Bat punch | The Maui Stamper

You know, I’m in the same boat as all of you when it comes to the Clearance Rack. Stampin’ Up! doesn’t let the demonstrators know when they put new goodies up in the Rack for sale, and over the weekend it occurred to me that I hadn’t shopped there for a while. Oh boy, was that ever a mistake! Some of my favorite retired items were there…including the tiny square and rectangular glassine envelopes. Naturally, I had to find a project for them:

Cute by the Inch Stamp set
Early Espresso Classic ink pad; Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write marker
Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo and Whisper White card stock
Vellum card stock; scrap retired Designer Series Paper
Scallop Square, XL Two Step Owl and Bitty Punch
Square glassine envelopes $1.99 for 20

I used the Bitty Circle to make a little Peek-a-boo window through the vellum for “hi”.

And another…

Teeny Tiny Wishes and Elements of Style stamp sets
Basic Black Classic ink pad
Whisper White, Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie card stock
White Gel pen; Champagne Mist Shimmer paint
Bat punch; rectangle glassine envelopes $2.49 for 20

Get these envelopes while they last at my Online Store!

The Maui Stampers met Friday morning for our monthly team meeting (wouldn’t you love to be one of us? You can, you know – email me!). We mostly gab and stamp and then at the end we try to eat healthy stuff because we’re all watching our girlish figures. Crystal brought Isaac – she was only going to drop off some stuff and run home but we persuaded her to stay. I had a senior photo moment and didn’t take one picture of him, but he was very happy sitting next to Auntie Kellie.

We were playing with Halloween stuff (most of it was Robbie’s, and she had to work) and came up with a concept that we thought needed work but had great potential. I have faith in all of you and your creative abilities so take a look and then leave a comment on how to spiff this baby up:

Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black card stock
Early Espresso Classic ink pad
Big Shot and Candy Wrapper Bigz L die; small oval punch
Stampin’ Sponges, Window Sheets and Tombo the Wonder Adhesive

We punched out the bats and used the negative image as a template to sponge bats all over the cardstock. We tried adding ribbon to the ends but it didn’t work for us. To make the bat stand up, we punched a small oval from a window sheet and cut it in a spiral to make something that spproximated a spring. The oval worked best because of the shape of the bat.

We all think it needs more/another color – some white somewhere to catch your eye? Can’t wait to hear what you think.