Season of Friendship

Today I put together another boxed notecard set, this time using Stampin' Up!'s Season of Friendship stamp set.

Here is a detail shot of all of the cards included in the $15 set:

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Season of Friendship
Inks: Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Encore! Silver, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Certainly Celery, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum
Papers: Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Really Rust, Summer Sun, Rose Red, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Heart to Heart Punch, Dashes Dots & Checks Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Liquid Glue

As a sort of afterthought (silly me, cutting the box for the cards the wrong size on the first try) I decided to make a cute little gift box.

Box Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Too Terrific Tags
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Papers: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Autumn Vine DSP
Accessories: Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, Hemp Twine, Sticky Strip

Haunting Halloween Gift Card Set

Sometime in the next few months there will be a of craft fair on base.  In addition to promoting my photography I also sell papercraft cards and goodies. This time I decided to make a few boxed sets of notecards.  This is my first completed set:

Isn't it cute? Each set contains four cards and envelopes and costs $15. (Cards are usually $5 each so by buying a set you get one free!) Here are closeups of each card:

On the outside of each card the greeting is "Witching you" and on the inside they say "a haunting Halloween!"

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Haunting Halloween, Tags So Much (for gift tag on the twine)
Inks: StazOn Black, VersaMark, Stampin' Write Markers
Papers: Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories: Dashes Dots & Checks Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Earth Elements (Pumpkin Pie) Brads, All Night Media Clear Embossing Powder, Marvy Heat Tool, Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Hemp Twine

If you are interested in purchasing this set or having a set custom made for you just email me at anglouise@gmail.com.

More Thanks

I've slowly been chipping away at making thank you notes for those who gave me graduation gifts.  I know that my party was almost a couple of months ago now and that the thank you cards are sorely late, but better late than never, right?  I hope so, anyway!

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Friends 24-7, Define Your Life
Papers: Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Rose Red
Inks: Rose Red, VersaMark, Stampin' Pastels
Accessories: cotton balls to apply the pastels to the Versamark background

The card below was inspired by the Paper Pal Arts Simple Sketch Challenge PPA2.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up! except where otherwise noted)
Stamps: Friends 24-7, Wonderful Words (retired)
Papers: Sage Shadow, Chocolate chip, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Pastels
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Martha Stewart Ribbon

Simple Thanks

The other day I came across a cute idea on A Latte Stampin, one of the craft blogs that I regularly peruse. I had to try using Circle Circus and my new paper piercing tool and mat pack to make the adorable flowers.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Circle Circus, Short & Sweet
Papers: Old Olive, Summer Sun, Very Vanilla
Inks: Summer Sun
Accessories: Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

I really like how it turned out!

Workshop Projects

Last week I held a workshop for a close friend friend who is moving soon. I worked with her to put together projects that fit her style and showcased some of her favorite products and techniques.

The first project, the make-and-take for the evening, was a cute bookmark using the Under the Stars stamp set.  I got the idea for the "bite" by flipping through galleries on Split Coast Stampers.

Bookmark Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Under the Stars, Skeeters Wheel
Papers: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Versamark, Stampin' Pastels, Blender Pens
Accessories: Stampin' Around Wheel Handle, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Crop-a-dile

The second project that I demonstrated was a scrapbook page that I sized 8x10 so it can either be pasted onto a 12x12 page for a book OR framed in a standard size frame.

Scrapbook Page Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Define Your Life
Papers: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Very Vanilla
Inks: Perfect Plum
Accessories: 5-Petal Punch, Rich Regals Brads, Photo Corners Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, 1/16" Circle Punch

The final project I demonstrated was a very cute card.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Just Jawing
Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Garden Green
Inks: Basic Black, Stampin' Write Markers

Aren't these fun?  If you would like me to host a workshop for you I will personalize it to your taste.  I had a lot of fun using these sets (borrowed Just Jawing & Under the Stars, not my usual style) but I came up with projects that I really enjoyed and more importantly the workshop hostess enjoyed sharing with her friends.

August Stampin' Up! Promotions

Stampin' Up! has some great promotions this month and I want to make sure YOU know about them!

• From August 1–31, get a FREE package of Designer buttons—a $7.95 value—when you spend $35 on stamp sets in the Growing Up section of the catalog or my Online Store.

• Track your children's growth with the limited-time Décor Elements^™ Growth Chart, now on sale for just $24.95. But hurry—it's only available through September 30!

• Country Living Summer Cookout Kit - 40% Off! The Country Living Summer Cookout Kit gives you everything you need to hold a fantastic summer party, including: Creative invitations, Fun food wrappers, Customizable coasters, And more! Now only $14.95 (refill $9.95), the Country Living Summer Cookout Kit will ensure your summer party is a hit. Available through August 31, or while supplies last.

• Have Fun Doing What You Love! From July 15–August 31, you can join the Stampin' Up! family for as little as $85 with the Mini Starter Kit. Have fun helping friends and family create exciting projects, while earning free products and even a little extra cash!