The secret to my mojo

Posted on September 26, 2010 by mauistamper

Welcome to Day Two of the RemARKables Holiday Madness Blog Hop. Are you ready for some more RemARKable fun?

I’ve said it before…Autumn doesn’t happen in the islands the way it does in other places. Our seasons are more notable for who is around. We watch the kolea, humpback whales, or that special species know as homo sapiens touristus. At different times of the year we enjoy mango, lychee, guava or lilikoi from a neighbor’s bush or tree. But I don’t have a mango or a guava or a humpback stamp, I have pumpkins and autumn leaves:

Paisley Prints and Pocket Silhouettes stamp sets
Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Peach Parfait and Cajun Craze card stock
Peach Parfait and Cajun Craze Classic ink pads; Old Oliev and Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write markers
Bitty Buttons and Bitty punches; Linen thread

I am a big fan of these 3×3 cards. They’re just the right size for a quickie note and I like designing in miniature too. This time of year, you just can’t have enough thank you notes around and I like to stock up a few for good measure. The Bitty Buttons and punches are the perfect accent at this scale and of course no project is complete without a little of that fabulous Linen Thread. I always have an extra package of that as a backup – if I ran out I might lose my mojo!

Pink is for girlfriends

Posted on June 8, 2010 by mauistamper

I had that Medium tag punch sitting on my craft table and started playing with it. I’ve been fiddling around with inserts for the Simply Adorned charms (yes, I’ll show them when I’m ready but it’s still a work in progress) and I had a bunch of small images sitting around. I had to punch a couple of things a second time because it took me a while to figure out that it looked better when all the words faced the same way 🙂

You and Moi, Pocket Silhouettes and Bella Toile stamp sets
Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral and Rose Red card stock
an ancient scrap of Designer Series Paper
Pretty in Pink, Rose Red and Regal Rose Classic ink pads
White Craft ink pad
Medium jewelry tag punch and Stampin’ Sponges
Jumbo Grommet and Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain

This turned out to be a really girly card! I think I might tone down the pink next time…or maybe not. Sometimes pink is just what the doctor ordered.

CASE-ing the new catalog

Posted on June 2, 2010 by mauistamper

There are lots of great samples in the new Idea Book and Catalog coming out July 1, and the other day one caught my eye. The designer added some Itty Bitty punch flowers to this image from Pocket Silhouettes, and they were a perfect fit. Here’s my version:

Pocket Silhouettes and All Holidays stamp sets
Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White and Lovely Lilac card stock
Old Olive and Almost Amethyst Classic ink pads
Pretty in Pink, Lovely Lilac and Old Amethyst Stampin’ Write Markers
Tombo adhesive, Blender Pen and White Gel pen
Itty Bitty punches; Horizontal Slot punch
Pretty in Pink striped ribbon; Stampin’ Dimensionals
Big Shot and Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder

This card falls in the simple and sweet category – an easy card for beginners. After inking the image with Old Olive, I used a blender pen to remove the Olive color from the buds and replaced it with the Stampin’ Write markers. I punched the bitty flowers out, attached them with Tombo, and added white centers and coordinating petal lines. Add a sentiment and a ribbon and you’re done! The image panel is adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals to provide a little, well, dimension, and also to leave a little room for those Big Shot Polka Dots and the ribbon.

Have you looked at the Last Chance Lists? Stamps, accessories and Decor Elements are clearing out – some of them very quickly – and some of them at a discount! Be sure you check my Online Store for all the information. One of the punches that is retiring is the Horizontal Slot, and I am sorry to see it go – it’s just the thing for ribbon!