Bundled Baby Gift Tag

I made this adorable gift tag for a baby shower this weekend.  Even though I used the Bundled Baby set (which I think is retired) any cute Stampin' Up! baby image would work for a quick and simple tag. Or, change the image all together for a Birthday, Thank you etc.   The second tag is behind this and it coordinates and is where I signed my name.  I love the new Metallic Foil Doilies from Stampin' Up! as well as the Washi Label punch and the DSP: Cherry on Top.
The polka dots on the top of the tag are just a new pencil used to stamp the eraser in the Smoky Slate ink pad and stamp on the tag to create a pattern.  I wanted polka dots to match the baby's blanket and that was the quickest solution I could dream up. :-)

Four of 4 Sprinkles of Life ideas

Here's the last card of the 4 ideas I made up to share with the set: "Sprinkles of Life".  Remember that this is the set where Stampin' Up! donates $3 for each stamp set sold to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.  Check out this previous post for images of the stamp set and the coordinating punch.  The embossing folder used on the white background can be found in the Holiday Catalog, page 24, Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
Holiday Catalogs should be arriving in your mail box any day now. If you haven't received a copy and would like one please just let me know.

3 of 4 designs for: SPRINKLES OF LIFE

In the last 2 posts I have been sharing designs using the Ronald McDonald House Charities set for 2015-16.  

Here is one more card idea which has the Silver Glimmer paper as the silver lining in every cloud....this gorgeous, extra shimmery paper is perfect for this phrase.  

*There is just one trick you need to know to get this look....use the coordinating punch (Tree Builder) and insert the Silver Glimmer paper in the punch with the back (white side) facing "UP" in the punch and the glimmer side facing the bottom of the punch.

Check out the previous post from 2 days ago to see the full stamp set images and the coordinating punch.

Card 2 (of 4) from SPRINKLES OF LIFE set

As explained in my previous post, the SPRINKLES OF LIFE set is the Ronald McDonald House Charities set for this catalog year of 2015-16.  Each stamp set we sell gets $3 donated to this charity from Stampin' Up!.  With fall right around the corner I thought it would be fun to design a card using the bare tree and a fun pile of leaves.  This set has so many fun options from trees, cupcakes, ice cream cones, flowers etc.  It is very versatile.  Don't you just love the fall colors?

2015-16 Ronald McDonald House Charities Set by Stampin' Up! Card 1 of 4

One of the many fabulous things Stampin’ Up!® does each year is  help families through RMHC. Each year they have a special stamp set that is used for this charitable donation.  This year the set is called: "Sprinkles of Life".  When you purchase this (photopolymer) set, Stampin' Up! will donate $3 TO RMHC. Please consider helping this great cause.  Details for this set and stamped samples can be found on page 189 of the 2015-16 Stampin' Up! catalog.

Here is one of my designs using this set for the first time today.  I love ice cream so this set was so fun to play with.

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2015        
    #139971  Sprinkles of Life - 22 photopolymer stamps $21.00
Suggested acrylic blocks:  A, C. G

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2015    

#138295 Tree Builder Punch $18.00

I've been busy in my stamp room.  

More fun samples of this set coming soon!

Thankful Forest Friends: Bear

This bear is so adorable and makes for a quick and easy card with the Holiday Mini catalog set: Thankful Forest Friends.  The wood grain paper is Designer Series Paper: Into the Woods (also in Holiday Mini).  If  you look closely the white paper is embossed with the wood grain embossing folder so there are lots of textures and layers to this fun card!  Tag is made with the new Ornate Tag Topper punch from page 165 of the current big catalog.  Bear is stamped with the new Archival Basic Black Stampin' Pad...Hip Hip Horray! for having a true BLACK ink pad again.  (pg. 19 of Holiday Mini Catalog #140931 $7.00) Ordering for Holiday Mini: Sept. 1-January 4, 2016.

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Bold Butterfly Thinlits

This is a fun new card uses my favorite In Color: Watermelon  Wonder

The embossing folder used for the background is called "Fluttering" and it is a new folder in our 2015-16 catalog and these new folders are larger in size.  They are 6x6" and just fit into the Big Shot machine.  Having this larger space allows for choosing your placement or for larger pieces of course. The "Bold Butterfly" Thinlits match up perfectly with the "Watercolor Wings" stamp set which makes a beautiful butterfly cut out.

Paper Pumpkin Kits 50% off your first 2 months!

Thanks right, 1/2 price Paper Pumpkin kits for new subscribers.  Sign up by September 10 to get your first 2 months of kits for only $9.95.  At convention we had a chance to see a sneak peek of the August and September kits and they are adorable.  August has a chalkboard theme but it is not just for teachers.  It has adorable images on black papers with pink cardstock accents.  September has a fall theme and I want the kit just for the adorable straws that look like birch trees.  These straws make a gift bag that looks like a broom.  Now, convention always tires me out so I can't remember all the details but remember that they were ADORABLE!  For that price you can't go wrong trying Paper Pumpkin for 2 months.  The kits also make great gifts.

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Pick Jennifer Thomas, (Potter, Nebraska)

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You've Got This

These adorable cards were a convention roomie gift from Tina B. I just loved how the new In  Colors 2015-17 were used to create this gift set of 4 cards.  You can find this set on page 113 of the 2015-16 Catalog.

Summer Wedding Card

I just love the new Brick Wall embossing folder that is in the new 2015-16 Stampin' Up! Catalog.  The new folders are 6x6" in size so you have a larger folder to place your cardstock in and place it either direction.  I find they run through the Big Shot very easily. 
I used this embossing folder to make this wedding card.  I also used retiring embellishments.  Remember to check out the Clearance Rack in my online store.  Great buys on ribbons in the clearance rack as well as other retiring products.  Once opened, this card has a slot for a gift card.

Blended Bloom

I'm filling up the card basket for the silent auction.  Here is the card that is going in next.

Round Card

Another card design for the silent auction project.  This one is a round card.  I bought these as precut cards with envelopes so these were quick and easy cards with something a little different.  Stamp image was embossed with black and flowers were colored in with the Blendabilities markers.

Embossed Birthday Cards

I sponged white ink over the embossed images of this Sizzix embossing folder.  These are cards #4 #5 for silent auction fundraiser.  I tried to make one more masculine and girly.

Hello There! New stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Card design #3 for the silent auction fundraiser.  "Hello There" is from the new hostess set on page 237 of the newest Stampin' Up! catalog.  I cased this layout from the sample on that page.....made for easy and quick card making  (I made 6 cards that are all the same.)

Party Pennants Card Design

I love how fun and easy this card design was with the new Party Pennant die for the Big Shot.  This uses the new hostess set:  I Like You, which I colored in with the Blendabilities markers.  The Lovely Lace embossing folder gives an great texture to the background.  This was card design #2 for the fundraiser mentioned in the last post.  I cased this layout design from the card sample on page 237 of the latest Stampin' Up! catalog.  I really like this pennant die, so be forewarned as you will probably see it in several more of the cards for this fundraiser project.  :-)

Kind Koala

I'm working on making several cards of several different designs to make a basket of cards for a silent auction fundraiser.  Here is my design using the Kind Koala & Work of Art sets from Stampin' Up!.

Summer CRAFT CAMP

Coming soon!  Kids Craft Camp.  Held at the Potter Site building in Potter, Nebraska each Tuesday morning in June.
Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m.  $15 material fee  For students K-6

This is a fundraiser for the Art students going to Chicago in May 2015.  Each participant will go home with oodles of fun art projects with each week being a different theme:

June 3 - Paint It: flower paintings, canvas paintings and a 3-d painting

June 10 - Stamp It:  stamp a stack of greeting cards and crafts

June 17 - Melt It: crayon art projects including monogram canvas and other waxy creations

June 24 - Craft It:  4th of July wreath and other summer crafts.

Contact Jennifer Thomas at thomas@daltontel.net to register or if you have any questions.
Class sizes are limited.  Your payment confirms your spot in the class.

Jr. & high school Art students will mentor the campers.
All materials are provided.
Wear old paint clothes for June 3 & 17!

Collection of projects!

 

Here's a collection of recent projects from my stamp room.

It's fun to see the bright spring colors after looking at snow and cold for the past several months.   
Here are several cards that use fun cuts with the framelit dies.  This bib card (above) stands up kind of like a tent.  Love that color combination!

My desk at home and school are both filling up with graduation invitations.  I had time to make this quick and easy scrapbook page for one of my nieces and one of the many senior portraits she has given me.  It was the perfect opportunity to try out that chevron punch I recently purchased but had not had time to open and play with.  :-)

  And for a few 3D items we made these cute birdhouse.  The birds are sponged and really look real.  Both have dimensionals to make the wings pop out.  These were a hit at one of the last stamp classes.

Below are the shower invites I made for an upcoming bridal shower.  I bought the Stampin' Up! preprinted invites and dazzled them up a bit.  I thought it might be fun include a recipe card for each guest to fill out and bring to the shower so it used a chevron bag instead of the envelope to hand out these invitations complete with a bow on the outside. (Ribbon from clearance rack...check out those great finds on a regular basis!)   Of course the real invitations didn't have the washi tape hiding my address, some times a little privacy on the internet is a good thing.  Happy Spring!  Happy Stamping!

 

2014 Retiring stamp & accessory list is here!

click here to shop   Stampin' Up! Retiring Products Dates: April 21-June 4, 2014 (all items available while supplies last) Details We're saying goodbye to hundreds of retiring products from the 2013-2014 annual catalog. Now's a great chance to contact your customers and let them know they'll need to get their favorite  retiring products before they're gone for good! ALL products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early! Also, make sure to take advantage of FREE standard shipping on EVERYTHING from April 21-25. See retiring accessories list . See retiring stamp list. FREE standard shipping on EVERYTHING from April 21-25. Retired list items available while supplies last, so order while you see them available as they may not be there tomorrow! :-)  Ready to order? Click here to shop from my Stampin' Up! website.

Ready, Set......Swap!
I'm ready for convention.  This is one version of the card design I made to swap at the Stampin' Up! Convention this next week in beautiful Salt Lake City.
Most all products used are new stamps, inks & cardstock from the new 2013-14 catalog.  The 2-step flower stamp is from the set called:  "Too Kind" (pg. 71).

#SLCbound!