Throwback Thursday

Hi Stampers,

I wanted to share with you the fun little 3D project I've been working on this week with my friend Laura.  She found this idea on Pinterest, originally created by Jen Arkfeld.  The stamp set & dies used are retired, that's why it's a Throwback Thursday project!  If you can get your hands on them, you can make these stinkin' cute favors for your Thanksgiving table!

It's so corny it's cute.  Excuse the pun!  We made the Indian Corn using the Stamparatus.  Each corn cob is stamped in Crushed Curry, then I went back & added the colors randomly using Cajun Craze, Blackberry Bliss & Mossy Meadow Stampin' Write Markers & stamped a second time.  Because the stamp is mounted on the Stamparatus, the colors lined up perfectly.

The eyes, beak & wattle are all created with punches.  We used a white gel pen to add highlights to the eyes.

My flock of turkeys!

Here's the product list, including the retired items for reference.  Happy stamping!

Big Shot Die Bigz L Petite Purse

[125606]

Perfectly Preserved Clear-Mount Bundle

[129944]

Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102128]

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

Many Marvelous Markers

[147154]

1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch

[119869]

1/4" Circle Handheld Punch

[134364]

Builder Bird Punch

[117191]

Stamparatus

[146276]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

Snowman Season

Hi Stampers,

It's Snowman Season!  Wait! What!?  The leaves haven't even changed yet, lol!  I know, but my friend Vicki Shaffer taught a class last Saturday where we made 3 cards using this sweet little snowman stamp, so I was inspired to create snowman cards, too!

This is such a great stamp if you want to make a lot of cards quickly.  The snowflakes are die-cuts in the Seasonal Layers Dies but if you have any snowflake punches, you could make fast work of those, too.

The images are easy to color with Stampin' Blends, just a bit of color on the hat, scarf & nose, plus a swipe of Light Pool Party to shadow the snowman & you're done.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  Here are the supplies I used to create these cards:

Product List

Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[150458]

Layering Ovals Dies

[141706]

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

Seasonal Layers Dies

[143751]

Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper

[150393]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131297]

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144605]

Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144577]

Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends

[147934]

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[146924]

Please contact me if I can answer any stamping questions for you!

So Many Ways to Use Beautiful Paper!

Hi Stampers,

Today I have a tip for you.  Do you ever struggle to design a card that's pleasing in color and composition?  Maybe you have a design that you like, but it seems lacking in something...maybe that something is as simple as a small piece of patterned paper!

To get your creative juices flowing, I've gathered a sampling of cards I've made using some of the gorgeous Designer Papers that are on sale until September 30 - Buy 3, Get 1 Free!  Click on any photo to go to my original blog post to read more.

Magnolia Lane 

Come Sail Away

Bird Ballad

Come Sail Away

Magnolia Lane (colored with Blends)

Come Sail Away

Come Sail Away (left side only)

Come Sail Away

Magnolia Lane

Come Sail Away

For more ideas and a sampling of the other papers included in the sale, here are some projects created by the Stampin' Up design team:

I hope you're inspired to get in the craft room today!  Designer Paper sale ends September 30.  Your free pack of paper can be the most expensive one.  Buy 3, Get 1 Free!

Happy stamping!