I went to a baby shower on Saturday. I bought this bag for the present:
So I wanted to make a card that would match. I used Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery card stocks to make this:
I love the Fox and Friends set for babies! The button is a retired (sorry!) clear button with a Certainly Celery circle behind it. The inside is very simple:
Teeny Tiny Wishes, Whisper White Craft ink, and white embossing powder. Such a fun baby card!
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
This is the second of three Christmas projects that I didn't have a chance to share before Christmas:
Super cute gift card holder created by my friend Karen! She used the Holiday Stocking die to create it. The Two Tags die was used for the tag. The accent pieces were run through the Big Shot with the Snow Burst embossing folder. The Stocking die and the embossing folder were in the Holiday Mini Catalog but are still available. However, the Dear Santa stamp set that Karen used on the tag is not. (We may see it in the next big catalog; we'll find out in July!)
To create the background on the stocking, Karen placed her stamp pad directly on the card stock and pressed lightly. Now that you know that, you can probably see the rectangular outline; that's the edge of her stamp pad. She just repeated the process all of the stocking with two different colors. This is Karen's signature technique. :-) How is this a gift card holder, you ask? Well, simply cut out two stockings and glue them together, leaving the top edge open. (Note: Be sure your glue - I used Tombow Mulit - is just on the outside edge or your gift cards won't fit.) Wouldn't it be cute to have a tree full of stockings?! Hmmm, maybe next year. :-)
Ok, so I needed to turn a Christmas stocking into a Valentine's idea. I wasn't sure how I was going to do that, and then I saw an idea using Valentine socks to count down to Valentine's day. These days, they make socks for every holiday, so that's what I did:
Here they are a little closer:
I {Heart} Hearts stamp set, Real Red card stock, Very Vanilla Craft pad, clear embossing powder, and Victoria Crochet Trim.
I {Heart} Hearts stamp set, Whisper White card stock, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, and Pretty in Pink Classic pads, Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad, Heart to Heart punch.
Real Red and Whisper White card stock, Real Red marker, white gel pen.
The frame is one that I had been planning to put chicken wire in and haven't had time to finish. So instead, I stretched a piece of our hemp twine across the back and used some small clothes pins from my stash to hang the socks. I think I need to find a different colored wall to hang it on, but I do like the finished project. My kids will really like it if on Valentine's Day they find gift cards in those socks. :-)
If you haven't been buying and redoing old picture frames like me, you could just tack some twine to the wall to hangs some socks. Change them out for every holiday! Let's do some four leaf clovers for March, Easter eggs for April, flowers for May... It would be so fun to have a spot for a little treat each month.
Tomorrow I will be sharing a super cute collage frame that my friend Jessica created. And a Valentine idea for that frame. :-)
Have a great Thursday! Happy stampin, everyone!
Annette
Of course, it is January. And I don't even want to think about how long it's been since I blogged. But I have a couple of winter themed projects to share with you, so here I am. :-) We made this card at stamp club Monday night:
It's hard to see all of the detail with all of the white. But I love how this looks in real life! It's a standard 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 inch Whisper White card. The layer is 4 X 5 1/4, run through the Big Shot with the Northern Flurries embossing folder, edges distressed with the Cutter Kit. I added some Basic Pearls to three of the embossed snowflakes. The mittens are made using the Extra-Large Oval and Heart to Heart punches. 1/2 X 1 1/2 inch strips make the cuffs on the mittens. (I used the corner rounder on all of the corners.) I glued the heart to the back of the oval and ran it through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polk-a-Dots embossing folder. The cuffs were embossed using the Stripes embossing Folder and then glued to the ovals. The little rectangle in the bottom right corner says "thank you" (Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set), stamped in Whisper White Craft ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I used the Cutter Kit on the edges of this piece as well. The mitten on top and the greeting were attached to the card using Dimensionals. I used Mini Glue Dots to attach the other pieces. Love, love, love how this turned out! Lot's of texture. Here's an angle shot, so maybe you can see some of the texture a little better:
Come on back tomorrow for a different kind of mitten project, along with a pattern!
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
I wanted the Stocking Die from the moment I saw it. Then I saw some out-of-the-box ideas done with it, and now I need it! We made this at stamp club last night:
Who would have thought it?! Certainly not me. :-) This project combines the Stocking die with a 3 1/2" circle and a couple of embossing folders to make a stinkin' cute witch's boot. We made the tag with the Wicked Cool stamp set and circle punches. Here's a view from an angle that lets you see more detail:
If you look close, you can see the circle on top of the toe of the stocking. When looking at it in person, the embossing folder really camouflages the circle, so you don't notice it.
I borrowed my sister's die to get these ready for stamp club. I will be ordering it now. :-)
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
I'm loving the It's a Wrap stamp sets that SU! has come out with! There is one in the main catalog and a new holiday one in the Holiday Mini. The images fit on mailing labels and can be wrapped around small chocolates (Hershey's Nuggets are perfect!). They are also make great focal points or greetings on cards, like the one I showed yesterday. At stamp club this month, we used them with chocolates:
We used the Batty for You and Wicked Cool stamp sets, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, and Whisper White card stocks, Stazon Black, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, and Pumpkin Pie Classic inks, the Spider Web embossing folder with the Big Shot, and small flat cello bags.
I love this! It's a quick and easy project that would make a teacher or co-worker feel appreciated.
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
When the Spider Web embossing folder came out, I immediately wanted it! Such a fun thing for Halloween or for using with kids learning about spiders. I intended to use it in some capacity at preschool, but now I'm not teaching. So I got to use it on a card for a swap:
It's kind of hard to see in this picture, but I used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder on the Elegant Eggplant card front. After embossing the Pumpkin Pie card stock with the Spider Web embossing folder, I gently rubbed the Whisper White Craft pad over the raised parts. That really makes the web stand out! On the inside, I stamped the "eek" image from the It's a Wrap Holidays set from the Holiday Mini Catalog:
Loving this stamp set as well! Come back tomorrow to see what we did with it at stamp club last week.
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
I'm doing a monthly Christmas Stamp-A-Stack. We stamp on the third Thursday of each month.You can click here for more info. This was one of the cards for the July class:
I think Lovely as a Tree may be the oldest stamp set in the catalog. It's versatile and the art is a classic style that remains relevant. You can't see the sparkle in this photo, but I sprayed the image layer with Smooch Spritz. It's lovely in person.
Supply list:
stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
card stock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Old Olive
ink: Basic Black
accessories: Big Shot, scallop oval frame die, Very Vanilla seam binding ribbon, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Dimensionals
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
When I first started stamping, I loved to use glossy card stock with solid images. Projects seemed to have a professional look to them with all that shine. I haven't used it much in awhile. I tend to use it in phases. Recently I saw a couple of techniques using glossy card stock, so I decided to dig it out for stamp club. So glad I did! Looky:
I love this card. Very "vintagey." The flower and greeting were stamped on glossy card stock. When it was dry, we used the sanding block to sand vertically and horizontally all across the card stock. Then we sponged with River Rock. Punch, punch, layer, layer, sponge some more, add some ribbon. Gorgeous card! :-)
Supply list:
stamps: Friends Never Fade, Sincere Salutaions
card stock: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, glossy white
ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
accessories: scallop trim border punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, sponge, Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon, Dimensionals, sanding block
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
Somehow, preschool and family took over there for awhile, but I'm back to stamping now! Thought I would share one of our projects from this month's stamp club:
I love this little card. (It's only about 3" across.) It makes me think of my Grandma Chamberlin; she loved butterflies. I can so see this little beauty on top of a package! It's a fun alternative to a little enclosure card. What we used:
Card Stock: Daffodil Delight
Big Shot Supplies: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
Accessories: Antique Brads, Sticky Strip
This is not an original idea, but I don't remember where I first saw it. If it's yours, let me know, and I will gladly give you credit!
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
And I don't have my swaps ready! :-) I am frantically stamping, trying to get ready to leave tomorrow for Salt Lake City. I joined a 3-D swap for SUDSOL, a demo group I belong to. (If you are a demonstrator, scroll down to the link on the right to get a two week trail membership. I love SUDSOL!) This is what I made for the swap:
We also made these at stamp club last week. I cut out the butterflies with the Beautiful Butterflies die. The front and back are Baja Breeze card stock. The middle pages are copier paper. I then ran the card stock butterflies through the Big Shot with the Perfect Details Texturz Plate. I sponged all the edges, but it doesn't show up well in the photo. I was able to punch a hole through all of the layers at once with the Crop-a-Dile. Whisper White taffeta and organza tied on the book ring add the perfect final touch.
Happy stamping, everyone!
Annette
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