Stamp with Annette

Christmas to Valentine's... Take 3

Friday got away from me. So sorry! But I hope today's projects will make up for having to wait. This is the last project that I had for my 12 Weeks of Christmas:

My friend Jessica made it, and I absolutely love it! She used the Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper and Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler card stocks. The Winter Wishes Stitched Felt was in the Holiday Mini Catalog and no longer available, but you could replace it with punch art, stamped images or create your own felt pieces. The letters were cut out using the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies for the Big Shot. I think it would be great to make this now, and then be able to pull it out in December, all ready to go! :-) I love, love, love this dsp. It will probably only be available until May 31, so now's a great time to get it.

When I was trying to decide how to turn this Christmas idea into a Valentine's idea, I debated over several ideas. I thought about making one that said "love" and had hearts and other Valentine's embellishments. I know I would really like that! But then I saw an idea on Pinterest that I really liked, too. So my Valentine frame is this:

It says "I love you because..." You use a dry erase marker to complete the sentence. Then you can change your reason as often as you like. I started out making this with Riding Hood Red. I changed it for two reasons: 1) I didn't like the red with this frame that I had. 2) I decided I want to put this on our bathroom counter and Always Artichoke matches my bathroom. So it's not your traditional Valentine colors.

I used My Digital Studio to create my images. I just filled a page with the Designer Series Paper and created a text box for the words. I printed it on Whisper White card stock (it filled most of the page). I cut a 5X7 piece for the background, trimmed around the words, and layered them on Always Artichoke card stock. The hearts are punched out with the Heart to Heart punch from Always Artichoke and Brushed Gold card stocks. When I finally figured out what I wanted to do, this was extremely easy to put together!

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

Christmas to Valentine's... Take 2

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

Christmas to Valentine's... Take 1

Last week I mentioned that I didn't get to finish my 12 Weeks of Christmas email series - for various reasons - but I still wanted to share the projects with you. They're awesome! Some of us might actually start getting ready for Christmas 2012 now, but that would not be me. I'm doing good to be ready for today! So to make these projects relevant, I decided to turn them into Valentine's ideas. You get one today, one tomorrow and one on Friday. :-) I hope you enjoy them. Here's the project for today:

These wonderful gift bags were made by my friend Karen. She used the Letters from Santa Designer Series Papers to make the bags and the Stocking die for the Big Shot to make the tag. Here is my Valentine's version:

I used Basic Black (12X12), Whisper White, and Real Red card stocks. The hearts were made with the Heart to Heart and Small Heart punches and the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit. I embossed some of the hearts using the Stripes and Perfect Polk-a-Dots Embossing Folders. Here's a little detail for you:

For the handles, I used 5/8" Basic Black Satin Ribbon and 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain. I just put Snail on the back of the grosgrain to attach it to the satin ribbon.

Next time you need a gift bag, just grab this pattern and some of your scrapbooking supplies and make one to match the fabulous card I know you will already have made! :-) Download Gift_Bag_Pattern

Come back tomorrow to see the stocking die turned Valentine!

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

Stocking Punch Card

I love the new stocking punch and coordinating stamp set, Stitched Stockings! We did this card at stamp club this month:

I was totally inspired by demo Cristena Bagne; I just changed a couple of things. It's hard to see in this picture, but the bottom two thirds of the card front has been run through the Big Shot with the Stripes Embossing Folder. Here are the supplies I used:

Stamps: Four the Holidays, Stitched Stockings

Papers: Whisper White Card Stock; Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder, Stocking Builder Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Whisper White Organza Ribbon

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

A Beautiful Card with Beautiul Season

I received this card in a swap with my dowline:

I love this! It's a beautiful design with non-traditional colors. Here's a peek at the inside:

I love the watermark-like image in the background.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Beautiful Season

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand

Inks: Stazon Jet Black; Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand Classic; Whisper White Craft

Accessories: Blender Pen, VersaMarker, Stampin' Sponge, Big Shot, Tulip Frame Embossing Folder

 

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

another shimmery Christmas card

I decided to share another of theChristmas cards from my July class. This one I designed based on a sketch I found online. (Sketches can be a great way to boost your creativity!) I think Icase'd someone's use of the sketch, actually, changing colors and making it my own. That's what it's all about, stampers! Make it easy on yourself. :-)

Supply list:

stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Four the Holidays

card stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

accessories: Smooch Spritz, Basic Rhinestones, Scallop Trim border punch

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

Christmas Card Class

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

More from the shoe box

Swap, that is. From last Friday night in Ft. Worth. Sorry, no names on these. But I love 'em.

I love the snowflakes embossing folder from the Holiday Mini. It's called Northern Flurry. This card features Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake card stocks. I love that Kraft is now called Crumb Cake. And that we now have ink to match. Crumb cake. Yummy!

This card was sponged with Crumb Cake after being embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. The stamp set is Artistic Etchings. The Designer Paper is Love Letter. Just lovely!

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

A Little Convention and a Card

Thanks, everyone, for stopping by the SUDSOL Blog Tour! It was a great day here at stampwithannette! ;-) The last couple of days have been kinda crazy, but I now have a cable for my camera, so I can retrieve my convention pictures. Yeah! Here are a couple of shots:

This is me with my friend Jessica at the Stampin' Up! home office in Riverton. There is a beautiful view of the mountains behind us.

Here I am with my roommates, Christie and Sharon. It was fun to share their accomplishments with them! Christie was number 29 Demonstrator of the Year, and Sharon was number 45 Demonstrator of the Year and was appointed to the Advisory Board. They also both earned cruise and were recognized for recruiting and sales. I got to walk the stage for my ten year anniversary this year. Yeah!

Have I mentioned what fun it is to attend convention? SU! puts on an awesome event.

Okay, now for a card. :-) This was one of the cards we did for my July Card Class:

I'm pretty sure I cased this card, but I don't remember where I found it. It's very simple, but the embossing and layers make up for that.

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

We also made a Christmas card:

 

Stamps: Season of Joy

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla

Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Dimensionals

Come back tomorrow to see the other two we made.

Happy stamping!

Annette

Triangle Box Revisited

I was first introduced to the triangle box at Leadership a few years ago. Then at convention last August (I didn't get to go, but I saw pictures!), Shelli, the co-founder and ceo of Stampin' Up! demonstrated this box again. Her demonstration has triggered a new-found interest in this box, and demonstrators everywhere are overflowing with creative ideas for it. I demoed this box at my Oct. 3 stamp camp in Topeka. Here are the ideas I shared:

This one was based on Shelli's convention demo. I stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. A half pearl from the Pretties Kit provided the finishing touch. (Rich Razzleberry card stock, Razzle Dazzle stamp set, Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain)

For this one, I used Kraft card stock and stamped with Serene Snowflakes in Whisper White Craft ink. I embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder and tied it closed with the Whisper White Organza ribbon. A loop of silver cord allows you to hang this one. Wouldn't it be fun to have a tree full of these? Everyone coming to your holiday party could take one as they leave. What a fun favor!

You want to fill this one with candy corn, of course! No stamping, just Whisper White, Only Orange and Yoyo Yellow card stock, tied together with black gingham ribbon. I don't remember where I saw this idea, but I love it!

I saw this idea on Heather Summers' blog and just had to make one. It uses the Halloween Frights stamp set, Basic Black, Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant card stocks, Old Olive grosgrain, linen thread, Silver Encore ink, Basic Black Classic ink, circle and square punches. There is an extra strip of card stock that creates the rim of the hat.

Are you seeing the possibilities with this pattern? Here's how to make the basic box:

Begin with a rectangular piece of card stock. This is Kraft, cut 3X6. It works well if one side is twice the length of the other side. (3X6; 4X8; 2.5X5; etc.)

Score in the middle of the long side. I scored at 3" on the 6" side of my card stock.

On the shorter ends, just make a little mark at the half-way point. I did a tiny score mark at 1 1/2" on each 3" side of my card stock.

 

Turn your card stock so that you can score from the middle of a long side to the middle of a short side. Do this four times to get all of the sides.

Fold on all of your score lines.

Fold two sides together and punch through with the Crop-a-Dile. Do this on both sides. Then thread your ribbon of choice through the holes. No adhesive! The ribbon is what holds this box together.

I would love to see your ideas! If you make a triangle box, be sure to leave a comment with a link to your creation.

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

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