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Friends Furever

Working with Sharon Johnson on the Stamp Simply team has given me a chance to get to know Barb Schram better, so all of us on the team were thrilled last weekend to find out that Barb was being honored as the Featured Stamper on SCS!  I found this card in Barb's gallery and decided I'd have a go at CASE'ing her design!

My original plan wasn't to make a pet-themed card when I chose Barb's card to CASE.  However, we found out last evening that my Dad will most likely have to put his 14-year old Australian Shepherd down today, so I plan to send him this card with our sympathy.  Deuce has always been the best girl, and she was a wonderful companion for my Dad after my parents divorced.  I know he's going to miss her terribly, and we're very sad at our house, too.  We know there will be lots of friends waiting to greet her though, and throw a Frisbee a few times for her.  She was awesome at chasing Frisbees in her younger days!  Please give your pet a big hug today in memory of Deucey!

My New Year's Eve plans include lots of stamping!  Hope you have some fun things planned, too!  Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Stamps:  Friends Furever (My Favorite Things)
Cardstock:  Crimson (Bazzill), Kraft (Stampin' Up!), white (Gary Burlin), designer paper (unknown... maybe Karen Foster?)
Inks:  Momento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), red grosgrain, linen thread, eyelet, brads.

Kitchen Sink Monday

It's time again for another Kitchen Sink Monday, and some exclusive KSS creations from the members of the Crew!

As mentioned the other day, I was completely tired of making Christmas stuff this year, and as you may be able to tell from this card, I am ready for spring!  LOL  I decided to pull out my sweet 3-Step Honey Bunny stamp set to make this birthday card!  Inside the card says "It's Your Birthday!"  This would be a great set for you to pick up soon and get started on any Easter and Spring greetings you might be planning to send!  (Oh, and Anita.... I know the fact that one corner doesn't have a brad is driving you crazy!)

Check out creations from the other Kitchen Sink Crew members...

Dee Jackson
Julie Masse
Lori Tecler
Nicole Cooke
Angela Knopf
Lynn McAuley
Maria Colosimo, owner

I hope you have a happy-stampy day!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Stamps:  3-Step Honey Bunny(Kitchen Sink Stamps)
Cardstock:  So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!), designs paper (Cosmo Cricket)
Inks:  Momento Desert Sand, Versamagic Gingerbread, Jumbo Java (Tsukineko), Mellow Moss, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Ruby Red (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), rick-rack (May Arts), flower (Bazzill).

Stamp Simply #67 - New Toys!

Greetings everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

In the hopes that some of you may have gotten some new stamping supplies for Christmas, today’s Stamp Simply challenge is to make a card using some of your NEW TOYS!  If you didn’t get anything new for Christmas, just use the newest thing you have — whether it be stamps, paper, tools, embellishments — whatever — just use your newest things!!!  And be sure to tell us what you got new that you are using!!!  No other  rules - that’s it!!!  Have fun, and keep it simple if you can!!!  (Also, check out my P.S. below if you want to get yourself some new toys!)

Complete details (and an as-usual gorgeous creation!) can be found by visiting Sharon Johnson's blog, and by checking out the rest of the Stamp Simply team blogs...  Julie and Jennifer.  (Creations from more team members may be added later this morning.... not everyone has had time to get their samples ready yet due to the holiday!)

I did not get any new toys for Christmas, but on Christmas Eve day I did receive an order at the store of new Valentine stamps, and this gorgeous paper from Bo Bunny, so that's what I used for my card for today!  I didn't get Christmas cards sent out this year so I'm thinking maybe I'll get some Valentine's made and send them instead.  This gives me a good start on that road, and I just have to tell you... it was so nice to make something other than a Christmas card!  Whew... can you say "burned out?!"

So, I hope you have time to do some stamping today, and join us in the challenge.  Remember, you do not have to have a blog to play along!  And, if you upload to Papercraft Planet, SCS or any online gallery, be sure to tag your photo with ssnotime67!  Regardless of where you upload, be sure to leave a comment on Sharon's blog with a direct link to your creation!

Have a great day, and happy stamping!

 

 

Stamps:  owl and sentiment (Great Impressions)
Cardstock:  Pomegranate, Petalsoft (Bazzill), white (Gary Burlin), designer paper (Bo Bunny)
Inks:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Brilliance Rocket Red (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  ribbon (Bo Bunny), Threading Water punch (Fiskars).

P.S.  If Santa didn't bring you any new toys, and you want to treat yourself to some new things, check out the Day-After-Christmas Sale at Kitchen Sink Stamps!  Get 20% off your order by using the Promo code HOHO, and also get free shipping on orders over $75!  The sale goes from midnight to midnight, Friday, December 26 through Saturday, December 27!

Merry Christmas!

I'll be back to stamping, and posting a new Stamp Simply challenge hosted by Sharon Johnson on Friday.  For now, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

TGIFriday's and TGFGF! (Thank God for Good Friends!)

Seven stamping friends had a great time last night at TGIFriday's!  Do we look like we were having fun?  (from front left side... Trina (beena on SCS), Darlene (akronstamperdpk on SCS), me (having a really bad hair day!), Connie (conniemacko on SCS), Patti (MommaPatti on SCS), Cindy (ckarasz on SCS) and Anita (alkinftm on SCS).  We had a fabulous time, and need to make events like this happen more often, that's for sure!  We even got to see a couple of players from the Cleveland Browns who were there for a radio broadcast!  The team may stink this year, but we still love our guys!

Thanks girls, for a great time!  (And Momma.... you're famous now!)  ;)

Here's a quick little tag I made last week to attach to a gift bag for one of Kelseys' teachers.  I used the Labels One Nestabilities folded in half to form the tag, and was really pleased with how it turned out!

Hope you have a great day, and are managing to cross things off of your to-do list!  My husband and I have a little shopping to do tonight, and I'd love to get some baking done but it might just have to wait until the weekend!  Who says you can't bake Christmas cookies after Christmas, anyway?  LOL

Thanks for stopping by!

Kitchen Sink Monday

OK, obviously I have some trouble following directions!  Today is Kitchen Sink Monday, and our challenge was issued by our wonderful Crew Leader, Dee Jackson!  I have an email saying that the theme for today is "Ring in the New Year!"  However, in my head I kept hearing "Ring in the Season!"  So, okay... maybe my New Year's resolution needs to be to pay better attention?  Do ya' think?  Or maybe Santa needs to bring a laptop for my studio, so I can check these things more closely before I start a project!  LOL

Well, here is my "Ring in Something!" project for today!  I am meeting some of my best local stamping friends tonight for a Christmas get-together (at TGIFridays, woo hoo!) and I wanted to make a little something for everyone.  I have plenty of Ghirardelli chocolates on hand, and I thought that the little pizza box (from Jen delMuro) I made the other day would be perfect!  But it was too big!  So I tried Valerie Stangle's smaller version.  Nope, still bigger than I wanted.  So I scaled down Val's version, and made these boxes!  Here's a group picture of all of them...

 

And inside... they perfectly hold three Ghirardelli chocolate squares!

If you want to give these a try, my measurements are:

Cardstock:  4 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Score:  1", 3 1/4", 4 1/4", 6 1/2" on the long side, and 1" from each side on the short.

Fold all score lines, then cut 8 scores - 4 per side on each long side, to where the score lines intersect.  Fold it all up, and adhere with some good double-sided tape!

Check out the designs from the other Kitchen Sink Crew members today...

Dee Jackson
Julie Masse
Nicole Cooke
Lynn McAuley
Angela Knopf
Lori Tecler
Maria Colosimo, owner

I can't wait to see my friends tonight!  I'll be sure and post a picture tomorrow of our fun time!  Have a great day, and happy stamping!

Just Rite Pizza Box

My daughter Kaylie has a birthday party to go to today, so she picked out a pretty bracelet to give her friend, and I used the Mini Pizza Box pattern from Jen delMuro for a pretty gift package!  The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye.

I stamped my image from the Just Rite 10 Designer Centers and Borders with Rocket Red Brilliance ink, then heat embossed with clear powder (and burned my finger too, goshdarnit!)

Inside the box is the pretty bracelet, and I made a matching 3x3 card for her to tuck into the box.

The pizza box is super-easy to make and a fun little gift option!  Give it a try sometime!

You're a Champion!

Did you know there is a new sketch challenge every Saturday over at Papercraft Planet?  Check out this link to the group here, and see the sketch for today being hosted by my sweet friend Jen Tapler!

This sweet little horse has been on my shelf for the better part of the year and hasn't seen ink so I decided that he has waited long enough and used him for the sketch!

The fabulous paper I used is from My Mind's Eye, and I'm in LOVE with it!

Here's the inside of the card!

Hop on over to the Planet and check out Jen's sketch!  I hope you find time to play today amidst all the hustle and bustle of holiday plans!

Happy Saturday!

 

 

 

 

Stamps:  horse, "champion" sentiment (Magenta), "you're a" sentiment (Impression Obsession)
Cardstock:  Watermelon, Mocha Divine (Bazzill), white (Gary Burlin), designer paper (My Mind's Eye)
Inks:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  ribbon (Bo Bunny Double-Dot), Threading Water punch (Fiskars).

Stamp Simply #66 - Beyond Quick!

As Christmas is literally just around the corner, any cards we make at this point need to be quick - really quick — BEYOND QUICK!!! And that’s what today’s Stamp Simply challenge is:

Create a Christmas card (or card for other event if you are done with Christmas cards) that is SO SIMPLE you could assume that someone CASING your card could make 6 of them in 30 minutes or less — now that HAS to be a simple card!!!!  No other rules.  Can’t wait to see what you all do!

For my card, I pulled out the Merry Christmas? set from My Favorite Things because unfortunately it didn't get a lot of love from me this season.  Seems like I kept forgetting about it, so I gave it some attention tonight by making this quick, simply card using the Appletini image!

 

 

 

Visit Sharon Johnson's blog for complete challenge details, and be sure to check out the designs from the rest of the Stamp Simply team!  Remember, you don't have to have a blog to play along with the challenges.  You can upload to any online gallery, and be sure to ID your photo with ssnotime66 if you do!

Julie Koerber
Dee Jackson
Jennifer Buck
Janine Orchard
Becky Oehlers
AJ Otto
LeAnne Pugliese, December Guest Designer

TGIF!!!  Have a great day, and happy stamping!

 

 

 

Stamps:  Merry Christmas? (My Favorite Things)
Cardstock:  white (Gary Burlin), designer paper (Bo Bunny Double-Dot)
Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  Threading Water punch (Fiskars), gemstone (Hero Arts).

Christmas Tree Candy Skewer

I am always on the look-out for neat gift ideas that I can use at the store to inspire my customers, so when I saw these cute Christmas candy skewers on Andrea Walford's blog a few weeks ago, I knew I had to give it a try.  Especially given the fact that we have a big package of bamboo skewers that will never get used in the kitchen (I prefer metal skewers... don't like to have to soak the wooden ones!)  Plus, with The Oak Cupboard right next door to the store, I knew I'd find the perfect Christmas candies to use with this!

I purchased an assortment of gummy Christmas shapes, and spiced gum drops for my skewers, and used Bo Bunny Double-Dot paper for my little Christmas tree.  For my star, I ran yellow cardstock through my Xyron 150, then punched out the star shapes and applied glitter.  I used "double-pretzel" cello bags that I also purchased at the Oak Cupboard in Smithville. 

Instead of attempting to tell you how to make this, I will refer you to the video tutorial on Andrea's blog as it's very well done and much easier to understand than any written directions I could post here!

My daughter Kelsey and I made 5 of these in about an hour the other night that she is giving to some of her friends.  I bought more candy yesterday, and she is anxious to make some more to hand out before the end of the week! 

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!  Have a great day!