Sentiment Rings

Do you always use the same thank you stamp or the same birthday stamp? Do you know how many sentiments you own? Well, now you can make a sentiment ring to keep your cards fresh. You will be surprised at how many sentiments are in your stamp sets. Simply stamp your sentiments onto a neutral cardstock and label the back with the name of the set. String all the "thank you", "birthday", "friend", etc onto one ring. You'll be amazed at how many sentiments you own! Below is my Friend Sentiment Ring. I made a few of these to swap at convention. Enjoy!

Fancy Fold Swap

Stamp Sets:

• Aviary
• Wicked Cool

Inks:

• Jet Black Stazon
• Classic Tangerine Tango

Cardstocks:

• Lucky Limeade
• Whisper White
• Concord Crush

Accessories:

• Concord Crush 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon
• Lucky Limeade and Tangerine Tango markers
• Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Circle punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack
• Dimensionals

Tips:

• Stay-put-Bow
• Fancy Fold Template

Directions for cutting and scoring:  Base card is 4 1/4 x 11".  Cut vertical slits 3/4" or 1" wide from both long edges, starting 1" from the bottom to 6 1/2".  Now there are 2 edge panels and a center panel.  Score and fold at 1", 2", and 6 1/2" from the bottom, but only along the 2 edge panels.  Score and fold at 5 1/2" from the bottom only on the center panel. 

Word Play Swap #2

My 2nd card for the Word Play swap at convention is a holiday card.  The coloring is off a little, but this card was super easy to create.  I love using the white stazon on window sheets.  It rarely smears and dries quickly.  I punched the window sheet and Garden Green cardstock with the ornament punch.  The red glimmer paper is attached to the back of the window sheet with a mini glue dot and it doesn't show.  Behind the red glimmer paper is a dimensional.  Enjoy!

Stamp Set:

• Word Play

Cardstock:

• Real Red,
• Naturals White
• Garden Green

Accessories:

• Ornament Punch
• Window Sheet
• Dimensionals
• Brights Collection Paper Stack DSP
• Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon
• Mini Glue Dots
• White Stazon
• Red Glimmer Paper

Word Play Swap No. 1

While at convention, I participated in a Word Play swap.  This is the first card I designed for the swap.  Loving the Big Shot.  I used it for the butterflies and used an embossing folder (which doesn't show real well in the photo.)

Set:

• Word Play

Classic Ink:

• Wild Wasabi

Cardstock:

• Wild Wasabi
• Whisper White
• Pretty in Pink

Accessories:

• Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon
• Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die
• Jewels
• Circle Punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
• Sticky Strip
• Beyond the Garden DSP

Tips:

• Butterflies are attached with sticky strip
• I punched a small circle (under the ribbon knot) and did a stay-put-knot.



Tags Til Christmas Swap 2011

Stamps

• Tags Til Christmas

Cardstock

• Whisper White
• Wisteria Wonder or Pretty in Pink
• Melon Mambo

Classic Ink

• Wisteria Wonder

Accessories

• Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
• Northern Frost Sizzlit
• Jewels
• 1 3/4" Circle Punch
• 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch
• 5/8" White Organza Ribbon, dyed with Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink Refill
• Flitatious Specialty Designer Paper

I applied a 2" strip of multipurpose adhesive sheet to a 2" strip of the designer paper.  Using the Northern Frost Sizzlet, I die-cut the snowflakes.  Just peel off the adhesive backing and apply to your project.

Tammy

Wow Swap 2011 Teacup Card

Stamp Sets:

• Elizabeth
• Timeless Treasures

Classic Ink:

• Crumb Cake
• Early Espresso

Cardstock:

• Whisper White
• Pretty in Pink

Accessories:

• 5/8" Satin Ribbon in Pretty in Pink
• Basic Pearls
• Brayer
• Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint
• Sponges
• Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
• Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Dimensionals
• Big Shot

Choose a side of the embossing folder to brayer with Classic Crumb Cake Ink. Place cardstock carefully onto inked folder and run through the big shot.

Ink teacup image in Early Espresso and stamp onto Pretty in Pink Cardstock. Using a sponge, apply Shimmer Paint to teacup image and let dry. Cut out teacup. Ink Elizabeth stamp with Classic Crumb Cake and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock that has been embossed. Apply teacup to the Elizabeth image with a dimensional. Place length of ribbon onto a multipurpose adhesive sheet.

Peel ribbon and place at the edge of the embossed cardstock. Adhese to cardfront to card. Apply pearls.

Build-A-Bear Laundry Line

Just wanted to share a cute laundry line.  The clothes are from the Beary Best Friends stamp set.  The background paper is of course from the Sweet Pea Designer paper.

Wishing for warmer weather!

It has warmed up a tad and the snowfall from December 18th is melted all away, finally.  This cute card features the sunflowers from A Flower for All Seasons ( a set you can get for free during Sale-A-Bration).  My friend and fellow stamper, Kim S, designed and colored this card.  I love how she used sponge daubers to color the image.  Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry make for a bright and cheery note in the midst of winter.  Enjoy!

Sweet Pea Inspiration

The color inspiration for this card comes from the Sweet Pea designer paper stack.  I used a tone on tone for the Teeny Tiny Wishes greeting, (it's a little hard to see in this picture.)  Punched a 1 3/8" circle from the taken with teal layer to create the frame focal point.  Enjoy!

Love Bandit #1

Love Bandit is very cute.  Stamped with a good friend, Kim, and she came up with this cute card.  It uses Going Gray, Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink and Pink Passion cardstocks.  Added some texture with the Polka Dot SU! folder.