Cool Beans!

I can tell I have not been stamping...it took me two days to finish this card! I am trying to get used to my new space, and I made a huge mess trying to find things as I made this card. I think it is going to take as much time to clean up my mess as it did to make the card! Well maybe that way I can get more familiar with where everything is!

This is the sketch challenge at GKD Stamp TV. I flipped the sketch and added a ribbon instead of a paper panel. I used the GKD stamp set My Cuppa' Joe. I just love this set! The papers are from a Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad, and the embossing folder is by Sizzix. I added a little shadowing with my copic markers to the coffee cup.

Well off to clean up my space and maybe make another project using some of the goodies I bought in Madison today! :)

Happy Stamping!

Christmas Tags

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We just finished celebrating today, it has been a full four days of celebrations! I thought I would share some tags that I made for our Christmas gifts this year. Hopefully I will get some stamping time in this next week, since I have some time off! :)

Give Me a Snow Day and I'll Give You a Card!

Life has been a whirlwind since my last post, kind of like this blustery snow storm we had today! Being a first time homeowner has left me with little time for my crafty hobby. I have missed it very much, and after hearing that there was no school today I knew I was going to try to squeeze in some much needed stamping time! I checked out the SCS sketch challenge last night and the wheels started turning. I was helping clear away the snow and I remembered that I had purchased the GKD "Let it Snow" set with that super cute snowman. How appropriate for a day like today! I colored the snowman with copic markers, added stickles for the snow at the bottom and falling flakes. I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the let it snow three times at the bottom panel. The ribbon is from Michaels, and I cuttlebugged the base of the card with the snowflake embossing folder. Well that is all for now...I did get together with my mom last weekend and made some tags so I will be posting those hopefully this weekend!

Stay warm!!

We're Moving!

This summer I redid my scrapbook space and had everything in order, and then we found a house to buy... We are closing tomorrow (yeah!) and are able to clean, paint, and move in some things this weekend. Then Labor Day weekend is moving day! So I spent yesterday packing all of my precious scrapbooking supplies into boxes. I will have a similar space in our new home, so I am anxious to get all of my supplies out of those ugly boxes!! Needless to say, I will not be able to post until sometime after Labor Day (this is when I will finally get internet access)

So I thought I would post some pictures of my scrapbook space and share them with you, and then the sad boxed up images I have to look at until I am unpacked..:(

My poor stuff...


Keep checking back, I'll post pictures of my new space (and hopefully new cards) when it is all set up!

Enjoy your upcoming Labor Day weekend!

No stamps?!

Eeek! I didn't use any stamps?! I was using the technique of the week from Stamp TV, inking your cuttlebug folder, and I guess I got carried away with the technique!! I started with the Halloween Sign cut and emboss combo, inked up the folder with cloud white versamagic ink for this one. Then I added the jack o lantern face from one of the new ek success punches!! Next, I inked up the spider web cb folder with the same white ink on chocolate chip cardstock. Added a cb spider, inked up the legs, and added googlie eyes. Lastly, I attached the green ribbon through the slot punch and tied it with twine. This is a fun technique, and I love the contrast it gives to the embossing folders! Check out Stamp TV for the video tutorial, see link on my sidebar.


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Happy Birthday Dad!

It's been awhile again..my relaxing days of summer have been quite busy!! It was my Dad's birthday over the weekend, the big 60! I gave him the bottom card of the two. I like the contrast of the browns in the second one. I made the top one first and thought it needed another layer of color.

The layout for this card is an old Mojo Sketch. I loved the sketch but didn't have time to participate when it was posted. All of the stamps are Stampin' Up. The goose is an old stamp that I picked up at a rummage called Goose Greetings. My parents always have geese in and around their yard, so I found this image fitting for Dad. The patterned paper is an old sandy lion paper called crinkled umber. For the tools I used: nestabilities, deckle edge scissors, corner punch by ek success, brads, jumbo eyelets, cb houndstooth embossing folder, copic markers, and a sponge for sponging the focal image and tag.

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Frugal Stamper

My local scrapbook store had a 40% of coupon and I was able to get this spellbinders set, that I have had my eye on since it came out. So I was very excited to use it! The stamps are from whipper snapper, they have a "pool of rubber sale" during the summer at their warehouse and I was able to get these stamps for 1 dollar each!! I colored my images with copic markers, and sponged the focal image with sahara sand ink. The patterned paper is by Chatterbox, it is an old design. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby, 50% off!!! And the last component was the self adhesive pink gems! Oh and I forgot the cardstock is from Archivers, I had a coupon where you purchase 5 sheets of cardstock and then you received 5 free! So as you can see I am a frugal stamper, I really try to save where I can because I seem to have to "have" everything!

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