Stamp with Amy

Good Neighbors meet Bella's Bloom

Hi there! Today's card is one that I CASED off of the internet, sorry I can't remember where I saw it! I changed the colors, but kept the design the same. I loved the tiny tag tied around that wide, striped ribbon with Linen Thread. Too cute!

Good Neighbors and Bella's Bloom are both stamp sets that you can get for FREE during Sale-a-bration, which ends March 31st! Stampin' Up really spoiled us this year with such a long SAB period and so many FREE stamp sets to choose from! I've definitely taken advantage of this great promotion, & have lots of new stamp sets to prove it!

The Tiny Tags stamp set and the Medium Jewelry Tag punch were made for each other, and make such a great detail for a card.

Stamping the house, roof, & clouds was a snap with the clear mount stamps. I could place them right where I wanted them!

The project got extra dimension from the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions folder for the Real Red Card base & for the tree circle that was popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

I had my last local stamp club classes at my Raleigh home on Sunday & Monday, & it was a little bit sad. It is always hard to close a chapter, but I'm excited about the next one! Thanks so much to all of my wonderful Raleigh customers. It has been a pleasure having you as my customers and friends, and I will miss you!

The packers come on Monday--Yikes! Stay tuned for more fun projects and move updates. 

Supplies:

• 118592 Tiny Tags clear mount stamps (118091 wood)
  
• 119116 Good Neighbors clear (118378 wood)
• 120228 Bella's Bloom (free SAB order #)
• 120482 Real Red cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 105120 Bashful Blue cardstock
• 105118 So Saffron cardstock
• 118401 Welcome Neighbor DSP
• 103133 Real Red ink
• 105216 Pumpkin Pie Ink
• 105209 Bashful Blue ink
• 102277 Old Olive ink
• 100908 Chocolate Chip ink
• 117190 Medium Jewelry Tag Punch
• 115616 1 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain ribbon
• 104199 Linen Thread
• 104403 1 1/4" Circle Punch
• 117335 Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder
• 113439 Big Shot Die Cut Machine

Have a great day!

Bitty Birthday

Hi there! Today's card is one that my Online Cards & Projects club will get to do in March. It features the Bitty Birthday stamp set, which is one that you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration! This birthday set is adorable, & I'm so happy that I just got it.

The birthday cake stamp was inked in Jet Black Staz On, my "go to" ink for watercoloring. Instead of watercoloring it with blender pens and classic ink like I would ordinarily do, I used my Watercolor Pencils to color the image, then used an Aquapainter to blend the colors. I am loving these Watercolor Pencils... I can't believe I never used them before my Stamp-a-stack a couple of weeks ago!

The Kisses Love Notes are a great size for the front of a card. A nice change from a regular square piece of cardstock.

The textured Rich Razzleberry cardstock was "antiqued" by using the distressing tool on the Cutter Kit. Shabby Chic is really in vogue right now!

The sentiment is a Rub-On from the Chat Room Rub-Ons pack in the Occasions Mini Catalog. They have a variety of styles and sayings which makes them ideal for any craft or home decor project, and you get both Chocolate Chip and Whisper White!

Supplies:

• 120212 Bitty Birthday stamp set (FREE with a $50 purchase during SAB) (114934 to purchase)
• 100969 Orchid Opulence cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 115719 In Color Textured cardstock
• 115671 Cottage Wall DSP
• 117199 Chat Room Rub-Ons
• 118779 Kisses Love Notes
• 101406 Jet Black Staz On
• 101879 Watercolor Pencils
• 103954 Aquapainter
• 106958 Cutter Kit

Thanks for stopping by!

Oval All

Hello Stampers! Today's card is one that my downline, Tia, made for a swap for our demo meeting. I love the color combination and the simplicity of this card. It features the Oval All stamp set, which is such a great, all-around word set. 

The Large Oval Punch and Scalloped Oval Punch coordinate with the stamp set perfectly. What a sweet combination with the Chocolate Chip Patterns DSP and certainly celery cardstock!

Supplies:

• Oval All stamp set
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• Certainly Celery cardstock
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Chocolate Chip Ink
• Chocolate Chip Patterns DSP
• Large Oval Punch
• Scalloped Oval Punch
• Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

That's it! You really don't need many supplies to make a gorgeous card.

Have a great day!

 

Happy Moments Stamp-A-Stack Card

Hi there! Today's card is one that we'll be doing in my All Occasions Stamp-A-Stack on Sunday, February 21st. If you are in the Raleigh, NC area, you can still sign up for the class! We'll make 15 cards, 3 each of 5 designs, in 2 hours or less. All this plus matching envelopes for only $25! You can't go to the store and buy a machine-printed card for that price, and these will be hand-made cards that your friends & loved ones won't want to throw out! Come join us! Click here to see my class schedule. Click the Paypal link to sign up.

These colors are so cheerful! They were chosen from the Sweet Pea DSP pack. That pack has 48 sheets with 24 designs, lots of colors and patterns to choose from! I chose to work with the Taken With Teal, So Saffron, and Pumpkin Pie pieces of DSP. Thanks to Catherine for the fun design.

The cake was stamped in Staz On Black ink on Whisper White cardstock and colored with Stampin' Write Markers and Blender Pens. It was then punched with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch.

The DSP was punched with the 1 3/4" Circle and the 1 3/8" Circle punches. The were lined up across the page in a playful pattern, & the ends of the circles that overlapped the card were snipped off with my Paper Snips.

The front of the card was run through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder.

A snippet of Turquoise 1/4" ribbon gives the card just a dash of dimension. It was attached to the card with a Mini Glue Dot.

Supplies:

• 119125 Happy Moments clear mount stamps (118664 wood)
• 105117 Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 117161 Sweet Pea DSP
• 117335 Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder
• 113439 Big Shot
• 101406 Jet Black Staz On
• 105115 Pumpkin Pie Marker
• 105114 So Saffron Marker
• 102845 Blender Pens
• 103257 Taken With Teal Classic Ink
• 112004 1 3/4" Circle Punch
• 104401 1 3/8" Circle Punch
• 103683 Mini Glue Dots
• 109038 Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Be sure to sign up for the stamp-a-stack if you'd like to come! To place an order for Stampin' Up products, click the link below.

Have a great day!

Happy Moments Online Club Card #2

Hear that? No? Me neither! That silence is the sound of my children being back in school today. :-) Now, I feel bad enjoying this silence so much, as my kids are really easy when they are home. They are 9 and as of yesterday 11 (Happy Birthday, Ciara!), so they are completely able to entertain themselves and each other and let me do my thing. But it just isn't the same as when you are alone. Well, actually I have 2 movers coming today to give quotes, so I won't be alone much, but I'll enjoy what I can get!

On to the project... that's why you stopped by, right?

 

Love it! This is an unusual color combination for me, Mellow Moss, Not Quite Navy, and Barely Banana, so I am excited!

The white layer was run through the Big Shot with my new favorite Big Shot toy, the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. I have to restrain myself from using it on every project!

The presents from the new Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Happy Moments, were (of course) stamped in Black Staz On and colored in with my Stampin' Write Markers.

That precious tag was stamped with the Tiny Tags stamp set, new in the Occasions Mini Catalog, and punched with the matching Jewelry Tag Punch. I love this set and punch! The tag was adhered with a Not Quite Navy brad. 

If you are in my Online Cards & Projects Club, this is one of your projects that you will receive in your goodie bag this month. If you aren't in club but would like to find out more about it, click here! 

Supplies:

• 117190 Medium Jewelry Tag Punch
• 118592 Tiny Tags stamp set (clear) or 118091 (wood)
• 119125 Happy Moments stamp set (c) or 118664 (w)
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 102898 Mellow Moss Cardstock
• 101722 Not Quite Nave Cardstock
• 100059 Not Quite Navy marker
• 100039 Barely Banana marker
• 100038 Mellow Moss marker
• 113439 Big Shot Die Cut Machine
• 117335 Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder
• 106955 Earth Elements Brads
• 101406 Jet Black Staz On

Thanks so much to all of you for your nice compliments on my new look for my blog and all of the well wishes for my move. I'm sorry if I've been whining... I really want this blog to only be positive things, a place for me to share my projects and interact with some really nice people who love to craft as much as I do. I'm actually getting excited about the move now!

I drew a name for a goodie pack from all of the comments, and the winner is......Celena! She wrote:

"I just wanted you to know that I love your new blog.  I liked it before and I visit everyday (it's on my favorites), but it is super cute now.  I think you have a bubbly personality and I love your work.   Thank you for the ideas and please keep them coming." 

How nice is that? It almost brings tears to my eyes (I'm a little emotional these days. :-) ) Celena, please send me your address and I'll pop a goodie pack in the mail to you!

Have a wonderful day! Enjoy the silence. 

A Birthday Card, Big News, and More swaps!

 Hello! We are snowed in here in Raleigh, so I thought I would get lots of crafting done this weekend, but I was thrown a curveball. My husband has been working in Virginia since July and we've ben trying to sell our house. Well, on Friday we received 2 offers on our home and yesterday morning we signed the contract! Oh my goodness... we're really moving! I have been in full-panic mode, trying to make lists of everything that needs to be done in the next few weeks, so needless to say, I didn't make any cards! So instead, I pulled a project out that I made a while back & intended to share on my blog. 

• This card features the On Your Birthday stamp set, which is a set of 12 birthday greetings. You'll never run out of ways to say Happy Birthday with this set!
• The colors, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Soft Suede, were inspired by the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper. Those flowers are so sweet!
• I added more flowers using my Trio Flower Punch, and added a half-pearl from the Pretties Kit. Pretty! The Pretties Kit comes with white fabric flowers that you can dye with our classic ink, halfback pearls in white and cream, round pearls with holes in white and cream, clear round and teardrop beads, rhinestone brads, and hat pins. A versatile kit to embellish all of your works of heart!
• The stamp was inked with Stampin' Write markers, so I could have 2 colors on one image.

Supplies:

• 111664 On Your Birthday stamp set
• 115675 Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 115319 Crushed Curry cardstock
• 115318 Soft Suede cardstock
• 105117 Pumpkin Pie cardstock
• 116329 In Color Markers
• 105115 Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker
• 109183 Trio Flower Punch
  
• 109114 Pretties Kit

I also have some more swap cards from our demonstrator meeting to share. Enjoy!

Created by Deena Boos using Vintage Vogue stamp set 
 

Created by Susan Peters using Vintage Vogue

This card didn't have a name on the back, so I don't know who created it. It was made using the Well Scripted stamp set and the Scalloped Heart of Hearts and Beautiful Wings Embosslits for the Big Shot.

Aren't these cards gorgeous?  I know I've said it before, but we have such a creative team of demonstrators! 

Well, I need to return to my list-making. I feel very overwhelmed, but I'm sure it will all work out fine. We've moved several times before, so at least I know what to do. I still intend to post every day, but if I miss a day or two here & there, you'll know why. Be sure to keep checking back though, because this is my therapy and I will keep this going! Wish me luck!

More Swap Cards for you!

Hi there! I've been crazy busy this week, getting ready for a monster workshop this weekend, plus planning my Stamp Club and Scrapper's Express Club projects, and I haven't had much time to stamp for fun! So, instead of showing you my original projects, I have more swaps to share from our SUpreme Stampers Soiree! Lookie:

Stamped by Cam Cao with Happy Moments Stamp set- how gorgeous is this???

Created by Alicia Motyka using Something Sweet and Well Scripted stamp sets, and check out what happens when you pull the ribbon tab:

How cool is that? Very creative, Alicia!

Created by my awesome downline, Tia. I have some very creative gals on my team!  This card features the Upsy Daisy stamp set.

My upline and dear friend, Catherine and I have been working hard on next month's Scrappers Express which features the Sending Love Specialty DSP, and it is going to be fabulous! If you would like to get your memories preserved on gorgeous scrapbook pages but just don't have the time, you should join Scrappers Express Club! Click here to read all the details and to sign up!

Well, it looks like we are going to get snow this weekend, so this will send Raleigh into a full panic! We don't have snow plows and salt spreaders like they do in colder climates, so a dusting will shut down the city until it melts. So alas, all my hard work in preparing for my monster workshop, and it is being postponed. Oh well, I'll just hole up in my stamp room and create for fun! I'll have lots more to share every day, so check back!

Have a great weekend, and stay warm!

Amy

Mini Catalog Embellishment Shares and swaps!

Hi there! Today I have a video showing how I made this Occasions Mini Catalog embellishment share that I'm offering through this link. What a fun collection of goodies! You get the corduroy buttons in Pretty in Pink and Real Red, Epoxy Brads in Real Red, Chocolate Chip, & Pretty in Pink, Hugs and Kisses Love notes, and the gorgeous Sweet Pea Stitched Felt. Check it out:

Now I have more cards to show you from our team Demonstrator meeting last weekend! These are the make & takes that we made. It is always so much fun to get together with others who love to stamp as much as I do and create fun projects!

 Vintage Vogue & Well Scripted Stamp Sets

Chocolate Bunny stamp & Big Shot Dies

Fox & Friends stamp set

Happy Moments Stamp set

Those are just the cards! Wait until you see the fabulous brag book that we made.  Check back tomorrow to see it!

To order Stampin Up products anytime, click here to visit my Online Store!

Happy Stampin'!

Amy
 

Messages for Mom Birthday card

Hi there! I hope you are having a good weekend so far. I am! My hubby came home early last night from Virginia, where he works now, so my weekend has gotten off to a good start. :-)  

Today we have our quarterly SUpreme Stampers Soiree, where my awesome upline, Catherine, has a fun meeting with demonstrations, recognition, displays, food, and LOTS of stamping! Woo hoo! I'll have lots of swaps to share with you later this week! 

Have you thought about being a demonstrator? Click here to find out more about joining my team with this fantastic company! The demonstrator starter kit is on sale during Sale-A-Bration, so now is a GREAT time to join! Contact me if you have any questions!

Today's card was made with the Messages For Mom stamp set, which is brand new in the Occasions Mini Catalog. This set has everything nice you would ever want to say to your mom or anyone who is a mom!

• I stamped the flower line-art image in Black Staz On, watercolored with classic ink and blender pens, then punched it out with a 1 3/8" Circle Punch. 
• Then I took several patterns from the Shades of Spring DSP (also new in the mini), and punched various sizes of circles, and lined them up across my card in a playful way. 
• The watercolored circle got a touch of pizzaz with a yellow rhinestone brad, and the circle was popped up on dimensionals.
• The Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon (new in the mini) was tied in a knot and attached to the circle with a Glue Dot.
• The sentiment, happy birthday, was stamped in black Staz On at the bottom of my card.

 Clean and simple and easy!

Supplies:

• 118580 Messages for Mom clear-mount (117016 wood)
• 117160 Shades of Spring DSP
• 117289 Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 105125 Certainly Celery Cardstock
• 101301 Pretty in Pink ink
• 105217 Certainly Celery ink
• 105213 So Saffron ink
• 101859 Orchid Opulence ink
• 109110 Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads
• 112004 1 3/4" circle punch
• 104401 1 3/8 circle punch
• 104403 1 1/4" circle punch
• 109046 1" circle punch
• 104430 Dimensionals
• 103683 Mini Glue Dots
• 101406 Jet Black Staz On ink
• 102845 Blender Pens

 

To order Stampin' Up Products Online anytime, click here to visit my Online Store!

Thanks for stopping by!

Amy

Happy Moments for Pam

Hello! Today's card is one that I'm doing this weekend at a workshop. (Hi Pam!) It features the Happy Moments stamp set, which is one that you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration when you spend $50 or when you host a qualifying workshop. If you haven't seen the SAB brochure or the new Occasions Mini Catalog, click the photo of the catalog on my sidebar to download it, or email me and I'll send you a hard copy!

• This happy stamp set is so pretty for watercoloring! It also features a stack of presents, a bird cage, and a birthday cake to color. Be sure to stamp it first in Staz On waterproof ink to ensure that your inks don't run when you watercolor.
• The Scallop Trim Border Punch is another FREE Sale-A-Bration choice! It won't be available for purchase until this summer when the new Idea Book and Catalog comes out, so the only way to get it right now is to make a purchase, host a workshop, or sign up as a demonstrator on my team!
• The gorgeous pastel paper is from the brand new Shades of Spring DSP pack in the Occasions Mini Catalog. Want a share of all of the new DSP? Click here to find out about my shares for DSP, ribbon, and embellishments!

Supplies:

• 118664 Happy Moments wood-mount stamp set (119125 clear mount) - SAB FREE item
• 118402 Scallop Trim Border Punch - SAB FREE item
• 117160 Shades of Spring DSP
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 105125 Certainly Celery Cardstock
• 105118 So Saffron Cardstock
• 105213 So Saffron Classic Ink
• 101301 Pretty in Pink Classic Ink
• 101859 Orchid Opulence Classic Ink
• 101406 Jet Black Staz On Ink
• 102845 Blender Pens

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Enjoy your day!

Amy