Circles and lines

Posted on May 17, 2014 by mauistamper

I can’t remember much of high school geometry – I was good at math, but I didn’t enjoy it – but I do love playing with shapes.

Stamps: Oh Hello (retiring)
Color Palette: Basic Black, Whisper White and Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: 1/8 inch Black Taffeta ribbon, Cute Clips, Kaleidoscope DSP, the Big Shot and Circles Framelits, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I love using Basic Black and Whisper White (or Basic Black and Very Vanilla) as a foundation for my color palette. Change out the contrasting bright color and change the feeling of the project! This DSP is from Kaleidoscope, which is retiring, as is the Black/Vanilla combination in Modern Medley – my favorite 2013-2014 DSP.

I used a Post-it® note to mask the words and stamped that fabulous chevron image from Oh Hello above and below them. Don’t try to do both sides at once. Trust me.

Now that’s geometry I can love.

A Housewarming Giftcard

Posted on May 10, 2014 by mauistamper

I feel really blessed to have lots of young couples in my life. It’s a joy to watch them settle into their marriages, and lately that has included moving into new spaces. Mr. Maui Stamper and I were invited to a celebration last weekend; he couldn’t attend as he was busy surprising his sister for her birthday, but I went and had a fabulous time.

Being a practical sort of mama, I thought the perfect gift was a gift card to a home improvement store. Being a Maui Stamper, it needed a little dressing up:

Stamps: Oh Hello, On the Grid, Yippee Skippee and Day to Day (Project Life®)
Color Palette: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Antique Brads, Gold Clothespin, Big Shot and Polka Dots TIEF, Fringe Scissors, Circles Framelits, Word Window punch, Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder, Piercing templates, Chevron Gift Bags, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Older-than-the-hills-retired Ribbon.

Here’s the note card that fits in the back of the bag. I grunged it up a bit with On the Grid and the piercing template – just a double line of dots.

Sometimes the best things happen when you make a “mistake”. I originally stamped the word “happy” in ink, but it needed some oomph so I decided to emboss it. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig (TOTALLY ESSENTIAL TOOL, friends) to stamp “happy” again in Versamark ink and must have jiggled it, because it was offset just a bit. I think it’s PERFECT.

Gotta make it personal. Don’t know what I would do without all my Stampin’ Write markers. I am addicted to coordination.

Needless to say, this was presented in a clear envelope. Who would want to cover it up?

Simple and Sweet

Posted on January 20, 2014 by mauistamper

The Sweet Sayings Cards and Envelopes are Grrrrrrrrrreat!!(I think my demographic may be showing…does anyone else remember Tony the Tiger?)

Stamp sets: Too Kind and Wetlands
Color Palette: Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana and Real Red
Accessories: Sweet Sayings card and envelope set

And now for something completely different…

Change the font (this is from Oh, Hello) and create my own DSP with the Dictionary background set and it’s a Manly Card – even with those cute squiggles and tiny hearts at the bottom.

Yet another look – very girly – with a sentiment from Four You and the fabulous little blooms from Petite Petals. It’s hard to see in the photo, but the Coastal Cabana panel is embossed with Perfect Polka dots and carried through with the pierced line on the Whisper White oval (love those piercing guides!!)

Click Maui Stamper Whole Lot To Love 2014 to view the PDF with all the details on these Sweet Sayings Note Card sets. They’re only available until January 27 – or until supplies run out.

Burlap texture

Posted on August 9, 2013 by mauistamper

Have you gotten your hands on the gorgeous burlap ribbon in the Holiday catalog?

Flower Shop, Oh Hello and Chevron Background stamps
Very Vanilla and Baked Brown Sugar card stock
Primrose Petals, Daffodil Delight and Baked Brown Sugar FFIP
Bitty Circle and Pansy Punches
Big Shot and Ovals Collection Framelits
Burlap ribbon
Pearl Jewels
Mini Glue Dots

The Flower Shop stamp set has one Pansy shape in 6 different textures – this one is burlap! It’s a little thing, but it matters to me.

The little yellow centers in the flower are applied with Mini Glue Dots. They give more lift than Tombo, less lift than Stampin’ Dimensionals, and fit better behind the small circles than a dimensional would. Another little thing…

Did you see my un-tutorial on using the Pansy Punch? Check HERE to simplify your life 🙂

This is a very quick card and it is USPS friendly!! It would be easy to switch that sentiment out to suit your need. I often make cards like this without the sentiment inked in. Having them on hand gives me an instant custom card when the moment strikes.

Stop by on Sunday for another RemARKable Stamp of the Month tour!

RemARKably Mad Mosaics

Posted on June 8, 2013 by mauistamper

Welcome to the first Stamp of the Month tour for the Brand New Deliciously JUICY 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog!! Are you as excited as I am about this fabulous assortment of paper crafting goodness?? I hope so!

The June Stamp of the Month is Mosaic Madness. It’s especially juicy because of all the coordinating products that carry the Mosaic theme: the Mosaic punch, the Mosaic TIEF, and the Quatrefoil Fancy DSP.

(If you are not a regular reader at the Maui Stamper, I apologize. You should know that I am a very lazy girl and I get tired of typing things like TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER (TIEF), DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (DSP) and FIRM FOAM INK PAD (FFIP). Please make a note of these abbreviations.)

I’ve done a number of projects using the products from the suite, but for our blog tour I wanted to try using the images in new ways. First up – le card:

If SOMEONE used her SAMJ (oh, all right, Stamp-a-ma-jig) that “beautiful” would have been straight. Instead, it is beautifully hand made 🙂

The Mosaic punch fits perfectly along the scallop border from the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die! There are 7 of them, with the top and bottom trimmed to fit the card.

Got a little pierce-happy but it was worth it…and the little holes made a perfect place to run some Linen thread through to balance the opposite side.

If you need a box to go with that sassy card, I’ve got just the thing:

I was feeling a little continental…don’t know if this is more Scandinavian or Swiss, but when I started playing with the long stamps from Mosaic Madness I started seeing ribbon and it didn’t take much to put together a belly band. (Hint: if you are adding paper layers to a belly band, I recommend you score the plain belly band first, then add the trim on top for a smoother fit.)

The Mosaic punch can be a medallion, a flower, a tag…you name it! Just punch out a bunch of them and start playing.

For the next stop of the tour, you’ll be heading over to see what madness Robin has created! Enjoy!!

Got lost? Here’s the entire tour:

Nancy Amato http://www.stampinallnight.blogspot.com
Melissa Bolinger http://www.stampinup.net/blog/2089191
Jackie Bottomley http://www.jackiebottomley.blogspot.com
Susan Carlson http://www.stampinmomoffour.blogspot.com
Tamra Davis http://www.thecardladies.com
Connie Deibler http://www.conniestamps.com
Crystal Kondo http://www.card-ed.com
Deb Lehigh http://www.thestampinhut.typepad.com/
Debbie Lever http://www.debbiescreativespot.blogspot.com
Anne Matasci http://www.MauiStamper.wordpress.com
Robin Merriman http://www.trinitydesignstudio.blogspot.com
Maria Pane http://www.stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com
Andi Potler http://www.absolutekreations.com
Michele Reynolds http://www.inspirationink.typepad.com
Jeannette Swain http://www.stampsnwhatnot.com
Janet Wakeland http://www.remarkablycreated.com

I would gladly pay you Tuesday…

Posted on April 26, 2013 by mauistamper

For a hamburger today!

ALMOST looks good enough to eat, eh?

You can do this with just a few punches and some paper. I’m generally not a big fan of punch art but this was too perfect for a Dad card. Here you go:

Birthday or Father’s Day, either way this card is a winner! We’re making this one at the Manly Cards class on May 5. There are still a few spots – let me know if you would like to join us.

And I am very sorry to report that not only is the First Editions dsp retiring, but it is sold out. We can only cross our fingers and hope that Stampin’ Up! Has something better in store in the new catalog. 😉

No ribbon, no flowers. Less is more.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by mauistamper

It’s a challenge to make masculine cards. Ribbon? Nah. Flowers? Nope. More is more? Huh uh. Less is more.

This is Not My Way. But I have challenged myself this year to make more cards that are suitable for men. It’s taking some time, but I’m getting there:

Oh Hello and Beyond Plaid stamp sets
Naturals Ivory, RIver Rock and Always Artichoke card stock
River Rock and Always Artichoke FFIP
Metallic Brads
Essentials Paper Piercing Pack and Pokey Doodle (aka paper piercing tool)
Large oval punch
Sponge daubers

Did you see those three brads? There is no way on God’s Green Earth that I would be able to line those up so symetrically without Stampin’ Intervention in the form of the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack. Some things I can do, and some things I cannot. Eyeballing straight lines? I cannot.

That Oh Hello stamp set with the big, blocky font works really well for masculine sentiments. Stampin’ Up!, we need Happy Birthday in that font, OK? Imagine it!

Birthday hypnosis

Posted on March 18, 2013 by mauistamper

I paired the Best of Birthdays with Oh Hello and loved the results:

Best of Birthdays and Oh Hello stamp sets
Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Summer Starfruit card stock
Black Staz-on Ink
Cherry Cobbler and Summer Starfruit Stampin’ Write markers
Cherry Cobbler seam binding
Ovals Collections Framelits
Rhinestone jewels
Honeycomb TIEF and the Big Shot
Stampin’ Dimensionals

That Honeycomb TIEF is awesome – bold but not overwhelming. But I’m warning you, if you stare at that chevron stamped oval from Oh Hello for very long you will be hypnotized! It is positively dizzying, but I love how it looks. Just don’t look at it too long or your eyes will start to water 🙂

Or maybe you can put it to good use. You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. You NEED that Best of Birthdays stamp set! You WANT that Best of Birthdays stamp set! You MUST HAVE that Best of Birthdays stamp set! You will go to the Online Store and BUY the Best of Birthdays stamp set!

Hmm. Could be useful.

Oh, Hello – and Thanks!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by mauistamper

Don’t look now, but I think I actually made a Genuine Manly Card:

Oh Hello stamp set
Basic Grey, Whisper White and Baja Breeze card stock
Basic Grey and Baja Breeze FFIP
Big Shot and Honeycomb TIEF
Ovals Framelits
Basic Grey/Basic Black Two Tone 1 1/4 inch ribbon
White Bakers Twine
Silver Basics Designer Button

Today I am VERY proud of myself because this is a CASE and I know from whom it came! (plus, grammar bonus points, I used whom correctly in a sentence!) Credit goes to Melissa Davies for this design – when you see her card, you’ll see a close resemblance. My goal was to make this card 100% masculine – no flowers or girly colors. I think I was successful – what do you think?

And here’s a sneaky trick for you: bother trying to stamp the messages straight on the flags. Just stamp ’em and trim ’em. Waaaayyyy easier.

The Maui Stamper

papercrafts, my stories, and the occasional insight

Tag Archives: Oh Hello

Circles and lines

A Housewarming Giftcard

Simple and Sweet

Burlap texture

RemARKably Mad Mosaics

I would gladly pay you Tuesday…

No ribbon, no flowers. Less is more.

Birthday hypnosis

Oh, Hello – and Thanks!

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this: