Stamp-A-Stack

In our last Stamp-A-Stack, we created cards that the stampers had requested from my display boards. Some of these were CASEd from ones I’ve made in the past.


Stamp set: Autumn Splendor, Upsy Daisy
Paper: Whisper White, Green Galore, Yoyo yellow card stock, Pink Flamingo DSP
Ink: Green Galore, Yoyo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black classic ink
Accessories: Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, Whisper White ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors, paper trimmer
Created by me


Stamp set: Just Buzzin’ By
Paper: YoYo Yellow, Night of Navy, Whisper White card stock, Pink Flamingo DSP
Ink: Real Red, YoYo Yellow, and Basic Black stampin’ write markers, Black StazOn
Accessories: Scallop square punch, 1 ¼” square punch, large and small oval punch, scallop oval punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Real Red ¼” grosgrain ribbon, SNAIL adhesive, paper cutter, Craft & Paper scissors
CASEd from my Sketch Challenge Week 12 card


Stamp set: Flight of the Butterfly, Simply Said (sentiment)
Paper: Barely Banana, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White card stock
Ink: So Saffron, Yoyo Yellow, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery, Green Galore, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink Classic Ink, Yoyo Yellow Stampin’ Write Marker
Accessories: 1 ¼” square punch, Butterfly punch, clear rhinestone brads, Stampin’ dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, paper cutter, scissors, Stamp-a-ma-jig
CASEd from my Sketch Challenge Week 16 card


Stamp sets: Heard from the Heart
Ink: Bashful Blue Classic ink
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive card stock
Accessories: Big Shot, Birds & Blooms die, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
CASEd from Diane Noble

Stamp set: Upsy Daisy
Paper: Old Olive, Orchid Opulence, Whisper White card stock, Cottage Wall DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry Classic ink, Versamark
Accessories: scallop edge punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, heat & stick powder, white gel pen, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, scissors, paper cutter
CASEd from this card created by me

The next SAS will be of Christmas cards, so be sure to check back in a few weeks when I post the samples from that class.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Circle Circus clear card

I created the following card several months ago but didn’t post it to my blog because I sent it in to some contests. The contests are past and I didn’t win, so I can share the card with you now.

Stamp set: Circle Circus, Define Your Life
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Whisper White card stock, Medium Window Sheet
Ink: Black StazOn, White StazOn
Accessories: 1/16” circle punch, ¼” Basic Black grosgrain ribbon, Vintage brad, Filigree Designer brad, glue dots, SNAIL adhesive, bone folder, paper cutter, Craft & Paper scissors

(It’s difficult to photograph clear sheets, so sorry for the bad picture)

I had fun creating this card. It came together quickly and looks like what I had imagined before I started working on it. The best part is that I finally had time to create a project that was of my own design. I have many original ideas running around in my head but not a lot of time to work on them. I’m sure you know what that’s like ;)

I hope you get a chance to sit down and create something of your own this weekend. Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Sympathy Stamp-A-Stack

The following cards are from the sympathy Stamp-A-Stack we did in August. I know, I’m very late in sharing these with you. So sorry!

Stamp set: Close As A Memory
Paper: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Kraft card stock, Bella Bleu DSP
Ink: Night of Navy Classic ink, Night of Navy and Mellow Moss Stampin’ Write markers
Accessories: Mellow Moss and Night of Navy ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors, paper trimmer
This card is from UDI Sketch Challenge Week #42

Stamp set: Inspired by Nature, Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke card stock
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Summer Sun, More Mustard Stampin’ Write markers Accessories: Elegant Eggplant ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Eyelet border punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors, paper trimmer
Inspired by Dena Rekow

Stamp sets: Lovely As A Tree, Close As A Memory
Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic ink
Paper: Very Vanilla, So Saffron card stock, Bella Bleu DSP
Accessories: Apricot Appeal ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Big Shot, Texturz plate, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Craft & Paper scissors, paper cutter
Created by me

Stamp sets: Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Rose Red Classic, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip Stampin’ write markers
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip card stock, Thoroughly Modern DSP
Accessories: 5/16” Chocolate Chip Jumbo Brads, Big Shot, Texturz plate, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
Created by me

Stamp sets: Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Mellow Moss Classic ink
Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Yoyo Yellow card stock
Accessories: 1/8” circle punch (retired), Big Shot, Top Note die, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
CASED from girl3boys0

I hope these cards give you some inspiration. Thanks for looking, and have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays challenge

My friend Micki asked me to be a guest designer this week over at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays. The challenge is to create a Halloween card using any vendor product, any color and any embellishment you want. The winner will receive a great prize package, so be sure to enter your Halloween projects in this challenge.

I don’t have any Halloween stamps except for one little greeting so I challenged myself to create a Halloween card using the products I had on hand. This is what I came up with:

Stamp set: All Holidays
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White card stock, Night & Day Specialty DSP
Ink: Black StazOn, Whisper White Craft
Accessories: 1 3/8” square punch, Scallop oval punch, Large oval punch, Big Shot machine, Texture Plates Kit #4, Little Leaves die, Daisies #2 die, 5/8” Whisper White Jumbo brad, sponge, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ dimensionals, paper trimmer

Here is a great video on how to create a Top Note quilt like the one on my card:
http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stampin_studio/2009/04/faux-quilt-card-.html

I created another card, this time using the frame from the Top Note quilt:

Stamp set: All Holidays
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Basic Black card stock, Night & Day Specialty DSP
Ink: VersaMark, Whisper White Craft
Accessories: 1 3/8” square punch, Big Shot machine, Texture Plates Kit #4, Little Leaves die, Daisies #2 die, White emboss powder, 5/8” Whisper White Jumbo brad, sponge, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ dimensionals, paper trimmer

I used a texture plate on the Basic Black card stock for both cards, and rubbed Whisper White Craft ink over the texture to give it a “spookier” look. Here’s a close up of this detail:

I hope you enjoyed seeing my non-traditional Halloween cards. Be sure to visit Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays to view the projects of the other designers and to participate in the challenge.

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Punch Art Class

Here are samples from another punch art class. We created a variety of flowers this time as you’ll see below.

Tag Punch Star
Small tag, large tag
Tutorial from Splitcoaststampers

Pinwheel Flower
¾” circle, 1 ¼” Square, large tag
Tutorial by Laurie Lenertz, inspired by Paula Goff. I don’t have a link to the tutorial, but I will e-mail it to anyone that requests it.

Dahlia Fold Flower
1/8” circle, 1 ¼” circle, 1 3/8” circle
Tutorial from Splitcoaststampers

Flower
¾” circle, Small oval, Bird w/Leaves and Flower die (leaves), hand cut stem
For the stem, you could use the Siwrly Sizzlits decorative strip die. It’s pretty, and a lot easier than hand cutting
CASEd from dandI93

Tulip
Large oval for petals. Hand cut stem and leaves.
CASEd from LeeAnn Greff (also known as flowerbugnd1 on SCS). Be sure to check out the punch art section on her blog.

Cone Flower
¾” circle, scallop circle, small oval. Hand cut stem.
CASEd from Joanne at Mainly Flowers

I won’t be readily available to answer comments or e-mails this week, but please go ahead and send them and I will respond as soon as I can. Thank you, and have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

PMS Sketch Challenge

My friend Barb recently started her first blog, titled “Got PMS? - Grab Papers, Markers, and Sketches and No One Gets Hurt!” She began her blog debut with a sketch challenge complete with a prize! The winner will be randomly picked, so we don’t need to stress about whether our card is the best one or not :) Enter the PMSSC01 sketch challenge as often as you like by posting a direct link to your card to the comment section of this post. Your valid submission must be posted no later than noon EST on Saturday, September 19, 2009.

The sketch was created by a mutual friend, Micki Harper. You’re sure to be inspired when you view Micki’s blog.

Here is my submission for PMSSC01:

Stamp set: Sincere Salutations
Paper: Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry CS, Cottage Wall DSP
Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink
Accessories: Big Shot machine, Little Leaves Sizzlits die, 2-way glue pen, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, paper trimmer

If this picture is too dark, please let me know. My computer monitor is old and displays pictures darker than they really are. So I’m not sure what the lighting is like on your monitor. I’ll be glad to adjust it if it’s not clearly visible on your end. Thanks!

A fairly simple card as you can see :) I’m not going to post the details since it doesn’t require an explanation, but if you have any questions, please post them in the comment section of this post.

I hope you’ll join Barb’s sketch challenge. Remember, submissions are due at noon EST on Saturday, September 19.

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Punch Art Class

I’m behind in posting samples from our punch art classes. Sorry about that! This is our third class, from back in May. The main focus was oval punches but we did use a variety of other punches too.

All of the punch art below was CASEd or inspired by someone. I can’t be certain of the source for each piece, but I will list a direct link to the person I know I directly CASEd from.

Bee
Small oval, 1/16” circle, 1/8” circle, ½” circle

Butterfly
Small oval, large oval, 1/8” circle, horizontal slot

Frog
¼” circle, ½” circle, 1 3/8” circle, small oval, large oval, horizontal slot

Skunk
1/8” circle, ¼” circle, 1” circle, 1 3/8” circle, 1 ¾” circle, small oval, large oval, word window, Heart to Heart
Made from Heather Summers' online Simply Punches One class.

Flamingo
1/8” circle, ¼” circle, ¾” circle, 1 ¼” circle, small oval, large oval, large photo corner, scallop circle
CASEd from Mercedes Weber’s SCS gallery.

Crab
¼” circle, ½” circle, small oval, wide oval, small photo corner, tab punch, 5-petal flower
Made from Heather Summers' online Simply Punches One class.

I created the skunk and crab from Heather Summers' online Simply Punches One class. She now has three punch art online classes available for purchase. If you want to learn how to make 20 pieces of punch art for a great price, be sure to check out her classes.

I hope you enjoyed viewing these class samples. I have one more punch art class to post, which I will try to post soon. Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Paper scrap organization

People have requested that I post pictures of how I organize my paper scraps, so that’s what I’ve done in this post. I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures. I don’t get much natural light in my craft room and the artificial light helps only so much.

This first picture shows how I file my card stock by color family, with the coordinating scraps above. I bought those white cubes from Michael’s. It is better to store the paper horizontally rather than vertically so that the paper doesn’t warp, but I don’t have room to store the cubes horizontally. I tend to go through my paper pretty quickly so a little warping doesn’t hurt it :) Since I don’t get much natural light in the room, my paper doesn’t fade.



Here is a close up of my scraps. The black jumbo magazine holders were bought at Wal-Mart but I haven’t been able to find them there recently. You may need to go to an office supply store to buy similar magazine holders.

The bags are zipper type bags I received for free, but Ziplock bags would work just fine. The best size is 12” x 12” or whatever you can find at the store. Keep in mind that if the bag is any wider than 12” x 12”, it won’t fit properly into the jumbo magazine holders.

I created charts in Microsoft Word for each color family and punched out the card stock using the smallest heart from the Stampin’ Up! Heart to Heart punch. I adhered each heart with a glue dot, and used double sided tape to adhere the chart to the front of the magazine holder.

I printed card stock information on regular mailing labels (1” x 2 5/8”) to identify the color and to make it easy to order more card stock.

Separating all my scraps was time consuming but it can easily be done while watching TV or talking on the phone. This filing system has saved me time searching for scraps as well time spent cleaning up after a project. It’s very simple and inexpensive to do.

I hope this post has been helpful. If you have any questions, please ask me. Have fun stampin’ and organizin’!