Stamp with Annette

Owl Punch Graduation Card

This was our second card for stamp club this month:

 

I cased this card from Dawn Olchefkse (along with the one I showed you on Monday). I love how just adding a thin strip of card stock behind the owl's eyes makes it look like he's wearing glasses. Not everyone wanted two graduation cards, so this one was easily turned into a birthday card by simply changing the greeting.

This is such a fun way to create a pocket inside your card. The Basic Black is a 4X12 strip, scored at 4" from each end and then diagonally between the score lines. The two brads you see on the inside of the card hold the pocket together.

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

April Stamp Club Take 2

Our second project for stamp club this month was a cute little treat holder:

I love the way this turned out! This is what we did:

1. Stamped the Medallion stamp with Baja Breeze ink on Baja Breeze card stock.

2. Used the Labels Framelit to cut out the shape. (We used the third largest.)

3. Used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder to add some texture.

4. Used the Simply Scored tool to score two lines, one half inch on either side of the middle point.

5. Punched a hole at the top with the Crop-a-Dile.

6. Put a little Snail down the center and placed two Hershey's Nuggets in the center.

7. Tied with the Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon and added a tag made with the Scallop Trim Border punch. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

I'm thinking these will make a great party favor for the anniversary party I am helping with next week. Now to make some with Basic Gray and Regal Rose. :-)

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

April Stamp Club Project

I am loving the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the coordinating punch! They are in the Occasions Mini Catalog, and though I hope they will be in the new catalog, I don't know for sure. I would hate for you to miss out, so you should order yours today! :-) We used them to make this fun flower pot card:

Cajun Craze card stock made a great terracotta pot. My flowers are Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight, and Perfect Plum, stamped with the Mixed Bunch set and punched out with the Blossom Punch.

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

More with Mittens

This was our second project at stamp club Monday night.

 
We cut two mitten shapes from Baja Breeze card stock, and stamped using the Serene Snowflakes stamp set and Whisper White Craft ink. We used Tombow Multi to glue the two pieces together, leaving the top open, so a gift card could slide down in. We used the Eyelet Border punch on two strips of Whisper White card stock and layered them to create a cuff. The snowflakes are made using Whisper White card stock and the Snowflake punch. Whisper White Organza and a Rhinstone Brad added just the right finishing touch. As promised, I'm sharing the pattern: Download Mitten Pattern_ideas

This pattern also works to create a card that fits in our medium envelopes. I will try to share a sample next week.

I also have some Christmas ideas that didn't get sent out with my 12 Weeks of Christmas. (craft shows, family Christmas things, no internet... just a few of the things that got in my way...) But these projects are too great not to share! So, next week I will be sharing my remaining three Christmas ideas (it's not too early to start getting ready for next Christmas!) along with how I have used those ideas to create some fun Valentine projects. I hope you'll come back to check them out!

Have a great weekend! Hope you find some time to stamp. :-)

Annette

Brrrr... It's cold outside!

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

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

More with Glossy Card Stock

This is the other card we made at stamp club this week. It has a totally different feel than the one I showed you yesterday.

Full of whimsy, I think. :-) To create the flower, I puts drops of reinker on a piece of window sheet (I used Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink) and then placed a piece of glossy card stock over it. I kind of smooshed it around to get the ink to mix and mingle and cover the card stock. When I lifted the card stock, I had a pretty tie-dye kind of effect. If the ink misses a spot, you can just lie the card stock back down. It doesn't take as much ink as you might think. I got way more than I needed. It does take awhile for the ink to dry on the glossy card stock. You can either set it aside for awhile or zap it with your heat tool. When it was completely dry, I punched out some circles, layered them, and poked a rhinestone brad throguh them to hold them together.

My supply list:

stamps: Inspired by Nature, Teeny Tiny Wishes

card stock: glossy, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

ink: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink

accessories: corner rounder punch, Whisper White organza ribbon, rhinstone brad, Big Shot Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Dimensionals

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette

What's not to love about glossy card stock?

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

I'm Back!

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

Stamp Club Valentines

Stamp Club was last Monday, and we made a couple of Valentines.

It's hard to tell (I really should have used my other camera. I will remember next time!) but this is Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler. The Vanilla layer was run through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. The heart was embossed and cut out with the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit. There were several little tips/techniques on this one card:

1. We made the scalloped edge by trimming off the top of two hearts (cut with the same heart  Embosslit), snipping the two "humps" apart, and attaching the pieces to the back of the stamped strip. 

2. We used the Clear Mount I {Heart} Hearts set with the F (4 7/8" X 6") clear block.  We were able to arrange several hearts on the block at once to create a background image that could be stamped all at once.

3. To gather the ribbon, we frayed one end with our fingers, grabbed one of the fibers and pulled. 

Happy stamping, everyone!

Annette