Baby Cards

Stamp Set: Wild About You

Colours: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Rhinestones, Satin Ribbon, Patterned Paper, Dots embossing folder

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Colours: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Brads- circle and star shaped, Square lattice embossing folder

This little dragon was made using a variety of Stampin' Up! punches.

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Amazing ideas for punches and all the things you can make with them.

These cards were made for my friend Tanya who just had twin girls and my nephew all born in the last week.

This was the card I made for our friend's wedding.

Stamp Sets: French Script (retired background) Baroque Motifs

Colours: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Accessories: Butterfly embosslit, pearls

A close up of the pearls because they are just so beautiful. I've become addicted and add them to all my cards right now.My BIL & SILs 5th anniversary card. The embossing folder is gorgeous and I really couldn't bring myself to put anything other than a sentiment and little perals on it.

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Colours: Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold

Accessories: Pearls, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder, Modern Label punch.

My friend's birthday card. You can not see it that well in the picture so click to bring it up bigger but the pearls are in the center of the embossed flowers and there are also small pearls on her shirt as buttons and in her hair tie.

Stamp Sets: Miss Anya from The Greeting Farm

Colours: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, and Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Pearls.

Easel cards are all the rage right now. They're easy to make but look very cool since they stand up to display the front and bottom inside of the card. These are the first few that I made. I really like them, the monocramatic yellow is my favorite.

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Colours: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Accessories: Butterfly Embosslit die, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Modern Label and Word Window Punch.

I am so happy with how this turned out! Everything is from Stampin' Up!

I used the new mini milk carton big shot die cut from a designer series paper called Flock Together. I fastened them closed with the new Sending Love Epoxy brads in Chocolate Chip.The cute little holder is from a tutorial I purchased on Becky Robert's blog. Check out her stuff it is awesome! http://www.inkingidaho.blogspot.com/

I tied a bow using the new satin ribbon from the mini and then accented it with white feathers.

They are so cute I can't stop making them!

Still lots of Valentine inspired cards here. Part of that is because i've been sending many of these cards to my Secret Sister, the other is because the wonderful people at Stampin' Up! are sending $2 of every I {heart} Hearts stamp set sold to Haiti relief efforts. So take a look at how great this set is and buy one today :)Stamp Set: I {Heart} Hearts

Colours: Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon

This card was inspired by one that I saw surfing the web. I just loved the look of white craft ink on the kraft cardstock. I changed the design a bit from the one I saw, making it a little more "me"

I was seeing these quilted cards everywhere. I wanted to make one but was I too chicken, I really thought it would be too difficult. Turns out its so simple! Start with a piece of cardstock 5.5x4.25 next punch out 1.25 square inches out of patterned or plain cardstock and adhere to the cardstock base. Run through your bigshot with the top note die to get the shape and then run through again with an embossing folder. You can add little stitch marks if you'd like to make it really look like a quilt. You may have to click on the picture to get a close up look at the texture.

Stamp Set: I {Heart} Hearts (little pink heart says love and cut out in center)

Colours: Real Red, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Sending Love Designer Series Paper, Top Note Die, Heart embosslit and Little dots Embossing folder.

Another fast easy and super cute project. Top note die cut out in Real Red, another Top note cut in pattern paper and cut along the perforated marks. Two score marks 1/4 inch each way from the center so that it folds and there is enough space to secure a chapstick. I used large eyelets and ribbon to keep it closed.

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue

Colours: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive and Whisper White

Accessories: silver brads

Very similar card with same stamp set just a few things changed and Old Olive grossgrain ribbon added.
Stamp Set: I {Love} Love Jumbo Wheel
Colours: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red
Accessories: Rose Red buttons, Chocolate Chip ribbon and I use the new Heart embosslit

Another card that could work as a masculine Valentine.
Stamp Set: I {Heart} Hearts, With All My Heart
Colours: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red
Accessories: Black/White Gingham ribbon, Heart Embosslit

New goodies from Stampin' Up!

January 5th marks the beginning of a new mini catalogue and some fantastic new stamps sets. Stampin' Up! decided to offer the option of unmounted red rubber stamps which means less space (the sets come in dvd style cases) and a very nice decrease in price. It is also the beginning of Sell-a-bration where you can earn free stamp sets and other product with a purchase of $65 or more.

I LOVE this card! Its so simple but I still pretty and I used all 6 sheets of the new paper and since its double sided there is 1 heart for each pattern of paper :)

Colours: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: New Stampin' Up! designer series Sending Love paper, heart punch

Colours: Whisper White

Accessories: DSP Sending Love, Rhinestone brad, misc large white flower

Stamp Set: Well Scripted, I love love Jumbo Wheel

Colours: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red

Accessories: Black Gingham ribbon, White medium brad, misc black flower

It can be so difficult to make a masculine valentine with all the traditional pink and red so I went as masculine as I could with it still being fairly obvious with the hearts. I haven't done many cards with the wood but it now has me thinking about the possibilities a lot more because it looks great!

Stamp Set: Woodgrain background stamp, I Heart Hearts

Colours: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Top note die, Wood piece, brads

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue, Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel

Colours: Chocolate chip, Pretty in Pink, Kraft

Accessories: small dots texture plate

Stamp Set: I Heart Hearts

Colours: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: DSP Sending Love paper, Scallop border punch, Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon

I was gifted with a squash scrapbook and I had to give it a try, here is my first one. I had to use the new DSP because its sparkly and completely gorgeous! It is so wonderful it was almost physically painful for me to cut it up to use. It uses 3 square sheets of cardstock scored horizontal, vertical and once on the diagonal. You adhere them together on one of the middle sheet of cardstock and then decorate with patterned paper and plain coloured cardstock. I'm so happy with how it turned out and this first one is off to my Secret Sister in her last package from me. I like doing the Secret Sister and I plan to sign up again for the next round.
Colours: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Real Red
Accessories: DSP Sending Love and Chocolate Chip and Vanilla striped wide ribbon

Here is the scrapbook all folded in on itself and tied with ribbon.

The last of the Christmas cards of 2009.

Stamp Set: Patterned Pines from Stampin' Up! Mouse from Amuse

Colours: all Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Real Red.

Accessories: all Stampin' Up! Top note die, Pointsetta embossing folder, alpine ribbon, Dazzling Diamond glitter.

Stamp Set: Dasher and Patterned Pines from Stampin' Up!

Colours: Whisper White, Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Top Note die, Pointsetta embossing folder and Alpine ribbon

A few tags I did up using scraps from the Christmas Carol Games I made. I used these for personal Christmas gifts and sent some to my Secret sister too.

Stamp Set: Snowflakes (retired Stampin' Up!)

Colours: Whisper White, Brocade Blue, Night of Navy

Accessories: silver cord from Stampin' Up! Snowflake punch by Marvy

Tis the Season for Christmas parties and I always try and make a little something to give the host/ess. In the last couple of years we've given homemade wine but this year i'm gifting these super cute very clever game boxes. I came across this brilliant idea on another Stampin' Up! demonstrators blog and I HAD to make one!

There are compartments for the clues, answer sheets and pencils.

The answers are the titles of Christmas Carols, the clues are wordy descriptions that you have to decipher. My pictures don't do this project justice, it turned out perfect and i'm so happy with it.

The instructions are easy to follow the pics are great and I made one quick and easy. Check out the link and make one yourself! http://inkingoutofthebox.com/christmas-game-box-tutorial

I'll be making several more of these for people who I know LOVE games!

Stamp Sets: Stampin' Up! Snowflakes

Colours: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy and Whisper White

Accessories- Marvy Snowflake punch, misc. white ribbon and snowflake brad.

More cards being sent to my Secret Sis. I will be sending the trifold card to her just before New Years. The below Reindeer card is also my final design for the Christmas cards i'm sending out to family and friends this year.

This card looks better in Real Life. The edges and reindeer are darker and its more distressed. This card is all Stampin' Up! supplies.

Stamp Sets: Dasher, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Patterned Pines

Colours: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Real Red

Accessories: Alpine ribbon (clearance at Stampin' Up!) Top Note die, and Plenty of Petals embossing folder, Modern Label and Word Window Punches.

These tri fold cards are fun and fairly easy to make. I love how they turn out and i've been making them for quite a few people and special occasions.

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes from Stampin' Up, Penguin, and Snowman poem from Elzybelles

Colours: Stampin' Up! Night of Navy, Shimmery White, Basic Black, and Basic Grey

Accessories: Marvy Snowflake punch, Martha Stewart Icicle border punch, misc. white ribbon, Star dust Stickes, Clear Rhinestones, Modern Label and Word Window punches, and retired patterened paper all from Stampin' Up!

The poem says...

I made myself a snowball, as perfect as could be,

I though I'd keep it for a pet and let it sleep with me.

I made it some pajamas and a pillow for its head.

Then last night it ran away, but first it wet the bed!

My second Christmas card design. I bought these last year but didn't get the time to use it so I made sure it was on the short list of stamps to use for this year.

Stamp Set: Mouse, Mouse feet and Twas the Night all from AMuse

Colours: Whisper White, Real Red and Basic Black

Accessories: Star dust Stickles

The envelope Album, another Secret Sister gift i've got ready to send. I hadn't remembered that I posted one of these a couple of months ago, but this one is WAY better! I've been tweeking the original design.

Even though the photo is a bit wonky and the bling on the bottom of the butterfly doesn't look like its laying straight but it is in real life. Click on the pictures to get upclose, the shadow is bad I apologize but I take a lot of my pictures at night after i've finished them.

Stamp Set: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel, Teeny Tiny Wishes "friend to friend"

Colours: Basic Grey, Basic Black

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone brads, Modern Label and Word Window punches, Beautiful Butterfly Bigz Bigshot Diecut, Large and Scalloped Circle punches and Swirl embossing folder

It is quite easy to make, just takes a while.

The quote on the inside says "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it to you when you forget the words"

I LOVE this and I'll be doing a class for it in January along with some Valentine cards. Email me if you're interested in coming.

Last week I made and sent these 3 Christmas cards off to my Secret Sister in Kelowna. All of them are Stampin' Up! only and they turned out quite well. I like the green trees so much I'm using it as one of the Christmas card designs i'll send out this year.

Stamp Set: Patterned Pines, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Colours: Kraft, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Versamark

Accessories: Modern Label and Word Window Punches

Stamp Sets: Dasher, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Colours: Whisper White, Night of Navy
Accessories: Modern Label and Word Window Punches
Stamp Set: Dasher

Colours: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive, Versamark

Accessories: Ribbon (this one is retired but may be still some in the clearance section check out the Stampin' Up! website to see all the great things for sale)

Happy Boo to You!

I made up some Boo! bags and dropped them off at a couple of friends in the neighbourhood. Its like a Secret Santa but for Halloween :) There is a cute poem about spreading some Halloween Boo! and putting treats inside. In addition to the regular little Halloween candy I just had to make some things.

Chocolate pudding and gummy worms for "Worms in dirt" dessert, Halloween pencils, a grave matchbox that's done up as a graveyard- inside is some candy. Peppermint paddies made up like spiders and a sign to colour to let other's know you've been "Boo'd" I also wrapped up a full chocolate bar with twill and glued googlie eyes on it to look like a Mummy.

It was a bunch of fun, i'm going to start it earlier this year and see if I can get the neighbourhood in on it.

Halloween is my favorite Holiday and this year i'm making some more decorations.

No stamping on these but I used the Stampin' Up! Top Note die to make all of the pieces of the banner. I first cut out the chipboard then the patterned paper. Used Stampin' Up! large eyelets and large grossgrain ribbon to string it all together. The bats and ghosts are punches by Martha Stewart and Marvi.
This one was made for my SIL to be Melissa. Made from Recollections Patterned Paper and the letter were cut out using the cricut. She is a HUGE Halloween fan like myself but doesn't like orange so the black and purple was perfect.

I made this all Stampin' Up! Boo banner for my Secret Sister this round.

Cast a Spell Patterned Paper, Oval, Circle and Tab punches to create the ghost and Bat. The pumpkin was stamped from a retired Stampin' Up! set. I just noticed that I forgot to stamp and adhere the pumpkin's stem- Oops! Letters were cut out using the Cricut basic cartridge.