me to link. I made this scrapbook page for my monthly club, they all seemed to like it! I chose a Valentine's theme for mine but it could be used for anything. I am sure I will be making these robots again. I laughed the other day when I was going through my current Catalogue and realized that these robots are copied from the Best Bots Forever stamp set.

To make these robots you need:

Circle Robot - Circles # 2 die (largest circle), Jewelry Tag, Heart to heart, circle form Itty Bitty Shapes and Word Window Punches

Square Robot - I cut a square the size I wanted, Jewelry Tag, circle from Itty Bitty Shapes and Word Window Punches

Half Oval Robot - Frame Oval Scallop (Cut a little more than half way) Jewelry Tac, circle from Itty Bitty Shapes, and Word Window Punches.

I used the Basic Blank and Basic Gray Markers to draw the lines and sponge the edges.

Have a great day!

Still here

2011-02-24T19:32:00.000-08:00

I am still here!

I have been super busy the last week and a half. February is normally the slowest month of the year to pass by and normally when we start to get the winter blues. I cannot believe that it is over already, I have had so much on the go with my family, friends, Craig's preschool, crafting of course and so much more that I seriously missed this month. Not complaining that I missed the February blues though! I am going to try and dedicate some time tomorrow to taking some pictures to post, no promises, I have a fundraiser on Saturday so that might take up my day! If I don't take my pictures during the day with the natural light then they end up all yellow looking, only it is hard to find daytime hours lately, there aren't enough.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Baby Carriage Card

2011-02-17T09:40:00.000-08:00

I cannot find the blog that I saw these on, all I remember is that her name was Connie, so when I do come across it again I will post it or if you are Connie then please leave me a message and I will link your blog to it.

I changed the carriage colors from the one I saw and my son said 'that baby needs a bottle' so I added that in. The carriage is made using the Scallop Circle Die and the Polka Dot Textured Impressions folder. I free hand cut the opening to the baby carriage, I thought it was easier then using a cutter, I cut out 5-6 scallops depending on the scallop positioning. I used the 1 3/8" and 1/2" Circles for the wheels with a brad in the center. The Lace is the Scallop Border punch with a 1/2" circle to separate them. How cute is the little baby? It was made by Ellen Kemper, she makes wonderful punched art.

have a great day!

Bendel Family Album!

2011-02-14T07:41:00.000-08:00

I would like to try and make a full My Digital Studio book this year and then order one. I wanted to make a cover page that had our family picture on it. This picture was our past Christmas one so I thought it would be perfect since it is how the boys are starting the new year. I am excited to start using MDS more, it is such a great program. I find I use it for all sorts of projects, I am very involved with my son's preschool so I am always making sign up sheets and flyers with it. I like to try things on there to make sure I am not going to waste my supplies and it is great to print out larger images for the boy to make crafts with.

Have a great day!

Sweet Valentine!

2011-02-13T06:58:00.000-08:00

I have seen cards similar to this only they all use flowers so I thought I would make a Valentine themed one using hearts. It looks a little plain to me, but when ever I add anything else it doesn't look right so this is how it stays! I used the I {Heart} Heart stamp set for some of my hearts, all the SU Heart Punches and the Modern Label Punch. The Sweet Valentine is from the Something to Celebrate Hostess set in the Occasions Mini.

Have a great day!

Alphabet Cards

2011-02-12T15:12:00.000-08:00

My little baby, Craig, is going into JK next year so I have been working to make sure that he is up to speed on everything he needs to know before he goes. He is pretty good with the alphabet but I want to make sure he can recognize all the letters so I made him these alphabet cards. I figured we could make a game out of it. Ryan, who is 2 can already identify most of the letter too!

Have a great day!

Scrapbook pages

2011-02-06T09:27:00.000-08:00

I took similar pictures of the boys for their monthly pictures. I am slowly getting caught up on scrapbooking them!

I had to work for Craig's 8 month pictures so I had Jeff take him for me. Do you notice anything wrong in this picture.......he put his shoes on the wrong feet! It was the first thing I noticed, I was teasing him about it again when I made this page!

I used Bermuda Bay and Peach Parfait card stock. I stamped the background page using VersaMark and the umbrella from the Beary Accessories set. I stamped one umbrella on Whisper White and colored and cut it to go along with the title. The Top Note die works great with 8 x 10 Photo pages for journaling.

Have a great day!

12x12 Scrapbook Case

2011-02-05T05:47:00.000-08:00

I frequently visit Monika Davis's blog to check out her wonderful projects and one day I came across a My Digital Studio scrapbook page (also made the traditional way) that she made and I had to case it. I just happened to have everything she used. I chose to change a few things to suit the picture I wanted to put on it. If you would like to see Monika's then click here or on her name.

Don't you think this is the cutest scrapbook page?

Have a great day!

Christmas 12 x 12 Scrapbook Page

2011-02-04T06:00:00.000-08:00

I did this scrapbook layout for my club, I hope everyone liked it! I think my favorite part about having a scrapbook club is that my scrapbooking has a better chance of getting caught up. I think I take way to many pictures to ever really be caught up

To make the Christmas tree and presents I used the Heart, Star and Square punches. I like to sponge all my edges, so yes, I sponged every heart and yes, I had a green thumb when I was done. I know there are the sponge Daubers but I just don't find they get the right effect that I am looking for, for this project anyway. I used snail adhesive because it is somewhat easy to remove if you don't like where your heart ended you. The girls in my class were worried about their tree not being straight but really, what Christmas tree is ever perfectly straight? I cut out the ornaments from the Holiday Happiness stamp set and only used a little glue on the very top so they would pop up a little.

Have a great day!

Snow Day 12 x 12

2011-02-03T08:55:00.000-08:00

I first made this snowman on a scrapbook page using My Digital Studio and then thought hey, I should bring him to life using my Circle Scissor Plus for my Scrapbook club. I was so excited when I thought of making this jumbo snowman for a scrapbook page I had to make it right away! The pictures you see on this page were my inspiration, the boys had made their very first snowman and were so excited. I guess we both got to get excited over snowman making!

For the snowman you need to make 3 circles measuring 4 1/4", 3 7/8" and 3 1/4". I used two Modern Label's and a Square punch for the top hat. The Holly is made using the small Oval, 1/2" Circle and the 1/4" Circle punches. The eyes are the 1/2" Circle and the mouth is the 3 Punch set. Finally, the arms are made using the snowflake punch.

Have a great day!

2011-02-02T05:52:00.000-08:00

This was a fun photo shoot with Ryan, he was so squirmy and kept sliding down. I chose black and white pages since the photos are mostly black and white. I wanted to keep it simple and not take away from these adorable pictures. I used two different alphabet dies for the Big Shot and stamped the Forest Friends stamps with Whisper White Craft ink on Black card stock and cut them out.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbook Page

2011-02-01T03:57:00.000-08:00

I had so much fun taking the boys for their pictures every month, they were quite the little posers. This is one of my favorite pictures of Craig, he enjoyed being on the skateboard for a very short time. I think this was the only good picture we got!

I used Certainly Celery and Pacific Point, I never would have thought of this color combo but it may be my new favorite. I edged all the Certainly Celery pieces with Pacific Point and stamped all the little background skateboards with VersaMark. I used Stazon to stamp skateboards on Kraft c/s and colored in the wheels with Pacific Point. I didn't think I would use the Owl punch that much when I got it but I am really enjoying adding it into my scrapbook pages!

Have a great day!

Bride to be!

2011-01-28T19:59:00.000-08:00

One of my friends is getting married this year and tomorrow is her wedding shower. She is also a stamper so I wanted to make something especially nice for her. I got my idea off of Splitcoast, sorry I forget who's card it was. The flower stamp is from Happy Moments, one of last year's Sale-a-bration stamp sets. I chose to go with Rich Razzleberry since that was the colour on the invitation. I used my big shot alphabet dies for the bride and then sponged the edges and covered with Dazzling Diamonds. I hope she likes it!

Have a great day!

Budding Artists!

2011-01-27T17:49:00.001-08:00

I am going to share a non stamping related but crafting post with you today.

I have been trying to fill some blank spots on my walls that have been driving me crazy for quite some time. I have been looking for the right pictures for two years now. I went over to a friends house on the weekend and saw a few canvasses hanging on the wall that her and her daughters painted together and a light bulb turned on. I went and picked up the biggest canvass I could find and some smaller ones the next day and the boys and I were on a mission to fill in those blank spots! The boys thought it was so much fun to paint in their underware or as they would say 'naked.' They did not even complain about the neutral colours I chose, they each picked a favourite right off the bat and went for it. I am very happy with our end product and so are Craig and Ryan. When the boys woke up the next morning and saw that their art was on the wall they got so excited they were pointing and telling Jeff that they painted that, it was such a great moment!

Valentine Candy Box

2011-01-25T17:52:00.000-08:00

I got this idea fromKay Kalthoff's blog, she made a christmas one and shows pictures of the inside of the box, I glued mine down before I thought to take a picture. I will post one the next time I make this box.

To make this all you need is the Matchbox Die Cut, Window Sheet, Glue Dots, Jumbo Eyelet, card stock, ribbon, DSP and stamps of your choice. Don't forget to fill it with some treats, I don't have any valentine's chocolates lying around yet so mine is empty!

Snowman MDS Page

2011-01-14T19:57:00.000-08:00

The boys were so excited to get outside and build their first snowman. I think they did a great job!

I have not used My Digital Studio in a very very long time. A couple weeks ago I was looking at some different snowman projects online and I got an idea. Since I love making projects using punches I thought it would be gneat to make a snowman using MDS punches and fill him in with pictures.

The boys like to help out in the kitchen any chance they get. I used to complain to Jeff all the time to get rid of that lower counter because there is not enough space for a table, but now that the kids want to help I am thankful for that counter. They can sit on it and be at the perfect level to help me and make a little less of a mess.

Ryan's 2nd Birthday!

2011-01-12T20:06:00.000-08:00

Ryan celebrated his second birthday on December the 6th. He had originally been interested in a Handy Manny party but switched to Mickey Mouse when we were shopping for supplies. I will admit that it made things easier for me, I know I have seen lots of great Handy Manny projects out there, but to make all the tools would have been to time consuming. Ryan couldn't stop talking about his Mickey birthday for two weeks before his party and two weeks after, he was just so excited.

For the invitation I used a Mickey Mouse stamp I picked up for $2.00 a year ago. I always choose to use the Family Phrases set for the kids invites and cards. I used Real Red, Basic Black, More Mustard and Whisper White for the colours

I like to make my thank you cards simple, especially when you have no idea how many you will need to make. I used the 1 3/4" and 1" Circle Punches to make Mickey's head. I also used the Word Window and the Modern Label punches onthe invites and thank you's. The more Mustard paper on both cards is run throught the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder.

Ryan's birthday card is Mickey's head! I was very proud of myself when I came up with this one, in case you don't know I love to make stuff using punches. I used the Circle Die to make the card, I folded my paper in half, then I placed it on the Circle Die leaving a little space so that it would not cut the complete circle. I cut out another circle using Blush Blossom (retired), used pencil to freehand an outline of his face and then cut it out. I used the 1 3/4" Circle (ears) Wide Oval (mouth), Large Oval (eyes ans nose), Small Oval (Centre of eye) and small heart (tongue) punches to make Mickey's face. To sinish off his face I used the Black marker to draw in the rest of Mickey's smile.

I used my Circle Scissor Plus to cut out a slightly smaller circle and stamped in happy birthday from family phrases. Ryan was pretty excited when he saw his birthday card. He just kept saying 'Mickey' over and ovaer again.

Cupcake Birthday!

2011-01-07T18:29:00.001-08:00

I have not posted in a while, I have been feeling a little run down and took some time to relax. I don't remember the last time I lazed around like this, I bet it was well before I had children. I am so appreiative that my husband didn't give me a hard time and just let me relax. He even took the boys outside so I could totally relax :) I was so glad to start feeling like myself again today, I feel energized, motivated and ready to get back into things.

I was talking to my sister-in-law today and she had a good point, Christmas holidays are no holiday at all. We spend our time running around shopping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, cleaning, baking, returning unwanted or wrong sized items and then cleaning some more. Although, I do love the end result of all that hard work, I loved watching my boys faces light up Christmas morning and I loved how happy and excited they were to have their own little New Years Eve party and stay up late! I would do it all again without thinking twice!

Enough of that and onto my card. I made this card for my stepdaughter for her birthday. I thought the colours were very bright and cheerful. I used Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquois and Old Olive. The DSP is Bali Breeze, I don't even know when it was in, it may have been from before I was a demonstrator. I also used the retired Melon Mambo Polka dotted ribbon. I figured I should stop hoarding and start using. I used various punches and chose to watercolour the cupcakes. I will tell you this card is not my creation, Heather Summers made this card a long time ago and I just changed the colours.

Have a great day and best wishes in the new year!

Tool Christmas Tree!

2010-12-23T20:36:00.000-08:00

My brother in law is a plumber so I wanted to come up with a Christmas card that was as close to being plumbing related as possible. I thought this was pretty clever! I used the wrench from Totally Tool, the star from Under the Stars and Season's Greetings from Four the Holidays. I water coloured the wrench's and star using the Aquapainter and ink pads.

Happy Holidays!

iTunes Gift Card Holder

2010-12-21T19:56:00.000-08:00

I got an iTunes gift card for someone and it is unusually large so I came up with this holder. I took a 3 3/4" x 11" piece of card stock and scored it at 5 1/2", I cut 1/4" off one 5 1/2" side. I used a very thin strip of double sided tape to stick 3 sides together and then decorated the folder.

Happy Holidays!

Santa Gift card Holder

2010-12-20T20:33:00.000-08:00

I made this gift card holder using the Top Note Die for the Big Shot and the Jolly Old Saint Nick stamp set. I fell in love with this stamp set as soon as I saw it and had to have it. I have actually made quite a few projects with it now, I have definitely gotten my money's worth on this one. I always add Dazzling Diamonds to Santa's hat to finish him off! I really enjoy making gift card holders, it makes me feel better to give a gift card in a hand made with love holder.

Happy Holidays!

Christmas Gift Card Holder

2010-12-18T15:59:00.000-08:00

I made some of these gift card holders last year for my craft show. I saw this idea on Heather Summer's blog, I get a lot of ideas from her, she is very creative! To make this I used the Top Note Die, Word Window Punch, Circle Scallop #2 Die, Circle Cutter, Brads and some stretchy cord. I also chose to water colour the trees using my aqua painter and ink pad.

Have a great day!

Teacher gift

2010-12-16T13:09:00.001-08:00

Craig has such a wonderful preschool teacher so I wanted to make something nice for her for Christmas. I thought a card set would be perfect for her because we always need cards for something. I wanted to use the apple in the Apple Blossoms hostess stamp set and this is what I came up with. I forgot to take a picture but I also stuck a piece of Whisper White card stock inside the card and stamped apples on the bottom left corner to finish it off. I got my box idea from Heather Summers blog, I can't believe how quick it was to make. I made 10 cards with matching envelopes for inside the box.

I hope she likes it!

Have a great day!

HO HO HO

2010-12-14T15:36:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Ho!

I had wanted this Ho Ho Ho on Board kit when it was in the mini last year but could not justify it at the time. It just happened that it came on the clearance rack for $6.19 and I bought one right away. The boys and I had fun getting this ready to hang for the holidays, Craig had his first snow day from preschool and it looks like I am going to have another one from work tomorrow since the highway I take is closed. It sure is nice to be getting some extra time to craft again. We added some holly using punches and snowflakes cut out using the Big Shot and then covered in Dazzling Diamonds, because it isn't shiny enough eh! There was so much glitter on my craft desk that I was able to sweep it into a container to reuse on other projects, Yey! I never used to be a glitter person but I find myself using it more and more.

Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest, it was so bight out during daytime hours that you could only see that it said HO HO HO and the glittery shine is what makes this project!

Have a Great Day!

Snowman Soup

2010-12-13T14:52:00.000-08:00

I saw this box on Angie Kennedy Juda's Blog and had to make it. Inside the box is a package of hot chocolate, a candy cane to stir, marshmallow's and a Hershey's Kiss. This is an excellent project to add to any gift. I made one as a gift and then added a gift card to the box to complete it. I made a different version of snowman soup last year and it was really popular at my craft sale.

Have a Great Day!

Reindeer Food!

2010-12-12T15:02:00.000-08:00

I was responsible for making a craft for the kids at my son's preschool Christmas party so I thought this reindeer food would be really simple and cute for them to make. The ones in the picture are the one's my boys completed, didn't they do a great job? All the kids seemed to really like this project. The idea behind this is that they sprinkle the food on the lawn on Christmas eve so the reindeer smell the food and see the sparkling sugar and then lead Santa to your house. I printed out a poem (posted below) on Avery labels so the kids could stick it on the back.

The poem;

Sprinkle on the lawn at night

The moon will make it sparkle bright

As Santa's reindeer fly and roam

This will guide them to your home

To Make this you will need;

Top Note Die

Swirls Scribbles Die

3/4" Circle punch

Google eyes

Glitter

Small cellophane bags

Velcro to close the bag

Oatmeal and sugared candy

Contempo Christmas

2010-11-24T15:46:00.000-08:00

I have been working on different Christmas projects every chance I get which there is no where near enough time in a day! This stamp set and DSP are available in the Holiday Promotion Bundles that are offered until December 16th.

I chose to use Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler card stock since they are in the DSP. I used the Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and More Mustard markers to color in the tree. To finish off the card I used 3/8" Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon.

Have a great Day!

Watercolored Ornaments!

2010-11-23T15:32:00.000-08:00

I got the idea for this card when I was at the fall regionals in Hamilton back in September.

I used Pear Pizzaz and Real Red Card stock. I stamped my ornaments from A Cute Christmas in Staz On Black ink and then water colored the ornaments using the Aqua painter and ink pads. I finished my card off with tying a bow using Real Red Satin ribbon. This is definitely my favorite ribbon for tying this style of bow, it almost always comes out perfect!

Have a great Day!

Treat Cup Snowman

2010-11-22T14:12:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make a Christmas card using the treet cups for a party I did a couple weeks ago and this is what I came up with. I just love the snow-globes. I made a card at a swap last year using water and Dazzling Diamonds and really liked how it turned out so I decided to go with that. One thing to remember is that you want to put very little dazzling diamonds in the water or they will chunk together and take away from the stamped image.

Have a great day!

Charlie Brown Christmas Tree

2010-11-21T14:07:00.000-08:00

I basically cased this card from my friend Jenn, I changed a few things around to make it my own. This Christmas tree reminds me of a Charlie Brown Christmas tree so that's what I call it. I am so thankful for clear mount stamp sets when it comes to two step stamping. It is so much quicker then using the Stamp-a-ma-jig. I love the Jolly Holiday DSP, I don't buy much DSP but I have bought 3 packs of this one. That is a lot for me, I usually prefer stamping my background or using the embossing folders.

Have a great day!

Christmas Wreath

2010-11-20T13:59:00.000-08:00

I received a swap that had a wreath made with the 1/2" Circle Punch so I thought I would recreate it my own way. I completed the wreath with the old olive circles and thought it looked top plain so I asked my husband what he thought and he came up with the idea to add the berries! Thanks Jeff! The bow is made from Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon. I used a stamp from the Heard from the Heart stamp set. The Cherry Cobbler background was run through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper textured impressions folder. It is funny, I didn't like Cherry Cobbler when it first came out and right now it is one of my favorite colors to use, especially for Christmas.

Have a great day!

Season's Season!

2010-11-04T15:06:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets. I used it for most of my christmas cards last year. For this card I stamped the image on Night of Navy using VersaMark, sprinkled white embossing powder over the image and heated it up. This would definitely be a quick card to make lots of copies to send to your family and friends.

Have a great day!

Time to start Christmas Projects!

2010-11-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

So now that Halloween is done I am excited to start Christmas projects! I have been busy designing lots of cards for my upcoming events and will start posting them shortly.

I had this partial card sitting on the corner of my desk for 10 months because I couldn't figure out what to do with it. Everything was done except for the centre piece with the rabbit and reindeer. I decided I better start finishing up some half projects that I have lying around, so the last time I cleaned my craft space I filled a shoebox with unfinished projects saying I will finish them. We will see!

Have a great day!

Treat Bags!

2010-10-31T18:44:00.001-07:00

I made these treat bags for my nephew and niece. I always like to do a little something extra for them. I always see people make really cute tags for gifts and bags so I thought I would give it a try and I like how they turned out.

I filled the bags with these chocolate bars that I made labels for. It is hard to tell on my spider but I used spritz on it to give it a little shine.

I hope everyone had a great Halloween, I know we did!

Halloween Treat Bags!

2010-10-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do something for Craig's class so I came up with these adorable treat bags. I filled them with the sucker holder's and mummies I posted earlier this week. I also added in a Halloween ring, Halloween stickers and a little notebook and marker that I got from the Dollar Store.

To make the boxes I cut the bag using the Fancy Favor Die for the Big Shot and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Spider Web Textured Impressions embossing folder. I used a sponge and White craft ink to go over the webs to make them stick out a little more. You can get two bags and two handles per 12 x 12 sheet of card stock. I used the left over scraps for the Build-a-Bear's which left virtually no unused scraps from the 12 x 12 sheet. To make the pumpkin and the witch you need the Build-a-Bear Die's for the Big Shot. I also used the paper from the UPS boxes to fill in the bottom of the box so that the treats were visible.

I was so glad that all the kids in Craig's class liked their treat bags!

Have a fun and safe Halloween tomorrow! I can hardly wait to take the boys trick-or-treating!

Halloween Sucker Holders

2010-10-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

I have made some of these sucker holder's the last few Halloween's. I always end up using this stamp set which is retired now, I forget the name. I first saw this idea at a meeting I went to a couple year's ago and I thought they would be great for Halloween, I don't know who designed the ones we got to make.

To make these you need a piece of 5 1/4" x 2 1/2 card stock scored at 2 1/2". Fold in half and use the slit punch to make the slit for the sucker. Use what ever Halloween stamp set you have to decorate the front and inside if you like.

Have a great day!

Spooky Spider Jar!

2010-10-28T20:00:00.000-07:00

I actually bought this Decor Elements Spooky Spider last year and never got around to doing anything with it. I came across it a couple weeks ago when I was cleaning my craft room and thought it would go great on this huge jar I had sitting in my storage room. It was so easy to put on and the kids loved it, maybe they just loved the suckers we filled it with after!

Have a great Day!

Chocolate Mummies!

2010-10-27T17:17:00.000-07:00

I got one of these little chocolate bar holders as a swap at Regionals in Cincinnati last fall. Aren't they the cutest.

To make these Mummies you take a 4" x 3" Piece of Very Vanilla and stamp the Inspired by Nature grass on it in Chocolate Chip of course! Put some sticky strip along the edge of one side, wrap it around your mini chocolate bar and stick together. (I found it easier to wrap it around your chocolate bar so that it would be tight enough that it won't fall out.) Sponge the edges and sides to rough it up. Put your googley eyes on and stamp whatever Halloween stamp you have onto Very Vanilla in Elegant Eggplant. Sponge the sides and stick onto the front of your mummy.

Owl Treat Bag

2010-10-26T17:09:00.000-07:00

I don't remember where I first saw these owls, maybe on splitcoast? I made a few last year and they were so quick and cute that I thought they would make great Halloween gifts for Craig's preschool teacher and Ryan's Tiny Toes teacher.

To make these owls I used the Big Shot Top Note, the Scallop Circle, 5-Petal Flower, 1 3/4" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle and the 1/2" Circle Punches. The bags are also Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Big Shot Turkey!

2010-10-07T20:16:00.000-07:00

Craig's show and share this week for preschool was the letter T and the theme was Thanksgiving so we decided to make a turkey. Craig loves to do crafts with me and he was so proud of himself.

I got this idea from Heather Summer's blog, I saw her do one of these last fall using the punches. I wanted to make it bigger so it was easier for Craig to stick it together so we used the Big Shot Dies along with a few different punches.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Love this card!

2010-10-06T17:37:00.000-07:00

A fellow demonstrator, Jessie, made this card for a swap and now I have to get this stamp set. I have been eying it up for a while now and I think this card sealed the deal for me.

Didn't she do a fantastic job?

Just Believe!

2010-10-03T16:02:00.000-07:00

Just Believe was a stamp set that was a must have as soon as I saw it in the new catalogue. I made this card for a shoebox swap with my fellow demonstrators.

As I have said before Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive are probably my two favourite colours together. I always seem to use them if flowers are involved. I am really liking the clear mount stamp sets, I like not having to use the stamp-a-ma-jig every time to get my image straight. I am a little bit of a perfectionist!

More Potty Charts!

2010-10-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

Craig completed his first Potty Chart and can now successfully pee on the potty! Yey! He asked me to make him another one so we can work on number 2. I laughed at myself because when I put the number two on the chart it was because it is his second chart, it is a coincidence that it is also for number 2!

Ryan, my little baby decided that he too would like to start potty training. He is 22 months old now and wants to be like his big brother. He has already earned two stars!

Wedding

2010-09-30T14:46:00.000-07:00

I originally designed the pillow box with the flower on it and thought it would make a great wedding favor so I designed a your invited and thank you card to match. I am really happy with how they turned out. They are clean and simple and it really wouldn't be to difficult to make a large quantity. These flowers are made using the circle scallop punch with a brad in the centre. All you have to do is crumple your paper before or after you punch out the scallops, attach the brad in the centre and pull the scallops toward the brad to make it pop up. I then used my 2-way glue around each layer and dipped it into dazzling diamonds to give it a little sparkle!

Have a great day!

Craig's Birthday Thank You's!

2010-09-22T09:30:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how late I am getting these thank you cards out, Craig's birthday was in the beginning of August. In my defense I only had time to stamp maybe 3 times this entire summer. I am slowly gaining back some free time to do the things I enjoy.

I used the Simple Birthday Thank You stamp and stamped the top onto Brilliant Blue DSP and the bottom on Sahara Sand Card Stock. It really doesn't look like Sahara Sand in this photo, I am going to have to play with my camera settings, my pictures always have a yellowish tinge to them??? The cherry was stamped on Real Red and then I covered it with Crystal effects. I used Green Galore for the sprinkles and covered the 1/4" circles with sparkles. Craig and I did the writing together, his cute writing just made these thank you cards perfect! The back of the card is just big enough to fit the big wallet sized photos of him.

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Pizza Party!

2010-08-07T04:37:00.000-07:00

My friend Sherri Mills made this invitation for one of our swaps. You know how I love punches! This would be a really cute invite for a pizza birthday party. My nephew would probably like this one, he loves pizza!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Just Believe

2010-08-04T18:06:00.000-07:00

I don't normally buy stamp sets like this one because they don't suit my boys. I decided to step out of my box and get something different with the free set I earned from Sale-a-Bration. I used Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant, don't you think they look really good together?

Have a great day!

You're a blast!

2010-08-03T19:51:00.000-07:00

Our nephew turned 13 on saturday. It is hard to believe he is a teenager now, I think he was four when Jeff and I started dating, wow! I let Craig pick what stamp the card was to focus on and he picked a rocket ship. Every night before he goes to bed I sing 'Zoom zoom zoom we're going to the moon......' he loves it!

I saw a card like this on You Tube made by Kelly Acheson.

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Father's Day Card

2010-08-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

I know this post is super late seeing as father's day was two months ago. I just thought this card that I made for Jeff from Ryan was really cute, clean and simple. It can be made into any occasion for dad! I love the Build a Bear die cuts. I was sad to see Close to Cocoa leave, it was my favorite bear color.

Have a great day!

Punched Dinasaur!

2010-07-26T17:18:00.000-07:00

At one of our meetings a few months ago my friend Sherri Mills made this card, it is one of my favorite punched cards yet! She makes AWESOME stuff, I will have more to show of hers in the future. She is hopefully making me some amazing scrapbook pages!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!