Cute Gift Bag!!

Can you believe this gift bag is made from one sheet of SU Designers Series paper?! After folding, add some adhesive tape to hold it together and then ribbon for a handle and it's a bag! It is also pretty on the inside because of the double-sided paper. It measures approximately 4"w x 3-1/2"h. It has two pockets and would be great for gift cards, jewelry, or cookies.

Angela, my sister-in-law made this bag for a teacher gift. How cute!

If you would like instructions, please send me an email and I will forward the folding instructions to you.

Merry Christmas

Delightful Decorations

My favorite new holiday stamp set has to be Delightful Decorations from the SU Holiday Mini Catalog. SU also offers an Ornament Punch that is perfectly designed for the 4 ornaments in this set. This makes cutting the ornaments out a snap because there is no cutting - just punching!! Once the punched ornaments are adhered to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional, it gives the card an elegant 3D look. The punch is a must!

Supplies:
Card stock: whisper white (card base), sahara sand (card layer)
Inks: real read (ornament) and chocolate chip (ornament, ornament hanger, and sentiment)
Stamp Sets (from the SU Holiday Mini): Delightful Decorations, p. 24 & Berry Christmas, p. 20
Stamp Set (from the SU Idea Book and Catalog): Season of Joy, p. 32
Ribbon (from the SU Holiday Mini): Sleigh Bells, p. 17

How I did it:
I literally just stamped, punched, adhered, tied, and applied.
Heres what I mean. I stamped the ornaments (on white; one in real red, one in chocolate chip), then the ornament hangers and the sentiment were stamped in chocolate chip on the sahara sand card layer. I punched the ornaments and then adhered the ornaments to the sahara sand card layer with Stampin' Dimensionals. I tied the ribbon and then applied the sahara sand card layer to the whisper white card base.







You can go to the mini catalog by clicking on SU Catalogs. Click on Products and then Catalogs - you may choose to look at all of the SU catalogs right here.

More Circus Circus

Same card design as the last Circus Circus post but in Green Galore and Pixie Pink. Green is Ashlan's fav and pink is Christie's - what a fun card to create!

Christie & Carla's Shop Hop October 2009

Christie and I set out to go to the OKC craft show last weekend. Christie flew to Amarillo Wed. evening and we set out early Thu. morning headed to Oklahoma. Since we had 3-1/2 days, we decided to drive to Harrison, Ark. to visit the quilt shop where we have our quilt tops quilted. Our goal was to stop at as many Alco stores, quilt shops, and scrapbooking stores as possible. We also hit a few Target, Walmart, Hobby Lobby and Kohl's stores, a crafter's mall and a few junktique shops. Christie and I both ended up with new purses! It was a great weekend.

This is the quilt shop in Harrison.

Additional photos:

By the way, we never made it to the OKC craft show......

Circus Circus

Black, red and white - classic colors! This card is fast to make but still has an elegant style.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Circus Circus, Great Friend
Card stock - real red, whisper white
Inks - real red, basic black
Punches - 1-3/4" circle and scallop circle
Other - real red marker and Stampin' dimensionals

How I did it:
Stamp the big circle from Circus Circus on whisper white paper with basic black ink. Punch out with scallop circle punch. Also, punch 1-3/4" circle in real red. Stamp miscellaneous circles across the center of the card on whisper white paper in basic black ink. Layer the real red circle and then the scallop circle on top. Using real red marker, color parts of the large circle stamped image. Stamp sentiment from Great Friend stamp set. Layer on real red base for a great card!

Rich Razzleberry Medallion

I like the color purple for fall decor. SU's Rich Razzleberry and Pumpkin Pie colors go great together and remind me of fall - without the pumpkins!

Supplies:
Stamp sets: Medallion and Bella's Bloom
Card stock: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Embellishments: Clear Rhinestone brads

How I did it:
Just stamp the Medallion off the edge of the Whisper White paper in Rich Razzleberry - add the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry also. Add the brad in the center of the Medallion then layer on Pumpkin Pie card stock. Finally, layer on the Rich Razzleberry card base. Simple yet makes such a great statement!

Criss Cross Card

Fall is definitely in the air! The weather has really put me in the mood to make fall cards.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Pumpkin Patch from the 2009 SU Holiday Mini
Card Stock Colors: really rust, night of navy and very vanilla
Ink Pads: really rust, night of navy
Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper III - really rust
Curly Label punch
Rhinestone brads for the eyes - clear

How I Did It:
Send me an email and I will send you the instructions. The instructions I have include photos - which makes creating this card a snap!

A Halloween Hi!

It's not too early to start thinking about Halloween treats! I like the pumpkins from The More the Merrier hostess set - I like happy pumpkins!

Supplies:
Stamp set - The More the Merrier (hostess set)
Card stock - chocolate chip, old olive, pumpkin pie, very vanilla
Inks and ink pads - black, chocolate chip, old olive, pumpkin pie
Ribbon - dusty durango
Punch - scallop oval
Big Shot, Top Note Die and Texturz Plates

How I did it:
I used both the pumpkin pie and very vanilla card stock to cut 2 Top Notes in the Big Shot. I then cut the Top Notes in half placing the very vanilla on the bottom (with my stamped image) and the pumpkin pie card stock on the top. I used the ink refills to watercolor the pumpkins using chocolate chip, old olive, pumpkin pie inks and then sponged the edges with pumpkin pie. I used my splatter stamp with old olive ink pad all over for a folksy look.

I layered them on the old olive card stock that had been textured using a Big Shot Texturz plate. Next came the dusty durango ribbon. The dusty durango ribbon color is a great combo with the pumpkin pie card stock. Layer all on the chocolate chip and add the sentiment. The sentiment was stamped with chocolate chip ink pad on very vanilla card stock, then punched with the scallop oval punch.

A Harvest Hello

So a friend of mine came over to stamp with me last night. This friend loves to stamp on tiles. She wanted to make a gift for her secret pal using a harvest pumpkin stamp. She brought all of her acrylic paints and extra tiles - I think just to get me hooked also - it worked!




Supplies:
4" x 4" unglazed tile (available at Lowe's or Home Depot)
StazOn ink pad - black
acrylic paints
brushes

Super fun and super easy! If you like to color you'll love creating these tiles. Wouldn't they make great gifts for teachers and co-workers!

Scallop Boxes

I held the first Upstairs Stampin' Gig last night - what fun! The stamping project was to create these cute little boxes with scallop edges. It was fun to see how each box was different even though we all used the same pattern.

Supplies:
2 sheets of 8-1/2 x 11 card stock (dusty durango, melon mambo, soft suede, rich razzleberry)
1 sheet of 12x12 card stock (whisper white)
Coordinating ink pads and ribbon
Stamp sets: Bella's Bloom and Trendy Trees
Scallop punch
Big Shot and Bigz Scallop Envelop Die
Sticky Strip

How We Did It:
From the 8-1/2 x 11 sheets of card stock, cut 4 "envelopes" using the Bigz Scallop Envelop die. Tape together envelopes with Sticky Strip along the side flaps of each envelope. Then fold bottom flaps in to create a box. Cut a strip from the 12 x 12 card stock to fit around the box. Stamp tree images before applying to the box. Cut coordinating card stock scraps to fit one side of the box, stamp and layer sentiment for the front of the box. Fold scallop flaps out.


For exact measurements, leave a comment and I will email details to you!

Always in Bloom

Okay, I'll admit it! I didn't come up with this one on my own but I did add some of my own style by adding a texture that just made the card. I love the color combination - great for summer (or should I say end of summer?)!

Supplies:
Always in Bloom stamp set
Whisper White card stock
Scraps in Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Only Orange and Certainly Celery
Only Orange and Brilliant Blue ink pads
Big Shot and Texturz plates


How I did it:
The base of the card is Whisper White. I cut scraps of Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Only Orange and Certainly Celery to fit the background of the card. Before layering these on my base, I placed these scraps on the Big Shot and used the Texturz Plate to add texture to the scraps. I then stamped the Always saying in Only Orange and the bird in Brilliant Blue. I added a few brads to the card stock with the bird and then layered. Simple and a great way to use those scraps!

2009 Bluebonnet Trail Shop Hop Scrapbook

As many of you know, my sister Christie moved to San Antonio in February. We came up with a great plan to make sure we get together each year - the Bluebonnet Trail Shop Hop! A shop hop is an event that local quilt shops host together. The goal is to go to all of the participating quilt shops over a weekend and sign up for prizes. If you go to all of the shops, you are registered for a big grand prize. We went to all 12 quilt shops over 2-1/2 days. It was a lot of fun - so I just had to scrapbook the experience!

Supplies:
8x8 scrapbook plus a few extra sheet protectors
1 pkg. SU designer series paper plus coordinating card stock and ink pads
SU Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
Circle punches
Scallop punch
Stamp sets: Circus Circus and Cheap Talk

How I did it:
Once I designed the layout for the scrapbook, I repeated it throughout. This makes for a fast and easy scrapbook.

I first cut all of the designer series paper into 8x8 sheets and cut the coordinating card stock into 8x8 sheets as well. With the remaining scraps of paper, I then used the Big Shot to cut the "Top Note", "Ovals", "Buttons", and "Birds and Blooms" shapes. I used the "Cheap Talk" stamp set and stamped birds on some of the oval shapes.

At this point, I still had usable scraps of the coordinating card stock so I used the coordinating ink pads and stamped circles from the "Circus Circus" stamp set. I punched these out with my scallop punch and circle punches. I also used the punches to punch circles and scallops out of the designer series paper. This enabled me to use every square inch of paper with no waste!

To assemble the scrapbook:
I layered photos and the shapes that I had cut or punched. Quick and easy!! Now for the results:

Circus Circus

You'll love the new In Color inks, papers and ribbons available in the new 2009-2010 Stampin' Up catalog.

New colors are: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Soft Suede. SU has also included markers!!

The stamp set is Circus Circus - also new to the 2009-2010 Catalog - and is currently my favorite stamp set!!

My First Blog

This is my first attempt at blogging. I am inspired by Christie (my sister) and Ashlan (my daughter-in-law) to create a blog. We all love crafting and this is a great way for us to share!