Another Easy Peasy Card!!

Ok, after yesterday, now I am on a kick to crank out some more Christmas cards with ease! I pump up the Christmas Carols on my i-pod and... voila... just the fuel I need to create! Love it!

This is one I came up with over the weekend. I love the elegant design of the stamp and love that fact that this image is so beautiful on its own, you don't need a lot of "stuff" on the card to send a powerful message!

This card was super duper simple - stamp the nativity using Adirondack Denim Ink - trim 1/4" around edge, edge with silver leafing pen and then mat onto navy cardstock. Use a denim blue cardstock base, attach your nativity piece and then, using a Quickie Glue pen add the die cut corner image (Cuttlebug Vintage Die). After my card was together, I did add a hot fix rhinestone for my star. The inside was done by matting a piece of white card stock that measured 4 by 5-1/4" on the inside.

Here's a peek at the sentiment.....
And... this is how many you can make in an hour!

That's it my friends... another easy peasy Christmas card... just in case you needed some last minute inspiration! ;-) I should mention, this card qualifies for Penny's Paper Challenges! The challenge this go round was "Christmas Stars" -- well I think my little rhinestone bling over the nativity qualifies! :-) Click HERE to check out the challenge! It runs until December 23rd!








Stamps: Inkadinkado (Nativity), Stampabilities(sentiment)
Paper: Bazzill, Flourishes Classic White
Ink: Adirondack Denim
Extras: 3mm hot fix rhinestones, Pilot silver leafing pen
Dies: Cuttlebug Vintage Dies (corner die)

Thanks for stopping by!

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Coaster book creation!

As I was surfing a while back, I came across this cute little coaster book with directions on how to do it! I saw it on Amy Celona's site - click HERE to see her take on it! I just picked up some new Penny Black Stickers and thought this would be perfect! So, away I went! I know Amy used a couple pieces of paper to make her accordion folds. I was lucky. I had a long strip and was able to just do it without attaching pieces together. I think when I started, my piece was 8-1/2 by 17. I got it at my LSS!
I cut my paper 1/4" shorter than my actual coaster so that it wouldn't overlap and then scored 1/4" less as well so that my "folded squares" were 3-3/4" square. I created the "pockets" with just a piece of paper folded in half. The measurement was 3-1/2" by 3-3/4" and then folded in on the 3-1/2" side. The rest is just embellishment!

So, what would someone use this for??? I have no idea! I just thought it was fun to make! I put the "memories" tag (Impression Obsession sentiments) on because I thought of two things - first, stuffing a picture inside OR creating a birthday list for each month and stuffing that inside. I thought, as a gift for a friend, you could stuff a photo of the two of you and you could stuff a gift card and message in the second pocket -- Ok, I'll stop now! I know you guys are creative people. You can come up with something!! If you make it, let me know!

Here's a look at the inside close up! One of the butterflies was cut out and mounted on card stock so that I could "pop it up" with foam tape. The flourishy stamp is from Inkadinkado!


The "postage" stamps were also mounted and popped up with foam tape.
I should mention-- if you are in the Billings area-- this is one of the projects we will be making at stamp camp! So, if you haven't signed up yet - give Mary a call! We are going to have a blast with the MOST PROJECTS ever created at a stamp camp! at least 10 cards and this project! WOW! Like I said, call Mary at Stampressions!!

Before I go, I wanted to say thanks for all the fun comments you left on yesterday's post about my daughter -- it truly warmed my heart and made Mother's Day even better!! You guys are the best!!

"No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunshine, mix good cheer with friends, enjoy it and bless God for it. You are only sure of today. Do not let yourself be cheated out of it."~Author Unknown

A tisket a tasket......A May Day Basket

Happy Monday!
I wanted to share the other project I headed up at my LSS this past Saturday. If you saw yesterday's card, this one was designed to match it!

I have to start by saying -- I did NOT come up with this idea! I actually found it on Deena's blog A Necessary Creativity. Click HERE to see her tutorial! Her basket is darling! I know this was a SCS Technique Challenge but you gotta give Deena credit for the great tutorial! If you want to see more inspiration from the SCS gallery - click HERE

In a nutshell, what you do is start with an envelope! I used a larger 5 by 7" one. You're supposed to use the tag punch on both sides to create the handle, but I didn't have one, so I used a large rectangle punch - if you check out the tutorial, this will all make sense! I covered by envie with scallops and decorative paper (Lasting Impression) and then added some fun with the Inkadinkado stamps! It's a fun creation for those times when you just want to give a "little something!"

Have a great day!

Egg-stra Special Tin!

With Easter fast approaching, my LSS decided to do a make and take this weekend and this is the project we are going to do!!!


Altoid tins have been all the rage for a while now and, well, I hate to admit it, I've never done one before! These little stamps are from Inkadinkado! That little chick is so stinkin' cute! I used my Marvy Mega oval and scallop punch for the punched pieced and watercolored the chick with watercolor pencils (after stamping in permanent black ink). To attach my ribbon, I used the small slot punch from Stampin' Up to make the hole to run my ribbon through.


On the inside......


I stamped a whole bunch of eggs also from Inkadinkado all over a page of sticker paper. I colored them with markers and then punched then out using a 1" circle punch so they would fit over top my Reeses mini peanut butter cups. The Happy Easter was stamped using black ink onto the oval for the inside of the tin. It might look a bit sparkly because I went over it with my clear Copic Spica pen. I think that's it! The paper is Lasting Impressions! Should be fun to make these little tins this weekend! Stop by Stampressions if you're in the Billings-area Saturday morning!!


Hope you're having a fab week!

You Know You're In Trouble When......

This isn't a Jeff Foxworthy joke... You know you're in trouble WHEN Christmas decorations start sprouting up and you have no where near enough Christmas cards to send. This is where you plug your ears to prevent hearing me scream.

Ok, it's safe now.


I managed to create this little simple snow guy during my 4-year-old's nap today! It was a quick card that, if need be, could be made en masse - in a hurry. The snow guy is from a clear set from Inkadinkado. I stamped him using a black Versafine ink pad. I had no idea until recently that you could use this ink on clear stamps. It creates an awesome permanent image that works really well for coloring with clear stamps. Ancient page is my fave for red rubber but we all know what happens when that ink touches polymer---NOT GOOD! I colored the snow guy with watercolor pencils, added some pizazz with my new Copic Spica Glitter Pens on his buttons and hat(totally cool pens that are by far the best glitter pens my hands have ever touched! I wish you could see the sparkle--it didn't photograph well!). I matted the snow guy on red card stock, added some bling and a bow and voila... nearly done! The card was accented with the snowflake in this set by stamping it with Versamark ink.

Yeah! Only a few dozen more to go! Egg Nog anyone?

Just in CASE you wondered!!!

Ok, this is a story about a CASE-ing project gone awry. I have loved a card that my stampin' sister Penny did a while back and thought I would try to recreate it in my own little way. You can check out Penny's card here! If you click on the link, you can see why I would want to create something like this! If you look at my card, you can see how my A.D.D. brain works. If you don't see my train of thought with this one, don't worry, I don't even understand my train of thought most of the time!



Since I didn't want to emboss, I pulled out my Brilliance ink pads in Sky Blue and Platinum Planet and stamped all the snowflakes (Inkdadinkado) all over the light blue mat. After I stamped it, I thought, Ok, that didn't look like Penny's. It's actually kind of ugly. What now? I thought, maybe if I stamp that little snowflake, punch it out and add some bling, maybe that will be better. Should I mat it on the snowflake mat piece? NO! ICK! ERASE! EJECT! Ok. What now? I thought, Maybe I should punch out another larger circle from the stamped snowflake piece and mat this little snowflake on top? When I tried that, it was terrible--BUT-- out of the corner of my eye, I spotted that mat piece again and said, Hhhhmmmm. What if? Ok, now you can probably follow the card from here! Aren't happy accidents grand? Although, many of you reading this probably never have happy accidents. Your creations are done with purpose and beauty 100% of the time. Right? :-)

Off for now... Happy Monday!

Silent Night

This card is one of my recent favorites because I love the look and you can create it pretty much in 10 minutes tops. I stamped the Silent Night scene (clear set from Inkadinkado) in Versamagic black. Then, I used colored pencils to add some color to the trees and add "snow" to the ground. The star was colored in with a Gelly Roll Sparkle Pen. I matted the Silent Night piece on a burgundy colored piece of card stock and again on a gold piece. Added a gold wired ribbon and.... DONE!

HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR WEEKEND. I'm off to buy my niece a birthday present!

Reindeer Games

My mom is in town for a visit and today we decided to do a little stamping. We used the same stamp and started with the same basic elements --- but at the last minute chose to take the card in mildly different directions. Here's my version! You can see what she did by checking out the new blog we created for her at The Rubber Maid.

I stamped the reindeer with permanent ink, colored with watercolor pencils, used a holly stamp as a background with Versamark ink on the green piece and then added another holly accent with colored pencil and a bow! I think he turned out kind of cute! While my mom's card and mine are similar, they aren't exactly the same! The good news is, I got to add another card to my finished Christmas card pile! Only 30 more to go!

Until tomorrow!