Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Welcome Little One Baby Girl card



Here is the baby girl version of the baby boy card I made.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Sets: Nursery Neccessities, See You Around Jumbo wheel
Card Stock: Kraft, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Pretty In Pink Stampin' Write Marker, Apricot Appeal Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch (one of my favs!), Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grograin Ribbon

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Welcome, Little One Baby Boy card



Ohh I just love making baby cards.  A new baby brings so much joy. 

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Sets:  Nursery Neccessities, See You Around Jumbo wheel
Card Stock: Kraft, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Bashful Blue Stampin' Write Marker, Mellow Moss Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories:  Scallop Edge Punch (one of my favs!), Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grograin Ribbon

Our Christmas Tree Scrapbook page

Page 1


Page 2
I thought I should add some scrapbook pages to my blog.  Well here is my first uploaded scrapbook page.  This two page layout was the last scrapbook layout we did for my 2009 Stampin' Technique and Scrapbook Club.  In next year's Stampin' Technique and Scrapbook club we will be creating a scrapbook layout each month.  Ohhhh very exciting.  We will definetly get a long accomplished.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Sets: Pattern Pines (Holiday Mini Hostess Level 1)
Card Stock: Old Olive, Real Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Old Olive Classic Ink, Real Red Classic Ink
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Stamping Dimensionals, Kiwi Kiss 5/8" Striped Grograin Ribbon, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Naturally Serif Sizzlits Decorative Strip Dies

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Merry Christmas Holly



This is by far one of my favourite stamp sets.....A Cardinal Christmas.  I just love this Christmas Holly.  The ribbon might be a bit out of place - I should change but other than that I really like this card.  I saw this technique on Splitcoast Stampers using the Big Shot along with the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder and an oval template.  I made my oval template from a piece of chipboard I had.  It worked like a charm.  Some stampers cut their Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder to get the same effect.  I was a bit leery in doing that.  So yippeee that I was able to do the same thing with chipboard.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Sets: A Cardinal Christmas
Card stock: Kraft, Real Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker, Garden Green Stampin' Write Marker, Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, VersaMark
Accessories:  Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder, Oval Template made out of chipboard, Sleigh Bells 5/8" Cotton Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Gold Embossing Powder

Happy Stamping!

Elfie on a Pocket Card



Here is another card I made using Stampin' Up!'s Ornament punch and the very easy instructions on Andrea Walford's Sunny Stampin' Inc. website.  Andrea is one very talented lady.

I know every card I make these days has to do with Christmas.  I am trying to get a good head start as I usually need to make around the 100 mark.  I should count and see just how many I have.  I am hoping that I have made a bit of a dent.

Elfie on a pocket card is just too cute.  The step by step instructions on how to make Elfie are in an earlier post I did the other day.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Sets: A Cardinal Christmas
Card Stock: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Blush Blossom, Night of Navy, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel
Accessories:  Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch, Modern Lable Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Ornament Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Pom-Pom, Stampin' Dimensionals, Gold Brads

Happy Stamping!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Make Merry with Elfie!



Here is my other card using this darling little Elf punched out of Stampin' Up!'s Ornament Punch.  I am sure I will make a bunch more cards using Elfie as he is too cute.

Happy Holidays with Elfie



The other night I was on Splitcoaststampers and I came across this cute little elf.  He is made using punched out of card stock and Stampin' Up!'s Ornament Punch.  Wow! How cool is that!  I found this elf  in Momof2Shihtzus (Mary) SCS gallery.  I then found him again on Andrea Walford's Sunny Stampin' Inc. website, complete with video tutorial.  Woo Hoo!  Thanks Mary and Andrea for the inspiration!  This is the card I came up with.  He is so cute and very easy to make.

Instructions to make Elfie:
The punched out items you will need
- Using the Ornament Punch punch out an ornament in Real Red and Blush Blossom.
- Using the punch again punch out the bottom half of the ornament in Real Red and Old Olive.
- Next take your one-hole punch and punch out 3 Blush Blossom circles and 2 Whisper White circles
- Next you will need 2 Basic Black circles for the eyes, I used my small hole punch on my Crop-A-Dile.
- Next punch out 2 flowers from the Trio Flower Punch
Putting Elfie Together
- Take the Ornament punched out in Real Red card stock with the point pointing up and position your 1 3/4" Circle Punch about a little over half way up and punch.  This is the top of Elfie's hat.
- Grab a sponge dauber and the Blush Blossom Ornament piece and apply a small amount of Creamy Caramel Classic Ink around the edge of the ornament.  This is Elfie's face.
- Next position the top of Elfie's hat over top of the Blush Blossom Ornament piece, again with the points pointing up and adhere.
- Next take the Old Olive half Ornament piece and position it behind the Real Red top of Elfie's hat.  Once you have it in the correct position flip them over and mark where the bottom of the Old Olive half Ornament piece ends with a pencil.  This is to avoid getting glue in placing where we don't want it.  Next adhere Old Olive half Ornament piece to the back.
- You will be doing the same step with the Real Red half Ornament piece.
- Now it is time to do his eyes.  You can apply with a sponge dauber again Creamy Caramel Classic Ink to his eye lids and nose.  Once you have that finished, you are going to cut 2 of the Blush Blossom Circles just below the half way mark please keep the bigger part of the half circles - these are Elfie's eye lids.
- Next take the small black circles and adhere them to the lower part of the Whisper White circles.  Once the glue has dried, adhere the eye lids over top of the eyes.
- Next adhere the eyes to Elfie's face just below the bottom part of his hat.
- Next adhere Elfie's nose.
- Again using the sponge dauber and Creamy Caramel Classic Ink, rub 3 of the petals on the 2 Flowers we punched out from the Trio Flower Punch.  These are his fingers (yes 3 fingers).  We are going to cut a round part to finish off the hand.
- Now all you need to do is make a Chirstmas Wish sign or a present for Elfie and his hands to be behind.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp sets: Four the Holidays
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Blush Blossom, Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Real Red
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Creamy Caramel Classic Ink, Bravo Burgandy Classic Ink, Garden Green Classic Ink
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Ornament Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Trio Flower Punch, One-Hole Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Uniball Signo White Gel Pen, White Pom-pom

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

Monday, November 9, 2009

Merry Christmas Vintage Ornaments



This is just how bad the Stamping Bug has bitten me.....when I saw a card similar to this on the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Website and I knew I had to re-create it.  So I brought out my Idea Book & Catalogue along with the Definitely Decorative Home Decore Elements Brochure and wrote down the supplies I needed to get.  That is right you read that right.....Definitely Decorative Home Decor Elements Brochure..........this card is made with the Vintage Ornaments #1 and #2 STENCILS found on page 29.  Yup...amazing isn't it.  This will be a second extra card featured at my November Christmas card stamp camp.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink, Soft Suede Classic Ink, Bermuda Bay Classic Ink, Whisper White Craft Ink
Accessories: Vintage Ornaments 1 Stencils, Vintage Ornaments II Stencils, Silver Encore Re-Inker, Spong Dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals, Crop-A-Dile, Clear Circle Rhinestone Brads

Merry Christmas Dasher



This stamp set has quickly become another Christmas fav to use.  This card will be featured at my November Christmas card stamp camp as an extra.  Those who finish quickly if they want to keep on stamping then they can with this card.

Stampin' Up! supplies used:
Stamp sets: Dasher, Teeny Tiny Messages
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Petals-O-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder, Scallop Edge Punch, Sleigh Bells 5/8" Cotton Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Season's Greetings Silver & Soft Suede Snowflakes



Hahaha I had fun playing with Stampin' Up!'s new Silver Shimmer Paint.  This is the second card that we will be creating at my November 21st Christmas card stamp camp.  We will be making 5 of this design along with matching envelopes.  I am very excited to show the card stampers how to create this fun Christmas card.  Snowflake cards are one of my favourites to make.

Stampin' Up!' supplies used:
Stamp Sets: Serene Snowflakes, Four the Holidays (both stamp sets are featured in Stampin' Up!'s 2009 Holiday Mini Catalogue)
Card stock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Paper:  Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper
Ink: Soft Suede Classic Ink
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Silver Shimmer Paint, Sponge Dauber

Peace on Earth Silver Shimmer Paint Snowflake



Ohhhh Stampin' Up!'s new Silver Shimmer Paint is so much fun to use.  It makes for a very pretty addition to a Christmas card.  This is one of the cards that will be featured at my November 21st Christmas card stamp camp.  We will be making 5 of this design along with matching envelopes.  I think stamping the envelopes is part of the fun too.

Stampin' Up! supplies used:
Stamp Sets:  Serene Snowflakes, Four the Holidays (both stamp sets are featured in Stampin' Up!'s 2009 Holiday Mini Catalogue)
Card stock: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy
Ink: Night of Navy Classic Ink
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Shimmer Paint, Spong Dauber, Crop-A-Dile, Clear Circle Rhinestone Brad, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Fairytale Home Decor Elements by Stampin' Up!



Here is a picture of my daugther's room.  Now this was a fun project that we did together.  Stampin' Up! Home Decor Elements are so much fun and very easy to use.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Extravaganza

Stampin' Up! has a really great Holiday gift guide for those crafty people on your list.....they have suggestions for children, teens, card makers, scrapbookers, etc.  Please make sure to check out my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website to find this gift giving list.

Cheers!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Pattern Pines in a Snow Globe card




When I saw the snow globe card on the back of Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Mini catalogue I knew I had to make one.  These cards have quickly become one of my favourite card types to make.  So easy to make.  We made this card at our October Stampin' Technique & Scrapbook club - our last club get together of the year.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Sets: Pattern Pines (Level 1 Hostess - Holiday Mini), All Holidays
Card stock: Bashful Blue, Kraft, Whisper White
Ink: VersaMark, Old Olive Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, More Mustard Classic Ink
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Crop-A-Dile, Blue Circle Rhinestone Brad, 3/4" Real Red Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon