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Guest Stamper Today on My Blog

One of my friends and customers, Barbara Thomas, brought over a number of ideas last week when she came to stamp Club and I want to share them with you.

Barbara, like most of us, creates some of her own idea.  She also uses other peoples' ideas and copies them or changes them up to suit her taste!

Here is her version of the Easel Card for St. Patrick's Day

The heart cup Shamrock

 

Her circle scallop chick card.  I lOVE the blush on the cheeks!

 

Scallop Circle mint treats

What fun to enjoy your stamping, Barbara!

Thank you for sharing them with me.

If any of you have questions about these ideas, please e-mail me.

Thank you for stopping by.

Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch Makes a Simple and Quick Card

Last Saturday at the quarterly Stampin' Up! meeting here in Duarte, Tracey Nelson made this quick and cute card  for the quarterly meeting last Saturday. I liked it so much that just went on and made it up in some other colors, too.  Here is the Pumpkin Pie idea that Tracey designed.

 

You could really make this card in a number of different color combinations!

We'll be making this card in Stamp-a-Stack next Monday, March 15th.

Here is the card in Bermuda Bay.  The cake from the Happy Moments Sale-a-bration Free Set is stamped on a separate piece of white card stock.

The Bermuda Bay layer is raised up with dimensionals. I don't think you can see the Texture Plate from Stampin' Up! Backgrounds #1 on the white card stock. It is subtle, but in person, it adds nice texture.

 

Here is the Pretty in Pink Version.

 

Supplies:

Stamp Sets:  #118664  Happy Moments (Sale-a-Bation)  Free Set with a $50 subtotal order

#115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes but you could just use the Happy Birthday that comes in the set.

Card Stock:  Pretty in Pink and Whisper White, pages 155 and 157

Accessories:  #117335 Polka Dot Texture Plate page 35 Occasions Mini $7.95, #114319 White Organza Ribbon, page 183 $5.95, #115412 Stampin' Up! Backgrounds #1, page 195, $11.95 for 8 designs.

Punch:  #118073 Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch page 11, Occasions Mini, $15.95

Sign up below for the Stamp-a-Stack Class.Here is a peak of another card that we will be making in class on the 15th.We're learning to make the Ribbon Flower.

You can see here where I got the idea for the base of this card from Becky Roberts. I loved her idea but I didn't have the same Sweet Pea DSP still available.  So I needed to change the colors and find a ribbon that would match etc.

We'll add a saying in the white space in the upper right.

A close up of the flower.

These are two of the 5 designs that we will be making in class on Monday, March 15th

March Stamp-a-Stack

Without Envelopes $23.00 With Envelopes $25.00

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Please e-mail me to let me know if you want to come to the afternoon or evening class on Monday if you can come!

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More Great Ideas from March 6th's Stampin' Up! Quarterly Meeting

I want to let you know that if you are interested in getting more information about the Stampin' Up! opportunity, our next quarterly meeting is Saturday, May 1, again at the Old Spaghetti Factory Meeting here in Duarte CA.

Esther Pinkerton the Card Game Set and the Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper.

If you cannot read the card, it says, "Queen of Everything".  A very appropriate Mother's Day Card for someone!

Claudia Lapos created a little box and then wrapped Tea Party Designer Series around it.

 

Cheryl Braney used the Flower Folds XL Bigz Die.

And then Helen Jimenez created a beautiful ribbon flower for her card.

First I'll show you the entire card.  Then I'll focus in on the flower. Helen will be showing us how to make the flower at the May 1st quarterly meeting.

 

Connie Duffy used the Sending Love papers and the , Scallop Oval, Wide Oval, and the Large Oval Punches. In the second version, I simply changed the brad from the rhinestone brad which is very nice to use one of the new Sending Love Chocolate Chip Opoxy Brads.

 

Please e-mail me if I can help you in anyway.

Thank you for stopping by!

Winners From March 6th Quarterly Stampin' Up! Meeting

I know that you all will enjoy seeing these wonderfully creative ideas.

Due to time constraints, I will not give much in the way of comments about each one.

I'll go in order of last names alphabetically.

Congratulations, ladies!!  You really did some beautiful work!

Gabriella Bonino used A Good Egg and Tea Party Designer Series Paper.

Suzy Halford Chocolate Bunny (Occasions Mini), A Good Egg Set and the Little Leaves Sizzlit.

Look at what she created for the back:

Cheryl LaFore used the Fancy Favor XL BIgz Die.  She added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the Little Leaves Sizzlit Die

 

Here is a close up of her flower which is made with layers of card stock and interesting fabrics.

 And a side view so that you can see the tag.

 Reiko Sakata used A Good Egg set, the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper.

 

Jannette Valenciana used Messages for Mom, the Boho Blossoms Punch and the Little Leaves Sizzlit plus the Modern Label Punch for the fence.

 

Tomorrow I will share more ideas from the Spaghetti Factory meeting here in Duarte last weekend!

Please e-mail me if I can help you in anyway.

Thank you for stopping by!

Clear Mount Stamps Video

Are you unsure how to assemble and use our new Clear Mount stamps?  Do you have questions about this great new product?  Check out this video created by Stampin 'Up! to help you understand them more:

Lattice Bigz Die and a Blue Bird Combined for Spring!

Once again, I want to think a fellow demonstrator, Peggy Baillie, for the inspiration for this card.

This is my favorite way that I have seen this Lattice Bigz Die used to date.

This is another card of the 5 projects that we will be making in the March 22nd Big Shot Class here in my home in Duarte CA.

Supplies:

Big Shot Die:  #115958 Lattice page 198 $21.95, #114511 Little Leaves sizzlet Die page 196 $5.50, #113453 Naturally Serif Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die page 196 $19.95 (This die has both upper and lower case.)

Punch:  #110711 Boho Punch page 187 $15.95 #117191 Extra Large Bird Punch Occasions Mini page 11 $15.95

Card Stocks:  Bravo Burgundy, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Pale Plum, Eggplant Envy, and Whisper White pages 156-157

Accessories:  #106593 Rich Regal Brads (Rose Red is what I used) page 179 50 ea of 4 colors for $8.95, #104430 Dimensionals (300) page 192 $3.95

Sign Up Below for the Big Shot Class

 

Beautiful Wings Embossing Sizzlet Makes a Very Simple Card

This card idea is simple enough to make a stack of them for gifts!

I took inspiration for this card from a demonstrator posting on the Late Night Stampers last week and thought that I had written her name down, but I cannot find it!  Sorry about that!

The Pretty in Pink  card stock is 4"x 1 1/2". I put the white strip through the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder before adding it to the card.

The size and style of saying is an important consideration for this card.

In my opinion, you want to choose a saying that is smaller than the butterflies so that you will not take attention away from the focal point.  Plus, the saying needs to have some style to it since both the butterflies and the white embossed card stock are a little fancier.

I think that Short and Sweet stamp set is the perfect size and style for this card!

Supplies:

#115060 Short and Sweet, page 141 $17.95

Card stocks:  Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, Barely Banana, Whisper White pages 155-157

Classic Ink:  Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  #118138 Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die page 24 Occasions Mini, $11.95 #117289 Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon page 27 Occasions Mini, 15 yds., $8.95, #115964 Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder page 195, $7.95

Please e-mail me if I can help you in anyway!

Thank you for stopping by!

It is Easy to GO GREEN on St. Patrick's Day!

I CASED (borrowed, lifted)  Monika Davis' idea and gave it a little twist! 

Thank you for the great idea, Monika!

We'll be making this March 15th in Stamp-a-Stack.  You can mail it to someone local on Tuesday and it will arrive in time for St. Patrick's Day on Wednesday, March 17th!

 

A little explanation about the 4-leaf clover.  I punched out 4 Old olive hearts and then adhered the 4 Sweet Pea Designer Paper hearts on top.

Here is how you can easily line up the hearts to form the clover.

Punch out a 1 3/8" circle and score it in half in each direction.

Add one of the clover leaves to each quarter.

After you add all four clover leaves, the shamrock will look like this from the back.

Now you can  move the Shamrock around to position it easily.  I added dimensionals after I inserted the Chocolate Chip brad and then placed it on the card front.

The Chocolate Chip card stock is 3 3/4" square.

Supplies:

Set:  #115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes page 145, 24 greetings for $36.95 

Card stocks:  Old Olive, Chocolate chip, Whisper White,  #117161 Sweet Pea Designer Series papers (48 12 x 12 double sided papers page 33 occasions Mini $24.95 (.63 a sheet)

Classic Ink:  Old Olive page 156 $5.95

Punches:  #113693 Full Heart Punch, #116630 Modern Label Punch page 187, #117191 Extra Large Bird Punch (for the stem of the 4 leaf clover) page 11 Occasions Mini $15.95 for each punch, 1/8" Circle Punch to punch out the two chocolate Chip faux brads

Accessories:  #112534 5/16" Neutral brads page 179 $7.95 (8 ea of 4 colors), #117335 Polka Dot Embossing Folder page 35 Occasions Mini $7.95, #115953, #115964 Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder $7.95,  Magnetic Movers and Shapers page 201 $29.95 for 4 movable pieces

Don't miss out on the March 15th Stamp-a-Stack!

We'll be making two each of five designs.

You may come from 1:00-3:00 or 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Use PayPal to sign up below!

March Stamp-a-Stack

With Envelopes $25.00 Without Envelopes $23.00

Thank you for stopping by!

Anyone for Aluminum Daisies?

Since I was into the card making with aluminum mode over the weekend,

I decided to cut out the Daisies Bigz Die flowers using the soda cans!

We will be making this in the March 22nd Big Shot Class.  You can sign up below.

The only thing holding the flowers in place is the Pretty in Pink brad.  I'm not sure what aluminum adheres to?  I think that they will be fine.

Supplies:

Big Shot Dies:  #113469 Scallop Circle #2 and #114520 Flower Daisies #2, both on page 199 and each costs $19.95

Card stocks:  Pretty in pink and Whisper White pages 155-156

Sets:  #115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes page 145 24 greetings for $36.95 ($1.86 each)

Accessories:  #117335 Polka Dot Embossing Folder Occasions mini page 35 $7.95, #117271 Sending Love Epoxy Brads 8 ea of 2 designs (all Pretty in Pink) Occasions mini page 13 $4.95

Punches: #112091 Scallop Edge Punch, #117289 Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon Occasions Mini page 27 15 yds for $8.95

Sign Up Below for the Big Shot Class.

We will be making three cards, a fabric pin, and a napkin ring in the class. You will see pictures of all of the projects in my next customer newsletter.

Please e-mail me if you would like for me to add your name to receive the newsletter.

Season of Friendship with Hansen Soft Drink Aluminum Flowers!

Have you ever seen a Hansen's can looking so good?!!

I took inspiration for this card from a demonstrator.

(I believe it was a Stampin' Up! training video (or You Tube?) that was posted awhile back.)

Here is my version of the idea that we will make in my April Stamp Clubs and may just repeat it in the April Stamp-a-stack!  It's just so much fun to make this card! 

It makes a great card for a guy! They would be totally fascinated with the aluminum flowers!

I inked the Woodgrain Stamp in Soft Suede and stamped it onto the Twill Tape.  I inked the stamp from Itty Bitty Backgrounds in Soft Suede, Old Olive, and Bravo Burgundy (one color at a time) and lightly stamped a little of each around on the card.

I don't know if this is advisable, but I cut into the Hansen's drink can with my Craft Rubber Cutting Scissors.  I cut off one end first.  Then I cut up the side, and last, cut off the second end.  Rinse it out good. Cut along one edge so that the can will open up. (See below)

All you need to decide at this point is if you want silver flowers or colored flowers.

At this point, I looked at the sample picture in the catalog (page 114) and placed my flowers in the same places.  Use the paper piercing tool along with silver brads to secure the flowers into place.

Supplies:

Sets:  #111776 Season of Friendship page 114, $23.95 #115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes, page 145 $36.95 (When you do the math, each of the 24 greeting stamps in this set costs $1.86!!!) and #117100 Woodgrain page 133 $17.95, #114996 Itty Bitty Backgrounds Page 132, $14.95

Card stocks:  Soft Suede, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White pages 155-157

Classic Inks:  Soft Suede, Old Olive, Bravo Burdgundy

Accessories:  #109183 Trio Flower page 186, $15.95, #10245 Twill Tape page 183, $5.95,  #100982 Natural Hemp Twine, page 183 12 yds., $2.95, #116631 Paper Piercing Tool, page 191 $3.50, #104336 Silver Brads page 179, 200 for $6.95

Please e-mail me if I can help you in anyway!

Thank you for stopping by!