Stamp with Annette

Make-Over Monday

Last spring I did a class that I had donated for a fund raiser for the preschool. This is what the girls made:

I loved this set of cards! Probably because I loved this (now retired) Designer Series Paper. I found pre-cut card stock for two of these cards.

First original:

New version:

I didn't change much on this one. I just found some stamps that would work in the 1 1/4" circle punch and added some different Chocolate Chip ribbon.

Second original:

First new version:

I just flipped the card and used a scrap of Pumpkin Pie card stock with the Beautiful Butterflies embosslit to create the butterfly accents. And I used Chocolate Chip satin ribbon rather than the taffeta.

Second new version:

I trimmed the Chocolate Chip card stock a little and used the scallop edge punch on both long sides. I also used the paper piercing tool in each scallop. I used the scallop square punch to punch three squares from my piece of Designer Series Paper and layered those on the Pink Pirouette squares. The one in the center is just turned over. (I love our two-sided papers!) The "hello" (and the images from version 1) is from the Hello Again set. I popped the center square with Dimensionals so I could add the mini library clip. I decided I liked the Pretty in Pink satin ribbon on this one.

I think this DSP was one of my all-time favorites. But we have some gorgeous ones coming in the new catalog! Thursday is the big day! That also means that retiring product from the current catalog is available only through Wednesday. Many of the retiring accessories are already sold out. Click the link on the right to check availability. Retiring stamp sets will not sell out, but all retiring product must be ordered by Wednesday. Just click on over to my Stampin' Up! site to place your order online.

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

Monday Make-Over

Two posts in one day. That doesn't happen often here! :-) But it's still Monday, so I decided to see if I could get another make-over done and posted. Here is the original:

This was a card I did for my stamps in the mail program in November of 2007. It used Basic Black and Wild Wasabi card stock. (Wild Wasabi is one of our returning In Colors. It will be one of our core colors when the new catalog comes out July 1.) The stamp set was It's All Good.

This is what I did with the card stock tonight:

I used Basic Black ink with the Circle Circus set to make a quick background. I used the Lovely Letters set with Craft ink and black embossing powder to create the monogram and then attached it with Dimensionals. Same card stock, very different look!

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

Make-Over Monday

I have another make-over for you today. I found some cut card stock that I used for a workshop make-n-take a couple of years ago. You can see the original here. There are actually a 6X6 page and a 3X6 card using the same supplies. I love that page! It features my baby boy, who is now fourteen and towers over me. :-) Okay, same supplies, new card:

I was debating about what stamps to use, and the For All You Do set was on my stamp table, so I picked it up and got busy. This uses Barely Banana, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, and Very Vanilla card stocks, Pretty in Pink and Barely Banana Classic stamp pads, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, the scallop edge punch, and the paper piercer. The butterfly was cut with the Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

I loved the original page, but the card was so-so. I really like this version! Have a blessed Monday!

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

It's a Make-Over Monday!

As I have been cleaning out, I have found old projects that I prepared for different events over the years. For many of them, I have extra card stock cut to make several more copies. Most of the stamp sets and some of the accessories I used on these projects are now retired, so I decided I to give them a "make-over." Here is an original from 2006:

This is the Fun with Shapes set with Night of Navy and Brocade Blue card stocks and inks. This was a project I did with the ladies at Rolling Hills Assisted Living in Topeka. Here is what I did with the cut card stock I unearthed:

I used the scallop trim border punch on the Night of Navy piece and stamped the heart and sentiment from the Simply Said set on the Whisper White. (I did have to trim it a little, so it would fit on the Navy after I used the punch.) I also ran the card front through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder and then tied it with our Whisper White Organza ribbon.

I must say, I like this new version much better than the original! However, the original did need to be very simple for my "girls" to be able to make it. When you're in your eighties and nineties, there are some things your fingers just don't want to do anymore. ;-) I miss stamping with those ladies!

We'll see if I can make "Make-Over Mondays" a fairly regular event. I have lots of old projects to work with!

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette