Addicted to Stamping

Beer Mug

I needed a masculine birthday card. I know I have lots of them made but I can never seem to find one when I need it. Time to reorganize my samples. Here's one I had in my stash. I used vellum and the crimper to make the mug and the oval punch for the centre of the handle but I don't remember what other supplies I used. The sentiment was from the Cheers to You stamp set.

Stocking Gift Card Holder

This is a quick and easy gift card holder I designed for our Christmas SAS class. I used the Petite Pocket die, the Holiday Stocking die and the Stocking Accents die (all from Stampin' Up). I love using the big shot when you have to prep over 100 cards.

To make this gift card holder cut a stocking from DSP and one stocking with toe, heel and cuff from White card stock. Cut a petite pocket from white card stock and cut it off at the scoreline. You can download the class handout  Download Stocking Gift Card Holder for instructions on how to assemble your gift card holder. If you'd like to use this handout for a class, feel free. 

 

 

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.

Stitched Stocking Hobby Horse

Here's another card made with the stitched stocking stamp set and punch. This is such a cute set. I can't put it down. I used a So Saffron marker to draw on the horse's mane. The stocking is stamped in basic grey and punched out. I used the heel for the ear.  

And Still More Swaps

I made this card for a masculine swap I was in. I love the black and grey DSP! I cut it into 2" x 4" strips so I was able to get lots of cards from one pad of DSP. The 3D butterflies are made from 2 butterfly punched shapes. I folded them in half, drew the body on the card with a marker and glued a folded butterfly on either side of the body. The wings still stuck out after being squished in my suitcase for several hours

Gnome Card Day #4

Here's another card I entered in the 2011 Artisan Award contest. You can find the written instructions and video to make the punch art gnome and flower here. The wagon is from the retiring More Monkey Accessories stamp set.

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, More Monkey Accessories

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze,

Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, DSP

Accessories: Blossom Petals Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch,

 Buttons, Pearls,

By the Sea Day 3

This is one of the scrapbook pages I made for the 2011 Artisan Award contest. This was my first chance to play with the baker's twine. It looped like that on its own so I just added my tags and left the loops where they were.

I made the ship in 3 separate pieces. I cut the neck of the bottle from a window sheet, sponged around the edges with White Stazon and attached it to the page with Big Shot Adhesive so it wouldn't show. The ship was stamped on white card stock and cut out around the top. For the bottle, I made a tube and rounded the edges with the corner rounder punch. The seam is hiding under the card stock. I left the top puffed up a little to give it a 3D effect.

Stamps: The Open Sea

Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Nautical Expedition DSP

Accessories: Window Sheets, Jumbo Eyelets, Bakers Twine, Circle and Tag Punches, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Vintage Trinkets

Happy Father's Day Dad!

My Dad had to make his own card this year. My parents and aunt have been helping me with my swaps for convention and my Dad usually does all the punching for me. I'd never be able to mass produce punch art cards without him. Doesn't he have the best daughter? "Here Dad, make yourself something nice"

Best Dad Ever

I couldn't remember the name of the stamp set but as usual what I'm looking for is right under my nose. The stamp set is called Best Dad Ever and it's in the 2011 Summer Mini. The paper is the Poppy Parade DSP from the hostess pack and the bears were made with the circle, oval and word window punches. I stamped the ties on Whisper White card stock with Not Quite Navy ink and cut them out. The little bears tie is glued at the top and accordian folded at the bottom so it hangs in a pile at the bottom of the card.

SUDSOL Blog Tour

 I am very excited to be participating in the SUDSOL Blog Tour.

SUDSOL (Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing On Line) is an online community of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. I have been a member of SUDSOL for several years. I love all the great resources. Their Creative Liabrary has an extensive samples gallery, video tutorials, patterns and templates. Members also have access to lots of great business articles, forms and class outlines. 

If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and not already of member of SUDSOL, click here to take advantage of the FREE two-week trial.

A View of the Sea

This card combines a little bit of punch art with some of the new products from the Summer Mini. 

Supplies: Sail Away, On the Grow, Baker's Twine, Antique Brads, Blossom Petals Punch, Oval Punch, Baja Breeze DSP

 

 

You can download complete instructions for this card here Download A View of the Sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinker Roses

Here's an old technique used with a new Flower Fest stamp set from the Summer Mini. The technique is called Reinker Float. I found the Video Tutorial for this technique in the SUDSOL Creative Library.

Supplies: Word Play,,Flower Fest, Basic Black, Basic Grey, Versamark, Aqua painter, Stamping Sponges, Real Red, Garden Green Reinkers, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Rhinestones, White Taffeta Ribbon, Black Embossing Powder, Spritz Water Bottle

You can download complete instructions for this card here Download Reinker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Beyond the Garden

This card uses the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch on all 3 settings. The Beyond the Garden DSP makes this card quick and easy.

Supplies: Basic Black & Melon Mambo ink, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Rhinestones, Beyond the Garden DSP,White Taffeta Ribbon, White Baker’s Twine 

You can download complete instructions for this card here Download Beyond the Garden