Stampin Up! Mail

During the ice storm my MIL's mailbox was damaged so my DH went out and bought her a new one. Well, he shouldn't have left it within my reach, lol. I ordered the small Flower Garden Decor Elements and now she has the prettiest mailbox in town. I used my sisters Cricut to cut my Stampin up White Wall Vinly for her name and house number. In Joy!

Be Happy!

This project uses the new hostess set Darling Dots.  The Cardstock colors are Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White.  I love the new Eyelet Border punch and the nice clean look of this card.  In Joy!

Elegant Thank You

This card is so easy and looks so beautiful.  I am so happy that Stampin Up is selling the clear Rhinestone Brads individually this catalog!  The ribbon is the new Whisper White Organza Ribbon, I LOVE IT!  The cardstock is Sahara Sand, Whisper White and Baja Breeze and the ink is the same with Pumpkin Pie too.  Don't forget your Curly Label punch with the Cute & Curly stamp set.  In Joy! 

Rub On Your Scentsy

What is Scentsy?  It's the Queen of Candle Warmers!  I purchased this smooth design for my stamp room to use with rub ons and it worked great.  These warmers use an appliance bulb so the wax in the top tray melts but isn't too hot to touch.  They have too many fragrances to mention but my favorite so far is Ocean.  I have had it for months and it still holds its fragrance.  If you decide to try one of these warmers and I am sure you will love it too. In Joy!

Valentine Treats

Happy Valentines Day!  My 8 year old daughter and I made these treats to handout to neighbors and friends.  We cut Pink Pirouette in strips of 3"x11" and scored at 4", 5 1/2" & 9 3/4".  Next we stamped them with the heart trio stamp from Love You Much in Riding Hood Red.  After folding these you will see that it's a match book fold.  We then stapled a bag of candy from the top and punched a window in the front using the Curly Label punch.  Lastly, we hid the staple using Riding Hood Red and Whisper White stamped with the Hugs & Kisses stamp.  In Joy!

Got mail?

Who doesn't love the dollar spot at Target?  I love these little mailboxes they have around Valentine's day.  This one is decorated using Raspberry Tart DSP, Lovely Letters, Kiwi ink, Tag punches and various ribbon pieces.  My daughter Gabby loved it!  In Joy!

Valentine Card

Oh my, I can't believe it's been two months since my last post.  I don't really have any great excuses other than LIFE happened.  This is my valentine card for my DH.  The card base is Chocolate Chip with a layer of Pink Pirouette lightly stamped with the large heart stamp from Love You Much.  I am not sure what the technique is called on this one but I stamped the Love You Much stamp with chocolate chip on vellum cardstock.  Take your vellum and turn it upside down on your foam pad from the paper piercing set and dry emboss with the stylus.  Before turning it over take a sponge and ink over the image with Regal Rose ink.  Now you are ready to layer this piece on Regal Rose and Choc Chip.  Next I punched a heart in two corners using the Heart to Heart punch to slide my Choc Chip Taffeta ribbon thru.  Lastly I used my Heart to Heart punch for some more hearts.  I love the way the vellum turns white when dry embossed and the sponging makes it pop even more.  In Joy!

Brrrr! Are you cold?

Okay I couldn't resist trying this. In Joy!

Falling Leaves

This camp project used With Gratitude (using Stampin Write Markers to color the leaves) and Sincere Salutations. They stamped up the image and then cut it in equal sizes to adhere to the card. The sentiment was punched with the Key Tag and layered on the Curly Label Punch and lastly adhered with dimensionals. In Joy!

Fall Anniversary

My sister's Anniversary was this month and she made this card for her husband. She used the With Gratitude, Sanded and Full of Life stamp sets along with Stitched Grosgrain and Retired Hodge Podge. In Joy!

Rub on Candle

My mom's Birthday was in October (yes, I am just now posting pics) so I got out the rub ons (which I admittedly don't play with enough!) and decorated this candle. This is actually the first time I have used the Riding Hood Red ribbon from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Just Lovely! In Joy!

Bella Monogram

This monogram cards was a camp project also. We used the Bella Rose DSP, Frames with a Flourish and Lovely Letters. Oh, can't forget the new scallop edge punch! In Joy!

Inspired by Nature

This card was a camp project using Inspired by Nature and Stampin Write Markers. If you look closely, you can see the orange micro beads on the flower. We adhered them with crystal effects. The fold is easy, just your normal 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, then just fold the front back in half again. In Joy!

Punch Flower

These flowers were made using the scallop punch and paper snips. The leaves were make using the crimper and paper snips. The DSP is Bella Rose and if you look closely you can see that we sponged the flower to make the petals more noticeable. The second picture is a 12x12 page my sister Donna made using the card for inspiration. I placed it in a scrapbook frame from Hobby Lobby to hand in our craft room since the color (apricot appeal) matches perfectly. In Joy!

Baroque Christmas

This was the third stamp a stack card. We had glitter everywhere and sparkled for days, lol! The background is Baroque Motifs (which I love!) and the glitter was adhered with Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive. The DSP is Ski Slope (also available in bulk) and I used the hostess set Punches Three for the sentiment using the Square scallop punch and dimensionals. I have an addiction to dimensionals but don't tell anyone (as if they haven't noticed). It's fun using stamps that are not necessarily meant for Christmas. In Joy!

Loads of Holiday Cheer

This was the second stamp a stack card using Loads of Love. The truck has dimensionals behind it. I am so glad they made the vanilla hardware available on bulk order! The sentiment is from Elegant Cheer. In Joy!

Snowman Lineup

Here are more cards using the Frosty Day DSP. The first card was used in a stamp a stack since the paper is available on bulk order. The Holiday Lineup set is lots of fun! The ribbon is knotted and adhered with a mini glue dot so that it appears to be coming thru the paper. In Joy!

Snow Swirled Swap

These pics were from a make-n-take swap at our demonstrator meeting using the new Frosty Day DSP. It took me a while to figure out what to do with the Snow Swirled Tree to dress it up a bit. Finally, I remembered the Orange Beads and adhered them with Crystal Effects. The ribbon at the top of the tree is just knotted and adhered with a mini glue dot. In Joy!

Snow Swirled Horses

This will be my Christmas card this year and I have 30 made already (woohoo!). It started out as a swap but I decided it was so me that it should be my Christmas cards. The horse image has dimensionals behind it. I have a tip that you may find interesting (or not) but I like it. When I was using craft white ink one day I inked up my stamp and set it aside for a minute to do something else. When I picked it up and stamped with it I was shocked at how wonderful it stamped since it had sat a bit and the ink wasn't as wet. So, when I did these cards I was having trouble with the white snowflakes not showing up and being too Juicy. As I began to blow on them after inking it really helped to get a better stamped image (Yes, I blew on them all! Guess I was lucky not to pass out!) So that is my tip, blow on your craft ink (or set aside a minute or two) before stamping and see how your image turns out. In Joy!

Upsy Daisy

This card was a make and take at our last demonstrator meeting. I used versamark with the Upsy Daisy set on the Riding Hood Red (Did I mention that I just LOVE this new red?). I used the new large oval punch and the horizontal slot punch (with does not have to be perfectly straight). I put dimensionals behind the oval and also sponged the edges. In Joy!

The following samples are made from materials that can be used in a workshop for a 6x6 scrap book page or a 3x6 card. In Joy!

Wild About You!

This was one of our camp projects using versamark resist. I used the packing paper from my stampin up box and inked it with versamark and stamped onto Glossy White Cardstock. Just a note here....photo paper does not work on this technique. After allowing time for the versamark to dry, brayer over it with going gray and wipe with a papertowel. If you don't let the versamark dry good then it will smear and appear blurry. I also used a dimensional on the elephants ear and punched out for the sentiment to show from behind. In Joy!

Yard Sale

Yes, I did it. Finally afters years of accumulating too much stuff I finally had a yard sale. I used some foam core board which wasn't thick enough really for the sign posts (hence the post showing thru my sign) but I already had them on hand. I used my craft ink and my monogram stamps for "yard sale" and even for the arrow using part of the letter K. Using Inspired by Nature I stamped the grass along the bottom (you thought it was real didn't ya?) and my 7 year old daughter stamped on some butterflies with Flight of the Butterfly. We were quite proud of our "Pretty" yard sale signs and even had balloons flying from them. In Joy!

Making Jelly

I made some strawberry jelly this summer and just had to use my JustRite Stamper and Tart & Tangy set. I gave away all but one, I had to keep one for myself :). In Joy!

Best Friends Book

My sister made this Book for her daughter Erica. Check out her blog here. She saw the book here... http://stampinparadise.blogspot.com. In Joy!

Happy Anniversary!

My sister made this card for my anniversary. Wow! I am speechless! Check out her blog here. In Joy!

Unfrogettable Frames

These frames were made by my friend Katrina for her infant son's room. Unfrogettable is definately one set I don't plan on parting with. In Joy!

Handwriting Font

I forgot to mention on this post that I used my Custom Handwriting Font purchased here. I just love being able to use my handwriting "at it's best" and not worry about mistakes. Perfect everytime! I can't wait to get this done with my children as their writing changes thru life! I have even thought of doing it to pass down my mom & mother-in-laws handwriting as well. Wouldn't that be great for a heritage album? In Joy!

Baroque Lovely Letters

These cards where made by my friend Kristin. Check out her blog here. I will definitely have to case this design! In Joy!

Wedding Stationery

This stationery is for a friend who is getting married. Hopefully she will enjoy using them for Thank You's and other occasions. I love the lovely letter stamp set! The printed paper is retired but I thought the colors went well with her fall wedding. My 7 year old daughter learned to bead a pen when I was making this and she couldn't stop, lol. In Joy!

Celebrate Freedom

This is a scrapbook page I did for Shelli Gardner's Blog August Challange. I am so proud of my 19 year old brother for his courage in joining the United States Marines. I used Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red and Sahara Sand. I also used The Tearing Edge to make the red stripes, what fun! I wish you could see the dimension of this page because it really adds to the overall look. I used my Classic Stars Wheel and The Free and The Brave stamps with both star punches. In Joy!

Unfrogettable Birthday

I was so disappointed to see the unfrogettable set on the retired list. This one will definitely stay in our collection. I made this birthday card for my nephew Brett. This was my first attempt at a pop up card so this set just seemed like the right one to use. The card base is bashful blue layered with wild wasabi and jersey shore dsp. I paper pieced the frogs with wild wasabi from the hostess prints pack of dsp paper. How cute are they? I then added a little hodge podge, ribbon, dazzling diamonds (dragon flies) and moving eyes (frogs) to finish it off. In Joy!

Horsin' Around

If you didn't know already, I am a horse lover and I just love this stamp from Serendipity. I brought it out to make this birthday card for my niece Erica who also loves horses. The base is choc chip layered with western sky dsp from Stampin UP! I also brought out my nestabilities, which I admittedly don't use often enough, to cut and emboss the very vanilla cardstock. I am still amazed at how awesome these dies are. Add a splash of red, some hodge podge and stitched ribbon and it's all done. In Joy!

Beautiful Wedding

My sister made this beautiful wedding card for the daughter of a friend. The silhouette from She's All That is stamped on choc chip paper with white craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. The sentiment from Together Forever set is stamped with a silver Encore pad on choc chip and punched with the designer label punch. The bashful blue dsp is from the hostess prints pack. She finished it off with choc chip satin ribbon and the pretties kit. I don't know about you but I would have LOVED to get this card on my wedding day. In Joy!

Cat Punch Card

This card is made with punches. How fun is that?!!! Linda is great and she has many cute punch creations. After making her card I backed it with black cardstock to stable the ears. In Joy!

Willson's Potty Chart

Yes, It's a Potty Chart. My youngest son needed some incentive so here it is. The stamp set is from Gina K and the cardstock from Stampin UP. Each of the paper rolls are backed with magnet and are colored coded (maybe that really doesn't need any more explaining, lol). Anyway, he was excited to see that Mom made something special for him while he was gone camping with his grandparents. I mounted it on 12x12 cardstock so I can put it in his scrapbook later. In Joy!

Apron Box & Stationery

The first picture shows the stationery that is in my apron box.




I also helped a friend make some stationery to use with her cake making business. She wanted something to write thank you notes to customers. She's All That just seemed like the perfect stamp set. When I mounted the stamps I separated the sentiments and mounted them on the side of the block so I could use the silhouettes by themselves. Her business cards are pink so I found this retired DSP paper that worked great. Now I just need to make her an apron box with magnet on the back so she can have them handy on her refrigerator. In Joy!

Monogram Card

I just love the Tart & Tangy set and the Summer Picnic DSP! Oh, did I forget to mention the Lovely Letters? Love them too!!!! These alphabets have me addicted to Monogramming! The apron box was an idea I had after seeing an apron card. Coming up with my template took the most time but I enjoy engineering things or figuring out someone else's. Inside the box is some stationery that will be pictured in another post. In Joy!

Blog Candy Winner!

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I just discoverd the double sided tape... I think it is scotch. I love it so much. For smaller items such as dew drops I like that bottle that is white with a green top...tombow or something like that.... LOVE that too!Love your blog! You are amazing. Denise G

Congrats Denise!

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Embrace Life From The Heart

This card was a camp project that I just LOVE! I am so glad my sister Donna wanted this stamp set! In Joy!

Accordian Brag Book

I made these accordion brag books as a Mother's Day Gift for my Step-Grandmother, Mother-in-law, and my Mother. (Of course I put different pics in each one.) I just love the Afternoon Tea DSP paper from the Occasions Mini! This book was for Lucille, my Step-Grandmother.

This cutie is my son Willson, the only one who made a decent individual picture.
These are my Children with my Husband, Bud and also with my Step-Grandmother, Lucille.
Are you wondering why I used a picture of my Husband rather than myself? Well, I am always behind the camera (mostly on purpose)! He loves her like a mother so I knew she wouldn't mind. In Joy!

Blog Candy

Unmounted So Many Scallops Set!
To enter for the blog candy just post a comment telling me an adhesive tip you have learned or discovered. If you have a blog I would love for you to add a link in your comment. In Joy!

Broken SNAIL?

Has this ever happened to you? Well don't throw it away!

Next time you have a ribbon project just bring out your broken snail.

Pull out your snail and rub along ribbon.

Cut the snail at the end of your ribbon and then peel off the paper revealing your sticky ribbon.

Next it is just a matter of attaching your ribbon to your project!

It's as simple as that! Wow, I just realized this qualifies as my first ever tutorial! Looks like I am stepping up my blogging, lol. In Joy!

Graduation Announcement

Have you ever tried printer embossing? Yes, it's possible! As you can see from the photo, this technique requires speed and accuracy! We had to put the powder on as the printer was ejecting the paper in order for the embossing powder to stick to the ink. It does not work on the "best photo" setting because printing takes longer and the ink is dry before the paper comes out of the printer.

Here is the finished announcement. The details are printer embossed on vellum. In Joy!

Recipe Tins

Here are some recipe tins that my sister Donna and her aunt Martha created for their kitchens. The tins were purchased at Hobby Lobby. They covered with designer series paper and accented with chipboard. Isn't it kind of annoying that the chipboard letters don't have duplicate vowels? Oh well, Donna came up with a creative solution for hers by using a tag and stamping the word "recipe". In Joy!

Ginger Blossom Sympathy

My sister (Donna) made this beautiful sympathy card for a friend. She used Embrace Life Stamp Set, Ginger Blossom dsp, Sherbet Ribbon Originals and the Pretties Kit. Sorry for the blurry photo. In Joy!

Monogram Stationery

I had a great time making this stationery for a friend. I used Le Jardin dsp with coordinating cardstock. The watermarks were created with Baroque Motifs and French Flair. I love the new Lovely Letters alphabet set!!! I included a covered cigar style box, beaded pen and even monogrammed seals for the matching envelopes. I think this is just the beginning of my monogramming. In Joy!

Outlaw Notebook

I made this notebook for a friend from church who is in the hospital. He likes for visitors to write things to him and is currently using pieces of paper and having a hard time keeping up with them. Maybe this notebook will help him to keep them all in one place. I used the negative technique with the cuttlebug background and then just cut apart the words in order to use the ones I thought fit him best. The background was done with creamy caramel paper, vanilla craft ink and close to cocoa classic ink for the faux wood look. The large chipboard letter was covered with outlaw paper and sponged with really rust craft ink. The smaller chipboard letters where sponged with sage shadow craft ink and edged with really rust craft ink.
In Joy!

Get Well Soon

This card is for my uncle who recently suffered some major head injuries from a fall. I decided to incorporate Beate's weekend sketch challange and the face from a swap I received at a regional event. I used Pick A Petal stamp set with River Rock and Bordering Blue Cardstock/Ink. Hopefully this will cheer him up a bit. In Joy!

Cute Baby Boy

These baby cards were made using the Cute As A Bug Stamp Set on a folded piece of Whisper White cardstock which was cut with a paper trimmer and punched with the 1 3/8" circle punch for the neck and leg holes. It was then layered on another piece of cardstock which was then cut 1/8" larger with the paper trimmer and punched with a 1 1/4" punch creating a mat around the entire outfit. The last step was mounting the outfit on a piece of cardstock 5.5 x 4.25. I used different combinations of River Rock, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou Cardstock for each card. The outfit was trimmed with Western Sky Designer Series Paper. This trimming for the sleeves was cut with the paper trimmer and the neck/leg holes were done using the Scallop & 1 3/8" Punches. I finished off the outfit with three brads for the snaps between the legs. I think they are just adorable and would even make great shower invitations. In Joy!

Happy Birthday Carrie!

I made this card for my Step-Father whose grand-daughter Carrie just turned 8. It gave me a chance to get out my new Fine Glitter and Felt Flowers from the new catty. What FUN! I used Wild Wasabi, Pink Passion, Pumpkin Pie and River Rock Cardstock and Ink. I used Bud Basics, It's Your Birthday and a retired alphabet set. I ran into a problem finding a brad that looked right with these colors so I improvised. I used versamark and heat and stick powder to adhere the glitter to both the chipboard C and a light green brad. I really like the way it turned out and what girl doesn't like this much SPARKLE! In Joy!