Happy Thursday blogger friends

Thanks to my fellow demonstrator friend , Karen Reid this is the card that we CASED for the stamp class today. 

               I really love the color and the crisp look of this card, thanks, Karen for such a neat card.

This is the same layout but used the Quint-Essential Flower stamp instead of the Just Thinking stamp. Such a fun card to do.

Also love the simplicity of this sympathy card. Used Thoughts & Prayers stamp.  The clouds were made from a template that I made using the large scallop die with the Big Shot and the 1 3/4 " scallop punch.  Used Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party ink for the clouds and Early Espresso for the tree.  The designer paper was from Print Poetry.  It was finished with Crumb Cake taffeta  ribbon.  Hope you enjoyed our cards.  Happy Stamping!

2nd card from Wednesday's class

This card was CASED from a make & take we did at the Denver Regional last September.
This set wasn't a favorite of mine till we did the card.  The gals liked doing the card but thought the clock was a little difficult. Both envelopes are displayed beneath the cards.  Hope you like them.  More to come. . .   Happy Stamping!

Happy Staurday, blogger friends

"By the Tide"  This was  one of the cards done at last Wednesday's class.  This card was CASED from a video on StampinConnection done by Lisa Curcio. Coordinating envelope is below. We used Crumb cake CS, Night of Navy ink. The whisper white Cs was brayered using Marina Mist for the background for the stamps. This will make a great masculine birthday card.

Happy Thursday, blogger friends

Lois and Carolyn busy working at class last evening.  The "treat boxes" were from a template made from the Simply Sent Hello  SAB catalog.  A great template for using regular SU cardstock and DSP.

Lois is a new stamper( this is her 2nd time). Didn't she do a great job with this little box? . . . She didn't think that she was creative but delighted with her finished projects. Below is Carolyn with her projects.  Check back and see the cards that they also made. 

Playing "Catch Up"

It seems like the time is getting away from me. . .  Here's a birthday card that I did for a friend.  Liked using the clear blocks and stamping an image over them.  This one I cut out the block images and attached them to the card with dimensionals.  The silver glimmer oval was from another card that I had done.  Thought that it might make the Happy Birthday pop out more along with the pool party oval behind it.
Used Pool party card stock with the Lacy Brocade embossing folder on whisper white card stock and pool party ink over  it. Very simple but elegant.   Our weather in Arizona has given me the gardening "bug" and for the first time in many years I have decided to plant two little flower gardens.  We had our soil tested and found out what nutrients were missing and added a bunch to the soil.  Maybe they will thrive.  A "green thumb" I do not have.(lol)  More stamping to do today.  Check back tomorrow for some of the results...
I want to be sure and place an order with StampinUp today  because they are offering FREE SHIPPING today, tomorrow and Monday- WHAT A GREAT DEAL.   Be sure to check out my Web site. . . http://Barbarasstampstuff.stampinup.net    In the meantime, Happy  Stamping!

Template from SAB Simply Sent Happy Hello

This is a single small box that I made using the SAB Simply Sent Happy Hello cards. I saw this on Laura Haffke's video on StampinConnection.  I wanted to make a template of the card so that I would have the pattern for making the box and more cards with the same shape so that I would have it after SAB was over.  Below is the picture of the pattern.

You can make the box using regular cardstock.  Cut a 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock in half at 5 1/2".  Score  on the long side at 4 1/4" , 3 3/4",4 3/4" . Turn and score on the short side at 1" on each side.  Cut at 3 3/4" and 4 3/4" up to the score line.
Fold in half at 4 1/4" and using an extra large Oval punch, punch 1 hole at the top of your box and then punch the opposite hole for your handle.  The cardstock is too thick to punch them at the same time.  Apply sticky strip on the part that will be the front of the box.(2  pieces on each side) Remove pieces of sticky strip from the front sides of the box and fold in the back sides first, then the small middle and finally the front sides.  Before folding the box together and cutting the oval pice out, turn it over and cut the designer paper 5"x 3".  The oval piece that you cut out will be the "tag" with the stamped image on it. 

Happy Good Friday,blogger friends

This is my version of the new "POP 'N' CUTS die for the dress form/table for the very versatile Big Shot.  This card was an inspiration from fellow card swapper, Phyllis Strickland.  I chose the Wisteria because it is the favorite color of  our granddaughter.  Below is the inside of the card.

Thanks to my friend, Kendra, I was able to rotate this picture so that you didn't have to "twist your neck to see it"  I decided to put a "mirror" behind the dress using velllum and the silver glimmer paper and using the Oval framelits to cut it out.  The Happy Birthday is from the Perfectly Penned stamp set  stamped in Wisteria Wonder.  The DSP is Twitterpated. I have tended to use some of that paper but not all of it and really like the striped and basic gray paper.  I think that these dies are going to get used a lot.  How do you like the card?  More coming-. . . be sure to check back.  Happy Stamping!