Here are some of the treats that I made for my little boos who will be visiting tonight. I LOVE Halloween! Ladies, anyone else do something special for Halloween?

Sheryl

The Weddings

I've got two children; both boys and this year they decided to get married with in 5 weeks of each other. I'm in wedding overload! I thought I would share with you what I have done, Stampin' Up wise for both weddings.

The first wedding was my oldest Matt and his bride Alex. They were married on August 7th. What I did for them was at their rehearsal dinner, held at the IVY club in Peoria Heights. I created flower center pieces; with punched out stars and their picture.

The paper and the star punches were Stampin'Up small star and star punches. In addition, I made favors which consisted of the Big Shot Fancy Favor Box. I used the retired color Brocade Blue and the stamp set Elements of Style. I glammed them up by spraying them with Champaign Mist Glimmer paint which was mixed with rubbing alcohol to give them sparkles. I also used the Beautiful Wings Embosslits die and some Vellum card stock to make the beautiful butterflies. I made 65 of these (with the help of my friends at work) and they had a bag of Hugs and Kisses in them.

Here is a close up:

For the wedding coming up this week (September 10th), Jeff and Renae, I made all 300 of the wedding favors. The flowers are made from the scallop circle punch. We made all 300 of them while on a weeks vacation in Wisconsin. My son, my grandson and my husband all helped. My 6 year old grandson is quite the flower fluffer! I made 150 of the Matchbox boxes and 150 of the Scallop bag (now retired). Chocolate chip and Tempting Turquoise with a touch of Old Olive made up the flowers and bags. The paper is the retired Bride specialty paper.

They are currently in my basement - all lined up like little soliders. They are everywhere! I am now a self proclaimed expert on putting together the matchbox die cut boxes and I now have "flower maker" on my resume. My short term memory is shot and my hands ache from all the punching, folding, and tieing, but by golly, I got them done and on time!

Bird Punch Challenge

This is a card we made in the Card Club. It is so much fun to use the Bird Punch and of course, the Big Shot ! The top of the card is cut in half so when it is opened you see the embossing, but still have room to write your message. Challenge...post a card you made with the Bird Punch.

Inkcited Top 10 for April

10 Candis Fralick
9 Barb Fehr
8 Carolyn Black
7 Judy Elting
6 Judy Miller
5 Marsha Markas
4 Lisa Howard
3 Christina Staes
2 Avis Janes
1 Leslie Buhl

Congratulations, ladies!

Congrats Card

Hello everyone, this is my first post on this Blog. I have been a dem for about a year and a half under Dawn. I consider myself mostly a hobbyist. I do love maing cards and home decor items for all occasions. This card I made for a dear friend of mine who is expecting their fourth child any day now. I just love the bird punch. It offers a lot of possibilities. I am loving the clear mounts as well. It is so nice to see exactly where I am going to stamp. I never got the hang of the stamp-a-magig. Anyways I hope everyone has a blessed day and hopefully our spring will return soon.

Clear Block Storage

Can you believe it, 2 posts in 1 day!? I have been trying to figure out how to store and transport my new, awesome blocks! I decided that today would be the day I would figure it out. Guess what? I did! This might not be ideal for some of you, but I think it is going to work out great for me. The bottom of the box is 4 x 6, the front comes up 3" and the back comes up 5 1/2". I added additional card stock and DSP to the sides and the flip top to add some strength. I also cut some cardboard backing to slide in the bottom to give it more strength. I keep all of the board backing from the packages of DSP, the Big Shot Dies, etc. I use it for projects that need a little extra something for strength. When I added the ribbon, I criss-crossed it so that the box would be less likely to topple when I picked it up. To keep the flap on the inside of the box where I want it to be, I added 2 little pieces of magnets. The DSP is the Sweet Pea pack from the new mini. I used Dusty Durango and So Saffron card stock, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets and the new Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon. I think it turned out great and will definitely help to protect my wonderful, new blocks!

Cocoa Specialty Gift Class

Okay, I know it's been a long time, but I still have to share this project from Christmas. I had several attend this Cocoa Specialty Gift Class. One of my customer's even brought her boyfriend. I think he did better than anyone in the class! This picture was my first try and Leslie provided me with the directions. At the class, we used the Cocoa Specialty DSP. They turned out beautiful. My customer and her boyfriend used the idea to provide their families with his secret Chicken Salad. He said that everyone loves it but that he won't actually share the recipe. What a wonderful gift! I thought this would also make an awesome Easter basket using some of the new DSP.

Whimsical Words Valentine

Winter here in central Illinois can be soooooo long!! Fourteen inches of snow is beautiful to look at, but as you all know..gets old after a while! I was especially glad to have "Brown" ringing the door bell with my Occasions and Sale-A-Bration supplies. Some catalogs really grab me. If the rest of the new catalog releases are as good as this, I'll have to build a room on!! The card I'm featuring today was created for a sketch challenge over at Sudsol. It is also one of the first I've created using the clear mount stamps. Of course with Valentine's Day only a few weeks away, I naturally thought of the Sending Love Specialty Paper and Epoxy Brads from the Occasions Mini. This is not a beginner card, but there are lots of upsale opportunities included in this design. Hope you enjoy.

Happy Valentines Day!

Judy

Recipe:

Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set, Real Red & Very Vanilla Card Stock, Sending Love Specialty Paper, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Sending Love Epoxy Brads, Perfect Polkadots Impressions Folder, Mover's and Shapers Punch Window Heart, Pinking Hearts Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Big Shot

I added a Very Vanilla mat on the inside with another Punch Window Heart in the lower left corner. To cover the brad prongs, I chose a strip of the DSP, used the Pinking Hearts Border Punch to edge it and adhered it over the brads.

Vintage Vogue and more

Have I mentioned how much I love the new punch design? This XL Two-Step Bird punches like a hot knife through butter! I really thought that branch would pose a problem...think about how hard it is to use the Boho Blossoms punch when punching all three flowers at once...but boy, was I wrong. I made this card multiple times for a swap and never regretted it. And how nice is the locking mechanism on the punches? Oh, the joy I get from the littlest details!

Materials: Vintage Vogue stamp set, Very Vintage jumbo wheel, Old Olive, Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry and Sahara Sand card stock, Rich Razzleberry stamp pad, Scallop Trim Border punch, XL Two-Step Bird punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, 2-way glue pen