One more craft fair…

Crystal and I will be at the Nisei Sons and Daughters Craft Fair on Sunday – lots of gifties!

Maui Stamper Santa Box Fancy Favor Tags 4 YouThis is the (sadly) retired Fancy Favor box, but with your Simply Scored you could create one like it in a jiffy!  Since we now have both the Curly Label and Petite Curly Label punches, Santa’s belt buckle is a snap.  And if you haven’t picked up Tags 4 You from the Holiday catalog, take another look – it’s a perfect match with the Label Bracket punch.

Maui Stamper Best of Christmas Tag A BoxThe Burlap ribbon – very trendy this season! – offsets the color of the Tag a Box perfectly.   A little Lion Coffee and some Ghiradelli make this gift most welcome.Maui Stamper Sparkly TagsThese tags are for that perfect bottle of wine gift for that very special friend 🙂  And yes, the Bigz Two Tags die is retired also.  I guess if you want these you’ll just have to come down to the gym at Maui High this Sunday (December 8, 2013) from 9am until 2pm.

See you there!

Swaps from the Maui Stampers

Today I’m pleased to share the talents of the Maui Stampers:

Maui Stamper handmade card Magnificent MapleCheryl used Sweater Weather DSP and the Magnificent Maple and Tags 4 You bundle for her card.

Maui Stamper handmade card Happy DayI love the pop of Coastal Cabana with the Modern Medley DSP!  Stephanie used stamps from Happy Day and Express Yourself (hostess).

Maui Stamper handmade card Toil and Trouble DSPRobbie made these gorgeous Halloween Treats inspired by Pam Morgan’s stamping demonstration at convention.

Maui Stamper handmade card Toil and Trouble DSPTake a 6″ x 6″ square of DSP, run a line of Sticky Strip along one edge, and make a cone.  You can see how the flap on the  cone is tucked in at the top.

Maui Stamper handmade card Toil and Trouble DSPDon’t you love how Robbie used a smidge of gold embossing powder on that Vintage Button?

Maui Stamper handmade card Secret Garden FramelitsRamona cut the Natural Composition Specialty paper with the Secret Garden Framelits and then used the Woodgrain TIEF to tie the elements of her card together.

Maui Stamper handmade card Kind & CozyCheryl (two Cheryls!!) used the Kind & Cozy stamp set for this cheery card.  This is a “you made my day” kind of card!  She used a Pool Party panel behind a 3 3/4″ x 5″ note card to create extra interest.

Maui Stamper handmade card Kind & CozyLots of creative inspiration here – enjoy!

Stampin’ with the Maui Stampers!

Maui Stampers is my blog, and it’s also my Stampin’ Up! group name!

Crystal and I came back from convention loaded with ideas, inspiration and most of all, SWAPS!  We wanted to share as much as we could, as quickly as we could, with the  Maui Stampers who were unable to make the trip to Salt Lake.  We put together a wild and crazy Stamp-a-palooza.  I’ve shared a few of the projects but there are just too many to keep posting one at a time, and they’re all pretty simple since we were in production mode.  Here are the rest, in no particular order:

Maui Stamper Handmade card Zoo BabiesI’m just giving quickie info on these – this one is Zoo Babies in Gumball Green, Calypso Coral and Coastal Cabana, with a bit of Epic Day Washi Tape along the back.

Maui Stamper Handmade Card Toil and TroubleThis is Toil and Trouble with Teeny Tiny Wishes – it’s hard to see, but the black card base is embossed with the Stripes Embossing folder.  That Vintage Button is filled with Black Glitter from the Holiday catalog and I am telling you, that stuff is GLITTERY!!!  Mr. Maui Stamper woulda had a fit if I’d brought this out at home, but we were Some Where Else.  Thank goodness.

Maui Stamper Handmade Card You're My HeroI am IN LOVE with You’re My Hero!  It’s not just for kids, either – I have some things to share in another week or so that I think you’re gonna love.

Maui Stamper Handmade card Simply Sketched SympathySimply Sketched is a hostess set, and I think it’s a bit of a sleeper.  The images are beautiful line art and the sentiments are things you need.  I chose Pear Pizazz and Baked Brown Sugar for this sympathy card.

Maui Stamper handmade card Gorgeous GrungeGorgeous Grunge is another catalog sleeper – and it is SO MUCH FUN!!  Just slap on that ink, baby!!  There’s a little Witches Brew Washi on this card – Washi is translucent so you can get extra dimension by layering it over a stamped image.  The greeting is Label Love – don’t miss the savings on that bundle!  And yes, I hand-cut the sentiment to layer it.  It’s not that hard 🙂

Maui Stamper Handmade Card Too Kind Tags 4 YouThis last card uses Too Kind, one of the first sets I purchased from the new catalog.  I’ve used it for so many things – those big, free form flowers are so versatile and easy to stamp.  I do NOT use the Stamp-a-ma-jig on them, much as I love it – these are just Bash and Stamp images!  Love that new Tags 4 You set in the Holiday catalog – you’ll see more of that, too.  Calypso Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe are the perfect tone-on-tone combo.

And just for fun, here we are:

Maui Stampers TeamStampers and guests!  These are brave women – it was a little bit touch-and-go as Ms. Hurricane Flossie tried to rain on our parade.  But neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.  Or stamping.