Snowflakes

I finally decided this year to try something that was all the craze last year.  I used my Big Shot, a snowflake die cut, and aluminum pop cans to make snowflakes.  They turned out really cool.  I have a pictures of the ones that I made from the Diet Coke can with the snowflakes on the can.  What I have discovered though is that the more color in the can the better the snowflakes look.  Mountain Dew cans make really pretty ones as do Diet Squirt cans.  But this is kind of dangerous because you have to cut the top off the can and then cut down the middle and then cut the bottom off.  I used a utility knife to cut the top of the can off and then kitchen shears to cut the can down the middle and then to take the bottom off.  You can get 1 snowflake from a 12 oz. can. One question a few people asked me is were the edges sharp after the can is cut and they aren't so it is really nice.  I used some string and I thought jewelry wire would work nicely too.    So here are the pictures.  Let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by. 

Merry belated Christmas

Hopefully, you all are still with me. My resolution for 2011 is to start posting more frequently. I hope everyone had a great holiday and I wish all a Happy New Year! I will have a new project for you tomorrow. A whole new way to view pop cans. Tune in tomorrow.

More Oval pumpkins

You might see a lot of pumpkins for a while. This card uses 1 big pumpkin and 1 baby pumpkin.  I used Crushed Curry for the card base and then used a piece of Soft Suede that I used my Scallop Edge punch on one side to make it look a little bit like dirt or the ground.  I stamped "Give Thanks"  with Tango Tangerine using a stamp set that is an old hostess set from 2 Stampin' Up! catalogs ago.  This is a quick, simple card to make and I used the Tango Tangerine and brushed the sides of the card to give a little extra.  I hope you get inspired.  Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Pumpkin Basket

Hey stampers!  Tonight's project is one that was inspired by Becky Roberts at www.inkingidaho.blogspot.com.  She made baskets similar except Stampin' UP! didn't have the very small oval punch last year so she couldn't make the baby pumpkins.  I used the Stampin' UP! wide oval punch and made 5 ovals and did the same with the small oval punch.  I started with one oval and added one oval at a time to each side.  The card stock is some textured orange stock that I picked up at Archiver's for free.  I used the new glitter brads from Stampin' UP!  and also used my Scallop Edge punch to decorate the handle.  To make the basket I started by scoring my piece of card stock every 2 inches and then trimmed the sides to make the desired size basket.  I added one oval and wrote my name on it.  I am working on an idea for these little baskets to make for Halloween using ghosts and bats.  For the the special kids in your life, these would be cute to give filled with candy and maybe other little goodies.  When I do the other baskets, I will give you all better measurements of the basket size.  Becky also has a free tutorial on her blog.  So thanks for stopping by and have a great night.

Come and create something with me,

Andi

Changes

Hey stampers!  I have made some changes to blog and I wanted to take a minute to explain.  I am no longer going to be a Stampin' UP! demonstrator.  This has been a hard decision for me and I have been struggling since Stampin' UP! changed our independent agreement to include a clause about posting on blogs.  I am a firm believer that you should use whatever provides you with inspiration.  I love the Stampin' UP! product and a lot what I use will continue to be SU but sometimes you come across something that speaks to you and I want to be able to share everything with you!  So I will continue to post projects and share with you and I am hoping to have more tutorials for you and continue to share my love of paper crafting.  Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,

Andi

Do not adjust your computer monitor.......

Hey stampers!  No you don't need to adjust your computer monitor this really is a post with a new project.  As a Stampin'UP! demo, I am not really suppose to post projects that high light other companies products..which I understand but with my mojo being a little off..I am going to take inspiration where I can so there are some Stampin' UP! products and some non SU products.  This is a Halloween card that I made using a laser cut sticker by Mrs Grossman's.  Now while this is gorgeous and I love how it turned out...it will be one of kind because the other sticker that was in the package got ruined because I didn't think my project all the way through...and really I might make more you never know.  Anyway on to the card.  The sticker is black and it is spooky Halloween night.  I started by putting my sticker on a neutral card stock.  Then I took my black water color pencil and colored in the night.  Then I used my Sakura glitter gel pens to color the windows of the house so it looked like someone was.  I colored the moon with my yellow water color pencil and colored the word "boo" with purple and then went over it with the purple Sakura glitter pen.  I took a blender pen to smooth out the pencil lines in the night and in the moon.  Then I took yellow Stickles glue glitter and went over the windows again.  I wanted my moon to look 'foggy' so I used white Stickles on it.  I set it aside and let the Stickles dry.  Then I took my homemade 'glitter mist' and sprayed the scene.  The 'glitter mist' is rubbing alcohol mixed with silver Pearl-ex powder (which is one of the first things I ever bought as a SU customer and it is retired now).  Because it is rubbing alcohol...it takes a LONG time to dry but gives a gorgeous sparkly to the black scene.  Once it was all dry, I trimmed it down so you couldn't see the light color anymore and then I used Rich Razzleberry to trim it.  The sticker is 3 x 3 3/4 so I cut my Razzleberry to 3 1/4 x 4.  Then I used Tango Tangerine as my card base and put my sticker in the upper left area of the card.  I then added some bat stickers that I have. and put a black strip of card stock along the bottom and 3 glitter brads in the new In Colors, I used the Peach Parfait, sounds yummy right.  And on the inside I stamped "Trick or Treat"  using a retired hostess set from the last catalog.  

Crazy Summer!

Hey stampers!  No I don't have a new project for you today...but I will soon, I promise.  This summer has been totally crazy and somewhere along the way...my mojo was kidnapped.  I think I have managed to free it and will be creating away so I can provide you with new projects.  Plus my best friend commented to me that I hadn't posted anything in a while and I quote," I may only look at the pictures but I do check it out."  Love you Ange and I am working on a bridge for us.  So have a great Thursday and check back and I will have a new project for you.

Come and create something with me,

Andi

A little late but worth the post

Hey stampers!  I meant to get this card posted before the new catalog went live on the 1st but sometimes even with the best of intentions things get away from you.  I used Cameo Coral as the card base, Certainly Celery as the frame and white card stock for the image.  I used the Fresh Cuts stamp set.  On the Certainly Celery, I used the branch image and stamped that in Versamark ink.  I stamped my main image on the white card stock with brown Staz on.  The "for you" was also stamped in brown Staz-on and is punched out on 1/2 of the Curly label punch.  What I did to the main image that I hadn't even ever thought about doing until I was looking through some of my old Stampin' Success magazines (this is a magazine that we get from SU) and someone won the monthly card contest that Stampin' UP! does for the demos.  What this demo did was color the flowers in the lower right of the image.  I used Cameo Coral and Green Galore Stampin' Write markers.  These colors are both retired now.  The ribbon is 5/8" satin in Chocolate chip, the ribbon is available again in this style but not in this color.  I decided to still post this card because I am sure there are plenty of people who have old stuff and still want ideas on what to do with it and I loved the idea of coloring on this image.  So thanks for stopping by and have a great week! 

Come and create something with me,

Andi

Sneak Peek

Hey stampers!  As you can tell by your calendar, it is almost time for a new Stampin' UP! catalog.  So I have I have a little sneak peek.  Tonight's project uses the Awash with Flowers (which will be available tomorrow), a level 3 Hostess set from the new catalog called Occasional Quotes.  I did a technique called "emerging color".  This is the first time I have attempted this and for my first time I think it turned out pretty good.  I used Certainly Celery card stock measuring 5x5, a 1x5 strip of Melon Mambo, and white card stock.  For ink I used Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, and Soft Suede.  For this technique, you take a piece of white card stock and stamp your images in a darker color. ( I used Rich Razzleberry.) Randomly stamp your images all of the piece of card stock including stamp off the side a little bit.  Once you have that how you want, you will need to create a "mask"  I used a piece of scrap paper and cut out about a 4" circle.  I laid my mask over my stamped images, while holding the mask down, I covered the image that was still showing with Versa Mark ink.  Once I had good coverage, I took away the mask and added clear embossing powder to the versa mark.  I used my heat tool to set the powder.  Then I took my Speedball brayer and applied a layer of Melon Mambo ink.  Once I had the color saturation I wanted, I took a paper towel and wiped the color off of my embossed image.  This creates the "emerging" color.  Once this piece is done, I folded my Certainly Celery card stock and then added the strip of Melon Mambo.  I added my main image and then made my little flag that says "Birthday Wishes".  I rounded the bottom corners of the card base.  On the inside, I stamped "one day isn't enough to celebrate someone as WONDERFUL as you...let's party all week!".  This technique takes a few extra minutes but it is worth it.  Let me know what you think and I would love to see samples of your own work.  Thanks for stopping by tonight.


Come and create something with me,


Andi

Breakin' the Rules

Hey Stampers!  I say I am breakin' the rules but I am tempering that with sharing something I love which is making cards.  The card stock is Old Olive from Stampin' UP!  The sentiment is from the Stampin' UP! set called On Your Birthday.  The ribbon and the Calla Lily image are not.  I used my Prisma Color markers for the coloring and my colorless blender for those and I absolutely LOVE how it turned out.  So I had to share.  I stamped the image with Timber Brown Staz onto water color paper.  Once I colored my image and felt it was dry, I cut out around the flowers and stems.  Then I used dimensionals to pop the image up on white card stock.  I used a card that I cut an oval opening and had not used.  So I attached the white card stock on the back of the Old Olive and then attached my flowers.  The ribbon was from something I already had on hand.  The brads are a white/vanilla color and I honestly have no idea where they came from.  So I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Father's Day Card

Hey stampers!  Here is one of the father's day cards I have made.  I used the dad from Eight Great Greetings which is retiring at the end of the month.  I stamped the image on a piece of glossy card stock using Timber Brown Staz On.  I set it aside and let it dry for a few minutes, which is something you should do with anything you stamp on the glossy card stock.  Once it was dry, I did kind of a "outside beachy" thing.  I started with a dark blue and sponged it on the bottom, then went gradually lighter and then switched to different greens.  Then I took a sponge and wiped the ink off the inside of the "d".  I let that dry and then frame it with Night of Navy card stock.  Then I took a piece of Bordering  Blue and folded it to a card size of  4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I put in the circles embossing folder and sent it through the Bigh Shot.  I took a piece of Basic Grey card stock and put that across the middle of the card.  I attached my image in the center and then added 3 nail head stickers on either side of the image.  It is a pretty simple layout and design but I like the look of it.  I still have one more Father's Day card to make so you will see that later this week.  Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Wedding Cake creation

Hey Stampers!  Couple of new things for you today.  A new card with an end product that I love and a new background on the blog.  I like this new layout alot so I hope you do too.  Now onto the card.  This card is for a friend of mine that is getting married next Saturday and I am not worried she will see it because she is way too busy doing last minute wedding stuff.  Her main color is watermelon so I have been using Melon Mambo on the stuff that I have made for her.  I made her a card box but I don't have pictures of the completed project yet because I forgot to take them before I gave it to her.  So I will get some at the wedding of it so I can post it.   This card inspiration came from a book that I borrowed from my mom (yes, my mom has everything).  But the design is all original.  I used Glossy white card stock, Melon Mambo card stock and ink, the Heart to Heart punch, the corner rounder, some retired old olive ribbon, a non SU stamp set for the sentiments, and Sakura Glaze pens.  The first thing I did was take the Elegant Bouquet textured folder and ran it through the Big Shot onto Glossy White card stock.  I did this on 4 cut pieces but was able to get the cake layers out of just one.  The bottom layer measures 2 1/2" wide and 1 1/2 tall.  The middle layer is 2x1 and the top is 1 1/2 x 3/4.  I cut the layers after I had already added the embossed image(I told everyone I did that first...lol).  Then I took my corner round and round only the top corners of each layer, then I arranged the layers on the Melon Mambo card base.  Because I am bad at 'centering' projects, I didn't cut the Melon Mambo piece until I had the cake attached and then I measured how far the cake was from the left side of the card and cut the right side to match.  I attached the layers with Stampin' Dimensionals.  Once I got it on the base, I thought, I need a topper....doesn't every wedding cake.  So I stamped a couple images and didn't like it so then I got the bright idea to use the Heart to Heart punch.  I cut out two sets of hearts on the left over embossed image.  I used the both wide hearts for the topper and attached those with dimensionals as well.  And then I noticed a tiny little space that I didn't like, so I punched a Melon Mambo set of hearts and used the smallest one to cover the space.  That is adhered with Snail adhesive.  Then I stamped the sentiment from that non SU set, "love always" with the heart on the end in Melon Mambo ink in the top right corner...of course I didn't push hard enough and the sentiment wasn't crisp so I decide to use my glaze pens.  This is something that Stampin' UP! should sell because it is a great way to give a "faux" embossed feel.  Then I decided that it needed something more...and you can never go wrong with ribbon...right...of course not.  So I found this textured Old Olive ribbon in my stash and viola.  It gives a little pop of green and dresses the card up.  On the inside, I stamped 'congratulations' using the same stamp set, Melon Mambo ink. 

New Technique

Hey stampers!  I found this technique in a book of my mom's called "ghosting".  I am sure that I have seen it other places before but this time it grabbed my attention and I wanted to try it.  I used the tree line from Lovely As a Tree set.  You stamp your image on a little card stock and emboss it.  You a darker color ink and sponge around your image.  Then put a piece of scrap paper over the image and iron it.  Yes, I said iron.  You use your household iron to take the embossing paper on to the scrap paper.  Then I did a different style of card, the card base is standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I folded the front of the card back to the fold line.  I stamped the leaf image on the card flap with Versamark.  I framed the "ghosted" image with basic black card stock.  I used the scallop border punch along the bottom of the image and attached it to the folded flap with dimensionals.  I tried to center it as much as possible. (see photos below) Then I used "On Your Birthday"  and stamped in the lower right corner with Timber Brown StazOn.  Under the image, I stamped "let's celebrate" and "happy birthday".  This would make a really nice card for a male coworker or any other important man in your life.  I will probably be playing with this a lot.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Something New!

Hey Stampers!  Tonight's project provides a small "sneak" peek.  I used the Awash with Flowers set that will be available to those that missed the pre-order on the 1st of July.  I used Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry inks for the flowers.  The leaves are in Kiwi Kiss(which didn't make a come back, dang!) I used my scallop oval punch for the sentiment which is a salebration set.  I used the scallop border punch for the top and bottom of the vanilla piece.  The base and the sentiment are one of the new colors, Daffodil Delight which is available on July 1st as well.  I used dimensionals to attach the oval but used the brads to add some interest to the sentiment.  I really didn't think I would like this stamp set at first and then I saw different cards made and had to have it.  So if you are on the fence about a stamp set, see if you can find some cards that are made up using it, so you know what kind of ideas are there.  I am hoping to have a list of my retired stamps for sale up on my blog this weekend.  So check back to see what I got for sale.  Here is a link to the last chance list.  Take a  minute to check it out everything on this list is only available until June 30, 2010 or until supplies last.  Here is a link to the accessories last chance list. These items are also until 6/30/10 or while supplies last.  Thanks for stopping by.


Come and create something with me,


Andi

More thank yous

Hey stampers!  These are the thank you notes I promised you the other day and then I got distracted by Mother's Day and such so I hope every one had a fabulous Mother's Day.  Theses thank yous use the Eight Great Greetings set that is currently in the IBAC.  I used Real Red and Basic Black ink.  I stamped the sentiment on Very Vanilla card stock and then punched it out with my scallop oval punch.  I did use some retired DSP.  The top one uses the retired Summer Picnic and the other one uses the Walk in the Park.  I used Basic Grey Taffeta ribbon on the Walk in the Park card. These projects show how you can use the same layout and still make different cards.  Everyone loved the cards and I am on to my next project which is a shower gift.  I will show pictures when I am all done but it isn't a card.  So stay tuned.  Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Awash with Flowers for Mom

Hey Stampers!  This is the mother's day card that I made for my mother in law.  I used the Awash with Flowers set that was a sneak peek in April for the new catalog in July.  When I first saw this set, I thought what would I do with that...and then I saw some of the cards and things my fellow demos were making and just had to have it.  The other night, I was visiting the blog of the wonderful Jan Tink and she had a new technique video called Burnishing.  She used a sponge dauber and I don't have clean ones so I decided to try it with the regular stamping sponges.  I think the daubers probably give you more control of applying the color but I love the way this looks. The big "MOM" is from a set that was just in the last mini occasions catalog.  On the inside I stamped "sending extra love your way" and "Happy Mother's Day!"  I used bright colors and stamped the outlines in Staz-On Jet Black and used the Glossy white card stock.   I edged the sides of the card with Rich Razzleberry ink and think that adds just a little bit to the whole look like Jan says in her video.  So I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

March of Dimes Thank you notes

Hey stampers!  Tonight's projects are two of the cards I made for the people who donated to my March of Dimes..March for Babies walk which was the last Sunday in April.  It was a 3 mile walk at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, NE.  It wasn't the nicest day but my sister and I finished in a little over an hour and we weren't the last ones to cross the finish line.  I had four donations for a total of $65.  I didn't need to collect money because my employer donated money to cover the cost of the walkers from our company and "fund" raising for us but this is such an important cause that I felt I should try to raise additional monies.  Ok, enough preaching here is the first card.  I saw a card on someone's desk at work and liked the simple layout so I copied the general layout.  A plain card with a splash of color.  I used Very Vanilla card stock, Perfect Plum card stock and ink.  I used the Oval All stamp set and the Scallop Oval punch.  The ribbon on this card is something I left over and is the only non SU item.  I love this ribbon because it takes on the color of the card stock that you put it against.  On the Perfect Plum card stock, I stamped a couple flowers from the Awash with Flowers (which is available to all July 1st.) with Perfect Plum Ink.  I adhered the Perfect Plum down the center of my card base and then stamped the "thank you" from the Oval All twice.  Once on vanilla card stock with Perfect Plum ink and once on Perfect Plum card stock with the same ink.  I used the Scalloped oval punch on the Perfect Plum image.  On the vanilla image, I cut out around the dotted line and adhered it to the Perfect Plum oval and then popped it up on the card with dimensionals over the ribbon. 

Then next card uses the same basic pattern just different papers, ribbon, and ink.  On this card I used the retired Raspberry Tart Designer paper, some retired ribbon and some pink buttons that were non SU.  I used the same stamp from the Oval All set and Melon Mambo ink.  I popped the image with dimensionals on the designer paper.  I have two more that I will show everyone tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,



Andi

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

EASTER CREATION

Hey stampers!  I have a project for you tonight that I cased from a card I found on Split Coast stampers.  I changed it up to make it more spring-like and sparkly.  I used the "A Good Egg" set. My card base is Barely Banana.  I stamped the chick onto whisper white card stock using Jet Black staz-on.  I colored him with my water color pencils.  Then I covered the image with Versa-mark and then used my Iridescent ice embossing powder.  Then I used my heat gun to set.  I used the 1 3/8" circle punch to punch out 3 chickens.  I used my scallop circle punch and cut out 3 circles in Lovely Lilac card stock.  I adhered the chicken to the scallop circle.  I used the flower stamp from the set and stamped randomly on the base using Rich Razzleberry ink.  I colored the flowers with my yellow and purple glitter pens and then added the chickens onto the base.  The "Happy Easter" is stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink as well and it is a non Stampin' UP! item that I had on hand.  Because these cards are a pretty simple design they are easy to make a lot of, which I did because I have sold several to my sisters coworkers.  If you are interested in purchasing a set of these please contact me by email.  They are $2 per card and come with an envelope.  Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,.


Andi