Stem Silhouettes

I had some leftovers from my workshop, so I decided to turn the paper over and use my Stem Silhouettes set. Again, I'm hooked on this layout I saw in dpeterson's gallery at SCS.

I got a little carried away with my spritzer on the little card (4 1/4 x 4 1/4), but when I added the glitter with my glitter pen, it balanced out. I also mounted my Tres Chic background stamp that I've had and never used.... the tragedy. Love that background too.

Okay girls... your last chance is approaching fast to get anything out of the Holiday Mini! Did you see what Nancy Morgan did with the chipboard? Check out Paper Smiles to see her awesome projects!! I have that chipboard too..... I need more hours in the day! I think I will make some glitter stars and add photos of the kids for our tree. They would love to do that as a family project.

Check out the new promotion too Wrapping Up The Holidays! And, don't forget the Paper Party... you can never have too much designer paper!!

Here is the recipe for these cards:

Stamps: Stem Silhouettes, Tres Chic Background
Paper: Sage Shadow, Wintergreen DS Paper, Always Artichoke, Whisper White.
Ink: Sage Shadow, Versamark, Always Artichoke Craft.
Other: Large Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, White Taffeta Ribbon, Color Spritzer Tool, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal, Crafter's Tool Kit.

Have a great day everyone, and as always, thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria
©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Blog Candy Winner!!

Sunshine said...

Hi Cambria! I am grateful for my eyesight. Most it was taken when I was 2, due to a tumour behind my left eye. The surgeon should have taken my entirre sight,but he said he couldn't do that to someone so young. I have no peripheral sight & I have trouble telling how close/far away things are. But I manage ok! So, I am grateful for my eyesight so Ican STAMP & email all my fab friends..and use my SCORPAL!!
(Thanks for the snowman poop poems!)
Sunshine NZ
www.ihearttostamp.blogspot.com

November 21, 2007 12:34 PM

Thanks to Kristi at www.hannastamps.com!!! I've sent her your address Sunshine and she will ship out your free "Things Hanna Would Say" stamp set directly to you!!

I had so much fun reading all the entries.... thanks SO much for sharing with me. And, thanks again to Kristi at Hanna Stamps for sharing the blog candy with her design team. Hope you all have a wonderful day!! THANK YOU!!!
~C

Elzybells

My friend Jami issued a challenge. She was sweet enough to send me some images of this adorable little girl and the bird! I'm sorry I'm late Jami, but I LOVE this stamp and I thank you for sending me a couple images and including me in the challenge. Want to see what I'm talking about? Click here.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was wonderful. Don't forget to scroll down and enter the blog candy give away. I need to draw for a name at 6:00 PST. I've had so much fun reading all your entries... thank you! Don't miss out on a free set from Hanna Stamps!!

Want to see more of the challenge at SCS? Click here. Man, they are all SO amazing!! Thanks again Jami girl!!

The recipe:

Stamps: Elzybells, Flannel Plaid Background, Polka Dot Background, Short & Sweet, Wonderful Favorites, Festive Labels (Gina K.).
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
Ink: Craft Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Stampin Write Markers
Other: Circle Scallop Punch, Coluzzle, White Gel Pen (SU!) Pink Marvy Scallop Punch, Pink Tafetta Ribbon, Gingham Ribbon, Build-a-Brad, Round Tab Punch, Crafter's Tool Kit, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal, Dimensionals, Fun Flock, Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter Pen (Sakura)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

click here: Happy Thanksgiving!

Please click on the above.... and have a wonderful day!





Thanks for sharing with me Janet :)

Hanna Blog Candy!!!

Whooo Hoooo!! Hanna Stamps is coming out with a sentiment set! It's HUGE (set of 28) and it's all new!! Want to see a sneak peek of "Things Hanna Would Say"? Of course you do! Trust me, you'll want this set to go with your Hanna sets, and for sure for with the new sets to come!!

We are celebrating the grand opening of the official Hanna Stamps site on Friday!! You can get this set FOR FREE!! Just leave me a comment about one thing that you are grateful for, or your favorite Thanksgiving dish/dessert/food. I will draw one name on Sunday evening and Kristi at Hanna Stamps will send you your new set! How cool is that? Check out the other design team members and their blogs for additional chances to win!!

I'm thankful for so much this year. I try and keep reminding myself of those things as I struggle with my back and the aggravation of not being able to do all that I want to do. Most of all, I'm thankful for my family. I feel SO thankful that my grandmother has recovered from surgery and is healthy. I'm thankful my parents finally got to retire and they are having some fun. I'm thankful my family is healthy. I'm thankful for YOU and all of my wonderful friends.

This year, since my parents are off on a cruise for their anniversary, we will have Thanksgiving dinner at my Grandma's house. I was going to attempt to make dinner myself (as scared as my kids were about that), but my Grandma wants to make a traditional English dinner for Thanksgiving this year. It should be fun, and we are all looking forward to trying some Yorkshire pudding. My good English friend sent me a recipe for a dessert that is traditional for holiday dinners, so I'm bringing that.... plus a pumpkin pie! My Mom is making a turkey dinner when they get home, but my friend Michelle said she would bring me some turkey for a cold turkey sandwich to hold me over! LOL. You have to have a cold turkey sandwich right?

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday surrounded by loved ones. I want to send you all a big THANK YOU for your nice comments, your friendship, your support and love. You have no idea how much you make my days!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
~Cambria

Snowman Poop Box

Have you tried Qbee's Peek-A-Boo Box? What are you waiting for? They are so easy and SO cute!! That girl is PURE GENIUS!! Thanks so much Qbee!! We made these little snowman poop boxes at my workshop on Saturday with glitter windows. It was great fun! I found a bunch of poop poems here. I messed around until I could get it to fit inside the square 1 1/4 inch punch.









The poem is punched out with the 1 1/4 inch square punch, then layered on Ballet Blue punched out with the 1 3/8 inch square punch. That is layered on a piece of Real Red cut 1.5 x 1.5.
Punch out the square for the window with the 1 1/4 inch punch, then cover from the opposite side with some packing tape. Then, dip in Dazzling Diamonds! Inside are Tic Tacs, but you can also uses mini marshmallows.

To make the little frame, punch out a square on a piece of card stock with the 1 1/4 inch punch. Then, go directly over the top with the larger 1 3/8 inch square punch. Make sure you line it up straight before you punch it out.

***Tip: if you have the Scor-Pal, you can print out your boxes (two to a page) and then score before you cut them out. With the Scor-pal, you just line up the scor marks in a groove and go... two scored at once. I LOVE MY SCOR-PAL!!!!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Cold Play
Paper: Almost Amethyst, Ballet Blue, Real Red, Shimmery White
Ink: Whisper White Craft, Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
Other: Square Punches, Gingham Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Packing Tape, Scor-Pal.

Have a great week everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Here is the snowman poop poem formatted to fit in the 1 1/4 inch square punch. Click on the image to save and see it larger. I have it in a Word doc. too, but you'll have to email me. I don't think I can attach documents on Blogger.

Holiday Mini Farewell

I have to say, I'm so sad to see the Holiday Mini expire. I feel like I only got to part of it and it's on it's way out already! I am excited though..... to see all the new things coming our way. :)

This month at Stampin'Up!, we are having a paper party baby! Buy three packages of Designer paper and get the the fourth for FREE. It's not too late to get in on this deal... better hurry though.

My customers know how much I love Designer Paper. LOVE that it's two sided. You are FOR SURE going to like one side... the only problem is, I usually love both and can't decide which to use most of the time! LOL.

This layout is based on a card I saw on by dpeterson (click on her username to see her awesbomb gallery!) who was inspired by another card by my very talented friend Val Stangle. Wow... look at the Stem Silhouettes gallery for this set. Don't miss out on your chance to get Stem Silhouettes... contact your demo today!

So.... I am hooked now on this layout. I wanted to show my customers how you can use the DS paper to quickly make very nice cards. Here is one with the set Season of Joy... another set from the mini you need to hurry and order if you don't want to miss out on!!

You can't see very well in the photo, but the real red piece is stamped with Versamark with the stamp that has all the words on it. A little Dazzling Diamonds and some paper piercing and you are done! That Dashing Designer paper is so much fun!! And, did you see I used River Rock? I am starting to warm up to that color. *big grin*



So, if you cut your designer paper 4x4 you can get nine cards out of one sheet of paper. How easy is that? This is the same layout, just turned on the side. This card uses yet another set that is leaving us from the Holiday Mini called Love & Joy. I got it because it will be nice to use for other occasions besides Christmas.

Here are the recipes:
(From Top to Bottom)

Stamps: Stem Silhouettes
Paper: Whisper White, Purely Pomegranate card stock and textured card stock, River Rock, Holiday Harmony Designer Paper.
Ink: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Purely Pomegranate
Other: Crafter's Tool Kit, Dazzling Diamonds, Two-way Glue Pen, Crop-a-dile, Jumbo Eyelets, White Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Scor-Pal.

Stamps: Season of Joy
Paper: Very Vanilla, Real Red, River Rock, Old Olive, Dashing Designer Series Paper.
Ink: Old Olive, Real Red, Versamark
Other: Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Crafter's Tool Kit (paper piercing), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Two-way Glue Pen, Ticket Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Scor-Pal.

Stamps: Love & Joy
Paper: Sage Shadow, Whisper White, Handsome Hunter, Wintergreen Designer Paper.
Ink: Handsome Hunter, Real Red, Sage Shadow
Other: 3/4 inch Circle Punch, Crafter's Tool Kit, Red Gingham Ribbon, Scor-Pal.

** you can click on any words in the pink font for more information.**

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Special Delivery Gift Can

LOVE the simply scrappin' kits! LOVE!! I got this can at Staples on the clearance rack. It's a bit taller than the Stampendous cans. The top of the can was stamped with the new label set from Gina K. Designs and punched out with the pink round scallop punch from Marvy. Man, I FREAKING love Festive Labels from Gina K.! Genius... that girl is a genius!

When I bought these cans, they had a little metal washer looking type thing hanging from the tag... I couldn't figure it out. Then, when I was taking it off to decorate the can, I realized they are to pry under the lid to pop it off! How cool is that? Of course, there were die cut stickers in the scrappin' kit to cover it and make it cute. Some of the die cut stars from the kit matched the star chipboard I had from Stampin'Up! How easy? I love cute and easy!

Of course, who needs coffee more than new parents? Had to whip up a gift card to hold a Starbucks coffee gift card. You can find the tutorial here for the gift card. I'm still working on matching thank you cards from the kit. I'll share those when I'm done.


















So, I survived the MRI.. thanks for all the well wishes. It was really hard to be so still when you are in pain, but I closed my eyes and did not move. I don't think I've stayed in one position that long in forever. I got a break in between the back MRI and the hip MRI. Now, I don't go back until December 3rd... so it's more waiting. I can't tell you how much your comments and emails have meant to me... thank you!

Have a great weekend everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007