Alana's Stamp Attacks

Catch up!

2011-04-07T10:23:00.000-04:00

Im failing on keeping up with the posts. But here are some cards Ive done in the last couple weeks. Love the wedding card. Saw the idea on Splitcoast. Always looking for ideas that are out of the box.

2011-02-15T15:26:00.000-05:00

More Valentines. Been busy. We bought a 2007 Harley Davidson bike for my husband with tax refund. Very excited because now I have to car to myself!! Nothing special for Vday cause husband had to work but maybe he'll surprise me and make it up this weekend...doubt it. :)

More Valentine Cards!!

2011-02-04T18:28:00.001-05:00

Here are some more samples I made for my Valentine's Day card Open house which is tomorrow from noon to 4pm. I used the Heart to Heart Punch along with the Filled with Love set which is sadly no longer around. I also used the Small Heart Punch for the inside of the love stamp.

Next is another cute card using the Valentine Defined set from the Occasions Mini Catty. I also used the owl from the Punch Bunch set out of the Sale*A*Bration catty. Very super cute set to get FREE when you spend $50 or more. All 5 stamps in this set coordinate with a punch. I sadly do not have the owl punch yet so I had to hand cut it.

So if you live in the Fayettville, NC area and would like to come to my Valentine Open House. Please give me a call at 517-712-9635.

Altered Vera Bradley Purse

2011-01-22T21:33:00.000-05:00

I bought a new Vera Bradley Purse but in my excited that it had a leather strap I overlooked the fact it did not zip or snap shut. I have a tendency to drop or dump my purse, so having it snap shut was a must for me. But it was problem easily solved. I went to Jo Anns and bought some magnetic snaps and applied them to the purse. But now I had a new problem. The outside of the snap was showing and was not appealing to the eye...it was an EYE SORE! So I started going thru my different sets of brads, trying to find something that was around the same size and had 4 of. Came across an unopened box of Antique Brads and load and behold. Perfect size and perfect color. So I slid the brad into the opening, applied some super glue and now no more eye sore!! Very happy with the results. Love it when something turns out right for once. :)

More Valentine Cards

2011-01-21T09:02:00.002-05:00

Started yesterday morning making more Valentines Day cards. Of course had to start with the super cute flamingo stamp from the set Valentine Defined which you will find HERE in the Occasions Mini. I used Pink Pirouette paper, retired accessories and DSP.

Next is a card a cased from Stamping with Dorothy. I changed the colors to Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler along with Love Patterns DSP. The set is Things I Love, which the set speaks for itself! I used the Victoria Crochet Trim. Totally love anything vintage! While making this card, I was inspired to create this...

Nothing says Valentine's Day better than CHOCOLATE! Along with the Things I love set, I used items from the Filled with Love Promotion. Filled with Love stamp set, the buttons and Love Patterns DSP all in one low price. But you gotta hurry and order soon, the promotion ends on Monday Jan 24th. I put the chocolates on dimensionals...did I mention I LOVE dimensionals? I think I order some with every order I put in I love them that much. I then put crystal effects on top the chocolates to make them stand out more. Im a big fan of the small details.

~If you live in the Fayetteville, NC area and would like to attend my Vday Open House on Feb 5th.

Please comment below or send me an email for details. Info also located on my SU website.~

Moments

2011-01-19T09:44:00.001-05:00

Here is something I made recently. I put a decor element Life Milestones onto a canvas. I applied some ink and modpodge before applying the sticker. Its not quite what I was aiming to create but it still looks pretty cool! For someone like me who moves alot. Putting decor elements on a canvas or something is a better investment since Ill get more than one use out of it.

Here is also a pic of my craft room at the moment...pretty crazy huh? I get my Ikea delivery on Tuesday so Ill put up a pic later once I get the room all organized. I have to make ANOTHER trip to Ikea because the desk portion of the unit I want was out of stock and to order ANYTHING online, shipping will be way way way toooooo much. But lucky for Ikea I LOVEEE them soo much the 3 hour ride is totally worth it.

You may be wondering why there is a a bed frame in there too. I wanted an idea of space when I put the room together so Ill still have room to put up the air matress when I have guests come. Cant wait to get my room functional!!!

Couple Samples

2011-01-15T19:15:00.001-05:00

Here are a couple samples I made today for the Open House. The top two were copied right out of the Occasions Mini Catalog, which the set is in-Valentine Defined. The sucker holder I also used the set Filled with Love, which is for sale as a bundle set right now. It came with the set and some DSP and you get some cute clear heart shaped buttons too!.
I am totally in love with the flamingo

stamp. It's soo cute!! Im off to Ikea tomorrow, so hopfully Ill get my craft room organized soon. Will most pic of room when finished.

Moved...again!

2011-01-14T18:31:00.000-05:00

I have moved...again! I went from Washington to MI in Aug 2009, MI to WA in June 2010 and WA to NC in Nov 2010. Now, and hopfully for a good amount of time I am living at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. I have finally gotten most of the boxes unpacked and finally am getting to sorting out my craft room. I am planning on getting an Ikea desk/bookshelf soon. So my room is a disaster till then. And crazy me decided to plan a Valentine card open house on Feb 5th..so that means Ill be putting together some Valentine card ideas. But its been soo long since I stamped and FINALLY after almost a year I have ALL my stamping supplies in ONE location. My goal is to be posting at least twice a week. Lets see how long I can keep it up. So check back soon for some new card pictures!!!!

~If you live in the Fayetteville, NC area and would like to attend my Vday Open House,
please comment below or send me an email for details. Info also located on my SU website.~

Coffin Box

2010-10-08T14:16:00.001-04:00

I decided not to hand out candy this year and enjoy trick or treating with my boys. But I couldnt let the holiday go by without doing SOMETHING! I saw this coffin box on Martha Stewart's website a while ago and now finally sat down to make it. I highly suggest watching the video before you start making them. It was alot easier than I thought and sturdier too! If my husband was still deployed I would have loved to send him one of these. The paper is SU retired Cast-A-Spell. The stamp set is Martha Stewart's...I would rather used my SU ones but alas 80% of my stamps are still in MI at my mother's. The paper I had to have my mom mail it to me..lol. Im making these for the kids whom are trick or treating with us.

Birthday Card

2010-08-09T15:11:00.000-04:00

Bought a cupcake punch at a local stamp store and just had to try it out. Here's a card I made for my best friends birthday. There is two different punches so it was awesome for punching out in different colors. I made a card similar to this before but I had to cut by hand each cupcake so this was alot nicer!!

Baby Onesie cards

2010-08-09T14:54:00.001-04:00

I have been busy the last couple months. I moved back to Washington and my husband came home. Here some stuff Ive done. Baby card for a shower I went to and a gift set of thank yous and annoucements I made for another friend. All made with retired By Ones and Twos set.

Handmade gifts!

2009-10-07T14:30:00.001-04:00

I just love handmade gifts! My best friend's daughter is turning 6 on Friday. So I made her this scarf, a Fun Box(with crayons and coloring pages) plus decorated the bag I put them in. I hope she likes them.

Reindeer Poop!

2009-10-05T16:11:00.000-04:00

I was making these to sell at a craft show. I used the retired hostess set Deer Friends and retired Ski Slope DP. I was only able to make a couple due to the fact my 2 year old decided he wanted to eat most of my raisins!!! LOL!

Gift Tags

2009-10-01T20:15:00.001-04:00

Another great gift idea. Everyone always needs gift tags. And it was another great way to use up some retired christmas paper that was taking up space. Stamp- Delightful Decorations, and punch!

Custom Coffee Mug

2009-10-01T11:05:00.000-04:00

First pic is a bag full of goodies for my trick or treaters. I did the same thing last year, and I had some left over all ready cut out. Cute way to hand out goodies and get rid of scrap/retired paper. The next pictures is a coffee travel mug that unscrews on the bottom so you can put in your own paper. I got the idea from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts blog. I made this to send to my husband who is in Iraq. Its a great idea for out of state family because you can send them a new insert every couple of months.

Xmas cards in gift form

2009-09-29T18:02:00.000-04:00

A really cool gift idea. Stamp out some cards along with some envelopes and booyah! I got the idea from my Mama Sue who is my crafting goddess. The second card is the results of just playing around with the scraps. Cause we NEVER throw away scraps! LOL :)

The Pirate and the Witch

2009-09-28T08:18:00.001-04:00

The Pirate is made with Just Jawing and Grateful Greetings stamp set, Ghostly Greetings DP. I did Faux Metal on the coins. The Witch was all punches.

2 more Holiday boxes

2009-09-26T20:12:00.000-04:00

Holiday Baskets

2009-09-25T14:30:00.000-04:00

Saw the Pillow Box Bucket tech on SCS, and went crazy!! Now I have a friend who wants one for each holiday so there will be more to add. :)

65 cards out of 2 Simply Scrapin Kits- Christmas Jingle

2009-09-25T14:13:00.000-04:00

I made these to sell at a craft show at my church in Dec. I got some ideas from SCS but once I got going it was very easy to make up my own ideas. I used 2 Simply Scrappin Kits-Christmas Jingle, some Very Vanilla paper, and misc ribbon I had on hand. I got 65 cards made with only one sheet of borders and some DP lefted over. Very cost efficent, and FAST way to whip out Christmas cards.

Felted Cardstock Technique.

2009-09-18T13:59:00.001-04:00

This card was made with the new technique on Splitcoast. Its called Felted Cardstock. You use decorated napkins. The greeting is from Grateful Greetings from the Mini Holiday Catty. I wanted to do some stitching around the border but my sewing machine is in storage.

Fun Box!!

2009-09-04T17:55:00.000-04:00

I made a couple of these in case I see some cool 3D swaps. For the life of me I cant remember whose blog I took the directions from. So if you know whom or its yours. PLEASE let me know so I can give you credit.

More Swap Cards

2009-09-02T14:51:00.000-04:00

Here some more swap cards I have made.

I have an excuse!!

2009-08-14T18:16:00.000-04:00

I know it has been forever since I last updated. But I have been soooo busy. My husband deployed, I moved all my household goods into storage and drove from WA to MI with 2 kids. So now things are settling down and I have LOTS of free time now. Here is the first cards I started to make for swaps at the Cincinnati, OH regional. Im soo excited, Im bringing my mom as guest. Its going to be soo much fun.

Sorry the photo isnt perfect. Im lazy and just took a pic with my webcam.

Mother's Day Card

2009-04-30T15:46:00.000-04:00

Yes finally Ive done something. I made 5 of these for my mom's and gmas. If my mom sees this, then a early Happy Mother's Day to you and you know whats coming. :)

Stamps: A Rose is a Rose; All Holidays altered with mother replacing friend(both from same set)

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red

I have no excuse!

2009-03-29T13:43:00.000-04:00

I just havent been doing much stamping the last couple of months. All I really got to show is this birthday party invite I made for my son's party. Im having a party with my good friend who's daughter is also turning 2 in April. Its a Yo Gabba Gabba/Elmo theme. I havent even gotten around to making the thank you's and the party is next Saturday!! We have ran into a slight problem with our pay so we are cutting back on our "fun" purchases. Can you believe that I havent bought ANYTHING from the new catalog!! Its driving me insane. But unless I get some orders or workshops the next quater, Ill have to keep myself active so then Ill get some fun stuff. LOL

On a different note all together. I am moving back to MI while my husband is deployed. I am very excited to see MI again. All you MI folk need to book alot of parties and keep me busy for a year too keep my mind off the obvious lack of person. :)

Baby Card for FRG

2008-12-02T14:07:00.002-05:00

My husband is in the Army. A Stryker Brigade to be exact. For those of you wondering what a stryker is, its what I stamped in the card I made today. My FRG(family readiness group) learned I make cards and asked me to make some neutral baby cards to give out to the other girls in the battalion. I found this stryker stamp at a craft show on post and just had to have it. So this is what I made up as an example to show my FRG leader at todays meeting. Hopefully she likes it cause it was hard to think up a card designed around the stryker and still have it baby ordinated.

Stocking Name Tags

2008-12-02T12:17:00.000-05:00

I bought two knitted stockings at Jo Anns and of course they have no names on them. So I made these two name tags for them. I used a snowflake die cut and rolled them out using chip board and green paper. Then stamped red snowflakes on them. I dabbed some white craft ink on the letters and covered them in glitter. I love glitter, its make any project so much better. Dont you just love the ridding hood ribbon??? Im going to have to order some more cause Ive been using it on everything! Thank god SU! offers more than 2 letters per letter on their chip board sheets or I wouldnt have been able to make my name in all the same style.

Origami Tree

2008-12-02T12:09:00.000-05:00

Here is a CASE from iStamp. I just love her cards!! Super super easy to make but it really makes the card POP!

Decor Elements and Shadow Boxes

2008-12-02T11:58:00.000-05:00

While I was at convention they demoed a shadow box using decor elements. The first picture is me trying to copy that and the second is a xmas version. I plan to add the super big picture of my boys that walmart gives you when you get the studio pkg. I am also going to make a Christmas countdown using decor elements as well. These were super easy to make. I got the shadow boxes at Michaels and got lucky that they were 50% off.

Ornament Exchange

2008-12-02T10:35:00.000-05:00

I have really been enjoying my Big Shot. Here is an ornament I made using sheets of vinyl, filled with scrap ribbon. The second photo is the box/bag super sized to fit this big ornament. I increased the size but Idont recommend doing it ...it was a pain to work!!!

Trick or Treat Baggies

2008-12-02T10:30:00.000-05:00

I made about 80 of these little baggies for my trick or treaters. I really broke in my Big Shot making these. The stamp set is from the Holiday Mini Catalog and the paper is Ghostly Greetings.

Diaper Cake

2008-12-02T10:27:00.000-05:00

Here is the diaper cake I made for my upline Nicole. Whom had her baby this past Friday. Welcome baby Cloe!!!!!!

Sewing Machine

2008-08-27T12:40:00.000-04:00

Well since I have sooo many pics from convention, I thought I would just share one everytime I post. So here's me in Twin Falls Idaho. We made a pit stop here both on the way to and from Utah. On the way there we saw people doing base jumping.

Next is a card I am making for a 100 card front swap. We are allowed to use only the new sets out of the catty and of course I picked the set that doesnt have any examples to be found. I knew the 1st time I ever saw this set that I wanted to take a piece of ribbon and having it sticking out the machine like its sewing it. So I started with that and went from there. Now I just got to make 99 more of them....by 9/13!!!

Recipe:
Stamps- Puns from the Past
Paper and Ink- Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Cho Chip
Accessories- Buttons, Satin Ribbon, Scallop Square Frame, Sewing Machine, Corner Punch

Been MIA...again

2008-08-21T11:41:00.000-04:00

I know I know, Ive been neglecting my blog. Well, would you believe me if I told you its taken me this long to catch up on housework?? And I still havent cleaned my craft room and the boys room. Though I HAVE to clean my craft room today so I can make room for the huge order Im receiving tomorrow with all my NEW catty stuff!! YAY!!!!!! I actually havent dont any stamping since getting home..Im majorally going thru withdrawl and havent gotten to play with my big shot!! So next week Im going to get crackin and hofully have something cool to show you.

Im back!

2008-08-06T12:20:00.000-04:00

OMG!! Convention was the best thing I have ever done to date. I cant put into words what an awesome experience it was. Like everything else portraying to Stampin' Up...you dont get it till you DO IT! I definitely recommend doing SU events even as a guest or..You can take advantage of the $99 starter kit promo thats starting on the 11th. I am offering an add promo just thru me when you buy the starter kit and I'll give you a free stamp set out of the new catty. Plus receive a special gift from my upline Nicole. Email me for more details and to get my special online number. This is an awesome deal!!! Carrying on..As soon as I walked thru the door Ive been cleaning and still not close to getting things back to normal. My house wasnt a complete disaster and I give create to my awesome friend Amy who watched the boys while I was away, but she wasnt there during the weekend and Im still amazed how big a mess my boys(including the big one) can make while Im away. So hopefully sometime soon I'll get a chance to sit down and download the about 1000 pics I took and post some. Most of you all have probably already heard about the cool announcements SU made at convention, Shelli's new blog So Shelli. Sneak peeks of the new Decor Elements coming in the winter mini, and announcing the totally awesome Big Shot or I like to say Mr Big Shot die cut machine. That will be available for purchase in Sept, so be sure to check back here since I will be offering a special offer with purchase of the Big Shot Starter Kit just thru me. I learned alot of things while at convention, one being..MAKE MORE SWAPS and more importantly SIGN UP for scheduled 3D swaps. Ill definitely need to start making swaps months before convention next year! I also kept seeing familiar faces, I saw alot of girls from blogs I visit. Mostly at the Awards Night. It was very cool to see the cash and stamp set awards people received for their achievements. The whole trip recharged my batteries not only as a demo but as a mom too. It was a much needed vacation. Well Im going to get back to cleaning and will get some convention pics up soon!!

Less than 24 hours till I head to Salt Lake City!!

2008-07-28T01:42:00.000-04:00

24 hours from now Ill be on the road to Salt Lake City for convention. Im SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!!!! I'll be sure to post all my swaps I get when I get back and share all the juicy details of my trip. YAYAYAYAY!!! Till then... BYE!

Swap Cards

2008-07-23T12:31:00.000-04:00

Ive been super busy whipping out cards like you wouldnt believe. Here's a slide show, showing what Ive done so far.

SwapShow

Sorry Ive been MIA!

2008-07-08T12:58:00.000-04:00

My husband has been on block leave since the 19th till yesterday so we have been busy doing little day trips going to all the beauitful places here in WA. I had a list and we managed to cover everywhere except the Olympic National Forest. We went to Northwest Trek, a FABULOUS place to take your kids. Visited serveral waterfalls. We went to Ocean Shores to play at the Pacific beach and ended up getting our car stuck in the sand! LOL!! We went to Leavenworth and had some awesome german food and had a beer in the beer garden. They are doing major construction on the downtown so made things alot more difficult to get around with a stroller but still very cool to see. My favorite place was going to Mt St Helen's National Park. That was sooo cool!!! They have a couple really neat museums about the blast and the observitory was really cool to get that close to the volcano. We've still not gone and done the tourist stuff in Seattle, so we're planning on staying there for a weekend the next time DH has a long weekend. Right now Im beginning to work on my convention swap. My goal is to get 5 cards done a day. I'll post the first set of 10 cards I just finished soon.

Where do Stamps go when they RETIRE!!!

2008-06-17T16:20:00.000-04:00

A good question....one place they could go is to your home! Here it is, the 2008 Retired Stamp List! So now is the time to get any of those stamps that are on your wish list before their gone for good. There are a couple sets that Im shocked is retiring and some that Im shocked are NOT. There was also an annoucement about a new product line SU! is offering...I wont go into detail but I'll give you a hint...it involves decorating your home...hmm Cant wait to get my hands on that!

Onesie Card and New Chair!

2008-06-15T20:22:00.001-04:00

I have been wanting a giant bean bag chair for as long as I can remember. I have alot of fond memories sitting in my Mama Sue's chair as a child growing up. Now after moving here to WA, I went over to a friends house whom had one and asked where she got it. She pointed me to the LoveSac web site..but sorry over $500 is just TOO much. So I did some surfing and came across the ComfySack web site. Now these prices were much more realistic! Almost $300 less!! So I couldnt resist and finally ordered my very own giant bean bag!! Here's my son Donovan modeling the chair. I just LOVE IT!!!! Next is the famous onesie card I keep seeing everyone making. So I went to this blog, and finally made one myself. My version isnt anything special. I was pretty much just trying it out and seeing if I could do it. It's alot smaller than I thought it was but pictures have a way of decieving you. I got asked my one of my BFs to make some baby shower invites. Though Im not sure if I want to do this card for that. Its alot of work to do alot of cards for..if it was for my actual BF, I wouldnt even think twice about the work but its for her brother's gf so maybe I'll do something alittle simpler.

Present to cheer up my best friend.

2008-06-07T15:31:00.000-04:00

My best friend is lately having boy problems. This past week worst of all. It just drives me insane times like this being on the other side of the country and not able to take her out and cheer her up. So I put together this care package for her. I filled a box with some stamping supplies, a captain jack sparrow puzzle, and this frame. In the frame is a poem that she loves and I made the card to go along with it. The poem reads: Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys dont want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that arent as good, but easy. So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's braze enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree to pick them.

Then I put- Never forget that you are amazing! ~Alana

I really hope it makes her feel better.

Wedding Annoucements

2008-06-07T15:26:00.001-04:00

I had a friend tied the knot in April. She asked me to make her 20 odd wedding annoucements for her. I would make 5 one way then change it up, doing 20 of the same card will drive you insane!! LOL

Recipe:

Stamps- Always, Wonderful Words

Inks- Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Versamark

Paper- Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink Prints Design

Accessories- Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Wild Wasabi Double Stiched Ribbon

Father's Day card

2008-06-04T13:12:00.000-04:00

Sorry its been so long. Just havent really gotten around to stamping. I have been cleaning and getting ready for a garage sale which I probably wont have now that the weather looks rainy this weekend. Here's the Father's Day Card I made for my husband. You can find the instructions here. Im also going to get a Cabela's gift card to put in the inside. I think this idea is the coolest!! Would be really good for a boy graduation card as well.

Been in a downer mood..

2008-05-21T16:48:00.000-04:00

I have been in a depressing mood lately. I guess its finally getting to me not having any friends out here to hang with. Its gotten to the point where I dont want to do anything except sit and read. Im pretty much giving up trying so hard and still having noone who wants to hang out with me or at least return my calls. But anyways...here are some cards I made on Friday to have on display for the event I did Saturday. Most are cased from someone else but since most of the time when I see something I like. I just print if it to make later. So it'll be hard and time consuming to give credit where credit is deserved. Also there are simply too many cards to sit here and give out the recipes for. So if you see something you like and wanna know what I used to make it, leave a comment. Thanks!

Samples for Display

2008-05-21T16:34:00.000-04:00

Making display cards

2008-05-15T13:00:00.000-04:00

First, as I was checking my reports I noticed that I got promoted to Senior Asst. YAY!! So as a congrats gift my upline Nicole gave me this super cute note pad and book. Isnt it funny that I just used that same paper for my last card. LOL! Then since I am doing more vendor events I went over to her house yesterday and made some cards to have on display. I am going to be making quite a bit more today, will post tomorrow. And finally, I received a question from Tammy about my flashcards. As you can see in the picture I used a rotary cutter to cut the chip board. Note that now that I used it for chip board..I'll have to buy another one that is only for fabric. Its about 2 1/2 X 5 1/2. What I did was made a template for the inside cards and add some cm and cut the board, then used that board to cut the second piece. Its probably alot easier to just get the On Board Accents and use the pieces from that. Also it looks like they used the tag corner punch for the inside cards. Its alot of work, or mostly...it just takes alot of time. Im also going to put eyelets on the covers so it'll move smoothly and look nicer. Like I said in the other post...its not quite done yet. I hope that answer your question Tammy! Thanks for asking!

Color Inspiration #9

2008-05-14T01:40:00.000-04:00

Sorry took me so long to get a new card up. Here's another Color Inspiration from Kristina's blog. I think I should do all my stamping at night when the boys are sleeping. No distractions...take my time, and peace and QUIET!!! I really love how it turned out!!! And Im sooo proud of myself too. I came up with the design all by myself with no casing what so ever!! YAY me!!

Recipe:

Stamps- Pun Fun

Ink- Tempting Turq, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron markers

Paper- Real Red Prints Design, East Coast Prep Design, So Saffron, Tempting Turq

Accessories- Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Happy Mother's Day!!!

2008-05-12T11:49:00.000-04:00

Well I had a very busy pleasant Mother's Day yesterday. In the morning, DH made breakfast for me....but I had to walk him thru the whole process. Who would have thought pancakes were so difficult! LOL! Then he took my oldest son to get some flowers..as you can see here. I just planted some lilies in the front of the house so I think thats why Donovan picked these. I just love lilies!! DH also helped him write his name on the card...sooo cute. They also got a balloon but it got a hole as soon as they got home...oh well, its the thought right?! Then we all went to a going away party for one of DH's buddies. It was at a beautiful lakeside park in post. Very pretty but was very windy. Donovan wanted to go fishing sooo bad. Well have to get him a fishing pole soon. Then we went to Target and Kohls for Mother's Day sales. Then DH was craving spagetti for dinner so we went to Dirty Dave's pizza and spagetti palor...it is very rare to get a nice meal for the 3(1/2) of us for only $20!!!! So over all it was a very nice Mother's Day.

Secret Pal Card

2008-05-10T22:43:00.000-04:00

Here's the one of the cards I did for Secret Pal. I didnt take pics of the other ones I sent.

Recipe:

Stamps-Pun Fun

Ink-Stazon

Paper-Close to Cocoa, Fall Flowers Design

Accessories-Hodge Podge Brad, Blender pen, Cho Chip Ribbon from Mini, Sanding Block

ABC Flashcards

2008-05-10T15:58:00.001-04:00

Here is the ABC flashcards I made last night. I only got to O, still outta of red paper. I pretty much copied page 157 in the SU catty with minor changes. I thinks its just sooo cute! Well I just got back from an event I did in Auburn, only 7 other vendors and hardly any people stopping by. But I got a good lead with one of the vendors and I got a free foot massage!!! YAY! So not a total waste of time. I wanted to make up a bunch of mother's day cards to sell but I dont have any SU mother's day stamps. Plus I had 1 day notice of the event so no time to get one...oh well..live and learn right?

Recipe:

Stamps- ABC Alphabet Lower, ABC Images, My ABC's wheel, Defining Alphabet

Inks- Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Versamark

Paper- Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Accessories- Wild Wasabi Double Stiched Ribbon, 3/4 Circle Punch, On Board Book Basics(small) <---I noticed later that On Board Accents has the right cover

200,000 Hits My Goal!!

2008-05-09T21:21:00.000-04:00

One of my favorite blogs just hit over 200,000 hits!! WOW!!!! Thats totally my goal is to get that many hits. She is giving away some iCandy...maybe I'll win :). Check it out iSTAMP, I just love her site! I am working on ABC Flashcards right now, but I just ran outta real red paper. But luckily I have a box waiting for me at my upline's house that has...Real Red Paper!! I am doing an event tomorrow so my goal is to get it finished tonight to have on display tomorrow. Will post a pic of finished product soon!!! I was thinking of offering it as a class but ...wow...its alot of work so perhaps not.

Trying to Kill two Birds with one Stone.

2008-05-08T13:18:00.000-04:00

Here is my attempt at Dawn's newest project(post it note holder) and doing Kristina's Color Challenge. I am NOT in love with this...but I gotta get my butt working on my MI swap...this month, weddings/anniverseries. Im sure I could whip out something better. My creative juices are NOT flowing so well lately.

Recipe:

Stamps- Garden Whimsy

Inks- Brillant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue

Paper- Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Brillant Blue

Accessories- Cho Chip Ribbon from Mini

Ok I take it back...

2008-05-07T16:33:00.000-04:00

The part about not getting gifts on your birthday. My armywife friend Katie just showed up on my door step with a bday gift!!!!!! It was such a sweet surprise. She got me the movie 27 Dresses and CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES!!!!!!! Its actually funny that she got my that movie because I almost bought it yesterday but instead got the movie PS I love you...with Gerald Baker....yummm. Thanks again Katie!!

I turn 24 today!!

2008-05-07T14:37:00.000-04:00

Today is my 24th birthday....YAY!!! Though after you turn 21, birthdays are not as exciting as before. You reach the age where you just get cards and no gifts...but you're also at the age where you start buying gifts for yourself!! This year I got myself a sewing machine...yes another hobby. I got a super deal on it so I couldnt pass it up. DH is excited about it, he has all these plans for things he wants me to make him. I did recieve gifts from my mom whom as a fellow stamper always gets me the best gifts. This year she got my the light cutter and a subscription to Martha Stewart's Living. YAY!!! Anyways...I didnt get to finish my star book for my mom yesterday. I was waiting for some recent pictures of my nephew from my SIL. I didnt get them till late yesterday so I just finished it today. So here's it is!! Note, you see my new sewing machine in the background :)!

You can find the intructions HERE. Its not perfect being my 1st time trying it. But it was alot easier to do than it appears. I used Summer Picnic Design Paper, Tart and Tangy stamp set, and I also used the retired set Fruity Phrases. I know my mom will just LOVE it, I used pictures of all her grandsons plus an ultrasound picture of her newest grandson Jacob...who is due to be born anyday now!!

Im going to Convention!!!!!

2008-05-06T15:27:00.000-04:00

I registered this morning for Convention!!! I didnt wake up at 4am like I wanted to and my alarm clock aka the baby didnt wake up either. So DH woke me up at 8am when he came home for breakfast. So still half asleep I registered!!! Thank God it was so easy to do. Im going to be in Track 8 along with my uplines team. Im sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to go!!!!! Now I just need to find a baby siter for the boys for the days Im gone while DH is at work.

House is clean, time to stamp!

2008-05-05T19:49:00.001-04:00

I have just now finally got my house in order after being away in MI. Today I was busy working on my Mother's Day gift to my mom. Im just waiting for my SIL to email me some pictures and it'll be done. I got lazy this year and used already made cards for my other moms(step,gmas). I got to work on a manly bday card for my BIL. So hopfully tomorrow I'll have some projects to share with you!

SU! Starter Kit 20% Off!!!!!!

2008-05-02T17:25:00.000-04:00

SU! is offering another awesome discount on the demonstrator starter kit!!! You get 20% off PLUS a free tin of Hodgepodge Hardware (p. 188) from the Spring-Summer Collection 2008 (a $27.95 value!).*note the hardware in the Occasions Mini Collection 2008 is NOT include for this deal* Please email me if you're interested in taking advantage of this wonderful and limited time only deal, you got till the end of May to sign up! Also you can do it all online, just email me and I'll give you my special code so you can order and personalize your starter kit.

Matching colors with Design Paper

2008-05-01T12:51:00.000-04:00

Coordinating Colors for Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers:
Azure: Brilliant Blue, Very Vanilla
Bali Breeze: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Taken with Teal
Berry Bliss: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate
Cutie Pie: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron
East Coast Prep: More Mustard, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi
Fall Flowers: Old Olive, Really Rust, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Groovy Guava, Ruby Red
Flowers for You: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise
Ginger Blossom: Cameo Coral, Groovy Guava, Ruby Red, River Rock
Jersey Shore: Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi
Le Jardin: Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue, River Rock, So Saffron, Very Vanilla
Notebook: Kraft, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla
Olive Press: Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Porcelain Prints: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Wild Wasabi
Prints: Monochromatic papers available in Almost Amethyst, Always Artichoke, Blue Bayou, Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Groovy Guava, Lovely Lilac, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, River Rock, Rose Red, So Saffron, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise
Spring Break: Blue Bayou, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky
Spring Fling: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Sage Shadow, So Saffron
Spring Silhouettes: Certainly Celery, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi
Western Sky: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Ruby Red, Soft Sky

And in the Occasions Mini:

Afternoon Tea: Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi
Summer Picnic: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

I found this on one of my blogs I like to visit. Its funny that I just now found this without actually searching for it because just yesterday I was saying to myself "I need to find a list of colors for the designer paper" and whala one finds me. LOL!

Playing with Garden Whimsy

2008-04-30T15:34:00.001-04:00

Here are 3 cards I made today playing with my new stamp set, Garden Whimsy. Its not my best work but pretty good for coming up with my own design and not casing someone else. I think I got too many projects going on right now. Im working on a quilt, this is my newest hobby and am still learning. I am knitting some dish clothes. Im sick of using paper towels to clean up Riley after he eats, so I thought I make a bunch of dish clothes and use those instead. Im also in the process of thoroughly cleaning the house and for reasons unknown to me. You always make a bigger mess while in the process of organizing and cleaning. But on a good note, I got my rebate check in the bank today!!!!!!!!!! A part of me wants to just put it towards bills but we're getting it to boast the economy right?? So Im thinking of getting an entertainment center. Our current one is just an end table and I am soooo tired of fighting with Riley to not get the cords. I would like to get a new bedroom set but I doubt I could get what I want for only $1000. So a nice entertainment center and probably let the husband buy some ammo.

Back from MI

2008-04-27T19:16:00.000-04:00

Ok so I havent be able to get online while in MI as much as I would like to and I didnt take as many pictures that I wanted to. But now Im home and totally pooped!! And on top of having to unpack, do laundry...my husband did not do one OUNCE of cleaning while I was gone so I got two weeks worth of filth in my house. I am too tired to clean but its hard to relax when the house is a mess!! MEN!!

1st here's a pic of Riley eating his cake at his 1st birthday party. Turns out I brought the beautiful weather with me to MI, it was absolutely beautiful the whole time I was there and was snowing in WA!! And now Im home and looks like MI is going to get snow on Monday...sorry guys. The only stamping related thing I did while home was the pinwheel class I did for my mom's card swap club. I was too busy to take pictures but I felt we had alot fun, even though we ran into a problem trying to figure out how to get the pinwheel to spin!! I'll have to make a call to SU! support.

Before I lefted for MI I was putting in an order for a workshop I demoed and I kept noticing this SAB reward link in my order page. I thought I didnt earn anything since I did not recruit and only sold what I bought for myself but I guess the big order I put in was enough to earn me a free stamp set!!! YAY!! So I ordered Garden Whimsey, a set Ive been eyeing for a while. But it came after I lefted but now Im home and cant wait to play with it.

Busy Busy Busy

2008-04-12T23:42:00.000-04:00

I have been busy getting ready to go home to MI for a while. I have been making cards but mostly for my secret pal so I dont want to post them till thats over. I'll try to post pics while Im in MI. Im sure I'll still be making cards, sorta hard not to do around my mom! LOL!

Color Challenge #4

2008-04-09T12:39:00.000-04:00

Here is a card I made for kwerner's Color Challenge.

Recipe:

Stamp- Fun and Fast Notes

Paper- Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turquoise, Fall Flowers Design Paper

Inks- Cho Chip, Tempting Turq markers

Accessories-Cho Chip wide ribbon, blender pen.

Baby Announcements

2008-04-08T11:35:00.000-04:00

My sister in law Karin is due to give birth to her second child in June. Since its her second child, their isnt too much to get her for baby gifts. So I knitted her a cute baby blanket and made these baby announcement cards. I cased the card from Taylored Expressions. I changed it up a bit. My card is 3x6 card with Blue Bayou, the design paper is paper my mother got at Sam's club for me for christmas. A huge stack of 12x12's for only $20!!! What a deal. The baby is from Tag Time(retired) and I used Jiffy font for the accounce text. Since the baby isnt born yet, I made a template inside one of the cards so she can print out all the info onto cardstock once the baby is born. She is pretty sure its a boy but the ultrasound tech wasnt so sure. Though if it does turn out to be a girl, it took me no time to whip out 15 of these, I'll just change the color to pink! And my baby blanket is MSU green and white so no worries there.

Projects from this weekend

2008-04-07T11:45:00.000-04:00

Here is what I made this weekend. I am doing a card tin class sunday and was messing around with some designs. I used the summer picnic design paper. It isnt finished, but I wanted to post what I started anyways. The card is cased from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts, you can find the tutorial here. For my card I used Pun Fun, Full of Life, and the flower from Enjoy Every Moment. The paper is Summer Picnic and Real Red.

Got a new haircut

2008-04-05T22:55:00.000-04:00

I didnt cut too many inches off due to the fact my DH loves long hair but I did get some layers. Im planning on highlighting it sometime soon. I can not believe how much I paid for the haircut...lets just say alot. But it was totally worth it!! Love my new stylist and bought some awesome(also expensive) shampoo and conditioner. I never really spent alot on myself for beauty products but I wasnt happy with what I had so I guess I'll bite the bullet and get the costly stuff. Its amazing how a simple haircut makes you feel soooo much better about yourself. I demoed my 1st workshop today. Only had 3 people but we still had a blast!

Found a new cool blog

2008-04-04T22:58:00.000-04:00

I found a really cool blog called There she goes and was trying out some cards and 3D items she had on there. 1st(sorry its blurry) is a really cool technique to cut out a image from a magazine and put packing tape over it and soak it in water. You can find the tutorial here. The second image is what happen when I totally messed up. I was trying to make this flower, and I folded the paper wrong so I turned it into a shamrock instead. I really love the packing tape technique. I love to personalize my birthday cards and for almost all my guys friends, its really hard to do. Now I can take images from magazines that appeal to their interest and make a card. I made a card with an AK-47 (gun) for my husband and he just LOVES it.

Had a Stamp Attack

2008-04-03T18:03:00.000-04:00

I was browsing SCS and saw this card and just had to try it. When a stamp attack comes a calling, I just cant ignore it. Below is a pic of a wipes pkg, I was changing Riley's diaper and ran outta of wipes. I put it on the table along with my scrap paper pile to be thrown away. I decided to use it as a trash bag. I'll just keep filling it up till its full, and the lid pops down so no mess!! Their all about being "green" out here in WA so I guess it is me doing my part, RRR.

Too busy cleaning ewwww

2008-04-03T15:38:00.000-04:00

Ive been too busy cleaning house today to make anything up. But I plan to run to Jo Anns when dh gets home from work and make a card lunch box tin to have for display for a class Im doing in a couple weeks. It'll probably be Tart and Tangy theme..I love that set!!! Eventually I would like to get the new recipe set and do a tin class with that. On a different note, my son Riley is starting to walk..YAY! He'll be turning 1 on April 24th and I'll be flying back to MI on the 15th. Cant wait to get home to see all my family and friends. You dont realize all you have till its gone and I miss them dearly!!! I miss my group of crafts friends and family!! Its not the same to sit at home....alone and stamp.

Paper Crafts mag Insiprations

2008-04-02T12:21:00.000-04:00

I bought the March issue of Paper Crafts. The 1st card is from page 31 by Nichole Heady. In her card she attached the circles to strips of paper and trimmed off what overlapped over. I always try to change things up so I did not do it by strips. I really like, it sorta likes like camoflauge. It'll make an awesome man card and Im always looking for masculine cards.
The second card is on page 44 by Nichole Heady(HAHA I just noticed their both by the same gal!) I totally messed up on the orignal design so I had to fix it. Its not anything like what she did..so I'll have to come back to that design some other day.

Enjoy Box

2008-04-01T18:33:00.000-04:00

I have boxes of giant clips for make and takes. As I was going to throw an empty box away one day, I thought "I could use this for something". Well today I pulled it out and decided to use it as an template and make a box. I just took the box apart and cut at one end. Then I traced each piece onto a piece of 12x12 cardstock, I used purely pomegrante here. I then cut out each piece(be sure to include little tab on little piece) then I scored using the box as reference. Then I glued it together. It was quick and actually simple. I used Enjoy Every Moment set and Daisy Dash wheel, scallop punch and soft sky ribbon to decorate. I would have made a template to share but the big piece is too big to fit onto a piece of printer paper. But most gals, especially SU! demos should have these one hand. Give it a try and share what you created!! :)

Magnet Ribbon Flowers

2008-03-30T22:57:00.000-04:00

Here are the samples I did for my ribbon flower card. I turned them into magnets and now they live on my frig. My frig never looked more beautiful! All the ribbon is cheap ribbon I got at Jo Anns. You think you're getting a real deal when you buy them...then you realize there is only 3 feet on the roll. SU ribbon is sooooooo worth the price!!!

Ribbon Flower

2008-03-30T19:09:00.001-04:00

I saw the idea to use ribbon to make a flower on the Martha Stewart site. So I pulled out my ribbon and made this. To practice I used some cheap ribbon I had around that was collecting dust, and I turned those into frig magnets. I'll post a pic of those later. Im soo proud of this card. Its not often that I make a card without caseing someone elses. Im really trying to get out of my stamping comfort zone and design my own cards.

Recipe:

Stamps- Enjoy Every Moment; Full of Life; Friendship Blooms; Daisy Dash Jumbo Wheel

Paper- Texture Blue Sky; Kraft, Rose Red Prints Design Paper

Inks- Rose Red and Night of Navy markers, Versamark

Accessories- Blue Sky Double Stiched Ribbon, Signo Gel Pen, white brad, 1/2 inch circle punch, 3/4 inch circle punch, hole punch, dimensionals

Graduation Swap

2008-03-29T15:44:00.000-04:00

I am doing a swap with my mom's card club when I go to MI in a couple of weeks. The theme is graduation and I wanted to do something that would work for all schools and all grades. I cased this from iStamp, I dont think I got the chalkboard technique done perfect but since I got to do 12 cards..I think I'll get it down good. Maybe its because I dont have a daber. I used baby Q-Tips, they work alot better than the tips that came with the pastels! I just love this set and paper(found in occasions mini). Im going to have to buy a bunch more to have on hand before it ends in May.

Recipe:

Stamps- Tart and Tangy, All Year Cheer

Paper- Black, Summer Picnic Design Paper

Inks- Stazon, White Craft

Accessories- Real Red Ribbon, Pastels

Orange Birthday

2008-03-29T12:25:00.000-04:00

I was checking out my favorite blogs this morning and saw the cutest card on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts. I just love her site, her cards have really made me break out of my stamping comfort zone. Here is what I made up caseing her Pocket card. I dont have any bashful blue paper(yet) so I had to switch my colors around. So I pulled out the stripped design paper outta my scrap paper box and went from there.

Recipe:

Stamps- Tart and Tangy, Full of Life both from mini

Paper- Pumpkin Pie, Cho Chip, Wild Wasabi, Crew Kids(boy) Simply Scrappin kit paper

Inks- Pumpkin Pie, Cho Chip, Versamark

Accessories- Cho Chip Ribbon, Scallop Punch, 1 1/4 circle Punch, White Gel Pen

Pun Fun!!!

2008-03-28T16:22:00.000-04:00

Here's two cards I made last night, both cased from SCS. I am going to demo then at my workshop and Im wanted to push Marker Clubs so I did different techniques with them. I also want to push the Free Wheelin' Deal too so I used the Sweet Stars wheel and colored the starts with pastels and blender pen. I tried doing scratch and sniff with the latte card but no matter how much I scratch, I dont smell a thing!!! Maybe I didnt add enough coffee to the mix or its too small of an area.

Recipe:

Rocket Card-

Stamps: Pun Fun, Sweet Stars wheel, HB from Birthday Whimsey(im replacing with Full of Life hb stamp)

Paper: Green Galore, Design Paper from Crew Kids(boy) Simply Scappin' Kit

Inks: Versamark, markers-Real Red;Only Orange;Tempting Turquois, Black journal pen, stazon

Accessories: Real Red wide ribbon, Dimensional, Pastels, Blender Pen

Latte Card-

Stamp: Pen Fun

Paper: Rose Red Prints Design Paper, Blue Bayou

Inks: Stazon, Blue Bayou, Rose Red, Cho Chip

Accessories: Aqua Pen, Cho Chip ribbon, versamark pen, clear embossing powder, heat gun

Paper bag Photo Album

2008-03-27T18:07:00.000-04:00

I am doing a paper bag photo album class on April 12th @2pm. I have had this idea for a while and when the Free Wheelin Deal started and I saw Enjoy Every Moment set, I knew it would be perfect for it! I just love this idea and its soo easy to do. I really loved making them for my DH while he was deployed. Its small and if it got destroyed(which it did!) it was no big deal. They are also nice for kids. My mom made one up for my son Donovan to have when we moved. He loved it!!! And is also helped him learn the names of all his uncles. I guess you can say Im a penny pincher and dont like to use my good paper on my boys since it'll just end up destroyed. So this is a cheap but cute way to make alittle photo album for them. For Mother's Day, Im going to make one with pics of the kids for my, mil and grandmas!

Recipe:

Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment, Time Well Spent, Full of Life, Daisy Dash Wheel
Inks: Cho Chip, Versamark, Purely Pomegrante, Blue Bayou, White gel pen
Paper: Lunch bags, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegrante, Soft Sky, Prints Design Paper
Accessories: 1/2 inch & 3/4 inch circle punch, cropadile, cho chip ribbon

I just lined up 4 paper bags, cut off the ends, folded them in half , layered them one bag going one way and the next going the opposite, punched holes, threaded ribbon then decorate!!! Soooo easy!!! There are soooo many ways to do this and decorate. I would have to say this isnt my best work but I just got the set yesterday so Im sure I'll whip up something better. I also just printed the pics onto white card stock. Yet another thing that makes it so cheap and once again if it gets destroyed..oh well!!

Ok I got hit with Karma!!!

2008-03-27T18:03:00.001-04:00

Yesterday I posted how wonderful it was to not have snow...well look what it did yesterday afternoon!!!!! SNOW!!!!!

Talk about getting kicked in the butt by karma!!! LOL!!!

Spring is here!!!!

2008-03-26T13:04:00.000-04:00

I just have to share the flowers I planted in the fall. Its such a beautiful thing to watch something you planted bloom. Here is another reason I love it soo much out here in WA. My flowers are blooming and back home in MI then just got 11 inches of snow over the weekend. Sorry guys :(

Catch Up

2008-03-26T12:25:00.000-04:00

Here are some cards I have made in the last couple of weeks. Anything else that I have made is to the right, all organized by catagory.

Most are cased from SCS. Im not going to put the recipe for all them, it would take me forever. So if you want to know how to make a certain card. Make a comment and I'll let you know.

Getting started as a SU demonstrator.

2008-03-25T13:21:00.000-04:00

I signed up to be SU demonstrator in Feb 08. I have been dying to become one forever but decided to wait till after my husband got stationed somewhere. So after living out here in Fort Lewis, WA for about 4 months, I was having some serious SU workshop withdraws. So I did a search for a local demonstrator and up popped Nicole Gunter and luckily for me she is also an Army wife and lives right here on post. She had a Stamp-a-Stack scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday so I immediatly signed up. I new about the deal for signing up during SAB so I was pretty much already sold on signing up but I didnt just want to sign up under just anyone, I wanted someone who could help me get out there and meet people. Someone who has experience and talent. Well....lets just say I hit the jack pot and signed up with her not even a week later. So Im super excited about getting started, I have a million ideas and cant wait to get out there. One little tinny problem...I knew like maybe 4 people in the area and thats was only because of the married to the army forum Im a member of. So you can guess I had quite a time trying to get started. I held my 1st workshop on Feb 23rd. Not one soul showed up :( . Next I had another workshop on March 8th, one girl canceled due to back problems and only one girl showed up. Though we still had alot of fun and ended up cooking burgers on the grill :) . So then I had an Open House on March 14th. I had two gals show up and one made my 1st order and booked my 1st workshop. Soooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!! So here are the cards I demoed at the two events.

Recipe: Stamps: Year after Year(heart), Define your life (lucky)

Ink: Garden Green

Paper: Garden Green, Kraft. In the actual workshop I used Certainly Celery instead of Kraft.

Accessories: Apricot Appeal ribbon

Recipe: (image on top)Match Box Easter Basket Card

Stamps and Inks: NONE!!!

Paper: Kraft, Certainly Celery, Sky Blue, Prints Design Paper-Rose Red, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron

Accessories: Small and Large Oval Punch, Tab Punch, Sky Blue ribbon, Staple

Happy Easter!!

2008-03-25T13:04:00.000-04:00

I know Easter was two days ago but since Im just today starting my new blog, Im posting the couple of cards I made for Easter. When I sat down to make some Easter cards I ran into one big problem. I HAVE NO EASTER STAMPS! The only thing I had was one small easter egg stamp that is retired so that was a no go. So I started searching on SCS for some ideas. I am big on practical stamps and tools. If it doesnt have more than one use, I wont buy it. That goes for kitchen tools too. So when I came across this idea, BAMM! Stamp attack!

Recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Whimsey(SAB), Full of Life (mini), Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Inks: Close to Cocoa, Blue Bayou, Yoyo Yellow, Purely Pomegrante, Lovely Lilac

Paper: Sky Blue, Wild Wasabi

Accesories: Pretty in Pink ribbon, Dimensionals