March Stamp Club

It's been quite awhile since I posted. I've missed a few stamp club posts but I hope to get caught up. I'll have to work backwards a little. Here is one of the projects from the March stamp club. A friend of mine, and fellow demonstrator, attended a birthday card class that our upline was having and this was one of the cards from her class. (Thanks, Judie!) I'm not sure if she designed it or case'd it from somewhere else. Either way...I totally copied it! Love the little purses made with the cupcake punch turned upside down. The purse handles are made with the two smaller oval punches.



The second stamp club card was case'd from a card I received as a swap at the Leadership conference in January. The original was made by Lisa Gray. Just can't get enough of that cupcake punch!

Each month my stamp club get a little extra treat. This month was a carrot filled with chocolate goodies. The carrot is made with the petal cone die from the Occasions Mini catalog. This carrot cone came courtesy of Kay Kalthoff. You can see her video of how to make the carrot top here.

Shelley brought these yummy snacks. Carmel Apple Fluff...the recipe is quick and easy. She served it in cupcake wrappers to stay with the theme. Isn't that creative!



Carmel Apple Fluff (source unknown)

1 bag of Snickers bite size candy bars finely chopped (about 2 1/2 cups)

2 large granny smith apples corded and finely chopped

1 - 8oz tub of whipped topping

Chocolate chips

Mix candy, apples and whipped topping together in a large bowl. Top with chocolate chips. Chill. Serve cold. Or, place in cupcake wrappers, top with chocolate chips, chill and serve. Enjoy!

Happy Stamping!



Another Stamp Club Project - Heart Treat Cups

This is the other project I had for my Stamp Club this month. It uses the new Heart Treat Cups and the coordinating Sweetheart stamp set. Quantities of the Heart Treat Cup are limited so if you're looking for a cute Valentine project you will need to order these right away. More will be available after Valentine's Day. Wouldn't these be cute for a wedding favor or bridal shower? Just thinking... Order them from my Stampin' Up! website. Look for the Shop Now button in the upper right corner.

Stamps: Sweetheart

Cardstock: Orchid Opulence, Barely Banana, Whisper White, Shades of Spring DSP

Ink: Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Pinking Hearts Border, 1 3/8" circle, Full Heart punches, Whisper White Satin ribbon, Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings embosslits die, Big Shot!, Paper snips, glue dots.

This is a standard size card. The base is 4 1/4"x 11" scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2". The ribbon holds the card open.

Pull the tab out to expose the candy through the hole in the back of the card. That way you don't have to tear the card apart to get to the candy. Hmmm...chocolate...handmade card...it's a tough decision - thus the hole in the back gives you the best of both!

Heart Treat Cups and Sweetheart Stamp Set

            

 

12 heart treat cups 120435 $2.95                                           Sweetheart 120415 $21.95 (wood mounts - block incl.)

                                                                                                       120780 $15.95 (clear mounts - purchase blocks seperately)

Happy Stamping!

Barb

Stamp Club Project

Here is one of the projects we’ll be doing at my January Stamp Club. I love the look of this tri-fold card and it can be so full of embellishments and little surprises.

I used lots of new fun stuff from the Occasions Mini catalog and the new Scallop Trim Border Punch that you can recieve free with a $50 order (Click on the Sale-a-bration brochure for more details).

Stamps: Well Scripted, With All My Heart
Paper: 12x12 Real Red card stock for card base, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla CS, Sending Love Specialty DSP
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: XL 2-step bird, full heart, small heart punches, Scallop Heart of Hearts Embosslits die, Real Red Sending Love Epoxy Brads, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Scallop Trim border punch

Happy Stamping!
Barb

November Stamp Club Projects

My Stamp Club met yesterday. We had such a great time making these two Christmas cards! The ladies loved the little snowman treat boxes that I made for each of them.

On this card we cut out the Top Note die with the Big Shot! then used the Scenic Season stamp set on the front which we stamped in White Craft Ink and embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. We masked the words and just stamped the trees. Then we just inked the words and using the Stamp-a-ma-jig we positioned the words in closer to the trees. Gotta love that Stamp-a-ma-jig! Before attaching the Top Note we stamped the little snowflakes from the Serene Snowflakes set in VersaMark in each corner and embossed with Iridescent Ice just to add a little sparkle. The bow is just a knot of Organza Ribbon attached with a glue dot. The card corners were rounded with the corner rounder punch.

Inside the card we stamped the sentiment from Seneic Season in Night of Navy. The snowflake is the Simple Snowflake stamp from page 208 in the catalog stamped in VersaMark, embossed with Iridescent Ice and punched out with the Jumbo Snowflake punch. It is attached with SNAIL. TIP: lay your delicate item to be SNAILed on the glossy side of the backing paper from your stamp lables, hold down with one hand and add your SNAIL. The SNAIL won't stick to the glossy paper and make a mess of your stamping area!

         

                                               

The second card we did involved lots of cool techniques! First we used the Big Shot! and the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder to make the Whisper White layer of the front of the card. I used the Oval Scallop Frame die to make an oval template to use with the embossing folder to create the smooth area that we stamped in. Since the oval was just the right size it was perfect to put the frame around. Dasher was inked with VersaMark then Soft Suede, stamped, then embossed with Iridescent Ice. You can't really see the sparkle in this picture. The bow is Kraft Taffeta Ribbon attached with a glue dot.

                                       

We stamped the inside of the card with a sentiment from the All Holidays stamp set in Soft Suede. Across the bottom we placed a strip of Sticky Strip and covered it with gold embossing powder. Don't overheat the embossing powder on the Sticky Strip. You only want to melt the embossing powder...not the Sticky Strip. The Sticky Strip adds a nice clean line!

                            

Here's the little snowman treatbox. It's he cute! I filled him with a hot cocoa packet and candy cane. He was inspired by an idea shared by BJ Peters on the Stampin' Up! demonstrators website. This little guy is made with the Top Note die, corner rounder, 1 1/4" circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, 1/4" circle punch and Boho Blossoms punch. The nose is cut free hand. The box that he is attached to is 3" wide, 1" deep and about 4 1/2" tall.

Happy Stamping!

Barb

Sale-a-bration! sample

I made this card for a demonstrator swap that I took part in. I cased the card on page 4 of the Sale-a-bration! brochure. I love the SAB items they have this year! I used the Polka Dot Punches stamp set, Delicate Dots DSP and the 5/8" So Saffron grosgrain ribbon - all Sale-a-bration! items. I also used Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Barely Banana card stock, Certainly Celery Classic ink, buttons from Fresh Favorites II, word window, 1-1/4" circle punch, 5-petal punch and the scallop circle punches. (Sorry, I forgot which set I used the "thank you" from.)

Enjoy,

Barb

Stamp Club Cards

Today was the last Stamp Club meeting for this session. Hostess Shelley brought a cute side-fold card for us to make as an added bonus. It featured a cool way to hold the ribbon on to tie the card shut. Very cute! Thanks, Shelley! Sorry, I don't have a picture of it. I guess there are some benefits to Stamp Club!


We had two card projects today. The card on the left is a criss-cross card featuring the One of a Kind stamp set. The instructions and a wonderful tutorial can be found on Splitcoaststampers.


Supplies:

Stamps: One of a Kind

Ink: Classic- Tempting Turquoise

Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Groovy Guava, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise Textured

Other: Bali Breeze Designer Series paper, Groovy Guava double-stitched ribbon, Crop-a-dile, Jumbo eyelets, Stampin' Dimensionals, 3/4" circle punch, Corner rounder, Boho Blossoms punch, Round Tab punch, Tool Kit, Vintage brads, Rich Regal Brads, sticky strip, paper cutter

The card on the right uses the emboss resist technique, we tore the edge to add some texture then masked the torn edge to show the vanilla paper along the edge. This card features the Close As a Memory stamp set. I can't remember where I found this card but I did copy it from somewhere.

Stamps: Close As a Memory, Watercolor Vine jumbo wheel

Ink: Classic- Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, VersaMark

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Other: Stampin' Write Markers- Regal Rose, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, jumbo wheel handle, embossing buddy, Clear embossing powder, Powder Pals, Heat tool, Stampin' sponges, Hodgepodge hardware, Tool kit

Film Award

My son won two awards at the Malone College Open Frame Film Festival this spring. I made this card to congratulate him. He really liked it and it made him laugh. (After all he is a pirate.)

Stamp sets: Ahoy Mate, Phrases For a Friend, Weathered, Rough Edges Mini Alphabet
Cardstock: Yoyo Yellow, Basic Black, Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Brushed Silver
Classic Ink: Basic Black, Yoyo Yellow

Accessories: 1 3/8" square punch, Spiral punch, Large star punch, Stampin' Write Markers- Basic Black, Real Red, Going Gray(retired), Yoyo Yellow, Blush Blossom

To make the film strip - punch along the edge of the cardstock with the spiral punch. FLIP THE CARDSTOCK OVER and punch along the other side. Flipping the cardstock over will allow the holes to line up evenly across from each other.

Here's the inside of the card. I made him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!