A Sunny Yellow Thank You

Posted on December 29, 2014 by mauistamper

Did you receive some lovely gifts?

You know what comes next!

Dotty Angle and Mixed Bunch
Hello Honey, Whisper White and Mossy Meadow
Hello Honey Ribbon
Pearls
Punches: Blossom and 3/4 inch circle

Shop HERE!

Boxes o’ Kisses

Posted on December 8, 2014 by mauistamper

Here’s my take on the Sizzix Bigz Fry Box designed for Christmas treats:

A few Hershey Kisses in a cello bag tied with a cheery bit of ribbon and your favors are complete! I made quite a few of these and they go together so quickly – the fry box is VERY EASY to assemble! Just the thing for all of those last minute goodie gifts.

The phrases – I used a variety of them – are from Good Greetings, the exclusive Holiday Catalog Hostess Set. The Old Olive box is stamped with the snowflakes and trees from Cheerful Greetings. Photopolymer sets are super flexible, so I was able to curve the trees in an arc to match the curve across the back of the box. The Real Red box is embellished with one of the trees from the Festival of Trees.

Stop by on Thursday to enjoy the RemARKable Blog Tour – our theme is Tie One On – packaging, tags and last minute gifts.

Bright and Beautiful

Posted on November 17, 2014 by mauistamper

Love this Bright and Beautiful set of stars:

Stamps: Bright and Beautiful
Color Palette: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Silver
Accessories: Big Shot and Star framelits, Silver 1/8″ taffeta ribbon, Silver Glimmer paper, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Envelope Punch Board, 1/8″ hand held circle punch

The inspiration for this card came from Sandy MacIver. I had initially hoped to make the card with the top point of the star a continuous piece of paper front to back (rather than punching a hole to secure the front to the back) but I learned that the point is too narrow to make that work. I don’t like to add bows with glue dots, so I needed to figure out a way to make this one go through the card stock and still “tie pretty”.

This is the back of the card. I put the Silver Taffeta Ribbon through a hole punched at the top of the stars and tied it once in front, then wrapped it around the back and tied it once again (when I say tied, I mean like the first step in tying a shoelace – what’s that called? an overhand knot?) Those two “overhand knots” stabilize the ribbon so that when you bring it back around to the front the bow is straight, not catty-wompus. (Which IS a word, despite spell check trying to tell me it is not.)

I stamped a single word inside and added a few small stars to the envelope. The envelope itself was made with the Envelope Punch board to fit a 5×5 card. This card looks a lot more time-consuming than it is – give it a try and tell me what you think.

Stop by the Maui Masonic Lodge this Saturday, November 22 for the Maui Stamper and Friends Craft Fair! Paper crafts, jewelry, baked goods, embroidered linens, loads of gift items – we’d love to see you! 9am til 2pm

Give thanks – RemARKably

Posted on November 13, 2014 by mauistamper

I hope you’re enjoying this month’s RemARKable Pinworthy Blog tour. I have a SUPER-EASY project that you can put together as quick gifts for your loved ones for this holiday season. The star of this project is the Gratitude for Days Simply Created Kit:

I’ve added a few products to this project but it is primarily the Gratitude for Days Kit. I couldn’t resist the new Note Tag punch to make the sentiment from the Perfect Pennants stamp set:

I am grateful for many, many things – but my husband (Number One) and my children – including my dear son-in-law – are my greatest treasures. I created this mini-album to keep a few photos from a recent family trip.

I chose a few special photos and put one in each pocket with one of the journaling cards that comes with the kit:

My kids live all over the world, and a photo of the three of them – even in big puffy coats – is a treasure!

I love how the pockets allow you a little peek at the photo inside!

The cards can be used however you like – in this case, since the photos are from a trip together, I’ll use them to record thoughts and emotions about our time together.

The Gratitude for Days kit has beautiful colors that are easy to coordinate. I used stamps from Remember This (PLxSU), Holiday Cheer (PLxSU) and Hip Notes.

I treasure these memories, and the photos are a tangible reminder of the time we spent together. What would you like to remember? You could make 10 of these with one Gratitude for Days Simply Sent kit!

Enjoy the rest of the Give Thanks tour. I’m thankful for each one of you, too!

Typeset Thanks

Posted on November 6, 2014 by mauistamper

We made cards specifically for men a while back:

Stamps: Hip Notes, What’s Your Type
Color Palette: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Old Olive
Accessories: Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper

Making Manly Cards requires a complete shift in my brain. I focus more on images and color, and less on embellishment. This card uses a very simple layout and relies on the contrast between the graphic circles and the detail in the map-themed DSP.

Here are the WEEKLY DEALS for this week:

You know you’re gonna need some silver glitter very, very soon. Shop HERE.

It’s RemARKably Scary Fun!

Posted on September 11, 2014 by mauistamper

Welcome to the September RemARKable Blog tour – our theme is Scary Fun this month! Crafters are always thinking a month or two in advance, although some of us (names omitted to protect the innocent) don’t actually DO anything until the last minute 🙂

Let’s start with little treats:

The Tiny Treat boxes are 2″ all the way around – not too big and not too small. Just the right size for Halloween-sized chocolate!

These monsters from Freaky Friends remind me of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak – an all time favorite in the Stamper Household!

The Very Vanilla panel is 1 5/8″ wide and 9″ long. There are two small holes in the lid which I used to thread the Two-Tone trim. I had help, too:

One more treat package:

The Decorative masks – Stripes and Dots or Hearts and Stars – are some of my favorites from the 2014-2015 catalog. A couple of minutes with a dauber and POW! Magic!

Did you see the images stamped right on the clothespin? We have big ones now, too!

Last but not least, a Halloween card to share a giggle. In my case, there’s a long story behind a broken vacuum in the Stamper household, and the broom really is getting a workout.

The goofy owl sees that broom and is worried it may be destined for her.

This cat, however, is smart enough to stay out of the way! All images are from Freaky Friends with the exception of the ticket from That’s the Ticket.

Now you’re off to Audra Monk’s Crafty Yogi to see what she has to share! Hope you’ve enjoyed this month’s RemARKable tour – Pin us, leave comments, share the love!

Here’s the full tour lineup:

Nancy Amato – http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com/2014/09/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-scary-fun.html

Missy Bolinger – http://www.creativeblessingsbymissy/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-scary-fun.blogspot.com

Tamra Davis –

Connie Deibler- http://www.conniestamps.com/2014/09/remarkable-scary-fun.htm

Anne Matasci – http://wp.me/pCcBw-1Jc You are HERE!

Audra Monk – http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2014/09/scary-fun-remarkables-blog-hop.html

Maria Pane – http://stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com/2014/09/scary-fun-remarkable-stampers-pinworthy.html

Andi Potler – http://www.absolutekreations.com/2014/09/11/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-scary-fun

Michele Reynolds – http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/2014/09/scary-fun-pinworthy-blog-tour.html

Pam Staples – http://wp.me/p3p2VA-MT

Janet Wakeland http://wp.me/pHIQD-6N0

RemARKable Flowers

Posted on April 10, 2014 by mauistamper

It’s another RemARKable Pinworthy blog tour – and this time we are focusing on flowers. I think most crafters LOVE flowers, and I’m no exception. One of my favorite new flower products is the Sizzix Spiral Flower Originals die, and I thought I would tackle something I’ve been thinking about for a while. I’m pretty pleased with my first attempt:

I have been imagining crafting with our new Sizzix Spiral Flower Originals Die with fabric for weeks! I have SO MANY ideas for these flowers…but I’m getting ahead of myself. These are made from denim (specifically, an old pair of torn, destroyed jeans) and tulle (leftover from my bridal ensemble – really!)

My first idea was a wristlet:

I didn’t even get to the embellishment stage. This idea has potential, but the problem here is that I’m a Bash-and-Crash kinda girl, and this little confection wouldn’t make it through the first day on my wrist.

Cute idea – for someone else’s wrist. It was back to the drawing board.

I used two denim spirals and two tulle spirals for the flower on the right. The one on the left has one denim spiral and two tulle spirals – the tulle is very lightweight and soft, not the stiff variety.

The “double denim” flower is in the center – it’s definitely larger – with a single denim layer flower on either side.

I did learn a few tricks in the process of assembling these. If I were working with fabric only (no tulle) it would be fairly simple to roll first and hot glue second. However, the tulle is wispy and stubborn, and I found it easier to roll a little, hot glue a little, and roll a little more. Also, when you are working with paper, it’s very easy to adjust the tightness of the rolled flower once you’re done. With fabric (even if you haven’t hot glued it together already!) there’s too much friction in the layers and they don’t want to loosen up. I found I got the best results by practicing once or twice before I began to assemble with the hot glue.

Now that I have a few of these under my belt, I can’t wait to add Spiral Flower embellishments to…well, you’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, go see what the rest of the RemARKables have come up with – I’m certain you’ll be inspired!

Head on over to Audra Monk at the Crafty Yogi to continue the tour!

Washi Sale TODAY ONLY

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Send your fingers flying to http://www.AnneMatasci.StampinUp.net and stock up TODAY ONLY (October 3, 2013) on these fabulous washi bundles. Our prices are good – today they are fantastic!

Convention 2013 Day 2 pix

Posted on July 19, 2013 by mauistamper

Having a terrible time with wifi so here are pics from the phone!

Sorry I can’t do better than this but the photos are of demos swapping, my new Undefined pineapple stamp, Shelli’s main stage projects (ignore the various hands & phones it was crowded!) and a fabulous Sock Monkey (Cheryl).