Carrie Stamps

Keep it Simple Challenge

Welcome Stampin' Friends!

I have been doing a lot of stampin' lately but nothing I could share yet!  Finally, I can share with you the creation I made for the Stampin' Royalty Challenge #91.  Our challenge this week was K.I.S.S. (Keep it Simple Stamper).  This is the hardest challenge for me!! I tend to like layers, dimension, embellishments and more!  But I really needed this challenge, because I thought it would be fun for my girls to take treats to their friends at our home school Co-Op school.  

Stampin' Up! has the PERFECT thing for a little treat...

1" x 8" Cellophane bags (#124134)!! The best thing about these bags... They are $2.50 for 50 bags!!!  And look what you can do with them...

I had lots of fun buying different candy to fill them!  

The green monster bag has Skittles.

The pumpkin bag has Mentos.

The withch bag has fall M-n-M's.

The Spooky Bingo Bits Stamp Set (#123946) makes this project fun and simple. 

There are so many fun images you can choose from to put on your bag topper!  

Order your Cellophane Treat Bags today and make cute Halloween treats!

Recipe: 

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits (#123946), Teeny Tiny Wishes (#115370)

Ink: Tangerine Tango Pad (#111834), Rich Razzleberry Pad(#115658), Lucky Limeade Pad (#122935), Basic Black Marker (#100082)

Paper: Basic Black (2" x 4" scored at 2", #121045), Whisper White (#100730), Tangerine Tango (#111349), Rich Razzleberry (#115316), Lucky Limeade (#122926)

Tools: Big Shot (#113439), Scallop Square Duo Die (the smallest square on this die is the one I used, #120903), 1-3/8" Square Punch (#119877), 1-1/4" Square Punch (#119865), Stapler. 

Click HERE to play along with us on this Stampin' Royalty Challenge #91, Keep it Simple Stamper!

Stampin Royalty Challenge #90

Welcome Stampin' Friends!

This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is a Sketch, my favorite!!! 

I really like this sketch!  Button's, ribbon, punching!!!  

And here is my card...

Field Flowers (#122762), it was one of the first stamps sets I knew I had to have when I first looked at the new catalog, it is such a pretty stamp set!  And, my husband got this stamp set for me, so I really love it!  

I {love} texture on a card so I thought I would add fabric to my card instead of Designer Paper, that is how this card got started.  After I picked my the Timeless Portrait Fabric (#122337) I thought Field Flowers would look great with this pattern.  

For MORE texture I used the yummy new Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon (#125637) from the Holiday Mini Catalog.  It's so soft!!!

Lastly I have to point out my buttons, I did not have the buttons I wanted for this card, so I made my own with my Big Shot (#113439) and my Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die (#121813).  I adhered them to my card with hot glue and then covered them with Crystal Effects (#101055) and gently added a bow of Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine (#123125) while they Crystal Effects was still wet. 

What a fun sketch.  YOU can play along too!!!  Create a card with this week's sketch (SR#90), post it to your blog and leave a link to it on Stampin' Royalty!  You are going to want to see the other ladies AMAZING creations done with this sketch!!! 

Recipe: 

Stamps: Field Flowers (#122762)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler (#199669), Basic Black (#101179)

Paper: Basic Black (#121045), Very Vanilla (#101650), Cherry Cobbler (#119685)

Accessories: Very Vanilla 3/8" Velvet Stitched Ribbon (#125637), Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine (#123125), Timeless Portrait Designer Fabric (#122337), 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (#112533), Basic Pearls (#119247), Crystal Effects (#101055), Dimensionals (#104430)

Tools: Modern Label Punch (#119849), Big Shot (#113439), Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die (#121813), Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (#120175), Movers and Shapers Die (#114506), Punch Windows Dies (#115953) - to die cut the larger piece that the Modern Label Punch fits on. Cutter Kit (#106958) - distressing tool. Color Spritzer Tool (#107066)

My night out!

Welcome Stampin' Friends!    

Each month my friend Britiney invites me to her Stamp Club.  It is so much fun to go and make her awesome projects!  A night out of the house, a break from being Mommy, stamping and socializing with other adults, that is my idea of a night out!!!  It was a great time and I thought I would share with you the projects we made.  I know she got her inspiration for a few of these cards on line, so if something looks familiar to you I hope you are very flattered.  

The first card we made was a Hybrid card, most of the card was made with My Digital Studio (#118108) and then we added some embellishment to it...

So pretty and what a great idea to get a bunch of these card fronts printed out and then have them ready to go when you need them! 

I love this next card made with the Gently Falling Stamp Set(#123804)...

I love the leaves stamped on the First Edition Specialty Paper (#121878).  The use of the Spice Cake Designer Fabric (#124066) and Spice Cake Designer Button (#124113) makes this card Over The Top Cute!  This is also my first time using the new Stripes Embossing Folder (#123128).  It is a must have, I am waiting the arrival of mine, anxiously!!! 

Lastly, A SHAKER CARD!!! I can not even stand how cute this card is...

HOW EASY it was to make this shaker card, thanks to the the new Shaker Frames (#124155)!  And the new Mica Flakes(#124155) are the perfect thing to fill a Snow globe!  You can also see the Holly Berry Bouquets Designer Paper (#124004) on this card as well as the new Silver Glimmer paper (#124005).  The new Holiday Mini has so many fun accessories in it! 

                     Shaker Frames (#124155)

I had such a fun time. I laughed a lot especially when I got a text from my husband, who was at Cabela's with the girls.  Hannah peed in the shopping cart and it got on Samantha (who was sitting in the big part)!  Fun times with Daddy!!  I hope you enjoyed today's cards and that you go out and do some stamping with some friends.  It's great therapy! 

 

 

 

Recipe Card Class!

Welcome Stampin' Friends!

I am gearing up for a totally awesome class with two fellow demonstrators, Lola Avery and Rebecca Heinrich.  We are teaching a Recipe Card Class to our group of demonstrators.  Lola made these super fun hangers to hand recipe cards on and does classes for her customers, we all fell in love with it and decided to do a class.  Each of us are going to plan 3 recipe cards and 1 divider for a total of 9 reicpe cards and 3 dividers. Here are some samples of what we will be doing, some of the reicpe cards shown below we will actually be making and some of them are from previous classes that Rebecca has done with her customers. 

This is the holder, it sits right on the counter! Lola makes them!!!  The recipe pages are 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". 

Here is the hanger in a Walnut stain.  Isn't that page lovely! 

Another finish for the hanger, black.  This is the one I chose.  Cute pages, huh!  All three of the pages above were designed by Lola Avery and are three that we will be making at the up coming class. 

And now, here are some recipe pages and dividers that Rebecca made...

This is a divider page, dividing the recipes into sections.

So cute, I love how the recipe is on the Top Note! 

Rebecca said that this page was the class favorite, can you see why?!  

Cute little tags on a string!  I am so excited to have one of these in my kitchen!!! 

I have not designed my pages yet but I am doing the following recipes: 

Philly Chicken Cheese Steak Sandwiches - Main Dish

Brocolli Salad - Side Dish

Chocolate Peanut Butter Waffer Cake - Sweets

These are three of my family favorites!  

We will be opening up the class for non-demonstrator guests on the 21st, so if you are in the Boise, ID area stay tuned for more details! 

If you are a demonstrator in my group make sure you reply to the email I sent you and sign up to join us!  

Recipe Card Class is: 

Saturday, October 1st 

10:00 am - 4:30pm

At Rebecca's Stamp Studio

Registration $42 (included pages, protectors, dividers, rings, and stand) 

Let me know if you have any questions.  

 

Scalloped Square Tote!

Welcome Stampin' Friends! 

I have been meaning to share with you one of my most favorite things I have made and use all the time!  After making several Rag Quilt Purses I got the idea to make this...

This Tote is made with the Scallop Square Die(#115950), Candy Cane Christmas fabric (#121715), Big Shot Adhesive Roll (#122194) and stiff felt to help it stand up. This one I made for my friend Britiney, I die cut the "B" with the Serif Essentials Alphabet (#113464) and adhered it with the Big Shot Adhesive (#122194). I stitched the flower on by hand, which is retired but we sell all white ones (Fleurettes II #115604).

Scallop Square Clear Bigz Die (#115950)

What do I do with this tote.  I take it everywhere I go to stamp, use it every time I stamp. I keep all the essentials in it..

My Mulitpurpose Liquid glue(#110755), this stampin' girls best friend!!!  I also keep my Paper Snips (#103579) and Bone Folder (#103579) in there.  This is the one I use for my self, made with the Springtime Vintage Fabric (#121817).  I did not personalize mine, but I think I need to!!!  

These are pretty easy to make and lots of fun.  You really need to use stiff felt or pelon for it to be sturdy enough to hold these things.  I love it and when I shared it with my group of fellow demonstrators they loved it too and now several of us tote them to our meetings.  

I was not sure if I should do a tutorial on this or not, what do you think?  Should I do a tutorial?  Leave a comment and let me know. 

Stampin Royalty Cupcake Challenge!

Welcome Stampin' Friends!

Wow, was I excited about this weeks picture challenge at Stampin' Royalty!  

How fun is that!!!  Cupcakes, pink and brown and polka dots!  You can not go wrong with this one!  I knew right away what I wanted to make...

I so rarely use anything that is retired, but can not get rid of my jumbo cupcake!!! The name of the stamp set was Simple Birthday Thanks. I stamped the cupcake 5 times to make this cupcake...

1. on Crumb Cake for the wrapper

2. on Regal Rose for the base frosting layer

3. on Chocolate Chip for the chocolate ganache drizzle layer

4. on Rose Red for the cherry

5. on Certainly Celery for the stem of the cherry

I did this twice so I would have a front and back piece.  Then I added the whipped cream, which was done with Liquid Applique (non-stampin' up! product).  I had to add the sprinkles to incorporate the polka dots from the challenge and the cupcake just needed something.  I covered the cherry and the sprinkles with Crystal Effects (#101055) to give them shine and dimension.  

I really wanted to use the saying "you are sweet" but did not have a stamp that said that.  So, I thought I would create my own using My Digital Studio (#188108).  The "U" and the "R" are from the Noteworthy Alphabet and the "so sweet" is done withe the Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Lower.  How exciting that I can make custom stamped images with MDS!!!

The waffer cookie was fun to make, I die cut the triangle using the Perfect  Pennants Bigz L Die (#123126) and the smallest pennant on that die.  I then used my Paper Snips to slightly round the corners, just so they were not pointy. Then I used the new Houndstooth embossing folder (#123134) to give it a waffle look. 

The reason I made two cupcakes is because I wanted to put a box inbetween them...

The box was simple to make with my new Simply Scored(#122334)!!!

Here are the dimensions for my box: 8" x 4"; Score at 1" along the long side, creating the bottom.

Then score the box at 1-1/4", 3-3/4", 5" and 7-1/2". It is pretty easy. Then assemble with sticky strip or tombow multipurpose glue.  I adhered the cupcakes to my box with sticky strip. 

It is a fun project and now I need to fill it with something sweet to give to a friend that really helped me out, you know when someone does something for you that they feel was nothing but it really meant so much to you, that is what this gift is for!!! 

RECIPE: 

Stamps: Simple Birthday Wish (retired)

Ink: Jet Black Staz On (#101406), Crumb Cake (#121030) for sponging the cupcake liner, So Saffron (#105213) for sponging the waffer cookie, Chocolate Chip marker (#100071) for out lining the bottom of the chocolate ganache drizzle, Regal Rose Marker (#105108) for outlining the bottom of the frosting layer

Card Stock: Crumb Cake (#120953), Chocolate Chip (#102128), Regal Rose (#105130), Rose Red (#102544), Certainly Celery (#105125), Whisper White (#100730), Baja Breeze (#111352)

Accessories: My Digital Studio (#188108), Crimper (#101618), Basis Rhinestone Jewels(#119246), Heat Tool (#100005), Sponges (#101610), Dimensionals (#104430), Crystal Effects (#101055)

Tools: Sticky Strip (#104294), Crop-a-Dile (#108362) to punch the hole to make the sprinkles, Paper Snips (#103579), Decorative Label Punch (#120907), Big Shot (#113439), Houndstooth Embossing Folder (#123134), Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die (#123126), Simply Scored (#122334)

I hope you will play along with this week's Stampin' Royalty Challenge SR#89.  All you have to do is make a paper craft inspired by the cupcake picture above, take a picture, post it on your blog and link it to today's Stampin' Royalty post.  You may be one of our top picks!!! 

9-10-11 Birthdays!

Welcome Stampin' Friends! 

On Saturday we had two birthday parties to go to.  One for a friend of my girls and one of my friends, her birthday actually is 9-10-11, how cool is that. Anyhow, I made some birthday cards for them.  I tried to post them on Sunday, but I had troubles with typepad, hopefully all will go well today. 

This is the card I made for our little nieghbor girl, turning 4.  Her party was awesome with a carnival theme.  The kids had a great time, feeding animals, eating hotdogs, lemonaide, pop corn, cotton candy, getting their faces painted and playing carnival games.  The cupcakes she served were awesome, her sister made them, she owns her own business, Cuppa Cake. If you are in the Boise, Idaho area you should think about having her help you out next time you need baked goods for an event, they were DELISH!  Look...

I had the one in the back withe the Reese's on top!  

Anyhow, back to Stamping...  

Here is the card I made for my friend, Cindy...

I decided to go with the same idea, but make it a little more grown up.  And do you see the 9-10-11 on the banner!  I was so tickled with my self for coming up with that.  And the paper lolly, super fun.  You can see how I made that on this post.  

I also made her some Card Candy to go with her card...

Some pre-stamped and punched images adhered to a window sheet that she can remove and make her own pennant creations.  

Okay, I am in a big hurry today, time to go make dinner and then I am off to my downline's house to play with MDS, I love my job! 

Stitched Stockings for Christmas

Welcome Stampin' Friends! 

Did you know that you can now order from the all new Holiday Mini Catalog!!! 

HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG (September 1, 2011 - January 3, 2012)

This little catalog is stuffed full of holiday goodnesss from Halloween to Christmas and everything in between!  Click the catalog above to see each page for yourself!  

Yesterday afternoon I had a visit from my friend and downline Georgie, we had a great time visiting and STAMPING of course!  We had to break out some of my new things from the Holiday Mini!  We made the cutest card!!!

Okay, lets talk about all this new stuff!!!  

First of all I almost fainted when the revealed to us at convention that we had a STOCKING PUNCH and matching stamp set and coordinating Big Shot Die!  

Some of the other fun new things I used on this card are the Snow Burst Embossing Folder, when I ran the Crumb Cake card stock through with this folder I thought it looked good enough to eat when it came out, like a holiday cookie!  Such a cute folder, I love it even more in person!  Then there is the Vanilla Velvet Ribbon. It is so soft and fuzzy, and delicate enought to use on a card.  I love things that texture and dimension to my projects and that is exactly what these two products did for my card! 

There is one more item I used from the Holiday Mini on my card, the Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper.  It is the coolest holiday paper!!!  It has FOUR patterns of woodgrain, FIVE patterns of plaid, a houndstooth pattern and a sheet that you just have to add pictures to to make a scrapbook page!  

I also used the new Designer Frames Embossing Folder on this card for the first time!  They are so much fun! 

Card Recipe: 

Stamps: Stitched Stockings (#123784), Teeny Tiny Wishes (#115370)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler (#119669) and Garden Green (#102272), Whisper White (#101731)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (#119685), Garden Green (#102584), Crumb Cake (#124274), Very Vanilla (#101650), Certainly Celery (#105125), Frostwood Lodge Designer Paper (#124002)

Accessories: Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon (#125637), Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine (#123125), Regals Designer Buttons (#119744), Basic Pearls (#119247), Dimensionals (#104430)

Tools: Stocking Builder Punch (#124095), Modern Label Punch (#119849), Scallop Trim Border Punch (#118402), Big Shot (#113439), Snow Burst Embossing Folder (#124096), Designer Frames Embossing Folders (set of 2, #123130)

To place your Holiday Mini Catalog Order click on the badge below. 

Up, Up and Away Prototype

Welcome Stampin' Friends!  

I am excited about today's card, it is a prototype that I made for a customer for whom I am making birthday invitations (for her son's birthday party).  I made three and she picked the one she liked the best.  This is one of the ones she did not pick, you can see the other one she did not pick HERE.  

Isn't it so cute!  I love it, well, I love all three of the cards, actually I think I may use the word love liberally when it comes to my creations.  Because I do, just love it all!!!  Anyhow.  I was inspired to make this card after making this cloud and tree card. 

The new Up, Up and Away stamp set (#122757) is one of my favorites from this new catalog!  I am so excited to be doing this birthday party project!  I can not wait to show you the card she picked for the invitation, but will not do so until after the invites have been sent and recieved, in November!  Stay tuned!!!

Card Recipe: 

Stamps: Up, Up and Away (#122757)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Early Espresso

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Early Espresso Baker's Twine (#123124), Dimensionals

Tools: Punches for the Clouds = 1" circle, 3/4" circle, 1/2" circle, 1/4" circle (start with largest circle punch, working your way down to the smallest circle punch, randomly punching to make a cloud.), Big Shot (#113439), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (#117335)

 

 

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #88

Welcome Stampin' Friends!  

I am typing this post with a serious stampin' injury, I pierced myself with my paper piercer!  There was blood and everything!  It is hard typing with a princess bandaid on it.  Wouldn't it be nice if we had some Timeless Portrait Bandaids!!!

Timeless Portrait Degisner Series Paper (#122352)

I'll take the Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla pattern!! Okay, it might not be easier to type with one of these bandaids, but I would be so much cuter and when people asked about my bandaid I would be able to share my love of Stampin' Up! with them!!

Anyhow!!!  I am here today to post my creation for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge #88, it is a color challenge this week!!!

Right away when I saw these colors I thought, Halloween!!!  I can not even see purple and orange together with out thinking Halloween!  Then I thought I would make a card, but I so rarely send cards for Halloween, so I thought I would make a little treat box.  I just so happend to have some supplies left over from this stamp camp project and that is where this box all started.

Fun isn't it!  I do not have a treat in there now, but some matching, covered nuggets would sure be cute!  I plan to give little treats to the homeschool Co-Op parents who help teach my children on Thursdays each week and this will be one of those boxes!  Don't you love the little dangling spider?!? All you need is your own spool of fishing line!!!  

Speaking of fishing line... Did you notice I did not post this long weekend?  Well, we were off on a long weekend of camping, fishing, 4-wheelin', swimmin', hunting, marshmellow roasting fun!  And, I wanted to show you what my daughter did with some fishin' line...

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits (#123946), Teeny Tiny Wishes (#115370)

Ink: Concord Crush Pad (#119785), Tangerine Tango Pad (#111834) and Marker (#120974), Daffodil Delight Pad (#111667) and Marker (#119677), Old Olive Pad (#102277), Certainly Celery Marker (#105114), Wisteria Wonder Marker (#123002), Basic Black Pad (#101179)

Paper: Card stock = Old Olive, Condcord Crush, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Certainly Celery, Whisper White.  Designer Prints Paper = Concord Crush (#117158), Tangerine Tango (#117155), Certainly Celery (#117152)

Accessories: Dimensionals (#104430), Sponge (#101610), Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (#109110)

Tools: Big Shot (#113439), Tasteful Trim Die (#120893), Punches = 1" Circle (#119868), 1-1/4" Circle (#119861), Word Window (#119857), Paper Piercer (#116631)

Non-Stampin' Up! - Princess Bandaids (in case you stab yourself with the paper piercer)

 

Play along with the Stampin' Royalty Challenge #88, click HERE!