My Sister's gift.

Well, if my gift to my sister didn't get there by her birthday, I'm about to ruin the surprise.  You saw her card yesterday using the Mojo Monday Template.

inside card

Here was the final product with stamping the front and putting DSP on the flap of the envelope :)


But, the big surprise was the gift I made her.  Do you remember the Simply Adorned line of jewelry we used to sell?  Well, I guess it didn't catch on very well.  It was kinda pricey, but this charm is on clearance now.  It's 1.5"x2" and it is beautiful!  And, the price even better.  Only about $8.50.  I bought 2 so I could make matching necklaces.  I didn't take a picture of the back.  Her mom passed away 2 years ago so I put a picture of  my MIL when she was a young girl in the back.  This may not be Emily's style. Whether she wears it or not, I hope she'll save it forever so she'll always remember how much I love her.

Here's what I came up with!  See how it matches the card?  My husband asked if I was Mr. T.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings, french script, family reunion, fabulous phrases
Ink: versamark, soft suede
Paper: Vanilla, soft suede, champagne glitter paper
Tools: jewlery tag punch, sponge dauber, distressing tool, heat tool, big shot, butterfly wings embosslit
Accessories: basic pearls, gold embossing powder  

So, here's the culmination of it all!  I added the small simply adorned bracelet with pictures of her boys in it.  Nothing fancy, but...

One more promotion for our silver anniversary.

For our 25-year anniversary, we’re bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release—one set per month—during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each “Best of” set will also include a never-before-seen image!  

After all sets are released, they will all be available until March 2014 :)  Can you guess which one is new?

Best of Birthdays #132929

Happy Birthday Emily

First off, I got myself a little gift.  Do you like my new style??  I am thrilled with my new look!  Please scroll down to the bottom of the right bar to see more about the awesome girl who did this for me!!

Today is my sister, Emily's birthday.  She is my husband's sister, but I thank God that she is!  She is my best friend and I love her dearly.  SO...I made her something special.

Have you ever heard of Mojo Monday?  It's a blog that gives templates that will help your creativity start flowing.  Then, you can submit your creation to share with others.  I wanted to make an original card, but I need all the help I can get.  So I looked through til I found a template that interested me.  This is what I chose.


Then, you let your imagination go wild.  I will not lie, when I play along with these challenges, I spend hours getting it just right.  I'll use over 20 different products. Sometimes I like what I come up with and sometimes not so much.  But, fortunately for my sister, I was pleased.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings, French Script, collage curios, family reunion, fabulous phrases
Paper: Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Pretty in Pink, Poetry DSP, soft suede
Ink: Soft Suede (ink and marker), versamark
Tools: Paper piercing pack, sponge dauber, distressing tool (love it!), scallop trim border punch, heat tool, jewelry tag punch, 1" circle punch
Accessories: bottle tops, gold embossing powder, crochet ribbon, basic pearls, dimensionals, glue dots

How'd I do?  Do you see how I used the template?  I started with the center rectangle and created out.  I really hope she likes it!  Of course, I had to mail it in a bubble mailer, but she's worth it :)

Last Card using Artistic Etchings

Here is the last card from Angela McKay's Artistic Etchings Class Planner.  She did an incredible job creating these cards.  I enjoyed making them :)  Nothing tricky about this card.  You can refer to my scrunchy ribbon tutorial to see how to make this ribbon.  I will mention maybe the vanilla ribbon would look nicer on this card.  I just didn't have any at the time.  

Supplies: 

Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings

Paper: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Love Letter DSP

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black

Ribbon: 5/8" black satin ribbon (or vanilla)

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, scallop oval punch, small oval punch

Accessories: vintage brad, dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed all these cards using our Artistic Etchings Stamp Set.  I'd love to order you a set.  Don't forget to check out our current promotion: Sale-A-Bration

Are you feeling an "artistic etch" yet?

Here is a very simple, elegant card from Angela McKay's Artistic Etchings Class Planner.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Love Letters DSP
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black
Ribbon: 1-1/4" striped ribbon
Tools: spritzer tool with black marker

More Artistic Etchings Cards

Here is another card made using Angela McKay's Artistic Etchings Class Planner.  Again, when I saw our new crochet trim ribbon in the catty, I wasn't impressed.  Boy, I'm not a very good judge when looking at the pictures.  I love it now!  Here's a quick video on how to scrunch this type of ribbon.

Supplies: 

Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Love Letters DSP

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black

Ribbon: 5/8" victoria crochet trim

Tools: Big Shot, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, 1-3/4" circle punch, circle scissors plus for a black 2" circle

Accessories: antique brads, dimensionals, sticky strip

A"mour" artistic etchings ideas

 This is my favorite card from Angela McKay's Artistic Etchings Class Planner.  I think the reason I love it the most is b/c of the tasteful trim die.  What a great product!  I also love the fact that the trim has been embossed, sponged AND THEN spritzed with a black marker.  Love the attention to detail.

Supplies: 

Stamp set: artistic etchings

paper: riding hood red, basic black, very vanilla, Love Letters DSP (designer series paper)

Ink: basic black, riding hood red, basic black marker for spritzing

Tools: Big Shot, tasteful trims die, sponge dauber, spritzer tool, scallop oval punch, medium size oval punch, vintage wallpaper embossing folder

Accessories: thread, basic brads, dimensionals

Bonjour from Paris :)

Last week I focused on Valentine's Day cards.  I hope you enjoyed that.  This week I will be showing you cards I made using our Artistic Etchings Set.  It has a romantic Paris sort of feel to it.  This is one of those stamp sets that did not catch my eye in the catalog, but after I saw this Class planner offered by Angela McKay, I had to have it.  The items you will see this week are the ones we made at my stamp camp last Friday night.   If you are in N. AL check my calendar to see when my next class is.

Here is the adorable purse we made.  I especially love the dog tag :)  If you own a Big Shot, I highly recommend getting our Tasteful Trim Die.    It was used to make the trim on the top and bottom of the bag.  You'll see it again on another card this week. 
 For all of you Alabama Fans, this designer paper has a houndstooth pattern in black and white and with our Riding Hood Red paper, you could make the most adorable Alabama Bag.  Let me know if I can help you make it! I'll see if I can make one this week.

Here's a quick video on how to layer using our decorative label punch.  I said in the video it was the modern label punch.  I was wrong...sorry :)

Supplies:

Stamp set: artistic etchings

paper: Very vanilla, riding hood red, and basic black cardstock, Love Letters DSP, 

Ink: basic black, riding hood red, basic black marker

Ribbon: basic black satin ribbon

Tools: tasteful trim die, crop-a-dile, ticket punch, decorative label punch, sponge daubers, scoring blade, spritzer tool

Accessories: jumbo eyelets, antique brads, dimensionals, chain (home depot)