stampwerks

2011-09-26T20:03:00.000-07:00

What is it you ask?
It is a site that you can pin pictures of things you love to your own boards... like a giant picture bulletin board you can share. You can find pictures you like or follow others and repin some of their great finds. Check mine out if you like and let me know if you would like an invite.
www.pinterest.com/stampingjonna/

Apple picking

2011-09-26T19:51:00.000-07:00

Logan just makes you want to go out and pick some apples. He asked that I take a picture of him taking a big bite. haha he just makes me smile. I did get some pictures of the apples to use as backgrounds in my digital scrapbooking :)

Button Buddies class

2011-09-26T19:34:00.000-07:00

I am missing one of the cards because I had a bad picture and my camera has decided to take a mental health day and wont turn on. haha So this card here is one of the others. It is the cute fat pig. Add a pink button snout and he becomes full of personality.

This card is really simple. You can add different sizes of buttons to the middle of this one.

Here is my little snail. Its hard to see but I thought the swirls on the background fit him. The button used is from the Holiday mini and comes with 4 sizes and 2 colors. This green and red.

This little cutie is using some of the flower buttons from last sale a bration freebies. I also used the new snowflake embossing folder. It does not really look like snowflakes here so it worked.

I will try to get a new picture of the cherry card. Until then.. Happy stamping

Birthday card for Wesley

2011-09-05T19:10:00.001-07:00

This is a card for Wesley's Birthday. Dont think he has ever gotten a homeade card :) This one uses the set called Button Buddies. They just look like they are heading to a party all decked out in their best shells. Super cute.

Teacher gifts - Birthday card kit

2011-09-04T08:43:00.000-07:00

Here is my attempt at a Birthday card kit for Jenna and Logan's teachers. The idea is to have one card for each child in class for their Birthdays. One teacher I do not know and the other is the beloved K teacher that Rebecca had. I hope they like these. I rememer when I got a nice note from my teacher so I hope the kids enjoy getting these special little notes.
I used the Stampin Up clear cases which have a sleeve just like a regular DVD case. It was easy to design something and slip it in thru the sides. I used the Broadsheet Alphabet set. It was hard to get the letters to fit so I did them in a curve and then added a triple scoop ice cream to fill in the space :) Below is front and back view. The paper is double sided so there is a pattern on the inside of the case as well.

Below are the cases with the 17 cards and envelopes strategically placed inside along with a gel pen. The cards are fat because of buttons and puff glue dots so the teacher better be careful when opening. I did 17 in both because one class has 15 kids and the other has 16 and I wanted each teacher to have at least one extra in case a new student came in. Yes I LOVE the class sizes in WI.

Here is a group shot of all the cards. I tried to make them fairly generic so I didnt have to count boys and girls.

This is using the Button Buddies stamp set that just begs for a button to be added. So cute. Love the little piggy the best.

These little guys use the hot air balloons from the Up, Up & Away set.

These little cards make me want to go get an ice cream cone. I used the embossing folder on the circle that has Happy Birthday all over it in different fonts. Hard to see the detail in the pictures. The scoops of course are embossed with the swirls folder to give it that yummy ice cream look. I even attempted mint chip which is one of my favorites... (minus the chips for those of you who know me hehe)

These little guys are my cupcakes. Super easy to make.

Happy Anniversary Dan - Button Buddies

2011-09-02T07:27:00.000-07:00

This is the silly card I made Dan for our Anniversary. We have been thru some belly deep mud and small puddles but we are still as happy as 2 pink pigs in a mud pen. I love you Dan and thank you for all the blessings you have brought to this marriage.
This is one of the stamp sets I will be using for the next camp on Sept 16th and 18th.

Smash book.... continued

2011-09-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

So the smashing continues.... I love my smashbook. I got an email coupon from Archivers.... so I printed one for myself and Rebecca. We went in and I got this groovy baby blue one and she got a black one. 30% off I could not resist. My next one will be red.

this is the cutest card ever... Marybeth made this for Logans 5th B-day. It is Puff the magic dragon. She used all Stampin Up punches to make this. Too cute for me.

This is a side view so you can see the layers

this is my decorating idea page. I am just getting started.....

Stay tuned for more idea. My next post will be Stampin UP cards I promise.

Smash book..... finally got one.

2011-08-27T15:16:00.001-07:00

Finally got to Archivers and bought myself a Smash book. Love love love it. Go to Youtube and look up Smash book EZ sucess to get the idea of what it is all about. They have 4 colors right now and each one has a different type of theme inside. All come with this groovy pen/glue combo thing that is attached to the book. You can buy extra ones of course.

Here are some of the goodies I bought with it.... I personally think they need to add more stuff but I guess this will get me started. Starting from left to right.. Smash tabs that are self stick and made of cloth, 2 pads of neat little tear out pages (see the quick quick sheet in middle) Each one is a different theme. They had maybe 2 or 3 other ones but I will start with 2. Then I have some little self sticky tabs in neat patterns and then some other smash tabs that have little sayings like: I will make this, Makes me happy, Do not forget.....There are 10 of each so 70 will last me a while. The roll at the bottom has a bunch of sayings.. It has my favorite one FAB.... so I had to get it. You just rip it like masking tape and stick it in your book. super cute.

The rest of the goodies include some metal paperclips that have saying on them, pockets that stick in the book where ever you need t hem and even they have neat sayings on them.

So to get started I used a cloth tab and marked it Bucket list. I found this article in the paper while in the Dr office. Ok ok yes I ripped it out but I had to have it. Its for tours of all the Harbors in New England. I have been all over the US but not so much in this one area so I would love love to go there. Now it is on my bucket list. I will try to put some new pics of my book as I add to it so you get an idea of how to use it. You can also use it as a scrapbook or any type of planner like for a wedding. super neat.

All about the ice cream

2011-08-08T05:01:00.000-07:00

This card is for one of Jenna's friends who was turning 8. Who doesnt like ice cream? Her party was at the beach and I almost did that theme... but I just love these cones using our new punches. I love to put the little scoops thru the swirls embossing folder to give that scooped up look. I used dimensionals to put behind the 2nd and 3rd scoop just to give it some pop. I got to use my new alphabet set called broadsheet alphabet. It sure has a lot of character.
Dont forget that Aug 12th and 14th is stamp camp. Come make 10 cards for your collection. Nobody likes to be caught without a card.
Till next time... Happy Stamping.

Challenge #3

2011-08-02T05:00:00.000-07:00

Hello ladies. Last night I tried my hand at another challenge. I wanted to use the new lace ribbon border punch so I punched out a piece and then tried to figure out what to do with it. I did turn the template on its side because the lace was longer and I didnt want to cut it down to fit the other way. I started with weaving hemp thru it but that didnt show up well so I looked at my wall of ribbon and the blue bliss caught my eye. I just wove it thru and knotted it. I thought it contrasted well with the cherry cobbler which by the way is one of my favorite colors. Maybe because it sounds like food and my Girls Weekend Queen name has cherry in it hehe. So anyway I then figured if I needed 3 images I needed something small so I chose the tiny butterflies. I didnt want to overpower the card. I used the flower from the Flower Fest set and made it a 3D image. I chose words from Swirls & Curls Verses just because I love the loopy letters. So go on over to www.inkspire-me.com to see all the other entries. Till next time.... Happy Stamping

Color challenge #2

2011-07-24T20:27:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a bit busy getting all our school supply shopping done. With 3 kids still in school.... it sure makes for a lot of supplies. Not sure how my 5 year old is going to use 20 glue sticks in 9 months .... maybe they are going to be doing some stamping this year.. haha. With all that shopping I kept this challenge in the back of my head to get done so here is my card for the Inkspire color challenge. It was to use Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Black, White. This little turtle is from the set called Turtle & Co. It is the set that donates $2 from each one sold to the Ronald McDonald house foundation. The saying is a bit hard to see but it says....Hope you're back on your feet soon! too cute.
So go on over to www.inkspire-me.com to see the other entries. Till next time.. Happy Stamping

Donate cards to Soldiers overseas.

2011-07-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

These are some of the cards we made for the soldiers. These are stack of 10 and I had a bag of 100 off to the side as well. 340 total. All occasions.

Rebecca, MT, Marybeth and Karen hard at work on the cards. We had a nice taco salad for dinner and I made some awesome Almond pound cake with strawberry rhubarb spread from Tastefully Simple for dessert. Yum. Kept us going till 10pm. haha Only 4 hours to crank all these out. We now have to pick up our envelopes and sort them in sets of 5 to put into zip locks. Each set can go to a different soldier and the sand will stay out of them. Karen said no glitter..... It shows up in night vision goggles so we had none of that. Thanks ladies for your hard work.

Oh yes. I had to get myself into the picture of course since I worked too :) Thanks Michael

Cards from camp

2011-07-19T19:42:00.000-07:00

This card is so colorful and cute. One of my recent favorites. It was inspired by a fellow demonstrator Melissa Davies. I used the Pennant parade stamp set with the Pennant punch. Of course I had to add lots of texture of course.
Had to send this one to Grandma Helen in TX for her bday.

This card was inspired by Elizabeth Hurst. Just a touch of spring.
Till next time... Happy stamping

Weekend cards

2011-07-17T17:20:00.001-07:00

This first card was made for Angie. It was a Graduation card but I didnt want to use the traditional cap and gown. just some background paper, a bit of texture and my favorite word set swirls & curls verses.

This was a little 3x3 card for Anna's gift. Does it look like a sundae? I used the cupcake punch to make some scoops of ice cream and then added some swirls to make it look delicious. I used the Large Oval punch to make the bowl and the word window for the spoon handle. Hope you like my creations for this weekend. Till next time.... Happy Stamping

Color challenge

2011-07-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

I joined a brand new challenge site at www.inkspire-me.com These ladies started this challenge so I wanted to see if it would help me create to keep my blog updated with some new color schemes. I have to admit that I only really like the Melon Mambo but I was up for a challenge so here is what I came up with. Colors in the challenge were Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade, Brava Burgundy, Peach Parfait and of course white. I had to use Crumb Cake because the leaves just didnt look right in any of those other colors. So hop on over to their site and check it out.

Quick and easy

2011-07-07T20:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a fast card that is easy to put together. I used the scallop squares and beautiful butterflies dies to make this. I then embossed it to give some texture. Put on a dimensional dot and up it pops. Who does not like butterflies???

A story from 12 years ago

2011-07-07T09:09:00.000-07:00

Sorry if you have heard this story before but I had to share again. Logan knocked this picture out of my shadow box above my stamping desk and it made me laugh when I looked at it. This is a picture of Rebecca when she was just 3. I was brand new into stamping and she wanted to play like mommy did. I was doing dishes and she was playing in dining room.... well you know when your kids get too quiet you know its time to look in on them??? Well this is what I found. The old style of stamp pads did not click lock like the ones now so they just flipped open.. well this little lady and her afternoon hairdo.... decided she was going to investigate that pad. It was my new real red.. it just came out. Well she apparently tried to taste it, smell it, feel it and wear it like make up. She was so proud. AND..... she didnt get a single smudge on my biege carpet or my white chair coverings.. Amazing. Jump forward 12 years and she is still into my stamp stuff but she is a bit more careful. haha

Because I care

2011-07-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

Here is another card I made for camp. The set I used was Flower Fest. 5 of the stamps match punches so I only had to cut out the leaves. Easy Peesy. You know me I love those textures so of course I had to emboss the black. The bow is a faux bow... haha I wrapped the ribbon around the card and then I just tied a knot on a separate piece of ribbon and stuck it on with a glue dot. For those of my fellow stampers who are allergic to ribbon ;)
I will post the other 2 camp cards after Sunday's gathering of stamping goodness.
Enjoy this fabulous weather.
Happy Stamping

Birthday card

2011-07-02T07:55:00.000-07:00

This is the card I made for Rebecca's 15th Birthday. You cant tell but the scoops are gradual layered with dimensionals. I think next time I will add texture to the scoops. can you tell I like that set called Swirls and Curls? so cute.

Recommitment to my blog

2011-07-02T07:48:00.001-07:00

Hello all.... I have made the decision to move my blog from my wish I could get to it list to my list of things I must do. I will start today by posting 2 cards. One for the upcoming camp and the other is for a very special Birthday. Check back often as I am going to make sure I post lots of inspiration for you. I am inspired by so many of my fellow Stampin Up demonstrators and I will mention your name if your ideas are the ones that draw me in.
Stay tuned.
Jonna

Stamping Mojo....

2011-07-02T07:42:00.000-07:00

This cute card is one that we will be making at stamp camp this next weekend. Inspired by a fellow stamper Mary Brown... it is a cute combination of punches and textures.

This card is for my BFF Gwen. When you care to send the very best... you better stamp it!

Love my punches and embossing folders.. sure adds the pop to the card.

Sneak peak for RH Aug and Technique Tues camps

2010-08-12T20:04:00.000-07:00

Cards 1 and 2 are from camp tomorrow. This baby card was inspired by a fellow stamper on Stampinconnection.

Who doesnt need a child birthday card every now and then?

The next card was inspired by Rebecca who drew up her idea and I made real.

This next one is using punches and then peeled to make a flower. Come to camp to see how its done.

A few cards from July camp

2010-08-12T19:54:00.001-07:00

Here are some of the cards we did for camp. Felt like using some of my favorite colors. No ribbon this time for those of my campers who are allergic. haha you know who you are.

Time to update the blog with camp cards

2010-08-12T19:27:00.000-07:00

Whew it has been a long time since I have been on here to blog. Family has been busy over the summer and everything has its time and place. The new catalog is out and Stampin Up is starting a new year. New product, techniques and fun ideas. Try to make it to camp sometime to see what all the stampin fuss is all about. Check out my Stampin up website for dates. (yes soon to update that as well :))

Sweetpea Felt Flowers camp May 28th or 30th

2010-04-25T15:37:00.000-07:00

Here are all 7 cards we will make. Price is $20 and that includes a whole pack of the sweetpea felt flowers. There are 52 pieces in the package and we will use about half so you get the other half to take home and use as you like. Class is limited to 11 people so RSVP as soon as you decide that you must make these cards ;)
Below are the pieces that are left.

Thanks to Kate Mills, Jennie Maier, Sabrina Satchwell and Cheryl Holtman for inspiration

Oct camp cards

2009-12-04T19:03:00.000-08:00

This is using that so cute single stamp in the back of the book.. Dasher.

this card is using the medallion stamp. Add a little 2 way glue and dazzling diamonds and attach a pearl in the middle and poof... sparkly card

This card using the petals a plenty folder in the big shot.

This card is made with the falling leaves stamp set. We also used the crimper to make some texture on the old olive.

This card is using Daisy flower # 2 in the big shot. I used 2 of the same size and just layered them

November Camp cards

2009-11-28T10:20:00.000-08:00

This card uses Falling Leaves, the scallop square punch and some sponging. Happy Fall

This is using the Happy together set... cute little birds.

This is using the set The Things I love I water colored it using the aqua painter brush and ink from the top of the pad lids. The ribbon is just folded in half and taped behind the cardstock

This card is using the pumpkin set in the mini called Pumpkin Patch. A very versatile set...

The bow is a no tie one. I used the slot punch, put one end of the ribbon into each slot, flip over card, crisscross the ribbon and put it back thru the opposite hole.. tada.. no tie

This is using the level 2 hostess set called Christmas punch. The edges of the blue are distressed with the Al Stick. (bone folder)

2nd Christmas Bash

2009-11-28T09:58:00.000-08:00

This first card was made using folded cardstock in the Big Shot and the top note die. I then used the Dasher stamp from the last page in the catalog. Add a red brad and he becomes Rudolph. Super cute he is

This card is using the petals a plenty embossing folder from the Holiday Mini. I then used the rubber brayer to apply red ink to the raised parts. It then became a xmas present. You could use any color of ink to make it take on a different look.

This one is one I like because it is so simple. Using very vanilla card stock and soft suede.. The same embossing folder was used and has a different look being plain. The set used is tree trimmings from page 28. cute set.

This card uses the new ornament punch in the Holiday mini. It coordinates with Delightful Decorations stamp set. Stamp, Punch and Go.. super simple. This punch can be used as a vase, people faces, acorns and other things. The words are from the mini as well. Grateful Greetings.

Build A Bear class Oct 23rd and 25th

2009-10-22T18:42:00.000-07:00

This class uses the Big Shot and Build a Bear dies to create 4 cards with envelopes, coloring kit, crayons, tin with bear and clothes.

Hand stamped coloring pages. Complete with crayons :)

This cute little tin is holding a magnetic bear on the outside, on the inside a boy and girl set of clothes and pjs. What a fun gift for a little girl to take in the car.

Come join the fun and build your bear.

October Christmas Card Bash

2009-10-22T18:33:00.000-07:00

This card had a bit of cutting to make the ornaments and then a pretty was added to the green one. I just love this thick bright ribbon.

This card is using the flocked (raised fuzzy pattern) holiday paper in the Winter mini catalog.

HHMM not sure why my sparklies dont show up. I will have to play with the camera a bit more. This card has sparklies dusting the tree. The brad at the top is also dipped in sparkles.

This picture is hard to make out the details but this is stamped on glossy cardstock and there is a touch of Dazzling Diamonds to make it sparkle.

The ladies made 20 cards all together. 5 of each. Next camp is Nov 6th, 7th or 8th. RSVP now.

Saturday walk with the kids

2009-09-20T11:55:00.000-07:00

More convention card swap samples

2009-09-20T11:49:00.001-07:00

I especially love the Friend one that has the flowered background. It is made from the hostess level 3 designer paper just cut into strips. How pretty. These cards are made by various swappers at Convention.

Jenna at the park using new SU My Digital Studio

2009-09-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Fat Cat Digital scrap page

2009-09-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

Digital Studio test drive

2009-09-16T18:32:00.000-07:00

Rebecca and Maria Apple picking. This was super simple using the templates that are provided in the tool. In the Holiday mini catalog for only $79.99 starting Oct 1st.

All of the tatertots after picking our apples

Daddy and Logan showing off a big apple

Mommy and Logan.

Ms Jenna picking her apples

Convention samples.. they just keep showing up :)

2009-08-30T17:25:00.001-07:00

I just love the trees made with circles. It is not the scallop punch. It is actually one of the die cuts. It is embossed on white so it makes the colors pop. cute cute.
check back for more convention samples

Hostess gifts August

2009-08-30T17:15:00.001-07:00

Hello ladies.

I am going to start taking pictures of what my hostesses earn for their monthly club. If you are not in the monthly club you can still be a hostess and get lots of free goodies from Stampin Up.

So Carol was the hostess for the Aug club and this is all that she earned...

1 Level I and 1 Level 3 Hostess sets, 2 large sets and a set of Filigree (flowered) Brads.

So if you know anyone who would like to have me come to there house and share a bit of stamping just let me know.

till then... Happy Stamping.

Jonna Originals with the Daisy die cut.

2009-08-20T19:17:00.000-07:00

I decided to play around with my Big shot Daisy die and this is what I came up with. You can go from Daisy to Black eyed susans in no time.

Convention swaps-various stampers

2009-08-19T18:06:00.000-07:00

I love love the tulip card above.

Stay tuned... more to follow soon

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2009-08-11T12:12:00.000-07:00

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Stampin Up partners with Build A Bear. Convention 09

2009-08-11T10:55:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the Build A Bear workshop partnered by Stampin UP. They have made exclusive Dies and stamp sets just for us. Just wait till I get my hands on these little babies. At convention I won one of the prize patrols and I got a stamp set and card/envelope set.. but I traded my nice roommate Ali for her prize patrol which was the Bear stamp set, the Bear words and the designer paper. Stay tuned. This is all available in the new mini. Soon to hit your mailbox. Available for order Sept 1st.
I will be planning a Build A Bear workshop soon to make these cute little critters.

This was the sweet Build A Bear available to convention attendees... She is stinkin cute. I named her Sweetpea the bear. She comes with her own stamp, a cute SU apron, the new IN color ribbon in her hair and the official SU logo on her paw. SO cute.

This picture shows each of the dies and what it cuts out. You can change up the color of the bear to make light to dark brown or even black or white. How cute is that?

The die cuts allow you to use fabric, magnets and and cardstock to make different types of outfits.

Here is a sample of the stamped bear image and then one of the dressed die cut ones.

Here is the same thing but the little girl bear.

Now how cute are these little bears dressed in their Halloween best? I have also seen how to do a bear in a tux and in PJ's. There is another die to make Christmas outfits. Just cant wait to get started on this.

SU Convention 2009

2009-08-11T10:21:00.000-07:00

This was super cute Halloween treat container made from the Designer paper.

These are a bit hard to see but they are made out of fabric scraps using the Flower Folds Big Shot died. They are layered and then a vintage button added in the middle to make a broach. Super cute. Shelly is so talented.

This lamp shade is made using the same big Shot die but it is using cardstock. Very cute to personalize a bedroom

This was the Momento Mall. SU logo product that they made for Convention. Looks like a huge room and it is.. but the line to check out was long. and the line to get in was even longer. We waited an hour and a half and that was about half the time that others waited. We all chatted and swapped cards in line. I swapped 200 of mine. I got back tons of really nice swaps to be cased.

This is the part of the line that winds back and forth like at Great America. Back and forth and back and forth. haha Lots of tired feet after that line. We are at the door waiting to get in this pic.

This was the line BEFORE the back and forth line. whew.. good thing I brought snacks.

Misc cards July

2009-07-19T20:14:00.001-07:00

This card I made for Glen next door. He turned 3. I used the Simple birthday thanks stamp that has words in the bottom part but I just did this in 3 steps and just cuttlebugged the bottom.

This on I used the same template as the July Doll camp card but used baby colors.. Lots of cuttlebug and punches going on here. This was for Baby Penley... who I got to hold for a while at camp while her mommy Allie got to stamp :) got my fix for now.

This one I made for MaryBeth.. Ok so I was a month early for her Birthday. Hey I am either early or totally late. But I used the Circle Circus and punches along with the Shapers and Movers die.

July Camp Cards

2009-07-19T20:02:00.000-07:00

I saw this little doll idea on Pattys stamping spot. What a cute idea she shared. Looks cute in lots of different designer paper. We used the Wide oval punch for the wrap, then the circle punches to make the face. Cute.

This card uses the Movers and Shapes die. It is where you can move the die shape to cut out anywhere on the card. Makes a cute window with a nice pin hole trail around it.

This is using the new stamp set Circle Circus. I love polka dots so you know I like this set. We used one of the new colors... Rich Razzleberry. pretty color

This is one of the cards I am making for the Stampin Up Convention the first week of Aug. We used several punches including the new Butterfly one that matches the set flight of the butterfly. So I have 75 of these babies ready to swap. We used the new Soft Suede brown color.. makes a cute color for teddy bears.. that is your little hint of what is to come Sept 1st :)

This is using that same set Circle Circus....say that 10 times fast. geez.. But it is a cute set and we used the circle punches to pop them out. Quick..

June Camp Cards

2009-07-19T19:39:00.000-07:00

This card was done using the scallop die and designer paper. I used one of the IN colors.. Pacific Point Blue.

This card is using the same scallop die but cut out on the edges to make a dress. Super cute using just about any of the designer paper.

Just wanted to show a simple card.. dont have to make it so complicated just to make a card

This one is using the cuttlebug and one of my fav punches. I just love that shape. All wavy like that.

This one is using the scallop circle again.. Yes I know.. but I wanted to show the many things you can do with just one die. Just another way to get your moneys worth.

New Catalog

2009-07-06T05:47:00.000-07:00

Hi ladies. Sorry it has been a bit since I have posted but I had some issues getting into my account.. drat..
So I want to let you know that the new catty is out and you can get one free if you are in my monthly Rubber Hugs club or for only $5 if you are not. You can also view it online at www.stampinup.com
Please contact me if you have any questions.... jonna1967@gmail.com

Also dont forget to check the SU site each Monday for the weekly special. This is for every monday in July....

Till next time... Happy Stamping

Jonna

Scrap pages I have made over the last few months

2009-06-08T10:54:00.000-07:00

Just a few pages that I made using our designer paper and a few different scrappin kits. It sure does make it easy to get them done quick. I still need to do a bit more journaling done on them but hey at least I have them mostly done :)

Ok this one is not SU but I had these tub designs and had some good after bath pics of the little Prince. haha

Cute dresses.

2009-05-27T19:44:00.000-07:00

These cute dresses are made from the large scallop Big Shot Die. Yes you can also use it in your cuttlebug. I cut the scallop circle out and then used a template that I cut out of white cardstock. Just by changing the designer paper and ribbon, it gives the dress a different look. Looovvvveee It. This idea first came from a very talented stamper Patty Bennett. Thanks for sharing Patty.
Stampcampers... you might just see this at camp on a card wink wink...

Cards from this past week

2009-05-26T14:26:00.000-07:00

This was a cute card to make. It is a mini version of the onsie cards that seem to be on several sites. I thought to myself.. I can make that smaller and here is how it turned out. The onsie is also using a cuttlebug folder for texture. aaww so cute. The stamp is from the under $10 page in the back of the catalog.

This is a card I did using the cupcake die. You can do the frosting and bottom in different papers to give it a totally different look. This was for a co-worker.

This was more like a large tag card for little Riley. Her Birthday was today.

Hope you like these cards. Till next time .... Happy Stamping

Thanks for the Yogurt Parfaits..... card

2009-05-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

Ok so the story goes like this..... At work in our cafe they make these yummy large yogurt parfaits... only in spring and summer. They have vanilla yogurt, strawberries, blueberries and granola. If you dont get to the cafe early enough you are out of luck.. they go fast and they only make so many each day. Dan and I get one every morning and harrass Gary the cafe boss about when they are making them in the early spring. So last week I didnt get into there until about 815 because Dan was not in work that day and my am routine was thrown off... sorry I digress.. so I went into the cafe later and OMG they were all gone. sniff sniff. I had to get pancakes instead. bummer.. so I happen to see Gary at the copier and I sniffed and said... I missed the parfaits this am.. that will teach me to wait to go get one. He laughed and we parted ways. about 20 minutes later he shows up at my desk with 2 mini parfaits and spoons. I think he thought Dan was there. aawww free parfaits in tiny little cups. Of course I ate Dans too :) It was so sweet of Gary so I made him this card.. I did draw in the parfait but I think he will get the gist. Simple and fast card just to say Thanks.

May camp cards

2009-05-18T19:29:00.000-07:00

This first card is using a template that I got out of our Stampin Up publication. It is hard to see but there is a line around the white that is done using the piercing tool. To make the scallop frame I punched out a square and then did the scallop square over it. TaDa.. scallop frame.

This cute card I saw on a blog. I am sorry I dont have the name If I find it again I will add it. I changed it up a bit using different stamps and I did the "fake" bow which is just stuck on the ribbon strip.

This one is kind of hard to see. I used Vellum Cardstock (not vellum paper) and the embossing folder Manhattan flower. It makes a striking difference to the cardstock in person. I hope to do more with this heavy weight vellum soon.

This card also came from an idea in our SU publication. They love to give us ideas to use in our own workshops. You will see this set again I am sure. Fifth Avenue Floral... not a big flower stamp person but I really like how you can layer these flowers.

This card is using our simple flower embosslit. It embosses and cuts out all in one swipe in the Big shot. (yes it works in Cuttlebug too) Enlarge picture to see flower detail cute. The leaves are from the 5 petal flower punch and then make each point into a leaf. Simple enough. So that is what went down at camp. Hope you enjoyed looking and stamping.

Till next time. Happy Stamping

Misc cards with some using Rubons

2009-05-03T19:13:00.000-07:00

This card is using the Top note again :) with the Thoughts and Prayers set. I just love that tree.

This card is the first of a few using the Bright Delights rubons. I just love them because they are in color and the owls are the cutest.

This is the card I made for Bea's hubby Al "Owl" (that is what Jenna and Logan call him) He makes my "owl" stick which are wood bone folders polished out, sealed and an Owl is stamped on them using Stazon ink. I give one of these to each of my new campers. So I thought this card was fitting for him.

This is the card I made for Dan to sneak into his suitcase on his last trip. the 143 stands for I (1) Love (4) you (3)

This one is a bit hard to see but it says delight. I need to work on lighting. The trees at the bottom are green and yellow.

This card reminded me of Jenna.. Ms Sassy. Especially with her new short haircut. She just donated 10 inches to locks of love. All that orange curly hair is gone and she has a cute bob.

This card might show up at camp "wink" It is using the Fifth Avenue Floral. I just love this card. I made a set of these for my friend Chris for her Birthday.

This was the card I made for Chris's Birthday. It looks like a present. The background is cuttlebugged for extra texture.

Hope you like the cards. Till next time.

Just another card I made using a template.

2009-04-23T11:10:00.000-07:00

This card was made using a template in our Stampin Up magazine. Super easy. You might be seeing this at camp soon.

April stamp camp

2009-04-23T10:49:00.000-07:00

This card is using the Designer paper from the Sale A Brate mini. I just love it. I used the butterfly big shot die and it was so simple to put them together and use the elastic ribbon to make the body and antenas. The other part of the card is the top note cut out then folded lengthwise and ran thru the top note again but on the short end. It makes a top note frame. see 2nd to last card for the other piece. I also used the new scallop oval punch with the Oval all set that is available in the Occasions Mini that goes until June 30th.

This card is using the Wagon set from the Occasions mini. Cute cute set. The wing is cut out of another sheet of paper.

This card is using lots of punches because you all know how I love my punches.

This card is the other part to the top note die frame. it is also using a pretty flower from the Pretties kit.

This is a super simple and fast card to make multiples of. I cased this from another demo and I will get her blog site so you can check her out.

thanks for visiting.

New Occasions Mini special

2009-04-06T06:48:00.000-07:00

Get Connected Promotion
Dates: April 1-30, 2009
Promotion Details:

Customers Spend $40 on Occasions Mini Catalog products and choose any one item from the "Under $10" page in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog for free.

Hostesses Hold a workshop of $150 or more and choose any one item from the "Under $10" page in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog for free. For every $150 spent at the workshop, the hostess will receive another "Under $10" item.

These are the items available for you to choose from when you place a qualifying $40 order.
Item, Description & Price
- 116209 Note of Thanks Mini Note Kit $9.95 or free with $40 order
- 116210 Birthdays Count Mini Note Kit $9.95 or free with $40 order
- 114494 Forever Single stamp $5.95 or free with $40 order
- 114492 Beautiful Baby stamp $7.95 or free with $40 order
- 114486 Birthday Wish stamp $6.95 or free with $40 order
- 114490 Glad Friends stamp $5.95 or free with $40 order
- 114498 Flower in Silhouette stamp $7.95 or free with $40 order
- 114496 Celebrations stamp $7.95 or free with $40 order
- 114484 Elegant Thank You stamp $6.95 or free with $40 order
- 114552 Gracias stamp (not pictured) $5.95 or free with $40 order
- 114488 Fun Flowers stamp $5.95 or free with $40 order

2 3x3 cards for birthday bags in under 5 minutes :)

2009-04-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

Here are 2 super quick cards to add to gifts. You know the kids dont care about the cards so I hate to take a ton of time with them. BUT... you just cant skip it.

Mojo monday Sketch March 30th.

2009-03-30T17:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/

This is my attempt at todays Mojo Monday sketch. I used the Scrappin Kit Sweet Nothings and the Wagon full of fun set from the Occasions Mini.

Verve Sketch

2009-03-30T16:51:00.000-07:00

On Sat I had the 2 great ladies that make up my downline over for a meeting.
We used this sketch to create our own cards. Each of us has our own style and that makes us a well rounded little group. I would love to add more people to my group but for now I am happy with who I have.

So this first card was created by Nicole. She used the priceless set. She used one of her favorite color combos. Kiwi Kiss, Grey and Black.

This card was created by Cherie using the Botanical Blooms Sale A Bration set. She used the new scallop lace punch. She said this paper reminds her of an old fashion ice cream shop.

This is the card I used. I am going to a Bday party for a 6 year old boy so I wanted to make it fun. I used the Pun Fun set.

Thanks Verve Team for sharing the sketch.
http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/

Birthday card for Cathy

2009-03-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

This was a quick card I made for Cathy. I used the top note with designer paper adn then sponged a pretties flower with close to cocoa. It is hard to see but the Birthday word is done in Rust and uses the scallop oval as a layer.

Ricky's 6th Bday card

2009-03-21T15:40:00.001-07:00

Jenna was invited to a classmates Bday part and this is the card we made for him. The frosting on the cupcake has Crystal Effects plus a sprinkle of Dazzling Diamonds. I used watercolors to color it in.

March Stamp Camp

2009-03-17T09:37:00.000-07:00

This card is using the cute flower from the Wagon set in the April Spring mini. We used watercolor crayons and the auqabrush. And do you see that scalloped oval?? oh yes I had to order that right away because I just dont have enough punches to keep me happy. Available April 1st. This layers nicely with the 2 smaller oval punches. The background paper is also the FREE designer paper in the Sale A Brate mini.

These were onsie cards cased from another site that I cannot remember at the moment. There are so many talented ladies out there... I have actually seen a few of these. Very cute... They are both embossed with the cuttlebug but it is hard to see.

This card is using the new wagon set from the April mini. People can order the 3 selected sets early that have Easter images in them. Otherwise it will all be avail April 1st thru June 30th.

This card is made using just paper and ribbon. This designer paper is FREE from the Sale A Brate mini. It is very pretty.

We made toppers using the top note die and the Yummy set which is also FREE from the Sale A Brate mini.

Stampin Up's great promotion.

2009-03-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest promotion that Stampin Up is having. If you ever considered paying yourself to stamp here is your chance. $169 kit plus a free set plus the option to make it in 3 payments.

If you spend $100 a month on stamps for yourself.....you can be your own demonstrator and still get the discount and all the other exciting benefits of being a Stampin Up family member.
Or if you would like to join my team and share what you love to do.... check out the special below:
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While anytime is a great time to join the Stampin' Up! family as a demonstrator, joining during Sale-A-Bration is especially rewarding!
From February 1 - March 31, when you become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, in addition to all the fabulous demonstrator benefits, you'll also get
15% off the Starter Kit
A FREE stamp set from the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog--up to a $47.95 value!
The Starter Kit, created exclusively for new demonstrators, contains everything you need to get started in your new business, including
Four complete stamp sets
A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
Stampin' Pastels
Card stock
Parisian Damask Décor Elements and applicator tool
Five Classic Stampin' Pads
VersaMark Pad
Stampin' Scrub and Mist
Blender pens
Business forms and tools
The Starter Kit is valued at more than $335 and is regularly priced at $199--but during Sale-A-Bration, you'll get the entire, customizable Starter Kit for only $169! If you're concerned about the up-front cost of the Starter Kit, ask your demonstrator about our Three Easy Payments option, available for a limited time. With just one partial initial payment, you can get your Starter Kit right away and get your business up and running. Two subsequent monthly payments will take care of the rest. Contact her today and you can take advantage of both the discounted Sale-A-Bration Starter Kit price and the Three Easy Payments option!
Contact your demonstrator TODAY to join the Stampin' Up! family.

Feb camp cards

2009-02-25T10:21:00.000-08:00

Here are the cards we made at camp. The theme was "simple cards" We had a new camper.. Her name is Karen. Hope she enjoyed camp and will come back to see us again.

This card is using the new Sale A Bration Polka dot punches set. It matches our punches. Fun but simple.

This card uses the big bold cupcake dies. You can make your own cupcake liner and topping. cute set. Comes with candles too.

This card used the ird with leaves die. I was going for simple here.

Loads of love Easter egg card.

This card is using those cute little bees. I also used the new scalloped lace edge punch.

Inside of the bee card

This was the card I made for Bea for her Birthday. I used the scalloped envelope die to cut out the front.

297 blank cards sent to Soldiers overseas

2009-02-07T12:32:00.001-08:00

Here are the bundles of cards we made at MaryBeth's house. Each bundle has 10 cards of various occasions and each card has an envelope. This all started because MaryBeth knows someone who's son is overseas already and her own nephew will be going over shortly. Many of the Soldiers dont have the opportunity to go get cards to send home... or have the selection like we do. So she asked me if I would help her and a few others make some. Well I had a ton of card fronts from card swaps with other SU demonstrators from years past as well as extras from 2 years worth of stamp camps. So I brought the main card parts and we got together and did an assembly line. Bea was cutting the back of the cards and scoring them to fold, MT and Paula were attaching the card fronts to the backs so they opened and had blank insides, Rebecca stamped "hand stamped with love" on the back of each one, MaryBeth added an envelope to each one and sorted by occasion. I just fluttered around helping with each part. Then we all got them together and did bundles tied together for easy handling. We counted 297. That is a lot of cards coming back to the states for loved ones... Happy Birthday, Congrats, Holidays, Sympathy, and a bunch of Miss you's.

Here is MT, Bea and Paula working like little bees

Here is MaryBeth and Rebecca in the other hive working away

Cut, fold, adhere, pass

Of course we all brought a snack... but MaryBeth made this yummy strawberry tort. Almost too pretty to cut into but I fought that urge right away and Rebecca and I ate a piece.. yum. Had some to bring back home and ate all that too.

Here is the gang with all of our cards all bundled and ready to go.

Thanks to MaryBeth and all the ladies for a great time and certainly a good cause.

Baby card and basket

2009-01-27T10:48:00.000-08:00

Hi. this was a baby basket that I made for someone at work. Yes I make these too. haha All in my spare time :) So she asked for pink and brown. That was easy enough. The onsie card was actually pretty easy. It does not open so it is more like a tag. I used a regular size piece of card stock and put it thru the cuttlebug. Then I used my circle punch to cut out the legs and neck hole. for the fringe I cut a circle out of cs and then went around that circle with the scallop punch. I then glued them on and then cut off the part that I didnt need. I used 2 brads at the bottom for the onsie snaps. How cute is that? I think this might have to be a stamp camp item. Always need a baby card.

January Camp Cards - Big Shot Top Note Die

2009-01-19T17:42:00.000-08:00

Hello again, Just thought I would share the cards from camp this past weekend. There are a bunch of very talented stampers out in the world of Stampin Up and they are all so generous sharing ideas and sketches for others to duplicate or use as a jumping point. So check out the cards below and see what you think.

This first card is using the top note but by folding it over and not cutting out the top part it creates its own fold. So this note is folded on top of a single layer that is embossed to give it depth.

This card is our little Penguin. Starting with the top note die layered and then using the large and small ovals, and the 5 point flower to make all his little parts.

This card.. what a surprise.... we used the top note again.. haha I just love this one. So this one is kept off the smaller background card to create a different look. Just have to remember not to put the adhesive all the way around the top note like you are probably used to.

This next card is using the basic slider technique. As shown in Becky's card in a previous post... the focal point is movable using a penny, a dimensional puff dot, another penny, another dot and then your stamped image. The paper with the hole goes between the first penny and the 2nd. The puff dot is what slides along the paper. The first card shows the flower in position 1 and the 2nd shows it slid over to reveal the message :)

This last card is using half of that crazy top note again. This is using a design by my upline Janice Weightman. I was 16 out of the top 30 in sales for Dec. so she sent me this great card. Hers used the new design paper and I could not show it before today. So thank you Janice for the great idea. I changed up the colors a bit.... you might notice that I love that ski slope paper from the winter mini and the brown and read colors. Ok I will get out of that color scheme :)

So I sure hope you like what we did this month. I am excited to get into the new catty which started today by the way.... Stay tuned. Till next time... Happy Stamping

Swap cards

2009-01-19T16:44:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. Sorry it has been a while since I posted... not really sure where the time goes.
This post is for some of the swaps.

These 2 cards are Monica's. She used the sherbert background and then added some cuttlebug embossing, some eyeletes and the white jel marker to make it pop on the blue. She also used some fancy schmancy gadget she got from her hubby. I forget what it was called.. something like the stampers companion. A bunch of tools in one. That is now she made that wavy line with the embossed lines.

The cards below are Bea's creations. It is hard to see in this picture but the lilac card is embossed using the cuttlebug. I like her use of scallops and the boho set. The card with the hearts moves. The white part is connected using a brad which allows it to shift. Would be a neat way to hide a message like a slider card.

The cards below are mine. As you can tell I like that rose paper. I saw this idea that came from a sketch challenge. The olive card is embossed also using the Big Shot. The paper with the Thanks on it is actually a very light pink pattern. Now that card with the cute bees.... that is from the new catalog. I forgot to take a picture of the inside which had the rest of the words "have a honey of a day" and another cute bee. The set has a giant hive.. Now you know my history with bees.. so I had to get this set to scrapbook my groovy hive. Did I tell you Dan caught it on fire? Yup.. tried to actually use the flood light that it was attached to. Big mistake.. went up in flames. Dan had the thought.... call 911 and lose part of the garage or pray the hose reached. Well the hose barely was able to shoot water up that far and he got most of it out and then went and pounded out the screen from the inside the garage. He knocked off all the hive and managed to save a big chunk of it. So the girls will be able to have it for their science projects :) Ok I digress...

The top 2 here are Bea's and the bottom are Monicas. Monica used needlepoint type thread to go around the scallop punch. It reminds me of the spirographs. Very creative ladies.

Holiday cards

2009-01-05T19:19:00.000-08:00

This card is using the ski slope designer paper and chocolate ribon. Very simple yet pretty.
I just love this color combo.

This card was cased using the top note die. It works in the cuttlebug as well as our Big shot. Looks like a camp card in the making :)

This card was so simple. It uses the designer paper from the Holiday mini called ski slope. This paper is one of many patterns but it is only available thru Jan 18. I also used the build a brad and the snow swirled stamp set.

Inventory Blowout sale - Limited time only

2009-01-05T19:02:00.000-08:00

Dont miss out on this great sale. Please call or email me to let me know if you would like anything. Supplies are limited so don't wait. New catalog comes out Jan 19th so make sure you check the retired list to make sure there is nothing that you just cant live in the stamping world without :)
See the link to my Stampin Up website to the left of this post. Go to the Promotions area of the site once you are there.

2 of Dec camp cards

2008-12-19T18:09:00.000-08:00

Well isnt this snowman just the cutest? We used the top note die cut for both the hat and face, star punch using just one point of it, circle punches and the flower punch.

Again we used the top note die. It is hard to see but we put brads into the stars on the tree.

swap cards from Nov camp

2008-12-19T17:57:00.000-08:00

This bear card was made by Monica. I had to take a close up because the camera does not do it justice. Lots of detail like all of her cards. Thanks for a great card Monica

These are all the swap cards that the November campers made. Nice job ladies

Cards from friends

2008-12-19T17:45:00.000-08:00

This card is from Becky. It is a slider card and is puffed up using dimensionals (puff dots) and 2 pennies. Yes we are going to be doing a slider card in camp soon. Becky always makes cards out of the box and I always love them. Thanks for sharing Becky

This card is from Carol. The cute little turtle is watercolored . Nice shading Carol. She also embossed the pattern in yellow with clear embossing paper. Thanks for the cute card.

Special gifts

2008-12-09T10:06:00.000-08:00

The cards are hard to see but I used punches, stickers, designer paper and ribbon to make each one different. Double click to see a larger image.

These are gifts I made for a few people. I hope they like them. They are a tin of 3x3 cards to add to gift bags or use when you just need something small. Here is where I used that blue glittered

star. Each comes in a tin that can be reused and tied with our Holiday ribbon with a snowman tag.

Handsome new UPS man

2008-12-09T09:22:00.000-08:00

All packages must be approved by the Art department

Meet Logan our new UPS man. Isnt he a handsome one? He is very serious about his job and has big muscles. Here you see him doing his offical butt check to see if packages can with stand 35 lbs of pressure.

Here is the label checking department.

Lets do a bit of sorting for the climbing test.

It has to be stacked just right.

So getting packages at our house is always a good time for these 2.

Punch happy

2008-12-09T06:13:00.000-08:00

Hi again. You all know how I love my punches..... Here is an idea that I saw on 2 different demonstrators blogs. I put them together and it looks kind of neat. I used up some designer paper again and punch out squares. Then I used the scallop square to layer them. For the flower I used the scallop punch and snipped each petal. After that I snipped each petal in half. I sponged it with a little choc chip and then curled up the edges. I then added layers of circle punches and a button to make the middle. How cute is that. This is one of the cards for the upcoming camp but I made it using greens and reds.

Glitter Time

2008-12-09T05:59:00.000-08:00

Hello again. Sorry it has been so long.. Who put this month on fast forward? geez. I have been busy stamping but have not had a chance to upload anything. These are some stars I was working on. They are hard to see but there is also glitter on the designer paper layer as well. I just punched out some paper and layered with dimensionals. The blue stars I just punched out the small star first then the large one to make the open look. I then covered it with the 2 way glue and used the dazzling diamonds to coat it. It keeps the color since the dust is so fine.

I will show you later what projecte they turned up on.

Happy punching.

Sherbert card

2008-11-18T05:49:00.001-08:00

Hi. Sorry it has been a while since I have posted. Where does the time go? I made this card using the sherbert designer paper and our circle cutter. I just cut the 2 partial circles and layered them. I then added a circle of apricot appeal and a clear button.

Till next time.

Halloween pics of Dan and I

2008-10-31T07:54:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween. Dan and I dress up every year for work. Dan is Joe from McKrackin Plumbing. I am Super Mom. Dan has his very own plunger and I have to keep

him out of the bathroom now so he wont play in there. It is hard to see in the picture but I have a sock, dryer sheet and some reminder notes on my back....On the front I have all 4 kids pictures, my bottle brush cleaner, duster, wisk and my shopping list. My friend Kim found these gold shiny tight as sin pants... I like to call them my "SHAZAM" pants. Joe the plumber kept oogling me. Maybe he should be more concerned about keeping his shirt down and his butt crack hidden. haha. I will take some pictures of the kids tonight when they trick or treat.

Till next time.

Crazy Hair day

2008-10-27T11:15:00.001-07:00

Now for those of you who have met my tiny Rebecca.... you all know she has the biggest hair. Well for crazy hair day I used some freeze spray that my fellow Queen Rose recommended. It is called Got to be Glued. Cool stuff. So I had her brush it upside down and I sprayed on the glue. WOW... she would have been great in the 80's. I probably could have gotten it a bit bigger but at 6am and trying to get out of the house on time.. that is what she got. It was windy this am but I dont think she will have a problem because that hair is not going to move :) 73 lb girl with 10 lb Queen wanna be hair.

Organizing new stamp area

2008-10-27T11:02:00.000-07:00

Hello again. Here is a picture of my new stamp area. I got a nice sturdy table that came with just 2 benches. So I tucked one under the other side and pushed the table against the wall. I put my 2 paper sorters on top. I then decided to double up my paper colors and re-label them. I was then able to pull out some of the other dividers to make room for my blue containers that were on sale at the end of the year. I have them all labeled too. Some with adhesives, spots, glues, mini notebooks and 1 for my need at my fingertip items.... like my snipit scissors, calculator, pen, tweezers.... stuff like that. I also had to sort my past In colors. I was getting the reds mixed up. So now I have one slot for each group. I also saved 1 slot for my current project. Right now it has the 3 cards for my upcoming Holiday camp and my little spider peppermint that I need to make friends for. So there is always more to organize but I like how it is coming along. Now if I can keep Logan from taking my graph paper to color on... sigh.

So if you are looking to get organized... just take it one section at a time. Till next time.... Happy Stamping.

Not like the others

2008-10-22T05:54:00.000-07:00

I just had to add this pic of Logan and Dan honking noses. Logan thought he was pretty good at it.

Hi again, I got this notebook at work and it looked just like everyone elses in the meeting room... so what to do.... heck why not stamp it. My cube neighbor said that if it turned out cute that she wanted me to do one for her too. So I took it home and took about 10 minutes to change it up. Now I go to meetings with my notebook full of foof and it does not look like anyone elses :)

I did make a cute thank you card for Bea and Al for a gift they gave me but do you think I could remember to take a pic... of course not. I will have to go to Beas and take a pic of it.

Just a reminder.... the all Holiday card camp is Nov 14th and 16th. Make 15 cards using 3 designs for $20. Let me know if you want to attend and bring a guest. $5 off camp for every guest you bring who has not been to one of my camps before :)

Till next time... Happy Stamping

More misc cards

2008-10-17T05:38:00.000-07:00

Hi. Ok so I should have taken this card pic the other way. Thought I could flip him around. Guess not. I made 2 of these cards. One for the maker of my Al sticks... Al himself. The other is for a co worker. They both have Birthdays on Sat. Happy Birthday to them. It is hard to tell from the pic but he is Mellow Moss on Night of Navy cardstock.

This card is for Dan's boss (my friend Kim) for Boss's Day. I used the Eastern blooms flower in the new pink on the same color card stock. I then use the top note die for the Big Shot and then put it thru the Cuttlebug for texture. It is layered onto Always Artichoke cs.

I took the Owl one from camp and dressed him up abit. I put the black and the light brown thru the cuttlebug to give him a bit of texture. I also use the spiral punch to decorate up the edges.

Dont forget about the November 14/16 camp for 15 Christmas cards for $20. Classes are filling up so let me know if you want to join.

Till next time.... Happy Stamping

Oct camp cards

2008-10-13T19:39:00.000-07:00

These are the rest of the cards from camp. The Owl card is done using the big shot die called top note. See the last couple of pages of your holiday mini. As you can see I used the new scallop square punch for 2 of the cards. I am digging that punch. I also love the Eastern Bloom set. It looks good in any color. And we cant forget little Rudolph. He is a level 2 hostess set. He can be earned by hosting a party and getting to the level 2 in sales. Ask for more details.

I host a monthly camp at my home but am always up for a regular party at your house with your friends. Stamps travel well :) A home party is fun and simple. I do some demos and then the group does a make and take or two. Anyone can stamp and I would love to teach others that you might know.

Till next time... Happy stamping

Swap cards from Oct camp

2008-10-13T19:30:00.000-07:00

Hello again. Here are the swap cards for Oct. Some chose to swap more than one card. The idea is to bring a card made with SU items and I swap out 1 for 1. That way you get an idea from someone else. Sorry the pictures done capture the detail of Cuttlebug or embossing like a couple of the cards had... but... still.... Great job ladies

Girls Weekend 2008

2008-10-09T05:57:00.000-07:00

This is Castle of Spring Green. The hideout of the Queens for 2008. 8 rooms, 5.5 bathrooms and lots of stone and wood. Fantabulous.... This view is from the side standing on the driveway

This view is from the front. Bedrooms upstairs and the dining area and open great room are the windows downstairs. That is lots of Windex I tell you. Not a lick of material hanging from any of the windows.....

This is the offical Girls Weekend flag. We found these giant bloomers at a craft fair in 2005. Those who were in attendance that year signed..... That is my attempt at lips at the bottom. haha. GW was established in 1994 but I have only been going for 11 years.... Those ladies did some roughing it in the early years and I will gladly pass on water bag showers, bears in the woods and outhouses... not for me. So I started going thanks to the invitation from my great friend Jane Jenkins and dont have any plans to miss any of them. See Ms Jane below with that "I am on Girls Weekend" grin on her face. Next to her is Ms Patty. It was like traveling with Paula Deen. Just wanted her to talk just to listen to her accent. She fit well into the Queen circle.

The next 2 pictures are of the great room where we spent most of our time. Eating, drinking, chatting, lauging, playing games and building fires. We did a lot of get to know you games and those usually had funny stories to go along with them. I will post more pictures up later. Thanks for looking.

October camp card preview

2008-09-30T06:01:00.001-07:00

Hello

This is one of the cards we are making at the October stamp camp. It uses several punches but is super simple. the scallop part is done with the new scallop edge.. how you say? Come to class and I will show you. Maybe I will put together a couple of pictures so you can see how it is done after camp.

Can you believe it is October already? Well Girls weekend is this Friday so I am not complaining that it is Fall already. If you want to see where the Queens are going this year... click on this link http://www.springgreencastle.com/index.html

Can you say "fabulous"? 17 queens, lots of food, wine, laughing and tons of relaxation.... oh and lots of quiet....... ssshhh

I will share a pic or 2 when I get back.

Apple Pickin'

2008-09-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

Here are the kids at the apple orchard. Logan is content with picking the one apple then eating that the whole time we pick the others. Missed having Josh in the pictures but he was out of town. (independent adult now :) )

Getting punchy with Punch templates

2008-09-24T10:45:00.000-07:00

Hi. Currently I have this one sheet template that has all my punches punched all along the outside edges. Well you all know how much I love my punches so guess what happened??? I ran out of room on that one sheet. So I decided to make them up this way. I saw this idea about a year ago or so in a similar idea so this is what I came up with. I will label each one and I can always add to it. It is great to be able to go thru the catty and find out which punch works for different things. Helps when you want to think outside of the box.... or punch.. haha

I do believe we will be using the one punch shown on the catty above for the next camp.... hint hint.

TIP: use your punches to use up scraps of regular cardstock and even your designer papers.

Make sure you check out my Stampin up website for camp dates. My link is on this site up in the far left corner. And remember... $5 off your camp fee if you bring a new stamping buddy.

Till next time.... Happy Stamping

Designer paper organizer

2008-09-23T08:07:00.000-07:00

Hello again. This is a simple idea I saw from another demonstrator recently to show off samples of the Designer paper. I used the large tag punch to take a sample of each pattern. I then used chocolate chip to divide each set. I then punched a hole using the cropadile and put the ring thru. I will put some labels on them so I know what set they go to.

Till next time. .... Next post will be a neat little idea for the punch template. A remake of the one sheet type that I have now.

Happy Stamping

Anniversary Card

2008-09-19T06:35:00.000-07:00

Good morning. This card was made for Bea and Al for their Anniversary. Happy 20th Bea and Al. Or "Owl" as Jenna calls him. I used Bravo Burgundy, Rose Red and Regal Rose. It is hard to see but the card itself is Burgundy. Not a lot of natural light at night :)

Till next time... happy stamping.

Wild Wednesday

2008-09-17T10:48:00.001-07:00

Hello, I was playing with some paper and got a little wild mixing patterns. Ok so I know when you dress yourself you say... dont wear polkadots with stripes.... but who says you have to have the same rules for a card? Why not jump outside of your pattern box and mix and match our great Designer Papers. This card is made from the Rainbow Sherbert selection. It is a bit on the wild side but it definately is fun. I also used the flower from the Eastern Blooms set (on sale till Sept 30th) and some dimensionals to make it pop up.

So take a look at our papers and live a little on the wild side. Till next time.. Happy Stamping

Card Swap

2008-09-17T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hello again,

At our last stamp camp we did our first swap amongst the group. I only took a few pictures.... didnt think about it until a few of the ladies left. So this was one that is being sent out to another member. The card was made by Phyllis. Great job Phyllis and you know you make points from me by using a punch. hahaha So to all the other campers... great job and I sure hope you participate again at the Oct camp. You all are great stampers so dont feel like you dont measure up. If you want to participate, send me a card and I will swap at the Sunday camp.

Till tomorrow... happy stamping

Fly Mosqitos Fly- Sept. Camp samples

2008-09-16T10:38:00.000-07:00

Hello again. This is card # 4 from Sept stamp camp. I just got a mosquito bite the other nite.. need my giant can of skeeter spray like Mr Bear has. I swear that bug was as big as the one on the card. haha. We used chalks to color this card.

This is card # 5 from stamp camp. I just love that Tangerine and Pacific blue. This card uses the knot technique where you make a knot and then wrap the ribbon ends around the back of the card stock. The flowers are from the Eastern Bloom set. I think that big flower looks good in any color. Wait till you see the sample that I have for next camp. pretty pretty.

First day of school

2008-09-04T06:21:00.000-07:00

Sept 2nd first day of school. Rebecca is the big 7th grader and Jenna is the big Kindergartener.

Today is day 3 so lets see if they manage to get Jenna to the right bus

stop. The first day she was in a completely different sub division and she told the bus driver... This is not my stop and would not get off the bus. Good girl.... So day 2 they manage to get her on the correct bus but drop her off at the wrong end of our street so the person who was waiting for her was not there.... they were at the other stop. Luckily the girl acrossed the street walked her up the street so all is ok. So today is the big test. I said now dont make me pin a note to her saying.... Please drop me off at .... hahaha

Yes that is Ms Molly waiting at the bus stop with Dan and Jenna. Hey a dog has to get in a few steps too.
Till next time.

September Stamp Camp cards

2008-08-30T19:25:00.000-07:00

This first card is done with the Simply Said and Just B sets. I used the large tag punch to make the pocket or pot however you want to see it.

This card is done with the Pun Fun set and the stars from the Haunting Halloween set. This card would make a cute Birthday card for a little boy.

This card is using the Haunting Halloween set, the scallop circle and edge punches.

I have 2 more to work on for the September camp but I hope the ladies like what class has for them this time. I dont think I will post the next 2 cards so the ladies have some sort of surprise:)

Straight Hair

2008-08-30T19:16:00.000-07:00

This is our Pretty Rebecca. She got the great idea that she wanted to straighten her hair so I bought a straightener and went to work. Now our little Rebecca (boo as we call her) has thick curly hair (picture 1) so it took a while but we finally got it looking pretty straight. I dont think we can have totally stick straight without a ton of product but she was super happy with the results. So she wants to have her picture take for school in this shirt and straight hair. She is 12 but looks older in the 2nd picture. However she does it.. she is beautiful to us.

Logans 2nd Birthday

2008-08-30T19:02:00.001-07:00

This is our littlest tatertot. Sweet Logan. He now has a favorite hat, Thomas flashlight and his musical Thomas train toothbrush that plays for an amazing time of 2 minutes before he pushes it to start again :)

He blew out his candle all by himself. Last birthday he was a mess with frosting... this year he decided that he didnt want to be messy. Auntie Cathy was happy with that.
Of course he loved all his other gifts but hey he is 2 years old so he has to focus on just a couple of things at a time. So Happy Birthday to our sweet Logan.

My hive is bigger than your hive

2008-08-20T11:32:00.001-07:00

Can you say..." whoa"

Ok so this started as a tiny little thing that the girls noticed. I figured it being up 2 stories we would just let it be. Ok well that was dumb. Now the thing is over a foot long and has lots of giant hornets working away. I have to say it is sorta cool. The neat thing is that it is upstairs above the garage so I went inside and was able to take this cool picture that I am sure most people dont get. On the screen side they have plastered their mud on it so you cant see the hive but on the glass side you can see all the different layers. I did see some inside but you cant tell in this pic. I am hoping that when it frosts and they all leave I can somehow take it down for the girls to take to show and tell. My hive is bigger than your hive. hahaha So the big fellas are up high and have not really bothered anyone. We do find the ones that are on their last hours walking the ground and we smash them and rush them to the end. Shoes are a must for the kids to play in the driveway. I hear you can get spray.. haha what a joke. I would have to stand on a picnic table directly below them to even reach it. So someone said.. well open the upstairs window and spray thru that.. well that is great and all but the hive front door is in the front.. not the back.... and do you think I want to come back out of the garage with a hundred angry hornets flying around. No thank you. You would have to spend the night in the garage. So we wait.... and wait.. and wait... and it grows and grows and grows. haha If it gets bad we will call someone but in the meantime we will take our chances.

BBBUUUZZZZ

Simple card and Purse card

2008-08-20T11:21:00.001-07:00

Hello

Just 2 cards that we are doing for camp. The first is using designer paper and my ever favorite the scallop punch. I used 2 circle punches behind it then one of the new buttons available in the new catalog. This card is a super easy one that you can make multiples in a short amount of time. Just think... you could whip out 25 cards in no time for something like Thank yous, holiday or even invites.

The 2nd is using the round tab punch folded in half to make the bag part. The handles are the small oval then the large oval cut over that. The clasps are the word window punch and the 3/4 circle punch. I used brads as the locks. I also used my cuttle bug for the back ground. This idea came from pictures of the SU convention that my upline took. I am not sure who came up with the purse idea but it is so cute.

Well I have 2 more to take pictures of and then they will be on the blog soon. They are also cards from this weekends camp.

Until next time.... Happy stamping

2008-08-20T10:47:00.000-07:00

Hello again everyone. Sorry it took me a bit to get back here. Well here are the rest of the closet pictures. The first 2 are of each side. On the left I keep my current stamps, coloring tools, ribbon, wheels in the Su holders and more of my paper type stuff. On the bottom shelf which you cant see well, I keep 1 of every past catalog that I have. The glue and coloring items are kept in Pampered Chef holders. These spin nicely so I can find what I am looking for. Now if I can keep Logan from stealing my mini hammer that would be great. He stands on the step stool and taps his finger on his cheek and says... "hhmmm Lets see..." He is just about to turn 2 and is a sponge so he is picking up lots of habits. That is one of my wonderful sitter Amy's things that she says. Ok back to stamping.. On the right I have some of the Punch kit containers and they are filled with things like adhesives, mini spiral notebooks for camp and I even have one that fits all 4 boxes of the ink spots. I have 2 empty ones but I will find a use for them and will be labeling them soon. I also keep the cards that I have made handy for a last minute card emergency. So that is my stamping area in a nutshell. Hope it give someone an idea or even a jumpstart to getting their own stamp area organized.

Thanks for reading

Jonna

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Pinterest

Apple picking

Button Buddies class

Birthday card for Wesley

Teacher gifts - Birthday card kit

Happy Anniversary Dan - Button Buddies

Smash book.... continued

Smash book..... finally got one.

All about the ice cream

Challenge #3

Color challenge #2

Donate cards to Soldiers overseas.

Cards from camp

Weekend cards

Color challenge

Quick and easy

A story from 12 years ago

Because I care

Birthday card

Recommitment to my blog

Stamping Mojo....

Sneak peak for RH Aug and Technique Tues camps

A few cards from July camp

Time to update the blog with camp cards

Sweetpea Felt Flowers camp May 28th or 30th

Oct camp cards

November Camp cards

2nd Christmas Bash

Build A Bear class Oct 23rd and 25th

October Christmas Card Bash

Saturday walk with the kids

More convention card swap samples

Jenna at the park using new SU My Digital Studio

Fat Cat Digital scrap page

Digital Studio test drive

Convention samples.. they just keep showing up :)

Hostess gifts August

Jonna Originals with the Daisy die cut.

Convention swaps-various stampers

Join Stampin Up for as little as $85 for a limited time.

Stampin Up partners with Build A Bear. Convention 09

SU Convention 2009

Misc cards July

July Camp Cards

June Camp Cards

New Catalog

Scrap pages I have made over the last few months

Cute dresses.

Cards from this past week

Thanks for the Yogurt Parfaits..... card

May camp cards

Misc cards with some using Rubons

Just another card I made using a template.

April stamp camp

New Occasions Mini special

2 3x3 cards for birthday bags in under 5 minutes :)

Mojo monday Sketch March 30th.

Verve Sketch

Birthday card for Cathy

Ricky's 6th Bday card

March Stamp Camp

Stampin Up's great promotion.

Feb camp cards

297 blank cards sent to Soldiers overseas

Baby card and basket

January Camp Cards - Big Shot Top Note Die

Swap cards

Holiday cards

Inventory Blowout sale - Limited time only

2 of Dec camp cards

swap cards from Nov camp

Cards from friends

Special gifts

Handsome new UPS man

Punch happy

Glitter Time

Sherbert card

Halloween pics of Dan and I

Crazy Hair day