Simply INKredible Stamping

Easter Bunny Basket

 I hope you are having a great day.  Jill Olsen sent me this basket so I decided to make it in our clubs this month.  So far, everyone has loved it.  I used 2 pieces of Whisper White cardstock 5" X 6" and pink polka dot DSP then ran it thru the Big Shot using the Petal Cone die.  I then ran the white pieces thru the Big Shot using the Polka Dot embossing folder. The ears are the petal cone cut on the score lines and then crumpled.  I also cut off about 1/2" at the bottom of the ears.  Using Sticky Strip, I put the basket together.  The eyes are punched in white using the 1' circle punch, then black 3/4" circle punch and last the 1/8' circle punch in white.  The nose is our heart punch in Pretty in Pink.  The teeth are a small heart  punch which I cut a little out of the center to make the teeth appear far apart.  The nose is a 6" piece of Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon tied in the center and then cut from the end up to the know about 4 times each side to make whiskers.  I added a pink satin ribbon handle on the back.  I hope you have enjoyed this idea.  If you have any questions, please contact me.  This one will hold some Easter candy.  Blessings, Martha

Easter Pocket Gift Idea

 

This project is just tooooo cute.  It would make a nice gift for your Sunday School class or your child's classmates.  It is so easy to make with precut 6 X 6" designer paper.  All you have to do is take the designer paper and fold on the diagonal.  Measure 2.5 inches down from the mountain top and put a tiny mark on the left side.  Bring the right side over to the mark and then the left side is folded to the right side.  I'm a visual person, so these instructions are probably greek to you.   After folding, bring the top (1 piece) over the folds per picture and your folder is made. I punched the easter eggs with the medium oval punch using various pastel designer papers scraps. I punched a bunny using the 1 3/4' circle punch. The cheeks are 3/4" circles sponged in Basic Gray.  The ears are punched with the Large Oval punch in White and the small oval punch in pink.  The eyes are punched in black with the itty bitty shapes circle punch. The "Happy Easter" is in the stamp set A Good Egg and so are the flowers.  Someone will be so happy you gave them this gift.  Have a beautiful day and thanks so much for visiting my blog.  Martha

Easter is coming

 

Hi and welcome to my blog.  I am having a wonderful day and decided I needed to make some Easter cards for my downline meeting.  The girls loved it.  The card is a pocket card with the outside being Wild Wasabi card stock (4 1/4 X 11 1/2" and scored at 1 1/4" and at 5 1/2").  I made the pocket by folding at the score lines and putting a slim piece of Snail adhesive on the sides to hold it closed.  I also tied a piece of the Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon around it to give it more color.  The inside card is 3 1/2 X 4 1/2".  I punched the bunny out of Whisper White cardstock using the Blossoms Petal Punch.  The ears are punched in Pink Pirouette.  I drew the face on the bunny with my markers.  I'm no artist - can you tell?  The eggs are punched from scraps of designer paper in Easter colors using the Large Oval Punch.  That punch is perfect for Easter eggs.  The words are from Easter Blossoms stamp set.  Soooo simple to make, so you can make several and send them to your friends.  Blessings, Martha

Springtime Smiles

 
Hi there, long time no see.  I have been doing my taxes and have not been able to get into my stamp room.  Well, I'm finished now and they are filed.  I just hope they are right.  I started off tonight with a simple card.  I have been wanting to use the Ice Cream Parlor Designer paper that I received free from Stampin' Up!.  It has designer paper and adhesive backed cardstock (stickers)in the package.  My card is Pink Pirouette and I layered white cardstock stamped with the Well Worn background stamp in Melon Mambo.  I used some of the stickers to fill the card.  The words are from the Easter Blossoms stamp set.   I hipe you like it.  Come back tomorrow for another card. 

 I working hard to earn the Disney trip and I only have until June 30. I would love for you to order product to make this card.  Blessings, Martha

Valentines - Happy Valentines Day

  
Here are a couple of Valentine swaps I received at our meeting.  So easy to make.  Hearts were punched with the Heart to Heart punch.The stamps are Love You Much.

Arn't these owls darling?  Two love birds on a branch.  This is all made possible withe the Owl punch.  Too cute for words.  I hope your valentines day is filled with love.  Come again when you can.  Martha
 

Valentine Class January 2010

 Love is in the air.  It's almost Valentines Day.  Red is my favorite color so I am always happy to make valentines.  This is my valentine class in January.  I have another class in February with all new cards.  I particularly love the snowman card.  He is made with our new 3" circle die for the Big Shot and the 2 1/2" circle punch.  I used various circle punches for the eyes, mouth and buttons.  His arms are the snowflake punch trimmed to make a arm.  I cut his nose freehand using a Pumpkin Pie cardstock scrap.  Have a fun day making cards.  Martha

Christmas Song Book

  

This is my christmas Song Book this year.  Jean Goodman designed most of it but I designed some of the pages.  It is a gorgeous book.  We used the Deck the Halls Designer Paper from Stampin' Up!  There are 25 songs.  All pages are stamped and colored.  You will have to come over to my stamp room to see the inside of the book.  You are going to love it.  There is a bonus also.  There is a free CD with the book with all the songs inside.  Imagine having a group of friends over for a sing-a-long or a caroling event with great songs, hot chocolate and cookies.  Christmas is a wonderful time of the year.  I hope to see you in my stamp room soon.  The class for this book is on Saturday, December 4 at 1 PM.  The fee is $35. Sign up soon as the class is almost full.
 

Bells and Boughs card

 
I'm back with a new card.  This is one I made for my stamp camp last Saturday.  I used Always Artichoke for the base and layered Cherry Cobbler that was put through the Big Shot using the Petals a Plenty embossing folder. The background is stamped with Christmas Collage (121279) The other stamp set is Bells and Boughs (120831W or 121142C).  I love this stamp set.    We used it on tiles in another class.   I stamped the "Merry Christmas" in Cherry Cobbler and punched it out using the new Decorative Label punch(120907).  What a great punch.  The new punch design is easier to use and the punches seem sharper to me.  I stamped the bells with Stazon black and colored with the blender pen and my ink pads.  I hope you like it.  Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Blessings, Martha

September 30, 2010

The last 2 days, I have been in Charlotte.  My Sunday School Class was going to Mary Jo's Cloth Store.  Of course, I had to go.  We had a great time.  I purchased some fabric to make Joe a quilt.   We also stopped at the Chico's Outlet.  I did not know there was a Chico's Outlet but was surprised at the prices.  They are lower than the Chico's here.  I like shopping when there is a bargain. We also found a nice Quilt shop right off the bypass around Greensboro -called the Ye Olde Forest Quilt Shop.  If you love quilting as much as I do, try quilting with the Big Shot.  Stampin' Up! sells the Big Shot and lots of dies to use for quilting.  I will be happy to tell you all about it.  I have made 4 quilts in less than 10 hous each - start to completely finished.  I have it quilted by a long arm quilter.  You will love it. Come to one of my quilting classes.  I am teaching in Mechanicsville, VA on October 21-23, 2010.  Sign up for class soon as one is full and others are filling fast.  Contact me soon.

Now back to stamping.  I had a Christmas Stamp Camp on Saturday.  There were lots of girls here stamping.  The cards were lovely.  I thought I would put some on this blog this week.  This is a simple card made with our Deck the Halls designer paper and Soft Suede cardstock.  I layered the designer paper on Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  I used the Bright Christmas (121678 or 121318 clear) stamp set.  It is in the Holiday Mini catalog on page 22.  You can create lots of cards using this word set.  I inked the stamp in Always Artichoke and removed the ink from the arrow with a blender pen.  I then took my Cherry Cobbler Marker and inked the arrow, then stamped it on Sahara Sand cardstock.  I roughed up the edges of some Always Artichoke cardstock and made it wider than the Sahara sand.  I tied our wonderful new seam binding(120992) around the artichoke scrap and layered it on to the card.  This is one beautiful card.  The Deck the Halls DSP(120810) is very vintage and it is absolutely beautiful.  I am teaching a Song Book class in December (4th) I we will use almost the entire pack of dsp in this fabulous book.  If you have not purchased this designer paper, you will not want to miss out.  Everyone loves it.  By the way, with the song book comes a free CD that plays all the songs that are in the book.  I have my copy in my stamp room.  I will take some pictures and put it here on my blog.  Thanks for looking today.  I will post some more cards soon.  Blessings, Martha

Convention Swap Cards

  Hi Everyone,

Here is my convention swap with the SUDSOL group.  I had so much fun working with Debbie  and Mary who came over to help me stamp and assemble my trading cards.  They were such a big help.  I guess I would not have any trades except for their help.  

I used Wild Wasabi for the holder of the tag.  The stamp set is Christ is Born.  I love this set.  I embossed the words in Whisper White.  The tag is actually a scallop circle for the Big Shot (Scallop Circle #2) and a piece of white cardstock 4 1/4 X 3 1/4" which I attached the scallop cirle to.  The circle is stamped with A Wish For Peace stamp set.    Can you believe Christmas is not so far away.  Now is the time to make your cards.  I will be having stamp camps August - November so you will have a variety of cards to send to your friends.  I have another variation of this card:

Have a great day.  Come back tomorrow for more samples.  Blessings, Martha