Ink, Stamp and Scrap

August Stamp Club

Here are the projects we did for Stamp Club this month!  Join us in September when it will be ALL about Halloween!  Click HERE to find out the details of joining the club.  You can be a six-month member or just a casual member.  Whatever suits your needs.

For the card on the left we ran the DSP through one of the embossing envelopes and then sanded it to get the white effect.  Recognize that ribbon from the catalog?  It's the White Organza died with a sponge and Melon Mambo ink.

The right card is made using scraps of DSP cut to 1.5 by 3 inches and a border layer cut to 3.25 by 4.75 inches.

I love the little purse we made using just a 6 by 6 square of DSP and a Top Note from the Big Shot.

Look below at a detailed view of the scalloped front:

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Congrats to the Grad

We went to a gradation party this past weekend.  The man-of-the-hour just graduated from Trumbull High School (colors Black and Gold) and will be attending St. John's in the fall (colors Red and White with the logo like below). 

I used the Varsity Letters that were introduced last year along with the congrats from a recently retired stamp set.  The THS are embossed in gold and the STJ are stamped in Real Red.

To make the gold letters "pop" I ran the black layer through the Big Shot with the diamond Texturz plate.

For the money holder pocket I just used a scrap of black and then punched a scoop out with the 1" circle punch.  Hope you like it!

Inside the Black Tie Affair

Here is the whole package.  The flap over the top is a continuation of the silver from the front of the invitation.  The lower portion where the pocket is was created by making a 3.5 inch pocket from a 12 by 5.5 inch piece of Basic Black cardstock. 

The reception card is postcard size with white, silver and black cardstock.  The RSVP is our white notecard with envelope.  The belly band is a strip of 12 by 1.25 Basic Black with 21 inches of white organza ribbon wrapped around it.

I used a LOT of sticky strip to put this all together.  It was very fun and the bride picked then up with a smile!

Black Tie Affair

Summer is definetly here in Connecticut.  We might hit 90 for the second day in a row and the humidity is terrible!

Here is the wedding inviataion I have been working on for a friend's friend.  She is getting married this fall and it's a black-tie-required event.

Here is the list of things I used:

1. 1. Silver Shimmer cardstock
2. 2. Basic Black cardstock
3. 3. White Organza Ribbon
4. 4.  Eyelet Punch
5. 5.  Big Shot with Texturz plate

Stay tuned tomorrow for the WHOLE package!

 

New Catalog Swap - Part 3

Here's the final three!  Two of them got me in the Christmas mood...hmm...maybe some holiday samples for tomrrow. 

Sweet 16

My daughter had a Sweet 16 party to go to over the weekend.  She asked for "bright colors" and "something cool".  This is what I came up with.  When I think of bright colors now they are the new Bermuda Bay and Melon Mamba. 

I used the Big Shot with an embossing folder to create the flowers.  I also used the Big Shot with the new Movers and Shapers punch outs to make the mat for the "Look who's turning". 

The stamped images in melon are from the new Look Who's Turning stamp set.  The "sweet" is from the new Teeny Tiny Phrases.

Hope you like it!

Growing Up Promotion

Check out these two great promotions for August!!!

Promotion #1 - Growth Chart:  Purchase the brand-new Décor Elements Growth Chart, only available August 1-September 30, and as an added bonus, receive a free applicator tool with your purchase (a $1.95 value).

Isn't this chart too stinkin' cute?  I wish I had a growing child so that I could have this charting their height!

Promotion #2 - FREE Buttons:  Spend $35 on stamp sets from the Growing Up section of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog (pages 74-90) and receive a FREE package of Designer buttons--a $7.95 value! Eligible buttons are listed below.

Item #	Page	Description	Retail Value
116313	181	Playground Designer buttons	$7.95
116312	181	Sherbet Designer buttons	$7.95
114333	181	Button Latte Designer buttons	$7.95

New Catalog Swap - Part 2

Here are three more.  The last three tomorrow!

New Catalog Swap - Part 1

Enjoy these samples from the new catalog - more to follow over the next few days!