Stamp Case Note Pads

Hello!  I've been busy here working away on several stamp projects.  Recently I've been into making note pads out of Stampin' Up!'s clear mount stamp cases.  A friend of mine gave me over a hundred of them, so I've been trying to figure out uses for them, and today's project is a note pad inside of the stamp case.  It's a great one for your purse, as the edges of the papers don't curl or bend up inside your purse.  It's protected by being in a slim case.  It's also great because sometimes my notepads will shed pieces of paper all by itself, and then I lose my notes I've written on them, but again, that's solved by the note pad being protected in the case.  This was one I made for my friend Mayra's birthday.  I used the Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper, a lace doily, some silver glimmer paper, and the banner blast stamp set and banner punch.  (Get yours for FREE now during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase!)

 The inside stamps are from a past paper pumpkin kit (notes) and the lines are from a stamp set called Sent With Love.  The colors I used were Costal Cabana and the Silver Ink Pad from the Occasions Catalog.

I have lots more of these to show you, so keep checking back to see more designs of this note pad in a stamp case.  I'm loving it right now!  And I made a birthday banner too, so you'll want to come back and see that as well. Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Baby Onesies

Hello!  Last weekend I went to a baby shower for my sister-in-law, who is having a girl.  I've always thought it would be fun to make some cute onesies with some fabric cut outs sewed on.  I cut out these little pieces with my Silhouette, and then sewed them on with my sewing machine.  After that, I added some Stampin' Up! buttons that I sewed on by hand.  I loved using some of my Flirtatious fabric by Stampin' Up!  I've always wanted to cut into it, but never did until last week.  I love it!!!!  I have a ton of fabric to play with too.  So exciting!

Then I made this card for my sister-in-law as well.  I should have used the purple fabric from the Flirtatious fabric pack, because she's not too keen on pink.  Oh well.  Next time!

I was happy that she loved the card, because I stayed up WAY too late making it, and I just love this card that I cased from Heather Summers.  It's such a sweet card.  So precious!  I still want to frame one and hang it in my stamping area….  Love this card!  I used the new Baby We've Grown stamp set, and the Banner Blast Stamp set and Banner Punch that you can get for FREE right now during Sale-A-Bration, with a $50 purchase.  Such a great deal!  Now's the best time to stock up on all things Stampin' Up!  You can place an order by contacting me, or through my online store here.  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

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Birthday Milk Carton

Hello!  Today's project is a paper milk carton I covered with paper from the Patio Party Designer Series Paper pack.  I love this paper, especially after I finished with this project!  I cut a lace doily out of Whisper White card stock with the Perfect Pennants Bigz die, and then some banners that I punched with the Banner punch (that you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase), and an S that I cut with my Timeless Type Alpahbet Jr. Sizzlets Dies, added a small heart with the Small Heart Punch, and that was it!  I love how the milk carton turned out, and as always, I didn't want to give it away, but was happy with the work when I did give it away to the girl I tutor.  The colors I used were Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Baja Breeze, Raspberry Ripple, and Primrose Petals.  

I loved this project!  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Wish Big Birthday Banner Card

Hello!  Today's card is a fun one.  It has a banner on it, and I love banners!  This card was made using the petite pennants punch from Stampin' Up!, a regular circle hole punch, and the Modern Label Punch.  The colors used were Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, and Whisper White.  I used glue dots to hold my mini circles on the pennants, and then stuck my baker's twine on with more glue dots and then adhered my pennants to the card.  It was much easier to line them up and get them to stay.  However, you can also use the Tombo Multipurpose glue instead of glue dots.  It works just as great, if not better, and it won't show like the glue dots do.  Also, I cut a single strand to make my line that the pennants hang from.  Then I cut two more pieces of baker's twine, tied bows with them, and stuck them on the ends of my banner.  That's the easy way to make your banner, but there are other ways to do it as well.

Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Banner Blast gone baby!

Hello!  I saw this card on one of my favorite blogs by demonstrator Heather Summers, and I knew I had to recreate it!  I just had to have this card.  It's so sweet and precious, and I know plenty of people having babies right now (like 10), so I have plenty of need for baby cards!  The stamp sets I used on these cards are Banner Blast, and Baby, We've Grown.  

Here's the girl card:

I added pearls to the shoes to make them look like the buttons on the shoes.  I thought that was a sweet touch.  

Here's the boy card:

I love these cards so much, I'm sorely tempted to make one of each and frame them, they are so cute!  Thank you Heather for the super adorable card idea!!!  Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure you stop by-I'm posting the gift I gave my cousin for her new little boy.  I didn't want to give it away, I thought it was so cute!  See you tomorrow!

Banner Blast Take 2!

Hello!  I have several cards to show you over the next few days featuring the Banner Blast Stamp set and matching punch that you can get for free when you spend $50 during Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration. I love this stamp set and keep seeing great cards and projects with the stamp set.  It's definitely a must have, if you can get it for free!

Here's a card that we are making at a workshop/party I am demonstrating at tonight.  I got this idea from my friend Mayra and simply changed up the colors, since I didn't have the colors she used.

 The colors I used were Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Strawberry Slush, Costal Cabana, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake and Whisper White.  I tied a little Pool Party Baker's Twine around the Whisper White piece of my card and then popped up my banner pieces with a dimensional.  The greeting is from Four You, and the banners and stars are from the Banner Blast Sale-A-Bration set.

Here's the original card I made, but decided I wasn't crazy about it because the color scheme wasn't bright and birthday ish to me, but rather too baby ish, so this card didn't make it to the workshop tonight.

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Check back tomorrow for a to die for card with this same stamp set.  I fell in love with the card the moment I saw it, and I'm sure you will too!  I'll see you tomorrow!

Banner Blast Card

Hello!  Today's card is one I made with the Sale-A-Bration set Banner Blast and the matching Banner punch.  I altered the card a little from its original design, but after I added some extras, I wished I hadn't done so much to the card, because now I feel like it's too busy, and I love clean and simple.  I'll have to make another one the way it was supposed to look originally.

I used the colors Strawberry Slush, Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Baked Brown Sugar.  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Masculine Valentine's Day Card

Hello!  I know sometimes it can be hard to not make a valentine's card with red and pink, but for those of you whose valentine hates that kind of stuff, here's a valentine made by my friend Mayra, that's a little more geared towards the men in our lives.

This card uses the new Banner Blast stamp set and matching punch from the Sale-A-Bration catalog, as well as a greeting from the stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes.  This card is pretty easy, but I think it's a great card, whether for a girl or a guy.  Thanks Mayra for the fun card!  Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Follow My Heart Valentine

Hello!  Today's post is a card using a valentine stamp set, Follow My Heart (#134611   $15.95).  I saw this stamp set when it was first released and fell in love with it!  It's a very pretty set, and absolutely perfect for valentines!  Here's my card using the set.  Note, this set is selling fast and is only available while supplies last, so hurry on over to my online store and order yours today!

I loosely cased this card from demonstrator Nadine Weiner.  I used Soft Suede, Real Red, and Whisper White for my card. I also used the Banner Blast Stamp set, banner punch and a polka dot embossing folder from this year's Sale-A-Bration catalog. All of the items are free with a $50 purchase.  Sale-A-Bration starts on Tuesday.  If you are interested in earning free products, contact me!  Sale-A-Bration runs January 28-March 31 of this year.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Valentine Banner Card

Hello!  I'm keeping this post short today since I'm still sick.  The card base is Costal Cabana.  Ink colors used: Real Red, Costal Cabana, Crumb Cake.  The patterned paper is from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper stack, the stamps are from the Banner Blast Sale-A-Bration stamp set, punched out with the Banner Punch, and 'strung' on a string of Baker's Twine.  I also used the oval punch and scallop oval punch, and a little mini heart from the Owl Punch.  All products are from Stampin' Up! and can be purchased in my online store here.

Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Sale-A-Bration Peek and A Birthday Card!

Hello!  Yesterday was my sister in law's birthday, so of course I needed to make a card!  I took an idea I used on a card I featured a few days ago, and did something similar.  I used the banner punch I earned from the Sale-A-Bration pre-order available to demonstrators, and used the paper from Sale-A-Bration as well.  I just took my banner punch, and turned my paper a different direction than I did the other day and made several punches in a straight line to lengthen the banner.  Then I laid the paper flat on the Summer Starfruit card base and stamped Happy Birthday in the window.  After that, I adhered my patterned paper to the card base, punched a flower out with the itty bitty punch pack, added a pearl to it, stuck that on my card, and then tied some string around the card and was done! I needed the card to be quick because I still had to maker her banner and do a little baking!

 I hope she liked her card.  This pattern seems very much her style and color scheme, though it is a bit too loud for me.  Anyway, thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Make A Wish Birthday Card

Hello! I finally got to stamp a little bit more with my new stuff today.  It was so fun!  I made this card for a birthday we have later on today.  It uses the new Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper and stamp set Perfect Pennants from the Occasions Catalog, and the banner punch from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  All I can say is that you're going to love all the new items!

I cased this card from a card I saw in the Stampin' Success magazine we get as demonstrators.  I simply took my banner punch, started at the top and punched out, and continued to punch out in a straight line the same punch from the top of the paper to the bottom of the paper, overlapping the punch to keep cutting out.  I'm not sure if that makes sense, but just start at the top of your paper, and punch once, then where you left off, place your punch in the exact same line, then punch again and again to make a track or hole or line.  It would be much easier to make a video and show you, but I didn't have that much time today.  So that will be my goal for next week.  I'll try to shoot a video and post it, but I've never made one before, let alone posted it on a blog, so we'll see how it goes!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow, with more new goodies!

Occasions Catalog Sneak Peak!

Hello!  I'm back with a card made with supplies from the new Occasions catalog by Stampin' Up!  The items in this catalog will be available starting on January 3, 2014.  I'm excited about a lot of them.  I used new paper from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack, the new Banner punch, the new Gold Sequin Trim, and a stamp from the new set Starburst Sayings!  I had so much fun playing with my new stuff, but haven't even touched the surface of all the new things I got.  I'll be showing lots more in the next few months!

The awesome thing about the Starburst Sayings stamp set is that it has matching framelits!  I'm really excited!  I just haven't ordered them yet.  Can you imagine how much time it would take to cut one of those out by hand?  I can't, that's why I didn't!  I used a circle punch instead!  The colors used on this card are Pool Party, Costal Cabana, Real Red, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, and the gold trim.  I 'frayed' the edges of the patterned paper with my fingernail.  I hope you enjoyed a little sneak peak, and I'll be back tomorrow with more sneak peak projects for you!  See you tomorrow!