A Few Stamp Camp Projects

Some of you had asked about pictures of projects for my 3/23/13 stamp camp.  Below are a few of the projects that we'll be doing on Saturday.  I think the blue card uses other than Sale-a-Bration products, but the others do use SAB free product choices.  (If you click on the images, they'll enlarge for you.)

As I always tell you, these are copied and not my original ideas, but aren't they cute?

Please let me know if you have any questions.  pat@stampinlady.com

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

summer days bark on its heels. But before it’s time to toss the backpacks into the closet for the summer, don’t forget to let the teachers know how much you appreciate all that they did the whole year through. Do you need some ideas? Check out these suggestions:

• Create a mini scrapbook that the teachers can fill with memories from the school year or keep on their desk as a reminder of what THEY did on summer vacation.

• Help put some fun into grading papers and student recognition by getting your teachers a set of the Recess stamps (#123090 wood/#123092 clear). These stamps and the coordinating wheels (Elementary Alphabet #123229, Teacher’s Pet#111554, For Teacher #123230, and School Colors #123228) are also great for creating cards and tags to go along with the teacher gifts.

• Give teachers a jump on organization for the new school year with Play Date File Folders (#117170) and Gusseted Envelopes (#120434). Hold it all together with some coordinating ribbon and a handstamped gift tag for a personal touch.

• Create a handmade gift card holder and embellish it with stamped images, accessories, and a bit of ribbon. Top it off with a gift card to a place they are sure to enjoy all summer long.

Want more ideas? What about a box of handstamped note cards, a coffee mug decorated with Decor Elements, a calendar created in My Digital Studio (#118108), or any of the various chalkboard Decor Elements? You can also check out pages 18 and 19 of the Summer Mini Catalog for other great project ideas for teachers.

Your gifts will be the talk of the playground and you won’t even break a sweat putting together these tokens of appreciation. You’ll be giving the teachers a sweet send-off into summer vacation with your thoughtful and handcrafted gifts.

Greenhouse Garden Cherry Cobbler Card

Hello Friends,

This is another card that I received as a swap. It's very simple and very elegant. It was stamped by Sally Davis and she put the recipe on it so I can give you exact ingredients.

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Great Friend

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: White Craft, Basic Black

Other: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Curly Label Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

By the way, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding will be gone forever after April 30. Please let me know if you want to order it and any other items that you need from the Occasions mini catalog.

Have a great day, Pat

Fun Items Using Merchandise from the Occasions Mini

Hello My Friends,

Once again, it's been too long since I've posted. Maybe today's post will help make it up to you.

I've received several items from my upline, Jill Olsen, that I want to share with you (I did get her permission). Most of these items were made using merchandise from the Occasions Mini Catalog, which is only available through April 30. I don't want you to miss out if there's something that you can't live without.

I'll post these pictures without too much description and you can let me know if you want details. If you do want details, just email me at pat@stampinlady.com and I'll email you details as well as posting them here.

This little basket is made with the Petal Cone die. 

This little chick's basket is made from the same die.

 

I'll just post these other ones and you can let me know if you want details.

Enjoy these adorable cards and baskets.  Just let me know if you have any questions.

Pat

Emboss Resist Card

I received this card as a swap from Linda Madsen.  It uses the emboss resist technique.  We haven't done that for awhile, so let's use this a reminder of how to do it.  There isn't a recipe on the back, so I'll do my best to tell you what the ingredients are and how she made this card.

Stamp Sets:  Elements of Style, Baroque Motifs, and Vintage Vogue

Card stock:  Confetti Cream, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, and  Regal Rose

Ink:  Versamark, Soft Suede, Regal Rose

Accessories:  Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder, Stampin Sponges

In order to do Emboss Resist, you must first emboss the image using the Versamark pad and the clear embossing powder.  Then sponge on the Soft Suede ink.  The flowers are stamped on to Very Vanilla card stock and cut out.  They're attached to the card with a dimensional.  A rhinestone is placed in the middle.

The center section of the card is stamped with Soft Suede ink and stamped several times without reinking.

It's a very pretty card.  Thank you, Linda.

Studio Sketches Card

I know it's been too long since I posted here and I apologize for that. Maybe I can surprise you and post often for a little while. I think that would be great fun for all of us.

Daughter Kelly is hanging in there. She & Damon have great faith and great attitudes and seem to be coping well. It's been determined that she will need to have surgery, but it hasn't been determined which of the two options she'll need. She'll have either a lumpectomy or a mastectomy toward the end of April. Please continue to pray for all of us as we all have our weak & teary moments.

And now, about the card. Isn't it pretty? It was stamped by Karen Duke—I received it as a swap. There's no recipe, so I'll tell you what I think the supplies are.

Stamp sets: Studio Sketches, A Word for You (A Word for You is a stamp set that I haven't noticed and I really like it. It's shown on page 158 of the catalog.)

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, and Whisper White. I almost missed the fact that the paper on top of the Pear Pizzazz is designer paper from the In Color paper pack.

Ink: It looks as if it's stamped with Chocolate Chip, both the pitcher and the greeting.

Accessories: Pear Pizzazz marker, Pretty in Pink 1/4” grosgrain ribbon, the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder

I imagine you noticed that the embossing folder isn't used on the entire piece of card stock, which leaves room for the greeting at the bottom—very clever!

Have a great day!

Pat

Easter Blossoms Card

Isn't this a pretty card? It was a swap that I received that was stamped by Amy Cloncs.

My friend, Doreen, and I were talking about this stamp set, so I thought it would be fun to show this card to all of you.

There's no recipe on the back, so I'll try to tell you how it was made.

The stamp set is Easter Blossoms from the current mini catalog. The card stock appears to be Baja Breeze (it doesn't look that way here, but the real card is Baja Breeze), Very Vanilla, and Not Quite Navy. The designer paper is Springtime Vintage also from the current mini catalog. The ink is Not Quite Navy. The ribbon is Baja Breeze 1/2” Seam Binding also from the current mini catalog. The little rosette looks like the ones on page 16 of the same mini catalog.

By the way, to all of the females out there, in Denver this is Buddy Check 9 day. That means that we need to remind all of our friends to do a breast self-exam today. I've been told that the best way to do it is in the shower. Please don't forget.

I've got several things to put up on this blog, so I'll try to get back to it very soon.

Thanks so much for stopping in. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Happy stamping, Pat