Constantly Stamping

My Baby Rocks!

I've told you before that I am not much of a scrapbooker, but I am really glad that I had to design some pages as my SAB samples... otherwise I would never have made this 6"x6" page. Sometimes I think "if only he had stayed this little". Then I remember how exhausting it was having to chase after him constantly. Thankfully, he was a very good toddler and didn't get into too much, so I really can't complain.

One of the best things about creating toddler pages is that you can use bright, bold colors. I pulled out my stack of Patterns DSP for the background papers. For the page title I used the Outlined Occasions stamp set from Sale-a-bration. This set was fun and easy to work with. I stamped the image in Basic Black ink and then colored in each letter with my blender pen and various inks. Can you believe that this cutie pie is taller than me now? It really is true that they grow up so fast!

Leadership Sample #17

I can't believe that we are already up to seventeen SAB/OMC samples. Today's card is a twofer. In other words, I used two SAB sets on one card. I think that everything is pretty straight forward. I used Real Red and Bashful Blue card stock and ink. I didn't get a very good picture of this card, because to be honest, it is really pretty in real life. There are some details that you can't really see very well, so I thought a close up may help.

I embossed the card stock the old fashioned way. This will be much easier now that we have the Diagional Plate insert for the Simply Scored tool. I am gonna have to apologize now too, because I just realized that the clear buttons are retired (except for the Bitty Buttons). Oops!

 

My Favorite SAB Card Sample

When my friend Nancy saw a picture of this card her response was "Oh Connie, this is so YOU!" I can't say that I can argue that point, because honestly, she is absolutely right! I really love this card. Too bad I had to send it away, but at least I have a picture. I used the SAB Everyday Enchantment DSP and did some heavy sponging around the edges with Early Espresso ink. It's been a while since I made this, but I am almost certain that this card is a little odd in size. I don't remember the dimensions exactly, but I think it is longer than a typical A2 card. I don't remember why I did it that way, but now that I look at it, it could easily be converted. I stamped the sentiment from the Outlined Expressions (SAB) in VersaMark and then heat embossed it white embossing powder to help it stand out from the darker background paper.

Now, let's talk about that flower a minute. (BTW, you can click on the photos to get a closer look.) I used the Circles #2 die and the Big Shot to cut two sets of Chocolate Chip card stock circles. I used the three largest circles and set the smallest ones aside for another day. I sprayed the circles with spray starch and scrunched the flowers up individually. I carefully opened them back up and let them dry completely. You can use a heat tool to speed up the process, just be careful not the flatten out the layers too much. Then I sprayed each layer with a light mist of rubbing alcohol and Frost White Shimmer Paint and let them dry again completely. I suppose you could combine the two steps, it's just that it was an afterthought to add the spray mist. I used a hot melt glue gun to layer everything together and then added a button threaded with linen thread on top.

CASEd Leadership Display Card

Most of the time I like to be original in the cards that I make, but when I saw this card on display at Leadership, I knew I MUST CASE IT! I love everything about this card...the colors, the layout, its cheerful feel. I literally stood there and studied this card for at least a couple of minutes, if not longer. The designer of this card used paper from the Spring Fever Simply Scrappin' kit (#124006). It is just about the only paper that SU carries that I don't already have. (It just occurred to me now that I have finished the card that this paper is available as a digital download...duh!) Anyway, I was bound and determined to make a card as close to the original as possible without buying another thing. I am so incredibly blessed with paper that there is no way I will ever use it all, so here is what I came up with.

So, what do you think? Can you spot the differences? For starters I used Cheerful Treat DSP (Hostess #122381), the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Everyday Enchantment brads (SAB), and the Delightful Dozen stamp set (#122652). For the center of the flower I used the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, 1" Circle Punch and some Brights Patterns DSP. I decided to change out the flower center mainly since the DSP didn't have as much punch as the original DSP. I needed to get some of that beautiful Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight into the flower somehow and it had to be in a big way.

So what do you need to know about making this card. Well, for starters, you need lots and lots of Stampin' Dimensionals to lift that entire piece of Whisper White card stock away from the base. You also need a lot of pieces around the opening of the flower and some teeny tiny pieces to support the little pointed pieces that go toward the flower center. Another thing that you may not notice unless I point it out is that I used the back side of the flower button because the color is more vibrant on the back. Oh and yes, I changed out the sentiment, since I am hopefully a l-o-n-g way off from being a grandmother. That's about it. I am very pleased with how it turned out and now I have my Mother's Day card already done. Now I just have to make cards for in-laws...but I am off to a great start.

Lolly or Rosette?

Just a quick post today. This is another SAB sample I made for leadership using the Elementary Elegance stamp set. This card is pretty straight forward.

I used Real Red and Whisper White card stock and embossed the background with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (and the Big Shot, of course). For the "rosette" I used Real Red DSP from the Brights Pattern collection and some satin ribbon for a bow.

I've heard these things called lollys or lolly flowers a lot recently, but all my life I have called these things rosettes. To tell you the truth, I don't even know if I am spelling it correctly...maybe it's "lollie". Hmmm. So I decided to take a little poll. What you call them?

 

 

Our Little Sonshine SAB Page

I have to be honest here, some of the SAB sets don't lend themselves easily to a scrapbook page, or at least the Sprinkled Expressions set doesn't. Actually, I struggled with this set for all of my Leadership samples because it just isn't my style. Here is a 6x6 page that I did. I never would have done this page unless I just had to. I love the final product, but probably because that is my little punkin' on the page. (He's not so little any more.) SU didn't use this page in San Antonio. They told us that they wouldn't be using all of our things at leadership and might be sending some of them to the UK and to different regionals and so-forth. So who knows, maybe it will pop up somewhere one day.

 

SAB Sprinkled Expressions Box Trio

Back to the Sale-a-bration samples today. For this projects I started with the Bitty Box & Envelop die (#115967) and cut three boxes out of card stock (Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, and Real Red). I stamped each box with the flower from Sprinkled Expressions and Versamark ink. Then I assembled the boxes and tied them together with some Pretty in Pink 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon (#124141).

For the flower, I cut a strip of Twittepated fabric (#125412) with the Tasteful Trim die. I used a needle and thread to hand-stitch along the straight edge. Then I gathered it and attached it to a card stock circle covered with sticky strip. I stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink and then punched it out using the Extra Large Tag Punch. A tiny butterfly for the tag and a button for the flower gives the project the perfect finishing touches.

Would you like to learn how to make this project? I am currently booking workshops in the Nashville area. Why not have some friends over and let me teach you step-by-step how to create these fun projects. Contact me today to schedule your workshop.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I can't believe my husband and I have been married almost twenty-two years. Happy Valentine's Day, honey!

Love is in the air and today seems like the perfect time to share another free digital Bible verse with you. Hope you are enjoying them. If you have a favorite Bible verse or inspiration quote that you would like to see be made into a digital file, leave me a comment and maybe I will design it next.