Stamp with Amy

Because I Care

Hello from Florida! We are still having a wonderful time here on the sunny beach!

Today's project is a sneak peek of an upcoming Level 1 Hostess Set in the new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog. It is called Because I Care, & it is a gorgeous hydrangea! Lookie!

I kept it monochromatic, using Bashful Blue, the new blue, Marina Mist, and Night of Navy. The Marina Mist layer was run throught the Big Shot using a brand new Embossing folder that will be in the new catalog. I watercolored the image by first stamping it in Staz On Jet Black ink, then used my Aquapainters & the above mentioned colors plus Elegant Eggplant to color the blooms. Old Olive was used for the leaf and Chocolate Chip was used for the stem.

I hope you are having a great week! Don't forget that your last chance to order retiring Stampin' Up merchandise will be June 30th, then the new catalog goes "live" on July 1st!

Thoughts & Prayers with Sympathy

Hi! I am in lovely Florida having a fabulous time with my family. My family has come in from Tennessee, New York City, Dallas, TX, and us from Richmond, so it is a special time to be able to all be together. Yesterday we spent the day at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, & today we went deep sea fishing. It has been a whirlwind of fun, so I'm a little behind on my posting!

Today's project is a sympathy card made with my favorite sympathy stamp set ever, Thoughts & Prayers. I just love that tree! The 2 colors were added on the stamp with Old Olive and Stampin' Write markers. Clean & Simple. A tiny touch of green glitter was added to a few of the leaves.

I won't take the time to write the supplies used to make the card, but if you ever want to know anything, please feel free to email or call me.

Have a great day!

 

Three Little Words in Sympathy

Hello! It is late, so this post will be short. :-) Busy day tomorrow, so I needed to get it done!

Today's project is one that you never want to have to make. My brother-in-law just found out that his mother is very sick, so I made this to let him know that his family is in my thoughts. 

It features Three Little Words, one of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets that you can get for FREE with a $50 purchase until the end of the month! Now, I've been confused all week on what day the month ends (sorry about that!), but SAB ends on the 31st, which is Wednesday. To place an online order, click the link at the bottom of the post or on the sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by!
 

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.

Thoughts & Prayers Sympathy Card

Hello! Today's card is one that I did in a workshop not long ago, and I'm sending it to some friends who just got some bad news. I just love that tree, and it is perfect for a solemn occasion or for a cheery one. We also have that same gorgeous tree in our Definitely Decorative catalog. It comes in black or brown in 3 sizes. Have you seen our new Definitely Decor insert that just came out? Click the picture on the side bar to see all of our new vinyl home decor!

• The scallop oval was die-cut with the Big Shot and Scallop Oval Die. I ran a piece of Whisper White and So Saffron through at the same time, and I saved the "negatives" that I didn't use to use later in another project.
• The smaller scallop oval is a punch, and it coordinates perfectly with the Large Oval Punch.
• A touch of green glitter was added to the leaves with the 2-way glue pen to dress up the card.
• The DSP is from the Tall Tales collection. You'd never know it was such a cheery paper pack! This pattern suits the mood of this card perfectly.
• I colored onto the tree stamp directly with my Stampin' Write markers, which contain the same ink as our Classic Ink Pads. When coloring on the stamps, it helps to "huff" on the stamp before pressing it to the paper to remoisten the fast-drying ink.

Supplies:

• 113252 Thoughts & Prayers stamp set
• 100702 Old Olive Cardstock
• 100730 Whisper White Cardstock
• 105118 So Saffron Cardstock
• 115678 Tall Tales DSP
• 100071 Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker
• 100079 Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker
• 107305 Large Oval Punch
• 114889 Scallop Oval Punch
• 114287 Fine Supernova glitter
• 100425 2-Way Glue Pen
• 113439 Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
• 114521 Frame Oval Scallop Die

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Have a great day!

Amy

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

 If you would like any of these before they are gone, click here and place your online order today!

Thanks for stopping by!

Amy