Kathy's Stamping Niche

Accordian Flower

The Sale-A-Bration Mini shares a card that features an Accordion Flower on it.  Here's mine.

 

I will be sharing step-by-step instructions on how to make this card in my March newsletter.  If you would like them, just sign-up to receive my newsletter on the left column of my blog.

Here's an update I wanted to share.  I will have hopefully FINALLY taken my computer in to be fixed and I know I will be without him/her for at least a week.  This week's postings have all been pre-done and scheduled to be published all week.  So if you email me and don't hear back within 24 hours, please know that I will get back to you as soon as I get the computer back.

Also, the next time I post, it will by my 200th post!  I will be offering blog candy so be thinking about what type of information you would like to see on my blog and/or classes I could teach.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

ENJOY!

Bizee Buddies Swap Card

I belong to another rubber stamping group called the Bizee Buddies.  We meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month and swap cards.  This month, we are meeting at my house.  My DH is making us Gumbo and everyone else is bringing food to round out the meal.

This month we are doing a Shoe Box Swap.  This is mine.

 

This is also the card that everyone got to make at Lorrie's workshop.  The layout for the card is based on a card that Dannie Graves sent me.  Thanks Dannie!  Here's a helpful hint, I cut the Whisper White Card Stock 3" x 4 1/2".  That gives you enough room to punch the eyelet border and to adhere the DSP.  The DSP is 3" x 2 1/2" and 3" x 1 1/4".

STAMP SETS:  Congrats, Polka Dot Punches

CARD STOCKS:  So Saffron, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Delicate Dots

INKS:  Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue

ACCESSORIES:  Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Circle Designer Brad, SAB Ribbon Bundle, Crafter's Tool Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals

Top Note Card - Sale-A-Bration Style

I know.  You are probably getting tired of the Top Note Die.  I can't help myself.  I really do love this die cut.  It is so versatile that I know there are things that haven't been thought up yet!

This is another card using Designer Series Paper to make the Top Note card.  The first card I shared is found here.  It gives you directions on how to cut the card. 

 

This card is a snap to make.

STAMP SETS:  Congrats, Polka Dot Punches

CARD STOCKS:  So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Delicate Dots

INKS:  Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Always Artichoke

ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Rich Regal Brads, 1/8" Circle Punch, SAB Ribbon Bundle.

Both Stamp Sets, the Designer Series Paper and the Ribbon are all items that you can get free during Sale-A-Bration.

Top Note Purse

Once again, I'm not sure who started this trend, but the Top Note Purse is really adorable!  Here's my takee on it.

 

The front and back of the purse are the same, except the back doesn't have the flower on the bottom.

 

Here's a side view.

I used the Top Note Die and cut out 2 pieces of Riding Hood Red and 1 piece of the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper.

The Riding Hood Red pieces were sent through the Big Shot on a Texturz plate.  Love the polka dots!

The Bella Rose DSP was cut about 1 1/4" from the tip, you can get both pieces for the purse out of one Top Note piece.

Adhere the Bella Rose DSP to the Top Note and then cover the edge with Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon.

The Flower was made with the Birds & Blooms Sizzlet set and the Rhinestone came from the Clear Rhinestone Brad container.

I cut my paper bag to about 2 1/2" tall.  Be sure to use a bag that is smaller than the Top Note.  Put tape on the bag, attached one Top Note Piece and then put tape on the other side of the bag, making sure that you fold the bottom of the bag down so tape is put on the side of the bag.  Align the Top Notes, adhere the one and you're almost finished. 

Open the bag and punch a handle with the Small Oval Punch on just one side of the bag.  Now align the Top Notes and you can punch the other handle.  Tie the top together with a piece of ribbon.  I used the 5/8" wide Riding Hood Red Grosgrain.

I think this would make a great party favor!

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!  I certainly did.  I did a workshop Saturday morning, Thank you Lorrie Wagner, very much!  Came back home and spent a few hours with my DH before he had to go to work.

I'm sharing what I call a "Springy Card".  Honestly don't know the name, but received a swap card using this technique so I undid the card so I could get the measurements.  Someone swapped this type of card at Convention last year but didn't put their name on it so I can't even give her credit.  It's smaller than the one's I've seen and fits into a 5 1/2" square envelope.

 

It isn't a very hard card to make either!  A little tricky in a place or two, but easy to master.  I'm trying to figure out how to share the directions to make it.  My customers made this card in a class, paid good money for the class that included written directions with pictures, so I hesitate to share it freely.

STAMP SET:  Love You Much

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

INKS:  Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Bella Rose

ACCESSORIES:  Heart-to-Heart Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Blender Pen, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Fiskars' Personal Paper Cutter w/score blade

Thanks for stopping by.

Yummy!

Sale-A-Bration is in full swing so I would like to share a goodie bag made by fellow demonstrator, Mary Hethington.

 

Mary did a great job.  A cello bag of M&M's is just yummy!  LOL.

STAMP SET:  Yummy, Polka Dot Punches both are SAB sets)

INK:  Real Red

CARD STOCK:  Whisper White, Real Red

ACCESSORIES:  Top Note Die, Big Shot Machine, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Cello Bag, M&M's, Sponge

I'm not sure how she did the Yummy piece, but I believe it's a rectangle and she used the old corner rounder on it.

Still haven't taken the computer to the Doctor's.  Maybe next week.  Thanks for stopping by.

Bag With Scallops Die Cut

I'm sure you all know how much I LOVE the Big Shot and I love the Bag With Scallops Die Cut too!

 

This was fun and easy to make.  The hardest part was finding the right sandwich combination so the score lines would be score lines instead of being cut through.  Every Big Shot is calibrate by hand which mean no two Big Shots are calibrated the same. 

The sandwich I came up with is:

Cutting Pad
Die cut - foam side up
6" x 12" piece of card board - I used the backing that comes in the DSP.  You can only use it once.
Card Stock - face down, one piece
Cutting Pad

This worked like a charm for me. 

 

I used the Horizontal Slot to punch an area for the ribbon.  You have to punch it 1 1/2 times to get the width needed. 

 

I used the Pennant Die Cut to make the Pink Pirouette Circle Scallop.

STAMP SET:  Bella's Bloom

CARD STOCK:  Textured Riding Hood Red, Textured Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

INKS:  Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss

ACCESSORIES:  Bag w/Scallops Die Cut, Pennant Die Cut, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Blender Pen, Pink Pirouette Double Striped Grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensionals

This box was a project I did at our Demo meeting and Lorrie, this box is one of the Make-N-Takes at your workshop.  Different color, but same idea.

Thanks for stopping by and you all have a wonderful weekend!

Enjoy!

Congrats by Bernice

I'm on a roll.  Showcasing some swap cards from our Demo meeting.  This one is done by Bernice Onoro using the Congrats set from SAB.

 

I think this is a nice baby card.

STAMP SETS:  Congrats, Flight of the Butterfly

CARD STOCKS:  Bashful blue, So Saffron, Whisper White

INKS:  Bashful Blue

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER;  Delicate Dots

ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Blue Gingham Ribbon (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals.

I'm highlighting these wonderful swap cards in hopes that my fellow demo's will forgive my lateness.  I was suppose to swap that night, but my new catalog order came and I had to play.  I promised my fellow demo's that I would make them cards and mail them, but I'm really late.  Forgive me guys, I'll get them made soon and off in the mail they will go!

Polka Dot Punches by Mary

Here's a cute card done by fellow Demonstrator, Mary Hetherington.

 

This was Mary's swap card for our Demo Meeting.  I really like the added Filigree Designer Brad. 

STAMP SET:  Polka Dot Punches

CARD STOCK:  Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

INKS:  Certainly Celery, Basic Black

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper

ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Filigree Designer Brads, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Certainly Celery Twill from the Ribbon Bundle.

Mary, thanks for sharing!

Silvercrest in February

Here are the 2 cards we did at the Senior Center on Monday.

 

This card uses A Happy Heart Stamp Set.  Easy enough.  They were even able to use the Scallop Border Punch!  I am very proud of them!

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

INKS:  Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip Stamp Pad and Marker

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER;  Bella Rose

ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Border Punch, Blender Pens, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals.

The next card uses the Pennant Die Cut.  Whoever thought this one up was very clever!

 

You use 2 different pieces of Designer Series Paper and cut them using the smaller Pennant on the Stampin' Up! Pennant Die Cut.  There is a fold line on the larger end that you just fold over and tape onto the card stock.  A fast and easy way to make the fold over card.

Here's what the pull-out part looks like.

 

Pink Pirouette Card Stock Card that is stamped with the big heart in Pink Pirouette Ink and the words in Riding Hood Red Ink.

STAMP SET:  Love You Much

CARD STOCKS:  Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette

INKS:  Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER:  Bella Rose

ACCESSORIES;  Scallop Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Riding Hood Red Taffeta, Stampin' Up! Pennant Die Cut, Big Shot Machine

I LOVE the Big Shot Machine!  I will be playing with the new Texturz Plates and will share next week.

Enjoy!