Stamping With Randi

Here comes the bride....

2011-07-06T21:35:00.009-06:00

Wow! It's been a while again. Where have I been you may ask? Well I've been working pretty much non-stop (or what feels like non-stop) on details for my wedding. Because I am the crafty person I am I have made the following on my own:
My invitations -
I got the card bases from a local paper supply store mostly because Stampin' Up! doesn't sell the size paper that I needed to make them. I used the Elegant Lines embossing folder to make the design on the flap.

On the inside pocket I also used the Elegant Lines embossing folder. I used the scallop punch to punch out a strip of Rich Razzleberry paper to glue on the pocket as well. The layers of paper on the center section are Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black and Whisper White. I printed our information from my home printer on the Whisper White and then hand stamped using the Always Elegant clear mount stamp set in Basic Black and Rich Razzleberry ink. After I had this part done I made coordinating RSVP cards, direction cards, hotel information cards, gift registry/ wedding website cards and stuffed all of that along with a SASE for the RSVP card in the pocket. I then used some sealing wax to make a wax seal and stamp a monogram stamp to seal the invitation.

The next project that I worked on was our tea light luminaries. The first picture is of the finished project. I had to make 88 of these little suckers and let me tell you they were a lot of work! I used Basic Black card stock for the box. Before I folded up the box I punched out a circle (after measuring each perfectly of course ;) and making a template for perfect placement) using a Stampin' Up! Circle Punch that would fit on the side panel appropriately. I then stamped a vellum square using the Medallion background stamp in Rich Razzleberry ink - you can see the picture of that process below - and adhered one to each side of the box. I used the little 4 petal flower punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack to punch out thousands of those little Cameo Coral (retired) flowers. I then used the foam from my Mat Pack and a stylus to emboss the center a little and make those petals perk up a bit. I glued them around the opening of the circle and I also used a flower Sizzlet die cut (I can't think of the actual name right now) to cut out the white flower.

After that project was done I made my favor boxes. I used the Matchbox Die to make little Hershey Nugget boxes. I embossed the outer "slip case" with the Elegant Lines embossing folder. I used the same sizzlet flower as I used on the luminary boxes to make the flower decoration. I used a rhinestone from the Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents. I used a tag from the Matchbox Die and a celebrate stamp from the Matchbox Messages stamp set.

I used the new Pennant Punch and some Basic Black and Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper to make a pennant for a bird cage that will be decorated to serve as a card box. I also used the Pennant Die with Basic Black and Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper to make a pennant banner for our guest book are as well. I used a different cutting system to create the letters for both pennants. The last thing that I have to create which will be getting done tomorrow are table numbers. I hope you enjoyed my creations!

It's here!

2010-09-01T16:56:00.001-06:00

It's here! The new Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog and boy oh boy are there some awesome things in it! My wish list is about a mile long! I know you may be thinking that Christmas is a ways a way but now is the perfect time to start thinking about your holiday cards you will be sending out. There are many great ideas to get your brain thinking about how to design your cards and with so many cute products I know you will all want to place an order soon! By clicking on the picture you will be able to download a PDF version of the catalog.

On another note technique classes will be starting again soon. Check my Demonstrator Website for a full calendar of events.

Vow Renewal Invitations

2010-08-11T11:19:00.004-06:00

It's been a busy couple of months here for us. We spent some time in Minnesota getting things ready for our wedding next Summer, saw some friends and family, came home with an uneasy feeling as tragedy had struck a family that I work with and really involved in our community, and now before you know it school is starting soon! I've been back working in my classroom the past few days already trying to make sure that I have things the way I want them before we have our in-service days.

I was asked by a close friend of mine if I would make some invitations for her for her parent's 30th anniversary vow renewal coming up in September. I thought I had an idea in my mind of what I was going to make them look like when I sat down but when I got started they just weren't turning out like I had hoped. Back to the drawing board I went and came up with this!

Isn't it cute? I think so and I really hope they like them.

I used Bordering Blue 12x12 cardstock
to make the base of the card. All the layers are done with More Mustard, Ridinghood Red, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White paper. I used a Texturz Plate from the Background 1 set with my Big Shot to create the embossing on the front. On the inside I used the large stamp from the Brocade Motifs stamp set inked with versamark on the pocket. I also stamped that same stamp on the bottom left corner of the envelopes (not pictured) using More Mustard ink. Other accessories I used are the Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" punch, and the 1 1/4" punch. The invitation and accommodations and rsvp card were all printed on my computer and cut to fit.

Happy 4th of July....

2010-07-05T20:38:00.003-06:00

A day late I know but I have a really good reason this time! Tom came home from work on Friday morning complaining of belly pain. We both figured it was just a gassy feeling or something that he ate that was upsetting him. He slept and laid in bed all day and night until he had to go to work at 2am Saturday morning. He got up and said that he still wasn't feeling well but was going to go in to work anyway. He came home from work on Saturday morning around 10 (after messaging me a few times on his break saying he still didn't feel good) and said that the pain had moved to his right side. I figured we should take him in to Salt Lake (2 hours away by car) to get him checked out. We got to the ER and were immediately put in to a room. After taking his vitals they gave him some pain meds and some contrast "cocktail" to drink so they could to a CT. After waiting 2 hours for the contrast to make it though his system they finally did a CT. The surgeon came to see us within 15 to 20 minutes of him being back in the room and he had to have an emergency appendectomy. Afterwards the surgeon said he was really lucky that he didn't wait any longer. His appendix had not burst yet but if we would have waited much longer it may have. We spent Saturday and Sunday night in the hospital and finally got to come home today. Tom is feeling much better and aside from being sore from his incisions is moving around pretty well.
I did, however, have a card prepared to show for the 4th of July. I cased it from the new Idea Book and Catalog.
I used the colors Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Whisper White, and Cherry Cobbler. I just love that new red! It's so nice and dark. I used a star stamp from an old retired set - can't remember the name right now. The thank you phrase is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I finished it off with some paper piercing. I forgot to put the little clip on it like in the catalog but I think it still looks alright without it :)

Hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July!

It's Here!

2010-07-01T18:13:00.002-06:00

The new 2010/2011 Stampin' Up! Catalog is here! I am so excited about the new catalog. With the color renovation and the new color collections you just have to take a peek!

Starting today at Noon you were able to order from the catalog either online through my Demonstrator Website or by filling out an order form and getting it to me in person.
There are also a few items in the catalog quite yet but are due to be available quite soon. Here is a list of those items:

Watercolor Wonder Crayons:
- 119802 - Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Subtles
- 119803 - Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Regals
- 119804 - Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Brights
- 119805 - Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Neutrals
- 120949 - Watercolor Wonder Crayons, New Color Kit
Punch Caddies:
- 121053 - Punch Caddy S, M, L
- 121055 - Punch Caddy L
- 121056 - Punch Caddy XL
- 121054 - Punch Caddy Borders & Corners
Stampin' Pastels:
- 120962 - Stampin' Pastels
- 120963 - Stampin' Pastels, New In Color

I am hoping to have my catalogs here very soon. If you would like one let me know. They are $10 or FREE if you host a workshop and with all the new hostess sets and new product who wouldn't want to do that?! :)

National Scrapbooking Month!

2010-05-04T17:00:00.003-06:00

May is national Scrapbooking Month! Stampin' Up! has some great promotions going on to celebrate. If you purchase one of the stamp sets listed below you will get to choose one of the sets of brads listed for FREE! Who doesn't love free stuff?!

Stamp sets

Page	Description	Wood-Mount Item	Wood-Mount Price	Clear-Mount Item	Clear-Mount Price
81	Extreme Elements	115181	$26.95	---	---
119	Framed with Love**	114389	$27.95	---	---
128	Certified**	113706	$27.95	---	---
129	Circle Circus	115778	$28.95	---	---
12*	Elements of Style	118611	$27.95	120045	$19.95
13*	Mementos	119910	$27.95	120105	$19.95
13*	Elements de style	119900	$27.95	120099	$19.95
14*	Rough Type	118659	$26.95	120072	$18.95
22*	Sentimental Journey	118513	$23.95	120075	$17.95
25*	First Day	118521	$23.95	120051	$17.95
25*	Camino a la Escuela	120152	$23.95	120154	$17.95

*From Summer Mini Catalog
**Last Chance stamp set!

My Digital Studio software

Page	Description	Item	Price
32*	My Digital Studio	118108	$79.95

*From Summer Mini Catalog

Designer brads

Page	Description	Item	Retail Price	Price with Qualifying Purchase
179	Flower Designer brads	112579	$5.95	FREE
179	Filigree Designer brads	112577	$5.95	FREE
179	Circle Designer brads	112571	$5.95	FREE
179	Star Designer brads	112572	$5.95	FREE

HUGE Color Renovation

2010-04-11T09:47:00.010-06:00

I am excited to share some exciting news from Stampin' Up! with you! Stampin' Up! is doing a color renovation. Color is such a huge part of what Stampin' Up! is and they want to stay current with current trends and colors. What does this mean exactly? It's time to bid some of our current colors a fond farewell in July when the new Idea Book and Catalog comes out. This also means that there will be new color collections, new colors, and also we get to welcome back some of our retired in colors.

Let's start with the Retiring Colors. Here is a list of all the colors that will be no longer available after June 30th. I encourage you to stock up on any of your favorites before they are gone.

In case you can't tell from the flier above the retiring colors are :
Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Pale Plum, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac, Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Taken with Teal, Glorious Green, Handsome Hunter, Sage Shadow, Mellow Moss, Green Galore, Gable Green, Barely Banana, Yoyo Yellow, Summer Sun, Apricot Appeal, Only Orange, Really Rust , Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa,Going Gray.
Alright, now on to more exciting news! Stampin' Up! is reorganizing what will be left of our core colors and adding in some old favorites and some new colors as well.

Introducing 5 new Core Colors:
Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, and Marina Mist

10 Returning In Colors that will be part of the core collection:
Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, River Rock, Soft Suede, Ridinghood Red, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette

Brights Collection:
Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Real Red

Neutrals Collection:
River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake (formerly Kraft), Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black

Regals Collection:
Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke, Garden Green, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Ridinghood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy

Subtles Collection:
Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Marine Mist, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

New In Color Program:
Stampin' Up! will introduce 5 NEW in colors in the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog. These 5 In Colors will be available for 2 YEARS. In the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog there will be another 5 new In colors that will be around for another 2 years for a total of 10 new in colors! In 2013 the 2010-2011 In colors will retire making way for another 5 new colors. Make sense? It will be more clear when the program actually starts in July.

Starter Kit Bundles:
There will also be a started kit offered for new stampers that will combine a few colors from each collection to get you started. What about all the markers, water color crayons, pastels etc that you bought in color families? Well don't fret my friends! Stampin' Up! has done a great job putting together kits for you of just the new and returning in colors so that you can add to your existing color collections without having to repurchase all of the colors you already own. With all of these color renovations Stampin' Up! has also created a wonderful new color coach to go along with it.

So many great new things to look forward to!

Spring Promotion

2010-04-11T09:27:00.003-06:00

Stampin' Up! is offering a sneak peek of a stamp set from the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog with their Two-step In To Spring promotion. You have a chance to purchase the Awash With Flowers stamp set (in clear or wood mount) before the new Idea Book and Catalog even come out in July. Plus, you can also purchase other spring themed two-step stampin' sets at 20% off the regular retail price. This offer is only good through April 30th, so act fast to take advantage of this promotion!

Is it spring yet?

2010-03-11T22:27:00.003-07:00

Wow it's been a while. Sorry for the absence. No excuses other than "life happens". Here is a card I made a few weekends ago. I just love this bunny stamp! As soon as I saw it in the Spring Mini catalog I knew I had to have it and I knew I wanted to emboss it. It reminds me of when I was in elementary school and we sold the chocolate and white chocolate bunnies for a fundraiser for the school. Every year the Easter Bunny managed to buy one for me and my sister and put them in our Easter baskets. That's where they would sit for a few days after Easter and then would go in to the freezer where they would live until they had been nibbled or broken to bits and were finished.

Paper: Shades of Spring DSP, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Chocolate Bunny
Accessories: 5/8" So Saffron Grosgrain, White Satin, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

New Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration

2010-01-03T15:00:00.002-07:00

Just a few more days until the new Occasions Mini and the Sale-A-Bration catalogs go live! There are so many new products to choose from. The best part of this time is that not only are there new designs of stamps, paper, and accessories but for every $50 you spend (from the mini or the regular Idea Book and Catalog combined) you get to choose a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog! The Sale-A-Bration catalog has 4 new stamp sets - you get to choose clear mount or wood mount, a new punch, and a 72 sheet 6x6 pad of Designer Paper that coordinates with one of the stamp sets in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. If you don't like any of the free stamps, paper, or punch that are in the Sale-A-Bration catalog (or you have collected them all ;)), you may choose any $15.95 or less stamp set from the regular Idea Book and Catalog! What a great deal and who doesn't love FREE product!?
Some of the new things in the Occasions Mini Catalog are:
* The choice between wood mounted stamps or clear mount stamps
* New brads and ribbons
* New Punch Style for easier storage and punching

Click on either catalog to view.

Just a reminder that the new Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalog go live on Tuesday, January 5th!

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T20:42:00.004-07:00

Wow it's 2010! It wasn't too long ago that this year seemed far far away! With the turning of a new year I have started on a few resolutions, as I'm sure many of you have. One of my resolutions is to be a better blogger so to kick off the new year right I have a new card for you today. This is another birthday card that I made a few days ago while working on reloading my card "stash".
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, More mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Bordering Blue DSP Ink: Basic Black, Bordering Blue, Old Olive, More Mustard, Regal Rose Accessories: Chocolate Twill, Library Clip, White Gel Pen, "Frosting Mix" (Watch for a technique class on that one.) Tombow glue

To go along with restocking my card stash I will be doing a class near the end of the month to make a Card Keeper box to help myself and others stay more organized and to help actually remember to send out the cards that I make (yet another resolution of mine). Look for more information on that class to come soon. Also check my Stampin' Up! website for more class information or to place an order.

P.S. Sale-a-bration and the new Occasions Mini go live on Tuesday, January 5th. If you do not already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator please contact me to get your free Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogs. If you already have a Demonstrator please contact them for your catalogs.

Birthday CASE

2009-12-31T18:49:00.003-07:00

The past few weeks I haven't been able to channel any good ideas for card making. Usually when my stamping mojo goes missing I try to find a challenge to help me "get over the hump". This time I turned to my Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog. I needed to beef up my stock of birthday cards so I kept that in mind. I opened up to the first pages of the IBC and found a layout that I liked. I used the layout, maybe a few colors from it, and came up with a card. I then moved on to another page with another card and another layout. Here is one of the cards that I came up with. For the most part I followed the sample in the IBC pretty closely. The only differences are that I used a different ribbon and a different sentiment.
Stamps: Love Bugs, Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Confetti White Card Stock, Inks: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Accessories: Wild Wasabi Double Stitch Grosgrain Ribbon

Hope you all have a safe and happy New Year!

And the count down begins.....

2009-12-30T22:30:00.004-07:00

.... Not only to the end of the year and start of another, but also for the start of Sale-a-bration and the new Occasions Mini Catalog. Sorry for the lack of posting lately! Stampin' Up! has some really great deals coming up with the new Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration starting on January 5th. Check back in a few days to see some cards made with some goodies from the Occasions Mini and some other cards that I've been working on. I got a new camera for Christmas so I'm hoping that my picture quality will be a little better too! Hope everyone had a great holiday no matter which one you celebrated.

Happy New Year! (well, in a day or so)

Toot Toot!

2009-12-08T22:52:00.003-07:00

It's not often that I toot my own horn but Toot Toot! It's been a while since I've posted a card but this is cause for celebration. About two years ago I started doing these challenges on Splitcoast Stampers. I've never "won" one before or even been an honorable mention... until now :) About a month ago maybe they had their big Virtual Stamp Night challenge which revolved around the theme of Masquerade Ball. I participated in many many challenges but this one was one of my favorite. The challenge was to design a card that revolved around an era. I chose the roaring 20's and a flapper style dress. Well my card was chosen as The Best Costume in the Costumes Through History Challenge. Here is the card I made......
Don't cha just love it?! The card was inspired by this dress.

Supplies: Ink - Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry. Paper - Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry. Stamps: In The Spotlight (retired), Let's Party (retired) Acessories - Dazzling Diamonds, Rhinestone Brad, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" circle punch.

2009-12-04T20:14:00.002-07:00

Stampin' Up! has announced that there are some stamp sets on their Dorment List that will be unavailable after January 4th. If any of these stamps are on your list I would be happy to help you place an order to get them before they are gone!

Item Number	Stamp Set
113407	Back Woods
114492	Beautiful Baby
114486	Birthday Wish
113200	Branch Out
114496	Celebrations
113732	Central Park
113206	Classic Sketches
113226	Classy & Fabulous
114498	Flowers in Silhouette
113405	Font of You
113216	For the Bride
114494	Forever
109425	Friend by Definition
114488	Fun Flowers
113716	Garden Greetings
114490	Glad Friends
111580	Grand Soiree
113242	Hit the Road
113710	Lexicon of Leaves
113236	Man's Best Friend
114423	Ocean Commotion
113728	Playful Petals
109276	Polka Dot
111544	Putt Putt
113240	Quilt Quips
113754	Really Retro
113403	Sip by Sip
113726	Sweet Stems
113250	That's Funny
113688	Wonderful Watercolors
114028	Para la novia
114032	Acuarelas Maravillosas

Here I am!

2009-11-14T17:55:00.003-07:00

Hello out there my poor neglected blog followers... at least I have a few followers :) Sorry I've been MIA for a long while now. My explanation - Live happens. I know you all know what I mean, right?

Anywho I've been busy the past few days making some cards and I would love to show them to you!

I made this card after seeing lots of little turkeys like this out there. Isn't he cute? The challenge I was making this card for was to have some kind of roushing on it. I didn't have any ribbon I wanted to use for that purpose that would go with my card so I did it with some paper. I thought it worked out well because it also looks like my turkey is standing on the grass.

Stamps - Pick a Petal

Ink- Soft Suede

Paper - Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Ruby Red, Garden Green

Tools - Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Trio Flower Punch, wiggly eyes

Deal of the Week #3

2009-10-21T09:35:00.003-06:00

Whoa where did this week go? Deal of the week #3 has been in full swing for three days now and I am just getting around to posting it on here.

Item	Description	Special Price
114348	Basic Jumbo grommets	$4.49
109857	Mini Library clips	$8.99
112571	Circle Designer brads	$3.99
112581	1/2" Library clips	$3.99

Hop on over to my Demonstrator Site to place an order www.stampinwithrandi.stampinup.net
On another note I promise to have some pictures posted for y'all in a few days after I return from the great north!

October Deal of the Week #2

2009-10-12T20:13:00.006-06:00

Ugh sorry for the delay in posting again! It's just been crazy around here! Stampin' Up! has another deal of the week starting today and running through Sunday, October 19th. If you are interested in purchasing any of these wonderful items at their discounted price hop on over to my Demonstrator Website to place your order. As always you can reach me by email or phone as well.

Flower Burst Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die

Regular Price: $11.95

Sale Price: $5.99

Perfect Setting Stampin' Up! Bigz Xl Die

Regular Price: $42.95

Sale Price: $25.99

Three Tier Cake Pop-Up Bigz Xl

Regular Price: $39.95

Sale Price: $25.49

Deal of the week is back!

2009-10-01T21:03:00.002-06:00

Stampin' Up! Deal of the week is back! This week there are three punches to choose from at a discounted price.
The three punches are:

Item	Description	Special Price
109183	Trio Flower punch	$10.99
109041	5-Petal Flower punch	$10.99
110709	My Way punch	$11.99

Pop on over to www.stampinup.com to take advantage of these great deals!

Who doesn't love a sale??

2009-09-29T17:15:00.003-06:00

Stampin' Up! is offering an on line only promotion. There are several Designer Paper packs, tins, ribbons and even chip board that are available at a nice clearance price. Again this is an on line only promotion. Stop by www.stampinup.com to take advantage of this while supplies last!

September Technique Tuesday

2009-09-17T17:51:00.002-06:00

This month's technique for Technique Tuesday was Soot Stamping. Everyone who came loved it and just look at this card. How could they not?! I still have technique kits available for $5 a piece. Contact me if you would like to purchase one. We used the Twick or Tweet Stamp Set (116497) and the Frightful Fence Jumbo Wheel (113632) for the stamped images. We used Basic Black (102851), Elegant Eggplant (105126), Glossy White (102599), Whisper White (102316), and Pumpkin Pie (105117) cardstock. We used the Word Window Punch (105090), Modern Label Punch (116630), Striped Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon (110715), and Fire Circle Brads (109110).

Holiday Mini Catalog

2009-09-01T22:15:00.002-06:00

The Holiday Mini Catalog started today. There are so many cute stamps and other goodies in there! Check it out here! :)

What's in a name?..... frame.......

2009-08-31T19:55:00.003-06:00

This Wednesday is my first open house since last spring. Around here people are so busy during the summer with vacations and having people come to visit them that it's hard to get people together to stamp, let alone have a workshop or stamp camp. I'm pretty excited and am hoping that I get a decent turn out!

One of my friends had her first baby this summer. She was decorating the nursery in pink ladybugs. I had already gotten her a gift for her shower but thought I would make a little something for her actual birth. The first is a name frame that Angela could hang in Katie's room. I used my Cricut to cut out the letters with the Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge in Regal Rose. I then layered the letters on whisper white that I had stamped from the ladybug image from Darling Dots Stamp Set in Rose red and Regal Rose. I then mounted that on some more Regal Rose and then finally on some Rose Red. I had the frame from a previous name frame class that I had a while back.

I also made a family name frame for Angela and Kevin to hang in their house. I used the Well Worn alphabet and also the All in the Family and Family Accessories stamp sets. I used Stampin' Up! inks and markers for the coloring.

Finally the card that I made to go with it all I got off of Dawn's Blog here. She has a great video tutorial on how to make this card. I cased the one she made but just changed up the colors.

The first day of school...

2009-08-24T00:01:00.001-06:00

Well today is the First day of the school year. In my class this year - as of the roster I received on Friday - I have 18 students. Every year, even though I am an adult, I still get the first day of school jitters. I know deep down that once everyone is in the room and I get started teaching that I will be fine, but still there is that little bit down deep that makes me nervous. This year I created some back to school gifts for my grade level PLC team. This card was made using a variety of things. I used my Cricut to create the letters here (I don't remember what cartridge I used at the moment.) All the other products on this card are from Stampin' Up! I used the rounded tab punch and the three flower punch to create the apple. I free handed the leafe and the stem. I used the primary lines wheel (retired). As far as paper I used Soft Suede, Garden Green, Real Red, Whisper White, and Basic Black.

This year I created some back to school gifts for my grade level PLC team. I got the idea for this bag from a local news show called Studio 5. This bag was made using refrigerator tubing for the handle with ribbon run through it, vinyl table cloth that you can pick up at Wal-Mart, some boondoggle cording, a Bind-It-All and some patterned cardstock. I used some Old Olive ribbon from Stampin' Up! and some patterned paper from DCWV. I made 5 of these bags - one for each member of my team and one for myself. Each bag was different. I put some really cute items inside each bag too.

Here is a pencil holder made out of more DCWV cardstock. I also used some Stampin' Up! Ballet Blue cardstock for this as well. In the bottom right corner you can see that I have used the Matchbox Messages stamp set from SU and also the circle, scallop circle punch, Old Olive ribbon and Top Note Die are from SU. I found the tutorial for this pencil holder here at the Kreative Jewels blog.

Here is the inside and outside of a little notepad that I made to put inside the vinyl bag. I got the notepads cut in half (they are the 5x8 size to start with) for a minimal fee at an office supply store. I used more of the same paper and ribbon to alter them.

I used the SU Matchbox Die to create this cute little Hershey's Nugget Holder. I am also going to use the same die and process to make about 50 more for a friend's bridal shower in the middle of September. That, I believe will be the next project.

Every time that I go to Target I check out the Dollar Spot. Sometimes you can find cute things to alter. I found some of these jumbo clothes pins there over the summer and thought they would be perfect on a desk to hold important notes and such. Here is the one that I altered to go with this bag. I used my adhesive to put the decor paper on both sides, tide some ribbon around it and viola!

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today. Leave a comment or two :)
Thanks for stopping by!

They say it's your birthday....

2009-08-20T17:58:00.002-06:00

And well yes, today is my birthday! :) Here is a card I made for my mom a few weeks ago for her birthday.
It uses the Crazy for Cupcakes Stamp Set as well as the Party Animal Stamp Set and a cupcake wheel that I can't remember the exact name of right now. It uses some of the awesome new In Colors - Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Melon Mambo and Whisper White - for the card stock and markers. It also has some Crushed Curry polkadotted ribbon. Cute huh? :)

Twas the night...

2009-08-18T22:26:00.003-06:00

Before I return to work for the school year. I can't believe that my summer is about over. It has gone by so fast! One of the things I am going to miss is being able to craft all day every day. I am, however, hoping to find some time during the week to be crafty.

Here is a cute little treat box I made for a challenge at splitcoast. I used the new Circle Circus stamp set, and the new Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. I also used the Tart and Tangy stamp set with the scratch and sniff technique on the box itself. I used Melon Mambo and Crushed curry card stock, ink, and ribbon. This size box would fit a fun size candy bar or maybe a sucker in it. You could also fit a Stampin' Spot and an incentive stamp in there.

Did ya miss me?

2009-08-17T22:05:00.004-06:00

Phew! Sorry for the lack of posting the past few weeks. It's that time of year again where I'm starting to split my time between home and school. I can't believe that I have to return back to work on Wednesday and be prepared for the students to start back again by next Monday. Despite the split in my attention I have gotten a lot of crafting done. I finished the big 5 oh card project for my mom just in time for her birthday. I haven't uploaded those pictures yet, but will do so soon so be on the look out for that! I also have been busy making some cute back to school gifts for my grade level co-workers which I will be showing next week some time. Here are a few projects that I can show you though....

This card was made using no stamps at all. I used punches and my Big Shot for everything on this card. It uses the large dots texturez plates, the sweetest stems sizzlets die, the scallop circle punch the 3/4" circle punch and the go go boots alphabet. The card stock is whisper white, melon mambo, soft suede, crushed curry, and old olive. I used a small white grommet and some melon mambo polkadotted ribbon. Hope you like it!

August Stampin' Up! Promotions

2009-08-03T14:39:00.003-06:00

With a new month come new promotions. The Just for kids Campaign runs from August 1- Sept 31st. One of the promotions going on is the Decore Elements Growth Chart Special. If you purchase this adorable growth chart for $24.95 (regularly $27.72) you will receive a free applicator tool. Another special that we have going on right now is the Growing up Promotion. This promotion only runs Aug. 1-31st. If you spend $35 on stamps from the Growing Up section of the current Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog you will be able to choose a FREE package of our Deigner Series Buttons (a $7.95 value.) Hop on over to my Stampin' Up! Website to take advantage of these great deals! Remember they are a limited time offer!

Altered Tins

2009-08-02T22:04:00.005-06:00

After having the recipe tin class I still had some tins left over. My friend Jen asked me if I would make a recipe tin for her sister who has a birthday coming up in a few days. I used some old SU designer series paper (Bali Breeze) and then did some paper cuts with some flowers from the Pink Flamingo DSP. I used the retired Taste of Textiles Specialty Paper (black) to cover the bottom of the tin. Used some hodgepodge hardware to make a name plate. I cut the letters out with my Cricut using the Simply Sweet Cartridge. Inside this tin are custom made recipe cards and dividers to match the outside. :)

I also made this really cute tin for my friend Cheryl who had a birthday this past week. I filled it with pleanty of home made cards. She is great about writing little notes or thank you cards for all and every occasion. I used the Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper for this tin. I also used Real Red and Rose Red to cut out the letters with my Cricut Simply Sweet Cartridge.

These tins are super quick to make and make a wonderful gift. I hope Cheryl and Krissy (Jen's sister) enjoy their gifts!

Another challenge card...

2009-07-28T14:30:00.004-06:00

This is my last "Appetizer" card I made for the Paper Chef VSN over at Splitcoast a few weeks ago. There is another round coming up on Saturday so we'll see what kind of creations I can come up with then! :) This card uses glossy card stock - something I haven't done much of - and the salted background technique. I think I have to practice this technique a little more to get the right affect. The glossy card stock is mounted on a Soft Suede card base. I used the Animal Stories stamp set and also the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for the sentiment. The background colors are Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzelberry, and Soft Suede. I used Stazon to stamp the animals. I also used the Word Window Punch and the Modern Label Punch and finished it off with some 5/8" polka-dot Soft Suede grosgrain ribbon.

Yesterday I made some cute welcome back cards for my co-workers. We start back to work here in a few weeks and I have lots of goodies planned for a welcome back goodie bag. Everyone likes to get presents right? I also finished one of two projects that I am making for my friend Angela who will soon have a new addition to her family. I will post pictures on those later.

Thanks for visiting! :)

Last Deal of the Week...

2009-07-27T10:41:00.002-06:00

Hey there! The heart to heart punch is the last deal of the week for the Summer Fun campaign with Stampin' Up! It's a great deal for only $10.99! Check back later when I'll try to post a card using that punch. Head on over to my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Site and get yours today! :)

another card and the big 5 oh..

2009-07-26T12:10:00.002-06:00

This card is the 3rd card I made for the Paper Chef's Challenge over on Splitcoast a while ago. The challenge was to use colors you would find in wilted greens... I didn't know how I would like these colors before I put them together but I ended up loving the way it turned out! For all the dirty details on this card check it out in my gallery over at splitcoast.

On another note, my mom turns the big 5 oh in a couple weeks. Last year for her birthday I made her a card tin and some cards so she had some on hand when she needed them. I thought that in honor of the big birthday I would make her 50 cards to replenish her tin. Be on the look out over the next few days for some cute creations!

A little something...

2009-07-24T21:35:00.007-06:00

Here is the second of 4 cards that I made for the last Paper Chefs Challenge over at Splitcoast. I love the colors pink and green! The poster of the challenge (I forgot who it was at the moment) put out the challenge when she was inspired by the colors of a dragon fruit. I had never heard of a dragon fruit before but she showed pictures for the challenge. A Dragon fruit is pink and green on the outside and white and black... almost looking like no bake oreo cheesecake... on the inside. The challenge was to use those four colors in your card. I used the colors Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Whisper White, and Basic Black. I used the Kind and Caring Thoughts stamp set for this card. I also did some embossing on the flower using Black Classic Ink and Clear Embossing Powder. To finish off this card I used my Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, and some 5/8" satin ribbon.

On another note... The pre-order for the new Holiday Mini catalog starts in about one week. I have a HUGE wish list and I have no clue how I am going to pick and choose what to get for my first order from it. There are just so many great things!

PS... sorry for the crazy sizing... I was trying to fix it but couldn't figure out how. Believe me.. when I'm typing this it's not that size!

Hole-y card

2009-07-21T15:21:00.003-06:00

This past weekend I played in the Paper Chef challenge over on Splitcoast. Here is a card I made for the first challenge. The challenge was to use a hole punch to crate a card that had a hole-y look like in swiss cheese. This card is also my first card using the new In Colors. I am slowly warming up to them! Every year it's hard to give up the old In Colors and get used to using the new In Colors. This card uses the new Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Bremuda Bay, and Rich Razzelberry. The other two new In Colors that aren't used are Dusty Durango and Soft Suede. I also used the new In Color pokadotted ribbon in Melon Mambo. The nice thing about this ribbon is that the polka dots are only on one side so if you don't want them showing you don't have to see them. I also used the new modern label punch for this card. This punch goes great with the word window punch! I used two new stamp sets on this card - Circle Circus and Teeny Tiny Wishes. Hope you like the card! Leave a comment if you're out there! :)

Croppin Up a Storm!

2009-07-20T14:34:00.005-06:00

So last week after cleaning up my craft room I decided that I would go through some of the stuff I have in my craft room closet. I went through my 2 cropper hoppers (yes 2!) and then got out the box of photos that I had been scrapping about 2-3 years ago (I know, sad that it's been that long!) and decided to try to get all caught up - or at least get through my college years. I got through most of my first senior year of college - only have a few from that summer left to scrap - before the weekend when I wanted to participate in the Paper Chefs VSN. Here are a few of the pages that I got done...

2009-07-20T12:01:00.003-06:00

Here's the new deal of the week! I love the Hodgepodge Hardware and am really excited to be able to get it for 30% off. Visit my Stampin' Up! website today to take advantage of this great deal. :)

Stampin Up! Deal of the week #3

2009-07-13T19:49:00.006-06:00

I just got a preview of the new Holiday Mini from Stampin' Up! and there are sooo many cute things! I can't wait until we have pre-order so that I can get some more goodies. Before I went to Nashville I spent some time organizing and cleaning up my stamp room. That lasted about 2 days! Then when I came back I went through soem stuff I had stored in the closet in there and made another mess. I decided that It was time to get some scrapping done and give the cards and such a break for now. I will try to post pictures of that tomorrow as long as y'all (a little something I picked up from my trip;) ) don't mind that these pages definetly aren't all SU Only pages. I found that I have so much stuff that isn't SU and in order to make room for more SU goodies I need to use up some of the other stuff I already have. My goal is to finish up my "college" years scrapbook (yes I am one of those who scrap in chronological order) by the end of the week. I also have a project that I want to get done before the school year starts for my classroom so we'll see how it goes.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings... Stampin' Up's! Deal of the week this week is.....

Remember, you can contact me by phone or email or go to my SU website located on the side bar ----------> to order these brads... I've got them, I've used them. They are awesome! :)

Deal of the week #2

2009-07-05T13:04:00.002-06:00

Deal of the week #2 will be posted on my Stampin' Up! website on Monday around 10am mtn time. I am unsure that I will be able to post it here because I will be heading out of town for work and unsure if I will have internet access or not. Please check over there to see what kind of goodies Stampin' Up! has for the next week!

Also I promise that once I'm back I'll have some new stuff posted here made with the new goodies I have :)

New Catalog= New goodies, new specials, and new deals

2009-07-01T14:14:00.003-06:00

Yay! Today's finally the day! The new 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! Catalog finally went live today at noon Mtn time. There are some any cute new things in this catalog. You better believe that I have already gone through mine and started my wish list and flagged the items that I want. You can shop online at my Stampin' Up! website 24/7. It's quick and easy and gets shipped directly to you!
One promotion that Stampin' Up! has going on right now is the Country Living Summer Cook Out Kit. This kit comes with some great decorations, a stamp set of 3, and some other great elements to use when you throw a BBQ this summer.

Another promotion that I'm super excited about is the Deal of the Week promotion. "Every week during the month of July, Stampin' Up! will offer one discounted product as a "Deal of the Week." No limits and no minimum purchase required."(Stampin' Up!) The deal of the week this week is:

CURRENT DEAL OF THE WEEK

Item #	Description	Special Price
112091	Scallop Edge punch	$10.99

You may call or email me to place an order, or if you prefer you may shop directly at my Stampin' Up! website.
Also if you are interested in doing ribbon shares, or paper shares for the new ribbon or Designer Series Papers please contact me to sign up!

Mojo... are you there?

2009-06-23T16:28:00.002-06:00

I've lost it! No, not my mind... however that might not be too far behind! It's a little more than three weeks in to the summer and I have only sat down to try to make one card. I say try because I don't think I like the way that it turned out and it soon might find it's way in to the round file... If and when I ever get it back I'll show you what I've been up to!

2009-05-18T18:56:00.002-06:00

Technique Tuesday is tomorrow. I don't think I'll have a very big turn out due to it being the end of the school year and such so I have a special surprise for those who are attending.... It's going to be a 3-fer night! Three techniques for the price of one! The techniques that I will be showing are Textures Ink Wash, Quilted Top Note Die, and Faux wood grain. It should be a fun time!! I'll post pics after it's all done.

2009-05-15T18:50:00.008-06:00

So I almost forgot that this was VSN weekend over at Split Coast. Not that anyone I know really cares, but I enjoy it and it's one weekend every three months that I just get to play and create. Anyway.. I decided to write a few posts for the next couple of days while I was playing so that 1. I would have a few posts ;) 2. I wouldn't' have to try to remember all the ingredients for the cards :)
Here is my first creation of the evening.
The challenge was to make a non-traditional wedding card. My friend Cheryl got married this past Halloween and this card looks similar to the one that I made for her. Her wedding was by no means Halloween themed but I still had to give her a little bit of crap for having a wedding on Halloween :) (not that there's anything wrong with that!)

Ingredients: Inks- Versamark, Basic Black. Paper- Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie. Stamps- Congrats, Booglie Eyes. Accessories - Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder, Dazzling Diamonds, White EP, 3/8" white Taffeta Ribbon.

Here is the next card that I made. The challenge was to only use red and black and a neutral of white. It's pretty simple and I still think it's missing something on the top but I just haven't figured out what it is yet... Maybe it will come to me later....

Ingredients: Inks- Basic Black, Real Red. Paper- Basic Black, Whisper White, Jackpot DSP. Stamps- Card Games. Accessories- Hodge Podge Hardware.

Here is the last card that I made for the evening. The challenge was to use only the colors so saffron, creamy caramel, and close to cocoa. Also there had to be some kind of musical symbol in the card. I don't really have too many stamp sets that have a musical theme to them so I cam up with this one....

Ingredients: Inks- Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Basic Black, Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun. Paper- Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel. Stamps- Mini Mates, Birthday Beauty. Acessories - White gel Pen, Scallop Edge Punch.

Thanks for looking :)

2009-05-08T07:00:00.000-06:00

Today is my grandma's 80th birthday. I wanted to make her a special card since I can't be there to help her celebrate. I miss her a ton since. I hope it got to her in time!!

Ingredients: Paper- elegant eggplant, lovely lilac, whisper white. Ink- whisper white, elegant eggplant, lovely lilac. Accessories- pretties kit, white taffeta ribbon, chipboard numbers, cuttlebug embossing folder.

More birthday....

2009-05-07T07:00:00.003-06:00

Here are some more cards that I found that I had not posted yet.
This is another card that I made for my mom's card tin. I thought it was different and it also helped me use up some scraps that I had laying around.

Ingredients: Paper- taken with teal, not quite navy, night of navy, pacific point, ballet blue, brocade blue, bordering blue, soft sky, whisper white. Ink- whisper white, pacific point. Accessories- scallop circle punch. Stamps- so many scallops

This card was made for a card swap that I did with some teachers and staff from work. I had seen a similar card on splitcoast. To see that card go here.

Ingredients: Paper- Jackpot DSP, real red, basic black, whisper white, so saffron. Ink- basic black, real red. Accessories- 1/4" black grosgrain ribbon, hodge podge hardward, cuttle bug folder.

Here is another card that I made for that same swap. These onzie cards are so cute! Check out Lauren's website here for the pattern.

Ingredients: Paper- almost amethyst, pretty in pink, whisper white. Accessories- scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, scallop square punch, brads. Stamps- Say it with scallops.

If you are interested in joining a card swap please leave me a comment or send me an email. I would be happy to let you know when our next swap is!

2009-05-06T23:23:00.000-06:00

Hi there!
May 16th at 2:00 pm I will be hosting a Recipe Tin class. The class fee will be $20. You will be able to add on other items if you wish to your class fee. If you would like more details please email me! I will post pics once I have my sample done :)

Happy birthday to you.....

2009-05-05T22:16:00.006-06:00

Well I had a request from my mom to make some more birthday cards for her card tin so this weekend I played a little bit. Some of the cards are left over from a few weeks ago as well.

Ingredients: Paper- taken with teal, close to cocoa, certainly celery. Ink- taken with teal, close to cocoa, certainly celery. Stamps- Big Bold Birthday.

This card was made for our local movie theater. We were able to take our first grade and Kinder students who had met their reading goal this school year to go see Horton Hears a Who last Friday. I thought it would be nice to send the theater a card after all the kids signed it. The pic is really dark because I was trying to take the picture quick before heading to bed last night.
Ingredients: Paper - Whisper white, basic black, real red. Ink- basic black, blush blossom, creamy caramel, chocolate chip, pretty in pink, pixie pink, rose red, regal rose, bordering blue, lovely lilac, elegant eggplant. Stamps - all in the family, much appreciated. Accessories- cutter kit, spiral punch.

Ingredients: Paper - certainly celery, rose red, so saffron, bashful blue, Cutie Pie DSP. Ink- Bashful blue. Accessories- bashful blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, white gel pen, corner rounder, round tab punch, three flower punch. Stamps- Hugs & Wishes.

I heart my UPS man!

2009-05-01T23:46:00.002-06:00

So after a long day at work I came home to my UPS man dropping off two Stampin' Up! boxes at my door. I knew immediately what they were! MY BIG SHOT and other accessories that I had ordered. I can't wait to use them tomorrow!! Look for some creations in the near future!

Well it's been a long time....

2009-04-30T20:23:00.003-06:00

Sorry I haven't updated this sooner. Things have been crazy around here the past few weeks. Tom and I went on a fabulous trip over spring break to San Diego. I had never been to there before... much less ever been to California before. The morning we left it was snowing in Salt Lake so it was nice to step off the plane in to sunny weather.

Anywho, on to some of my creations! Here are some things that I put together for Kim's workshop almost a month ago.

Here are the descriptions from left to right:

Hostess Basket: Nugget holder (holds 7 I think) made with Rainbow Sherbet Designer Series Paper, a cardstock ring made with all the SU colors of cardstock including the neutrals and the in colors, a post it note holder complete with matching pen, and some easter card candy using the stamp set A Good Egg and the entire soft subtles color family.
Make and Take: Almost Amethyst, Designer Dots DSP, Scallop Edge Punch, White Taffeta Ribbon, Sweet Stems, Old Olive marker, Pink Pirouette ink.
Demo Card: Circle punches- 1 3/8, 1 1/4, 1/2, Colluzle, Hoppy Easter Stamp Set, Apricot Appeal, Designer Series paper pack (retired last year I believe).

I'll have some more cards to post after this weekend hopefully. I have a few swaps going on and also a recipe tin class coming up in a few weeks that I will be working on.

Ciao!

Thank You's and Technique Tuesday

2009-03-18T19:59:00.004-06:00

This card was made for my friend Cheryl. She is having her second baby in about a week and a half. She had asked me to make her some thank you cards for the gifts she has been receiving. I love the Purely Pomegranate color with the groovy guava and have a ton of both colors left over still. You know, when the new In Colors come out and you're wondering how you could ever part with the old ones so you buy paper and ribbon so you can keep using it long after it's gone because you just don't know if you'll like the new colors the same way... well that's what happened here. I think I have a full paper pack in all of the old (2008) in colors. I like using it when I'm just making something for myself or for others who aren't that in to stamping. Someday it will be gone... but probably not for a very very long time. I think I even have In Colors from 2 years ago still... sad, I know :)

Ingredients: Stamps: Swell News, In the Spotlight. Paper: purely pomegranate, whisper white, groovy guava, so saffron, so saffron dsp. Ink: purely pomegranate, basic black, groovy guava. Accessories: purely pomegranate double stitched grosgrain ribbon, white satin ribbon, tag punch, paper piercer.

Anyway last night was my third Technique Tuesday class. We did the melted background technique. It's a pretty easy technique and would be easy to use if you were mass producing cards. This was also the first time I used the Pinch Proof stamp set. I had seen it in the catalog and kept thinking it's cute but I don't know if I need it. Then I saw this project on Dawn's website and thought it was totally cute! I ordered the set that night to use for my class.

Ingredients: Stamps: Just Buzzin By, Pinch Proof. Paper: green galore, basic black, whisper white, baja breeze. Ink: summer sun, old olive, green galore, basic black. Accessories: black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, circle punch, scallop circle punch, Crayola Crayons - silver, pacific blue, wild blue yonder, granny smith apple, screamin green, green, white gel pen.

With spring comes.... melting!

2009-03-13T23:36:00.003-06:00

In honor of spring (I have a serious case of spring fever) my next Technique Tuesday Class is featuring the melted background technique. I had first heard of this technique a few weeks ago while participating in the last Virtual Stamp Night on Splitcoast. I fell in love with this technique right away. Here is the card that I made for the challenge.
I used Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White paper, Crayola Pacific Blue, Wild Blue Yonder, and Silver crayons, Pacific Point, Summer Sun and Old Olive ink, and the Just Buzzin By and Heartfelt Thanks stamp sets. I finished it off with a little 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon.
I just love this card! It's so cute and simple!

After my workshop on Tuesday I will post the card we made. I've got a lot of creating and card making to do this weekend. As of right now I have a welcome new baby gift to make, 40 or so baby shower invites, cutting and prep for my technique class and two workshops and then hostess gifts, door prizes, and some thank you cards to make. It's going to be a busy weekend!

~Randi

Challange Yourself!

2009-02-21T23:09:00.007-07:00

So this weekend was another VSN weekend over at splitcoast. I have had it marked on my calendar for some time. I love having these challenge weekends to just sit and create. I also started something new with the challenges this year. I sit down with a theme in mind and try to make all my cards to go with that theme while still following the rules of the challenges. In January I did the VSN mini challenge and knew ahead of time that I wanted to get my Valentine Cards done. All but 2 or 3 cards ended up being valentines and were sent out. This weekend I sat down with the thought that all my cards would be birthday cards ( you can never have too many of those right?) and or thank you cards. I didn't get many cards done today since I had to teach this morning until noon and yesterday was Tom's birthday so I didn't get any done last night either. I counted and if I finish all the challenges tomorrow that would be 12 more that I would need to complete, upload, and post before the 8:00 deadline tomorrow night... We'll see how much I get done while still picking up the house and doing laundry. Anyway here are a few of the cards that I made today. Leave some love if you're out there!

The challenge for this card was to use an older stamp or one that you haven't used in a long time. I think that I go this Stampin' Up! stamp when I was still in high school when I went to a workshop with my mom before I really even got in to stamping.

Ingredients: Stamps: Flutterbys, Hugs and Wishes. Paper: soft sky, afternoon tea designer series paper. Ink: soft sky, close to cocoa, versamark. Accessories: white ep, 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon

This card was made for a challenge to use inchies. I have never consciously used inchies before. It was good to learn a new technique.

Ingredients: Stamps: Party Animals. Paper: regal rose, kiwi kiss, tangerine tango, whisper white. Ink: close to cocoa, tangerine tango, kiwi kiss, so saffron, regal rose. Accessories: 5/8" so saffron grosgrain ribbon.

The challenge for this card was "celebrity crush". We were to design a card that was inspired by a celebrity. I chose Denis Leary in his role on Rescue Me. I love that show! And who could resist a man in uniform?? On the show he also has a bad boy side to him which is also kind of cute ;). I also love this image because I have several family members who are firefighters.

Ingredients: Stamps: Fire Brigade, Heartfelt Thanks. Paper: basic black, real red, whisper white. Ink: basic black, basic gray, versamark. Accessories: 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon, white ep.

Well I think that's enough for now.... I'll try to post more tomorrow or later on this week!

Bee Mine

2009-01-21T18:59:00.007-07:00

I saw this set in the new Idea Book and Catalog and just HAD to have it! I just love the little bees in this set. They are so cute! It also reminds me of my friend Bonny who loves bees.

Recipe: Stamps- Just Buzzin' ByPaper - sahara sand, whisper white, more mustard, chocolate chip, more mustard dsp. Ink-chocolate chip, more mustard. Acessories - 1/4" chocolate poly twill ribbon, 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon, dazzling diamonds.

This next card is one of the valentines that I made for the SCS VSN Mini this past weekend. The challenge for this card was to use the burnt batik embossing technique. This was the first time I tried this technique and I'm not sure if it turned out exactly right but it's pretty cute none the less!

Recipe: Stamps- Happy Heart Day, Wow Flowers. Paper - whisper white, real red. Ink - pink passion, real red, close to cocoa. Acessories - chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, pretties kit brad.

1st Ever Technique Tuesday

2009-01-20T22:22:00.004-07:00

Tonight was my first Technique Tuesday class. It went pretty well if I do say so myself. The technique for tonight was scratch n 'sniff cards. Everyone really liked the technique and thought it was pretty cool. I showed my "students" how to make lemon scented embossing powder and then we used it to make the scratch n 'sniff element for our technique card. We then made a birthday card using the technique and strawberry scented embossing powder. Here is the card that we made using our technique. Stay tuned the next few days to see some Valentine's Day cards that I was working on this weekend.

Recipe: Paper- pretty in pink, cameo coral, whisper white, raspberry tart designer series paper. Ink - Versamark, cameo coral, kiwi kiss. Accessories - dimensionals, 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon, strawberry scented embossing powder.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T13:20:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a good one. Now that Christmas is over I can show you one of my favorite cards that I made for the NOV08 challenge "This Costume's a Cinch!" on SCS. I gave this card to my sister along with a Victoria's Secret gift card to my sister for her birthday - which was on Christmas Eve. She thought it was pretty cute.

I've been up in Minnesota the past two weeks spending time with family and friends, which has been nice don't get me wrong. I have one problem though. All of my stamp and paper crafting stuff is in Nevada! I did bring a few things to work on but those are finished and I keep thinking of all the cute stuff I could be working on. :( Sad I know! So for the next two days I will try to keep enjoying time with my family and friends until I return to my family and friends I have in Nevada.

It's Just Another Manic Monday.....

2008-12-01T17:51:00.000-07:00

So this morning around 5:30 Tom let Bentley outside to go to the bathroom. Bentley of course saw a cat and took off running. No big deal right? I mean our yard is fenced in. Tom let him back in an noticed Bentley was limping and went to lay under the bed. Tom came in, got him out and decided something was wrong and we needed to drive in the 2 hours to Salt Lake to see the vet. I quick got dressed, went to school and typed up lesson plans... I wasn't excited about going back to work after a 4 day weekend but I didn't really want to spend my Monday like this either! We got to the vet they looked Bentley over, took a few x-rays and sent us back to the room to wait. The vet came back a few minutes later and showed us the x-ray. She said he had a fracture on his pinky toe. They put him in a splint and soft cast for the next two weeks to see if it heals on it's own. The vet also called back and said that the surgeon looked at the films and said that he didn't think Bentley would need surgery. Thank God!!

Anyway for the reason you are here... On to the card!

This card was made for the NOV08VSN challenge on SCS. The challenge was to use wild animals on your card. Cute huh?

Shake It!

2008-11-28T09:11:00.000-07:00

Well it's Black Friday and what exactly do you think I'm doing? That's right getting my Christmas shopping done. It's pretty sad that I haven't even started yet, but I've never been one to have it done in a timely fashion. There isn't a lot that I have to give. When you live hundreds of miles away from your family and fly home for Christmas it's hard to spend a lot on gifts... well at least bulky ones that you would have to bring on the plane. This is the first year that I'm going to be mailing gifts back home to be wrapped when I get there. We'll see how that goes...

Anyway off to the card! Here is another card that I made for the November VSN over at SCS
The theme for this card was to make a shaker card of some sort. I had the Mr. Twigster stamp set here still waiting to be put together so I thought what the heck... I'll use that one! Didn't he turn out cute? I think it needs something more but I also like the simpleness of the card.

Recipe -
Whisper White Card Stock, Pacific Point Card Stock, Ink: Basic Black, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, White Chunky Glitter, Micro Beads, White Gel Pen.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

2008-11-27T20:35:00.000-07:00

Um wow! It's been a long time... I know you're probably seeing a trend here right? All my posts seem to start out like that. Well we're going to try something new. I've been busy making projects and just haven't had time to upload them to show them off. I'm really really going to try hard this time to keep this updated... at least once a week with something creative that I've done. I'm not making any promises though ;)

A few weekends ago I participated in my second "Virtual Stamp Night" weekend over on SCS. I LOVE these things! They give me some great ideas and I never know what I'm going to come up with until it's all done. Here was my first creation for the evening. I absolutely love this card! In fact it might be my Christmas card for next year. It was super easy to put together - which is great!

This is just one of the about 10 cards that I made that weekend for the challenge. The challenge for this card was to use some sort of geometric shape as the focal point of the card. I think I did a pretty good job of that... how about you?

Hopefully this won't be the last card from the VSN that you will see on here. But I'll say one thing. I can't wait until the next VSN weekend when I have an excuse to do nothing but play and stamp all weekend! :)

Quick Post

2008-07-28T01:31:00.000-06:00

This is an anniversary card that I made for a co-worker of my boyfriend a few weeks ago. This is also a test to see if my homemade watermark image worked to upload to my blog.

Card Ingredients:
Paper- Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White
Stamps - Boroque Motifs Stamp Set
Other - Purely Pomegranate Double Stitch Ribbon, Dimentionals, Circle Punch

First Timer

2008-04-06T21:00:00.001-06:00

Well I figured it's about time that I got something like this up and running. I can't promise that I will be as devoted as some of the blogs that I have seen lately, but I will do my best to keep up while school is still in session. Here are a few cards that I made this weekend for the VSN on SCS.
All images are Copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2008©

Onesie card is CASED from Lauren

Supplies:
Paper - SU Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Whisper White
Ink - SU Blue Bayou, White Gel Pen
Tools/ Acessories- SU 1 3/8 inch circle punch, SU Scallop Punch, Crop-A-Dile
Stamps - SU I'm Here (retired)

Happy Birthday Card Supplies:
Paper- SU, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Designer Series Paper Bali Breeze
Ink - SU Pumpkin Pie
Tools/ Acessories - SU Flower Fusion, Fire Circle Brads, Corner Rounder Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack
Stamps - SU Party Animals (retired)

Thanks for looking!

Stamping With Randi

Here comes the bride....

It's here!

Vow Renewal Invitations

Happy 4th of July....

It's Here!

National Scrapbooking Month!

HUGE Color Renovation

Spring Promotion

Is it spring yet?

New Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration

Happy New Year!

Birthday CASE

And the count down begins.....

Toot Toot!

Here I am!

Deal of the Week #3

October Deal of the Week #2

Deal of the week is back!

Who doesn't love a sale??

September Technique Tuesday

Holiday Mini Catalog

What's in a name?..... frame.......

The first day of school...

They say it's your birthday....

Twas the night...

Did ya miss me?

August Stampin' Up! Promotions

Altered Tins

Another challenge card...

Last Deal of the Week...

another card and the big 5 oh..

A little something...

Hole-y card

Croppin Up a Storm!

Stampin Up! Deal of the week #3

Deal of the week #2

New Catalog= New goodies, new specials, and new deals

Mojo... are you there?

More birthday....

Happy birthday to you.....

I *heart* my UPS man!

Well it's been a long time....

Thank You's and Technique Tuesday

With spring comes.... melting!

Challange Yourself!

Bee Mine

1st Ever Technique Tuesday

Happy New Year!

It's Just Another Manic Monday.....

Shake It!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Quick Post

First Timer

I heart my UPS man!