Stampin' Creations

Back from my team meeting in York today and realized I wanted to post the swap I made for it, but never got to it. Been a crazy week... but I'll spare you the details.

Thanks once again to Beate for her weeekend sketch challenge, I was able to come up with this fun card. I really like the way it turned out. For some reason this looks a little washed out here, but it's very bright and cheerful IRL. I used Unfrogettable and the Daisy Field wheel. Colors are Wild Wasabi and Apricot Appeal. They look great together. My froggy was colored in with a blender pen and then cut out and mounted with a dimensional. I always make his pupils a little bigger with a marker. Looks better to me that way. He's mounted on white that I sponged in the 2 different colors. The printed paper is from the Level 1 Prints Pack. Apricot grosgrain finishes it. Hoppy Day!

As soon as I saw these I wanted to make one. I'm lovin' the Tart and Tangy set with the Summer Picnic Paper anyway, and these were just too cute to pass up. Underneath the purse flap is SU!'s clear envelope folded in half so it's super easy. Two other Dawn's have these on their blog - must be a crafty name. : ) Dawn Griffith has a tutorial, she got the idea from Dawn Mercedes. Love it when we all share great ideas!

Speaking of that - look what I did to this tabletop tin.

They're just 3/$1 at Dollar Tree. I took my Crop A Dile and punches holes around the top, then threaded black gingham ribbon through and tied. The rub ons are from the Anchored set. Isn't it cute? Now, any ideas of what to put in it?

As my head is spinning from from all the different ideas I have to start on for my vendor spot at Celebrate Mama I decided I need to just sit and stamp and get some feeling of accomplishment to ground me. Beate provided me with yet another great sketch to get me going. It's kind of simple, but sometimes that's good, right? I used the DSP from my Prints Sampler Pack, Whisper White and Lovely Lilac CS. Stamps are from Friendship Blooms - first time I've inked it up! White grosgrain ribbon, sponged edges, small firestone brad and dimensionals finished it. I did use my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the swirl. I'm using that tool more and more. Can't believe I went so long without one.

When I saw Donna's Note purse and then Jan Tink's Scalloped Note Purse ,I knew I wanted to make one. Problem: I didn't have all the materials she used. Solution: Take the basic idea and make adjustments so I could use what I had. This is what came up with and I'm pretty happy with it. The girls at my Stamp Camp liked it too so I decided to go with it for my next one. I can also provide all supplies for this to be a kit in the mail if you'd like - email me for details. It uses Afternoon Tea DSP; Choc. Chip, Soft Sky and US White CS; Jumbo Eyelets; Polytwill and grosgrain ribbon; brads; punches; Live your Dream stamp set. Come make one with us!