Marker to Stamp Technique

TGIF!  Has this been a long week or what?  I think the heat and humidity are getting to me ;)

This week on the Sisters in Stamping blog, the challenge was to make a card using your favorite technique.  I love to color, but sometimes so images don't lend themselves to coloring after you stamp.  But, some are perfect for coloring first! 

For my card, I colored the image with my SU! markers, then put it to paper.  I love all of the colors you can get onto a stamp image this way.  The possibilities are endless!

Head on over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what the other ladies did - amazing!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Teacher Gifts

Today's Sisters In Stamping challenge was to create a teacher gift.  I decided to try my hand at a DVD pen/paper set.  I love that Bohemian paper!

Here is the outside view:

 And here is the inside view:

I created a little folder inside, under the calendar.  I think this would make a nice little teacher gift.  It can be thrown in a purse and you don't have to worry about tearing or ripping the paper or losing any important information!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Pinterest Inspired

Today's Sisters In Stamping challenge was to pick something that inspired us from Pinterest and make our own version.

I bought some Ikea jars years ago and haven't used them up yet.  I saw this on Pinterest (by Nancy Riley - iStamp blog) and decided to make my own. 

I used the new Go Wild DSP stack.  I love this stack of designer papers!  They are really beautiful!  I used a brad in the middle with a Crumb Cake candy dot.  I also used Crumb Cake, Basic Black, and White ribbons.

Here's a side view - I filled the jar with Hershey kisses :)

Here's another view.  

Thanks for looking!  Have a great day!

Happy Birthday Michael!

Today's Sisters In Stamping challenge was to make a masculine card.  This was great timing because one of my best friend's birthdays was this week!  So, this is the card I made Michael for this challenge :)

I love the silver cardstock and I think it pairs greatly with the silver vellum.  I also love silver brads and think they add just the right masculine touch since I can't use my beloved ribbons :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Notecard Holder

Today's challenge over at Sisters In Stamping is to create a notecard holder of some type.  I found one that I liked on Chiaki Haverstick's blog here.

This is what it looks like closed:

It will fit at least 7 sets of notecards and envelopes - a great gift!

Here are just a couple of the cards I made for this holder:

Loved this challenge!  Thanks for looking.

Tunnel Card - Beautiful Butterflies

Last weekend, my sister (and Upline!) held a shoebox swap for any of her demonstrators that wanted to participate.  It was a small group this year, but it sure was fun!

We were asked to design 2 different cards and have kits ready for each card so that the others could make each of your cards.  I ended up designing three cards.  I had designed my two cards and then realized I needed a baby shower card.  I'll show those two cards after this one.  This was my first design.

Anyway, I knew I wanted to make a tunnel card.  I saw it on Dawn Olchefske's blog here.  I love this idea and I was thinking of designing a Christmas card with this fancy fold.  But, I just couldn't make it work, so I switched to my favorite thing - DSP!  I also love the new SU! butterfly framelits and thinlits.  They match so well and make beautiful butterfly accents to any project.

So, this is what I came up with.  I love this fancy fold and will definitely be making more of these soon.

Here's the front of the card:

And here is the inside of the card:

Isn't this Bohemian paper beautiful?  Speaking of beautiful paper, I'm going to be a guest designer for the Sisters In Stamping!  This week's challenge was to create using some new DSP, so my card works wonderfully for the challenge!  Please check out Debbie's and Rachel's  beautiful work on the Sisters In Stamping site here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Congratulations!

This is the wedding card I made for a very special couple.  We'll put cash inside as the gift :)  Hope they like it.  I really enjoyed making it for them!

Thanks for looking!