A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Daddy's Girl Altered Frame

Hello!  Happy Wednesday!  Hope you are having a great week.  It is going by so fast because of the Memorial Day holiday, isn't it?  The weather has been wonderful here for the past few days and we have really been enjoying the pool.  But now its back to the regular schedule for me.  

I had a chance to work on a project that I can actually share with you.  Tomorrow is my final post for The Rubber Cafe as May Guest Designer.  I made an altered frame using Vintage Treasures Stamp Set from The Rubber Cafe.  Plus I used lots of Scrap Happy Sheer Glue on everything!!

This altered frame actually has a story.  I covered this $1 wooden frame with pink patterned paper about 3 years ago.  I set it aside to dry and just never came back to it.  A couple of weeks ago, my youngest daughter received the Student of the Month award and at the ceremony I took the best picture of her with her daddy.  My husband NEVER smiles for pictures so this is just really awesome!  When I got the frame out, I thought I would pull off the pink paper I had glued on......NOT!  So I sanded the portion that I ripped off and stamped the background stamp from Vintage Treasures Stamp set (The Rubber Cafe) using Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.

Then I cut/embossed some Kraft Cardstock strips using the E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities® (Spellbinders™ Paper Arts).  I sponged the edges with Victorian Velvet Distress ink pad and glued it down onto the frame using the Scrap Happy Sheer Glue (The Rubber Cafe).

After the scallop strips were adhered down, I sanded around the outside edges and sponged some more Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.  Then it was time to have lots of fun decorating the frame!

I stamped the butterfly from the Vintage Treasures set using Victorian Velvet & Shaded Lilac Distress Ink.  I used my computer & the Mom's Typewriter font to print out the letters "Daddy's".  I cut/embossed them using the S5-028 Nested Pennants.  I cut/embossed S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants from Cotton Candy Pop-Tones 100# cardstock.  The I added some Crystal Stickles to both butterflies and let them dry.  Then I fussy cut them out and popped them onto the frame using some 3d foam squares.  Here are a few close-ups.

I used my favorite set of Spellbinders™  Paper Arts die templates - S5-086 Bitty Blossoms to make the flowers and leaves.  I stamped the clock face from the Vintages Treasures Stamp set and adhered that to the frame, then added the flowers.  The wooden letters are from Pink Paislee and glued on using the Scrap Happy Sheer glue.

I hope this altered frame has given you some inspiration to finish a project that has been sitting around a long time!  Now I am off to work on my monthly Spellbinders projects.  I told myself not to wait until the last minute but I always do!  LOL  Have a great week!

 

So Proud Of You!

Hello!  Hope you are having a great holiday weekend!  Sorry its been awhile since I posted but I have been working hard creating projects that I can't share just yet.  I know I hate to read that on other blogs but that is just the truth! Believe me when I say you will be so happy when you see this stuff!  LOL

Here is a card I made for a graduate in our family.  I used some retired Pink Paislee Hometown Summer papers and embellishments to make this card.  It was super easy and fast to make because the papers are just so cute!!

I printed the sentiment out using the computer and trimmed it to look like a mini-banner. I hope you enjoy your holiday weekend.  Special thanks from me & my family to all those who have served and are serving in the military to keep us safe & happy.  We are having a special party with our close friends and family to celebrate together.  It will be awesome!

Happy Birthday to My Mom!

Hello!  Today is a very special day.  It's my mom's 73rd birthday!  We are celebrating by taking her to the local botanical gardens and then out to lunch.  It will be a great day!   She is an active person and walks 3 miles almost every day.  So we decided an iPod is a great gift for her.  You know I hate to purchase a gift bag for these occassions so I got out a brown lunch sack and got busy!!  LOL

Here is my mom's gift bag!

Supplies Used:

• Cardstock - Neenah Solar White 80#, Berry Pink Smooth Cardstock 80#
  
• clear stamp set - My Mind's Eye
• ink - Melon Mambo - Stampin' Up!
• Dies - S5-062 Lace Doily Accents - Spellbinders™ Paper Arts
• Accessories - computer generated sentiment; pearl lines - Zva Creative; lace from my stash; Sheer Ombre Kiwi Watermelon Organza Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon; 3d foam squares, Scor-Tape

Here are a couple of close-ups:

Hope you have a great day!  The weather is going to be perfect for our day spent outside celebrating with my mom!  Talk to you soon!

Check It Out! The Rubber Cafe!

Hello everyone!  Hope you are having a great week.  Today is the last day of school for my girls and I can't believe summer vacation starts tomorrow!  Wow, that school year went by very quickly, didn't it?

Today I have something for you all to check out.  My first post is up over at The Rubber Cafe.  As guest designer for the month of May, I will be posting a couple of times on the The Rubber Cafe blog.  You can check out my post HERE.  I have a  small tutorial on how to make some rolled flowers.  Here is the card I made for the post.

You can see more up-close and personal shots of this card on the blog post so click the links and go check it out!!

Hope you have a great day!!

Supplies Used:

• Stamps - "Steampunk" Charity Wings Set - The Rubber Cafe
• Cardstock - Kraft Smooth Cardstock 80#, Simply Smooth Ivory 80#, Posh Milk Chocolate Felt 80#, Berrylicious Pop-Tone Cardstock 100# - Discount Cardstock
• Ink - Rich Cocoa Memento ink pad, Antique Linen Distress ink pad
• Dies - S5-068 Decorative Dress Forms, S5-086 Bitty Blossoms , Grand Calibur® - Spellbinders™ Paper Arts,
• Accessories - Sophia Lace - Really Reasonable Ribbon; Scrap Happy Sheer Glue, Pearl Jellie Dots - The Rubber Cafe; tulle ribbon - Hobby Lobby

Really Reasonable Ribbon - May Ribbon Club

Good Morning Everyone and welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon - May Ribbon Club blog hop!  The RRR Design Team Members and Special Event Design Team Members will be showcasing the Monthly Ribbon Club.  Here are the beautiful ribbons in the May club.

If you are following the order of the blog hop you should have just come from Emily's Blog. If not and you just happened to pop in for a visit please click HERE to start the blog hop at the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings! Blog.

Pink and black is one of my favorite color combos so this ribbon is getting used up pretty quickly.  Here is one of my first projects using this month's ribbon.

 

Since its May, I decided I would get busy on those cards and gifts I needed for the graduates we know.  I found this cute metal bucket at the $Dollar Spot in Target.  It had holes punched and a different ribbon in it so I ripped that ribbon out and put my pretty RRR black satin ribbon on it.  Instead of tieing the ribbon into a knot to make the handle, I used some small pieces of Scor-Tape to anchor the ribbon into place.  

Here is the card......

For this card, I used a stamp from Great Impressions.  The sentiment was printed onto white cardstock using the computer.  As you can see, I tied the black ribbon into a bow and then added a flower from S5-105 Floral Tags die template set.

Here is another close up of the bucket.....

Now to continue the blog hop.....hop on over to Jeanne Streiff's blog.  Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you have enjoyed my Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop project.  The RRR Ribbon Club is an awesome deal.  You get a wonderful assortment of ribbon once a month at a really great price.  Be sure to check it out!

Supplies Used:

• Really Reasonable Ribbon Products used:  Sheer Organza with Satin Center Black Ribbon, Black Double-Faced Satin Ribbon from May Ribbon Club Assortment
• Cardstock:  Currant Red, Soot Smooth cardstock #80, Neenah Solar White #80
• Stamps - H166 Graduation Hats - Great Impressions Stamps
• Accessories -  S5-105 Floral Tags, S4-324 Ribbon Banners & S4-310 Labels Eighteen (Spellbinders Paper Arts); computer/Calligraphy font, silver brad, Scor-tape

Wow! What a week!

Sorry I haven't posted a project in a while.  Its been a busy week or so.  Getting my daughter home from college, a first communion party to attend plus taking said daughter to oral surgeon and then getting her wisdom teeth removed has taken up most of the week.  But I do have some really neat things to share with you!  I got to create yesterday and I was very happy with how this project turned out.

First I want to share with you a really cool sale at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  It's a Pre-Mother's Day sale!  From now until Friday 5/11/2012 at Midnight EDT.  When you order $.01 to $39.99 you will save 10% or order $40 and up to save 15%.  You can find the codes for these great savings on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog HERE.  Go check it out NOW!!  L

Here is a project I made using the Ecru Notecards with Envelopes from Discount Cardstock.  I love the weight and texture of these notecards.  They take ink beautifully and I think look super elegant but were very fast and easy to make.

I stamped these pre-folded Ecru note cards using Mudslide Colorbox ink pad and a stamp from the clear set, Gratitude by Penny Black.  I added the strip of Posh Milk Chocolate felt cardstock and used some Sheer Iridescent Champagne Organza Ribbon 5/8" wide to tie a bow.  See quick and easy....because the stamp set is clear, I just eyeballed where to stamp.  They turned out really nice and the inside is blank to I can add whatever sentiment I want.   

Hope you have a great day!  Next week I will be participating in my first blog hop with Really Reasonable Ribbon so be sure to watch for that post!  Talk to you soon!

Lot's to Share!

Wow, there is alot going on in my blogging/crafting world this week!  So here are a few of things that are going on......

It's Day Three of the Spellbinders™ Spring Blog Hop and Giveaway!  Be sure to visit these designer's blogs to see their wonderful projects and to enter in the giveaway.

 

Christine Emberson

Windy Robinson

Beate Johns

 

Also I would like to share with you something I have been keeping a secret for awhile......I am guest designer for The Rubber Cafe for the month of May.  I have been creating with their wonderful stamps and embellishments for the last week and can't wait to share them with you!  Check out The Rubber Cafe Blog for the announcement!

Now I do have a project to share with you.  Using the Genie Bag concept, I covered a lunch bag with some pink cardstock cut/embossed from Grand Labels One Nestabilities.  I don't know what I'm going to put into this bag for my mom.....hopefully, it will be something good!  LOL

For this project, I used some yummy Really Reasonable Ribbon.....this week on the RRR blog its a Mother's Day/Feminine Project challenge.  You should check out the blog post for all the details.

I used Emily White Crochet Lace along the bottom of my bag adding the pearl line after I glued the lace down with Scor-Tape.  The handles of this bag are Diamond Satin White Ribbon 5/8".  

Sorry I am posting in kind of a hurry....this week has been super busy and its only Wednesday!  On Thursday, my hubby and I will be going to pick up our daughter from college for the summer!  I am so excited!  I will tell you all about it when I get back!

Have a great day!