April Club Projects

At our last club meeting in April, we created projects using a Stampin' Up! Sneak Peek and items that were in the Occasions mini and are no longer available! So please forgive me for posting these items a little late!

The first card is the sneak peek! You could purchase this stamp set and DSP with a qualifying order or earn free with a qualifying workshop. These will be available again in July as they are from the new catalog that goes into effect on July 1! I also used the In Stitches wheel that was in the mini. I cut the wheel apart so that I could put the stitching marks where I wanted and I can use one set of stitches at a time!

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: In Stitches, Four Frames, Hello Again

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze

Cardstock: River Rock, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White

Accessories: Final Press embossing folder, Decorative label punch, Paisley Petals DSP

This next card combined two of my favorite stamps from the mini, Eat Chocolate and Create a Cupcake! I also took inspiration from a Stampin' Success magazine. This is a magazine that only Stampin' Up! Demonstrators receive once a month. It's full of great ideas! I always enjoy reading it each month.

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Eat Chocolate

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Real Red, Whisper White, Glimmer paper

Ink: Real Red, Early Espresso

Accessories: 1 3/8" circle punch, Designer Label punch, Build a Cupcake punch,

 Pinking Heart border punch, Whisper White Satin ribbon, dimensional

I LOVE this card! We did some embossing resist on it. My ladies loved the buttons and punches matched! Pretty cool that we were able to add color to the button!

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Easter Blossoms

Ink: Crumb Cake, Versa Mark

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Springtime Vintage DSP, Clear embossing powder, Chantilly crochet trim, linen

thread, Bitty Buttons, Itty Bitty Shapes punch, scallop border punch, pearls, sponge

The last project we did was a carrot pouch. This uses the Petal Cone die from Stampin' Up! There are so many uses for this die. It's a ton of fun to use it! What can you come up with?

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Forest Friends, Sanded

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Garden Green, Basic Black

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Garden Green, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle

punch, Petal cone die, sponges, dimensional

Happy Stampin'!

Shelley

Create a Cupcake

I was just playing around with my Create a Cupcake stamp set and Build a Cupcake punch. This is a pretty simple card but I like the "feel" of it! I'm not sure of the polka dots on the Chocolate Chip and the Pretty in Pink. Abi picked out the colors again! Gotta love having my own "Color Coach" living with me!

Stamps: Create a Cupcake

Ink: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Accessories: Build a Cupcake punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, perfect polka dot embossing folder, sponge

Happy Stampin'!

Shelley

February Club Projects--Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes!

We had our club meeting tonight! Look at that! I'm posting the same night that the goodies were created! Amazing!!

This first project was a little bonus project that I wanted to create with my ladies. I knew that they would enjoy it. We used the Petal Card punch to create this little box. Sorry the picture is blurry. I really had a hard time getting  a descent shot of this little cutie!

Stamps: Create a Cupcake

Ink: Perfect Plum, Not Quite Navy

Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Rose Red

Accessories: Build a Cupcake punch, Petal card punch, dimensional

This next project has been all over the blog circuit! It's so cute! My ladies enjoyed this project but it was agreed that none of us would make too many of them! Too much sewing for a group that doesn't sew! That being said, they were still happy that I showed them how to do it!

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pretty in Pink stripped ribbon, Vanilla Grosgrain ribbon, Jumbo

 brads, 2 1/2" circle punch, Perfect Setting die

I found this GREAT card on Lyssa's blog and had to share it with my ladies! I did change the colors that Lyssa was using to the blues so that this could be used as a little boy's card or a little girls or even older! Everyone in my club LOVED this card!



Stamps: Eat Chocolate

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop oval punch, Large oval punch, Scallop Circle die, Brights DSP, Glimmer paper,

Scallop Trim border punch, 1" circle punch, Crystal Effects, dimensionals

This last card was lots of fun to create! I knew that I wanted to use this stamp set, so I showed it to Abi and she went and got these colors. I was a little shocked at first as I wasn't sure how to use them and I know that I would have never put them together. Well I stared at them for quite a while, I searched the internet for a similar color combo, then I searched the stamp set for a layout! By this time I had wasted several hours of precious stamping time and was pretty frustrated with myself! I decided to just start creating and see what happened. I am really happy with the way it turned out! I think I might even use these colors again!

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Music Notes

Ink: Stazon Black, Perfect Plum, Not Quite Navy, Rose Red

Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Not Quite Navy, Rose Red, Whipser White

Accessories: Aquapainters, sponges, Finial press embossing folder, Rose Red

seam binding, 2-way glue, Dazzling Diamonds

Happy Stampin'!

Shelley

Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration swaps!

In December I participated in a swap for the Occasions mini and Sale-a-bration stamp sets. These are the cards that I did for that swap!

The first one is pretty plain. I sponged the Soft Suede base as well as the Regal Rose layer. The best part of this card is that I got to use the brand new Create a Cupcake stamp set and the coordinating punch, Build a Cupcake! LOVE IT!

Stamps: Create a Cupcake

Ink: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Pacific Point

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Pacific Point, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Accessories: Build a Cupcake punch, whisper white grosgrain ribbon, Perfect

Polkadots embossing folder, dimensionals

Here's my swap for Punch Bunch. My oldest daughter, Abi picked out the color combos for all 3 cards. I just love pink and brown together!

Stamps: Punch Bunch

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Finial Press embossing folder, Early

Espresso marker, Whisper White satin ribbon, dimensional

This last card was for the new jumbo wheel, In Stitches. This is a really cool wheel. I have been wanting a stamp set that has stitching markings on it. When I first saw the wheel, I was really disappointed. I wanted a stamp set! Then it dawned on me. I could cut the rubber off the wheel and then cut the stitching markers so that they are separate! And guess what, I now have my stamp set! I just use a little adhesive to put it onto one of my clear blocks and then I can stamp with it! The best part, I got a  6 piece stamp set for only $8.50! Gotta love that! 

Stamps: In Stitches, Butterfly Prints

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black

Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi

Accessories:  Butterfly punch, Basic Black grosgrain ribbon, twine, rhinestones, dimensional

Now you need to go find a swap and sign up! Go create something fabulous and share it with others!

Happy Stampin'!

Shelley