Nov 2, 2009 | Flight of the Butterfly, Just Tennis, Recipe, Stamper's Club |
I tried to post this earlier today – and my internet went out and was down most of the day – I was hoping my post got saved but it didn’t so I’m starting over.
I thought I would try a change of pace and post something that wasn’t related to the holidays. Tennis season just ended for us – unless your team is in the playoffs and no one in our family fits that category this time. Ryan’s junior tennis team has had the same husband and wife coach them for many years – they were doing it long before Ryan joined the team. They are the nicest couple and so good with the kids – always encouraging to them and positive. They are great with the parents too – keeping us well informed. I appreciate that and know it is a lot of hard work. So to thank them we bought a gift card and I made them a thank you card – so I wanted to share that with you today. It is a quick simple card that could be made with any of the Just “sport” stamp sets or even other stamp sets with circles or flowers.
Here are the Stampin’ Up! supplies I used:
- Garden Green card stock and ink
- Basic Black card stock and ink
- Whisper White card stock
- Summer Sun ink
- Just Tennis stamp set
- Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (for the sentiment)
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- 3/4″ circle punch
- slit punch (on the front under the black to hold the gift card on the inside)
- Whisper White Medium envelope
And I just found my notes from Cari’s Congo Cookie recipe that I was supposed to share with my stamp club members.
Here it is:
CONGO COOKIES
- 3-eggs
- 1-1/2 stick butter
- 2-3/4 cups flour
- 1 box lt brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 12oz. bag of chocolate chips
Melt butter and mix with brown sugar. let cool. add beaten eggs. add allother ingredients. Bake in a greased 13 x 9 pan at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
Enjoy!
Sep 9, 2009 | Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Embellishments, Flight of the Butterfly, In Colors |
I received this cute idea from Sharon Field at convention this year. It is a little purse and when you open it up it can hold a business card or gift card.
Sharon’s held her business card and used a different stamp set than my example – I would show you hers too but it seems to be missing…..
We made these at my last downline meeting. I thought it was a nice little business idea or it could be used to hold a gift card – a great idea for teen girls or really any age girl. I don’t think a boy would like a purse very much but this could be adapted to a rectangular shape and be turned into a brief case just use some more manly colors and a different stamp set – or just DSP.
The colors are Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay. The Designer Series Paper is Razzleberry Lemonade. We used the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set. The dots behind the butterfly and the flower stems are hand-drawn with the Bermuda Bay markers. I think everyone loves the In-Color Stampin’ Write Markers.
The closure is a filigree brad and underneath a velcro dot actually hold the purse shut. To create the pocket you punch with the Word Window – about 1-1/2 times to make it wide enough for the card. Don’t put any adhesive in the middle only around the edges or the card won’t slide in.
I actually drew this out on grid paper and then used the grid to go up and over to create my angles. I marked the spots on my card stock and then placed it on my cutter to cut the angles to make it look like a purse. I didn’t have any exact measurements from Sharon so I just traced out her sample and then created my own little template.
I’ve been busy with a variety of stuff. I’m posting the new September WOW Scrapbook kit later today on that blog – wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com – I’ll put the sneak peek on this blog probably tomorrow.
Last night I had a meeting with band parents planning an 8th grade night event – where the 8th graders get to come with the Marching Band to a football game and play with them in the stands during the game. This year we are planning have a tailgate event before the game and feed everyone. We had our first meeting last night and delegated out some tasks.
Tonight I’m hosting my pokeeno group from my neighborhood so I need to get ready for that today and clean the house and cook a few things. Ack – I just realized I’m supposed to make baked beans and I forgot to buy anything for that when I shopped yesterday. My theme is a summer BBQ and I plan to use some more of my Summer Cookout kit for serving/decorating. I better check my pantry and head to the grocery store one more time.
Have a wonderful day!!
Aug 23, 2009 | Baroque Motifs, Circle Circus, Circle Scissor Plus, class, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Flight of the Butterfly, Great Friend, In Colors, Masking, Stampin' Up! Events, Stamps, SU Ribbon, Techniques, Thoughts & Prayers |
At my class this month I decided to use cards that I received at convention – as I looked through them all I ended up pulling several that were my favorite and realized they represented most of the In-Colors so that ended up being my “theme” for the class. I chose cards that featured the In-Colors. We made 5 cards total (one card featured 2 of the In-Colors) and stamped matching envelopes for each card. I generally kept the card designs exactly the same as the original creator except one that I didn’t have the stamp set for – so I replaced it with one I did have that I thought would give the same results. Lisa came to class and added her own little twist to each card and this afternoon she signed up as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – whoo hoo! Welcome Lisa to my PAWS team.
Most of the cards I used came from the Shoebox swap that I participated in – some of them I know who designed them and others I don’t. So if someone knows the original creator I’ll add their name here – just leave me a comment.
This first card features the Rich Razzleberry In-Color. The stamp set is Thoughts & Prayers and also Flight of the Butterfly. The Designer Series Paper is the Cottage Wall Paper. The original swap from convention used the Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Paper.
The stamp was inked up using the Stampin’ & Write Markers – Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry (yeah for In-Color Markers!) , and Pale Plum. The Pale Plum card stock was punched with the Eyelet Border Punch.
A little paper clip was tied with a piece of Rich Razzleberry Polka-Dot Ribbon.
The original card had a smaller “Thinking of You” stamped and punched with the Large Oval punch and then mounted on the Scallop Oval punched piece of Rich Razzleberry. I used the saying from the Thoughts & Prayers set which was larger – so mine is stamped and punched with the Scallop Oval and then mounted on a Wide Oval punched piece of Rich Razzleberry. Either one looked great.
The envelope was stamped to match the card.
I don’t know who designed this one – it was from the Shoebox Swap at the Shilo Hotel on Tuesday night before convention.
The second card features the Melon Mambo In-Color. The stamp sets I used was Baroque Motifs and Sincere Salutations.
This card was also from the Shoebox Swap and was designed by Janice Felty. Her original design used the large flower image from the Razzle Dazzle stamp set. Since I didn’t have that set I replaced it with one that I did have.
The Whisper White layer is punched on one side with the scallop edge punch. Then we positioned it on the front of the card and punched through the Whisper White and Melon Mambo card stock with the Scallop Oval punch to create a window.
Using a piece of Window Sheet and White StazOn ink the greeting from Sincere Salutations was stamped and then sandwiched between the two pieces of cardstock to make the window.
The Melon Mambo Polka Dot ribbon was tied in a knot and then wrapped around the front of the card and secured on the inside. The envelope was stamped to match the card.
This third card features Bermuda Bay In-Color. The stamp set is Great Friend that originally debuted in the Occasions Mini Catalog and is available in the new catalog too.
The card base on this one is Whisper White and then we cut three panels to adhere to the front – Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, and Old Olive.
The butterfly is stamped on a Whisper White circle and mounted on a Chocolate Chip circle. For my class the circles were cut with the Circle Scissor Plus cutting system. But the original card used the Big Shot and the Circles #2 Originals Die. Since I don’t have that die we cut our circles.
Three silver brads were added up in the top right corner.
This card was designed by Michele Schmidt for the Shoebox Swap. Michele was also one of my roommates at convention.
This next card features the Dusty Durango In-Color. The stamp set is a Hostess Level 2 set called Asian Artistry. This card uses a masking technique to create the circle which was inked using a Brayer and the Dusty Durango ink.
The bird image was then stamped with Black StazOn ink and the right edge of the circle was sponged with Soft Suede ink to create the shadow.
Some highlights were added with the White Gel Pen to the leaves. We also used an Aquapainter to “paint” the bird – this causes some of the ink to lighten up.
The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched with the Word Window punch and layered on some Basic Black card stock that was punched with the Modern Label punch.
I do not know who designed this card – so if you know please leave me a comment and I’ll add it here. This was also a card we made at the Shoebox swap on Tuesday night. I told you I got some great cards that night….
And the last card features the Soft Suede and Crushed Curry In-Colors. This is the Circle Circus stamp set and I also used Teeny Tiny Wishes in my class. The Designer Series Paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade set.
The images were stamped on Very Vanilla card stock and punched out with various circle punches. There is a small Crushed Curry flower that was punched using the Trio Flower punch and has a Clear Rhinestone Brad in the center.
Soft Suede Polka Dot ribbon was wrapped around the Designer Paper before it was adhered to the front of the card.
The greeting was punched with the Modern Label punch. We stamped a matching envelope.
This card was designed by Elizabeth Martinez and we made this at the STARZ meeting on Wednesday night of Convention.
Thanks to all these ladies for sharing their card designs at convention.
If you live near Woodstock, Georgia I hope you will join me for my next class. Check my calendar to see what’s coming up.
Happy Stampin’!
Jul 14, 2009 | Big Shot, family, Flight of the Butterfly, In Colors, Stamps, SU Ribbon |
I mentioned the other day that I created a card for the Stamping 411 Blog challenge last week and missed the entry cutoff. So I took the same materials for that card and turned it into a card using this weeks challenge. I thought I would share this with you because I thought it was interesting to see how the same set of materials can make two different cards.
So here was the sketch for last week and the card I created:
And then below is this weeks sketch and the new card I created. To visit the Stamping 411 Blog and participate in the weekly challenges – CLICK HERE.
Supplies include – Flight of the Butterfly stamp set; Butterfly Punch; Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper; Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, and Melon Mambo card stock and classic ink; Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon; Big Shot die-cut machine and Perfect Details Texture Plate.
It doesn’t quite look like the sketch since my image was bigger and I moved it higher because I wanted it over my designer paper – the only dimensions I changed from my first card was cutting the rectangles slightly smaller so that I had room for the knot on the left side.
This was my swap card at our STARZ group meeting on Saturday night and I’ll be bringing some of these to convention to swap also. If you are a demo and will be at convention I hope you will swap with me and say “Hi” – I would love to meet you.
Today is Ryan’s 13th birthday! Yes, I officially have 3 teenage boys! What is a mom to do……
Well I have to go frost cupcakes for him to take to tennis camp. And then get ready for his birthday dinner and make him a card – which I will post later. His birthday balloon is already in his room. This is a tradition I have been doing for 17 years now – from Kyle’s first birthday. When they wake up on the morning of their birthday they have a special balloon in their room. A few times I have had to run out late at night to go get one. When they were little it was from the “balloon fairy” – but I’m quite sure they figured out it was really from mom. The trick will be next year when Kyle goes off to college – how to get one into his dorm room – I guess I’ll have to get to know his room mate and have him do it for me.
Have a great day!
Jul 12, 2009 | Designer Series Paper, Flight of the Butterfly, In Colors, Stamper's Club, Stamps |
Today is Sunday and I will shortly be headed to a birthday party! I’m so excited because it is a little girls birthday party – I haven’t been to one of those in a long time – and I’m teaching them how to make a paper bag scrapbook and the little top note purse. I’ll post pictures of our projets later in the week.
I was very excited to see that we had a new Butterfly Punch in the catalog. It coordinates with the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set so I decided to use these for one of the Stamper’s Club projects on Friday night. I was a bit dissapointed after I started playing because the punch is designed to fit the butterfly wings – but once you add the body stamp (the 2-step stampin’) and punch it punches off the atenna – unless you don’t center the butterfly in the punch – but who wants that. I’m going to write Stampin’ Up! about it – I need to take some pictures so that I can show them exactly what I am talking about. For this card though I added cross-stitch thread to the centers to create the body and antenna.
I used the new Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series paper and three of the new In-colors – Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry and Melon Mango. The card front was also embossed with the new Perfect Details Texture plate.
My card sketch came from the Stamping411 blog – but it was last weeks sketch and I finish my card too late to put it in for the challenge. So yesterday the new sketch was posted and I decided to take the same pieces and convert the card to the new sketch for this week. This ended up being my swap for our STARZ meeting last night. I haven’t taken a picture yet, but will do that later toady – so I’ll post that version of this card (and add it to the 411 blog) tomorrow. I’m planning to use it also as one of my convention swaps since I had extra’s left from the meeting.
I also made a few extra of the Red, White and Blue card from yesterday and I’ll take those to convention too. Now to plan the rest and start making them. Convention is less than a month away and I’m so excited – I can’t wait to get there. I’m rooming with Sue, Michele and Diane again. We had the best time last year and this year will be even better!
Have a great weekend.
