Build a Flower/Build a Brad

I bought the Accents and Elements Build-A-Flower tin a long time ago.... just for quick easy cards and scrap pages. And, that's what I need... quick and easy. I discovered that some of the self sticking pieces in the tin, fit perfectly into the center of the Build-A Brads! How perfect is that? Kinda cute I think. I'm hoping to whip up a bunch more. Couldn't be any easier! And sometimes, we all need a little easy eh?

Here's one more. Again, SUPER easy and under a minute to put together.. no kidding!









Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Much Appreciated, Short and Sweet.
Paper: Shimmery White, Rose Red Prints Designer Series Paper.
Ink: Rose Red
Other: Build-A-Flower, Build-A-Brad, Crafter's Tool Kit, White Taffeta Ribbon. Corner Rounder Punch.

Okay, so thanks for being patient, here is a quick tutorial on how to make the criss cross design with your corner rounder punch. This great idea was shared with me by one of my downline (and Aunt), Roseanne Knowles. Thanks babe! Remember, you can always click on the photos for a larger view. :)

Take your paper and line up the very edge of the V in the center of your corner rounder punch (guide removed).

If you want, you can start in the middle of your paper so that each end comes out equal. If so, just start in the middle and push the punch all the way in as if you are going to make a scallop edge. Continue with the following step.


Slide the punch down and continue to line up the end of the V notch with the edge of the uncut paper. Repeat this step until you reach the end.

Hope this makes sense with the photos... get a scratch piece of card stock and practice.... it's fun!

When you are done, it will look like this:




Click here to see another sample.



Sorry I haven't posted much this week. I've been struggling again with back issues. I see THE back Dr. on Monday. I'm hoping for a solution other than surgery and popping Advil like candy all day. It's SOOOO frustrating.

Hope y0u all have a great rest of the week. Thanks for stopping by!

~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Punchy Words

Punchy Words from Gina K. You can get this set for free when you purchase three stamp sets. I have to say, I LOVE Gina's new stamp line! Most of the words in this set fit the Word Window punch. The round stamps fit the Stampin'Up! Circle Punches. You all know how much I love my punches... it makes card making a breeze. :)

The paper is Stampin'Up!'s Always Artichoke textured cardstock and Chocolate Chip. The designer paper is from BasicGrey's Mellow 6x6 pad. LOVE those papers.

You can see a tutorial on how to make the little circle with your Round Tab Punch over at Paper Smiles... Nancy did a super job showing us this cool trick we were shown at Portland Regionals.

Have a great weekend everyone!

The Recipe:

Stamps: Punch Words (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Textured Always Artichoke, Whisper White, BasicGrey Mellow Designer Paper.
Ink: Always Artichoke
Other: Round Tab Punch, Round Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4 inch Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch (Marvy, yellow), Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal, Crafter's Tool Kit.

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

Heart to Heart

Oh, yah... this is bright for sure! I ADORE these papers from Love, Elsie. The top background paper is embossed.... and it COMES THAT WAY!

Stamp set is new from Lizzie Anne Designs called Heart to Heart.... tons of possibilities. I'm starting early for Valentine's Day. That way, I won't feel the pressure when it sneaks up on me. If you love hearts, this set is a must have. I love hearts... just saying (Hi Catie).

The bottom part of the card is done with the round tab punch in a piece of the designer paper with a scrap of real red punched out with the Word Window punch. I got that idea from Cammie over at SCS. Thanks Cammie! You are bomb!! (that is "the way" to say it, says my friend Lana, who was told by her teenagers.)

The ribbon was a gift from my friend QC. I'm not sure where she got it, but it's beautimous. Thanks sweet friend!



Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!! Thanks for stopping by! Hey... don't forget to check out FREE FRIDAY over at Joy's blog!! :)
~Cambria

The Recipe:

Stamps: Heart to Heart (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Love, Elsie Paper, Whisper White.
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Real Red, Stampin'Write Markers
Other: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Blending Stump, Glaze Black Pen, Sakura Glitter Pen, Rectangle Scallop Punch, Colored Brads, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Round Tab Punch, Word Window Punch, Scor-Pal.

Got Snow?

Another new stamp set from Gina K. Designs! Her new site opens today... you must go and check it out!! This set is called "Got Snow?".

This image was stamped on Shimmery White card stock, then punched out with the pink Marvy Scallop Circle Punch. Then, I ran the entire piece through my Xyron to make the front sticky, then dipped the image in Dazzling Diamonds. I punched another scalloped circle in the Ballet Blue card stock to make a window.

The background is the Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder. I love this image of the family on the sled... how cute is that? Wish you could see the sparkle. :)

This one uses the other main image in the set. Look at those cute kids!! To see the complete set, head on over to Gina K's! :)

Here are the Recipes:

Stamps: Got Snow? (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Shimmery White, Basic Black, Regal Rose.
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Stampin'Write Markers, Whisper White Craft.
Other: Crafter's Tool Kit, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Pink Marvy Circle Scallop Punch, Vintage Brads, Regal Rose Grosgrain, Cuttlebug, Snowflake Embossing Folder, Janome Sew Mini, Xyron, Scor-Pal.

Stamps: Got Snow? (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: Barely Banana, Ballet Blue, Shimmery White, Chatter box Designer Paper.
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Stampin' Write Markers.
Other: Stipple Brushes, Vintage Brads, Ticket Corner Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Two-way Glue Pen, Taffeta Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Dimensionals, Crafter's Tool Kit, Scor-Pal.

Hope you all had a fun evening... my kids had a blast! Candy hangovers for everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

Gina K. Sneak Peek

I know when my husband digs a stamp set, I've got a winner!! This set CRACKS ME UP! I'm having a blast with the new stamps from Gina K! This set is from her new line "Tickle Your Funny Bone" and it's called "Way to Go". You've got to go over and check out the cool stamps and accessories from Gina K Designs.


After you get the kids all tucked in and the doorbell stops ringing, come join us over at SCS in the Gina K. forums for some fun and prizes!


Want to see more sneak peeks of some of the new things coming from Gina K? Check out these other design team members!!

*Joan Bardee*
*Sherry Cheever*
*Carolyn King*
*Jeanne Streiff*
*Shannan Teubner*

Happy Halloween!!! Hope you have a fun, safe, evening!! My little goblins can't wait to get out and yell "Trick or Treat"!!

~Cambria

Holiday Tag Team Quickies

Just a couple quickies this morning with workshop leftovers. I love this little snowman from the set Holiday Tag Team.

The Dashing Designer Paper is awesome! Makes Christmas cards a breeze. Starting on Thursday, you can order any three packages of Designer paper and get the fourth package for FREE. I'm going to stock up baby! :)







My hostess club girls wanted to make criss cross cards, so this is what we did. I used my last three Old Olive Brads, so we used gold ones with a mini glue dot on top, dipped in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. They loved that... and it's always so pretty. :)

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Tag Team, All Holidays.
Paper: Dashing Designer Paper, Real Red, Shimmery White, Old Olive, Real Red
Ink: Basic Black, Stampin Write Markers.
Other: Circle Punches, Circle Scallop Punch,Key Tag Punch, Crafter's Tool Kit, Brads, Scor-Pal, Janome Sew Mini. Red Gingham, Dazzling Diamonds, Two-way Glue Pen,

Have a great day everyone!! And, have a fun, safe, Halloween tomorrow!!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Season of Joy

Hi... my name is Cami and I'm River Rock challenged. LOL. I ordered it, I NEEDED it, but never opened the package! How bad is that? I went to Stampin'Up! Regionals and saw all these wonderful samples and dang..... okay, I CAN use River Rock.... must try. So, for my workshop this weekend, we used River Rock. I must say, this color is growing on me.

Everyone had the same card stock and ribbon. We had the stamp set Season of Joy, Polka Dot Background and Many Merry Messages. The cool thing is that the designer paper was all different, so everyone had different versions. I wish I had taken my camera so that I could take photos of all the cards. My stampers are THE best!! They totally inspire me.



My friend Jennifer used the snowflake stamp for the center.... which I love! And, I really liked how someone else pierced around the center image.

I took a ideas from everyone and put these together for the club members who couldn't attend.

We all started with the main image. This is another trick we learned at SU! Regionals. They used the 3x3 note cards, but you can use any 3x3 piece of card stock. For a really cool tutorial on how to do this with your Round Tab punch.... check out my downline's blog. Nancy Morgan is DA bomb! Click here to check out the tutorial at Paper Smiles! Paper Smiles indeed!! :)

Okay, so here is the complete Recipe:

Stamps: Season of Joy, Polka Dot Background, Many Merry Messages
Paper: River Rock, Purely Pomegranate, Basic Black, Shimmery White, Holiday Harmony Designer Paper.
Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Other: Round Tab Punch, Circle Scallop Punch, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Crafter's Tool Kit, Dimensionals, Gold Brads, Mini Glue Dots, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Black Grosgrain, Paper Snips, Scor-Pal.

I'll show you the other card we made tomorrow. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. My twins made it to the second round of flag football finals before being eliminated. I'm so proud of them. The did AWESOME for their first year of football and against 6th graders!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria
©Stampin'Up! 1997-2006

Holiday Hanna DVD Shopping Tin

Did you order your new Hanna set yet? Today is the day! I LOVE this new Holiday set from Hanna Stamps. I mixed and matched both sets to get the shopping bags..... after all, the holidays and shopping go and hand in hand right? And, we all know how great it is to get that PERFECT gift for the ones we love. This is another DVD tin. Perfect for keeping those receipts and holiday wish lists.

Hanna has Fun Flock on her skirt and the tops of her boots. I paper pieced the tree and added lots of glitter too. the "But I need it...." at the bottom is not really embossed although it looks that way. I stamped it first with Palette Noir Black, then went over it with my Sakura Black Glaze pen. Added some Jumbo Eyelets, some Cindy Ribbon and Chocolate Taffeta, some stitching and Hanna is all set to shop and be organized!!

Remember the Long Notes Mini Albums? I had envelopes left over, so I decided to put them to work. I folded them in half, tucked in the flaps, and trimmed the other end a bit. I sewed two together (you can use sticky strip) then used sticky strip to tape them all together at the bottom. I used four envelopes so you can have plenty of pockets for wish lists, receipts, whatever you want! I left the tabs blank since this one is a gift, but you could write names on them of loved ones you need to shop for. The Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon, holds them closed and keeps the pen in place too.

These come completely open so that you can easily get in to each pocket. You could also put in index cards to keep track of things too. There are four bigger pockets and four smaller ones. You can click on the photos to see them larger.

The "shop" letters are done with my Cricut and the George Cartridge. I used the Dashing Designer Series paper and Old Olive card stock.

I'm going to post the complete recipe later today. I'm in a rush this morning to get some things done. Don't forget to order your Hanna sets while Kristi is offering free shipping! You will LOVE these stamps. If you can believe it, I'm even MORE excited about the next set coming.

The recipe:

Stamps: I NEED it, Tis the Season (Hanna Stamps)
Paper: Dashing Designer Series Paper, Shimmery White, Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip.
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Stampin Write Markers
Other: Vintage Brads, Ticket Corner Punch, DVD Tin, Jumbo Eyelets, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Cindy Ribbon, Crop-a-dile, Fun Flock, Quickie Glue Pen, Sakura Black Glaze Pen, Sakura Glitter Pen, Long Note Envelopes, Round Tab Punch, Colored Brads, Round Scallop Punch, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

Have a super day everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!!

~Cambria