Stamp with Annette: The SUDSOL Blog Tour is Here!

Welcome to my portion of the SUDSOL Blog Tour! Whether you're beginning here or have come from Jennifer Blomquist's blog, I know you are going to enjoy the wonderful samples featuring products from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. I'm excited about the projects I have to share with you, so let's get started!

This little 3X3 card was perfect for a make-n-take at my workshop this past Saturday. We used the hearts embossing folder from the Adorning Accents pack to add some texture to the Whisper White layer. The card is Real Red card stock. The hearts were stamped with the Candy Conversations stamp in Real Red Classic ink on Whisper White, then punched out with the Small Heart Punch and adhered to the card front with Mini Glue Dots. I was having fun embossing those little hearts the other day and came up with this project:

I love, love, love this little bag! Of course, it's even better in this picture:

Chocolate makes everything better. :-) Have you figured out what I used to make this bag yet? The Big Shot and the Scallop Square die, of course. And packing paper! I usually have plenty of it from my Stampin' Up! boxes. I just folded a strip and placed it on the die so that it would cut only three sides. Then I used white thread and my sewing machine to close up the two sides. I punched circles out of Cherry Cobbler, Pink Piroutte, and Crumb Cake card stocks. I ran the circles through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots, Stripes, and Adorning Accents hearts embossing folders. They are glued to the bag with Multipurpse Liquid Glue. I used a hole punch to make three holes on the side, threaded the ribbons (Crumb Cake taffeta, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, and Victoria Crochet Trim) through, and tied knots. I stamped "friend to friend" (from Teeny Tiny Wishes) in Cherry Cobbler ink.

Cherry Cobbler is one of my favorite colors these days, so I used it to make this card:

This one features the Sprinkled Expressions set from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I love this set! Here is the verse that goes with the flower image:

Hmmm... I think it's hard to read. It says "You make my whole face smile." Love it! For this card, I also used Cherry Cobbler Classic ink, the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Adorning Accents Edgelit Die and Embossing Folder, and Whisper White taffeta.

My last project for today is a totally different style using the You're My Type set from the Occasions Mini Catalog:

I stamped the typewriter in Early Espresso ink onto Crumb Cake card stock then layered it on Early Espresso. 1/8" Early Espresso taffeta ribbon is tied below the image and a Mini Library Clip is attatched at the top. I used the Big Shot and the Stripes embossing folder on the front of the Crumb Cake card. To make the stripes stand out, I inked up my brayer with Early Espresso ink and lightly rolled it over the card front. I used the 3/16" Corner punch on the corners on the right side then layered the card on Early Espresso. The typewriter piece is attached to the card front with Dimensionals.

Demonstrators, feel free to check out my gallery on SUDSOL. (If you're not a member already, you will need to sign up for the trial membership to view it.) I love being a part of SUDSOL! There is a wealth of information and ideas on the web site, and the demos on the email list are always ready to help answer questions and share ideas.

Next on the tour is Kirsteen Gill. Enjoy!