Addicted to Stamping

Just Checking In

Some of you may have noticed that I haven't been posting to my blog as often as I usually do but don't worry I won't be making this a habit. This has truly been a challenging summer. We sold our house in May, moved out in July (a week early because of Convention) and the buyer pulled out 2 days before the closing date.

Our house went back on the market, we moved a few things back in and we decided to wait until the end of summer to unpack in case we sell again. Living in limbo is wearing thin. I can't wait to move or unpack. I'll take either one at this point so we can have our life back. I want more than 4 dishes in my cupboard. I miss my clothes, I miss my furniture but most of all I MISS MY STAMPS!

OK. I'm done whining now. I just wanted to thank all of the people who follow my blog and have stuck with me this summer. Hang in there. I've got some fun things planned for this fall that I hope you'll enjoy checking out.

Hee Yaw!!

That's what my daughter used to say when she rode the hobby horse I made her. He's been the inspiration behind a few of my latest projects. Here's one of them....a hobby horse made from the Stocking Die and the 1" cello bags. I cut out 3 stockings to make this card. I used 1 stocking to hide all the yucky stuff like the raw ribbon ends and the backs of my brads.

To make the mane I taped loops of ribbon between the two stockings then snipped the loops so they would be uneven and jagged.

I scored the 3rd stocking across the top and attached the card front above the score line so the card would open.

The stick is made from a 1" strip of card stock. I folded the bottom up and punched a couple of holes in the top and bottom to tie on the cello bag so it could be removed easily.

I incorporated the get well tag for the So Shelli Thinking of you Challenge and the SUO New Stamp Set Challenge

 

 And here's a picture of my son's hobby horse. He's 14 now but still not ready to part with it. BTW he's made from a new sock not one DH wore otherwise I'm sure it would have been considered child abuse. I made a ton of these for craft shows over the years. One lady used to order them and ride them into the baby showers she attended.

Science Experiment

I had planned to post this card today. The tree is made using the Petite Pennants Builder Punch. I also used the modern label for the tree trunk and the jewelry tag punch for the fence. The sentiment is from Word Play. Then came the science experiment. I was reading a thread on SCS about applying glitter to 3D objects and wondered if spray sealer would work. I don't really like using the spray adhesive because it's so sticky.

I sprayed my card with acrylic sealer (available in most craft or hardware stores) It’s gives you the look of versamark with iridescent ice but no warping, way quicker and you can use it for 3D projects. 

I should’ve taken an in between shot. The first time I sprayed, it dried quickly so only a tiny bit of glitter stuck which suited this card more. The second coat gave me complete coverage.  I’m guessing once the card stock was sealed it didn’t soak in and dry as fast. I shook off the excess glitter then sprayed it with two more coats to seal it. On this sample the glitter makes it look like a snow storm but this would be a pretty technique on a more suitable card.

Blossom Basket

 Just in time for Stampin' Up's Designer Series promotion....

This little basket is made from the Blossom Box die. I just got my box of goodies that I ordered from the 2011 Idea Book and Catalogue and I couldn't wait to try out this die. I don't like to waste paper so I made the tag from the extra strip that was left over. You can find the tutorial for the basket here Download Blossom Basket