Simply INKredible Stamping

Anchors Away

 
This is a gift card based on the cards in the Summer Mini catalog.  It is perfect for Father's day and will hold a gift card.  The base in Night of Navy.  Stampin' Up! has new designer paper with a nautical theme.  The paper is wonderful for scrapbooking but can be used for cards as well.   We have a manly and beautiful stamp set that coordinates with the DSP named The Open Sea.  My husband loves this set and it is here just in time for Father's Day.  Joe loves sailing the Chesapeake Bay and it is the set I will use to make his card.  Check out this new Mini on my website May 1 at http://stamp4martha.stampinup.net.  Have a blessed day.  Thaks for visiting with me.

Fabulous Florets

 

I am such a sucker for red and black.  Here is another card I made using the Fabulous Florets from the Summer Mini.  You really need this set.  It is super.  I used Very Vanilla as my base card.  I layered on Basic Black.  I used a scrap of Vanilla and ran it through the Big Shot using the Polka Dots embossing folder.   I had some First Edition Designer Paper on hand and I cut a 1 1/2" strip for the bottom of the card.  The Wild Wasabi is punched with our Eyelet Punch and the ribbon is our Black and Vanilla Striped Grosgrain.  I embossed the flowers in black on watercolor paper and colored with Poppy Parade and my Aqua Painter.  I had to use the masking technique when I stamped the flowers.  I love this card.  I am trying hard to earn the Alaska trip and I only have until June 30 to do it.  Your order will help me earn the trip.  Have a happy and blessed day.  Martha

Hello

 
I have been in my stamp room making cards again.  Joe and I went to Williamsburg, VA for the Easter weekend and then on to Chesapeake, Va to spend Easter with the family.  I had a wonderful,  relaxing weekend.  It is time for me to play with all my new stamps from the Summer Mini catalog.  WOW, do I love the stamps and paper. This card I made uses Beyond the Garden Designer Paper and the Fabulous Florets stamp set.  You need to get this set and the paper. Both are terrific. 

Beyond the Garden  122342  $10.95

Fabulous Florets 123025 W/123027 clear   W  $23.95/C $17.95

I also purchased the Color Embossing powders.  They are perfect for this stamp set.  I have not used the powders yet but plan to do so soon.   I used Pacific Point ink and cardstock.  I was never very fond of this color until now. The designer paper helps because it has quite a bit of Pacific Point in it.  This stamp set is my new favorite.  You can place a order on May 1 for this set.  You will be so happy you did.  Just go to my SU website   http://stamp4martha.stampinup.net to place your order.  Thanks and have a blessed day.  Martha 

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

Lovely Paper Flowers

 

Did you come to see some flowers?  We made these flowers in class on Tuesday night.  They turned out beautifully.  You can put them on your cards, on 3-d boxes, make pins out of them...there are so many uses.  They are so easy to make.  One of my clients made the amaryllis and put it in her hair. I think she thought she was in Hawaii.  We had a lot of fun making the flowers.  I can teach you to make these flowers also.  Blessings, Martha

Scrapbook Pages for April

 

As a little girl, I always loved the Easter Egg hunt.  We didn't get a lot of candy, so this was a real treat.  My scrapbook pages this month are ready for the pictures I will take of my grandchildren and my fanily's children on the Easter Egg hunt.  We always go to Chesapeake, VA to my brother's home for Easter dinner.  We have a large family (I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters) and everyone brings their children and grandchildren for the big day....  Lots of treats. 

I duplicated the bunnies from the card I posted earlier.  I love this bunny.  He is so easy to make with the Blossoms Petal Punch.  Just punch out the larger flower petal and 2 large leaves in white and 2 smaller leaves in Pink Pirouette.  You will have to draw his face, but that is easy to do.  The page is Bashful Blue and I used the Soft Subtles DSP to go across the middle.  It has a nice thin stripe.  The basket is Old Olive and I used the Baskets and Blooms die for the Big Shot. The title is on Pink Pirouette card stock and stamped in Regal Rose using the Lovely Letters Alphabet.  I punched the eggs with the large oval punch using various scraps of designer paper.  There is plenty of room for journaling.  Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting my site.  Check out my Stampin' Up! website and http://stamp4martha.stampinup.net.  We have some fabulous products and you can place your order on site by clicking the 'shop now' button.  Blessings, Martha
 

Queen for a Day

 
Sometimes you need to let someone know you think they should be queen for the day.  I would love to be one. Maybe I can talk Joe into waiting on me hand and foot for a day.  If you know Joe, that probably won't happen.  This designer paper is in the Occasions Mini catalog and it is named Springtime Vintage.  I am wondering if they are going to put it in the new 2011-2012 Catalog and Idea Book.  (The new catalog is scheduled to arrive on July 1...... I can't wait to see it.) It goes great with Baby Blossoms stamp set.  Take your Mom or a dear friend to lunch and give them is card.  They will feel like a queen for one day.