Friendly Gator

Hi there and happy Monday to ya!  Saturday we had a great group at our Card Buffet!  Thank you so much ladies!  Speaking of Card Buffet, here is a sample from the display board last month.  Jill Hilliard was the inspiration behind my card.  You can see hers here.  There were only a couple of minor changes made, making it my own.  Thanks, Jill!

Today is our son's birthday.  Must get through the long to-do list before we celebrate later.  Thank you from coming by today!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Zoo Babies, And Many More (my friend) 

Paper: Soft Sky, White 

Ink: Black, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Rose Red marker 

Tools:  Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, scissors 

Other:  Dimensionals, punched Scallop Circle (template for clouds)

Age Awareness

Hi there!  It's a gray and dreary day today making it a good day to stay inside and stamp!  Speaking of gray, I'm sharing one of the cards the Hostess Club members made at our meeting on Tuesday.  The Dotty Angles and Age Awareness sets by Stampin' Up! were used.  Heidi King's card seen here (scroll down to Aug 11) was my inspiration.  A few changes were made - like different colors and DSP, making it my own.  Thank you Heidi!
That's all for now.  Must finish up for our Card Buffet this coming Sunday.  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Age Awareness, Dotty Angles 

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon, Moonlight DSP mini stack, Smoky Slate, White 

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Craft White, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, markers to color candles - Hello Honey marker, Lost Lagoon marker 

Tools:  Banners Framelits, Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/8” Circle punch, 1-1/4” Circle punch 

Other:  Coastal Cabana Thick Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, clear blocks, foam mat

Num - Num

Hi there!  Ready for a new week?  Hope you had a good weekend.  Mine was busy with our Card Buffet and having the granddaughter for the weekend.  A big thank you to all the ladies who came to our Card Buffet!  Mary Taylor and I appreciate your support!
My card share today is another swap from the Stampin' Up! Convention that Sally Nusbaum attended.  Sally was kind enough to bring them to the crop we attended after her return.  Sorry for the glare on all of her swaps.  I didn't want to remove from the protective cello envelope on the off chance of getting the card dirty.  Love this version of the Cookie Monster which pairs up perfectly with the Num-Num stamp set.  (You can find this set on page 17 of the 2014-15 Annual Catalog.)  It is a great set to dress up those packaged goodies, especially with the holidays just around the corner!  It appears that the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch was used for Cookie's head and folded down part of the way after adhering a black semi-circle.  Circles were punched out for his eyes.  His "hands" were punched out from the Boho Blossoms Punch.  The sentiment was stamped, then punched out with the Decorative Label Punch.  The Topnote Die was used to cut out the black background, which is adhered to a Pacific Point card base.
Must get busy now to work on my swaps for the Demo Shoebox Swap that Sally has organized for us on Sunday.  Looking forward to the fun!  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

Mr Owl

Hi there!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend and stayed cool!  It's been so hot!  Good reason to stay inside and stamp, don't ya think?  Today I have some punch art for you - another Card Buffet sample.  Dawn Griffith posted the cutest owl on May 30, 2014 so I just had to CASE it!  Click on the link to watch her video here.  The only difference is the owl's eye color.  Thank you, Dawn, for the inspiration!

Must cut this short since I have tons to do!  The weekend was a busy one with our granddaughter here for the weekend, Club meeting on Saturday, and we still have the granddog for a week.  Thank you so much for visiting today!

Stamps: Inside sentiment = Stampers choice

Paper: Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Pistachio Pudding, Soft Suede, Black, White, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Crumb Cake, White gel pen

Tools:  Heart Framelits, Top Note die, Bird Builder punch, 1” circle punch, 1-1/4” circle punch,

 1-3/8” circle punch, 1-3/4” Scalloped circle punch, 2-1/2” circle punch

Other:  Tombo liquid glue, foam brush, Dazzling Diamonds, sponges, Dimensionals

 

Poodle Pup

Hi there and happy Wednesday!  Working on cards for birthdays and other upcoming events.  Found this cute punch art poodle on Mary Rindal's site here.  I thought this would be a perfect card for my aunt who has a poodle.

Scallop Oval = top of head
Small Oval (retired) x 2 = ears
standard hole punch x 3 = eyes & nose
3/4" Circle = collar
1" Circle = collar (punch around the 3/4" negative space to get collar)
Scallop Circle x 2 = body
Modern Label, trim out middle = legs/feet
Word Window = tail
Trio Flowers (retired) = hair on legs & tail
Full Heart Punch = head/face

The square brad came from my stash.  I snipped off the legs and secured to the collar with a glue dot.  The Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper is from the Brights Stack, which is now retired.  (A new Stack with new patterns became available May 31st)

That's it for now.  Hope you have a great day and thanks for visiting today!

Serene Smile

Hi there and happy Friday!  Hope you had a great week.  Last night was our Card Buffet at Rizzo's in O'Fallon and we had a great turn out and a lot of fun!  Thanks ladies for making it a success!  Tomorrow we'll be at DeLeo's in Florissant.  More fun, fun, fun! 
OK, now for the details about today's card.  The flower image is from the Serene Silouettes set.  I must confess that this image hasn't been out of the case hardly at all.  It was probably feeling very neglected.  It's a wonderful image that I'll start using more often.  First though, a stencil was cut from an Apothecary Framelit and temporarily secured to the white panel.  Perfect Plum ink was sponged on - lightly.  The flower image was inked up with Raspberry Ripple and Old Olive markers.  Give your stamp a little huff to remoisten the ink, then stamp onto the center of the stenciled area.  The litte embellishment was made from the new A Round Array set and coordinating scallop circle punches.  Mat the white focal piece onto an Old Olive card base and you're done.  Easy peasy!  This was one of the cards showcased at Carla Spradling Card Buffet.  It was perfect for sending a note to a sweet friend - 'cause she does make me smile!

All Stampin' Up supplies were used.

That's it for now.  Have a great weekend and I'll be back Monday.  Thanks for stopping by today!

A Little Pie Never Hurt

Hi there!  Been busy working on projects that I can't share.....yet.  The little 3x3 note card above is one that I can share!  Each of my customers received this note card in their bag as a small token of my appreciation for their October order.  The background paper is the retired Autumn Spice DSP.   (can you say paper hoarder)  The "pie plate" is a 1-3/4" circle punched from Pool Party.  The scallop circle is punched from Vanilla with edges inked in Crumb Cake.  The filling is Pumpkin Pie, of course!  Cut out a slice and that's it.  For the sentiment, I used the Tiny Tags stamp set and punched it out with the Word Window punch - then fed it through the back of the punch to shorten it.  Mmmm, makes me hungry for pumpkin pie! 

Must run to finish up some things for tonight.  Tomorrow I'll be in the kitchen cooking for a family get-together on Saturday.  Thanks for coming by today!

What a Grouch!

 
Hi there!  Hope you've been having a good weekend.  Today I had a chance to play in the studio rather than work on projects.  Guess it's all playing really.  It's a tough job but somebody has to do it!  lol
A while back my friend issued a challenge to come up with an Oscar the Grouch card.  Thought I had that covered... but no, she wanted him in a trash can.  Plus, some of the punches used in the past to make Oscar have since retired - so I had to figure out what current tools could be used.  The above card is the result of today's efforts.
The trash can is made from a 2" x 3" piece of gray card stock with a bit of the top nipped out with the Extra-Large Oval punch (Wide Oval).  I also cut a 1" x 3" strip of gray.  These were then run through the Big Shot in the Stripes embossing folder.  The edges were inked with Black, then the 1" piece was adhered to the top-back portion of the trash can.  Oscar is on Dimensionals.  The "bottle" was punched from the jewelry tag punch, trimmed at the neck, and chalked around the edges for some definition.  The "newspaper trash" is scrap First Edition DSP, crumpled and distressed with Black ink.  Black ink was also used on the card base to tone down the White.  After all, Oscar lives in a dingy area!

Oscar:
Head = Gumball Green 1-3/4" scallop circle punch
Eyebrows =  square punch - double punched and trimmed
Eyes = Owl punch (largest circle in White, medium circle in Black)
Mouth =  Black Small Oval, trimmed in half horizontially
Tongue = Real Red Large Oval (cut off about 1/4" on one end to use as the tongue)

Stamp:  Wacky Wishes
Paper:  Gumball Green, Chocolate Chip, White, Black, Gray, Real Red, First Edition DSP
Ink:  Black
Other: White gel pen, jewelry tag punch, scallop circle punch, square punch, owl punch, oval punches, Stripes embossing folder, Dimensionals

Enjoy what's left of the weekend and thanks for checking in today!

Sorry I'm Late!

Hi there!  Another scheduled post while I'm with my stamping peeps at the Little House on the Prairie Stamping Retreat!!!

This was a CASE of Becky Roberts card, except I left off the bow.  Love this little snail!

Stamps: Easy Events (W-116958, C-123225)

Paper: Old Olive, Marina Mist, White, Brights DSP Stack (117155)

Ink: StazOn Black, Marina Mist, Old Olive

Tools:  Square Lattice embossing folder, 1-3/4” Circle punch, 2-3/8” Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/4” Square punch

Other:  Aquapainter, Dimensionals, double sided tape

Have a great weekend and thank you for coming by! 

Masculine Easy Events

Hi there!  Hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was fantastic - just hanging out with the girls at our retreat!
Needed a belated birthday card but didn't have time to post before leaving town, so here it is:

It's a simple card but we need those, right?  Especially when we're behind on sending a birthday card out in the first place! lol

Recipe:
Stamps: Easy Events
Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso,Not Quite Navy, Well Worn DSP
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Other: Scallop circle and 1-3/8 circle punches

OK, need to finish unpacking from the weekend and catch up on correspondence.  Thank you for stopping in today.  Hope you have a great week!

Medallion Resist

Happy Monday everyone!  Hope you all had a great weekend.  Mine was very busy with the kids and the granddaughter.  Saturday we moved the ping pong table and other stuff from our house to DD's house.  We even had some impromptu water fun in DD's pool.  Miss M slept good that night!  Ahhh, the life of a four year old.  Well, grandma was able to rejuvenate with a little nap after Miss M went home.  LOL

Today I'm sharing a card that I sent to my friend (and up-line), Pam D'Urso, for promoting to Manager with Stampin' Up!  Way to go Pam!!!  The Medallion image was stamped with Versamark on First Edition DSP background, then heat embossed using white embossing powder.  I sponged on Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, and Calypso Coral inks.  The center was an image from Delicate Doilies that was punched out with the scallop circle and popped up on dimensionals.  A few pearls added a finishing touch.  The card base is Peach Parfait.  The sentiment is from Swirls & Curls Verses.

I have another busy week - preparing for my Stamp Camp on Saturday.  If you would like to join us, please contact me to reserve your spot.  (Contact information is on the right side bar)
Must scoot away from the computer now.  Have a wonderful week and thanks for checking in today! 

Tomorrow is the Last Day to Order - Party Hearty!

Hi there! Thought I'd post again in case I don't get a chance to do so later.  Tomorrow is the last day to order from the 2010-2011 Catalog.  Hurry to get those items you want!!

Friday is my New Catalog Release Open House!!  Whoo Hoo - new catalog, new goodies!  If you would like to stop in, please contact me so I'll know an approximate number of project kits to have on hand for the free make n take.

Here is another card the girls made at Stamp Camp this past Saturday.  Like how I've been dragging it out all week?  tee hee  This card was made using the Party Hearty set.  I like this set!  Too bad it made the Last Chance List.  Oh well, lots of other great sets to be had!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Party Hearty

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, White, Greenhouse Gala DSP (retiring Jun 30)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight

Tools: Scallop circle punch, 3/4” circle punch

Other:  Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, glue dots, dimensionals

Inspiration: Sue Noetzel - click here and scroll down to May 1st post to see her card

That's all folks.  Thank you for peeking in today!

Life at Camp Sumner

Hi there!  Hope you all haven't given up on me.  It's been busy around Camp Sumner to say the least.  Had the granddaughter overnight on Thu, dropped her off at daycare Fri morning then went to a 13 hr crop.   Saturday I helped my daughter clean her above ground pool that came with the house she recently purchased.  Boy we could have used a refreshing dip to cool off.  I learned later that we had a record temperature of 98 degrees.  No wonder I was so HOT!  That evening I attended a graduation party.  Sunday I cleaned MY house, which desperately needed it!  Tonight is our monthly Demo dinner meeting.  The challenge this month is a mini clipboard.  It will be interesting to see what everyone comes up with.  I decided to make a checklist to keep track of card stock, ink pads, and re-inkers I need to order.  Springtime Vintage DSP was used to cover the clipboard.  (Need to use up the retired stuff ya know.  I'm such a DSP hoarder!)  The checklist is computer generated (printed on Very Vanilla card stock) and adhered to an Old Olive mat.  There is a transparency overlay to write on that slips under the clip part. The magnetic flower embellishment is made from the Scallop circle punch, the new 3-step Doily punch, and one of the flowers from the retired Spring Flower Bouquet punch (sorry!).  A pearl was the finishing touch.   I tied a piece of gold embroidery floss to the dry erase pen and to the clipboard. The bottom of the pen is wrapped in Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin ribbon to hide the logo.  Here is a picture of my finished project.

OK, I'm off to meet the girls (and Don).  I'll post their projects later.  Thanks for stopping in today!

Edible Arrangement

Hi there, it's me again!   Found a photo of a centerpiece that I made for one of my Stamp Camps.  The really great thing is not only is it adorable but it's edible!  It is made from large gum drops that were purchased at the grocery store (you know - those packages for .99).  Just push the sharp end of a wooden skewer into the bottom of a gum drop.  I actually snipped the skewers to get different  lengths.  Arrange your "flowers" in a container, which has styrofoam or marbles in the bottom to hold your "stems" in place.  If you prefer more of a finished look, the skewers could be colored with a green Stampin' Write marker or wrapped with floral tape.  The collars for the gum drops were made by using the largest Circle Circus stamp then punched out with the Scallop Circle punch. 

How cute is that?  This would be a fun table display for Mother's Day, a graduation celebration, birthday party, or a kids party.  The inspiration came from my good friend, Pam D'Urso.  My terra cotta pot is an old project that I stamped when I first began stamping.  (The design has faded because it wasn't sealed.)  The polka dot bow adds a fun touch.

Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping in today!