tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23848230146643465642024-03-19T04:13:44.027-06:00Bunker ThoughtsAdventures and mishaps from the Stamping Bunker (a.k.a. my basement)Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-81932668427286097522011-05-11T13:08:00.001-06:002011-05-11T13:48:48.066-06:00A few suitable digital creations....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLTRhgN2NuFTWk373Sn-KQXUNpYDdpSKza4HETVYeR2TlhM0RIUEGKYu1-rJ4I7J5NTbpOiSYW4P93CZl-IYhE2fxxARxvuOTDIsz_-eLfie7_YIh8EFzccRO1f-tcTuegj-mEDp_M7Q/s1600/suitableforframing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLTRhgN2NuFTWk373Sn-KQXUNpYDdpSKza4HETVYeR2TlhM0RIUEGKYu1-rJ4I7J5NTbpOiSYW4P93CZl-IYhE2fxxARxvuOTDIsz_-eLfie7_YIh8EFzccRO1f-tcTuegj-mEDp_M7Q/s200/suitableforframing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605547226876465490" /></a><br />Since I spend so much time at karate, swimming lessons, cub scouts, you name it....I have really enjoyed learning more about digital art and creating digital cards and pages. These were made out of digitally created images from a retired Stampin Up! stamp set called Suitable for Framing.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKktkc58ZnLAFdPETil2TuMGbiHmikg6dtoy9NtuTWoEb18t0zs-YtZARcyUA4OB4tZNWmH4hEQSYiUxAOX7RkU0JYOG6bsCb0yjN2hTIOdeJpKujTRNDJpa9bRqzm8f7y5gLBUVX0xE/s200/butterfly+copy.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605547780719875250" /><div><br /></div><div>The rest of the elements were either created with Photoshop Elements or else put together from freebies found online. </div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy and Happy Stamping!</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-72111129861035982682011-05-09T12:50:00.001-06:002011-05-09T13:03:59.360-06:00Springtime Stems Makeover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKzedu-6VPF9P2jd8Fdo2CmWLeJ6Mt5ddvx_vDYjWy6fl2BmlFgmchBG0kPF_ND6G62g0kYeyIh1au1iIrYx0bynQoVUjH6LCkVgel7hxSXdCXbrTDbHIQ4fK_rc6kaguJW5Xal5grbg/s1600/spring+stems.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKzedu-6VPF9P2jd8Fdo2CmWLeJ6Mt5ddvx_vDYjWy6fl2BmlFgmchBG0kPF_ND6G62g0kYeyIh1au1iIrYx0bynQoVUjH6LCkVgel7hxSXdCXbrTDbHIQ4fK_rc6kaguJW5Xal5grbg/s320/spring+stems.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604792326025543314" /></a>I have a stack of retired Stampin Up! stamps that I am hoping to send to someone else's home. In an effort to revive them, I have made up some digital cards to highlight the versatility of them. This set is an oldie but goodie. I created a digital image for two of the flowers and used them as the little blue background flower and the white flowers in the center of the card. All the other items were freebies that I found online. I love that you can find so many free digital scrapbooking items online. It makes learning free and fun. I have been throwing around the idea of putting some introductory "how to's" tutorial on here. If you think you might be interested, please spread the word and let me know. I use Photoshop Elements 9 which is SO worth the money. I had the older version and upgraded to 9 last winter. They have incorporated many of the standard Photoshop abilities into the home version. It is a great product.<div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZviVOUXAJbz2_iqgzYVHqdrGV4tLvmGROFCTa_JzNAjQzY_Xkv8d4lUokVTmAN-haHwKlu8z6gd_t-MmUfeoH2BdFwkeQ9lvzayJi_VvQoBdFZf2vfZWXcymz6_ziJKkBuCN4Vrv0Nc/s200/springtime+stems001.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604793785263804434" /></div><div>If you are interested in purchasing springtime stems, drop me an email. </div><div>Here is a snapshot of what is in the set. ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Enjoy the card and Happy Stamping!</div></div></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-47855722777027141552011-05-04T21:38:00.004-06:002011-05-05T13:24:17.622-06:00Procrastination Strikes Again...I find that I am in one of those perpetual cycles of running late. It isn't a constant cycle, but once it gets started it's hard to stop. Needless to say, Mother's Day has snuck up on me this year and I have still not finished my cards. I think I need a stop button for my life so that everything stops but me, then I can run around like Mrs. Incredible (from the movie) and get everything caught up then restart the button. Doesn't that sound good? Alas, no stop button yet or rewind for that matter...so my Mother's Day cards will be late. (Sorry mom as I know you are reading this)<div><br /></div><div>I am again participating in the PTI Make It Monday challenge. I like these because I learn something new (sometimes) and it motivates me to get down and stamp and have a goal to attain rather than just looking at my work space and admiring the one empty space that I have cleaned up. :D</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhHkrGSCqlL4L62HRViqigO2R1hB_gtvNW8Oeobt-c6S-RFuA4oZ8CJk_ROn8bPzCNhElBuKwY9M42xjUxJzydtwswRQvS_wUDJhZNMgndDXDtFWIjh_NEaGHWYPR5WtGuLGcYfc58cE/s320/pti+challenge+plates.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 318px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603073834302422034" /></div><div>Check out this weeks challenge <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2011/05/make-it-monday-13-impression-plate-tricks-2.html">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my card</div><div><br /></div><div>I swapped out the phrase in the embossed label area with different salutations depending on who the card was for. Check the supply list and always feel free to email with questions. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Mom's Day to all those mom's out there and of course, Happy Stamping!</div><div><br /></div><div>Supplies:</div><div>Paper: SU Elegant Eggplant, White and Rose Romance</div><div>Ink: Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Rose Romance and Elegant Eggplant</div><div>Stamps: PTI Women Of Life</div><div>Accessories: Sizzix Texture Plate, PTI Simple Circles Border, PTI Tea For Two Collection, 3/4" circle punch, pop dots, stickles in pink, purple, and yellow, ribbon source unknown.</div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-67858667847084147002011-04-25T20:10:00.007-06:002011-04-28T20:36:00.658-06:00PTI Make It Monday Challenge and Blog Hop<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepj5618hFO6qDv9fblLz8SItGWuc5g-WPLX0VaofovyPoecvESfiRnMdDoy3wstbX5xuYlhyAp6b4dmn1dUjAJ0SI3TZH90CnYU-1pKUr1X2bXqBub-oa5OHyxiXOMUrV1MFDLZVbpgM/s320/bloghoplogo.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 246px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599710114558189602" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6q4h7PnEdyPMSBm_WixhXIt-6rrzimlebD7Ct0_TSq-qrrvQbeWVS7EEdKYCtx1X8EHFaXjc9a6-Aq8Mnb7_LMlGiE9vYi0h918FRi-bZyCDk1JYlVi2i3yxW9tJMKlnGg9dVETvYStw/s320/turtle+pti.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599710327495706802" />Hi all!<div>I decided to participate in the Papertrey Ink Blog </div><div>Hop and luckily was inventive enough to add the cute square idea in today's Make It Monday video so I can participate in both. This card is made with the Pond Life and Pond Life</div><div>Sentiments set. Colors are Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke and Kraft for paper and the same for ink. Water lilies were colored with copics. The lines were drawn with a fine tip sharpie. This card was actually my second card, the first being below. However, the bird card didn't seem manly enough, so I went with a turtle. I struggle with masculine cards...so this was a challenge for me.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtYxELWOkInRB2p8gJbB4ILx9reDNjpLLnnjoN0a8ZBviTQUBI4rIjArmy1VMzQXeVSpXFkb-aq9pYLWpmPyfx9q87xbPiPPFuyqn120IEXDjiIqxnaDUd2TiRA__edWfAyVM-JOzji0/s320/bird+pti.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599712152372397698" /></div><div>This next card was made with a set that was a freebie from PTI a few years ago. </div><div> If you</div><div> purchased 12 stamp sets within the year, they sent you this set. I love this set, but, if you can</div><div> believe it....I hadn't even inked it up until today. If you are lucky enoug</div><div>h to have this set,</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div> definitely use it...it has cute things in it. The colors are black, daffodil delight and summer sunrise. I added lots of bling to this card and also incorporated one of the images from guidelines. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping by! </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Stamping!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-62979879841342675012011-04-18T14:23:00.002-06:002011-04-18T14:49:42.649-06:00Easter Wishes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo3de61n9qeUs7aKLfYmuYjUmbM_ZETsjl2alck4548KQ1mHEFl-QLTcuxk8AfW8ReVBPx9_R2dAoiM0qayNwgt2QpHXXhqkAF9NeprrPZnu2DmtyI8UhBeKsbEKH027maJ0-jYV61DA/s1600/eastercard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo3de61n9qeUs7aKLfYmuYjUmbM_ZETsjl2alck4548KQ1mHEFl-QLTcuxk8AfW8ReVBPx9_R2dAoiM0qayNwgt2QpHXXhqkAF9NeprrPZnu2DmtyI8UhBeKsbEKH027maJ0-jYV61DA/s320/eastercard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597028560442169170" /></a><br />I hustled to get this card created before I went to stamp with my girls Sunday night. I seem to work well under pressure. :) I think I should get myself a stop watch so that I can meet my deadlines. I tend to wait until the last minute...but it seems to get my creative meter ticking faster. I love love love the <a href="http://www.heartfeltcreations.us/details.php?prodId=2583&category=40&secondary=&keywords=">Perfect Petals Die</a> I used in the corner of this card. It is a heartfelt creations exclusive...I will link them to to the bottom of the page. The set is <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/stamps_friendshipjarspringfillers.html">Papertrey Ink's Friendship Jar Spring Fillers</a> stamped in PTI's Dark Chocolate Ink. All the coloring was done with my copic markers. I love my copics for two reasons, one you can color on anything which makes them amazingly versatile and two you can blend colors like a pro even if you have no idea what you are doing and it turns out GREAT. They are an expensive investment but well worth their weight in gold. Your images will look amazing and they are even earth friendly since they are refillable. The patterned paper is one I found in my stash...so I don't have a source for it and same for the ric rac. (sorry) And who knew that ric rac would hot again. :) Luckily I save all my ribbon for such an occasion. Some might say I hoard my ribbon, I like to think I only break it out on special occasions. *giggle* The paper is all <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/default.asp">Stampin Up!</a> and the colors are Barely Banana and Pink Pirouette, the ovals were sponged in matching ink colors. The ovals were cut using Spellbinders <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/classic-scalloped-oval-large-5-dies.html">Classic Scalloped Oval Large Nestabilities</a> and the bottom edge was punched using <a href="http://msc.eksuccessbrands.com/Product/Double+Loop+Border+Punch+from+Martha+Stewart+Crafts.aspx">Martha Stewart's Double Loops Punch</a> <div><br /></div><div>As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments and thanks for stopping by. <div><br /></div><div>Happy Stamping!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-41591990820072645132011-04-14T19:54:00.003-06:002011-04-14T20:01:46.483-06:00Springtime Flowers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5W_TjQG3O23HO8m_XLKJHIrY4Z0gfal5f85EJhVdY2MR_brH4ufVcAs1KUdN1QxJcdfngTmYmNfv6LAaPI8dokYSRi5sDZjDUnhLtwPUh-RSW6YvVmQKwHCT74PVcz6_q4M200TUdio/s1600/jarcard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5W_TjQG3O23HO8m_XLKJHIrY4Z0gfal5f85EJhVdY2MR_brH4ufVcAs1KUdN1QxJcdfngTmYmNfv6LAaPI8dokYSRi5sDZjDUnhLtwPUh-RSW6YvVmQKwHCT74PVcz6_q4M200TUdio/s320/jarcard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595623493771307778" /></a><br />I whipped up this little card for my triathlon training partner because I have been dying to ink up these Papertrey Tulips and I wanted to send her a little note to thank her for her positive reinforcement. I love the size of this flower stamp, because it fills up the card face without adding much else. The jar is a PTI exclusive that coordinates with the several jar sets that they have come out with. I die cut it out of a heavier window sheet and then added the lace ribbon which I bought ages ago from Flourishes. Colors are Stampin Up! Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette and the ivory is a shiny cardstock that I bought ages ago as well...I think at a local store that is no longer in business. :( Flowers were colored with my copics.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping by! Email with questions. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Stamping!<br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-62638123161019946912011-04-13T15:21:00.003-06:002011-04-13T15:33:42.997-06:00Something Old and Something New<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz8t_ZPXgL4ix6GRsR2etyKtfW7gpyA84BaI4gvR179pf5y_JGSbIpNmuVPIPgTym0UoSMMBUiN9XrpbIbNZwyiZ0rZBq2UOslswaDDBRvIpa212Xwy5JvO7f_Ls0VsGEJ6UiqlmOtK0/s1600/butterflycard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz8t_ZPXgL4ix6GRsR2etyKtfW7gpyA84BaI4gvR179pf5y_JGSbIpNmuVPIPgTym0UoSMMBUiN9XrpbIbNZwyiZ0rZBq2UOslswaDDBRvIpa212Xwy5JvO7f_Ls0VsGEJ6UiqlmOtK0/s320/butterflycard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595182921459380498" /></a><br />If you are anything like me you have a semi large (ok large) stash of stamps and supplies that are just waiting there for your inspiration...and may have cobwebs and dust doting their tops while the inspiration arrives. I have a stack of stamps that have been on my to put on ebay list for a LONG time now. So in trying to find a creative way to move them onto greener pastures...I thought I would make up some cards to post with the ebay listing. These two cards are made from the retired Stampin' Up! set called Nature's Secret. <div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcs7E7aicCam1F_d4oVPmKPhBVmY-CJ4MbnvHxpShnltcGNUNgn6vfiaAWMq06sI9ACNv84acN7hOt7LtS5A0EjRQE_nBC8FGs21GjMtfFVxFcHpubkZ-nLxk-wg-1dpeGwzWq71pSsHU/s320/flowercard.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595184379388823618" /></div><div>I currently have this set for sale on ebay or if you are interested...drop me a line and I will be happy to deliver it to your happy home where you can create to your heart's desire. This set is unmounted and uncut...brand spanking new in the box. So how did she make the cards you might ask? I am pretty chum with myself in my own cleverness....ha ha...but both cards were made digitally and here's the best part, they were free. All of the supplies were found online and the card was free to make. Free is AWESOME...wouldn't you agree. Stay tuned for details on your own freebies on my upcoming blog....name to be determined soon. In the meantime....here is the card. Thanks for stopping by.<div><br /></div><div>Happy Stamping!</div><div>:)</div></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-7315478507625697992011-04-10T20:22:00.003-06:002011-04-10T20:51:46.292-06:00PTI Make It Monday Challenge<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hello Everyone!<div>It's been awhile since I've been stamping...so please forgive my short post. Many things have been keeping me busy, but hope to get some posts up here now and again. I made this card for the PTI Make It Monday challenge. The great team over there posts a challenge every Monday with a tutorial video. This weeks was using embossing. I took th</div><div>e technique and went a different way with it and did an emboss resis</div><div>t technique. Here is my card....</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN5cGbBvlDvYp_nP_A4lSkc2aoupP73HMdyhF5uzew44o_bCriDvcERaejDBRYlbvDGRPjrcaPDr4a_Tkg3a8Rx9KlKWPNcSU4ZWpBrWbjIvfZqUfukenZI9dJl4SIBHhwxCp9S__Av0/s320/ptichallengecard4-17-11.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594146896879385346" /><div><br /></div><div>To create the emboss resist I stamped the Text Boxed image in Versamark Ink on PTI White cardstock and then embossed with clear embossing powder. After the embossing had cooled for a few minutes I brayered over the image first with Marigold Morning and then with Daffodil Delight. I then colored the leaves with three colors of copics and the stems with a Ultra Fine Tip Dark Brown sharpie. The ric rac was created with the small ric rac die from PTI and the buttons are also PTI. Supplies are listed below. Thanks for stopping by today. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Stamping!</div><div><br /></div><div>Supplies:</div><div>Text Boxed and Everday Button Bits <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/index.html">Papertrey Ink</a> Stamps</div><div>Daffodil Delight and Marigold Morning Ink <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/">Stampin Up!</a>, Burnt Umber Pallete Noir Ink</div><div>Small Ric Rac die, bakers twine and vintage buttons Papertrey Ink, Distressing tool and punch SU.</div><div><br /></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-83419060627401869392010-02-01T12:28:00.003-07:002010-02-01T12:45:15.547-07:00Birthday Billy and Lilly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9yukprV1s9PluNhyTU2lQkdU1WK1lUWsndy0uUdQ7D8FI5e6IF0p21AHyguojk2UhCNL0yX2LmJuxlwD8_i3hN2_sGvaANjjLhCxL9Ho8Gq7kqTowSmv92_yM9YjUXP8RvsGv5YD7lc/s1600-h/birthdaybillyandlilly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9yukprV1s9PluNhyTU2lQkdU1WK1lUWsndy0uUdQ7D8FI5e6IF0p21AHyguojk2UhCNL0yX2LmJuxlwD8_i3hN2_sGvaANjjLhCxL9Ho8Gq7kqTowSmv92_yM9YjUXP8RvsGv5YD7lc/s400/birthdaybillyandlilly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360503390213794" border="0" /></a>Have you heard of <a href="http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/index.html">Pink Cat Studio</a> stamps yet? They have some really cute images. I bought these a little while back because I thought they would be cute for winter scrapbook pages, but I decided I was in a snow mood (probably because we haven't seen much around here lately) so I pulled them out for a quick birthday card.<br />The set I used is simply called <a href="http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Stamps/LilyBilly/LBP1_LilyBillyWinter.htm">Billy and Lilly Winter Stamps</a>. Look how cute those snow angels are...hee hee. :-) The images were stamped in Pallette Noir Black ink and then colored with Copic Markers. I love my copics...look how nicely they blend to create different grades of color. I have no idea what I am doing, but they always turn out well...so it must be the markers! :-) The card base is Bashful Blue, the next layer is Taken With Teal and the images are stamped on Whisper White. The border edge is an EK Success Snowflake Border punch. I bought mine at Joann, but <a href="http://www.creativescrapbookstore.com/servlet/the-3544/SNOWFLAKE-WINTER-Slim-Edger/Detail">this</a> store also carries the same one. The little snowflakes came from the reverse of the punch after I punched it out. The ribbon is scraps that I had and the corner saying was stamped in Taken With Teal and punched out with SU's Round Tab Punch. Hope your having a fantastic Monday and I'll talk to you soon!<br />Happy Stamping! :-)Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-60177302036833480022010-01-31T15:50:00.004-07:002010-01-31T16:17:46.238-07:00Some Sunday Stamping...I <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFysca0Il_bzRJeuPBlvT8BLxmOCkx1g_6IlpCIBE1DWzWWlIru9jWOslyCn3q8STiZSMCg7NhjSOPBuiERaGebN30myYFZbZSnp8huOdk1yEG239cSPLq_sUPDMB6hp30mBenUOa_MY/s1600-h/valentines.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFysca0Il_bzRJeuPBlvT8BLxmOCkx1g_6IlpCIBE1DWzWWlIru9jWOslyCn3q8STiZSMCg7NhjSOPBuiERaGebN30myYFZbZSnp8huOdk1yEG239cSPLq_sUPDMB6hp30mBenUOa_MY/s400/valentines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433043405419079042" border="0" /></a>finally found my way back to my studio today after a long long weekend/week of working. I am frantically getting Valentine's under way. In case you weren't aware (as I wasn't) January is over as of today...tomorrow begins February. You might be wondering as I was....what happened to this month? They sure seem to fly by lately.<br /><br />So, Valentine's for the boys are my mission and I came up with these cute designs in the 3x3 size. They all use the same set, <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/stamps_lovesongs.html">Love Songs</a> from PTI. Colors are (top card) Pixie Pink and Lovely Lilac. Lips were colored with my jelly roll pen in starry glaze. Next the red heart balloons are in Real Red and cut out with my Spellbinders <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/classic-scalloped-heart.html">Scalloped Heart</a> Nestabilities, the label on the bottom was punched out with the SU Modern Label Punch. The light pink card uses Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip. The edge is done with the Martha Stewart small heart punch, from last year. You could substitute with this <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/martha-stewart/89265-sweet-heart-punch-around-the-corner-set/?filters=_martha+stewart+punch_">punch</a> instead however. The saying on this one is from Verve's <a href="http://shopverve.com/vs-09-004.html">Hearts on Fire</a> set. The final card is also real red and I used the same punch to edge this one on the red and the SU scalloped edge punch to edge the white. Hope you enjoyed thes quickie Valentine's and they inspire you to go make some too. Until tomorrow.....<br />Happy Stamping!Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-5854189430258218472010-01-26T12:41:00.003-07:002010-01-26T13:00:28.382-07:00I've got that Lovin' Feeling........so how bout' a Valentine? I got together a little over a week ago with some friends to stamp and my friend Laura brought her Cricut for a little demo since I hadn't really seen one in action. It's a really cool machine, but it also has a pretty hefty up front investment to go with it. Anyway, she cut me out a page of these cute curly cue borders (thanks Laura!) so I thought I would try incorporating them into a card. This is what I came up with.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbzEDcVMIZXLtgwXiwnMiuQ0kCUfSDzTTNVnVVqLU06gfnGjleqibvCAaNNv1mQJKutkfYs2sBHxqMjlLnM1PvcwxjtPCl_4ov7YqCn1bIHOeyRb9-MMJ49LUzrvBD0-Djfwn-Y_K24o/s1600-h/valentine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbzEDcVMIZXLtgwXiwnMiuQ0kCUfSDzTTNVnVVqLU06gfnGjleqibvCAaNNv1mQJKutkfYs2sBHxqMjlLnM1PvcwxjtPCl_4ov7YqCn1bIHOeyRb9-MMJ49LUzrvBD0-Djfwn-Y_K24o/s400/valentine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431136677795452002" border="0" /></a> I like that the Cricut enables you to make your shapes a multiple of sizes and that you can cut out more than one at a time or fill a page like Laura did for me here. The white curly cues are from the cricket machine. The heart in the center is one of Martha Stewart's new punches called <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/martha-stewart/88498-lace-scallop-heart-large-punch/?filters=_heart_punch_">Lace Scallop Heart Punch large</a>. I found mine at Michael's but they are going going going..fast. I went around the edge with sparkly white stickles. The edge of the card was also punched with the <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/martha-stewart/88496-lace-heart-edger-punch/?filters=_heart_punch_">Lace Heart Edge Punch</a> also from Martha Stewart. The card base is Cool Carribean and the background is Chocolate Chip. I stamped two hearts from the <a href="http://shopverve.com/vs-09-004.html">Hearts on Fire</a> set from Verve Stamps in Cool Carribean on the same color cardstock and then cut them out and attached them with dimenstional tape. The center heart is punched out of a scrap piece of designer series paper in pink. The edge under the lacey border is the same paper. The ribbon is from the Joann bargain bin in a pink organdy. The brown heart was punched out with a <a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/f-7442.html">Fiskars heart punch</a>. If you can believe it I didn't have one single plain heart punch, they were all scallops...ridiculous! Ha! After stamping in <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/acc_inks_neutrals.html">New Canvas white</a> (PTI) the saying from the same Hearts on Fire set I punched the heart out. I then tied it onto the pink ribbon with a piece of silver cording. Hope you enjoyed my latest creation. Stop back again soon and until then,<br /><br />Happy Stamping!Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-44427486399758765742010-01-22T14:11:00.004-07:002010-01-22T15:11:31.295-07:00A moment for thanks....Hello blog friends! Hope this Friday has your spirits high and ready for the weekend. I am still (yes this is ridiculous now) recovering from this awful cold. I can't remember the last time I was this sick this long...it's been a loooonnnngggg week. Tomorrow is Reilly's Pinewood Derby race, I hope I am well enough to go and not contaminate the masses. uggh!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r8PZapZ7uU3Qw4Biai3YeE4MDgD22OzS3_aVERocUhIasP-fCuDXXtsr0YJXfoSfW_LER3a-uuMZKvMWxhBo0A55MlVF4sRYLcVJEmK1YhzLzWYSRg-EhvtPEjukU8yfLwMXYIbzoFE/s1600-h/thankyoucard2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r8PZapZ7uU3Qw4Biai3YeE4MDgD22OzS3_aVERocUhIasP-fCuDXXtsr0YJXfoSfW_LER3a-uuMZKvMWxhBo0A55MlVF4sRYLcVJEmK1YhzLzWYSRg-EhvtPEjukU8yfLwMXYIbzoFE/s400/thankyoucard2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429685786111888370" border="0" /></a>In the meantime, it has taken me forever to finish this because I just couldn't stop coughing long enough to focus....but I do have a card for you today!<br /><br />This is from a new to me stamp company called <a href="http://www.flourishes.org/servlet/StoreFront">Flourishes</a>. They have gorgeous stamps. I am one that really really appreciates detailed stamps, and Flourishes has them. This is from A Year in Flowers Calendar set 1. For some reason I can't locate set 1, only set 2 and 3 which leads me to believe that they are currently sold out of set 1. I remember reading somewhere that they don't take backorders so I am going to assume this set will reappear on the website once it is back in stock. Check out <a href="http://www.flourishes.org/servlet/the-1231/A-Year-In-Flowers/Detail">2</a> and<a href="http://www.flourishes.org/servlet/the-1232/A-Year-In-Flowers/Detail"> 3</a> and you will get an idea of the set. Now back to the card this is February's flower which is Primrose. Confession, I actually went to the internet to see what color primrose's should be before coloring...I wasn't sure. *grin* The base of the card is mellow moss and the patterned paper is Almost Amethyst matched with Almost Amethyst cs cut out and embossed with my scalloped square <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/classic-scalloped-square-small-6-dies.html">nestabilities</a>. I dotted the inside of the scallops using my Clear Star jelly roll pen (I found mine at Joann). The flower was stamped in Pallete Noir black ink on Sahara Sand paper and then cut out. I colored the flower with my copics - BV02 Prune, V17 Amethyst and BV04 Blue Berry for the flowers and YG63 Pea Green, G40 Dim Green and YG03 Yellow Green for the stems and leaves. I then went back and highlighted with my jelly roll pen again because it makes everything sparkle. Sparkley is good. :-) The saying is stamped in Perfect Plum on Shimmery White CS and then punched out with the Modern Label Punch fro SU. The blings in the corner I bought last year at a retreat from the bling lady Crystal. Hope you enjoyed my very very late thank you cards and have a great weekend! Happy Stamping!Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-37705446826637944922010-01-18T14:44:00.003-07:002010-01-18T15:06:08.024-07:00Still fighting the crud....I have had this nasty cold now for over a week and it just keeps hanging on, so please excuse my lack of blogging over the last few days. Also, some exciting news, I threw my hat in the ring for the Spellbinders Design Team last week. So, I had to get johnny on the spot to get my projects done. Crossing my fingers and waiting now, it's all I can do. Once I know something I will post pictures of what I submitted, but I'm really really really excited. =)<br /><br />So, I promised last week that I would give you all a glimpse into my first attempt at digital scrapbooking. I can see how this little corner of the scrapbooking arena could become quite addictive. The good news, for all of those on a budget, is that I did this entire page for free. I found this great website called <a href="http://www.shabbyprincess.com/downloads.asp">Shabby Princess</a>. It is a store (I will be giving them my business for sure!) but they upload a free digital kit every month. The kits have a few repeat items, but the items in each kit all coordinate together making it very easy to assemble your page. There are some great things on this site...including tutorials and loads of ideas. Check them out when you have a minute. I also found lots of sites where you can download free brushes and fonts for your digital scrapbooking habit, I mean hobby! I used Adobe Photoshop Elements for my page. It has a little bit of a learning curve, but there are a lot of online tutorials on how to use your software so it is easy to pick it up. I might even think about doing a tutorial if there is some interest. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. =)<br /><br />One of the first questions I had, and I am sure all of you have is well, is once you have your page done...then what? My answer is that you then get it printed somewhere that will print 12x12 pages. I know for certain Costco does, but I would bet other places that do large amounts of photo finishing also will as well. Might try snapfish too. From what I understand is you electronically send your page over, select 12x12 or larger size, and then print it. I haven't tried it yet because I wanted to get this up for you to peruse, but I'll let you know what I find out if you want. I also understand that you can have entire albums printed and bound but I haven't researched the process that far, it isn't likely something I will pursue in the near future because as a brick and mortar scrapbooker, I have lots of albums already. What I liked about this process is it was easy, you didn't have to preprint your pictures and you can slip the page in between your other scrapbook pages and it won't stand out like a soar thumb. Also, you could venture into what is called hybrid scrapbooking where you combine both artforms together. Print you page and then add to it as you want after it's printed. I could see this being a fun new way to scrapbook, I hope you will give it a try too.<br /><br />Without further adieu...here's my page....recipe of the kits I used follows. Until later this week, hope you are enjoying yourselves and Happy Stamping!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUI_Q5r_gTkmD5-kPN8XkkK0z6PKwBTz1sj_kdspRNw5dbA_eBZKwIXsCTRQSKqeGwloMT1CCJj4e_lPxoyTOSHnBGf9QTXrKGUXTHEM7p6TzSQB5WANMgTMXRCP98rwTU4Pdrk-LH2w/s1600-h/christmasfirstattempt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUI_Q5r_gTkmD5-kPN8XkkK0z6PKwBTz1sj_kdspRNw5dbA_eBZKwIXsCTRQSKqeGwloMT1CCJj4e_lPxoyTOSHnBGf9QTXrKGUXTHEM7p6TzSQB5WANMgTMXRCP98rwTU4Pdrk-LH2w/s400/christmasfirstattempt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428200749051388578" border="0" /></a>Recipe:<br />Shabby Princess 2006 Season Sampler Red Tree, Green Brad, Green Bow, Blue Swirls Paper, Green Paper; Shabby Princess Dinner Party Red Paper for mat; and Shabby Princess Holiday Magic Photo Corner Anchor, Christmas Swirls Paper, Red Scallop, Alpha Circle 1, Red Brad. Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 (I think 8.0 is now out, but I'm waiting to buy it until Costco has their coupon for it. When I see the coupon I will let you know.)Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-37291779111343001802010-01-13T11:37:00.005-07:002010-01-13T13:18:17.340-07:00Birthday Wishes....Somedays do you feel like your life is spinning a little out of control as your to do list gets longer and the hours in the day get shorter? I think I've felt that way now for about three months...uggh! Hence, this very late birthday card that I finally got in the mail this week. I really have adopted the "better late than never" adage, especially as of late. This little set is from one of my favorite stamp companies...<a href="http://shopverve.com/">Verve Stamps</a>. They have beautifully designed unique stamps, but my favorite is their saying sets....they always have really great sayings that I haven't been able to find anywhere else. Go check them out, especially for Valentine's Day! Their <a href="http://shopverve.com/vs-09-004.html">Hearts on Fire</a> is my FAVORITE! So much so, that it's permanently inked on my body. (Don't read this part mom!) They will also be having a new release party in a couple of days on the 15th. Check them out you won't be disappointed. =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UFKJuv6bzoL9kfarFtgg6HBThcAwPtAnMMtR2bKvDeq7DZM2ByAZ72GYqKoEjS69bYddpmXAYVNgxuIBiWF-mJuS0K9RQDJWJBDyEHGRYLlGpsak0BA-GtDgOlnBBHRGUU4QOdXijK0/s1600-h/bird+cardwm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UFKJuv6bzoL9kfarFtgg6HBThcAwPtAnMMtR2bKvDeq7DZM2ByAZ72GYqKoEjS69bYddpmXAYVNgxuIBiWF-mJuS0K9RQDJWJBDyEHGRYLlGpsak0BA-GtDgOlnBBHRGUU4QOdXijK0/s400/bird+cardwm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426296735014569890" border="0" /></a>This little bird comes from a set called <a href="http://shopverve.com/vv-08-033.html">Birthday Surprise</a>. Isn't she cute? It's not one of the newer sets, but I love the swirly cue's on most of their sets...very girlie...I need girl power over here, I'm being smothered by the testosterone....Lord help me! Ha! I must be in a blue mood, which is strange usually it's pink for me, but I find myself being drawn to blue's this month. Must be the winter color or something. The blue used here is Buckaroo Blue (a retired SU color) but you could substitute Bashful Blue or Ballet Blue. Mounted on the base color is Barely Banana. I embossed a circle in the middle using my <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/standard-circle-small-7-dies.html">circle</a> Spellbinders Nestabilities and then cut a <a href="http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/classic-scalloped-circle-large-6-dies.html">scalloped circle</a> out with the scalloped set out of the same Buckaroo Blue paper. The bird was stamped in <a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/servlet/the-204/Palette-Hybrid-Inkpad,-Noir/Detail">Pallette Noi</a><a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/servlet/the-204/Palette-Hybrid-Inkpad,-Noir/Detail">r</a> black ink which you can find at <a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/servlet/StoreFront">Ellen Hutson's </a>store and the colored with copic markers in the following colors - BV08 Blue Violet, BG09 Blue Green, Y19 Napoli Yellow, R14 Light Rouge and RV17 Deep Magenta. I love my copics because they enable you to blend several colors together to get almost any color you could want. I bought mine from Ellen Hutson awhile back because she spent a lot of time with tutorials and putting sets together (and she was having a really great sale!) I utilize her site often so I felt it only right to buy from her as well. Expensive investment, but soooo worth it! The image is stamped in Buckaroo Blue on Whisper White CS then mounted on Buckaroo Blue paper. Both were punched out with the Marvy Uchida rectangular <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/acc_punches_marvyscalloped.html">scalloped</a> punches white in the Mega size, Blue in the giga size. The present and saying are from the same Verve set and the present has a dimensional behind it. Ribbon is retired SU organdy ribbon. Hope you are find some inspiration today and that you will be back soon. Happy stamping!Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-32300934290877148982010-01-12T18:05:00.003-07:002010-01-12T18:25:03.822-07:00Starting out on the right foot....So last year's blogging here at Bunker Thoughts was mediocre at best. One of my goals for the New Year is to attempt to blog on a more regular basis. Thanks to all of you who have stuck by me! =)<br /><br />Blogging isn't the only thing that has gone by the wayside in the last year, unfortunately, so has my stamping. I did get some cards made for the holidays and a few other things throughout the year, but I am really hoping to get some scrapbooking caught up in the very new future. I know I might be a little behind on the front of digital scrapbooking, but my interest has been piqued for some time now. Recently I decided to venture down that road. After I finish this post, I'm going to try my hand at my first digital pages. Stay tuned for the result (crossing fingers).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lEr3ZZ2G5ijTK_WdeuvD70JNhWG9RsnNwTRbFgX4Epfeq2K9lu7DSmUu9pXmQdWWJ3HUa9u8StQvep-TATCCCTsp0twBxexZ8pAwxb-pr9uKEjFdXvm3mU9szgJ0PY9ey74BTlhrB7U/s1600-h/weddingcardwm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lEr3ZZ2G5ijTK_WdeuvD70JNhWG9RsnNwTRbFgX4Epfeq2K9lu7DSmUu9pXmQdWWJ3HUa9u8StQvep-TATCCCTsp0twBxexZ8pAwxb-pr9uKEjFdXvm3mU9szgJ0PY9ey74BTlhrB7U/s400/weddingcardwm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426025693614127186" border="0" /></a>In the meantime I had the need for a wedding card and I wanted something a little different, so I pulled out one of my favorite <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/">Papertrey Ink</a> sets, Q<a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/stamps_quilterssampler.html">uilter's Sampler</a>. Being a former, sometimes, and someday again quilter....the set holds a special spot in my heart. The colors were the wedding colors and that became my inspiration for the card scheme. The card color is Pink Pirouette (a retired SU color) and Close to Cocoa. The border on the bottom is also retired SU paper. I stamped the quilt blocks in Close to Cocoa and then colored them with my copic marker in R14 Light Rouge. Speaking of Copics, my friend <a href="http://paperfections.typepad.com/">Sharon Harnist</a> has a great tutorial over <a href="http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/2010/01/justrite-plant-a-little-love-giveaway-copic-coloring-tutorial.html">here</a> at the JustRite Stamps blog today on coloring with your copics. She is AMAZING and I could go on and on about the beautiful things she creates but you should just do yourself a favor and go look for yourself. While you are over at Just Rite Stamps you should check out their stuff....very fun stamps! (insert enabler vibe here - ha ha!) Back to the card, the saying was also stamped in Close to Cocoa, the ribbon is a white satin scrap I salvaged from somewhere (?) and the quilt blocks were stamped on the reverse side of the designer series paper used for the little border I punched them out using the <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/acc_punches_ekssquare.html">3/4" square punch</a> from Papertrey Ink and then bordered them with close to cocoa using the <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/acc_punches_marvyscalloped.html">Marvy Uchida Extra Jumbo Scalloped Square punch</a>. It is fairly simple compared to some of the other amazing art I have been seeing lately, but I like the way it turned out. Speaking of Papertrey Ink, it's a great time to head over to <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/">Nicole's blog</a> and check out the pre-release sneak peeks she is showing. I love the tree set....until later this week....<br /><br />Happy Stamping!Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-59673239482710206682009-11-08T18:30:00.004-07:002009-11-08T18:35:02.100-07:00Shimmer Paint<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e_jXu9t8dYBb_UWaHICOJSp-oPkDpvCLN2Jlueeh1kBLZbNVM67Bgr-ZAl8hoBwJCY3wIT3V5Rt2TrlVmjQIHN6dAEucV6GsjxUBHBPiIAspy1s_o52MUnQ7QKW61fkCDOsXDrkGuQA/s1600-h/snowmancard.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401910789202530914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e_jXu9t8dYBb_UWaHICOJSp-oPkDpvCLN2Jlueeh1kBLZbNVM67Bgr-ZAl8hoBwJCY3wIT3V5Rt2TrlVmjQIHN6dAEucV6GsjxUBHBPiIAspy1s_o52MUnQ7QKW61fkCDOsXDrkGuQA/s400/snowmancard.jpg" /></a>It's all the rage have you heard? The new shimmer paint from SU. I ordered some on the advice of a friend and have been having a great time playing with it. It adds a new level of sparkle and well, shimmer, to all your holiday and everyday projects. I used the silver shimmer paint over both the Night of Navy and Suede paper from SU to create the backgrounds on these cards. The stamp set is by Inkie Dinky Doo. The snowflake border was created with a Martha Stewart punch.</div><div> </div><div>Enjoy! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD9vRFw4BiksldXbzPJgPnZxK2_foeOYserDN1I1k2bgzQS57V6qGrPnFwq2C3C2TSF9F_JZfzSzIbIoMnNweVVU_ojZ0Dhaiva4iEvyLK_gVpDAhilRq8Ve1Ajxt8ix8YVt3PMvide0/s1600-h/reindeercard.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401910971188781298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD9vRFw4BiksldXbzPJgPnZxK2_foeOYserDN1I1k2bgzQS57V6qGrPnFwq2C3C2TSF9F_JZfzSzIbIoMnNweVVU_ojZ0Dhaiva4iEvyLK_gVpDAhilRq8Ve1Ajxt8ix8YVt3PMvide0/s400/reindeercard.jpg" /></a> Happy Stamping!</div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-26888138483783038812009-03-01T08:57:00.003-07:002009-03-01T09:12:29.666-07:00I think this might be my backup favorite....<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3MoBszqCjc8oBZYauc7uK0A8T2xw9lHmfOoLNy9ePaJK__oCVcgd5UOJtU2z5TYYMuB_mgiWuDuXWKh5Pw1LE4xlwbf27UOZ12-X5WsNoUOfwCbZiYxzqe6QsF4IdC1X7WcC5XZn-fQ/s1600-h/brownandgreennamaste.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308250788875621762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3MoBszqCjc8oBZYauc7uK0A8T2xw9lHmfOoLNy9ePaJK__oCVcgd5UOJtU2z5TYYMuB_mgiWuDuXWKh5Pw1LE4xlwbf27UOZ12-X5WsNoUOfwCbZiYxzqe6QsF4IdC1X7WcC5XZn-fQ/s400/brownandgreennamaste.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is the last card I made using the Serenity Now set for my friend's birthday present. It turned out much better than I thought, considering I almost never use these colors...so not the earth color girl. This is another one, where I found the green patterned paper (source unkown) in my stash and thought...I can make this work for a different look. I also used the little green ring from my stash. I had picked these up at Joann quite a while back and wasn't sure how I was going to work them into a project...but my thought was originally scrapbook pages...I liked the center of the flower idea. I think it came out nicely. I also like the embossing line I created from my rectangular nestabilities. We are off to finish out our birthday celebrations for the DH's birthday. Hope you have a happy Sunday and can get in some stamping. </div><div> </div><div>Happy Stamping!</div><div> </div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#003300;">Recipe:</span></em> </strong></div><div>Stamps: Serenity Now (MFT Stamps)</div><div>Paper: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White (SU) and Patterned Paper (Source Unknown)</div><div>Ink: Pallette Noir Black, Fresh Snow (PTI), Copic Markers E09 & E27 Pants, Y000 & G93 Mat, E00 Skin, YG63 Shirt</div><div>Acessories: Nestabilities Rectangles, Prima Flower, Small Frame (Joann)</div><div> </div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-47837481982281346472009-02-28T15:26:00.003-07:002009-02-28T15:35:09.709-07:00Second to last....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWujuAIHa1t3j_p-pdg61BwHHfyqObNNtidvlbmGn93Yc3UVAtvqZpyuUvWnwy4UX2tRiz_I_Sa6UJLrOvC5UDUENdBPn8RUZSEt5n6KUDrpFpSOK3GWuCvvo50nOkzA5WOSspp5mly1U/s1600-h/namastepurpleandgreen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307979478963391426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWujuAIHa1t3j_p-pdg61BwHHfyqObNNtidvlbmGn93Yc3UVAtvqZpyuUvWnwy4UX2tRiz_I_Sa6UJLrOvC5UDUENdBPn8RUZSEt5n6KUDrpFpSOK3GWuCvvo50nOkzA5WOSspp5mly1U/s400/namastepurpleandgreen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry I am posting a little late today. I have spent the majority of my day at birthday parties for kids and Lowe's shopping for table saws. Don't all get jealous at once. Needless to say...that errand is done and now, we have to gather some burly guys to get the enormous thing out of my truck. Uggh!<br /><br />So, back to our card. There is only one more to go after this one. Are you loving this set or sick of the series? I hope you are enjoying them. There were fun to make, but definitely a challenge to make them look differently and only use on stamp set. =) This one came about because I foudn this purple and green scrap of paper in my paper scrap stash and it looked like lilacs to me. My favorite flower for spring. Maybe even my favorite all time...hard to say...there are so many great flowers. =) Tomorrow will be the grand finale. The final Namaste card I made and the final I will show you. Until then, Happy Saturday and Happy Stamping!<br /><br /><br /><strong>Recipe:</strong><br />Stamps: Serenity Now (MFT Stamps)<br />Paper: Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Pale Plum (SU) and unknown Patterned Paper<br />Ink: Pallette Noir Black (PTI), Mellow Moss<br />Accessories: Moss Wide Organdy (SU Retired), Giga Rectangle Scalloped Punch (Marvy Uchida)Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-9026372476974900502009-02-27T10:53:00.006-07:002009-02-27T11:10:56.950-07:00A Sad Goodbye....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_WIl8WvvtT4meBI_6j_SmuG8R0lNBn30QEaG_9ns3FLQD_Ha7v066Hkr9YndL-JFmi7AzcNw6deqAjLvx7rJsdBgdwvPEwe2e_ZfzuOpbs-zWdWzzAM7KcuqKhlaR3C_9WSf7qfLXJE/s1600-h/rockymountainnews.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307540329831261714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_WIl8WvvtT4meBI_6j_SmuG8R0lNBn30QEaG_9ns3FLQD_Ha7v066Hkr9YndL-JFmi7AzcNw6deqAjLvx7rJsdBgdwvPEwe2e_ZfzuOpbs-zWdWzzAM7KcuqKhlaR3C_9WSf7qfLXJE/s400/rockymountainnews.jpg" border="0" /></a>Today is a sad day if you are from Colorado (at least if you've been here for awhile). A piece of our heritage has disappeared into the sunset today as one of our newspapers folded. What does that mean, you might be asking yourself? Why is that significant? I believe it is important not only to us as Coloradans, but it should be an important wake up call to everyone in the world. It marks a turning point in our future. It leaves me wondering about the future of our newspapers in our world. It is so easy to log on and get your news or watch the news on television, but the real objective news is only found in print. The in depth coverage of our daily lives, can only be found in the newspaper. It remains one of the tangible pieces of our history that is left in our very electronic world. If this trend continues for the newspaper industry, where does that leave us? If we sit by and watch newspapers become a part of our past, do we risk the ability to have objective news? Further than that, are we risking the ability to form an opinion based on facts? The Rocky Mountain News is one of many newspapers across our country threatened by extinction. Todays paper listed at least a dozen across the U.S. The Rocky Mountain News lost their fight today. A monument for nearly 150 years in Colorado is now gone. It breaks my heart a little. My grandfather worked for the News for nearly his entire life. Our family, our neighbors and our friends all read the News. Growing up it was a staple on our breakfast table. I continued that tradition in my own family. I am not sure why I was compelled to share this with all of you, but I thought it was important to pay tribute to this newspaper and the people who worked so hard for so long to make sure all of us had the news. To pay some respect to those who put their heart and soul into this paper. Thanks for reading, more stamping talk will be here tomorrow. If you would like to read more about the Rocky Mountain News or see the last issue, click <a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/">here</a>.Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-72585088703640444692009-02-26T11:08:00.003-07:002009-02-26T11:17:45.094-07:00Did you know....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QzONp_nKIk2aASMLpqAeQ6WURNckzPsCuZcE3akDKcoiuaEj4hGwpbCk7Q9-tnjM5yRVIwcBLN5wsqgH2q0b_VcfYyrgM6wj3P1jSIPpsggFV0-Hva3aMb60OOml_ZjPR4EUYFFr-LQ/s1600-h/namastepink.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307169984751528738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 349px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QzONp_nKIk2aASMLpqAeQ6WURNckzPsCuZcE3akDKcoiuaEj4hGwpbCk7Q9-tnjM5yRVIwcBLN5wsqgH2q0b_VcfYyrgM6wj3P1jSIPpsggFV0-Hva3aMb60OOml_ZjPR4EUYFFr-LQ/s400/namastepink.jpg" border="0" /></a> ...that pink is my favorite color...hence this is my favorite card in this series. I think this was a natural occurence due to all the testosterone that flows freely in my house. I need something girlie to counteract it...pink seemed the simple solution. Not that my whole house is pink or anything, I just have pink here and there in accessories and such. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.<br /><br />Sometimes things just come together perfectly, that was the case with this card. I also love this silver hardware from SU. I originally bought it to share with my mom, but have since decided, I may have to save my pennies to get my own set....it is by far my favorite. I am going to try something a little different with this post, in hopes that I will hear from you all out there. I am going to post the recipe at the end of the post instead of within. If you will leave a comment letting me know which you prefer, that would be swell. Well, off to volunteer at one school today. Hope you are enjoying your day...thanks for stopping in.<br /><br />Happy Stamping.<br /><br /><strong>Recipe:</strong><br />Stamps: Serenity Now (My Favorite Things)<br />Paper: Regal Rose, Whisper White and Bella Rose DSP (All SU)<br />Ink: Black Pallette Noir (PTI), Regal Rose (SU)<br />Markers: Copic Sketch RV20 (Shirt), E00 (Skin)<br />Accessories: Silver Hardware (SU), Ribbon from Hobby LobbyAlisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-54981332741470131332009-02-25T14:35:00.003-07:002009-02-25T14:51:46.664-07:00More Namaste....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQI_Nlvc1NhnCHDLcZjMYNUoCiC07HVa_0PA-ueA2SzeJC8khX5IyshUi5gypa4UTMaG4IMiHDUL-zVM5vBqd579ckTPqogb_KYDu4mvZomZzOaFo-vDDED7VcF01g8sXiVmIO_0UtS4Y/s1600-h/namasteblueandgreen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306854084365456530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 353px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQI_Nlvc1NhnCHDLcZjMYNUoCiC07HVa_0PA-ueA2SzeJC8khX5IyshUi5gypa4UTMaG4IMiHDUL-zVM5vBqd579ckTPqogb_KYDu4mvZomZzOaFo-vDDED7VcF01g8sXiVmIO_0UtS4Y/s400/namasteblueandgreen.jpg" border="0" /></a>Hello there! Happy Hump Day and Ash Wednesday! I dont' know how many of you participate in lent...but I will just let you know...I am terrible at it. I am not really a practicing catholic, but for some reason every year I am compelled to participate in lent...go figure. So, I have already blew lent twice today...I think it's my momnesia...I totally spaced that beef jerky was meat...I know....ridiculous. I really did have a mind before kids...however, that seems like a long time ago. =) Other than the whole forgetting lent thing...it really is a beautiful day here in Colorado. The temps have been in the high sixties and low seventies the last couple of days. It's hard to stay inside. I stopped at Hobby Lobby to get some paint for a lamp that I am refinishing for my eldest son's room and stumbled upon the perfect fabric for quilts for the twins rooms. They love all animals (especially zoo animals) but I have been having a hard time finding "mature" animal fabric. Well, today was my lucky day....they just got in a whole line at H.L. So, I bought what I needed, after much deliberation about sizes and patterns and such at the cutting table, and I am going to attempt to get them going here in the next day or two. Maybe I will post some pictures as they come along. (I know Mom...what you are probably thinking....another project?)<br /><div></div><br /><div>Enough of my life story.....let's talk some stamping. This is another card in the namaste series that I made for my friend's birthday. The card base on this one is Bashful Blue. I stamped the background using PTI Ocean Tides because it is just about a shade darker than Bashful Blue. The image is also PTI - <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/stamps_guidelines.html">Guide Lines</a>, I haven't gotten to use this set much, but after using it here...I can tell it is a keeper. So many fun combinations. =) The white strip is whisper white. The green oval was cut using my nestabilities scalloped oval on sage shadow paper. The image is stamped on whisper white with pallet noir black and colored with copic markers (I forgot to write down the colors - sorry - working on this for the future.) It was again punched out with the Marvy Uchida giga scalloped rectangular punch. The saying in the corner is stamped in Ocean Tides on Whisper White and punched out with SU small oval punch. I colored the edge by running it along the ink pad. The ribbon is SU blue taffeta. Thanks for checking in.</div><div> </div><div>Happy Stamping!</div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-56038287542435385462009-02-24T15:03:00.005-07:002009-02-24T15:21:34.183-07:00Hello again...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkxxWDy8cKXmU-Nv-9lytGb6sW5AX1SMEjN5J19gVmfz7ZkNg_ydMR3mPrNOmEYKUAXz_GAQDu8EyCInHV4k1IY8WHY1GQ5vFxm-820SqGIkdgt29xWSR5kS1dsE9DVrgr6wpW8k5caM/s1600-h/namastepurpleandyellow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306488672214589314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 334px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkxxWDy8cKXmU-Nv-9lytGb6sW5AX1SMEjN5J19gVmfz7ZkNg_ydMR3mPrNOmEYKUAXz_GAQDu8EyCInHV4k1IY8WHY1GQ5vFxm-820SqGIkdgt29xWSR5kS1dsE9DVrgr6wpW8k5caM/s400/namastepurpleandyellow.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sorry for the hiatus...I was sick, then the kids were sick and you know how that goes. Staying upright is a challenge on those days...let alone stamping and posting. Anyway, I'm back. I have been doing a series (prior to my Valentine posts)of namaste cards. I have finally finished them and will post the rest this week. I am getting ready to stick them in the mail this week with coordinating envelopes as a gift to a friend. She isn't a stamper, but I still think she will really like them. So, let's talk some stampin'. =)<br /><br />This card again uses the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=7_8&products_id=187">Serenity Now</a> set from MFT stamps. I stamped the image in pallete noir black on whisper white paper and then colored the image with the following copic colors - pants V01 and BV00, shirt Y19, Mat C1 and Skin E00. The base of the card is barely banana. Sort of a different color combination, but I think it works. What do you think? =) The image was then punched out using the Marvy Uchida Giga Scalloped rectangle punch. I mounted that on a piece of pale plum that I had embossed with my nestabilities and then layered that on summer sun, also cut with a nestabilities die. The pale plum piece was cut and embossed with a nestability die. The ribbon is PTI <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/pm_ribbon_lm.html">Lavender Moon satin ribbon</a>. The saying is stamped in Lavender Moon as well. My favorite part of this card was using up little pieces of this and that which were laying around my stamp space and making them work into the card. I love when that happens. I hope you all enjoy my creation too. Thanks for stopping by. <br /><br />Happy Stamping!Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-54160246078083858062009-02-09T12:05:00.006-07:002009-02-09T12:19:56.370-07:00CPS Challenge Card<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnvq9QwHoupCCfCI3FwgoIJSty-1OIjnTJELlklCAxZ6w1P0Ypyf8jdpZVRQiIOUfosaVr6RUUw9sP5itSGQutnuAdLzkCvO3BRcTjSPj2ZS7vuiaoPoSYFeDYT88x-bvLHIxaGeF43Q/s1600-h/sketchchallengeclose.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrJaE43v64pSJQpcunxxtcqF4YJSsdKCaUfeLsrq5v2qNBUIAVIqoWzYXy6eEG0TrOrXgiGGSiXDHIWJHhwPCyUZZTBdsCRiY-s4H19inhhHINK9aRPBtKkWNA2jWiefS1tjcE5zSmEY/s1600-h/sketchchallengeclose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300879299635978818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrJaE43v64pSJQpcunxxtcqF4YJSsdKCaUfeLsrq5v2qNBUIAVIqoWzYXy6eEG0TrOrXgiGGSiXDHIWJHhwPCyUZZTBdsCRiY-s4H19inhhHINK9aRPBtKkWNA2jWiefS1tjcE5zSmEY/s400/sketchchallengeclose.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is the second post for today...please scroll down and check out my Valentine's below. Since I was gone for a couple of days...I thought I would load you up with some ideas...ha!</div><div> </div><div>I actually just rediscovered this site for <a href="http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/">card positioning systems</a>. It is a great place to go and get inspiration and if you feel like it participate in a sketch challenge. I made another valentine, I should have them about done pretty soon...ha! You can check out the sketch on the right side of the cps page linked above. The card base is pink pirouette. I layered it with chocolate chip. The stamp set is from Verve stamps and is called <a href="http://shopverve.com/vs-09-004.html">Hearts on Fire.</a> The square in the corner is a piece of chipboard (really old SU) covered in designer series paper from the Bella Rose collection. The little heart in the center of the stamped swirly heart is from the corner of that chipboard (covered) and is also covered in the same paper. The saying is stamped in riding hood red and then overstamped with chocolate chip on the reverse side of the polka dot paper (also patterned). I punched it out with the purple size of the marvy uchida scalloped rectangular punch. The border is made out of the patterned paper using the Martha Stewart large heart punch edge. The little hearts are left over from punching out the border. The ribbon is dark chocolate satin from PTI. The swirly heart is stamped on whisper white in riding hood red and then cut out.</div><div> </div><div>Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping! </div></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-52661815802990339122009-02-09T11:38:00.005-07:002009-02-09T12:27:49.984-07:00More Valentines....<div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7xNZbDZaaG6a1nNvDU89IwYr1LEDQx9fLyis0SHbIYAKOlO9KG-43WqrObpwLQLA_CIoZNZxb4EqWMAlbtTXsEQIFd4eF5KDJ5zeU5OvrfokZnICYSPBoZvfiBwrqZaEqJ6iwdC6SD8/s1600-h/valentinecu.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA21hBY89zEMOPBirW4ujqHXr66DbbOSL34ApZqyQ5hRCuGBV5-rUi8xHPpisInAFa_Nasa86O93Gm9zzaUP3FBJzkrmD99Iqhf03MqUtgeLiNVjinZt4vj16TiOhTyyAEiWtKY6c3HU/s1600-h/valentine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300880864141930066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA21hBY89zEMOPBirW4ujqHXr66DbbOSL34ApZqyQ5hRCuGBV5-rUi8xHPpisInAFa_Nasa86O93Gm9zzaUP3FBJzkrmD99Iqhf03MqUtgeLiNVjinZt4vj16TiOhTyyAEiWtKY6c3HU/s400/valentine.jpg" border="0" /></a>It seems like all I did this weekend was work on Valentine's and blow my nose....I have a cold...thanks to the DH for that one. But, I did manage to get all the kids' valentine's made for their parties this week. These are the version I made for the twins (which I cased from Heather Nichols over <a href="http://pinefeather.typepad.com/pine_is_here/2009/01/when-i-got-the-love-songs-set-last-month-designed-by-lisa-johnson-one-of-the-ideas-that-i-was-thinking-about-was-how-fun-th.html">here</a> - for the most part). I wanted them to be simple, since I had to make so many of them. I will post Reilly's tomorrow as they haven't been photographed yet. I normally don't copy much, but time was of the essence for these and I had to make 60 total...copying was definitely in order. I changed it up a bit...but still the main idea came from her and I wanted to give her credit. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAj7BMMq2tgrJ887yntJT1H07FU11Rb5l1URz1zHKx5uORGaXdps1A6FIIQ18ovWR3DbNuV5x3WkpllnlpP0aZifx1Rqswf99hNGE0rZZuCaj6zUC4_gOxmspMwQGBzU-VolUN8iaFXA/s1600-h/valentine.jpg"></a></div><br /><div>I love this set from PTI called <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/stamps_lovesongs.html">Love Songs</a>. I like that you could use it for other card and not just V-day, but also that it has some really cute sayings and themes to it. Check it out if you get the chance.</div><br /><div>The card base was cut out with my rectangle scalloped nestabilities using basic black paper. The second layer is real red and the saying was stamped in pallette noir black ink. The third layer is kraft and the colors used were real red and fresh snow. I added Martha Stewart silver glitter to the centers of the envelopes to give it some sparkle and punched a heart out with her valentine <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnLLvos7-JeQGpIBOMRH7LSbX9kNlITFbW1TxiaPBi8n8y4G4glzOQc0WjoNKuwSdQfKudBXCHvUFZ3k01KY8sIbS6sPriUMn6xF3MxLCJ2ckG-A0yXK1Gbh2jcbT7FihpT_yUzIU7oc/s1600-h/valentinecu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300881149452977794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnLLvos7-JeQGpIBOMRH7LSbX9kNlITFbW1TxiaPBi8n8y4G4glzOQc0WjoNKuwSdQfKudBXCHvUFZ3k01KY8sIbS6sPriUMn6xF3MxLCJ2ckG-A0yXK1Gbh2jcbT7FihpT_yUzIU7oc/s400/valentinecu.jpg" border="0" /></a>heart punch from black. It was attached with a dimensional. That was it...pretty simple...but I liked the way they turned out.</div><br /><div>There will be two posts today...so I hope you scroll down to read this one too. </div><div> </div><div>Happy Stamping!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384823014664346564.post-18332470832493335772009-02-05T20:14:00.004-07:002009-02-05T20:28:03.204-07:00PTI Bag Challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuGPc8xkc4cMuMiKrZ7ZiZO-qZDGJGKbY58wu10NCvKmEWKEW6R7ZigiL1qST-IqKPChlAkXc3nXVAwAHLQcMF3MNlfl5_WQRB19woita87Q0wW7iexUiGZOFe-tYRxnF3oKlP781dS4/s1600-h/ptibag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299518894017900562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuGPc8xkc4cMuMiKrZ7ZiZO-qZDGJGKbY58wu10NCvKmEWKEW6R7ZigiL1qST-IqKPChlAkXc3nXVAwAHLQcMF3MNlfl5_WQRB19woita87Q0wW7iexUiGZOFe-tYRxnF3oKlP781dS4/s200/ptibag.jpg" border="0" /></a>PTI is having a challenge today with a great giveaway. To read more about the giveaway and what you could win, visit Nichole's blog <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/">here</a>. PTI always has great giveaways, but this is even better with a special announcement that PTI will be at CHA this summer and that regular old people like you and me are going to be able to go and SHOP! How fun is that? I am saving my pennies NOW! The challenge was to alter a bag of any type by 3am EST today and post it to your blog.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Here is the bag that I created for the challenge.</div><br /><div></div><div>I took a little white craft bag that I bought at Michael's and folded the top down. I then punched a heart out using my yellow Marvy Uchida punch. I placed a piece of Riding Hood Red (RHR) cardstock inside and stamped the lips from <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/stamps_lovesongs.html">Love Songs, </a>three times. First in RHR, then the outline in pallete noir black then with a glue pad and added glitter. Then I stamped off the lips image in RHR for the main portion of the lips stamp and then outlined it full strength with RHR. The edge of the bag is lined with a strip of designer series paper from SU called Bella Rose. The "Happy Valentine's Day" stamp is stamped in pallette noir black on the same paper. I stamped the round saying in RHR ink on RHR paper and the lips in Fresh Snow. I attached this piece and the "Happy Valentine's Day" saying with dimensionals. The ribbon at the top is pretty in pink taffeta from SU. Hope you like this quick little bag. I thought it would be perfect to put Dove chocolate hearts in (those are my favorite because they have saying inside. Two gifts in one.) =) Thanks for looking. </div><div></div><div>Happy Stamping!</div>Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528279450751883436noreply@blogger.com1