Inkredible Stamping

I love the owl in the Just Celebrate set. I created this card today to send to my secret sister (hope she’s not reading the blog – but if you are – Hi Sis!!!!!) I though this would be cheerful – and it shows off the Dyed Ribbon Slides again – this time it’s dyed Groovy Guava to match the card stock. Here’s the card…

And I though today I would give you a look inside my creative process. I know you all love to tease me that I never make mistakes and everything turns out perfect the first time out – No matter how much I protest you guys just won’t believe me 🙂 … So here’s so proof that it even takes me a few tires to get something to look the way I want. The first idea for this card started with my swap for our last meeting. I liked the way the card came out .. the colors are fun

It just seems a little empty to me … so when I got home I tried changing things up a little and put a knot in the ribbon and moved the owl up.

Still didn’t seem just right to me, so I changed the ribbon, added the ribbon slide, and LOVE the final product. Each of the versions of the card is good, and I would be happy to get or send any of them .. but it just took me a few tries to come up with the one I really liked best. Hope you enjoyed a look at my creative process – and remember you guys CAN do it!! Just jump in and make a card …. if it doesn’t work out just right for you – try something a little different on your next one 🙂

Happy Stampin’

I’m a little behind on my blogging for last week. So I’ll try to catch up this week!! 🙂 Last week I was working on a baby card for a shower gift. (For those of you who know Shellie from Stamp Camp she’s due in about a month) I’m am LOVING all the cute Onesie shaped cards I’ve been seeing online lately so I decided that was the perfect card idea! Is there anything in the world more adorable than little baby onsies?!?! Here’s a look at the card I made (Remember to click on the picture for a bigger photo)…

I used the stamp set Just Celebrate for the Elephant on the onesie. I created this card just from looking at some of the ideas posted online. Here’s how I made mine. I used a standard size card folded at the top. I punched about 1/2 a circle from the top center and about 3/4 of a circle from the bottom corners. I measured down about 1-1/2" from the top and cut in about 1/2" on each side. I used a ruler and my bone folder to score the card in a straight line from the end of the 1/2" cut to the bottom of the leg. Then cut with my scissors. I used the scallop circle punch w/the circle punched out of the middle to create the ruffles!

I love the idea of this card – The new Mommy can easily use the card front as a scrapbook page embelishment and I LOVE coming up with baby cards that will fit well into a scrapbook.

If you have any questions about how to re-create this card for yourself just drop me an e-mail.

Happy Stampin’

Update: Just before this post was scheduled to go out I got an e-mail from Crista, Shellie’s cousin. Shellie had her baby tonight – Shellie wanted to wait to find out if it was a boy or girl. So she got to meet her Suprise Baby Girl Sophie at 8:05 tonight!! Congrats to Shellie and Family!! Hopefully we’ll get to meet Sophie at her first Stamp Camp in a few months!!

The last of the sample ideas from last month’s stamp camp. We were working on the Dry Embossing technique at this stamp camp, so I had two cards using embossing techniques. The first card idea came from a project that was demoed at the Tulsa Regionals.

Stamp Set:
Time For You

Accessories:
Soft Sky Double Stitched Ribbon
Priceless Classy Brass Template

Colors Used On This Card:
Soft Sky
Certainly Celery
Barely Banana
Chocolate Chip

The white vellum was embossed with swirls from the Priceless Classy Brass Template then attached over the Soft Sky card stock to creat a "windy" sky.

The next card idea was again inspired by combining a few features that I liked from cards posted online.

Stamp Set:
Live Your Dream

Accessories:
Carousel Notes Cards
Chocolate Chip Poly-Twill Ribbon
Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware
Pick a Petal Classy Brass Template

Colors Used On This Card:
Soft Sky
Wild Wasabi
Groovy Guava
Chocolate Chip

The Pick a Petal Classy Brass Template is a perfect match for the Carousel Notes cards in the Occasiona Mini Collection. We embossed the dots on the template in each scallop and then used the paper piercing guide on the template to create the circle around the image. I love these new Carousel Notes cards, they make a fun and unique card to send to someone special and they are also great for using an embelishments on scrapbook pages.

Click on the Pictures to get a bigger image so you can see the pretty embossing.

Would you like a package of Carousel Notes or a Classy Brass Template for your crafting stash!? E-mail me today to order any of the items featured in these projects.

Happy Stampin’

Pink and Brown are all the rage right now, and any girly girl in your life would LOVE to get this fun Birthday Card. This is one of the projects from the March Stamp Camp.

Stamp Sets:
She’s All That
Bitty Birthdays

Colors Used On This Card:
Purely Pomegranate
Regal Rose
Pretty in Pink
Chocolate Chip
Whisper White

Accessories:
Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon
Linen Thread
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stampin’ Write Markers
A Blender Pen with Reinker for the Pomegranate Marker

The Gift bag from the Bitty Birthdays set was colored in stripes with the Stampin’ Write markers. Then I cut it out, cutting off the handles. I used Snail Adhesive to attach a small amount of linen thread for the handle and some tissue paper sticking out the top. Then I used a stampin dimensional to give the bag some "lift" off the card.

This card was inspired and put together from several different ideas I saw on-line. A big thanks to everyone who inspired me!! That what I love about sharing on-line, it’s so easy to pull a few ideas from here and there and come up with a card you love! 

I’ve got some great card ideas read for this month’s stamp camp on April 26. If you want to come join in the fun or was more information about the stamp camp, contact me today!

Happy Stampin’