Kathy's Stamping Niche

Top Note Card

I saw this type of card on Patty Bennett's blog and liked it so much, here's my take on the card.

 

Looks like just the Top Note Die Cut right?

 

Wrong!  You fold your card stock and place the fold just below the paper piercing.  When you run this on the Big Shot, you have an actual card.  Now run another color of card stock or Designer Series Paper through and you now have a piece to cover the fold on the card, making it look like a complete Top Note!

You're so clever Patty!

STAMP SET:  Love You Much

CARD STOCKS:  Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White

INKS:  Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Candy Lane

ACCESSORIES:  Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Real Red Brads, Crafter's Tool Kit, Window Word Punch, Blender Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals

3X3 Card by Rob

My friend, Robin Rouch is one of the most creative stampers I know.  Here's a little 3x3 card she did for a shoe box swap.

 

Rob never misses a beat with her embellishments!  I love the layering of the scallop piece, the added Riding Hood Red Taffeta Bow and the Paper Piercing.

Thanks for sharing Rob!

STAMP SET:  Love You Much, Boho Backgrounds

CARD STOCK:  Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White

INKS:  Chocolate Chip, Kraft Whisper White

ACCESSORIES:  Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Crafter's Tool Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch

Pizza Box and Mini Cards

I'm not sure who came up with this idea, but I love the Mini Pizza Box that you can put 3" x 3" cards in.  Here's my take on it.

 

The pizza box is in the center and the others are 3" x 3" cards.  The cards and envelopes fit very nicely inside the pizza box.

 

The Pizza Box is made using a 5 1/4" x 9 1/2" piece of card stock.  Here's basic directions.

• Score Card Stock 1" on both sides of the 5 1/2" side of card stock.
• Score Card Stock at 1", 4 1/4", 5 1/4", 8 1/2" on the 9 1/2" side.
• Cut all the lines on the 9 1/2" side up to the 1" score line.
• Decide which end will be the top and on that end, cut the corners off so you now have a flap.
• Stamp your box now if you desire.
• Place Sticky Tape on all of the small tabs and make your box.

To decorate my Pizza Box I used the Love You Much Stamp Set.  Honest, this is easy and what a great gift for someone!

Here are the four 3" x 3" cards that go with the Pizza Box.

 

Stamp the big heart on Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette Card Stocks.  Cut the full heart out of the Riding Hood Red Card Stock and only the inside heart from the Pink Pirouette Card Stock.

 

To get the heart red, I inked the birds in Basic Black Ink and with my Riding Hood Marker, I just kept running the marker over the black hear and cleaning the tip on scrap paper until the heart was red.  Huffed on the ink and voila, birds are outlined in black and the heart is red.

 

This card, I stamped the scallop piece in Chocolate Chip Ink onto Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red Card Stocks.  Used the Scallop Punch on the Chocolate Chip Card Stock, the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and cut the heart out with scissors.  The Scallop Piece is attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.

 

Here's the last card.  This time I stamped the Scallop Piece in Chocolate Chip Ink twice on Riding Hood Red and once on Pink Pirouette Card Stock.  Punch as above.  I also used the Scallop Border Punch on the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper.  Don't forget to use the White Gel Pen either.

I also put Very Vanilla Card Stock inside the cards for writing.  Make a Pizza Box and cards for yourself.  It's really fun!

Love You Much, again!

This is the last week you can order the Valentine Bundle and receive 20% off so I will be posting lots of samples using the Love You Much set.

I went to a demonstrator meeting last week and we usually do 3 projects.  Lori Robinson had us make this card.

 

You can't see it in the picture, but there is Dazzling Diamonds on the flower.  Really adds to the card.

STAMP SET:  Love You Much

CARD STOCKS:  Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Candy Lane

INKS:  Riding Hood Red

ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Border Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, 5/8" Wide Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, 2 Way Glue Pen

I am having problems with my computer so I'm hoping to post several items before it goes belly-up.  So please don't worry if you haven't heard from me in a week or so. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hooray Hardware

Here's another card using the Love You Much stamp set and with a piece from the Hooray Hardware.

 

The Hooray Hardware has two different sets of 6 pieces each.  I think they are pretty cool and you can see them all for yourself on page 175 of the new 2009 Spring-Summer Stampin' Up! Catalog.

Stamp Set:  Love You Much

Card Stocks:  Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla

Inks:  Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories:  Candy Lane Designer Series Paper, Hooray Hardware, Crop-A-Dile, Heart To Heart Punch, Trio Flower Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots

If you haven't seen the new catalog and would like one, I'd be happy to send you one.  The cost is $6.00 for S&H.  Just send me an e-mail.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Valentine Bundle

Stampin' Up! has a promotion called Valentine Bundle.  The Valentine Bundle includes the stamp set Love You Much, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper and the Triple Heart Punch that is new to the Spring-Summer 2009 Catalog.  This is a great bundle because you will save 20% if you order by January 31, 2009.

Here's one of the many cards I made with this bundle.

 

Stamp the Love on Vellum Card Stock with Basic Black Ink.  Let it dry.  When the ink is dry, flip the Vellum piece over and lay it on the foam piece from the Crafter's Tool Kit.  Press a stylus into the letters so when you flip the Vellum over, it will have raised the letters and turned them white.  Make sure you color the leave and stem with Kiwi Kiss Ink before you flip it over.  I then wrapped the Vellum Card Stock over a piece of Pink Pirouette Card Stock.

STAMP SET:  Love You Much

CARD STOCK:  Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Vellum

INKS:  Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Candy Lane

ACCESSORIES:  Stylus, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Trio Flower Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, ' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Crafter's Tool Kit, Blender Pen.

 

2nd Monday at Silvercrest - January 2009

I ALWAYS look forward to my time at Silvercrest.  These ladies are so much fun.  We did 2 cards on Monday and I'm only going to share one of them.  I call the one I'm not sharing a SAD card.  It's a pretty 101 card, not up to my usual standards; but it actually makes a good kid card.  Anyways, here the other card they made.

 

This is a simple and easy card.

Stamp Set:  Crazy for Cupcakes.

Card stocks:  Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Inks:  Basic Black

DSP:  Maine Blueberry

Accessories:  Stampin' Pastels, Bashful Blue 1/4" wide Grosgrain Ribbon, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your week!

Updates

I heard from Darla Sue Olson.  YEA!  If you would like the Sniffle Box template/directions that I shared in this post, send an email to inkheaven@mchsi.com and request it.  Darla is on vacation this week so she will probably not get back to you for a week or so.

Somewhere in cyber-space, people have been coming and checking out the lip balm holder that I shared here.  In the post I wrote to leave a comment on the post and I would send directions.  Well, since that post, I had to put the computer down...as in not working and lost all my files (another story).  I re-wrote the instructions and they are now available.  However, Phyllis left a comment asking for the instructions but I can't find her e-mail addy anywhere.  Phyllis, HONEST, I'm not a deadbeat.  Please send me your e-mail addy so I can live up to my part.

Just in time for the cough and flu season!

This is an oldie but goodie!  Darla Sue Olson sold this pattern years ago, I think 4 or 5 years ago; but I still love making it.  It's called a Sniffle Box.

 

The tissue inside is the pocket or purse package.  But wait, there's more!  LOL.  When you open the box, this is what you see:

 

You put cough drops inside!  How clever is that?  I don't know if she has a website and I can't even point you anywhere.  On the pattern I have, it doesn't have any contact information, just her name.  If you know Darla Sue Olson, have her email me.  I would happily point you all in her direction.

Winner of the Blog Candy is....

Congratulations to Kathy Winters.  She is the winner of the blog candy.  Here's what she wrote:

I spent New Year's Day working at my retail job. (I usually like to spend the morning watching the Rose Bowl Parade on TV.) When I got home from work, I prepared our traditional New Year's Meal of King Crab Legs, then played a game of Monopoly with my kids.

Posted by: Kathy Winter | January 06, 2009 at 05:56 AM

Kathy, I want some of those King Crab Legs!  Yummy!  We actually had Crab Louie Salads on Christmas Day.

Kathy, please e-mail me your snail addy and I'll get your loot off to you ASAP.

Thanks everyone for entering the contest!