Embracing the new In Colors!

This is one of the first cards I made using the new in-colors from Stampin' Up! I love having new colors to play with but I really wish they made them in markers too...I'm sure there's a good reason that they don't' but I've always wished for markers. So, for this card I found a way around that problem.....I wanted the flowers to match the new tangerine orange color so I used my aqua painters and the ink pads to color them! Ever done this? It's easy. You just squeeze your ink pad so some of the ink gets up in the lid and then use the aqua painter to pick it up and paint with it! It's that simple. Then you have the ability to color with any color that you only have an ink pad for and not a coordinating marker! I don't know why I didn't think of that before!! The only thing you have to remember is to use a waterproof ink (SU's basic black works) and a good cardstock so it doesn't ripple when you paint on it!

stamps: Embrace Life, Heard from the heart
ink: tangerine tango, basic black
paper: tangerine tango, kiwi kiss, summer sun
other:eyelets, aqua painters, scallop border punch

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Spooky Treats Class!

I just finished preparing the projects for my spooky treats class this week! (I know, kind of last minute, but I work well under pressure).

We are going to make the following items in the picture:

• Tic Tac treat holder
• Mini box with york peppermint patties
• Test tube with Reeses pieces
• Mummy and Frankie mini Hershey bar wraps
• Mini-Popcorn slider

I'm so excited about Halloween and think these projects turned out super cute!! If you live nearby and want to attend, send me an e-mail!

Meanwhile, I have to vent...my husband and I both love Halloween and already started decorating for it. He put up a really cool graveyard in our front yard with gravestones and a fence with orange lights on it. Well, some disrespectful neighborhood kids went by and knocked it all down! Can you believe that? He was so mad. I just think it is so rude for someone to ruin something that is just for fun like that!! Anyway, it's fixable but just annoying that it had to happen, don't you think?

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So I've been away...

At least away from blogging.

I know I've been terrible lately at keeping you up to date on what I'm working on. I have been stamping occasionally but my day job has been so busy that I've been working late hours and haven't had much chance to keep up with my blog. That said, I'm hoping to have more time in the next few weeks to show you stuff! I have some really cute halloween stuff planned so stay tuned...

meanwhile, for those of you who live near me, here's a couple of reminders...

THIS SATURDAY, September 27th, from 9:30am–2:30pm!
Stampin' & Scrapbooking Garage Sale at my place.

I will have lots of gently used rubber stamps and scrapbooking supplies at great discounted prices. There will be some Stampin' Up! Product, along with other brands of stuff that I just don't use anymore...I've been cleaning out my closets to make room for new stuff!

I do have room for more stuff so If you have stuff you'd like to get rid of, please contact me by Thursday and we can arrange to have it added to my sale (you get credit towards the new catalog if someone purchases your stuff). Call or e-mail me for details.

Don't forget to shop and bring your friends too!
Please bring cash or check only for purchases. Thank you!

AND....

Don't miss my Halloween Spooky Sweets Class!

Thursday, Oct. 2nd. 7-9pm • Cost: $10
RSVP by Monday, Sept.29th

If you like Halloween, you'll LOVE this class! I've got some really cute things planned!! I love making Halloween treats! Come join me to make some spooky treats to give your friends! Includes materials and candy (and my expert instruction, of course!) to make at least 5 spooky treats!

Also, Special Bonus: You will also receive $5 off any order over $30 placed the night of the class!

If you cannot attend, I can make the projects for you, just let me know and pay the class fee.

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a little Irish card...

Here is a cute little Irish card I made for some family traveling to Ireland. I wanted to wish them a safe and fun trip. This stamp is one from my little house mouse collection. I just love these cute little mouse stamps! All the card stock is Stampin' Up and so is the ribbon. Then I used my new SU border punch to make the scallop border and my swiss dots cuttlebug folder to create the background. I was trying to use lots of shades of green and I think it turned out pretty well. For the image I stamped it in basic black and then used my aqua painters and markers to watercolor it. Then I added the sentiment from everyday flexible phrases on a piece of cardstock and punched it out with the tab punch. Hope you like it!

stamps: O lucky Day (by house mouse designs), Everyday Flexible Phrases
inks: Basic Black, various markers
papers: green galore, garden green, glorious green, whisper white, lovely lilac
other: SU ribbon, SU scallop border punch, SU tab punch, cuttlebug embossing folder

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Go Go Beetle Card!

My little sis finally got her drivers license. Since she dresses like a hippie (not to mention the new henna colored hair) and has always wanted a Volkswagen beetle, I thought I'd send her one as a congratulations! I made the car by punching out a few different sized circles from so saffron card stock. I stamped some flowers on them and trimmed them down to half circles to make the body of the car. Then I punched out black and white circles for the wheels and put flower brads in for the hubcaps! To make the road I used the paper piercing template to make holes and then connected them with a white gel marker. I love how this turned out. It's so cute. I also found some ribbon that I had bought a while back in the dollar spot that said "road trip" so I thought that was the perfect touch!

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Friend card...

I haven't had time to play with my new SU stuff yet (I know, can you believe it? I'm hoping to play tonight with it) so meanwhile here's a card I made recently. It uses a stamp from Inkadinkado. If you can't read the sentiment it's really cute. It says "Friends are the chocolate chips in the cookies of life." I got this set on my last order from all that scraps, one of my favorite online shops. I stamped him using black ink on whisper white card stock and colored with SU markers. The scallop shape is a nestabilities die that I ran through my cuttlebug. The flowers are from a mixture I bought at archivers.

I just love how simple and cute this card turned out. Now I just have to decide who to send it to, everyone loves chocolate, right?

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Boat Birthday

Here is a set that I've had for awhile but haven't used a whole lot yet. I thought I'd pull it out to make this birthday card. The set is called Boatloads of Love from Stampin' Up! The boat is stamped in basic black. To watercolor the boat, I scribbled markers onto the plastic lid of the stamp box, then used the aquapainter to pick up the colors and paint in the boat. I used a few different shades of blue and ruby red to color it in. The happy birthday circle is from the Think Happy Thoughts stamp set. I used a coordinating blue button in the middle of the circle. The ribbons and paper colors are now retired since they aren't in the new catalog.

stamps: Boatloads of Love, Think Happy Thoughts
paper: Brocade Blue, whisper white, purely pomegranate, night of Navy
other: ribbons, cuttlebug, circle punches

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