Perfect Punched Posies!

Hello again!  Summer has been keeping me fairly busy, but BOY am I ever having fun.  I wanted to share with you a make a take project that my customers did at my open Rubber Sale/Open House.  I designed this cute little box of cards using the Bitty Box and Envelope die and the Punched Posies stamped set in the Summer Mini.

I gotta say, I love this set!  I love how fun and fresh it looks.  I especially love how it coordinates with all of Stampin' Up!'s punches.  This set is only available to the end of August with a qualifying order or workshop.  So, if you love it like I do, then contact me and we will work together so you can earn it too.  I did collage stamping on Whisper White cardstock and then ran them through the die with the Big Shot (LOVE IT!) to get my own Designer Paper envelopes.  I love doing collage stamping.  It is a fantastic way to make you own designer paper that matches your stamp set or project perfectly.

There will be more on collage stamping in an upcoming post, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Thanks for stopping by.

Sherri

Good "F" Words

Family, friends, farmer's market, and Flower Fancy.  All these things have kept me from here for the past two weeks.  Two Weeks!?  Has it really been that long?  It has been a busy, but fun two weeks for me.  We had some friends from out of town that came for a visit, and then some family, and I have also been taking part in our local Farmer's Market, which has been a hot but rewarding experience.  I have had a great time seeing everyone, but it will be nice to just catch up on laundry.  I am sure you all know what I mean.  Anyway, on to the stamping.  The final "F" word.  Flower Fancy.

My cousin is getting married this weekend and I made a beautiful mini album and matching card for her.  I some of the retired wedding scrapbook kit that I had leftover and added one of her wedding colors (Elegant Eggplant).

I love how this turned out.  The addition of the Elegant Eggplant (and a little extra bling, and texture) really make this album something special.  I know my cousin will love it as much as I do.

Here is a closer view of the card.  I used the Top Note Die and my Big Shot (love it!) to create a stylish background layer.  I used my go to set (Teeny Tiny Wishes) to add a wedding sentiment, but honestly, this card could be adapted to almost any occasion you need it for.  Teeny Tiny Wishes is one of my favorite sets.  It has everything I need in it to complete a card.

So, what do YOU think?  Leave me a comment if you like it.

Have a great day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sherri

T is for Teacher - - - -gifts

Wow!  School has officially been out for a week!  We made it through the whole year and it was (for the most part) a really great year.  I wanted to share with you some of the teacher gifts I made.

One of Andrew's teachers really likes tea, so I made her a cute little tea holder card and matching coaster set.

I used the beautiful new Level 1 hostess set Because I Care.  I love this set.  You can earn this set now by hosting a qualifying workshop or placing an order of $200 or more.

For Andrew's other teacher we gave a desk set a votive holder and a double lollie plant.

They both loved their gifts and Andrew even admitted that I "helped" lol.

Have a great day and . . .

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope my MIL doesn't read my blog.

Here's the reason why.  I took part in a masculine card swap and I wanted to make something that was not specifically for Father's day.  So, I used my Bitty Box die and designed this cute little note card box that I will give to my hubby sometime.

Super cute right?  Still safe for my MIL to see.  I also designed some fun little note cards to put inside.

I used some neat techniques to make the front of these cards.  The little square is just some very vanilla cardstock that I punched out using my 1 3/8" punch.  Then I crumbled it into a ball, flattened it and gently rubbed some soft sued ink on it.  The screw punch art was done by adhering some duct tape to some scrap whisper white cardstock I punched out half of a 1" circle and then ran the remainder through my crimper.  I placed the word window punch at an angle (to make the screw thread) and punched out.  Then I just placed that in the tip of the large star punch (feeding in from the top to just get one star point) and punched to point of the screw.  The nuts were a little trickier.  I used the same duct tape and cardstock idea and punched out 3 squares (1 3/8").  I then punched the small circle from the center of each using my 1/2" circle punch.  Next, I laid these in the center of the smallest flower of the Flower Folds die and ran it through my Big Shot.  Voila!  Nuts!

Still safe for my MIL to see.  Now, here comes the "risque" part.  I put a sweet little sentiment on the inside of each one.

HAHAHAHAHA!  All  the ladies had a little laugh about them, and I felt like I was in junior high school again.  I know hubby will like them.  He is easy (to please).

Thanks for stopping by.


Sherri

Circle Circus Candle

Hello, hello!

Phew, I have been busy, again.  We have had a few nice weather days and we have been trying to get as much yard work done as possible.  I have all my veggies in and some of my flower garden done.  It is going to be a yummy summer!

On the stamping front, I have been having a lot of fun.  I am participating in a Trade Fair on Friday, June 11  at the Lethbridge Senior Citizen Organization so I have been making a lot of fun items to display and sell.  I am so excited about it.  I would love for you to come and see me there.

One of the projects I made is this stamped candle.

I used the Circle Circus stamp set for this project.  To be honest I did not this stamp set when I first saw it.  But, I have been using it quite a bit and have come to love it!  It is so versatile and works nice for many occasions.  Just look how cute it turned out here.

To make these candles, you stamp your images on a piece of tissue paper (cut to the size of your candle).  Lay your tissue over your candle and use your heat/embossing gun to gently melt the wax.  the tissue will absorb the wax and when it cools it will "disappear" onto the candle.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy.


I am off to stamp more, but . . .


Thanks for stopping by.


Sherri

My Grannies

Last night I created a beautiful double page scrapbook layout (12 x 12) at my scrapbook club.  I, like many of you I am sure, have certain things that remind me of the people I love.  For me, this is strongest with my Grannies. 

My maternal Grandmother always had a tin of old buttons.  I remember being at her house and just running my hands through the buttons. The sound, and the feel of  the buttons slipping through my fingers still makes me happy.

My strongest memory of my Paternal Grandmother is of doilies.  She always had doilies.  I don't know if she made them, or if they came from her mother, but there were always doilies around her house.  It always felt so warm and welcoming, like a cup of tea.

So, these two pages are dedicated to my Grannies, and to all the other Grannies out there.  they may not even realize it, but what they do lives forever.  Thank you.

The stamp set used on the faux tearing technique and on the other page is called Elements of Style and is available in the current Summer Mini catalog.  It has to be one of my favorite sets.  I love it!

Thanks for stopping by.

Sherri

Terrific Tiles

Good afternoon everyone!

Today I want to share with you some tile coasters that I made.  I love these and think that they would make a fantastic teacher's gift.

 Aren't they nice?  I took some 4 x 4 inch tumbled marble tiles (gorgeous on their own), and stamped images from Lovely as a Tree on them.  I colored them in with my Stampin' Write markers.  They are sealed with a matte spray (I used Krylon) and have a cork backing on them.  I love this project, and the possibilities are endless.  I have some other great stamps to try out for these.  I can't wait!

Thanks for stopping by.

Sherri