A DIFFERENT WAY TO STAMP

so...seems that imprinting is very popular right now...you know...gives it that touch 'o class...well...i figured out a way to do it...with using some items from the hardware store...what?...you don't shop for craft supplies there?...

anywho...i give you the poor man's letterpress!...the "thank you" is stamped in there!...

 

all you need is a hammer and steel stamps like these!...figure out what you want to say...and pound away!...

{picture courtesy of harbor freight}
now you can really make an impression with your cards!...make 'em look all fancy schmancy!...

SCRAP AND STAMP REMIX

so...felt like challenging myself this week...the rules?...to first...create a card...something we all know i'm not that great at...lol....then...to take the same my pink stamper stamp that i used in this card and see what else i could come up with...lastly...only use scraps...

i must say...i'm pretty darn proud of what i came up!...i think i might've actually squealed when i was all done!....because usually what's in my head...isn't at all like the finished product...but this time it was!...lol...



grabbed some red scraps of paper...and cut into 1/2" inch strips that are 5" inches long...then created the white "stripes" with my stamp...topped off with some puffies star embellies from ki memories....did up a little white stitching with my signo pen...and called this challenge done!...

hope everyone has a happy fourth!....just like the card says!...

WHAT THE SCRAP?

are you gals anything like me?...you have as many scraps as you do full sheets of paper?...well...i managed to finally do something with 'em...i made i card!...pretty festive, huh?...



just took all my scraps and cut into 4 1/4" by 1" strips...then got to punching!...used a martha stewart border punch for these...then...just started to adhere the stripes to a plain 'ol card base...finished it off with a sentiment stamp and some blingage...

how's that for easy?...you can do up these sorta cards for anything...just change up the color combo and sentiment...and you'll go through all your scraps in no time!...

WE INTERRUPT THIS CRAFT BLOG

to bring you a card!...as most know...i've never claimed to be a cardmaker...but it seems that the past couple of times i tried to work on projects...i ended up with cards...weird...i know...but just had to go with the creative flow!...since i was pretty darn proud of how this one turned out...i thought i'd force you to look at share...

 

for my card base...i started with a 4" inch by 8" piece of cardstock and scored it in half...cut my pattered paper at 3 3/4" inches by 3 3/4" inches...then took a 3 1/2" inch by 3 1/2" inch piece of cardstock and used my papertrey ink butterfly die for the cut out...just randomly placed...outlined with my signo white gel pen...rounded the edges of the patterend paper and kraft cardstock...then pop dotted each layer...got my doodle dot on...and yeppers...inked up the edges!...added a sentiment and tulle bow to finish it off!...

hope you like!...and now back to your regularly crafty blog that is already in progress....

HOW 'BOUT SOME CARDS FOR A CHANGE

so...guess who's been making cards?...the bean...that's who!...i'm blaming it on the full moon!...anywho...thought i'd do a little scaring
sharing!...i know my cards are more on the simple side...but i thought they turned out spook-tacular!...

for this one...just took some random fabric and sewed on the kraft cardstock...then used stazon ink and the clover stamp from stampotique to finish it off...colored in her eyes with a white signo pen...to give that creepy stare!...worked huh?...

 

this one's just a little guy...3" by 3"...did a little pumpkin stamp on some washi tape...pretty sure it's stampin' up...then with my dymo label maker...did the happy halloween...topped it off with some black and white baker's twine...

 

for this one...i needed the help of my gypsy and cricut...that's right...a shape card!...lol...the image is from the simply charmed cart...added some stiching with my white signo pen...you might not be able to see...but there's some glossy accents on his buckers and feet....oh...don't forget the stickles on the cheek!....then put some googly eyes on it and called it a day!...

 

for the sentiment...used the dymo label maker...could be my new favorite toy!...

 

this one's probably my fav!...i heart this little mummy!...another 3" by 3" card...cut a tiny piece of black cardstock and attached to the card...then plopped some googly eyes on it...using this cotton tape...i cut strips and covered like a mummy...trimmed up any that hung over the edges...grabbed some stazon ink...stamped with a papertrey ink sentiment...and topped off with a little bow!...

 

PERHAPS THEY ARE NOT STARS....

so...with not being much of a cardmaker...i was super nervous to attempt my first sympathy one...but working with a stamp that has one of my most fav quotes...i think i might have actually pulled it off...used some scrap ribbons...kraft cardstock...the star cut from the george and basic shapes cricut cart...and my white signo pen...what do you think?...

 

WHILE I'M AT IT...HERE'S ANOTHER!...

went to a baby shower this past weekend...and this is what came along with me...(there's also a diaper cake that i made too...but i'm not showing that until next week)...the card is totally scraplifted...it was just too cute...i couldn't pass it up...then i made a matching gift card box...boring gift, but snazzy packaging...









ok...here's a sneak peek of the diaper cake topper...but that's all ya get for now...insert evil laugh here...

SEE...I CAN MAKE CARDS TOO!...

up until now...i really haven't posted too many paper crafts...oh wait...i did throw in the princess card...lol...anywho...so...i thought i'd show off a card...just to prove that i can do more than just roll up socks and such!...lol...



this little guy is cut from the paisley cricut cart...if you don't have this cart...you need to get it!...such cute images and great great phrases...speaking of phrases...i totally forgot to take a pic of the inside...(i'll have to remember that in the future)...but it said "just be you"...the perfect sentiment for a zebra driving a car...lol...

PRINCESS PARTY CARD...

my niece just turned one...and the theme of the party was princess...sooo...how convenient that i have the once upon a princess cart?...anywho...since i have no skills in design studio...had to do a swing card...and this is what i came up with...although you might not be able to tell in the pic...there is some pop dotting and stickling going on!...