Tuesday, October 6, 2009
More WCMD challenges
Thanks for stopping by today! Here are a couple more cards I did for World Cardmaking Day over at splitcoast. The first card here was for a challenge to use Vanilla, Chocolate and Pumpkin in your card. Well that was easy...that has to be one of my favorite color combos. I used the rock n roll technique on these leaves and stamped them on Very Vanilla and cut them out. The little border at the bottom is just a piece of vanilla cardstock that I roughed up an edge to, with a piece of designer series paper. I dont remember the name of the collection the DSP came from, but I think it was a piece from the Love You Much bundle that I bought last year. On top of that is just a strip of the...oh, you know...whats it called? It's the fabric ribbon stuff that comes with three sizes in a package...hmmm...The name escapes me right now...I'll have to go get my catalog and look it up! TADA...It's Twill Tape! Geesh, that just would not come to me! I used the 3/8" strip for that. Thanks for bearing with me there. It was driving me nutso while I went to get my book!
This next card was a sketch challenge using chocolate and gratitude. I started out by running a piece of Whisper White cardstock through the Big Shot using the elegant boquet embossing folder. After that, I used a sponge dauber rubbed in some chocolate chip Stampin' Pastels, and just sorta colored, or highlighted the raised parts of the embossed image. That in itself was a challenge, as I am not great with the pastels. I need to challenge myself to use them more often. When that was complete, I just took some Crystal Effects and drew a "glue line" on each of the raised, highlighted images and covered them with chunky sprinkles glitter. The accent color here is Bermuda Bay...Love that color. You might notice that I used a Circle Ice brad to replace the O in So Much. I can see in this photo that it looks like it doesn't really cover it, but it doesn't look that bad in real life. It covers up the O so much better than this appears. Must be a camera angle or something makes it look sorta wonky. I used my scalloped edge punch along the bottom of this card, and a piece of chocolate chip taffeta ribbon around it. Pretty simple.
Thanks again for stopping by today. I'll try to post more tomorrow.
Have a Great Day!
Stamp On!
~Beth
Monday, October 5, 2009
WCMD part 2
Thanks for stopping by again today. See, I promised I'd show more cards this week. Now waddya think about this one? This was super simple, and it uses Stampin' Up's new Serene Snowflake stamp set and Shimmer Paints. You can sorta see in the background that I used Versamark and randomly stamped a snowflake image. Then I took the largest snowflake and inked it up with versamark, then took a sponge dauber and pounced the shimmer paint directly onto the stamp...Stamped the cardstock as usual, and whala! It's a little harder to see than I hoped, but hopefully you get the gist of what it looks like. The designer paper is from the Thorougly Modern collection again. It's my current favorite paper! This is super duper simple, and very well could be my Christmas card this year. I'm still playing around trying to find the perfect card, but I really like the simplicity of this one. Oh yeah, there is that GORGEOUS ribbon again. LOVE it!
Thanks for stoppin by today. Go stamp something!
Stamp On'
~Beth
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Slacker? Not today!
I know I've been a slacker lately, but I must tell you that I stamped my little heart out yesterday!
If you dont know, October 3 was World Cardmaking Day. I participated in the challenges over at splitcoast and really got alot of stampin done!
The first challenge was to use a quote as the focal image. I liked this quote so I just printed it on white cardstock and stamped the flower from Fifth Avenue Floral over it. The designer paper is from the Thorougly Modern collection. I LOVE it! And Hello! That ribbon is to die for! Other than that, the card is very much straight forward. I plan to show all of the cards I made this week, so if you want to see them, you'll have to come back!
On a side note, Splitcoast partnered with Operation Write Home for WCMD, which has sent over 200,000 cards to our troops serving away from home. I would insert a little doohicky thing that says "click here" to go visit their website, but I dont know how...so here it is: http://operationwritehome.org . I hope that shows up blue for you so you can click it. You can send your cards to them, and they will make sure our soldiers get them to send to their families. I'm not going to get all sappy here, but let me just mention how much I appreciate the sacrifices and committments our troops have made for us! For me...for you! Thank You!
Anyhow, I'll be back tomorrow with another fabulous (ha) creation! You know...some are fabulous, some are notsomuch.
Thanks for stoppin by! See you next time!
Stamp On,
~Beth
Friday, September 4, 2009
Holiday Mini
The holiday mini catalog has just been released and WOW! There are TONS of fabulous products and projects packed in there. I've been working on samples, and will have some to show you later. For now though, check out the link at the left and look at all the gorgeous projects!
This is one of the cool stamp sets in the mini. It is called Sweet Centers, and sells for $29.95. I promise to show you a project of what I've done with it, but the mini will also give you some great ideas. Go check it out now...You know you want to! If you have any trouble, shoot me an email and I"ll get back to you ASAP!
TaTa for now.
Stamp On!
~Beth
Friday, August 28, 2009
Krafty Snowflakes
Todays card is another of the stamp club projects we made Tuesday. It is just Kraft cardstock with the snowflake stamped in versamark. I totally copied the sentiment from a project we did at convention, but my stampers LOVED the idea. That's the plan...right?!
The designer paper is from the Thoroughly Modern paper pack.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Stampin'
~Beth
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Oops!
Autumn Pheasant
This is a project we made at my stamp club in July.
Most of you have never seen my home, but if you have, you KNOW that I love, Love, LOVE pheasants! I think they are one of the most beautiful birds I've ever seen! Needless to say that when I saw this stamp set, I knew I had to have it. It doesn't hurt that it's sorta masculine, and we are always looking for ways to create masculine cards.
This is a gift card holder. I tried to take a picture of the inside showing the envelope, and about the time I snapped the photo, the batteries died in my camera. You can use your imagination here, but the inside is an envelope cut in half. There are two pockets, (from the envelope) that will hold a gift card and a note, or whatever you'd like. The frame on front, with the pheasant, is only adhered with dimensionals at the bottom, then the flap at the top with the designer paper sits perfectly behind the image. I hope you like it.
Thanks for checking in today. Come back again!
Stamp On!
~Beth
So Glad
Thanks for stopping by today. I am such a slacker about posting, but, to focus on the positive....I'm here now!
This is one of the cards we'll be making at my stamp club tonight. It's very simple, yet very pretty. I'm not sure about that stark vanilla circle punch, but I'm not quite sure what to do about it.
This card uses the new Bermuda Bay cardstock and ink for the Medallion stamp. Then I used markers for the So Glad stamp. Dont ya love those corduroy buttons? I do! I think things are basically self explanatory here, but if you have any questions, leave a comment and ask.
I've got a few more projects scheduled to post, so hopefully it wont be EONS before you see something again.
Have a Great Day everyone!
Stamp On!
~Beth
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Convention 2009
Wow...it's been a while since I've posted, but I've got TONS of great ideas and inspiration since I got home from Stampin' Up! convention 2009.
I'll give you a quick rundown of our whirlwind of events over the last week.
Tuesday--Fly from Kansas City to Salt Lake City. Now, I am scared to death of flying, but the result of being in Salt Lake was so worth it.
Wednesday--wake up early, (early for me), get our Convention bags, WhooHoo, stand in line for 3 hours to get in to Memento Mall.
Thursday--My Digital Studio, My Digital Studio, My Digital Studio! How exciting! Stampin' Up! announced to us earlier this year that we would be getting this fantastic program to create scrapbook pages and cards. After seeing the demonstration of how it works, I CANT WAIT! It's not quite available yet, but as soon as it is, it will be in my hands! This is just the thing to take me back to scrapbooking. Just wait till you see it in action!
Build A Bear-Stampin' Up! has an exclusive partnership with Build A Bear. You'll see more of this in the Ocassions mini catalog, but let me tell you that I was one of the lucky winners of TWO stamp sets and the BAB designer series paper! Ahhhhhh, the "green bubbles" wristband was a winner!!
Friday--Shelli showed us some fantastic projects and Christmas gifts of jewelry using Stampin' Up! stamp sets and accessories! Too cool! Demonstrator Theatre showed us TONS of projects and gave great ideas.
Saturday--Mainstage speaker Belinda Ellsworth was outstanding! She gave us TONS of ideas and inspiration to help us achieve the business we want, and was quite entertaining to listen to! After lunch, we watched the annual Game Show. This year was Demo Duel, ( a Family Fued spinoff). That was absolutely hilarious, and gave the demonstrators selected to play a great prize package!
Sunday--Yet another dreadful flight today...but being home with my family was Oh, so worth it!
My camera doesn't do the best job, so I'm only showing you a group photo today. When I get more pictures from the other girls, I'll show more!
Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Stampin'!
~Beth
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Feedback = Blog Candy
I'm trying to do some scheduling, shifting, sorting...etc of my clubs, and I need your feedback. Tell me what you are most interested in. For example: do you prefer a monthly stamp club with a minimum required order, or would you be more interested in doing an occasional class instead. What types of classes are you interested in? Cardmaking, scrapbooking, home decor...etc. If you're a demonstrator out there, let me know what works best for you.
Just post a comment here, or shoot me an email and let me know what you prefer, and I'll draw a winner for a prize on Monday.
Have a splendid weekend!
Happy Stampin'
~Beth
Monday, July 6, 2009
Stampin' Up! Big Shot
Ok, seriously...Stampin' Addicts is a great way to get tons of inspiration and ideas. While I'm fairly new to that site myself, I very much enjoy seeing the talent of all these fabulous stampers! Why not click over there and check it out! http://www.stampinaddicts.com/
Have a Great Day!
~Beth
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Fourth of July
In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the national day of the United States.
The Declaration of Independence is more than just a piece of paper. It is a symbol of our country's independence and commitment to certain ideas. A symbol is something that stands for something else. Most people can look at a certain little "swoosh" and know that it stands for "Nike." Well, the signers of the Declaration of Independence wanted the citizens of the United States to have a document that spelled out what was important to our leaders and citizens. They wanted us to be able to look at the Declaration of Independence and immediately think of the goals we should always be working for, and about the people who have fought so hard to make these ideas possible.
Thanks so much for humoring me. I have always been a VERY patriotic person, and am proud of the independence we have in this Great USA! I love our flag, and have been known to stand up and place my hand over my heart during the national anthem while watching NASCAR. Here are a few "fun facts" about July 4. Enjoy!
2.5 million
In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.
Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970 <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html>
304 million
The nation’s population on this July Fourth.
Source: Population clock <http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html>
Eleven places have "independence" in their name. The most populous of these is Independence, Missouri, with 113,288 residents.
Over an estimated 150 million hot dogs will be consumed today. That's roughly 1 dog for every two people in the U.S
Over $211 million has been spent on the importation of fireworks from China.
The first 4th of July party held at the White House was in 1801.
Have a Great Weekend everybody, and a Very Safe and Happy 4th of July!
~Beth
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
It's Time to Order...
There are also some awesome specials going on right now.
For the next several weeks, Stampin' Up! will offer a "Deal of the Week". This week, it is the Scallop Edge Punch for $10.99. That's a $5 discount! You could go to Subway and get a footlong with your savings!! What a deal!
There is also a fantastic Country Living Promotion right now. You might remember the one offered last fall. This special is equally as awesome! Check it out...it includes:
The exclusive Country Living Summer Cookout Kit includes the following products:
- 8 die-cut table tents (2 each of 4 colors)
- Die-cut components, bamboo skewers, and envelopes to create 8 shish kabob invitations
- 12 die-cut coasters (3 each of 4 colors)
- 16 die-cut tags (4 each of 4 colors)
- 24 12" x 12" printed food wrapper sheets (12 each of 2 colors)
- 4 printed recipe cards
- 5 yards linen thread
- Ruby Red Classic Stampin' Spot
- Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Spot
- Dig In stamp set (item number 116700)
I'm sorry I cant show it to you. You know that computer issue I've been having...or maybe it's my own lack of knowledge...but I cant get a picture of the flyer to show you here. But...I do have a fold to show you one way to use the kit. The wonderful Shelli Gardner showed us this on her blog so I "borrowed" it to share with you. It's a blitz box, and will work wonderful to hold chips, sandwiches or whatever you need for your Summer Picnic!
Make sure you give me a buzz if you need a catalog, or to place an order. I'm working on a project to go along with the new catalog if you're in my stamp club. If you're not, and want to be, just drop me a line and let me know.
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a Great day!
~Beth
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Here is another...
Now do you notice that my ribbon is sorta "wrinkly"? Well let me tell ya something. This is what happens when one tries to dry it with the heat tool...lol. I used the white ribbon and drug it through the new "in color" Crushed Curry. Of course I wanted the instant gratification, so I attempted to dry it. Well, I think it might work, but dont get your heat tool too close to the ribbon or it will curl and almost sorta melt. I like the effect on this card, but I wouldn't want it on everything. Hmm...could something like this be a swap card? I'll have to think about it. In fact, since it's 3:25 a.m. where I live...I believe I'll be thinkin about it while I sleep. Goodnight everybody and thanks for stoppin' by!
Keep Stampin!
~Beth
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ok, I promised
Let me show you a little piece of gorgeousness that is new catalog.
Now, if you've ver been to my house, you KNOW that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE pheasants. You can imagine my joy when I found this stamp set. Can I get a high pitched WHAAAAAAAAAA here please...lol. And how about those rubons...easy peasy, mac n cheesy. Speaking of cheesy...I better get back on track here. This stamp set is called Autumn Days, and the rubons are Autumn Harvest. I really scored big here since Autumn, or Fall as I prefer, is my favorite season of all. And that reminds me of a story...Here we go. A friend of Anessa's was here and we were discussing how cold it was, and that we didn't like it. I told the girls that dads favorite season was Spring because he likes to see all the green come on. I told them mine was Fall...and I asked Kendra what her favorite was. Her answer........PAPRIKA!! LOL. I almost fell off the couch! Ok, anyhow, this is the new "In color" Soft Suede. I totally see this being a color option for Christmas.
Thanks for stoppin by today. Have a great one!
Keep Stampin'
~Beth
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
This is Where
Dont ya think it's cute?! I hope ya do, since it's what we're making at Stamp club tonight. At least now you know whether to show up or not...hehe! I made another one of these and wrapped a wide ribbon around and tied it at the top. It was cute too, but there was really no reason to have the bow, so I didn't use it on this one.
Here is a side view of it. Pretty cute huh?
Here is the other project. I love the Heartfelt Thanks stamp set, and it's now going away forever! I'll miss it! I'm just trying to use up some of the current "in colors" so this one is Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red, but I can see this layout in TONS of color combos. I'm gonna miss that Kiwi Kiss ribbon, too...it's TO DIE FOR!!
On another note...if you want anyting from the Last Chance List...you better hurry...Time is running out!
Stay tuned...Tomorrow I'll show you a sneek peek from the new catalog...walla walla walla!
C'ya Later!
Keep Stampin',
~Beth
Monday, June 15, 2009
First, let me explain
Now, when you have the card unfolded, it looks like a giant dog bone. I just used masking tape, torn into tiny pieces and covered the area of the bra and the panties. I inked those up real good to make them look sorta camoflaugeish, and stuck them in the appropriate positions on my card.
Notice on the ribbon on the bra line...that is just a piece of double stitched chocolate chip ribbon that I pulled the white stitching from and just kinda frayed it.
I think it's pretty cute...and I think hubby will too. I promise I'll keep it less risque in the future, but this was just too cute not to show.
On a side note, I received a partial order tonight, with the NEW CATALOG! Just wait till you see this glorious piece of publishing! It's HOT!..Sorta like my binkini! (wink).
Have a great evening stampers...Stamp On!
~Beth
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Well Hmmmm...
Yes, I know I'm the worst blogger ever! I could list the many reasons why, such as I've been busy, I've lost my mojo, I've had to change computers and this one isn't working properly...etc, but instead, I'll spare you. :)
Since I've lost my mojo, at least temporarily, I dont have a card to show you. What I do have however, are the new In Colors that will be available when the new catalog debuts on July 1. Actually, because I'm a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and we get special privileges (wink), my catalog is enroute to me as we speak! I cant wait!
I promise, I'm working on this computer issue, and a way to get my pages to display properly, and a way to get my camera installed on this computer and all the things that are NOT working correctly, and I'll show you some more goodness. I promise!
Until then, Enjoy drooling over these gorgeous In Colors, and Happy Stampin'!
~Beth
Saturday, May 16, 2009
A Special Special!
Item Code Description Retail Value
113510 Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set* $42.95
113059 Simply Scrappin' Petal Party $19.95
108697 Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12") $11.95
105240 Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad $7.50
Getting Started Guide
Guest Invitation Postcard (100)
Idea Book & Catalog (8)
Occasions Mini Catalog (8)
To My Hostess Envelope (10)
Recruit Folders (5)
Recruit Brochures (20)
Hostess Brochure (20)
Hostess Benefits Form (10)
Customer Order Form (50)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
A Watercolor Attempt
Sunday, April 19, 2009
8th grade dance and Anessa's project.
Here she is with her BFF Amanda. Amanda moved her in 4th grade, and they've been nearly inseperable since then. At times, Amanda has practically lived with us...but thats ok, she's a great girl as well.
Speaking of Amanda, here is a covered notebook that Anessa made for her. She used the Always DSP to cover it. I made Anessa one a while back, and she enjoys it so much she wanted one for Amanda. Now let me tell you, covering the notebook was easy, but do you notice the glitter? Dont try this at home folks! I didn't have any A's in the sticky cut letters, so I took a piece of chipboard and covered it with sticky strip. THAT is the easy part. The hard part is trimming it to make it fit the size of the letter. Oh my! It's not for the faint of heart...LOL. I did the same thing for the scallop, but it's size made it much easier to trim down. Anyhow, after getting them covered with sticky strip, she covered them with the chunky glitter. Whalaa. Not terribly difficult, (except the sticky strip part) and Amanda loved it! Mission Accomplished!
Thanks for checkin in today. Now go Stamp Something!
TaTa
~Beth
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Happy Easter!!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Lookie what I got!
I dont have a card today, but more are coming soon...I promise. Today I want to show you how cool my husband is.
Look what I got! Monday was my 18th Anniversary, and my wonderful husband sent me these BEAUTIFUL roses! I cant believe how gorgeous they still are. I got them Monday, and took these photos on Thursday night. I cant believe they are still alive! How cool is that!?! Aren't they beauties?
Just for some added fun...for those of you that dont know him...Meet Philip! This has been the gorgeous man in my life for around 19 years. I Love You, Honey, and Thanks for the roses. You're the greatest!
I promise I'll post cards another day, but for today, I just wanted to show you what I got.
Thanks for stopping by.
Have a GREAT day!
~Beth
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
I Bleached It!
For todays card, I wanted to show you how you can use regular household bleach, (even fresh flowers scent...lol) on your stamps. Of course, I also wanted to show you how terrible it looks when you continually have "afterthoughts" and screw up a perfectly good piece of cardstock because your aquapainter with red ink on it touches your cardstock...LOL.
Ok, on to the bleach.
I made a "bleach ink pad" by using a few paper towels in a paper plate, and adding enough bleach to make them kinda mushy. Not SUPER wet, but wet enough to get it on your stamp. Just stamp your stamp into the bleach pad just like you would a regular ink pad. Stamp it onto the paper, and the color starts to fade almost immediately. I tried this on several colors of cardstock, but for whatever reason, I decided to use the red one. I'm kinda a matchy type person, and since the blue paper went sorta yellowish and I didn't have something to match it I didnt use it. Same with another color blue...It's just the way I am...I cant help it. So, long story short, I went with the red. I also used the same stamp, and stamped it directly onto the naturals ivory cardstock. Can you see it at the bottom? You probably could see it better if THAT BIG ROUND SHADOW wasn't in the view. UGH! Anyhow, look closely. It's just subtle enough that it's there, but without a HUGE statement. I used the same stamp and bleached the red, and just punched them out with a 1 inch square punch. I layered them on a piece of Kiwi Kiss, then on to a piece of red that was punched with the scalloped square punch. Tada! Oh yeah, now for the afterthought part...I decided it would be cool to have some red speckles on the cardstock, just to give it something. Yep, it definately gave it something...mainly a big blob at the top right corner...as if you didn't already notice. If you look closely though, you can sorta see little red sprinkles all over. THAT was my plan, but as it is, if you turn your head to answer the phone, your aquapainter might just touch the cardstock and leave a mark...LOL. I prolly would never send this, now that it's totally trashed, but I'm thinking of a way to cover it up and make it work for my card. Let me know if you have any brilliant ideas and I'll post them here. In fact, lets make that the next challenge...How to fix a screw up!
Ok, now I"m rattling. I have another must make card for my anniversary, so I better get busy. Ya'll go Stamp Something!
TaTa
~Beth
Sunday, March 22, 2009
A Birthday Wish
Notice that there is also the strip of designer series paper at the bottom. That I tell you was an afterthought. It's only there because in my pathetic attempt at paper piercing, I ended up going sideways. How does that happen? I dont know, but since it looked like I'd been seriously drinking, and I hadn't...I added the strip of DSP. I cut it 2 1/2" so that I could fold it in the middle and cover up the back side of the uneven punches as well.
Because I needed to cover those pesky little holes, I also needed to do something to the inside of this card. It probably needed it anyway, since it's Close to Cocoa, and kinda dark to write on. I just took a piece of white carstock, stamped the other image from the same stamp set, added the sentiment...and Done! No, I haven't figured out why there is a round shadow at the bottom of EVERY SINGLE PHOTO I take. If someone out there in blogworld has any clues...please let me know. It's driving me crazy!
Anyway, thats it for today...Now Go Stamp Something!
TaTa
~Beth
Sunday, March 1, 2009
A Sneak Peek!
113822 Eight Great Greetings $27.95 (Also available in Spanish and French)
113833 Egg Hunt Stampin' Around wheel $6.50
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
New Links
I've added some new links at the side. I finally had a chance to add the Sale-A-Bration brochure, and yes, a few days early, but I also got to add the Ocassions Mini Catalog.
You may know that when you're a demonstrator, you have the opportunity to order items before they are available for customer purchase. Well...stay tuned for a very special offer coming March 1...
Until then...Keep Stampin'
~Beth
Monday, February 9, 2009
FINALLY...Another Post
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Be Mine
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Stamp Club 2009 and a Challenge!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Thank You's for Heather
So, which one do you like better? Leave me a comment to let me know!
Thats it for today...Now Go Stamp Something!
TaTa ~Beth