Strength & Hope scrapbook page

Here is the scarpbook page that will be featured at my Strength & Hope card and scarpbook stamp camp.  This stamp set is quickly becoming one of my favs.  As you can see I have made 5 very different projects using this stamp set.  It is a very versatile stamp set as it can be used for cards, 3-D projects (wrap around for a flower vase) as well as a scrapbook page. 

Strength & Hope card and scarpbook page details
When: May 15, 2011 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: My house (address will be given upon registeration)
Cost: $26.00 for 6 cards (3 each of 2 different designs), a wrap around for a flower vase plus a card version, 12" x 12" scrapbook page and the Strength & Hope stamp set
Why: to have some stamping fun as well as help out a great cause..The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  For every Strength & Hope stamp set sold, Stampin' Up! will donate $2.00 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
To register click here.

For my scrapbook page I used a different word set as I didn't think the word set from the Strength & Hope stamp set quite suited my pictures.  The pictures are 5" x 7" and 3-3/4" x 3-3/4".  I had a lot of fun making this scarpbook page and can't wait to show it to my kids tomorrow.  They were already in bed when I made this page.

Stampin' Up! supplies used:
Stamp Set: Strength & Hope, Word Play
Paper: Pink Pirouette 12" x 12" Textured card stock, So Saffron card stock, Early Espresso card stock, Very Vanilla card stock
Ink: Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad, So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cute Machine, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Basic Pearl Jewels, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Photo Corner Punch

Remember if you can't make it to this stamp camp or live out of town and still want to make the projects you can get the projects to go.


Happy Stamping!

Michelle B
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Strength & Hope wrap for a vase

I saw a neat idea just like this one in the latest issue of the Stampin' Success magazine....it was a wrap that you put around a flower vase.  I thought was a really neat idea.  This little project will be featured at my Strength & Hope card and scrapbook stamp camp on May 15.  Come and join me for a couple of hours in the afternoon for some stamping fun.  We will be using the Strength & Hope stamp set found on page 27 in the Summer Mini catalogue.  At this stamp camp you will make 6 cards (3 each of 2 different designs), this wrap around for a flower vase as well as a 12" x 12" scrapbook page.  Click here to register for this stamp camp via email.  The cost for this stamp camp is $26.00 which also includes the Strength & Hope stamp set.  As part of Stampin' Up!'s Make a Difference campaign they will be donating $2.00 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for every Strength & Hope stamp set sold.  Not only will you be having fun making projects will this stamp set but you will also be helping the Breast Cancer Research Foundation too.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Strength & Hope
Paper: Pear Pizzazz Textured card stock, Whisper White card stock, Blushing Bride card stock
Ink: Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, Baja Breeze Classic Stampin' Pad
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Itty Bitty Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Pearls Jewels, 1-1/4" Circle Punch

After playing around with this stamp set and creating this wrap around for a flower vase, I couldn't resist turning the wrap around into a card as well.  Here is my card version of the wrap around for a flower vase.  This project will also be featured at my May 15 Strength & Hope card and scrapbook stamp camp. 

Remember if you can't make it to this stamp camp or live out of town and still want to make the projects you can get the projects to go.


Happy Stamping!

Michelle B
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Strength & Hope Mambo Butterfly Card

Here is the second card design that will be featured at my May 15 Strength & Hope cards & scrapbok stamp camp. If you want to come and stamp for a couple of hours in the afternoon there are still some spots available. Simply send me an email to register.....cost is $26.00 and this price includes the Strength & Hope stamp set (for every Strength & Hope stamp set purchased during the month of May Stampin' Up! will donate $2.00 from it's sales to the Breast Cancer Foundation) along with 6 cards (3 each of 2 different designs), a wrap around for a vase and a 12" x 12" scrapbook page. Visit my stamping blog often to see the other projects that will be featured.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Strength & Hope, Tiny Tags
Paper: Whisper White card stock, Melon Mambo card stock
Ink: Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad
Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cute Machine, Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Old Olive 1/8" Tafetta Ribbon, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Scallop Edge Punch, Jeweller Tag Punch, Basic Rhinestone Jewels

Remember if you can't make it to this stamp camp or live out of town and still want to make the projects you can get the projects to go.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle B
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Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mom's that follow and visit my blog.  I hope you have a very special day.

Here is the card I made for my Mom.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used :

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes, En Francais

Paper: Baja Breeze card stock, Pink Pirouette card stock, Pear Pizzazz Textured card stock, Very Vanilla card stock

Ink: Baja Breeze Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Little Leaves Sizzlits die, Scallop Border Edge Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Rhinetsone Jewels

To order the products to make this project, please contact me directly or go online to my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website. There is a direct link on the right hand side of my blog.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle B

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A Wedding Invitation

This is a sample wedding invitation that I made for my brother's wife's sister.  It needed a couple of revisions like the word "Amour" we changed to "Amor" (which is the word love in Spanish).  It was a bit challenging as I had to stamp the first part of the word first "amo" and then stamp the "r" after.  In between eyeballing the words and the stamp-a-majig I was able to do it.  Another change was the way the card opened, it was changed from horizontal to vertical.  I am very happy with the way they turned out.  Julieta is too!  I really like the color scheme she picked.  To help her decide on the wedding invitations she looked through Stampin' Up!'s Idea Book & Catalogue and picked which card she liked best.  Then she told me which colors and presto her wedding invitation.  We got together with some of her friends to make them as she needed 70.  It was fun.  For the RSVPs and favor boxes I ended up cutting the supplies out for her to assemble at home.  I will upload a picture of the party favor boxes as they are really cute.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Clearly You
Paper: Early Espresso card stock, Very Vanilla card stock, Daffodil Delight card stock, Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper, Sahara Sand card stock, Always Artichoke card stock
Ink: Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: Antique Brads, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Island Bigz Die

Happy Stamping!
Michelle B

Spotted Baby Girl Note cards

In my last post I mentioned that I was very busy making some hand made card orders....well one of those orders was for note cards and gift tags.  Here are a couple of Baby Girl note cards I made.  The lady that I made these for has a tin that has polka-dots on it so I was able to customize a note card to make it.  That is one reason why I LOVE stamping!  You can customize anything you want to match just about everything.  yeah!  If you are ever in need of an easy note card, gift tag or baby card please feel free to use this idea.  All you do is add dots (whichever size you want) and randomly place them on the card front.  The size of this note card is 3 3/4" x 4 1/2".

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Little Angel (retired)
Paper: Whisper White card stock, Early Espresso card stock, Daffodil Delight card stock, Melon Mambo Textured card stock, Peach Parfait card stock, Pear Pizzazz card stock
Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
Accessories: Modern Label Punch, Ice Cream Parlor Designer Buttons (SAB)

To order the products to make this project, please contact me directly or go online to my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website. There is a direct link on the right hand side of my blog.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle B
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Thinking of you Sympathy Card

Happy Easter my stamping/creative friends!  I hope all of you have enjoyed the holiday.  The last past weeks have been very busy ones for me.  I had a couple of stamping orders to finish.  One was for note cards and gift tags and the other was was for wedding invitations for my brother's wife's sister.  I can't wait to upload these projects for you to see.  Gift tags are one thing that I am going to start making more of.  Stampin' Up! really makes these easy to make with their Two Tag Bigz Die.  hehehe so much fun. 

Now on to the above project.......The Thoughts & Prayers stamp set is a stamp set that I am so glad that I got.  The images are perfect for a sympathy type card as well as a birthday card, anniversary card or ever a Happy Mother's Day card.  I like to put "Thinking of You" on my sympathy cards.  During the last couple of weeks I have needed to sympathy type cards and here is one of them.  The Pear Pizzazz card stock base has the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder done to it to give it a little bit of texture.  That Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is quickly becoming my fav.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Pear Pizzazz card stock, Very Vanilla card stock, Chocolat Chip card stock
Ink: Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Marker, Peach Parfait Stampin' Write Marker, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Brights Designer Button, Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Michelle B
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Bargello technique meets Scrapbook Layout

Scrapbook Layout Bargello Style....here is the scrapbook layout that I demonstrated for my His/Her Cards & Scrapbook Club.  You will see one square on each page has the bargello technique on it.  This scrapbook layout was a lot of fun and easy to do.  Just pick your color scheme find co-ordinating card stock and Designer Series Paper, pick some photos and voila you have a easy peasy scrapbook layout.  I have so many ideas to do with this layout.  I thought it might be cute using the bottom and side squares as building block and either stamping letters on them or animals.  Visit often to see what other ways to use this scrapbook layout.

You can find a great explanation on how to do the Bargello Technique on the Splitcoaststampers website under resources.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Stamp set: Word Play
Paper: Peach Parfait 12" x 12" card stock, Early Espresso card stock, Greenhouse Gala Designer Series paper, Neutrals Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, Whisper White card stock, Pear Pizzazz card stock, Baja Breeze card stock
Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Naturally Serif Alphabet Sizzlits Decorative Strip, Scallop Edge Punch, Jumbo Brad

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Michelle B
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My dear kind & wonderful Friend Bargello Card

For this month's Stamping Technique His/Her Cards & Scrapbook Club I am demonstrating the Bargello technique.  After making this card I think the Bargello technique looks better on a bigger piece of paper than a smaller one.  Check out my "his" Bargello card to see what I mean.  Anyways, this technique is a lot of fun to do.  I hope my club members enjoy it as much as I do.  This technique is also very versatile as it can easily be used for cards for him or her, kids cards, baby cards and for any occasion really.

Stampin' Up! supplies used:
Stamp Set: All Holidays
Paper: Baja Breeze card stock, Always Artichoke card stock, Night of Navy card stock, Very Vanilla card stock, Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper
Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Night of Navy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

If you want to learn more about stamping techniques join my technique club.

Michelle B
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Masculine Bargello Technique

It has been some time since I have uploaded a new card for you to see.  Last week was a bit crazy...it was Spring Break and then our computer decided it didn't want to work.  It spent 3 days at my computer techs house and is finally up and running better than it was before the problems hit.  hehehe Thanks Colin!

The above card is a card I will be demonstrating at my upcoming Scrapbook and His/Her card Club this weekend.  I hope they think this card is masculine enough for the his portion of the club.  I think it will do just fine.  This is a very neat technique with a wide range of possibilities.  I will upload instructions on how to do it once my Scrapbook and His/Her card Club has past.

Be sure to visit my stamping blog frequently to see the Her card version of the Bargello Technique as well as the Scrapbook Page I will be demonstrating with this technique.

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Fundamental Phrases

Paper: Neutrals Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack, Saraha Sand card stock, Chocolate Chip card stock, Crumb Cake card stock, Whisper White card stock

Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Neutrals Glimmer Brads, Small Star Punch (retired)

I didn't realize that I was using a retired product when I made this card.  Hmmm it looks like to me that the Small Star Punch is no longer availabe in the Idea Book & Catalogue.  I will have to see if I can find something else to replace the star that is a current product.

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Happy Stamping!

Michelle B
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