Stamping is my Therapy

Stampin'Up! Stars ~ Stampin' Spaces Blog Hop

2012-02-18T01:02:00.000-08:00

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

Please continue the hop over to Shari's blog at: http://www.sharisstamppad.blogspot.com/2012/02/sustars-stampin-spaces-blog-hop-feb-18.html

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

2012-02-07T09:00:00.000-08:00

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

SU Stars Blog Hop: Ebony & Ivory

2012-01-20T23:13:00.000-08:00

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

Gnome Sweet Gnome Valentine

2012-01-02T20:53:00.000-08:00

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

SU Stars Home Decor Blog Hop

2011-12-17T08:41:00.000-08:00

If you have just arrived here from Shelly Peck's blog http://www.stampinandscrappingnews.com/ then you have already seen her beautiful holiday banners and Advent Calendar. If you want to start at the beginning of the Blog Hop, then please go here http://su-stars.blogspot.com/ .

I apologize, but I am having some issues with my camera, I hope to figure them out and get my project posted soon!

Please continue on with the Blog Hop over to Carey Rogers blog http://pedstamperstampingtreehouse.blogspot.com/ and check out her cool banner!

Since I am having some difficulties with my camera I want to offer Blog Candy! I am going to give away the Hostess stamp set Warmest of Wishes in clear mount to the winner of my post! All you need to do is leave a comment along with your name and email address so I can contact you! There will only be one winner! Good luck to everyone and enjoy the Blog Hop!

The Sounding Joy Bling card & video

2011-12-12T20:09:00.000-08:00

I am really excited to share this embossed technique card with you! I just published an instructional video of it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPgvwwRWScI&feature=youtube_gdata

Here is my supply list:
The Sounding Joy stamp set
Whisper White cardstock 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and 3 x 3
Brushed Silver cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Not Quite Navy cardstock 4 x 5 1/4
Snow Burst Textured Embossing Folder
VersaMark pad
Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder
Not Quite Navy Classic ink pad
Silver Embossing powder
Snail adhesive
Dimensionals
Rhinestones

I had a lot of fun making this card and sharing the video with you! I hope you have a happy holiday ;)
Charlotte Hollingsworth

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps in action!

2011-12-08T07:32:00.000-08:00

Paige and I had so much fun making cookies and using the new Sweet Pressed Cookie Snowflake Stamp by Stampin'Up! last weekend! They are so easy to use, even my 5 year old can do it! You start by simply mixing up sugar cookies and popping them in the fridge for an hour to cool. Then I used the medium scoop (approximately 2 tablespoons) and dropped the dough into some flour and rolled into a ball. Next I placed them on the cookie sheet a few inches apart and let Paige do some cookie stamping!

I really wanted to make these cookies pop, so I found blue sprinkles at the grocery store and WOW! They look and tasted awesome!

There are 2 other interchangeable stamping pieces, a heart and pumpkin face! More designs will be available in the Occasions Mini Catalog in January.

Happy Stamping to you!

Charlotte Hollingsworth

2011-11-20T17:00:00.000-08:00

Online Extravaganza Starts on Monday!!

Can you believe next week is Thanksgiving week? Besides the big turkey dinner spent with family, Thanksgiving also traditionally starts the holiday shopping season.
Once again, Stampin' Up! is hosting their annual Online Extravaganza to kick the holiday season off right!
This sale will begin Monday, November 21, 2011 and run through Wednesday, November 30, 2011.
They only told us demos a few things that will be on there, and I can share them with you:
-FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express
-60 percent off select Designer Fabrics
-30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle!
I can't wait to see what else they have on sale. I hate when they only give us a little teaser!
And speaking of teasers, check out this little piece of excitement.

There will be two items on sale for 24 hours only (November 21, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM [MT]). I wonder what that's gonna be????? Hmmmm....gotta wait til Monday!
Remember, these great sales are only available through my online store. Please use this link http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx to get the best prices available. If you purchase directly from Stampin' Up!s site vs my demo website, the prices are a little bit higher.
Have a great day!
Charlotte

SU Stars Blog Hop ~ Gift Giving Ideas

2011-11-19T06:45:00.000-08:00

Hello and welcome to the SU Stars Blog Hop! You have arrived here from Denise Foor's blog:http://denisefoor.blogspot.com/2011/11/gift-giving-idea-blog-hop.html

Hi Ladies and welcome to the SU Stars Blog Hop this month featuring Gift Giving Ideas! I know that wine is a popular gift to give when attending parties, so I came up with an idea for a wine bottle tag ;)

I started out with Cherry Cobbler cardstock and ran the Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die thru my Big Shot. I cut 2 of these and used Whisper White for the cuff at the top of the stocking. I scored just underneath the cuff on the front stocking so it lifts easily for writing/reading the note inside. I used a piece of Crumb Cake thru the Big Shot with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and sponged it with Chocolate Chip ink. I scored it and punched the top half with the Scallop Circle punch. I then adheared the Winter Wishes holly leaf and berry stitched felt on with a few glue dots. Now you can personalize it with a note of gratitude ;)

Hope you enjoy the hop!
Charlotte Hollingsworth
aka the Stamptramp

Please continue the SU Stars Blog Hop by clicking here: http://www.stampingwithjanice.com/ and heading over to Janice Heighway's blog.

Turkey Nugget Boxes

2011-11-16T07:54:00.000-08:00

Hello crafty friends! Today I want to share with you my adorable Turkey Nugget Boxes! I sold a ton of these at the local craft fairs, people loved them!

Here's what I did:
-I rolled my Sizzix XL Matchbox die thru the Big Shot with Crumb Cake cardstock and assembled the box.
-Next I sponged all around it with Chocolate Chip Ink.
-Then I punched Pumpkin Pie cardstock with the Modern Label punch.
-I took out my Gift Givers stamp set and stamped the turkey stamp with Black Stazon and punched him out with the Curly label punch. I colored him in with Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip and More Mustand using a Blender Pen.
-I stamped the "Give Thanks" in Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and More Mustard from It's a Wrap Holidays stamp set onto Avery labels and wrapped them around the chocolate nugget candy.
-Lastly I cut a 1" strip of our Spice Cake fabric and tied it into a bow around the matchbox.

You can easily make these yourself!
Have a great day!
Charlotte Hollingsworth

Halloween Hand Santizers

2011-11-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

What a crazy couple of weeks it has been! I have been busy making Halloween, Fall and now Christmas items to sell at the local craft fairs! Here are a few of the hand sanitizers I made. Some of them I gave to my kids teachers, they love getting something special and I think they really deserve it!

I am planning to share a video this week of how to make one of these adorable, easy to make gifts for you to share with each other.

Hope you are having a great weekend,

Charlotte

Countdown to Halloween ~ Day 4 Scrapbook Layout

2011-10-07T20:45:00.000-07:00

Good evening! It has been a crazy day around here! I don't have my computer with me, so I am doing the best I can to keep working on my blog for the 10 Day Countdown to Halloween!

So I found some pictures of a Halloween scrapbook layout that I made 3 years ago. Some of the elements have changed in the Stampin'Up! catalog since then, but many of them are still the same! Here's how I made Frankie:

Old Olive Top Note; Basic Grey Round Tab punch for the "ears"; not sure of the circle punch size for the hair, guessing 1-3/8" Circle punch in Going Grey (retired color) I used my small paper snips scissors to freehand his bangs; Whisper White 3/4" circle punch (2) , Going Grey 1/2" circle punch (2), Old Olive 3/4" circle punch (1 cut in half and raised with a dimensional), then I free handed a grumpy smiley with my Basic Black marker.

On the other page I used the Big Shot Scallop Circle Die #113468 to make the "hills" in the graveyard. The tag I used for the tombstones is retired. I used the tree stamp from Season of Friendship #111776. I also sponged the "hills" with Silver Encore ink that Stampin'Up! used to sell. The bats in this project are retired, but we do have some other Halloween sets that you can get something similar in, they are Spooky Bingo Bits, and Wicked Cool in the Idea Book & Catalog, the annual catalog or in the Holiday Mini Catalog there are a few sets that would work out nice as well. They are Howl-o-ween Creeps or Out on a Limb.

Hope that has been helpful in figuring out what I used! Have a great weekend and I will hopefully post Day 5 before midnight tomorrow!

Charlotte

Countdown to Halloween ~ Day 3 Halloween Treat Box

2011-10-06T09:47:00.000-07:00

Today I want to share with you a quick and easy Halloween Treat Box that you can make in less than 10 minutes! Here's what I did: I cut 1 sheet of 12 x 12 DSP from the Pick Your Poison paper pack in half at 6" and then rolled it thru my Big Shot with the Box #2 Die. I folded the box together and tied a Basic Black Satin ribbon around it. Then I stamped the Happy Halloween stamp from the Gift Givers stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I stamped it with Black Stazon and then used a Blender pen to color in the pumpkins with More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie ink. I colored the stems in with my Chocolate Chip marker and dotted the crows eyes with my White Gel Pen. Next I used the Decorative Label punch, that coordinates with this stamp to punch it out. I punched another one in Pumpkin Pie and stuck it on the back of the other piece. Lastly I placed one of the Rhinestone Jewels on my box.

Hope you enjoy my post today!

Charlotte Hollingsworth

Gently Falling Framed card

2011-10-05T18:06:00.000-07:00

If this is your first time seeing this card, then please go over to YouTube and watch me make one just like it!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Stampingismytherapy

Here's what I used:

Stamp sets

Gently Falling

Just Believe

Paper

Soft Suede

Very Vanilla

Inks

Soft Suede

Cajun Craze

Daffodil Delight

More Mustart

Accessories

1-3/4" Circle punch

Shimmer Paint

Snail

Dimensionals

Sponges

I am going to cheat and use this as my Countdown to Halloween Day Two! I promise something more spooky tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by,
Charlotte

Countdown to Halloween ~ Day One

2011-10-04T08:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my Countdown to Halloween Day One! Today I am sharing with you a cute little treat that my daughter and her little friend made one afternoon with me after school.

Here's what we used:
Warmest of Wishes hostess set
Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper
Cellophane Bags 1" x 8" (50)
Basic Black Cardstock
Basic Black Ink
Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch
Owl Builder punch
Hershey's Cookies & Cream Drops

Hope you enjoyed my project for the day!
Charlotte

Join Stampin'Up! in October and get a FREE Big Shot!

2011-10-01T08:12:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to share this information with you! Stampin'Up! is offering a great deal this month, sign up as a demonstrator for only $175 and get a Big Shot for FREE or $100 in FREE product! That is like signing up for $75! Wow! If you love Stampin'Up! products, then this is a great opportunity to sign up and save 20% off all of your orders and share the love of stamping with your friends!

If you have any questions about becoming your own demonstrator, please contact me!

You can go to www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net to sign up today!

Have a great weekend!

Charlotte Hollingsworth

aka StampTramp

Frost Lodge Build a Stocking Card

2011-09-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

Today I have another lovely card made with the Build a Stocking punch from Stampin'Up! If you haven't seen my previous posts with other ideas you can use this awesome punch for, then scroll down and check them out! I hope to do some scrapbook pages with this stamp set and punch and share those with you soon as well.

Frost Lodge Stocking Card

Stamp set:
Bells & Boughs

Paper:

Shimmer White cardstock
Cherry Cobbler cardstock
Whisper White cardstock
Frostwood Lodge Designer Series paper

Inks:

Cherry Cobbler ink pad

Accessories:

Snow Burst Embossing Folder
Perfect Pennants Big Shot Die
Build a Stocking punch
1 ¾” Circle punch
Decorative Label punch
Mini Jingle Bell
Cherry Cobbler/White Baker’s Twine
Sponge

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Charlotte Hollingsworth
aka Stamptramp

Hobby Horse - Build a Stocking Punch card

2011-09-20T00:01:00.000-07:00

This is another card made in the Stitched Stockings Class last week. I found him on Jackie Topa's blog and wanted to share him with my stampin' friends so bad! Jackie is an amazing talent! The Stitched Stocking stamp set and Build a Stocking punch are so much fun! I can't wait to share another card that I designed myself with you tomorrow ;)

Stamp Sets:
Stitched Stockings
Pennant Parade

Paper:

Frost Lodge DSP
Crumb Cake card base
Cherry Cobbler cardstock
Soft Suede cardstock
Whisper White cardstock

Inks:

Early Expresso – I stamped off the horse one time
Basic Black marker
So Saffron marker

Accessories:

Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
Marina Mist Tafetta ribbon
Vintage Trinkets
Build a Stocking punch
Jewelry Tag punch

If you love this card and can't live without any of the supplies it takes to make this fun card then head over to my Stampin'Up! website www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net and place an order with me today!

Have a great day!
Charlotte Hollingsworth
aka Stamptramp

Rudolph the Sparkly Nosed Reindeer Card

2011-09-19T13:00:00.000-07:00

I had a great Stitched Stockings Punch Class last week! This is one of the cards that we made. I really love how versatile the Stocking Builder punch!

I do have a little hint for you if you want to put the Baker's Twine thru the Mini Jingle Bell, use a needle threader! At my class I thought we were NEVER going to get them threaded! So sorry girls, I wish I would have figured it out sooner!

Stamp set:

Four the Holidays

Paper:

Garden Green cardstock
Red Glitter paper
Crumb Cake cardstock
Cherry Cobbler cardstock
Chocolate Chip cardstock
Very Vanilla cardstock

Ink:

Chocolate Chip ink pad

Accessories:

Cherry Cobbler/White Baker’s Twine
Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder
Square Lattice embossing folder
Snowflake punch
Stocking Builder punch
Mini Jingle Bells

If you have a chance, you should sit down and make this sweet little reindeer! If you need the supplies you can order directly from me online at www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net OR if you are local, give me a call and we can make some together!
Have a great day!
Charlotte Hollingsworth
aka Stamptramp

Pick Your Poison Halloween MDS scrapbook page

2011-09-16T21:43:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the SU Stars Scrappin' Blog Hop! If you are just starting the hop make sure you go back and check out Connie Smith's blog at: www.highdesertstamper.com to see what wonderful projects she has created for the hop! There are 20 blogs for this all weekend hop, so sit back, relax and enjoy!

I haven't scrapbooked anything in a while, so the challenge this month of scrapbooking something was well overdue! Halloween is sneaking up on us and before you know it all of those little trick or treaters will be at our doors wanting candy! I decided to used my Stampin'Up! My Digital Studio to create this page. The background paper is from the Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper download. The flourish you see behind some of the photos is from Baroque Motifs and the little spider hanging from the journaling box is from the Eat, Drink and Be Scary download.

What I really love about using MDS is that you can move your different elements around without cutting paper and decide what layout you like best. I hope you enjoyed my scrapbook page!

Next on the SU Stars Scrappin' Blog Hop is Jackie Watson's blog http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com . I am sure she created something really special to share with you as well!

Have a great weekend!

Charlotte Hollingsworth

aka Stamptramp

Stocking Builder Punch Door swap card

2011-09-08T12:01:00.000-07:00

I L-O-V-E the new Stocking Builder Punch from Stampin'Up! As soon as I saw this adorable punch I had to buy it from the New Holiday Mini Catalog! I made around 20 of these cards and sent them off to swap for other cards made from new products in the Holiday Mini!

Here are the products I used:

124095 Stocking Builder Punch

117100 Woodgrain Background Stamp

121142 Bells & Boughs Stamp Set

119869 1/2" Circle Punch

120907 Decorative Label Punch

119867 Ticket Corner Punch

120953 Crumb Cake Cardstock

119686 Early Expresso Cardstock

100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad

100071 Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker

101650 Very Vanilla Cardstock

119685 Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

102935 Brushed Gold Cardstock

115963 Finial Press Embossing Folder

123134 Houndstooth Embossing Folder

This card was alot of layers to create, but I really love it and hope you enjoy it too!

Charlotte Hollingsworth

aka StampTramp

Berry Blossoms ~Thank you so, so much card

2011-09-07T20:36:00.000-07:00

You will have to forgive my long absense of not posting. I have been so sick over the Labor Day weekend and am just now feeling human again! My poor husband took wonderful care of the kids and I thought of him when I made this card I am sharing with you now.

I cut the flower pieces out on my Fun Flowers Bigz L Die with the Big Shot die cutting machine. I then crumpled them up into a ball and repeated until the fibers in the paper were broke down enough that I could separate the flower piece into 2 separate layers. This technique is called faux suede when you have the raw, inside part of the flower exposed. I mounted the layers together with dimensionals and I think it turned out great! I really like the Berry Blossoms DSP and hope to share more projects made with it soon!

Products I used:

122350 Berry Blossoms Designer Series Paper

122652 Delightful Dozen stamp set

121045 Basic Black Cardstock

101179 Basic Black Classic Ink

122926 Lucky Limeade Cardstock

122925 Calypso Coral Cardstock

122922 Wisteria Wonder Cardstock

122940 In Color Designer Printed Brads

104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

104332 SNAIL Adhesive

117649 Pinking Hearts Border Punch

119873 3/4" Circle Punch

121812 Fun Flowers Bigz L Die

Hope you enjoy my project today! Have a great one and keep Stampin'!

Charlotte Hollingsworth

aka StampTramp

SU Stars Halloween Swap Cards

2011-08-26T08:41:00.000-07:00

I joined a Halloween swap with 9 other Stampin'Up! Demonstrators! I was so excited when they arrived in the mail a few days that I wanted to share them with you!

Stamp sets used: Jack of All Trades & Scaredy Cat
Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper

Stamp sets used: Baroque Motifs, Teeny Tiny Wishes & Greeting Card Kids

Stamp sets used: House of Haunts & Spooky Bingo Bits
Fightful Sight DSP, Spiderweb Embossing folder

Stamp set used: Scaredy Cat
Frightful Sight DSP & Stripes Embossing Folder

Stamp set used: Season of Hugs
Spiderweb Embossing Folder & Owl Builder Punch

Stamp set used: Scaredy Cat
Frightful Sight DSP

Inside of previous card
Stamp set used: Wicked Cool
Accessory: Rhinestones

Stamp set used: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Spiderweb Embossing folder, Owl Builder punch & Shimmer paint

I hope you get inspired by these awesome cards that were made by other demonstrators! I sure did!

Have a great day!

Charlotte

Jack of All Trades card & video

2011-08-24T09:55:00.000-07:00

I have been working hard on this video for about 2 weeks! My wonderful husband and I sat down tonight and did all of the editing work and it is ready to share with you! I am hoping this is the first of many videos where I share some really cool projects with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI6ewc-LT0I&feature=youtube_gdata

Let me know what you think and have a great day!

Charlotte Hollingsworth

Stamptramp

Easy Events Baby Duck Card ~ SU Stars Blog Hop

2011-07-22T22:58:00.000-07:00

Hello Stampin' Friends! It is time for the SU Stars Blog Hop again! I really love blog hops because you can sit back, click and enjoy the show, plus get great ideas to use all of your wonderful Stampin'Up! projects with! The first stop on the blog is Jan's blog www.stampwithjane.com if you haven't seen her post yet, then backup and check it out!

I sure hope you are having a great weekend! I have been running around like a crazy woman trying to keep up with my commitments this week! Finally I have a simple baby card made with Easy Events from the *NEW* Stampin'Up! Idea Book & Catalog released July 2011! If you still need one let me know! Anyways... onto the card!

Here is what I used:

123225 Easy Events stamp set $24.95

124339 Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper $10.95

119682 Marina Mist cardstock $6.95 and 119668 Classic ink pad $5.95

105117 Pumpkin Pie cardstock $6.95 and 105216 Classic ink pad $5.95

105118 So Saffron cardstock $6.95

101650 Very Vanilla cardstock $8.50 (40 sheets)

109014 Wild Wasabi Classic ink pad $5.95

102845 Blender Pen $9.95 (pack of 3)

101406 Black Stazon ink pad $7.95

104430 Stampin'Up! Dimensionals $3.95

104332 Stampin'Up! Snail adhesive $6.95

I also stamped the envelope with 122507 Ain't Love Grand, a Hostess stamp set from the catalog! Both stamp sets are so cute! I can hardly wait to use them again to make more baby cards! I hope you have enjoyed my little project I am sharing with you today, and please continue the SU Stars Blog Hop over to Carol's blog at www.cjstamps.blogspot.com !

If you have just happened upon my blog in the middle of the SU Stars Blog Hop, then please take a minute to start at the beginning at www.su-stars.blogspot.com , there are 10 hops total, so sit back and enjoy!

Have a super weekend and please sign up to follow my blog! If you read down to the previous post you will see why I haven't been able to stamp much lately. I hope to put out some great projects at an all day Stampin' Crop event and will share pictures with you as I can!

Thanks,

Charlotte

~Stamptramp

Back in Business?

2011-07-20T06:23:00.000-07:00

The summer storms have not been kind to my house. We had a great vacation to Disney World in June and came home to storms and a flooded basement! My stamping room is the "blue room" in the basement. After everything dried out the carpet has to be replaced in the blue room so hubby told me to set up shop in the rest of the basement! I was pleasantly SHOCKED that he would give me this option, I think he just wants his garage and dining room back, that's where everything from the basement went after the flood damage.

Punch rails are the only thing left in the room.

Picture of my Stamp Room after they vaccumed some of the water out of it.

Part of my stash in the main room of the basement. It was not
flooded all the way like my room was.

My cubes and more in the garage.

My desk, bookshelf and cabinet.

My reorganization in the basement so far. It has been alot of work and I will post more pictures soon.

Have a great day!
Charlotte

Baby Girl Onesies cards

2011-07-06T06:08:00.000-07:00

These adorable cards I am sharing with you today were made by my very talented mother. She had four baby girls born to friends last week and made these fun onesie cards! When I saw them I had to share them with you!

Supplies used:
116824 Petals A Plenty Textured Embossing Folders
119854 1-3/4 Scallop Circle punch
119860 1-3/8 Circle punch
116631 Paper-piercing tool

Hope you are having a great day! Charlotte

If you want to order these products or any other products, please click on the Order Online button on the right! Thanks!

New Catalog Release!

2011-07-01T08:31:00.000-07:00

The new Stampin'Up! Idea Book & Catalog 2011-12 is here! You can order online starting July 1, 2011 at 1pm Cental Time! Call me for your FREE catalog with an online order of $50 or more! Below are pictures of some of the beautiful new products Stampin'Up! has to offer this year! I am so excited to share all of these wonderful new products with you!

New In Colors from Stampin'Up! Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo!

In Colors	Pool Party	Calypso Coral	Lucky Limeade	Wisteria Wonder	Island Indigo
Classic Ink Pad	122938	122939	122935	122936	122937
8.5 x 11 Cardstock	122924	122925	122926	122922	122923
In Color Marker set	123002

New Petite Pennants Builder punch # 122361 and New Pennant Parade stamp set # 122740 wood mount or #122742 clear mount (acrylic blocks sold separately)

New Lace Ribbon punch #122362, New Delicate Doilies stamps set #122590 wood mount or #122592 clear mount (acrylic blocks sold separately), New 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon in Chocolate Chip #124142 available in 9 other colors!

New Hostess Choices! Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper Pack & Ain't Love Grand stamp set (sold separately)!

Going, going, gone #3 - A Cardinal Christmas

2011-06-12T07:30:00.000-07:00

When this stamp set was released a few years ago I was so excited! I remembered growing up with beautiful, red cardinals in the snowy, winter weather in the Midwest. So I am sad that A Cardinal Christmas is retiring forever as of June 30th, 2011. If you have not purchased this set yet and want it, I encourage you to order it before the end of the month.

A Cardinal Christmas # 111760 for $23.95

We are on our way to Disney World today! I will share Disney themed projects with you soon! Until then, check out the retired list and get it while you can!

Have a great Sunday!

~ Charlotte

Going, going, gone #2 - Tart & Tangy

2011-06-11T06:30:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to share some samples of another retiring stamp set called Tart & Tangy #111514 for $12.95. I made these cards as a customer a few years ago at a Stampin'Up! workshop. I really loved these cards so much that I have held onto a few of them for ideas. This set includes cherries, strawberry, apple and a citrus fruit.

Tart & Tangy is a really cute set and I will miss it! Hope you are having a nice weekend!

~Charlotte

Going, going, gone #1 - Animal Stories

2011-06-10T18:54:00.000-07:00

These two cute cards are both made with the retiring Animal Stories stamp set #116716 for $15.95. It includes a little owl, whale, giraffe and elephant stamps. This is one stamp set that is going in my retired sale July 1st.

Don't forget to checkout the retired list so you don't miss out on any of these stamp sets. After June 30th these stamp sets are gone forever!

~ Charlotte

Last Day of School Teacher Gifts

2011-06-02T15:43:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to share with you some of the Teacher Gifts I gave to the rest of Tommy's Teachers. I made three more notebook tins with coordinating Thank You cards.

The first Notebook Tin is using the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series paper that it on the retired list!

By the way, the products retiring from the 2010-11 Stampin'Up! Idea Book & Catalog are now available for final purchase thru June 30th! I recommend you order what you want early, especially the accessories, they sell out fast!

The second tin with the flowers has a cute card made with the new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch! I really love this punch and will share more on it soon!

The final tin is decorated with the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series paper. I really love how bright and cheery the inside of this one turned out! I used the Friends Never Fade stamp set that coordinates beautifully with the Greenhouse Gala paper, can you tell that I really like this paper? LOL...

I hope to share more with you soon!

Charlotte

Recess! School is almost out and it is time to play!

2011-05-31T05:17:00.000-07:00

School is almost out for the Summer Break and I am excited to share one of the teachers gifts I made up for Tommy's Speech teacher! When we moved from Colorado last Summer I was really worried about Tommy starting at a new school. But I was so excited when I found out that a previous customer and friend would be his Speech Therapist at school! What a blessing she has been to our family this school year! I am just praying that she will be at our school next year to continue working with Tommy and his little sister Paige who is starting Kindergarten! Hmm... what will I be doing alot more of this Fall? Stamping of course!

So I created this fun little scene using the new stamp set Recess from the Summer Mini Catalog! I really love all the techniques you can do with the brayer! It is especially fun to create landscapes and backgrounds to stamp on! On this card I brayered the background with Marina Mist in the sky and Garden Green for the ground. I took the tree from the Nature Silhouettes stamp set in the big Stampin'Up! catalog. I chose the sentiment from Full of Life, also found in the Big Cattie ;) Other products I used:

119882 Scallop Edge border punch
120906 2 1/2" Circle punch
Whisper White Cardstock
Real Red CS, ink pad, marker
Marina Mist CS, ink pad
Chocolate Chip CS, ink pad, marker
Daffodil Delight CS, ink pad, marker
Blender pen
Brayer

The next Teachers Gift I made was this Notebook Tin on the left. I really love the sentiment that I stamped from the Word Play stamp set, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams"! Love that! I used Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze cardstock and ink to decorate this tin, along with the coordinating stamp set Friends Never Fade, found in the Big Catalog.

On the inside of the Notebook Tin is a notepad, pen and storage for little notes, coupons, postage stamps, etc. I really love how this project turned out.

Last but certainly not least is the adorable hand santizer I made! I used a retired stamp set for the A+ and the apples stamped across the bottom. I used the following supplies:

Real Red cardstock, ink pad, marker
Garden Green cardstock, ink pad, marker
Whisper White cardstock
119275 Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch
119861 1-1/4" Circle punch
119860 1-3/8" Circle punch

If you are interested in purchasing any of the above products, please contact me directly by email: stamptramp@hotmail.com or purchase online at: http://www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net/

Have a great Tuesday!

Charlotte

aka Stamptramp

Sail Away with me!

2011-05-24T14:30:00.000-07:00

As some of you know I like to brayer my cards and here are three cards from the Sail Away stamp in the new Summer Mini.

This first card I used the masking technique to get that sun in the sky and then brayered Bashful Blue, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy for the sky and water. I really love the new Baker's Twine, it comes in three colors: Early Express/White, Cherry Cobbler/White and White.

I also used The Open Sea stamp set from the new Summer Mini catalog! I love the anchor, the compass and everything else from this wonderful new set! We also have new Designer Series paper that coordinates with this set called Nautical Expedition.

I hope to sit down and play with this set again soon! I have some pictures from our trip to Hawaii a few years ago that would be great to use it with.

I hope you enjoy my projects! I am very happy to share them with you ;)

~Charlotte Hollingsworth
aka Stamptramp

Pedestal Cards for Teacher's Gifts

2011-05-22T14:08:00.000-07:00

Paige's last day of preschool was on Thursday. She was sad to leave her classmates and teachers behind! I took my camera in when I dropped her off and took pictures of her with each teacher and brought back these cute pedestal cards later that afternoon.

I started out with one of my favorite new stamp sets from the Stampin'Up! Summer Mini catalog called Flower Fest! It is such a happy and beautiful set ;)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

~Charlotte

aka StampTramp

Sunny Fun with Fish Frenzy card

2011-04-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute little card that I made with some awesome new stamps from the new Summer Mini catalog! Here's what I used:

Sunny Fun stamp set 123040- wood mount or 123042- clear mount

Fish Frenzy jumbo wheeel 123105

Not Quite Navy cardstock

Pumpkin Pie cardstock

Bashful Blue cardstock

Black Craft ink pad

Clear Embossing Powder

Watercolor crayons

Aqua painter

Word Window punch

White Craft Ink pad

Stampin' Pastels

Paper Piercer

Marina Mist Ribbon

Scallop Border punch

Sponge

I really love how this card turned out! I made 18 for a swap and now I am going to make a few more to send out to some of my new stampin' friends!

~Charlotte

Daddys Girl Canvas

2011-04-29T19:40:00.000-07:00

Wow, I had too much fun making this canvas of my dear hubby and sweetheart daughter! Fred took Paige to the Daddy Daughter Dance a few months ago and I finally finished up the canvas to share with you and hang up in Paige's room ;)

~Charlotte

Basketfull of Bunnies

2011-04-20T19:04:00.000-07:00

The kids start Spring Break tomorrow so I had to hurry up and get these guys made up yesterday so there would be enough for both classes! Tommy's classmates and some of his teachers received the Top Note Bunny Treat Bags. I filled them with Robin's Eggs malt balls & marshmallow ducks and bunnies that I found at the Comissary. His 2nd grade classmates really love when I send in something special for them, plus I like to give one to the nurse and the secretaries as well ;)

Basketfull of Bunnies

Close up of Top Note Bunny Treat Bag

Now for Paige's preschool class I wanted to make something a little different, so I made these little bunny sliders for her classmates. Here's the dimensions: 3 1/2" x 7" Very Vanilla paper. Score at 3/4", 3 1/4", 4", 6 1/2". Stick box together with snail or red sticky tape. Use Crop o dile to punch hole for ribbon. Stick 16" ribbon thru front hole and back hole. Insert candy box into "bunny" thru its top opening, even out ribbon and tie in a bow or knot, trim the ends and it should pull up and down easily.

Bunny Sliders

Last but certainly not least is my little sweetheart Paige who is proudly showing off her Bunny Sliders before we went to school this morning.

Hope you enjoyed some of our Easter treats we shared with friends today.
~Charlotte

Stampin'Up! Stars ABC Blog Hop ~Altered Canvas

2011-04-15T21:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Stampin'Up! Stars ABC Blog Hop! You may wonder what ABC stands for, well it means Anything But a Card. So I racked my brain to figure out what should I make... then it hit me, girl, how many canvases do you have sitting in the craft room ready to alter! More than I should put in writing, because if the hubby only knew some of what was still in boxes from our move last summer he might have a cow! LOL

So before I show you what I made, I just want to quickly reference the previous stop on the Stampin'Up! Stars ABC Blog Hop, it is Mary Campbell's blog: http://mimitojett.blogspot.com , so if you found your way here thru somewhere else, be sure to back up and see what she created special just for this weekends hop ;) Or you can start from the beginning at http://su-stars.blogspot.com/ !

Anyways, on with the show! I really love to create these canvases with our wonderful Stampin'Up! products! That being said, I didn't actually use any stamps! I know it is outrageous that I would dare not use them, but I used plenty of other awesome products that you can purchase directly from me at my demonstrator website: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/cmhollingsworth/ .

First off I have to tell you how much I love the family in the photo, they are not my family, but they are good friends that we left behind when we moved here from Colorado last summer. My kids and those kids love each other so much that it is almost sicky-sweet!

I started with a blank 12 x12 canvas from the craft store and an 8 x 10 photo. I chose the new designer series paper called Paisley Petal Prints, available only thru April 30th and then again in the new Idea Book & Catalog from Stampin'Up! this summer! I will give you the details on that later, or click on the link on your right with the Spring is Blossoming promo on it. Next I went thru my stash of acrylic pants and picked out a nice blue color that I thought coordinated with the paper well and painted it on my canvas. Then I adhered the designer paper and trimmed down my picture a bit and adhered them along with the cut out flowers from another sheet of paper from the Paisley Petal Prints. Other products used include Beveled Windowpanes, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, On Board Chipboard and mini glue dots.

I hope you have enjoyed stopping by my blog! Please leave a comment or email me directly if you have any questions or would like to place an order. Have a great weekend ;)

~Charlotte

Please continue the Hop over to Monica Weavers blog at http://www.addalittledazzle.com !

Eat Chocolate or Else!

2011-03-03T20:42:00.000-08:00

I made this card a while back and thought, why haven't I shared it with you guys yet? Sometimes I made pretty things and they end up underneath other things so here it finally is! Here's what I did: Chocolate Chip Card base, Crumb Cake layer embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder, then sponged over with Chocolate Chip ink on a sponge. I stamped the image, I love these cute little chocolates! onto Crumb Cake cardstock with Chocolate Chip ink and punched it out with the Decorative Label punch. I punched a few of the Decorative Labels out of Chocolate Chip cardstock and layered that underneath the original punched out image. I used the Scallop Trim border punch to punch both sides of the next layer of Chocolate Chip cardstock for a pretty lace look. Finally I wrapped and tied the bow with 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon that was colored Crumb Cake and put on a beautiful Antique Brad to finish it off! I hope you have a sweet day! ~Charlotte

To place an order with me online please go to my Stampin'Up! website and create a new account with me. Remember that Sale A Brations is still going on thru the end of March 2011! For every $50 purchased in product, you will receive a FREE item from the Sale A Brations Mini Catalog!

http://www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net/

Square Lattice Shamrock card

2011-03-02T14:32:00.000-08:00

This was quick and easy card to make today! First I punched out 14 small hearts in Garden Green cardstock, 2 of those were used for stem pieces. I stamped the Lucky Shamrock stamp from the 2011 Occasions Mini catalog with Garden Green Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punched it out with the 1 3/4" Circle punch and layered it on a 2 3/8" Scallop circle punch. I used snail to adhere it to the Whisper White and ran it through my Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. This smashes everything into a beautiful thin layer, a really cool effect! Then I adhered it onto a Garden Green card base. It took less than 5 minutes to make!

~Charlotte

Thank you card of the Month ~ February

2011-02-16T16:20:00.000-08:00

I am happy to share with you a new card that I have designated as my thank you card of the month for all online orders done in February. If you place on order thru me, on my Stampin'Up! website http://www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net/ , you will receive this beautiful handmade card from me as my thank you for your business!

I used the beautiful Nature Walk stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog for the entire card. Colors I used were Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. Accessories used were Decorative Label punch, Brayer, markers and Lattice Embossing Plate.

I love this sweet little bird friend, he really brightens up my day!

~Charlotte

Valentines for my kiddos

2011-02-16T15:39:00.000-08:00

My kids had a pretty great Valentine's Day! I made the above card for my preschooler, Paige. She loves kitty cats and I love her! I used the Blossom Petals punch for the head, ears and paws. I also used one stamp from the Build a Blossom stamp set for the pink inside part of the kitty's ear. If you are wondering where the Purrfect sentiment came from the Pun Fun stamp set.

I wanted to make the kitty peek over a fence, so I came up with this one using Crumb Cake cardstock, Chocolate Chip ink pad and a sponge.

I got inspiration off Jackie Topa's website for the fishy card for my son Tommy. She came up with this fish using 2 stamps from the Build a Blossom stamp set. I used the grass from Inspired by Nature, and the conversation bubble with the heart came from Valentine Defined. The colors I used are Tangerine Tango for the fish, Marina Mist for the water, Pumpkin Pie and Marina Mist cardstock for the base and bottom layer of the card.

Last but certainly not least are my two little Valentines! They both got a chocolate dog from me and Daddy with a new Chi Chi Chihuahua Webkinz for Paige and BeyBlades for Tommy.

Hope you had a nice Valentine's day!

~Charlotte

Sweet Treats Cup Card and Candy Bars

2011-02-02T10:51:00.000-08:00

I sure had alot of fun making this little treat! The hardest part was figuring out how to get the candy to dispense out of the treat cup so you could get to it! Here is where I found out how:

http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/2009/09/sweet-treat-cup-with-sliding-door.html

Here is what I used:

120780 Sweethart stamp set clear mount

119883 Full Heart punch

120435 Heart Treat cups

119864 Round Tab punch

118402 Scallop Trim border punch

119260 1/8" Pretty In Pink Taffeta ribbon

119685 Cherry Cobbler cardstock

119669 Cherry Cobbler Classic inkpad

101650 Very Vanilla cardstock

100459 Pretty In Pink cardstock

This prettied up candy bar is another treat we made in the Sweet Treats class. I used a bunch of goodies out of the Occasions Mini.

122000 Baby Blossoms clear mount set

121782 Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper

121879 Vintage Flower Adornments (Rose Red rose)

121884 1/2" Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon

119795 Pear Pizzaz cardstock

119784 Pear Pizzaz Classic inkpad

I hope you enjoy my projects, I love to share them with you!

~Charlotte

Build a Blossom Butterfly Card ~ Leadership 2011 Swap Card

2011-01-13T16:47:00.000-08:00

Hello Stampin' friends! I have been in my happy place creating again! I really love the NEW Framed Tulips Embossing Folder from the Occasions Mini Catalog. It is so much fun to create your own "framed" little piece of artwork!

So first, I used the the NEW Build a Blossom stamp set, stamping the flower petals and butterfly wings in a plastic stamp storage box with just enough bleach to cover the top surface of the stamp. You will want to put a folded paper towel in the bottom of the plastic container to keep from having too much bleach on your stamp that might cause your image to run. When the image is dry it will change colors. I recommend trying the bleach out in advance on some scraps until you figure out your what color combination you like. After it was completely dry I used the NEW Blossoms Petals Punch to punch out the different pieces. To make the middle of the flower I wrapped some Daffodil Delight Pompom Trim around itself and stuck it down with a dimensional. Can you guess how I made the butterfly body? Check the pictures below!

So I took a scrap of Chocolate Chip cardstock and punched out this little bat friend and chopped off his wings with my paper snips, turning him into a butterfly body! This card was so much fun to make! I wasn't able to go to Leadership this week in Nashville so one of my demo friends took it down to swap some for me. I am really looking forward to what she will bring home from swapping and Momento Mall!

I hope to have more to share with you soon!

~Charlotte

It's a Pony Party Birthday Card!

2011-01-08T18:11:00.000-08:00

How much fun did I have this morning making this little piece of artwork for my little girl to take to her friend's birthday party today? Alot! My little girl, Paige, loves the My Little Ponies, so I let her help pick the colors for the pony and then we built the card around that. The Pony Party stamp set is really cool because it comes with wings for a pegasus, a horn for a unicorn, and tons of little "cutie marks" to choose from for it's little rump! I stamped a second wing and colored it in and popped it up for a little more dimension. Of course a flying pony must be in action in the sky, so I sponged some Marina Mist around my clouds! I snailed together 3 Scallop Circles from the punch to do that. I also really wanted to use the new Pompom Trim in Daffodil Delight from the NEW Occasion Mini catalog (Check out the link on the right, click and see all of the new, must have beautiful items in there!) I also used the NEW Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the Occasions Mini to "frame" my little piece of artwork! Last but not least I added a little bit of bling in the form of the self adhesive rhinestones! Paige has another birthday gift to drop off, both parties were at the same time... so we are making another special pony card for her other little friend! Now that I have rambled on... I will list what I used to make this sweet little piece of art:

115217 - Pony Party (wood mount) $20.95
120015 - Pony Party (clear mount) $15.95
100730 - Whisper White cardstock
121074 - Melon Mambo marker $3.50
115320 - Melon Mambo cardstock $6.95
119677 - Daffodil Delight marker $3.50
120974 - Tangerine Tango marker $3.50
111349 - Tangerine Tango cardstock $6.95
119668 - Marina Mist ink pad $5.95
101406 - Black Stazon pad $7.95
119246 - Rhinestone jewels $4.95
121809 - Framed Tulips Embossing Folder $7.95 *
121885 - Daffodil Delight Pompom Trim $6.50 *

* items from the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog available NOW!

I hope you got a little inspiration to go out and stamp something today!

Thanks for stopping by!
Charlotte

Paperbag Christmas Brag Book

2010-12-28T15:23:00.000-08:00

I made several of these beautiful Mini Lunch Sacks Brag Books for Christmas presents for friends and family. I used the following Stampin' Up! products to complete this adorable project:

121031 Mini Lunch Sacks - 10 per pack $4.95

121002 Deck the Halls Big Designer Buttons $8.95 *avail. thru Jan. 3rd, 2011*

120810 Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper $9.95 *

121142 Bells & Boughs Clear Mount stamp set $14.95 *

120992 Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding $6.95

121169 Tags til Christmas clear mount stamp set $22.95 *

120907 Decorative Label punch $16.95

119669 Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad $5.95

119685 Cherry Cobbler 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock (24 sheets) $6.95

105219 Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad $5.95

105119 Always Artichoke 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock (24 sheets) $6.95

101650 Very Vanilla 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock (40 sheets) $8.50

118480 Chantilly 1/2" Crochet Trim $6.95

104199 Linen Thread $4.50

Here is another design I came up with using a different sheet of the Deck The Halls DSP. You pull on the button tab to view even more pages to decorate! So cute! These little brags books make a great thank you to friends and family to put their precious holiday photos into. If you want to make one of these great little books, you need to order any of the * items above by January 3rd, 2011 or before supplies runs out.

To place an order with me please click here: http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?email=stamptramp%40hotmail.com&phone=(618)+726-7409

Thanks for stopping by! Please take a minute to leave feedback and 24 hours from now I will do a random draw for one of these beautiful books mailed directly to your home!

Charlotte ;)

Brayered Fall Deer card

2010-11-18T22:05:00.000-08:00

I brayered this lovely card over the weekend with no real plan in mind for it. I haven't brayered in a while and ended up doing 3 different designs, I will share the others with you over the next several days. Winter is finally starting to hit us here in southwestern Illinois and the trees are turning brown and it is wet and chilly out. Anyways, I wanted to make a card representing what I really love about autumn, most of all the changing of colors.

Here's what I used:
Lovely As A Tree stamp set #115026
Winter Post stamp set #111780
Whisper White Cardstock #100730
Crumb Cake Cardstock #120953
Bashful Blue Ink Pad #105209
Marina Mist Ink Pad #119668
Black Stazon Pad #101406
Early Expresso Ink Pad #119670 and marker #119680
Chocolate Chip Ink Pad #100908
More Mustard Ink Pad #103162
Old Olive Ink Pad #102277
Real Red Ink Pad #103133
Blender Pens #102845
Sponges #101610
Brayer #102395
White Gel Pen #105021
Decorative Label punch #120907

If you love this card and want to make it, let me know, I teach classes! If you want to purchase supplies to make something like it you can order directly off my Stampin'Up! website:
http://www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net/

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day ;)
~Charlotte

It's that time of year again... Craft Fair Season!!!

2010-11-15T13:25:00.000-08:00

This year I had a booth at the OFallon Township High School Band Boosters Craft Fair. I was so excited that I got into the show that I have been working like a dog... ha ha, I made dog treat tins with a little help from my 4 year old daughter, Paige. She lined up the bones in the tins for me. She is a great helper!

I used the D is for Dog stamp set on the Doggie Treat Tins.

On the reindeer poop bags I used the a retired Big Shot die for the antlers, and circle punches for eyes and noses, and the Top Note Die from the Big Shot for the head.

The Perfect Man bags are always a HOT item to give to your girlfriends who really need to find one!

One of my favorite items I made was the Candy Bar Wrappers. I used the Leaves #2 Die #113459 from the Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Embossing folder #120175, the Falling Leaves stampset #115368, Hemp Twine #100982, the 3/4" Circle punch #119873 and the Designer Series paper is retired, that is how I save money making goodies at the Craft Fairs!

I made a variety of Matchbox Teabag Holders including Christmas, Congrats and Get Well.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing some of the goodies I had at the Craft Fair! I am working on a few new things for another Craft Fair in two weeks! Have a great day!

~Charlotte

From the Crypt Brayered Card and Spooky Candy Wrappers

2010-09-21T08:17:00.000-07:00

From the Crypt Brayered Card and Spooky Candy Wrappers

I had alot of fun creating this brayered card! I started out with a 4 3/4" Square piece of Whisper White, punched out my circle and brayered over it (masking technique). Next I stamped the trees in the background and masked then sponged the hills in. I put this thru my Big Shot tucked in the new Spider web embossing folder and sanded the top of the embossed spider web, popping the white for the web. Next I stamped the spider from, From the Crypt stamp set, and went back and colored it in.

Supplies:

115026 Lovely as a Tree stamp set $27.95

115460 From the Crypt $22.95

100730 Whisper White card stock $8.50

102395 Brayer $12.50

119850 1 ¾ Circle punch $16.95

105216 Pumpkin Pie ink pad $5.95

111834 Tangerine Tango Ink Pad $5.95

101179 Basic Black Ink Pad $5.95

120889 Spider web embossing folder $7.95
103301 Sanding Blocks $3.50

100082 Basic Black Marker 3.50

121045 Basic Black cardstock $6.95

The Spooky Candy Wrappers were fun to play around with. I had tried a few different things and this is what I came up with. I started out with an 8 1/2 x 11" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock. I cut it at 5 1/2" on the long side, giving me two pieces to run thru the Big Shot with the Candy Wrapper Bigz Die. After I ran them thru, I embossed one with the Perfect Polka Dot folder, the other with the Spider Web folder. I scored the creases and rubbed the embossed parts with my Basic Black ink pad. I assembled it and embellished one with a So Saffron Circle and Bitty Bat in Black, the other with the Spider from, From the Crypt and a Black circle behind it.

105117 Pumpkin Pie card stock $6.95

120890 Candy Wrapper Bigz Die $32.95

120889 Spider web embossing folder $7.95

101179 Basic Black Ink pad $5.95

115460 From the Crypt $22.95

117335 Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder $7.95

101179 Basic Black Ink pad $5.95

119860 1 3/8 Circle punch $15.95

119279 Bitty Bat punch $15.95

I hope you enjoy my spooky treats I made!

~Charlotte

Holiday Mini Catalog swap card

2010-09-16T14:57:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll, I have been waiting awhile to post this lovely card. I was one of the organizers for a group swap and had to wait until everyone received theirs, since we did them by mail ;)

So this 1st card is mine. I used a ton of great new product from the new Holiday Mini Catalog.

Here's what I used:

115346 Sparkly & Bright $17.95

120847 Tags til Christmas (for the little tag hanging from the ribbon)

120865 Little Cardinals builder wheel 4.50 (you need 119895 Builder wheel spindle and spacers $3.95 to use theses smaller wheels)

120908 3/4 x 15/16" Oval punch $10.95

120907 Decorative Label punch $16.95 (for the sentiment)

117286 Real Red 5/8" Satin Ribbon $8.95

104336 Silver brads $6.95

100730 Whisper White card stock (pk of 40) $8.50

102482 Real Red card stock $6.95

103133 Real Red ink pad $5.95

102584 Garden Green card stock $6.95

102272 Garden Green ink pad $5.95

105120 Baja Breeze card stock $6.95

105115 Pumpkin Pie marker $3.50

116824 Petals-a-Plenty Textured embossing folder $7.95

120809 Candy Cane Christmas Specialty Designer Series paper $11.95

102845 Blender Pens $9.95

The 2nd card here was made by my good friend Alex out in California. She has a fabulous blog: http://www.californiastampin.blogspot.com/

Here's what she used:

121181 Merry Crittermas $17.95

120809 Candy Cane Christmas paper $11.95

120902 Northern Flurry Textured embossing folder $7.95

117335 Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder $7.95

120907 Decorative Label punch $16.95

120903 Scallop Squares Duo Bigz die $21.95

~Hope you get a little inspiration for the rest of your day!

Charlotte

Just Believe

2010-09-14T14:25:00.000-07:00

This card has been sitting around for a while begging me to post it! I am finally back in posting mode and will have to figure out how to set it up to where I can do several posts at a time so you won't wonder where I have disappeared to!

So I used the Just Believe stamp set that I earned for FREE during sale a bration at the beginning of the year. First I stamped the image in Pink Pirouette ink on Pink Pirouette cardstock. Then I went back in with my Stamp-a-ma-jig and stamped the image in Early Expresso just to the right. Next I took my Early Expresso marker and put it in the Color Spritzer Tool and squeezed out some of those lovely splattered dots.

Here is a complete list of supplies I used:

120453 Just Believe stamp set (clear) $25.95

111838 Pink Pirouette ink pad $5.95

100459 Pink Pirouette card stock $6.95

101049 Stamp-a-ma-jig $11.95

107066 Color Spritzer Tool $12.95

111352 Baja Breeze card stock $6.95

119670 Early Expresso ink pad $5.95

119686 Early Expresso card stock $6.95

119680 Early Expresso marker $3.50

116631 Paper-Piercing Tool $3.50

119882 Scallop Edge Border punch $15.95

119878 Photo Corner punch $16.95

120907 Decorative Label punch $16.95

115963 Finial Press Textured embossing folder $7.95

117273 Antique Brads $5.95

119921 Log Cabin Smooch Spritz $4.95

I hope you enjoyed this card today ;) Thanks for stopping by! ~Charlotte

House of Haunts ~ Owl in Tree

2010-09-05T14:39:00.000-07:00

I had alot of fun creating this spooky card! I am planning a brayer class and this card will be one of the cards.
I used the following:
111574 House of Haunts stamp set
113463 Bigz Top Note die
115316 Rich Razzleberry cardstock
111349 Tangerine Tango cardstock
100730 Whisper White cardstock
105216 Pumpkin Pie ink pad
111834 Tangerine Tango ink pad
115658 Rich Razzleberry ink pad
101179 Basic Black ink pad
101610 Stamping sponges
120395 Brayer
119859 2" x 1 3/8" Oval punch
119850 1 3/4" Circle punch
105021 white gel pen

~Have a great day!
Charlotte

Witch way is the candy?

2010-08-26T07:26:00.000-07:00

This little witch is too cute to spook anybody! I made her as a thank you card for our new friend Trish who watched the kids while I unpacked some of the house. I am still trying to get organized, but I have to stop and stamp a little each day to keep me motivated! Below is a little peek of the inside of the card.

Here's what I used:
Fangtastic stamp set *
Spider web embossing folder *
Scallop Trim border punch
Perfect Plum ink pad and cardstock
Pumpkin Pie ink pad and cardstock
Basic Black ink pad and cardstock
Whisper White cardstock
Blender pens
Vanilla Smooch Spritz

Have a great day and don't be a mean witch!
~Charlotte

* denotes exclusive items available in the Holiday Mini catalog starting September 1, 2010

Fang-tastic Edward Vampire card

2010-08-25T10:05:00.000-07:00

Okay, how cute is this little vampire? So cute I had to make him into a card as soon as I got him! I am giving him the name Edward after "Twilight Edward" do you really have to ask?

So I used alot of fun new product coming out in the Holiday Mini that will be available for purchase September 1st.

Here's what I used:

Fang-tastic stamp set *

116631 Paper-Piercing Tool (poker)

119279 Bitty Bat punch

119854 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch

120889 Spider Web Embossing folder *

119860 1 2/8" Circle punch

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Perfect Plum Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

102845 Blender pens

100037 Blush Blossom marker

118772 Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

Hope this little guy puts a big smile on your face!

~Charlotte

aka Stamptramp

* denotes new items exclusive to the Holiday Mini catalog. Available September 1, 2010.

Because I Care card

2010-08-20T06:38:00.000-07:00

I made this card, just because I have wanted to use some of these new beautiful colors! I really like to color, so this card was just perfect. You will also notice there are no bulky embellishments, just paper used here. I like to make simple cards without having to pay alot of send them in the mail. I used punches, an embossing folder and coloring to give this card it's great look without making it bulky for the mailman.

Here's what I used:

Because I Care (level 1 hostess set)

119682 Marina Mist cardstock

119668 Marina Mist ink pad

105118 So Saffron cardstock

105213 So Saffron ink pad

101301 Pretty in Pink ink pad

119795 Pear Pizzaz cardstock

119784 Pear Pizzaz marker

101650 Very Vanilla cardstock

102845 Blender pen

118402 Scallop Trim Border punch
120907 Decorative Label punch (new Holiday Mini)

118772 Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

117335 Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Have a great weekend! I am going stampin' and scrappin' with some new friends here in OFallon IL, so I hope to have alot of great new stuff to share with you next week!

Don't be a stranger! You can follow my blog and get emails when there are new posts!

~Charlotte

Artistic Etchings Birthday Card

2010-08-19T08:04:00.000-07:00

I made this beautiful card for my good friend Rhonda for her birthday. I used alot of new product on it, so here we go!

118517 Artistic Etchings

117166 Newsprint Designer Series Paper

102192 Black Craft Stamp Pad

121045 Basic Black Card stock

119261 Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribon

119685 Cherry Cobbler cardstock

101650 Very Vanilla cardstock

119849 Modern Label punch

119872 Spiral Border punch

113463 Bigz Top Note

120175 Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Pretties Kit half pearls (retired)

103683 Mini glue dots

118772 Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

Hope you get a little inspiration and have a great day!

~Charlotte

Apple Blossoms Thank You card

2010-08-16T01:20:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago one of my new neighbors brought over a delicious plate of chocolate chip cookies to welcome us to the neighborhood. I was still head deep in boxes and put off making her a thank you card for a few days because I didn't have my stamp room set up. Well, this only made me want to get in there and make that thank you card even more! So being only knee deep in boxes I pulled out one of my new stamp sets from the NEW Stampin' Up! catalog and this is what I came up with!

I started out with a new Level 2 Hostess stamp set called Apple Blossoms and the new Cherry Cobbler cardstock where I stamped the beautiful little branches on the background of the card. I got out my Crumb Cake, formerly known as Kraft cardstock and started stamping this cute little flower on it. I really like this stamp set, it has a lot of versatile little elements, two different sized flowers, circles, leafy branch, stem with leaves and a cute apple that I didn't use here, but will use very soon!

Here's what I used:

119685 Cherry Cobbler cardstock

120953 Crumb Cake cardstock

119669 Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink

121030 Crumb Cake Classic Ink

119859 Oval-Extra Large punch

119849 Modern Label - Extra Large punch
118772 Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

If you see something on this list that you can't live without or simply want, then click on my Order Here button on the side or contact me to place an order.

Here is a little peek of the inside of the card, I stamped the stem and flowers but forgot to snap a picture before I wrote in it! I will try not to forget next time ;)

Hope your day is great!

Charlotte

Friends Never Fade ~ Scrapbook page

2010-06-24T20:10:00.000-07:00

I created this 6 x 6 scrapbook page for my upline's going away book. She has been good to me and I wanted to make a beautiful page to go into her book.

Here's what I used:
Friends Never Fade 118750 $17.95
Greenhouse Gala DSP 117167 $9.95
Flower Brads 119730 $8.95
Paper Piercing tool 116631 $3.50
Cutter Kit (distressing tool) 106958 $16.95

The stamp set and designer series paper are both available July 1st in the new catalog. Please contact me if you would like a catalog. I will have them no later than July 1st.

~Charlotte

Last Chance class cards part 2

2010-06-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

Here are the other cards I made for my Last Chance class. The first cards uses the following:
Enjoy Every Moment 113622 $31.95
Modern Label punch 116630 $15.95
Sweet Pea DSP stack retired April 30th.

This next card uses the following:
True Friend 110378 $22.95
Perfect Polka Dot folder 117335 $7.95

The sentiment on the inside is from Favorite Thoughts 116968 $15.95

~Charlotte

Last Chance Class cards

2010-06-21T19:56:00.000-07:00

I had a great time at my Last Chance Class with my ladies making these cards. On the first card I used the following supplies:

Bitty Birthday 114934 $12.95

Taken with Teal & Whisper White Cardstock

Taken with Teal, Dusty Durango & Crushed Curry markers

Star punch 109045$10.95

Tag punch 105934 $15.95

Small tag punch 108264 $15.95

Word window punch 105090 $15.95

Storybook Specialty DSP 115679 $11.95

On the inside, I used two other stamp sets:

Messages for Mom 117016 for the sentiment, it is also returning in the new catalog July 1st.

Eight Great Greetings, for the cake.

For the second card I used the following:
Very Thankful 115338 $14.95
Flower fusion, felt flowers 110720 $14.95
Razzleberry lemonade DSP 115675 $9.95
Elegant Bouquet embossing folder 115964 $7.95

On my third card I used two stamp sets:
Gallery 113776 $22.95
Bloomin' Beautiful 111490 $25.95

I also used a few new products coming out July 1st in the new catalog:

Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad 121030 $5.95

(formerly known as Kraft in color, but still matches the paper)

Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder 120175 $7.95

Remember that June 30th is the last day to order many of the stamp sets that I used on these cards. So if you want to order them, go to my website or contact me directly at char_76@comcast.net

I hope you enjoyed these cards, I will post the rest tomorrow ;) ~Charlotte

Father's Day card

2010-06-06T16:55:00.001-07:00

When I created this card for my dad for Father's Day I was thinking of his job as a mechanic, so there is alot of distressing done to rough it up. I can just picture his greasy hands and tools working hard for our family.

Supplies are the following:

Stamps: Totally Tool 113256, Always 113620

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Ruby Red

Accessories: Star Designer Brads 112572

Tools: Cutter Kit 106958, Stamp-a-ma-jig 101049

I know Father's Day is still a few weeks away, so I will have more manly gift ideas to share soon.

Thanks for stopping by ;)

Charlotte

2 new cards

2010-06-04T10:28:00.001-07:00

The first card I made this morning is for my mom. I love the Rich Razzleberry color and it is carrying over to the new catalog in July. The stamp set Messages for Mom is returning as well. The flowers were made with the butterfly punch and the embossing folder I used is a new one called Vintage Wallpaper.

The second card is made with a new stamp set in the Summer Mini called: Elements of Style 118611. I used the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder again on this card, but rubbed my chocolate chip ink pad all over the inside of the embossing folder before I ran it thru the Big Shot. Hope you enjoy my cards today. If you want to purchase anything you see, please go to my website or contact me.

Have a great day!

~Charlotte

Graduation cards

2010-06-02T18:57:00.000-07:00

My mom called me the other day and said she had a ton of graduation announcements waiting for congrats cards ;) I told her I would take care of those cards for her. I could hardly wait to try out my new stamp set called:
Go, graduate! #118519 for $19.95. I didn't take pictures off all the cards I made, but here are a few of my favorite.

Teacher's gift

2010-05-27T11:46:00.001-07:00

Today is Tommy's last day of 1st grade. He is so sad for school to be out. We made this sign for his teacher to put up in her classroom next year. I used Stampin' Up Simple Alphabet Big Shot dies #115960 and the Panda is a Decor Element #117900. I bought the frame at Walmart for $5. Great and economical ;)

~have a great day! Charlotte

One Sheet Wonder cards

2010-05-22T15:16:00.000-07:00

My first attempt at a One Sheet Wonder class is what you see on my blog today. I did actually make a few more cards, but apparently you can only put 4 pictures at a time on here. I had alot of fun creating these cards as I went along.

This first "hello" card has a Kraft base stamped with the branch from Tropical Party from the Summer Mini catalog. The DSP is Island Oasis and the flower is a Bigz die called Island Floral. The "hello" is from the Hello Again stamp set in the big catalog.

The next card I call "tranquility" because thats what it looks like to me ;)

I used Whisper White for the card base. Tropical party stamp set from the Summer Mini and the new Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder, it has a paper towel kind of texture. I think it looks good with any kind of card.

Card #3 is a beachy scene. Card base is Tempting Turquiose, Top Note is cut in Kraft paper, Circle sun is punched in So Saffron and sponged with Pumpkin Pie. To get the hilly sand effect, I torn a piece of paper and sponged, then turned it a little crookedly back and forth until I liked how it looked. The sentiment came from Great Friend in the big catalog. I stamped the palm trees from Tropical Party with Basic Black ink and stamped off on another sheet to make the shadows.

On card #4 I stamped the rose from Fifth Avenue Floral in Rose Red on Pumpkin Pie cardstock and used a blender pen and Rose Red ink to put in the shadows. The sentiment also comes from the same stamp set.

I hope to share more with you tomorrow after I get some of the other cards photographed.

Enjoy your weekend and come again,

Charlotte

Happy Anniversary Card

2010-05-10T15:14:00.000-07:00

I have held out posting this picture now for over a week. The card on the right is my parents anniversary card and I didn't want my mom to see it until it came in the mail. Well, the surprise is inside the card for the recipients.

This is another brayered card that I made. I used the Upsy Daisy stamp set from the catalog.

Enjoy and Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!

~Charlotte

Brayer beginner class

2010-05-02T16:56:00.000-07:00

Last night I held a brayering technique class. Here is one of the cards we made:

I used Blush Blossom, Pretty In Pink and Pale Plum to brayer the sky. The flowers came from the Embrace Life stamp set.

If you are interested in learning more about brayering, please contact me.

~ Charlotte

My mom's cocoa packets

2010-03-29T21:35:00.000-07:00

If you look at the previous post you will see where I think my mom got her inspiration for these adorable cocoa packets for her coworkers Easter gifts. I really love these! She said she picked up the cocoa from Michaels. I love it! Great job Mom!

Chocolate bunny swap

2010-03-29T19:10:00.001-07:00

I was very fortunate to be a part of my upline's quarterly WOW swap. We exchanged 18 cards and this was my card. Once I started making them I realized I did WAY too much work on this, but I couldn't figure out what to go without. My dear friend Rhonda helped me piece together these cards to help me get them in the mail on time.

Here's what I did:

Stamped the bowtie from Just Jawing with Crushed Curry ink on Whisper White cardstock. Stamped the Chocolate Bunny stamp on Close to Cocoa CS with Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, clear embossed it and cut it out. I used the white gel pen to dot on the eye. I cut Top Notes in Whisper White and Crushed Curry. I stamped the grass from Inspired by Nature, on the white Top Note with Old Olive Craft Ink, clear embossed it and brayered Bashful Blue over the grass and masked the sun in the background. I used the polka dot folder on Mambo Melon and put that piece under the Top Note. I stamped the Bella Toile background stamp on Close to Cocoa card base with Chocolate Chip Craft ink and clear embossed it. The butterflies came from the new Stampin' Up Embosslits Die called Beautiful Wings. The eggs came from the Build A Bear Sizzlits Die Beary Hoppy. Other products used: Scalloped Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Mambo Melon Ribbon.

Panda Sweetie

2010-02-19T22:09:00.000-08:00

I was at World Market shopping the other day and my friend said she should make a panda box to put some of the cool candies you can find in there into. Well, naughty me thought I am going to make one too! My son's teacher LOVES panda bears, so that was my big incentive.

I started out cutting 2 Whisper White circles with the Clear Circle Big Shot die. The ears are Basic Black cut with the 1 3/4" Circle punch. I also used this punch on the black portion of the eyes, the front paws and the eyebrows. For the inside of the ears I used the 1 3/8" Circle punch and Pretty In Pink paper. For the rest of the eyes I used the 1", 3/4" and 1/2" Circle punches. I also used the 1" Circle punch for the mouth. For the arms and back feet I used the Wide Oval punch. The hearts on the paw and feet came from the Heart to Heart punch, along with the 1/2" Circle punch for the paw. The heart on the nose came from the Occasion mini catalog, it is called Small Heart punch.

The body is supported behind the white belly by a black Top Note cut using the Big Shot. I used the rounded corners to line up the arms and legs of the bear. Last, but not least I used the White gel pen to dot the little eyes.

I hope this helps you make a cute little bear of your own.

~Charlotte

2010-01-23T19:15:00.000-08:00

Last Monday night I went to my upline's group meeting at IHOP and we exchanged some really wonderful swaps! To the left is mine. It was inspired by a scrapbook page in the new Occasions Mini catalog on pg. 12. I liked the scrapbook page but wanted to turn it into a card and I really like how it turned out.

Here's what I used:

Stamps: With All My Heart stamp set

Paper: Sending Love Specialty DSP, Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla cardstock

Ink: Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Punches- Extra Large Fancy Flower, Trio Flower, Modern Label and 1 1/4" Circle punch.

Here are a few of the other projects done by some of my friends. I wanted to share them with you as well.

2010-01-12T21:01:00.000-08:00

I got a nice heavy box from the UPS man the other day. I thought I would share a little bit of what was inside of it.

You will notice 1st that there are lots of new punches and they are a new sleeker style. Shamefully I haven't used any of them yet... I hope to put them to work tomorrow. Also Stampin'Up! is now giving the option of clear mounted rubber stamps. This again helps with storage.

It's late here and I need some sleep so I can get some work done tomorrow.

~Charlotte

Pretty Unicorn card

2010-01-10T11:05:00.001-08:00

Paige was invited to her 1st all girl party yesterday. I decided to make a really cute girly birthday card for her buddy Rylee. All of the kids made collars for their webkinz. What a cool idea!

Here's what I used on this card:

stamp set: Pony Party

paper: Tea Party DSP, Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst, watercolor paper

inks: Black Stazon, Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue

Big Shot dies: Scallop Circle #2, Scallop Circle

other: snail, dimensionals, blender pen, sponge

Have a great day!

Charlotte

New Year... new attitude

2010-01-05T13:06:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted to my blog. I have decided to change my attitude a little this year.... okay a lot! My hubby has been gone to Korea since June and came home for a month to spend the holidays and is heading back to Korea later this week. I had been on survival mode for a long time, doing what I HAD to do and getting by. I can't say that this has been all that wonderful.
But things are about to change. I am setting goals and you will be seeing a more creative and updated blog soon! Look out!

~Charlotte

Fall Stamp A Stack cards

2009-09-27T20:17:00.001-07:00

This weekend a fellow demo and I had our Fall Stamp-a-stack together. We used a few beautiful cards that we received as swaps at the Stampin'Up! Convention in August.

The first card was made by Beth Daniels. Here's the supplies:

Stamps: Falling Leaves, Sanded background

Paper: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgandy, More Mustard, Very Vanilla

Ink: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgandy, More Mustard

Accessories: Vanilla 1/4" grosgrain, Bravo Burgandy 1/4" grosgrain, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, spritzer tool.

The second card was made by Jaceynth Gauthier. Here's the supply list:

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Season of Friendship

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Old Olive

Accessories: Blender pen, Versamark, Irridescent Ice.

The third card was inspired by Gretchen Barron, but altered by Stacey Buzbee, my co host.

Stamps: Wandering Words

Paper: Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, More Mustard, Soft Suede, Dusty Durango

Ink(markers): Soft Suede, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Autumn Traditions DSP, Scallop Edge punch, Sizzix Leaves die, Button Sizzlet, Linen thread, Crimper

Last but not least is a card inspired by local fellow demo Josie. I changed the background of the card and made it a little brighter.

Stamps: Holiday Best- Level 1 Hostess set

Paper: Kraft, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Modern Label punch, Wide Oval punch, Slot punch, 5/8" chocolate chip grosgrain, Perfect details Texturz plate.

I bet you are wondering where my last card is... well, if you go to my September 14th post you will find my Halloween card there.

Hope you have found some inspiration here! Have a great week.

~Charlotte

Surprise!

2009-09-18T16:20:00.000-07:00

I got a wonderful surprise from a friend today. She told me another gal had my card featured on her website that she got from me as a Stampin'Up! Convention swap. I was so excited that I inspired another demo to case (copy and steal everything) off my card. LOL! Then I felt like a total dork for not posting it on my own website first! So here is on of the cards that I swapped in August at Convention.

Here is a picture of me with my card at the submission boards ;)

SUPPLIES

Stamps: Wings of Friendship
Cardstock: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence Accessories: Cottage Wall designer series paper, Sizzix Scallop Circle #2, Sizzix Flourish Texturz plate, Bigz Lattice Die, Square Fire Rhinestone Brads

I hope you have a great weekend! I have alot of work to do in preparation for my Stamp A Stack next weekend. There are a few spots still available! I will take your reservation until Thursday September 24th.

~Charlotte

September demo meeting samples

2009-09-14T23:10:00.001-07:00

At last nights demo meeting we did a swap with other Colorado Springs demos. This is a variation of the card I made to swap. Here's what I used:
Stamps: Halloween Frights and Haunting Hill jumbo wheel.
Paper: Basic Grey, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron.
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Silver Encore Ink.
Other: Sizzix Scallop #2 die (for the clouds), Modern Label punch, Cutter Kit, Dimensionals, sponges.

Now this little cutie is one of the little Build-a-bear dolls I made. My son's teacher, Mrs. Jordan loves panda bears, so I had to make one just for her. Anyways, I took it up to the meeting tonight to share with the other ladies.

Hope you have a great day! I hope to post more exclusive Build-a-Bear Stampin'Up! samples soon. If you are interested in taking the upcoming class with these little cuties, let me know.

Charlotte

Finally a new post!

2009-09-05T17:36:00.000-07:00

I made this card for my son's second teacher he has this school year. I know you are asking, second teacher? Yes, the school district shifted the kids around in his grade. So after two weeks of school they pulled 4-5 kids out of each class to form a new one. So after the kids started to get settled in with the 2nd teacher, about two weeks, they moved a teacher over from another school to teach his class. It sure is alot of change for a 1st grader to adjust to. But he seems to being doing fine so far. I know if they think they are pulling him for a new class next year that there will be one hot mama up there making sure he doesn't get moved again.

So I used several items on this card, let me list them for you.

Stamps: Great Friend (butterflies), Inspired by Nature (grass), Flight of the Butterfly (sentiment)

Ink: Barely Banana, Bliss Blue, Perfect Plum, Orchid Opulence (stamped off), Old Olive
Other: Stampin'Up! Little Leaves sizzlit die, brayer, sponging, masking.

Hope you enjoy!

Charlotte

2009-07-18T14:53:00.000-07:00

I have some really talented friends and wanted to share with you some of their work. The first card uses the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set and the new In Color Bahama Breeze. The technique showcased on this card is Crayon Resist. I am working on a tutorial for it now that I will share with you soon. By the way, Stacey Buzbee is the creator of this card.

The next card I want to share with you is from Peggy Davide. She used the new Razzle Dazzle stamp set and colored the image in with markers, and stamped it. Now she has also showcased the Big Shot Top Note exclusive to Stampin'Up! She sent the die thru the Big Shot and then rotated it 180 degrees and ran it through again. It is a really great effect that us in the stamping world have be playing with lately.

This third card was done by my upline Kimberly VanDiepen. She used alot of wonderful layers on this card that make it a real WOW card. The stamp set is From the Crypt. She has also used the Big Shot for the textured background and the Lattice Big Shot die that is exclusive to Stampin'Up! as well. (this is the black cutout piece). Lastly she tied it up with Basic Gray taffeta ribbon.

Last, but certainly not least is this beautiful, yet simple card made by another Stampin' friend, Christy Schroeger. She stamped the ginko branch from the Kind & Caring Thoughts level 3 hostess stamp set with Rich Razzleberry, sprinked on some Dazzling Diamonds glitter and there you have it.

Well, I hope you enjoyed a little bit of what I have to share today. I am busy working on my swaps for Convention in Salt Lake City in a few weeks. I am excited to go again. Have a great weekend and check back soon!

~Charlotte

Technique Tuesday ~ Shaving Cream Technique

2009-06-10T21:08:00.000-07:00

Supplies:
Reinker
Shaving Cream (not gel)
Paper plate
Paper towels
Toothpick
Whisper White paper 4 ¼ x 5 ½

1. Shake can of shaving cream and squirt onto paper plate. You want a layer about an inch thick and larger than your piece of paper you are going to use.

2. Drop several single dots of reinker on the shaving cream layer.

3. Take a toothpick and run it through, making a pattern. On mine, I ran it through like I would do a marble cake.

4. Gently place you paper into it and tap lightly.

5. Pull your paper up and lay on a paper towel.

6. Use another paper towel to wipe off excess shaving cream. Try to wipe once and in one direction.

Let dry for a few minutes.

Now it is ready for a card.

Here’s my example:
I hope you enjoy this easy, but impressive technique.

Have a great week!

~Charlotte

Technique Tuesday... um a little late

2009-06-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

I decided I want to start doing new techniques on my blog to share with you each Tuesday. I know it is not Tuesday, but things have been a little hectic with my husband getting ready to deploy, so please forgive me.

I call this Layered Embossing. I saw it on someone's blog and when I find it again I will give credit where it is due, until then I hope you enjoy.

Instructions for this card:

1. Stamp main image with Stazon ink on Whisper White paper cut 4" square. Color in with lightest color, I used Barely Banana. Put a shadow on your petals with medium color, I used So Saffron. Then color entire image in with Versamark marker. Next clear emboss image.

2. Stamp leaves in Versamark pad, then classic ink pad, I used Old Olive, and stamp around rose image. (hint: you don't need to mask rose image, you can wipe it with a Kleenex or sponge). Clear emboss (you don't have to Versamark the leaves, because you did it each time you stamped them… cool, I know). Color in the leaves, darker on one side than the other. I used Always Artichoke and Mellow Moss. Color with Versamark marker and Clear emboss again.

3. Now sponge with Chocolate Chip around the image. Stamp leaves with Chocolate chip ink, this creates your shadow and color leaves in with Close to Cocoa marker. Sponge around outside of paper with Black Ink.

4. Stamp Baroque Motif with Chocolate Chip ink around 5 ¼" square. Sponge around outside of paper with Creamy Caramel ink, then do left side with Tempting Turquoise. Sponge around entire outside with Black ink.

5. Punch 4 black corners out with the Photo Corner punch. Use your piercing tool to put in the holes for your silver brads. Adhere entire image to a 6" square and place in your technique book.

~Charlotte

The Last Chance List is out!

2009-06-02T09:09:00.000-07:00

The Last Chance List is out! Download your own copy of the lists when you click on the link to the right!
~Charlotte

and the Winner is... Corinna!

2009-05-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

The winner of my blog candy for my Cards for Heroes post is... Corinna! She was also one of the participants in the blog hop. You can check out her post at http://www.myscrapbooklife.com/.

Thank you all for the wonderful comments on my card. Each time I checked the comments I was surprised by how many and how sweet they all were.

~Charlotte

Memorial Day Bloghop 2009

2009-05-22T23:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Memorial Day weekend! This is the weekend we celebrate all of our military men and women who have fought and continue to fight for our freedom. I have been married to my Air Force soldier now for 9 years. My job as a mother is going to be alot harder in the next year as my husband prepares for a year long deployment. He was not forced to take this job, he signed up for it. So when you enjoy time with your family this Memorial Day weekend, please keep our soldiers in your prayers and remember that freedom isn't free.

I hope you enjoy my card I made especially for this weekend. So here is what I used: Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Summer Sun; Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Kiwi Kiss, Always Artichoke, Ruby Red, Not Quite Navy, Apricot Appeal, Black Stazon; Stamps: The Free & the Brave, Canvas Background (retired); Accessories: Sizzix Ribbon Sizzlet, Sizzix Top Note Die (exclusive to Stampin'Up!) Key Tag punch, Pewter Jumbo eyelets, linen thread.

So I signed up for the Memorial Day Bloghop, hosted by Cards for Heroes, http://cardsforheroes.org/ . There are over 100 bloggers signed up for this hop, so you will have the opportunity to check out all of their wonderfully creative patriotic ideas in honor of Memorial Day. You will also have option of leaving comments on each blog. Some of the bloggers are giving away Blog Candy. Blog candy is a free give away item you can win if you leave a comment under their Memorial Day Bloghop blog entry. I happen to be giving away some blog candy myself.

This wonderfully patriotic Stampin'Up! "Land That I Love" stamp set can be yours if you leave a comment below ;) I will use one of those internet sites that picks random numbers, so good luck!

Now that you have enjoyed my post, here is the next one on the stop, check out Suz blog at: http://craftysuz.blogspot.com

If you get stuck on a blog that doesn't link, please go back to http://cardsforheroes.org and you should be able to click on the list to keep going.

Have a great day!

~Charlotte

Happy May Day!!!

2009-04-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

So, only Wednesday I had the pleasure of tagging along on my son's kindergarten classes field trip. We went to Bear Creek Nature Center here in Colorado. It was a really hot day and I got sunburned on the back of my legs. Anyways, the kids had a blast and my gift for the teacher for Teacher Appreciation next week is coming early. We are flying out to Hawaii on Saturday for a week with Fred on his last TDY there. I know... poor us. I am so excited to go and catch up with some old friends who are stationed there at Hickam AFB on Oahu.

The inspiration for my bouquet of kids came from Renée Caffee, a demo in Virginia. I don't have her blog address, but if someone out there has it, I would be happy to link it to her. My son's teacher is so sweet, I think she will love it!

Have a great day!

Charlotte

Pot of Flowers

2009-04-29T20:58:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a long time. My good friend and sideline, Christy Schroeger, aka mamaschroeg.blogspot.com sent me some beautiful RAK (random acts of kindness) for commenting on one of her blog post.

So go check out her blog and leave a comment on mine as well under this post and I will send you some RAK of your own. I will do the first 5 only. Good luck! I hope to hear from you soon.

So here is my version of her card that I did at a workshop recently. Hope you enjoy the Spring inspiration ;)

Have a great day!

Charlotte

Sale A Bration Stamp A Stack cards

2009-03-27T21:23:00.000-07:00

I had my Sale A Bration Stamp A Stack last weekend and wanted to share the cards with you.

The first card uses: So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue cardstock. The DSP is called Delicate Dots (Sale A Bration). Stamp sets are Wagon Full of Fun (Spring Occasions Mini catalog) with the duck and "Lucky Duck!" and Polka Dot Punches (Sale A Bration) using the scallop shape.

The second card uses: Baja Breeze and Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is from Fifth Ave Flowers stamp set, stamped in Baja Breeze. I used the Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions die, which is like a folder you slide your cardstock into, and sent it thru my Big Shot machine. The Eyelet Border punch was used along with our new Organza ribbon in Whisper White.

My Third card uses: Pink Pirouette and Certainly Celery cardstock, Delicate Dots DSP (Sale A Brations) and Certainly Celery ribbon (SAB ribbon bundle). The stamps are from the Wagon Full of Fun stamp set. I also used the Stampin' Up Backgrounds I texturz plate and inked it up with Pretty in Pink Ink before running it through the Big Shot.

My 4th card: I used Really Rust, Sage Shadow and Very Vanilla cardstock, Sage Shadow ribbon, and Really Rust & Sage Shadow ink. The stamp sets used are Botanical Blooms (Sale A Bration) and Only Ovals "fabulous FRIEND" (in the Spring Occasions mini catalog). The scallop oval punch is also NEW and in the Spring mini.

My 5th and final card: uses Red Riding Hood, Pink Pirouette, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock. Stamp sets I used are: Polka Dot Punches (SAB) and All Occasions. Punches used: 5 petal flower, 1/2" circle & Photo corner punches. I also used the piercing tool and a build a brad.

I hope you can get some inspiration for all of these wonderful stamp sets and accessories.

~Charlotte

Party bags made super simple!

2009-03-27T20:14:00.001-07:00

I made 5 gift bags for my sorority sisters tea party. I had some Afternoon Tea Designer series paper from last Spring that I thought would be beautiful for the occasion. I bought a 6 pack of white bags at Michaels for about $3 (w/ my 40% off coupon). The bags measured 10x13, so I cut off the extra 2" of width of our 12x12 paper, punched one side of it with the Eyelet Border punch and flipped it over to the coordinating side and stuck it down with our Red Sticky Strip, double-sided adhesive. Then I used the retired coordinating card stock and cranked out some Top Notes with my Big Shot machine and stamped with "a little Something for you" stamp out of the Yummy Sale A Bration stamp set. I used my stamp a ma jig to line up the words just right on the Top Notes and punched a hole in one end using the 1/2" circle punch and tied them on using some extra ribbon I had on hand. Our guests for the Tea Party all received a bag with a beautiful, fruit teapot embroidered hand towel.

This is how you make a beautiful bag for around $2.00 each!

~Charlotte

Sympathy cards

2009-03-27T20:01:00.000-07:00

I have had some family members pass away in the last two months. I was trying to make a sympathy card to send to my relatives that were simple.

I don't know that I was satisfied with any of them because I have never made a sympathy card. My uncle Lester died in February. He was early 70's and had many health issues later in life. One of my best memories of him was when he would put a small coffin on the front sidewalk of his and my aunt's house on Halloween and scare trick or treaters walking by. He would also put a pumpkin on the porch and it would talk to. He was a really good man and could get a smile out of you no matter what.

My aunt Joyce, one of my father's oldest sisters died of brain cancer in March. When she got to the point where there was nothing the hospital and doctors could do anymore, she went home and died about a week later. Her twin sons carried her fragile little body around like a rag doll.

I respected both of them who died. I am lucky to have good people in my life.

~Charlotte

Trendy Trees Landscape

2009-03-27T19:46:00.000-07:00

I actually got the Trendy Trees stamp set from another demonstrator who had an extra set from her class. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did, but I have a customer who loved it in the catalog. So I have seen these clouds on people cards and finally figured out how to do them. I used the stamp a ma jig to place the tree leaves and trunks on the "hill" correctly. The sun is made from the scallop stamp in the Polka Dot Punches Sale a bration catalog.

SALE A BRATION ENDS MARCH 31ST! When you spend $50 in retail you can choose from 4 different stamp sets, a ribbon bundle or a special Designer Series paper pack! Email me, call me, don't miss out on your chance for something FREE!

Hope you enjoy!

~Charlotte

Congrats for Wendy!

2009-03-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

One of me and my husband's dear friends is pregnant with her first baby. I was so excited that I had to make her a congrats card! I used So Saffron CS for the card base, Sale a bration DSP and ribbon, the new Eyelet Border punch from Stampin' Up! The little ducks came from a level 3 hostess set called Goody-Goody Gumdrops.

~ Charlotte

St. Patty's Day Treats

2009-03-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

I am a little late posting these pictures, but I had to share. I made 24 of these goodie bags for my son's kindergarten class. They are filled with chocolate coins. The class is learning about them right now, so it was perfect timing for a treat like this ;)

So Paige is looking adorable in her St. Patty's dress. She didn't want to wear it at first, but I told her that the kids would pinch her if she didn't wear green!

Shamrock Flip Flops

2009-03-11T08:05:00.000-07:00

I saw a post last week on someone else's blog where they made fancy flip flops out of the new butterfly sizzix die. So I thought since St. Patty's is coming up I would make some special flip flops for my little girl. I searched all over town for a clover die and ended up purchasing these adorable foam shamrocks at Micheals. I used my crop o dile to punch holes in the clear straps and put the shamrocks on with Stampin' Up Ice Brads and Stampin' Up gold brads. Then I took some green ribbon and hot glued that on the inside of the strap so the brads wouldn't poke through and hurt my little girl's feet.

I did make another pair with butterflies for myself. I haven't taken photos of those yet. I will post when I have done that. Have a great day! Charlotte

Sorority Tea

2009-03-11T07:58:00.000-07:00

The first pic here is an invite to a social put on by my sorority chapter to another one in town. I used the Bella background with Close to Cocoa ink on So Saffron cardstock. I also used the large tag punch and the medium and small ovals to make the handle on the teacups and saucers.

Val's bday card

2009-02-24T20:17:00.000-08:00

My wonderful friend Valerie had a birthday last week so I had to make her a pink hatter card. I inked up my Stampin'Up! texture plates for the background. I love the effect! Also used the scallop #2 die, and coluzzle circle for this card. I think the stamp set is Hattitude.

~ Charlotte

Shamrock projects for you to do without St. Patty's stampsets

2009-02-24T12:15:00.000-08:00

So here are a few shamrock projects w/out using shamrock stamps.

My card is made with Kiwi Kiss & Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the "clover leaves" with the Sale A Bration Polka Dots heart. I used versamark and white embossing powder. Then popped out those images with the new Full Heart punch. I stamped the 5 petal flower image from the samp stamp set and punched out the middle with the 1/2" circle and adhered it to a build a brad. The lucky definition came from Define Your Life stamp set. I finished it up with the Kiwi Kiss ribbon.

The second project here was a share from another demo. I am planning to make a bunch of these for my son's kindergarten class.

This little bag was made with the Bigz Top Note Die. The stamp set is Love You Much. The coordinating punch I used for the little hearts is called Heart to Heart punch. I also punched out the scallop with our fabulous Scallop punch and used my Crop-o-dile to punch out the scallops. I tied it all together with our organza ribbon in Whisper White.

Have a great day! The weather is warm here, I hope it is nice in your neck of the woods as well.

Charlotte

Cheep Talk with a Good Friend

2009-02-24T11:42:00.000-08:00

I have to give a shout out to my girl Val! She had a workshop for me and we made 7 sets of these adorable projects with the Cheep Talk & Good Friend stamp sets!

The first project is a hanging box. This project originated at Leadership this year. I don't have a downline to qualify to go, but my upline brought the projects back to share with all her girls up here in Colorado Springs. Thanks Kimberly!

The designer paper used in all these projects is Good Morning Sunshine. The birds are from the Onboard So Tweet chipboard kit. There are enough in the package to make 8 of these purses and more! Scroll down to see what other chipboard pieces we used from this kit.

This tweet little card was another project we did. I really love how it turned out. After putting the above box together, we really needed something quick and cute!

The owl below comes from the Onboard So Tweet chipboard. There are also eight of him in the pack. We took our Versamark pads and stamped the scallop stamp from the Polka Dots Sale A Bration set and stamped him all over the owl, then we took our chalk pastels and a q-tip and colored him. The effect is just striking!

On the last card I wanted to do something with the Sale A Bration ribbon and the wonderful Good Morning Sunshine DSP. I really love how this card turned out especially.

I hope you enjoy these projects as much as we did making them on Sunday! Have a great afternoon.

Charlotte :)

What's your sign?

2009-02-15T06:13:00.000-08:00

I went to my upline's meeting last week and we were challenged to bring our own signs to share with other demos what you can make with your wonderful Stampin'Up! products.

My sister-in-law is pregnant with her first baby and they don't know if it is a boy or girl yet, so I decided to try creating a "neutral" looking baby sign for the baby out of the Sale A Bration paper pack and ribbon bundle. I also used the Bigz Scallop #2 die, some Jumbo Eyelets, and the Sizzix Serif Essentials Alphabet.

Valentine's Day was yesterday, so I made my lovely "L-O-V-E" sign with paper from the Candy Lane pack, Bigz Scallop #2, jumbo eyelets, Serif Essentials alpha, and the Bird w/ Leaves & Flower Die that I ran thru my Big Shot with chipboard to make it more durable. I used a half pearl and took a stone from one of the brads in the Pretties kit and used a small glue dot to stick them on the bird. Lastly I applied Irridecent Ice to the bird and scratched some off with my finger and sponged around the bird with Riding Hood Red ink. I really love how it turned out!

~Charlotte

Happy Valentines Day! a little late but worth it...

2009-02-14T21:25:00.000-08:00

My week has been a bit crazy... my hubby had been TDY all week and my DS Tommy was sick with Pink Eye and missed school on Monday & Tuesday. So I got off to a really late start making some goodies for his Kindergarten teacher's gifts at the Valentine party on Thursday. I used a cute little mailbox, found at the Target Dollar Spot for $1. I used some new Stampin' Up Raspberry Tart designer series paper because it is so pretty and Tommy's teacher loves green!

For cardstock on the front of the mailbox I used Rose Red and Kiwi Kiss w/ Whisper White. The tic tac toe image came from the "A Happy Heart" stamp set. The heart on the side of the mail box came from the "Love You Much" stamp set. The pair of birds on one of the cards below also belongs to this set. The #1 on the flag is from "Sporting" stamp set. Tommy thinks his teacher is #1, so I had to incorporate that in my design ;)

All the cards featured are 3x3's. Two are cut in Kiwi Kiss and the other is Cameo Coral. I used Versa Mark and Stampin' Pastels on the flower on the Cameo Coral card along with Raspberry Tart DSP. I think they turned out beautifully. Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day! My sweetheart bought me a purple ipod. I plan to use it alot to keep me moving in my Stamp room.

~Charlotte