Oh, Baby!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by mauistamper

The Single Stamps are so easily overlooked with all the exciting new products from Stampin’ Up! but there are some fantastic images there – how about this?

Oh Baby Single Stamp #132667 $6.95 (available thru 3/31/13)
Whisper White and Lucky Limeade card stock
Brights Collection DSP
Tempting Turquoise FFIP
Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write marker
Piercing tool and Stampin’ Pierce mat
Big Shot, Argyle TIEF, 3 inch circle Bigz and Window Frames Framelits
Silver mini brads
Brights Designer buttons
White baker’s twine
Stampin’ Dimensionals

This would be perfect as a favor, too – stick that sweet girl on the front of a Fancy Favor box, or over the top of a gusset bag…loads of options. You can tell I was in a Brights sort of mood, and it got better (or worse, depending on your perspective!)

Same set of products, different colors. I used rhinestones instead of brads, pierced a circle instead of doodling, and used the Chevron TIEF. Next time I’ll use a softer background for the card photo – this makes my eyes water! The card base is white and those crazy 60’s color combinations are pretty fun.

And yes, I was there for the 60’s. I wore those colors – together! Fortunately, although photos from that era have survived, they are sadly faded.

🙂

Hello Forest Babies

Posted on March 16, 2010 by mauistamper

There’s a new baby I’m looking forward to meeting. His Auntie, Grandma and Grandpa are here from the Mainland, so I’ll wait my turn – but while I am waiting, I made him a card.

Forest Friends, Woodgrain and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
Naturals White, Brocade Blue, Ruby Red and Soft Suede card stock
Brocade Blue, Ruby Red and Soft Suede Classic ink pads
Versamark ink and Whisper White Craft ink pad
Clear embossing powder, heat tool, Stampin’ Sponges, piercing tool and mat
Jumbo grommet, Soft Suede polka dot ribbon and Scallop trim border punch

There was a lot of masking involved in lining up these images. It’s not hard at all – and it doesn’t take much time. Stamp your image on a re-positionable note and trim it out. I just stamp again after I’ve stamped my first image – you only need the outline. When I’ve used the mask I stick in inside the storage container for the stamp set so I don’t have to cut another one the next time.

What could be cuter?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by mauistamper

There was a surprise shower on Sunday for my wonderful friend and upline. There’s something about a new baby that brings out the best in a group of women. We were all so happy to come together to celebrate Crystal and her February baby.

I was thrilled to be included and quickly offered to make favors for the shower. It didn’t take me long to decide what to do – I’d seen a card posted on Lyssa Zwolanek’s blog Song of my Heart and knew it would make a great favor. There was a little trial and error involved to get the proportions right.

Dotted Wheel (retired)
Bashful Blue and Close to Cocoa cardstock
Bashful Blue Classic Ink
Scallop Trim Punch (SAB Sneak Peak)
Big Shot and Scallop Circle #2 Bigz
Tombo Adhesive, Small Cello bag, and Bashful Blue narrow grosgrain ribbon
Retired button, Non-SU silk flower, DMC Embroidery Floss, and Hershey Nuggets

The scallop circles are adhered to a “2-4-6-8” box with the dimensions adjusted to 1.25 x 2.5. Four Hershey kisses are squeezed into a Cello bag that fits perfectly into the box. It was a little bit of work, but well worth it for a sweet baby and mama.