Hot Here so I made a Snowman!

It's really hot here! It was 86 yesterday and will be that again today. Did I forget to say humid? HUMID!!! Feels like the middle of July. No wonder my pumpkins melted (see previous post) According the news temps are suppose to drop to 60 by Wednesday. Now that's my kind of weather. I need fall temps! Anyway......I made this snowman to keep my cool about the heat (hope he doesn't melt) Background is made using Cuttlebug embossing folder. Technique is called Cuttlebug Smoosh, created by Nancie Wood. You can find out about this at www.patstamps.com

Brought Cold Play out of moth balls (not really just haven't used this set in for a long time)also brought out Blue Frost spectrum pad which I also haven't used since forever! It's fun to bring out things that have been stashed away.

I do plan to stamp more today. First I had to find my desk this morning. I spent some time going though old swaps. Cleaning out making room for new stuff. Going to remake some of the card fronts into full size cards. I'll give these to my mom in law Kate as a Christmas gift. I've been doing this for several years now. She likes to receive them. "LIGHT BLUB" Discoved that I have about 100 Christmas card fronts from swaps I've been in over the years. So guess what........I'm not making Christmas cards this year. Going to make them into full size cards and send them out. I know my storage bins will breath a sigh of relief at loosing some weight.

Have a happy Stamping Day!!

Flat Jack O' Lanterns....and a RAK

If these pumpkins could talk they might say........put me in the fridge 'QUICK' LOL
Connie sent me Halloween goodies. Love the stamp by the way. Really cool broom! The pumpkins had just a little to much heat and when I opened the package they were flat as buttons. Into the fridge they went, then into me! YUM Thanks Connie!

RAK (random act of kindness)was sent to me from Kelly Swienton. You can check out her blog here http://www.kellyswienton.blogspot.com/
The colors are wonderful on this card Kelly! Great layout. The word stamp fits on the key tag perfect. After seeing the jumbo eyelet on this card now I have to have them! Putting them on my next order. Thanks Kelly!

Faux White Gel Pen Again

I really love this technique. Very simple to do,and really makes vellum pop! Stamp vellum using Jet Black StazOn. Let dry, turn piece over on foam pad. (use the one from the crafter's tool kit or a mouse pad). Take a stylus and add lines wherever you want some highlights. Still working from the back add color using markers if desired. If you do choose to add the color try not to color in on top of the lines you made with the stylus.I added a layer underneath the tag using Bording Blue. Great way to adhere the vellum to the cardstock: use mini glue dots on the vellum that was colored, it won't show through to the front. Also use the "dots" anywhere that has cardstock on top. I got the top corner of the vellum adhered under the Snow Blossom punch. This punch makes a great star!

Loving the Holiday Mini Holy Triptych set (sorry Kat)just have to make more samples!

I'm taking half a vacation day today. Need to prep for a workshop I have this evening. Looking forward to get some stamping done:)

Everyone have a great day. TGIF!

It's Fall!

I wanted to share what I received in the mail yesterday. I was in a Fall Bottle swap and received these awesome goodies from Carol. Love the bottle jacket she made for the two little bottle. So many great things, and the cards! All of them are just great. The Barbie doll was just a special gift to receive. My brother Tony always gave me a Barbie doll for my birthday. Since he passed away in February I missed not getting a Barbie. Thanks so much Carol for thinking about me.

Sketch Challenge

Thanks Debby for posting this sketch challenge to my yahoo group. Had fun playing with it last night. I altered it just a bit by cutting the side front of the card a bit more to allow the word stamp on the mustard cardstock. I also added the star off center so it's sort of like a "tent card" now. Star is attached using hemp and clip. Image was stamped on cardstock weight velum with Jet Black StazOn ink. Then colored in on the back using markers. Working from the back again I went over some of the lines with a stylus to give it the appearance of white gel pen.





Thanks Debby for adding this to my yahoo group.


Are you a SU demo? Want to join my group? We focus on just Stamp Camps send me an email clar42ie@aol.com

One more card I made last night using this sketch. This one uses Apple Cider designer paper,and Thankful Thoughts stamp set.

TIMBER!

Hubby wanted to open up the back yard some more, so he cut down this tree over the weekend. I always worry when he does this, but he knows what he's doing. Our backyard had lots of trees, most of which were very near the house. This has been an ongoing project to thin them out since we bought our house. He always plants a tree when he cuts one down. Now if I could only get him to trim the hedges........

I've been working on goodies to give as door prizes for upcoming workshops. These are made from 1 inch square tiles. They come on a mesh sheet, purchased them from Lowe's.




Stamped images with Jet Black StazOn,colored with craft ink, heat set, then added Crystal Effects to seal. Fun little things to make.

Have a happy stamping day!

Tab Punch Circle

Thanks to Dawn http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/
for talking about this technique on her blog, it led me to Roxy
http://stampingwithroxy.typepad.com/my_weblog/
who posted the directions to punch a full circle using the tab punch! I was so surprised to find out you can also punch twice with the punch and make a circle layer for the scallop punch. How cool is that!!! Thanks ladies!

I made a full size card instead of the 3x3 card shown on Roxy's blog. She's right you need to practice on scrap first as I messed up some cardstock getting it to work. Once you have the hang of it though it's EASY! Set used Thankful Thoughts. Pumpkin is colored in with Pumpkin Pie ink and aqua painter, then shaded with Really Rust. To layer the saying I added three scallop punches. I'm going to use this card as a make and take for an upcoming workshop.

Everyone have a great stamping day!