Kangaroo Boo

Posted on October 18, 2010 by mauistamper

I have a soft spot in my heart for the Build-a-roo stamp set. To be honest, that spot encompasses all things Australian since my daughter moved there in February. She and her boyfriend were with us for almost three glorious weeks recently, and I loved every moment of it. I’m missing them both:

Build-a-Roo, All Holidays, Vintage Vogue and Sock Monkey Accessories stamp sets
Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla card stock
Early Espresso, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie classic ink pads
Jumbo brad, Crop-a-dile and Aquapainter
1 1/4 inch Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon
Stamp-a-ma-jig

Kind of a silly card, isn’t it?

Happy Birthday, Carol

Posted on April 5, 2010 by mauistamper

Today my oldest daughter celebrates her birthday…except of course she’s in Australia where it’s tomorrow, so she celebrated it yesterday. I think. Can you blame me for being confused? I hope she’s gotten her package, and here’s what I tucked inside:

Build a Roo stamp set
Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Blush Blossom and Pixie Pink card stock
Blush Blossom and Soft Suede Classic ink pads
Soft Suede and Pixie Pink ink refill and Stampin’ Write marker; the Aquapainter
Corner Rounder, Scallop Trim border punch and Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon

Love that little joey in the pocket! I like to stamp the joey on a scrap, trim it and attach it with Tombo – there’s a little more dimension that way and it seems more real.

I took a deep breath and wrote my own sentiment. I always worry I’ll mess it up but for this card I knew just what I wanted to say and nothing else would do. Kristina Werner often hand writes her sentiments and they look great. I just need to learn to be more bold and increase my “font” size.

Happy Hallow-Roo!

Posted on September 18, 2009 by mauistamper

I have had this cut-out Roo sitting on my desk just waiting to be loved for a good 6 weeks. About two weeks ago I spotted THIS CARD and thought I might have found a use for my Roo. I’ve never quite made peace with that bear (What? You didn’t go look at the card? Go see…) because, well, there’s something about his unibrow that bothers me. But I love the Roo so the substitution seemed natural.

Happy Hallo-Roo

Build-a-Roo, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Pocket Silhouettes, and Holiday Best (hostess) Stamp Sets
Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie and Kiwi Kiss (ret) Classic Ink
Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive Stampin’ Write markers
Naturals White, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede and Kiwi Kiss (ret) card stock
Small oval and Slot punches
Kiwi Kiss stripe ribbon (ret)
Big Shot and SU Backgrounds 1 Texturz plate
Stampin’ Sponges, Dimensionals, Aquapainter

First, I apologize (I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry already!) for using Kiwi Kiss. I couldn’t resist. It was there on my desk, whimpering about being neglected, and whispering to me that it would be SO perfect. You could use Old Olive and I’m sure it would be wonderful. The Kiwi Kiss made me do it.

Second, I have to confess that there was surgery involved. In fact, I had to cut the Roo in Two. The pumpkin was too big and I would have had to hide those exuberant arms or those fabulous roo feet.

Third, the pumpkin in the patch is marked from the Trick or Treat stamp in the Holiday Best hostess stamp set.

There. I think that’s enough commentary.

Happy HalloRoo to you!