Birthday Tae Kwon Do Style

Hi Stampers! I know it is late in the day, but I had some errands to run this morning and a few other things to take care of before I could find the time to sit down and stamp a little. The card above is made for our Tae Kwon Do Instructor to send out to his students for their birthday. (I have been making these for him for a few months now) He wanted a birthday card, but also wanted it to relate to the sport he teaches and loves so much. I searched and searched for any kind of martial arts stamps. There is a VERY LIMITED supply out there. The main image is from Close to My Heart. As soon as I saw that set I knew I had to have it. I plan on using it to make some scrapbook pages for both of the boys. I have so many pictures of all their belt testings, tournaments and other milestones that they have endured. I tried to make the cards so he could send them out to everyone. (young & older students) I changed the color of the belts too so each color belt was represented. (and hair color too) I am sure his students will be thrilled to receive one of these in the mail for their birthday

Happy Stamping~

Stamp set: Bamboo, A Little Birthday Cheer, Just for Kicks (CTMH)

Ink: Basic Black, WW

Card stock: Basic Black, WW, Red Pre-made cards (Target)

Other: Stampin' Write Markers

Finally time to stamp!!!

These past few weeks have been crazy busy. I feel so unorganized lately. I have been actively looking for a new job and have been interviewing, but nothing right has come my way. You would think with being home all day I would have tons of time to stamp and create right? Ha! Today was the first time in over a week that I actually inked up a stamp and played a little. I think somewhere between all the interviews, the Tae Kwon Do fundraising events and DH's company picnic I lost my mojo. *sighs* I am hoping that I now have it back. I really enjoyed making the 2 cards I did this morning. Both cards were made using a very similar layout and the stamp set Just Celebrate from the Occasions Mini catalog. I love the images from this set so much. If you are looking for a set that has everything - this is the one to get. The images are so cute and what's even better is the stamps are die cut so no need to cut the images yourself. You just pop them out of the rubber, peel the back off and stick on your wood block. It's easy - peasy!!

The first card is done using a technique that Dawn Griffith featured on her blog last week. Her blog always has the cutest card ideas and she also has some wonderful video tutorials for those of you who are visual learners. The card is made using the "Chalk Line" technique. When I saw this on Dawn's blog I knew I had to try it. I have not used my Stampin' Pastels in forever and it probably took me twice as long to locate them as it did for me to actually make this card. This technique is so much fun and gives a great result. To make a card using this technique you will need: stamps, black ink, Stampin' Pastels, cotton balls, a ruler and a pencil with a good eraser on it. Be sure to check out Dawn's video tutorial HERE. If you try this technique on your own leave me a comment with a link to your card on this post.


The second card I made is rather "dimensional". I stamped the cute owl image 3 times on whisper white card stock. I colored them all using my Stampin' Write Markers and mounted one on to only orange card stock. Then I cut the owl's body out without her wings and mounted this layer on top of the first image using dimensionals. With the third image I only cut out the very center on the image with her ruffles and mounted this on the 2nd layered image with dimensionals. I then added some Star Dust Stickles to her ruffles to give her some bling. I love how it looks like she is popping right off the page.

Happy Stamping~

Stamp set: Just Celebrate, Sprinkles, All Holidays
Ink: Basic Black, Close to Cocoa
Card stock: Close to Cocoa, Only Orange, WW, Summer Picnic DSP
Other: Stampin' Write Markers, Cotton Balls, Ruler, Pencil with Eraser, White Gel Pen, 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad, dimensionals, Star Dust Stickles, Stampin' Pastels

Happiness Doodle

Isn't this card so spring looking? I love how it turned out. This card features the set "Doodle That" (page 94 in the Spring-Summer Collection Catalog). I love how the images of this set look like they have been hand drawn or "doodled". This card is very simple, yet looks so gorgeous. I have been missing last year's In Colors - especially Cool Caribbean, so I pulled out some of my coveted Cool Caribbean paper and my homemade Cool Caribbean Marker for this card. I first stamped the swirl image randomly on the strip of Cool Caribbean with Whisper White Craft ink. Then to add some dimension and to make it "pop" more I took my marker and added "doodle dots" along the swirls. This piece was added to the Certain Celery card base. The main image was stamped in basic black classic ink and then colored in using markers and blender pens. It was then placed on a piece of basic black card stock before being adhered to the card base. The final step was stamping "happiness" in basic black to the lower right hand corner. Hope everyone is off to a wonderful week.

Happy Stamping~

Stamp set: Doodle That, Warm Words
Ink: Basic Black, Whisper White
Card stock: Certain Celery, Cool Caribbean, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other: blender pens, markers

New Blog Candy Winner

Wow! Where did the weekend go? I hope everyone else has as wonderful a weekend as I did. :0). This was the first weekend in a long time that we spent the entire weekend together as a family - having fun! In fact, I was having so much fun that I didn't even bother logging on to the computer. Sorry!
Well......since the last winner of the Blog Candy did not contact me with her information I printed out all the other comments and had my son draw one out of his hat. And now....the winner of THIS blog candy is.....*drum roll*...........Lourin! YEAH!!!!! Lourin let me know where you would like your goodies sent and I will get them out to you. BTW...now you have an excuse to buy a Cuttlebug!!! *wink*
Just a reminder that when I have 3500 hits on my blog I will have another fabulous giveaway!

Mother's Day Gifts

I know I have been a very bad blogger lately. I have been super busy and just have not had time to take pictures of some of the things I have been working on. I have also been busy getting ready for my class that I am having this weekend at the house. BTW- the class is full but if you are interested I am taking names and if there is enough interest I will have another one.

I have a confession to make. I am addicted to making that adorable box I showed you in THIS post. I have been making them like crazy. I made one for my mom, mother-in-law & several other relatives for Mother's Day. Each one is unique and has 4 cards and matching envelopes inside which coordinate with the box. I am hoping that everyone loves them as much as I do. This picture is one of the boxes I made and sent up to WI. I got to play a bit with my new stamp set She's All That. I love the images in this set. They make card making so quick and easy. I used the remaining DSP scraps I had left over from making the box when making the cards. I kept the color combination simple too. The colors are Certain Celery, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White. They turned out so fresh and springy looking. (Sorry I know the photo is kind of dark and doesn't really show how bright they are)

I am still waiting for Beth Redding to send me an email to confirm her blog candy. If she does not respond by Saturday May 10th I will draw another name. Beth....if you're out there..email me your information so I can send you out the goodies you won!!!

Happy Stamping~

Stamp Set: She's All That, Sprinkles

Ink: Certain Celery

Card stock: Certain Celery, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, Retired DSP

Other: 5/8" Certain celery Grosgrain ribbon, Apricot Appeal Grosgrain ribbon, Crop-a-dile, Jumbo Eyelets, White Gel Pen, Slit Punch, Sticky Strip, Twine, Certain Celery Brads

Blog Candy Winner!!!

I used Random Integer Generator to select which # post won the fantastic Blog Candy I posted earlier in the week. The winner is.....* drum roll please...*

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:4
Timestamp: 2008-05-03 01:03:35 UTC

Beth Redding said...
Wow! What a wonderful and generous amount of blog candy! My favorite set at this particular moment (as it changes all the time) is Garden Whimsy :)Blessings,Beth

Beth please email me your address and I will get your goodies mailed out to you next week. I too love the Garden Whimsy set, but right now I have to say that Baroque Motifs is my ultimate favorite set out of the catalog. (ask me tomorrow and I may have a different one though!!! *lol*)Thanks to everyone who played. More Blog Candy will be coming soon so keep checking back! *wink*

Happy Stamping~

Card Organizer & Card Assortment Class

New Stamping Class now available! I have been working on this project for a few days now and just completed it. I think it turned out so adorable. I know it is short notice, but I really think this would make a really great Mother's Day gift or birthday gift for someone. I will be holding the class at my home on Saturday May 10th, 2008 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm. I am offering several options for this class depending on your needs. Space will be limited and reservations and payment will need to be to me by noon on Monday May 5th. I will not be able to take any requests for the actual class after that time due to having to order supplies & prep time for this class. Contact me for more information or visit my Stampin' Up! website.

This is a close up picture of the card organizer. It will hold 8 cards ( 6-1/2" x 5") and envelopes inside. Isn't it just adorable??? The class will include enough supplies to create this cute organizer and 2 of each of the cards posted below. The idea for the box came from another demo - Dannie Graves. She has an informative how-to video on how she created this box on her blog.

Class Option #1 includes: All pre-cut card stock and designer series paper, Stampin' Write Markers (Real Red, Only Orange, Garden Green), and embellishments to create a custom card organizer and 8 cards to go inside. Cost: $25 ($22 for Stampin' Club Members)

Class Option #2 includes: All pre-cut card stock and designer series paper and embellishments to create your own custom card organizer and 8 cards to go inside. This option does NOT include markers. Cost: $18 ($15 for Stampin' Club Members)

Class Option #3 includes: All pre-cut card stock and designer series paper, all images pre-stamped , and embellishments to create your own custom card organizer and 8 cards to go inside. Step by step directions on assembly will also be included. This is a class by mail option for those who will not be able to attend. Cost: $23 ($20 for Stampin' Club Members)

Happy Stamping~

Stamp set: Tart & Tangy, So Many Scallops, Absolutely Fabulous, Wonderful Words, All Holidays

Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue

Card stock: Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White, Summer Picnic DSP

Other: White Gel Pen, Scallop Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Stampin' Write markers (Real Red, Only Orange, Garden Green), Mat Pack & Paper Piercer, Wild Wasabi Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Certain Celery5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Soft Subtle Brads, Jumbo Eyelets, Velcro Dots, Twine