Paper Pumpkin

This month's Paper Pumpkin arrived just in time and was the perfect idea for sharing photos with my friend Sherri.  She and I used to live next door to one another and then she moved, I moved, and life went on.  She contacted me again after about 35 years and what an awesome feeling to see someone you love again after that many years, it was like time stood still (except we both kinda aged!)...

I even made my own box to put the little album in and added one of the new little flowers I made with the new Simply Pressed Clay Molds.  (Coming out in the new 2013-2014 Catalog).

Hope everyone has gotten their Paper Pumpkin for this month, if you haven't signed up yet, please do, it's a new surprise every time!

Happy Stampin'

For All You Do Card

I created this card for the coordinator of our business meetings in San Ramon at the Learning Center.  She is always so cheerful and helps us in any way she can.  She has no idea how much easier she makes my life!

This will give you a "sneak peek" at our new embossing folder Modern Mosaic.  I used the Cherry Cobbler Co'ordinations Paper and sanded it off after it was embossed for the background layer.  The Dress Up Framelit is one of my favorites.  I used some of the new Gingham Garden DSP for the top of the dress, just love the gingham print.  I ran the bottom through the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  The stand was cut from Natural Composition Specialty DSP.  I used some of the Silver Glimmer Paper and ran it through my Big Shot with a Labels Collection Framelit.  I colored one of the little roses with the Regal Rose Stampin' Write Marker.  I added some pearls for the buttons and necklace.  The belt is Melon Mambo Striped Organdy Ribbon. The card base is Regal Rose.She fell in love with my card, I think she liked it more than the real miniature rose plant we got her...

Cousin's Birthday Card

I found another card to CASE at Simply Simple Stamping for my cousin's Birthday.  Connie Stewart does some awesome videos and really fun cards.  I know my cousin will love this one.  The only thing I changed was the sentiment.

This is called the "Bleach Technique" because you bleach out the flower and leaves after you Stamp and Emboss the image.  The flower is from Best of Flowers (25th Anniversary Stamp Set) and the happy birthday is from Perfect Punches.  The CS is Midnight Muse, Marina Mist and Very Vanilla.  The happy birthday was stamped in Summer Starfruit and the flower in Midnight Muse.   The ribbon is Summer Starfruit Satin Stitched.  I colored the leaves with Wild Wasabi.  I used the large oval punch to punch out the happy birthday and added more Summer Starfruit Ribbon.  The card base is stamped in Midnight Muse using the Best of Flowers Dahlia and En Francais Stamp.

Another CASE from Connie Stewart

Connie Stewart is amazing!  If you haven't been to her Blog and seen her creations and instructions, do it, she has such great videos and some really easy to create cards. Her Blog is Simply Simple Stamping.

She uses what she calls Flash Cards 2.0, it's a video she created that shows you how to cut your CS and be able to create many different cards starting with the same size and number of pieces of pre-cut CS and little to no waste.  If you haven't seen her videos be sure to check out her site.

This card used Chocolate Chip CS for the base.  Regal Rose and Very Vanilla CS for the rest.  I used the Scallop Edge Punch for the layer under the Regal Rose. The stamp set is A Round Array stamped in Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose ink.  They're punched with the new 7/8" scallop punch.  The netting looking image and the leaf (it's hard to see because it's Chocolate Chip Ink on Chocolate Chip CS)is from the Summer Silhouettes Stamp Set. The little pink flowers are punched with the Itty Bitty Punch and have Dazzling Details in the centers.  The ribbon is Very Vanilla Seam Binding.  Hope you like it!

Stamping T Tutorial ~ Cupcake Oven

I recently purchased a couple of tutorials from Stamping T.  One of them was to make a Cupcake Oven.  I attempted to create it today.  I know mine doesn't compare to Tanya's, but she does give great instructions and the $2. I paid for the tutorial was well worth an entire day's creating!  (And I didn't even make the cupcake to go inside yet!).....Here's the link to Stamping T's site and the Cupcake Oven she created.  Thanks so much for the great tutorial Tanya and for the quick delivery on my order...

I had to use Bashful Blue CS instead of Baja Breeze because I didn't have any 12x12 Baja Breeze.  Isn't it cute.  I know hers' is MUCH better but I was really happy with my first try at creating this. 

As you can see in the pic' I got to use the new Build-a-brads for the burners, bottle cap for the frying pan.  Also used was Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, Brushed Silver CS, Window Sheet for the oven door window.  Patio Party DSP for the Oven Mit, Patio Party DSP for the 312 in the center of the top of the stove, Clockworks and Itty Bitty Bits Stamp Sets.  Lots of punches and Framelits and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

Believed

She Believed she could ...so she did~  This is the frame I made using that stamp from Feel Goods Stamp Set along with Framelits Dress Up, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Framelit-Window Frame Collection, Crumb Cake Ink and CS, Print Poetry DSP Paper Stack, Natural Composition DSP, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Silver Glimmer Paper, Ovals Collection Framelits nad Midnight Muse Satin Stitched Ribbon, Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (colored with Midnight Muse stampin' write marker.

The idea came from Chicki Haverstick.  A Demonstrator Friend and my Twin Judy came to my house a couple of weeks ago and we created the dress in the frame and I've been wanting to do one every since.  Here's my version, hope you like it!