Kathy's Stamp Party

My friend, Kathy, wanted to have a stamp party. These are the projects I came up with. Everyone seemed to like them!



Supplies-
Stamps- Motorcycle, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Textured jumbo wheel
Ink- Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Brilliant Blue Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Brilliant Blue cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black cardstock
Accessories- silver brads, blender pens, word window punch



Supplies-
Stamps- Sentimental Journey
Ink- Versamark, Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad, Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Pumpkin Pie cardstock, Not Quite Navy cardstock, Bashful Blue cardstock, Travel Journey DSP
Accessories- spiral punch, brad, 1" circle punch, 1 1/2" circle punch

Happy Birthday, Mike!

This is a card I made for my brother-in-law's birthday.

Card front:



Inside:



Supplies-
Stamps- Tropical Party, Vintage Labels
Ink- Close to Cocoa Stampin' Write Marker, Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Garden Green cardstock, Close to Cocoa cardstock
Accessories- Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, stampin' sponge, Big Shot, Texturz Plates #4

I Won!

I was checking my email this morning and saw an unfamiliar name for one email. I would've normally deleted it right away thinking it was spam, but then I read the subject title, "Fun With Folds Creative Challenge," so I opened it. Sure enough I am one of five winners from Shelli's Fun With Folds Creative Challenge! I was in shock that she actually chose mine as one of the winners! I get to choose any stamp set from the Summer Mini, and I decided to go with Elements of Style. Thank you, Shelli, for a fun challenge!

Felice Compleanno, Fatima!

My son attends an Italian school and got an invitation to a classmate's birthday party. Although we were unable to attend, I wanted to make a little something for the birthday girl.



Supplies-
Stamps- Bugs & Kisses
Ink- Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad, Only Orange Classic Stampin' Pad, Green Galore Classic Stampin' Pad, Yoyo Yellow Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Yoyo Yellow cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Only Orange cardstock
Accessories- Tempting Turquoise 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

Mommy's Big Helper

Alessia must love Stampin' Up! packages as much as I do! She was trying her hardest to figure out how to open the box. With a little help, she was on her way to helping me unpack. I can't wait until she's old enough to stamp with me!

Welcome to the world, Gavin!

A good friend of mine had her baby today. I wanted to make just a little something to go with the vase of flowers I plan to deliver to the hospital.



Supplies-
Stamps- A Little Love (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink- Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Summer Picnic DSP (retired), Whisper White cardstock, Old Olive cardstock, Close to Cocoa cardstock
Accessories- scallop square punch, paper piercer, mat pack, 1/16" circle punch, Stampin' Pastels

Celebrating Baby Gabriella

I attended a "Babywood" themed baby shower this weekend. It was a lot of fun! Thanks for inviting me, Amy! Can't wait to meet Miss Gabriella!

Here's the card I made for mommy-to-be:



Supplies-
Stamps- Seeing Spots, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Short & Sweet, unknown pregnant woman stamp
Ink- Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, White Staz-On, Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black cardstock, Pretty in Pink cardstok, clear binding cover sheet
Accessories- black organza ribbon, boho blossoms punch, silver brad

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Mother's Day comes just one time a year to remind us to celebrate that special woman/women in our lives. It's been over a year since I've last seen my mom because we're separated by an ocean and a continent... hopefully we will be stationed in the States after our time here so I can be closer to the wonderful woman I call MOM... Happy Mother's Day, Mom!



Supplies-
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink- Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Pretty in Pink cardstock, Pale Plum cardstock, Barely Banana cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock
Accessories- 1/2" circle punch, linen thread, 1/6" circle punch, scallop circle punch, word window punch, modern label punch

May Stamp Club

I received some Summer Mini products in the mail today! The Smooch Spritz is by far my favorite accessory! I've made a few cards using the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz and the cards look so pretty! It's hard to see in these photos, but they look much better in real life. These are two cards we will be doing at my May Stamp Club:





For this card, the Fleur de lis stencil from the Elegant Trio decor stencil set is my main image. I used it as a mask and stamped the swirl and flower images from the Priceless stamp set, then sponged Going Gray classic ink. Without moving the stencil, I spritzed some Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz. I also spritzed the Basic Black card base. Then I added my sentiment, tied some ribbon, added Stampin' Dimensionals, and voila, you have this elegant card! This card is so pretty I don't want to give it away!

Supplies:
Stamps- Priceless (small flower and small swirl image), Short & Sweet (sentiment)
Ink- Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Going Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black cardstock
Accessories- Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, 1/4" Basic Black grosgrain ribbon, Elegant Trio decor stencil, Stampin' Dimensionals, cutter kit (to distress the Whisper White cardstock), stamping sponge




This is another card we will be doing. This stencil is also from the Elegant Trio decor stencil set. I sponged the flower and leaves with the listed classic inks, then without moving the stencil, I spritzed some Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz. It's hard to see, but I also stamped the card base with the small flower from the Short & Sweet stamp set.

Supplies:
Stamps- Short & Sweet
Ink- Yoyo Yellow Classic Stampin' Pad, Only Orange Classic Stampin' Pad, Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Green Galore Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- Yoyo Yellow cardstock, Only Orange cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories- paper piercing tool, mat pack, scallop edge punch, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, stamping sponges, sponge daubers.




This is the last of three projects I'm planning for my May Stamp Club. This is a floor tile sponged using the Brocade decor stencil. The letters I made from the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet die set and used the negative space as stencils. Once sponged, I baked the tile at 300 degrees farenheit, let cool completely, then sprayed with an acrylic sealer. I'm going to use this as a decorative piece for my living room.

Supplies:
Stamps- none
Ink- Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper- none
Accessories- Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies, small Brocade Decor Stencil, sponge daubers, acrylic spray