This is a card I made for an upcoming shoebox swap I am attending with other Stampin' Up demonstrators. It is a new stamp set that is coming out in the new Summer mini catalog. The stamp set is called The Open Sea. I LOVE this set! I can't wait to use it with my New England photos, especially my photos of the Whaling Museum.
I inked the background with the lettering stamp in crumb cake then stamped random images of the anchor and the map in early espresso. I used the new patterned paper that matches this stamp set as a base layer and curled on of the sides up to look like a curled map. I then stamped anchors on not quite navy and stamped the ship image along with the compass and edge the paper so it looks distressed. I used the new bakers twine and wrapped the ship image and the layered anchor image. I then used another new stamp sets words to send the message of adventure!!

Here are the gifts I made for the front desk staff for Administrative Professionals Day. The gift holds a small anti-bacterial gel. It's just "a little somethin'" for them. I used a template that I found online to make the box/holder and then used some coresponding patterned paper to decorate them. I hope they like the gift.

I made this thank you card for our front desk staff at work. Wednesday is Administrative Professionals Day and I wanted to let them all know how appreciated they are. The "thanks" with the flower was cut out using my Cricut machine. I glittered around the flower petals and layered the card in pink and green.

I made this shadow box for a friend who's brother got married. She wanted to have the wedding invitation decorated in some way. I came up with a crab basket and crab mallets to accent the crabs on the invitation. I weaved the basket out of card stock and attached brads and ribbon. I think the basket turned out great, a little more like a Longerberger basket than a crab basket, but I still like how it looks. I bought two crab mallets and split them in half and adhere them down. It is simple but cute.

Here is a Christmas advent calender I made for my friend Tricia. I painted the clothes pins in a metallic green color and used pattern paper for the numbers and images. The clothes pins attach to chicken wire that I stapled to the back of the frame. I "antiqued" the frame by painting it black and then used sandpaper to give it the distressed finish. Of course she loved it!!

Halloween Stamp Camp Projects!

September 19th I am offering a Halloween Stamp Camp where you will be making five different projects all of which are Halloween themed. You will also be getting one pack of the DSP Wicked Fun Specialty paper to make the projects. The projects include a 12x12 scrapbook page, a photo holder, a coffin candy holder, a gift bag and a pencil/treat holder. Please see the individual posts of the close up pictures of each project.

Stamp Camp Scrapbook Page

Here is the first project we will be doing for the September Halloween Stamp Camp. It is a "spooky" scrapbook page. It will be a 12x12 page with the ability to hold two 4x6 photos. The mirror can be used as an area to journal on.

Stamp Camp Photo Holder

The second project will be a photo holder in the shape of a giant paper clip. This is a cute and easy project to decorate and a great way to display photos too!

Stamp Camp Coffin Candy Box

This third project we will be doing is a wood coffin candy holder! I think everyone will LOVE this project, it has a little extra surprise inside! The coffin will all ready be painted so all you have to do is stamp and adhere the paper and you are good to go!

Stamp Camp Gift Bag

Here is the fourth project for the Halloween stamp camp. It is a gift bag that we will be decorating and altering the handles. The kids can use this to go trick or treating or just use it to give a spooky gift!

Stamp Camp Pencil/Treat Holder

Here is the last project we will be doing for the Halloween Stamp Camp on the 19th. It is a pencil holder however, it can be a candy holder also. This is a very quick and easy project to make. The black and orange patterned paper is flocked on the black dots, too cute!

September Club Projects

Here they are.....the Halloween club projects!!! As all of you know I absolutely LOVE and ADORE Halloween! It is my favorite holiday and time of year!! I hope everyone loves these projects as much as I do. I am also working on a Halloween Stamp Camp. As soon as I have all those projects completed, I will post them for everyone to see.

Halloween Card for September Club

Here is the card we will be making for the September club. Of course it is Halloween themed!! We will be using the new DSP and waffle paper that is in the Holiday mini catalog. The colors on this card are Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Whisper White. I hope this card is Spooky enough for all of you!!

Halloween Candy Wrapper

Here is the second project we are going to be doing for the September Stamp Club. It is a Halloween Candy Wrapper. I used the new Sizzix candy wrapper die that is in the new Holiday mini. I decorated the front and the back with the little sayings.

Vintage Thank You Card

This is a thank you card I made for my work thanking them for the flowers they got me for my grandfather passing away. I used the new hostess set Because I Care. At first I did not think anything of this stamp set nor did I like it. However, my opinion has turned completely around!
I absolutely LOVE this stamp set now!! I made this card with a vintage feel by using walnut ink to make the background behind the flower. I colored the flower using my water color pen and the Poppy Parade stamp pad. I then used the coordinating marker for accenting the flowers. I also used the new waffle paper and have to tell you I love this new item! I hope you like the card, I know I do!

Up Close Flower

Here are the up close pictures showing the details I did on my flower. I water colored the flower then added the darker accents with the coordinating marker, Poppy Parade. I then edged the flower, glittered the flowers and then pop dotted the flower and the leaves up. I used walnut ink on the background of the flower. I was really happy with the way the walnut ink turned out since I havenever used it before.

Because I care Sympathy Card

This is a sympathy card I made for a friend you just lost her Grandmother. It is using the hostess set Because I care. I absolutely LOVE this flower stamp. I water colored the flower and added the darker accents with the coordinating marker. I used the new waffle paper as the background, really liking that product too! I hope my friend likes the card.

This is the other project we will be doing at the August stamp club. It is a card and a box in one!! how cool is that?? I went with a travel theme since it is summer and of course vacation season. We will be using the new stamp set that is in the summer mini, Journey. We will be doing the stencil and embossing techniques. Hope to see you all there!!

The triangle box opens up so you can store a little gift inside!

Here is the inside of the card. I hope everyone loves this project!