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!

Blog Candy

Unmounted Party Punch Stamp Set!I decided to start 2008 with my first ever blog candy! All you have to do is take a look at this picture of our stamp room and post a comment identifying the stampin up wall color. Every correct color comment will be in the blog candy drawing. Be sure and check back next week to see if you are the winner! Unclaimed candy will result in another drawing! Click here to see more stamp room and storage pictures!

Back to Stamping!

It took a while but after remodeling the stamp room we are back to stamping. For over a month we haven't been able to find a thing! We had an open house camp on Sunday and these are the projects using Happy Heart Day and Time Well Spent. In Joy!

Holiday Bazzaar

Here is our booth at the Benton Holiday Bazzaar. We had two tables and we sat up one with samples and the other with items to sell.

Tile Ornaments

These tile ornaments were done by my friend Kristin. The sparkly ones were done with hologram highlights embossing powder and the others using glassy glaze. She backed some with paper stamped with "2007" using two sided tape and some she taped two tiles together and taped ribbon around the edge. In Joy!

Tile Class #1

Wow! We had our first Tile Class and it was a blast! Not only did we get to meet some new people but Wow! we loved their creativity! First I would like to introduce Katrina Franklin! She is a seasoned stamper but this was her first time stamping on tiles. Here are her creations.....

Next are Nancy Litchfield and her mother, Joyce Bobo. We loved meeting them and they are new stampers and did a lovely job on their tiles as well. Here are their creations....

Next is Rachel Yates, a well seasoned stamper. She was making Christmas gifts and did many tiles which are similar in style. We loved them all! Here are the styles of tiles she created..... (oops, hope alex isn't looking!)

Last but not least is Kristin Sanders, our beloved daughter in Stampin UP! Kristin isn't a new stamper but is our new recruit. I hope everyone knows when I say WE and OUR that I am referring to me and my sister Donna. We are both demonstrators and have all our stuff together and do all our events together. Doesn't get much better than that! Okay, back to Kristin, here are her lovely creations....

Did I say last? Oops, Here are the tiles I created......In Joy!

All tiles were created with the following items from StampinUp!

Embossing Buddy, Craft Ink, Glassy Glaze Enamel and Sponge Daubers.