RemARKable Stampers Stamp of the Month: Ciao, Baby!

Posted on March 9, 2013 by mauistamper

Aloha! You’re on Maui – at least for a little bit. If this is your first stop on the RemARKable Stampers Stamp of the Month Club tour for March, then welcome – and I hope you’ll enjoy all the fabulous projects today.

Ciao Baby is a bit of a sleeper – small images designed to be used with either the Petite Curly Lable Sale-a-bration punch or the 7/8 inch Scallop Circle punch. I thought they would be a great unifying item for a set of notecards. First up is a card using the Madison Avenue Sale-a-bration set:

Each card is made using the Note Cards and Envelopes (#107311, 20 cards and envelopes, $5.95). The Ciao Baby images are stamped and punched with the Petite Curly Label punch, then popped up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. I kept a uniform color scheme but changed up the stamp set for each card. The second card features Morning Cup:

A little bit of ink brushed across the Needlepoint TIEF embossing helps the design to stand out. Morning cup is perfect for coloring with Stampin’ Write markers!

Oh, Whale seemed like a perfect fit for the next sentiment:

I originally cut the whale out with the framelit, but decided it wasn’t necessary and ended up just stamping it directly on the front panel. Have I mentioned lately how much I appreciate clear mount stamps? Those little waves were simple to line up!

The last card in my set is a little Owly love note using the Aviary set. Call me crazy, but I just can’t bring myself to put the birds inside the cage. I like to see them outside and free!!

The little heart is just hand-colored, just because I wanted to.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this stop on the tour – time to head off to Robin‘s studio!

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Tags, I love you

Posted on March 8, 2013 by mauistamper

Here’s another CASE that was a quick and fun card:

Fabulous Phrases and Oh Whale stamp set
Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler card stock
Island Indigo and Cherry Cobbler FFIP
Jewelry Tag punch
Island Indigo and Cherry Cobbler bakers twine
Linen thread
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Rhinestone jewels
Cherry Cobbler seam binding

I love Pinterest but it does become something of a Black Hole when it comes to time management. I’m determined to DO something with my pins, and this card is a direct result of that determination. You can see the very cute card I CASEd right Here.

What have you made with your pins lately? (Cheryl Hamilton, I am talking to you!!)

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.