Hanna Stamps!

I'm so excited!!! I got asked to be on a design team for a brand new stamp company! Hanna Stamps will be released October 5th!! Meanwhile, here is a sneak peek of the first stamp set. If you do some blog hoppin, you'll find more great samples..... it is an AMAZING design team! Kristi is working on the official Hanna Stamps web site, but you can check out her blog until it's up and running on the October 5th. She's a bomb!
http://www.kreationsbykrissy.com/.

I know, I know... another criss cross card. I can't help it. I truly love making these fun cards. Check out the tutorial on SCS by Beate. Michelle Wooderson is the mastermind behind these great cards.... my friends, my idols. :)


Isn't she THE coolest? Wow... the possibilities with this set are ENDLESS. I can't wait to find more time to stamp!!

That hot pink paper is AWESBOMB! It comes embossed with those hearts. If you haven't seen the Love, Elsie collection of papers, you are missing out!!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: But I need it (Hanna Stamps), Simply Sentiments (Lizzie Anne Designs), Snap Stamps (Go Shop)
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Regal Rose, Betty Designer paper , Love, Elsie.
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Stampin' Write Markers, Close to Cocoa
Other: Cuttlebug, Happy Birthday Embossing Folder, Circle Scallop Punch, Circle Punches, Round Tab Punch, Three For You Flower Punch, (punches all Stampin'Up!) Little Tiny Flower Punch on the bag is from Target Dollar Spot. 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Sakura Glitter Pen, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

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

Bitty Boos Too Treats

Oh, I just couldn't resist this set, Bitty Boos Too.... especially since you can get it for 30% off until the end of September! Practically free baby!! I love Halloween stuff, but it needs to be quick and easy or it just doesn't get done.

These little matchbook candy holders are fun. I've done them for Valentine's Day too. The kids always love them and they are very easy. Just toss the matches (or put them all in a zip lock bag and put them away for emergencies), cover with some designer paper (don't forget to add a bit of paper in the inside bottom so when you take the chocolate out, it matches). You can cover the candy bar too! This set is perfect for those sweet little treats. Use the 3/4 inch square punch to punch out your stamped image. Then, cut a piece of Only Orange 1 x 1, then use the 1 1/4 inch square punch for the black. Add some ribbon and you are good to go. I took the inside box part out and rubbed the ends in the basic black ink pad, but you can add some paper there too if you want.

The card is also really easy. Cut your card stock 4 1/4 by 8.5, score at 4 1/4. Trim 3/4 off the end. Cut your designer strip of paper 1 x 4 1/4 and add to the inside edge. Use the slit punch for the closure. I had to add a Jumbo eyelet.... because I'm addicted to them.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Bitty Boos Too, All Holidays, Flannel Plaid (my favorite)
Paper: Only Orange, Basic Black, Whisper White, Creepy Crawly DS Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Only Orange, Pumpkin Pie (background ink)
Other: 3/4 Square Inch Punch, Jumbo Antique Brass Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Black Gingham Ribbon, Scor-Pal.

These little snack size popcorn pulls have been around forever, but they are fun and easy too. Especially with the Creepy Crawly DS Paper!! Just pull on the ribbon and up comes the popcorn pack! Always a big hit. You can do the same with regular size Hershey bars... or any size candy for that matter. Kids always freak out and think you are magic when they pull on that ribbon.

Fun stuff!! Now, hurry and take advantage of those 30% sets before time runs out!!

Have a super day! Thanks so much for all the nice comments... you are all too sweet!

~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Batty For You Basket

I was shopping down the candy isle and spotted these little peppermint patties and like the cartoons, a light bulb lit over my head. Well, maybe not, but it felt like it. Anyway, this is what I came up with. There were 43 mints in the bag so I made the little boxes to fit four each.... and a few extra to eat while you work. These are super easy and would be a snap to mass produce... especially if you own a Scor-Pal. I love my Scor-pal... have I told you that?

Here is a list of the supplies:

Stamps: Batty for You, Party Punch
Paper: Only Orange, Basic Black, Creepy Crawly DS paper, Whisper White.
Ink: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Only Orange
Other: Candy, Scallop Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Crop-a-dile, Large Eyelets, Round Tab Punch, Circle Punches, Hodgepodge Kit, Grosgrain and Gingham Ribbon, Scor-Pal.

Ready? Did I tell you these are easy peasy?


1. Cut your card stock 5 x 5 inches. Score each end at 1.5 inches


















2. Cut on the score lines on the two top scores and the bottom scores lines. (see photo)

3. Cut your designer paper 2 x 1.5 and adhere to each center piece.

4. If you want a scalloped edge, use your corner rounder (with the guide taken off). Start in the center of each flap and work your way to the edge.







5. If you do the scallop, you will have to trim down the inside flaps so that they don't show through the scalloped part when put your box together.

6. Add the large eyelets to two sides with your Crop-a-dile.

7. Apply adhesive to your undecorated flaps and put your box together.

8. Add ribbon or card stock for your handle, decorate as you please.

9. Sandwich your candy peppermint patties with the decorated Circle Scallops and add to your basket.

Set them on your co-workers desk or for teacher. And, have a happy, fun, safe Halloween!




Thanks for stopping by today. I have some more Halloween treats to show you, but I NEED to catch up on some laundry today. Hope you all had a great weekend!!

~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Autumn Fest Resist

A couple more cards I made with the same Versamark resist sheet as the Criss Cross ones below. I really love the sentiment set All Holidays. The whole set has nice stamps that I know I will use, but I bought the set for this one... now I can't stop using it.

Autumn Fest is 30% off until the end of the month when you purchase $30.00 in SU! products. You can see the Fall Frenzy promotion here. Hurry, before they are back to regular price.





The background on this one was made by inking the background stamp Weathered with Always Artichoke classic ink (lay it on your table rubber side up), then ink the stamp with the Pumpkin Pie Spectrum pad and stamp right onto the backgrounds stamp. Then, stamp your leaf onto the Naturals Vanilla card stock. It's hard to see in the photo, but the leaves have the little crackles on them from the background stamp.

To get that hodgepodge piece in the other direction, use your slot punch and then slide it in. :)

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Fest, All Holidays
Paper: Glossy, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Naturals Vanilla
Ink: Pumpkin Pie Spectrum Pad, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Versamark
Other: Rubber Brayer, Hodgepodge Hardware, Slot Punch, Natural Hemp, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal, Dimensionals.

Check back tomorrow, I'll post my Halloween projects from my workshop this weekend. Hope you all had a great weekend!

~Cambria
©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Autumn Fest Criss Cross

Cami's been a bad blogger.... sorry about that. This month has been rough. Thanks for asking about my Grandma's bird... sad to say, he never did return. She is very sad. I hate seeing her sad. We drove the neighborhood for days listening for him and the boys handed out about 45 flyers. No response to the newspaper add either. :(

I couldn't resist the FALL FRENZY special this month. One of the sets I purchased is Autumn Fest. Of course I'm still stuck on the criss cross cards. I truly can't believe I waited this long to try one. I promise to post something else soon. In fact, I have some Halloween stuff to post after my workshop Sunday.

I used one of my favorite techniques for this card. It's called Versamark Resist. Stamp the leaves all over a sheet of glossy card stock with Versamark. Take a rubber brayer and ink it up with a spectrum pad (pumpkin pie here) leave the ink pads out, do not push them together. Start on the short side of the paper and roll back and forth with even pressure until the color is completely blended. Ink the brayer again, and do the next section until the whole sheet is covered. After it's dry, take a tissue and wipe off the excess ink. Then, push the pads together on your Spectrum pad and stamp over the white images you made with the Versamark. Let dry, then wipe again with your tissue. I then cut the card stock into the size pieces that I needed. Then, I stamped over the entire piece with the Weathered Background stamp inked with Always Artichoke Classic Ink.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Fest, Warmest Regards, All Holidays
Paper: Glossy, True Thyme, Naturals Ivory.
Ink: Pumpkin Pie Spectrum Pad, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Other: Jumbo Antique Brass Eyelets, True Thyme Stitched Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Crop-a-dile, 5/8" Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware, Rubber Brayer, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

Hope you all had a great weekend. I'll try and be better about posting this week. :)
Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Autumn Fest Criss Cross

Cami's been a bad blogger.... sorry about that. This month has been rough. Thanks for asking about my Grandma's bird... sad to say, he never did return. She is very sad. I hate seeing her sad. We drove the neighborhood for days listening for him and the boys handed out about 45 flyers. No response to the newspaper add either. :(

I couldn't resist the FALL FRENZY special this month. One of the sets I purchased is Autumn Fest. Of course I'm still stuck on the criss cross cards. I truly can't believe I waited this long to try one. I promise to post something else soon. In fact, I have some Halloween stuff to post after my workshop Sunday.

I used one of my favorite techniques for this card. It's called Versamark Resist. Stamp the leaves all over a sheet of glossy card stock with Versamark. Take a rubber brayer and ink it up with a spectrum pad (pumpkin pie here) leave the ink pads out, do not push them together. Start on the short side of the paper and roll back and forth with even pressure until the color is completely blended. Ink the brayer again, and do the next section until the whole sheet is covered. After it's dry, take a tissue and wipe off the excess ink. Then, push the pads together on your Spectrum pad and stamp over the white images you made with the Versamark. Let dry, then wipe again with your tissue. I then cut the card stock into the size pieces that I needed. Then, I stamped over the entire piece with the Weathered Background stamp inked with Always Artichoke Classic Ink.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Fest, Warmest Regards, All Holidays
Paper: Glossy, True Thyme, Naturals Ivory.
Ink: Pumpkin Pie Spectrum Pad, Always Artichoke
Other: Jumbo Antique Brass Eyelets, True Thyme Stitched Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Crop-a-dile, 5/8" Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware. Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

Hope you all had a great weekend. I'll try and be better about posting this week. :)
Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Christmas Cheer Criss Cross

Oh, man... I just LOVE making these criss cross cards. I seriously can't stop. This one uses the designer paper Dashing from Stampin'Up! and the new stamp set from Lizzie Anne Designs called Christmas Cheer. Look at that font! I adore that Santa hat... can you tell? I promise to use the trees next time. I love the trees too. Check out the new releases from Lizzie Anne Designs!

On the flaps, I used a new technique with the new corner rounder punch from Stampin'Up! My clever downline (and Aunt) Roseanne came up with this cool idea. You take the guide off the punch, punch it (as if to make the scallop), then line up the little metal V part with the edge of the cut you just made. If you want a tutorial, let me know and I'll try and take some photos later today. Thanks for sharing this with Roseanne... you da bomb girl!!

I think one of my favorite accessories in the new Stampin'Up! catalog are those large eyelets. I just want to put them on EVERYTHING. Maybe I just like to use my Crop-a-dile. LOL.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Cheer (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: Dashing DS paper, Real Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Old Olive
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Old Olive
Other: Round Tab Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Circle Punches, Crop-a-dile, Large Eyelets, Cindy Ribbon (May Arts), Scor-Pal.

Follow the directions in Beate's tutorial at SCS, EXCEPT cut your base card stock (8 1/2 x 11) at 5.5... like you would to make two regular cards, then score both pieces at 4 1/4 and cut from the diagonal on each side. The rest of the measurements are all the same. :)

Okay..... my grandma's precious bird flew away yesterday as she went out to check her mail (she didn't realize he was on her shoulder), so I am helping her make some flyers that the boys can take and give to neighbors. Poor Willy.... he was way up high in a tree and he kept saying "I'm a pretty, pretty, pretty bird." I hope we can find him. We tried until dark last night.... my grandma is heart broken.

Hope you all have a great day, thanks for stopping by! :)
~Cambria

More Criss Cross

I had to try a criss cross card in the other direction. I LOVE these cards! I made the scallop with the new corner rounder from Stampin'Up! Just remove the plastic guide from the punch and punch along the side lining up each end.

I totally LOVE that fact that the punches match the stamps in the hostess set In The Spotlight. I'm digging this set. :)

I want to wish my BFF Heather (HAM, HOOTS, MCHOOTY) a very happy birthday today!! I love ya HAM..... you are beautiful inside and out. You bring so much joy to my life. Thanks for always making me smile. Hope you have THE best birthday EVAH!!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: In the Spotlight, Hugs and Wishes
Paper: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Shimmery White, Cutie Pie DS paper.
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Bashful Blue
Other: 5-petal Flower Punch, Snow Blossom Punch, Soft Sky Stitched Ribbon, Soft Subtle Brads, Dimensionals, Round Tab Punch, 3/4 inch Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

Follow the directions in Beate's tutorial at SCS, EXCEPT cut your base card stock (8 1/2 x 11) at 5.5... like you would to make two regular cards, then score both pieces at 4 1/4 and cut from the diagonal on each side. The rest of the measurements are all the same. :)

Have a great day everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria
©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007