Do you Washi?

I have only recently been turned on to Washi tape.  All I can say is, "what was I waiting for????"  

Stampin Up! has some wonderful coordinated sets of it for purchase.  It makes for such fun, quick cards.  This card is one we made at December's stamp club and I took the idea right from another demonstrator but changed the sentiment.  I have another version to show you tomorrow!  

STAMPS:  Glorious Grunge, Label Love

COLOR: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

ACCESSORIES:  retired Season of Style Washi Tape, Artisan Label punch, Bracket Label punch

Quick little gift

This little gift is fun for a quick one for a friend or co-worker, or for a party favor!  I got the idea of the internet.  It uses the stamp set Label Love and the matching punch.  This holds a Tootsie Pop.  

catch up part 4 - club card 3

This card was easy to make.  Sara, the hostess, had requested a sympathy card - so here it was.  It showcases a new product Stampin' Up! carries -FRAME-LETS.  They are awesome!  I will share a video about them tomorrow!  STAY TUNED.............

STAMPS: Vintage Vogue, Thoughts and Prayers, Posy Punch (hostess)

COLORS: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Pool Party

ACCESSORIES: Labels Collection Frame-lets, Fancy Flower punch, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Catch up part 2 - Club card 1

Here is the first card the ladies made in January.  I used a lot of product from the new Occasions mini catalog.  These gnomes are simply adorable!  I love them - even better that I earned them FREE!!!!!!

STAMPS: Gnome Sweet Gnome, Sprinkled Expressions (SAB)

COLORS: Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze

ACCESSORIES:  Twitterpated DSP, 2 1/2" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, small tag punch, large tag punch, Riding Hood Red 3/8" taffeta ribbon, scallop trim border punch, markers, impression plate

Club double take

More club card shares for you today.  These two cards were the options for the gals.  I thought that not all people like to send Halloween cards so I created a simple solution- two cards that are similar, but can be easily adapted to a different celebration.  I began with the Give Thanks card and with a few additional stamped images created a fun Halloween card.

Stamps: Jack of All Trades, Hand Penned Holidays

Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Soft Suede

Accessories: Photo Corner punch (retired)

With a few additional pieces you can get a great Halloween card ....

Stamps: Jack of All Trades, Grateful Greetings

Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Soft Suede, Concord Crush

Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Ticket Corner punch, Scallop Square punch, Postage Stamp punch

Halloween Hop!

Welcome to the fun this month with our Hopping Just for the Fun of It blog hop.  You are in for a treat today as you see the fun Fall and Halloween ideas that some amazing Stampin' Up! artists have come up with.  Please sit back and enjoy the ride today as you hop from blog to blog.  You can start anywhere and end anywhere - just enjoy the cards and projects we have prepared for you.

You have just come from stop #11 -Stamp With Jane.  Didn't you LOVE her great ideas for the Sorting Hat?!  I have some fun stuff for you today.

I am not really a Halloween person I have to admit, I have good intentions but never seem to find enough people to send things to.  First up is a little test tube box I found on Lisa Sommerville's blog.  I have a tutorial I will post later this week for you all.  I have a little similarity going with each project - maybe you can see what it is?  Post a comment if you can figure it out!

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits

Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Lace Border punch, Postage Stamp punch, 1" sq. punch

This next card also uses the Spooky Bingo Bits set.  It is a fun, simple design.  

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Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, Grateful Greetings

Colors: Lucky Limeade, Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Island Indigo

Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Postage Stamp punch, 1" sq. punch, Corner Rounder punch

The next card is a very popular fancy fold design these days around the stamping world - I have seen lot's of samples, and probably the best is Dawn Griffith's video. Do you notice the fun medallion???  I will show you a tutorial of that later this week also!

Stamps: Jack of all Trades, Spooky Bingo Bits

Colors: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Accessories:  Frightful Sight DSP, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch

And the last project I have for you is a 3-D box that I saw on an email group I'm on using the Big Shot machine and the ever popular Top Note Die!  Cute way to give a small sweet treat to someone you love!

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, It's a Wrap Holidays

Colors: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black

Accessories: 1 3/4" Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch

Thanks for stopping by!  Here is the lineup for the rest of the blog hop- I am stop # 12.  The next stop is #13 - Raissa Spatola.  You can start anywhere and end anywhere and if you get lost along the way- please check back on the list and you can link to any of the blogs!

1. Hopping Just for the Fun of it
2. Pretty Inky
3. jnorris1019
4. Stamping with Janice
5. Krafting With Karen
6. Scrappy Stamps and Ink
7. Little Patch of Dirt
8. Stampin ' At Dawn
9. inkedx2
10. Paper Fairy
11. Stamp With Jane
12. Life Is...
13. RaissaStamps
14. Bluegrass Stamper Studio
15. InkPaperStamps
16. The Love of Stamping

some oldies!

I realized today as I 'clean house' per se, that I have not shared some club cards for a while.  I will play catch up for a couple of days with some oldies, but goodies!  These samples are from July club.

This first card was to get myself to use the Blossom Petal Punch.  I borrowed it from my friend (and oops, I still have it!) so I thought I should actually use it!  There is very little stamping on this card.  It also spotlights the Designer Paper Packs that go with each color family.

Stamps:  Four Frames, Petite Pairs
Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red, So Saffron
Accessories: Blossom Petal builder punch, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, Decorative Label punch, Stripes impressions folder, Sweet Button embosslit die]

2nd Challenge Card

This was my second card I made using the sketch that SUDSOL provided.  Once I got going, I really saw possibilities for cards.  I pulled out my Easy Events set - a new one in the Stampin' Up! 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog.  I have a family member going through a hard time right now, so I decided to make a card to send off.  Cards are such a great way to share a hug across the miles and there are LOTS of miles between us.

I started with my Color Coach to pick the colors I wanted.  I thought Riding Hood Red would be good, then I found Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso to match.  I took the card base of Pear Pizzazz and ran it through the Big Shot using the texture plates.  I then stamped the Wood-grain background stamp on a strip of Soft Suede with Early Espresso ink.  I quickly punched out a border strip of the Riding Hood Red with the Dotted Scallop border punch and punched a few hearts from CS scraps. Then I stamped the Wood-grain on a Very Vanilla circle and stamped the image on the card which I colored in with markers.  Rounded the corners for a bit of softening to the edges and there you go!

Pinwheels!

When I was a kid, I loved pinwheels!  They always made me smile and feel carefree.  The pinwheel seems to be the latest thing - so I showed the Hostess Club gals how to make them showcasing Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series Paper.

The paper is Big Top Birthday and has a fun color pallet - Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise.  The pinwheel was simple, and with a little embossing on the bottom with the Stripe Impressions Folder for the Big Shot and a punched border with the Scallop border punch you have a fun card!

Another SWEET card

This card was one that the gals made at the August Hostess Club.  It was super fun to make and with the magic of Crystal Effects was spectacular!  It always amazes me to see how ONE or TWO small things make such a fabulous effect on a card.

The colors were bright and happy - Tangerine Tango, Concord Grape, and Daffodil Delight.  The stamp set was Sweets for the Sweet.  I added some poly stitched ribbon on the punched border to add some pizzazz.  The Crystal Effects give such a nice shiny feel to the lollipop bags, you almost want to eat them!

I saw this card idea on the Stampin' Up! demonstrator board - Stampin' Connection.  You gotta love your fellow demos!!!!

Missionary cards

So, many of you know I have a son serving a Mission for our church.  He is in Mozambique and all of his roommates from BYU last year are also serving.  I try to send them cards every couple of months.  This card is the one I sent them.

It uses my favorite masculine stamp set - The Open Sea. I will be so very sad to see it go after the Stampin' UP! Summer Mini catalog is finished August 31.  Perhaps Stampin' Up!  will carry it over... hint, hint....  I saw a card on the Stampin' Up! demonstrator blog by Claudia Perry and loved it!  I changed it up a bit, changed colors and VOILA! 

The colors are Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke and Island Indigo. I used a sentiment from the set Best Dad Ever! =Punches make this card super easy - 2 1/2" circle, 1 1/4" circle, and the Decorative Label punch.

Workshop "kick it up" card

For my workshop this month I featured a 'kick it up" card.  The ladies made the simple version -

As they were passing their supplies I showed them 2 simple ways to 'kick it up'.  The first is a few simple punches and coloring - 

Then the second 'kicked up' card I added the Beautiful Wings embosslet die, a Rhinestone Jewel and a small piece of Daffodil Delight 1/8" taffeta ribbon.  

July club cards– Pennant Parade

It is always a favorite when Stampin’ Up! creates a stamp set/punch that coordinates.  This is my favorite one right now – Pennant Parade stamp set and Pennant punch.  This was a fast, easy card with just three simple colors – Island Indigo, Pool Party (both new In colors) and Daffodil Delight.  Add an embossed Perfect Polka dots impression folder Top Note Die and a quick punched border with the Scalloped Ribbon border punch – and you have a great, simple card.

Scrap that inspiration

June's scrapbook class was a great evening.  It was nice to visit while the ladies created their pages.  I was inspired by a couple of people on Stampin' Up!'s own demo blog .  thank you to the great demos who inspire me.

This is the complete first layout - Sunny Day DSP, Heart from the Heart stamp set - Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade were the colors too.  I added a bit of Daffodil Delight satin ribbon to finish it off.

 The second set was all about animals and the zoo.  We created punch art animals (how fun is that!)  The colors were very safari -like; Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, More Mustard.
The background was done by using the edge of a Stampin' Around wheel.   

Anniversary

It is so hard to believe that a year has passed by so quickly - it just seems like a short while ago that my oldest son, James, married his sweetheart Dawnmarie.  I love her so much and am so glad he found her.  I made them this card for their anniversary this past week.  It was all about the hearts!

June stamp-a-stack - triple flower punch

This was a quick card for the evening also.  These new style punches are such a great addition to the already amazing punches Stampin' Up! offers.  this punch can do triple duty - literally.

.This punch makes quick work of making fun flowers for any card design.  If you partner it with the stamp set Bold Blossom, it is a great card.  

I used the colors Daffodil Delight,Melon Mambo and Old Olive.  See how easy this card was?  I punched out once with Daffodil Delight and once with Melon Mambo and layered them together to make a super quick flower.  I used one part of the punched shapes to create a border for my stamped piece and accented with some retired Melon Mambo pom pom trim. (It is so fun!  I miss it.)

April Club - mother's day card

This was a fun card to put together and the ladies were shown how they can use the clear stamps to stamp more than one image  at a time. I saw a similar card using different colors on Splitcoast Stampers. I used the DSP Sunny Garden as my inspiration for colors.  Poppy Parade and Daffofil Delight seemed so happy.

The stamp set is Messages for Mom and we accessorized with some Pear Pizazz poly stitched ribbon.  I have become a bit obsessed with the Scallop Trim Border punch (as my club gals will tell you!) We used it on this card again!

Fancy Folds class - joy fold

Now after a brief commercial break for some other items, I am returning to the regularly scheduled programming of the Fancy Folds class from March.  this card is called a Joy Fold - this is another fold that is around all over the place.  I turned it to be a vertical card instead of a horizontal one.

The colors I used are Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green.  The DSP is a retired one from last years Summer Mini - Travel Journal.  I adore the Bugs and Kisses set so it made the cut for a fun masculine card.  I finished the card off with some Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon.

Fancy Folds class - tri-fold

The next card the ladies did was this tri-fold card.  These are all over the place, so I am not sure who to recognize for the work.  They look difficult, but they really are quite simple.  It takes more time to embellish and decorate than the actual making takes.  this used my favorite DSP right now - Springtime Vintage.  It is such a lovely feminine paper set.  I also taught the ladies how to make the great scallop circle punch flowers and they were amazed!

The sentiment on this card is from my favorite go to saying set - Word Play.

Technique card for march club - SWIPED!

had the ladies learn the Baby Wipe Swipe technique.  I wanted a fun masculine card and chose the colors Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green and Pumpkin Pie.The sets I used wereLook Who's Turning and a Sale-a-Bration set that you can earn for FREE - Punch Bunch.  I had to use this little owl - he is just so cute!

I always love showing how you can make your own patterned paper or backgrounds with stamps or other simple things. 

I was super excited when I realized that I could use this card for a bunch of birthdays in my family this year!  It is fun to use this set to spotlight the age of the receiver, and I seriously searched my birthday list to see if I had any 12 year olds, 23 year olds, 34 year olds... etc  I was THRILLED to see that I have a set of nieces and nephew who are turning 34!!!!  Guess what card THEY are getting?!