And if you're in the market for a great monitor cleaner, I borrowed this one from a fellow demonstrator. Good monitor cleaners are so hard to find. Feel free to use as much as you like!
My first ever Stamp Class by Mail. This month I am offering a
kit that includes enough supplies to make 10 cards and a
custom-designed storage box, plus full-color detailed instructions on
how to complete each project. I am now taking preorders. Click here to purchase your kit and get a special FREE gift from me.
My DH felt sorry for me a few weeks ago and gave me some cash to help me get my stamp fix. So I placed a large order and got all the new Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and rub-ons. Of course they sat uninked for a while while I worked through my "issues". So here I am again to share with you another of my Sale-A-Bration creations.
This time I used Friendship Blooms. This set is incredibly easy to use. I was able to create several different cards with it. I only have two pictured here because that's all I could fit in the picture. Gotta save something for later.
There are some really cool new wheels in the Spring-Summer Collection. And if it has dots on it, I'm all over it. This one is called Spunky Spots. It takes a little practice to get those dots to line up when you have to roll multiple lines of them. I apparently need a little more practice. Notice I used a couple Build-A-Brads on this one. Being the hoarder that I am, it was quite difficult to pull these from my stash and actually "use" them. And to use two...well that was the ultimate sacrifice. I'm slowly working to overcome my hoarder fears. BTW, the little bauble in the middle of the green flower is something I found at Michael's. They're these transparent half-marble type things. You get like 500 in a bag for $3.99. They come in a few different colors, blue, green, red/pink, and clear.
Supplies:
Stamps: Friendship Blooms, Spunky Spots Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Green Galore, Basic Black, Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Afternoon Tea DP (avail 3/1)
Ink: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Build-A-Brad Pewter, Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, 1/2" circle punch, Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Spellbinders Nestabilities Rectangle
I'm feeling generous today so I'm going to share with you another card I made for a monthly swap
I'm in. The theme for this month's swap was to use ribbon. I CASE'd this card from a sample in the catalog. It's a 6-1/2 x 3-1/4" size that fits into our small open-end envelopes. My layout and colors are a little different, but this is where I got the idea from. There's another one similar to it further back in the catty, but I didn't feel like looking for it.
Now I'm done for the day. Don't forget to leave me a comment.
Supplies
Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Seeing Spots
Paper: Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky
Ink: Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky
Accessories: Punches--Scallop Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, Silver Brad, Staples
I can't believe I didn't post the rest of my cards yet. Just call me a bad blogger. I've been very blessed to have gotten several contacts this week from the demonstrator locator so I had to make some thank you cards for those nice ladies. Which means I've been stamping!! I'm so excited about that. It has been such a relief to feel creative again. I'm sure a lot of you are thinking "what's the big deal?", but this has been a real struggle for me.
Anyway, I guess I'll show you my next card. I made a several of these for some February birthdays. I'm
really trying to stop hoarding all my patterned papers. There are some gorgeous patterned papers in the Spring-Summer Collection. The papers used here are from Jersey Shore. The colors are so bright and pretty. In case you're interested the coordinating colors for Jersey Shore are Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, and Wild Wasabi. Of course I used some more of my FREE Sale-A-Bration stamps--this set is Birthday Whimsy.
Remember, Sale-A-Bration only lasts till March 17.
Supplies
Stamps: Birthday Whimsy
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Jersey Shore DP
Accessories: Wire
There's really nothing like a few free stamps to get a girls' heart beating, huh?!!! I finally got my hands on some more of the FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp sets that you can choose with every $50 order. And I was so inspired I stamped not just one card but several of them using all of my free sets!! Woohoo!! I also used a few items from my Spring mini catalog preorder, like the pretty designer paper on this sample called Afternoon Tea.
I'll be back to share more of my samples later.
Edited to answer Laurie's question: I watercolored the images using my ink pads and Aqua Pens. I just squeeze a little ink from a refill into the top of the ink pad. I prefer this method over using the Watercolor Wonder Crayons when I'm just using plain Whisper White or Very Vanilla cardstock. The crayons work better on the watercolor paper because it holds up better. I stamped the images using the Jet Black Stazon pad.
It's 2am and after having gone to bed at 8pm last night, I woke up and now I can't go back to sleep. I hate getting old. It doesn't suit me. I'm either so exhausted by 7pm that I can't think straight or wide awake at 2am.
So to kill some time, I'm taking care of a few housekeeping details I neglected by going to bed so early. I had our stamp club projects from this past Thursday sitting around so I photographed them. We made a criss-cross card using a half sheet of cardstock (4.25x11) and an acrylic sour cream container. They both turned out pretty cute. I made these from the leftover project pieces because I always cut too many. The red patterned paper is retired from the Stampin' Up! catalog, but I used it just because I have so much of it. And it's perfect for Valentine's Day cards. I made up a few extra of these and will be sending them out to some of my friends.
It's been a few months now and I still am not able to do very much creatively, outside of what I have to do, like stamp club. I miss stamping and scrapbooking for fun and leisure, but apparently I've gotten myself into a rut that I'm unable to get out of. Just please be patient with me and keep checking here for new stuff. I know I'll be back to my old self again soon!!
February 1-March 17, 2008 is the annual Stampin' Up! promotion that allows you to earn FREE stamps! Click here and download the Sale-A-Bration brochure or send me an email and get a free copy.
Customers: Receive a FREE Sale-A-Bration set when you spend at least $50 (before tax and shipping). There's no limit- for every $50 you spend, you can select a FREE Sale-A-Bration set! Email your order to me today.
Hostesses: When you host a workshop of at least $300, you'll receive a FREE Sale-A-Bration set in addition to the generous hostess benefits that Stampin' Up! already offers. You'll receive a second Sale-A-Bration set when your net workshop sales reach $600. Get a third set for workshop sales of $900 or more! Drop me an email to schedule your demonstration today.
Recruits: Join my team as a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration and select any set (valued up to $47.95) from the Spring-Summer Collection 2008 FREE! That's not all, during Sale-A-Bration the starter kit is 20% off! Click here to learn more about being a demonstrator. If you decide to join, use "lonestar08" as your recruiter password.
I'm a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and professional procrastinator.
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