The Last of the Calendar Pages . . . Whew!

So these are the last few pages for the Birthday Calendar.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Starstruck

Ink: Versa Mark, Not Quite Navy reinker, Rose Red Reinker

Accessories: Sponges, White EP

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Happy Camper

Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Many Marvelous Markers, Real Red Grosgrain (retired)


Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Elementary Essentials

Ink: Only Orange, Summer Sun, Ballet Blue, Wild Wasabi, Versa mark, Basic Black Reinker

Accessories: Clear EP, Sponge

Pens, pens and more pens!

So, first off I want to apologize for the lack of blogging. I have been really busy lately and our family went out of town for a few days for Thanksgiving. I just wanted to share with you the most recent project I have been working on. These pens are for my sister's wedding in January. Can you guess how many there are? 150, okay so it is 149 because I gave one to my cousin who helped me do the tags, and she will not be able to be there for the wedding. Would you believe that there are 350 more already at my mom's house? Yeah, so that makes a total of about 500 pens altogether that I have done for this wedding. I have had some help along the way, so I wanted to give a shout out to all of you who have helped me assemble these pens! I think you all did a great job! Thank You!
So here is a close up picture of an individual one.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Polka Dots & Petals

Ink: Glorious Green, Green Galore, Brilliant Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Taken with Teal

Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon, Micro Beads

So here are some more calendar pages.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Doodle This

Ink: Stazon Timber Brown

Accessories: Water Color Wonder Crayons, Aqua Painter, Crystal Effects, Micro Beads

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Stamp Sets: Monkey Business

Ink: Garden Green, Summer Sun, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Twill Tape, Linen Thread, Silver Brads

This is what I came up with for the month of April. I love the Big Pieces and Little Pieces Stamp Sets.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Big Pieces, Little Pieces

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Apricot Appeal Grosgrain Ribbon, Taupe Grosgrain (retired)

Here is the last card that I have for the Christmas Card trade that I participated in.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Snowflake Spot

Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Bordering Blue

Ink: Night of Navy, Bordering Blue, Creamy Caramel

Let me tell you how Awesome Stampin' Up! is!!!

Just yesterday I received a package on my doorstep! First of all, who doesn't like packages! To my wonderful surprise it was a FREE stamp set from Stampin' Up! Around this time of year Stampin' Up! sends all their demonstrators a stamp set just to say thank you for all the hard work we do. Aren't they Fabulous! This is a little preview as to what will be available in the new Spring Summer Catalog. This is a Level 3 Hostess Stamp set that you can only get by hosting a workshop. I am so excited to cut and mount my stamp set so I can start playing!

This is another card from the Christmas card swap that I participated in.
This is a view of the inside, how clever!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Snow Flurries, Lovely as a Tree, Retired Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set

Paper: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Mellow Moss

Ink: Night of Navy, Mellow Moss

Accessories: 1-3/8" Circle punch, 1/4" Night of Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch

Here is March for the Birthday Calendar. Some bright colors!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Bugs & Kisses

Ink: Reinkers in Yo Yo Yellow, Pink Passion, and Green Galore, Versa Mark

Accessories: White EP, Heat Tool, Sponges, Birthday Calendar

Lovin' Cold Play

I think this is one of my favorite pages because it uses the Mini Envelope Template, and there are hearts! I love Valentine's day.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Simply Said, Sweet Shapes, Priceless, Holidays & Wishes

Paper: Velum, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Rose Red Marker

Accessories: Mini Envelope Template, Birthday Calendar, Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain, Sponge, mini glue dots, stylus, staple

This is another Christmas Card from the card swap I participated in. I really like this color combo, it is different from your normal colors for Christmas Cards, there is a really cute sample in the Fall-Winter Catalog on Pg 44 using the same stamp set and color combo.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Cold Play, Big Deal Alphabet

Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue

Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, Real Red

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Double Circle Punch, Red Gingham Ribbon

Winter Wonderland

I tried to post yesterday and I wasn't able to because blogger was having some issues or something. So anyway, it seems to be working today, yeah! So this is January's page, it had iridescent ice snow over the top of the snowflakes, you just can't see it in this picture.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: The Snowflake Spot

Ink: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Not Quite Navy, VersaMark

Accessories: Iridescent Ice, Heat Embossing Tool, Hodgepodge Hardware, Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon

Here is another card from the card swap.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Glad Tidings

Paper: Brocade Background DSP, Real Red, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Kraft

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Crystal Effects

Poinsettias and Swirls

I don't know if any of you have noticed, but I really like this stamp set that is found in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I also really like the In Colors this year! So this is the December Page for the calendar, the flowers have glitter in the middle, I think it is really pretty!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Season of Joy

Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Birthday Calendar, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Hodgepodge Hardware, Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Grosgrain, Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Grosgrain, Mini Glue Dots

This is another one from the card swap, I like the combination of the See You Around Jumbo Wheel and the tree stamp from Year after Year Stamp Set.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Year after Year, Sincere Salutations, See You Around Jumbo Wheel

Paper: Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla

Ink: Bravo Burgundy Jumbo Cartridge, Handsome Hunter

Accessories: Bravo Burgundy Grosgrain

Leaves Are Falling All Around

Here is the November Page for the Birthday Calendar. I just love fall colors.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: With Gratitude

Ink: Ruby Red, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive

Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, More Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots

This is another one from the card trade.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Cold Play

Paper: Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, Old Olive,

Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, Old Olive

Accessories: Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, Brocade Grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensionals

Home is Where the Haunt is

Over the next couple of days I hope to post all the different pages for the Birthday Calendar that we will be making in my upcoming stamp camp. I figured that since we are in the month of October I figured I could start with it. I used the Aqua painter to do the background and blended a combination of 8 colors.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Home is where the Haunt is

Ink: Versa Mark, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Reinkers in the colors of Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Carmel, Summer Sun, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Aqua Painter, Crystal Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Embossing Tool, Birthday Calendar

I recently participated in a Christmas Card swap so I will be sharing some of them over the next few days. I don't know who did what cards so I can not give them the credit they deserve.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Short & Sweet

Paper: Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue

Ink: Bashful Blue

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Mat Pack, Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon

Fall Flowers Birthday Calendar

I am currently working on a Stamp Camp that will be coming up soon. This is a birthday calendar that keeps every one's birthday in one place. I used to transfer birthdays from one calendar to the next EVERY year. This calendar can be used every year and it makes a great gift! This is just a view of the front, I will be working on the other pages over the next few days.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: It's Your Birthday

Paper: DSP Fall Flowers, Soft Sky, whisper white

Ink: Real Rust, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Soft Sky Double Stitched Grosgrain, Clear Buttons, On Board Blossoms and Basics Chipboard, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dots, Sanding Blocks

Spring Flowers Birthday Calendar!

This is a Birthday Calendar and it comes all white and ready to decorate the way you want it. I was talking to my mom one day and she mentioned something about needing one of those calendars that you can use every year to keep Family and Friend's Birthdays on. So when she said that, I knew exactly what I was going to get her for her Birthday! I have been meaning to give this to her for the longest time, hoping she would fly out and I would just give it to her then. For one reason or another her trip out here has been put off several times. I figure she should at least know what she is getting from me! Surprise! So I had a lot of fun making this for my mother. On the pages inside I did a different design and theme for every month. For the cover I used Mellow Moss and Whisper White card stock. I also used the Designer Series Paper Spring Flowers from the SU! Catalog. In the picture, you can't see it that well, but at the top and bottom of the calendar I used my sewing machine and sewed across the mellow moss portions of the cover. I think the sewing added a fun touch. For the Flower, I traced the flower from On Board Accents on the Spring Flowers Paper and cut it out. I glued the paper to the flower and sanded all the edges with a sanding block. I then took my stamping sponge and inked it up with Chocolate Chip and sponged around the edges. I took the large round button from the Clear Buttons and put mellow moss behind it, I adhered it to the back of the button and cut the CS (card stock) around the edges. I used my Paper Piercing Tool to poke through the button holes, and then I threaded some ribbon from Seaside Ribbon Originals and tied it. I adhered the button to the flower, and the flower to the cover, with some Mini Glue Dots. At the bottom I tied Cream Grosgrain Ribbon and then added some scraps of Spring Moss and Chocolate Grosgrain, by tying a simple knot. The Sets I used were It's Your Birthday, Whimsical Alphabet Upper and Lower. I also did some distressing on some of the edges of my CS. I may post some of my favorite pages from this calendar later. Enjoy!