Thursday, November 1, 2012

Ink-redible Promotion


I hope everyone had a great Halloween! My family, especially my husband had fun dressing up and handing out candy.  November is a great month for hostesses with Stampin'Up! November thru December 15th hostessess can earn a FREE color family of ink pads! Can I get a woo hoo!  Qualifying sales of $450 will get you not only the FREE color family of ink pads, but also another $65 in FREE product and 1 half priced item! 
 
Contact me today to set up a Girls Night out with your friends!
 
Keep Calm & Stamp On!
~Charlotte



Friday, October 19, 2012

SU Stars Fall & Halloween Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to my post for this weekends Stampin'Up! Stars Fall & Halloween Blog Hop 2012! If you are arriving here from Krafting with Karen www.kraftingwithkaren.blogspot.com then you are at the second stop on the hop! If you missed her beautiful creations, then click the above link and head back.  Please take a few minutes to leave comments on everyone's blogs.  We really do appreciate your kind words!
 
I have been hard at work during this year's busy craft fair season.  Below are a few of the projects I have completed and sold at local craft fairs.
First up I have a really festive gift you can take your hostess when you come over for a delightful holiday visit.  I really love this thick striped ribbon that Stampin'Up! no longer carries, boo, but I have a ton of it for my own person use! I simply cut a long strip of the ribbon and threaded my wine glass charms that I made with the Gently Falling stamp set and our Watercolor Pencils on Shrinky Dink paper. I used Stampin'Up! circle punch, paper piercer and heat gun.  The wine glass charms are quick and make a very thoughful gift that is also easy to personalize with initials or anything else that you want to stamp on them!
 
Here is a closer picture of the wine glass charms.
 

I made a few more goodies for the local craft fairs including the Double Pouch Tea Bag Holder, Halloween candy sticks, and Mummy Gum Wrapper.

Last but certainly not least are the adorable witches broom sticks I made! I found chocolate licorice  and put it in our skinny bags and tied it up pretty for a quick little Halloween treat for the kids.  I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I have been up to. 
 
BLOG CANDY ALERT!
 
Please take a few minutes to leave a comment and I will give away one set of my Wine Glass Charms along with some beautiful ribbon to tie on your own wine bottle! I will give you until Monday morning to leave a comment, then I will randomly have the computer select a winner. Good Luck!
 
Thanks so much for stopping by and keep on the Blog Hop going to Stamping with Janice www.stampingwithjanice.com
 
Have a great weekend!
Charlotte Hollingsworth
 
 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Breast Cancer Awareness Card



Dear Friends, it is October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I want to remind you to get your annual exam.  It is all about saving the girls!
 
I had a lot of fun creating this card after I saw someone else use the circles and word window punch to make a bra.
 
Here is what I used to make the bra:
Regal Rose cardstock punched with the 1 1/4" Scallop Circle
Crumb Cake cardstock punched with the 3/4" Circle punch
Regal Rose 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon for the bra straps
Pearl Basic Jewels to connect the "cups"
White Gel pen
 
Other products used:
Pretty in Pink card base, Whisper White run thru the Big Shot with the Polka Dot embossing folder, Friendly Phrases stamp set, Extra-Large Oval punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Snail adhesive, Dimensionals, Glue dots
I hope you like my card and leave me a comment! They are always appreciated!
 
Thanks so much,
Charlotte Hollingsworth
 
 


Monday, September 24, 2012

Candy Corn Cutie Treat Box

Now you don't have to like Candy Corn to like this sweet little treat box I have created.  I have seen alot of different faces made with the Big Shot Top Note die, but not one with a Candy Corn! I am working on a tutorial for the box, so check back soon and I will have that for you!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Charlotte Hollingsworth
 *aka Stamptramp
P.S. If you are interested in ordering any of the supplies to make this, you can contact me directly or shop online at my business website: www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Rainbow Splash Butterfly Cards

Video now live on YouTube!
 
 
Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend!  Friday night was Stamp Club and these are two examples of one of the cards we made.  I made about 6 of these cards before I started making ones I really liked.  Coloring with reinkers is a harder technique to master than I thought!

Thanks for stopping by!  Please leave me feedback and I will mail one of these cards to a lucky person who leaves me a comment!

Charlotte Hollingsworth
~ Stamptramp~

P.S. I saw a card similar to this in Stampin'Up!'s Stampin' Success Magazine for August 2012 by Aimee Cretsinger.  Her beautiful card gave me the inspiration to make these cards to share with you.

Friday, September 7, 2012

No Peeking Card Share

No Peeking stamp set, Baja Breeze cardstock & marker, Lucky Limeade marker, Primrose Petals cardstock & marker, Early Expresso marker, Whisper White cardstock, 5/8" Organza Ribbon, Wide Oval punch, 1 3/4" Circle punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper pack.
I sure do love this little snowman from the No Peeking stamp set!  He is so stinkin' cute and just makes me smile!  I am making more of this little guy and 4 other designs this Sunday with more of my stampers ;)

Hope you are having a happy Friday!
~Charlotte

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Frosty Friends Card Share

Crumb Cake cardstock, Gumball Green cardstock & marker,Black Stazon inkpad, White Craft Ink, Blender pen, Tangerine Tango marker, Cherry Cobbler marker, Island Indigo marker, Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (Island Indigo layer), Snow Festival Designer Printed Tag (Cherry Cobbler layer), Frosty Friends stamp, Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment),  and Gold brads
I really enjoyed making the Snowman & Snowflake themed cards for Round 2 of Christmas Crank! I have another session this weekend and I am looking forward to seeing more of my stampin' friends!
 
Thanks for taking the time to stop by!
~Charlotte Hollingsworth

Friday, August 31, 2012

Christmas Card Crank #1 Card Shares

Hello! It has been a few weeks since I last posted so I wanted to make up for it by sharing several cards I have recently made ;)  All of the cards pictured below were made at my Christmas Card Crank class a few weeks ago.  I am working on the cards for round #2 now!  Please be sure to stop by my Stampin'Up! Demo site to view my calendar www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net for more information about classes.
All of the cards I created for Christmas Card Crank #1 used the Scentsational Season Bundle items including the stamp set and Holiday Collection Framelits Dies.  I really love all of the new Framelit Dies we have, you don't have to cut out or trim around any of the coordinating sets anymore! It is such a time saver!
 
Big Shot Scallop Square Bigz Clear die, corner rounder, Festival of Prints DSP pack, sentiment from Word Play stamp set, rhinestones, Brights Glimmer brad, Island Indigo ink pad & cardstock, Crumb Cake Cardstock, Chocolate Chip ink & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock 

Be of Good Cheer DSP, sentiment "merry" from Pennant Parade, Cherry Cobbler & Gumball Green ink pads and cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Northern Flurry Embossing folder
 
Cherry Cobbler cardstock and inked sponge, Lucky Limeade cardstock & ink pad, Festival of Prints DSP pack, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Gold brads, Polka Dot Embossing folder, Oval Accent Bigz Clear die
 


Soft Suede Cardstock & Inkpad, Gumball Green cardstock, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing folder,Summer Smooches DSP, sentiment from Beautiful Season stamp set, Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags 

Cajun Craze Cardstock & ink pad, Very Vanilla cardstock, Lucky Limeade Ink pad, Chevron Embossing folder,Festival of Prints DSP pack, sentiment from Greetings of the Season stamp set. 
I hope you get a little inspiration from my blog today! Please leave a comment and I will send out a set of these cards to one lucky person! I will give it until Sept. 3rd to leave yours. Good Luck!

~Charlotte

Monday, August 13, 2012

Scentsational Hot Cocoa Stamp Club Card Share


Last week was Stamp Club at my house, so I decided to start using some of the fabulous new products from the Stampin'Up! Holiday Catalog! This is my version of the catalog sample on page 16.  They are very similar, in fact I challenge you to tell me the difference first and I will mail this card to you!  Just leave a comment below and I will announce next week who gets it! 

I used products from the Scentsational Season Bundle which include the Scentsational Season Stamp Set & Holiday Collection Framelits Dies together.  You can purchase the Wood Mount Bundle for $36.95 (129945) OR the Clear Mount Bundle for $32.95 (129946).  Now bundling these two products together will save you 15%!  What a great deal!  If you would like to purchase any of these products you can click on the Order Now button on the right. Here is a list of other products I used:

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock
Very Vanilla Cardstock
Gumball Green ink pad
Gumball Green stitched ribbon
Chocolate Chip ink pad
Blender pen
Festival of Prints DSP pack
Labels Collection Framelits
Vintage Trinkets (safety pin)
Jewelry Tag punch
Pennant Parade Stamp Set (merry sentiment)
Cherry Cobbler marker

I hope that information helps.  If you have any questions please email me directly at stamptramp@hotmail.com OR leave a comment below!

Have a great afternoon!
Charlotte Hollingsworth

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Happy Hour Wine glass charms


Today I wanted to share with you one of my swaps I took to the Stampin'Up! Convention last week in Salt Lake City, Utah.  I used our wonderful Stampin'Up! punches, Watercolor Pencils, Embossing Gun and stamps to create these awesome wine glass charms.  These are so fun and easy to make.  I am working on a video with details.  I hope to post it soon.
Thanks,
Charlotte

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Stampin'Up! Convention 2012 ~ Riverton Tour

Me, my mom Cindy, Donna & Sam at "the Rock" in front of corporate.

Wow, I have had such an amazing time at the Stampin'Up! Convention this year!  I haven't made it to the last 2 conventions, so this was really special for me to see the other girls on our team and spend time with them.  On Tuesday we headed out to the Riverton Campus where the Stampin'Up! corporate headquarters is located.  We toured the facilities and they are truely amazing!
One of the fabulous rooms decorated with all Stampin'Up! products.

I love the seam binding ribbon they used across the top of the wall!

Amazing is all I can keep saying about our In Colors this year!  I love the Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit and Midnight Muse! If you have not seen these in person, then you are really missing out!

Talk about a dream work space!  It is very bright and organized! Love it!
I hope you have enjoyed a little peek inside my trip out to Riverton ;)  I hope to share more with you very soon!  If you are not already following my blog, then please put your email in the subscribe box to the right and you will automatically receive an email when I make a new post!

Have a great day!
~Charlotte
aka Stamp Tramp

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day to you!  Today I am sharing a beautiful gift from one of my dear stampin' sisters Holle Witorek!  She had these adorable key chains made up by someone with some of our wonderful Stampin'Up! fabric.  I can hardly wait to put the keys from my new van on it tomorrow! I am so thankful to have such a thoughtful friend.

Hope you are having a great day celebrating our many freedoms in this country!

~Charlotte

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

You're Amazing Up, Up & Away!

Hey all,
I am really loving the new 2012 In Colors!  I used the You're Amazing and Up, Up & Away stamp sets for this card.  I cut out a scalloped strip of each In Color with the Tasteful Trim Die and used the New Essentials Paper Piercing Pack (below is 1 of 3 templates).


What I really love about the New Essentials paper piercing pack is that they are 6 x 6 templates.  Stampin'Up! has made it so much easier to make a straight pierced line across your cards and the new Stampin' Pierce Mat is awesomely huge!
Other supplies used:
2012 In Color Markers

~Happy 1st day of Summer!
Charlotte

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Betsy's Blossoms

I have to share with you how excited I am about the *New* 2012 In Colors!  I love them!!! From left to right I stamped one of the cute flowers from Betsy's Blossoms in Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, and Gumball Green leaves.  I stamped these on Whisper White cardstock, the picture is a little dark, sorry ;) 

~Charlotte

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Betsy's Blossoms Birdie


It has been a long time since I have posted, so I am will have several new ones coming out this week. The cute little cards I made for todays post uses the NEW Betsy's Blossoms and Friendly Phrases stamp sets.  I stamped this sweet little birdie card in the new In Colors Primrose Petals and Gum Ball Green.  These are cute and quick and I am so happy to share something new with you!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Charlotte

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

As most of you know, the new Stampin' Up Catalog will be here soon - it goes live on June 1st (a month earlier than previous years). This year the Idea Book and Catalog will be smaller than in previous years, and we will have two "Seasonal" catalogs (instead of mini catalogs). The first one will premiere on August 1st and will have holiday themed stamp sets and accessories......
So.....Stampin' Up has revealed their Retiring Accessories list and it's humungous!! And with discounts from 25% to 70%. These items are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, so if there is anything you need, get them before they are gone, gone, gone.......
A few things to take note of
Stamp Pads are being reconfigured with Firm Foam Pads. The Firm Foam pads offer better ink coverage and, in turn, better stamped images.
Craft Stampin' Pads will now only be available in black and white
Only select Stampin' Write Markers will be available individually (Stampin' Write Markers in color collections will continue to be offered)
12" x 12" Textured Card Stock will no longer be offered
12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock will only be available in select individual colors and color collections
To view and download the complete retired list, click here
Please remember that these items are While Supplies Last, so if place your order soon! As items become disappear, there will be an "X" in the far right column!
You can place your order online at my webstore www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net, or you can email me at stamptramp@hotmail.com and I can place it for you!
Don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Bright Blossoms Class Share

Hello friends! It has been too long since I have been a blogging on here!  My hubby has finally made it back from Honduras, so I am stamping more often and hope to blog more frequently as well! 
I really love this card that I am sharing with you today!  I used alot of fun, new products that are available in April as a preview of the new Stampin'Up! Catalog Idea's Book coming out June 1st.
This new stamp set is called Bright Blossoms and the Summer Smooches paper pack uses a ton of bright, happy colors such as Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Delightful Daffodil, Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquise, Rich Razzleberry and Island Indigo! I really love the new Delightful Daffodil seam binding ribbon!  There is a wonderful collection of these items called Summer Smooches! To check them out, click here http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/cmhollingsworth/promotions

This card will be one of several we are making this Saturday for the Bright Blossoms class! Contact me now to get your place reserved in the class!

Have a great day!
Charlotte

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Stampin'Up! Stars ~ Stampin' Spaces Blog Hop

Hi, and welcome to my blog! Today I am joining the Stampin' Up! Stars Stampin' Spaces Blog Hop!  I am very excited that you have made it here from Jayne's blog: http://www.jaynestamps.com/2012/02/blog-hop-stamping-spaces.html she has a really wonderful set up for creating beautiful handstamped projects. 

I have to tell you that I shot a video of me walking around telling you about my stampin' area.  It turned out pretty long, so I thought I would do pictures for now to get my post ready to share, but I promise I am going to edit that video down so I can post it for you to see as well. 

In this corner is where I store alot of my Stampin' Up! supplies! I have my ink shelf, organized by family, ribbon dowels in the middle and reinkers at the top along with VersaInk and Stazon pads. To the right are my towel rods from IKEA that are overflowing with punches! I do need to pick up a few more next time I am close to one.  In the boxes below my inkpad shelf are embellishments, adhesives, markers, embossing powders, and more.  I really love these little drawers because you can organize alot into them without taking up alot of space.  That pile of paper on my desk are scraps that I need to file away, but haven't gotten around to yet ;)


So moving clockwise around the room you will see several paper racks.  The first one holds my In Color papers, the next one holds all my 12 x 12 cardstock, the third holds odds and ends of pieces I need to clean out!  On the black shelf I have buttons in jars, items to alter and decorate, my stampin' wheels, unfinished projects and the bottom shelf is full of paper kits that need to be put together into scrapbook pages.  The shorter black shelf holds most of my clear mount stamp sets and some current wood mounted ones that I haven't put back into my storage cabinet.


Next I have my cabinet that holds stamps, more stuff to alter, scrapbooks, photos, and whatever else I am forgetting about.  On top of it I have my extra Clear Mount stamp cases.  I found that awesome 12 x 12 paper rack on Craigslist and have all of my current Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper on it! On the white shelf to the right I have photos of friends, family, projects I have made this past year for classes, craft fairs and teacher gifts.  I also keep my old catalogs on the bottom shelf, because you never know when you might want to look something up.

The next photo shows the middle area of the room where I have two tables set up that I do most of my work on. I have two other tables that I can set up to fit 12 - 14 people total in for classes and workshops.  My Big Shot sets on a rolling utility cart that I found at Sam's Club.  Underneath I have my Big Shot Dies, Textured Embossing folders, Sizzlits and Embosslits stored.  It has big wheels that make it easy to push around on the carpeted floors.


On this wall I have a big wood frame that a friend's husband built with chicken wire on it.  I bought a bunch of small clothes pins at one of those big box craft stores and pin my card up on it.  Right now I have mostly Sale A Bration swaps, and Occasion Mini swap cards on it.  I also have a bathroom down here so no one has to climb the stairs to use the restroom.  I also keep some of the newest products on a table displayed for customers to look at.  I was trying to get everything cleaned up so my Stampin' Space would be somewhat presentable ;)


I hope you have enjoyed checking out where I stamp!  I have been stamping for 10 years now and have been a demonstrator for almost 4 years.  I really enjoy the creativity that I get from stamping in my room.  ~Charlotte

Thanks for stopping by!

If you jumped in the middle and haven't been thru all eight stops, then click here to start at the beginning: http://su-stars.blogspot.com/2012/02/sustars-blog-hop-february-2011-stampin.html

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

I have been busy this weekend working on new projects.  This adorable new stamp set from Stampin'Up! is called Somebunny and it is so stinkin' cute!  I stamped this cute little bunny girl with Chocolate Chip Classic ink and colored her in using Blender pens.  I used Lucky Limeade ink & cardstock, Blushing Bride ink & pleated ribbon, More Mustard ink and Bashful Blue ink. I gave the Crumb Cake 3 x 3 card base a spritz with Blushing Bride Spritz Spray.  The flower accent is made with the Newsprint DSP and an Antique Brad.  I L-O-V-E how beautifully this all came together.  I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

Charlotte 

Friday, January 20, 2012

SU Stars Blog Hop: Ebony & Ivory

Hi and welcome to the SU Stars Ebony & Ivory Blog Hop for January 2012!  If you want to start at the beginning of the Hop then please click here: http://su-stars.blogspot.com OR you may have just arrived here from Karen's blog http://www.kraftingwithkaren.blogspot.com/2012/01/su-stars-ebony-and-ivory-hop.html where she lays out a great tutorial on how to make her beautiful card!



Today I want to share with you a special Valentine I made for my husband, who is currently deployed.  This is not our first Valentine's Day apart, and probably not the last, but we make work ;)  So I wanted to do something different with the Paper Doily Large Sizzlit.  I started out by cutting out 5 doilies and folded them and adheared them down to a white circle I punched out. Then I used the large scallop circle punch with Basic Black cardstock and added another layer with the Delicate Doilies stamp set and punched it out with another circle punch.  Next I took the tiniest of Stampin'Up's pearls and put one on each scallop.  I cut my Basic Black card base at 5 x 10 and folded it to make a 5x5 square card to accomodate the larger "flower" I made with the folded doilies. I added a 4 3/4"square layer of Whisper White cardstock and then a 4 1/2" square of Mocha Morning Designer Series paper.  This paper is flocked and so luxurious! I added Black Satin ribbon before I put the doily flower down.  Finally I added the little heart cut from Red Glitter paper with the small heart punch and put a pearl down on each corner, I colored them red with a Sharpie marker.

I really love how nicely this card came together!  I enjoyed sharing it with you today! 

Please continue on the Blog Hop to Monica Weaver's blog http://www.addalittledazzle.com/ and see what fun projects she has to share with you today!

Happy Hoppin'!
Charlotte Hollingsworth


Monday, January 2, 2012

Gnome Sweet Gnome Valentine

When I first saw the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set I got very excited because I knew exactly what I wanted to make with it! My kids love the movie Gnomeo and Juliet, so I had to get  my hands on it ASAP!  I also used the Gnomenclature and Candy Conversations stamp sets from the new Stampin'Up! Occasions Mini catalog on this card.  I really love how bright and fun it turned out!    ~Charlotte
Supplies used:
126537 Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set
127059 Gnomenclature stamp set
125560 Candy Conversations stamp
Calypson Coral cardstock, 3/8" ruffled ribbon, marker
Lucky Limeade cardstock, marker
Wisteria Wonder cardstock, marker, Baker's Twine
Bashful Blue cardstock
So Saffron cardstock
Whisper White cardstock
122350 Berry Blossoms Designer Serie paper
Punches:
3/4" Circle
1-1/4" Circle
Small Heart
Cupcake Builder
Decorative Label
117335 Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder
Bitty Buttons