Just a little thanks

Hello Stamping Friends,

 

Just a quick post today, gotta keep on sharing with you. I'm loving it and I've heard from many of you that you are as well.  Today was a very exciting day here (well, not here, but at the soccer field).  Jonah scored his first goal. We were all so excited. Jonah was so cute, it was the end of the period when he scored. When the team came in he asked his coach if he could sit out now. The coach of course said, "NO!" He felt he did his job and now he could take a break.  The coach's vision was much different than Jonah's. LOL

 

Today's card is a great card to make a ton of.  One color ink, one color cardstock, some dimensionals and 2 stamp sets. Can't get much easier than that right?  This card would be great to make a set of 8 and use them as gifts. Simple, yet elegant.

 

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Forever Young, (thanks stamp is a retired stamp so just use another thanks)
Ink: Old Olive

Cardstock: Very Vanilla

Accessories: Dimensionals

Let's Do some "Wheelies"

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's time for Fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping again. This week we are focusing on projects using wheels. Wheels are a great tool to have but lately they have been left on the sidelines because there are so many other great accessories to use too.  So we decided to bring them out and play today.  My sister-in-law Danielle, laughs when I talk about wheels. She says I need to be careful so I don't pop a wheely. So Danielle, this post is in your honor. Hope you enjoy!

 

I decided to use the Take a Sip wheel that coordinates with the Morning Cup stamp set (Another great thing about wheels, they coordinate with our awesome stamp sets) to make a little gift idea, a tea bag holder. Isn't it cute, kind of looks like a tea bag right? Just don't steep it in your cup of hot water, you know what will happen right? Consider yourself warned!

 

Here's the little tag that's hanging from the top of the "tea bag."

 

And a close-up of top of the holder.  The teapot is attached using a dimensional. Also, I used a dimensional to hold the top closed.

 

And a picture of it openend.  The holder begins with a 3 x 8 1/2" piece of sahara sand cardstock. I then scored the cardstock at 3", 3 1/4", 3 1/2" and 6 1/2". The tag that's hanging from linen thread is a 1" x 2" piece of cardstock folded in half (1"x1" square).

 

I free hand cut the sides at an angle. Well, really I cut one side free hand and then I used that cut piece as a pattern to cut the other side to make them the same.  Did the same thing for the little tag.

 

Pretty easy, right.  I scored first and then wheeled so that my teacups were all facing up no matter which way you looked at it. Yes, you do have to be careful not to wheel the whole thing in one direction or else some of your cups will be upside down.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Morning Cup

Ink: Sahara Sand

Cardstock: Sahara Sand

Accessories, Take a Sip Wheel, Standard Handle, Pink Pirourette & Bravo Burgundy Stampin' Write Markers, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive & Linen Thread

 

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more wheely great ideas.

Treat for a Friend

Hello Stamping Friends,

Well it's taken me almost 2 full months to show you all of the samples I made for the convention display boards, but the end has come. Today is the final project that I stamped for Stampin' Up! to put on display for Convention 2012. I feel so very honored to have been asked to stamp for the displays. It was an absolutely wonderful experience and it made me stretch outside my normal comfort zone.

This final project is a treat box made using the petal cone die. I cut the die cut down and then scored it to make this awesome little chinese take out container type box. Check it out below.

 

This picture is the decoration on top of the box.  I die cut the flower and then embossed it. Curled the petals a bit and put it all together with dimensionals between each layer. The flower was finished off with a couple of basic rhinestones.  I also used a couple of the stamps from the Affection Collection to make sure the recipient of this box would know just how special they are.

 

 

This picture shows the side of the box.  I embossed the petal cone die cuts with the fancy fan embossing folder (which is the same die that I used on the flower layers).  I also made a quick one ince belly band to hold the box closed and to give it a little more finished look.  These are the treat boxes that I made for Brittney's wedding last year. I made about 120 of these guys but let me tell you, I loved making them. We put pink flowers on it instead of the summer starfruit flower you see here.

 

Stamping Supplies Needed:
Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Summer Starfruit, Basic Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, & Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Petal Cone Die, Fancy Fan Embossing folder, dimensionals, basic rhinestones, paper snips, summer starfruit 3/8" inch stitched satin ribbon

 

Love Anyday

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today I'm sharing with you another card that I created using the Affection Collection set for convention display board samples. This is the last card but there is one more project that I will share with you tomorrow. This card is a simple card using a monochromatic (one color) color scheme. You can easily use this card for any time, not just Valentine's Day.

 

I love the multiple layers that frame this card. I truly believe in many instances you can add so much to the overall look of a project by just adding an extra layer. And then the final top layer of whisper white cardstock embossed adds just enough without overpowering.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Raspberry Ripple

Cardstock: Raspeberry Ripple, Whisper White, In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

Accessories: Dimensionals, Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder, In Color Dahlias, Snail Adhesive

 

Beautiful Memories

Hello Stamping Friends,

Hope you are doing some stamping on this very rainy Tuesday.  It's a great day to sit and makes cards or scrapbooks. I'm working on some invitations for Noah's girlfriend's Sweet 16 party coming up. They look great so far. I will share them after she passes them out. But for now, I'll share a great scrapbook page that I made using the Affection Collection stamp set. Yes, this is a continuation of the convention samples that I made using this set.  There's still a couple more too.

 

This is an 8 1/2 x 11 landscape page showcasing awesome pictures from Brittney and Vinny's wedding from last year. Let me tell you it wasn't easy narrowing down the pictures for the page. I wanted to add so many more but I believe these three are pretty awesome.

 

 

This is just a close-up of the top picture and the little element I added to the photo. It's the banner stamp from the set and then two little buttons (black & white).  This picture captures Brittney's passion for dance (see the blue ballet shoes, yes she needed something blue and lucky me I got to dye them marina mist, that was a real treat) and Vinny's love of soccer (ball in his hand).

 

Close-up of the bottom picture. I stamped the heart with wings twice and made it dimensional by cutting the heart off of one and attaching it with dinmensionals to the top of the other one.

 

And finally a close up of the journaling and title section.

 

Hope you enjoyed this page because I really enjoyed making it and reliving the great moments of that special day.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White & Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Neutrals Buttons, 1/8" Black taffeta ribbon

 

Perhaps my Favorite Affection Collection

Hello Stamping Friends,

I think this is by far my favorite creation that I made with this set. It's all done in neutral colors and very vintage looking in my opinion. What do you think?

 

It's not a difficult card that even takes much time to create but the end product is very impressive. Again, my opinon. Guess I'm full of them today.  What makes it look like so much more is the First Edition Specialty paper with a few stamps from the Affection Collection set stamped right on top of the printed paper in a few different colors.

 

What a great way to let a friend know you are thinking of them or just appreciate their friendship.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey

Paper: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, & First Edition Specialty Paper

Accessories: Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Neutrals Buttons, Paper Snips, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals & Snail Adhesive

 

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It's All About Love

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome back to the final convention display stamp set tour. This is project 2 of 6, so definitely come back to see the rest.  This card is rather simple but a great card to give to your special someone on an anniversary or just because.  I know I would love to receive a card like this just because.  Maybe we should all send a card out today or give a card to someone for no special reason. Just let them know you are thinking about them.

This set used the word love from the Affection Collections set. I used melon mambo because I wanted to use the scallop dot ribbon to match the polka dots on the hear and the background of the card, but you can easily change the color to make it in the favorite colors of your special someone.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:

Stamps: Affection Collection

Ink: Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Whisper White & Melon Mambo

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Folder, Scallop Heart of Hearts Embosslits, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Melon Mambo Scallop Polka Dot Ribbon, Snail Adhesive

 

 

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