Oh My!! I must really work on getting my uploads straight.  Here is February's 2010 Calendar page.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp sets: Full Calendar

Paper: Whisper White card stock, Rich Razzleberry card stock, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Mambo Melon card stock

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink

Accessories: Modern Label Punhc, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

January 2010 Calendar Page

For the last couple of years I have given handmade calendars to my family and friends.  Here is the page I did for January.  This calendar I will be giving to my Husband.  It has a bunch of 2009 pictures of our kids in it.  This are so quick and easy to make.  I think I made 5 in the last 5 days.  The only tough part was finding a place to bind them in time for Christmas.  The Staples Business Depot where I live couldn't give me a date before Christmas so I had to take them to one in Edmonton.  Then I found out that the UPS Store where I live also binds and they said they could do that for me and the turn around time was a couple of hours.  Woo Hoo!  These are great gifts for relatives that live out of town.  I made a calendar last year for my neighbour because her grandson lives in a different town than her. 

I haven't quite decided if I am going to add any stamping to the pages.  Hmmm I guess I better decide soon as Christmas Eve is tomorrow.  Yikes!  Not too sure if you can see it but I did some paper piercing along the picture in the Whisper White border.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Sets: Full Calendar

Paper: Rich Razzleberry Textured card stock, Whisper White card stock, Pumpkin Pie card stock, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink

Accessories:  Modern Label punch, Paper piercer, Mat Pack

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Pattern Pines Old Olive Trio

This is another stamp set that when I saw it I knew I had to get it.  This stamp set is featured in the Hostess Benefits in the Holiday Mini Catalogue.  Isn't it cute!  You can do some much with these trees. I don't think you can see it but the trees are stamped in Craft Ink and embossed with Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Sets: Pattern Pines (Level 1 Hostess Benefits), Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card stock: Real Red, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Crushed Curry

Ink: Old Olive Craft Ink, Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Eyelet Border Punch, Star Punch, Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Merry Christmas White Poinsettias

Here is another card that I made using the Berry Christmas stamp set feartured in the Holiday Mini.  While playing with it one night I thought I should try out white poinsettias.  This is what I came up with.  I struggled with this card as I had only put 3 white poinsettias on it and didn't know how to finish it.  This is the end result.  I really enjoy stamping with that set.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Sets: Berry Christmas, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card stock: Kraft, Real Red (or Red Riding Hood), Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, VersaMark

Accessories:  Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, White Embossing Powder, Gold Embossing Powder, Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Oval Punch, Crop-A-Dile

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

Make Merry! Berry Christmas Wreath and Poinsettia

Sorry that the picture is not all that straight.  I was getting cards ready for my Husband's work and realized I hadn't taken a picture of a few of the cards I had made.  The is one of them.  When I saw the Berry Christmas stamp set in the Holiday Mini catalogue I knew I had to get it.  It is such a fun set to use.  I always apply ink to the poinsettia stamp then stamp the image on paper and then turn the stamp 1/4" and stamp again.  That is how I got the two tone poinsettia in this card.  Very easy card to make.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Set:  Berry Christmas (Holiday Mini Catalogue)

Card stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Ink: Real Red Classic Ink, Old Olive Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Certainly Celery Classic Ink

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Clear-Mount Rubber Stamps by Stampin' Up!

I received my demonstrator copy of Stampin' Up!'s upcoming Occasions Mini Catalogue the other day and was totally impressed.  On page 6 & 7 is the above image.  Wow!  As of January 5, 2010 Stampin' Up! will also be carrying clear-mount rubber stamps.  Oh don't worry I have an order in for a few of those sets so that we can all try them out at my January Occasions stamp camp....date to be determined.  I was a little hesitant when I read this but if you look at the picture closely you can see that the stamp part is still the same rubber that we all love to use.....we just get to mount it on a clear block for easier placement.  Ohhhh I can't wait to receive my shipment.  Keep an eye on my blog to see upcoming cards made with Stampin' Up!'s newest product.........Clear-Mount Rubber Stamps!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Happy Holidays from a singing Reindeer

Again I was trying to get ideas on what cards to make at my last Christmas card stamp camp using Stampin' Up! punches and I came across this cute little guy in Amy Watson's (arwatson) SCS Gallery.  A Singing reindeer card - oh my he it just too cute.  Thanks for the inspiration Amy.  Woo Hooo! Card design #5 done for my last Christmas card stamp camp.

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Stamp set:  Four the Holidays

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Merry Moments Designer Serie Paper, Close to Cocoa, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories:  Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits Die, Wide Oval punch, Small Oval punch, Word Window Punch, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen, One-Hole Punch

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Season's Greeting Penguin and Fish card

This is my Punch Art card design #4 that is being featured at my last Christmas card stamp camp on December 13 using Stampin' Up! punches.  It is amazing what you can do with a punch.  I have two different ladies to thank for inspiring me on this one.  I found a penguin and fish card on SCS under Rochelle Gould's gallery as well as on Andrea Walford's blog, Sunny Stampin' Inc.  This is the card I came up with from their inspiration.  Thanks ladies!

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Stamp set:  Snow Swirled

Card stock:  Basic Gray, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Basic Black, Only Orange, Silver

Ink: Basic Gray

Accessories:  Wide Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Heart to Heart punch, 5-Petal Flower punch, Jumbo Snowflake punch, Modern Label punch, One-Hole punch, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, Snowfall Printed Window Sheet, Scallop Edge punch

Happy stamping!

Michelle

Merry Christmas Gingerbread Man

My friends Heidi & Wendy asked me at my last Christmas card stamp camp in November if we could do our next Christmas card stamp camp using punch art.  They showed me this very cute Gingerbread man card found in Amy Watson's SCS Gallery.  Thanks for the inspiration Amy!  So after seeing Amy's card I thought that card is too cute. This is card design #1 that we will be making at my last Christmas card stamp camp in December.   He is too cute and ever so easy to make.  I made a Petals-A-Plenty Border with an oval center on this card.  It might be hard to see.  I put an oval in a piece of Stampin' Up! chipboard and then whenever an textured impressions folder is used the oval remains untouched.  It leave a really nice touch to a card.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Sets: All Holidays
Card stock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Small Tag Punch, Word Window Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Gold Embossing Powder, Uni-ball Signo White Gel Pen, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder, Big Shot, Oval Template made out of Stampin' Up! Chipboard, 3/4" Real Red Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

Snowman Season's Greetings

For my last Christmas card stamp camp which is on December 13 we will be making 5 different card designs.  I had a request that we use some of Stampin' Up!'s punches.  Well how can I pass on one of my favourite Stampin' Up! products.  Ohhh I love their punches.  Here is card design #2.  A while ago I saw a video tutorial on Andrea Walford's blog using a top note stencil.  I thought that was a great idea so I made one myself.  All you have to do is take a piece of Stampin' Up!'s window sheet and their Top Note Bigz Die...you run the window sheet through the Big Shot just like a piece of card stock and voila you have a top note stencil.  :)  That is how I made the top note outline shown on the card.  I am not sure if you can see it but the snowflakes around the snowman are stamped with Stampin' Up!'s Platinum Shimmer Paint.  Thanks Andrea for the inspiration you gave me to make this card.  I also found a neat 'naughty snowmen' card on Andrea's blog too.  I thought that was such a neat idea using the Jumbo Snowflake punch for the snowman's arms.  Very clever.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Sets:  Many Merry Messages, Serene Snowflakes

Card stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Only Orange, Basic Black

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories:  1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Jumbo Snowflake Punch, Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die Stencil, Sponge Dauber, Silver Elastic Cord, Platinum Shimmer Paint, Sponge, Uni-ball Signo White Gel Pen

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Another Upsy Daisy Birthday Card

Another birthday card that I came up with yesterday.  Yesterday was really a good stamping day.  I usually make two of each card I make but yesterday I thought why not make 6.  hehehehe!

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card stock:  Basic Gray, Whisper White, Silver, Melon Mambo

Ink: Basic Gray, VersaMark

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Modern Label Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Silver Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Baroque Motif Happy Birthday

One the weekend I noticed that there are 4 birthdays that I needed to send out cards for and I went to look in my card stash and I had no birthday cards in there.  Yikes!  Yesterday I manage to make 6 cards and made 4 of those cards birthday ones.  Yeah!  I got the cards on yesterday as well.  I think they will all be late getting to where they need to go.  Ops!  I had a lot of fun with this color combo (Basic Gray, Silver, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink).

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Sets: Baroque Motifs, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card stock: Basic Gray, Silver, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink

Ink: Basic Gray, VersaMark

Accessories: Modern Label Punch (my new fav), Crop-A-Dile, Scallop Edge Punch, Silver Brads, White Embossing Powder, Pretty in Pink 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Happy Stamping!

Michelle