Ink, Stamp and Scrap

Retired Stamps and more for Sale

It's been a busy vacation week with the kids home - I have some great samples to show you and I've also been busy cleaning house.  Please click here to see all the fantastic items I have on Ebay right now.  If there is something specific you are looking for drop my an email or leave a comments and I will let you know if I have it. 

BLOG SPECIAL: If you win something from my Ebay auction and tell me that you read about it on my blog I will put a little goodie in your item when I ship it!

Have a great day!

Olympic Gold Blog Candy

I love the Olympics!  One of my fondest memories is the night that Nadia Comăneci won gold with her perfect 10's in gymnastics.  My other sister and I watched the Olympics that night with my parents unaware that my mom was in labor.  The very next morning my baby sister was born.  In fact, my mom waited almost too long to leave for the hospital - she almost delivered on the 405 in Southern California.

In celebration of the Olympics, your Blog Candy is five sheets of Gold Brushed Cardstock and a  spool of Gold Elastic Cord.  What do you have to do for it?  Leave me a comment telling me who your favorite Olympic athlete (past or present) is AND register for my emailing list if you haven't already!  Just look on the upper right side of this page for the box. 

You have until 11:59pm on Wednesday, February 17 to enter - the winner will be announced on Thursday, Februrary 18.  Good Luck!

  
  
  
  

Happy Valentine's Day

Today I wanted to share a venture that I'm taking on this winter - sewing with the Big Shot.  I have purchased all my fabric and am ready to dive in!  Here is the stack of material I will be dealing with in the coming weeks. 

We spent the day fixing up our newly renovated basement.  The kids love their new space.  My space got a little makeover too!  I will show you once I get it straightened out! 

Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day!

Punch Tips

I wanted to give you some close up tips that you can use with the following punches:

Item Code	Description	Price
104403	1 1/4 Punch	$15.95
107215	Corner Tag Punch	$6.95
118073	Fancy Flower Punch	$15.95
107214	Corner Ticket Punch	$6.95

	This picture shows you a layer of Whisper White over Soft Suede.  In order to make the "scoops" in each layer line up on all four corners you should cut each layer 1/4" smaller as they layer on top.  For example, if this Whisper White is 3" by 3" then the Soft Suede should measure 3 1/4" by 3 1/4 inches.
	I'm sure I wasn't the first to think of this, but I haven't seen it anywhere else yet.  For me - that makes this an original!  You can use the 1 1/4" Circle Punch to layer under the Extra Large Fancy Flower.  Click to enlarge the picture so you can see the circles.

Have a great day!

Yummy Bunny

When I saw this stamp I just had to have it.  Chocolate Bunnies just scream Easter to me.  I think this will be adorable in a garden scene card as well as boys and girls cards.  Look for those kinds of samples soon too!  This is one of those "under ten dollar" stamps too.  I will show you how to use this stamp to make cute quick gift tags and simple Easter Cards in the coming weeks as well.  Wow!  I better get to stamping:)

Let me walk you through the steps to creating this card.  First I stamped the Chocolate Bunny (116980) in VersaMark ink (102283) and then embossed it in clear embossing powder (109130) on the large circle from the Circle Scallop #2 Bigz Die(113469) cut in Chocolate Chip (102128) cardstock.  Since I've been using the Sending Love DSP (117153) a lot, I had a little piece left to have him sitting on.  I wrapped that in Vanilla Tafetta ribbon.  I stamped "happy Easter" in Chocolate Chip (100908) on Close to Cocoa cardstock.  I punched the greeting with the Designer Label Punch (107590).  I took all those elements and layered them on Very Vanilla cardstock (101650).  Just to add "pop" I layered those on Chocolate Chip cardstock and the card itself which is in Close to Cocoa.

If you'd like to order any of these items - here is the information you'll need:

Have a great day!

 

Clean and Simple

I'm still having fun with the With All My Heart(118334) stamp set.  I like these two stamps together.  I found that they are great just stamped in two colors layered on a single piece of cardstock.  This time I added bling with the Fire Circle Brad (109110) and a little pizzaz with the Ticket Corner punch(107214) on each of the layers.  I wanted to keep it simple, but I couldn't resist adding just a little of the Finial Press Embossing Folder (115963).  The color combination on this card is Razzleberry, Soft Suede and Whisper White.

Do you notice that there is a larger layer than the Fancy Flower (118073)?  How did I do that?  I punched the 1 1/4" circle (104403) five times!  Then I layered each circle under a petal of the flower.  Give it a try - you'll love the results.

Have a great day!

Lots of Dots

We have a big snow storm here in the Northeast.  We're not getting much in CT, but the kids are home for the day so I'm escaping to stamp.

I saw a post on one of my favorite blogs and loved the colors Tara used.  I thought I'd try my hand at it and ended up with lots of dots!  This card will be featured in one of my classes in March.  Classes and details will be posted on Monday, February 16. 

Let me know if there are any color combinations you'd like to try.   

Have a great day!

POST FOOTNOTE:  Guess the snow went to my head!  I left this as a draft and never published it.  Technically it's still the  10th, but I'm sorry for the delay.  Tomorrow's will be right on time:)

More Boxes for You

I just love making these boxes!  They are so quick and easy.  Perfect for a hostess gift or chocolate or a quick gift card holder.  Let me know what you put in yours!

Remember you can purchase the tutorial to make these for just $4.95.  I will email it to after I receive  your payment.  

Have a great day!

 

Two Piece Box Tutorial

I hope you enjoy making lots of these just like I have.  I will post more samples tomorrow!  As promised, you can click on the PayPal link below, purchase the tutorial for this box, and I will send you the tutorial as a .pdf file.  I will be happy to send you an invoice if you prefer to pay by check.  Just send me an email.

Have a great day!

Super Bowl Special

Good Morning!  Are you for the Saints, Colts or Stamps!  I hope the Saints win, but I'm always for stamps!  Today I have a special bonus offer - if you place a $50 order on my website today (or call or email before game time) I will place your name in a drawing for one of my 12 Days of Heart cards.  There will be three lucky winners!  No you may be asking what about the FREE STAMPS?  It's Sale-a-Bration - you get to pick your FREE STAMPS (or punch or DSP) when you order.

Don't forget -

All orders of $50 or more will be placed in a drawing to win a free 12 Days of Heart sample.

Orders may be place on-line February 7 until 11:59pm to be considered

Orders may be emailed to linda@inkstampandscrap.com by game-time.  I will take care of payment today or early tomorrow.

Orders may be called into (203) 913-7049 by game-time.  I will take care of payment while on the phone or early tomorrow.

Go Saints!

Valentine Basket

Here is a great project made using the Big Shot and felt.  I used wool felt for the basket itself because it's a little heavier and made the basket sturdier.  I got this idea from Erika Martin.  I used the Baskets and Blooms Bigz die to make the basket and then the heart from the original Movers and Shapers to make the heart.  I just stitched it with embroidery thread and that was it.  The little tabs on the base make it really easy to sew - I just used one stitch per tab.

If you like to sew or have tried something different with the Big Shot and fabric - leave me a comment.  I will randomly draw one name on Monday to receive my new tutoial (available for purchase Monday) with instructions on making yesterday's box. 

 

  
  

Sending Love Box

Today I'm showing you a great project AND giving you a sneak peak at the first tutorial I'm going to be selling starting on Monday, February 8.  Check out this cute project:

This little box is made using the following supplies:

I have another cute package to show you tomorrow.  We are expecting snow tonight so I should have lots of time to create tomorrow. 

Don't forget I added a Sunday afternoon class based on YOUR input from last week's survey!  Click HERE to register.

Have a great day and be sure to check back tomorrow!

Birthday Time

I have some birthday's coming up in the familiy and wanted to get a jump on making them.  The next three days will be cute packaging ideas you can use for Valentine's Day.  Be sure to check back!

Taking Your Suggestion

I had a request to use purples so I gave it a try.  I love Almosst Amethyst and Lovely Lilac.  I added a little Certainly Celery for "pop"!  Let me know what you think - is this the type of card you'd like to make at a class? 

 
Along with the cardstock I used the Dots Embossing Folder, Heart Embosslit and Certainly Celery Satin ribbon.  I punched the three large hearts using my Movers and Shapers heart. 

Have a great day!

New Class on Calendar

Thanks again to everyone who participated in my survey.  Many of you asked for the format I am using for the Card Cafe (4 cards - 1 or 2 of each).  There were a lot of requests for Sunday at 2pm as well. 

I just added a Card Cafe for Sunday, February 21 at 2pm at my home in Trumbull, CT (06611).  You can use the information in THIS POST to see samples. 

Please note that I also changed the ordering requirement for getting the rebate - I think you'll like what you see.  CLICK HERE to register.

Many of you also asked to buy instructions.  I will post that opportunity by the end of the week.  Stay tuned! 

12 Days of Heart - Day 12

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you have enjoyed these 12 Days of Heart.  You have until 8pm EST to let me know what colors you'd like in tomorrows card.  I will continue the Valentine theme for a few more days, but will sprinkle in some other fun projects too.  Here is todays red-black-and-white card. 

 
If you want to order the supplies for this card, here they are:

Click on the picture if you need to make it larger!  Have a great day! 

 

Blog Candy Winner

Thanks to everyone for answering my survey.  I will have a new schedule and new classes for late February and March based on your answers. 

And the winner is:  bordo127@gmail.com  Please email me with your street address so I can send your DSP and stamps. 

More candy coming soon - check daily so you don't miss out!

12 Days of Heart - Day 11

Down to our last three days!  I will continue the Valentine theme a little more with some great projects you can try.  Today and tomorrow will be red, black and white.  What colors would you like to see for the final day of heart?  Leave a comment and let me know.  Winner of the blog candy posted this afternoon - I have to run to the doctor for a quick checkup this morning.

Supplies and winner to be posted this afternoon - be sure to check back!

POST UPDATE:  OK - I was a little tired this morning when I wrote this (but the Grammy's were great last night!).  Please continue to comment about the colors you'd like to see.  I will post a card using them (still in the Valentine theme) on Wednesday.

Here are the supplies (you can click on the list to make it larger):