Stamp with Amy

Friends Rock Thank You Card

 

Hello! Today is my daughter's last guitar lesson before we move to Richmond, so I made this card for her teacher, who we think the world of. It features the Friends Rock stamp set and the coordinating Rockin' wheel, which are perfect for this occasion! I stamped the guitar image on the inside of the card.

 

The patterned paper is from the Thoroughly Modern paper pack. I love the Bermuda Bay, Black & White combo!

The filigree brad adds the perfect touch of pizzazz to the card, & coordinates with the pattern on the DSP.

Lots of dimensionals were used on this project-- good thing I don't have to mail it! :-)

Supplies:

• Friends Rock stamp set
• Rockin Wheel
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Bermuda Bay Cardstock
• Thoroughly Modern DSP
• Jet Black Staz On
• In Color Markers
• Filigree Brads
• Stampin Dimensionals

Have a great day!

 

Vintage Vogue from Karin

Hello! Another crazy day getting ready for the move, so no stamping time for me! Ooh, I miss my stamping time! So, I have another gorgeous project from my Up-Upline, Karin. Gotta love her projects!

I fall more in love with that stamp set with each new project I see or make! And I love the Basic Grey cardstock and Satin Ribbon with the Sending Love Specialty DSP, and that corduroy button-- yummy!

• Vintage Vogue stamp set
• Basic Grey cardstock
• Basic Grey ink
• Very Vanilla Cardstock
• Pretty in Pink ink
• Sending Love Specialty DSP
• Basic Grey Satin Ribbon
• Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons
• Read Red cardstock
• Scallop Trim Border Punch 

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

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!

 

Three Little Words

Happy Monday! I know people always dread Mondays, but I always like them. It does mean getting up earlier and dragging my children out of bed, but after I get them fed & off to school, I feel like I can finally relax, tackle my To Do List, and have some ME time. :-) We had a great weekend, I have no complaints, but I always enjoy Mondays.

Anyway, today's card is another one we did at the Stamp-A-Stack yesterday. I always have so much fun when I have stampers over, and yesterday's class was no exception. I realized that aside from my March Club class, this was my last Raleigh class. :-(  One of the hardest parts of moving is all of the "lasts" that you have to do. It's okay though, I'm looking forward to meeting all of my new stamper friends in Virginia!

I love how clean and simple this card is. The Three Little Words stamp set is a set that you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration. It has 6 different choices of "three little words" which cover most occasions. Such a great set!

Supplies:

• Three Little Words stamp set
• Old Olive Cardstock
• Very Vanilla Cardstock
• Crushed Curry Cardstock
• Dusty Durango Cardstock
• Soft Suede Ink
• Dusty Durango Ink
• Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon
• Vintage Brads
• Paper Piercer
• Mat Pack

I hope you enjoy the rest of your week! Thanks for stopping by.

I {Heart} Hearts for my Sweetheart

Happy Valentine's Day! I have to confess, I did not make my husband a Valentine's card this year! With all of the craziness of selling our home & spending much of last week in Richmond looking for one, I ran out of time. Luckily, our local group of demonstrators meets every month and swaps cards, so I used this awesome swap from Vicki for my husband's Valentine. Lookie:

 

Isn't it perfect? My cards tend to be on the feminine side, and I thought this was perfectly suitable for a man. Thanks Vicki! 

Great news! We found a house in Richmond, and are all set to move in mid-March! Woo hoo! This has been such a long journey... first my husband lost his job & was out of work for 8 months. Then he got this job in Richmond & was commuting home for 7 months, while we were trying to sell our home here in Raleigh. I am so thankful that we'll be able to get our family back together under one roof. 

Of course, I'll miss all of our friends here in Raleigh. I've met such wonderful ladies through my Stampin' Up business, & it is daunting to think of starting it all over in a new city. I love this business so much, though, so it will be worth it! What other job do you get to have this much fun, have girls' get-togethers regularly as "work", and get to be creative and get paid?! This is the most fun job there is! Want to find out more? Click here to learn about Becoming A Stampin' Up Demonstrator.

Supplies:

• 118571 I {Heart} Hearts clear mount stamp set (117010 wood)
• 118601 Well Scripted clear stamp set (117072 wood)
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 102482 Real Red cardstock
• 102851 Basic Black Cardstock
• 103133 Real Red Classic Ink
• 117153 Sending Love Specialty DSP
• 109034 Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
• 113693 Full Heart Punch
• 113439 Big Shot
• 117335 Polka Dot Impressions Folder

Well, I hope you are having a great day! Thanks for stopping by.

I {Heart} Hearts Valentine

 

How gorgeous is this card? No, I'm not bragging... I cased this card! I saw this online & just had to make one for myself. I changed up the border at the bottom, using more stamps from the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set instead of a wheel and used the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. Otherwise, I kept my card the same as the original.

I started by stamping that gorgeous brocade heart in Pink Passion on a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock (I think Pink Passion is a great Valentine's color!), and cutting it out with my paper snips. I stamped the dot outline heart in Basic Black ink on a square of Whisper White cardstock & stamped the sentiment below. That was matted on a square of Basic Black that was 1/4" bigger than my white piece.

The pink heart was popped up on Dimensionals, and a teeny bow made with the Black Gingham ribbon was attached with a pink Fire Rhinestone Brad. This was done by opening the prongs of the brad, slipping the bow in between the prongs, then closing the prongs to go through a hole in the heart.

The triple heart stamp was inked in Pink Passion and stamped across the bottom of the Pink Passion card base.

A strip of 3/4" x 5 1/2" Whisper White Cardstock got a sweetheart trim using the Pinking Hearts Border Punch, which is new in the Occasions Mini Catalog. Love it! A strip of Basic Black cardstock layered on top of the white piece.

Supplies:

• 118571 I {Heart} Hearts clear mount stamps (117010 Wood)
• 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
• 102762 Pink Passion Cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 102851 Basic Black Cardstock
• 101179 Basic Black Ink
• 101212 Pink Passion Ink
• 117649 Pinking Heart Punch
• 104832 Black Gingham Ribbon
• 109110 Fire Rhinestone Brads

To order any of these products (or anything else!), click the link below! Have a great weekend!

 

The More the Merrier Valentine

Hi there! Today's project features The More The Merrier stamp set, which has been neglected in my stamp closet for a while now. When I was able to preorder it (demonstrators get to preorder the hostess stamp sets), I used it like crazy, & I used the pumpkins & snowmen during the holidays, but since then it has been gathering dust. But how cute is this for Valentine's Day? Those little birds holding the hearts is adorable!

The birds were stamped in Jet Black Staz On Ink, then were watercolored using a blender pen and Bordering Blue ink on the wings, Pretty in Pink on the hearts, and Pumpkin Pie on their beaks.

The corners of the Whisper White piece were punched using the Ticket Corner Punch, and Pretty in Pink Brads were added in the 4 corners of the Bordering Blue Mat.

The heart stamp from the same stamp set was inked in Pretty in Pink ink and stamped all over the Pretty in Pink mat.

The Happy Valentine's Day sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, an awesome word stamp set! It was punched with the Word Window punch and matted on a piece of Bordering Blue punched with the Modern Label Punch. Sweet! 

Supplies:

• The More the Merrier Stamp Set (Hostess Level 3)
• 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 100459 Pretty in Pink cardstock
• 102630 Bordering Blue cardstock
• 101301 Pretty in Pink Classic Ink
• 102265 Bordering Blue Classic Ink
• 101406 Jet Black Staz On ink
• 105115 Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker
• 107214 Ticket Corner Punch
• 105090 Word Window Punch
• 116630 Modern Label Punch
• 106954 Soft Subtles Brads
• 102845 Blender Pens

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend.

 

I {Heart} Hearts Hugs

Hi there! Today's project is one that I totally cased off of a card that I saw on the internet. I just loved how she (sorry, I don't know who it was!) used the Hugs Love Notes as the focal point of the card. I changed the DSP and color scheme, but the layout is the same.

The I {Heart} Hearts is such a versatile set! I stamped that gorgeous brocade heart once on the Hugs Love Note in Regal Rose, then stamped the polka dot heart in Rose Red on a piece of scratch paper. I then cut it out and adhered it with Dimensionals.

The Love You Much sentiment is from my very favorite word set, Well Scripted. It was stamped in Rose Red on the Hugs Love Note, high enough so that it would appear above the ribbon.

A piece of Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon was tied around the Hugs Love Note in a bow. The Love Note was popped up on Dimensionals.

Supplies:

• 118571 I {Heart} Hearts clear mount stamp set (117010 wood)
• 118601 Well Scripted clear stamp set (117072 (wood)
• 118778 Hugs Sending Love Notes
• 117161 Sweet Pea DSP
• 105130 Regal Rose Cardstock
• 105211 Regal Rose ink
• 101778 Rose Red ink
• 109067 Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon
• 118402 Scallop Trim Border Punch (FREE SAB item!)
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock

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I {Heart} Hearts From the Heart

Hi there! Good news! I made it to Richmond easily & saw lots of houses today. (Thanks Lynn!) I have to confess, my mind is not on stamping right now, but I want to post every day if possible.

So today I'm showing a card that is similar to the one that I posted a few days ago. It features the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set again, but this time I added the Heard from the Heart stamp set and the Pink Taffeta ribbon. Chocolate Chip & Pretty in Pink are so yummy together! I would be pretty with glitter on the hearts, but it is pretty without, too. 

First, I stamped the bigger heart across the whisper white cardstock. Then I added the smaller chocholate chip hearts wherever I felt they were needed.

I added adhesive just to the 4 corners, & placed the ribbon underneath before adhering to the pink base. This way, I can slide the ribbon around, but the cardstock makes it stable for tying. 

The 4 corners were given the special treatment with the Ticket Corner Punch.

Supplies:

• 111644 Heard from the Heart stamp set
• 118571 I {Heart} Hearts (clear) or 117010 (wood)
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 100459 Pretty in Pink cardstock
• 101301 Pretty in Pink ink
• 100908 Chocolate Chip ink
• 109032 Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon
• 107214 Ticket Corner Punch

I'll keep you posted on my house hunt! If you have any questions, email or call me any time.

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Thanks for stopping by!