February 6, 2014

Carving the Post Card stamp

The Post Card stamp gave us some difficulties last week, due to the large empty area.


So I used a craft knife to cut out the inside:




February 5, 2014

Tag A Bag Gift Bag


BEFORE
A pair of "Wedding Girl" socks + a Tag A Bag Gift Bag

 

AFTER
A wrapped gift!


Stamp Set: Chalk Talk
Ink: Primrose Petals
Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Punches: 2 1/2" circle, 1 1/2" circle, 1 3/4" scallop circle
Ribbon: 3/8" Stitched Satin in Primrose Petals
Other: Paper Piercing Tool & Mat, Essentials Piercing Pack, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Tag A Bag Gift Bag, Sticky Strip, Staples

Engagement card

My niece Michelle is getting married in June!
Here's the engagement card I made for her.


Stamp Set: Itty Bitty Banners, Language of Love (page 25 Occasions Catalog)
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar
Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Very Vanilla
Punch: Bird Builder, Small Heart
Big Shot - Embossing Folders: Fancy Fan, Decorative Dots (SAB)
Big Shot - Framelits: Bitty Banners, Labels Collection
Other: Simply Scoring Tool, Dimensionals, Multipurpose liquid glue

February 3, 2014

Valentine Stamp Camp

Here are the projects we made last Friday at my Valentine Stamp Camp!
All supplies are in the Main Catalog unless specified otherwise.

All Sale-A-Bration products (marked "SAB") 
are FREE with a $50 purchase until March 31st!!

Don't have a Sale-A-Bration brochure or a 2014 Occasions Catalog
Download pdf files on the right or
Call me at 713-962-4943 or email me to get your copy.

Please contact me if you have any questions about the projects below.

 BANNER CARD


Stamp Set: Language of Love, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Fresh Prints DSP stack (page 33 of Occasions Catalog)
Ribbon: 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon in Real Red
Punch: Full Heart, Owl Punch
Big Shot - Framelits: Banners (page 27 of the Occasions Catalog)
Big Shot - Embossing Folder: Scallops Textured Impressions (page 32 of the Occasions Catalog)
Other: Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Glue dots


LOVE COUPON BOOK




Love coupons: My Digital Studio (Little Book of Coupons Download)
Stamp Set: Language of Love, Just Sayin' (pages 25 & 36 of Occasions Catalog) 
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Real Red (12"x12"), Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Glimmer Silver Paper
Designer Series Paper: Fresh Prints DSP stack (page 33 of Occasions Catalog)
Punch: Small Heart, Scallop Border
Ribbon: 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain in Whisper White
Big Shot - Framelits: Word Bubbles (page 36 of Occasions Catalog)
Other: Dimensionals, Simply Scoring Tool, Sticky Strip
  • Cut Real Read Cardstock 12" x 4 1/2"
  • Score parallel to the short side at 3" - 6" - 9"
  • Score parallel to the long side at 1 1/2" (fold at score line to form the pockets)
  • Use Sticky Strip to assemble book

CARD

 


Stamp Sets: Post Card, Postage Due, That's The Ticket, Lovely Romance, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
Cardstock: Blushing Bridge, Very Vanilla
Punch: Ticket Duo Builder, Postage Stamp
Other: Pearl, Distress Tool, Dimensionals, Paper Trimmer, Simply Scoring Tool, Sponge, Stapler



 NUGGET HOLDER


 Stamp Set: Banner Blast (SAB)
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Fresh Prints DSP stack (page 33 of Occasions Catalog)
Punch: Angled Tag Topper Punch (page 35 of Occasions Catalog), Banner Punch (SAB).
Ribbon: 1/8" Taffeta ribbon in Real Red
Other: Rhinetones, Stampamajig, Scoring tool, Dimensionals
  • Cut Coastal Cabana cardstock 2" x 5 1/2"
  • Score parallel to the short side at 7/8" - 2 1/8" - 3 3/8" - 4 5/8"
  • Punch with Angled Top Topper Punch on both sides
  • Decorate front with Banner Blast stamps & punch
  • Use Snail or glue dots to attach DSP to each Nugget
  • Use glue dots to attach nuggets to cardstock for the first 2 ones, and to each other for the last 2.
  • Tie bow with ribbon

HOME DECOR HEART



Stamp Set: Countless Sayings I Photopolymer Set (see flyer below)
Cardstock: Coaster Board
Ink: Strawberry Slush - Blushing Bride marker
Big Shot - Die: Spiral Flower (page 32 of Occasions Catalog)
Big Shot - Framelit: Hearts Collection
Big Shot - Embosslit: Beautiful Wings

Punch: Bitty Butterfly
Ribbon: 3/8" Taffeta in Blushing Bride
Other: Pearls, Sponge, Glue dots, hot glue gun