December Stamp Club

For my December stamp club I thought it would be fitting to do some kind of holiday project. Well, I procrastinated (amidst all my other gift-giving holiday projects), and did not come up with an idea until two days ago. I figured that whatever materials I would need to do a tag pouch holder would need to be ordered and would not get here in time for my stamp club meeting, so what's a girl to do? I improvised! I was originally going to use 6" x 6" page protectors as my pockets, so I used a cellophane bag instead... rather than use sticky strip, I used Scotch double stick tape, and rather than use designer series paper, I stamps snowflakes on Whisper White cardstock and slipped that in the cello bag. I think the project turned out really cute... it almost makes me not want to use any of the tags!

Recipe:
Stamps- Christmas Punch, Snow Swirled
Ink- Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Glorious Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Real Red cardstock, Glorious Green carstock
Accessories- Big Shot, Petals A Plenty Textured Embossing folder, Crop-A-Dile, Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, cellophane bag, scallop square punch, scallop oval punch, scallop circle punch, tag punch, small tag punch, 1/8" circle punch, linen thread

November Stamp Club

For November's stamp club meeting, we made a Christmas card and a holiday decoration (I got the idea from my upline). The gals all loved the projects!

Recipe:
Stamps- Happy Everything
Ink- Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Real Red cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Close to Cocoa cardstock
Accessories- Petals A Plenty Textured Impressions embossing folder, Big Shot, Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, scallop oval punch, oval punch, 1/8" circle punch, Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Decor Elements Jingle all the Way, floor tile, Dazzling Diamonds, tackly glue mixed with water (brushed over tile to adhere Dazzling Diamonds)

October Stamp Club

I'm late in posting, but this is the project my stamp club did for October. It's a recipe tin! Although it was time-consuming to make and involved a lot of preparation, I think they turned out really cute!

Recipe:
Stamps- Voila, From the Kitchen of
Ink- all 2009-2010 In Colors Classic Stampin' Pads, Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- all 2009-2010 In Colors cardstock, Basic Black cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper
Accessories- Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Billboard Strip Die, blender pen, Stampin' Pastels, round tab punch, Melon Mambo 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Mod Podge, mini lunchbox tin

My 2009 Christmas Card

This is the card I will be mailing to all our friends and family this year. This one also uses a few retired accessories, but, as always, they can be subtituted with other available colors.
Recipe:
Stamps- Snow Swirled, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink- Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Pad (retired), Kiwi Kiss Classic Stampin' Pad (retired)
Paper- Riding Hood Red cardstock (retired), Whisper White cardstock, Kiwi Kiss cardstock (retired), Brushed Gold cardstock
Accessories- ticket corner punch, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, double rectangle punch, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, Gold Stickles glitter (non Stampin' Up!)

A Simple Christmas

This is a very simple Christmas card I created. I'm loving this clean and simple look! I used a few retired accessories, but those can always be substituted with our other available colors.
Recipe:
Stamps- Always, Heard from the Heart
Ink- Kiwi Kiss Classic Stampin' Pad (retired), Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Kiwi Kiss cardstock (retired), Whisper White cardstock,
Accessories- Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, double rectangle punch

A Close to Cocoa Christmas

This holiday card was a lot of fun to make! I used my new Petals A Plenty impressions folder... so cool!
Recipe:
Stamps- Happy Everything
Ink- Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Close to Cocoa cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Real Red cardstock
Accessories- scallop oval punch, large oval punch, Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Petals A Plenty Textured Impressions embossing folder, 1/8" circle punch

Misty's Baby Shower

I got the instructions to make this onesie card from http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/02/05/create-your-own-onesie-card-tutorial-and-important-note-please-read

Supplies:
Stamps- Bundled in Love
Ink- Versamark, Chcolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Ruby Red cardstock, Close to Cocoa cardstock, Pumpkn Pie cardstock
Accessories- eyelets, circle punch, scallop circle punch

Adelina's 1st Birthday Card

Supplies:
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, Reason to Smile
Ink- Chocolate Chip Clasic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whiper White cardstock, Bashful Blue cardstock, Barely Banana cardstock, Certainly Celery cardstock, Sale A Bration 2009 dsp (forgot the name)
Accessories- 5/8" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, word window punch, modern label punch, Stampin' Pastels, brads

MDS Christmas Card

I made this Christmas card last week and ordered it through Stampin' Up! I can't wait to get it in my hands to see how the cards looks! My 8" x 8" scrapbook looks awesome, and I expect to be impressed with their cards as well!

MDS Birthday Card

Here's a quick birthday card I created using My Digital Studio. I don't have this stamp set, so it was fun to be able to play with it digitally!

Happy Birthday, Corrina!

My sister's birthday was on September 22nd. Here's the card I made her:




The recipe:

Stamps- It's Beautiful (jumbo wheel), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink- Baja Breeze Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Soft Suede, Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Accessories- Big Shot die-cut machine, Stampin' Up! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Stampin' Up! Backgroundz 1 Texturz Plates, Soft Suede 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon

Everyday Moments Scrapbook

Since I've got my hands on the My Digital Studio software, it has been consuming my nights of sleep because it is sooo addicting! I've been working on an 8" x 8" scrapbook that showcases my big boy and my baby girl. I just placed my order yesterday, so I will be anxiously waiting to receive my book in the mail. I wanted to share what I have done, so this slideshow will have to do for now. I highly recommend My Digital Studio to beginner through advanced scrapbookers!

Another MDS Halloween Card

Halloween Card

I've been playing with the My Digital Studio software some more, and here is a Halloween card I've designed:

My first My Digital Studio Project

I finally received my My Digital Studio two days ago, and I LOVE IT! It's one of Stampin' Up!'s newest product lines and I have been playing with the software, seeing what it can do, and the possibilities are endless! It's a definite "must have" for those wanting to try their hand at scrapbooking, but have little time and/or little supplies, since everything can be done on your computer! With My Digital Studio, you can create cards, scrapbooks, calendars, and single scrapbook pages (which you can later add your own embellishments to). So here is my first attempt at using MDS:

September 2009 Stamp Club

For this month's stamp club, I decided to showcase different types of cards. We will be doing a fun shaker card, a pocket card, and of course, a 6" x 6" scrapbook page. On the shaker card, I used Bashful Blue, but didn't realize I didn't have anymore cardstock on hand, so for the stamp club, we will be substituting with Certainly Celery. On the pocket card, I will be teaching you an emboss resist technique. It's just one more way to get the most out of your ink pads. Hope you like what I have planned!


Here's the recipe:
Stamps- Always, Warm Words, Sincere Salutations, Always in Bloom (wheel)
Ink- Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery
Paper- Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery
Accessories- Photo Corners Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, cirmper, beads, acetate sheet, Stamp-a-ma-jig, stamp rubber, corner rounder, 5/8" Certainly Celery ribbon, brayer, clear embossing powder, heat tool, 1/8" circle punch


Here are some up close pictures of the projects:
Shaker Card:

Pocket Card:

6" x 6" Scrapbook page:

Stamps, Ink, and Paper

Shelli Gardner, the CoFounder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, has monthly challenges on her website, www.soshelli.com. This month's challenge to is submit a project using only stamps, ink, and paper. This is my entry. It was inspired by my daughter's fitted sheet for her mattress. It is pretty much like this card: all white with various colored polka dots. I think the card is really cute, plus it was super easy and fast to complete.

Here's the recipe:

Stamps:

- Happy Everything
Ink:

- Chocolate Chip
- Pretty in Pink
Paper:

- Whisper White
- Rose Red
- Certainly Celery
- Pretty in Pink
- Chocolate Chip
Accessories:

-1/4" circle punch

Congratulations, Gutierrez's!

Here is the wedding card I made for my cousin, Lourdes, and her new hubby, Paul. I couldn't make it out to their tropical wedding in paradise, but I wanted to make them something special.


Here's the recipe:


Stamps:
- Teeny Tiny Wishes
- Fifth Avenue Floral
Ink:
- Only Orange
- Soft Suede
Paper:
- Glorious Green
- Only Orange
- Whisper White
- Soft Suede
- Watercolor Paper
Accessories:
- Big Shot
- Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate
- Stampin' Up! Little Leaves Sizzlits Die
- Blender Pens
- Word Window Punch
- Modern Label Punch
- Ticket Corner Punch
- Stamp-a-ma-jig

August 2009 Stamp Club

Here are the fun projects I have planned for this month's stamp club... We are altering a wooden picture frame, making two cards, and a page corner bookmark!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps

- Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink

- Rich Razzleberry

- Crushed Curry

Paper

- Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper

- Melon Mambo cardstock

- Dusty Durango cardstock

- Rich Razzleberry cardstock

- Crushed Curry cardstock

- Whisper White cardstock

Accessories

- Big Shot Die Cut Machine

- Stampin' Up! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die

- Stampin' Up! Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits Dies

- Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates

- Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

- silver brads

- 5-Petal Flower punch

- 1/2" circle punch

- 1/4" circle punch

- Boho Blossoms punch

- Scallop Border Punch

- wooden picture frame

- black wire

- Mod Podge

My Blog

I have decided to venture into the world of blogging! I will post projects I have been working on, and I hope that my ideas will inspire you with your own creations. I am still learning the in's and out's of this whole thing, so please be patient. Feel free to leave comments! Thanks for looking!