Stamp with Amy

Bill's Cheers To You Birthday Card

Hello from the Jersey Shore! Today is my husband's birthday, so I thought I would share the card that I made for him.

I love it! He really loves martinis so the Cheers To You stamp set was a must, and I thought the Island Oasis DSP was perfect since we are celebrating his birthday at the beach. The key to making a masculine card is using clean lines and masculine colors.

The newest brown in the Stampin' Up! family is Early Espresso, & it is gorgeous! It is a deeper shade of brown than Chocolate Chip & doesn't have the reddish undertones that Choc.Chip has. I used the cardstock to mat the DSP, & the ink to stamp Happy Birthday from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

The Big Shot and the Movers & Shapers Die were used to make the Curly Label shape on the card, & I used the coordinating punch for my martini. The Antique Brass brads added the perfect finishing touch.

Supplies:

• 114944 Cheers To You stamp set
• 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 119686 Early Espresso cardstock
• 119670 Early Espresso ink
• 100702 Old Olive cardstock
• 100058 Old Olive marker
• 100052 Real Red marker
• 117173 Island Oasis DSP
• 119741 Metallic Brads
• 119851 Curly Label Punch
• 114506 Movers & Shapers Curly Label Die
• 113439 Big Shot Die Cut Machine

We're heading back to Richmond tomorrow, but it has been lovely to be here. 

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Father's Day Shirt & Tie Card

Hello! Has Father's Day snuck up on you like it did to me? (Is it snuck or sneaked?) This time of year, school is winding down, sports are ending with team parties, everything seems to be ending at once, then surprise! it's Father's Day. Well, this year, I have a super easy card that you can whip up in a jiffy. 

How cute is that? I got the idea from the brand new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog that comes out on July 1st. 

I started with a piece of cardstock (Going Grey, which retires June 30th) that measures 4 1/4" x 11". I cut off 1 inch from the length of the card, then folded the remaining piece to get a 5" x 4 1/4" card. 

I put the 1" strip at the folded end of the card, & folded in the sides to make the shape of a collar. No measuring was done, it was so easy. I added Snail adhesive along the lower back edge of the collar & adhered it to the top of the card, so the card length measures about 5 1/2", which makes a standard A2 card size & fits perfectly into our medium envelopes.

Using a piece of printer paper and my grid paper, I made a tie shape that was 5" long & 2" wide at the widest point. Then I cut it out & put repositionable adhesive on the back, & adhered it to the Travel Journal DSP, which is in the Summer Mini Catalog. This paper has lots of patterns that look like men's ties on one side, & has travel themed prints on the other. Love it!

Once I had a tie cut out of DSP. I adhered it to the shirt with the bottom tip on the bottom of the card. Then I used my Snail to stick down the collar over the tie.

The Happy Father's Day sentiment is from the All Holidays stamp set. I added a touch of ribbon to the top of the sentiment, so it looks like a pocket square sticking out of his pocket. Too cute! Here's another version of the card:

 

Supplies for both cards:

• 114916 All Holidays Stamp Set
  
• 117156 Travel Journal DSP
• Going Grey Cardstock (retiring June 30, available in neutrals Assorted cardstock #108588)
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 100867 Night of Nave cardstock
• 105216 Pumpkin Pie ink
• 110717 Bashful Blue Striped Ribbon (retiring 6/30)
• 110715 Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon (retiring 6/30)
• 105120 Bashful Blue cardstock
• 105209 Bashful Blue ink
• 102584 Garden Green cardstock

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! I'll be celebrating Father's Day in Florida with both my husband and my dad, so I'm excited. :-)

July Fourth Challenge

Hello! Today I have another card that was inspired by a challenge. Since I made it on Memorial Day, the challenge over on Splitcoast was to design a patriotic card. At first, I thought I didn't have any appropriate stamp sets for the challenge, then I remembered that I got the July Fourth stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalog. Perfect!

I started by running my Real Red cardstock through the Big Shot with the Movers & Shapers star die. Then I ran a piece of Night of Navy cardstock through with the Stars #2 Die, which cuts out 4 different sized stars. I'll save the other 3 for another use.

On the navy star, I stamped the sentiment "thank you" from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in white craft ink & sprinkled my white embossing powder over top & heated it with the heat tool.

Using 3 stamps from the July Fourth stamp set, I randomly stamped them in Night of Navy, Real Red, & Bordering Blue on Whisper White cardstock.

After the card was assembled, I spritzed the entire card with Vanilla Smooch Spritz. I can't tell you how much I love that stuff!

Supplies:

• 120063 July Fourth clear mount stamps (118523 wood)
• 115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
• 118772 Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz
• 102482 Real Red cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 100867 Night of Navy cardstock
• 103133 Real Red ink
• 102265 Bordering Blue ink (retiring June 30th!)
• 102977 Night of Navy ink
• 109034 Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon
• 113439 Big Shot Die Cut Machine
• 115953 Punch Windows Movers & Shapers die (note: must have curly label movers & shapers to use punch windows)
• 113461 Stars #2 Die
• 109132 White Embossing Powder
• 100005 Heat Tool
• 101731 Whisper White craft ink

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It's The Thought Crab

Hello! Wow, where did the day go? I meant to post earlier, & now here it is 11pm. This will be short. :-)

Today's project features that adorable stamp set again, It's The Thought. This time I used Mr Crab (my kids would say it's Mr Crabs, from Spongebob Squarepants). 

I used the new embossing folder from the Summer Mini Catalog called Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Love it! I also used the black satin ribbon, which I've had for ages & never used. The crab image was colored with the Ruby Red Stampin' Write marker then spritzed with the Silver Foil Smooch Spritz. It looks like shimmery sand! Hope you like this card.

Goodnight! 

Things I Love for my hubby

Hi there! Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary... I will have been married to the love of my life for 14 years! I honestly can't believe that much time has gone by (or that I'm actually old enough for that much time to have gone by! LOL!) 

I wanted to make a special card for him, and I have had the Things I Love stamp set just waiting to be mounted & inked! It was one of the free Sale-a-bration stamp set choices out of the big Idea Book and Catalog, and I was soooo excited to get it! But since then it has been gathering dust, waiting for the perfect occasion.

 

I love it! I am sooo "that" girl, loving shoes, chocolate (especially chocolate!), and shopping. I'm sure that Bill will laugh when he reads the card. I didn't want the card to be too girly, so I used the Thoroughly Modern DSP. I had to restrain myself to keep from adding a ribbon (too girly), and I am thrilled with the outcome. I should have shot a pic of the inside... it says, "but most of all... YOU!", and I stamped rose red hearts around it.

Supplies:

• 115229 Things I Love stamp set
• 115673 Thoroughly Modern DSP
• 102125 Kraft cardstock (called Crumb Cake in the new Color Renovation)
• 115719 In Color cardstock (Bermuda Bay)
• 115318 Soft Suede cardstock
• 102544 Rose Red cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 115657 Soft Suede ink
• 115655 Bermuda Bay ink
• 101778 Rose Red ink
• 104403 1 1/4" circle punch
• 104401 1 3/8" circle punch
• 113694 Heart to Heart punch

Tomorrow, I will have another version of this card that I made for my mom, whose birthday is next week (Happy Birthday, Momma!) 

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Pedaling Past Sneak Peek

My husband is awesome!

As you may know, my family moved to Richmond, VA from Raleigh, NC 3 weeks ago, and I've been in a bit of a funk since then. I finally have my very own craft room in our new house, but I didn't have any storage. Piles of stuff have been sitting around the room, and it has been driving me crazy. 

This weekend, I had my local Cards & Projects class, local Scrapbooking Class, and Scrapper's Express class in Raleigh, so I drove down on Saturday & spent the night with my bud, fellow stamper, & upline Catherine. (Hi Cath!) When I got home on Sunday night, without asking, my husband had built an entire closet of shelves in my stamp room and put everything inside! I love my husband dearly, but I did not marry him for his handyman skills. We usually have to hire someone to do most projects. But lookie at my closet:

Can you believe he did that??? I was floored. (I don't know where anything is in the closet, but that's okay. I'll find it.)

Here are more photos of my stamp room. I still have lots to do, but it looks pretty good for 3 weeks!

wider shot of the closet

  My desk area

Yes, that is a litter box & cat cage in my room. The only negative... poor Alli cat has a nervous condition & pees on the bed anytime someone walks toward her, so she has to stay confined to a room without a bed. She prefers to be alone with me anyway, so she's happy.

So, I guess you are wondering if I am ever going to show you a project, huh? Today, I have a sneak peek of a brand new stamp set that is coming out in the Summer Mini Catalog! Woo hoo! If you would like a copy of the catalog, email your address to me & I'll send one to you right away! 

 

The new stamp set is called Pedaling Past, and it has several vintage-looking bicycles and sentiments in the set. Catherine just got it in when I spent the night with her, so we got to make some samples while I was there! The sentiment is from another new stamp set called In A Word. It is so clever... a word is highlighted within a bigger word on each stamp. See how it really says "Our Journey"? Awesome for scrapbooking!

Can you see the gold shimmery paint splattered on the card? It is called Smooch Spritz, one of our new products that will be in the mini. I love this stuff! We will offer it in gold, silver, vanilla, and brown. I'm so excited about our new products!

The DSP is from the Sweet Pea paper pack, which is available only through the end of this month! The paper offers the perfect vintage feel for this stamp set. 

The Crop-a-dile made setting the Jumbo Eyelet a snap!

Supplies:

• Pedaling Past stamp set (available May 1)
• In A Word stamp set (avail. May 1)
• Gold Glow Smooch Spritz (avail. May 1)
• 105118 So Saffron cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White cardstock
• 102128 Chocolate Chip cardstock
• 100908 Chocolate Chip ink
• 117161 Sweet Pea DSP
• 116231 Elementary Ribbon Originals
• 108432 Pewter Jumbo Eyelets
• 108362 Crop-a-dile

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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.

SC257 Thoughts And Prayers

Hello! Today's project is an entry for the Sketch Challenge, SC257, over on Splitcoaststampers. I found this challenge a little challenging, because the dimensions of the whisper white piece determine the size of the stamp used. I have a couple of Christmas stamps that would work well, but I've used them a bunch in previous challenges, so I decided to "branch out" and use a non-holiday stamp set! Ha! Here is the sketch:

The gorgeous tree is from the Thoughts And Prayers stamp set, which was inked with Chocolate Chip and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers. When you color directly on markers, you should "huff" on the stamp before pressing to the paper, so that it remoistens the ink. The DSP is from the Tall Tales paper pack, and the Old Olive mat was given a dry embossed treatment with a Texturz Plate and the Big Shot. The sentiment is part of a bigger block of text, so I colored the words that I wanted to stamp with my marker, stamped it, then punched it out with the large oval punch. The scalloped oval punch gives it a nice border. The Old Olive brads are from the Earth Elements Brads. Once again, I planned to add some green glitter to the leaves, but got so eager to take the photo and upload it to Splitcoast, that I forgot. I've since added it, and it is gorgeous!

• 113252 Thoughts and Prayers stamp set
• 100702 Old Olive Cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 102128 Chocolate Chip Cardstock
• 115678 Tall Tales DSP
• 100071 Chocolate Chip Stamin' Write Marker
• 100079 Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker
• 113439 Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
• 115962 Stampin' Up! Perfect Details Texturz Plate
• 107305 Large Oval Punch
• 114889 Scallop Oval Punch
• 106955 Earth Elements Brads
• 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals
• 114287 Fine Supernova Glitter

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FYI, all of the stamp sets on the Dormant List will be retired as of January 5th, and SU will no longer have a Dormant List. Those that are retiring are:

Item Number	Stamp Set
113407	Back Woods
114492	Beautiful Baby
114486	Birthday Wish
113200	Branch Out
114496	Celebrations
113732	Central Park
113206	Classic Sketches
113226	Classy & Fabulous
114498	Flowers in Silhouette
113405	Font of You
113216	For the Bride
114494	Forever
109425	Friend by Definition
114488	Fun Flowers
113716	Garden Greetings
114490	Glad Friends
111580	Grand Soiree
113242	Hit the Road
113710	Lexicon of Leaves
113236	Man's Best Friend
114423	Ocean Commotion
113728	Playful Petals
109276	Polka Dot
111544	Putt Putt
113240	Quilt Quips
113754	Really Retro
113403	Sip by Sip
113726	Sweet Stems
113250	That's Funny
113688	Wonderful Watercolors
114028	Para la novia
114032	Acuarelas Maravillosas

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Thanks for stopping by!

Amy

Party Hearty Masculine Birthday Card

 I went to pick out a birthday card for my Dad from my huge stash of cards, and guess what... none of them was masculine! So I pulled out my Party Hearty stamp set and some gender neutral colors of Soft Suede and Bordering Blue. I love this color combination! With the Whisper White Cardstock and the Antique Brass brads from the Vintage collection, I loved the way this card turned out.

Stamp Set: Party Hearty (111532)

Paper: Bordering Blue (102630), Soft Suede (115318), and Whisper White cardstock (100730), The Write Stuff Specialty Designer Series Paper (115674)

Classic Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Bordering Blue (102265)

Accessories: Modern Label Punch (116630), Vintage Brads (109109), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Stamp Happy!

Amy