Fall Demo Event Share

Good Morning Stamp Friends!

I have some more awesome projects to share. I went to a Fall Demo Event a few weeks back and the projects were outstanding!  We could choose any stamp set from the mini catalog for our projects.

Terese O.

Tricia R.

Christin R.

Melanie H.

Margaret H.

Margaret H.

Sandi F.

Sandi F. (inside- fits gift card)

Margaret H.

And here is my project! I chose Thanksgiving. 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Happy Scenes & Hardwood

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake & Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive

Other: Big Shot, Hearth & Home Framelits Dies, Into the Woods Elements, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin' Dimensionals©

The event was put on by Margaret. So she had a couple extra projects for us to make. She is so very talented. I love all of the projects we made. Thank you so much ladies for an awesome event!

Happy Halloween!!!

Good Morning Stamp Friends!

Happy Halloween! This morning I'd like to share the treats I made for my sons classmates. These came from one of our Stampin' Up! Artisan Designers, Allison Okamitsu. You can see her treats here! She was so kind to post a video showing how she made them. Thank you so much Allison! When I showed them to my son, he loved them and thought his classmates would too:)

For his Teacher, Helpers and Bus Driver, I used the September Paper Pumpkin kit. I filled the bags with Russell Stover Marshmallow Pumpkins and decorated them using the instructions in the kit. Aren't they great?

Thanks so much for coming by today! I hope you have a safe and fun Halloween with your family and friends:)

Halloween Swap card share

Good Morning Stamp Friends!

Today I would like to share some cards that came from a Holiday Catalog Mail Swap that I just participated in. Since there are 18 cards, I will just share the Halloween cards today.

I chose to make a Halloween card. Here is my swap:

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Halloween Street  & Fall Fest
Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, & Whisper White
 Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pad & Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker
Other: Big Shot & Fall Fun Framelits, Brights & Neutrals Candy Dots & Stampin’  Dimensionals

For the background, I took all 3 of the stamps with faces and mounted them on the same block, stamping them randomly, but close together. What do you think?

I will be sharing the Fall/Thanksgiving cards in my next post. Thanks so much for coming by today and I hope you have a great day!!!

Amy's Fall Swap Share (Part 1)

Good Morning Stamp Friends! Happy Friday the 13th!!!

What a great day to share some scary cards! I received my swap cards in the mail yesterday and boy are they awesome! I have 22 cards to share, but since most of them are Halloween cards, I will share those today:)

Candy H

Jen M

Margaret H

Melanie H

Robin B

Tricia R

Amy K (Swap Organizer)

Becky H

Cathleen M

Joyce K

Aren't these cards great? I'm totally in the Halloween spirit now! Please come back tomorrow for the Fall & Christmas cards from this swap.

Thanks so much for coming by and I hope you have a great Friday, the 13th:)

Googly Ghouls

Hello Stamp Friends!

Today I would like to share a couple projects made with the "Googly Ghouls" stamp set. First, is a quick and easy card that I made. I saw the most adorable bags on the Late Night Stampers Demo Only Yahoo group by starzlmom28. If you belong to that group, you can click on her name and you'll have to sign in to see the bags.

I decided to change it into a card. I started with a Tangerine Tango card base and then I ran my basic black layer through the Big Shot using the Spider Web embossing folder. I wanted to add some sparkle to it, so it would stand out more. I filled my Stampin' Spritzer bottle about 80% full with rubbing alcohol. Then I added about 4 drops of the Frost White Shimmer Paint and after putting the lid on tight, I shook it really well. I then laid down some of the brown paper that comes in our Stampin' Up! orders and sprayed it a few times (until it was covered) and let it dry.

Next, I stamped my bat and I cut him out, because I wanted extra dimension. He is put on with a Stampin' Dimensional. I used one of the round tags from the Ghoulish Goolies Designer Kit. I love how it fits perfectly inside the 2 3/8" scallop circle. I put Stampin' Dimensionals between the scallop circle and the tag. My scallop was put on with Snail Adhesive. Then I added the Googly Eyes. That bat is just too cute!

For my "BOOOO" sentiment, I stamped it on a piece of white card stock that I had previously cut out using the Itty Bitty Banners framlits. I knew I'd probably be using these a lot, so I cut out a bunch and put them in a left over embellishment container. I then cut a couple small pieces of ribbon and folded them over, cutting off the ends and stuck them to the bottom of the sentiment with glue dots. Then I put it on with dimensionals and added the Googly Eyes. I thought this would be a nice card for a kid.

Next, I had to share a project that we made at my upline's house using the same stamp set. This time we used the witch and spider images from the stamp set. Isn't this darling?

I love everything about this! That little pinwheel couldn't be cuter and I love the cotton ribbon tied around the handle and the way she tied on the spider tag with Linen Thread. I do have the most amazing upline!

I'm sitting here in a very quiet house. Both of my boys had a sleepover at the neighbors house last night and my hubby went shopping. I could hear a pin drop in here. I have a couple birthday cards I need to make, so I better take advantage of this quiet.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Two posts in one day!

Hello Stamp Friends!

I know this is really out of the norm for me. Two posts in one day! Well, I wanted to share some fantastic projects that we made a couple weeks ago at my upline's house. Since I was posting Halloween projects this morning, I thought this would be the best time to share them in keeping with the theme.

There are actually 4 projects here. First is the mini clip board with post-it notes, I had to attach the large paper clip to it for the photo, but it was a separate project. The little pale has a Halloween pencil, which has a strip of card stock around it and the cat is attached to that with glue dots. Then last is the awesome Steno pad decorated for Halloween. Kathy, these projects are awesome! When I'm at Kathy's, I'm like a kid in a candy store! It's one of my favorite places to be:) Thank you, Kathy!

I hope you have enjoyed these projects as much as I have and I hope you have a great day!

Fall Swap Cards (Part 1)

Hello Stamp Friends!

Today I would like to share some of the swap cards I got from a card swap that was hosted by my friend and fellow stamper Amy Kendall. (Amy has a brand new blog, so click on her name to check it out!) Since there were 20 participants, I will share just the Halloween cards today.

Cristin R.

Sandy B.

Tricia R.

Debbie J.

Candi H. -Check out her blog for card details

and last I would like to share my card:)

Supplies Used-

Stamps:
Frightening Feline & Googly Ghouls
Paper:
Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Whisper White, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP
Ink:
Jet Black StazOn, & Basic Black & Tangerine Tango Markers
Other:
1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot, Scallop Square Dup Die, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle & 1" Cirle Punches, Basic Rhinestones, Googlies, Color Spritzer Tool & Stampin’ Dimensionals©

I hope you have enjoyed these cards. Please come back tomorrow for more of Amy's Fall Swap cards.

Have a teriffic day!

My Stampin' Story & Blog Candy!!!

Good morning blog friends!

I thought it would be nice to share my Stampin' Story, since I promised to share my very first cards with you today. It all started when a friend I met on eBay sent me a handmade card. We met through collecting Snoopy Jewelry and she sent me this adorable card!

Isn't it just too cute? The thing that really caught my eye was the main image was embossed. I've always been a crafter and when I saw the card, I knew I wanted to learn how to do it. I wrote to my friend to thank her for the card and asked her some questions. She told me to check out the Stampin' Up! website to see if I liked their images and if I did, to find a demonstrator in my area. I then found Becky and I went to her house. (I think it was the next day:) The first thing she showed me was how to emboss. I was hooked! I wound up ordering my first stamp set, which was "Trick or Treat". Here are the first two cards I made with the set. I also used the set "Bitty Boos", which I had bought on eBay, since it was retired at that point. 

I stamped with Becky for 3 years and finally decided to become a demonstrator on October 1st, 2009, so I'm coming up on my 2nd Anniversary.

In celebration of my 2nd Anniversary, I'm going to do some Blog Candy! I have a brand new Birthday Bakery stamp set.

All you have to do to win is leave a comment telling me what your first Stampin' Up! Stamp set was. I will pick a winner on Saturday morning using Random.org and announce the winner then.

Thanks so much for coming by and I hope you have a great day!!!

Happy Monday!

Good morning stamp friends!

I hope you all had a great weekend. I spent most of the weekend relaxing at home. I got a little organizing done. I'd like to share my new storage unit, which I love. I had my Big Shot on a different organizer, but the Multipurpose Platform kept getting caught on the ledge, when I would use it. In the first of the top 3 unites, I have current DSP in the 3 vertical slots & Originals, Bigz L & Bigz XL dies on the horizontal shelves. In the middle unit, I have Extended Cutting plates & Crease pad on the top left shelf (right under the Big Shot), I have the Standard Cutting plates and crease pad on the right, then I have the large Powder Pal on the shelf under that and on the right side I have all of the Decorative Strip plates & platform. In the 2 drawers I have all of the Embossing Folders, Sizzlits, Embosslits, & Movers & Shapers windows. I have all of the Bigz dies on the first two shelves of the unit on the right along with the Timeless Type Alphabet on the 3rd shelf. Then I have some of my retired DSP in the last 3 vertical slots. I love how all of my Big Shot supplies fit where the Big Shot is.

The 8 smaller drawers in the middle are perfect for storing cards. For now, that's what I have in them. Then I have supplies in the two 2-drawer and two 3-drawer units. I'm still working putting things in them.

In the photo, it actually looks like the unit is blocking the entry door to my room and the closet door, but the unit is the perfect fit. I don't know about you, but it's so much easier to get things done when I'm organized.

Today, I would also like to share the treat holder that we made at my last upline meeting. This is where I got the inspiration for my witch card in my last post. Isn't this adorable? I have such a talented upline:)

Tomorrow I have a very special treat for you...When our little group got together to stamp last week, I pulled out the first group of cards that I ever made. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. The cards are very plain. There is no DSP, embellishments or ribbon on them, but the images were stamped perfectly straight, without using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig. We all had a good laugh and I thought you might get a kick out of them too:)

Have a great day!