Santa Stick

Here is one of the projects we are making on Monday for Stamp Club. 

These santas are popping up all over on Stampin' Connection and on Splitcoast

so I don't know who the original artist is but these are really cute!

 I put Santa on top of a 1x8 cello bag filled with 2 licorice.

A closer look at his face.  I used the large oval and the extra large oval for face and hat and the ornament punch for his beard.  I also ran his beard through with a texture plate to get the 'swirls'.  The hat is punched from red glitter paper.   For his pom pom I spread a thin layer of Dazzling Details to give it some sparkle.  Can't forget his mustache - it's the bird punch!!

Later today or tomorrow I will be posting our other projects for Monday so stay tuned!

Wrapping Paper

Have you ever needed wrapping paper for a hard-to-wrap item?  Well, it was Grandma's bday and we needed to wrap a wooded snowman and sled.  I decided to try stamping on freezer paper. 

I have to say it worked pretty slick!  That kind of paper is pretty strong so it doesn't rip easily- very important when you have 2 active boys!  

 

I used the stamp set "Creative Elements" and stamped repetitively in a triangular pattern on the paper.

All wrapped up with a bow and card. 

Happy Birthday, Grandma Kae!!

It's Snoopy!

Who doesn't love Snoopy?!

I combined a few ideas for Snoopy that I saw on SU's Stampin' Connection and came up with this little rendition.  My SIL loves Snoopy so I gave her this card.  She had been in the hospital for an entire month!!!   Her story is quite unique.  She had an asthma/allergy attack and lost consciousness before my brother got her to the hospital in Bemidji.  She was airlifted to Fargo and sedated (as in unconscious) for 2 whole weeks before she could breathe on her own.  Very scary for the whole family, but she is fine now, at home and recovering with a new set of prescriptions.

The texture on his roof and on the envelope flap was made with the new and exciting Herringbone embossing folder.

A close up of Snoopy snoozin'.

Can you guess what punch I used for the legs?  The 3 heart punch!

I also sponged the edges with 'Going Gray' for a little dimension.

I needed a special baby boy card for a friend of mine.  I really liked the idea of a sailboat but something was missing.  Then I put a button on it and that was exactly what it needed!

The polka dot embossing folder adds a little texture to the sails and to the envelope flap too!

November Stamp Club

The top photo is a covered lunch bag.

I used the DSP -Spice Cake. It's yummy like the real cake! 

The second photo is the collection of 100 cards that we made for "Operation Write Home" for soldiers to send back to their families.  These went together pretty fast with all of us - I think less than 2 hours.

Here we are.  In the back:  Me, LaReatha and Stephanie, front row: the other Amy, Sharon and Jess.  This is about half of our actual Stamp Club, there were lots of schedule conflicts that night.  But...we still managed to make 100 cards for a very good cause!!

Operation Write Home

In October, our Stamp Club "The Stamping Stampede", will be making a large quantity of greeting cards to send to soldiers.  There is an organization called 'Operation Write Home' that collects cards created by others and sorts and bundles them up to send overseas.  One of our club members suggested that this should be our theme this month.  Soldiers don't always have cards or even writing paper to send letters to loved ones so that's where this group steps in and helps.   What a great idea! 

 Here are a few cards that our group may be making.  I've got a couple more to design but these are a start.  Ideally, I would like a total of 5 simple designs and we can make 10 or 20 of each design for a total of 50 or 100 depending on how ambitious we are!!  These a mostly one layer cards (with a few exceptions) so they come together very quickly.  With a group of 10-12 people, we can make a nice stack to donate!

The top card is made by inking up a clear block for the background and then stamping the birdcage from the "Nature Walk" set.  The second card uses the butterfly from Creative Elements and stamping a second time after inking for the lighter image. 

The above card is also made with the Creative Elements stamp set.  Elegant, but very easy!
The card below just uses the 'thinking of you' sentiment with some punched out flowers using the Boho flower punch and the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  Super simple!

The types of cards most needed by our servicemen and woman are birthday, thinking of you, and thank you.  I'd also like to make a fun card for a child - lots of parents are servicing our country too so their children would love to receive something in the mail from them!

Little Bo Peep!

10 tiny fingers and 10 tiny toes

My nephew and his wife recently had a baby girl and I wanted to make a special card for them.  When I saw a card similar to this in the catalog I knew I wanted to add ruffles!!  So I used the Nursery Times stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the perfect polka dot embossing folder.  I colored it in with my new crayons from the catalog and blended the colors with a blender pen.  The crayons are very smooooth to work with.  I'm going to have to do more projects with them!

This picture looks 'peach' but the color is really 'Pretty in Pink' like the top picture.  The sentiment used (10 fingers and 10 toes) is from the Sweetly Said stamp set.  Notice the embossing folder was used on the envelope as well as another ruffle.  It's totally girly girly!

August Club Projects

This month all our Club projects feature in-colors. We are making "Thinking of You" cards/items. This scalloped envelope is in Poppy Parade CS and the flower is from the Creative Elements stamp set. Notice the tiny clothes pin? They are in the new catalog!

Inside the envelope is a matching card. (sorry I don't have a picture of it)

This card is a new size for our group. It's a 3x6 card stamped in Calypso Coral with the matching ruffled ribbon. I used the stamp set 'Faith and Hope' which is retiring at the end of this month. For every Faith and Hope stamp set sold SU will donate $2 to the American Cancer Society.

A close up so you can see the frame that's made with the Big Shot and the mini frames embossing folder. I stamped and layered a large oval punched out piece of cardstock and placed it in the center of the frame.

The 3x6 card and matching envelope. The butterfly is cut out and mounted with a dimensional. I put a couple of rhinestones on it for bling too!