Addicted to Stamping

Jelly Bean House

When I made this little gnome to go on one of the cards from my Shaped Cards Class I thought he'd be the perfect embellishment for a simple 3D project I was working on. I made a couple of these little houses for my sisters and filled them with seed packets.

The box is made using Stampin' Up's Fancy Favor and Perfect Pennants Dies. I used the 1" square and Postage Stamp punches for the window, the shrubs are made from the largest petal of the Blossoms Petals Builder Punch. I embossed the roof witht the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder.

Here is the cheat sheet for the gnome

Download Punch Art Gnome

If you need more details scroll down for the video tutorial

 

 

 

 

Display Stamper Entries

Oops. I started this as a post instead of a page but don't want to delete it now and leave my blog followers wondering what it was...so if you want to see my entries click on the "Display Stamper Entries" link in the left column. I'll be posting the new projects on my blog with more detail over the next few days.

 

 

Shaped Cards Class

Need more ideas for all those Stampin’ Up Framelits?  How about using them to make shaped cards?  It’s like punch art on a jumbo scale.

Learn how to make these 24 shaped cards using Stampin’ Up’s current Framelits, Dies and Punches.

(Oops I missed a few samples when I took the photo so they'll be a surprise) 

Here’s what’s included in the class…

- a short video tutorial showing you how to make each card

- a cheat sheet for each card to use as a reference.

-an individual document for each card with a sample photo of the card, supply list and step by step instructions which can also be used for class handouts or card station instructions.

The cost of this class is $20 CAD
(at today’s exchange rate that's approx. $19.16 USD)

Click on the PayPal link below to order

Please note: This class is available to everyone. Although I design my classes with Stampin' Up demonstrators in mind you don't need to be a demonstrator to order it. And the class is online
so it doesn't matter where you live. Once I recieve your order I'll email you the class link and login information.

 

If you're Canadian and you place a
$25 online order with me you will receive the class for free as a thank you!
Email me once you've placed your order and I'll send you the login information
for this class or the class of your choice.

Punch Art Swing

Here's a punch art card I made ages ago. I couldn't get the swing quite right so I never used it then most of the punches retired before I had the chance to revamp the card. Oh well. Maybe some day. The rope is retired too. I really miss that stuff. Maybe Stampin' Up will come out with something similar again. All of the punches were Stampin' Up although many are no longer available. I'll see if I can remember which ones I used. Dress: Round Tab Punch, Hair: Circle Punches and Heart to Heart, Legs: Word Window, Shoe Tops: 5-Petal Punch, Arms: Photo Corners, Branches: Bird Builder, Swing: Modern Label. Oh and lets throw in some Grosgrain ribbon for the belt because SU doesn't sell that anymore either.

Secret Garden

Here's another stamp a stack card. This one was designed by Gerry. She used the Secret Garden Stamp set.

Swallowtail

This is the card Wilma CASED for our Stamp-a-stack using Stampin' Up's Swallowtail and En Francais stamps. These two stamps work great together with just a little bit of color. Very pretty card.

Get Whale Soon

This is the card Debbie designed for our Stamp-a-stack using Stampin' Up's Oh whale stamp set and the Happy Whale clearlits die. The background was wheeled in versamark then embossed with irridescent ice. She stamped the whale on White so it would show up against the dark card and the cute DSP tags balance it out nicely.  

Color Craze Stamp-a-Stack

We had a color craze stamp-a-stack class on Friday and the participants were thrilled with their cards. We make 10 cards; 2 each of 5 designs and charge $30. Here's my card and I'll be posting the other throughout the week. Since the background is white and the stem is green any color goes so it's a good way to use up some scraps. I embossed a piece of old olive with the Chevron embossing folder and cut the stem with scissors. For an easier version you can use the Ric Rack from the Tastful Trim die. Download Test

Spring Flowers

If you're like me and don't like the thought of throwing out your scraps of DSP here's a simple punch art card to use up some of those scraps. This DSP (LOVE IT) is from Stampin' Up's Designer Series Paper Stack Brights Collection.

 

For the leaves and flowers I used the Blossoms Petals Builder Punch. I hope that punch never retires. I think Shelli said at convention last year that the Build a Blossom stamp set was their top seller. I used it for my Build a Blossom Punch Art Class and for a ton of other cards to make everything from gnomes to Big Bird. OK enough gushing about my favorite punch here's how I made this card.

Cut a 2" x 4" scrap of green DSP and tear along the top. Punch out the leaves and petals. For the centre punch the largest petal, hold onto the pointy tip and use the rounded side of one of the petals to snip off the bumps.

Card Stock Storage

Since many of us are stocking up on card stock during Sale-a-Bration I thought I'd share how I store mine. I have a rolling cart with hanging file folders; one file folder for each color and I organize it by color family. My cart is in storage until we move so I have my hanging files in card board file boxes at the moment

I punched out a tab of card stock and glued it to the top of the folder so I can see which color card stock is in the folder without looking inside. I store my unopened packages in a rubbermaid tote so the sunlight doesn't get at it and put a paperclip on the file folder so I know which colors I have in storage.

As you can see in the photo I have 3 extra packs of Real Red and 1 Rich Razzleberry. 

I've stored my cs this way for a few years now and it's been working great. It's very user friendly and it's easy to keep track of inventory. Now...if only stamp storage was this easy.