What I did this vacation.....

I was a stamping maniac this vacation......

I made a Advent Calendar, 2 Candle Holders, and Meander Book. The tutorials can be found on www.splitcoaststampers.com under Gallery>Holiday Tutorial Blitz>*project name*

Tag Snowflake Tutorial

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. Now that school has settled down and my show @ EPAC is over, I thought I'd get caught up in my blogs.
So, to relaunch my blog, I have hear for you a Tag Snowflake Tutorial.

Supply list:
Vellum (either cardstock weight or lightweight)
Whisper White Cardstock
Large Tag Punch
Small Tag Punch
2 way glue pen
Dazzling Diamonds
Snowflake Punch
Clear rhinestone brad
1) Punch 8 - 16 Small Tags, leaving a large enough gap between each for later.
2) Go back over what you punched with the LARGE tag punch - thus creating tag "frames".
3) Using the 2 way glue pen, glue down a tag frame onto your vellum.
4) Repeat process, but line up diagonal side of the frame with the diagonal side of the other frame.
5) Continue the process, and you will end up with a "cross".
6) Glue down a tag frame on top of what you have already done at a 45 degree angle, and repeat the process for 3 more.
7) Snip off the "bottoms" of the tags to reveal the snowflake.
8) Punch out a snowflake from the Whisper White.
9) Fasten the tag snowflake and punched snowflake with the Rhinestone Brad.

Variation - layer 2 or more for an ultimate dynamic effect!!

90 Freakin' Thank you's!

This week is show week for me @ EPAC with the Summer Kids Theater Workshop. The end result = 5 productions of Little Shop of Horrors. I made these thank yous for everyone involved. I couldn't resist incorporating the plant somehow....so I used an alphabet set from Close to My Heart (it was small enough to fit), the SU! Doodle Wheel, and the Scallop Punch from SU! for the bite marks. I didn't want to do much else, as I know ho 6-16 year olds are and I know what will happen to them after they open them!!!

ENJOY!

Just a little cuttle.....

I caved and bought a cuttlebug. I must say that I DO love it. I had to make a birthday card, and this was the perfect opportunity to use it. The background is cuttled with the Happy Birthday folder, and the image is from SU!'s "Eat Cake". I also just got my Iridescant Ice embossing powder. After I stamped the image, I "recolored" with my Versamarker and embossed with the II. The ribbon is SU's new Pretty in Pink Taffeta. The darker ribbon was colored with Regal Rose, although it shows more of a Rose Red.

Classy Brass and Pretties too!

I just got my Priceless Classy Brass Template, and I LOVE it!!! In the first example, I dry emboss and paper pierced the card base. The In the second sample, I dry embossed the card base in the corners. I stamped the butterfly and flower and then embossed those as well.

Trapezoid Altered Purse

Here is my latest creation - the Trapezoid Altered Purse. I got the purse @ AC Moore, and covered with SU!'s new Cerise paper. The ribbon bows use SU's red and white 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. I thought that this would make a great gift sometime.

6x6 Pages

Recently, I have had several requests for 6x6 pages at workshops. These are great for brag books!! With one Simply Scrappin' Kit, you can make up to 32 pages ( 4 sheets of textured cardstock cut into 6x6 squares, used front and back). The first sample was made using the Round Up Kit with the Outlaw designer paper and the "Wanted" Stamp Set, and the second two samples were made with the Round Up Kit and "Wanted" Stamp Set.

Here are a few samples:





















This close up is of an add-on that I used after the fact.....I stamped the big circle flourish from "Wanted" on Shrink Plastic, heated it with a heat gun, shrunk it, and low and behold.....it fit PERFECTLY in the center of the regular scallop circle flourish image. Too boot, the crop-a-dile worked like a dream, punching a hole in the middle - through that thick plastic and all!

Triangle Boxes

I am on a triangle box kick! They look so complicated, but are really easy!!

1) First, make an equilateral triangle. (I used my Creative Memories paper trimmer because it has the 60 degree angle on it).
2) Next, score your cardstock 1/2" down from the top of your cardstock.
3) Place a corner of your triangle on the left edge, with the bottom along the score line (triangle will be upside down), and trace it. Flip it and put it next to the one you just traced. Do this a third time.
4) Take your triangle template and line up the bottom with the middle traced triangle and trace.
5) You now have one big giant triangle divided up evenly. Now score on all of the lines (exterior and interior).
6) Cut triangle 1/2" away from the sides. Stamp as desired.
7) Punch hole in the three corners of the triangle so that when you pull it all together you can secure the sides all at once with a ribbon.

The bandana sample that I made uses the "Wanted" set from Stampin' Up!, and the flower sample that I made uses the now retired "Friends and Flowers" Simply Scrappin' Kit and some of the new On Board Chipboard.

I'm Baaaaack!

I know it's been awhile since I posted......life has been so crazy with the end of the school year. Between that and the excitement over the new catalog - I haven't gotten much sleep!

I recently had my new catty kick off this past Friday. The funniest part of all - everyone went STRAIGHT for the catalogs and THEN stamped afterwards. Too funny!

Here is what we made:














This card used Baroque Motifs, White Grosgrain, Rhinestone brads, Basic Black Cardstock and Ink, Purely Pomegrante Cardstock and Ink (In Color), and Whisper White Cardstock.















This card used Pick a Petal, Real Red Cardstock and Ink, Basic Black Cardstock and Ink, Dazzling Diamonds, Red Grosgrain.














This is the open view of the ladybug card.

Bodacious Magic Layers

Bodacious Magic Layers

This technique is also know as embossing resist. Personally, I like the magic name better :-)

Directions:
1) Cut Whisper White A: 2"x3" B: 1 1/2" x 5 1/2".
2) Cut Certainly Celery A:2 1/4" x 3 1/4" B: 1 3/4" x 5 1/2"
3) Cut Apricot Appeal 4 1/4"x 5 1/2", Fold in half.
4) Stamp Whisper White A with small flowers in the Bodacious Bouquet set, using Apricot Appeal ink. Stamp leaves in Certainly Celery.
5) Overstamp this piece with Versamark with the spiky flower.
6) Sprinkle clear embossing powder and emboss.
7) Brayer Certainly Celery ink when embossed flowers are dry.
8) Rub off the piece with a sponge or tissue, glue to matching Certainly Celery piece. On the right side, do a one-hole-bow with grosgrain or organdy ribbon.
9) Stamp Whisper White B with the small flower, stem and leaves. Affix to matching CC piece.
10) Faux Eyelets: punch with small hole punch in a piece of scrap, then punch with large punch. Punch corner holes with larger punch and glue punchouts over these holes.
11) Stamp bottom half of card base with large flower.
12) Optional: Use word window punch in bottom right hand corner and stamp sentiment through window on piece of white scrap. Glue and position scrap behind window.

I've Been Tagged!!

I found out - by chance - that I've been tagged - by Kirstin: canistampthat.blogspot.com

So here are 7 things you may or may not know about me:

1. I am a cake decorator!
2. I have been to China - in 2001.
3. I can do calligraphy.
4. I was a diver and 50 yd freestyle swimmer in high school.
5. I can play all wind instruments, percussion, and electric bass.
6. I met Richard Dean Anderson in a hotel elevator in Montreal.
7. I secretly wish I could be in STOMP on broadway.
8. I have 2.5 kids - DS is 5, DD is 3 1/2, Husband is 29.

There you have it!! Now it's my turn to tag 7 others:

Sarah stampstars.blogspot.com
Erika Stampinmama.typepad.com
Rochelle impressionsbyrochell.blogspot.com
Valerie valeriestangle.blogspot.com
Ashley ashleystamps.xoprincessxo.com
Emily emilygiovanni.com
Jen stampingtherapy.blogspot.com

Photo Wallet

Here is my project from a recent group stamp camp. There were 9 demos, 9 projects. In all, we had 74 customers enjoy 4 hours of stamping madness. Thank you to Kim Wilson for the inspiration and directions. The original photo wallet was presented at SU! Leadership conference in a larger version using the Office Accoutrements set. For my sample, I used "Doodle This".

Photo Wallet Closed
















Photo Wallet-inside flaps closed



















Photo Wallet - inside flaps open