Stamp with Heather

Scrappin' Great Deals

OK, I have my friend, Heather B. to thank for today's adventure.  She had me meet her in Kilworth today (about 5 minutes west of London) at Sheila's house.  WELL, Sheila is the owner of Scrappin' Great Deals!  WOWSERS!!!  So not only is she kind, knowledgable and sweet, she's got TONS of great scrapbooking product!!!  My most favourite purchase would have to be the scallop circle punches that are all the rage right now....cheaper than I could have gotten from any other suppliers I normally shop at(plus she's Canadian!), no shipping because I picked up AND in stock!!!!  She has SO many in stock Cuttlebug folders, Primas, brads, and the list goes on!!!  I'm so glad I squirrled away some Christmas money for a rainy day....even though it wasn't raining today!  Can't wait to play!  Check out her site by clicking HERE and let her know that I sent you!  Have a great day!!!

One Card Two Looks

I was really happy with the layout of my first card (the pink one) but wasn't too thrilled with the hand drawn stem.  So I decided to recreate the same card using Vintage Violet (retiring).  Which colour combination do you prefer???

Stamps:  All Year Cheer, Big Blooms (Spring Mini)

*quick sidenote: My FAVOURITE stamp EVER is retiring this catalogue and it's the many thanks stamp shown here from All Year Cheer.  I LOVE this stamp....thanks for letting me rant for a moment*

Colours for Card 1: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa

Colours for Card 2: Vintage Violet, Almost Amythest, Old Olive, Certainly Celery

The purple combination was inspired by this flower that also just "popped" up in my garden (iris maybe??? anyone know for sure?)

Gotta Love the Markers!

I truly do LOVE my markers!  I'm not sure how I stamped without them before.  This is another card my marker club will be doing on Monday.  I used the markers for the faux stitching and also for the colour blocking on the lion.  I used Bravo Burgundy and More Mustard to make my cute little lion.

Stamps:  Wild About You, Only Argyle (Level 3 hostess set...I may be making up the name of that set)

Colours: Buckaroo Blue, More Mustard, Cranberry Crisp, Bravo Burgundy

Other: Cranberry Ribbon (gone at the end of June), tab punch (hopefully makes next year's catalogue), slit punch, Treehouse Scrapbook paper (gone at the end of June I'm sure as it is made up of the In Colours which are retiring)

What is your favourite use for markers?

On a side note check out what was in my backyard.  We spent some time outside on Saturday and when I was weeding I thought maybe this was a weed but for some reason left it and look what it was:

A beautiful Poppy!!!  It goes to show that weeding is far over rated!!! (actually this proves how bad I am at gardening!)

Thanks Tracy!

The other day Tracy sent me this beautiful card:

I really liked the layout and the colours of this card.  I decided to copy this layout and use if for one of the cards my marker club is going to make on Monday night.

Here is my modified version:

Stamps: Ruff Day (are you getting sick of my samples with this set yet...or are you inspired to get it before he retires?!?!)

Colours: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa

Other: Word Window Punch, Vintage Brads, Au Chocolate Scrapbook paper

Hope you're having a great, sunny day!

Sneak Peek

My friend Alicia that went on cruise last month was given one of next year's catalogue sets.  We were playing with the set and same up with a few demonstratable cards.  I have to say that I love the Thinking of You stamp....simple or fancy!  What are you most excited about for the new catalogue???

Colours: Almost Amythest, Elegant Eggplant

Other: Silver Brads, Elegant Eggplant Marker, scrapbook paper coming from the new catalogue

Blog Candy Decision

Before anything else I have to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to the five lovely ladies that participated in this blog candy challenge! 

This was a tough challenge and also choice!  I really appreciate those of you that took the time to do a layout.....Emma was THRILLED!!!  Thanks so much!!!  Here are the pages that were sent to me....they are AMAZING!!!  The creators are Mary Beth(love the colours!), Marla(super cute monkey!), Tara(love the layout), Cheryl(too funny!) and Brenda(love the way you did the title and the colours!) (in that order)

And the winner is: CHERYL with the Groucho Marx layout!!!

Cheryl we'll be in touch about your prize.  Again thanks for participating!!!

Tooth Fairy Tin

*I will post the Scrapbook Candy winner tomorrow on my blog....sorry for the delay, Emma just can't decide!!!(I don't think she wants to hurt anyone's feelings!)

I just had to make this tin for one of Emma's little friends.  Emma's friend has been waiting SO long and SO patiently for her first tooth to fall out.  I think she was feeling a bit left out because EVERYONE else in their class had lost teeth except her!  So when her tooth fell out the other day I really wanted to let her know how excited I was for her so I made this little tin.  It is made from an Altoid mint tin.  It was pretty quick and easy.  I stamped her in black using the Pretty Princess set (how sad....it's retiring!) and coloured the her in with Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Certainly Celery and Barely Banana.  I added glitter on the wand, crown and dress.

I tied the bow around the outside and attached it with sticky strip as well as the little tag.  Inside I just cut a piece of paper, corner rounded and did a bit of stamping and then highlighting with the white gel pen. 

I was happy with the way it turned out....and of course now Emma thinks everyone needs one! 

I am SO going to miss this set!

  I know I've said this before but I LOVE the set Ruff Day!!!  The other night when I was stamping I was again inspired by Nathan's attire.  He was playing on the floor the other night while I wanted to stamp and voila....his sleeper!!!  I thought it would make a cute card.  This is what I came up with:

Colours: Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Ballet Blue

Others: Vintage Brads, Markers, 1/2 circle punch, ruler and markers for 'scrapped paper'

I like the bones which are from the stamp that says Bone Jour.  I simply used the marker and stamped them on the page.  I also stamped them on the white paper and cut them out for the upper right corner.  To make the scrapbook paper, I simply cut a sheet of Bashful Blue paper and then drew lines on it using Ballet Blue, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip and my white gel pen.  I was pleased with the final look.

On the upper left corner I created my own faux ribbon using the stamp set All in a Row (LOVE IT!!!)  I used the markers to ink up the stamp and then cut a strip of white paper.  I stamped the blue circles first, then the creamy caramel...they were really easy to line up.  I drew the lines on the 'ribbon' with markers and then stamped another row of dots on the top.  I can't wait to make some more ribbon on some scrapbook pages!  Let me know what you think!

Just a Quickie

I will be posting pictures later today but I thought I'd put this out as a reminder first:

#1.  You have until midnight tonight to send me off a picture of a scrapbook page for Emma's Crazy pictures from earlier this week!!!  I've only got 4 entries so far (thanks SO much to those that have submitted already!!!)

#2.  If you're a blogger, please leave me a comment on this post with your blog address so I can link to your site.  Thanks for taking the time to read my blog!

Card for a Friend

I was in need of a card for a friend last night and I wanted to make it espeically for her.  I do have a stash of thank you and thinking of you cards but sometimes it's nice to create a card with someone in mind.  This is a brighter than usual colour combination for me: Summer Sun, Only Orange and Rose Red.  I am happy with the combinations.  I used the Rough Texture wheel on the card with vanilla ink to tone it down a bit. 

Stamps:  Rough Texture, Sassy Stems, Paisley(hard to see but it's on the yellow paper), Sincere Salutations

Other: Orange Grosgrain, Tab Punch, White Gel Pen, Paper Piercing, Prima Flowers, RR brads, Markers

Another Bib

For some strange reason, one of my absolute favourite sets in the catalogue is Ruff Day!  I'm not even a dog lover but I LOVE this set and it's retiring....so sad!  Last night when I was stamping, Nathan was hanging out on the floor beside me wearing this bib.  And again, I was inspired to create a card based on the bib and this is what I came up with:

Colours: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Night of Navy

Stamps: Ruff Day, Print Pattern, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Other: White Gel Pen, Markers, RR Brads, Ticket Corner punch

Since my last post on inspiration, have you created any cards or scrapbook pages on something that you've seen?  I'd love to hear about what inspires you!

ARRR!!!

I am SO embarassed to say that I ran out of cards the other day.  Mark had a birthday party and I didn't have a card!!!  (I didn't think the little boys in his class would like a flower thank you card!)  So, my goal this past weekend my goal was to create a few cards to have on hand for those *emergency* (not thinking ahead) situations!  Here's what I came up with:

Stamp Set: Ahoy, Matey

Colours: More Mustard, Rudy Red, Not Quite Navy

I coloured in the images using a blender pen and then I went over certain areas using a marker to add some accents to the picture.

I used the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder on the Not Quite Navy strip.  After I embossed it, I rubbed vanilla ink over the image with a sponge to add some highlights.  I also added polka dots on the pirate's bandana with the white gel pen.  Hope you enjoy!

A Bit More Scrapping

I am pleased with the following two page layout(Scrappers 6...hope you like this one!).  It is a lot "cleaner" than I usually do (meaning crisp....no sponging!)  The other thing that was tough is actually scrapbooking myself.  It's easy to scrap others but I found it quite challenging to have me in the photos.  I went through my kids' books last night and realized I am taking far too many pictures as I'm barely in any!  We also don't have many photos of all of us a family....something to work on!

Colours:  Cool Caribbean, Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Old Olive

Stamps: Happy Everything

Punches:  Both Ovals (gotta love them!), Daisy (better not retire!), corner rounder for scalloped edge

Here are a few photos from our day today!  We had such a great family weekend....thank you all!!!  Emma turned 7 today!!!

Beate's Challenge

If you are a regular on Splitcoaststampers you'll know the name BEATE!!!  And if you're not she is a fantastically talented and creative stamper that inspires so many of us to keep creating and trying new things(thanks!!!)  She posted a challenge on her blog (CLICK HERE) to try a new layout for a card.  So, I created three cards for this challenge. 

The first card is done using the Bold Butterfly stamp set (which is retiring!) and the new scrapbook paper.  I stamped the butterfly in Black on the scrapbook paper and cut it out.  The white circle was stamped with Aida cloth using Rose Red.  The butterfly trail was done freehand and because I made a mistake on the Prima flower I actually put it on the card backwards and LOVE how it sticks out.

The second card was done with my oh so favourite set, Doodle This and of course using Pretty in Pink and Close to Cocoa.  The ribbon is from Michael's and the gem brad is from Creative Express (just wait....Stampin' Up! has some BEAUTIFUL gem brads coming in the new catalogue!!!)  I markered the pink on the cream paper and did a bunch of sponging.

My final card is somewhat of a modified sketch creation.  I made it into a three fold card using the same template and layout.  When you lift the first flap, on the brown layer is more doodling and a nice quote about being a friend and then this opens up to the inside of the card.  The colours on this card are Sage Shadow, Close to Cocoa and Pretty in Pink.  I used Doodle This and Big Blooms (both from the Spring Mini).  Hope you enjoy!

Let me know which one is your favourite!

In answer to your question, Yvette, the curves were actually cut with the Creative Memories wavy cutter.   It's like a Fiskars cutting system but rather than a straight track there is a very wavy one and then a less wavy one.  I have used the SU cutting tool to do curves as well but since I was layering and doing a few cards I opted for the Creative Memories one.

Blog Candy and a Crazy Daughter

So, I went out with the girls for a bit last night (thanks....pedicure and dinner....FUN) and when I came home the kids were all tucked into bed.  I went up to check on Emma and this is what I saw:

TOO FUNNY!  It actually freaked me out a bit and I wondered what little old man was sleeping in Emma's bed!  Here is my challenge:

Design a scrapbook page, either 12x12 or 8 1/2 by 11 around the theme of these crazy pictures.  I have all combinations of photo sizes/layouts so don't let this interupt your creative juices!

Here are the particulars:

Create your layout and email me a photo of it by Friday, May 25th.  I will display all entries and have Emma pick her favourite!  Please don't be intimidated by this, even if you've never scrapped before it'll be fun!  Anyone that enters will receive a little something in the mail from me for making such an effort.  The winner will receive a $25 Stampin' Up! gift certificate (Canadian), a stamp set and some other embellishments! 

Please email me at adamsum@yahoo.com and include your mailing address so I can send you a little something!  Thanks for playing along!

Hi Marla!  Thanks for asking questions...Emma is 7 (on Monday) and her favourite colours are pink/purple.  She actually put the disguise on herself hoping to trick me when I got home!

Scrappers 6

Here are a few more pages we will be doing on Wednesday at our scrappers 6!  The blue and brown page will be a double page layout (hence the little not making sense!), I just haven't assembled the other side yet!  I'm really loving the fact that digital pictures can SO easily be emailed off and picked up at our local Loblaws or Walmart in an hour to the size I need!  This makes scrapping so much easier....if only I remembered to print all my pictures though....

Have a wonderful, sunny long weekend!

Scrappers 6

Well, our next round of Scrappers 6 starts next Wednesday night so I thought I best get my act together and start making some creations!  I LOVE my Scrappers 6 clubs as it makes me get my butt into gear and do some much needed scrapbooking!  We'll be making 6 12x12 layouts on Wednesday night and this is one of them!  Hope you like it!

Colours:  Sahara Sand, Real Red, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue

(I've got about 5 spots left in each time slot for the stamp camp if you are interested!)

Stamp Camp

Well...it's back!!!  I know you've heard me say this before but I really think that this stamp camp is going to be a BLAST and I am impressed with the projects so far!  I've decided to give you a sneak peak at three of the six projects.  But first, here are the particulars about the stamp camp (fellow demonstrators are welcome!):

Date:  Friday, June 8 from 6:45 - 9:00 OR Saturday, June 9 from 11 - 2 OR Saturday, June 9 from 2 - 5

Where: My House

Limits:  15 people per group is the maximum and I will need 6 per group to run

Cost:  $40 BUT you will be given a $30 gift vouchure to use on stamping products from the catalogue or mini catalogue on that day!

Specials:  If you are in the first 20 to sign up and prepay $10, I have a thank you gift for you valued at $20 for you!!!

If you bring a friend that has not attended a class of mine before I will buy you either an ink pad or a package of paper to say thanks! (value $6.75)

Projects:  As shown below we will be making a thank you card, a "Bad Day" mini tin that has a little poem on the back and treats inside the tin and a post it note and pencil holder that would be great beside the phone!  The other three projects will be 2 more cards and .... something else!

Format:  The six projects will be set up around my house with the typed out instructions for each project.  You rotate at your leisure.  Typically it takes about 2 hours to complete a stamp camp.  There will be drinks and snacks provided for you as well!

If you would like to participate in this day, or if you can't make it and would like the supplies precut, please email me privately at adamsum@yahoo.com.  Again, the first 20 will receive a thank you gift from me as a token of my appreciation for the past year of fun and stamping!  Hope to see you there!

Inspiration

Sometimes, I'm sure like many of you, I get stumped.  Last night I really wanted to stamp up some thank you cards for Nathan's baptism but I really wasn't sure what I *felt* like doing.  I looked down at my sleeping little guy and was completely inspired by his bib!  The animals were so cute and reminded me of Wild About You.  So, these thank you cards were created based around his bib.  Have any of you had any experiences like this?  What inspires your stamping?

Emma's Birthday Invitation

I can't believe I have an almost 7 year old!!!  Where has the time possibly gone?  Anyhow, my daughter is very excited about her birthday this year.  They have been studying bugs at school and now she and her brother are obsessed with them (to the point where it takes 45 mintues to walk to school to save EVERY worm on the sidewalk on a rainy day - normally takes 10!)  Back to stamping...so she wanted a bug themed birthday party.  I borrowed the set Bugs and Kisses from a friend to make her invitations and am very pleased with the way they have turned out.  I used Old Olive, Pink Passion and Pixie Pink paper.  I used markers to create the double shades on all of the bugs and flowers.  The lady bug is covered with Crysal Effects and the cute little grasshopper has a googlie eye.  The left edge is done with the Happy Birthday embossing folder by Cuttlebug, the flowers are from Big Blossoms (I think that's the name of the set from the spring mini) and the greeting is from Tiny Talk (which is retiring).  My downline, Martha - a HUGELY talented stamper, inspired this card from a swap I did with her.  The horizon line and the colouring technique were an idea from her amazing swap....thanks!!!  Thanks for looking!

A busy and fun weekend!

Hello All!  Happy Mothers' Day to all of the Mothers out there!  I hope you have had a wonderful day!  I didn't think I should go a day without posting (not two in one week!) so I thought I'd just share with you a few pictures from today.  We had a very busy weekend.  Saturday was spent at Canada's Wonderland with the cousins.  It was a beautiful(but chilly) day but TONS of fun!!!  Today was Nathan's baptism which was great!  Grandpa performed his baptism and then we had family and close friends back for lunch.  It truly was a wonderful day and thanks to all that made it so great!  (The gown or as Mark ended up calling it, "the boy dress", was sewn by my Grandma from my wedding dress.  All three of my kids have worn it for their baptism.)  Here are a few pictures from the day:

 

Mother's Day Scrapbook Take Two

Here are the rest of the pages we did in the 5x5 journal for the Mother's Day scrapbook (ladies, I hope you're pictures are in...not much time left:)  Marla, the second page down was done with a Cuttlebug folder called Spots and Dots on Old Olive paper...thanks for asking!

Mother's Day Scrapbook

To answer the obvious question....yes, we're fine!  Sorry I didn't post yesterday.  I even had something to share and I forgot...you'll see it soon!  I thought I'd show the pages we did for the Mother's day class on Wednesday night(thanks ladies for coming...I had fun!)  We used the 5x5 journal book from SU (love it!) and we scrapped 20 pages for the inside of the book.  The cover and other projects are on my blog but I thought I'd share the inside of the book with you.  The colours used were:  So Saffron, Barely Banana and More Mustard; Certainly Celery and Old Olive; Almost Amythest and Vintage Violet; Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink.  We also used the scrapbook sampler which is available for purchase this month ($13.50) that previews some of the paper coming up in our soon to be released catalogue.  OK, without further hesitation here are the first 10 pages:

Crab and Company

Seriously this has got to be one of my new favourite sets!  I absolutely love the possibilities with it(check out yesterday's pop up card)!!!  Way too cute!  I think that everyone *needs* this set so if you're interested in this set I'll offer it at catalogue price, $36.95, for today (Wednesday) and tomorrow only!!!!  Please email me if you are interested.

This first card is made using Kraft paper (for you Paula!), Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive.  I used the cuttlebug on the background and Fresh Favourite eyelets to spunk it up a bit.  I did some masking for the hat, present and cupcake.  He's coloured in using the same marker colours (plus really rust for accents).  Hope you like it!

This second card uses Creamy Caramel, Cool Caribbean and Real Red.  I used the expression "shore do love you" from the stamp set and then drew the sign and also the little sign for the clam.  I thought the kids could give this card to Adam for Father's Day.  Although, I may have to make another one with the little star fish for Nathan....we shall see!  I masked off the signs and used the weathered wood background stamp to make it look like a wooden sign.  I used the markers and coloured in the clam with Blush Blossom and accented with Apricot Appeal.  To get te background on the card, I simply pushed the paper directly on the inkpad.  Let me know what you think!!!

Pop Up Card Tutorial

How cute is this stamp set???  I LOVE it!!!  I won this at our last quarterly SU meeting...thanks Alicia!  The stamp set is Crab and Company from the spring mini.  I did some masking to have the crab holding the present and wear the hat.  He is coloured in with the markers and then I used watercolour crayons for the sand.  The colours on this card are Tempting Turquoise, Cool Caribbean, Real Red and Creamy Caramel.    This is the inside of the card.  Hopefully you can see that the crab is popping out (hence pop-up card!) and is also holding that funny Canadian money called a toonie!  So here's the tutorial:

Step #1.  After decorating the front of your card, cut a piece of cardstock to use as a layer on the inside of your card.  I cut my sheet to 8 x 5 and scored it at 4.  Fold this piece in half.

Step #2.  Using the Word Window punch, punch a portion of the window from your cardstock.  I put the punch as far up as it will go so it as close to the middle of the card as I can get.

Step #3.  Flip the card around and punch the same sized hole using the Window punch on the other side of the card.  Again, I put it as close to the middle of the card as I could get.

Step #4.  After you have punched both sides, keep the card folded in half and punch the middle portion of the card (what was between the two Word Window punches) into the center of the cardstock.  Make sure it is a good strong crease.

Step #5.  When you open your card, this is what the crease should look like. 

Step #6.  To attach your "pop-up" to the card, simply apply adhesive to the front portion of what is popping out. 

Step #7.  Attach this layer to your card by applying adhsive all around the outside edges and all around the punched out area.  DO NOT apply adhesive to the portion that folds into the card or your card won't pop out!  Have fun creating!!!

Chalkboarding Tutorial

Thanks Alex for asking for a tutorial on this technique.  Again, my demonstrator friend Cheryl showed this the other night and I thought it was a very fun way to use the chalks.  So, here goes:

Step #1.  Gather your supplies.  You will need white craft ink, chalks, a wheel or stamps and dark coloured cardstock.  I am using Elegant Eggplant for this little demo.

Step #2.  Ink up your stamps or wheel using the white craft ink and then stamp on the dark cardstock.  It is important to work with the ink while it is still 'wet' so the chalks will adhere better.

Step #3.  I really like using the SU sponge daubers when working with the chalks.  You can also use cotton balls, the applicators that come with the chalks or sponges.  I punch out squares from scrap paper and place them over the colours I'm using so I don't get my colours mixed up.  Anyhow, back to the instructions.  Load up the dauber with the chalk simply by rubbing it on the chalk.

Step #4.  Apply the chalk to the wet white ink.  I like to dab the dauber on the ink rather than rub it in circles or lines.  I find you get a cleaner, crisper look simply by dabbing.

Step #5.  Use as many colours as you like for this technique.  For my finished look I used Pale Plum and Old Olive on the Elegant Eggplant cardstock.  Try different colour combinations.

Step #6.  Create and assemble your card! 

I'd love to see your creations with this technique.  Feel free to email me a picture of your card!  Thanks for looking!

Thought I'd answer a question that was posed on the comments today from Jean:

I am always looking for new ways to use chalks. Thanks. I just have one questions; When you use white ink, doesn't it blur as you chalk it?   

I didn't find this happening, but when I applied the chalk I simply tapped it on top of the image and didn't rub or use a circuluar motion.  I just tapped up and down.  Hope this helps!  Also, thanks Gerrie for suggesting using Versamark, I'll have to try that!

Thanks Monica!

Thanks Monica!  My super sweet neice made this scrapbook page for me so I thought I'd show it off!  She had some pretty funny pictures of the cousins and made this beautiful scrapbook page for me to add to my collection!  I love all the embellishments she added to the page.  Her journaling is great too!  Thanks!!!

I will post a tutorial later today on "Chalkboarding".....thanks for asking Alex!

I just couldn't resist....check it out:

Chalkboarding (is that a word?)

At our quarterly meeting on Monday night, another demonstrator friend Cheryl, showcased the technique Chalkboarding (okay, so it's probably called Chalkboard but the 'ing' makes it sound so much more fun!)  So, I thought for this month's Stampers 10 technique we would do just that.  One of my club members requested a baby card so I combined the two.  Hope you like!

Supplies Needed:  White pigment ink, chalks, sponge daubers and other stamps

Colours:  Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Chocolate Chip

Circle Box Tutorial

I have Heather B, my enabler, to thank for this craft.  Not only did she email me a picture of a box BUT she also gave me some empty tape rolls!  Thanks!

Step #1.  Gather your supplies.  You will need an empty tape roll (packing tape works well), 2 coasters, scrapbook paper and other embellishments.

Step #2.  Cut and attach your scrapbook paper to the coasters and the roll of tape.  For this particular roll I cut my paper 1 3/4 by 10 1/2 for both the inside and outside.  I used my regular adhesive as the tape roll is made of paper so there are not struggles with staying attached.  I used my Coluzzle cutter to make the circles for the tops of the coasters.  I used the scrapbook paper from SU called Au Chocolate from the Spring mini and coloured in some of the cream section Pretty in Pink and Close to Cocoa.

Step #3.  Attach the tape roll to one of the coasters using Crystal Effects.  I just put a thin bead of the adhesive around the bottom edge and then stuck it to the coaster.  Then I put a few stamp sets on top to hold in place while it dried.

Step #4.  Attach the lid.  There are a few ways that you can do this.  For the one shown I simply used four brads and two pieces of ribbon to attach the lid to the container.  The lid does move a bit so I think I am going to tie a bow from the lid to the container to help hold it in place.  I made another container and used magnets to attach the lid to the box.  Have fun!!!  I'd love to see your creations!

Make your own scrapbook paper

I am really happy with the way this card turned out.  As most of you know I LOVE the Doodle This stamp set but haven't used it for a while.  I made the background paper out of white cardstock.  (It's easier to see if you click on the picture as this will enlarge the image).  Using Chocolate Chip I stamped all over the white cardstock using the swirly background stamp.  Then I used my brayer with the Pretty in Pink Ink and went all over the paper.  I did this so I could get some different shades of pink and some white would show through.  Then I used the Pretty in Pink marker and coloured in some sections of the swirls and the white gel pen to accent the dots.  I sponged all the layers using Close to Cocoa.  The Close to Cocoa paper layer has the same stamping on it.  I stamped one flower directly on the Pretty in Pink cardstock and accented it with the marker and highlighted it with the gel pen.  The flower is stamped on white cardstock and coloured in with the watercolour crayons (still figuring these babies out!)  The final embellishments were the gem brad in the flower's center and the word window punches wrapped around the card edges.  Hope you like it!

Stamps:  Doodle This

Colours:  Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip

Others:  Pink Gingham ribbon, Vintage Brads, Gem Brads (from Creative Express)

Retiring Stamp Set List

Today's the BIG day!!!  The list of retiring stamp sets is out - 266 sets!!!  I can't believe some of the sets that are leaving!  I will SO miss Treat Yourself, Pretty Princess, Girlfriends, Pocket Fun, Snowflakes, Hip Hip Hooray (the little mice!!!), Greeting for all Reasons (perfect starter set), Fishy Friends, FRENCH SCRIPT (what!?!?), and the Whimsical Alphabet series!!!

Update:  Stampin Up! just posted that the retiring wheels are on a first come first serve basis.  Once a wheel runs out it will no longer be available.  They will be posting frequently to let us know which wheels are getting close to running out of stock.  These are the wheels that are close to running out so if you are interested in any of them, I'd suggest ordering sooner than later so you are not disappointed!

71 Adoring Hearts Jumbo

71 Baby Rattle Jumbo

100 Builder Bits

142 Farmyard Jumbo

138 Flitting By Jumbo

136 Great Outdoors

98 Hand Prints

81 Millinery Jumbo

64 Party

144 Pounce

159 Square Pegs Jumbo

51 Star Studded

40 Swirling Stars Jumbo

96 Wash Day Jumbo

Click on the link below and you will be directed to the page order listing of all the stamp sets:

Retired Stamp Set List by Page Number