Carrie Stamps

From the mind of babes

Today's guest blogger is very  special, she is one of my youngest blog followers.  Felicia is 11 years old, she is not new to paper crafting but has recently found the joy in PUNCHES!  You have to see all the cute critters she made!

The cute little detail that you can not see here is the the fly has a face and he is frowning!  I think he must realize he is about to be lunch

Can you stand it!?! 

 
She even thought to give the mouse cheese!  The cat is hard to see here, sorry.  I thought they came out so cute!  I think she is future demonstrator!  Thanks Felicia for sharing those with me and keep on stampin' and punchin'!

Happy Stampin'

Carrie
  

Fancy Pumpkin Favor

I am so excited to have a Guest Blogger today!  Today's Guest Blogger and designer of this cute Halloween project is my newest downline and friend, Patty Sowell.  She just had her first workshop on Friday and did a cute Fancy Favor project.  She must have been so inspired after the workshop that as she was trying to go to sleep that night an idea hit her.  Of course as all good stamper would, she had to get up and make it right then!  Not only that, she made one for me!

She ran the pumpkin pie textured cardstock through her Big Shot with the Fancy Favor Die.  Then very carefully positioned the pumpkin sizzlit where she wanted the window to be on the box and ran that through the Big shot.  How cute and what a very clever idea.  The Halloween M-n-M's are inside a small cello bag.  They totally match Old Olive, Lovely Lilac and Pumpkin Pie!  The tag is from the Grateful Greetings set in the current Holiday Mini Catalog.  LOVE IT!

Thanks for sharing Patty!

Happy Stampin'

Carrie

Look What April Made

It's time for another Guest Blogger!  April is one of my stamp club members and has been stamping for about a year now.  She came over to pick up her club order and brought a card that she made to show me. I love that!  To see what my customers are making with their stamps makes me so happy!  I asked her if I could take a picture of the card for my Guest Blogger spot.  She said yes and let me keep the card!  How sweet.  So here is April's card!

   It is a baby shower invite.  And it uses one of my favorite stamps sets Zoofari! 

The invite information sits in a pocket.  She used Basic Black, Wild Wasabi and Soft Sky cardstock and ink.  What great colors for a baby boy shower! 

In this second picture you can see what the card looks like when the invite is removed from the pocket.  I like how she did not neglect the inside of the card. 

Thanks for sharing your cute card with us April.  Keep on stampin'!

If you are my customer and interested in being a guest blogger, email me a picture of your latest and greatest  Stampin' Up! creation!  Or bring it to my next event and I will take the photos. 

Happy Stampin'

Check out the Zoofari stamp set (page 72) that April used here and all the other great stamp sets and accessories that Stampin' Up! has to offer, HERE.  Let me know if I can help you with an order or any stampin' questions.

Tanna's Card

I was so excited when Tanna, one of my customers emailed me one of her handstamped works of art.  I love to see what my customers are making!  So, Tanna agreed to be my Guest Blogger.  Yeah, I am so happy  because I have not had one in a long time.  Here is her cute card!

Maybe I like it so much because it is in such GREAT colors, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, and Purely Pomegranate.

She used a stamp sets she got for FREE during Sale-a-Bration, Friendship Blooms.

I love the attention to detail,  the flowers are cut out and popped for dimension.  The edges of the paper were not left out, one is distress and the other is sponged.  And, don't forget the ribbon. And my favorite the brads, a silver brad to accent the flower and a build a brad is the perfect extra to give this card a POP! 

Great job Tanna!  Thanks for sharing your work with all of us!

If you are one of my customers, PLEASE take a photo of your creations and send them to me in an email, I would love to have you as a Guest Blogger!

Happy Stampin'

What's in the mail!

Today's Guest Blogger is my friend and downline: Jenny Frost! 

She emailed me this pictures of the mailboxes that she made for her daughter's friends!  They turned out super cute, so I knew I had to share them on my blog! 

She used the Happy Heart Day stamp set as well as Itty Bitty Backgrounds.  It is so neat to see what a little paper, ink and rubber can do to transform simple objects into adorable gifts!  I encourage all of you to jump off the card stock and try something different.  Find something fun to alter, the person who gets it will cherish it.  Hand stamped gifts can be inexpensive and the most touching!  And, you can make a matching hand stamped card to go with it! 

Thanks for sharing Jenny!

Happy Stampin'

Carrie

Today's Guest Blogger is....

Teneale Chapton, one of my customers and dear friends!  She is in my stamp club and when she came last night she showed me this card that  she is making for her Christmas cards this year! 

I loved it and asked her to be my Guest Blogger, cause I wanted to share this cute card with all of you! 

My favorite thing about this card is the use of the In Colors, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi and Purely Pomegranate!  The images are from the retired stamp set Sparkling Season, what a cute set!  The large ornament is stamped in Wild Wasabi, cut out and popped with a dimensional.  The candy cane is stamped with Purley Pomegranate, cut out and she added a piece of Wild Wasabi stitched grosgrain ribbon and popped that as well.  The saying is stamped with Whisper White ink on Purely Pom cardstock.  The light bulbs to the side are stamped with the Wasabi and Pom ink as well.  She added sparkle to the card with 2-way glue and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  I love the ribbon element on this card, it is the Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon and the Wild Wasabi Stitched Grosgrain.  The Satin ribbon is so soft and shiny, it gives your card and touch of elegance!  It is great for all paper projects and for wrapping gifts!  You will love it, if you don't have some yet you will want to get yours before the end of November, as it is a limited time product!

What a great Christmas card.  I would love to see all your Christmas cards!  If you are interested in being a guest blogger and having your Christmas card posted here contact me via email: carrierhoades@msn.com . 

To get your Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon or Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon email or call me (carrierhoades@msn.com or 208-853-7178) and I will get it ordered just in time for your holiday projects.

Thank you to Teneale for being my guest blogger this week.  What a great card!  Guess I better get started on MY Christmas card! 

A little treat

A little treat for you on this Halloween Day!  This is my first Guest Blogger spot.  I will have 2 to 4 Guest Blogger posts per month, these will be projects made by my stamping friends!  My first Guest Blogger is Lisa, she is one of my customers and does GREAT work!  This is the card that she made for our stamp club monthly swap.  The images used are from the Booglie Eye stamp set. She colored them in with watercolor pencils and popped them with a dimensional.  The designer paper used is Creepy Crawly.  The layer with the stripped DSP on the black cardstock is also popped.  As you can see she put alot of time an effort into her card.  I participated in this swap when I normally do not just so that I could get this totally cute card.  I thought it would be a little treat for all you stampers out there, one with ZERO calories!  Thank you Lisa for your awesome work of art and for being my first guest blogger!  So, what do you all think of Lisa's card, post your comments for her!  Happy Halloween!