Graduation card leftovers

Hey stampers!  Here is a graduation card I made from some of the leftovers from my nephew's graduation invites.  The card base is Real Red card stock.  I used the retired set "Great Grads".  I stamped the "grad" stamp in versamark and used my Red tinsel embossing powder.  I stamped on vanilla card stock.  I framed with a piece of Brilliant Blue that has the "Seeing Stars" wheel design on it in Versa mark but that is hard to see in the picture.  I also used a thin strip of the Brilliant Blue along the bottom.  I used 3 in piece of red ribbon that I had left over.  I attached it to the blue piece, lined up with the left side.  In the open small that was left I used some small stars that I had punched out.  The stars are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I will stamp "congratulations on the inside and this will be my card for my nephew.  I will be working on some different graduation cards because my sister has had some requests from the peeps at work so that will be my theme for a while.  I am working on a class using the Awash with Flowers set.  I will hopefully be posting times and prices in the next few days.  Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,

Andi

The project that has kept from posting much

Hey stampers!  I have been working very hard on my nephew's graduation invitations.  I made 100 of them and they have been taking over the stamp table for quite a while.  Well, I finished them this morning and they are boxed and ready to go to my nephew to be addressed and mailed.  I got the idea for the card style from Dawn Griffith blog.  I used Real Red, Brilliant Blue, and Whisper white card stock.  I did use two non SU items.  I used some ribbon that my sister found for me from a local independent craft store.  I used it because of the stars and the colors as my nephews high school is the North High Stars.  I also used red tinsel embossing powder for the "G".  The "G" is from the Great Grads set that is a retired Stampin' UP! set.  One detail that doesn't show up very well in the photos is the fact that I took the jumbo wheel "Seeing Stars" and used Versamark and rolled stars on the Real Red and the Brilliant Blue card stock.  It is one of the details that really adds to it.   I love how they turned out and hope that he likes them.  The smaller blue card is the insert with the ceremony and open house house times and locations on it.  I also included some photos of them in their boxes for transportation to my nephew.  This was a labor of love because they turned out to be more time consuming that I thought they would be but I am happy with them. 

Tomorrow, I will be walking in the March of Dimes-March for Babies walk.  My sister and I are walking 3 miles with several of my coworkers so I don't know if I will post tomorrow or not but I will be back on a regular schedule starting Monday the 26th.  Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Add-ons

If you visit my blog fairly regularly, you will notice some additions.  I have added somethings from the March of Dimes March for Babies walk which this Sunday April 25th.  I am walking 3 miles to help raise money to have healthy babies.  If you can, please consider a small donation.  Thanks and have a great evening!


Andi

Thoughts and Prayers

Hey stampers!  I had to have another sympathy card and needed it to be somewhat masculine as it is for my company's CFO who lost his mother.  The base color is a left over in color from a couple of years called River Rock.  I stamped the leaves from the tree in the Thoughts and Prayers set along the left side in Crushed Curry ink (which I will miss).  Then on a piece of Wild Wasabi (which is coming back in the 2010-2011 catalog) I stamped the whole tree in Soft Suede ink and stamped "Sharing in Your Sorrow" also in Soft Suede.  Then I trimmed that in basic black card stock.  The ribbon is the only non SU thing and I have no idea where it came from but it  mixed well with everything so I went with it.  I used a tool that my sister bought a couple of years ago from a craft store that shall not be named.  It is a Ribbon Iron.  It is exactly what you think, a special iron for your ribbon,  I have a bunch of ribbon and sometimes I don't always keep it neat and tidy because of my organization issues and my cat but that is another post so this tool is nice to smooth out the bumps in the ribbon from being stored.  I cased this from someone who cased it from someone else on Split coast.  I know it has been a while since I posted but I craft table deep in graduation invitations for my youngest nephew who graduates high school at the end of May.  When I have them done I will post some pics of what my craft table has looked for the past week or so.  Thanks for stopping by.


Come and create something with me,


Andi

Last call for alco...I mean Linda U

Last Saturday I drew for my blogaversary blog candy and Linda U was the winner.  Unfortunately,  I have not heard from her so this is what I am going to do.  Linda- you have until this Saturday the 17th at 6 pm CST to send me an email at stampcrz30@yahoo.com to claim your prize.  If I have not heard from you by that time, I will draw for the remaining people that left a post for the blog candy.  Thanks and have a great day.  Come and create something with me.


Andi

And the winner is.....

I have drawn a winner.  This is only the second time I have done blog candy and I think I am more excited then the winner, this is like the Oscars...ok not really but I have had fun.  Here is my pot.  I shook it all up and I drew a name and the winner of the blogaversary candy is......Linda U who said.
"Love this tri fold top note - can't wait for the tutorial.... and a chance to win blog candy - how sweet! Congrats on your 1 year anniversary."  If you could please email me at stampcrz30@yahoo.com with your mailing information I will get Goody Goody Gumdrops out to you in the mail. 
Thanks to everyone who left a comment.  I will hopefully have a new project for you tomorrow.  But good night for now.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Come and create something with me.


Andi

Still have a chance

You have until 10 pm CST to win this fabulous set.  Leave a comment so you get your chance to win!

Busy Bees---don't forget about the blog candy.

Hey stampers!  Tonight's project uses the "Just Buzzin' By" stamp set.  I used Yo-Yo Yellow for the card base, I used  Basic Black to frame the top piece.  For the main piece, I took a piece of whisper white and did the direct to paper technique with my Yo-Yo Yellow ink pad.  I did think because I didn't really want to have to color the bees so I went with my black/yellow theme.  I stamped the hive in the bottom left corner.  I stamped the three bees along the top and then I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to their little wings. I stamped, 'just buzzin by to say..' on the left over piece white that I colored yellow and trimmed the ends to make a flag end.  Then I adhered it to a piece of black and trimmed it down so it frames the white.  I took a pen and rolled my flag to make it a little more flexible and then I adhered it to the front of the card, leaving a "wave" in the flag.  On the inside, I stamped "have a honey of a day!' I took the honey pot and stamped it around the word 'honey' and colored the dripping honey with my yellow glitter pen.  I love how this card turned out.  Just wanted to remind everyone that I am giving away blog candy.  You can leave a comment on this post or any post from now til Saturday the 10th.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great night.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Shakin' Things UP!

Hey stampers!  I have a new project for you tonight but before I show what I got, I want to let you know to that Stampin'UP! has a new promotion going right now. I have added a link to my sidebar to take you to flyer.  If you place an order for this stamp set with me, I will give you an extra entry into my blog candy giveaway.  Want to earn it for free, send me an email at stampcrz30@yahoo.com and we can schedule your workshop.  On to my project for today.  I have needed several Sympathy cards lately and I have to tell you that they are my least favorite card to make but I think that they should still be nice looking.  I made a card for husband to take for his boss, who just lost her cousin to cancer and the second one is for a coworker of mine that lost her grandmother.  The first card uses just "Close as a Memory" stamp set.  I used Pacific Point which was last year's In Color, I know it is retired but I hear rumors of a come back....stay tuned for more on that.  I used Soft Sky which is also a retired color, no grumblings about that one.  I used the new Scallop border punch for the bottom of the Soft Sky piece.  I stamped the flower image from the stamp set in Pacific Point ink, I loaded my stamp with ink, and I stamped off before stamping onto my card stock.  I did that a couple of times.  I put two silver brads in top right corner and stamped, "With Heartfelt Sympathy" in bottom right corner with Pacific Point ink again. 

For the other card, I used More Mustard as my base, with a rectangle of Old Olive, I used a piece of green ribbon, and I used the Close as a Memory set as well as "Very Versatile"  this set is retired, it was from a mini from last year.  I used the tree image from that set to make a background on the More Mustard.  I attached my green ribbon and then used dimensionals to attach the Old Olive piece.  I stamped the flower image from the Close as a Memory set in Versa mark on the Olive card stock.  I stamped it several times.  Then I stamped the "With heartfelt Sympathy" in black Staz On.  I used 6 silver square brads in a line under the the Old Olive piece.  I think for sympathy cards that they turned out pretty well but I am hoping to go longer than a week before having to make more.  Thanks for stopping by, leave a comment and get entered in to my blog candy which I am drawing the winner on Saturday. 

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Message for Mom

Happy Easter stampers!  Today was very relaxing and I had some more time to make cards.  The project I am sharing with you tonight will be the card I give to my mom for Mother's Day.  I bought this set from the Spring 2010 mini because of the versatility for different cards that could be made.  I am sure everyone will agree that our moms have a huge impact on our lives and as we get older and start having kids of our own, everything Mom told us growing up starts to make sense.  So anyway, I hope you enjoy my creation.  I used the Messages for Mom stamp set.  First I used my Pink Passion Stampin' Write marker to color the m's in MOM.  I stamped them onto the whisper white card stock.  Then I took the flower image from the set and colored that with my Pixie Pink marker.  I stamped that in place of the "o".  I colored the flowers with canary yellow and pink watercolor pencils and did the vines in grass green.  I had a 'scrap' piece from the card I made last night, which is the piece you have left after you cut out a Top Note die so I used that to frame my "mom".  I stamped around the edges of the frame with versamark the saying, "Amazing, incredible one who does it all." and then on the bottom I stamped it in Jet Black Staz On. Sorry that the pictures are clearer but I am practicing with a new camera. On the inside I stamped Happy Mother's Day with Pink Passion ink.  I took some clear crystals that I have that are very tiny and put them in the points on the frame.  I love how it turned out and can't wait to give it to my mom.  Have a great week and thanks for stopping by. 


Come and create something with me,


Andi

TOP NOTE TRI-CARD TUTORIAL

Just a quick update.  I have added a "buy-it now" button and the tutorial is now available for purchase.  Thanks and have a great day!

Blogaversary, Blog Candy and an Upcoming Tutorial

Hey stampers!  This month marks the one year anniversary of when I started my blog.  So I am offering blog candy...sorry US residents only.  I am offering a level 3 hostess from a catalog or two ago.  The set is Goody-Goody Gumdrops.  How do I win this blog candy you ask?  Leave a comment on this post or any other post that is published after this one that you would like to be entered into the drawing for the candy.  I will draw a winner next Saturday at 10 PM CST.  The winner will be posted on Sunday with that day's project.  I am also going to show you a new card I have been working on but tonight I am not going to give all the instructions like I normally do.  I am in the process of writing a tutorial for this card and once it is done.  I will be posting that on my blog and it will be available for purchase for $2.95.  I will send you an email with the color pictures and step by step instructions on how to make this card.  As you can see it fits in a regular SU enveloped.  Don't have the Big Shot or don't have the Top Note die cut.  For an additional $2.00  I will send enough Top Notes in the colors of your choice to make at least 4 cards.   So keep checking back,  I hope to have the tutorial ready for purchase by tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by and have a happy and safe Easter. 

Come and create something with me,



Andi