6/12/08

The Ultimate Novel...

Ok, I know you can't read the title of Bookworm Hanna's book but it is "My Stampin' Up! Life". It's a novel about one demonstrators success with her business! Don't you just wish you had that book? I sure do! LOL Anyway, this is another new Hannah Stamps set. It's called Bookworm. I think in this picture Hanna needs a little bit of a tan but she knows how bad the sun can be for your skin so she stays in to read instead. All the stamps are from Hanna Stamps and everything else is Stampin' Up! I drew in the rug and the "READ" picture frame on the wall. The picture is popped up on dimensionals. All she needs is either a nice fireplace or a beautiful picture window with the sun shining in. The recipe is listed below the picture. I hope you take time to read a good book when you get a chance. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful evening!
Lorraine

Recipe:

Stamps: Hanna Stamps Bookworm Clear stamp set

Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Mellow Moss & Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black Classic Pad, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Basic Black, Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue, Mellow Moss, Sahara Sand (retired), Old Olive, So Saffron, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Sage Shadow Stampin' Write Markers, White Signo Gel Pen to cover up some mistakes...:0)

Accessories: Aquapainter, Antique Brass Brads, 1/16" Circle Punch, Hemp Twine, Dimensionals and SNAIL adhesive

NOTE: The title of the book was Photoshopped in. It's not actually on the card. I couldn't write that small and I don't have an alphabet set that tiny. :0)

6/11/08

Sweets for the Sweet

How about a milkshake??? Ok, let's swing by the Sweet Shoppe in town. Well, I just can't put down my new Hannah Stamps!! Can you blame me? Did you see how cute these sets are on my last post?? I've been wanting to make this awning ever since I learned how to do scallops with my corner rounder punch!! Finally, here it is. I was just waiting for the right stamp set to come along. Everything here is Stampin' Up! except the stamps in the shoppe. I used the Cafe Clear Stamp set from Hanna Stamps, an old alphabet stamp set from Stampin' Up! that I seriously can't remember the name of (sorry). I do know it is retired though. The cardstock is Pink Passion, Basic Black and Whisper White. The ink is Basic Black Classic Pad, Pink Passion, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Real Red, Basic Black, Orchid Opulence, Blush Blossom and Creamy Caramel Stampin' Write Markers. I drew in the whipped cream and cherry and colored it in with my White Gel Signo pen. I made the floor tiles again only using Real Red this time. I also drew in the shelves. I know, they're kinda' dorky but I needed a place to put the cups for sale. I used toothpicks, painted black with my marker, to hold up the awning. There is a transparency sheet covering the whole image to look like a shop window. The whole image is popped up using dimensionals and I used our Tombow glue to hold the toothpicks in place. They are stuck through holes punched with the 1/16" punch on top. I think that's it. If I left something out, please let me know...LOL! I hope you like my little Sweet Shoppe and get a chance to come on by for a milkshake sometime...LOL!!
Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by!

Hanna Stamps Guest Designer

WOO HOO!! Guess who's a guest designer for Hannah Stamps this month??!!?? Yep, it's ME!! I am so very sorry it's taken me so long to announce this and post some pics but there was a little mix up with getting my stamps. Well, it's all taken care of and I have my stamps now so here are some cards I made using my new stamps!! These are the latest stamp sets released by Hanna Stamps this month. Don't you just love them??!!
Anthony Clear Stamp SetCafe Clear Stamp Set Bookworm Clear Stamp SetThe first card was made using the Anthony Clear Stamp set. I wanted Anthony to have a tweed sports coat on so I just drew in the lines with my Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker. I also colored him using Creamy Caramel, Ballet Blue and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers. I used the Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils for the grass, the sky and his skin tone. I used a silver pen to color in the golf club. I drew in the golf green and flag with my Black Stampin' Write marker. The images are stamped with the Basic Black Classic Pad. I used Whisper White ribbon and colored it using my Glorious Green Stampin' Write marker. The corners are punched with the Photo Corner punch and I used the Silver Hodgepodge Hardware for a frame around the sentiment and the brads are also from the Silver Hodgepodge Hardware and embossed with White Craft pad and Detail White Embossing Powder. The cardstock used is Brilliant Blue, Glorious Green, Whisper White and Creamy Caramel. Oh, I also colored in Anthony's shoes to make them look like golf shoes with spikes. I think I'll meet Anthony at the club for a round of golf this afternoon. :0)
This card is made with the Hanna Cafe Clear Stamp set. Isn't she just absolutely darling!!??!! I want to look like her when I grow up. LOL!! I used the Basic Black Classic Pad to stamp the images and a Black Sharpie to write the Cafe Hanna sign in the window. I drew in the floor and added a mosaic top to the table with my Basic Black Stampin' Write marker. The dress is colored in using Pink Passion, Pixie Pink and Ballet Blue Stampin' Write Markers. The table uses those same colors along with Pumpkin Pie and Only Orange. The vase uses the Ballet Blue, Pink Passion and Glorious Green markers and has Crystal Effects on it to make it shine. I've added some Swarovski crystals to her ears and her finger for diamonds. Every girl needs some diamonds!! The back of the chair is colored in using Summer Sun and her hair is Creamy Caramel. The cardstock is Basic Black, Pink Passion and Whisper White. Don't you just want to meet her for some coffee?? I do! Ok, here's my last one for today. It's a card inspired by Michelle Zindorf's vase card I showed you in an earlier post. The cups are just too cute!! I colored them with Stampin' Write markers in Pink Passion, Lovely Lilac, Orchid Opulence, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Only Orange, Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa & Chocolate Chip. The shadow is colored with the Going Grey marker. The Steam is stamped then I went over it with my Silver pen. The sentiment is from the One Of A Kind Stampin' Up! set and is stamped with Basic Black Classic ink. I used the Key Tag and Word Window punches for the tag and added Crystal Effects to the cups and coffee for some shine. The cardstock used is Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion and Whisper White. Now go and have a relaxing cup on me. :-)
Just a Note:
For all of you Stampin' Up! Demonstrators out there wondering if it's ok for me to be the guest designer for another company...it is perfectly ok. I called SU! to get permission and they told me that this is just fine as long as I am not actually selling Hanna Stamps. I can use any stamps I want and post anything I want on my personal blog. I just wanted that to be clear for everyone.
Thank yo so much for stopping by to see me. I really appreciate all of your totally awesome comments and I hope you enjoy seeing all of my creations and that they inspire you in some way with your own stampin' endeavors.
Lorraine

6/4/08

Scallop Circle Gate Fold Card

Happy Wednesday still!! :0) Here's my final post for tonight. It's a card inspired by a card created by Debbie Olson. I used Stampin' Up!'s Carousel Note cards, put two together and made a gate fold card. I hope you like it. I didn't do very well with the shadow outline of the elephant but I'll work on it for future cards. :0) Thanks again for visiting me and have a wonderful evening!
All Supplies used are Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Nursery Necessities, Sweet Celebrations
Cardstock: Carousel Note cards, Wild Wasabi & Soft Sky
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky Classic Pads, Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue & Basic Black Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories: Coluzzle Cutting System-Circles, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Crop A Dile, Paper Cutter

June Downline Meeting

These are the cards we made at my downline meeting this month. We only had 4 attend this month but it was a wonderful time with some wonderful friends. If you would like to see my make & take check out the last post...last picture. The Summer Sun card with the Embrace Life flowers. Thank you for stopping by to see me. I really do appreciate that you are here!

This first card was designed by Edra Jandro:This card was designed by Joyce Cram:These beautiful ladies are Edra Jandro (L) and Joyce Cram (R). They really didn't want me to add their pictures to my blog but this is such a cute picture I just had to!! Hi ladies!! :0) This card was created by Linda Provis:
This is the inside of Linda's card. I didn't mark the date for Father's Day yet. Sorry about that.
Now, here's a picture of another beautiful lady...Linda. Sorry for the blurry picture. I'll take another one of Linda next month so you can see her sweet smile better.
AND...these are some cards Edra and Joyce brought to the meeting to share with us. Boy am I fortunate to be friends with some absolutely, incredibly talented ladies!! Enjoy!


6/3/08

More Flower Cards

WARNING: You might want to put your sunglasses on for a couple of these cards. They can't get any brighter than this. Gotta' run and make some lunch for DS and me. I'll be back later to post all supplies used. Hope you like them. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies are all Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Ginormous Flowers Paper pieced from the back of the Designer Series Paper

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Spring Fling

Ink: Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Rub Ons-Love & Happiness (SellABration 08), Punch: 1/8" Circle, Ribbon: 5/8" Very Vanilla. Below: Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots folder used for envelope flapSupplies:

Stamps: Sentiment: Stampin' Up! Make It Count Hostess set 2008, Flourish Daffodil and Flourish Tulip: Hero Arts

Cardstock: Stampin' Up: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Spring Fling: Stampin' Up!

Ink: Taken With Teal, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue Stampn' Write Markers, Basic Black and Taken With Teal: Stampin' Up! Classic Pads

Accessories: Stampin' Up! Punches: Key Tag, Large Oval, Scallop Scissors unknown, Stampin' Up! Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain, Snail AdhesiveSupplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! Make It Count Hostess Set 2008, Flourish Lily and Sketchbook Flowers: Hero Arts

Cardstock: Glorious Green, Positively Pink, Whisper White: Stampin' Up!

Ink: Stampin' Up!: Real Red, Positively Pink, Only Orange, Summer Sun Stampin' Write Markers, Glorious Green Classic Pad

Designer Series Paper: Spring Fling

Accessories: Key Tag & Large Oval Punches: Stampin' Up!, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive. Leaves were cut freehandSupplies all Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Embrace Life, Brocade Basics, Warm Words; Stampin' Up!

Cardstock: Summer Sun, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Certainly Celery Prints Designer Series Paper

Ink: Real Red, Only Orange, Summer Sun Stampin' Write Markers, Wild Wasabi & Basic Black Classic Pads

Accessories: Large & Small Oval & Horizontal Slot Punches, Real Red 5/8" and Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive,

6/2/08

Blog Candy Re-Draw 6/9

I don't know what I've been doing but I totally forgot about this Blog Candy . I just found the bag with all these goodies in it under my desk!! I had picked a winner and have never heard from her so I'm giving Alison in Denver one more week to claim her blog candy and if I don't hear from her I think I'm going to have to pick another name. I can't believe it's been over 3 months since I announced the winner and I haven't sent the candy to anyone. SO, Alison in Denver, you have until Monday, June 9th to contact me with your mailing address and if I don't hear from you by then I will choose another winner on June 10th. I had announced the winner on 2/29 and I also posted a note to Beate's Yahoo Group letting you know that you won. You didn't leave me an email address or any contact info so I hope you see this post soon to claim your special treats. :0)

6/1/08

Paper Pieced Sailboat

Here's a card I created just for fun. I've been wanting to paper piece this sailboat for quite a while now. Here's how I did it. I chose my Designer Series paper and stamped the sailboat on the back of the piece I wanted to use. Then I just cut it out. It is backwards from the original stamp but that's ok with me. I can think of tons of sets I want to do this with!! Isn't it so cool? Normally you would stamp your image right on the paper you want to use. This works great with line images but with a solid image like our sailboat in the Nursery Necessities stamp set you would just cover the paper. This is just another clever way to use your solid bold stamps. I hope to be making more of these kinds of images soon so stay tuned!

Bright Springy Cards & A Graduation Banner

This first card was made for a blog friend for her birthday. Patty Bennett's birthday was last Wednesday, May 28th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTY!! She had some blog candy up for grabs if you sent her a birthday card but I asked her not to enter my card in the contest. I just wanted to send her a special birthday RAK for always being so sweet to me and helping me with my Stampin' Up! business and blog. I actually made this card before she announced her blog candy. I thought I'd share it with you now since I'm sure she's already received it. Ok, the supplies are really simple. Pixie Pink cardstock, Printed Paper from DCWV's Premium Stack paper called Nana's Nursery/Baby Girl. The sentiment was heat embossed with the Stampin' Up! set called Sincere Salutations and Detail White embossing powder and punched out with the Large Oval Punch. The ribbon came from Macy's and was wrapped around my Mother's Day gift from my DH & DS. This card was made for a good friend of mine...Debbie Colbacchini. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!! Her birthday was also last week, May 27th. The supplies are the same as the card above except for the cardstock which is Elegant Eggplant and the ribbon which is Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain.
This card is actually cased from a card I saw in the Paper Craft Inspirations magazine. The original card was created by Alison Hamnett. Everything I used is different than the original card but the layout is the same. I used Tempting Turquoise cardstock and Printed Paper from DCWV's Premium Stack paper called Nana's Nursery/Baby Boy. The little flowers are punched with the SU! punch Boho Blossoms and I added some faux gemstones from my stash. I also used the small and large Oval punches from SU! and some white 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and some white eyelets. The sentiment is stamped using Tempting Turquoise Classic pad and the Fundamental Phrases stamp set. I also used my Pinking Shears to gut the squares and the tops of the cupcakes. I punched the bottoms of the cupcakes out with my 1 3/8" square punch then just rounded the corners with my scissors.
Here's another card I made using the Printed Paper from DCWV's Premium Stack paper called Nana's Nursery/Baby Girl. This wasn't made with anyone in mind but I think I know who's going to get it. Can't say who until I know she's gotten it in the mail. :0) The background cardstock is Apricot Appeal and the letters are from the dollar section at JoAnne's.
Here's a special card I made for my Sister's upcoming bridal shower. My Mom and I are hosting the shower and originally I thought about buying the invitations but as I thought about it I just wanted to make something really special. I came up with this. I'm not sure about the YoYo Yellow on the card or the button so it might change a bit from this before it goes out in the mail. I made up a poem for the front of the card that says: They fell in love.They set the date.Now it’s time to celebrate. The cardstock base is cut at 10" x 10" Fold it in half then turn it 1/4 turn and fold it in half again. You should have 4 squares on your card. Then you cut off the flap on the lower left corner and cut the lower right corner up to about 2 1/5". Then fold up the bottom flap and insert your cards with all the info. The first card says Details and will have something like this on it: Please join us for a bridal shower honoring Leticia Castellon on Saturday July 26 at 1:00 pm #### Address, City, CA Please RSVP Mother of the Bride: Donna Gonzales ###/###-#### Sister of the Bride: Lorraine Castellon-Rowe ###/###-####. The second card says Food and will have the menu and the third card will say Fun and will have this quote or something like it: Games will be played. Prizes will be won. You will laugh and enjoy time with friends and loved ones.
The words shown here are actually just photoshopped in to see what it will look like. I will actually print the words on each card.Finally, here's a banner I made for my DS's preschool graduation. WOO HOO!! I'm so very proud of him and will sincerely miss his teachers! They are the absolute best teachers in Fremont in my honest opinion. The banner to the left is one another class used and we decided to keep it up. The one I created is the one with the stars. The white stars say CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2008. I used my Cricut to cut the stars and the letters. I used SU!'s Glossy white, Brilliant Blue and Real Red cardstock. I punched the small red stars using our Large star punch. The yellow stars were bought at Michael's. If you click on the picture you should see a close up of the banner.Thank you so very much for stopping by to see me today! I hope you are enjoying what's left of your weekend!

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