Gift ideas

June Stamp Camp!

For this month's stamp camp, I am doing a Thoroughly Modern Design…..I am using the Thoroughly Modern paper theme to create an adorable box and 4 cards to go inside. I got the box design from Julie Ramos about a year or so ago and finally decided to try it. It came out so cute.

This is the side view of the box. I used a flower theme also so every project has flowers on it. I love the pretties kit flowers and I am so bummed they are retiring. We are getting new flowers though so I am sure I will love them just as much. The box holds all 4 cards plus envelopes (2 on each side).

Here is the whole thing……the box plus the 4 cards. If you are local to the Chesapeake/ VA Beach area. you are welcome to come. Click on my calendar at the top of my blog to check out the class schedule.

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Great Father’s Day card

My friend Lorrie made this cute Father's Day card for a swap I participated in recently. It is so cute. I am sure there is a pattern somewhere but I don't know where so if any of you find one let me know and I will add it to this post.

Here is what it looks like when you open the vest part up.

Then if you flip the shirt part up, there is a little cello bag attached inside to hold a gift card! How cute is that? It is so much cuter in person. I wish you could see it!

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Featured Demo of the month Part 1

Each month I feature one of my fabulous downline as the demo of the month. It is a way for me to show off their hard work and get them to go out of the box with their stamping ideas too.

This month I am showcasing Liz Velazquez. Liz is a super talented demonstrator and I can't wait to show you some of the cool projects she made for me!

This first project is a cute box she covered with our designer paper and then decorated with flowers.

Inside she put a couple of teabags wrapped in cello and a belly band with another flower. How cute is that?

This card uses one of my favorite sets, Elements of Style. Liz colored in all of the flowers in gorgeous spring colors. I love the white satin ribbon on this one too.

Then she went tropical and made several cute things using the Tropical Party stamp set and the Island Oasis designer paper. This first project is framed art which I am sure my daughter is going to steal and put in her bedroom. She has a giant surfboard to match on the wall in there.

Here is a cute card using the same stamp set and paper. It is so versatile you can use it for almost anything.

Next she did a 2 page tropical scrapbook layout. These would be perfect to use for my recent Stampin Up Caribbean vacation! Thanks Liz! Stay tuned for more projects from Liz coming later in the week. To see more samples from Liz, you can also check out her blog here.

Featured Demonstrator of the month! (Part 1)

Each month I am showcasing one of my talented downline as a "featured demo of the month" and this month it is Melissa Carr!

She has only been a demonstrator for a short while but already she is doing some fantastic things including those quilt bags. She has made some unbelievable bags that I have already shown on my blog.  Here are a few of her other creative projects….

She brought all of these to our meeting last night and this was definitely my favorite one! I just loved these coasters and the box she made to put them in. She has made a ton of them for gifts and I told her she needs to sell them at craft shows.

She stamped the coasters in black stazon and then colored them using a blender pen and the craft inks. THen she baked them at 350 for 20 minutes and sprayed them with acrylic sealer.  I think they came out fantastic! Here are directions for the box

This is for a set of 4×4 inch coasters with felt feet.  

Cut CS 7 ½ x 8 ¾

With 8 ¾ in. side against the top of score pad, score 3 ½ in. from each side.

With 7 ½ in. side against the top of score pad, score 1 ¾ in. from each side.

Melissa has also provided a tutorial on her own brand new blog! Check it out here!

This is a card made out of the clear window sheets that are in our catalog. I loved this card too.

THis card reminded me of the string art projects my daughter used to make all the time. I thought it was so cool looking. That is the sweet pea designer paper in the back.

I thought this card was just gorgeous and very manly looking. It looks like cracked glass but she made it using scotch tape! If you look closely at the clock, you can see the little pieces of tape all over it and then you sponge it with creamy caramel on top. How cool is that. I will post the rest of Melissa's projects in a couple days. Please leave a comment and let Melissa know what you think.

Bella Bleu Stamp camp!

Hey stampers,
Here is my April stamp camp sneak peek!  We will be making this gorgeous box with these 4 cards to go inside. All of the cards are made with the Bella Bleu designer papers which are my favorite! Click on my calendar for dates and times this month. Cost of the class is $20. Send me an email if  you would like to sign up. I will hopefully be doing a tutorial for this class also but it will not be available for a few weeks. I have too much to do before that Stampin Up cruise which is in a couple weeks!!

Easy to make notebooks!

I picked up a couple dozen of these notebooks in the dollar bin at Target a while back and finally got around to doing something with them…..you know how that is….

Well, I looked through my giant slab of Stampin Up Sweet Pea designer papers and found this one. I also used the Charming stamp set with Pretty in Pink and Chocolate chip inks and cardstock and the pretty in pink taffeta ribbon. I have already given several of these away as gifts and everyone loved them.

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Mini Easter Basket

Check out this adorable little Easter basket I made out of the Big Shot Square scallop die. Isn't it just precious? I did this project in all of my clubs this past month and everyone loved it.  All you have to do is punch out a scallop square using your favorite DSP and then score it between  every 3 scallops on all 4 sides. There are 9 scallops across each side so that splits it evenly into thirds. Then cut the ends up to the first crease on oppsite sides and fold up to make your box. The handles are just left over scraps from the DSP. THey are 6 inches by 3/4 of an inch.  I cut the squares at 5×5 so you have a big strip left over on each piece. I attached those with brads for extra support.  Then add your favite candy and decorate the front.

Here is the front view.

More quilt purses!

Yesterday I had some of my downline over to make the quilt purses using the scallop square die in the big shot. We had so much fun making them but I forgot to take pictures until the very end and Brenda was the only one still here. So, here is my downline Brenda. She made a Valentine bag for her little granddaughter. It was so cute.

I made 3 bags throughout the day and here is the biggest one. I just love these colors together.

Here are the 2 smaller bags……

I made flower pins using the flower folds die (big shot) for all of the bags this time too. It was a great day. I made 3 more bags today too. I will post them tomorrow. I wish there were more hours in the day so I could stamp and sew all day!

Simply Adorned Charms….simply beautiful!

I received my simply adorned charms not too long ago and I think they are simply gorgeous! Shelli showed a few of her samples on stage at Leadership (shown here) and I couldn't wait to come home and make some.  These first 2 photos are the bigger charms. I think this is the medium one and it shows the front and back view. I am sure anyone would love to receive a gift like this.

I bought the charm bracelet  and charms too  so I could make some of the smaller ones. These are so adorable and look  so great on the charm bracelet.  I am offering these to my downline as rewards for meeting certain goals.

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A couple more from Shelli’s presentation…..

Here are a couple more of the fabulous projects that Shelli demoed on stage at Leadership in Phoenix. The first one is the Fancy Favor box which is one of my favorite dies. It is so easy to make a great gift box with it. I think the silver hodgepodge hardware adds a nice touch to this one.

Here is a close up of the front. She also used the Very Vintage wheel in the Occasions mini.

This is a card she made using the stencils from the decor elements catalog. Love it!

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