Feeling Sentimental

Over the past couple of days, I've been cleaning and organizing my craft room... again!  I found several card bases along with other pieces of card stock that would work to make a complete card.  One of my favorite stamps sets from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure is Feeling Sentimental.  I have seen many wonderful cards made using this set.  Here is the one I designed using Feeling Sentimental and another favorite stamp set, Word Play.

Stamp Sets:  Feeling Sentimental, Word Play; Ink:  Island Indigo; Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Dazzling Details, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

Ferris wheels are so much fun!

Snowflakes and Snowmen

Snowmen and snowflakes have long been favorites of mine.  I used to love building them as a child.  These days I prefer making them out of paper.  I don't remember all of the product I used or the colors I used but I wanted to share this little guy.  The snowman is an emboss folder and after running it through the Big Shot, I cut him out.  It doesn't show up well in this photo but I filled the snowflakes on the bottom of the snowman with Crystal Effects to make it look kind of icy. The tree was made using the Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die.  The sentiment is from the Word Play Stamp Set. 

I think I'm going to have to get these folders and die out again along with that stamp set and come up with some new designs.

Melon Mambo Imagine

Do you ever wonder what to do with all of your little pieces of left over Designer Series Paper?  I started to ask myself that question as I was cleaning up my craft room the other day and came across all these pretty little pieces of paper that just kept piling up as I finished my projects.  So, I dug out the 1" Square Punch and went to town.  Here is the result of my punching madness.

Stamp Set:  Word Play; Ink:  Melon Mambo; Card Stock:  Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Designer Series Paper (retired); Accessories & Tools:  1" Square Punch, Labels Collection Framelits, Fancy Flower Punch, Antique Brad, Stamping Sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, Anywhere Glue Stick, SNAIL Adhesive

It's bright.  It's colorful.  It's cheerful. It definitely fits the sentiment from the Word Play Stamp Set.

Tempting Turquoise Big Wish

Do you ever have days when you say one thing and do another?  Well, that was my day.  My plan was to design a new card but time got away from me because I was working on projects for our next Stampin' Llama Hop.  They are done, posted and set to post tomorrow night at 8 p.m. so be sure to head over to http://www.hereallamathereallama.blogspot.com tomorrow evening to check them out.

For tonight, I'm going to share with you a card I made last summer shortly after Word Play and Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Emboss Powder became a part of my stamping inventory.

Stamp Sets:  Greenhouse Garden, Word Play; Ink:  Night of Navy; Card Stock:  Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper; Accessories & Tools:  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Jewels Basic Rhinestones (colored with permanent marker), Stampin' Dimensionals, Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Emboss Powder

It may look a wee bit crooked in the photo but in reality it is just fine.  My cropping was off and unfortunately, I didn't take the time to redo it.  Next time I won't be in such a hurry.

Maybe tomorrow I'll actually get around to showing you that set of 3x3 cards I've been mentioning lately.

Marina Mist Birthday

To round out a full week, here is the last birthday card made for my grandson, Gage.  He is fourteen today.  I had the privilege of being there the day he was born.  His dad, my oldest son Wayne, was in the Army at the time and away from home.  I was talking to him on the phone when we both heard Gage cry for the very first time!  I could hear the tears and joy in Wayne's voice.  It was a happy time.

Stamp Sets:  Word Play, Take It To Heart, Happy Birthday; Inks:  Soft Suede, Marina Mist; Card Stock:  Marina Mist, Attic Boutique, Glossy White, Whisper White; Accessories:  1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Gage's and Rodney's are the same but with a different combination of colors.  I had card stock left over after using the Wax Paper Resist Technique.  It's a neat technique and it worked well for masculine cards.

And, there you have all of the birthdays in just this one short week.

Until we meet again...

Nature's Nest Birthday

Do you ever leave things until the last minute?  That's not necessarily a good thing when you have to design and make a card and it's being picked up the next day.  Two weeks ago Ron, my Schwan's delivery man, asked me to design a card for his daughter's birthday.

So, fast forward to last evening, which just happens to be Thursday, and I haven't even started on the card.  Between delivering an order, having dinner with my number two son and his family, grocery shopping and a nice long chat with Jean, my late night phone buddy, you can just see the time slipping away.

The nice thing about late night phone buddies, is that it's a good way to brainstorm ideas.  Jean happens to be a very talented Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator so we were on the phone until 2 a.m. chatting while I'm working on the card.  In between the talk about stamps and ink and catalogs and clearance rack items, I ran ideas by her for the card and she made suggestions of things that could work. It was fun and I actually managed to make two cards.

Here is the first card I designed and the one that Ron chose.  The dragonfly was really fun and I want to thank Kathryn Ricks for graciously stamping and sending me the images all the way from Utah!

Stamp Sets:  Nature's Nest, Just Believe, Take It To Heart, Word Play; Inks:  Night of Navy, Cajun Craze, Stampin' Write Markers in Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Basic Gray; Card Stock: Cajun Craze, Baja Breeze, Watercolor Paper; Accessories:  Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Jewels Basic Pearls, Smooch Spritz Vanilla Shimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponge

Tomorrow I'll show you the other card I designed.  Now, don't forget to take advantage of the Clearance Rack Blitz going on in the online store.  Click the 'Order Stampin' Up!® Online' button on the upper right and get them while supplies last!

Blessings from Marsha

Happy Anniversary Sparkle

It was fun to finally get a chance to be creative.  It's been a busy time since Thanksgiving and I feel like I've just caught my first deep breath!  I made three cards Friday afternoon using one sheet of Blushing Bride card stock and, over the weekend, I'll show you how I used it.

I love Stampin' Up!® Glimmer paper!  It shimmers and sparkles and grabs the eye.  When asked to design an anniversary card,  I knew I wanted to use it to add some glitz to the card. On the inside of the card in Regal Rose, I stamped the sentiment, "You're in my thoughts; You're in my heart," from the Word Play stamp set.

Stamp Sets:  You Are Loved, Language of Friendship, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Word Play; Inks:  Crumb Cake, Regal Rose, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker; Card Stock:  Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper; Accessories:  Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Jewels Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

If you would like free instructions for making the Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border square, e-mail me at the address above and I'll send it right out to you.

Blessings from Marsha

Pinwheel Fun

Driving down the street the other day, I saw one of those yard pinwheels vigorously spinning in the wind.  It reminded me of the pinwheels I used to play with as a child.  I got to thinking about how one would look on a card.  This card is a very clean and simple one and made up in no time.  The pinwheel is made from a 3x3 square of card stock that is cut from each corner to within a half inch of the center of the square.  Then, you fold the corners up to form the wheel and that's all there is to it.  Pinwheels are still fun to play with.

Pinwheel Laughter

Stamp Set:  Word Play; Ink:  Cajun Craze; Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Well Worn Design Series Paper; Accessories: Top Note Die, Antique Brad, Big Shot

If you'd like to order the supplies to make this card, my online store is always open.  Just click the link at the upper right.  If you want complete instructions on how I put it all together, e-mail me at marshastamps@gmail.com.

Blessings from Marsha