Carrie Stamps

Left Overs 2

I am at it again, using up some LEFT OVERS, not last night dinner, but CARD SWAP PIECES!  I made this card:

Using left over pieces from this card swap:

Having all the extra flowers, modern label pieces and butterfly made the card go super fast.  I just added some accents, like the ribbon at the top, small soft suede flowers to the center of the polka dotted flowers and a Corduroy button to the center of the solid flower.  I made the button a Soft Suede color by taking a Kraft button and rolling it in the Soft Suede pad!  Do you see how the Rich Razzleberry punched piece is layers on a larger Soft Suede Modern label?  Well, that larger piece is the piece you get when you cut a Modern Label window in your card with the new Mover and Shapers Dies!!! I love how it is just the right size to layer with the punch, it gives you so many possibilities.

NOW, I have to show you the card that Samantha (my 4 year old) and I made for her friends 6th birthday...

I did some paper cutting and little assists, like suggesting that the balloon be pink, instead of green.  I know, I am stifling her creativity!  Anyway, I am very proud and am fostering the little stamper in there. Someday she will be my darling assistant at my classes and workshops and then, just maybe, a demonstrator! 

How about some family pics!?! It's been a while, so I thought I would update you all.  This was a week of firsts for our family.  Here are two:

Tuesday was Samantha's first day of PRE-SCHOOL!  She is doing Fabulous!

Hannah's first Popsicle!  Cold on her aching gums! 

That's all from me.

Happy Stampin'

Carrie

Left overs

One of my favorite things to do is to save packets of pre cut paper from my classes, camps and workshops and create something new later.  I take the left over cut supplies after a class and put them into a special drawer, all the materials for one card are in a clear envelope.  Then, when I need to make a card really quick, I pull out one of these "packets" and make a card. I call it Left Overs!  Each Friday I plan to share with you a card made with my "left overs".  If I have a photo of the original card I will share that as well.  The card I made this week is for a birthday party we went to yesterday.  I love the All in the Family Stamp set for kids birthday cards.  I added the chipboard number 3, which was not a part of the left overs.

I can not find the original card.  It had a turtle on it, that's all you get, sorry!

So, I challenge you to save your left over packet from a class, you do not have to make the exact same card with them!  In fact it is more fun to create something all new.  If you are not a demonstrator, you too can save your scraps, pull them out and challenge your self to create something with them! 

Happy Stampin'

Carrie