Showing posts with label stamp-a-ma-jig. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stamp-a-ma-jig. Show all posts

Monday, November 30, 2009

Cheerful Circles


I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We spent the holiday visiting my mom and stepdad in Chicago - lots of fabulous, yummy food and fun time with family!

With Christmas a mere 26 days away and as much as I love making Christmas cards, I just felt the urge to create something non-Christmas tonight. Looking for a way to use the Christmas Cocoa designer series paper in a non-traditional way, I paired it with Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie for a whimsical look! I wouldn't use this card for mass production, though, because of all the marker-ing on the Circle Circus image. The circle image lent itself perfectly with the jumbo grommets I had just waiting to be used!

I think this will be a very cheery card to send to a friend in need of some positive thoughts.

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by! :-)

~~Marilyn~~


Stamps: Circle Circus, Trendy Trees
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede
Accessories: jumbo grommets, Big Shot, scallop square die, Christmas Cocoa designer series paper, corner rounder, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Make merry!


I'm working on my inventory for a craft show I'm doing this weekend sponsored by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Mason, Ohio. I'm focusing my projects on stocking stuffers, teacher gifts, and other kinds of goodies along with holiday cards. This is a simple but elegant Christmas card using a traditional green and red color combo. I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the wreath image twice (overlapped) to provide more coverage. I ran a piece of Certainly Celery cardstock through the Big Shot with an embossing folder and adhered it to a Certainly Celery cardbase for some tone-on-tone depth. Another very clean and simple card, but the embossing and organza ribbon really cranks up the wow factor. :-)

Thanks for stopping by!

~~Marilyn~~


Stamps: Berry Christmas
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Real Red
Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press embossing folder, modern label punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, Whisper White organza ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Experimenting with new technique

I found a fabulous technique called Herringbone that was featured on fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator Dawn Olchefske's blog and couldn't wait to try it out! It's a great way to use up scraps of designer series paper. I used the Christmas Cocoa DSP from the Holiday Mini Catalog for the technique and LOVE how it turned out! This is definitely a technique I'll be using a lot!

Thanks for stopping by !

~~Marilyn~~


Stamps: Berry Christmas
Cardstock: Real Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Soft Suede
Accessories: stamp-a-ma-jig, Christmas Cocoa designer series paper, sponges, wide oval punch, stampin' dimensionals

Monday, September 28, 2009

Birthday sparkle


Our life has been turned upside down again and again lately - my father-in-law had very risk emergency surgery Friday night so we were gone for the weekend again. Between the full-time working, homework duty in the evening, and all the family emergencies, stamping time has been very hard to come by. And when I do have a moment or two, I can't seem to get my groove going. *sigh*

But tonight I grabbed a few moments and was able to sit down and stamp something! Ah, that felt good! I made this quick birthday card with my favorite color combo - pink and brown. You probably can't tell in the photo, but I did some highlighting with dazzling diamonds to add a little sparkle. I thought the eyelet border punch played up the stamped image with the scallops and dots nicely!

Thanks for stopping by!!


Stamps: On a Pedestal, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa, Summer Sun
Accessories: eyelet border punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals, 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Man's Best Friend


Yes, it's yet another simple card from me today. This time I inked up my new "D is for Dog" stamp set. I love how it looks like his tail is wagging! :-) I am lovin' the new Soft Suede in-color. It's such a warm brown tone. I pulled out my trusty stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure the sentiment was exactly where I wanted it. I had a heck of a time trying to photograph this card and have the Night of Navy cardstock come out right! It looks a lot brighter in this photo than it does IRL. I wrapped a small bit of Soft Suede polka dot ribbon around the top of the navy strip and mounted the image panel with stampin' dimensionals. Enjoy!


Stamps: D is for Dog
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, textured Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede
Accessories: Soft Suede polka dot ribbon, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

Monday, June 29, 2009

Final countdown


It's the final countdown until the new Idea Book & Catalog is here and the new In Colors debut!! I love the funky "Trendy Trees" stamp set and it works wonderfully with the new colors! For this card, I used 3 of the new In Colors - Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. I used a layout from a card featured in the Stampin' Up! demonstrator magazine, Stampin' Success.

I wanted a little more dimension with the tree, so I stamped it twice - once onto sentiment panel and again onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. I cut out the second image and layered it on top using stampin' dimensionals (similar to what I did with my lion card). Here's a close-up of the tree:



Stamps: Trendy Trees, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Kraft, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry
Accessories: eyelet border punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

Monday, June 22, 2009

King of the Jungle

Of all the retiring stamp sets, this is probably the one I'll miss the most - "Wild About You." Before sending it off to happy retirement, I just had to ink up once again. This time I used the lion and stamped him three times with different ink colors. Then I cut out his mane and face and layered each on the original image to create some dimension. Here's a close up:

He may be King of the Jungle, but he's a cutie in my book!

Stamps: Wild About You, Sanded
Cardstock: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Close to Coco, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Tangerine Tango striped grosgrain ribbon, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

Monday, June 15, 2009

The rejects

I shared my card designs that were included in the group stamp camp last weekend, so now it's time to share those that weren't selected. When we prepare for stamp camp, we all try to design cards that are easy enough for first-time stampers but fun enough for experienced stampers. Here are my cards that didn't make the final cut:



{{enjoy}}
Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment
Cardstock: Summer Sun, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Summer Sun, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Trio Flower punch, silver brad, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

{{thinking of you}}
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue
Ink: Cameo Coral
Accessories: 1-3/4" circle punch, large oval punch, silver brad, Big Shot machine, Beautiful Butterflies die, stampin' dimensionals

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

More leftovers

As I was cleaning up the scraps from my last post, I saw this little pear image on the Good Morning Sunshine designer series paper (DSP) and thought it would make a cute focal image. I punched it out with the 1-3/8" circle punch and layered it on a scallop circle. I wanted the contrast to be little more obvious between the two circles, so I took a Chocolate Chip marker and, using the brush tip, lightly colored the perimeter of the DSP. It framed it nicely without adding another layer of cardstock.

The sentiment is from the Oval All stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog. Using a Chocolate Chip marker, I was able to ink just the sentiment. And for perfect placement, I pulled out the stamp-a-ma-jig and easy-peasy! Enjoy!

Stamps: Oval All
Cardstock: Summer Sun, Close to Cocoa
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Good Morning Sunshine designer series paper, 1-3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Swap card

After a week-long hiatus, I'm back! I'm coordinating a Mother's Day/Father's Day swap for a local group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators and kept flip-flopping on which holiday to do. But once the Beautiful Butterfly die for my Big Shot machine arrived, I knew that I just HAD to do Mother's Day! :-)

Once again looking to the beautiful Bella Rose designer series paper for inspiration, I ended up with this Cameo Coral/Kiwi Kiss color combination. My first few attempts to free-hand the placement of the sentiment didn't turn out too well so I pulled out my trusty stamp-a-ma-jig.

Hope you like it!

Stamps: Wonderful Favorites
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Bella Rose DSP, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterfly die, silver brad, stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

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