Addicted to Stamping

MDS Cousins Scrap Book Page

Have you heard the news? Stampin Up has teamed up with Becky Higgins, creator of Project Life and will be offering some exclusive-to-Stampin' Up! Project Life products. While I anxiously await the Project Life products I preordered I started gong through some of the photos I still haven't gotten into ablums yet. I've definately been slacking in the scrapbooking department.  I came across this photo of my daughter and her cousins from our family reunion a few years ago and realized just how behind I am. But no worries..between My Digital Studio and the new Project Life Products I should be caught up in no time.  I created this page this morning using My Digital Studio. I forgot how much fun it was.

DSP Card Set

 With the new catty coming out it's time to say goodbye to my Designer Series Paper. Of course I "needed" every last design that Stampin' Up offers so I've accumulated a pretty good stash. I've gotten better at using it instead of just admiring it but I find at the end of the catty year I'm left with some of my favorites...the ones I couldn't bring myself to cut into. Well this year I found a solution I'm quite happy with. I picked a sheet of my favorite DSP and one sheet of coordinating card stock to make this card set which includes a gift card holder, card, envelope made the the envelope punch board and a tag. These sets are so quick to make I'm burning through my DSP stash and I'll have plenty of room for some new stock.

This was the make and take at our last demo meeting and it took less than an hour for each person to complete their set. I instructed everyone to come to the meeting with a sheet of their favorite DSP and a sheet of coordinating card stock and I supplied the Whisper White and Ribbon. This project will be perfect for a Retirement Open House. It doesn't require any prep time, so I can cut the Whisper White as needed and guests can choose their DSP from my retiring stash and cut their own.

Here are a couple of sample sets and instructions you can download with a supply list, cutting instructions and step by step instuctions to make this card set.

 

Download DSP Card Set

 

 

The Spring Tree

This is a birthday card for one of the girls at work. After hand pouring and packaging 4000 chocolate bunnies this Easter season I thought she might appreciate seeing the tail end of one. Plus it snowed here today so who wouldn't enjoy a little touch of spring?

To make the tree trunk I stamped the Soft Suede card front with the woodgrain background stamp then cut the sides of the card using the stamped lines as a guide.

To make the grass I snipped a piece of Gumball Green card stock with my fringe scissors then snipped it again between the cuts to make it thinner. To make the bunny and butterflies I used the following Stampin' Up punches: Head; 1/2" circle, Body; 3/4" circle,Ears; bird punch (leaves), Feet; small heart, Tail & Butterflies, Itty Bitty Punch Pack. 

Flower Boxes

Oh My Gosh! I saw the prettiest flower box cards yesterday on Pinterest made by Loll Thompson. I didn't have the die she used for the flower box or the stamps so I made a Stampin' Up version. I don't currently have a stamp set with tiny folliage but I'll be watching for one when the new catty comes out this spring so I can make more of these cards. I used the Papaya Collage stamp set for the folliage. To make the flowers  look 3D I punched them out of colored card stock using punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, drew some lines in the centre with a darker shade marker, laid the flowers on a piercing mat and pressed the centres with a scoring tool.  Once the flowers were glued into place I added some dots to the centre with a White Gel Pen.

 

For the first flower box on the first card I cut a 1"x 3" and 4-1/4" x 1/2"  pieces of card stock. I rounded the corners of the narrower strip with the corner rounder. For the rustic flower box I cut a 3-1/2"x 1-1/2" piece of card stock and angled the ends with a pair of scissors.

Carrot Treat Holder

I wanted to make some quick easy favors using some of the new products from Stampin' Up's Occasions Mini catalogue. To make this treat holder I cut a strip of Pumpkin Pie Card Stock 2" x 8- 1/2" and scored it at 3-1/2" and 5" then punched both ends with the Tag Punch. To make the carrot top I snipped the edges of a 9" square of green tissue paper using the Fringe Scissors. I stamped the  Wood Grain horizontally across the carrot using Tangerine Tango Ink to give it some color, taped my treats in the bottom and held the whole thing together with a brad.

For the dirt at the bottom I tore the top edge of a 2" piece of Chocolate card stock and glued it to the bottom edge of the carrot.