Patty's Stamping Spot

Celebrating Jen's birthday

We had fun celebrating Jen's birthday this week and I asked the gals if I could share their stamped cards on my blog.. and they said sure!  I think you'll enjoy these!

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From Sharon - notice the new scallop edge punch used in a couple of ways!

For info on how to make the scalloped squares, see THIS BLOG POST.  AMAZING!

From Christine - lots of fun rub-ons!

From Karen:

 

Well, I've tried to insert the rest of the cards, and typepad keeps putting a box with a red X on my blog... I realllllllly wish typepad would fix all these problems!!  ack!

Patty

 

5 Fun Free Day projects - part 2

Here are 2 more of the projects I provided for my gals at 5 Fun Free day on Saturday. 

Simple card, and Felt Fusion Flowers on a small tin (from Michaels).

 

Popsicle Card

What a fun card for any occasion this summer!!  I got this idea from my upline, Sandy Hancock. 

You could make this in any fun, summery color.. how about a lime popsicle?  Or a chocolate fudge bar!?  :)  yum!

        

The "how to's":

Only Orange cardstock: cut to 4"x5" and score in 1/2.  Use the corner rounder on 3 corners and the Scallop punch on the upper right corner.

Whisper White cardstock: cut to 2-1/4" x 3-3/4". Use same corner rounding/punching as above.

To insert the popsicle stick, punch 2 holes with the Horizontal Slot punch:

  

Stamp the white piece first, then put Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the white piece and put it over the stick:

 

 

Fun option for the Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon.. run your YoYo Yellow marker along 1/2 of it to customize the colors:

Bracelet Kit Offer FULL - weekend special still available

Quick Update:

the Limit of 25 Build A Brad Bracelet Kits has been reached.  If you did not get your order in, but are still interested, EMAIL ME to be put on a list, and I will see if I can buy more chain and charms.  Ordering more Stampin' UP! supplies is not a problem, but I need to make sure I can get more chain before taking more orders. Thanks!  pattystamps@comcast.net

My Weekend specials expire tonight.. there are still a few more hours to take advantage of these!

 

Class project: 2 pocket card

Yesterday I posted one of our class projects from this week, and today you get to see the 2nd project we made.  I call this a 2 pocket card.  Class participants made both projects with Afternoon Tea paper from Stampin' Up!.  This card closes with a "latch" and has small notes inside.  Enjoy!

Small cards fill the 2 pockets inside:

"Latch" closed:

"Latch" open:

I may be offering the pre-cut pieces in a "Class Kit by Mail" in the future, but in the mean time, CLICK HERE if you'd like to download the instruction sheet and make one on your own.  Enjoy!

Cutest little tote EVER!!

I was given the SWEETEST gift by Cindee Wilkinson at my Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting in April! 

CHECK IT OUT....

I used it for my swaps at Michelle's meeting last Saturday!  Everyone loved it!

Isn't this TOO CLEVER .... 

 

Isn't it toooooooooooo cute???  Cindee has a really great blog.. be sure to check it out!

Cindee got the directions from Julie Edmonds, and you can get more info on the directions on Juile's site HERE.  Check out how cute the tote is when it's filled with goodies, too!

I'm sure you'll enjoy "wandering around" Cindee's and Julie's blogs today!

Have a great day!

More Carousel Note Purses

After discovering this WAY COOL project back in early March, I knew this had to be a class.. so I taught it 3x this week!!  Everyone loved it!  Each person received 3 Carousel Notes, 2 envelopes, 1/2 a pack of Afternoon Tea paper, 5 sheets of assorted cardstock, and full color instructions.   Here are some samples from this weeks class:

Add Build A Brad to ANYTHING!!  (LOVE it!)

The Basic Gray Magnetic Snaps are great for the closure on this project!

EDITED TO ADD 4/28/08:

Just found the magnetic snaps HERE! yeah!!

Stamped by Karen Felix:

More samples of this project may be found HERE.

Jan's fabulous step by step tutorial can be found HERE.

Luv 2 Stamp Group Meeting - Winning Swap cards

At every Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting, I ask everyone to bring an extra swap card to put on the "Card Contest Board".  We vote for our favorites and the top 3 get prizes! :)  I thought you'd like to see the top 3.. they are AMAZING!!!

3rd place: Elyse Foley

2nd place: Lene'e Pearson

and the winner: Susan Valencia!

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                     Elyse, Susan, me, Lene'e

I send the Card Contest Board cards to Stampin' Up! for the Wow Art File Contest.. many of them show up on Stampers Showcase, too!  yahoo ladies.. way to go!

Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting - part 1

Here are all the supplies packed and ready to head to the meeting yesterday morning..

Here are some of the ladies having fun stamping:

Here is Jena instructing us in a pop up card project:

Here is the pop up card she taught us to make:

Instructions for the folding of this card can be found on Jana Mays blog here.  Jena added the "swing" design to the front of the card so you'd have a place to write a greeting.

 

Here are a couple of projects I instructed the group on (more to come this week):

They got to pick one Carousel note design to copy.

More meeting projects and ideas to come.. please check back tomorrow..

GLITTER!! Oh My!

OK.. I THOUGHT I could do it... I've been getting up the "courage" to work with the Sticky Letters and Glitter ever since SHANNON gave me grief at the Oakland Regional for not using them in my stamping life (I am so NOT a Glitter Queen) ... last night I thought my friend Sharon had talked me into using the sticky letters and glitter for my meeting swap cards this Saturday... I sat down with GOOD INTENTIONS to make swaps using glitter... here is what I came up with:

While I love the card, I'm also SUCH A WHIMP when it comes to GLITTER.. I just cannot deal with it.. and I will be on the floor under my stamp desk in a curled up ball if I have to make 40+ cards with glitter... so... unless someone wants to come over and MAKE these FOR ME today, I'm coming up with a different design for my swaps WITHOUT glitter!!  LOL

I know, I know.. what a whimp.. oh well!

SUPPLIES: Colors: Eggplant Envy and Always Artichoke.  Gitter and sticky letters from pg 186 of the catalog. White rub-ons from the Occasions mini. Stamps from Boho Backgrounds, pg 109.  Punches: Scallop circle and Boho Blossoms punch.  All supplies Stampin' Up!

Bermuda Cruise - Super Fun Jewelry Ideas!

A SUPER BIG round of applause to my friend and dinner partner on the cruise, Jan Wakeland and her FABULOUS jewelry ideas... CHECK THESE OUT.......

Jan used washers from the hardware store and beads and discs from the jewelry aisle in the craft store, and decorated them with Felt Fusion Flowers and our Rub-Ons!! HOW FUN!!  LOVE IT! I feel a class coming on! 

You look maaaaaaaaavelous, Jan!  Thanks for an awesome week!

more info on Jan's Blog here!

Bermuda Cruise - Samples from Display Boards

Cruise Achievers brought samples to display on boards in the Hospitality Room and of course I took lots of photos.  Here are just a few of my favorites.. more to come in the following days.

If you see your card here, leave me a comment.. I'll be happy to add your name and give you credit!

All images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2008.

Card below by Amy Celona:

Card below by Ruth Bingle (watch for Ruth on stage this year at Convention.. in a BIG way!) :)

Desk Calendar project above by: Kelly Acheson

Card below by Ruth Bingle:

More with Carousel Notes & Classy Brass

My "Pick a Petal" Classy Brass template (pg 187) arrived yesterday so I HAD to play with it today!  The outside of it coordinates with the Carousel notes!  Hmm.. wonder what else Stampin' Up! has been keeping from us!  LOL

Here are the tools I used:

Paper Piercing tool and mat, brass template, Carousel Notes and 1/8" handheld punch.

TIP: I found that to speed things up, you can pierce and/or punch through TWO Carousel notes at once!  yahoo!  I used some Scotch Magic tape (clear tape) to hold the template and 2 notes together while punching/piercing.  And yes, the 1/8" handheld punch does go through the holes in the template.. you don't have to mark them and then punch.

I added some holes to the scallops on my Carousel Note Card Purse.. tooooo cute!

And here is a quick Thank You card I made with the Afternoon Tea DSP, Carousel Notes and some SAB Rub-Ons:

Another TIP: I learned about sponging over the rub-ons from my ROCKIN' friend Dawn's tutorial HERE! 

Have fun stampin' today!

My Carousel Note Purse needed Photos!

I was working on a project using photos of my mom from her childhood to the day she got married (photos of THAT project to come in a day or 2), so I decided to use up the extra photos and add them to my Carousel Note Card Purse project (see this post for more details).

We lost my mom to cancer in 2006, and I really miss her, so I have been feeling the need to have some photos of her nearby me lately.  Although obviously I never knew her when she was so young, I know this will help!

I've had several questions about how I attached the ribbon handle and realized I didn't take a photo of the back of the project.. but I did it the same way that Jan Tink did: add Jumbo Eyelets in the back 1/2 of the carousel note,  and tuck the ribbon inside the eyelet holes. I added Sticky Strip to hold the ribbon ends down... just in case.  I "snailed" the new Chocolate Chip Poly Twill ribbon onto the Groovy Guava double stitched ribbon.... kinda cool, huh?

WOW - Carousel Notes Purse Project!!

Oh my word... we had the best time making these FABULOUS "purses" out of the new Carousel Note cards and envelopes (in the Occasions Mini catalog from Stampin' Up!).  HUGE THANKS TO Jan Tinklenberg for posting this most amazing idea on her blog this week!!  WOW!! 

Yesterday, Sharon and Ellen and I decided to tackle this project... seemed simple enough - well, I mean.. you are just using a pack of Carousel Notes and a pack of Afternoon Tea DSP, right??  LOL.. check this out... here is all the stuff we got out to make this project!!

OK, back to the pretty projects.... here are the 3 purses we made, including some close ups of some of the fun embellishments we came up with.

The "purse" is made with 2 of the big 6x6 Chocolate Chip envelopes that come wtih the Carousel Notes, plus a piece of Choc. Chip c/s measuring 6-3/16" sq. (scored in 1/2) in the center (the envelope flaps are both stick to this).  Then you add a Carousel note for the top flap, and put a Carousel note inside each envelope pocket, and embellish with Afternoon Tea DSP (and a ton of other stuff!)  LOL

This one was made my Ellen:

This one was made by Sharon:

And this was mine:

Here are some close-ups of the fun embellishments we came up with:

OK.. so how many of you are going to go play with your Carousel Notes today!!?  Have fun!