Flowers at night

Another card I created while following a Zindorf tutorial. I love her blog. I'm not crazy about the sponging of the sky on this one and can't wait to try it again. I used a cheap makeup sponge I had and found it come out quite squarish. I've packed up my stamping room in the basement so hubby can start building down there. I was able to access my major stamping stuff but didn't see the sponge daubers anywhere. I love how the flowers turned out. I can't believe how 3D the white unigel pen feels.

As always, her tutorials are amazing and so easy to follow with pictures for each step!

Stampin' Up! Stamps: Wonderful You
Stampin' Up! Ink: Not Quite Navy, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, Basic Black
Stampin' Up! Paper: Basic Black, Brocade Blue
Stampin' Up! Accessories: White unigel pen
Other: Cheap yucky makeup sponges, post it notes

One person can make a difference...

I found an amazing blog yesterday that you absolutely MUST visit when you get a free hour or two. Seriously. Once I found her blog, I couldn't help but go through many, and I do mean MANY, of her posts. So check her out at Freedom in Creating.

Today's card was created following one of her tutorials.

Stampin' Up! Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Stampin' Up! Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White
Stampin' Up! Ink: Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie
Stampin' Up! Accessories: Sponge Daubers
Other: Post it note

Instructions:

1. Tear a post-it note for the bottom of the cardstock in the shape of hills. (This will be replaced with Brilliant Blue ink later.)
2. Using Summer Sun, sponge daub around a circular area, leaving a white circle in the middle of your cardstock. This will be your sun.
3. Using More Mustard, sponge around the Summer Sun area.
4. Using Pumpkin Pie, fill in the rest of the sky.
5. Using Chocolate Chip, add color just to the corners.
6. Remove the post it note and fill in the bottom with Brilliant Blue.
7. Stamp the butterfly and the squiggly saying in Basic Black.

Here is a direct link to her original card that I cased to create this one. It includes a fabulous tutorial with very specific photos to help explain.

Thank You Card

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I have abandoned my blog for so long! Blog abuse!!! I will do better now, I promise. However, I will be heading out to Manitoba for 3 weeks right away but I will try to post during that time as well.

This is the card I made today for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

Stampin' Up Stamps: Fresh Cuts

Stampin' Up Paper: Basic Black, Barely Banana, Brilliant Blue, Glossy White

Stampin' Up Ink: Brilliant Blue, Barely Banana, Stazon Black

Stampin' Up Accessories: Word Window Punch, the lacy punch (can never remember the name of it), White Unigel Pen, sponge daubers

INSTRUCTIONS:

I stamped the images on the glossy paper using Stazon Black. Then, I used the sponge daubers to daub the ink all over the images. After that, I trimmed the main image to the size I wanted and punched out the thank you. I used the lacy punch to punch the bottom of the basic black. I also sponged around the Barely Banana strip. I also stamped on the brilliant blue background using the leaves stamp from the set.

Simple and easy, yes?

Hope you're having a wonderful summer!

Blog Candy Winner

I used Random.org to select the winner for my blog candy of big shot die pieces!

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Here are your random numbers:3
Timestamp: 2008-10-21 14:07:11 UTC

The winner is....
StampinCathy said...
Great pizza box. Count me in on this super sweet candy. Right now it's to rich for my blood. I've seen so many beautiful things made with the new dies and I would love to play with them. Thanks so much for a chance.
October 10, 2008 5:17 AM

So, StampinCathy...email me your mailing addy and I will send you the prizes!

BLOG CANDY and TLC189 Mini Pizza Box

I wanted to try creating a Mini Pizza Box for the Technique Lover's Challenge. (You can find the instructions in the first post on that link.)

It was very easy to do! I decided to keep the box simple this time. Well...I tend to keep a lot of things simple but that's the way I like them.

I used the Top Note Sizzix Die with my new Big Shot to create the top piece. I ran it through with the designer paper and the barely banana paper. I cut around the perforated edges on the barely banana and snailed it just inside the larger piece. I think this stamp set is just too cute.

I used the direct to paper technique to add up some texture to the top of the box.

Stampin' Up! Stamps: Serene Spring (hostess)

Stampin' Up! Paper: Barely Banana, designer paper

Stampin' Up! Ink: Basic Black, Almost Amethyst

Stampin' Up! Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, ribbon, punch, double sided tape

Now onto the blog candy info. I absolutely love my big shot as you can probably tell! I was thinking this afternoon that there are some out there who have not yet discovered this wonderful tool and that made me really sad. So, I thought, why not provide one lucky person with some pre-cut pieces from my big shot. I have the top note and pillowbox dies. I will cut 50 pieces for the winner of the blog candy. The winner can decide how many of each they would like. They'll be cut in an assortment of papers and colors....basically whatever I have.

So, all you have to do to be entered is post a comment to this post by October 19 at 6:00 pm MST.

Surprise Pop Up Card

I love this style of card. I have created one before and just had to teach my stamp club how to create it this month. You can always tell when you're having a rough day. I made so many mistakes while demoing this card. Stuck things on before I should have. Forgot to stamp the front of the card until the end. Forgot to punch the whole for the brad until I had already attached the background. Forgot to punch the circle at the top until I had attached the thinking of you piece. And so on. Good thing my ladies are so wonderful! LOL



I am going to link to the tutorial on Splitcoaststampers because it explains the process much better than I could.


Materials:
Stampin' Up! Paper: Very Vanilla, barely banana, bravo burgandy
Stampin' Up! Ink: Bravo Burgandy
Stampin' Up! Accessories: Fiskars cutting tool with scoring blade, double sided tape, ticket punch, brads, 1/16" punch, 1 3/8" circle punch

Ink Pads

For my next stamp club, we are going to have a few months where my members and I are going to "play" so that they can use the products they have purchased but not used yet. I have told them that they can borrow my tools. I thought posting the list on my blog would be much easier and can be kept up to date better than emails could.

Classic:

• All 48 colors
• Neutrals: Basic Black

Craft:

• Whisper White
• Basic Black
• Very Vanilla
• Chocolate Chip
• Glorious Green
• Real Red

Current In Colors:

• Riding Hood Red

Other:

• StazOn Black w/Cleaner
  
  
  

For Sale:*used a little

• Wild Wasabi
• Blue Bayou
• Purely Pomegranate
• Cranberry Crisp
  
  

Stamp Sets

For my next stamp club, we are going to have a few months where my members and I are going to "play" so that they can use the products they have purchased but not used yet. I have told them that they can borrow my tools. I thought posting the list on my blog would be much easier and can be kept up to date better than emails could.

For Borrowing Only:*The only reason I am including the item number and price is for my customer's information. These are NOT for sale. I cannot sell these because they are NOT retired!

• 111562 Always in My Thoughts $20.95
• 109264 Baroque (Background) $20.95
• 111604 Best Yet (hostess: level 1)
• 109411 Brocade Basics $28.95
• 106700 Bugs & Kisses $30.95
• 111760 A Cardinal Christmas $23.16
• 109525 Celebrate Everything $20.95
• 111011 Embrace Life $28.95
• 111564 Flight of the Butterfly $37.95
• 111578 Flower Fancy $43.95
• 111634 Fresh Cuts $25.95
• 109513 Fundamental Phrases $42.95
• 105429 Heartfelt Thanks $36.95
• 111646 Heritage Holiday $24.95
• 111089 Happy Heart Day $24.95 (dormant)
• 109431 Holidays & Wishes $20.95
• 109383 Hugs & Wishes $20.95
• 101893 Itty Bitty Backgrounds $15.50
• 110992 A Little Birdie Told Me $30.95
• 104606 Loads of Love $24.95
• 107121 Many Merry Messages $39.95
• 109445 Pick a Petal $32.95
• 109489 Punch Pals $37.95
• 111028 Pun Fun $36.95
• 106598 Simply Said $30.95
• 104243 Summer by the Sea $33.95 (dormant)
• 111554 Teacher's Pet $22.95
• 111706 To You and Yours $22.95
• 107123 Warm Words $24.95 (dormant)
• 111181 Wonderful You 39.95
• 109238 Zoofari $24.95

For Sale or Current Product/Stamps Trade:*I cannot sell current stamp sets. If you happen to see one on this list it is there by mistake. Please let me know so that I can fix it.

Not Assembled: $10.00 each unless otherwise indicated

• Delight in Life (2)
• Friendship Blooms (2)
• From the Garden
• Happy Harmony
• In the Spotlight
• Lots of Thoughts
• Jumbo Incentives (only 5 stamps left) $5.00
• Lots of Thoughts
• Make it Count
• Merci
• Older & Wiser
• Party Punch
• Perfect Presentation
• Sidekick Sayings
• So Many Scallops (2)
• So Very
• Stamped from the Heart
• Word on Word

Gently Used:*These stamp sets have been assembled but do not have staining on the wood or the rubber as far as I can tell. I have not written anything on the stamp blocks or on the case.

• Background Sampler $10.00
• Bothway Blossoms $10.00
• Big Blossom $10.00
• Flowers for a Friend $10.00
• So Many Sayings $10.00
• Weathered (background) $20.00
  

Well Used:*Please note that when I first started stamping, I wrote my initials on each of the stamps so they would not get mixed up with other people's sets. I also often wrote the initials of the name of the stamp set on each stamp so that I would know where it belonged. Many of these sets will have that listed on there (but not all). These stamp sets have been used often in my classes and many will have a lot of staining on the wood.

• Birthday Banter $15.00
• Birthday Best $12.00
• Cheesecloth (background) $20.00
• Espress Yourself $30.00
• Festive Four $10.00
• Fresh Flowers $25.00
• Headline Alphabet $50.00
• Holiday Tag Team $30.00
• It's Your Birthday $35.00
• Itty Bitty Borders $12.00
• Life's Special Moments (only roses are assembled but there is staining in one corner) $26.00
• A Light Heart $12.00
• Little Pieces $15.00
• Looks Like Spring $35.00
• Nice & Easy Notes $32.00
• Polka Dots & Paisley $10.00
• Solemn Stillness $35.00
• Sweet & Sassy $20.00
• Time Well Spent $15.00
• Very Merry $10.00
• Wanda's Wit & Wisdom $20.00
• Whimsical Alphabet Lower $32.00
• Wild Rose $42.00

Punches

For my next stamp club, we are going to have a few months where my members and I are going to "play" so that they can use the products they have purchased but not used yet. I have told them that they can borrow my tools. I thought posting the list on my blog would be much easierand can be kept up to date better than emails could.

Item Number	Description	Price
101227	1/16" Circle	$11.25
104401	1-3/8" Circle	$19.95
104403	1-1/4" Circle	$19.95
109046	1" Circle	$13.95
107217	3/4" Circle	$13.75
107304	Small Oval	$19.95
107305	Large Oval	$19.95
105090	Word Window	$19.95
104400	1-1/4" Square	$19.95
103375	1-3/8" Square	$19.95
107214	Ticket Corner	$8.75
109047	3/16" Corner Rounder	$8.75
105934	Large Tag	$19.95
108264	Small Tag	$19.95
112091	Scallop Edge	$19.95
108340	Round Tab	$19.95
105088	Double Rectangle	$7.50
104388	Slit	$7.50
108341	Spiral	$13.75
109043	Scallop Circle	$19.95
105089	Horizontal Slot	$7.50
112081	Punch Scallop Square	$19.95

For Sale: None

Misc Tools

Here are the misc tools that I own that you can borrow:

• 103954 Aqua Painter $19.95
• 102395 Brayer $14.95
• 105796 Color Coach $11.75
• 107066 Color Spritzer Tool $16.50
• 102264 Coluzzle Cutting System $23.95
• 104310 Crafters’ Tool Kit $49.95
• 101618 Crimper $24.95
• 108362 Crop-o-dile $37.95
• 105542 Stampin’ Pastels $30.95
• 102930 Tearing Edge $24.95
• 101879 Watercolor Pencils $24.95