What's on your desk Wednesday

Quickie post today. This is what my desk looks like in the midst of creating.

Kinda scary but no one ever said that creativity is neat. LOL

What have you created lately? Bust out those stamps & papers and make a mess!
Happy Wednesday!

Tool Time Tuesday

I wanted to share some of my all time favorite tools for paper crafting. Whether it's card making, scrapbooking, or other paper crafts ... you can't own too many punches! My all time favorites are from Stampin' Up! In fact part of the reason I became a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is due to my love of the punches they sell. I've bought many punches over the years, from many different companies. Stampin' Up! punches are by far the best on the market - in my opinion.


My sister works in the accounting field and at times has a verrrrrrrrry stressful job. We were talking about great music to help reduce stress and I thought I'd burn her a couple of CDs for the office. Now being a paper crafter, I couldn't just give her CDs with boring covers now could I? So I pulled out some scrap paper and punched and stuck my way to happiness! See - punches used for something other than making a card!

The CD covers with punched labels.

Here they are all put together with the cases resting with my punches. 

The black punches are the old style and the brownish gray ones are the new very cool style that locks down flat for wonderful storage!

Here's another much more traditional use for punches, labeling for scrapbooking. 

(That's my son. Isn't he handsome?! And he's smart too!)

We'll explore the uses of punches a great deal in various blog posts because they are so versatile and one tool that every crafter needs to have.

Punches used here are:

Curly Label Punch

Decorative Label Punch

Large Oval Punch

Modern Label Punch

Scallop Oval Punch

Word Window Punch

Now go out there and punch some stuff. LOL

Easter goodies for the office

Made these for the folks in the hubby's office. I get a kick out of making little things for them for holidays or when I know they've had a tough week. 

Pacific Point blue for the guys.

Melon Mambo (pinkish) for the girls.

Who doesn't love finding chocolate on their desk?!

To make these yourself you'll need:

Easter greeting from Teenie Tiny Wishes stamp set

Mixed Bunch Stamp Set (clear mount)

Melon Mambo card stock

Pacific Point card stock

Whisper White card stock

Melon Mambo ink

Pacific Point ink

Blossom Punch

Word Window Punch

Snail Adhesive

Mini Glue Dots

Have fun creating!

Happy Easter!

Spring arrived early to northcentral Oklahoma. Tulips have been everywhere! 

I hope you have a wonderful Easter and that you are with friends and family enjoying the day!

Easter Baskets Stampin' Up! Style

Here's a little something that I've been working. These are for my family in CA for Easter. I made a bunch of baskets like this for Valentine's Day for family & friends here at home and they went over really well. Hope the folks in CA like them. Naturally I'll have goodies in them when I give them, but chocolate melts in car so I'll have to wait on that part until I get to CA. ;)

The little chicks are from the Everybunny clear mount stamp set from Stampin' Up!. Just love that little chick. These are for the women. The purple one is especially for my niece who loves purple. 

Now the guys, they get this deranged Easter bunny. He's an old stamp I had. He just makes me laugh - a lot like the men in my family. LOL

If you'd like to know how to make these cute little baskets, just leave a nice comment for me along with your email address and I'll pop those directions right off to you. Here's what you'll need:

Everybunny stamp set

1 3/4 scallop circle punch

1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch

1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch

Simply Scored

Whisper White 1/4 inch gross grain ribbon

Crop-a-dile

Designer Series paper

Happy Saturday!

Fun Friday!

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I've just been busy getting ready to visit family in CA. Getting excited about my trip. I love the drive from OK to CA, the open range, the vistas and the mountains that I miss. Not to mention the desert, man I miss dry heat!

Today I've got a little card inspired by a card that I saw on Pinterest (yes, again with the Pinterest). I've changed it up a bit. I'm LOVING the color Pacific Point that Stampin' Up! offers. It's such a deep rich color. It's hard not to reach for Pacific Point or Melon Mambo every time I make something.

This is the best shot I could get with the lighting at night. It's the closest I could get to the true shade of the paper.  I used Pacific Point paper for the basic of the card and for the butterflies. The butterflies are cut from the  Beautiful Wings Stampin' Up! Embosslit die. The white gel pen was used to define the stitching on the Top Note die, which was cut in black. The "thank you" is from the "For All You Do" stamp set. Thank you was stamped in Versamark ink and then embossed in white. Each of the butterflies are accented with some tiny pearls. 

Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die
Top Note Die
For All You Do stamp set (wood mount)
Pacific Point card stock
Basic Black cardstock
White gel pen
Basic Pearls
Versamark Ink
White embossing powder

Have a blessed Good Friday.

First Class

I held my first class on Tuesday, March 27th. I think the ladies had fun, I know I did. We made 3 projects as an intro into stamping and punch art. What fun to see the projects come to life before our eyes!

First off is a 3 x 3 note card.

We played with a roller stamp to decorate our "bag-a-lope", and tried out the Big Shot by cutting a Top Note die shape for the topper for our bag.

They make a nice little set, don't you think?

Oh but we weren't done yet! With Easter so close we HAD for make some kind of bunny thing ... so we did! The ladies made little Easter Baskets with a bunny face on the front and a cotton tail on the back. Such FUN!

If you missed joining us this time, don't worry - there's another class coming up April 20, 7 -10 pm. Classes are $15 or free with a $15 order. We'll be making cards that are suitable for Mother's Day or a woman's birthday or just a thinking of you friendship card. We'll learn some new techniques too.  Be sure to call (580-762-2904) or email (jm1inkypinky@gmail.com) to RSVP. We're saving a spot for you!