Triple Time Stamping

Hi Stampers!

I've been seeing these great cards all over the internet. I was so intrigued and I went in search of how to make one for myself. I watched a great video by Frenchie Stamps  and figured out how. OH MY GOODNESS is this fun! I will admit to being a bit intimated at first, but once the first card was made ... the rest was history. Unfortunately I've needed too many sympathy cards this year and needed to make yet another one. Thankfully this method is wonderful for so many occasions that require cards. I'm looking forward to play around with this technique. Stay tuned for the results in the coming weeks. But for now ... here's the info. 

To make a card that looks like mine, you’ll need the following supplies. Remember, if you need any of these supplies, just click on the name of the item and it will take you directly to my shop.

Supplies:

Whisper White card stock

Midnight Muse card stock

Raspberry Ripple card stock

Midnight Muse ink

Raspberry Ripple ink

Basic Gray ink

Everything Eleanor stamp set (clear mount)

Extra-large oval punch

Sentiment stamps are from various Stampin' Up! sets that are retired.

Cut paper sizes:

White paper -

4 x 5 1/4 (you need 2, one for inside and one for the outside)

3 x 4 1/4

2 x 3 1/4

Colored mats -

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - fold in half ... this is your card base

3 1/4 x 4 1/2

2 1/4 x 3 1/2

For the how to - watch Frenchie's video.

I'll be making some videos of my own soon. Another reason to stay tuned.

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Autumn in the Air

Our August stamp class focused on Autumn stamping. My lovely ladies in attendance learned several new techniques & tricks  and we had a great time - as usual. If you haven't attended one of my classes, clear some time to try one. We always have fun and there's always plenty of laughter.

Here's what we made:

Watch for upcoming class dates & times.

Take some time to get your pinky inky today.

Back to some kind of normal

Hi Stampers & Scrappers ~
I've been MIA for a little bit and with good reason . I need to find my crafting space again. LOL I've been cleaning and organizing my space so that I can actually get some work done. It's so easy for it to get out of control and takes soooooo long to put back together once it looks like a my papers exploded all over my office.

Part of the reason for the "mass destruction" that is my office is that hubby & I have traveled quite a bit this summer. It was mostly for business, but we squeezed in a bit of fun since we usually had to travel on the weekends to get to our destination for the week day meetings hubby had. Here's a quick look at some of our stops this summer:

We started our "summer" by helping our son move.

We went on a little vacation down on the Gulf of Mexico! It was only a couple 

of days but it was wonderful!

Stopped in San Antonio.

Then to College Station TX to visit the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library.

We visited Hoover's Presidential Library.

We visited Eisenhower's Presidential Library.

We had a brief visit to Chicago.

A business conference/trade show in Las Vegas in August --- it was HOT!

Stopped for a quick tour of Mesa Verde long the way. 

And just so you don't think it was all fun ... we hit this sand storm outside Shiprock, NM.

This is the approaching storm.

This is as we were driving through the storm.

This summer we've traveled from Iowa down to the boarder of Texas - not all in one trip, thank goodness! All of this travel was from May through August.  While we have some great memories from our travels. I do feel that if I were assigned an essay "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" I would have to say ... I spent my summer vacation staring at the back of various semi-trucks! 

In between all of this we managed to visit our son at his military base a few times and we spent some time with our daughter and her family. AND I managed to get a few cards made and posted. By August it all caught up with me. So now I'm digging out. Thanks for your patience and watch for some new fun stuff to show up here on the blog soon.

Take some time to get your pinky inky today.

Will It Embellish

Back to Spool ~  Click HERE  for flyer.

For every $40.00 in Purchase ( before S&H and tax) you get a Spool of 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon  for FREE.

The 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon is on page 172 in the Annual Catalog.

Here is a cute video from SU! that highlights how we can really embellish anything  even a Blender.

I LOVE how she cleans up!  LOL! 

Hope the video brings a smile to your face as we head into September and the last part of 2012.

My Mom Rocks!

I received a handmade card from my Mom for my birthday. I LOVE getting handmade cards, especially from my family. It means something when I receive a card that someone took the time to make. What makes this card so special is that not only did my Mom make the card, but my Mom is 82 years old and still making things! That's important. Working on crafts is an important task for keeping your brain active and healthy. You need hand/eye coordination to make things  and continuing to use your hand/eye coordination strengthens your ability. Continuing to make things as we mature into our Golden Years is just one more step along the road to Healthy Aging. Crafting keeps all those little neurons firing in your brain ... and you want that! Both sides of the brain are involved because you use one side for the math of figuring paper sizes and measuring. You use the other side to work through color choices and design ideas.

My Mom has arthritis in her hands. Some days she can work the punches just fine and other days my sister punches things out for her. It's nice that they are a team like that. LOVE that they craft together. I miss that living so far away, but it gives me a warm feeling to think of them sitting around the kitchen table working, chatting and laughing ... there's always laughter!

So THANKS MOM for making me such a sweet card. I wanted to highlight it here to show off how MY MOM still crafts! You're the best!

Take a moment and create a one of a kinds treasure for someone that you TREASURE. These are the kinds of things we keep and hold dear. Give someone that pleasure today.

Serene Silhouette

This card is smaller than the traditional size, but is still big enough to go through the US mail. It's a fun non-traditional kinda card that a nice change of pace.

To make a card that looks like mine, you’ll need the following supplies. Remember, if you need any of these supplies, just click on the name of the item and it will take you directly to my shop.

• Soft Suede card stock – 3½” x 9”, score @ 5” inched
• Comfort Cafe DSP cut 3½” x 4”
• Night of Navy or Summer Starfruit  cardstock– cut 3 ½” x 4 1/8”, attach to the inside left of  the card, should hang over a bit from the DSP.
• Night of Navy punched with 1 ¾” punch, cut circles in half.
• Stamp circle image from Serene Silhouettes stamp set using Night of Navy ink (or Midnight Muse ink) on to Very Vanilla card stock. Punch out with 1 3/8” cicrle punch.
• Cut Soft Suede Taffeta ribbon 2½”
• Attach half circle to the top and bottom of the card with the ribbon running in between.
• Attach punched out stamped image to center of the ribbon area with dimensional.

Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HERE to place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!

Flashback Friday

I love Fall and Halloween. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I made these Halloween cards for a swap with some friends last Fall.

The little witch image is from the Greeting Card Kids stamp set.

The ribbon is ribbon that I had. If I were making this today I'd use Scallop Dots Ribbon.

I stamped her on Whisper White and colored her with colored pencils. (I LOVE to use colored pencils.)

In the first card I punched out the image with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch. Then cut a 3" circle out of Basic Black card stock. After mounting the image I used the Paper Piercer and the Paper-Piercing Pack to pierce around the circle. I liked the rougher look of the backside and used that.

In the second card, after punching out the image with the 1 3/4" punch, I mounted the image on Pumpkin Pie card stock and trimmed to make the mat. I matted Halloween paper on Basic Black card stock. I'm thinking of making this card again using  Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper from the new Holiday catalog.

Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HERE to place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!

Take some time to get your pinky inky today!