Singed ribbon flowers

I learned how to make these great flowers from Tresa Black's site. She does great how-to videos! Be careful - you can burn fingers making these though!

Colors (Card 1): Sunset, Black, Gold, Pear
Colors (Card 2): Watermelon, Citrus Leaf, Hydrangea

October Stamp Camp Projects

First, let me say I am appalled that it has been a month since I last posted! I have a teenager in my life that is just running me ragged!

Anyway, I am hoping to do three projects at Stamp Camp this month. Stamp Camp is Friday, October 15th at 7 pm.

The first card is in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. I cased this card from Michelle Zindorf - check our her blog here.

Colors: Blush, Hollyhock, White
Stamps: Thank You
Accessories: Ribbon, Gem

The second card features a set from the new catalog called A Sip. I lost the set after I made this card and have ordered a new one, so I am hoping it makes it to me by Friday!

Colors: Bamboo, Indian Corn Blue, Amethyst, Heavenly Blue
Papers: Magnifique paper pack
Stamps: A Sip, Simple Stitches

Last, but not least, is a cute little snowman card. I saw a similar one in the latest Papercrafts Special, Holiday Cards.

Colors: White, Black, Orange, Chocolate
Stamps: All Decked Out
Accessories: Plaid Ribbon

Thriller

This is a card we made at Stamp Camp last week using the September stamp of the month, Thriller.

It also utilizes the Mojo Monday sketch #150.

Colors: Pansy Purple, Black, Sunflower
Stamps: Thriller
Accessories: Smokey Plum Organdy Ribbon

Ruffled Card with CD envelope

The polka dot paper on the ruffles was made by directly rubbing the ink pad on copy paper and then stamping the polka dot image repeatedly until the paper was covered.

Thanks to Tresa Black for showing this technique on her website!

Colors: Black, Ocean, White
Stamps: Blooming Flourishes, Spot On Backgrounds, Damask Tiles
Accessories: White EP, Sparkles

August Stamp Camp Projects

Here are the projects we'll be creating at Stamp Camp this month.

The first card features the August Stamp of the Month, Something Splendid.

Colors: Petal, Pansy Purple, Honey, Black
Stamps: Something Splendid

The second card features the stamp set that comes with the Triple Play special this month.

Colors: Blush, Desert Sand, Hollyhock

Stamps: Triple Play set

Want to know the reason for...

...the long absence between posts? My husband, children and I have been working on a new patio! It was tons of work, but well worth it in the end!

We designed it and built it ourselves, so I was still being creative, just in a different way!

Thank You Card For Softball Coach

My 13 year old daughter decided that she wanted to play park district softball for the first time this year. She had two wonderful coaches and we couldn't have asked for a better experience for her!

To thank them, I made each of them this card with a little gift inside.

Colors: Black, White, Orange

Stamps: Softball, In The Game - Play Ball

Tools: Diamond Plate embossing folder