Carrie Stamps

Festive Flurry Card Candy

Merry Christmas in July!  

Today at Stampin' Royalty our challenge is Christmas in July!  I decided to use a piece of the Card Candy I got from a swap at convention, made by a gal in my group, Andrea Leeds. 

Andrea made this snowflake piece with the Festive Flurry Framelits, the Winter Frost DSP and Silver Foil Sheets from the upcoming Holiday Catalog.  I made a little change to the piece, by removing the silver snowflake and flippling the bottom dsp snowflake over.  

Here is the card I made for Stampin' Royalty Challenge #187 with Andrea's card candy.

I dressed up the edges of the snowflake by brushing the edges of it with Versamark ink and then dipping it in silver embossing powder and embossing it with the Heat Tool.  I added some rhinestones to each point.  Then I mounted the snowflake on a piece of Island Indigo card stock and cut around the snowflake, leaving a thin border of Island Indigo, making the snowflake pop. 

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Movie Star Birthday

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

I have been meaning to post about my daughter's Movie Star Birthday for a WHILE.  As the party was in June.  I had very little time to prepare for this party as I was in Texas just before, but am happy with how it all came together.  My daughter wanted to have a "movie" birthday party.  

Here is the invitation, which I made on My Digital Studio.  It is my FAVORITE way to make invitations!  I got the idea for this off Pinterest.  

I like to browse the internet for FREE FONTS and there is where I found most of the fonts used here, including the bar code!!!

This invitation is a 7"x5" post card, when you get them printed with Stampin' Up! They come with very nice white envelopes.  So, I like to design the back of the post card as well.  

I really love how they turned out!  

We searched and searched for what we were going to do for cake and settled on these cupcakes: 

The "popcorn" on top are just mini marshmallows.  You cut a slit in the center of the marshmallow, twist it and then cut three slits in one end of the marshmallow.  You may want to press and pull the little ends made by the last three cuts to make it look more like a piece of popcorn.  When I covered to the top of the cupcake with fake popcorn (8-10 pieces) I dusted them with edible luster dust, which I found at a big party store.

We also had a Consessions stand: 

The banner says "movie treats".  For the treats we had a Popcorn Bar!  We had buttered popcorn, freshly made (mostly because I had to keep making more batches, I ended up making 11 batches total!)  We had four toppings available to top your popcorn; m-n-m's, reece's pieces, gummy bears and goldfish crackers.  It was a huge hit!  The kids munched on this while watching our feature presentation: Wreck it Ralph.  We wanted to do a "drive in" style movie in the back yard, but it does not get all the way dark here until 10pm!  Too late for 6-9 year olds to start a movie!  So, we sat on blankets inside.  

We did play charades, where we acted out different Disney or other kid movies. 

I found this fun picture opp piece at the party store too...

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Birthday Cake Easel Card

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

Just wanted to share the Birthday Cake Easel Card I made for my friend Patty for her Bday. 

Here is how it looks popped up.. 

I had to make a cake card so that I could use the "carbs, scharbs! {EAT THE CAKE}" stamp! 

I thought you might like to see how I made it. 

Start with a 4-1/4" x 11 piece of card stock.  Score at 5-1/2" and at 2-3/4" .  Add a scrap of card stock to hold up the top piece of cake. Mine was approximately 2-1/4" x 1-1/4". Attach the scrap only to the bottom half of the card. 

 

Next I attached the Island Indigo patterned paper to the bottom of the card. 

Then add the second piece of patterned paper to cover the bottom half othe scrap of card stock. 

You can see this paper has a scalloped pattern, I just cut along that instead of a straight line.  But you could add a punched scalloped piece if the DSP you choose does not have a scalloped pattern. 

Now you mount the top cake piece to the scrap of card stock sticking up.  Remember to only put adhesive on the scrap, so that you cake does not stick to the card when it is flat. 

I forgot to write down the measurements before I gave the card away, so I do not remember the size of my top cake piece.  But here is a tip... I cut the designer paper and a piece of card stock the same size for the top cake piece, mounted them together and then stuck that to the scrap to make the top of the cake.  This will make it sturdier.  

I accented the cake with a scalloped trip, dsp and a flower.  Lastly, I added some candles with flames, all cut free hand. 

The best part about the card was the PRESENT inside, a BOOK!!! 

Okay, it is not the ACTUAL Book.  The Pioneer Woman has a new cookbook coming out in October!  So, I preordered it for Patty for her Bday!  So I put a picture of the book in her card. 

I should also mention that the yellow gingham band going across the bottom layer of the cake is Washi Tape, but it was too transparent to just stick to the cake, so I mounted the tape on a strip of whisper white card stock and then mounted that to the cake. 

I love this card and can not wait to make another, play with some more DSP!  

recipe: 

stamps: remembering your birthday, yippee-skippee

ink: island indigo, daffodil delight

paper: island indigo, daffodil delight, whisper white and gingham garden designer paper

accessories: gingham garden designer wahsi tape, rhinestone basic jewels

tools: sponge, corner rounder punch, boho blossoms punch,  stampin' dimensionals, simply scored tool, decorative label punch, extra-large oval punch, big shot, tasteful trim bigz die

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Gorgeous Grunge!

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

I want to introduce you to a fun new stamp set, say "Hello" to Gorgeous Grunge! 

It does not seem very exciting at first glance, but it is a lot of fun for making your own backgrounds and for giving projects a bit of grunge.  

I used this set for this weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty.  Challenge #186 is a color challenge: 

I thought these colors would work great with the Gorgeous Grunge set, and here is the card I made...

I think it would be a great card for my hubby!  I will for sure be using this set again!  As well as the Yippee-Skippee set, that the sentiment is found in...

Now, let's check out what my fellow design team memeber created for this challenge, HERE!  And, come play along with our challenges!  You maybe "picked" as one of our FAVES and be featured on the Stampin' Royalty blog!  Details on how are at the bottom of today's post! 

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Simply Stars with Washi Tape

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

Try this when you need a quick birthday card: 

Washi Tape + Simply Stars + a birthday greeting

These are fast, simple cards that are still cute and eye catching. 

Here is the card with the Gingham Garden Washi Tape: 

You can see I added a few jewel rhinestones for a little something special. 

And here is the same card done with the Epic Day This and That Washi Tape: 

To give this card a little something extra I rubbed some ink around the outside of the card directly with my Going Gray Stampin' Pad.  

HERE'S A TIP:  If you still have the old/retired star punches, these stamps fit them!!!  If you do not have them they are easy to cut out with their straight sides.  

The stamp set I used for the greeting is the Remembering Your Birthday Stamp Set.  There is a coordinating stamp for the inside of the card and it says..." YOU!  Happy Birthday!"

The Simply Stars stamp set is a great set to use for birthday cards!  I have also used this set for a 4th of July card and a Christmas Card.  A very versatile set and reasonably priced too at $10.95! 

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Undefined Stamp Carving Kit

It's the coolest thing ever! The Undefined Stamp Carving Kit that is!  

Have you ever thought of carving your own stamp?  It might be exciting to some of you and SCARY to the rest of you.  But I know there has been a time when you wished you had a stamp of a...!  All of us can fill in that blank with something different.  And how amazing would it be to have a stamp that no one else has, that is unique to you.  

Here are some Undefined carved stamps that I saw at convention...

How about a BACON stamp, which of course then you would need an egg stamp to go with it. 

Thirsty? 

Makes a very cute card! 

And here is the entire set, created by the beautiful Shannon West, who works at Stampin' Up!  

Or, you can make something that will FREEZE time! 

Like your childs signature!  Then you will have it forever and you could use it on Valentine's!  

Want to see one not made my someone who works at Stampin' Up!?!  This stamp was made by Crystal Fowler in my group. She is an avid cyclist. 

All you have to do is think of something you want a stamp for, order the Undefined Stamp Carving Kit, carve YOUR stamp and stamp away!

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A new project every month.  The best thing is everything for that month's project is CUT and READY TO GO!  

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Convention Swaps!

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

I just go back from Convention last night!  What a great time.  Here is a picture of me getting ready to walk across the stage for a milestone.  This last year I reached my $200k career sales mark! That was fun! 

Also at convention I did a swap with my group.  We did a card candy swap, which is where you just make a piece of a card then that person can go home and make something with it.  Then we bring our creations to our Convention ReCap meeting and share what we have made. 

Here is the card candy that I made...

I have been gone SO much this summer that I actually made these while we were camping.   This gives a whole new meaning to "Stamp Camp". 

I also made one finished card to show the group what I made with my card candy. 

I added some burlap to the back of my tag for some more texture and interest to the front of my card.  For the back ground I embossed a piece of Costal Cabana with the Argyle embossing folder and them sponged over the top of the pattern with a little Baked Brown Sugar ink.  Now you have a very nice birthday card for a great guy!  

I also have a my swapped card candy that I get to make cards with now!  So, I will be showing you those as I make them.  Also, did you see the girly version of this tag I made? 

recipe: 

stamps: label love pg. 33, woodgrain background stamp pg.75

ink: baked brown sugar stampin' pad pg. 141

paper: baked brown sugar card stock, costal cabana card stock, pistachio pudding card stock - all found on pg. 141, whisper white card stock pg. 145

accessories: stamping sponge pg. 164, 1/8" mini brads pg. 170, 7/16" Trim pg. 173, dimensionals pg. 175

tools: hung up cute clips pg. 170, paper snips pg. 177, artisan label punch pg. 181, big shot pg. 184, apothecary accents framelits pg. 187

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Stampin' Royalty Challenge #185

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #185 is a picture challenge: 

This picture is a great use of our new In-Colors!  

Fun colors!  I got a little inspiration for the tag on this card from my friend Natasha Schwecke.  I also made a version of the tag that says "Happy Birthday to you" for a masculine card.  I will post that soon.  But this card is my swap for the Goddesses!  We are meeting up at convention and swapping.  So, shhh!!!  

Don't miss out on what the other Goddesses made for this challenge!  And please play along with us!  You can post a link to your creation at the bottom of today's post at Stampin' Royalty! 

recipe: 

stamps: label love, oh, hello

ink: baked brown sugar, strawberry slush, illuminate

paper: whisper white, crisp cantaloupe, pistachio pudding, strawberry slush, baked brown sugar

accessories: jewel rhinestones(basic and large), whisper white stitched grosgrain ribbon, vanilla shimmer smooch spritz, heart clip(retired)

tools: big shot, honeycomb embossing folder, apothecary label framelit dies, boho blossoms punch, artisan label punch, paper snips, dimensionals

One Layer of Mosaic Madness

HI Stampin' Friends! 

It's Wednesday and that means it's Stampin' Royalty Challenge Day.  Challenge #184 is to make a SINGLE LAYER card.  

If you know me then you know this is a HARD one for me!  But I did it and am pleased with myself and the card! 

Two things I want to point out to you on this card.  The first is that I used all the new In Colors; Stawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Costal Cabana, and Baked Brown Sugar.  I adore these new colors!!! 

Second, I made this card using the Mosaic Madness stamp set in clear mount and was able stamp the entire card with out a Stamp-a-ma-jig.  Which is one very nice thing about clear mount stamps!  

Okay, time to break out the stamps and ink and see what you can make with just one layer!  Then share with us at Stampin' Royalty, you may be featured as one of our top picks! 

For more inspiration, click over to see what my fellow Goddesess have made with just one layer. 

recipe: 

stamps: mosaic madness, really good greetings

ink: strawberry slush, pistachio pudding, crips cantaloupe, costal cabana, baked brown sugar

paper: whisper white, champaigne glimmer paper

accessories: rhinestone jewels

tools: owl builder punch

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Sketched Birthday Step Card

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

Today is Stampin' Royalty Challenge Day!  This week we got FREE reign!  This week our challenge was: ANYTHING GOES!  

So I thought I would take that opprotunity to make a Front Step Card.  My friend and fellow demonstrator, Cathy,  loves to make step cards and has brought one for a make and take project at our demonstrator meetings and last week she demonstrated for us how to make them.  They are easy to make with our new paper cutter and Simply Scored Board!  

Here is my Front Step Card: 

Here is Cathy's diagram on how to cut your card stock to make a Front Step Card. 

Two things to note:

1.  Your piece of card stock should measure 11" x 4-1/4"  (NOT 4-1/2" as indicated above)

2.  When you begin to cut into your card stock to make the slits in the paper put your blade in at 1" and stop at 6-1/2", repeat on the other side then do your scoring. 

Have fun with it and see what you can make!  And now take a look at what my fellow Goddesess at Stampin' Royalty made this week. 

Feel free to play along with our challenge, link your card/creation to today's post. 

recipe: 

stamps: sketched birthday

ink: real red, bermuda bay, whisper white

paper: whisper white, basic black, bermuda bay, coastal cabana, polka dot parade dsp, red glimmer paper

accessories: real red stitched grosgrain ribbon, whisper white baker's twine, rhinestone jewels, white embossing powder, dimensionals, mini glue dots, multipurpose liquid glue, white marker (non-stampin' up)

tools: stampin' trimmer, simply scored scoring tool, paper snips, big shot, bitty banners framelits, heat tool, owl builder punch, ruler

*all items used to make this card can be purchase in my online store

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Simply Stars Christmas

Hi Stampin' Friends! 

Recently I challenged myself to see what I could do with the Simply Stars stamp set and then share that with my group, Treasured Stampers.  

Of course doing a 4th of July card was my first idea, you can see my 4th card HERE.  

Then I was inspired to create a Christmas card after seeing a card on Pinterest.  So, I used the same layout as my 4th of July card, but made it Christmas. 

We have so many fun gold a silver products to make your creations shimmer, shine and sparkle.  I used, Brushed Silver Card Stock, Silver Glimmer Paper, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Gold Encore and Silver Encore pads (available August 1st) , Gold and Silver Embossing Powder and Rhinestone Jewels. 

You can order the things you need to make this card through my on-line store...